Journey to the West: Beginning with the Apprenticeship of Bodhi Patriarch

Chapter 10: When the mouth is open, the spirit is scattered; when the tongue moves, troubles arise

That night, I couldn't sleep.

Jiang Yuan had the small tripod hanging around his waist, and he was savoring what he saw inside the tripod.

This is his life in the world.

The sage of all schools of thought, the great wise man in the world, his glory is unparalleled.

However, when his life came to an end, he was pushed around by a little devil in the underworld, accused of all kinds of crimes, and could not escape from hell.

how so?

In the eyes of heaven, the great virtues of the world are not worth mentioning.

Jiang Yuan recalled "Journey to the West", which never really mentioned how the heaven and underworld treated the people of Jambudvīpa. However, the Western Tathagata once mentioned that "the people of Jambudvīpa are greedy, lustful and enjoy mischief, and they kill and fight a lot. It is what is called a place of violent arguments and a sea of ​​right and wrong." It can be said that they are extremely cruel and evil.

If the people of Jambudvīpa had any virtue, in the eyes of those with great magical powers, being so frivolous as to research medicinal herbs and create agricultural tools would be considered a fault.

As expected, just like in his dream, he could not achieve immortality and his dreams were all in vain.

In the dream, he was plagued by illness, and was incurable, with no medicine to save him. He was "empty". He had not yet entered the master's door, and he was a great virtue and a great sage in the world, but in the end he was still "empty".

air!
Goku!

Longevity, longevity!
Jiang Yuan only felt his heart tremble, the hostility of the black and white fish decreased a little, and his body became much lighter.

"Tong'er, how is it?"

The master’s voice touched my heart.

Jiang Yuan got up from the bed, walked out of the quiet room, and saw the master sitting cross-legged on a cushion, as if waiting for him.

Jiang Yuan walked forward, knelt in front of the master, and said, "Master, I already knew the result, but I didn't expect that there would be no way out in the underworld. I blame you! I blame you!"

The master smiled and said, "What is there to complain about?"

Jiang Yuan said: "My disciple invented a farm tool and a medicinal stone, but the underworld sentenced me to a serious crime."

The ancestor shook his head and said, "Since you entered my sect, the underworld should not come to lure you away. Once you enter the Tao, you will be considered half immortal."

Jiang Yuan was dumbfounded and asked, "Master, can Changsheng be half of it?"

The melon can be cut in half, but how can Changsheng be cut in half?

The master must be making fun of him.

Patriarch Bodhi said with a smile: "If you enter the Dao and jump a hundred feet high, you will have magical powers in your body, and your mind will be brave and brave, and you will kill. If the dead man in the ground comes, you can beat him, and you will become immortal."

When Jiang Yuan heard this, he suddenly understood. This is what the ancestor meant. Use brute force to kill or hook the dead, beat them one by one. As long as the soul is not hooked away, he is still alive and has half immortality.

He said, "According to what Master said, if we fight and kill and go to the underworld, according to old Yama, we can change the Book of Life and Death, and live forever."

Snapped!
Patriarch Bodhi got a ruler from somewhere and hit Jiang Yuan, scolding him with a smile: "You are a restless boy. There has never been anyone as courageous as you! As the saying goes, 'When the mouth opens, the spirit is scattered; when the tongue moves, troubles arise.' You have not even started any troubles, but you want to smash the underworld. If you continue like this, won't all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens be beaten by you?"

Jiang Yuan was beaten down, but he was neither annoyed nor angry. He smiled and said, "Master is here, so what if I beat you up?"

After he said that, he chuckled and walked towards the quiet room.

The master didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He pointed the ruler at Jiang Yuan, but he saw that he had slipped away. He shook his head and said, "This boy has calmed down and is very happy."

……

Practicing Buddhism is boring and it is difficult to make money.

Since Jiang Yuan saw the sun and the moon in the cauldron, he has been practicing very hard and often forgets about time. Fortunately, he received advice from the master, who taught him to eat wind and drink dew constantly.

Now look at the dead tree in front of the door. It blooms once every two years, and the dead tree blooms dozens of times. It is really a world of change. Things and people have changed. Winter goes and autumn withers, spring comes and summer withers, over and over again.

On this day, in front of the cave, the master and Jiang Yuan arrived in front of the stone table.

Jiang Yuan ate wind and drank dew, and chanted mantras every day. With the help of Yu Ding, his mind became much calmer. His body became light, and he wanted to try "flying" in front of the master.

The master looked around and said, "Boy, fly up and let me see."

Jiang Yuan received the order, exerted force with his feet, and jumped up to a height of about 20 to 30 feet. He then pulled his body again, and each time he pulled it was a full 10 feet high. After pulling it ten times, he was already 18 feet high. He clenched his fists, exerted force again, and climbed up.

During the meal, he climbed to a height of fifty feet before he reached the end and fell back to the ground.

Jiang Yuan landed lightly on the ground, what a great skill he has.

The master laughed and said, "How can you fly like that? You can't even reach the clouds."

Jiang Yuan said, "Master, I have already reached more than fifty feet. If I can reach another fifty feet, I will be able to enter the Dao."

The master said, "My boy, you have tamed the monkey in your mind in two years, and in fifty-three years, you have made the monkey in your mind more or less stable. You have an excellent aptitude, so you should encourage yourself."

When Jiang Yuan heard this, he was shocked and surprised. Fifty-three years had passed, but he felt that it was only one or two years. Time passed like a floating cloud.

Then he must be ninety years old.

But why doesn't he look old?

Jiang Yuan looked at his palm, which seemed to be about twenty years old. He asked the master why.

The master pointed to his waist and said, "Forty years ago, I gave you a Taixuan Qingsheng Talisman. If you wear this talisman, you will not suffer from illness or the pain of aging."

Jiang Yuan took out a talisman. He had never thought that the talisman he had taken out that day would have such a wonderful use. He asked, "Master, is this talisman so mysterious?"

The ancestor nodded and said, "The Taixuan Qingsheng Talisman is mysterious, but it is a side door. Unfortunately, for your longevity, it is like putting a pillar in a wall. One day, the pillar will decay and the wall will collapse, and you will die and disappear."

Jiang Yuan was surprised and asked again: "Master, if I take this talisman, will my life be in danger?"

The master shook his head and said, "If an ordinary person obtains this talisman and holds it in his mouth, he will be immortal. However, once this talisman is taken off, he will immediately die. However, you have the protection of the monkey heart and the protection of the Yu Ding. If you take this talisman off, you will be old, but your life will not be in danger. I am afraid that it will be inconvenient for you, so you should hold on to this talisman."

Jiang Yuan nodded secretly, knowing that this talisman was precious. The ancestor had great magical powers, and everything he gave him was indeed precious.

He said, "Master, when I achieve immortality, can I come back to you and learn these mysterious techniques?"

How could he not like such mysterious magical powers?

The master laughed loudly and appointed Jiang Yuan, saying, "You will be my eldest disciple. If you are able to learn, I will teach you. However, your golden elixir path is difficult, and I'm afraid you don't have the time to learn it."

Jiang Yuan felt sorry, but he also knew that it was difficult to learn the correct way to make the golden elixir.

He has only calmed down half of his mind now, but there is still one remaining attachment, Mr. Jin, Ms. Wood, and Ms. Huang, waiting there.

This path is difficult to achieve.

But he knew that only the golden elixir was immortal.

If he could get five people to protect his soul and cultivate the golden elixir, then he would achieve immortality.

Jiang Yuan thought to himself that he should encourage himself and work harder, but it was a pity that tempering one's mind was a slow process and could not be done quickly.

He pondered.

But suddenly, the heaven and earth in the distance shook, and Shangjing Mountain was also affected, just like a dragon turning over.

Jiang Yuan was greatly alarmed, and when he held the Yu Ding to protect his master, he expected to see some monster causing trouble.

He looked into the distance and saw a huge golden light rising in the distance, forming a vague totem.

It was too far away for him to see clearly. The totem looked like a bear. When he saw it again, the totem turned into a golden light and split into several pieces, moving in all directions...

(End of this chapter)