The Way of Rebirth

But it was said that Shi Hou'er had already wanted to give up his apprenticeship with great regrets and regrets. Thinking of the vast sea and the frequent waves, Shi Hou'er only felt that his future was bleak.

When he was in doubt about the way out, Stone Monkey suddenly discovered that there was a fairy island looming not far away. It looked like the abode of gods in the smoke. Stone Monkey couldn't help but be ecstatic, and immediately knelt down on the raft and headed there.

Xiandao kowtowed nine times, and then rowed his hands on the sea water. Unfortunately, the stone monkey had not eaten food for several days, and the stormy waves just swept through it. The stone monkey was already exhausted.

No matter how hard the Stone Monkey tried his best, the raft followed the sea water and drifted further and further away from the fairy island not far away.

Stone Monkey was finally too tired to move anymore. He lay on the raft, his eyes weak and expectantly looking at the fairy island that was getting farther and farther away from him. His mouth kept mumbling, but he was no longer able to make a sound.

It was just that Stone Monkey's expression looked very sad and lost. Seeing that a fairy island where immortals might live finally appeared in front of him, but because he had no strength at the moment, he missed the avenue again.

Just when Shi Hou'er was despairing, the wind direction on the sea suddenly changed, and the strong wind blew up the waves and carried the raft to the fairy island. Stone Hou'er soon discovered this scene, and he couldn't help but feel the fire of hope rise again in his heart.

, seeing that the raft was approaching the Fairy Island, Stone Monkey finally gritted his teeth and stood up, but unexpectedly, a wave hit at this time, pushing the raft further away, and once again drifted away from the Fairy Island.

Fading away.

In this way, the raft kept wandering around the fairy island and the sea. Stone Monkey went from disappointment to hope to disappointment, and then from disappointment to hope. His mood kept bumping. Finally, Stone Monkey decided that he could not follow the direction of the wind and the movements of the waves.

, when the wind and waves pushed the raft to the vicinity of the fairy island, Stone Monkey finally stumbled from the raft into the sea, and then relied on his own heart for the Tao to struggle with his hands and feet, trying hard to move his body towards the sea.

Fairy Island is close.

Unfortunately, the sea water was cold and ruthless, and Shihou'er was already extremely sleepy. Even though Shihou'er gritted his teeth and persisted, his body could no longer keep up with his consciousness. After the cold waves hit him head-on, Shihou'er was finally submerged by the sea water.

There was only a floating raft wandering on the vast sea surface. At this moment, the sea rolled again, and the waves rolled high and undulated towards the fairy island, and then suddenly receded.

One day later, Stone Monkey suddenly heard a mysterious voice in his daze, "Once you understand the great road, you will be free and happy, and you will have no reason to suffer and seek troubles; you are born with no good or bad qualities, how can a spiritual ape understand..."

At this moment, Stone Monkey suddenly woke up and struggled to get up. However, he was delighted to find that he was lying on the shore of a fairy island. He must have been rolled to the shore by the waves. Stone Monkey couldn't help but have expectations again.

Ji, after standing up unsteadily, Stone Monkey walked towards the island.

This fairy island is filled with smoke and auspicious clouds gather together. The breeze blows by on the island, bringing a fresh fragrance. The stone monkey is even more convinced that there must be immortals living on this island. Thinking of this stone monkey, the whole body can't help but start.

Full of strength, his steps became brisk, and he walked towards the island. Unexpectedly, Stone Monkey found a place to walk. After taking a few steps, he felt that there seemed to be no path in front of him. When he looked carefully, he saw that the road was coming to him.

at the same time, but I don’t know why I can’t take another step forward.

Stone Monkey finally managed to get to the island. How could he give up so easily? He gritted his teeth and used all his strength to take a step forward with his right foot. When he was about to move his left foot again, suddenly there was a thunderbolt in the sky.

, and then there was a huge force that knocked the stone monkey away dozens of meters. The stone monkey finally got up from the ground, came to this place again, gritted his teeth and took another step, and then was knocked back by the huge force.

, the stone monkey went back and forth like this for more than a hundred times. Finally, after being knocked away by a huge force, the stone monkey sat on the ground and looked at the road in front of him, thinking why he couldn't go in. At this moment, there was a message in his belly.

There was a noise, and Stone Monkey finally remembered that he hadn't eaten for a few days. He looked around and saw fresh flowers and fruits on the fairy island, so he decided to fill his stomach first and then venture out...

The Stone Monkey climbed up and walked towards a group of fruit trees. He found a place with many fruits and flowers. The Stone Monkey nimbly climbed up a fruit tree, mixed in some fruits and started eating. Suddenly

A fragrance floated in the wind and came to the stone monkey's nose. The stone monkey smelled it, and there was the smell of meat and wine. His face was slightly happy, and the stone monkey immediately jumped down from the tree.

, walking in the direction of the scent, I saw a rich table of wine and food on a stone table. The wine and food were extremely delicious. The stone monkey did not like the meat on the stone table, but he liked the table.

He really liked the wine on the table. After looking around, Stone Monkey was about to reach out for the wine bottle on the table, but he reached his right hand into the air but stopped again.

There was no one else around, so why did the Stone Monkey suddenly stop? You must know that the aroma wafting from this fine wine is enough to envy many wine immortals. The Stone Monkey is also a good wine person, how can he withstand the yin* of the wine?

?But Stone Monkey has always been smart and thoughtful. When he was about to get the wine pot, Stone Monkey suddenly remembered where the delicious food on this fairy island came from, and where did the fairy wine come from? The only possibility is that

There are indeed immortals living on this fairy island. Thinking of this stone monkey, he also remembered that he had gone through a lot of twists and turns to come to this fairy island to learn art. If he left drunk, he would be reckless and rude.

The stone monkey had no choice but to swallow his saliva and turned around and ran towards the orchard again.

After finding some fruits on the fruit tree to fill his stomach, Stone Monkey once again came to that strange place, but this time Stone Monkey found that the road was unobstructed, and the power that had previously blocked him seemed not to exist at all.

The huge force that had knocked him away more than a hundred times also disappeared. The stone monkey was quite happy in his heart, so he ran towards the island dancing with joy. When he entered the fairy island, there was a mist around his eyes. The stone monkey followed a direction.

As we walked forward, the fog in front of us for a long time began to lighten, and then suddenly disappeared.

What comes into view is a wonderful scenery, how can such a beautiful scenery be so beautiful? There are poems to prove it: The ocean is overwhelming, and the tide surges into the caves of silver mountain fish; Weining Yaohai, the waves turn over the snow, and the mirage leaves the abyss. The strange rocks on the red cliff

, a strange peak with a cut-off wall. On the red cliff, twins of colorful phoenixes sing; before the cut-off, a unicorn lies alone. At the top of the peak, you can hear the crow of golden pheasants. Every time you look at the grotto, there are dragons coming and going. There are longevity deer and fairy foxes in the forest, and there are spiritual birds and black cranes on the trees.

.The wonderful flowers of Yao Cao never fade, the green pines and cypresses last forever. The peaches of peaches always bear fruit, and the bamboo leaves clouds every time. There is a ravine with dense vines, and the green grass on all sides is new. This is the only island where hundreds of rivers meet, and Penglai is a new island.

There is also a place where Lingchuan gathers, where every trace of spiritual energy turns into bits of spiritual liquid, and a trace of pure chaotic spiritual energy swims in it; there are countless exotic flowers and plants, and ginseng and Ganoderma can be seen everywhere, which is the tens of millions of years.

There are also many red fruit spiritual materials.

The stone monkey was attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of him for a while. He couldn't help but dance and play with the flowers and birds on the island. He really blended into it. It took a long time for the stone monkey to remember that he came to seek apprenticeship. At that time, he looked elsewhere and saw only what was in front of him. A majestic mountain peak stands. From a distance, there seems to be a solemn hall on the top of the mountain. It looks very majestic and solemn under the sunlight. Looking at the mountain peak, it is divided into three levels from top to bottom. There are steps connecting the entire mountain peak in the shape of a staircase.

The stone monkey was so happy to see the palace on the mountain that he hurriedly ran up the stairs. After running for about two hours, the stone monkey finally reached the mountainside. Looking at the large square around his waist, the stone monkey became even more determined. After thinking about it in his mind, he continued to run up. After walking for another three hours or so, the Stone Monkey finally reached the top and saw the majestic palace, but the door was not closed. The plaque in the palace clearly read the words "Assault Palace". Large characters.

"Good luck, good luck." Although Shi Hou'er has never learned to write, he can recognize the three big characters on the temple, and he can't help but feel very happy, "I have worked hard to come from Huaguo Mountain to this fairy island to seek my skills. , isn’t that what you’re asking about?” Thinking of this, the Stone Monkey ran towards the hall happily, only to see a twenty-fourth rank Chaos Green Lotus Platform placed in the middle of the hall, and there were two commensurate lotus stands next to it, one for the ninth rank. One is the twelfth grade. On the ninth grade lotus platform, there is a Taoist wearing a blue robe who is concentrating with his eyes closed...

"Master, Master, I have come here to worship you and ask you to take me in as a disciple..." Shihou'er saw the green-robed Taoist hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and saluted, and shouted, "Master, please take me in as a disciple."

"Who is making noise in my Penglai Taoist Hall?" Taoist Qingpao opened his eyes after hearing this, and suddenly saw an ape kowtowing in front of him, and then said, "You are so rude as a monkey, how can you be so reckless when you come to learn from me? "After saying that, he waved his sleeves and knocked the stone monkey out of the Taoist Hall. He landed at the foot of the Taoist Peak and fell to the ground from the peak. The stone monkey was fine, but the green-robed Taoist didn't want to hurt him. , secretly cast a spell to support him.

"The Immortal thinks I'm reckless?" Shihou'er sat on the ground and scratched his cheek, thinking, "But I don't know where I appear to be reckless and rude?" After thinking about it for a long time, Shihou'er felt regretful and anxious. Suddenly he saw the stairs on the top of the mountain, and the stone monkey suddenly realized it, and immediately kowtowed up one level at a time. When he kowtowed to the square halfway up, he suddenly saw an auspicious light in the sky, and then a nine-grade lotus platform appeared. The green-robed Taoist sat on the lotus platform and landed in the air in the middle of the square.

"Master, Master is above. I also ask Master to remember my disciple's heart for seeking the Tao and to take him in." Seeing the Taoist in green robes, Shihou'er hurriedly kowtowed and saluted.

"Where are you from and how did you come to this island to become a disciple?" the green-robed Taoist asked.

"The disciple is an ape in the Huaguo Mountain of the East China Sea. He once heard the fairy's words and suddenly yearned for the Tao in his heart. He left the Huaguo Mountain and came to the East China Sea to seek teachers and seek skills. By chance, the disciple came to this fairy island. Please master, please take me in as a disciple." Shi Hou'er kowtowed and said.

"Since you have the heart to seek the Tao, how come you get so drunk on the way to seek the Tao?" The green-robed Taoist sneered, "There are many dangers on the road, so how can you regret it? You must know that the road to seeking the Tao is rugged and difficult. "You can't reach the sky in one step. Without a firm mind, seeking the truth is just a dream."

"Disciple knows that he is wrong. Disciple knows that he is wrong." Shihou'er suddenly panicked after hearing the words of Taoist Master Qingpao. He hurriedly kowtowed and shouted, "Disciple must be determined to follow the Tao. I will definitely ask Master to take me in if he doesn't care."

"Pindao and you have a master-disciple relationship. However, although you have good bones, you have an impatient temper. When you were on your way to seek a master from the island, you cast a spell to test you. Although you had many twists and turns, you withstood the test and were able to come here.

This Penglai Island can be regarded as a source of great blessing, so he became my disciple and practiced with me." Qingpao Taoist nodded and said, "Although you are my disciple and have a master-disciple relationship with me, you have a relationship with me.

"It's very shallow. In the future, there will be a famous teacher to teach you. I will not give you a dharma title. I will call you a hozen first."

"Thank you, Master, thank you so much, Master." Shihou'er was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly kowtowed in thanks, and then asked, "I'm sorry, but I don't know the name of the teacher, so that I can remember it in my heart in the future."

"Pindao Liuguang Taoist" Taoist Qingpao said with a smile upon hearing this, "Since you have become a disciple of Pindao, you should be encouraged by Pindao to practice Taoism. The name of Pindao's disciple is Penglai. If you meet a Penglai disciple in the future,

Don't act rashly, this is the rule of our sect."

"Disciple understands. Master, I would like to ask you to bow to me." Shi Hou'er was overjoyed when he heard this. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed in the ceremony of becoming a master. Seeing this, Taoist Master Qingpao nodded slightly, then waved his right hand and cast a beam of light.

It shined in the air and landed on the half peak, turning into a cave.

"You can recuperate in this cave from now on," the Qingpao Taoist said. "Invitations are not allowed to the Taoist Hall on the mountain. Pindao is not the lord of this island. The Taoist Hall is the dojo where Pindao teaches and teaches.

, Even if you are a teacher, you cannot easily preach in the hall. You are here to listen to my teacher's sermons every day." After saying this, the green-robed Taoist disappeared.

Stone Monkey was overjoyed to see the cave. After kneeling down and worshiping the Taoist Master Qingpao, he went to the cave. He saw that there were cultivation methods in the cave. They were all methods of inhaling and exhaling and cultivating muscles and bones. The real Tao must be in the hands of the teacher.

, this should be used to lay the foundation. Stone Monkey has already entered the master's heart, and now he is reading these books in the cave, learning the explanations and practicing alone...

In the early morning of the next day, Stone Monkey got up excitedly and walked out of the cave at dawn when the stars were still shining all over the sky. He began to learn the method of cheering and practicing that he had learned from reading books in the cave. After all, the way of cultivation was

The first thing to pay attention to is foundation building. Stone Monkey knows that he is different from humans. Although there are three thousand avenues that can lead to enlightenment, none of the cultivation methods are much more convenient for humans than the incarnation of the demon tribe. So.

Shihou'er had no choice but to diligently practice Taoism on his own. Although this foundation-building method was basically of little value, to Shihou'er who had never practiced Taoism, it was like a priceless treasure.

Kong Xuan had noticed Shihou'er's behavior in the Taoist Hall a long time ago. Although he was very doubtful about the teacher's arrangement at first, when he saw this opportunity, even a Taoist like Kong Xuan had to admit it.

This stone monkey is indeed a rare genius. In addition to the great blessings he was born with, his bones and understanding are also excellent assets, not to mention the personal factors of firmness and diligence in pursuing the Tao. Thinking about it,

Kong Xuan couldn't help but think about what magic he should teach this stone monkey. You must know that on Penglai Island, the disciples basically did not learn any terrible Taoism from their teacher Xiaoyao Sanren. Most of them learned it by themselves. Teacher

It plays the role of enlightenment, and the senior elder brother Yang Mei, who is a saint, also teaches some Taoism to the juniors from time to time.

Kong Xuan was also thinking about this problem at the moment. His junior sister Bixiao once asked his senior brother why the teacher didn't teach them some Taoist techniques for self-defense. You must know that the teacher's strength is extremely terrifying.

Even if you have one skill, you can dominate the world. Senior brother once said that Taoism is just another manifestation of one's Taoism cultivation, and the real Taoism is not powerful because of the power of Taoism. Everyone has his or her own way.

People's opportunities are determined by their destiny. One kind of Taoism may not be suitable for everyone. Taoists who have reached a certain level of cultivation can often suppress opponents of the same level with a simple Taoism, just like those at the pinnacle of quasi-sage.

Zhen Yuanzi has a very ordinary Qiankun technique in his sleeves. Even masters of the same level dare not underestimate him. What he really has to pay attention to is his understanding of the Tao and his thinking about the way of heaven.

After thinking for a long time, Kong Xuan felt that teaching Shihou'er Taoism would be better than teaching him how to understand the laws of heaven and learn to think about the Taoism that suits him. What's more, the teacher said that he could not teach Shihou'er Penglai Taoism. He would in the future

There was a real teacher who taught him Taoism. Thinking of this, Kong Xuan began to plan how to teach Shi Houer the Taoist method.

Not long after, the sun shone from the East China Sea. After practicing the exercises for a long time, Stone Monkey finally felt tired, so he found a place to sit down in the square, closed his eyes and recalled his previous exercises.

At this time, he suddenly saw a burst of auspicious light in front of him, but the teacher appeared in front of him on a nine-grade lotus platform. The stone monkey hurriedly kowtowed and saluted, asked the teacher how he was doing, and then sat cross-legged on the ground.

Kong Xuan waved his right hand, and a futon appeared and fell under Stone Hou'er's seat. Then Kong Xuan said to Stone Hou'er: "My apprentice has come to seek apprenticeship. What kind of skills do you want to learn? After learning such skills, what do you want to do?

What?"

"Reporting to the teacher, I want to learn the art of immortality. Only after learning the art of immortality can I realize freedom and happiness." Shihou'er scratched his cheek and said with a smile.

"The cycle of life and death is the law of heaven. If you want to learn the art of immortality, you have to pay a high price. After all, this is a struggle with heaven for life. It is taught to you by the teacher. I am afraid that even if you learn the art of immortality, you will still be dead.

How can you be free and happy if you cannot escape the punishment of Heaven and live under the shadow of it every day?" Kong Xuan's face changed slightly when he heard this and he shook his head and said, "You must know that the art of immortality is not so easy to learn, then

Not even among the gods and Buddhas in the gods would they dare to claim that they have learned the art of immortality."

"Teacher, what do you mean by this? Aren't the immortals that the disciples saw flying in the sky on clouds and calling friends to travel everywhere? If they hadn't learned the art of immortality, how could they be so happy?" Stone Monkey heard this.

Yan asked strangely.

"That's because most of these immortals know how to follow the way of heaven and how to seek good fortune and avoid disaster, so they can live forever." Kong Xuan said with a smile, "Once a disaster strikes, even those immortals will be in danger. How can they protect themselves and live forever?"

"In this case, I don't know whether the teacher has the art of immortality?" Shi Hou'er heard this and asked Kong Xuan.

"The teacher has the method of immortality, but he cannot teach it to you directly." Kong Xuan said with a smile, "But the teacher can teach you how to find the way to immortality. The real method of freedom is to understand the Tao, seek your heart, and act in accordance with the destiny. Only in this way can you obtain the secret of immortality."

eternal life"

"In that case, I am willing to listen to the teacher's teachings." Shi Hou'er was greatly moved when he heard this, and said hurriedly, then kowtowed and saluted, "I also ask the teacher to teach the Tao to my disciples."

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