The Yin-Yang Trial in Douluo Dalu

After returning to the room, Locke couldn't wait to use his divine power to activate his mark. In a flash of white light, Locke came to a white space. There was a holy scepter floating in front of Locke. This was the eighth test of the God of Good and Evil. Content, recognized by the divine superpowers the good scepter and the evil halberd.

Locke needs to obtain the recognition of two super artifacts in two spaces respectively. Only when both super artifacts recognize Locke, can he combine the two super artifacts to create his own artifact. Locke believes that since his teacher Da Tian does not It’s not stated clearly which one to choose first, so just follow your own ideas.So Locke first chose the good scepter of the good god. After all, it is the super artifact of the good god, and the test should not be too difficult.And it can also help a little bit in front of the evil god's super artifact.

Locke came with this idea, so when Locke walked to the scepter of kindness, he was still very relaxed, but when Locke stretched out his hand to the scepter of kindness, his expression changed.

"Assessment of the Scepter of Kindness: Go through seven questions, stay true to yourself, and stick to your true heart!"

Then Locke fainted. What Locke thought before fainting was: OK, it starts again!

After a while, Locke woke up and found himself stretched out into a dense forest. Suddenly Locke saw a small pavilion. There was an old man sitting in the pavilion, with a tea set and a chessboard in front of him.The old man had a kind face and kind eyes, and his hair was combed very carefully without any mess.But the silvery white hair is still clearly visible among the black hair.In the slightly sunken eye sockets, a pair of dark brown eyes quietly tell the vicissitudes of time.

"Child, here we come! Come here, come here!" The old man greeted Locke cordially.

Locke slowly walked over and said, "Sit down." The old man asked Locke to sit down again, and personally poured him tea, which made Locke a little flattered.

"Old man, where is this?" Locke asked curiously.

The old man did not speak but quietly made tea and filled the chessboard with chess pieces, as if he was playing chess with someone.Locke looked at the chessboard in front of him and fell into deep thought. Suddenly the old man finished setting up the chessboard and said, "Child, how about our next game?"

"Just like that?"

"That's it!"

Locke looked at the chess game in front of him and asked, "Request?"

"Bai Zi please live!"

Locke held the white piece and took the first step. At this time, the old man asked: "Child, there is no Buddha or Taoist priests in this world, but Buddhism and Taoism are everywhere. If it is just playing chess, it would be too boring, so I have prepared some small programs. , it depends on whether you can appreciate it!"

Locke thought: Sure enough, this is the place for assessment. Those small programs are probably the questions I want to answer!

"It all depends on the old man!" Locke replied respectfully.

The old man nodded and asked: "Son, there are four postures of sitting meditation in Buddhism. Which one do you think is better? Why?" He asked a question.

"Old man, I don't understand Buddhist meditation. Are there really only four postures?"

"Really Four Styles!"

Locke took a step forward and asked sincerely: "Old man, what is the purpose of practicing Zen?"

"Of course it's to worship Buddha and practice Zen."

"That's it!" Locke suddenly realized, and the old man took a step forward.

"Then old man, the gangster who has committed all kinds of crimes is good at sitting in meditation. Every time he kills a person, he will sit in meditation for a day. Can this be regarded as paying homage to the Buddha and participating in meditation?"

"Of course not."

He also asked: "The woodcutter in the mountains was inspired by the Buddha cutting meat to feed the eagles. He was busy carrying water and chopping firewood every day without a break. Apart from what he needed to make a living, the rest of his money was used to help the elderly, weak, women and children. But he did not know how to sit in meditation. Knowing that the Buddha taught us to help those who are suffering, does this count as paying homage to the Buddha and practicing Zen?"

"Naturally!"

"If that's the case, what's the difference between practicing Zen? If you pay so much attention to form, wouldn't sitting in meticulous Zen with a body that kills people and sets people on fire can also be considered worshiping the Buddha or practicing Zen?"

Finally, Locke said with a smile: "You can't sit down when you are born, and you can't lie down when you die. How can you do your homework with a stinky bone?"

Between these questions and answers, the chess game was almost completed, "Old man, I lost this first game!"

The old man smiled and said: "My child, your failure in the first game is that you are too loving and unwilling to abandon your son. It is difficult! You will pass this first question!" The old man waved his sleeves. The entire chess game has returned to the state it was in before it was played.

Locke held the white stone again and landed the first stone.

The old man asked again: "Taoism is also famous for following one's desires, but there is also a saying that in troubled times, one goes out of the mountain with a sword. What do you think Taoism should be like?"

Locke took a step forward with the white piece in hand, frowning and thinking.The old man didn't speak and waited quietly.

"Tao follows nature!" Locke returned.

"What is nature?"

"Let it be!"

"Why let nature take its course?"

"When you are alive, indulge yourself in life; when you are old, take care of your life; when you are sick, your thoughts are wide; when you die, the fallen leaves return to their roots; when you love, you are vigorous; when you hate, you learn to let go; when you leave, you learn to cherish; when you resent, you learn to be calm. When you can't get what you want, learn to move forward; when the five yin are strong, you know wisdom." After a pause, Locke continued: "Tao teaches people to remember the eight sufferings, understand the eight sufferings, and be able to take them and let them go."

He believes that the eight hardships in life are inevitable. Instead of trying to put them down, it is better to pick them up and realize them. Life, old age, illness and death, love and hate are separated. If it is love, then be vigorous; if it is hate, learn to let go; if it is resentment, then move forward. ; If it is separation, then know how to cherish it.To forget is to escape.Only facing it bravely is the truth.

"If that's the case, why can't I see your natural way in the chess game?" the old man said with a smile.

Locke saw that he had lost the second game again, "My child, you were too obsessed with power in the second game. You had the courage to give up, but you refused to lose power no matter what."

Locke calmed down and was ready to start the third game.

"My child, the fishmonger and the eminent monk are neighbors. The fishmonger butchers fish every day, which is a serious sin. The eminent monk chants sutras for the people of the world every day. One day, the fishmonger and the butcher meet to get up early. The eminent monk gets up early every day to recite sutras for the people of the world. Praying for blessings, the fishmonger gets up early every day and slaughters the fish, covered in blood. After the two of them die, who will go to bliss?"

An ordinary person would definitely think that the eminent monk would go to heaven, but Locke was savoring the old man's story carefully and thinking carefully about the old man's last question.

After a long time, "The fishmonger can go to bliss!"

"Why?"

"The fishmonger wakes up the eminent monk every day to chant sutras, and the eminent monk wakes up the fishmonger every day to kill fish. In this way, the eminent monk's sins are deepened by killing every day, and the fishmonger is blessed with merit every day. In this way, the fishmonger goes to paradise. , the eminent monk went to hell.”

The old man nodded and agreed with Locke's statement, and then asked: "One day, a senior monk took his apprentice to the mountain to meditate. Suddenly he saw a tree growing very lush on the mountain, but the tree next to it was dead. So the eminent monk pointed to the tree and asked his disciples, 'Is it better to be flourishing or dry?' One disciple said: 'Glorious is better!' Another disciple said: 'Dry is better.' What do you think?"

Locke's heart was already in confusion at this time. He knew that his chess game had deviated from the right path, so he dropped the chess pieces in his hand and replied seriously: "Let the glorious ones flourish, and the dry ones wither!"