The master comes down the mountain: I don’t want to be a son-in-law

Baiyun Temple is located outside the west gate of the capital and is one of the ancestral temples of Quanzhen Longmen.

Li Muchen stood outside the mountain gate of Baiyun Temple and felt quite emotional. It was really not easy to have a vast and magnificent cultivation temple in the bustling area of ​​the capital.

There are many tourists coming to Baiyun Temple. They come in and out. It can't be said to be crowded, but it can be said to be an endless stream.

Li Muchen was visiting the temple, so he could normally enter through the back mountain gate first. However, it was his first time to Baiyun Temple and he was a little curious about what the first jungle in Quanzhen was like, so he bought a ticket and followed the tourists in through the main entrance. .

When I was about to enter the mountain gate, I suddenly found many tourists gathering at the middle door and touching something on the stone wall.

Li Muchen went up to look out of curiosity and saw a tourist touching a little monkey on the relief on the stone arch on the right side of the arch.

The stone monkey has been touched until it shines brightly, and I don't know how many people have touched it over the years.

What surprised Li Muchen was that the palm-sized stone monkey actually had spiritual energy gathered on it, and it could be sensed with his spiritual consciousness, and it seemed to be alive.

It's a pity that a stone will always be a stone, and it is impossible for a monkey to really pop out.

At this time, a tour guide came with the team and started to introduce it. Only then did Li Muchen know that Baiyun Temple has the custom of "touching the stone monkey".

There is a folk proverb: There is no trace of the gods, only the stone monkey is left in sight.

Therefore, this stone monkey also symbolizes gods.

Visitors here should touch it for good luck.

It is said that there are three stone monkeys in Baiyun Temple. Except for this one on the arch, the other two are hidden in very inconspicuous places and are difficult to find. Therefore, there is a saying that "the three monkeys never meet".

Li Muchen found it very interesting, so he followed the tour guide team. Sure enough, he found two other stone monkeys not long after.

The positions of those two are more hidden, but they have also been touched smoothly.

The stone monkey is also condensed with spiritual energy, as if it contains a divine fetus.

Li Muchen discovered that the positions of these three stone monkeys were actually the three eyes of the Baiyun Temple's mountain-protecting formation.

And this mountain protection formation is also very strange.

Normal arrays rely on the energy of the earth or the natural spiritual power of the materials that make up the array to operate.

The same is true for the mountain-protecting array of Baiyun Temple.

But with these three stone monkeys, the operation of the mountain guarding formation can not disturb the earth's energy, but rely on the movement of people's energy.

A steady stream of tourists, in the process of touching the stone monkey, pour their best wishes and belief in gods into it, forming a special energy field.

The magic circle maintains these energies, and uses these energies to maintain the operation of the magic circle itself.

The capital is a special place. Any disturbance of the earth's atmosphere at the emperor's feet may affect the royal family's national destiny. However, Baiyunguan uses its popularity to operate the mountain-protecting formation, cleverly avoiding conflicts with the royal earth's atmosphere.

The person who originally designed this magic circle must be an expert.

Li Muchen sighed, and suddenly his heart moved, and he remembered something.

"There is no trace of the gods, only the stone monkey is left to watch..."

He recited these two proverbs.

Stone monkey, stone monkey, in Taoist terminology, monkey represents the heart, the so-called heart is like a monkey, and the mind is like a horse.

Three stone monkeys, don’t they mean that the world is half-hearted?

Therefore, "there are no traces of the gods, only the stone monkeys remain in the temple", which tells people that there are no gods in this temple, but only half-hearted mortals.

All the troubles in life are caused by an uncertain mind and a wild mind.

To become a god, you have to cut off three hearts, except two minds. This is called the heart-cutting ape and the mind-breaking horse.

Well, since there are three stone monkeys representing the "three hearts", there should also be two horses representing the "two minds".

Li Muchen searched in the temple, and sure enough he found two stone horses in an inconspicuous place, but he had the formation as a clue, so it was not difficult to find them.

It’s just that these two stone horses have no trace of being touched, and the tour guide didn’t mention them just now, so most tourists probably don’t know about them.

Li Muchen realized the meaning and smiled knowingly.

This designer is not only an expert, but also a wonderful person!

At this time, a man walked up to him and stood side by side with him. He also looked at the stone horse in front of him and said to himself: "Interesting, really interesting!"

Li Muchen turned his head to look and saw a tall red-haired foreigner.

The foreigner also turned to look at him and said, "Chinese culture is really broad and profound."

Li Muchen smiled and said, "Yes, it is profound and profound."

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, the foreigner stretched out his hand to him: "My name is Adam, what do you call me fellow Taoist?"

"Fellow Taoist?" Li Muchen felt a little funny, "Only Taoist monks call each other "Fellow Taoist."

Adam said: "I am a monk from Zhongfu Temple in Los Angeles, my Taoist name is Chichengzi."

Li Muchen was stunned for a moment, a little surprised that this foreigner was actually a Taoist priest.

Adam's hand was still extended.

Li Muchen shook his hand and said, "My name is Li Muchen."

Adam smiled happily and said, "I'm so happy to meet people of the same mind on my first day in China."

Li Muchen smiled and said, "I am not a Taoist priest."

"But you must be a practitioner, right? Otherwise you wouldn't notice this stone horse." Adam said.

Li Muchen wanted to test him and asked, "What's so special about this stone horse?"

Adam said: "In Chinese culture, apes and horses are used to represent people's minds. Three monkeys and two horses represent three minds and two minds. People have delusional minds, original minds and Taoist minds. Wrong minds always exist, so the stone The monkey can be seen at a glance on the archway at the entrance of the mountain. But the original mind and the Tao mind are difficult to see, so they are hidden deep in the depths."

Li Muchen nodded unconsciously. This foreigner still had some insights.

"What about the two horses?"

"The ape is the heart, and the horse is the mind. Mind is consciousness, and yin and yang are divided into yin and yang. In today's terms, they are the subconscious mind and the conscious mind. The two kinds of consciousness are also the roots of our thoughts."

"Then why do tourists touch the stone monkeys and no one touches the horses?"

Adam thought for a while and said: "I think the designer only spread the proverb about the stone monkey and did not mention the stone horse. It probably means that everyone has delusional intentions, and through hard work, one can find the original heart and the Taoist heart, but Very few people can notice their own thoughts. Because the mind is the root of thoughts, we cannot use our thoughts to discover the thoughts themselves, just as we cannot use our eyes to see our own eyes."

Li Muchen was quite surprised and looked at Adam with admiration.

This foreigner already had a considerable depth of knowledge and understanding of Tao. He did not expect that an overseas monk could have such a profound understanding of China's unique cultivation.

"Mr. Adam, is this really your first day in China?" Li Muchen asked curiously.

"Of course it's true." Adam said, "I love Taoism and am very obsessed with Chinese culture. I have wanted to come here for a long time, but the master said that I am not destined yet, so I will not be allowed to come. Recently, many pagans have appeared in Los Angeles. They rushed into Taoist temples and monasteries, destroyed the temples, and labeled the practitioners as heretics. Our Zhongfu Temple was also affected."

When Li Muchen heard this, he immediately connected it with what Wan Shanlin of Hongmen said.

"What is the origin of the pagans who attacked you?"

"It should be related to the anti-China forces in North America, but what worries Master is a sect called the Sun Sect. They originated in Europe, but have been very active in Los Angeles recently."

Sure enough, it is the Sun Sect again.

Li Muchen nodded: "So when you came to Baiyun Temple this time, did you come to report a message or ask for help?"

"It's both." Adam smiled, "I heard that Baiyun Temple is the best jungle in Quanzhen, so I came here on the first day. I really want to appreciate the style of the senior practitioners here."

When he said this, Adam's eyes were filled with light.

Li Muchen understood that this guy was not only here for help, but also for a challenge.