Don't mess with me, I'm the king of this world

Liu You looked at the monk leading the way, clasped his hands together, and whispered, "Hello, Master, Amitabha."

Xiao Yue on the side didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He pushed him and said with a smile: "Can you stop pretending? When I greeted the Taoist priest just now, why didn't I see you reciting a Taoist mantra?"

"Go, go, if I knew, would I not say anything? The key is that Buddhism recites Amitabha, that stuff is widely spread, but Taoism..."

He looked at the Taoist master on the side and said with a naive smile: "Taoist master, don't be offended. I really don't know what these words mean."

Xiao Yue said casually: "Okay, if you don't believe in Buddhism and don't seek the Tao, then stop pretending like that. Don't learn their habits."

"In Taoism, most of the time when chanting to the Supreme Heavenly Lord, you pray, give thanks, etc., like the Supreme Heavenly Lord who saves suffering, the Supreme Heavenly Lord who saves suffering, the Supreme Heavenly Lord who has infinite merits... Well," Xiao Yue stretched out his hand to make the gesture of the Taoist priest just now, "or like this, two The fingers are curved, similar to a ring, and the three straight fingers represent the three deities who transform the three pure beings into one qi."

"The same goes for Amitabha. There are prayers and thanksgivings, but there are also greetings. I heard that monks say this to each other as a way to promise to be reborn in bliss."

"If you say hello to a stranger and say Amitabha in response, you can plant the diamond seeds for the other person to become a Buddha and plant good roots for future practice. This is a kind of compassion for monks. Once the name of the Buddha touches the ears, it will always be a diamond seed and will be used in the future. When you mature, you will learn Buddhism and practice, and you will be free from suffering and gain happiness."

Liu You was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly felt that he shouldn't say such things.

The monk spoke out, "It's just a spoken word. There are all kinds of things in life, all kinds of thoughts, all kinds of interpretations. It can't be said, it can't be said."

The Taoist priest on the side also agreed very much and affirmed, "Shan, what Taoist friend Hui Shi said is true."

Xiao Yue also nodded kindly and looked at Liu You, "Is there anything else you want to ask? About Buddhism?"

"Actually, as I said before, they are very similar, but different. The Tao is simple, quiet and inactive. They are born according to all things and exist in harmony with the heaven and the earth."

"The Buddha, on the other hand, talks about the word fate, relying on the law of fate, walking the right path, and seeking the middle way..."

"The middle way? What is the middle way?" Liu You asked curiously before Xiao Yue could continue.

"Well..." Xiao Yue was speechless for a moment, and while he was thinking, the monk on the side said: "You should not use the law, and you should not use the illegal method."

The monk's answer made Liu You even more confused, and he continued to ask: "What do you mean?"

"I just don't think that all things will last forever, nor do I think that all things will perish forever. I don't take extremes, but choose the mean." Xiao Yue took over the words, and clapped his hands mid-sentence, "Yes, the mean, Taoism is the same, yin and yang coexist. , balance lasts forever.”

“Still don’t understand!!”

Xiao Yue looked like a fool, then sighed and said: "We do not advocate pleasure, we do not advocate asceticism, we do not advocate spiritualism, we do not advocate materialism, we do not advocate a high degree of spiritual and material integration, and we do not go to extremes."

Liu You suddenly realized that Xiao Yue just said not to go to extremes, and he understood a little bit, but then he talked about the balance of yin and yang in Taoism, which made Liu You not turn around. Now explaining it like this made him understand Xiao Yue's mean.

"I understand. I have a rough understanding of the middle path."

"That's good." Xiao Yue held his forehead, and then thought for a moment, "What did you just say? Yes, follow the right path, but I remember that it was used in practicing Buddhism at that time. It was called the Eightfold Path, also called the Eight-branched Holy Path. The so-called Righteous Path Right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.”

"Don't ask me for details. If you want to practice Buddhism, just retreat into Buddhism and figure it out for yourself." Afraid of Liu You's questions, Xiao Yue struck preemptively.

"What other Four Noble Truths are suffering, the cessation, cessation, and salvation? The four truths of life understood by the Buddha."

"Finally, the four elements, the five aggregates, and all dharmas are empty. If you have ideas, you can understand these."

Liu You curled his lips and muttered, "Seeing that you understand so well, you should escape into Buddhism."

However, thinking that the monk was still around, he forced out a smile and said, "Come on, I just want to talk about it. Let alone Taoism and Buddha, no matter who practices faith, that has nothing to do with me."

The monk put one hand in front of him and recited in a low voice, "Amitabha, don't tell lies, the donor is destined to meet you. Whether you take refuge in my Buddha or join that Taoism, it is possible."

"Good!!" The Taoist priest on the side also responded.

The Taoist priests and monks smiled kindly, but in the eyes of Liu You now, they were really kind.

Liu You took Xiao Yue in his arms, pointed at him and said quickly: "Taoist Master! Master! Don't you two keep staring at me, and him, what do you think of him? I think whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, he is Can."

The Taoist priest saluted, shook his head with a wry smile, "Buddha, whether it's the destiny we uphold or the destiny of Buddhism, they are all within the rules, the enlightenment obtained by exploring the known and even unknown truths of the world, and wise men... …”

The Taoist priest smiled bitterly again, and the monk finally said something bitter, saying with a bitter look on his face: "A wise man is not within the so-called rules. Both his existence and the power he uses are above the rules."

"So, whether we are Buddhists or Qinglian Taoists, we cannot bear the existence of wise men. A little contamination of cause and effect is enough to bring us one step closer. If we are greedy, it will not only destroy our Taoist heart, but also make us The sect we are in is beyond destruction."

Liu You knew that Xiao Yue was awesome, but after hearing what these two people said, he suddenly had a different understanding of Xiao Yue.

Awesome, seems to be even more awesome.

"Um... master, what are the so-called rules you are talking about? Xiao Yue doesn't tell me many things. Please explain them to me!"

After hearing Liu You's words, both the Taoist priest and the monk's expressions froze, and they looked at Xiao Yue with uneasiness and guilt on their faces.

"It's okay. Tell this guy. You can control the scale. Originally, I didn't want to encourage others, but this guy is really ignorant. It doesn't hurt to talk more."

Xiao Yue had no expression, his face was calm and calm.

The Taoist priest and the monk both breathed a sigh of relief, exchanged glances, and got ready.

"Then... let me, poor Taoist, come first. Since the layman wants to know, then we will reveal some of the truth about this world. Of course, it is only the truth that we know."

Soon, several people came to an inner hall, Xiao Yuegao took the seat, looking down at the ancient book in his hand.

The Taoist monk and Liu You sat across from each other and told some of the truth they knew.

After the Taoist priest's explanation, Liu You finally understood that the entire world of Heavenly Dao is like a high tower, with one layer after another.

You can't see the bottom from below, and you can't see the sky from above. Of course, this is very likely that the Taoist priest is lying. From his mouth, Liu You can feel that he is hiding something.

These two people are not people from the upper world, but real people descended from the gods.

Under normal circumstances, two worlds are interconnected, such as the Infinite Continent and the Upper World, but there are still worlds above the Upper World, and the number is unknown—according to the Taoist priest, the number is unknown.

If the higher-level world wants to visit the lower world, it is not only quite restricted, but also very costly. Just these two people, Taoism and Buddhism, can be regarded as giving everything they have.