I Raise Spiders in Pansi Cave

Qi Wufei wanted to get close to him, but Zhang Daoren shook his head and said, "I don't know."

This is strange, if you don't know Qin Yubai, it means that at least you are not Qin Yubai's predecessor, and the directors of the two will be handed over, so it is impossible not to know each other.

If it was earlier... Could it be that he was the first director of the Honggu County Town God's Department?

"Then do you know Director Niu Pong Niu?"

Qi Wufei knew that although Niu Pang was not a high-ranking man, he was the real veteran of the Honggu County Town God's Department. It is said that he had been there when the Town God's Temple was first built.

"Oh, you mean that cow..." Zhenren Zhang laughed, "When he came to me to complain that the world was so big that there was no room for him, I let him hide in the City God's Office and sweep the floor. , taking care of the forest of steles, accumulating merits and virtues and offsetting sins, is also a kind of practice, and there will always be a day of liberation in the future."

Qi Wufei was overjoyed, feeling that he had guessed the other party's identity correctly.If he is not the director of the City God's Department, how can he arrange work for Niu Pang?He also called Niupang so kindly, calling Niupang "that cow", even Qin Yubo didn't dare to call Niupang that.He remembered that every time Qin Yubo met Niu Pang, he was always courteous.

"Director Niu was sweeping the floor with me just now!" Qi Wufei thought that he had a good relationship with Niu Pang, and felt that he could get closer to this real Zhang.

"Oh, it turns out that you were sweeping the floor with him. No wonder you can say that sweeping the floor is sweeping the heart. The cow's heart is dirty, I'm afraid it can't be swept away in a while. He has been practicing in the forest of merit for so long , You still haven’t been freed yet, you have to be careful, don’t be spoiled by him.”

"How could it happen!" Qi Wufei laughed and said, "Director Niu has no desires or desires. Hundreds of years are like a day. His realm is so deep and his merits are so great. How can I compare with him? I follow Director Niu to sweep the floor, and I have learned a lot."

Zhang Daoren said: "A hundred years is like a day, and it is rare for him to put so much effort into it. But there is no time in practice, and thousands of years are like a fleeting moment. If you take a hundred years like a day in your heart, it is also a heavy burden. It is better to let it go and forget the years. Young man, I see that you have deep spiritual roots and high comprehension, and you are considered talented in terms of practice. However, the way is not what you seek, and you can’t go far. Sometimes too much talent may not be a good thing."

Knowing that Taoist Zhang is a senior expert, it is a rare opportunity that he is willing to give advice, so he became more respectful, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your advice, Daoist Zhang. I have only a small amount of practice, so I dare not speak out of the sky, nor dare I call myself a genius." .I know very well that there are mountains beyond mountains, and the truth that there is a sky in the sky. Practice is not a matter of a day or two, or a matter of a year or two, or even a matter of 200 or [-] years. As Zhang Zhenren said, tens of millions of years It's just a passing gap. Since I have the destiny to enter the gate of immortality in this life, I am lucky. I don't dare to ask for the great way. I can only be diligent and conscientious. I dare not slacken the slightest slack. It's just that the road of practice is full of thorns and fog. I often feel that there are many dangers , As the cultivation level advances, the crisis will become more serious, and I feel very panicked in my heart."

Daoren Zhang nodded slightly: "Meeting is fate, let me hear if you have any fears and doubts."

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Chapter 780, the devil is bigger than the sky

Qi Wufei was overjoyed in his heart, knowing that such seniors generally would not preach the Tao lightly, because the Tao is not preached lightly, and if the preaching is not a person, it will definitely suffer, so he pays special attention to fate.And once the golden mouth is opened, it can often make people enlightened with a single word, and even impart a secret that cannot be passed on.

In the past 20 years, although he had doubts, he had nowhere to ask. At that time, he didn't know that his cynical master was a real master, so he had to look for answers in books published by Xianshiyuan.The books of the Immortal Examination Institute are more than extensive, but not deep enough, and often they can only get a rough idea, which is the cornerstone of the world's Taoism.

Of course, his doubts at that time were also very simple and naive. Except for his own past life memories, other questions are common to people, just like ordinary people often think about why people live, what is the nature of the world, etc. Empty without answers, thinking too much will affect your life, and you will easily go insane.Practitioners are the same, if they always question the essence of Tao and think about the meaning of practice, not only will it be difficult to find the answer, but it will affect the efficiency of practice, and even enter the path of magic.Qi Wufei also realized after a long time in the beginning that in practice, one has to practice and practice, practice is more than thinking, and experience is more than rationality.

So he abandoned those boring questions very early, and lived happily on Pansi Ridge.It's just that with the improvement of cultivation, especially in the past year, I have experienced too many things, and my body and mind have undergone too many changes. In such a short period of time, I have achieved what others may not be able to achieve in a hundred or even a thousand years. Achievements, not only greatly increased his confidence, but also uneasy.

Of course he wanted to ask, about the life of the universe, about the future of the universe, about the changes of the myriad kalpas...but who can answer these questions?Tianxian may not know either.Maybe the sage can answer, but the sage is too far away, so he can't break into the Lingxiao Palace in the Golden Palace to find the Jade Emperor God.

Besides these, the biggest doubt in Qi Wufei's mind was about his own life experience, about the origin of that mirror, and those strange spells and exercises.I am afraid that only the master knows these things.He wanted Master to come back very much, but it seemed that the old man really ran away, obviously throwing Pansi Ridge to himself, and he probably wouldn't show up if he didn't make a career out of it.

The person in front of me, since he may be the first director of the City God in Honggu County, and he happened to meet in the forest of steles, must have some understanding of the merit system, and this is something that Qi Wufei has never been able to figure out. What exactly is merit and why? Can it be transformed into mana on its own?

He said: "Opportunities are rare, so I dare not be greedy. Today, I am in the forest of steles and in front of the stele of merit, so I will ask Zhenren Zhang about merit and virtue."

Zhang Daoren smiled and said, "You can ask anything else, but this is the one you want to ask. If I told you that there is no merit in this world, what would you think?"

Qi Wufei was taken aback: "If there is no merit, what is this monument of merit used for?"

Zhang Daoren said: "Let me ask you first, is there good and evil under the Dao of Heaven?"

"Of course..." Qi Wufei originally wanted to say yes, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was wrong. Zhang Daoren added a premise to the question - under the law of heaven, the law of heaven is all-encompassing, so where does good and evil come from?

"Yes!" Qi Wufei hesitated for a moment, but still gave an affirmative answer. "I don't know if there is something in the sky, but there is always something in the world. It is not the way of heaven that divides good and evil, but the human heart that divides good and evil."

Daoren Zhang laughed and said: "That's right, the law of heaven does not distinguish between good and evil, but the human heart distinguishes good from evil. The same is true for good and evil, and so is merit. "

"Are you saying that the principle of the monument of merit and virtue is just to use people's hearts to guide the world to do good and accumulate virtue?"

Zhang Daoren nodded and said, "Rubbers can be taught."

"But..." Qi Wufei became even more confused, "There are many ways to guide people to be good, so why make it so complicated? Isn't the sage's creation of teachings to lead people to be good and take a shortcut?"

Zhang Daoren said: "Since you know the purpose of the sage's creation of the teaching, why don't you understand the principle of the monument of merit?"

Qi Wufei was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, and said: "Could it be that God Haotian set up a monument of merit and virtue, meaning that the sage created a religion?! It's just that this religion is nameless and covers all beings in the three realms..."

Zhang Taoist smiled and said nothing.

Qi Wufei couldn't help but sigh in his heart, God is really God, he is so imposing, he even created a religion that is so ingenious, this "religion" created, it suddenly compares with the past three religions, in this way, the sage of the Jade Emperor God is probably less It is more holy than the traditional saints. No wonder people say that with the monument of immeasurable merit and virtue in hand, the Jade Emperor is the number one saint under the heaven.

"I heard that before Haotian God set up the merit monument, practitioners also had merit, but the specific value cannot be measured. With merit, it can help practitioners resist the catastrophe. This can't be fake, right? "Qi Ding Fei I asked again.

"Of course it is true." Daoren Zhang said.

"Then why do you say that merit lies only in the human heart?"

"What do you practice?"

"Of course it's the way of heaven!"

"No no no, the way of heaven is everywhere, you and I are both in the way, why bother to cultivate, why bother to seek?"

"Then what are we repairing?"

"It's the heart."

"Heart?" Qi Wufei was confused again, "But isn't cultivating the heart the most basic thing? When I started to practice, my master taught me to cultivate my heart and cultivate my character. It is also said in "Tianxian Taofa" that there is no hindrance to a calm mind, which is the foundation of Taoism. This is a truth that practitioners all know, that's why they have to stay away from the world of mortals and seek peace. After the foundation was established, they got rid of the mortal womb, went straight to the Dao, and pursue harmony, so why do they need to cultivate their minds?"

Zhang Zhenren said: "You are right, but if you think about it carefully, after the establishment of the foundation, and even the achievement of the earth immortal, is the heart really peaceful and harmonious? Is it really possible to enter the world of mortals without being stained? Even if you are a celestial being, is it true that you will not fight or be angry?"

Qi Wufei shook his head, as far as he saw, there seemed to be no such thing.Everyone fought back and forth, if it weren't for the restraint of the laws of heaven, these practitioners who know magic would probably fight a hundred times more fiercely than ordinary people.

"What is the most fearful thing on the road of cultivation?" Daoren Zhang asked again.

"Demon." Qi Wufei blurted out.

Zhang Daoren nodded and said: "That's right. If you want to change your fate against the sky in practice, you have to bear the punishment of heaven. The so-called calamity is the power of the reversal of heaven. Cultivation is not afraid of fate, but fear of heart calamity. Fate calamity is easy to eliminate, but heart demon is hard to extinguish." , This is a test that all practitioners have to pass. The merits and virtues can prevent the catastrophe, and this is the reason."

"Understood, merit lies in the heart, and demons are born from the heart. It is the demons in the heart that are offset by merit. But..." Although Qi Wufei understood this truth, combined with his own situation, it made him more and more confused. What are the ones you got?If it was only born from the heart, how could it be transformed into the primordial true spirit, and finally absorbed into mana by oneself?

Seeing his doubts, Taoist Zhang said with a smile: "The merits and virtues come from the heart, and the devil also comes from the heart. The more merits you receive, the stronger the devils in your heart."

"The more meritorious deeds, the heavier the demons?" Qi Wufei was shocked, this is completely different from the previous cognition.

"Pros and cons are all in one mind." Zhang Daoren said, "Where do the demons in the world come from, aren't they all born in your heart? I think you have too much merit, so be careful."

Qi Wufei thought of the lingering Faceless, and shuddered in his heart. Could it be that this was all a demon born in his heart?

"Master Zhang, I would like to ask, is it possible to directly convert merit into mana?"

Zhang Daoren didn't answer right away, but watched Qi Wufei quietly for a while without any expression on his face.

Qi Wufei was a little flustered, wondering if this remark revealed some flaws and aroused others' suspicion, it seems that it would be better not to mention a word in the future.

"Yes, but only in one case."

"Which?"

"The inner demon is greater than the sky."

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Chapter 780, Saints don't die, thieves don't stop

Demons are greater than the sky!

Qi Wufei was taken aback.

What kind of demon can surpass the sky?

He didn't dare to think about it, and he didn't dare to say it.

Seeing that he was silent, Zhang Zhenren didn't ask him why he asked such a question, but said: "The demons in the heart are bigger than the sky, so the demons are outside the Tao. It is mana. This is stealing."

"This is robbery... this is Tao..."

Qi Wufei recited silently, the last sentence has the same pronunciation of 'pirate' and 'dao', it is difficult to distinguish, it seems that both can be used, I don't know which one Taoist Zhang is talking about.

Zhang Zhenren said with a smile: "Have you thought about it, morality is also stealing virtue!"

"Did the sage leave five thousand words of morality..."

Qi Wufei shuddered, remembering the first sentence of the opening chapter of the "Tao Te Ching", the way can be stolen, but the way is not permanent...

Reverend Zhang twirled his beard and smiled: "Saints...hahaha...sages never die, thieves never stop...hahaha..."

Qi Wufei suddenly became enlightened, he understood a lot of things, from the subtle to the vast, even the initial doubts about his practice suddenly became clear.

"Although I have never seen a saint, I have heard of the name, but the robber has never heard of it. If I am facing a saint, who are they?"

"The big thief has no name, so why ask more questions." Zhang Daoren said, "If you must say yes, it is the human heart, and the human heart is the biggest thief."

"People's hearts..."

Qi Wufei thought that Daoren Zhang would say a few names, after all, he was going to face the saint, but he didn't expect that after all, it was the heart of the people.It sounded like nothing but nothing, but when you think about it carefully, it really is the case.Beauty, ugliness, good and evil, all desires in the world come from the human heart, and the number one thief is not the human heart!

"So, the way to become a saint is to destroy one's heart?"

"You are very savvy." Daoren Zhang nodded slightly, as if he was very satisfied with the divergent thinking of the swarms, "That's why I said that cultivation is not afraid of life, but heart. Do you understand the meaning of the monument of merit?"

"Understood!" Qi Wufei suddenly said, "Every time you receive a merit, you are helping people eliminate their demons. As long as the time is long enough, you will always be able to eliminate the demons of the three realms in the future. It really is the work of a sage!" Qi Wufei said with emotion, "That's not right. If people’s hearts are destroyed, both saints and thieves will be destroyed, and there will be no gods and demons in the world, this is a more clever method than saints!"

Because of Master's influence, Qi Wufei didn't have much respect for Jade Emperor in the past, at least he didn't have any feelings, but today he understood the principle of merit and virtue, and couldn't help admiring Jade Emperor. It is not an exaggeration to be the number one saint in the way of heaven.

"Unfortunately, there is no time..." Daoren Zhang sighed suddenly.

"Why don't you have time?" Qi Wufei asked.

Daoren Zhang shook his head slightly, and said, "Okay, young man, I'm going back. Let's meet again by fate. I remember you, Huang Hua Guan, Qi Ding Fei, a good name..."

He glanced at him again and said, "You have too much merit and virtue, which means that you have a lot of demons, so be careful. The merits should not be used up lightly. Once the demons turn back, the consequences will be disastrous. You can experience the merits carefully in front of this merit monument. The relationship with the heart..."

Qi Wufei wanted to ask something more, but Zhang Zhenren's figure gradually faded away and disappeared out of thin air.

He didn't sense the slightest mana fluctuation, and there was no space disturbance, and he couldn't help feeling that this Daoist Zhang was really brilliant, stronger than the few angels he had seen, such as Liudaomu, Guo Shen, and even Xin Huan.I don't know what level he has reached.

Zhang Taoist left, but the magic circle was still in operation, Qi Wufei still didn't understand the mystery of the magic circle, so he couldn't get out.But Daoren Zhang came and went easily, he was relieved, unlike Chen Guanghuabu's trap, Chen Guanghua would not watch from outside the formation at this time.

Qi Wufei was relieved, and he was not in a hurry to go out. The conversation he had just had with Zhang Daoren had given him a lot of insight, which needs to be digested carefully. It is safe to be inside this magic circle.Didn't Zhang Taoist also say that he should carefully experience the connection between merit and heart in front of the merit monument.The magic circle of Chenghuangsi will not be open all the time, and Zhang Daoren will definitely let Niu Pang and the others turn off the magic circle and let him go out.

Qi Wu flew back to the merit stele in the middle. The surface of the stele was as smooth as a mirror, reflecting his appearance.In the mirror, his body exuded a strange luster, just like the golden light on the fairy Buddha in the painting.It's just that the golden light in the painting is dead, but the light on his body is alive, flickering, flickering and dimming with his breathing.

He sat cross-legged in front of the stele, and began to digest what he had just talked about.These things cannot be digested by thinking, but by inner comprehension, and integrate these things with one's own practice from a deeper level.

He gradually forgets himself, can't see, can't hear, but the strange thing is that the stone tablet opposite in his consciousness can't disappear, and he can also see his own mirror image reflected on the stone tablet.

He saw that the light on his body was getting stronger and stronger, and his whole body was like fire.But this dazzling light like the sun has always been sealed inside the stone tablet and cannot be released.This feeling made him a little uncomfortable, as if there was a powerful force in his body but there was nowhere to vent it, and his body felt like it was going to explode.

This reminded him of the first time he received the merit in front of the merit monument. That time he vomited in public, and couldn't bear the force and passed out.

Of course he didn't want it to happen again, so he stretched out his hand to touch the stone tablet in front of him.Because this time is different from the last time, the last time it actually happened to me, but this time it happened in the mirror image opposite me, as long as I puncture the mirror image, this feeling should be able to disappear.

When his hand touched the stele, he didn't feel the cold feeling as imagined. Instead, a hot current was rapidly transmitted from his fingertips into his body, spreading along his meridians throughout his body.