Chapter 35: Open the Mountain Gate
Tao Yuanming studied Taoism for a year in Qianqiu Guan, and his cultivation was very fast. Not only did he practiced quickly with the Spirit Searching Art, but he was also very happy with Xiaocao day and night. The accumulation speed of true energy was far beyond expectations, and his mind was even more thorough, and he could understand all kinds of Taoism at a glance.
In less than half a year, he recovered his golden elixir cultivation, and in the late stage of breaking the realm, he even entered the Nascent Soul in one fell swoop!
Unfortunately, following the laws of the White Tiger God, Tao Yuanming needed to leave the mountain and returned to the world to promote the great way. He had to say goodbye to his teacher He Fu and his senior brother He Xiaocaoyiyi.
During his practice in Qianqiu Temple, Huaixian Temple also successively accepted several disciples, including He Changyu from Donghai, Xun Yong from Yingchuan, Goat Qizhi from Tai, and Liu Chengzhi from Jiangling. They were all famous scholars. Several of them often talked about Taoism and Dharma together and formed deep friendships with each other.
In addition, He Zhu, the second Taoist chief of Qianqiuguan, also accepted several registered disciples, including Liu Jingxuan, the prefect of Huainan, Zhang Quan, the attendant of Sanqi, Pang Zun, the chief clerk of Jiangzhou, and even Xie Jingyi, the Xie clan.
Most of the above people came here to see each other and read Tao Yuanming's Peach Blossom Spring, and Tao Yuanming didn't know how it spread.
Especially the article mentioned in the last sentence of Liu Ziji's visit but failed, which attracted a lot of attention. They all asked Liu Ya about the final analysis and were brought into the Peach Blossom Land by Liu Ya.
Originally, Tao Yuanming didn't like dealing with high-ranking officials and nobles, but his teacher He Fu relayed the words of the White Tiger God and told Tao Yuanming that the great practice is not only for oneself, but also for saving others. So Tao Yuanming made a decision to accept the enthronement and enter the Jiangzhou place of sacrificial wine.
At the same time, Liu Ya opened a museum to teach her disciples in Wuduo Mountain, Nieyang, and promoted the spiritual search technique, and complemented each other with Tao Yuanming one in the wild and the other in court.
The Spirit Search Technique has extremely low requirements for entry-level practice. Anyone with a little qualification can practice Taoism. This is in sharp contrast to the Five Dou Rice Path in the North, the Shangqing School in the Jiangdong, the Lingbao School, the Jindan School, the Li Family Dao in the Jiangnan, the Bo Family Dao, and the Yu Jundao.
In less than two years, the Huaixian Sect had branches and leaves in Nanyang and Jiangzhou, and its power increased sharply.
On this day, the minister Zhang Xuan was sailing in Jiangling. When he passed by Yangqi, he saw someone coming stepping on the water and stood by the boat and wanted to get on the boat. Zhang Xuan saw that he was climbing the Ping River and his feet were not wet. He knew that he was a master of cultivation, so he was happy and accepted him, asked about his surname and called himself Liu Chengzhi.
Liu Chengzhi, Zhou Xuzhi and Tao Yuanming were called the Three Yins of Xunyang. They were famous for their reputation. Zhang Xuan had also heard of them and asked about their purpose. Liu Chengzhi said: "I accidentally got fresh fish, so I asked you to have some stews in the boat, so I came."
Zhang Xuan asked someone to take out the stew utensils. Liu Chengzhi poured out a fish basket as big as an arm, one after another, pouring out a full hundred and eighty kilograms. Then he collected the basket: "I will keep it first and eat it tomorrow."
At a fish banquet, hundreds of people on Zhang Xuan's boat enjoyed fish sashimi, and they all praised it for its deliciousness. Zhang Xuan asked him what he wanted, and Liu Chengzhi smiled and replied: "I only want to be in my mouth, but there is nothing else!" After saying that, he left.
Zhang Xuan was distorted by his demeanor and looked around: "This is a master, I can't get it, it's a pity!"
The attendants were Wang Jia, Sun Che, and Ma Jian, who were all Taoist priests of Louguan, and they discussed privately: "My Louguan lineage has declined since the ascension of Liang Zu. We stayed under the curtain of Shizhong Zhang, and we had the ambition to cheer up and cherished our size. It would be better to say that Liu Cheng was coming to surrender, so that the envoy would take a high look."
After reporting to Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan was overjoyed: "If you say that this person comes to join us, you should remember the achievements of the three of you!" He stopped the boat and sent the three of you ashore.
Three roads chased Liu Cheng for seven or eight miles, but they still couldn't catch up. They had to shout: "Fellow Daoist Liu, come and visit under Lou Guan!"
Liu Chengzhi stopped and looked back and smiled, "I have seen you all the time in the boat, but I have always been in the same mood, but it was under Lou Guan. No wonder!"
All three asked, "What does this mean?"
Liu Chengzhi's way: "My master once said that my lineage originated from the Tower Temple."
Three great joys: "Brother Cheng is also a disciple of Louguan? But he doesn't know which vein they belong to."
Liu Cheng's way: "My teacher, Fairy Ding, is the lineage of immortals."
Three Taos looked at each other: "Shame, ignorant, but I don't know which ancestor he passed on?"
Liu Cheng's way: "My master, White Tiger God, was passed down from Master Yin."
This generation is too high. All three of them begged Liu Chengzhi to lead the way and pay homage to Fairy Ding.
Liu Chengzhi did not refuse and led the three paths into the Peach Blossom Land. Yu Huaixian Temple paid homage to Ding Jiugu.
The three paths were just foundation-building cultivation. Ding Jiugu didn't have to show the Taoist Dharma, so he couldn't breathe. He talked briefly and was even more enlightened by the guidance on Taoist Dharma.
When he talked about his purpose, Ding Jiugu said, "Well, Lou Guan is hidden and the road is declining, and the teacher is also unbearable. Cheng Zhi can follow Shizhong Zhang to Beijing to revive the Taoist throne of Lou Guan."
Three great joys were welcomed by Liu Cheng and returned, entered Zhang Xuan's curtain, and returned to the capital after inspection.
Zhang Xuan and Liu Chengzhi talked every night, and relied on him very much. He accepted his advice. After returning to Beijing, he built a tunnel and handed over to Wang Jia, Sun Che and Ma Jian. In a year, he collected more than 40 Taoist priests, all of whom were taught the spiritual search techniques by Liu Chengzhi.
In the Peach Blossom Land, when the last disciple bid farewell to the mountain gate, Gu Zuo waved his sleeves and collected the projection of Hengyi's world, and restored the landscape to its original appearance.
The half-month rest period has begun. Let everyone rest and go back to their hometown to preach the Tao. It is inhumane for disciples to stay in the mountains and is not conducive to promoting Taoism.
In the past three years, he has studied the method of projection in Hengyi world, and the Taoist method has become more and more mature.
The solidified world is essentially different from the spiritual world before solidification, and the difference is huge when projecting.
When he was just a little new to the projection, Gu Zuo only dared to use it to coax ordinary people like Wuling Fisherman. When visitors like Tao Yuanming and Nanyang Prefect who were practicing came to explore, they had to hide their weaknesses. It was not until half a year later that he had achieved results that he tried to practice with Liu Ya and then let go.
Now, he has freely used his every move and achieved the level of freedom. The projection effect is even more real than the projection of the Buddha's Kingdom, which is more real than the projection of the Void Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and it is so true.
When it comes to the difference, it is the size of the territory. Back then, the projection of the Void Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is better than the flower hiding world, which can accommodate Gu Zuo and the Demon Lihai fighting. It is unknown how many thousands or tens of thousands of miles. However, the Hengyi World projected by Gu Zuo can only hide in the valley and protect it with the Peach Blossom Land.
Of course, it has also increased a lot compared to when I was just down.
After three years of dedicated development, more than 40,000 people have believed in the White Tiger God and provided him with three thousand trustworthiness every day.
The difference between this and the target value is still very large. There are more than one million Gui throughout the year. If it remains unchanged, it will take six hundred years to save up the 600 million Gui that he has returned.
However, everything is difficult at the beginning. It took three years to believe in everything from nothing to 40,000 people. After having 40,000 believers, it should be much faster next time.
Gu Zuo rested for half a month, and the rest period was over. It was time to prepare to continue to open the door to teach his disciples.
“Are you ready?”
He Fu and Ding Jiugu led the villagers to report in unison: "It's ready!"
Gu Zuo waved his sleeves: "Open the mountain gate!"
Chapter completed!