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Chapter 32 Apprenticeship (2)

Ask Daofeng, "Ask the Palace".

Unlike ordinary courtyard houses, the lecture hall of "Ask the Courtyard" is located outside the house. There is a wooden platform about a foot high in the center, with a thatched futon on it.

With the wooden platform as the center, the disciples lined up in a fan-shaped shape. Behind the wooden platform is a waterfall a hundred feet high. The torrent is like a Milky Way, causing waves to stir up waves at the foot of the mountain. The water is misty and is shining by the morning light, scattering colorful rays.

The water is so surging, but there is almost no sound of water around the wooden platform. Occasionally, the torrents are too violent and the water mist splashes over. Before they get close, they will automatically disappear invisible.

Han Jinbao, with Jing Hua and others, came to the front of the wooden platform early and picked up the first row to sit down. Yu Fuxian was still a little hesitant and was immediately seen by Han Jinbao.

"Your junior brother Yu doesn't have to be restrained. The new disciple sits in front of him, which is the rule set by the 'Ask the Daoyuan'. You will report to your own house later to get to know you. It's troublesome to sit back and forth in the back and forth, and the position in front is just convenient..."

The two new female cultivators were immediately embarrassed and looked a little panicked.

"Senior Brother Han, tell me your own home? What do you want to say?"

"We are all monks, so we don't have to punish those false rituals. For example, just say 'Han Jinbao, the Central Plains Dao Qingzhou,' and you are almost the same..."

While talking, disciples arrived in groups of three or three. They were dressed in different clothes and looked calm. When they saw Han Jinbao and four "newcomers", they nodded slightly to indicate.

Jing Hua secretly noticed that all the people who came were foundation-building monks, and the rough calculation was more than 200 people.

At some point, Lehe had already walked onto the wooden platform and sat upright on the cushion. Without external reminders, the disciples automatically calmed down. They each looked for the cushion and sat down, bent down and bowed their heads to pay tribute to the elders.

"Master Le..."

"Uncle Le..."

"Master..."

Lehe nodded, his tone as plain as before.

"You all know that this sect opens mountains and accepts disciples every ten years. This time, several people have been included in the "Ask the Way" lineage. Among them, there are those with high qualifications and those with excellent skills, which is no different from previous years. But the great way is hard, and if you want to explore the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, you can only persevere..."

He paused and turned to face Jing Hua and others.

"...You will report to your home and greet all the senior brothers."

Yu Fuxian stood up first, faced the surroundings and bowed.

"The Central Plains of Yanzhou Yushi and Yu Fuxian."

"Shengzhou, Donghai Road, Xian Yuhong."

"Central Plains Dao Jizhou, Lan Xinyun."

Jing Hua stood up the last time and said, "Lizhou, Zhongnan Road, Jing Hua."

Lehe nodded and continued, "Okay... More than 500 foundation-building disciples in the 'Ask the Dao' lineage, more than half of them work outside the mountain and travel. You will slowly get to know each other in the future. Since new disciples have joined the sect, we will confirm each other today and explore the true interpretation of 'Dao'. I think it starts with foundation-building... What is 'foundation'?"

Yu Fuxian came from a family and read all the Taoist books. In addition, he was influenced by his elders and taught by others. He had a lot of experience in this.

"Returning to Master, 'building the foundation' means building the foundation of Taoism and laying the foundation for us to form alchemy and realize Taoism."

"Oh, then what is 'building'? What is 'Dao Foundation'?"

"Returning to Master, Master Killing Dan can transform the great power of heaven and earth, thus increasing the burden on himself. Therefore, "building" not only connects the eight foundation-building veins, improves the physical realm, but also supports cultivation with its own origin. As for the "Dao Foundation", it is the basis for the existence and disappearance of all things in the world, and the cycle of birth and death, which is mysterious and unpredictable. What we have done is to use our own understanding to confirm the ultimate Tao of heaven and earth, and seek the truth that is restricted and imprisoned in the dark..."

Jing Hua nodded secretly. The truth is indeed explained in the classics, and Yu Fuxian told it in a leisurely manner and understood it clearly. Children from aristocratic families have their own strengths, and the people are indeed inferior to those of casual cultivators.

"Junior Brother Yu's words are very wrong!"

A foundation-building disciple stood up in the middle row and retorted loudly: "Tao is the principle of birth and death of all things. Although we are monks, we are still one of all things. We should be respectful of the great principles of the Tao, and always reflect on ourselves in order to achieve the superior mind of heaven, to give the earth's mind, and finally reach the state of "unity of humanity and the unity of humanity". The so-called "foundation" is a process of purifying the soul and evolving itself. How can we regard the great power of heaven and earth as vessels and props, and try to drive it with our body? The so-called slight mistake can lead to a thousand miles of mistakes..."

"What the two junior brothers said was not clear about the truth of the world, and they went astray at first!"

Before the middle-row monk finished speaking, another female disciple stood up on the right head.

"On the surface, we are as small as dust, the world is as vast as this, and the size is very different. However, the transformation of all things in reality is difficult to see through. The so-called 'I think, so I am there' is the foundation of the great way, and external things are the illusion of thoughts. Compared with the vague and vain in the world, we are the origin of all things and are the greatest. The distinction between the 'dao foundation' is to clarify the thought context and find the roots and links that influence each other..."

Jing Hua said nothing and listened silently to the arguments of his fellow brothers.

Whether it is Yu Fuxian's "original theory", or other disciples' "spoken way", "fair theory", "reverse theory", etc., there are corresponding explanations in the classics. However, when the disciples argued with great enthusiasm, they added their own insights and understanding, and further guessed the essence of the statement.

The "original theory" is accepted by most spiritual practitioners. Martial practitioners pursue their own combat power, and they believe in the "sentence theory" and the minority practices the "sentence theory of the opposite path". As for the "sentence theory of the world", they are the foundation of the illusion of the world, and the ghost practitioners also have some knowledge of the "sentence theory of the truth". The teaching methods refer to the "sentence theory of the truth" in many places, but they change greatly at the foundation, which is completely different from the Taoist methods.

Jing Hua was a human being in his two lives, and theories were rampant in the Information Age in his previous life, and he had come into contact with too many and too complicated statements. In his opinion, all theories have principles that exist, but they cannot cover all the rules.

For example, he came here through time and applied the "multidimensional universe theory" and "parallel space theory". In this world, the "big world" and "small worlds" are common sense. The monks are used to the extraterrestrial worlds such as "relics", "cave worlds and blessed lands", and do not find it strange at all.

His bizarre life experience and extensive knowledge make it difficult for Jing Hua to accept a certain theory immediately. The same seems to be true for Lehe on the wooden platform. He never expresses his support for a certain theory, and only stops the argument when it is chaotic, and comments a little, allowing many disciples to speak freely.

With his encouragement, the "Divine Creation Theory", "Reincarnation Theory", "Datong Theory", "One Source Theory" and so on appeared one after another. Everyone extended from the outside to the inside, from a broad basic theory to the practical significance of Taoism such as "fire", "thunder", and "wind".

Time passes quickly, and the sun sets in the blink of an eye and night is approaching.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker, Lehe waved his hand to stop the argument.

"The mystery of the great way cannot be clarified in just a few words. Even the master of the God Transformation and the True Person of the Nascent Soul are often troubled by this and cannot sleep at night. Therefore, you don't have to make decisions, make choices, listen more, watch more, and find a direction that suits your own ideas. This is the right way to "build" the "Dao Foundation". Today is here..."

He paused and turned his head toward Han Jinbao and others.

"...... Jing Hua stays, and there are other arrangements."
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