The next day, Zhang Yuanchu brought a mother and son to Qianlan Pavilion.
Seeing the young woman and the child in her arms, Qing Hong immediately frowned. "Is this the mother and son we talked about yesterday?"
"Yes. Junior Brother wants to help them today. What's the plan? "
Understanding the meaning behind Zhang Yuanchu's words, Qinghong raised his eyebrows and immediately distanced himself from the matter. "I only said that I would help to observe the situation. I didn't say that I had to interfere in this matter. Senior Brother, don't create trouble for me.
Zhang Yuanchu smiled and gave the woman next to him a look.
The woman immediately knelt in front of Qing Hong. "Immortal, please be merciful!"
Looking at the woman, her face was pale and she looked haggard. She looked like a delicate and weak woman.
After all, the woman had lost a lot of weight. After all, Ouyang Xiaochen had abandoned them. The mother and son had traveled thousands of li to the Virtue Sect to search for someone. Along the way, they had suffered from malnutrition, and they had been emotional all day, crying in grief. If it wasn't for the Virtue Sect secretly taking care of them, their bodies would have collapsed long ago.
Qing Hong pondered for a while. "It's not good for outsiders to interfere in your family's affairs. This time, it was only because he bumped into her that he casually asked. What plans do you have for your husband and you? If he really wants to pursue Dao, it's not good for us to destroy his cultivation and go home with you. If he's unwilling, it won't be good for you and your son in the future, right? "
"Immortal Elder, I just want to meet with him and get an answer from him."
Abandoning his wife and son for a mere separation letter? How could there be such a thing in the world?
"If that's the case, it won't be good if you show up." Qing Hong pointed at the mother and son. "Transform!"
Two streams of mystical Qi enveloped the mother and son. After a flash of white light, the two turned into two green beans in Qing Hong's hands. Then, he took a pen from Qianlan Pavilion, opened the pen, and stuffed the beans inside.
Looking at Qing Hong's spell, Zhang Yuanchu asked curiously, "When did Junior Brother become so proficient in the art of transformation?" Although the younger generation of immortals had cultivated Dao fruits, they had only been immortals for a short time after all. Many of them were proficient in the art of killing. Things like transformation, blessing incantations, and other support types of dao techniques were things that he would slowly learn in the future. Planting lotuses in fire and transforming beans into soldiers were all Great Dao techniques that he needed to research in the future.
"The Dao of Five Elemental Transformations is nothing more than a transformation of form. I've been cooking with Junior Sister for the past few years, so I have some experience in this area. "
Zhang Yuanchu muttered to himself, "Cooking in the human world can also improve one's attainments in this aspect?" He brought Qing Hong to Wulao Peak.
"The Five Old Peaks are for the five branches of the Dao Sect. Brother Ouyang lives on the Third Peak and is the real brother of Sister He."
Soon, he brought Qing Hong to see Ouyang Xiaochen.
Ouyang Xiaochen was fishing by the river. Wearing a straw raincoat and a straw hat, he leisurely fished with a bamboo rod.
Sizing up this young and handsome man, Qing Hong smiled faintly and went forward to pick up a stone to scare away the fish swimming over in the water.
There were ripples in the water. Ouyang Xiaochen opened her eyes and looked at the two immortals not far away.
"Junior Brother Zhang, and this is?"
"My surname is Ji. You can call me Qing Hong."
"Fellow Daoist Qing Hong." Ouyang Xiaochen nodded. "Fellow Daoist scared me when I was fishing. What advice do you have for me?"
The man was slow and polite. He did not look like he would do something evil like abandoning his wife and son.
"Hmph!" Zhang Yuanchu said coldly. "Don't you know what Senior Brother has done these days?"
"Oh? It's because of that matter. "Ouyang Xiaochen put away the bamboo rod." What advice do you have for me? These days, there have been many people from the Virtue Sect looking for me. I'm tired of hearing that too. If the Sect Master wants to punish me, I'll accept the punishment and go to the cold pond to reflect for a few years. But what else do you want me to do? "
"You …" Zhang Yuanchu pointed at Ouyang Xiaochen and was speechless.
Yes, what else could he do?
Destroy his cultivation and go down the mountain? Or reunite with his wife and son? If Ouyang Xiaochen was really angered, it wouldn't be difficult for her to kill the two mortals directly.
The punishment that Daode Buddhism could give to Ouyang Xiaochen was to lock her up and reflect on her mistakes. However, what was the use of thinking if she did not sincerely repent?
Qing Hong sat next to Ouyang Xiaochen with a smile. "Fellow Daoist, I've also heard about this. When you fell in love with that woman, did you fall in love with her? "
"Of course." Ouyang Xiaochen nodded. "Love comes from the heart, it can't be faked."
The pen at Qing Hong's waist seemed to tremble. He asked again, "What about now?"
"Love has been extinguished, and we are separated."
"Then what do you think of marriage and love?"
"Marriage? It's just the restraint of humanity. In ancient times, men and women lived together. How could it be so troublesome? The so-called responsibility of marriage is nothing more than a way to suppress one's own nature. "
I really want to beat him up. Zhang Yuanchu silently took out his golden umbrella. But Qing Hong repeatedly gave him a look, telling him to calm down.
"What about love?"
"Love? Is there really such a thing in the world? "Ouyang Xiaochen tilted her head." I also know about the news of the mother and son at the foot of the mountain these days. I secretly visited them, but there was no thought that could raise waves in my Dao Heart. I can't find the love in my mind at all now. "
"Do I really love her? Or, what is love? " Ouyang Xiaochen shook her head. "These days, I have been studying the parent-child habits of various animals in the mountains. I saw that some animals even kill their own children. " He shook his bamboo pole and threw out a black fish from the river. "This female fish just ate her hatchling a few days ago. Junior Brother Zhang, Fellow Daoist Qing Hong, why do you think this is? "
He pointed to the forest in the distance. "There is a bird in the forest that doesn't like to raise its children. It parasitizes its eggs in the nests of other birds and lets them raise them. Why is this? "
Zhang Yuanchu was speechless. He had been focused on cultivation since he was a child. How could he care about such things?
Qing Hong smiled bitterly. This was like a bamboo bear giving birth to twins. A problem that would kill one of them immediately?
He rubbed his temples and replied, "The habit of eating children is indeed not uncommon in nature. Some do it for their own survival, and some do it to reduce the number of children so that they can focus more energy on taking care of other children. In order to allow life to continue in the cruel natural environment, resources have to be tilted. I know that bamboo bears have similar behavior. If they give birth to many children, they will not be able to eat their fill, so they will keep the strongest children. As for those special birds that live in the nests of other birds, it is also a way to reproduce. In order to better let other birds raise their eggs, they will even take the initiative to kill the eggs of other birds so that their children can be taken care of, right? "
"Not bad, Fellow Daoist is really knowledgeable." Ouyang Xiaochen praised, and then changed the topic. "So, what about us? The so-called marriage between men and women is also for the survival of the race and the reproduction of offspring. Love? It's nothing more than a special force produced by the brain that drives them to combine with each other to reproduce. "
Qing Hong's expression became more and more strange. If this guy went to Earth in his previous life, he might really be a biologist. Even dopamine, hormones, and the like have been discovered?
But the civilization of this world was different from that of his previous life, and Ouyang Xiaochen was limited by his own knowledge. He could only perceive that this was a special force that extended from the brain.
"Three years ago, this force appeared in my mind, so I combined with a mortal. But after three years, this force has disappeared. So I returned to the mountain to continue my cultivation. "
"What about the so-called responsibility! As a husband, as a father! "Zhang Yuanchu couldn't help but scold.
"That is the practice of your Virtue Sect, it has nothing to do with our Dao Sect." Ouyang Xiaochen was too lazy to pay attention to Zhang Yuanchu. He continued to talk to Qing Hong. "According to my research, not only love and lust, but also hatred, sadness, and other emotions also affect one's consciousness through the special emotional force produced by the brain. However, we have to return to the Innate Stage, restore the state of a pure baby, and comprehend the Heavenly Dao with the purest Dao Heart. Either we restrain these emotions and use the 'Thought Severing' method to comprehend the Heavenly Dao. Or we indulge in our desires, and when the power of our emotions dissipates, we can continue to cultivate in peace. "
"So, you choose the second?" Qing Hong laughed. "Fellow Daoist, why is there a difference between immortals and demons? Why did the ancient Primordial Qi Practitioners become the predecessors of the Demon Sect? Apart from the influence of the murky Qi, this kind of indulgence is exactly what the disciples of the Demon Sect do. Doesn't our Xuanmen focus on Thought Severing and Meditation? Your method this time doesn't seem to be wrong. But if you want to vent the hatred in your heart, will you suddenly run out to kill people? "
"This …" Ouyang Xiaochen fell into deep thought. It seemed that he really hadn't thought about this question.
"Forget it, anyway, I'm not teaching him big principles today." Qing Hong's heart moved, and he reached out and pointed to the river. "Fellow Daoist, look."
In the distance, two water buffaloes, one big and one small, walked over. The calf stumbled, and the cow beside it took care of it.
"The habits of those animals that you mentioned do exist. But among animals, there is also maternal nature. " Qing Hong reached out and held the calf in his arms. "What do you think, let's kill this calf and cook it today?"
Before Ouyang Xiaochen could reply, the cow rushed in front of the three of them like a madman.
But immortal light shone above their heads, and soon the cow was knocked away by the auspicious light. But she cried out and repeatedly hit the auspicious clouds, which made Zhang Yuanchu show a look of pity.
"Junior Brother? Let's forget it. "
"What do you say, fellow Daoist?" Qing Hong handed the calf to Ouyang Xiaochen.
Seeing this, the cow immediately roared at Ouyang Xiaochen. The cow's eyes showed a hopeful look, as if looking forward to his action.
"I think we should forget it."
Hearing this, the cow was overjoyed. But the next moment, the cow was completely disappointed.
"The calf has nothing to eat. Why don't we let it live in the back mountain for a few years, and when it grows up, we can cook it together with the cow. "
Hearing this, the cow knelt on the ground and no longer said a word.
Seeing this scene, Qing Hong smiled slightly and asked Zhang Yuanchu to keep the cow. "Senior Brother, you take the cow back and take good care of it. When I come back in a few years, I will have a whole cow banquet. "
Zhang Yuanchu's face darkened. He held the calf and led the cow away, leaving only Qing Hong and Ouyang Xiaochen.
Looking at the backs of Zhang Yuanchu and the two cows, Ouyang Xiaochen suddenly sighed. "After this time, no one should come to bother me again."
"So, those words just now came from the heart? Or were they against your heart, just to avoid trouble in the future? "
"The Dao arises from the heart, and only corresponds to the thought at that moment." Ouyang Xiaochen looked at Qing Hong and said with a smile, "Feelings arise from the heart. Disillusionment is a thought. When the thought moves, I go down to the mortal world and get married. After the thought is destroyed, I naturally return to the forest to cultivate. No matter what outsiders think, as long as my heart is complete, why should I be afraid of other gossip? "
Qing Hong was silent. How could there be good and evil under the Heavenly Dao? Whether it was immortal cultivation or becoming a demon, it was an existence beyond the evolution of the laws of nature. It was only because the number of immortals and demons gradually increased that there was the so-called Heavenly Domain Demon Realm, and the corresponding rules set by the patriarchs of each sect.
If it was really in the ancient times, Ouyang Xiaochen might be a Heaven Immortal who opened up a Heavenly Domain.
At least, although Ouyang Xiaochen's character was cold, under the Heavenly Dao, who cared if you were cold or not? He had a clear conscience, and there was no remorse or guilt in his heart. It was as if he had one less emotion than others. Whatever scolding or reasoning was useless against him. Even the demonic techniques of the Heavenly Heart Demon Sect could not make his heart waver.
"It is indeed more convenient for such people to seek the Dao than people like us."
In the eyes of Qing Hong, both the Dao and the Dao lineages had their own advantages. The Virtue Sect valued humanity, and accumulating external techniques could make their cultivation more convenient. The Dao Sect comprehended the Heavenly Heart, and they could comprehend the Great Dao of nature with a pure heart, unaffected by the outside world.
Both sects had their own advantages.
However, the Virtue Sect valued humanity too much, even more than Qing Hong. They often entered the world to cultivate, and even sacrificed their own cultivation to help mortals. To mortals, they were, of course, merciful immortals. But to oneself, it was no different from hindering one's Great Dao, like entering a demonic barrier.
The Dao Sect was indifferent to human emotions, and they focused on comprehending the Heavenly Dao. Their emotions arose and disappeared as they pleased, not leaving a trace. At this moment, although Ouyang Xiaochen's attitude towards Qing Hong was extremely good, Qing Hong could feel that this person did not remember him at all, and would not cultivate any feelings with him. Because by tomorrow, the various emotions they had today would not be left behind. Being happy and joyful was what he pursued.
"Fellow Daoist, between the Dao Sect and the Virtue Sect, which do you think has a better philosophy?"
"How would I know? Fairy He of your sect was right yesterday. A thousand people have a thousand paths, and a thousand people have a thousand understandings. But every method has its extreme possibility. Indulging too much in lust is a demon, but cutting off one's thoughts and emotions, isn't that also a type of demon? "
"How to swing between the two depends on yourself. Fortunately, you haven't really killed anyone yet, and according to the practice of your Daode Buddhism, you'll just be meditating behind closed doors for a few years. Although I don't like it, that's all. "
But as an outsider, Qing Hong persuaded the mother and son to leave, letting them know Ouyang Xiaochen's attitude, and letting them go home in peace in the future was better than anything else.
"As far as my personal attitude is concerned. After all, mortals are the cornerstone of our sect, the foundation for the continuation of our orthodoxy. Mortals still need to be protected, at least don't let them demonize us. "
With that, Qing Hong took his leave.
But as he wandered around Five Elders Peak, without Zhang Yuanchu leading the way, he unknowingly came to the side of a waterfall.
Next to it was a "waterfall viewing pavilion", in which an old man was painting.
Qinghong's curiosity was aroused, and he stepped forward to observe.
The painting was a scene of a sea of clouds, and the old man was carefully sketching a cloud, stroke by stroke. The tip of the brush moved and stopped, and drawing a cloud took half an hour.
When the cloud was about to be completed, the old man suddenly stopped, threw away the brush, and began to play the zither.
Qing Hong couldn't help but ask, "Senior, why did you stop painting?"
"I'm not in the mood. This landscape painting looks elegant, but it's also a barrier for us Daoists. Don't force it, don't force it. "The old man shook his head, played the zither twice, and drank a cup of tea, looking very uncomfortable.
Seeing him like this, Qing Hong suddenly thought of what the mysterious person said in the past, "Watering flowers and planting trees may seem elegant, but it's actually a barrier for Daoists. If you insist on it, you will fall into the trap, and this is the lowest Dao. "
So facing the old man, he became humble, "Senior, may I know your name?"
"Ouyang Xiaochen, who was talking to you just now, is my disciple. I'm the third Elder of Five Elders Peak, surnamed Mo. You can call me Elder Mo. "
He stood up and said to Qinghong, "This old man has heard your conversation with Xiaochen. You're right, a thousand people, a thousand techniques. Our Dao Sect and Virtue Sect have different philosophies, but our Dao Sect has five branches of inheritance, and there are great differences between them. My Junior Brother Li and I don't agree with each other. I think that cultivation should follow the words' don't force it, don't be stubborn '. "
"From what Elder Mo said, you don't seem to be dissatisfied with Ouyang Xiaochen's methods."
"I can't say I'm satisfied, but I can't say I'm dissatisfied. Everything he does is a step towards the purity of his Dao Heart. In Daode Buddhism, one should cultivate the Dao Heart with a virtuous heart. That's right, before cultivation, one should first seek a pure Dao Heart. But what about the Dao Heart? There's no such thing as a one-size-fits-all way, it's just different from person to person. Virtue Sect believes that good and evil in the world, etiquette and law, are the key to cultivating the mind. But in our Dao Sect, these are all bullshit. "
Qing Hong shook his head and smiled bitterly. Luckily, Zhang Yuanchu wasn't here, or else he would have caused a commotion.
"Hehe, don't worry. I wouldn't dare to say it in front of those people from Virtue Sect. After all, I'm not a fool to do whatever I want. I'm not as stupid as Xiaochen, and I don't do things thoroughly. "
"But the Demon Sect seems to have a similar view. They believe that before cultivation, one should abandon the external appearance, and use the natural appearance to conform to the natural laws. For example, natural selection is what they advocate the most. "
"It's just an excuse." Old Mo smiled and said, "Others might not know if it's true or false, but do you think you don't know? Indulging in lust, relieving pressure and cultivating the mind, can it be the same? Ouyang is on the edge of immortality and demons. Either he goes one step further and continues to indulge his emotions, like a demon. Or his Dao Heart is perfect and free. Using one's Dao Heart to melt away all emotions. One thought is born and one thought is extinguished. Why do you need to indulge in lust to perfect your Dao Heart? He's still far from it. "
That's right, compared to Ouyang Xiaochen. From the old man, one could feel that he was at ease with the situation, or that his state of mind was contented.
"Then, do you seek the Dao?"
"Is the Dao for seeking?" The old man clapped his hands, and a crisp sound echoed in the valley. "This is the Dao!"
Then, he pointed at the flowing water in the mountain. "This is also the Dao.
"The Dao is everywhere, why seek it? You are a Dao Being, and so am I. There are all kinds of Dao around us. Why persist in seeking the Dao? "
Qing Hong listened and nodded. This state of mind was no different from what the mysterious person had said in the past. This was the way of the Inaction Method.
According to that person, the heart to seek the Dao was stubborn. If there was a stubborn heart and fell into the Inaction Method, it would not enter the True Method of the Taoist Priests.
"But … I always feel that Old Mo's aura is too perfect." Looking closely, Old Mo was one with heaven and earth, as if he was closely connected to nature. But this invisibly restricted Old Mo's possibility of transcending, ascending, and comprehending the Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit.
"Why can't Old Mo's state of mind ascend, but those who are determined to become immortals can?" Suddenly, a thought flashed through Qing Hong's mind.
But in the next moment, he naturally understood. "Is it because of perseverance?"
Immortal cultivation required great perseverance, and one had to go through hardships to ascend. Old Mo, on the other hand, was at ease and did not have such perseverance. Therefore, he could not ascend, and did not have the Dao Heart to fight against the heavens and enter the Celestial Being Realm.
But those who entered the Celestial Being Realm and persisted in seeking the Dao would be stopped at the door of the Taoist Priests. Their desire to seek the Dao, which originally made them immortals, had instead become the final obstacle.
"I can't just be at ease and be at ease, and I can't just be stubborn."
Qing Hong's mind flashed, and his entire person fell into a special state.
Old Mo was drinking tea leisurely. Suddenly, the cloud map in front of him emitted a strange light, and it resonated with Qing Hong.
"Eh, what is this?" This cloud map was the Grand Supreme Dao Domain that he had depicted. Although he could not become a Heavenly Immortal, every time his sun spirit wandered the Celestial Being, he could see the Grand Supreme Sage Domain above the Celestial Being. His painting was to depict the Sage Domain.
Now that the cloud map had changed, a spiritual light rose from Qing Hong's body, and in the next moment, there was no longer any sign of life.
Old Mo frowned, and went forward to check Qing Hong's nose. He was instantly stunned. "This kid … is dead?"
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