"I know," Zhang Tianyi answered straightforwardly.
"You know?"
"Yeah, Living Being, the song sung by Sa Dingding."
"F * ck you …" Chen Zhao was furious.
"I know it's Living Being." Zhang Tianyi's tone was still so annoying.
"Goodbye." Chen Zhao was about to hang up.
Zhang Tianyi hurriedly said, "You have to give me some hints about Living Being. It's so random. I just thought of that song."
"Do I need you to know? I'm asking you because I don't know. "
"According to the literal meaning, All Living Things is Life."
Chen Zhao frowned. But thinking carefully, didn't Living Being mean vitality?
But was it that simple?
Chen Zhao shook his head. "How disappointing. The top person in the world is only at this level."
Zhang Tianyi was furious. He felt that there was no Living Being at all. Chen Zhao was just trying to piss him off.
"Goodbye."
"You haven't promised me yet. Don't go back on your word."
"You didn't answer my question either."
"Just you wait. Three days! I'll give you an answer in three days. "
…
Zhang Tianyi directly summoned his disciples.
The disciples didn't understand why Zhang Tianyi had gone crazy.
Yes, their first reaction was that Zhang Tianyi had gone crazy again.
Zhang Tianyi, who was the best in the world in the eyes of outsiders.
He wasn't that reliable in the eyes of his disciples.
It was normal for them to cause trouble every now and then.
But Zhang Tianyi's position was still unshakable.
After all, the Celestial Master position was lifetime.
It didn't matter how many years it was.
Unless someone could kill Zhang Tianyi early.
But if they really had the ability, Zhang Tianyi was happy to give up his position.
Zhang Tianyi coughed. The whispering people quieted down.
"Who knows Living Being?"
"Grandmaster, I've heard this song before. Do you want me to sing it for you?"
"Piss off." Zhang Tianyi kind of understood how Chen Zhao felt when he heard his answer yesterday.
It was indeed infuriating.
"I'm asking a very serious question about Daoism now. Don't give me the answer of some pop song." Zhang Tianyi glanced at the disciples. "Does anyone have any ideas?"
"Grandmaster, just from the literal meaning, all living things should refer to lifespan, right?"
The veins on Zhang Tianyi's forehead bulged. Wasn't that just repeating what he had said to Chen Zhao yesterday?
"If it was that simple, would I need you guys?"
Everyone had a headache. Zhang Tianyi asked what Myriad Things Grow was without any rhyme or reason.
Who knew what Myriad Things Grow was? Other than the song of the same name, they couldn't think of anything else.
Their feelings were the same as Zhang Tianyi's yesterday.
It was a brainless Myriad Living Things.
Was there any other explanation other than that song?
"Grandmaster, please give me some hints."
"Use your own knowledge and imagination. If I give you any hints, it will only limit your thinking."
Zhang Tianyi himself was confused. What kind of hint would he give?
"Grandmaster, I've thought of something."
Zhang Tianyi glanced at the disciple. "Stand up and speak."
"The Nanhuai Scripture mentioned Myriad Things Grow. Myriad things are illusory, Great Dao is destroyed, Myriad Things Grow, and the world changes. However, Myriad Things here aren't all things. They should be the seven emotions and six desires, one's own emotions and consciousness. The life here isn't growth either. It should be creating something out of nothing. We Daoists focus on governing by doing nothing and having a pure heart and few desires. The world moves, but the heart doesn't. So, Grandmaster, you want to urge us to cultivate our hearts and minds and cultivate our morals so that we can't be controlled by emotions."
Zhang Tianyi's lips twitched. Of course, he knew the Nanhuai Scripture.
However, the Nanhuai Scripture didn't match what he wanted to know.
He didn't know the correct answer, but he knew what the wrong answer was.
"No, think again."
The disciple was depressed.
This was the only book he could think of that had Myriad Things Grow.
"Grandmaster, it's recorded in the Book of Dao that Dao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, Three begets All Things. Is Myriad Things Grow referring to the Three Things Grow in the Book of Dao?"
Zhang Tianyi's heart jumped. Chen Zhao had asked him for the Book of Dao's annotations and derived Daoist books for no reason.
Then he asked him what Myriad Things Grow was. Were the two really related?
Zhang Tianyi couldn't help but become serious.
No matter how much he looked down on Chen Zhao's realm.
But Chen Zhao's cultivation advancement was truly the best in the world.
So, he was concerned. Zhang Tianyi would naturally care too.
It was hard to say if Chen Zhao's current path wasn't something he would have to face in the future.
"According to the Book of Dao's explanation, the Three Things Grow is basically Dao begets All Things, and All Things can turn into Dao."
Zhang Tianyi's heart jumped. His understanding of the Book of Dao far surpassed the many disciples present.
The disciple had only given a summary, but Zhang Tianyi could gain some understanding from the rough summary.
Dao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, Three begets All Things, All Things Grow into Dao.
All Things Grow into Dao, All Things Grow into Dao.
Zhang Tianyi waved his hand. "Okay, that's it for today. You can all go …"
All the disciples heaved a sigh of relief. Zhang Tianyi added, "All of you, go to the library and make a copy of all the Taoist classics related to the Tao Te Ching. I want you to copy them by hand to deepen your understanding of the Tao Te Ching. Don't go to the copy shop to make copies."
Everyone wailed. There were at least eight hundred books related to the Book of Dao in the library.
Zhang Tianyi was asking for their lives.
But Zhang Tianyi ignored their wails and turned to leave.
…
"Hey, Chen Zhao, it's me."
"What? It's only been a day and you already have an answer?"
"I already know what you want, Myriad Living Things Grow."
"Oh? You know? "
"Your Myriad Things Grow is derived from the Three Things Grow in the Book of Dao, right?"
"And then?" Chen Zhao wasn't surprised that Zhang Tianyi could guess this key.
If he couldn't even guess this, Zhang Tianyi wouldn't be Zhang Tianyi.
"When are you coming back? Let's talk."
"There's no need. Just tell me what you've deduced. If I'm satisfied, our deal will be done. There's no need to go through so much trouble."
"It's hard to explain over the phone."
"Then just send me a telegram. That's easy."
"Dao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, Three begets All Things. You're at the stage where Two begets Three. No, maybe you're Three right now, but you don't know how Three begets All Things. Is that right?"
Zhang Tianyi was Zhang Tianyi. Chen Zhao could only understand because he'd reached this level.
But Zhang Tianyi had deduced his way up.
With his talent, he probably wasn't below the Lin ancestor.
"If you want to know Myriad Things Grow, then come back. We'll talk face to face. We can't talk over the phone."
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