Chapter 489: The Identity of Emperor Zhenwu, Wu Dang Is in Charge

Whether it is Emperor Zhenwu or Patriarch Sanfeng, it is no longer important...

Zhang Zhiwei was thinking about what Wudang Clan Leader said just now.

Just now he only asked the unknown old Taoist if he was the Zhenwu Emperor, but he did not mention the three words Zhang Sanfeng, but the Wudang Sect Leader blurted it out.

This shows that the Wudang Sect Leader's guess about the identity of the unknown veteran is Zhang Sanfeng.

I didn't even ask, you just said it yourself. No wonder you were deceived by my master's words of a saint, and it took you several years to recover... Zhang Zhiwei cursed.

At this time, the Wudang disciple glanced at him. Is this kid talking bad about him?

The way to sincerity is to know in advance. If your cultivation level is low, he can directly see through your thoughts. If your cultivation level is high, he can also feel something from your heart... Zhang Zhiwei restrained his thoughts.

The Wudang Clan leader glanced at him, then turned his head and continued talking to his senior brother.

Zhang Zhiwei didn't bother him, he was thinking about Zhang Sanfeng in his mind.

In "History of the Ming Dynasty", Zhang Sanfeng is described as Quanyi and Junbao, nicknamed Sanfeng. He was from Yizhou, Liaodong. Because of his unkempt appearance, he was also nicknamed Zhang Sloppy.

Appearance: Long, tall, crane-like back, big ears, round eyes, beard like a halberd. In the cold and summer, he only wears a Taoist robe and a raincoat. He can eat a bucket of rice in one meal, or he can eat one meal for several days, or even go without food for several months. He has a photographic memory.

Wandering around the world, some people say he can travel thousands of miles in a day. He is good at humor and acts as if there is no one around him...

Sanfeng later lived in Jintaiguan, Baoji, and died suddenly one day. When the people of the county were placing the coffin for burial, they heard a sound in the coffin. When they opened the coffin, they saw that Sanfeng was alive again...

This is the content of "History of the Ming Dynasty".

The incident of Zhang Sanfeng being buried as if he was dead while sleeping is the same as the incident just now when the Wudang sect leader practiced sleeping skills and his disciples thought he had passed away.

With so many similarities, and the fact that the head of the Wudang Sect said the three words Zhang Sanfeng himself, the identity of the unknown master can almost be confirmed.

But Zhang Sanfeng was a figure from more than 600 years ago. Does he still exist? Zhang Zhiwei asked.

He was talking about existence, but he didn't doubt whether the other party could live for such a long time.

Although the Liuku Immortal Thief has major drawbacks in its magic, it can live forever. Even the immortal families in the Northeast can live forever. There is no reason why those legendary saints and immortals cannot live forever.

But if this is the case, then why are they generally no longer alive in the world?

Zhang Zhiwei feels that this may be the ultimate secret behind the Eight Wonders, and also the ultimate source behind the Hongyang Rebellion and the Jiashen Rebellion.

Zhang Zhiwei didn't think too deeply about this matter. It was impossible to rely on speculation about this kind of thing. He had to reach his own level and go and experience it himself.

At the moment, what he was thinking about was, since the unknown master was Zhang Sanfeng, what about the Zhenwu Emperor he met in Liaodong?

At this time, Zhang Zhiwei remembered what his master said when he went to talk to him about Emperor Zhenwu's teaching.

The master did not tell him the reason directly, but analyzed the origin of Emperor Zhenwu and talked about the origin of Wudang founder Zhang Sanfeng and Longhu Mountain.

In short, what is said is mysterious and mysterious, and it is cloudy and foggy.

Zhang Zhiwei just thought it was a common problem among Xuanmen teachers and didn't think too much about it.

But just now, after the Wudang sect leader said that the unknown master was Zhang Sanfeng, he had some thoughts.

No matter what legend it is in, Emperor Zhenwu is often linked to Zhang Sanfeng, and the sudden rise of Emperor Zhenwu's belief was promoted by Zhu Di, Zhang Sanfeng's little fanboy. Most of these Wudang blockbuster palaces are comparable to the Forbidden City and were built by Zhu Di.

If there is no relationship between them, it is impossible. Even when he asked the Wudang Clan Chief if the Wuming Old Taoist could be the Zhenwu Emperor, the Wudang Clan Chief mentioned Zhang Sanfeng.

Emperor Zhenwu...Zhang Sanfeng...

Zhang Zhiwei still remembered that the Zhenwu Emperor he met came under the guise of the corpses of those who died in Liaodong.

The nameless Taoist that the Wudang Sect Leader encountered probably did not come to him in this way.

Because there is no such person in Wudang. If the corpse is resurrected, there will always be a corpse. It is impossible not to find it. It should be the arrival of the deity, or some other way.

These two things may seem unrelated, but they all have one thing in common. They suddenly appeared and disappeared suddenly. They were out of touch with the surrounding environment and could not find traces of their past existence, but they had a huge impact on the present.

In the past, Zhang Zhiwei didn't pay much attention to this matter. Even because Emperor Zhenwu was a Taoist god, he only regarded his sudden appearance as a divine intervention.

But if it’s not just a simple divine intervention…

Zhang Zhiwei's mind flashed back to the mysterious man in the plot who repeatedly made trouble for Wang Ye.

The first time this person appeared, he turned into a scar-faced sidekick and came to trouble Wang Ye.

This shows that he can freely change his image. He can become a scarface, and naturally he can also become an unknown old man and a real martial emperor.

The second time this person appeared was in the plot of Biyou Village. At that time, he suddenly descended on a flower-like puppet made by Ma Xianhong and attacked Wang Ye.

This shows that he can also come under the guise of dead objects, and this method is very similar to the scene in Liaodong when Emperor Zhenwu came and borrowed corpses to bring back souls.

It’s hard not to think of all the above.

Of course, Zhang Zhiwei did not mean that the unknown Taoist and Emperor Zhenwu who were suspected of being Zhang Sanfeng were the mysterious people who attacked Wang Ye. He could only say that the two had something in common in their methods.

As for the mysterious man who attacked Wang Ye, the public generally speculated that he was Gu Jiating, one of the thirty-six thieves who understood the Daluo Cave.

In other words, this may be the ability of Daluo Cave Viewing.

Although the Daluo Cave View has not yet appeared in the world, Zhang Zhiwei knows that the so-called eight strange skills were not created by the eight people. They have existed for a long time and have just been comprehended again.

In other words, the Zhenwu Emperor, the nameless old Taoist suspected to be Zhang Sanfeng, is very likely a strong man with the Daluo Cave View...

As for the ability of the Daluo Cave View, Zhang Zhiwei only knows that it is a way of observation, a way of observing external objects that can see the whole picture of the world.

This can be reflected in the two words "Dongguan", but the two words "Daluo" are a bit mysterious.

The two words "Daluo" are an unavoidable word in Taoism.

Even when the head of Wudang realized the Tao just now, he laughed out loud and said: "Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, mysterious, mysterious, and more mysterious. All the words and actions are the Tao, and the words and silences are all gods. It is like a pearl in the palm, and like a full moon in the sky. When the merit is full, he will enter the Daluo Heaven!"

As a serious Taoist, Zhang Zhiwei naturally knows the source of these words, which comes from "Five Words" written by Lü Yan.

Many people don't know Lü Yan, but everyone knows his other name.

Lü Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals in folklore, is called Chunyang and calls himself Hui Daoren. He is one of the Five Northern Ancestors of Taoism, so he is also called Lü Zu.

Lü Zu also has a close relationship with Wudang. He and the old ancestor of Wudang, Chen Tuan, the Sleeping Immortal, were from the same period and were also Taoist companions. This "companion" does not refer to husband and wife, but means like-minded.

The two had lived in seclusion in Huashan and studied the Tao together. Later, they separated. Lü Dongbin also wrote a poem called "Presented to Chen Tuan" which was passed down, which shows the friendship between the two.

For example, Liu Haichan, the master of Ziyang Zhenren Zhang Boduan, was a common apprentice of Chen Tuan and Lü Dongbin.

Even Zhang Sanfeng received the favor of Lü Zu. On Wudang Mountain, there is a peach wood sword left by Lü Zu, which has been hanging for 600 years.

This is one of the foundations of Wudang. Its status is equivalent to the three-five male and female swords left by the founder of Longhu Mountain, which shows the origin of Lü Zu and Wudang.

And the sentence in Lü Zu's poem "When his merits are fulfilled, he will go straight to Daluo Heaven" shows that in Lü Zu's view, Daluo Heaven is the end of cultivation.

According to Taoism, there are a total of thirty-six heavens, and the first three of them are Daluo Heaven.

This is the place where the Three Pure Ones are waiting. The Baiyujing in Li Bai's poem "The white jade capital in the sky, twelve towers and five cities, the immortals touch my head, and I receive longevity after tying my hair" is in Daluo Heaven.

Therefore, the most direct meaning of "Daluo Cave Observation" is to stand on the thirty-three heavens and see everything in detail.

And this is in line with Zhang Zhiwei's view of the method of observation.

In the process of cultivation, many things that ordinary people find difficult to understand, Zhang Zhiwei is to raise his consciousness, jump out of the limitations of the external scene, overlook the overall situation, and thus gain some enlightenment.

This is the reason why I don't know the true face of Mount Lu because I am in this mountain.

However, after he jumped out, the place where he stood was not Daluotian, but the inner scene.

As for whether Daluotian was the inner scene, he was not sure.

It was even impossible to judge whether this Daluo was just an exaggerated description or referred to a place?

Because both of them made sense.

The word Daluo, which often appeared in ancient books, is a powerful adjective.

And if Daluo means literally, referring to a place, it may explain where those extraordinary beings went.

But these are just guesses. What can be confirmed now is that if Daluo is the end point of Taoist practice, and the great way leads to the same destination, then this should also be the end point of Buddhist practice.

And the master of Buddhist saints is Buddha Shakyamuni...

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhiwei glanced at the head of Wudang. The posture he had just taken when he realized the truth - the lion lying position, was the posture of Buddha entering Nirvana under the twin trees of Possa.

In short, Buddha sat in this posture.

Is the end point of Buddha's practice death? This shouldn't happen. Buddha is a saint. He shouldn't die like this. After all, a little Karami like Ruan Feng can survive by stealing from saints. There is no reason why saints can't.

In other words, Buddha can live, but why does he have to... enter Nirvana?

This time, Zhang Zhiwei didn't say death, but Nirvana, because although Buddha sat and passed away, even his body was burned, in Buddhism, Buddha is not dead. Buddhism has the concepts of Dharmakaya, Color Body, and Transformation Body.

Dharmakaya is also called Self-nature Body. It is the true origin of life. It is self-sufficient, has no beginning and no end, is neither born nor destroyed, does not come nor go, and is always pure.

The Dharmakaya School founded by Tang Sanzang pursues the Dharmakaya, so they are called the Dharmakaya School, but at the same time, they also call it Alaya Consciousness, so they are also called the Consciousness-Only School.

The Trinity School believes in the way of the unity of the three religions. It can be said that the Dharmakaya of Buddhism is the ultimate goal of the Trinity School before the dream was punctured.

As for the Color Body, it is the flesh of the Buddha, and there are also people who specialize in this way.

Incarnation is a body that is transformed from Dharmakaya.

In Buddhism, the Buddha passed away, but his Dharmakaya still exists. He is not only alive, but omnipresent, and can reappear in an incarnation at any time.

The great way leads to the same destination. Zhang Sanfeng and Buddha are at the same level. Borrowing from Buddhist theory, the Zhenwu Emperor who appeared in Liaodong not long ago and the nameless Taoist who appeared in Wudang many years ago, could they be the incarnations of Zhang Sanfeng transformed from Dharmakaya? !

Even when Zhu Di's 800 soldiers rose up, the Zhenwu Emperor who appeared and helped him conquer the world, could he also be the incarnation of Zhang Sanfeng?

Otherwise, Zhu Di would have nothing better to do and wanted to develop Wudang, and waste people's money and build a complex of buildings comparable to the Forbidden City in Wudang.

When he was in Liaodong before, Uncle Master spent seven days and used hundreds of manpower to perform rituals day and night. He invited the Ancestral Heavenly Master who came down to clear all the restrictions and should also be incarnated.

Zhang Zhiwei’s positioning of Dharmakaya and incarnation is that whether there is a true spirit or not, it is an incarnation.

Like those powerful heavenly servants who were ordered by him to do hard work, they are the incarnations.

Because they have no real spirits, their incarnations exist because of the power of faith and character creation.

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If according to what Lu Zu said, Daluo is the end point of spiritual practice, then the gold content of Daluo Cave Temple is not low. Standing in Daluo Heaven and looking at the world is equivalent to reaching the sky in one step and possessing some of the abilities of a saint. Of course, it is not too high. , and may even have serious disadvantages.

Because this is the ability that saints pursue. If you don’t have the realm of a saint, how can you achieve it with just one technique?

If Zhang Zhiwei remembers correctly, Gu Jiating's dream in the plot is to see the whole world clearly.

Zhou Sheng laughed at him at that time, seeing clearly what the use was. If he couldn't have the ability to grasp the changes in the rules, he could only stare blankly.

As for rules, Zhuangzi said that as long as the sage dies, there will be no more thieves. This sentence means that as long as the "sage" who makes the rules still exists, then the "thieves" who use the rules will never disappear.

Nowadays, there are "big robbers" one after another. How can there be no "saint" behind them?

Zhang Zhiwei concluded that the sages in ancient times were definitely not dead, or that they were not dead. They arranged many things and made many rules, as evidenced by the fireballs in the interior scenes.

But at the same time, he sighed in his heart that the master was indeed the master. Although he didn't say it clearly, he pointed to Zhang Sanfeng openly and secretly...

Knowing the identity of the Zhenwu Emperor in Liaodong, Zhang Zhiwei felt more enlightened.

So, I owe Wudang a favor... Zhang Zhiwei thought to himself, and then he looked at the red-faced old Taoist and the Wudang disciple.

At this moment, the red-faced old man looked at the pale hair of the Wudang Sect leader and said, "Junior Brother, how is your current condition?"

"It's okay. I'm in good condition. I won't worry about living for another ten years!" the Wudang Clan leader said.

"This..." the red-faced old man said: "Our Wudang Sleeping Technique can enter a deep state of concentration while sleeping, slow down the heartbeat, reduce the body's consumption, thereby slowing down the consumption of innate energy..."

"Senior Brother, you are worrying too much. When I say that I can live for more than ten years, it does not mean that I can only live for more than ten years, but that there will be immortals and Buddhas to guide me at that time. I want to take a look!"

The Wudang Clan leader laughed.

The red-faced old man was puzzled, and the Wudang disciple did not explain. He leaped up and jumped to the cliff. He lay on his side on the edge of the cliff, raised his head with one hand, faced Zhang Zhiwei, and laughed:

"Go back and tell Zhang Jingqing that Niubi that I have let go of what happened back then, but there are still some worldly things that I haven't let go of!"

After saying that, he performed the sleeping skill, closed his eyes, and looked inside. Breathe continuously, practice silently, and be extremely quiet. The True Qi Floating Pill Pond is surrounded by divine water. Calling Jia Ding, summoning hundreds of spirits, my spirit comes out of the nine palaces, roams freely in the green green, slowly travels with the auspicious wind, and the floating clouds come and go...

The Wudang Sect Master fell into a deep sleep, but a shadow stood up from him, slowly solidified, laughed three times, and ran down Wudang.

"This..." The red-faced old man looked at the Wudang Clan Leader who was sleeping on his side, and then at the Wudang Clan Master who was running down the mountain with a surprised look on his face.

But Zhang Zhiwei already knew the reason. Next, the Wudang Sect leader should enter the world in another way.

Zhang Zhiwei bowed long to the Wudang Clan, then hugged his hands to the red-faced Taoist and Zhou Sheng and said:

"Senior, Big Monkey, I'll take my leave as soon as I have something else to do. See you later!"

Knowing that something happened at Longhu Mountain, the red-faced old Taoist and Zhou Sheng didn't stay much. They watched Zhang Zhiwei and his party, attached themselves to the Shenxing armor and flew down to Wudang.