Chapter 667 Returning to Longhu Mountain and Instructing Zhou Sheng

"Bodhisattva of the tenth level?"

Chengzhen was shocked, with a look of disbelief on his face. His master was nicknamed Immortal, but he was not yet in the realm of enlightenment. A junior Heavenly Master was actually a Bodhisattva on the tenth level? A full five realms higher than Master?

Arhat is the highest level of the Hinayana path. If you go higher, you have to practice the Mahayana path. On the Mahayana path, there are Bodhisattvas and Buddhas above the Arhats. Among them, the Bodhisattvas are divided into ten places.

"Is the little heavenly master's realm so high?"

Li Muxuan also looked shocked. He had always known that the Little Heavenly Master was powerful, but looking at his words, deeds, and behavior, he never seemed to be at a higher level than his master.

Zuo Ruotong shook his head and said: "You don't have to be too rigid about these. In fact, the so-called Four Fruits Arhats and Ten Ground Bodhisattvas are just a reference. You must not follow the book, otherwise you will get confused."

"Anyway, from my teacher's point of view, whether it is the realm of the Four Fruition Arhats or the Bodhisattva of the Ten Grounds, it is actually a matter of view. The range and degree of what is seen are also related to one thought."

"'The reason is that one thought is the most difficult to calm down.' This thought is the current thought, due to the feelings and attachments of greed, anger, stupidity, suspicion, and doubt."

"When studying Buddhism and Taoism in life, if this thought can be calmed, all dharmas will be empty. However, this thought is the most difficult to calm down, so all practices are very strenuous."

"The little heavenly master's thoughts are calm and his thoughts are clear. Therefore, the Arhats of the Four Fruits and the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Grounds are only in his one thought. All dharmas are empty. To him, all dharmas are accessible."

For a moment, it sounded really mysterious... Li Muxuan looked envious and said: "Then Master, how did the little Celestial Master do this?!"

Zuo Ruotong said: "This is determined by the individual's state of mind and understanding. According to Taoism, this is the innate spiritual root. According to Buddhism, this is the superior root. Innate roots cannot be admired, only acquired ones can Measure up and make up the difference!”

Acquired wisdom... Li Muxuan also spent a few days with Zhang Zhiwei and his group, so he naturally knew how hard Zhang Huaiyi, Lu Ci and others worked in practice, and they were all just trying to keep up with Zhang Zhiwei. In this way, acquired wisdom only matters. I'm afraid it's even worse.

But in fact, Zuo Ruotong said this to himself.

If you want to ask who is the first volume king in the world of one person, it has to be Zuo Menchang.

The second-in-command of the Trinity Sect, Xi Chong, and the eldest disciple Cheng Zhen, tried their best to maintain Nisheng, but they could only hold on for a day or twenty before their mind was damaged, they had a splitting headache, and could not continue.

But Zuo Ruotong insisted on maintaining it for decades.

In these decades, he worked day and night without slacking off at all, even worse than Tian Jinzhong who had not slept for decades.

If he is not the first volume king, who is?

Although Zuo Ruotong has no fruit status, some parts of him have been polished into real gold, even Zhang Zhiwei is not as good as him.

With such great perseverance, if he hadn't been deceived by Trinity Sect, Zuo Ruotong's achievements would not have been high!

Of course, saying he was cheated is an exaggeration, but he was indeed delayed.

He is a staunch seeker of the truth, but sadly, he has spent his whole life seeking magic under the lies of the Trinity Sect.

Even though in the end, his technique was close to Taoism, it was still technique after all, and it ended with regret.

But now, he is on the right path of seeking the truth, with the character and will he has honed over decades of rebirth, using the crutch of the third level of rebirth.

As long as there is enough time, the next step will be smooth sailing for Zuomen Zhang.

And what the Zuomen leader wants is not an Arhat.

This is just the Hinayana path of seeking personal liberation. In Buddhism, the biggest difference between Hinayana and Mahayana is that one is for one's own liberation, and the other is for everyone to be liberated together.

What he seeks is a avenue that can lead the entire Trinity Gate to heaven.

At this time, Li Muxuan suddenly asked: "Master, you said that the little heavenly master can calm down a single thought, so he has this state. I said, if one day, he can't calm down a single thought, what will happen?"

Zuo Ruotong said: "Then he will fall."

In the plot, Wugensheng fell into a bad situation due to some changes. He couldn't calm down and ended up causing many troubles.

Li Muxuan remembered that his master said that Zhang Zhiwei was a Bodhisattva of the ten realms, and asked:

"Then if he falls into a bad situation, will he become an Arhat?"

Zuo Ruotong shook his head, "This account is not calculated that way. No one can say what will happen to it. However, I hope that such a day will never happen."

Li Muxuan continued: "Speaking of Arhat, when the little Celestial Master broke into the mountains before, the monks of the Sanlun Sect thanked the little Celestial Master and said that he had saved Wu Man and allowed him to break his ignorance and reach the state where all five aggregates are empty. , the five aggregates are all empty, this is the attainment of Arhat!”

Zuo Ruotong nodded: "Yes!"

"But he died just after he became an Arhat. Doesn't this prove to be in vain?" Li Muxuan asked.

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other side.

"Then Wu Man died just after he became an Arhat. Isn't this proof in vain?"

Zhang Huaiyi was also asking Zhang Jingqing about this matter.

Just now, a group of them were asking Zhang Zhiwei about his mountain trek. When Zhang Zhiwei started to rush into the mountain, they were climbing the mountain and missed a lot. Of course, they had to make up for it afterwards.

The reason why they were embarrassed to ask before was because Master Zuo and his master were discussing Taoism. The discussion of the two seniors was very valuable. Zhang Zhiwei’s gossip about breaking into the mountains was naturally postponed. Now that Mr. Zuo came over, they asked stand up.

Zhang Zhiwei was not someone who liked to hide things, so he told the story.

After everyone heard that Master Mo Lun of Sanlunzong was grateful for Zhang Zhiwei's help to Wu Man and stayed out of the matter, they naturally started talking about Wu Man.

Before, they didn't think Wu Man was anything special, but after listening to Master Henglin's talk about Buddhism, they suddenly realized that Wu Man was very special.

But if he was so special, why did he go to die?

Zhang Huaiyi was puzzled. If it were him, facing Zhang Zhiwei, even if he couldn't beat him, he would fight to the death.

After all, he had finally reached that realm, how could he be willing to die before he could feel it properly?

He asked Zhang Zhiwei the reason, and Zhang Zhiwei said that if he was not decent, he would help him be decent.

Zhang Huaiyi was not satisfied with this answer, so he asked Master Zhang Jingqing again.

Zhang Jingqing said: "When he decides to die, he can see that the five aggregates are empty and attain the fruition of Arhat."

"Whether Zhiwei kills him or not, he will die. If he decides not to die, he will not be able to attain it."

Hearing this, Zhang Huaiyi was puzzled: "Is it to see that the five aggregates are empty and attain Arhat just for death? What's the point then?"

Zhang Jingqing shook his head and said: "Of course not for death, but to repay debts. Among the five aggregates, there is a line aggregate, which is related to the good and evil of greed, anger, etc., and is the function of all minds."

"If you do something wrong and owe a debt, if you don't pay the debt and don't settle the cause and effect, how can you let go of this line aggregate?"

"And the state before Arhat is called 'Anagami', also called 'non-repayment fruit', which means to pay the debt and settle the cause and effect."

"As you say It means that my life is over, my practice is established, my work is done, and I will not be reborn. This is what it means. This is also applicable to our Taoism. "

"Do you remember? The master has always warned you to pay attention to the cultivation of the mind, keep the precepts, and not to do evil by means. "

"When dealing with people, you should see the circle everywhere, have the circle everywhere, and be at ease everywhere. Practice a round and flawless state of mind, and do not leave any gaps in your heart. "

"In this way, when you pass this level in the future, you can easily pass it. "

"Otherwise, the gap is too big, and there are too many bad things you have done, and you can't pay them back. Then you can only use your life to pass this level. "

After listening to the master's words, Zhang Zhiwei remembered the lesson that the master gave him on the way to attend the birthday banquet of Old Master Lu.

At that time, there was a group of bandits who had evil intentions but did not put them into action. He wanted to kill them, but the master stopped him in order to prevent such a situation.

People may act impulsively under the interference of external factors and do things that are not in line with their hearts.

When one is independent and excludes all external factors, thinking about this matter again often leads to different results.

Just like when Lu Xun trampled on his brother's kite when he was a child, he felt guilty when he grew up. This is the gap in his heart.

Wu Manxiu's Three Treatises is actually the Mahayana path. What he seeks is definitely not just the Arhat.

If he had a master like Zhang Jingqing who taught by example, he might have continued to practice the Tao and go further and higher.

Zhang Huaiyi understood what Zhang Jingqing meant, but he still wanted to ask, with Wu Man's realm at that time, if he wanted to resist, would he have the strength to fight against his senior brother?

However, he was a smart man and knew that he would probably get a beating if he asked, so he didn't ask.

He looked at Zhang Zhiwei and actually had the answer in his heart.

Strictly speaking, Zhang Huaiyi is not a seeker of Tao, at least, he is not yet.

For seekers of Tao, supernatural powers are crutches to assist in practicing Tao.

But what Zhang Huaiyi wants now is to build a crutches that are so powerful that no one can beat him.

It would be best if this crutch could beat up his senior brother.

In this way, he might be able to let go of his obsession and walk peacefully.

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The group walked for a while and came to a place that was not on the way. Hong Yin and Zhou Meng left and went to Wudang Mountain. Zhang Zhiwei and his group also returned to Longhu Mountain.

Once they returned to Longhu Mountain, Zhang Jingqing, Yi Qian and others began to get busy. After all, the matter of Tiantai Sect was not small, and they had to make some arrangements and aftermath.

Others began to retreat. Before crossing the mountain, Zhang Zhiwei preached in the inn, and after crossing the mountain, Henglin Dashun preached Buddhism. These were all gains. They had to retreat to sort out what they had gained and digest it.

Even Lu Ci temporarily put aside his great cause of hoeing the land and began to retreat seriously.

Zhang Zhiwei leaped to the top of Tianmen Mountain.

The crooked tree on the top of the mountain sensed his arrival and quickly waved its branches, making a rustling sound to welcome him.

After not seeing it for a few days, the tree has become more luxuriant than before. The charred part of the bottom of the trunk that was struck by lightning has sprouted new buds, and even the crooked trunk has been straightened, making it look brand new.

Zhang Zhiwei walked over and stroked the branches and leaves with his hand.

The leaves of the crooked tree immediately came over and grabbed his hand like a human hand, with very light force, as if afraid of offending him.

"Hello, hello!" Zhang Zhiwei shook his hand.

The crooked tree also imitated his movements and shook its branches, just like two people shaking hands and greeting each other.

It is already quite spiritual. Given time, it may not be impossible to give birth to its own wisdom... Zhang Zhiwei still takes good care of this little tree that he accidentally created.

Then, he began to sit cross-legged under the tree and think, carefully filtering his thoughts, to organize those scattered inspirations and turn them into gains.

While he was meditating, the crooked tree behind him shook gently. The leaves rubbed against each other without making any sound. Countless stars slowly fell from the leaves, hanging down like a curtain, isolating Zhang Zhiwei from it.

Instantly, the sound of the wind on the top of the mountain disappeared, and the chirping of insects around also disappeared. It isolated a place for Zhang Zhiwei to meditate without being disturbed and absolutely quiet.

Zhang Zhiwei continued to meditate with his eyes closed, and this sitting lasted until late at night.

The moon was shining brightly, and the sky was full of stars. Zhang Zhiwei continued to think, but at the same time, he also separated a wisp of consciousness and began to operate the Saint Thief to absorb the starlight and moonlight from the three treasures of heaven.

For a while, the moonlight was as bright as water, and the wind blew, as if it could blow ripples, and the starlight turned into bits of stardust and scattered.

Zhang Zhiwei sat cross-legged in the seeds of moonlight and starlight, and his chest and abdomen rose and fell regularly. With every breath, the moonlight and starlight entered his body.

The crooked tree behind him was also shrouded in the moonlight and starlight. Although it could not absorb it directly, bathing in it also had great benefits.

Until the next day, the morning light was dim, the moonlight and starlight dissipated, and the sun appeared.

Zhang Zhiwei absorbed the same amount of Sun Essence as he had absorbed last night, and then stopped breathing.

Sun Essence is good, but he cannot be greedy. What he wants is the balance of the three treasures in his body. Too much sun exposure will cause drought.

He finished his meditation, and the crooked tree behind him also put away the "curtain" that had fallen down, and the trunk swayed slightly, like a puppy wagging its tail.

Zhang Zhiwei waved goodbye to the tree, turned around and went down Tianmen Mountain and returned to the Tianshi Mansion.

At this time, his fellow disciples were in the morning class, and he skipped class as usual and found Zhou Sheng.

The boy was lying on a stone slab, with a lotus leaf covering his face, sleeping in the sun.

Although Zhang Zhiwei's Qi could not be sensed, he did not deliberately hide his movements, and Zhou Sheng heard his footsteps.

Zhou Sheng pulled off the lotus leaf on his face, blocked the sunlight with his hands, squinted his eyes, and saw that the person coming was Zhang Zhiwei, so he quickly got up to greet him.

"Are you not going to the morning class?" Zhang Zhiwei asked.

Zhou Sheng scratched his head and laughed, "Hehehe, when I was in Wudang Mountain, I never attended morning classes!"

Zhang Zhiwei nodded: "You are right, who would attend morning classes?"

Zhou Sheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Senior Brother Zhang is really a fellow traveler!"

Zhang Zhiwei did not comment: "Did anything unexpected happen last night?"

"After the treatment yesterday, everything was fine!" Zhou Sheng said.

"Do you have a solution for this disease?" Zhang Zhiwei asked.

Zhou Sheng said: "My disease is caused by the interference of the solar terms in the outside world, and it is the interference of heaven and earth to me. As long as I don't use Tiantong Qimen for a period of time, the self-regulation mechanism of the body will slowly put the disordered Qi back to normal..."

"I mean a permanent solution!" Zhang Zhiwei said.

Zhou Sheng said in a deep voice: "Unless you stop using Tiantong Qimen."

"Then do you want to give up?" Zhang Zhiwei asked.

Zhou Sheng thought for a while and said, "It doesn't matter whether you give up or not. In fact, I practice this Qimen not for a strong fighting method."

"What I want is to understand the changes in this world and master the changes in this world, and this Qimen is just a tool for me to control these changes."

"Brother Zhang, don't worry, I won't be obsessed with this tool and disregard my own life."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhiwei smiled and said, "Since you have this idea, we can continue to talk."