Chapter 329
The position of the head of the branch requires both ability and virtue. Ability means being proficient in the Qingyuan Daoism, and virtue means being appreciated by the immortals.
Li Si does not meet both conditions. Although he has practiced the Qingyuan Dan method, he is stuck at the last step and has not yet refined a life-saving elixir.
As for virtue, although he treats the disciples in the temple well and actively preaches the Dao, his shallow blessings and virtues have not been recognized by the three Dharma-spreading immortals.
This is not because the three Dharma-spreading immortals are only polite and virtuous, but in their eyes, Li Si and all the Taoists are all disciples of Qingyuan, without the distinction of superiors and subordinates.
For this reason, Li Si's hard work for the Qingyuan Temple in Yanshan cannot be regarded as having virtue.
In short, the Qingyuan Temple in Yanshan has no formal organization, but is just a place where Taoists with the name of Qingyuan live scattered.
The positions recommended by the internal candidates will naturally not be recognized by the Qingyuan Dao lineage.
This is a very reasonable way of judgment. Otherwise, several Taoists can get together to select the head of the Dao lineage, and the Secret Realm Daomen will have the chaos of too many heads long ago.
Therefore, even if Zhou Yuan was not there, Li Si would not have the chance to be the head of the branch.
The three Dharma masters would only suspend the branch and grant the position to the qualified disciples when they appeared.
But Li Si did not know the inside story and only thought that Zhou Yuan was born extraordinary and blessed with good fortune, so he was treated preferentially everywhere.
Fortunately, he could distinguish the pros and cons in his heart and knew that Zhou Yuan was treated preferentially, which was also a good thing for him.
After all, the three Dharma masters have not changed for many years, and it is better to ask Zhou Yuan for care than to ask them for blessings.
But he is a human being after all, and he also has envy and jealousy. How can he really turn a blind eye to all kinds of preferential treatment and maintain a heart of inaction?
So he still couldn't help but take the opportunity to express all his doubts.
"Three Dharma Masters, since I entered the Dao, I have seen that you have been fair and selfless in everything you do. Why do you favor Brother Zhou too much?
Is it possible that the Dao Heart that we have cultivated through human training is far different from Brother Zhou's natural Dao Heart? Otherwise, why don't you show me kindness?"
"Wulian Tianzun, please forgive me. After all, I have not eliminated my worldly thoughts and still have selfish desires.
But I am devoted to the Dao only to seek solutions. For this reason, I dare not secretly complain or hide things, for fear that the demons in my heart will grow and accidentally disrupt my Qingyuan Dao veins.
Please also ask the three Dharma Masters to teach me so that I can cleanse my Dao Heart and not be delusional."
Li Si dared to speak out his worries. Seeking solutions openly and honestly is the result of a clear Dao Heart.
This kind of mind is far superior to those who secretly complain and hide things, dare not disobey the gift of the Lord, and only dare to be jealous of their colleagues.
The three Dharma Masters were not surprised to hear this, and Zhou Yuan never tired of listening to it.
"Shan, you only seek to understand, not to be fair, and you have understood my true meaning of Qingyuan.
Everything in the world contains yin and yang, and so does fairness. What we give is the grandfather outside, and your virtue is the inner fairness.
People's hearts are complex and different. If you only seek the outside without cultivating the inside, how can you be fair? Only when the inside and the outside are unified and the inside reflects the outside can it be fair."
"Zhou Yuan has a sincere heart, pure truth, and a vow of Tao. These are not given by heaven, but a sincere heart, unrepentant self-righteousness, and a determination to always stick to his original intention.
He has what you don't have, which means he has superb cultivation, You still have some shortcomings, so we act impartially and let him take on the important task, leaving you to practice with peace of mind. "
"If not, how can we be fair? We treat everyone equally and send people who have just entered the Tao to guard the dangerous place and send them to the evil dragon for a feast?
Don't just see the position and ignore the danger. Since we have opened a temple to teach art, we should be careful and uphold the right way.
Only by upholding the right and maintaining fairness can we ensure the orderly inheritance of our Qingyuan Taoism. "
The words of Qingyuan Zhenren completely untied Li Si's knot. He did not ask for the same preferential treatment, but only for the Tao heart.
Today, he said the selfishness in his heart, and Zhenren not only did not blame him but also explained the reason, so that he finally saw his true nature and dispelled his false thoughts.
"Master, Brother Zhou Dao, I have realized that Dao is the wisdom eye and the heart of heaven, and it is the true nature and virtue.
The gate of Xuanpin is the root of heaven and earth. Seeing Dao with eyes and caring about unlocking it, Yin and Yang are the leaders of heaven, earth and man, and life after life shows the true nature."
"Now I swear to reflect the true nature and no longer bury my head in self-deception.
Heaven and earth and man are witnesses. I was born in the secret realm, and I was wise and brave. They were all given by the secret realm, not by my heart.
I wish to seek Dao all my life, and I will never regret it in life or death. I will not give up because of the amount of strength, but only seek the truth of my nature."
Li Si sat cross-legged on the ground, and a virtual pill appeared on the top of his head, and then it shone brightly, and the true nature appeared.
At the same time, he also obtained the Dao oath state, but his Dao oath was different from Zhou Yuan's.
Zhou Yuan's Dao oath was to not regret his own Dao, increase the effect of Dao skills, and reduce the mana consumption of Dao skills.
His Dao oath was to abide by the Dao heart, increase the speed of practicing Dao skills, and weaken the effect of Dao skills after breaking the oath.
Li Si was finally able to achieve the Life and Death Pill on his own.
Although Zhou Yuan lost a chance to show favor, he was not dissatisfied.
On the contrary, he thought it was better this way. The external Dan Qi was achieved in one go, which might not be as good as the unity of life and death as this True Pill.
The three Dharma Masters smiled at Li Si for the first time, and all nodded and stroked their beards with great satisfaction.
"You are very good. The Life and Death Pill contains the nature and life.
You took the opportunity to transform the Dao oath into the nature and integrate it into the True Pill. Although it will tighten the foundation of the True Pill and violate the oath, it will disrupt the Dao. Without that pure True Pill, you will be perfect.
But fortune and disaster depend on each other. If you can keep your oath, you can also enjoy the blessing of the Dao oath, which will help your future practice."
"Thank you for your guidance, and thank you Brother Zhou Dao for leading me into the Dao."
After Li Si took back the Life and Death Pill, he did not stand up, but sat down and bowed, and bowed to the three Dharma Masters and Zhou Yuan in turn.
The three Dharma Masters accepted it without regret, and Zhou Yuan hurried forward to help him up.
"Master, you can't do this. Everything I do is for myself, not to help you. You have realized your true nature and passed the test of the Tao because of your own accumulation.
If I pass on the energy of your true elixir, it is okay for you to thank me; if you have accumulated a lot and discovered your true nature, how can you thank me, a person who has no merit? "
What Zhou Yuan said did not change Li Si's mind. He sincerely thanked Zhou Yuan.
If Zhou Yuan hadn't appeared to disturb his Dao mind, he wouldn't have been able to untie the knot in his heart and break it and stand up again.
"Although Brother Tao did not do it intentionally, he also benefited me a lot.
Besides, Brother Dao has been blessed with endless blessings, and I have benefited from it. I will keep this kindness in my heart and never forget it. "
As soon as Li Sizhen's elixir was completed, he suddenly felt that the world is vast and there is hope for him to seek enlightenment in the future. He no longer had to waste time.
These changes were all caused by Zhou Yuan's entry into Buddhism. For this reason, he regarded Zhou Yuan as a helper and a fellow Taoist.
"Thank you for your sincerity. If Brother Dao suffers a setback at the Dao Meridian Branch, please inform me. I will put on my armor again and help Brother Dao fight."
"Don't worry, Headmaster, whoever dares to bully me, Qingyuan Dao, I will ask you to come out and seek justice as soon as possible."
"Hahaha... Okay, from now on, you and I will be in charge of the Taoist Academy and Yanshan Qingyuan Temple, and we will help each other promote my name of Qingyuan."
Li Si's happiness didn't last long before he encountered new troubles.
Master Qingyuan may not see his disciple's arrogance, or he may be impartial and impartial. When he saw Li Si achieve the true elixir of life, he talked about the follow-up path.
"Li Si, now that you have obtained the true elixir of life, you should consider which path to practice.
My Qingyuan Dan method can seek the three ways of Danyuan, Jindan and Hunyuan. You can go to the Tao Palace of the three sects to seek the method by yourself. "
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