The national teacher does not practice

Chapter 373 A unique reborn person (please subscribe)
  Before entering the place where the temple stood, Ji Pingan imagined countless possibilities.

He even thought about whether there was some danger here that could threaten his life - although there was no warning in the deduction, the deduction may not be accurate.

Therefore, before entering, he asked Liuli "are you ready?" The deeper meaning of that sentence was:
  There may be danger ahead, you can choose to wait outside.

Liuli understood, so she chose to nod, which showed that she was willing to live and die with Ji Ping'an, just like she was slapped to death by the Lord Buddha before...

It was also her persistence as a monk.

Practitioners are seekers of the Tao. The Tao is ahead, so why should there be any reason to retreat?
  It is said that if you hear the Tao in the morning, you can die in the evening.

So before the two came in, they were prepared for a tough battle.

But the sudden development of things caught people off guard. Ji Ping'an never expected that there was a living person in the polar region, and he was his former senior brother!

……

"Big...senior brother?!"

When Ji Ping'an shouted these words, not only Liuli, who was ready for battle next to him, almost staggered.

Even Xingzhi Zhenren, who turned his back to everyone and pretended to be the big boss, was stunned.

The appearance of Master Xingzhi is not much different from that of the past, but he is much older than Ji Ping'an remembers.

He was wrapped in a black robe, and his gray hair was scattered. His facial features were weathered, his eyes were brown, and his beard was messy under his chin. It could be vaguely seen that he was also a handsome man when he was young.

As the former "head" of the Shoushan Sword Sect, Master Xingzhi also has his name in the history books.

It was just because Liyang was too dazzling that it was relatively dim, but Ji Ping'an knew very well that his senior brother was actually the real "seeker."

Also an outstanding genius.

Compared with fame, wealth, grudges, and even immortality, what Xingzhi Zhenren cares about most is always the pursuit of the Tao itself.

Back then, when Li Yang was just a young man and had just joined the Shoushan Sword Sect, Li Yang felt extremely depressed for a long time because his family was robbed.

And Xing Zhi, who came to the mountain gate earlier than him, gave this junior brother meticulous care.

Even for a long period of time, Xingzhi played the role of not only a senior brother, but also a master.

For example, Ji Ping'an's understanding of the "mantra" for spiritual practice. The words of the mantra itself are not important, but the rhythm of the song is important... This is what Xing Zhi secretly told him one night in the past.

During that time thousands of years ago, every evening after the teacher’s lecture.

Xing Zhi would carry the food and wine brought from the canteen, take Li Yang and sit on the thatched roof of the sect house to make up lessons and explain the great ways to him.

"What is the purpose of seeking Tao?" asked the young Xingzhi.

The young man Li Yang ate so much that his mouth was full of oil. He thought about it and said, "Immortality?"

"That's a big mistake, please answer again."

"strength?"

"Superficial, let's talk about it."

"Fame and fortune?"

"Junior brother...you are also from a big family, what else are you missing?" Xingzhi held his forehead.

Li Yang smiled and said: "It can't be for the truth."

Xing Zhi had a serious look on his face, with piety in his eyes, and pointed at the stars and the universe:

"Of course it's for the truth!"

Li Yang still remembers that at that time, Xing Zhi's eyes were filled with light, and his whole person was more dazzling than the stars in the sky.

Ji Ping'an has lived for a thousand years and has seen as many monks as there are grains of sand in the Ganges River, but few are as pure as his senior brother.

Although the other monks are also pursuing the way of heaven, they have more concerns.

Such as life span, relatives and friends, sect inheritance, Taoist mantle, Ji Ping'an entered the divine treasure for two generations, but the reason why he exhausted the stars was to find a way to return home.

Ordinary people always have fantasies, thinking that Li Yang and the Great Zhou Imperial Master only achieved great achievements by pursuing the Tao.

But Ji Ping'an knew that he was just a layman.

He was never a pure seeker.

But actions and actions are.

It's just like what the master of the past, the old master of Shoushan of the previous generation, said with emotion when he commented on his fellow disciples.

It is said that Li Yang will have great achievements, while Xing Zhi is like an "ancient Qi practitioner".

At this time, Taoist Xingzhi, who had a vicissitude of expression, saw the man and woman standing in the square outside the temple. He was stunned for a moment, and then became vigilant:
  "Who are you waiting for?"

He didn't know these two people.

At this moment, the Taoist sutra in Ji Ping'an's sleeve suddenly vibrated, and a force was tossing crazily, as if it was about to fly out.

Ji Ping'an tore it open and saw a sword light suddenly shot out from his sleeve.

The sword light condensed into a woman in a yellow dress with a round face and a Yao Qin on her back!
  The first mountain sword spirit, Huang Ying!
  Huang Ying was floating in the air in a daze, staring at the man in front of her, her expression changing wonderfully.

And Taoist Xingzhi's eyes suddenly became brighter.

"Xingzhi!" Huang Ying rushed over excitedly.

"Are you really Li Yang?" Taoist Xingzhi strode past Huang Ying and walked to Ji Ping'an, filled with excitement and disbelief.

Huang Ying was disappointed:? ?
  ……

……

After a cup of tea.

After verifying their identities and recognizing each other, the two parties finally calmed down their excitement and sat on the floor on the futon in the main hall of the temple.

Ji Pingan and Liuli sat side by side.

The weapon spirit Huang Ying stood silently in a corner of the palace, squatting next to a pillar and facing the wall. Behind him, the unshaven Master Xingzhi rubbed his hands and explained with a look of shame:

"Yingzi, please listen to my explanation. I didn't mean to ignore you..."

puff...

Looking at this scene, Liuli couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The tense atmosphere of the entire expedition was gone. The female Bodhisattva quietly glanced at Ji Pingan, pursed her lips, smiled and asked in a low voice:
  "Your senior brother is quite interesting."

Although the two are contemporaries, Liuli doesn't know much about Xingzhi and has little in common.

Ji Ping'an also couldn't laugh or cry, and whispered:
  "Senior brother has an easy-going personality."

It’s also a bit unseemly, otherwise I wouldn’t have adapted the sect’s general practice method into a song…

"cough--"

At this time, Master Xingzhi finally persuaded Yingzi to come back with his earnest words. He walked up to the two of them, glanced at them with an ambiguous expression, and said:

"I heard back then that something seemed to be going on between you two, but I didn't expect it to be true. They were actually getting together after they were reborn."

Liuli's cheeks turned red, and she pretended to be angry: "Taoist Master, be careful! I and Li Yang are just here together, there is no..."

"I understand." Master Xingzhi said with a smile, "You are just pure friends."

"..." Liuli was frustrated. She always felt that she was being blamed by a strange person, but there was no evidence.

Ji Ping'an smiled bitterly. He didn't expect that his senior brother's character would still be the same after so many years. He took a deep breath and finally asked the question he had been holding back for a long time:

"Senior brother, why are you here? Also, where is this place?"

He has accumulated too many questions.

At this time, Liuli and Huang Ying also pricked up their ears and looked over.

Seeing this, Xingzhi Zhenren, who was wearing a black robe and had a vicissitudes of expression, also restrained his impropriety. He sat cross-legged opposite the two of them and looked at them deeply:

"You don't know what is here, and it really surprises me that you were the first to break in. Answer me a question first. Is there anyone else outside who wants to come in? Are there any strong enemies?"

His tone was serious.

Ji Pingan shook his head and said:

"Strictly speaking, there is another Taoist priest who accidentally obtained a golden bamboo slip and came here, but his cultivation level is very low. As for the powerful people in Jiuzhou today, they should not be aware of the changes here."

Then, he briefly explained that he was reborn and came back to confront Buddhism, and was attacked and killed by the contemporary Buddhist master.

According to some clues obtained, I escaped here.

He spoke very briefly and did not explain the details. After all, he wanted to explain clearly and couldn't finish it in a moment.

"Is Buddhism so arrogant today?"

Xing Zhi was stunned for a moment, but he didn't ask for details. Instead, he took a deep look at Liuli again and said with a smile:

"Originally I was a little hesitant, but since you, a Bodhisattva, betrayed Buddhism for my junior brother, you are considered my own family, so there is no need to be shy."

Liuli gritted her teeth, feeling that this Taoist priest was so disgusting.

Ji Ping'an smiled. The purpose of explaining the process was to remind his senior brother that there was no need to avoid Liuli.

The reason why Mr. Xingzhi just joked frequently was due to his personality, but more importantly, it was due to temptation.

In this way, he tested whether the next secret could be told to Liuli.

At this time, he received a positive answer, and Taoist Xingzhi finally put down his guard, thought for a moment, and laughed at himself:
  "Suddenly I don't know where to start talking about it."

Ji Ping'an took out the golden bamboo slip, placed it on the ground, and said:

"Let's start with this."

Taoist Xingzhi nodded, he recalled a little, old times appeared in his eyes, and said:

"You know, I have been obsessed with seeking the Tao since I was a child, but I caught up in the troubled times when the demon and human clans were fighting, and because of this, I was delayed. I had to work hard for the continuation of the sect. You were wanted back then, and after we separated, I Then he returned to Shoushan, but it was a pity that due to the fierce situation, he was unable to continue the sect."

He laughed self-deprecatingly:
  "As the leader, I failed. But as a monk, after the sect disappeared, I became free. Since you have found Yingzi, you should know the trajectory of my last period of life."

Ji Pingan nodded:
  "Huang Ying said that you accidentally obtained a golden bamboo slip and embarked on the road to find the footprints of Taoist Master. Later I also found the Qi Practitioner's Cave in Lanzhou and saw the words on the stone door."

Xingzhi said unexpectedly: "Have you found it?"

Yes, they even set off a cannon... Ji Ping'an said shamefully: "But then we lost the clue."

Master Xingzhi said:

"It's normal that you can't find it. I traced it all the way back then, and then took the initiative to erase my traces. As you know, I accidentally discovered that Tao Zun once traveled across Kyushu while studying the relics left by ancient Qi practitioners. Therefore, he began to collect those golden bamboo slips, trying to follow the footsteps of ancient saints and find the road.

But I didn’t expect that the more I collected, the more mysteries appeared in front of me. I discovered that as early as in the long history, in the era when Qi practitioners were popular, there were already some pioneers who tried to follow the footsteps of the saints, and even Accompanied by some fighting and fighting. "

Ji Ping'an thought of the cave in Yuezhou and said:
  "I once accidentally obtained a bamboo slip stained with the blood of the great demon of Shenzang. It was also hidden in the ancient Qi practitioner's cave, but only half of it was found."

Master Xingzhi was not surprised and sighed:

"This should be caused by the struggle between ancient strong men. In the process of searching, I was shocked to find that the saint existed much earlier than we know. Li Yang, you may not believe this, but it is true. Regarding the appearance of the saint, The time may be longer than you expect..."

Ji Pingan said:
  "I believe. I know that the ancient saints were not the first people to obtain the Book of Heaven, as in the legends. Instead, they appeared as early as in the extremely distant and uncivilized era of mankind."

Master Xingzhi, who was about to give a long speech, was stunned:

"You knew already?"

Ji Pingan nodded obediently.

"...It seems that you have more secrets than I thought," Xingzhi smiled:

“That’s fine, it will make conversation easier.

As you said, I was shocked to discover this truth back then, and I could not contain my excitement. In my judgment, these golden bamboo slips should have been left behind by Tao Zun when he walked through Kyushu for the last time many years after he taught the Dharma. .

During that trip, Taoist Master deliberately stopped in some places in the world and left behind these bamboo slips. At the same time, he also did some other things. "

"for example?"

"For example, moving mountains and seas, adjusting the mountains and rivers of Kyushu, making this land more suitable for cultivation, and making the formation that covers the entire world more stable." Xing Zhizhen's words were astonishing.

Ji Ping'an frowned:
  "What do you mean? Senior brother, are you saying that the places where the Taoist Master walks and stays are all nodes of the local earth line?"

Master Xingzhi nodded:

"That's right, remember Qixia Town? The spiritual element there was extremely rich back then, and the other nodes were similar.

Of course, the mountains and rivers will change due to the changes of the times, so some nodes have been exhausted. In short, I have reason to infer that Dao Zun’s last tour of Kyushu had this purpose. "

Liuli couldn't help but ask:
  "Then what do you mean by 'the formation that covers the world'?"

Master Xingzhi smiled, but did not explain immediately, but recalled slowly:

"Back then, I was just as confused as you. So, I tried to find the answer from the bamboo slips I collected.

I tried various methods to decipher the symbols on them, and found that the information left on each bamboo slip was extremely similar and pointed to this place, so in the last period of my life, I came to the Pole alone.

But I didn't find any answers here. It was completely white, with only wind and snow, and nothing else. "

Ji Ping'an was not surprised:
  "This is normal. Even if there are no clues about the bamboo slips, many powerful people have visited the polar regions in history. If there was anything, it would have been discovered long ago."

Master Xingzhi sighed:
  "Yes, so I stood in the polar snow and wondered what was wrong. Later I came to the answer that the time was wrong. I came to the right place at the wrong time. And by that time my life span had already expired. It’s the end.”

Liuli was curious: "What then?"

Master Xingzhi said of course:
  "So I chose to die here. I dug a deep hole in the Pole and buried myself."

He looked at the confused three people with a smile and said:

"Otherwise? Even if time flows slower in the polar regions, I didn't have much life left back then. No matter how you calculate it, it's impossible to live until now."

Ji Pingan said:
  "But senior brother, you are indeed alive now. You are living in your original body. Instead of being reborn after death and taking a new body like us."

Master Xingzhi shook his head and suddenly asked with a smile:
  "How are you sure that I am not a reborn person?"

……

It’s a bit difficult to write because it’s a puzzle to solve.

(End of this chapter)