Confucian Cultivator Under One Person

Feng Xingtong: "..."

Sure enough, it was right to fear Fu Yuan. Not only the spirit in his body, but even he himself began to fear him.

It's only been a few words, and you've already exposed all the secrets of his family?

Fu Yuan ignored his reaction and continued, "Let's get back to the topic. Why do people have laws? Lao Tzu said in the Tao Te Ching: There are four great things in the world: the Tao is great, the sky is great, the earth is great, and the king is great!

"The divine and clear understanding of things lies within the person. When a person can "divinely and clear understanding of things," he is a king! Therefore, the four great things in the world are called "great" because they have divine beings!"

Feng Xingtong was attracted by Fu Yuan's topic: "God?"

Fu Yuan nodded and said, "This god is not a spirit. To humans, the gods are called 'primordial spirits'! Whether it is a 'god of horses', a 'guardian spirit', or a 'jumping boy with a planchette', the purpose is to invite a spirit to possess the body.

When a spirit possesses a person, it must wrap around the soul of the person being possessed in order to control the physical body. However, the human soul likes to be in control and is unwilling to be controlled. Therefore, when the spirit possesses the person, the person's head will shake, and even the whole body will vibrate until the soul is completely wrapped and the body is controlled by the outside world.

No matter it is the spirits cultivated from the Qi of animals or the spirit bodies transformed after human death, they have no "gods", but only "spirits". Your family's spirit-binding and general-sending devices can bind all spirits, but they cannot bind living people, nor can they bind the heaven and earth. The key must lie in the control of one's own "primordial spirit"!

The reason why gods can resist but cannot resist completely is that although gods are also "spirits", in the final analysis, there is still a "god", but this god is the legitimate god of heaven and earth.

If you were in the divine realm where the gods have ordained you, you would definitely not be able to be detained."

Feng Xingtong seemed to be thinking about something, and then asked curiously, "Why are you telling me this?"

Chapter 74: Catching a Fairy for Fun

Confucianism is a doctrine and an idea, but Confucianism is a religion, one of the three religions along with Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.

Since it is a religion, there must be a supreme God.

It’s surprising, right? The supreme god of Confucianism is actually “Haotian Shangdi”. This title was first seen in the Shang Dynasty and established in the Zhou Dynasty. Its sources are "Shangshu" and "Book of Songs".

In the view of Confucianism, Haotian God is not only the master of nature, but also the embodiment of morality and justice. In Confucian rituals, Haotian God is the supreme master of heaven, earth, nature, and the country, and the supreme god.

On the contrary, the supreme gods of Taoism are actually the "Three Pure Ones", namely Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun, Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, and Taiqing Daode Tianzun.

As for "Hongjun Laozu", it is actually a fabrication of the novel "Investiture of the Gods". Mainstream Taoism does not recognize Hongjun Laozu as a Taoist god, let alone the supreme god.

……

Feng Xingtong looked at Fu Yuan curiously.

Thanks to Fu Yuan's great spirit, which is naturally resistant to all "spirits" in the world, Feng Xingtong naturally felt pressure and threat when facing Fu Yuan.

So throughout the entire Luotian Ceremony, Feng Xingtong avoided Fu Yuan.

He could hit it off with Zhang Chulan right away, and could chat and laugh with other people, but he avoided Fu Yuan. His attitude was so obvious that Feng Xingtong didn't believe that Fu Yuan couldn't see it.

But today, Fu Yuan was waiting for him at the door and said these words to him. Feng Xingtong was naturally very curious about the reason.

Facing Feng Xingtong's question, Fu Yuan said calmly, "If I want to use you, I have to build some connections and make some investments first."

Feng Xingtong: "...Use me?"

Can such words be said so openly?

"That's right!" Fu Yuan nodded and said, "I'll give you enough benefits first. When the time comes, you can still refuse me, right?"

Feng Xingtong probably didn't expect Fu Yuan to speak so frankly, and felt shocked: "Then...what if I only take the benefits and don't help you?"

Fu Yuan said indifferently, "Whatever! Cultivation, after all, is about cultivating the mind. As long as you feel comfortable with it, that's fine!"

Feng Xingtong: "..."

Fu Yuan smiled and tapped Feng Xingtong's chest, saying, "I can see that you have virtue, trust, and sincerity in your heart. Thanks to Confucian rule, some things have long been engraved in our bones!"

Feng Xingtong suddenly felt flattered and said modestly, "You're too kind."

Fu Yuan smiled, patted his shoulder, and said, "Spiritual sounds good, but in the eyes of Confucianism, it is just some "evil spirits" and "strange and supernatural" things.

When dealing with these things, one must remain unaffected and maintain one's own self. "Holding the spirit and maintaining tranquility" is essential, but "correct faith and correct thoughts" are also indispensable. That's why I say that your family's spirit-binding and general-dispatching methods are primarily focused on "spirit," supplemented by "intention."

Other factions that deal with spirits will only choose one spirit, but your family can summon and dispatch spirits at will, with no limit on the number... This is somewhat similar to my Haoran Qi. If your Qi does not contain a strong intention, you cannot practice this thing.

When the mind is focused, Qi is generated, and when Qi is generated, strength is manifested."

Feng Xingtong was silent for a long time after listening to this, and then he said, "Fu Yuan, thank you. This is the first time I have such a clear understanding of my family's Ju Ling Qian Jiang."

Fu Yuanle said: "Then are you willing to let me use you once?"

Feng Xingtong also smiled, at least on the surface he was no longer reserved, and said, "You have to let me know what you are going to do, right?"

Fu Yuan thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know how to become an immortal?"

Feng Xingtong's eyes widened, then he burst out laughing. "I'm convinced! You're truly a man who never stops shocking people. You've shocked me so many times with your words... Becoming an immortal? Each sect has its own philosophy. It seems there's no single standard."

Having said this, Feng Xingtong paused for a moment and continued, "However, no matter what their respective philosophies are, the importance of honing one's life is universally acknowledged."

Fu Yuan smiled and said, "In fact, the 'dual cultivation of nature and life' was proposed by Quanzhen Dandao. Going back further, the Huangting Neijing only focused on cultivating the spirit, but it was too difficult to enlighten the spirit, so there was the idea of ​​cultivating nature and cultivating life... Oops, I've gone off topic.

I don’t know how to become an immortal, but Zhuangzi has described the state of being an immortal.

Feng Xingtong said somewhat weakly, "Are the topics you talk about always so scary? Did Zhuangzi say that? Was it Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly?"

"No, Zhuang Zhou dreamed of the butterfly, but only of the spirit." Fu Yuan shook his head and told a story:

The gist is this: Zhuangzi was walking in the mountains when he saw a large tree with lush branches and leaves. Woodcutters stopped by the tree but didn't start to cut it down. When he asked them why, the woodcutters said, "It's useless."

Zhuangzi came out of the mountains and stayed at a friend's house. His friend was happy and asked his servant to kill a goose to entertain him. However, one goose could caw and the other could not, and the servant didn't know which one to kill (geese are guards and are useful if they can caw and bite people).

The owner said, "Kill the one that can't bark."

The big trees in the mountains were able to live out their natural lives because they were not good enough to be used as timber. The owner's geese were also killed because they were not good enough to be used as timber.

Feng Xingtong was surprised and asked, "I've read this story before. Isn't this Zhuangzi's theory of 'usefulness' and 'uselessness'? What does it have to do with the state of becoming an immortal?"

Fu Yuan said, "It's somewhere between being a talent and not being a talent. It seems to be in harmony with the Great Dao, but it's not truly in harmony with it. This is the state after becoming an immortal!"

Feng Xingtong was puzzled.

Fu Yuan explained: "Those who are truly in harmony with the Great Dao are no longer called 'immortals', but 'gods', the gods of heaven and earth.

Where there is gathering, there is separation; where there is success, there is destruction; sharp edges will be met with setbacks, the prominent will be overthrown, the capable will suffer losses, the virtuous will be plotted against, and the incompetent will be bullied.

According to the Taoist practice philosophy, only by following nature and obeying the Tao can one be in harmony with the Tao.

Think about it, if a person completely follows the Great Dao, with all his personality traits erased and all his emotions submerged, yet he maintains a will without joy or sorrow, anger or worry, love or hate, desire or demand, would that be considered "becoming an immortal"?

Feng Xingtong said in a confused tone, "What's the point of being an immortal like this?"

Fu Yuan spread his hands and said, "It's just boring. So after becoming an immortal for a long time, the remaining will will naturally be erased and become part of the Great Dao... Just like the gust of wind that just passed by, maybe it was the will of an immortal from long ago that was erased."

Feng Xingtong swallowed hard and whispered, "Fu Yuan, what you said is too scary."

Fu Yuan smiled and said, "Scary? Then you should regard becoming an immortal as a kind of transcendence, a will above the fifth dimension, an existence that is incomprehensible."

"Could it be that... you want to use me to do something with this kind of existence?"

Fu Yuan grabbed Feng Xingtong's neck and said, "Do you want to try catching a fairy together and have some fun?"

Feng Xingtong was completely dumbfounded.

Fu Yuan let go of Feng Xingtong, patted his shoulder, and said, "Think about it carefully, but before that, you must first master your own methods thoroughly!"

After saying that, he left on his own.

Feng Xingtong was left alone, standing there stupidly. After a long time, someone patted his shoulder and asked, "Why are you standing there like an idiot?"

Feng Xingtong was so frightened that she almost jumped up. After coming to her senses, she said, "Sister, you almost scared me to death!"

The person who came was Feng Xingtong's sister, Feng Shayan, who asked, "Why are you so scared? What did you do?"

Feng Xingtong seemed to have found someone to confide in, and quickly said, "Sister, you don't know, Fu Yuan just found me and told me..."

Halfway through his speech, Feng Xingtong suddenly got stuck, not knowing whether he should continue.

Feng Shayan was bewildered: "What? Didn't Dad tell us to stay away from Fu Yuan?"

Feng Xingtong thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. I'd better ask Dad first and then see if I should tell you."

"Tsk, little brat, you still have secrets!"

Feng Shayan disdainfully pushed Feng Xingtong away and said, "Get out of the way! It's my turn to compete... I didn't expect Fu Yuan to admit defeat. I wanted to meet him again on the field to get back some face for my Feng family!"

After saying that, he no longer paid any attention to Feng Xingtong and went into the arena on his own.

Chapter 75 Testing

Fu Yuan knew that Quan Xing would come to the Tianshi Mansion to cause trouble, but he had no idea when.

After the morning's competition ended, Fu Yuan walked around in the crowd and met a few people who needed to change their appearance, but he didn't find his target.

Quan Xing seems to have a person called "Thousand Faces Man" who can perfectly copy the appearance, voice and body shape of other people, and can even disguise multiple people at the same time.

But in the final analysis, this ability is to interfere with other people's external senses, such as eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind, by releasing special Qi.

However, when a person can achieve the state of "Xi Yi", or do not see or hear anything that is not proper... In this state, he is no longer limited to seeing with the eyes and hearing with the ears, but sees and hears with the heart more deeply...

Understand with your heart!

Interference with external senses will naturally have no effect.

Therefore, Fu Yuan's inner cognition clearly revealed the Thousand Faces Man's methods.

Fu Yuan did not find Lu Liang in disguise. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that Lu Liang had not yet fully mastered the Shuangquan Hand, so he simply gave up forcing him.

……

In the afternoon match, Fu Yuan focused on the match between Zhuge Qing and Wang Ye.

To be honest, if you are not in the Qimen Bureau and do not personally feel the changes in the Qi in the bureau, you will not be able to see the mystery of the duel between the two sorcerers.

The only thing that could be seen was the two of them casting all kinds of spells, making the scene quite chaotic. Anyway, Fu Yuan was just there to watch the fun.

I don’t know whether Wang Ye really understood it or not, but Zhuge Qing was completely crushed and didn’t even know why he lost.

After the match between these two, there was nothing else to watch.

Fu Yuan found Du Xiaozhai and wandered around the mountain until the evening, when he suddenly decided to go down the mountain.

"It's so late, why do you want to go down the mountain?" Although Du Xiaozhai agreed, he was still puzzled on the way down the mountain and asked, "There are only two days of competition left. Can't we just make do on the mountain?"

Fu Yuan lamented, "The mountain is too safe!"

Du Xiaozhai opened his eyes wide, looking confused.