What kind of Journey to the West is this?

She listened to Mr. Yuan's barrage of questions and nodded repeatedly.

Indeed, immortals appear to be carefree and at ease, but in reality, they are not much different from mortals. It's just that one lives for a few decades, while the other lives for hundreds or thousands of years.

That makes a lot of sense!

Xue Shier felt that An Yanxia was about to send the first wave.

Yanxia felt that her debating skills were not high enough, so she simply quoted the literature directly.

She directly refuted this with a line from Huan Tan's New Theory: "If there is a drug that kills people, there must be a drug that can save people. How can there not be a remedy for immortality?"

"If there is a drug that kills people, there must be a drug that saves people." This is the foundation of Taoism.

Clean water flows beside poisonous weeds, and beside snakes and insects there is a good remedy. Human life span is a hundred years, but if Heaven wishes to kill someone, then there must be a way to allow that person to survive.

From the Three Sovereigns in ancient times to the present day, all schools of thought, including Wu Nuo, Qigong, external alchemy, talismans, and internal alchemy, are based on this sentence.

Liu Niang smiled and said, "Young lady, you're just angry. Everyone can talk about the general principles, but how many people understand the specific implementation?"

Mr. Yuan persisted, "Miss, where is the elixir of immortality?"

In past and present lives, all the books Yanxia had read flashed through her mind.

The young girl said, "The Taoist Ancestor said: There is a thing that is mixed and formed before heaven and earth. It is silent and lonely, independent and unchanging, and it circulates without end."

Yuan Gong laughed and said, "This is talking about the Great Dao. The Great Dao is invisible, soundless, and tasteless. While it is eternal and unchanging, immortal, it is also inconceivable. What does this have to do with you and me?"

Xue Shi'er couldn't hear clearly and frowned as he thought about it.

She could still roughly understand some Buddhist teachings, but the problem was: An Yanxia was really a Taoist priest...

Yan Xia also smiled and said, "May I ask, Lord Yuan, what are the four great powers in the domain?"

Yuan Gong clapped his hands and said, "Excellent, excellent, excellent! Judging from this interpretation, it truly embodies the style of a great and virtuous teacher. No, no, it is a combination of the three religions, even better than a great and virtuous teacher!"

Xue Shier was completely bewildered when he heard this.

Liu Niang looked at Xue Shi'er's adorable appearance, covered her mouth and smiled, "This cat girl has a deep connection with Buddhism, so it's not surprising that she doesn't know."

She explained, "The Taoist Ancestor said: There are four great things in the world: the greatness of heaven, the greatness of earth, the greatness of Tao, and the greatness of man."

Yan Xia then added: "Man follows the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature."

Natural means that things happen naturally, and they operate according to their own laws.

The Tao follows nature, and therefore it is neither born nor destroyed, neither increases nor decreases, neither dirty nor clean, without birth, old age, sickness, and death, without suffering, accumulation, extinction, and the Tao.

Among the four great things in the world, humans are one of them. They are no different from the Great Dao in terms of high and low, noble and humble. Therefore, they can imitate the Great Dao and have the foundation for immortality.

Xue Shi'er couldn't understand these abstruse theories and said in confusion, "I don't understand."

The Cangzhou Lion Has No Buddha Nature: Chapter 37 [Three Complete Samādhi]

At this moment, Yanxia was in a trance and thought of the scene when she faced Monk Honghai.

Yan Xia sat cross-legged on the ground, her eyes blazing as she looked at Yuan Gong and Liu Niang before her, saying, "The Dao gave birth to one, one gave birth to two, two gave birth to three, and three gave birth to all things. There's no difference between all things in heaven and earth; they are all derived from the Dao. Therefore, all things in heaven and earth possess the Dao nature. Because they possess the Dao nature, they can approach the Dao."

The breeze blew through the girl's temples. Yanxia now felt that her mind was blessed and her thoughts were smoother than ever before.

In the past, when she listened to the big-breasted master explaining the "Xuanyuan Dadan Jue", she only felt drowsy. Now, when she thought about it, it was confirmed one by one with her own practice, and she felt like a monkey who had received the true teachings of Bodhi Patriarch.

Overjoyed.

Yuan Gong bowed and said with a smile: "What you said seems to make sense, but the key is how to do it."

Yan Xia said, "How do we do it? Isn't this a very simple matter? It's nothing more than cultivating the body and purifying the mind. If I put it this way, would Mr. Yuan believe it?"

Yuan Gong smiled innocently and said, "I have practiced for many years now, and I have personally verified it, so I naturally believe it. But if I were an ordinary person, I would probably be skeptical; if I were an outsider, I would probably laugh."

Yan Xia asked again, "Will Xue Shi'er believe it?"

Xue Shi'er said, "I've practiced for many years and know it's not that easy. If someone else said that, I wouldn't believe it."

Yanxia smiled happily.

"Xue Shi'er is a Buddhist and practices alchemy, so of course it's not easy. If Xue Shi'er were a mortal stranger to me, would he believe what I say?"

Xue Shi'er shook his head, "How is that possible? I'm afraid they will just think you're lying to me."

Yanxia reveals the mystery.

"You see, this is where Snow Lion's obstruction lies."

At the beginning, Monk Honghai told her that Xue Shier had gone astray in his practice and fell into a demonic barrier, so he wanted to use the Six-Leaf Flower to break through.

At that time, Yan Xia didn't understand what this obstacle was, but now she has figured it out.

Xue Shi'er shook his head and retorted, "What kind of demonic obstacle is this? I'm stuck in the realm of refining essence. The sea of blood is difficult to pass, and the red dragon is difficult to slay. I've reached a bottleneck in my cultivation."

Yan Xia asked in return, "Didn't Xue Shi'er teach me that there are no bottlenecks in cultivation?"

"Xue Shi'er is clearly eager for success. He first borrowed other people's incense to cultivate, but found that incense was not helpful for his breakthrough, so he wanted to borrow the six-leaf flower to cultivate. Borrowing from here and there, he is always borrowing external forces. The truth is not outside, it can only be sought within."

Yan Xia stared into the little girl's eyes and asked, "Since Xue Shi'er came to Wuhe Mountain, have you been diligently practicing the techniques and cultivating your body?"

She felt awkward and shook her head.

"Then do you recite the scriptures constantly, worship the truth and the saints, and purify the six thieves?"

Snow Lion opened his mouth, then lowered his head and stopped talking.

This is the demon that Snow Lion is facing.

Incense, precious medicine, these are all external forces, which are wealth, friends, Dharma and land. Of course, external forces are useful, like a good wind that can lift me up to the sky, and they are crucial to spiritual practice.

But external forces can only send people to the sky, as for how to gain a foothold in the sky, it depends on one's own ability.

Otherwise, all your skills are just like duckweed in the water.

What kind of quick success and shortcuts are there? When encountering disasters, they just think about avoiding them. All they care about is how to advance or retreat and protect themselves. If cultivating immortals is so easy, then the old emperor, who owns the world, should have ascended to the Daluo realm long ago.

Yan Xia stepped forward and tugged at her chubby face, sighing:

"It's said that effort is easy and the elixir is not far away, but if you tell it out loud, you'll be laughed at. Without enough effort, how can you make the elixir? Immortals are all made by ordinary people, but ordinary people lack faith."

Liu Niang clapped her hands in praise.

"Well said! Immortals are all made by ordinary people, but ordinary people just don't have faith.

"A cultivator who refines the elixir cauldron spends seven years cultivating his foundation and strengthening his body. It's just a matter of concentrating the mind into tranquility and eliminating all distracting desires. It sounds easy, but how many people can actually do it?"

The so-called practice is nothing more than this.

Fortunately, Yan Xia was suffering from a terminal illness and had no way to retreat. If she were still on Earth, she would not be able to hold on, picking up her phone to play games, anime and short videos, and putting it down to watch fast food takeout and sugar drinks.

Things like keeping a clear mind and few desires, and cultivating the body are completely contrary to secular life.

Even now, Yan Xia is still not able to cultivate to the highest level. She often has distracting thoughts and desires, but she has no choice:

The lifespan on the system panel was urging her.

If you don’t calm down, it will be over in two years!

Xue Shier grabbed Yan Xia's hand and held it tightly, refusing to let go.

You, a Taoist priest, couldn't even understand the four righteous paths before, but now you're suddenly like an old scholar poring over scriptures all day long...

She stood on tiptoe and whispered in Yanxia's ear.

"Taoist, where did you learn these things?"

"Of course, Master taught me."

"Is that the monk you want to save?"

Yan Xia nodded. She still had great respect for her busty master. After all, it was a great opportunity that she had to face life and death, and it wasn't easy.

Xue Shier stopped talking for a moment.

Yuan Gong clapped his hands and said, "It should be like flowers falling from the sky and golden lotuses emerging from the earth. Then it seems I have to give away this Tumu Pill. Lady Liu, please help me."

Liu Niang smiled and said, "Then I'll go get the elixir the young lady wants."

After saying this, the lady turned and flew away.

After a few minutes, auspicious clouds descended from the sky, and Liu Niang landed on the ground holding a wooden box.

The box was opened, and a brown-black pill was placed on the blue satin.

Liu Niang said, "This Tumu Pill is a treasure that my family refined using the essence of mountains and the flowers of plants. It is the golden elixir that one must take before becoming an immortal."

Over there, the girl clicked her tongue.

She was jealous of the precious medicine needed to become an immortal.

If you knock one of these, won’t you be transformed into Danyangzi and ascend to Baiyujing right away?

Seeing Yan Xia staring at the pill, Liu Niang smiled and said, "Young lady, there's no need to look at it any further. This isn't a precious medicine for cultivation, but a preservative made from red lead, mercury, and the herb Polygonatum. Its main purpose is to prevent the body from decaying."

Okay, that's okay.

The girl turned her head immediately.

Xue Shi'er snorted, "You really wanted to eat it yourself just now!"

"Correct."

state!

Xue Shier punched Yan Xia in the chest.

Yan Xia said aggrievedly: "Why did you hit me?"

"Greed is at work! I'll help you get rid of that inner demon."

An Yanxia: “…”

Now that she had obtained the Tumu Pill, Yan Xia didn't want to stay for long. After the two beggar chickens were cooked, she gave one to Yuan Gong, put the Tumu Pill into her inventory, and said goodbye and left.

After leaving Luoniupo, you should head east and take the official road. There will definitely be inns along the way where you can change horses and speed up your pace.

Beyond Wuhe Mountain, on the Cangzhou official road, a cool breeze rustles with the rustling of falling leaves.

The yang energy of the dragon ball had almost dissipated, and the snow lion turned back into its original form.

Yan Xia said, "Let's stop here. Xue Shi'er was supposed to help me get back to Longfeng, but now that the task is completed, it's time for Xue Shi'er to go back and rest."

It sounds like a simple matter for Yan Xia to go back and save Luo Su Shang.

But she knew clearly that Luo Sushang was also involved with the Reincarnation Decree and the Hundred Poisons Demon Lord...

She is not afraid of wearing shoes even if she is barefoot. At worst, she can use the S/L method to be a hero again.

But Xue Shier helped her a lot along the way. Even if he had no credit, he had worked hard. If she was involved again, well, the girl's conscience would hurt for two days.

It is also possible that the pain will last for three or four days.

The cat raised its head and looked at the girl in confusion.

"How can that be possible? I still have to supervise you and make good use of that six-leafed flower."

Yan Xia was a little confused, "Don't you know that I'm going to take medicine to treat someone's illness?"

"No way! I have to watch you use the six-leafed lily as medicine. If you dare to destroy it, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost!"

"Then I'll really be haunted by you for the rest of my life."

Seeing Yanxia's refusal to compromise, Xue Shi'er asked, "Didn't you say you'd build a temple for me? I want to go into the city to choose a site. Is that okay?"

Yan Xia scratched her head. "There's no rush. Building a temple is a labor-intensive process. Besides, you don't have a travel permit. If you enter the city and get caught by the day and night wandering gods, how are you going to explain it?"

"I am a very advanced Taoist!"

"Hmm, hmm, hmm, Xue Shi'er is very advanced."

"I have the magical power of creation!"

"Yeah, yeah, Snow Lion has great magical powers."

Xue Shi'er, a cat, was sulking by himself, but he couldn't help but say, "Can't I go see what the person you want to save looks like?!"

The Cangzhou Lion Has No Buddha Nature: Chapter 38 [Must Strike a Heavy Blow]

It turned out that the vinegar jar was overturned.