Chapter 586 Visiting Zhuang Zhou in the Land of Nothingness
Shao Yan received the message in his heart, but it was related to Tiandaozi. Shao Yan now knew Tiandaozi's merits. He could not see clearly before. He is now in a special state. He is said to be Da Luo Jinxian, but he is still one step short of being said to be. Golden Immortal, but it seems to be above it. To put it bluntly, with the power of Tian Daozi, if you enter a deep concentration, it should be easy to jump out. Even if it is not very fast, you will definitely be able to jump out within a thousand years. The reason why Shao is still in this state is Yan probably had something to do with the bet he made with Qingfeng. The bet had not yet expired, so he could not let go of his fate, closed his six sense organs, and completely entered a deep state of concentration.
The thing is related to the battle between the two gods of water and fire. Gonggong knocked down Buzhou Mountain and was attacked by heaven and earth. His soul and spirit dispersed between heaven and earth. The heaven and earth flooded. Dayu controlled the flood, and Gonggong's minister Xiang Liu, nine heads, The face looks like a human, but the body is like a snake. Not angry because of Gonggong's death, he set off a huge flood. He wanted to avenge Gonggong. He was executed by Dayu. His blood was highly poisonous and corrosive. Wherever it passed, the fishy smell filled the sky and no grass grew, forming a huge venom swamp. , Yu filled up the swamp three times but it collapsed three times. In desperation, he built Gonggongtai to suppress it, in the north of Kunlun Mountain.
Xiangliu was executed by Dayu. He was an ancient natural god who coexisted with heaven and earth. Moreover, he was different from Gonggong. Gonggong was counterattacked by heaven and earth, and his spirit was scattered between heaven and earth. He wanted to reunite and be resurrected, but heaven and earth would not tolerate it. It can only be temporarily summoned by magical powers and reappear for a short time, and it is impossible to exist between heaven and earth for a long time. Xiang Liu is different. He was killed by Dayu. Although he temporarily disappeared between heaven and earth, his spirit still exists. After a long time, he will come back to the world again. However, it is impossible for the gods in the immortal world to allow him to reappear in the world now. , the ancient gods, adhering to the spirit of heaven and earth, do not distinguish between good and evil at all. If they exist purely as spirits, they are just part of the movement of heaven and earth. Once they wake up again and regain their consciousness, it will be another catastrophe for the mortals in the earthly and immortal world, or Either break up its spirit again, or seal it and suppress it.
Because of an oath and a bet, Tian Daozi must take action in this matter, but Xiang Liu is not a blood-bred son. The ancient gods were born to evolve from the Great Dao, and hold the same authority as heaven and earth. Unlike heavenly beings, heavenly beings still have longevity. Limitations, and they are already innate gods. Although they have not been able to take the last step, their power cannot be competed by the Golden Immortal. Moreover, the birth of Xiang Liu this time has attracted the attention of all parties. Taoism and Buddhism are good, but The demon world outside the territory will also be alarmed, and they also want to subdue Xiangliu. The three parties have different purposes. The Buddhists want to conquer Xiangliu and obtain its great merits; the Taoist sect is simpler, but they just want to disperse or seal his spirit again to prevent him from letting go. To cause harm to the world; but the demon world wants to help him become a demon, increase the strength of the demon world, and bring destruction to the earth and immortal world. It can be said that this time the world is in turmoil.
Tiandaozi could not resist alone, so he asked Lu Zu and Lu Dongbin for help. Lu Zu was interested, but was distracted by another thing. He thought of Shao Yan, so he recommended Shao Yan to Tiandaozi. When Tiandaozi heard this , turned out to be an acquaintance of his, and asked Lu Zu about Shao Yan's whereabouts. Lu Zu looked at the heavens and told Tian Daozi Shao Yan's whereabouts, and Shao Yan received the information.
Shao Yan, Tian Daozi, Ren Yunzong and Yanbo Diaosou stood on a mountain peak in the north of East Kunlun, looking at the Gonggong Platform from a distance. Dayu built the Gonggong Platform on that day. Because Xiang Liu was dead and his spirit was not dispersed, he summoned A ray of spirit of Gonggong, the water god between heaven and earth, gathered the five divine lands to build the Gonggong platform. Xiangliu was originally a subordinate of Gonggong. Although the spirit was there, his consciousness was gone. He instinctively obeyed the spirit of Gonggong and was suppressed here. As time goes by, Xiang Liu's consciousness gradually recovers, and Gonggongtai gradually cannot restrain Xiang Liu.
Shao Yan looked to the north, and the phantom of the nine-headed snake body Xiangliu was clearly visible, hovering on the six-story Gonggong platform. The nine-colored poisonous mist filled the air, and the nine-headed Xiangliu eyes had not yet opened. After Shao Yan looked at it, he turned around and said to Tian Daozi: "Fellow Taoist, this thing is still some time away from waking up, but its power is not weaker than that of Daluo Jinxian, especially its extremely poisonous, which is why Daluo Jinxian comes. , if you accidentally touch it, your immortal body will be damaged. I really don¡¯t know how Dayu killed it back then!"
"Tiandaozi said: "Fellow Taoist, it is said that Dayu killed him with a five-ding ax used to cut the mountain."
"Where is the Wuding mountain-breaking ax now?" Shao Yan asked hurriedly.
"But I don't know that after Dayu controlled the flood, his ax turned into a dragon and went back without a trace!" Tiandaozi sighed.
"Then how can we seal or disperse him? The most we can do is suppress him temporarily, but it is not a long-term solution!" Shao Yan pondered.
¡°This time, the problem fell on fellow Taoist!¡± Yanbo Diaosou laughed.
Shao Yan looked at Yanbo Diaosou in confusion and said, "Fellow Taoist, please explain clearly!"
"I am good at calculating the number of innate hexagrams. Before coming here, I fasted for seven days, bathed and burned incense, prayed sincerely to heaven and earth, searched for the hexagram theory, and came up with a hexagram, like suppressing the willow. Although I want one thing, this thing is Useless things are in the hands of Zhuangzi, but Zhuangzhou entered the land of nothingness, the land of nothing, wandering freely between heaven and earth, traveling with creation. Among several of us, only Taoist friend entered the great world. Luo, even more in Taiqing??I have been practicing for nearly a thousand years and have a deep understanding of mystical principles. I am able to enter the land of nothingness and the land of nothingness. You can find the old immortal villager of Nanhua and borrow this thing! " Yanbo Diaosou said.
When Shao Yan heard this, he didn't expect Yanbo Diaosou to have such a skill, but it was true. There are a few people who can enter the Golden Immortal. They always have something at the bottom of the box, so he asked: "What is it that fellow Taoist said?" "
"When Zhuang Zhou was still in the world, he once saw an oak tree in Quyuan. Its big shade could shelter a thousand cattle. He used a rope to wrap around the trunk and measured it. It was about ten feet thick. The top of the tree was High on the top of the mountain, its branches are only eighty feet above the ground. It can be used to build more than ten ships. Although the oak tree is big, it is a useless tree. A ship made of it will surely sink, and a coffin made of it will surely sink. It decays quickly. Utensils made from it will be destroyed quickly. House doors made from it will be greased and will not fit properly. House pillars made from it will be eaten away by insects. This is a tree that cannot be used for wood. There is nothing It was useful, so it had such a long life, was not cut down by anyone, grew so big, and was worshiped as a social god. Zhuangzi saw this useless tree, but it was consistent with his own intention, so he collected it. Later, When you enter a land of nothing, you take it with you, because its uselessness can restrain Xiangliu's spirit, and use its uselessness to restrain its usefulness." Yanbo Diaosou said this, and after hearing it, Shao Yan understood , it turns out that it is this thing, and it is suitable to use this tree to suppress Xiangliu's spirit.
Thinking of this, he said to the three of them: "Fellow Taoists, please rest here while I go to the land of nothingness!" After saying this, his figure faded and disappeared, and he entered the land of nothingness.
If Shao Yan had not understood the door to all wonders, he would not have been able to enter the land of nothingness. The land of nothingness cannot even be regarded as a space, but is only a special existence on the spiritual surface of the universe, existing anywhere. , but even if you are a Daluo Jinxian, it is generally difficult to enter it. The so-called swimming with the creator and communicating with the spirit of heaven and earth is just that. Here, all material spirits are so close that people cannot distinguish between material spirits. Of course, if you are willing, anything you need will appear here, but once you indulge in it, you will naturally leave the land of nothing. , entering this feeling, I feel that I am one with the spirit of heaven and earth. It is not the kind of unity between heaven and man, but a feeling of being able to see the movement of creation and being in harmony with the nature of heaven and earth. I am also absolutely awake, and a thought in my mind can be embodied. , but clearly perceive how creation makes it appear. All things are born and die, and all kinds of changes constitute a wonderful eternity.
Shao Yan thought of Zhuangzi, and the heaven and earth spread out. The space in the land of nothingness is meaningless. It can be considered infinite or infinitesimal. In a moment of thought, he will naturally see the person he wants to see. As long as the other person is in the land of nothingness, Shao Yan As soon as Yan thought about it, the sky and the earth spread out. The sky was blue and the earth was vast. On the vast plain, there was an isolated tree. It was the oak tree. Under the tree, a person was sleeping soundly, with colorful butterflies flying around him. The vast earth Above, colorful butterflies fall, and naturally a flower appears and blooms.
As soon as Shao Yan appeared, Zhuang Zhou stretched himself out, woke up, sat up, and the colorful butterflies and flowers disappeared naturally. Half asleep and half awake, he composed a song and sang:
Butterflies are coming, butterflies are coming, why is Mengzhou!
I am here, I am here, why Mengdie!
The great road is unfolding, it¡¯s incredible!
The great road of transformation of things and myself appears!
Shao Yan did not salute, but sat down opposite Zhuang Zhou, laughing: "The Taoist friend is happy and free! Shao Yan is disturbing the Taoist friend's dream!"
"It doesn't matter, it's natural for Taoist friends to come. I just dreamed of a butterfly. Zhuang Zhou dreamed of a butterfly, which is Zhuang Zhou's luck. A butterfly dreamed of Zhuang Zhou, which was a butterfly's misfortune. For all eternity, no one will know, Taoist friends adapt themselves to their own thoughts. , Zhuang Zhou also adapted to his own heart, meeting here, nothing hurts each other, why bother? Moreover, after discussing with the imperial bandits a hundred years ago, it was a dream for a hundred years, and the Taoist friend came at the right time!" Zhuang Zhou laughed .
"Here I am with the spirit of heaven and earth, and I am swimming with creation. It is a truly free state. No wonder fellow Taoists are unwilling to take that last step!" Shao Yan thought of Laozi's evaluation of Zhuangzi, and felt the same.
"Take that step, but it is a journey. It is better to take a break here. It is also a pleasure to be free between heaven and earth. When I think of jumping out one day, it will not be too late!" Zhuang Zhou knew that Shao Yan had met me. Nor did he say it casually.
"My Taoist friends are happy and happy. I am very envious of them. It's a pity that I can't stay here for a long time. There are still secular things to do. Those who practice should enjoy this happiness!" Shao Yan said with some envy.
"I know the reason why you are here. You, Taoist friend, came here because you have taken a fancy to this useless oak tree. Unfortunately, when you come here, this tree is no longer useless. Since it is useful, I can use this to suppress Xiangliu. I am with the tree. It is no longer my purpose to end my fate, so give it to Taoist friends!" After Zhuang Zhou finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the tree naturally shrank and fell into Shao Yan's hands. Shao Yan was overjoyed. He thought he would have to spend a lot of time saying, I didn't expect it to be so easy, but I quickly calmed down, thought carefully about Zhuangzi's words, and realized something in my heart. I stood up and bowed to Zhuangzi, not to thank Zhuangzi for sending the tree, but to thank Zhuangzi for enlightening me.
"I hate Confucian etiquette the most! I'd better avoid it!" Zhuangzi was a little unhappy.Arrive.
Shao Yan laughed: "I know you don't like the courtesy of the world, I just use this to express my feelings!" After Shao Yan finished speaking, he did it again. Of course he can see through the essence of his current work, and he does what he does. Change as you go.
"My Taoist friends, this trip is not vulgar! Come on, let's talk about Taoism. You still have some time to do your vulgar things anyway, so let them worry about it first!" Zhuangzi looked out.
Shao Yan also laughed: "Then let them go ahead and argue with fellow Taoists first!" The two laughed loudly. At the same time, the three Tiandaozi people on the top of the East Kunlun Mountains had a bad feeling in their hearts. premonition.