Chapter 104: The past, butterfly turned into Zhuang Zhou's dream, who divided the Zhenyi and Meixi

Mei Zhenyi's figure had just disappeared into the valley opposite the cliff. Zhongli Quan stood up and looked at his back and said to himself: "The heat is almost done, well, it should be almost done!"

Mei Zhenyi walked into the Qingyi Mountains, where there was no one here for many years. The mountains and fields in the first month were a little desolate, and most of the wild grasses were yellow and tall but kneeless. The climate in the south of the Yangtze River was warm, and the peaks on the three sides were dotted with many evergreen green colors. A stream flowed like a jade belt in the valley surrounded by the three mountains. This stream originated from the half-waisted springs of the Fazhu Peak on the west side, crossed the valley and bypassed the foot of Chengshu Peak, and flowed into Qingyi Lake between Chengshu Peak and Fangzheng Peak.

Entering the valley, along the stream to the foot of Chengshu Peak, there was no road, Mei Zhenyi walked through the weeds in the forest, walking hundreds of meters. Looking up, you can see several tall sycamore trees, revealing black tiles and white walls with architectural characteristics in the Jiangnan area. This building was originally the front yard living room and east-west wing room of Jingwu Villa. Since it was moved to this mountain by the fairy boy Qingfeng, Mei Zhenyi gave it a name "Suyuan Xiaozhu".

With the flow, Xiaozhu hides in the mountains and lakes, and no one lives in daily life. Unexpectedly, in the most lively Spring Festival in the world, when families are reunited, Fairy Zhiyan will live here alone. If I had known she was here, I would have invited her home to celebrate the New Year together - that's what Mei Zhenyi thought.

Mei Zhenyi has always felt guilty about Zhiyan. He thought that when he first met, he was rude and asked Zhiyan to beat him up, which made a misunderstanding. The next day, Zhongliquan came forward to settle the matter, but Zhiyan never took Feiyunxiu back, and the matter was delayed for three years. Originally, Mei Zhenyi was just a kind promise to find a way to repay her Feiyunxiu. Zhiyan later pursued Zuo Youxian and helped him, and rescued Princess Yuzhen twice not long ago. Speaking of which, Mei Zhenyi owed her a lot of favors.

Fortunately, Zhongli Quan has decided to hold a formal apprenticeship ceremony on the second day of next month. He promised to give Fei Yunxiu to him after becoming a disciple, so that he can let Zhiyan return to Kunlun Fairyland to report his life. He will not be trampled on the earth. This is good news, and he should say hello to her in advance. In fact, Mei Zhenyi is also looking for an excuse to meet Fairy Zhiyan.

When I walked into the Suiyuan Xiaozhu, Fairy Zhiyan was not here. I saw the east and west rooms in the main hall, and there was no one left. It was obvious that someone had lived here, and the tables and chairs were very clean. There was no dust at all, and there was no fallen leaves on the small open space in front of the door. Maybe Zhiyan had left for something, so wait for her to come back here.

While waiting, Mei Zhenyi looked around again, and then realized that the small building with the flow only had tables, chairs, calligraphy and paintings, screens, grids and other decorations for meeting guests. This place is not a place for people to live in, and there is nothing in ordinary living facilities.

Even though I know that Yan is not in the world, this place is not a comfortable place to stay. Practitioners need a suitable quiet room and a comfortable futon when they meditate. Thinking of this, Mei Zhenyi walked out of the door, walked around the mountain, and pulled back a bundle of weeds.

What did he do to pull the weeds? These are not ordinary grasses, but a specially auspicious soft grass, a nine-year-old herb. It grows until the ninth year of blooming and withering. After the withering, the grass stems turn pure white, about one foot long, very thin, soft but very flexible, and the fiber inside is somewhat similar to soft hemp. But it is much more delicate. Most people can pull this grass stem with all their strength, but they can wrap it around their fingers for many circles.

Mei Zhenyi sat in front of the hall and began to rub grass stems one by one. He used the magic power of the harness to rub the ground. There were gray-white smoke-like things in the middle of his hands scattered. What was left between his palms was the auspicious soft grass stem that had been removed from impurities and refined by mana.

This is already a kind of art of refining weapons, and no one has taught him. Although Zhongli Quan was a master of refining weapons, he had not had time to teach them, and he realized it himself. He used his body and mind to sense grass stems with his body and mind, and refined the delicate and flexible pure fibers in it.

This skill was what he thought of when he was traveling thousands of miles with the immortal journey and secretly refining medicine with the divine whip. But at this time, he was not refining the medicinal power of the auspicious grass, but refining the material of the grass stem itself. It was equivalent to using the body as a furnace and a thought as a furnace fire to refine this thing to make it a special material. Not everything can be refined like this. Mei Zhenyi wandered in the mountains for a long time. With his spiritual sense, he specially selected this auspicious soft grass that had just withered before the New Year and was completely white.

Don’t underestimate this processing. The auspicious soft grass stems that come out of his hands are not only cut by ordinary knives and axes, but also can be immortal for a hundred years. The material is pure and has no impurities, and it feels very soft and comfortable when put in his hands.

After finishing the processing of the grass stems, he began to weave them. The grass stems were running and jumping between his fingers. He was weaving the cushions. The grass stems were very soft and thin, and the patterns he woven were very dense, with decorative circular patterns. This knitting skill was learned when he was a child in the village before traveling through time. During holidays, he weaved some cushions, flower baskets, hats, small handicrafts, etc. to be sold at the market, and he could exchange for some pocket money.

After traveling to the Tang Dynasty, after so many years, Mei Zhenyi's craftsmanship has not only not become unfamiliar, but has become more flexible. As she weaved, the soft grass stems on her fingertips looked like an old friend who had known each other for many years, which evoked many memories of him.

When he saw He Yougu, he thought of Qu Yimin again, and felt something, and his thoughts floated far away. It seemed as if he had returned to the village called Meijiayuan next to the Meigong River. The child named Meixi grew up eating a hundred families. He walked around the world at a young age. He came to Beijing to study at a university and met the beautiful and generous Qu Yimin and the kind old man Qu.

Before he knew it, a pure white auspicious soft grass cube had been weaved, and he began to weave a second one. The sky gradually darkened, and there was no light in the room, but Mei Zhenyi no longer looked at it with her eyes, but she just used her spiritual sense to sense it. The soft grass stems seemed to have life, and they automatically jumped, wrapped, and shuttled between his fingers. When the sky was completely dark, the second cube was also weaved.

Mei Zhenyi woke up from the memories. Zhiyan had not come back yet. He shook his head and calmed down, and remembered what he asked Master Zhongliquan today. Zhongliquan did not answer, so take this time to go to Lingtaichung to ask Sun Simiao.

Sun Simiao, a kind elder in Taichung, still had a good image. When he heard Mei Zhenyi ask, he smiled and said something.

Why did Zhongli Quan establish that precept? The precepts about "desire" in practice are never for precepts. As for precepts of sex, establishing precepts itself cannot solve the attachment of lust. If the mind is not refined enough, even if you do not break the precepts, you will still be disturbed by the demons of your heart. Can't you think about things that cannot be done? This thought in the state of concentration will cause trouble.

Then why do we still need to establish precepts? If the state of mind and nature is not in place and is not controlled by the precepts, it is easy to eat the marrow and be addicted to it, and then it will be difficult for the practitioner to be penetrated. Moreover, when the furnace and cauldron are not formed and the qi and blood are not enough, if you indulge in excessive desires, don’t talk about the mind and nature. Even your cultivation will be lost.

Therefore, establishing precepts for "desire" is often a one-size-fits-all prohibition. It is not solved from the root, but prevents the problem from escalating. Until the practitioner's own mental state is sufficient, this precept can restrain his mind and nature without needing this precept. When he reaches that point, the so-called precept doesn't matter. For example, the precepts, after the cultivation level reaches a certain level, he must follow the constraints of this precept to avoid being hindered. It is itself attached to appearances.

People often talk about being attached to appearances but not being attached to appearances. In fact, only the true person of Dacheng is qualified to talk about the theory of "attachment". If you cannot reach this state, it is difficult to distinguish what is the basis and what is the appearance.

Most outsiders do not understand it, and those who have not reached the level of cultivation do not understand it. In addition, the qualifications of each person have different understandings. Therefore, the establishment of precepts by masters is a one-size-fits-all and unified constraint, and cannot be explained publicly. Otherwise, they are prone to being discussed by outsiders and may also cause various misunderstandings.

Speaking of various precepts, depending on the different teachings of the master, some of them run through the entire world, and some of them are temporarily set by the master for specific disciples. For example, the alchemy that Zhongli Quan wanted to teach did not quit men and women, but based on Mei Zhenyi's situation, he temporarily set a precept for him. If Mei Zhenyi broke the precept himself, the master could not accept him as a disciple, or his mental state had reached. This precept would no longer exist.

So Zhongli Quan would say that Mei Zhenyi’s questioning was nonsense. He didn’t explain it, but Sun Simiao from Lingtaizhong explained it thoroughly. In another sense, Mei Zhenyi in the state of concentration himself had understood it himself.

There are examples of precepts that run through the whole life. For example, when Sun Simiao took Mei Zhenyi as his disciple, he asked him to take a precept "Do not cause harm to life". This precept is also very particular. It is different from the one-size-fits-all "not killing" that runs through Mei Zhenyi's practice. As long as he recognizes Sun Simiao, a master, practices the Taoist methods of the doctor family, you must observe this precept.

Having said this, Mei Zhenyi said, "Thank you, Master, for pointing it out. Teng'er understands."

Sun Simiao said: "You know, but you don't have real understanding. You can only understand it. You need to experience it in your practice. Teng'er, I see that your mind is so messy, can you know the source?"

Mei Zhenyi: "I know the source, but I can't explain it clearly."

Sun Simiao: "Since I can't explain it clearly, then go."

Mei Zhenyi: "Where are you going?"

Sun Simiao: "Go to the place where the cause is originated. The teacher in front of you is just a heart seal in Taichung, but people will also make a heart seal on themselves, but suddenly they are unaware of it. If you cannot fully realize it, don't come back!"

After Sun Simiao finished speaking, he suddenly waved his sleeves. The scene in Lingtaizhong changed, or Mei Zhenyi's state of concentration underwent unprecedented changes. He no longer talked to Sun Simiao in the state of concentration, but left the state of concentration, but the person did not "come back", and his soul no longer felt external, and was completely "lost" in the "self".

After practicing the Lingshan Mind Method for so long, even Mei Zhenyi himself did not expect that the world suddenly changed, and Sun Simiao from Lingtaizhong disappeared. He could not tell whether he was still in the state of concentration, but the surrounding area was no longer the Sutra on Chengshu Peak, but a street with chaotic crowds, and a bus was passing by at the intersection ahead.

He actually returned to the 21st century! Mei Zhenyi even remembered the exact date, on the afternoon of November 14, 2008, when he was walking out of the campus to go to the market to buy fruit. Three sneaky gangsters followed him, and there was a spotless fruit stall not far ahead.

Why are you back? Have you experienced another time travel? Is it Mei Zhenyi or Mei Xi? Is this a dream? It's not like a dream. All the feelings are absolutely real and clear! Did you have a long dream in a trance and dreamed that you went to the Tang Dynasty? - "Mei Xi" was a little confused.

Zhiyan walked into the Suiyu Xiaozhu in the night and saw the auspicious soft grass stems scattered on the ground at a glance, and two brand new futons. Mei Zhenyi sat quietly on one of the futons.

Zhiyan's expression changed. With her cultivation level, she didn't notice Mei Zhenyi's here. She only realized it after seeing it. Is this impossible? Then she thought of something. She looked at Mei Zhenyi and nodded slightly, but frowned again.

As soon as they frowned, they suddenly looked back and saw that Zhong Liquan had walked into Suiyuan Xiaozhu at some point. Both of them carefully restrained their spirits and did not speak. They did not want to disturb Mei Zhenyi, who was sitting in the middle of their sitting position, but only communicated with their spiritual thoughts.

"Has he entered the realm of delusion? No wonder I didn't notice that he was here before entering the door." Zhiyan asked in his divine thoughts.

Zhongli Quan replied with divine thoughts: "It's the earth, the fire has arrived. But it's here. This is a good thing for my disciple. Why does the fairy frown?"

Zhiyan: "The false realm has been around for a hundred years, but he has been sitting for a long time, something is wrong?"

Zhongli Quan: "It's true that something is wrong. My disciple is different, and I can't even figure it out. Judging from his posture, he may enter into delusion with real things. As long as the false realm is, he may have to sit here for as long as he can't break the delusion."

Zhiyan: "After entering the realm of the false mind, how can it be a real thing in the false mind? Will anyone in the world regard ordinary real things as delusions? What has never been heard of? If this is the case, wouldn't it be a natural real person who can break the false thoughts, and he would not sit for such a long time?"

Zhongli Quan: "It may be that I guessed wrong. He may not only experience false situations. In short, my disciple is very special... What a beautiful cushion. There is no place to buy it in the world, did you make it up?" He noticed the cushions on the ground and the scattered grass stems.

Zhiyan: "No, I was like this when I came. It should be woven by Mei Zhenyi. He actually weaved this kind of ordinary object by refining weapons, rather than practicing magic weapons. Donghua Shangxian, I heard that you are good at refining weapons and taught that the disciples of the earth are indeed different."

Zhongli Quan: "Thank you, fairy for your praise. Unfortunately, I dare not take credit for it. I haven't taught him the method of refining weapons yet. These are all his own understanding... Guess what he made up this thing for?"

Zhiyan pointed at Mei Zhenyi and said, "It is used to practice meditation, can you still guess this?"

Zhongli Quan smiled: "You are really interesting. Do you still need to ask about the use of things? This pair of rare seat cushions in the world was made up for you. You live here. Can you not see what is missing here?"

Zhiyan: "How did I make two of them?"

Zhongli Quan: "This is a habit in the world. When giving things, it is important to have good things in pairs. You can also prepare for guests, such as himself."

Zhiyan picked up a stem of auspicious soft grass from the ground: "This is not an ordinary grass. I have seen it in Kunlun Fairyland, but it is rarely seen in the world. It actually grows like weeds in these three mountains."

Zhongli Quan: "Of course it is not ordinary to be used as a refining material. This is not an ordinary place. It is a blessed place for cultivation in heaven and earth... Fairy Zhiyan, I was a little envious when I saw the pair of seat cushions my disciple gave you."

The two of them communicated with divine thoughts here, while Mei Zhenyi sat silently.

Many people may have had an experience, such as when you just woke up in the morning, you felt sleepy, closed your eyes and slept for a while, and in just a short while you had a long dream, and it was hard to tell how long it was in the dream. When you opened your eyes, you looked at the alarm clock. It only took a few minutes. After you woke up, you only felt in your memory for a few minutes, even though the dream was very long.

Mei Xi stood on the street and came to his senses for a long time. This was the feeling he felt. It seemed as if he was walking on the street and was stunned. He had a dream in a trance. After four years of dreaming, he suddenly stood here and woke up. The memories before the dream did not appear far away because of this dream. All the impressions before the journey were still a moment ago.

Mei Xi was puzzled. Was it really a dream just now? This dream was so clear and so long! He reached out and bit his back, and it felt very painful. He should be awake now, and everything was very real. He touched his right arm again. The monkey-killing whip that he had followed him for many years was still in his right sleeve, without wrist guards, and it was not the worship whip that Zhongli Quan gave him.

Mei Xi restrained his body and mind and used his magic power again - he could not use it. He did not break through the realm of Yijin and Marrow Cleansing. His cultivation level was the state of the Five Qi Chaoyuan last night. This feeling was very funny, like waving his hand to play table tennis, and there was no table in front of him and there was no racket in his hand. He just made a meaningless symbolic action.
Chapter completed!