Chapter 66: Carving Beans into Soldiers "I was thinking about what happened yesterday when we were at the foot of the mountain. Those merchants all called us real people. I wondered if we could ever become what they call 'real people' in this lifetime?" "That's just their honorific title." "I know." "Junior sister, you are gifted, so why worry about not being able to achieve the truth? Besides, as long as you work hard, maybe when you reach the end of your life, you will look back and find that your destination is not where you originally imagined." "Where is that?" "Halfway, where you've already been." "!" The junior sister was stunned and looked up at him. At this time, the two had reached the top of the mountain. The newly built steps came to an end, and in front of them was the rough old road. The stone walls beside it were steep and rough, but if they used their hands and feet together, they could climb to the top of the mountain. Lin Jue stopped here for two steps.
"Junior sister, I'm going to the top of the mountain." “I’ll continue to build the road!” The two looked at each other and parted ways. Junior sister has built the road to the top of the mountain. Then she was seen lying on the mountain, cutting rocks with her hands, throwing the big rocks off the cliff, and wiping the rocks with her palms again and again to smooth them. When the mountain wind blew, the top of the mountain was covered with white sand. This place is dangerous, and people are always worried that she will fall. If you look upwards, you will see strange peaks and rocks. Lin Jue was meditating on the top of the mountain, and the little fox was sitting next to him, with its fur blowing in the wind. Taoist Yunhe said that although what is practiced is the Yin-Yang spiritual method, it seems that absorbing the spiritual charm of Yin and Yang is enough, but the heaven and the earth have their own spiritual energy. In a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, it is not a bad thing to absorb more spiritual charm of heaven and earth. So one person practiced magic, and the other practiced spiritual magic. The two were very close. The junior sister was tired from repairing the road, so she sat down to eat some wild fruits. Sometimes I also sleep on the cliffs. The little fox was bored, so he started playing with the stones on the ground, as if he was trying to dig a hole in the stones. Sometimes, when it is really bored or attracted by something in the mountains, it will jump down the mountain like an antelope or a leopard, looking here and there. Occasionally, it will encounter a monster in the mountains. Knowing that it is a fox raised by the Taoists of Fuqiu Temple on Fuqiu Peak, it will play with it. Only Lin Jue practiced most attentively. I do not know how long it has been. "call……" Lin Jue suddenly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of white air. After careful consideration, I found that my cultivation level was improving quite fast, but I still didn't know how far I was from the 'real person' who had been reborn as Wangjizi had said.
People living down the mountain often respectfully call Taoists "real people", but in fact most Taoists are not worthy of this title. At that time, Wangjizi's statement was very general. Later, Lin Jue seriously consulted Taoist Yunhe, and then he came to know that the seemingly common title of Zhenren actually originally referred to people who had truly attained enlightenment. In ancient times, when there were no palaces in heaven and gods lived on earth, the "true people" mentioned by the spiritual school were people who could become immortals. Going up the mountain, you are an immortal; staying in the world, you are a real person. It can be said that the real people of the Lingfa school are immortals, and there is actually no difference in strength or inferiority between the two. In ancient times, many powerful people were also called immortals. Even now, the Taoists of the Lingfa School, after they have cultivated to become immortals, can ascend to heaven and become gods if they are willing and there are no other obstacles. And they are definitely not minor gods like heavenly soldiers and generals, community gods, earth gods, or spirit attendants. If they have a better reputation in the mortal world, it will not be a problem for them to become a "True Lord". But such gods cannot live long, and can hardly be called omnipotent. Just like most of the gods in the nine heavens at that time, they have limited power and lifespan, and have replaced countless gods from ancient times to the present. Therefore, above this, there are powerful beings and true immortals. Nowadays, the talisman sect also calls the Taoists who have obtained certain high-level talisman positions as real people. Because although these Taoists are still in the mortal world, they have already completed their cultivation and are listed in the Ninth Heaven. They only need to complete their merits and virtues. After death, they will naturally ascend to heaven and become immortals. This is also the ultimate pursuit of the talisman sect monks. "If I can become a real person, I will be able to enjoy a little freedom in this world." Lin Jue thought so. It's just that it wasn't a close thing. "Ugh……" Lin Jue stopped to rest and took out some wild fruits. He first gave one to the fox beside him, and then slowly peeled the skin and ate it. I was really bored, so I lay down and enjoyed the breeze. The fox followed his example and lay down as well. The world in the mountains is so vast. Until the junior sister called him from below. As dusk fell from the green mountain, the mountain moon followed the people home. …… Lin Jue was not idle either. He practiced and cooked every day. When he had free time, he would throw away the salty pickled cabbage in the temple and make a few jars of it again, taking advantage of the summer and autumn season when there were plenty of vegetables. I took another giant pill. This one is of very poor effectiveness. No wonder Wangjizi made such a rule at that time, almost everyone can get one, and most people can get two. Just because eating one is very effective, two is icing on the cake, and as for the third, it can only be said to be better than nothing, and definitely better than a reward. The heart of the elders. July is winding down and the weather is getting a little cooler again. This is particularly evident in the mountains. The breeze blew through the treetops, and the heat disappeared. Even in the afternoon, it was not hot sitting in the yard. Instead, it felt especially cool and comfortable in the mountain breeze.
At this time, there were two people sitting in Panasonic. One of them was wearing a loose Taoist robe, holding a wine gourd, and talking excitedly, while the other one was sitting opposite him, listening attentively. Neither of them used a cushion or sat on a bench or chair; they just sat casually on the ground. "The legendary sowing of beans to create an army is that the gods can just grab a handful of beans and sprinkle them on the ground and it will turn into a huge army. How can we have that ability? At best, we can only carve beans to create an army. "You have to find old spiritual trees in the mountains, carve them into weapons according to the magic, and refine them with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and the moon. You also have to invite the remaining souls to give them intelligence. When you want to use them, throw them out, chant the spell in your heart, and they will naturally turn into soldiers when they land. There are many details to it, but it's basically like this. “It’s a time-consuming job. "If you want to learn, I have some leftover wood from when I first started. I don't need it now, so you can use it. You don't have to go deep into the mountains to look for it, and then you can leave other people's wood behind and they will come to you." The third senior brother looked good and in a good mood. He took two more sips of wine while talking. The month when Lin Jue cooked was probably the month when everyone in the temple ate the best food. The Taoist temple was originally a leisurely place, with not much to do and not many worries. Eating, sleeping and practicing every day were the top priorities. Now that eating had become extremely good, the weather was not hot anymore and sleeping was comfortable, everyone was in a good mood. "Thank you very much, senior brother." "We are all brothers, why should we be so polite? Some people just don't have the same manners!" The third brother raised his head and drank from the wine pot, sighing, "I just found out a few days ago that someone drank the thousand-day wine brewed by the mountain king on Hammer Mountain, and got an extra cup, but gave it to the wolf monster out of friendship with the monster, and didn't bring it back for my brother to drink!" "At that time, I didn't know that Third Senior Brother liked to drink. After I knew about it, didn't I bring some wine for him when I went down the mountain?" "Haha!" The third brother laughed and said, "But in addition to the wood, you also need a fine carving knife, which you have to buy at the foot of the mountain. The price is not cheap." "burin?" "This is a delicate thing, like a barber's knife. It's not cheap. I estimate that a set of it will cost more than ten taels of silver." "..." Ten or so taels of silver? This really stumped him. Lin Jue did have twenty taels of silver before, but he asked the villagers to take it back at the beginning of the month to help his uncle and aunt resist floods or improve their lives. He thought there was no place to spend the money in the mountains, but he didn't expect that only a dozen days had passed and the need for money would appear. Where does this money come from? Master, can you reimburse me? "What? No money? What's the big Yishan Mountain? With all the skills, how can you be stumped by this?" The third brother shook his head and said, very casually, "I can steal some wild game, rare plants and medicinal herbs from the mountain, or steal some of your second brother's pills and sell them down the mountain. Wouldn't it be easy to get these ten taels of silver?" "..." The third brother laughed and stopped talking about it. Instead, he explained to him some simple principles of "carving beans into soldiers". When he got excited, he handed him the wine jug and gave him a glass of wine. It was gradually getting dark. There was a sudden knock on the door. There were a few middle-aged men in good clothes, standing at the door but not daring to come in. Instead, they only leaned half of their bodies in and looked around, as if they were afraid of offending something. Hearing the two men preaching here, they looked at each other in wonder, and then asked in a low voice: "Excuse me, Taoist priests, is this Fuqiu Temple?" "Exactly." Lin Jue and his third senior brother looked at each other and both stood up.
"Please come in, layman." "But are you here to burn incense?" "Oh! I'm glad it's Fuqiu Temple! We are here to burn incense, to burn incense, and to ask the Taoist priests to come down the mountain to help us!" A man walked up quickly and said, "We are all from Yi County. We heard that some time ago, a master from your temple caught a monster in Yi County and recovered the money. Now the monster has started to cause trouble again. We are here to ask the Taoist priests for help!" The other men also followed behind, walking quickly. Most of them looked haggard, probably because they had been tortured badly. But when they came here, their eyes were full of hope. Lin Jue couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this. The city had been quiet for so long that I thought there was no more trouble from the monsters, or that the Taoist friends from Mount Qiyun had already arrived in the city and eliminated the monsters. I didn't expect that after such a long time, someone would actually show up. (End of this chapter)