When the two Taoists were discussing Taoism, they always got angry for no reason. Even though they were at such a high level, they were still tit-for-tat with each other and neither of them would give in. The only one who could gather people to mediate and persuade the two, Taishang, had disappeared to some unknown world, so the two of them fell silent for a while.

Yuqing's tone was slightly heavy:

“Without experiencing disasters, how can one see the true nature of the mind and the self?”

“How to achieve the Great Dao?”

Shangqing's eyes were sharp, and he asked back:

"What is cultivated is me, what is enlightened is the mind, and what is seen is the nature."

"What's wrong with following your heart?"

"Strict and rigid, whose heart are you seeing, whose principles are you clarifying?"

Yuqing's tone was still calm, but the weight of his words suddenly increased. He said:

"Without going through disasters, how can one achieve great things? You are here to protect them now."

"But if one day comes in his life, you and I will no longer be here."

"This is the great way of the world."

“Who will shoulder the responsibility?”

"My generation of disciples are to shoulder the great path of the Three Realms and resist the disasters of the Ten Thousand Realms. If you join our sect, you will have a great opportunity and you will have to take on great responsibilities. It is not up to them."

They fell silent for a while. The difference in their personalities was not a matter of one or two days. They could almost predict what each other would say. It was just that whenever they met each other, they could not help but speak. It seemed that Yuqing's words made Shangqing Da Daojun lose interest in arguing with him. He just lowered his eyes and said lightly:

"So, even if your disciple fell into Buddhism and was converted by those Buddhists, you don't care, right?"

"Why should you care?"

Jade Purity Great Celestial Master frowned slightly, as if he did not quite understand Shangqing Daojun.

Then he said calmly: "The great way evolves all things."

"One begets two, two begets three, all things in the world are derived from three, and each one becomes a small path."

"The Buddhist teachings also originated from all things that evolved from the original Great Dao, so they do have their merits."

"But it is only one of the three thousand great ways, and is no different from swordsmanship and magic. My disciples have entered Buddhism, but they are just practicing swordsmanship, so what is there to be afraid of? It is just a minor path, and you are making a fuss about it."

Lord Shangqing looked at the majestic Taoist in front of him. There was no thought in his eyes as to what he was thinking, but he spoke naturally.

The Buddhist teachings have countless Buddhist kingdoms and thirteen lineages of Buddhism, which we are proud of.

In his eyes, it was just one of the three thousand branches of the Great Dao.

The Great Celestial Venerable said again: "My disciples have seen the Great Dao and are practicing Buddhism. When they see the humbleness of Buddhism, they can better understand the loftiness of the Great Dao."

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"If jade is not cut and polished, it cannot become a useful tool."

"To temper one's mind with Buddhism can be called a 'stone from another mountain'."

Shangqing Daojun looked at his fellow Taoist and sighed, "You always say that I am arrogant, but the arrogance you mention is just frivolous arrogance. Yuqing, among the three of us, you are the most conceited and arrogant."

Jade Purity Great Celestial Venerable said calmly: "The Tao gives rise to all things, and the Dharma is only one aspect of all things."

"It's just talking about people's transcendence and enlightenment."

"How can it be compared with the original way of everything?"

"Isn't it ignorant and arrogant to compare a pebble with the whole earth?"

"If we only tell the truth, it would be arrogance, isn't it sad?"

Shangqing Daojun knew that the Taoist friend in front of him was talking about the previous proposal of Buddhism to be on par with Taoism. Others thought that Yuqing Datianzun was arrogant and overbearing, but he knew that in Yuqing's eyes, the original Tao evolved all things in the three thousand worlds, like the earth that carries everything, and the other many branches are nothing more than mountains, rivers, and plants on the earth.

Starting from the original ancestral Qi, countless cultivation methods and lineages have evolved.

With the weight of a tree and a mountain.

It means that we should benchmark ourselves against the earth itself, which carries and reproduces everything.

Yuqing was not furious that day.

Instead, he laughed, which was rare.

But even though they had gone through countless years and were very familiar with each other, Shangqing Daojun was still unwilling to acknowledge Yuqing's strictness, and replied lazily: "So, you still can't convince me, so let's not talk about this matter of Buddhism. At most, I won't go out and just reflect on it here."

Yuqing did not point out that the Dao Lord's [reflection] was actually just taking advantage of the situation to be lazy.

But suddenly he felt something and said calmly: "In this case, why don't you and I have another bet."

The handsome Shangqing Daojun sneered and said, "Bet?"

"No gambling, no gambling."

"Are you afraid of losing?"

"Yuqing, you don't have to provoke me."

"When you wanted to prove your Dao, you cut out the overly thick Nine Yang Qi from your body. Because it fell into the water, walked onto the ground, and was blown by the wind, it blew out the Zhou Tian acupoints and turned into the human form molded by Queen Wa. Because of the Nine Yang, it became more refined and turned into a man. But you thought that since he was the Nine Yang Qi you cut out, he was somehow related to you, and refused to accept him into the sect because you thought it was unfair."

"But I also feel that if he is extremely talented, it would be unfair to abandon him like this."

"In the end, he took a gamble and tricked me into testing him."

"He is indeed very talented, so I accepted him into my sect. But who would have thought that he has a personality similar to yours."

"It's so old-fashioned that I don't even know who is the teacher and who is the disciple."

"Now that he has attained the status of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, he has transformed into a clone, Shifang Tianzun, and is looking for me everywhere."

"And now you want a second time?"

Jade Purity Great Celestial Venerable swept his whisk over, without refuting, and simply said:

"This time, I am not considering accepting disciples based on their foundation or the way they practice. I am only looking at their vision."

Shangqing Daojun said: "Just look at the vision?"

Yuqing replied: "You and I will each choose a junior."

"I am looking for someone who has experienced many hardships."

"You look for someone who is free and easy."

"You and I have long since left the world. The karma of the world is resolved by the world itself, right here."

"Let's sit and watch the sea of ​​clouds for 500 years and see whether the person I value has higher moral character or the person you choose is better in 500 years."

"Well, do you dare?"

Shangqing Daojun smiled faintly and said, "Why not?"

"But fellow Taoist, please don't use divination to predict the future. It's better to arrange the opportunity for him, otherwise it will be boring."

Yuqing nodded and said calmly: "Daoyou should also search at will, and don't have the heart to argue about victory or defeat."

"And find someone to whom I can teach you the Dharma."

“You need to be intentional and follow your heart.”

The two are very familiar with each other and have blocked each other's retreat. They agreed not to make any moves or interfere, but to wait and see what happens after 500 years. The person chosen by Yuqing will go through the tribulation, while the person chosen by Shangqing can be taught the Dharma. However, the teaching needs to be done according to one's heart, and one must not be obsessed with the desire to win or lose.

It is an agreement between both parties, and one word becomes the law.

Shangqing Daojun asked, "Who did you choose, fellow Daoist?"

Yuqing swept the whisk and said calmly: "The Supreme lineage, Xuanwei."

Shangqing Daojun said: "The Supreme lineage..."

"It's just right to go on as you please without any interference."

Jade Purity Great Celestial Venerable said: "Don't worry, I will not interfere, I will just wait."

"Those who can endure calamities can break through them, and those who can break through them can achieve enlightenment."

"What about you, fellow Taoist?"

Shangqing Daojun raised his eyes and said calmly:

"Five hundred years later, you will know for yourself."

"Wouldn't it be boring to say it in advance?"

"In that case, we'll see each other again in five hundred years."

Jade Purity Great Celestial Venerable stood up and said calmly, "I will be in seclusion for 500 years. The Supreme Master has also gone on a journey. I don't know where he is. It won't happen unless something big has happened. However, you are too casual and have accepted too many disciples. You have accumulated a lot of karma. Although it won't affect you, your actions may be the source of disasters for all living beings. Don't act rashly to avoid any setbacks."

Shang Qing lowered his eyes and said, "I know it myself."

Jade Purity Great Celestial Venerable said:

"That's right. After all, what we see before us is only one of your seventy-two transformations."

"Where is your real body and what are you doing? I am really curious."

A rare smile reappeared on Yuqing's face, and then he nodded and said in a calm voice: "Well, fellow Taoist."

"Goodbye."

"Five hundred years from now, I hope that you and I can meet again in Daluo Heaven."

The voice gradually faded away, and when the last sentence fell, the majestic Taoist had disappeared. After a long time, Shangqing Daojun suddenly became lazy and lay down on one side, with a headache on his face: "It's so bitter, it's so bitter, Yuqing, Yuqing, why do you always cause trouble for me every time you come out?"

"Taishang Xuanwei?"

"Ha, they're already Xuan-level people, how dare you pick on them?"

"But where can I find one?"

"Brother Taishang is so picky, you are cheating, Yuqing!"

He has a terrible headache.

If he were given time to go out, it would not be difficult to find someone with great talent but a casual temperament. However, now, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, who was transformed from the energy of Yuqing Jiuyang and respected him as his master, Shangqing Lingbao, was looking for him everywhere. The relationship between Taiyi and Yuqing was like that of a mortal who cuts his hair and turns into a person after the hair falls to the ground. Taiyi was once a part of Yuqing, but has no connection with Yuqing.

It was just that Yuqing discovered that he was too ruthless and upright, and that the way of heaven was so ruthless and impartial that it was almost violent.

Therefore, we should cut off some of our rigidity and make our mind pure.

The uprightness that was cut off gave rise to spirituality and turned into Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun.

Taiyi is upright and selfless, and saves people from suffering.

This is the character that gives Shangqing Da Daojun the most headaches.

When he was teaching, he would insist on asking everything clearly, even the little brat who planned when the master would get up, drink tea, and take a rest. Every day when he woke up from being drunk, he would see his disciple sitting in front of him with a serious look, with all the books and scriptures ready.

After teaching for a while, the emperor simply threw a jade bottle at him, kicked him out the door and sent him to gain experience. He also gave him an extremely difficult path, but who would have thought that he would actually achieve enlightenment recently. If he were in the heavenly court, he would be called the Emperor. However, since he was a disciple of the Three Pure Ones and an outsider, he would not listen to the orders of the Emperor of Heaven, so he was only the Heavenly Venerable, not the Emperor.

"You can't go out. You can't go out."

"But I won't go looking for him. It seems that there is no one in my Shangqing lineage who can compete with the person favored by Yuqing and chosen by Taishang."

Shangqing Da Daojun was having a headache.

Suddenly, a little head popped out from the entrance, with sleepy eyes and a piece of peach preserves in its mouth.

Chewing with puffed cheeks like a hamster.

Yun Qin'er raised her eyes and happened to meet the eyes of Shangqing Da Daojun.

The two people suddenly froze.

Yunqin was biting the fruit hard with her cheeks puffed out, wondering if the preserved fruit was too chewy this time.

The movement slowly stopped.

A gleam of light flashed in Shangqing Da Daojun's eyes.

Well, if you are born with a heart for Taoism, ignore the eight difficulties, have a good foundation, and can make rapid progress in practice.

The soul is like colored glaze, free of distractions and extremely pure.

OK, OK...

The girl suddenly felt like she was being targeted by a natural enemy, as if she was passing by a heavenly palace and saw her teacher [Dan Hua Fu Ying Yuan Jun] coming out and wanting to take her to make up for the Yun Zhuan exam.

Ugh!!! My scalp is numb.

His face was stiff, but he showed a simple and harmless smile and said:

"Ah, hello, uncle."

"Uncle, you're awake."

"Uncle, I just came to see you. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

"Goodbye, uncle."

The girl bowed obediently.

Then he turned and ran, accidentally dropping the bag of preserved fruits.

Hesitate for three seconds.

So he turned around, picked it up, and brushed off the dirt.

Run again.

"Give me this seat, ahem, come back here!"

The Great Dao Lord smiled and stretched out his hand. The five-colored energy directly transformed into a large handprint, which could directly ignore all the magic weapons and magical powers within the five elements. After this move, he knew that he must catch her back. He pulled the girl back by the collar like a kitten.

Swaying, swaying.

But at this time, the preserved fruit in the girl's hand had not fallen yet.

Shangqing Daojun put the girl down, then took out a jade book from behind with a smile and said:

"Come here, I have a copy of the Taoist Canon of Yunzhuanlu. Do you want to learn it?"

The girl was stunned.

…

A moment later——

"How can you do this here!"

"I ask you to use your soul to see!"

"Don't rely on instinct!"

Veins bulged on Shangqing Da Dao Jun's forehead. He felt that he had taught so many disciples, but none of them was so stupid. Finally, he sighed and looked at the girl in front of him. His interest in taking a disciple rose for a moment, but then he gave up.

never mind.

How can teaching a disciple be more comfortable than sleeping?

Born with a heart of Taoism, flawless, and a pure and clear mind.

but.

A bit stupid.

And Shangqing is an impatient person.

Finally, Shangqing Daojun leaned against the void, biting a candied fruit in his mouth. The interest brought by the bet with Yuqing came quickly and faded even faster. How could teaching a disciple be more enjoyable than being lazy? Bet? If you lose, you lose.

The girl suddenly asked, "Can I ask others to teach me?"

The Great Dao Lord was tired, so he waved his hand and said, "No."

"oh."

"Oh, by the way, uncle, I delivered the book you asked me to give to your friend."

"Friend? Which one?"

"It's to send sweet-scented osmanthus cake."

"Oh? That brat with a bad breath."

Da Daojun thought of the boy who "watched but did not learn" and said, biting a preserved fruit, "How is it, have you learned it?"

Yunqin shook her head and said, "He said it was too difficult."

"Of course, the little guy is arrogant, but he should know that there is always someone better than you."

Da Dao Jun sneered.

Yunqin took out another scroll and said, "But he has written an answer for you. Here it is."

Shangqing Daojun hooked his finger, and the book flew over and fell into his palm. He opened it casually. That line of text happened to have the four words "Wuhuo Daojun", but there was also a hint of familiar texture. Shangqing Daojun recognized that this was the writing style he often used when writing Taoist scriptures. It is unique to him and cannot be passed on to others.

The divine meaning contained in the four words reappeared and transformed into the appearance of a young Taoist priest.

Zheng Zi said: "Thank you for your guidance..."

Shangqing Da Daojun, who was biting on a preserved fruit, said: "???"

Ponder.

He closed his wrist subconsciously.

Pah.

The book closed suddenly.

The young Taoist was crushed to pieces.

"I don't know why."

"I think I really want to try this?"