Chapter 32 I don't mind lending you my arms when you don't need them
Chi Yu didn't even want to watch the chicken being slaughtered at home, so this time he killed a talking demon, which was naturally a shocking thing.
He chatted with Xie Xiyi and Xiaoqiu: "I have gained enlightenment."
Xie Xiyi glanced at him and said nothing.
Only Xiaoqiu asked him flatteringly, "Brother Aotian, what enlightenment did you get?"
Chi Yu said seriously, "All appearances are false. If I were obsessed with killing and seeing blood, I would be attached to appearances. People suffer because they cling to various forms."
"But the reason why we are human is because we have seven emotions and six desires, we have many troubles, and we are troubled by many forms. If we can truly not cling to forms, then we will have already reached the realm of Buddha.
This is a paradox: we must have the seven emotions and six desires, yet we must transcend all appearances and current situations. But this is also the meaning and method of spiritual practice. All things arise from the mind. As long as I know what path I am on, that is my true self, and that is as it is.
Xiaoqiu's CPU was about to burn out. He didn't understand and opened his mouth, but finally remained silent.
Xie Xiyi spoke: "The mind is capable of looking down on sentient beings. This is an illusion, and it is also not a form."
Chi Yu said, "Yes, so I won't worry about this kind of thing anymore."
Only weak people need others to comfort them. Chi Yu believed that he had always been a very strong person, so he comforted himself and revived with full health on the spot.
He said cheerfully, "I've been playing for so long, I'm hungry. I'll go cook."
After saying that, he happily went to find a place to set up the stove.
Xiaoqiu leaned close to Xie Xiyi and said in a low voice, "I always feel that Brother Aotian is very strange like this."
Xie Xiyi looked down at him and asked nonchalantly, "What's strange about that?"
Xiaoqiu said seriously, "It's impossible for people to be happy all the time, but Brother Aotian has achieved it. He is always happy. However, when the moon is full, it will wane; when the water is full, it will overflow. Even the sun in the sky will rest at night and be replaced by the moon. This is the way of heaven."
Xie Xiyi raised his eyebrows, "You are also enlightened?"
Xiaoqiu said angrily: "Your Highness! I'm talking to you seriously."
Xie Xiyi said nonchalantly, "This is the state of mind. Just as he himself said, joy is the state of Buddha. He has achieved constant joy, and he is just as he is, observing things as they are. I am not as good as him in this aspect. He is the one who is more suitable to be a disciple of Buddha."
Xiaoqiu was somewhat surprised by Xie Xiyi's frankness. For a moment, he didn't know what to say. After holding it in for a while, he said dryly, "That's a pity. Your Highness, you are the future Buddha's son."
Xie Xiyi remained silent, his eyes falling on Chi Yu, who was singing an unknown song while cutting vegetables with a smile on his face. His slender waist, which was tightened by his belt, swayed gently, and his toes moved in a regular and rhythmic rhythm, practicing his unprovoked joy with his own body.
What was Long Aotian's path? Ascending to the immortal realm? Immortality?
Xie Xiyi felt that neither was true.
Long Aotian, what exactly do you want?
Xie Xiyi did not ask such a question - curiosity is a form. Once you are curious, more forms will follow, and more causes and conditions will combine to drag him into the abyss called "Long Aotian".
Xie Xiyi was ignoring this point, so he would not be curious about him. All his optimistic and optimistic fantasies were limited to the friendship between gentlemen, which was as light as water, and it would be better for them to be simple brothers.
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Next, Chi Yu began to actively pursue the demons without Xie Xiyi telling him to do so. However, the demons' cultivation levels were not high, all at the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining, and none of them met the requirements.
Xie Xiyi is experienced in this. "High-level Qi Refining demons are more scheming than those at Foundation Establishment, so they naturally won't run around everywhere."
Chi Yu: I understand. It’s not okay for them to do it in such a high-profile manner.
Therefore, Chi Yu put away the flying magic weapon, and the three of them walked on the ground.
Chi Yu didn't mind the trouble. He picked up another straight wooden stick and ran to Xie Xiyi excitedly, handing it to him. "Senior Brother Xuanji, look, this stick."
Xie Xiyi had seen Chi Yu playing with wooden sticks more than once. There was even a pile of straight, smooth wooden sticks of different lengths leaning against the bed in his room. They were ordinary objects with no spiritual power and nothing special.
But Chi Yu picked them up one by one and placed them carefully next to the bed so that he could see them as soon as he opened his eyes. And because of these ordinary things, his face showed pure joy without any emotion.
Xie Xiyi glanced at the stick and said again, "Nothing special."
Chi Yu said thoughtfully, "There's nothing special about it, but it's very straight and smooth. Just looking at it makes me happy. In fact, happiness is a very high-level emotion. He has very high expectations for himself."
"Childhood is actually the easiest time to perceive this pure joy. This is the clearest time in a person's life, and the time when they are most able to observe reality. In other words, people already possess the Buddha state from birth. However, as they grow older and enter the world, their clarity becomes more turbid. As the turbidity increases, it becomes more difficult for people to perceive the simplest emotions, and it becomes increasingly difficult for them to derive the purest joy from simple things."
Xie Xiyi: "..."
Can you have an epiphany just by picking up a stick?
He finally looked at the stick seriously and stretched out his hand towards Chi Yu.
Chi Yu smiled slightly and put the wooden stick in Xie Xiyi's hand.
Xie Xiyi held the wooden stick and felt it for a few breaths - of course he didn't feel anything.
He glanced at Chi Yu and put the stick into his sleeve.
Chi Yu didn't notice his little move. He jumped a few times in the air and climbed up to the branch to take a look. He said to them happily, "There's a village not far away. Let's rest here tonight."
Although there are many monsters in the wilderness, there are also many mortals and monks. This village is a very ordinary gathering place for mortals and monks.
Of course, the cultivators’ cultivation level is all at the Qi Refining Stage, and the highest level is only the fifth level of Qi Refining.
When Chi Yu brought Xie Xiyi and Xiaoqiu into the village, a big yellow dog guarding the village started barking first. Chi Yu took out a piece of spirit beast meat from the Sumeru Ring and threw it to the dog, but the dog refused to eat it and instead barked softly in alertness.
Soon some villagers came out, and when they saw them, they immediately called the monks headed by the village chief to come and meet them.
Soon the village chief came over, followed by many young and middle-aged men.
The village chief, a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining, wasn't very advanced, but he was quite knowledgeable. He immediately recognized the uniforms of the Zizaizhou Zen sect disciples they were wearing. A smile spread across his face as he said, "Seniors, I'm the village chief of this village. If you need anything, please let me know. I'm from Zizaizhou."
Chi Yu also consciously acted as the opening person, and said to the village chief with a smile: "Yes, we came from Zizaizhou and would like to stay in this village for one night. I wonder if it is possible?"
The village chief naturally said, "Of course it's possible, but since the seniors are disciples of Zen, they must have come down the mountain to gain experience, right?"
Having said this, he hesitated to continue.
Chi Yu naturally understood what he meant. "Yes, we are here to find the demon. If the village chief has any clues in this regard, we will give you some rewards."
The village chief was stunned for a moment. According to his idea, he would pay them some spirit stones to kill the monsters for the village. But now, according to what this cultivator said, not only do they not have to pay, but they can also get paid?
village head:"……"
Is there such a good thing?
He was a little shocked, and the smile on his face became more sincere. He quickly bowed and extended his hand to invite them into the village. "Okay, okay, come in first, come in, come and rest in my humble abode."
He invited Chi Yu and the other two to his home. As the head of the village, his house was not much different from those of the surrounding residents, but it was tidy and had a large yard where some low-grade spiritual herbs and mortal fruits and vegetables were planted.
The village chief called his wife and said in a low voice, "Mother, prepare a delicious meal tonight and take out the bag of magical rice from the side room to entertain the distinguished guests."
Seeing his serious attitude, the bridesmaid naturally understood the priorities and quickly agreed.
After the village chief gave his instructions to his wife, he went to discipline a few children before going to receive the distinguished guests.
Although the wilderness is rich in spiritual energy, the lower-level cultivators will never get anything good, so there are not many production materials. After fiddling with it for a long time, the village chief only managed to get a plate of peanuts and melon seeds that had little spiritual energy. They were all ordinary fruits and were not presentable. However, he still went to receive the guests with a shameful face and took the ordinary fruits.
Chi Yu's eyes lit up when he saw peanuts and sunflower seeds. He said, "Sunflower seeds? I haven't eaten them in a long time."
His cheerful look made the village chief's expression relax, and he couldn't help but ask, "Senior, do you like eating watermelon?"
Chi Yu said, "I like it! But I rarely eat it because cracking the seeds would knock a gap between my front teeth. Now it doesn't matter anymore. I've practiced and my teeth are strong."
The village chief felt that his tone of voice, facial expressions and gestures were very friendly. He did not seem like a monk, but rather like a younger generation.
But he was just thinking about it. The other party was friendly, but he, a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining, couldn't take it seriously. So he still said respectfully: "Since you like it, I will pack you some more for your entertainment on the road."
Chi Yu listened to and saw a middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties being so humble to him. The smile on his lips disappeared. He scratched his chin and said nonchalantly, "Okay, thank you very much, Village Chief."
He didn't bother with any more pleasantries and went straight to the point, "By the way, Village Chief, do you have any clues about the demon? It would need to be at a higher level, preferably above the eighth level of Qi Refining."
The village chief said repeatedly, "Of course there are. There's a mountain behind our village called Lotus Pod Mountain, so named because it's shaped like a lotus pod. Last year, a demon came to the mountain and exclusively feeds on the blood of mortals, especially the young ones. Last year, there were 120 people in the village, and three people died every month. Now there are only 89 left. If this continues, I'm afraid the village will be wiped out."
Chi Yu asked, "Village Chief, do you know what the origin of this demon is?"
The village chief said without hesitation: "It is a big insect. Its cultivation should be close to the foundation."
Chi Yu turned to Xiao Qiu and said, "Today I want to change my name to Wu Song."
Ball: "Hmm?"
Chi Yu told a brilliantly cold joke that only he could understand, "Water Margin, Chapter 23: Wu Song fights the tiger on Jingyang Ridge! Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump!"
Little Ball: “…”
Sometimes he felt that Chi Yu's realm was very high, and sometimes he felt that his realm was a little low, like a younger brother than him.
Xie Xiyi just looked at him with his golden eyes as he went crazy, without saying a word.
Seeing no one react, Chi Yu withdrew his magical powers and said seriously to the dumbfounded village chief, "Don't worry, take a day off today. We will go kill the demon tomorrow."
He groped in his Xumi Ring and took out five hundred low-grade spirit stones, handing them to the village chief. "This is the reward and accommodation fee."
The village chief was stunned and quickly declined, saying, "This is too much!"
Although Chi Yu was young and had a fresh-faced face, he seemed to have an air of dominance that left no room for argument. He raised his eyebrows and said, "If I tell you to accept it, then accept it immediately. Don't refuse."
These words made the village chief shut up and silently accepted the spirit stones.
Chi Yu grabbed a handful of melon seeds and taught Xiaoqiu how to eat them. "Pinch them, then bite between your teeth. The seeds will crack open. Eat the flesh and discard the shells. But don't throw them on the floor. You'll have to sweep the floor, which is troublesome."
Xiaoqiu was quite understanding in this regard, and soon the two of them started cracking melon seeds one after another.
Xie Xiyi stood up and walked out.
He had good manners. Chi Yu had clearly bought him a hair tie with bells and tied his hair into a high ponytail, but as he walked along, the little golden bells behind him didn't even ring once.
Chi Yu stopped eating melon seeds and watched Xie Xiyi walk out the door in a dignified and elegant manner. He couldn't help but say to Xiaoqiu, "Your Highness really looks like a cat."
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Xiaoqiu: "Huh? His Highness won't let you call him a cat."
Chi Yu said, "I know. I'm telling you this in secret."
Xie Xiyi's voice came over, "I can hear you."
Chi Yu: "..."
Oh, I forgot that monks have sharp ears and eyes.
Chi Yu said smoothly, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother Xuan Ji."
Xie Xiyi's pleasant voice came again: "I forgive you this time, but there won't be a next time."
Chi Yu couldn't help laughing.
After dinner in the evening, the three of them went into a room to rest.
It wasn't that the village chief wasn't considerate. Foundation Establishment cultivators generally didn't sleep, so they just needed a place to meditate. Therefore, he had taken the initiative to arrange for them to stay in one hut. It was also because there simply weren't many good rooms left for them.
Xiaoqiu was young, so he was given the bed to sleep in. Chi Yu and Xie Xiyi took out a cushion to meditate.
Although he was practicing meditation, Chi Yu couldn't help but tease. He pulled Xie Xiyi's sleeve and wanted to chat with him, "Senior Brother Xuanji, I've always been curious about one thing. Are your eyes naturally like this?"
Xie Xiyi didn't want to talk to him, but since his sleeves were being tugged at from time to time, he patiently replied, "It's natural."
Chi Yu praised: "Your eyes are really beautiful, as golden as the sun, which is really rare."
Xie Xiyi said calmly: "Xiaoqiu will have it when he grows up."
Chi Yu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Oh, so you're not the only one who has this problem?"
Xie Xiyi: "..."
You talk so much.
He glanced at him and suddenly said, "You are afraid."
Chi Yu was stunned again, "Huh?"
Xie Xiyi said with certainty: "You are afraid."
Chi Yu felt it was ridiculous, "What am I afraid of?"
Xie Xiyi said thoughtfully, "You are afraid of many things."
Chi Yu: "?"
Chi Yu wanted to say no, but Xie Xiyi interrupted him and said, "You do."
Xie Xiyi's golden eyes looked straight at him. His facial features were so deep, his eyebrows so sharp and indifferent, but the corners of his lips were shallow, and a slight curve was drawn out, with a half-hearted, half-false, and mischievous concern. "That's right, he's only seventeen years old, barely still a child, it's normal to be afraid."
Chi Yu: "..."
In the world of cultivation, the prince's words were a joke!
Xie Xiyi's smile deepened a little, and he stretched out his arms to Chi Yu and said, "I am your senior brother. If you are really scared, I don't mind lending you my arms."
Chi Yu hesitated to speak, Xie Xiyi hooked his finger, his voice tinged with a hint of malicious joy, "Do you need it?"
"..." How could Chi Yu need it? He was a man, how could he be fooled by him? "Uh, I don't need it. Thank you, Senior Brother Xuanji."
The small ball appeared like a ghost, "Your Highness, I need it."
Xie Xiyi: "Get lost."
Xiaoqiu: “…Oh.”
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