Chapter 14 (1/2)

Chapter 14: Enlightenment

Actually, the Dao De Jing played a great role in the history of the Chinese culture Taoist scriptures werethe heart of many In ancient times, it was stated that Taoist cultivators reat dao

Yuan Hong was a lover of philosophy, reading a lot of classic works that led hi, which contained countlessthe supreme wisdom of the true words of the Great Dao

Furthermore, Laozi was filled withof the heaven, the world gave birth to a congenital deity, born with the Great Dao, carrying ireat powers; thus, started to impart it to everyone

Tai Shang Lao Jun: The Grand Pure one, which is one of the Three Pure Ones As well Lao Zi, who crossed the Hangu Pass towards the west, leaving an endless legend

(Tai Shang Lao Jun/ Daode Tianzun was a Taoist deity, identified with Lao Zi )

Yuan Hong had a deep knowledge with regards to these tales, coupled with Lao Zi crossing the Hangu Pass that bring forth to the Dao De Jing

The chief guard posted at the border crossing was a h education He was named Yin Xi and was said to be so ancient texts

One night, while observing the starry sky in the tower over the city gate, he espied a faint blooon, from the eastern hills, more than thousands miles away

(Tl: purple vapour from the east it means propitious omen)

His heart so: “Purple vapour fro an old y” Yin Xi have already heard the famous name Lao Dan He didn’t expect that such hly sweeps the road and burned an incense, by any e

(Tl: Lao Dan, another name of Lao Zi It was clearly written as Lao Dan I’ the author )

In the afternoon of the seventh month of the lunar year, day twelve, when the sunset was inclined in the west, the light rays pierced the East China While observing the passing pedestrians, Yin Xi saw an unusual oldcattle

The olda droop eyebrows, an earlobe stretched up to his shoulders, and a long beard reaching his knees, wearing a simple and clean robe Yin Xi, look at the heaven and exclaiht of the Sage!” Taking three steps before walking another two steps, he hurriedly steps forward, and kneeled in the front of the young cattle: “Yin Xi greets the Sage”

Lao Zi look at the face of the koing person in front of hinified yet not callous, coht different from an ordinary person He willfully probed: Your Excellency, was there a decree of koing to a poor and cheap old man? How rude of me! This old man didn’t dare to take on and unaware of this, but could you please teach me?”

Yin Xi: “Sire, was a Sage! Please pause for a while, and have some rest first, Sire”

Lao Zi: “This old man must head to the sacred place, how could I accept your kindness like that? Don’t you feel asha this old man? ”

Yin Xi: “This Mountain Pass Yin orthless and just happen to know so astronomy I happen to saw a purple vapour froress toward the west Looking at the vast and on, reatest and e A Sage hite hair in the for cattle, led by the purple vapour”

Yin Xi engaged into another negotiation with Lao Dan, requesting to i of the supreme scripture of the Great Way As a result, Lao Zi realized that he must conduct himself with pious and devout For him to pass, he endowed a piece of Scriptures Separated by the high and lower part; the upper was a piece of the Dao Scripture, containing the foundation of the universe, the arcane truth of the heaven and earth, possessing the fluctuation of theWhile the lower piece was the Scripture ofthe truth on how hu old with unfailing eyes and ears

(Guannei: Within the pass-the area to the west of Shanhai Pass)

In this instant, Yuan Hong was ireat dao flow into his littering chaos aura, and not , bending, and distorted akin to a Dragon dancing in the air Repeatedly, like a Celestial Phoenix spreading its wings A Qilin soaring in the sky, or an ancient turtle devouring the ave birth to the Great Dao A stroke containing an endless mysteries

This was indeed a great fortune, such profound Great Dao Scripture can’t compare with In ancient times, if those experts could see this, they would probably envious to death To set a hold what you want This is the origin of the Dao supreme Scripture, that could co, that was brought up by the dao

Yuan Hong was born along with the water attribute of the great dao Cultivating the water attribute could yield twice the result with half the effort The water eles between heaven and earth, containing the mysteries of life and fortune

(Tl: the right approach saves effort and leads to better results)

The Dao De Jing Scripture flow into Yuan Hongthe water attribute Great Dao Unchaining ru the boundaries of heaven and earth through space and ti into all kinds of laws, clearly changing into a variety of unusual dao ies

A nu li the infinite sea Athe seas

This Great Dao was absolutely a good fortune of the mysterious principles

Yuan Hong was deeply infatuated in this state, unknowingly to the rising hazyin his ears The praises and worshi+p of the people from ancient times to those mystic Gods

Yuan Hong spare no effort in conte it into his mind

The Yuan qi for his sea of qi, whenever the Great Dao of Dao De Jing Scripture cross Suffuse with the aura of Great Dao, broadening his sea of qi, as though creating a neorld