Chapter 211 (1/2)
”Yes, I have!” Chen Hui nodded and said, ”it's basically the same as what the old man said, that is, the peak of he Dao period, which is recorded in the ancient books as a fake immortal.”
”Tell me more about it?” Ye Mengchen gnaws apple to ask, this is also she asks that old man, old man did not answer her question.
It was this question that made ye Mengchen know clearly that if she asked further, the old man would not give her a detailed answer. Then he went out of the willow forest with Chen Hui and returned to Liuqu Jiayuan.
”According to the records I have seen in the ancient books, building a foundation to induce Qi is the beginning of cultivation. If we can succeed, persist in it, and completely stabilize this stage, we will have the effect that all diseases will not occur.” Chen Hui thought about it carefully. He read the records of Taoist classics, and said: ”as for the ability of each stage, or the difference of strength, there is no record in Taoist classics. What is recorded is to reach the stage of practicing Qi and essence, longevity can be more than 100 years, the stage of practicing essence and transforming spirit, longevity 200 years, the stage of practicing spirit returning to emptiness, longevity 300 years, the stage of practicing emptiness and Taoism, longevity 500 years!”
At the end, Chen Hui stretched out a hand and opened his five fingers to indicate the number of 500 words. He continued: ”it's normal for Taoist classics to have these records. After all, even in myths and legends, the purpose of cultivating immortals is to pursue immortality. In my opinion, these Taoist classics are just for immortality, It was made up deliberately at that time to capture people's psychology of pursuing longevity, but now it is recorded in ancient books and records. ”
Hearing what Chen Hui said, ye Mengchen nodded involuntarily and thought about Chen Hui's words carefully.
What Chen Hui said is obviously very reasonable. Taoism has all kinds of myths and legends, and there is only one purpose for cultivation, whether in Taoist classics or in myths and legends. In order to pursue longevity, it is not surprising that there is only a record of how long one can live after reaching a certain level of cultivation.
What's more, as Chen Hui said, whether it's Taoist classics or Buddhist sutras, they are written by the ancients. There must be a psychological aspect of how people write books. After all, whether it's Taoism or Buddhism, they are all religions. If religion wants to develop and grow, it's normal for it to try to figure out people's psychology, Otherwise, how can we develop our religious followers?
However, for ye Mengchen this question, although the old man did not make a positive and detailed answer, but it is not entirely without an answer.
What the old man said to ye Mengchen at that time was that the deeper the stage of cultivation, the more severe it was, and the corresponding longevity was also different!
Chen Hui's answer to this question, or the records of Taoist classics that Chen Hui has read, is only that different stages of cultivation lead to different lifespan!
From this point of view, does the old man seem to know more than Chen Hui?
”That old man should know the specific differences in each cultivation stage!” Ye Mengchen thought silently in her heart, because she had asked the old man what stage he was in and what stage Cheng Ziyi was in. The old man also answered ye Mengchen to this question. He was in the early stage of transforming the spirit, that is, the stage of refining and transforming the spirit. This shows that the old man has finished the two stages of building the foundation to induce Qi and practicing Qi essence.
And Cheng Ziyi is in the stage of building foundation and inducing Qi. In other words, she has just begun to practice.
”By the way, why do you say he's an old knave?” Ye Mengchen asked again: ”look at the way you said he was old. It's like breaking through the tricks of a liar?”
Chen Hui smiles and says, ”it's got to start with the girl who follows him.”
”Oh? Are you familiar with that girl? ” Ye Mengchen recalled the scene just now, said: ”I see that girl at that time look at your eyes, it seems to want to talk and stop, should be with you know!”