Chapter 31 Finals
There were many monks who came to watch the Taoist novice competition. The whole place was packed, and everyone was watching Tang Yue and Ji Chongguang’s Tao discussion stage. Some people praised Ji Chongguang for winning the first place for several consecutive terms, and some were surprised that Tang Yue had won the first place for several consecutive years. Yue Yijie, a little girl, actually made it to the last scene. In the last argument competition, contestants will be given half a stick of incense time to prepare the topic. After all, this question is difficult.
Ji Chongguang spoke first, "Cultivating Taoism puts the cultivation of essence, energy and spirit first. The method of cultivating the body also uses the method of cultivating both life and life to improve the strength of the body. Therefore, cultivating the soul and cultivating the soul are the top priority of cultivation. ” followed by a bunch of citations from classics.
Tang Yue was just thinking about how to answer. This topic is the most common debate and the most difficult to answer. Even the great cultivators are divided into two schools: body cultivation and spirit cultivation. There is endless debate. It is true that in the world of immortality The debate between sweet and salty tofu curd has started.
She decided to borrow the discussion of idealism and materialism in modern theory.
“Whether the spirit comes first or the body comes first in cultivating Taoism, this is actually a question of which comes first, the chicken or the egg. The chicken lays the egg and the egg lays the chicken. It cannot be discussed who is ahead and who is behind. "
"The innate soul of a person generates innate vitality, and the innate vitality turns into spiritual roots, and then grows out of the whole body based on the spiritual roots. In the process of body structure, liver wood, heart fire, spleen earth, and lungs. The six elements of metal, kidney water, and bile and wind all shape and temper the spirit in the body. The conditions of the internal organs and the nine palaces and twelve chambers can determine the state and quality of the soul."
"So, cultivating the spirit. Cultivation of the body should be two aspects of the same body. Those who become immortals still need to reshape their physical bodies. Those who become saints in the flesh should also cultivate their spiritual souls, because they are fundamentally the same thing. "
Ji Chongguang and the powerful people in the audience secretly admired it. They had never heard such remarks before, but they thought it was very reasonable. Some people in the audience praised it, but some disagreed, saying that it was opportunistic remarks.
Ji Chongguang continued by relying on Tang Yue's argument: "Although this is the case, you also said that it is the innate spirit that generates vitality, and the spiritual roots are generated in the vitality and then transformed into the human body. In other words, it is The innate spirit exists first, which is one of the reasons why the innate spirit is important.”
"The second reason is that cultivating the spiritual body and ascending to immortality can remove the physical body, but the physical body can ascend to immortality but cannot regenerate the spirit. This is the reason why cultivating the spirit comes first."
Tang Yue wanted to refute him, the spiritual body or reincarnation Reincarnation, or the creation of heaven and earth, cannot escape the operation of the five elements. In other words, life arises from the movement of matter, and consciousness may be produced by quantum particles.
However, the scientific community has not proven this, and no one in the immortal cultivation community has discussed it. Maybe she can communicate with the immortals after becoming an immortal.
Another point is that demon souls can be born from corpses, which means that the body can also produce spirits, but it is hard to say whether the generated demons are the original people. Moreover, these words were contrary to the mainstream values of decency in the world of immortality, and sounded treasonous to others, so she did not dare to say them.
She herself also has doubts. If the spirit body leaves the body and becomes an immortal, and the body is reshaped, is this person really still the same person?
Now is not the time for her to discuss, and she continued to struggle: "What Brother Ji Dao said is reasonable, but I think that one day someone will discover that the five elements of heaven and earth are running smoothly, and a spiritual body can be born from them. Five Elements The elements themselves are unconscious and should be counted as bodies."
As soon as he finished speaking, the time came. The last newcomers' Taoism competition ended, and the judges decided the winner.
Ji Chongguang knew in his heart that what Tang Yue said made sense, but after all, no powerful person had done research on this, so it could not be regarded as the basis for her point of view. She should have won this argument.
After a while, the scores of the two were announced, and it turned out that Ji Chongguang won.
He handed over to Tang Yue: "Concession, I am relying on experience and experience to score points in this game. It is nothing. Fellow Taoist Tang's views are novel and more enlightening. You are the number one in my heart."< br>
Tang Yue felt that this person had a good character and could admit his shortcomings in public, "Thank you, Brother Ji Dao, for your compliment. I just copied other people's wisdom and borrowed other opinions. It is not my own originality."
Ji Chongguang was curious. , and there are Taoist books that he hasn’t read? "In this case, I will invite Tang Xiaoyou for advice at the dinner later, and we will discuss it some more."
After the competition, Wuji Mountain will hold a banquet to celebrate the success of the Newcomer Discussion Competition, and there will be senior monks in the last three. road. The young juniors take this opportunity to socialize and get to know some of their peers, who may be able to get recommendations.
Wuji Mountain held an award ceremony and gave rewards to the first, second, and third place finishers. Tang Yue obtained the more precious Taoist books and elixirs, which were all of the highest quality in Wuji Mountain's warehouse. In addition, a top-quality spiritual stone was also given, which was very generous.
In addition to Taoist books and elixirs, Ji Chongguang also received secret realm tokens, the opportunity to test on the Immortal Dao Peak, etc. Wuji Mountain specially provided opportunities for Liuzhou's outstanding disciples to hunt for treasures and increase their cultivation.
Tang Yue's grandfather has been waiting aside for a long time. Although he is not a great expert in Taoism, he still knows a thing or two about Taoism and can talk about mysteries.
Sitting in the audience this time, I was sweating for her. Fortunately, her performance was amazing, and it can be said that she was not inferior to Ji Chongguang.
Many fellow Taoists congratulated him, "Elder Shui, you are such a great successor. I didn't expect you to have a granddaughter who is outstanding in Taoism, which is enviable."
"Elder Shui, you are not fat. If you are a foreigner, let Tang Yue come to our Wuji Mountain to study, so that he can represent our Wuji Mountain in the Immortal Cultivation Competition six years later.”
The Cultivation World Competition is for the Ten Continents and Three Islands. In the grand meeting, elite disciples from all continents are selected for competition, and low-level monks at Nascent Soul and below also participate.
Elder Shui was very happy in his heart and said humbly: "How can I achieve such a far-reaching goal? Ah Yue still needs a lot of training." He declined for a while. Tang Yue came to grandpa: "Grandpa, I won the second place. Now I can go back and explain to my mother."
The elder Shui stroked his beard. He understood that his daughter was not For those who care about their children's reputation, "Even if you finish last, your mother will be happy too."
"But your outstanding performance surprised me. Maybe I can apply for a place for you at Wujishan Academy, which is better than yours." It is much better to learn Taoism in places like Kunwu City." He made no secret of his dislike of Kunwu Mountain. If Shui Yingrou had not been willing at that time, he would not have married his daughter into a new city and suffered.
Non-disciples of Wuji Mountain, capable casual cultivators can also apply to enter Wuji Mountain as inner disciples. Although Tang Yue does not have to be a disciple of Wuji Mountain, it is still excellent to study.
She was happy, "Really? I can come to study with grandpa?"
"Yes, before you decide what path to practice, it is also good to have more experience."< br>
The spiritual food and wine prepared by Wuji Mountain for the four-year Taoism Conference are all of the highest quality. Eating them can increase spiritual power, so most young people and powerful people will participate, and the scene is still very pleasant. The conference ended three days later, and there was an even grander banquet, where mysterious tea and enlightenment fruits were provided, which were more beneficial to practice.
Tang Yue got to know many monks of her generation, and the monks who came to talk to her had good family backgrounds. When she was chatting happily with a young lady, Ji Chongguang walked towards her and said, "Little friend Tang, do you remember that you once You said you wanted to explain some theory of spiritual body duality to me. Is it convenient now?”
“It’s convenient. Let’s find a place.”
Ji Chongguang took them to a pavilion by the lake, which reminded her of the beautiful men in the Heavenly Palace. Well, Ji Chongguang was even prettier than the little fairy boy.
Some monks who were interested in this also followed and sat on the small table, eating tea and wine while listening to Tang Yue lecture Ji Chongguang on idealism, materialism and mind-matter dualism.
Ji Chongguang said curiously: "I have indeed never heard of this kind of Taoism. I wonder where Tang Xiaoyou heard it from?"
She had a cold sweat on her head, but she immediately made it up. came out, "I sometimes read some books on the mortal world and summarize them later, which may not be completely consistent with the original text."
"It is true that although the mortal world has no aura and Taoism is not prosperous, it There are many outstanding people who have been blessed by heaven and earth, so it’s not surprising that they can come up with these noble opinions.”
Fortunately, he can figure it out by himself and come to terms with it.
"Let's exchange spiritual information." Ji Chongguang proposed to her to exchange contact information. The people around the banquet also found it strange. Everyone knew that Master Ji Shao Palace Master was very discerning and could gain his insight. There are few people, so it is not easy to take the initiative to communicate.
Tang Yue didn't know the habits of Palace Master Ji Shao, so she exchanged spiritual information readily.
"I hope that little friend Tang can enter the Wuji Mountain Academy, study Taoism more, and join me in the Immortal World Competition in six years to win glory for Liuzhou." Tang Yue won second place and should be selected by the Wuji Mountain Academy. Special recruitment, the level of Taoism will improve again after six years.
Tang Yue felt that Palace Master Ji was really a person who cared about the development of Liuzhou, "Okay, if I am qualified, I will definitely participate."
During the next few days of discussion, she listened to the ones she was interested in. After all, she listened too much and could not understand them. The main thing was to experience the academic thoughts of several powerful people.
Cousin of the Ruan family showed up at the banquet on the last day. Aunt Shui and uncle brought her here. It seemed that she came specifically to have a feast.
Cousin Ruan said curiously: "I didn't expect that you are really interested in such a boring Taoist scripture, and you can still win second place."
Aunt Shui was a little sour, "I didn't expect you to You are not very talented in cultivating Taoism, but you are a young student of Taoism. However, you should not indulge in talking about mystical things. You should focus on the Taoism and ascend to immortality. Otherwise, your lifespan will be limited and your mother will be sad. "
Tang Yue's eyes twitched. , even though she has heard Aunt Shui talk like this many times, she still can't get used to it.
Elder Shui scolded her: "What are you talking about? It is better to worry about A Yue than to worry about your family Ruan Ying. How much trouble has she caused because of a male disciple?"
Aunt Shui is still a little afraid of Shui. The elder, and Ruan Ying is really shameless, "I will take care of her."
This is how the Dao Discussion Conference ended successfully.
(End of this chapter)