From then on, Long Zu and Ren Zu worked hard every day to create people. They first discarded distracting thoughts and injected their essence into the clay figurine. In this way, the clay figurine would have life. These clay figurines kneeled down to Nüwa and the Dragon Ancestor, thanking them for their " great grandfather and great grandmother's kindness in nurturing them ". Then, they hopped away and disappeared into the forest. As it took too much effort to create humans, the exhausted Zu Long and Goddess Nvywa were distracted several times. As a result, they didn't infuse enough Essence Qi into their bodies. As a result, the clay figurines they created were naturally weak. They even created deformed people with missing arms and legs. The Ancestral Dragon was about to destroy these defective 'works', but Goddess Nvywa sighed and said,""Nothing in the universe is perfect. Perhaps this is the will of heaven. We can endow them with more tenacious characters so that they won't feel ashamed of their incomplete bodies in this world. They can also use their talents to create a better life than that of healthy people…"Looking at her special children in front of her, Goddess Nvywa sighed and said to herself and Zu Long," Alas!" Of course, I hope that our healthy descendants can try their best to help their congenitally deficient brothers and sisters in the future, because they are all our descendants.”
"Yeah," Zu Long looked at Nüwa thoughtfully and said,""It is precisely because we first created their complete bodies that we exhausted our spirit and created these incomplete descendants in a daze. Our healthy children and grandchildren have the obligation to help and take care of their congenitally deficient brothers and sisters.”
In the long process of creating humans, Nuwa also gave birth to two children of herself and the Dragon Ancestor. Mr.'s was a dragonman with a dragon's head and a human body. He was named 'Heavenly Dragon'. The next generation was a birdman with a human head and a bird body, named "Heavenly Phoenix".
Eighteen thousand years had passed. Because the Ancestral Dragon and Goddess Nvywa had worked hard to create humans, they had exhausted the primordial spirit essence in their bodies, causing their death to come early. Second Ancestor's soul was attached to the Yangtze River and Yellow River, living as long as heaven and earth. The humans they created lived on both sides of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. Eighteen thousand years after the death of the Ancestral Dragon and Nüwa, the Heavenly Dragon and the Dragon Granny married and gave birth to six dragon sons. The old man was made the crown prince by the heavenly dragon and was named the emperor of the universe. Haotian lived in the Heavenly Court, and Second Brother had a human head and a snake body. Fuxi lived in the human world, while Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth all had dragon heads and human bodies, and were named the Four Demon Vanquishing Dragon Kings of Wind, Tune, Rain, and Shun. The Dragon King of the East Sea, Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the South Sea, Ao Qin, and the Dragon King of the North Sea. Ao Run, the Dragon King of the West Sea, and Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the North Sea. The four brothers lived in the East, South, West, and North Seas respectively. The Heavenly Phoenix and the Bird King of the Three Realms,"Phoenix", had a daughter after their marriage. The daughter inherited her father's legacy and was named the King of Birds. The phoenix was happy to stop on the parasol tree. (Later, Phoenix married Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, and became a legendary couple.
The sun and moon flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another eighteen thousand years had passed. The Heavenly Dragon and the Dragon Empress, the Heavenly Phoenix and the Bird King, the Phoenix, had also welcomed their end. The souls of the heavenly dragon and the heavenly phoenix turned into a rainbow and an aurora. From then on, Emperor Haotian inherited the power of his father, the Heavenly Dragon. He began to rule the heavens, dominate the universe, weigh the three realms (Heaven Realm, Earth Realm, Underworld), four lives (Viviparous, Oviparous, Moist, Metamorphosis), ten directions (Four Directions, Four Directions, Up and Down), and so on. He was the supreme god of the three realms, the emperor of all saints.
As time passed, Pangu had created the universe for billions of years. The human world had been governed by the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors. By the time of King Yu, the world was divided into nine states: Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Yuzhou, Liangzhou, and Yongzhou. Yangzhou faces the sea to the east. There is a mountain in the sea called Huaguo Mountain. The mountain was surrounded by strange peaks and cliffs, towering into the clouds. Clouds and mist lingered in the mountains, ancient trees towered into the sky, and strange rocks and caves were everywhere. There were exotic flowers and plants in the forest, rare birds and animals could be seen everywhere, and there were even fruit trees all over the mountain that bore fruit all year round.
In spring, birds sing and flowers smell all over the mountain; In summer, the waterfall reflects the peach blossom; In autumn, the scenery is picturesque and the monkeys are noisy. In winter, the silver makeup is wrapped in hot springs. On a sunny day, standing on the top of the Huaguo Mountain and looking into the distance, one could see the clouds and fog in front of them, as if they were in a fairyland, making one feel that they had come from a different world. An ancient poem said:
Rich flowers and fruits on the sea mountain, Penglai abbot has no gap; It is said that vegetation is immortal medicine, want to abandon his wife and children to guard the city.”
At the foot of the Flowerfruit Mountain, there was a monkey-shaped boulder. It was formed by the five-colored stone liquid that fell from the stone cup when the ancestor Nüwa mended the sky. This stone is twelve feet high, and there are twelve months in a year. It is forty feet long and has four seasons a year. There are twenty-four holes in the stone, which contain twenty-four solar terms in a year. For billions of years, this strange stone had felt the essence of the sun and the moon, and had been soaked in the wind and rain. An egg had actually been born in the stone. After a long time, the egg corresponding to the five colors produced: Green-liver, red-heart, yellow-spleen, white-lungs, black-kidneys, and later, five bodies and five senses...
One afternoon, the sky was clear and cloudless, and the sun was shining brightly. Suddenly, wisps of green smoke began to emit from the 24 holes on the boulder. The green smoke grew thicker and thicker, gradually enveloping the entire boulder. With a thunderclap, a bolt of lightning struck the boulder. The huge rock exploded with a sound. Amidst the smoke, gravel flew everywhere. A divine monkey jumped out from the stone egg. As soon as the divine monkey was born, it clenched its fists and raised its head, letting out a long howl towards the sky,"" Ah!" The surging sound waves surged into the sky. After the divine monkey exhaled the turbid Qi that had accumulated in its body for hundreds of millions of years, it immediately jumped up the Flowerfruit Mountain and disappeared into the forest.
On this day, the Heavenly Emperor was gathering the civil and military immortal ministers in the Divine Wind Palace to listen to the preaching of the Taoist Supreme Saint God, the Grand Supreme Elder, and the Tongtian Sect Master. As soon as Sect Master Tongtian finished chanting, he suddenly changed the topic and said to the Heavenly Emperor,""In the world, Dao reigns supreme, and both men and gods know it. Now that Western Buddhism has risen to prominence and expanded in the lower realm, it seems that it wants to compete with us. Since the Celestial Venerable respects our Dao Sect, you can't ignore it!”
"Oh! There was actually such a thing? Tell me about it." The only immortals who were qualified to sit in the Divine Wind Palace were the Taoist Three Pure Saints, because the Heavenly Emperor was also a Taoist believer. He sat on the high dragon throne and bowed slightly. He looked at Dao Ancestor and Sect Master Tongtian who were sitting on his left and right. It seemed that Sect Master Tongtian's words were very sudden. "Recently, a disciple reported to me that Buddhism is going against our Taoism in order to expand its territory and develop its disciples. Our sect claims that anyone with nine apertures in the world can cultivate. He had already admitted that even birds and beasts, not only humans, but all animals could become immortals. However, Buddhism claimed that all living beings, including animals and non-living beings, could become Buddhas. "Our Daoist sect claims that one needs to have a heart of progress to become an immortal and become a god through self-cultivation. The Buddhism Sect, however, preached that as long as you believe in the divine power doctrine of Buddhism, there will be Buddha who will extradite you."Isn't the Buddhist Sect doing this on purpose to go against our Dao Sect?”
When the Celestial Venerable heard this, he raised his hand and gestured for Sect Master Tongtian to sit down. He was not in a hurry to express his opinion on this matter, but he asked the elderly lord, who had his eyes closed and did not speak,"The Heavenly Lord of Dao and Virtue should have heard about the expansion of the Buddhist Sect in the lower realm, right?”
When Dao Ancestor saw Celestial Emperor asking, he quickly opened his eyes and bowed to Celestial Emperor.""Although the Buddhist Sect has developed very quickly in the lower realm, it has not reached the point where it can compete with our sect. All living beings were equal, and there was freedom to believe in religion. As long as the purpose of all religions was good, teaching everyone to respect heaven and earth, and all religions were united, it was a good deed.”At this point, he looked at Sect Master Tongtian and said,"Fellow Daoist, it's best to let nature take its course.”
When Sect Master Tongtian saw Old Lord's attitude, he could not help but be even more excited. He actually stood up again and looked at Old Lord."Dao brother, now the Buddhist League has three Buddhas, the past, the present, and the future. The Four Great Guardian Bodhisattvas, the Eight Great Vajras, and the 500 Arhats. In time, the Buddhist League will definitely be on par with our Daoism.”Seeing that Old Lord was silent, he said to the Celestial Thearch,""The lower realm is the foundation of the Heavenly Courts. If it is monopolized by the Buddhist Sect, the Heavenly Courts will be worried!”
"Sect Master Tongtian, I rule the universe and control all things. How can I believe in Taoism and reject other religions?”The Celestial Thearch knew what Sect Master Tongtian was thinking, so he couldn't bear to disobey him. He said,""All the New Stream is based on the promotion of good. The Buddhist Sect was a new sect, but it could be allowed to develop. It was better to let nature take its course as Patriarch Daode had said.”
Seeing that Celestial Emperor and Lord Laojun did not agree with his words, Sect Master Tongtian was a little angry. He found an excuse to bid farewell to Celestial Emperor and Lord Laojun and went out of the hall to look for Primordial Heavenly Venerate above the 33 heavens. Lord Laojun stayed behind to continue preaching.
"…The sage understands the natural inaction of the Tao and cultivates his moral character with it. He should be quiet without desire, heartless and empty, not self-aware and self-conceited. To govern the world, one should do things that do not involve action, practice teachings that do not involve words, return weapons, and leave fighting. Make the people open-minded and contented, ignorant and without desire, then do nothing to govern the country. Rebellion is to understand the movement of Tao, and to weaken the use of Tao. Therefore, those who know the way should stick to the female and embrace the simple, give way to the humble, defeat the sharp and resolve the dispute, sit with the light, and use the weak to overcome the strong. To achieve the extreme of emptiness, to maintain tranquility and solemnity, to concentrate on qi and softness, to cleanse the mysterious consciousness, and to maintain unity, meditation, meditation, qi and qi, inner elixir, etc., become the foundation of cultivation and cultivation.”Old Lord spoke eloquently and took a breath before nodding to Emperor Tian.
The Celestial Thearch seemed to have understood and nodded at the old lord,""Dao can be Dao, but it is not the same Dao; name can be named, but it is not the same name. As the saying goes, man imitates the earth, the earth imitates the sky, the sky imitates the Tao, and the Tao imitates nature. The truth of Tao is divided into two sides: non-existence and existence. Tao is always without name and form. It precedes heaven and earth, ghosts and gods, and is the beginning of all things in heaven and earth. Tao is constant, giving birth to all things in heaven and earth, with endless use. The performance is that all things exist relative to each other, the extreme will return, the end will return. And the use of 'having' was often based on 'nothing'.' Being born from nothingness 'was to' create something out of nothing'. Mysterious beyond mysterious, the door of all wonders."
Laojun stroked his beard and nodded his head, praising," You are well versed in the Dao. You know that my Dao is the Dao of nature and the Dao of cultivation. My virtue is the virtue of conduct and the way of life. A cultivator must first cultivate virtue. Virtue and Dao are deep. Virtue and Dao are combined into one. Those who lack virtue cannot cultivate, but those who cultivate must first have virtue. Only when you know the true meaning of my scriptures will you be able to transcend things and have a peaceful mind. You will understand the Dao of Wuwei and it is not Wuwei…"
Just as Lord Lao Zi was talking, a gust of wind suddenly blew in the Divine Wind Palace for no reason, causing his silver beard to flutter. Old Lord was surprised and couldn't help but say," Eh?”He stopped talking and looked at the Celestial Thearch…
The civil and military immortals in the hall were listening attentively to Old Lord's lecture and were also disturbed by this nameless wind. They all felt that it was a little strange,""There has always been no wind in the hall. Where did this wind come from?”Like the old lord, they all looked at Emperor Hao Tian in confusion.
The Celestial Thearch was even more puzzled.”He looked displeased and asked the Wind God, who was listening in the hall, in confusion,"Wind God, do you know where this wind…comes from?”
The Wind God was wondering why there was such a sudden wind in the hall when he heard the Celestial Thearch's question and hurriedly replied,""Little God was listening attentively just now and didn't notice where the wind came from. Of course, it's also not from Little God."
"Clairvoyance, clairaudient, and ten-thousand-mile nose!”The Celestial Thearch shouted to the spiritual officers of the celestial heavens, who were standing at the corner of the hall,""I order the three of you to leave the hall immediately and find out where this wind came from. Quickly report to me."
Not long after the three gods left the hall, the Virūpāk ? a Heavenly King who was on duty at the East Heaven's Gate reported,""Heavenly Venerate Sacred Emperor, I was on duty at the East Heaven's Gate when I heard a loud noise from the lower realm. It was like thunder, followed by a continuous sound wave that surged into the wind and rushed towards the Heaven's Gate from the bottom up. There was a faint roar of an unknown creature mixed in the wind. Little God didn't know, so he came to report to the Celestial Venerable.”
The Celestial Thearch pondered for a moment and said," It seems that the wind in the hall just now must be related to the roar from the lower realm. I just don't know what creature has the ability to shake the heavens with a roar?"”
The gods looked at each other and discussed for a while. Just as they did not know what the roar was about, they saw that the three gods, Clairvoyant, Clairaudient, and Clairvoyant, had already returned from outside the hall and reported to the Celestial Thearch,"Heavenly Venerable, the three of us have already investigated. At the foot of the Flowerfruit Mountain in the lower realm, a stone left behind by the ancestor, Nüwa, to mend the heavens, was nurtured into an egg because it sensed the essence of heaven and earth and absorbed the spiritual energy of the sun and moon. Under the bright sun, the stone exploded and gave birth to a stone monkey. After the stone monkey was born, it raised its head and let out a roar. The sound wave it gathered whistled up into the sky and became a gust of wind. The wind in the hall just now was caused by this stone monkey.”
"Oh!" He stroked his beard and said,"A stone monkey is born from a thunderbolt on a clear day. This monkey was born from heaven and earth and should not be an ordinary creature. If it could cultivate and become an immortal, it could benefit the three worlds. If he became a demon, he might disturb Heavenly Court in the future.”He looked around at the civil and military immortals in the hall and asked,"" This monkey is extraordinary. All of you think…" The Celestial Thearch was hesitant about how to deal with this matter. He looked at the civil and military immortals and gods in the hall with a questioning gaze.
The Great Marshal of the Heavenly Soldiers and Demon Fighters, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li, immediately flashed out of the martial class. He held the Demon Subduing Tower in his hand and bowed to the Heavenly Emperor.""I feel that this monkey has disturbed us when we were listening to the scriptures the moment it was born. From this, we can see that this monkey is not a good person. In order to prevent future troubles, please immediately issue an edict to the Celestial Venerable. I am willing to lead the Heavenly Army to capture this demon monkey and punish it.”Heavenly King Li, as the Demon-subduing Marshal who commanded the Heavenly Army, had subdued countless demons. He had been listening to the scriptures in Divine Wind Palace for the past few days and was already sleepy. Seeing such an opportunity to make contributions today, he certainly would not miss it. Before the Celestial Emperor could decide, he had already called the Stone Monkey " Demon Monkey ".
The Dao Ancestors and Old Masters who had been silent all this while shook their heads at Heavenly King Li and then said to the Heavenly Emperor,""Heavenly Venerable, I believe that since this monkey was born from heaven and earth, it's better to let nature take its course. In the future, what kind of Dao karma he had would depend on his future fortune.”
The Celestial Thearch nodded." Since that's the case, I'll take your words as a warning and forgive this stone monkey for disturbing our listening." If he could become an immortal in the future, it would be his fortune. If he became Mo Xie in the future and caused trouble, it would not be too late to capture him then. -- Old Lord can continue to preach."
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