The author of the book "The Book of the Dead"

Chapter 53: The Immortal Way Values Life and Saves People Infinitely (Please Read)
Qiantang, the palaces, pavilions and buildings, have a world of their own.

The bright yellow and red prayer flags flutter, and green smoke rises from the Bagua altar.

Every matter and every object is in accordance with the Way of Heaven, and all follow the laws of heaven and earth, and are divided into the sun, moon, and five planets.

It is so mysterious and wonderful that it is beyond words.

On the high platform of the altar, a middle-aged man sat cross-legged, gazing at the stars. He was wearing a bright yellow Bagua robe and a yellow crown on his head, looking as if he had ascended to heaven.

Wow! !

With light taps of his feet, he floated down from the three-meter-high platform.

This person is Sun Tai, Sun Song’s younger brother and the current head of the Sun family.

He gathered everyone together and got straight to the point.

"The eight counties in the southeast must have our followers, from the nobles to the common people. I want you to accomplish this within five to ten years."

"Yes!"

"Sun Heng, Gu Wenzhi, Zhang Daozhi...you will go to Dongyang. Sun Cheng...Yongjia County."

"Sun En, you go to Kuaiji... Forget it, Sun Yue will go to Kuaiji, and Zhao Ming and Li Wuji will assist him. Be careful when you go to Kuaiji, as the cause of my eldest brother's death has not yet been fully investigated."

Sun Yue is the third child in the family. He does some smuggling business for the Sun family. People in the underworld say that he has the ability to capture spirits and send generals.

"Master, I understand."

"Remember! We must make friends with everyone and spread the great principles of the sect. Don't worry about other minor details."

Sun Tai had a far-sighted vision. Whenever aristocratic families raised an army, their numbers were usually limited to their own troops and other vassals, which numbered no more than tens of thousands.

The Taiping Heavenly Master's doctrine is to help all living beings. Once an army is launched, it will sweep across an area and have hundreds of thousands of followers.

Sun Tai learned from the experience of his predecessors. He not only had to deceive the lower classes, but also had to make friends with the noble families. When he started the rebellion, the powerful families who responded could be appointed as generals.

"That's about it."

Outside the city, night falls.

Sun Yue is a middle-aged Taoist priest with a goatee and narrow eyes, which make him look cunning.

There were two people standing in front, one was the northern Taoist priest Li Wuji, known as the Flaming Sword Master, and the other was the immortal Suo Zhaoming.

"There is a legend in Kuaiji County that my brother ascended to heaven. It is easy to make friends with the nobles, but they are hiding murderous intentions. We cannot move around freely. We must travel with companions."

Sun Yue's task was the easiest and at the same time the most difficult.

"Yes!"

“Let’s go!!”

Sun Yue laughed loudly and threw out a handful of black beans.

boom!
The beans exploded when they hit the ground, creating billows of smoke, accompanied by the shadows of swaying trees and the rustling sounds of people moving around.

When the smoke cleared, four men in white robes and red faces were seen carrying a simple bamboo sedan chair, carrying Sun Yue away.

The two men looked at each other, then rode their horses to catch up.

Sun Yue is known for his ability to "capture spirits and send generals" and "turn beans into soldiers", but in reality he is actually an illusion.

Anyone who is called a deity must have extraordinary attainments in magic tricks.

"Haha, I can turn beans into soldiers, and the heavenly generals will follow me. I will teach all living things, and I am the only one who is supreme!" Sun Yue's flamboyant singing voice came from afar.

Different from Sun Song who practices the immortal way alone, Sun Yue has a flamboyant personality, is self-centered and has many followers.

……

The back mountain of Liuzhuang.

As soon as the cold winter was over, Shiquanzi suddenly became active again.

Apart from the inconvenience of his legs and feet and the disability of his right hand, everything else is normal.

Jie Kong came to visit again.

"This is a good year. Has Shanbo been making elixirs recently?" Jie Kong took a sip of the brewed tea.

Jie Kong particularly likes to make tea. Monks and otherworldly people are suitable for this kind of quiet things.

“Practice every day.”

The Dahuan Pill, the Dixian Pill, and the Jinjing Pill are all indispensable. Although his body is weak, his magic skills are powerful, and he can practice to save his life in troubled times, and maintain the internal circulation of his true energy.

The table was furnished with dried fruits, candied fruits, and dried meat. The three of them chatted over tea, enjoying the leisurely farmland at the foot of the mountain.

Not far away, a skinny horse as thin as bronze was carrying two hungry thin men.

The two men looked young, with dry and yellow hair, and their bodies were just skin and bones.

"Liuzhuang, we're here! We're finally here!" the man sitting in the front said excitedly.

"where?"

"there!"

"Haha, it's finally here!"

"Who is coming?"

Outside the fortress, the guards stopped the two men. "Danyang Ge, the great-grandson of Ge Xianren, Ge Xuanpu; Deyang Xu, the great-grandson of Xu Zhenren, Xu Jingming, wants to see you!"

"Please wait a moment, I will go in and pass the message."

In the back mountain, Bao Qian came to report.

"Descendants of Ge Hong and Xu Xun?" Liang Yue was a little surprised. How did they know about him?

Shi Quanzi said, "Let's meet each other after we meet again."

"Bring them here."

Soon, two thin men came over on horseback.

Liang Yue used the Qi-gazing technique to observe the two people and found that they had no strength. So why did the descendants of the Ge and Xu families have no internal strength?

It was also the first time for the two men to meet the Marquis of Changle Ting. They had never imagined that he was so young.

"Please take a seat, both of you. Why did you come to Liuzhuang?" Liang Yue was very curious about this.

"Before my great-grandfather Ge traveled to the north, he came to his hometown in Jurong to visit his descendants. During the conversation, he mentioned your name, so I came to visit you." Ge Xuanpu answered truthfully.

Bao Liang was regarded as a god by the southern gentry, and his only disciple was his great-grandfather Ge Hong.

Suddenly hearing that Immortal Bao had another successor, he found his good friend Xu Jingming, and the two of them had an idea and immediately came to visit.

He encountered robbers on the road and lost his property, so he ended up here.

"I see. You two take this pill."

Liang Yue took out a Dahuan Dan, split it into two, and handed it to the two men.

After taking it, the two felt heat flowing through their limbs and bones, and their fatigue and hunger disappeared immediately. The two looked at each other and realized that he was indeed a man of real ability.

Ge Xuanpu and Xu Jingming stood up and bowed, saying, "Senior, please teach us the immortal arts."

"Didn't Immortal Ge and Immortal Xu teach you?"

"We only have crude recipes for elixirs and golden needle internal energy. Our great-grandfather once said, 'Seeking immortality requires many years away from home, and all human affairs in one's life are wasted.' He didn't want us to waste time on the path to immortality. Golden needle internal energy... we can't practice it either." Xu Jingming said with a wry smile, and his good friend on the other side felt the same way.

Before they could remember, their great-grandfather had already gone into the mountains to practice Buddhism.

"The path to immortality is wasted, and human affairs are wasted. Immortal Ge may be right." Jie Kong pondered these two sentences with a vicissitudes of life on his face.

"You two will stay here for a few days first, change your clothes, and we'll talk later."

"Okay, thank you Changle-kun for taking us in." The two of them stayed there from then on.

In the following days, the two were polite and not impatient.

On the other hand, when the prefect Wang Ningzhi heard that Taixuan Taoist Sun Yue was coming, he was overjoyed and hosted him at home for several days. Many famous people came to visit him.

For a time, there were many people who admired immortals, and under the leadership of the prefect, the belief in Taiping Tianshi Taoism spread rapidly.

This day, night.

In the bamboo forest courtyard, the moonlight is like water.

Liang Yue stood leisurely in the waterside pavilion, the water surface was sparkling, the moonlight shone on his crane shoulders, and he looked like a fairy.

He thought of the people's belief in peace, and did not blame the people for their ignorance, but only for the turmoil in the country and the unrest in people's lives.

At this time, footsteps were heard, and two people came here led by Xiao Ming.

"Do you two really want to learn the immortal alchemy technique?"

Ge Xuanpu's face was firm, and he said, "I am not a frivolous person. I practice Taoism not for fame and fortune, but only to take medicine to nourish my nature and achieve immortality."

"Even if I die nine times, I will not regret it."

"Okay, then I will help you practice the Golden Needle Internal Kung Fu." This was also considered as passing down Ge Hong's legacy. The two were about to bow down, but Liang Yue stopped them, "No, I am teaching on behalf of others. If you become famous in the future, don't say that it was me who taught you."

The two of them didn't know why such a request was made, so they could only agree.

In the next two days, Liang Yue used the thunder sound of the Kuiniu community drum to help the two of them learn the golden needle internal skills.

In the courtyard pavilion, Ge Xuanpu and Xu Jingming sat cross-legged, sensing the internal energy in their bodies.

"So this is the inner force of the golden needle. It is moderate and peaceful, and it is the doctrine of the mean." Xu Jingming, who was very frugal with words, spoke so many words for the first time.

The two men stood up to express their gratitude. No wonder he was the person praised by their great-grandfather. In less than two days, he was able to learn the internal skills.

"Take it and open it and have a look."

Liang Yue gave the two of them a book on alchemy, which recorded Green Plum Pills, Green Willow Pills, and various medicinal pill recipes, but did not contain any secret to immortality.

The two of them were reading the alchemy classics, wondering why there was no technique to become immortal by refining elixir or golden elixir... ?
Liang Yue saw what they were thinking and said, "A beginner in Taoism must learn medicine. Treating people is also a form of cultivation."

"Remember, the immortal way values life and saves people without limit."

In the dark, crows are calling and drums are beating.

"The immortal way is precious..."

It was the first time the two heard this statement. These eight short words contained profound truth.

Ge Xuanpu and Xu Jingming seemed to be in a trance and could not come back to their senses for a long time.

Under the moonlight, two people seeking the truth were taught the alchemy classics.

(End of this chapter)