Chapter 19 Enlightenment

In the middle of the night, there was silence in the mountains. Li Yi fell asleep early and exhaled a gentle breath.

Since waking up, except for the first month, he still has the habit of practicing meditation, instead eating and sleeping. This is not strictly necessary for him, but it can make him live more comfortably.

He enjoys the pleasure that his taste buds bring him, and he enjoys the tranquility that sleep brings to him.

Some people regard "not eating grains, inhaling wind and drinking dew" as a symbol of immortals, some people do it for monks, and some even regard it as a difference between immortals and mortals.

But Li Yi doesn't think so. Everything has its own cause, but it cannot be reduced to an effect. Not eating grains, inhaling wind and drinking dew is just to allow those who are new to spiritual practice to smooth their essence and cleanse their marrow, so as to better condense their unsullied body. It is useless after forming the elixir. The purpose of fasting is to make the road to immortality smooth, not to become an immortal.

A husband who is in an upright position behaves naturally. He should eat, drink, and have sex.

Cultivation is for self-denial, not for ruthlessness.

However, many people did not agree with this statement, and he even fell out with a friend because of this.

Buzz buzz...

Suddenly, there was a vibration in the air that ordinary people could not hear, and wisps of spirit like ripples flew from the sky.

For Li Yi, it was like a mosquito in his ear, waking him up from his sleep. He subconsciously picked up the slippers on the ground and threw them out of the window, accurately hitting the rooster outside.

The next second he realized that he had wrongly blamed the chicken.

The feeling of being woken up in the middle of the night made Li Yi very irritable. He smoothed his messed up hair, got up and took out his cell phone and took a look. It was 3 o'clock in the morning.

"Where did the faith come from? I don't have a temple in modern times."

The distance is too far, and his strength is less than one ten thousandth of the peak. Even the senses of heaven and humans cannot accurately identify where it comes from.

Li Yi is no stranger to belief. For a long time, he received more incense than the Buddha statues in the temple. At his peak, he even imitated the Buddha's golden body and made a merit-based golden body.

Protected by the incense of all people, it is indestructible to all laws and is indestructible. This golden body alone can compete with the great powers of the divine transformation stage, establish a sect, and become powerful. But to Li Yi, it is just a golden tortoise shell, which has another meaning. Something more than practicality.

At the same time, incense has a very important cause and effect. It benefits from all people, inherits the grace of all people, and establishes peace for all ages. There is no idle god in the world who only eats tributes and does not work. Once there is a big disaster, the clay sculptures in the temple cannot solve it. Incense will take care of you.

Just like praying to the Dragon King for rain in ancient times, one of them is called Wu Qi. Different from the ordinary way of praying for rain, if the Dragon King really doesn't rain, the people will carry the Dragon King statue to the scorching sun until it rains.

In the early years, there was a severe drought in the Chu region. At that time, science and technology were not as developed as now, but there were already cannons. Some officials fired cannons into the sky when they prayed for rain, and even cut off the head of the Dragon King statue.

Li Yi is one of those who work first and then get incense. The cause and effect are not important, but the various prayers mixed with faith are too noisy. So he threw the golden body of merit into the Tao River, the first river in the world and the source of thousands of rivers. Reduce flood disaster.

It can be regarded as taking it from the people and using it for the people.

After thinking for a long time, Li Yi couldn't figure out where his faith came from, and he didn't bother to investigate.

The current problem is how to solve these beliefs. Although the spirit contained in them is too noisy, it is still a good thing in the current environment.

Looking left and right, the things in the room were very miscellaneous, including various boxes containing unknown items, graduation photos from elementary and junior high schools, a few small wooden stools, posters of once-popular bands, and an old floor-standing fan...

Belief needs to be supported by an entity, which can be a person, but it is better to be an object. If people absorb faith rashly, the spirit contained in it will pollute the soul, and eventually lose the self and become a god in the imagination of all people. Dead objects have no self, so naturally

It will not be affected by faith. Even if it has a little more charm, it is just an item.

The ideal carrier is a statue of a god, which can better arouse people's awe and thus generate more faith.

"Just you."

Li Yi picked up the wooden sword beside the bed, held the sword in his right hand, and flexed his fingers with his left hand. The tawny wooden sword handle suddenly shimmered, and the wood deformed and two neatly rounded characters appeared.

Non-attack.

It is taken from the Mohist philosophy of the Warring States Period, which is to bring benefits to the world and eliminate harm to the world. It is also a souvenir of the experience of traveling around the world as a knight.

"Ha~" Li Yi yawned, threw the wooden sword on the ground, fell down and fell asleep again.

When he woke up again, it was already past 10 o'clock in the morning, and he was covered in sweat from the sun.

At this time, Li's father went out early to help his uncle's family. He heard that he was working as a small supervisor in the battlefield, with a monthly salary of 4,000. After being prosperous for so long, his uncle finally knew how to help his brother.

Although the money is not much, the advantage is ease, which is very important for Li Xingguo, who is seriously ill. It also reduces the difficulty for Li Yi to treat his father's body. Using Reiki for a year and a half should be able to cure most of the hidden injuries.

Remove.

Pneumoconiosis is a bit troublesome, I'm afraid I need some natural resources, or wait until the spiritual energy is sufficient in the future.

The clicking sound of a sewing machine could be heard next door. It was obviously my mother working.

After Li Yi finished eating the noodles that had gone cold on the table, he pulled the bamboo chair and ran to the shade of the trees in the yard.

Another uneventful day.

After an unknown amount of time, his mother came out of the kitchen carrying a basket, handed it to him and said:

"Yi'er, please go to the second uncle's place and deliver some food. Two days ago, your second uncle sprained his foot while tending cattle and can't walk."

The second uncle, the younger brother of Grandpa Li Yi, is the oldest bachelor in the village with no wife or children. In his impression, he is a burly man with a beard. His family has a group of buffaloes. He was the main plowing force in the village when there were no farming machines.

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"Okay..." Li Yi responded weakly and reluctantly walked out of his house with the basket in hand.

Following the road in my memory, I walked a hundred and eighty steps along a mountain path. There was a staircase made of bluestones that could only accommodate one person. Further up, there was a small stream. The small shrimps and fish of my childhood were no longer in the stream.

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After crossing the stream and walking another 500 steps along the trail, the view suddenly opened up. Yellow terraced fields followed the hillside step by step, and a few buffaloes walked along the field ridges in the distance.

When they met on a narrow road, the old buffalo raised his head and glanced at Li Yi, his black pupils shining with light.

Moo~

The old buffalo barked and stepped down the field to get out of the way. The most valuable animals in the countryside besides people are the cattle in front of them. Although machinery has replaced the role of cattle, buffalo still exist in the countryside.

For example, it is difficult for machines to access the terraced fields in front of us, and they are basically cultivated by buffaloes.

Li Yi walked over and reached out to pat the buffalo on the head. The buffalo didn't make any radical move, he just looked up at him, showing doubts in a humane manner.

"Husband, everything in heaven and earth has animism. I see that you are quite spiritual. I will teach you the method of enlightening your wisdom, the art of self-cultivation, and the magical power of protecting the Tao. I hope that one day you can ride on the clouds and become an immortal."

Li Yi pulled away his hand and left, walked across the field and disappeared along the path.

The old buffalo froze in place for a long time, and his pupils glowed brighter, as if something was gestating.

Finally, it knelt down towards the place where Li Yi left.

"Second uncle, I have brought you food."

Li Yi came to a house built of mud bricks, and then a black shadow jumped out. It was a yellow dog.

"Wang!!!"

The yellow dog bared its teeth at him, and with its fierceness it seemed that it was a good guard at home and courtyard.

Before Gouzi could become arrogant for too long, the second uncle walked out with a wooden stick and smiled immediately when he saw Li Yi's face full of age spots.

"Xingguo, you're here."

The second uncle has some Alzheimer's disease. Although it does not affect his life, he always thinks of him as his father. Ten years have passed and he still does so.
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