Under one person, the mountains and seas are painted as demons

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!

Boom!

After a while, the yin-yang fish-shaped door opened completely, revealing the rectangular space underneath and a staircase going downwards.

There is no doubt that this is the "treasure place" hidden here. The five people looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.

"Lao You, how did you judge this? Tell me!" At this time, Hong Bin suddenly asked, his face full of curiosity.

As a descendant of a family of traditional Chinese medicine, he could naturally tell that what You Fang just clicked was the "Yongquan point", but he couldn't figure out how those two hints were related to the Yongquan point.

"Haha, it's actually very simple." You Fang smiled when he heard this, and then stretched out a finger, "First of all, it's the word 'sincerity'."

"The so-called 'sincerity' should be tested on the 'cultivation heart' of those who enter the valley. In other words, it is not 'sincerity to others', but 'sincerity to oneself'!"

"Um……"

Hearing this, Fu Chen nodded immediately. It was obvious that he had also thought of this level.

"Indeed, for practitioners, this interpretation of the word 'sincerity' is more suitable. This also echoes the situation in this valley!"

"Ah? What do you mean?" Obviously, Hong Bin still didn't understand, so he scratched his head and asked immediately.

Fu Chen also continued to explain: "For all practitioners, various 'distracting thoughts' during the practice process are the most likely to disrupt practice. Once the mentality changes due to these 'distracting thoughts', it is easy to slack off in practice." .”

"Under this kind of slack situation, the growth rate of a cultivator's cultivation will naturally slow down, but most cultivators are unwilling to admit this, and there will be a situation of 'self-deception'."

"At least among most ordinary practitioners, this situation is quite common. This is also a manifestation of 'disloyalty' and will further hinder practice. The only way to combat it is to calm down and Be true to yourself.”

Having said this, Fuchen paused:

"Looking at the valley in front, the strange textures make it easy for ordinary people and cultivators to linger in it, giving rise to countless thoughts..."

"Regardless of whether there are those fine lines carved later, this will not change. In addition, the complex structure in this cave will become more and more disturbing if it is not understood. As a result, it will become even more difficult to calm down. Come down and face your heart."

"Under such a premise, even if those who enter the valley can finally come here, they will be annoyed by the 'emptiness' here. With their restless thoughts, it is basically impossible to discover the clues, that is, to get there The very end…the pair of footprints.”

"It can be said that the word 'sincerity' points to that pair of footprints, which also means 'down-to-earth'. After finding those footprints, we should start to solve the mystery of 'what is a human being'. "

After saying that, Fu Chen turned his attention to You Fang. This question "What is a human being?" was solved by You Fang, so naturally it was him who should explain it.

When You Fang saw this, he smiled slightly, nodded slightly and said: "Lao Fu is right, the word 'sincerity' has this meaning. As for 'what is a human being'... haha."

As he said that, he suddenly looked in the direction he came from, memories appeared in his eyes, and he asked at the same time: "I wonder if you still remember, among the monkeys outside the valley, some of them are particularly powerful. Who are they?" state?"

"What state? This..." Several people were stunned for a moment, then thought about it, and soon realized, "Ah! They all seem to be standing!"

"Yes, unlike other monkeys, those powerful monkeys are not lying on all fours as usual, but standing in a standing posture. From a monkey's instinct... this is not normal." You Fang nodded.

"But if you combine it with the supernatural phenomena in this valley, it is not difficult to judge. The reason why they have such changes is probably because they have received a complete baptism in the valley. The entire spine is completely penetrated, and the two meridians of Ren and Du are fully opened, so it is natural. It has become a standing state!”

"Speaking of which, since the minds of animals are inherently simple, it is difficult for them to have unnecessary 'distractions' before their wisdom is truly enlightened. Therefore, the influence of those small lines does not have much effect on these monkeys..."

"In other words, the function of this entire canyon can be seen most intuitively in these monkeys. They have changed from lying on all fours to standing on two legs, which is to say that they are infinitely close to the form of a 'human' .”

"So, this is what 'what is a human being' means?" Hong Bin frowned, "Is it that simple?"

"Yes, it's that simple!" You Fang nodded again, "Standing on both legs, with the body upright and the sky on the ground, is the difference between humans and most animals!"

Then, he continued: "After coming to this conclusion, the rest is simple. This pair of footprints has given us a hint, just like 'treat yourself with sincerity' and 'down to earth', and 'stand firm on the ground. The basis of ' also lies in 'establishment'!"

"And Lao Hong has already tried it just now. Just standing on the footprints will not change at all. That means there must be another clue to this."

"That's why I thought of the 'Yongquan Point'. Among all the acupoints in the human body, the one that corresponds to the 'top of the sky' is the 'Baihui Point', and the one that corresponds to the 'standing ground'... is naturally the 'Yongquan Point' !”

"In this way, this riddle will be completely solved. All you need to do is point your fingers at the 'Yongquan Point' of the footprints, and the mechanism will be opened!"

"I see……"

After listening to You Fang's explanation, several people nodded, feeling a sense of "sudden understanding"...

At the same time, they all had their own experiences with the two clues of this puzzle, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts at the wisdom of the strong minds of the ancient predecessors.

After sighing, Hong Bin suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and then squinted his eyes and asked: "But Lao You, who is your master? Not only does he know such a strange place, but he also Knowing the mystery involved, he could be... the person who came later, right?"

"Haha, of course that's not the case. He was just lucky enough to have entered here and learned about the riddles here." You Fang shook his head and did not elaborate further.

then……

"Okay, now that the mystery has been solved, let's go down and see what's down here!" You Fang waved his hand and took the lead without stopping any longer.

When the other people saw this, they all followed suit. Since it was pitch dark below, Hong Bin raised his hands and raised two golden fires for lighting.

Soon, a group of five people all descended into the dark cave and continued down the stairs. Then they discovered that there was actually a spiral stone staircase below.

"Good guy, it's quite deep down here!" Hong Bin stretched out his head and looked down. Then with a thought, he threw a ball of fire down. As the flames met, several people could see clearly. The depth below this.

"Looking at it like this, it's probably about a hundred meters. It's indeed deep enough." You Fang made an estimate and then smiled, "Honey, it's normal for it to be hidden deep."

As a result, several people quickened their pace and walked all the way down. In a short time, they arrived at the end of the stone staircase.

"Huh? That's..."

As soon as they walked down the stairs, everyone was stunned because they saw a square door on the stone wall directly opposite them, which was obviously the "treasure room".

However, directly above the door, someone carved four big characters, which also contained profound meanings, which was - "The human body is rare"!

"The human body is rare... This seems to be a Buddhist term, right?" Seeing these four words, Xia Mingyu, who has a lot of research on faith, immediately said, "But isn't 'Zhenren Ziyang' a member of the Taoist sect?"

"Buddhist terminology?" Hong Bin's eyes widened when he heard this, and then he looked at Xia Mingyu curiously, "Then let's not care about Buddhism or Taoism. Lao Xia, please tell me, these four words are What's the meaning?"

"Um……"

Xia Mingyu nodded, then thought for a while, and then spoke slowly: "In Buddhism, the sentence 'human life is rare' has a second half, which is - 'Buddhism smells bad'."

"In Buddhist thought, only 'human beings' among the six paths can practice Buddhism. This is why the legendary monsters will cultivate the 'human body', but the 'human body' here does not refer to a simple 'Human body', but 'human body'!"

"As for what it means to be a 'life full of leisure', it is actually very simple, that is, 'at least having the basic living conditions, being able to hear the Dharma, and having the time and conditions to practice the Dharma.' This is already extremely rare among people in the world. And precious.”

"In "Za Agama Sutra 442", the Buddha compared the boundless soil of the earth with the trace amount of soil between fingernails to illustrate the rarity of the 'human body', but in fact it is a kind of 'external conditions' and The 'Buddhist Cultivation Standard' formed by the combination of 'internal conditions' shows that only under these conditions can Buddhist practice be possible."

"I see, that's how it is said..." Hong Bin nodded and asked strangely, "Then why does this Buddhist language appear here? Could it be that the latecomer is a Buddhist?"

"It's not like that. The charm between the strokes of these four characters is exactly the same as those of the ravines. They should be written by the same person." You Fang shook his head at this time, "Besides, when you cultivate to the deepest level, thousands of avenues will be Different paths lead to the same destination, and these four words are not only applicable to Buddhism, but also apply to Taoism."

"Hmm...that's true."

Hearing this, Hong Bin nodded and walked over without any further entanglement.

Seeing his impatience, the others hurriedly followed, and the five of them walked into the door in a hurry.

"Um?"

However, as soon as they entered the door, everyone noticed something was wrong. Hong Bin opened his eyes wide and shouted: "Why is there still nothing???"

That's right, there is nothing else in this small circular stone room except a rectangular stone platform the size of a person.

"No, there's something!"

At this time, You Fang stared at the stone wall opposite, and at the same time motioned to Hong Bin to light a fire in the middle of the stone room.

Then, by the light of the fire, several people quickly saw the surrounding situation clearly. They saw that the stone wall of the circular stone chamber was not empty, but had many words carved on it.

"This is……"

However, when a few people took a closer look, they immediately frowned again, because most of the words on the stone walls had been erased, and they could not clearly see what they were originally.

Fortunately, after some exploration, they finally found a few fragments of words in a corner that had not been completely erased, and through the contents, they quickly determined the owner of these engraved words!

"This Dharma is true, wonderful, and even truer, all because I am unique and different from others.

Knowing that the ups and downs are due to the departure of obstacles, who knows the ups and downs determine the guest.

The golden cauldron wants to retain mercury, but the jade pond first contains mercury.

The magical power of transporting fire does not end at night, but a sun appears in the deep pool. "

"This is Four of the Sixteen Poems in Seven Characters and Four Rhymes written by Zhang Boduan, the real person from Ziyang!" Fu Chen said immediately.

"The builder here is indeed Ziyang Zhenren!"

"So, this is really the opportunity that Master Ziyang left for future generations!" Hong Bin also shouted immediately, "But why was it destroyed again!"

"Like those fine lines, the person who destroyed these stone carvings...should be the same person." At this time, You Fang looked at the remaining words and analyzed softly.

"It seems that there is something wrong with our previous analysis. That guy is not purely trying to protect the things above, because if that's the case, there is no need for him to destroy this place. Instead, it would be best to leave it behind!"

"Well, that's right. If he leaves these stone carvings behind, then the real destined person will not return empty-handed, and there will be no need to vent his anger on his things." Tang Yingjie also nodded in agreement.

"Then what is he doing? He goes through all this trouble just to erase the inheritance here?" Xia Mingyu became confused.

"Perhaps, it's because that guy doesn't agree with Zhenren Ziyang's approach. The reason why he did this... His intention is to 'deny'!" At this time, You Fang spoke again and pointed at the top of his head.

"ah?"

And when the others looked up, they immediately saw five big characters engraved on their heads - "Jiuqu Panhuan Cave"!

"You see, compared with the words 'Jiuqu Panhuan Cave' and the 'human body is rare' outside, it is obvious that it was written by two people, and it is very likely that it was left by the latecomer."

"In "Journey to the West", the 'Jiuqu Panhuan Cave' corresponds to the 'Nine Spirits Yuan Sheng', and the term 'Yuan Sheng' has always been a reference to 'Zhou Gong', who is also known as the 'ancestor of teachers'. His title, plus the fact that the difficulties faced by the four masters and disciples all originated from his 'acceptance of disciples', it also means - 'Don't try to be a teacher'!"

At this point, You Fang couldn't help but narrow his eyes, and then continued: "So, this guy's intention of carving these five words is very obvious..."

"He is accusing Master Ziyang of being a teacher, and at the same time he is denying... everything that Master Ziyang left here!"