Celestial Immortal

Chapter 164
"Why?

Chu Chen finally understood that after he had won the No. [-] lottery, everyone in the room smiled strangely, looking like they were watching a good show.

This question is too big and too general to answer.

Tao is the realm that countless monks have pursued throughout their lives.

When Xiu Zhen asked, no one dared to say, but he could clearly explain what "Tao" is.

Even a true immortal who has attained the Tao would not dare to boast that he has thoroughly comprehended the word "Tao".

Thinking of this, Chu Chen gradually calmed down.

Since there is no standard answer, he can do whatever he wants.

Combining these days with the study of Taoist scriptures such as "Taishang Laojun Says Chang Qing Jing Jing", "Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching Jing", as well as the knowledge of the previous life, it is not necessary to say the truth, as long as the words have something to say, it is enough to say a certain amount of understanding .

Chu Chen calmed down and said slowly:

"Taoist, the words that speak with the mouth and tongue."

When it came up, Chu Chen didn't say anything about the profound Taoist scriptures, but took "people" as the entry point.

What is Tao?
When people speak with their tongues, it is the embodiment of "Tao", it is the beginning of all "speaking", and it is the oneness of Taoism.

After this interpretation, a different approach was found. The people watching the excitement in the room were a little surprised. The smiles on their faces were restrained, and they all nodded, savoring this sentence carefully.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that it is full of "dao rhyme".

"Wonderful!"

Some lecturers couldn't help admiring.

Chu Chen was greatly encouraged when he heard this.

"A Taoist, speak with your tongue, and the words you speak" was not realized by him, but what Du Guangting, a Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty, said in "The Notes on the Sutra of Chang Qingjing Said by the Supreme Lord".

He can be regarded as a copy of the public.

Judging from the expressions of everyone in the room, it was obvious that Senior Du Guangting had a profound Taoism, and he calmed down the scene with just a few words.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen became more calm and talked eloquently:

"The Daoist, the qi of nothingness, the ancestor of chaos, the ancestor of the universe, can be capable or non-existent, encompassing the world. The Tao is formless, and it cannot be named. The formless form is the real form; the image without image is the so-called The true image. The heaven and the earth do not grow, and the acquired heaven and earth do not grow old; there is no form but self-expression, no image but self-reliance, and inaction but self-transformation. Therefore, it is called the Dao.”

If it is said, "Taoist, speak with your tongue, the words you speak" is just another way, the long rhyme of the Tao is refreshing.

Then, the understanding of "Tao" in the next paragraph is quite thorough and profound.

This is also what Du Guangting, a Taoist senior in the previous life, noted.

In the room, many doctors and professors kept communicating with each other in private, commenting one by one, and some people nodded slightly from time to time.

Even Cang Qingzi, Taoist Yunlei, and Han Chen were slightly surprised.

"Brother Yunlei, is this disciple a junior of your sect?"

The deputy governor of the county was in charge of Han Chen's spiritual consciousness to transmit the voice to Taoist Yunlei, while his eyes fell on Chu Chen.

Taoist Yunlei couldn't help but straighten his chest, and said with a smile:

"That's right, he's the eldest disciple of my sect master."

"Congratulations to brother Yunlei for planting a good seedling!"

Han Chen's words are not flattery, he doesn't need to flatter others.

Taoist Yunlei was humble again and again, but the smile on his face was quite bright.

He also didn't expect that Chu Chen had made such rapid progress in Taoism, which was obviously not so good a few months ago.

On the other hand, the dean Cang Qingzi didn't mean to stop the school examination.

"What is constant purity?"

Cang Qingzi continued to take the school exam.

This topic is also quite difficult, and you need to be proficient in the "Qingjing Sutra" to get the right way.

However, it is much simpler than "Tao".

Chu Chen answered fluently.

"Normal is the law."

"Qing, Yuan Ye."

"Quiet person, Qi also"

"One is the path of the sage, and the other is the ladder of the gods. Everyone who learns the Tao becomes a true sage because of the scriptures and precepts. There are no saints who stand without false scriptures and do not become enlightened because of vitality."

"Not bad!"

Cang Qingzi nodded slightly, this question is not difficult, but if you can answer it without thinking, it is quite good.

"Famous, the mother of all things, what's the explanation?"

Chu Chen fell into deep thought.

The sentence "You are famous, the mother of all things" comes from "Tao Te Ching".

When studying the Daoist scriptures, Chu Chen had listened to many lecturers interpreting them and heard many versions, so he was quite sure about this.

After thinking about it, he calmly said:

"There is a name called heaven and earth. Heaven and earth have shapes and positions, yin and yang, and softness and rigidity. This is their name."

"The mother of all things, the heaven and the earth contain energy, give birth to all things, grow up and mature, just like the adopted son of the mother."

"Mother has a name and trace. The Tao of Chongxuan originates from the unknown, and descends from the origin, and the title starts from this. Therefore, the saint establishes the name because of the unknown, and sends the name to interpret the unknown. Fang wants to raise all living beings, so that they return to the original, and bow with mercy. foster, have the same motherhood."

Cang Qingzi and the other instructors nodded in satisfaction.

"What is the nameless avenue that grows all things"

Next, Cang Qingzi asked, Chu Chen answered, one question and one answer, unknowingly asked more than a dozen questions.

These days, Chu Chen studied the Daoist scriptures quite assiduously. He didn't fail a single lesson taught by the lecturers in the Daoist Academy, and he has a profound attainment in Daoism.

The questions behind Cang Qingzi are not as difficult as the first question "What is Tao", most of them are of moderate difficulty.

With Chu Chen's attainments in Taoism, he was able to answer them one by one.

After Chu Chen answered all the questions, he did not quit, but sat on the futon and waited quietly.

Different from the exams in the academy, the Taoist exams in the Dao Academy can be given on the spot under the review of everyone.

Every invigilator present could give a score, and in the end, the dean Cang Qingzi made a face-to-face ruling and gave the final assessment rating.

Taoist Yunlei was the first to raise the sign of "Superior and Superior".

Soon, the rest of the people also raised their signs.

Except for the dean Cang Qingzi.

There were 15 examiners present, and in the end, ten of them gave "superior" and five gave "superior".

Among them, the deputy governor, Han Chen, also gave a "superior" evaluation.

Seeing this scene, Chu Chen was slightly relieved.

According to the past experience in the assessment of Taoist disciples, there are three or five superiors, and they can basically pass the assessment.

This time he was safe.

The only question is whether the dean Cang Qingzi gave "superior" or "superior".

"Wait a minute!"

Cang Qingzi smiled, and finally gave his own evaluation.

"Thank you Dean, thank you seniors!"

Chu Chen saluted respectfully, then stepped back respectfully.

Next, soon it was Wang Ping's turn to assess again.

Wang Ping, who came from a famous sect, had good attainments in Taoism, and it was not difficult to pass the examination.

Not long after, Wang Ping walked out with a smile.

"Brother Chu, how did you do in the exam? I'll give you the best evaluation."

Seeing Wang Ping's embarrassing expression, Chu Chen didn't get used to him:
"It's okay, I'll wait for the evaluation."

Wang Ping was taken aback: "Is this serious? It's hard to get a first-class evaluation."

Chu Chen smiled. The reason why he was able to get "Superior" was mainly because he gave a good impression to the examiners by answering "What is Tao" at the beginning, and the follow-up answers were quite satisfactory, and at most he could get "Superior".

"It is indeed a top-notch evaluation."

"Excellent, I didn't expect Brother Chu to have such profound attainments in Taoism!"

Wang Ping was very surprised, his praise came from the heart.

The first-class evaluation cannot be won by a well-regulated answer. Chu Chen must have an astonishing insight into Taoism that moved and even surprised the examiners.

He had heard from a scholar that Chu Chen had been in the Taoist sect for less than a year, and that he had such an attainment in Taoism, which was far beyond his expectations.

Chu Chen smiled and didn't explain much.

With a first-class evaluation, his eighth-rank immortal position is considered stable.

　This chapter was written slowly, a little late, sorry
　
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