242 Afraid of Contrast
If my merit has always exceeded the same level, or even far exceeded the same level, will I not encounter the problems of the Twelve Golden Immortals back then?
Thinking of this, Shi Zhongkui was naturally thinking about waiting for him to settle down in heaven. He would stay in the Royal Horse Prison during the day and go back to the Red Mansion World or other worlds to earn merit at night.
Then Shi Zhongkui couldn't help but think about what reason he could find to be so honest and lazy.
He glanced at Master Taiyi and thought, the title of his master in heaven is Taiyi, the God Who Saves Suffering.
He has a very high status and is one of the Six Imperial Guards.
Even nominally on the same level as the Jade Emperor.
His responsibilities are to provide immortality in the Immortal Realm, to save suffering in the Three Realms, and to save death in the Underworld.
For those who have accumulated good deeds and are successful in cultivating the Tao, we can guide them to ascend to heaven and become immortals. They can also save living people and benefit all living beings.
To put it bluntly, like Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, he is the nail that drives Taoism into the netherworld.
It's just that my master is not as ruthless as Ksitigarbha, and he vows to never become a Buddha until hell is empty.
Moreover, if you live in the underworld like Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, you will inevitably feel like plagiarizing and being inferior to others. Naturally, you will not want to stay in the underworld all the time.
But this gave Shi Zhongkui an excuse.
"Teacher, I want to serve you. On the one hand, I am always filial to you, and on the other hand, I can listen to your lectures every day to avoid going astray."
Not to mention Master Taiyi, even Huang Feihu could tell that Shi Zhongkui was using his master's tips and experience as a shortcut to practice.
If Master Taiyi really preached to him every day, his Taoism would definitely increase rapidly.
Then every three to five years, if you play the game in the lower realm, your level will naturally increase sharply.
Although he is also eager for quick success, as long as he keeps suppressing his cultivation and avoids triple jumps, it is indeed a safe way.
But this will consume Taiyi Zhenren too much time.
Even if they are biological father and son, not many fathers would be so concerned.
"It's good for you to have filial piety, but how can you appreciate the justice of heaven and earth without going through hardships."
Shi Zhongkui curled his lips inwardly, and then heard Master Taiyi say with a smile, "Since I accept you as a disciple, I will make you the pioneer of the Taoist sect, receive the title of the seventh-grade Demon-Conquering Master, and serve as a spiritual official in my palace.
On weekdays, I will follow you to practice, make friends, and be my teacher. But when there is a decree from heaven to be conveyed to the underworld, it will be up to you to go there."
Shi Zhongkui was overjoyed. Not only did he become a seventh-grade real official from a low-ranking official.
As the saying goes, once the Taoist Pioneer and Demon-Conquering Master are rewarded, I will have enough reason to go down to the world to capture demons from now on.
Naturally, we can return to the world of Red Mansions.
"Thank you so much, my mentor." After getting what he wanted, Shi Zhongkui would naturally not be annoying anymore.
Moreover, I can return to the Red Mansion and go to other worlds. Although I value merit more than before, I also know that only by giving up can I gain.
However, Shi Zhongkui understood better that his relationship with Master Taiyi must not turn into a transaction of interests.
Even if it is indeed possible that this is the relationship, it is best to change the name.
"Teacher, my disciple was practicing in the lower world and luckily found some fine wine. I would like to offer it to my teacher to taste it as a token of filial piety."
After saying that, Shi Zhongkui poured hundreds of merits into the peach wine inside the purple, gold and red gourd in the space.
Then he turned his back on Huang Feihu, thinking that he had promised him before that he would give him 90 meritorious deeds when he could return to heaven.
Of course I won't regret it.
Soon, two glasses of merit wine, shining with golden light, were brought to Master Taiyi by Shi Zhongkui himself.
Unexpectedly, the old man actually showed an angry expression.
Damn it, Shi Zhongkui thought to himself, is this cheap master of his really so selfless?
But this is not the time to think too much.
He hurriedly knelt on one knee and said, "Teacher, if you don't accept this, my disciples will not dare to offer this wine to save face for their teacher when they meet their ancestors in the future."
As soon as these words came out, Master Taiyi couldn't help but hesitate, and then slowly smiled.
Showing filial piety to Yuanshi Tianzun and competing for face directly hit Taiyi Zhenren's weakness.
Huang Feihu secretly said that Shi Zhongkui was smart and could talk.
He raised his hands and said to Master Taiyi, "Brother Taoist, Shi Xian's nephew is very filial. As a master, you can't bury his feelings."
Master Taiyi naturally became happy and pointed at Shi Zhongkui and said, "You deserve to be beaten, you bastard, but you actually use your master as a master."
Even though he said this, Master Taiyi still took the wine glass and drank it in one gulp with a smile.
After thinking about it carefully, he said "good wine", and then said stingily, "From now on, all this fine wine will be sent to your master. Don't let others take advantage of it."
Huang Feihu immediately cursed in his heart.
It may be said that it is wine, but it is actually about merit.
If you really do what Master Taiyi wants, then you won't be able to ask Shi Zhongkui for the merits he promised before.
Of course Shi Zhongkui would not and could not regret it. At the same time, he also knew in his heart that if he did not listen to the teacher, he would definitely be in trouble in the future.
He rolled his eyes and said, "Teacher, this disciple is in a hurry to return to heaven. Please allow me to ask for your permission. When the disciple returns to his home in the lower world and lies down, prepare three or five jars of this kind of wine, and then come back and offer it to the master."
Shi Zhongkui thought very simply. He still had 21,640 merit points. As long as he earned more merit in the world of Red Mansion, he would have more merit than giving 590 points to Huang Feihu and Wu Qu Xingjun, plus at least 1,000 points to Yuanshi Tianzun.
It will definitely stop Master Taiyi's mouth.
Master Taiyi naturally couldn't guess Shi Zhongkui's thoughts, and he was indeed in a hurry to return to Heaven this time.
In addition, Shi Zhongkui said that if he gave three or five jars of wine, the amount of merit must be several times that of what he had just given to him, so he would definitely be bright in front of all the brothers.
"Okay, after you finish your business in heaven, you can go back to the lower world to prepare."
Shi Zhongkui was overjoyed and secretly said that the Heavenly Court, Chanjiao, and even the entire Three Realms were actually a larger society with a higher level of power.
As long as you are cultivating immortality and cultivating human relationships, you will be able to live a nourished life.
Master Taiyi was also very satisfied in his heart, secretly thinking that he was looking for sin by accepting Nezha as his disciple.
Let’s compare the disciples received by the brothers.
Needless to say, Yin Hong and Yin Jiao were rebels, and Wei Hu became a Western Buddhist protector.
Tu Xingsun was a fool, greedy for money and lustful. He was deceived by Shen Gongbao and turned against Jiang Ziya. It would be a pity to die.
Han Dulong and Xue Eihu entered the Ten Jue Formation, and it would be good if they didn’t feel resentful in their hearts.
Huang Tianhua and Yang Ren are not talented enough, and their souls are on the list of gods. They have to have a will to think of heaven, so naturally they have no chance to search for good things.
Yang Jian's cultivation is quite good, but unfortunately, let alone showing respect to his master, even Senior Brother Yuding has not seen him show any respect.
As for Nezha, Master Taiyi doesn’t want to mention it at all.
Thinking about it this way, Shi Zhongkui, the newly recruited third-generation disciple of Chanjiao, becomes even more valuable.
Feeling happy in his heart, Master Taiyi shook off the dust in his hand.
Chapter completed!