Laoshan Taoist Texts

Once upon a time there was a young man named Wang, the seventh eldest, and everyone called him Wang Qi. Wang Qi was originally a child of a wealthy family. He had been idle since he was a child and was very envious of Taoist magic. He heard that there were many immortals in Laoshan, so he packed his bags and went to visit the immortals to learn Taoism.

One day, he climbed to the top of Mount Laoshan and saw a Taoist temple in a very quiet environment. In the Taoist temple, a Taoist priest was sitting on a futon, his long white hair hanging down to his collar, looking very energetic. Wang Qi stepped forward, bowed his head to pay homage, and started talking with the Taoist priest. He felt that what the Taoist priest said was profound and mysterious, so he wanted to worship the Taoist priest as his teacher. The Taoist priest looked at him for a few times and said: "Learning Taoism is very hard. I'm afraid you are used to living a comfortable life and cannot bear the hardship." ?

Wang Qi responded hurriedly: ?I came here specially to learn Taoism, and I am not afraid of hardship. ?

Seeing his firm attitude, the Taoist accepted it. The Taoist priest had many disciples, and they all returned to the Taoist temple in the evening. The Taoist priest introduced Wang Qi to everyone.

Early the next morning, the Taoist priest called Wang Qi up, gave him an ax, and asked him to follow everyone to chop wood. In this way, I go up the mountain to cut firewood in the morning and come back to rest in the evening. Wang Qi worked carefully for more than a month, with calluses on his hands and feet, but he still didn't see any magic taught by the Taoist priests. Wang Qi didn't want to suffer this anymore, so he had the idea of ????going back.

One night, Wang Qi came back from cutting firewood and saw two guests drinking with the Taoist priest. It was already dark and there were no lights in the room. The Taoist priest picked up the scissors and cut a piece of paper in the shape of Round mirror, attached to the wall. Suddenly, the round paper turned into a bright moon, emitting a clear light, filling the room with light, and even the hair on a person's face could be seen clearly. All the disciples gathered around the Taoist priest and obeyed his instructions.

At this time, a guest said: "On such a beautiful night, we are drinking and having fun, and we should also let the apprentices be happy together." ?

So the Taoist priest put a pot of wine on the table. Wang Qi thought, how could so many people drink from only one pot of wine?

Everyone had a cup, and everyone drank happily, but the wine in the pot was not empty at all. Wang Qi felt more and more strange, secretly envious of the Taoist priest's magic, and gave up the idea of ??going home.

Another month passed, and the Taoist priest still did not teach any magic. Wang went up the mountain to collect firewood every day for seven days. It was hard and tiring, and he didn't want to go on any longer. That night, he said to the Taoist priest: "This disciple came from hundreds of miles away and wanted to learn Taoism from his master." You can't live forever, just learn some ordinary little magic, and the disciple's desire to ask for advice can also get some comfort. Now I have been here for more than two months, just cutting firewood every day. This disciple has never suffered such a crime at home! ?

The Taoist priest smiled and said: ?I have long said that you cannot endure hardship, and it is true. Well, I'll send you on your way early tomorrow morning. ?

Wang Qi heard this and said unwillingly: "I have been working here for so many days. If I ask the master to teach me a little magic, it will not be in vain." The Taoist priest asked: What magic do you want to learn? ?

Wang Qi said: ?I often see the master walking through walls, and the disciples are satisfied if they can learn this magic. ?

The Taoist priest smiled and agreed, and then taught Wang Qi a formula and asked him to recite it once. The Taoist priest said loudly: "Go in!" ?But Wang Qi didn't dare to enter facing the wall. The Taoist priest said again: Be bold and give it a try! ?Wang Qi was worried and walked forward slowly, but when he reached the wall, he was blocked again. The Taoist priest said: "Lower your head and walk quickly, don't hesitate." ?Wang Qi bravely rushed towards the wall. When he got there, there seemed to be nothing. When he looked back, he saw that the person was outside the wall. He was overjoyed and went into the room to thank his master. The Taoist priest said: "When you go back, don't show off or have evil thoughts, otherwise the magic will not work." ?

The next day, the Taoist priest gave Wang Qi some money and asked him to go down the mountain.

Wang Qi returned home and showed off to his wife that he had met an immortal and learned the ability to walk through walls. His wife didn't believe it, so Wang Qi stood up and showed it to his wife. I saw him holding his breath, running a few feet away from the wall, and ran towards the wall. As a result, he hit the hard wall and fell to the ground. His wife hurriedly ran forward and helped him up. She saw a green bump on his forehead, which was as big as a goose egg.

His wife laughed at him for bragging, and he felt ashamed and angry, and repeatedly scolded the Taoist priest for not being a good person.