Chapter 166: Li Daoyuan's Ambition

Li Daoyuan said, "I know you still have doubts in your heart. Since I plan to guide you to learn the way of longevity, there is no need to hide anything from you."

Li Daoyuan pointed to a nearby stone on the ground and gestured for the two to sit on it. Then he slowly said, "I have been fond of studying various mysterious Taoist techniques since I was young, so I have traveled to both sides of the Yangtze River and cities inside and outside the Great Wall. I am searching everywhere for Taoists who understand these mysterious and ancient methods. In the eyes of my family, I am a promiscuous child who is not dedicated to my profession. I have read books on the cultivation of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, and have been trying to practice according to the methods recorded in the books for many years, but have never had any effect. ”

"At that time, I was already in my fifties and had achieved nothing. Just when I was feeling disheartened, a Taoist suggested that I go to the Louguantai to practice. When I arrived at the Louguantai and was practicing with the Taoists, I accidentally saw a young and fat Taoist named Donglai. That night, hundreds of bandits came to the Louguantai to kill and set fire, looting food and items in the temple. The Taoist named Donglai easily captured the bandit leader alone, holding a wooden stick in his hand. He frightened the bandits and they never dared to come to the Louguantai again."

"I saw for the first time that humans can be as agile as leopards and as strong as lions.I pleaded with Taoist Master Donglai to teach me Taoist martial arts, but he kept refusing. He also does not admit that he knows Taoist martial arts. In the summer of the second year, several counties near Louguantai encountered locusts, resulting in no harvest of crops. In autumn, millions of people starved to death in the Guanzhong Plain of Shaanxi Province. The Louguantai Taoist Temple also did not have enough food, and some elderly and weak Taoist priests also starved to death."

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"I took out 100000 silver coins from my family business and went to Hebei Province to purchase 50 tons of wheat, and had the local army escort this batch of wheat to the Louguantai Taoist Temple.This batch of grain not only saved hundreds of Taoists in the Louguantai Taoist Temple, but also saved thousands of nearby villagers from famine. Donglai Taoist is very grateful to me. He found it difficult to repay my great kindness, so he taught me a simple Taoist kung fu.

I practiced this kung fu for two hours every day, and then I lived to be 158 years old."

I have been practicing at the Louguantai Taoist Temple for ten years, and Donglai said regretfully, "Your diligence and love for life have moved me deeply. Taoist ideology and culture pursue personal freedom. After learning Taoist martial arts, life can be infinitely extended and personal abilities can be infinitely expanded. There is a prerequisite for this, which is to abide by the laws of the Tao and the world.Your goal in learning Taoist Kung Fu is to change the world, which goes against the Tao, so you cannot learn Taoist Kung Fu either. You think my Taoist Kung Fu is amazing, but in the eyes of my teacher, I am the worst student and there is no hope for me to learn Taoist Kung Fu well."

Li Daoyuan sighed and said, "Donglai likes to drink and eat meat. Once he got drunk, and I took the opportunity to ask him. It was only then that I found out his teacher was the Wuwei Taoist of the Wenshi Taoist Temple."

"I know there is a legend that the original manuscript of Laozi's Tao Te Ching is preserved in the Wenshi Taoist Temple, which records a complete set of martial arts that can make people immortal. Unfortunately, I have not met the Wuwei Taoist, nor do I know where the Wenshi Temple is?"

"Later on, I asked my family to help Lou Guantai Taoist Temple build the Laojun Temple and Li Shan Laomu Temple multiple times. In order to thank me, the chubby Taoist Donglai told me that after leaving the Tao Te Ching, Laozicontinued to walk west and crossed the Himalayas to reach India. Laozi imparted his wisdom to a young man named Shakyamuni in India. Many historical books in China have recorded this event. Hundreds of years later, two monks from India came to China, carrying a bag of books on their white horses. One of the books is called the Beiye Jing. There are some health preservation methods in this book that are similar to the Chinese Tao Te Ching. Two monks from India built a temple in China called the White Horse Temple. So I went home and pretended to be poisoned to death, and then secretly came to White Horse Temple to become a monk. I have read all the books I can see here, but I haven't found the Beiye Jing yet."

"I will teach you the Taoist method of breathing and health preservation now. After learning it, your lifespan will be extended by several decades. I hope that after becoming president, you will use all political, financial, and human resources to find the Wenshi Taoist Temple and the manuscript of Laozi's Tao Te Ching. With this book, our Li family can not only become the first family in China, but also the world's first family."