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 Very early on, Shenxiu was not called Shenxiu.

 His first master gave him the Dharma name Huikong. His lay name was too old to be remembered clearly.

 In his memory, he could sometimes think of that small mountain village that was isolated from the rest of the world. The river meanders along the village, and the houses are shaded by green trees and crisscrossed by streets. Since it is by the river and the land is not barren, life in the village is not bad. But it's just a passable thing. I can have enough to eat most of the time, and I can even kill a chicken during the holidays. For the folks in Shenxiu who have been digging in the soil for generations, this is enough. Life.

 Sometimes, the elderly at home would hold Shenxiu's hand and say, "You are so smart, baby. If an immortal takes a fancy to you, there will be smoke rising from the graves of our ancestors." At

 that time, Shenxiu didn't quite understand what an immortal was.

 "Immortal, you can live in the biggest house, wear the best clothes, never go hungry, have whatever you want, and do whatever you want."

 Shenxiu still didn't understand, until a long, long time later, Only then did he understand. By then, his home was gone. The small mountain village along the river was instantly swallowed up by the raging water when the river suddenly changed its course. He survived the catastrophe and was rescued by an old monk when he floated to the shore. Only then did he survive.

 "You have a miserable life," the old monk sighed. "You must have died in the tens of thousands. Just for some treasure, you forced the river to change its course. What a sin. What a sin."

 Shenxiu was confused and didn't understand. The thoughts behind the words of the old monk Bai. He didn't understand that the river's change of course was not a natural disaster, but the Nascent Soul Power's power to change the river course. The reason was that there was a treasure under the river that the Power needed. It is evident that the power of the True King can move mountains and seas. As for the tens of thousands of mortals who died in the process, they are not worth caring about and no one cares about them.

 All his parents, relatives and friends were dead. Shenxiu had nowhere to go and wandered around with the old monk. The old monk wanted to save trouble and recognized him as his disciple, "If you don't want to be a monk someday, you can just return to secular life at will. Now...you can call me Huikong."

 However, he only became Huikong for three years. The monk died. The cause was a fight between two Taoist cultivators. The old monk was affected and not even his body was left behind.

 Shenxiu was nine years old that year. He buried his master and began to wander alone. He was no longer as ignorant as before, and already understood that the two people who killed the old monk were immortals.

 Immortals, you can take whatever you want, live or die, and decide the lives and deaths of countless people with just a snap of your fingers.

 He wandered for a full ten years. During these ten years, he saw everything about the world and experienced the world of mortals. He finally understood what an "immortal" was.

 After understanding, he became even more confused.

 The Buddha said that all living beings are equal, but the immortals have always regarded everyone except themselves as ants. The Buddha said that only by always having a compassionate heart can you gain liberation. If you are an ant, where can you find compassion?

 All living beings are suffering, and the world of mortals is like a furnace. No matter how compassionate you are, there is nothing you can do.

 By chance, he rescued a Buddhist cultivator who was about to pass away. Before that Buddhist cultivator passed away, he passed on to him all he had learned in his life. That was his second master. He bowed three times in front of Buddha Xiu's grave and changed his name to Shenxiu.

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