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老子一炁化三清

老子一炁化三清

Chapter Seventy-Seven · Investiture of the Gods

Laozi turns one breath into the Three Pure Ones

A line drawing in the manner of a late-Qing lithographed edition: in a sea of curling clouds, the old sage Laozi on a great ox pushes up his crown with one hand while thin streams of vapour rise from his head; three more white-bearded sages, one on a lion-like beast, one on a stag-like beast and one on a winged horse, close in on Tongtian, the Sect Master, who twists round in alarm on his horned ox with a sword in his hand; a tiny trigram platform with banners and a hanging sword stands at the upper left.

詩曰:

一氣三清勢更奇,壺中妙法貫須彌。移來一木還生我,運去分身莫浪疑。

诗曰:

一气三清势更奇,壶中妙法贯须弥。移来一木还生我,运去分身莫浪疑。

A poem says:

One breath, the Three Pure Ones — a power stranger still;the wondrous art within the gourd runs right through Sumeru.Bring over a single tree and it brings me forth again;sent out, the body divides — do not idly doubt it.

誅戮散仙根行淺,完全正果道無私。須知順逆皆天定,截教門人枉自癡。

诛戮散仙根行浅,完全正果道无私。须知顺逆皆天定,截教门人枉自痴。

Slain and cut down are the lesser immortals of shallow roots and conduct;whole and complete is the true fruit of a selfless Way.Know that going with Heaven or against it, all is fixed by Heaven;the Interception Sect’s disciples are fools for nothing.

話說眾門人來看誅仙陣,只見正東上挂一口誅仙劍,正南上挂一口戮仙劍,正西上挂一口陷仙劍,正北上挂一口絕仙劍,前後有門有戶,殺氣森森,陰風颯颯。眾人貪看,只聽得裏面作歌曰:

话说众门人来看诛仙阵,只见正东上挂一口诛仙剑,正南上挂一口戮仙剑,正西上挂一口陷仙剑,正北上挂一口绝仙剑,前后有门有户,杀气森森,阴风飒飒。众人贪看,只听得里面作歌曰:

Now, the disciples came to look at the Immortal-Slaying Formation. They saw the Immortal-Slaying Sword hanging due east, the Immortal-Killing Sword due south, the Immortal-Trapping Sword due west and the Immortal-Annihilating Sword due north. Front and back there were gates and doors; the killing air hung thick and dark, and a cold, eerie wind moaned and sighed. As they stood gazing, eager to see more, they heard someone inside sing:

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