First level: Saint - Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian, a body that has endured countless calamities

There are 6 saints among the gods, namely Taoist Laozi, Yuanshi and Tongtian There are three religious leaders, Empress Nuwa, and two Western religious leaders - Taoist Jie Yin and Taoist Zhunti

Some people divide the ranking into stars (divided into five-star levels), and I will learn from it. . The saints are Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian, with a body that has endured countless calamities. Any one of them is invincible, if no other saints participate in the battle, so the gap between them and the ones behind them is really too big. One person can effortlessly destroy or recover any people, gods and monsters behind him. Therefore, the saint is a five-star, but the difference between the five-star and the four-and-a-half-star is that one is in the sky and the other is below. They are not the same.

Lao Tzu: Taishang Laojun, the sage of Renjiao, the eldest disciple of Patriarch Hongjun, cultivated into the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal, with an indestructible body that has endured for thousands of tribulations, with five Qi heading towards the Yuan, and three flowers gathering at the top. The exquisite pagoda above his head has the most precious treasure that is invincible, and he even has the supreme magical method of transforming the Three Pure Ones into One Qi. He defeated the leader of Tongtian Cult in single combat and beat him several times. Apart from Hongjun, he is the strongest among the saints. Undoubtedly five stars. You must know that the fighting between saints cannot harm the fundamentals. Just like the leader of Tongtian was surrounded by four saints, there was no serious problem. It was very easy to escape the siege when he didn't want to fight. But if a saint is beaten or wrestled, his face will be greatly affected, and the dignity of the leader will be lost. This is the most important thing to them saints.

Laozi's magic weapon:

Linglong Pagoda---With this treasure above your head, you will be invincible in a fight with any saint. It is invincible and is the supreme self-defense. Magic weapon

Tai Chi diagram---the all-encompassing treasure, splits the earth and opens the sky, separates the pure and turbid, and stabilizes the earth, water, fire, and wind. (When it opens the sky and splits the earth, it separates the pure and turbid, and stabilizes the water, fire and wind on the ground. You say it is powerful or not. It is one of the first-class magic weapons in the world)

Wind and Fire Futon - a Taoist meditation tool with wind and fire attributes. Objects

The Diagram of the Universe - a magic weapon that encompasses all things and the heaven and the earth (In Chapter 51, I shook the Diagram of the Universe open and ordered the yellow scarf warrior: "Wrap up the clouds and press them under the Qilin Cliff." )

Three Baoyu Ruyi - white jade Ruyi, throwing attacks, hitting people's heavenly spirit cover, making people lose their spells.

Yuanshi Tianzun: Taoist sage, the second disciple of Patriarch Hongjun, cultivated into the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal, with an indestructible body that has endured thousands of calamities, with five Qi heading towards the Yuan, three flowers gathering at the top, Yuxu Palace The leader of Chanjiao,

sitting down are 12 disciples, also known as the 12 Golden Immortals (core members), and the second-generation disciples Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao

Jiang Ziya (cultivated under Yuanshi Tianzun of Yuxu Palace) 40 years)

Magic weapons: Magic whip, apricot-yellow flag, Tai Chi diagram (the apricot-yellow flag and Tai Chi diagram were given to him temporarily), four different images

Apprentice: Wuji,

Shen Gongbao: (Expelled disciple from Yuanshi Tianzun in Yuxu Palace, diplomatic expert)

The 12 golden immortals are in order (in no particular order):

Taoyuan Cave in Jiuxian Mountain Guangchengzi, Cave: Taoyuan Cave in Jiuxian Mountain Disciple: Yinjiao

Magic weapon: Fan Tianyin

Chi Jingjing Cave in Yunxiao Cave in Taihua Mountain: Yunxiao Cave in Taihua Mountain

Apprentice: Yin Hong

Magic weapon: Yin-Yang Mirror

Huanglong Zhenren’s Cave in Erxian Mountain Magu Cave: Erxian Mountain Magu Cave

Apprentice: None

The fearful grandson of Feiyun Cave in Jialong Mountain - later entered the Buddhist cave: Feiyun Cave in Jialong Mountain

Magic weapon: Immortal Binding Rope

Apprentice: Tu Xingsun

Taiyi Zhenren’s cave in Qianyuan Mountain Jinguang Cave: Qianyuan Mountain Jinguang Cave

Apprentice: Nezha

Magic weapon: Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover

Master Lingbao’s Cave in Yuanyang Cave in Kongtong Mountain: Yuanyang Cave in Kongtong Mountain

Apprentice: None

Manjusri Guangfa in Yunxiao Cave in Wulong Mountain Tianzun - later became Manjushri Bodhisattva's cave: Yunxiao Cave in Wulong Mountain Disciple: Jin Zha

Samantabhadra in Baihe Cave in Jiugong Mountain - later became Samantabhadra's cave: Baihe Cave in Jiugong Mountain

Apprentice: Muzha Magical Weapon: Wu Goujian

Taoist Cihang of Luojia Cave in Putuo Mountain - later became Guanyin Master Cave: Luojia Cave in Putuo Mountain

Magic Weapon: Jade Pure Vase

The Jade Cauldron Real Man’s Cave in Jinxia Cave in Yuquan Mountain: Jinxia Cave in Yuquan Mountain

Apprentice: Yang Jian

Magic weapon: Immortal Killing Sword

Daoxing Tianzun Cave in Jintingshan Yuwu Cave: Jintingshan Yuwu Cave

Apprentice: Wei Hu

Qingfeng Mountain Ziyang Cave of the True Monarch of Qingxu Morality: Ziyang Cave in Qingfeng Mountain

Apprentice: Huang Tianhua

Randeng Taoist also listened to the lecture in Yuxu Palace. This man was despicable and shameless, and finally got twenty-four The divine bead of Dinghai later transformed into the twenty-four heavens in Buddhism. Later, Buddhism prospered and established the infinite bliss of the West. It became the ancient Buddha of Ran Deng. Two corpses were killed (the twenty-four heavens were one corpse and the Randeng Buddha was one corpse). , after becoming a god, he is extremely powerful. He is one of the best figures among saints.

The 12 Golden Immortals of Yuxu Palace and their disciples (three generations of disciples of Yuxu Palace) are the protagonists of "The Romance of the Gods".

Yuanshi Tianzun's magic weapon:

Pangu flag - cloth flag, which can break the "Tai Chi formation" (as the name implies, it has a great relationship with Pangu, which is the power of Pangu when he opens the sky and splits the earth) Infinite magic weapon, one of the first-class magic weapons in the world) Pangu Banner is the foundation of explaining and establishing religion, and is the supreme magic weapon, just like Laozi's Tai Chi diagram is the foundation of human religion and establishing religion, both are Pangu's Kaitian split The supreme magic weapon of Earth Time is more than one level higher than the sect-establishing magic weapon of Western religions.

Treasure Box——(In Chapter 51, Yuan Shi took a box from his sleeve, opened the lid and threw it into the air: he put Bixiao and his men and horses in the box, which soon turned into blood. )

Liu Li Bottle - a small transparent bottle made of glass, which can carry the Three Light Divine Water

Tai Chi Talisman - Yuanshi Tianzun: a talisman to resist spell attacks.

Yuxu Apricot Flag - a defensive magic weapon, capable of defending against first-class attacks in the three realms

Tongtian Cult Leader: Taoist Jiejiao Saint, the third disciple of Patriarch Hongjun, who has cultivated into Hun Yuanda Luo Jinxian, a body that has endured countless tribulations, with five qi toward the Yuan, three flowers gathered at the top, and the leader of Biyou Palace. The three in front are the direct descendants of the ancestor of Daomen Hongjun. They are the first to open the chaos and open the sky. It was transformed by Pangu after splitting the ground. The status is the highest among the three realms. .

His disciples have the most disciples, but some people say that most of his disciples are just cheating. I completely disagree. This shows that he treats all living beings equally. It can be said that "the saint is unkind and treats the common people as stupid dogs".

Tao Te Ching: The heaven and the earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs; the saints are unkind and regard the common people as stupid dogs.

What does this mean? Many people don’t understand. In fact, it is:

First of all, let me explain that "rud dog" refers to a dog made of rut grass, which is of course not a real dog. The ancients said that a family had six animals for food, and dogs were one of the six animals. Therefore, it was very common for ancient people to use dog meat as sacrifices. After the Shang and Zhou dynasties, dog meat was gradually omitted from sacrifices. However, in some sacrificial rituals, it is still necessary to tie up an elephant-shaped dog with grass instead of killing a real live dog. This is the origin of the "cut dog". Before the cud dog even ascends the altar, it is still cherished, cared for and regarded as very important. When the ceremony is completed, the used cud dogs will be regarded as waste and thrown away at will, no longer worth caring about.

Most people criticize Lao Tzu's words as insidious, mean, shameless, despicable, and seeing things too clearly. Because they interpreted this sentence to mean that heaven and earth do not matter whether they are benevolent or not. They gave birth to all things and then played with them as if they were rotting dogs. Treat all things as children's toys, to be played with casually. This is a misunderstanding of Laozi's thoughts, or a deliberate misinterpretation for humor. The original meaning of Laozi's "Cuo dog" actually refers to dogs made from Cuo grass (Cuo grass refers to a kind of grass) in ancient times. Dogs were originally used as sacrificial victims in ancient Chinese ancestors' ceremonies such as worshiping ancestors and offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, such as today's cold pig heads, cows, sheep, etc. Later, due to the evolution of social customs, real dogs were no longer used, but a dog-like shape was used instead. In fact, it is equivalent to later generations using pig heads made of flour instead of real pig heads when offering sacrifices. After the cud dog is ready and before it is used for sacrifice, everyone attaches great importance to it and dare not touch it casually; after the sacrifice is held, it is thrown into the garbage.

The unkindness of heaven and earth means that heaven and earth are selfless. In the eyes of heaven and earth, everything is the same and there is no difference. Heaven and earth regard everything in heaven and earth as dogs made of custard and treat them equally. For example, when a typhoon blows, it will hit both my home and yours. It wants to go to the most luxurious rich man's home, and it also wants to visit the beggar's home. It will hit the emperor's home, and it will also hit the cats and dogs' homes. It also has to be scraped into the little ant's nest.

The unkindness of heaven and earth is the great kindness of heaven and earth. Many people don’t understand when they hear this. How come you are not benevolent, but you are Daren instead? Yes, it is precisely because we are unkind and treat all things the same that we are truly equal and just, and therefore we are truly benevolent.

All things in heaven and earth are born naturally and exist naturally. It is natural to give birth to all things, and it is also natural to kill all things. Heaven and earth do not regard the birth of all things as good deeds, nor do they regard the death of all things as bad deeds. While the heaven and earth gave birth to all things that nourished all kinds of things, at the same time, they also gave birth to all things that seemed to be the opposite and poisoned and killed all kinds of things. Tonics grow, and poisons grow. Supplements are not necessarily supplements, because supplements can cause death. Poison is not necessarily poison. Fight poison with poison and you can survive. Heaven and earth do not necessarily treat human beings favorably and treat all things lightly. It is just that human beings are wise and think that heaven and earth grow all things and humans for people, and call themselves the spirits of all things. In fact, people are hurting and killing all living things anytime and anywhere. If all things had animism, they would definitely say that humans are the greatest poison to all things. In fact, heaven and earth have no mind but are equal in producing all things, and all things cannot be independent and return to heaven and earth. Therefore, it is said: "Heaven and earth are not benevolent and regard all things as stupid dogs." This means that heaven and earth did not establish a subjective heavenly heart that loves all things and gave birth to all things. It just comes naturally, exists naturally, and returns and dies naturally. If from the standpoint of heaven and earth, we regard all things as equal to human beings, they are all natural, accidental, temporary existence, and will eventually perish. It is called "being" when it is born, and it is called "nothing" when it is destroyed. If we look at them equally, how can there be any distinction or preference? It's just that people have human hearts, and based on their own private consciousness, they believe that the heaven and earth have the virtue of good life, so they praise the benevolence of heaven's heart. If heaven and earth had knowledge, wouldn't they laugh at the idiotic words of our idiots?

Understanding this principle, you can understand that a truly righteous saint’s heart is as bright as the sky and the earth, as bright as the sun and the moon. Everything he does is regarded as the right thing to do and what is righteous. , and did it naturally. It doesn’t necessarily mean that I am willing to do something because I want to be kind to others, or because I want to love and care for you. If a saint has this intention, he will be partial and self-centered, and he is no longer an impartial person. To take it a step further, a righteous saint born in a time of great chaos in the world really wants to save people for the sake of saving the world. Since he has done something, he will inevitably preserve one side and harm the other side. Killing the whole world just for me is absolutely unacceptable. And killing one person to scare a hundred people is equivalent to killing a hundred people to save one person. It is also a murderous intention, which is also unbearable.

So, if a saint wants to save the world, can he only commit suicide to save the world? The world cannot be saved by suicide, nor can the world be saved by killing! Therefore, the Buddha said that only if you wish to save all sentient beings can you become a Buddha. But since the realm of living beings is inexhaustible, my wish is also endless. When Jesus was nailed to the cross, he could only pray and say: "I atone for the sins of the world!" In fact, sins are in the human heart, and no one can atone for others unless everyone in the world can repent of their sins. Therefore, Lao Tzu believed that the people in the world at that time who claimed to be saints and called for salvation by benevolence and righteousness were empty words without real meaning. Those who even use the name of benevolence and righteousness to pursue their own selfish desires are deceiving themselves and others, and should not do so. He hopes that people can really follow the natural laws of heaven and earth and serve the world with intention, and do not need to show off their loftiness but seek simplicity. "The saint is unkind and treats the common people as stupid dogs." This famous saying serves as a warning to the world. But I have to say that the heroic emperors after Zhou and Qin had no choice but to treat the common people as "rubber dogs" to achieve their own selfish desires. Once he ascends the throne, he will be hailed as the "Holy Son of Tomorrow" by all the ministers in the world, or directly as "the Saint of Today". I wonder where "Saint" comes from? Where does "Ming" come from? I am afraid that when I am reborn, I will only be able to keep my mouth shut and will never dare to rewrite the continuation of the Tao Te Ching by adding another five thousand words.