The meaning of Tideng Monk was that the trial of the Demon Fox depended on the investigation.
This answer clearly dissatisfied Master Nanneng, "The heart is not Buddha, the wisdom is not the Dao. While lifting a perfect ten, I dare not guarantee it. Carrying a staff idly, one must avoid looking back and changing one's mind."
Tideng Monk bowed his head to accept the teaching, but still clenched his teeth and persisted.
The master telling him to use a staff meant to tell him that help from his sect was always indispensable on the cultivation path, and one could not go far alone; moreover, during the journey, one must not look around, as some mountains are higher than others, and one must hold firm beliefs and not be easily swayed by others.
