"What is martial arts?"
Shi Zhixuan was stunned.
Hundreds of masters were stunned.
Thousands of innates were also stunned.
They have various questions in their minds.
For example, things like relieving the suffering of all sentient beings and saving all sentient beings directly stand on the commanding heights of morality.
Buddhists often use this as an excuse, well, they even believe it!
Then there are the Confucian national righteousness, meritorious service, etc., which can be regarded as a relatively high-level statement.
Finally, there is the Momen's profit talk, describing various future benefits to you. Although it sounds a bit vulgar, it is also more attractive because it is more practical.
But what they never expected was that Xu Yi would actually talk to them about martial arts?
The world and martial arts, in the eyes of those present today, are very incompatible.
Tianxia is a broad pronoun, a very collective thing, which represents the integration of countless things.
Martial arts is synonymous with a narrow sense and is very personal. Especially after reaching the innate realm, warriors need to find their own way.
When they reach the master level, they have already walked out of their own way. Even if they practice the same technique, there are essential differences on a subtle level.
Even the further you go, the greater the difference becomes!
Therefore, they believe that martial arts is private in nature, and everyone can only rely on themselves to achieve martial arts, and others cannot help at all.
Except for the initial cultivation below the innate realm, which requires the guidance of a master, the rest of the cultivation is entirely up to oneself.
When they think about it, the only connection between the world and martial arts is probably that the higher the martial arts cultivation level, the more likely it is to conquer the world?
But this is not absolute. One side has only one top grandmaster with an army of 100,000 men, while the other side has two ordinary grandmasters with an army of 300,000 men. The latter will still have a greater chance of winning.
Even if one side has a great master, if the other side has a few grandmasters who can hold the other side down, and the lower-level soldiers and generals are stronger, the final outcome is likely to be greater with the latter.
The higher the level of martial arts, although it will have a certain impact on the fight for the world, but as long as the gap in high-level combat power between the two sides is not particularly large, the outcome of the war will ultimately be determined by the generals and soldiers.
Since the big forces in this world basically have several or even more than a dozen grandmasters behind them, and even the leader of the big force is himself a top grandmaster, even if there is an extra grandmaster on a battlefield, it is usually difficult to completely Decide the direction of a war.
Of course, being difficult does not mean that it is impossible. The hero Chuanying of later generations fought against Ba Si Ba, Meng Chi Xing and Si Han Fei successively. Finally, in the midst of thousands of troops, he killed Si Han Fei and defeated the Mongolian army.
However, after doing all this, Chuanying directly shattered the void and ascended. This shows that at that time, his combat power had completely surpassed the level of the Grand Master and reached the true shattering level.
Well.
It can be seen from this example that if you want to really affect the trend of a war, the Grand Master level is not enough, you must have the Shatter level.
In this era where great master-level dragons are seen but not yet seen, the Broken Class is more like a legendary figure to the people of this era. Many people do not even believe in the so-called Broken Void.
They believe that Shattered Void is just fabricated by some people in order to improve the quality of their sect - I am talking about you, Cihang Jingzhai!
Based on this, the vast majority of warriors still believe that the world belongs to various powerful families, rather than to a single powerful warrior.
They were asking about the world, but Xu Yi was talking to them about martial arts. This was naturally an irrelevant matter in their eyes.
They should have refuted it, but under the guidance of Xu Yi's soul, they began to think deeply about this issue unconsciously.
"What is martial arts?"
Everyone was thinking about this issue, and the more they thought about it, the more they couldn't help but frown.
This is really a very broad question!
It stands to reason that this should be closely related to them. They do not say that everyone has a deep understanding, but they should also have their own opinions.
But many people suddenly discovered it after listening to this question.
I have been practicing martial arts for so many years, but I have never seriously thought about this issue!
"This is really ironic!"
There was mockery on their faces, and they didn't know whether they were mocking martial arts or themselves.
For them, martial arts may have always been just a tool in their hands, a tool for them to seize power, wealth, and status!
As for martial arts itself?
They don't care.
This is what most people think.
Of course, there are also people who truly pursue martial arts.
After Shi Zhixuan pondered for a moment, he spoke.
"In my eyes, martial arts is the transformation between virtuality and reality, the change between yin and yang, and the reincarnation between life and death. It is not here, not on the other side, not in the middle. It is ever-changing, endless, and will never stop. Exhaustion.”
He was talking about his martial arts.
Virtuality and reality, yin and yang, life and death.
It also includes the nihility of Buddhism, the intentionality and unintentionalness of Taoism, and even the most fundamental Taiji Dao, etc.
Although these words did not win the approval of everyone present, they also greatly changed their views on many people.
Especially those who were prejudiced against him because of the name "Evil King" were even more amazed after hearing this answer.
"I really didn't expect that his understanding of martial arts would be so profound and philosophical!"
Even some Buddhists are amazed when they hear the words "not on this shore, not on the other side, not in the middle".
"Donor Shi really has great wisdom! Great source! If you can put down the butcher's knife, you will definitely become a Buddha with just one thought!"
In the darkness, a figure chanting the Buddha's name suddenly appeared.
"It's Master Daoxin, one of the four great saintly monks of Buddhism!"
A well-informed person immediately pointed out the identity of the other party.
time.
It caused quite a stir.
Although in today's era, Zen Buddhism has not yet really shined and become the most prominent lineage of Buddhism, it is still no small matter.
Zen Buddhism is passed down from the founder Bodhidharma, the most famous of whom is probably the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng.
No Bodhi tree, nor stand mirror.
There is nothing there, so where is the dust?
This is what the Sixth Patriarch Huineng said.
The Fourth Patriarch Daoxin is not as well-known as the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, but he can be honored as one of the four great holy monks of Buddhism, which shows how advanced his Buddhist practice is.
And what he advocates is that a calm mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the heart, which elevates the concept of Zen Buddhism to a higher dimension.
"interesting."
Xu Yi looked at Zen Master Daoxin with some surprise.
He really didn't expect that when the relationship between Buddhism and Shi Zhixuan was so tense, Zen Master Daoxin could actually stand up and praise Shi Zhixuan.
And from his induction, it was very clear that the other party's compliment was completely sincere, without any falsehood or other thoughts.
This is a truly broad-minded Buddhist master!
"It seems that in this world, not all Buddhists are so disgusting."
Because of Dao Xin, Xu Yi even slightly changed his view on Buddhism in this world.
Of course, just a little bit.
Cihang Jingzhai's election of the emperor for heaven and the bronze hall of Jingnian Zen Temple. These actions and actual facts made it impossible for him to recognize Buddhism in this world.
Buddhism can exist, but it must go through his 'reform'!
in the dark.
Fan Qinghui's expression was a bit complicated and embarrassing. Daoxin's words were obviously not in line with their core Buddhist values, but the person who said these words was Daoxin...
Fan Qinghui said that she was the leader of the Buddhist sect, but that was only in name. It was because she was better at dancing and could even communicate with internal and external people to recruit more helpers for the Buddhist sect, so she could become the nominal leader of the Buddhist sect.
But in fact, neither Zen Master Liao Kong of Jing Nian Zen Monastery nor the Four Great Saints have a lower status than Fan Qinghui.
Zen Master Liao Kong is better off, because he has a better relationship, so most of the time he stands clearly on her side.
But the four great holy monks are different.
They respectively come from Tiantai Sect, Zen Sect, Sanlun Sect and Huayan Sect. Each of them represents their own branch of Buddhism, has different teachings and opinions, and has a very different understanding of Buddha.
Although it is not as divided as the Demon Sect, and even the various sects will attack each other, their relationship is not as close as imagined.
Even though the four holy monks had the experience of joining forces to hunt down Shi Zhixuan, this was only done from the perspective of Buddhism as a whole.
If you really want to break it down, they actually have quite a lot of differences on many things.
But they obviously will not expose these. They must make outsiders think that Buddhism is one, so Fan Qinghui cannot jump out to stop Daoxin at this time.
I can only pretend to be deaf and dumb, as if I don't exist.
Fortunately, what Daoxin said didn't mean anything. If they deal with Shi Zhixuan in the future, they can also say that he has a bad character and is never willing to put down the butcher knife!
Fan Qinghui comforted herself in her heart.
On the field.
"Is this your martial arts?"
Xu Yi looked at Shi Zhixuan, nodded first, and then shook his head.
"Your martial arts is good, but the question I ask is what martial arts is."
After a pause, he gave his answer before anyone else could answer.
"In my eyes, martial arts is a path of practice. The Taoist is the path."
"There is no difference between it and the paths of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and song, astronomy and geography, scientific beliefs, etc. They are all knowledge systems formed by human beings based on certain cognitions and after continuous exploration and expansion."
"It's just different from other knowledge systems in that martial arts can strengthen human beings and gradually give them all kinds of incredible powers. That's all."
"In fact, there are three thousand avenues in the world, and all of them can prove the avenue. Like the way of the piano, if someone can understand it to a certain extreme, they can also have incredible power."
"Of course, what we are talking about today is martial arts, and the other three thousand avenues are not within the scope of our discussion."
Xu Yi spoke eloquently and said what he wanted to say.
Because he used some brand-new vocabulary, many people present could not understand it, and they only vaguely felt that he was very high-level.
Some smarter people can quickly understand the meaning of these new words, and after listening to them, they all feel thoughtful.
Xu Yi simplified the entire martial arts and used the simplest language to let people understand what martial arts is.
"Martial arts is compared to a certain knowledge system, and we are the ones who learn and use this knowledge system? It's an interesting statement!"
Shi Zhixuan showed a very interested expression on his face.
He himself is a person who likes to learn and is eclectic. Otherwise, how could he, a majestic evil king of the Demon Sect, go to learn Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism?
Not only did he learn it, but he also learned it in a decent way. Among Buddhists and Confucians, he can be regarded as a master or great Confucian.
He was the fastest to understand and accept this new knowledge concept proposed by Xu Yi.
Like others, it's a little worse.
It's not that they couldn't understand what Xu Yi meant, but they felt that Xu Yi's statement was incompatible with the three views and ways of thinking they had accepted in the past.
For example, Xu Yi compared martial arts to knowledge.
They themselves couldn't tell for sure, but they just felt in their hearts that this perception was not quite right.
How can martial arts be knowledge?
Martial arts should be... it should be... it shouldn't be knowledge anyway!
They couldn't explain it themselves, but they just instinctively rejected something.
Of course, considering Xu Yi's status as Grand Master, they still forced themselves to understand.
This is a great master talking about his understanding of martial arts!
In the world of immortals, it means that the immortals are talking to them about scriptures and sermons.
No matter whether the great master's 'great path' is a bit too 'deviant' for them, it is a higher level of knowledge.
What if they understood something from it, or even understood the secrets of the great master, wouldn't they make a lot of money?
So even though they instinctively rejected Xu Yi's statement, the vast majority of people still chose to listen carefully.
"Here comes the problem."
Xu Yi was still in a circle.
Everyone present also held their breath. From Xu Yi's performance, they knew that the critical point was coming.
as expected.
Just listen to Xu Yi continue to say.
"Since martial arts is a kind of knowledge, and after nearly a thousand years of development, it has become a systematic knowledge. So if we want to continue to develop martial arts, what should we do?"
"What should we do to continue to develop martial arts?"
Everyone present was stunned.
This is another question they have never thought about!
Like the question 'What is martial arts?', this question seems too big and too broad for them!
In the eyes of the vast majority of people, this is simply not an issue that they are qualified to participate in.
I am just an 'ordinary' innate (grandmaster) warrior. You ask me how the future of martial arts should develop? ! !
"This kind of courage..."
Shi Zhixuan looked at Xu Yi standing on the eaves, and for the first time he felt a shock from the 'pattern' in his soul.
this moment.
Xu Yi's image in his eyes became extremely tall.
(End of chapter)
