In the carriage, Ning Weimo rested with his eyes closed, but Nie Wuzhi sitting beside him could not calm down.
Even if he knew who he was going to see before he went to see Ai Youyou, even if he could still remain calm when meeting Ai Youyou.
But he couldn't find peace in his heart. That's Ai Youyou, the priest of Tianshui Cliff, the master who once personally taught him how to practice.
Looking back on those years in Tianshui Cliff, Nie Wuzhi felt as if it was all a dream. He used to be the person he respected the most. When the seats in various places in Shangyang Palace had reached the point of decay, Tianshuiya was already a breath of fresh air. Even Tianshuiya's disciples were still as arrogant.
When Lin Ye went to Tianshui Cliff, he said a word to describe the disciples of Tianshui Cliff, and Ai Youyou was furious at that time.
"Alas..." After a long time, Nie Wuzhi could only sigh softly. Ning Weimo, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but smile and said: "Do you have a feeling that you are starting to doubt your life? What is real, people, things, everything, what is real?" Nie uninhibited way
"After Ning Gong asked this question, I can go to Shangyang Palace to give guidance and practice." Ning Weimo shook his head and said: "I'm not familiar with Shangyang Palace Taoism, but I guess it's not my suspicion of everything. , Shangyang Palace is recognized by people all over the world because Shangyang recognizes people all over the world, so the first lesson of Shangyang should be to recognize people clearly, including yourself." When he said this, he looked at Nie Wuzhi and said: " Nie Dalijiao should understand that truth and falsehood are relative terms, what is false to you is true elsewhere, and what is false to you is probably because it does not have enough weight for him to show his true side." Nie Wuzhi said. : "He never shows his true side anywhere." It was his words that Ning Weimo was waiting for. The previous words were all paving the way for Nie Wuzhi's response to this sentence.
He said, "In that case, what do you care about him?" Nie Wuzhi was startled. Ning Weimo said: "Perhaps only people in this world value reciprocity the most, that's why there are so many famous sayings... such as reciprocating love, like dripping water from spring, like comparing one's heart to another's..."
"It took so many years of accumulation and thinking to come up with these words. They just want to warn honest people to treat others equally. If others are good to you, you should be good to others. If others are not good to you, it is mean for you to be good to others. , if others treat you well and you treat others badly, that’s bad.”
"This Mr. Ai must have treated you well when he was in Tianshuiya, but that was his identity and behavior at that time." He looked at Ning Weimo and asked: "If he were in this Geling City, he You are the first person to discover his secret, so will he kill you or not?" Nie Wuzhi fell into deep thought.
Ning Weimo smiled and said, "You don't have to think too much. I am a sophist by nature and I always like to persuade others when I speak. You just need to understand that you don't want to kill him but he may kill you." Nie Wuzhi nodded.
Ning Weimo closed his eyes again.
"He can form an alliance with the imperial court today, but tomorrow he may kill me or you to protect himself. In fact, why are he and I not the same person?" He shook his head: "Human... I have this secret in my heart. There is a Bodhisattva and a demon." Nie Wuzhi was silent.
At this time in the small courtyard, the first thing Ai Youyou had to do was to pack everything he needed to take away.
This small courtyard has been exposed. To be on the safe side, he will never come back. Everyone has to face a choice, and Nie Wuzhi has not yet made the choice between the past and the present on Ning Weimo's carriage.
Ai Youyou's choice is actually very simple. He just doesn't want to leave Shangyang Palace. He is a Loufan person, but he feels that from the bottom of his heart, no one cares about Shangyang more than him.
After more than twenty years of dedicated practice in Shangyang Palace, those beauties could give up on Shangyang Palace, but he could not.
He has cultivated for so long that he doesn't care about his background and origin. If he can cultivate to the point where he doesn't care about where he is and who he is, what will he achieve?
It's too much to forget one's feelings. He knew very well what he wanted to cultivate and was never confused. Moreover, he also firmly believed that he could cultivate to a height that was rumored to have never been reached by even the Saint Jie Jie. He would become a heavenly being, the first person in the world above all humans in the past and present.
The Immortal Realm is not his goal. So he can't leave Shangyang now. The vast sea of books in Shangyang Palace is something he must have.
That's why he took a huge risk and reached an agreement with Ning Weimo in a way that was far out of line with his character.
He understands people like Ning Weimo too well, just as he understands himself too well. Today we need an alliance today, but tomorrow we don’t need an alliance and there will be no alliance.
When it came time to kill him, Ning Weimo would never show mercy, and when it came time to kill Ning Weimo, he would definitely not take into account the feelings of today's covenant.
Ai Youyou just wants to be the person closest to Zhentian. Once upon a time, the person closest to Zhentian was the old headmaster, and the person Ai Youyou admired and respected the most. In his heart, the old headmaster was the only one who could transcend the category of human beings.
But the old head coach wasted his talent. First, he spent a lot of cultivation energy just for a mere human emperor, which caused the ten-year-old leader's realm to decline instead of rising.
Ai Youyou felt that the old head coach was not worthy of the two of them, so in comparison, he felt that he was the only one in the world.
He was practicing in Tianshui Cliff. Didn't he know that Chen Weiwei was infected by demonic power at that time? The priest who accepted Chen Weiwei as his disciple, how could he have privately taken Chen Weiwei back to the mountain gate without his nod?
Everything is for practice. Ai Youyou feels that all the techniques in this world have the same goal, and they all work towards the only goal in the end.
God. And ninety-nine percent of practitioners in the world don't work hard enough, even those who flaunt their hard work.
However, since a person appeared in Geling, he felt that he was not alone in this life. Yue Zhongqi is also such a person. At least Ai Youyou feels that Yue Zhongqi is such a person now.
The heart of practice must be pure. What is pure? Yue Zhongqi is pure but not pure enough. Ai Youyou feels that her level of purity is slightly higher than that of Yue Zhongqi.
Pure practice means not caring about anything other than practice. The so-called emotional bonds that the world admires are undoubtedly stumbling blocks on the road to spiritual practice.
Give up everything, identity, status, family, relatives, and ignore the relationship between everyone. This is the pure first step.
Yuezhong Banner has already taken this step. Although it has not yet arrived, it is not far away. After packing his things, the first thing Ai Youyou did was to go see Yue Zhongqi. He and Yue Zhongqi had a lot to talk about.
As for Chen Weiwei, who is possessed by the devil in Fengyu Temple... let him be, whatever he loves, it has nothing to do with him, Ai Youyou.
Yue Zhongqi was arranged by Ai Youyou to live in a very ordinary residence in Geling City. Ai Youyou was well versed in hiding and knew that being ordinary was actually the best protective color.
After returning, Ai Youyou saw Yue Zhongqi and his disciples sitting in the courtyard in a daze with sad faces.
Seeing Ai Youyou appear, Yue Zhongqi stood up quickly: "Priest of Etiquette, how are things going outside?" Ai Youyou didn't like to hear it.
He asked back: "What do the things outside have to do with you?" Yue Zhongqi said: "When it comes to the sun, I have my own heart." Ai Youyou sat down and said: "Before answering your question, can you first Answer me a question?" Yue Zhongqi has an honest personality and almost never refuses others. In his view, if others ask for something from him, it is his own merit, and if he asks for others, it will bring embarrassment or even entanglement to others. If it is not clear, it will harm the merits.
So in a sense, although Ai Youyou and Yue Zhongqi are both descendants of Shangyang, the way they cultivate is completely different.
"Excuse me, Priest of Etiquette."
"Why do you practice?"
"Why should I practice?" Yue Zhongqi muttered to himself, and then began to think carefully.
In fact, he had thought about this issue before. At that time, he had a belief in his heart... If he was an ordinary person, then his ability to help others would be limited to that of an ordinary person. If he was a great monk, then When you help others, you can naturally do more and better.
Later, he practiced to the point where he didn't know what spiritual practice was, and it had become a habit, an indispensable behavior in his life.
"I... practice for the sake of practice?"
"What are these words?" Ai Youyou was actually happy when he heard the answer, but he didn't show it. Instead, he put on a look of dissatisfaction, and even his voice became a little chilly when he asked. .
Seeing him like this, Yue Zhongqi, a great monk in the God-endowed Realm, was a little frightened.
"Practice, shouldn't it be practice for the sake of practice?" he tried to ask. Ai Youyou said: "Everyone in the world has a goal in their practice, and all their achievements are achieved through practice. Some people practice for revenge, and kill people to avenge themselves to strengthen themselves. Some people practice to strengthen their bodies, and practice just to make them better." Prolong your life."
"Some people practice in order to pursue a higher realm, but their ultimate goal is to become a master of human beings and exchange their spiritual realm for status in the world."
"Everyone practices for a reason and has a goal. You practice for the sake of practice, which is too empty." Yue Zhongqi heard him say so much in one breath, and instead of remaining confused, his eyes became clear.
He sat upright and answered seriously.
"In my opinion, the purpose of practice can only be practice. If it is for revenge, no, if it is for status, no, if it is to strengthen the body and prolong life, it is barely right." Ai Youyou curled her lips after hearing these words. A Yang.
Yue Zhongqi continued: "I used to think that practicing was to help others more and better. This is the purpose, but later I realized that practicing with a purpose can never truly understand the original meaning of practice." Ai Youyou hummed. He shouted: "Then how are you practicing? Why did you come to Geling City to make a scene?" Yue Zhongqi shook his head and said: "You have to do what you have to do. This is part of your cultivation." Those words really made Ai Youyou unhappy.
He asked: "Since the purpose of practice is to practice without any other reasons, then why do you think that in addition to practice, there are things that should be done?" Yue Zhongqi said: "Because when people practice practice, they will ultimately achieve success. It’s impossible not to be a human being. Human beings must have things they should do and things they shouldn’t do.”
"Bullshit!" Ai Youyou swore directly.
"The only purpose of practice is to practice, to find the high, higher, and highest point of practice. Apart from that, everything that happens because of practice is just a fork in the road." Yue Zhongqi thought carefully. There was no response to this sentence for a long time, at least for nearly an hour.
He just thought quietly without even looking at Ai Youyou. And Ai Youyou likes him in this state.
After a long time, Yue Zhongqi took a deep breath, seeming to understand the key, and then spoke in a calm tone about what he thought was practice.
"Shangyang said that the law of nature is natural. Flowers should bloom when they should bloom. Anyone who breaks the branches to prevent the flowers from blooming is the way of nature and goes against nature."
"Food will eventually mature, and after it matures, it will become three meals a day for people. Anyone who prevents people from turning food into three meals a day is going against nature."
"The ultimate goal of practice is practice. I think so too. But everything you do on the way to practice is what you should do, and this is the practice itself." Ai Youyou understood: "On the surface, it sounds like concentrating on the original intention, but in fact it is ...In the final analysis, do you still seek merit and give merit?" Yue Zhongqi nodded: "Practice, the highest place, is the rule of the human world. I am not seeking merit or giving merit, but letting the merit exist in the world. This is the rule." Ai Youyou shook his head: "You are wrong." Yue Zhongqi: "You are wrong." Ai Youyou said: "Cultivation of the mind is ultimately about being alone." Yue Zhongqi said bluntly: "Being alone is unnatural."
