What is Tao?
"Shuowen": "Tao is the way to practice."
"Poetry·Xiaoya·Dadong": "The road of Zhou is as sharp as a stone, and as straight as an arrow."
"Zhuangzi: The Great Master": "The Tao of husbands has feelings and faith. It is inactive and intangible. It can be transmitted but not received. It can be obtained but not seen. It has its own roots and has been fixed since ancient times.
Gods, ghosts and emperors are born from heaven and earth; they are before Tai Chi but not high; they are below the six poles but are not deep; they are born from heaven and earth but are not long-lasting; they are longer than ancient times but are not old. "
Tao refers to the orbit or trajectory of all things, and it can also be said to be the changing and moving conditions of things.
All things are not what they are. The sun and the moon shine by themselves without burning them. The stars sequence themselves without being arranged. Animals and beasts arise by themselves without being man-made. The wind moves on its own without being fanned. Water flows by itself without being pushed. Plants and trees arise by themselves without being seeded. Breathing and breathing by oneself, heartbeating by oneself without a heartbeat, etc., cannot be described in detail, they are all like this.
Because all things are not things, they all agree and follow something uniformly, without exception.
It is the root of change, neither born nor destroyed, formless and imageless, without beginning or end, all-encompassing, its big has no outside, its small has no inside, it changes over time, and remains unchanged forever. He was unknown at first, and he didn't know whose son he was. "Laozi" forced his name to be "Tao".
Tao is the essence of this world, it is the rules, and it is also the rules.
All things in the world, including humans, gods, monsters and monsters, no matter what kind of existence they are, as long as they are born in this world, they are all within the Tao.
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In southern Xinjiang, there are hundreds of thousands of mountains, nameless mountains, and the foot of the mountain.
Following the guidance of his heart, the beast god formed a ball of black energy that rose into the sky and directly accommodated the golden talisman into his body.
Suddenly, the surroundings were extremely quiet.
Countless dust, tiny creatures, energy, and light all filled the air, flowing with the air flow, jumping and dancing, changing their coquettish trajectories.
Birds chirping, cicadas chirping, beasts roaring. Various sounds seemed to be stretched out, becoming extremely long and melodious. He could clearly distinguish the vibrato caused by subtle changes in tune.
A few early spring grasses were hung with morning dew, trembling in the breeze. Occasionally, the dew dropped, but in his eyes, it seemed like slow motion, slowing down almost ten times.
The dewdrops fell to the ground, making a tinkling sound and splashing countless crystals.
The Beast God has never felt that his thinking is so clear, clear and fast. Many long-lasting memories, which he had long forgotten before, are now clear.
This feeling is similar to when I was just born, pure and untainted by dust. I am no longer affected by the endless hostility and evil energy. Everything I look at seems to be malicious, and I am no longer disgusted by living creatures.
Everything becomes alive again.
Then, the soul was completely lifted up, and the vision gradually broadened, including the hundreds of thousands of mountains in southern Xinjiang, the ancient cave of Zhenmo, swamps, endless seas, deserts, isolated islands, and rainforests.
At this moment, he seemed to have entered the legendary realm of Taoism, where heaven and man are united, things and self are forgotten, the secret of the universe is gained, and concentration is achieved!
He also saw the natural beauty and wonder of this world.
The autumn wind in the north is bleak, and everything is withered. In the far north, you can see snow drifting, and hundreds of animals are hiding. The vast green grassland, cattle and sheep everywhere, is also covered with mineral sand, and the sky and the earth are dry and cracked.
In the south, flowers are blooming and life is reviving, but there are also rains falling like curtains and floods raging; on the boundless ocean, the waves are undulating, and there are also sky and water connecting, and fish and birds are free.
So beautiful!
But looking carefully, the Beast God had some doubts in his heart. Such a beautiful world seemed to be just beauty on the surface, and there were some faint flaws in it. It was as if everything in it lacked some agility.
No matter how magnificent and natural these scenery are, the overall view is like a pool of stagnant water that is about to lose its source. The ancient well has no ripples and is slowly losing its vitality.
Moreover, he saw the nature of the world very clearly, but when he wanted to get closer and analyze the rules of the world more clearly, it seemed a little blurry.
Even with the help of the golden talisman, he still couldn't do it if he wanted to truly become one with the world. It seemed that he was still missing something.
Is it incomplete?
Before he could figure out why, his thoughts seemed to be pulled downwards by a big invisible hand, and he arrived at a most familiar place in the blink of an eye.
The ancient cave of Zhenmo.
In this cave, he was burned by the flames for thousands of years. If one day the Xuanhuo Jian was not taken away by a man named Yun Yilan, he would still be burning to this day, unable to survive or die. .
"Um?"
The Beast God exclaimed, because the exquisite statue at the entrance of the ancient cave actually held something he was most familiar with: the Mysterious Fire Mirror.
The sign that looks like jade but not jade is surrounded by a circle of jade, and the ancient flame pattern in the middle is the Xuanhuo Jian!
Why is it here? Could it be that he had somehow offended the little yellow cat, and was he planning to let himself experience the feeling of being roasted, burned, and worse than death for ten thousand years?
But, will he be afraid?
"Bah, bah, bah~"
The next moment, a large ball of unknown water fell on the Xuanhuo Jian.
Then, there seemed to be a voice from the netherworld, singing softly and soothingly, echoing slowly, as if it was the gentle and exquisite woman thousands of years ago.
The Xuanhuo Jian lit up, and the ancient flame pattern in the center seemed to be reborn. The water blended into it, as if it had been injected with infinite vitality. The brand began to greedily absorb the purest source power in the world.
The Xuan Huo Jian slowly rose into the air, flashing slowly under the blazing gaze of the Beast God.
Warm breath slowly emanates from the Xuanhuo Jian, with a bit of dreamy white smoke, which seems to be the vaporized surrounding air, condensing around the Xuanhuo Jian.
A huge mysterious force slowly tore through the surrounding space, and the white illusory smoke slowly condensed into a beautiful female figure. It was a woman in simple clothes, holding a staff in her hand, and her face was exactly the same as the exquisite stone statue of a witch guarding outside the entrance of the Ancient Demon Suppressing Cave.
"exquisite"
It was like a heartbreaking cry of despair, and then, a little spiritual light slowly emerged from above the black air, and then the black air dissipated, revealing the true form of the Beast God.
But looking at it at this moment, the beast god's whole body was withered, as if the oil had been exhausted.
However, such a pair of eager eyes had never changed in thousands of years. He forgot everything in the world and only saw the woman in the smoke.
He flew towards that illusion, with incomparable satisfaction in his eyes.
The Xuanhuojian rotated silently, and the exquisite illusion seemed to be smiling, opening its arms to embrace him.
He rushed forward, and in the smoke, it was not an illusion. He actually hugged that body.
exquisite!
exquisite!
He whispered, closing his eyes contentedly like a child.
Linglong smiled and gently stroked his hair with her hand.
At this moment, the Beast God finally saw the whole world clearly: decay and aging.
In this world, she is going to die!
There seems to be only one place in the entire world that is constantly emitting golden light. This light is so warm, bright, soft, and full of endless vitality. Even the entire world is gradually beginning to recover under the nourishment of this light.
However, this recovery has been blocked by one thing, that is, the endless evil and violent energy that fills the world. This energy is gradually corroding all living things, and even the earth's veins.
Many mountains with beautiful mountains and clear waters are gradually turning yellow and drying up, and finally turning into a large piece of rotten stone that will rot at the touch of a touch. The lifespans of countless creatures are getting shorter and shorter, their bodies are becoming more susceptible to illness, their personalities are getting more and more irritable, and it is becoming more and more difficult to have children.
Because of this endless hostility, the entire world is slowly dying.
But the way of the world lies in balance and progress. Why is there so much evil and hostility in this world? The beast god held Linglong's plain hand, and doubts suddenly arose.
"Wow~"
Scenes of past images slowly unfolded in front of him.
The situation is very simple. Most living beings are actually self-interested and selfish, even if they practice and become immortals, there are no exceptions.
Thousands of years ago, a powerful person calculated that if things continue to develop as normal, more and more practitioners of immortality will become immortals. In the not-too-distant future, one day the spiritual power of this world will be absorbed by more and more practitioners. Dry.
At that time, the world will come to an end, and all practitioners will have their spiritual power cut off and die one by one.
The so-called immortals and powerful men suddenly began to panic and quickly gathered together to make various calculations and find solutions.
Until the end, after various discussions, fights, and scripture debates, the great masters finally determined that there is only one way to prevent the world from entering the end of the Dharma: planning and practicing practice.
As the name suggests, planned practice prohibits practitioners from falling in love, intermarriage, and having children at will, and then plans to allow ordinary people to enter the practice world, absorb spiritual energy, and continue practice.
In this way, if there are no unexpected circumstances, the spiritual power reserves of the world at that time can last for at least 100,000 years. Of course, relationships can also vary from near to distant, and most of these ordinary people are naturally those powerful relatives and friends.
Not a big problem.
Anyway, the difference in strength between ordinary people and practitioners is almost as big as clouds and mud, and no one can resist.
that's all. The world of spiritual practice gradually calmed down, and the immortals were gathering and drinking, feeling very uncomfortable.
The palace of Sanqing is on the top of Yinkun, with purple smoke floating in the sun and moonlight.
In the morning, the sky is full of sunshine in the north. In the evening, I am drunk and chanting in the morning. I cannot remember the year.
But one day, maybe a hundred years or a thousand years, I don’t know which great power or several great powers suddenly remembered something: One thousand years have passed so quickly, and those ten thousand years, one hundred thousand years have passed so quickly. arrive.
At that time, will the majestic immortals and gods, invincible beings in the world, just wait for death at home?
The longer people live, the more afraid of death they are, because they already have everything and look away from everything they have lost.
So some immortal gods came up with a good idea to secretly collect some spiritual veins and spiritual power, so that if the world comes to an end in the future and the spiritual power is cut off, they will at least have a way out.
Once you arrive, you can live a little longer, and you can also carry a large amount of spiritual power into the void outside the world. Over time, you may be able to find a world with enough life for living creatures to survive again.
The plan goes through!
But the void outside this world is vast, and even with the power of immortals and gods, it may not be possible to find the target for hundreds of years. Moreover, the void is full of unknowns. There are even some areas where even a person with great supernatural powers cannot escape accidentally. There are also some void monsters with uncertain strength.
In this way, it is naturally the best choice for relatives and friends to work together to accompany you in the battle. So, one passed on to two, and two to three...Unknowingly, in the end, the entire practice world was absorbing spiritual power.
What should I do if my spiritual power is getting less and less and I can’t collect it? Then grab it!
As a result, the most brutal life-and-death battle in the history of the spiritual world suddenly broke out for unknown reasons. Every once in a while, a former great power died.
The battle between immortals and gods, the sinking of mountains, rivers and land, and the shattering of heaven and earth are naturally disasters for ordinary people.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Western Classic of the Great Wilderness" records: "There is a god named Shi Yi, who lives in the northwest corner to measure the length of the sun and the moon.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Great Wilderness East Classic" records: "There is a god named Night Bird, which stopped on Xuan Qiu and was injured by the water god."
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas - Xishan Jing" records: "Four hundred and twenty miles to the northwest, it is called Zhongshan. Its son is called Gu. Its shape is like a human face and a dragon's body. It is the Yang of Kunlun River with the Qinshabao (bǎo) River. The emperor killed him on the east side of Zhongshan Mountain, called Yao Cliff."
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas - Xishan Jing" records: "Qin transformed into a big osprey (è), its shape is like a sculpture with a black inscription on its head, a red beak and tiger claws, its sound is like a morning swan [hú], and there are many soldiers when it sees it.
The drum also transformed into a jùn bird, which looks like a chī, with bare feet and a straight beak, with yellow writing and a white head. Its sound is like a swan, which indicates that there is a severe drought in the town. "
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Until the end, the entire world was beaten into a mess, and everywhere was filled with all kinds of death energy, evil energy, and hostility. After some efforts, the remaining powerful people had no choice but to give up and directly took the last spiritual veins with them. Escape into the void to find a new home.
As for the remaining mess, future generations will have their own blessings, and I will enjoy the blessings without descendants!
When he understood all of this, the Beast God suddenly realized that he was so blessed that he also understood the meaning of his creation, which was to complement the way of heaven and give him the ability to control evil and violent energy.
Of course, being in harmony with the way of heaven, although he can't help it from now on, he also has what all mortals dream of: immortality!
The most important thing is that as a part of Heavenly Dao, he can also use part of his authority to resurrect Linglong!
Come to life, my love!
With almost no hesitation, the beast god took his sweetheart's hand and rushed directly into the earth.
Soon, the violent aura that pervaded the world gradually disappeared.
"Buzz~"
A strange wave began to spread from the southern border to the surrounding areas, and in the blink of an eye it covered all the wastelands of Zhongzhou.
All the great cultivators, whether they were in retreat or playing in the human world, were startled. They hurriedly walked out of the bustling and quiet place, walked in the air, went to heaven, and used various secret methods to overlook the earth.
Spiritual power circulates, earth veins revive, the evil spirit gradually sinks into the ground, various rules gradually become active and clear, and even the life span shackles that once bound the practitioners to death begin to loosen.
This world seems to be alive!
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Leyao Town.
At night, under the dim moonlight, the little yellow cat tiptoed, sneaked around, got off the bed where it was shoveling shit, and climbed out of the window, feeling a little excited.
Today, the Mao Wang Sect has admitted a new group of young disciples. As an ancestor, of course he has to warm up their bones and check their health.
"Bang~"
His head hit a soft place, and then his little body was picked up in the air and brought to a beautiful woman.
"Lele, it's so late, where are you going?"
The little yellow cat fell into deep thought.
What's going on with this guy? Why can't he sleep so late at night?
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(End of chapter)
