"It's exactly what fellow Taoist said." Although he felt in his heart that the hope of cultivating the Shinto to achieve greatness was extremely slim, but for a person like Yao who walked on the Shinto, he could not refute it.
On the one hand, there are three thousand avenues, and although the road to the Shinto is slim, it does not necessarily mean there is no hope. After all, there are fifty days and four nines of avenues, and everything has a glimmer of hope.
On the other hand, Yao believes that Shinto is transcendent and its foundation has been laid. Now if Yan tells him that Shinto is unlikely to become a great way.
If Yao didn't believe it, he would definitely blame Yan in his heart. After all, this would deny his path. If you believe it, such a hopeless path would be too cruel for those who walk on it.
"Since ancient times, gods and Tao are the same. Although the Tao is difficult nowadays, there is a glimmer of hope under the Tao. I think people with deep luck like Taoist friends will be able to transcend early."
"Haha! Then I'll take advantage of fellow Taoist's good advice!" After hearing Yan's transformation, Yao swept away his earlier gloom and said with a loud laugh.
"But having said that, I also know that spiritual practice is indeed much more difficult than the immortal method taught by Taoist Hongjun today."
"However, what I want is to defy heaven and seek transcendence. Every step is thorny, and the road is full of disasters. What I pursue is the escaped one beyond the four-nine. As long as the road is endless, no matter how many thousands of years we go through, Even if there is a calamity, we should also practice the Tao."
Yao inherited the memory of the ancient divine mansion, and obviously understood that after experiencing the decline of the ancient divine way, it would be more difficult now even if the divine way continues.
But as he said, once you follow this path, you will never regret it.
Hearing what Yao said, Yan suddenly felt awe in his heart, and at the same time, he unconsciously began to reflect on himself.
Since Yan began to practice, he has unconsciously taken refuge in the easy way during his practice because of the memory of his previous life. Now it seems that although the path is smooth because of this, his heart is not strong because of it, and he lacks the courage to face difficulties. and determination.
Although this is not wrong for Yan, who aims at immortality, it is obviously not enough if he wants to go one step further, move toward transcendence in the midst of many tribulations, and achieve great freedom.
It seems that in the memory of Yan's previous life, there was a special Bodhisattva in Buddhism, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who swore an oath that he would not become a Buddha until hell was empty.
From the perspective of an onlooker, hell will never be empty if the six desires of sentient beings are not eliminated. Therefore, under this oath, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva seems to have no hope of becoming a Buddha at all, which is an unwise move.
However, in the eyes of the Buddha, this is a manifestation of great wisdom and perseverance. Therefore, he feels that the most promising person in Buddhism to become a Buddha is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva who is trapped by his own vows.
Therefore, if you want to achieve transcendence and enlightenment, great perseverance, great perseverance, great wisdom, and great luck are all indispensable.
"If Taoist friends are so determined, they will definitely achieve Taoism." Yan suppressed the palpitations in his heart and gave his blessings with admiration on his face.
Although Yao was happy when he heard this, he didn't take it seriously. He shook his head noncommittally and said, "To be honest, I admire you Taoist fellow."
"It is rare for a Taoist friend to be able to take the shortcut and never take the shortcut in the midst of the calamity of confusing the Tao. His Taoist heart is firm and rare. With this Taoist heart, his hope of becoming a Taoist in the future is much greater than mine."
Yan knew his own business and did not take Yao's compliment seriously. He changed the subject at the right time and asked: "In the opinion of fellow Taoist, I became a god by chance at that time. How is it different from what fellow Taoist cultivated myself?"
"Hmm -" After hearing Yan's words, Yao lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and replied: "According to what fellow Taoist said, I speculate that this method of becoming a god needs to meet the following conditions."
"First, the person who becomes a god needs to have great merit, great luck, and the favor of heaven. Only then can he ascend to the throne of God with the help of merit and luck."
"Second, the person who becomes a god needs to have sufficient cultivation in his Taoism, and be able to abandon his past life, take off his physical body, and use the power of his soul to conform to the rules, so as to conform to the nature of heaven and earth, and then control the authority of heaven and earth and exercise divine power."
"Compared with the method of becoming a god that I practiced and passed down from the ancient times, this method is obviously more labor-saving and faster when you have enough merit and heavenly support. It can be regarded as a shortcut to becoming a god."
"After all, it eliminates the need to control the authority of the most important rules in the process of becoming a god in the past. This was originally the most difficult and time-consuming step on the road to becoming a god, but now it is done in one step."
Having said this, Yao shook his head with some emotion, then looked solemn and said, "However, a shortcut is a shortcut after all. Although this method can help you become a god, the road after that will become more difficult."
"Because the authority and rules you control are not obtained through your own cultivation, you often know them but don't know why. Therefore, it is often more difficult to make progress, go back and rebuild the foundation, or cultivate merit again."
"Moreover, in this method, the physical body needs to be removed, and the power of the soul and soul must be combined with the Dao. After that, on the one hand, one's own energy and spirit are lacking, oneself is no longer perfect, and the chance of enlightenment is slim."
"On the other hand, the individual is small but the world is vast. When oneself is not strong, the gods merge with the Tao. After becoming a god, is the Tao correct? The human is correct?"
"What's more, once this method is established in the great road of heaven and earth, it will inevitably be controlled by heaven and earth. From now on, it will no longer be free and carefree, and the transcendence of the great road will also be insignificant."
After saying that, Yao looked at Yan and said with certainty: "Therefore, although this method can quickly become a god, after that, one will not be able to be free, and the other will be bleak, and there will be endless troubles."
Yan Wenyan closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then opened his eyes and continued to ask: "Does Fellow Taoist think that all these things are related to the gods' misbehavior and abuse of divine power in ancient times?"
Yao held his chin with one hand, thought for a while, and guessed: "I think it should be related. You must know that the rules of the will of heaven and earth are constantly being improved and evolved."
"When in ancient times, the gods relied on the authority given by heaven and earth to cholera the world, the great avenue of heaven and earth would surely correct the loopholes."
"And the method of becoming a god that you have experienced obviously greatly limits the theocratic priesthood, and the implications of this are extremely specific to the divine residence."
Having said this, Yao's face not only showed no worry, but said again with a smile on his face: "It is precisely for this reason that I just said that heaven and earth cannot be separated from the divine residence, and the divine way is still unresolved."
After what Yao said, Yan suddenly thought of the Heavenly Court and the Conferred Gods in later generations. The gods at that time were almost like this: they had lost their physical body, the three treasures were incomplete, and they were shackled, and their path was endless.
Obviously, this should be as Yao guessed. After experiencing the chaos of the gods in ancient times, it is obvious that the way of heaven is adjusting itself.
Although the heaven and earth still need the balance of the gods to control power, generally speaking, there is no special favor and care, and there are even precautionary restrictions.
It is precisely because of this that in the memory of Yan's previous life, the immortals were before the gods, and the gods in heaven were reduced to tools under the will of heaven and earth under various laws of heaven and earth, and they were no longer the carefree and noble people in ancient times.
