"It is recorded in "Shen Zhi" that in the beginning, everything was in chaos. Everything was invisible and immeasurable. It was born in advance of heaven and earth. People in the world don't know its name, so they call it Tao."
Zhuang Sheng solemnly said: "Husband's Tao has feelings and faith, and is intangible. It can be passed down but not received, and it can be obtained but not seen. It is from its own roots. There is no heaven and earth. It has been established since ancient times. It is above Tai Chi and cannot be done. High, it is below the six poles but not deep, it is born innately but not permanent, it is longer than the ancient times but not old.
The Tao exists in all directions and will eventually manifest.
The first batch of creatures in heaven and earth were born from Tao, so all things began to sprout and grow, and chaos gradually became orderly. The sun and the moon are full, the stars and constellations are arranged; the sky is round and the earth is round, the world sees its light; the gods enlighten, people appear in the wilderness; all the souls are happy together, this world is prosperous! "
Zhuang Sheng seemed to be reciting ancient prophecies, and in a trance, his thoughts seemed to transcend this world, and he could see a trace of the waves caused in ancient times.
God is the one who creates all things.
For the first batch of creatures that were directly transformed from Tao, they, or should I say, had many different names in different places, such as gods, immortals, witches, etc.
According to the oldest legends, all beings in the world are given life based on certain characteristics of theirs, and even humans themselves are no exception.
They are the eldest sons of the Dao, possessing the power closest to the Dao, and are the incarnation of one side of the Dao.
They bring prosperity and prosperity to the world, all spirits exist because of their existence, and the disordered chaos gradually becomes stable because of them.
Just like the last line of that old ballad, great prosperity will come to this world!
But just like the sudden appearance of those ancient creatures, their disappearance is not slow at all.
Its rise is also sudden, and its demise is also sudden.
After the great prosperity of this world, what was left behind were not some carefully crafted words of praise.
"There will be a great calamity in this world, and the soul will return to the Tao."
When the last sentence was finished, the solemn look on Zhuang Sheng's face gradually dissipated, turning into a rather helpless look, "This is the most clearly recorded legend that I can find."
"Fellow Daoist Zhuang is really knowledgeable!"
Gu Dan opened the wine seal, and the strong aroma of wine filled the cave, making people salivate, "What happens after this?"
"No more. There are only so many records. The remaining myths and stories are different in every place and completely inaccurate. They should be the imagination of future generations."
Pouring a glass of Chijiang, Zhuang Sheng took it up and drank it in one gulp. The extremely hot feeling slid from his throat into his stomach, making his face turn rosy. The extremely strong smell of alcohol lingered, but he sighed softly. , there is no heroic spirit, "I have a limit in my life but I know there is no limit. I think there is no limit and follow the limitless. It's almost impossible."
He glanced at the bookshelves that he wished could fill the entire cave, filled with countless classics that he had painstakingly collected.
There are too many books here that are just the delusions of future generations. In this era, he can't even find a Taoist friend who is 'like-minded' with him, so he can only pick up books one after another, trying to pick up a piece of the puzzle about ancient times. , hoping to get some clues from it.
What's the point?
He didn't know, but he was willing to.
That's all.
It's a pity, it's a pity.
How can one estimate the infinitely glorious years of the past with his limited time?
It is impossible to even search for the 'old place'. At best, you can only look for the slightest trace of truth among countless falsehoods.
Time is the best grave, enough to quietly erase all traces.
Even this hobby and curiosity are far from being satisfied.
"That's wrong."
Faced with Zhuang Sheng's sigh, Gu Dan shook his head and said, "What's the point of fearing that the avenue is endless? If you take one step further, you will be happy."
“If you take further steps, there will be further joy.”
As Zhuang Sheng murmured these words, his eyes became brighter and brighter, as if a man who had been lonely for a long time had finally found a soulmate. He stood up and bowed to Gu Dan, saluting, "I have no regrets about receiving this from my Taoist friend!"
"Hahaha."
Gu Dan laughed, "It's obvious that I'm here to ask Brother Zhuang for advice, why should I be so humble?"
"Fellow Daoist Kong has solved the knot in my heart, and it is only natural that I should receive this gift!"
Zhuang Sheng said firmly.
People are different, and their ideas are naturally different.
What he is most interested in is the things about the gods and ghosts. It was the same when he was a mortal, it was the same after he became a master, and it is the same now when he turns to immortality.
But whether you are a mortal or a master, even if you really embark on the path to immortality, the most real feeling is not that you are constantly approaching the great road, but that you can't stop despairing.
The world is vast and the road to immortality is far away.
How many people can be killed just by refining Qi and advancing to foundation building?
Of course this is due to the bad environment at this time, but this is just about practicing Qi to build foundation!
How can a mere low-grade spiritual root pass through the successive entrances in cultivation, step by step climb to the top of the immortal world, and gain a glimpse of the mysteries of the world?
To say that as long as you work hard, you will have a chance to achieve it, you are actually deceiving yourself.
But he was lucky. He found his hobby very early. When he could detect clues in hundreds of books and read through the traces of time left by the years, he would always feel excited and helpless. He was even more excited than his breakthrough in cultivation.
He has found a road he likes better than a road that he has almost no chance of climbing up. His biggest regret will no longer be the difficulties in cultivation, but the unwillingness to not get the answer to the mystery.
Where does the avenue come from?
Where does immortality come from?
Where are people going?
As long as you live, there will always be people thinking about these issues.
The only thing that made him regretful was that these problems were probably not as simple as attacking the Immortal Ultimate. Facing the vast world, an individual was so insignificant, so insignificant that he could not even feel the meaning of existence.
This is a knot.
But Gu Dan's casual words untied the knot for him.
Don't be afraid of the infinite avenue. If you take one step further, you will be happy!
What he really likes is the joy when an inch of the veil is lifted, not the reality that he has never seen before.
I have been to this world, I have worked hard, why do I need the most perfect ending?
People must know how to reconcile with themselves.
"Then I have to ask fellow Taoist Zhuang to resolve the knot in my heart."
Gu Dan said immediately.
Why doesn't he have any knots in his heart?
He had heard about the realm of innateness long before he became a grandmaster. Now, after practicing for a hundred years, he has already reached the limit of being a grandmaster. He has no progress and has even turned to the path of immortality. So far, he has not found a way to break the situation!
There are so many people who have succeeded in Qi training and foundation building, but the martial arts masters in the innate realm don't even have the slightest proof.
If it weren't for Gu Dan's profound cultivation and his early achievements in the immortal way, he would have noticed the faint connection between the realm of Qi training and the master of martial arts. I don't know how long it would have been.
The follow-up to the qi-training realm—to be precise, it should be the follow-up to the qi-refiner’s qi-training period, which is the follow-up to the great master!
This is the innate state that Gu Dan has dreamed of and has troubled him for nearly a hundred years!
“After the initial witches were eliminated, the human race began to have legends about Qi Refiners.
They pursue the "Qi" between heaven and earth, which is the material close to the Dao, and devour and accommodate it in order to gain access to the Dao. In this way, they can master the power of the Dao and transcend heaven and earth. Therefore, they are called "Qi Refining". scholar'. "
Zhuang Sheng said without hesitation: "Refining qi, practicing qi, the ultimate state is to refine the innate energy and find the great road. It is somewhat similar to the state of qi training in the immortal way, but it is fundamentally different."
The realm of Qi training in the Immortal Way is actually just a process of constantly accumulating itself, far from reaching the point of directly pointing to the Great Dao.
However, the qi training pursued by the qi refiners, reaching the ultimate level of the great road, is naturally different. Even if the names are very close, they are still different.
"Does Fellow Taoist Zhuang know the way of Qi Refiner's cultivation?"
Gu Dan asked quickly.
"Brother Kong, wait a moment."
Zhuang Sheng quickly ran to the bookshelf with various books again. This time, he rummaged for a long time before finally taking out a thin book and walking over, handed it to Gu Dan and said: " I got this book from the King of Qi. It is said to have a very long history and has been passed down for a long time. He gave this book as a gift and begged me to bring one of his children to the Buzhou Mountains."
"oh?"
Gu Dan couldn't wait to take the book. If there really is a spiritual practice method hidden in it, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no practice method, just need to know the hurdles on the path of practice - just like being promoted to a master The barriers to energy and blood that need to be faced are the same as the interaction between the five elements. As long as he knows this, Gu Dan will naturally understand how to break through to the innate realm!
The name of this book is extremely plain and simple, with only two words: "Refining Qi".
Gu Dan opened it and flipped through it very quickly, his face darkening.
This book was far from what he expected.
According to the book, Qi is rarely seen, especially the innate Qi, which is almost impossible to find in the world. Even the legendary Qi refiners are in trouble because of this.
Even if you are really lucky, you can't surrender at all. As a treasure of heaven and earth, the origin of the incarnation of the great road, it is not easy to deal with.
Is there no other way?
have!
You can think of ways to artificially create 'acquired Qi'.
For example, the blood evil Qi.
You can create a mass grave, and with the help of special means, you have the opportunity to condense the extremely ferocious blood evil spirit. Although it is man-made, it is still extremely ferocious, even if it is far inferior to the legendary disaster of heaven. Killing Qi is also the best method to use against the enemy.
In addition to this, there are also the Qi of Earthquake, the Qi of Fire, and the Qi of Withering Silence. They are all poor imitations of the legendary Qi of Dragon Veins, the Qi of Zhiyang, and even the Qi of Destruction. Just by listening to the names, you can tell that they are not. What a good bird.
One is created by nature, the other is imitating a cat and a tiger.
Rather than saying this is a spiritual practice book related to Qi practitioners, it is better to say that this is a guide on how to harm the common people.
If all the Qi Refiners practiced this way, they would probably have wiped out all species in the human world.
"As Taoist friend Kong saw, this book is very evil. I glanced at it once and threw it away, never to read it again."
Zhuang Sheng said: "I see that Fellow Taoist Confucius is not a person who likes to fight, so I took out this book. I also hope that Fellow Taoist Kong will not be distracted by the words in this book."
"Of course not."
Gu Dan returned "Refining Qi" to Zhuang Sheng and said: "We who practice diligently are just seeking the word 'immortality'. Fighting is inherently harmful to the world, not to mention that this method is extremely vicious and treats all living things It is unethical for human beings to act like fish and meat, harming the world and benefiting one person.
If you really dare to follow suit, you will be punished by God! "
“It’s great that fellow Taoist Kong has such thoughts!”
A smile appeared on Zhuang Sheng's face, and he felt relieved, "Although the Qi Refiner's method was once extremely glorious, time has changed and it is very different. Today is the age of immortality. What is right now is not as good as it was in the past. If you abandon the basics and pursue the weak, you will fall behind. take."
"I just want to make a reference. As the saying goes, analogy leads to analogy. Since our qualifications are not as good as others, we have to try other methods."
Gu Dan was a little disappointed. Although he was not a saint, he really couldn't do it if he really wanted to kill people just to practice Qi.
Since you can live forever, everything in the world is no longer a constraint, but the more so, the more you must keep your own bottom line, otherwise, will you be the one who will live forever in the end, or will you be an immortal who lives for the sake of immortality?
Immortality adds a lot of constraints to him, but it also adds a big layer of insurance to his bottom line.
Many people in the world have to go against their will, because time waits for no one and 'good opportunities' cannot be missed.
But Gu Dan didn't have this problem.
If this one doesn't work, then take the next one. Sooner or later, he will meet someone he likes, and he can afford to wait!
"Fellow Daoist Kong is right in saying this."
Zhuang Sheng nodded slightly and handed "Qi Refining" back to Gu Dan.
"Um?"
Gu Dan was slightly surprised.
Why, is it possible that Zhuang Sheng, who has been immersed in the vast sea of books, is actually the one who has no taboos?
"Although the methods in this book are vicious, there are still opportunities to use them in other ways. For example, Fellow Daoist Kong can use spiritual stones to purchase the blood of the Grandmaster. You might as well try to refine the Blood-Blooding Qi."
Zhuang Sheng said.
As soon as these words came out, Gu Dan suddenly realized and slapped his head.
He should have thought of this earlier than Zhuang Sheng.
So why didn't you think of it?
Gu Dan thought.
Because at the first glance of "Refining Qi", he subconsciously felt extreme disgust. Especially after seeing the methods in it to imitate the acquired Qi, he felt even more angry.
So much so that it even blinded my own mind.
If we really want to find out the reason, it is probably because we have spent too long with those guys like Mo Qiu, Qin Li Sheng, Xun Ke, Gong Shang Guo, etc.
As the saying goes, those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black. Who are the people who associate with him?
Any one you pull out can be elected as a saint, so that his sentiments are unknowingly lifted a lot, much higher than the average.
So it is natural to feel extreme contempt when seeing this kind of evil heretic.
Refining Qi, who said it must hurt Tianhe?
Can’t I practice myself?
Technology is not evil, people who use technology are evil!
"Okay, okay!"
The more Gu Dan thought about it, the more excited he became. He had the blessing of the Qingmu Transformation Technique, so why did he need to buy the blood of the Grandmaster?
What is our identity?
The great master’s blood is enough!
If refining Qi is the only way to unlock the path to innateness, then he has undoubtedly found the method at this time!
The innate realm that had troubled him for nearly a hundred years finally allowed him to find a way out!
(End of chapter)
