Chapter 171 Daoxuan's visit
Pu Zhi didn't know how to respond to Li He's words for a while: As a practitioner, he obviously firmly believes in immortality, otherwise what is the purpose of practice? You know, Tianyin Temple is a Buddhist sect, except for a few people among them
, the others are all enlightened monks, they don’t fight for hegemony, they just focus on their own practice, just for immortality.
If he doesn't even have the hope of immortality, it would be a joke for him to practice hard all his life.
But when it comes to believing in immortality, practitioners have been like crucian carp crossing the river for thousands of years. How many people have truly achieved immortality?
not a single one.
Even the Patriarch Qingye who promoted the Qingyun Sect to great heights and was so talented and unparalleled in the world only lived for seven hundred and fifty years before passing away. Others, perhaps through special methods, lived longer, but they also
Only a thousand years.
Compared to ordinary monks who have been here for hundreds of years, there is no fundamental change in the difference between a middle-aged man who dies of old age and a centenarian.
Therefore, whether immortality exists or not has always been a mystery.
"Actually, in the earliest times, people in this world practiced immortality and Taoism just for the sake of immortality. But later, because immortality was too difficult and there was no hope at all, they turned to study powerful martial arts and spells, and pursued the pursuit of world supremacy." Li
He said: "From the perspective of longevity, it can be said that from the founding of Qingyun Sect two thousand years ago until now, there has been no change in the world of cultivation. The strength of practitioners may have become stronger, but their life span has not increased."
It's a pity to say that people from the world of Zhuxian.
Zhang Xiaofan is the dividing line of the times. Before him, if you were a generation of prodigies with unparalleled splendor, your soul would return to heaven and earth in the end and you would not be able to seek immortality. After Zhang Xiaofan, the spiritual world as a whole has only made a small step forward, but the world has made a big step forward.
This step ushered in the era of "immortality".
In fact, whether it is the world of immortality or the world of science and technology, there is a huge difference between immortality and immortality.
Immortality means that top people can exist forever, and the more they accumulate, the more they accumulate. However, without immortality, because there is no direction, they often develop for a period of time and then fall back, thus falling into a cycle, and they can never break through the highs and lows.
The world of Zhuxian is that for thousands of years, too many people have rushed to the point of "becoming an immortal".
But from the beginning to the end, no one became an immortal. It was not until a thousand years later that Zhang Xiaofan and his family became immortal and the era of immortality appeared... But that was the future. In the world of Zhuxian at this time, the immortal cultivators were only one step away from being able to live forever, but they gave up.
Pursue and play with sectarian opinions and fight for world supremacy.
This is a typical case of discarding the basics and chasing the last, but they don’t know it.
In fact, not only them, but too many people in the world have given up the moment before success. Many unknown mediocre people may be just a little bit away from being legendary musicians, writers, painters, etc., but because of
Give up and lose sight of everyone.
However, this seems to be a pity, but it is actually not a pity.
Because the most fundamental element of success is firm belief. If you can’t do this, why should you succeed?
What is really a pity is that people like Pu Zhi are still struggling to pursue immortality. They do not forget their original intention, but they are hit by obstacles due to the general environment. It is clear that they are only one step away from becoming an immortal, but in the end they turn into a handful of loess.
Of course, this is limited to Puzhi himself.
The greatest masterpiece of his life, "Zhang Xiaofan", was truly respected as an ancestor in the later period and ranked among the top among the immortals, but he did not have the chance to see it himself.
"Is there really immortality in this world?" An old Taoist man came outside the door and asked.
This is a cultivator in the realm of Yuanshen. Although it is only in the early stage and has not even condensed the "Dharma of Yuanshen", it has transcended the golden elixir level and is fundamentally different from Pu Zhi and others.
The most obvious thing is that Puzhi and others will definitely die if they lose their bodies, but this person has many ways to survive.
"Why is there another person asking such a simple question?" Li He said: "Isn't it obvious that you have already lived ten times longer than ordinary people? If you go one step further and improve it slightly, it will be a thousand times longer, or even immortality.
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The road to immortality is actually the most difficult to break through in the early stages. In the later stages, if you find a way to extend your lifespan, there will be no difference whether you live for a thousand years or ten thousand years.
There are even many ways to achieve "pseudo-immortality" at the level of the soul. Although you cannot truly live forever, you can never die and keep yourself alive. The best among them even turn into "earth immortals" and compete with the real immortals in the sky.
juxtaposed.
"But it will be difficult if you go up further," said the old Taoist priest.
He is none other than the master of Qingyun Sect, Daoxuan Zhenren. In this era, there is no one who has the highest level in terms of pure theory.
Just now, Cangsong used his disciples to reveal the existence of Li He to Daoxuan, and asked the curious Daoxuan to go down the mountain in person to see who this sacred place was. It must be said that Cangsong actually made some miscalculations.
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In his opinion, the place where he lay was not allowed for others to sleep soundly. Daoxuan would definitely not be able to tolerate the existence of Li He at the foot of Qingyunmen Mountain.
But in Daoxuan's view, this is not a big deal, because there are too few people at the "too pure" level in the world. Instead of driving them away, it is better to persuade him to join the Qingyun Sect and explore how to pursue immortality with him.
Yes, eternal life.
In fact, Daoxuan is also pursuing. As the only "Tai Qing" in this era, his strength far exceeds that of Wan Jianyi. Ten thousand people can wait for anyone. Qingyun Sect, as the leader of the righteous path and the largest sect in the world, has no intention of competing for hegemony in the world.
thoughts.
To be honest, you already dominate the world, why are you still fighting for a hair?
Does the emperor need to think of ways to get promoted?
Therefore, most of Daoxuan's thoughts are on how to pursue immortality.
The reason why I reject Universal Wisdom is just because I don’t recognize the path of Universal Wisdom, and I can’t completely break away from the sect’s views. Of course, the most important thing is that my cultivation of Universal Wisdom is too poor, and I am only in the middle stage of the Upper Qing Dynasty, which is two realms away from being too pure.
Playing with snake skin?
If Universal Wisdom had reached the realm of Taiqing, he might have agreed.
Going a step further, now, Daoxuan was originally curious and wanted to come over to see if Li He was in the "Tai Qing" realm, but he happened to hear Li He talking about immortality, so he asked if it was true.
Immortality.
Not for the answer, but simply to know what Li He thinks.
"Immortality is not a simple matter. At least for you, it is very, very difficult." Li He said, "But you have been practicing for hundreds of years, are you still afraid of this difficulty? According to Pindao, it is only
If we need an opportunity, a large group of immortal immortals will appear in this world!"
It is obviously impossible for a lot of people to become immortals. He deceived Daoxuan.
But it is not difficult to change the world and give people a direction so that they can see eternal life.
And this is also his opportunity to seek merit and luck in this world.
"What you say makes sense, but your cultivation level, fellow Taoist, is not very convincing." Dao Xuan could easily see through Li He's cultivation level, so he shook his head and said, "You are still young. If you practice for a few hundred more years,
Once you reach the realm of 'Tai Qing', you will know what your current situation is."
Chapter completed!