Chapter 6405 Different paths lead to the same destination
Upon discovering this, Fang Yu's eyes were full of surprise.
How could this change occur?
At this moment, the river flow is completely gentle, and the bamboo raft is moving forward at an extremely slow speed.
"I tried throwing stones into the river before, and the stones collapsed instantly... But now, this old man can float on the river with a bamboo raft. Why is this?" Fang Yu became more and more confused.
He looked at the old man in front of him again.
The old man does look quite old, with many and deep wrinkles.
But for some reason, looking at the old man... Fang Yu always felt a little familiar.
It was as if I had seen this old man somewhere.
But if I recall carefully, there is no impression of this old man in my memory.
"How nice is the view here?"
The old man suddenly asked.
"Very good, compared to where I came from... it's much better." Fang Yu replied.
"Where are you from?" the old man asked again.
Fang Yu thought for a while, pointed directly in front of the river, and said: "I may have come from upstream and was brought down by the river..."
"Upstream?" The old man turned his head, glanced behind him, and said with a smile, "Then why did you come here?"
"I……"
Fang Yu didn't know how to answer this question for a while.
First of all, what is certain is that he must still be on the ninth floor of Qiankun Tower!
Therefore, the old man met here and the content of the conversation must also be part of the ninth level test!
Fang Yu felt that his answers must be cautious and not nonsense.
So, he decided to tell the truth truthfully.
"Because I want to see... where the river will take me." Fang Yu replied, "I'm not familiar with this place at all. I don't know where to go, so I just wanted to give it a try."
The old man nodded and said, "What's the scenery like where you come from?"
"It's far different from here. It's pale and lifeless." Fang Yu replied, "So I'm curious, why does the shore change when we get here? It's just that there is such a big difference between the upstream and downstream.
What?"
"This is not the downstream, this is the origin."
The old man said suddenly.
As soon as these words came out, Fang Yu was shocked and his eyes changed.
"origin?"
"It is the beginning and source of everything." The old man said, "Everything begins to happen from here."
Fang Yu narrowed his eyes.
What the old man means is that this gentle river surface is not the downstream, but the source of everything?
Isn't this the other way around?
"You said earlier that the scenery here is far better than where you were before. So... if I were to give you a chance, would you like to stay here or go back to where you came from?"
At this time, the old man asked again.
This question is already a multiple-choice question.
Fang Yu realized that he had to be careful in his answers.
The answer to this question may directly determine whether the ninth level can be broken through!
Stay here?
Fang Yu looked at the green plants on the shore and the blue sky.
Compared with the original place that was pale, lifeless and hopeless, the scenery here is indeed better and makes people feel better.
But the question is, is the view so important?
What will happen if you stay here?
This is the key to Fang Yu’s consideration!
"If I stay here..." Fang Yu said.
"Don't make assumptions, you just need to answer my question." The old man replied, "Stay, or go back to where you were?"
Fang Yu frowned.
Stay here or go back to where you came from.
If he answers back, will this attempt be in vain?
But if you leave the answer, will you enter the ninth floor of Qiankun Tower and appear on the bamboo raft, drifting on the river?
"Do you really not know who I am?"
Fang Yu didn't answer for a long time, and the old man asked again.
Hearing this question, Fang Yu raised his eyes and looked at the old man.
The old man had a smile on his face, his eyes were closed tightly, and even his eyebrows were pale.
Fang Yu stared straight at the old man, his eyes opening wider and wider.
Because he has realized...who the old man is!
No one else but himself!
It’s just that this is what my old self looks like!
Fang Yu has lived for more than five thousand years, and his face has always remained young.
Therefore, he doesn't know what he will look like when he grows old!
But when he first saw this old man, he felt that his face was somewhat familiar, even friendly.
It turns out...this old man is himself!?
As a result, two Fang Yu once again appeared in the ninth floor of Qiankun Tower!
But what appeared this time was Fang Yu in an old state that he had never seen before!
Fang Yu looked at the old man in front of him with shock in his eyes, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"Everything has two sides. There will be benefits, but there will also be a price to pay." The old man said calmly, "You see the vitality on the shore here, but your own vitality may disappear."
"The place where you were originally was lifeless, but you yourself remain young forever."
"If it's for yourself, you should give up everything outside you; if it's for everything outside you, then you should sacrifice yourself."
The old man's tone was extremely calm.
But Fang Yu was not so calm.
"So... you are the one who chose to stay here?" Fang Yu asked.
The old man said nothing.
"Giving up everything outside of you doesn't just mean the life on the shore, but everything in the true sense..." Fang Yu thought with his eyes twinkling.
"If this question had been asked to you before, then you probably wouldn't have hesitated, right? You would have chosen to sacrifice yourself to protect everything around you... I know you very well, and you will definitely choose this way." The old man smiled.
Fang Yu looked at the old man and said, "I don't have to make this choice."
"No, you have already made your choice." The old man shook his head and said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't be here."
"You just said that I am you after I made that choice to sacrifice myself."
These words made Fang Yu's head buzz!
He has already made his choice?!
He chose to sacrifice himself to save everything around him!?
"Think about it, if you had not entered the path of cultivation back then, you would have gradually aged and become what I am now." The old man said, "And if you had still chosen to enter the path of cultivation, but you would have become like me now."
If you choose to sacrifice yourself, in the end...you will still become like me."
"Different paths lead to the same destination."
"The end point of the journey of cultivation is to perfect oneself and give up the things outside the body...other than that, there is no other way."
The old man said, shaking his head slightly, and a sharp light seemed to burst out from his closed eyes.
"If I have the opportunity to choose again, I will not hesitate, I will choose myself." The old man looked at the shore and said, "Sacrificing yourself will not bring about a good ending. Only by fulfilling yourself can you control everything.
In hand."
When the old man said these words, his voice was trembling a little, and his withered hands could be seen shaking slightly.
There seemed to be great pain in his tone.
Fang Yu looked at the old man, shocked, and asked: "What have you experienced?"
"My experience is not worth mentioning. It is an opportunity for me to meet you." The old man said, "If I could do it again, I would firmly control everything in my own hands and never let anyone influence me.
Opportunity!”
"Go back, Fang Yu, you can't stay here, this is not your destination."
"This is the source. If you choose to stay here, everything will return to where it started. Everything you are in is meaningless...Stay where you are and keep your own vitality. There is still hope for everything."
Fang Yu said nothing.
Because his thoughts are very confused.
The old man in front of him is himself, and he is himself who has made a choice!
This alone was enough to make him feel unbelievable.
"Part of your previous guess is actually correct. The river will take you back to the past, and it may also take you to the future... But no matter in the past or in the future, as long as you make the wrong choice, you may end up with it.
Become me." The old man continued, "Only by living in the moment and controlling everything you can control can you change the outcome."
"I don't want to see you again on this river. Go back."
“Remember, never put control in the hands of anyone but yourself! Never do that!”
The old man spoke again.
Before he finished speaking, Fang Yu felt that he suddenly lost his balance.
The bamboo raft was accidentally overturned by the old man!