Chu Yan took a breath of air and was shocked inside.
Because the impact on him at this moment was too great.
Even subversive.
Chu Yan has always boasted that he knows enough about the Dao, because he took many detours, so he went through countless trials and errors before he figured out the current system.
This is also the case. He always thought that he had already seen through the nature of heaven and earth and the great road.
But it wasn't until this moment that he realized that he might be wrong.
It's so wrong.
That's not right, he is not wrong.
It's just that a very important point was ignored.
There may have been a problem with his practice from the beginning.
He kept walking forward, but ignored what was behind him.
This is just like the old Taoist practice in adversity before.
Old Taoists include the Lord, the Emperor, the Four Emperors and all the people from the Nine Realms.
No, except for the Master of the Imperial Way, everyone Chu Yan knows so far is actually not proficient enough in cultivation, and their foundation is not solid enough.
The old Taoist practiced in adversity this time and made up for some points he had neglected.
But is the realm of the three dusts really the beginning of spiritual practice?
Chu Yan squinted his eyes and thought of a possibility: "Maybe the three dusts are not the beginning of practice."
The old Taoist was stunned: "What did you say?"
The Lord of the Imperial Way glanced at Chu Yan meaningfully and said with a smile: "Have you noticed it, little friend?"
Chu Yan nodded, took a deep breath, and said to the old man: "We were actually wrong from the beginning. It's not wrong, it's not a mistake, but we ignored one thing."
"What?"
"The three-dust realm is only the beginning of practice in the macroscopic sense, but it may not be the true beginning of the Tao." Chu Yan said.
The old Taoist was stunned, thought for a while and said: "You mean, there is another realm under the three-dust realm? A weaker realm?"
Chu Yan nodded: "Yes, that's pretty much what it means."
The old Taoist was speechless: "But what's the use of this? It's useless. Everyone pursues a higher realm. Who would chase a weaker realm? Isn't this completely contrary to the opposite direction?"
Chu Yan glanced at the old Taoist and said calmly: "Not necessarily, if it is going in the opposite direction, then what about your previous adversity practice? You are obviously very strong, why do you have to go back and polish your weak state one by one?"
The old Taoist was stunned, thought for a moment and said: "Because of the foundation..."
After saying that, he looked suddenly enlightened: "Are you saying that there are problems with our foundation?"
Chu Yan nodded: "Yes, I have never thought about this before, but after the senior Lord of the Imperial Way finished speaking, I gradually had some thoughts. Maybe the Three Dust Realm is not the beginning, but there is actually something else.
A lower realm. Moreover, this realm is not called weak, but more delicate, or I would like to call it a microscopic realm."
"Microscopic realm?" the old Taoist said.
Chu Yan nodded: "Yes, it is a more microscopic and refined realm."
At this time, he thought for a while and said: "Actually, this is easy to understand. Let me give you an example, and you can understand it very well."
At this moment, not only the veteran, but also everyone looked towards Chu Yan.
Listen silently.
Chu Yan was not stingy either.
This is the Imperial Dao area. This microscopic realm is itself a test to break through. Even if he doesn't say it, these people will realize it sooner or later if they want to break through this level.
Chu Yan said: "Take people as an example. We are a baby from birth, so we all practice from a baby, right?"
Everyone nodded.
"But, what about before the baby?"
Chu Yan said: "Our life does not start from a baby, but starts from a cell and becomes a baby little by little. And this process is what all of us ignore."
Everyone was stunned.
Start with cells?
Indeed, everyone thinks that their life begins from the moment they are born.
But in fact it is not.
But it starts with a cell.
Pregnancy in ten months.
The realm of these ten months has been ignored.
Chu Yan continued: "It can also be understood this way. Our cultivation of the Great Way, or building the universe, is like building a building. What is needed to build a building and how to build it?"
The old Taoist said: "I know this. I build it piece by piece with bricks and tiles."
Chu Yan nodded: "Yes, this is a common problem among us. Our practice starts with bricks and tiles, and then builds a world. But, where do the bricks and tiles come from?"
"..."
The old man fell silent for a moment.
Suddenly, he vaguely seemed to have caught something.
But he couldn't tell clearly.
But he probably understood what Chu Yan meant.
Their path of spiritual practice does not start from the beginning.
Everyone believes that a tall building starts with the first brick.
But actually this is not right.
Just like Chu Yan said, what about this brick?
Where do bricks come from?
"Bricks are made of clay, so the path of spiritual practice should start from the first grain of clay!" Chu Yan said: "That's not right. Clay is composed of water, sand, and loess. Even loess and sand can be used.
Continue to split it into the smallest particles."
"And this particle is the true beginning of the Tao, the place where cultivation truly begins!"
"The avenue is never a line, but a point!"
Chu Yan took a deep breath: "I actually overlooked this point. The reason why we think that avenues are lines is because when we were born, we saw linear avenues, but these avenues were also composed of points.
."
The old Taoist was confused when he heard this, and said strangely: "But, what is the meaning of doing this? In the path of cultivation, instead of pursuing a higher realm, it is meaningless to pursue a weaker realm."
"not necessarily."
Chu Yan shook his head: "Old Taoist, let me ask you, do you control yourself now with hands, feet, and limbs as units?"
The old Taoist nodded: "Yes."
Chu Yan said: "Then give it a try. You start to control every cell! The simplest thing is that your body will be more flexible and the more places you can control."
"Normal people cannot feel the existence of cells. They can only feel intuitive things like hands and feet. But imagine that you can control every cell in your body. How flexible will your body be? Your hands and feet.
, can grow anywhere at will, your feet can turn into hands, and your hands can turn into feet." Chu Yan said.
The old Taoist was stunned and decided to give it a try.
But after a while, he was sweating profusely, but he couldn't do it no matter what. He shook his head: "No, it's too difficult... In normal fights, strong power is easy to control, but on the contrary, this weak power...
I can’t control it?”
Chu Yan nodded: "Everyone is like this, micro-management is the most difficult. To give a simple example, the most difficult thing in the world is never killing people, but saving people. It is operating on countless blood vessels, suturing, your
My hands can’t even tremble.”
"If you are stronger, you will kill people."
The old man fell into silence.
So does everyone else.
The Lord of the Imperial Way showed a satisfied smile at this time.
"Very smart?"
Yes, what he teaches at this level is the microscopic realm.
not only that.
Chu Yan's thoughts have always been very divergent. He often only needs one point to think of many things.
He took a deep breath: "Actually, isn't our universe the same?"
The old Taoist asked: "What do you mean?"
"Connecting dots to form a line is the avenue, connecting the lines to form a surface is the interface, and connecting the surfaces to form a body is the universe!"
Chu Yan said: "The biggest difference between the universe and the world is that there is the concept of time and there are eras!"
The old Taoist was stunned: "It seems to be true."
Both of them have opened the universe.
So we have a clearer understanding of the nature of the universe.
In fact, the truth of a universe is a surface connected by avenues, and this surface is the world!
When Chu Yan first reached the second realm level, two realms appeared in his world.
Later, the nine realms merged into one, forming a three-dimensional space with time changes.
And this is the universe!
"The four-dimensional universe!"
Chu Yan took a deep breath: "Dimension..."
This was the first time that he truly felt the existence of dimensions.
It turns out that he only knew that he opened the universe.
But he had never seriously thought about the difference between the universe and the realm, the Tao, and the point. He just felt that the universe was a little bigger than the realm.
Now he understands!
The universe is a four-dimensional space.
The boundary is three-dimensional.
However, it turns out that he only knew two dimensions.
Today, the Lord of the Imperial Way preached to him to let him truly feel one dimension.
"call."
Suddenly, Chu Yan took a deep breath, and then bowed deeply to the Lord of the Imperial Way: "Thank you, senior, for preaching. I have learned from you today."
He did not know the position of the Lord of the Imperial Way and was not sure.
There is a high probability that they will also be enemies in the future.
But at least at this moment, he was very grateful to the Lord of the Imperial Way.
It was the other party's generous advice that gave him new insights.
Of course, some people may think that even mastering one dimension is of no use.
Strength will not increase.
But Chu Yan clearly understood that this was not the case.
Controlling one dimension means more precise control of power and avenues.
For example, Chu Yan used to attack with avenues, but now he can split the avenues into points, which is more subtle.
not only that.
Chu Yan squinted his eyes, and at this moment he even thought of something deeper.
"My original universe is woven with avenues, that is, it is composed of lines. It is linear."
"But, if I can split the avenue into points, can I change the universe into a universe composed of points?"
The old Taoist said from the side: "Okay? But, is there any difference between the two?"
"The universe is the universe."
"Isn't it the same whether it is composed of points or lines?"
Chu Yan rolled his eyes at him: "Think carefully about the difference between dots and lines."
The old man was silent for a while, then shook his head.
Chu Yan sighed: "You are really stupid, hopelessly stupid. I really can't figure it out. How did you think of opening up the universe in the first place?"