After passing the test on the fifth floor of the ancient pagoda, Lu Chen stepped through the door and stood in a sea of fog. He looked around, full of doubts.
"What is Alchemy?"
At this moment, a majestic and righteous voice sounded, coming from all directions, so powerful that it shook Lu Chen's soul.
"What is Alchemy?"
Lu Chen repeated this sentence and frowned.
"You have three chances to answer."
The loud voice sounded again and then disappeared without a trace.
"Returning to the words of the seniors, the juniors feel that alchemy is a way of cultivation and a way to save one's life, just like Buddhism, which can save people from suffering."
Lu Chen paused for a moment, then returned with his hands raised.
He answered this, firstly, elixirs can improve cultivation, and secondly, elixirs can save people.
But the sea of fog was filled with white light, and no sound came from it.
"Is it wrong?"
Lu Chen frowned and thought again.
"Senior, there are three thousand ways of cultivation, and the way of alchemy is one of them. One way of alchemy can become a great way."
A stick of incense passed and Chen Lu spoke again, but there was still no response.
Lu Chen's face became solemn. He gave two wrong answers. Now he only has one chance left. If he doesn't pass the test again, he will fail.
For the last time, you must be careful.
Lu Chen stood in the sea of fog, motionless, like a sculpture.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
Suddenly, Lu Chen raised his head to look at the sky, then looked at his feet, then raised his head sharply, and said with determination: "Senior, the world is a furnace, all living beings are medicine, all living beings are the medicine to save this world, this is also the way of elixir."
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As soon as these words came out, the color of the sky and the earth changed, and there was a constant roar from all directions, as if they were trembling under Lu Chen's feet.
"Heaven and earth are furnaces, and all living beings are medicine?"
A loud voice sounded, repeating Lu Chen's words over and over again, falling into Lu Chen's ears, making him nervous.
"Hahaha, okay, okay, the world is a furnace and all living beings are medicine. Even if you pass the test, I would like to see how you save this world in the future."
Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter, and then the sea of fog rolled, and a door appeared.
"Thank you, senior."
Lu Chen cupped his hands, thanked him loudly, and walked into the door.
The next moment, Lu Chen felt that his eyes were blurry and the world was spinning.
After a while, the scene in front of Lu Chen became clear, and he saw a young monk sitting under a bodhi tree.
The young monk is as handsome as jade, with a peaceful expression and wise eyes, just like an enlightened monk with great wisdom.
Lu Chen felt that this monk looked familiar, as if he had seen him before somewhere.
The young monk looked over and said with a smile: "Almsgiver of the Wild Sky, you are here."
"Desolate sky?"
Lu Chen was slightly startled when he heard the other party's name. Then he realized that this body was not his own at all, but the body of Huang Tian who had passed the level on the fifth floor of the ancient pagoda.
"What's going on?"
Lu Chen was full of doubts, why did he occupy this Huangtian's body again?
"Almsgiver of the Wild Sky, please sit down. I wonder if you have any new insights into good and evil this time?" the young monk said softly.
His voice was full of magnetism, as gentle as jade, and had a kind of peaceful power. Lu Chen looked surprised and asked tentatively: "Are you Master Sakyamuni?"
"Haha, Donor Huang Tian, the last time you and I were separated was only for a short while, why did you forget the young monk?" the young monk said with a smile.
"No, of course I have not forgotten the master. It's just that now that I see the master, I feel that the Buddha's Dharma is boundless, and I feel a little surprised." Lu Chen said hurriedly.
He never thought that the monk in front of him was actually Sakyamuni, but why was he so young? Could this be Sakyamuni in his youth?
"Donor of the Wild Sky, last time you said that the winner is good and the loser is evil, the monk did not agree with it. You convinced the benefactor by punishing evil and promoting good. I wonder what the benefactor's explanation is today?" Sakyamuni asked.
"Master Sakyamuni, let me think about it carefully." Lu Chen said.
Sakyamuni nodded, clasped his hands together, and closed his eyes without saying a word.
Lu Chen's eyes showed surprise, and he was even more curious about the identity of Huang Tian. Who is he who can actually argue with Sakyamuni?
But obviously he lost to Sakyamuni last time, and now he pretends that he wants to defeat Sakyamuni. But Sakyamuni is an enlightened monk. Even if he is still young, ordinary people will find it difficult to convince him.
"Good and evil, good and evil."
Lu Chen thought hard for a long time, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"What did the desolate benefactor think of?"
Suddenly, Lu Chen's ear heard Shakya's voice. He followed the sound and saw Shakya opened his eyes and looked at him gently.
"Master Sakyamuni, there is a proverb that says that in the beginning of man's nature, his nature is evil. I wonder if Huangtian Donor has ever heard of it?" Lu Chen took a deep breath and asked.
"In the beginning, human nature is inherently evil. Donor in the wilderness, I don't know how to explain this statement?" Sakyamuni asked immediately with a look of surprise in his eyes.
"When a mother gives birth to a child, it is a blessing of good fortune for the child, but the child asks for milk from the mother. Isn't this human nature inherently evil?" Lu Chen said with a smile.
"The words of the Almsgiver of the Wild Sky are very novel, but the young monk feels that these words are wrong. It is a natural thing for a mother to give birth to a son and raise a son. How can you say that the son is evil?" Sakyamuni said calmly.
"What Master Sakyamuni said is wrong. The master and I discussed good and evil, and mother and child are good and evil. The mother gave life to the child, but the child asked for it from the mother. Isn't this evil?"
Lu Chen smiled softly and saw that Master Sakyamuni disagreed, so he continued: "No matter the child, even the mother is born to ask for things from her own mother. This is evil. Therefore, I feel that people are born selfish and benefit themselves.
, Everything in life is for self-interest."
"Almsgiver of the Wild Sky, this young monk has never said anything like this before. You are too utilitarian." There was a wave of confusion in Sakyamuni's eyes. Lu Chen's words were really shocking and he did not agree with them.
"Master Sakyamuni, it's not that I am too utilitarian, but that you are too utilitarian." Lu Chen said with a smile.
"Almsgiver of the Wild Sky, how come this little monk is so utilitarian?" Sakyamuni asked in surprise.
"Master Sakyamuni has a deep knowledge of Buddhism, but he talks to me about good and evil. He defeated me last time. Now if we talk about it again, isn't it possible, Master, that you are too utilitarian?" Lu Chen said with a smile.
"Almsgiver of the Wild Sky, it's you who wants to debate right and wrong with this young monk, why are you blaming this young monk?" Sakyamuni asked with a frown.
"Master Sakyamuni has defeated me once, but he agreed to this matter because I asked to argue again. However, the master actually knows that I am no match for the master, and I am unwilling to do so. Naturally, I will argue with you again and again. Master
Naturally, I will agree, but if I lose once, I will be unwilling to defeat the master. Isn’t it an evil that the master becomes my inner demon?" Lu Chen said with a soft smile.
"This, this..." Shakya's face changed drastically when he heard this.
"Master Sakyamuni, look up at this world, what do you see?" Lu Chen pointed to the sky and asked with a smile.
The sky is filled with breeze, white clouds are floating, and the scenery is leisurely.
"The young monk saw the sky, the clouds, no, the young monk saw..." Sakyamuni immediately answered after hearing this, but before he could finish speaking, he was sweating profusely and his face turned pale.
"Master, the world is a void. In fact, there is nothing. What you see is what you think in your heart. So I feel that right and wrong are all in one thought." Lu Chen said calmly.
"What the Almsgiver of the Wild Sky said makes sense, and the young monk admires it." Sakyamuni said Amitabha, clasped his hands together, and bowed to Lu Chen.
"Master Sakyamuni, I am just talking to myself, you must not do this." Lu Chen said hurriedly.
"Almsgiver of the Wild Sky, the young monk lost, and he is convinced of his defeat." Sakyamuni said with a calm smile.
"Master Sakyamuni is humble, I admire you." Lu Chen stood up and said with his hands in hand.
Sakyamuni laughed, and his figure suddenly disappeared.
The next moment, a portal appeared out of thin air.
"Whoosh!"
Lu Chen smiled, took a deep breath, and walked into the door.
He has passed the seventh floor of the ancient pagoda, and the next step is the eighth floor. I wonder what the test of this eighth floor will be?
"What is this place?"
Lu Chen suddenly opened his eyes and found himself sitting cross-legged on the bed. The room was elegantly decorated, with landscape paintings on the walls and various exquisite utensils. The incense burner on the sandalwood table was burning, and the air was refreshing.
Lu Chen was suddenly startled, realizing that this was not his own body, nor was it Huangtian's. The owner of this body must be someone else.
"Yuanshi."
Suddenly, many memories emerged in Lu Chen's mind. The owner of this body turned out to be Yuan Shi.
"Could it be Yuanshi Tianjun? How is this possible?"
Lu Chen couldn't believe it, how could he possess the body of Yuanshi Tianjun?
No, the original owner of this body did not have the cultivation of an ancestor, but was just a golden immortal.
"What the hell is going on?"
Lu Chen was puzzled and was about to go out when there was a knock on the door.
"Sir, something serious has happened."
Just as the knock on the door rang, a young man in blue dressed as a book boy came in and said in a panic: "Miss Gu Qing is going to marry Mr. Bai Shang in three days."
"Is my mission this time just to prevent Gu Qing and Bai Shang from getting married?"
When Chase Lu heard this, he thought slowly.
"Young Master, what's wrong with you?" The young man in blue asked nervously, 'Miss Gu Qing is about to get married. Young Master, aren't you going to stop her?'
"Of course I will stop him," Lu Chen said matter-of-factly.
"But Master, you have already rejected Miss Gu Qing." said the young man in blue.
"I rejected her?" Lu Chen said in shock.
"Sir, have you forgotten?" the young man in blue asked.
"No, of course I remember." Lu Chen shook his head and thought about it, and a woman in white clothes suddenly appeared in his mind.
The woman in white clothes has a slender and graceful figure, with jade-like skin and black hair that hangs down around her waist and flies in the wind, revealing a willow-like waist.
She turned her back to Lu Chen, suddenly turned around, and let out a cry of pain: "Yuanshi, I didn't expect you to be such a ruthless and unjust person. I hate you, I hate you."
"The Lord of Life?"
The woman in white had picturesque features and a noble temperament. Her eyes were as bright as the moon, but she shed crystal tears. The tears slid down her cheeks and fell to the ground, bending the grass.
Lu Chen felt a pain in his heart, but what was more, he was stunned and unbelievable. The other person looked exactly like the Lord of Life he saw after drinking Guipo Soup on the Naihe Bridge.
Could it be that Gu Qing is the Lord of Life?
No wonder she finally committed suicide with Yuanshi Tianjun. It turned out that they were lovers.
No, to be precise, Gu Qing liked Yuan Shi, but Yuan Shi rejected her, but Yuan Shi also liked Gu Qing, otherwise Lu Chen would not have been heartbroken when he saw her crying just now.
