Knowing full well that embarking on this path of no return will cause countless troubles.
Knowing clearly that the end of cause and effect may be a sea of suffering.
However, Gu Qingfeng still decided to embark on this path, not on a whim, nor on impulse.
It's hard to say that it has been planned for a long time.
Of course, it’s not like I’m too idle to look for work.
He once met a very old senior in Jiuyou. He was so old that almost no one knew how long he had lived.
He chatted with the old man for a long time, and what he remembered most was that the old man once asked him three questions, which he still cannot answer.
The question is not difficult. It is neither a great way nor a law, nor is it a mystery of heaven and earth.
But three questions that at first sound could not be simpler.
Who are you.
Where are you from.
Where to go.
It is these three simple questions that Gu Qingfeng couldn't answer back then, and he still can't answer them today.
Gu Qingfeng knew who he was, but he didn't know who he was.
He knows where he comes from, but he doesn't.
He knew where he was going, but he also didn't know.
This is a very scary question to think about.
And if you want to understand these three questions, the answer lies in cause and effect.
This day.
Yunxia Sect, Lingyin Garden in Houshan Mountain.
Quiet room.
Gu Qingfeng lay casually on the bed, drinking a small drink while looking at Bing Xuan's Heart.
As Zhu Xia said, this thing is derived from the source of water in nature. It can be regarded as an amazing treasure in nature. If it can be integrated into its own foundation, it will be of great benefit to the future practice path.
This is true for ordinary people, but Gu Qingfeng is not interested in it and has no interest in it.
What really interested him was what was contained in Bing Xuan's Heart.
There is a kind of blood spirit breath.
There is also a breath of mutuality.
The breath of blood spirit should belong to Yun Nishang, and as for the breath of mutual generation, it should be a kind of mystery.
Both the breath of blood and the breath of mutual life have been integrated with the heart of Bingxuan, and the three are indistinguishable from each other.
In other words, if you want to unlock the secret of the Bingxuan Heart, you may have to find the matching Yanyang Heart.
Gu Qingfeng thought about going to the Jiuhua Alliance to get the Heart of the Sun back in a few days.
After putting away the Bingxuan Heart, he took out a scroll and opened it, revealing a seemingly ordinary ink painting.
It was exactly the one Zhu Xia gave him before.
Gu Qingfeng couldn't tell what the significance of this painting was. He only remembered that this painting came from a Buddhist ruins and was later snatched away by Hong Xiu, also known as Yun Nichang.
There are names on the paintings too.
It’s just that the name is very strange, it’s called ‘The Picture of Selflessness and Destruction’
What is silence and selflessness?
Silence, Gu Qingfeng knew.
It is a supreme realm in Buddhism. After annihilation, one transcends life and death, the consciousness is disillusioned, and thoughts are eternal.
What the hell is it if you just forget yourself?
How can we forget ourselves when everything is gone?
There is nothing to forget.
don't know.
I couldn't figure it out for a moment.
This painting looks simple, ordinary, even rough.
There is only one mountain in the painting.
And it looks like a very barren mountain.
On the mountain, the flowers and grass are withered, the trees are withered, and even the stone statues on the mountain seem to have decayed.
Apart from that, there is nothing else.
But such a weird painting gave Gu Qingfeng a sense of déjà vu. When he was in the Bing Xuan Sect, it even made his mind feel inexplicably affected.
Gu Qingfeng thought about it, but he still couldn't understand the mystery of this painting.
It just felt like deja vu.
But I really can’t tell where I am familiar with it.
This feeling is like finding a dim light in the endless darkness. The light is there, but you can't touch it.
"well!"
Gu Qingfeng sighed, raised his head and took a sip of wine, and immediately entered the Nirvana Bone Jade.
In the misty world, misty space, and misty mountain, there is a misty temple. Inside the misty temple lives an old monk whom Gu Qingfeng has never seen before.
"Amitabha, ancient layman, farewell and well."
As soon as he entered the Nirvana Bone Jade, the old monk's hoarse voice sounded like an ancient creature.
Gu Qingfeng did not waste any nonsense, and went straight to the point, asking about the picture of Nirvana and Selflessness. What he didn't expect was that the old monk didn't know anything about the painting. He didn't know the origin of the painting or the mystery of the painting.
"This thing was dug out of your Buddhist ruins back then, didn't you know?"
"Ancient layman, the things in Buddhist ruins are not necessarily Buddhist things."
"If it weren't for your Buddhism, how could it be named Nirvana and Selflessness?"
"I don't know either."
Gu Qingfeng smiled and asked: "Okay, this painting will affect my mood inexplicably, and why..."
"I don't know."
With a smile on his face, Gu Qingfeng asked tentatively: "That painting is called Nirvana and Selflessness, and you live in Nirvana Bone Jade. They are all Nirvana, so there won't be any connection, right?"
"I don't know."
"You really don't know, or you just don't want to say it."
"I really don't know."
Although the old monk didn't know anything about it, Gu Qingfeng felt that the old monk seemed to know something, but he just avoided the question for some reason.
The old monk didn't want to say it, and Gu Qingfeng had no choice. He just said unhappily: "You Buddhists know how to tinker with these mysterious and mysterious things. If you want to figure it out, you can figure it out. They are all ethereal and mysterious things.
You are responsible for the consequences, the cause and effect are caused by you, life and death are also caused by you, good and evil are also caused by you, it is not unreasonable for Buddhism to be destroyed, no wonder no one in heaven and earth can tolerate you, you really deserve it."
"Amitabha……"
The old monk didn't say anything about Gu Qingfeng's dissatisfaction.
"Okay, you have to rest first."
Unable to ask why, Gu Qingfeng didn't bother to ask any more questions. When he was about to leave, the old monk's voice came.
"Guji, can I ask you one more question?"
"ask."
"You just said that the painting was left to you by Yun Nishang?"
"That's right."
For some reason, the old monk suddenly sighed, and after a long time, he said: "So, the ancient layman has decided to embark on the path of cause and effect."
"That's right."
After Gu Qingfeng finished speaking, the old monk sighed again and said: "Gu layman, there is no end to the sea of suffering, only when you turn around will you find shore."
"Then what."
Gu Qingfeng was not in a hurry and listened with interest.
"I still clearly remember that what the ancient lay people wanted most was to be leisurely and carefree for a lifetime. Moreover, the ancient lay people had also cultivated a state of great freedom. They could do whatever they wanted without being troubled by inner demons. Why not be free in the world? Why bother to explore the so-called
cause and effect."
Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng felt dumbfounded and said: "Old monk, I suddenly discovered a question. Every time I asked about cause and effect, you would avoid it. It was like this before. After the catastrophe, when I woke up, you not only avoided it, but also
You have tried to persuade me many times, but I feel like you really don’t want me to explore the cause and effect."
"Cause and effect is a road of no return, with only the sea of suffering at the end and nothing else. I don't want to watch the ancient lay people fall into the sea of suffering... Moreover, for many causes and effects, when you explore them, you will find that they are not the ones you want.
Maybe it's the cause and effect that you gave up from the beginning..."