Chapter 96 Dao Monument
From practicing Qi to becoming a god, this is the first stage. Because the monks at this stage have never understood the charm of Taoism, they only know how to use spells stupidly.
Transforming into a god is a new stage of becoming a dragon. Because they are not only able to understand the rhyme of Tao, but also truly understand what Tao is, and have stepped into the gate of law. Even if they have just started, they are still different from the monks under the transformation of gods. They began to understand the communication with the laws of heaven and earth in the process of casting spells, and how the ten thousand ways manifested some traces in their hands. At this time, when they look back on the past, they will lament that everything below the level of transformation is just a small fight.
Although Shen Zhanyan is very unfamiliar with the Tao manifested on the stone tablet, she is already a cultivator of spiritual transformation and has already entered the door. And Rong Qing still needs to start to understand Tao Yun, to experience the paradoxical feeling, and finally learn how to observe the true law in her mind. Every step cannot be skipped, and even every step can waste her hundreds of years.
This is also the reason why Shen Zhanyan is confident. Even though it was a Taoist monument that was unfamiliar to both of them, she understood it much faster than Rong Qing.
"Hurry...faster!" At this moment, Rong Qing and Shen Zhanyan had the same idea.
In only half an hour, this good fortune will be gone.
Rong Qing had never entered Taoism before, and this was the first time she experienced the charm of Taoism. This feeling is unfamiliar. She felt vaguely familiar again. This familiarity was precisely because she had seen similar descriptions on Daozang many times. She could not imagine it in the past, but now she experienced it personally and found that the description was correct.
The distance to entering the Dao is getting closer and closer!
Suppressing her joy, Rong Qing began to use the method of contemplation for the first time.
Observe the traces of the Tao revealed into your own mind. Since what appears on the stone tablet is light, then observe the traces of light in it.
There are countless light traces in the stone tablet. Rong Qing can only choose one of them now and imagine herself as the light itself. How the light in the stone tablet moves and changes is how the light simulated in her mind does.
It gives birth to me.
If it dies, I die.
"In the past, when I saw the method of contemplation described in Tao Zang, I thought it was extremely mysterious. What about contemplating mountains and rocks, contemplating flowing water, contemplating clouds, etc... Isn't this just looking at things in the dead? What can we see?" Rong Qing recalled the records in Tao Zang, "Now that I see this stele, I know that the real purpose of the method of contemplation originally lies here. It is this stele that combines the extremely difficult and extremely demanding understanding. The method of witnessing becomes possible and becomes reality!”
Rong Qing was almost crazily using the method of observation.
It has to be fast.
She seemed to be able to hear the sound of time rushing by her ears.
The various whispers that were originally hidden in the fog have been completely ignored by Rong Qing's current extreme attention.
"The second ray of light..."
Next to the light that wandered and changed in Rong Qing's mind, a second light appeared faintly.
Watching two rays of light at the same time, the requirement for spiritual consciousness suddenly rises.
The sea of consciousness increased to the height of the first floor, and this faint second light became solid.
"Only when I reach the level of spiritual consciousness on the first floor can I barely observe the second ray of light successfully." Rong Qing knew that she didn't have much time left. "Originally, my normal spiritual consciousness strength could only observe a ray of light." . In the first level, it is not difficult to observe two rays at the same time. However, it is impossible to see three rays at the same time. "
Of course Rong Qing felt it was a pity. However, even by observing two rays of light at the same time, the changes brought about are enough for Rong Qing to analyze the memory.
In the cocoon of light, although Shen Zhanyan only has half of her soul left, her spiritual consciousness is on the fourth floor! And she also had the experience of becoming a Taoist.
Facing this Tao monument, which almost analyzed the essence of the Tao to the monks, her speed was actually far faster than Rong Qing.
I saw an illusory flower slowly appearing in her clear eyes.
This flower is so similar!
Flowers bloom in an instant, and fade in an instant.
What Shen Zhanyan observed was not a few independent rays of light, but a form of mimicry that resonated most with her. There were five rays of light that made up this flower. She spent all her energy to successfully observe the entire process of the flower's blooming and falling.
But now, most of Shen Zhanyan's mind is constantly observing repeatedly, leaving only a small amount of mind to continue to watch the changes on the Taoist monument and reflect each other.
"The Tao Principles carried on this Tao Monument are exactly the rays of light." Shen Zhanyan gradually came to a realization, "I originally thought that these rays of light were just the manifestation of traces of the law. I originally wanted to understand the changes from them, But actually, I thought them wrong.”
"It's not that other avenues manifest themselves through them, it's that they simply express themselves."
"They are light, and nature exhausts all changes in light in this monument."
"In terms of combination changes, the changes brought about by these randomly interlaced and parallel different light rays are endless. And as subtle as the light itself, from its appearance to disappearance, the changes in this process are also infinite."
"So, I want to turn the infinite into the finite." Shen Zhanyan is very rational. She understands that... this half hour can only allow her to understand a very small part of the Tao. "I will completely observe this flower in my mind." Turn it into my Tao seed!"
Once Shen Zhanyan fully contemplates this flower, even if this monument leaves, it will remain in her heart forever. This is Shen Zhanyan's perception, which is called Taoism.
Having a Tao seed is equivalent to having a seed, which is the embodiment of the true entry into this Tao. Even if everyone has different opportunities in the future, most people will not be able to reach the end of the path. But the significance of Taoism is that its existence represents infinite possibilities.
Only when you have the seed of Tao can you truly walk on the Tao.
There are many monks, even if they have no progress after possessing the Tao Seed, they can still create their own unique techniques by virtue of their Tao Seed and subtle knowledge.
At this moment, Rong Qing had not thought about such a long-term matter. The knowledge about becoming a god is beyond her knowledge.
"The time is coming..."
The Dao Monument gradually exited the limit of her spiritual observation.
However, it's still a little bit worse... Rong Qing's eyes narrowed.
"No wonder those who come here to gain creation are all god-forming monks. With my ability, I can only watch this monument for half an hour. If other transformed gods encounter this monument, the time will naturally be greatly extended."
She had such an opportunity, but she had regrets because of her own abilities. How could she not be in a hurry.
You can only observe two rays of light at the same time, which is still a bit inferior after all. Rong Qing can feel it.
In the cocoon of light, the flowers in Shen Zhanyan's eyes no longer had the vague illusion, but seemed to have substance, even blooming and falling with her thoughts.
The Tao seed is about to be formed...
At this moment, the cocoon of light trembled violently, and Shen Zhanyan's vision went black. For a full breath, she completely lost consciousness.
The light cocoon instantly opened a small opening. Even a small mouth would be almost fatal to Shen Zhanyan's soul. In the outside world, after Rong Qing extracted the extremely rich breath of the soul, the scope of her spiritual consciousness expanded briefly.
The time gained is only ten breaths.
On the ninth breath, Shen Zhanyan woke up.
In the eighth breath, two consciousnesses in a physical body race against time to observe everything they can.
…
On the third breath, Rong Qing seemed to have a feeling, and a third light barely appeared in her mind.
In the second breath, this third ray of light was shadowy and almost collapsed and dissipated the next moment.
The last breath, the third ray of light, finally appeared completely in Rong Qing's mind.
…
Rong Qing stared ahead for a long time, where there was a leaden gray that seemed to remain unchanged forever. The fog turns from thick to light, and then from light to thick.
The light that was originally right in front of her disappeared just as it came without giving Rong Qing a chance to refuse.
"It's over." He sighed. "Just a little bit."
If something is missing, everything is missing.
Rong Qing sat cross-legged on the spot.
She originally planned to try her best to observe the third ray of light, but what she could perceive with just two rays of light was not enough.
"Perhaps some people only need one ray of light to comprehend and enter the Tao. But I can't, I have to get the third way. After absorbing the breath of the soul, I can barely touch the threshold of observing the third ray of light, but time It’s completely too late.”
It is just a matter of observing the shape of the third ray of light. There is no change or understanding, which is equivalent to useless.
The failure to form Tao seeds means that everything Rong Qing observed in that half hour will gradually dissipate over time.
Rong Qing meditated on the spot, trying her best to preserve the three rays of light that she observed. In Shen Zhanyan's opinion, it was just a fight between trapped beasts.
"It's a pity." Shen Zhanyan's eyes were filled with the ecstasy of surviving a disaster, "I have formed the Tao seed. But you, even if you have the opportunity, you can't grasp it."
There was a flower blooming under her eyes. Extremely beautiful and bright.
In the cocoon of light, although Shen Zhanyan only had one head left, she seemed to see hope, "The Shen family has a long heritage, but there are only a few people who can possess two Tao species at the same time, and they are still alive. The ancestor is one. Now, when I go back, the ancestor may give me the treasure to rebuild the Tao foundation."
Shen Zhanyan's step into becoming a god relies on the Tao seed of forming a tree. The Tao of the Five Elements is closest to the monks because of their spiritual roots. More than 99% of the monks who transform themselves into gods have comprehended the Five Elements.
As for realizing the second Tao seed, it is too difficult.
Only a place of creation like the Forest of Ten Thousand Dharma Steles would have such an opportunity for monks to intuitively experience the Tao, or even the Tao of Light! A very special rule.
Shen Zhanyan is probably the only one in the Daxuan Sealed Realm who can produce the Tao Seeds of Light.
…
A year has passed since Rong Qing sat cross-legged and meditated. Half of the three-year quota has been used up.
"The principles of Tao can only rely on observation, not imagination." Rong Qing smiled bitterly.
The third ray of light only reflected the form, so it dissipated first in Rong Qing's mind. During this year, Rong Qing has been trying her best to watch the two rays of light remaining in her mind. Keep understanding the trajectories and changes that have occurred in the past.
It is impossible to imagine.
Rong Qing could only try her best to comprehend, until...the two rays of light completely dissipated, leaving no trace in her mind.
"We're just a little short of being able to enter the Tao." Rong Qing took a deep breath, "Get up and move forward, let's see what opportunities there are."
Rong Qing understands that it is impossible to do everything as she wants. During practice, it is even more important to understand this truth, so as not to have mental obstacles and shadows no matter what opportunities you encounter.
She stood up, patted the hem of her clothes, and walked forward slowly.
You can walk in any direction for more than a month. Until the tip of her shoe suddenly kicked something.
Um?
Rong Qing quickly lowered her head. At such a slow speed, even if she tripped over something, it would not make her unstable.
"This...is also a monument?" She wondered.
After all, compared with the extremely tall stele that carries the Law of Light, this stele is actually a bit simple.
The height only reached Rong Qing's ankles. It was too small and not delicate enough. If Rong Qing hadn't kicked it, it wouldn't have been discovered in the dense fog.
"Unnamed monument?" Rong Qing looked at it with the naked eye and saw that this extremely small monument was just a simple stone tablet with no writing on it. "However, since it appears in a place of creation like the Forest of Ten Thousand Dharma Steles, it must be extraordinary."
Rong Qing's spiritual consciousness seeped into the stone tablet.
At the same time, in her sea of consciousness, this stone tablet slowly emerged on the empty spiritual platform.
Of course, it seems like it has always been here.
"This is..." Of course Shen Zhanyan could also see it. It was precisely because she saw it that she felt incredible, as if there was thunder rumbling in her heart, "Is she a child of heaven? This luck is too weird!!"
For the first time, Shen Zhanyan looked at Rong Qing with fear in her eyes.
(End of chapter)