Chapter 767 The Nature of the World
To talk about this assignment, we have to go back to a derivation that Tang Yuan arranged for these apprentices not long after the establishment of Sanxian Island.
That's what the future will be like if there are no three religions of Taoism, Demons, and Buddhas in the earthly immortal world, no Taoist leader who lives high in the sky, and only the Five Emperors family still exists.
The deduced ending is very disappointing.
Eternal lineage will become a reality, all practitioners must come from aristocratic families, and the gap between immortals and humans will become extremely huge.
The former will be more noble than the gods in history, while the latter will never be able to stand up again.
Demon arts and magic will definitely become popular, and swallowing blood and refining souls will also become commonplace.
Cultivation of immortality and hundreds of arts will come to a standstill, and the whole world will fall into a pool of stagnant water with no change.
The human race at that time was nothing more than livestock under the control of the Five Emperors Family. Even because of the extraordinary power crushing ordinary humans, all the fires of resistance would be extinguished.
There may be some maverick monks from aristocratic families who cannot stand this situation and stand up to resist, but the end result will be nothing.
Because individuals may betray the class, but the class will never betray the class.
The extreme situation that Xu Zhi envisions is that there will be a peerless genius who stands from the perspective of human beings rather than the perspective of a family. He endures the humiliation in the early stage, practices step by step to the point where one person can decide the world's laws, and then uses force to completely defeat them. Destroy the Five Emperors' families.
But the possibility is slim.
The situation envisioned by Zhou Ju is even more extreme. He believes that when this world like a pool of stagnant water develops to the end, it will only give birth to an immortal who will eventually devour everything. A glutton that devours human race, civilization, and the world together.
As for that derivation, Tang Yuan did not give the correct answer in the end.
This Jiuzhou Dharma Conference is a continuation of the last derivation.
"So, senior brother, have you really developed the practice method you envisioned?" Xu Zhi asked curiously, "In addition to the alchemy talisman array, other cultivation techniques have also been combined with Are the realms of cultivation related to one thing? "
This is one of the methods that the three of them discussed in the past to change the hopeless world.
Zhou Ju nodded first, then shook his head.
Xu Zhi said anxiously: "Brother, when did you learn the bad habits from Master and start to become a riddler?"
Seeing Zhou Ju's face straighten and turning towards him, Xu Zhi shrank her neck with a guilty conscience. This senior brother of hers took respecting teachers very seriously.
"Watch your words." Fortunately, this time after just a simple reprimand, there was no more harsh criticism.
Then Zhou Ju said slowly: "I don't know if it's done or not."
"Master said that practice should be practiced everywhere in life, whether walking, lying, moving or still , meditating and practicing Zen are actually practicing, and the Qi-swallowing method that is so popular nowadays, Qiuxuanzhudao is just the most effective one after being summarized by countless predecessors."
"That's it. Races that are naturally powerful, such as the Dragon Clan, do not need to practice as hard as you and I. They only need a deep sleep to improve by leaps and bounds, because for them, sleeping is also practice. "
"The reason why the four self-protection methods of the alchemy talisman array will not affect the practice is because there is a feedback mechanism between it and the practice."
"As a result of the practice, The four major methods not only contain the principles of cultivation in themselves, just like alchemy does to the three levels of the Golden Elixir, but after countless years of development, they have evolved from the Dharma to the Tao and become one of the great avenues that is universally accepted by all heavens. "
"So when refining elixirs, refining weapons, drawing talismans, and setting up formations, you will get feedback from the avenue. With such a bonus, it will naturally not be slower than meditating to move Qi, or even exceed the progress. "
After Xu Zhi listened, she thought thoughtfully and said: "As for the other spiritual arts, it is because they have not yet attained the great path, so they do not get feedback."
Zhou Ju nodded: "That's the case, so Master was thinking about whether he could come up with a way to replace the way of heaven and complete the feedback."
Xu Zhi said with surprise on her face: "You and the master have been studying this for a hundred years. How to replace the way of heaven?"
Zhou Ju shook his head and said: "It is not to replace the way of heaven, but to simulate the way of heaven to build a feedback mechanism."< br>
"Did it succeed?"
After being silent for a moment, Zhou Ju said: "It doesn't exist in the immortal world, but it does here."
He said with a big sleeve He waved and took Xu Zhi to a slightly dark place.
"This is at the foot of Donjiang Mountain, close to the lungs of the earth." He pointed to a jade dish floating in the Taihuo. "This is the magic weapon that my master and I imagined that can partially replace the feedback mechanism of the avenue."
"Magic weapon?"
"The master said that he also got inspiration from the Great World of Taixu."
Xu Zhiran, what happened in the Great World of Taixu , she also knew a thing or two, the original plan was that after the end of the Jiuzhou Dharma Conference, the direct descendants of Sanxian Island would enter that world to have a try.
“Then how does this spiritual treasure simulate the way of heaven?”
Zhou Ju waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, do you know why our cultivators have three calamities and five declines?" Xu Zhi thought for a moment and then said: "The cultivators are thieves who steal the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. They only swallow it but don't spit it out. They are like parasites. The giant insect in the world, the calamity is the world's self-protection mechanism. After killing the thief, the spiritual energy will naturally return to the world."
"But why after the calamity is successfully overcome, But there are differences between heaven and earth. Even after becoming a Taoist, heaven and earth will even congratulate each other.” I’ve given you too many tricks.”
“It’s just that we are good at different things, so Master chooses and teaches them.”
Zhou Ju did not show off and explained directly: "Master believes that it is not just Qi that makes up the world, but also Dao!"
"If the world is compared to a small pool, whether it is spiritual energy or turbidity, Qi is the water in the pond, and the avenue is the pond itself. "
"And you and I are like the fish in the pond. We absorb the water in the pond, but we will also dissolve after death. Being the water in the pond does not damage its abundance. But if some fish master the ability to live forever and only eat without spitting out, the pond water will dry up in the long run."
"However, some fish will only eat food without spitting out." Not only will it absorb water, it will also peck at sand and swallow mud, which will expand the edge of the pool. As the pool becomes larger, there will naturally be more water in the pool."
"So for this. If you plant fish, not only will they not be killed in the pond, but they will also be rewarded.”
Xu Zhiruo said thoughtfully: "The Dao and Fruit of Dao Lord are all unique. To all the worlds, they are the fish that can help the pond become bigger!"
"Because the pond becomes bigger. No matter how much spiritual energy they steal, the world will not be at a loss."
"It will even be fuller," Zhou Ju added.
"Senior brother, why do I suddenly feel that what you and master are studying is a bit shameful?" Xu Zhi suddenly lowered her voice and whispered.
Can something so essential be revealed at will?
Zhou Ju raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "I thought so too at the time, but do you know how the master answered me?"
"How to answer?"
"He It is said that this has long been studied thoroughly by the three religions, and even used this principle to open up a broad road."
Xu Zhi thought for a long time, and suddenly an idea came to him, and he blurted out: "The way of God!"
Zhou Ju revealed his eyes and praised: "Yes, Shinto, or the Shinto of incense and luck, was born out of the feedback mechanism of the great avenue of heaven and earth."
"The power of incense and aspiration, the luck of mountains and rivers are the spiritual energy of Shinto, and spreading the word to all directions is equivalent to broadening the boundaries of Shinto. Anyone who has made merit can receive gifts without practicing!"
Xu Zhi pointed to the magma. The magic weapon of yours said: "So, does your magic weapon also have this ability?"
"In the real world, you don't even have to think about it." Zhou Ju said with a smile on his face. : "But precisely because this world is just a dream, it is not like the outside world. The way of heaven has been determined."
"Here, as long as the logic is smooth and the explanation can be justified, a dream can come true!"
“Of course, this dream is essentially made up of countless spiritual lights intertwined.”
"This treasure is just an ordinary magic weapon that can absorb spiritual light. But when it absorbs enough spiritual light, it can in turn influence the direction of this dream."
"Just like Shinto. It's like a sacrificial vessel used to store incense." Zhou Ju pointed at the jade plate and introduced it.
Xu Zhi said with excitement on her face: "When this treasure occupies a considerable amount of spiritual light, it can change the laws of dreams to a certain extent, and you can take the opportunity to turn all these cultivation skills into Tao and become The truly accessible road! "
"In this way, people who practice various arts can also receive feedback on their cultivation like the alchemy talisman array, and this solves the first fundamental problem of this society."
“As representatives of advanced productive forces, monks are not engaged in production. Instead, they are mortals who are far behind the monks.”
"This echoes what the master said, backward productivity matches backward production relations."
"For generations to come, blood will last forever. Such backward production relations are compatible with backward productivity. This This is the fundamental reason why it will never collapse!”
“But when a large number of monks are engaged in production, the productivity will change, which will naturally force the production system to change. Matching changes."
"At this point, a deformed system like this world will completely collapse."
Zhou Ju nodded and said: "Although there are steps. It’s a lot, and it’s very troublesome, but it conforms to the rules of social system evolution mentioned by the master.”
"This dream world is very rare. It should be used to complete the homework assigned by Master to you and me."
Xu Zhichang's heart was a little surging as he thought about the possible future, let alone the earthly fairy world. No ordinary small world would give her such an opportunity to show off her talents!
"Senior brother, how are we doing now?" Xu Zhi asked, gearing up, "Has this treasure of yours taken effect?"
"In the Donjiangshan area, this treasure can already make things simple. The feedback and blessing are just like those monks in the terraced fields, working as if they are practicing."
"Then our next plan is to capture more spiritual light so that the area that this baby can radiate is larger. Guang, please give me more feedback!”
(End of this chapter)