In a secluded valley on Nessen 4, it is only a hundred miles away from the Chapter's monastery fortress. Therefore, it is also included in the Chapter's military restricted area. Although it has a beautiful natural environment, it is rarely visited.
Today, its tranquility was interrupted by the roar of machinery. In the strong wind, the bushes, grass and flowers on the ground were uprooted and blown hundreds of meters away.
Immediately afterwards, a giant in a silver-gray cross-collar robe jumped down from the Thunder Eagle, landed on the soft soil, and then turned around and walked towards the pure white tower standing by the lake in the valley. .
Surrounded by green ridges, green grass, blue lakes, blueprints, white clouds and white pagodas form a tranquil and tranquil picture. It can be seen that the monks have opened up some fields around the white pagoda. They have never I have asked for supplies from the battle group, and have had almost no contact with the outside world since arriving here.
Seeing Soshiyang approaching, the electric monks clasped their hands together, but said nothing.
Soshyan nodded to them one by one. He was still not used to this kind of salute with folded hands, and then he walked directly to the open entrance door of the tower.
After entering, the first thing you smell is the smell of incense. Master Shi sits cross-legged on the ground as always, with his back turned to him, as if he will remain like this until eternity as long as no one comes.
"Master Shi."
Faced with this elder who might be of the same era as the emperor, Soshiyang thought about it and chose to use the other person's customary salute of folded hands. And bend down slightly.
“I hope my uninvited arrival did not bother you.”
"Everyone in the world is a visitor, and there is no such thing as an uninvited guest."
Master Shi spoke slowly but clearly as always.
"I have some troubles and questions, I hope you can answer them."
"All living beings are not in the sea of troubles, and it is terrible to be ignorant and see turbidity."
"Master Shi, You went to Terra to meet the Mortals, didn’t you?”
"What I see is just an old friend."
"You are an immortal, right? What is your relationship with the emperor?"
"It is said that there is action and inaction. The action is born, lives, different, and dies, while the non-action does not live, live, change, or die.”
Soshiyang frowned slightly, he was really a little afraid to discuss it with Master Shi. In fact, he just wanted to know the answer to this "philosophy", so he tried to make his questions as simple as possible, just because he was worried that Master Shi would start chanting sutras again.
"Master Shi, I just want to answer."
At this time, the other party slowly turned around, but his limbs did not move. It seemed that the whole person changed direction silently.
Although Master Shi's eyes are still covered with black strips, Soshyan can feel that the other person is staring at him, and Master Shi's gaze makes Soshyan feel uneasy, as if he has been stripped of everything Covering up, disguising, revealing all the secrets without hiding anything, made him instinctively have the urge to turn around and run away to protect himself.
But Soshyan held back and realized that this was the power that Master Shi had always had, but he had not shown it before.
Then, Master Shi, who was sitting on the ground, slowly said:
“What do you see here?”
Soshiyang frowned slightly and glanced around. The place was very empty, with only a weird three-legged bronze tripod in the middle and some strange words on the walls.
“I saw an empty hall, a tripod, some words I didn’t recognize, and you.”
As he said that, Soshiyang thought of something and turned around, Look towards the open door.
“And the natural scenery outside.”
But Master Shi shook his head.
"You have seen everything but ignored the most important thing, so your questions will never have answers."
"What?"
Master Shi raised his hand and pinched He made a strange gesture, and then Soshyan found that he was now in the hall of Thunder Stone Church. When he turned around and looked around, there was already the eternal thunderstorm outside the open door.
“This!” When he turned around, he suddenly discovered that the original Master Shi sitting on the ground had become a confused person. He was so shocked that he took three steps back.
How all of this happened, he didn't even have any perception, as if that was it, he should be in Thunder Stone instead of the original tower, and even his memory seemed to convince him.
“So, do you understand?”
Under the mask of the Beguiler, there was still that indifferent voice.
“Everything you see may be an illusion, because you have been ignoring the most important thing, and you feel like you are surrounded by lies.”
Soshiyang seemed to feel something in his heart, He looked down at his hands.
"Yes, why did I miss myself just now?"
When he raised his head again, he had returned to the tower again, and the person sitting on the ground was still Master Shi.
"You finally see yourself, then you have the answer without me saying anything."
Soshiyang stood there for a long time, seeming to be thinking about what he had just harvested. After a long time , until a dull bell rang from somewhere, he said:
"Master Shi, you want to tell me that it doesn't matter what others do, what matters is what I want to do." , right? But Master Shi, sometimes I can’t even figure out the meaning of my existence.”
"Many years ago."
Master Shi said slowly:
". There was a young man who traveled alone from the far west through deserts, mountains, canyons, and jungles. , river. When he came to a place that was almost the end of the world for him at that time, he wanted to find someone to answer three questions: who was he, where did he come from, and where did he go. He had experienced all the good things in the world and was satisfied. He has all the desires of the world, has seen all the good things in people, and has also seen all the evil things in people. He believes that there is no one in the world who can answer his questions, because his tongue has defeated all believers in God, and his eyes have seen through all lies. , perhaps only the most authentic wisdom can solve his doubts."
"...Finally, he found the legendary awakened man, who called himself the Puzzler. He wanted to get the answer, or use victory to overcome it. The methods of those who believe in God defeated the Enlightened One. The two sat quietly in a lotus pond for nine days and nine nights, and the lotus leaves in the lotus pond also experienced nine times of withering and prosperity."
Soshiyang was fascinated by this story Attracted, seeing Master Shi pause slightly, he quickly sat cross-legged on the ground and asked eagerly:
"What's the result?"
". As a result, the confused man moved first and bowed to the enlightened man three times. He failed the first time, but his question was not answered. He hoped to become The disciples of the Enlightenment understood the true wisdom. The Enlightenment shook his head. He said that the Enlightenment could never understand the true wisdom, but he did not refuse to let the Enlightenment become his disciple."
"From that day on, the Enlightenment became his disciple. He then studied with the Enlightened One and other disciples, but most of the disciples were not close to the Puzzled One. Only one of them debated and talked with him, practiced asceticism with him, and sat in meditation with him. One day, this man encountered something. During this disaster, he met a woman who loved him very much, but disciples of the Enlightened One were not allowed to have love between men and women. Although the man knew it was wrong, he could not bear to hurt the woman, which led to him being bewitched by witchcraft. At the most dangerous moment, the deluded man arrived in time to break the witchcraft. When everyone accused the man of being weak-willed, it was the deceiver who stood up to defend him. The enlightened man taught everyone to love all living beings, and that woman is also a living being. Why is it not cute, and that person is not lustful because of love, he is just pity and kindness."
Hearing this, Soshiyang already had some ideas and nodded.
“That makes sense.”
".After many years, the confused man did not get the answer. Gradually, he began to think that the enlightened one was concealing the true wisdom from him. Finally one day, he entered the abyss of dharma, which was where the enlightened one came from Alologa. Where Lan De first met, the Awakened One immediately sealed the abyss after discovering it. The man begged the Awakened One in the hope of releasing the confused one, but the Awakened One told him that the confused one would come out on his own, but by then he must have changed. Yes, this is why the enlightened one has always been unwilling to tell him the true wisdom."
Hearing this, although he was confused, Soshiyang still subconsciously asked:
"Why. ? ”
“. There is a demon in his mind ”
“Devil? ”
"Himself."
"I still can't understand how he could be related to the devil."
"That is his mental barrier, his obsession, which has existed since he was born. It exists in the spiritual consciousness, has no beginning and no end, and the enlightened person once wanted to transform it, but in the end all his efforts were wasted."
Suoshiyang, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, frowned, and he was confused about the explanation. I know too little about the master's sect, and these proper terms sound really confusing.
But he knew at least two things——
That confused person was probably the former emperor.
The person asking for mercy should be Master Shi in front of me.