Park Yong-jin's eyes turned cold. Even though the old Yin-Yang man had great composure, he couldn't help but change his expression when he heard Xu Xiaotian inflict tons of damage just by opening his mouth.
Tai Hengzi, who was originally very angry, saw Xu Xiaotian immediately speak up to turn the tables. He suddenly felt that Xu Xiaotian looked much more pleasing to the eye, and immediately stepped forward to smooth things over for him: "Elder Yongzhen, calm down. Elder Xu of our sect only became the elder of Zizhi Peak twelve years ago. He has never met any of you here. It is normal for you to recognize the wrong person."
"But I have also heard of the great reputation of Elder Yin Cheng of your noble family. This shows that Elder Yin Cheng of your noble family is extraordinary and has an unparalleled demeanor. No one in the world can rival him."
Park Yong-jin: “???”
Wu is not Wu, just speak directly, ordinary and extraordinary!
I'm still excited and come here to give you another blow!
Thank you! Then Tai Hengzi looked at Xu Xiaotian and said, "Elder Xu, he is not Elder Yincheng, he is Elder Park Yongzhen."
"Oh, it's not Elder Yin Cheng." Xu Xiaotian suddenly looked bored and disappointed.
"But don't underestimate this Elder Pu. He is no ordinary man. He is a strong rival of Elder Yin Cheng. His cultivation is only a million miles behind Elder Yin Cheng. He also once pursued Saint Maiden Kaiyang."
Park Yong-jin: “???????”
Last Hit +1...
Enough of the dirt...
"Oh, so that's how it is."
Xu Xiaotian pretended to know about this only now, and looked Park Yongzhen up and down, his expression became extremely cold: "Oh, no wonder he is completely different from the handsome and elegant appearance of Elder Yincheng in the legend. I almost thought it was a rumor."
Last Hit +1...
Seeing that Park Yong-jin's face was getting uglier and uglier, Xu Xiaotian knew that his blunt words were hurtful, so he kindly changed his tone and praised: "However, the fact that Elder Park can become Elder Yin Cheng's rival and love rival shows that Elder Park... is very confident!"
Very confident and correspondingly young.
It also rhymes.
Why are you glaring at me? You insulted me, but I praised you. What are you dissatisfied with? Finish off +1...
Ahahaha——
Park Yong-jin was so angry that he almost vomited blood on the spot.
Unfortunately, the other party didn't use a single swear word and spoke every word politely, so he couldn't even start to get angry.
"So you are Elder Xu's son?"
Park Yong-jin's face twitched and he forced a smile.
What this means is that we only know your father, Elder Xu, and we don’t know you, Elder Xu.
Before, knowing that this young and handsome stranger was the new elder of Zizhi Peak, Park Yongzhen deliberately acted as if he didn't take the other party seriously, always wanting to use him to humiliate Tianxuan Immortal Sect.
Xu Xiaotian did not comment.
"When your father was alive, he was eloquent and few could match his eloquence in discussing the Dao. I don't know how many people were impressed by him."
Park Yong-jin narrowed his eyes.
"I wonder why Elder Xu only came to watch the ceremony and didn't say anything?"
Because they wouldn't let me go.
Xu Xiaotian felt helpless when he thought about how the elders of the Eight Peaks were clearly not capable but still rushed to the stage to make a fool of themselves, and how they kindly hinted to the elder of the Purple Ganoderma Peak to keep quiet.
Things in the world are always so unreasonable. People who don't have any skills try hard to show off, while those who are really capable tend to be low-key and hide their shortcomings.
"From what Elder Park said, you want to sit down and discuss the Dao with me?"
Xu Xiaotian asked back, there is no point in saying more, if he wants to get his place back he has to surpass everyone else.
Now that he's here today, no matter whether he can avoid the consequences or not, he can't swallow this humiliation.
Park Yong-jin was stunned.
Then his eyes lit up.
This guy must be a fool!
Originally, he had no intention of discussing Taoism with Xu Xiaotian. In fact, he did not think that the latter had the ability to do so. He simply wanted to humiliate him.
But I didn't expect that this ignorant young man would be so shameless as to want to compete with me?
Isn't this just asking for humiliation?
"If Elder Xu is so interested, I will accompany you to the end!"
Park Yong-jin said excitedly, "Please!"
Facing the curious gazes of the crowd, Xu Xiaotian ignored the other elders' attempts to stop him this time and walked calmly onto the stage.
"It's over. This is going to be embarrassing."
On the side of Tianxuan Immortal Sect, Feng Qingyang, the elder of the Five Elements Peak, covered his face.
"It's really embarrassing."
Wang Yiteng couldn't bear to watch it anymore.
"Elder Xu is too hasty. He is only 22 years old. Even if he is very intelligent, how can he be more knowledgeable than so many seniors who have been enlightened for thousands of years?"
Xiao Wangyu, who was an old friend of Xu Xiaotian, also sighed. He had a good impression of Xu Xiaotian and did not want to see him make a fool of himself in public.
I don’t want to see the Tianxuan Immortal Sect being humiliated.
To be precise, further humiliation...
The discussion is conducted in an open format, with the elders of each sect sitting around the platform. They can go on stage one by one or ask questions one by one. Each person can ask up to three questions.
The purpose of discussing Taoism is, first, to enable each other to have more new insights through communication, which will be of great benefit to the enlightenment and practice of Taoism.
The second is to demonstrate the profoundness of their own Taoism and bring honor to their master.
However, most people would be stumped after just a few rounds of debate and would leave the stage in disgrace.
If you can hold on a little longer, you will be considered an accomplished person.
"Xu Qinggen's son, a 22-year-old Guben monk? How did he get there?"
When Xu Xiaotian came on stage, there was an uproar among the crowd, with people whispering and criticizing.
Tai Hengzi sighed, but hesitated to speak.
The person who wanted to compete with Xu Xiaotian was Park Yongzhen, so he stood up first, indicating that he would speak first: "You are so young, I will not embarrass you. I will only ask you a simple question: What is Taoism?"
When everyone heard this, they all secretly thought that Park Yong-jin had no good intentions.
The concept of Tao is very broad and cannot be explained clearly in just a few words.
Let alone a mere cultivator of Guben, even so many masters of Taoism present here may not be able to explain the Tao clearly.
The monks have different understandings of Tao, but few of them can get to the point and convince everyone.
Not to mention asking a young comrade like Xu Xiaotian, who is only 22 years old, to answer it.
However, when Xu Xiaotian heard this question, he was calm and answered without thinking:
"It is easy to say, but it is also difficult to say. It is impossible to say. The Tao can be spoken, but the ordinary Tao is not the ordinary Tao. It is impossible to say."
When these words were spoken, everyone agreed with them.
Indeed, that’s the truth.
The Tao is something that cannot be explained clearly.
However, Xu Xiaotian's words seemed a bit like a joke, which was equivalent to passing the buck.
It’s not that Xu Xiaotian, as the Supreme Being of Nirvana and someone who understands the will of the Great Emperor, doesn’t have his own understanding of Tao.
Quite the contrary, it was precisely because of his profound understanding of the Tao that he felt that the Tao was extremely mysterious and not something that could be generalized.
It’s like the uneducated and lower-class people often think they know everything, and like to gossip and teach others what they do.
The more knowledgeable the intellectuals are, the more they feel they know little and the more rigorous their words are.
"Then let me ask you a simple and basic question. What is cultivation?"
Seeing that Xu Xiaotian had cleverly escaped the disaster, Park Yong-jin asked a second question.
This is also a question that seems basic, but is actually very broad and difficult to summarize.
This time Xu Xiaotian did not intend to avoid the topic, and said: "When you realize the truth, don't talk about destiny. When you practice, you must seek your true nature. One sorrow, one joy, one withering, one flourishing, which one was destined in your previous life?"
"I ascend to heaven only to seek peace and tranquility, and to remain untainted by the worldly affairs. My mind is filled with endless thoughts, and they are all just foolish dreams."
"Since Nirvana is empty, it can be cultivated and realized. It can be said."
“To cultivate and attain enlightenment is to seek, to realize and understand one’s nature is to know.”
"Practice is to control nature through action, and enlightenment is to put nature into action. The enlightened one creates discipline from the heart, and the practitioner controls the heart with discipline."
"Those who have uncontrolled minds dwell on causes, effects, and mindfulness. They are born and die in this way and cannot attain Nirvana."
After this long speech, everyone fell silent.
"Great! Great!"
After a moment, someone suddenly exclaimed, and then everyone suddenly realized.
"What a great saying: practice to control nature, and enlightenment to practice with nature! This statement points directly to the essence of practice!"
"We cannot compare to such insights!"
"This young man's understanding of cultivation is extraordinary!"
Naturally, these are extraordinary. These are Xu Xiaotian’s latest insights after becoming the Supreme. Although they are just a few words, they have benefited everyone a lot.
In this world, there are many cases where people have had sudden enlightenment after listening to a few words from an expert.
Therefore, profound principles are the greatest treasures in the world for monks.