Boundless wonderful methods and various magical powers are now all spread out before his eyes, ready for him to pick. The Taoist seemed to have caught a glimpse of his past self. What he saw at this moment was the huge tripod in front of him, which seemed to be vaguely in line with his self, yet also higher than his self, as if he had seen the Tao.
The theory of the three great ways of Taoism, the upper, the middle and the lower, was what Qi Wuhuo's teacher had done when he first began to pursue Taoism. After he had traveled around the world, his teacher had told him the differences between the great ways.
And now that he is exploring his own way forward, he has already made the distinction between the upper, middle and lower vehicles.
The road ahead is at my feet.
In a trance, there was another "Qi Wuhuo" sitting cross-legged in front of Qi Wuhuo, and they were both himself.
It is to question one’s original heart.
It's me discussing with myself.
One of them asked to himself:
I have obtained the Five Qi, and I will be able to achieve great success in a few years. What should I do? !
Qi Wuhuo glimpsed the rhyme of Taoism and said, "Within three years, a person's Qi will be fully matured, and he will go from Shenwu to several states of Qiulong State, command the gods to order the gods to comfort the people and settle the destiny of humanity; set up the city gods and the underworld to suppress the boundary of Yin and Yang and determine the long river of life and death. If you do this, you will be firm and firm, and your Qi will be mature and naturally in harmony."
"It is based on the great human world as a ritual, obtaining the five qi of the five directions, and the heaven, earth, humans, gods and ghosts are all under control."
"From this perspective, it is what I once talked about with my teacher, the aura of [suppressing heaven, earth, humans, gods and ghosts]."
"The five magical powers are all under my control. I can command gods and seal ghosts with just a move of my hands."
This was the scene that the sixteen-year-old Qi Wuhuo saw. It was the greatest power and the most distant realm that he could see from afar before he ascended to heaven. At that time, he barely relied on the Taishan Lord Sacrifice to glimpse a bit of the great charm, and then in the underworld he uttered the title of the gods and ghosts that governed the heaven, earth, and people, and was praised by his teacher.
However, when the young Taoist walked all the way and stood on the hillside of this mountain.
He could already catch a glimpse of the higher and more distant scenery.
Heaven, earth, man, gods and ghosts have gone from being the ultimate pursuit to becoming the five qi of the True Lord.
Even now, I have reached a higher perspective and have already glimpsed the scenery of this road.
Only then did I realize that my teacher's admiration in the past might just be because "it is truly amazing that he could express such insights from a realm that has not yet achieved immortality", but what was not said was that people will grow, and as they move forward, they will have a greater understanding and higher realization of all things.
This is true for all things and also for the Tao.
The long and difficult road is a slow one.
How can we stop moving forward?!
If my understanding of Tao today is still the same as when I was young.
Haven't these years been wasted?
Isn't this a waste of time?
The young Taoist now lowered his eyes and made a comment on the Dao that he had glimpsed when he was young. He said in a gentle tone: "In this way, the Emperor Realm can be achieved, and there is hope for the Great Grade."
"But what is the sky, what is the earth, what is the main thing, and what is the auxiliary thing?"
"Who is the main one and who is the auxiliary one? How can one transform the six realms by himself when he can see the world from within and encompass all things?"
"To suppress it by force, rather than to control it, is not the way to control it; to be too involved and have no way to transcend it, is not the way to be pure."
"It's just like a dragon soaring into the sky. Although it has great momentum and lofty aspirations, it is too rigid and easily broken."
"There is hope for Dapin, but it is cut off from Yuqing. If we just do this, we will end up like the fire in the heaven or the Buddhist country in the west. The road ahead is cut off and there is no way back. The power of Dapin has reached its limit."
"But, inferior!"
When Qi Wuhuo said this, the smile of his own appearance as a young man in front of him spread across his face.
The me on the other side questioned this heart again, leaning forward slightly, and speaking to myself. My tone was calm, but my voice seemed to become louder, like the sound of wind and thunder, saying:
"If so, with the power of the two tripods, it is already possible to make the human Qi mature and make the five Qi revolve."
"If you purify your own Qi first and let it flow inside, then when the world is unified and the human world is transformed, the nine tripods will unite as one, reappearing the ancient customs, and combining this great trend to achieve success."
He raised his finger and pointed to the sky, and said calmly:
"Man is the main thing, and Heaven and Earth are the auxiliary."
"The gods and ghosts have returned."
"Ascend to the heavens and witness eternity. A single thought will manifest, and the six realms will follow. When you have achieved perfection, you will be able to illuminate the three thousand worlds with a pure and free state. How do you think?"
The Taoist was silent. This was almost the best path he could see now. It was also his original inference and choice. It was also the path that Fuxi had said before: this was the path that Qi Wuhuo, who had not walked out of the path of doing nothing and achieving everything, would eventually take.
But from Yu's current perspective, although it is perfect, it is still not enough.
Only this moment is perfect.
It can lay the foundation for great products.
If so, one can at least reach the status of the Great Lord of Justice, who has been glorious in the six realms for several kalpas.
If you keep moving forward step by step without stopping.
Then you can reach the same level as the three senior brothers.
Qi Wuhuo's mind was as clear as a thought, reflecting the universe, without any judgment or other thoughts. He just said slowly: "In this way, it is just like the middle vehicle..." He made his own comment on this direction that went straight to the top realm of the six realms.
But he never tried to recall it, so he forgot it.
In his current state, this is his evaluation of this path.
His evaluation of the path followed by Master Xuandu was exactly the same as that given by his teacher who introduced him to Taoism.
Only medium!
The lower and middle paths have both been revealed.
Just like cutting off the complicated branches, the main trunk will naturally emerge; breaking through the illusion, the final road will appear before your eyes, cutting off the path of your youth and the strongest choice you would have made after experiencing everything.
The final path appeared in Qi Wuhuo's mind.
This thought and idea became clearer and grander, vibrating in my heart.
Ask yourself, what is the best? ! !
What is the best?!
In fact, the answer is already in this heart and this action, but when walking on the road, it is easy to be obscured by many external appearances. Qi Wuhuo suddenly thought of what he said about Buddhism when he was discussing Buddhism and Taoism with Jin Chan before.
The so-called salvation of all living beings in Mahayana Buddhism is just to allow those who spread the Dharma to become Buddhas.
Is it true that to inquire about the truth is just to inquire about others? Is it just to strictly demand others?
The opposite is the movement of Tao, the weak is the use of Tao. All things in the world are born from existence, and existence is born from non-existence!
Those who truly seek the Tao forget the Tao; when truly seeking the transcendence of this body, one cannot just seek the transcendence of the self.
The Taoist opened his mouth and replied, "What I said before was just to establish the Tao."
“Although the method of transcending on one’s own has reached the pinnacle of transcending on one’s own, it is still not good enough to be considered superior.”
"A truly superior person should establish the Way of Man, the Way of the Earth, the Way of Heaven, the unity of the Five Qi, the six heavens of primordial chaos, and pass on the Dharma to the common people. Cultivate the truth and realize the Way, and save the lost. For all living beings, eliminate disasters and obstacles—"
"Below, the underworld is dark and gloomy, clarifying yin and yang."
"In the middle, the world is unified, and the nine tripods are united."
"In the above, there are hundreds of schools of thought, and the people are prosperous."
"The way of humanity has been completed, and I will leave. This is the way of the universe, so hold on to it and protect it!"
"Why do we need external forces to prove the truth?"
"My way is self-fulfilling!"
“It’s the best!”
The voice was majestic and calm, but it dispelled many strange phenomena. At this time, Qi Wuhuo seemed to see himself walking on the path of Taoism. His Taoist heart was clear, as if he saw the past, and saw an old Taoist walking forward with a young Taoist whose facial features and eyebrows were still a little immature.
I saw the old man explaining the three methods of cultivating the Tao.
I saw my past teacher and asked myself.
If he were an ordinary practitioner, if Qi Wuhuo was in this state before, he would only see the memories of his teacher and himself, but at this moment, he has been tainted with a trace of the status of [Control]. Even if he only stepped into this state for a short time, it seems as if he is standing above the passage of time.
Looking down at the past vaguely, but in the long river of time that has passed, there are also old men who can see him.
He saw that the old man paused, raised his eyes slightly, and his eyes were gentle and surprised.
Immediately, the old man lowered his head and asked the young man in front of him, as if he was also asking Qi Wuhuo in the distant future:
"Speaking of which, what path does Wuhuo want to cultivate?"
When I hear such questions again after several years, I have a completely different feeling about them.
The young Taoist at that time and the Taoist who was looking back at the past as Yuzhi, one in front and one behind, almost at the same time but clearly standing at the two ends of the long river, with a childish and gentle voice; but also firm and clear, answered like this:
"I want to practice the supreme path."
"Dang Xiu, the best!"
The old man stroked his beard and smiled.
The long river of time returned to its original state. Qi Wuhuo's heart of Taoism was calm and firm. But at this moment, he recalled the differences at that time. He still remembered when he answered his teacher and asked him what he wanted to cultivate.
The old man looked at him gently, and after a long time, he said:
“I really miss it.”
"I have heard you say this before."
The teacher at that time had already glimpsed myself at this moment.
Or is it yourself at this moment, looking back and talking to the teacher?
Is it this and that, or that and this, is it this shore, or the other shore?
The Taoist doesn't care.
If you care, it would be like being a troublemaker.
The energy in the body is mysterious and profound, just like the still flow of water.
…
Xiaolongnu huddled in the grass, her body stiff.
Well, she felt that the air around her suddenly became extremely cold. The chill was so strong that she felt as if her scales were about to burst out. The source of the chill was...
Xiao Longnu looked at her nose with her eyes, and her heart with her nose, and she didn't dare to look at all.
The man in green raised his head and looked at the sky. Faintly, he could see endless brilliant colors gathering and brilliant purple air spreading out. The energy was rushing beyond the three realms, and was about to transform into a meeting of a dragon and a tiger. The energy was moving in the Nine Provinces, and was about to cause the mountains and rivers to shake violently.
This is what is called great enlightenment, and heaven and earth congratulate each other.
You kid!!!
Don’t you know how to save some energy?!
The playful smile on the green-shirted man's face gradually disappeared.
He had never thought that he was just teasing the boy and trying to scare him a little, but he was fought back by the boy and was "scared" back. He seemed to understand Tai Shang's feelings a little.
This kid...
Was it intentional?!
The man in green rubbed his brows and smiled dangerously, revealing his sharp teeth.
According to his own personality, he originally wanted to go with the flow, squatting here with a handful of melon seeds, and watching this kid make such a big fuss, and whether he would cause all kinds of trouble and misfortune. However, due to various reasons, he could not just watch the show.
I had to use some means to help this brat cover up this incident.
So Fuxi, who originally came to have fun but almost became the one to have fun due to various reasons, was extremely unhappy.
But he still rubbed his brows and comforted himself: "The nephew I just recognized is my real nephew, my real nephew."
"Wa is still here, don't let her get killed."
"Hold your breath, hold your breath."
Hearing these words, Xiaolongnu turned pale with fright.
The man in green shirt lowered his eyes slightly, looking at the white jade crown on the table, and said to himself: "However, this kid's breakthrough made such a big noise, it seems that he has finally found the way forward, and he has chosen an extraordinary direction..."
"Such a huge feedback, haha, Daozu disciples and great celestial immortals can never do it."
"There is only one possibility."
"He is still in the realm of control."
This is a great opportunity, and Fuxi himself has experienced it before.
The first time I felt this state, it was almost like a blind person opening his eyes to see the world for the first time. All things and categories were so clear and intuitive. All laws, principles, and paths were laid out in front of me in an extremely straightforward way, ready for me to pick and use. With just a thought, I had infinite supernatural powers.
This is a clear state that is difficult to describe in words.
There is no doubt that the longer you stay in this state, the greater the benefits will be.
This can almost be considered as the possibility of reaching the level of Yu!
Even if you haven't entered the realm of control, the longer you stay in this state, the greater the transformation your understanding and comprehension of the great Dao will undergo.
Fuxi planned to ask the Taoist to come back and try to step into Taiyi's Palace again to open up a new "passageway" for Queen Nuwa so that she could return in a more real way. Therefore, he paced towards the position of the head of the Nine Cauldrons.
But I don’t know how long this kid can last.
With his understanding and character, it wouldn't be surprising if it continued for another day or two.
If you can control it, can you prove it?
This is what Fuxi did back then.
He tried every possible means, relying on the clear mind brought about by the special state when he first stepped into the realm of [Control], and used many means. In the end, he maintained this special state for a full seven days. At that stage, he deduced various means of how to take the way of control to the extreme.
In short, maximize the benefits.
Even though a lot of time has passed, Fuxi still feels such emotion when he thinks of his original decision.
It’s me as expected!
Fuxi took only two steps and had arrived in front of the Taoist. He raised his eyes to see him, but was slightly startled. He saw that the young Taoist had a calm and deep aura, but he was just a Taoist in the human world. The calm, indifferent, lofty and almost Taoist aura that should have been in him were not there at all.
The man in green shirt frowned:
"What did you do to fall out of the state of control?"
"The deduction just now was so exhausting?"
"What did you deduce, kid?"
"Tsk, I know you're not as good as me, but you don't have to be so far behind."
Even though Fuxi showed concern, there was mockery in his tone.
Then the Taoist replied, "It was not caused by falling."
The man in green shirt said: "If you didn't fall, then you were..."
His voice paused.
The Taoist in front of him looked peaceful and calm, and said:
"I just took a half step back."
"I came out on my own."
Come out by yourself? ! !
Fuxi's pupils suddenly contracted.
Endless waves have already been stirred in my heart.