"The lower level method..."

Qi Wuhuo was stunned. The old man had just talked about all kinds of immortals of all ranks, starting from the one he knew about "only cultivating the nature but not the life", and extended to the many fellow disciples he had met along the way. He then thought of the many mountain gods far away in Helian Mountain. From these familiar figures, he talked about Senior Sister Yu Miao, and even what realm Senior Sister Yu Miao would reach after her breakthrough.

All the way to the emperors in heaven, the heavenly masters, and the Buddhas in the West.

It starts off calmly, but by the end it has become vast and magnificent, boundless and grand.

However, it only earned the old man's evaluation that it was an inferior method.

But these four words were enough to stir up countless waves in the young man's heart.

The old man did not continue to narrate. He sat under the two pine trees, stroked his beard with his hand, and just smiled and asked, "Although it is a lower level method, it has achieved the state that the heaven and earth grow old but I do not grow old, the sun and the moon die but I do not die. Even if you call yourself the emperor, the Buddha, or the celestial being, no one can say a word to you. This is the real deal."

"So what do you think is the best method?"

Qi Wuhuo's journey, everything he saw and understood, all stirred up excitement in his heart. The young Taoist replied:

"Focus on one thing to seek the great Dao, without distracting thoughts, and do not let external things taint your Dao mind."

"Internally, one should cultivate well so that one's true spirit can be pure. Externally, one should have seen all things in the world and not be attached to anything."

"I have gone through tribulations and preached, but I did not go through tribulations for the sake of realm, nor did I preach for the sake of gaining the luck of heaven and earth."

“It is not about doing, but about not doing.”

"Do nothing and do nothing, just follow your nature."

"Treat all things equally, be sincere to the Dao, and be sincere to yourself..."

He slowly expressed what he had seen from his fellow brothers.

The old man seemed a little surprised, then smiled and nodded and replied: "Yes, your understanding is indeed extraordinary. I thought you couldn't think of this. What I saw, thought and gained along the way is actually teaching you how to practice. You can say these words yourself, which means you have received my true teachings."

"Your senior brother Xuandu has walked on this path, and now he has also achieved the right result."

"His name is Miaole Tianzun, and he is the Great Emperor of Lingguan."

Qi Wuhuo asked: "Teacher, how about this path?"

The old man swept the whisk in his hand and replied: "Those who practice this way can attain the Great Luo Celestial Immortal and the Hunyuan Dao Fruit."

"One pure thought clears all worries, reaches the heavens, and is observed by all spirits."

"The spiritual light is immortal, and its one point of truth reaches the void and illuminates the world."

The old man stroked his beard with a gentle voice. The realm he described was so high that Qi Wuhuo was unable to understand it.

I just feel that the last four sentences and sixteen words of the description [the spiritual light is immortal, a bit of true nature, reaching the nothingness, illuminating three thousand] have an indescribable magnanimity and calmness. Although it is not as complicated and powerful as the previous descriptions of the immortal fruition, it is even more mysterious and makes people yearn for it.

The young Taoist thought about the realm of this Senior Brother Xuandu and said:

"Is Senior Brother Xuandu's like this a top-notch one?"

The old man stroked his beard for a while and replied:

"Be faithful to the Tao, follow my teachings, practice and endure hardships, and be active and inactive."

"Achieve the unity of primordial energy."

"Practice with the heaven and earth, breathe in the sun and the moon."

"But it's only a medium level one."

Only medium...

The young Taoist looked at the old man, bowed and asked:

"I dare to ask the superior!"

The old man stroked his beard and smiled gently, "If you want to hear the answer, that's fine. Come closer and listen."

"My disciple, you should know this."

Qi Wuhuo walked forward, and the old man smiled and spoke the first word.

boom!!!

Before we knew it, a huge gale had arrived. The layers of clouds in the sky pressed down, and it seemed that the vital energy had turned into thunder, which exploded and ran away. The sun and the moon became dim, as if some huge changes had caused the strange things here. There were black winds and evil clouds, covering the stars and all things in the sky.

But here, there was only a blue stone under two pine trees, and the old man was smiling and talking to his youngest disciple in ordinary words: "The most superior one is spotless, like the bright moon in the sky, and the three thousand worlds are pure."

"Just a little bit of spiritual light between the eyebrows can seize the creation of heaven and earth and understand the principles of yin and yang."

“It can make [existence] return to [non-existence], and [non-existence] return to [existence].”

"That's all."

Qi Wuhuo said: "Existence returns to non-existence, and non-existence returns to existence."

These eight words seemed extremely mysterious, but Qi Wuhuo still couldn't understand them.

The old man smiled and said, "Well, this is still a long way off for you, just know it when the time comes."

"But this superior method is known to you and me."

"Just don't tell anyone else."

"Speaking of which, what path does Wuhuo want to cultivate?"

Young people are always full of vigor and high spirits.

It is just like the young scholar who studied in a dilapidated temple when he was young and talked about the great changes in the world over the past five hundred years in a game of chess.

He was just like that young and unruly swordsman who held a wooden stick and said he would point directly at the supreme Hunyuan Dao.

At this moment, he was just like them in the past, and he answered naturally: "I want to practice the supreme and superior path."

The old man looked at him gently, and after a long while he said:

"I really miss you. I have heard you say this before."

The old man smiled calmly and said, "You are certainly not the first person to have met these fellow disciples, nor are you the first disciple who is qualified to listen to me talk about the Great Way of Heavenly Immortals."

"There is a person who has also seen them and said something very similar to you."

"That child is also a person who is wholeheartedly devoted to cultivating the Great Dao."

Qi Wuhuo asked: "Who is that senior brother?"

The old man stroked his beard and replied gently:

“The Tao is vague and indistinct. In the vagueness and indistinction, there are images. In the vagueness and indistinction, there are things.”

"In the darkness, there is a spirit, and its spirit is very [true], so I give it a Taoist name——"

"Xuan Zhen."

Qi Wuhuo asked: "Brother Xuanzhen has chosen the best way?"

The old man replied, “Yes.”

So the young Taoist began to feel very curious.

He is from the Xuan generation, and it is real, what great expectations.

He was extremely looking forward to meeting Senior Brother Xuan Zhen, as he felt that he could answer his questions.

Among the senior brothers he had met before, some were addicted to fame, and some were bound by love. These experiences were ever-changing, filling his heart, as if something was about to break out from the depths of his heart, but for a moment it was not clear enough to understand. After hearing the great way, it seemed that he had gained something, and at the same time, nothing.

It seemed that he wanted to use these fellow disciples as a warning, but he also seemed to feel that as long as he concentrated on practicing the Great Dao, he naturally had nothing to worry about.

This Xuan Zhen should have achieved success in his cultivation.

Like your own future.

He thought so.

With hope and warmth.

With doubts and thoughts about the other senior brothers.

Bring with you what you have seen, thought and imagined along the way.

Until the old man brought him to Xuan Zhen.

A dry tomb.

A few withered vines and crows, and the cold wind blowing on my face!

A chilling and vast feeling seemed to rise from the bottom of my heart.

Like a sword, it cut off all the doubts and thoughts in Qi Wuhuo's heart, all his expectations and warmth. The little bit of luck, the warning of watching his brothers sink, the little bit of self-pride, and the joy of hearing the great truth were all completely cut off, without any trace left.

Thunder roared and exploded. The cold wind on the mountain blew up the drizzle, startling a few crows. The sleeves of the young Taoist were swept by the cold wind, and many images and choices flashed in his eyes.

Those who refuse to repent.

Those who seek but cannot obtain.

Those who understand but do not escape.

All kinds of scenes, countless possibilities, love, hate, and attachment to the worldly world, eventually turned into a three-foot lonely grave.

See all beings, see yourself, and see the Tao.

After hearing the truth, you will see life and death!

The Dao heart that Qi Wuhuo had nurtured along the way seemed to be illuminated by the thunder that split the sky. It became cold and sober. The confusion seemed not worth mentioning. He only felt that the Dao was vast and desolate, and a feeling of loneliness and coldness came over him. Although he didn't know the experience of this senior brother in front of him, Qi Wuhuo suddenly remembered the mountain god's complex sigh that contained countless emotions -

On the road to immortality.

All the corpses!

Fellow Taoist, take care.