Chapter 239: Questioning the Heart (Two in One)
The woman had black hair like a waterfall, and was cold and extraordinary. She wore a wide Taoist robe and had a red mole on her forehead. She was a stunning female nun.
Although few people have actually seen her appearance, her cultivation and aura have already revealed her identity.
The only person who could quietly appear before these second-rank warriors was the one who was universally recognized as the greatest person in the history of Wei.
The visitor was none other than the Grand Master of Wei, the head of the Tianming Dao, and the "Saint of Destiny" Xu Fu.
Xu Fu grabbed the wrist of the Jiange Patriarch in front of him, and his eyes fell on the woman in the green skirt with a somewhat inquiring look.
Before this, she already knew that the founder of Jiange had been hunting down Gu Fangchen, but she had never actually met her.
I am also curious about the founder of Jiange, who failed to survive the tribulation and sealed herself again, refining the earth veins into a formation to accumulate strength for the future.
Based on Shi Qingguang's current spiritual cultivation, it can be basically judged that she did not fail in overcoming the tribulation, but she took the initiative to seal herself and did not strive for the first level again.
This behavior is almost identical to Ying Baishou's abnormal sealing of Tianmen.
It completely violates the normal instincts of practitioners and is very strange.
One person might do this for some ulterior motive, but now there are two top-level second-grade people who have made similar decisions.
There was no other reason for them to think about this except that such behavior made them feel extremely dangerous.
Adding to that the question that Gu Fangchen suddenly asked without any context -
"Fumo, Luosong, Zhanming, Niexu, Xuyi, Yuou, Xuanming, Canliao, Yishi... if these nine words are meant to be used to study Taoism, how do they mean?"
Xu Fu has already given Gu Fangchen an answer to what these nine words represent.
But those are just the superficial meanings. On a deeper level, the causes and effects involved in these nine words are boundless.
The moment Xu Fu heard Gu Fangchen ask this question, he had already sensed the immeasurable amount of cause and effect involved.
Such a huge cause and effect even far exceeds the "Karma Wheel of the Sea of Disaster" carried by the "Four-phase Disaster Lord".
The "Wheel of Karma in the Sea of Disaster" itself represents the world's unstoppable march towards destruction.
In other words, it itself is the causal line of the entire world.
Apart from the "Four-phase Tribulation Lord" himself who cultivated this supernatural power, whose cause and effect can be equal, perhaps only the "Confucian Sage" Xie Qian can compete with him.
To surpass the "Wheel of Karma in the Sea of Disaster" means that the cause and effect it carries transcends the cause and effect of the world itself!
This was also the reason why Gu Fangchen was able to deceive the Demon Cult so smoothly.
Who could believe that someone could actually steal the "Jie Hai Ye Lun" and carry it on his own?
Even though there are many crazy people in the Demon Sect, you will still be regarded as a lunatic if you tell others about it!
But Gu Fangchen is the exception.
For Xu Fu, Gu Fangchen is an unsolvable problem.
And those nine words are a difficult problem.
Although its causal capacity surpasses that of the "Wheel of Karma in the Sea of Disaster", it is still not at the level of Gu Fangchen who asked this question.
However, it is not easy to solve this problem.
From the time Gu Fangchen left the Central Plains until now, Xu Fu has been sitting on the Canliao Pillar, before the Starry Sky Water Mirror, observing the destiny, and finally figured out the secrets hidden therein.
Each of these nine words corresponds to a person, a learner of Taoism, or a preacher of Taoism. It is their destiny.
Cause and effect are connected, obscure and unclear.
And Xu Fu also realized a terrible point -
If you study or preach the Tao, you will be like Shi Qingguang and Ying Baishou, trying to avoid and remind others of the dangers.
Then the world today... is probably already in ruins.
"Fu Mo" refers to the text, and the person involved is Xie Qian.
He is the "Sage of Confucianism" and is also recognized as the "Sage of Literature" throughout the world. His reputation is like the shade of a tree covering the roof of your head. Half of the Wei Dynasty's territory is determined by him, and the cultural tradition is originated from him.
The writings inspired by Yaoshan Academy will be spread as long as it exists.
"Luosong" refers to the person who was spread and recited, and the person he was referring to was Gu Yuandao.
In other words, he was the person who once occupied Gu Yuandao's body.
This person should be Xie Qian's founding disciple, but in the records, this disciple of Xie Qian did not have a name, because he later betrayed his master and seemed to be involved with the Ten Great Daos of the Demon Cult.
Xu Fu calculated carefully and finally found out that this person should be the real founder of the "Jie" Dao among the Ten Daos.
In other words, Xie Qian also participated in the formation of the Demon Cult.
"Jie" Dao, actually refers to the people under his command.
The matter of the true and false prince was a self-directed act by Confucianism and the Demon Cult from the very beginning. This was also the reason why Gu Yuandao came into contact with Confucianism and the Demon Cult at the same time.
The causal line of "Luo Song" has become dim and about to disappear as the soul of the person who took over his body has been destroyed.
"Zhanming" means to see clearly, which refers to the "Prajna Lotus Moon".
But it was not the current Prajna Lian Yue, but the real Garuda Princess Prajna Lian Yue who was killed by Gu Mingzhu.
——From the moment Xu Fu discovered that Gu Fangchen had a cause and effect that happened five hundred years ago, she connected it to Prajna Lianyue. However, she did not expect that the relationship between the two was even more complicated than she thought.
Originally, this princess of Garuda was the one who should spread the way of "Zhan Ming".
However, she was killed by Gu Mingzhu five hundred years ago.
Naturally, the cause and effect of the "Zhanming" way will also be destroyed.
As for "Nie Xu", it refers to Mahamudra, and "Xu Yi" refers to Ding Xingfeng. The former is gradually fading, while the latter has disappeared for a long time and was cut off about forty years ago.
Correspondingly, this should be the time when Emperor Yong'an chose to take back Ding Xingfeng's tiger talisman and order him to retire because of Mahamudra's prophecy.
"Yu Ou" refers to the "Four-phase Robbery Lord" and the reference of "Xuan Ming" is not very clear, but it is related to the "Yu Bai Gong" present today.
These two causal lines, and the one pointing to "Fu Mo", are the three clearest ones at present.
"Chan Liao" is naturally Xu Fu himself, who was almost annihilated on the day he preached in the desert sea.
Of the above eight, five have almost been cut off, and the remaining three are exactly what Gu Fangchen is pursuing now.
And finally, there is a causal line of "doubtful beginning".
"Yi Shi" means being confused and having no basis.
The only thing Xu Fu couldn't figure out was where this causal line pointed to.
But precisely because she couldn't figure it out, she already knew the answer in her heart.
…
Xu Fu raised his head and looked at Gu Fangchen.
Or rather, behind him.
Gu Fangchen's heart moved, and he turned his head and looked behind him.
Ripples appeared in the void, and an approachable and elegant old man came riding on a spirit deer.
His breath was ordinary, but anyone who saw him would shudder.
Even Gu Fangchen's pupils constricted at this moment, and his back felt a little numb.
The old man chuckled, met Gu Fangchen's gaze, and gave him a deep look:
"My friend, it's been a long time since we last met."
"Confucian Sage", Xie Qian!
Gu Fangchen expected him to come, but when he really met Xie Qian face to face at this moment, he still felt a little nervous.
Although his current combat capability cannot be judged based on his apparent realm, he is actually still only at the third rank.
If he were in front of Xie Qian, and if there weren't four second-grade masters standing on his side, Xie Qian would probably kill him in the blink of an eye.
Although the Xie Qian in front of him was still just a clone.
The reason why Xie Qian has not shown up is that he is setting up his "Eternal Sky" formation, which is also the reason why Gu Fangchen dared to kill "Gu Yuandao" directly.
If his real body could spare some time, Gu Fangchen wouldn't be so cruel.
——At least he had to keep the soul of "Gu Yuandao" and put it into the "Shen Yun Bottle". Now he could take it out and wave it in front of Xie Qian to disturb his mind.
Gu Fangchen also laughed, and gave a standard fake smile:
"Xie Qian, I hope you are all well."
"However, I hope that the next time we meet, I can see your death. Your apprentice's death was not very peaceful. After all, you can't be worse than your apprentice, right?"
Anyway, they have already broken up, so there is no need to pretend to be nice. Gu Fangchen simply spoke his mind and gave a hearty greeting.
The smile on Xie Qian's face gradually disappeared. He sighed and said slowly:
"Gu Fangchen, you actually have very good qualifications. I once invited you to Yaoshan Academy to be a teacher and teach those students. It wasn't just a polite remark, but a sincere invitation."
"You know in your heart what 'Eternal Unity' represents, so why do you persist in this doomed world?"
Gu Fangchen didn't buy his tricks at all and said bluntly:
"I've always had good aptitude. In Qingman, I was a messenger of the 'God'. If I stayed in Jiange, I would be the next Master of Jiange. If Emperor Yong'an hadn't died, I would be the next King of Zhenbei. If I wanted, the Tara Cult would have to add a position of 'Holy Father' today."
His eyes were cold, and he sneered:
"But if I were in Yaoshan Academy, I would just be your dog."
"'Eternal Heaven' is your dog cage. You raise a bunch of dogs of all colors and watch them fight endlessly because they have no sense of pain. Isn't that a joy?"
It was because Gu Fangchen understood "Eternal Heaven" that he knew what kind of hell on earth it was.
When everyone knows that their souls can live forever, they will no longer be stingy with their lives. Human life is worthless, fighting becomes commonplace, and they gradually lose their sense of pain and even their sanity.
Afterwards, Xie Qian suppressed them with the most brutal "rules" and built the paradise he wanted with a bunch of walking corpses.
The smile on Xie Qian's face completely disappeared. He stared at Gu Fangchen expressionlessly for a long while before uttering only one word:
"good!"
As soon as Xie Qian finished speaking, he appeared in front of Gu Fangchen and slapped the latter.
At this moment, Xie Qian's figure became extremely huge, like a magnificent statue standing tall. In the shade of sunlight, his face was shrouded in shadow, and only a dark outline remained of the whole person, giving off an overwhelming sense of oppression.
Gu Fangchen looked at the huge palm that was slapping down on his head, his eyebrows jumped, and he felt like a monkey covered by the Five Finger Mountain.
His heart was pounding, his limbs were cold, and he was shaking uncontrollably.
The fear that surged like a tide set alarm bells ringing in his brain, as if countless voices were screaming and shouting:
"Run! Run! Run!"
This is the most primitive instinct of human beings. If you don’t run, you will die.
But Gu Fangchen took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and forcibly restrained his instinct to escape, watching the huge palm above his head slapping down.
"boom--"
In this boundless fear, the palm touched Gu Fangchen's forehead, but he stared at it intently and did not take a single step back.
"call……"
The terrifying palm passed through Gu Fangchen's body and disappeared in an instant like a breeze.
Gu Fangchen was already covered in cold sweat.
He turned around and saw the illusion also dissipating behind him.
Just now, his heels had touched the edge of the bottomless cliff!
Looking from below, the cliff was pitch black and endless.
If he had followed his instinct and run away, he would have fallen into the abyss and died of fright.
This power is not affected by a person's cultivation level. Even if he was a second-grade cultivator, he would be scared to death if he retreated when facing that palm just now.
This is what it means to “examine one’s conscience.”
However, just as the illusion was about to completely dissipate and Gu Fangchen breathed a sigh of relief, an old voice sounded calmly in his ears:
"What exactly do you want to do?"
Gu Fangchen blurted out:
"To replace the national destiny with Xie Qian, to sever the national destiny means to kill Xie Qian!"
He reacted and realized that he had said something wrong. He was shocked and looked at Xie Qian who was standing in the distance with his hands behind his back.
Xie Qian clapped his hands and smiled:
"So this is what you were planning. I have to say, Gu Fangchen, you are indeed very courageous."
"It's a pity that you don't have this opportunity."
He stretched out his hand and the imperial seal that Gu Fangchen had brought out from the golden tent flew out and fell into Xie Qian's hands.
Xie Qian looked up again, and just as he raised his hand, he suddenly felt resistance.
The resistance was like ripples in water, spreading all around.
The starry sky was reflected in front of him, and the world was spinning. Countless red causal lines wrapped around his body and pulled him away. In the blink of an eye, he was instantly transferred tens of thousands of miles away.
Also transferred away was the ancestor's grandmother who was blocked on the other side.
When the two wanted to go back, they seemed to have encountered a ghost wall, with layers of causal lines around them, making them seem to be trapped in the same place forever.
…
"Go ahead! My destiny disk can only hold them back for a while. With Xie Qian and Shi Qingguang's cultivation, it won't take more than half a minute to break it!"
Xu Di's face was gloomy and he pulled Gu Fangchen.
Gu Fangchen's gaze lingered on the place where Xie Qian was just now for a moment, his eyes flickering.
It seems that he believed it...
He turned around and handed Xu Fu the previously prepared clothes made of "animal skin" of the Wu tribe, and said in a deep voice: "Put this on, and we will enter the Sea Kingdom!"
Only the Sea Country's [Conch Book] barrier can truly stop Xie Qian and Shi Qingguang.
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ps1: I would like to recommend a book by a friend, "The Joker Travels Through Conan's World", which tells the story of the Joker traveling through Conan. If you are interested, you can try it.
ps2: I’m really having a writer’s block. I really can’t write 8,000 words. Waaaaaaah… I’ve been holding it in since 2pm and only managed to write this much. I’ve tried my best (holding my head)
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