"So it's the little madman! Tsk tsk, I remember the last time you came to see me, you were just a young lad. I never thought you'd become an old man in the blink of an eye!" The old blind man couldn't help but tease.
Feng Xiaotian looked embarrassed.
How many people in this world would dare to speak to their father like that? Probably only this old blind man.
He couldn't help but reach out and wave his hand in front of the old blind man's eyes.
"Stop shaking, I can't see!"
"If you can't see him, how do you know my father is an old man?"
"I may be blind, but my heart is not. You see the world with your eyes, but I see it with my heart, and I can see it just as clearly!"
Feng Xiaotian's expression twitched.
Even if you're trying to make things mysterious, there's no way it's this mysterious.
Blind in the eyes but not in the mind?
That old geezer is wicked!
"Xiaotian, you can't imagine the realms above the Saintly Domain. Above the martial arts and below the heavens, there are various supernatural realms, such as Boundless Distance, Heavenly Eye, Divine Treasure, Holy Light, and so on. These are realms that even saints have to look up to. There's nothing strange about that!"
Feng Li began to explain.
Feng Xiaotian's expression hardened, and he immediately fell silent.
He was aware of these realms, but that was all he knew; he had only ever seen a few of them.
Under the heavens and above the martial arts path, that being can no longer be considered human. Since it is not human, it cannot be called a saint, nor is it an immortal, because the conditions of this world no longer allow for becoming an immortal. It can only be said that it is infinitely close to an immortal, or it can be called a half-immortal.
Of course, they also have another name that is not widely known: the Immortals.
Because reaching this level of cultivation can, to some extent, free one from the five signs of decay in the celestial realm. It is said that every certain period of time, a death calamity will occur in the human world, and those who escape the death calamity are considered immortals.
Of course, one cannot escape death every time. Some immortals may escape it once, but not a second time.
Of course, there are also those who have escaped death multiple times. These people cannot be judged by ordinary standards; they have almost mastered the secrets of escaping death and have their own unique methods. In a sense, they have achieved true immortality.
That's a digression, but from his father's words, Feng Xiaotian was certain that the old blind man before him was someone who had escaped death more than once, a true immortal.
Such figures are extremely difficult to offend, regardless of whether they are from divine bloodlines or ancient martial arts.
Because they are too strong, their strength is unfathomable.
Furthermore, they seemed to be wary of something and wouldn't easily make a move. Therefore, news about these kinds of people was extremely scarce throughout the martial arts world.
"Little madman, sit down and let's talk. It's not easy to see me. The next time you see me, you may already be dead. Alas, in this life, if there's no fate, you really won't see each other many times!" The old blind man couldn't help but sigh.
Feng Li smiled and pulled out a chair to sit down.
"Senior, since you've agreed to see me today, it means we're destined to meet. You must give me some pointers!" Feng Li started flattering.
The old blind man frowned, tilted his head, and said, "What am I supposed to teach you? Your cultivation is already so high; how many people in this world can rival you? I have nothing to teach you!"
Feng Li shook his head, deciding to get straight to the point, and said, "Old man, I have been in this realm for many years, and I have some premonitions. According to ancient books, it has been almost four thousand years since the last calamity. Based on the Plum Blossom Divination and the Five Rats Escape method, the next calamity is not far away. When the calamity arrives, we mortals will be like grasshoppers in autumn, destroyed in one furnace. Only by understanding the calamity can we live to see the next great era. I am not a coward, but my divine blood has a great responsibility in the mortal world. To ensure the continuation of the legitimate bloodline of the Human Emperor, please give me some instructions, so that I can at least know how to deal with it!"
"Bloodline? Legitimate lineage?"
The old blind man chuckled and shook his head. "Thousands of years have passed. Why cling to bloodlines? The Great Dao is formless. It is nothing more than the seasons, birth, old age, sickness, and death, formation, existence, decay, and emptiness. All conditioned phenomena in the world are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows. Why be attached to so-called inheritance?"
The old blind man looked up at the blazing sun and said calmly, "What can withstand the cycle of reincarnation before it? The fact that you're asking me this question shows that your comprehension is too poor. You can't overcome the tribulation of death!"
"senior……"
Feng Li was somewhat unwilling and was about to say something.
The old blind man waved his hand, "Let's not talk about this again. Those who know don't speak, and it's no use asking those who don't know! Some things cannot be expressed in words. Even if I force myself to express them in words, compared to the true meaning, they are already worlds apart, and it will only lead you astray!"
"This is what you call a heavenly secret, not to be revealed!" The old blind man shook his head and said in a Hong Kong and Taiwan accent.
Feng Li looked helpless, thought for a moment, and then said, "Senior, could you at least give me some instructions?"
"Instructions?" The old blind man nodded. "Alright! Humans are, after all, human. Civilization was born from the moment we started making fire by rubbing sticks together! There are two kinds of fire: Bing fire and Ding fire. What is Bing fire? It's the sun! What is Ding fire? It's the flame of a candle, also symbolizing civilization! The next twenty years will be the Li fire period. Li means emptiness, which refers to Ding fire. In the realm of people's hearts, culture, and spirit, mortals will undergo a comprehensive sublimation! Of course, everything has two sides. Civilization is its good side, and its bad side is emptiness. Once this fire is lit, everything will become emptiness!"
Feng Li's pupils contracted. "You mean, a calamity of death will befall us within the next twenty years?"
Feng Xiaotian's expression twitched. If that were the case, it would be an unprecedented catastrophe! All of humanity would perish!
"Hey, don't get excited, I haven't finished speaking yet!" The old blind man waved his hand.
"Separation also represents psychology, that's right, it's the heart. The heart I'm talking about is the true heart, or you can call it the true nature! For those who understand their true nature, life and death are separated by a single thought, flowers bloom and leaves fall with a single thought, life and death, existence and non-existence, are all within a single thought! In the dead of winter, when a few plum blossoms bloom, life is finally restored!"
Feng Li's eyes lit up. "Senior, do you mean there's a chance of survival in this catastrophe?"
"Life is always there!"
The old blind man pointed to the sky and then to the ground. "This little ball, in the vast turbulent currents of the universe, would have died a thousand times, ten thousand times, countless times if there were no life! What does that tell you?"
"accidental!"
Everything in this world is a coincidence!
"Since you also study the I Ching, you should understand that there are no fixed rules, but after all the changes, there is something that remains constant. What is that thing?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Li's eyes lit up, and he blurted out instinctively, "Is it what you just mentioned... true nature?"
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