Chapter 909: Enlightenment without Beginning
Why ascend?
Li Ya didn't expect that the first problem he faced after arriving at Zhongtian would be so direct.
He was silent for a moment, then said, "I came for the immortal fate, I came for the great way."
The red-robed man who called himself Fang Qiu looked down at him and said, "Immortal fate? You ascenders all say that this world has the opportunity to become immortal, but we were born and raised here. We have seen great men preach, but we have never seen the so-called immortal fate."
Figures appeared one after another on the edge of the pit. They were all transformed monsters, and the weakest one was at the level of innate golden immortal.
Li Ya was secretly shocked. Zhongtian was just created when the Three Thousand Worlds were in the midst of chaos among immortals and demons. It has only been a few years, but Zhongtian has already developed such a foundation.
No wonder this world can become the center of heaven.
After the shock, Li Ya felt an endless anticipation in his heart.
Such a world is worth all the effort he put into coming here.
"This is your first time here, do you have anywhere to go?" Fang Qiu stared at Li Ya and asked.
Li Ya saw that he had no ill intentions, so he replied: "No, I still need to understand Zhongtian."
For some reason, Li Ya had an inexplicable liking for Fang Qiu. Now he understood that Fang Qiu's figure was too similar to his junior brother Gu.
He even suspected that Junior Brother Gu was in Zhongtian, and that this monster was imitating Junior Brother Gu's image, so he decided to spend some time with Fang Qiu.
Fang Qiu immediately invited him, saying, "Why don't you come to my mountain and sit for a while?"
"Thank you for the invitation, fellow Taoist."
Li Ya smiled and raised his hand to salute Fang Qiu.
His ascension naturally attracted Gu An's attention.
Gu An, who was far away in Wu Shi Dao Chang, heard Li Ya's thoughts and secretly admired Senior Brother Li for being very smart as he had guessed all this.
But unfortunately, such speculation will soon be abandoned by Li Ya.
After talking with Fang Qiu, Li Ya learned that Fang Qiu's transformation did not refer to anyone, and Fang Qiu had no master, which forced him to give up this speculation.
It seems like a coincidence.
Perhaps he missed Junior Brother Gu too much, which led to such speculation. Thinking about it carefully, the image of Junior Brother Gu in his mind had become blurred.
It was not a good thing for Li Ya to run into Fang Qiu after ascending. The reason why Fang Qiu invited him was because he had hidden ambitions. Fang Qiu wanted to understand other worlds. The two would have conflicts and even become enemies in the future. This would be the first hardship Li Ya would encounter since he came to Zhongtian.
Gu An will not intervene because Li Ya can escape.
As for Fang Qiu, he wouldn't care at all. He and Fang Qiu had only met once and they had no relationship.
Over the long years, Gu An has touched and seen countless living beings, but few of them could enter his heart.
Li Ya's arrival indicates that the Heavenly Dao has opened up the way for ascension from the Three Thousand Worlds to Zhongtian.
The ascenders have experienced the worldly affairs and are very cunning. They will accelerate the development of Zhongtian and make the situation in Zhongtian even more chaotic.
The immortals who watch over Zhongtian established a palace in the sky. They looked down at the evolution of worldly affairs and only found the actions of the ascenders interesting.
The way of heaven also has requirements for those who ascend. At least, it will not allow those who can disrupt the balance of Zhongtian to ascend. Therefore, those who ascend can influence Zhongtian, but cannot dominate the situation in Zhongtian.
Even if they are in the same realm, the creatures in Zhongtian can widen the gap with the ascenders, allowing the ascenders to face the reality and recognize the difference between immortals and mortals.
Every year, Zhongtian will give birth to people with outstanding talents, and there will also be geniuses who will emerge out of nowhere and proclaim their own strength.
Those high-spirited ascenders continued to experience setbacks and began to curb their arrogance.
The autumn rain continued, and the rain-washed mountains and forests were covered with mist. Gu An sat in a small pavilion halfway up the mountain, admiring the rain. There was fine wine, flowers and fruits on the table, which were prepared by the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother.
A figure walked along the mountain road outside the courtyard. He suddenly stopped and turned to look at Gu An.
This person is Wuxie.
After arriving in Zhongtian, Wuxie did not stop practicing, his cultivation level increased rapidly, and now he is almost reaching the realm of Hengtian Golden Immortal. He is still the most brilliant disciple in Wushi.
Wu Xie looked at Gu An in the pavilion and recalled what he had said to her.
"Am I really that boring?"
Wuxie had doubted himself like this more than once. He thought about it carefully and realized that he really had no other interests except cultivation. When he communicated with his fellow disciples, they also talked about cultivation.
He used to think that cultivation was the most important thing, but after coming to Zhongtian, his concept was shaken.
Cultivation is indeed important, but the path of cultivation is never about hard seclusion.
Especially after the ancestors allowed them to adapt to their identities as mortals, more and more disciples began to find new ways to attain enlightenment.
Working in the fields, you can observe the ways of the earth.
Cutting down trees and building buildings can help you understand the Feng Shui principles of all directions.
By painting mountains and rivers, you can appreciate the vitality of all things.
Wuxie has been thinking over the years about what kind of mortal identity he should have.
He passed by this place not to see the founder. After all, no one in the Taoist temple could capture the founder's breath and cause and effect. He just happened to pass by.
However, when he saw the figure of the master, he suddenly wanted to talk to him and ask him for guidance.
The master didn't seem to have any opinion about him, except that he was not interesting enough. If he had any confusion and asked the master actively, the master would not refuse, right?
Just when Wu Xie was hesitating, Gu An's voice came: "Since you want to ask, then come on."
Wuxie was horrified. How could his thoughts be guessed?
Just thinking of the legends about his ancestors, he felt relieved.
The ancestor is more powerful than gods and immortals, so what’s the big deal about him seeing through people’s hearts?
Wu Xie immediately walked towards the pavilion, went straight to Gu An and bowed.
"Sit down."
Gu An looked at Wuxie and smiled kindly.
Wuxie was also infected by his smile and completely relieved of his burden.
Before Wu Xie could speak, Gu An took out a book from his arms and placed it in front of him. He couldn't help but look at it and read the title of the book: "Journey to the West?"
"Take a look while the weather is nice."
After hearing Gu An's words, Wuxie immediately picked up Journey to the West.
He had heard long ago that the master liked to read books, and what he read were not scriptures, but miscellaneous books of the secular world. He had tried to read them, but could not calm down.
This time, when Wuxie opened Journey to the West, he felt inexplicably calm. He no longer had the impatience he had in the past. He calmed down and was soon attracted by the contents of Journey to the West.
After Wuxie finished reading this book, Gu An took out another one. Wuxie didn't ask any questions and just picked up the book and started reading.
This cycle repeated itself over and over again. Gu An kept changing books, and Wu Xie was also reading seriously, but he read very quickly.
The autumn rain is still continuing, and white streaks of lightning appear in the thunderclouds on the horizon, illuminating the distant mountains, as if a red light is shining at the end of the sky and earth.
Gu An turned his head and looked over, muttering to himself, "Can't you help it after all?"
He saw the Emperor of Heaven come into the world.
The Emperor of Heaven came to Zhongtian not to calculate the destiny of heaven, but came for him.
The Emperor of Heaven seemed to have predicted that Gu An would come to Zhongtian.
(End of this chapter)
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