Chapter 63: The Nameless Dao Sutra
Chapter 63: The Nameless Dao Sutra (Additional chapter for leader Wu Shangzhonglin)
As it was getting dark, Xiao Jie said goodbye to Yu Chengxian and I, and we both logged off.
After dinner, he did not go out for a run, but logged into the game again.
The scene changed, and his character appeared in the ancestral hall of Ginkgo Village.
This is the only truly safe place after dark.
Of course, he didn't plan to stay up all night to level up, but he planned to read all the books in his backpack while it was dark and he had nothing to do.
I was busy upgrading during the day and couldn't calm down. I couldn't go out at night, so it was a good opportunity for me to calm down and study the game information carefully.
Glancing outside the ancestral hall, the night in Ginkgo Village was pitch black. The only lights were the lanterns at the entrance and the dim light from the oil lamps inside the hall, which seemed to be the only trace of warmth in the cold darkness.
It seemed as if something was looking at him in the darkness, and he could feel an unsettling atmosphere even through the screen.
Xiao Jie sat cross-legged in the ancestral hall and read a book by the oil lamp in the hall.
He had several books in his bag.
"Travels of a Strange Man" is a novel of strange travels, a bit like "Soushen Ji", telling stories of some strange people in the past. It is quite interesting to read, but because it is written in classical Chinese, it is a bit difficult to read.
Xiao Jie guessed that these strange people might be encountered in the game.
Xiao Jie thought that "Classic of Materia Medica" was some kind of skill book, but he didn't expect it to be a book introducing flowers and plants from all over the world. It listed some magical herbs, plant-like mountain monsters, Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng dolls and the like. These things could be used to make pills, and some could even be eaten directly to increase lifespan and gain immortal power.
Xiao Jie couldn't help but be fascinated by it, but the book also mentioned that the more powerful the magical herbs are, the more likely they are to be hidden in dangerous places where they are hard to find, and they are often guarded by powerful monsters, so they are not so easy to find.
The content of "Jiuzhou Zhi" made him particularly happy. This thing was the background introduction of the game map. It turned out that the name "Jiu Tu" was for those who returned home, and for the people in this world, they called their world "Jiuzhou Land".
There are nine states in the world, namely.
Fengyin Province: This is the province where Xiao Jie is currently located. It belongs to the inland area, has a prosperous population and dense population. The provincial capital, villages and towns are spread all over the place. There are relatively few monsters and demons, making it suitable for human habitation.
Beiming Province: A northern land covered with snow, with ice and snow, and home to terrifying wild beasts. The North Ming Sea is extremely dangerous, and even the gods dare not set foot in it easily.
Longhua Prefecture: It is said that it was once the residence of the Dragon Emperor and is the core area of the Nine Provinces. The Dragon Emperor once unified the Nine Provinces thousands of years ago. Although the Nine Provinces have been divided in the past few thousand years, each state still regards the Dragon Emperor as the common ruler of the world.
However, with the coming of the catastrophe, the Dragon Emperor's bloodline was cut off, and now Longhuazhou has become a place where the princes are constantly fighting.
There is a Tower of Babel in the capital of Longhua Prefecture, which is said to lead directly to the divine palace above the nine heavens.
Canglinzhou: Covered by lush forests, Canglinzhou is also suitable for human habitation, because the fairies here are gentle, most of them like to cultivate immortality, do not eat blood, drink white dew and eat sunset, and keep the company of immortals. Therefore, many humans have also built cities and towns here, and traded and communicated with the fairies.
However, since the catastrophe, many of the goblins here have turned to evil, and the environment in Canglin Province has tended to deteriorate, but it is still relatively safe.
Liuhuozhou: A scorching land covered by desert. It is said that a great sun fell here in ancient times, so it is extremely hot. There are also many terrifying monsters living here, and the remnants of the Fire Bird Clan are entrenched here.
Mengze Province: A strange place filled with fog and swamps. It is the province with the most monsters and demons. It can be said that except for a few human towns, the rest of the place is a wild and desolate place.
Man Yuezhou: A place with a hundred thousand mountains, full of poisonous insects and ferocious beasts. There are not many monsters in this place, but there are countless kinds of wild beasts.
Penglai Prefecture: The place where overseas immortals live. In the past, the Dragon Emperor once sent a fleet there and brought back three immortals. However, with the coming of the catastrophe, contact has been lost.
Guoyunzhou: A floating continent suspended in the sky in the sea of clouds. A group of immortals once built a fairy palace there. However, Guoyunzhou did not have much contact with mortals on the ground, so no one knows what is happening there now.
There is also a brief map at the end of the book.
Xiao Jie read the introduction of Jiuzhou and thought that it seemed that the Fengyinzhou where he was located was just a novice map, and Ginkgo Valley was a novice map among novice maps.
I wonder if I will have the chance to witness the wonders of other maps in this world in the future...
After reading through several books he had found in Tian Youcai's study, he gained a better understanding of this gaming world.
Finally, Xiao Jie came across the most valuable book.
The Unknown Dao Scripture: Volume 1, Chapter on True Words
The title of this book is a bit tongue-twisting. It is the first time that Xiao Jie has seen something like a Taoist scripture, and he has no idea what is inside.
Could it be a real Taoist scripture?
He couldn't wait to open it and read it. This thing can be flipped through like other books. At the same time, after using it, it will be a reading comprehension test. If you pass, you can improve your understanding by 1 point. If you fail, I'm afraid you will lose it.
Fortunately, there is no limit to the number of times one can read. Xiao Jie plans to use reading comprehension after he has read it thoroughly.
So Xiao Jie looked at it very carefully.
[An immortal is a person who practices Taoism.]
If you want to cultivate the truth, you must first observe the truth.
What is truth? Truth is the origin of all things.
What people know are form, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
However, what people see is illusory.
All people hear is noise.
What people hear, everything is confusing.
People's taste is a mixture of all five flavors.
What people touch, they do not know its shape.
What solution?
Birds, beasts, fish, insects, and even humans all see things differently.
What is true? Nothing is true.
The truth cannot be seen, heard, smelled, touched or tasted.
How to explain? Only enlightenment...】
Xiao Jie read silently. Although it was written in classical Chinese, he was able to understand the general idea of it thanks to his knowledge of the original works of classical masterpieces such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sui and Tang Dynasties since childhood.
The general meaning of this sutra is:
The so-called immortals are those who practice Taoism. If one wants to become an immortal, one must first understand the true appearance of this world.
People understand the world through the five senses: seeing, smelling, hearing, touching and tasting.
But the so-called five senses do not understand the real world. All people's daily cognition of this world is actually false.
Because the senses of different creatures are completely different, birds, beasts, fish, insects...human sensory abilities are nothing special among many creatures.
It is neither the best nor the worst, so the scenery seen by humans is actually false, it is just an image processed by the human eye.
All humans hear is noise and they cannot hear real sounds.
All you smell is a confusing odor, and what you touch is not the real material of the object.
There are only five basic flavors that can be tasted.
Because of this, humans cannot truly cultivate.
Only by seeing the 'truth' of all things can one have a chance to achieve success...】
He was a little surprised. Although it sounded nonsense at first, when he thought about it carefully, it actually made some sense.
But what exactly is the so-called "truth"? How can we see, hear, and touch the truest appearance of this world?
However, when he turned the page again, he found that there was no more.
Damn, bastard, the author of this book is a dog who cuts off the chapters...
(End of this chapter)