Chapter 406: The Solution to "Daowang"
A very intelligent bird with a white belly and red back stood on Xu Xing's shoulder, following the flow of people towards a more lively direction.
During this time, some people's eyes lingered on him for a moment, but then quickly moved away.
Compared to those charming cultivators from the Hehuan Sect, the bird on his shoulder looked unusual, but it was still less attractive.
The method to dispel the "distant mind"...
"It's quite simple." Xu Xing looked at a stall in front of him that was selling antiques. "This 'Daowang' started from my own thoughts. Just as you said, it is the manifestation of past karma."
"In this case, cut off all thoughts, leaving only a trace of obsession, maintain your true self, and the 'Daowang' will naturally dissipate."
The arising of confused thoughts is due to the movement of the heart, but as long as we still exist in this world, our thoughts will inevitably float.
If we can avoid this, Daowang will become a rootless duckweed and will no longer be trapped in his own body.
All thoughts are gone, all confusions are gone.
That's probably what it means.
"Of course, if I did that, I wouldn't be myself anymore."
And when the day comes when his obsession is fulfilled, he will surely transform into a Tao, or become a Tao slave, bringing endless disasters to the Taixuan Realm and even the Chaos Sea.
"A solution that is not really a solution." Mei Zu commented.
This is not just a huge hidden danger, it is no different from seeking death. To some extent, it has violated their original intention of being "immortals" and is closer to "heaven".
"This method is a shortcut, so it's naturally not perfect."
Cultivation is never achieved overnight, and taking shortcuts will definitely come at a price.
"Well, this method is too risky. Brother, you'd better not continue trying it." Mei Zu's tone was unusually serious.
Keep a glimmer of obsession to maintain your true self. If you are not careful, your true self will be completely dispersed and you will fall.
"Don't worry, I know the risks involved, and there's no need for me to take risks for no reason."
"..."
Of course, there is no need for no reason, but I am afraid that there will be a reason later...
However, given the current situation, there should be no need to resort to such risky methods.
"Brother Dao, it's good that you understand." After a pause, Mei Zu continued, "In fact, I feel that all kinds of confusion arise from oneself, which is where my true self is. Perhaps I should not resist this 'Daowang'."
Confused, perplexed...
These are all aspects of the self. Pursuing a balance between the Tao and the self does not necessarily mean eliminating all these thoughts.
"Indeed." Xu Xing nodded slightly.
'Daowang' appeared because he cut off his past. In other words, he eliminated some of his obsessions, which led to the current situation.
"But before that, I have to find a way to 'touch' it first."
After all, if you can't even touch it, let alone what happens afterwards.
"It's related to Wang Nian... Brother Dao, maybe you can try something that can touch Dao Wang. I can cooperate with you."
"Cooperate?"
"Oh, Brother Dao, you know what I mean!"
"..."
As he was talking, Xu Xing had already arrived in front of the stall selling antiques and picked up a piece of iron that was old-fashioned and even had some rust on it.
The stall owner was a middle-aged man who looked a bit lazy. He was not from the Hehuan Sect, but came here to do business.
Seeing Xu Xing pick up the iron sheet, he sat up straighter and was about to speak...
"How much is it?"
After thinking for two seconds, he began to speak the words he had prepared in advance: "I found this magic weapon fragment in a cave in Qingxu. I found several weapon refining masters from the Shenji Refining Treasure Pavilion..."
"I know the origin of this thing, you just need to tell me the price?"
"If you really want it... then this is the amount." He held up two fingers, "Two hundred thousand spirit coins."
"it is good."
Without any bargaining, Xu Xing paid and left under the stall owner's dull gaze.
The stall owner stared blankly at Xu Xing's back as he disappeared in the crowd, feeling empty inside.
Even though he had received 200,000 spirit coins, he was not very happy...
For a moment, I couldn't help but think of some scenes in novels and movies.
Could that piece of iron really be some treasure? !
……
……
At noon, the sun is just right.
Xu Xing sat on a bench under a red maple tree, holding in his hand a broken blade fragment that was as smooth as a mirror and gleaming with cold light.
"The material of this broken blade is indeed good, but Brother Dao bought it specially, there must be other reasons, right?"
The little bird with a white belly and a red back jumped to the back of Xu Xing's hand and stared at the fragment with its head tilted.
"This is Fellow Daoist Gu Feng's sword."
When Fellow Daoist Gu Feng died, the fragments of his sword fell all over the Taixuan Realm, and some even dissolved and disappeared.
Fellow Daoist Mengxuan had searched for many years and had only found half of it, but she never expected to find a whole piece here.
"Gu Feng?" Mei Zu quickly remembered, "It was the Taoist friend Meng Xuan whom you saved in the Righteous Alliance before..."
"Yeah, not bad." Xu Xing looked at his own reflection in the broken blade fragments, "I'll contact Fellow Daoist Meng Xuan later and send it to her."
Whether Fellow Daoist Mengxuan is in the Righteous Alliance is still a question, so we cannot send her over rashly.
"Oh."
Although she knew Meng Xuan, she was not familiar with her, so she did not interfere.
He jumped back onto Xu Xing's shoulder and said, "Brother Dao just bought this fragment without bargaining. The stall owner must have thought it was some kind of treasure and is probably regretting it now."
In fact, if you really want to examine it in detail, it can indeed be called a "treasure".
The material of this broken blade fragment itself is very good. In addition, it has withstood the power of "Heaven" and Gu Feng without being destroyed. If used properly, it can still be used to comprehend the Taoism contained in it and speed up the progress of cultivation.
Especially for sword cultivators.
However, the practitioners themselves will also be affected in the process and become more indifferent. It has both advantages and disadvantages, and can be regarded as a double-edged sword.
Few people can avoid its impact, such as the stall owner just now.
Xu Xing put away the broken blade fragments: "It can be considered an unexpected gain."
After saying that, he stood up and looked into the distance. The sunlight adjusted by the formation did not seem too strong, and it fell just right on the mountains full of red maples.
"Are there any other places worth visiting in the Hehuan Sect? Do you have any recommendations?"
"I don't know either. Just follow the guide on the spiritual website and go around." She had been staying in the Patriarch's Cave Heaven and had rarely gone out. "Come back after you go around. I'll show you again."
"I probably can't see anything."
Xu Xing looked inward, and the heavy shadow lingering over his soul was still the same as when he first came, without the slightest change.
"Then I'll walk around and find you."
After all, I stayed here just for this matter.
"By the way, Brother Dao seemed to have said that you would have wild thoughts when you were thinking about things related to 'Daowang', right?"
Because they were asking Mei Zu for help, they did not hide any relevant information.
"what happened?"
"But my concubine and I were discussing matters related to Daowang before, but you have never encountered a similar situation."
"It's just random thoughts, not nonsense..."
He might have some wrong thoughts when he was thinking, but there was no way he could say what he was thinking.
"So, when Brother Dao was with me last night, you were actually thinking about all sorts of things, but you just didn't show it?"
"..."
There's nothing wrong with that, but it sounds so weird...
"My mind is restless and I can't control myself, that's all. This is also what bothers me a lot."
Cultivation requires concentration, but the "Daowang" made him uneasy.
It is difficult for me to touch it, but it can affect me in turn...
This 'Daowang' is really troublesome.
"Among the three of Sword Master and the others, who would you choose, Brother Dao?" "Why should I choose?" Xu Xing replied casually.
"..."
The sound was neither loud nor soft, but the world seemed to be quiet at this moment.
A hint of human surprise appeared in Xiaoniao's eyes: "So that's how it is! Brother Dao, so this is what you think!"
Then it flapped its wings and flew in front of Xu Xing.
"I understand. Only children would make multiple-choice decisions. Brother Dao would of course choose to take all of them!"
"Don't worry, brother. I will never tell anyone!"
"But would you like to consider me? I actually like you, too~"
Xu Xing: “…”
Well, I got tricked by mistake.
"I……"
He had just said one word when he was interrupted by Mei Zu: "It was just a joke, brother, there is no need to rush to answer."
"It's getting late, I'm going to take a nap, so you can go for a walk by yourself first."
Poof~!
The little bird with a white belly and a red back turned into a wisp of clear air and disappeared.
Ok?
Leaving now?
Xu Xing paused, took out his phone, and entered the group of leaders.
Sure enough, the situation was exactly as he expected.
Mei Zu: "Everyone, all eyes, look at me/Little Yellow Duck with Sunglasses"
Mei Zu: "I have something important to announce."
Sword Master: "/You will have a bloody disaster today. Little Yellow Duck Version"
Yuan Jun: “…”
It’s fine if you two just quarrel, but why are you using my picture?
Hong Zun: "You two stop interrupting/adjusting glasses"
Hong Zun: "I guess it should be about Brother Dao"
He has nothing to worry about now.
Moreover, this is his keen intuition as a fellow human being!
Ba Zun: "Fellow Daoist Hong Zun saved others with his own efforts, and now he is trying to drag me into the water/for tea"
Danzu: "But it's still interesting this way."
Qi Zun: "+1"
Hong Zun: "Oh! Brother Ba Zun, have you forgotten Brother Dantong and Brother Zhimeng?"
What kind of good person are you?
It's as if I didn't know!
Tyrant: “…”
Dan Zu: "Okay, let's listen to what Daoist Mei Zu has to say."
He is not afraid of Hong Zun.
After all, he has never liked things that are more troublesome to deal with than refining pills.
Of course, it’s nice to watch and have fun.
Mei Zu: "I discovered a secret of Brother Dao/Serious"
A few seconds passed...
Hong Zun: "And then?!"
What secret is it? Tell me!
Mei Zu: "How can that be possible!"
Mei Zu: "This is your privacy, brother. How can I talk about it without your consent?"
Mei Zu: "I am not the kind of person who gossips about others"
What the hell!
I guess you said that on purpose to whet my appetite!
Yuan Jun: "So when you said there was something important to announce, you meant this."
Mei Zu: "I discovered the secret of Brother Dao. Isn't this an important matter? /Innocent"
'Mei Zu' has been silenced by 'Jian Zun' for one minute.
Ba Zun: "No, our group also has a mute function/confused"
Hong Zun: “Well done”
Danzu: "I think I should be the administrator"
Qi Zun: "I think I am more suitable"
Ba Zun: "Ha! Even Daoist Brother Jian Zun didn't give it to you, do you think Jian Zun will give it to you?"
Danzu: "Dictatorship, this is dictatorship (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻"
Qi Zun: "You can go to the True Immortal Communication Group next door. If you want an administrator, he will definitely give it to you/squinting smile"
Danzu: "Forget it/Set the table"
The atmosphere in the group is still as silly as ever.
Xu Xing watched the messages flash by, knowing full well that he would be attacked by everyone if he spoke out, so he did not get involved.
…………
It was evening in a blink of an eye.
The morning light shines, and the red maples all over the mountains are as dreamy as a painting against the backdrop of the sunset in the sky.
The blue-gray color gradually extended, dividing the sky into two sides.
Where the sunset glows is like molten gold in a raging fire, indescribably gorgeous, while those places that have been covered by blue-gray are dotted with starlight, showing a different kind of tranquility.
However, the Hehuan Sect was still lively.
In the sky, people from the Hehuan Sect came and went, entering and exiting the various caves in the inner gate.
"After such a long period of seclusion, it is finally accomplished."
Amidst the sighs, there was a charming female cultivator walking on the colorful mist, gazing at the gorgeous sunset in the sky.
She has an enchanting figure and wears a purple palace dress. Every move she makes is full of charm.
But it was Jiang Yujiu.
He was the first charm cultivator to go to Xuanjian City and participated in the trial in Xuanjian City.
She was also the envoy of the Hehuan Sect to observe the last martial arts performance of the Righteous Alliance. Because they had a connection, Xu Xing gave her a small gift.
After a long time, she withdrew her gaze from the distance and looked at the blood jade in her palm.
The blood jade is bright red, like a drop of solidified blood. It feels warm to the touch, and you can feel a warm current flowing out of it, pouring into the body and turning into the purest life force.
"Who sent it..." Jiang Yujiu couldn't help but think in his heart.
She has personally experienced the effect of this blood jade, and it is extremely powerful!
It was precisely because of this blood jade, and with the help of the traffic from the Xuanjian City Trial and the Righteous Alliance Martial Arts Festival, and a year of seclusion, that he successfully broke through.
Now, she is already a practitioner who has reached the perfect Nascent Soul stage!
What kind of cultivation is this?
She is the type of person who can answer confidently and righteously when her relatives ask her about her cultivation level even if she returns to the Righteous Alliance for the New Year!
In this way, grandma probably won't complain about her own spiritual practice all day long.
Just ask yourself, is there anyone in your generation who is at a higher level than you?
Hahaha!
Thanks to this unknown leader!
The more he thought about it, the happier he became. Jiang Yujiu put away the blood jade and rode the colorful smoke downwards.
Of course, we should celebrate the breakthrough.
And after a year of seclusion, I also have to prepare for the resumption of broadcasting.
It’s all that senior sister’s fault. She’s making a fuss about nothing. Now, if someone stops broadcasting for a long time, there will be people flooding the screen with messages.
Anyway, she won't broadcast it! (End of this chapter)