A green bamboo leaf danced in the wind and was caught between the index and middle fingers of Shen Lian's right hand. Chen Jinchan's eyesight was already very good, and he could see the clear texture of the bamboo leaves.
Then something surprising happened to him. The master was covered in starlight. The starlight revealed at this moment gathered between the ring finger and little finger of his right hand, and a similarly green bamboo leaf appeared, as if coming from the void. It is formed, and even the texture is the same as another bamboo leaf dancing in the wind.
Shen Lian turned around to let Chen Jinchan see it more clearly, and said calmly: "Jin Chan, you can tell the difference between the two leaves."
Chen Jinchan stared at the two bamboo leaves. From the texture to the shape and size, and even the depth of the color, he couldn't find any difference, so he shook his head and said: "No."
Shen Lian smiled faintly and said, "If I put two leaves together, can you tell which one was made by me?"
He spread his hands, and the two bamboo leaves entwined together, spinning at super high speed, and finally separated, lying quietly on Shen Lian's palm. Even with Chen Jinchan's eyesight and perception, he could not distinguish the two leaves. After the rotation, their respective positions are revealed.
This time he paid close attention to the two bamboo leaves that looked the same, and finally pointed to the one on the right and said, "I guess this one was created by you, Master."
Shen Lian's palms trembled slightly, and the bamboo leaves pointed by Chen Jinchan turned into little stars, scattered around, and the vitality of the surrounding heaven and earth became particularly fresh and lively.
Chen Jinchan did not feel happy, because those scattered stars were the master's life.
Shen Lian smiled slightly and said: "Since you can't tell the difference between two bamboo leaves, how can you know which one was made by me?"
Chen Jinchan pondered for a while, and then said after a while: "The two bamboo leaves are no different, but what the master created is a little less natural. Heaven creates things without intention, and master creates things with intention. That's why they are created." Although the difference cannot be seen with the ears and eyes, if you can feel it with your heart, you can see that the two bamboo leaves have their own brilliance, one is the light of the sky, and the other is the light of the candle."
Shen Lian said: "The light of heaven is made by nature, and the light of candles is made by man. I am a little surprised that you can express this kind of experience. It shows that you are not only born with Taoism, but also have innate wisdom. Although in the future No one can say for sure what your achievements will be, but in terms of talent alone, I was not as good as you as a young man."
Chen Jinchan did not become complacent because of Master's praise, nor did she pretend to be frightened. She remained calm and composed. But in his heart, he deeply admired his mentor Shen Lian. How magnanimous and magnanimous he was to say so frankly that he was not as talented as his apprentice when he was young.
Although he couldn't intuitively feel Shen Lian's status, he could still know a lot of information from the side. Not only did Shen Lian have a lofty status in Qingxuan like the Witch Lord in Chencun, he was also one of the few in this vast world. Great achiever.
Even in Chencun there are hierarchies, not to mention the knowledge of the crystal ball given by the witch master, the hierarchies in the world outside are even more obvious.
The more this happened, the more he was impressed by Master Shen Lian's approachability and inadvertently revealed supreme wisdom, which was even far better than that of the witch master.
The Witch Lord does possess a lot of knowledge, but knowledge does not mean wisdom.
These emotions were gradually realized by him following Shen Lian for the past two days, and every moment, he could feel something new from his master, making him like a hungry sponge, absorbing the information conveyed from Shen Lian. , catalyzing the knowledge in his mind into wisdom.
The two of them thought deeply for a while.
Shen Lian's clear voice sounded in the bamboo forest, "The cruelty of life is that the most beautiful things, like the beauty of dusk, are fleeting. Now I look at a flower, a leaf, or even the dust on the ground. I feel that there are so many novelties. I can even see with my own eyes that there are many tiny creatures hidden in a drop of dew. They reproduce in the breath and live and die in the blink of an eye. These novel feelings make me more reluctant to let go of life and understand the existence better. How precious is it in heaven and earth?”
He sighed softly, seemingly with infinite reluctance.
Chen Jinchan heard the pain in her heart and couldn't help but said: "Master, I heard from Senior Sister Fang that my flesh and blood has infinite vitality and can give birth to human flesh and white bones. If I can help you, I can donate my flesh and blood."
Deep in his heart, he has compassion for the world, not to mention his deep respect for Shen Lian, so he would say such words.
Shen Lian smiled and said: "Jin Chan, life is a beautiful game for me. I am naturally greedy for this game and the infinite possibilities of this game. I am not willing to get out, but I will not use any means to do so, let alone Besides, the problems I have are not something that can be solved with a panacea.
Although Yan Ying is a genius in swordsmanship, she grew up in a powerful family in the Western Wilderness and is a bit tacky. I encouraged her to return to the ninth level of elixir and surpass my senior brother just to let her put aside the shackles of the world and forget about superiority and inferiority. The difference between superiority and inferiority leads to the determination of the sword to never return. If she can't return the elixir to the ninth level this time, I'm afraid she won't be able to uncover the illusion in this life. This is the most difficult point of proving immortality. It doesn't depend on magic power, but it depends on whether she can witness the purest self. "
Chen Jinchan didn't seem to understand, so he asked: "So after immortality, will you be your true self?"
Shen Lian said: "That's not the case. When you uncover the illusion, you can indeed witness yourself. However, in the world of mortals, there are countless interferences that affect you. Unknowingly and subtly, your nature will still be deceived and show anger. , Greed. It can be said that everyone born in the world will be contaminated by the mortal world and affect the soul. This is beyond the control of human beings. Therefore, even immortals and Buddhas will have fights. This is actually too profound for you. , but I may not have much time left, so I can only impose my own opinions on you, and I hope you won’t blame me in the future.”
After saying that, Shen Lian took a step forward and reached the foot of a dianthus. He waved his hand and chopped it, and there was a bamboo tube in his hand, which was as big as one foot and eight inches.
Chen Jinchan didn't know what the master was going to do, so he watched carefully.
Soon the bamboo pipe became an instrument similar to a long Xiao, with a total of five holes, four in the front and one in the back.
Shen Lian picked up the instrument, looked across the infinitely distant void, and started playing.
A wisp of clear sound spreads between heaven and earth, desolate and vast, but also containing an ethereal and tranquil artistic conception.
Yanxu also heard this voiceless sound, and the memory of Qingxuan in his heart came out like running water from the source. He saw the young Zhang Ruoxu wielding a stone ax and cutting down the dianthus diligently in the dianthus forest on Qingliang Peak. He sat aside The dianthus branches were swinging melodiously. Looking at this silly guy, sweat flowed all over the floor.