Yi Dao is one of the ways out that Shen Lian has set for himself, and it is also his beginning to test his destiny.
Regardless of whether it is Taoism, Buddhism, Demonism, or various schools of thought, when one reaches the later stage of cultivation, it is no longer a simple matter of chasing power. Because blindly chasing power has no particular significance to the immortal family. If we only compare strength, then the real stars in the void universe are far more powerful than any immortal family. The surface of a star has the power to destroy the earth star at all times, which is far beyond the reach of immortals and Buddhas.
However, an immortal family that explores the delicate operation of the avenue will always have many ways to destroy the stars, but such eternal stars cannot do anything to a truly powerful immortal family.
Therefore, strength and strength are sometimes not completely synonymous.
From this aspect, Shen Lian is actually still ahead of King Xia. After all, King Xia used his strength to prove the Tao and always thought he was invincible. On the contrary, the obstacles were even greater and it was more difficult to break through. But if King Xia could conquer everything with his power, , that is to directly pursue the Taoist Lord and Buddha.
Therefore, it is difficult to explain clearly all the gains and losses in the world. Shen Lian only understands one thing, that is, do what suits you and cultivate the method that suits your heart. Even if it does not succeed, you will not have too many regrets.
Therefore, Shen Lian didn't criticize what Gu Zhu did too much, but his character and choice of actions also showed that Gu Zhu was not suitable to enter the Qingxuan Dao Sect.
But this does not mean that Lone Bamboo will do nothing. After all, he has an extremely tenacious temperament. As long as he does not die, he will eventually succeed.
According to Shen Lian's prediction, Lone Bamboo can live for a long time and will get better and better. He can even see that Lone Bamboo will accomplish several major things in the future, obtain more cultivation methods, and eventually create a country in the future. , but after all, Lone Bamboo cannot break the cycle of life and death and will still die.
This kind of observation is really a very special experience. Shen Lian seems to have some understanding of Lu Jiuyuan's realm. Lu Jiuyuan and Qingxuan Earth Star have become one. He must be able to see the fate of most people and become a transcendent Qingxuan Earth Star. A special existence above all living beings, that kind of experience can no longer be described as ethereal.
It's not that Lu Jiuyuan surpassed Taiyi, but that this is different from the realm of cultivation. It's like an ordinary person becoming the king of a country. Because of the power given to him by the national government, he can no longer be treated as an ordinary person.
But in this way, there is no improvement in the essence of life.
If you practice to Taiyi, it is a different level.
The more deeply Shen Lian understands this, the more he understands why Taoist masters only distinguish nine realms of practice, but did not propose the division of immortals and Buddhas. This is because after reaching immortality, there are actually infinite possibilities, and it is not necessary to confirm it. The realm of Tianxian and Taiyi.
But it is difficult to break out of this circle. After all, once you practice according to the authentic Xuanmen Dharma, with continuous breakthroughs, you will naturally move towards the realms of immortals, Taiyi and even higher levels step by step.
Because these realms are all paths taken by predecessors, and they have left guidance for future generations through Taoist secrets, forming an inescapable pattern.
Unless you give up the knowledge you have gained since your cultivation, re-enter reincarnation, and find a new path, the new path may not be easier than the current one.
After all, the height of Taoism is the Taoist master, and the height of Buddhism is the Buddha. These are the true supreme transcendent beings. However, other figures such as the Demonic Way and the sages of hundreds of schools of thought do not have Taoist masters or Buddha-level figures.
This may be the reason why the Taoist and Buddhist families maintain their own orthodox practices, because their path has been proven and can go very far.
A month passed in a flash, and the ice and snow outside Qingxuan Cave began to melt. Shen Lian did not continue to meditate, and his mind wandered too much. He only walked around the mountains and down the mountains every day, and those people from the Wu Zhong clan were able to see him from time to time. to him.
Most of them are in awe of immortal masters and rarely dare to contact them.
Only Alian could say a few words to him, and Alian's daughter was not too afraid of him and would sometimes rub up against Shen Lian.
Shen Lian also seemed to have a preference for little girls, and finally gave her a name, "Fuhao". It's good for women, and IKEA is a wife, and A-Lian also likes her daughter to have such a name.
On this day, the sun was setting in the west, the snow was flowing eastward, and the cold was particularly severe. Alian saw Shen Lian at the temple. She felt something was unusual, so she asked, "Master Immortal, what are you doing here?"
Shen Lian smiled lightly and said: "Someone wants to kill me, but he can't kill me, but that person has some strength and can hurt you. After all, you have some piety towards me. I am not a tree, and I cannot be indifferent, so Let me give you something."
Alian still had many doubts in her mind, but before she could ask them, such as who wanted to kill the immortal master, she saw a lotus-shaped lamp in Shen Lian's hand, flying towards her.
Then Shen Lian's voice sounded in my ears: "This thing has its own Taoist nature and can protect you from the aftermath of that day. As for how to use it, there is no other way, as long as you are sincere."
A-Lian suddenly realized that she had fallen asleep leaning against the shrine in the temple, and her daughter-in-law was playing with her hair, which made her wake up.
It turned out that Shen Lian's coming here was just a dream, but then she discovered that it was not a dream. There was a lotus-shaped lamp in front of the shrine. There was no wick or oil in it, but it gave her a very intimate feeling.
The immortal master really came, but the immortal's methods were so mysterious that it was hard to describe. It was both a dream and not a dream.
Fu Hao also saw the lamp and was curious to grab it. Alian stretched out her hand to stop her and said, "My good daughter, this is a life-saving thing. Don't touch it casually."
It's just that she studied the lotus lantern for a long time and still didn't know how to use it, but she remembered that Shen Lian said in her dream that the way to use it is to use it sincerely.
She doesn't know that this lamp is the power of incense that has been refined and materialized to form a special Shinto magic weapon. Therefore, how powerful this magic weapon is depends entirely on how much devout belief they have.
Shen Lian is now becoming more and more unpredictable in his work. He naturally has better things to give to Alian, but this is the most suitable thing. Only those who help themselves will be helped by God.
On the second day, the Wu Zhong family, including Alian, discovered something strange. The ice on the mountain where the immortal master lived had melted, but the mountain was still white.
Because suddenly overnight, all the woods on the mountain turned into white plum blossoms, covering the front and back mountains.
"Wearing this body in the ice and snow forest is not like peaches and plums mixed with fragrant dust; suddenly the fragrance spreads all night, spreading like spring in the universe." Shen Lian was chanting to this scene on the mountain, what he said to Shen Ruoxi before leaving the Shen family. The scene in the poem can now be easily realized in his hands.
At that time, he had a mortal body, but now he has an immortal figure and a Taoist body. Shen Lian is still Shen Lian, but those people and things are completely different.