After comprehending the second realm of the emperor's way, Li Ye sank into an extremely mysterious state, so that he didn't even look at Guan Bin who was beheaded by a sword.
Now his consciousness is located on a peak in an unknown world, with mountains and rivers at his feet and a vast land, which is tens of millions of miles wide, dotted with villages and cities, and fertile fields.
There are many farmers working, merchants on the road, and pedestrians in the city. And in some cities, there was a bloody battle, and the soldiers of the two armies were fighting to the death, which was very lively.
Li Ye had never seen such a grand scene. There was no such scene in the first mirror of comprehending the emperor's way last time. However, although the picture is vast and broad, there is nothing strange about it. If he stands high enough and sees far enough, then the country of Datang should be the same.
After a while, Li Ye's consciousness was withdrawn from the scroll and returned to reality. He was still in the ruins, Guan Bin, who had turned into blood, was not far away, and the surrounding ruins, vines, and vegetation were no different from before, but all these things fell into Li Ye's eyes, and he was shocked. His feeling has been different.
Everything is full of vitality, as if even the dust is emitting light, and everything looks beautiful and intimate, just like old wine and new friends.
This feeling is so mysterious, it is the kindness of the whole world, Li Ye can't help but close his eyes to savor it carefully.
However, Li Ye didn't experience this feeling for too long, because the whole ruins suddenly shook.
This is a county-sized city that can accommodate tens of thousands of people. In the era when houses generally only had one or two floors and the courtyards were scattered all over the place, the entire city was no longer small. It shook violently like an earthquake, and the sound was horrifying, with sand and stones splashing down the walls everywhere.
Fortunately, the shaking didn't last long. Li Ye stayed in an open space for less than a moment, and waited until the earthquake stopped. But at this time, there was a look of surprise in his eyes.
In the area in the center of the ruins, a white beam of light rose. The beam of light is not wide, only a few feet in diameter. After Li Ye rushed over, he saw a bronze-colored object about the size of a palm floating in the middle.
Strangely, when Li Ye rushed to the front of the beam of light, the beam of light dissipated quietly, and the copper block also fell in front of Li Ye, and he reached out to catch it.
Li Ye lowered his head and looked at it. It was a very ordinary-looking piece of copper, and Li Ye had no other feeling except that it was cold and moist. The only thing that is certain is that this is nothing but a fragment.
But since the fragments appeared in such a gorgeous way, it must not be useless, and this secret realm reveals strangeness everywhere, which cannot be inferred by common sense, so Li Ye decided at the moment that it is better to put it away.
After putting away the copper, Li Ye did not stay where he was, but started to search the city secretly. No one knows if there are other immortals in this ruin.
After a long time, Li Ye came to the place where Guan Bin was killed before, that is, the city wall. After searching just now, he was sure that there were no other living people in the city. Standing on the ruins of the city wall, Li Ye looked out of the city, frowning slightly.
The Zilan power grid is closer, only tens of miles away from the ruins below. Now Li Ye could see clearly that the purple-blue power grid was moving slowly, to be precise, it was shrinking, and sooner or later it would come to the ground under his feet.
Just looking at the terrifying appearance of lightning and thunder, Li Ye would not want to be in it. It's just that the movement of the power grid is not fast. Li Ye roughly estimated that it should be similar to the running of ordinary people. But the distance is too far, and he can't accurately measure it.
"No matter what, I still have to try to go to other places, and I can't stay stuck here forever." Li Ye made up his mind, and then slowly tried to go out of the city again. What surprised him was that this time he passed through the area blocked by the light curtain of the magic circle unharmed this time, and left the city smoothly.
Standing on a mound outside the city and looking back at the small ruined city, Li Ye's heart gradually became clear.
The magic circle light curtain outside the city will not disappear for no reason, and between the two trips out of the city, Li Ye only did two meaningful things, killing Guan Bin and getting the copper block. The copper block was obtained after killing Guan Bin.
"If my predictions are correct, only by killing other people in the ruins will it be possible to get the copper block. At the same time, the magic circle light curtain outside the city will disappear, allowing people to leave freely... But What's the use of the copper block?"
Thinking of this, Li Ye looked at the purple-blue power grid on the periphery, and then looked at the dense fog in the center of the secret realm after a while, and felt more and more in his heart that this secret realm, which is obviously related to the Qi mechanism of heaven, is really Very dangerous.
"Since Guan Bin has arrived at the secret realm like me, then other people from the Immortal Court, people from the Buddha Realm, and monks from the Monster Race should also come in. I have to find them first." Li Ye thought of his companion, and quickly took the Set attention.
Here everyone's strength is suppressed, and the gap in strength between each other is narrowed. Whether it is the real world or the fairyland, the combat power has not reached the Qi training stage.
In other words, if all the big monks on the battlefield had entered the secret realm that day, it would likely be a bloody battle after encountering them now. Number advantage will be the key to victory.
In this dangerous place, Li Ye couldn't win the fairyland steadily at first, but after comprehending the second realm of the emperor's way, he has no pressure on the fairyland of the upper earth, but if he encounters the fairyland of heaven, he may not be able to do so. Besides, he didn't know whether the Heavenly Immortal Realm had reached the Qi training stage.
In this case, it is undoubtedly much safer to find a companion and act together.
After leaving the spot, Li Ye climbed to a high place, memorized the location of the nearest ruin, and then rushed over at full speed.
The ruins in front are in the river valley, built along the river, and the scale is much larger than that of Li Ye's county just now, but it does not meet the standard of a state city, so let's consider it a big county.
Li Ye stopped a mile outside the city, and climbed up a big tree to observe for a while, but he didn't see anything, because the forest was too verdant. When he approached the hundred paces position, he finally saw the people in the ruins.
Unfortunately, those were not monster monks, nor Su Emei and Nangong No. 1, but two shiny bald heads. Li Ye didn't have a bad feeling for the bald head, but he obviously didn't have a good feeling for the Buddhist monks either, so he squinted his eyes for a while.
These two Buddhist monks, who didn't know what their original titles were, were actually sitting together on the ground at this moment, chanting sutras with their eyes closed. They were really chanting scriptures, and the accompanying wooden fish were beating rhythmically. They seemed to be at ease with the situation, and it didn't seem like they were in danger at all.
Li Ye looked at it for a while, and thought: "On earth, Buddhism and Buddhism are two existences. The former is knowledge, which has desirable benefits for people and society, and has many merits throughout the ages. However, once any existence becomes a sect, It becomes an organizational machine to control people, and knowledge becomes a tool.”
"The Shimen who do not do good but only make money are no different from gangsters in the market. Moreover, they are educated hooligans who can control people's thoughts, which is even more terrifying. But I have to say that these monks in the Buddhist realm of Shimen, It is true that they all have some comprehension of the teachings of our sect. Let alone other things, this ability to adapt to the situation and not be surprised by changes makes people have to be convinced."
Thinking of this, Li Ye felt a little emotional.
In fact, not only Taoism and Buddhism, but any organization in the world, if it wants to survive, it is impossible to "do good" and "help others" as its purpose. For an organization to survive, it needs an economic foundation. "Doing good" cannot support an organization, especially "doing good" without asking for anything in return.
Any existing sect, no matter what the doctrine is, is essentially just a tool for the sect to survive, a tool for making money and gaining fame. Seeking fame is ultimately about making money. All teachings and so-called legends that people fear and are willing to pay for are no different from pyramid schemes.
In this sense, any organization is "self-interested". The interests of the organization itself are above all else. Any "non-self-interested" teachings and remarks are just for others to hear, to make others believe, and finally to obtain other people's wealth and feed back to the organization itself.
The most advanced way for an organization to exist, or the most advanced way to obtain an economic foundation, is to seize power, become a ruler, and obtain resource ownership and distribution rights.
Li Ye is very clear that in Kyushu, as a religious sect, they have never fully grasped secular power and become rulers. But elsewhere, religion has. For example, the West.
The king's coronation depends on religion, that is, religion overrides the secular kingship, becomes the actual ruler, and obtains the beauty of resource and wealth distribution rights.
In Kyushu, Taoism has not been successful.
He never fought for imperial power.
As for the Shimen, it has never even done Taoism, and naturally it can't do the secular imperial power.
Without the "official" power to rule the secular world, sectarian organizations can only go to the people.
Going to the people, violence can no longer be used, and it can only influence and control people's thoughts.
Of course, controlling folk thoughts also controls the people, which in turn can also seek to control the court. Coupled with the dispute over wealth and population, this is the contradiction and struggle between the imperial court and Buddhism and Taoism.
—The imperial power will not allow its own ruling order and ruling majesty to be challenged, and will take measures once it finds danger. This is the root cause of "San Wu destroys Buddha".
On Earth, Buddhism and Taoism, unable to compete with the imperial court, finally chose to seek refuge. They changed the teachings, emphasizing loyalty, filial piety, loyalty to the emperor and serving the country, and being kind to others-this is exactly the idea that rulers need to stabilize order.
In addition, Buddhism and Taoism no longer compete with the imperial court for people and land, but instead choose to practice meditation. In this way, they will eventually exist forever.
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After Li Ye comprehended the second realm of the emperor's way, unconsciously, he thought about the world more frequently and more deeply. The way of an emperor in the world is all-encompassing, and there are still too many fields that he needs to touch. That is his way, and it is also the only way for him to improve his strength.
Perhaps, only when Li Ye truly sees through everything in this world can he become a qualified ruler—a true emperor of the world.
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Shaking his head and putting aside these thoughts, Li Ye continued to pay attention to the matter in front of him.
He squatted on the tree for a long time, thinking about whether to enter the city, but in the end he did not act rashly. Although the two monks seemed to be chanting scriptures and seeking inner peace, it seemed that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, but he always felt that things were not that simple.
Of course, Li Ye didn't leave either. This is the ruins of the city, and there must be copper pieces inside. Now it seems that the copper block is the only product of the secret realm, and it will definitely be useful. Among other things, the way it appeared is enough to prove its extraordinary.
Li Ye wanted to see if there was any copper in this city.
Facing the two monks who were chanting scriptures, Li Ye calmed down, but some people couldn't.
Those were two demon monks.