Su Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked Qiu Shuijing for advice, saying, "I admire the ability of Mr. Shang Jinge, the Grand Guardian, who can do nothing but exert his power on the body. Can Mr. Shuijing help us solve this problem?"
Qiu Shuijing showed admiration and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Shang's Taoism is superior to mine. He practices the art of multiple minds and refining the false into the true. The so-called multiple minds means that a person can be distracted in multiple places at the same time, using mirror images as clones. At the same time, each mirror clone has the ability to think independently."
Suddenly, a Shang Jinge interrupted him and corrected him, "The thinking ability retained by each mirror is only rational thinking ability. Other abilities, such as various greed and desires, are not necessary. If you cultivate multiple minds and cultivate multiple minds in your clones, then you are cultivating it wrong."
Qiu Shuijing nodded, his face showing more admiration. He took out a scroll, unfolded it gently, and said, "Thank you for your advice. Mr. Shang's Taoism is very simple to explain. Its essence is that the soul is condensed by the spirit. He uses his own reason to transform it into spirit and nourish it in the immortal picture, making it his own soul clone, refining the false into the true, and refining it into his own clone."
When the scroll he was holding was unfolded, it was also a picture of immortals.
This fairy picture was the one Su Yun gave him, and it was also the one Su Yun encountered in the world behind Tianmen that year!
Qiu Shuijing said: "The spirit has a part of the thinking ability of the main body. The spirit in each picture is a rational brain. Your Majesty, you can see the immortal sword slaying the demon dragon and killing those beings who have transcended the tribulation and ascended to heaven in this immortal picture. In fact, it is the brain in the picture that is thinking."
Su Yun nodded. When he first touched the Immortal Map, he placed his palm on it, and the Immortal Map showed the crocodile dragon in his mind, and then the Immortal Sword killed the crocodile dragon. (See Chapter 9, The Old Man Steals the Immortal Map for details)
"In other words, when I came into contact with the fairy map, I saw the moves performed by the demon dragons and demon apes in the map. It was actually Mr. Shang Jin Ge who was performing those moves?" Su Yun asked.
Qiu Shuijing looked solemn and said, "Yes. To be exact, it should be Mr. Shang's clone in the Immortal Picture who is thinking."
Su Yun bowed to Shang Jinge and thanked him, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, old sir."
The other Shang Jinge returned the greeting and said, "I dare not. The fake emperor received my guidance, but he did not comprehend my Taoism. Instead, he was beaten to a pulp by me. Please don't tell others that I have guided you. Shang has some dignity."
Su Yun snorted: "Nothing more than that."
Yingying, who was standing on his shoulder, nodded repeatedly: "The scholar taught you, but you didn't learn it. Shang is just like this!"
Shang Jinge continued, "Then Qiu Shuijing, what else did you see?"
Qiu Shuijing continued, "All of the old man's clones are brains, but there is only one real brain, and that is himself. The thinking of other clones must be connected to himself, and the information obtained by the clones' brains must be transmitted to his own mind for integration."
Shang Jinge showed admiration and said, "So, you are the one who has the greatest hope of being like me and cultivating to my level. As for the pseudo-emperor who received guidance from my clone, he, on the contrary, cannot cultivate to my level."
Qiu Shuijing said solemnly: "Your Majesty has made other achievements. If Your Majesty had followed the old gentleman's path, he would definitely not have achieved what he has now. Moreover, Your Majesty is at the third level of the Dao Realm, and it is already very remarkable that he can achieve such a record against an existence at the eighth level like the old gentleman."
Shang Jinge thought about it and nodded.
Su Yun couldn't help but say, "I admire the two of you for praising each other. But I still don't understand why Mr. Shang can achieve the state where the Dharma doesn't touch his body and the power doesn't reach his body?"
Shang Jinge was a little unhappy and said, "No wonder you can't comprehend my unique skills. It turns out that you only pay attention to the details."
Su Yun was a little confused, and whispered to Yingying: "Am I really that stupid?"
Yingying whispered, "I haven't figured it out either. I've seen so many immortals and old gods, but none of them have figured it out."
Su Yun looked back and saw a lot of confused faces. It was obvious that no one knew why the magic power could not affect their body. It was just the details of Shang Jinge's Taoist magic power.
Su Yun was relieved, and hope rekindled in his heart: "I am not stupid! It's just that I am a little bit inferior to Mr. Shuijing and Shang Taibao. Hmm!"
Qiu Shuijing explained, "Your Majesty, the law does not touch the body, and the force does not reach the body. This is indeed the detail of the old master's Taoism. He has achieved the state of refining the false into the true, and can instantly split off a clone to take his place and bear external attacks. He has to calculate the position of the force. This clone can offset any powerful magic of the opponent, while his original body is not affected by any force."
Su Yun suddenly realized: "So that's it."
Qiu Shuijing saw the confusion in his eyes and knew that he didn't understand yet, so he patiently said: "Also, what your majesty attacked may just be a mirror image, so it seems to pass through the body. In Mr. Shang's Taoism, since you can refine the false into the true, why can't you refine the true into the false? For him, one example can lead to three inferences."
Su Yun smiled and said, "I understand. Thank you for your guidance, sir."
Qiu Shuijing saw more confusion in his eyes and sighed. Once upon a time, he taught Su Yunhonglu Transmutation, hoping that he could continue his path, but he didn't expect that was the moment when their paths were closest.
Since then, they have parted ways and the two have drifted further and further apart.
Su Yun smiled and said, "So, Mr. Shang is the teacher of Mr. Shui Jing and I. Since he is a teacher, he is not an outsider."
He said in a friendly manner: "Teacher, are you willing to help us start an uprising together to overthrow the tyranny of Emperor Feng?"
Shang Jinge looked indifferent and shook his head, "I have no interest in fighting for power and profit."
Su Yun became interested and said with a smile: "Then what is the teacher interested in? If the teacher needs a blessed land for cultivation, then I can allocate a few blessed lands for the teacher to cultivate."
Shang Jinge showed no interest in his proposal and shook his head, saying, "I am only interested in one thing, and that is what is in the ninth level of the Dao Realm."
Su Yun was stunned. What kind of interest was this
Qiu Shuijing understood: "This is the old gentleman's desire to seek the truth. If there is no road ahead, then I don't want to know what is ahead, but if there is still a road ahead, I must go ahead and take a look at the scenery there."
Shang Jinge showed a look of relief and said with a smile: "That's true. I know there are nine levels of the Dao Realm. I am now on the eighth level, but I can never enter the ninth level to take a look. This temptation has become my inner demon."
Su Yun breathed a sigh of relief and said to Yingying, "Remember this, his weakness is the human demon. Next time you meet him, ask the human demon Penghao or Wutong to defeat him easily."
Yingying quickly wrote it down.
Su Yun gave another encouraging smile and motioned for Shang Jinge to continue.
Shang Jinge said, "If I can't go there and take a look myself, it will be the biggest regret of my life. Di Feng was indeed on guard against me and didn't give me enough sphere of influence, so I didn't have enough immortal energy to break through to the ninth level of the Dao realm. But how could a fool like him know that if I wanted to get enough immortal energy, there are ways to do it. The reason why I haven't been able to break through is because I don't have enough wisdom."
Qiu Shuijing's face was solemn: "The path that the old gentleman has taken is the same as the path that Qiu has taken. Both require mobilizing wisdom as much as possible to break through the realm with wisdom! Therefore, to break through from the eighth level of the Dao Realm to the ninth level of the Dao Realm, the wisdom required is unimaginable!"
Shang Jinge nodded and sighed, "I was trapped in the eighth level of the Dao Realm. I could not break through even after exhausting all my wisdom. Later, I met a man who told me that heroes emerge in troubled times. If the world is not in chaos, I will not meet the hero who can help me break through. Why not let the world be in chaos?"
The smile on Su Yun's face faded, and he asked grimly, "Who was the person who told this?"
Shang Jinge did not answer, and said: "That person told me that the safest way is to cultivate such a person myself, and wait for this person to grow up and cause chaos in the world. So I made up my mind. At that time, Wu Xianren was thrown into the Burning Immortal Furnace, and Yuan Xianjun was unable to guard the Northern Crown Great Wall, so he came to me for help. I gave him my Immortal Map."
As soon as he said this, Qiu Shuijing realized that Shang Jinge was about to tell a big secret, and couldn't help but listen.
Shang Jinge smiled and said, "This is the opportunity God has given me. I lent him the Immortal Map and used it to inspect the 72 Caves and Heavens and the universe, searching for a person with the highest wisdom. Unfortunately, I have been searching for more than 8,000 years and have never found him. Until one day, a spiritualist came to steal the map."
Su Yun mobilized his cultivation and shouted, "Shang Jinge, is the person who bewitched you Di Hu?"
His voice of Tao resounded and stirred the inner demons of people.
It’s a pity that he is not a human demon and cannot sneak into the heart of Tao as easily as Wutong.
Shang Jinge turned a deaf ear to him and continued, "One day, a young man came to my map and activated the Immortal Map. But that young man was not the one I was looking for. Just when I was disappointed, a few years later, the young man came to the Northern Crown Great Wall, took the Immortal Map away, and gave it to another person."
He raised his head, looked at Qiu Shuijing, and said, "After seeing you in person, I realized that the person who could inspire me with wisdom and make me burst out all my potential and break through to the ninth level of the Dao Realm has finally arrived!"
Qiu Shuijing said sincerely: "Mr. Shang, I've been waiting for a long time. I also want to know what the scenery is like in the ninth level of the Dao Realm."
Shang Jinge smiled and said, “I will tell you after you die.”
Qiu Shuijing smiled and said, "If this is the case, I will die without regrets. But what if I am the winner?"
Shang Jinge said nonchalantly: "Then after I die, tell me what is in the ninth level of the Dao Realm."
Qiu Shuijing felt a little depressed. Shang Jinge was still one step ahead of him in cultivating his Dao heart. Shang Jinge had already disregarded his life and death in order to seek the Dao. But he couldn't do that.
Shang Jinge turned around, and thousands of Shang Jinge behind him left with him.
"Qiu Shuijing, when you reach the eighth level of the Dao realm, I will come find you and fight you to the death!"
The thousands of thin and vigorous old men disappeared one by one, leaving only one voice in Qiu Shuijing's ears: "The time left for you and the imperial court is running out. You need to let go of everything and improve yourself! You know how to let go of everything! Only when you are free of worries can you be invincible!"
Qiu Shuijing looked solemn as he watched him go away.
After a while, Qiu Shuijing turned around, bowed to Su Yun, and left. Although he was worried, he was still carefree.
"Scholar, sometimes you are not the only protagonist in this world." Yingying said in Su Yun's ear.
Su Yun nodded gently and said with a smile: "If I am the best in everything, know everything, and can do everything, what fun would that be?"
He said with emotion: "It is precisely because I don't know and cannot do something that I enjoy climbing, and overcoming difficulties brings me great satisfaction."
He waved his hand and said, "I personally led the troops to the battle and won a great victory. I am returning to the court!"
At the imperial court, Qiu Shuijing returned to his residence. His wife Shaoying came over with her son and said, "Master, His Majesty summoned you in a hurry. You must have encountered difficulties. Why did you come back first?"
Qiu Shuijing shook his head and said, "It's not a big deal."
Shaoying didn't ask any more questions and lowered her head to tease her son.
Qiu Shuijing looked at her snow-white neck, his eyes flashing with coldness, and Shang Jinge's words rang in his ears involuntarily: "Only when you have nothing to worry about can you be invincible, only when you have nothing to worry about can you be invincible... My wife and children are just obstacles on my road, delaying my progress..."
The cold light in his eyes became more and more frightening.
Madam Shaoying seemed to be unaware and smiled, "Master, I'll let the baby go out to play."
Qiu Shuijing nodded silently.
Shaoying sent his son out the door, then turned back and turned his back to him.
Qiu Shuijing's eyes were filled with murderous intent again, but he hesitated to take action.
"I sent Bao Bao to Ganquan Garden. You can't kill him."
Shaoying didn't look at him and smiled, "Master, just kill me and let the child go."
Qiu Shuijing's heart trembled, and he asked in a hoarse voice: "Did you sense that I had the intention to kill you?"
Shaoying lowered his head, revealing his neck: "When the master was studying abroad in Jiange, Great Qin, he was extremely talented and arrogant, not like a human. After marrying me and having a family, the master became more and more like a human. But since the end of the Yuanshuo Rebellion, the master has been obsessed with cultivation, and his humanity has become less and less. When you came back just now, I saw that there was no humanity in your eyes. The old you is gone..."
Qiu Shuijing was indifferent and said, "You had a chance to escape, why did you come back?"
Shaoying looked up and looked into his eyes, which were full of emotion.
Suddenly, a huge emotion surged up, overwhelming Qiu Shuijing's rationality.
He held Shaoying in his arms.
"Just lose..." he murmured.