The sky is full of stars, infinitely bright, containing countless energies, and countless subtle, vague, mysterious fluctuations.
Is that what is called fate
Chen Changsheng's spiritual consciousness floated towards a higher place, passing countless stars. Compared with the incomparably empty space around him, and compared with the majestic energy contained in those stars, his spiritual consciousness is so small, like a feather in a strong wind, a drop of water that is about to dry up in the desert, seems like It will be torn apart in the next moment, and will be evaporated into nothingness, but the strange thing is that neither those stars nor those majestic energies have caused any harm to his spiritual consciousness.
A red star appeared in front of his consciousness on the left, and the surface of the star was burning violently, spewing out terrifying flames to the surroundings. He doesn't know how far that star is from him, he can only judge from the almost solidified shape of those flames, it is very far away, but this star is so close in his consciousness, so it can only show that this star is extremely huge , almost filling up the space that his spiritual sense can perceive.
The burning red stars spit infinite energy into the void, giving people a terrifying feeling, as if as long as they get closer, they will be burned into the purest energy, but it also gives people a feeling of wanting to melt in the sky. desire in between.
Chen Changsheng was a little uneasy, not because of fear, because he was sure that there was nothing in the sea of stars that could harm human consciousness. This uneasiness came more from his resistance to the shape and temperament of this star, in other words he does not like.
So his consciousness continued to float to a higher place, and after passing a group of cloud flocs that seemed to be fragments of stardust, a blue star came into view, and that star looked extraordinarily cold and arrogant. , the surface seems to be covered with light frost, giving people a strong feeling that it refuses anything to approach. After floating there for a while, his consciousness continued to go further.
The spiritual consciousness of the practitioner leaves the body, and the distance is naturally limited. As the realm grows, it will gradually increase, but only when the life star is lit at the very beginning, there is no restriction in the upward range of space. It's an unsolved mystery.
Chen Changsheng's spiritual consciousness continued to float upwards, and he saw various stars and landscapes. He also passed by a few stars that seemed particularly silent. If his spiritual consciousness wanted to approach, it would be pushed away by an invisible force , so he understood that it should be someone else's fate.
The deeper you go into the starry sky, the more stars there are, and gradually there are many strange stars that do not conform to the common concept of human beings. Those stars are quietly floating in the void, constantly sputtering starlight, Some seem to have produced countless spiral arms, like children's toys, some stars have condensed into bright wings, like some kind of magical birds, and some stars give people a sense of majesty like beasts.
For a whole night, his consciousness floated in the ocean of stars, slowly felt, and produced many indescribable touches, those touches were related to the stars, and most of them came from himself, this kind of absolute freedom from the bondage of the physical body Sensation itself is one of the driving forces of practice.
The spiritual consciousness of a practitioner passes through the night sky and drifts into the depths of the sea of stars. This kind of situation is very common in the world, especially in Kyoto, where there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Every night, many people try to light up the life star, so no one notices Chen The consciousness of longevity.
Suddenly at a certain moment, his consciousness saw an extremely bright light, which was different from the light from the stars, it was more blazing and thicker. He had the urge to see more clearly, but he vaguely remembered something, knowing that it was time to go back.
He opened his eyes and woke up, and found that he was still sitting cross-legged in the library of the Orthodox Academy. His consciousness had drifted for a long time before he reached the depths of the sea of stars, but it was only a moment when he came back. Looking in the blink of an eye, the sky outside the window was faintly white , it turned out that it was dawn.
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For the first time in fourteen years, Chen Changsheng's routine was disrupted. He got some sleep during the day, and came to the library in the evening to continue his journey of roaming the stars. The second time his consciousness left the body, he had more experience and was more familiar with the sea of stars in the night sky. At the beginning, he didn't look at the scenery in the sea of stars carefully, but drifted directly deeper, wanting to See where you can get there.
When it was about to dawn, the sudden bright light woke him up again.
On the third night, he repeated this process again until the fourth and fifth day. Every night, his spiritual consciousness would travel further than the previous night, and he could see more stars, but he still did not stop. idea.
The road of cultivating Taoism is long and long, and he thought it would be better if he always tried his best to go further.
On the sixth night, his consciousness came to a place that he had never been before. He didn't know that very few people's spiritual consciousness can come to such a far place. On the one hand, it may be related to the strength of the spiritual consciousness, and on the other hand, it is also because the sea of stars that passed by in front is already big enough for practitioners Temptation, few people can suppress the desire to light up the life star and start washing the marrow immediately. From this perspective, his ability to resist temptation is indeed very strong.
—That's because he knows better than anyone what the real temptation of living in this world is.
But he quickly confirmed that there were indeed very few spirits here, because his spirit had wandered here for a long time, and he did not meet people who had been lit by other people's spirit from time to time like in the previous five nights. stars.
Everywhere is new, the space is new, and the stars are also new, waiting for him to pick one at will.
Chen Changsheng's consciousness still didn't stop, because he felt that he could go further and see more.
On the seventh night, his consciousness finally encountered an obstacle, or rather, he encountered a wall. It was an invisible, transparent wall that didn't even have a sense of existence, but he knew that the wall was there , he hesitated for the first time.
What is beyond this invisible wall
He doesn't know that this invisible wall is a crystal wall that divides space, and naturally he doesn't know that only the most powerful creature like the golden dragon can walk through it freely, but he can guess that this invisible wall should be difficult to penetrate. past.
But he still wanted to try.
If this was the south wall, he had already reached the base of the wall, and he had to touch his head up to be reconciled.
He wanted to try, so he tried, without any hope, but... To his surprise, his consciousness passed through with such ease.
There is still a sea of stars over there.
But compared with the Xinghai that he passed by before, his spiritual sense felt that the Xinghai here was more familiar, as if he had returned to his hometown.
His spiritual consciousness continued to float upwards, becoming fainter and fainter. Even in a state of no mind and nothing, he also knew that the connection between his spiritual consciousness and his own body was getting weaker and weaker, and it might be interrupted in the next moment.
The light gradually dimmed, and the number of stars gradually decreased.
Chen Changsheng felt that the farthest he could go was here.
Farther away, there is a faint sea of stars, like the lights of thousands of families.
He looked at that place and felt a little regretful, but he knew that it was time for him to choose.
His consciousness swept around, trying to find the star that belonged to him.
Choosing a star is a difficult problem for every practitioner, because there are too many choices, and there are no fixed rules. You can choose the color of the star because you like it, or you can just point at it with your eyes closed. pieces.
Chen Changsheng didn't encounter this kind of problem, because when he wanted to choose, the star appeared in front of his eyes. He fell in love with the star immediately, so he decided to make it his own.
It was a small red star. Compared with the one he saw at first, it was obviously much smaller, and there was no terrifying burning starlight on the surface. All the light and energy seemed to be concentrated in the deepest part by that star.
The red star is very round and has a particularly smooth appearance. It looks like a small apple.
It's cute, it's beautiful, it's very close, and it makes people want to take a bite.
As Chen Changsheng thought about it, his spiritual consciousness floated over.
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In the library of the Orthodox Academy, the night breeze blew gently, the sound of frogs outside the window stopped early, and there was silence.
Chen Changsheng sat cross-legged and closed his eyes on the clean floor with a calm expression.
Suddenly, he opened his mouth, then closed it, as if taking a bite of something.
He could vaguely hear the sound of his throat ringing, as if he was swallowing.
Suddenly, he sweated profusely, and instantly wet the floor beneath him.
At the far end of the starry sky, a red star suddenly brightened.
He opened his eyes and looked into the depths of the starry sky.
He couldn't see the star, but he could feel it.
Because, that's his star.
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As the Demon University scholar Tungus said, no one can see that thread.
So when Chen Changsheng successfully lit his own star, there was no phenomenon in the Orthodox Academy, and there was no sacred beam of light in the night sky of Kyoto. This continent was still as calm and peaceful as usual.
And his star was too far away from the ground, even though it was bright for a moment, it could not be seen. Yes, that star was too far away, and the priests who were as far away as the observatory in the western suburbs of Kyoto didn't notice it.
But it was still seen.
Because the Holy Empress is stargazing tonight.
This is a very coincidental thing.
As long as the weather is suitable, the Holy Empress will watch the stars on the Gan terrace every night.
There was a light rain tonight, so she came out a little late.
She happened to see the star being lit up.
But even she didn't know who was lighting that star.
Is that person in Kyoto or in the south
Could it be Snow Old City
The Holy Empress looked at the depths of the night sky, her thick ink-like eyebrows slowly raised, her voice was emotionless.
"Something interesting."