Chapter 4 Essence is a thing, and the spirit changes
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Su Ziyu, who was put on his shoulder with one hand, didn't even have time to react, he only felt that the sky was spinning for a while, and the things in front of him were changing rapidly, and when he came back to his senses, he was already in a small room, with a radius of only about 20 square meters, and there were all kinds of beds and desks.
Su Ziyu shook his head, and suddenly felt that the furnishings in the house became more and more familiar, and hurriedly pushed open the window a few steps, only to see the community full of cars parked under the apartment building.
In the blink of an eye, I returned to the hut where I set off, what kind of demon method is this?!
He turned his head in horror and pointed at the white-faced man, his throat gurgling, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
The white-faced man turned a blind eye, looked inside the room for a moment, turned around and calmly sat down in the big back chair, and looked at him again.
Su Ziyu's mind was in a mess, and it took him a long time to organize the language, and he asked in a difficult voice, "You...... Who are they, gods, monsters?"
"I'm human, and my name is Empty Zhiyuan. The white-faced man shook his head again.
"Empty knows far, empty knows far. Su Ziyu muttered for a long time, as if he wanted to find some clues from this name, but he only made himself more confused and completely unimpressed.
Kong Zhiyuan waved his hand slightly: "The name is just a title, you don't want to know why you are dying?"
Su Ziyu's body shook suddenly, and he asked eagerly, "Do you know what disease I have?"
Kong Zhiyuan's face resurfaced with the strange expression he had before, and he looked at him: "Sick? Do you think you're sick? If it's a disease, I don't know how many people want to get it." β
He suddenly stopped and muttered for a moment, as if remembering something: "Yes, you will die because of this, and it is reasonable to say that it is sick." β
These upside-down words made Su Ziyu more and more confused, and felt that the other party was a little inexplicable: "What are you talking about, is it sick or not." β
Kong Zhiyuan suddenly laughed, and raised his hand to signal him to sit down: "Young man, have you ever heard a sentence that essence is a thing." β
Su Ziyu looked dazed, he hadn't even gone to college, let alone studied any ancient texts, so after hearing it, he pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head honestly.
Regarding his reaction, Kong Zhiyuan didn't have any expression, but continued.
"In ancient philosophy, essence represents an invisible and moving substance that pervades the universe and is believed to be the origin of all things in the universe. β
"The essence is a thing, and the wandering soul is a change, which is the state of knowing the ghosts and gods. This sentence comes from the "Zhou Yi Ji Ci I", which says that all things in the universe are composed of essence, and the soul wanders and then causes changes, so the state of ghosts and gods can be investigated through the change of the shape of things. β
"Everything in the universe, including nature, also includes people. You should be a person who is born with vigorous vitality and extraordinary sense of induction, and in ancient times, he was about a first-class person with supernatural talents and auspicious possession. β
"Wait! Stop! This should be a good thing, right? Why am I so miserable?" Su Ziyu couldn't help but interrupt the other party, although he remained skeptical about these, but Renjie or something, it didn't sound derogatory anyway, and the gap between himself and his bleak situation of being exhausted and riddled with strange diseases was too big.
Kong Zhiyuan was interrupted by him, but he was not angry, and looked over with a smile: "It's a pity that you were not born in ancient times." β
"Do you know why there are so many myths and legends in ancient times? Jesus was born and his mother was conceived by the Holy Spirit; Moses divided the sea, and the sea water flowed backwards; Lao Tzu went out of the customs and rode a bull to the east; Buddha preached the Dharma, and lotus flowers were born everywhere while sitting on the ground. Even earlier, in the battle of the Yellow Emperor Chi You Zhuolu, there were countless strange beasts in the wilderness, but now they are basically extinct?"
His words were eloquent and clear, but Su Ziyu seemed to be listening to the Arabian Nights, and he opened his mouth wide for a long time before he reacted: "What Jesus, what Buddha...... What you said is obviously a myth, at best an exaggerated description of some unexplained phenomena by the ancients, and they are all based on false rumors, but now that science and technology are developed and civilization is prosperous, these superstitious legends certainly have no market. β
"Don't follow the crowd! Blind obedience is a delusion, and only knowing is called believing. To his answer, Kong Zhiyuan looked unimpressed.
"The Bible, the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Searching for Gods, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Iliad, the older the books, the more detailed the records of the legends of gods and monsters. β
"In the past few hundred years, "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" is basically just a compilation of the stories recorded by predecessors. This does not mean that the scrolls are all apocryphal, but in fact the living environment has changed over time, perhaps due to the increase in population or the destruction of the natural environment, and the specific reasons are unknown. In short, the essence of heaven and earth is getting weaker and weaker, and human beings are gradually detached from it, and the sense is getting sluggish day by day. β
"Dead Sea Scrolls", "Ramayana", and "Eliade", which are somewhat awkward foreign ancient names, are really out of harmony when they come out of the mouth of Kong Zhiyuan, a person who behaves and dresses in a very ancient style, but Su Ziyu didn't care to refute it, but asked hurriedly: "Then what does this have to do with my situation?"
"What you think is a strange disease, in fact, is just an explosion of essence, but you don't know how to nourish essence and store qi, and you don't know the slightest magic spell, almost only can't go in and out, and the replenishment you get from the essence of heaven and earth is minimal, even if the foundation is thick, you can't bear it, and over time, it will naturally become weaker and weaker. This is called being born at the wrong time!"
"On the contrary, ordinary people simply stay away from the essence induction, and although they live blindly, they are also at ease. Kong Zhiyuan's tone gradually became low when he said in the end, and he didn't know whether he was sighing for Su Ziyu's life experience or thinking of something else.
But Su Ziyu didn't have time to think about it so much, after listening to these words, combined with the previous magic method of Kong Zhiyuan, in fact, he had already believed most of it, but he was even more confused: "I was born at the wrong time...... Born at the wrong time......"
This is a strange situation that is out of his imagination, which really makes him speechless, but after a few words, Su Ziyu suddenly reacted, isn't there an empty Zhiyuan in front of him, since the other party is not impermanent, is it just to watch himself die?
"Empty...... Master Kong, since you know the reason, there must be a way to help me?" Su Ziyu turned a thousand times in his heart, and couldn't help but say tentatively.
Kong Zhiyuan was not surprised by his request, but he was not in a hurry to agree, but lightly stretched out three fingers: "I can save you, but the premise is that you can pass the three tests." β
Yes?
came out of thin air, Su Ziyu was confused again, but in order to survive, not to mention three tests, thirty of them had to fight, and immediately gritted his teeth and said, "Please speak!"
Kong Zhiyuan smiled slightly, and suddenly stood up: "I have been by your side for a long time, and no one else can see me, only you can see it, guess what the reason is?"
"It should be that I am naturally sensitive, so I can see things that others can't see?" Su Ziyu thought to himself that I almost treated you as a ghost, and it was too normal for others not to see, but his answer was extremely simple.
He replied without thinking, and while he was proud in his heart, he recalled the countless ghost legends he had seen from childhood to adulthood, half apprehensive and half newβwasn't this the legendary yin and yang eyes?
As a result, he heard Kong Zhiyuan shaking his head and laughing: "You can't help but think too highly of yourself, you feel psychic, but you don't know how to refine essence, just like a child with a big axe, it is difficult to hurt others as it is to ascend to the sky, but it is very easy to hurt yourself." β
He said and waved his hand in this direction, "You try to walk up to me." β