Ilya was in a bad mood, not only before, she was still sighing at the sunset, but now, she felt that it was completely dark.

In fact, it was indeed completely dark, and the courtyard was quiet, with a few sun lamps hanging from the shelves of the rudimentary thin iron ceiling, emitting a slightly pale light.

Ilya was stunned for a while before she woke up from her state of absence, and she looked at Claire with a smile next to her, as if she had knocked over a spice bottle.

"Claire"

Claire looked at the tangled Ilya, in fact, she understood Ilya's feelings very well, once upon a time, she was in the same painful torment as her, on the one hand was the abyss of despair, on the other hand was the warm other side, but the abyss was once her hometown of attachment, and the warm other side was a strange other.

However, Claire is both helpless and glad that the choice is not in her own hands, she was chosen with mixed feelings, which also allowed her to avoid the distress of choice, fortunately, Claire is not a literary youth, so after recognizing the reality, she quickly adapted to her identity.

Ilya twisted her hands together and hesitated for a while before she said with difficulty: "Claire, are you really so happy to look at these things?" ”

Claire's face was stunned, then she put away the excitement on her face, and said with a wry smile: "Otherwise, what else? Ilya, the trend of the times, no one can stop it! Besides, since I have chosen, then I must go on firmly, no matter where this road leads, I am not willing to stand still, that is definitely not the life I want. ”

"Standing still? Hehe, if you choose the wrong one. I'm afraid I don't even have a chance to stand still. There is only the end of destruction and elimination. ”

Claire sighed softly. Then he smiled and said: "Elijah, listen to me, you don't have to worry about this, what you need to do is to choose your own path in life." ”

"That's right, it's not my turn to worry about this, as for my own life path."

Looking at the hesitant Ilya, Claire asked cautiously, "Ilya, what do you think of the church and faith?" ”

"In my opinion. Faith is actually a kind of faith, and I am not in favor of the secularization of the church, which should be simple, a pursuit of beauty, without any reward or forgiveness. Therefore, I have always thought that the church is the church, and faith is faith, just like the Xuanmen in China, the sect is the sect, and the avenue is the avenue. ”

Claire smiled slightly: "You say so." I don't think your thoughts are any different from those of Fangshi. ”

Ilya looked at Claire in surprise, blinking her big eyes and wondering, "What?" I don't understand. ”

"Look. Fang Shi Okay, cultivators, in fact, not all are the same, not to mention the evil way, even if it is a person in the righteous path, in fact, everyone is different, I remember Yu Yao said, each has its own way, the faith you pursue, that is, the belief in beauty, is actually a kind of Tao, the way that belongs to you, isn't it? ”

Ilya was stunned.

Claire didn't notice Ilya's situation, and continued to herself: "In that case, why should there be a church? The church is actually like a sect of Xuanmen, just a collection of like-minded people, in fact, you also understand, these like-minded people have slowly changed with the erosion of time, they have become not pure, and even operate the power of faith as a force, you say? Ilya, Ilya"

Claire finally found that Ilya was stunned looking at the generators not far away, and seemed to be in a state of complete distraction, Claire was startled, and was about to reach out to pull Ilya, but she herself suddenly froze, and then was dragged backwards by an irresistible force, and even half of her words were blocked, and the whole person seemed to have turned into a stone sculpture.

Then a gentle force grabbed her shoulders, a familiar smell rushed into her nostrils, and a reassuring voice sounded in her ears.

"Don't bother her, she's in a rare state of epiphany."

Claire was stunned for a moment, only to find that her body's stiffness had been completely lifted, and then, the cool and comfortable feeling disappeared from her side, Claire turned her head a little reluctantly, and found that Fangshi had retreated a little, and was looking at herself with a smile, and there were two extremely beautiful women standing beside him.

Claire sighed subconsciously, and then shook her head a little embarrassed: "Master Fang, Yu Yao, Yu Xin, what's wrong with Elijah?" ”

Fang Shi smiled, raised his legs and walked towards Ilya, circled around Ilya, put down a few universal spellcasters beside her, and then whispered something, then nodded with satisfaction and walked back.

Xia Yuyao had already stood beside Claire, and when Fang Shi finished casting the spell, she explained to Claire with a smile: "Fang Shi is building an isolation array, that is, an enchantment, to prevent Ilya from being disturbed by the outside world. ”

Claire nodded, "Is she okay?" Why did it suddenly become like this, and what was the epiphany? ”

"Don't worry, Ilya is fine, it's a good thing."

"Really?" Claire asked a little nervously, after all, this incident was caused by her, and Ilya was her hair and only best friend, so she was naturally very concerned about Ilya's state.

Xia Yuxin glanced at Claire and walked towards Fang Shi: "How is it?" ”

"Well, the luck is quite good, it's stable, let's go back, Yuyao, I'll leave it to you here."

Xia Yuyao turned her head and nodded with a smile, Fang Shi reached out to hold Xia Yuxin's hand, Xia Yuxin dodged it, and glared at Fang Shi with a dissatisfied face, there are still outsiders in the house, this guy doesn't pay attention to the influence and image at all, okay, you are also a great grandmaster, Fang Shi smiled indifferently.

Seeing the two men and women walking away, Xia Yuyao pursed her lips and smiled, turned her head and continued the topic just now.

"Claire, Ilya has been studying Daozang these days, right?"

"Yes, it hasn't stopped since I arrived in Huaxia."

Xia Yuyao nodded: "Well, do you know what the so-called Daozang is?" ”

Although Claire didn't quite understand why Xia Yuyao had pulled the topic so far at once, she still thought about it and replied seriously: "I probably read some, but I can't understand it, probably some thoughts about the so-called Dao, right?" ”

"Yes, Daozang is the reflection and summary of the Great Dao and how to pursue it, in short, it is the method of understanding the world and the understanding of the world."

Claire blinked, her blue pupils shining like a pair of crystal clear sapphires in the light.

"Does this have anything to do with Ilya's current situation?"

"Yes, reading the Tao is actually the understanding and thinking of the world, and through these understandings and reflections, we gradually form our own opinions, and this process is the process of seeking the Tao, which is what Elijah is doing now, and in the eyes of us monks, everyone who does this is a seeker, and so is Elijah."

"Huh? She's, she's a nun! ”

Xia Yuyao smiled and said, "It should be said that she used to be a nun, but when she started to think and understand the world with the way of thinking of Daozang, she was no longer a nun." ”

Claire looked at Xia Yuyao in surprise, she didn't understand what Xia Yuyao said, but what Xia Yuyao said was not as simple as it sounded on the surface.

"Are you saying that before you know it, she's no longer a nun? She betrayed her faith? ”

Xia Yuxin shook her head gently: "No, the so-called faith is inseparable from religion, which in our opinion, is a very primitive way of understanding the world, in our records of the Xuanmen of China, ancestor worship, totem worship and then to monotheism, polytheism, and finally until the level of pursuing the avenue, in fact, it is progressive, not resistant." ”

"Progressive? Are you saying that religion is actually a form of seeking enlightenment, but it is more subordinate? ”

"Yes, we don't talk about those religious organizations formed for other purposes, simply talking about religious beliefs, in fact, is a kind of pursuit of the Tao, but it is quite primitive and ignorant, if you read the Daozang, you will find that faith is just a way to want to move forward on the road, a relatively backward way. So what do you think will happen to Ilya when she understands this and sees that a better way exists? ”

"Isn't it a betrayal to abandon the old ways? She's a nun, a servant of God, and she's an atheist, right? ”

Xia Yuyao smiled: "God? It's just a concept or a belief, Elijah doesn't need to be betrayed and abandoned, if she is a true believer, a true nun, she should understand that only stronger beliefs can get closer to the Tao. There is a Zen saying in Buddhism that I am the Buddha, and for Elijah or true believers, she is a god themselves!"

Claire couldn't help but panic when she heard this, although she is not a staunch believer, but she has been asked to pray every day since she was a child, and she goes to church once a week, she is still very in awe of God, Xia Yuyao directly lowered God to this level, which suddenly made Claire feel some panic in her heart.

However, she quickly put aside these panics and analyzed Xia Yuyao's words with rational thinking.

After a while, Claire looked at Elijah, who looked like a puppet, with complicated eyes, and whispered, "Elijah is a god?" You mean, the faith in her heart is God, right? ”

"Yes, in my eyes, that is the Tao that belongs to her, not that she belongs to God, if she can understand this, then she is a qualified Taoist."

Claire looked at Ilya and didn't know what she was thinking, pondering for a while, she suddenly laughed softly: "I don't understand this, but I'm really looking forward to what will happen to Ilya when she wakes up." ”

"If you want to see her tangled and overwhelmed, it will be disappointing, she will only be more determined and comfortable after she understands it."

Claire pursed her lips in disappointment: "This is an epiphany?" Is it a state of thinking? ”

"Yes, an extremely efficient state of thinking, very rare." (To be continued......)