The high stone steps stretch upward, and there are still dense bamboo forests on both sides of the stone steps, but the strange thing is that there are no fallen leaves on the stone steps.

Su Mo slowly stepped on the stone steps and walked up, as if he was in a place with extremely mysterious Taoist meanings.

Occasionally, a breeze passed by, blowing Su Mo's white hair swaying slightly with the wind.

Finally, on the side of the stone steps, Su Mo saw a gray-haired old man sitting cross-legged on a stone.

The white-haired old man's face was full of wrinkles, and he looked like a fairy under a kind smile.

Seeing Su Mo coming, the white-haired old man smiled and beckoned to Su Mo and motioned for Su Mo to step forward.

"Junior, Su Mo, has seen seniors." Su Mo walked up to the old man very respectfully.

"Sit." The white-haired old man smiled and pointed to the ground in front of him, Su Mo nodded and sat down.

The white-haired old man smiled and nodded, a pair of enlightened eyes that seemed to be able to perceive the heavens.

"Confucian disciples?" The old man asked with a smile on his face.

"The younger generation entered the Tao with Confucianism, and he is considered a Confucian disciple, but there seems to be no Confucian ...... in this world," Su Mo nodded and replied.

The old man smiled and nodded slowly, and asked Su Mo again, "What do you think is the difference between Confucianism and Taoism?" ”

Su Mo thought for a while and replied slowly: "Confucianism is 'benevolence' and 'etiquette', and it is necessary to enter the WTO, and what you want is to borrow all things to act. ”

"The Tao is 'self' and 'natural', and it must be born, and what is sought is to follow all things and flow freely."

To put it simply, Confucianism is based on benevolence and etiquette, and it pays attention to integrating into the red dust of the world, and when encountering difficulties, it will use various things that can be used to achieve its own goals, so the special cultivation of Confucianism and Taoism is also here.

Confucianism and Taoism use the spiritual power of heaven and earth to construct rules to achieve their effect.

The Tao is based on nature, and the emphasis is on being born and blending into nature, and when things happen, it goes with the flow, and responds to all changes with nothing.

The white-haired old man nodded with a smile after hearing what Su Mo said, and slowly spoke: "What you said is right, but it's not all right. ”

"Please advise your seniors!" Su Mo asked.

The white-haired old man smiled and said, "If there is a river in front of you, and there are Buddha, Taoist, and Confucianism on the riverside, they all want to cross the river, as you think...... How will they do it? ”

"The Buddha said: This shore is the other shore, and all laws are empty. There is no difference between this shore and the other shore, so the Buddha... Will not cross the river. Su Mo thought of Master Huikong, although Master Huikong said that he was miserable and wanted to cross himself out of the red dust, but he would not force himself to do anything.

Instead, he just followed himself and entered the red dust with himself.

The white-haired old man nodded with a smile and motioned for Su Mo to continue.

"When Confucianism is in trouble, it will borrow everything for its own use, so Confucianism will build ships and bridges, and try every means to cross the river."

"The Tao of Taoism is natural, and it is governed by inaction. Therefore, the Taoist will wait, and when there is a boat to cross the river, they will cross the river together. ”

The gray-haired old man shook his head and said slowly: "Your understanding of the Tao is narrow, and 'inaction' is not 'inaction'. 'Let nature be' is not 'dry and wait for nature'. ”

Su Mo was puzzled, looking at the white-haired old man waiting for his explanation.

"The way of nature speaks of my connection with all things, and all things have laws, and so do people. Therefore...... when the Dao wants to cross the river, it will consider the river as a part of itself, so the Dao will swim down the river. The river and the road and me... There is no difference......"

"All things are mutually reinforcing, only I am transcendent, do you understand?"

Rumble!

A thunderclap seemed to flash in Su Mo's mind, and a mist rose in his eyes.

Confucianism crosses the river by borrowing all things, and Tao crosses the river by itself.

What is the Tao?

The Tao is both nature and self-mind!

The Buddha said 'no self', the Confucian saying 'should be me', and the Taoist said 'only me'.

What is Tao?

Su Mo was confused in his contemplation, and he was out of his mind for a while.

A wisp of breeze blew down two dead bamboo leaves, falling in Su Modi's sight.

Su Mo watched the two withered bamboo leaves fall to the ground blankly, and raised his hand to pick them up, but the outstretched hand hesitated when he was about to touch the withered leaves.

This withered leaf is born, grows, and withers...... This is the way of nature.

The first buds are new, the green leaves are growing, and the fallen leaves are dead, and the thousands of accumulated leaves are like the natural destination of all beings.

You can't do it, and you don't have to do it...... It is for the Tao of Nature.

It's like a person's life...... Birth, old age, and death are natural destinations.

But why is this feeling so familiar?

Su Mo looked up at the bamboo pole above his head, which was full of dark green sword and bamboo leaves...... In this warm spring season, where do the fallen leaves come from?

Suddenly, Su Mo remembered the rain when he was discussing the Tao with Master Huikong in the broken temple, which suddenly made Su Mo fall into a stupor.

Why is this symbolic of the fallen leaves of the Word so similar to the falling rain that day was debated?

Buddha's Words...... The rain is life, the rain becomes the sea of suffering for all beings, and getting rid of the sea of suffering is the way of Buddhism.

Sayings...... Falling leaves are life, accumulating leaves become the destination of all beings, and returning to dust is the Tao.

What about Confucianism?

Confucian ...... Enter the red dust with 'benevolence', and the red dust is life, which is returned to all living beings......

Finally...... What is the Way?

Su Mo came back to his senses in a daze, and found that the gray-haired old man had disappeared, as if he had never appeared.

Only the wind blows the bamboo leaves, and it makes a 'whooshing' sound.

Su Mo raised his steps in confusion and continued to walk up the stone steps, the end of this stone step was on the top of the mountain not far away, Su Mo could see the end, but he couldn't go up.

The top of the mountain that seemed to be right in front of you seemed to be infinitely far away.

Su Mo walked for a long time, and when he looked up, he still seemed to be standing still.

Su Mo looked at the bamboo forests on both sides that were 'rattling' under the wind, and suddenly remembered Master Huikong's words, "The wind blows the flags, is the wind moving, or the flags moving?" ”

"It's the heart of the benevolent...... Su Mo suddenly realized, "All laws are illusory." ”

"This step is also a human level, walking is a road level, and enlightenment is life."

A dazzling divine light flashed in Su Mo's eyes, and a Protoss sigil appeared on his forehead.

There was obviously a supreme aura on this sigil, but it also carried a trace of the red dust of the mortal world, as well as a strange and secluded aura.

"I'm dying...... What do you do with these things? ”

"I take it upon myself to go through the last part of my life, which is ...... to me at this moment"

Su Mo smiled calmly.

"I am the ...... of the Tao"

Su Mo's eyes were bright, although there was a hint of sadness, but he was no longer confused.

"I want to go back with all the sway, and dare to tell Wandao not to look up......"

Su Mo stepped out in one step, and reached the top of the mountain in an instant.

Looking back at the bottom of the mountain, he smiled freely.

There is still lingering sadness and reluctance in that smile......