Chapter 168: The Great Luo Gate
When the Origin Heavenly Demon and the Taishang True Demon saw that Rahu had failed to block the way, they immediately knew that it was difficult for Houtu to deal with. If they make a heavy hand and let Zhu Rong and others fail to preach, they will definitely face the back soil in anger. So he left his hand in the matter of blocking the road.
As soon as they left their hands, the obstacles to the preaching of Zhu Rong and several others were reduced. With less obstacles and the help of Houtu by his side, Zhu Rong and a few people continued to resonate with the power of the five elements, as well as the luck connected to each other, and finally succeeded in preaching. Completely in harmony with the Tao, let one's own concept occupy the five elements of the universe.
At this point, the Five Elements Avenue has finally been suppressed and controlled by the gods!
With the five Great Luo suppressing and taking charge of the Five Elements Dao, especially as the foundation avenue of the universe, the Five Elements Dao must have fixed the foundation of the universe. So that the Heavenly Dao can finally free up his hands, and he can adjust the changes in the laws of the Great Dao of the Universe faster.
On Yujing Mountain, looking at the vision of the Tao that permeated the entire universe, the two of them were Silent Daoist and Hongjun, and a faint sense of envy rose in their hearts.
"When will we be able to preach the Dao Daluo again?" Hearing the Silent Extinction Daoist sigh like this, Hongjun couldn't help but look at the Silent Annihilation Daoist. From the other party's eyes, he could see a little envy, a little loneliness, and a blank feeling about the road ahead.
Looking back, they have now cut off everything from the past, and the way they have walked has deviated from the original Shinto way.
Unlike Shinto, which has a well-established system, the path of Shinto enlightenment has been explored by the predecessors, and the future generations only need to follow the direction explored by the predecessors.
The path of the immortal path is completely in the dark, and everything has to be groped forward. Without the guidance of predecessors and the clarification of teachers, all questions need to be answered by themselves, and they can only rely on themselves to overcome obstacles and explore the way forward - how difficult!
Ling Yun listened to the two sighs, and couldn't help but feel happy in his heart for his luck.
There are memories of past lives, and there are also heavenly books deduced by predecessors, such as the Book of Creation. Unlike Hongjun and the others, who completely groped, he only needed to slowly verify the ideas recorded in the Book of Heaven, and experiment one by one, and he could always find the way forward.
Hongjun and the Silent Extinction Dao people are not so convenient, there is no such thing as the Heavenly Book of Creation to guide them, and they must come up with ideas one by one in order to verify them one by one. How difficult is it for them to create completely out of thin air, to carve out a way forward in the absence of any way forward?
Moreover, their experience of Shinto, as the true god of the Great Luo, is a great disturbance in creating a path that does not exist in the world. To find a feasible path from the countless possibilities, this is many times more difficult than Lingyun's side.
It is precisely because he knows the difficulties that Ling Yun also knows that he can't cherish himself with a broom. Only by exchanging more views can we promote the development of the Immortal Dao. Thinking of this, Ling Yun smiled and said, "Why should the two Dao brothers be worried? It's not just the Divine Way that is the right path, but the way we are walking is also the right way to the heavens. All you need to do is strengthen your faith, and one day, our path will spread throughout the world and become a magnificent road worthy of Shinto. ”
The Silent Daoist suddenly woke up: Yes, since he has chosen this path, why did he shake his faith?
If there is no direction, a direction is set, if there is no road, a road is made, that is, the road travels until there is no way ahead, then a way is made. One day, I will prove that there is no mistake in the path I have chosen!
Hongjun was relieved to see that the people of the Silent Extinction Dao had awakened to the fact that those who followed the path of spiritual cultivation must always reflect on themselves, and if their faith is shaken, their state of mind will recede. The heart of the Daoist was moved, although he did not shake his faith, but this was also a dangerous signal.
Fortunately, Ling Yun woke him up in time, otherwise he would have fallen into self-doubt and shaken his confidence, and the damage to his state of mind would be very great. If the cultivation is damaged due to the loss of the state of mind, the Silent Daoist will have to waste many years.
At this time, Ling Yun said again: "Although the kid's cultivation is low, he can't compare to the two Taoist friends. However, there are also some conjectures and ideas about the matter of Dao Daluo, so I will talk to the two Taoist friends as a guide to the jade!"
When Hongjun and the Silent Extinction Daoist heard this, they couldn't help but glance at each other, and they were both interested in Ling Yun's next words.
Ling Yun watched the two of them listen, and then said his opinion: "The two Daoist brothers know that our cultivation path is to distinguish it from the Shinto. As the saying goes, there was a way in the beginning, and God and the word are the same. Shinto is in harmony with the universe of heaven and earth, and most of the great powers are given by heaven and earth, except for Daluo. We wait for the path, pay attention to all the great power, and return it to ourselves. ”
"It's just that we were born between heaven and earth, and everything we do is closely related to the world. Our practice is about independence, not being able to be independent from the beginning. Just like mortal life, it is in the mother's womb before birth, and all the provisions come from the mother's body. After birth, due to lack of strength and weak body, he still needs to be raised by his mother. When you have enough strength and a strong body, you can leave your parents and be independent. ”
Ling Yun's in-depth analysis of the essence of cultivation and the use of mortal life as a metaphor can be said to be appropriate. When Hongjun and the Silent Extinction Dao people heard this, they couldn't help but bow their heads.
Seeing that the two of them agreed with his statement, Ling Yun happily continued: "The same is true for our cultivation, and the same is true for those who come after us in the future. Before we reach a certain level, we all need the world's offerings for our practice, and after we have practiced to a certain level, we need to become independent step by step until we are completely independent. No matter how we practice, we are moving in the direction of independence. And to be independent, you have to cut off your ties with the world. ”
"How can we cut off our ties with the world? Only by being self-sufficient can we naturally cut off our ties with the world and break away from the world cycle. ”
Self-sufficient, without pretense?
Listening to what Ling Yun said, Hongjun and the Silent Extinction Daoist couldn't help but think about it. In fact, their cultivation has already achieved a state of endless circulation, without pretense of seeking from outside. However, if you don't swallow the external vitality, it's just a cycle, and it won't grow in terms of cultivation.
The Silent Extinction Daoist couldn't help but mutter, "In this way, we should be one step away!"
Thinking of this, Hongjun and the Silent Extinction Daoist glanced at each other, and they both thought of the key - how to be self-sufficient!
If the cycle continues, there is no pretense, but growth will stop. Only self-sufficiency can strengthen the cycle and never stop progressing. Among them, the former one is not difficult to do, but the latter is the most difficult and critical. The two of them tried to figure it out, but they couldn't find a way to make themselves self-sufficient.
After closing their eyes and thinking for a long time, Hongjun and the Silent Extinction Daoist had no choice but to open their eyes and temporarily put aside thinking about the way to be 'self-sufficient'.
On the side, Ling Yun watched them ponder for a long time, carefully recalling what they had said, and carefully recalling the records in the Book of Creation and Transformation and the memories of their previous lives, and suddenly found that they had missed a point, and this should be the key to enlightenment!
Thinking of this, Ling Yun hurriedly said, "By the way, everything I said just now is the ultimate direction of our cultivation. Since independence is the ultimate goal, all practice should revolve around this goal. I'm still far from the Enlightenment Dharma, so naturally I don't know what the method of Enlightenment Dala is. However, I think that since we have to be independent, we must naturally cut off cause and effect in order to preach. ”
Break cause and effect?
Hongjun and the Silent Extinction Daoist listened to what Ling Yun said, and couldn't help but feel moved, and suddenly thought that in the primeval era, when the Dao Daluo was preached, all the Daluo True Gods would break away from the long river of Heavenly Destiny. Since it has been separated from the long river of destiny, it is naturally free from the shackles of cause and effect.
Since it is also independent and self-directed, this cutting off of cause and effect is naturally the key to enlightenment. Thinking of this, the two of them had some clues about the matter of preaching Da Luo.
"Brother Dao!" The Silent Extinction Daoist couldn't help but look at Hongjun, and when he saw Hongjun also looking at him, he immediately knew that the two of them probably had the same idea.
In fact, for the way of cause and effect, the two did a lot of research in their early years, and also analyzed the nature of cause and effect. Especially the Dao of Silence, who had been in charge of the position of the god of death at the beginning, was extremely proficient in the way of cause and effect.
It's just that they were Da Luo back then, and because they didn't touch cause and effect, they didn't care about it, so they kept ignoring the existence of cause and effect. Now after listening to what Ling Yun said, since he wants to be independent, this cause and effect will naturally have to be cut off. Both of them understood part of the nature of cause and effect, and they thought of how to cut off cause and effect.
Now that he had a clue, Hongjun couldn't wait to pull the Silent Extinction Daoist and hurriedly retreated to study. They have to study how they can cut off the cause and effect, and how they can attain the Gura after they have cut off the cause and effect.
Ling Yun knew that Hongjun and they had a clue and inspiration, so they naturally wanted to retreat and participate in the study, and they didn't care if they were cold or not. He didn't care much about this, since the two of them were going to retreat and study, he would go to study the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.