After comprehending the second realm of the Emperor Dao, Li Ye immediately sank into an extremely mysterious realm, so that he didn't even glance at Guan Bin, who was killed by a sword.

Now his consciousness is located at a peak in an unknown world, and at his feet is the vast land of mountains and rivers, which is tens of millions of miles wide, with villages and cities dotted with fertile fields.

The peasants who worked, the merchants who hurried on the road, and the pedestrians in the city, I don't know how many of them were. In some cities, there is a battle of blood and fire, and the soldiers of the two armies are fighting to the death, so it is not lively.

Li Ye has never seen such a grand scene. The last time I comprehended the first mirror of the emperor, there was no such scene. However, although the picture is vast and vast, there is nothing strange about it, if he stands high enough and sees far enough, then the same should be true of the Tang Dynasty.

After a moment, Li Ye's consciousness was withdrawn from the scroll and returned to reality. He was still in the ruins, Guan Bin, who had turned into blood, was not far away, and the ruins and vines around him were no different from before, but all these things fell into Li Ye's eyes, but they gave him a different feeling.

Everything is full of vitality, as if even the dust is emitting light, and everything looks beautiful and kind, just like old wine, confidants and new friends.

This feeling is so mysterious, it is the kindness of the whole world, Li Ye can't help but close his eyes and savor it.

However, Li Ye didn't experience this feeling for long, because the entire ruins suddenly shook.

It is a county-sized castle that can accommodate tens of thousands of people. In the era when houses were generally only one or two floors, and the courtyards were dotted with chess, the whole city was already quite small, and the shaking was terrifying like an earthquake, and the walls were splashed with sand and gravel everywhere.

Fortunately, the tremor did not last long, and Li Ye stayed in a clearing for less than a moment before waiting for the earthquake to stop. And at this moment, there was a look of surprise in his eyes.

In the middle of the ruins, a white pillar of light rose. The pillar of light was not wide, only a few feet in diameter. After Li Ye rushed over, he saw a bronze object about the size of a palm suspended in the middle.

The strange thing is that when Li Ye rushed to the front of the pillar of light, the pillar of light quietly dissipated, and the copper block also fell in front of Li Ye and was caught by him.

Li Ye looked down, this was an ordinary-looking piece of copper, except for the ice run, Li Ye had no other feelings. The only thing that is certain is that this is nothing more than a fragment.

But since it is a fragment that appears in such a splendid way, it must not be useless, and this secret realm is full of weirdness, and it cannot be speculated by common sense, Li Ye decided at the moment that it is better to put it away.

After putting away the copper block, Li Ye did not stay in place, but began to search the city secretly. No one knows if there are any other immortals in this ruin.

After a long time, Li Ye came to the place where Guan Bin was killed before, that is, the city wall area. After searching for it, he was convinced that there were no other living people in the city. Standing on the ruins of the city wall, Li Ye looked out of the city, frowning slightly.

The violet-blue power grid was closer, only a few dozen miles away from the ruins at his feet. Now Li Ye can see clearly, the purple and blue power grid is moving slowly, to be precise, it is contracting, and sooner or later it will come to the land under his feet.

Just looking at the terrifying appearance of the lightning and thunder, Li Ye would not want to be in it. It's just that the power grid doesn't move fast, and Li Ye roughly estimates that it should be similar to ordinary people running. But the distance was too far for him to calculate accurately.

"No matter what, you have to try to go somewhere else, you can't stay here. Li Ye made up his mind, and slowly tried to touch the outside of the city again.

To his surprise, this time he passed through the area blocked by the light curtain of the magic circle unharmed, and left the city smoothly.

Standing on a mound outside the city and looking back at this ruined town, Li Ye's heart gradually became clear.

The light curtain of the magic circle outside the city will not disappear for no reason, and between the two exits from the city, Li Ye only did two things of practical significance, killing Guan Bin and getting the copper block. And the copper nugget was obtained after killing Guan Bin.

"If I'm not as expected, I can only get the copper if I kill the others in the ruins. At the same time, the light curtain outside the city will disappear, allowing people to leave freely...... But what's the use of copper?"

Thinking of this, Li Ye looked at the purple and blue power grid on the periphery, and after half a ring, he looked at the dense fog area in the center of the secret realm, and felt more and more in his heart that this secret realm that was obviously related to the Heavenly Dao Qi Machine was really dangerous.

"Since Guan Bin has arrived in the secret realm like me, then the other people in the Immortal Court, the people in the Buddha Domain, and the monks of the Demon Clan, there should also be people who have come in, I have to find them first. Li Ye thought of his companion and quickly paid attention.

Here, everyone's strength has been suppressed, and the gap between each other's strength has narrowed, whether it is the real human realm or the earth immortal realm, the combat power has not reached the qi training period.

In other words, if all the great monks on the battlefield that day entered the secret realm, then it would probably be a bloody battle after encountering it now. Numerical superiority will be the key to victory.

In this dangerous place, Li Ye originally couldn't win the Earth Immortal Realm, but after comprehending the second realm of the Emperor Dao, he no longer had pressure on the Heavenly Immortal Realm, but if he encountered the Heavenly Immortal Realm, he might not be able to do it. Moreover, he didn't know if the Heavenly Immortal Realm had reached the cultivation level of the Qi cultivation period.

In this case, it is undoubtedly much safer to find a companion and act together.

After leaving the place, Li Ye climbed to a high place, remembered the location of the nearest ruin, and then rushed over at full speed.

The ruins in front of it are in the river valley area, built along the river, and the scale is much larger than the county city of Li Ye, but it does not meet the standard of a state city, let alone a large county.

Li Ye stopped a mile outside the city, climbed a big tree to observe the sound, and saw nothing, because the forest was too verdant. When he approached the hundred-step position, he finally saw the people in the ruins.

However, it's a pity that it wasn't the demon clan monk, nor Su Emei and Nangong No. 1, but two shiny bald heads. Li Ye didn't have a bad feeling for baldness, but he obviously didn't have a good impression of the Buddhist monks, so he squinted and looked at it for a while.

These two Buddhist monks, who don't know what their original names were, gathered together and sat on the ground, chanting with their eyes closed and reverent. They are really chanting, and the matching wooden fish are rhythmically knocking, and it seems that they are very safe with the encounter, and it doesn't look like they are in danger at all.

Li Ye looked at it for a moment and thought, "On the earth, Buddhism and Buddhism are two existences. The former is learning, which has desirable benefits for people and society, and has also had a lot of merit throughout the ages. However, once any existence becomes a sect, it becomes an organizational machine that controls people, and learning becomes a tool. ”

"Shimen, who does not do good and only collects money, is no different from the gangsters in the market. And they are also literate hooligans, able to control people's minds, which is even more terrifying. But I have to say that at present, these monks in the Buddha Realm of Shimen do have some understanding of this doctrine. Needless to say, this ability to be at peace with encounters and not be surprised by changes makes people have to be convinced. ”

Thinking of this, Li Ye was a little emotional.

In fact, not only the Taoist Sect, but also any organization in the world cannot exist with the purpose of "doing good" and "helping others". For an organization to survive, it needs an economic foundation. "For good" cannot feed an organization, and even more so for "for good" without asking for anything in return.

Any existing sect, regardless of its doctrine, is essentially just a tool for the survival of the sect, a tool for accumulating wealth and seeking fame. Seeking fame is ultimately for the sake of accumulating wealth. All the awe-inspiring and willing to pay for the teachings and so-called legends are no different from pyramid schemes.

In this sense, any organization is "self-interested". The interests of the organization itself are above all else. Any "non-self-interested" doctrine and speech is only to be said to others, so that others can believe it, and eventually gain the wealth of others and feed back to the organization itself.

The highest way for an organization to exist, or the highest way to obtain an economic base, is to grasp power, become a ruler, and obtain the ownership and distribution of resources.

Li Ye knew very well that in this part of Kyushu, as a religious Shimen, he never fully grasped secular power and became a ruler. But elsewhere, religion has. Take, for example, the West.

The coronation of kings depends on religion, that is, religion overrides secular kingship and becomes the de facto ruler and obtains the right to distribute resources and wealth.

In Kyushu, the Domen has never succeeded.

He did not win the imperial power.

As for the Liberation Gate, it has never even done the Daomen, and naturally it can't do the secular imperial power.

Unable to gain secular power in the "official", sectarian organizations can only go to the people.

When violence is no longer available, it can only influence and control people's minds.

Of course, if you control the people's thoughts, you will also control the people, and in turn, you can also seek to control the imperial court. Coupled with the dispute between the rich and the people, this is the contradiction and struggle between the imperial court and Buddhism.

- The imperial power will not allow its ruling order and majesty to be challenged, and will take measures if it sees danger. This is the fundamental reason for the "Three Martial Weapons to Destroy the Buddha".

On the earth, Buddhism, which could not compete with the imperial court, finally chose to take refuge. They changed their doctrine to emphasize loyalty, filial piety, loyalty to the country, and kindness to others—the ideas that rulers needed to stabilize order.

In addition, Buddhism no longer competed with the imperial court for people and homes, but chose to retreat, so that they eventually continued to exist.

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After Li Ye comprehended the second realm of the emperor's path, unconsciously, he thought about the world more frequently and deeply. The way of the emperor in the world is all-encompassing, and there are still too many areas that he needs to touch. That was his way, and it was also the only way for him to improve his strength.

Perhaps, only when Li Ye truly sees through everything in this world can he become a qualified ruler - a real human emperor.

Shaking his head and putting these thoughts aside, Li Ye continued to pay attention to the things in front of him.

He squatted in the tree for a long time, thinking about whether to enter the city or not, but in the end he did not act rashly. Although the two monks seemed to be just chanting sutras, seeking inner peace, and it seemed that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, he always felt that things were not so simple.

Of course, Li Ye didn't leave, this is the ruins of the city, and there will definitely be copper in it. Now it seems that the copper block is the only product of the secret realm, and it will definitely be useful. If nothing else, the way it appeared is enough to prove that it is extraordinary.

Li Ye wanted to see if there were any copper blocks in this city.

In the face of the two monks chanting, Li Ye calmed down, but some people failed to do so.

Those were two demon monks.