Chapter 67: The Six Paths and the Dao Body
The demon continued, "Now I'll talk about how to resonate with the laws of heaven and earth. The law of heaven and earth also has another popular name -- 'Dao'. As the saying goes, 'Tao begets one, one begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things.' It is said that the Tao is the root of all things, and it is the law of the operation of all things. Enlightenment is the search for ways to resonate with the laws of heaven and earth. ”
"Enlightenment, how to enlighten the Dao?" Zhao Shi felt that the more he listened, the more confused he became.
"There is no specific method for enlightenment, and it is almost always based on ethereal chance. Just like yesterday, my words make you involuntarily seize the opportunity of enlightenment. ”
"I was enlightened like that last night?" Zhao Shi was taken aback and asked with a look of disbelief.
"That's right, that's enlightenment, and you're trying to achieve the Dao body. The demon said solemnly.
"I、、、 I also tried to achieve the Dao body, so did I succeed?" Zhao Shi became more and more incredulous, why didn't he have any impression at all.
"There is no lie, otherwise I would not have told you these things that are so far away from you. It's so easy to achieve the Dao body, but even if you fail, you also get great benefits. Your current spiritual root is more than twice as strong and strong as before, and it has been refined, although it is still a second-grade spiritual root, but it is almost as good as a second-grade spiritual root. The demon said to Zhao Shi.
"Really, doesn't that mean that my cultivation speed will be even faster in the future?" Zhao Shi asked in surprise.
"That's true, you'll naturally find out when you cultivate. The demon said with a smile.
"Oh, by the way, just now you said that I was born with a Dao body, what's going on?" Zhao Shi remembered this and hurriedly asked.
"When it comes to the body of the Dao, I have to talk about the types of the Dao first. There are six types of Dao, namely the Heavenly Dao, the Human Dao, the Hell Dao, the Demon Dao, the Shura Dao, and the Animal Demon Dao. Enlightenment is actually the realization of these six paths. Only monks in the Spiritual Void Period can attain enlightenment, but there is one exception, and that is those who are born with the Dao body. By chance, they can escape into enlightenment, just like you. The demon explained.
"Then what did I realize when I realized the Tao last night?" Zhao Shi asked.
"You realized the path of Shura last night. Unlike several other paths, it is said that it is a path that was incarnated after the death of the god Shura. This Shura god is fierce and aggressive, he loves to kill, he is a celestial immortal, but he does not have the good deeds of a celestial immortal, and he has a resemblance to a ghost. said that he was a ghost, but he had the magical ability of an immortal. said that he is a human being, although he has the seven emotions and six desires of a person, but he also has the viciousness of an earth ghost. Therefore, he is a non-immortal, non-ghost, non-human, and existential existence between immortals, ghosts, and humans.
"Then I'm not a human, a ghost, or an immortal?" Zhao Shi's frightened face turned a little pale, and he asked in fear.
"The enlightened path does not mean that you have become what that path refers to, and this time you have realized the path of assura and the next time it may refer to the path of the earth or the path of the heavenly vehicle. As long as you don't attain the Dao body, you can continue to comprehend the six realms by chance until you realize one of them. ”
Hearing such an explanation, Zhao Shi realized that he was a false alarm. "Then the next time I realize the Heavenly Vehicle, I will achieve the Heavenly Vehicle. Zhao Shi said firmly, setting the goal in his heart on the Heavenly Riding Dao.
"If your words are heard by the old immortals in the Spirit Void Period or the Demon Venerable Period, it is estimated that they will all be half angry to death. The Six Paths are which one you want to choose, not to mention how illusory the ethereal opportunity is, even if you seize the opportunity again, the chance of you wanting to achieve the Dao body is almost zero. In the spirit world, whether it is cultivating immortals or cultivating demons, I have only heard of four people who can achieve the Dao body so far, and they are all the top existences in the spirit world. The demon poured a bucket of cold water on Zhao Shi and said.
"It seems that it is much more difficult to achieve a Dao body than an advanced spirit child!, is there anyone with an innate Dao body like me?" Hearing the demon say, Zhao Shi was a little disappointed in his heart, but fortunately, he also knew in his heart that it was impossible to achieve the Dao body so easily.
"I've seen a few people like you who have an innate Dao body, but none of them can achieve a Dao body. None of the classics recorded that people who were born with the Dao body attained the Dao body before reaching the spiritual void period. Although there is no precedent, monks with innate Dao bodies are still the most valued by the major sects, and they are respected and treated no worse than those of top spiritual root monks. ”
"Then I will be the first person in ancient and modern times, and achieve the Heavenly Vehicle. Zhao Shi raised his head and said with an extraordinary attitude.
"If you can really achieve the Dao body, then I can also follow you to get a lot of light, maybe you can help me reshape a demon body, so that I can be reborn. The demon said with a smile.
"Dao body still has such magical powers?
"Have you forgotten what I said at the beginning? Tao begets one, one begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things. The Tao is the law of heaven and earth, and it is the root of all things. I heard that the Hell Dao can pull the souls of the dead directly from the Nine Netherworld back to the human world. But these are all legends, no one knows if it's true, and they don't know if there is this Nine Netherworld. ”
When Zhao Shi heard what the demon said, his jaw almost fell in fright. "This 、、、 so domineering, then this is like the Creator. ”
"That's right, if you really achieve the Dao body, then you really have a creator-like existence. The demon said in an excited tone.
"Brother Demon Demon is the top existence in the spirit world, presumably you must have also realized the Dao, I don't know what Dao you have realized?" Zhao Shi asked about the Demon Demon.
I love to hear that, and I did realize the Tao once, and it was by a very coincidental circumstance. I don't remember the process, but I will never forget the feeling and experience. What I realized was the Hungry Ghost Dao, and I thought that this enlightenment allowed me to advance to the Demon Venerable Stage. There are few records of the Six Paths, but it took me many years and countless classical books to get some records about the Six Paths, but they are all scattered and have no clue. ”
"Then what kind of supernatural powers does the Hungry Ghost Dao have?" Zhao Shi asked urgently.
"According to the classics, the Hungry Ghost Dao is the Dao of all ghosts, of which the hungry ghosts occupy the majority, so it is called the Hungry Ghost Dao. As for what supernatural powers there are, they are not known, and all the classics do not record them, but there are some records of the Hell Dao and the Shura Dao, which are the ones I just mentioned. The demon's tone was a little lost, it was obvious that he had realized the Hungry Ghost Dao but he couldn't find the slightest record of the Hungry Ghost Dao, which made him feel very sorry.