Chapter 420: On the Tao and the Seal of the Cow (text)
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The artistic conception of the Tao and the artistic conception of the Yuan Shen actually have some similarities, but the difference is not small. The artistic conception of the Yuan Shen focuses on the cultivation and growth of the Dao Fetus Seed that has been cultivated by oneself, and finally integrates with the Yuan Shen Artistic Conception to achieve the Dao Yuan Shen. The artistic conception of the Dao, on the other hand, focuses more on the comprehension of the 'spirit' in a certain field, and has nothing to do with the seed of the Dao fetus.
The so-called Dao Fetus Seed, for the monk, is the monk's cultivation, constantly absorbing the aura of heaven and earth, refining his own 'essence' element, and finally giving birth to the golden pill, demon seed or evil pill condensed in the dantian.
To put it more clearly, the comprehension of the artistic conception of the Yuan Shen is actually to allow the Dao Fetus Seed to advance to a higher cultivation realm, while the Dao Fetus Artistic Conception has nothing to do with the Dao Fetus Seed, it is purely just the comprehension of the rules of a certain field of all things in nature. Even if he is not a monk, he can also comprehend the artistic conception of the Dao, as long as he has attained a very high level of skill or skill in a certain field, he may comprehend the artistic conception of the Dao.
In the mortal dust, those craftsmen from all walks of life who have their own craftsmanship or technology have the possibility of comprehending the artistic conception of the Tao.
And immortal cultivators also have this possibility. For example, the monks of the 'fine' magic array, talisman making, refining weapons, alchemy, refining puppets, etc., are very likely to comprehend the artistic conception of this kind of Dao.
Having comprehended the artistic conception of the Dao, for these miscellaneous monks, they can reach an unprecedented height in the field they are familiar with.
In short, if a formation mage can comprehend the artistic conception of the Dao of making the magic array equipment on the magic circle he is familiar with, then the magic circle he refines can definitely achieve the supreme achievement that even the top formation masters are jaw-dropping, and then become the legendary formation master.
The carving knife in the hand of the Xuanyao Taoist, every time he slashes, the carved wood in his hand shows a point of Taoism.
Gradually, a piece of yellow-colored wood, which was originally very ordinary, was carved by the carving knife of the Xuanyao Daoist and turned into a lifelike statue of a strange beast.
The strange beast, shaped like a cow, has one horn and one leg, and stands on one foot on a ball of water 'flowers', looking up to swallow clouds and spitting mist.
At this time, in Wu Yan's eyes, the statue of the strange beast seemed to really swallow out clouds and mist, lingering around the Xuancrow Daoist.
Wu Yan stared at the Xuanyao Daoist silently for a long time, as if he had forgotten to breathe, to forget time and space, to forget a qiē, the whole person was 'spirit' and empty, and had entered the kind of green and vast 'dang' world, not distinguishing 'color' and not hearing sounds.
"Hehe, I didn't expect that Lord Wu Ling also comprehended the meaning of the Dao. A clear voice suddenly came into Wu Yan's ears, and he was shocked from that empty artistic conception and suddenly returned to reality.
I don't know when, the Xuanyao Daoist had already carved the statue of the strange beast, and casually placed it on a stone platform in front of him, looking at Wu Yan with a smile on his face.
Wu Yan hurriedly bowed his hand to the Xuanya Daoist and said, "In Xia Wuyan, I have seen the Xuanyao Master!"
"What kind of master and little master, the old man is just a cloth cloth Taoist, the Taoist number is Xuanyao. Lord Wu Ling, please take a seat!" Xuan Yao Daoist did not get up, and when he heard Wu Yan's salutation, he smiled self-deprecatingly, stretched out his hand and pointed to the straw mat on the ground opposite the stone platform, and said to Wu Yan.
"Ah Da, serve tea, as a teacher, I want to talk to Lord Wu Lingzhu about the Tao and have a discussion. A few of you, just wait on the sidelines and listen to one or two. ”
Wu Yan responded politely, and just sat down opposite the Xuanyao Daoist, he heard what the Xuanyao Daoist said, and his heart was slightly shocked, but his face did not change at all, and he only smiled and looked at the Xuanyao Daoist opposite.
Talking about metaphysics, Wu Yan is really not very good at it. However, Wu Yan had browsed the records of many high-ranking monks, and had some contact with some powerful monks, and now he had comprehended a trace of the Netherworld Artistic Conception, and naturally had some understanding of the Xuan Dao, so that he was not afraid of being asked.
The eight people outside the grass pavilion respectfully agreed at the same time, and then the wooden crown Taoist priest walked straight to a grass pavilion next to him, preparing tea making utensils, and the other seven people sat silently on the ground around them, looking at the pavilion respectfully, waiting to watch their master and Wu Yan talk about the mysteries.
The Xuanya Daoist seemed to have a sense of approval for Wu Yan's expression, and nodded to him. Wu Yan smiled.
The Muguan Taoist priest held the tea tray, walked to the stone platform, and after respectfully serving tea to the two, he knelt on the side of the Xuanya Taoist and 'served' up.
"Lord Wu Ling, please. The Xuanyao Daoist took a sip of the teacup and motioned for Wu Yan to taste it.
Wu Yan smiled politely, thanked him, picked up the teacup, and took a shallow sip.
"I heard Ah Da say, Lord Wu Lingzhu is here to give a gift to the old man? Where is the gift?, what is Wu Daoyou asking for?" Xuan Yao Daoren looked at Wu Yan with a trace of cunning on his face and asked.
This move surprised Wu Yan. This Xuan Crow Taoist was still saying that he wanted to talk about the Tao with himself one moment ago, showing the appearance of a master of the Xuan Dao, and the next moment he directly 'revealed' a philistine appearance and talked to Wu Yan about secular etiquette.
Wu Yan smiled, but he didn't take out the wooden box that sealed the green grass, and he didn't make any other moves, just sat upright and didn't move, blew a few pieces of emerald green tea floating in the teacup, took another sip, and said, "Good tea, I don't know what the name of this tea is?"
The Xuan Crow Daoist frowned, as if he was displeased. The seven monks around the grass pavilion all opened their eyes wide at this time, and they glared at Wu Yan with some unkindness, except for the Muguan Taoist who was kneeling next to the Xuanya Daoist, 'revealed' a thoughtful 'color'.
"What is Xuan, what is Dao?" Xuanyao Daoist let go of his eyebrows and stared at Wu Yandao.
Wu Yan didn't answer, but took out a wooden box from the storage bag, pushed it in front of the Xuanya Daoist, and said, "This is Xuan, you and I are the Tao." ”
The Xuanyao Taoist laughed, didn't look at the wooden box, and said, "So you don't understand." ”
"Why is Xuan??" Wu Yan was unmoved, smiled lightly, and asked rhetorically.
The Xuan Crow Taoist was stunned for a moment and said: "Xuan is nothingness, and Tao is the truth." Lord Wu Ling, it seems that you haven't answered the old man's question yet. ”
"Master Xuanya, you don't seem to have answered Wu's question. Wu Yan smiled slightly.
The Xuan Crow Daoist seemed to be aware of it, suddenly smiled, shook his head and clapped his hands: "Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful." ”
"Xuan, Xuan, Xuan. Wu Yan also laughed, and the two of them suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed at the same time.
"Alright, alright. There's really nothing to talk about about this mystery. How can we explain things that are already illusory? Let's talk about the Tao. Wu Daoyou, what do you think is the Tao?" The Xuanya Daoist seemed to agree with Wu Yan, and he didn't even realize that his title had changed.
Wu Yan still smiled, and then 'chanted': "The Tao is the Tao, but the Tao is not the Heng Dao." The name can be named, and the name is not constant. Nameless, the beginning of all things, named, the mother of all things. Therefore, there is no 'desire' to observe its eyes, and there is always a 'desire' to observe its position. The two come out of the same place, and the same name is the same thing. Mysterious and mysterious, the 'door' of all eyes. ”
The crow's 'color' moved slightly, and he sighed for a long time: "The avenue is always talking, and the old man has nothing to say." I'm afraid this is not Wu Daoyou's realization, right?"
"Yes, this is the legend of the sages of the Great Dao, Wu just casually 'groaned'. With this Dao Hengyan, my generation of monks, I can't comprehend it, how can I talk about it?" Wu Yan said with a wry smile.
"Yes, yes. The Xuanyao Daoist sighed, silently groaned for a moment, but turned his gaze and pointed to the statue of a strange beast placed on the stone platform, and said, "What does Wu Daoyou think of this way?"
"The skill is on the road. Wu was impressed. I don't know what kind of strange beast this statue is carved?" Wu Yan stared at the wood carving on the stone platform, shook his head and sighed, and asked casually.
"This beast is an ancient beast Kui Niu, but unfortunately the old man has not seen this beast with his own eyes, but according to the style of an ancient seal, carved out, no matter what, but can not carve its charm. "Xuan Yao Dao's face was sad, and his voice faintly seemed to have a sigh.
Wu Yanshen's 'color' moved slightly, his gaze turned from the statue to the Xuanyao Daoist, and he opened his mouth to speak.
The Xuanya Daoist raised his hand slightly, stopped Wu Yan from speaking, and turned his face to the disciples around him and said: "You retreat, for the teacher and Wu Daoyou will learn the Dao method, with your current realm, you can't comprehend it, and after hearing it, it will hinder your growth and cultivation." ”
All the disciples agreed, got up one after another, and walked down the mountain, disappearing at the foot of the mountain, as if they had walked out of this phantom array.
The Xuan Crow Daoist raised his sleeves and swept it, the entire island was over, and the 'cloud' clouds were combined, and in an instant, the entire mountaintop was covered by heavy thick clouds, except for the grass pavilion in the center, the rest of the places could no longer see.
Wu Yan sat still, as if he had expected this situation, and just waited quietly for the Xuanyao Daoist to solve his 'confusion'.
"Wu Daoyou, Brother Ziyan Xian expected that you would come to look for the old man in the next few days, so he found the old man in advance, saying that no matter what, let the old man see you, do you know why?" After the Xuan Yao Daoist activated all the large arrays around him, his face turned to a solemn 'color', and his eyes looked at Wu Yan with blazing eyes.
"But because of this Kui Niu Mountain and River Seal?" Wu Yan pointed to the wooden carving on the stone platform.
"Not bad. The old man's ancestor is the master of the Kui Niu Mountains and Rivers Seal. It's just that when the disaster was avoided, the old man's ancestors were divided into two tribes, one fled here, and the other fled to other places, and I don't know if there are any descendants alive. It is a pity that most of the people of this clan who fled here with the relics of the Ji royal family died at the hands of the Sumeru Sea monks. So far, only the old man and eight disciples are left alive. What's even more hateful, the old man even took away the Kuiniu Mountains and Rivers seal handed down by his ancestors, and this heart is really hard to die!"
Wu Yan looked at this old man, his eyes 'revealed' a shocked 'color', and he felt compassion and sympathy for this old man's experience, and at the same time, he also gave birth to a sense of anger against the same enemy, took a deep breath, and said, "Who snatched this seal away?"
The Xuan Crow Daoist shook his head and said, "What's the benefit of saying it? The old man didn't have the strength to compete with that person at all, and he brought death to Ah Da and them in vain. Alas......"
Wu Yan frowned, glanced at the wooden box on the table, and said, "Why do you feel so sorry for yourself as a Daoist friend?" According to Wu, you are now in the late stage of the Jiedan, if you put all your 'essence' power on cultivation and are fully prepared, you may not have a chance to advance to the Yuan Infant Stage, right? If before, the problem of Shouyuan may be the biggest factor that troubles Daoist friends, but with this Biyu Grass, if you refine it properly, you can at least prolong your life for thirty years. As long as you advance to the infant stage within these thirty years, your lifespan can be more than doubled, don't you still have a chance to take revenge with your strength?" - 32523 + dsuaahhh + 24475788 - >