Catalog of Destruction

——This chapter is very difficult to write, with only more than 2,000 words.

I am going home today. I will update the chapter at 18:30 after writing it tonight. From then on until February 17, the update time will be around 12:00 noon and around 7:00 pm every day. I will try my best to keep the two updates as usual. Have fun during the New Year.

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“Which Daozu is this?” Shi Xuan did not know this man in white clothes and robes, who seemed to be unstained by any dust. However, the shocking sword energy that seemed to split the void universe in two just now was the only one Shi Xuan had ever seen in his life. It was definitely not something that a sword cultivator in the realm of external Dao could emit. Regarding this point, although he had given up the sword for more than 10,000 years, Shi Xuan still had some knowledge of swordsmanship, and he had personally experienced the Daozu's attack. Therefore, he directly suspected that this man in white robes was the sword cultivator Daozu whose whereabouts were a mystery and whose real body was only known by his name.

Fifty-six Golden Immortals, five Lords of Creation, twenty-seven realms, plus the special Nine Netherworlds and Big Dipper. Not every Golden Immortal Daoist Ancestor has opened a Daoist temple in the world. Some have become accustomed to being alone, and accepting disciples and passing on the Dharma is just a matter of mood.

Although he has the Daoist Ancestor of Life and Death behind him, Shi Xuan still respectfully answered a Golden Immortal: "I am Shi Xuan. I wonder what advice you have for me? In addition, I dare to ask your name."

The man in white robe did not turn around, and said calmly without any ups and downs: "Do you know the basis of the sect's practice?"

But he did not answer Shi Xuan's next question.

The man in white robe had an ordinary aura, but he had a powerful aura that frightened people. Shi Xuan did not dare to ask more questions and answered honestly: "Everything in the universe, from the stars to the dust and ants, is derived from the 'Tao'. It is just that it has been contaminated by various acquired factors and gradually deviated from its original appearance. The process of cultivation is to cut off the acquired contamination, return to the original nature, and approach the 'Tao'."

This foundation of the Taoist theory came from the past masters of creation and was widely circulated. It was recorded in many classics and was the outline of cultivation. Shi Xuan had not only seen it in various classics, but also had Mo Yuan explain it in detail when he formally worshipped him as his teacher. In addition to the experience of achieving the primordial spirit and cutting off the falsehood, he answered it casually without any unfamiliarity or hesitation.

The man in white robes neither nodded nor shook his head, but stood with his hands behind his back and continued to ask: "Does the Great Dao have a nature?"

Shi Xuan has always been practicing down-to-earth, without any unrealistic ambitions. He has never thought about the foundation of the Dao from this perspective. He was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but recall the bits and pieces of his previous practice and his various understandings of the Great Dao.

The man in white robes did not urge him, but just waited quietly.

After an unknown amount of time, Shi Xuan integrated all his perceptions into one, brewed for a moment, and then said carefully: "The Tao embraces everything. It has no nature, but contains all natures. Therefore, the Tao is unkind and treats all things as flattering dogs. Equality is virtue, and seeing nature is merit." The white-robed man did not refute, and asked again: "Do you have close friends, confidants, respected elders, and beloved disciples?" Shi Xuan did not know why he asked this, but thinking of Master Mo Yuan, Grandma Yu, Xu Zhenjun, Meng Nishang, Mo Jingqiu, Chu Wan'er, Xia Jing, Jian Tonghui, Kong Ran, etc., he still said seriously: "There are many juniors." The white-robed man raised his head slightly, looked at the dark void above, and asked calmly: "If they have a dispute with you about the Tao, or block your way, what will you do?" Shi Xuan had thought about this question a long time ago: "Equal competition, no concessions, no harm, each relying on ability." "Stupid." The white-robed man did not ask a question for the first time, but used just two words to evaluate Shi Xuan's answer. Shi Xuan smiled and said, "This is the nature of the younger generation. Even if it is stupid, it is my own way."

The man in white robe slowly said, "What is a good friend?"

Without waiting for Shi Xuan to respond, he answered himself, "A good friend is someone who can make you feel happy, touched, comfortable, etc. in your heart."

"What is a confidant? A confidant is someone who can make you feel happy, compatible, satisfied, etc. in your heart."

"What is a wife and relatives? A wife and relatives are someone who can make you feel comfortable, satisfied, and happy in your heart, and who can bring you all kinds of self-satisfaction, self-affirmation, and self-improvement from a sense of responsibility by protecting them."

"What is a respected elder? A respected elder is someone whose teachings make you feel dependent, happy, touched, and want to repay. He said it one by one, and Shi Xuan's mind was shaken. He actually analyzed all kinds of relationships one by one from his own perspective. There was a faint coldness in his novel and mysterious arguments, which made Shi Xuan feel a little cold.

"What is an enemy? An enemy is someone who is dangerous to you and makes you feel angry, frustrated, murderous, etc."

"All these are caused by your own emotions and thoughts. They seem real, but they are all false!"

"You have cultivated to the realm of Daluo. Can't you control your own emotions and thoughts and be affected by all kinds of falsehoods?!"

Although it was said in a plain way, the white-robed man's words were really deafening, making Shi Xuan feel like he was hit on the head. He felt that it was indeed the truth and the law of nature. If it weren't for the absence of sweat and other things, he would probably sweat coldly and sweat all over his body.

But in this feeling, Shi Xuan also had a faint sense of contradiction and disharmony.

"Everything in the world is clear because of my feelings, and true because of my emotions. As long as I can control my own mood and emotions, what can't be killed?"

The man in white robe continued to ask questions one by one.

"Best friends, as long as I can control my mood and cut off the emotions of joy, touching, comfort, etc., they are just like passers-by, why can't I kill them?"

"Confidant and beauty, as long as I can control my mood and cut off the emotions of pleasure, compatibility, satisfaction, etc., they are just skeletons, why can't I kill them?"

"Wife and relatives, as long as I can control my mood and cut off the emotions of comfort, satisfaction, happiness, self-satisfaction, self-affirmation, self-sublimation, they are no different from other things, why can't I kill them?"

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"Except for me, there is nothing else. Even if it is not a dispute of the great way, what can't be killed?"

"The reason why you shirk your nature and dare not kill people is that you can't break through these kinds of falsehoods and obsessions, so I call you stupid."

The voice of the man in white robe is still flat and without ups and downs. It doesn't seem like he is talking about all kinds of terrible things, but it seems that he is chatting with Shi Xuan about his ideals in life.

He slowly turned around, revealing his handsome face, and looked at Shi Xuan, saying calmly:

"You still can't understand it today?!"

Shi Xuan's soul seemed to be hit by waves, and he felt that this was the true path of the Great Dao, but also felt that it was absurd.

"Who is he?!"

Shi Xuan's thoughts were up and down in his mind, and from every word, he guessed who this man in white robe was!

He was the one who was rumored to be so murderous that all scrolls, jade slips, and immortal consciousness could not carry his image. Only by seeing it with your own eyes can you know what he looks like. From ancient times to the present, he is the most legendary figure in the void universe.

He is the Taoist Yu Jing who proved his way by killing and created another destiny!

Shi Xuan looked at Taoist Yu Jing, and didn't know what to understand for a moment, and didn't know how to answer.

Taoist Yu Jing put his hands behind his back and walked to be parallel to Shi Xuan. He looked at the void above and said calmly: "All things in the world are born from the Tao and are very close to the Tao. It is only because of the influence of various acquired things that they have deviated from their original nature. Only by seeing through everything can we get close to the Tao."

"But at this point, it is still just close to the Tao. If you want to merge with the Tao, there is still a final obstacle."

"The Tao has no nature, so the last and biggest obstacle is you, your nature."

"If you don't kill yourself, what's the point of emptying your nature and merging with the Tao with the void?"

"It is very simple to kill external objects caused by your own emotions and thoughts, but self-existence is also an obsession. Can you kill it?"

The tone was flat, and the lingering sound was lingering. Shi Xuan was shocked and looked at Taoist Yu Jing in a daze.