Myriad Paths

At this moment, in the outside world.

The fortune-teller from another part of the continent let out a dissatisfied sigh: "Tsk, you're so lucky."

"However, it is not without gain."

He said as he played with the shadow in his hand.

This is a trace of his innate Tao charm.

Demonic species.

This was the reason why he went straight to the gate of Wushen Mountain, gained the favor of Divination, and became his direct disciple.

The demon species can penetrate directly into the opponent's soul, invade the weakest point in the heart, and then forcefully drag the opponent into the demonic realm.

There, everything is exactly the same as reality, and everything that happens is real.

It's just that the other party will fall into a different mentality because of the different weaknesses being invaded.

In that case, if the opponent dies, it is really dead, and the moves the opponent uses will be recorded in his mind one by one, which is equivalent to a rehearsed battle.

But on the contrary, if he loses, no matter whether the opponent breaks through the demon realm or kills him in the demon realm, everything will return to the beginning, as if nothing happened.

It is tantamount to a forced battle, and the person must win and cannot lose, and it will also be forcibly attached to the weakness of the Taoist heart, making it confused and dominated by instinct.

The master said that the essence of his demon species is to see through the weaknesses of the Taoist heart and then drag people into the fragments of the universe. The things in the fragments of the universe are half true and half false.

If you want it to come true, then it is true.

If you want him to be false, it is just a dream.

Because this trace of Dao rhyme has touched Zhou Guang and greatly helped the way of divination, Dafu accepted him as a disciple.

But there are limitations, that is, it can only be used on one person twice. After that, that person will be immune to the demon species.

Since he started training as a teacher, there are only a few people who can crack or resist the demon species.

Li Qi is worthy of being a disciple of Da Zhu, and is indeed an opponent who can compete with him.

And... that Bai Di, look at his sword, it seems to be a Haechi sword, um, is it the Haechi sword from White Snake Prefecture? That should be someone from White Snake State? Is he Li Qi's entourage?

And who is that woman named Shen Shuibi?

Why are all my spells seen through by her at a glance? She shouldn't be from Wushen Mountain. Could it be that she is from another Taoist tradition, so she is well-informed?

What are the ninth-level orthodoxies that have this ability?

The humane Manzang Pavilion? Or something else? Or maybe she also has innate Tao Yun, but she just didn't realize it?

"I don't know, but let's take a look." He put away the demon seeds and continued to observe.

The master told him that when he couldn't think of an answer, the clues were not enough. As a fortune teller, he should continue to obtain clues by his own means and be as foolproof as possible.

As for using demon seeds against Shen Shuibi and Bai Di, he had never thought about it.

There is no need to involve outsiders in the dispute between divination and Zhu. If the devil takes action, he will die if he cannot crack it. Unless it is a last resort, there is no need to kill people. It is just an offending person.

He does not regard the people in these small worlds as human beings, but he still treats the people in that world as human beings.

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And on Li Qi's side.

He opened his eyes.

I found myself still in the car.

Bai Di was sitting in the front passenger seat, unaware.

Li Qi found that his back was soaked, and there was a pair of hands pressing on his temples.

The touch of these hands was very soft, and at the same time, he also saw a barrier in front of him, isolating the back seat from the outside world, preventing sound from spreading.

Turning around, he saw that it was Shen Shuibi.

She adjusted her sitting position so that her hands could be placed on Li Qi's temples, and just like that, Li Qi got an important reminder in the demonic realm.

If not, Li Qi might have been tricked.

"Thank you, Miss Shen. It's thanks to you again this time..." Li Qi thanked him immediately.

Shen Shuibi, on the other hand, continued to press Li Qi's temples and said to him: "I had noticed it earlier, but I felt that this matter was not necessarily a bad thing for you, so I didn't tell you."

"It's really not a bad thing..." Li Qi's eyes were bloodshot and he slumped in the car, letting Shen Shuibi send a stream of cold air into his body and swirl around his brain.

"I am too proud. In the past few days, I have always stood on a high place, as if strategizing. I am arrogant and arrogant. I have lost myself a little." Li Qi took a deep breath.

"I think that I am neither humble nor arrogant in front of the prefect and others. If I don't boast, I have maintained humility. However, I don't know that arrogance never comes from the attitude towards superiors, but from the attitude towards subordinates."

"When I was in the world, I knew how big the world was, so I was cautious and did not dare to do anything more. I always reflected on myself."

"But after coming to this small world, I learned that its background is not very deep, and I even used some clever tricks to play with the way of heaven. So I had a strong sense of superiority towards Zhang Deming and others, and I was complacent about my title of 'Young Master'. I felt that I was the best in the world. Although I am nothing, I am indeed a big shot here." Li Qi said the result of his reflection.

Then, he sighed and said: "Alas, I am arrogant but not aware of myself, arrogant but unable to guard myself. My Taoist heart has already left flaws."

Li Qi really realized his mistake and the flaw in his Taoist heart, so he was in such a weak state.

However, after hearing this, Shen Shuibi's worried look disappeared, and instead, there was some joy in her eyes: "Being able to realize this means that there is a chance to make up for this flaw."

"I didn't say it directly before because Daoxin is something that cannot be spoken directly. Too much talk can easily arouse rebellion. It needs self-realization. But it seems that you are still great, Li Qi!" She said happily: "The flaws in Daoxin trouble even many great powers. Many people can recognize their flaws, but they can never make up for them. You can wake up with my little reminder. It can be seen that two-thirds of the purpose of this trip to the foreign land has been achieved." Shen Shuibi said with a smile.

Li Qi was a little happy when he heard Shen Shuibi praising him, but he immediately calmed down and asked himself why he was happy? Was it because of arrogance or something else?

After this time, he has been alert and knows that he must reflect on himself at any time, so as not to fall into the flaws of Daoxin and sink, and eventually become not himself.

However, after thinking about it, he suddenly realized one thing: "The two-thirds purpose of coming to the outside world this time? Isn't our purpose to learn Daoyun?"

"Ah, do you think Daoyun outside the domain is difficult?" Shen Shuibi asked back.

Li Qi thought about it and had to admit it, so he answered: "...very simple."

"Yes, the exotic Dao rhyme of this small world is not difficult at all. You can understand it naturally by studying step by step and visiting it. It's nothing strange."

"The purpose of all foreign travel is to change the mentality of you, the children of the big clan, to see how your mentality will change after you leave the world, and how to stabilize your Dao heart."

"You can feel the Dao rhyme and learn knowledge at any time. There is no need to come out for training, but stabilizing the Dao heart is a lesson that will accompany you throughout your Dao for thousands of years, so you The first lesson for us after we go down the mountain must be this."

"I actually noticed it a long time ago, because when the governor invited you, I knew that it must be the experience ordered by the great master."

"Dao Xin is the foundation of Taoism. If the Dao Xin is insufficient, then the warriors will not have the perseverance to practice boxing every day for ten years, the witches will not have the awe of the heaven and earth, the Taoists will no longer insist on indifferent cultivation, and the practitioners of humanity will become irritable and cruel to the people."

Shen Shuibi said here, "Without the Dao Xin to hold on, the cultivation will be nothing but empty. At that time, all your cultivation will no longer be your own."

No longer your own?

This sentence made Li Qi feel a little strange.

Even if the Dao Xin has a flaw, it won't be yourself, right?

So, Li Qi humbly asked for advice: "Why do you say that? If there is a flaw in the heart of Taoism, then it is not yourself?"

Shen Shuibi looked at Li Qi and said naturally: "It's very simple. A common man was angry and killed people in anger on the street. Do you think he made the decision to kill people?"

Hearing this question, Li Qi frowned and fell into deep thought.

Is that so?

Is that right.

Even if he was blinded by anger, it should be his own decision.

But is it really so?

No.

A common man was angry and killed people in anger on the street.

But in fact, a common man was angry, and he was furious on the street. He killed people in anger because his mind was hot, driven by anger, driven by instinct, and his original heart was blinded by anger.

At that time, the decision he made was no longer his own.

"So, think about it again, what is the difference between the anger of a scholar, the corpses of two people, and the bloodshed for five steps, and the anger of a common man?" Shen Shuibi asked him again.

Her tone was persuasive, leading Li Qi to think of the answer step by step.

Li Qi continued to ponder.

What is the difference between a common man who kills people in anger on the street and a scholar who dies and bleeds for five steps?

Both of them are killing people out of anger, and the results seem to be the same.

But what is the reality?

The common man just stabbed someone to death in a fit of rage, and it is very likely that he will regret it very much afterwards, feel fear and sorrow, and hate himself for being so impulsive at that time.

Because the common man did not think about it, when he was driven by anger, he did not find a better solution, and only found out afterwards that he did not need to kill.

But the scholar will not regret it at all, because he has thought it over before he took action, and he has already understood the cause and process of his decision, and concluded that this is the best way, so he resolutely did it, and he can do it even if he dies nine times without regret.

This is the difference between "bloody courage" and "righteousness".

This is also the difference between making a decision when the heart of Tao is blinded and when the heart of Tao is clear.

With such clarity, one can be liberated. When pursuing the Tao, one is not afraid of life and death, nor of powerful enemies. One can live and die for the Tao.

People in the world do not cultivate their minds, so they are not free. They confuse right and wrong, and take the false as true. Everyone is like a slave, enslaved and bound by desires, impulses, and various emotions.

In this way, they are bound by desires, and they cannot help but live, die, love and hate, and work hard all their lives. They don’t know why they are like this, nor do they know how to get rid of all this. They just live by inertia, grow old, get sick and die, and are driven by many things under the shackles and cannot be free.

But at this time, Li Qi’s doubts came.

"Miss Shen, according to this statement, does cultivating Taoism require abandoning the seven emotions and six desires and turning oneself into a robot? Analyzing the pros and cons of everything, wouldn't that be mercenary and only seeking one's own interests and stability? In this way, is it still considered cultivation? Li Qi asked, frowning, extremely puzzled.

Shen Shuibi tilted her head and said doubtfully: "Why do you think so?"

"To prevent you from being driven by desire, it does not mean that you should abandon desire. Desire itself is an integral part of the 'heart'. If you abandon it, will your heart still be intact?"

"The so-called clarity of Tao mind, what is clarity? It allows you to use your wisdom to observe yourself and keep thinking. If you have reflection, you will be bright and clear inside and outside. You will not be driven by simple desires and understand your original true heart."

"Recognize your original sincerity, clarify your confusion, put aside your anger and delusion, and realize what your desires are, what you want, what causes your anger, and what are your motives and reasons for doing things."

"When your heart is clear and you understand this, how can you do things that are confused by desires?"

"Just like the comparison between you now and before, you were confused by arrogance before, which obscured your Taoist heart. So, do you think that you can really do that kind of behavior?"

Shen Shuibi threw out a series of questions, forcing Li Qi to think again.

Then, Li Qi had to admit that what she said made sense.

Is it freedom to be driven by instinct to act recklessly and allow one's own desires to expand? That is just a slave to desire, not the slightest bit of freedom.

The Dao mind is clear and clear, not confused by greed, anger, and delusion, not bound by cause and effect, not burdened by doubts, fears, anger and other emotions in the heart, knowing the original intention and acting in accordance with the original intention.

Practice your own path without any hesitation in your heart, understand what you really like and what you really pursue, and then use all your energy and wisdom to achieve this goal.

This is the mind of a Taoist, this is the ‘Tao mind’.

Those who pursue the Tao must have such a heart so that they can persevere and move forward firmly and maintain their original love in a long life. Otherwise, they will only be controlled by power and desire in a long-term event.

After thinking about this, Li Qi suddenly felt that all the confusion in his heart had disappeared.

After gaining strength, all the dust that clouded my mind brought by practice seems to have been swept away.

The Tao is outside and is the law governing the movement of the entire universe.

The Tao in the body is the principle of the small world of the human body.

At this moment, the dust in Tao's heart was swept away, and the small world of his body seemed to be much clearer, and the movement of various internal energy and divine energy in his body became smoother.

Seeing this, Shen Shuibi removed the barrier with some happiness.

No one noticed what had just happened.