Seeking Immortals

In the Pagoda of the Three Ancestors, Li Qing continued to display his supernatural powers, such as the Nine Seals of Immortal Seals, Reversing the Ancients, and the Art of Death...even Hongtian's own Dao of the Red Dust was displayed.

Hongtian, who has walked the path of true immortality, has not yet created a complete formula of the Dao of the Red World, but all kinds of methods have the aura of the world of mortals, and their power is extremely impressive.

In the early Yuan Dynasty, it was easier to understand the Tao, and the understanding of the Tao was deeper. Some extremely powerful methods were created, and some methods were difficult for Li Qing to handle, but his Liuyuebu could solve all methods.

Li Qing's death formula was difficult for Hong Tian to deal with, and he also used clever methods to avoid it.

During the 16-day literary battle, both sides came and went, showing their magical powers. Li Qing felt that he had met a good opponent. Hong Tian was worthy of being the number one person in the early Yuan Dynasty. burden.

"This third treasure, I can't take it away." Li Qing stopped, no longer showing his supernatural powers, no matter how much we fight, he won't be able to win against Hongtian.

Hong Tian didn't want to end it easily, he said with a smile: "In terms of supernatural powers, you and I are indeed tied, but in terms of Taoism, we have not yet decided the winner. You said that the way you are looking for is the strongest way in the ages."

"It's just that, I think so too, we should fight together on Dao Nian."

The Tao is divided into high and low... Li Qing pondered, he thought that the Taoist priest was invincible.

"Then there is no difference between the superior and the inferior!" Li Qing nodded. There is no distinction between the original principle and the principle. What the two sides need to distinguish is that Tao respects people and humanity shares respect.

Through the previous confrontation, both sides have a very good understanding of their respective nine ways.

Outside the Pagoda of the Three Ancestors, the four creatures, Hong, Pan, Hao, and Liu Tong, were anxious.

"Sixteen days ago, Lin Fusheng failed to break through the Dao Pass. It stands to reason that he has already left the tower at this moment, why is there still no movement?" Liu Tong frowned, "Lin Fusheng will be fine."

"Probably not," Hong said uncertainly, "The ancestor's last words, the Three Ancestor Pagoda is not in danger, and it's okay if you can't break through the Dao Pass."

"Wait a little longer, after all, I have never entered the pagoda." Pan Ning said, "If fellow Daoist Lin doesn't come out for a few more days, we will forcibly bombard the Pagoda of the Three Ancestors to arouse the spirits in the pagoda."

Naturally, Li Qing didn't know the sign that the tower was going to be attacked outside. He was fully preparing to compete with Hong Tian in terms of Taoism.

This duel is about Dao respecting people and humanity co-respecting.

Li Qing explained his own Dao: "In the later stage of Yinshen, I summed up the three realms of Dao, namely, Dao respects people, people respects Dao, and Dao respects Dao."

"People respect the Tao and become a slave of the Tao, which is the lowest Taoism; Tao respects the Tao, which is the pure Tao, which isolates the relationship between man and Tao."

"People are the foundation. My generation of monks should not be bound by the Tao. People should be above the Tao. My Tao is the Tao that respects people. All Taos respect me. I am the Taoist."

After speaking, a ball of Dao Qi was born on the top of Li Qing's head, and Dao Qi floated between him and Hong Tian.

There is no referee for this Dao Nian debate, it can only be decided by the heavens, let Dao Niansheng's Dao Qi compete with himself, and the winner will be determined.

Hongtian also explained his way: "A monk seeks the way and explores step by step. In fact, there is no distinction between the two. The human way should be respected together. It is a wrong way to think that people are below the way or above the way."

"At the beginning of a monk, the Dao is ethereal and elusive. Only when the cultivation level grows, will there be a chance to understand the Dao."

"The Dao has a spirit. If you think that people are higher than the Dao, you will only be hated by the Dao, and if you think that people are lower than the Dao, you will be despised by the Dao."

"Get along with each other as equals and treat them with courtesy, so that we can walk along with the Dao and pursue the extreme of the Dao."

After finishing speaking, Hongtian's Dao Qi also produced a cloud of Dao Qi, and Hong Tian's Dao Qi suddenly hit Li Qing's Dao Qi, faintly stronger than Li Qing's Dao Qi.

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Hong Tian's face was full of joy, his initial Dao pressure was higher than that of Li Qing, it seemed that his intentions were higher.

Li Qing's heart was firm, and he retorted: "Tao respects people and humanity respects them, and they have something in common, but humanity respects one more thing, 'Human Respects Dao', which is a defect, giving up the rank of human beings."

"No," Hong Tian said with a smile, "The two have nothing in common at all. Both of them have the meaning of 'Tao respecting people', but your Tao is a compulsory way of respecting people, so you will consider people's ranks." was abandoned."

"The "Tao respects people" in the common respect of humanity is a mutual understanding, which cannot be taken away separately. It and "Human respect Tao" complement each other, and the two cannot exist without each other."

"The 'respect' in the common respect of humanity is equality. No one is a slave to anyone. This is not a flaw."

"Your compulsory 'Tao respects people' has the meaning of looking down on the Tao. The monks seek the Tao but look down on the Tao. Isn't this a huge conflict? This is the big flaw!"

With these Dao words, Hong Tian's Dao Qi further suppressed Li Qing.

"My way is not to respect the way by force," Li Qing shook his head: "When the way of other living beings respects others, it may have the meaning of coercion and subdue the way, but I don't. When the way respects me, it is completely willing."

Li Qing originally wanted to tell about the building of the Dao Foundation in the ninth generation, but after thinking about it, he still didn't mention a word.

Hongtian said comfortably: "Your personal situation is only a special case. What we are talking about now is the common sense of Dao respecting people and humanity. 'The taste of coercion contained in."

Both sides are strict with each other, but after a few simple words of Dao Nian dispute, Li Qing tends to be suppressed, and in the Dao Qi confrontation, he is also at a disadvantage.

Even so, Li Qing's Dao heart was not shaken in the slightest. He said: "The path of mutual respect of humanity, the first step in pursuing the ultimate Dao is to stay within the Dao and not be bound by the Dao."

"I haven't yet discerned the first step of Dao Zunren, but your Dao, in order to do this, you have to borrow other heretics."

"Borrowing other ways is ultimately an illusion and cannot be taken seriously. A monk cannot be bound by the way, and should start from the way itself."

Hong Tian said with a smile: "When chasing the extreme of the Tao, what you see is the result. Moreover, the human way is respected together, and there is no distinction between the way of oneself and the way of outsiders."

"The common respect of humanity is to respect all Taos, and the other Taos and one's own Tao are also equal."

"In my opinion, the source of truth is the same as other ordinary ways. Who can dare to say that the way of the world of mortals I want is weaker than any source of truth?"

Li Qing retorted: "The ultimate way of respecting humanity is to unite humanity, change past experiences, and make life unshakable. People are not people, and I am not myself. This is the act of abandoning the 'true self'. The 'true self' has been lost. What are you talking about?"

Hong Tian replied: "Before Dao, there is no distinction of 'true self', people are Dao!"

Hong Tian refuted again: "The saying that Dao respects people, blindly pursues that people are above Dao, will be abandoned by Dao."

"Tao governs heaven and earth, and Tao is the foundation of practice. If Tao respects people to the extreme, they will only be regarded as people who hate Tao."

"My generation of monks needs a certain chance to realize the Tao. If the Dao is exposed, it will be easier to realize the Dao. The Dao is hidden deep. The life of the monks alone to realize the Dao is not enough."

"The road of Dao Zunren can't pursue the extreme of Tao at all. This is a wrong road!"

"When you step on a deeper road, the relationship with the 'Tao' will only gradually drift away."

"Dao Zunren, there is no extreme of Dao!"

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"No!" Li Qing: "I always think that we should start from the human being. Human beings are stronger than the Tao. The Tao remains unchanged, but people are always getting stronger. At the beginning, people are weak and the Tao is strong. When the Tao reaches its peak, people are strong and the Tao weak."

Hong Tian: "Wrong, the Tao itself has no power. The essence of the Tao is reason. From the beginning to the end, the Tao will not compete with others. We seek the Tao to understand the Tao step by step, not to strengthen the Tao step by step."

"'Tao' is your cultivation base, it is the power of your mouth, use the 'Tao' you seek, and then surpass the Tao and surpass the Tao. It is wrong to reason and refute arguments."

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Li Qing: "Tao is powerful, not just reason. At the peak, if you put aside the Tao, even with only immortal power, you can overwhelm all the Dao!"

Hong Tian: "Cultivating immortals is cultivating the Tao, and even more so, returning to the Tao. Immortal power may be able to subdue the Tao, but that will be another brand-new cultivation system, not the immortal way we cultivate!"

Li Qing: "Tao is just a landscape on the way of practice. You say that I have been abandoned by the Dao. It doesn't matter. When I am strong, I will voluntarily abandon all the Dao!"

"Man is stronger than Tao. Even if I abandon Tao, I will still live a long life for myself, free from restraint!"

Hong Tian: "A Daoist person doesn't have the ultimate Dao, so where does the longevity come from? Your Dao will be broken when the Dao abandons you!"

The debate between the two sides reached the most intense moment, no matter how Hong Tian argued, Li Qing always insisted on his own Taoism.

Finally, Hongtian calmed down, he smiled and said: "There is no need to continue to distinguish, you can no longer listen to other Taoism, and you are stubborn to stick to your so-called Tao."

"Humanism goes hand in hand, that is the ultimate truth."

"Look!" Hong Tian pointed to the place where the Dao Qi of the two sides was fighting, and Li Qing's Dao Qi was completely swallowed up, leaving nothing left.

Hong Tian said in a deep voice: "This discussion, no matter whether you admit it or not, you lose. Dao respects people, and it is not as good as human beings respecting each other."

Did you lose? A complex look flashed in Li Qing's eyes, he paused for a moment, then he smiled relaxedly: "If you lose, you lose, and you won't take the third treasure. The way I want will not change."

Hongtian said: "Tao respecting people is not as good as respecting human beings. Why don't you stop and think carefully, and change to the road of mutual respecting human beings. The most powerful way is to seek longevity."

Li Qing bowed and saluted, turned around without saying much, and stepped out of the Three Ancestor Pagoda one step at a time.

"Friend Daoist Lin, you have finally come out. If you don't come out again, I will forcibly bombard the Pagoda of the Three Ancestors." Hong, Pan, and Hao were relieved to see Li Qing come out of the pagoda safely.

Liu Tongdao: "Three thousand years of breaking the Dao Pass failed, and the situation in the Immortal Remains has changed again. Time wasted."

"It's not a waste, I took out the second treasure, Pan Yuanjia and Haoyue Sword." Li Qing laughed.

"You didn't fail to break the Dao Pass, how did you get the treasure?" Liu Tong was surprised.

"I don't know," Li Qing pondered, "Perhaps the Artifact Spirit of the Three Ancestor Pagoda knew the situation outside and sent it on his own initiative."

Hong Zhengse said: "Fellow Daoist, please explain to us about the Dao Pass in the Pagoda."

Li Qing explained in detail about the mutual respect of humanity, Hong, Pan, Hao, etc., only by following the path of mutual respect of humanity can they have the opportunity to see the extreme of Tao.

But in fact, none of Hong, Pan, and Hao can seek the ultimate Tao, the three fruits are indispensable, and the two fruits break the path to true immortality, and they cannot seek longevity.

The two fruit souls seek longevity and can only refine the destiny.

"What about you, do you want to know how to break through the road to the true immortal?" Liu Tong asked.

Li Qing said leisurely: "It's basically clear, a retreat is the first step to break the road to true immortality!"