The Counterattack of the Villains

Chapter 339 Five Immortals and Three Tribulations

The wine and food were served quickly, and everyone was chatting about the mission while tasting the ancient wine and food.

The shopkeeper and the waiter are very sensible. After serving the food and wine, they go straight downstairs, so they don't have any scruples when talking.

After all, with the perception of these people, no one can overhear their conversation without them discovering it.

Zhan Lan curiously asked Li Mu: "Brother-in-law, what kind of realm do you think Yan Chixia is? You can't tell it in the movie!"

"Let's just say he's not at a high level. He's incredibly powerful in combat. He can kill bosses such as Dryad Granny, Black Mountain Old Demon, Pudu Cihang, and Ghost King Nine-Tailed Fox."

"Let's just say he was a very advanced person, but he died very young and didn't even live to see two hundred years."

Yan Chixia was probably in her fifties when she appeared. By the time line of the third part of A Chinese Ghost Story, which is 100 years after the first part, he was already dead.

Logically speaking, according to the magic power he showed, his life should not be so short, so Zhan Lan asked this question.

Li Mu smiled slightly and said: "Combat strength and realm are never the same thing. A person with a high realm may not necessarily have a strong fighting ability, and a person with a strong realm may not necessarily have a high realm."

The Dugu Nine Swords are useless in front of them. In the unlocking state, every move they make is equivalent to the Dugu Nine Swords, and every move goes straight to the opponent's weakness.

"During that time, my entire spiritual world was filled with strong murderous intentions, so in those days I killed crazily and showed no mercy."

"But people like him will most likely turn to ghost immortality after death and become a big boss in the underworld. In a sense, they can be regarded as immortal."

Because no matter how rich the fighting experience is, no matter how superb the skills are, it can't be stronger than the terrifying fighting instinct.

"There are three levels of heavenly tribulation, which correspond to the initial, middle and late stages of the tribulation period. They also correspond to the early, middle and advanced stages of the fourth level of gene lock."

Li Mu explained: "There are five immortals in the Zhoutian, heaven and earth, gods, humans and ghosts; there are five insects, scales, feathers and insects."

"These are not five realms, but five paths, corresponding to the heavenly way, the earthly way, the divine way, the human way, and the ghost way."

Therefore, Gene Lock can only be said to be a super auxiliary, but it cannot directly make people become extraordinary and holy.

Li Mu nodded and said: "Indeed, because my obsession is relatively simple, it is relatively easy to get through it."

"For gods and Buddhas who do not practice incense and fire, whether you want to make offerings or not depends on your mood whether they will help you eliminate misfortune or not."

"What we cultivate is the Immortal Avenue. Starting from Qi training and foundation building, we accumulate cultivation mana step by step and improve our realm."

Zhan Lan asked again: "What about Yan Chixia? Is he cultivating human immortality?"

"That will also become the foundation for me to understand the great path. What it is exactly will be known when I break through the Mahayana stage."

"And because he is an innate being, the four characters 'Hunyuan Yiqi' are usually added before his title, so his full name is 'Hunyuan Yiqi Taiyi Golden Immortal'."

"If you can survive the inner demon tribulation, you can break through to the middle stage of the tribulation, unlock your genes to the fourth-level intermediate level, and gain the light of the soul."

Even if ordinary people unlock the first level of gene lock, it will be difficult to survive on the battlefield filled with bullets, let alone kill many enemies.

Li Mu smiled and nodded: "I can only say that my inner demons have been eliminated, because at that time I was still an ordinary person and had not entered the path. It cannot be said that I have overcome the inner demons."

"I can roughly guess what's going on with Yan Chixia's situation. Although he is also a Taoist, he is practicing the 'human way', not the 'heavenly way'."

"For example, maybe if I see anyone, I will think of him as a member of the West African Leopard Organization, and I will kill everyone on sight."

Chu Xuan stared at Li Mu and asked: "So, you have overcome the inner demon tribulation and unlocked the fourth-level intermediate stage of the gene lock?"

"Then you will survive the heavenly tribulations and achieve the Mahayana, until you understand the great path, complete your merits, and transform into an immortal."

"I haven't even passed my own Taoist calamity yet, and I don't know how to get through it. I can only use soldiers to block it, and water to cover it up."

Everyone was quite speechless. They didn't expect that when talking about such an important matter, they would be caught off guard and take a bite of dog food.

"No matter what level your gene lock is at this time, even if the gene lock is not turned on, after experiencing the thunder tribulation, you can directly open it to the early stage of the fourth level in one breath."

But they now have an average foundation period, know various fighting skills, and master superior martial arts such as Shushan Sword Art.

"Taoism calls the immortals who have gained Tao through branch sects practice Taiyi Immortals, and the immortals who have gained Tao through Xuanmen authentic cultivation are called Da Luo Immortals."

After listening to Li Mu's words, everyone had a deep understanding of the immortal system.

Li Mu nodded and said: "Yes, a cultivator who doesn't understand the Tao will find a method in the Tao and a skill in the method. His faith and determination will remain unchanged throughout his life."

But if you are just an ordinary person, even if you have these abilities, if you lack strength, agility, and physical strength, you will not be any better than a practitioner.

Everyone became interested, because in the "A Chinese Story" series, one of the movies is called "A Chinese Ghost Story: The Way of the World", which seems to be a kind of support for Li Mu's words.

"Normally, these kinds of gods and Buddhas basically ignore mortals."

"The gene lock must be matched with the power of cultivation to show its power. If you only unlock the gene lock without the corresponding cultivation power, at most it will only make you extraordinary, but you will not be able to become a saint."

Li Mu solemnly nodded and said: "Yes, the first tribulation in the tribulation period is the thunder tribulation. Once you have passed the thunder tribulation, your body will undergo a fundamental transformation after being baptized by the thunder tribulation."

Everyone nodded subconsciously, this was an obvious reason.

"The five insects refer to the five species. It has nothing to do with our topic. I will talk about the five immortals separately."

"But the danger involved cannot be underestimated. Once I lose control of my murderous intention and my consciousness is completely eroded by the inner demons, I will become a demon who slaughters the world."

Zhang Jie asked: "What are the differences between the human way and the heavenly way?"

The activation of the Gene Lock will make them invincible at the same level, and even kill enemies across levels.

"I am relatively lucky. I have government troops to help me annihilate the soldiers of the rebel organization. If the entire organization cannot be eliminated, I am afraid that my inner demons will not be eliminated so easily."

"I was just an ordinary person at that time and had not practiced cultivation, so the manifestation of the light of the soul was not obvious."

"Uh... Haha, that's it." Li Xiaoyi scratched his head in embarrassment and smiled.

"This is also the reason why some of the gods and Buddhas worshiped by mortals are very effective and some are not. The more effective ones are basically the gods and Buddhas who practice the incense and fire Shinto."

Li Mu continued: "Tianxian generally refers to the immortals who live in the heaven, and there are different definitions of Tianxian."

Li Mu said calmly: "It's very simple. My deepest obsession is to eliminate the rebel organization and avenge my parents, so my inner demon is the 'West African Leopard'."

"The so-called five immortals refer to five different paths of cultivation, namely, heavenly immortals, earthly immortals, gods, human immortals, and ghost immortals."

"You don't know when it will come or in what form it will appear. You may even be in the midst of it and still not know it."

"Therefore, human immortals may have strong combat capabilities, but they cannot live forever. This is why Yan Chixia's combat capabilities are comparable to those in the stage of becoming a god, but she died before she even lived two hundred years."

"The second level of calamity is called the inner demon calamity. The biggest obsession deep in your heart will form an inner demon. All you have to do is to eliminate it. This calamity may be easily overcome, or it may not be overcome at all."

"If you can't get through it, you will be controlled by your inner demons and gradually lose your identity. The consequences will depend entirely on your personal circumstances."

"Originally Aqin might have become my new obsession, but after entering the Lord God's space and seeing her again, I no longer have any obsession."

"If you can understand the Great Way, you can become a heavenly immortal. If you cannot understand the Great Way, you can only become an earthly immortal."

"Heavenly Immortal, with divine light shining everywhere, has thousands of incarnations. One attainment is eternal, one is eternal attainment. His magical powers are vast and his magic power is boundless. When the heaven and earth are closed, they are closed at different times. Catastrophes are not hindered. When the heaven and earth open, they open up to save people."

Everyone listened with great concentration. Li Xiaoyi suddenly raised his hand and said: "Brother, isn't this the saint you are talking about? The immortal has just stepped into the threshold of the immortal, right?"

The veterans who entered the world of "Neon Urban Legend" before, except for Chu Xuan, a man with three talents, all exclaimed when they heard this.

And if you are a experienced special forces soldier and have these abilities, you will be quite powerful. Li Mu is a living example.

Chu Xuan said: "In any case, you have eliminated the inner demons and obtained the light of the soul, so the question is, what exactly is the light of the soul?"

"Relying on the faith of mortals and the power of incense to become immortals is the so-called immortal. Many gods in Neon basically follow this path."

Li Mudao: "That's because the time has not yet come. Those who cultivate the heavenly Tao will not need to understand the Tao until the Mahayana stage. In the early stage, they only need to pay attention to their state of mind."

"This is the Taoist description of human immortals. Simply put, human immortals do not understand the Tao, but only practice Taoist magic and magic, and practice Taoist magic and magic to the extreme."

"Take me for example. Although I am only in the Nascent Soul stage, Zheng Zha may not be my opponent in a real fight."

Li Mu thought for a while and said: "According to my analysis, the light of the soul should be the deepest part of a person's soul, the perception and understanding of the universe."

"It wasn't until I uprooted the West African Leopard headquarters, killed all the senior officials, and the rebels were disintegrated by the government forces that the killing intent finally subsided, and the spiritual world immediately became clear."

"The light of each person's soul is closely related to his heart. Depending on each person's experiences, behavior, character, thoughts, and ideas, the light of the soul will be different."

Li Mu smiled and said: "What you are talking about is the setting of the Honghuangliu novel. What I am talking about is the orthodox Chinese mythology system. The two are not the same thing."

Everyone burst into laughter, but what he said seemed to be true.

"Now I can probably surmise that the so-called light of the soul will probably eventually evolve into a unique magical power, and then evolve into a law."

Because they all remember that in the world of "Alien", Li Mugang said when he entered that he could see the problems with Chu Xuan because he had opened the fourth level of gene lock and gained the light of the soul.

Information that cannot be perceived in detail will flow into the mind passively. Even if the consciousness cannot react, the body will naturally make corresponding actions based on the information.

Its fighting instinct allows it to quickly find the best solution in a crisis.

Chu Xuan said: "This kind of so-called immortal will have a lot of constraints on you, right? Because if you want to be worshiped by mortals, you have to relieve them of their misfortunes."

Li Mudao: "The third level of calamity is called 'Dao Tribulation'. I can't say this because Dao Tribulation is ever-changing and is the most elusive calamity."

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses and asked Li Mu: "You just talked about the first two tribulations, and what about the third tribulation? What is it?"

"Depending on each person's situation, the content of Tao tribulations is also completely different. Some people have tribulations of love, some have tribulations of separation, some have tribulations of fame and fortune, and so on."

"If you are pleasing to the eye, for example, if you meet some filial sons whose filial piety moves heaven, or couples whose love is as strong as gold, gods and Buddhas may show their presence."

"Immortals like the Three Pure Ones and Four Imperial Immortals belong to the Da Luo Jin Immortal, while immortals like the Barefoot Immortal and the Eight Immortals of Shangdong belong to the Da Luo San Immortal."

Li Mu looked at her and said: "Whether it's easy to cross or difficult to cross, the heavenly calamity is not just as simple as being struck by lightning. It's just a calamity that needs to be overcome to break through to the early stage of overcoming the calamity."

"After Sun Wukong becomes Bi Mawen, he will be considered a Taiyi Golden Immortal. Before that, he was just a Taiyi Sanxian."

Zhang Qin felt sweet, pursed her lips and smiled, then asked curiously: "Husband, what is your inner demon? And how did you get over it?"

Even when faced with a seemingly hopeless situation, he will instinctively find the best way to escape.

Zhan Lan said thoughtfully: "It doesn't sound like it's too difficult!"

Lord Bachi asked Li Mu: "Captain, is it easy to survive the catastrophe?"

"Therefore, the authentic cultivators of Xuanmen rarely practice incense and fire. Even if mortals take the initiative to make offerings, they will not accept the power of incense to avoid ruining their own practice."

According to what Chu Xuan said before, unlocking the first layer of genetic locks allows people to restore the fighting instinct of ancient humans and their ability to perceive danger.

Hearing Li Mu mention the "gene lock", Chu Xuan's eyes narrowed and he said: "You mean, the natural disaster is also related to the gene lock?"

"The immortals who are organized by the heaven are also called golden immortals. The immortals who are not organized by the heaven are called loose immortals."

Just like this group of people, if they were just ordinary people and didn't know any fighting skills, even if they unlocked the first layer of genetic locks, they wouldn't be able to defeat the martial arts masters in this world.

Chu Xuan suddenly said: "What do you mean by comprehending the Great Dao? We have not yet comprehended any Great Dao, and we are just constantly accumulating cultivation."

"In the setting of Honghuangliu, titles such as Jinxian, Taiyi, and Daluo are used to represent the realm of cultivation, but orthodox mythology actually refers to status categories."

"Earthly immortals are half of heaven and earth. They are talents of gods and immortals. They do not understand the great way and are limited to small methods of success. They can only live in the world forever and never die in the world."

Li Mu smiled and nodded: "It is true. If no one worships the immortals who practice the incense and fire divine way anymore, and the incense is cut off, they will gradually die out."

"Light of the soul?"

"Why is it said that the Earth Immortal is a 'talent of the gods'? Because if you still can't understand the Tao, you can turn to the incense and fire Shinto."

"However, before the fourth-level advanced gene lock is opened, the Dao Tribulation will not appear until the later stage of Tribulation. We are still very far away from that step, so there is no need to worry."

"And once mortals no longer worship you, then you, as a god, will probably be done with it. Isn't that right?"

"But no matter what, when my cultivation reaches the middle stage of transcending tribulation, there is a high probability that there will be no more inner demon tribulation."

Everyone nodded, each one thinking secretly about what his obsession was and what kind of inner demons he would face in the future, so the place became quiet.

At this moment, Li Mu, Zhang Qin, Lord Bachi, Chu Xuan, Zhan Lan, Zhang Jie, Changkong Wuji and several other people with spiritual consciousness or telekinesis all felt a familiar spiritual consciousness passing through them.

, and then locked their position.

Li Mu smiled and said: "Zheng Zha is back, I hope he will gain something this time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of blood light on the second floor of the inn. After the blood light subsided, four figures appeared in the scene.

(End of chapter)