"That's right." Chongyangzi praised, "There is no monk who would not consider immortality. Pursuing the Great Dao is the ultimate goal of our generation of monks, but little friend Xia Chen, there should be a peak golden body monk among your elders.
, why should we abandon the near and seek the far, come to Chongyang Sect and ask."
"Indeed." Xia Chen didn't deny it, "But they couldn't break through the limits of their magical power, so I came out and asked."
Chongyangzi smiled and said: "The peak of the ninth level of supernatural power is at the same level as me. If they can't break through, I probably won't be able to achieve it either. Isn't my trip was in vain?"
Xia Chen said: "Everyone has their own path. If others can't break through, it doesn't mean that the seniors can't break through. Even if they can't break through, some ideas still have reference significance. This is the purpose of my asking."
Chongyangzi looked at him: "If I have any experience, it may have taken me a hundred years to get the inspiration. It is so precious, how can I tell you?"
"Whether it's precious or not depends on the meaning." Xia Chen said, "For those with a peak golden body, cultivation realm magic weapons and other magic weapons have lost their meaning. The only meaning lies in breakthrough. If there is a breakthrough, the experience will be meaningless.
If there is no breakthrough, you may be able to get more inspiration by exchanging your experiences. This is the meaning.”
"Well said!" Chongyangzi looked at Xia Chen carefully as if he had re-recognized him, "Although my fellow Daoist Xia is young and his level is not high, his understanding of cultivation is very deep. Although I am at the peak of the golden body
, but it also opened my eyes.”
Xia Chen smiled slightly.
"But you also said, exchange experiences with experiences." Chongyangzi said, "There is no free lunch in this world. I can tell you the path I have tried, but what do you use in exchange?"
Xia Chen said: "I have learned some paths that my predecessors have tried to break through. I think they will be very interested."
These paths were naturally the experiences of the Tang emperors seeking breakthroughs. Xia Chen had many of them, and he didn't mind sharing one or two.
Sure enough, Chongyangzi showed a very interested expression: "Oh? I really need to know more about it. I don't know if fellow Taoist Xia can trust me. Can you let me take a look first?"
Xia Chen didn't say anything, but casually shot a spiritual thought into Chongyang Zimei's heart.
Chongyangzi trembled, then he sat upright with his eyes closed, and began to understand the information contained in Xia Chen's divine thought. Although it was just a divine thought, there was a lot of information in it. Even if he was a peak golden body expert, he would not dare to miss it.
Go through a detail.
After a while, Chongyangzi slowly opened his eyes, and a hint of excitement appeared on his originally unfazed face.
As soon as an expert takes action, he will know if there is any. This spiritual thought is obviously the experience of a strong person with the same cultivation level as him who is struggling to find a breakthrough. Although he failed in the end, he has always had no idea about retreat and meditation.
It is nothing more than a lighting lamp. It has great reference significance.
Even some ideas that only had their form in the past have become inspirations to try under the influence of this reference.
The experience of this strange and powerful man is almost more valuable than a strong man at the eighth level of supernatural power who has inherited the power of the ninth level of supernatural power.
"Little friend Xia Chen, are there any more?" Chongyangzi was still unfinished. He couldn't help but ask again, eager to see a second experience of a peak powerhouse seeking a breakthrough.
Xia Chen reminded him politely: "Senior Chongyangzi, we are exchanging."
"Haha, I am getting old. I have even forgotten this." Chongyangzi smiled awkwardly, "How shameful, two little Taoist friends. Although I am at the same peak level as this strange and strong man, and have been in seclusion for decades, But so far, I don’t have any insights, let alone any experience.”
Xia Chen and Tang Shiyan's expressions changed. Chongyangzi said this, was he trying to cheat?
It is really rare for a strong man at the ninth level of magical power to not keep his promise.
Chongyangzi smiled and said: "You two little friends, don't be anxious. Although I don't have any experience to exchange with you, nor can I teach you anything, but my Chongyang Sect has been established for 500,000 years, and naturally many of my ancestors have reached the peak level of the Golden Body. , they left behind their own insights and experiences, I can take some for you to see, and I will never let you suffer."
Xia Chen and Tang Shiyan breathed a sigh of relief. They both wondered if the old man had been in seclusion for too long. He was panting so hard that we almost misunderstood him.
"And our Chongyang Sect had an ancestor who successfully broke through to the ninth level of supernatural power." Chongyangzi said again, "It's a pity that he didn't survive the catastrophe, and he died in the end."
"What!" Xia Chen's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, "Senior, you said that a senior in your sect once broke through to the peak of the golden body and caused a disaster?"
Chongyangzi nodded, his tone a little heavy: "Unfortunately, that ancestor also made a breakthrough by accident, and before he could share his breakthrough experience with his fellow disciples, the catastrophe had already arrived. Because it came unexpectedly, he was not prepared. As a result, it turned into ashes and smoke."
Xia Chen and Tang Shiyan looked at each other with shock in their eyes. He originally thought that he was the only one in the world who would cause thunder disaster, but he never expected that it had already existed countless years ago.
But thinking about it, there is no need to be surprised. Emperor Tang knew that each of his lightning tribulations would become more powerful than the last, until he could no longer withstand it and died. Obviously, someone had already had the same experience.
It's a pity that Emperor Tang has been killed by him, otherwise he would definitely know more.
"Then later on, did any of our ancestors break through to the peak of the Golden Body? Did they also incur a catastrophe?" Xia Chen asked.
Chongyangzi shook his head and said: "Later, there were several astonishingly talented Patriarchs who broke through to the peak of the Golden Body, but without exception, the moment they broke through, the heavenly calamity fell, and no one could stop it."
He sighed heavily: "Since there was no warning when I broke through to the peak, and several of my ancestors had no foreboding, we couldn't prepare at all. If anyone can stop the catastrophe, it may be the first monk to become an immortal in the history of the Tang Dynasty. , will be famous forever, but it’s a pity that no one can do it.”
Xia Chen pondered and said: "Senior Chongyangzi, do you think that if you break through the ninth level of magical power and then resist the catastrophe, you can hope to break through the limit of magical power, ascend to immortality, and achieve immortality?"
Chongyangzi nodded and said with a noncommittal smile: "Of course, if that's not the case, why would there be a thunderstorm from the sky? It's naturally the hardship before ascension. If you can't overcome this hurdle, how can you still seek immortality?"
Xia Chen smiled bitterly and said: "But this junior has also heard another saying. It is said that exceeding the limit of the golden body's strength will lead to thunder disaster. This thunder disaster is not a disaster, but a means of destruction. If a thunder disaster cannot destroy it, Not long after, there will be a second thunder catastrophe falling, each one more powerful than the last, until people are completely wiped out from the world."
Chongyangzi's expression changed: "Where did little friend Xia Chen hear this? Is there any basis for it?"
Naturally, Xia Chen couldn't tell Tang Huang's name. He just said vaguely: "He is also a peak golden body strong man. I don't know why he said that, so there is no basis for it."
Chongyangzi's face became solemn, and after a long time he said: "Actually, you have heard of this saying, and it was once circulated together with the saying that one can ascend to immortality after surviving a catastrophe, and it is still very popular.
However, as a monk, I don’t want to hear the words of despair. As time goes by, the former has been passed down, and the latter has rarely been known."
Xia Chen sighed and said nothing. As a monk, he should have a pure heart. If he deceived himself just out of despair, there would be no need to pursue immortality.
Chongyangzi seemed to have seen what he was thinking, and said slowly: "Actually, everyone knows what is going on at this point in cultivation, and everyone is not deceiving themselves. The reason why I say this is to give hope to future generations.
Although the vast majority of people cannot reach the Golden Body Realm, at least they know that this is not a dead end."
Xia Chen nodded, what Chongyangzi said made sense, and he could understand it.
"I have also communicated with several old immortals with similar cultivation levels." Chongyangzi said again, "Although I don't want to believe it, various signs indicate that the natural disaster is indeed not a tribulation, but a destruction. Otherwise, how can you explain my Chongyang?"
Several of our ancestors had just broken through to the peak of the golden body. Not only did they have no warning, but they also had no time to prepare, and the heavenly catastrophe fell? This is clearly because the sky does not want them to break through. To put it more bluntly, it looks like..."
He suddenly paused when he said this, his face turned pale, and his eyes were slightly frightened.
Xia Chen's expression also changed, but he still followed Chongyangzi's words and said the last four words: "Kill and silence?"
Chongyangzi's face had completely lost all color, and his fear was getting stronger and stronger. There were even blue veins bulging on his forehead. It seemed that he subconsciously wanted to cover Xia Chen's mouth, but he still held it back, and just used force silently.
nodded.
Xia Chen and Tang Shiyan didn't speak. They just involuntarily stretched out their hands and held each other's hands. They felt that their palms were wet and cold.
Killing and silencing... If it is a human being, it is understandable, but if it is the sky, how should we understand it? Does this world have independent consciousness, and any existence that exceeds its limits will lead to its ruthless killing?
For a time, the three of them thought about a lot, but behind their thoughts was overwhelming fear.
After a long time, Chongyangzi regained some of his color and said: "You two little Taoist friends, I made a mistake today. Please don't say such words in the future, otherwise it will easily lead to big disasters."
Xia Chen's expression changed, and he suddenly remembered that Suo Feiyan once said the same thing.
If she were to forcefully uncover the secret of reincarnation, it would also lead to a great disaster. If so, wouldn't there be a terrible thunderstorm that would fall and turn everything into ashes?
Even if one day, an unimaginable giant thunder strikes and the world will be destroyed until nothing is left.
"Senior Chongyangzi, I would like to see what the ancestors of your sect experienced when they reached their peak and when the calamity fell, is it possible?" Xia Chen calmed down and said slowly.
"Okay." Chongyangzi did not hesitate and immediately passed on his spiritual thoughts.
He still owed Xia Chen an exchange. Those experiences existed in his mind and turned into memories. He had studied them hundreds of times and could naturally recall them at any time. (To be continued...)