Located in a secluded valley on Nessin IV, it is only a hundred miles away from the Chapter's monastery fortress. Therefore, it is also included in the Chapter's military restricted area. Although it has a beautiful natural environment, it is rarely visited.
But today, its tranquility was interrupted by the roar of machinery. In the strong wind, the bushes, grass and flowers on the ground were uprooted and blown hundreds of meters away.
Immediately afterwards, a giant in a silver-gray cross-collar robe jumped down from the Thunder Eagle, landed on the soft soil, and then turned and walked towards the pure white tower standing by the lake in the valley.
Surrounded by green ridges, green grass, green lakes, blueprints, white clouds and white pagodas form a peaceful and tranquil picture. It can be seen that the monks have opened up some fields around the white pagoda. They have never asked for supplies from the war group.
, I have had almost no contact with the outside world since I arrived here.
Seeing Soshiyang approaching, the electric monks clasped their hands together, but said nothing.
Soshyan nodded to them one by one, but he was still not used to this kind of salute with folded hands, and then he walked directly to the open entrance door of the tower.
After entering, the first thing I smelled was the smell of incense. Master Shi sat cross-legged on the ground as always, with his back to him, as if he would remain like this until eternity as long as no one came.
"Master Shi."
Facing this elder who was probably the same generation as the emperor, Soshyan thought about it and chose to use the other person's customary salute of joining hands together and bending slightly.
"I hope my uninvited arrival has not disturbed you."
"Everyone in this world is a visitor, and there is no such thing as an uninvited guest."
Master Shi spoke slowly but clearly as always.
"I have some worries and questions, I hope you can answer them."
"All living beings are not in the sea of troubles, and it is terrible to be ignorant and see turbidity."
"Master Shi, you went to Terra to meet the mortals, right?"
"What I see are just old friends."
"You are an Immortal, right? What is your relationship with the Emperor?"
"It is said that there is action and non-action. The action is born, lives, different, and dies. The unaction does not come into being, does not live, does not change, and does not die."
Soshiyang frowned slightly. He was really afraid to discuss this kind of "philosophy" with Master Shi. In fact, he just wanted to know the answer, so he tried to make his questions as simple as possible, just because he was worried that Master Shi would start chanting sutras again.
"Master Shi, I just want to answer."
At this time, the other party slowly turned around, but his limbs made no movement. It seemed that his whole person changed direction silently.
Although Master Shi's eyes are still covered with black strips, Soshyan can feel that the other person is staring at him, and Master Shi's gaze makes Soshyan feel uneasy, as if he has been stripped of all cover, disguise, and everything
The secret was revealed without hiding anything, which gave him an instinctive urge to turn around and run away to protect himself.
But Soshyan endured it and realized that this was Master Shi's power that had always existed, but he had not shown it before.
Then, Master Shi, who was sitting on the ground, slowly spoke:
"What do you see here?"
Suo Shiyang frowned slightly and glanced around. The place was very empty, with only a weird three-legged bronze tripod in the middle and some strange words on the walls.
"I saw an empty hall, a tripod, some words I didn't recognize, and...you."
As he said this, Soshyan thought of something, turned around and looked at the open door.
"And the natural scenery outside."
But Master Shi shook his head.
"You have seen everything but ignored the most important thing, so your questions will never have answers."
"What?"
However, Master Shi raised his hand and made a strange gesture, and then Soshiyang found that he was now in the hall of Thunder Stone Church. When he turned around and looked around, there was already the eternal thunderstorm outside the open door.
"this!"
When he turned back, he was shocked to find that Master Shi who was sitting on the ground had turned into a confused person. He was so shocked that he took three steps back.
How all of this happened, he didn't even have the slightest idea. It seemed like that. He should be in Thunder Stone instead of the original tower. Even his memory seemed to be convincing him.
"So, do you understand?"
Under the mask of the deceiver, there is still that indifferent voice.
"Everything you see may be an illusion, because you keep ignoring the most important thing, and you feel like you are surrounded by lies."
Soshiyang seemed to feel something in his heart and lowered his head to look at his hands.
"Yeah, just now...why did I miss myself?"
When he raised his head again, he had returned to the tower, and it was still Master Shi sitting on the ground.
"You finally see yourself, then you have the answer without me saying anything."
Soshiyang stood there for a long time, seeming to be thinking about what he had just harvested. After a long time, until a dull bell rang from somewhere, he spoke:
"Master Shi, you want to tell me that it doesn't matter what other people do, what matters is what I want to do, right? But Master Shi, sometimes I can't even figure out the meaning of my own existence.
ah..."
"many years ago..."
Master Shi said slowly:
"...There was a young man who traveled alone from the far west through deserts, mountains, canyons, jungles, rivers... to a place that was almost the end of the world for him at the time. He wanted to
Find someone to answer three questions: who is he, where did he come from, and where did he go... He has experienced all the beauty in the world, satisfied all the worldly desires, seen all the goodness in people, and also seen all the good things in people.
Evil, he believes that there is no one in the world who can answer his questions, because his tongue has defeated all believers in God, and his eyes have seen through all lies. Perhaps only the most authentic wisdom can solve his doubts..."
"...Finally, he found the legendary Awakened One, who called himself the Beguiler. He wanted to get the answer, or defeat the Awakened One by defeating those who believed in God. The two sat quietly in a lotus pond.
For nine days and nine nights, the lotus leaves in the lotus pond also experienced nine times of withering and prosperity..."
Soshiyang was attracted by this story. Seeing Master Shi pause for a moment, he quickly sat cross-legged on the ground and asked eagerly:
"The results of it?"
"...As a result, the confused man took the initiative and bowed three times to the Awakened One. He failed the first time, but his question was not answered. He hoped to become a disciple of the Awakened One and understand the true wisdom.
..The Awakened One shook his head. He said that the confused person would never be able to understand the true wisdom, but he did not refuse to let the confused person become his disciple."
"From that day on, Puzzled One studied with the Enlightenment and other disciples. However, most of the disciples were not close to Puzzled One. They debated and talked with him alone, practiced asceticism with him, and sat in meditation with him...
One day, this man encountered a disaster. He met a woman who loved him very much. However, disciples of the Enlightened One were not allowed to have love between men and women. Although the man knew it was wrong, he could not bear to hurt the woman, which resulted in
I was bewitched by witchcraft, and at the most dangerous moment, the bewitcher arrived in time to break the witchcraft. When everyone accused that person of being weak-willed, it was the bewitcher who stood up to defend him. The enlightened one taught everyone to love
All living beings, that woman is also a living being, why is she not cute, and that man does not have lust out of love, he is just compassionate and kind..."
Hearing this, Soshyan already had some idea and nodded.
"That makes sense."
"...After many years, the confused man did not get the answer. Gradually, he began to think that the enlightened one was hiding the true wisdom from him. Finally one day, he entered the abyss of dharma, which was where the enlightened one came from Aluo.
When Luo Jialan first met, the Enlightened One immediately sealed the Dharma Abyss after discovering it. The man begged the Enlightened One in the hope of releasing the Enchanted One, but the Enlightened One told him that the Enchanted One would come out on his own, but at that time he must have already
It has changed, which is why the Enlightened One has always been unwilling to tell him the true wisdom."
Hearing this, although he was confused, Soshyan still asked subconsciously:
"Why?"
"...There is a demon within his consciousness."
"demon?"
"he himself."
"I... still can't understand how He... could be related to the devil."
"That is his mental obstacle, his obsession, which has existed in his spiritual consciousness since he was not born. It has no beginning and no end, neither birth nor death... The enlightened person once wanted to change it, but in the end all previous efforts were wasted."
Suoshiyang, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, frowned. He knew too little about Master Shi's sect, and these proper terms sounded really confusing.
But he knew at least two things -
That confused person was probably the former emperor.
The person asking for mercy should be Master Shi in front of me.