ragginovel Chapter 2140: The Formless Tribulation
Chapter 2140: The Formless Tribulation
Chapter 2140: The Formless Tribulation
"It turns out that Master Ning has known about the Daiyu Immortal Mountain for a long time."
Qin Sang was not too surprised. With Master Ning's cultivation level, as long as he had been to the Storm Realm, nothing could be hidden from her discerning eyes.
The question is, why didn’t Master Ning take the fairy mountain away?
Master Ning nodded slightly, but first talked about the origin of Mount Daiyu.
"Legend has it that there were five ancient immortal mountains, one is Daiyu, the second is Yuanjiao, the third is Fanghu, the fourth is Yingzhou, and the fifth is Penglai. Immortals lived in the mountains, and the fruits of longevity were everywhere. Later, the world changed, and the immortal mountains were scattered and each got its own owner. Ancient books record that the roots of the immortal mountains are not connected, and they often go up and down with the tides. Yuanjiao Immortal Mountain and Daiyu Immortal Mountain eventually flowed into the Nie River and fell into the underworld..."
Qin Sang listened carefully. He had already obtained the classics of the Changyou tribe, which also had similar records, but not as detailed as what Master Ning said. Both the Yiren tribe and the Taoist sect recorded this incident, and there was also evidence from the real Daiyu Immortal Mountain, so this legend seemed credible.
Qin Sanggu just listened to it recklessly. There must be great discrepancies between the details and the facts, even going in the opposite direction.
"The origin of Nie River should also be recorded in the Taoist scriptures of the Fulu Sect," Master Ning looked at Qin Sang.
Qin Sang recalled what he had seen and heard in the talisman world, and said: "Legend has it that when the world was first created, yin and yang had not yet been distinguished, and clear and turbid air were not separated. As the Great Dao was in operation, clear air rose to form the sky, and turbid air sank to form the earth. There was still air that had not been distinguished between clear and turbid air, which remained in the world. It was called the Six Heavens' Old Air, which turned into the River of Sin, which gave rise to evil obstacles..."
"These are the scriptures that came from before Dao Court retired from the world. It seems that Dao Court has been isolated from the world all these years. Before you left, Dao Court had not yet been born," Master Ning said thoughtfully.
Qin Sang's heart tightened. To deal with a powerful person like Master Ning, whose eyes were as sharp as a torch, he had to be extremely alert. A moment of carelessness would reveal his whereabouts. Fortunately, these were not important secrets.
"I wonder what explanation there is for the origin of Nie River in today's world?" Qin Sang asked calmly without changing his expression.
"Nothing can change without departing from its roots!"
Master Ning commented.
"In today's world of immortal cultivation, the Buddhist theory of the Four Tribulations is prevalent and has many followers. The so-called Four Tribulations are creation, maintenance, destruction, and emptiness, which explain the ultimate truth of the operation of the heavenly way and the birth, death, rise and fall of all things, including the small and great worlds.
“Nothing can last forever, and the same is true for the universe. From the beginning of the world to its extinction, it follows the Great Dao and experiences countless disasters. It comes from the sky and goes back to the sky. The process can be divided into four periods: formation, existence, destruction, and emptiness.
“Some powerful people have calculated that the universe we live in is in the first or second period.
"After the first period, the clear and turbid air should be completely separated. At this time, the Heavenly Dao has not yet evolved to that point. The clear and turbid air will turn into the River of Evil. As the Great Dao continues to operate and enters the second period, the River of Evil will eventually disappear.
"However, there is another pessimistic view. Looking back at the long river of history, this world has already entered its second period. It should have been at its peak, but the evil river is still there. Perhaps because of an unknown major change in this world, it disrupted the operation of the great way and caused the heavenly way to be incomplete.
"No matter which theory is used, it is based on the theory of the four calamities, and it is not without evidence. Buddhism talks about the six paths of reincarnation, and Taoism talks about the nine netherworlds. There are clearly ghosts and spirits in the world, but there is no netherworld. Where do the dead souls go and where do they reincarnate? Isn't it strange?
"Some people believe that the Netherworld was born from the Sin River, but failed to evolve smoothly because the Great Dao was disrupted. The Sin River is a flaw in the Heavenly Dao and the universe..."
Listening to Master Ning's story, Qin Sang fell into deep thought.
These were indeed the things that puzzled him in the past. Ghosts and gods could be born naturally in the mortal world, the gates of hell separated yin and yang, but the underworld depended on the world of the living. There was no underworld, no place of reincarnation, so where did billions of souls in the world go?
The ghost soldiers of the Taoist Court were also modeled after the Divine Court, and only by having the Fengdu Ghost Prison created by Hou Tu Huang Di Zhi as a place for them to stay.
However, these are not the focus of today. Master Ning only mentioned them briefly without giving any in-depth explanation.
Qin Sang felt regretful, but he also knew what was important and what was not. He listened silently as Master Ning continued, "The Daiyu Immortal Mountain and the Yuanjiao Immortal Mountain fell into the Nie River, and the Yuanjiao Immortal Mountain was obtained by the alien race for unknown reasons. The alien race used the immortal mountain as a base to open up the holy land. This is the origin of the alien race's holy land and the Yuanjiao Sea City. However, the Daiyu Immortal Mountain, which also fell into the Nie River, has been missing for a long time and unexpectedly fell into the Small Thousand Worlds. I don't know what happened to it, and it is so dilapidated."
Hearing this, Qin Sang couldn't help but be surprised.
The Changyou tribe's classics only record that the holy land and Yuanjiao Sea City may be related to Yuanjiao Fairy Mountain, but there is no specific content, or the people who left the classics are not clear.
I never thought that Yuanjiao Fairy Mountain is the foundation of the holy land.
The holy land of the alien race is vast and boundless. All the powerful ones above the holy realm of the alien race practice in the holy land. It is hard to imagine what kind of fairy mountain can be relied upon to open up such a holy land!
The Daiyu Immortal Mountain is only a thousand feet high. Although there are some things that Qin Sang has not yet understood, it is impossible for it to be so mysterious.
Master Ning said that the fairy mountain was in ruins. It was more than just in ruins. The current Fairy Mountain Daiyu could probably only be considered a piece of debris!
No wonder Master Ning didn't take it away. He probably didn't like it.
"Is this the test and opportunity that Master Ning left for Liuli? I am unaware of the situation and have taken out the fairy mountain. I have temporarily placed it in Qingyang Temple, but I have not yet touched the secrets in the mountain..."
Qin Sang's original intention was to find a more refined Qingling Qi to use for a breakthrough. However, it turned out that this kind of Qingling Qi might not exist.
The Daiyu Immortal Mountain has a great origin and is certainly precious, but there is only a ruined mountain left with unknown purpose. It was also left to Liuli by Master Ning, so Qin Sang naturally would not be too greedy.
As he was speaking, he was interrupted by Master Ning, "I am not asking Envoy Qin for the Immortal Mountain. Liuli will definitely not mind knowing that you took the Immortal Mountain away. Although there is no record in ancient books whether the Immortal Mountain has a will, divine objects have spirits and those who are destined to live in them. Envoy Qin was able to take it away, which means that the Immortal Mountain has recognized you. If it were someone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to take it away. You are the destined person. Even if you give it away by force, it may be more harmful than beneficial to that person..."
Qin Sang had suspected that divine objects had spirits, but he did not find any signs of the will of the immortal mountain, nor did he feel that he was recognized. Although this mountain was once one of the five great immortal mountains, it was so dilapidated that it still had the ability to choose its own master?
In fact, whoever controls the stone tablet can manipulate the ancient taboos in the mountains.
Qin Sang noticed the inquiring gaze of Master Ning, who seemed to be asking him what was so special about him and why he was recognized. Little did he know that he was also confused. The most reasonable explanation was that he and Daiyu Xianshan were both from the Storm Realm. Any Storm Realm cultivator with the same cultivation as him could have taken the Xianshan at that moment.
There is another explanation. Could it be that he avoided some troubles by putting the fairy mountain into the small cave?
"Compared to Mount Daiyu, what I am most interested in is the dispute between Envoy Qin and Liuli."
Master Ning smiled gently, "I have learned about Liuli's life in detail. Envoy Qin is a person that cannot be avoided no matter what. Although you have not been together for a long time, fate has played tricks on you. There has long been a deep bond between you. Well, Envoy Qin, do you know the origin of the technique that you two are practicing together?"
Qin Sang was shocked and said repeatedly: "Master Ning, please help me solve my doubts!"
His fate with Liuli began with the "Xuanpin Yuding Zhenjing", but because of this evil skill, various subsequent changes occurred, and the hidden dangers left by the evil skill became Liuli's nightmare and torture. As a result, Liuli could not tell whether her feelings were from her heart or were affected by the evil skill, which brought her unimaginable pain.
Undoubtedly, Qin Sang was the beneficiary, but he did not want this kind of benefit. As long as there was a chance, he would definitely help Liuli eliminate the hidden dangers and let her face her heart with dignity.
No matter what the outcome, Qin Sang was willing to accept it.
However, even today, he still couldn't find the origin of the Xuanpin Jade Cauldron Sutra. Dongyang Bo said that this evil skill came from Ziwei Palace, which was an ancient skill, but it was obviously not a sword cultivation method. Qin Sang searched many ancient books in the Five Elements Alliance for this, but found nothing.
"This method is derived from an ancient martial arts method called the Red Luan Heart Sutra!"
Master Ning explained, "Perhaps the person who created this method only got a fragment and made many self-righteous changes to the Red Luan Heart Sutra, causing it to become an evil skill. In fact, the Red Luan Heart Sutra is one of the best methods of the Yin-Yang dual cultivation!"
"Red Luan Heart Sutra", the supreme method of dual cultivation!
Qin Sang was secretly surprised, but also a little happy. Since it was not an evil skill, it should be easier to resolve the hidden danger.
Master Ning explained: "Although there have been changes, the true meaning of the Red Luan Heart Sutra has been preserved. However, few people know that the Red Luan Heart Sutra has extremely strict requirements for practitioners. It requires a Taoist partner to practice together, and both parties must love each other deeply, trust each other completely, not have the slightest doubt or reservation about the Taoist partner, and believe that the Taoist partner will never change his heart."
There is such a skill in the world!
Hearing this, Qin Sang felt something was wrong.
I only heard Master Ning continue: "If you want to practice the Red Luan Heart Sutra, you must be willing to be deeply poisoned by love, and one of you must give up yourself and completely give your body and mind to the control of your Taoist partner. After a certain period of time, the roles of both parties will be completely reversed. In this way, in the constant rotation of yin and yang, you can reach the wonderful state of yin and yang harmony. People's hearts are fickle! Let me ask you, if you don't really love each other and trust each other completely, how dare you give yourself to your Taoist partner? How many Taoist partners like this are there in the world?"
Master Ning's question caused Qin Sang to fall silent.
Qin Sang wasn't sure whether such a Taoist partner really existed in the world, and he certainly couldn't do it.
No matter how much he loves a woman or how close her relatives are, he will never let himself lose himself. It has nothing to do with whether it is true love or not.
Finally knowing the origin of "Xuan Pin Yu Ding Zhen Jing", it seems that there is a bigger trouble. However, "Xuan Pin Yu Ding Zhen Jing" may just be derived from the fragments, and he and Liuli have only practiced it once, so the hidden danger may not be so serious.
At this moment, Master Ning, who had been observing Qin Sang, suddenly asked a question, "What does Envoy Qin think of love in the world?"
In a short time, Master Ning kept revealing secrets one after another, leaving Qin Sang overwhelmed. Before Qin Sang had time to digest them, Master Ning changed the topic again, but he kept wandering away from the main point. Qin Sang could not take the initiative, but he did not dare to refute Master Ning.
"I just follow my heart and let nature take its course..."
Qin Sang replied.
Master Ning asked more specifically, "For example, if two people truly love each other, should they cherish the present moment and stay together no matter how many difficulties and obstacles there are, enjoying happiness to the fullest without thinking about tomorrow? Or should they always keep each other in mind until they can live forever together, support each other, and stay together forever?"
"Master Ning seems to have something in mind?"
Qin Sang frowned slightly, "Besides, my cultivation is insignificant, so it seems a little too early for me to imagine immortality now?"
Above the refining of the void there is the fusion, and above the fusion there is the Mahayana.
Qin Sang had seen Mahayana monks with his own eyes, and he was getting closer and closer, so there was a glimmer of hope. As for the people who ascended to the immortal world, the only legend he had heard so far was about the witch god.
The path to immortality is elusive and hard to find.
Speaking of the human race alone, there is the Jade Emperor, the Lord of the Great Zhou, the great power who founded the Fu Dao Divine Court in the Taoist sect, the Hou Tu Huang Di who opened up the Divine Way, and the Lord of the Ziwei Palace, the Ziwei Sword Master...
Each of them was a brilliant man who dominated an era, but there was no clear rumor that they had achieved immortality.
Qin Sang is determined to pursue the path to immortality and he moves forward step by step, but he is not arrogant.
"Longevity is not eternal life."
Master Ning shook his head. "When you reach the realm of refining emptiness, you won't have to worry about your life span. The sixty-nine great heavenly tribulations occur every three thousand years. For those mortals, even for Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation cultivators, isn't that immortality? And when you reach the realm of Mahayana, there will be no more heavenly tribulations from then on. Isn't that immortality?"
Hearing this, Qin Sang was shocked. He had been in contact with several powerful people at the critical moment of life and death, and had no time to ask such questions. The other party might think that these were common sense and would not take the initiative to tell him.
There is no heavenly tribulation in the Mahayana period!
No worries about life span, no worries about natural disasters, more than just immortality!
What he had been pursuing all his life, could he obtain it after breaking through the Mahayana stage? If so, what did becoming an immortal mean to a Mahayana cultivator?
Qin Sang realized that he had shown his weakness in front of Master Ning again, revealing a lot of his true colors. But he was helpless, as the gap in knowledge could not be made up.
"Mahayana cultivators can open up a world of their own, and they have become part of the Heavenly Dao. Some even claim to be the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao, so how can there be a heavenly tribulation? What's more, as long as the Mahayana cultivators are willing, they can let the younger generations enter their own small worlds to practice. If the younger generations are unable to break through the Refining Void, they will prevent the forty-nine heavenly tribulations from coming until the younger generations break through or their lifespans run out! Of course, the sixty-nine heavenly tribulations contain a stronger will of heaven and earth, and Mahayana cultivators cannot influence them either."
The information revealed by Master Ning became more and more shocking, completely overturning Qin Sang's imagination of Mahayana cultivators.
In fact, the gap between each major realm is as big as a chasm. If Qin Sang had not seen the sword domain, it would be difficult for him to imagine the magical powers of a cultivator in the fusion stage.
"but……"
At this time, Master Ning's tone changed again.
"There is no calamity in Mahayana Buddhism, but there is calamity without form! The heaven and earth are constantly changing, and calamity always exists. The heaven and earth have birth and death, and longevity is not eternal life. Calamity comes and goes, and it is hard to predict. If you have ignorant thoughts or get angry for no reason, it may trigger cause and effect and bring disaster!"