Longevity starts with learning.

Chapter 1031 Choice
These two ways of combining are undoubtedly two completely different extremes.

A person who abandons himself, conforms to the Tao, follows the rules, and actively becomes the incarnation of the rules can be said to be following the will of heaven and wielding the power of heaven.

One uses himself as a boat, carries the rules, and achieves self-realization. In a sense, this can be said to be going against the will of heaven.

And this is indeed the case.

The former follows the way of heaven and is an extension of the rules itself. As long as he is in the spiritual world, he can also receive more power from the rules of the spiritual world.

The latter goes against the will of heaven, takes himself as the rule, and creates a fusion. Naturally, it is impossible for him to receive the blessing of the great power of the rules of heaven and earth.

If we make a simple comparison, the former is equivalent to the Nascent Soul realm blessed by the power of heaven and earth, while the latter is the Nascent Soul realm that is rejected by heaven and earth and has no blessing from heaven and earth.

It’s just that the former follows the will of heaven and complies with the rules of the spiritual world.

Once you leave the spiritual world, your strength will inevitably be greatly limited.

As for the latter, they themselves are the rules, and they cultivate their own way. Even if they step into the chaotic void and the heavens and myriad worlds, they will not be affected in the slightest.

But if you are in this spiritual world but do not follow the will of Heaven, you will naturally be rejected by this spiritual world.

Therefore, if one carries the rules with oneself and cultivates one's own way, every thousand years, the spiritual world and heaven will send down thunder disasters as a heavenly punishment.

If one successfully survives the thunder tribulation, he will be able to live in peace for a thousand years. If one fails to survive the thunder tribulation, the lucky ones may be able to survive with their injured bodies for a thousand years.

The unlucky ones will be reduced to ashes under the thunder, and their cultivation of rules will also be dissipated in this world and become nourishment for the world.

Compared with the former's following the will of heaven, the latter's "I am the rule" has a price that is undoubtedly much more cruel.

But the former, who conforms to the will of heaven and earth, will undoubtedly be bound by the spiritual world and there is no question of true transcendent freedom.

Therefore, based on these two ways of integration, a third way of integration evolved.

This way of integration is intended to avoid the extreme disadvantages of the first two.

In Chu Mu's opinion, perhaps it can be said that it is to take the essence of the first two and remove the dross of the first two, but it can also be said to be a golden mean under the trick.

The first way to merge is to merge your body with the Tao, shed your life essence, and follow the will of Heaven.

The second way to merge is that I am the rule, and I go against the will of heaven while maintaining my true self.

The third way of fusion is to smelt the treasure of one's life and combine the treasure with the Tao.

This way of merging with the Tao can not only avoid the defect of being bound by the spiritual world and heaven when merging with the Tao with the body, but also avoid the horrible consequences of being rejected by the spiritual world and being punished by heaven when the second way of merging with the Tao is adopted.

But obviously, the flaws of the third way of fusion are also significant.

To be in harmony with the Tao with one's natal treasure is equivalent to placing everything one has on one's natal treasure.

Once the natal treasure is damaged or restricted, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Moreover, because everything depends on the treasure, it will inevitably lead to the gradual disappearance of the essence of human life, and people will only be in name but not in reality!

The three combined rules have been the mainstream way of practice in the spiritual world since ancient times.

As for within the human race, judging from the records of these twelve inheritances, the three pillars of the human race, Heaven, Holy Emperor Palace, and the Scattered Immortals Alliance, each have their own biases on these three paths of integration.

The purpose of Heaven is to follow the will of Heaven, therefore, all the powerful beings in Heaven basically follow the will of Heaven and align their bodies with the Tao.

As for the Holy Emperor Palace, since the Holy Emperor established his rule in the Nine Provinces, the human race has taken unremitting self-improvement as its purpose. Therefore, "I am the rule" is the mainstream principle of the Holy Emperor Palace.

The Sanxian League, on the other hand, possesses all three, with no mainstream leaning towards anything, and can be described as a hundred flowers blooming.

After a long time, Chu Mu slowly put down the jade slip of rules.

With a touch of spiritual light, the thoughtfulness in his eyes is still strong.

The three combined rules are all mainstream in the spirit world. But no matter how you look at it, it seems a little strange.

Especially the one who follows the will of heaven and aligns his body with the Tao, almost completely binding himself with the spiritual world.

Without the existence of the spiritual world, I'm afraid that only one tenth of my cultivation would remain.

The most important thing is, how can one ascend when being so deeply bound to the rules of the spiritual world?

Even if one could ascend, could the rules of heaven and earth in the fairy world be connected and extended without any hindrance?
And the rules carried by the treasure are obviously a bit weird.

To follow the will of Heaven is to shed one's human nature and transform oneself into an extension of the rules of the spiritual world and heaven, thus conforming one's body to the Tao.

Treasures carry rules, and everything depends on the treasures with rules. Even the essence of life will gradually transform into corresponding treasures.

This is almost a complete transformation of the nature of human beings, from humans to a completely different race.

Instrument family?

Perhaps the only normal way is the "I am the rule" way of integration.

But this way of fusion is rejected by heaven and is punished by heaven!
It's a once-in-a-lifetime disaster, and it feels like seeking death no matter how you look at it.

“Perhaps there is a deeper secret?”

Chu Mu was thoughtful.

Judging from the volume of the Eternal Flame Sutra, taking faith as the flame and the human race as the reliance, although it seems to be the first way of integration, it goes with the will of heaven.

But the sutra that the flame of life will never go out undoubtedly leans more towards man than towards heaven.

I rely on the heaven and earth, the human race, treasures, and... I am the rule...

"Heavenly Palace, Holy Emperor Palace... Loose Immortal Alliance..."

Chu Mu murmured to himself, with a hint of thought flashing across his brows.

Although there is no definite conclusion, he vaguely feels that the strangeness of this method of fusion may be closely related to the racial conflicts in the spiritual world.

The story of the eternal flame is probably not an isolated case.

There must be secrets that he is currently unaware of.

But which way of fusion should he choose?
This doesn't mean that we can wait until he breaks through to the seventh level before making a choice.

The choice begins at the sixth level.

If you choose to follow the will of heaven, then at the sixth level, you can completely abandon the existence of essence, energy and spirit. You only need to comprehend the rules of heaven and earth and understand the spiritual world.

Once you reach a certain level and cross over to the seventh level, you will be able to naturally achieve harmony with the Tao.

If you choose to rely on treasures, you will need to gradually shift all your focus to treasures that suit you when you reach the sixth level.

If I am the rules, then there is no doubt that the understanding of the rules is the focus, and the tempering of the spirit is also the focus.

Otherwise, the fusion would be illusory.

"I am the rules..."

Chu Mu unconsciously played with the jade slip of rules in his hand. As he pondered, he had a rough idea of ​​the answer in his mind.

For him, he has been practicing the way of immortality and has experienced countless disasters and fortunes. What does he want?
Isn't it just for unfettered freedom and...immortality?

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(End of this chapter)