Taoist Myth: I am the last true immortal in the world

Chapter 763 Walking along the road
Quiet room.

Chen Yun was really confused.

It is unlikely for others to sense a certain avenue even if they spend their entire life on it.

So far, I have sensed two avenues.

The previous unknown road could only be vaguely sensed once after a long time.

And this "Avenue of Equality" was just sensed during the battle.

After coming back, not long after, there was hope of sensing it again?
Chen Yun really found it incredible and was a little confused.

As he was wondering, he suddenly remembered what a Buddhist monk had said.

That eminent monk was a medical monk from the Northern Wei Dynasty of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, named Master Tanluan.

Master Tanluan wrote in his Commentary on the Treatise on Rebirth: "'The right path and great compassion give rise to transcendental good roots' refers to the great path of equality. The reason why the path of equality is called the right path is that equality is the nature of all dharmas. Because all dharmas are equal, the mind is equal; because the mind is equal, the path is equal; because the path is equal, great compassion is equal. Great compassion is the right cause of the Buddha's path, so it is called 'the right path and great compassion'. Compassion has three causes: one is the cause of sentient beings, which is small compassion; the second is the cause of dharma, which is medium compassion; the third is the cause without cause, which is great compassion. Great compassion is transcendental good. The Pure Land of Peace and Bliss is born from this great compassion, so it is said that this great compassion is the root of the Pure Land, so it is said that 'transcendental good roots are born'."

“The right path brings great compassion and gives rise to the roots of transcendental goodness.” To go further, what does this “right path” refer to?
It is the road of equality.

Where does this equality come from?
Equality has one aspect. Only when there is one aspect can there be equality. There is no difference.

Where does one come from?

It comes from formlessness, and formlessness is emptiness.

One must realize emptiness before one can have great equality.

Those who have not realized emptiness are definitely discriminating.

This great equality is the great way.

Equality is the characteristic of Mahayana.

The Mahayana equality path can also be called the right path.

Although this is an explanation of the path of equality using Buddhist concepts, in fact Taoism has a richer concept of "equality".

Then why did Chen Yun think of these words of Buddhist Master Tanluan?

It was very simple. He felt that his ability to communicate with the avenue of equality repeatedly was most likely related to his practice of the Buddhist golden body.

The six-foot-tall golden body is one of the three bodies of Buddha.

Refers to the small body in the transformation.

It is named because it is about 16 feet tall and is pure gold in color.

When Chen Yun was in the Sun Moon Lake Cave Heaven, he almost attained the true body of Tathagata.

Tathagata is one of the ten titles of Buddha. Tathagata refers to the true suchness, which has two meanings: relying on the way of the true suchness and through hard work, constantly accumulating good causes, and finally becoming a Buddha, so it is called Tathagata, which means the true body Tathagata; by introducing the way of the true suchness, sentient beings can increase wisdom, eliminate troubles, and gain benefits, so it is called Tathagata, which means the response body Tathagata.

Therefore, some people who don't understand "Journey to the West" and talk nonsense that Tathagata Buddha is the disciple of Bodhi Patriarch with the surname "Ru", are completely uncultured.

None of this matters.

The thing is, although Chen Yun did not attain the true body of Tathagata, he had reached that state briefly and sensed the true way.

True Suchness, a Buddhist term, is not true suchness, but is named true suchness. In true suchness, there is no self, and without self, everything is true suchness.

Truth is real and not false. It is like this and never changes. The combination of truth and normality is called true suchness. Truth is also the true reality. It is like this and the true reality is like this, so it is called true suchness.

True Suchness is the true original appearance of the nature of the Dharma Realm. It is always like this, unchanging and unchanging, neither born nor destroyed, neither increasing nor decreasing, neither defiled nor pure. It is the dharma of inaction, and the pure mind of the self-nature of all sentient beings. It is also called Buddha nature, Dharmakaya, Tathagatagarbha, reality, Dharma Realm, Dharma nature, and perfect reality.

The Awakening of Faith in Mahayana Buddhism says: "All dharmas, from the beginning, have been free from words, free from names, and free from mind and conditions. They are ultimately equal, without change, and indestructible. They are only one mind, so they are called true suchness."

In other words, the way of true suchness is, to a certain extent, the way of equality and they can be interconnected.

Chen Yun himself is a Taoist, and his philosophy is "equality".

He was reincarnated into this world from modern society and has a deep understanding of the concept of "equality".

The combination of these three enabled him to understand the true meaning of "equality".

Naturally, when he sensed the "Avenue of Equality" for the first time, it was like a door had opened, and it was up to him to go in or not. It was not like others who sensed the avenue like seeing a shooting star, which would be difficult to pursue again if missed.

"I see."

Chen Yun roughly understood why he could repeatedly sense the path of equality.

After figuring it out, he knew that as long as he tried hard to sense it, no matter how long it had been, he would still be able to sense the path of equality in the future.

That is, if he wants to take the path of equality to attain "Daluo", things will become very simple.

"If I can use the Great Dao of Equality, I may be able to achieve Half-Step Daluo in less than ten years, and I may be able to become a Daluo Immortal within a hundred years."

Chen Yun understood clearly, "However, there are also differences in Daluo. Immortals like this who achieved Daluo with the help of a certain avenue are at the bottom of the Daluo. Only Daluo who has surpassed the avenue can be truly eternal."

He was not going to use the Great Way of Equality to attain Daluo.

In other words, they are prepared to use the Avenue of Equality as a "spare tire".

If other saints who have not yet attained Daluo knew about this, they would certainly be dumbfounded.

Others would spend their entire lives coveting the opportunity to attain enlightenment, but you have a great chance of achieving enlightenment through this, and yet you are treated as a "spare tire"?
Yes, no one will understand Chen Yun’s mentality.

The reason why he made this choice was because he possessed the "Daluo Ling Tang".

Chen Yun remembered it very clearly. After taking the "Daluo Lingtang", he achieved Daluo, which is an existence beyond the Great Dao.

The most crucial point is that he and Erlang Shen and others had previously explored the secret realm that had not yet been truly opened up to the world, and learned that in a sacred mountain there existed all the spiritual roots of heaven and earth needed to make the "Daluo Ling Tang".

In other words, as long as he practices step by step to the half-step Daluo, and then defeats the mountain-guarding god, he will have the hope of achieving Daluo, and an extremely powerful one at that.

Therefore, how could Chen Yun choose to use the Avenue of Equality to prove his truth?

“Although I don’t know how to use the Great Dao of Equality to attain Daluo, now that I have sensed it, it would be a waste if I don’t comprehend it.”

Chen Yun's mind was clear, "I may be able to comprehend a lot from this avenue, including but not limited to the power of laws, and even be able to use part of the power of the avenue for my own benefit like before."

Borrowing the power of the Great Dao is something that only someone who has reached the half-step Great Luo can do.

Chen Yun felt that if he could really use the power of the Great Dao freely, then even if he was only in the early stage of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, there would probably not be many people in the late stage of the Heavenly Immortal Realm who could defeat him.

The most important thing is that borrowing the power of the Great Dao will not necessarily bring a huge burden to the body like Pangu's true body.

Just like Chen Yun had felt before and borrowed the power of the Avenue of Equality, it had no effect on himself at all.

To be honest, if he had not borrowed the power of the Avenue of Equality at that time, although he could have defeated the Purple Qi Star Lord, it would definitely not have been so easy.

"I just happened to sense the power of the Avenue of Equality. I will open this door and go in to see if I can sense more."

In order to prevent himself from being immersed in the Avenue for too long and thus missing the next battle, Chen Yun cast a spell on himself before he fully sensed the Avenue of Equality. Once the time came, he would be awakened automatically.

After performing the spell, he closed his eyes, and while practicing Qigong to restore his tired body, he tried his best to verify whether he could sense the Avenue of Equality as he guessed.

At first, the sensation was vague.

It's like looking at flowers in the fog, you can't see clearly at all.

As time went by, Chen Yun's "attention" became more and more focused, and gradually it was as if he had passed through one blur after another, and his perception became clearer and clearer.

This situation lasted for about half an hour.

During this period, he was in a state of seeing flowers in the fog, and seemed to realize that many laws were constantly changing. As long as he reached out and grasped them, he could comprehend the essence of the laws.

Chen Yun did not do so.

Because he knew that sensing the power of the Great Dao was far more important than comprehending the laws.

Finally, half an hour later, Chen Yun broke through the "fog" and saw the Avenue of Equality in action.

……

Chen Yun's "consciousness" seemed to have fallen into a magical "paradise".

At this moment, he felt that he was surrounded by the innate Taoist Qi, and each ray of innate Taoist Qi contained infinite power.

It seemed that as long as he could gather one of the innate Dao Qi, he would be able to burst out with power that could easily destroy the heavens and all worlds.

And this kind of innate Taoist Qi is inexhaustible in this "Peach Blossom Land".

In addition to the endless innate Dao Qi, there are also many acquired Dao Qi that are constantly rising and gathering.

As a result, the entire "Taoyuan" presents a colorful and misty beautiful scene.

As soon as Chen Yun arrived here, he immediately felt that "all beings are equal". No matter if he was an ant somewhere in the heavens and myriad worlds, or himself, an immortal in the early stage of the celestial realm, they were all in a "state of equality".

What surprised him most was that he had a terrible intuition that if he wanted to kill any living being somewhere in the heavens and myriad worlds at this moment, he would encounter the same situation.

“Is this the idea of ​​equality?”

Chen Yun had some doubts and was still constantly sensing the avenue.

Gradually, he sensed more from it.

For example, "Heaven and earth share the same root with me, and all things are one with me."

Here, Chen Yun is not a sacred figure in the high and mighty heaven, but a part of heaven and earth.

There is no distinction between high and low among all things, and all are part of heaven and earth.

Heaven and man are one!

This is the true unity of man and nature!

Chen Yun could not help but marvel, "The heaven and earth were born with me, and all things are one with me. This transcendent state is shocking."

He suddenly thought of a sentence from "Horse's Hooves": "In the world of supreme virtue, people live together with animals and are one with all things."

In the past, although Chen Yun understood the meaning of this sentence, he did not have a deep understanding of it.

Now that he was sensing the Avenue of Equality, he actually understood more core ideas from it.

"Heaven and earth are in harmony and one mind, and all things coexist."

Chen Yun’s understanding of “equality” became increasingly clear.

This is the idea of ​​equality of “all things are one”.

As Chen Yun's understanding became deeper and deeper, he did not notice that his exhausted body seemed to merge into the world, becoming one with all things, coexisting with the world, and quietly recovering its heyday.

This phenomenon was as if Chen Yun's body had turned into the heaven and earth, and the heaven and earth were originally him.

Even when Chen Yun was immersed in the perception of the "Great Way of Equality", some of the toxins in his body produced by "wrong cultivation" were quietly excreted, merged into the world, and finally turned into vast spiritual energy, nourishing all living things in the world.

As time went by, Chen Yun seemed to understand why Laojun established the "Law of Female Justice".

The first Taoist book of moral exhortation, "Tai Shang Ganying Pian", introduces in detail the various evil deeds that destroy nature.

Such as: "shoot flying things and chase them away, wake up hibernating ones, startle those who rest in them, fill holes and cover nests, injure fetuses and break eggs; destroy people's crops, cut crops without reason, cook and slaughter without proper manners, flood and set fires, kill trees with medicine, hunt in spring and kill turtles and snakes without reason" etc.

And the consequences of these evils are shown to people: "For such crimes, according to their severity, their lifespan will be taken away, and when their lifespan is exhausted, they will die."

This is to warn people not to destroy nature wantonly.

The Yinzhiwen of Emperor Wenchang also states: "Do not burn forests with fire, do not climb mountains to catch birds, and do not poison fish and shrimp near water."

As long as you do this, God will bless you.

This heaven is not the heaven as people think, nor is it the sky as people see, but the "Avenue of Equality"!
Chen Yun seemed to have realized something. "The reason why I was able to sense the 'Great Way of Equality' again in such a short time is probably not just the three reasons I thought of before, there must be a fourth reason."

The fourth reason is that he let Purple Qi Star Lord go.

At that time, Chen Yun felt compassion and forgot about the anger caused by Ziqi Star Lord's "arrogance".

That kind of "compassion for the world" allows one to achieve "equality".

Don't bully the weak.

Do not use your own strength to deprive others of their lives.

All of this is "Tao".

“The equality of all things is more than a humble virtue.”

Chen Yun was thoughtful, "This kind of thought is actually a manifestation of the great way of equality. When I share the same mind with the great way of equality, we can naturally walk together."

The sun and the moon are in harmony, and they walk together on the great path.

This is what many saints dream of doing.

And he realized this truth only because he had spared Ziqi Star Lord out of compassion for the world.

This made Chen Yun sigh that his every word and action in this world was an attempt to attain enlightenment.

Perhaps because his understanding became deeper, Chen Yun did not notice that his strength might not have increased dramatically, but his body became stronger and stronger, or in other words, softer and gentler.

This kind of softness does not mean becoming weaker, but rather it is more like being integrated into the Tao, allowing oneself to overcome hardness with softness, or "concentrating energy to achieve softness."

Chen Yun's realm continued to rise and reached a very high level.

When his realm was elevated to a certain level, he inexplicably felt that there were many "laws" related to the Avenue of Equality in the fog, quietly converging towards him.

You don't even need to feel it to understand the power of the law.

It is truly mysterious to walk with the Tao!
(End of this chapter)