Data cultivation, I observe immortality in the five elements

Chapter 680: Long Yangzi, Luck, Merit
"I wonder if you are interested in practicing Taoism?"

"I can lead you into my mysterious sect and let you embark on a path of truth!" Luo Yan spoke with a smile in his eyes.

At this moment, he seemed to have forgotten his original purpose, because he didn't want to let go of the beautiful jade.

I want to establish a good relationship.

Even though he knew it was impossible, he still said it because he was telling it to the person in the dark.

"Thank you for your kindness, sir. Although Qi Zheng also wants to practice, he has no spiritual roots and can only sigh."

There are many cultivators living in seclusion in Shuntian Prefecture. There are powerful cultivators from the orthodox Taoist sects stationed here, as well as independent cultivators invited by powerful families.

After all, the True Spiritual Realm is not like those countless small worlds. In this world, practitioners are not uncommon.

Therefore, even ordinary people in remote mountainous areas have heard of the term "cultivator".

After Wang Qizhen became rich, he naturally thought about practicing cultivation. But unfortunately, the words "he had no spiritual roots and could not practice cultivation" extinguished his passionate heart.

If one wants to cultivate immortality, one must possess spiritual roots. This is a fact known to every mortal.

Who would have thought that the Taoist in green clothes on the opposite side would laugh softly and say, "Daoyou, you are talking nonsense!"

"I also have two types of physical body methods and cultivation methods. Even if you don't have spiritual roots, I can still reshape a physical body for you."

"Whether it's the acquired Yimu body, the acquired fire god body, the wind spirit root, the ice spirit root, the thunder spirit root, etc., as long as you open your mouth, I can let you choose."

"What do you think, fellow Taoist? Do you want to join my sect?"

Just at this moment, before Luo Yan finished speaking, a cold snort came to his ears, like a thunder exploding out of nowhere, with unparalleled power!
The cold snort was harsh, as if the heaven and earth were angry, as if some unknown god was chanting, and at the same time, a bright light was sprinkled, covering Luo Yan.

In just a moment, he was pulled into a silent space.

Here, there is a white-haired old man standing in the void, like a dream, with a hazy feeling.

The old man turned around and looked at me straight without saying a word.

In an instant, the atmosphere on the field became very solemn, and a murderous aura permeated the air.

Seeing this, Luo Yan was not affected by this momentum. Instead, he bowed respectfully and said, "Junior Luo Yan, greetings to the senior."

The white-haired old man watched for a long time, and finally put away his terrifying momentum and replied: "You, a young man, were able to find the key to breaking the situation so quickly. It seems that you are indeed extraordinary."

"However, wouldn't it be a bit rude for you to ask a disciple of my Tianyan Sect to change his sect in front of me?"

“If this gets out, won’t the outside world say that I, Long Yangzi, can’t even teach a disciple?”

Luo Yan looked embarrassed when he heard this.

Fortunately, Long Yangzi, as the head of Tianyan Sect, did not take it too seriously.

Because both of them knew very well that the so-called disciples were just a cover, and their real purpose was to quickly break the situation and lure out the person behind the scenes.

Now it seems that Luo Yan’s goal has been achieved.

"I thought you would be like those fools before, not knowing what fate is, and came to spy on the magic of my Tianyan Sect."

"Now it seems that you have walked your own path with destiny."

Luo Yan was silent, knowing clearly that the old man in front of him was the man behind this test.

Those who can become the Earth Immortal Alliance Envoys are the most talented among the human race, but in the eyes of the old man in front of him, they are just "idiots".
He just pretended not to hear such an answer.

"May I ask, Senior, how can I learn your sect's magical skills?"

Luo Yan understood that he was only here to learn a magical skill. He was not a member of the Tianyan Sect, so there was no need for him to go through a boring test unless there was some necessary reason.

Otherwise, if you don't want to pass on your sect's teachings, you can simply disagree with the requests of the Earth Immortal Alliance members.

But if there is a request, there must be a reason!
Therefore, Luo Yan must find out what the old man's purpose is. If the price is too high, he will just not learn.

"Earlier, the younger generation in my school had explained their understanding of the universe. What about you?"

"What is destiny in your eyes?"

"As the old saying goes, fate is determined by heaven, and appearance is determined by the heart. What does this mean?"

Long Yangzi did not respond, but looked at this side for a long time, then asked another question, wanting to know what this young man in blue thought about fate.

Because this is very important, it is related to whether the other party can learn one's own teaching method.

After all, the methods of their lineage are very different from ordinary magical skills. It's not that they are not passed on, but that the true meaning has not been grasped, so they cannot be passed on at all.

The true supreme Dharma is the Dharma that is not to be passed on to others. If one wants to practice it, many conditions must be met.

Therefore, Master Long Yangzi prepared to test him again.

"I believe that everything in the world has its own laws."

"Every living being in this world has its own destiny before it is born."

"The life span of insects is only a few dozen days, and the area they live in is only a few dozen meters in radius, but it becomes their life of birth, aging, illness and death."

“Even the legendary beast Kunpeng, which roams the North Sea in the morning and Cangwu in the evening, still cannot withstand the eternity of this world.”

“So in my opinion, the idea that fate is determined by heaven does make sense to some extent.” Luo Yan whispered.

This old man named Long Yangzi gave him a very special feeling, he was mysterious and full of wonders, as majestic as an ancient god.

But since the other party is the person behind this test, it means that the character of the person in front of him is most likely a mysterious and powerful person who likes to make sarcastic remarks.

Therefore, Luo Yan's answer was naturally an explanation given slowly after careful consideration.

"Oh? Do you mean that the fate of all living things in the world is unchanging?" Long Yangzi responded.

Luo Yan shook his head and continued: "My fate is decided by me, and my happiness is sought by myself!"

"What do you mean?" Master Long Yangzi continued to ask.

Luo Yan said: "My destiny is in my own hands, but good fortune and blessings can be obtained later."

This statement is a double entendre and his meaning is very clear: what is innate cannot be changed, but what is acquired can be changed.

“But there are so many people in this world who manifest in the long river of fate, batch after batch, one after another, never ending.”

"Is it possible that all these living beings do not seek the so-called transcendence?" Long Yangzi asked again.

The two of them answered and asked questions, but it didn't seem like they were asking for advice, but rather discussing with each other.

This is part of spiritual practice.

For example, Wang Qizheng, who had no cultivation level, was just an ordinary person, but his understanding of the world and all things in the world had surpassed that of most cultivators. Such a person could not be viewed with conventional eyes.

Their vision has gone beyond their own limitations and reached another level.

Therefore, for people like Wang Qizhen, what makes them strong is not themselves, but their heart and their thoughts.

This is what Luo Yan values ​​most, because the more he practices, the more he will understand a truth: the mind and character are very important, very important!
Just because a person has a high level of cultivation doesn’t mean that everything he says is right.

Especially when it comes to destiny, the level of cultivation is secondary. The most important thing is to peek into the essence of the operation of this world.

Because this concerns their future path and whether they can continue on this path for a long time.

"So this requires practice." Luo Yan replied.

Long Yangzi was curious and continued to ask: "How should I practice?"

"The most common way of cultivation in our Taoist sect is to follow nature's will and follow the laws of nature. This is the way of inaction."

"An ordinary Qi cultivator breaks through the limitations of heaven and earth and becomes the supreme being in the dark. This is seeking blessings."

"In fact, both are for pursuit, but the first type of fate cannot be changed. As long as you follow the laws of the world, you can see their shadow in the long river of fate."

"Only the second type of people represent those whose fate can be changed!" Luo Yan explained, elaborating on his understanding of fate.

Some things cannot be changed, such as birth, innate environment, etc.

But at the same time, there are some things that can be changed, such as the river in front of you and the mountains in the sky. As long as you want, you can fill the river and dig the mountain.

This is his understanding of destiny.

Long Yangzi nodded, and looked up to the young man in blue before him, but then he changed the subject and asked, "What does it mean that appearance is determined by the heart?"

Luo Yan was silent for a while, and then made a statement that surprised the headmaster Long Yangzi: "All the fields of blessings are within the heart, if you look for them from your heart, you will be able to feel everything."

"Everything that happened in the past is like yesterday's death; everything that will happen in the future is like today's birth. This is the body of rebirth."

“Before you do anything, change your mind first, change your thoughts and ideas, and then you can change the outside world. This is the state of mind!”

After saying this, Sect Leader Long Yangzi fell into a long period of contemplation.

This passage emphasizes the importance of mind and nature, which coincides with the practice after the upper three realms, but its insights are very unique and special, and beyond the reach of ordinary people.

After thinking for a long time, Long Yangzi finally came to his senses and sighed: "I now believe that you may be the only variable."

"Because of your remarks, Old Man Gongsun and the others can't say anything, and neither can Old Man Tianji."

"At the same time, because of what you said, I dare to conclude that you don't have much interaction with the disciples of your Five Elements Sect."

“Is he someone who ascended from the lower realm?”

Luo Yan hesitated, then nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Long Yangzi's old face was filled with smiles, and there was an inexplicable meaning in it.

"Little guy, if I were to tell you a secret that concerns the foundation of your Five Elements Sect, would you consider changing your sect and becoming my disciple?"

At this moment, the old leader of the Tianyan Sect was like a cunning fox. His smile became very kind and no longer as cold as before.

The scene at this moment was so similar to Luo Yan's previous joke, almost identical.

"Thank you for your kindness, senior. I already have a master." Luo Yan shook his head. Changing masters is not that easy.

If a disciple like him betrays the sect, he will probably be killed by the entire Five Elements Sect.

And it's the kind that won't stop until death.

Think about it, if you betray a sect that has more than a dozen Mahayana ancestors, you will be caught up and killed even if you escape to the ends of the earth.

Even though the Tianyan Sect is as powerful as the Five Elements Sect, for a Mahayana ancestor like him, it would be absolutely easy to get rid of a young cultivator like Luo Yan.

The overwhelming power of the curse alone is enough to plunge him into an endless death calamity.

This move is not advisable, and it is impossible to sentence the clan!

Long Yangzi was very interested in the young man in blue before him, so he said, "No, first listen to me tell you a story."

"I heard that in ancient times, there was a wealthy man who loved to eat snow sheep. In order to be able to eat snow sheep whenever he wanted, he selected a reliable servant from among his servants to be a shepherd. He then asked him to travel thousands of miles to find a snowy mountain and raise a mountain of snow sheep."

"The shepherd lived up to everyone's expectations and raised the snow sheep very well, so that the rich family had more sheep than they could eat."

"As time went by, the descendants of the wealthy family found that the growth cycle of snow sheep was too long, and it was not cost-effective to let shepherds herd the sheep. So they decided to confine the snow mountain and let the leaders of the snow sheep group restrain the young snow sheep of their own accord, as long as they did not leave the snow mountain."

"In this way, whenever the sons of wealthy families want to eat sheep, they can just come to the Snow Mountain and naturally save themselves a lot of trouble."

"The story is over. How do you feel?"

Luo Yan was not stupid, he understood the metaphor in this story, which seemed to be implicitly alluding to the relationship between the Five Elements Sect and the Earthly Immortal Realm.

If this were true, what a horrible disaster that would be!
Therefore, Luo Yan's face became very ugly.

He was silent for a while, then pointed to the sky, then pointed to himself and said, "Is this the rich man and the snow sheep?"

Long Yangzi nodded, his withered face was full of wrinkles, but his smile was very peaceful.

"Not only you, but all the mountains in this world are covered with snow sheep."

"It's true for humans, demons, and strange beasts with the blood of gods and demons."

Luo Yan frowned, thought carefully, and then found the problem. He then asked in confusion: "Why must it be snow sheep? Is it just because it tastes good?"

The headmaster Long Yangzi's smile remained unchanged, and he slowly said: "A cultivator has a kind of Qi, called luck. This luck is not fate, but destiny!"

"Compared with fate, luck is actually no better than destiny."

“But there is a characteristic of luck, that is, when it gathers to a certain amount, it has the ability to make people become saints instantly and transform ordinary tools into immortal tools.”

"In Buddhism, the fortune of all living beings is also called merit."

"It's just that the merits in the eyes of those bald donkeys are just a part of the path of luck, and it can't be considered complete."

"Any living being in the world, from nothing to something, has its own destiny from the moment it sets foot on the path of cultivation."

"The fortune of a casual cultivator lies in himself, while the fortune of a sect disciple lies in his teaching."

"When you have good fortune, your practice will go smoothly and everything will go smoothly."

“Without luck, it’s like a boat in the water with a hole in the bottom. It’s leaking all the time. One day, the boat will be destroyed and everyone will die!”

(End of this chapter)