Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 838: Re-determine the rules of heaven between advance and retreat, and reveal the true meaning of swordsmanship between willingness and sacrifice

The sound of footsteps moved step by step in the Lingxiao Palace.

Ripples were created between the vital energy of heaven and earth.

It also created ripples in the hearts of those Daluo people, making their Dao fruits shake.

Everyone knows that when Taoist Minghe stepped out of Lingxiao Palace, all the Daluo present would lose face, and the trend of the heavenly rules would completely collapse.

Once they step out of the Lingxiao Palace, if Heaven wants to enforce the Heavenly Rules again, they can only start from Heaven, conquering and killing bit by bit, and conquering all quarters bit by bit... During this process, except for Heaven, everyone else will be Heaven's enemy.

At this moment, countless Daluo secretly communicated with their own spiritual treasures, wanting to take action to keep the Taoist of the Styx - but no one dared to take the first step.

At this moment, even a wise man like Fuxi began to ponder: After the Taoist Master Minghe stepped out of the Heavenly Court, how would the Heavenly Court continue to promote the Heavenly Rules? And how would the conflicts among the countless powerful men, countless qigong practitioners, and countless sects under the Heavenly Rules be reconciled?

Soon, Fuxi brought in the current situation of the human race - the Yin royal family of the human race was equivalent to the Heavenly Court of the Heaven, and those princes under the Yin royal family, weren't they equivalent to the various mountains between heaven and earth today, and those Taoist sects?

In this case, can the experience of the Yin royal family in reconciling the princes be applied to the rules of heaven?
Can the conflict between the laws of the Human King and the laws among the princes be compared to the conflict between the laws of Heaven and the laws among the Daluo?

While Fuxi was thinking, a voice was heard in the Lingxiao Palace, stopping the Taoist who was about to step out of the Styx.

"Senior, please stay." It was Ao Bing who spoke again.

"I can help you solve your confusion, senior." Ao Bing stood up.

"I'd like to hear what you, the Great Lord of Justice, have to say." Taoist Minghe stopped near the door, but still turned his back to the people in Lingxiao Palace.

"What the senior is worried about is nothing more than the grudges with the Western Church - however, grudges themselves are neither right nor wrong."

"The judgment is made by the laws of nature, and does not involve grudges."

"If you are worried that the Heavenly Court will take a side in your feud with the Western Church because of the Heavenly Rules, then there is no need to worry." Ao Bing pondered, "The Heavenly Court is impartial and will not take sides in the feud."

"Unless someone from the senior or the Western religion violates the laws of the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court will take action based on the Heavenly Rules."

"As for the laws of the heavenly rules themselves..." Ao Bing moved slowly, and the situation of his generation and West Kunlun emerged in his mind.

——In that era, although the Heavenly Court was majestic, the laws of the Heavenly Court did not cover everything between heaven and earth.

Under West Kunlun, the laws of West Kunlun are still observed.

If someone violates the rules of heaven and can escape to West Kunlun, and West Kunlun happens to be willing to shelter them, then the rules of heaven will naturally turn a blind eye to them.

For example, even though the human race is bound by the rules of heaven, it does not affect the war between them and the heaven at all.

So...from the very beginning, Ao Bing had overlooked something in his consideration of the Heavenly Rules.

He believed that the Heavenly Rules naturally bound and restricted everything, but in fact, some people and places between heaven and earth were destined to be unable to be bound by the Heavenly Rules.

Just as he had instinctively determined from the beginning that the area deep in the North Sea was not covered by the rules of heaven.

In the past, when he looked at those Daluo lands that were not covered by the laws of Heaven, he could only sigh at the supreme power of Daluo that could make Heaven retreat. But at this time, when he personally faced the laws of Heaven and the collision with those laws of Daluo, he truly realized the wisdom and magnanimity represented by the retreat of the laws of Heaven.

"Senior, perhaps you have misunderstood the laws of Heavenly Rules - Heavenly Rules are the laws of heaven and earth!"

"The area it covers is within the heaven and earth."

"However, Daluo's territory and Daluo's Dao field are affected by Daluo's Dao fruit. The Dao there is Daluo's Dao, not the Dao of Heaven and Earth."

“Thus, although that place is in heaven and earth, it does not belong to heaven and earth.”

"Therefore, the laws there are actually the laws of Daluo, not the laws of the heavenly rules."

"Of course, if there are seniors who think that their own laws are better than the Heavenly Rules, then they can open Lingxiao's discussion again and make some additions to the Heavenly Rules."

Ao Bing talked about his current understanding and thoughts on the heavenly rules.

"The considerations of the Great Lord of Justice are more thorough than those of the Jade Emperor. He is worthy of being the source of the Heavenly Rules."

"If we had known this, why would those fellow Taoists who are still in the human world avoid the Jade Emperor's invitation?" The Taoist of Minghe turned around and stared at Ao Bing.

"According to the intention of the Great Lord of Justice, the rule of Heaven and Earth and Daluo should be separated."

"Inside the Daluo Dojo, the Daluo laws are the main thing, not the Heavenly Rules."

"So, if someone violates the Heavenly Rules and escapes from the heaven and earth into the Daluo Dojo, will Heaven just ignore it?"

"If someone in the world violates the rules of heaven, but we allow him to escape to the palace of Daluo, it means that my judicial system is incompetent."

Ao Bing said in a deep voice, "Of course, even if he escaped to the Daluo Palace, it doesn't mean that his past is wiped out - he will eventually come out of the Daluo Palace."

"Even if he stays in the Daluo Palace all his life, he will eventually return to the underworld." Ao Bing said calmly.

Since the existence of Daluo has made an exception to the Heavenly Rules, why not separate Daluo's Palace and the world into two?

What happens between heaven and earth is naturally subject to the constraints of heavenly rules - and outside of heaven and earth, that is, in the Daluo Palace, the things that those living beings do naturally have nothing to do with heavenly rules.

On the contrary, if there are immortals or gods from the Daluo Palace who come out of the Daluo land, then during the period when they are away from the Daluo Palace, they will naturally be bound by the Heavenly Rules. If they violate the Heavenly Rules during this process, they will naturally be punished by the Heavenly Rules.

It seems that this is a concession to those Daluo, but in fact, it also makes those Daluo acknowledge the existence of the heavenly rules and the rule of the heavenly court over the heaven and earth - just like the rule of the human king over the princes.

And this is the way of giving up!
Abandoning the extreme expansion of the Heavenly Rules, abandoning some of the Heavenly Court's face, in exchange for the coexistence of the Heavenly Court and those Daluo, using another more gentle attitude to make the Heavenly Rules more stable outside the Daluo Palace.

At the same time, as long as this rule can be established, the Heavenly Court will naturally have enough time to negotiate with those Daluo.

Those Daluo and their disciples will always step out of the Daluo Palace - if the laws of the Daluo Palace are too different from the laws of the Heavenly Rules, those Daluo disciples will naturally collide with the web of the Heavenly Rules, causing damage to the reputation of Daluo.

In this way, slowly, as time goes by, those Daluo will naturally adjust the laws of their own dojo, so that the laws of their own dojo will gradually converge with the laws of the Heavenly Rules...

"In this case, this heavenly rule is still quite interesting." The Taoist of the Styx pondered, then nodded and asked again.

"Then what about the dispute between the orthodox and the orthodox?"

"The laws of heaven do not involve grudges, nor can they decide grudges. When there is a dispute between two orthodox sects, first look at where the dispute occurred, and then see whether the dispute is contrary to the laws of heaven."

"Just like the dispute between the Blood Sea and the Western Religion - as long as the dispute does not involve the blood vessels and does not go beyond Mount Sumeru, then even if the killing is so fierce that the sky collapses and the earth splits, what does it have to do with the Heavenly Court?"

"Of course, if the dispute is too fierce and the pressure on the world is too deep, there will always be Daluo to mediate."

“On the contrary, if the dispute between the two sides originates from the sea of ​​blood, from Mount Xumi, and spreads all the way to the heaven and earth, and touches upon the laws of heaven, then it is natural for Heaven to intervene. Whether it is the senior or the saint of the Western religion, it cannot be said that Heaven is biased.”

Hearing this, the immortals and gods in the Lingxiao Palace pondered and nodded.

This kind of consideration can be said to be quite comprehensive.

It not only took into account the majesty of the Heavenly Rules, but also took into account the face of those Daluo - as for what Ao Bing was thinking about, the retreat of the Heavenly Rules in front of the Daluo, almost everyone thought that this was natural, and no one felt that this would undermine the majesty of the Heavenly Rules.

After all, Daluo's existence should be privileged.

In fact, the existence of this privilege makes the Heavenly Rules even more powerful proof - only Daluo can transcend the Heavenly Rules, and not even Daluo can transcend the Heavenly Rules within the heaven and earth. Even Daluo's disciples and protégés who cross the boundaries of the Heavenly Rules between heaven and earth will be punished by the Heavenly Rules and must flee to Daluo's palace before they can be protected by the Heavenly Rules.

You ordinary immortals and gods should think about whether you have the power of Daluo before trying to violate the rules of heaven!

Similarly, Ao Bing's expression of the Heavenly Court's attitude towards disputes over the orthodox doctrine, that of not interfering but only seeing whether it had crossed the line, made the Daluo people even more satisfied.

As for the Taoist sects other than Daluo, their mountain gates are located within the heaven and earth and are naturally subject to the constraints of the heavenly rules at all times.

Those who are willing to abide by the rules of heaven and keep to themselves can naturally develop between heaven and earth. And those who are not so law-abiding can find ways to hide in the Taoist temples of Daluo - this is both a division and identification of these immortal sects, and also a gesture of goodwill to those Daluo.

"Does His Majesty the Jade Emperor agree with the Great Lord of Justice's theory of heavenly rules?" Minghe's gaze turned back to the Jade Emperor.

"I entrust the Heavenly Rules to the judiciary. As far as the Heavenly Rules are concerned, the meaning of the judiciary is naturally the meaning of Heaven." The Jade Emperor's expression also became calm.

"My fellow Taoists, do you have anything to add to the opinion of the Great Lord of Justice?" The Jade Emperor turned his gaze to the crowd again.

Seeing the Taoist Master Minghe's attitude becoming gentle again, the Jade Emperor knew that the trend of the Heavenly Rules that was about to be reversed had now stabilized again.

--If before, those Daluo were unwilling to come to the Heavenly Court to discuss the Heavenly Rules, it could be said that it was because they could not grasp the conflict between the laws of the Heavenly Rules and their own laws, and it was difficult to grasp the position of the Heavenly Court in the dispute. Then now, if those Daluo do not come again, it will only be their own problem.

The general trend of the Heavenly Rules has stabilized and become more stable. Even if there are still some twists and turns in this general trend of the Heavenly Rules, it is just some disputes between the Daluo between heaven and earth because of the interests brought by the Heavenly Rules, which has nothing to do with the Heavenly Rules themselves. Of course, at this time, the Jade Emperor has become more and more vigilant towards the Great Lord of Justice in front of him - as for his current method of reconciling the inside and the outside, it is not inferior to him, the Jade Emperor.

If he could obtain the Dao Fruit, then when he competed with me for the position of Heavenly Emperor, not only would no one oppose it, but there would also be many Daluo who would be willing to stand on his side.

“In the time of the dragon and the phoenix, if you were in charge of the affairs of the dragon clan, there would be fewer twists and turns between heaven and earth.” Taoist Minghe sighed, then returned to his seat.

The Daluo other than Lingxiao also seemed to know what the Taoist of Minghe and Ao Bing said. They also appeared one by one, accepted the invitation from the Heavenly Court, and came to Lingxiao Palace one after another.

In the Lingxiao Palace, Ao Bing was also pondering.

When the trend formed by the rules of heaven was turning back and forth in front of him, when the trend of the entire heaven and earth was changing back and forth because of his existence, Ao Bing vaguely sensed something else.

"Holding the key points, mediating between heaven and earth." Ao Bing stretched out his hand and clenched it, as if he was holding something.

In a trance, the sword in Ao Bing's hand moved, cutting the situation of heaven and earth at will.

"Could this be the true meaning of the way of the sword?" Ao Bing thought to himself, and felt that he seemed to have grasped some of the mysteries of the way of the sword.

——Although the sword is also a weapon of killing, and the way of the sword is also a way of killing, the true meaning of the way of the sword does not seem to be above killing.

That is something that goes beyond killing and is more difficult than killing - it is called governance and reason!

"No wonder, among all kinds of weapons, swords are the most respected."

"Among all the ways of weapons, the way of swordsmanship is the most respected."

“So, the root is here!”

After this bright light appeared, all the doubts that had existed in Ao Bing's mind suddenly disappeared.

It is better to stab than to hit.

A poke is worse than a gun.

Sweeping is not as good as flagging.

The character is not as good as the stick.

Being tyrannical and domineering is no better than using swords and spears.

No matter how clever and unpredictable, it is not as good as a whip.

Apart from the principle of moderation, the existence of swords has almost no advantages over other weapons - however, is moderation an advantage for weapons?
Weapons are tools for killing, and what they seek is an extreme.

However, among those many extreme weapons, the most prominent one is the mediocre and featureless sword.

why?
Here's why!

Because of the irrationality of the sword itself, there are more things to consider when using the sword. Advance and retreat, movement, entry and exit, everything requires more consideration, more needs to be mastered, and more needs to be examined.

As long as those who study kendo walk on the right path, their perspective and vision will naturally transcend that of other creatures.

——All the ways of weapons other than the way of the sword only emphasize killing. Apart from killing, there is nothing else. But the way of the sword emphasizes control and mastery. Controlling oneself, mastering the world, holding the key points, and mediating yin and yang.

“No wonder Master has many strengths, but in the eyes of others, the most recognized one is Master’s swordsmanship, which is the highest in the world!”

"So that's it!"

The essence of kendo is the method of governing yin and yang and harmonizing the key points - in other words, a person who is proficient in kendo may not be good at governing the world, but a person who is good at governing the world must have extraordinary attainments in kendo!
Looking at the heavens and the earth, throughout the ages, who can question the ability of the Great Lord Haotian to govern the heavens and the earth?
"Swords are never weapons - they are a courtesy and a power!"

"It's something that even Daluo recognizes."

"That's why even if those who study the way of swordsmanship go astray and seek the spirit of killing, it doesn't affect the mystery of the way of swordsmanship at all - because the way of swordsmanship is the way to follow the principles of heaven and earth, so the killing that comes from the way of swordsmanship is naturally superior to the killing that comes from other weapons."

"So, between the levels of immortals and gods, the damage done by swordsmanship to 'intention', 'spirit', and even 'Tao' is greater than that of other weapons."

"Does this mean that if there is a master of the sword art, even if he fails to achieve Daluo, even if he goes astray in the sword art, he still has the ability to hurt Daluo with the sword in his hand?"

"Because this is the ability that a sword should have, and it is an ability that even the Daluo people recognize."

"Or, in other words, the sword itself was born because of the recognition of the Daluo. It is an extremely special 'weapon' - as a weapon of etiquette and power, it originally has the image of punishing disloyalty."

Suddenly, Ao Bing suddenly recalled that most of the Daluo who came and went from Lingxiao Palace had swords on their waists.

Even though many of the Daluo were famous for their skills that had nothing to do with swordsmanship, they still had swords hanging around their waists.

It turns out that the root is here!
The sword, as a weapon that can be effective against Daluo, so the sword technique among Daluo is naturally the basic skill of those Daluo. It is something that every Daluo needs to study. What they seek may not be a profound attainment in the way of the sword, but at least they cannot be hurt by just anyone with a sword.

Of course, from another perspective, considering the vision and height of those Daluo masters, the difficulty of studying the way of the sword is countless times simpler than that of ordinary Qigong practitioners.

Similarly, because of the characteristics of the sword itself, if there is a new Heavenly Emperor between heaven and earth, then this Heavenly Emperor must be emerging from among those who are outstanding in the sword.

——For such an extraordinary person, the nature of his governance of the world may not be excellent, but it will not be too bad.

In the past, many people in the Heavenly Court believed that Ao Bing could inherit the authority of the Great Lord Haotian - but now, Ao Bing suddenly realized that it was impossible for him, who had never studied the way of the sword, to inherit the authority of the Emperor of Heaven.

As for whether or not to study the way of the sword now?
Ao Bing thought for a moment, and soon shook his head.

Although he had understood the essence of kendo, with his temperament, kendo was not suitable for him - the majestic and heavy momentum that the flagpole represented, which could crush everything, was what made him even more delighted.

As for the essence of kendo - the essence of arithmetic, one plus one equals two.

The essence of deduction is to add as many variables as possible.

These things are the essences that are known to everyone in the world - but, in the world, how many people are proficient in numbers and calculations?

Even if we count all those Daluo, there are only a handful of them!
It can be seen that there is no connection between knowing the essence of Kendo and what achievements one can make in Kendo. It can only be said that those who can understand the essence of Kendo have a greater chance of following Kendo and reaching higher heights.

But for the Qigong practitioners themselves, being able to understand the essence of the sword will not have any impact on their skills or their future.

On the contrary, if someone learns the essence of kendo from others and tries to follow this essence from the beginning, he may blindly walk on a completely wrong path, and finally cause irreparable damage to his own path.

Therefore, between heaven and earth, almost all those who have seen the essence of the sword keep silent about the essence of the sword - those who have the talent to know this will naturally know it.

But for those who don’t have this talent, they may not believe it even if you tell them.

"In any case, the Xuan of the Sword Dao is too cautious and does not match my opinion."

"So, even if I have no chance to become the Emperor of Heaven, I am unwilling to study the way of the sword." In Ao Bing's mind, there was a faint bright sword light about to manifest - but then, the simpler and more direct majestic force directly crushed the sword light that was about to manifest.

That was because Ao Bing had already chosen his own future - compared to adhering to the way of the sword, moving forward step by step, relying on the legacy of Great Lord Haotian, and inheriting the authority of Great Lord Haotian, Ao Bing was more willing to exist as an evil god and a god of war.

It was like there was a mountain blocking the road in front of him. The Emperor of Heaven wanted to either go around the mountain, or open a path in the mountain, or use other methods, etc. But what Ao Bing wanted was to directly separate the mountains blocking the way and go to the target along a straight line.

As for the obstacles in this process - isn't studying the supreme magical power for this?

It is also like educating - if there are people who cannot be educated, other people may think that it will change from generation to generation, but what Ao Bing thinks is to kill.

Kill all those who are unteachable, and those who remain will naturally be teachable.

If they still cannot be educated no matter how much they are killed, then after repeated killings, a brand new race that can be educated will be born in that world.

"No matter how I think about it, this kind of simplicity and directness is more to my liking."

While thinking, Ao Bing opened his eyes again.

In the Lingxiao Palace, the cloud lights of the Daluo masters were also slowly converging at this time.

Under the laws of heaven, those who are willing to accept it have already signed their names on it - those who don't have the time to do so have also asked trustworthy people to leave their names on it.

Then, the only ones left now are those who, no matter what, are unwilling to accept the existence of Heavenly Rules - since they are unwilling to accept Heavenly Rules falling on their Taoist temples, they also do not want Heavenly Rules to fall on the Daluo of heaven and earth.

"Then it's time to use war to get what the Heavenly Court wants." Ao Bing stood up.

(End of this chapter)