Folklore: The baby starts the game, and the mother takes off her painted skin

At the top of the Soul-Clearing Cliff, Liu Bai was speechless for a long time after listening to the explanation of the origin of the world.

He stood up, walked to the edge of the cliff, and looked down at the endless sea of ​​clouds below the mountain without saying a word. Finally, he took off the sheepskin felt hat on his head and let the soul-cleansing wind cleanse his soul.

Originally, he felt a little overwhelmed just after reaching the top of the mountain.

But now... standing on the edge of the cliff, letting the most violent soul-cleansing wind wash over his soul, he seemed to feel nothing at all.

After a long silence, he asked softly:

"Are you serious about this method you mentioned?"

As if the origin of the world had been waiting for his answer, he blurted out, "It's already this time, what's the point of me lying to you?"

"Does my mother know this method?" Liu Bai asked again.

"know."

"But she would never tell you this method. She even thought... I don't know this method either."

The Origin of the World was silent for a moment before continuing, "She only told me not to help you prove your truth because it would really harm you. She didn't say anything else."

Liu Bai nodded in understanding.

My mother is indeed like this.

"So this is the last resort?"

"Yes."

"But this is the last resort when you are unable to attain enlightenment. If you can attain enlightenment, then everything will be easy and you won't need this method at all."

The Origin of the World replied immediately, but after he said it, he perhaps felt that this might not be appropriate, and then he sighed.

"The humans in this world are so incompetent."

"I didn't expect that in the end, all of this would fall on you and your mother."

Liu Bai smiled and said, "My mother and I are not that great. We did not stand up for the sake of the people of the world. We... just wanted to survive."

"But the result of saving the world is the same."

Liu Bai no longer answered or spoke, but silently put the sheepskin felt hat back on his head.

Although it feels good to have the soul-cleansing wind blowing in your empty head, it is really painful.

"So are you ready now?"

The origin of the world seemed to be a little scared, somewhat afraid of the current Liu Bai...so at this moment even its voice was much lower.

"Let's give it one last try. We can't give up first."

"it is good."

The origin of the world responded and then said nothing more, as if it had left here.

Liu Bai returned to his original position and sat down. This time, without the origin of this world to stop him, he swallowed half of the funeral vine easily in one gulp.

The thoughts in my mind once again spread out like vines in all directions.

But this time... perhaps because of what the Origin of the World said, Liu Bai was surprisingly calm.

No matter how many thoughts there are in the mind, even if the soul has grown countless dense branches.

But Liu Bai remained the same. He sat there calmly, as if he was emptying his mind and body.

But more importantly, it was because of what the Origin of the World said that Liu Bai completely calmed down...

He just sat there.

It was not until the effect of this half of the funeral vine was almost half gone that he seemed to wake up.

Try again to understand your own path.

This time, they had to start all over again. The shrine was naturally the most closely related to the attainment of enlightenment, so Liu Bai's soul, which had originally been sitting in the shrine temple, stood up again and left the altar.

The soul came out of the temple, walked step by step to the outside of the shrine, and slowly raised its head.

The soul still has its eyes closed.

But everything in front of him seemed to be seen by his own eyes, and it was all taken in.

The columns on both sides of the shrine, as well as the horizontal beam above the head, are engraved with his shrine couplets.

It's said to be a couplet for a shrine, but in fact it's just three words.

First couplet: "people"

Second line: "ghost"

Horizontal banner: "God"

They also represent Liu Bai's three identities: human body, ghost and spirit.

When Liu Bai was casting the shrine, he sat on the top of the Western Great Wall for a long time, reminiscing for a long time, and finally wrote down these three words.

Man...is because he was born to be a human being.

Or maybe he wanted to be a human being.

That's why Madam Liu gave him this identity, otherwise he would have become a ghost from the beginning.

If he is a ghost, then there is nothing to say. This is the identity he brought from his mother's womb. He was born a ghost, the purest kind of ghost.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to easily jump to a higher level and fight by relying on the ghost body.

As for "God", in fact, a large part of the reason is that it is a gift from the origin of this world. Even in the beginning, Liu Bai's soul was controlled by the origin of the world.

But it was only later that it was revealed, which completely gave this part of power to Liu Bai.

It is precisely because of this that he can act recklessly in this land where gods fell.

So, what does this have to do with one’s own path?

When Liu Bai was casting the shrine, he realized his true intention because no matter what identity he had, whether human, ghost or god, it was all related to Madam Liu.

And the ultimate purpose is to make Madam Liu happy.

So, could it be that this enlightenment is to prove a path that can make Madam Liu happy?

Liu Bai had thought about this before, but in the final analysis, if this avenue was proven, Madam Liu would not be happy.

At least... not that happy.

Liu Bai could think that what would really make Madam Liu happy was for him to prove an extremely powerful path.

That way she will be happy.

So after going around in circles, the question comes back again.

What exactly is this great path that I want to prove?

Every time Liu Bai thought of this before, he would get stuck in a dead end, and then he would follow this constantly diverging soul and think about going somewhere else.

But this time, because he was calm enough, he had no other thoughts.

He just raised his head and stared at the shrine, as if he wanted to see something from it, and even had the thought that he would spend all his time here just to prove his own path.

So what exactly am I?

Of course it's me.

This thought subconsciously came to Liu Bai's mind.

So what is this ghost body of mine?

My body and hair are from my parents, my ghost body was given by Madam Liu, so it is naturally mine too.

Although the soul is mixed with the origin of the world, it is still me in the final analysis.

For a moment, it was as if a flash of lightning flashed through Liu Bai's mind.

A bolt of lightning split thousands of dark clouds and brought the first ray of light to the world.

"Shoot-"

His entire shrine began to shake violently as if struck by the lightning. The lightning that cut through the darkness was a ray of spiritual light, and also like a candle flame.

It illuminated the dark room in Liu Bai's heart that had been dark for a long time.

At this point, all the confusions in front of him were dispelled by this ray of spiritual light, and what he saw before him was an extremely wide road.

Liu Bai, who was originally sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.

There was a glint in his eyes.

At this moment, he raised his head slightly, his gaze penetrating far into the distance, and he saw many scenes that he had not seen before.

The most eye-catching thing is the long river of time that seems to cover the entire sky and is everywhere. When you look up, this long river seems to be hanging on the sky.

But at this moment Liu Bai could clearly feel that he was inside this long river of time.

Not only that, this entire land where the gods fell, or perhaps the entire world, is located in this long river of time.

We are constantly being washed by the river of time.

Every drop of river water that flows through your body takes away time, or in other words, your lifespan.

This feeling is something that the original Liu Bai did not have.

After attaining enlightenment, everyone was trapped in the long river of time in a daze, and could only go with the flow, unable to control themselves.

Only by attaining enlightenment can one wake up from this river and move towards transcendence step by step.

So...how can we transcend?
It is simple to say, just open up the way and prove the truth.

Liu Bai was naturally very clear about all of this... At this moment, the voice of the origin of the world came to his ears again.

"Congratulations."

Liu Bai was about to achieve enlightenment, and even his voice could be heard with a hint of obvious joy and relaxation.

"Let's talk about it after we finish opening the road."

After Liu Bai finished speaking, he seemed to stand up again, not from the top of the Soul-Purifying Cliff, but in the long river of time.

He was originally lying or sitting in the long river of time, with the water flowing over his head.

But now when he stood up, the river water only reached his chest.

Just as he stood up, he disappeared without a trace, the boundless river of time that he had previously felt filled the entire world.

At this moment, I can actually see the border.

Moreover, the left side was not far away from Liu Bai, only about three meters away.

He tried to lift his legs and walk towards the shore, but as soon as his right foot left the riverbed, he stumbled and was almost knocked down again.

He quickly stood firm on his feet, thought again and again, and dared only move forward step by step.

What is before my eyes seems real, yet also seems unreal.

Liu Bai didn't know how long it had been. He was washed by the long river of time and slowly moved to the bank of the long river of time.

He looked at the river bank right in front of him, and each grain of sand was clearly visible.

Turning his head to the left and right, he looked upstream and downstream of the long river of time. Although he could not see very far, he could see two... roads within the scene within his field of vision.

In other words, they are two small tributaries that flow along the banks of the long river of time.

No, not even a tributary.

It can even be said to be just a small ditch.

Liu Bai looked back at the long river of time. What he saw at this moment was a long river of time that was only nine feet wide.

But the two small ditches he saw were less than half a foot wide, and could even be said to be almost a palm-sized crack.

But it is just such a crack.

But in the eyes of the world, it is a road to heaven.

Then what about the road I opened... Liu Bai couldn't help but have this question in his mind.

With this thought in mind, he looked down at his empty hands and murmured softly, "I am the human, I am the ghost, I am the god... too!"

"The great way I have realized is only me!"

Liu Bai seemed to be self-aware. The more he spoke, the brighter his eyes became, and the louder his voice became. It was a pity that in the long river of time that he could see, his voice was only audible to him.

"The past I have witnessed, the future I hope for, even if the sky and the earth are overturned, even if time collapses, I am the only one...eternal!"

Liu Bai slowly raised his hands, and at the same time his hands were clenched.

A huge axe suddenly appeared in the palm of his hand.

Liu Bai just felt something in his heart, and then he held the giant axe with both hands and swung it down fiercely.

In an instant, it was like an axe chopping rotten wood, or a knife chopping thorns. The axe chopped down, and the "boom" sound was endless.

As the axe fell, Liu Bai seemed to have all his strength drained away.

Finally, he looked down at the road he had opened. It was about one meter wide... It was just barely acceptable.

Especially in comparison, the road opened by others was less than half a foot wide, while his own was a full meter wide.

In contrast, the long river of time is only nine feet wide.

This can indeed only be considered as a makeshift effort.

Thinking of this, Liu Bai finally revealed a satisfied smile, and then... the scene before his eyes shattered like a mirror.

The river of time, which was originally only nine feet wide, now became as vast and boundless as the ocean. Standing on the shore, Liu Bai seemed as small as a grain of rice.

And what about the road he opened up?
He turned around slowly and saw a river about ten feet long and wide, and a hundred feet long, lying quietly beside him.

The breath coming from it made Liu Bai feel a heartfelt sense of intimacy.

Further away, there is another river, but compared with Liu Bai, it is like the difference between a stream and the Chu River.

And that person...looking at his appearance, he vaguely looks like Xu Maogong who walked into Yincheng?
Liu Bai was watching when he suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder.

He was startled at first, then he took a quick glance at the hand and he knew who it was.

"mother!"

Liu Bai turned around and shouted in a light voice.

"Hey."

Madam Liu also smiled. The mother and son met again on this long river of time after Liu Bai attained enlightenment.

Madam Liu smiled.

Moreover, Liu Bai swore that he had never seen his mother laugh so happily and so freely.

So Liu Bai also laughed. He raised his right hand, clenched his four fingers into a fist, pointed his thumb backwards, and then asked loudly: "Mother, do you think this avenue I have proved is powerful?"

"fierce."

Madam Liu nodded with a smile.

……

at the same time.

The entire world, including the taboos and the heavens beyond the heavens, is still echoing with the sound of Liu Bai opening the way.

The "boom" sounds followed one after another, without stopping.

Countless people looked up, and some of the ghosts thought that the true God in the sky had taken action again, and their eyes were filled with fear.

The top of the Western Great Wall.

Hei Mu suddenly appeared beside Zhang Cang, his face still showing surprise, "Young Master Liu's enlightenment... why is the vision so huge?"

Zhang Cang put his hands together and his face regained some composure.

"Because he is Liu Bai and his mother is Liu Qingyi... Is this explanation enough?"

Hei Mu didn't hesitate at all, "That's enough."

But after saying that, he murmured again: "In this case, I am ready to go to the Endless Sea with Ah Dao."

"Okay, go early and come back early. It doesn't matter if you can't get it. Don't delay the important things."

"I'll do the work, don't worry."

Hei Mu nodded slightly.

Zhang Cang glanced at him and said, "I'm relieved if you go alone, but if you bring Ah Dao with you... I don't think it's possible."

"Don't worry."

Kuroki said firmly.

"..."

"Who among you humans is proving the truth and has such power?"

Beyond the Heaven, the Witch God stared at the butcher and asked in a scolding voice.

Sitting cross-legged in the middle of the four true gods, one god surrounded by four gods, or rather... four gods surrounded by one god, Ren Tu heard this and smiled slightly:
"Your father." (End of this chapter)