My enemies became my companions

Chapter 690 Always with Me

"The Bright Palace is the abode of the Bright Venerable. It is neither brick nor tile, neither place nor location. It exists in the gap where the light of the mind converges, and resides in the abyss of the inversion of light and darkness. If you find the Bright Venerable, you can find the Bright Palace. If you find the Bright Palace, you can also find the Bright Venerable."

What are you trying to scare us with?

Chen Yi sneered:
"You members of the demonic cult are all like this, repeating the same old things over and over again, and then you think they have some profound meaning?"

The Pure Saintess remained silent on the sarcasm and said with a smile, "There are always things in the world that can only be understood but not explained. Therefore, they cannot be described in a straightforward manner, but can only be outlined with ambiguous words."

Chen Yi was quite disdainful of this. This group of people from the Light and Dark Cult had no idea what they were plotting from beginning to end. Gongsun Guan was like this, as was the Pure Saintess who was opposed to him. Even Zhu E was sometimes a bit of a mystery to people.

"Enough with the small talk. If you don't tell me what to do, how am I supposed to find the Ming Palace?"

“The enlightenment within ignorance is the bright palace, just like me,” said the Pure Saintess.

Chen Yi carefully examined the Pure Saintess. She radiated a faint white light, which seemed out of place in this frozen and lifeless world, yet she still stood there. He vaguely understood something.

The pure and holy maiden patiently explained, "It is like a cold, dark night when you have reached the end of the road, but suddenly you see a window with a faint light ahead. That is the Ming Palace."

As soon as the words were spoken, it was as if a gust of wind had blown by.

That soft yet unsettling white light evaporated instantly, like a drop of water melting into scorching sand.

Without any fluctuations or lingering aura, the Pure Saintess vanished as if erased, as if she had never existed.

"Huh? Where did that glowing...person go?"

Donggong Ruoshu floated around the spot where the Pure Saintess had stood several times, even reaching out her semi-transparent hand to wave tentatively, only to grasp at nothing but empty air.

She blinked in confusion and looked at Chen Yi. "Why did you stop halfway through your story? It's even more annoying than the palace maids who suddenly cut off the story at the last minute."

Chen Yi ignored the silly girl's grumbling and his gaze swept heavily over the surroundings.

The bright red silk still hung high, the gilded paper-cut double happiness character had sharp edges, the flames of the pair of dragon and phoenix wedding candles remained burning, the candle wax piled up and solidified, the two women still held the nuptial cup, the joy was still there, but it was all frozen in ignorance.

Even the aroma of wine and warmth that should have filled the air were completely frozen, leaving only boundless silence.

Chen Yi took a deep breath, calming his mind.

The words of the Pure Saintess seem profound, but they are not difficult to understand. Just look at them in conjunction with what you have seen and heard along the way, and you will understand immediately.

This world of ignorance can make people's wishes come true, and she can also make people's wishes come true. Moreover, it seems to be the complete opposite of the world of ignorance. On a superficial level, the world of ignorance always leads to a distorted and corrupt side, while the world of the pure saint's wishes will lead to a fulfilling side.

Chen Yi's gaze turned serious as his thoughts raced back to the present.

The ignorance of the world makes people's wishes come true. Whether it's Qin Qingluo's sudden attack a long time ago or Yang Chongwei becoming a walking corpse, it will only drag people into deeper depravity in the end.

The wish fulfillment brought about by the Pure Saintess was quite the opposite. Whether it was the safe resolution of the Shura Field, the marriage of two women, or the earlier Immortal Palace of Yin Weiying, there was no real danger to life until the exposure. All of these were people's unseen thoughts and desires, like a gentle rain nourishing the earth.

Given this, we can deduce that the wish-fulfilling nature of the world of ignorance is a kind of path, a kind of law, a kind of deep-seated nature. The Pure Saintess has long been the embodiment of the law. The law is true reality, and the law has no dual self. This is why she said that she has reached the realm of Buddha.

“Law…” Chen Yi murmured to himself.

Her words became law, but she did not forcefully resist them. She was without ego or attachment, and thus could freely roam in the sea of ​​ignorance.

In Taoist terms, this could be described as merging with the Dao. Chen Yi recalled his master Zhou Yitang's "Sword in Heaven and Earth," which felt like a mountain pressing down on him. It was the ultimate sublimation of one's sword intent, resonating with heaven and earth, using the power of heaven and earth for one's own benefit. Humanity remained the master, and sword intent was the bridge. However, the state of the Pure Saintess was even more extreme... She seemed to have already achieved Nirvana, no longer human, and beyond life and death. She directly merged herself into the Dao. She was the manifestation of the Dao, not someone who was close to the Dao.

"So that's how it is. No wonder she keeps saying that humans can replace gods..." Chen Yi felt a chill in his heart, and became even more wary of the strange methods of this Pure Saintess.

Further speculation suggests that his arch-rival, Gongsun Guan, may have also reached a similar level, albeit through a different path.

He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, his gaze sweeping once more over the frozen bridal chamber.

Since the Bright Palace is the bright within the dark, it should also be similar to the Pure Holy Maiden, neither a living thing nor a dead thing, but the Dharma.

"Let's go, we won't stay any longer." With time running out, Chen Yi said this.

Donggong Ruoshu snapped out of her daze and hurriedly asked, "What should we do with them?"

Chen Yi glanced back at the two women, both of whom were frozen in a world of ignorance. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have agreed to the Pure Saintess's request. He said, "It's for them that I'm in such a hurry to leave."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yi was filled with complicated thoughts. After thinking for a while, in order to ease his mind, he leaned over to the two women and kissed them on the cheek before leaving.

He kissed Min Ning first, then Qin Qingluo. He thought to himself that Min Ning had made many concessions for him these past few days, and then smiled bitterly. The two women wouldn't know his thoughts, and even if they did, they wouldn't care much.

Not every woman is as calculating as his wife, Da Yin.

Yin Weiying was a fairy maiden. Thinking of this, Chen Yi suddenly wanted to look for Zhou Yitang. For some reason, he seemed to have seen a trace of her just now.

But looking around, there was no sign of anything.

Chen Yi was initially confused, but then a warm feeling welled up inside him. He couldn't say it aloud, but simply chuckled and murmured:

"Ha, have you been with me all this time?"

Zhou Yitang: "..."

The one-armed woman, far away, didn't know what to say. She remained silent for a moment, then finally shook her head.

Of the three apprentices, he was the most ignorant and arrogant. He seemed intelligent, but in reality, he often made misjudgments... He was incredibly stupid.

Having said that,

Just then, Yin Tingxue looked over and asked in surprise, "Master Zhou, why are you laughing? What are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing, let's go, we're here."

"But I think... oh dear," the little fox looked up and touched its head, "why did you suddenly knock on me?"

"Hello, knock."

“Master Zhou, what you’re saying sounds just like him.”

"You're being nosy."

(End of this chapter)