No abstraction, no cultivation

Chapter 17 Reincarnation
In his previous life, Xu Shun could know what the world was like from books.

In the world of immortal cultivation, how do cultivators perceive the world?

Naturally, it was our ancestors who explored and recorded it, and later generations continued to explore along the path of their predecessors, and finally eliminated the false and retained the true, and preserved it.

In addition, the cultivators in the Mahayana and Ascension stages are almost invincible in the world of immortal cultivation, so they can naturally explore many places.

It can be said that in the eyes of some sects, there are no secrets in the world of immortal cultivation.

"It is said that there is, and it is said that there is not." Lan Dao said after thinking for a while.

Isn’t this fucking nonsense?
"Is it yes or no? If yes?" Xu Shun felt that Lan Dao was playing guessing games.

"Some ancestors said that there is reincarnation and the underworld. Some ancestors said that there is no reincarnation and the underworld." Lan Daoren never told riddles. He continued: "Their records about reincarnation vary greatly from beginning to end, and there are many ambiguities, so it is not certain."

"But I think that with reincarnation, there will be many contradictions."

"Feel? Contradiction?" Xu Shun was puzzled.

Why do you think so?
Taoist Lan said thoughtfully: "Legend has it that after death, people are reincarnated according to their good and evil deeds in their previous lives."

"If this is the standard of good and evil, then why are there still more good people than bad people in the world?"

"There are so many bad people. Doesn't that mean that the underworld doesn't judge people by their good and evil standards?"

"So how do we determine the standard for reincarnation?"

"Or is it that there are always more good people than bad people? Or is it that good people become bad people when they are reborn into the human world?"

"Who is in charge of reincarnation? What is their process? Is there any human intervention?"

"If reincarnation can determine a person's identity at birth, can it also determine a person's roots at birth?"

"The reason why cultivators are cultivators is because their roots are different from those of ordinary people and they can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

"Disciple, can you imagine that your identity and character after birth are determined before you are born? Don't you think this is terrifying?"

"Is there any kind of fate for a monk?"

"Could it be that the monks were also manipulated by others before reincarnation?"

Lan Daoren's long list of questions left Xu Shun stunned.

He thought that reincarnation meant going to the underworld after death and being reborn as a human being.

I didn't expect that Lan Dao would consider so much.

Just like Xu Shun’s previous life, some people will think about why seemingly ordinary things happen.

For example, why do apples fall and why do clouds float in the sky?
Lan Daoren is a local and he also has his own opinions and questions about the operation of the laws of nature and reincarnation.

Yes, if a person’s identity is determined before birth.

So, what’s the point of ordinary people working hard?
Are you working hard for the purpose of reincarnation in the next life?
This……

Isn’t this too stupid?

"Suppose that my master can cultivate immortality, it is because he was a good person in his previous life, or he had connections in his previous life that could arrange for him to cultivate immortality after his death..." Taoist Lan made another hypothesis.

"This way of cultivating immortals is really disgusting." He said with disgust.

Xu Shun understood the hidden meaning of Lan Daoren's words.

People who pursue freedom hate having everything arranged.

They like to make their own decisions and control their own destiny.

Even if they cannot become immortals, they would like to live a life that they can decide for themselves, rather than having their lives arranged by an inexplicable thing before they are born.

Immortals who pursue freedom can only practice because they have been assigned an identity by others.

Isn't this a great irony?
Then why pursue freedom, power, and strength? How nice it would be to be a monk for life after life?

What if one succeeds in practicing in one life, wouldn’t that mean he would be immortal again?

Reincarnation is contrary to the practice and pursuit of monks. Therefore, Lan Daoren said it was disgusting.

Listening to Master Lan’s words, Xu Shun thought further.

After reincarnation, things are controlled by the existence of "people", "gods" or "immortals".

So, if you want to have good resources after you are born, you have to become a vassal of such an existence.

It doesn’t matter if you die, you will have better resources in the next life.

It doesn’t matter if you offend me, you will be worse than pigs and dogs in your next life.

Such existence will always monopolize the most fundamental resource in the world of immortal cultivation - the opportunity to become immortal, which means it monopolizes the entire world of immortal cultivation.

Ordinary people have no chance to practice cultivation and no chance to become immortals.

The upper class monopolizes high-quality resources, and they exist in the upper class from life to life, from death to rebirth. The lower class can never become immortal.

It's even more abstract than Saibo Xiuxian!

"So, I guess there is no reincarnation." Lan Dao Ren expressed his own judgment:

"Otherwise, every cultivator in this world of immortal cultivation has a background, and each of them has someone above them, so they would have already become rotten and smelly."

Xu Shun thought of that world, which was like a stinking ditch, and nodded and said, "I also hope that there is no reincarnation, and no one controls it."

"After I ascend to the fairyland, I will naturally know whether there is reincarnation or not!" Lan Dao Ren pretended invisibly.

Xu Shun gave a thumbs up: "Master is awesome!"

"Then why did Master say that my disciple is awakening his innate wisdom?" Xu Shun brought the subject back to the topic.

"There is a patriarch of the Green Generation in our sect who is similar to you." Taoist Lan patted his belly and said, "His Taoist name is Green Light. According to him, one day, he suddenly had a lot more memories."

Green light?

Is it love?
What a bad name!

How long will our Qinghua sect keep playing with name jokes?

Also, why are there all kinds of people inside this door!

Some people are born with knowledge, while others awaken their innate wisdom.

Xu Shun complained in his heart, but on the surface he still pretended to look at Lan Dao Ren with a slightly expectant expression.

Now he can remain calm even when a mountain collapses in front of him, and not blink even when a deer walks on his left.

No matter how many complaints there are, they will not leave him dumbfounded.

He heard Lan Daoren say: "His memory is the memory of a woman."

"That woman had a miserable life, and was eventually buried in the mountains, with her body left exposed in the wilderness. Green Light Patriarch followed his memory and came to the mountains. After searching for many days, he finally found the place in his memory."

"There are wild animals in the mountains, so naturally nothing can be found."

"But after asking around, he finally found out that there was indeed such a person."

"This is quite strange, and he recorded it."

"Afterwards, a very famous bald monk named Liaokong somehow found out about this. He said that Green Light Patriarch was a Buddhist disciple, had awakened his wisdom and had a good affinity with Buddhism, and wanted to convert Green Light Patriarch to Buddhism."

Xu Shun listened with great interest and asked, "What happened next?"

"Later, the bald donkey was beaten up by the Green Light Patriarch, and the matter was left unresolved. However, the theory of awakening innate wisdom was preserved," said Taoist Lan.

"What I'm more curious about is that now that Green Light Patriarch has the memories of a woman, will his behavioral memories be similar to those of a woman?" Xu Shun asked.

Memory affects a person's personality and behavior.

If one person's memory is completely overwritten by another person, then he becomes that person.

(End of this chapter)