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Chapter 251 Limitations of the Physical Body

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"The people of the Kingdom of Dolabota have appeared here to deal with the Pantheon!"

"Deal with the Pantheon?"

"Yes!"

The Grandmaster continued to explain: "The struggle between the Kingdom of Dolaboti and the Pantheon has actually lasted for hundreds of years."

During the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu destroyed the Nanyue Kingdom and then continued to expand the territory, establishing the three commanderies of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan in the south.

These three counties are located right next to the border of the Kingdom of Dharani.

The Kingdom of Dharapati has always claimed that these three counties are the ancestral homeland of their people and has attempted to reoccupy them.

Therefore, for centuries, there has been constant conflict.

"However, the Baiyue people in the Pantheon still have some self-awareness."

Although they originated from southern barbarian tribes, they ultimately considered themselves vassals of the Central Plains.

"As a result, the stalemate continued for many years."

"The purpose of the people from the Kingdom of Dorabodhi appearing here is to disrupt the sacred site of the Pantheon."

After listening to his master's explanation, Wu Wen began to ponder and understand.

The Kingdom of Dharani is roughly equivalent to the later Thai region.

The three commanderies of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan, which were occupied by Emperor Wu, later became the Vietnam region.

The Kingdom of Dharapati in the Thai region claims that the Vietnam region is the ancestral homeland of their people, and has been trying to reclaim it.

But these three prefectures had long been part of the Han territory.

The Baiyue people in this area, after the First Emperor relocated the remnants of the six states and under the Sinicization rule of the Han Dynasty, had long accepted the imperial rule and considered themselves vassals of the Han people in the Central Plains.

Despite its seemingly loose structure, the Pantheon has actually been defending the Central Plains against invasions from the Kingdom of Dharani.

"It seems that the Pantheon is not entirely without merit!" Wu Wen couldn't help but exclaim.

But Grandmaster Zhiyuan snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, this is what they should do!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Wen pursed his lips, secretly thinking that his grandmaster was indeed somewhat prejudiced against the Pantheon.

Master Zhiyuan's face darkened, and he rebuked, "This Myriad Gods Sect is truly useless!"
The people of the Kingdom of Dolaboti had infiltrated the forbidden sacrificial site without their knowledge.

If I hadn't discovered it, who knows what kind of mess they would have made of Zhao Tuo's tomb!
If something happens at the forbidden sacrificial site, the connections between the various strongholds of the Pantheon will inevitably be disrupted. Wouldn't this provide the Fallen Kingdom with an opportunity to exploit?

The Pantheon is a religious organization composed of numerous mountain villages of varying sizes.

It is like a strong bond, closely connecting the scattered mountain villages among the towering mountains.

If something goes wrong at the forbidden sacrificial site, the faith that the mountain people have passed down for generations will be shaken, and the position of the pantheon in their hearts will also be shaken.

By then, the scattered mountain strongholds would have lost their cohesion and would no longer be able to form an effective alliance.

In this way, the defensive system built by the Pantheon in the mountains of Lingnan, consisting of various mountain strongholds, will have a flaw.

This will undoubtedly give the Kingdom of Dharani an opportunity to take advantage of the situation!

Thinking of the monks from the Kingdom of Dharani, who were still on the sacred mountain, Wu Wen immediately asked:

"Grandmaster, is Zhao Tuo's tomb alright?"

"It's alright now. I fought them and thwarted their plot. Zhao Tuo's tomb is not so easily destroyed."

What should we do next?

After a moment of contemplation, Master Zhiyuan slowly said, "The fact that the Kingdom of Duoluoboti was able to appear here so quietly this time is clearly premeditated."

The fact that the Pantheon has remained unaware of this is sufficient proof that there must be something wrong within its ranks.

His gaze sharpened as he looked at Wu Wen and said solemnly, "With the invasion of alien races, you, as the Duke of Zhennan, bear a heavy responsibility and have no choice but to shoulder it!"

Wu Wen's expression hardened, and he nodded seriously.

He originally thought that his arrival in Lingnan was just a routine matter of suppressing local people and governing their lives, but he never expected to encounter such a major invasion by a foreign race.

at the same time.

Wu Wenlian recalled what his master had just said and speculated that the problems within the Pantheon might have been caused by their previous conflict with the Pantheon, which resulted in the loss of many members.

"It seems I need to go back to Panyu first!"

Wu Wen murmured to himself, then suddenly a question occurred to him, and he asked, "Grandmaster, where is my master?"

“I sent him to the Pantheon headquarters,” the Grandmaster replied. “Firstly, to deliver a message to them, and secondly, to help them resolve their problems.”

The Pantheon is the main altar of the Pantheon, a place where elders from various mountain villages gather to discuss sacrificial matters and for daily communication and exchange.

"I hope nothing bad happens?" Wu Wen asked with a worried expression.

"What could possibly happen?" Grandmaster Zhiyuan said dismissively. "Don't underestimate your master. With his abilities, he's more than capable of handling the situation with the Pantheon."

Wu Wen was relieved after hearing this.

I originally planned to come here to refine a spiritual clone, but I didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing, so I have to put it on hold for now.

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He returned to Panyu with his grandmaster, Zhiyuan.

On the way, Wu Wen talked with his grandmaster.

“Grandmaster, I encountered a group of monks from the Kingdom of Dharani outside the sacred mountain.”

At first I thought they were figuring out how to get into the sacred mountain, but now I realize they were actually waiting to pick up those who had already gone in.

"After I dealt with this group of people, I learned some of their cultivation methods from them: the Golden Body."

"The golden body method of Buddhism in the country of Dharapati is truly profound!"

"..."

After listening to Wu Wen give a brief explanation of the Golden Body Method,
Grandmaster Zhiyuan warned directly: "You may know about this Golden Body Method, but you must never think of practicing it."

"Why?" Wu Wen asked, puzzled.

Grandmaster Zhiyuan pondered for a moment.

Then he asked Wu Wen, "Do you know how big this world is?" Huh? Wu Wen didn't understand why his grandmaster would suddenly ask this question.

Master Zhiyuan asked himself and answered: "This world is extremely large, yet extremely small!"

He looked at Wu Wen and asked, "Do you know why I said that?"

Wu Wen shook his head slightly.

Do you know where the edge of the sky is in this world?

Wu Wen did not answer.

Grandmaster Zhiyuan pointed to the ground beneath his feet: "The end of the sky is actually right under your feet."

Upon hearing this philosophical statement, Wu Wen, who did not yet understand it, frowned slightly.

Master Zhiyuan continued, "Long ago, many people in my Taoist community have always wondered where the ends of the earth and the sea are."

"In order to explore this question, everyone originally planned to spend their entire lives searching for the answer."

"However, unexpectedly, in less than five years, everyone reached the end."

Guess where it is?

Knowing that the Earth is round, Wu Wen replied, "We've returned to where we started!"

Grandmaster Zhiyuan smiled slightly: "You guessed right."

"The world is actually a circle."

"No matter which direction you keep walking, you will eventually return to where you started."

Do you know what this means?

After a moment's thought, Wu Wen replied, "The world is a sphere, and we live on a sphere!"

Grandmaster Zhiyuan paused, not expecting Wu Wen to give such an answer:

Don't you think we're trapped in this world?

Upon hearing this, Wu Wen shook his head slightly.

He had assumed that his master knew the concepts of Earth and the universe, but it turned out that this was not the case.

In his view, the reason we can't leave Earth is because we keep circling around it, so naturally we can't leave.

If you fly into the sky, you can fly out of Earth's range, and in that case, you won't be considered trapped in this world.

Seeing the disapproving expression on Wu Wen's face, Grandmaster Zhiyuan asked, "What? Do you have other ideas?"

Wu Wen pointed to the sky and replied, "If we can fly upwards, we should be able to leave!"

Ancestor Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Flying into the sky? Your idea is indeed not wrong."

"But do you know what's in the sky?"

Wu Wen did not answer.

Grandmaster Zhiyuan looked up at the sky and said, "In our eyes, the sky is filled with twinkling stars and the sun and moon revolving."

He continued with a sigh, "But when you actually reach the sky, you'll find that there's nothing there; it's an abyss, an endless darkness!"

"Throughout history, no one has ever been able to cross the abyss."

"Everyone who tried to break in, without exception, lay dead in the void and never returned."

Upon hearing this, Wu Wen was taken aback.

He discerned a deeper meaning in his master's words; it seemed to prove that someone had flown beyond Earth and witnessed the true universe.

It was a vast, dark expanse of space.

After a moment of silence, Grandmaster Zhiyuan spoke again: "Do you know why I'm telling you all this?"

Wu Wen shook his head slightly.

"I just want to tell you that this world is big enough for us to live in."

"But at the same time, this world is also a cage, preventing us from leaving."

"We are all seekers of the truth."

"It's impossible to be bound here forever."

"So we must find a way to leave."

"The only way to leave this place is to become an immortal!"

"Without becoming an immortal, you will never be able to leave this cage!"

Upon hearing his master's words, Wu Wen's expression immediately brightened.

Yes, in a sense, isn't Earth a prison, trapping all living beings on it?

Wu Wen knew that even if he could fly out of Earth, he couldn't get too far away.

When traveling in space, distances are measured in light-years.

Moreover, in space, the upper limit of speed is the speed of light.

The distance between each planet is measured in hundreds or thousands of light-years.

Even if one possesses the speed of light, it would still take hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years to travel from one planet to another.

In a sense, isn't this a form of imprisonment?
Therefore, to escape this cage, one must either possess a speed exceeding the speed of light.

Either become an immortal!

Abandon the physical body, upload your consciousness, and ascend to immortality!

At this moment, Wu Wen also understood why his master had told him these things.

The master's purpose was to tell him not to try to cultivate his physical body anymore, as it was all in vain and that cultivating the physical body was just a waste of effort.

Because in the end, when one ascends to immortality, all of these things will be discarded.

This was Master Zhiyuan admonishing himself.

Recognizing the uselessness of the physical body and diligently cultivating immortality is the right path!
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(End of this chapter)