The Lord of the Laws of Heaven

Chapter 227: The Thunder Tribulation
"Are you the reincarnation of a ghost immortal, trapped in the mystery of the womb?"

Xiao Jun turned around and saw Concubine Yuan. Concubine Yuan asked Xiao Jun, "And just now, you seemed to have entered a state of no thought. No wonder your martial arts training speed is so fast."

"The reincarnation of a ghost immortal?" Xiao Jun shook his head and said nothing.

"You've also read the Daoist Scriptures, right? Generally, once you reach the level of possessing a ghost immortal, you can begin to live forever, entering the body of a fetus and reborn." Princess Yuan said, "But when a ghost immortal reincarnates, they're usually caught in the mystery of the fetus. Sometimes they awaken naturally, and sometimes they need someone to enlighten them."

"Only a Thunder Tribulation Ghost Immortal would not have a mystery in the womb." Princess Yuan looked at Xiao Jun. "Also, I saw you performing the 'Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist', and it seemed like you had entered a state of no power and no thoughts. You don't seem like the reincarnation of a Ghost Immortal."

Xiao Jun naturally knew his situation and did not say anything. He was a reincarnation, but not the reincarnation of a ghost immortal.

Concubine Yuan looked at Xiao Jun carefully, silently deducing in her mind, then shook her head and said, "If you are the reincarnation of a ghost immortal, you should not be able to achieve the unity of body and soul. Even if your methods are extremely powerful and superb, you cannot achieve the unity of body and soul. And the fact that you just couldn't reach the state of no-mind makes the possibility of you being a Taoist master a little low!"

"Is that so? Was I in the state of no-thought just now?" Xiao Jun shook his head and then said to Princess Yuan, "In essence, he is still cultivating by adhering to his true nature. No-thought is just an external appearance!"

"Oh?" Princess Yuan asked in confusion.

"When an ordinary person sleeps and doesn't dream, they don't have a single thought, but when they wake up, they're just like normal," Xiao Jun explained. "Have their thoughts arisen? Has their 'heart' been lost?"

"Such a person may not have any thoughts, but his or her heart still exists. This 'heart' is what the ancients called true nature."

"I am simply upholding this true nature. Being able to be free of thoughts is merely an external appearance. Thoughts do not represent a person's heart!"

Xiao Jun explained carefully.

Princess Yuan is a ghost fairy. Although she is the reincarnation of a demon fairy and her mind is not as complicated as that of ordinary humans, her wisdom is still extraordinary. Xiao Jun's words immediately shocked Princess Yuan.

Then she frowned beautifully and said, "Adhere to a true nature? No thoughts?"

There was some doubt in his tone, as if a barrier had appeared in front of him, and another world seemed to be about to reveal itself in front of Yuan Fei. It seemed that she only needed to break through this barrier to enter a new world of Taoism.

"What you said is truly shocking. It contains profound Taoist principles." Princess Yuan looked at Xiao Jun and said, "How about... I exchange some Taoist ideas with you, sir?"

"Exchange of Taoist techniques?" Xiao Jun shook his head in confusion. "I've only read the Daoist Scriptures, and that's all I've learned. I don't really understand Daoist techniques."

"You once told the little foxes about understanding the truth and cultivating one's true mind. This is a very advanced Taoist technique. Perhaps you think it's the practice of a scholar, but to me, it's already a Taoist technique." Princess Yuan replied, "Since you don't understand the Taoist technique, let's talk about the profound principles and the way to cultivate the mind!"

"good."

Next, both sides started talking about the basic idea of calming the mind, then began to talk about the various emotions in the human heart such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, and then talked about the human body's qi.

Xiao Jun always thinks about his true nature, and every word he says comes from his true nature.

"The teacher said that every thought is the true nature, and the true nature turns into every thought. Where is the so-called true nature?" Princess Yuan's words were very tricky.

"The so-called true nature is just a description," Xiao Jun said. "It is empty... yet wonderfully existent. Thoughts are essentially born from the coincidence of causes and conditions, the condensation of primordial energy. They have no essence, no inherent nature, and that is the true nature."

So-called thinking is essentially the movement of material signals. Without the movement of signals, thinking does not exist, and thoughts do not exist. This is the truth.

Every thought we have is the result of a combination of various factors. If the corresponding factors do not come together, that thought will not be born.

Once one understands this truth, one will try to eliminate subjective interference as much as possible, leaving only the objective observation of the world. However, any activity in this world is influenced by subjective consciousness, and the human cognitive world still begins with subjective perception of the world, and then obtains information that is not influenced by the subjective, that is, objective laws.

The subjective world can be called humanity, and the objective laws can be called the way of heaven.

"A person has both evil and good thoughts in his heart. Are both evil and good thoughts the person's true nature?" Princess Yuan seemed dissatisfied with Xiao Jun's words and continued to question him.

"Evil thoughts are the product of primordial energy, while good thoughts are merely the result of fate. Both good and evil are the Dao, the manifestation of true nature, yet they are not true nature itself," Xiao Jun continued. His words seemed to evoke profound mysteries, moving from Confucianism to Taoism and from Taoism to Buddhism. Yet, in their eyes, they spoke of truth and understanding.

Any questioning from Princess Yuan not only did not stump Xiao Jun in the slightest, but instead constantly inspired Xiao Jun's thinking and wisdom, giving rise to countless inspirations.

Princess Yuan also had many doubts in her mind, including doubts about Taoism. Even if Xiao Jun didn't understand something, he would go back and ask Princess Yuan for advice, and then he would quickly apply what he had learned to solve the problem.

"Is this person...really not the reincarnation of a ghost immortal? Why does he have such a profound understanding of the truth? So many of my questions are instantly answered." Princess Yuan was clearly confused. "Sir, you are indeed the author of 'The Master of Longevity.' You describe the understanding of longevity, and you penetrate the void with your depth. It's truly admirable."

Princess Yuan was confused, but Xiao Jun easily solved many of her doubts. However, during the discussion, she also discovered that Xiao Jun did not understand any Taoist techniques. Even if he knew, it was only the superficial knowledge in the Taoist scriptures.

However, by applying the thoughts and wisdom of various schools of thought and comprehending the infinite truths therein, Princess Yuan only needed some simple metaphors to understand everything immediately, and those doubts became extremely simple in an instant.

Xiao Jun held on to his true nature, and an endless spiritual will emerged in his heart, causing Xiao Jun's thoughts to fly constantly. When Yuan Fei asked Xiao Jun, Xiao Jun was also using the spirit in Yuan Fei's heart as his own nourishment.

Xiao Jun was able to communicate spiritually with the spirits of heaven and earth, communicating through the human spirits of readers and writers. However, humans are the most spiritual beings in the world! The human spirit and will also became Xiao Jun's nourishment, and the spirit and will of the Princess Yuan were also controlled by Xiao Jun.

It is a pursuit of beauty, freedom, courage and standards in one's heart.

What he saw was no longer the appearance, but the spiritual will. Xiao Jun perceived that spiritual will, and all of Yuan Fei's thoughts, ideas, and emotions also passed through Xiao Jun's true nature, which was as pure as glass.

'So that's how it is...' Xiao Jun was also carefully sensing various emotions with his spiritual will, and calculating the extremely subtle changes in aura, deducing many mysteries about Taoism and martial arts.

After that, Princess Yuan reluctantly left to discuss the mysteries of the Tao.

However, Xiao Jun gained many profound Taoist secrets from Concubine Yuan, relying on his own wisdom to deduce them and become his own nourishment. Seeing the big picture from the small details, Xiao Jun directly deduced a lot of Taoist knowledge with his wisdom. Combined with the data nebula, Xiao Jun finally felt that some of the database was complete.

……

Two months later.

Xiao Jun slowly opened his eyes and sat cross-legged on the ground.

He was already a martial artist who had cultivated his internal organs, and had already reached the pinnacle of this state. He consumed countless amounts of food as nutrition, and with Xiao Jun's help, he accumulated the energy. After three months of martial arts training, he finally achieved internal organ cultivation and became a congenital martial artist.

"After much deduction, I have already comprehended many profound aspects of Taoism!"

The sky was gloomy at this time, with dark clouds pressing down and flashes of thunder from time to time.

Xiao Jun's thoughts were concentrated, as if he was constantly climbing a high tower.

Finally, he reached the seventh-story tower. His mind was extremely focused, and he condensed his spiritual will and interacted with the spirit of heaven and earth.

In such weather, the foxes were also shivering, and there was a pure fox nearby that was circling around Xiao Jun in fear.

"Xiao Sang, you go back first!"

Then the little fox kept looking back at Xiao Jun and returned to the cave.

Suddenly, a whim struck me.

"This is the moment!"

Xiao Jun's thoughts jumped out of the tower directly, his soul left his body, leaped out, and soared into the sky!
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