Traveling through time, all of them are the protagonist's public enemies

Chapter 55: The body is transformed and the soul ascends

"It's also related to that cave."

Wu Gensheng responded, "It was also in that cave that I obtained the inheritance jade slip from Zhang Boduan of Ziyang Mountain. However, I was unable to activate the inheritance by myself. In desperation, I summoned the thirty-six thieves to gather together and finally unlocked the inheritance. During this process, one of the thirty-six thieves realized the Eight Wonders.

"It's just that the jade slip has restrictions, which means no one can explain how to obtain it, nor can they explain the whole thing. It's just like the Heavenly Master Degree of Longhu Mountain."

Wu Gensheng was filled with emotion and looked at the old Taoist priest.

There seemed to be many complex emotions in those eyes.

The inheritance that he had fought so hard to find seemed to be easily available to the old Taoist priest from a big sect. How could he not feel emotional when seeing such a comparison?

"It seems that Zhang Boduan, the Hermit of Ziyang, must be the same as Zhang Daoling, the founder of my Tianshi Mansion. They are both people from ancient times. At that time, some people successfully achieved immortality and ascended to heaven."

The old Taoist priest Zhang Zhiwei suddenly looked at Yang Chen with doubt in his eyes. According to Yang Chen, ascension to heaven was impossible, but there were clear records in history that some people had witnessed people displaying supernatural powers after ascending to heaven. One record might be false, but it was impossible that all records were false, right?

"The so-called successful ascension to immortality is not what people think of as becoming an immortal, but rather the ascension of the primordial spirit."

Yang Chen shook his head slightly, his gaze falling on Feng Baobao, and he slowly said, "Feng Baobao is like that. She is not actually a living dead, but the body left behind by an ascended being."

what?
When these words came out, Wu Gensheng and Feng Yao could not help but stare in amazement. The old Taoist priest was also slightly startled. Could it be that...

Is this really the truth?
Everyone's eyes gathered together and looked at Yang Chen.

Yang Chen smiled and said slowly, "Feng Baobao's predecessor ascended to heaven in the Twenty-Four Sections of Tongtian Valley. Perhaps realizing the drawbacks of spiritual transformation, he didn't completely abandon his physical body like others did. Instead, he kept it intact and still had some life left."

"The afterlife is not brilliant, and one regrets looking back to the afterlife, but the lights are bright, and all things in the world are fresh and bright. The mortals yearn for immortality, sigh with sorrow, and experience birth, old age, sickness, and death, with endless sorrow along the way, and no way to escape." Yang Chen sighed leisurely:
"Later, the remaining intact body was awakened by Wu Gensheng and Zhang Huaiyi using the Eight Wonders Techniques. The new consciousness within it is the current Feng Baobao."

Is that so?

Everyone seemed to be lost in thought, with a look of sudden realization on their faces.

Although it is difficult to tell whether what Yang Chen said is true or false, after careful consideration, it seems possible.

"Where do those whose souls ascend to heaven go?" The old Taoist priest looked deeply and expressed his doubts.

"The mortal world is like a sea of suffering. The body is the boat that carries us across the sea, and the spirit is the traveler on it. Abandoning the boat and attempting to cross the sea of suffering is like floating on a rootless duckweed. Naturally, the spirit will dissipate, and the body will die and the Way will cease to exist."

Yang Chen said calmly:
"Those who ascend in this way soon dissolve into the world. After all, without the support of a physical body, how can their spirit survive for long? However, for a short period of time, they can still perform some magical feats, which is why legends of successful ascension spread throughout the world."

"Exterior scene?"

The old Taoist priest keenly captured this key special word.

"That's right. If a person wants to ascend to heaven, he must go through the stages of being born with nine orifices and the ancestral orifice between the eyebrows."

Yang Chen stood with his hands behind his back and spoke slowly.

His words were like a patriarch’s sermon, his tongue flowing like a lotus as he eloquently expounded the ultimate truth of cultivation: “Because they are unable to open the ancestral acupoint between their eyebrows, all attempts by extraordinary people to ascend to heaven have ended in failure.

"Once the ancestral orifice between the eyebrows is truly opened, the primordial spirit and the inner world will merge with the outer world, and one will comprehend the laws and principles of heaven and earth, and then develop various extraordinary and divine methods to achieve sainthood. This is the boundary between human and immortal.

"However, the inner world is much weaker than the outer world. Even with extreme caution, it is difficult to avoid the impact of the outer world. If the body is weak, the moment the mysterious gate between the eyebrows is opened, it will be reduced to dust. The soul may linger for a moment, but it will eventually be destroyed."

When the old Taoist priest heard this, his expression suddenly changed, as if he had realized something.

He recalled the ancient books of Longhu Mountain, which recorded why those ancestors who had once been powerful and eventually ascended to heaven mysteriously disappeared after leaving only a few words.

In the past, he speculated that his ancestors had ascended to heaven and become immortals, but now he thinks that may not be the case, and the outcome is really hard to predict.

Zhang Zhiwei was reluctant to believe what Yang Chen said, but many signs forced him to believe it.

If it were not for this reason, how could our ancestors not have had the time to elaborate on the secret meaning of ascension?

For an immortal, a little time should be enough.

"But, Patriarch, why are there so many myths about immortals circulating in the world, and why have some people even witnessed them with their own eyes?"

Wu Gensheng looked embarrassed and asked doubtfully.

Yang Chen chuckled slightly and explained in a gentle voice:
"Some of this is just hearsay, groundless speculation; some may be true. What I just said only applies to a weak body. If the body is strong, it can withstand the impact and cleansing of the external world, be influenced by the laws of heaven and earth, and then be transformed and reborn, prolonging life."

This is just like the last master in history, Zhang Sanfeng, who ascended to heaven... The old Taoist priest saw Yang Chen's detailed analysis, as if he had personally witnessed it, and couldn't help but ask:

"Then by opening up the ancestral acupoint between the eyebrows, one can enter the outer realm after ascension?"

Yang Chen shook his head and said slowly, "How difficult is it to ascend to heaven in one step? Even if you open up the ancestral acupoint between your eyebrows, the hope of achieving the outer scene is slim. It can be called the worst, or low-grade.

"Those who experience the connection between heaven and man can be called mid-level; those who experience the unity of heaven and man can be called top-level; those who return to their true nature and simplicity can be called top-level..."

It's so...

The success rates of breaking through the outer scenes for lower, middle, upper and top grades increase in sequence. The old Taoist priest smiled bitterly, thinking that this was the only way to reach the sky in one step, overcome the heavenly calamity and enter the outer scenes!
But even if one returns to his true nature, ascends to heaven in one step, overcomes the tribulation and enters the outer world, there is still a possibility of failure!
But the ancestral orifice between his eyebrows has not been opened. Even if he has comprehended the secrets of the connection between heaven and man and the unity of heaven and man, how can he reach heaven in one step?
It is destined to be a fatal ending!

"Ancestors of all generations, Zhang Zhiwei has already seen the road ahead..." The old Taoist priest sighed softly, and when he finished speaking, several blurry figures appeared behind him and disappeared in a flash.

What the hell!

I said, how could the old Taoist priest, who had not opened up the ancestral orifice between his eyebrows, comprehend the state of the connection between heaven and man, and the unity of heaven and man, against the will of heaven?
It turns out that they asked the ancestors of all generations to take over and fight for them!
Yang Chen felt the deep malice of the world.

Faced with this "Evil Cult Master" who wants to turn the tide and change the course of the world, the world of one person actually gathers all the luck in the righteous old Taoist priest, just like Wang Mang meeting Liu Xiu.

As for the world's protagonist Zhang Chulan?
Sorry, I'm too fragile.

I’m afraid it’s not enough for Yang Chen to hit with just one finger!
However, Yang Chen still won.

At the same time, he has won the respect of the alien world.

"Master, is it true that in addition to opening the ancestral acupoint between the eyebrows, one also needs to temper the body and improve the cultivation of life?"

The old Taoist priest bowed again to ask for advice.

(End of this chapter)