Simultaneous travel: Shared Chaos Body at the beginning

Chapter 55: In the Sea of ​​Illusion, the Will of the Soul

"His Highness Xia Yi is truly powerful!"

The three gatekeepers at the foot of the mountain did not expect to be easily defeated by Xia Yi in just a few moves.

At this time, looking at Xia Yi walking towards the mountainside, his eyes were full of awe.

With Xia Yi's current level of understanding of the laws, the universe-level original Tongtian Mountain is no problem for him.

Soon he defeated all the gatekeepers at the foot, middle and top of the mountain and successfully passed through the original Tongtian Mountain.

As soon as this news came out, many talented members of the original secret realm couldn't help but feel emotional.

For many years, no one has been able to pass through the universe-level original Tongtian Mountain, but today, someone actually succeeded.

However, when they learned that the person who broke in was Xia Yi, they all thought it was natural.

As a member of the original secret realm, he was naturally well-informed and had long known all about Xia Yi's situation.

After a genius battle, he passed through seven trial towers and was accepted as a personal disciple by the Lord of Chaos City. After only thirty years of contemplation in the initial universe, he passed through the thirteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge in one breath...

All these things, one by one, made them pay extreme attention to Xia Yi.

After passing through the original Tongtian Mountain, Xia Yi came to the Illusion Sea.

The Sea of ​​Illusions tests one's own will and consciousness.

The strength of consciousness is related to the strength of the realm. The stronger the strength, the higher the consciousness will be.

But will is different. Even those who are weak in some realms may have extremely strong will.

For example, the wills of Hong, Lei Shen, Luo Feng and others are extraordinary.

Will is equivalent to generals, while consciousness is equivalent to soldiers.

Just like marching and fighting, a general with good command ability can make the soldiers' strength exceed their level, making one person equal to ten or even one hundred.

As for generals with poor commanding abilities, even if they are given enough soldiers, they will not be able to command them, and it is even possible that the situation will backfire, leading to a major defeat.

As the saying goes, "One incompetent general can tire out the entire army." This is the truth.

When one's realm is low, the importance of will may not be reflected, but as one's realm becomes higher, the strength of one's will becomes more and more important.

Although Xia Yi's current realm is the ninth level of the universe, due to the amplification of his life genes, the intensity of his consciousness is equivalent to the fifth or sixth level of the domain master level.

As for the strength of one's will, we need to test it to find out.

He landed on an island in the sea of ​​illusions, and various illusions appeared one after another.

However, he was able to easily identify these illusions and passed through the first few islands with ease.

Not long after, Xia Yi arrived at the ninth island.

The ninth island in the Sea of ​​Illusion has reached the limit of the realm master level in terms of consciousness. If an ordinary domain master were to come here, he would probably be oppressed and pass out instantly.

But after some effort, Xia Yi managed to get through successfully.

Then he came to the tenth island.

The consciousness strength of the tenth island has reached the immortal level. Even Xia Yi finds it very difficult to break through.

Fortunately, I finally made it through and reached the eleventh floor.

By the time he reached the eleventh island, Xia Yi's willpower and consciousness had reached its limit.

Even though he tried his best, he still failed in the end.

"It seems that my willpower is my weak point." Xia Yi couldn't help but reveal his thoughts.

If an ordinary cultivator could successfully pass through the tenth island of the Illusion Sea with the strength of consciousness at the domain lord level, it would be considered extremely remarkable.

But in Xia Yi's opinion, it was still far from enough. Hong was at the cosmic level, and he was able to pass through the first twenty islands of the Illusionary Sea, and finally stopped at the twenty-first island.

If Xia Yi is compared with him, he is far inferior.

"Since it is a shortcoming, we must find a way to make up for it."

Xia Yi whispered, "Because Earth was transformed by the Hermit, the humans born on it have a unique advantage in spiritual cultivation.

“Among them, those who are at the forefront of spiritual practice are the ancient sages, such as the philosophers of the pre-Qin period, the masters of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, and many ancient philosophers of the West.

"In their writings, there are methods of spiritual practice. Perhaps I can learn from them and improve my own spiritual will."

Thinking of this, Xia Yi contacted Luo Feng through the virtual universe network.

Ask him to help find some ancient books of sages on Earth.

Given his current close relationship with Luo Feng, Luo Feng naturally agreed to this favor.

Luo Feng copied various ancient books of sages on Earth and transmitted them to Xia Yi.

After receiving these ancient books, Xia Yi began to read them carefully.

"Treat favor and disgrace with surprise; treat great troubles as if they were your own body. What does it mean to treat favor and disgrace with surprise? Favor is inferior; when you gain it, you are surprised; when you lose it, you are surprised. This is called treating favor and disgrace with surprise.

"What do you mean by valuing great troubles as if they were your body? The reason I have great troubles is because I have a body. If I had no body, what troubles would I have?..."

Looking at this sentence in the Tao Te Ching, Xia Yi seemed to be lost in thought.

“The mind of a sage is like a mirror: it neither rejects nor rejects, it responds but does not hide. Therefore, it can overcome things without being hurt.”

When he read Zhuangzi's insights on the mind, he couldn't help but clap his hands in admiration.

"Bodhi originally had no trees, and a bright mirror was not a stage. Originally, there was nothing, so where could it cause dust?"

When Xia Yi saw the verses of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, he felt a surge of enlightenment in his heart.

In this way, Xia Yi spent the next period of time deeply studying the classics of various ancient philosophers on Earth, looking for methods of spiritual practice from them.

He read through all kinds of articles on the various schools of thought in the pre-Qin period, the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, Western philosophy, etc.

This also gave him his own views and opinions on the three realms of mind: the first realm is to see one's true nature and directly point to one's original mind; the second realm is the unity of man and nature, a pure heart; the third realm is an infinite mind that tolerates everything.

“The essence of the mind is the manifestation of self-will.”

Xia Yi expounds on the mystery of the three realms of mind from the essence of the soul.

“The three realms of mind are the three methods of cultivating one’s own will.

The first level is to understand one's mind and nature, and to point directly to one's original mind. It is a method that is the foundation of cultivating one's will.

That is the most original power of will.

The second level is the unity of man and nature, and the innocent heart is the method of skillfully applying will.

That is the skill of exerting one's will.

The third level of the mind is infinite and all-embracing, which is the amplitude of the will.

This is the method that multiplies the power of basic willpower."

Xia Yi's eyes flashed with enlightenment: "If it is used to compare to cultivation, then the first level is equivalent to improving one's own realm and cultivation. This is the foundation of everything.

The second level is equivalent to practicing unique skills and secret techniques, which allows one to use one's basic strength more skillfully and better deal with the enemy.

The third realm is equivalent to the amplitude of the body or soul, which can multiply the strength of one's realm and exert a willpower far beyond the basic level. "

(End of this chapter)