Perfect World: I Am Eternal

Chapter 460 My Body Is the Dao
"Boom!"

Beneath the myriad trees, a continuous rumbling sound and the incessant chanting of scriptures filled the air. These were the rules, transformed into a vast ocean, enveloping the land in dazzling splendor.

Lin Fan's primordial spirit glowed and resonated with it. At this moment, one rule factor after another seemed to become clear and transparent.

Then, he arranged and combined them, and the golden particles rotated accordingly, spinning like a galaxy to form a star system.

For a moment, Lin Fan's body trembled involuntarily.

"boom!"

In a daze, he felt some "doors" appearing inside his body, resonating with those golden particles.

Lin Fan was surprised, but also felt a sense of joy, as if he had seen success. He began to reorganize and rebuild the rules again and again.

So he became engrossed, finding it incredibly wonderful, gaining profound insights from the most basic concepts to the most complex principles.

"boom!"

Suddenly, it was as if a giant hammer had fallen from the sky and smashed into Lin Fan, causing him to cough up blood on the spot and almost be crushed to pieces.

Suddenly, he woke up with a start. What was happening? Was the heavens and earth beginning to punish him?
"No, this is the manifestation of the rules, the embodiment of the Great Dao, striking my body with overwhelming force," Lin Fan pondered.

He became too engrossed in decomposing the divine chains of order and studying the golden particles, neglecting the supreme principles and operating laws of the Great Dao.

This leads to being confined to a small corner of the world, neglecting the entire world. The grand Dao is the fundamental principle, and sometimes it does not require specific means.

Because under the overwhelming trend, everything will be crushed.

Simply put, the Tao is formless, without a specific pattern or real scale, yet it is omnipresent and unattainable.

"That was close. I was almost crushed to ashes by the power of heaven and earth."

Lin Fan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, activated his secret technique, and began to heal his injuries.

Afterward, he came to his senses and temporarily stopped worrying about the basic components of order, instead focusing on the most ancient "Tao".

Although the Great Way is invisible and infinitely high, one can still feel its intangible power, which is awe-inspiring.

"But the Great Dao is infinite, and it is impossible to comprehend it even in a lifetime. What should I do then?" Lin Fan pondered.

This is entirely an abstract concept, unlike order, which needs to be constructed and is not realistic.

If he could truly comprehend all the Great Dao, he would already be transcendent and immortal, so why would he need to sacrifice his body as a seed?

Lin Fan guessed that even a true immortal might not be able to comprehend it, since the Great Dao is infinite and there is always another mountain to climb.

Or, to put it another way, each cultivator only grasps a corner, comprehends a fragment, rather than achieving complete mastery.

“The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name.

The Great Way, though lofty and unattainable, is omnipresent. Perhaps I was wrong from the start; I shouldn't have even tried to understand it.

Lin Fan muttered to himself, his eyes shining even brighter as he thought of this, as if he had grasped something.

Using one's own body as a seed, without relying on external objects, one can directly achieve enlightenment through the physical body. Perhaps he should start with the inner path and change his approach.

Because no matter how much non-Buddhist paths pursue, they are merely imitating and copying. Their ultimate goal is to unlock the inner world and its treasures.

"My body is the universe itself; my spirit, flesh, bones, and so on are my inner self. You could say that I am the Dao itself!"

Lin Fan looked inward at himself, regarding himself as the universe, standing alongside the outside world.

Perhaps some people think he is arrogant, ignorant of his own limitations, and thinks he is the greatest of all beings, the greatest of all, and overestimating his own abilities.

In fact, Lin Fan dared to say this for a reason, because the human form also has another name—Dao Body!
As the name suggests, it is the most suitable form for cultivating Taoism. Its lower limit is very low, but its upper limit is very high, which can be described as limitless.

Therefore, most living beings in the world choose to take human form.

"Humans are born with the Dao body. I can say that my physical form is the Great Universe, the Great Dao, without any problem." Lin Fan's black hair was draped over his shoulders, and his eyes were burning brightly. He no longer had the awe he once had for heaven and earth, but instead had a rare madness.

He sought within himself, comparing himself to the vast universe, and no longer considered anything external.

"Now that you have an idea, you must take action, draw upon the rules of all the heavens and myriad paths to enter your body, verify them with yourself, and comprehend your own inner path!"

Lin Fan already understood that the Great Dao has no end, and it is impossible to describe or capture it all.

Therefore, the only way is to truly seek within.

"boom!"

The next moment, Lin Fan acted immediately, drawing various chains of divine order into his body, allowing them to evolve into different forms, and comparing them within his body.

At this moment, his whole body was glowing, and the rules within his body were as dazzling as a galaxy, one after another, almost shattering him.

It has to be said that this process was very dangerous. If he hadn't been physically strong and hadn't had a similar experience before, he probably would have exploded long ago.

Of course, it's more direct and more dangerous now, but it's also an unimaginable opportunity.

By observing the Myriad Trees, a "darling" nurtured by heaven and earth, we can see the endless extension and interweaving of various rules.

"Crack!"

Lin Fan's flesh and blood were crumbling, and various rules were evolving within his body, causing him immense pain.

It's terrible and cruel, but it has to be done.

He gritted his teeth and persevered, continuously using his magical techniques to recover while simultaneously examining his inner self and comparing the two.

It was faintly visible that his blood flowed in harmony with the rules, and his limbs and bones were glowing—fragments of the Dao that were resonating.

As for the bones clanging, they are an inseparable part of the framework of the Great Way.

……

Lin Fan woke up with a start, ending his first attempt, because he had almost been burned to ashes by the endless rules of the outside world.

"I have seen it. My guess was correct. The body is the universe, and the flesh, bones and other internal structures are the Dao."

Although Lin Fan looked miserable, his body charred black, his eyes gradually brightened and became resolute.

Yes, it has been proven to be the right path; it is not absurd, but ridiculous.

"A single grain of sand can fill the sea, a single blade of grass can cleave the sun, moon, and stars, and though my body is insignificant, it can unleash boundless power to shatter the universe!"

"As for what the Dao is, there is no need to think about it too much. I think it is what it is, and everything is the Dao."

Lin Fan muttered to himself, still seeking enlightenment, still exploring, believing that as the great universe, his body corresponded to the supreme Dao in the outside world.

Finally, all the rules came into play, intertwining and forming a web that enveloped him completely.

Soon, a cocoon appeared, very ancient and dull, yet its terror was palpable.

For an ordinary person to dare to bind themselves in this way, with endless chains of laws binding them, is absolutely suicidal and courting death.

However, Lin Fan did just that, even more ruthless and thorough than before, leaving no room for compromise.

"My body is the Dao, my body is the rule, my body is heaven and earth, my body is the seed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of fire appeared out of nowhere, illuminating endless profound principles of the Dao. It transformed into celestial fire and began to scorch the cocoon.

To be precise, it was a cocoon, or more like a seed!
The celestial light surged, and chaos filled the air. The momentary upheaval felt like a thousand lifetimes had passed, a truly astonishing sight.

(End of this chapter)