Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 1165 My Long-Term Struggle with Myself
"I have struggled with myself for a long time, and I would rather be myself."

Faced with Lü Yang's questioning gaze, Pan Huang calmed himself down and slowly uttered a sentence that seemed to stir the pulse of heaven and earth in an instant.

Lu Yang was suddenly stunned.

To him, Pan Huang's seemingly casual remark resonated like a grand bell, instantly evoking profound insights within him.

However, just as these insights were about to burst forth, they hit a thick film, making it difficult to express them. This made him anxious and wish that Panhuang could continue speaking. But when he saw Panhuang scratching his head in the manner characteristic of the Dharma Body Dao, Lü Yang knew that there would be no more to come.

"call!"

After a long while, Lü Yang finally let out a long breath, suppressing the emotions that had just been stirred by Cun Zhi, and began to sort out the true meaning of the sentence.

He eventually figured it out.

It wasn't because he was particularly clever, but because of the person who said those words. Lü Yang couldn't help but look at Pan Huang, a look of doubt in his eyes.

"It's awesome."

Pan Huang, seeing this, seemed to understand Lü Yang's thoughts and grinned, saying, "These are the original words of our teacher, the true original words, not only the content but also the voice. Our teacher used great mystery to force me to memorize them so that I could always comprehend the Dao of the Primordial Spirit."

In other words, the person who just spoke was not Pan Huang.

Rather, it was the spirit medium.

This was the echo of the spirit that had been transmitted over 129,600 years. This single voice was enough to give him a sudden enlightenment.

Thinking of this, Lü Yang's eyes turned red.

Damn you second-generation immortals! What I hate most in my life are people like you who reach the pinnacle of life easily without paying any price, just by cheating!

Taking a deep breath and calming down, Lü Yang continued to sort out his thoughts:

"I have been dealing with myself for a long time."

This statement, as the name suggests, is about the struggle against "self." But what is "self"? The key to understanding this lies in the primordial spirit.

"The second stage of the Dao Heart, the essence of Xinzhai, is obsession. But no matter how great the obsession, it cannot fully represent a person's entirety, just like a person's good and evil. To obtain the primordial spirit is to fight against obsession. I struggle with myself and finally live out a true self."

"Therefore, the second stage of the Daoist mind is called 'fasting of the mind'."

"Fasting is a form of discipline, a shelter, a protection, and a constraint. Only when the true self transcends the fasting of the mind formed by attachments can the primordial spirit manifest!"

It sounds simple.

However, in reality, breaking through the mental fast and cultivating the primordial spirit is far more difficult than other cultivation methods, because it is an absolutely fair struggle.

"Because it's all [me]."

"What the ego knows, the obsession also knows; what the ego possesses, the obsession also possesses; even what the ego thinks, the obsession also thinks. The two are essentially the same existence."

"In such a struggle, it is almost impossible to determine a winner or loser. Unless one side gives up voluntarily, the result is destined to be mutual destruction."

At this point, Lü Yang's expression grew increasingly grim:

“Obsession will never be abandoned; only the id can give up. But if the id gives up and the obsession wins, is ‘I’ still ‘me’?”

What's the difference between this and being dead?

"To die together would only make things worse."

"When the ego and obsession are extinguished at the same time, it is basically death. Even if the cultivation level remains unchanged, without consciousness, what remains is nothing more than an empty shell."

No wonder.

Upon this thought, Lü Yang immediately thought of the cultivation of the Great Sword Sect. His ability to distinguish between good and evil was precisely a way of struggling between his true self and his obsession.

'No wonder he said he had a chance to cultivate a primordial spirit.' 'He is indeed on the path. Unfortunately, his path is too extreme; absolute good and absolute evil are not suitable for me. I cannot walk this path.'

"Damn it, is this a dead end?" Lu Yang couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

"Yup!"

On the other side, Pan Huang nodded: "This is what I realized after hearing this sentence for the first time, so I couldn't understand anything after that."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang glanced at him.

Are you kidding me? Do you think I'm the same as someone who cultivates the Dharma body like you?
He continued to ponder and comprehend it.

After a long while, Lü Yang opened his eyes, a look of understanding appearing in them: "It must be that the secret of the primordial spirit is locked, which makes it difficult for me to understand the reason behind it."

It's definitely not something he can't figure out.

[Supreme Dao Transformation]. Lü Yang shook his head. He had other uses for this talent and couldn't waste it here.

Moreover, the Supreme Dao Transformation is not omnipotent. With so little information available about the Primordial Spirit, he doubted that even if he opened it, he wouldn't be able to comprehend the solution.

Thinking of this, Lü Yang subconsciously scratched his head.

Then, he looked at Pan Huang again: "The struggle between the true self and obsession, breaking through the mental fast, doesn't Lord Si Chong have passed down a specific method?"

"Of course."

Pan Huang initially gave his answer without hesitation, then his expression shifted from contemplation to doubt, and finally to utter disbelief:

"How?"

"No, the teacher should have said that back then. But why don't I remember? I couldn't possibly forget what the teacher said. What kind of trick is this!?"

Well, we're doomed.

Lü Yang sighed in disappointment, then gritted his teeth: 'It's not just the [lock]; the [lock] merely prevents people from accessing important knowledge related to the primordial spirit.'

'Even more powerful is the [kill]!'

'All knowledge related to the primordial spirit has been [killed], and unlike [locking], the effects of [killing] will not disappear even after leaving the Sea of ​​Light.'

Thinking of this, Lü Yang could even imagine the Dao Lords' original thoughts: in order to prevent future generations from contacting the primordial spirit, they first [killed] them once. However, the sea of ​​light was too vast, and there might be some that slipped through the net, so they [locked] them again. By using both methods, they completely blocked the path of the primordial spirit!

"Only one sentence was left behind by Si Chong."

"Even if I hadn't jumped out of the Sea of ​​Light, I probably wouldn't have heard these words. In this matter, the variables have been suppressed to such an extent."

It was definitely not the work of Chu Sheng alone.

Only the combined will of the entire [Other Shore] and the joint efforts of all Dao Lords could achieve such an effect, demonstrating how much the Dao Lords fear the primordial spirit.

at this time.

"Boom!"

The Heavenly Palace, which had just been stabilized, began to shake again after a brief period of turmoil. Two auras emerged, revealing themselves to be the Demon-Slaying Immortal and Empress Xiao.

Empress Xiao skipped over it.

Lu Yang's gaze fell directly on the Demon-Slaying Immortal. After observing him for a moment, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes: "So fast! Master has come out of seclusion?"

With his cultivation level, he didn't really care what realm the Demon-Slaying Immortal broke through to, since no matter how strong he was, he couldn't possibly be stronger than him.

What truly surprised him was that, unlike others, the breakthrough of the Demon-Slaying Master brought him entirely new feedback. It restored his stability, which had been shaken by the addition of the Pan Emperor and almost caused him to lose his state of meditation. The previous hidden dangers were gone!
(End of this chapter)