They are the women standing behind me.

The result was just as He Chaoge said, the stone looked like a phantom.

So he immediately used his past and present Tao to see if he could resonate with the stone.

Of course, he also summoned the Human Emperor Tower, the Heavy Sword Seeking Defeat, and the Supreme Sword of the Supreme...

They are all magic weapons of people who crossed the boundaries at the same time as Daojun, and they also have spirit weapons.

If the Taoist Master left anything behind, such as a thought or the incarnation of the Great Dao, then when he saw that the magic weapons of his three "cross-border Taoist friends" were in his hands, it would most likely appear on its own.

Qin Xingyuan used his own avenue and indeed discovered that the avenue could resonate with the stone, and it even seemed as if something had been completely activated for a moment.

Qin Xingyuan and Ji Ningyan both saw a young man with thick black hair, quite heroic, and wearing a gray robe. He seemed like a supreme being descending from outside this world.

Ji Ningyan was startled and immediately leaned towards Qin Xingyuan, but she also saw words engraved in the young man's eyes.

That is the word Tao!

But one is positive and the other is upside down.

"Greetings, Senior Daojun!"

Qin Xingyuan raised his hands and clasped them together, and Ji Ningyan immediately did the same, bowing respectfully.

Daojun put his hands behind his back, and his every move seemed to be attracting some vast and mysterious power, which continued to spread like ripples, causing an extremely terrifying frenzy in Ji Ningyan's heart, causing her mind to fall into violent turmoil, and even the blood in her body was rolling violently, making her feel uncomfortable.

"Everything they left in the Immortal Realm has been gathered in your hands."

Daojun's voice was very soft and indifferent, as if he was right in front of him, yet actually far away. There was a peaceful light in his deep eyes. "Since they are all destined to be with you, if I am not, then I will become a special outlier. I will be embarrassed to say hello to them when we meet in the future. But I see that you came here specially?"

Qin Xingyuan's visit here was definitely not a coincidence.

"But unfortunately, it's not the right time for us to meet now."

After Daojun finished speaking, he said, "But you haven't mastered the power of the law yet. I can teach you about this. Do you know what the law is?"

"Know."

"How can the law be made effective?"

"Reasonable."

"So the law is actually nothing more than the principle expressed through the Tao."

Daojun said calmly, "It's just the interweaving of Dao and Li, simply called Daoli. It's not at all mysterious or profound."

Is the law the way to carry the principles? Is it the interweaving of the Tao and the principles?

But combined with what Qin Xingyuan knew, the law must be 'reasonable', and seeing what Daojun said, he felt that the law was indeed like this, and this was in line with the four words 'the great way is simple' that he believed in and never doubted!

Qin Xingyuan raised his hands and clasped them together, expressing his gratitude solemnly: "Thank you, Senior Daojun, for your guidance and instruction."

Ji Ningyan also listened attentively. Although these words were too far away for her now, they might be of great use to her in the future, so she had to remember them firmly.

"Of course, you don't have to be too obsessed with the word Tao."

Daojun said calmly: "If you are too attached, you will inevitably become deeply trapped. If you are deeply trapped, you will not be able to transcend. Instead, you will be bound."

Qin Xingyuan was thoughtful after hearing this.

For example, if he is too obsessed with seeing everything as Tao, then he will probably never be able to transcend Tao. He also believes that Tao exists between heaven and earth. If he cannot truly transcend Tao, then how can he transcend heaven and earth?

He was very curious. Now, when he saw mountains, he saw them as mountains and water as water, instead of Tao. Could this be considered transcendence?

"Dao, Senior Daojun, is it possible to transcend the Tao?" Ji Ningyan asked in surprise.

"We can transcend ourselves, even transcend the shackles of our realms, step into a higher realm, break through the heavenly thunder tribulation, and ascend to the immortal realm..."

Daojun seemed to be treating everyone equally and did not ignore Ji Ningyan. "In fact, we are always striving to surpass others, so that we can go higher and higher. We can even surpass the heaven and earth, so why can't we surpass the Tao? Of course, the Tao is greater than the heaven and earth."

"what?!"

Qin Xingyuan felt like he was struck by lightning when he heard this. In his eyes, the Tao existed between heaven and earth and could not jump out of this range at all. It was no bigger than heaven and earth.

But Daojun said so.

It's the exact opposite of what he thinks.

"Why are you so surprised?" Daojun looked at Qin Xingyuan.

When Qin Xingyuan expressed his opinion, Daojun smiled and said, "Dao doesn't just exist between heaven and earth. For example, there is also Dao outside of this world."

He looked up and saw that the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

"The Tao is in the golden moon in the sky."

"That star may be extremely dazzling, but from here it looks like a distant star, a tiny pearl adorning the night sky. There is also a way..."

"Even within the galaxy, there is also the Dao."

He lowered his head and spoke slowly with a pleasant expression, "So the Tao doesn't just exist in the universe. It's not so small. The Tao is vast, so vast that it's everywhere, enveloping you and me. But there's actually no need to even think about what the Tao is."

"Senior Daojun, if you don't understand the Dao..."

Ji Ningyan was interrupted by Daojun when she said this. "The Dao you understand is ultimately just what you think it is, not the true Dao. It's like an ant, a tiger, a mortal, and a cultivator seeing a spiritual stone. Even if they are looking at the same thing, what they actually see are completely different. Why are they different?"

Qin Xingyuan naturally understood that there was more than one reason for this difference.

"Senior Daojun, are you saying that there aren't actually many kinds of Dao?"

Qin Xingyuan couldn't help but ask, "Is it because many people have had different understandings of the Dao from ancient times to the present day that people have the illusion that anything can be the Dao, and that there are so many different Daos?"

"Correct."

Daojun nodded slightly. "There's no such thing as the Way of Heaven, the Way of Earth, the Way of Man, the Mysterious Way, the Way of Swords, the Way of Knives, the Way of Demons, or the Righteous Way... But why do they exist? As you said, because everyone understands the Way differently, there are so many different Ways. Just like in your woman's eyes, you're the husband; in your children's eyes, you're the father; in your parents' eyes, you're the child; in your siblings' eyes, you're the older brother; in the eyes of those less powerful than you, you're a powerful being worthy of respect; in the eyes of those more powerful than you, you're a weakling not worth mentioning..."

After saying this, Daojun paused before continuing, "But you haven't actually changed in the slightest, not even a single hair has changed, yet you truly have many more 'yous'. Don't you think the Tao is like this too?"

Qin Xingyuan raised his right hand and held his chin. "Senior Daojun, what you mean is that I should change my perspective on Tao more often, right? I have always looked at it from this perspective, just like my wife looks at me, not like my parents, children, or others..."

"Do not."

Daojun shook his head. "What I mean is that what you see is originally a part of the Tao. The difference between what others see and what they see is ultimately due to a difference in perspective. And no matter how others change their perspective, they will never be able to see your whole picture. The only one who can truly understand you and know your whole picture is you. Therefore, the only one who truly understands the Tao is the Tao."

Ji Ningyan and Qin Xingyuan both frowned with serious expressions.

"Even the Tao doesn't change. The Tao is the Tao. It's people who change. As people change, the Tao we see changes. Just like a mortal child thinks I'm walking and the moon is moving. Then I stop, and the moon stops, but the moon hasn't moved a single step from beginning to end. The Tao is the same. The Tao hasn't changed. It's you who change. You change, and you have the illusion that the Tao is changing. In fact, the true Tao is eternal and unchanging."

Qin Xingyuan was shocked. Daojun actually believed that the Dao would not change? Rather, it was fixed?

But according to what the Taoist said, the real reason why the Tao is ever-changing is actually not unreasonable.

Ji Ningyan was also surprised.

"But I also said that the Dao is so vast. You and I are no different from ants in front of it. How can we possibly know what the Dao is?"

Daojun smiled and said, "Since you can't figure it out, why bother trying? I've said that if you cling to the Dao, you'll inevitably be bound by it, unable to break free. When you let go of that attachment, how can the Dao bind your body and mind? When your body and mind truly transcend the Dao, you'll actually be closer to heaven and earth, right?"

Qin Xingyuan raised his hands and clasped his fists, expressing his gratitude again solemnly.

After listening to this, he understood that Daojun's philosophy was completely different from that of Renhuang and others. He felt that letting go of attachments was itself a kind of transcendence.

Qin Xingyuan naturally couldn't say whether this was right or wrong. He had no right to do so, and he didn't have to follow Daojun's principles like Daojun...

However, it is never a bad thing to know the experiences and insights of our predecessors.

He even understood what Daojun's "Tao" was like. Daojun was actually talking about his own Tao, and he knew his thoughts. Perhaps he could control it in the future?

He also looked around.

Mountains and rivers, flowers, trees, mud and rocks...

When he sees them as the Tao, they are the Tao; when he sees them as not the Tao, they are naturally not the Tao.

Now Qin Xingyuan suddenly felt that he was the one who had the final say on what Tao was!

He defines the word Tao!

Daojun looked at Qin Xingyuan with great interest and suggested, "Of course, I am also interested in your strength and combat power. You and I can go into the Human Emperor Tower and fight each other."

Qin Xingyuan laughed loudly with a fighting spirit in his eyes and said, "Senior Daojun, I'm really looking forward to it. I even want to try to use the Dao to carry the truth!"

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Chapter 671: Seeing the Terror of Time

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Qin Xingyuan fought with Daojun and tried to use Dao to convey principles. He found that it was so simple to control the power. After the battle, Qin Xingyuan did not take Ji Ningyan back to the southernmost region, but went to the Ji family in Guangling region.

Ji Ningyan naturally had to go back and take a look.

Qin Xingyuan also had to accompany her.

When I came to Guangling Territory, perhaps because most of the cultivators in the entire Changsheng Realm who were active outside were concentrated in the southernmost region, and it was also in the territory of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Sect, so there were indeed not many cultivators in the Guangling Territory's Xiuxian City, and it seemed a bit deserted.

Of course, after two days at the Ji family, the two left.

Ji Ningyan suggested, "Qin Lang, let's go to the house where Senior Xie lived. I lost my virginity there and became Qin Lang's woman. Now I really want to revisit that place."

Qin Xingyuan nodded, and the two of them came to Juxian City again.

Juxian City was once the largest city for cultivating immortals built by the Tiandao Xuan Sect in Guangling Domain, large enough to accommodate tens of millions of cultivators. However, nowadays, cultivators are quite rare, and the entire city looks empty, as if it has no popularity.

The two of them came to the gate of the house where Xie Lingyuan lived in the past.

Qin Xingyuan shouted twice, but he never expected that a white-haired old man in the distraction realm who looked somewhat familiar to him, with a hunched back, wrinkles all over his face, and many age spots on his face, walked out.

"Fellow Daoist Qin?!"

The white-haired old man uttered a hoarse surprised sound, "Senior Ji?!"

Ji Ningyan immediately frowned slightly and asked uncertainly, "Could it be that you are Senior Xie's son, Xie Jianan, or Young Friend Xie?!"

Back when she and Li Sujin were both in the Spirit Transformation Realm, Xie Jianan and Liu Ruyuan were only in the middle Golden Core Realm, so she naturally still remembered this person.

"Ah."

After the completely old Xie Jianan nodded, Qin Xingyuan was stunned.

When he came out of the Immortal Forbidden Land in Tianxin Territory, he actually met Xie Jianan. Although Xie Jianan was no longer young at that time, he was a middle-aged man who looked to be nearly forty years old. But he didn't expect that when he saw him again now, Xie Jianan had actually aged?!

Although he knew that not everyone could make it, and that ninety-nine percent of people couldn't actually reach the Great Perfection of the Tribulation Realm, but seeing his old friend like this...

Qin Xingyuan really felt uncomfortable.

Moreover, he had now witnessed the changes in Xie Jianan with his own eyes and truly realized the horror of time. Who could defeat time? Who could escape time?

"Fellow Daoist Qin, Senior Ji, long time no see."

The elderly Xie Jianan raised his hands and clasped them together. Qin Xingyuan returned the gesture, saying in a complicated tone, "Fellow Daoist Xie, it's been a long time since we last met."

They followed Xie Jianan in and came to a pavilion and waterside terrace in the former house.

Qin Xingyuan had an impression.

In the past, he, Ji Ningyan, Li Sujin, Xie Jianan and Liu Ruyuan gathered here to chat, but unfortunately, things have changed now.

This is the change brought about by time.

“Time has been changing so many things.”

Qin Xingyuan had mixed feelings. "Time is invisible and intangible, but its power is truly terrifying. If I could truly become invincible across all the heavens and realms, past, present, and future, would I be stronger than time?"

Ji Ningyan looked at the aging Xie Jianan and asked, "Xie Xiaoyou, where is your wife?"

Xie Jianan shook his head silently. Qin Xingyuan and Ji Ningyan, upon seeing this, naturally understood that his Taoist partner Liu Ruyuan was no longer there.

Taken away by time.

Qin Xingyuan felt a little heavy-hearted. He actually had some impression of Liu Ruyuan, that is, my husband is the best in the world.

Neither Liu Ruyuan nor Xie Jianan is a bad person to Qin Xingyuan.

Of course, he still remembered Xie Jianan's son, Xie Yuxuan, so he asked, "Could it be that Fellow Daoist Xie's son is in seclusion?"

"He and his friends went into the cave of a great figure to obtain the inheritance, but none of them came back."

Xie Jianan sat down and said with a broad mind, "Taking the inheritance left by a great figure carries a great risk of death. It's normal to die if you can't get it. Whether it's an inheritance or a treasure, it will eventually go to the capable."

This is indeed true. Inheriting the legacy of a great figure carries an extremely high risk of death, so there is a saying that those who are afraid of death are not worthy of the inheritance.

But Qin Xingyuan felt that he was just talking about something irrelevant. He raised his hands and clasped them together, saying, "Thank you, fellow Daoist. I..."

"I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Qin and Senior Ji would suddenly come here."

Xie Jianan interrupted, "It's really unexpected."