Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 696: Zixu Luo Zhenren

Looking at the web of destiny woven by countless causes and conditions that ordinary people cannot see in the void, Chu Tai's eyes were full of rejection. This was not only empathy for the control of the fate of all beings, but also a rejection of the principles of his own practice.

The way Chu Tai practices is [One]. Taking the Dharma meaning of [One] as the foundation, he derived the embryonic form of [Da Yi] Dao Fruit and moved towards [Tai Yi] Dao Fruit.

Among them, [one] is the starting point, the change, the individual, and the completeness.

For Chu Tai's Dharma of "One", there is no need for a summit point or any initial origin, because at any time, any choice I make, any decision I make, can be "One", the starting point for the next thing.

But if everything is controlled by fate, then [one] no longer has any meaning, or [one] can only be a plateau, an initial origin. No matter how it changes later, it will always be two, three, four, five...

They are a relationship of before and after, not a new starting point.

This is to completely suppress or even deny Chu Tai's Taoist philosophy of practice, completely restricting his principle [One] within the scope of [I], cutting off its possibility of change and expansion, and causing the foundation for his subsequent [Big One] to collapse.

After all, the further [Great One] comes from the theory that the Tao is great, the sky is great, the earth is great, and man is also great. There are four great things in the world, and man is one of them.

Its essence is to reveal one in one, one gives birth to one, two are born from one, two give birth to three, and three give birth to all things. It is the continuous expansion of the starting point, the stage towards the perfection and independence of "I", and the ability to contend with the principles of heaven and earth. It is also the source of the many powers that Chu Tai possesses now, and the core of his concept of heaven and man.

Going one step further, to Taiyi, man follows the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature.

The so-called "Taiyi" is also nature, and it is also the only one among all selves derived from "One", or it can be said that all selves return to one.

It is the changes of the earth, the sky, the Tao, and nature that are embraced from the individual "I".

It is also to allow nature, Tao, heaven and earth to tolerate my changes.

This part has a certain overlap with the destiny network, but it is not exactly the same. At least Chu Tai's [Taiyi] will not completely anchor all future changes. It embraces all changes because any change is the beginning of [One].

"It seems that under the cover of this life web, it is necessary for me to tear apart the changes in this life web."

Chu Tai silently withdrew his gaze and decided to go back and cultivate his Yuantai well and attract attention so that he could intervene in the subsequent disasters.

At this time, Han Zhongli, one of the Eight Immortals, also broke free from his fate, bowed to Chu Tai to express his gratitude, and apologized for his previous offense.

"There's no need to express my gratitude. I just hope that you two can handle the follow-up issues. Several other fellow Taoists are about to wake up, but judging from their appearances, they probably won't be able to fully understand the influence of fate like you. I'll trouble you two to explain the specific reasons. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, Chu Tai started to leave.

Huoranzi asked to go with him. Upon hearing this, Chu Tai did not refuse immediately, but said that he planned to visit Luo Zhenren at Erxian Mountain on his way back.

"Do you want to join us, fellow Taoist?"

Upon hearing that Chu Tai was planning to visit Master Luo, Huo Ranzi was silent for a moment, glanced at Lu Yan and Han Zhongli, chose to refuse, and at the same time wrote a talisman and handed it to Chu Tai.

"In the past, Taoist Naro was very concerned about Tian Xian Yiqing. This time, it is such a disaster. I am afraid that he will not want to see outsiders before it happens. It should be better for you to take my talisman."

Chu Tai took it, expressed his gratitude, and then left with Yun Guang.

After Chu Tai left, Han Zhongli and Lu Yan stepped forward to ask about Chu Tai's origins.

"This Taoist brother is not from our world, he must have come from outside the sky, and he knows a lot of our stories, so he must have some relationship with our original selves or our seniors."

At this point, Huoranzi pointed out that Chu Tai was a little too emotional about Lu Yan's previous actions, and said that Lu Yan might have another self of the same origin outside the sky.

"Besides, he called out my name when we first met. I'm afraid I had a similar situation in the outer world." After saying that, Shu Ranzi looked at the other five immortals and said, "Thinking about it this way, perhaps the reason why several Taoist friends were unable to wake up was also related to this, and Xu Shenweng was able to wake up because he also left the Eight Immortals in the outer world?"

Han Zhongli and Lu Yan naturally had no way to give an answer to Huoranzi's guess, but his thoughts did make them think about it. The more they thought about it, the more they understood the difference between themselves and the memories bestowed by fate, and the more they could feel their own authenticity.

On the other side, Chu Tai, who had already left, also received some feedback from "fate" during this process. He smiled and quickened his pace to Erxian Mountain.
The two immortal mountains are steep, with lush green pines covering the peaks, like a piece of emerald green reaching straight to the sky. There are springs and waterfalls in the mountains, and the sound of gurgling water is like the hidden music of a jade harp, or the melodious sounds of fairy rings and pendants, indicating that the people who practice here are extraordinary.

After walking into the mountain, you will see a small Zixu Taoist temple in just a few steps. Purple wisteria hangs high over the gate, and green ivy hangs down, like a door curtain, blocking the gate. It looks like no one has lived here for a long time.

But Chu Tai saw clearly that there was pure air all around, and it was obvious that there was a master practicing here.

He took out the talisman, raised his hand and offered it. A point of spiritual light rose up. Two purple vines hung down from the left and right like long hooks. Green vines hung up on both sides. The door of Zixu Temple immediately opened in front of Chu Tai.

"Since you were introduced by Xu Ranzi, please come in."

When Chu Tai entered, he saw a Taoist wearing a star crown, a crane cloak, white hair, a childlike face, and blue eyes with square pupils.

When he saw Chu Tai, he was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Interesting, I thought it was a junior introduced by Xu Ranzi, but I didn't expect it to be a fellow practitioner."

As he was speaking, Master Luo hurriedly stood up to greet him and waved his hand for a boy to serve him tea.

Chu Tai glanced at the boy and saw his illusory nature. It was an illusion, not a real person. He sighed and said, "Fellow Daoist Luo looks a little cold."

"Every cycle changes, except for my occasional lucid moments, all of this is nothing but an illusion."

Chu Tai's expression changed slightly when he heard this. It seemed that Master Luo was in a bad mood.

He asked indirectly, "Fellow Daoist, have you ever thought about teaching one or two more people?"

"How come you haven't tried it?"

Luo Zhenren sighed and said, "Fellow Daoist, you have just woken up. When you have repeated it many times, you will know that it is just a coincidence that we can wake up. It is extremely difficult to enlighten another person. It may not be a good thing for us personally."

"So, fellow Daoist, you give up?"

Chu Tai's question made Master Luo silent for a long time before he slowly spoke.

"Yes, I gave up. It was too tiring to continue trying in a hopeless situation."

"Actually, compared to Bu Tian Dao Ren and Xu Shen Weng and other fellow Taoists, my luck is relatively good. At least Yi Qing Disciple can still be lucid occasionally. They really can't see any hope."

"Especially Fellow Daoist Butian. He was originally enlightened by Fellow Daoists Mangmang and Miaomiao and saw through the illusion. But in the end, he found that the two fellow Daoists were still trapped in the mud without knowing it. He tried to save them several times but failed. In the end, he could only choose to return to his original stone heart and ignore the changes in the outside world."

Chu Tai thought for a while after hearing this and asked, "What if we have a chance to break the web of fate and wake them all up this time?"

When Master Luo heard this, a little bit of strange light appeared in his blue eyes, but it soon dimmed.

"Back then, Master Huo Ran also said something similar. We even joined forces with Xu Shen Weng, Daming Zun, Black Tiger Demon King, and Six Poison Ghost Kings, and cooperated with the 108 demons to try to reverse the universe and recreate everything, but we still failed. The cycle still exists..."

Luo Zhenren sighed, and Chu Tai said softly: "That's because there are three levels of circulation, and your so-called reconstruction of the universe is just destroying the first level."

(End of this chapter)