A life of clearness

Chapter 173 Immortality
Rong Qing couldn't answer.

Zhong Xiu is entangled in the fact that the love he has received is not equally returned. But isn't it the case that too many regrets in the world are also caused by the lack of return, coupled with the fact that things go wrong and fate meet...

This fact is difficult to explain clearly.

Rong Qing originally had a similar story that she liked, but if she told it, she was afraid that Zhong Xiu would feel even more sad, so she silently kept it in her heart and covered it up.

"Then I will love you." Rong Qing said, "I can't bear to see you sad. If you are sad, I will feel bad too. Is this what you mean by mutual understanding?"

Zhong Xiu turned around and looked at her blankly.

"Even if it's just words, you and I are connected. In that case..." Rong Qing looked at Zhong Xiu with a very gentle look, "What do you have to worry about?"

Before Zhong Xiu could say anything, a whistle was blown from the stern of the boat, echoing in the open space.

The speed of the boat slowed down until it came to a complete stop, swaying only slightly with the waves.

The young man had put on a coat on his upper body. He then jumped out of the boat lightly and tied a hemp rope to the pile to secure it.

"Girl, come on up." The boatwoman held Rong Qing's arm and pulled her up from the swaying boat. Then she went to help Zhong Xiu.

Sitting in the boat for a long time will inevitably make you feel tired, but stepping on solid ground at this time will relax your muscles and bones.

"This island looks round when viewed from the top of a mountain, so it's called Shuiyue Island." The boatman walked in front and explained to Rong Qing and Zhong Xiu. "It may not look big, but it's actually not small."

"Miss, do you see the small building up there?" He raised his hand and pointed at a corner of the eaves that could be vaguely seen diagonally above his head. "There lives a noble lady in here. The attic here had been abandoned for nearly a hundred years. When she came here, she not only renovated it, but also covered the roof with gold foil. It's very beautiful."

"Oh? Boatman, can you tell me the origin of this noble man?" Rong Qing asked casually without being very curious.

"This... I heard that he came here to stay for a while to practice, but I don't know anything else." The boatman shook his head, "The servants who serve the nobles are also very tight-lipped, so we can't easily find out."

"Let me take you around the periphery first." He said with a smile, "Let my wife go and ask. Considering the presence of female guests, the nobleman should let you two into the building for a look."

"Okay." Rong Qing said, "I'll follow the boatman's arrangements."

The boatman even said, "Come on, girl, come this way."

So, the boatman and the young man took Rong Qing and the others to walk along the outer trail first, while the boat girl quickly walked up the path to ask the nobleman's opinion.

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Rong Qing let Zhong Xiu walk in front, and she followed closely behind her.

The built trail looks very old, but it feels very solid when walking on it, which shows that it has been well maintained. From time to time, branches and leaves grow in front of you, or lush shades are cast overhead.

Many rays of light were projected between the leaves, flickering. Since Rong Qing had already comprehended a seed of the origin of light, her feelings about this aspect were naturally different.

Zhong Xiu, still with the curiosity of a child, stretched out her hands and fished around there. It seemed that the light had been grasped in her hands, but in fact, it was not.

The light that was pouring down disappeared and reappeared.

Rong Qing watched her playfulness and had a vague understanding. "This is somewhat similar to the concept of the mustard seed domain." She thought, "The mustard seed domain can radiate one foot in front of the body, or it can cover tens of millions of miles. The power here is the same, because its inner nature remains unchanged. And no matter how this light is blocked by external objects, its existence itself remains unchanged."

No matter how Ren Zhongxiu tried to stop and grab it, he did not damage the essence of the light.

Rong Qing thought of Shen Zhanyan, or more precisely, the flower made of pure light. Rong Qing had used the power of Chuyuan to observe the flower for several days, even longer than the time spent observing the Light Origin Monument. Although she did not comprehend the Dao Seed, she did not forget the feeling she had at that time so quickly.

What's more, she also remembered the opportunity in the nameless monument, and Taoist Li Tao's words made her unforgettable.

"I have no idea about cause and effect, let alone reversing cause and effect. However, I am also very interested in what they call 'eternal life'." Rong Qing lowered her eyes, "It is difficult to comprehend Shen Zhanyan's Tao seed again. But with my own Tao seed and understanding, it is possible to create my own Tao rhyme."

In Rong Qing's mind, a flower made of light appeared, which blossomed in an instant and withered in an instant. Not only was the flower illusory, but the process of blossoming and withering was also extremely sluggish.

Of course, creating the rhythm of Tao is not easy, and this is just the beginning.

Rong Qing was thinking intensely in her mind, but she did not stop. She followed Zhong Xiu and listened to the boatman's impromptu explanation.

After walking for more than a quarter of an hour, it got darker faster.

Even if he walked through the densely leafed area again, he could not see any obvious light. Zhong Xiu obviously did not have the mood to do so, so he picked up a bunch of fallen leaves and turned them around in his hands. The tiny flower grains hanging on the petiole were white and shiny even in the gloomy sky.

Rong Qing sighed, no wonder. This time, Zhong Xiu didn't even have to do anything, the light disappeared on its own.

"After all, the sun sets and the origin disappears. This is an unchanging truth." Rong Qing sighed in her heart.

The origin... has disappeared?
Rong Qing suddenly stopped.

Is this light really everlasting? Obviously not.

Zhong Xiu could only block it but could not hurt it, because Zhong Xiu could not move the source of the light. When the source left, the light naturally left as well.

Rong Qing knew that the origin of this light was not immortal, but had a life span. Although that life span was extremely long, so long that it seemed eternal.

She suddenly felt a little empathy for those great masters whose voices were only heard in the monument. They have already reached the ultimate of the Tao, and their lifespan seems to be quite long, but there is always a question in their hearts, a shackle that binds them. The great monks are not afraid of the difficulties of the road, but they are afraid of having no way to go.

At that time, Rong Qing hadn't even comprehended the Tao Seed, so how could she have the mind to empathize with the powerful's ultimate pursuit of breaking the shackles of cultivators' lifespans?

Rong Qing is not thinking about the life span issue now. "Think about it from another angle. Instead of thinking about immortality in the future, think about how to achieve immortality now..."

"Separate the source from the outside... so that others can hinder me but cannot hurt me..."

"Then what should be the origin, and what should be beyond the origin, and how should they be divided?"

Rong Qing frowned. She believed that this direction was correct. But it was difficult to create the Dao rhyme from this direction.

"It would be great if I could get some advice from a senior, or some secret method to refer to." Thinking so, Rong Qing was not discouraged.

If she could create such a Dao rhythm, it would be obvious that her combat power and even her ability to survive would soar. This was enough to make her excited.

(End of this chapter)