From the end of the world

Chapter 277: Dharma, Heaven and Earth
"Yueyin Mountain City? Isn't that..."

Zhu Shi was not as used to Ma Zao's "bad luck" vortex as I was. To me, it was natural for people and things related to strange things to happen to come together. Although Zhu Shi was not completely unaware of Ma Zao's affairs, he still couldn't help showing his surprise.

Mr. Zhu had not heard our conversation before. When he saw Zhu Shi's reaction, he asked about the whole story. While Zhu Shi was explaining, I took the opportunity to try to figure out the deeper meaning of the information.

Even if it was Ma Zao's bad luck that attracted the navy Xuanwu to Yueyin Mountain City, it would be wrong to attribute all the reasons to "luck". Ma Zao's attraction to strange events was often accompanied by deeper clues.

For example, when we were investigating the Shadow Changer in the past, the reason why we happened to meet Chang'an and Goldfish on the way was not because Chang'an suddenly became depressed and went to find Goldfish and then ran into us in a daze. Chang'an had a clear motive at the time, and we also had a motive to go to the nightclub where Goldfish was. The encounter in reality is based on the collision of motives.

The same should be true for the navy master Xuanwu this time. He probably didn't just happen to choose Yueyin Mountain City as the meeting place because he was driven by mysterious gravity, but he had his own motivation to go to Yueyin Mountain City. From his perspective, maybe he just wanted to solve my problem and something he had to do in Yueyin Mountain City together.

So, what exactly was he going to do in Yueyin Mountain City?

He not only specified the meeting place, but also the meeting time. Before tomorrow night... Tomorrow is also the time designated by the Lord of the Divine Seal that I can find Chang'an's soul in Yueyin Mountain, and the one who is holding Chang'an's soul hostage is Yin Yue... Is the purpose of the Water Master Xuanwu related to Yin Yue?

I really can't figure out what the connection is between these two names. If I have to say, I did hear the names of Yin Yue and Shui Shi Xuan Wu from Fu Feng's mouth last time. In Fu Feng's evaluation, these two people have one thing in common, that is, "no one can be defeated without great impermanence."

"Zhuang Cheng, have you arrived at Yueyin Mountain City now?" Mr. Zhu asked with a tense expression.

"Yes." I said, "Did Xuanwu make a more specific designation for the meeting place?"

Yueyin Mountain City is not very big, but if the navy master Xuanwu didn’t take the initiative to step out from the crowd and introduce himself, it would be difficult for me to find him.

"He didn't say that, but he said that as long as you arrive, he will take the initiative to find you tomorrow." said Mr. Zhu.

Unlike me who didn't know the appearance of the Navy Xuanwu, they already knew my name and probably my face as well, so it wouldn't be difficult for them to find me.

I wonder if he will still be able to find me if I also keep my appearance at the age of 12 or 13 tomorrow? Although I am a little curious, after all, I am asking for help from him, so there is no need to make it more difficult for him to find me.

However, considering his unknown killing intent towards the flame ability users, if he finds out first, he might give me a ruthless blow first, using the legendary "ultimate move that can kill the Great Impermanence". Anyway, the person he wants to deliver the panacea to is not me but Ma Zao, so attacking me first will not prevent him from fulfilling his promise. Maybe I still have to find a way to find him first.

"If my judgment is correct, Xuanwu will probably have arrived at Yueyin Mountain City tonight without having to wait until tomorrow," said Mr. Zhu.

"On what basis?" I asked.

"I looked up some information online. It suddenly rained heavily there, which was not predicted by the weather forecast, right?" he said. "I was wondering why Yueyin Mountain City not only had heavy rain, but also suddenly experienced an abnormal rise in temperature. Now that you have arrived there, everything makes sense.

"Weather changes that go against the laws of nature sometimes mean great impermanence, or the passing of someone who is qualified for great impermanence. Hot days and rain are phenomena caused by your 'laws of heaven and earth.'"

Following the laws of heaven and earth - this is not the first time I have heard this term.

Both Yin Yue and Dong Che mentioned Fa Tian Xiang Di, especially Yin Yue. She originally put the two terms "Fa Tian Xiang Di" and "Great Impermanence Qualified Person" together, which shows that Fa Tian Xiang Di seems to be a characteristic of Great Impermanence Qualified Person.

According to my knowledge, there are two explanations for the law of heaven and earth. One is the explanation headed by "Journey to the West", where the law of heaven and earth is a kind of magical power to transform oneself into a giant form that stands tall and upright; the other is the original explanation, the so-called law of heaven and earth is an ancient thought that believes that there is great wisdom in the operation of heaven and earth, so human beings should follow the laws of heaven and earth and imitate them to correct their behavior and spirit. The simplest law of heaven and earth is to work at sunrise and rest at sunset, and staying up late will have bad consequences. Judging from the perspective of physical health, it is correct, but the ancients often explained the bad luck they encountered from the perspective of supernatural powers.

They believe that if one can achieve a certain level of cultivation by imitating the heaven and earth, then one is following the will of heaven and can obtain all kinds of help from the unknown. When the time comes, heaven and earth will work together. Otherwise, one is going against the will of heaven and will be punished by the unknown. The hero will not be free even if the luck is gone. Xiaowan's strong luck, which is based on the ability to "communicate with all things in nature", should be based on this principle.

At the same time, because the ancients believed that heaven and earth were not only the benchmarks of behavior, but also the benchmarks of morality, if natural disasters occurred frequently during the reign of a monarch, it would be considered that the natural disasters were caused by the monarch's immorality. Conversely, a logic can also be drawn that as long as the monarch is wise and virtuous, the world will be prosperous. This is also a manifestation of the idea of ​​following the laws of heaven and earth.

Whether the virtue of mortal kings can influence the natural climate, I will not jump to conclusion now, but the great impermanence can really influence everything.

Great Impermanence can cause floods, droughts, and earthquakes. In the past, I thought these were Great Impermanence’s “active skills,” but now, based on my own experience, the phenomenon of changes in nature due to Great Impermanence’s activities may just be Great Impermanence’s passive abilities.

I tried to consult Mr. Zhu and told him my understanding of the Law of Heaven and Earth, and he nodded: "Your understanding of the Law of Heaven and Earth is basically the same, but the Law of Heaven and Earth of Da Wuchang is different from the traditional understanding of the Law of Heaven and Earth.

"Da Wuchang's imitation of heaven and earth is not to follow nature and wait for heaven and earth to give oneself good feedback, but to invade the surrounding nature with one's own spirit, making it present a state that conforms to the form of one's own soul. This is not to follow the will of heaven, but to do things against heaven and earth. If the traditional understanding of imitating heaven and earth is to follow the will of heaven and imitate earth, then Da Wuchang's imitation of heaven and earth is to redefine the laws for heaven and redefine the image of earth.

"In a sense, this is also a kind of kingly way. In ancient times, if an aristocrat privately raised a hundred armored soldiers, it would be considered treason; but if he raised a million armored soldiers, he would be the new emperor. When power reaches a certain level, it will turn into the opposite, and the distortion of nature is no longer a distortion, but the orthodox weather."

"But I haven't used my spirit to invade nature yet?" I said.

"It's not strange. This is the same as being a human being. As long as you are strong enough, someone will come to curry favor with you, like me. There will also be people who will extend an olive branch to you, like Fa Zheng. The same is true for all things in nature that are deeply spiritual." Mr. Zhu said generously, "Even if you do nothing and just stand there, the natural environment will instinctively present a trend that suits your attributes. At the same time, some special physical phenomena that are lethal to the soul, such as lightning, will also lose their lethality to your soul.

"Although you have not yet become the Great Impermanence, nature sometimes shows a prophetic nature. People who are destined to achieve great things in the future will have strange phenomena when they are born, and fortune tellers will also infer the future through natural phenomena. The world has already judged in advance that you can become the Great Impermanence.

"And when you truly become the Great Impermanence, this influence will become even greater, enough to affect the entire country, and you can also take the initiative to increase the extent of the influence. This is how the super natural disasters created by the Great Impermanence in mythology and history came about."

"In the past, you judged that I was qualified to be the Great Impermanence. Did you also see my law of heaven and earth?" I asked.

Mr. Zhu sighed and said, "It has been several years since it snowed in Xianshui City. At first, I didn't think that a person with the qualifications of the Great Impermanence had been born in Xianshui City, but after seeing you, I understood everything."

"But Xianshui City hasn't become as hot as Yueyin Mountain City in the past few years, right?" I asked.

It’s not quite right to say it’s hot, but the climate in Yueyin Mountain City is now at a level where you can go out in short sleeves without feeling any problem.

"It's probably because the land outside of Xianshui City hasn't adapted to your presence yet. This is an overreaction. The same is true for the rainfall caused by Xuanwu. It doesn't mean that as long as he settles in Yueyin Mountain City, there will be heavy rain every day from now on. At most, it will become a rainy climate. Of course, if he becomes the Great Impermanence and intends to exert his influence, that's another matter."

Mr. Zhu thought for a moment, then said seriously, "Oh, Zhuang Cheng, I almost forgot to tell you that you may exacerbate global warming after becoming the Great Impermanence. So remember not to get close to the South Pole or the North Pole in the future, otherwise it will probably cause the melting of the glaciers in the South and North Pole to accelerate further, leading to a rise in global sea levels."

Can I just say that I've been to the North Pole recently?

I had heard so many things about the Law of Heaven and Earth before, and now he suddenly said this to me, I really couldn’t tell whether he was joking or not.

(End of this chapter)