A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 485: All the phenomena are manifested by the Tao

Seeing Zhu He carrying Duan Rong and flying out of the Elders' Council, the four guards in the Elders' Council turned their heads and looked at Chu Qiushan inquiringly.

If Chu Qiushan gave the order to attack, the four of them would definitely be able to stop Zhu He with their combined strength.

Chu Qiushan said: "Let him go!"

If Duan Rong hadn't made such a big noise, I'm afraid no one would have noticed him.

However, the fact that he had caused such a huge tide of vital energy did alarm the entire Council of Elders. Although it was inappropriate, it could not be considered a serious crime.

Chu Qiushan's intention was obviously not to pursue the matter further.

Upon hearing that, the four guards bowed to Chu Qiushan, then flashed out of the Elders' Council and went to guard the four directions.

At this time, the elders of the sect who were gathered there began to discuss the matter.

"I just saw that guy in the Dragon Fish Hall more than half a year ago. How long has he been an inner sect disciple? And he's already married?"

"Does it matter whether it's knotted or not? Have you ever seen a knotted vortex make such a big commotion? It triggered the tide of vitality!? Where the hell did this monster come from?!"

"Did you notice the vortex in his Dantian? It's as big as a fingernail just after it formed! Am I seeing right?! Is it that big?!"

"You read it right! If it wasn't so big, how could it cause the tides of heaven and earth!?"

"Makes sense!"

The elders of the sect were talking at once. Chu Qiushan turned his head to look at Yang Sixuan who was standing at the edge of the crowd and said in a deep voice: "Sixuan, come with me to Tianyun Peak."

Tianyun Peak is where Chu Qiushan lives.

He was the only one on the entire mountain.

After Chu Qiushan finished speaking, he flashed out of the Elders' Council, and Yang Sixian immediately turned into a black light and followed him.

In the Elders' Court, the elders of the sect, seeing Chu Qiushan and Yang Sixuan leaving, went in groups of two or three, each turning into black light and disappearing in a flash.

When Duan Rong made the noise just now, they had already finished discussing what they were discussing.

Ge Rushong was executed by the Judgment Bureau, and Pei Du and Jiang Zhe had their dantians destroyed and were banished from the Taiyi Sect.

The elders of the sect dispersed, and the Elders' Hall, which was originally bustling, fell silent in an instant. Only an old man with white hair and beard stood by the huge stone pillar in the distance, looking at the place where Duan Rong had just sat with a somewhat panicked look, muttering: "This young man is too bold!?"

Duan Rong had asked him before if he could leave. If he had known this would happen, he would have told him to leave. Who would have thought that just letting the boy wait here for a while would cause him to cause such a big fuss?

Deep in the endless mountains, the clouds are misty and a lush peak is looming among the clouds.

Suddenly, two black rays, one in front and one behind, pierced through the clouds, drew two graceful arcs, and landed in the lush greenery on the top of the mountain.

In this forest, there is a simple thatched cottage, which is Chu Qiushan’s residence.

He has lived here for nearly fifty years. Strong winds and heavy snow often destroyed his hut, so he would build a new one himself. Nearly fifty years have passed, and he has already forgotten how many huts he has built.

Chu Qiushan turned into a black light, fell down suddenly, and flashed directly into the thatched cottage.

Yang Sixuan landed at the door of the hut, straightened his clothes, and then slowly stepped in. He was showing respect to Chu Qiushan.

Although there was only a thatched hut in front of him, Yang Sixian looked more solemn than when he entered the Elders' Courtyard, and his steps were even more meticulous. He stepped in from the right side of the door with his right foot first, followed by his left foot.

Chu Qiushan was already standing in front of a simple bamboo table. Yang Sixuan stretched out his hand and said, "Sixuan, sit down!"

Yang Sixian clasped his fists and bowed to Chu Qiushan, then slowly walked to the opposite side of him, lifted his robe and sat down.

Chu Qiushan took a teapot and poured clear water into a bamboo tube, then said with a smile, "Sixuan! I don't even have tea here, only this mountain spring water. I'm sorry to have wronged you!"

Yang Sixuan said, "The mountain spring water is very good! The sect master is a hard-working person. He has a pure heart! Sixuan feels ashamed every time he enters this room."

Chu Qiushan said with a smile: "What do you mean by ascetic?! I am just a loner. Okay, Sixuan, let's not talk about this. Today I want to talk to you about this kid Duan Rong."

Yang Sixian's eyes moved. In fact, he had already guessed it when Chu Qiushan called him over.

Chu Qiushan said, "Two days ago, when we were discussing the case, you said that on that night, when Pei Du and Jiang Zhe surrounded Duan Rong in the dense forest, Duan Rong used his sword energy?"

Yang Sixuan said: "Yes. And it is like a solid blade light!"

Chu Qiushan's eyes looked far away. "Like a solid blade?" He seemed to think for a while before looking at Yang Sixuan and saying, "Dense forest, late at night, are you sure?"

Yang Sixian said, "Absolutely not! That was the blade light! He was only at the Yuanqi realm at that time, but he forcibly took Pei Du's blow. Pei Du did not use his artistic conception when he made that blow, but only used the internal energy of the Qixi realm. But even so, the difference in realm was like a natural chasm. If Duan Rong's artistic conception had not been formed and completed at that time, he would not have been able to take Pei Du's blow!?"

Chu Qiushan's eyes became even more profound. "At the fourth level of the Yuanqi Realm, he has already comprehended the mature state of mind. Gu Daoling back then was not so evil!?" "No wonder, he made such a big fuss as soon as he formed a vortex!?"

Chu Qiushan suddenly looked at Yang Sixuan and asked, "Sixuan, you said Duan Rong is so talented, why was he half a step away from stepping onto the stage during the test in Yougu that year?"

"This..." Yang Sixuan said, "The test of the valley is to test the soul. For cultivation, the so-called talent is probably not just the soul, right?"

"Really?" Chu Qiushan's tone was noncommittal, and he didn't seem to agree with Yang Sixuan's opinion.

Chu Qiushan seemed to have thought of something, his eyes flashed and he said: "I have to report this to the ancestor!?"

When Yang Sixian saw Chu Qiushan saying that he would tell the sect's ancestors about this, his eyes jumped and hesitantly said, "Actually, there are some more situations..."

Chu Qiushan retracted his thoughtful gaze, looked at Yang Sixuan, and asked, "What else is going on?"

Yang Sixian said: "Because I was curious about how Duan Rong could comprehend the artistic conception in the Yuanqi realm, I made a special investigation after I came back. There seems to be a saying in Yunfu Peak..."

When Yang Sixuan said this, his face was obviously hesitant.

Chu Qiushan urged: "What do you mean?"

Yang Sixian said: "It seems that Duan Rong's ability to comprehend the artistic conception depends on the state of emptiness and clarity."

"The Realm of Emptiness?" Chu Qiushan frowned. He knew that the Realm of Emptiness was a very unreliable thing.

Chu Qiushan looked at Yang Sixian with a strange look, as if blaming him for saying such outrageous information.

Yang Sixian naturally noticed Chu Qiushan's gaze, his eyes slightly lowered, and continued: "Also, Duan Rong's chosen weapon is the Frost Pattern Phosphorus Crystal Blade, and he practices the Wandering Dragon Pure Chant Blade. This weapon and this technique are the same as Gu Daoling's choice two hundred years ago."

When Chu Qiushan heard this, an expression of obvious interest appeared on his face.

Yang Sixian looked at Chu Qiushan and continued, "It would be fine if they made the same choice, but they both comprehended the artistic conception at the Yuanqi realm. And Gu Daoling is also this kid's uncle. Can't help but make people think too much?!"

Chu Qiushan said: "You mean... Gu Daoling gave him some advice in Shenyun Mansion?"

Yang Sixuan said: "This is what I want to say, the second possibility besides the Realm of Emptiness."

When Yang Sixian heard that Chu Qiushan was going to report the matter to the ancestor, he told Chu Qiushan the two possibilities he had discovered about the matter so that he could understand the whole picture of the matter in more detail.

Yang Sixuan's style is also the reason why Chu Qiushan has always regarded him as his confidant.

Chu Qiushan heard this and nodded slightly, thinking about the two possibilities mentioned by Yang Sixian. After that, the two exchanged some opinions on other things and the date of Ge Rushong's execution, and Yang Sixian stood up and said goodbye.

When Yang Sixian turned into a black light and left Tianyun Peak, he was in Zhu He's room in the pavilion of Yunfu Peak.

Duan Rong was sitting cross-legged on Zhu He's wooden bed with his eyes closed.

At this time, Zhu He was also sitting cross-legged in the air not far from Duan Rong. His hair and beard moved without wind, and his spiritual sense was as sharp as a needle, sweeping through Duan Rong's meridians, especially in Duan Rong's dantian, where he stayed for a long time.

Duan Rong sat there for an unknown amount of time before he heard Zhu He say, "That's enough, come down."

He opened his eyes and saw Zhu He already sitting at a square wooden table not far away.

Duan Rong immediately slid off the bed, walked up to Zhu He, clasped his fists and said obediently: "Master..."

Zhu He glared at him and said, "Why are you pretending to be a good kid now!? Why do you have to go to the Elders' Council to do it for me? Do you think you are making me proud?"

"no……"

"Alright!" Zhu He was obviously still angry, and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. I gave you the technique last night because I wanted you to take a look at it first. But you've already mastered it today."

"Do you know how dangerous it is to swirl?! You're just treating it as a joke, right?!"

"Disciple, I don't dare!"

"Don't dare? I think you dare very much!"

Duan Rong said solemnly, "Actually, this matter has its reasons, and it is not that I am making trouble out of nothing."

Seeing Duan Rong say this, Zhu He slowed down his breathing and said, "Then tell me what the reason is."

Upon hearing this, Duan Rong couldn't help but glance at the word "刀" in seal script with twisted and strange strokes hanging by the window in the room.

When Zhu He saw Duan Rong looking at the calligraphy, his heart moved.

Then, Duan Rong recounted in detail his feelings when he first saw the calligraphy last night, as well as the entire process of how he was observing the Mountain River Moon Shadow Sword technique in the Elders' Council and was suddenly triggered by last night's feelings and involuntarily entered the process of knotting.

After hearing this, Zhu He looked surprised.

In fact, Duan Rong felt something strange when he looked at Gu Daoling's calligraphy last night, and his eyes were fixed on it, so he woke him up with a clear cough.

He asked Duan Rong about it at that time, and Duan Rong only said that he was a little frightened when he looked at the calligraphy, but he couldn't say how frightened he was.

At this time, Duan Rong used many words and metaphors to describe his state at that time.

His "self" disappeared, and he looked down at the mountains, rivers, and even the stars from a bird's-eye view. Regardless of whether it was the mountains, rivers, or the stars, they were all performing swordplay...

Zhu He couldn't understand the state that Duan Rong described, but he felt that what Duan Rong said seemed like the state of entering the Tao!

As for entering the Tao, everyone’s state of entering the Tao is very different!
Entering the Tao is the most intimate and profound experience of an individual, and it is also the most difficult part to communicate and understand.

This is because the realization gained in entering the Tao cannot be expressed in words.

When you are in the state of entering the Tao, you may see a tree, but in your eyes, this most ordinary and common tree is the Tao, the manifestation of the law.

Only you understand this.

Because this is your most real and deepest understanding.

It cannot be expressed in words.

After everyone enters the Tao, the vehicles for realizing the Tao and the laws are different.

Some people are a tree, some are an incense burner, and some are mountains, rivers, earth, and galaxies. The so-called myriad phenomena are all manifestations of the Tao.

When you enter the Tao, that's when you realize the power of the law.

But entering the Dao is a phenomenon that only occurs when one advances from the Cyclone Realm to the Cave Nether Realm, but this kid has only just reached that point? !

The deepest part of artistic conception lies the opportunity to enter the Tao.

Take advantage of the opportunity to enter the Tao, knock on the door to the power of the law, and practice diligently, then you can gradually enter the realm of the dark world!
Zhu He sat there, looking at Duan Rong, and then at the rather strange calligraphy by the window. He wondered in his heart, "How come this guy can see something in Junior Brother's calligraphy, but I can't see anything!?"

Zhu He pondered for a moment, then looked at Duan Rong and said, "Okay, this matter is over. Fortunately, the vortex was successfully tied. At least it didn't embarrass me."

Duan Rong felt relieved after hearing this. From the Council of Elders to here, Zhu He's expression had always been very ugly, but only now did he look a little more amiable.

Zhu He said: "You have some hidden injuries in your Dantian."

Duan Rong was slightly startled, as he thought there was nothing wrong with his dantian.

Zhu He looked at the puzzled expression on Duan Rong's face and explained, "You can't see it now, but with a little spiritual pressure, those cracks will reappear. However, you don't need to worry. I will prepare some medicine for you in the next few days. Mix it with the bile of the Fire Scale Python and you should be fine."

Duan Rong's face became serious when he first heard this, but he was relieved when Zhu He said he would prepare medicine for him. He clasped his fists towards Zhu He apologetically and said, "Thank you, Master!"

Zhu He nodded and said, "Go ahead. Consolidate your realm. How can a cyclone grow so fast? Is it like forcing it to grow faster?"

"Yes, Master!" Duan Rong responded obediently, bowed, turned around and walked out of the room.

Zhu He looked at Duan Rong's back, his heart filled with joy.

He was angry before because he was afraid that Duan Rong was so reckless and something might go wrong. But now it seems that the problem is not serious and he only needs to repair the hidden injury in his Dantian.

Once the vortex is formed, it will trigger the tide of vital energy.

Moreover, the cyclone in Dantian is about the size of a fingernail, almost approaching the first level of the cyclone state.

What kind of talent is this! ?
Just now, Zhu He's spiritual sense probed and stayed at Duan Rong's dantian for a long time.

In addition to checking the hidden injuries in Duan Rong's Dantian, he was actually observing the cyclone that Duan Rong had just formed for a long time.

The more I watch, the happier I am, but the more I watch, the more frightened I am! ?

If Duan Rong achieved the Nascent Soul stage!

That would be the same level as the sect's ancestor!

After that, he will be the master of the sect's ancestor! ?
What does it feel like to have a disciple at the Nascent Soul stage! ?

From now on, in Qingzhou, in Taiyi Sect, who will dare to challenge him? !
Then...what if there is a junior brother in the Nascent Soul stage? ?
One apprentice, one junior fellow apprentice, both in the Nascent Soul stage!
Wow ha ha! ?

That means it's not just Qingzhou! From now on, I can walk sideways in the eight sects of Jiuzhou!

Zhu He stood up and couldn't help but walk with a gust of wind.

(End of this chapter)