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Chapter 95 Sitting and Discussing the Way

The old Taoist priest lived for four centuries and was once a protagonist of his era. At the age of forty, he had cultivated a martial arts legend and was unparalleled in fame.

Unfortunately, even myths eventually die. Although the old Taoist priest is not dead, he is not exactly alive either.

"Fellow Daoist, your ability to remain undestroyed for three feet already surpasses that of the sages. In the future, you may well go even further, break free from this three-foot cage, travel to the North Sea in the morning and rest in Cangwu at night, roam freely between heaven and earth, transcend mythology, and reach the realm of true immortals!" Chu Ming said, his words carrying a hint of respect.

Paths are always made by people walking them. In Chu Ming's view, this old Taoist priest was exceptionally talented and had already embarked on a self-made path of cultivation.

This kind of person deserves Chu Ming's respect.

"Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!"

The old Taoist priest uttered the word "difficult" three times in a row, expressing the vicissitudes of life he had endured.

"My ability to remain undestroyed for three feet is already an immense stroke of luck. To advance further would require far more than a lifetime's effort!"

The power of the magnetic field of heaven and earth is too strong. Using it to cleanse the physical body and spirit is already extremely dangerous, with a nine-out-of-ten chance of death or even a ten-out-of-ten chance of survival, let alone using it as a source to replace the life essence.

The old Taoist was able to enter such a state thanks to the fact that he was in the Taoist temple he had cultivated for hundreds of years, and that his own realm was also extremely high, which gave him this special opportunity.

When a master at the mythical realm awakens their primordial spirit, their life magnetic field becomes incredibly powerful, sometimes even attracting heavenly lightning. Such a person's life magnetic field is constantly interacting and harmonizing with heaven and earth, like playing a beautiful melody.

Wherever they stand, the magnetic field of heaven and earth is distorted. Their place is a sacred ground, like a great bodhisattva. Even ordinary people who stand in their sacred ground will eventually be free from all diseases and live to be a hundred years old. Martial arts masters who often stay here will also have sharp minds and make great progress in their martial arts cultivation.

The old Taoist priest had resided here for countless years, causing a subtle and fundamental change in the magnetic field of this place. It was like Bodhidharma meditating in front of a wall, his image left on the stone, or like sticking a piece of iron to a magnet for a long time, eventually causing the iron to develop magnetism.

A series of coincidences allowed the old Taoist priest to retain his primordial spirit even after his life force was exhausted.

"Young friend, you have achieved a legendary status in martial arts at the age of less than twenty. You must have something extraordinary about you. Why don't we have a discussion about the Dao?" The old Daoist transmitted his voice through his primordial spirit.

As he spoke, the old Taoist suddenly turned around to face Chu Ming. Not only that, the old Taoist also suddenly opened his eyes, but his eyes were completely empty and devoid of any spirit.

"Please have a seat, young friend!"

The old Taoist priest waved his sleeve, and a prayer mat flew out, landing steadily in front of Chu Ming.

Upon seeing this, Chu Ming calmly sat down.

Chu Ming knew that this was not because the old Taoist had been resurrected. There was still no sign of life in the old Taoist's physical body. The reason for this change was that the old Taoist had simply used his primordial spirit to forcibly manipulate his physical body.

This was once the body of an old Taoist priest, and although his life force was exhausted, he still possessed some extraordinary qualities.

The man and the corpse began to chat. Compared to communicating directly with their primordial spirits, it was easier for the old Taoist to control his former body for a long talk.

His primordial spirit stood in the furnace of heaven and earth, just like a mortal standing in a stormy sea. It seemed miraculous and extraordinary, but in reality, it was extremely dangerous. Even in a three-foot-wide space, it would take a great deal of mental energy to sustain it.

Once they started talking, the two of them began to chatter on and on.

Not long after, An Miaoling also arrived at the courtyard. Seeing the two chatting and discussing, she did not disturb them, but simply sat in the courtyard and listened to the two chatting in the main hall.

The old Taoist was extremely knowledgeable. He achieved the legendary status of martial arts at the age of forty. Before achieving this legendary status, he was well-versed in Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, and was proficient in ancient and modern martial arts. After achieving this legendary status, the old Taoist traveled the world by sea, returning only after twenty years. He was no longer a scholar who could be described as a genius.

Meridians, vital energy, primordial spirit, astrology, feng shui, witchcraft, sacrifices... the old Taoist priest could explain almost everything about various martial arts and schools of thought.

Chu Ming is no less impressive. He has absorbed the essence of martial arts from an entire civilization and has profound and unique insights into martial arts, the mind, and the way of life.

In this world, having also read through the entire collection of books on the first floor of the Great Snow Mountain, with its millennia-old heritage, its knowledge can be described as vast and profound.

Of course, in terms of cultivating the primordial spirit, Chu Ming was far inferior to the old Taoist.

Chu Ming still hasn't grasped the essence of the Heaven and Earth Furnace, while the old Taoist not only has but has also gone a step further, making his primordial spirit immortal.

This level of primordial spirit cultivation has already surpassed the limits of martial arts mythology.

During this exchange, the old Taoist priest spoke at length, covering Taoist martial arts, Buddhist martial arts, Confucian martial arts, and even various cultivation paths outside of China, all of which he explained in great detail.

This was less a discussion of Taoism and more an old Taoist passing on his life's cultivation experience to Chu Ming in this way.

With Chu Ming's wisdom, he naturally understood the old Taoist's thoughts very quickly.

One reason was that the old Taoist priest saw Chu Ming's talent and wanted to form a good relationship with him. Another reason was also because of Chu Ming's talent and couldn't bear to see his talent go to waste. He hoped that Chu Ming could make further breakthroughs based on his current abilities.

As the old Taoist said before, the opening of the path of cultivation is not the work of one lifetime, but the accumulation of countless outstanding people over thousands of years. Originally there was no road in the world, but as more people walked on it, a road was created.

One person's life and wisdom are limited. A complete path requires the lives and wisdom of countless people to pave it. This has been true since ancient times, and it is true now as well.

As the old Taoist priest spoke, Chu Ming also took the opportunity to offer some of his own thoughts. He possessed both the mental cultivation of the future martial arts era and the qi cultivation of the real world. By drawing parallels, he was able to put forward many novel viewpoints.

They talked for ten days and ten nights without eating, drinking, or resting. Chu Ming remained energetic, but An Miaoling had already given up and had to take a break once.

Even so, the martial arts exchange between the two martial arts legends still benefited her greatly.

Finally, Chu Ming said, "In this era of scientific advancement, we analyze the world using science, and ultimately, this has a deep connection with martial arts. We who cultivate our primordial spirit may not be unable to integrate many scientific theories into martial arts!"

"The primordial spirit resides eternally, born of nature. The world it observes, especially the whims of its own mind, bears a strange resemblance to quantum theory in the scientific community. Perhaps this is a direction to explore!"

Upon hearing Chu Ming's words, the old Taoist fell into deep thought. As a martial arts legend, his learning ability was also extremely strong. He was even more familiar with some things in modern society than many young people. As long as one is determined, a martial arts legend can never fall behind the times.

What Chu Ming said was not his own delusion, but something casually mentioned in the Tianyuan Perfect Dao Foundation Theory, which was a path to cultivate the quantum primordial spirit.

Chu Ming only knew that this path was feasible, but how exactly to take it was beyond his knowledge.

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