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A novel contains tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of characters, all of which were created by our ancestors when they created characters. Most novel authors are simply combining the characters invented by our ancestors in various orders.

However, people believe that these authors are "creating".

For example, Xingqiu's "Chenqiu's Sword Record" can be considered an "original" work, a kind of "creation"; if Han Fulai were to copy Xingqiu's original manuscript and publish it, that would be "plagiarism".

What's the difference between "original" and "plagiarism"? Aren't they both just using words to create a story?

If we delve into the essence of it, the words everyone uses to write books all come from dictionaries, so isn't everyone just copying from the dictionary?

Changing the combination of things does not constitute creating something new. So why is it that Xingqiu's combination of characters is considered creation, while Han Fulai's combination of characters is not? What is the difference between Xingqiu copying a dictionary and Han Fulai copying a dictionary?

The answer still lies in that "Tao".

No two leaves are exactly alike, just as no two roads are exactly the same.

Different people have different "ways," and the different "ways" that people possess are reflected in their writing, thus creating different "artistic conceptions."

Xingqiu's "The Record of Shenqiu Picking Up the Sword" is something uniquely her own, not a specific "combination of words", but her "artistic conception" - just like "sword intent" and "pen intent", an "artistic conception" that belongs to one person.

Her writing possesses a unique artistic conception that is exclusive to her, a special artistic conception that can bring readers into the world she creates in her books, allowing readers to see a unique world that belongs only to Xingqiu.

What the author truly "created" was a "world within the book."

And that author is the "Way of Heaven" in the "world of the book".

"Tao" is the essence of "Yi" (meaning), and "Yi" is the manifestation of "Tao".

Having grasped this truth, Han Fulai felt a sudden enlightenment, as if he had been struck by a divine awakening and was floating on air – perhaps this is what the poem "An immortal touched my head, granting me eternal life" describes.

Although there were descriptions of the "Tao" in his previous world, no one could truly touch that "Tao," at least not in his time.

—Because the matter in that world will not change because of consciousness.

It is "matter determines consciousness" rather than "consciousness determines matter".

But on the continent of Teyvat, where gods and extraordinary powers exist, the "Tao" is not something ethereal or illusory.

Elemental power, "willpower," "seven transformations of the serpent," power of the light realm, power of the human realm, power of the void realm... These powers manifest in different forms, but they are all the forces that support this world, the "Tao" of this world.

Moreover, on the continent of Teyvat, human consciousness can influence the material world.

"Willpower," "Word of Power"... as well as the experiments he and Mona conducted in Mondstadt, and his experiences with the Divine Child and the Shadow in the consciousness space, all demonstrate that in this world, human consciousness also possesses the power to influence the world.

In a world where "matter determines consciousness," he was just a frustrated, overworked office worker who died suddenly; but in Teyvat, where "consciousness determines matter," he was "an descendant who rivals a world," and "the Salt King Emperor who enters the Tao through literature"!

Although this phenomenon of "consciousness determining matter" may originate from the particularity of the "false heaven," since he lives inside this "false heaven," what's wrong with recognizing "consciousness determining matter" as an objective law of this world?

It can be used as a force, and it can be walked on as a road.

it's the same.

Xingqiu is right. To defeat Lei Yingdian, he should use all the power he can muster—not those underhanded tricks, but his "Dao".

Looking back, he had come into contact with his "Tao" several times by chance. However, because each encounter was too brief, he was unable to fully savor the feeling of "approaching the Tao" and truly comprehend his own "Tao".

This time, however, he had time to slowly ponder that "Tao," and a good teacher and friend were there to gently guide him, sharing all her insights with him without reservation.

He thought of Jiang Xue and Ye Mingxiang, he thought of Dainesreb and Hafdan, he thought of the "Black Serpent Knight" he encountered in the Abyss of the Rocky Abyss and in the Abyss Palace...

What exactly is the "Sword that Cuts Through the Wind"?

Is it knife skills, spear skills, or sword skills? Or perhaps an axe? Why can those "Black Serpent Knights" wield the "Wind-Slicing Sword" regardless of what weapon they use?

What is the "True Art"?

Is it martial arts or magic? Why does Jiang Xue use "sword energy" while Daines Reibu uses "blue flames"?

These problems shouldn't actually be problems.

Han Fulai now has the answer—there is no difference, they are all the same.

It is merely a power, a power that manifests different "intentions" depending on the user's different "Tao".

General Yue Fei once famously said, "Form ranks before engaging in battle; this is the norm in military strategy. The key to its effective application lies in one's own mind."

How one uses the power of the "Tao" after enlightenment depends entirely on the user.

Actually, there were no roads in the world originally, but as more people walk on them, they become roads.

Where does the road lead?

The road is underfoot.

If you see it as a narrow path, then it is a narrow path; if you see it as a grand road, then it is a grand road!

Han Fulai silently raised his hand and held it up to his eyes.

His palms were empty.

But in his eyes, he was holding a gun.

What kind of gun?

It doesn't matter.

Whether it's a black-tasseled spear, a disaster-pacifying spear, a salt-sorrow spear, or a training bamboo spear, they're all the same.

Because he had the "intention" of a gun in his heart.

This was the first time he experienced the so-called "no gun in hand, but a gun in mind".

The scenes of past battles replayed before his eyes.

He once fought alone at sea against the demon god's retinue, Ba Che, wielding a gun.

What was his "intention" at that time?

—It means “killing to protect life, cutting off karma, not killing people.”

He once fought against the "God of the Abyss" with a gun in the deep abyss of rock.

What was his "intention" at that time?

—It is “The land is filled with sorrow and the city is covered in blood, all for the sake of saving the common people.”

He also once faced the "Eternal God" with a gun in the "Pure Land of One Heart".

What was his "intention" at that time?

—It is "A man's heart is as firm as iron until death. Let's see if he can mend the crack in the sky."

He was never a martial artist. He got to where he is today not because of his marksmanship or swordsmanship, but because of his "Dao".

He recalled that in the ruins of "Salt in the Earth," Zhongli had solemnly told him something:

“You possess a certain power.”

"Yes, it's the power of the demon god."

"Power is the authority that every demon god is born with, and it is also the manifestation of a certain law."

What exactly are his powers?

He once thought it was "the power of words," a kind of "inner vision manifesting outward, words becoming law" under specific circumstances, a power that could evoke the resonance of the ley lines in Teyvat and use the energy of the ley lines to materialize fantasy into reality—just like when the Teyvat humans of the unified civilization prayed to the Sky Isle for food and rain.

However, this power, like Duan Yu's "Six Meridian Divine Sword," has a debuff that works sometimes and doesn't work at all... Anyway, no matter how much he says "I want to be rich," Mora won't fall from the sky.

But now it seems that "the power of words" is just a facade.

Just as when he tried to use the fairy power given to him by Zhongli, he tried to imitate various different aspects of the "Geo King" - the king who protects the people, the king who is both a saint and a king, the king who wanders in the mortal world, the king of the Liyue Emperor... but he could never imitate the king's "boundless killing intent".

It wasn't until he first recited the line, "Wailing cries and blood-soaked cities, all for the sake of saving the common people," that he truly understood the meaning of having his hands stained with blood.

That time, he successfully triggered the "appearance of boundless slaughter".

Was it because he truly understood Zhongli's mindset during the Demon God War?

How could that be? He's not Zhongli.

How could a modern office worker who has never experienced life and death possibly imitate the boundless killing power of the Liyue War God?

It was only at that moment that he truly possessed the "intent to kill".

His true power lies in his "will".

His ideals, his ambitions, his beliefs... and the "spirit of words" composed of the poems and prose that embodied his ideals, ambitions, and beliefs—he always relied on these things to fight.

"Only a will that rivals the power of an entire world can be called an 'arrival'."

...It turns out Wendy had already given him the answer.

What truly makes the "Descendants" "rival a world" is their "will".

His power is the embodiment of his strongest "will".

That was the ideal he truly believed in, the ideal for which he was willing to dedicate his blood and life; it was his ambition to create a new world; it was his belief that "I will follow what my heart desires, even if I die nine times, I will not regret it"; it was his "Dao".

Raiden General's martial arts are called "Genryu" in Inatsuma, which is the source of all Inatsuma martial arts, but in Raiden's own narration, she calls it "My Style".

Her martial arts are her "way".

Therefore, his martial arts should also be his "way".

Chapter 367 Is this body truly meant to be a poet? Riding a donkey into Jianmen Pass in the drizzling rain (1/10)

Han Fulai's progress was much faster than expected. By the fifteenth day after they entered the "Mental Time Chamber," which was the second day in the outside world, his sparring with Xingqiu had turned into a situation where he was unilaterally suppressing his strength, while Xingqiu had to use his Divine Eye with all his might to barely resist him...

After all, he really did get the "time traveler's cheat code" this time.

After he realized the principle that "one's own way is the way of martial arts," he was no longer bound by martial arts techniques or even by the form of the weapon he wielded—in the words of martial arts novels, "wherever his energy goes, even grass and trees become sharp blades."

He could wield swords, spears, and halberds entirely at his discretion, and his movements and techniques were also guided by this single-minded focus.

He could now control the "Wind-Slaying Sword," a skill he had long been unable to master. Although he couldn't yet create a sword beam dozens of meters long like Jiang Xue's "Battleship Blade," simulating the external sword energy of the "Six Meridian Divine Sword" was a piece of cake.

Previously, when facing an enemy, he would often subconsciously manifest his inner thoughts through "words of wisdom," also known as "inner vision manifesting outward," as a kind of attack technique to bombard his opponent. However, this was only a very basic application method and could not be considered true mastery.

Now he can strengthen himself with "word power" and use "willpower" in conjunction with his power of "time" to drive all sorts of amazing moves that he never dared to imagine in the past.

For example, he hadn't practiced any footwork or movement techniques, so he couldn't be like Xingqiu, whose "footwork was as swift as a rabbit and body as swift as the wind, and whose movements were like a dragon leaping and a tiger bounding." But he could imagine that time around him slowed down infinitely, and that he was the only one who could move within a still time, just like Lei Yingdong released "The Dream of Non-Time and the Food of the Eternal World" in "One Heart Pure Land," making the time around him stop flowing.

It doesn't matter if he runs slowly, as long as Xingqiu can't run anymore.

As for how he uses it, what's the difference between it and watching a bad movie... well, he'll shout something like "Time alter—square accel!" (Time control four times faster) in a very dramatic way.

In Xingqiu's eyes, it was as if Brother Han suddenly chanted a spell and instantly teleported behind her to give her a "head pat"...

Of course, before Han Fulai "ascended to godhood," he didn't have enough energy to use these techniques, even if he wanted to.

His previous physical condition was also unable to withstand the backlash from using "Time Control," and after using it a few times, he would probably vomit blood and die like Kiritsugu.

Well, strictly speaking, this can be considered the result of his experience and accumulation over the past year. He became stronger entirely through sweat and hard work—at least that's what Han Fulai himself believes.

Xingqiu had a different opinion on this.

At first, she was delighted with Brother Han's progress. What master wouldn't want their apprentice to succeed?

But if the "apprentice" learns too quickly and has too high comprehension, absorbing all the essence of what I have studied for years without much effort, and even becomes much stronger than me... wouldn't that be a bit too much?

She first mastered the ancient Hua technique by studying bamboo in the bamboo forest for seven whole days, and before that, she had also diligently studied martial arts for three years.

However, Han Fulai's process took less than three days.

As a result, Xingqiu later refused to spar with Han Fulai anymore—what was there to spar with? This disciple was already daring to instruct his master!

During sparring sessions, Han Fulai would often use that so-called "magic eye" to see the flaws in Xingqiu's moves, then point them out and tell her where she could improve... It was completely upside down!

So after that, Xingqiu let Han Fulai practice using "flow" to create imaginary opponents.

The "Longchang Bamboo Forest" suffered a great disaster, being plowed over and over again by an "enlightened one" who repeatedly tested various newly comprehended techniques... In the end, there was no bamboo forest at all, only broken bamboo and fallen leaves scattered all over the ground.

At first, Xingqiu would put in the effort to repair the training ground's set, but later she got lazy, figuring it would just get destroyed anyway...

Whoever pollutes must clean up; whoever damages must restore.

So later, Han Fulai was put in charge of repairing the training ground.

Han Fulai had never stayed in the Guhua Sect's mountain gate, so he couldn't recreate the scenery there. Since the bamboo forest was damaged, he simply replaced the scenery.

As a time traveler, he naturally used various famous martial arts movie sets from his memories—such as "Shaolin Wooden Dummy Alley" and "Eighteen Bronze Men Formation"—bringing all those famous movie sets into this "Mental Time Chamber."

Although the scenes he created were actually just imitations, and the mechanisms inside were designed based on his impressions from watching movies in his early years, their power might not even be as great as what was shown in the movies... but they really looked cool!

These novel training grounds in another world captivated Xingqiu at first sight, making him wish he could live there permanently.

The person practicing in the "Wooden Dummy Alley" and "Bronze Dummy Formation" these past few days wasn't Han Fulai at all, but rather Teacher Zhenyu, who was gathering material up close. Besides practicing martial arts, Xingqiu would pester Han Fulai every day to tell her martial arts stories from her world, making numerous inspirational notes. Han Fulai, on the other hand, would spend his days repairing the mechanisms Xingqiu had broken…

During his rest time, Xingqiu would go back to his room to organize his inspiration notes and turn them into a new chapter of "Chenqiu's Sword Collection"—after all, his disciples have all graduated, so it's not a bad thing for their master to do some side jobs, right?