514: Chapter 73 Pelican 514: Chapter 73 Pelican Xie Xuanyi didn’t know how to explain.
Because even he himself found it somewhat absurd.
In his previous life, he had frequently committed murder and arson.
Once, because Yin Mountain displeased him, he even went so far as to head south with a sword, slaughtering several mountain tops and killing hundreds of evil cultivators.
How had such a villain come to comprehend the “Principle of Life”?
Was it because of the Undying Spring?
“…”
Subconsciously, he looked at his own hands.
These hands were originally meant to wield a sword and slay people.
However, after reincarnation, he unconsciously saved many people.
Not long ago, when the Purple Green Treasure Ship was shaken by the Soul-devouring Banner, Xie Xuanyi used the Principle of Life to help the monk envoys stabilize the Heart Lake.
“A murderous disciple has comprehended the Principle of Life; is this the karma of Buddhism?”
True Master Jun Shan chuckled softly, his tone slightly mocking: “Fate…
is indescribably wonderful…”
“Brother Dao, stop teasing me.”
Xie Xuanyi sighed: “My comprehension of the ‘Principle of Life’ is too slow; do you know of any way to speed up the comprehension of Tao Rules?”
“You should ask the Zen Master about this; I have no clue about the ‘Principle of Life’.”
True Master Jun Shan did not suppress his laughter but continued teasingly: “Speaking of which…
the comprehension of Tao Rules is never achieved overnight.
How old are you, and how fast do you expect to comprehend?
Xie Xuanyi, practice forbearance and mercy where you can, and just continue cultivating at this pace—is anyone even supposed to keep up?”
Seeing that Xie Zhen was deep in thought.
True Master Jun Shan coughed: “Actually, it’s not entirely impossible.”
“Um?”
Xie Xuanyi looked up, a glint of light sparked in his eyes; though a genius, he too had confusion on his cultivation path.
Compared to him, True Master Jun Shan was much stronger.
After all, he was a Yang God, lived long and seen much.
“Many years ago, the Taoist disciples needed to practice the Five Elements Technique.”
True Master Jun Shan raised a finger, slowly speaking: “You should know, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth; mastering any one of these Tao Elements means attaining a supreme Tao Realm…
For the sake of practicing the Five Elements Technique, the disciples inside the sect suffered immensely, some top talents naturally had ‘Spirit Roots’ and could cultivate very quickly, while those of ordinary talent had to take it one step at a time.
At that time, the Sect Leader, in order to advance the disciples further, created the Five Elements Secret Realm inside Tianyuan Mountain.”
“The Five Elements Secret Realm?”
Xie Xuanyi furrowed his brows; up to now, he still couldn’t grasp what True Master Jun Shan was getting at.
“Disciples who comprehend the Fire Dao Principle can absorb the earth’s fire within Tianyuan Mountain, as if they were in a volcano, experiencing the most intense fire elements between heaven and earth.”
True Master Jun Shan smiled: “Compared to the ‘Path of Destruction’, your comprehension of the ‘Principle of Life’ appears mediocre…
If you want to speed up your cultivation, you need to further immerse yourself in the ‘Principle of Life’.”
Xie Xuanyi’s pupils contracted slightly.
It seemed he somewhat understood Jun Shan’s intention.
Thinking carefully.
It indeed made sense.
His previous cultivation life was too smooth.
The Path of Destruction seemed tailored for him…
with no bottlenecks or obstruction in comprehension.
The reason was, after comprehending the Tao Rules, Xie Xuanyi wandered through the Four Realms, ceaselessly challenging others with his sword, and the Path of Destruction, being in such a “congenial environment”, naturally rose like the tide and quickly reached Perfection, condensing into a Grand Path!
Whenever there was a slight stagnation, Xie Xuanyi would take his sword on a trip to South Border!
Slaying a mountain top off Yin Mountain.
The Path of Destruction would break through bottlenecks and ascend to a higher level.
Murder could accelerate the refining of the “Path of Destruction”.
Conversely…
To refine the “Principle of Life”, one needed to save people.
“After the Yin God Realm, the Tao Rules completely solidify into a Grand Path; that’s where the true cultivation begins.
If I’m not mistaken, you probably need to, like the old Zen Master, save many people in order to completely comprehend the ‘Principle of Life’.”
True Master Jun Shan stroked his chin, musing: “It’s hard to imagine…
you putting down your Flying Sword and dispensing remedies to save the world—what would that be like?”
Saving many people to refine the “Principle of Life”?
This…
truly poses some difficulty for him.
Xie Xuanyi’s complexion turned slightly ugly.
…
…
Leaving Qu River, indeed everything went smoothly.
The delegation headed eastward, and after a day, they finally smoothly left Chu Country and arrived at the borders of Li Kingdom—Yuan Province.
Compared to Chu Country.
Li Kingdom seemed somewhat desolate.
There were hardly any pedestrians on the road, the forests and trees also appeared somewhat barren, with signs of burning everywhere.
“These years, Yuan Province repeatedly suffered from bandits.”
“After Chen Chong assumed control, his ‘Yuzi Camp’ swiftly eradicated bandit nests along the mountain streets of Yuan Province, but unfortunately, the problem of roaming thieves can’t be solved overnight…
Yuan Province has been hit by drought and famine for several years, coupled with the plague, the people here can’t survive, so they naturally turn to taking up arms and becoming pirates.”
Special Enforcement Officer Iron Eyes explained to the people inside the coach: “In recent years, Li Country has repeatedly sent emissaries to Chu Country to negotiate, hoping the Great Chu Royal Family could provide supplies to Yuan Province to save these refugees…
but negotiations have repeatedly failed.”
“Why?”
Deng Baiyi couldn’t bear to look at the emaciated corpses by the roadside; the scenes witnessed along the way were truly heart-wrenching.
It was now the beginning of spring, but sadly these people had not survived the winter.
“The ones who should be saving them are the people of Li Country.”
Iron Eyes said calmly: “Although the three states of Yuan Province, Yu State, and Wu State are barren…
the adjacent ‘Qian State’ is quite wealthy.
No matter how many people starve to death in Yuan Province, it has nothing to do with Chu Country.”