Wandao long distance

Li Qi asked Wu Xian directly, what exactly did Wu Xian want?

Even if you want to work for nothing, you have to give it a goal.

And judging from Wu Xian's appearance, this thing is most likely another first-grade creation.

The first level of spiritual path... I have never seen it before.

Wu Xian certainly would not hide this, but that thing was obviously indescribable in words, so he began his own performance.

During his demonstration, Li Qi saw something mysterious.

If it could be likened to a sound, then this sound is so clear, vivid and simple that it makes the listener stop.

It seemed as if the idea of ​​the universe was making a deep hum. This beautiful singing was interwoven with crisp sighs. It must have been the cry of the God of All Things on the first day of His birth, the unconscious cry of the First God after His birth.

When this sound was made, the symphony of creation must have echoed throughout the universe, and ultimately left behind the aftereffects of creation, the baryon acoustic oscillation.

The sheer beauty of this announcement is so soul-stirring.

Similarly, if we compare it to a picture, its visual perfection is even more amazing. It is a perfect pattern that can never appear in reality.

How to say it... The 'red' in reality is not so pure. Every red is mixed with other colors. This is because the matter itself is not pure. The wavelength of light will change due to various reasons. Therefore, the red in a painting cannot have only one wavelength. It can only be said that it barely reaches the level of 'similar'.

It’s just that ordinary people’s observation accuracy is not enough, so it’s hard to see it clearly. But for powerful people like Li Qi, they have very high requirements for image accuracy.

However, in this scroll, the red is so standard, without any impurities, it is so pure, and the wavelengths of all light are exactly the same.

The same goes for the geometric figures, which are standard and perfect, and are patterns that would never appear in the real world.

Penrose triangle, Euclidean 3-manifolds, Necker cube, the real 'circle', achieving infinite pi.

  What is that situation like?

Whether it is the sound or the pattern, they are things that only exist in the 'concept'.

Ideas are perfect, but reality is imperfect.

Reality is only a poor imitation of the idea.

The essence of the world is "concept", an objective and independent law and an absolute standard.

Spiritual existence is higher than material existence, because matter is mortal, while spiritual ideas, like mathematics, are eternal and immortal.

Real tangible things are the participation and imitation of ideas, and are inferior to ideas.

And what is presented before Li Qi at this moment is pure and absolute.

Real things are inferior and it is difficult to leave a real mark.

Although in this world, matter and spirit alternate in certain things, in the spiritual picture that Li Qi sees, this argument is completely short-sighted and superficial.

Matter is only temporary, transitional, and destined to cease.

Perhaps it seems that the sun is the master, just as matter is the master. We can see the brilliant and glorious sunshine. The sun's brightness is absolute. Shadows and darkness do not exist. They are just impurities between the sun and something.

But beneath this appearance, matter itself will inevitably "decay", and the changes in matter will slowly accumulate and die over time. Therefore, the end of all matter is gloom, eternal cold and darkness. For the creatures living in matter, change is real, and eternity is an illusion and a lie.

Although these lives will always instinctively imagine that matter and various possibilities will burn in eternal darkness like the sun.

However, to the dark universe, the sun is just a candlelight. One day, the candle will burn out, the sun will be exhausted, and then eternal darkness will return.

This is the destined future of ordinary material creatures. The sun is a phenomenal entity. It exists, so it will definitely end its existence. Therefore, the sun itself is tragic.

If every phenomenal entity were to disappear from the universe, there would be nothing left in the world.

Therefore, for these lives living in the material world, they are fundamentally tragic, because they are temporary and must end their existence. Their existence itself means ceasing to exist, which is the root of all tragedies.

But the spirit and concept are not like this.

The existence of spirit and ideas proves the non-existence of tragedy.

For without change, without death, there would be no tragedy, strictly speaking.

There is no tragedy in the universe. The reason why everything in the world is tragic is because of the fear of death.

But for the spirit and the ideal, the sun will always shine, no matter how many clouds block it, it will always be brilliant. Therefore, no matter decay or death, there is nothing to be afraid of. Under the sunshine of the ideal, even death is full of sunshine, and the sunshine will never end.

Under the sunshine of ideas, the world is full of life. This surge will never stop, and its waves are unstoppable. It scatters the seeds of life every year, which take root and leave behind the possibility of youth.

Matter is thus governed by ideas.

Compared with the concept, the "material" that is tortured by reality is just the back side of that beautiful and splendor. Compared with the concept, it pales in comparison and can only convey its meaning at best, but it is difficult to reproduce its perfect posture and condition.

Li Qi witnessed everything that Wu Xian wanted to express in his speech.

Then he sighed: "It's really... quite empty."

"But they do exist, don't they? They are similar to the demons in that they all believe that the world is a spiritual existence. The only difference is that they do not consider themselves the only spiritual beings." Wu Xian replied.

For the spiritual path, they acknowledge the primacy of spirit, but it is different from the demonic path.

The devil believes that he is the absolute will, the world is an extension of his will, and self-consciousness itself is the interpretation of this world. When I open my eyes, flowers bloom; when I close my eyes, the flowers are silent. I am the reason for the existence of the world, and the world cannot exist independently of me.

This kind of concept has created the lawless appearance of the Demonic Path. Although there are all kinds of people in the Demonic Path, including quite a few good people, even for humans, under this kind of "self-centered" concept, it is difficult for them to get along with other things.

The spiritual way is similar to the demon way, and also believes that the world is spiritual, but they identify with the objective existence of "spirit" and "concept".

Nature, life, society, civilization and all other things are the externalization and embodiment of these objectively existing spirits and ideas in the process of their movement and change.

This concept is the essence and core of the real world. It develops spontaneously and covers everything. Spirit is not only the product of human consciousness, but also the driving force of social history and natural development.

'Tao' is such a concept. By using this concept, we can change the reality.

In the eyes of the devil, the highest point of the spirit is the will, and the will of the self will be the only place where the spirit exists.

But in everything that the spiritual path shows, the highest point of the spirit is not self-consciousness, but a kind of "concept" that exists widely between heaven and earth. This "concept" is both a rule and reality itself.

It's like the saying: "The statue is already in the stone, I just remove the unwanted parts."

Or: "A good writing is naturally formed, and is the product of a skilled hand." These things are intangible and immortal as ideas themselves. What the material can do is just a crude imitation. No matter how skillful the craftsman is, he cannot carve something as beautiful as the idea on stone.

But they can improve their craftsmanship and make their sculptures as "conform to the concept" as possible, so that the sculptures will appear more and more beautiful. This is called "skill is close to Tao."

Concept is the Tao.

This is also true for humans.

Even if someone looks fat on the outside, they may be thin on the inside. Have you ever thought that inside every fat person there is a thin person? As someone said, there is a statue inside every stone.

  If we separate this issue from the issue of fat or thin, can we understand that there is a 'real self' in everyone's body, and that self is hidden in the 'stone' of the physical body?

So, as a path seeker, what you need to do is to 'remove the unnecessary parts'.

Dig out the ideal self from the material body.

Find out the 'natural concept' and turn messy words into 'art'.

Wu Xian said to Li Qi: "What I want is the absolute spirit forged by the first level of the spiritual path. This is a thing of the same level as the Desire Realm and the Formless Realm. Only such a thing can be exchanged for the Desire Realm."

Li Qi nodded: "I understand, then please wait a little longer, Wu Shen. I just have a question. After all, Wu Shen took the Desire Realm from me. Is it okay to give me some preferential treatment?"

"Okay, I can promise you. Under the same conditions, I will definitely give it to you." Wu Xian agreed.

Li Qi could only sigh, and then he left Wushen Mountain.

Almost the next moment, Li Qi arrived at the North Pole.

The far north of the world is where the spiritual path lies.

This used to be the home of the Arctic demon tribe, but in the end the Arctic demon tribe did not go towards the demon path, but went towards the spirit path. Eventually, the Arctic demon tribe disappeared, and what followed were the 'spirits'.

  Why are there terms like "soul" and "true spirit"?

This is because today's true spirits and souls are actually the result of research by the spiritual path. In the ancient times many, many years ago, living beings did not have true spirits.

Their thinking is completely rooted in the thinking organ, such as the human nervous system. Destroy this and you will destroy the mind itself.

Later, Lingdao developed the concept of "spirit", which separated the mind and spirit from the rotten stone of "material body", and achieved "removing the unnecessary parts".

This is awesome.

In ancient times, Lingdao can be said to have promoted the birth of "immortality" in one fell swoop. Many of the current methods of longevity, such as the Taoist Yangshen method and many methods of leaving the body, are the research results of Lingdao.

Arriving at the North Pole, Li Qi looked around.

around……

Hmm? All of them, natives?

How can I describe the surrounding scenery? It feels like being in another world.

That’s right, there is nothing wrong with saying it is outside the domain.

Li Qi stood on the Arctic Ocean, looking at the coastline in the distance.

Under a thin layer of snow, the deathly gray coastlines gradually emerged from sight.

On the distant horizon, a ray of sunset illuminates the cold sky. The stars are faint, but the lighthouse shines even brighter, like a signal. This is the lighthouse at the westernmost corner of the Arctic.

"It's not a spiritual path, it's a stowaway from outside the territory." Li Qi only took a glance and already knew the specific situation of the people living here.

If Li Qi wanted to, he only needed to take a few more glances to see through these places. This is the power of true knowledge, but now Li Qi is not willing to abuse true knowledge.

True knowledge is one of the eyes of the devil, so forget it. Moreover, compared to those, Li Qi would rather use a more ordinary way to experience the specific situation of the Arctic Spiritual Road.

So, he gathered his strength, stepped on the water, and walked to the shore.

There was a formation restriction on the shore, which should be set up to prevent intruders, so Li Qi did not force his way in, but shouted outside: "Open the door! Someone is coming!"

At this time, more than a dozen people emerged from the formation. They looked at Li Qi and asked, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

"I'm from Wushen Mountain. I'm here to collect information. If you want to come here to see the details, you can get paid." Li Qi didn't try to hide anything. He just showed off his carriage and horses directly, and then took out a seventh-grade magic weapon.

He made it on the spot.

Although he would not go everywhere to publicize himself as a powerful person, Li Qi also did not like to pretend to be an ordinary person and be looked down upon by others.

Just reveal your identity as Wushenshan and you can scare away a lot of people.

As expected, this group of obvious stowaways immediately became timid when they heard Li Qi's identity and took a look at the magic weapon he proposed.

Not only is it timid, but it also has a flattering meaning.

Because the aura on Li Qi cannot be faked, it is indeed the aura that comes from the great orthodoxy of the world.

In other words, if Li Qi lied, then... it means that Li Qi at least has the ability to make them unable to see through it, so it is better not to provoke him at this time.

So, they put away their weapons and said, "Senior, I'm sorry, this is all for safety reasons. I hope you understand. What do you want to investigate?"

"I'm here to see what it's like to survive in the Arctic, and to explore how to get along with the spirits. But you probably won't understand me, so you just need to entertain me. I have no ill will towards you." Li Qi said.

After saying that, he directly threw the seventh-grade magic weapon over, penetrating the formation and restrictions.

Obviously, things can pass, and Li Qi can pass too.

So, these stowaways immediately opened the formation.

They don't want to refuse a toast and then be punished.

So Li Qi walked in.

It can be seen that this place is indeed full of stowaways.

There is definitely more than one such settlement in the world's Arctic continent.

The spiritual path does not seem to manage this place. (End of this chapter)