The heavens start from the anger and clearness of Xiangxi

Chapter 93 The Art of Illusion
Murong Jiu was very drunk, and slept until noon the next day before waking up. After waking up, his consciousness was still a little hazy, and it took him a while before he realized that he was actually sleeping in Lu Qing's hut.

At first she was a little flustered, but soon calmed down, and began to look carefully at the small room.

Even though this side courtyard is also Murong Villa, it was almost abandoned before Lu Qing moved in, and Murong Jiu hadn't been there much.

Although she often came over after Lu Qing moved in, she had never entered this bedroom.

Although this room is not big and there are not many things, but the layout is very rhythmic, as if it coincides with the aura of heaven and earth.

Moreover, Lu Qing has lived here for more than two years, leaving a faint fragrance in the room, and Murong Jiu only feels refreshed when staying here.

Murong Jiu waited for a long time but did not see Lu Qing's figure, so he got up and cautiously left the room, wanting to see what Lu Qing was doing at the moment.

As soon as she opened the door, she saw Lu Qing sitting under the peach blossom tree.

Lu Qing closed his eyes and concentrated, sitting quietly under the tree without moving, as if he had fallen asleep, but from the mysterious and mysterious aura circulating around him, it can be seen that he was not only not asleep but was very awake.

Murong Jiu suddenly remembered the story Lu Qing once told her about the Buddha's enlightenment under the bodhi tree.

Although she is not proficient in the principles of Buddhism and Taoism, she also knows that the opportunity to realize Taoism is rare, so she subconsciously holds her breath and concentrates, for fear of disturbing Lu Qing.

It was Lu Qing who understood the Tao, but Murong Jiu was nervous.

She didn't know what Lu Qing had realized, but she couldn't help being nervous for him, for fear that he would make a mistake if he was not careful.

Murong Jiu concentrated on looking at Lu Qing under the peach blossom tree. Although she couldn't explain the mystery, she could tell from Lu Qing's peaceful expression that his mood should be fine at the moment.

Enlightenment is the first thing to focus on the state of mind, and if the state of mind is chaotic, it will be lost forever.

This is the so-called one thought becomes a demon.

Suddenly, Lu Qingzhou's energy stagnated, as if he had encountered some obstacle, and his expression gradually became serious.

Seeing this, Murong Jiu's heart tightened, fearing that something might happen to him.

But it was useless for her to be anxious, because she couldn't help at all.

The anxious Murong Jiu suddenly discovered that the peach tree behind Lu Qing was gradually withering. The original pink and tender peach blossoms gradually turned yellow and fluttered down like fallen leaves, and the plump branches gradually became shriveled and thin, as if their vitality had been sucked away. up.

Not only is the peach tree losing its vitality, but the vegetation around Lu Qing is gradually withering, and some have even begun to turn black and rot.

The originally vibrant scene with red flowers and green leaves suddenly faded away, as if someone had splashed a cloud of ink between the heaven and the earth.

Although Murong Jiu didn't know what happened to Lu Qing, the dilapidated scene in front of him was obviously not a good sign.

Have you really encountered a demon?
Murong Jiu couldn't help but think of it worryingly.

Fortunately, her worries did not come true, and the dilapidated scene of that day did not last long. The rotting vegetation, withered peach trees, and falling peach blossoms gradually returned to their former vibrant appearance as if they had traveled back in time.

The originally barren small courtyard once again showed vitality.

Just after everything in the courtyard returned to its original state, Lu Qing under the peach blossom tree gradually opened his eyes. He looked at Murong Jiu on the opposite side and smiled slightly.

With this smile, the grass and trees rejoice, the peach blossoms dance for it, and the sky and the earth see the sun for it.

Although Murong Jiu didn't know what Lu Qing had realized, he could feel that he was different from before.

Although the previous Lu Qing seemed mysterious and unpredictable, he always had a feeling of being incompatible with the world, and you could tell his extraordinaryness at a glance.

It's like a little bit of Danqing in an ink painting, although it is unique, it seems a bit abrupt and uncoordinated.

But now he seems to have merged into this world, becoming one with everything in the world. Although standing there, it is easy to ignore if you don't look carefully, and it is easy to forget if you don't think carefully after seeing it.

Murong Jiu's feeling is not wrong, this is what Lu Qing realized, and it is also the "mystery" that Taoist sage Lao Tzu said.

It is the same as its light and its dust, which is called Xuantong.

Same but mysterious, same but different.

There is a description of Yangziju in "Zhuangzi Miscellaneous Pian Fables": when he goes there, those who give up welcome the general, his father-in-law holds the banquet, and his wife holds the towel.On the contrary, those who give up will compete with them for seats.

When Yang Ziju first came to the hotel, all the guests in the hotel had to be greeted and sent off. The host of the hostel personally arranged a seat for him, and the hostess personally waited for him to wash with a towel and comb. Get out of the seat, and the people warming up will stay away from the fire when they see it.

By the time he left the hotel, the guests of the hotel had already competed for seats with him without restraint.

This is the light and the dust.

Wang Wei, a poet of later generations, also realized this truth, and wrote the famous line of "the wild old man competes with others for a seat, why should seagulls be more suspicious."

It can be seen from this that although the words of Buddhism and Taoism are different, the ultimate principles of heaven and earth contained in them are interlinked.

At this time, Lu Qing's spiritual realm has been raised to another level, and he has become more familiar with the use of spiritual power. He can already interfere with reality with spiritual power like the demons in the past, and control the cycle of life and death of the surrounding vegetation.

This reincarnation is not that reincarnation.

Those who reincarnate, reciprocate.

Those who go are called going, and those who come are called returning. Reincarnation means reincarnation.

Taoism calls it endless life, and Buddhism calls it reincarnation.

Lu Qing prefers to call it the art of illusion.

With one's own mind, it is illusion of the universe.

"Did you sleep well?" Lu Qing got up and asked Murong Jiu who was walking towards him.

"What about you? How do you feel?" Murong Jiu asked without answering, as if he was still a little worried about Lu Qing's state.

Lu Qing smiled slightly, stretched out his index finger in front of him, and in an instant, a branch of spring peach emerged from the void, and it grew into a towering tree almost in the blink of an eye.

Just when Murong Jiu was amazed at Lu Qing's creation of the void, the towering peach tree still turned into streamers of light and dissipated between the sky and the earth.

"This is the art of mental illusion, which uses the power of the mind to transform everything." Lu Qing explained: "But with my current mental power, the things I transform can last for a moment at most."

When Murong Jiu saw this wonderful technique, he knew that Lu Qing's supernatural powers were advanced, and he presumably did not make any mistakes.

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It's just that the stronger Lu Qing is, the bigger the gap between them is, maybe one day, she won't even be able to see Lu Qing's shadow.

By that time, will they still be together?

Murong Jiu didn't know whether to be happy for Lu Qing or sad for himself.

"Sigh." She sighed, "I originally thought that one day I could catch up with you and defeat you, but I never thought that the gap with you would become bigger and bigger."

Seeing that she was a little frustrated, Lu Qing encouraged her: "There are three thousand roads, the road I take is not the only one. If you want to surpass me, then you have to go out of your own way."

"Hunyuan Zhenqi is the foundation I laid for you. If you can build on it to innovate and open up new paths, you may not be able to defeat me in the future."

(End of this chapter)