mad fairy

Chapter 205 Preaching
Taking the first step of "transforming a god into a mortal", his whole personality changed drastically.

In the eyes of Nangong Yongchang and others, survival is no longer a monk in the Nascent Soul stage.

But at the same time, survival is also not a monk in the transformation stage.

His current situation is between the divine transformation stage and the Nascent Soul stage. If I had to use one word to describe it, it could be called 'half-step divine transformation'.

on East Market Street.

After the breakthrough, Cheng Sheng was in a good mood. Seeing so many monks present, he simply sat cross-legged on the ground.

He waved his hand and said to the countless monks present: "Everyone, sit down."

"This time I made a breakthrough and gained some new insights in practice. Since you all have the opportunity to gather together, I will just say a few words."

After hearing what Cheng Huo said, the monks present showed a hint of joy in their eyes.

It is obvious that this is intended to 'preach' to everyone.

It is an extremely rare opportunity to have a powerful person willing to preach to the younger generations, not to mention that the surviving person is a powerful person who has never appeared on Guangyu Star and has the cultivation of "half-step to become a god".

For a time, all the monks were sitting on the ground on the East Market Street.

The very few who didn't get a seat simply sat cross-legged on the roof or even on the eaves.
For a time, nearly a thousand monks and melon-eating passers-by completely surrounded the East Market Street.

And while everyone was sitting on the ground, planning to listen to Cheng Huo's sermon.

Zhao Yuan, the Emperor of Zhao State, who discovered the strange phenomenon in the East Market, and officials also rushed to the scene one after another.

"Chen Bai Haosi."

"Chen Lile."

"Chen Fei Yuanqing."

"I have seen Your Majesty!"

on the street.

Seeing Emperor Zhao Yuan's arrival, the ministers headed by Prime Minister Bai Haosi, Taifu Lile, and Fei Yuanqing all rushed to greet Zhao Yuan.

"No need to pay tribute." Zhao Yuan, who only thought about cultivating immortality, waved his hand and said casually, then focused all his attention on Cheng Sheng, who had just successfully enlightened.

He frowned and said, "My dear friends, have you noticed that Old Immortal Zhang seems to be a little different from before?"

"really."

Prime Minister Bai Haosi nodded in agreement.

Cultivation is not only about talent and qualifications, but also about human nature and sophistication.

——Bai Haosi, who had a fairly good relationship with Chengshuo, finally managed to break through to the late stage of Qi training with the help of Chengshuo after a year of hard work.

So it’s not just Zhao Yuan.

Bai Haosi also saw the changes in survival.

It's just that both of them are only monks in the Qi training period, so they can only know what is happening, but not why.

Bai Haosi looked at Chenghuo in the distance and said, "Compared with before, Old Immortal Zhang seems to have become a little... somewhat unpredictable."

"He looks like he is sitting cross-legged on the ground, but if you look closely, you will feel that he is not in that position."

After describing it for a long time, Bai Haosi finally used one sentence to describe his current life: "It's ethereal and traceless, it's really magical!"

While Bai Haosi was talking with Emperor Zhao Yuan, Chengshuo also looked towards them.

With a smile on his face and a calm tone, he said to Emperor Zhao Yuan, Bai Haosi and other officials: "Come sit down and I will preach to you."

Emperor Zhao Yuan and his officials did not understand the specific meaning of the word "preaching".

But even if it is just taken from the literal meaning, it is not difficult to know: no matter what, this is definitely a rare and great opportunity.

Therefore, the emperor and the officials did not think much. They directly followed the example of the other monks and sat cross-legged on the ground outside regardless of their status.

After the officials and emperors took the lead, some common people who liked to join in the fun gradually gathered around.

in this way.

The monks are in the innermost.

The court officials are in the center.

The common people gathered around the outermost perimeter.

All the monks and mortals in Daye City gathered on the East Market Street to listen to Chenghuo preaching.

on the street.

Seeing everyone sitting down, Cheng Huo began to preach: "Heaven is impermanent and the Tao has no name. What I am telling you today is the Tao that all monks need to understand on the road to spiritual practice."

"The so-called Tao cannot be described in words, so we must understand and observe the so-called Tao from nothing."

"At the same time, we must also understand the clues of the way of observation from existence."

"Nothingness and existence come from the same source, which is the general gate of all things in the world and the fastest way to understand the Tao."

Perhaps it is the great way that Chengshuo talks about that is invisibly consistent with the principles of heaven and earth.

While he was talking, lotus flowers bloomed in the sky, golden lotuses emerged on the ground, and dragons and phoenixes could be seen dancing in the sky.

The roar of the dragon and the cry of the phoenix soared into the sky.

Although Chenghuo's words are mysterious and difficult to understand, those who listen can be immersed in them unconsciously.

I was overjoyed when I heard the wonderful thing.

Some people will also have an epiphany on the spot after hearing a few words about Chengshuo, and their cultivation will skyrocket.

What's more, they will even break through to the next level directly on the spot.

Cheng Huo's sermon lasted for three whole days and three nights. During the sermon, some mortals once enlightened the Tao and immediately introduced Qi into their bodies to break through to the late stage of Qi training.

There are also those who break through from the Qi training stage to the foundation building stage, and those who break through from the foundation building stage to the golden elixir stage.

However, Taoist friends Li, Murong and Yun, who already had the cultivation level of the early stage of Nascent Soul, were only one step away from breaking through. They even succeeded in breaking through to the middle stage of Nascent Soul.

As for Tianmen Patriarch Nangong Yongchang, he is only one step away from the late Nascent Soul stage.

On the streets of East Market.

After the survival sermon ended, Nangong Yongchang, who had the highest level of cultivation, was the first to wake up from his immersion.

He respectfully rushed to Chenghuo, clasped his fists, and said with a disciple's salute: "Junior Nangong Yongchang, thank you senior for your kindness in preaching and practicing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the three Nascent Soul stage monks surnamed Yun, Murong and Li all woke up from their immersion state and rushed to the living ceremony together.

Then there are the Golden Core Stage monks and the Foundation Establishment Stage monks.
After all the monks present woke up one after another, Chengshuo said: "The path of cultivation I am taking is a cultivation system that directly absorbs the 'power of emotion', which is a little different from your practice of absorbing spiritual power."

"Monks who absorb spiritual power and practice, after breaking through to the Yuanying stage, need to break through three small realms: the early stage, the middle stage, and the late stage of the Yuanying stage."

“It is not until the Nascent Soul Stage is completed that one can begin to realize the Tao and prepare to break through to the Divine Transformation Stage.”

"Practitioners who absorb the 'power of emotion' and break through to the deep dive stage don't need to go to such trouble."

"I am a monk in the deep potential stage." "So I can't teach you about the cultivation methods of the Nascent Soul stage. All I can teach you is the method of enlightenment after breaking through to the great perfection of the Nascent Soul stage. .”

Nangong Yongchang didn't say much, just said goodbye to him.

The rest of the people also followed Chong Chenghuo and saluted.

Seeing everyone being so respectful to him, Cheng Huo couldn't help but feel a little unbearable.
——To complete the second step of "transforming gods into mortals", practitioners must make great aspirations from the bottom of their hearts and from the perspective of the interests of all mortals in the world.

And it is extremely difficult to accomplish this.

After all, everyone in this world will have selfish motives, and no one is truly willing to consider the whole world from the bottom of his heart.

Such people are few and far between.

Therefore, Chengshuo found another way, planning to wait until nearly [-]% of the mortals on Guangyu Star died in the catastrophe before making a decision.

By then, for the tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people left on the planet, Chengsheng is still willing to pay for these people from the bottom of his heart.

Without him, just because the price paid at this time is extremely small.

Therefore, the mortals on Guangyu Star must die.

This naturally includes Zhao State, including the mortals of Daye City.
"senior?"

While thinking, a sound of "Senior" woke Chengshuo from his meditative state.

I only heard Nangong Yongchang saying respectfully from the side: "Now the Guangyu Star is in great danger, and the people and the low-level monks are in danger."

"In order to save as many people as possible, I have set up a 'Lingyan Formation' at the Tianmen Station. This time I specially invited my senior to go to the Tianmen Station to take charge of the overall situation."

"I hope seniors can help me for the sake of all the people in the world!"

As soon as Nangong Yongchang finished speaking, three monks named Li, Yun and Murong immediately echoed: "Senior, please come out!"

The moment the words came out of his mouth, all the fellow Golden Elixir and Foundation Establishment monks also rushed forward and said, "Senior, I respectfully invite you to come out!"

People are selfish.

Compared to breaking through to a higher realm and gaining a longer lifespan than saving more people, I believe most people would choose the former without hesitation.

It's like surviving.

Chengsheng has always thought this way, and has always done this.

But at this moment, when it was time for Survival to make a decision, to choose whether to save others or not, Survival, who had always considered himself selfish, hesitated again.

Human emotions are very complex.

You never know when you will relent.
on East Market Street.

Seeing countless people kneeling in front of him, Chengsheng was moved, and he said helplessly: "Okay. I will go with you and go to the Tianmen station to take charge."

As he spoke, he looked towards the Emperor Zhao and the officials in the distance.

"In addition to the people already present at Tianmen Station, I would trouble you to move all the mortals from various countries on Guangyu Star to your station as well!"

"I don't ask you to save everyone, I just ask that you try to save those you can!"

After hearing what Chengshuo said, Emperor Zhao Yuan of Zhao State and all the officials were overjoyed, and they all looked at Chengshuo with grateful faces.

Nangong Yongchang, the ancestor of Tianmen, said with a moved face: "Senior, you are so righteous! Not only are you willing to preach and receive karma for us, but you are also always concerned about the people of the world. We, our generation, are ashamed of ourselves!"

"Ah,"

Chengshuo just shook his head and smiled without saying much.

In fact, to be honest, from the bottom of his heart, he originally hoped that as many mortals as possible would die on Guangyu Star.

But ever since he transformed from a god into a mortal, from a monk to an old man selling candy in Daye City, Chengsheng has changed his views.

Because there are many lingering figures in his mind
In the yard of the Zhang family, the boss of the Zhang family brings him tea and water every day and cooks him a bowl of porridge in the morning.

There are also the other two sons and one daughter of the Zhang family who were not very filial at first, but after learning about their ability to survive, they became extremely diligent.

There is also Zhao Yuan, the Emperor of Zhao who has always regarded himself as a disciple.

Prime Minister Bai Haosi.

It even includes the eunuchs and maids who have been serving Cheng Huo, as well as the melon eaters who occasionally come to Cheng Huo's stall to join in the fun and look at Cheng Huo with respect.

After more than a year of getting along, these people have more or less established a certain bond with Chengsheng.

Cheng Sheng's thoughts have changed, and he no longer wants to watch these people die in a catastrophe.

"Ugh,"

Feeling something in his heart, Chenghuo smiled and sighed: "If you can't transform into a god, then you can't transform into a god. In the final analysis, when you live, you still have to follow your heart to live with clear thoughts and a clear mind!"

"Can't transform into a god?" Nangong Yongchang has always been very sensitive about transforming into a god.

After hearing what Chengshuo said, he hurriedly asked: "Senior just said that he can't transform into gods. Is it because he has to go to Tianmen Station to take charge?"

"No." Chenghuo shook his head and said, "It's just that I suddenly don't want to become a god."

"Ah," Nangong Yongchang didn't know why. "As cultivators of the Taoism, isn't what we want in our lives to break through to a higher realm? Why did my senior suddenly..."

Chengshuo looked at Nangong Yongchang and said, "Fellow Taoist Nangong, your actual age should be older than mine, so let me ask you."

"If in order to become a god, you have to sacrifice many people, some of whom you even know, would you still be willing to become a god?"

"Of course I don't want to." After all, Nangong Yongchang is a Nascent Soul monk who has lived for more than 900 years.

Without thinking, he replied: "I, Nangong Yongchang, have lived for almost a thousand years, and I have hundreds or even thousands of descendants on Guangyu Star."

"There are tens of thousands of friends I have met, as well as descendants of old friends."

"So if the price of becoming a god requires me to sacrifice these people, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to do it."

"Even if this kind of spiritual transformation is successful, it will leave a knot in my heart in the future. This knot will affect my Taoist heart and even torture me until I die."

"It's not worth it! It's not worth it!"

Nangong Yongchang said and suddenly smiled: "In short, seniors who only lived for more than a hundred years can understand this truth, how can I, a person who is more than 1000 years old, not understand it?"

"rational!"

This conversation with Nangong Yongchang made Cheng Sheng feel that his thoughts were clear.

At this moment, he felt as if he had grasped something incredible.
But because this feeling is too ethereal, I can't say clearly what I captured.

He seemed to be murmuring to himself, as if he had some enlightenment: "Actually, no matter what kind of spiritual path you take, what you pay attention to is nothing more than the word "enlightenment."

"I have a vague feeling: It seems that even without taking the path of 'transforming gods into mortals' and 'transforming gods into gods', one can still achieve greatness and break through to the stage of transforming into gods."

"The so-called practice, the most important thing is the practitioner himself."

"'Transform gods into mortals'? 'Transform gods into gods'?" Nangong Yongchang once again felt confused.

He couldn't help but asked: "What do the 'transformation into gods' and 'transformation into mortals' that senior just said mean respectively?"

"They are just two outdated cultivation methods." After replying casually, Chenghuo jumped onto the giant centipede that Nangong Yongchang and others were riding on when they arrived, and said with a smile: "Let's go! Take me to Tianmen Station."

(End of this chapter)