If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 305 Fight for life or avoid disaster
"It is true that I can avoid this disaster by hiding in the cave, but if I choose to escape, I will lose my courage and diligence. Even if I can live for a long time relying on the longevity of the dragon clan, it will be difficult to face the test of the disaster and survive it. Become an immortal by calamity." Faced with Ah Qing's question, Zhu Zhanjuan answered happily.

However, his answer made Ah Qing frown and feel puzzled.

Then he asked Zhu Zhankun: "Why can't you avoid it? I remember reading the handbooks left by those old Taoist priests. There are many ways to avoid natural disasters and three disasters. There is no need to hard-core them!"

At that time, Ah Qing had seen many handwritten notes and many classics left by the Taoist priests in Mang Mountain, and the contents written in them were about overcoming the tribulation.

Those handwritten notes all reveal a concept, that is, when faced with disasters, people tend to avoid and avoid them rather than resisting and confronting them head-on.

But Zhu Zhanjun said that he must face the catastrophe of heaven and the decline of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. This is incompatible with the concepts conveyed in those manuscripts and classics, and has a feeling of conflict and contradiction.

But Zhu Zhanjuan and Meng Qinglin are both real dragons, and they have treasures such as the Cave Treasure in their hands. It’s not that they don’t have enough knowledge, nor do they have the means to avoid disasters, so why do they have to face this disaster head-on?
"This is a question of Taoist mind." Zhu Zhanqi could understand and explain this problem, so he introduced to Ah Qing: "There is nothing wrong with avoiding disasters. What you seek in the path of cultivation is immortality, which is not a good thing." Fight bravely, hide and avoid is the first reaction of normal people when encountering unavoidable disasters and troubles that cannot be dealt with.

The kind of people who do not dodge or avoid anything, but are just reckless, most of them will not live long. Although the path of spiritual practice requires bravery and diligence, it is not blindly reckless.

If you don't want to avoid a catastrophe like the decline of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the arrival of the Age of Dharma End, but insist on facing it, you will most likely end up in ashes. "

Both Ah Qing and Meng Qinglin couldn't help but nod in agreement with Zhu Zhanyu's remarks.

Whether in the world of the Ming Dynasty or the world of immortality, the purpose of everyone's cultivation is to seek immortality. No one practices cultivation just to be brave and ruthless, to kill people and fight with magic when there is nothing wrong.

If you spend all your energy on killing people and fighting with magic, it is true that your magic is powerful and vicious, and everyone is afraid of you and afraid of you, but are these enough on the road to immortality?
If you are too aggressive and aggressive, something will happen sooner or later.

Either he was taken in by someone with a higher level of cultivation, or he was eventually killed by someone seeking revenge because of widespread hatred.

Earthen pots always break at the edge of the well, and the general will inevitably die on the battlefield. If he is more brave and fights fiercely, he will eventually die one day.

Therefore, even in the world of immortality, everyone pursues longevity rather than power.

This is true even for the Demon Cult. Although they indulge in lust and are vicious and cruel, they don't just find people to fight with each other and take pleasure in fighting.

The devil's religion is just about indulgence, not stupidity.

But there is also no problem with Zhu Zhanchun's words, because what he has to face is his own Taoist heart.

"It is human nature and instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, but if you always think that I have a way to avoid it, I can avoid this disaster, I can avoid this disaster, and in the end, I will always think If you blindly avoid it and your Taoist heart becomes dusty, it will not work." Zhu Zhanjuan explained the difference.

Although it sounds like ordinary and simple words, there is no vision of colorful flowers falling from the sky or golden lotus sprouting from the ground. It does not sound like an expert teaching the Dharma, but more like a chat between friends.But to the ears of people with cultivation levels like Meng Qinglin and A Qing, it is a real practice experience. If those who have just embarked on the path of practice can listen to it, they can avoid many detours in their practice.

"We often say that young people are full of vigor and energy, while older people tend to be mature and conservative. This is actually true on the path of spiritual practice as well." Zhu Zhanquan gave an example and continued to explain based on this: " When I first embarked on the path of spiritual practice, I dreamed of becoming an immortal, wielding a sword and flying to the sky. Naturally, I was full of longing and curiosity for the great path, and I was willing to work hard when practicing.

However, after practicing for a long time, I gradually understood how far my talents could go, and coupled with the increase in life span brought about by the improvement of my cultivation, I gradually lost that momentum. I felt that there was still time, and it would not be possible to relax for a moment. What is the problem.

When I have reached a certain level of cultivation, I feel that I have worked hard for hundreds of years to achieve my current level of cultivation. I am not willing to take risks anymore, and I am not willing to practice hard anymore. When I encounter something, I just want to avoid it. In the end, I almost It will be difficult to enter the country for a hundred years, and in the end it will not even be able to survive the catastrophe. "

Zhu Zhanjun's words can describe all the stages that a practitioner faces in his life. When he was young, he was too motivated and did not know what setbacks and difficulties were; when he got older, he was gradually polished by the setbacks and sufferings of life and became smooth. , loses its edge and energy; in old age, it becomes more and more afraid of death, and finally hides and hides, but cannot avoid the endless regret at the end of life...

Therefore, when practicing cultivation when you are young, you must learn to avoid and hide when you can, so as to leave a life. In the future, you can cultivate a great path and look back at those who have bullied you. road.

But for people whose longevity is about to come to an end, and there is no hope of everlasting life if they don't fight hard, they need to take a gamble and risk their own destiny when the time comes.

If you fail, you may die immediately and lose your remaining lifespan, which makes many people feel that it is not worth it.

But if it succeeds, you can get out of the predicament and take a step forward on the road to immortality. Maybe you can really live forever and live forever.

If you still think about avoiding and not dare to face these tests at this time, then in the end you will no longer have the courage to face heavenly tribulations or catastrophes. After your Taoist heart is dusted, you will no longer be able to make any progress, and there will be no hope of everlasting life.

After listening to Zhu Zhanchun's explanation, even Ah Qing, who was only one catastrophe away from becoming an immortal, felt that he had learned a lot.

Although she has passed the stage of thinking about this, she still feels that it has been very rewarding.

This also made Ah Qing somewhat understand why practitioners, as recorded in the handbooks and classics, like to sit and discuss the Tao. Discussing these with others can indeed bring a lot of gains, as well as progress beyond the simple improvement of cultivation.

"I have been a patient immortal for many eons, but I have never realized the origin of my heart. It is so painful to be skinned alive, and scholars should save Naoran." Ah Qing sighed with emotion, and then brought up some spiritual topics to discuss with Zhu. Zhanjuan and his wife discussed.

Some of them were doubts she had accumulated during her past practice, and some were problems she had seen in classics and handbooks. In the past, no one had discussed with her to resolve doubts. Now that she had the opportunity, she wished she could talk to Zhu Zhancheng and his wife. Three days and three nights.

Zhu Zhanjun and Meng Qinglin were naturally happy when they saw this. After all, their cultivation levels were inferior to Ah Qing's. Being able to talk to her was a rare opportunity for them.

(End of this chapter)