Self-struggle starting from Douluo

In Xingyun Pavilion, Yao Chen was discussing something with Master Feng.

Mu Qingluan walked in, bowed, and was about to speak when her eyes suddenly fixed and she asked curiously, "Hey, Pavilion Master, whose wedding invitation is that in your hand?"

Yao Chen was stunned and said with a smile: "What wedding invitation? I don't have one..."

As he was talking, he couldn't continue, his eyes fixed on the big red wedding invitation in his hand.

Venerable Feng was also stunned. He had been sitting face to face with Yao Chen and talking for such a long time, but he didn't even notice that there was a wedding invitation in Yao Chen's hand!
Who has the ability to slip the wedding invitation into Yao Chen's hands quietly without being noticed?

Mu Qingluan asked curiously: "Teacher, Pavilion Master, what's wrong with you?"

Venerable Feng frowned and said, "Before you reminded me, I dare to conclude that the old guy didn't hold anything in his hand!"

Mu Qingluan’s eyes suddenly widened.

Yao Chen took a deep breath, opened the wedding invitation in his hand, was stunned for a moment, exhaled with a smile, and said: "Qing Huan, this kid, almost scared me to death!"

Venerable Feng asked doubtfully, "Li Qinghuan, is it him?"

Yao Chen handed over the invitation, shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "This kid is getting married and sent me an invitation... Can't he send it properly? He has to scare me to death?"

Venerable Feng read the invitation, but he was not concerned about the content of the invitation, but: "Even you, a half-saint, didn't notice it. Could it be that Li Qinghuan has already broken through to the Dou Sheng?"

Yao Chen shook his head and said, "Even if he is a Dou Sheng, I would not be unaware of him at such a close distance!"

Venerable Feng was shocked: "If it's not a Dou Sheng, could it be... How is it possible?"

Yao Chen sighed: "No matter what happens, it's possible for that kid to do it!"

……

Patriarch Danta was herding cattle, walking slowly while holding the rope.

As he walked, he realized something was wrong. He looked back and was immediately shocked and lost his mind. The terrifying energy of heaven and earth formed a huge wave and surged out...

The rope in his hand was not connected to the old cow, but a ball of black mist!
If it was just a simple black fog, it wouldn't have scared him so much. But when he saw the black fog, he saw the most terrifying thing in his life!
This kind of terror caused his state of mind to completely collapse. He lost his mind and even subconsciously mobilized the limit of the vital energy of heaven and earth that he could mobilize, forming a vital energy tide as high as tens of meters, which slammed towards the black fog fiercely!

"boom--"

The vitality tide disappeared, and the black fog was intact, without even leaving a trace on the ground.

How is it possible that the power of a six-star Dou Sheng leaves no trace on the ground? Not even a speck of dust is stirred up?
Patriarch Danta breathed a sigh of relief, only to feel his entire body soaked in cold sweat. He said helplessly, "Do you really have to scare me to death?"

What else could this scene be except Li Qinghuan's state of mind?

"hey-hey!"

The black mist condensed and eventually turned into Qing Huan, who laughed and said, "What did you see? You're so scared!"

“Great fear…” The old man Danta exhaled, his eyes blurred, and said: “It was the moment when I was refined and endowed with spirituality…”

Qing Huan thought about it and said, "Oh? There is a great terror between life and death... not only "death", but also "life"?"

Is death worth the fear?

For many people, there are too many things more important than death, so death is actually not scary.

But the "life and death" in "There is a great terror between life and death" is not simply death, but the transition between "life" and "death"...

Where does life come from? Nothing!
Where does death go? Nowhere!
Nothingness is the most terrifying thing!

Patriarch Danta finally calmed his heartbeat, came back to his senses, and said, "What you used just now was not just your "heart scene", right?"

"Did you see that?" Qing Huan said with a smile, "I just used my mindscape to put you in, but what I actually used on you was the Nightmare Sky Mist of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint. How do you feel?"

Patriarch Danta was stunned: "Pure Lotus Demon Saint? Did he leave behind a legacy?"

"I got it from the Pure Lotus Demon Fire."

Qing Huan explained casually, handed over the invitation, and said, "I'm getting married, remember to come and participate!"

Patriarch Danta didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "You just gave me an invitation?" Qinghuan waved his hand and said, "I don't know many people here, so remember to come, otherwise you're not giving me face... The gift must be grand too!"

Looking at Qinghuan who was disappearing, Patriarch Danta sighed and shook his head, speechless.

……

A house is floating in a void space.

Inside the house, a scholar, about thirty years old, with a handsome face and elegant temperament, was sitting cross-legged at a desk, staring at a calligraphy hanging opposite him.

"The Tao that can be spoken of is not the real Tao; the name that can be named is not the real name. Namelessness is the beginning of heaven and earth; name is the mother of all things. Therefore, always be without desire in order to observe its wonders; always have desire in order to observe its boundaries. These two things come from the same source but have different names; both are called mysterious; the more mysterious, the more mysterious they are; they are the door to all wonders."

Suddenly, a voice read out the words on the scroll, and asked in a surprised tone, "How did you come up with this?"

Emperor Hun Tian trembled all over, his face stiffened, and after a moment he slowly calmed down. He looked at Li Qinghuan who suddenly appeared in front of the scroll with complicated eyes, and said: "Even in the ancient times when there were many Dou Emperors, no one has ever found this place!"

"The void is nothing, it is empty, but your house is real, it is solid. Although it took some effort, it is not a problem to find this place."

Qing Huan waved her hands, her eyes still fixed on the words, and said, "You haven't told me yet, how did you come up with this sentence?"

"It's been handed down from our ancestors."

Emperor Hun Tian simply said, "Countless predecessors have spent their entire lives in meditation, and although they have gained something, it is ultimately useless for cultivation. From the look of you, do you understand what this means?"

Qing Huan smiled and said, "Is it really passed down from our ancestors?"

Emperor Hun Tian hesitated for a moment, then insisted, "That's what the clan records! My ancestors of the Hun clan have been comprehending for generations, but they could only comprehend the useless ways of mortals."

Qing Huan asked curiously, "So what did you comprehend?"

Emperor Hun Tian shook his head and said, "It's still the same old trick. The way to get it from the common and acceptable path is not the permanent way. The name to get it from the common and acceptable name is not the permanent name..."

Qing Huan shook his head and said, "Forget it. To understand this sentence, you must first understand a principle, what is "the common way" and what is "the common name."

Emperor Hun Tian said: "Please give me some advice!"

Qing Huan thought for a moment and said, "The common way is to nourish the spirit with inaction, to contain light and hide brilliance, to eliminate traces and conceal one's origin! The common name should be like a baby who has not yet spoken, an egg that has not yet been hatched, a pearl in a clam, a jade between stones, which may be bright inside, but look foolish outside..."

Emperor Hun Tian listened carefully, thought about it and asked, "Why?"

Qing Huan glanced at him and said, "To put it bluntly, there is only one word: 'Hide'!"

Emperor Hun Tian asked, "What are you hiding?"

Qing Huan said: "Hide your energy and spirit, so that it won't leak out!"

Emperor Hun Tian suddenly realized and thought: "What about the next sentence?"

Qing Huan smiled and said, "How can you hide if you don't have anything? Of course, there must be something first, then there will be something, and then you can hide... How did the "existence" come from? It came from "nothing"!

"Nothing" is the "beginning" and "something" is the "mother". Only with a beginning and a mother body can the "Tao" be born!
At the beginning of heaven and earth, the breath spread and was born in the void. "

Emperor Hun Tian trembled all over, his expression became agitated, and he asked anxiously: "What's next?"

Qing Huan thought for a moment and said, "The next sentence is to teach people how to "hide". One is "no desire", the other is "desire". The two paths eventually lead to the same destination, both are doors to all wonders!

Hiding the spirit, suppressing all desires, in other words, being pure-hearted and free from desires, but it is not suitable for you. Your desire for the Doudi realm is simply the greatest desire in the world! The ultimate desire! The extreme desire!"

Emperor Hun Tian did not deny this and asked, "What about 'constantly having desire to observe its edge'?"

Qing Huan laughed and said, “There are many people who walk this path. Indulging desires and indulging in them is also called experiencing the worldly life. Of course, letting go does not mean indulgence. The “degree” in this is difficult to grasp!
Let’s put it this way, this is the path that Patriarch Danta has taken, but unfortunately his “indulgence” was not enough, which has resulted in him only dabbling in it until now and not going deeper!

The Pure Lotus Demon Saint also took this path, but unfortunately he “indulged” himself and lost his “control”, and ended up being devoured by the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, killing himself.”

Emperor Hun Tian's expression slightly changed. He looked at Qing Huan and said, "What about you?"

Qing Huan smiled and said, "Me? Just right!" (End of this chapter)