The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 96: If I want all my brothers to be healthy, why not feed the demon with my body? (4K)

The bull demon Lao Huang spoke with great confidence and affection, but Senior Brother Da Niao did not easily believe what the bull demon Lao Huang said. After all, he already had a criminal record.

The fellow brothers looked at the bull demon Lao Huang, and no one spoke to plead for him. Only Qiao Yan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, but it was of no avail.

However, Lu Chen's expression was a little strange. If the Bull Demon King was dead and was killed by the Zhenwu Emperor, then it must not be the Bull Demon King in his impression.

And Old Huang, who has inherited the will of the Bull Demon King and is extremely talented, could his brother be the future Bull Demon King?

Then wouldn’t Old Huang be the future Immortal Ruyi?

That's not right, Ruyi Zhenxian seems to be the younger brother of Bull Demon King...

Lu Chen's thoughts were a little scattered, but only for a moment. Who is the Bull Demon King? What does it have to do with him?

"Okay, Senior Brother Daniao, please put away your magical powers. We will know whether it is as he said when we go there." Senior Brother Guangming said.

Only then did Senior Brother Da Niao stop exerting his divine power and oppression.

The bull demon Lao Huang staggered and almost collapsed to the ground, but even so, he bowed and said, "Thank you, Immortal Master."

"In that case, come with us."

Senior Brother Da Niao said calmly, "Don't worry, as long as your brother doesn't do anything to my junior sister and brother, nothing will happen to you."

Although these words were meant to appease Old Huang, they also contained some threats.

If nothing happened to Zhenan, Lao Huang would naturally be fine. But if something happened to Zhenan, it is obvious what would happen to Lao Huang.

Qiao Yan, who was standing next to him, was stunned for a moment, and then he opened his mouth to say something, but was stopped by the bull demon Lao Huang.

He said solemnly: "Brother Qiao Yan, you don't have to plead for me, Lao Niu. I believe that my brother Dabai will not do anything to the two immortal masters."

However, he has absolute confidence in his brothers and is willing to take risks. Of course, he has no choice now if he doesn't want to take risks.

However, his heroic words of putting life and death aside and being willing to trust his brothers with his own life also made everyone look up to him.

Then Old Huang turned to the crowd and said, "Masters, when shall we set out?"

"Of course the faster the better. You should know the way." asked Da Niao.

Old Huang nodded. That was his and his brother's home, so he naturally knew the details.

Afterwards, several brothers prepared to leave with Lao Huang. Lu Chen wanted to follow, but was stopped by Brother Guangming: "Ruchen, your cultivation is too weak. It's useless to follow them."

After thinking for a while, Lu Chen was unwilling to give in, but he also knew that what Senior Brother Guangming said was true. Not only would it be useless for him to go, but he might also hinder them. So he nodded: "Then senior brothers, be careful and safe."

Then he took out a paper figure and handed it to Senior Brother Guangming: "This paper figure has a trace of my divine consciousness. Although it is too far away and I cannot control it, it is of no use. But if something happens that is beyond my control, Senior Brother only needs to kill the divine consciousness in the paper figure, and I will know. Then I will kneel down and beg the ancestor to come out and help!"

Senior Brother Guangming was stunned for a moment.

Senior Brother Da Niao laughed out loud: "Ruchen is still thoughtful, but don't worry, nothing will happen. If the news of Beitu Kingdom gets back to the royal family of Atu Kingdom, I guess we don't even need to do anything. The royal family of Atu Kingdom will send a large army to force Beitu Kingdom to rescue the third prince Zhenan."

No one took Lu Chen's kneeling begging the master to come out of seclusion seriously.

However, Lu Chen did not elaborate.

In addition to the master, he actually has many more trump cards in this world of Journey to the West.

Besides the founder, isn’t there also Taibai Jade Sceptre of Taibai Jinxing?

If that doesn't work, then don't you still have the identity of a Buddhist?

The reason why all the senior brothers are so busy is mostly because of him. If something really happens, Lu Chen will not be able to get over the hurdle of his Dao heart.

If you want all your fellow practitioners to be healthy, let alone converting to Western religion, what's the harm in even feeding the demon with your own body?

To cultivate the mind through practice is to cultivate a clear heart of Tao, to live up to the heavens and the earth, and to yourself!
Of course, this is just a precautionary measure. It is possible that when the emergency comes, no one will respond even if you appeal to the heavens or the earth.

Lu Chen did this just to provide an additional guarantee for the safety of his fellow brothers.

After all, he was born under the command of the Bull Demon King who was able to fight against the Zhenwu Emperor in the past, so it would not be excessive to strengthen the security in any way possible.

The fellow brothers didn't know that Lu Chen was thinking so much, but after hearing Lu Chen's repeated warnings that if anything went wrong they should crush the paper man's spirit, they all kept it in mind and said they would do it.

All the senior brothers left, and Senior Brother Huizhi did not follow them. He had consumed too much of the true sword energy and could no longer exert much combat power, so he stayed behind like Lu Chen.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Huizhi saw that Lu Chen and Qiao Yan both looked unhappy, so she could only comfort them.

Lu Chen nodded, not particularly wanting to speak: "Senior Brother, Qiao Yan, I'm going back to the mountain gate first."

Then he bowed to the two of them and turned and left.

Hui was stunned for a moment, and after saying "goodbye" to Qiao Yan who was in a trance, she chased after him.

"Ruchen, are you really okay? When you first heard the news, weren't you anxious and panicked?"

After catching up with Lu Chen, Huizhi asked with some concern.

Looking at Lu Chen, I was afraid that he would keep everything in his heart, which would be detrimental to his practice.

Lu Chen nodded and said, "It's normal. When you first get the news, you will definitely be anxious. However, after a long time, you will regain your rationality. Isn't it useless to be anxious? It's better to practice more and prevent similar things from happening in the future. Besides, I also trust the judgment of the brothers. Brother Guangyuan used the Qi-watching technique to observe Old Huang and knew that this monster had never done evil and had no ill will towards us. He should not be lying."

His eyes became very calm, although there was still a hint of worry lingering in the depths of his eyes, but Huizhi could feel Lu Chen's calmness.

The worry is not fake, and the peace is not fake.

However, the emotions of the two are separate, and the worries in the heart have little to do with the tranquility of spiritual practice. Between the two, you are you, I am me, and the distinction is clear!

The shadow of Qingjing has gradually appeared in Lu Chen. Of course, it is only a shadow, and he is still far from the real Chang Qingjing. However, the presence of the shadow means that Lu Chen has found his own path.

Now that we have a road, we can continue walking.

This has huge implications for the state of mind.

"Your practice has become more profound, and your state of mind has reached a natural state," Huizhi praised.

After hearing this, Lu Chen thought for a moment and shook his head slightly: "I haven't reached nature yet."

There are levels of spiritual practice and there are also levels of spiritual cultivation.

Being calm and composed, having a mind as still as water, etc., are all states of mind. However, the state of mind does not have clear-cut levels like the level of cultivation, nor does it mean that after reaching a certain state, one will stay there forever.

There are tens of millions of people, and there are tens of millions of states of mind.

Most people are still in a state of desire and utilitarianism, and only at certain special times can they reach a state of peace and tranquility.

This state of mind is not the true state of mind cultivation.

A natural state of mind means that everything is natural, and it represents being able to look at the natural development laws of all things with a normal mind.

Being able to reach the natural realm and keep it in your heart is already an extremely high state of mind.

Lu Chen asked himself if he could reach this level yet. Some people and some things would still affect his mood.

"Even if it hasn't arrived yet, it shouldn't be far away, right?" Huizhi said with some envy.

Most practitioners do not cultivate their state of mind. To be precise, what they cultivate is the mind of the Tao, which has nothing to do with their state of mind.

The heart of Tao is the main goal of a practitioner's practice. This is the way it is to be firm in the heart of Tao and not waver.

As for the state of mind, one can cultivate it even if one is not a practitioner.

The two are similar but not the same, and the cultivation of the state of mind sometimes cannot affect the practitioners. Only some specific methods of practice require the cultivation of the state of mind, such as Buddhism.

Most of the profound Buddhist teachings of Buddhism place particular emphasis on the cultivation of the state of mind. Many old monks have practiced hard for decades, and although they had never practiced before, they can become Buddhas after an epiphany one day. This is the standard state of mind.

In Taoism, there are naturally requirements for the state of mind. However, among the methods of practice, only those who practice the way of inaction will have absolute requirements for the state of mind. Most Taoist practice methods will have requirements for the state of mind, but they are not necessary, and it is natural.

Of course, it is a recognized fact that if your state of mind is high, your achievements will be relatively better.

For example, Guangyuan is a place of natural beauty. Everything in it will not affect his mood much. At most, it will just make him curious.

Huizhi's path to seeking the truth is actually also a path to seeking the state of mind.

That's why he was extremely envious of Lu Chen's improved state of mind. Among the various schools of thought, there were many who had an epiphany and ascended to higher realms. A high state of mind also meant that one's perspective on all things in nature was also high, which naturally had a great driving force for academic doctrines.

Lu Chen smiled when he heard this: "Just let it be."

Hui was stunned but speechless.

The more you pursue, the more you cannot reach it. The more you are inaction and natural, the more you will improve.

Looking at Huizhi's expression, he knew that he might have been hit again. Lu Chen changed the subject and asked, "Brother, what is the Bull Demon King?"

"It's just a big monster from Northern Julu Continent. There are actually many such cases. According to legend, in ancient times, there were disasters caused by big monsters in Southern Julu Continent, such as Xiangliu disaster and Wuzhiqi disaster. They were all caused by big monsters from Northern Julu Continent who were unwilling to be lonely."

Huizhi was not too clear about this either: "I only heard about it from my former senior brothers when I first entered the Immortal Palace. They said that when the Great Emperor Zhenwu was sweeping away demons, he had eliminated a Bull Demon King. That's why I knew his name. After all, most of the demons that died at the hands of the Great Emperor Zhenwu had no names, but this one left a name, so I think he must be quite powerful."

Lu Chen nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

After the two of them returned to the Immortal Palace, Senior Brothers Zhinan, Daning and Dalian had not yet returned. It must be that the things down the mountain have not been completely dealt with.

Lu Chen and Hui Zhiye did not spread the news about what happened down the mountain. The other brothers and sisters did not often go down the mountain, so naturally they did not know about what was happening down the mountain. They were just curious why there was no senior brother at the mountain gate today?
When doing homework at noon, the seats in the first two rows of senior brothers were almost empty. This had never happened before except when the tiger demon caused chaos.

This also made some senior brothers speculate whether something happened again at the foot of the mountain?
It was also because of this that Lu Chen did not return to his own quiet room, so as to avoid being surrounded and questioned by other senior brothers, but followed Huizhi to the practice hall.

Seeing Huizhi find the book with the ancient witch language, Lu Chen asked, "Brother, why is it easy to suffer disasters when learning ancient witch language?"

Huizhi thought for a moment before replying, "The specific reason is not recorded in any books. We also heard our ancestor tell us once in the past. According to legend, in ancient times, gods and Buddhas did not appear, the heaven had not yet been established, and there were no monks or Taoists. At that time, the way of witches and shamans was the mainstream of cultivation. There were witches and shamans in every human tribe, and the most powerful among them could be called the Great Witch!"

"A group of ancient witches roamed the world, able to go to heaven and earth, and were omnipotent. The Three Emperors of the human race had a great connection with the ancient witches. Some of them may even be one of the most powerful witches. Of course, this is just a legend and cannot be trusted."

As he spoke, Huizhi shook his head.

Lu Chen became more and more curious: "So, shouldn't the ancient witch script be the right path? Why is it regarded as an evil thing now?"

"This... According to legend, there is a group of the most powerful ancient witches who want to spy on the way of heaven!"

Huizhi said in a low voice, as if only by saying this could he dispel his fear of the way of heaven.

Lu Chen looked more and more confused.

Huizhi explained: "Let's put it this way. There was a group of people who wanted to use ancient witchcraft to study the secret of immortality, and they incurred heavenly punishment. This is also the reason why the most popular witchcraft declined."

Lu Chen was puzzled and asked, "Aren't the gods in heaven and the Buddhas in Lingshan immortal? Why is there a heavenly punishment?"

There are many spiritual paths that can lead to immortality within the Three Realms, so why is it that only the path of witches and sorcerers has encountered heaven's punishment?

"This... I don't know."

Hui Zhidao: "So, this is just a legend. The truth has long been buried by the ages, and no one knows... Well, perhaps the ancient gods and Buddhas in the sky know some of the secrets."

Lu Chen nodded, then looked curiously at the ancient witch manual in Huizhi's hand.

If the way to immortality that we are studying is linked to the 'True Flow', then perhaps this speculation is true.

According to the words of the ancestors, under the true flow, everything is false of heaven and earth, and the end of heaven and earth will turn again. Only the 'true flow' that is close to the Tao can reach the real immortality, to the state where the sun and the moon die but I do not die, the heaven and earth are destroyed but I do not perish.

However, will the ancient witch script be feared by beings like Zhisui Zhenliu, to the point of resorting to war and using "heavenly punishment" to eliminate the influence of the ancient witch script?

It is known that in the land of Uttarakuru among the Three Realms, the ancient ways of witchcraft have not been completely cut off, and some human tribes have developed demon practitioners who mainly use ancient witchcraft.

If there really was a being like the True Flow who took action to destroy the ancient witch heritage, it should, generally speaking, probably... not do things so sloppily, right?
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