Chapter 135: If the dream is not shattered, wisdom is hard to manifest; if the heart does not die, the Dao is not

"There is probably still two years until the Jingrui Day. When that day comes, I will let Feng and Yun go to the Divine Dragon Island. Now your Excellency only needs to find other candidates."

When the white-haired, black-robed man said this, he stroked lightly, picking and pressing. White light burst from his fingertips, as if triggering the power of heaven, earth, mountain, marsh, earth, and water. The area within ten miles was like a swamp and silt. After some rolling, the huge pit was filled.

Then a green color emerged. In a few breaths, sturdy new bamboos rose from the ground, stretching high upward, forming a lush bamboo forest.

Around the two of them, peach trees rose from the ground one after another. In the blink of an eye, the trees were sturdy, and the lush peach trees bloomed with gorgeous peach blossoms.

With the breeze blowing, the peach trees swayed, and the petals flew like snowflakes, like a dream dance.

"Alright, your Excellency has already reached the martial arts level of form following the heart. Now I have withdrawn the Strange Gate formation." Zhuang Buran laughed with his hands behind his back:

"Please!"

Di Shitian looked deeply at the white-haired, black-robed man, his heart moved, and he immediately disappeared in place.

"Only a mere ten feet or so. This is the consequence of practicing techniques without cultivating the Dao." Zhuang Buran shook his head leisurely:

"Various martial arts look miraculous, but that's all."

His heart moved. As he landed on the ground, a piece of mud bulged under the ground, and a blood-colored mud ball the size of a fingertip emerged.

"It actually left a little Phoenix blood." The white-haired, black-robed man's eyes were stunned. As the blood-colored mud ball hung in front of him, he seemed to have some realization and whispered:

"It seems I have found the way forward for the 'Nisheng Triple'."

A cup of tea time.

Nie Feng and the others, who were blown away by the wind, rushed back and were stunned on the spot. They saw the bamboo forest and peach forest that were exactly the same as before.

The crowd was stunned for a while, and hurriedly entered the peach forest. Afterward, they saw a white-haired, black-robed man lying lazily on a bamboo chair, with an exquisite and elegant bamboo building behind him.

Seeing this scene, Youruo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the others were the same. When they saw the small courtyard with blue bricks and green tiles and carved beams and painted buildings turned into an elegant bamboo building, they felt that the earth-shattering battle before was not a dream.

"Father, are you okay?" Youruo walked up quickly.

"Seventeen years of time, I have finally succeeded in cultivating the Dao. How could there be anything wrong?" Zhuang Buran glanced at Nie Feng and the three others not far away:

"Encountering a strong enemy, you were very smart to lead them to Master. You are worthy of being my good disciples."

As soon as the voice fell, the place where Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun stood seemed to turn into a quagmire. They were caught off guard and fell into it, as if they were planted in the soil, with only their heads left outside.

Moreover, no matter how they used their cultivation and strength, they only felt that they had entered the sea, and it had no effect.

"Master, Junior Brother Yun and Junior Brother Feng..."

Before Qin Shuang could finish his plea, he was interrupted by the white-haired, black-robed man carelessly:

"After all, they are my good disciples. It won't cost their lives, but I hope they know shame and then be brave, practice martial arts diligently in the future, and don't be fascinated by the gentle village."

"Father, then how long will Senior Brother Yun and Senior Brother Feng stay in the ground?" Youruo asked suspiciously.

"It depends on the mood." Zhuang Buran said casually:

"By the way, the bamboo building lacks everything. You and Shuang'er go buy some household items."

Youruo knew that no one could persuade the decision made by her father, so she nodded and left with Qin Shuang.

Half a month later, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun finally came out of the mud. After bathing, they came to the white-haired, black-robed man with Youruo and Qin Shuang.

"Youruo should have explained Di Shitian's origin to you two."

Zhuang Buran closed his eyes:

"Do you have any opinions on slaughtering the dragon?"

"Disciple has no opinion on slaughtering the dragon, but do you really want Di Shitian to obtain the Dragon Yuan and get an immortal body?" Nie Feng said heavily.

"Feng'er, you are as always, possessing the Bodhisattva heart of having the world at heart." The white-haired, black-robed man changed the subject:

"But why are you so stubborn? Why don't you take the opportunity to snatch the Dragon Yuan and swallow it? In this way, you can increase your cultivation, obtain an immortal body, avoid Di Shitian continuing to harm the common people, and you can also protect the world's peace forever."

"Disciple has never wanted immortality. Being able to spend a lifetime with the one I love in this world is enough." Nie Feng said with a serious face.

"Jingyun, don't tell me you don't want immortality either?" Zhuang Buran asked with a smile.

"In the end, immortality will only be exchanged for a dead heart for everything in the world. It is not worth pursuing at all." Bu Jingyun said in a deep voice.

"Tsk tsk, now it is the affection for wife and children that surpasses everything in the world." Zhuang Buran raised his eyelids:

"It seems you still don't understand the truth of 'if the dream is not shattered, wisdom is hard to manifest; if the heart does not die, the Dao is not born; if desire is not extinguished, the Dao is not achieved'."

"You don't know at all that only after a person has died once do they know what it means to live. Only after the heart has been boiled in boiling water once, tormented in an oil pan, and rolled on a blade edge, do they know what it means to have great feelings and desires."

He said leisurely:

"Those who achieve great things must have hatred in their hearts. Only with hatred can there be ruthlessness, because hatred is the source of ruthlessness."

"To attain enlightenment and reach the Dao, one must endure the torment of great tribulations and transcend the common emotions of the mortal heart. This is why ruthlessness exists for the sake of compassion; human sentiment must submit to heavenly principles, and casting aside petty attachments is for the sake of the ultimate righteousness."

"Therefore, from the beginning, one must repay hatred with hatred and ruthlessness with ruthlessness, and experience all kinds of worldly affairs."

"Only then can one obtain a clear state of mind, turn worldly distractions into great aspirations for the common people, and achieve extraordinary achievements."

When the crowd heard this, they were silent. They finally understood why this white-haired, black-robed man could practice such inhuman and peerless martial arts.

"I have said too much. In this world, they are all people who cannot be cultivated." Zhuang Buran sighed.

"Father, if you really have to go through what you said, even if you don't die, you will be crazy." Youruo smiled:

"But having said that, I am quite interested in the Dragon Yuan. Can it really make people live forever?"

"Hahaha, just like your father, you also have a temperament that likes to take shortcuts."

Zhuang Buran shook his head and laughed:

"I suppose the Divine Dragon's body is huge, and the Dragon Yuan it possesses is also the same. For the human body, it can probably allow seven or eight people to obtain an immortal body."

"The four of you, two in the light and two in the dark, should be able to plot half of the Dragon Yuan."

"Three Senior Brothers, why don't we plan well." Youruo smiled, and her charm actually got three flavors of a certain person.

Her clear eyes turned, and she said:

"After all, you shouldn't want Di Shitian to get the Dragon Yuan and let him continue to dominate the Shenzhou martial arts world."

"As long as we get the Dragon Yuan, whether we swallow it or not, at least it won't let a few more treacherous and wanton demons appear in the world."

When Nie Feng and the three saw Youruo's brilliant smile, they couldn't help but twitch their mouths and look at each other. At this moment, silence was better than sound, and they really felt that the smile on her face was too familiar, and they were inexplicably a little scared.

They always felt that the little junior sister who was eccentric and gentle and moving in the past seemed to have disappeared unconsciously.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 136 =====