Chapter 326: Three Visions of Life

After Hua Changxi, Jing Le, and Yan Zhenzhen came out of Abbot Guiyi's tent, she walked in front in silence.

It was clear that Hua Changxi had not received the answer she wanted from Abbot Guiyi, and the problem of being unable to ignite the white flame remained unsolved.

Jing Le and Yan Zhenzhen saw this and exchanged a helpless look.

Jing Le couldn't help but be the first to speak to enlighten her: "Changxi, many things cannot be rushed. Many answers cannot be given directly by outsiders; you need to realize them yourself."

Hua Changxi stopped and turned to look at Jing Le and Yan Zhenzhen: "Why do I feel that after talking to Abbot Guiyi, I'm even more confused?"

Yan Zhenzhen stepped forward: "Abbot Guiyi made it very clear, didn't he? If you want to ignite the white flame, you must be kind from the heart." She paused, "It's easy for people to deceive others; but it's very difficult for people to deceive themselves. Perhaps you don't understand yourself as well as you imagine."

Hua Changxi looked at her, her tone a bit sharp: "Are you trying to say that my essence is a dark person, while I think I am kind-hearted?"

Yan Zhenzhen frowned: "That's not what I meant."

Jing Le helped explain: "Zhenzhen means that at your current stage, you may not have seen the real you clearly yet."

"There are three visions in life: seeing oneself, seeing heaven and earth, and seeing all living beings."

"Seeing oneself means understanding one's path home."

"Holding onto goodness is an active choice on the path home in life."

"No one denies your good deeds, but are you determined to be kind-hearted and regard it as a lifelong pursuit?"

Hua Changxi retorted: "Do you mean that those who ignited the yang flame can all be kind-hearted for a lifetime?"

Jing Le: "At least at the moment of igniting the yang flame, those people were all people who firmly chose to hold onto goodness."

"Holding onto goodness is a continuous process."

"Actually, there are not a few people who ignited both yin and yang flames at the same time, but there are not many who can maintain the balance of yin and yang flames."

"A large part of people ignited the yang flame at first, but later, because they indulged in desires, their yang flames were also devoured by the yin flames and thus extinguished."

"Therefore, my master said that maintaining the balance of yin and yang flames is also a kind of practice."

Hua Changxi's eyes flickered, and she didn't speak.

Jing Le paused: "Perhaps the reason why those who cannot ignite the yang flame and those who cannot maintain the burning of the yang flame is that their hearts are not firm enough, and they are constantly swaying and hesitating."

"This is also related to the fact that people haven't found what they truly want to pursue, so they are interfered with and influenced by the outside world, and they are always in a state of weighing gains and losses."

Hua Changxi looked at Jing Le and Yan Zhenzhen: "You two have both ignited the yin and yang flames. I ask you, have you both found the 'real you'?"

Jing Le and Yan Zhenzhen looked at each other, then at Hua Changxi, and nodded together.

Hua Changxi was unconvinced: "You are all saying that I don't understand myself enough, but what about you? Perhaps you don't necessarily understand yourselves either, and are also deceiving yourselves?"

Jing Le looked at her: "There is a way to test whether you have really found yourself: that is, having a thought or a will in your heart that does not sway with others, does not complain because of what you encounter, and no matter when, it can dispel all your doubts."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi quickly said: "I also have such ambition and belief, which is to become stronger."

Jing Le didn't hold back this time and hit the nail on the head: "Your so-called becoming stronger is driven by fear, and fear is the fuel that nourishes and strengthens the yin flame."

"Boom~"

These words exploded in Hua Changxi's mind like a lightning bolt, blowing away all her voices of rebuttal.

Jing Le looked at her: "Goodness stems from love for this world."

Yan Zhenzhen saw that Hua Changxi's expression was not very good and pulled Jing Le, signaling him not to say any more.

Jing Le still insisted on asking one more question: "Changxi, think carefully, in your heart, besides fear, is there any 'love' you want to persist in protecting?"

This question made Hua Changxi's heart even more chaotic.

Love?

Does she not have love?

Hua Changxi didn't want to talk much anymore: "I'm a bit confused now. I want to go back and think about it carefully. Thank you both today."

Before parting, Yan Zhenzhen also said: "Know when to stop and then you will have stability; with stability, you can be calm; with calmness, you can be at peace; with peace, you can deliberate; with deliberation, you can gain."

"Changxi, my teacher told me this sentence before I embarked on the path of cultivation. I give this sentence to you now, hoping you can find yourself soon."

Hua Changxi nodded, indicating she had remembered it, and then parted ways with Yan Zhenzhen and Jing Le.

Hua Changxi's mood was a mess, so she didn't go back to the Danyuan Peak medicine stall to continue seeing patients, but returned to the Danyuan Peak bamboo house.

"Seeing oneself, understanding one's path home."

Where is her path home?

"Seeing oneself..."

What counts as seeing oneself?

Oneself...

What is the real self like?

Is it the daughter of the Hua family?

Or the Master of Mount Wuzhi?

Or the Peak Master of Danyuan Peak?

Or is it the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall?

Hua Changxi suddenly realized that none of these identities were chosen by her actively.

Birth was determined by heaven; Mount Wuzhi, Danyuan Peak, and Lingguang Hall were all obtained by chance. During this time, she was always in a passive state.

So, what is it that she truly wants to pursue?

Hua Changxi found that this question was something she couldn't answer at the moment. In other words, what Jing Le and Yan Zhenzhen said—that she hadn't found herself yet—was true!

"Peak Master."

Just as Hua Changxi's thoughts were flying, Chu Junhao's voice came from outside the bamboo house.

Hua Changxi was not in the mood to see anyone at the moment and originally wanted to dismiss Chu Junhao, but she noticed Chu Junhao outside the bamboo house, even though she hadn't appeared, he had made the full gesture of an apprentice seeking an audience.

If it were someone else, Hua Changxi wouldn't find it too strange, but he was an Imperial Prince. What kind of motivation prompted him to put down the pride of an Imperial Prince?

Hua Changxi suddenly wanted to chat with Chu Junhao: "Come in."

Chu Junhao had long been prepared to be turned away. Now that he heard Hua Changxi was willing to see him, his eyes lit up instantly.

Looking at the opened bamboo courtyard gate, Chu Junhao walked in quickly.

Hua Changxi sat by the stone table in the courtyard, watching Chu Junhao enter, and pointed to the stone stool: "Sit."

Chu Junhao smiled: "Thank you, Peak Master." Then he sat down calmly.

Hua Changxi looked at him: "What do you want with me?"

Chu Junhao: "I just saw the Peak Master return, so I wanted to come up and ask, when will you go to the No. 6 Qihuang Hall to give an alchemy lecture again?"

Hua Changxi: "Why, are you in a hurry?"

Chu Junhao: "After attending the alchemy lecture given by the Peak Master, I realized that I still have a big gap from becoming an excellent alchemist."

"I have no experience in saving people, and I couldn't go to the Artifact Saint Palace to help. During this time, I have been reviewing your lessons, and there are many doubts. My temperament is impatient, and I am anxious to solve them. As soon as I saw you return, I couldn't help but come to your door."

"I didn't disturb you, did I?"

Hua Changxi looked at the sincere-looking Chu Junhao and suddenly asked: "You are an Imperial Prince, with power and influence. Why are you working so hard to learn alchemy?"

Chu Junhao was stunned, then quickly smiled: "Living in this world, one must have some pursuit."

Hua Changxi: "Your pursuit is to become an alchemist?"

Chu Junhao watched Hua Changxi looking straight at him and chose to answer from the heart: "I don't know what I am truly pursuing either, but at the current stage, I want to learn alchemy well."

"I am a person who, once I have an idea, will go all out to do it. No matter the result, at least I won't let down my current self."

Hua Changxi listened and was lost in thought: "Not let down my current self..."

Yes, what people can grasp is always the present.

What the future holds is nothing but worrying for nothing.

Perhaps, as long as she does the things of the present well, she will be able to see herself clearly and find herself one day.

As for the "holding onto goodness" that Abbot Guiyi mentioned, perhaps it was because her experience was not enough and her state of mind was not enough, so she couldn't understand it. Instead of daydreaming here, it would be better to do concrete things. ===== CHAPTER 327 =====