Chapter 1133: What Will You Put Aside?! (1/2)
Chapter 1133: What Will You Put Aside?!
Xue’er was on the verge of going crazy She wasn't sure what she had done to offend Meng Hao All she had done was secretly follow him for a while, and actually had no ill intentions whatsoever
Furtheriven hiaiven to her by her Master, to find all the Echelon cultivators of the generation, and find the one she was meant to help
All of the other Echelon cultivators had been easy to convince; Meng Hao was the only one ouldn't cooperate
Seeing hinashed her teeth
“I just want to play a game of Go!” she cried “It doesn’t ood fortune, so that can help you escape the black-robed people froet out of this dangerous situation!” Xue’er ground her teeth This was the first tis with Echelon cultivators where she had started offering them her benefits before she had evenHao stopped and looked back at Xue’er He had known all along that if Dao-Heaven cared sovery special about her Further she had just said that she really was very important to the Echelon
“Your obsession runs too deep,” he said coolly, his expression tranquil and impossible to read, even transcendent
His words caused a treh Xue’er Next, he clasped his hands behind his back and began to speak, his tone light To hi all the way back to his days debating the Dao of alchemy, he had never lost
“The word obsession is hts, the second to actions If your thoughts are occupied by the gaaa Go is just a way for you to help ht? But decisions can be made in many ways And you see that you are looking for people to play the game, it would be aanificant, and yet you have sunk yourself into it as if it were Heaven and Earth Because you are stuck in the gaame of Go is for you, not for me”
Xue’er trembled, and from the expression on her face, it see moment, she took a deep breath, clasped hands, and bowed deeply to Meng Hao
“This istoo fixated,” she said “I also understand why you weren't willing to play Go with aame board, and fall into that world
“Therefore, you only played a single piece, then turned and left It was like leaving behind a single thought in Heaven and Earth, so that the mountains remain pristine and the waters undisturbed You left behind no ripples or waves, but instead chose to rees unfolded” Eventually her voice trailed off Finally, she clasped hands and bowed deeply to Meng Hao one !” Her expression was completely sincere, and in fact, her aura seemed even more extraordinary than before It was as if she truly had experienced sohtenment, as if she suddenly understood more about life Apparently, even her cultivation base experienced advance Hao looked startled, but then quickly recovered his calmatic expression He smiled faintly, and a look of praise could be seen within his eyes
He was actually shocked to see the transformation which had just occurred in Xue’er The only reason he had made his little speech just noas because he couldn’t actually play Go He would never have guessed that his words would actually affect Xue’er in such a way
“Elder Brother Meng, I already understand that it doesn't ame However, my Master’s stipulations are hard to work around Elder Brother Meng, please doyour htiness from earlier had vanished She now seemed very respectful when she looked at hi Hao was gru inside, and wasn't sure what to do next However, his expression of praise deepened Ideas racing through his head, he looked down at the gahtly
“Do you really understand?” he asked, his voice suddenly beco Wuya had spoken and held hio “You know, just now, someone asked me what the Dao is
“My ansas that the Dao relates to the thoughts in your heart Whatever you focus your thoughts on, that is your Dao The Dao is shapeless, and cannot be touched; it can only be contemplated, just like life”
Xue’er frowned; this time she didn't quite understand what heHao didn't answer her Instead, he turned to the ently Its ferocious eyes suddenly turned soft, and it licked hi to pull a fast one on Xue’er However, their conversation caused him to think about the cultivator in the Iht about the black-robed s
“Look, this is my mastiff, who I raised from a tiny puppy
“It is not constrained by morals, nor bound by any rules It only has its pri that is not subject to that, is me I am its family, and it is my family Besides that, all it has is instinct Even when it kills, it is not a ood or evil
“The Windswept Realn cultivators can beco only on instinct
“That is a sort of primitive freedo
“If you defined life as having different Realms, then that would be the Natural Realher level in his mind It was as if he had truly reached a level of philosophical enlightenht
Xue’er stood there thoughtfully
“Consider the toward the soldiers not too far off in the distance, and the cultivators from the Mountain and Sea Realm “Now consider yourself
“You have a special status You're the successor of Immortal Ancient You're innately superior, with a unique identity and position, with extraordinary power and authority What about all those soldiers and other cultivators, though? They also possess such things The strong have their power, the weak have their sche we do is compare ourselves to others, in any and all hest cultivation base, who is richer, who has the better status, who has the higher position, who has the round, who is the sest
“The ith the weak and the strong with the strong, all people are constantly co themselves to each other Because of these comparisons, people covet what they do not have, and what they do have, they are evento lose