Amidst his shock, Shi Xuan could not help but resist Daoist Yu Jing's warning.
The resistance stemmed from the little insights he had gained from cultivating for more than 20,000 years. It stemmed from his firm Dao path and the convergence of dragons and tigers. It stemmed from cutting through the fabrications, seeing one's nature, and forming an Essence Soul. It stemmed from controlling one's nature and sticking to one's heart, which allowed one to pass through the Four Nine Tribulations and the Five Decrepit Heavenly Beings to become a Zenith Heaven Immortal.
If he did as Daoist Yu Jing said, everything in the past would become meaningless. Since he had to kill his nature to achieve Dao Integration, what was the use of having a firm Dao path? What was the use of seeing one's nature? What was the use of controlling one's nature?!
As if sensing Shi Xuan's resistance and hesitation, Daoist Yu Jing turned around and looked at Shi Xuan. He walked towards Shi Xuan step by step.
"If you don't have a firm Dao path, how can you see your nature?"
"If you don't see your nature and control your nature, how can you truly kill your nature?"
"The Dao Sect is based on nature and combines it with the cultivation of the Dao heart to get rid of all sorts of contamination. It's all for the sake of truly killing one's nature, returning to the Connate state, and achieving Dao Integration."
"In the past, be it cultivation techniques or the cultivation of the Dao heart, they were all to build a foundation for this step. It was a means, not an end."
"You're obsessed with the past because you've confused the difference between the means and the end. You're using the means as the end and being confused by the fabrications."
"Could it be that you still don't understand?"
The pressure grew stronger and stronger. Every sentence was aimed at Shi Xuan's Dao heart, making Shi Xuan feel suffocated. Everything he said seemed to be right. Could it be that he was really obsessed with the past and confused the means and the end?
Under the questioning of his Dao heart, Shi Xuan felt his Dao heart begin to waver. He could not help but feel that he was wrong.
Just as Shi Xuan's Dao heart was completely shaken, some images suddenly flashed in his Essence Soul.
Lady Yu, who was convulsing with laughter, was carefree and casual.
He was carefree, kind, and humorous. He was like the unruly Dao Enlightenment Mountain Man.
The flamboyant, humorous, and childish Daoist Lord Purple Cloud.
The solemn, easy-going, and approachable Future Buddha.
…
None of the half-step Gold Immortals that he knew who had achieved the Art of Derivation of the Heretic Dao and understood the emptiness of one's original nature. None of them looked like they had killed their original nature. Only when they displayed the emptiness of one's original nature would their auras become ethereal like the Great Dao.
On the contrary, Demon Monarch Kong Fang, who was said by the people of Wu Dao Mountain to have taken the wrong path, was still so cold as if he had plundered the Great Dao, even if he did not use Empty Nature!
With the help of the few half-step Gold Immortals, Shi Xuan's shaken dao heart began to stabilize. As his thoughts raced, the events of the past that appeared ordinary but were in fact, profound matters began to surface.
On the Tianji Peak of the Penglai Sect, Master Mo Yuan said something when he explained the foundation of Taoism.
"Among the many Vast Thousand Worlds, there are those who kill their parents, their brothers, their wives, and their children. They kill all living beings and achieve the Great Dao of Massacre. In the end, they turn their fortune and create their own world. There are also those who give up the chance to achieve the Dao for the sake of their wives and children. After reincarnating, they advance by leaps and bounds and achieve Dao Creation in a short period of time. Can you say which of them is better?
"In the end, the pinnacle of temperament cultivation is to be able to change one's nature at will to correspond to different things, just like Dao."
Most of the cultivators in the universe knew about these two sentences, but now that they thought about it, it was really meaningful.
Then, Shi Xuan recalled something that Lady Yu had once told him: "In the future, when you are stuck at a dead end, think more about your cultivation foundation."
What did he rely on to cultivate step by step to this realm? Great perseverance, great wisdom, great determination, a firm path, a clear understanding of one's nature, and a firm adherence to one's nature.
How could she completely deny the past, deny all her understanding of cultivation and Dao, and give up on her own nature just because of Daoist Yu Jing's words?
As thoughts raced, Shi Xuan's Dao heart gradually stabilized.
Daoist Yu Jing walked closer and closer. His voice was not loud and his tone was calm, but it was getting more and more intense.
"If you don't kill your nature, how can your nature be empty?"
"If I don't get rid of my nature, how can I achieve the Dao of Non-Nature?"
"If I don't completely give up on my own existence, how can I merge with the void?"
"The reason why the comprehension of cultivation in the past was fake was to serve as a foil to the reality of today."
"Do you understand, or don't you?"
Standing in front of Shi Xuan, Daoist Yu Jing was expressionless. He stood with his hands behind his back. His slender figure was not tall, but there was only a sense that filled the universe.
The calm and peaceful question made Shi Xuan involuntarily recall everything that Daoist Yu Jing had said previously. It was so right, so right, and the foundation of Daoist Yu Jing's cultivation.
"My understanding of cultivation and Dao is also in line with the foundation of Daoist Yu Jing's cultivation. It's just that it's completely different from Daoist Yu Jing's."
"Not only does the Dao have no nature, but it also includes all nature!"
"But he is Daoist Yu Jing. He cultivated step by step and successfully broke through the Three Ordeals of Cultivation. He is a great figure who has truly taken that step and become one with the Great Path. He is the Master of Creation who can develop the Three Thousand Great Paths. Moreover, every word he says seems to be true, without a hint of falsehood. In terms of his realm and knowledge of the Great Path, he is much higher than me."
"How can my understanding of cultivation compare to his?"
"It seems obvious who is right and who is wrong?"
Although Shi Xuan was very confident in his own understanding of cultivation, he was facing Daoist Yu Jing, who could be said to be the most outstanding person since the universe was created. He was also praised by countless cultivators as a true cultivator of Dao.
He was the authority, he was the Dao!
Comparing the two, Shi Xuan's Dao heart wavered again. Daoist Yu Jing had cultivated step by step to another realm of creation. His understanding of cultivation was not something that Shi Xuan could compare to. How could Lady Yu, Buddha of Treasures, Mountain Man Wu Dao, Daoist Lord Purple Cloud, and the others compare to him?
Could it be that he could not let go of his past understanding and understanding of cultivation and had developed an obsession?!
As he questioned himself, Shi Xuan sometimes wavered and sometimes became firm. At times, he felt that his understanding was extremely real and not fabricated. At other times, he felt that what Daoist Yu Jing said was the truth of Dao and that he had a successful example before him.
While he was wavering, Shi Xuan leaned more and more towards his own understanding of cultivation, because it was something that he had walked step by step steadily. It was incomparably solid and real, and it was the foundation for him to move forward.
Compared to it, even if the other party was the Master of Creation, it seemed a little absurd and fake!
"My nature is the 'Nameless Beginning of All Things'. I return to nothingness, to the time before the beginning, to accommodate all true spirits, to include all nature, and to treat my teachers, disciples, and friends well. Isn't it similar to the nature of the Dao that I've comprehended?! Why should I give up on these experiences and take the path of killing my nature that Daoist Yu Jing mentioned? "
With this inclination, Shi Xuan once again thought of Lady Yu's words.
"The three difficulties of cultivation, Golden Elixir, Primordial Spirit, and Unification of Paths, are all rooted in one's nature and path. Each has its own fate. Therefore, regardless of which cultivation method or which family's elders, they only talk about it briefly. They focus on the details after taking the first step and not on how to take the first step. They are afraid that their disciples will have a barrier in their knowledge and view others as themselves. If that happens, it will be extremely difficult for them to succeed."
"I can't view others as myself?" Shi Xuan was stunned as he saw the crux of the problem.
At this moment, Daoist Yu Jing questioned again,
"You still don't understand what Dao is?"
Shi Xuan suddenly said, "I understand."
Daoist Yu Jing did not say anything. He only looked at Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan smiled in a carefree manner, "Senior, what you have is Dao, and what I have is also Dao."
Daoist Yu Jing's path was his own Dao that led straight to eternity. However, to Shi Xuan, it was a divergent path and a dead end.
Your Dao is not my Dao!
As Shi Xuan answered, the 'Daoist Yu Jing' in front of him gradually dissipated and melted into the void.
Shi Xuan already understood what was going on.
This was' Unification of Paths, Heaven is jealous of all 'Heretic Dao' Derivation '!
No wonder Lady Yu had to remind him not to be blinded by the Heretic Dao Derivation.
It turned out that the 'Derivation' of the Heretic Dao Derivation was the various Dao Verification insights inscribed in the Void Universe. It was the Dao Verification insights left behind by the great figures who had successfully taken this step and become one with the Dao.
When a half-step Golden Immortal was close to Unification of Paths, the Void Universe would transform these Dao Verification insights into itself and come forward to Derivation. As for the first half-step Golden Immortal who was close to Unification of Paths, the Heretic Dao Derivation that he encountered should be the Void Universe's self-created Dao Verification that seemed right but was actually not.
To those great figures, every Dao Verification insight was the true Dao Truth and a smooth path to Dao Verification. However, to other cultivators, it was a crooked path and a dead end.
Once confused by these Dao Verification insights, Demon Monarch Kongfang would end up like that. There were even some half-step Golden Immortals in the Derivation of the Heretic Dao Derivation realm who were confused by the Dao Verification insights without realizing it. After all, Daoist Yu Jing's extreme Dao Verification insights were rare, and Demon Monarch Kongfang's clear performance was also rare.
The so-called Heretic Dao, apart from me, is the Heretic Dao!
…
Looking at the dark void that had calmed down, Shi Xuan smiled and recalled what 'Daoist Yu Jing' had said, discarding the false and retaining the truth.
Since it was his Dao Verification insights, it must contain the secret of Unification of Paths.
Shi Xuan combined his own understanding and the experience of witnessing three half-step Golden Immortals failing Unification of Paths and a future Buddha attaining Tathagata. He gradually understood how to achieve emptiness of one's nature and how to take the step of Unification of Paths.
"Emptiness of one's nature, one should still have to kill one's nature. However, this' killing 'is not Daoist Yu Jing's' killing '. It's more extreme than retreating one's mind and revealing one's nature. It's to let one's nature be in a state of emptiness, allowing the Dao Fruit auspicious cloud to form a subtle connection with the Great Dao without the concealment of one's nature."
The state of emptiness was mysterious. It seemed to be residing in the void, yet it also seemed to retract one's consciousness to the deepest part of one's Dao heart. It was a combination of both. It was a kind of understanding that Shi Xuan had after seeing through the Derivation of the Heretic Dao.
"And taking the step of Unification of Paths is what Daoist Yu Jing said, to kill oneself, to kill one's own existence. However, without oneself, without one's own existence, isn't that akin to suicide? It's a complete death. What can one use to Unification of Paths? How is it any different from Demon Lord Kong Fang fusing with the Great Dao? "
"It's no wonder that only Tathagata of Treasured Light who has completely let go can succeed in Unification of Paths. Mountain Man Dao Comprehension and Daoist Lord Purple Cloud, whose nature is like emptiness and still maintains a trace of existence but is unable to achieve complete emptiness, perished at the step of Unification of Paths."
"However, to completely let go and end one's self, where can one find a chance of survival if one doesn't even have one's self?"
Shi Xuan roughly understood the step of Unification of Paths, but he felt that it was extremely dangerous. He actually had to completely give up on his own existence and completely fuse with nothingness. This was no different from suicide.
After calming down the various emotions in his heart, Shi Xuan began to attempt emptiness of one's nature.
His nature turned into nothingness, returning to a state that had yet to begin, accommodating all thoughts. Shi Xuan gradually fell into darkness.
The consciousness of his nature spread inwards and outwards, returning to the depths of his Dao heart while fusing with the surrounding Great Dao of Yin and Yang.
If he was slightly careless, his nature would be damaged and his Essence Spirit would suffer a backlash.
When Shi Xuan's consciousness of his nature carefully fused with the Great Dao of Yin and Yang, he immediately had a wonderful feeling. He was looking at his Essence Spirit from both the outside and inside his body at the same time. Its aura was ethereal like emptiness and formed a wonderful connection with the Great Dao of Yin and Yang. The Great Yin Yang Auspicious Cloud in his Essence Spirit instantly came to life, and there was no longer any feeling of imperfection. It was as if the incarnation of the Great Dao of Yin and Yang had descended.
However, just as Shi Xuan was comprehending the various profoundness of 'emptiness of one's nature', the Great Dao of Yin and Yang underwent a slight change.
Shi Xuan's consciousness of his nature that had fused with the Great Dao of Yin and Yang sensed another nature that had fused with the Great Dao of Yin and Yang a long time ago. It was pure, free, and peaceful. It was colorful and clear like glass.
Such a nature was incompatible with the Great Dao of Yin and Yang, and it was suffering from great rejection. It even produced a slight fluctuation, causing the consciousness of his nature that could not sense each other to form a connection, allowing Shi Xuan to directly sense him!
"Nirvana Daoist?!" Shi Xuan recognized his identity with slight astonishment. He'd actually arrived at this step a long time ago!
At the same time that Shi Xuan sensed him, he naturally sensed Shi Xuan as well!
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