The Golden Eagle seemed unwilling, but all its unwillingness turned into a sigh. It said, "What a pity. If I had another 100 years, I would have been able to master 33,000 swords. Once I use this move, no one at the same level would be my match!"
"I've lost!" The Golden Eagle admitted defeat. It stood in the sky and was hundreds of meters higher than Wei Huo. It naturally had an advantage in the battle. If it could not win under such circumstances, it would be a loss.
Upon hearing the Golden Eagle's words, Wei Huo said, "A hundred years is not a long time. You can come and find me when you master 33,000 swords. Let's fight again!" The Golden Eagle was surprised.
The Golden Eagle was surprised. It took a closer look at Wei Huo and made way for him. It then said, "I've been guarding this place for over 800 years. You're the only one who has passed through me. I will remember you. In a hundred years, when I master the real 33,000 swords, I will come and compete with you. When that time comes, I will not lose again!" Wei Huo nodded.
Wei Huo cupped his fists. "Brother Eagle, see you in a hundred years!"
The Golden Eagle cupped its fists. "May I ask for your name?"
Wei Huo replied, "My name is Wei Huo."
The Golden Eagle was confused. "Wang Huo?"
It did not hear him clearly.
Wei Huo cupped his fists again. "My name is Wei Huo."
The Golden Eagle was even more confused. "Wu Huo?"
Wei Huo was speechless.
Am I f * cking Huo?
The Golden Eagle thought about it for a while before cupping its fists and saying, "I'll call you Human Huo. We'll meet again in a hundred years!"
Wei Huo flew into the sky and said politely, "See you in a hundred years …"
After Wei Huo broke through the small world barrier and left, the Golden Eagle cursed, "See you again!"
It extended its hands. Its palms were dripping with blood, and the feathers on its wings were starting to fall. The battle just now seemed like a draw, but it had actually been severely injured.
Saying that they would meet again in a hundred years was just a polite remark. It was just like saying things like 'we'll meet again another day' or 'I'll treat you to a meal next time'. The time and place were not clear. Where would they fight in a hundred years?
The Golden Eagle had no choice but to make way. If it continued fighting, it would risk dying.
It was extremely dissatisfied. After guarding this place for more than eight hundred years, it hadn't met a single challenger, and this was the first one to defeat it. This was too much of a failure, and this made it lose a lot of face.
At that moment, Wei Huo had already broken through the third level and arrived at the fourth level. Wei Huo asked the golden armor, "How many levels are left until I reach the peak of Kunlun Mountain?"
The golden armor replied, "Nine is the limit. You have to reach the ninth level to reach the peak of Kunlun Mountain. At that time, you will obtain the supreme Dao Scripture."
The fourth level was a huge river. At that moment, Wei Huo was standing on a small boat. He had broken through the barrier and arrived on the boat with one step.
Because there was no wind, the surface of the river was very calm. There were almost no waves. The boat hovered on the surface of the river as if it had fallen into a mirror. The surface of the river reflected the sky full of clouds, but those clouds were also motionless.
Wei Huo frowned. "How do I break through the fourth level? Do I still have to break the sky? Which guardian is guarding it? "
The golden armor shook its head. "It's useless. From the fourth level onward, you can't rely on brute force to pass. Even if you shatter this world, it's useless."
Wei Huo touched the surface of the water and realized that it was as hard as iron. The boat was motionless and could not be rowed.
Suddenly, Wei Huo had an idea. He asked, "Could we be in a painting?"
The golden armor replied, "You really noticed that the fourth level is a painting. It was created by a Rule-level expert."
Everything around him was still. The sky, the river, and the boat were all motionless like a painting.
Wei Huo observed his surroundings carefully and could not help but sigh. "This is a beautiful painting."
The sky was vast, and the river was calm. Only a small boat was floating on the river. If one were to draw it from the outside, one would feel that the artistic conception was infinite, but the view was limited. The painting was only so big, and one could always see the end.
However, one could not see the end of the painting. The sky was infinite, and so was the river.
This was the difference between external appearance and internal observation. External appearance was limited, but internal observation was infinite. This was the state of mind.
Wei Huo seemed to have understood something. In the end, he sat down cross-legged and carefully comprehended the principles.
What was silence? What was movement?
What was limited? What was infinity?
This enlightenment was Wei Huo's reward for clearing the third level and reaching the fourth level. It was not a weapon or a cultivation technique, but a kind of enlightenment.
"External appearance is the form, but the form is not the form. Inner observation is the heart, but the heart is not the heart."
A sutra suddenly flowed into Wei Huo's heart. Wei Huo carefully comprehended it and realized that it was a cultivation technique that described Qi Refinement!
When we look at a painting, no matter how big it is, there will always be a boundary. This is the form. However, when we look at a painting, not only do we look, but we also have to comprehend its artistic conception. Although the painting is limited, the artistic conception is infinite.
Wei Huo sat down cross-legged and comprehended it carefully. Soon, he entered a mysterious realm. Why had the golden armor not mentioned the reward or the method to clear the fourth level in the beginning? Its purpose was to let Wei Huo comprehend it on his own.
In fact, it was also comprehending it carefully. Unfortunately, it could not comprehend anything, as it had already known what the reward for the fourth level was. It was precisely because it knew that it did not comprehend it. Because it had known in advance, it did not feel as if it had comprehended it at first sight.
It was just like someone spoiling a movie before watching it. If no one spoiled it, one would feel very amazed when one watched it. However, if someone spoiled it, one would still sigh and feel that it was impressive, but one would not feel that amazed.
Wei Huo sat in the boat and comprehended it for a long time. In the end, he opened his eyes and looked into the distance. The aura on his body seemed purer, and the impetuous turbid Qi dissipated. He felt like he was floating in the air like an immortal.
The golden armor asked, "What did you comprehend?"
Wei Huo shook his head. "I can't say it. I can only understand it. I can't say it."
This was a concept, a method to cultivate one's heart and soul. It required cultivators to look into their hearts, observe the vastness of their hearts, and observe the distance of their hearts.
However, this was not the main reason why he could not say it. The main reason was that he did not have enough knowledge. With his current level of knowledge, he could not explain what he had comprehended. At the very least, his explanation would not be logical and could not be proven. That was why instead of saying it out loud and embarrassing himself, he might as well pretend to say that he could only understand it but not explain it with words to show that he was special.
At the end of the day, it was because he was uncultured …
The golden armor nodded its non-existent head and swayed its helmet up and down. "It seems like you already understand. The Dao can be Dao, but it is not the Dao. This is not something that can be explained clearly with words. You can only slowly comprehend it yourself."
This was what it meant to pretend that one had not comprehended anything. One would say that one was right and nod to resolve the awkwardness of not understanding anything.
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