He clearly knew that stepping on this path of karma would bring him endless trouble.
He knew that the end of karma might be a sea of bitterness.
Gu Qingfeng still decided to step on this path. It was not on a whim, nor was it on impulse.
It was not that he had been planning for a long time.
Of course, he was not looking for trouble because he had nothing better to do.
He had once met a very old senior in the Nine Underworlds. He was so old that almost no one knew how long he had lived.
Back then, he had chatted with that old senior for a long time. What left the deepest impression on him was that the old senior had once asked him three questions. To this day, he still couldn't answer these three questions.
The questions were not difficult. They were not about the Great Tao, the law, or the mystery of heaven and earth.
They were three questions that sounded simple at first.
Who are you?
Where are you from?
Where are you going?
It was these three questions that could not be any simpler that Gu Qingfeng could not answer back then, and he still could not answer them today.
Gu Qingfeng knew who he was, but he also did not know who he was.
He knew where he came from, but he also did not know.
He knew where he was going, but he also did not know.
This was a frightening question to ponder upon.
And in order to understand these three questions, the answer lies in karma.
On this day.
In the Hidden Spirit Garden in the back mountain of Yunxia School.
In the quiet room.
Gu Qingfeng lay on the bed casually, drinking wine and looking at the Heart of Ice.
As Zhu Xia had said, this thing was derived from the source of water in nature. It could be regarded as a great treasure of nature. If it could be integrated into one's foundation, it would be of great benefit to one's future cultivation.
This was true for ordinary people. However, Gu Qingfeng did not care about it, nor was he interested.
What really interested him was what was contained in the Heart of Ice.
There was a kind of blood spirit aura.
There was also a kind of mutual generation aura.
The blood spirit aura should belong to Yun Nishang. As for the mutual generation aura, it should be a kind of mystery.
Both the blood spirit aura and the mutual generation aura had been integrated with the Heart of Ice. The three could not be distinguished from each other.
In other words, the only way to unlock the secrets of the Ice Profound Heart was to find the Blazing Sun Heart that was compatible with it.
Gu Qingfeng decided to head to the Jiuhua Alliance and snatch the Flaming Sun's Heart back.
After putting away the Ice Profound Heart, he took out a scroll painting. After opening it, it was a seemingly ordinary ink painting.
It was the one that Zhu Xia had given him earlier.
Gu Qingfeng couldn't tell what the painting was about. He only remembered that it came from a Buddhist relic and was later snatched away by Hong Xiu, or Yun Nishang.
There was also a name on the painting.
However, the name was very strange. It was called 'Nirvana Oblivion Diagram'.
What did it mean to forget oneself in nirvana?
Gu Qingfeng knew about Nirvana.
That was a supreme realm of Buddhism. After Nirvana, one would transcend life and death. Their consciousness would vanish and their thoughts would become eternal.
But what the hell was' forget me '?
How could he achieve selflessness when he was already dead?
What was there to forget?
He did not understand.
He couldn't figure it out.
This painting looked very simple and ordinary. It could even be said that it was very crude.
There was only a mountain in the painting.
And it looked like a very barren mountain.
On the mountain, the flowers and plants were withered and the trees were withered. Even the stone statues on the mountain seemed to have decayed.
Other than that, there was nothing else.
But it was such a strange painting that gave Gu Qingfeng a sense of déjà vu. When he was in the Ice Mystic Sect, it had inexplicably affected his Great Freedom State of Mind.
Gu Qingfeng thought about it and couldn't figure out what was so special about this painting.
He only felt like he had seen it before.
However, he really couldn't tell what was so familiar about it.
This feeling was like finding a dim light in the endless darkness. The light was there, but he just couldn't touch it.
"Sigh!"
Gu Qingfeng sighed and raised his head to take a sip of wine. Then, he entered the Nirvana Bone Jade.
In an ethereal world, an ethereal space. On an ethereal mountain, there was an ethereal temple. Inside the ethereal temple lived an old monk that Gu Qingfeng had never seen before.
"Amitabha. Patron Ancient, how have you been?"
The moment he entered the Nirvana Bone Jade, the old monk's old and hoarse voice sounded.
Gu Qingfeng did not waste any time and went straight to the point. He asked about the Nirvana Oblivion Painting, but what he did not expect was that the old monk actually did not know anything. He did not know the origin of the painting, nor did he know the mystery of the painting.
"This thing was dug out from your Buddhist ruins back then. Don't you know?"
"Patron Ancient, the things in the Buddhist ruins might not necessarily belong to the Buddhist sects."
"If it didn't belong to the Buddhist sects, why would it be called Nirvana Emptiness?"
"I don't know either."
Gu Qingfeng smiled and asked again, "Alright, this painting will inexplicably affect my state of mind. Why is that …"
"I don't know."
Gu Qingfeng smiled and probed, "That painting is called Nirvana Emptiness and you live in the Nirvana Bone Jade. They are both nirvanic. Could there be any connection?"
"I don't know."
"Do you really not know, or do you not wish to tell me?"
"I really don't know."
Although the old monk didn't know anything, Gu Qingfeng had a feeling that the old monk knew something. He just didn't know why he was avoiding the question.
If the old monk didn't wish to speak, there was nothing Gu Qingfeng could do. He only said unhappily, "You Buddhists only know how to fiddle with these mysterious things. If you want to fiddle with them, you have to understand. They are all illusory and mysterious things. Samsara was created by you, karma was also created by you, life and death were also created by you, good and evil were also created by you. It's not without reason that Buddhism was destroyed. No wonder no one in the world can tolerate you. Serves you right."
"Amitabha …"
The old monk didn't say anything about Gu Qingfeng's displeasure.
"Alright, take a rest."
Since he couldn't get an answer, Gu Qingfeng couldn't be bothered to ask further. Just as he was about to leave, the old monk's voice sounded.
"Ancient Hermit, may I ask one more question?"
"Go ahead."
"You said that the painting was left to you by Yun Nishang?"
"That's right."
For some reason, the old monk suddenly sighed. After a long time, he said, "In that case, Patron Ancient has already decided to embark on the path of karma."
"You can say that."
After Gu Qingfeng finished speaking, the old monk sighed again and said, "Patron Ancient, the sea of bitterness is boundless. Repent and you'll see the shore."
"And then?"
Gu Qingfeng wasn't in a hurry. He listened with great interest.
"I still remember clearly that what Patron Ancient wants to do most is to live a carefree life. Moreover, Patron Ancient has already cultivated the state of Great Freedom. You can do whatever you want without being troubled by your inner demons. Why don't you live a carefree life? Why do you have to explore the so-called karma?"
Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng was speechless. He said, "Old monk, I suddenly realized a problem. Every time I ask about karma, you avoid it. It was like this in the past. After the catastrophe, when I woke up, not only did you avoid it, but you also persuaded me many times. Why do I feel that you don't want me to explore karma?"
"Karma is a path of no return. There is only a sea of bitterness at the end. There is nothing else. I don't want to see Patron Ancient fall into the sea of bitterness … Moreover, when you explore karma, you will find that it's not the karma you want. Perhaps it's the karma you gave up from the beginning …"
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