After Yao agreed, Lu An impatiently picked up "The Realm of the Demon Gods" and flipped to the first page.
There were only sixteen words on the first page, but it stunned Lu An.
Everything in the universe is nothing more than life and death. Life is a short moment, death is eternal.
Using life as power, its power is limited. Using death as power, its power is infinite.
Lu An was clearly stunned when he saw these sixteen words. Yao sat beside Lu An and frowned as she looked at these sixteen words. She wanted to restrain herself, but she couldn't and said, "Nonsense!"
Lu An's body trembled, but he wasn't angry. He only turned to look at Yao. He knew that Yao was a rare genius in Sengoku, and her understanding of life surpassed anyone else. He asked, "Why do you say that?"
He looked at Lu An from afar and revealed a rarely seen serious expression. He said, "It says that the life of all things is limited and death is eternal. At first glance, it might make sense, but all things begin with life and end with death. After death, all things disappear. What's the point?"
"Using life as power, its power is limited. Using death as power, its power is infinite. If a person dies, what's the point of talking about power? "Yao said with a frown." The purpose of cultivation is nothing more than to seek immortality. If one seeks death, then wouldn't all murderers become good people? All chivalrous people become evil beyond redemption? "
Yao rarely showed such anger, but in reality, she was already restraining herself. This kind of book would be categorized as a heresy in Sengoku! If this book wasn't in the possession of Lu An's mother, Yao would have destroyed it long ago, not to mention agreeing to let Lu An cultivate it.
Lu An wasn't someone who couldn't distinguish right from wrong. He said, "If this book really reverses the black cards and treats human lives like grass, I definitely won't learn it."
Yao was slightly relieved after hearing this. She nodded slightly and continued reading with Lu An.
The book wasn't thick. From the beginning to the end, there were only twenty pages. There were words on both sides of the twenty pages, which meant that there were a total of forty pages. Of the forty pages, the first four were all debates about life and death. The first question was whether all things began with life or death.
'Beginning with death' sounded absurd, but all living beings would undoubtedly say 'beginning with life', even if it was a heresy. The end of life was death, but this book didn't think so. Instead, it said that all things began with death. It was death that gave birth to life, giving all things a lifespan, and eventually returning to death.
Because of this point of view, a second theory was born, which was the theory of death. In the universe, death was the majority, and life was just a tiny individual. Compared to death, it was not worth mentioning at all. Therefore, the difference between life energy and death energy was like the difference between a drop of water and an ocean. Cultivating life energy instead of death energy was like putting the cart before the horse.
Then, the book put forward a third theory, which was the essence of death. Even when all living things were alive, because they came from death, their bodies contained a large amount of death energy, and they constantly communicated with the death energy of the universe. It wasn't only after death that one could cultivate the power of death. Even when one was alive, one could cultivate the power of death and obtain endless power.
Finally, the book put forward a fourth theory, which was the theory of eternal life.
In the rules of the universe, death created life. It was impossible to cultivate life to resist death, so no one had ever obtained eternal life. Only by cultivating death, could one obtain eternity from death.
After reading the first four pages, Lu An frowned. Even Yao Yao was the same.
It had to be said, the contents of these four pages had caused a huge impact on their thinking. And the root of all this impact was the first theory – whether all things in the universe began with death or life.
Actually, many people had considered this before. Even ordinary people would discuss the origin and meaning of life during their leisure time. But this question was basically divided into two factions. Non-believers would agree that the universe began with a state of chaos, and gradually gave birth to life. Believers would believe that God created the universe. As for where God came from, they weren't sure.
But this was the thinking of ordinary people. To practitioners, they were basically atheists. In other words, the universe began with chaos, and later gave birth to life. But because of this point, it directly confirmed the theory of this book.
There was no beginning or end, only eternal death. Or it could be said that death was the beginning, and death was the end.
Lu An didn't continue flipping, he didn't need Yao Yao to stop him. He even placed the book back into his ring, and sat on the chair without uttering a word.
The impact of this theory on him was too great. If he couldn't figure out this theory, if he couldn't use his own thoughts to see through this theory, then his blind cultivation in the future would definitely lead his own theories, thoughts, and even morals astray. He would completely become a person that he didn't know.
Lu An never wanted to be a puppet of any theory. He had his own thoughts, he was himself, no one could shake him.
Seeing Lu An's decision, Yao finally felt at ease this time. Lu An wasn't the kind of person who blindly advanced towards strength. If not, he would've long been unable to resist the temptation to consume all sorts of treasures. Even though this was a book left behind by his mother, he didn't blindly cultivate. But this theory had a huge impact on Yao Yao, she also needed to use her own thinking to refute this theory.
Because of a book, a pair of husband and wife suddenly quietened down.
From day to night, Red Coat only returned when it was close to midnight. For people with their strength, sleep was not necessary. It was just a personal choice, and there was no need to disturb their rest. However, when Red Coat saw the two of them sitting on the chair without moving or saying a word, she was shocked. She thought that the two of them had quarreled, so she quickly went forward to persuade them. But when she found out that the two of them were thinking because of the contents of the book, she couldn't help but laugh.
The contents of the first four pages had nothing to do with cultivation, so Lu An also told her the question that the two of them were thinking about. Red Coat laughed and said, "So that's what you're thinking about. Your mother asked me the same question back then."
Lu An And Yao were stunned. Lu An asked, "My mother didn't think it through either?"
"How could that be? Your mother is the Red Sky Witch. How could she be bound by the problem of life and death?" Red Coat said with a smile. "She just felt bored and wanted to tease me."
Lu An was stunned and asked, "Then, has Big Sister Red thought it through?"
"I don't have time to think about this problem!" Red Coat shrugged and waved her hand. "I don't care about this problem. I just want to cultivate and live for a few thousand more years. Once I've lived enough, I'll die. There are too many meaningful things in life. Life and death are not my priority. I haven't even settled the things I care about. What's the point of thinking about them? "
Lu An And Yao was shocked and looked at each other. Red Coat was right. Lu An had once disregarded life and death for the women in his family. This meant that life and death were not the greatest meaning in life. Without these women, what was the point of Lu An living now?
But …
This was a problem that Lu An had to face in order to cultivate. He had to think it through. His situation was completely different from Red Coat's.
"What did my mother say back then?" Lu An asked again.
"Your mother didn't say." Red Coat shook her head and said, "She said that everyone has their own thoughts. She didn't want to affect anyone. However, I still remember clearly how bright your mother's eyes were back then. She wasn't bothered by this problem at all. "
Red Coat waved her hand and said, "It's not easy to think through this problem. You can stay here for as long as you want. When you've thought it through, come find me. I won't disturb you in the process."
With that, Red Coat bade farewell to the two and left the building. Only Lu An And Yao remained in the building, deep in thought. The two of them did nothing but sit there and think about this problem.
They kept thinking and rejecting it. The two of them had to give themselves a satisfactory answer. Otherwise, it would be a huge hindrance to their future cultivation.
Many philosophers in the world had spent their entire lives trying to come up with an answer to this problem. For two young people to think through this problem was as difficult as ascending to the heavens. Although Lu An And Yao was a smart person, they still sat there for an entire night.
At dawn the next day, the darkness dissipated and sunlight covered the entire building. Suddenly, Lu An And Yao's body trembled and they looked at each other!
"I've thought it through," the two of them said at the same time. They looked at each other and smiled happily.
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