Scratching his head awkwardly, Yan Guilai said, "Yes, the first eight floors of this Hundred Herb Floor are indeed breathtaking, but the ninth floor is really, hehe …"
Shaking its head with a smile, the nine-colored deer lifted its head and looked at the stars in the sky. It smiled and said, "Don't think that these stars are illusory projections. In fact … every star in the sky is a ten thousand mu herb field."
After a slight pause, the nine-colored deer continued, "In the sky, there are a total of three thousand stars, corresponding to three thousand mu herb fields. In each field, there are nine Spiritual Herbs of the Heavens and Earth."
Hearing the nine-colored deer's words, Yan Guilai's eyes widened in disbelief.
Seeing Yan Guilai's shocked expression, the nine-colored deer smiled and said, "Now, these three thousand Spiritual Herbs of the Heavens and Earth have all matured. As long as you find a skilled alchemist, you can refine a Golden Pill, allowing an ordinary half-step Emperor practitioner to directly become an Emperor!"
Sss …
Hearing the nine-colored deer's words, Yan Guilai couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air, looking at the nine-colored deer in disbelief.
Seeing Yan Guilai's shocked expression, the nine-colored deer smiled and continued, "Furthermore, these Spiritual Herbs of the Heavens and Earth mature once every three thousand years. Therefore … do you understand the greatness of this Hundred Herb Floor?"
Nodding his head, Yan Guilai couldn't understand. It was impossible.
No wonder there was a legend about the existence of the Emperor Pill. Thinking about it … this definitely had something to do with the Hundred Herb Floor.
Unless it was an existence like the Hundred Herb Floor, who else could collect three thousand Spiritual Herbs of the Heavens and Earth, even if they found a skilled alchemist?
The so-called Spiritual Herbs of the Heavens and Earth referred to Grade Nine Spiritual Herbs. These Spiritual Herbs of the Heavens and Earth grew naturally. The highest grade of Spiritual Herbs was an essential ingredient in refining the Emperor Pill.
Generally speaking, the Grade Nine Spiritual Herbs that people were familiar with, such as the ten-thousand-year-old Ginseng, ten-thousand-year-old Snow Lotus, ten-thousand-year-old Lingzhi …
However, in reality, there were a total of three thousand types of similar spiritual herbs. Most of them were difficult to even name, let alone find or possess.
Taking a deep breath, Yan Guilai said, "Alright, I can't refuse this temptation. But I want to know, what do I have to pay in order to obtain these?"
In response to Yan Guilai's question, the Nine-Colored Deer smiled faintly and said, "Actually, it's nothing much. As an Artifact Spirit, I don't have any requests. I just hope that you can make good use of the Hundred Herb Floor and benefit the common people."
As it spoke, the nine-colored deer paused for a moment. Then, it smiled and said, "I won't hide it from you. The reason why I chose you is purely because you have true love, great love, and compassion in your heart."
Frowning, Yan Gui Lai bitterly smiled and said, "Although it sounds very happy, but to be honest, I really don't believe it. Could it be that … just because I am a good person, you are willing to help me in the same boat?"
Shaking its head, the Nine-colored Deer smiled and said, "No, no, no … Even though I don't know what you've done in the past, I can sense that you're a person who has done great deeds for the world and the people."
After organizing its thoughts, the nine-colored deer solemnly said, "True love, great love, and compassion are the cause. The boundless virtue you possess is the effect. To put it bluntly … I'm following you because you are a person of great virtue to Heaven and Earth, to all living beings."
When he heard the nine-colored deer's words, Yan Guilai suddenly understood. "I understand now. The reason you open the Hundred Herb Floor every year is also for merit, right?"
Shaking its head with a bitter smile, the nine-colored deer said, "Although what you say sounds right at first, you're actually reversing the cause. That's not right."
Cause is cause, effect is effect. There is only effect if there is cause. There is no effect without cause, and there is no cause without effect.
If one deliberately sought for merit, they would not obtain merit. Only by truly loving the world and the people from the heart could one obtain merit. If one deliberately did it for merit, then one's good cause might not result in good results.
Yan Guilai couldn't help but frown when he heard the nine-colored deer's words. He couldn't understand the difference at all.
Seeing Yan Guilai's confused look, the nine-colored deer said, "Simply put, you love the people, so you can't bear to see the poor people destitute and homeless. Therefore, you are generous. This is called good cause, and it will result in good results in the future."
If a tycoon wholeheartedly wanted to obtain merit in exchange for greater wealth, then forking out money to help the poor people, this wouldn't be considered good cause, and it might not result in good results.
Looking deeply at Yan Guilai, the nine-colored deer said, "The heavens can be deceived, the earth can be deceived, but the human heart cannot be deceived. Don't think that the people are fools. They can distinguish between good and evil, and they can also tell who is sincere and who is insincere."
Nodding in understanding, Yan Guilai said, "Indeed … many people who pretend to be benevolent and righteous. Although they give a lot, everyone knows that they are just fishing for fame. Such people usually don't have a good ending."
Nodding with a faint smile, the nine-colored deer said, "That's right. This has nothing to do with money, nor does it have anything to do with being rich. In short … if you want good results, you must first have good causes. Those who fish for fame may be able to shine for a while, but they will never have a good ending."
Nodding his head in admiration, Yan Gui Lai said, "Indeed... As the saying goes, you reap what you sow. To reap what you sow, you must plant a good cause, and to reap what you sow, you must have a kind heart!"
Narrowing its eyes gently, the nine-colored deer nodded and said, "That's right. Kindness corresponds to good results, and disgust corresponds to evil results. Therefore … the order of cause and effect cannot be reversed. The order of cause and effect cannot be reversed."
If you wholeheartedly do good, you must have good results.
If you didn't have a kind heart, but insisted on good results, that was the biggest joke in the world.
Sighing, Yan Guilai said, "Now, I finally understand. Just as you said, what you value most is great love, true love, and compassion. Only with these can you have good karma."
Nodding happily, the nine-colored deer said, "A person's heart and feelings are the essence of a person. As for good karma, the ancestors can pass down some."
Nodding, Yan Guilai said, "That's right. If you have good karma, but if you don't have a kind heart, no matter how much good karma you have, it won't be enough. After all … no matter how much good karma you have, you can't afford to waste it."
Smiling gracefully, the nine-colored deer said, "That's right … Smart people look at the future. Only fools only look at the benefits in front of them."
As the saying goes, a poor person can't live past three generations, and a rich person can't live past five generations. Good karma was the same. If you ran into those rebellious and mischievous children, it wouldn't take many years for the good karma passed down by your ancestors to be completely ruined.
Truly smart people judged people by their nature, and not by their external conditions, family background, or the blessings of their ancestors.
Clapping his hands in praise, Yan Guilai said, "Then, what should I do next? How should I do it?"
Shaking its head, the nine-colored deer said, "No one can tell you. You don't need to do anything on purpose. What you need to do is follow your heart and do what you think is right. That's enough."
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