Outside the Valley of the Twenty-fourth Section.
"Oh … Jinfeng, these little guys outside were dealt with by the big guys in the valley, right?"
"Yes …"
"Tsk, those two big monkeys were really heavy-handed."
"Kill the chicken to warn the monkey. Even the monkeys outside know battle tactics. I don't doubt the intelligence of those two monkeys in the valley at all."
Xia Liuqing, Mei Jinfeng, Wang Zhenqiu, and Barran all walked towards the monkeys lying on the ground outside the valley. They lowered their heads and looked at the monkeys who had already lost their lives.
Zhang Chulan, Liu Xiaojiang, and Feng Bao Bao stood at the entrance of the Valley of the Twenty-fourth Section. They looked at the group of monkeys lying on the ground not far away.
Zhang Chulan, in particular, saw that the big-eared little monkey was shakily getting up from the ground. It squatted on the ground with great difficulty and looked at the valley. It was completely stunned, and no one knew what it was thinking.
Feng Bao Bao sensed Zhang Chulan's state and didn't say anything. She just followed him closely and followed his gaze to look at the little monkey.
"The obsession of these monkeys is very deep. If they only thirsted for the so-called power, generation after generation would continuously attack the mountain valley, and generation after generation would die because of this, they would have long chosen to give up and submit to the monkeys in the mountain valley."
Liu Xiaojiang knew that Zhang Chulan was sympathizing with the monkey, so he reached out and patted him on the shoulder.
"According to human standards, their intelligence has long surpassed that of ordinary monkeys. Even if they haven't become as smart as humans, they have the initial level of human intelligence."
"Obsessions, or in other words, hopes, desires, and wishes. They may want to make themselves better, or they may want to pursue greater power, or they may want to become as weak and as strong as humans. But no matter what, it is still their own choice."
"This group of monkeys with deep obsessions may make high and mighty people feel pity for them, but for themselves, these actions and sacrifices are worth it. There is no need to measure these small cultivators by the standards of humans."
"Respect, accept, remind, and treat them with the standards of the same kind. Try to stand from the perspective of a cultivation senior. Don't just look down on them from above. Perhaps it can help them to be more determined on the path under their feet."
Hearing this,
Zhang Chulan looked at Liu Xiaojiang in surprise and whispered,
"Brother Liu, since you have noticed this from the beginning and are willing to stand from the perspective of a cultivation senior, why haven't you helped them deal with the monkeys in the valley?"
Liu Xiaojiang looked at Zhang Chulan as if he was looking at a fool and said, "Someone has already provided them with a more complete path without interfering with their thoughts. Can I still directly turn them into humans?"
"If you haven't even cultivated your heart, so what if you complete your body cultivation? Just like the group of transformers who suddenly obtained power, because they were obsessed with the pleasure brought by power, in the end, they didn't even plan to be humans anymore …"
"Is this helping them or harming them?"
At this point, he pointed at the twenty-four sections of the Valley of Heaven behind him and said,
"This valley seems to be a reward for the creatures who come here, but in fact, it is also a test for the creatures who come here."
"The original owner of the valley probably wanted to use this test to test whether the creatures who entered the valley were qualified to accept his gift in the end. However, for those ordinary people who don't know Qi, the test they receive will only be more difficult than for us mutants."
"It is precisely because ordinary people don't have power that they first have to face the test of their state of mind to obtain power. Only when they become a true mutant can they continue to focus on the riddles given by the valley and the cave."
"And for people like us who have a stable state of mind and already have power in advance, it may be difficult or simple to understand the riddles given by the owner of the valley, but compared to ordinary people, there is definitely no risk of mental collapse and Qigong Deviation."
"The owner of the valley wants to leave something to his descendants, but he doesn't want anyone to be able to obtain it easily. It is understandable that he set a test in the valley and the cave."
"Rootless people walk through the valley and the cave and solve all the riddles to obtain the gift. Then, based on the various circumstances at that time, they deny the thoughts and actions of the owner of the valley. Although there is a hint of burning the bridge after crossing the river, in reality, it is difficult to say whether he is right or wrong."
"After all, everything that the two have done has their own reasons, and they can both be justified. It is nothing more than some differences in thinking."
"Brother Liu, to be able to create such a place with his own hands, he might really be a person who has ascended to immortality," Zhang Chulan said suspiciously.
"What right does this god-grandfather of mine have to be able to deny the thoughts and actions of the Saint in a way that has nothing to do with right or wrong?"
"Ahem …"
Liu Xiaojiang looked at Wang Zhenqiu and the others in the distance, glanced at Zhang Chulan in annoyance, and whispered, "You're really shameless.
"You brat, you're really shameless. Clearly, no one cares about the two of us anymore, yet you're still talking about god-grandpa this and that."
"Hehe," Zhang Chulan scratched the back of his head and said embarrassedly, "We have to complete the act."
"Alright."
Liu Xiaojiang pursed his lips. "We'll talk about this later. Let's fool these guys away first, and then we'll go back to explore the true secret of this valley."
"You've already discovered it?" Zhang Chulan said in surprise.
"Hmph, no matter what, you're still a disciple of Tenshi Province. You should go back and look at the stories left behind by your ancestors." Liu Xiaojiang shrugged and said,
"If I didn't understand what 'Cheng' meant before, but now that I've talked to you for so long and returned to the valley to take a look, I've pretty much understood it."
"Understood!" Zhang Chulan nodded vigorously.
At the same time..,
"Ah Lian! Let's go! Go get your luggage! "Wang Zhenqiu waved his hand from afar.
Seeing this..,
Liu Xiaojiang, Zhang Chulan, and Feng Bao Bao immediately walked towards the four people in the distance.
The three of them happened to pass by the big-eared little monkey and found that the little guy was still sitting there in a daze, staring at the entrance of the twenty-four sections of the valley.
After walking over..,
Zhang Chulan turned around to look at the little monkey, who was sitting there with a slightly lonely and desperate back view. He could not help but leave the crowd behind and walk in front of the monkey again. He took off his coat and trousers and casually threw them to the ground.
Seeing this..,
"Eh?"
"Little Zhang?"
"Ah Lian, what are you doing this time?"
"What's wrong with you again?"
Other than Liu Xiaojiang and Feng Bao Bao, almost everyone looked at Zhang Chulan in surprise. They had no idea what he was up to.
In front of the big-eared little monkey..,
"Zhang Huaiyi!"
Zhang Chulan bent over to look at the little monkey and slowly said, "Since you have the same name as my grandfather, I'll give you some advice today!"
"Whether a stupid monkey like you can understand or not, it's none of my business anymore!"
Hearing this..,
The little monkey raised its head with some difficulty and looked at Zhang Chulan in confusion. It seemed that it understood Zhang Chulan's words, but it also seemed that it did not understand at all.
"You should have entered that valley and experienced that wonderful and comfortable feeling, so you are abnormally obsessed with that place, right?"
Zhang Chulan bent over and pointed at the entrance of the twenty-four sections of the valley in the distance. He tried his best to speak slowly and firmly,
"You only need to enter that valley once. You only need to experience that wonderful feeling once. There's no need to linger on it!"
"You just need to be clear about what you need to do in that valley!"
"It's just teaching you how to be a human!"
"You can be a human in the valley, you can be a human in the wilderness, you can be a human in the temple, and you can be a human in the underworld. It's just a matter of whether it's easy or not!"
After saying this, he smiled and looked at the monkey on the ground. Then, he imitated the monkey's actions and slowly straightened his spine in front of the monkey.
"Do you still remember the feeling of being a human in the valley?"
"Now, follow me and experience it again. One section at a time … Slowly … Straighten your spine completely!"
Seeing this, the monkey immediately stood up from the ground and imitated Zhang Chulan. He slowly straightened his spine, but it seemed extremely difficult. He even trembled and found it difficult to persevere.
"Yes, it's obviously more comfortable to crawl, and it's obviously faster to walk on all fours. There's such a group of freaks who insist on standing upright."
Zhang Chulan stood up straight and looked at the monkey who was standing upright but trembling. He smiled and said,
"What is a human?"
"An indomitable exotic beast!"
As soon as he finished speaking..,
The monkey, who was standing upright on both feet, could not help but fall to the ground with difficulty. Because of the injuries on its body, it struggled to get up. It could only lie on the ground and look at Zhang Chulan in front of it.
"Yes, it's hard but comfortable. This is the feeling of being a human..."
Zhang Chulan straightened his spine and lowered his head to look at the monkey on the ground.
"If you only pursue a wonderful and comfortable experience, it's only a matter of time before you degenerate into a beast again..."
After saying that, he did not care whether the monkey really understood or not. He immediately walked to the side and picked up his clothes to put them on.
At this moment..,
Wang Zhenqiu walked over with a smile and said, "So you've already thought of it."
"Hmm..."
As Zhang Chulan put on her clothes, she replied, "The answer to what it means to be a human is not difficult. Although there are different ways to define a human being, looking at it from this valley, it has to be defined from the perspective of cultivation."
"If you don't cultivate, you can't call yourself a complete human being. Anyway, when my grandfather taught me, the first step was to cultivate my posture..."
"Both the spirit and the body have to reach the state of 'upright', which is the so-called indomitable spirit. You have to have an upright spine in order for your aura to flow smoothly."
After putting on his clothes..,
Zhang Chulan turned to face the entrance of the twenty-four sections of the Valley of Heaven and said,
"The valley and the cave obviously symbolize the spine and the head. Then, the corresponding important acupuncture points are very likely to hide the secret that my god-grandfather mentioned."
"Just now, when you were in the valley, you were checking the area that roughly symbolized the 'hundred meetings'. You should be right, right?"
"Tsk, hehe..." Wang Zhenqiu laughed unhappily. Then, he looked up at the valley opposite him and said,
"The entrance of this valley should represent the 'perineum', but there's nothing worth paying attention to. It seems that if we don't crack the second key, 'sincerity', we won't be able to find the real secret of this valley."
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