Chapter 412 Gazing at the Stars and Seeing the Qi
In times of peace, they would rather give up a happy life under the mountains and choose to live in seclusion and practice deep in the barren mountains. What kind of people are these?
They must all be people with firm beliefs and strong will, but they are also a group of relatively lonely and unsympathetic people.
Such people can give up everything in order to become immortals and become Buddhas.
You can say that they have strong beliefs, but it is also undeniable that they have weak relationships.
It is precisely because of this personality that after the disaster occurred, when some people awakened various abilities, they did not know that this was the cause of the disaster. Instead, they thought that it was the results of their own practice.
Therefore, after awakening their powers, these people did not immediately hunt zombies, monsters, or find rare treasures as evolutionary resources. Instead, they practiced harder, thinking that this would make them stronger.
It is true that you can become stronger by practicing hard, but compared to using various cultivation resources, the speed is really far behind.
By the time the practitioners in Orchid Valley realized something was wrong and started to catch up, it was already a step too late.
At this time, whether he was hunting zombies and monsters, or going to the mountains to find various mutant herbs, he was obviously at a disadvantage in terms of level.
Many people were unwilling to miss the opportunity to evolve and risked their lives to snatch cultivation resources with the weak against the strong. As a result, they were killed one after another by zombies and monsters.
After that, monsters evolved rapidly, and human development became even more difficult. Instead of you hunting the monsters, the monsters would hunt you in turn.
Especially in the past two years, the demon clan has frequently invaded Orchid Valley. In the past two years, there have been no less than dozens of battles, and the world has been shattered every time.
In the eyes of humans, demons are resources for cultivation, and in the eyes of demons, human practitioners are also resources for cultivation. Their powerful energy and blood are infinitely attractive to demons.
However, after years of fighting, the attacking demon clan changed one after another. However, the awakened ones in Youlan Valley continued to suffer losses, and now there are only about ten people left.
Among these ten people, there are still three or four superpowers that do not have the ability to fight, so now they can only huddle in this valley and wait for help from the outside.
The conditions in the valley are difficult and survival is difficult, and a group of powerful awakened people are all stoic and pursue the path of immortals and Buddhas, so no one in the valley fights for power and wealth, and they just get together to survive.
The Awakened suffered heavy casualties, and the ordinary people who survived back then were no better off.
Cold, disease, injury, and a pampered body simply cannot adapt to the wild environment, etc., so death becomes normal.
There were thousands of people back then, but now there are only a few dozen left. They have enough money to survive and have completely lost hope of survival.
Nowadays, an old Taoist priest is temporarily responsible for organizing trivial matters in this valley. He is Master Li Li Weizheng, a disciple of the Louguan sect of Taoism.
The Lou Guan sect is an early sect of Taoism. It uses knotted grass as a building to watch stars and gases, so it is named Lou Guan.
It can be seen from this that this sect is good at stargazing and fortune-telling!
In fact, the awakening ability of this old Taoist Li Weizheng is precisely related to this.
When he saw Wei Xuan for the first time, Li Weizheng couldn't help but feel shocked and shocked.
According to his experience, the brilliance emitted by ordinary people is light yellow and cannot be detected.
The awakened person's Qi and blood are like a rainbow, his Qi is strong, and his brilliance is bright yellow.
The bodies of the demon clan are mostly blood red.
Zombies are mainly black and brown.
Whether it is a human, a demon or a zombie, changes in the body's brilliance and complexion can reflect changes in its physical condition and fortune.
But the leader of the Shangqing Dao Sect in front of him was completely different from ordinary people.
His body was filled with purple aura, but it was also cloudy and cloudy. It was covered by a chaotic aura, making it impossible to see through the changes in his luck.
"This~~"
This was the first time Li Weizheng encountered such a situation, which made him feel blind as he was used to judging people by their anger.
Wei Xuan glanced at him and discovered that this old Taoist master was only at level 4, and his cultivation was not high, but his age and seniority were there, so he saluted very politely and called him "Master Li!" according to Taoist tradition.
"Hello, Master!"
The old Taoist didn't put on any airs, he was very kind and held his hands yin and yang together, performing a standard Taoist fist-holding salute.
"To be honest with the Sect Master, the current situation in Orchid Valley has indeed reached the point of exhaustion. If we continue to persist, there will be only death. It's just that we, as cultivators, are indifferent to fame and fortune and only want a place to live. I don't know that the Sect Master insists on letting me wait. What is the purpose of joining the Shangqing Taoist Sect?"
The old Taoist priest was also direct and gathered all the practitioners in Orchid Valley. After introducing each other, everyone sat in a group on the rocks beside the stream.
After Hu Chengji briefly introduced the situation and the conditions for Shangqing Daomen to rescue Orchid Valley, Li Weizheng took the lead in asking questions and was very curious about Wei Xuan.
With these people, Wei Xuan didn't want to make any detours, and said straightforwardly: "In order to let your abilities be useful! In order to let more people have a place to live like you said!"
"Sect Master Wei is also a member of Xuanmen. He should know that we practitioners are pursuing the immortal way, and it is really difficult for us to make trouble in the world of mortals!"
Another Taoist priest named Zhang Henian immediately retorted and shook his head.
He was the one who Hu Chengji mentioned had awakened the ability to make alchemy, so Wei Xuan was quite impressed by him.
Just listening to his words, Wei Xuan snorted disdainfully and said: "Pursuing immortality? You who practice immortality and Buddhism want to become immortals and Buddhas. Then what is an immortal? What is a Buddha?"
"Naturally, we are freed from all kinds of suffering, do not suffer from the suffering of reincarnation, do not get involved in cause and effect, and gain supreme freedom!"
Monk Jingye, a relatively younger monk, immediately spoke.
"Do you think it's possible? Bodhidharma even traveled east to preach the scriptures! The supreme freedom is just a concept. Can you explain what the supreme freedom is?"
"This~"
Monk Jingye obviously did not have the profound wisdom of Zen Master Wuxia, and he was actually confused by Wei Xuan for a while.
"What is Buddha? The heart is Buddha. What is Tao? Everything you do is Tao. How do you know that in this situation, it is neither Buddha nor Tao?"
With powerful abilities and a longer lifespan than ordinary people, isn't he the legendary immortal Buddha?
What you asked for is right in front of you, but you still don’t know it!
If you are really like you, sitting in the mountains, you might as well dig up holes and bury yourself. It's all over, why should you live a good life? Only when you die can everything be lost! "
Wei Xuan's words stunned everyone present.
Monk Jingye was still dissatisfied and retorted: "You just mentioned Patriarch Bodhidharma. Didn't Patriarch Bodhidharma also face the wall for thirty years?"
Wei Xuan glanced at him, shook his head and sighed, "Your study of Buddhism is just a dead study and you don't know how to adapt. I don't know how many people in this world are like you, obsessed and without wisdom."
After practicing for decades, a young Taoist priest told him that he had no wisdom. The pure karma monk looked a little ugly.
But Wei Xuan's next words made him lower his head and think deeply.