svetikya Chapter 305 I am who I am, and I am the one who can reach the heavens.
Chapter 305 I am who I am, and I am the one who can reach the heavens.
"Now that you have ascended to heaven, why do you interfere in the mortal realm?"
In the raging Demon Realm, countless voices overlapped as they looked towards the Inner Realm of Great Luo Heaven, gazing at the enlightened beings who shared the same era as them.
Among them were Laozi, the Daoist patriarch who championed virtue, nature, non-action, and tranquility; Lü Dongbin, the Pure Yang Ancestor who unified the cultivation of alchemy and the dual practice of Dao and sword; and Chang Yue, the Kunyang King, who first cultivated the Way of Humanity to perfect the Way of Immortality...
In the vast and boundless inner void, stars, from ancient times to the present, have been twinkling in turn, starting from the distant other shore.
This light continued to spread, growing from the initial tiny spark of a firefly to the brilliance of a full moon. Its radiant light connected the past and present, shining upon Lü Qian in this very moment.
In reality, the boundary between illusion and reality is revealed at this moment. The inner scene seems to be superimposed on the real world, and the bright sun of daytime hangs in the sky.
But in the distant sky, another jade-like moon rises from the horizon, rivaling the sun high above.
This silver moon resembles the jade disc on earth that alternates with the sun, but it is quite different from it.
Because the brilliant and dazzling light emitted by the moon is no longer a reflection of the sun, but its own pure light, its own bright light.
Such bright light is not illusory or ethereal; on the contrary, it rivals the brilliance of the sun in the heavens.
This is the glory of humanity, and also proof that practitioners are independent of heaven and earth!
The "Sun and Moon Chapter" of the "Collection of Teachings of Zhong Lü" states that if a cultivator emulates Heaven and Earth, he can attain immortality.
The sun and moon alternate in their cycles. The moonlight is born from the sunlight, and yin is formed from yang. If you want the moonlight to be clear and bright, you need to borrow the vast and pure sunlight.
Practitioners use the false to cultivate the true, and use the Tao to expound the Dharma, ultimately attaining their own indestructible spiritual light, a radiance that stands alone between the sun and the moon.
A vast and magnificent light converged from the inner landscape, flowing from ancient times to the present, and shone upon Lü Qian.
These rays of light dispelled the demonic intent that the sunlight had failed to dispel, and swirled around Lü Qian like auspicious clouds, transforming into countless ribbons that danced around him.
The resentment and bitterness that gathered through the inner vision have been intercepted by the enlightened beings of many eras. The demon realm in the present world has lost the supply from the past, the demonic energy is in turmoil, and the island of Nathan, which is entrenched in the sea, is in constant turmoil.
The formless and intangible energy between heaven and earth combined with the tangible and substantial earth, rocks, trees, lightning, wind, and waves, and a human figure slowly condensed from the overwhelming demonic intent.
The figure emerged from the resentment and unwillingness that had consumed him, and from that lingering obsession, it transformed into a physical body.
This body was outwardly identical to Lü Qian in the distance: the same headdress and hair tied up, the same wooden sword at hand, the same whisk draped over his arm, the same robes and shoes...
That faceless face, which embodies the essence of all beings, tried its best to resemble Lü Qian's appearance. Although it didn't look exactly like him, it was even more similar.
He stood above the Demon Realm, with towering flames following behind him, quite different from Lü Qian, who seemed to be surrounded by auspicious clouds in the distance.
On that faceless face, a pair of lifeless eyes shone with light. They stared at Lü Qian, who was slowly walking towards them, and murmured something in a dazed and confused tone.
"We too aspire to enlightenment, so why are we not saved?"
Above the sky, the jade wheel and silver moon, inherited from the past, shone along the path to heaven, illuminating this life and this world. Its dazzling brilliance shone on Lü Qian, the only one present at this moment.
Although it resembled Lü Qian at this moment, the brilliance that transcended the world did not shine upon it.
Beside it, only the dark, surging obsession remained, without a trace of unexpected pity.
"Why don't you save us?"
"Because you are not me!"
The answer it received at this moment was no longer the silent wind and waves, or the sighs coming from the inner world, but Lu Qian's thunderous rebuke.
Lu Qian carried a wooden sword, a whisk hanging from his arm, and his hair was tied up with a wooden hairpin and turban. He looked like an ordinary, unremarkable Taoist priest.
He treads through the wind and waves, with the flowing clouds and gentle breeze bestowed upon him by his predecessors and sages, walking step by step toward the distance.
As Lü Qian gazed at the body that resembled his own, his pupils flashed with crimson-gold light, and two divine beams of light traversed the vast distance between the sea and the sky, shining upon the body.
In an instant, it was as if a raging inferno had swept over him, divine light ignited, and the crimson-gold flames burned away the similar appearance, leaving only the dark and illusory obsession within.
These obsessions are complex and chaotic, with desires that are constantly shifting and wavering, lacking any true essence or authenticity.
"I am who I am, Lü Qian is me, Xuan Yang is me, and the one who can reach the heavens is me, that's all."
In just a few steps, as if shrinking the distance to an inch, Lü Qian's figure had already crossed the wind and waves and entered the waters of Nathan Island.
His calm and confident voice was like a resounding bell, overwhelming the raging storm and reverberating throughout the heavens and earth.
"I, a humble Taoist, cultivated truth and self-cultivation. At six, I attained enlightenment and understood the Tao. At twelve, I delved into the profound mysteries of the Tao. At eighteen, I wandered through the mortal world. At twenty-six, I awoke from my dream of wealth and power..."
"This is me, not someone else, nor is it a mirage."
Carrying his wooden sword, Lü Qian stepped into Nathan Island to the accompaniment of a clear and resonant melody. As the last word fell, he also stepped onto Nathan Island.
"Snap!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the dusty, no longer brand-new Shifang shoes fell to the ground. As soon as they landed, a crisp cracking sound rang out from Lü Qian's body.
"Click-clack click-clack..."
As if shackles were being broken inch by inch, the glass mirror shattered, and the clear and melodious sound gradually rose with each of Lü Qian's breaths. This sound echoed the path to heaven that came from time and space, like a piece of music reaching its climax.
The climax does not signify the end of the piece, but rather symbolizes the beginning of a new chapter.
"Click!"
With a final shattering sound, a faint, immortal purple light emanated from between Lü Qian's brows.
A shimmering light, like a lotus bud bursting open, emerged from the spiritual platform between Lü Qian's brows and hovered above his head.
Immediately afterwards, two more streams of pure energy flew out from in front of Lü Qian's mouth and nose, hovered above Lü Qian's head, and transformed into two more colorful lotus flowers.
The three flowers gathered above Lü Qian's head, their radiant light flashing and alternating, reflecting the dazzling auspicious clouds behind him, as if they themselves had absorbed some of their own brilliance.
"The gathering of three flowers at the top is ultimately an illusion, and the convergence of five elements is also empty."
Various strange phenomena kept emerging from Lü Qian, but he seemed oblivious, calmly continuing to walk with an unperturbed expression.
"If you ask what the fruit of the Tao is, it lies within yourself in cultivating truth and self-cultivation."
"I am who I am, Lü Qian is me, Xuan Yang is me, and the one who can reach the heavens is me, that's all."