I use my supernatural powers to prove my immortality

Chapter 186: Living in the void
Unlike the levels in the Battle God Temple and the Floating Cloud Tower, Zhong Lixiao does have shortcomings in his spiritual awareness.

So far, he has not obtained any advanced spiritual secrets.

Although his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, his soul had also improved somewhat, but it was still at a normal level at best.

If we really want to talk about the cultivation of spiritual consciousness, perhaps it is only when practicing the "Arhat Golden Body" that we visualize the inner and outer bright spots.

This also caused Zhong Lixiao's state of mind when he entered the Xinhai Pavilion to be completely different from when he entered the War Temple and the Floating Cloud Tower.

After all, compared to the visible and tangible physical body, and the spiritual consciousness that can be used to meditate and observe, the spiritual consciousness is relatively much more complicated.

Zhong Lixiao's current understanding of spiritual consciousness, apart from some fragments he read in books, is only that spiritual consciousness is born when breaking through the late stage of Qi training, and that spiritual consciousness leaves the body when breaking through the foundation building. But this is essentially very superficial.

Overall, spiritual awareness is still a rather unfamiliar area for him.

But this made him even more interested!

Literature is like looking at a mountain, you don’t like it to be flat. Life is similar. The excitement brought by exploration, adventure and challenge of unknown areas can also bring people endless fun.

Zhong Lixiao pushed open the door of Xinhai Pavilion with great surprise.

Crunch~Crunch~~~
As the heavy door opened, Zhong Lixiao entered an ancient building.

The attic was very simple, with nothing in it, except for a painted wall.

Is this the assessment of Xinhai Pavilion?

Zhong Lixiao was a little surprised, and then he probed his spiritual sense into the painted wall.

The next moment, his consciousness roared, and Zhong Lixiao felt as if he had fallen into a vast world.

"This is?"

Zhong Lixiao was stunned.

Then he began to release his spiritual sense and explore in all directions.

Afterwards, Zhong Lixiao sensed the wet and unusually soft beach, the towering coconut trees beside the beach, the boundless sea outside the beach, and several seagulls soaring above the sea.

The sun is shining, my body feels warm, and I can even smell the salty sea breeze.

What kind of test is this?

Afterwards, Zhong Lixiao vaguely sensed that something seemed to be shining in the depths of the boundless ocean.

The moment he saw this glowing "treasure", Zhong Lixiao could no longer take his eyes away.

I desperately want to get close to it and possess it, and the desire in my heart is unstoppable.

Countless thoughts arose in Zhong Lixiao's mind, as if the treasure in the depths of the sea, extremely far away from him, was the meaning of his existence.

It is ambition, desire, belief, and even everything!
Zhong Lixiao was also a little confused for a moment.

What exactly is the test of this level?
Should I resist temptation, or should I follow the voice of my heart and pursue it at all costs?

Zhong Lixiao looked at the golden "treasures" in the depths of the sea, then looked at the turbulent waves, the boundless sea that he didn't even know how far away it was, and then felt the warm and gentle beach and the beautiful scenery of seagulls under his feet. He was temporarily in a dilemma.

Soon, Zhong Lixiao had a vague understanding.

The test of this level is most likely the choice you make when faced with “what you want”, right?
Either you choose to face the storm and chase your dreams;
Either you choose to be optimistic and stay in your comfort zone.

Just like the saying "If you are not a fish, how do you know the joy of a fish?", no one knows which of the two choices is better, but once you make a choice, you must be responsible for your choice.

What I am most afraid of is that on the one hand I want to pursue something, but on the other hand I am unwilling to take action, and can only sigh in despair.

Then there will be only pain!

After realizing this, Zhong Lixiao immediately decided to go out to sea to pursue his dream without any hesitation!

After having this dream, he immediately began to target the many coconut trees around him, and with a thought, he started to cut down wood to make a boat.

This process went smoother than expected.

When he had this thought, the tree fell down and in the blink of an eye turned into a small wooden boat, even with a pair of oars.

Zhong Lixiao suddenly understood something.

In the test of Xinhai Pavilion, the power of thought plays a vital role.

As long as you dare to think, the rules of Xinhai Pavilion can even help you realize it.

but.

The process of achieving this actually requires the consumption of mental power.

And here the monk's ability to make reasonable plans is tested!

Afterwards, Zhong Lixiao collected some supplies on the isolated island.

such as.

Coconuts, fresh water, etc.

Zhong Lixiao didn't know whether these things could replenish his soul at the critical moment, but with various preparations and investments, he was increasingly inclined to regard everything here as a journey of the mind.

Everything is done with preparation, while lack of preparation leads to failure; this is Zhong Lixiao's creed.

Therefore, he also made all kinds of preparations.

Then, he began to sail out to sea, heading towards the direction where the glittering treasure was.

The journey was quite pleasant, with the sea breeze and warm sunshine, it was very comfortable.

Even the dreamland deep in the sea became clearer. Zhong Lixiao could sense that he was getting closer to his goal every moment.

but.

Zhong Lixiao did not relax because of this.

After all, who among those who have truly pursued their dreams does not know how difficult it is?

Often the initial ambition is very simple, and the initial struggle is very meaningful, but the deeper you go into the pursuit of your dreams, the more you will appreciate the difficulties involved.

On the boat, Zhong Lixiao couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He put himself in the shoes of the predecessors who set up this level of test, and wanted to understand why they turned this "Heart Sea Pavilion" that tested spiritual consciousness into a painted wall.

The content of the painting wall is simply and crudely set up as a journey of choice and dream pursuit.
Could it be that in the eyes of those predecessors, the improvement of spiritual consciousness can even be simply and crudely classified as will?

really.

The developments on the sea did not exceed Zhong Lixiao's expectations.

The waves, which were originally just slightly rising and falling, soon began to grow larger, and the small boat was tossed up and down, as if it could capsize at any time.

Zhong Lixiao was not too panicked about this.

After all, we have encountered these things early on, so why should we panic?
Even to him, these storms were nothing more than a little wind and frost.

After all, before his innate magical power "Bo Le's Eyes" was awakened, the hardships and storms he had experienced were no less than the storms he was facing now.

Zhong Lixiao held the oars with both hands and controlled the boat with his mind. As the boat rose and fell, it seemed dangerous, but in fact it was always very stable.

However, in this process, the power of spiritual consciousness will inevitably be greatly depleted.

And all this is just the beginning!
The wind blew violently, dark clouds gathered, and raging waves surged.

In just a short time, the entire sea became turbulent, with each wave rising several feet high.

And the small boat he was driving seemed smaller and smaller.

It is just like a small boat in the raging waves, without any ability to resist risks, and it seems that it will be swallowed by the waves at any time.

Even Zhong Lixiao felt more nervous than ever before.

This is all so real!

The momentum of the raging waves, the dampness and coldness of the surging sea water, and especially his insignificance in the face of the mighty power of heaven, were constantly eroding Zhong Lixiao's body and mind.

Especially when he continued to consume his spiritual power, and fatigue and fear accumulated bit by bit, the power and invincibility of the heaven and earth, as well as the insignificance of human beings, continued to accumulate and magnify.

Even though Zhong Lixiao had a very strong mind, he couldn't help but feel confused under the continuous torture of this extremely harsh environment, and began to doubt whether his original determination to leave the sunny island was correct.

Feelings of doubt, annoyance, discouragement, and even regret all began to gradually well up in my mind.

Most importantly, Zhong Lixiao began to discover that the "treasure" that once fascinated him was now becoming out of reach due to the extremely harsh environment at sea.

"Turn back, turn back, it's never too late. As long as you turn back, you won't have to endure this cold, hardship and pain anymore!"

All kinds of thoughts kept flooding into Zhong Lixiao's mind.

In this regard, Zhong Lixiao could only continue to persevere.

adhere to!

Hold on!
In just a short time, Zhong Lixiao even felt that his thoughts were no longer soaring.

Hardship and endurance are often used together.

The word "忍" often has a knife above it, which represents hardship and pain that are unbearable for ordinary people.

Zhong Lixiao just felt as if he was in confusion and self-doubt.

It was like a thick curtain of sky had fallen down, pressing him down so low that he seemed to become unconfident.

Zhong Lixiao understood that these must be the difficulties and setbacks on the road to success.

Even if you have succeeded before, or even achieved success many times, as long as you have new pursuits, you will inevitably "repeat the same mistakes" again. You will become anxious and worried again, unless you finally succeed and success sweeps away all confusion and doubt.

Zhong Lixiao, who is always in the process of persistence, tries hard to keep the boat stable with his mind, while firmly locking onto the "treasure" in the depths of the vast ocean.

Hold on, hold on, hold on.

This was a successful experience that Zhong Lixiao once had.

As long as you don't give up, eventually, you will survive until the day when the wind stops and the rain stops.

What Zhong Lixiao didn't expect was that the time he would need to persist would be much longer than he imagined.

As his energy was depleted and fatigue accumulated, Zhong Lixiao even felt that he was about to be exhausted.

And at this moment, it happened that the roof was leaking and it rained continuously.

Thunder began to appear in the storm.

Rumble!
As thunder fell one after another, even though those thunders were still very far away from him, the might of the thunder still made people feel impressed.

There is great terror between life and death, which cannot be simply described as "insignificant".

at the same time.

Many fellow disciples were also waiting anxiously outside Xinhai Pavilion, looking eagerly at the pillar next to Xinhai Pavilion.

Until now, there is still no news on the pillar about Zhong Lixiao's passing.

This inevitably made everyone a little disappointed, but for many people, they felt a little more balanced in their hearts.

Zhong Lixiao's performance in the Temple of War God and Floating Cloud Tower was too outstanding, but now his performance in Xinhai Pavilion is a little mediocre, which makes them feel that Zhong Lixiao is more approachable.

If we say that the first two levels made Zhong Lixiao feel like he was on a deity in everyone's hearts.

However, the passage of this level made everyone realize that, although Zhong Lixiao was a genius, he was not a god!

"Now it seems that spiritual awareness is indeed Uncle Zhong's weakness."

"What weakness? I think it's just that his physical body and magic power are not as good and outstanding as his physical body and magic power. It's very rare for Master Zhong to cultivate his physical body and magic power to such a high level!"

"That's right. I believe everyone in Xinhai Pavilion has gone through it before. As for how difficult it is, there's no need to waste time talking about it, right?"

"That's true. It's truly too difficult! If you choose to follow your heart, you'll inevitably get lost in the vast ocean!"

As the conversation started, many monks at the scene began to complain.

Speaking of what happened to Chuang Guan Haige, it is really unbearable to watch.

The experience is really very bad!
How to describe it?
It's like magnifying one's own failures infinitely, making oneself relive and savor the despicable aspects of one's own character again and again.

It's like opening the scars again and again!

"I don't know what the seniors of Baiyun Temple are thinking. Isn't this a real blow to our self-confidence?"

"That's right. When I failed to break into Yunhai Pavilion, I was melancholy for a long time. I always wondered if I should have restrained my desires and stayed on the small island on the beach."

"Bullshit, you guys are just full of fantasies about a path you didn't choose. If you knew more afterwards, you wouldn't be so full of fantasies about choosing to tank."

"That's right, anyone who chooses to stay on the beach will soon be submerged by the sea. This is what we call 'if you don't advance, you will retreat' and 'the path to immortality must be fought for'!"

"Doesn't that mean that no matter what choice we make, we will eventually experience a heart-wrenching failure? The seniors who created the Heart Sea Pavilion, aren't they afraid that this will breed inner demons in us?"

Many monks at the scene, who were still in shock, nodded in agreement.

Someone suddenly said quietly, "You sound as if you have never failed in reality. Do you still think you are the omnipotent genius you once were in your hometown?"

Everyone: "."

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

Heartbroken!
"Huh? Look, there are changes on the pillar!"

Everyone who had just been discussing and sharing their experiences of failure suddenly stopped breathing.

Just now they thought that Zhong Lixiao, who had fallen from the altar, seemed to be still on the altar?

There were still raging waves and thunder and lightning in Xinhai Pavilion.

The boat that Zhong Lixiao was riding was still as small as before, and seemed like it could capsize at any time.

but.

Zhong Lixiao, who was in the small boat, had a rare smile on his face.

"I understand now. I finally understand that the tests of Xinhai Pavilion all come from our hearts."

"When I feel that the road to success is bound to be full of thorns, the boundless sea of Xinhai Pavilion will also stir up endless waves."

Zhong Lixiao finally figured out a problem.

Regarding the cultivation of spiritual consciousness, there is a term in Taoism called "calming the mind", and in Buddhism there are similar terms such as "entering into concentration" and "meditation".

What this Xinhai Pavilion tests is essentially whether one can control one's own heart.

After all, human emotions are very complicated.

Sometimes generous, sometimes passionate, sometimes calm, and sometimes decisive.
When certain thoughts and cognitions arise in the mind, these cognitions will inevitably affect one's judgment and even one's actions.

Just like Zhong Lixiao, he feels that the road to success must involve all kinds of hardships.

Is this idea wrong?

That's right!

But in Xinhai Pavilion, this cognition is the source of all his suffering and hardship.

This discovery even made him subconsciously recall the feelings he had when he was undergoing the test of the Heart-Searching Gate in the Heart-Searching Hall.

It was also at that time that Zhong Lixiao realized that the five phases of the Kundalini of the "Arhat Golden Body" gradually progressed from the magnificent elephant to concentration and emptiness.

In particular, the realization of the true meaning of "concentration" allowed him to gradually reach the realm of "lamp flame".

But now the endless raging waves above the sea once again made Zhong Lixiao realize the importance of "stability".

Afterwards, Zhong Lixiao began to gradually empty his mind.

He gradually became like a solitary lamp. No matter which direction the wind blew, or even the endless waves, he would always keep the lamp burning.

time flies.

In the boundless sea of ​​heart, Zhong Lixiao didn't know how long it had passed, but he slowly felt that all the wind and waves around him began to gradually move away from him.

Even the "treasures" that were obscured and hidden due to bad weather are now beginning to reappear.

Seeing this, Zhong Lixiao couldn't help but smile.

As he expected, the test of Xinhai Pavilion was essentially a test of settling one's mind.

It can even be considered just a trick!

but.

Being able to use this little trick to this extent is indeed amazing.

This also gave Zhong Lixiao a lot of inspiration!

This reminded him of the question he had asked when he first visited You Xinhai - what can the improvement of spiritual consciousness ultimately be attributed to?
At that time, he was thinking about "will".

And now, in his opinion, the improvement of spiritual consciousness should essentially be attributed to cognition!

Zhong Lixiao looked at the "treasure" that was still infinitely far away from him, but a smile appeared on his face.

If we follow the rules of Xinhai Pavilion, this infinite distance should essentially not exist, right?

Thinking of this, Zhong Lixiao, standing on the small boat, immediately began to imagine that the boundless ocean before him began to vanish and disappear.

What made Zhong Lixiao frown slightly was that his heart was indeed "settled", but it was just a simple fantasy, and this sea of ​​heart could not disappear.

This made Zhong Lixiao realize that spiritual consciousness was indeed extremely mysterious.

Although there is emptiness and unruliness in the mind, it does not mean that as long as you let yourself go, you can achieve your wishes.

This made Zhong Lixiao have countless thoughts in his mind!

Especially regarding the practice of the five aspects of kundalini in kundalini samadhi, it kept coming to my mind.

After the "lamp flame phase" containing the true meaning of "concentration", there is the "cloudless blue sky phase" containing the true meaning of "emptiness", which constantly provides him with various inspirations.

The smoke, mirages, fireflies and lantern flames all disappeared, and in the end only the cloudless blue sky remained.

And this is emptiness!
but.

There is a high probability that there is still "bad" between the "stability" of the "lamp flame" and the "emptiness" of the "cloudless blue sky".

Creation, existence, destruction and emptiness, in the Buddhist worldview, is the understanding of the birth and death of the world.

Everything in the world cannot escape this process of birth, death and change.

Can he try to practice the "Cloudless Blue Sky" in this boundless sea of ​​heart?

Thinking of this, Zhong Lixiao suddenly became interested.

(End of this chapter)