Bravely enter the heavens and become a god

The Great Emperor Zhenwu was pacing anxiously in the hall, waiting. She Huaichuan walked in quickly, and the Great Emperor Zhenwu stepped forward excitedly and asked, "What do you mean?"

She Huaichuan said with a sad face: "You can only rank fourth."

Upon hearing this, the Great Emperor Zhenwu felt like a deflated ball. He asked in a very depressed mood, "Why is she ranked fourth? Does she think more highly of the one in the Lu Mansion than me?"

Seeing how disappointed he was, She Huaichuan quickly said, "It's not the one who ranked third!"

Emperor Zhenwu looked at him in surprise and asked, "Ah! Is there someone more important to her?"

She Huaichuan nodded and said, "Yes! They said that before Lord Cangmo, there was a guardian god who risked his life to protect Marshal Luo several times. He holds a very important position in the eyes of Marshal Ying! He almost lost his life to save Marshal Luo last time, and he is still recovering from his injuries! Marshal Luo owes him several lives! They said that if he were here, you would have no chance to get close to her!"

Zhenwu Emperor was shocked and said, "There are people who really love her with their life!"

She Huaichuan said affirmatively: "Yes! And his identity is also very noble, his status is on par with the Third Prince, but his identity cannot be made public now!"

Emperor Zhenwu said to himself in confusion, "What kind of person would be on par with Hua Yuchen in status and position?"

A few days later, Zhenwu Emperor accompanied Luo Ying to Longchang, which is hidden deep in Guizhou. It is like a forgotten secret place, hidden among the rolling mountains and dense forests. It is sparsely populated and seems to be isolated from the world, with only a few traces of human fireworks dotting the place.

Seeing that Wang Yangming didn't even have a place to live, Luo Ying followed several attendants from the General's Mansion to build a simple thatched hut.

Luo Ying stood at a distance and watched. Suddenly, he felt a pang of pain in his heart and burst into tears in an instant.

Seeing how sad she was, the Great Emperor Zhenwu lowered his head and gently wiped away the tears on her face, and said to her in a gentle voice: "He is guilty, and it is lucky that he can save his life. This place is remote, sparsely populated, and infested with poisonous insects. There is no shelter and no food, so he can only suffer a little."

Luo Ying cried even harder after hearing what he said. She said with a heartache, "It's all my fault. I broke his 10 million years of pure cultivation. He went from being a pampered and admired god to suffering in this desolate and remote place without even basic shelter and food. This is simply not a place for a human being, let alone a god of his status. I am sorry for him, for making him suffer so much for me."

Emperor Zhenwu hugged her in his arms with heartache, and comforted Luo Ying, saying: "We have to endure a lot of suffering in order to achieve great achievements. Only by enduring the most hardships can one become a superior person! Don't blame yourself! If he wants to become a sage, his arrogance must be beaten into the mud, so that he can completely realize his life!"

A few days later, Zhenwu Emperor accompanied Luo Ying to Longchang again and found that Wang Yangming had built a stone coffin for him in the cave. He lay in the coffin with his eyes closed. Luo Ying asked in confusion: "What happened to him?"

Emperor Zhenwu laughed and said, "Wang Yangming's way of thinking is really unique! He must be meditating while lying in the sarcophagus!"

Luo Ying said worriedly: "Will this trap him to death?"

Emperor Zhenwu comforted Luo Ying and said, "Don't worry, the way saints think is different from that of ordinary people."

Three years later, Zhenwu Emperor accompanied Luo Ying to Longchang again and found that Wang Yangming still often lay in the stone coffin to meditate. Luo Ying asked worriedly: "Why hasn't he made any progress yet?"

Emperor Zhenwu smiled and said to Luo Ying, "Don't be impatient! How can enlightenment be achieved so quickly? However, in the more than three years he has been in Longchang, he has restrained his previous arrogance, shared happiness with the people, enlightened the people, and is deeply loved by the local people."

Luo Ying asked in confusion: "Isn't it already benefiting the people? Why does it still need to lie in the stone coffin?"

Emperor Zhenwu laughed and said, "Perhaps he is using his own body to experience death, using the method that is closest to death to understand life and death."

Luo Ying said to the Zhenwu Emperor: "No, I have to go and help him."

Zhenwu Emperor asked in surprise: "How do you want to help him?"

Luo Ying said firmly: "I will create an illusion for him to see where he is stuck and why he can't figure it out."

Emperor Zhenwu was shocked and said, "You mean you want to use magic to help him?"

Luo Ying nodded. Zhenwu Emperor sternly refused: "No, if you use your immortal power in the mortal world without permission, you will be punished by heaven and sent to the mortal world to experience tribulations."

Luo Ying bit her lip and said stubbornly, "I can't care less. Just let him be punished! I want to help him understand it quickly so that he can escape from the sea of ​​suffering as soon as possible. If he builds merits, he can return to heaven earlier. It's too hard here!"

Emperor Zhenwu looked at her determination and said in a suppressed tone, "Alas... why are you doing this?"

He paused, sighed, and said helplessly: "Forget it, since you have made up your mind, I will help you. If you want to punish me, punish me!"

Luo Ying looked at the Great Emperor Zhenwu, and was so moved that his eyes were blurred with tears. He hugged him tightly and said with a sob: "Brother Taixuan, I already owe you enough. I can't let you suffer the pain of reincarnation for me anymore."

After saying that, he gathered spiritual power with his fingers to temporarily seal him. Then Luo Ying performed the flower sea illusion, using spiritual power to create a dreamlike world with the help of the flower sea illusion.

In the illusion, Luo Ying transformed into a white-haired old man and awakened Wang Yangming in the stone coffin. Wang Yangming opened his eyes and looked at the old man in surprise. He climbed out of the stone coffin and said, "Master, who is it?"

The old man stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Haha! Don't worry about who I am. Tell me the doubts in your heart. Maybe I can solve the doubts in your heart for you."

Wang Yangming clasped his hands together and bowed, saying politely, "Thank you, Master."

He raised his head and looked into the distance and said, "I was born into a family of top scholars. I was gifted with a name when I was young. I admired the teachings of saints, read the books of saints, understood the meaning of military formations, and practiced martial arts. I wanted to serve the country one day, report to the king, bring peace to the people, eliminate harm for the people, and be benevolent to the people. I wanted to be a gentleman. Since I entered the officialdom, I have been loyal and worthy of the heaven and earth. Unexpectedly, I was framed by the powerful eunuchs and treacherous party, punished by the court, imprisoned, and exiled thousands of miles away. I had a narrow escape from death."

When Luo Ying heard this, she felt a pang of pain in her heart. She held back her tears and said in a low voice, "Sir, are you asking: What is the meaning of life?"

Wang Yangming looked at the old man in shock and said incredulously: "Master, how can you understand what I am thinking so well?"

The old man stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Anyone who can see through this problem has become a saint of his generation."

Wang Yangming said excitedly: "Yes, I have been lying in the stone coffin for a whole year, but I can't figure out this problem. Confucius said about the Tao, what is the Tao? Where is the Tao? If Confucius were alive and in the same situation as I am today, what would he think? What would he do?"

The old man waved his sleeves and instantly transformed into Confucius and said: "The Tao blesses those who are far away. People practice Tao, but those who are far away cannot be considered Tao."

Wang Yangming looked at Confucius in shock and asked anxiously, "Master, are you saying that the Tao must be manifested through people?"

Confucius stroked his beard and said to Wang Yangming earnestly: "A gentleman who has reached the Way will always be there in times of urgency and adversity."

Wang Yangming was shocked and continued to ask in confusion: "Master, when you were in trouble in Kuang, could it be considered rash? When you were trapped in Chen and Cai, could it be considered exile? Why can't Shouren realize the truth even though he is in the wilderness today?"

Confucius stroked his beard and laughed, held his hand tightly, patted his chest and said: "Aren't you enlightened at this moment? In adversity, you can still seek the truth, so you are close to the truth."

Wang Yangming was deeply moved and asked the old master excitedly: "How can we get closer?"

Confucius suddenly disappeared into the air, and Mencius came out from the darkness and said to him: "The way to study is nothing but to be at ease."

Wang Yangming looked at Mencius and said excitedly: "Master Meng, can we realize the truth by seeking the true heart? Please teach me!"

Mencius smiled meaningfully and nodded, saying to him: "The enlightenment comes from the heart. Ask the heart. You... are already very close!"

Wang Yangming put his hands together and bowed to Mencius, and asked eagerly: "Do you want to get closer?"

Suddenly, Mencius also disappeared into the air. Another voice was heard. Wang Yangming looked in the direction of the voice and it was Zhu Xi. Zhu Xi smiled at Wang Yangming and said, "Every blade of grass and every eye has its own truth. If you can understand them all, you will finally know the truth of heaven."

Wang Yangming clasped his hands together and bowed to him, then asked respectfully, "Master Zhu, I have studied bamboo for seven days but have not been able to understand the truth. Even if I could understand the etiquette of plants and trees, how can you point me to the truth?"

Zhu Xi looked at him and said firmly: "It all came to me! It all came to me!"

Wang Yangming thought for a long time, and then shouted in pain, "I can't understand it. Who can teach me?"

Lu Jiuyuan walked out of the darkness and said to him seriously: "The only one who can teach you is you. Everyone has this heart, and the heart has this reason!"

Wang Yangming clasped his hands together and bowed to Lu Jiuyuan, and asked in bewilderment: "Master Lu, are you saying that the heart is the principle? Is seeking the truth the same as seeking the original heart?"

Confucius came out of the darkness again and said: "Learn to be a gentleman, and the world will belong to you. What you have cultivated is a heart of benevolence."

Meng Fuzi also came out of the darkness, looked at Wang Yangming lovingly and said: "What a gentleman is fortunate for is that benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom are rooted in the heart."

Zhu Xi surrounded Wang Yangming and said: "Suddenly, I understood everything and finally understood the principles of heaven."

Wang Yangming listened to their words, closed his eyes, and felt the words of these sages with his heart: "The human heart is the most spiritual, this principle is the most clear, all things are in me. The heart of benevolence! The heart of conscience! The heart is connected, the human heart is spiritual, all things are in me! In my heart! My heart is the principle! The heart of benevolence! The heart of conscience! The heart is connected! The human heart is the most clear!"

Suddenly, Wang Yangming opened his eyes, and his mind suddenly became clear. He said excitedly: "The mind is the principle! I understand!"