The Tao is far away

On the outskirts of the Mulan Mountains, in a hidden waterfall cave, water vapor is rising and the environment is quiet.

Wang Chi was sitting on a smooth boulder, flipping a string of golden meat in his hand. It was a monster he had just hunted.

The flames danced in the woodpile, illuminating his focused face and reflecting the satisfied smile on his lips.

The fat from the barbecue dripped into the fire, making a crackling sound.

"This monster meat is so delicious. Even without any seasoning, it still tastes so fresh." Wang Chi's mouth was full of food, and his voice was a little unclear when he spoke.

"It's a pity that I'm in a spiritual state and can't taste such delicacies, otherwise I would like to try a few pieces."

A hazy figure was looming beside him. It was Situ, who spoke with a gloomy tone and a bit of helplessness.

Hearing this, Wang Chi put down the piece of meat in his hand, his eyes became serious and determined, and he said to Situ: "Don't worry, Situ, I will definitely work hard to become stronger and find a suitable body for you."

Wang Chi was filled with gratitude for Situ's act of disregarding his own safety and sacrificing his original energy to save him.

He will always remember this kindness and will never forget it.

"Haha, I feel relieved when you say that. It's worth it that I spent so much soul power to save you."

"But, Lao Deng, can't you make use of that refined corpse?" Wang Chi asked curiously.

"That corpse refiner's cultivation is too low, it's not suitable for me at all."

"To carry my soul, you need to be at least at the Jindan stage. Besides, I have already possessed someone else's body once before."

"That's why I came looking for you. You are born with a strong spiritual power. Once you cultivate to the Jindan realm, and with the help of the secret technique I have to change your destiny, you may have a chance of survival." Situ continued, although his voice was weak, it still carried a hint of expectation.

Although there was not much hope in Situ's words, Wang Chi could feel the heat in his heart.

Wang Chi frowned, obviously still a little confused by Situ's explanation.

He always felt that these mysterious concepts were quite far away from him, but at the same time he also felt a sense of inexplicable excitement and anticipation.

"Oh, right, you keep saying that my divine consciousness is powerful, but why don't I feel anything at all? And what is this divine consciousness? Is it what we usually call divine awareness?"

Wang Chi couldn't help but ask further. This question had been bothering him for a long time.

As far as I can remember, Carpenter Wang had mentioned his talent for divine consciousness before, but he had never given a detailed explanation.

This made him curious about the so-called divine thoughts.

Situ pondered for a moment, as if he was organizing his words. After a moment, he slowly said, "The so-called divine consciousness can be understood as a kind of power in the deepest part of the soul, that is, the primordial spirit (spiritual soul). It is the essence of all spiritual activities."

He paused and continued, "People with strong spiritual thoughts must also have strong spiritual awareness, but on the contrary, some people have strong spiritual awareness, but their spiritual thoughts are not necessarily strong."

After hearing this, Wang Chi still frowned, obviously he didn't fully understand this explanation.

Seeing this, Situ added: "To put it simply, spiritual consciousness is like our sixth sense, which is our ability to perceive the outside world."

"And divine consciousness is something deeper, it cannot be detected by ordinary divine consciousness."

His voice was filled with admiration that was difficult to conceal: "Not only that, divine thoughts can also be used to control objects, conduct mental attacks, and kill enemies invisibly!"

"It is said that when one cultivates to the highest level, not only will he be invincible at the same level, but he will also be able to pose a threat to those at a higher level."

"Of course, spiritual consciousness can also control objects, perform mental attacks, etc."

"But divine consciousness is different. Divine awareness cannot detect it."

"The only difference between divine thoughts and divine consciousness is that divine thoughts cannot be discovered by divine consciousness."

"Every living thing has a divine consciousness. It has it from the day it is born, but it will not grow any more. It will remain the same as it was when it was born until it dies."

"If everyone's divine consciousness is fixed at one, your divine consciousness is one with a string of numbers after it. This is the growth potential of your divine consciousness cultivation!"

A glimmer of enlightenment flashed in Wang Chi's eyes.

"Divine thoughts involve the depths of the soul. They are far-reaching, invisible and formless. They are an elusive but real force." Situ continued to explain.

"Then how should I cultivate this divine thought? So far, I don't seem to feel the divine thought, but I do have divine awareness." Wang Chi asked, a hint of anxiety in his tone.

Situ smiled slightly, with a hint of approval in his eyes: "Boy, with your mere peak Qi Refining cultivation, you can possess divine consciousness. This is absolutely impossible for ordinary people. You know, apart from the divine bodies that are born with powerful divine consciousness, I am afraid you are the only one in this vast world of immortal cultivation."

"Then should I feel proud?" Wang Chi asked, feeling somewhat proud in his heart.

"Hmph, proud? If you think you have too many lives, just go and parade around in public!" Situ snorted coldly, with a hint of warning in his tone.

"Ah, why is this?" Wang Chi scratched his head in confusion, not understanding why Situ would react like this.

"Because your physique is special, if it is leaked, it will surely attract the covetousness of countless greedy people."

"For someone like you with a special physique with low cultivation level, you can be a good sample for those sects and holy places to study." Situ chuckled.

The divine consciousness is like a ghost that lurks beside the monk and cannot be detected.

Situ added, "It is said that hundreds of thousands of years ago, there was such a world-destroying lunatic who killed people so much that the inheritance of the immortal cultivation world was almost cut off. It was because of his physique that he caused panic in the entire immortal cultivation world."

"It is said that it was only the immortals from the upper realm who came down to earth to prevent this world-destroying crisis."

"However, it is unknown how true or false these are. After all, history always likes to exaggerate." Situ shook his head, as if he did not completely believe these legends.

“Willn’t I be in danger at every step in the future?” Wang Chi became a little scared.

Situ murmured, "Don't worry, as long as you don't tell me, no one in the world of immortal cultivation can know your physique. After all, this physique can be summed up in one word - nothing!"

Situ Weiwei pulled off a finger, and his soul state became more and more illusory, as if it could dissipate into the air at any time.

He squeezed hard, and an ancient text slowly emerged in the air. Each word emitted a faint light, as if containing endless wisdom and power.

"What is this?" Wang Chi stared at the words curiously, his heart full of doubts and expectations.

Situ took a breath and his tone became serious: "This is a technique I once obtained that can cultivate divine consciousness, called "Ming Yue"!"

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