Chapter 1172: A Sermon On The Dao, By The Sacred Ancient! (1/2)
Chapter 1172: A Sermon On The Dao, By The Sacred Ancient!
Gradually, the light of dawn filled the air The door opened, and Patriarch Song walked out He looked different than before He didn't seeer, and his eyes flickered with excite the ere now healed, and he looked far etic than before
He subconsciously patted his bag of holding Inside was an I Hao which gave hi I cabin, Patriarch Song turned, clasped hands and bowed deeply Then he looked back up for aClan were shocked at the appearance of their Patriarch They quickly realized that a Heaven-shaking, Earth-toppling transfor Clan cultivators were about to leave with their Patriarch, a bea Jia
Meng Hao’s voice could then be heard once again “It's nice to see you, old friend Please accept this parting gift Use it to nourish your spirit It will hs ht floating in front of her It was an eical jade which emanated Immortal qi, and was clearly not an ordinary ite cabin, a complicated expression on her face Finally, she took the piece of jade and left with the other Song Clan cultivators
The Song Clan left, but other Southern Domain cultivators continued to arrive By noon, there was no room left Crowds of cultivators blotted out the sky and stretched out in all directions
Meng Hao was done re cabin As soon as he appeared, the surrounding cultivators excitedly clasped hands and bowed
“Greetings, Sacred Ancient!!”
“Greetings, Sacred Ancient!!” Their voices echoed out in all directions, reaching other cultivators who couldn’t even see Meng Hao, who in turn bowed, and began to cry out the sa everywhere
One by one, the most powerful experts of the various sects stepped forward to offer excited greetings
“The Sect Leader of the Violet Fate Sect offers greetings, Sacred Ancient!!”
“The Sect Leader of the Blood De Hao looked around at all the cultivators, ed on the stone steps leading up to the log cabin
”Ladies and gentlemen, Fellow Daoists, welcome to my home I'm pleased you could come I haven't been back for many years, and would like to sincerely thank all of you for your care and concern You kept this place exactly as I rereat kindness shown to me by all cultivators of the Southern Domain Therefore, I will speak of the Dao here, for seven days During those seven days, all Southern Domain cultivators are welcome to stay and listen
“I will explain how h the various stages, and will explain how I have been enlightened” With that, he flicked his sleeve, causing the clouds to part, brilliant sunlight to flon, and an aura of Immortality to spread out Almost instantly, the entire area seemed like a celestial paradise
“After careful study,” he began softly, “I have come to find that the Dao of Heaven and Earth, and one’s own Dao, is a willful return to one’s natural state” He had chosen to bestow soood fortune upon the cultivators of the Southern Do for his former residence, and also for the mere fact that he felt this place to be his home It was different than Planet East Victory [1 In Chinese, he literally uses the word “hohtly different lish, and doesn’t necessarily refer to where you grew up, but rather, your ancestral hoh Baby Deathblade was born in China, his “hoo, since that is where I am from]
“Therefore, cultivation is also known as ‘cultivating truth’ Of the two characters which make up the latter term, the first refers to the method, the second refers to the mental state” His voice seemed to contain a bizarre power that caused it to spread out in all directions, causing every audience ardless of the level of their cultivation base, to slip into a strange, trance-like state [1 In ISSTH, Er Gen usually uses the Chinese word 修行 xiūxíng to describe cultivation, although technically speaking this term emphasizes one’s actions However, there is another hich is often used in xianxia, 修真 xiūzhēn, which essentiallyand emphasizes truth Both are “real life” words that can be used to describe real Buddhist or Daoist cultivation practices, although the latter is more associated with the xianxia fantasy world]
“Simply put, it is very similar to how I once described to someone the different Realms of life
“In the past, various people have askedon the occasion, the circumstances, and the level of ave a different answer I'm not even sure what my ansill be the next ti that will never change, as far as I can tell And that is that I don’t knohat the Dao is There are too many answers to the question All I know is that what I a is freedom and independence To be free and unconstrained That istruth, e cultivate is the heart” Meng Hao’s voice reverberated out as he expounded upon his understanding of the Dao, and the enlighten cultivation The words he spoke were like seeds that became buried in the hearts of the various cultivators
Perhaps most of them would never feel that seed for the rest of their lives Or perhaps some would reach a certain point in their cultivation or receive a sudden epiphany which would allow theood fortune contained within the seed planted in the Hao was giving thehtenment, but also a path to follow to Iht chances, it wouldn’t be i Hao’s, and reach true Iain enlightenment from that seed, and break out of the Spirit Realh it could be said that this I upon the cultivators of the Southern Domain was not at all like the Dao seed in the blood of his clan, in any case, it was a benevolence on his part He simply hoped that the cultivators from his home could become more powerful
“If your heart is steadfast, it cannot be tra thing You will never bow your head in acquiescence, and you will be able to advance without hesitation, and you will never stopthe heart and cultivating the truth It is traveling along the path of cultivation itself