1152 What Business Is It Of Yours (2/2)

Meng Qi had considered self-sealing his memory and strength, and go through another life in the mortal world, using this to find the reason behind I am who I am. This was similar to the Night Emperor's Thousand Faces Thousand Years Trial Method, but more extreme, not seeking the help of others but merely finding I am who I am through experiences.

Who am I, I am Who - this was the question the Qing Emperor had been asking after forgetting himself, and also the question he hoped to understand after self-sealing his memory and strength.

Who knows in the future there might just be a crazy priest who asks everyone he sees Who am I, I am Who.

This method was very dangerous and time-consuming, and hence the last choice for him who wished to break through in the next few years. Therefore, he first looked for Mister Lu Da who had chosen the toughest and purest path to communicate with.

At his current level, conversations that relied on the Myriad World Talisman sometimes couldn't cover all meanings. There's an end to the words but not to their meanings. The Buddha holding a flower, Maha Kasyapa smiling, when did any of these had conversations?

The implications of the internal energies, the charm of every move, and the feeling from various factors were all from face-to-face conversations.

At a thatched cottage at the back of Huamei Heights, the injured Mister Lu Da was wearing a gray robe and meticulously watering the exotic flowers and plants. The Ice Fairy Ye Yuqi wasn't at his side as she had found an opportunity during reincarnation and had entered the Dreams Universe. She was now reenacting her life in order to complete her soul and achieve Dharmakaya.

Mister Lu Da's had yet to stabilize, hence only a portion of his Legendary power was evident. After noticing Meng Qi, he still insisted on finishing the watering action before raising his head, nodding slightly as he spoke, ”You want to ask me about I am who I am?”

”Senior, you are truly observant.” Meng Qi smiled as he cupped hands as a form of greeting, ”I have three questions.”

”First question is the Universal Fragment. When there is a split in time, different worlds are formed due to different future possibilities and people who had yet to achieve the Legendary realm would differentiate along with that, resulting in the appearance of new additional selves. Without knowing which side is the real world and which side is lacking the Legendary realm, how do you differentiate Who am I since their characters, experiences, hobbies, and feelings are exactly the same because of having the same past?”

The additional self inside the Universal Fragments was like a replica that was difficult to differentiate. This swayed his acknowledgement of being one and only, since I could be I, and he could also be I.

Mister Lu Da put down his watering items and sat cross-legged inside the thatched cottage. After looking at his wife's tomb at the side, he pondered for a while and said, ”His I isn't your I, just like the established self that you acknowledge isn't the Devil Buddha's established self.”

”Once there is a split, because of the reduction in nature of the Universal Fragment, it's link with Dao will also change and the nature of the additional self that appeared would naturally have some slight differences with your nature. You just have to wait and see, five or ten years later, their differences would slowly appear.”

”Having a past that is one and only is an important factor for you being who you are, but it is not the only factor. It's like a root or a branch that can have two different leaves growing from it.”

Meng Qi nodded, looking pensive. The Universal Fragment would be different from the real world, not to mention his involvement beyond Legendary realm made it impossible to split additional self. Even if there was a split, there would also be differences due to the differences in environment, and his recognition of being one and only wouldn't be shaken.

His right hand knocked lightly on the back of his left hand as he spoke again, ”Second question, if a powerful character replicates your soul and creates a world that is completely the same as the environment you are in, and gives him experiences that are entirely the same, how do you adhere to being one and only?”

The conditions for doing this were very demanding, almost close to a fantasy. But in the world there were Nirvana characters who were powerful existences which were almost against logic. They were totally capable of doing something similar, just like Meng Xiaoqi on earth.

If he couldn't see through this, he would definitely lose himself when achieving the Legendary realm and see himself fail.

Because Mister Lu Da wanted to go on the unique path of not using the additional self, he had thought about similar problems. Without any pauses or thinking, he smiled and slowly said, ”This is the difference of one thought.”

”Buddhism's original intention and Taoism's nature are both referring to the same thing. An innate character that is not contaminated by acquired factors, unaffected by experience, and not restricted by skills is close to Dao and also one and only. No powerful character can truly replicate this nature, otherwise there wouldn't be the barrier of I am who I am.”

”Even if the past is the same, the soul is identical and all antecedents match, there would still be a difference of one thought when dealing with some matters in the future because of the slight difference in nature, thus creating a difference.”

”This is just my humble opinion and may not be accurate, you have to use your own discretion.”

At this point, Mister Lu Da paused for a while before saying, ”Actually, you are already the one and only. You have cut away the past, have no additional self and also have no next life. If this isn't one and only, then what is?”

”Even if there was another you, one that is exactly the same, what has it got to do with you? What business is it of yours? Is it your additional self? Is it your past? Or your future?”

Meng Qi was stunned at once, his right hand that was lightly hitting the back of his left hand suddenly stopped, looking like he had just been enlightened.