1153 Cut Myself To See Me (1/2)

What business is it of yours? What business is it of mine? That's right, his additional selves were either simulated imprints or projections without wisdom. They were unique on their own and there was no need to consider the problem of the many memories and emotions of the additional selves attacking one another and getting lost.

That being the case, what has another I, one that is exactly the same, got to do with him? He is he, and I am I!

With this enlightenment, Meng Qi seemed to have the layer of fog in front of him unveiled and everything looked clear. Thoughts ran through his mind without any more obstruction, and he could vaguely sense his original intention, hence felt energetic and wonderful.

However, this had merely cleared the fog and showed the path. As for how to get close, it was still filled with difficulties and obstacles and also all misleading ways.

He pondered for a while, smiled and slowly got up with his hands cupped together, ”Thank you for your advice, sir.”

”The third question, if what you've experienced in the past are all dreams ⁠- your wife, Huamei Heights, the sword in your hand ⁠- how do you face it?”

”Common magic spells definitely have no effect on you, but what if you are in the dream world of Amitabha? Everything you see, hear, touch and feel are dreams, they look real but are essentially illusions. In Zhuang Zhou's dream of a butterfly, was it Zhuang Zhou who dreamed of the butterfly or was it the butterfly that dreamed of itself becoming Zhou Zhuang?”

Meng Qi asked the Brain in a Vat question in a totally different way. After which, he turned and slowly walked down the mountain road without waiting for Mister Lu Da's reply.

A breeze was blowing at the side of the road and there was the fragrance of flowers. The silhouette with a wooden hairpin gradually got further away.

With a sword by his side, Mister Lu Da's eyes were shining. His mouth opened and closed, but was unable to say out his answer as he simply watched Meng Qi leave the back of the mountain.

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After getting out of Huamei Heights, Meng Qi looked around and felt at a loss not knowing where to go. As thoughts ran through his mind, he subconsciously went toward the southwest. By the time he collected himself, he was already in front of a mountain peak that looked like a long sword.

The entrance to Xijian Pavilion!

Meng Qi stood blankly in front of the mountain and suddenly let out a laugh, he really couldn't totally let go of that matter.

That sentence left a deep impression on him, ”In my whole life I only love the Seven-Foot Sword, cut myself to see me and I am not who I am.”

He didn't hide his presence and Jiang Zhiwei had already appeared at the foot of the mountain. Behind her were blooming flowers, looking like a painting.

The lady was in a yellow dress, her black hair loosely tied up with a few strands hanging loosely, and was still as stunning as before. She said smilingly, ”Why didn't you inform me that you're coming?”

”I played it by ear and my heart brought me here,” dressed in a green robe and with a wooden hairpin on his head, Meng Qi looked carefree as he said zenly with a smile.

Jiang Zhiwei laughed lightly, ”You don't usually visit without a cause. So, what is it?”

Her eyes were smiling as she gave an I-know-you look.

”Mmm.” Meng Qi pondered for a while and said, ”You've once said cut myself to see me and I am not who I am, which myself did you cut and which me did you see?”

Jiang Zhiwei laughed upon realizing, ”So you're thinking about I am who I am.”

Then, her expression became more serious before saying firmly, ”Myself refers to the external I, including the flesh body, experiences, martial arts, emotions, etc., while me refers to the original intention and nature.”

”Since the original intention left the path, it acquired contamination ⁠- the eyes mystified by colors, the ears confused by sounds, the nose tinted by tastes and the heart blinded by experiences and emotions, making it difficult to see one true colors.”

”Cutting off isn't cutting away, nor is it forsaking, but seeing through their limitations and understanding their illusions, thereby seeing the real me.”

Meng Qi gained some understanding, frowning slightly as he pondered.

Seeing which, Jiang Zhiwei gave it a thought and used less profound words to talk about her experience, ”Although I was on a long retreat, I did not just know about cut myself to see me recently. This should be a difficulty in martial arts after passing through the Exterior realm. In simple terms, what the eyes see is limited by the eyes themselves. Unable to see everything like the Buddha, there are always some omissions. What the eyes see may not all be real, and it is very easy to make mistakes by fully believing in what the eyes see. Being confused by external factors, one wouldn't be able to see things as they are.”

”Similarly, before the end, the ears have restrictions, and so does the nose as well as the experiences and martial arts gained. Fully relying on experiences would result in being trapped by experiences, thereby having deviation in the perception of things. Fully relying on martial arts would result in being bound by martial arts, thereby becoming more extreme.”

”Recognize them, see through them, and cut off the illusions they brought. Then you would be able to break free and see your actual self.”

Meng Qi nodded, ”It sounds easy, but really doing it must be extremely difficult. Everything we do since birth has been more or less influenced by myself, and relying on it has long been a habit and instinct. We wouldn't think there is any problem at all and hence wouldn't be able to see through this.”

He understood what Jiang Zhiwei meant and also knew what he needed to do was cut myself to see me. Once he saw his real self, he would be able to self-attain the Legendary realm!

The flowers on the mountain were bright, and two silhouettes were standing opposite each other at the foot of the mountain. One yellow and one green, they were exchanging their experiences on cut myself to see me. Harmonious and picturesque, they looked somewhat like a couple.