NCCnovel Chapter 360 Free and Unfettered
Chapter 360 Free and Unfettered
Although he was targeted and expelled from the scripture hall by Elder Chu, Li Lan remained a disciple in name only, and his status was not changed. Someone took him to collect the robes of the Samsara Palace and arranged accommodation for him.
He enjoys a small, secluded residence surrounded by a strong aura of taboo, and there is also the energy of reincarnation that he can refine. In the outside world, perhaps only the most prosperous divine court can barely compare with this place.
Besides the supply of resources, the most important thing is that Li Lan has the right to read through the various scripture pavilions of the Samsara Palace.
Disciples who are registered in the sect rely entirely on their own growth and enlightenment, and therefore possess the greatest freedom.
"As expected of the Samsara Palace..."
In the Sutra Repository of the Samsara Hall, you can randomly pick up an ancient, yellowed parchment book, on which is written a supreme Dharma.
It should be known that in the outside world, such a cultivation technique is the foundation of a god-king level power, and is extremely precious.
However, in the Samsara Palace, only those with supreme Dharma qualifications are qualified to enter the cabinet!
Each one is worth studying.
The laws of all the royal forces in the Divine Realm are actually backed up here, and even the laws of the Supreme Immortal King of the Emperor Star are recorded.
Is the Samsara Palace a collection of the teachings of all the supreme beings in the world?
"The ancient war ended tragically for the powerful Emperor Stars, and perhaps it really is related to the Samsara Palace..."
Li Lan murmured to himself. He had discovered a scroll made of human skin, belonging to a Bodhisattva among the supreme experts of the Imperial Star. The skin was covered in blood, indicating that the Bodhisattva had been forcibly extracted from his body and his teachings were inscribed on his skin.
This is not an isolated case.
Were many powerful Emperor Stars captured by the Samsara Palace during the ancient war?
His heart was heavy. He took a deep breath, and without thinking too much, he calmed down and focused on comprehending the various teachings.
The Samsara Palace can be said to have collected all the supreme methods in the world, making it a huge treasure for Li Lan.
The "Sixteen-Foot Golden Body" flawless physique, which has long been lost in the Imperial Star Buddhist sect, the "Immaculate Mind" from the Zen Buddhist tradition, and even the "No-Self" path, the highest level of Buddhist Taoism, are all recorded.
In addition, the "Invincible" way of killing and ruthless in the former Emperor Star Dao Court, the "method of no distance" that travels from the North Sea to Cangwu, and even the highest realm of Daoism, "non-action", are also included.
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"Reporting to the elder, Li Lan is reading in the Scripture Pavilion and does not leave the room all day."
At that moment, a steward dressed in black robes came and reported to Elder Chu.
Elder Chu was playing chess with Qin Daocheng, the Great Dao Emperor. Upon hearing this, he raised an eyebrow and sneered, saying, "What talk of an anomaly? He's just an ignorant fool who can't tell what's important."
The scriptures in the library are certainly precious, but how can they compare to the "Ordinary Scriptures"?
Needless to say, only by cultivating the mortal scriptures can one obtain the key to acquire those "causal objects".
Li Lan is currently so engrossed in the supreme method that he is truly missing out on the real opportunity, like buying the box and returning the pearl.
“The supreme Dharma confuses people’s minds. It’s normal that the seeds that are born in the outside world have never been seen.”
Qin Daocheng, the Great Dao Emperor, spoke calmly, saying, "It's a pity. Being so obsessed with the supreme method, his greatest achievement may only be to refine the supreme method of mutual generation and restraint and become the King of Gods."
"But that's all the achievement has to do with it."
The so-called king of gods possesses two paths and is almost immortal!
For example, there is no birth or death, no black or white, no yin or yang, no good or evil, etc...
This path to godhood requires insight into the most fundamental mysteries of supreme laws to be born. Once formed, it is worthy of being called the king of god-kings, and it crushes ordinary god-kings.
Such an existence would be enough to run rampant in the divine realm, but within the Samsara Palace, it is nothing at all.
Every steward here is at the quasi-supreme level, and the elders are all god-kings. Moreover, the elders are aided by the power of reincarnation, making them even stronger than ordinary kings.
That's where Li Lan's ceiling ends.
"What a pity, Brother Qin. If you could obtain the mortal scripture from him and ask Miss Shangguan Xiaoxiao for help, you should be able to complete both volumes and stand out from the crowd..."
Elder Chu sighed.
He addressed the young-looking Qin Daocheng as "Brother Qin," but those around him remained calm and did not find anything amiss.
As everyone knows, Qin Daocheng was a close friend of Elder Chu in his previous life, and Elder Chu's various searches for mortal scriptures were actually to help his old friend.
Of course, this is also an investment. If Qin Daocheng wins this competition and becomes the master of the Samsara Palace, presiding over the Grand Sacrifice of All Gods, then Elder Chu will also receive a huge reward.
"It doesn't matter,"
Qin Daocheng remained completely calm.
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In the blink of an eye, three months have passed.
For three months, Li Lan was engrossed in reading, devouring books with insatiable thirst. He even locked himself in the Sutra Repository of the Samsara Palace, spending all his time with a book in his hand.
Over the past three months, he has observed the supreme laws of the world, verified them against each other, and explored them in various ways, which has greatly improved him.
Quantitative change leads to qualitative change. Although his understanding of the Great Dao had already reached the fundamental level, the numerous supreme methods he has now learned have undoubtedly broadened his horizons and understanding.
"The Way of Nothingness in this world encompasses everything, but the Way of Existence is nowhere to be found..."
This was his only regret.
In the past, ancestral gods such as Pangu, Nuwa, and Suirenshi also met with misfortune in the ancient war, but Li Lan did not find any trace of their inheritance in the Scripture Pavilion.
Does this mean that even within the Samsara Palace, the Path of Existence is an untouchable taboo?
That's possible.
On this day, he left the library and returned to his private residence to begin his cultivation.
"After reaching the True Realm, comes breaking the prohibitions..."
Li Lan closed his eyes and guided the forbidden energy into his body. In an instant, he felt a sense of disorientation, as if he were enveloped by the forbidden energy and drifting into a vast void.
This is pure nothingness, where there is neither light nor darkness, no air, and not even space itself. It is as if it is the absolute edge of the world, a dimension that life cannot reach.
His path to heaven could only come to a halt; the "true self" on the path to heaven faced such a dead end, utterly lost.
This is what is meant by "taboo".
There is nothing ahead; the cultivator must construct it themselves.
"From one breath comes the Three Pure Ones, and from the Three Pure Ones come all things..."
Li Lan whispered, and then his true self on the Great Dao Heavenly Path began to wave his hand, connecting with his physical body in reality, frantically devouring the forbidden energy, introducing it into this place, continuing the dead end, and connecting the end of the road!
A massive amount of forbidden energy surged in and was absorbed by the "true self" on the Great Dao Heavenly Road.
Ordinary cultivators would only need to expend ten or so units of forbidden energy and spend ten or eight days to reach the forbidden realm, but Li Lan's "true self" was like an abyss or a vast ocean, with boundless forbidden energy surging forth. Half a month had passed, and there was still no sign of it stopping!
The main point is that he chose the "true self," while other cultivators could at most extract a certain spiritual will, such as an obsession or a kind of self-nature. When they sacrificed the entire world, these obsessions and insignificant self-natures would also be destroyed, thus forming a kind of self-severance and preserving themselves.
Li Lan, however, uses his true self to support the world that is about to be formed; if the world collapses, he will also be destroyed.
Therefore, at the level of breaking the taboo, he must lay the most solid foundation for his "true self".
Two months have passed in the blink of an eye!
Finally, on this day, on the Great Dao Heavenly Road, Li Lan's "True Self" rose up, took a step forward, broke away from the Great Dao Heavenly Road, and stepped into that void and taboo.
He has already "crossed the line" to perfection; the next step is to ride the wind and soar through the void!
Riding the Wind Realm!
To reach the Realm of Riding the Wind, one must transform the forbidden energy into wind, which will lift oneself up so that one does not fall into nothingness or die from the taboos.
Generally speaking, the lighter the choice in the Cave Truth Realm, the easier it is to achieve in the Riding Wind Realm. A single thought is as light as a feather, but Li Lan's entire true self is of immeasurable weight!
When his true self entered the realm of nothingness, he suddenly felt a violent downward fall. Moreover, this fall had no bottom; he was falling forever, with no idea where he could find refuge.
This is a harbinger of eternal nothingness!
Li Lan waved his hand, and the massive amount of forbidden energy he had absorbed over the past two months transformed into a raging wind, roaring in the forbidden void. However, it still could not bear his weight!
How can nothingness bear the weight of reality?
"In the Northern Ocean there is a fish, its name is Kun. Kun is so large that no one knows how many thousands of miles it is. It transforms into a bird, its name is Peng..."
At this moment, Li Lan naturally felt a surge of righteousness.
This is the Great Dao of a supreme expert from the Imperial Star: Nothingness!
Zhuangzi wrote "Free and Easy Wandering," a work that has resonated throughout the ages, transcending worldly concerns, and containing within it the true meaning of freedom and ease:
"Even when Liezi rode the wind and soared through the void, he still relied on something. But what would one rely on to ride the true nature of heaven and earth and control the changes of the six qi to roam the boundless realm?"
The meaning of "without dependence" is to transcend external things and be truly detached!
At that very moment, Li Lan's true self suddenly underwent a transformation in the midst of eternal fall. He transformed into a giant Kun, which grew wings and soared into the heavens like a Kunpeng that covered thousands of miles. Without relying on the wind, he flew straight up to the ninth heaven!
The transformation of the Kunpeng is beyond the reach of Xiao Wu!
Li Lan has entered the realm of riding the wind!
Moreover, this realm is completely different from others; he directly uses the supreme law, naturally and at will.
Generally, once a cultivator reaches this level, their movement speed becomes extremely fast, and they can even break through spatial limitations to a certain extent, allowing them to "descend" at will within a short distance. Under sufficient conditions, they can even cross realms.
In the mortal realm, cultivators at this level are already regarded as true gods!
For example, back when he was in the mortal realm, Li Lan was once hunted down by deities summoned by the Ziwei Holy Land.
However, such a descent would weaken one's own strength and be subject to the limitations of the mortal realm. Therefore, the gods who descended back then did not demonstrate the terrifying power of the Wind Riding Realm.
"The Breath of Earth..."
After riding the wind, there lies the Breath of Earth.
Riding the wind and soaring through the air is ultimately just floating in the air; it's only enough to protect oneself from an eternal fall. The next step is to build "breathing soil," so that the future world will have "a place to stand."
Just as Li Lan was preparing to break through to the Breath of Earth Realm, there was already a knock on the door of his separate residence.
"The six-month period has come to an end. All disciples, assemble in the main hall."
A deacon's voice rang out.
Li Lan opened his eyes, and in a daze, he realized that he had been in seclusion for three months!
In three months, he leaped from the Cave True Realm to the Wind Riding Realm.
The progress has been nothing short of phenomenal.
Of course, this is related to his profound knowledge and experience. It is because he has read all the supreme methods in the world and comprehended them all that he was able to naturally draw upon the methods of non-attachment when faced with the prospect of eternal damnation.
Now that half a year has passed, Miao Wuyu, Qin Daocheng, and the others should have already made progress in cultivating the Mortal Scripture, right?
According to Elder Chu, this group of disciples should return to the Divine Realm, choose a city, and begin vying for the causal items.
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And this moment.
“You have all reached the realm of riding the wind. The forbidden path ahead will require the paving of causal things.”
Inside the main hall, Elder Chu looked at Qin Daocheng, Xue Ji, Miao Wuyu, and Li Daozhi, and nodded with considerable satisfaction.
All four of them had achieved some success in their cultivation and had already obtained the key.
"Elder Chu, Li Lan has arrived."
At this moment, a deacon led Li Lan in.
Elder Chu glanced coldly at Li Lan, a sneer playing on his lips, and said lazily:
"After you return to the divine realm and establish your own city, if you want to use mortal scriptures to guide things related to cause and effect, you will need one more thing."
"A talisman."
"However, this talisman is extremely precious, left behind by an unspeakable being. Even in the Samsara Palace, there are only four such items, and with Li Lan, there are five..."
He smiled leisurely and said, "Therefore, one of you five must give up."
"I know that none of you would be willing to give up... In that case, we have no choice but to fight to determine who is superior. We will choose the talisman according to the order of strength. The weakest one will have to be eliminated."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room tensed up!
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