Chapter 257: Words Within Words

Knowing that embarking on this path of no return will cause countless troubles.

Knowing that the end of cause and effect may be a sea of ​​suffering.

However, Gu Qingfeng still decided to embark on this path, not on a whim, nor on impulse.

It's hard to say that it was planned for a long time.

Of course, it’s not like I’m so idle that I can’t find anything to do.

He once met a very old senior in Jiuyou. He was so old that almost no one knew how long he had lived.

He chatted with the old man for a long time, and what he remembered most was that the old man once asked him three questions, which he still cannot answer.

The question is not difficult. It is neither a great way nor a law, nor is it a mystery of heaven and earth.

But three questions that at first sound could not be simpler.

Who are you.

Where are you from.

Where to go.

It was these three simple questions that Gu Qingfeng couldn't answer back then, and he still can't answer them today.

Gu Qingfeng knew who he was, but he didn't know who he was.

He knew where he came from, but he didn't.

He knew where he was going, but equally he didn't.

This is a very scary question to think about.

And if you want to understand these three questions, the answer lies in cause and effect.

This day.

Yunxia sect, Lingyin Garden in the back mountain.

Quiet room.

Gu Qingfeng lay casually on the bed, drinking a small drink while looking at Bing Xuan's Heart.

As Zhu Xia said, this thing is derived from the source of water in nature. It can be regarded as a great treasure in nature. If it can be integrated into its own foundation, it will be of great benefit to the future practice path.

This is true for ordinary people,

However, Gu Qingfeng was not interested and had no interest in it.

What really interested him was what was contained in the Bingxuan Heart.

There is a kind of blood spirit breath.

There is also a sense of mutuality.

The breath of blood spirit should belong to Yun Nishang, and the breath of mutual life should be a kind of mystery.

And whether it is the breath of blood spirit or the breath of mutual life, they have been integrated with the heart of Bingxuan, and the three are indistinguishable from each other.

In other words, if you want to unlock the secret of the Bingxuan Heart, you may have to find the matching Yanyang Heart.

Gu Qingfeng thought about going to the Jiuhua Alliance to get the Heart of the Sun back in a few days.

After putting away the Bingxuan Heart, he took out a scroll and opened it, revealing a seemingly ordinary ink painting.

It was exactly the one Zhu Xia gave him before.

Gu Qingfeng couldn't tell what the significance of this painting was. He only remembered that this painting came from a Buddhist ruins and was later snatched away by Hong Xiu, also known as Yun Nichang.

There are names on the paintings too.

It’s just that the name is very strange, it’s called ‘The Picture of Selflessness and Destruction’

What is annihilation and selflessness?

Silence, Gu Qingfeng knew.

It is a supreme realm in Buddhism. After death, one transcends life and death, his consciousness is disillusioned, and his thoughts are eternal.

What the hell is it just to forget yourself?

How can we forget ourselves when everything is gone?

Nothing to forget.

don't know.

I couldn't understand it for a moment.

This painting looks simple, ordinary, even rough.

There is only one mountain in the painting.

And it looks like a very barren mountain.

On the mountain, the flowers and plants are withered, the trees are withered, and even the stone statues on the mountain seem to have decayed.

Beyond that, there is nothing more.

But such a weird painting gave Gu Qingfeng a feeling of déjà vu. When he was in the Bingxuan Sect, it even affected his peace of mind inexplicably.

Gu Qingfeng thought about it, but he couldn't understand the mystery of this painting.

It just felt like déjà vu.

But I really can’t tell where I am familiar with it.

This feeling is like finding a dim light in the endless darkness. The light is there, but you can't touch it.

"well!"

Gu Qingfeng sighed, raised his head and took a sip of wine, and immediately entered the Nirvana Bone Jade.

In the misty world, misty space, there is a misty temple on the misty mountain. Inside the misty temple lives an old monk who Gu Qingfeng has never seen before.

"Amitabha, ancient layman, farewell and well."

As soon as he entered the Nirvana Bone Jade, the old monk's hoarse voice came over.

Gu Qingfeng did not waste any nonsense, he went straight to the point and asked about the painting of Nirvana and Selflessness. What he didn't expect was that the old monk didn't know anything about the painting. He didn't know the origin of the painting or the mystery of the painting.

"This thing was dug out of your Buddhist ruins back then, didn't you know?"

"Ancient layman, the things in Buddhist ruins are not necessarily Buddhist things."

"If it wasn't from your Buddhist sect, how could it be named Nirvana and Selflessness?"

"I don't know either."

Gu Qingfeng smiled and asked: "Okay, this painting will affect my mood inexplicably, and why..."

"I don't know."

Gu Qingfeng smiled and asked tentatively: "That painting is called Nirvana and Selflessness, and you live in Nirvana Bone Jade. They are both Nirvana, so there won't be any connection, right?"

"I don't know."

"You really don't know, or you just don't want to say it."

"I really don't know."

Although the old monk didn't know anything about it, Gu Qingfeng felt that the old monk seemed to know something, but he just avoided the question for some reason.

The old monk didn't want to say it, and Gu Qingfeng had no choice. He just said unhappily: "You Buddhists know how to fiddle with these mysterious and mysterious things. If you want to figure it out, you can figure it out. They are all ethereal and mysterious things, reincarnation." It was you who caused it, cause and effect was also caused by you, life and death were also caused by you, good and evil were also caused by you, it is not unreasonable for Buddhism to be destroyed, no wonder no one in heaven and earth can tolerate you, you really deserve it."

"Amitabha……"

The old monk didn't say anything about Gu Qingfeng's dissatisfaction.

"Okay, please rest first."

Unable to ask why, Gu Qingfeng didn't bother to ask any more. When he was about to leave, the old monk's voice came.

"Sir, can I ask you one more question?"

"ask."

"You just said that the painting was left to you by Yun Nishang?"

"That's right."

For some reason, the old monk suddenly sighed, and after a long time, he said: "So, the ancient layman has decided to embark on the path of cause and effect."

"So be it."

After Gu Qingfeng finished speaking, the old monk sighed again and said: "Gu layman, there is no end to the sea of ​​suffering. Only when you turn around can you find the shore."

"Then what."

Gu Qingfeng was not in a hurry and listened with interest.

"I still remember clearly that what the ancient laymen wanted most was to be leisurely and carefree for a lifetime. Moreover, the ancient laymen had also cultivated a state of great freedom. They could do whatever they wanted without being troubled by inner demons. Why not be free in the world? Why bother to explore the so-called cause and effect."

Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng felt dumbfounded and said: "Old monk, I suddenly discovered a question. Every time I asked about cause and effect, you would avoid it. It was like this before. After the catastrophe, when I woke up, you not only avoided it, but also You have tried to persuade me many times, but I feel like you really don’t want me to explore the cause and effect.”

"Cause and effect is a road of no return, with only the sea of ​​suffering at the end and nothing else. I don't want to watch the ancient lay people fall into the sea of ​​suffering... Moreover, for many causes and effects, when you explore them, you will find that they are not the ones you want. Maybe it's the cause and effect that you gave up from the beginning..."

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