aircannonsinc #183 - What is immortality? This is the true immortality! The true meaning of Tao!
#183 - What is immortality? This is the true immortality! The true meaning of Tao!
After sighing, Lu Jin looked at Luo Fu, his expression quickly becoming complicated.
In Lu Jin's eyes, Luo Fu was able to create the San Yi Sect's inheritance, the "Hidden Dragon Records," out of thin air in a short period.
That also meant that Luo Fu had already surpassed the strength of the past Celestial Masters.
The Celestial Master's Empowerment was a secret passed down within the Celestial Master's Mansion, and even though Lu Jin and the Old Celestial Master were friends for many years, the Old Celestial Master could not possibly tell him the secrets of the Celestial Master's Empowerment.
It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he couldn't. For the past Celestial Masters, the Celestial Master's Empowerment itself was a kind of restriction.
But through the Old Celestial Master's strength, Lu Jin could easily judge that the Celestial Master's Empowerment was definitely not as good as the "Hidden Dragon Records."
Not to mention the "Hidden Dragon Records," which was still in its initial stage, unlike the Celestial Master's Empowerment, which had been supplemented by several generations of Celestial Masters. The fact that the "Hidden Dragon Records" could allow people to master the power of gravity was enough to shock Lu Jin.
Of course, in the world of Outlaws, the abilities of innate powers were varied, and it was not surprising to see any strange abilities.
Even the former "Reversal of the Eight Directions" possessed the innate ability to control electromagnetic force.
But the most terrifying thing about mastering the gravity ability in the "Hidden Dragon Records" was that this ability was like an innate power, and the eruption of power was limitless.
Even Lu Jin, judging from his own feelings, if he were to obtain the "Hidden Dragon Records," not to mention anything else, at least conventional weapons could be blocked by the barrier of gravity alone.
Such an ability was miraculous, and Lu Jin simply did not have the qualifications to judge it.
Looking at Luo Fu quietly, Lu Jin said, "You are now not much different from the great figures in myths who are called lords and ancestors. It is right to hand over the position of San Yi Sect Leader to others. The San Yi Sect is too small to accommodate a great figure like you."
"Master Lu, what are you saying?"
Luo Fu shook his head. He could hear that Lu Jin's words were completely from the bottom of his heart and were not sarcastic.
Although the San Yi Sect was indeed a dominant force in Lu Jin's era, even becoming the only branch of the Quanzhen lineage that could contend with the Three Mountains Talismans,
the San Yi Sect was like a flash in the pan, quickly disappearing from the entire world of Outlaws with the disappearance of Grand Master Daying, Zuo Ruotong. In fact, apart from Lu Jin, there were no other disciples of the San Yi Sect.
How could such a sect be able to bear a great figure like Luo Fu, who was still worthy of being called a lord and ancestor even in mythology?
"You don't need to comfort this old man." Lu Jin said in a desolate tone, "I should be satisfied that the San Yi Sect can continue its lineage in your hands. The San Yi Sect is my obsession and should not become your constraint. You are like the ancestor of the Dao and cannot be bound by the small San Yi Sect."
With a wry smile, Lu Jin said, "Even the Triple Reversal was modified and completed by you single-handedly. Even if you cultivate it to the extreme, I'm afraid you may not be able to reach your current level, right?"
After a slight pause, Lu Jin asked curiously, "Luo Fu, today these words come from your mouth and enter my ears, and I will never let anyone else know. You… have you already become an immortal?"
"What is an immortal?" The moment Luo Fu blurted out the words, he couldn't help but think of the three words left by Perfected Ziyang, Zhang Boduan, in the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley: What is a human?
"You don't need to comfort me." Lu Jin shook his head and said, "Since you are going to give up the position of San Yi Sect Leader, then that also means that you are finally going to walk your own path. I just want to know the scenery in your eyes before the final farewell. I have cultivated profoundly all my life, but I have never seen the scenery after reaching the heavens. Even if this old man dies, I will die with regrets!"
After a moment of silence, Luo Fu suddenly extended a hand, pointing a finger at Lu Jin, and said, "Master Lu."
With a flash of insight, Lu Jin seemed to understand something in the dark and also extended a finger.
The moment their fingertips touched, Lu Jin suddenly felt that everything in front of him had changed drastically.
The world seemed to have completely lost its former authenticity.
"Seeing mountains as mountains, seeing mountains not as mountains, seeing mountains still as mountains."
For some reason, Lu Jin seemed to hear Luo Fu's voice in his ear.
It allowed him to deeply feel the scenery he was seeing at this moment, which was exactly the appearance of the true nature of heaven and earth that Luo Fu was helping him to see.
Lu Jin held his mind and guarded his spirit. Years of meditation practice allowed him to quickly immerse himself in the observation of heaven and earth.
Everything in the world at this moment, in Lu Jin's eyes, seemed to have completely changed its appearance.
Even the unremarkable walls of the room, every brick and every piece of wood, exuded an unspeakable law.
This law was the Dao.
When observing these laws with his mind, Lu Jin was surprised to find that what he saw in his vision was not only matter, but even the flow of energy, as well as gravitational waves, electromagnetic waves, and so on, could be seen clearly.
Even through these electromagnetic waves, Lu Jin could decipher what kind of meaning these electromagnetic waves contained with just a little thought.
In other words, everything in modern society had no secrets in Lu Jin's eyes.
This terrifying ability, placed in the Super God Universe, was like having a powerful computing power that surpassed the gene engine. Although it had not reached the level of a celestial computer, it was enough to give a normal human being a terrifying computing power several times that of a supercomputer.
Just as this thought popped up in his mind, Lu Jin once again received Luo Fu's answer in his consciousness.
"Master Lu, what you see at this moment is what I now observe. I have lent you my vision!"
Although Luo Fu didn't say it, Lu Jin knew that the reason he was able to easily decipher these electromagnetic waves constantly coming and going in the void was not because he himself really had such a terrifying brain, but because he had borrowed this ability from Luo Fu.
Lu Jin was not a person who liked to peek into other people's secrets.
Soon, his vision seemed to be elevated all of a sudden.
From the San Yi Sect's residence, he continued to ascend towards the high sky.
When he ascended to a certain level,
observing the earth from a俯瞰 perspective, Lu Jin once again discovered something that he could not understand.
The San Yi Sect's residence, which was originally located in the southeastern coastal province, could be clearly seen that with the residence as the core, after spreading to the surroundings, there would be countless speckled colors, strange things gathered together.
With a flash of insight, in Luo Fu's explanation, Lu Jin understood that these large chunks of things gathered together were the manifestation of the emotions and desires of sentient beings.
Emotions and desires were originally possessed by sentient beings, and therefore they would show uneven large and small lumps as people gathered and dispersed.
The large lumps were cities with high population density, and the small ones were small, backward towns and villages…
The scenery in front of him changed again, and Lu Jin suddenly found that the strange perspective just now had suddenly disappeared.
It was not to say that his perspective of overlooking the San Yi Sect's residence and observing the surroundings had changed, but that everything in the world seemed to have faded away from that mysterious and mysterious scene, where even gravitational waves, electromagnetic waves, and the emotions and desires of sentient beings were smeared together, and had returned to a scenery that Lu Jin was familiar with.
This familiarity was not a return to the realm of seeing mountains as mountains.
If Lu Jin and the masses of living beings were in the realm of seeing mountains as mountains, then the scene that Lu Jin saw just now using Luo Fu's perspective was the second level of seeing mountains not as mountains.
And now, he was like returning to the original state, reaching the realm of seeing mountains still as mountains.
But although the mountains were still mountains, Lu Jin would have an understanding in the instant of observation, as if he had opened a high-dimensional perspective and could clearly see everything.
The emotions and desires of sentient beings, the basic composition of matter, and even the operation of energy. Everything, everything, seemed to be under control.
This state lasted for less than a second.
Lu Jin suddenly breathed heavily, and his consciousness returned to his body.
Looking at Luo Fu in horror, Lu Jin said, "Just now… just now that was…"
Lu Jin was covered in sweat, his face pale, as if he had just recovered from a serious injury, or as if his vitality had been greatly damaged.
And Luo Fu, although on the surface, he did not seem to have suffered much damage.
But in fact, forcibly helping Lu Jin to raise his observation and allowing Lu Jin to peek into the perspective that even Luo Fu himself could not fully grasp was also a great consumption for Luo Fu himself.
"That is the scenery that I can see," Luo Fu explained softly.
Lu Jin took a deep breath and said, "Immortal, this is an immortal. I didn't expect that my San Yi Sect could produce an immortal. Good! Good! Don't worry, I will contact Lu Lin immediately and let him come over as soon as possible to take over the position of San Yi Sect Leader, as for you…"
Looking at Luo Fu with a complex expression, Lu Jin said, "There is a difference between immortals and mortals. How can the thoughts of mortals influence immortals? However, I hope you can take that little girl away before you leave."
Raising an eyebrow, Luo Fu quickly realized that the little girl Lu Jin was talking about must be Chen Duo, whom Luo Fu had abducted and even bestowed his Zanpakuto upon.
Chen Duo's special cluster consciousness, ever since Luo Fu entrusted the Zanpakuto to her.
Chen Duo seemed to have evolved from the human race into an even more unfathomable realm of life.
The previous Lu Jin didn't know what kind of state it was.
But just now, with the help of Luo Fu's perspective, Lu Jin caught a glimpse of Chen Duo's essence.
The actions of mortals are just the most superficial understanding of the laws of the universe, while Chen Duo seems to have evolved from that state into a more mysterious realm.
Poison, Gu, insects—these were originally collective products with only life instincts but no true self-awareness.
If it weren't for Luo Fu's suppression, in Lu Jin's opinion, no one in this world could restrain Chen Duo with just her alone.
It's just that Chen Duo's ability is too terrifying. When Luo Fu's Zanpakuto was entrusted to her, she was like another kind of collective subconscious that constantly expanded its range.
In the Type-Moon world, there are two major concepts of suppression: Gaia, symbolizing the Earth itself, and Alaya, symbolizing the collective subconscious of humanity.
And Chen Duo's state is infinitely close to the existence form of Alaya. The difference is that Alaya is the collective subconscious of humans, while Chen Duo is the collective subconscious of Gu poison and Gu insects themselves.
Such an existence is simply like the natural enemy of normal humans.
Even if he only briefly understood the essence of heaven and earth through Luo Fu's perspective just now, Lu Jin still considers himself a human being in his heart after his consciousness returns.
Lu Jin will naturally be extremely vigilant towards Chen Duo, an existence that can threaten the survival of the entire human race.
"Chen Duo?" Luo Fu smiled slightly. He didn't expect that Chen Duo would continue to transform in this direction because of him.
In fact, when Luo Fu gave Chen Duo a choice before, Chen Duo could have chosen to return to being an ordinary person, but Chen Duo's original decision was because Luo Fu's Zanpakuto was upgraded again, causing her to evolve towards a non-human realm.
This was something even Luo Fu didn't expect.
More importantly, no one can control Chen Duo now.
Of course, this is also because Lu Jin doesn't know that Chen Duo's true immortality doesn't come from herself, but from Luo Fu's Zanpakuto.
Or rather, the terrifying essence of Chen Duo that made Lu Jin palpitate was actually brought about by Luo Fu's Zanpakuto.
But regardless of whether he understands the inside story, Lu Jin's decision to let Luo Fu take Chen Duo away at this moment is undoubtedly the best choice.
After all, besides Luo Fu, no one can curb Chen Duo's rampage.
Before, perhaps there was the collar on her neck, plus the existence of Liao Zhong as a bond, but now, Chen Duo's own death would be a huge destruction to the Earth's ecosystem.
Under this circumstance, even if Chen Duo could be killed, Lu Jin and humans could not accept such a result.
Once Chen Duo is lost, even if Chen Duo can only be regarded as a part of the collective subconscious of Gu poison and Gu insects, the consequences of a large-scale death of insects are extremely serious.
Once too many insects are lost, the ecosystem will be affected during the process of restoring the population.
"That little girl, now she can be completely regarded as Gu, right? No, she is an insect." Lu Jin subconsciously glanced in the direction where Chen Duo was.
Gu are insects that can use innate Qi, but there are very few insects with this ability.
Therefore, Gu masters need to refine acquired Gu.
But Chen Duo has expanded from the concept of Gu to the concept of insects.
Originally, Chen Duo, the Holy Child of Gu, was already terrifying enough, but now, expanding to the concept of insects, Chen Duo herself is even equivalent to a part of the Earth's ecosystem.
This ability expansion, which is close to the conceptual realm, will become more and more profound over time.
Even Lu Jin cannot accept humans living in a world where species extinction is possible at any time.
"Take her away. Let her go to your world. She is a threat to this world!" Lu Jin said in a deep voice.
Luo Fu nodded and said, "Don't worry, Master Lu, I will."
Just as he was about to leave, Lu Jin suddenly stopped, looked back at Luo Fu, a flash of guilt flashed in his eyes, and finally, he left the room resolutely.
Watching Lu Jin leave, Luo Fu knew that in this world, he would soon face a passive choice that would affect the future.
Although Lu Jin has many regrets in his life, he can be recognized by the alien world as being flawless throughout his life.
On principle, Lu Jin will never back down.
The reason why Lu Jin was unwilling to let Luo Fu step down from the position of head of the San Yi Sect before was just because he believed that this was the only way to maintain a delicate balance between Luo Fu and the company.
But after realizing how terrifying Luo Fu's current state is, Lu Jin understood that the delicate balance he thought existed simply did not exist.
Luo Fu's strength has reached the point where he can influence the world with a single thought.
The company and everyone else underestimated Luo Fu. They only knew that Luo Fu was strong, but they didn't know how terrifying Luo Fu was.
That is a true sense of being able to set off a frenzy that could destroy mankind at any time, like the Master Tongtian in the Investiture of the Gods, who wants to recreate the earth, water, fire, and wind after losing everything.
With a single thought, mankind may usher in the end, and the one who controls everything is actually an individual like Luo Fu.
Lu Jin dare not gamble!
Under the circumstances that a delicate balance was never possible from the beginning, the only thing he can do is to choose the one that is most worthy of his conscience.
Obviously, the one that can make Lu Jin feel at ease is not Luo Fu!
In a subtle buzzing sound, a mosquito like a strand of black thread flew in from the window, and in front of Luo Fu, it gathered into the image of a girl in a short time.
"He is going to cooperate with the company. Are we going to be enemies with Uncle Liao?" Chen Duo's tone revealed a bit of loss.
With the protection of Luo Fu's Zanpakuto, Chen Duo's emotions are becoming more and more obvious.
Of course, the obviousness of this emotion does not actually come from the Zanpakuto itself, but from Luo Fu's ability to control the seven emotions and seven sins.
"Don't worry, we won't be enemies with anyone." Luo Fu smiled softly, reached out and rubbed Chen Duo's hair.
Nodding as if understanding, Chen Duo said, "Then are we leaving?"
Luo Fu's tone was a bit sighing, "Have you felt it too? How restrictive this world is to us."
This sharing, in addition to bringing Luo Fu powerful power, the more critical point is that Luo Fu can no longer do whatever he wants.
Along with the strengthening of power, for Luo Fu, this world is like a small house made of paper. Luo Fu's every move must be careful and cautious, otherwise, an accident may cause irreparable damage to this paper house.
Letting Luo Fu establish bonds with this world is just the company's wishful thinking.
Because the deeper Luo Fu's bond with this world is, the greater the damage to this world will be, and even eventually lead the world to the end completely.
Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion.
After leaving the San Yi Sect's station, Lu Jin went straight to the old Tianshi.
At this moment, there are not only the disciples of Longhu Mountain in the Tianshi Mansion. Including the Ten Elders, and even the company's directors, are all present at this moment.
When Lu Jin arrived, he went straight to the old Tianshi's position and said, "Old bastard, what exactly is the Tianshi Degree?"
Seeing that Lu Jin actually asked about the Tianshi Degree so rashly, the old Tianshi looked as if he had expected it, and said, "Old Lu, calm down. I have no way to answer this question."
Frowning, Lu Jin obviously knew that the Tianshi Degree was a powerful constraint on the past Tianshi.
Even Zhang Zhiwei still cannot get rid of it.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Then I ask, you only need to affirm or deny. Is there a power to subvert or even destroy the world hidden in the Tianshi Degree?"
The moment these words fell, whether it was the company or the Ten Elders, their expressions changed.
The old Tianshi's expression changed for a while, but in the end he nodded with difficulty.
Everyone was in an uproar instantly.
In the eyes behind Zhao Fangxu's glasses, a murderous intent flashed suddenly. He said, "Old Lu, have you found anything?"
Lu Jin smiled bitterly, and an unprecedented sense of frustration emanated from him.
"If I tell you that he can create something like the Tianshi Degree from scratch in a short period of time?"
"Impossible." The old Tianshi flatly denied.
"Nothing is impossible. I have seen it with my own eyes and tried it myself." Lu Jin said, "I don't know what's in the Celestial Master's Degree, but Luo Fu created the Hidden Dragon Scroll, which completely mirrors the Celestial Master's Degree, for the sake of the San Yi Sect's inheritance. The Hidden Dragon Scroll not only encompasses all the inheritance of the San Yi Sect, but it can even allow people to master the power of gravity."
"Gravity?" Everyone present exchanged glances.
Although they are Outcasts, they have managed to climb to the level of the Ten Elders.
They are not lacking in common sense. Especially in this era of knowledge explosion, the top Outcasts all have an extremely deep understanding of modern science.
Not to mention anything else, Old Meng, the Beast Master, has delved into the realm of prokaryotic organisms with the ancient Beast Master inheritance, pushing the Beast Master, who could only communicate with animals in the past, to the level of a biologist.
Other top Outcasts are also not to be outdone.
It is precisely because they have a certain degree of understanding that they are clear about how terrifying the ability to control gravity is.
Of course, although the ability to control gravity is very powerful, it is like the ability to reverse the eight directions or control human magnetism. Although they control the electromagnetic force, one of the four fundamental forces of the universe, they are limited by the work they can do.
Even Outcasts who control electromagnetism have limits to their abilities and are almost always focused on one aspect.
Some manipulate the magnetic force itself, while others combine it with their own abilities to project their Yang Spirit and roam in the realm of electromagnetic waves.
And Luo Fu is clearly different.
"Is there any way to restrict him?" Zhao Fangxu asked with a frown.
"Restrict?" Before Lu Jin could speak, Zhang Zhiwei chuckled and said, "Director Zhao, forgive me for speaking frankly, but do you think a group of ants gathered together can discuss how to restrict humans?"
Zhang Zhiwei's words were like a resounding slap in the face, hitting everyone present hard.
It can be said that Zhang Zhiwei didn't leave any face for anyone.
"Celestial Master, are you saying that we currently have no way to restrict Luo Fu?" Zhao Fangxu asked, pushing up his glasses.
"Director Zhao, you are aware of the relationship between me and Luo Fu, so I will be frank. You can think of Luo Fu as an existence that can advance or retreat. Think about it, with the company's current strength, is there any way to break through his blessed land? If the relationship between the two parties completely breaks down, Luo Fu can hide in the blessed land at any time. What about us? We can only be thieves for a thousand days, but there is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days."
It must be admitted that Zhang Zhiwei's words did indeed hit the hearts of many people.
The most troublesome thing about Luo Fu now is that he actually possesses a blessed land that only appears in myths and legends. And he can enter it at any time.
Not to mention the company's current capabilities, even mobilizing the state machinery, whether it's the Dongfeng missile or other means, it's impossible to do anything to Luo Fu.
It's just that now, no one knows that Luo Fu's Divine Might Blessed Land can allow Luo Fu to move his spatial position in the main world. Otherwise, the company's executives would feel even more helpless when depicting Luo Fu.
Zhao Fangxu and the directors, including the Ten Elders, all fell into silence.
After a long time, Zhao Fangxu sighed helplessly and said, "Old Lu, what is Luo Fu's current attitude?"
"He has already decided to relinquish the position of Sect Leader of the San Yi Sect." Lu Jin said with reluctance in his voice, "Once he completely gets rid of the shackles of the San Yi Sect Leader, the difference between us and him will be the difference between humans and immortals."
"Even immortals must abide by the law. The rules and regulations set by the company must be followed even if gods descend to earth."
Although Director Su is a woman, her words at this moment are particularly tough, even surpassing Zhao Fangxu and others.
Lu Jin's eyes flashed with a hint of disdain upon hearing this.
"Old Lu, tell us more about your communication with Luo Fu this time."敏锐察觉到了罗浮的心思，张之维主动开口提醒道.
If it were the directors, Lu Jin would at most deal with them perfunctorily, but now it was Zhang Zhiwei, a good friend of many years, who spoke.
After hesitating for a moment, Lu Jin recounted his communication with Luo Fu in detail, even without concealing the process of him gaining insight into the world through Luo Fu's perspective.
After listening to Lu Jin's account, everyone present was indeed a little stunned.
In terms of pure power output, these people don't actually have a clear understanding of Luo Fu's strength.
But when Lu Jin recounted how he gained insight into all the mysteries of the world through Luo Fu's perspective, it finally made everyone feel the difference between Luo Fu and them in terms of their life essence.
Seeing mountains as mountains, seeing mountains not as mountains, and seeing mountains still as mountains, these simple three realms, if compared with Luo Fu, I am afraid that the only one who is qualified to claim to be standing on the second level is the old Celestial Master, Zhang Zhiwei.
In fact, even Zhang Zhiwei himself may not be able to reach the second realm, but rather rely on the Celestial Master's Degree, which no one knows what secrets it contains.
"Old Lu, has Luo Fu said what he wants to do after he relinquishes the position of Sect Leader of the San Yi Sect?" Zhao Fangxu asked worriedly.
"He hasn't said that." After a slight pause, Lu Jin said uncertainly, "But..."
"But what?" Huang Boren asked impatiently.
"However, Luo Fu's previous intention seemed to be interested in Nathanson Island."
As soon as Lu Jin's words fell, everyone present was immediately shocked.
The special nature of Nathanson Island has made this place a location tacitly sealed off by major countries.
Not to mention ordinary people, even Outcasts may not know much about the existence of Nathanson Island.
The reason is very simple, it lies in the Divine Tree on Nathanson Island that can turn ordinary people into Outcasts.
Even ordinary people, if they live on Nathanson Island, their children will also be affected by the Divine Tree and become Outcasts.
Such an existence, if possible, in fact, major countries can't wait to destroy the Divine Tree as soon as possible, but the price of destroying the Divine Tree is too great.
It's not to say that the five major countries can't afford it, but because once the constraints of the Divine Tree are lost, then the Outcasts on Nathanson Island, if they leave Nathanson Island and appear in the world of ordinary people, the impact it will cause is simply unimaginable.
Even in order to appease the Outcasts on Nathanson Island, major countries tacitly chose to block the news while maintaining vigilance against Nathanson Island at all times.
It's fine for ordinary Outcasts to land on Nathanson Island, but Luo Fu is different.
The most special thing about him is that he actually possesses a blessed land that only exists in myths.
If Luo Fu is allowed to land on Nathanson Island and obtain the Divine Tree from Nathanson Island, just thinking about this possibility makes everyone present feel a chill.
They will absolutely not accept such a thing.
"Has Luo Fu already decided to land on Nathanson Island?" There was no longer the hesitation in Zhao Fangxu's tone just now.
If Luo Fu has not completely made up his mind to go to Nathanson Island, then in the eyes of the company, he is at most a relatively棘手troublesome problem.
But once Luo Fu makes the decision to land on Nathanson Island, then he will become an unstable factor in the eyes of the company. For the stability of ordinary society, the company will completely eliminate Luo Fu at all costs.
Although Lu Jin guessed Zhao Fangxu's thoughts, at this time, he was not only Luo Fu's teacher, but also the head of the Lu family and one of the Ten Elders of the company's Outcast autonomy.
From all aspects, the probability of Lu Jin choosing to stand on the company's position is greater than maintaining Luo Fu.
In fact, Lu Jin also made this choice.
With a wry smile, Lu Jin said, "No matter what you want to do to Luo Fu, I only hope that it doesn't involve the entire Outcast world."
After receiving Zhao Fangxu's affirmative nod, Lu Jin said, "With my understanding of Luo Fu, since he has such an idea, then he will definitely put it into action. It's just that it's not clear when he will land on Nathanson Island."
Zhao Fangxu exhaled a breath of turbid air and said, "Old Lu, it seems that I will have to trouble you next."
"You don't want me to be your undercover agent, do you?" Lu Jin cleverly guessed Zhao Fangxu's thoughts.
Nodding, Zhao Fangxu said, "Old Lu, this is to maintain the company's rules and regulations and the stability of the Outcast world. Moreover, I can promise in the capacity of the company's chairman that if Luo Fu is taken down, unless it is necessary, we will not execute the erasure of Luo Fu."