While Zhang Zheng was concentrating on his cultivation, the atmosphere in the Wanxuan Sect's Inner Sect Zangdao Mountain was tense and tense.
In the huge lobby, the leader is a middle-aged man with black hair and gray temples, who is the head of Wanxuan Sect. There are four elders sitting on each side of him.
The leader pondered for a moment and said, "Do you elders have any ideas about this invasion of demonic cultivators?"
"This matter is of great importance and must not be let go easily. If you ask me, it would be better to call the girl in for a thorough interrogation."
Seeing the angry look of his third senior brother, the charming woman on the side who looked like a March flower chuckled and scolded: "Senior Brother Zhong, how can you say such a thing about a female doll? I finally saved my life from the demon cultivator.
But you want to interrogate people as prisoners."
She described Senior Brother Zhong as a rough and arrogant man who had always been at odds with her, the Sixth Junior Sister. When she heard this, she became furious and said, "Liu Ruqing, what do you mean?"
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Elder Duan, who was used to acting as peacemaker, quickly comforted Elder Zhong: "Senior Brother Zhong, don't get angry, don't get angry, peace brings wealth."
The headmaster also followed: "Junior Brother Zhong, what Junior Sister Liu said makes sense, but your choice of words is not appropriate."
After criticizing, the headmaster turned to Liu Ruqing and said: "Junior sister Liu, your new direct disciple seems to be Lin Xiaoxiao. She is really a formidable person. You can ask her to come for a visit in the future."
"As for the girl...Junior Brother Duan, please lie down and bring her here the next day. This matter cannot be delayed."
The senior brother in charge had already spoken, so how dare they not listen, so they naturally agreed and then dispersed the meeting, each going back to his own mountain.
Let's talk about the next day, Zhang Zheng rushed to the Library Pavilion early in the morning with great enthusiasm, paid ten low-grade spiritual stones, and finally entered the first floor.
From the outside, the library is as big as a mundane pavilion, but the whole body has an extraordinary aura, and the simple and heavy atmosphere comes to you and hits your heart directly.
The interior is unique, with a space that can accommodate ten thousand people. Neat and regular bookshelves are placed on the shelves. On the shelves, there are millions of jade slips that make your eyes mesmerizing.
Zhang Zheng walked straight to the miscellaneous books area and scanned them one by one with her spiritual consciousness. She took down any books that might be relevant and read the introductions.
With her current second-level consciousness of Qi training, she cannot sustain such high-intensity work for long. Every time she looks at two rows of bookshelves, she has to meditate and recover for a while. After simply paying the spirit stone once, no one will care how long you stay in the library.
, so she had nothing to worry about. When she was tired, she would fix it for a while, and then continue when she felt comfortable.
After repeating this process for more than a dozen times and for about three hours, Zhang Zheng finally found a book that was somewhat related.
Unlike other classics that often have hundreds or thousands of pages, this book is more like a pamphlet, with only a dozen or so pages, and its title is unique. It is not like a Taoist classic, but more like a secular novel.
"One Thousand and One Nights from Taoism to Taoism", Zhang Zheng rubbed the rough book cover. Due to restrictions, the books in the library are not allowed to be taken out, and only part of the content can be read. If you want to read the whole book, you can
They had to exchange spiritual stones and contribution points, and then the book boy could copy the contents with blank jade slips before taking them out of the library.
Zhang Zheng has read a quarter of the miscellaneous books on the first floor, and only this one is related to Taoism. Although he is inevitably regretful, he still comforts himself that this is only the first floor, and maybe it will be available in higher floors.
Fortunately, this book is not thick and does not seem to be very precious. It only contains 30 low-grade spiritual stones from Zhang Zheng.
Holding the replica jade slip in his hand, Zhang Zheng could hardly suppress the excitement surging in his heart.
I couldn't wait to go back to the courtyard. I didn't even enter the room. I just sat down on the stone bench and started to read the contents of the jade slips.
All things in the world go their own way, so they each have their own place and complement each other.
I freely stepped into the path of spiritual practice, but I was repeatedly trapped by my state of mind and could not make any progress. Later, due to a coincidence, my foundation was destroyed, and I started to practice again. Only then did I know that the path lies in talent, luck, and resources... But the most important thing cannot be ignored.
And those who are often ignored are Taoist minds.
Those with a strong Taoist heart will have a far-reaching path, those with a weak Taoist heart will have a changeable path, and those with a lost Taoist heart will have no destiny... So what is the Taoist heart?
All practitioners have the intention to cultivate the Tao, but they often don’t know what kind of Tao they are cultivating. The term Tao mind can be simplified. Why do we practice and what is the practice?
The Tao cannot be constantly changed, and the mind cannot be constantly changed. The Tao is integrated with the heart, completely natural, and has the fundamental recognition of all Tao. Suffering does not change, difficulties do not learn from it, and the longer it gets stronger, it becomes stronger, so it is called the Tao Heart.
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I am writing this book to record my humble opinion. If anyone is destined to benefit from it, I will be very happy. May our path prosper.
The book ended here, but Zhang Zheng couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Why practice? What is the purpose of practice?
Questions that seem to be the same are actually very different. One is the reason, and the other is what you want.
Zhang Zheng was immersed in the mystery, and the paths he had taken in his previous life emerged before his eyes one by one. It was like experiencing it again, but his state of mind was completely different.
As she said before, her entry into the path of spiritual practice was nothing more than an elusive fate. But fate alone was not enough.
If she had not seized the opportunity to court the rich girl after the old beggar died, she might have froze to death and starved to death in an unknown alley on a winter night.
If she had not made up her mind to escape from the devil's cave of the pervert's mansion, she might have been tortured to pieces like the boy she saw that day, and finally become a rolled up straw mat and become the food of a wild beast.
If she hadn't fought with wild dogs for food, fought with beggars, and been so hungry that she ate raw rats and snakes, she wouldn't have seen another world beyond the ordinary world, and wouldn't have climbed several mountains before entering the world of immortality after rolling off a cliff.
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She had only experienced all these hardships with the word "fate" in the past, but now she suddenly realized that she was indeed lucky enough to have opportunities, but these opportunities were earned through countless life and death crises and walking barefoot on the edge of a knife.
Why did she embark on the road of spiritual practice? She suddenly understood now that even if the road ahead was not a spiritual path but a single-plank bridge, as long as there was a glimmer of hope for survival, she would move forward without hesitation.
The old beggar was right, she was born too greedy, she wanted to live, and she wanted to live a good life, but she didn't think it was such a sin.
No one has thought about the days of fear and death. In order to live freely, live freely, and live without worries, she is willing to take risks, and the path to immortality is the best way for her to get her wish.
The world values ​​profit and power. No matter how powerful a person is, there will be a tragedy where ants bite the elephant to death. Although power struggles are inevitable in the world of cultivation, as long as you are strong enough, you can avoid most crises. If you can become unparalleled in the world
The strong man is the great master of heaven and earth.
Zhang Zheng has never been more enlightened than at this time. This was the foundation of her will to survive several times.
The reason why she embarked on the path of spiritual practice was because she was forced to survive, and her pursuit of continuing the path of spiritual practice is also to survive. The difference is that in the former she had no choice but to survive, while in the latter her ambition was to seek immortality.
So what exactly is her way?
Zhang Zheng desperately tried to catch that trace of the mysterious and magical Tao, but unfortunately, it went further and further away, as if it was playing hide and seek with her, seemingly close in front of her eyes, but actually far away in the horizon.
The word "Tao" can be understood so easily. Zhang Zheng sighed regretfully, suppressed the disappointment in his heart, and simply continued to practice with the rich and pure aura left after the enlightenment.
In the blink of an eye, five hours later, Zhang Zheng stopped practicing. The sun was already rising outside. This epiphany had given her a lot of benefits. Not only had her mood improved, but the aura in her body had also increased. This had lasted only two months for her.
It’s a spiritual energy that can’t even be cultivated.
Enlightenment is such a good thing, why didn't she take the opportunity to practice after her last enlightenment in Dongtianju? The spiritual energy there was so rich that it could at least allow her to rush to the second level of Qi training in one go.
What a pity. With her current cultivation speed, it will take at least fifty or sixty years to reach the twelfth level of Qi training. Not to mention that if she fails to achieve enlightenment, she will have to continue to delay. She will not die of old age while she is still in the Qi training period!
Zhang Zheng was thinking like this, but she also knew that epiphany is as rare as chance. Some monks may not be able to achieve epiphany once in their lives. She is already pretty good. Maybe she has a good understanding and can make progress on the road of practice.
If it benefits me, I won’t force it anymore.
The library is too expensive, so I must find a way to earn spiritual stones. Thinking this, Zhang Zheng planned to go to the affairs hall to see if he could get some chores.
As soon as she opened the door, a gleaming telegraph talisman with gold and silver threads flew in front of her. It was so fast that she almost bumped into it.
"Outer sect disciple Zhang Zheng, after training, go to the inner sect Zangdao Mountain Council Hall."
Signed by—Elder Duan Wuwei.
Zhang Zheng struggled for a while, thinking about the demon cultivator in the secret realm. Could it be that she was sent to ask questions?
No matter what was passed down to her, she could never disobey the elders' orders.
There is a mountain chasm between the inner gate and the outer gate. It is easy to get out of the inner gate, but entering the inner gate is a luxury for outer disciples like her.
Fortunately, the spirit beast knew the aura of the elder's messenger talisman and would not refuse the ride. It was just a shame that the elder was so used to summoning people that he didn't know how to slip some spirit stones from his fingers to pay her fare.
Resigned to her fate, Zhang Zheng paid the huge fare for the bus from the outer door to the inner door - five pieces of low-grade spiritual stones. Zhang Zheng felt extremely painful. She admitted that besides life and freedom, what she cared about most in her life was money.
As soon as they arrived at the Zangdao Mountain in the inner gate, the spirit beast hurriedly threw Zhang Zheng down on his back. The inner gate's aura was so rich that it finally used the communication talisman to pass through the barrier to the inner gate. It had to take a good walk around.
Zangdao Mountain is not just famous for its name. The whole mountain covers an extremely large area and towers into the clouds. It is divided into one main peak and three subordinate peaks. The meeting hall is located on the main peak. The three subordinate peaks are Law Enforcement Hall, Zhenqi Pavilion and
Steward Hall.
The consequence of having so many formation secret passages everywhere is that Zhang Zheng got lost in an unbelievable way.
Along the way, she turned around and asked many senior brothers and sisters. However, none of them had time to talk to her because they were busy with other things, so they only gave her a general direction.
Seeing that after walking for nearly half an hour and still wandering on a certain path on the mountainside, Zhang Zheng wanted to give up.
These elders are too unreliable in their work. It is better to just wait here and wait for people to come to you.
Of course, she only dared to complain secretly, and kept walking along the path with her legs twitching.
"Junior Sister Zhang Zheng?"
Zhang Zheng raised his drooped head, and he was like a handsome young man wearing a dark-white long-sleeved robe dancing in the wind. His knuckles were as long and fair as green onions. "Stones are like jade, and pine trees are like green emeralds" is a perfect description of him.
Even though Zhang Zheng doesn't value beauty, she still has to admit that the young man in front of her is indeed a beauty, but it's still half a point worse than her cheap master.
"This senior brother is looking for me?"
This is admission.
Lin Yihan put away a spell that was just rewarded by the master. He only took a quick look at Zhang Zheng in the secret realm, and it seemed that he did not recognize the wrong person. She must have been sent by the master to ask about the magic cultivator.
"Junior sister Zhang, you want to go to the meeting hall? Just turn right and go straight up a hundred meters ahead."
This actually solved a big problem of her not knowing the way. This senior brother is really a kind-hearted person.

Chapter completed!