Chapter 94: The Path of Nature

"It is not good for you to rush into it like this. It would be better for you to calm down and have enough understanding of the realm of the wheeling ocean before attempting to enter the next realm."
Following this, Liu Yunzhi would drink the flower dew in the morning and stay overnight on a solitary peak. He would listen to scriptures at dawn and practice under the evening sunset. Translation: "
The old man gradually recounted a multitude of scriptures, although they were not precious, they encompassed a wide range of topics. They were all basic scriptures, along with some fundamental spells, such as fire-starting spells, smoke-producing spells, fog-creating spells, and divine movement spells, and so on.
说威力，并没有多大，都是一些大路货色，就像大学学习的教材，并不稀有，却涵盖甚广。就好像，哪一个有大发明大成就的人，是天生的，就没有用到大学里的知识就发明出来什么东西了？
These knowledge are very basic but essential, just like not understanding elementary and middle school mathematics and then studying advanced calculus, it would be like reading celestial scriptures.
It involves the Five Elements, Four Symbols, Three Talents Yin and Yang, Eight Trigrams, and so on. These are all very basic, not important to say, not important to say, any profound mystical art, is evolved from these practices.
Without accumulating a drop of water, it is difficult to form a deep sea; without accumulating wood, it is difficult to form a forest. Cultivation is not achieved overnight, but rather through gradual accumulation.
It was only after a month that Li Ruoyu finished teaching Liu Yunzhi some foundational knowledge of cultivation.
In this process, he constantly seals off various realms, experiencing the difficulties of each level of cultivation. From the beginning to the peak, he finally breaks through the restrictions he imposed and reaches the next realm. He repeats this process, constantly identifying and correcting deficiencies, until there is no further room for progress.
A sense of fulfillment swirls in his heart, and he feels a strong desire to soar high and witness different landscapes. However, he restrains himself and understands that he is in a transitional stage. He journeyed too hastily through the sea of life; hence, he should continue to settle down and further progress.
At this moment, he feels exceptionally powerful. If compared to himself from a month ago, he could easily defeat two past versions of himself with ease.
It's like how an experienced hero in the game can easily dominate a beginner, not just because of the gap in strength and energy, but also due to the comprehensive difference in experience and tactics.
After finishing teaching some basic cultivation knowledge, Li Ruoyu started to recite scriptures and expound the dharma. His delivery was unlike the harmonious and majestic sound of the Huangzhong and Dalü musical modes, nor did it have the auspicious presence of the dragon and phoenix. It was plain and ordinary, yet carried a lingering echo, with only a hint of the Dao's charm, permeating the awkward peak. Translation:
"When the great is lacking, it remains useful. When the great is abundant, it remains inexhaustible. When the great is straightforward, it appears humble. When the great is skillful, it appears clumsy. When the great is eloquent, it appears hesitant. Agitation triumphs over coldness, stillness prevails over heat. Clarity and tranquility bring righteousness to the world."
Liu Yunzhi quietly listened to the sound of the Dao on the Natural Way, or rather, this is not the complete Natural Way, but rather the Natural Way that Li Ruoyu comprehended and processed through Li Ruoyu's own understanding. However, it will not be significantly different either.
With his realization, his eyes went from deep to sharp, from bright to dim. It seemed as if he had undergone a cycle.
A gentle breeze brushed across his cheeks at the peak of the mountain, and he felt as if he were standing in the midst of a secret forest. He saw a tree, an ancient tree with yellowing leaves.
A seed fell onto the ground and was buried in the soil. The morning dew gently dripped onto the tip of the tree leaf, moistening the seed. In between the trees, a patch of sunlight filtered through, slowly descending like a line hanging between the sky and the earth.
The seed cracks open, takes root, sprouts, and begins to forcefully push open the soil, deeply anchoring its roots. Greedily, it absorbs a thread of delicate sunlight, like a child nursing from its mother, like a lamb kneeling to survive. It is so humble, yet joyous.
He felt a touch of emotion, it was the hardship of life, the thirst for being alive, it was a kind of vitality.
In the blink of an eye, the small seedling grew into a towering tree. It grew desperately, surpassing all other plants in height, with lush branches and leaves, proudly facing the wind. At this moment, it saw the sun, it saw the being that gave it life, from morning till night. Please note that the
Maybe in an instant, maybe after a long time, this tree has also grown old. Its trunk is covered in insects, and its core is hollow and decayed. The leaves have withered and the branches have dried up, reaching the end of its life in this moment.
This tree, even in death, produced a seed that fell on the forest floor and got buried. It broke out of its shell, sprouted roots, and grew vigorously, embarking on a new cycle of life.
刘云志就这么静静地站着，看着，感悟着，最终，他也化成了这颗树，随它一起初生发始，一起枝繁叶茂，一起荒废枯萎，一次又一次。
道音不绝，感悟不绝，他仿佛回到了前世，从出生，到学艺，叱咤风云，到结识仇家，最终黯然失色，被人终结。
一世，又一世，他将几世的生死经历，全都体悟了个遍。
Finally, the sound of Dao Yin stopped, and he woke up. It felt like he had experienced countless cycles of rebirth, forgetting everything and becoming a newborn child. He opened his eyes, and there was a childlike gleam in them, as if it was his first glimpse of the world, more brilliant and dazzling than starlight, twinkling.
他经历了一场内心的洗礼蜕变，一种道的冲刷，将他身上腐朽的部分，全都扒下，扔在了那很遥远的远方，远到再也看不见。
At this moment, he turned ten, both in his heart and in his flesh.
长身而起，打量自身，像是经历了一场新生，皮肤白稚，白里透红，像是刚从泥土里钻出来的绿芽，鲜艳，纯净。
The mountain before his eyes remained the same, as did the water, but in his eyes, there was an added touch of nature, a touch of Daoist charm, where an eternal and unchanging law unfolded upon the rugged peak.
He had already begun to comprehend the Great Way of nature, a profound heritage that surpassed ancient scriptures yet its origin remained unknown.
The sound of the Tao has vanished, but the resonance of the Tao remains eternally in Liu Yunzhi's heart. At this moment, Li Ruoyu appears as if he has experienced a great battle, with a few strands of white hair added to his head, making him appear even older. His eyes tightly closed, he seems to have fallen asleep.
Liu Yunzhi didn't disturb the elderly person. He respectfully paid his respects and slowly retreated.
However, after some thought, he placed a jade cleansing bottle in front of the elderly person. Inside the bottle were several ancient and divine springs, with a jade-green tree branch inserted in the middle. It was one of the branches he had collected on Mars, from the Bodhi tree that had undergone nirvana.
The gentle mountain breeze brushed past, causing a few leaves to fall on his shoulders. Playfully, Liu Yunzhi picked them up and examined them in his hands.
Quietly contemplating on the mountain, Liu Yunzhi realized that ever since that sermon, he had undergone a profound transformation through the baptism of the great path of nature. He completely transformed and gained a new understanding of clumsiness.
It was as if until this moment, he only joined Zhuo Peak and became a part of this summit, blending into every blade of grass and every tree on Zhuo Peak, where he could hear the subtle sounds of nature anytime and anywhere, with the echoes of the great Dao ringing in his ears.