Myriad Paths

In Li Qi’s inner world——

He took the initiative to expand the ratio of Buddhist heavens to inner heaven and earth in order to suppress the demon king.

At this moment, there is even a trace of the charm of the Paradise in his body. Maybe some people believe it if it is said to be the 'Tao Yun'.

These Buddhist heavens are full of splendor and will never suffer.

There are no difficulties, no evil destinies, no names of demonic troubles, no differences between the four seasons, cold and heat, rain and darkness, no big and small rivers and seas, hills and pits, thorns, gravels, iron fences, Sumeru, earth and rocks and other mountains.

Only the seven treasures of nature, gold, are used as the ground, which is broad, flat, limitless, subtle and beautiful, pure and solemn.

The land is solemn and pure, possessing all the splendors and being forever free from all kinds of suffering. Even the names of the three evil realms and demonic afflictions do not exist. The sufferings, hardships, evil realms and demonic afflictions do not even have names, let alone have reality.

The solemn Buddha land is the pure land that emerges from the Dharmakaya body. This is also the "Sutra on Rebirth". The solemn land enters the pure sentence, which is the unconditioned Dharmakaya of true wisdom. Precisely because the ontology is the unconditioned Dharmakaya of true wisdom, which is the real moment, it is ‘not perverted, not hypocritical’, so all the phenomena that appear in this way can resist ‘desires’.

There are many things in the world that arouse love and joy, such as the evil fragrance that attracts lust, all kinds of music that makes people crazy, crazy dances, all kinds of love and hatred, which make people happy and want them wildly. But this It's different everywhere, all the scenery is pleasing to the heart and untainted, and the environment and heart are 'pure and solemn'.

Purity means no stain, solemn means virtue, so it makes people calm.

This is "Quietness", which can completely cut off all desires and evil thoughts, and naturally can also suppress practitioners of the demon lineage who are themselves "devil thoughts".

Li Qi's true spirit entered it and said: "If the Bodhisattva Mahasattva is not separated from the Prajnaparamita, the demon will return and the poison of great sadness will enter the heart like an arrow. At that time, the demon will return and the great fire and wind will rise from all directions, trying to make the Bodhisattva's heart free from fear. Lazy——"

This is a story from the Buddhist scriptures.

It is said that when many Bodhisattvas heard the Buddha's sermons and talked about the mystery of 'Mahasattva's inseparable Prajnaparamita', the demons could not sit still, and the high-level demons took action one after another, amplifying the fire and wind rising from all directions, trying to scare them. There are many Bodhisattvas living there, which destroys their Taoist mind and makes their Bodhisattva mind overwhelmed by fear.

When Li Qinian arrived here, the Demon King appeared.

The demonic shadow appeared, and he continued: "There is a Bodhisattva who is far away from the good knowledge and is attracted by the evil knowledge. Therefore, he does not hear the deep Prajnaparamita."

This is what happened later. Indeed, some Bodhisattvas were frightened and failed to hear the Prajnaparamita.

"The Bodhisattva stayed away from the Prajnaparamita and suffered the evil method. The Bodhisattva made it easy for the devil. The devil thought: 'This generation should have a companion and fulfill my wishes.' This Bodhisattva fell to the second ground." Li Qi also followed. One sentence.

In the end, these Bodhisattvas were bewitched by the demon, who said: "This generation should have companions to fulfill my wishes." So these Bodhisattvas fell from the Buddhist kingdom and fell into the devil's path.

Generally speaking, when the Buddha appears, if there is no specific 'demon' mentioned at this time, he is talking about the heavenly demon.

When talking about 'Demon Buddha', it also directly refers to Buddha and demons.

After all, these two can be said to be the most bitter enemies. The wizards and saints can barely sit together without fighting, but the devil and the Buddha cannot live in peace together.

The demon king appeared here: "Now that you are talking about such an allusion, Master Li Qi, what do you want to say?"

"I'm just sighing at the power of the devil." Li Qi smiled and looked at the demon king in front of him.

The opponent is not a human race. In fact, after reaching the fourth level, the Demon Lord is closer to a 'concept' and can be transformed into any form, which is no different from reality.

This can be considered a magical power, very powerful.

The art of change is quite valuable. It is different from the ordinary blindness method. The blindness method only changes the appearance, but does not change the essence. The inner heaven and earth, and the various qi inside, will actually not change.

For example, if a person has mastered the blinding method, he can control his appearance at will, but after all changes, it is the substances that make up the body. The substances themselves will not change. Your inner world, gong body, etc., will not change. It won't change either.

To put it bluntly, you can only change the appearance, but not the essence.

But the real art of transformation can change all the materials that make up the body. It can completely transform you into another form, completely change the materials that make up the body, and even completely change the essence, but there are still limits.

And more advanced transformation techniques, such as the 'Other Transformation' of the Heavenly Demon lineage, and the 'Tiangang Earthsha One Hundred and Eight Transformations', can even completely change one's own inner world, turning him into a 'Martial Arts' You can really use the inner energy of martial arts, and become a 'Taomen' and you can really write talismans. It is completely turning false into true. In addition to the fundamental path remaining unchanged, you become a completely different person, and your cultivation skills are also Completely simulated.

Naturally, it is impossible for the Demon Lord in front of him to master the complete 'Freedom of Transformation', but he is already able to reach the level of the Thirty-six Transformations of Tiangang. He is able to imitate others to a certain extent, and he can also use martial arts inner energy when he becomes a martial artist. But if you can't go beyond the limit of your own understanding, you still can't use it if you don't know how to do it.

At the moment, the other party is showing his most 'labor-saving' form, which is also the form he is most accustomed to, the way he looked when he was born as a mortal.

It's hard to tell what kind of shape it is. It has twelve legs, some are chubby and furry, but they are all hair. In fact, the body is thin and long, black, and looks fierce. It is said to be a spider, but it doesn't look like... If I have to say it, it's similar to a shark after becoming a spider.

"So, Young Master Li Qi, why are you here? Could it be that you want to save my life?" The Demon Lord smiled, as if he was not afraid of dying at all.

In fact, he was not afraid, and he even did not believe that he would die.

The Demon's lineage is indeed so confident, as confident as a fool, even the Demon himself is as insane.

"Of course not, you are dead, but before you die, I want to hear your opinion. Do you think... do we have a 'heart'?" Li Qi asked.

"Of course not, you don't have any intention." said the Demon King.

"Since it is said that there is no intention, who can see, hear and know? Who knows that there is no intention?" Li Qi asked back.

"It's still unintentional. After seeing, hearing, and being aware, it's still unintentional to know that it's unintentional." Heavenly Demon Lord replied.

"If there is no mind, then there is no seeing, hearing, and awareness. How can we have seeing, hearing, and awareness?" Li Qi asked again.

"Although I have no intention, I can see, hear, feel and know." The Demon King laughed and then answered.

"Since you can see, hear, and be aware, you have a mind. How can it be called non-being?" Li Qi asked again.

This set of questions between Li Qi and Demon King are actually Buddhist proverbs. What they talk about is the problem that troubles Li Qi, that is, 'subjectivity', or to put it simply, 'heart'.

The answer of the Demon Lord is very simple. To him, all living beings are "philosophical zombies". Even if they can hear, feel and know, they have no intention. Among all living beings, he is the only one who truly has a "mind".

This kind of answer could not satisfy Li Qi, so Li Qi continued: "Demon Lord, this is your chance to make a comeback, so you must seize it."

These words made the Demon King stop his smile and turned to look at Li Qi with a strange expression. It was unclear what he was thinking.

However, what Li Qi said was indeed true.

Why did Li Qi ask the question and the Demon King had to answer? He could completely ignore Li Qi.

So Li Qi gave him a bait, which was to open his heart and accept the answer from the Demon King.

If the Demon King can convince Li Qi, it will be equivalent to planting evil thoughts in Li Qi's Taoist heart. Naturally, he can immediately turn defeat into victory, escape from Li Qi's Taoist heart, and then face Li Qi. Nor will they be bound by the laws of purity.

Li Qi has evil thoughts in his heart, how can he be 'quiet'?

This is a bet. The Demon King wants to use his knowledge to test Li Qi. If he wins, he can escape and plant a bomb on Li Qi.

But if you want Li Qi to accept this answer, you can't be perfunctory. You have to come up with something genuine. What you say is not credible. If Li Qi sees through it at a glance, then the next thing will not be the same. Gotta talk.

To put it bluntly, this is fishing.

Li Qi was the fisherman who hooked up fish named "freedom" and "anti-kill" and put the hook into the water, giving the other party a chance to escape.

As a fish, the Demon Lord also has a chance. He is not an ordinary small fish. As a giant shark on the seabed, it is not impossible for him to take off the people on the boat and feast on him as long as he bites the hook.

"Young Master Li Qi, you are so courageous. Do you also like fishing?" asked the Demon Lord.

"Yes, I quite like fishing. There used to be a senior named Shen Yijun. He introduced me to fishing. Now he is still helping me work in my chamber of commerce, but we can't chat together. ." Li Qi said to the Demon King.

"You know what kind of fish I'm talking about. Don't be ridiculous, Mr. Li Qi. You have so many demon thoughts that you must have caught a lot of demons, right?" said the Demon King.

These words made Li Qi slightly stunned, but he immediately reacted and understood what the other party said.

The devil in front of me misunderstood.

This is the demonic thought in the body, and it is not left by these demon kings.

So, Li Qi shook his head gently and said with a smile: "The devil is worrying too much. These devil thoughts were left by the devil himself. I am afraid that a few devils are not qualified to mess around with me."

"That's really interesting. Well, let's have a good discussion with the devil like me." The body of the devil transformed again and turned into a typical human race in the world, sitting opposite Li Qi.

"Master Li Qi, if you think about it carefully, what does your heart look like?" asked the Demon King.

Li Qi replied: "The heart has no appearance."

The Heavenly Demon King replied: "Is it without appearance, or is it simply 'nothing'? Can the heart be retrieved? Is it the heart? Is the heart inside? Is it outside? Is it in the middle? Think in this direction and find out You can’t find it with your heart, even if you look for it everywhere, you can’t find it.”

Li Qize shook his head: "That's not the case. The objective existence of subjective consciousness can be observed. This mind is owned by all living beings, so we can call it "heart". It is endowed from heaven, so we can also call it "nature". "Nature is heaven. The so-called 'Heaven and man correspond' and 'Heaven and man unite' are like this."

"Heaven? Oh, it is what witches think is natural, right? Then why do you think you are not a puppet of 'Heaven'? Is your 'heart' the 'Heaven's Heart'?" the Demon Lord asked.

"Nature is a state. Since human nature is endowed with heaven, there is heaven in humans. All living beings are part of nature. Since I am a part of heaven, how can I be a puppet?" Li Qi shook his head and said.

There is no need to inquire about God’s will and orders, to inquire into what nature requires.

It's not necessary. All sentient beings can just follow their own instincts and go straight for what they want, and they will naturally agree.

why? Because my nature is given by heaven.

This is the highest and greatest freedom for all living beings. If we understand that our nature has this nature, it is out of Heaven’s heart and will. If we control our own nature, it is tantamount to following Heaven’s heart and God’s will. Then we can understand that this nature is ours. What should be obeyed most should not be disobeyed.

Because if I disobey my heart, I am not only disobeying heaven, but also disobeying myself.

Why? Because the reason why I am who I am is precisely because I am endowed with this nature. Because I am endowed with this nature, it makes me different from all other lives, and I am definitely a self.

What I do now is what I will do in the future. This is the highest and greatest standard for us humans. No one should violate this standard. At the same time, everyone has gained the highest and greatest freedom.

Therefore, the unity of nature and man is also the unity of life norms and life freedom. This is the unity of the world of Tao and the world of man. From this, we can understand what "the unity of heaven and man" means.

This is also the principle of "inaction", "nature" and "unity of man and nature" that Taoists and shamans all talk about. There is no need to explore too much about the nature of nature, because the nature of nature is ourselves.

Nature is a ‘natural’ state in which everything comes together.

However, at this time, I saw the demon Lord shook his head, and then said: "All living beings are deluded, and they create all kinds of karma in their minds without thinking, and they hold on to it, which is enough to cause the six realms of reincarnation and endless life and death. For example, there is someone In the dark, when you see a stick as a ghost or a rope as a snake, you will be afraid. The same is true for all sentient beings. If you have unintentional attachments and intentions, you will create all kinds of karma, and in fact, all will be reincarnated in the six realms. "

This statement is a complete refutation of Li Qi's theory of "Heavenly Mind". He said that Li Qi tried to generate "heart" from "no mind". This is actually a refutation of Li Qi's understanding of Buddhism.

The Demon Lord did not dwell on Li Qi's knowledge of nature, but directly launched an offensive from Li Qi's perspective on Buddhism.

The Demon Lord continued: "Such sentient beings, if they meet a great virtuous teacher and are taught to sit in meditation and realize Wuxin, all their karma will be destroyed, and life and death will be ended. For example, in the dark, when the sun shines, all darkness will disappear. If they realize Wuxin, all sins will also be destroyed. So."

These words made Li Qi frown immediately.

Obviously, the Demon King was telling him that "no intention" is common sense even in nature.

So...how can I refute it?