Myriad Paths

Li Qi arrived at the outskirts of Xuanjing Mountain.

Here, Shariputra and Prince Mara are both present.

What an amazing scene.

Li Qike never thought that his arrival would attract these two people at the same time.

But it’s all here.

He just stretched out his hand, and the surrounding scenery changed, and he saw countless water pillars arising, and fiber optics burst out. The sound was slightly loud, the bang was like a hammer, and the light was trailing like a rope.

Several tables and chairs were lifted out of the void, and the sound became more and more numerous, and then thunder rose from the waves, and the shock light turned into electricity, which was connected with the clouds. Soon, a fairyland-like pavilion was born out of thin air.

"You two, please sit down." Li Qi extended his hand and invited Shariputra and the Demon Prince to sit down.

The Demon Prince was not polite and walked up directly with a cane and sat down opposite Li Qi.

Shariputra clasped his hands together, performed a Buddhist salute, then slowly walked over and sat next to the Demon Prince.

Li Qize was making tea next to him, boiling the spiritual spring very skillfully, and then refining fire and lighting water. Using the method of combining water and fire, he forced the breath of the tea leaves into the water, mixed it with the water vapor, and turned it into a new Taoist charm. , a mortal can directly get the system after one sip, and his cultivation will advance rapidly from then on.

Then, after pouring the mixed spirit spring to the two guests, Li Qi said at this time: "You two are really rare guests. I wonder if you are here this time?"

"So I heard——" Shariputra answered directly.

As soon as these four words came out, both Li Qi and the Demon Prince were startled, and then sat up straight.

So I hear, that is to say... Shariputra is talking about the Buddha.

This made the Demon Prince frown and look at Shariputra.

This is really...

But Shariputra did not care about that, but continued: "The World-Honored One said: All dharmas are not visible to the eyes, and all dharma that arises from conditions has no self-nature. If all wise people know that conditions arise, they will know the nature of dharma; if they know the nature of dharma, That is to say, knowing emptiness, if you know emptiness, you will see wisdom. All things that are conditioned are unborn, because they have no inherent nature. If you say conditioned birth, you mean emptiness. Those who know emptiness have no escape. This is All those who argue that it is not empty are difficult to explain. If everything is empty, it will be colorless, and it will be like a conditional thing, showing infinite wisdom."

These words are extremely difficult to say, going around and around.

But it is not difficult for Li Qi and the Demon Prince to understand.

How to have self-nature? If you fall into the dependent origin of consciousness, you will mistake all dharmas for their independence. Therefore, there is birth and death, which is an independent individual, and it is the individual that is arising and dying. In this way, the individual is regarded as an independent existence. This so-called individual is established independent of dependent origination. Since it does not rely on dependent origination, it cannot be seen that it must be completed by functions. In this way, all dharmas can be regarded as having their own nature, and the birth, existence, differentiation, and destruction of all dharmas become phenomena with their own nature, that is, they have the appearance of their own nature.

In other words, this is the existence of ‘reality’.

The "self-nature" in Buddhism can actually be understood as the reality in Li Qi's mouth. Although there are some differences between the two, they can basically be regarded as the same existence that maintains itself.

The Buddha said here that "all dharma arising from conditions have no inherent nature." That is to say, the phenomenon itself has no reality.

For example, for a giant, when they see a mountain in the world, they can cross it in one step, just like walking. There is no mountain to climb at all. It is the same as when a person encounters a stone while walking and passes it with one step. However, for ants From a human perspective, this stone is like a huge mountain.

Everything is made by chance, in accordance with nature, and each adapts to its own obstacles. We cannot regard what humans see as the appearance seen by ants, nor can we regard what gods and humans see as the appearance seen by humans. This is why we say that "appearances have no inherent nature."

The Tathagata has thirty-two signs, but if you don't see through this, you won't be able to see the real Tathagata.

It sounds simple, but it is not simple in practice because we actually don’t know the world as other people see it.

Li Qi didn't know what the world looked like in the eyes of the Demon Prince, so how could he know whether he saw mountains or flat roads?

Therefore, those who can do this can be called 'infinite wisdom'.

The meaning of the Buddha's words is to know that there is such a difference, to clearly distinguish this difference, and to understand the relationship between 'reality' and 'phenomenon'. As the saying goes, "depending on the self-nature of others is the nature of non-self-nature. Because it is dependent on dependent origination, it is not self-generated.”

Phenomenon is a derivative, so it has no reality and is part of ‘emptiness’.

Moreover, at this time, if the World Honored Tathagata said these words to Li Qi, it would be different.

Li Qi instantly realized that the Buddha was talking about the 'Desire Realm'.

So, is the realm of desire ‘self-nature’ or ‘phenomenon’?

According to the quality and ability of the Desire Realm, there is no doubt that the Desire Realm should have reality.

But don't forget!

The Desire Realm is ‘the sum total of the desires and reality of all sentient beings’.

In other words, the desire realm is essentially the derivative of all living beings, and according to what the Buddha said, ‘all conditioned phenomena have no inherent nature’.

Phenomena have no intrinsic nature.

The desire realm is a standard phenomenon.

So, the Buddha is telling Li Qi that the essence of the desire world has no reality!

This reminded Li Qi of a strange phenomenon, which may be used as evidence for this view, that is, the 'secondary demon'.

As an existence similar to natural phenomena caused by heavenly demons, secondary heavenly demons can reach the highest level of fourth level. Because secondary heavenly demons cannot have reality above level three, even things born from the thoughts of heavenly demons cannot achieve level three.

In other words, the secondary demons as ‘phenomena’ are also ‘born in dependence on dependent origination, not self-generated’.

So, what about the realm of desire, which is a creation of the devil?

These words made Li Qi take a deep breath and instantly looked at the Demon Prince next to him.

Shariputra also set his sights on the Demon Prince.

Li Qi knew that after reaching the third level, he would know many, many things and come into contact with other powerful people, but the first blow was such a heavyweight, and he was really not prepared...

The Demon Prince simply ignored the gazes of the two of them and continued speaking to himself: "Are you done? It's my turn now."

"Well, my words have been brought to you, please." Shariputra nodded.

The Demon Prince continued. He looked at Li Qi and said: "What you and Shariputra said is about you and the demons, and has nothing to do with me. I came here this time without bringing the words of the demons, and it has nothing to do with them. I just want to Just talking about you and me.”

"I understand, please speak, Shang Fan." Li Qi made a gesture, indicating to the Demon Prince to continue.

"——Cough" Hearing his name, the Demon Prince seemed quite uncomfortable, but he just put his hand in front of his mouth and coughed dryly.

Even though he was wearing a mask, I didn't know why he did this action.

"Then let me tell you straight, Li Qi, I will give you a chance to kill me, right here." The Demon Prince sat in front of Li Qi, took off his heavy mask, then picked up the tea cup and gently Sip the tea gently.

The black jade mask without any gaps was placed on the table.

Then, he put down the tea cup: "Now, with your ability, you should be able to kill me, right? If you don't take action here, you will have no chance in the future."

Shariputra looked at the Demon Prince in surprise.

Li Qize suddenly realized something and said: "...Ah, the Death Demon, right? The self-destructive tendency brought about by the Death Demon's Tao Yun is something I have just studied recently."

"The rhyme of the dead demon? That's it." Shariputra nodded slightly and suddenly interjected: "Donor, if you are not enlightened, have not eliminated your ego, and have no clear mind and nature, then of course all the experiences in your heart are real, and you should suffer. There will still be pain. The Dharma is the real Dharma, not the oral Dharma, and it is not just verbal talk. Before attaining enlightenment, no one can escape all kinds of troubles and pains. If you pretend to be empty or see through, your true colors will be exposed."

"Did I talk to you?" The Demon Prince glanced at Shariputra.

Shariputra just put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name without continuing.

It’s not necessary, the Demon Prince must have understood.

At this time, Li Qi said: "The impulse brought by the Death Demon Dao Yun... Well, and I really want to kill you, but I always have a feeling that I shouldn't do it at this time."

"If you don't take action now, you will definitely regret it later." The Demon Prince said.

"Really? Would you do anything to my family and friends?" Li Qi asked.

"No." The Demon Prince replied naturally.

Indeed not, because there is no need.

Since Li Qi doesn't destroy him, he will destroy Li Qi. The Demon Prince never does unnecessary things. His purpose since his practice is very clear, which is to 'become stronger'.

Unlike Li Qi, who wants love, freedom, the pursuit of self-worth, education of his daughter, building a force, finding answers, and avoiding the pursuit of demons, Li Qi does things for a long time, and things are too much. Too much, too tiring.

But the Demon Prince is different. He is alone, with neither natural enemies nor any burdens. Everything is for the purpose of becoming stronger, which is no different from martial arts.

The only difference is that even martial arts need to think about the question of "why to fight", but the Demon Prince doesn't even need to think about this question.

He simply became stronger and implemented all his cognitions as he pleased.

It can be said that the Demon Prince is the simplest person Li Qi has ever seen, so simple that it is terrifying.

He is not the kind of hot-blooded idiot or stupid and cute person that comes to mind when talking about "innocent", but an extremely terrifying "single-thread".

There is only one perception.

There is only one goal.

There are no distracting thoughts or distractions.

Obviously there are billions of roads in front of him, but he will always only take the one under his feet. The other so-called 'long roads' and 'shortcuts' are completely invisible.

It's so simple, that's why it's so 'extreme'.

Speaking of "only me", this is most vividly demonstrated in the Demon Prince. He cares about nothing but himself, and nothing is important except himself. In all things, he is the only one.

This is also the basis of the strength of the Demon Prince. He is indeed a born demon.

Fortunately, the Demon Prince does not have a bad personality. Although he is cold, he is not bloodthirsty and has no bad hobbies. The most common thing he does is to find people to fight. Usually he is either fighting or on the way to fight.

If you are the enemy of the Demon Prince, you don’t have to worry about plots and plots.

But... in the same way, if the Demon Prince chooses to kill Li Qi, the best way is to kill the Demon Prince now.

The simple devil prince will not use conspiracy and trickery, he will only come forward head-on.

Although, it really hurts when he A comes over.

But just as it happened, Li Qi also hoped that the Demon Prince could target him. In this way, he actually got a powerful bodyguard.

That's right, bodyguard.

The Demon Prince was too strong and had extraordinary potential, but he was still stubborn. He said he wanted to kill Li Qi, so Li Qi had to and could only die in his hands.

If anyone else dares to touch Li Qi, or even interfere with Li Qi's heyday, they will probably be chased and beaten to death by the Demon Prince.

Of course, that being said, if someone is really hunted down by the Demon Prince, he probably won't be happy.

He will die, he will really die.

Even if Li Qi is already at the third level, he also knows that the Demon Prince poses a huge threat to him. If Li Qi is still like this when the Demon Prince reaches the third level in the future, he will definitely have his head screwed off by the Demon Prince.

But Li Qi thought twice and finally said: "So, leave."

"Okay, this is your choice. Then, I will pay you enough respect. Please wait." The Demon Prince nodded, turned around and left the place.

Please wait, wait for the Demon Prince's highest respect.

Li Qi has become the only target of the current Demon Prince.

A thorny feeling appeared behind Li Qi's back. He twisted to get rid of this feeling.

It's okay, this is the best choice.

After he left, only Shariputra remained.

Shariputra just watched what happened just now, then looked at Li Qi and said, "Almsgiver Li Qi, this may be your only chance to kill the Demon Prince."

"If I take action, then the Demon will definitely take action. Before the Demon Prince grows up, the Demon will not allow anyone to kill him, even if the Witch God does it himself." Li Qi said.

This is indeed the most likely time to kill the Demon Prince, but the Demon will definitely go crazy.

"The World Honored One and the Witch Gods will take action... But that's not important. Since Li Qi you have made a decision and the seeds have been planted, then so be it." Shariputra did not say anything more on this topic.

He looked at Li Qi and said, "What I just said, Li Qi, do you understand what it is?"

Hearing this, Li Qi nodded: "I think... you should understand. The World Honored One wants to tell me the reason why sentient beings can achieve the third level."

The reason for achieving the third level is Li Qi's summary of all the words of the previous Blessed One.

Shariputra nodded solemnly, then performed a Buddhist salute, closed his eyes and solemnly said: "The World Honored One attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree and realized the reality and mystery of the universe."

Li Qi listened carefully. What he was talking about here was the Buddha's enlightenment.

Shariputra continued to narrate: "Then, the World-Honored One's first words were: 'How wonderful! How wonderful! How can these sentient beings have the wisdom of the Tathagata, be ignorant and deluded, and not know what to see?'"

How strange! It turns out that all living beings have Buddha nature and have wisdom that is not inferior to one's own. Why are they so ignorant and confused that they cannot attain it?

The underlying meaning of this statement is that every living being with high intelligence is actually a ‘third grade or above’ in the future.

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