Chapter 410: My True Self

Under the blue sky and white clouds, Li An's figure appeared before everyone.Yu Jingnian watched expressionlessly.Lin Shuang also inexplicably looked forward to what Li An would say.Shuang Xue leaned against the eaves of the door, her eyes filled with stars as she watched Li An's back on the observation deck.In the gentle breeze, Li An leaned against the railing and spoke calmly."The seven emotions and six desires are empty.""A beautiful woman is but a skeleton.""All things are illusory, only the Tao remains true, only the Tao is eternal."Yu Jingnian, standing by, frowned at these three words.What was he trying to say? Isn't this what I just said? At this point, Li An continued, "But no one can explain what the true self is, what the Tao is.""It's something invisible and inaudible, hidden deep within everyone's heart. Only by cutting through all illusions can it be felt.""The best way to cut through illusions is to cultivate the true through the false.""Without entering hell, how can one know the true nature of evil?""Without wanting to indulge in gluttony, how can one know the horrors of gluttony?""Entering the world is to cultivate the invisible true self within through the false world."At this point, Li An chuckled.Yu Jingnian also raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised that Li An knew the four-character mantra of "using the false to cultivate the true."It seemed he wasn't completely ignorant of the Tao.Suddenly, Li An looked up, gazed at the vast immortal world, and let out a deeply mocking laugh."Bullshit!"At these words,the geniuses below tensed. Li An's voice straightened. "From the time I clenched my fist at the age of eight until now, it's been over ten years.""In these ten years, I've traveled many paths and met many people.""Some want to drag me into hell, while others will spare no effort to pull me ashore."At this moment, Li An's mind reverberated with the endless killing calamities at the Sword Draw Conference and the lines of defense erected behind him by the last powerful human beings. He continued, "Those life-or-death scenes are still vivid in my mind.""Those enemies who nearly plunged me into the abyss of death are still safe and sound.""I won't accept their demise.""This is evil thought, I know it well.""According to the teachings here, to cultivate your true self, you must slay evil thoughts.""As for me, to see your true self, it's not the evil thoughts you must slay, but those who give rise to them.""I believe that once I eliminate all those things that bother me, I will become a truly genuine person, free of evil thoughts.""Evil thoughts?"Li An scoffed, "You all see evil thoughts as a scourge.""But in my eyes, evil thoughts are my true self!""Evil thoughts are my true self?"As soon as these words were spoken,Many geniuses in the immortal world turned grim.Isn't this the talk of a demonic being?The immortals looked at Li An with hostility.But he remained undaunted and continued his conversation. "Man follows the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature.""The seven emotions and six desires are the innate instincts of all living beings.""The distinction between good and evil is a symbol of civilization.""Everyone here, the world before you is all formed by the evolution of nature.""My resentment is me, my evil thoughts are me, my good thoughts are me, and my desires are also me.""What is my true self?""When I embrace everything that I am, I am my true self!"Li Ang paused.The faces of the geniuses in the celestial realm below were extremely grim.Because everything Li Ang said at this moment was a challenge to the beliefs of the celestial realm. Yu Jingnian walked directly across from Li An, staring him straight in the face. He said calmly, "You're being stubborn and refusing to repent."Li An quickly asked, "What's wrong with you, and what's wrong with you?"Yu Jingnian: "Vanity and lust are wrong with you, and freedom and immortality are enlightenment."Li An remained calm and said, "Freedom and immortality sounds good. Let me change the words. Do you think they're right?""Unbridled and immortal."Yu Jingnian narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Immortality is longevity, and immortality is immortality.""How long is long?" Li An asked. "Is ten thousand years long enough?""Is a hundred thousand years enough?"Seeing hesitation in Yu Jingnian's eyes, he pressed on, "Once the desire to live arises, it will never cease.""A million years wouldn't be enough for you. The ultimate pursuit of immortality is eternal life.""The desire for eternal life, unfettered and unrestrained, the Tao you speak of, isn't that the greatest greed in the world?"Li An's voice grew louder.The geniuses of the immortal world felt increasingly uncomfortable. For some reason, they felt like they were stressed out, irritable and irritable.Without waiting for Yu Jingnian to retaliate, Li An pressed on again. "You advance with the world's greatest greed, yet you talk about a calm mind and the unity of nature and man.""What you cultivate is not the Dao, but your own selfish desires.""You say that heaven and earth were born with flaws.""What are those flaws?""No matter how many words are used, it's nothing more than a lack of strength and a lack of lifespan."Li An glanced disdainfully at the immortal realm, saying, "Every life that has come into this world from the sound of crying is inherently a flawless jade.""Cut off emotions and desires only to taint this jade.""As long as saints live, thieves will never cease.""Demanding others accomplish things that violate the laws of nature will only bring greater disaster.""So why do the immortals talk so much about slaying me?"Li An's voice rose, his voice full of energy, "Because you hate me!""You hate me, lost in lust and gluttony.""That's why you cultivate all sorts of nonsense, Desire wants to cut off appetite and passion. ""In this way, you will never show your ugly face in front of delicious food and beauties.""You find it difficult to accept your ugly self, so you attribute it all to the fact that we are born with imperfections.""To put it bluntly, there is nothing wrong with me. There is something wrong with the world that gave birth to me.""So I think that those who are obsessed with killing me will not only fail to cultivate their true self to the end, but will become a hypocrite who is extremely hypocritical."Yu Jingnian couldn't help it anymore, stared at Li An and yelled angrily: "You are talking about demons and evil ways!"Li An asked back: "What is the evil way of demons?""What is the right path?"“Who has the final say, who defines it?”"You!"Li An pointed his finger unceremoniously on Yu Jingnian's chest and said, "There are also the group of fake immortals behind you who have mastered the art of hypocrisy.""Presumptuous!" Yu Jingnian shouted loudly.Li An looked straight at the other person without changing his expression.The two auras collided at this moment.A violent wind suddenly blew up from the observation deck.But in the end, both Li An and Yu Jingnian were safe and sound.This caused a flicker of surprise in Yu Jingnian's eyes.Not only did he not retreat a single step, he didn't even blink.So he was so formidable?Everyone witnessed this scene.In the attic, Lin Shuang's expression turned a little strange.It seemed that the information about Li An was wrong?