The Heavens Begin with Detective Di Renjie

Chapter 167
“Seeing is not necessarily believing.

What's more, swordsmanship is not all martial arts. "

Of course Shen Youzhi knew what Lu Xiaofeng was wondering about, so he gave an explanation.

How high a person's martial arts is is not just about swordsmanship, internal strength, physical skills, even wisdom and intelligence should be counted.

What's more, in terms of swordsmanship alone, the old sword is not inferior to Ximen Chuuxue.

Because his disciple Shihe alone is not weaker than Ye Gucheng, he can fight 49 swords with Ximen Chuuxue at his peak, and get out of the way.

In the original book, Ximen Chuuxue also said that there are only three sword masters like Shihe who can take over his 49 swords.

The apprentice's swordsmanship is already like this, the old sword with unfathomable strength, the swordsmanship will only be more terrifying.

Although it is difficult to distinguish between superiors in terms of swordsmanship, if all strength is counted, the old knife handle has the ability to kill Ximen Chuuxue.

Just like the evaluation of Ximen Chuuxue by the Shaolin rebel monk "Five Arhats" in the original book: Maybe no one can untie his sword, but someone can kill him!
And the person who can kill Ximen Chuuxue is the old knife handle.

This evaluation is undoubtedly credible, because even Ximen Chuuxue has to admit that he is not sure that he can beat the four evil arhats who betrayed Shaolin.

"You mean, Taoist Mu has been deliberately hiding his strength?" Lu Xiaofeng asked in a deep voice.

If what Liu Mengxun said is true, then Taoist Mu must not have done his best when he competed with him.

Moreover, the level of martial arts he has always shown in front of the world is not his true strength.

So what is his purpose of being so clumsy?

"Hiding, maybe." Shen Youzhi replied: "But intentional is out of the question.

Frustrating its sharpness, resolving its disputes, and its light, and its dust.

This is the Taoist way of self-cultivation and nourishment, how can it be considered intentional? "

Being in harmony with light and dust has always been the realm of "mystery and unity" pursued by Taoist practitioners, that is, they appear to be the same on the outside, but different in essence.

Because Tao is the source of everything in the world, it can blend with everything, and it seems to be the same with everything, without any difference.

But at its root, the Tao is the source, the things are the external, and the internal of the two is very different.

And if a practitioner attains the Tao, he will naturally possess the "Tao Nature", which is the so-called "Xuantong".

"Zhuangzi Miscellaneous Pian" records a story of Lao Tzu enlightening Yang Ziju (Yang Zhu), and details the difference before and after Yang Ziju attained Taoism——

When it goes, those who give up welcome their home, and the public hosts the banquet and his wife holds the towel.On the contrary, those who give up will compete with them for seats.

Yang Ziju went to Nanpei to meet Lao Tzu, and spent the night at someone else's house on the way.

Practitioners are full of spirit, so the owner of the guest house can see Yang Ziju's extraordinary at a glance, and respects him very much.

But when Yang Ziju saw Lao Tzu and was enlightened by him, his divine light was restrained, not visible outside, and he reached the realm of "Xuantong" in harmony with the light.

When he returned, others only thought he was approachable, and even competed with him for a seat.

Only then did Yang Zhu's theory come into being, and there was the famous saying "If you lose a little bit to benefit the world, you don't give it; if you benefit the world, you don't take it."

In the eyes of the Taoist, he and the heaven and earth are naturally one, so he will not take anything from the sky and the earth, and the sky and the earth will not deprive him of anything.

This is the ultimate state of "harmony between man and nature".

Practitioners who have reached this state are what Zhuangzi called "perfect people".

There is no self, because there is no difference between the self and the celestial body, the self is all things, and all things are self, so there is no so-called self-interest, and there is no need to compete with others or the world, let alone a self. Therefore, Zhuangzi called it "no self".

Compared with this kind of realm, what is self-respecting and invincible all seem too low-end.

Because the non-dispute shown by the perfect person is actually unnecessary to contend.

Since everything is one with itself, then why should we fight for what is our own?
Just like no one cares about one or several cells in their body competing for nutrients, and no one cares about which cell dies today and which cell will split again tomorrow.

Therefore, non-dispute does not mean that you cannot fight, but that you don't have to fight.

This kind of unnecessaryness is the greatest boldness, just as ignorance is the greatest contempt.

"Let's be in harmony with the light and the dust." Lu Xiaofeng exclaimed, "Could it be that Taoist Mu's cultivation has reached such a mysterious state?"

"Even if it's not really achieved, at least it's starting to develop in that direction." Shen Youzhi poured himself a new cup of tea.

Of course Taoist Mu did not cultivate to the realm of perfection, otherwise, how could he be clinging to the regrets of the past and refuse to look back?

However, his martial arts cultivation base has already reached the realm of introverted breath and not exaggerated. If he can overcome the confusion in his heart, he is expected to develop towards the realm of perfection.

Lu Xiaofeng nodded thoughtfully at first, but soon his eyes lit up again, and said: "But I feel that you have gone further than him on this road!"

Compared with Mu Taoist, Liu Mengxun seems to be the real indisputable person. He is never obsessed with fame and wealth, and he doesn't care about winning or losing. Things can no longer shake his heart.

Regarding Lu Xiaofeng's words, Shen Youzhi didn't deny it, and just sipped the tea in the cup leisurely.

Just at this moment, Gongsun Lan walked in with a newly made pastry.

"Just made it, try it."

She gently placed several plates of pastries in the tray on the table, and she sat down quietly next to Shen Youzhi.

Gongsun Lan's mind is dexterous and ever-changing, no matter how delicate the mechanism is, she can easily master it, and naturally her cooking skills need not be said.

It can be seen from the small and exquisite pastries on the table.

All kinds of snacks are not only fragrant and elegant, but also decorated with bright and moving colors, and the shape design is even more ingenious.

Looking at these pastries with excellent color, fragrance and unique shape, Shen Youzhi took the lead in tasting them.

"The fragrance is clear and long, and the sweetness is pure but not greasy. It is indeed a rare delicacy."

With the experience of two lifetimes, Shen Youzhi has tasted countless delicacies. Although he is not picky at ordinary times, there are very few foods that can be appreciated by him.

Only a clever person like Gongsun Lan can make such delicacies with excellent color, aroma and taste, which can be praised by him sincerely.

"That's natural." Gongsun Lan was quite proud, and said: "This is a fine product that I made after many improvements."

She knew that Shen Youzhi had extremely high standards for food, so she kept improving and tried many times before finally making these pastries that fit his taste.

It can also be said that she tailor-made each of these small plates of snacks according to Shen Youzhi's taste.

Seeing this, Lu Xiaofeng at the side felt a slight sour taste in his mouth even though he hadn't tasted the delicious food on the table.

(End of this chapter)