That night, the four masters and disciples of Jin Chan rested in Ningjiazhuang.

Jin Chan's three demon disciples were arranged in an empty house in the village.

Jin Chan himself was invited to Ning Fan's room to talk by candlelight at night.

As for Ning Fan's two 'beloved wives', they had gone back to their respective rooms to sleep soundly. There was a big battle during the day, and the two women had absorbed all the rain and dew. I am afraid they would not want to take any more for several days.

The candle flame flickers on and off, and Ning Fan sometimes holds the scissor candle.

He looked at Jin Chan without saying a word, and Jin Chan also smiled without saying a word. The two of them seemed to be engaged in an empty silent meditation.

"Amitabha, the owner of the village has a calm mind. He is worthy of being a man outside the calamity. Did the owner of the village experience life and death during this calamity?" Jin Chan said with a smile.

"yes."

"The poor monk has a lot of insights into life and death. The body and the Tao are already integrated. If a person takes the first step in cultivating the Tao, if he eats a bite of the poor monk's meat, he can understand life and death and live forever. The Buddha's Dharma is the dharma of fate. The poor monk and the village owner

By fate, I am willing to harm my Taoism and give the village owner a piece of meat."

"No, Ning would rather hear Elder Jin Chan's views on life and death." Ning Fan shook his head.

"The owner of the village is extraordinary." Jin Chan nodded, and then said, "The owner of the village wants to ask, at what level of heaven is life and death?"

"What is the level of heaven..." Ning Fan frowned deeply.

"Mortals and those who take the first step in cultivating the Tao are in the first ring of heaven. If they die, their souls can enter reincarnation. If their souls die, they lose the opportunity of reincarnation and will never be true. Their life is just a step by step towards death.

Process. Their death is a step-by-step process towards life. Their life and death are like a circle, constantly alternating and starting over and over again. Therefore, there is a saying in Buddhism that all emptiness and silence are like dreams and bubbles, like dew and lightning. This should be observed like this.

..Their life and death are vain.”

"Am I now in the first ring of heaven? Life and death are just illusions..." Ning Fan thought deeply.

"The second step of cultivating the Tao. They can be ranked in the Immortal Class and achieve the Immortal Status. Their souls merge into the Yuanshen. When the body dies, the Yuanshen remains, and the Yuanshen dies. The soul also dies, and they will never be reincarnated. They have gained immortality, so if they die,

It means eternal death and eternal loss of true conduct... But if they are people who have attained the Tao, if they have not yet disappeared, they can be reborn with the help of saints whose Tao practices have exceeded the second ring of heaven. They can be reborn through the Tao. The second step of cultivating the Tao is,

Their life and death are an endless straight line. If this straight line no longer extends one day, it will be their death...The price of eternal life is eternal death."

"The price of immortality is eternal death!" Ning Fan's mind boomed, and the puzzle that had always puzzled him was finally solved.

What is immortality... Immortality means giving up the opportunity to re-enter reincarnation and gaining this life at the cost of immortality...

He suddenly understood the meaning of Zi Dou Immortal Emperor's verse.

Human death is like a lamp extinguished, reincarnation blows and rekindles. Immortal death is like the dispersion of thoughts, this life will never return... Immortal death is like a death, never return...

Mu Weiliang appears to be dead, but her soul is still there, so she is not really dead... Therefore, she still has a chance to be resurrected.

Taisu Lei Emperor is dead. He died too completely. His body died, his soul was destroyed, and his Tao disappeared... He will never be able to resurrect in this life. There is no chance of reincarnation.

He originally had a chance to be reborn, but in order to save Ning Fan, he committed suicide...

"Thunder Emperor Taisu, you saved me with your life that day... I didn't know." Ning Fan closed his eyes in despair.

"Those who practice the third step of the path are called saints and are in the third ring of heaven...the life and death of saints. I don't understand, but I once heard the World Honored One say, 'All appearances are false. If you see that they are not true,

If you look at it, you will see the Tathagata.' From this point of view, the realm of the saint should be life but not life, and death but not death. It is an indescribable and mysterious realm that is not knowable by me."

After Jin Chan finished speaking, he smiled and said nothing, looking at Ning Fan quietly.

He said this, if Ning Fan understands, he understands, and if he doesn't understand, he doesn't understand. Nothing in this world can be forced.

"In the fourth step of cultivating the Tao, are they under the fourth ring of heaven? Will they die? Which ring is this candlelight in?"

Jin Chan's eyes suddenly became solemn, and then he looked thoughtful.

He didn't know if the fourth ring of heaven really existed.

But he vaguely felt that he had felt the existence of the fourth ring of heaven... He seemed to remember that his eldest disciple Wukong was different from the Wukong in his impression.

This feeling of disobedience came to mind when Ning Fan asked this question.

"I don't know if the fourth ring of heaven exists... I don't know which ring of heaven the candle flame lives and dies in..." Jin Chan sighed.

"Really?" Ning Fan looked at the candlelight blankly, and Jin Chan also looked at the candlelight.

The two of them just watched the candle burn out all night long.

The next day, Master Jin Chan and his apprentice bid farewell to Ning Fan and continued their journey westward.

Ning Fan stayed in Ningjiazhuang and did not escape this second calamity of life and death.

He remembered who he was and that he could obviously break the catastrophe, but he didn't want to.

During the day, he stood on a high mountain outside Ningjiazhuang, watching the changes in the wind and clouds, watching the sun and the moon alternate, and watching the vegetation wither and flourish.

At night, he also stood on a high mountain, watching the moon set, the crows crow, and the stars move around.

Hong'er and Xiao'er also stood behind Ning Fan in a daze, with their eyes reflecting on life and death.

They vaguely remembered that they seemed to have no obligation to accompany Ning Fan to bed...

But in name, they are clearly Ning Fan's wives, and there seems to be nothing wrong with them being happy with Ning Fan.

They vaguely remembered that they seemed to be pursuing the way of life and death.

But they can't remember who they are...

Ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years.

The three of them have always stood on the high mountain, and Ningjiazhuang has changed for many generations.

Ning Fan had seen all the life and death of mortals, all the withered glory of vegetation, but he gradually felt that he could no longer see through life and death.

However, the number of life and death patterns on his soul increased by 500 again, reaching 2220.

"Is it time to go to the next disaster..."

Ning Fan sighed and raised his finger, intending to shatter the world.

Seeing Ning Fan raise his finger, Xiao'er suddenly showed a look of reluctance, and Hong'er's bloody eyes flashed slightly, also showing reluctance.

"Is your husband leaving?"

"Are you leaving?"

The two women asked almost simultaneously.

"yes."

"Before you leave, let's leave some souvenirs..." Xiao Er suddenly showed a cunning look.

"Memorial, what kind of memorial?"

Before Ning Fan could react, Xiao Er threw him to the top of the mountain.

Hong'er had already begun to take off her clothes, revealing her graceful body in the moonlight, and leaned on Ning Fan to rub her body.

Souvenir... What could be more unforgettable than a night of fun...

"If it's just an illusion during the calamity...that's all..."

Ning Fan turned over and pushed the two girls down...

...

The second calamity of life and death is still over.

The sky and the earth reunited, and Ning Fan appeared in a strange giant city.

The aura here is thousands of times thicker than that in the Rain Realm! Cultivating here will make you progress so fast that no one can imagine.

In the sky here, there are countless terrifying streams of light flying past.

Ning Fan glanced at it casually, and found that most of the people here were immortals!

"Where is this..." Ning Fan asked himself.

He even saw an existence comparable to the Immortal Emperor among those who escaped!

This time, he remembered that he was Ning Fan.

But he didn't know where this place was or why the monks' cultivation was so terrifying.

Boom!

Suddenly, a bell ringing spread across the sky, and countless immortals were immediately excited.

"The Immortal Emperor is going to give a sermon. I will go to Daluotian to listen to the sermon as soon as possible!"

There were also many monks who had not reached the second step of cultivation and sighed.

"Hey, we and other first-step monks cannot enter Daluotian. When will we have the chance to listen to the Immortal Emperor's sermon?"

Ning Fan remained silent for a while, then walked towards a monk who was standing around the fourth level of Broken Void Heaven, cupped his fists and saluted, "Dare you ask me, my friend, where is this place..."

When the Broken Fourth cultivator saw Ning Fan's Broken Six cultivation level, he had some admiration.

But when he saw Ning Fan asking such a stupid question, he immediately said with disdain, "My fellow Taoist, it's possible that there was a mistake in cultivation, and the sea of ​​consciousness was damaged, and you don't even know where this place is..."

"Uh... I have indeed damaged my consciousness sea cultivation, and my memory is a little confused..." Ning Fan said, feeling slightly speechless.

"That's it. When it comes to cultivation, don't be eager for quick success. Only by practicing step by step can you reach the top."
To be continued...