Chapter 72: Heaven and Earth copulate with wind and thunder(1/2)
Yan Li didn't know what Guiyun and Wangyun were doing.
When the great way is ahead, the seeker will instantly put aside everything. And after he comprehended the great way, he also has the confidence to face everything.
What he saw in his eyes was an indescribable and wonderful scene.
The sky is boundless and boundless, but the plants and trees do not grow, and all things do not grow.
It's like a thing of the past.
Suddenly, the vast sea of clouds covered the sky and the earth, and storm waves suddenly arose in the strong wind and thunder, and the heavy rain poured down like the chaos of the world.
Under the violent celestial phenomena, the clouds rolled and changed endlessly, and the most magical existence in the world was born from it - the dragon.
People often use Nine-similar to describe dragons: heads are like cows, horns are like deer, eyes are like shrimps, ears are like snakes, belly is like snakes, scales are like fish, claws are like phoenixes, and palms are like tigers.
This statement is not recognized, and there are many other descriptions and speculations.
However, when Yan Li witnessed the birth of the dragon with her own eyes, she truly realized:
None of these statements are true.
A dragon is a dragon, and its existence cannot be described in any language.
Only at this moment can Yan Li understand what Laozi said: Things are mixed and born before heaven and earth... I don’t know its name. The word "strong" is called Tao, and the name "strong" is called "dao".
Lao Dan realized the great way, but could not describe him in any language. He could only reluctantly take a word called Tao; reluctantly take a name called Da.
In this way, it is called "the great way".
When Yan Li saw the dragon, he also felt this way.
That's the dragon.
If you have to add a title, you can only be "Chenlong".
What is the appearance of a dragon?
Can't say it.
In short, it is not pig, dog, cow, sheep, snake, insect, fish, shrimp.
If you have to describe it in words, you can only be:
Rain is the head, thunder is the claws, wind is the body and clouds are the body.
However, the thunderstorm suddenly passed away, the wind and clouds were invisible, so what did the dragon look like?
Unspeakable.
Any further description is no longer a dragon.
What is a dragon?
Chinese civilization worshipped it as a totem for thousands of years, but this question cannot be answered clearly.
On the 21st century, many experts have traced the origins to explain the existence of dragons. It sounds logical and credible. But in the minds of every Chinese, they know what they say, which is completely wrong.
What is a dragon?
In fact, there is an answer to this question, which is most appropriate.
There is a very wonderful story in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", called "About Heroes by Brewing Green Plum Blossoms and Brewing in Green Plums". There is no need to repeat the previous story.
When Cao Cao and Liu Bei, two heroes of all ages, Luo Guanzhong described it like this:
When the wine was halfway, suddenly the clouds were in distant and the rain was coming. From a distance, people pointed to the "dragon hanging" outside the sky, Cao and Xuande watched it with him.
Cao said, "Do you know the changes of the dragon?"
Xuande said: "I don't know the details."
Cao said: "A dragon can be big and small, and can rise and hide; if it is big, it will prosper and fog, and if it is small, it will hide its shape; if it is rising, it will fly between the universe, and if it is hidden, it will lurk in the waves. This spring is deep, and the dragon changes when it is time to change, just like a person who is successful and traverses all over the world. The dragon is a thing that can be compared to the heroes of the world."
What is "dragon hanging"?
That is, when the sudden rain is approaching, a dragon-shaped cloud formed by the tumultuous clouds, which lies across the sky and is very magnificent, just like a dragon hanging in the sky, which is called "dragon hanging".
The body of a dragon is actually not a derivative of any animal, but a celestial phenomenon.
The celestial phenomena are impermanent, so the dragon is a thing, just as Cao Cao said, it can be big or small, can rise or hide, and is unpredictable.
Practitioners often fear the heavens and believe that the great way is hidden in the heavens, so they are called "the way of heaven".
The sky is so strong that it is yang, so it is so large and invisible, without touching or seeing. How can we realize the existence of "Tao" from it?
Therefore, the ancient sages passed down a strange book called "The Book of Changes".
In the Book of Changes, Gan is the sky, belongs to Yang; Kun is the earth, belongs to Yin. When the most yang is born, the wind rises, which is Xun; when the most yin is born, the thunder sounds, which is Zhen. Therefore, the wind rises from the sky and sweeps the earth, and thunder is born from the earth and connects to the sky. Wind and thunder are the symbols of the intersection of heaven and earth.
The Book of Changes says: "Heaven and earth are in harmony, and Tai." Tai means the intersecting heaven and earth, and the appearance of life. Life is called Yi.
The intercourse between heaven and earth brings wind and thunder.
If this set of abstract symbols is transformed into a magnificent scene in nature, it is exactly the wonder that Yan Li saw:
In the wilderness, wind and thunder suddenly rise, dark clouds cover the sky in a blink of an eye, boundless clouds tumbling in the strong wind, and the rolling clouds are like giant dragons, lying across the sky.
Thunder roared around the dragon, as if the dragon sang long sang.
The dragon flew with great pleasure, and with a long roar, the sea of clouds turned into heavy rain and poured down the sky.
The heavy rain poured out, and fresh buds of tender grass emerged from the boundless wilderness.
The Book of Changes says: "Clouds and thunder are full of thunder and rain, and the sky creates grass." Tun is actually the word "spring" in spring, which is the germination of all things. The dragon passes through the sky, and all things wake up for the first time.
Only at this moment can a person with a naked eye see a trace of the afterimage of the dragon from the vast sky.
Clouds flow and rain bring the divine dragon to appear.
The vitality of heaven and earth is endless.
New buds sprout in the wilderness, but the rainstorm is too heavy, and they all rot; thunder strikes the forest, ignites raging fires, and disasters are caused by thousands of miles; wind blows sandstorms, and the city is gone wherever it passes.
Only the dragon is born by the intercourse between heaven and earth, with changes of thousands, invisible and unpredictable, and sometimes transforms into form and hangs high in the sky.
In the end, countless fantasy scenes turned into a dragon in Yan Li's mind, circling around, the dragon's head was in the middle, and endless rain was sprayed out; white clouds circling around, scales appeared and disappeared from time to time; strong winds were the tail, and they were unsteady; thunder was the claws, and their power was as good as their hearts.
This image is the beginning of all the magical methods of Xuanmen and the source of the three thousand great ways - Tianlong Yunzhang.
As a cultivator, Yan Li could not miss the classics like the Book of Changes. However, after years of research, he could not understand the truth from it. He could only use it for art, and occasionally divine good or bad luck on a whim.
However, at this moment, he witnessed the "Heaven Dragon Cloud Seal" and personally saw the magnificence of the clouds and rain in the world and the mystery of the thunder and the transformation of thunder, all of which were in line with the hexagrams of the "Yi" and suddenly felt the clouds cleared and the moon shone brightly, and the great enlightenment was achieved.
The world is deserted, and the changes of wind, thunder, clouds and rain have evolved into the colorful and colorful worlds.
And the dragon is the first bit of the vitality that was born between the intercourse between heaven and earth, in the condensation of clouds and rain, and when wind and thunder converge.
The only thing we can know is that it is the source of all things. All sentient beings start from the heavens and dragons.
It is the most mysterious creation in heaven and earth, so it is the source of all things.
It is the clear and vague footprint of the great way between heaven and earth.
What Yan Li saw, felt, thoughts and realized were also clear and vague, and finally could only be summarized into four words that muttered to himself:
"I see."
In his dispersed pupils, a magnificent gate with thunder intertwined, as if it were the gateway of an inexplicable avenue. He couldn't help but push it in one step.
The next moment, the stars changed, and Yan Li was already in a mysterious world.
In front of me, there is not the outer courtyard of the Yun Sect, but the real vast sea of clouds.
Stepping on the sea of clouds, feeling that it is neither hard nor soft, neither hard nor tough, it seems illusory, and it really holds up the body.
It seems that I have no weight anymore, but it is not as qi and blood disorder as if I have weightlessness, and it is spinning.
This is how Yan Li stood on the sea of clouds, as if everything was as usual, and completely different from the past.
Taking a deep breath, Yan Li felt that the pores in her body opened, as if her body and mind were baptized by a clear spirit.
He understood that this was the manifestation of the extreme richness of spiritual energy.
Yes, people without spiritual roots cannot feel the existence of spiritual energy. But that is usually the case.
It’s like a person who grew up in a desert suddenly falls into the sea, and no matter how slow he is, he can feel the difference.
There is a strange sea of clouds under your feet, endless, and only the vastness is visible.
The top of the head is even more mysterious.
Yan Li raised her head and saw that the sun and the moon were the same.
On the left is the blue sky and the sun, and the universe is bright; on the right is the moon and the stars are sparse, quiet and quiet. The line that cuts the dusk and dawn is above your head.
Yan Li enjoyed the wonders of the wonders of the creation of heaven and earth for a moment, and then began to sort out his thoughts.
When I was comprehending the Tianlong Cloud Seal, I vaguely saw a thunder gate and stepped into this place in one step. Then, this place must be related to the Yun Sect and the Tianlong Cloud Seal.
Yunzong’s ancestor Donghuang Xuanlong once said: “I write the great way to the door, and all living beings, who can understand, will enter my Xuanmen.”
It seems that the words of this great master who is unprecedented is not just as simple as becoming a disciple of Yun Sect, but also implying this magical world.
Before this, I had never heard anyone mention this, which means that King Shangwu Ji Dongling had never been here.
To be continued...