Fighter of the Destiny

Solving the stele is not about solving the riddles on the Heavenly Book Stele, because the complicated lines or patterns on the stele are not questions, but some information. Interpreting the stele means understanding the information on the Tianshu stele. So, since the Sky Book Monument is not the question, it is natural that there cannot be any standard answer.

Just like stars shining on hundreds of rivers, the same starlight will have different beauty when it falls on different rivers. The inscription of the Heavenly Book Stele remains unchanged. How to interpret it is the viewer’s own business. It depends on the viewer’s knowledge and quality. Depending on the level of cultivation and even life experience, the same inscription will naturally be understood differently. So which understanding is correct? As I said before, there is no standard answer. The Heavenly Book Monument cannot speak and will only use the simplest and most magical method to make identifications.

Humans have been trying to decipher the monument for many years since the Heavenly Book Monument fell on this continent. Countless methods or schools of interpretation have been developed, and there are still countless schools that are still commonly used or mentioned. There are as many as ten methods, among which three methods of interpreting the stele are the most respected and can be said to be the mainstream.

The National Religion Rikyung School, which has the highest authority in interpreting the Heavenly Book Stele, focuses on adhering to its shape in interpreting the stele, and believes that the true essence should be followed according to the diagram. The Southern Sect is one of the Saintess' Peak sects, and their method of interpreting the stele emphasizes the subtlety of its meaning. They believe that the inscriptions of the Heavenly Book Stele should not be understood rigidly, but should be understood together with spiritual consciousness. The third mainstream method of interpreting the stele seems to take into account the characteristics of the northern and southern schools of the state religion, but in fact it is extremely firm that the inscriptions on the heavenly book stele should obviously be about sword intentions, sword movements and sword moves. This school is called For the art school.

How to understand the Heavenly Book Monument is a very important matter. The reason why the state religion was split into the North and the South was related to this. To this day, the monks of the Southern Saintess Peak still resent the Li Gong’s control of the Heavenly Book Monument. Depending on the emphasis on the methods of interpreting the stele, different ascetics naturally understand different things from the Heavenly Book Stele. The wonderful thing is that whether it is the method of interpreting the stele in the Li Palace or the method of interpreting the stele in the Saintess' Peak School, in a sense All are feasible. A Taoist who enters the Tomb of Heavenly Books will definitely gain something, and those who gain something will in turn become more and more determined that the method they use to interpret the monument is the absolutely correct method. Other schools are just opportunistic. Even if the monument can be successfully solved for a while, it will eventually become farther and farther away from the main road.

As a Zhou native, Tang Thirty-six naturally believed that the method of removing the monument from the palace was the orthodox one. Guan Feibai was a disciple of the Lishan Sword Sect, so of course he believed that the only right way was to interpret the stele with his divine consciousness. Hearing the tone of Tang Sanliu's words, he couldn't hold it in any longer, so he started taunting him through the door. With that temperament of Sixteen, even if you don't come to flirt with me, I still want to greet your relatives, not to mention being ridiculed like this. His face suddenly changed, he slapped the table, and a series of swear words left his lips. For a moment, The thatched house became very lively and there were endless battles.

After a while, Tang Sanliu and Guan Feibai finally got tired, and the room became quieter. Then, taking the door as a line, two very similar scenes appeared in the inner and outer rooms - Guan Feibai and Liang Ban were outside. Hu and Qijian looked at senior brother Gou Hanshi, while inside Tang Sanliu and Zhexiu stared at Chen Changsheng in silence.

From the Ivy Banquet to the Great Imperial Examination, the National Education Academy and the Lishan Sword Sect have always been hostile. Whether it was the engagement between Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong or several consecutive competitions, there were countless grievances between the two sides. Although Zhexiu was a latecomer, he In order to clear the way for Chen Changsheng in the Great Imperial Examination, he brutally defeated Qijian and Guan Feibai in succession, which was quite hateful in the eyes of the Lishan Sword Sect. Under the control of Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng, this antagonism did not get out of control. The two parties even slept under the same roof last night. However, this does not mean that the grudge is over. At this time, Guan Feibai and Tang Sanliu's relationship The debate or scolding has developed to this point and is no longer sustainable. Naturally, someone needs to stand up and decide the outcome.

Of course, those who have high hopes are Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng who have read the Taoist canon thoroughly.

A gust of night wind blew, and the wooden door slowly opened with a creak. The four sons of the Lishan Sword Sect and the three from the National Education Academy looked at each other in dead silence.

Gou Hanshi suddenly looked at Chen Changsheng and asked, Which method do you think is more feasible for deconstructing the monument?

He didn't ask which one was right, because it was hard to say whether it was right or wrong.

Chen Changsheng thought for a while and did not answer immediately.

Dao Zang explains many schools of interpretation of stele, and the three mainstream methods of interpreting stele are described in detail. Since he has read all of Dao Zang, he is naturally familiar with these methods of interpreting stele, but he doesn't know why. When he interpreted the Zhaoqing Monument today, he deliberately did not use these three methods, but took a new path that was somewhat strange and necessarily difficult.

I think... none of these three methods are necessarily correct.

Chen Changsheng gave an answer that no one had expected, and he used the word correct to indicate that he thought there was something right or wrong in this matter.

After hearing his words, the people in the thatched house were very surprised, including Tang Sanliu.

Gou Hanshi frowned slightly and said, Don't you think you can understand it with the Heavenly Book?

There are many ways to decipher the inscriptions in the mainland, and many people, including some priests in the state religion, believe that the Heavenly Book cannot be deciphered. All attempts to decipher the inscriptions in the Heavenly Book are ridiculous. Even people with great wisdom can only interpret the inscriptions in the Heavenly Book. It is impossible to understand some of the information that those inscriptions want to show humans, but it is impossible to see the full meaning of the true meaning of heaven.

No, I just think that these common schools of interpretation of the stele in the world have deviated from the original meaning of the Tianshu stele.

Chen Changsheng said in a plain tone: Whether it is to keep its form, to take its meaning, or to imitate its techniques, the purpose of interpreting the Heavenly Book inscriptions is to use it for cultivation. But in fact, the first human beings who saw the Heavenly Book inscriptions, In other words, the first person to understand the Heavenly Book Monument did not know how to practice...so I think these three methods of interpreting the Monument are incorrect.

The thatched house became even quieter, because everyone suddenly realized that Chen Changsheng's statement made sense. Gou Hanshi shook his head and said: If you don't know how to practice, you won't be able to understand the wonderful meaning of practice, but we can practice... just like a child who can't read, we will never be able to read the beauty of human poetry and songs. , but we can. According to you, do we have to forget all the knowledge we have learned and become ignorant children in order to understand the original meaning of the Heavenly Book Monument?

Tang Thirty-Six was a little unsure and said: Having a pure heart and being innocent is how you can get close to the great road. It has always been said in the Taoist scriptures... maybe this is really the case?

The wisdom of abandoning the sage does not make us really become fools. Qijian responded in a clear voice.

Gou Hanshi raised his hand to indicate that he would not discuss this issue. He looked at Chen Changsheng and asked, Then what method did you use to untie the monument today?

Chen Changsheng did not hide anything. He told what he had occasionally felt about the stone tablet before viewing the morning glow. He also talked about the changes in the scenery he had observed in the courtyard, and said: If the tablet is an immutable object of enlightenment, why The information everyone interprets is completely different? So I think the meaning of the inscription should be changing.

Gou Hanshi thought about it for a moment and said, Seven hundred years ago, Chen Zizhan, the king of Ruyang County, went to the Tianshu Mausoleum to observe the monument. He wrote an essay to record the incident. Is this what you think?

Yes. Chen Changsheng said: The Prince of Ruyang County finally spent a year to understand the seventeen stone tablets. Among the royal family, he can be ranked in the top ten.

Gou Hanshi said: I think this method is still not feasible.

Chen Changsheng asked seriously: Why?

Gou Hanshi said: Because the Qianling Tianshu stele has extremely complex text, the breeze is full of stars, the scorching sun is dim, and the snow is dim, and the changes in light and shadow are innumerable, it is impossible to conduct an overall observation. The number of samples of one person's observation pictures is too small. Even if you ignore it, These, if you want to find the changes, you have to choose a target, how do you choose?

Chen Changsheng was silent for a moment and then said: It depends on your feeling.

Gou Hanshi said nothing more.

The hut became quiet again.

The Heavenly Book cannot be deciphered, and the Heavenly Scripture can be deciphered at will. If it just sounds like it, the methods everyone said tonight to decipher the monument all make sense.

Different ascetics use different methods of interpreting tablets, so there is no meaning in communicating about this kind of thing.

Qi Jian hesitated for a while and asked: How did you come up with this method?... It's too deviant.

Chen Changsheng smiled and said: There are thousands of methods for interpreting tablets in the world. I only want to ask, are they easy to use?

That makes sense. Just like the bacon you made earlier, whether it's candied or stir-fried with onions or garlic sprouts, you just need to ask, is it delicious?

Gou Hanshi said with a smile, then his smile gradually faded, he looked at him seriously and said, But I suggest you not to tell others this.

Chen Changsheng was startled when he heard this, and then he came to his senses.

If he was still the young Taoist priest from the countryside who came to Kyoto from Xining Town, no matter what method he used to interpret the monument, no one would bother to pay attention to it. But his current identity has changed a lot. In a sense, he is In the eyes of the world, many of the actions of those selected by Li Palace may represent the will of the state religion.

Zhe Xiu, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke, looked at the four members of the Lishan Sword Sect with expressionless faces and said, That depends on what you think.

Gou Hanshi smiled and said nothing. Although he had a gentle temperament, he had his own pride.

Everyone stopped discussing the matter and began to wash up and get ready for bed.

When Chen Changsheng was packing up his notes, he suddenly felt something in his heart. He walked to the outer room, handed the notes to Gou Hanshi, and said, Please take a look at it for me. This is a moment I picked based on my feeling.

Gou Hanshi was a little surprised. The previous debate was one thing, but showing others the inscription that he understood was another thing. He thought for a while, took out a booklet from his arms, handed it over, and said, I have made some preparations over the years to enter the Tomb of Heavenly Books to view the monument. This booklet contains some notes I excerpted.

Chen Changsheng smiled, and Gou Hanshi smiled too. The two looked at each other and suddenly became quiet. The smile on their faces gradually disappeared, replaced by a look of shock.

The teenagers who finished washing outside the house returned to the house and saw this scene.

It should be in the house. Gou Hanshi said.

Chen Changsheng said: It's not in the quilt. I didn't see any notes when I opened it during the day, and I didn't find a piece of paper.

Tang Sanliu rubbed his wet hair and asked in confusion: What are you talking about?

Xun Mei's notes. Chen Changsheng and Gou Hanshi said in unison.

Then they both turned around and started rummaging around the house.

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(Speaking of saving the manuscript, I saved a hammer. Today’s chapter is a chapter, and I will go and write tomorrow’s chapter. The five-hour flight... is really... By the way, yesterday I mentioned the game activation code, but I didn’t expect to receive so many messages on WeChat. Please reply more. I will go to the game company to ask for the activation code. If it arrives, I will send it to everyone via WeChat tomorrow.)