Zhang Xiaohan doesn't expect anyone in this world to understand her, but she also wants someone to talk to her, gossip, and relieve the occasional inappropriate emotion in her heart.
When I first arrived in Wuji Sect, I was very happy with Hibiscus, they never talked about cultivation, they only talked about eating and drinking, talking about the structural layout of the kitchen and bathroom, and talking about the pleasures of life.
But since giving hibiscus for elixir, they have never been as leisurely as before.
It's been more than sixty or seventy years since she crossed over, she can't remember, the more her cultivation rises, the stronger the loneliness becomes, and she feels that her heart is a little indifferent.
The ideals and goals of the past are all gone, except for cultivation, standing at the highest point of the monks of the Lingwu Continent, she has lost her ideals and goals at all.
Zhang Tao looked at Zhang Xiaohan strangely, he really didn't understand Zhang Xiaohan's thoughts, in his opinion, there was nothing more important than ascension, for ascension, everything could be abandoned, including the temporary loss of freedom.
"What do you say" Zhang Xiaohan saw Zhang Tao's confusion, no one had ever discussed similar topics with her, and Zhang Xiaohan suddenly confided.
"There was a story in my hometown about a wise man who saw a mortal man tending sheep and asked him, 'What are you herding sheep for?'
Then the wise man asked, "For what is the purpose of the money?"
and the man said, "Build a house and marry a wife."
The wise man then asked: Why did he marry a daughter-in-law, and the man laughed: "Give birth to a baby."
What did the baby do for that man, he thought for a while before he said: "Herding sheep" Zhang Tao listened to Zhang Xiaohan's words, and felt naïve at first, but when Zhang Xiaohan was over, the faint smile on Zhang Tao's face disappeared.
At first glance, this passage is a simple conversation between a wise man and an ordinary mortal, just talking about the process of mortals living like ants all their lives, but after thinking about it carefully, Zhang Xiaohan's purpose in saying these words is not so simple.
The survival of their monks, in another way, is no different from that mortal What is the purpose of hunting demon beasts, refining magic weapons, making talismans, and alchemy?
What is the purpose of improving cultivation to refine better elixir magic weapons and hunt higher-grade demon beasts.
Then, naturally, it is to cultivate to a higher level, all the way to the ascension.
But what about the ascension, after the ascension?
No one knows what the world after the ascension is like, and in the ancient classics and legends, it can be roughly judged that the aura of the previous session is richer than this one, and the life of the immortals of the previous session is better than this one, so everyone wants to soar.
However, isn't it still cultivation after ascension, isn't there no need to cultivate after ascension?
Zhang Tao has lived for more than 2,000 years, and he will not be so naïve to think that when he reaches the last session, he doesn't need to cultivate, he doesn't have to struggle, and he can do whatever he wants.
If you really don't need to cultivate and can do whatever you want, then the last session will not be a good place.
Then, isn't it just another life of cultivation, refining tools and alchemy, and repeating the cycle Zhang Tao was silent, he felt that Zhang Xiaohan was wrong to say this about the cultivation of monks, but he couldn't find a place to refute it, monks have lived like this for tens of thousands of years, and cultivation is the most important thing in their lives, but today Zhang Xiaohan actually compared the cultivation of monks with the herding of sheep by mortals, but there is still some truth.
Zhang Xiaohan was also silent for a while, and then continued: "If the goal is in front of you, then for the sake of this goal, it may not be an exaggeration to compromise or unscrupulous means, but if the goal is impossible to achieve."
Saying that, Zhang Xiaohan looked at Zhang Tao: "Monks are also people, and longevity and Tianqi may have it, but after all, not every monk can do it, just like so many people in the Lingwu Continent, there are still a few people who can cultivate immortals after all, so for this goal that may never be reached, I will wronged myself, do what I am not willing to do, and even let go of my self-esteem, everyone has their own ambitions, and it is different whether it is worth it or not The judgment and opinion of each monk is different, but I will never do this." ” Zhang Tao's complexion changed, he was forced to be Zhang Xiaohan's indentured servant, he was reluctant in his heart, Zhang Xiaohan has always been polite to him, and he began to reluctantly accept this identity in his heart, but Zhang Xiaohan said this, didn't it imply that he had given up his self-esteem "Zhang Daoyou would rather be a broken jade than a complete tile" Zhang Tao said this, and his heart was moved, if it weren't for the suppression of the contract, he really wanted to brush his sleeves and leave.
Zhang Xiaohan knew that her words touched Zhang Tao and reminded him of his current status as a contract servant, she looked directly at Zhang Tao, and since she had said something, she had to say it.
"I may not be able to do this, it is not easy to do this, there are too many things in this world that we can't give up, but everyone has a bottom line in their hearts, as long as they don't touch this bottom line, they can tolerate it."
Zhang Tao looked at Zhang Xiaohan's eyes, Zhang Xiaohan also stared at Zhang Tao calmly, she knew Zhang Tao's bottom line.
Zhang Xiaohan admits that she herself is not a good person in the strict sense, she is not even a good person, and she also kills people just because others offended her; She also kills demon beasts, just because she wants to obtain the materials on demon beasts; She even deprived others of their freedom and treated others as her own slaves She doesn't want to justify herself, there is nothing to defend, but she has her bottom line.
For a while, Zhang Tao avoided Zhang Xiaohan's eyes.
Zhang Xiaohan's eyes were open, she thought so in her heart, she could say such a thing, he didn't approve, but there was no way to refute it, if he was still a monk of the Three Holy Temples, he would definitely scoff at such words, in the eyes of the monk, in order to achieve the goal, you can do whatever it takes, and there is no word bottom line in the exercises of the bottom line monk.
But in his heart, he admired it slightly, he and all the monks despised Zhang Xiaohan, Zhang Xiaohan and them were two different people at all.
Although in his opinion, Zhang Xiaohan is very stupid.
"Zhang Daoyou," Zhang Xiaohan thought about it, and still said: "Thank you for listening to me, these words have been in my heart for a long time." ” The effect of the contract made Zhang Tao feel Zhang Xiaohan's sincerity, and Zhang Tao stood up silently and walked out of the stone room.
After saying these words, Zhang Xiaohan's heart suddenly relaxed, from this moment on, what furnace ding, what double cultivation, will all leave from her life.
She also understood that what she was pursuing in this world was always different from that of the monks here.
So, let go of your hands and feet, show your strength in a dignified manner, the past is forever gone, and the future will start from today in the North Cold Mountain. , monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation.
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