Chapter 284: All conditioned phenomena are like dew and lightning. View them in this way
"The Emperor of Refining Heart... This man is not weak, but unfortunately, he has been targeted by the Emperor of Origin."

This emperor-level strong man took out a golden scroll from the information of countless strong men. On the scroll were the four words "Refining Heart Divine Emperor".

In the universe, this Emperor of Refining Mind is quite famous and is regarded as the third ascender who is most likely to achieve the status of Martial Emperor or Flame Ancestor.

This is not nonsense. This God Emperor who refines his mind has mastered the ultimate way of the mind and possesses a terrifying secret technique of soul will. He can suppress many bloodline practitioners in the late stage of God Emperor.

If his own realm was not only at the early stage of the Divine Emperor, he would not have been at an advantage when facing other ascenders at the middle stage of the Divine Emperor. He would probably have been able to rival those at the great perfection level.

But after Shen Mu appeared, this title naturally disappeared.

"The Way of the Heart... According to the records, this Origin Emperor also bought the secret book of the Way of the Heart from the tavern. Could he also be an ascender who has mastered the Way of the Heart?"

Ordinary forces may not understand about will and soul.

However, the Shen Ji Tavern still knew something about it. Although the impact of the Xin Xiang Dao's will was powerful, it could only suppress it when facing the will of the same level.

But this Emperor of Origin can actually destroy the soul directly. This kind of willpower is a bit too outrageous.

“Perhaps, the will of this Origin Emperor has already surpassed the Great Perfection level.”

I have to say that this strong man from the Shen Ji Tavern is quite knowledgeable and has already figured out the real situation.

Shen Mu's will has always been several realms beyond his own. Now that he has reached the late stage of the Divine Emperor, he is not weaker than a true Hunyuan powerhouse.

Previously, Shen Mu's will had reached the level of high-level Hunyuan, but that was only the bottom line.

The true high-level Hunyuan strongmen all have strong wills, which far surpassed Shen Mu at that time. It was not until his soul transformed to the late stage of the God Emperor that Shen Mu's will was comparable to that of such an existence.

While thinking, this emperor-level strong man had already transmitted the information and also recorded his own analysis.

……

At the other end, in Qinglong Imperial City, the Shenji Tavern.

Lines of words appeared out of thin air on the bright red scroll, and at the end there was a special pattern, which was a guiding pattern.

This red scroll is a one-time treasure that contains the power of cause and effect. It is extremely precious and can lock the position of the Heart Refining God Emperor using the cause and effect rules of the universe.

"Emperor, the information you requested has been sorted out. Thank you, ten thousand crystal jades."

Emperor Lingtian still mustered up the courage to ask Shen Mu for money, but if Shen Mu refused to give it, there was nothing he could do.

"So expensive?"

Shen Mu couldn't help but complain, and the space-time fluctuations in his palm evolved into a vortex, and pieces of crystal jade emerged.

When the corpse of the low-level Hunyuan life was auctioned off, Shen Mu obtained about 15,000 crystal jades.

A lot of money had been spent over the years, and including the 10,000 crystal jades this time, Shen Mu only had about a thousand crystal jades left in his hands.

"Emperor, this is not expensive. With your status, it is free for you to come to our Shenji Tavern to buy information. This ten thousand crystal jades are mainly for the cost of the scroll of cause and effect."

Seeing that Shen Mu did not eat a free meal, Emperor Lingtian breathed a sigh of relief, and then explained carefully.

In fact, only 10,000 crystal jades were charged, which was purely for materials, and even the labor costs were not charged.

Ten thousand crystal jades are enough to buy a quasi-Hunyuan treasure of the level of the Ten Absolute Hunyuan Linglong Tower. Even an ordinary mid-stage God Emperor may not possess such a treasure.

"Okay, you have a bounty business at the Shenji Tavern, find me a few with the highest value."

After Shen Mu finished speaking, the corner of Emperor Lingtian's mouth twitched slightly. He could see that this powerful man was very short of money.

However, no one has accepted the highest-value reward yet.

Emperor Lingtian took out a piece of colorful crystal and projected a list.

There are a long string of zeros after the top few names on the list, but the people on whom the bounty is offered are several other powerful people in the world today.

The ancestor of the imperial family offers a reward worth more than one billion crystal jades.

The ancestor of the Wushi Ancient Clan offered a reward worth more than 800 million crystal jades.

The ancestor of the ancient Taiyi clan offered a reward worth more than 800 million crystal jades.

……

Yan Zu, the lord of the northern fire realm, offers a bounty worth more than one billion crystal jades.

Emperor Wu, the lord of the Southern Wu Territory, offers a bounty worth more than a billion crystal jades.

"Isn't your Shenji Tavern owned by the imperial family? Why is there a bounty on your own ancestor?"

Facing Shen Mu's inquiry, Emperor Ling Tian also grinned and said, "It takes a certain deposit to issue a reward, don't miss it."

The seven most powerful ones are invincible. They may win or lose against each other, but there is no possibility of them being killed by others.

Once the deposit for the crystal jade is paid, it will be equivalent to giving money to the Shenji Tavern for free.

Even if it is your own ancestor, the Shen Ji Tavern will still offer a reward, as long as you can pay.

"Good boy, you really can do it."

Shen Mu complained a few words, then tapped the bounty board a few times with his fingertips.

Number seventeen on the bounty list is the leader of the Eastern Sword Sect, a being at the Great Perfection level, with a bounty of forty-five million crystal jades.

Number 29 on the bounty list, the Lord of the Dark Demon City, a being at the Great Perfection level, has a bounty of more than 42 million crystal jades.

"I've accepted these two rewards. Prepare the money and I'll pay them as soon as possible."

"Yes, yes, don't worry, Your Majesty. Our Shenji Tavern will advance the reward and then collect the fee from the person who posted the reward."

Shen Mu nodded slightly, then took a step forward, and his figure melted into the void.

At Shen Mu's level, he could tear through the void and travel through endless mountains and rivers, so his speed was naturally extremely fast.

Every step taken involves countless miles of mountains and seas. An ordinary king-level master would have to fly for decades.

A few days later, in the eastern corner of the universe, this place is more than 100 billion kilometers away from Zhiyang City.

This is a quiet valley with a towering sect standing in the valley, and streams of light passing through the gate.

"The Xinxiang Sect, we are finally here."

In the void, Shen Mu's figure emerged, his eyes penetrating the boundless time and space and locking onto a figure deep in the Xinxiang Sect.

The figure sat cross-legged beside a sea of ​​​​space, seemingly in meditation.

“Who is it? How dare you spy on this emperor!” The figure suddenly opened his eyes, and the will of the God Emperor at the great perfection level burst out, shaking time and space.

This power is comparable to the strength of Shen Mu's will when he was at the peak of the king level.

"Half-Chunyuan level will, you are pretty good."

Shen Mu's voice rang out, and then he took a step forward, ignoring the layers of formations and appeared in front of the Emperor Lianxin.

During this process, Shen Mu did not destroy the layers of formations. He simply used his own will and performed the secret mental method of Yuanshu... "As It Is"!
As the saying goes, all conditioned phenomena are like dew and lightning, so view them in this way!

Simply put, if I think you are ineffective against me, then you are ineffective against me, using my will to interfere with the Tao and reason.

Unless the truth and existence that cannot be shaken by Shen Mu's high-level Hunyuan will reach the level of Hunyuan rules, no one can resist Shen Mu's will.
Emmm, it can be simply referred to as: the power of my thinking.

"Origin Emperor..."

The Emperor of Refining Mind naturally recognized Shen Mu.

Because as early as when Shen Mu killed the Lord of Liekong City in an instant, this Emperor of Refining Heart had speculated that Shen Mu might be a being with an extremely strong will. Now that Shen Mu came to him, he could naturally guess Shen Mu's purpose.

Shen Mu walked up to the Emperor of Refining Heart and looked at him quietly. The Emperor of Refining Heart bowed his head slightly and said respectfully: "Senior, I knew you would come. This is the Ancient Scripture of Refining Heart, and I would like to present it to you." As he spoke, he held an ancient scripture in both hands and presented it to Shen Mu.

Shen Mu took the scripture and nodded slightly, saying, "You are very sensible."

Shen Mu opened the scripture and quickly browsed through it.

The Emperor of Refining Mind had no intention of hiding anything.

This ancient scripture explains all of the understandings of the Heart-Refining God Emperor about the Dao of the Mind.

In addition to the ultimate way of the mind, there is another ultimate way that the Emperor of Refining the Mind comprehended, which is the way of illusion.

The illusory path is an illusory path, which is different from the branch illusion in the soul path. It is an independent avenue.

The Heart-Refining God Emperor took the Ultimate Dao of the Heart as his foundation, absorbed the secrets of the Dao of Illusion, and achieved his own God Emperor level of perception.

Emperor Lianxin looked at Shen Mu who was reading the scriptures, hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to say: "Senior, I deeply admire your willpower. I beg you to accept me as your disciple and teach me how to train my willpower. Lianxin is willing to pay any price."

Shen Mu frowned slightly, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Although your will has reached the level of great perfection, there is still a gap compared to mine. Do you know why?"

The Emperor of Refining Heart thought for a moment and replied respectfully, "I don't know. Please give me some advice, Senior."

He really didn't know, because he was also a being who had realized the ultimate truth of the mind, and his state of mind had reached an extreme peak.

But after reaching the level of God Emperor, it is much more difficult than usual to possess a will that transcends one's own realm.

Even so, the state of mind at the pinnacle level still allowed the will of the Heart Refining God Emperor to only reach the limit of this realm, which is the level of Half-Pure Source Great Perfection.

Shen Mu said slowly: "There are limits to one's state of mind, but there are no limits to one's spiritual cultivation. These are two different concepts. Your will is not tempered enough, and your spiritual cultivation is not enough. Even if you have realized the ultimate state of mind, you cannot raise your will to the limit."

The Emperor of Refining Mind seemed to be thinking about something, and asked, "Then, Senior, how can I improve my spiritual cultivation?"

Shen Mu looked at the Emperor of Refining Heart and said, "My method is suitable for me, but not for you."

"From the beginning to the end... my state of mind was very special. At one point I even regarded everything in the world as a story, and I was the reader."

"This is a kind of obstruction of knowledge and perception, and it will not be broken. As I become more powerful, this obstruction of knowledge and perception will also increase."

“The whole process is about being born.”

"Then, when I realized the ultimate state of my mind, I encountered a real crisis, an unprecedented crisis."

“This allowed me to re-enter the world, break through the barriers of knowledge and understanding, master the ultimate state of mind, and at the peak of the king level, I possessed the will of the peak God Emperor.”

"So my path is only for me, not for you."

“You can’t really see everything as a story, as an illusion, so you can’t reach my level.”

The Emperor of Refining Heart fell into deep thought, and then bowed respectfully to Shen Mu.

"Thank you for your guidance, teacher. Please accept me as your apprentice!"

Shen Mu nodded slightly and said, "Since you are so sincere, I will accept you. This is the secret technique I have mastered, and I can teach it to you."

As he spoke, Shen Mu lightly tapped his fingertips and taught the secret technique of using willpower, "Qi Yuan Shu", which he had created, to the Divine Emperor Lianxin.

"This is... the will and understanding of a being named Yuan. Teacher, have you ever seen such a being?"

The Emperor of Refining Heart read the information sent by Shen Mu with an expression of extreme shock.

When he finally saw the ultimate secret technique "Ru Shi Guan" created by Shen Mu, he was so shocked that he cried out.

Can will and mind be used in this way?
"When I first came into contact with the Way of the Heart, I learned it from the inheritance left by this senior Yuan."

"But unfortunately, I didn't inherit the secret technique of this senior Yuan."

Emperor Lianxin couldn't help but ask, "If even you, the master, can't inherit, how can anyone else inherit?"

Shen Mu laughed and said, "It is fate, it cannot be forced."

"I have taught you the method of using my will without any reservations. This is worthy of our relationship as a master and disciple..."

Seeing that Shen Mu was about to leave, the Emperor of Refining Heart God hurriedly said, "Master, the foundation that the Heart Sect has opened up for your disciples will be managed by you personally in the future, disciples..."

Shen Mu waved his hand and said, "I am not interested in the position of sect leader. Forget it. I will just be a supreme elder and let others know that you are my disciple."

As he spoke, Shen Mu weighed the Heart-Xiang Dao secret technique in his hand and said, "Prepare a retreat room for me."

Emperor Lianxin nodded quickly and said, "Yes, Master. I will take you to the forbidden area in the back mountain of Xinxiang Sect right now."

The forbidden area in the back mountain of Xinxiang Sect has a quiet environment and abundant spiritual energy.

Shen Mu began to retreat, comprehending the unique book of mind-appearance created by the Emperor of Refining Mind, and refining his own ultimate mind-appearance.

……

While Shen Mu was in seclusion, the Heart Refining Demon Emperor, as Shen Mu's new disciple, was also studying the "Qi Yuan Shu" created by Shen Mu.

This is a secret art of pure use of will. It is the basic mystery of the Heart-Xiang Dao and also the ultimate secret. Whether it is strong or not depends entirely on personal will.

"The Will Condensation Structure can be stacked like this, it's really... a fantastic idea."

"I don't know how profound the secret technique of Senior Yuan that Master mentioned back then is."

The God Emperor of Refining Spirits felt a little emotional. According to the records in Shen Mu's secret technique, the will application structure of this Qi Yuan Technique was completely derived from a heritage called "Lie Yuan Technique".

Even so, Shen Mu never really obtained the Lie Yuan Technique in the end.

"View it this way... All conditioned phenomena are like dew and lightning. View them in this way."

The Demon Emperor Lianxin murmured, and his invisible will enveloped a sword of the peak king level. He regarded the principles and theories in the sword as illusions, and then squeezed it hard.

"Hmm? It didn't work."

The Emperor of Refining Mind did not understand the principle of will interference at all. This sword only contained the principle of the ultimate level.

According to the records in "Such a View", with his will at the great perfection level of the God Emperor, he can easily turn it into illusion and non-existence.

"The real secret is that in my heart, I never thought of all this as false."

The Emperor of Refining Mind found out the reason why he couldn't interfere with the truth with his will, because he... firmly believed in the truth.

"Since I can't achieve this state of mind, then... distort my cognition!"

It is not difficult to use soul secrets to change one's own cognition. Don't think that you cannot use soul secrets if you don't master the way of the soul.

Even in the primitive universe, there are a lot of soul secrets.

Countless symbols and soul secret patterns were imprinted on the soul of the Emperor Lianxin. This is a trigger-type thought stamp. As long as he uses the secret technique of will, this thought stamp will be triggered, and he will regard all principles and truths as illusions.

"Thus the view..."

The Demon Emperor Lianxin used his secret technique once again, and his invisible will enveloped the golden sword, trying to distort or even ignore the truth within it.

In the end, it failed.

"Why?" Confusion flashed in the eyes of the Emperor Lianxin, and then his gaze turned towards the place where Shen Mu was in seclusion.

"Could it be that the teacher is hiding something from me?"

After the Emperor of Refining Mind carefully studied Shen Mu's secret method, he finally found the reason.

"So... I still believe in Tao and reason. I use secret methods to condense the thought seal, which is a manifestation of my belief in reason. Only when my state of mind is completely transformed into that of my master can I exert this effect."

The expression of the Emperor Lianxin was complicated, because everyone's state of mind is suitable only for themselves and cannot be the same.

(End of this chapter)