Chapter 328 Heart Sutra
The sea of ​​mind is vast, the sea of ​​heart is boundless, and Chongdi's consciousness is wandering in it. Now, as the time he controls his body is getting shorter, the time he stays here is getting longer.

There was white light everywhere and nothing in sight, but Emperor Chong did not feel bored and wandered around. As the ruler of a country, all he wanted was death. All his descendants wanted the same thing. Waiting for Queen Phoenix to escape, waiting for the gods to descend, was also waiting for death. It was just that Li Jiufeng had bad luck, and in his generation, two things happened at the same time.

Fighting for life, seeking survival, and waiting for death run through the life of every generation of Emperor Chong, and Li Jiufeng is no exception. He walks in the sea of ​​​​heart, aimlessly, thinking about many trivial things in his mind. For him, compared with the disturbances in the outside world, this corner of the sea of ​​​​heart is actually a place to rest, and he is more comfortable and free.

Suddenly, Emperor Chong stopped and looked ahead. In the distance, there seemed to be a figure appearing. Soon, he realized that it was not his illusion.

"There are people here? No, those who can exist here are probably not human!"

Despite this thought, Emperor Chong did not stop. He was already at the bottom of the valley, and things couldn't get any worse. So, why not go and find out what was going on?
When he got closer, Emperor Chong realized that the figure was extremely huge. He stood in front of the figure like an ant looking at the sky. Fortunately, he was walking from a distance and could get a glimpse of the figure's face.

The figure was sitting in a white robe, with long hair draped over his shoulders, his hands crossed, and a jade ruyi held in his wide sleeves. He looked like an immortal, not an ordinary person.

But as Emperor Chong got closer, he realized that the seemingly natural and celestial figure of Zhong Hui suddenly gave off a hint of demonic intent.

'The original demon!'

A thought arose from the bottom of his heart for no reason, as if it was a communication between heaven and earth. Emperor Chong looked at the figure in front of him and couldn't help but hesitate.

At this moment, the figure seemed to have just discovered the villain nearby. He exhaled, shrank his body, retracted his magical powers, and stood quietly not far from Emperor Chong.

Emperor Chong sighed inwardly but was not afraid. He stepped forward and bowed: "Lord of Chong State, descendant of Li family, Jiufeng pays homage to the Heavenly Lord." So what if he is a demon? The appearance of immortals and gods is more like that of a demon.

Gu Qingyuan looked at Emperor Chong and smiled slightly: "Why should the emperor of a country be so respectful?"

A gentle force lifted Emperor Chong up. His expression remained unchanged. He stood up straight, revealing a bit of imperial bearing. "I wonder why the Heavenly Lord invited me here?"

He had been wandering in the sea of ​​his mind for countless years and had never seen such a situation. Emperor Chong was not a stupid person and naturally knew that the person in front of him did it on purpose.

"I've come to give you an opportunity."

Gu Qingyuan spoke. He looked at Emperor Chong, who had lived with the weirdness for many years and had never lost his will. He could be called a hero.

"Chance? Could it be that the immortal god passed down the Taoism?"

Emperor Chong thought about it but did not refuse: "May I ask the Heavenly Lord, where is the opportunity?"

Gu Qingyuan did not move, only three points of spiritual light floated out of the jade ruyi in his arms, which turned into a book: "I am the creation of human demons, the origin of all demons, and I am here to give you a glimmer of hope."

He continued, "People's minds and personalities are all very complex and they all change in a thousand ways, but there is only one thing that remains unchanged. Do you know that?"

"Please enlighten me, my Lord." Emperor Chong bowed.

Gu Qingyuan said, "The unchanging is nature. Constant compassion is a trace of Buddha nature. Constant freedom is a trace of enlightenment. Constant evil is a trace of evil. The three are mixed together to form a nature, which is human nature." "But you are different. In addition to the three, there is still a trace of weirdness. It is natural and rooted in the heart. It is the foundation of being a human and the source of qi. Only then can there be cultivators, weirdness, and immortals."

"If you don't get rid of your treacherous nature, it's hard to achieve the right result. If you don't get rid of your treacherous thoughts, it's hard to understand the great way. I want you to help me. Are you willing?"

Emperor Chong looked at Gu Qingyuan and said, "I am a mortal, I have never practiced cultivation, but I have a strange body, and I have seen a few truths in the realm. The Heavenly Venerable is sacred, why does he need the help of a mortal like me?"

Gu Qingyuan laughed: "I know what you are thinking and what all living beings want, which is nothing more than to survive. But if this weird nature is not eliminated, how can you survive? I have three chapters of the Heart Sutra, which can cut off the weird nature, eliminate the weird thoughts, help people escape the weird difficulties, and help people escape the disasters of immortals and gods. How to choose depends entirely on your original intention."

"If you don't want to, I will leave immediately. This matter will not exist. I will never force you. It all depends on your decision. How do you think?"

Emperor Chong looked at Gu Qingyuan, who looked like the leader of a cult, and did not think for long. He smiled softly and grabbed the book in front of him. It seemed that the person in front of him gave him a choice, but did he really have a choice? The strange disaster was imminent, and life and death could be at stake. Even if this was a hook wrapped in honey bait, Emperor Chong had to swallow it and taste it before making a judgment.

Gu Qingyuan looked at Emperor Chong's actions without any surprise. He could have directly put the Heart Sutra into his consciousness. Now he came in person to see the outstanding people in this world and the demeanor of the emperor of a country.

Emperor Chong grabbed a volume, raised his hand and flipped through it, but found that there was not a single word in the volume. It was a wordless book. Only the name was written on the cover. He read it one by one and remained silent.

Yuanshi Tianmo often said that he transformed himself into the Heart Sutra

The Heart Sutra of Yuanshi Tianwang's Rebirth into Heaven and Attaining the Tao

The Pure and Clear Lapis Lazuli Bodhi Heart Sutra of the First World Honored One

Gu Qingyuan looked at the somewhat puzzled Chongdi and slowly explained, "People in the world often make the mistake of thinking that they can become immortals and gods by following the scriptures and listening to the texts. Dogma and following the rules are just means to eliminate extraneous thoughts, but they are not necessary for becoming immortals and Buddhas. When you look at the statues of immortals and gods, they are covered in gold, but they are just clay sculptures made of straw. The incense is endless, but they are just entangled in fame and fortune."

“There are often ancient sages who write books and biographies that are passed down through the world. All the words in the books are empty. Only the little bit of true meaning left in the books is the true story.”

"I discovered the three natures in people's minds and condensed them into three parts of the Heart Sutra. The Buddha nature, the Bodhi mind, the free thoughts of the Tao, and the unrestrained demons can all suppress and eliminate a trace of evil nature."

Now I am passing on this Heart Sutra to you. You can choose to study it, but how can this Heart Sutra be taught through words? Only through heart to heart, and heart to heart, can the true meaning of the sutra be revealed. "

Hearing this, Emperor Chong looked at the Taoist books, Buddhist scriptures, and demonic texts in front of him, and was hesitant to make a decision. Instead, he stood quietly aside, with mixed thoughts. All the things he had experienced in his life, no matter how big or small, flowed through his mind. After thinking for a long time, he raised his hand and took the "Heart Sutra of the Heavenly Demon". This time, the sutra did not appear to be blank, but turned into a point of spiritual light under the touch of his fingers that penetrated his heart.

Emperor Chong closed his eyes and listened to the echoes of the Heart Sutra. When he opened his eyes, he was a completely different person, as if he had ascended to heaven in one step. The energy within him was entangled, contaminating his mind that was wearing a dragon robe.

The dragon robe seemed to be stained by black mud, swirling up from his feet and turning into a black dragon suit. A petite black dragon poked its head out from between Chongdi's long sleeves and coiled around his arm.

"Li Jiufeng thanks the Heavenly Lord for teaching me the Dharma. Now the world is strange and the gods have descended from heaven. I will wait for Jiufeng to follow the way of mankind and the rules of the Human Emperor to restore order and then serve the Heavenly Lord forever!"

"Good, then go away!"

(End of this chapter)