Chapter 1161 Fundamental
Although the so-called "secular" division is not so reliable, the living environment of the sect is indeed very different from that of places outside the sect.
Take Nie Yun as an example. As a leading disciple of a first-class sect, his talent and strength can be cultivated as a top-notch. The resources and treatment enjoyed from entry to adulthood are absolutely top-notch, and the security aspect is even more taken care of by the sect.
In this way, it will naturally give Nie Yun an illusion of "being outside the world", and in disguise, it will make the "worldly" appear more abrupt.
Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
For those who have no distractions or simple thoughts, being "outside the world" is absolutely beneficial and harmless. This will make them more focused and practice, and it will also make their hearts pure and less likely to be infected by obsessions.
But there is also a problem, that is, no matter how beautiful the flowers in the flower pot are, they cannot withstand wind, frost, rain and snow like the flowers in the wild.
No matter how fierce the fight is, it still has no comparison with a real fight. One is to compare who is more powerful, and the other is to see who can survive. The purpose is completely different.
If there is a big umbrella in the sect to keep out the wind and rain, it can wait for the flowers in the flower pot to grow into a big tree, and then it will be able to keep out the wind and rain. But without the protection of a big umbrella, it is not a long-term solution to plant it in a flower pot.
So Nie Yun was kicked out to experience the dangerous experience. But monks such as Fairy Qingwan are still waiting in the sect through competitions.
But even for Nie Yun, no matter how many lives and deaths he has experienced, it is just a splash in the experience. What is left is the response and perception when facing the catastrophe of life and death. Will this strengthen his heart? meeting! But it still belongs to the cognition range of Zongmen monks.
Compared with people in the so-called "secular world", what is the difference in cognition of Zongmen monks?
Shen Hao's view is that the difference lies in the "living environment".
Zongmen is like a greenhouse, which blocks most of the wind and rain. The so-called "secular" is the wild land, with alternating winds, frosts, rain, snow, floods and droughts.
The first priority of sect disciples is to "break through the realm", while the first priority of the so-called "secular" is to ensure that they can survive.
Ordinary people take risks in order to support their families, while casual cultivators take risks for more cultivation resources. This is all for survival in the mundane world. There is a big difference from Zongmen.
Therefore, among the people who listened to Shen Hao's words, only a few casual cultivators showed their approval after thinking for a moment, while the monks who were born as disciples of the sect were limited to thinking, and it was not so easy to agree.
After saying this, Shen Hao didn't stay here for long, and chose to leave and return to Xiaori Peak. For today's whole day of wandering, Shen Hao generally thinks that the gains are not great. But it gave him a deeper understanding of Zongmen monks.
But after Shen Hao left, his remarks were spread. Even the most dismissive person is actually thinking seriously in his heart. After all, this argument about cognition is not complicated, but it uncovers the inevitable connection between the mind and the living environment.
The casual practitioners who came to participate in the conference shouted "Indeed". Compared with cultivating the mind, casual cultivators have always cared more about the exchange of techniques and practice methods. Cultivation of the mind has always been rare, but now people have summed up the reason and feel that it is very right for me. It is even rare to find an aspect that is superior to Zongmen monks, and I feel happy.
On the contrary, most of the people attending the meeting are disciples of the sect, so it would be good to talk about it when they heard this talk about "mind nature". There are those who feel unrealistic or mystifying, and some who feel that they can be used for reference, but almost none of them directly agree.
For "worldly" things, just refer to them, how can I copy them?
Is there really no one who understands and sees through? Of course there are. As long as any high-ranking monk thinks carefully, he can figure it out, and he can definitely see it clearly. But what about seeing through? Want to learn the mundane means of survival? Or do you want to make the living environment of the sect into a secular one?
no way. Unless Zongmen gave up his foundation. Otherwise, cultivating the mind would still be a troublesome problem for the Zongmen monks.
But even though not many people agree with the set of arguments put forward by Shen Hao, it does not prevent the name "Shen Hao" from being frequently mentioned in the conference. Coupled with the identity of the chief deacon of foreign affairs of Fenghong Villa, and the series of conflicts between Fenghong Villa and the bottom-level sect in the recent period, many people have remembered this name, and even intentionally understand this "Shen" Hao" what is it about.
As a result, if you don’t ask, you don’t know. Asking really scares many people.
First of all, Shen Hao, the head deacon of foreign affairs at Fenghong Villa, is not a genuine Fenghong Villa Golden Sword monk, but a part-time job from Xuanqingwei of Jingjiu Dynasty. Commander, official from the fourth grade.
Secondly, this man named Shen Hao is also a registered disciple of Guishan Seminary, a first-class sect in Jingxi.
In the end, the ancestors of ice and fire Yang Shan and Yang Qingzhi hidden in Fenghong Villa are this master named Shen Hao, who belong to the disciples of the mantle and bowl!
But any monk who knew a little about Jing Jiu Dynasty could understand from the above three points that the identity of this Shen Hao was very unusual, and he was definitely a very important person.
Therefore, on the third day of the Book Tasting Conference, when Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshanzong invited the main personnel to the meeting, when these people saw Shen Hao sitting in the front row on the left, they had a premonition that something big would happen today.
There are a total of eleven first-class sects, all of them are present. Almost all the second-rate and third-rate sects have arrived, and there are more than a dozen sects that are not in the ranks.
There is one person from each sect, who is the team leader participating in this conference, usually an elder or directly the sect master.
It can be said that the people sitting in the Great Hall of Wanjuan Shushan at this time are almost the most prominent figures in the entire Xiujie sect.
Sitting at the top is Zhou Yankong, the suzerain of Wanjuan Shushan. Xiang Liu, the representative of Mingshan Sect, sat on Zhou Yankong's left. The guests are at the bottom, but they are also arranged according to the strength of the sect.
You have to ask, "How do the same first-class sects rank high?" Such a question is actually very simple, and there is no controversy. That is to talk about another meeting in Xiujie Zongmen called "Wenwuhui" together with "Book Tasting Conference", the "Sword Test Conference" hosted by Mingshan Sect.
Since it is a civil and military meeting, the book tasting meeting is "literature", and the sword test meeting is "wu". Each sect will send disciples to compete in the arena, and they will be ranked high and low. In this way, the rankings among the various sects will follow the rankings of the Sword Trial Conference. Change every ten years.
Shen Hao's position is the same as the previous banquet, among the first-class sects, the position is on the left, which means it is a corner. But he was sitting close to the Ninth Elder Zhong Hongye in front of Wanjuan Shushan.
"The reason for inviting you here today is for the package of conflicts with Fenghong Villa before. There should be an explanation for how to resolve them."