Chapter 1901: Immortal Astral’s tenth sun, Dream Barrier Reincarnation (First Update)

At different times, in different spaces, amidst illusion and reality, Wang Lin stepped into the same spot. This was an extremely rare occurrence. Wang Lin didn't know if anyone else had experienced it, but he understood that he himself was currently experiencing it.

He stood there, as if in a dream Dao on the Vermilion Bird Star back then, his entire being seemingly sublimated, like an Epiphany. Beneath the rain curtain, though his eyes were closed, with heaven and earth in his heart, all things possessed spirit.

It was like a wanderer who had left home for decades, and at a particular moment, suddenly saw something familiar yet vague. He thought for a long time but couldn't recall the Origin of this familiarity.

Now, with his eyes closed, Wang Lin connected this familiar feeling with the scenes of the Immortal Cave Realm. Using his body as a medium, he seemed to transform into an invisible thin line, connecting the Immortal Cave and the Immortal Astral Continent.

"The falling rain is very familiar… the sound of the rain hitting the bluestone slab is also familiar…" Wang Lin murmured, then opened his eyes after a long while. He looked at the small mountain, the grand hall, the plaza, and the cauldron in the plaza, all within this world. These scenes made him seem to understand something.

"Life is like a dream, and a dream is like life… This is what I comprehended during my dream Dao on the Vermilion Bird Star… I know, this realization is not the ultimate…" Wang Lin's expression was calm, without the slightest ripple. He stood there, in the rain, untouched by mortal dust.

Liu Jinbiao stood behind Wang Lin, his expression somewhat confused. Wang Lin hadn't spoken silently to himself, but rather murmured his current enlightenment aloud. Liu Jinbiao heard his words and seemed to understand something.

"I once took my left hand as life, my right hand as death… I once took an open palm as Karma, a closed fist as its fruit… I once took open eyes as truth, closed eyes as falsehood. With these three forms, I outlined a world of my own… a world where life is like a dream…"

"I once saw rain in an illusion, in this very same spot. Now, in this real world, standing here, I also see this rain… The world is in my eyes, seen by me… Because I can see, therefore I exist…" The water vapor rising from the rain curtain made the surroundings faintly hazy. Some Disciples hurried down from the mountain, passing by Wang Lin. The rain came too suddenly, leaving most of the Disciples on this mountain unprepared.

However, these people seemed unable to see Wang Lin and Liu Jinbiao, passing by as if the two did not exist.

"I use my eyes to see this world, every blade of grass, every tree, all within my sight. I once thought that when I opened my eyes, the world was real, and if I closed them, everything was an illusion… This truth and falsehood are inherently manifestations of the heart. I believed it was false, believed that every blade of grass and tree would disappear when I closed my eyes… But, would they truly disappear…?"

"What is existence, what is non-existence? I use my eyes to see the world, to see this heaven and earth. This heaven and earth are also watching me… If I close my eyes, all is void. If heaven closes its eyes… would I then be void…?" Wang Lin raised his head, looking at the sky along with the falling rain.

"I don't understand what Master is saying, but I feel that that Reincarnation made me understand the second step of the Deception Dao. The so-called deceiving oneself is not truly reaching Perfection just by believing it. Instead, it is through the method of proving the Dao, while believing it oneself, to make this heaven and earth, this Reincarnation, this time, all believe it… Saying one has deceived oneself, in reality, is to deceive Reincarnation! If I deceive Reincarnation, then I am free and unfettered. Heaven and earth cannot go against my will, Reincarnation cannot obstruct my spirit. Deceive heaven and earth, deceive a lifetime of years… I didn't understand before, but my awakening after Reincarnation made me understand…" Liu Jinbiao murmured behind Wang Lin.

"Who established the Three Thousand Great Daos? Who decided the fate of all things in heaven and earth? The Deception Dao is scorned by all beings, viewed with disdain, yet they do not know that this Deception Dao is based on the mind. Among the Three Thousand Great Daos, the Deception Dao must be included!" Liu Jinbiao's dream and pursuit in his previous life, which would not tolerate being trampled upon, was to make this Deception Dao one of the Three Thousand Great Daos!

Even in this life, he remained so!

"Heaven and earth possess Origin. We Cultivators cultivate Origin. Master once said that once Origin is formed, one can enter the Third Step of cultivation! In my opinion, the Deception Dao also has three steps: the first is to deceive others, the second is to deceive oneself. When one reaches the Third Step, after experiencing 'mountains are not mountains, water is not water,' one returns to simplicity and truth, with a singular mind, to deceive others!

This 'others' is a general term; in reality, it includes heaven, it includes earth, it includes the cycles of Reincarnation, it includes everything! Deceive heaven and earth, deceive these cycles of Reincarnation, deceive this great Dao of heaven and earth!!

If even the Dao can be deceived, then I shall achieve Immortal Ascension!

All Daos share a common Origin. My Third Step of returning to simplicity and truth, and what Master said earlier—that if you close your eyes, all things may or may not vanish, and if heaven closes its eyes, we may or may not exist—are one and the same principle!" Liu Jinbiao murmured, the confusion in his mind after awakening in this life gradually clearing with his words. In the end, it was as if thunder had split the void, and his eyes shone with a bright light.

His every word, falling into Wang Lin's ears, caused Wang Lin's mind to tremble, and he seemed to dimly begin to understand.

Both he and Liu Jinbiao were individuals struggling to comprehend their respective Daos under this heaven and earth. The path of Dao is solitary; if one can see the Dao of others, then not only is the path no longer solitary, but one can also verify one's own Dao!

"You take deception as your Dao to deceive this heaven and earth. I take life as my Dao to overturn this world, to correct my reflection… Between you and me, in reality, we are both cultivating the mind…" Wang Lin closed his eyes.

"The world is in my eyes, so heaven and earth are my manifestations… If I close my eyes, heaven and earth cease to exist… If heaven and earth close their eyes, I still remain! If I can achieve this, if I open my eyes, heaven and earth close their eyes; if I am immortal, heaven and earth sleep—this kind of Realm, then I shall achieve Immortal Ascension!" Wang Lin took a deep breath and opened his eyes.

"I have experienced life and death, walked through Karma, and amidst truth and falsehood, within Reincarnation, sought a 'me' sunken in the sea of suffering… If the Origin of Void had a fourth Dao, it would be Reincarnation… This Reincarnation is not the life and death Reincarnation of my early Concept, but the Reincarnation of this heaven and earth, not the Yellow Springs taking souls, but this great Dao of the universe… the Reincarnation of all beings…" Wang Lin took a deep breath, lifted his feet, and walked forward beneath the rain.

"Imprison the Dao of Heaven, all beings must cross immeasurable tribulations, leave the deep prison of a single obsession, and dedicate themselves to cultivation!

All beings, before the immeasurable, resolve the current confused world, escape the thought of Heaven's predicament, seize the Dao of the next life, and dedicate themselves to cultivation!

Lock the fate of the deceased Heaven, seal the Underworld Dynasty. Those among all beings who cannot attain the true Dao often sink into the sea of suffering, forever losing the true Dao, and dedicate themselves to cultivation!" As Wang Lin walked, an unusual Daoist scripture that he had heard in the Immortal Cave Realm unconsciously emerged in his ears and mind.

He understood.

This Daoist scripture was complex; he had only been ignorant of it back then, but now, on the Immortal Astral Continent, on this small mountain of the Donglin Sect, amidst the rain, he comprehended the meaning of the Daoist scripture.

"Those among all beings who cannot attain the true Dao often sink into the sea of suffering, forever losing the true Dao…"

"All beings must cross immeasurable tribulations, leave the deep prison of a single obsession…"

"I comprehended life and death; life and death are like a rope, with one end for life and the other for death. Connected, they form a circle."

"I comprehended Karma; Karma is like a net, composed of countless lives and deaths, forming a large net. All beings within it find it difficult to break free."

"I comprehended truth and falsehood; truth and falsehood are like a dream barrier. Everyone has a dream barrier in their heart. When you think you've awakened, you don't realize that your world is a dream… Everything around you is part of your dream… All beings are in their own dreams, unable to truly awaken, like circles outside their bodies, layered and encircling. Circle after circle, when you think you've stepped out of a circle and awakened, you don't realize you're still within another circle.

I now have answers to Li Qianmei's three questions from back then…"

"I connected life and death, forming a vast net of Karma. With truth and falsehood, I opened my eyes from that dream barrier, cast out the net, and in the Reincarnation composed of the dream barriers of all beings, I fished out a fish… That fish is me!" Wang Lin's eyes shone brightly as he walked forward.

He understood that this matter was also related to Liu Jinbiao. If not for the verification of his Deception Dao, Wang Lin would still be in that confusion, unable to fully and clearly comprehend his three Daos of Origin of Void.

Liu Jinbiao followed behind, seemingly enlightened. His gaze fell upon Wang Lin ahead, and he subtly had an illusion, as if the current Wang Lin was somewhat different from a moment ago. He couldn't pinpoint where this difference lay.

It was as if the previous Wang Lin always had a layer of mist around him, an indistinct mist, only felt, like a person in a dream, very unreal.

But now, it was as if Wang Lin had truly awakened from a dream, and everything had become clear.

"This Donglin Sect, to me before, was extremely mysterious. Its Disciples almost never ventured out, only cultivating within the sect… I originally thought this was the sect's rules and customs… But when I stepped in here, I felt a familiarity and gained enlightenment about the Dao. All of this is related to my state of mind, but more importantly, it's related to this place!"

Standing on the plaza of that small mountain, Wang Lin's body flickered, appearing on top of the distant palace. He stood there, allowing the mountain wind to blow, rustling his white hair and clothes. He looked down, observing the greater part of the Donglin Sect within this world.

From his perspective, the entire Donglin Sect was enormous. He saw many Donglin Sect Disciples rushing through the rain, and even more Cultivators meditating in their respective residences.

He even saw the beauty of the mountain in the wind and rain, and the vitality of the green trees… As he watched, sorrow appeared in Wang Lin's eyes.

"Su Dao… I don't know if this sect was like this when you were here that year… But now, this Donglin Sect… is a dead sect!

All of this is a dream barrier… No wonder the Donglin Sect is mysterious, no wonder its Disciples are rarely seen outside…" Wang Lin sighed softly, closed his eyes, then slowly opened them.

He saw a scene, a Donglin Sect that outsiders could not see!

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