Chapter 153: The Ultimate Existence

At first, no one noticed these changes, but I did. The feeling was very subtle, like the first time I felt the power beneath the membrane.

In other words, I inexplicably felt a great power hidden beneath the water.

I immediately thought of the mysterious existence. When I was about to tell the master, I noticed that everyone’s faces had changed slightly, including Wu Tian, who had been half-closed his eyes and pretending to be calm. He suddenly opened his eyes and stared straight at the water, but I couldn’t see any change in his expression.

Master was standing in front of me, and he must have felt the change too, because it had come so quickly. From the moment it happened to now, it had become extremely violent. The blood vessel we were on was also changing from a slight tremor to a violent one.

I looked at the master, and the master looked at me helplessly. Suddenly, he said to me, “Sanwa, I find that you are really a smarty-pants. You have already encountered a pack of wolves, and now a big tiger has come out. As long as you are here, everything can win the ‘jackpot’. This is not an easy thing to do.”

I smiled and said, “Thank you, Master.”

The master didn’t expect me to say that, so he slapped me lightly on the head and then scolded me with a smile: “You’ve gotten more and more sly over the years. But sometimes, it’s not that I’m afraid of something happening, it’s that I’m afraid of nothing happening… because the variables often occur between things. Maybe we can get a better result and break the game.”

This was the first time my master had shown concern in front of me. Yes, even if we use the Tianwen Stone to suppress Yang Sheng, once we get out of here and exchange him for my brother and sister, then what?

Let’s take a look at the group of people Yang Sheng brought with him. To be pessimistic, with our current abilities, we can’t kill our way out of this “siege.” Yang Sheng and the others have no intention of letting us go, because we are the biggest “stumbling block” in their way.

According to Master’s bachelor personality, when he is in a difficult situation like this, he won’t think too much. According to my understanding of him, he will take things one step at a time, because this is better than completely staying in place and waiting to die.

Now, for no reason, we have attracted a powerful presence here. In this difficult situation, it is even considered a variable by Master.

My brief conversation with the master soon came to an end because the water began to violently fluctuate, causing the boat to violently shake. It was a problem for everyone to even stand still, let alone talk. What was particularly fatal was that this shaking was caused by the powerful presence, and everyone was unable to find a way to suppress it.

At this time, if we and Yang Sheng’s confrontation has a delicate balance, then whoever offends that existence first will be at a disadvantage in this special place, and the delicate balance will be disrupted.

Therefore, it is best not to act rashly.

At this moment, not only us, but even Yang Sheng’s side, whose power is obviously greater than ours, also chose to remain silent and inactive, quietly waiting for the presence to appear.

The waves on the river grew larger and larger, and the rolling waves actually hit the boat, which reminded me of the bumpy entry process when I first entered Guidaowan. I was soaked to the skin and half-lying on the deck, but even so, I saw huge figures appear, which was thrilling.

Yes, how could it not be thrilling? Huge strange fish, similar to the existence of a snake, they writhe on the surface of the water, and from time to time, the huge figure will exceed the length of the boat and float in our eyes.

I once read a description of the Yellow River monster. Aren’t some of the creatures in the description the same as the monster?

At first, when I entered Guidaowan, I thought it was a “reception center,” meaning that everything that was not allowed in our world would be “accepted” here.

Later, my master told me that this place is a world!

I subconsciously thought that when the space intersects, is it that the existence here has drifted to our world… But now it seems not to be the case, because I remembered when I was a child, my master crossed the ghosts on the boat, and I now believe with absolute certainty that the world of hungry ghosts exists.

I feel that these things are not as simple as I imagined. There should be a subtle connection between the realms that explains something, but I can’t see it now. I only see some evidence.

Everything that happened at the moment became earth-shattering. The creatures that had been quietly lurking under the river suddenly appeared, which was unexpected.

What shocked us was that they didn’t seem to be attacking us. Their collective appearance was more like a demonstration, a premeditated demonstration. But it was this momentum that made the main character not appear, which made people feel even more thrilling.

Suddenly, a huge wave hit my head, drenching me and filling my mouth with water. I spat out the water and couldn’t help but yell, “Master, are you sure this is the so-called variable?”

However, the sound of the waves was too loud, and Master couldn’t hear what I was saying clearly. I saw him shouting at me, but I couldn’t hear him clearly either. I could only see his mouth, probably asking what you were saying.

I crawled two steps towards my master. This kind of shocking momentum was really too terrifying. I felt that I really had to discuss it with my master, even if it was just a few simple sentences. It was better than before the appearance of that terrifying and powerful existence, when we had no countermeasures and were at our wits’ end.

But before I could crawl to the master, the huge presence that had just appeared under the surface of the river suddenly became quiet. Next, the surging waves gradually became smaller… the violently shaking ship gradually calmed down, and under the blue sky, a gentle breeze blew.

What does this mean? I wiped the water from my face and climbed up from the deck. At this moment, I heard a melodious song. The song had no specific words, but was a very rhythmic chanting sound… Immersed in the song, it was as if I had been taken to an extraordinarily magical realm, floating in the void, feeling the world and the heavens, and experiencing the way of heaven…

But I am not at all unfamiliar with this tune. Just as Buddhism has Buddhist songs, Taoism also has similar chanting songs… For example, the “Buxu rhyme,” the “Qingqing rhyme,” the “Da (Xiao) Qiqing,” and so on!

My morning practice was not very strict, but when I was young, my master would recite these Taoist chants to help me cultivate my mind and better understand the unseen Tao of the universe and all the natural phenomena in the world, even the sound of a flower blooming.

This also laid the foundation for chanting later on.

At that time, the chanting of the Taoist scriptures by my master always had a natural, earthy quality that naturally calmed the mind and body, and I was just parroting it.

Even now, I still remember these verses, and I know that the effect of chanting them can show how far a person’s heart has been cultivated. I ask myself if I can still ‘sing’ the verses like my master, but now, when I suddenly hear this person’s verses, I find that his realm is even beyond my master’s.

This is just a simple step-by-step rhyme, but it not only made me feel calm, but also brought me to a wonderful realm, as if I could feel the slow flow of the heavenly rules in the sky.

I wanted to indulge in this state of being without waking up, and even the sound of my breathing became faint, for fear of disturbing this rare state of being.

Looking around, everyone was like this, indulging in the charm of this rhyme. Even Master Hui of the Buddhist sect was the same, with his eyes calm and peaceful, feeling the world and discovering that all the fuss in this world is actually so small, and many of them are even worrying themselves.

But soon, this wonderful state of mind was interrupted by a voice: “If Yang Sheng disturbed you, I apologize.”

I was annoyed, and at that moment I wanted to scold Yang Sheng. Sometimes the realization of a state of mind is like a fragile glass ball. With the slightest touch, it rolls to the ground and shatters. How could Yang Sheng interrupt at this time?

At this time, even Wu Tian was dissatisfied and snorted at Yang Sheng, but Yang Sheng didn’t care at all. The reason he didn’t care should be that he couldn’t sink into the realm of Taoist poetry.

And thinking about the respectful words he said, one can also understand that he was trying to win over the newcomers… He wanted to get the upper hand… I felt a little sad in my heart. The former Yang Sheng was a person who was obsessed with academic research and had no understanding of human nature. He couldn’t even take care of himself.

The rice grains that fell on him while he was eating are a picture that I can’t forget to this day.

But now, the taste of his desire for instant success and instant profit is hard to hide, and he has even mastered all the world’s slickness!

Yes, he is smart and masters everything quickly… But when he looks back on his own path, does he really not feel that he has gone astray? Does he still remember who he is? In fact, is he alone? In this world, are there not many people who are blinded by the myriad of worldly desires and money? Who dares to take the time to reflect on their own initial beauty?

I know that any words are pale, and I can no longer communicate with Yang Sheng, who has reached the pinnacle of his career. But I looked in the direction that Yang Sheng looked in…