461: A New Dao of Unity Between Heaven and Man! Nine Stars, Eight Gates! Old Deng Comprehends the Heavenly Net
Legend has it that in High Antiquity times, there were ancient practitioners of Qi who could move mountains, chase the sun, capture stars, and fill the sea.
In Chen Dengming's view, these High Antiquity legends were somewhat similar to some myths and legends from the world he had traveled to before.
Stories such as Yu Gong moving mountains, Kuafu chasing the sun, Jingwei filling the sea, and Suiren drilling for fire all embody the wisdom of the ancients and their fighting spirit in struggling to survive in harsh environments.
But why did the ancients have to fight against the heavens and the earth? Ultimately, it was because they were constrained by the harsh living conditions of the time and had no other choice but to do so.
Often at such times, Heaven, showing its benevolence, spares a Life Force; isn't this a testament to the harmonious relationship between humanity and Heaven?
Furthermore, ancient practices such as offering sacrifices to heaven and praying for rain, worshipping the sun and inviting the moon, and planting trees and creating forests are exemplary models of harmonious coexistence between the ancients and nature.
Chen Dengming carried the two halls of Tianshou and Tianming, which felt like two mountains on his shoulders, as he walked through the Heavenly Prison, gradually gaining many insights under the pressure.
With the emergence of these insights, he felt that he was gradually finding a connection with the unity of Unity of Heaven and Man.
All that I had learned in the past, from the Technique Method and Martial Dao Divine Ability to the techniques of the celestial immortals and the many essential Dao Intent of the Heavenly Immortal Art, seemed to emerge from the vast ocean of memories and thoughts. Accompanying the insights that were born at this moment, they emerged like sparks of inspiration peeling away layers of cocoon.
In that instant, Chen Dengming felt eight gates spring up within his body: the Rest Gate, the Gate of Life, the Gate of Injury Gate, the Gate of Delay Gate, the View Gate, the Death Gate, the Gate of Shock, and the Gate of Open Door, all opening up as if forming a phantom image of the Eight Trigrams.
A large amount of Human Immortal Way Power, which was suppressed by Immortal Celestial Dao Power in the Sea of Consciousness, surged toward the eight gates.
The Life and Death Qi and death transformed from the Life and Death Dao Rhyme also partially flow towards the Life and Death Gates.
At the same time, the Immortal Celestial Dao Power in his Sea of Consciousness gradually transformed into the shape of the Heavenly Disk Nine Stars, resembling a nine-palace diagram, corresponding to and complementing the eight trigrams formed by the eight gates within his body, making that connection of the unity of Unity of Heaven and Man increasingly clear.
In that instant, Chen Dengming felt as if the two palaces he was carrying on his shoulders had become much lighter, and even his whole body felt light and airy. His thoughts had flown to the Nine Stars and Eight Trigrams with the power of his mind.
At this moment, it was as if his mind had transformed into a small person, sitting cross-legged within the Nine Stars and Eight Trigrams diagram that constructed the relationship between Celestial Person, and instantly that connection between Celestial Person was strengthened even more.
Human nature is what we are born with.
Human nature is a tool.
The principles of Heaven are established to govern humanity.
In Dunjia divination, Heaven and Man are represented by the Heavenly Disk Nine Stars and the Human Disk Eight Gates, respectively.
"Born to be human" means that the attributes of the Heavenly Disk Nine Stars are the same as the attributes of the Human Disk Eight Gates.
This is the connection between heaven and humanity, and the human heart is the linchpin connecting this connection.
The so-called "human heart mechanism" refers to the fact that the human heart is the linchpin for establishing the relationship between Celestial Person, playing a dominant role. The key to the Unity of Heaven and Man and humanity lies in the human heart governing heaven and determining humanity.
If people's hearts rebel against Heaven and their minds are impure, it will naturally be difficult for them to reach the state of harmony Unity of Heaven and Man.
If the human heart lives in harmony with Heaven, then Heaven will also help people. The power of the Heavenly Disk Nine Stars can be developed through the correspondence between the human heart and the eight gates of the human body, creating an incredible power between Celestial Person and man.
The moment Chen Dengming understood these principles, he felt that the Heavenly Mandate and Heavenly Longevity Palaces on his shoulders had completely lost their mountain-like oppressive force, and even began to resonate with the Human Heart and the Human God Palaces in his mind.
He suddenly stopped, raised the Heavenly Longevity Hall and Heavenly Mandate Hall on his shoulders, and fixed his star-like eyes on the two halls.
The two halls trembled slightly, shrank, and flew into his pupils, gradually settling into his Sea of Consciousness and mind.
The Immortal Celestial Dao Power within his Sea of Consciousness immediately leaped with joy, swirling around the two halls in the shape of the Heavenly Disk Nine Stars.
At this moment, Chen Dengming strangely discovered that, in the state of the Ancient Human Immortal Physique, he was no longer attacked by the frenzied Heavenly Dao will within the Heavenly Prison.
It was as if at that moment, he had achieved a delicate balance with the heavens— Unity of Heaven and Man!
This is a purer and more direct state of Unity of Heaven and Man than when he had entered the state of unity with Unity of Heaven and Man many times through martial arts enlightenment.
It truly achieves a corresponding balance and harmonious relationship between human power and the power of nature.
The Heavenly Disk Nine Stars and the Human Disk Eight Gates echo each other from afar.
"This is the Unity of Heaven and Man. I never imagined I would actually comprehend such a subtle state?"
Chen Dengming was overjoyed, but after the initial surprise, he felt that everything he had gained was somewhat expected.
He had actually come into contact with the most basic state of Unity of Heaven and Man when he was practicing martial arts in the mortal realm.
Later, Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage and the Immortal Celestial Lineage, and never favored one over the other, always holding onto an unrealistic idea, and painstakingly seeking the possibility of the two paths coexisting in harmony Unity of Heaven and Man.
This has been his habit for many years. When he was practicing martial arts, he relentlessly pursued the profound realm of "falling off a cliff into the deepest part," and he has never changed it to this day.
It can be said that over the years, he has accumulated a sufficient theoretical foundation and knowledge base.
Furthermore, with the Heavenly Immortal Way Stone as its foundation and the human immortal's spiritual power as its main hub, it now possesses all the necessary elements: theory, foundation, and spiritual essence.
This realization was like a flame, igniting my passion and leading me to the long-awaited state of harmony Unity of Heaven and Man.
This is by no means a coincidence, nor entirely due to luck, but rather the result of strength and accumulated experience.
No one else could reach this level of harmony, where the two paths coexist in perfect balance; ultimately, they would have to choose one and abandon the other.
Chen Dengming suppressed the urge to let out a long roar, feeling the surging power filling the eight gates within his body.
The Nine Stars and Eight Gates, the power of Heavenly Immortals and Human Immortals circulate in this balance, achieving a subtle connection between the inner microcosm and the outer macrocosm, so that the power circulation neither increases nor decreases, and even complements each other.
This meant that even in his current state of being Ancient Human Immortal Physique, his Human Immortal Way Power had not diminished.
This would have been absolutely impossible in the past.
The depleted Human Immortal Way Power seemed to be constantly replenished under the illumination of the Immortal Celestial Dao Power cast by the nine stars, while the power of the Heavenly Disk Nine Stars originated from the Heavenly Dao and from the vast Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm, so the loss was also negligible.
He could hardly imagine the terrifying combat power that would be displayed if this power were fully unleashed, with all eight gates open and all nine stars shining.
At least, it's not convenient to unleash one's full power while inside the Heavenly Prison.
Chen Dengming tried to throw a punch.
The Ancient Human Immortal Physique, over sixty feet tall, swung his fist, which was like a small mountain looming in the Heavenly Net. The force of his fist condensed into a terrifying Qi Pillar blazing compressed air, which pierced through a great distance in an instant and suddenly slammed into the layers of netting constructed by the Heavenly Prison.
Instantly, the crimson surface of the Heavenly Prison revealed that one of the threads of the Heavenly Net was shattered like a spider's web, and a large amount of crimson lightning spread wildly in the flames.
Previously, these crimson lightning bolts would have all swept towards Chen Dengming, the main target.
But at this moment, the numerous scattered crimson lightning bolts only leaped once, as if they could not find their target, and then retreated, easily assimilating and devouring the fierce punch force unleashed by Chen Dengming.
After assimilating and devouring this force, it quickly formed intertwined streaks of scarlet lightning, like red threads, slowly weaving into Heavenly Net to repair the damaged areas.
"How much more powerful was my casual punch? I can't even really assess or compare it myself."
Chen Dengming withdrew his giant fist.
This punch pierced through a thread of the Heavenly Net. Although these Heavenly Net were only composed of the scattered remnants of the Heavenly Dao's will and their power could not compare to the real Heavenly Net, they were still quite formidable.
However, what concerned Chen Dengming even more was that after he launched an attack on the Heavenly Prison, he did not encounter a counterattack from the mad Heavenly Dao Will.
Clearly, in a state of Unity of Heaven and Man, as long as one's inherent intention to maintain this harmonious relationship is not malicious towards the Heavenly Dao, this harmonious relationship will not be disrupted, and one will not be attacked.
Even the power he unleashed was quickly assimilated and absorbed, used to repair the Heavenly Net.
However, at this moment, his Human Immortal Way Power, which had remained undiminished, was finally depleted.
"The cycle of Celestial Person. When the Human Immortal Way Power is in harmony with Unity of Heaven and Man, it is absorbed and assimilated. This is the relationship of the cycle of Celestial Person."
Chen Dengming understood immediately, and then his eyes flashed. In his Ancient Human Immortal Physique state, he could easily use the Eye of the Heavens.
His eyes emitted beams of azure light, enveloping the gradually repairing Heavenly Net, observing the process of Heavenly Net restoration, and comprehending the ultimate Dao Intent of the Celestial Immortal.
Through this process of observation, Chen Dengming's understanding of the structure of the Heavenly Net gradually improved.
In his eyes, the process of forming the Heavenly Net was just like the formation of Formation or restriction.
However, this kind of Formation restriction is entirely condensed from the Immortal Celestial Dao Power and their own Primordial Spirit will, belonging to the strongest array arrangement method that is set up in the void and created by nature.
This is the realm that countless Formation masters have pursued throughout their lives.
What other method of arranging formations could be more ingenious, skillful, and seamless than the natural formations arranged by the heavens themselves?
What Formation or restriction could be more mysterious and profound than the Heavenly Net?
At this moment, the methods used by the heavens to set up the array and the mysteries of the Heavenly Net were laid bare before Chen Dengming, and with the Divine Ability of the Eye of the Heavens, he could see everything clearly.
Chen Dengming quickly sat down cross-legged and Eye of the Heavens to rapidly record the process of the Heavenly Net's construction.
However, even with just a preliminary observation, he witnessed countless subtle fluctuations and changes in the will of Heavenly Dao, like mysterious symbols, forming an unimaginable massive flow of information that entered his mind.
At this moment, let alone analysis, even briefly receiving this massive flow of information had a tremendous impact and burden on his mind.
"This is... divine calculation?!"
Chen Dengming suddenly thought of the divination techniques in the Heavenly Immortal Way Dao recorded by the First Ancestor.
He trembled violently, blood flowed from his eyes, and his physical body and brain throbbed with pain. His mind and spirit also suffered a tremendous loss in that instant.
The Heavenly Net ahead has been completely restored, and then vanished without a trace.
The sky is still the same sky, but the scene of the Heavenly Net is nowhere to be seen.
Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Net is not just a simple trap, but also contains the profound meaning of divine calculation, which can be used to divine the future and capture all living beings within the Heavenly Net.
However, mastering this Dao Intent Divine Ability is extremely difficult.
As the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes.
Even with Chen Dengming's powerful Physical Body and mind now at the Spirit Transformation stage, his brain's processing ability is still far inferior to that of the Heavenly Dao.
He had only just received the information about the construction of a single Heavenly Net wire, and the overwhelming flow of information flooding into his mind had already made him dizzy and lightheaded.
"If one person's strength is insufficient, then we will use the collective strength of our minds to perform mental calculations. Human strength has its limits, but the human spirit is boundless!"
Chen Dengming calmed himself down and an idea formed in his mind.
The human heart is boundless; the brain cannot calculate, but the powerful mental force can perform mental calculations. As for how the brain can keep up with the massive flow of information during mental calculations, that requires the power of the Human Disk Eight Gates and the Heavenly Disk Nine Stars.
Chen Dengming quickly focused his mind, contacted the Human Heart Hall, and used the divine Divine Ability of Unity of All Hearts to set up ten thousand flames of the heart.
At the same time, his consciousness sensed the surging power within his body corresponding to the nine Heavenly Disk Nine Stars.
To enhance brain power, one must open Open Door of the eight gates of the human body.
The Open Door is located in the northwest Qian Palace, which belongs to the metal element. The Qian trigram is the first of the eight trigrams, representing heaven and the father, hence the saying "open your mind".
Soon.
Human Heart Hall, numerous faces emerged from the flames of the heart, as the Mental Strength of countless people converged.
Chen Dengming's eyes gleamed, and in the instant he threw a punch, the violent force of the punch once again shattered the sky and severed a thread of the Heavenly Net.
As the severed Heavenly Net threads assimilated and absorbed his power, they rapidly began to fluctuate and repair themselves, with hundreds of thousands of subtle messages appearing with each fluctuation.
This is not a Dao that humans can comprehend; it is the Divine Ability the Heavenly Dao.
Chen Dengming's mental power began to rapidly calculate, instantly keeping up with the constantly subtle fluctuations in the Heaven's Will, using mental calculation to keep pace with the calculations of Heaven.
To calculate Heaven's will based on human nature.
In an instant, Chen Dengming felt immense pressure. The veins on his temples bulged, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his eyes shone with an intense blue light.
"Open Door —open!!"
Boom!--
The Open Door of the man's body, located in the northwest Qian Palace, opened suddenly, as if a huge vortex had collapsed.
Buzz--
The entire surrounding world seemed to fall into a state of complete tranquility, ethereal and pure.
The constantly fluctuating and changing Heavenly Net threads on the other side were still generating subtle turbulence, slowly condensing and recovering, releasing a large amount of information that was captured by Chen Dengming's mind.
The entire world around us seemed to come alive, and time itself seemed to stand still.
Chen Dengming could even see the traces of time around him, flowing slowly, as if time had slowed down considerably.
At that moment, he felt an overwhelming sense of omniscience and omnipotence, his eyes radiating wisdom. The countless pieces of information that had flooded his brain, causing him mental strain and pressure, were quickly organized, leaving him feeling completely relaxed.
In the distance, he could detect and calculate even more changes in the condensing Heavenly Net of threads with his mind.
These numerous changes converged into countless subtle streams of information, flooding his mind like a tide, only to be processed by him in an instant.
The Human Immortal Way Power accumulated during the Open Door is being rapidly depleted.
However, among the Heavenly Disk Nine Stars that correspond to the Human Disk Eight Gates above, there is a star that shines on the Open Door. It is continuously using the ultimate principle of the cycle Celestial Person to guide the spiritual connection Unity of Heaven and Man, and is channeling the Immortal Celestial Dao Power into the Open Door.
This star is Tianxin in the Heavenly Plate. Tianxin in the Qian Palace belongs to the metal element, and corresponds to the Open Door the Human Plate, which also belongs to the metal element.
This also reflects the harmony between Heaven and humanity, and the unity of Celestial Person!
The Immortal Celestial Dao Power that surged into the Open Door almost instantly transformed into Human Immortal Way Power, supporting Chen Dengming in continuously operating the Open Door.
Meanwhile, the celestial stars on the celestial plate gradually dimmed at a slow pace.
During this process, Chen Dengming truly experienced the power of the Human Disk Eight Gates and the Heavenly Disk Nine Stars, and felt the greatness of the Unity of Heaven and Man.
This is truly a case of shared prosperity and mutual benefit; cooperation leads to a win-win situation.
In this powerful state, Chen Dengming's computing power and mental capacity finally caught up with Tian Suan's level, and he quickly received and analyzed the specific method of condensing a Heavenly Net thread.
This single thread of the Heavenly Net requires the Immortal Celestial Dao Power combined with one's own Primordial Spirit and will to undergo billions of transformations in a short period of time before it can be condensed.
However, the Heavenly Net is constructed from thirty-six silk threads, which corresponds to the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits.
Therefore, all thirty-six threads actually have different variations.
What Chen Dengming comprehended was only one thread representing the Heavenly Crying Star; there were many other threads, such as the Heavenly Kui Star, the Heavenly Gang, the Heavenly Secret Star, and the Heavenly Leisure Star.
However, with the initial success, understanding other threads became much faster.
In the process of comprehending the Heavenly Net, Chen Dengming's understanding of the Heavenly Immortal Way Dao also deepened rapidly. He had completely taken control of the Heavenly Longevity Hall and Heavenly Destiny Hall that had entered his body, and their connection with him was becoming increasingly stronger.
This is probably something that even the Longevity Dao Lord never dreamed of.
Through his own efforts, this descendant of the younger generation first destroyed and then rebuilt, constructing a Dao body with the Longevity Jade Seal. Now, he has even comprehended an unprecedented state of unity Unity of Heaven and Man, stepping into a new Dao.
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I'm still feeling a bit unwell. I was planning to go to the hospital today, but I didn't have time because I had to update, so I've decided to go for a check-up tomorrow. So tomorrow's update will probably be a little late, but I'll try my best to update as soon as possible. No need to rush me, thank you for your understanding.