Chapter 2: The Devil of Dao Xin

  "Have you passed the heavenly tribulation of the Inverse Dragon Ascension, or have you not?" Madame Huayang asked, her voice filled with doubt and puzzlement.

  "Do you think the heavens will let someone like me, who defies the natural order, pass through this calamity?" Qin Hao asked back, seemingly pondering something. He had not given up on his cultivation path, and he still had a ten-year promise to keep to his master.

  "I won't." Lady Huayang suddenly understood something and then said: "You decide how your future will be?"

  "Make up for the deficiency of heaven and achieve the Tao." Qin Hao said firmly, if purple energy cannot make up for the deficiency of heaven, then he will find a sacred medicine that can make up for it. No matter what, he must achieve the Tao.

  "What's lacking in the sky? Your will is indeed extraordinary." Madame Huayang praised, and amidst the misty rain, her appearance became even more indistinct, yet an unusual beauty emerged.

  "Don't you believe?"

  "Why don't you believe? The Panhuang divine pulse can be cultivated, this is already a miracle. Your current strength is probably enough to rival that of the King's Repair Scholars." Lady Huayang said with a smile.

  "Why did you save me?" Qin Hao finally asked out of curiosity, he wasn't stupid enough to think that this woman was sticking herself onto him.

  When she heard this, Madame Huayang fell silent for a long time, then suddenly swam over, like a fish, circling around him, with a faint smile on her lips. This scene shocked Qin Hao greatly, and when he felt that Madame Huayang had no hostile intentions, his tense nerves finally relaxed. But the next moment, he was stunned again - Madame Huayang's slender body climbed onto his like a water snake, and that unique feminine fragrance made him somewhat at a loss, especially since they were both almost naked.

  His little brother suddenly held up the sky, don't make fun of it, this is a normal man must have feeling, if not then he's either a saint or a eunuch. The faster Qin Hao reacted, the more sensitive his feelings were, especially in front of such an extraordinary beauty, if he reacted a bit slower, Qin Hao would have to check if some function of his was short-circuited.

  "Ah..." Qin Hao's face turned bright red, he didn't even have time to open his mouth to speak, a slender hand gently covered his lips, that unique feminine scent flowed into his nostrils, making him dizzy and infatuated. Qin Hao couldn't understand what this woman wanted to do, but if she continued like this, he was afraid he would really lose control of himself.

  "Whoosh" With a surge of energy and blood, he pushed open the door to Madame Hua Yang's room without hesitation, panting heavily.

  "Haha" Huayang's wife puckered her lips, occasionally letting out a soft laugh. In the clear water, Qin Hao could clearly see that pair of proud jade rabbits, her figure was perfect to the extreme, as if it were finely carved, everything seemed like a dream, not real.

  Huayang lady said: "Unexpectedly, a peerless demoness can't see through worldly desires."

  Her figure was like a mermaid, swimming around Qin Hao's surroundings. If Qin Hao hadn't felt the fluctuations in the grand vein, he would have struck immediately, regardless of what happened to her. But the woman in front of him had saved his life; if not for his cover-up, those seven Holy Kings would have discovered him sooner or later.

  "People are infatuated with lust, their original heart has long been lost. If they can't even resist lust, what is the point of calling themselves a cultivator? How can they cultivate their original heart?" Qin Hao asked back with his eyes closed.

  "Attained the original heart? What a joke, the original heart of humans has always had seven emotions and six desires. You can't even see through this point, how can you attain the original heart? You're still trapped in conventions, it's laughable that you've gone through the Inverted Dragon Ascension Tribulation.

  Huayang Madame chuckled lightly, her body once again surrounded by a layer of mist, though indistinct, it added to her beauty, making one feel like reaching out to touch and experience her fragrance."

  "Ah, the true heart! The seven emotions and six desires!" Qin Hao was stunned. He said he wanted to defy heaven and cultivate his true heart, but it turned out that he had forgotten about the seven emotions and six desires of his own true heart. He had always thought that cultivating his true heart meant abandoning the seven emotions and six desires and being self-righteous, but now he realized he was wrong.

  Is a person still human if they don't have the seven emotions and six desires? The Buddha said that everything is empty, worldly affairs are just an illusion, but is it really so? Qin Hao's eyes were perplexed, this was probably the first time his Dao heart was unstable since he started cultivating. He said he wanted to defy heaven and break through worldly norms, but he himself was still bound by worldly norms.

  "Perhaps this is why I couldn't fight against the heavens, and even less so against myself. How could I possibly fight against the heavens?" Qin Hao closed his eyes, muttering to himself, as if he had suddenly come to a realization.

  On the side, Huayang's wife was stunned by Qin Hao's behavior, carefully pondering Qin Hao's words, as if she had gained some insight. However, in an instant, she realized something was off, as if Qin Hao had misled her. But the next moment, Qin Hao's eyes suddenly opened, and a burst of light shot out.

  "Light of Wisdom." However, Lady Huayang was stunned. She had originally intended to plant a demon seed in Qin Hao's heart.

  "This is the great emperor's secret technique of Kaiyang, planting a demon in his heart. This is her ultimate goal. She saved Qin Hao just for today, to plant a demon in Qin Hao's heart. No matter how powerful Qin Hao becomes in the future, even if he becomes an emperor, he will never be able to escape her palm."

  But she didn't expect that Qin Hao not only wasn't possessed by the demon, but instead had an epiphany, and was even misled by her. Her plan was flawless, but for some reason, it fell apart when it came to Qin Hao. At this moment, under Qin Hao's gaze, everything about her was exposed.

  This wasn't a physical exposure, but an exposure of the heart and soul. It was as if Qin Hao had seen through all her thoughts, she was just about to urge the divine spirit to defend herself, but Qin Hao spoke up instead.

  "The supreme good is like water, Water gives life to the ten thousand things and does not strive. It flows in places men reject and so is like the Tao. In dwelling, live close to the land. In thinking, be deep as a stream. In associating, be gentle as a guest. In speaking, be truthful as a promise. In ruling, be just as a ruler. In business, be able to do it. In actions, be timely as the seasons. It is because he does not contend that he has no enemies......" As these scriptures flowed from Qin Hao's mouth, he became even more sacred, like the Buddha of the Western Pure Land, untouched by worldly things.

  Qin Hao is like a Taoist who has transcended the mundane world, as if he himself is the embodiment of the Tao. He expounds on Heaven and Earth, and his every movement and stillness embody the ultimate principles of the universe.

  Neither of them noticed that when Qin Hao spoke more profoundly, the fish in the pond stopped moving, and the surrounding flowers, grasses, and ancient trees all stood still, as if they were listening to the words of the great Tao.

  "The way that can be told is not the eternal Way; the name that can be named is not the eternal name." Qin Hao's last words were the opening of the Tao Te Ching, and he now felt more and more that China's ancient sages were not worthless. In that pre-Qin era, the era of those sages, they created immortal chapters one after another, such as the Tao Te Ching, which took morality as its first principle and annotated the classics.

  The two words "morality" summarize the content of the whole text, but as you read it carefully, you will find a deeper meaning in it. The reason why later generations do not understand the meaning of this classic is that the times and environment have changed, and people's pursuits are different. In the world of cultivators, the classic can be called the saint's scripture.

  Qin Hao always felt that this world was connected to his own, but now he understood the phrase "ten thousand changes do not depart from their core", everything has a source, and this source is the Tao.

  The Way gives rise to one, one gives rise to two, two gives rise to three, and three give rise to all things. The source of all things is the Way. When people move towards the development of all things, that is another world, which is the modern world where Qin Hao lives. But if people turn back, with three returning to two, two merging into one, and one reverting to the Way, then it is this present world, and there is also Tian Xuan.

  With this understanding, Qin Hao's heart suddenly broadened and he felt that everything was clear: "The world I was in before is heading towards the Tao of all things, while this world is heading towards the path of returning to its origin, which is what ordinary people call 'returning to simplicity and truth'. The two paths seem different but their roots are the same."

  "The greatest virtue is like water, ferocious and capable of becoming a flood, calm and able to nourish all directions. Morality, morality, take from it, the seven emotions and six desires are not necessarily unattainable, just need to take them in moderation." Qin Hao suddenly enlightened, with the annotation of Tao Te Ching he enlightened, fortunately, since he obtained the Dragon Slaying Scripture, he also read some Chinese classical literature, otherwise now he would be useless, let alone talking about the Tao.

  "The way that can be told is not the true way........." Huayang Madame fell into a state of confusion, one sentence made her think deeply and couldn't understand, thoroughly trapped in her own demon. The demon of the Taoist heart must be aimed at the realm of the Taoist heart, which is lower than oneself. Originally, Huayang Madame thought that Qin Hao's strength was fierce, but how could his Taoist heart be higher than hers? She had also been cultivating for nearly a thousand years, but unexpectedly, Qin Hao not only didn't fall into it, but instead made her Taoist heart unstable, and even planted a demon in her heart.

  "The Taoist heart is demonic, good, good, a ruthless woman, it turns out that the abacus she was playing with was actually like this, and she wanted to cast a demonic spell on me, making me her slave in the future." Qin Hao saw through everything about Madame Huayang, this overlord of one side, who claimed to be a king among cultivators, yet used such despicable means against him.

  From the very beginning, this woman had been calculating, and every detail she revealed was designed to make Qin Hao let his guard down.

  "Hmm! To think that the Yang Scripture hasn't been opened." Qin Hao was quite puzzled, he had seen through Huayang Madame's state of mind and even her memories, yet he couldn't find the Earthly Dao Secret Method of the Great Teachings. The Yang Scripture, the secret method of the Great Teachings, he had been searching for it for a long time, but unfortunately, he couldn't get it. Now although his body was crippled and his fate as an immortal cut off, if he could obtain the Earthly Dao Secret Method or even the Sacred Medicine, who knows, maybe he could continue on.

  At that time, he will be able to achieve great success and break free from the constraints of heaven's way, truly defying the heavens. But now he is disappointed, for in Madame Huayang's memories, there is no such segment. However, he has caught a glimpse of the method for cultivating the Dao Xin Zhong Mo (Dao Heart Seed Magic) technique. Suddenly, he feels a surge of joy: "Since you have used the Dao Xin Zhong Mo magic on me, I will now turn it back on you, which is also a case of using someone's own methods against them."

  Qin Hao smiled, and then began to study the Dao Xin Zhong Mo Great Law. The moral classics such as the Tao Te Ching, how could a Huayang lady who claims to be a king's scholar comprehend it? Qin Hao thought that Laozi, the Daoist sage of the pre-Qin era, was at least comparable to the current emperor, and even higher, at least in terms of his mental state. But as for his actual strength, he had no idea...