Chapter 24 Unintentional gain

Most of the narrative throughout the novel is in suspense: One is the misunderstanding caused by the resemblance between Shi Potian and Shi Zhongyu; the other is the reappearance of the mysterious Knight Island Envoy of Reward and Punishment, which has touched the hearts of many famous schools. And where is Knight Island?What kind of power does Knight Island represent?Always like a question mark, confusing readers.Until the end, the impression of Knight Island is terrifying and full of death. Thirty years ago, the leaders of many great sects and gangs in the martial arts world suddenly received invitations one after another, inviting them to go to the Knights Island in the South China Sea to drink Laba porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.The head of Qingcheng faction in western Sichuan, who was the first to receive the bronze medal, refused and was immediately shot dead by the envoys from the Knight Island.In the following year, a total of 14 people were killed by the two envoys who were rewarded and punished for attacking, stabbing and poisoning. The other 37 people were invited to the banquet.But the thirty-seven people disappeared without a trace, and there has been no news for thirty years.

Ten years later, the envoy from the Knights Island came to entertain the guests again.As a result, the entire Black Dragon Gang was wiped out, and another forty-eight people went by boat, and there has been no news since then. Another ten years later, Jiangxi Promise Gate was the first to receive a bronze medal invitation, and they dared not resist. Fifty-three people successively accepted the invitation.It is also like a yellow crane, never returning. Therefore, when people in the martial arts world heard about the Knights Island, their expressions changed. The turmoil in "The Emissary" was also caused by the reappearance of the invitation from the Knights Island in the third decade.Some gangs do everything possible to find a scapegoat in order to avoid disaster, and some people voluntarily take up this role for the safety of others, such as Shi Qing, Min Rou, Granny Shi, and Shi Potian.But no matter whether it is evil or kind, everyone regards Knight Island as a ghost town.

The ending of the novel is far beyond the reader's expectation.Not only is Knight Island not a place where devils live, but it can almost be said to be a "sacred place" for martial arts people, because there is the most mysterious martial arts "Taixuan Jing" in the world hidden there. It turned out that Long and Mu, the two island owners of Chivalrous Island, discovered by accident decades ago that the cave walls on the island were engraved with the martial arts secrets left by the predecessors.So I want to invite the martial arts elites from all over the world to discuss and ponder together, so as to uncover the eternal mystery.The people who were invited to Xiake Island saw the pictures and texts on the stone wall, and they searched and explored like a demon encountering a fairy, and no one thought of going back home.And those who were killed by the envoys of reward and punishment were actually people who did a lot of evil and deserved their crimes.

This is very similar to a story recorded in the book: Once upon a time, there was a country girl who was chosen by the beauty pageant officials and wanted to choose her into the palace, but her crying boss refused, so she hugged her parents and wept bitterly, reluctant to let go.When she arrived at the imperial palace, she saw the gorgeous residence and the comfortable enjoyment, she couldn't help laughing, because she was in pain because of coming here. However, as is often the case in the world, people are always full of doubts and fears about things beyond their own experience.If our hearts are open, magnanimous, and able to accommodate everything, happiness and pain, joy and sorrow, etc., then there will be no happiness and pain, joy and sorrow, just a clear piece.

What is the martial arts secret striata on Knight Island? It was an illustration of an ancient poem.The poem was written by Li Bai, and the title of the poem is: Illustrations of poems are painted on smooth stone walls.For more than 30 years, hundreds of martial arts masters have been thinking hard about it, constantly approaching it, and constantly moving away.The same sign, different people have completely different interpretations and feelings.Just like a scene in the novel: It was written by the great poet Li Bai.But Li Bai is a poet, but not a swordsman. Why does a short poem of 24 lines contain the most important principles of martial arts? "The second person said: "The one who created this set of martial arts is an ancient and unmatched martial arts master.The old man just borrowed Li Bai's poem to express his miraculous martial arts.We can't be too stubborn and stick to the poetry of Li Bai's poem. "The third person said: "Although Brother Ji's words are very reasonable, but the sentence 'Silver saddle shines on a white horse' cannot be understood without Li Bai's poetic flavor. "The first old man said: "Yes.Not only that, but I think it has to be connected with the phrase "Shu Da Ru Meteor" in the fourth room to get the correct answer.Explanation of poetry and prose should not be taken out of context, and we should not take it out of context when studying martial arts."

More than thirty years have passed, countless painstaking efforts have been spent, and almost all background materials related to this poem have been verified. However, no one has been able to decipher the diagram. It is unbelievable that Shi Potian, who does not know a single word and has no knowledge background, accidentally deciphered it in more than 20 days, and became the supreme martial artist in the world. What's the point? It couldn't be simpler, that is, people always don't believe in simple truths, but are used to artificially complicating things.The simpler the truth, the more obvious the truth, the less people believe it; the more weird and unreasonable it is, the more people are willing to accept it.Therefore, people abandon the immediate and ordinary things, and continue to pursue the abyss.

Some people will wake up and finally understand: "Looking for spring all day long, but not seeing spring, walking on long-tou clouds with straw sandals; returning home, smiling and sniffing plum blossoms, spring is already on the branches." Many others are lost all their lives. Shi Potian was illiterate, and had no constraints on concepts. He looked at it with his own heart, but he discovered that the simplest truth is also the ultimate truth. In fact, the superficial truth is not well known to everyone. Words are the carrier of knowledge, and knowledge leads to wisdom. Sizhe said: Knowledge is power.

But Eastern philosophers also saw another side of knowledge: knowledge will form a shackle, preventing people from returning to their natural nature and encountering the supreme "Tao" or "Buddha Nature". This is true of Lao Zhuang’s thoughts, and even more so of Zen Buddhism.The sixth patriarch of Zen was illiterate, and he became enlightened by listening to people recite the "Diamond Sutra".The field of vision pays attention to things other than words, the so-called "do not establish words, teach outsiders".Verification by words is ultimately superficial and external, and only verification by the soul is profound and internal.

In addition to having no "obstacles of knowledge", there is another very important reason for Shi Potian's success, namely: no desire. All people study this diagram with such a strong desire that they become obsessed.Only Shi Potian didn't even think about comprehending it, let alone becoming a martial arts leader.He missed Axiu, and recalled that day when she stood on the beach to say goodbye, her expression was sad and caring, and she wished she could spread her wings and fly back.Then I thought, "These formulas are very profound, I can't figure them out. They practice sword here, ranging from ten years to thirty years at most. How can I wait so long? Anyway, I don't have time to wait, just take a look, That's it."

His emotions are still running naturally, unlike Axiu's grandfather Bai Zizai and others who forget his wife's life and everything in the world as soon as they study the diagram.His mysteries of martial arts seem to be intentional or unintentional, whether he can get it or not. The supreme state of Buddhism is: the annihilation or sublimation of desire.Worshiping Buddha with the wish of long life, wealth, etc., is far away from Buddhism.Whenever the idea of ​​seeking and obtaining appears, it is a sign. In the world, what one wants to get is often not obtained, and what one does not want to get is destined to be obtained.

This is impermanence.Only by acting in accordance with the nature of nature can man transcend impermanence. Has never been noticed by critics.The reason why we list it here for discussion is because we think it contains subtle mysteries and has a unique charm, which is really worthy of our careful taste.