Chapter 353 True and False Unity, Long and Short Spirit Bamboo

Zheng Fa led a few people and strolled towards the medicine garden, continuing to discuss the "Nine-Turn Golden Elixir Method".

He said to everyone: "Of course, this theory is still just a guess. After all, there is no solid evidence yet."

His tone was not as confident as before.

This was not because he was doubting himself and looking for excuses for his failure, but after the forum incident, he discovered a problem - people in the Nine Mountains Realm were probably inclined to blindly follow him.

Too few people dare to question him.

If things continue like this, these disciples will probably be waiting for him to feed them in the future.

Then what use does he have for these people?

In fact, he was not without precautions against this, which was why he toppled those statues in the hope of reducing the blind faith of the mortals in the Nine Mountains.

But the disciples of Jiushan Sect are also like this.

When he said this, he hoped more that the people around him could give some different opinions.

Senior Sister Zhang spoke first, and she actually refuted:

"No, I think what you say makes sense."

Zheng Fa turned his head to look at Senior Sister Zhang, but Senior Sister Zhang seemed to be recalling something and said, "Before, you told me something... the first principle?"

"ah?"

This word came out of Senior Sister Zhang's mouth, and Zheng Fa was shocked...

"Let's not talk about what Tianhe Sword Dao is. Nor do we say that one sword creates all things. Both of these statements are too vague. Let's just talk about the three realms of sword cultivation in the legend: sword energy thunder sound, sword energy turning into rainbow, and sword cultivation into silk. Oh, I've also heard of a sword turning into thousands..."

Senior Sister Zhang’s perspective is obviously different from Zheng Fa’s.

"If you break it down, the sword, as a magical weapon, actually caused four phenomena:"

"Thunder sound, after all, is a special sound."

"The rainbow can be said to be a special kind of thunder method, or in other words, it produces light."

“Both can be seen as changes in energy during a process of change.”

"Refining a sword into silk is the splitting of a magic weapon."

"The sword turns into thousands. This is the magic weapon's self-replication."

Senior Sister Zhang looked at Zheng Fa and said, "In principle, isn't this the phase change of a magic weapon? Isn't the phase change of a magic weapon essentially the phase change of a spiritual material? This goes back to our study of spiritual materials."

"If we put aside Tianhe Sword Dao and only start from the principles and phenomena, your idea is not a problem and it is very likely to be realized."

Zheng Fa nodded as he listened. It was indeed true. These four realms could actually be achieved through the Five Elements magic, or in other words, they were the manifestation of the phase changes of spiritual materials in spiritual material science.

Uncle Pang and Madam Xuanhua beside them looked at each other, with a look of conviction on their faces.

They were still digesting Zheng Fa's theories and busy trying to keep up with the leader's thinking.

Zhang Wuyi not only understood what Zheng Fa was saying, but also began to think from another perspective and even gave a more convincing inference.

When they listened to Zheng Fa's ideas before, they did have some doubts in their hearts, because those ideas were too wild and unexpected, and suddenly appeared in front of them.

But after Zhang Wuyi's supplement, this system gradually became more complete.

"Junior Brother Zhang, you..." Uncle Pang suddenly sighed, "I think you are the only one in the world who can understand what Zheng Fa is talking about so quickly..."

Zheng Fa looked at Senior Sister Zhang and saw that her face was indifferent, as if she had just given him a small feasibility study.

But the slightly upturned corners of the mouth are quite cute.

He also laughed. It is such a difficult and wonderful thing to say something and have someone understand it immediately, or even understand it better than you.

The first principles that came out of Senior Sister Zhang's mouth made him understand that Senior Sister Zhang's understanding of him might not come from nature or intelligence, but from the memory of those little things in the past...

Even Sister Zhang's way of speaking, her habit of always referring to phenomena and principles, is somewhat like him.

Zheng Fa actually felt some pleasure from nurturing...

The harmony of yin and yang and love between men and women are certainly tempting, but having such a confidant is better than Chang'e in the Moon Palace.

As the four of them walked, they met Xiao Yuying on the road again, and later the old man came over. Of course, they were also interested in the legendary Tianhe Sword Art.

The six of them followed Sister Zhang's line of thought, and worked together to perfect the theory.

The main idea is how to verify this theory.

Zheng Fa concluded: "To verify, we still have to start from the science of spiritual materials, that is, to find similar spiritual materials, and then simulate various effects."

"Sword Qi thunder sound, sword Qi turning into rainbow, these two are easy to explain." Xiao Yuying spoke first, "I have a spiritual material called Thunder Stone, which can produce a sound similar to thunder."

"Sword Qi turns into rainbow. I have also seen people from Tianhe Sect use it. It does feel like thunder magic."

"Refine the sword into silk..." Madam Xuanhua also slowly entered the state, she said, "As for silk... there are also some extremely sharp and flexible silk-like spiritual treasures among the spiritual materials. If refining the sword into silk really refines the spiritual sword into that state, it is indeed possible to use this spiritual material to find out the truth. I will find someone to buy some and see."

The old man nodded slowly: "The sword turns into thousands, which is actually the simplest... Can't the Wood Walker Talisman replicate itself?"

The discussion came to an end and everyone was silent for a while.

Uncle Pang said blankly: "This... Tianhe Sword Art, can we sort out the clues in just a few words?"

"It's not that simple." Zheng Fa was very clear-headed. He shook his head and said, "Not to mention whether this theory is correct, it's also difficult to realize these methods."

"We are just collecting some solid evidence and determining the research direction. As for how to simulate these spiritual materials, especially how to make the particles in the body undergo corresponding phase changes, that is what is important."

These words slowly made the joy on Uncle Pang and the others' faces fade away.

Mrs. Xuanhua touched her head, feeling that something was wrong - why did it seem like some extraordinary things entered her head while she was talking?

She glanced at Xiao Yuying, whose expression became more complicated. She suddenly understood the source of this strange feeling:

This kind of secret method or understanding has always been passed down orally in the Xuanwei world, and even masters do not pass it on to their disciples, and fathers do not pass it on to their sons. But now, people like Jiushan seem to be accustomed to speaking frankly and expressing their opinions.

Even outsiders like her and Xiao Yuying couldn't help but blend in and even wanted to contribute.

A group of people walked to the medicine garden, and in the center of the garden was the Qingjing Bamboo.

When the Qingjing bamboo grows up, it is only two fingers wide and a person tall. It is thin and small, swaying in the wind.

When Master Qian in the medicine garden saw several important figures from the sect coming together, he was not at all restrained. Instead, he directly greeted Uncle Master Pang: "Master Pang, you are here again today?"

Zheng Fa looked at Uncle Pang, whose fat face turned slightly red. He said softly, "Come and look at this Qingjing Bamboo every day, and you will feel more at ease."

The old man patted his fellow apprentice on the shoulder, seeming to understand what he was talking about.

Although the Qingjing Bamboo is small, it means a lot to the Nine Mountains Realm. Compared with before, the changes in the Nine Mountains Realm have already shown that this thing can nourish this world. Even if the Great Free Demon Ancestor is resurrected, they are not so worried.

On the one hand, Uncle Pang was probably happy that he felt safe, but on the other hand, judging from Zheng Fa's understanding of him, he was probably happy because this thing could protect the entire Jiushan Sect.

This man, Uncle Pang... was probably the person that the last generation of Lieutenant General Jiushan Sect valued the most.

Senior Sister Zhang whispered, "It's a pity that I can't grow a second tree."

Zheng Fa's expression also became more serious. They came to the medicine garden just for this matter.

Master Qian seemed to have been prepared. He pointed to several mounds nearby. Those mounds had been dug up, and inside each of them were a few newly rooted bamboo shoots. They all looked as if they had been dried by the wind, without any sign of life.

"All of them?"

Master Qian replied with sorrow: "We tried seven times, and each time it died at the rooting stage. I asked Master Pang to take a look a few days ago."

"It's because of this Qingjing bamboo." Uncle Pang pointed at the only surviving Qingjing bamboo and said, "I used my Dongxu Spirit Eyes to see that once another Qingjing bamboo takes root, this Qingjing bamboo will definitely devour the other's vitality and spiritual energy, leaving no chance for survival."

Master Qian added, "I thought it was because the herb garden was too close. Later, I tried it on other islands and it was the same everywhere. I suspect that there is only one pure bamboo that can survive in the Nine Mountains."

“Only one can survive?”

"Yes, I plan to try again in the mortal world. If it is still like this in the mortal world, I am afraid that this Qingjing bamboo has the habit of rejecting its own kind."

Zheng Fa frowned and looked at Qing Jing Zhu. His heart moved slightly, and he said, "What do you think? Is there only one plant in the Nine Mountains Realm, or can there only be one plant in the Xuanwei Realm as well?"

"Isn't there still a plant in Xuanwei Realm..." The old man said a few words first, and then suddenly realized, "The one in Taishang Dao has no roots!"

"I heard Wuzhi from Leiyin Temple say before that this Qingjing Bamboo seems to be the fruit of some Buddha's Dao..." Zheng Fa talked about another thing, "When we talked about the transformation of spirits before, there seemed to be a similar saying that Dao can only accommodate a certain amount of great power."

After he finished speaking, everyone immediately turned their eyes to the Blood River Patriarch.

There is only one living incarnation here, um, the incarnation that is not completely dead.

The Blood River Patriarch was stunned for a while, and said honestly: "I haven't reached the realm of understanding the Dao Fruit yet, but speaking of it, the Saint Church's transformation into a god is actually practicing the Saint Ancestor's Dao method, and there is no exclusion. On the contrary, the Saint Church and other demon sects are not in harmony, and this may be the reason."

The old man frowned and asked, "Daoguoyiyi?"

"It makes sense. If there were more of these things, why didn't the Supreme Daoist cultivate them before?" Uncle Pang said, "If Leiyin Temple wants them, why not give them one? Why fight?"

"Well, if the Pure Tranquility Bamboo of the Supreme Dao is gone, then the Leiyin Temple... won't they come looking for us? We still have roots."

"What the hell is he looking for! This Qingjing Bamboo belongs to our Jiushan Sect!" Uncle Pang cared about Qingjing Bamboo the most. Hearing this, he cursed loudly, and then said worriedly: "So, the matter of Qingjing Bamboo has to be kept secret."

This makes sense. After all, Wuzhi of Leiyin Temple doesn't behave very reasonably, and it will be troublesome if you provoke him.

Zheng Fa stretched out his hand towards the quiet bamboo. Just as his hand touched the bamboo, he suddenly frowned and pulled his hand back abruptly.

"What's wrong?"

Senior Sister Zhang asked immediately.

"When you touched this Pure Tranquility Bamboo, did you feel rejected or even whipped?"

Uncle Pang said blankly: "I come here every day to touch it, but I don't feel this way..."

Senior Sister Zhang reached out, placed her hand on the Qingjing Bamboo, and then shook her head.

The others tried it one by one, only to find that this thing seemed to look down on Zheng Fa.

"Are you...anything special?"

Zheng Fa was also puzzled. Of course he was special. The most special thing was the Yin-Yang fish jade pendant in his mind, which was a legacy of Venerable Tianhe.

Could it be that the Buddha was also hacked to death by Venerable Tianhe?

He reached out his hand and gently stroked the Pure Bamboo, while using his spiritual sense to observe himself. This time, he discovered the problem - as soon as his hand touched the Pure Bamboo, the Fusang wood in his body became agitated.

Seems uneasy.

"The spiritual roots of heaven and earth... mutually exclusive?"

After hearing Zheng Fa's words, everyone was a little surprised and confused.

It’s just that the Jiushan Sect had never even heard of the concept of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots before, and some of its properties were indeed incomprehensible.

The old man said worriedly: "This will make it inconvenient for you to manage Qingjing Bamboo in the future."

Qingjing Bamboo is not only a spiritual root of heaven and earth, but also a treasure to deal with the Great Freedom Demon Sect.

The mutual exclusion between Zheng Fa and it does have some influence, especially when using Qingjing Bamboo to fight the enemy, there are more hidden dangers.

He held the Pure Bamboo against the enemy. It was hard to say whether this thing could kill the enemy, but would it be okay to keep hitting himself? He was not Yan Wushuang, and he did not have such a habit! He thought for a while, looked at Senior Sister Zhang, and the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

Not to mention Senior Sister Zhang, everyone else could also see Zheng Fa's thoughts.

Madam Xuanhua lowered her eyes, and suddenly understood where the strange habit of Jiushan Sect came from - how precious are the spiritual roots of heaven and earth. Even though Zheng Fa and Qingjing Zhu are not so compatible, most of the Xuanwei cultivators would probably want to take them for themselves and plan for the future.

Even generous people would probably find other ways.

Like Zheng Fa, so decisive...

She hasn't seen it.

If the sect leader does this, then others will do the same.

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She heard Zheng Fa say, "Senior Sister Zhang holding the Pure Tranquility Bamboo is the same as me holding it myself."

Madam Xuanhua looked at Zhang Wuyi and did not refuse at all. She just smiled and stroked her fingers on the Qingjing Bamboo. It was unclear whether she was laughing at herself for being able to control the Qingjing Bamboo, or at the sentence - it's the same.

…

The Nine Mountains are united as one, and outside the boundaries, the atmosphere in Tongming Mountain is even more united and friendly.

In the main hall of Tongming Mountain.

The Nascent Souls from various sects gathered together, all looking at Master Mingde.

When this person came, not only did Master Cheng Kong retreat and give up his position as the leader, but even Xie Qingxue and others from the Tianhe Sect regarded themselves as juniors to him and were obviously quite respectful to him.

This is the case for all the disciples of the five Xuanwei sects. The others who have reached the stage of Divine Transformation or Nascent Soul are naturally even more obedient.

Even though this person always acted like he looked down on them and was even too lazy to say much, they did not dare to act rashly.

Today, Master Mingde, who usually didn't talk much to them, had a smile on his face all the time.

Zheng Fa, along with several Nascent Soul cultivators from the Jiushan Sect, mingled at the lower level, listening to Master Mingde talk about his ideas.

"Although most of the Great Freedom Demon Cult has been destroyed, there are still some remnants. We must be on guard." The head of Mingde looked at everyone and actually let them speak. He asked, "What do you think?"

“Eradicate all evil!”

"Yes! The Great Freedom Demon Cult has committed heinous crimes and cannot be let off easily!"

"We all follow the orders of the First Lord!"

Zheng Fa listened to the speeches of the various Nascent Souls in the hall. The theme was three sentences:

Master Mingde is right! The Great Freedom Demon Sect deserves death! Even if they don’t deserve death, if Master Mingde says they deserve death, then they deserve death!

Madam Xuanhua sat aside, feeling the atmosphere of unity in the hall, but somehow she felt it was a little weird.

Master Mingde nodded slightly and seemed very pleased with these people.

"That's perfect. I have found the trace of the Netherworld Immortal Qin Mu and will get rid of him soon."

Everyone was even happier, saying one after another: "The Netherworld Immortal has committed a heinous crime. The Chief's action is truly a sign of respect for our Immortal Sect!"

The flattery almost blew the roof off the hall.

The smile on Master Mingde's face became more obvious.

He added: "The Netherworld Immortal Qin Mu has a deep mind and may have a conspiracy. I would like to ask you to join me in making it impossible for him to ascend to heaven or descend to the earth. What do you think?"

“…”

silence.

The roof of the hall was saved in an instant...

This silence made Zheng Fa feel a little awkward.

He raised his eyes and looked around, and saw that the faces of the immortals who had been quite excited just now were now filled with reluctance.

It is quite different from the previous time when Master Chengkong convened various factions.

He thought about it and understood:

After these people gained the territory, they might have become content with just being well off. Many of them even think that unless the Great Free Demon Ancestor is resurrected, other matters have nothing to do with them.

What's more, the Netherworld Immortal Qin Mu is really difficult to deal with. These people are probably a little afraid that he will do something desperate.

Finally, the most important thing was the attitude of this Mingde leader - he looked down on everyone when he first arrived, but now he looked so friendly and courteous...

Who wouldn't be suspicious when a boss who always has a stern face smiles at you? Who knows if this chief will let them die?

He looked at the head of Mingde, and saw a flash of anger on his face. He seemed to be annoyed by the silence of the crowd. He was about to speak when the Yaochi God spoke up: "Qin Mu, the Netherworld Immortal, it is your matter of the Supreme Dao."

After hearing this, everyone nodded.

How did the Netherworld Immortal come about?

It's because you, the Supreme Taoist, are incompetent! Some people have always thought so, but few dare to say it. Only the God of Transformation from the Five Sects of Xuanwei has the courage to expose this.

Sure enough, seeing that it was Yao Chi Hua Shen who was speaking, Master Mingde seemed to have suppressed his anger and even patiently explained: "Qin Mu is indeed my disciple... He broke out of the door, it was really my fault. He is very good at escaping. I asked you all to prevent him from escaping again."

"I am shamelessly asking for your help this time just to be sure that nothing goes wrong. I have no other intentions."

I'm afraid that Master Mingde's words were mostly directed to the God of Yao Chi.

But others also understood what he said - what Master Mingde meant was probably that although I look down on people like Xuanwei, I am willing to use any strength I can to kill my evil disciple.

The expression on his face looked quite sincere.

Many people felt relieved at this moment.

"Besides, I won't let you help me in vain." His hands flashed, and a dozen jade bottles fell on the table. He said, "These are my secret elixirs of the Supreme Dao. After the battle, I will reward you according to your merits."

Zheng Fa watched as many monks showed excited expressions on their faces.

Obviously, the secret elixir of Tai Shang Taoism is very famous.

Madam Xuanhua sighed inwardly, she finally understood why she felt that the atmosphere just now was so weird: the people of the Nine Mountains Realm didn't talk much, but the secret techniques could be taught in casual conversation, and Qing Jingzhu was even more willing to give in, and they almost made no distinction between them, and only wanted the Nine Mountains Realm to become better.

But these people in Xuanwei Realm...

Each one of them is more beautiful than the other.

The sounds are getting louder and louder.

But the thoughts in my mind were completely different, I only planned and prepared.

As she sat at the table, she suddenly felt bored and wanted to go back to the Nine Mountains Realm.

She was suddenly startled. She... naturally used the word "return"? ...

Zheng Fa also looked at Master Mingde, who was explaining things and offering benefits.

Judging from his previous attitude, it was naturally not because of these people from the Xuanwei Realm, but because of the incarnation of the Five Xuanwei Sects - after all, the Netherworld Immortal was indeed a trouble caused by the Supreme Dao.

Therefore, when Master Mingde spoke, he was looking at the Yao Chi Deity.

Yao Chi Hua Shen thought for a while, nodded slightly, and then said: "Then are you sure, First Master?"

Master Mingde smiled, and auspicious clouds slowly appeared above his head.

Zheng Fa looked at the auspicious cloud and vaguely saw that there seemed to be a god sitting in the cloud, overlooking the people in the hall. Zheng Fa suddenly felt a chill on his body, as if he had encountered an existence that he could absolutely not contend with.

Is this... a higher realm of the Supreme Dao? Master Chengkong does not have such power.

The head monk Mingde seemed to be deliberately demonstrating. He looked at everyone in the hall who was silent, then he smiled with satisfaction, and a piece of quiet bamboo flew out from the auspicious cloud.

This pure bamboo is only about the length of a forearm, and half of it is withered and yellow, looking pitiful.

Yao Chi Hua Shen's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "This Qing Jing Bamboo has a little more vitality?"

"That's right!" said the head monk Mingde proudly, "This bamboo is the best at restraining the Great Freedom Demon Sect. Qin Mu planned to destroy it, but he didn't want to waste his efforts. With this treasure, this evil disciple will definitely not be able to escape!"

Yao Chi Huashen pondered for a moment, then nodded, as if he was convinced.

When the people below saw that she had changed her stance, they looked at the medicine bottle, then at the spirit on the auspicious cloud, and then at the quiet bamboo, and they all fell silent.

Master Mingde looked at the Qingjing Bamboo in his hand, knowing that what had truly made the final decision today and had been recognized by Yao Chi Huashen was actually this spiritual root of heaven and earth that was naturally able to restrain the Great Freedom Demon Sect and greatly increase their chances of winning.

The look he gave Qing Jingzhu made him feel even more satisfied.

Master Mingde glanced around the hall again, and seeing that no one objected anymore, he looked even more pleased.

only……

Are those people from Jiushan Sect?

Master Mingde's eyes fell on the faces of Zheng Fa and others, and he felt that these people's gazes were a little strange, which made him feel uncomfortable.

He frowned, and without thinking much, he took advantage of the situation to arrange the hunt for the Netherworld Immortal.

"The Netherworld Immortal should be hiding in Liangzhou Donghai County now. We will set out tomorrow and don't let him escape."

Seeing that he was so sure, everyone nodded naturally. After Master Mingde assigned the tasks, he let everyone leave.

Looking at Zheng Fa's back, the looks of those people from Jiushan Sect just now came to his mind again. He turned around and asked Master Chengkong: "Did you see the expressions of those people from Jiushan Sect just now?"

Master Chengkong was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly, as if he had been paying attention to the people from Jiushan Sect.

"Why do I feel like this expression is a little familiar?"

"It is very familiar."

Master Chengkong replied.

"You've seen it, too?"

“…I have seen it.” Master Chengkong said slowly, seeming a little hesitant, “First Master, when you look at cultivators like Xuanwei, that’s the look in your eyes.”

"I can't hide my disdain, as if I were looking at a bumpkin."

“…”

(End of this chapter)