Chapter 554: Three Questions about Daoguo, Zheng Fa Ge Sang
"Dao Fruit?" Jade Dragon Lord's expression suddenly dawned on him. "Is this what you're after?"
Zheng Fa laughed: "Dragon Lord, I also have selfish motives."
"What kind of selfishness is that?" The Jade Dragon Lord laughed dumbly. "At your current stage, it's time to think about the Dao Fruit."
The most important reason for giving the "Huangting Sutra" to the Dragon Lord is that Zheng Fa needs a real Tao fruit to guide his next step.
This candidate is difficult to find.
There are actually very few Dao fruits that he can trust in Xuanwei.
One is the Emperor of Jiuyou, the other is the Lord of Shuyu Dragon, Zheng Fa’s choice is... to have them all.
Emperor Jiuyou never paid much attention to him. He often appeared and disappeared mysteriously and seemed very busy, so it was impossible for him to give guidance all the time.
However, the Lord of Shuyu Dragon has been idle for hundreds of thousands of years.
As for the "Huangting Jing"... To put it bluntly, if you don't show people your skills, what can they use to guide you?
When hiring a tutor, you have to take a basic test.
"Dragon Lord also knows that although my Nine Mountain Sect has some trump cards now, in terms of cultivation, it is still a little lacking." Zheng Fa said frankly, "The sooner I can achieve Dao Fruit, the sooner I can feel at ease."
"I know that. Didn't you look down on even Golden Immortals before?" The Jade Dragon Lord laughed. "I don't know why I really believed it back then."
"Now the Dragon Lord doesn't believe it?"
The Jade Dragon Lord lowered his head, looked at the Huangting Sutra in his hand, and shook his head helplessly: "I believe it even more."
"Dragon Lord, you are now also the Grand Elder of our sect. You have the right to know some of my thoughts."
"What?"
"My Jiushan Sect will not place their hopes on me alone."
The Shuyu Dragon Lord was slightly stunned, then looked at Zheng Fa thoughtfully.
"Given the current Xuanwei situation, I certainly hope to advance greatly in my cultivation and protect the Nine Mountains." Zheng Fa's words were particularly blunt. "But everyone's circumstances and talents are different, and no one can predict them. I won't bet on just one person, even if that person is me."
"You mean..."
Zheng Fa nodded and said:
"Senior Sister Zhang and I both have the potential to advance to Dao Fruit."
"And if you, Dragon Lord, make progress in your cultivation, you can also bring protection to my Nine Mountains Sect."
"There's also the Thick Earth Elemental Magnetic Formation and the Immortal Execution Sword Formation..."
"These are the recent hopes of my Jiushan Sect. Yes, I, the Dragon Lord, and Senior Sister Zhang are all different."
"But in the face of external enemies, there is no distinction between you and me."
Lord Shuyu Dragon nodded slowly, beginning to understand what Zheng Fa was saying.
"So, Dragon Lord, I only hope that you can become stronger."
"I understand." The Jade Dragon Lord exhaled lightly, having made up his mind. "I will pass on all the inheritance of the Ancestral Dragon to you. You can use the 'Heavenly Gang and Earthly Evil Transformations' and perhaps with this method, you can achieve the status of a Loose Immortal."
Zheng Fa was stunned for a moment, and then he exchanged glances with Uncle Pang and the others before he smiled and said, "I'm afraid the Dragon Lord has misunderstood."
"Misunderstand?"
"My Jiushan Sect has no shortage of Dao Fruit techniques."
The Lord of Shuyu Dragon was even more confused.
"Well, we have the Great Freedom True Method and the Myriad Demons True Explanation from the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor. At least we know how to cultivate to the level of a Sanxian."
"Great Free Demon Ancestor." The Jade Dragon Lord understood clearly, but then said, "But the Great Free Demon Ancestor's cultivation level is far inferior to that of the Dragon Ancestor. How can his skills compare to my Dragon Ancestor's inheritance?"
"That's right." Zheng Fa thought for a moment and said, "We have other Dao Fruit techniques."
"Anything else?"
Zheng Fa took out three more jade tubes and handed them to the Jade Dragon Lord.
The Jade Dragon Lord took it and read it briefly, his expression immediately becoming tense. "Is this the... fundamental Dharma of Haori Mountain?"
"The Dragon Lord is indeed knowledgeable and experienced."
"I've never seen the Hao Ri Mountain Kung Fu, I've only heard of it."
The Dragon Lord's expression suddenly became relieved, as if a knot in his heart had been lifted.
Seeing her like this, Zheng Fa was puzzled at first, but then a light bulb went off in his head and he suddenly understood what she was thinking:
This Dragon Lord has pledged allegiance to the Nine Mountains Sect and is ready to offer up the Dragon Ancestor's inheritance. I'm afraid he still has the baggage of some unfilial descendants.
But when he saw the three fundamental methods of Hao Ri Mountain, he became stiff again in comparison - no matter how unfilial he was, it would be unfilial to have the inheritance of Hao Ri Mountain taken away by others?
"But you already have so many Dao Fruit techniques, what can I do?"
Zheng Fa also understood Shuyu Dragon Lord's confusion.
The inheritance of the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor is indeed not as good as that of the Dragon Ancestor.
But Haori Mountain is quite different.
Although the situation in Haori Mountain is special, Lu Yao is no ordinary person. The Dragon Ancestor is probably no match for him.
"I'll also be looking at the Dragon Ancestor's techniques." Zheng Fa pointed to the three jade cylinders in front of the Jade Dragon Lord and continued, "I'll also be looking at these three techniques, including the inheritance of the Great Free Demon Ancestor."
"But what I want to know is the principle."
"How does it work?" Lord Shuyu Dragon was even more confused.
"What is a Sanxian? How do I become a Sanxian? Why do I need to do this?"
“…”
The Lord of Shuyu Dragon opened and closed his mouth, as if confused, and then seemed to fall into deep thought because of these three questions.
Zheng Fa waited quietly.
As for martial arts techniques, they are not short of them. In addition to the few fundamental techniques just mentioned, he also inherited the legacy of Venerable Tianhe.
It is actually possible to practice step by step.
But Zheng Fa and the people of Jiushan Sect did not want to stop there. They wanted to perfect the "Huangting Sutra" and push it to the level of Daoguo.
Therefore, the three questions Zheng Fafang asked are the key.
Even these things cannot be found in the answers of these techniques. Only a true Taoist master like Lord Shuyu Dragon can explain them in detail.
The Jade Dragon Lord thought for a long time, then shook his head, a look of self-mockery on his face: "To be honest with you, Sect Leader, although I have long since attained the Dao of a Loose Immortal, I have indeed never given these three questions much thought."
"Does the Dragon Lord have an answer?"
"I don't know if what I said can answer these three questions. In fact, if I were still a wandering immortal, I might not be able to answer any of them."
Everyone in the Heavenly Palace listened quietly.
A true immortal dragon clan member explained the essence of the Dao Fruit to them. For the people of Jiushan Sect, this was a good thing that they had never dared to imagine before.
"Master, what do you think Dao Fruit is?"
Zheng Fa thought for a moment and offered the definition he felt most confident in: "Dao Fruit is the Law, a Law that can multiply and grow. The goal of Dao Fruit's growth is heaven and earth, the Great Dao. The cultivation of Dao Fruit is the process of the Law growing into the Great Dao."
The Jade Dragon Lord looked at Zheng Fa deeply and sighed, "I have nothing to teach you."
"Dragon Lord, you don't know. This is the teaching of Venerable Tianhe."
"Reverend Tianhe... is truly extraordinary." The Jade Dragon Lord nodded gently. "Then let's discuss how to attain the status of a Sanxian. In my mind, achieving Sanxian comes down to two words: choice and sacrifice."
"Trade-off?"
The Shuyu Dragon Lord explained, "Master, you should know that the magic formulas of my dragon clan and the demon sect are quite similar. Before the Dao Fruit, the last realm is the True Spirit."
"yes."
"Since there are true spirits, there must be 'false spirits'. So, what do you think are false spirits?"
Zheng Fa was stunned for a moment. The two techniques of the Great Freedom Demon Sect flashed through his mind, and he suddenly understood: "The original soul of a person?"
"That's right." The Jade Dragon Lord nodded and said, "When we cultivate into Dharmakaya, the Dharmakaya gives birth to the True Spirit. The original soul disappears, and the Dharmakaya and the True Spirit merge into one, becoming the Demon Sect's Loose Immortal."
Zheng Fa understood: "So, the corpse transformation is also the same. It condenses the Yang Spirit, and the Yang Spirit becomes the Tao body. The original flesh body then returns to the corpse transformation."
Just as the Dragon Lord said, this is like a process of making choices.
The immortal sect values the soul over the body, the demon sect is the opposite, and Venerable Tianhe... he can probably abandon both.
Senior Sister Zhang frowned and said, "Pure?"
"It is pure. When you reach the stage of a Sanxian (loose immortal), you have nothing else besides the Dharma. In fact, you are the only one in the heavens, transcending all realms."
Zheng Fa understood the four words "I am the only one in the universe".
He knew before that the inner demon might be himself in a parallel world.
But apart from giving up the Dharma, there is nothing else, which is a bit troublesome.
"If you want to pursue perfection..." Zheng Fa tapped his fingers on the table, a worried look on his face, "Then the Huangting Sutra is probably a bit more difficult than other exercises."
The approach of the Huangting Jing is broad, which is naturally in conflict with this concept.
The immortal sect only wants the Yang God, the demon sect only wants the Dharma body, but the "Huangting Sutra" is different, it wants the Dharma body, the Yang God, and the natal magic weapon.
“The key is to blend it all together.”
Everyone looked at each other with worried brows, and for a moment, they couldn't think of any ideas.
Zheng Fa noticed the mood was getting a bit subdued and chuckled, "At least we have some ideas, right? The Huangting Sutra is a new creation, so it's normal to encounter problems."
“Once you have a direction, you just need to work hard afterwards.”
Uncle Pang and the others nodded slightly, and the worry in their brows dissipated a lot.
But Senior Sister Zhang’s frown grew deeper and deeper, as if she was thinking of something bad.
"Senior Sister?"
"Besides the Huangting Sutra, there is also you."
"I?"
Zheng Fa was confused. What do you mean I am also here?
"Your Dharmakaya is the Fusang tree."
Senior Sister Zhang’s words immediately woke everyone up.
Zheng Fa's situation is more complicated than that of other people in Jiushan Sect.
"If you say that I am the only one in the heavens, then is the Fusang tree you?" Senior Sister Zhang said in a heavy tone, "If the Fusang tree and you are not one, then how can your Dharma body be integrated with the Yang Spirit?"
"This..." The old man rubbed his chin with his right hand, his face turning bitter. "So, the Fusang tree is a big problem?"
Senior Sister Zhang shook her head and said, "I'm not sure, but it's very likely."
The atmosphere in the hall was even more solemn.
"If it weren't for the Fusang tree, the Jiushan Sect and I would have been dead and gone for ages." Zheng Fa, the person involved, was open-minded. "How could you say it was a problem?"
Despite this, the expressions of the elders and others did not relax.
Obviously, even if there are other hopes, they still expect Zheng Fa to make rapid progress in his cultivation.
"Master."
The Jade Dragon Lord suddenly spoke.
"What's the matter, Dragon Lord?"
"I wonder if I can see the master's body?"
Zheng Fa was stunned for a moment and looked at the Lord of Shuyu Dragon. Three flowers bloomed on his head, and a hibiscus tree appeared from the void and stood in the hall.
Lord Shuyu Dragon took two steps forward, his eyes flashing blue, as if he was observing the spiritual root.
Zheng Fa and others just waited, not knowing what she was observing.
After a long while, Lord Shuyu Dragon nodded slightly, as if he had gained something.
She turned around and saw Zheng Fa and the others looking at her expectantly. She felt a little embarrassed: "Actually, I can't solve the problem you mentioned."
The old man couldn't help but look a little disappointed.
"But after all, I am also cultivating the Dharmakaya, so I can still see a few clues."
"What?"
"This hibiscus tree is incomplete."
"Incomplete?"
Zheng Fa was stunned for a moment, because this Fusang wood was made by combining Qingyang Dao Body and Hao Ri Sang.
When he was born that day, all the Haori mulberry trees on Haori Mountain spontaneously combusted into ashes, which shows how special he was.
Not to mention, this thing is extremely powerful and has always been the trump card of himself and Jiushan Sect.
As a result, you say it is incomplete?
As if seeing Zheng Fa's confusion, the Jade Dragon Lord explained, "I just said that if a Dharmakaya wants to achieve the Dao Fruit, it must have a true spirit, but this Fusang tree does not have a true spirit."
"Even though it's extremely powerful, without the True Spirit, it's incomplete."
This... might be Venerable Tianhe's fault again.
"However, if its true spirit was still there, I'm afraid you, Sect Master, would have already..."
Lord Shuyulong didn't say anything else, but Zheng Fa understood what he said.
He bullied Fusomu because he was a fool. If he wasn't stupid, he wouldn't dare to use him.
Looking at the Fusang tree in the hall, he also had a preliminary plan:
The problem with the Fusang wood actually did not arise today. It’s just that in the past, he and the Jiushan Sect were inseparable from this spiritual root and there was nothing they could do about it.
But now it concerns his achievement of the Dao Fruit, and the Jiushan Sect also has trump cards such as the Zhuxian Sword Formation, so the situation is somewhat different from before.
"That means I only have two choices."
"First, completely integrate the hibiscus tree into myself, making it one and the same."
"Secondly, if it really doesn't work, I will have to give up this Dharma body."
Everyone looked a little regretful, but they all nodded.
Although the Fusang wood is precious, it is not as important as achieving the Tao Fruit.
"The Dragon Lord is right. The path to Dao Fruition is about making choices." Zheng Fa shook his head. "I can't bear to give up."
But the Jade Dragon Lord seemed to have a different opinion at this time: "It's best to take it."
Everyone turned to look at her, and heard the Jade Dragon Lord say, "This Fusang wood... is of extremely high status. I even feel it is stronger than the Dragon Ancestor in the Myriad Seas Seal."
"Dragon Lord, what are you saying?"
"Master, you said before that your goal is definitely not just to become a Golden Immortal."
"I did."
"I've always had doubts in my heart. It's not because you, the Sect Leader, lack talent, but no matter who it is, after achieving Dao Fruit, it is extremely difficult to make further progress in cultivation."
Zheng Fa understood: "Dragon Lord, are you saying that with the help of the Fusang wood, my cultivation can be advanced rapidly?"
"That's right. Perhaps it will be a little slower in achieving Dao Fruit, but if the Sect Master can make use of the heritage of the Fusang tree, it will be of great benefit in the future."
Zheng Fa listened and fell into deep thought.
"Only in this way can the Sect Master advance to the Golden Immortal realm, or even reach a level higher than the Golden Immortal realm, in a time a thousand times shorter than others. By then, it's hard to say whether you or I will be faster."
…
Modern, in a nursing home.
The old man and Tang Lingwu gathered together, looking at Zheng Fa in the front yard, and whispered softly:
"What is Zheng Fa doing staring at his hibiscus tree?"
"have no idea."
Seeing Tang Lingwu shaking her head, the old man suddenly remembered something: "I know, Gesang!"
"Gesang...flowers?"
"It's not that Gesang, it's Yangming Gezhu, Zhengfa Gesang."
Seeing Zheng Fa standing up while shaking his head, the old man sighed and said, "You still haven't figured out anything."
(End of this chapter)
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