Chapter 581: Breaking Free from Barriers and Seeking Merit
Zheng Fa sat cross-legged on the cushion with his eyes closed, looking inward at the meridians throughout his body. His three dantians, upper, middle and lower, were all swollen with spiritual power. His yang spirit, dharma body and jade book of creation resonated faintly with the flow of spiritual power, as if they wanted to merge into one.
After the first sermon, the spiritual power in Zheng Fa's body became much stronger than before, even surpassing that of many years of corpse transformation. Now, he was only one step away from the fruit of the Tao - the ritual.
As for the arrangement of rituals, he also knew a few. There were corresponding records in the "Red Sky Jade Book" left by Lu Yao, the two great methods left by the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor, and even the classics of the Tianhe Sect.
But what made Zheng Fa hesitate was that although these rituals were very similar, their main contents were witnessed by heaven and earth and recognized by all living beings.
However, due to the different methods of practice, the participants, rituals and even hymns required are different.
This brings up a question: No one has ever practiced the "Huangting Sutra". Wouldn't the rituals he needs to advance to a casual immortal be unprecedented?
Zheng Fa referred to several rituals he knew and combined them with the great teachings he heard in Zixiao Palace. Now he had some understanding in his mind.
But it is still a long way to go to be perfect. If we ask people from Jiushan Sect to study it, it may take a long time. The best way is to ask some powerful people for advice.
The problem is that the Huangting Jing is unique. Anyone who can guide him in this regard must have created his own path, which is very rare in Xuanwei.
He guessed that Tianhe Zun was one, Dao Zun might also be one, Leiyin Buddha should not be bad either, and then there was Lu Yao.
Even the Yaochi jellyfish, Zheng Fa doubted whether she had this ability.
Among these people, there is not one that Zheng Fa can really consult.
Fortunately, Xuanwei does not have such a person, but there are too many of them in Jiuyaotian.
Not counting Taoist Hongjun, there are still six!
Unfortunately, he cannot see the five internal organs now.
Zheng Fa collected his thoughts and slowly honed his spiritual power. Suddenly, an idea came to his mind, and his spiritual consciousness quietly expanded and spread into the surrounding void.
There were some silk-like insects in the air, their bodies transparent, constantly curling and stretching.
They seemed to be ignorant and unconscious, riding on the air current and floating to Zheng Fa's nose.
This is the filariae, which the Jiushan Sect has studied long ago. This worm often lurks in the host's spine.
Once it parasitizes on the spinal nerves, the host's body will lose control and become unable to move.
Zheng Fa suppressed the resistance in his heart and sat calmly on the cushion. He didn't seem to notice anything unusual and just watched quietly as the silkworm floated into his nostrils, crawled over the back of his head, went along his neck, and arched into his cervical vertebrae.
Until this moment, his body suddenly trembled, and the flesh on both sides of his cheeks twitched wildly and involuntarily.
…
"It's done!" said the Gu God happily.
The spiritual fire in the White Bone Demon Ancestor's eyes flashed twice more. He looked at her and whispered, "Are you sure?"
The Gu God smiled lightly and pointed at the Thousand-Eyed Cicada in front of him. The spots on the cicada's back scattered into starlight in the air, and the starlight condensed into a light curtain, in which was the image of Zheng Fa sitting on the cushion and trembling.
"With his limited skills, how can he stop my children?"
The White Bone Demon Ancestor nodded gently and asked, "And what about the Painted Skin Moth?"
"The painted-skin moth was planted long ago."
"Planted?"
"When he first saw this stone, he was infected by my painted-skin moth, but the child is still an egg."
"Only Shi Nandang?"
The Gu God chuckled: "It's a habit."
"..." The White Bone Demon Ancestor was silent for a while, then he looked down at his empty skeleton. He seemed to be relieved and shook his head, saying, "So, all we have to do is wait for Shi Nandang to obtain the Primordial Purple Qi?"
The Gu God thought for a moment, frowned, and asked, "Do you remember that fate once said that the seventh cushion was extremely difficult to sit on?"
The Bone Demon Ancestor nodded slightly, then froze for a moment. He asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"
"We are not waiting for Shi Nandang to obtain the Hongmeng Purple Qi, but... we want to help him obtain it!"
The Bone Demon Ancestor was stunned for a moment before slowly nodding.
…
In the small courtyard, Zheng Fa opened his eyes and looked at the thousand-eyed cicada lying on the window.
I have to say, these little gadgets of Gu Shen are quite useful, and can even be used for video calls.
This Gu God sounds like a good person!
Zheng Fa seemed to be unaware of anything. He was honing his magic power in his own courtyard, comprehending the content of Taoist Hongjun's first sermon in Zixiao Palace, and wanted to integrate it into the "Huangting Sutra".
Time passed like water, and two months later, the bright moon suddenly came to the gate of the courtyard.
"Master Shi!" Zheng Fa looked outside and saw Mingyue waving at him.
Zheng Fa's heart moved slightly, and he had already guessed what was going on.
"The master invites you to the temple to discuss matters!"
really!
The Gu God scattered the Thousand-Eyed Cicadas all over the ancient trees in the temple. Although there were some places that the Thousand-Eyed Cicadas could not enter, they could still see the general movements of the Five Organs Temple.
The Thousand-Eyed Cicada can see it, the Gu God can see it, and of course, Zheng Fa can see it too.
He remained expressionless as he followed Mingyue to the main hall of the temple.
Most of the people in the main hall had already arrived. After Zheng Fa, only the White Lotus Monk and the Golden-Winged Dapeng arrived late.
Everyone looked at Taoist Zaohua, seemingly wondering what was going on.
"We are all here for the Hongmeng Purple Qi." Taoist Zaohua didn't ramble on and got straight to the point. "I once said that we are all family."
The Lu clan's great elder glanced at Zheng Fa.
The Golden Winged Dapeng didn't even give the Taoist of Creation any face: "Your Taoist friend Shi doesn't treat you as a family member."
Taoist Zaohua didn't even look at Zheng Fa. He just smiled and said, "It's normal to have selfish desires, but after all, we are all Taoist Lu Yao's people. It's hard to tell who is who."
Upon hearing Lu Yao's name, the Golden-winged Roc actually shut his mouth obediently and stopped arguing.
"I summoned you all here so that you can put aside your past grudges and work together to obtain the Hongmeng Purple Qi."
After hearing this, even the White Lotus monk was shocked. He looked up suddenly, his eyes shifting between Zheng Fa and Taoist Zaohua.
The others also understood.
"Master Creation." The Lu clan's great elder finally couldn't help himself and actually stood up and asked the Taoist of Creation, "Let's put aside the past grudges. How can we work together?"
Taoist Zaohua said, "Among the fourteen of us, no matter who can obtain the Hongmeng Purple Qi, the others should do their best to help."
The Great Elder of the Lu Clan sneered: "Among us, apart from you, the Ancestor, and Fellow Daoist Bai Lian, only Shi Nandang has the greatest chance of obtaining the Hongmeng Purple Qi!"
Taoist Zaohua looked at Shi Nandang and said, "Daoist Bailian and I don't need much help from you, but Daoist Shi's cultivation is too low after all."
The Lu clan's great elder opened his mouth wide, pointed at Zheng Fa, and asked a question from the bottom of his heart: "Are you saying that we should help this thief get the ancestor's treasure together?"
Zheng Fa looked at him with an innocent face - why are you pointing at me? It wasn't my initiative!
Taoist Zaohua nodded slightly, but the eight Lu clan gods seemed unable to accept it. Some shook their heads, and some snorted coldly.
"We are not just helping Fellow Daoist Shi Nandang, but we are working together. However, Fellow Daoist Shi has the lowest level of cultivation and the greatest hope, so I hope you will not harbor any grudges against him."
The Great Elder of the Lu Clan pursed his lips tightly, as if he had not heard anything at all.
"Fellow Daoists of the Lu Clan, are you unwilling?"
"I don't want to!" The Great Elder of the Lu Clan stiffened his neck and shouted, "After all, isn't it all about helping Shi Nandang? I haven't ruined his chance by waiting, but I'm doing it for you, the Patriarch of Creation. How can I help him anymore?"
Seeing the Taoist Master Zaohua's gloomy face, the Great Elder of the Lu Clan said again: "Don't mention us, Saint Ancestor Zaohua, ask if there are any other people in this hall who are willing?"
He pointed at the Garuda, who was still sneering. The White Lotus monk beside him was also chanting scriptures with his head down. Although he didn't say a word, his attitude was very clear.
A smug smile appeared on the face of the Great Elder of the Lu Clan. He thought that since both of them were unwilling, the Gu God and the White Bone Demon Ancestor were in cahoots with his Lu Clan, so naturally they would not stand on Zheng Fa's side.
"I promise."
A charming female voice froze the smile on his face.
The Great Elder of the Lu Clan turned to look at the Gu God, staring with disbelief - shouldn't the Gu God be on our side?
Before the Gu Shen Shen finished speaking, the White Bone Demon Ancestor beside him also said, "I agree to this as well."
“…”
Now, not only the Great Elder of the Lu Clan and others found it difficult to accept, even the White Lotus Monk on the side looked over in surprise, looking at the Gu God and the other two, and fell into deep thought.
"This proposal was made by fellow Daoist Gu Shen."
Seeing how surprised they were, Taoist Zaohua explained cheerfully.
"Gu Shen Zushi!"
The Lu clan’s great elder shouted.
His tone was full of resentment:
We are in the same group!
Even if the two ancestors don’t care about their Lu clan, they are the ancestors of the demons!
Is there such a helpful demon ancestor?
Is this reasonable?
The Gu God glanced at the Lu people, his eyes devoid of any warmth, and suddenly said, "They also agreed."
The Lu clan's great elder's gaze met his, and he suddenly reached out and grabbed his throat, whimpering and unable to speak. Then, he seemed like a completely different person, lowering his head and saying in a humming voice, "We have no objection."
Zheng Fa's heart skipped a beat. Had the Great Elder of the Lu Clan been poisoned by a Gu long ago?
"I'm used to it."
The Gu God said lightly.
This habit was not a good one, and the other people all looked unhappy. The other seven people of the Lu clan finally realized that it was not that the Gu God had changed his nature, and no one dared to object anymore.
Taoist Zaohua and his companions all looked at Bai Lian and the Golden-winged Peng.
Bai Lian and Golden-winged Dapeng exchanged glances, but still said nothing and were still hesitating.
Taoist Zaohua suddenly said, "Daoyou Lu Yao has placed high hopes on this Hongmeng Purple Qi."
Bai Lian lowered his head and pondered for a while before speaking, "Since that's the case, we are willing to do our bit to help..."
Taoist Zaohua smiled, nodded slightly, and looked at Zheng Fa and said, "Fellow Daoist Shi, what do you think?"
"Thank you, fellow Daoist Creation."
Zheng Fa seemed not to notice the problem, and the gratitude in his tone was extremely sincere.
Taoist Zaohua smiled with satisfaction and said a bunch of polite words, asking Zheng Fa to translate them. The general idea was that this meeting was a meeting of unity and a meeting of victory!
"To obtain the seventh cushion, one needs great merit, great understanding, and great perseverance." Taoist Zaohua spoke for a long time before finally getting to the point. "I previously thought only these three were necessary, but now I'm thinking, what if only one condition is met?"
Everyone in the hall was stunned at first, then excitedly said, "If we have any one of the three, it will be OK?"
“It’s possible!”
"That makes it much simpler."
Taoist Zaohua waited until everyone finished discussing before he said, "I have no idea what great enlightenment and great perseverance mean, but I do have some ideas about great merit. Judging from the name, the word merit is only in my Five Internal Organs View, so I'm afraid it's difficult to obtain."
"Fellow Daoist, you're right. I've thought about that, too." Bai Lian echoed, "I've observed that within the Nine Lights Heavens, there's fighting everywhere, and there are dead souls and vengeful spirits everywhere. If I want to gain great merit, I'm afraid I'll have to wait until I find it outside the temple."
Taoist Zaohua nodded slightly, pointed outside the hall, and said, "In this world, two major forces are vying for the position of overlord of heaven and earth. One is the demon clan, and the other is the witch clan. The two clans are constantly fighting, and the evil spirit of heaven and earth is spreading. If we want to gain merit, I am afraid we have to start with these two clans."
What the Taoist said made a lot of sense. The Golden-winged Dapeng asked, "If that's the case, how can we obtain this merit?"
"I don't know about that."
Taoist Zaohua sighed, "If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have asked you all to come here to discuss this matter. I also hope that you can find some clues."
"Fellow Daoist Zaohua, do you mean that we should all go down the mountain to look for opportunities to gain merit?"
"That's right!" Taoist Zaohua said with a smile, "If you gain anything, please return to the temple and we can share what we have."
Everyone was surprised that this Taoist priest of creation was actually so selfless.
Even the Golden-Winged Dapeng's expression softened considerably, and he muttered, "It all depends on luck, that would be best of course."
"I already have some ideas." Bai Lian even took the initiative to say, "This world is in the midst of a fierce slaughter, and the dead souls have nowhere to go. They are waiting for me to save them."
"Fellow Daoist Bai Lian, your idea makes sense." Daoist Zaohua praised, "I have also had some ideas. In that case, shall we all go down the mountain?"
The rest of the people had no objection.
Zheng Fa walked out of the temple and looked back at the Five Organs Temple, and then he felt relieved.
This view of the five internal organs gave him a very bad feeling, and when he stepped out of this door, he felt like he had escaped from death.
The world outside the mountain has undergone tremendous changes.
He didn't know how time changed in the Five Internal Organs View and the illusion, but it should have been many years since his first sermon.
Just as Taoist Zaohua said, all eyes between heaven and earth were attracted to the witch clan and the demon clan.
The demon clan controls the sky, and the witch clan governs the earth. Both are overlord-level forces and can almost be said to be the protagonists of this world.
Taoist Zaohua and others went down the mountain to look for merit, and their focus seemed to be on these two tribes.
But Zheng Fa had different ideas.
If some modern legends are true, then the two powerful races of wizards and liches in this world will soon become a thing of the past.
There are only a few things that are meritorious enough to sit on the cushion... and none of them are related to the Lich and the Warlock races!
(End of this chapter)
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