Chapter 615: The Way of True Immortality, Zheng Fa's trump card
In Zheng Fa's opinion, Emperor Jiuyou's mentality now is just like looking for a job.
Delivering food is impossible. You said if I don’t deliver food, I will go to the factory... Then I choose to deliver food.
Rather than being a tool of Jiushan Sect, he was more unwilling to bow to Lu Yao.
In short, it’s all thanks to Lu Yao.
However, Emperor Jiuyou still seemed to have doubts, frowning and saying, "Lu Yao is a man who must not be underestimated. He went to great lengths to get you to the Daluo Dharma Assembly, so he must be no ordinary person... You're lucky to be able to protect yourself."
It can be heard that he is really afraid of Lu Yao.
Zheng Fa smiled. Although he didn't say anything, there was a hint of confidence on his face.
Emperor Jiuyou narrowed his eyes, pondered for a while, and suddenly took out a bronze mirror.
Behind this bronze mirror is carved a pair of mandarin ducks, flying together over the lake and the beach in the afterglow of the setting sun.
"This is……"
"This is Lingxi's true spirit."
Lingxi?
This name sounds a little familiar... After thinking about it for a while, Zheng Fa finally remembered who this name was - the Taoist partner of Tianhe Venerable, who later betrayed Tianhe Venerable and was one of the driving forces behind the Tianhe Rebellion.
"True spirit?"
"She's dead." Emperor Jiuyou said in a muffled voice, looking at the mirror with an expression of pain and regret. "Back then, my heart was filled with hatred. I just thought she had betrayed us. I didn't even want to mention her name."
“…”
"But she's dead."
Zheng Fa remained silent.
Although he didn't know what happened back then, now, the fairy Lingxi died in obscurity.
Naturally, everything is not what everyone thought before.
"Then the Fairy Lingxi who returned to Yaochi..." Zheng Fa was puzzled at first, then suddenly realized, "The White Bone Demon Ancestor?"
"Maybe it's him. This Mandarin Duck Treasure Mirror belonged to Tianhe back then. It was a token of their love. I found it in the Tianhe Sect." Emperor Jiuyou lowered his head. "Later, when I established the cycle of reincarnation, I discovered Lingxi's true spirit, which was about to dissipate..."
"I placed her true spirit in this mandarin duck mirror."
Zheng Fa nodded slightly and looked at the mandarin duck mirror.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Jiuyou stretched out his hand and handed the Mandarin Duck Mirror to him.
"Emperor?"
"Take this mirror." Emperor Jiuyou said, "The situation in Yaochi is not that simple."
Zheng Fa became more and more confused as he listened.
"The Yaochi jellyfish attained enlightenment long ago, and its strength is unfathomable." Emperor Jiuyou said softly, "The most powerful Golden Immortal in the world is probably not Lu Yao, but the jellyfish."
This... makes a lot of sense.
Zheng Fa has always somewhat ignored Jellyfish, but the problem is that Jellyfish's foundation is not weaker than Lu Yao's, and is even a little stronger.
After all, she was not chopped by Venerable Tianhe.
He used to think that Yao Chi was less talented than Lu Yao, so she kept a low profile. But now, after hearing what Emperor Jiuyou said, it seemed that this was not the case.
"It's really strange that Yao Chi's Blissful Goddess has now surrendered to Lu Yao." Emperor Jiuyou continued, "If Jellyfish were here, it wouldn't be like this."
That's true.
The jellyfish is not the Taiyi Golden Immortal. Now the Golden Immortal is very free to move in Xuanwei. If he is in normal condition, he will not let the Bliss Goddess make the decision.
Given the identity and qualifications of the jellyfish, it is even more impossible for it to simply bow down and be humble.
"Emperor, are you saying that Yao Chi might still have a chance of turning around?"
"I don't know." Emperor Jiuyou glanced at the Mandarin Duck Treasure Mirror and shook his head. "But if you want to disrupt the Daluo Dharma Assembly, this is also a method."
"yes."
"Lingxi was Jellyfish's most promising younger generation back then, and was well-versed in Yaochi's secrets." Jiuyou couldn't help but sigh when he said this. "Back then, the relationship between Tianhe Sect and Yaochi was always good."
The Tianhe Sect and the Four Sects should have been in a cooperative relationship in the early years.
It is precisely because of this that Zheng Fa has never really trusted Yao Chi and Tai Shang Dao from the bottom of his heart.
The lesson taught by Venerable Tianhe was too tragic.
"Although she has lost her mind now, she still has some instinctive reactions. Maybe she can help."
Zheng Fa nodded slowly, knowing that this was the good intention of the Nine Nether Emperor. He put away the Mandarin Duck Treasure Mirror and then asked the question that concerned him more: "Emperor, is there any way to advance to the True Immortal realm faster?"
"Faster?" Emperor Jiuyou glanced at him, his face twitching slightly, "You're still not faster?"
Yan Changge, who was standing by, couldn't help but smile when he thought that Zheng Fa was not even a fraction of his age. His expression was extremely wonderful.
"It's really not enough. Ten thousand years is too long."
Zheng Fa also asked Shuyu Dragon Lord and Yun Wuji about this matter. According to what they said, there will be nine tribulations when going from a casual immortal to a true immortal.
The first five will come five thousand years after one becomes a wandering immortal.
The last four will come in the ninth millennium.
Finally, after nurturing for another thousand years or so, you will be able to advance to the level of a true immortal.
Of course, generally no one thinks that this time is short. On the contrary, most immortals will practice methods to avoid disasters, so that the disasters can be extended indefinitely, and they can't wait to prepare again and again.
"Do you know what the Nine Tribulations of a Loose Immortal are?"
"The first five calamities are the five declines of the gods and the calamity of the immortal body. The last four calamities are the four calamities of the true vacuum, the Dao silence, the chaotic law, and the red brightness."
Zheng Fa also found out everything clearly.
"The Five Decays of the Celestial Being tests your immortal body. Only when your immortal body matures will this catastrophe be triggered... Five thousand years is the time it takes for an immortal body to mature. I don't know if anyone has a way to shorten this time."
"As for the last four tribulations, I did hear of a method."
Zheng Fa was cheered up.
"The last four tribulations are known as Dharma Tribulations. They are the process of finding your own true Dharma when the Dao disappears. As the saying goes, yin gives rise to yang, and yang gives rise to yin. To trigger a tribulation, you must use natural treasures that are incompatible with your Dao. Use them to grind away your Dao and artificially trigger a tribulation."
"It's just that treasures like this are very hard to find."
After hearing this, Zheng Fa fell into deep thought. A natural treasure that was incompatible with himself?
His own words and Taoist teachings actually all came from... the Fusang tree?
I can’t say it’s 100%, but it’s about 60% to 70%.
The thing that counteracts it is...
Zheng Fa suddenly raised his head, looked at Emperor Jiuyou and chuckled, "It seems you'd better go to Yaochi."
After saying this, Emperor Jiuyou's expression suddenly turned serious. He stared at Zheng Fa and said, "I know you're just trying to hurry because of Lu Yao, but the fate of a Loose Immortal shouldn't be underestimated."
Zheng Fa knew this was a good intention, so he bowed and responded. He then asked, "May I ask, Your Majesty, how can I survive the Nine Tribulations of a Loose Immortal?"
"The Five Decays of Heaven and Man are testing your immortal body. Actually, you can resist this with the help of others, or at least weaken it." Emperor Jiuyou instructed very carefully, "Only the Four Dharma Tribulations, where there is no knowledge or consciousness, no self or things, no one can help you, is extremely dangerous."
He had heard similar descriptions from the Lord of Shuyu Dragon and the other one. They couldn't even clearly describe what the Four Tribulations would entail. It seemed as if they had lost their memory and their thoughts were vague.
What Zheng Fa had previously understood as the Sanxian Tribulation was a heavenly tribulation to check for duplication, and this was one of these tribulations.
But Emperor Jiuyou was a Taiyi Golden Immortal, so he naturally expected him to have different opinions.
"These four tribulations are extremely strange. If I talk too much about them, it will harm you." Unexpectedly, Emperor Jiuyou was in a dilemma.
"Talking too much will only hurt me..."
Emperor Jiuyou nodded solemnly, becoming more serious:
"Regarding this calamity, I only have eight words to give you..."
Zheng Fa listened attentively, hearing Emperor Jiuyou say word by word:
"My way is self-generated and will never be destroyed."
…
Watching Zheng Fa leave with a look of enlightenment, Yan Changge pondered for a long time before turning back to ask Emperor Jiuyou, "Does Your Majesty really believe he can disrupt the Daluo Dharma Assembly?"
"It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not."
Emperor Jiuyou gazed down at the Yinshan Mountains.
"unimportant?"
"Is this bet he making, asking us for help, or are we asking him to give us hope?"
Yan Changge was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood what Emperor Jiuyou meant. Unconsciously, he began to look forward to it.
Zheng Fa was unaware of the spiritual support Yan Changge gave him. After leaving the underworld, he did not return to the Nine Mountains Realm, but went straight to the modern world.
After the death of Taoist Zaohua, half of Jiuyaotian was destroyed again. Now the hole in the modern world is actually connected to Xuanwei.
It's just that it is covered by the Hongmeng purple energy and others cannot sense it.
Today's modern world is placed by Zheng Fa near the underworld, not far from the Nine Mountains, just in case.
"What is Zheng Fa doing?"
In the nursing home, Tang Lingwu looked at Zheng Fa with a little worry.
Since returning to the modern world, Zheng Fa hasn't even spoken a word. He has been holding the Jade Book of Creation, as if trying to comprehend the Taoist principles recorded in it.
Later, he went to the newly built library in Hongshan, brought back a pile of books, and read them one by one.
Tang Lingwu studied the books borrowed by Zheng Fa and found that he read a wide variety of books, including a lot of mathematics, quite a few computer science, physics, sports, systems, etc. She even saw a few books related to biology, neurology or genetics.
Sometimes, Zheng Fa seems to be unable to find some references, and has to ask someone to search for them specifically.
She had never seen Zheng Fa like this before, so she was naturally a little worried.
Old man Bai was quite worried at first, but after observing for a few days, he found that the baby was eating and drinking as usual, and he didn't take it to heart at all.
Seeing that Tang Lingwu was really worried, he comforted her, "Good news."
"What good news?"
"I've seen this happen a lot." The old man smiled. "A theorem has reached its final stage of proof, a new theory is about to be created, an experiment is about to end..."
"At this time, he will have a feeling of wanting to break out, a desire to break out of his cocoon. He can't see anyone else and can only focus on writing his thesis."
The old man looked at Zheng Fa with a somewhat relieved expression: "Zheng Fa is just like that."
Tang Lingwu turned to look at Tang Mudao and the others, and was relieved to see that they were all nodding.
Tang Mudao gave an analogy: "This is a bit like the enlightenment mentioned in the Xuanwei Immortal Realm."
Tang Lingwu nodded slightly, and then she felt a little relieved.
It took several more months for Zheng Fa to get out of this state.
Tang Lingwu and the others then went to meet him, and the old man asked, "Have you figured it out?"
"Just a little bit more, just the last bit." Although he said so, there was a gleam in his eyes, and it was obvious that he had gained a lot.
Seeing this, the old man suddenly became anxious and asked, "Do you have a paper? Let me see it!"
Zheng Fa was about to speak when he suddenly had an idea and took out the golden card from Lu Yao.
There were a few more words on it, which were the time and place of the Daluo Dharma Assembly - half a year later, Leiyin Temple.
…
In Leiyin Temple, the Glazed Buddha walked up to a pagoda in anger.
"World Honored One!" He walked up to the top floor, looked at Lu Yao, and asked in confusion, "Why are you so tolerant of Zheng Fa? Junior Brother Bai Lian..."
Lu Yao put down the rosary in his hand, slowly opened his eyes, looked at the Glazed Buddha, shook his head and said, "You don't understand?"
"……yes!"
"If my Leiyin Temple wants to unify Xuanwei, it must be as open as the sea and embrace all rivers."
"But if I don't avenge Bai Lian, how can outsiders submit to me, Lei Yin?"
Lu Yao laughed, his tone extremely gentle, "Liuli..."
Seeing Lu Yao's smile, the Glass Buddha hurriedly lowered his head, as if he didn't dare to look directly at him.
"World-honored One, forgive me."
"You're doing this for Leiyin Temple, what crime have you committed?" Lu Yao said softly, "I'm heartbroken to lose my disciple, but hatred and resentment, love and separation, are ultimately illusory."
"yes……"
The Glass Buddha clasped his hands together, and it was unclear whether he was convinced or dared not refute.
Lu Yao didn't care what he thought and continued, "Just remember, we want to save all living beings. From now on, whether it's the Jiushan Sect or the Zhengfa Sect, they will all be my Leiyin people."
The Glazed Buddha retorted, "I have been in the Nine Mountains and have observed that this man is not one to compromise."
"It's not up to him."
Lu Yao's tone was full of determination.
The Glass Buddha was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand something, and clasped his hands together again, looking convinced.
…
Looking at the words on the golden note, the smile on the old man's face gradually disappeared, and the people in the nursing home fell into silence.
The wind blew across the lake in front of the courtyard, and the ripples sparkled. Everyone's worries and concerns mixed together, and no one knew what to say.
"Be extremely careful when you go to Leiyin." The old man, who was usually relaxed, changed his expression and gave a sincere warning. "Don't be impulsive. Save your life first. Temporary success or failure is nothing. Things change over time. If it really doesn't work out, you can hide here and cultivate to become a Golden Immortal. No, wait until I cultivate to become a Golden Immortal together, then we can go out together and cause trouble for Lu Yao. Don't..."
He keeps on talking endlessly.
Zheng Fa knew that the old man was concerned about him, and he felt grateful in his heart, with a smile on his face: "Teacher Bai, don't worry, I still have the ability to clone myself. If something really happens, I will have no problem saving my life. What's more, my Jade Book of Creation and Fusang Wood are here, so it's very safe..."
The old man stopped talking and sighed, "Of course I know you are a cautious person, but Lu Yao should not be underestimated..."
Teacher Tian tugged at his sleeve, as if to stop him from speaking any further.
Old man Bai turned around and saw Teacher Tian winking at him. Then he saw Tang Lingwu gritting her teeth, her eyes wet, looking at Zheng Fa with worry and a little self-blame.
The old man couldn't help but sigh.
Zheng Fa looked back at Tang Lingwu, only to hear her say, "I... Teacher Bai and the others are waiting for you here."
She sniffed, her small face full of stubbornness: "If you don't come back, I will go to Leiyin Temple and look for Lu Yao."
Zheng Fa looked at her with gentle eyes. He stretched out his hand and opened it. A golden lotus slowly rotated in his palm.
"This is……"
"This is a token of the saint's lineage."
In the Jiuyao Heaven, after creating humans, Zheng Fa received a token from several saints.
This token contains the sage's teachings, and whoever holds it is almost equivalent to being the successor of his orthodox tradition.
According to the Five Saints, he could only choose one token.
Zheng Fa had not made a choice because he was hesitant, especially since he was very curious about the Taoist Master and had been thinking about what would happen if he chose the Taoist lineage of the Supreme Dao.
On the other hand, he was afraid that there was something wrong with this thing.
But now that the Daluo Dharma Assembly is about to be held, he has a plan in mind:
If Lu Yao had set a trap, he would choose Jinlian to break it.
If not, then he would choose the token of the Supreme Saint and try to see if he could change the Supreme Saint's mind - this is why he was certain to make that bet with Emperor Jiuyou.
"You mean, this was given to you by the two saints Jie Yin and Zhunti? A treasure of inheritance?"
The old man in white was surprised.
The legends of the ancient times have been circulating in modern times, not to mention that with the rise of Taoism nowadays, this thing is almost becoming a popular subject.
Old Man Bai is a person who loves to read novels, and the names of these two saints are well-known to him.
"Yes, I have this treasure in my hand. I am not at the mercy of others in Leiyin Temple."
The old man was stunned for a long time, and the worry on his face disappeared completely. He looked at the golden note in Zheng Fa's hand with a strange expression: "Does Lu Yao... know that he has invited the successor of Buddhism?"
(End of this chapter)
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