Chapter 641 The Divine System, Qing Nu's Decision
Zheng Fa didn't focus too much on the three Fairy Taiyin, but looked around, trying to find traces of the Evil Water Mother and the Goddess of Year-Breaking.
They were sucked into this black hole cage, essentially sharing a room with the evil jellyfish, which was far from safe.
Fortunately, Zheng Fa observed for a while and then discovered that this space was extremely special, like the deep sea, with immense pressure everywhere. Just as mentioned before, if it weren't for the bronze platform, they would have been crushed into dust long ago.
Under this pressure, no one could move freely, at least not the two Fairies Taiyin.
As for whether the evil jellyfish works...
To put it bluntly, Zheng Fa is currently unable to move or see anything, so worrying about him is useless.
Just as he was pondering his next move, a groan reached his ears.
Qingnu finally opened her eyes and looked at the three of them blankly.
"Where are the jellyfish? Where are we?" Qingnu paused, then asked, "Who hurt me?"
No, why are you looking at me?
Zheng Fa now truly felt that Qing Nu was a bit foolish; even at this point, she was still doubting him.
The Moon Fairy glanced apologetically at Zheng Fa and said softly, "Qing Nu, Sect Leader Zheng saved us!"
"But he's not from our Yaochi..."
It's clear that Qingnu cares deeply about Yaochi and has a natural trust in the people of Yaochi—it seems that the jellyfish has a significant influence on them.
"It is to ward off bad luck."
"Rang Sui? How could she be..." Qing Nu's eyes widened, clearly unable to comprehend.
The Moon Fairy clearly didn't intend to bear the pain alone: "There's also the jellyfish."
"Jellyfish!"
Qing Nu, who had been lying on the ground and looked like she was on the verge of death, suddenly sat up and looked at Taiyin Fairy with suspicion, not believing it at all.
She turned her head and looked at Ni Chang Yuan Jun beside her.
Ni Chang Yuan Jun nodded lightly, but it felt like a heavy hammer blow, making Qing Nu's head buzz.
The Moon Fairy turned her head, not looking at Qing Nu, and coldly recounted what had happened after Qing Nu fell into a coma:
Zheng Fa's speculation.
The jellyfish's fate.
The condition of the evil jellyfish.
Qingnu looked as if she had heard a terrifying story, her face growing paler and paler.
"Jellyfish, possessed by a demon? Divine methods... have no future?"
Qingnu murmured softly, sounding utterly desperate, no longer possessing the slightly willful girlishness that Zheng Fa had when they first met.
The Moon Fairy remained silent, and this silence was extremely jarring to Qing Nu.
Ni Chang Yuan Jun also looked pale and sad.
Zheng Faneng could see that what had just happened had a huge impact on the three of them—not just physically, but more so mentally.
The jellyfish they had placed their hopes on and revered had been transformed into a repulsive evil god, and the path to their divine cultivation had been cut off.
Even though these three have already attained the Dao Fruit realm, and two of them are still top-tier Golden Immortals at the Xuanwei level, they probably still find it difficult to calm their inner pain at this moment.
Zheng Fa watched from the side, not knowing what to say.
Just then, a deep, eerie, seductive, and lustful voice came from somewhere unknown.
It's the sound of the evil jellyfish.
Zheng Fa listened intently, and the evil jellyfish seemed to be preaching. He felt his mind wavering, and illusions were reborn. The yin-yang fish jade pendant in his sea of consciousness suddenly cleared, and he came back to his senses.
As he calmed down, he saw that the three women beside him were either crying or laughing, their bodies filled with chaotic immortal energy. On their originally flawless faces and necks, tiny buds of flesh were beginning to grow.
Zheng Fa was shocked by what he saw. Ni Chang Yuan Jun's cultivation was low, and Tai Yin and the other two women were seriously injured. They were already wavering because of the jellyfish, and now, they were being stirred by the whispers of this evil jellyfish, and were actually beginning to evolve in the direction of an evil god.
He himself was unharmed, firstly because of the Yin-Yang Fish Jade Pendant, and secondly because he did not cultivate divine methods and would not be so deeply affected.
However, Zheng Fa could not allow these three to become evil gods. Not to mention that the three of them were on the same bronze platform, they were in the same boat. Even if Zheng Fa kicked the three of them out, he was afraid that the evil jellyfish would have three more helpers.
Zheng Fa frowned, then suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him. He stood on the bronze platform in his golden crow form and began to expound the "Huang Ting Jing".
Zheng Fa was originally a Daoist ancestor in modern times, and his preaching was naturally miraculous. Now that he is devoted to preaching, his preaching is even more wondrous.
At first, the three Fairies of the Moon looked confused and in pain, but their expressions gradually calmed down. In the end, the small buds on their skin slowly shrank back.
The evil jellyfish seemed to sense his interference, and its whisper suddenly rose, sending a series of demonic sounds into Zheng Fa's ears.
Zheng Fa then experienced another hallucination. He saw thousands of faces questioning him, mocking him, preaching divine methods and Buddhist teachings to him, and urging him to abandon his "Huang Ting Jing".
Zheng Fa calmed his mind and began to explain the "Foundation Building Method of Talismanic Path" and continued all the way to the "Inner Landscape Scripture", almost covering the entire "Yellow Court Scripture" from beginning to end.
For some reason, under these circumstances, he felt that his understanding of the Huangting Jing had deepened. This scripture, on which his path lay, was like gold in a raging fire, becoming more refined and each word shining brightly.
At first, he only wanted to help the three Fairy Taiyin.
Later, he himself actually began to indulge in it.
After a while, the whispers of the evil jellyfish seemed to know that it was all in vain, and dissipated like the receding tide.
Zheng Fa remained engrossed in studying the "Huang Ting Jing" until he slowly opened his eyes, his heart still filled with light and joy.
The three Fairy Maidens of Taiyin were surrounding Zheng Fa with wary eyes, seemingly protecting him. They all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw him awaken.
Zheng Fazheng wanted to express his gratitude, but then he saw the three of them stand up at the same time and bow to him as disciples, saying, "Thank you, Sect Leader Zheng, for imparting your teachings."
Qingnu looked particularly guilty: "I was blind and misunderstood Sect Leader Zheng."
Zheng Fa flapped his wings and said frankly, "I'm doing this for myself, it's not worth the three of you doing this."
Qingnu blinked twice, her expression becoming increasingly convinced, and praised him very frankly: "Sect Leader Zheng is truly a good person!"
Zheng Fa shook his head. He didn't consider himself a good person, but he was deeply influenced by the modern world... making him stand out from the crowd in the Xuanwei Realm.
Qing Nu seemed to be a straightforward person. Once she thought Zheng Fa was good, she would start talking non-stop: "Sect Leader Zheng's 'Huang Ting Jing' is really amazing. It contains... Yang Shen Technique, Dharma Body Technique, and it seems to also contain the Heavenly River Venerable's techniques?"
"Yes," Zheng Fa said frankly, "I have indeed benefited from the various techniques of my predecessors."
Qingnu's expression grew increasingly envious: "If one cultivates the 'Yellow Court Scripture,' there won't be any trouble with divine methods, right..."
Zheng Fa shook his head, also feeling that the Yaochi cultivators were a bit unlucky.
Actually, the Dharmakaya and Yang Shen methods are better – to put it bluntly, both of them are based on a part of oneself, and even if the temperament is somewhat biased, they are still considered oneself.
The problem with the divine way is that it relies on the cultivation of sentient beings, and will inevitably be polluted by them.
Apart from the Pure Land of Leiyin Temple, Zheng Fa still hasn't figured out who can remain completely undisturbed.
Seeing the envy on Qing Nu's face, Zheng Fa's heart stirred, and he said, "If the three of you are willing to join my Nine Mountains Sect and switch to cultivating the Yellow Court Scripture, it is not impossible."
This wasn't Zheng Fa deceiving them; rather, the Huangting Jing is all-encompassing, and by switching to its practice, Qing Nu and her companion could preserve most of their cultivation achievements and quickly recover their original cultivation levels.
On the other hand, he also possesses the Great Sun True Fire, which, even if his current cultivation level is insufficient, can help them modify their cultivation techniques in the future.
Qingnu and Taiyin Fairy exchanged a glance, seemingly somewhat tempted.
Zheng Fa continued, "Of course, there are some things I don't want to hide from you two fairies. The system of my Nine Mountains Immortal Court is now in place, and even the Nine Nether Emperor is no exception. Of course, as a Taiyi Golden Immortal, the value he can create is far greater than that of others, and he can naturally obtain more resources."
Given the current distribution system of the Celestial Court, cultivators with high cultivation levels still hold a huge advantage. What Zheng Fa can guarantee is that lower-level cultivators and mortals will always have their own channels and opportunities to speak out—this is not much in the modern world, but in the Xuanwei Realm, it does impose many restrictions on Golden Immortals like the Taiyin Fairy.
These Golden Immortals were once supreme, so it would be extremely difficult to get them to accept this idea now. If it weren't for the dire situation of the two Fairies Taiyin and the major problems with the Divine Dao Law, Zheng Fa wouldn't have brought this up at all.
The Moon Fairy remained silent for a long while before asking, "Sect Leader Zheng, what do you think of the Divine Path? Is it a dead end?"
Qingnu also looked over, her eyes filled with a mixture of trepidation and anticipation.
“No, no.” Zheng Fa thought for a moment, then brought up the Nine Mountains Immortal Court again, “You may not know, but my Nine Mountains Immortal Court now has a Divine Dao Inspection Institute, and the disciples there all specialize in Divine Dao techniques.”
"The Divine Dao is one of the most important forces of my Nine Mountains Immortal Court, and also the foundation of my Nine Mountains Sect."
"What are your plans, Sect Leader Zheng, to resolve the issue of the evil god?" Fairy Taiyin asked, frowning.
“I only recently figured this out myself,” Zheng Fa laughed. “I’m planning to revise the Shinto Law.”
"How should we change it?"
“Establish a clergy system.”
His idea was gradually perfected after he met the Evil Jellyfish. Fortunately, there were three cultivators from Xuanwei who were most skilled in divine magic here, and Zheng Fa wanted to consult the opinions of these professionals.
"Clergy?"
"If I'm not mistaken, in Yaochi, those mortals venerate specific people, such as the Goddess of Seasonal Restoration, who is in charge of agricultural seasons and there is no one else."
The Moon Fairy nodded.
"What I mean by divine office is to separate the duties of the divine path from cultivators and let other cultivators take turns to perform them."
Actually, this is not new. Zheng Fa had planned to do the same thing before, but at that time, his purpose was only to limit the power of his disciples, and there was no clear system of priesthood.
Looking at this system again now, Zheng Fa has other ideas.
“For example, a cultivator may have studied at the Nine Mountains Sect, but he may not have much interest or talent in Taoist magic. Or he may want to do more for the mortals so that he can apply for a divine position and enjoy incense offerings,” Zheng Fa explained. “However, this divine position and incense offerings do not belong to him permanently. After a period of time, he will have to relinquish his position and give up the divine magic.”
"Abandon Shinto magic?"
"Yes, we use the Huangting Jing to cultivate other methods to counteract the influence of the divine way."
Upon hearing this, the three Fairy Taiyin fell into deep thought.
"For cultivators, divine methods are just a way to speed up their cultivation; they don't have a significant impact."
“What I’m thinking about now is how to shape the divine office…” Zheng Fa thought for a moment and then added, “Ideally, it would be like the Cave Heaven Method, to forge something similar to a Cave Heaven Treasure to carry the divine office.”
The Sun and Moon Clock vaguely possessed this function, but it was still in its rudimentary stage.
After thinking for a long time, the Moon Fairy sighed and said, "If Sect Leader Zheng's idea is feasible... I'm afraid it's the best solution besides the Pure Land of Leiyin Temple."
Leiyin Temple Pure Land... Speaking of this, Zheng Fa also had many doubts in his heart. This thing was actually very strange, and even the Leiyin Buddha gave him a strange feeling.
“No one but Headmaster Zheng can use this method,” Qing Nu said, scratching her head. “Only the Yellow Court Scripture can switch cultivation methods so easily.”
To put it bluntly, Zheng Fa's idea is to provide cultivators with an exit mechanism, which is beneficial to the metabolism of the entire divine path system and to the cultivators themselves.
The only requirement is that the cultivator must have the ability to seamlessly switch cultivation methods in order to be appointed or dismissed quickly.
No one but the *Huang Ting Jing* can achieve this!
"What do you three fairies think?"
Zheng Fa looked at the three Fairies of the Moon with some anticipation. For them, Yaochi was now finished.
The lower levels were invaded by the goddesses of paradise.
The jellyfish has become an evil god.
Zheng Fa felt that if they did not want to rely on Lu Yao, then the Nine Mountains Immortal Court was an excellent choice.
As for Zheng Fa, he would also like to have a few more helpers, as long as these three people can agree with the rules of the Nine Mountains Sect, he will not have any other opinions.
The Nine Mountains Sect is still at a disadvantage, and the two Golden Immortals are a significant help.
Unexpectedly, the two Fairies of Taiyin exchanged a glance, as if they had already made a decision. The Fairy of Taiyin then looked at Ni Chang Yuanjun and said, "Ni Chang, you will follow Sect Leader Zheng in the future and help him improve the divine methods."
Ni Chang Yuan Jun's eyes widened.
"Lord Taiyin!"
The Moon Fairy shook her head at him, gave Zheng Fa a slight bow, and said softly, "Thank you for your high regard, Sect Leader Zheng. I also sincerely look forward to seeing what the new divine path of the Nine Mountains Sect will look like."
"That……"
"We are people of Yaochi."
Seeing the guilty look on Ni Chang Yuan Jun's face, Tai Yin waved her hand and said, "We are not saying that we are loyal to Yaochi. It was the Water Mother who sealed the Evil Water Mother here. We also have a responsibility to prevent her from escaping."
"Sect Leader Zheng probably doesn't know that although this Evil Jellyfish is strange, it is also the highest Dao Fruit of the Divine Dao, posing a great threat to us. Once it appears, it will affect all the cultivators in Yaochi who practice the Divine Dao, causing endless trouble."
After hearing the words of the Moon Fairy, Zheng Fa recalled the whispers of the evil jellyfish from earlier.
“If we let it out, my Taiyin Immortal Realm will surely be destroyed, as will Qing Nu’s. Back then, the Jellyfish trapped itself here, probably to protect us.” Taiyin Fairy turned her eyes to Zheng Fa. “I don’t know if Sect Leader Zheng has a perfect way to escape, but we don’t.”
Zheng Fa fell silent. To be honest, he wasn't confident that he could prevent the Evil Jellyfish from escaping while simultaneously releasing the formation.
"Qing Nu and I have already made our decision." The Moon Fairy seemed to have expected this. She smiled, looked at Qing Nu, and said something that Zheng Fa had not anticipated. "When you, Sect Leader Zheng, are about to go into battle, Qing Nu and I will stop the Evil Water Mother. Please take Ni Chang back with you, Sect Leader Zheng, to preserve the incense of Yaochi and let her see the new divine path of Jiushan Sect for us."
The Empress's heart surged with emotion, "Me too..."
Qing Nu snorted, "What use is there for you to stay? My life was saved by Sect Leader Zheng, so it is only right that I fight for Sect Leader Zheng's life."
“The jellyfish was willing to give up its path to enlightenment for us,” Qingnu said, looking at Nishang Yuanjun. “So can I.”
(End of this chapter)
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