Xuan Tian originally created this method unintentionally. He intended to understand the Great Dao through indirect means, but unexpectedly, he researched some messy methods. The "Heavenly Charm Dance" was also developed at that time. He didn't intend to teach it to his disciples. Firstly, he didn't have many disciples to begin with, and not many female disciples either. Moreover, given his roguish nature, he felt that although the dance was powerful and beautiful, it ultimately didn't help in combat. He couldn't very well dance on the battlefield, could he? However, since he had already developed it, he let it be. By some twist of fate, Chang'e unintentionally learned it. Its power was astonishing. Even with Chang'e's current cultivation level of severing one corpse, it still caused Tathagata to experience a momentary mental pause. In battles between experts, one's appearance can be completely altered in an instant. This short pause could kill Tathagata a thousand times over, which shows how powerful it was. Moreover, Tathagata was also practicing the Buddhist eunuch technique.
The crowd froze, all they could think of was that fairy-like, no, saintly woman on the dance floor, pure and inviolable.
Tathagata glanced at the Jade Emperor and was shocked by the Jade Emperor's appearance. Although the Jade Emperor was staring blankly at Chang'e like the other people in the audience, the clarity in the depths of his eyes could not escape Tathagata's discerning eye. Tathagata then truly realized the Jade Emperor's deep cunning and secretly added him to his blacklist as a precaution.
Just as the Buddha had predicted, the Jade Emperor was perfectly fine and not at all captivated by Chang'e's dance. Admittedly, he did like Chang'e, but something else mattered more to him: power. Since becoming the Jade Emperor, he had been secretly plotting and never dared to relax his guard. It was through numerous schemes that he had achieved such success. His love for Chang'e was partly genuine, but partly a disguise to conceal his true feelings.
He was fully awake from the beginning, much earlier than Liu Lai. It wasn't that Liu Lai's cultivation was higher, but rather that the Jade Emperor was protected by the Purple Emperor Qi, the most righteous and noble Qi in the world, which could not be invaded by any evil or filthy forces. Although the "Heavenly Charm Dance" was much more sacred than the "Heavenly Demon Charm Dance," it was ultimately derived from it, and the principle was the same, fundamentally unchangeable.
At this moment, Haotian was calculating something else in his mind. He glanced at the crowd below and noticed that there was one person in the crowd with a very clear mind.
It was none other than Marshal Tianpeng!
The real reason why Pigsy and Sandy descended to the mortal world on the fifteenth day.
Actually, Marshal Tianpeng has quite a background. It is said that he was originally a celestial herb that gained intelligence after being awakened by spiritual energy. Fortunately, he was transferred there when Laozi became a saint and created the Great Crimson Heaven. At the time, Laozi didn't pay much attention to it, but given Laozi's status, he probably wouldn't care much about such things.
Later, Laozi would spend his days refining elixirs in the Great Crimson Heaven, and when he had nothing to do, he would preach the Dao. The immortal herb was born with intelligence, and living in this sacred place, the spiritual energy was incredibly abundant. Before long, it took human form. When Laozi saw this, he thought it was a matter of fate, so he let him be a servant in the Eight Views Palace, where he would also tend to the furnace fire.
Perhaps it was ordained by Heaven. Later, when Haotian re-established the Heavenly Court, a group of saints divided up the power of the Heavenly Court. Laozi, as the head of the Three Pure Ones, was in charge of spreading the Dao in the Xuanmen and was the leader of the Human Sect. However, he only had Xuandu under his tutelage. The only imperial throne that he could control was given to the Antarctic Immortal. In return, he treated Tianpeng somewhat unfairly. Finally, Tianpeng was added to the division of the Six Offices.
Although Marshal Tianpeng was just a child in the Eight Views Palace, he had at least heard Laozi talk about some Taoist arts. To make up for it, Laozi also taught him the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang, although the copyright belonged to Xuantian.
Laozi practices the principle of non-action, and the Taoism of the Taiqing lineage is characterized by tranquility, naturalness, and non-action. Naturally, the tempering of one's mind and character is indispensable. Although Chang'e's "Heavenly Charm Dance" is powerful, it may affect others. Those whose cultivation is not excessive will suffer a loss. However, Marshal Tianpeng is an exception. Putting aside how much of Laozi's true teachings he has received, his true form is a celestial herb. Herbaceous demons are more close to nature, which is why most immortals prefer to have herbaceous demons guard their caves. Mainly because they are easier to manage.
These two factors combined barely resisted the allure of "The Dance of the Heavenly Beauty".
Originally, it wouldn't have been a big deal for Marshal Tianpeng. His cultivation level wasn't actually that high. The reason he was able to attend the "An Tian Conference" was twofold: firstly, he was a civil servant of the Heavenly Court, and secondly, he was also somewhat of the Taiqing lineage, so he had some influence.
Although he was not affected by the "Heavenly Charm Dance", with his cultivation level, he could not see through Chang'e's tricks. At most, he could only think it was beautiful.
But Haotian happened to see this. This fellow is incredibly ambitious. Judging from his cultivation level, only Tathagata is higher than him among those present. Perhaps even Tathagata isn't guaranteed to defeat him, since Tathagata, although he has been very prominent in recent years, ranking first among the top ten outstanding youths of the prehistoric world, unfortunately, has become a monk… Of course, Haotian is no small fry either. Anything from Zixiao Palace is bound to be of the highest quality! Zixiao Palace has been isolated in the chaos for years, yet no one dares to provoke it, of course, because of its strength. Back then, whether it was a treasure obtained from the teachings of Zixiao Palace or a treasure produced within Zixiao Palace, which one was inferior?
However, most people were born at the wrong time. There were too many people back then, and the world was in chaos. Although everyone in that group was good, any one of them would be a prominent figure today, but the key was that the era was too strange. Not to mention that there were saints as many as dogs, even quasi-saints were everywhere. Not to mention the period before that when the three races dominated, that was the peak of the prehistoric continent. Even Hongjun had to keep a low profile.
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