Chapter 253: Dharma Accomplishment, Advancement to Second Rank! (Three in One)
Su Najia had been instructed by Gu Fangchen long ago, so seeing the Nine Nether Cave opening was within her expectations.
But the moment the Yellow Spring water gushed out, she couldn't help but feel a subconscious tightness in her heart.
Even though the mermaids had hardly ever experienced the horror of the Nine Netherworld under the protection of the [Snail Book] barrier, they knew a thing or two about it.
If evil spirits were to enter the human world through this crack, the consequences would be disastrous.
Sunaga took a deep breath, and everyone who had been prepared formed a formation again, ready to deal with the evil spirits that came out at any time, but after a while of being on high alert, everything was calm.
After the Yellow Spring water eroded the surrounding area, it expanded the crack a little, but it did not expand outward anymore. Instead, it stagnated.
Sunaga was stunned.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be just as Gu Fangchen expected... Jiuyou did not attack immediately.
But then, a huge blood-red claw emerged from the crack.
Sunaga's expression changed and she immediately gave the order, and everyone held their breath in a serious manner, watching the owner of the claw stick his head out, only to find that it was a gigantic beast of flesh and blood.
It was the ghost general Ruoye.
Following closely behind him were countless evil spirits clinging to him. In a moment, the crack in the sea abyss was densely packed with all kinds of evil spirits. The gloomy and strange evil spirit gathered together and overflowed in all directions, making people feel cold.
However, they did not move, but waited quietly at the entrance, as if waiting for someone's order.
Sunaga was about to speak when someone suddenly patted her shoulder.
She turned around and saw the stunning nun with an unparalleled cold and elegant appearance, dancing in a snow-white Taoist robe, with a dot of cinnabar between her eyebrows, like a fairy from the cold palace.
Xu Fu said calmly:
"Go to Tide Hall, Gu Fangchen is waiting for you."
Sunajia hesitated and said:
"This fissure passage in the Nine Netherworld..."
"I am enough."
Xu Fu narrowed his eyes and looked at the abyss below.
Sunaga also followed her gaze, but saw that the evil spirits retreated to both sides, making way for them.
She took a deep breath and suddenly understood, but at the same time she felt the absurdity of becoming a prisoner in just one day.
——Even these Nine Netherworld evil spirits are Gu Fangchen’s people... No, Gu Fangchen’s ghost!
How many outrageous things have happened to this person?
But Sunaga thought again, and the cause and effect that she saw in the [Conch Book] that filled the world...she felt relieved again.
This guy himself is scary enough.
I really don't know what he is...
Sunaga let out a long sigh, nodded, gave instructions to the mermaids around her, turned around and flew towards the Tide Palace.
She reached out and gently stroked the golden dragon soul on her arm. This time, when she flipped through the [Snail Book], with the support of the dragon god's residual soul, she should be able to trace back to Gu Fangchen's true origins.
She was indeed somewhat curious about the origins of Gu Fangchen... She had already read through all the history up to the ancient Zhou Dynasty, but still could not find the source of the causal line.
In other words, the origin of Gu Fangchen's causal line may be in ancient times.
Or, it should be called "Honglu Great World".
Su Najia also knew that the ancient history was now broken, and perhaps she could trace back from Gu Fangchen's clue and see the true history.
…
Xu Fu withdrew his gaze, slowly descended, and landed in the crack of the sea abyss.
Starlight appeared around her and spread out like ripples, isolating the extremely poisonous Yellow Spring Water from her.
The Yellow Spring Water is not a deadly poison to her. She only needs to temporarily shield herself from the cause and effect, and nothing in the outside world can hurt her at all.
A Shinto master of her level can come and go freely in the bardo and underworld.
Naturally, they have extremely strong resistance to this real Nine Netherworld environment and can survive in it for a long time.
In the past, they did not enter the Nine Netherworld because the difficulty was actually finding the passage between the two worlds, and at the same time they had to face attacks from many evil spirits.
Now, those evil spirits have become "our own people", so the dungeon of [Nine Netherworlds] is naturally not difficult.
“Gulp gulp…”
The countless eyeballs on the ghost general Ruoye's body began to wriggle and turn, and along with those evil spirits, sank back into the underworld.
Xu Fu descended at an extremely fast speed, passed straight through the Yellow Springs, and fell into the Nine Netherworld.
She stood with her hands behind her back, floating in the air, overlooking the entire purgatory-like Nine Netherworld.
But Jiuyou at this moment was very different from when Gu Fangchen first came here——
The Nine Netherworld sky, which was always dark and silent and covered with endless fog, has turned into an endless, magnificent and brilliant starry sky!
Under the starry sky, meteors continuously rise from below and sink into the starry sky, causing ripples to spread like raindrops and disturbing the layout of the stars, as if the starry sky is only reflected in the water.
If there were someone here who was familiar with the methods of the "Saint of Life", he would find that this starry sky was exactly the same as the starry river in the sky that Xu Fu conjured up when he performed the art of cause and effect.
The entire sky of the Jiuyou world has turned into Xu Fu’s Starry Sky Water Mirror!
Ruoye, who had remained silent the entire time, glanced at the scene ahead, then turned to look at Xu Fu, and finally spoke cautiously:
"The formation is complete. I hope you can abide by the agreement and completely eliminate the barrier between the Nine Netherworld and reality."
What they want is not just to be alive in this world, but they also long to be human again and get rid of their evil identities.
Initially, they stayed in the Nine Netherworld because they did not want their obsession with reincarnation to be crushed.
But when they discovered that the Nine Netherworld was the real purgatory, they were assimilated by the Nine Netherworld and bound to this empty land.
The evil spirits are so eager to return to the human world because they want to live like humans.
But only Gu Fangchen knew that in all the endings, they could no longer start over as human beings, and could only turn the present world into another Jiuyou.
Even if they couldn't see this future, under Xie Qian's threat, there was no other possibility that would be better than what Gu Fangchen promised.
Therefore, when Gu Fangchen came to them again before, they agreed to Gu Fangchen's request for cooperation.
By the way, Gu Fangchen also took away the soul of a White Dragon Army soldier who had just become a fierce ghost...
——In order to solve Zhao Daniu's problem, Gu Fangchen opened a passage and came to Jiuyou. At that time, he also negotiated a cooperation with the evil spirits and activated the "Teleportation Array 1.14514" here.
Xu Fu flew into the sky.
In the center of this river of water and stars, a female nun sits cross-legged, her Taoist robe fluttering slightly, her black hair like a waterfall, and a cinnabar mole between her eyebrows.
He looks exactly like Xu Fu.
As soon as Xu Fu thought about it, the nun opened her eyes, stood up, nodded at her, turned into a ray of starlight, and flew into her eyebrows.
This clone was teleported to the Nine Netherworld through Gu Fangchen's teleportation array.
After arriving, he set up the huge life plate that covers the entire sky here.
Rather than calling it a horoscope...it's better to call it a big formation.
With the help of the Nine Nether Evils, the "Star Moving" formation was set up.
Those "meteors" shooting from bottom to top are actually the spiritual power condensed by the evil spirits.
Xu Fu stood under the starry sky and looked up.
The galaxy in front of her was a false reflection, constructed by her, a projection of the other half of the real starry sky, but the positions of the stars were slightly different.
Through the boundless and brilliant galaxy, you can see another real starry sky, which is also the real starry sky.
"The constellations are spread out in the universe, and the furnace of heaven and earth is without principles..."
Xu Fu murmured.
This is the poem that Gu Fangchen told her.
Or rather, this is an old proverb.
According to Gu Fangchen, this sky that revolves around the earth, a sky that one can never fly out of, is the ancient history that has been cut off!
The long river of time flows eternally, and the stars in the sky rotate endlessly.
Someone disguised it as the sky, turning it into a curtain that covers the entire world, and it flows day and night.
The destiny carried above the starry sky is also the destiny of everyone in the world.
If Xie Qian wants to connect all destinies, he must find the anchor point of every piece of history above the starry sky.
What Gu Fangchen had to do was to confuse the audience and change the anchor point above the starry sky.
It would be impossible to do this under Xie Qian's nose.
His strength is enough to intercept the construction of the large formation.
But don’t forget that the present world and the underworld are two sides of the same coin, the front and back of a piece of paper.
The sky revolves around the earth, and because the starry sky is just a false curtain, the speed of its rotation is based on day and night.
The same star position is in the real world during the day and in the underworld at night.
Jiuyou, as another world divided by "Master Hengchang" with his own great magical powers, is naturally beyond Xie Qian's control.
By setting up a formation in it, he could conceal it from Xie Qian's perception.
Now, the main body of this formation has been completed!
"Only one last step..."
Xu Fu stared at the two gradually overlapping starry skies, real and false, and murmured:
"The star anchor point also needs to be modified."
The star position anchor point needs to be provided by Gu Fangchen.
…
Gu Fangchen stood in the center of the Tide Hall, his heart moved, and he looked into the distance. He also felt more and more clearly that the power of countless incense connected to him was rapidly condensing.
The golden dragon rising into the sky could be seen throughout the entire Sea Kingdom.
Given the mermaids' ancestral belief in the "Dragon God", the feedback on this "miracle" was even faster than that on the Fatuma side.
After the Qingman bypassed half of the country and entered the Central Plains, he gained a lot of faith from the Qingman.
Nowadays, most of the Qingman people have tacitly accepted that Gu Fangchen, the messenger of the "God", is actually the reincarnation of the "God".
Gu Fangchen immediately closed his eyes and began to meditate.
The spiritual consciousness rose to mid-air, and could sense the faint power of the incense, which was just like the feeling of thousands of spiritual consciousnesses being one when the military formation was activated.
Gradually it became clear.
It was like wisps of rising smoke, condensing behind Gu Fangchen and transforming into a vague and tall human figure. Looking closely, this figure was exactly the appearance of Gu Fangchen.
Gu Fangchen's consciousness also merged with it, gradually transforming into a sculpture, like a statue reaching out and gradually taking shape.
When it is fully formed, it will be Gu Fangchen's Dharma image!
And his Dharma image, because it comes from the wishes of all living beings, is naturally integrated into the vision of all living beings and transformed into the image depicted in the hearts of all living beings.
The appearance of the Dharma image was almost the same as Gu Fangchen's, but it appeared more feminine and handsome, almost indistinguishable between male and female. Countless lotus flowers rose from his feet, like golden lotuses emerging from the ground, transforming into a lotus platform, which was Fatuma's imagination of the resurrected divine body.
There is a big sun behind him, symbolizing the sun and the moon. In his hand he holds a longbow, and his arms outline ancient totems of flying birds and beasts. This is the Qingman people's imagination of the "God".
His hands are covered with golden scales, like dragon claws, ripples are floating around his body, and there is a long dragon tail shadow swinging behind him. This is the mermaid's imagination of the "Dragon God".
The combination of the three is Gu Fangchen's own Dharma image condensed by the power of incense!
When the incense smoke burned out, the Dharma image walked out and raised its golden eyes like a beast.
…
“Crash—”
Outside the entire Tide Palace, the sea water was rippling, spreading out in a circle, and an invisible pressure appeared.
The faces of the mermaids changed immediately, they felt something in their hearts, and quickly knelt on the ground.
But at the same time, they were also somewhat horrified and shocked.
They were very familiar with this pressure, which was the pressure from the "Dragon God" under the sea, and it was the suppression from their ancestors.
And now, it actually came from the Tide Hall!
Isn’t that the messenger of “God” among them?
When this thought came to their mind, they looked at each other, not daring to say much, but those who believed in "miracles" suddenly felt ecstatic.
The "Dragon God" has truly revived!
…
Gu Fangchen opened his eyes, stood up, turned to look at his own statue, his eyes flashing.
The aura around him was completely different. Because he was shrouded in the power of incense and vows, in the eyes of others, he seemed to be detached from this world and mysterious. When his dark eyes were raised, they were like the angry Ming Wang Li Shi, and when they were lowered, they were like a god overlooking all living beings with compassion.
If a mortal were to see him, it would be like an ant looking up at the sky. They would be unable to see his true face, and awe would immediately arise in their hearts.
At this point, after the incense had been cut off for three thousand years, he once again advanced to the upper three grades with the power of wishes of all living beings!
Moreover, with the great popularity of Gu Fangchen, he accumulated so much experience that he was able to directly advance two realms in one leap and reached the second-grade Qitian realm.
Such a feat is probably unprecedented and will never be repeated.
His Shinto cultivation was also improved to the peak strength of the third grade, and he was only one step away from the second grade.
Of course, with his physical strength, there is no difference between him and the peak of the second grade at this moment, and he is even stronger.
The current Gu Fangchen is the only one in this world who has mastered both divine power and martial arts and is at the second level of Qitian realm!
If Gu Yuye were in front of him now, Gu Fangchen could kill him in seconds without any effort.
“Whoosh—”
A stream of light fell from outside the hall and transformed into the figure of Sunaga.
As soon as she came in, she saw the image behind Gu Fangchen. She was stunned for a moment, and then her pupils constricted, and she said in a lost voice:
"The incense burns to achieve enlightenment?!"
Su Najia had already sensed the change in Gu Fangchen's aura outside, but she only thought that he had been promoted to the second rank. However, she did not expect that it was the incense method of achieving the second rank with the power of the wishes of all living beings!
This path has been cut off for three thousand years. Now that the faith is divided among several parties, Gu Fangchen is able to gather enough incense to achieve enlightenment again.
This is almost impossible!
Compared to summoning the True Dragon's spirit, or even this very thing, this one deserves the title of "miracle"...
Su Najia finally understood why Gu Fangchen was so obsessed with creating "miracles".
But to be able to achieve enlightenment through incense and even jump two levels, the mermaid's faith is far from enough. He must have accumulated enough faith before this.
Sunaja took a deep breath.
For practitioners who achieve enlightenment through burning incense, the Dharma image should be the embodiment of their vows.
Judging from the characteristics of the Dharma image, Qingman, Western Regions and Haiguo are all in his pocket.
If it were a chaotic time, this person would definitely be a powerful leader... No, now, isn't it a chaotic time?
Thinking of this, the slight resentment in Sunaga's heart disappeared in an instant.
It is impossible to surrender to this person... Not only are they not wronged, it can even be said that they have gained an advantage.
Gu Fangchen's mind moved, and the Dharma image instantly turned into a wisp of green smoke and dissipated.
He could feel that this Dharma image possessed three kinds of supernatural powers because of the wishes of all living beings, but now was not the time to test it, so he knew it in his heart.
The strength of the second rank is not his goal, but only his means.
If it is really as recorded in the Tomb of the Soldier Immortal, in the "Honglu Great World", the first rank is just ordinary, and his second rank is probably only enough to save his life.
Sunajia took two steps forward, lowered her head and said in a deep voice:
"The Dragon Spirit has been summoned as planned. Would you like me to read the Conch Book for you again now?"
Gu Fangchen could sense the change in the attitude of the mermaid saint. He raised his eyebrows and nodded without saying anything more.
"Try again, just do your best."
"If you still can't find it, just give up."
When he saw the baby in the arms of "Master Hengchang", his inner demon was almost broken. As long as he was no longer confused about his origins, the inner demon would naturally no longer be an obstacle for him.
Calling Sunaga over now is just to confirm some speculations. In fact, it doesn’t mean anything if there is no result.
Su Najia nodded respectfully and walked into the [Conch Book] with Gu Fangchen again.
"Buzz—"
Within the entire [Conch Book], the tidal force rose again, and the recorded information fluctuated.
Cold sweat gradually appeared on Sunaga's forehead, and she looked very tired.
However, this time, with the support of the remaining soul of the real dragon, her consciousness went upstream in the tide, passed through the sea of stars, passed through a strange steel jungle, and after experiencing a scene that seemed like another world, when she was about to reach her limit, a white light suddenly flashed before her eyes, and it turned into nothingness.
Sunajia's mind was blank and she was at a loss, not knowing what was going on.
After an unknown amount of time, she heard a familiar voice.
"The Tao in this world is boundless and ever-changing. It is like an insect now and will be like a jackal in the future. Sooner or later, it will cause great disaster."
"I wish to make 'constancy' the 'Tao', so that the 'Tao' of the world remains constant and unchanged, maintaining its original form. What do you think?"
After two sentences, everything returned to calm again.
After a long time, the voice sounded again, but the tone was a little doubtful.
"Why not? Why is the 'Tao' still increasing?"
Then, it suddenly dawned on me.
“I see…I see!”
"I am also a preacher, and I am also a demon master! My 'Tao' continues to advance, and it continues to increase!"
"We must find the most original and unique 'Tao' of this world..."
…
Sunaga suddenly opened her eyes, gasping for breath, and the severe pain in her brain made her groan involuntarily.
But at the same time, she also remembered why the voice sounded familiar.
Isn’t that the voice of the man who was holding Gu Fangchen in his arms that he had seen in the tide before?
Gu Fangchen fed her two pills, reached out and touched her brow, and used the power of incense to stabilize her consciousness, but found that she was still in a trance, muttering to herself, with a look of vague madness on her face. He immediately frowned and his expression became solemn.
This performance is a bit like seeing the gate of heaven!
It seems that he has touched upon the origin that some practitioners cannot understand...
If it were someone else, there would probably be nothing they could do.
Fortunately, Sunaga has now become a believer of Gu Fangchen and a part of his religion.
Gu Fangchen thought about it, and with an idea in his mind, the Dharma image appeared with an indifferent expression. He stretched out his hand covered with golden scales and pressed it on the top of Sunaga's head. His spiritual consciousness sank and directly received all of Sunaga's memories.
Then, in a flash, he dug out that part of Sunaga's memory.
Su Najia seemed to come back to her senses immediately, she stopped mumbling to herself, and looked at Gu Fangchen's image with lifeless eyes.
Dharmashang touched her head and looked at her with his eyes down. Sunaka's expression relaxed, and then she closed her eyes, tilted her head, and fell into coma.
Gu Fangchen handed her over to the high priest Ru Nu, who had a strange look in his eyes.
Then I digested the words in that memory.
"That is to say, 'Master Hengchang' himself is also a preacher. However, according to the information my mother left me, there should only be nine preachers... He is one of them, but I have already found the others. Or, is it that the 'Tao' is fixed, but there can be many chosen preachers?"
"The same 'Tao' has been passed down from generation to generation..."
Gu Fangchen pondered and felt that his guess should be correct.
"Master Hengchang" may have also cut off the cause and effect of other preachers who corresponded to the same maxim, but he finally found that he could not cut it off completely.
There was still more and more "Tao", and then he found that he himself was also one of the "preachers".
So, we started looking for another way.
And this method should fall on Gu Fangchen.
Combined with the last sentence, it should be that he seems to have found the most original "Tao" of this world, which does not belong to the insects that hollowed out the world, but the "Tao" that originally existed in the world.
"Is this 'Tao' within me?"
Gu Fangchen subconsciously raised his head and saw the golden profession still floating above his head.
【Swindler (12 hours)】.
Only half a day left before this profession is refreshed...
"Huh...it's about time."
Gu Fangchen had already greeted Prajna Lianyue in advance and asked her and Yier to stay in this [Conch Book] barrier. He flew up alone and passed through the waterfall barrier of the Sea Country in an instant.
His eyes flickered as he calmly shouted to the void in front of him:
"Duan Qicang! Take me to Xuanming!"
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