Chapter 743 I Burn My Soul for the Righteous Path
Bluestone Cave Mansion.
"Young Master, you're back." The old chef came to greet him. "Young Master Sun hasn't returned yet. Qing Chi is practicing fighting with your mechanical puppet in the martial arts arena."
The chef gave a brief report. In his eyes, Sun Lingtong was just Ning Zhuo's servant, so he often called Sun Lingtong "boy".
Ning Zhuo nodded and said, "Please, Master Chef, prepare a spiritual meal for me. I want dark cuisine. Send it to the space inside the formation in half an hour."
Ning Zhuo's life was hanging by a thread, and he was very clear about Sun Lingtong's movements. The latter was returning from Qianzao Peak.
But Qing Chi...
"Her recent practice with Xue Cainu Hui has obviously increased significantly."
Ning Zhuo came to the martial arts training array and entered the array, he saw Qing Chi and Xue Cainu Hui fighting back and forth.
Ning Zhuo watched the fight for a moment and nodded secretly.
Although Qing Chi has lost his memory, his physical body is still retained and his temperament is the same, so in battle, many methods are used naturally, and he has already retained much of the charm he had before he lost his memory.
However, she still couldn't beat Xue Cainu Hui.
The latter is a material of the Jindan level, and its foundation is much better than Qing Chi, who is in the foundation-building stage.
"But if Qing Chi regains control of her talent and uses it in battle, the outcome will be unpredictable."
Ning Zhuo had witnessed Qing Chi's natural tyranny many times and was deeply impressed.
"If it were an ordinary mechanical puppet, even one made of Jindan-level materials, it would be difficult to withstand the blue flames. However, Xue Cainu Hui also has talent and may be able to compete."
In Ning Zhuo's view, both sides have huge room for improvement.
"Young Master, you're back?" Qing Chi was pleasantly surprised to see Ning Zhuo entering the formation. He gave up the fight with Xue Cainu Hui, took a step back, kept some distance, and rushed to Ning Zhuo.
The ghost girl's raised face was full of closeness to Ning Zhuo.
Although she had lost her memory, her feelings for Ning Zhuo became purer. As time went by, these feelings became stronger again.
Ning Zhuo nodded slightly to her and glanced at Xue Cainu Hui.
The latter folded her arms, tilted her head slightly, and looked at Ning Zhuo through her nose. It was obvious that even towards a master like Ning Zhuo, she still maintained her pride.
Ning Zhuo waved to Qing Chi: "You guys leave first, leave this place for me."
"Okay, Master." Qing Chi obeyed Ning Zhuo's orders, but before leaving, he still looked expectantly and asked, "Master, when will we continue learning talisman making? I have many questions that I still need to ask you."
The girl's enthusiasm for making talismans was too intense.
This question has been asked many times, but Ning Zhuo has been very busy since he entered the main gate of the Wanxiang Sect, and has been rejected repeatedly.
This time is no exception.
"As for talisman making, you can discuss and exchange ideas with Xue Cainu Hui." Ning Zhuo waved his hand. Although he knew that it was unreliable for him to hand Qing Chi over to the mechanical puppet, he did have more important things to do.
When he was the only one left in the array, he sat cross-legged on the cushion and took out the Pagoda of Merit.
This small tower was given to me voluntarily by an old man named Cang. It is an ownerless object and is not difficult to refine.
Ning Zhuo acted decisively and took a three-pronged approach!
He stretched out his left hand, pressing down on the exquisite pagoda floating before him. Instantly, five-colored light streamed from his fingertips, and the five elements flew over, instantly enveloping the entire Gongye Pagoda.
The lapis lazuli lotus petals at the tower's base stretched slightly, greedily absorbing the pure Five Elements mana. The jade-colored brilliance within them accelerated, emitting a subtle humming sound. The phantoms of the Eight Hundred Arhats on the glazed tower seemed to grow clearer within the golden haze, echoing the influx of mana.
This is Dharma practice.
At the same time, Ning Zhuo's eyebrows lit up slightly, and a divine thought as condensed as a substance slammed into the core of the Gongye Pagoda!
The divine refining starts!
The complex and mysterious magical veins and circuits inside the tower were clearly reflected in his sea of consciousness.
The spiritual consciousness spread rapidly and penetrated at a very fast speed, carrying an unquestionable will to control.
The speed of his spiritual consciousness's exploration and penetration slowed down. Ning Zhuo's understanding of Buddhism and the Demonic Sects was not high. But at this moment, the Buddha Heart Demon Seal suddenly radiated. Golden Sanskrit and deep demonic meaning appeared on the seal, and it also followed the spiritual consciousness into the Merit Pagoda.
In an instant, the subtle rejection and resistance of Ning Zhuo's divine refining pagoda suddenly disappeared, and even part of it became a force welcoming him.
The obstacles to the divine refining were greatly reduced in an instant, and the imprint of divine consciousness spread across the core magic ban at a speed far beyond common sense, and quickly stabilized.
The spiritual training progressed rapidly. He focused his right hand and put his fingers together like a sword, forcing out a drop of his own blood essence from his fingertips.
Blood refining!
The essence and blood fell into the Buddhist beads on the top of the tower and were quickly absorbed by the beads.
Demon-stained blood muscle skill!
A blood-red glow shone brightly, forming veins of blood on the tower. Like living demonic vines, they began spreading frantically from the Dharani Beads into the tower's interior and exterior!
Bright red veins, like fine spiderwebs, instantly covered the translucent glazed tower. They domineeringly covered the emerging phantoms of the Eight Hundred Arhats, but the speed of their refinement was slow.
The golden glow and the bloody light are intertwined and entangled with each other, giving people a sense of contradiction and shock.
But when the blood veins reached a certain layer in the tower, their speed was extremely rapid and violent, even more efficient than divine refining.
The three sects’ methods are activated at the same time!
Divine refining, Dharma refining, blood refining, and also the contribution after the Buddha's Heart Demon Seal was triggered.
Ordinary cultivators would only choose one method to refine a treasure. After all, most people's cultivation methods only focus on one Dantian. Of the three methods of refining treasures, only one is the most powerful, and the other two are almost negligible.
But Ning Zhuo is not like that.
He practiced the three dantians at the same time, and could use three treasure refining methods at the same time, and they complemented each other, so his efficiency was astonishingly high.
The pagoda hummed and vibrated continuously. After just a moment, the vibrations reached their peak, emitting a clear and long humming sound that seemed to cleanse the soul!
The five-element radiance surrounding the tower suddenly retracted inward, vanishing. The spreading veins shifted from violent to gentle, like delicate dark red lines, deeply imprinted within the glass and upon the lotus platform, becoming one with the tower. The divine consciousness penetrating the core also silently completed its imprint and complete control of the core's magical prohibitions.
The buzzing sound disappeared, and the Gongye Pagoda became completely quiet. A layer of warm and restrained light flowed throughout the body, which was in perfect harmony with Ning Zhuo's aura.
Ning Zhuo mobilized his spiritual thoughts, and it turned into a stream of light, sinking into the Dantian between Ning Zhuo's eyebrows - extremely docile, as easy to use as an arm!
As I entered the Merit Pagoda in the upper dantian, the golden mist immediately dissipated. I wanted to relax my body, but my Buddha Heart Demon Seal shook slightly, and the golden mist spreading from the tower body suddenly converged and completely sank into the tower body, suppressing it without a doubt.
Ning Zhuo was not surprised by this scene. "Although my Buddha Heart Demon Seal and Merit Pagoda are both magical treasures and have the function of suppressing luck, there is still a huge gap between magical treasures."
"The main materials in the Merit Pagoda are at most Jindan-grade. But my Buddha Heart Demon Seal is so integrated that I can't even confirm the grade of the main materials."
"The Merit Pagoda suppresses destiny, which is limited to an individual and cannot benefit relatives and friends. But my Buddha Heart Demon Seal should be comparable to the real Merit Pagoda itself, and can suppress the destiny of an organization."
Since the Merit Pagoda was "living in a suffocating state" in the Dantian on the Sea of Divine Beings, Ning Zhuo mobilized his spiritual thoughts and transferred it from the upper Dantian to the middle Dantian.
In the sea of qi in the middle dantian, the Gongye Pagoda seemed to be filled with air. The tower body trembled slightly, and golden clouds escaped again.
It wanted to occupy the center, but the center of the middle dantian has always been a tornado of five elements magic power.
The Gongye Pagoda tried, but found it could not win, so it retreated to a corner.
Upon seeing this, Ning Zhuo moved the Pagoda of Merit to the sea of essence in his lower dantian.
The center of the sea of essence is still occupied by a pool of blood, leaving no space for the Pagoda of Merit.
Staying in the Gongye Pagoda, Ning Zhuo felt uncomfortable because the golden light of Buddha was very different from the environment of Jinghai.
After three attempts, Ning Zhuo finally transferred the Achievement Pagoda back to the Dantian in the Qi Sea.
"I used three methods of refining treasures, and all were successful. Therefore, the treasures can be stored in the upper, middle and lower Dantian."
"But obviously, this magic weapon is most suitable for the middle dantian. The Five Elements Qi Law is ultimately neutral and peaceful. The Sea of Spirit and the Sea of Essence are clearly biased towards Buddha and Demon respectively!"
"Besides this, there's another reason—this Merit Pagoda is special—it's a combined treasure."
Ning Zhuo had already successfully refined it and completely mastered this magic weapon, and his internal structure was clearly visible to him.
The pagoda has three floors.
The first floor resembled a prison cell. In the center stood a red crystal furnace. A foul, dark light shone through the furnace walls, and within it lurked a sinister fire.
The second floor resembled a study. Purple air supported a jade table, upon which sat a thread-bound book. The words "A Commentary on Merits and Achievements" were prominently displayed on the cover.
The third floor resembled a temple. In the center stood a massive black stone pedestal, upon which sat a wooden statue of the Judge. Aura flowed over the wooden statue, clearly indicating a successful summons.
"Sin Fire, Sin Flame, Resentful Phosphorus, Bloody Brilliance, and Scarlet Spirit Burning are all lower-level fires of the Red Lotus Karma Fire. They possess certain characteristics of the Red Lotus Karma Fire, but at the same scale, their power and effectiveness are much smaller than that of the Red Lotus Karma Fire."
"The true form of the Merit Pagoda must be the Red Lotus Karma Fire. However, in the pagoda gifted to the winner, a lower-level fire seed was used instead."
Even if it was just a fire, Ning Zhuo felt happy.
After all, this is fire.
In all his travels, he had only obtained the Wood Fire once, and he had used it up.
Of course, in terms of its value in alchemy and refining, Juhuo is far inferior to Muzhonghuo.
"The Book of Evaluating Merits and Achievements..." Ning Zhuo was also very familiar with this martial art.
This is because this method originated from Confucianism, but it has spread too widely and is widely used in today's cultivation countries!
The founder of "The Book of Evaluation of Merits and Achievements" is the great Confucian scholar Ding Ming. It draws on the righteousness of heaven and earth and applies the principles of humanity and law. Therefore, it can measure merits and punish crimes and evaluate the achievements of the subjects. It is a criterion for the management of government and the evaluation of civil and military officials in the country of cultivation.
"It is said that Duke Dingming of Ding was well versed in Confucian classics. He used the Book of Documents to establish the 'Nine Gifts for Rewarding Merit', adapted the 'Six Principles for Performance Evaluation' from the Book of Rites, and thoroughly understood the 'Book of Filial Piety' to clarify loyalty, chastity, filial piety, and righteousness, enabling the 'Spring and Autumn Annals' to discern personnel. In the process of creating the 'Book of Evaluation and Discussion of Merit', he endured numerous natural disasters, ultimately nearly draining the Jixia Academy's vast cultural heritage, before finally achieving his arduous task."
The statue of the judge on the third floor of the pagoda is also a must.
"The 'Book of Evaluation of Merits and Achievements' is merely a human means. Successfully invoking the gods and using their magical powers can leverage the power of heaven and earth."
"The combination of the two is the cornerstone of the Merit Pagoda's ability to discern merit and sin."
"The true body of the Pagoda of Merit consists of only six components."
"The tower's base is a lotus platform with good leaves, the tower's body is made of formless glass, and the tower's top is a causal Dharani bead. The first layer also contains the red lotus fire, the second layer contains the "Book of Evaluation of Merits and Deeds", and the third layer contains the statue of the Judge of the Underworld."
"The one I have in my hand doesn't have Red Lotus Karma Fire. I use Sin Fire instead. The materials used for the base, body, and top of the tower are only of the Golden Core grade."
"The original statue and the 'Book of Evaluation of Merits and Achievements' must be of a higher level."
This is the art of combining weapons.
Normal magical weapons and instruments all use and refine various precious materials to create a tightly integrated whole. For example, Ning Zhuo couldn't even identify the precious materials used in the Buddha Heart Demon Seal.
The Merit Pagoda is like this, which is to build a basic frame and then fill it with precious materials or treasures.
The tower's base is a lotus platform with good leaves, the tower's body is made of formless colored glaze, and the top is made of karma dharani beads, forming a basic framework. The first layer of red lotus karma fire is a precious material, and the second and third layers can be customized and replaced.
There are both advantages and disadvantages to doing this. The most obvious advantage is that magic weapons and precious materials can be combined to produce new and wonderful uses.
Following Ning Zhuo's instructions, the chef brought the prepared spiritual food into the formation. Sun Lingtong also followed him into the formation.
"These are the souls that Yu Heye and I bought together." Sun Lingtong handed Ning Zhuo many gray pottery jars.
The chef's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he immediately asked if he could give him some to make dark dishes.
Ning Zhuo shook his head: "I have use for all of these."
As he spoke, he took out the Pagoda of Merit and activated this magic weapon in front of the two of them.
It was naturally difficult for him, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, to activate his magic weapon. The Five Elements Qi Law was not known for its storage capacity.
However, Ning Zhuo only chose to detect the souls of the Qi Refining Stage. This was completely like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.
Therefore, it only took a few breaths for the Pagoda of Merit to respond.
But one could see the Pagoda of Merit vibrating and humming, and the Dharani beads on the top of the pagoda flashing in black and white, changing endlessly.
The fire of guilt burned fiercely.
The "Book of Evaluation of Merits and Achievements" on the second floor automatically turned the pages. On the blank pages, blood-stained words grew wildly like a waterfall, revealing one sin after another.
Kicking over a beggar's bowl for fun...
They lied about Linggu's reduced production and withheld money from tenants...
Slaughtering mortal villages to refine the Hundred Souls Banner...
Inducing fellow Taoists to explore ancient tombs and serve as scapegoats...
Stealing the Master's Foundation Establishment Pill and blaming his fellow apprentice...
There are a few lines of golden characters, such as:
Give half a cake to the dying old dog...
Picking up the lost hairpin and returning it to the crying girl...
Finally, the Industrial Pagoda stopped shaking, and the Buddhist beads on top were pitch black. The words on the "Book of Evaluation of Merits and Achievements" were dripping with blood. The halo of the deity gradually dissipated.
Ning Zhuo nodded, confirming that the seller did not deceive him. At least these souls in the Qi Refining Stage were guilty of heinous crimes and their deeds were too numerous to list.
The big-headed boy waved away the old cook, leaving Sun Lingtong behind, and began to use the Burning Boat Soul Crossing Technique.
Although he could draw on soul cloth for sustainable development, he still had to use it with all his strength once to accumulate this valuable experience.
The soul was ignited and let out a shrill wail in the flames.
Ning Zhuo escaped from his soul and threw himself into it. The ignited soul turned into a soul boat, still burning, carrying Ning Zhuo's soul.
After a few breaths, the soul boat dissipated, Ning Zhuo's soul became at least three taels heavier, and successfully returned to his body.
Ning Zhuo opened his eyes and said righteously, "Good! As the saying goes, we must eradicate all evil. These criminals deserve death. If we can eradicate them, we will have made a contribution to the righteousness of the world."
Sun Lingtong looked around, confused. "There's no one here, just the two of us. Why are you saying this?"
"Cough cough." Ning Zhuo coughed twice.
Sun Lingtong rolled his eyes at him. He had watched Ning Zhuo grow up and knew him very well. He urged directly, "Tell me quickly, what did you gain this time?"
Ning Zhuo explained the situation truthfully, leaving Sun Lingtong stunned.
After a while, Sun Lingtong finally reacted and shouted, "Little brother, you are going to fly!"
(End of this chapter)
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