Chapter 219: The Essence of Formation (1)
The bones are the handle and the flesh is the flag.
Like the main flag forged by Luo Xuanyi, the handle in her hand resembled the human leg bones depicted in medical anatomy diagrams, pure white without a trace of dirt. Occasionally, a few flashes of gold flashed through the white bones, and just looking at the handle brought a strange sense of holiness to her heart.
But the flag woven of flesh and blood was undulating and dilapidated, emitting a constant stream of turbid poisonous gas, and the corrupt pus hung down like dark green tassels.
This was the formation flag. Clearly, no unusual phenomena occurred when Luo Xuanyi was refining the main flag, yet when the formation flag appeared, a strange image of a stone appeared out of thin air, as if it were a memory from ancient times?
Moreover, these things had never appeared in the memories of Hao Fei and Lian Qing that Luo Xuanyi had searched using soul-searching techniques.
Rather, after thinking carefully, she really had no memory of Hao Fei and Lian Qing refining the formation flags, as if they had been wiped out of thin air, and even the soul-searching technique could not reveal any clues.
There is only one possibility that could do this - some kind of existence is protecting the Tao from being leaked.
Who could have pulled off such a lavish act? Whose memory was this one introduced into the formation? What did "she" mean by that?
Luo Xuanyi already knew that Tiandao was actually a celestial beast that nurtured the heaven and earth, but during the time she left the old illusion and arrived in Xuanchengzhou, her doubts grew day by day.
Since the Celestial Beasts dominated the Great Dao of the Universe, why did other Celestial Beasts appear? How were Celestial Beasts created and chosen? Why couldn't Celestial Beasts that had already become Celestial Beasts perceive the existence of the smaller worlds within the Universe? She had already made plans to circumvent the punishment of the Heavenly Thunder after transforming the smaller world within her body.
Then there was the Weird Way, this foreign Dao. After Luo Xuanyi embarked on the Weird Way, she never felt suppressed by any Dao, nor did she feel separated from Dao and on par with other Daos. She clearly felt one thing, and that was a sense of suppression.
Are there any distinctions between Daos? Based on the knowledge Luo Xuanyi had acquired, there shouldn't be. All Daos are inherently equal, ultimately leading to the same path, the ultimate truth. While it might seem that there are superior and inferior Daoist practices, in reality, these are simply the merits and demerits of the Dao's carriers themselves.
According to the classics on the study of strange Taoism by the Taoist ancestor of the Yu family that Luo Xuanyi had seen, the Taoism of the foreign world is like a stone thrown into a pond. The foreign stone splashes a layer of ripples, which is the reaction of the water, and when it falls to the bottom of the pond, it is no different from other stones under the pond.
The Taoist ancestor of the Yu family did not practice the strange way in the end. It is unknown whether any of the descendants of the Yu family practiced this way. Without any reference, Luo Xuanyi had no choice but to develop his strength first and suppress the doubts about the origin in his heart.
And now, this strange memory of just entering the formation path added to her doubts. What exactly did "she" refer to when she kept talking about real and fake things?
If we are talking about all things under the rule of the celestial beast, then there is one thing that Luo Xuanyi finds very strange - aren't she and her comrades the same?
Whether something is real or fake can only be judged by something real. Perhaps Luo Xuanyi should have guessed that she had seen the real thing, that is, the Heavenly Dao that is not controlled by the Heavenly Beast?
At least none of the classics Luo Xuanyi had seen recorded any related events. The Zang Yao Sect, descended from two generations of the Demon Sect, could trace its lineage back only ten thousand years. And judging by the information Luo Xuanyi had obtained through soul-searching techniques, the Celestial Beast had long held sway over the Heavenly Dao, at least since the founding of the Dao by the Daoist Founder of the Formation Dao.
These confusions seemed to be very distant things to Luo Xuanyi, but she always remained vigilant in her heart. She had already anticipated that if she took the treacherous path, she would inevitably come into conflict with the way of heaven in the end.
In her eyes, the Heavenly Beast wasn't some ethereal supreme being, but merely an enemy. Her patient search for the truth was a constant attempt to uncover its secrets. As long as there was substance and desire, there were weaknesses.
If we know how the Heavenly Beast replaced the original Heavenly Dao, then can someone also replace it using the same method?
In this unfounded situation, Luo Xuanyi did not allow herself to indulge in excessive fantasies. She suppressed the murderous intent in her heart and became alert for a moment.
Ever since she entered the Path of Formation, her killing intent seemed to be uncontrollable, constantly surging out, regardless of the target. Her killing intent was already particularly strong in the Red Devil Realm, and she had been able to suppress it with reason, but now, it surged in waves.
Could this also be related to my own path of formation?
Luo Xuanyi sensed something, and the main flag instantly landed in her left hand. Two flags rose from her palms, their faces moving in the windless air, echoing each other. An invisible aura intertwined, then dissipated, gently emitting a faint golden glow.
This golden light seemed familiar to Luo Xuanyi for a moment. After thinking about it carefully, he immediately realized: Isn’t this the fragment of Tao Yun?
Compared to the Dao fragments she obtained by killing Qu Qitao and the other two, the fragments of Dao contained in these golden lights were the true fragments of the formation Dao that Luo Xuanyi needed. She couldn't help but stretch out her hand, and as soon as her fingers touched the golden light, surging golden waves immediately enveloped Luo Xuanyi's entire body!
The golden light splashed out in layers of huge waves, as if it were a physical entity that hit the entire Peach Blossom Land! Countless waves of spiritual light slammed into the peach tree, shaking it so much that it bent and broke!
The golden light illuminated everything. The peach petals flying in the air had not yet fallen, and were almost hovering in the air. They were flashed by the waves, and the petals immediately became transparent like glass, flashing and flowing golden ancient characters.
For a moment, the Peach Blossom Land was filled with the sound of waves crashing. The loud noises echoed and rippled, overlapping and rumbling. Luo Xuanyi, who was at the center, remained motionless.
Loud noises and ripples continuously washed over Luo Xuanyi's body. Layer upon layer of intricate characters were engraved on her deathly aura, dissipating and then engraved again, leaving behind a layer of shallow Dao marks.
Luo Xuanyi comprehended the Dao essence contained within the fragments of the Dao formation, feeling baptized by the Dao. To embark on the path of cultivation, her body must also return to the Dao. She forgot the outside world, forgot her own body, and immersed herself in the Dao essence.
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