Chapter 285: Tongtian's infinite changes, the great power of the road is better than the suprem
The sea area where the Qingming Palace is located is in the northwest of Shenzhou. It was originally the location of the Tianmo Continent. Later, the Tianmo Continent collapsed, the underground fire erupted, and the sea water poured back, causing red clouds to rise above this sea area all year round.
Now, more than a hundred years have passed since the collapse of the Divine Palace. Many immortals and gods call this place the Red Sea. There is no living creature here and the environment is harsh. It is only in recent years that the gods have searched the sky and the earth, and this place has gained some popularity.
Lu Chengfeng killed dozens of gods with the Luotian Umbrella, and then used his Tongtian Transformation to isolate the cause and effect of time and space, move the earth, and completely seal the Qingming Palace in the land tens of thousands of feet under the sea.
Almost at the same time when he finished all this, an extremely terrifying will instantly descended from the sky, revealing a god with a tiger head, a snake body, two wings on his back, and eight arms.
The moment he descended, the entire Red Sea was shaking, as if an infinite force was about to overturn the entire sea. An incomparably terrifying will swept across the sky and the earth, revealing an incomparably ferocious rage.
"Who is it? You dare to kill the gods under my command, you are seeking death!"
This person was none other than the innate God King Gu He. When the God King was angry, the sky and the earth changed color. Many volcanoes that had originally subsided under the sea suddenly erupted, the seabed cracked, magma rushed out, water and fire collided, and an extremely terrifying wave of destruction erupted.
The entire sea was covered with huge waves. Under the gushing of fiery magma, even the waves turned red. Endless red water vapor rose up, completely submerging the entire world.
All the gods originally sent out by the God King Gu He turned into streams of light and gathered behind the God King. Facing the God King's wrath, even these subordinates were trembling with fear and crawling on the ground, fearing that the God King's wrath would burn on them.
In a moment, the sky and the earth changed color, the earth collapsed, and the rivers and seas turned upside down.
The power of the innate gods and demons is so great.
"Come out!"
The Ancient River God King did not descend in his true form, but only a wisp of his divine consciousness appeared, yet he possessed such vast divine power. His voice resounded in all directions, filled with anger and murderous intent.
"Do you think you can still hide from me?"
"If you don't come out, I will use my magical powers to split the sea and the earth and catch you, the rat in the gutter."
However, everything in heaven and on earth remained peaceful, with no living creatures appearing.
In Qingming Palace, Lu Chengfeng naturally noticed the movement outside, but he remained unhurried.
The Ancient River God King is an innate god-demon, and was originally the Lord of the Heavenly God Division, one of the eight divisions of the Divine Court. He was even able to fight against the two gods, Sky Patrol and Earth Mother, on his own, and was by no means comparable to ordinary gods.
He has just achieved the Dao, and his Taoism is improving every day. There is no need for him to compete with this person. The longer the time goes, the more profound his Taoism will become.
A bright pearl between his eyebrows emitted light, shot straight up into the sky, and evolved into a three-story building.
Looking closely, the peacock on the first floor is constantly deducing the changes of the Five Elements. The way of generation and restraint of the Five Elements is also the way of change.
Use the magic of the five elements to deduce the way of change.
The mysterious changes deduced from the five elements turned into runes, which were interwoven together like bricks and stones, and piled up into a building.
The cultivation of Peacock Transformation is only the beginning. One needs to constantly deduce and perfect the path of transformation using the changes of the Five Elements, so that this tower becomes more and more stable and solid.
Even if one is at the same level, there can be huge differences in their cultivation. Whether it is stable, solid, and exquisite will affect the subsequent practice.
If the foundation is not solid, it is very likely that even after building three or five floors, it will be difficult to continue and you will not be able to climb any higher.
Lu Chengfeng absorbed countless gifts and naturally understood this principle. So even though he had cultivated three kinds of heavenly transformations, he did not slack off at all and continued to practice hard all the time.
Especially the evolution of the clear and turbid heaven and earth in the pearl, every time he would continue to polish the three kinds of heavenly changes, making them more refined and the way of change more and more perfect.
At this time, Lu Chengfeng had a bright pearl between his eyebrows that represented the birth and death of heaven and earth, and three layers of fairy light on his head. In the fairy light, the peacock derived the five elements, the white ape refined yin and yang, and Luo Tian mixed the void.
The changes of the five elements, the transformation of yin and yang, and the flow of the void are all ways of change.
Everything in the world is moving and changing all the time. All stillness is relative, only change is eternal.
Lu Chengfeng used the changes of various great ways to verify his own way of change. The speed of his progress in Taoism even exceeded his original imagination.
Although the three-story tower is just being built, the peacock, the white ape, and the god Luo Tian are constantly deducing the way of change, making the foundation of the three-story tower more and more solid and stable.
Especially the evolution of the clear and turbid heaven and earth in the pearl. Each birth and death lasts for 129,600 years. Although it is extremely illusory and cannot be compared with the real world, it still possesses great fortune, allowing the three kinds of heavenly changes to continue to improve.
I saw that the three-story tower was interwoven with various runes, including the principles of yin and yang, the five elements, and the void, which together evolved the way of change, thus generating fairy light above the tower and going deep into the sky.
If it weren't for the Qingming Palace blocking the anomaly, the kind of momentum displayed by Lu Chengfeng alone would have been enough to shock people ten thousand miles away.
In addition to having cultivated the three kinds of profound transformations, Lu Chengfeng selected two of the most promising forms of the Great Dao from among the many gifts as the transformations he would focus on practicing next.
They are Golden Cicada Transformation and Sky Spider Transformation respectively.
The Golden Cicada Transformation is the great Dharma form comprehended by a six-winged golden cicada, an alien species in heaven and earth. Its foundation is the Dao of Time. Its three pairs of wings are like heavenly swords that can cut through a person's years and swallow the lifespan of living beings. It is extremely ferocious.
This alien creature from heaven and earth once caused a monstrous disaster in the ancient times. Countless lives were killed by his six-winged sky sword, and he even took away people's lifespans with his magical powers.
In the end, the golden cicada fell into the hands of Zizai Tianmo. Of course, Zizai Tianmo had not yet revived at that time. At that time, he was the Three-World Wisdom King enlightened by the Buddha.
At that time, the Three-era Ming King took action and used the Buddha's Golden Lotus to suppress time and space. He used his Vajra to attack the Six-winged Golden Cicada's Dharma body 38,000 times before he broke it. You must know that the Three-era Ming King is a Heavenly Venerable.
Although Lu Chengfeng also comprehended the principles of time, his use of time was far inferior to that of the six-winged golden cicada, and his means of using time to kill were even worse.
It's a pity that the great Dao that this six-winged golden cicada has comprehended based on time is only at the first level. The reason why it can have such terrible killing power is that it relies on the strong body possessed by the natural alien species, and the extreme speed brought by the six wings.
Coupled with the magic of time, his speed is unparalleled. If the Three Bright Kings had not intervened, the Dharmakaya Master would have found it difficult to trap him.
Not to mention the great magical power of the Spring and Autumn Sword that it had comprehended, which could cut through time and end life and death with one blow. Even if one is immortal, his lifespan and vitality will be taken away, which is extremely terrifying.
With its unparalleled speed and the Spring and Autumn Sword, the Six-Winged Golden Cicada, who had reached the first level of Taoism, was able to cause a massive massacre in the ancient times, and more than tens of millions of lives had died under its sword.
In the realm of great Dharmakāya, the means of killing and the level of Taoism are sometimes not very related. Some Dharmakāya are not suitable for fighting. Even if one's level of Taoism is very high, one will die if he encounters those killers.
At this level, it is possible that a powerful person from the fifth floor could be killed by a powerful person from the first floor, or even attacked by a true master.
The twelve-story building represents one’s understanding of the great Dao, and represents one’s getting closer and closer to the Way of Heaven.
But the great way and killing are not absolute.
Although as one’s cultivation becomes more advanced, one’s innate magical powers will also increase accordingly, but they still do not have an absolute advantage over cultivators of lower levels.
Victory or defeat, life or death, who is superior or inferior, can only be known after a fight.
Among the powerful Dharmadhatu, the weakest is not as strong as the True Lord, while the strongest is comparable to the Heavenly Lord. The gap between them is huge.
Especially after Lu Chengfeng absorbed countless gifts, he found that the Dharma-Appearance Powers in this world were generally much weaker than those in ancient times. It stands to reason that the magical powers and the cultivation of the Dao have become more sophisticated and perfect than those in ancient times after countless years of deduction, but the Dao in today's world is incomplete and time has no trace. No matter how talented one is, one cannot comprehend the law of time. This has led to the fact that there is no trace of time in the magical powers of almost all the Dharma-Appearance Powers.
In ancient times, many immortals, Buddhas, demons and monsters who had cultivated to a high level of Taoism would more or less be involved in time.
This is the gap between the two, which is almost unbridgeable.
Lu Chengfeng continued to deduce in the clear and turbid world, but he was unable to break through the Golden Cicada Spring and Autumn Dao. After more than a hundred years of continuous evolution, he could only barely step into the second level.
The other transformation he chose, the Sky Spider Transformation, was not a transformation of the demon race. It was created by a female fairy from the human race more than 50,000 years ago. This fairy used the law of cause and effect as her foundation to comprehend the Sky Spider Transformation.
She uses cause and effect as threads, weaving them into a web that can predict good and bad fortune. The cicadas can sense autumn wind before it blows, and the slightest disturbance will be immediately detected by the web of cause and effect.
This female fairy was very famous in the entire Three Realms at that time. She was humble, kind, and generous. She often gave opportunities to young people. She was known as the Fairy Wanmiao. She had friends all over heaven and earth, and countless people were willing to make friends with her.
Little did she know that this was exactly her practice. The more causes and effects she formed with others, the more intricate and complex the web of cause and effect she wove, making her Dharma appearance and supernatural powers even more miraculous.
Fairy Wan Miao called the great truth that she had comprehended the Heavenly Spider, but her Dharma form was not a spider. She only used it to metaphorically represent her own web of cause and effect.
She practiced cultivation throughout her life and died of old age. Although she did not achieve breakthrough to the level of Heavenly Venerate, countless immortals and gods shed tears after her death. In terms of popularity and respect, she was more popular and respected than the empress at that time.
It was only after Lu Chengfeng digested the memory of this female fairy that he realized that her Dharma image was actually a celestial garment woven with the threads of cause and effect. Wearing the celestial garment, one could understand cause and effect, know good and bad fortune, and cut off the secrets of heaven.
Even with Lu Chengfeng's knowledge, he couldn't help but be amazed when he saw the mystery of this great way.
"The Way of the Sky Spider and the Heavenly Robe of Cause and Effect are truly marvelous beyond words. Fairy Wan Miao is indeed worthy of her reputation."
Although the great magical powers comprehended by Fairy Wan Miao were profound, she had only deduced to the fifth level until her death.
This road is very difficult and has deep flaws. The more causes and effects there are, and the heavier the causes and effects are, the further away one is from the Way of Heaven.
The higher the level of Fairy Wan Miao's cultivation, the more difficult the Way of the Sky Spider will be, and the more difficult it will be to practice it.
When she reached the later stage of her practice, she realized that the path she was taking was a dead end.
Even if she had endless opportunities, tremendous fortune, and supreme talent, in the end she could only barely cultivate to the twelfth level. Even though the way of heaven was right before her eyes, she could not touch it.
The end of the Sky Spider Path is the Twelve-Story Tower. After practicing to the Twelve-Story Tower, the Heavenly Robe of Cause and Effect will completely wrap her up like a silkworm cocoon. The perfect path and seamless Heavenly Robe will completely isolate her from the Heavenly Path.
Even if one cultivates to the twelfth floor and the Way of Heaven is within reach, one can't help being locked by a seamless celestial robe. If one wants to take the last step, replace the Way of Heaven with one's own Way and create the world, it will be like a mirage, and there is no possibility at all.
And if she were to forcibly break the Seamless Heavenly Clothes, it would be equivalent to destroying her own avenue, the twelve floors would collapse, and she would fall from the Heavenly Dao, and it would be impossible for her to create the world.
So this is a real dead end. The higher the level of practice, the harder it is to make progress, and the further away you will be from the Heavenly Way.
Although theoretically one could cultivate to the twelfth floor, in reality, with Fairy Wan Miao's talent, after 30,000 years, she could only barely cultivate to the fifth floor and could not make any further progress.
The interweaving of cause and effect severed her connection with the Way of Heaven. When she was trying to comprehend the Way of Heaven, it was as if someone had blindfolded her. The difficulty of her practice was hundreds or thousands of times more difficult than when she was on the first floor.
When she died, her black hair turned white, and her whole body was wrapped in endless silk threads, like a silkworm chrysalis. She only left behind one sentence, "The great way is hard to follow, the great way is hard to follow... What a pity, what a pity, what a pity!"
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In fact, this situation of Fairy Wan Miao is the norm.
The path that most people have realized is simply not capable of leading directly to the Heavenly Dao. When Duo Fa Xiang Da Lang reaches the end of his own path, there are only three or five floors left.
Those who can reach the seventh floor and above are often True Lords who have been promoted through the use of high-quality fighting techniques.
Almost all those who can reach the ninth floor and above are promoted to the highest level of fighting skills.
Only those who can complete the twelve-story practice and see the Way of Heaven are qualified to become first-rank gods and discuss the Way with the Heavenly Lord.
Without seeing the sky, how can you know the great way of heaven and earth?
Without seeing the heaven, how can you dare to compare with the Lord of Heaven?
The Heavenly Venerable combined his own way with the Way of Heaven and created the world from chaos, which is equivalent to the incarnation of the Way of Heaven.
How can we know the sacredness of such an existence without the Twelve-Storied Tower? !
The Divine Lord is just the threshold to seeing the Heavenly Lord.
It was only after Lu Chengfeng had digested countless gifts that he understood that the so-called Divine Lord referred to the great power with the perfect Dharma image of the twelve-story building.
Therefore, only after he had mastered the three heavenly transformations could he practice Taoism in peace in the Qingming Palace.
Even if there were many gods in the outside world searching the sky and the earth, even if the Ancient River God King was coming with great force, even if his way of transformation had only built three floors.
But he has three kinds of transformations to protect himself. Even if he faces a twelve-story god, he has enough strength and confidence to compete with him.
Tongtian's changes are infinite and wonderful, and the supernatural power of the Great Dao is better than that of the Supreme.
Lu Chengfeng sat quietly in the Qingming Palace, with a bright pearl hanging high and three-story towers rising. The clear and turbid heaven and earth evolved into 129,600 gods and demons.
Among them, the image of Guanyin suppresses the heaven and earth, while the peacock, white ape and Luotian gods dominate one side.
Lu Chengfeng sometimes transforms into a golden cicada, and sometimes weaves a celestial robe of cause and effect. Between the birth and death of heaven and earth, he comprehends the wonders of the changes of time and cause and effect, and his Taoism gradually becomes more profound.
Seeing that no one answered, the Ancient River God King in the outside world finally became completely angry. He vibrated his wings behind him and roared, "Get up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the water in this sea area rushed up into the sky, like a mighty waterfall, flowing back from the ground to the sky.
The scene was extremely terrifying, with endless sea water rushing into the sky and the sea level dropping rapidly.
All the gods and Buddhas in heaven and on earth were alarmed and all their eyes were focused here.
"Who provoked this killing god again?"
"Even Xun Tian and Dragon Mother are unwilling to provoke Gu He, who is so bold?"
"This is really going to be a good show!"
(End of this chapter)