Chapter 295: Taotie changes, chaos erosion

Chapter 295: Taotie changes, chaos erosion

After refining Taotie into an incarnation, Lu Chengfeng possessed the fourth kind of heaven-reaching transformation, and his own Taoism also rose accordingly.

Taotie is the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao and an immortal being. Although it was once killed by an extremely terrifying being in ancient times, it won't take long for it to reappear in the world.

Its strength rises and falls like the tide and is not constant. The more chaotic the Three Realms are and the more living beings it devours, the stronger it will become.

At its peak, Taotie could swallow the great sage of the demon race, the celestial master of the human race, and the innate gods and demons.

After Lu Chengfeng refined it into an incarnation, the first thing he felt was not the power of Taotie, but the pressure.

What is the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao? Taotie itself is the spiritual manifestation of the Devouring Dao. Unless the Three Realms collapse, it will be immortal.

When Lu Chengfeng refined it, the first thing he felt was the endless torrent of Heavenly Dao. Heavenly Dao is ruthless and selfless. Refining Taotie is equivalent to the unity of heaven and man, which is equivalent to the unity of Dao.

Lu Chengfeng suffered the most terrifying danger of Taoism in history. He was baptized and washed by the torrent of Heaven's Tao all the time, just like a small boat in the surging river, which could be destroyed and people on board could die at any time.

If you are not careful, you will be transformed into a puppet of the Heavenly Dao and become a Heavenly Dao god without any will or thinking.

At this moment, he was wearing a golden robe, with a bright pearl between his eyebrows. Behind him was the phantom of a gluttonous beast that swallowed the sky and the earth. The terrible murderous aura was raging in all directions, devouring the endless essence of heaven and earth.

Luo Suyi looked at him, with a look of worry between her brows.

"Husband, are you okay?"

"Don't worry, it will be fine in the short term." Lu Chengfeng patted Luo Suyi's hand gently in a gentle voice.

Su Hongxiu looked at the two of them being intimate in front of her. For some reason, she felt indescribably awkward. She snorted coldly and said, "Don't be careless. I don't want to be a widow..."

Before I could finish the rest of the sentence, she reacted. Her face was slightly stiff, and she changed the subject abruptly: "It's not so easy to survive the scouring and baptism of the torrent of heaven."

"Since the creation of the world, there have been many immortals and Buddhas who have been able to comprehend their own great path and cultivate to the twelfth level."

“But there are only a handful of people who can create the world and attain the status of Heavenly Lord.”

"This is not because the cultivation of those great masters in the Twelve-Story Tower is not profound enough, but because they don't dare."

At this point, Su Hongxiu's tone was a little heavy, "The so-called Heavenly Venerable is to use one's own great way to conform to the Heavenly Way, become a part of the Heavenly Way, create the world in the chaos, and expand the Three Realms."

"To become a Heavenly Lord, cultivating your Taoism to the twelfth level is only the most basic requirement."

"The second is to cultivate the spiritual realm to the point of immortality."

Lu Chengfeng listened quietly to Su Hongxiu's instructions. Although the woman's tone was not very good, she was actually very worried, so she took the initiative to tell him these secrets.

The path to becoming a Heavenly Venerable is a real secret treasure no matter which powerful force it belongs to. Unless it is the absolute core and has made great achievements, it is impossible to touch it.

However, Su Hongxiu now expressed her understanding of the Lord of Heaven without reservation.

The higher your cultivation strength, the more you will understand the vastness of the way of heaven and the mystery of creation.

Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and treat all things as dogs.

The Way of Heaven is emotionless. It has been operating in accordance with the laws of the Way since the creation of the world.

Whether it is the rising and setting of the sun and the moon, the rotation of the four seasons, or all living things, immortals and Buddhas, all are in the way of heaven.

The reason why immortals are called immortals is because they are closer to heaven.

Therefore, he can borrow the power of heaven and earth and possess supreme strength.

But this is not without cost.

The price is Taoism.

Immortals are closer to the way of heaven, but no matter how powerful an immortal is, he is still a human being. Faced with the vast and mighty way of heaven and earth that spans the past, present and future and creates the three realms, he will inevitably be affected.

After obtaining the Great Dao of Divine Powers, the immortals can use the Dao Embryo to display the power of heaven and earth, but the Dao of heaven and earth will also have a subtle influence on the immortals through the Dao Embryo, making them become more and more cold and ruthless, and finally completely lose all emotions, like a puppet.

In the end, the Tao fetus and the immortal body were completely assimilated by heaven and earth and became part of the great way of heaven and earth.

Although it still maintains its human form, it has lost any will of its own and is merely a puppet that follows the laws of nature.

There is no essential difference between it and the thunder, wind, rain, fire and mountains between heaven and earth.

This kind of Heavenly Dao puppet is the Heavenly Dao god.

It is said that there are gods everywhere. From the creation of the world to the present, countless immortals and Buddhas have been assimilated by the heaven and earth and turned into gods without any emotions or consciousness. This is the calamity of the immortals, the Taoism.

In fact, the danger of Taoism runs through the entire process of spiritual practice.

"The seven levels of spiritual realms include enlightenment, seeing nature, unity, observing the sky, understanding the dark, unity with the underworld, and immortality." As Su Hongxiu spoke, a Dharma image appeared above her head.

It was a winged fire snake with red scales all over its body, as if it was created by heaven. Every line on its body contained a mystery, and ordinary people saw it as if they saw the truth.

Anyone with a little understanding can comprehend various martial arts and secret techniques just by looking at this statue. If one visualizes it, one can sharpen the mind and comprehend the laws of heaven and earth.

The Dharmadhatu is the manifestation of one’s own great way.

“Only those with spiritual insight can understand the great way of the gods, witness the way of heaven, and achieve true immortality.”

“Only those who have achieved spiritual harmony can, within a short period of time, align their own hearts with the heart of Heaven, carry out attacks on behalf of Heaven, and achieve the great power of Dharma.”

Su Hongxiu pointed her jade-white fingers at her own Dharma image, and the winged fire snake immediately wrapped around her fingers, its entire body crystal clear, like a fire snake ring.

"When one reaches the Dharma Realm, all magical powers, magic power, spirit, combat power, and foundation are unified and transformed into the Dharma Realm."

“The Dharma is the manifestation of one’s own great Dao, the foundation of one’s own great Dao, one’s own life, and the destination of one’s soul.”

“Only when one’s mind has cultivated to the state of harmony with the universe can one be qualified to achieve the Dharma. Otherwise, it is simply impossible to achieve the unity of all dharmas.”

"In addition to his own great magical powers, the most powerful means of Dharmadhatu is to be able to merge with the Way of Heaven in a short period of time, to replace the Way of Heaven with his own Way, to borrow the authority of the Way of Heaven, and to burst out with combat power that exceeds his own."

"How long it lasts depends on one's own spiritual state. The deeper your spiritual practice, the longer it can last."

"If one's spiritual cultivation is insufficient and one still attempts to merge heaven and earth by force, one will most likely get lost in the torrent of heaven and become a puppet of heaven."

"There are quite a few people in the Three Realms who have cultivated themselves to the twelfth level of Taoism, such as the Eight-Step Divine Lord, the Nine Provinces Taoist Master, and some very hidden old antiques, including the Ten Kings of Hell in the Netherworld. They are all such beings."

“But there are only three true Heavenly Lords now.”

Su Hongxiu said solemnly: "If you want to become the Supreme Lord, you must first have an immortal soul."

“If you cannot cultivate your own spiritual will to the immortal realm, it is impossible to replace the Way of Heaven with your own Way and merge your own Great Way into a part of the Way of Heaven.”

"The title of Heavenly Venerable is by no means false."

"They are beings whose souls are immortal and indestructible. When their own great ways are in harmony with the Way of Heaven, they stand tall in the torrent of the Way of Heaven and are immortal. They are always blessed with the authority of the Way of Heaven."

“This is the true Supreme Heavenly Lord.”

“Even if the Dharmadhatu of the Twelve-Story Tower can fight against the Heavenly Lord in the Styx for a short period of time, he will be beaten back to his original form after a long time.”

“Not to mention that after the Heavenly Venerable created the world, he was blessed with the power of a world. His magical powers are far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.” As she spoke, she set her eyes on Lu Chengfeng, “I don’t know what kind of magical power you used to refine Taotie into your incarnation.”

"But what you are doing is equivalent to the merging of the Underworld with the Heavenly Dao, and it is a continuous merging of the Underworld with the Heavenly Dao. When you can no longer hold on, that will be the time for you to transform into the Dao."

Hearing this, Luo Suyi tightly grasped Lu Chengfeng's hand, unable to hide her worry, "Then what should I do?"

She no longer cared about being jealous, and took the initiative to call out, "Sister Hongxiu, do you have any way to help my husband?"

Su Hongxiu also shook her head helplessly, "How could I have thought that he actually had such a magical power, and he was so brave."

"Do you really think that no one in history has ever had such an idea? It's not that they can't do it, but that they don't dare to do it."

"The only one who can truly refine the Taotie without being attacked by it is someone who has cultivated his mind to the immortal realm."

“And those whose souls are immortal are capable of attaining the status of Heavenly Lord.”

"Doesn't that mean that my husband..." Luo Suyi bit her lip slightly and couldn't say any more.

Su Hongxiu showed a trace of pity on her face, "Yes, unless he can cultivate his mind to the immortal realm before he can no longer hold on."

"Otherwise, he's dead."

"Husband..." Luo Suyi held his hand tightly. Although he was a powerful Dharma master, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his palms.

Hearing this, Lu Chengfeng hugged Luo Suyi's slender waist, let her snuggle in his arms, and chuckled, "Okay, don't worry, it's not as exaggerated as she said."

"Taotie is the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao, representing the Great Dao of Devouring, not the complete Great Dao of Heaven and Earth."

“I refined it into an incarnation, which only bears the torrent of Devouring Dao, but not the complete torrent of Heavenly Dao.”

"Otherwise, I wouldn't be here talking to you."

Su Hongxiu couldn't help but curl her lips when she heard that. She wanted to say something else, but Lu Chengfeng glared at her imperceptibly, so she could only hold back the words she was about to say.

In fact, things are naturally not as simple as Lu Chengfeng said.

The reason why Taotie, Taowu, Qiongqi and Hun Dun are called the four evil beasts is certainly not because of their ferocity and power.

Rather, these four ferocious beasts represent the end and destruction of the heavenly way.

Devouring, Destruction, Killing, and Chaos, these four avenues are very special. When the Three Realms are gradually heading towards destruction, the power of these four avenues will become more and more terrifying and powerful.

To be precise, devouring, killing, and destruction are the prologue to chaos, and are also the erosion of the way of heaven by the way of chaos.

When the Three Realms were born, there was the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, which represents the natural laws of the operation of all things in heaven and earth and represents order.

However, the Three Realms were born in chaos, and since their birth, they have been constantly eroded by chaos.

The reason why Queen Nuwa, Daozu and Buddha opened up the heavens was to help the three realms prevent the erosion of chaos.

But even the Three Saints can only delay and weaken the erosion of chaos on the three realms, but cannot completely isolate it.

One day, the entire Three Realms will be completely destroyed and become part of chaos again.

Killing, devouring, and destruction are the results of chaos's erosion of the Way of Heaven. Although these three avenues are part of the Way of Heaven, they have been eroded by chaos and represent the destruction of the three realms.

The confrontation between the Way of Heaven and Chaos is like the ebb and flow of the tides. The stronger these three great ways are, the weaker the Way of Heaven is; the weaker these three great ways are, the stronger the Way of Heaven is.

When Lu Chengfeng refined the Taotie incarnation, the most terrifying thing was not having to fight against the torrent of Devouring Avenue, but being contaminated by chaos.

Chaos is an existence that even the Heavenly Master tries to avoid.

It is a fog that only the emperor is qualified to explore.

What's even more dangerous is that as the Three Realms become more and more chaotic and dark, the three great ways of devouring, killing and destruction will also rise accordingly. Even at the end of the Three Realms, these three great ways will be able to connect with the chaos and overwhelm the entire heavenly way.

At that time, Lu Chengfeng will face an erosion more terrifying than the torrent of heaven, even a chaotic erosion.

Given Su Hongxiu's status and position, she was naturally very clear about all of this, so she thought Lu Chengfeng was dead.

The four great ferocious beasts of ancient times are the result of chaos eroding the way of heaven. They are the destructive will that emerged after chaos eroded the way of heaven. They are immortal and indestructible beings, and are ferocious beasts that are destined to destroy the entire three realms.

Even the Heavenly Lord would not want to provoke such an existence.

Even the emperor could only suppress it.

However, Lu Chengfeng took the initiative to refine it into his incarnation. The worst thing was that he also transformed Taotie and refined it into a part of his own great way. This was simply courting his own death.

Unless he is reborn and rebuilds the great road, he will die.

Especially when the day comes when the three realms return to the abyss, he will inevitably be corrupted by chaos and become a chaotic beast that only knows how to kill.

However, Lu Chengfeng was not in a hurry. Although what Su Hongxiu said was true, he was not without confidence and would not seek death.

Firstly, he is now only refining Taotie as his own incarnation, instead of refining all four ferocious beasts.

Secondly, the Three Realms today have not yet fallen into decay and doom, and the Way of Heaven can still suppress and resist the erosion of chaos.

Therefore, the Devouring Avenue at this time was not considered to be overbearing, nor was it as terrifying as the torrent of Heavenly Dao.

At least for the time being, Lu Chengfeng can still barely withstand the erosion of the Taotie Chaos Avenue without losing his sanity.

However, it was just barely bearable.

He had previously devoted himself to the practice of the Great Way of Transformation, but in fact his spiritual practice had only just begun to enter the realm of the Netherworld, and there was still an extremely long and distant distance from the realm of immortality.

There are so many old antiques in the Three Realms who have not cultivated their minds to the point of immortality. Even if their own cultivation has reached the twelfth level, they can only stop before the Heavenly Venerable and cannot create the world.

Not to mention that he was just a cultivator who had just entered the Dharma realm not long ago.

"The Empress was able to use the Primal Chaos to refine her body and hone her own path. She even thought that one day she would be able to cross the Primal Chaos and pursue the other side."

"I am just suffering from the erosion of the Taotie Devouring Avenue now. What does this matter?"

"I am relying on the erosion of the Devouring Avenue to sharpen my mind and will."

“One day, if I can refine all three fierce beasts, Taotie, Qiongqi, and Taowu, and withstand the erosion of the three great ways, I should be qualified to achieve immortality.”

"The three realms are in turmoil, and I don't have much time left."

Lu Chengfeng controls time and can see into the future. He has already seen some future scenes and always has a sense of urgency in his heart.

"First, the Heavenly Lord, and then the four great beasts explored the chaos, pursuing the way of the Great Emperor, and even transcending."

"Chaos needs to be explored sooner or later."

The glutton behind him was arrogant, swallowing up everything, even the sun, moon, stars and light. (End of this chapter)