Chapter 170: Lixue

Chapter 170: Lixue

Chapter 170: Lixue (asking for monthly tickets, there will be activities at the beginning of the month)
It turns out that Blood God Son is the younger brother of Changmei Zhenren and the uncle of the current Emei Sect leader!
This is really unexpected!
"Dear teachers, I have a question."

When several Taoist masters were looking worried, Cheng Xinzhan broke the dull atmosphere and said something.

"Xinzhan, please speak."

Taoist Neng Yue replied with a pleasant expression.

"What exactly does this Changmei Zhenren mean? He suppressed the Blood Godson Deng Yin but didn't kill him. It's understandable that he said that his junior brother couldn't bear to do it, but why did he suppress the demon corpse Gu Chen but didn't kill him?
“In addition, I have traveled in Southern Xinjiang before, and my friend from Miaojiang mentioned one thing to me during our casual chat. Previously in Southern Xinjiang, there was a Five Poison Heavenly King in the Southern Demon Cult. He had five poisonous insects in his body and was extremely powerful, on par with the Five Ghost Heavenly Kings of the Northern Cult. This demon was captured alive by the Long-browed Immortal and suppressed in a cave.

"When I was traveling in the northern border, I heard from my friends in the Tianshan Sword Sect that there was also a great demon in the northern border who was suppressed under the snow-capped mountains by the Changmei Zhenren. He was called the "Snow Demon" and was also known as the Seven-Fingered Demon.

“When I arrived overseas, I heard that there was a Nine-Fierce Demon Lord in the overseas demon sect. He was a nine-eyed insect that had transformed into a demon and was also suppressed by Changmei Zhenren at the bottom of the sea.

"So I want to ask, what exactly does this Changmei Zhenren want to do? Is this long-renowned swordsman really that powerful? He can suppress these famous demons, but why doesn't he kill them?"

Cheng Xinzhan was very puzzled.

Several high-ranking Taoists listened with strange looks in their eyes. Before ascending to heaven, Changmei Zhenren was a world-famous swordsman. His attacking skills and murderous nature surpassed his peers. He had no rivals and killed countless demons in his life, which made Emei famous. But now, after hearing what Xinzhan said, it seemed that there were some problems. Indeed, if he had the ability, why did he suppress instead of killing? Wouldn't it bring disaster to future generations?

"Ha ha

At this time, Taoist Neng Yue sneered, then looked at Cheng Xinzhan and said,
"My dear friend, you are very careful and can notice these things. Let me add more to you. In recent years, we have secretly investigated Emei Mountain and found that there are more demons suppressed by Changmei Zhenren than these!

"Previously in Southern Xinjiang, in addition to the Green Robe Ancestor of Southern Wilderness and the Red Haired Ancestor of Miao Xinjiang, there was also a different kind of dragon called "Han Hu". It lived for thousands of years and was a brutal demon by nature. Its magic power was even greater than that of Green Robe. In the end, it was suppressed by Long Eyebrow.

“In addition, in the Far West Snow Region, five hundred years ago, there was an evil monk who specialized in eating people’s hearts. His name was Piercing Monk, and he was also suppressed by Changmei Zhenren.

"More recently, Qi Shuming imitated his master and did a lot of similar things. The previous Beiyin Palace Master of the Ice and Snow Palace and the wife of the leader of the Red Heart Sect were also four-level demons, and they were also suppressed by him but not killed. If we count further, there are many more examples. This is the practice of the Emei Sect!"

Cheng Xinzhan was puzzled, "What does the Emei Sect Leader want?"

Taoist Neng Yue replied, "In my opinion, they are raising demons for their own use!"

"Raising demons for personal use?"

"Yes, Emei calls itself a swordsman, and its teachings are to walk the earth with a sword to slay demons, accumulate merits by slaying demons, and achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven after completing the merits.

"So the successive Emei sect leaders were like ginseng collectors, who would find the demons in advance, imprison them, and mark them, so that it would be difficult for others to attack them. When the next few generations of Emei disciples came down the mountain, they would use the secret methods passed down by Emei to break the demon-suppressing prohibitions. At that time, the demons were weak, and the younger generation would take the opportunity to show off their power, kill the demons, take treasures, and become famous. It was like killing three birds with one stone.

"I have checked and found that all the so-called Emei Tianjiao in the past dynasties came this way."

Cheng Xinzhan was stunned.

Dong Shouren slammed the table and said, "You really treat the dispute between good and evil as a child's play!"

Taoist Neng Yue continued,
"Emei made all kinds of calculations, but missed the variable of Blood God Son. They have cultivated unprecedented magic skills, not only breaking Changmei's restrictions, but also entering the fairyland. Not only did Emei suffer the consequences, but we will also have to clean up the mess.

"After Blood God Son broke the seal, he released the Five Mirror Demon Corpses, and also subdued the Beautiful Corpse Cui Ying and the Red Corpse Wu Lao. These two have also been four-level great demons for many years, but they have always been timid and cautious, not daring to show off. This time he and Gu Chen publicly established a sect, there must be someone backing them up. And that day when Cui Ying and Wu Lao came to meet Gu Chen, I heard her say the word 'Blood Lord' with my own ears, so it must be Blood God Son without a doubt."

"The Three Corpses founded a religion. We besieged the Three Corpses Island, and then the Sea Dragon King came. The owner of Zhentao Tower got drunk when he married his daughter that day. Could it be a coincidence? Green Robe and Red Hair fought for so many years, and Red Hair suddenly died. His body was turned into a corpse puppet by Wu Lao. Green Robe went into the river and into the sea, and turned into a real dragon, hiding it from everyone. Is this a coincidence?"

He sighed, "This is all planned and coordinated by the Blood God."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xinzhan also added, "After the Three Corpses founded the sect that day, I went to travel on the sea and happened to encounter a gathering of demonic forces on the sea. However, the ones who came were all fourth-level demon kings. The Dragon King and the Mirage Mother, both fifth-level demon kings, were absent. Perhaps they came to land at the invitation of the Blood God Son."

"The Demon Cult is making frequent moves. The northern and southern sects are communicating with each other, and the domestic and foreign forces are connected. The forces of our righteous path are only a stone's throw away, but it seems as if there is a chasm between us. All we can see is one sect, one school, one mountain, and one place!"

Master Chengchu's words sounded very dissatisfied.

Dong Shouren said,
"The Demonic Path has a figure that has not been seen in a thousand years. This is the Great Demon of the Fairyland. None of us know the blood skills he practices, but he is from the Righteous Path and knows our details very well. He was suppressed by Changmei many times and holds a grudge, so he can become the leader of the Demonic Path. But in our Righteous Path, we can't find such a person."

After listening to this, Master Chengchu thought about it and sighed. Then she looked at Cheng Xinzhan and said to Dong Shouren,

"There is no one in our generation who can dominate his peers, but there may be one in his generation."

Dong Shouren looked at Cheng Xinzhan and smiled, "I hope so."

"Right now, our main concern is that Blood God will continue to release the demons suppressed by successive generations of Emei masters. Before he became a demon, he was one of the most powerful figures in Emei, so it is normal for him to know the places where the demons are suppressed. If demons of the fourth and fifth realms appear in large numbers, or even someone like Green Robe who was promoted from the fourth to the fifth realm under the planning of Blood God, then things will really change."

Master Neng Yue returned to the main topic.

"What do you want to do, fellow Taoist?"

Dong Shouren asked.

“We have a lot of ideas, and we’ve already started working on a lot of them.

"First, negotiate with Emei, ask them to tell us the exact location where the demons are imprisoned, and kill them one by one. We tried this before, but it didn't work. They almost killed the person we sent to deliver the message.

"Secondly, we, the Eastern Daoists, must unite to put pressure on the demonic forces and interfere with the Blood God's sight. Of course, this has not been accomplished yet. Now that you are here, perhaps things will be better. In addition, if all the Eastern Daoists can unite and then go to Emei to negotiate, perhaps it will be more effective than our one-man talk.

"Third, arrange for the disciples to go out for a walk. Now is not the time for quiet cultivation. We need to know what the demons are doing in places that we didn't care about before. Maybe we can stumble upon a conspiracy. Don't wait until the demons are at the door before you wake up. Let's not talk about other places. Our Jinling has been peaceful for too long. For so long that a blood demon and a corpse demon hid in the lungs of the earth to refine weapons and no one found them. Xinzhan did a good job in this regard. He was able to find out that the demons suppressed by the Long-browed Ancestor were already distributed in the north, south, inside and outside the sea. He was also able to find out that the two overseas demons were not at sea. How could we know that after being in the mountains for so long?

“Fourth, we need to find the origin of Blood God Son’s magic and how to crack it.

"Fifth, we need to find a way to break the Sanshi Island mountain protection formation. The formation flags are made from the Xuanhuang Qi from our Juqu Mountain. This is our responsibility.

"Sixth, beware of the collaboration between the Three Corpse Islands and the overseas demonic cults, which are causing chaos along the coast..."

"Seventh, after the Green Robe Patriarch transformed into a dragon, he has begun to take over the South China Sea. We must be vigilant against the East China Sea and the South China Sea becoming one. We must be vigilant against the South Wasteland becoming a crossing for overseas demon cults. We must also be vigilant against the expansion of the South China Sea demon forces and the invasion of Bamin and Yuyang..."

"eighth……"

Taoist Neng Yue spoke a lot, and Dong Shouren and Huo Jingyan listened carefully. When Neng Yue finished speaking, Dong Shouren stood up, bowed, and said with a guilty look on his face,

"I am really ashamed! I really didn't know that your sect had made so many preparations in the past few years, while we were still wasting time in a daze. Master Chengchu, Fellow Daoist Nengyue, I have benefited a lot from listening to your words today. When we return to the sect, we will report to the headmaster in detail and call on the Yuzhang Dao sect to fully cooperate with your sect in preventing and killing demons."

Chengchu Zhenren and Nengyue Taoist also stood up to return the greeting.
"Your teaching is very righteous, and we are grateful to you!"

The two sides said goodbye, Dong Shouren and Huo Jingyan said goodbye, but left Cheng Xinzhan behind and told him to practice in Juqu Mountain until he was ready to form the golden elixir, and then return to the sect.

However, Zhenren Chengchu said that Cheng Xinzhan should stay in Cuntian Temple and she would teach him the Dharma personally.

In this way, Dong Shouren and Huo Jingyan were naturally relieved, and even a little overjoyed, and left with satisfaction.

————The fourth year, the beginning of spring.

Juqu Mountain, thoughts have no boundaries.

The cliff is covered with snow.

Today is the day when the Four Seasons Dharma Assembly of Juqu Mountain is held. The Four Seasons Dharma Assembly is the most famous sermon meeting in Juqu Mountain. It is held once a quarter, on the four days of the Beginning of Spring, Beginning of Summer, Beginning of Autumn and Beginning of Winter. The main audience is disciples below the third realm. Of course, sometimes when the preacher’s preaching level is very high, there will also be people in the third realm or above who come to listen.

Every time a Dharma Assembly is held, the seats here are always full. Sometimes, people who want to attend the lecture have to grab a seat several days in advance. If they arrive late, they can only ride a cloud to the outside of the cliff to listen to the lecture.

Those who can give lectures at the Four Seasons Dharma Assembly are at least geniuses of the younger generation, and there are even supreme elders and masters who come to preach.

This sermon seemed particularly different. The Siwu Cliff was like a chessboard, with 361 stone seats neatly arranged horizontally and vertically like chess pieces. Now, the stone seats were already full of people, and the outside of the chessboard was also full of people. Outside the cliff, there were many people standing on cloud chariots waiting quietly, with snow all over their bodies.

At noon, the bright winter sun shines brightly on the white snow crystals.

A man stepped into the air and landed in front of Si Wuya. The way he stood facing the crowd indicated that he was the preacher today.

Many of the listeners naturally recognized this extremely young-looking man, because it was indeed very rare for the same person to preach at the Cliff of Repentance for three consecutive quarters, not to mention that this person was not from Juqu Mountain.

"Master Cheng."

Everyone saluted, and the snow on their bodies fell down, forming a cloud of snow mist.

Cheng Xinzhan returned the greeting and without further ado, he began his sermon today.

"Let's continue with the main points of meditation. Last time I talked about point 24, and now I'm going to start with point 25.

"The 25th point, "jade pendants and gold beads", you should know the literal meaning. It means that when you concentrate on inner meditation, you should pay attention to clicking your teeth and swallowing saliva. Clicking your teeth is to form a rhythm like a mantra for vocalization, and swallowing saliva is to eat air to maintain the inner scene, spirit, form and substance. This means "sound becomes jade pendants, and qi becomes gold beads". It ensures that you have the feeling of "sweet springs in the mouth and warmth on the top of the head" when you concentrate on meditation.

The rhythm, strength, frequency of teeth tapping, the amount of saliva swallowed, and the intervals vary from person to person. For example...

"Okay, everyone should have understood. Now let's talk about the 26th point, 'returning wind and mixing'. This is even simpler and clearer. It's about breathing, the communication and transformation of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth with the inner divine qi. The key is the word 'return' and the word 'mixing'... When you inhale, it sinks from the Ren channel, and when you exhale, it rises from the Du channel...

"The thirty-sixth point, 'Jade Purity Golden Box', is just as the saying goes: The golden box is opened, purple smoke arises, and the form follows the talisman and transforms into Jade Purity. This is talking about the method of using external talismans to condense the inner spirit and stimulate the inner spirit's autonomous divinity to further free the practitioner from the labor of breathing and body. There are two meanings in this. One is that one must refine qi into talismans to offer to the inner spirit, and the second is that the inner spirit forms talismans on its own and refines the inner qi. Specifically... that's about it."

Cheng Xinzhan spoke from sunrise to sunset. Although it was the beginning of spring, the snow was still falling in Jinling. The audience on Siwu Cliff did not move, so their bodies were covered with snow again.

These people had different expressions, some were intoxicated, as if drinking sweet spring water, some were scratching their ears and cheeks, not understanding what was going on, and some had frowned, thinking hard.

But when these people heard Cheng Xinzhan stop abruptly, they woke up from their indulgence and another gust of snow and fog rose up.

"Thank you, Master Cheng."

From the indifference at the first point "Tao follows nature", to the shock of the mind at the twelfth point "Unity of body and spirit", to the infatuation at the twenty-fourth point "Seemingly thinking but not thinking", to the current thirty-sixth point "Jade Purity Golden Box", everyone has been convinced and as if they were seeing a god.

"Master Cheng, will you still give the lecture at the next Dharma Assembly? Are you going to talk about the 48th point?"

Someone asked.

Everyone looked at him eagerly.

Cheng Xinzhan smiled and said, "I didn't expect that there would be so many forty-eight points. I won't be the one attending the next Dharma Assembly."

"It doesn't need to be that much, it doesn't need to be that much. As long as it's what Master Cheng says, no matter how much, no matter how deep or shallow, we are willing to listen!"

The man hurried back.

"Yes, yes!"

Thousands of people echoed in agreement, the empty valley echoed, and the snow started to fall like startled birds.

"Thanks to the Immortal for letting me listen to his lectures at Juqu Mountain for three years, I have benefited a lot. Discussing the Dao with fellow Taoists has also allowed me to learn a lot. However, my meridians are now smooth and my acupoints are open. It is time to tame dragons and tigers, so I have to return to the sect for retreat and cannot discuss the Dao with you."

Cheng Xinzhan explained.

"This! Master Cheng is leaving the mountain?!"

Everyone was excited, but no one could say no. This Master Cheng was not from Juqu Mountain! Returning to the clan to form the elixir was a great joyous event. How could they ask him to stay?

"You don't have to worry. The headmaster has already made an agreement with Sanqing Mountain that when Xinzhan reaches the stage of Dan formation, he will officially serve as the elder who teaches scriptures in our Juqu Mountain. After that, he will come back."

As the listeners were jumping up and down, a kind voice was heard, and when they looked, they saw that it was the deputy leader Neng Yuexuan.

"I've met the leader."

Everyone bowed and greeted each other, and Cheng Xinzhan called out "Master Shan".

Shan Nengyue came to Cheng Xinzhan and said with a smile,
"It's been three years in the blink of an eye. I hope you'll improve faster every day, but I don't want you to improve too fast. But no matter what I think, this day has finally come."

Cheng Xinzhan returned,
"Master Shan, the Haoran League has been established for more than half a year. I see so many fellows falling in love with me every day. I am already extremely anxious. If I don't form a pill and serve the league, the fire in my heart will rise to the purple palace."

Shan Nengyue smiled and said, "As the saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. The most important thing about forming a pill is the temperature and time. You can't be impatient at this critical moment."

"Disciple, don't worry."

"Well, you have always been sensible. Then go back to the sect. The headmaster and I are waiting for your good news."

Cheng Xinzhan nodded, bowed in the direction of Shan Nengyue and Cuntian Temple, said goodbye to the fellow Taoists who were listening to the lecture, and flew away.

"Let's see Master Cheng off!"

Someone shouted.

"Let's go together!"

Everyone agreed.

Then thousands of people rode the divine light and soared up from Mount Juqu to follow the bright light above them.

(End of this chapter)