Chapter 297: The Heavenly Demon Opens the Great Way, the Golden Elixir is the Righteous Law

Chapter 297: The Heavenly Demon Opens the Great Way, the Golden Elixir is the Righteous Law

Chapter 297: The Heavenly Demon Opens the Great Way, the Golden Elixir is the Righteous Law (1st update)
In the northern land, Prince Yu is throwing himself into a crazy wave of reform.

His figure was busy shuttling between various government offices and mansions, and political decrees were issued from his hands like snowflakes, trying to reshape the situation in the north with thundering means.

The issuance of each order was accompanied by the shaking and game of various forces. The entire north seemed like a huge chess game, in which Prince Yu tried his best to lay out his plans and control the overall situation.

Even when Prince Yu's new army was training, with the secret help of Grand Tutor Murong and the Living Buddha of Snow Region, the murderous aura of 3,000 soldiers actually condensed into the Greedy Wolf constellation in the night sky.

This undoubtedly gave Prince Yu great confidence.

Meanwhile in the south, Xu Qing was at ease, devoting himself wholeheartedly to the compilation of Taoist and martial arts classics.

He was surrounded by ancient and rare books, and the scent of ink filled the air. He no longer needed to worry too much about the progress of the reform in the south. Because the obvious obstacles that once stood in the way of the reform had long been cleared away one by one by his extraordinary wisdom and thunderbolt methods. Now, he only needed to hand over the subsequent specific matters to his capable subordinates.

In Xu Qing's heart, great governance of the world has extraordinary and far-reaching significance.

On the one hand, this helps his practice of the Heavenly Demon. All the various forms of sentient beings and all the phenomena in the world are like nutrients, nourishing his path of practice.

On the other hand, this is adding bricks and tiles to the mortal world foundation of the Immortal Dynasty.

Human beings are an extremely intelligent race. As the population increases and life becomes more affluent, it will naturally spark countless sparks of wisdom that will collide violently on this land.

And these results produced by the collision of wisdom will eventually become valuable aids on Xu Qing's path of cultivation, and will be used by him continuously.

Even for Xu Qing, the wisdom from the human race is far more useful than any spiritual fruit or elixir.

This is because the practice of the devil itself is based on sentient beings.

He uses himself as a mirror, reflecting all living beings. If he does not get lost, the living beings in the mirror will become real sooner or later.

At that time, to all the beings in the mirror, it would make no difference whether he was a demon or an ancestor of Taoism.

It can even project all beings in the mirror into reality and allow them to intersect with each other.

But this is a very distant thing.

The current Xu Qing can’t even get close to the surface.

Xu Qing was well aware of the vastness of the universe. Compared with the vast starry sky, the world in front of him was not even a speck of dust.

Not to mention him, even the Black Mountain Old Demon and other senior geniuses like Chongyang Zhenren are nothing compared to the universe, just dust.

In short, the broader Xu Qing's mind was, the less he felt that the Black Mountain Demon was worth fearing.

He wants to have...the universe in his heart!
“Master Xu, this passage of yours is too profound. Even people like me who are at the level of Martial Saints find it difficult to understand, let alone ordinary people.” Xiong Chan is extremely careful and responsible in doing things.

Since we are compiling a military classic for the general public, we have to be realistic.

Xu Qing's weird writings are purely an insult to their level.

In short, since it is basic teaching, it must be easy to understand.

Can't you be more sincere and honest?
Xu Qing coughed and said, "If we don't use some profound texts, ordinary people will think that the Great Dao is too easy to cultivate and verify, and will instead despise the true Dharma."

Xiong Chan was startled when he heard this, and then he murmured, "That's true. No wonder, although many of the Buddhist scriptures in this temple are easy to understand, there are also some profound texts that are difficult to understand."

"Uncle Abbot, that's not the case. It's mainly because the great monks in the past did not explain the Buddhist principles clearly when translating the scriptures, so they used some vague words to muddle through." A nephew from Xinchan Temple, who was of a lower generation than Xiongchan, but had a white beard and white eyebrows, explained to Xiongchan.

He is a recognized academic master in the Great Zen Temple. He is well-versed in all the scriptures in the temple.

Just a little nerdy.

Xiong Chan couldn't help but frown. How could this teacher's nephew leak out the temple's top secrets so casually?

He then laughed it off and brushed the matter off.

However, the compilation of the Taoist and Martial Classics this time was indeed a great event with many talented people. With the collision of everyone's thoughts, Xu Qing found that his own Taishi Moqi had increased a lot for no reason.

Wonderful!

Xu Qing had always been somewhat confused about the practice of Tai Shi Demonic Qi. He did not expect that by gathering everyone's wisdom to compile Taoist and martial arts scriptures, he would inadvertently coincide with the mysteries of the practice of Tai Shi Demonic Qi.

Although he was extremely happy in his heart, he did not show the slightest bit of it in his appearance as a demon.

On the other hand, Xu Qing values ​​Xiong Chan's teacher and nephew very much.

He is indeed a top scholar and a great monk.

This senior monk of Xinchan Temple now even serves as the chief monk of Damo Temple, which is a place in Dachan Temple that specializes in studying the wonderful practices of various sects in the world.

In terms of broad knowledge and extensive literature, my teacher's nephew is unprecedented in the world.

It's just that sometimes it's a bit rigid.

This is a minor problem.

Xu Qing is best at makeup.

But there was one bad thing. No matter how Xu Qing used the Taichu Demonic Qi to spy on his teacher and nephew's Buddhist mind, he returned in vain.

It has to be said that the realm of my teacher's nephew is not high. He is neither a martial saint nor a ghost immortal.

But the Buddha's heart is strong and transparent, without any flaws.

This was the first time Xu Qing's Heavenly Demonic Power encountered such a person.

Well, it’s not the first time, the other one is Lord Fang.

Unlike Lord Fang, the teacher's nephew is the type who can't digest the food, which is a bit low-quality.

But there is no doubt that the teacher's nephew is a high-end talent in Xu Qing's eyes.

The Dachan Temple is indeed the world's number one holy place for cultivation, it really has something special.

As the compilation of the Wujing and Daojing gradually came to an end, the masters gathered together now all reached a consensus.

"The martial arts classics build the foundation, the Taoist classics refine Qi, the unity of Qi and blood opens the Purple Palace, and the golden elixir refines the primordial spirit, which points directly to the great path of the celestial immortal." Xiong Chan spoke leisurely, and all the masters agreed with him. It felt as if the dark clouds that had gathered in the cultivation world for many years were dispersing all of a sudden.

In fact, this path does not go beyond the cultivation barriers opened up by Zhenren Chongyang, Zhenren Ziyang and others.

But through the wisdom of everyone, the path becomes clearer.

“Foundation building, Qi refining, Purple Mansion, Golden Elixir, and Yuanshen are absolutely the most authentic paths of cultivation. It is like regarding oneself as a furnace of Taoism, with Yin and Yang as charcoal, nature as the worker, melting all things into copper, and pointing directly to the great path of the Heavenly Immortal.” Xu Qing’s understanding of the authentic path of Yuanshen became clearer and clearer, and he wished he could reincarnate himself to verify what he had gained.

This grand event undoubtedly expanded the way of the Purple Mansion Yuanshen with many details and lowered the threshold for authentic Yuanshen practice.

Not to mention Xu Qing, even Xiong Chan wanted to reincarnate.

Unfortunately, he is not a ghost immortal, and he will never be able to overcome the mystery in the womb.

Of course, if the morning bells and evening drums awaken memories of past lives, that would be another matter.

Everyone understood the truth, and some were silent.

If only the martial arts and Taoist scriptures were published, it would be enough for people all over the world to practice and enable some talented people to stand out.

But there will be some detours.

"Master Xu, what should we do?" Although Xiong Chan has always been broad-minded, he was a little undecided at this moment.

Xu Qing pondered for a long time and said, "The Taoist Academy and the Military Academy will still be preserved, but a test can be set up in them. Those who are outstanding can take the Immortal Gate Examination. If they pass, they will be granted the Orthodox Dharma."

His method was not new. He regarded the Taoist temple and the Military Academy as outer sects, and selected the most outstanding disciples to enter the immortal sect and grant them the true teachings, which would become true disciples.

These people can be regarded as the core reserve force of the future immortal dynasty. Xu Qing also proposed that those who participated in the compilation of the Taoist and martial arts classics, once reincarnated, could be extradited once in the future and granted the correct Dharma without having to pass the test.

If they are not the reincarnation of ghost immortals, once they obtain magic weapons like morning bells and evening drums, the Immortal Dynasty has the obligation to help them awaken their past.

He just threw out some ideas, and others followed suit to add in the details.

To put it bluntly, this is another meeting to divide the spoils.

And with this core interest, everyone's connection becomes closer.

In addition, even with the Golden Elixir Method that has been developed today, it actually still needs constant testing and improvement before it can achieve better results than the current practice methods.

To put it bluntly, the method of cultivation not only needs to be correct, but also requires constant exploration and development, and adapting to the times.

Without the emergence of the huge interest group of the Immortal Dynasty, without a sufficient mortal foundation, and without the emergence of many talented cultivators to experiment with the Golden Elixir Method, the final effect of the Golden Elixir Method would certainly be less than expected, and it would be eliminated by other quick-fix cultivation methods because it is too difficult to practice.

To put it bluntly, without the basic knowledge, it is impossible to practice the Golden Elixir Method.

This requires extremely high qualifications and understanding in practice.

If there are not enough literate people, it will be impossible to produce enough geniuses who can practice the Golden Elixir Method.

Without enough experiments, the results won't be very good.

There is even a phenomenon of bad money driving out good money.

For example, Quanzhen Taoism is a typical example.

None of the seven Quanzhen disciples accepted by Master Chongyang came from an ordinary family.

Because of his ordinary family background, he had no foundation for practicing Taoism.

Wealth, friends, Dharma and place are indispensable no matter which path of cultivation you choose.

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The double-eaved brackets of the Yannian Palace were faintly visible in the mist, and the seven-colored aura floating on the green jade floor tiles moved around like a living thing.

When the old emperor's skinny fingers stroked the gilded cover of the scripture in front of him, phantom stars flickered between his knuckles. That was the mysterious resonance between his own imperial destiny and his practice of the righteous way.

"This method of nine transformations of foundation building is actually in line with the Qian Gua of the Book of Changes." The old emperor suddenly spoke, his voice vibrating like a bronze bell, "But I don't understand why 'visualizing the Big Dipper' and 'swallowing the morning dew' are listed as the key to foundation building?"

Xu Qing's python-patterned official boots gently rolled over the magic vines that emerged from the cracks in the floor tiles. A farming scene appeared in the rising green smoke: "Your Majesty, please look, farmers in the north have to draw water to irrigate their fields at the beginning of the Yin hour. At this time, the yang energy of heaven and earth is just rising, just like the shaking light of the Big Dipper."

He tapped his fingertips lightly, and the shadows of thousands of farmers working appeared in the sky. "If cultivation is compared to farming, this morning dew is the first ray of spiritual energy bestowed by heaven and earth on all living beings."

The old emperor nodded slightly: "Interesting, is this using all living beings as fields?"

Xu Qing: "Your Majesty is wise and wise, so I want to set up nine tests for the immortal gate. The first test, 'Observing the Stars and Identifying the Qi', is to screen out those pedantic people who only know how to work behind closed doors."

As he spoke, he sketched in the air, and suddenly a scene of a member of the Tiangong Academy looking up at the starry sky appeared. A young man in hemp clothes suddenly glowed with green light, and he mistakenly turned the "Ziwei Yinqi Jue" in the "Taoist Scripture" into the inspiration for improving the waterwheel.

Next, Xu Qing quoted from classics and spoke eloquently.

In fact, Xu Qing's idea was to cleverly combine the concepts of the Immortal Dynasty and the Immortal Sect. In his view, the Immortal Dynasty was a grand vision that carried the beautiful aspirations of countless people, symbolizing a dream world that was extraordinary and full of mysterious power; while the Immortal Sect was a more realistic existence, an important organization for practitioners to gather, practice, and pass on the methods of practice.

At this stage, this kind of integration is an indispensable process for building the Immortal Dynasty.

For the old emperor, the emergence of the Immortal Dynasty provided him with a new mode of rule. He could indirectly control everything in the mortal world by controlling the Immortal Dynasty. Moreover, he could retreat behind the scenes and become the key figure who was high above and in control of the overall situation.

Of course, the old emperor also knew that it was unrealistic for one person to completely control all the power of the Immortal Dynasty, and decentralizing power to various forces was an inevitable choice. However, as long as the interests of all parties were skillfully tied together to form an indestructible community of interests, the rise and fall of ordinary mortal dynasties would be difficult to shake the foundation of the Immortal Dynasty.

Even more, he could skillfully use the rise and fall of the dynasty to adjust the situation in the mortal world, keeping it under his control. In addition, the establishment of the Immortal Dynasty had another important benefit, which was that even if the Great Yu Dynasty declined or even perished in the future, the impact on the old emperor himself would be greatly reduced, and he could still rely on the power of the Immortal Dynasty to maintain his status and influence.

For Xu Qing, the true disciples who practiced the Golden Elixir Orthodoxy in the Immortal Dynasty were undoubtedly the best "nutrients" for his practice of the Heavenly Demon. Their wisdom, practice insights, and attitudes towards Xu Qing, whether recognition, respect, suspicion, or hatred, could all help Xu Qing on his path of practice.

Now, Xu Qing is constantly improving on the path of cultivation, and ordinary cultivation resources and cultivation insights have less and less effect on his improvement. To build an immortal dynasty is to create a higher-level cultivation environment, so that he can be exposed to more top wisdom and cultivation results, so as to achieve his own breakthrough and leap.

At the same time, this is also conducive to incorporating the world's top wise men into the system of the Immortal Dynasty. Just as the imperial examination system consolidates the rule of the dynasty, the promotion of the Immortal Gate Test and the Golden Elixir Method can consolidate the foundation of the Immortal Dynasty and allow it to have a strong influence in both the cultivation world and the mortal world.

Xu Qing studied the rise and fall of dynasties in depth, and verified the significance of the immortal gate examination and the necessity of promoting the Golden Elixir Orthodoxy from multiple angles and levels. He knew that the Golden Elixir Orthodoxy would inevitably require a lot of practice and trial and error in the initial stage. Theoretical perfection is not equivalent to practical feasibility. In the actual implementation process, various problems and challenges will inevitably be encountered, which require continuous adjustment and improvement.

The old emperor listened quietly to Xu Qing's explanation, his eyes flashing with a gleam of thought from time to time, and sometimes revealing a look of approval. Finally, he nodded gently and approved Xu Qing's plan.

With the gradual arrival of the era of cultivating immortals, all major cultivation holy places represented by the Great Zen Temple are in urgent need of gaining a firm foothold in the new landscape and gaining greater voice.

The emergence of the Immortal Dynasty just provided them with such an excellent platform. It was like a closer cultivation alliance, bringing together the cultivation forces from all sides. If these powerful forces were not incorporated into the system of the Immortal Dynasty, they would probably set up another center and form a new force that was difficult to control.

Moreover, the establishment of the Xian Dynasty will also help to disintegrate the control and influence of the old nobles and powerful families over the local areas of the Dayu Dynasty, break the old interest structure, and realize the alternation between the old and new eras.

In this transformation of the old and the new, the core figures of various forces, such as the old emperor, Xu Qing, and Xiong Chan, are secretly competing. They all know that in this war without gunpowder, whoever can survive longer will have the last laugh in the final competition. This is essentially no different from the political struggles of the mortal era. Survival is the greatest victory.

The old emperor obviously thought he had the right to live to the end.

Xu Qing felt that he would definitely not die.

Xiong Chan believed that once he could enter the Great Leiyin Temple and obtain the secret treasures of Sakyamuni, he would definitely become the ultimate winner.

Although everyone has their own thoughts, under the current situation, they also have a common goal - to fight against the Black Mountain Old Demon. The current Xian Dynasty has not yet given birth to a true creator. Facing the powerful Black Mountain Old Demon, all forces must unite to jointly deal with this huge threat. It is precisely because of this common enemy that they maintain a subtle cooperative relationship on the surface.

Under Xu Qing's active promotion, the Monster Catching Division continued to conscientiously perform its important duties of maintaining world order and fighting against monsters; the Taoist Academy and the Military Academy continued to cultivate a new generation of practitioners and warriors; the promotion of Taoist and martial arts classics progressed steadily, allowing more people to have the opportunity to understand and learn the methods of practice; and the preparations for the Immortal Gate Test were also proceeding in full swing.

These measures, like surging waves, profoundly changed the foundation of the Dayu Dynasty.

For ordinary people, they may not fully understand the deep meaning behind these changes, but they can truly feel the changes in their lives. Especially in terms of food, the high-yield crops promoted by the Great Yu Dynasty have greatly increased grain production, and the people no longer have to worry about food and clothing.

At the same time, the Wanshou silver coins of the Dayu Dynasty played a huge role in the overseas market, and continuously obtained food from overseas. Many overseas indigenous nobles have a strong demand for silver coins in order to buy high-end luxury goods such as tea, silk, and porcelain. And the most convenient way to obtain silver coins is to sell food. Although the civilians and slaves under their rule may not have enough to eat, these indigenous nobles are still keen on selling food in order to satisfy their own selfish desires. In their eyes, civilians and slaves are just "piglets" that can be driven and bought and sold at will. If it doesn't work, they can also buy black slaves sold by Westerners to supplement the labor force.

Once, when the navy of the Great Yu Dynasty was weak, many coastal nobles, in order to seek huge profits, actually committed the evil of trafficking people from the Great Yu Dynasty to Southeast Asia. But now, this situation has almost disappeared. Xu Qing is well aware of the seriousness of the crime of human trafficking. He regards it as a crime equivalent to rebellion. Once discovered, he will never tolerate it and will directly execute the entire clan without any room for negotiation.

At the same time, Xu Qing also explicitly stipulated that hallucinogenic substances such as Fushou Cream would be banned forever in the territory of the Dayu Dynasty. Anyone found to be involved in such substances would be killed without mercy. Although these businesses were very profitable, they could be sold to foreign countries even if they were not sold to the country, but Xu Qing resolutely prohibited them. Many court officials thought that Xu Qing's approach was too harsh and it was difficult for them to understand his good intentions.

However, Xu Qing knew that human greed was endless. Once these hallucinogenic things were allowed to survive in the Great Yu Dynasty, people would taste the sweetness of huge profits and some would take risks. Among all the countries in the world, the Great Yu Dynasty was the richest. Once this opening was opened, the Great Yu Dynasty would become the largest dumping market for such things.

While issuing the strict order, Xu Qing also earnestly explained the interests involved to the officials. Moreover, he also closely linked the matter with the immortal gate examination. Once a family is involved in human trafficking or longevity cream, the family members will not be allowed to participate in the immortal gate examination within three generations. This rule will undoubtedly cut off the immortal path for those who are eager to change the fate of their family through practice, and it has a strong deterrent effect.

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The Taoist temple and military academy in Yingtian Prefecture, as important cradles for cultivating practitioners and warriors in the Dayu Dynasty, are undergoing profound changes at this moment.

Outside the gates of the Taoist temple and the Military Academy, there stands a huge bronze tripod, which exudes an ancient and heavy atmosphere, as if telling the vicissitudes of time. The scriptures of the "Martial Arts Classics" and the "Taoist Classics" are carefully engraved on the body of the tripod, and each character is like a mysterious symbol, containing endless mysteries.

Above the belly of the cauldron, a brilliant map of the Big Dipper emerged, and each star position corresponded to a unique key to cultivation. "Those who build their foundations observe the Big Dipper to determine the Zhou Tian, ​​and those who refine Qi gather purple cypresses to nourish their true essence."

This key to cultivation succinctly and profoundly reveals the secrets of cultivation in the foundation-building and Qi-refining stages.

Students at the Taoist Academy and the Military Academy were pleasantly surprised to find that the previously obscure breathing formulas had now been broken down into easy-to-understand folk songs like agricultural proverbs: "Early Spring swallows morning dew, Waking of Insects shakes thunder, Frost descends to store essence and blood, Winter Solstice embraces the sun and gives birth."

These ballads skillfully combine the methods of cultivation with the natural seasons, and are easy to read and remember. In daily cultivation, students only need to follow the guidance of the ballads to better grasp the rhythm and methods of cultivation.

These changes have made the students' enthusiasm for studying the Taoist and martial arts classics unprecedentedly high. They know that the next year's Xianmen exam will be an important turning point in their lives. By passing the Xianmen exam, they will have the opportunity to access more advanced cultivation methods, become the core force of the Xian Dynasty, and realize their own cultivation dreams.

Many big families are also keenly aware of the importance of this matter. They understand that the significance of the Immortal Gate Examination is comparable to the birth of the imperial examination, or even more important.

(End of this chapter)