Chapter 483: The first life of enlightenment, the sun and the moon in the sky
Chapter 483: A Lifetime of Proving the Dao, the Sun and the Moon in the Sky
Li Shangxian looked at Zheng Fa with a complicated expression, and after a long while he sighed and said, "I believe that the leader will not be so unwise."
Zheng Fa smiled and didn't refute.
He and Li Shangxian both understood that whether it was Taishang Dao or Zheng Fa, the best choice right now was each other.
If Lu Zhenxian achieves the Golden Immortal, it will be bad for both parties. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, so the two parties do have the intention to join forces.
However, since ancient times, cooperation has always had the question of who is in charge.
In Li Shangxian's opinion, Tai Shang is strong and Jiu Shan is weak, so Zheng Fa should seek the Tao from Tai Shang.
The purpose of his coming here was, of course, to win over Zheng Fa, but Tai Shang Dao was not a philanthropist. While trying to win him over, he also wanted to control Zheng Fa to a certain extent.
It was precisely because of this that he tried to tell Zheng Fa at the beginning that if he did not cooperate with Tai Shang Dao, the Nine Mountains Realm would not be able to stop Hao Ri Mountain in the future.
But Zheng Fa's words pointed out a big problem:
I can go to Leiyin Temple!
Li Shangxian certainly knew that Zheng Fa was unlikely to defect to Leiyin Temple. Lu Zhenxian had a close relationship with Leiyin Temple. Considering Haori Mountain's hostility towards Jiushan Sect, this choice was too risky.
But the most important thing is that Zheng Fa has a choice, but Tai Shang Dao has no choice!
Not to mention Zheng Fa's amazing talent, just the obstacles that Zheng Fa may cause to Lu Zhenxian's enlightenment are unique in the Xuanwei Realm!
Seeing Zheng Fa's fearless look, Li Shangxian silently shook his head, slowly walked back to his chair, with a wry smile on his face, no longer as confident as before.
"Alliance leader, you have found a good opportunity."
Although the tone of these words was full of helplessness, they contained murderous intent.
In fact, both of them knew it well:
Another option for the Supreme Dao is to capture Zheng Fa directly and bring him back to the Supreme Dao, either to protect him or to control him. In short, they want to prevent Lu Zhenxian from obtaining the Fusang Wood and hinder his attainment of the Dao.
The Supreme Dao did not choose this, not because it did not want to, but because it could not.
The Golden Immortal is not at the level of the Mysterious One. Zheng Fa’s current strength of being able to kill Luo Sanxian makes him the top-notch one in this world.
This is the opportunity that Li Shangxian mentioned.
"But the leader should also understand that my Supreme Dao and the Nine Mountains Sect will benefit from cooperation."
Zheng Fa spoke at this time: "I have always been on good terms with the Mingde Sect Master, and Haori Mountain regards my Jiushan Sect as a thorn in its side..."
He looked at Li Shangxian and said word by word:
"The Immortal may think that I am arrogant, but the biggest reason why I did not join the Leiyin Temple is not because I am afraid of Immortal Lu."
"Hao Ri Mountain has repeatedly violated our Hundred Immortals Alliance. This must be due to the tacit approval or even instigation of Lei Yin Temple. How can I just sit there and do nothing?"
Li Shangxian was stunned, feeling that these words were a little fake, but when he looked at Zheng Fa's expression, he found it to be extremely sincere.
You know, after confirming Lu Zhenxian's identity, he felt a little frightened and was even unwilling to believe it at first.
But what Zheng Fa meant was not that he was afraid of being harmed by Lu Zhenxian if he went to Leiyin Temple, but that he was unwilling to reconcile with Lu Zhenxian, even if it was just a superficial reconciliation.
He also understood what Alliance Leader Zheng meant by saying this - a person like Zheng Fa would never be willing to be manipulated by the Supreme Dao.
Li Shangxian nodded slowly and said softly, "I understand what you mean, Alliance Leader. In fact, I, the Supreme Daoist, only have two requirements for cooperating with the Jiushan Sect."
"Ok?"
"The most important thing is actually you, Alliance Leader." Li Shangxian spoke very directly, "Alliance Leader, if you are alive, that will be the biggest obstacle for Lu Zhenxian to attain enlightenment."
After hearing this, Zheng Fa also frowned and asked, "What on earth is this Lu Zhenxian doing? Why is he the Demon King and the Demon Ancestor, and now he is practicing the Yangshen Method?"
Li Shangxian was silent for a long time, his face became even more bitter: "Come to think of it, I also find this matter incredible."
"Ok?"
"According to the Daozun's decree, this Lu Zhenxian was originally named Lu Yao, and he was the previous Demon King, active during the Chaos Era."
"The Age of Chaos?"
Hearing the confusion in Zheng Fa's tone, Li Shangxian explained:
"In the last era, the Demon Ancestor was in power."
"In the previous era, Shintoism competed for glory."
"The last era was the era of lawlessness."
Zheng Fa listened and nodded slowly. His previous knowledge of Xuanwei history actually only went back to the Shinto era. He only learned today that the period before the Shinto era was called the Luanfa era.
"The so-called Age of Chaos is because there was no complete and unified cultivation method at that time, and the world was in chaos. Dao Zun was born in the Age of Chaos, created the Yangshen Method, and pioneered the Xuanwei cultivation method."
Li Shangxian couldn't help but show some admiration on his face.
Zheng Fa's expression changed slightly, as if he had thought of something.
"Leiyin Temple also originated from the Chaos Era, and the Demon King Lu Yao was also born during this time."
Zheng Fa frowned. He didn't expect that this Lu Yao had such an ancient origin.
You know, the people in the Xuanwei world always become more and more rogue as they get older.
"and then?"
"Then Lu Yao died."
"died?"
Zheng Fa was stunned, and Li Shangxian also shook his head: "I don't know the specific situation. I'm afraid only the Taoist Master knows the cause and effect."
"I only know that before the end of the Chaos Era, Lu Yao died, but Hao Rishan appeared and became the overlord of the Shinto Era."
"Wait, isn't this Lu Zhenxian the original demon?"
Zheng Fa suddenly remembered something.
The Shinto era ended in the hands of the demon ancestors, and Lu Zhenxian was the first demon ancestor, known as the original demon.
Am I rebelling against myself?
Zheng Fa was completely confused by what he heard.
Then Li Shangxian's tone became even lower: "Therefore, although there are many doubts about Hao Ri Mountain, we have never doubted that he is the original demon."
"Later, we checked the records of the time and found that after the original demon appeared in the world, the first ancestor of Haori Mountain never showed up. Even the entire Haori Mountain was extremely low-key."
Zheng Fa wondered, "What does he want?"
Haori Mountain is already a dominant force. Why does Lu Zhenxian go to such great lengths to transform himself into the original demon and overthrow the rule of Haori Mountain and Yaochi?
"It was only recently that Dao Zun noticed something was wrong, and we all know the reason."
"what?"
"Turning the calamity to prove the truth."
"To turn the catastrophe around? To attain enlightenment?" The more Zheng Fa listened, the more confused he became.
"This is the supreme method of Leiyin Temple. Daozun said that although the Demon King was powerful, he was no more than a Golden Immortal. Lu Yao killed the Demon King and founded Haori Mountain. After he became a Dharma body, he had no way forward."
"Failed?"
"He almost killed all of the Xuanwei people, but he still stopped at the Golden Immortal."
"It's him?"
Zheng Fa frowned. He was deeply impressed by this incident. He heard it for the first time from Senior Sister Zhang. There was a demon sect that slaughtered all the mysterious creatures.
But I didn't expect that it was the first ancestor of Hao Ri.
"No wonder he wants to hide his identity..."
"Yes, this Immortal Lu is extremely cautious and has always kept Haori Mountain as a retreat." Li Shangxian nodded and said, "After the original Demon Ancestor died, Haori Mountain revived and became one of the five sects."
"Now he is going to achieve the Golden Immortal status again."
Zheng Fa was surprised and said, "Just a Golden Immortal..."
It doesn’t mean that he looks down on the Golden Immortal.
But when Lu Yao was the Demon King and the Demon Ancestor, he was a Golden Immortal.
Now that he has attained the Golden Immortal status again, why is Tai Shang Dao so nervous?
Li Shangxian smiled, looked up at the sky, and said, "You must know that the fruit of Tao is immortal."
Zheng Fa's heart was shocked and he looked at Li Shangxian in horror.
"The Demon King's body, the Demon Ancestor's body, and the Yang God's body, the three bodies merge into one, which is Taiyi, achieving the Supreme." Li Shangxian nodded and said, "This is the power of turning the calamity to prove the Tao. To be honest, this secret method is terrifying to me."
Zheng Fa pondered in his heart. In addition to Lu Yao's purpose, there was a lot of information in Li Shangxian's words that he didn't know:
For example, after the Golden Immortal is Taiyi.
For example, Taiyi is called the Supreme, which means that Taiyi should be in the realm of profound and powerful.
But what Zheng Fa cares about most is another sentence:
"Practice different methods, and then combine the three bodies into one, which is Taiyi?"
Hearing that he was interested in this matter, Li Shangxian was a little surprised and said, "This is the highest method of enlightenment in Leiyin Temple. After verification, it is indeed true."
"Reincarnate three times, use three different techniques, achieve three Golden Immortals, and finally combine them into one, and you will be able to achieve Taiyi."
Zheng Fa's heartbeat slowed down a bit as he asked, "Then why do we need to turn the calamity? If there is a way to split into two bodies, can we achieve the Golden Immortal Dao separately and then merge into one, wouldn't that be possible?"
"Alliance leader, someone else has thought of your idea." Li Shangxian interrupted him and said, "There is only one thing, the clone will devour the master."
"Ok?"
Li Shangxian sighed:
"For cultivators like me, the biggest fear is losing myself. The stronger the clone, the harder it is to control."
"It is the most taboo for the clone to practice different techniques. It will in turn affect the master, causing him to go astray and ruin his path."
"Therefore, in order for Lu Yao to turn the calamity, he must first let the Demon King and the Demon Ancestor perish, otherwise he will also be affected by his past life."
Zheng Fa understood it as soon as he heard it. To cultivators above the stage of Spirit Transformation, the technique is not just a technique, it can even be said to be the cultivator himself.
The clone practicing different techniques is almost equivalent to creating another self with a different personality...it would be strange if it didn't devour its master.
Li Shangxian also had some yearning on his face:
"Otherwise, wouldn't it be possible to attain enlightenment in one lifetime?"
Zheng Fa nodded repeatedly: I think so too!
To be honest, after listening to Li Shangxian's introduction of Lu Yao, Zheng Fa felt a little desperate.
But now that I heard that the three bodies could become one, I could attain the Dao of Taiyi, and I couldn't help but find it a little hard to understand why Lu Yao had been so busy for several epochs:
It's like seeing a classmate in your class who studies hard until midnight every day and has extraordinary perseverance that is touching, but his test scores are always unsatisfactory.
That's right, Lu Yao didn't transform into the Three Pure Ones. Seeing the envy on Li Shangxian's face, Zheng Fa secretly reminded himself that this method of transforming into the Three Pure Ones might be more powerful than he imagined, even more important than other innate magical powers, so he had to keep it secret as much as possible.
He thought about it, changed the subject, and asked:
"In other words, it would be best to prevent him from achieving the Golden Immortal path in this lifetime? Otherwise, we have to prevent him from achieving the three bodies into one?"
"Yes." Li Shangxian looked at Zheng Fa, "According to our speculation, Fusangmu and his three bodies merged into one, and they achieved the Dao of Taiyi, which was of great significance. That's why he targeted Jiushan Sect so much."
Zheng Fa stood up and understood:
Lu Yao looked at him and thought that this was a dispute over the great principles and there was no room for easing.
Needless to say, the first goal of Tai Shang Dao is also Zheng Fa’s inevitable choice.
"Then the second purpose..."
Li Shangxian paused, his eyes serious: "It's about the Tianhe Sect."
Zheng Fa looked at Li Shangxian and saw that he was looking at him. He stopped smiling and said, "Nine Nether Demon Ancestor is a great enemy of the Immortal Sect. No matter what conflicts the four sects have, we are of one mind in dealing with Nine Nether Demon Ancestor. Alliance leader, you took in Xie Qingxue for Qingping Sword. We can understand and are willing to help you turn things around."
Zheng Fa lowered his eyes and thought for a long time before he asked, "What is the current situation of the Tianhe faction?"
Li Shangxian said calmly: "The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor needs time to refine the four swords, and the four sects' True Immortals dare not easily enter the sword formation, so they are in a stalemate for a while. But the ancestors have already thought of a solution."
"any solution?"
"We dare not enter the sword formation, so we might as well fight with the formation. Disrupting the Immortal Sword Formation's spiritual power will not only prevent the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor from refining the four swords, but also wait for the formation to take shape and break through the Tianhe Sect in one fell swoop."
Zheng Fa listened for a while and understood:
The four sects are not united to begin with, and they are all afraid of death, so I'm afraid no one is willing to take the lead.
Now I'm going to rely on hard work.
He looked at Li Shangxian and saw the complicated emotions in his eyes. He knew that there were some things that the other party was really unwilling to say, but he had no choice but to say them.
His relationship with the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor is naturally still a secret.
But his relationship with Yan Wushuang and Xie Qingxue is no secret.
Now that Sect Leader Yan has rebelled against the four sects, how could this not cause people to grumble?
Since the Supreme Daoist was trying to use him, he naturally didn't want to delve into it, but he would never turn a blind eye.
Those words just now were actually a warning.
It's just that Li Shangxian said it in a tactful way out of some consideration for the relationship.
Seeing that Zheng Fa seemed to understand, Li Shangxian thought about it and said clearly: "Alliance leader, if you are found to be involved in this matter, no matter who it is, no one can save you."
Zheng Fa laughed and bowed to him: "Thank you for telling me the pros and cons. I have the Nine Mountains behind me, so I won't be so unwise."
"..."
……
Li Shangxian returned to the guest house with a heavy heart.
He raised his sleeves and a precious mirror flew out, hanging upside down in the air, with the mirror facing downward, emitting a beam of light.
Master Mingde and others looked at each other and entered the light column at the same time.
The six incarnations and Immortal Li stood in the void.
"This treasure can block external detection." Li Shangxian said, "There is no need to worry about being heard by Zheng Fa."
The old man turned into a spirit and asked anxiously, "Master Li, what do you think of Zheng Fa?"
"This boy has a firm mind and is extremely repulsive to Haori Mountain. He is a great help to our sect."
"The matter of Tianhe Sect..."
Li Shangxian was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I can't see his sincerity, but Master Xuanding said there's no need to worry too much about this matter."
"Ok?"
"We must not only guard against Zheng Fa, but also guard against the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor's escape." Li Shangxian explained, "Now, it is not possible to enter the formation unless you are the most trusted person of the four sects and are personally led by a True Immortal."
"Even if Zheng Fa wanted to help Sect Leader Yan, he couldn't."
Master Mingde looked at everyone and knew that this arrangement was not aimed at Zheng Fa. The reason was probably because they were afraid of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor - this person's hiding ability was too strong.
The old man thought for a while and nodded gently: "Since the master has given the order, I naturally have nothing to say. What else did you say, master?"
At this point, Li Shangxian also had some doubts on his face:
"He asked me how to practice the Yang Shen Method."
"Ok?"
The old man was surprised and asked, "Grandmaster, did you tell him any secret method of your sect?"
"...No! I just said something that everyone knows." Li Shangxian said unhappily, "I just have a bad memory, not stupid!"
The old man looked at him with some doubt in his eyes, but didn't dare to say more.
"Okay, you guys sort out what I just said, don't miss anything, send a letter to Xuan Ding Patriarch, and ask him to decide how to cooperate with Jiushan Sect."
……
"Dao Zun's Yang Shen Fa is indeed extraordinary."
Zheng Fa brought Senior Sister Zhang and others to the medicine garden and stood in front of the Sun and Moon Bell.
"What's extraordinary?"
"I used to think that Xuanwei Xiandao came from Shinto." Zheng Fa explained, "But after Li Shangxian told me, I realized that Daozun created Yangshenfa first, and Shinto civilization came later."
Uncle Pang and the others looked at each other, not understanding what the big deal was.
“So, what Tianzun practiced should also be the Yangshen Method!”
Sister Zhang was stunned when she heard this, and suddenly she understood something. She pointed with the Flying Immortal Pen, and the innate Bagua flew in the air.
After a moment, she nodded and said, "The probability is more than 60%."
Zheng Fa knew that although Tianzun was powerful, he no longer existed, so Senior Sister Zhang could make a simple deduction.
“That’s why I say that the Yang Shen method of the Supreme Dao is extraordinary… It not only created the current Xuanwei Immortal Sect, but also created the Shinto civilization.”
After saying this, Zheng Fa's figure flashed, and he condensed an incarnation that practiced the Yang Shen Fa.
Everyone had some idea of what Zheng Fa was going to do.
"Do you want to try Tianzun's way?"
Zheng Fa nodded and said, "Lu Yao is too threatening. I must find a way to practice quickly."
"I have seen from the memory of the Heavenly Venerable that the practice of Shinto is extremely rapid, so it is worth a try."
If one wants to achieve enlightenment in one lifetime by using the power of One Qi to transform into Three Pure Ones, even though one does not need to die twice, it does not mean that it is easy for one's clone to cultivate to the level of Golden Immortal.
It is probably a hard requirement for Taiyi to practice three different methods to reach the Golden Immortal level.
In the past, Zheng Fa naturally did not dare to try Shintoism, after all, Tianzun was crazy.
Even with the Great Sun True Fire, he didn't dare to act recklessly. After all, if he really lost his mind because of losing me, then whether he could heal himself would be a big question.
But if you use the method of One Qi Transforming into Three Purities, the risk will be almost gone.
At most, he could just take back his clone and start over again.
After listening to Zheng Fa's idea, Senior Sister Zhang and the others looked at each other and thought it was feasible.
……
To take the path of the Heavenly Venerate, to put it simply, is to completely merge with the Sun and Moon Bell.
This was not a difficult task. When Zheng Fado was going through the Nascent Soul Tribulation, he seemed to have been recognized by the Heavenly Venerable, and his connection with the Sun and Moon Bell became stronger. It could even be said that the Sun and Moon Bell seemed to have the instinct to merge with him.
If he spends more time, Zheng Fa will be able to do it naturally.
But what Zheng Fa wanted was time, so he brought Senior Sister Zhang with him.
"Failed……"
Zheng Fayang's divine clone shattered into pieces and completely dissipated in the air. He was not depressed, but looked at Senior Sister Zhang and said, "Senior Sister, I just had some insights. Please deduce it again."
Senior Sister Zhang tapped the Flying Fairy Pen in her hand continuously, and the innate Bagua evolved into countless runes.
After a moment, she said to Zheng Fa, "Try this spell later."
"It works. I feel like the Sun and Moon Clock is more active than before."
After trying for another half a day, Senior Sister Zhang frowned, looking somewhat helpless: "I can't deduce the innate Bagua here for now."
Zheng Fa thought about it, and suddenly drew a circle with his palm, condensing a Tai Chi diagram, and said: "This Taoist Tai Chi diagram seems to have some connection with the control of Yin and Yang rotation in space."
Senior Sister Zhang's eyes lit up. She listened carefully to Zheng Fa's explanation of the Tai Chi diagram and the secrets he had comprehended, and then began to deduce it.
……
A few days later.
Li Shangxian took the reply letter from Master Xuanding, read it twice, walked out of the courtyard and went to find Zheng Fa.
Behind him followed six immortals.
After all, this time the purpose is to finalize the details of the cooperation, which can be said to be the Achilles' heel of Master Li, and he needs their assistance.
As the group of people walked to the door, they saw a golden light in the sky. When they turned around, they saw a purple figure with a big bell rising above his head.
This figure seemed to be integrated with this world, and seemed to be the master of this world.
The rich power of incense was like a rainbow of colors, surrounding his body.
With every breath, the purple figure's aura became more and more powerful. Even Master Mingde, who had achieved the state of incarnation through corpse transformation, felt as if there was a huge mountain in his heart and he was having trouble breathing.
"Ancestor." The old man turned into a spirit, looked up at Zheng Fa's face, and murmured, "Didn't you say that you didn't pass on the secret method of your sect to him? Then how come this method of concentrating the mind with incense is somewhat similar to my Great Dao?"
"It wasn't me who spread it!"
"Could it be that he figured it out on his own these few days?"
Li Shangxian paused and thought for a long time: "Maybe... it was me who passed it on?"
(End of this chapter)