Chapter 29: Teaching the Great Way of Tao
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If one wanted to return to Genesis and recreate the body of Rakshasa, it could only happen by Fated Chance. It was a change in quality, so sufficient quant.i.tative changes needed to be first acc.u.mulated. Moreover, the Rakshasa was a presence not tolerated by the Way of Heaven of the Untainted Land and Divine Punishment would befall the body of Rakshasa created there.
But there were shortcuts to achieve this, which was to head to the Chaos and convert into the physical body of the Rakshasa. The Divine Punishment could be deflected this way, but one would still be struck upon entering the Untainted Land and could not exert most of their strength. This was not a good thing as one would be seen as an invader by the Way of Heaven of the Untainted Land. Anyone who could kill the invader would gain merit.
It was a safe method, but by doing so, one would not have a foothold in the Untainted Land and his power would be also limited. Everyone would not lose the opportunity to gain merit, especially the Sages. But if one endured the Divine Punishment in the Untainted Land and convert into the physical body of Rakshasa, he would be affirmed by the Way of Heaven and would not have any more worries.
If one could not enter the Untainted Land, then what was the meaning of converting? To Minghe, he had no other choice even if the first route was dangerous. But it was not like his chance of survival was completely zero. After all, he had the Purpleheaven Thunder for the creation of Heaven and Earth between his brows.
The thunder had merged with Minghe. While it might not rival the Holy Thunder of Destruction, it could at least improve his chance of success. Minghe was also unsure when he would reach the stage of being ready for conversion. But he still had plenty of time to enhance his strength in preparation for the Divine Punishment.
Upon Minghe"s return to the Blood Sea, he taught cultivation to Liuer and Chixuan while reviewing his trip to secure his mind. For cultivation, haste made waste. Rushing to cultivate did not mean one would easily reach the Breakthrough in his present realm.
Under his guidance, Liuer and Chixuan improved rapidly. Liuer was one of the Four Monkeys of Destruction and the other was a Divine Beast, the Kylin. Both had immense talent and were under Minghe"s mentorship, no doubt they cultivated quickly.
Another 3,000 years pa.s.sed in a flash. On Sacred Island of Blood Sea, two shadow figures fought each other with a spear and a rod. Though there was no trace of supernatural power being used, the impact generated from their physical bodies alone was not something ordinary immortals could withstand.
Their impact completely dissipated after traveling a short distance. 64 flags danced around them not too far away, in the primordial Eight Trigrams formation with the ability to trap, attack, and puzzle, and absorbed the impact.
Two figures stopped after staggering away from each other in a move. They were naturally Liuer and Chixuan. In the short span of just 3,000 years, Liuer"s Arcane Way of Divine Beings had reached the sixth level in Secondary Stage, akin to the Secondary Stage of Primordial Unity Golden Immortal. But the realm of his Original Spirit was only at the Early Stage of Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.
Though Chixuan had to start over again, his current cultivation had surpa.s.sed his previous cultivation. Currently, he had reached the Late Stage of Primordial Unity Golden Immortal. Thanks to the primordial strength in his physical body, his cultivation started at the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal and was lesser than Liuer"s on only one level. It was obvious that Chixuan took the Tao of Original Spirit while Liuer took the Tao of Physical Body. Both grew in their own ways.
Appearance-wise, Liuer had changed a lot compared with his first time in Mount Buzhou for a master. He now had a Black Golden Stick in hand and wore a Phoenix-feather Cap, a Golden Chain Mail Shirt, a pair of Cloud-walking Boots, and a Cloudy Brocade Red Rob. d.a.m.n, this was completely a replication of Sun Wukong from the book Journey to the West .
But Liuer looked way better by comparison. Sun Wukong"s Compliant Golden-Hooped Rod was just a refined Postcelestial Spiritual Treasure with additional merits gained from controlling floods. As for his Golden Chain Mail Shirt, it was taken from the East Sea. While dashing, they were basically useless.
Liuer"s appearance was different. His rod was refined in the Cauldron of Heaven and Earth by mixing different refined ingredients with a dash of merit. That rod became a Top Grade Merit Spiritual Treasure of Origin. It weighed 24,600 jin and could change in size, with the ability to kill without incurring karma.
The Phoenix-feather Cap, Golden Chain Mail Shirt, and Cloud-walking Boots were all Low Grade primordial spiritual treasure Minghe refined. The Phoenix-feather Cap protected the Original Spirit, the Golden Chain Mail Shirt protected the physical body, and the Cloud-walking Boots increased Liuer"s flying speed. The Cloudy Brocade Red Robe was created from the Ninth-Grade Red Lotud of Fire. All of these were far superior to Sun Wukong"s.
Other than creating Spiritual Treasure for Liuer, Minghe also taught him a few Magic Skills. First was the Blood G.o.d Transformation. Liuer had converted the blood essence from 108 types of the Divine Beasts, giving him the might of the Divine Beast. The second was the Cloud Escaping Blood. Although incomparable with Minghe, he could travel 120,000 Chinese miles in a breath"s time.
As for the Blood Shadow Movement for the fight, Liuer only spent 100 years to reach the highest realm and create nine blood shadows which were different from an avatar. It had no attack power but could confuse enemies after a fight using the vital force left in the shadows.
Minghe did not teach Liuer the Clone of Blood G.o.d technique, as only the master of the Blood Sea could master it. But the technique of out-of-body incarnation was suitable for Liuer, as each strand of his fur could turn to be one ent.i.ty. Each ent.i.ty was in the Black Immortal realm as Liuer was only at the level of the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal. Each was only three realms lower than his own cultivation and would disappear after being attacked. This was similar to the Replication technique in Naruto.
As for the Deceiving eyes technique, it was useless without learning the Clone of Blood G.o.d. But Minghe had taught Liuer the Blood Burning Tactic, warning him to use it only in a life-and-death situation. Overusing the technique could severely damage his foundation.
Though Chixuan was Minghe"s mount, Minghe was not biased against him. He was given a Soul Destruction Spear that Minghe refined. Though it was a Mid Grade Primordial Spiritual Treasure, it had a sliver of the Origin of the G.o.d-killing Spear, with an inherent strong power was strong naturally. As for a cloak, it did not fit him. Chixuan was used to being low profile, even though wearing a cloak would have looked cool on him.
Their lessons on cultivating Magic Skills were similar, but Liuer had no interest in the Way of the Elixir, Weapons nor Formation. Minghe only taught Chixuan the Way of tactical formation due to his interest and talent in it.
Liuer was Minghe"s chief disciple whilst Chixuan was his mount. Their cultivation base level affected how he would be perceived by others. So, he was pleased with the both of them as they were not only talented but also hardworking.
Over 3,000 years since his return to Blood Sea, Minghe tried to gain insight from his experience in the Untainted Land while training his disciples. Though his cultivation of the Divine Law did not improve much, his state of mind had become more stable and this solved his worries about future cultivation.
But Minghe also realized the flaws in his previous experience. He did not rely on his supernatural power even with the diversification technique. He remained the same. What he could experience was limited, which affected how much insight he could gain.
Minghe indeed had a better technique for cultivating his state of mind, but now was not the right time. The appearance of that thing a few thousand years later would be the time for Minghe"s cultivation to skyrocket. Before then, Minghe could only improve slowly.
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In Mount Yujing, Hongjun sat on a cushion with the Jade b.u.t.terfly of Fate in his hand. His stable vital force was a proof that the wounds from his battle with Luohou had been healed. However, he was grappling with anxiety.
Looking at the occasional flicker of purple light from the Jade b.u.t.terfly of Fate, Hongjun yelled in anguish towards the heaven. "Is the will of the heaven? Luohou, you died, but you had destroyed my Way of Tao. Must I walk on a path of no return?"
Luohou"s Self explode almost destroyed the west, inflicting Hongjun with severe karma. With his Three Separations" foundation badly damaged, it was impossible for him to unite them in his current condition. The only way for him to be a Sage was to rely on the Jade b.u.t.terfly of Fate. This was not what he wanted, but he was left with no other choice.