Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 179 Towards Central Plains
"Could it be that if I don't have these problems, my journey to the Central Plains will be smooth sailing?"

Chu Tai asked back, and Feiquan and Mingxia shook their heads at the same time.

"Compared to the hundreds of countries in the East, the situation in the Central Plains is more complicated, or in other words, the rich are richer and the poor are poorer. Although on the surface, there is peace and prosperity, but in secret, there are countless open and covert struggles."

After Lord Mingxia pointed out the problem in the Central Plains, he hesitated and said, "Two hundred years ago, several forces in the Central Plains wanted to use the dynasty to expand outward. Among them, the part that expanded to the East was blocked by several sects of our Taiyi lineage."

After hearing this, Chu Tai immediately understood what the biggest obstacle was for him to go to the Central Plains.

He asked about the names of those forces.

"You don't need to worry about most of the scattered forces. The four most famous forces back then should be the Xuanmo Yunmen faction, the Zhendong Xiao family, the Ziran Sect, and the Xiu Ziya faction."

Mingxia then introduced several forces in detail: "The Xuanmoyun Sect is quite special. Their lineage is considered to be the inheritance of ancient sages. They specialize in mechanical and ingenious techniques. Their own cultivation is not high, but their methods are good. They have many unique treasures. At the same time, they are also a faction that has close ties with the dynasty."

"The Zhendong Xiao family is a rare family in the Central Plains that specializes in military training. The spear and bow techniques they inherited are extraordinary, especially the divine archery technique. There are records of shooting and killing a fifth-grade fire fairy and forcing back a fourth-grade celestial being."

“The Natural Sect focuses on the martial arts of immortals. The founder was fortunate enough to hear the teachings of the True Lord Hunyuan, and he regarded the True Lord as the founder. The Hunyuan Wuxiang Kungfu, which was passed down for thousands of years, emphasizes holding the void as fullness, achieving the state where fullness can turn into voidness, and void can become fullness. Between the void and the fullness, there are endless changes.”

"Xiu Ziya is the most special. Its method is between the side door and the orthodox method. In the more than 3,000 years of inheritance, there have been people who have ascended to heaven in every generation, but very few have achieved enlightenment in the human world. Most of them are fifth-grade immortals who have achieved the upper Dao fruit and then ascended to heaven."

"Back then, we finally had a fourth-grade celestial being, so we wanted to expand our influence and absorb some of the methods of other sects to improve our own heritage. However, your Jinhua lineage elders destroyed the sect's treasure, and the previous cliff master was forced to ascend early."

Chu Tai frowned as he listened. Taoist Fu Guang had told Chu Tai about similar enemies in the past, but he had never heard of this Xiu Ziya lineage. He couldn't help but ask for the specific reason.

The same feeling of confusion also came from Lord Feiquan, as he had never heard of what Mingxia said and could not help but ask.

"As far as I know, the previous master of Xiu Zi Cliff was forced to stay in the human world with secret methods because of his lack of cultivation methods. After several battles, he could no longer be suppressed and ascended to heaven. How come you described it like this? Could it be that the methods used by both parties were not very glorious, so they changed their explanation to the outside world?"

Mingxia glanced at Feiquan and said, "That's right. Both families didn't do well back then, so the news didn't spread much. I only know the whole story because I participated in it back then."

After hearing this, Chu Tai immediately became alert, knowing that this lineage needed special attention.

Mingxia also knew that this person was the key point. As a senior, he recalled carefully for a while and told everything he knew.

"Although the current cliff master Tao Lu is at the fifth level like Taoist Min Yuan, he achieved the highest level of loose immortals two hundred years ago, and the principles he has condensed are far beyond what Taoist Min Yuan can compare to. Although I don't know if he has cultivated any magical powers now, the Silent Thunder and Formless Divine Needles of this lineage are extremely powerful and difficult to guard against. If you encounter them, you should focus on self-defense."

After a pause, Lord Mingxia said very solemnly: "It is said that when the two sides agreed to fight, the previous cliff master of Xiu Zi Cliff used the Wu Xiang Divine Needle to break the protective magic weapons of several Jinhua Sect cultivators. When the Jinhua Sect admitted defeat, he still destroyed their bodies with the Silent Divine Thunder. This is why the sect's treasure was destroyed later."

Upon hearing this, Chu Tai asked about some of the details.

The few of them chatted as they walked, and after Chu Tai figured out the whole story, they dug another cave and began their own practice.

While Chu Tai was deducing the Yin Jing Sect's methods and refining the magic weapons in his hands, Mingxia and Feiquan left for a while. In the following days, they left early and came back late, and they relaxed a lot in teaching Guo Shan.

Half a year passed like this. Chu Tai had sorted out most of the methods he had at hand. After refining his magic weapon, he said goodbye to Mingxia, Feiquan and Guo Shan.

"take it."

Before Chu Tai left, Mingxia suddenly took out a pair of tiger talismans and handed them to Chu Tai. The tiger talismans were crystal clear, divided into two pieces, yin and yang, with many mantras to subdue demons on them. They were the magic weapon Qianyuan Ruyi Zhuanxin Lock that Mingxia the God had painstakingly refined.

"Daoyou, what are you doing?"

"Although you have many magic weapons, most of them are for self-protection and fighting against enemies. There are not many magic weapons that can restrain others. I am afraid you will be restricted when you meet Tao Lu. I have been thinking about it for a while and feel that if you want to deal with Tao Lu, this Qianyuan Ruyi Zhuanxin Lock is the most suitable."

"But this treasure is not..."

Before Chu Tai could finish his words, he was interrupted by Mingxia Divine Lord: "This thing is of little use to me. If you really feel sorry for me, just come back safely."

Hearing this, Chu Tai naturally couldn't refuse. He took the treasure respectfully and set off for the Central Plains.

And the moment Chu Tai left Chu, he felt a slight desire to stay with him from the land of Chu.

Chu Tai prayed silently in his heart. After he told her his thoughts, the desire to keep her disappeared and turned into points of spiritual light that gathered around Chu Tai.

The Donghuang Bell shook gently, and a piece of text that had not been fully manifested in the past reappeared.

[Nineteenth year - Killing the drought demon, saving the people, blessing from the True Lord, establishing a bond with the State of Chu...]

The light flickered, completing the subsequent content [resisting external demons, obeying the will of heaven, inheriting the protection of the ancient earth veins, increasing good deeds and continuous blessings. ]

At the same time, new content emerges below this passage.

[Leaving Chu and traveling, the earth veins bless you, and you will get nine strands of blessings, three good deeds, and your magic power will increase by three periods, and you will understand the meaning of the mountains and rivers of Chu. ]

After these words emerged, Chu Tai immediately felt a surge of vital energy in the earth's veins, which continuously washed away the true Qi in his body. And as these vital energies washed away, Chu Tai also had an inexplicable feeling that he was once again connected with the land of Chu.

The Dharma power of the mountains and rivers belonging to this land was exposed in front of Chu Tai. He had a feeling that as long as he was willing, he could use this Dharma power to break through the current realm and enter the fifth level.

At the same time, Chu Tai also felt that no matter whether he accepted this Dharma will or chose to break through with it or not, his connection with Chu would inevitably be reduced by 90%. The benefits of using the Lingying Jade Talisman bestowed by Miaoxing Zhenjun to promote the changes in the Dao Fruit fragments and derive the [Fifth Grade·Jiu] would also come to an end.

"So the legal principle of Jijiu is actually to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth and obtain blessings?"

Such an inopportune thought flashed through his mind, and then Chu Tai began to frantically record the magical power of mountains and rivers that was beginning to dissipate.

With the blessing of the power of Dao Fruit fragments such as [Alchemist] and [Geomancer], Chu Tai easily memorized most of the Dharma meaning of mountains and rivers. The more vague parts were some information related to the royal family of Chu and Chu culture.

This part was not Chu Tai's focus, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.

After obtaining the Dharma meaning of mountains and rivers, he simply sorted out what he had gained, turned around and bowed to the mountains and rivers of Chu, and then walked towards the Central Plains without looking back.

This time, every step he took was blessed by the power of [Flying Immortal]. Every step he took was several miles away and did not leave any breath behind.

After a while, Chu Tai's trace could no longer be seen.

(End of this chapter)