Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 299: Earthly Festival

As time passed, Chu Tai, who was honing his magic power and refining his magic weapons, suddenly felt the power of wishes rising in the blessed land.

Chu Tai stood up and looked outside, and saw lights and decorations all around. He counted with his fingers and realized that it was the fifth day of May.

This day is a relatively important festival in the eastern morning. Depending on the region, this day has different names, such as Summer Festival, Ai Festival, Shangri-La, Dangwu Festival, Tianzhong Festival, Tianyi Festival, Yulan Festival, Zhengyang Festival, Dragon Day Festival, Wuhuang Festival, Poets Festival, and Hiding from Wu Festival.

But the Youkanmen festival was called the Dilala Festival, which originated from the theory of the five laas in Taoism, namely Tianla on the first day of the first lunar month, Dilala on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, Daode La on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, Minsui La on the first day of the tenth lunar month and Houwang La on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Among them, the fifth day of May is regarded as the day when the five old emperors of the five directions gather. On this day, the five old emperors meet in the three qi dantian in the south to check the good and evil deeds of the ancestors of the living and their descendants, in order to determine their sins and blessings and adjust the official ranks of the living.

For some immortal practitioners, they also like to worship their ancestors on this day and let the ancestors evaluate their past merits and achievements.

Now that Chutai Youkanmen has survived the catastrophe and is expected to open up again in the future, it is normal to choose this day to worship the ancestor.

Looking at the atmosphere in the blessed land, Chu Tai also had some ideas in mind. He took out the top-quality Youquan Bixia Spiritual Valley, put it in the rice dumplings, and loaded them with spiritual fruits such as Jiao Li, Huo Zao, Yu Xing, Bi Tao, and Zhu Guo. He tied them into a cone shape with five-colored ropes to lock the spiritual energy.

Then, he pinched his fingers to strengthen his wish power, took out the Sun and Moon Eternal Lamp, steamed it with the Sun and Moon True Fire, and then knelt down in the direction of the Jinhua Sect, silently praying to Taoist Fuguang and the ancestors of the Jinhua lineage.

"Disciple Chu Taining, I have studied Taoism and have made some achievements... I hope that the ancestors of all generations will protect me and allow me to take back the blessed land... and continue the Taoist tradition..."

As Chu Tai prayed in his heart, wisps of spiritual light fell from the darkness, and Chu Tai also felt a familiar breath.

'gentlemen?'

Feeling the breath of Taoist Fu Guang in the spiritual response, Chu Tai lowered his eyebrows slightly, took a deep breath, and bowed again. After looking at the zongzi in front of him, after his spiritual inspiration dissipated, he was about to go back to continue honing his magic power.

Suddenly, the Youxi Qiankan blessed land shook slightly. Chu Tai looked back and saw a ray of light falling through the Youkanmen's sacrifice.

It turned in the air, made a turn, and landed between Chu Tai's eyebrows.

A Taoist scripture unfolded in Chu Tai's mind, its name was "Taiyi Jinhua Celestial Phenomenon Secret Chapter".

At the same time, Chu Tai also felt that his consciousness was being pulled into a layer of illusion.

With Chu Tai's current level of cultivation, he could have resisted one or two, but he did not do so. Instead, he allowed himself to be pulled in and saw the familiar Taoist Fu Guang.

Chu Tai bowed and said respectfully, "Hello, sir."

Taoist Fu Guang was also quite excited when he looked at Chu Tai. He quickly helped Chu Tai up and asked him about his experiences over the years. He was quite emotional.

"You are better than I thought. No wonder the ancestors spent a lot of money to pass on my consciousness after teaching you the secret teachings of the sect. This is to reassure me."

Chu Tai was a little surprised as to why Taoist Fu Guang said that, and couldn't help but ask him how he was doing after ascending to heaven.

"I can't tell you about what happened in Daluo Heaven, as that might affect your future judgment. As for whether I'm doing well, I'm actually doing pretty well. Especially in recent years, you've improved your cultivation and gathered your luck. I've also gained some blessings in Daluo Heaven, and my cultivation has mostly recovered. In the future, whether I serve in the Zhutian Palace or return to the human world to continue my cultivation, it's all fine."

"What do you have to worry about, sir?"

Chu Tai's question made Taoist Fu Guang feel a little embarrassed. "Back then, I didn't know how troublesome the changes in the sect would be, so I rashly entrusted the inheritance to you. After ascending, I was quite worried. The ancestors probably saw my concerns, so they let me come down. By the way, the ancestors also asked me to bring you three secret mantras this time."

As he spoke, Taoist Fu Guang recited three strange spells, each of which was filled with an ancient, sacred and unfathomable feeling.

He was quite surprised that even with Chu Tai's cultivation level, he couldn't remember it completely.

As if seeing through Chu Tai's thoughts, Taoist Fu Guang explained, "These three secret spells were created by several ancestors specifically for the situation in the sect's cave. The first one is aimed at the disciples in the sect. As long as they still practice the Taiyi Jinhua Celestial Secret Chapter, their magic power can be slightly restricted."

"The second sentence is aimed at the alienated magic weapons. It can temporarily seal their magic bans and return them to their original form."

"The third sentence is for the dojo itself. After entering the center, you can use this secret spell to seize control of the cave and take the lead. If you are not in the center, you can also temporarily gain control of the cave, making it easier for you to leave."

After he finished speaking, Taoist Fu Guang's body gradually became weaker. It was obvious that teaching the secret spell had consumed a great deal of his consciousness.

Chu Tai opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing and just bowed respectfully.

Taoist Fu Guang smiled when he saw this, and also returned the greeting, saying, "I'll leave the follow-up to you."

After saying this, the streaks of light dissipated, and Chu Tai returned to the blessed land of Youxi Qiankan.

Taoist Youkan, who had sensed something long ago, was already standing outside the door. When he saw Chu Tai waking up, he walked in and said, "Congratulations to you for receiving the spiritual response from the ancestor and completing your Taoist heritage."

Chu Tai glanced at the Youkan Taoist, whose aura had calmed down a lot and whose traces of foreign laws and principles had mostly disappeared, as well as the Youkan disciples behind him who were also in much better condition, and said in return: "I also want to congratulate you, Taoist friend. You have been favored by the ancestor and have solved most of the problems. I think it won't be long before you can reopen the mountain gate and receive people with predestined relationships from all directions to pass on the Taoist lineage. It's really enviable."

"Hahaha, fellow Taoist, you are joking. With you in charge of your lineage, there won't be any major problems. It's only a matter of time before you reopen the mountain gate and continue the Taoist tradition."

Facing Taoist Youkan's words, Chu Tai just shook his head and retorted, "I'm not in a hurry, but the Emei Sect may not be able to keep calm. Speaking of which, what are you going to do with the Cloud-Reaching Ruler? This thing is a magic weapon left by the founder of the Emei Sect. Regardless of its power or symbolic significance, the Emei Sect is destined not to let it go."

"I know it's very dangerous to suppress this thing in the blessed land at this moment, but if I do nothing and return it, I don't know how outsiders will view my Youkan Sect in the future. After thinking it over, I think I still need to meet with the head of the Emei Sect and a few people in charge."

As he spoke, Taoist Youkan looked in the direction of Jinhua Sect and whispered, "Fellow Daoist, you can also take this opportunity to take back the sect's dojo. As long as you move in, Emei Sect will not continue to fight you as long as it wants to continue to maintain its reputation as the orthodox Xuan Sect."

Chu Tai heard the words and knew that what the other party said was true, but he still couldn't help but sneer: "If I move in, they will naturally stop doing it, but those petty thefts and trivial things will probably happen, and I will be annoyed by then."

Chu Tai joked, "Fellow Daoist, you must be worried about these things now. Why are you urging me to go back and inherit the Daoist temple so anxiously? Do you want to find someone to share the pressure with you?"

Taoist Youkan, who was already in a good mood because of the response from the ancestors, couldn't help but laugh: "As expected of a person favored by the ancestors of both sects, you can see through my little trick at a glance. Well, just give me a definite answer, will you help me?"

"Of course I will help. Once I have fully polished my magic power and refined my magic weapon, I will immediately return to inherit the sect's cave heaven."

After getting Chu Tai's answer, Taoist Youkan did not continue to disturb him. He left some materials for cultivation and turned to leave Chu Tai's place of cultivation. After a period of time, Chu Tai's cultivation was stable, and after several commonly used magic weapons were completely refined, Chu Tai said goodbye to Taoist Youkan.

On the first day that Chu Tai left, Taoist Youkan contacted the Emei Sect and expressed his willingness to discuss the issue of the Measuring Cloud Ruler.

(End of this chapter)