Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 356: Ding Zhongyan
"Master Fuyao? Master Chongyang? I think these two are self-taught."

Chu Tai recalled the relationship between the old and new Huashan Sect, but was refuted by the man in the jade.

"That's not the case. Although Master Fuyao entered Taoism by reading classics and history books in his early years, and cultivated many wonderful methods by himself, he successively lived in seclusion in Jiushi Rock of Taihe Mountain, Yuntai Cliff of Huashan Mountain, and Shaohua Stone Chamber. During this period, he traveled to the outer space many times and made friends with several senior masters of Chunyang Dao and Louguan Dao. Later, he obtained some of the Chunyang true teachings in Daluo Heaven."

“But Master Fuyao didn’t achieve enlightenment through the Pure Yang Inner Alchemy. He even abandoned the alchemy and talisman techniques he had learned in his early years and instead focused on fasting and self-cultivation. He achieved the highest level of Taoism and ascended to Daluo Heavenly Palace.”

After briefly introducing the situation of Master Fuyao, the man went on to describe the cultivation process of Master Chongyang.

"In contrast, Chongyang Zhenren was originally from an aristocratic family. His ancestors were close friends with the Pure Yang Taoist sect. In his early years, he studied Confucianism and later Taoism. After achieving some success, he built a tomb in Nanshan and tried to achieve enlightenment through corpse transformation. At the last moment, his spirit left his body and roamed around Daluo, where he obtained the orthodox methods of the Zhengyang and Chunyang sects. But what's interesting is that although Chongyang Zhenren focused on inner alchemy in his practice and paid great attention to the cultivation of sex and destiny, in theory he advocated the equality of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, which conflicted with many immortal ways."

"Today, the direct lineage of Quanzhen passed down by Master Chongyang is not so popular in various places. Instead, the side branches he founded, such as the Qibao Society, the Jinlian Society, the Sanguang Society, and the Yuhua Society, have combined with local Taoist sects or foreign monks to run well in local areas. Huashan is currently one of the largest direct Taoist sects left by Master Chongyang in the world."

Chu Tai was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and whispered: "So strictly speaking, these two are both inheritors of the Pure Yang Dao lineage? However, most of the inheritance of the Pure Yang lineage in the Great Heaven has been dispersed."

"In fact, it's not just the Chunyang lineage. Our Taiyi Wanxiang lineage, the Taiqing Hunyuan lineage of True Lord Hunyuan, the Yuqing Kunlun lineage of True Lord Qingshi, and the Shangqing Lingbao lineage of True Lord Yuli all don't have the concept of direct lineage inheritance."

The man in the jade stone explained to Chu Tai the many relationships involved, directly indicating the connection between the Four Great Lords and the many Taoist veins.

"There are many Dao lineages that worship them as their ancestors, and there are also many Dao lineages that have received their legacy, but no Dao lineage has inherited their Dao fruit, and not all Dao lineages that have received part of their inheritance can worship the four True Lords as their ancestors."

"For example, the Shaoqing Immortal Technique, the core of Emei's inheritance, is closely related to the Taiqing Immortal Technique that Hunyuan Zhenjun originally practiced. During the reign of the fifth generation of the Emei Sect's head, he tried to include Hunyuan Zhenjun in the list of ancestors. But this idea was rejected by Hunyuan Zhenjun. Now the mainstream view is that Hunyuan Zhenjun thinks that Emei Sect is a Taiqing lineage and can be regarded as the successor of his Hunyuan Taoist lineage, but Taoist Baimei has walked his own path and does not need to be regarded as a patriarch."

At this point, the man in the jade chuckled and said in a slightly sarcastic tone: "But who knows the actual reason?"

"Brother! Be careful what you say!"

Chu Tai suddenly spoke, and a pure Dao rhythm rose up, sweeping across the inside and outside of the medicine garden. The man in the jade stone changed his expression slightly, with some gratitude and some self-blame, saying: "Sorry for the trouble. I didn't expect the influence of this Dao fruit fragment to follow me like a shadow. I have clearly suppressed it and divided it into the method you created. I didn't expect you to talk nonsense about the True Lord..."

"No!"

Chu Tai interrupted the man's self-blame and whispered, "It's not your fault, brother. It's my negligence. I didn't expect that the senior is so powerful that his consciousness is cut into hundreds of pieces and he is still able to cause trouble." Taiyi Xuanhui's true Qi rolled and appeared in front of Chu Tai, holding the Jinwu Fangding.

Spots of golden light flew out of the square tripod and turned into an illusory shadow that appeared in front of Chu Tai. He smiled and said, "Boy, how can you guess the truths I have learned from foreign lands? And you don't think that I was just suppressed by that idiot when I was entangled with him a few years ago? I know all the weaknesses of your cultivation methods. That boy is just like that. Just a little provocation will arouse his anger and make him say things he shouldn't say."

"How about it, kid, are you interested in a deal with me? As long as you help me repair the body of the tripod, I will give you all my years of cultivation insights, and I will also sign a contract with you to serve you for a thousand years. How about you set me free afterwards? I can swear that after I leave, all the inheritance related to the Jinhua Sect will rot in my stomach and will never be passed on to others."

As soon as these words were spoken, thirteen seniors of the Jinhua Sect, including the man in the jade, became angry and told Chu Tai not to trust him, and some even used foul language.

Jinwu Fangding laughed instead: "Look, look, they are just like that, they lose control of their emotions after a little provocation. Are you safe to go out?"

"You have to know that in three years or so, the Emei Sect will re-establish the Snow Mountain Sect. If you don't go, how are you going to spread the news of the rise of the Taiyi Sect? And how are you going to deal with that old bald donkey Tianque? You don't really think he's a good person, do you?"

Jinwu Fangding's voice was full of temptation, trying to stir up Chu Tai's mind. He asked questions one after another, trying to make Chu Tai doubt his choice, and then changed the subject and talked about the benefits of cooperating with him.

"If you agree to my request, I will go all out to help you. Isn't that a better thing? With a fourth-grade celestial being in charge of the Jinhua Sect, you will also have the right to go out freely. Most importantly, with my insights, the inheritance of the Jinhua Sect will be more complete... Wait, what are you doing..."

The Golden Crow Square Tripod roared in fear, but Chu Tai simply wrapped wisps of mist around the Tripod to cover it. He then looked at the shadow and said with a smile, "I may not be able to gain something from your original body, but I can still handle your incarnation. Come on, Golden Crow Square Tripod, tell me everything you know."

As he spoke, Chu Tai stretched out a hand and grabbed the phantom separated from the Golden Crow Square Cauldron. As the flames burned, countless pieces of information were absorbed by Chu Tai, becoming its foundation and enriching its heritage.

At the same time, the surface of the Dao Fruit fragment [Fifth Grade·Spirit Embryo] in Chu Tai's body shone even brighter, and under the intersection of Dao principles and laws, there were faint traces of [Fourth Grade·Yang God] appearing.

At the same time, the seventh-grade [Qi Men] of the [Qing Nang] series also emitted a faint glow, allowing Chu Tai to vaguely glimpse the name of the Dao Fruit fragment on it [Sixth-grade Dan Ding].

"[Alchemy Ding]? That's appropriate. I think if I dismantle the Golden Crow Square Ding, I can get the complete information of the [Alchemy Ding]..."

As he thought about it, Chu Tai's fingers lightly stroked the surface of the Golden Crow Square Tripod. The Square Tripod, which had just lost a little spiritual consciousness and fell into silence, began to vibrate slightly.

(End of this chapter)