Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 667: The Master Appears at the End of the Year

'Fire, food, family, warmth, prosperity, exorcism... reproduction, differentiation, desire, proliferation, faith, control... faith, slavery, protection, salvation, gift, rule, bones...'

Chu Tai, who solved the problem of the white-skeleton man, had rays of spiritual light appearing in his hands. Many talismans were flying back and forth in his hands. Hundreds of Taoist principles and laws were condensed, blending and changing at his fingertips.

He looked at the many powers in his hands and sighed: "It is true that the higher the cultivation level, the more you see, and the more you realize how difficult it is to practice. When I was at the sixth level, it was difficult to meet a cultivator who could condense the Dharma and achieve the fifth level. But now I have more than twenty concepts in my hands that can derive a path to support the fifth level of cultivation, providing a foundation for subsequent good deeds and ascending to the Daluo Heaven."

Thinking of this, Chu Tai sensed the power of the Dao Fruit fragments of Xiang Jun and Xiang Furen in his body. The power transmitted from the body every moment was pushing the Dao principles and laws in it towards the perfection of [Transmission]. He couldn't help but have other thoughts: "Now there are people who continue to expand the original concepts on these basis, provide me with more help, and push my cultivation forward, and touch a higher realm little by little."

"Sure enough, once this kind of practice becomes a system, the bottom-up push will inevitably drive the high-level cultivators to continue to advance. However, I can get such a great help with the immortal way. I don't know to what extent the Patriarch Emperor can do, and to what extent the Junmo School can do?"

Chu Tai's mind became more and more active as his internal strength increased. He first thought about the power level of the Patriarch Emperor, and then began to ponder the changes in the human side. He had already felt some traces at the beginning that there were signs that the Demonic Monarch was intervening in the Human Dynasty. Thinking of the way the two of them gathered their power, he suddenly became curious. Was the Patriarch Emperor's method of absorbing power more ingenious, or was the Demonic Monarch's method of seizing power more thorough?

As he was thinking, Chu Tai suddenly felt a faint light coming from one of the talismans beside him. Looking carefully, he saw that it was the concept left by the stove monk that was shining brightly.

Turning his head to look at the shelter, Chu Tai was stunned for a moment: "Is it already this time? It's the end of the year!"

At the same time, Chu Tai in the Jinhua Cave Heaven was also stunned for a moment. He made calculations with his fingers, and was surprised to find that it was exactly the end of the year in the Dongji Chenguang Heaven.

Chu Tai was a little surprised by such a coincidental timing, especially since Dongji Datian happened to be the year of Jiachen entering the year of Yisi, which was the transformation of Yang Dragon into Yin Snake, and it was a change of innovation and budding. It was a good opportunity. He could take advantage of the changes in the Jiazi qi at the end of the year in the two places to sweep away some of the old atmosphere at once.

With this thought in mind, the incarnation of Xiang Jun and Xiang Furen under the unspeakable shadow stood up, with layers of spiritual light surging behind them, and countless ripples emerged and blended with each other, like eight tails dancing up and down, with dots of mist and auspicious colors emerging, and in the mottled light, there were layers of halos, and faint lights emerged in circles of turbid colors.

These lights have different colors, some are scarlet, some are green, some are purple and black, and some are platinum. They contain thoughts of obsession, evil, wickedness, joy, happiness, love, stupidity, resentment, hatred and so on. At this moment, they are swaying with the flames, constantly spreading outwards, blending into the mist, forming one hazy evil aura after another.

In comparison, Chu Tai's original state was much more normal. As his mind moved, golden lanterns emerged in the cave. An illusory dragon shadow was vaguely constructed in the light of thousands of golden lanterns, and began to continuously absorb and exhale the stale breath in the cave and even in the veins of the earth surrounding the cave. After a while, the dragon shadow fell into a state of decline, but Chu Tai did not stop his actions, but silently made hand gestures to maintain it.

There seemed to be bursts of bell sounds echoing in the darkness. Chu Tai observed carefully and found that it was his own Donghuang Bell that was shaking gently, making the originally illusory dragon shadow become even larger, and there was even a sign that it was connected to the cave and went straight into the starry sky.

Unfortunately, Chu Tai's cultivation and Jinhua Cave Heaven were unable to support it. The dragon shadow stopped after entering the Thousand Light Layer, and wandered back and forth on this layer, inhaling and exhaling countless stale auras around it.

And this kind of change naturally also caused changes in Chu Tai's other incarnations. Among them, the incarnations on Dongji Chenguang Datian's side were still okay. In order not to resonate or affect Chu Tai's layout, they all consciously suppressed their own aura and did not overly interact with the outside world.

This also resulted in the sound of the Donghuang Bell not only echoing in Chu Tai's original body, but also only spreading around the incarnations of Xiangjun and Xiangfuren.

Waves of ripples invisible to the naked eye emerged, and a faint light gradually emerged from the body of Chu Tai, who was in an unspeakable state, and spread in all directions, causing the power of Feixian Zhenjun under his feet to stabilize for a moment, and the degree of constant alienation in the surroundings to stagnate a little. The power that had been constantly distorted and alienated during the process of transmission also briefly recovered to its original state, and all living beings in the shelter also gained a rare unified emotion of joy.

The flames of various colors, containing thoughts of obsession, evil, wickedness, joy, happiness, and love, also briefly turned into orange. The warm light brought a moment of peace around Chu Tai.

But it was under this kind of power that a ray of light appeared.

This existence was somewhat distorted, and looked like a huge man in a gorgeous robe, but his appearance was a little strange. The huge hood covered most of his face, and only the light emanating from three pairs of eyes, two large and four small, could be seen. Six arms stretched out from the sleeves on both sides of the robe, and they took out tablets, incense burners, bamboo slips and brushes. The remaining two things were blurry and could not be seen clearly.

After the light and shadow walked out, circles of wish power light spread outward, just like the glass light of the white bone face before illuminating one side. Countless golden lamps burning with words continuously dropped golden light, flowing like a water curtain in front of the eaves, constantly encroaching on the range controlled by Chu Tai.

At the same time, under these lights, he could feel that the concept of talismans he mastered was trembling, and the talismans surrounding him were constantly twisting, with vague signs of turning into words and precious edicts.

Looking at the light and shadow in the air, Chu Tai said with some difficulty: "Grandmaster Emperor?"

"It's me. I didn't expect that you could summon me under such unspeakable circumstances."

The words of the Patriarch Emperor made Chu Tai stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized that it was because his and his master's plan to sweep away the dirt at the end of the year was in line with some kind of ritual to worship ancestors, which in turn triggered the power of the Patriarch Emperor to descend. But why was the simple ritual so effective? Or was it because of the Donghuang Bell?
Chu Tai almost immediately thought of the involvement of the Donghuang Bell in such changes, but he quickly adjusted his attitude. In any case, the power of the Patriarch Emperor had already materialized, and subsequent events were no longer under his control.

However, since the Patriarch Emperor did not take action immediately after he appeared, it meant that everything could still be discussed. Chu Tai, who understood this, forced himself to suppress the many distracting thoughts in his mind, remained calm and looked at the Patriarch Emperor and asked, "May I ask why you are here, Senior?"

"Well, before I answer this question, Feixian, shouldn't you come out for a moment? Don't worry, I won't do anything to this little guy."

The Patriarch Emperor did not answer Chu Tai's question, but looked at Chu Tai's feet. With the rolling of flesh and blood, a mass of illusory, wriggling flesh and blood emerged, constantly changing. At the same time, feathers, wings, ankles and other organs appeared, protecting Chu Tai in the center.

The flesh and blood trembled, shaking the air, and made a sound: "May I ask what is the purpose of your visit, Your Majesty?"

"For this little guy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Tai immediately felt the flesh and blood around him twisting, and the ground beneath his feet also deformed slightly, ready to send him away at any time. The Patriarch Emperor above seemed to have noticed something and whispered, "You don't have to be so sensitive. I won't do anything to him. My purpose is the same as yours, I hope to borrow his power to awaken us."

Hearing this, the flesh and blood around him seemed to stabilize a little, but Chu Tai was even more confused. Although he guessed that the reason was probably related to the Donghuang Bell, he still couldn't help showing a puzzled expression and asked, "Awaken your power?"

The light and shadow of the Patriarch Emperor had already solidified for the most part, and the face under the hood could be seen clearly. It was three heads crowded together, one of which was of normal size, while the two on the left and right were much smaller, and had dull eyes, and did not look very intelligent.

At this moment, the head in the center frowned slightly and said, "Don't you know the source of your power?"

Chu Tai did not answer, but asked: "What power are you talking about?"

"A faint bell sounded, a bell sound that woke me from my deep sleep."

The one who spoke was Feixian Zhenjun, who could only manifest in flesh and blood. The vibrating flesh and blood kept changing shape. He said with some emotion: "Originally, my power had been completely dormant under the influence of the unspeakable. Logically, it was impossible for me to wake up. But I felt a force before, which made me wake up from the chaos. I think the emperor is the same."

As Feixian Zhenjun spoke, his flesh and blood slowly changed position, just like a person walking, and appeared very naturally in the center of Chu Tai and Zushi Huang.

The Patriarch Emperor didn't care about Feixian Zhenjun's little thoughts. He just stared at Chu Tai and said, "My cultivation is higher than yours, and the distance is farther, so it's naturally more difficult for me to wake up than you. Fortunately, this kid thought of the year-end sacrifice before the bell rang, so that my power can be slightly more concrete. After all, I am now a patriarch, leaning towards the past, and can gain strength from these old auras that should not exist under the unspeakable, and then feel more bell sounds and differentiate some of the power."

"I see. You are indeed incomplete now."

Feixian Zhenjun's words made the Patriarch Emperor sneer: "Feixian, my power is just a little more incomplete, but even if it is only the power of the Patriarch, it is not something you can contend with at this moment."

"Of course I know that, but I also want to tell you that I can't defeat you, but I can send this child away."

Feixian Zhenjun's rebuttal made the Patriarch laugh. He stretched out one of his two "empty" hands and pointed it at Chu Tai, saying, "It seems that you twelve Zhenjuns have set your sights on this little guy."

"For me, there is no better choice, it can only be him. As for whether the other eleven fellows agree, I don't know, but I like him very much."

"Your love is not something that ordinary people can bear."

Hearing this, Chu Tai couldn't help but ask: "May I ask the two seniors, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Haha, I haven't communicated with anyone for so long that I actually forgot about the real owner!"

The Patriarch Emperor apologized to Chu Tai first, then looked up and asked, "Do you know what the nature of this unspeakable thing is?"

After the last communication with Dadong Zhenjun, Chu Tai did not speak rashly, but bowed and asked the Patriarch Emperor.

This powerful being, one of the twenty-two post-saint emperors, accepted the salute without hesitation, and then began to explain: "The so-called unspeakable nature is actually a shadow left behind by your majesty in the past."

"The shadow left by the Emperor of Heaven?"

Feixian Zhenjun did not expect to hear such news. It was clearly a sound produced by the vibration of the void, but Chu Tai could hear a hint of surprise in it.

Then, the Patriarch Emperor said, "The second is the doubts of the twenty-one post-saint emperors. After the Emperor of Heaven fell asleep, we have been able to represent the embodiment of the laws of the Great Heaven to a certain extent. So when we were unable to explain why the Emperor of Heaven fell asleep, the Unspeakable was born from the shadow left by the Emperor of Heaven in the Great Heaven."

"The so-called unspeakable is the embodiment of our and all living beings' fear of the unknown. It is the collection of all the unknowns. Because its status originates from the Emperor of Heaven, it was born and absorbed the doubts of the twenty-one post-saint emperors. Therefore, under its influence, even the power of the twenty-one post-saint emperors will be affected. The specific manifestation is that we gradually lose control and become a part of its power, and then slowly become its projection, or Dharma image, or incarnation."

"Of course, because Ke Bu Dao is the shadow of the Emperor after he fell asleep, he seems to be in a deep sleep as well, and it is a very deep sleep. Even if the power of the twenty-one post-saint emperors like me clashes, we cannot wake him up. On the contrary, he may lose control prematurely due to consuming too much power."

When Feixian Zhenjun heard this, he interrupted: "According to our past experience, once independent power gets out of control, it is difficult to take it back. The best outcome is that the power falls into a deep sleep and no longer pays attention to changes in the outside world, but now this speculation has been overturned by you."

After hearing this, Chu Tai finally realized his own importance, and at the same time, some unimaginable thoughts arose in his mind.

But the next moment, this thought was confirmed by the Patriarch Emperor, and it was what they wanted Chu Tai to do.

"For this reason, I want to explore the bell sound that originated from you. It would be best if I could find its essence and awaken the Unspeakable."

(End of this chapter)