Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 776 Exploring the Second Rank Road
On the top of Mount Tai, the Eastern Peak, Shao Siming and Da Siming, who were very busy, still managed to separate themselves into an incarnation. Dongjun, Shan Gui and He Bo, whose breath remained in the mountain, all looked at the incarnation of Xiangjun and Xiangfuren who were brought back by Chu Tai using the Jiuqishi Qingyun Chariot.

The mountain ghost incarnation frowned: "Can you two be completely separated?"

The incarnation of Shao Siming was also a little surprised. He looked left and right. Whether from the essence of life or from the connection of cause and effect, the incarnations of Xiangjun and Xiangfuren in front of him were two different people.

The incarnation of the Great God of Life and Death directly took out the power of life and death in his hands and observed Xiang Jun and Xiang Furen in front of him.

"Two dead futures?"

Dongjun silently made hand gestures but couldn't tell whether the certificate was real or fake.

Instead, He Bo laughed out loud: "The spiritual light suddenly appeared and the twins were separated, just like a sick body. The sun and the moon compete with each other to overturn the seas and mountains, but it turns out that the same nature is innocent."

Xiangjun's incarnation looked at Hebo and said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to be the first one to see it."

Madam Xiang also spoke up: "I wonder if it's because of [Taibai] or [the flood]?"

“It’s both.”

Seeing this, Shan Gui frowned and looked at Chu Tai and asked, "What is going on?"

Chu Tai smiled and said, "You all know what Dao Fruit corresponds to Lord Xiang and Lady Xiang. Naturally, you should also know that there is a variant of the third-grade Dao Fruit, called [Second Son of Heaven]."

As he spoke, Chu Tai explained the corresponding concepts and possible symbolic meanings of the Xiangjun and Xiangfuren system in the Daoguo fragments of various grades.

Chu Tai directly stated that the essence of the [Inversion] Dao Fruit is actually a subversion of the previous nine to four grades, making the originally non-independent time independent again.

"So how do you think the Second Son of Heaven can keep time separate? And how can he be independent of the Upside Down?"

Chu Tai asked back. The mountain ghost was also alert. He looked at Xiang Jun and Xiang Furen, recalled the limerick that He Bo had read earlier, and whispered: "Observation of yourself? But in this way, wouldn't it fall into the Buddhist concept of time that is the gathering of cause and effect?"

“So we became two people, but one person.”

Xiang Jun and Xiang Furen spoke at the same time, Shao Siming and Da Siming gradually reacted, Dong Jun and Shan Gui also understood the reason.

Simply put, from the perspective of the aggregation of causes and conditions, Xiangjun and Xiangfuren are one individual, but the two of them have now divided themselves into two time periods through the independence of time, and each of them has aggregated with external causes and conditions, forming two individuals that are independent of each other in terms of causes and conditions.

This independence results in the fact that neither the Buddhist view of time nor the human view of time can be established in these two people, but they both possess certain characteristics of the two.

From a certain perspective, it can be regarded as a subversion of the [Inversion] Dao Fruit itself.

Because of this characteristic, outsiders cannot tell the difference between the two.

The most interesting thing is that when Chu Tai returned with the two of them, most people saw Xiang Jun and Xiang Furen, causing many people to mistakenly believe that they were two different beings.

In this sense, the first appearance of Xiang Jun and Xiang Furen was a huge ritual that contained the meanings of deception, subversion, and confusion, which invisibly laid the foundation for Chu Tai to grant the two of them divine powers and add power.

After understanding the status of the two, Shao Siming acted decisively and immediately divided three-quarters of his authority and corresponding responsibilities regarding cause and effect.

When handing it over to Madam Xiang, he said bluntly: "These tasks are all yours. In the past, when you were not back, I helped to deal with them. Now that you have returned, don't think about staying with me any longer."

Shao Siming's action was like opening a window.

He Bo and Dong Jun also promptly handed over their concepts of controlling clouds and rain, thunder and snow to Xiang Jun, saying that since they now symbolized two gods, the corresponding powers should be divided. It happened that Yun Zhongjun stayed in Beihuang as the internal cause for Chu Tai to conquer Beihuang's immortal way later, so now Yun Zhongjun's duties would be handled by him.

Xiang Jun was furious when he heard this. He immediately pushed back the large amount of work that the two had sent him, especially the authority hidden in some of the work related to water systems, vegetation growth, and maintaining the balance of nature, and said, "It's fine if you give me the power to control the clouds and rain, but why should I be given these things?"

He Bo said confidently: "Your name is Lord Xiang! And you are staying with Lady Xiang, so you must be in charge of the Xiang River after all."

"Since you are a regional god, isn't it normal for you to help deal with the natural environment around the water system?"

Dong Jun also interjected, and Xiang Jun immediately said angrily: "Is that the natural environment near the Xiang River that you gave me?"

Then he looked at He Bo and said, "You gave me only Xiangshui?"

He Bo was very calm: "As long as you are willing, these water systems can be regarded as branches of the Xiang River."

Dongjun, who was a little embarrassed at first, brightened up when he heard this and said with a smile: "Just as He Bo said, as long as you are willing, Xiangshui can also be an important water system to maintain the natural environment on the surface."

The mountain ghost also seemed to have his inspiration activated, and he looked suddenly at Madam Xiang beside him.

Madam Xiang immediately refused, and helped Xiang Jun reject the extra authority, and directly stated: "In the near future, Xiang Jun can also be Yunzhong Jun."

"This is not okay."

Shao Siming, who seemed to have nothing to do with it, refuted. She looked at Madam Xiang and smiled, "Don't think I can't see that the two of you appear as a man and a woman. In essence, it is also a manifestation of the authority of the [Second Son of Heaven] or [Inversion]. You and he are each other's time observer and the observed. If his name changes, what should we do if there is a mistake?"

"exactly."

He Bo nodded repeatedly. Madam Xiang was furious. Both she and Xiang Jun could see that the reason they were worried about problems was that the incarnations in front of them wanted to assign some of the divine duties to themselves to reduce their own burdens.

After all, now is the initial period of the establishment of Dongyue Divine Court, and everything is extremely busy. This can be seen from the fact that the incarnations of Shao Siming and Da Siming have almost no power. These two have been working to the extreme, and every bit of strength has been invested in increasing the speed of the work to an even more terrifying level.

The most important thing is, with the return of Xiang Jun and Xiang Furen, Dongyue Divine Court intends to take action against Beihuang, and it is conceivable that the workload will skyrocket again.

If you don't get rid of your job now, forget about finding someone to take it over in the future.

Mrs. Xiang, who understood the key point, immediately looked at the real Chu Tai beside her, and was surprised to find that the other party had disappeared without her knowing when.

Shao Siming, who also discovered this, immediately revealed a gloomy smile and said to Madam Xiang, "I have already agreed, so just obey us."

Xiang Jun wanted to continue struggling: "Then why don't you pull me down to work with you?" He Bo said coldly: "Why do you think I pulled you two back at this time?"

Mr. Xiang and Mrs. Xiang immediately understood the reason.

"So that's how it is. He wanted to take action against Beihuang but didn't tell you in advance, which led to you guys forcing the emperor to abdicate? In the end, he sold us two to you?"

"That's right. I said before that you two have dealt with some Shinto matters in Xianxian Dao Hua Datian and are very experienced. One person can be used as two. Now that you can be divided into two people, you can naturally be used as four people."

The mountain ghost's answer made Madam Xiang couldn't help but complain: "I think the ability to be used as two people mentioned by this deity should refer to my ability to differentiate into two people."

"I don't know about that. If you feel something is wrong, you can go find me."

As the mountain ghost spoke, she transferred some concepts of love, innocence, etc. that had inexplicably come to her to Madam Xiang, and then merged into the earth and disappeared.

Shao Siming merged some of his authority into Madam Xiang's body and disappeared as a stream of light.

Of course, Shao Siming did not do anything too drastic. She still controlled some of the causes and conditions regarding childbirth and marriage, so that Madam Xiang would not be entangled by countless threads of cause and condition and unable to move.

But the fate that had come together still made Mrs. Xiang busy for a while.

On the other side, Xiang Jun was not in a much better situation. After Xiang Furen was persuaded, Xiang Jun had no other opinions.

He took over most of the power over wind and rain in the East from the Mountain Ghost and the God of East, and also gained some power over thunder and the natural environment. Then, with the help of the law of cause and effect, he made himself mysterious and unpredictable. In a sense, he separated the overlapping aura between himself and Madam Xiang, and further differentiated their respective characteristics.

After Dongjun and Hebo left, Dasi Ming stepped forward.

Xiang Jun, who was surrounded by clouds and mist, and Madam Xiang, who was surrounded by many threads of karma, looked at the Great God of Destiny and asked, "What authority do you want to give me?"

Unexpectedly, the Great God of Destiny wiped his hand over the two of them, taking away some of his authority, and also taking away some of their aura.

Xiang Jun frowned slightly, and after feeling the active power in his body become stable, he immediately understood why Da Siming did this, and bowed to express his gratitude.

"I have been staying in that great heaven for so long that I have forgotten that the principles and laws of the great heaven are not very active. I am sorry to bother you."

Da Siming waved his hand and said, "You and I are one person, there is no need to do this. Rather than these polite words, I think you should deal with the many beliefs as soon as possible. Before I go to war with Beihuang, there should be a period of chaos."

"I've heard that."

Madam Xiang sighed. At the other end of the many threads of cause and effect surrounding her, were connected to the countless creatures in the East. At this moment, their desires and some of their emotions were converging around her along with the cause and effect.

Among these people, some do not want to fight, some hope to achieve success through fighting, and some have a weak desire to survive and want to use this as a way to escape.

Many emotions gathered around Mrs. Xiang, enveloping her layer by layer, and the extremely negative emotions even showed signs of mutation.

It can be said that at this time, if anyone ignites the anti-war sentiment within the East, it is likely to cause a backlash of the power of vows, and even cause endless karmic fire to surround Mount Tai in the East, just like Chu Tai had previously targeted the Bhagavata, the evil Buddha in the Western Regions.

Madam Xiang listened for a moment and said casually, "Except for a very few who are determined, most of the others can still be guided. After all, we can't really let the people of the East go to the Northern Wilderness to fight. The only problem is those immortal sects that may be selected and the Taiyi Immortal Sect disciples who are unwilling to intervene in this battle."

Upon hearing this, Da Siming also knew the concerns of the two, and looked to the side and said: "My Lord, don't hide it at this time. How to deal with the problem of Taiyi Xianmen can only be you."

Upon hearing this, Chu Tai did not appear in the direction that Da Siming was looking at, but appeared next to the Donghuang Bell.

When Da Siming saw this, his eyes turned slightly cold, as if he was trying to express his intention to deceive.

But on his face, Da Siming did not express any negative emotions, and once again asked Taiyi Xianmen about how to deal with the situation.

Chu Tai sighed and whispered, "I have already issued a notice before. Those who don't want to intervene can come to Dongyue to receive the talisman from Qingshi Zhenjun to show their intention not to participate in the war. If they don't come and don't want to intervene, then I can only use some extreme measures."

"Can you do it?"

The Great Sima Ming spoke in a cold voice, and Chu Tai smiled and said, "That's why I need your help. Although you are my incarnations, each of you has your own corresponding goals. In a sense, you are also independent beings and can make different choices from me."

"And you can just sit back and enjoy the results?"

As he spoke, Da Siming snorted coldly, then frowned and asked, "Is it really okay for you to have us split up like this?"

"In fact, there are quite a few benefits. Not only has the refining speed of the Donghuang Bell increased a lot, but my understanding of [One] is also constantly improving. After all, no matter how you change, it all originates from my corresponding [One]. To put it in an exaggerated way, I am a perfect existence to you. All your changes flow from me from top to bottom, just like the continuous flow of Tao in the process of Tao giving birth to One, One giving birth to Two, Two giving birth to Three, and Three giving birth to all things..."

As he spoke, the Taiyi Siming Three Degrees and Five Emperors Wonderful Qi appeared in Chu Tai's palm, constantly twisting and changing, gradually giving rise to the auras of Dongjun, Yunzhongjun, Da Siming, Shao Siming, Shan Gui, He Bo, Xiangjun and Xiang Furen, and finally even the Taiyi Eight Scenes Xuanying Donghuang Wonderful Qi corresponding to Donghuang also performed three points of mystery.

Chu Tai looked at the eight primordial qi in his palm and whispered, "When I fully grasp the concept of your corresponding Dao fruit and make it my derivative, I should be able to enter the second level realm."

"In the meantime, I can also complete most of the practice of imitating the way of God, and a small part of the exploration of my own true way, right?"

The Donghuang Bell shook gently, and the incarnation of Donghuang walked out. Da Siming, Xiang Jun and Xiang Furen bowed their heads to show their respect.

Chu Tai said calmly: "You are also me, so your cultivation is also my cultivation, right?"

"Are you saying we are you now?"

The incarnation of the Eastern Emperor looked at Chu Tai, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes: "What did you see before? Or did you get some insights from True Lord Qingshi that further relaxed the restrictions on us? But I can feel that the connection between you and me is getting closer and closer, and the connection between me and the Eastern Emperor Bell is also getting closer."

"I just thought some things through again."

Chu Tai gently stroked the wall of the Donghuang Bell and whispered, "Tell me, if there are no living beings in a universe, is it still meaningful?"

(End of this chapter)