Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 913: The First Talk about the Innate Secret

"how you said that?"

The Emperor looked back at Chu Tai. In response, Chu Tai simply raised his hand, and the Donghuang Bell floated above his head, shaking gently.

As invisible ripples continued to emerge from around the Donghuang Bell and echoed around Chu Tai, a ray of light flew out from his body, spinning at his fingertips, illuminating all directions.

Immediately afterwards, another ray of light flew out and landed on the fingertips.

This was repeated many times, and gradually hundreds of thousands of colorful mists surged in Chu Tai's hands, and then a lotus that was crystal clear and as smooth as jade slowly bloomed in the mist.

The eighty-one lotus petals are covered with dense and exquisite divine arts. This is the result of Chu Tai's willpower, and it is also a bit of pure willpower that the Emperor of Heaven has accumulated over countless years and purified.

In fact, this condensed lotus should no longer be called a wish power. In Chu Tai's perception, this thing is running in the Three Pure Ones world and maintaining the spiritual root of all living beings.

This is the result of the Emperor of Heaven's exploration of the innate spirituality of all living beings bestowed by the Supreme Taoist Ancestor, and is the highest product of the ultimate purification and sublimation of the acquired incense and vows.

When placed in the Dao Qi, it is equivalent to the first-grade Dao Qi.

He gave this item to Chu Tai as an apology, and made it clear that this item would help Chu Tai when he turned to good.

All this could only mean that there was something wrong with the Emperor of Heaven himself.

Looking at the blooming lotus and the spiritual charm gradually condensing in it, the Emperor of Heaven raised his hand and pressed it back into Chu Tai's body, whispering: "Don't separate this thing at will. With the protection of this wish power, the demons and the gods will find it difficult to influence you. Even if they succeed, as long as your original heart is not deviated, you can return to normal under the guidance of this wish power."

Chu Tai did not respond after hearing this, and continued to look at the Emperor of Heaven. Seeing this, the Emperor of Heaven sighed and said, "In the future, if I cannot suppress the Heavenly Demon and my essence is taken away by Heaven, I will ask you to send me off."

Hearing this, Chu Tai's heart trembled slightly, and he lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, you will definitely succeed."

"It's hard to say. I have fought with them for so many years. In terms of cultivation, I am slightly higher, but in terms of status, they may be a little higher."

Chu Tai was shocked by the words of the Emperor of Heaven. Just as he was about to ask, the Emperor of Heaven stared at Chu Tai, causing him to stop talking.

Then the Emperor of Heaven slowly said: "Just like the Donghuang Bell you are holding, which is higher in essence than heaven and earth and was born before heaven and earth, the essence of the Heavenly Demon and Heaven also originated before heaven and earth. They just woke up when I tried to transcend."

"You have just entered the second rank and have not yet begun to consolidate your own timeline. Even with the protection of the Donghuang Bell, you may still be sensed when you tell their secrets. When you enter the first rank, you can freely talk about this initial existence that transcends the heavens and the earth."

After saying this, the Emperor looked at Chu Tai, as if asking him if he had any further questions.

Chu Tai, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind, thought for a while and shook the Donghuang Bell to convey his thoughts.

"The two are related to Daojun? You are quite smart."

A hint of smile appeared in the eyes of the Emperor of Heaven. He thought for a moment and said, "They must not be the incarnations of Daojun. Or it is difficult for Daojun to send down their incarnations. You will know this when you enter Daluo Heaven in the future."

The Donghuang Bell shook again, conveying Chu Tai's doubts: "Why?"

"Since you are so curious, let me explain to you briefly. Ever since the Supreme Dao Ancestor attained enlightenment and endowed all living beings with innate spiritual light, all innate true saints, gods, divine emperors, Dao monarchs, and heavenly masters must give basic respect to all living beings."

"Therefore, innate beings rarely descend to the world. Most of them observe the changes within the universe from outside. If they must interfere with the inner world, they can only split their spirits and lower their status to manifest. They cannot descend to the world in the form of incarnations."

"This point was further improved after Yuanhuang Daojun attained enlightenment and opened up the Daluo Heaven, and Yuchen Daojun achieved success in cultivation and built the basic Three Purities framework, which eliminated the possibility of many realms being stuck."

"The demon and heaven I faced have already entered the boundary between the innate and acquired. If they were the incarnations of Dao Lord, they would actually be no different from the innate beings. They would inevitably be rejected by Dao Ancestor, Dao Lord and Dao Lord, as well as oppressed by Daluotian. Since the two have been able to maintain this state, I think they are not the incarnations of Dao Lord."

Chu Tai nodded and shook the Donghuang Bell again.

"Since he is not the incarnation of the Taoist Lord, what is your Majesty afraid of?"

"It's not fear, but both of us are confident that we can defeat each other, but neither of us is sure that we can survive to the end. The two of them are the calamities they have created to target me. When the time comes that they are bound to lose, they may sacrifice themselves and drag me into the irreversible chaos, becoming the greatest disaster between heaven and earth."

The Emperor’s answer made Chu Tai’s eyes widen, and he hurriedly shook the Donghuang Bell.

'Don't they have a sense of self? Or emotions of self?'

"There should be some, otherwise they wouldn't have been entangled with me for such a long time, but they were born to target me, and there should be some innate power interfering, perhaps it's the power of the Taoist who controls the acquired rebellion against the innate calamity, or it's the power of the demon who tries to seize my status."

"But no matter which one it is, when the necessary moment comes, even the Heaven and the Heavenly Demon cannot go against their innate source and will inevitably perish with me."

"And you also know that when one's cultivation reaches our level, death is not that easy, so..."

Looking at the Emperor, Chu Tai gently shook the Donghuang Bell and lowered his head: "If that moment really comes, I will complete my mission."

"This way, I can feel more at ease."

After the Emperor of Heaven finished speaking, he instructed Chu Tai on how to cultivate the illusory world.

This time, the Emperor of Heaven did not find fault, but explained to Chu Tai many mysteries of the operation of the heaven and earth and the rise and fall of the gods.

“Everything in the world has its place and its own way of life.”

"For those creatures whose lifespans are not long, that is, those who live no more than a hundred years, you don't have to pay too much attention to why they live or what their reasons for living are. Their lifespans and living environments mean that most of them don't need to think about these things. You only need to give them guidance when it's appropriate, or when they want it themselves."

"Most of these creatures will become builders of the human order and saints respected by future generations. They will also pave a path for those who come after them to walk on safely, even if this path is not perfect."

"As for those gods who are born naturally, you need to pay special attention to what they want. Beyond their duties, you need to draw out their own nature and heart. Otherwise, it is easy to create gods who can only see the world but not all living beings. For the sake of the integrity and operation of the world, they will sacrifice all living beings in their environment at will, which is also not a good thing."

“But for those gods who have achieved success later in life, or immortals who have achieved success in cultivation, you must help them and guide them to understand their position in the world, understand what they should be, what they should do, and what they want to do.”

"The best way is to grant them a clerical position so that they have a very clear position. The second best way is to grant them immortal status and confer a temple on them so that they know they have a place to return to."

"This is a very important job for those who control the operation of heaven and earth. Those who are capable must be given a suitable position. Regardless of whether this position is suitable for him, he must have a place that belongs to him in heaven and earth. If not, it will be easy to cause chaos." "Therefore, although your way of dealing with the creatures in your own virtual world is a bit rough, it is not a big problem overall. It is a system that can operate for a long time and is also a method that can benefit most creatures."

"The only thing you need to pay attention to now is the position of all living beings, the position of gods, and the position of immortals and Buddhas..."

Chu Tai recorded silently and continued to make arrangements in that illusory world.

As the communication deepened, Chu Tai's many Taoist fruits were gradually improved, especially the [Shang Zhen (Great Sage)] of Yun Zhongjun's system, which actually began to gradually absorb some of Chu Tai's wish power.

The Emperor of Heaven who saw this scene did not say much, but Chu Tai felt that the Yun Zhongjun system he mastered was constantly sublimating.

From the spiritual improvement starting from the ninth-grade [Boy], to the eighth-grade [Wandering Scholar]'s mastery of external information, to the seventh-grade [Alchemist]'s understanding and synthesis of many physical and spiritual properties, and finally to the sixth-grade [Feathered Guest (Flying Fairy)], he achieved his first sublimation, being able to change his own form and interact with the world at a deeper level.

Then the fifth-rank [Jishi] began to have the right to interpret all things in nature, the right to offer sacrifices, and the ability to teach living beings.

When it reached the fourth level [The Reclusive Taoist (Yun Zhongjun)], it was further improved. The wisdom, secrecy, faith and teaching abilities allowed this Dao Fruit fragment to find its proper place among the gods and humans.

Finally, when he reached the third level of Dao Fruit [Supreme Man], he completed his second sublimation. While strengthening his connection with the heaven and earth, he also gained the ability to enlighten living beings.

The upward second-grade Tao fruit [Shangzhen (Great Sage)] has a deeper grasp of concepts such as wisdom, morality, creation and spirituality, and can influence the spiritual power of illusory creatures.

And now, this second-grade Dao Fruit [Shangzhen (Great Sage)] is integrating the power of the above Dao Fruits to gather the corresponding first-grade Dao Fruit.

【immortal】

This Tao Fruit is only in its initial stage of formation now and is still an illusory shadow on the Donghuang Bell.

But Chu Tai already knew its essence, which was a product of combining some immortal concepts and some Shinto concepts.

It is not only a manifestation of the wisdom, morality, and spiritual abilities of the immortals, but also a reflection of Shinto spirituality, creativity, and the ability to interact with heaven and earth.

Most importantly, one of the core elements of the [Immortal] Dao Fruit is the relationship with heaven and earth, or the position of the holder in heaven and earth.

Its corresponding power is the embodiment of concepts such as morality, spirituality, order, creation, wisdom, and inheritance. It is also the highest product deduced by Chu Tai in that virtual world.

At the moment when this Dao Fruit was formed, the Emperor of Heaven also transferred some of his own immortal and divine luck to Chu Tai to help him perfect this Dao Fruit.

The Emperor of Heaven directly pointed out some of the problems with this Tao Fruit.

"Its core is morality, spirituality, order, creation, wisdom and inheritance. You can gradually improve spirituality, order, creation and wisdom in this illusory world, but you need to find a way to solve morality and inheritance yourself."

Chu Tai heard this and whispered, "Inheritance is easy to deal with, but how should morality be explained?"

"Regarding this point, I can tell you some of my insights in Daluo Heaven."

Chu Tai bowed and performed the half-teacher ceremony to express his gratitude.

In response, the Emperor of Heaven simply smiled and slowly said, "According to the teachings of some Dao Lords in Daluo Heaven, the essence of morality after the Supreme Dao Ancestor attained the Tao is the collection of all variables and the source of all spirituality."

“Because the spirituality of all living beings originates from this, concepts such as education, teaching, emotion, inheritance, belief, hope, ideal, dream, etc. can all be considered as its subordinate concepts.”

“Because it is a collection of all variables, concepts such as derivation, change, transformation, creation, rebirth, hope, miracle, etc. can also be regarded as its subordinate concepts.”

"The subordinate concepts of the two overlap to a certain extent, and they have been constantly operating between heaven and earth. Many Xiantian Daojuns have achieved the corresponding Xiantian status by relying on these subordinate concepts."

Hearing this, Chu Tai wanted to ask something, but finally chose to convey his doubts through the Donghuang Bell.

'Does Daojun also have a corresponding core concept?'

"At least from what I know, Daojun also has his own core concepts, but their concepts may be different from the concepts we understand."

At this point, the Emperor thought for a moment and said, "For example, the incomplete concept of a portal contained in your Donghuang Bell."

The Emperor of Heaven stretched out his hand and pulled, and an illusory portal appeared above the Donghuang Bell.

"Your concept is the gate to heaven, which is essentially a way to ascend to a higher level. It seems to be able to connect to Daluo Heaven, but unfortunately the concept is not complete, so it cannot be truly connected. Even if I activate it, I can only draw down a little light from Daluo Heaven."

As he spoke, a little more light appeared at the Emperor's fingertips, blending into the surrounding spiritual light.

Afterwards, the Emperor of Heaven incorporated many of the concepts he mastered into it, giving it concepts such as time, life, death, reincarnation, change, etc.

That illusory portal can also be called the Gate of Cosmic Light, the Gate of Vitality, the Gate of the Underworld, the Gate of Life and Death, and the Gate of Change.

"If these concepts are reorganized, they can also be called the Gate of All Wonders or the Gate of Great Purity. However, the concept of these concepts is essentially added by us. However, if a Taoist master has mastered the concept of a gate, he can directly make the gate the concept of all the gates I mentioned before."

Chu Tai gently shook the Donghuang Bell.

'Does the Taoist have the right to define the concept of postnatal?'

"exactly."

The Emperor of Heaven's answer made Chu Tai clearly feel the power of the Lord of Dao, and at the same time, he had a more intuitive understanding of the demons and the heavens he was facing.

If the other party is really a test left by some Taoist master, then no one can say what changes will occur in the end.

Thinking of this, he looked at the power of his own wishes, and some thoughts in his mind became more firm.

(End of this chapter)