Xiuxian: I studied abroad in modern times

Chapter 533 The Origin of All Laws, How Could I Bear to Cherish My Life?

Zheng Fa was lost in thought, and the old man Bai looked at him, also seemingly deep in thought.

"Teacher Bai? What are you thinking about?"

"Oh, it's nothing." Old Man Bai snapped out of his reverie, not answering Zheng Fa's question, but instead pressing for details, "How do you plan to improve it?"

Besides the old man, there were also Tang Lingwu, Tang Mudao, and several scholars from the nursing home.

The group strolled along the mountain path of Hongshan, seemingly chatting idly.

No one expected that their words might determine the future of three worlds and millions of people.

“When I created the Huangting Jing, I was somewhat greedy for grandeur and even hindered my own cultivation progress,” Zheng Fa said, explaining his thoughts. “But on the other hand, it can become the foundation of all Taoist practices.”

Zheng Fa paused, then added, "At least before the Dao Fruit, it is the foundation of all Dao methods."

Old Bai and the others nodded, none of them thinking Zheng Fa was exaggerating.

The fundamental idea of ​​the Huang Ting Jing lies in change.

This style evolved from the initial form of "Nine Mountains Golden Elixir Method" to the final form of "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Transformation".

What kind of practice you do is not important; in fact, you could say there is no specific practice.

This characteristic allows those who practice the Huangting Scripture to cultivate most of the profound and subtle techniques.

For example, Zheng Fa, when using the "Red Cloud Jade Scroll" at Haori Mountain, was no less than the true teachings of Haori. When he was at Tianhe Sect, he also used the "Sword Manual of Trapping Immortals".

The main idea is to adapt to local customs.

"To be honest, some of these were accidental, but they laid an excellent foundation for what we have today," Zheng Fa continued to explain. "My idea is to establish a complete system of exercises, or rather, a tree of exercises, based on the Huangting Jing."

"A cultivation method tree?" This explanation was quite intuitive, and Old Man Bai understood it immediately. "In other words, although they are all cultivating the 'Yellow Court Scripture,' their cultivation directions are different, so their specific cultivation methods are different?"

"Yes, for example, sword disciples can practice sword manuals, and weapon-refining disciples can practice fire techniques, but the basic techniques are all the same, the Yellow Court Scripture."

"This is the system you were talking about?"

Zheng Fa nodded slightly.

Tang Lingwu thought for a moment and concluded: "It's like the Yellow Court Classic is an operating system, while the various cultivation techniques are actually functional modules or software?"

"That's pretty much what it means."

Tang Lingwu's metaphor was quite accurate.

If we consider the Huangting Jing as an operating system...

That swordsmanship is equivalent to installing it in a missile launcher.

The art of weapon crafting is roughly about operating this system within a smelting apparatus.

The root of the cultivation method tree is the "Huang Ting Jing".

Other techniques are like branches that grow from this root.

“In this way, on the one hand, the Yellow Court Classic can be improved with the wisdom of all cultivators and become more and more comprehensive.” Zheng Fa said, explaining his thoughts. “On the other hand, if a disciple who cultivates the Yellow Court Classic feels that his interest has changed or he has discovered a new talent, he can quickly change his cultivation direction. Before reaching the Nascent Soul stage, he can change his cultivation method without lowering his cultivation level.”

In Zheng Fa's view, this can be described as a perfect win-win situation.

This was also the source of his confidence that he could surpass the previous three methods.

A group of people were deep in thought, seemingly considering how to improve the system of the Huangting Jing.

After a long while, Old Man Bai nodded and said, "The reason it can have this effect is because the Huangting Jing is too close to the essence of the Dao. Now it can even become the source of all methods."

Hearing this, Zheng Fa felt a sense of pride, and even felt grateful to his past self who liked to ask "why".

To put it simply, it's just like the modern physics system—almost all physical theories can be traced back to quantum mechanics and relativity.

To put it arrogantly, the Huangting Jing is a unified theory of Daoist principles.

At least that's Zheng Fa's goal.

……

"So, you want us to help you organize this system?" the old man asked.

“Of course, but that’s not all.” Zheng Yu paused for a moment before continuing, “As I said, I also need to integrate the Heavenly River Venerable’s Heavenly River Law.”

Having reached the summit, Zheng Fa stopped and looked out over the mountains.

The highway winds its way forward, passing through vast farmlands and rushing into the distant, faintly visible high-rise buildings.

The various grain varieties of Jiushan Grain Company have already undergone several generations of iteration.

Most of the crops planted in the farmland now are from Hongshan.

In the capital city, a trial run of an external nuclear fusion device is underway.

Since the emergence of spiritual veins, the availability of spiritual materials in modern times has gradually increased.

Now, in addition to meeting the needs of the Confederation Research Institute, it is gradually being promoted to the general public.

If all goes well, it should be able to be rolled out to major cities around the world within a few years.

It is foreseeable that in the next decade, the entire world's food and energy industries will be completely controlled by the research institute.

Zheng Fa's power will reach every family's dinner table and every window's light.

He couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement and pride. He even thought that he could go directly to the underworld and, with the protection of the Nine Nether Emperor, live a comfortable and peaceful life in the modern world.

only……

"The Venerable Tianhe...is truly admirable."

Even though he had heard Zheng Fa talk about the past of the Milky Way before, the old man Bai couldn't help but sigh again.

The others nodded slightly.

Zheng Fa snapped out of his reverie and shared his thoughts: "I want to establish an open-source system for Taoist practices."

Tang Lingwu blinked, then understood: "You want to treat the 'Huang Ting Jing' like Linux?"

Zheng Fa couldn't help but laugh.

Tang Lingwu is indeed quick to understand.

Simply put, anyone, at least anyone in the Nine Mountains Realm now, can cultivate the Yellow Court Scripture, and can even deduce, improve, and patch it.

On the other hand, anyone's achievements must also be made available to others in order to improve the Daoist system of the Huangting Jing.

Old Bai paused for a moment, then gave Zheng Fa a deep look.

Zheng Fa continued to explain his thoughts: "Only in this way can the Huangting Jing be fully utilized as a fundamental practice."

"What about the risks?" Old Man Bai frowned. "The Yellow Court Classic is your fundamental cultivation method. Once it's made public, aren't you afraid of being exploited?"

Surprisingly, he disagreed with Zheng's legal system.

“I’m afraid.” Zheng Fa nodded slightly and said honestly, “But the Huangting Jing started too late. Without this approach, it will be difficult to catch up with other cultivators.”

"Moreover, I have serious doubts about whether those cultivators can practice the Huangting Scripture, or even whether they are capable of practicing it."

The cultivation methods in the Xuanwei Realm have their own unique characteristics. After attaining the Dao Fruit or even the Nascent Soul stage, it is almost impossible to change cultivation methods.

"Of course, I can't open it up to everyone all at once." Seeing the old man's worried expression, Zheng Fa reassured him, "Initially, it will definitely be mainly for my disciples and modern cultivators."

"It's not too late to expand the scope of opening up once my strength has improved."

Old Man Bai and the others nodded gently.

That's definitely better.

Zheng Fa wasn't actually too afraid of others practicing the "Huang Ting Jing," since he had taken the first step and had various advantages.

He has been cultivating for less than a hundred years, and he is almost at the final step of attaining the Dao Fruit.

He has always been the one who surpasses others; when has he ever been surpassed by anyone?

He still has this bit of confidence.

But he certainly didn't dare to open it up to Quan Xuanwei from the very beginning.

After all, the essence of the Heavenly River Method is contained in the Yellow Court Classic. Revealing it rashly would be blatantly attracting hatred.

This can only be described as Zheng Fa's final goal.

Tang Lingwu then asked, "What if someone contaminates the Huangting Sutra?"

“I plan to establish a tiered review mechanism.” Zheng Fa seemed to have thought for a long time before blurting it out. “On the one hand, I plan to use the artifact spirit to conduct preliminary reviews of various Taoist techniques.”

"Moreover, in another world, there are cultivators who conduct a second round of verification."

"And you will become the final review team for the core techniques of the 'Huang Ting Jing'." He had already gained a basic understanding of how to refine his natal magic weapon into a natal spiritual treasure at Hao Ri Mountain, but he didn't have enough time to put it into practice.

This cultivation also includes the idea of ​​advancing the Creation Jade Tablet.

His design for the spirit of the Jade Tablet of Creation was simple—to deduce the loopholes in the Daoist methods and find the techniques that could easily cause the Yellow Court Classic to collapse or be poisoned.

This is not enough.

He also planned to have Senior Sister Zhang be in charge of reviewing Taoist techniques in the field of talismanic arts, and Xie Qingxue in charge of sword techniques, and so on.

This is equivalent to establishing an expert review panel; only the methods they approve can be incorporated into the "Huang Ting Jing".

The final line of defense is modernity.

After all, Senior Sister Zhang and the others have some reputation in the outside world. Just in case, they are deceived or even harmed by someone.

The modern world's censorship bodies exist precisely to prevent such a possibility.

They are unknown to outsiders.

In modern times, Zheng Fa wields almost limitless power, making these people the most trustworthy in terms of loyalty.

Only after passing the appraisal of the artifact spirit, Senior Sister Zhang, and the modern review team will the version of the "Huang Ting Jing" be officially updated.

Seeing that Zheng Fa had thought things through completely, Old Man Bai felt much more relieved.

"Actually, I have one last insurance policy."

"Ok?"

“The Great Sun True Fire,” Zheng Fa laughed. “If there really is a problem, I can use the Great Sun True Fire to correct the problematic Dao technique.”

If Zheng Fa only cultivated the Heavenly River Technique, he wouldn't dare to be so bold as to open-source and interconnect his natal magic treasure.

After all, cultivators of the Heavenly River Law are equivalent to the spirits of their natal magic treasures.

It's very difficult to salvage a situation where your natal magic weapon has a problem.

However, the Huangting Jing also includes the Yangshen method and the Dharma body method.

Even if the Heavenly River Technique malfunctions or his natal magic weapon breaks down, he can still maintain himself through the Yang God Technique and the Dharma Body Technique.

It can even use the Great Sun True Fire inherent in its Dharma Body to modify the Jade Tablet of Creation and revert to a previous version.

If someone can still take advantage of the four measures, then that person has basically seen through all of your cards and wouldn't need to go through all this trouble and take such a long detour.

The group discussed the details and then went down the mountain.

Zheng Fa and the other scholars bid farewell and walked together toward the nursing home.

"Zheng Fa?"

At this moment, the old man Bai, who had been deep in thought, finally spoke.

"Ok?"

"How...how could you be so bold?" The old man asked with some concern. "Tell me the truth, have you encountered some formidable enemy?"

Zheng Fa was stunned for a moment, and finally understood why the old man had been staring at him, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

While opening up the Huangting Jing to the public would bring considerable benefits, it would also pose significantly greater risks for Zheng Fa—given his previous caution, he probably wouldn't have been so resolute, and would have at least hesitated back and forth.

Therefore, Old Man Bai felt that Zheng Fa was under some kind of threat, otherwise he wouldn't have been so anxious.

He hadn't expected that the old man was so perceptive as to notice some of his changes.

Upon hearing this, Tang Lingwu and the others all looked at Zheng Fa with worried expressions.

Zheng Fa smiled and shook his head, saying, "I did this because it is the fastest way to perfect the Huangting Jing, and it is also the most suitable way for me."

To put it bluntly, this line of thinking is extremely similar to Zheng Fa's idea of ​​borrowing brains.

He had had similar thoughts before.

“Furthermore…” Zheng Fa stopped, looked up at the Milky Way in the sky, “I took the torch from someone else, and I can’t let it go out.”

Old Man Bai was right.

Zheng Fa has indeed changed somewhat.

He came from a farming family, and despite his modern experience, he was aware of his inherent caution, or rather, fear of trouble.

Even when he was in charge of the Nine Mountains Sect, he was conservative and prone to worrying about gains and losses.

However, he did inherit the Heavenly River Dao lineage after all.

“Teacher Bai, I’m not a real hero.” Zheng Fa lowered his head and laughed self-deprecatingly. “I can’t risk my life to pave the way for all living beings.”

"But if those who came before me paved the way and I don't even dare to walk it, then...wouldn't I be letting down your teachings?"

Venerable Tianhe had already done his best to leave him with the best possible outcome:

With the near-perfect Heavenly River Law, we now have the Tianhe Law.

With the Nine Nether Emperor as a fallback option.

With the help of modern scholars and knowledge.

How could I possibly spare my life?

After hearing Zheng Fa's explanation, a smile involuntarily appeared in the old man's eyes.

Tang Mudao suddenly spoke up: "The Yang Shen Fa realm is Corpse Liberation, the Tianhe Fa is Severing the Self, and the Dharma Body is called the True Spirit Realm. So what is the Huang Ting Jing realm called?"

This question left Zheng Fa speechless for a moment.

He thought about it a lot and considered it thoroughly, but he really hadn't thought of such details.

Zheng Fa couldn't help but look at the old man in white.

Old Man Bai clapped his hands, as if he had a good idea.

They all looked at him expectantly.

"Open Source Realm!"

"..."

Zheng Fa and the others remained silent for a while, then began to discuss it.

But after all that, I don't have any good ideas.

Old Man Bai said smugly, "Your stuff is not even as good as my Open Source Realm! At least it's clear at a glance!"

Zheng Fa ignored the old man and instead looked at Tang Mudao.

Tang Mudao stood to the side, seemingly wanting to speak.

"Professor Tang, what are your thoughts?"

Tang Mudao thought for a moment and hesitated, "This might not be suitable for Taoism."

"Tell me?"

Zheng Fa didn't care about a name, and besides, he never considered himself a Taoist cultivator—mainly because he didn't understand them.

"The Mahayana Realm".

"Mahayana?"

Zheng Fa was taken aback.

“Mahayana comes from the Buddhist translation. ‘Maha’ means vast and expansive, and ‘Cheng’ originally refers to a vehicle, but later it came to mean a road or a great road,” Tang Mudao explained. “Therefore, Mahayana means a vehicle that carries all sentient beings.”

Old Bai blinked, seemingly agreeing that the word was quite fitting for the original meaning of the realm described in the *Huang Ting Jing*.

Zheng Fa, on the other hand, had a strange expression and remained silent.

"Dean, if you don't like it..."

"I don't dislike it."

Zheng Fa gently shook his head.

He had only heard the term Mahayana before in Xuanwei—Zhitong seemed to call Lu Yao Mahayana Buddha.

Did they manage to fleece Lu Yao?
Just think about the origins of the modern world...

This is also a fine tradition of Venerable Tianhe.

(End of this chapter)