Xiuxian: I studied abroad in modern times

Chapter 584 Asking the Demon Ancestor, Mastering the Technique

"Fellow Daoist Bai Lian, what teachings did those two patriarchs of Leiyin Temple give you?"

Even the Daoist of Creation pressed for an answer.

Bai Lian, who had been speaking freely just moments before, now clasped his hands together, smiling but saying nothing. Everyone then realized that he had gained a great deal from those two powerful figures and was unwilling to share it with others.

The Creation Daoist wasn't offended at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "This is also an opportunity for Fellow Daoist White Lotus. We are one step closer to the Primordial Purple Qi."

He appeared so magnanimous, but the expressions of the others did not.

Zheng Fa observed their reactions with keen insight.

Even the Golden-Winged Roc who came with Bai Lian had a strange expression on his face, as if he was envious and jealous.

The Gu God and the White Bone Demon Ancestor showed deep apprehension, even more so than they had towards Zheng Fa before. In any case, Zheng Fa's strength was far inferior to Bai Lian's. The Gu God could manipulate Zheng Fa through Gu worms, but he lacked the confidence to control Bai Lian as well.

The only ones who might be even happier than the Creator were actually the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Lu Clan.

For them, the best thing would naturally be to obtain the Primordial Purple Qi, but now these people have probably come to realize a bit of reality—their cultivation, comprehension, and opportunities are not enough to surpass those of others, and the probability of obtaining the Primordial Purple Qi is very small.

Therefore, their second hope is that they cannot obtain the Primordial Purple Qi, otherwise the situation at Haori Mountain will be beyond saving.

Everyone in the hall had different thoughts and couldn't agree on anything, so they dispersed after only a few words.

Zheng Fa, Gu Shen, and Bai Gu continued walking towards the courtyard under Ming Yue's guidance. Unexpectedly, halfway there, Gu Shen suddenly spoke up: "Fellow Daoist Shi has been here for quite some time, and I have yet to have a proper discussion with you, which is truly regrettable. I wonder if there will be an opportunity today?"

Turning his head, he saw that the White Bone Demon Ancestor was also nodding, seemingly eager to make him his friend.

Zheng Fa nodded slightly, and the three of them went together to the small courtyard where Zheng Fa was temporarily staying.

After the moonlight faded, Zheng Fa sat in the main room, looking at the two people in front of him, still puzzled as to why they were in such a hurry to find him.
The Gu God and the White Bone Demon Ancestor exchanged a glance, and it was the Gu God who spoke:

"What are your thoughts on Fellow Daoist Shi's opportunity with Fellow Daoist Bai Lian?"

Zheng Fa remained silent for a moment before speaking his true feelings: "I envy you."

"Does Fellow Daoist Shi know that in this way, none of us will ever obtain the Primordial Purple Qi, especially you?"

That's true. After so much time, this group of people has become quite familiar with ancient languages, and Zheng Fa's unique advantage is no longer so useful.

However, his disadvantage in cultivation level was too obvious.

Moreover, the white lotus also had the assistance of the Golden Wheel of Merit and two saints.

Not knowing what the two were up to, Zheng Fa said vaguely, "None of us are confident of obtaining the Primordial Purple Qi. It's a good thing that Fellow Daoist Bai Lian has this opportunity."

The Gu God and the White Bone Demon Ancestor sneered, seemingly seeing through his hypocrisy: "But I do not wish for him to obtain it."

Zheng Fa was increasingly puzzled.

“Those Lu Clan members are useless…” Gu God looked at Zheng Fa and said his thoughts, “Only I, Fellow Daoist Bai Gu, and Fellow Daoist Shi have any hope.”

"So, fellow Daoist, you mean..."

"The Primordial Purple Qi is best obtained by one of the three of us."

Hearing this, Zheng Fa finally understood what the Gu God had come for.

They didn't want Bai Lian to obtain the Primordial Purple Qi, but now that Bai Lian has the Golden Wheel of Merit and the help of the Ancestral Master, the two of them are anxious.

Bai Lian is powerful, possesses many magical treasures, has the Leiyin Temple behind her, and is a direct disciple of Lu Yao, making her incredibly formidable.

Zheng Fa was different. In the eyes of the Gu God, the Primordial Purple Qi in Zheng Fa's hands was equivalent to her own.

As for the White Bone Demon Ancestor, he seems to have always been obedient to the Gu God.

“There is still hope for the two patriarchs, your disciple…” Zheng Fa gave a bitter smile, seemingly truly disheartened, “I only wish that the two patriarchs can successfully obtain the treasure.”

“Otherwise, this secret realm doesn’t place much emphasis on cultivation level. So-called merit, comprehension, and perseverance are not so related to cultivation level. And you heard the whole first lecture.” Gu God retorted, “You have a much greater advantage than others… except for Bai Lian.”

Zheng Fa suddenly realized: "Those two patriarchs of Fellow Daoist Bai Lian were actually teaching him the content of his first sermon?"

“My child didn’t hear the whole thing, but it’s very possible.” The Gu God nodded gently. “Therefore, the content of the first sermon may be important.”

No wonder these two were so eager to find me; they wanted to hear what the first sermon would be about.
Zheng Fa was hesitating when he heard the Gu God say, "We two won't force you to tell us what we preached last time; we just want to help you."

Help?
"If you have any questions during your first sermon, we can answer them for you."

Zheng Fa was inexplicably shocked. This was the Demon Ancestor! How could he be so kind?
Seemingly noticing his surprised expression, the Gu God chuckled and bluntly stated, "The Primordial Purple Qi is in your hands; we still have some hope."

...This reason is so real and convincing.

Zheng Fa also knew that this statement was not entirely true. To put it bluntly, there was only one reason why the Gu God cared so much about him—he had Gu in his body!

Having figured out the Gu God's intentions, Zheng Fa was truly tempted. He looked at the Gu God and the White Bone Demon Ancestor; although they harbored ill intentions, the knowledge in their minds was innocent.

"During my first sermon, I did have some questions that I would like to ask Fellow Daoist White Bone."

"I?"

The White Bone Demon Ancestor pointed to himself, intrigued, and asked, "Why me?"

"Because I have heard that Fellow Daoist White Bone's transformation techniques are unparalleled in the world."

Before entering the Nine Heavens, he had inquired about the methods of these three Demon Ancestors.

According to the Nine Netherworld Emperor, the Creation Daoist is unfathomable, while the White Bone Demon Ancestor is extremely adept at transformation, even giving Venerable Tianhe a headache.

"Change..." The White Bone Demon Ancestor's eyes flickered with fire, seemingly quite tempted. "Did you mention the method of change in your first sermon?"

"Yes."

Of course not. Zheng Fa asked this question for another reason—the transformation of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends!
In Zheng Fa's plan, "The Transformation of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends" was the last chapter of the Huangting Jing before the Daoguo chapter.

From Mahayana to Dao Fruit, according to Zheng Fa's current understanding, it is the process of merging the soul, body, and magic weapon into one, thus forming an immortal body.

The final layer of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend transformation is to simulate the descendants of various Dao Fruits or even the Dao Fruits themselves. To put it bluntly, it is to experiment with the immortal bodies of various Dao Fruits in order to find the one that is most suitable for one's own condensation.

But this is difficult, for two reasons:

First, this method required Zheng Fa to be thoroughly familiar with the structure of various Dao fruits. Second, simply knowing wasn't enough; Zheng Fa also needed the ability to reconstruct his physical body based on these structures. However, with the Goddess Nuwa, Zheng Fa inexplicably took a crucial first step:
He acquired the physical structures of many ancient deities. Although they were not Dao Fruit cultivators of later generations, they were even more powerful than ordinary Dao Fruit cultivators!
What Zheng Fa needs to solve now is actually another problem: how to shape his own physical body according to the corresponding structure.

Therefore, Zheng Fa hoped that he could gain some inspiration from the White Bone Demon Ancestor.

The White Bone Demon Ancestor hesitated slightly, but then the Gu God spoke up: "Your method is something Shi Nandang can't cultivate."

He nodded slightly, looked at Zheng Fa, and asked, "Is there anything you don't understand?"

After thinking for a moment, Zheng Fa simply poured out all his insights and doubts about creating the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends to the White Bone Demon Ancestor.

At first, the White Bone Demon Ancestor's expression was somewhat nonchalant, and he simply answered Zheng Fa's questions casually.

But as he spoke, the White Bone Demon Ancestor's expression gradually became serious, and finally, a look of longing and admiration appeared on his face.

In the end, he sighed and looked dejected.

"Fellow Daoist White Bone, what's wrong with you?"

The Gu God asked, puzzled.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, did you hear all these ideas from Zixiao Palace?"

"Yes."

Actually not.

Most of the questions Zheng Fachao asked about the white bones came from "The Transformation of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends," and some of them were inspired by the goddess Nuwa.

"Although it was only a few words, it was..." the White Bone Demon Ancestor shook his head and said, "This is an extremely sophisticated transformation technique, but it seems you didn't hear the whole thing."

It's not that I didn't hear it all; it's just that this thing isn't complete to begin with.

The Gu God, listening from the side, was even more puzzled and asked, "Then why are you sighing?"

"From just a few words from Fellow Daoist Shi, I know that this technique is more profound than mine. If it is so wondrous even incomplete, then it must be ten or a hundred times stronger than mine if it were complete!" The spiritual fire in the eyes of the White Bone Demon Ancestor was almost extinguished. "If I could see the complete form of this technique, it would be of great benefit to me!"

Now the Gu God could understand the White Bone Demon Ancestor's heartache. Because of the language barrier, he missed out on a supreme and wonderful method. Which cultivator could not feel this pain?

"We can understand the language here now." Seeing that the White Bone Demon Ancestor was still depressed, the Gu God had no choice but to say, "Perhaps you will be able to hear this technique during the second sermon?"

Upon hearing this, the White Bone Demon Ancestor seemed to find it reasonable. He perked up and actually asked Zheng Fa, "Is there anything else you don't understand? Feel free to ask!"

It was clear that he wanted to get more information about this technique from Zheng Fa in order to prepare for his second hearing of the teachings.

Zheng Fa actually felt a little apologetic.

He didn't know what Hongjun Daoren would say the second time he heard him, but he certainly wouldn't talk about his "Tiangang Disha Fa".

The foundation of the Tiangang Disha Method is actually the Huangting Scripture, specifically the Fudao Foundation Building Method and the Jiushan Golden Elixir Method.

Zheng Fa and the White Bone Demon Ancestor, one asking and the other answering, both felt they had gained a great deal. When they left, the White Bone Demon Ancestor was still deep in thought, muttering to himself, as if he had indeed comprehended something.

After watching the two leave, Zheng Fa went to his study, plopped down in a chair, and finally couldn't suppress his joy any longer, bursting into laughter.

The White Bone Demon Ancestor's methods are very suitable for Zheng Fa's current needs!

According to the White Bone Demon Ancestor, his Dharma body is called "Myriad Transformations Bone," and while its techniques are naturally profound and complex, the underlying principles are actually not difficult:
The so-called Myriad Transformations Bone, as the name suggests, focuses on bone refining.

However, the White Bone Demon Ancestor's bone refining was not about making his bones tough or sharp. The path he chose was to refine the cells of others or other races into his own bones, using the vigorous life force within the bones to create a lifelike physical body!
When he was weak, his skeleton could only absorb the cells of mortals and cultivators with low cultivation levels.

But now, he can even absorb the cells of the descendants of the Dao Fruit.

If Zheng Fa were to use an analogy, the White Bone Demon Ancestor is like someone who performs organ transplants, cultivating other people's cells in his own bones, eventually condensing them into muscles, bones, and flesh.

To some extent, it wasn't a fake; it was genuine.

The method of transforming bones into myriad forms is of immeasurable value to the secret technique of the Heavenly Dipper and Earthly Fiend Transformation!
The greatest difficulty of the Heavenly Dipper and Earthly Fiend Transformation technique lies in its complexity!
It has always been like this from the beginning. In order to cultivate this technique, Zheng Fade had to memorize many material structures. Later, as his Void Insight improved, the requirements for this technique became lower.

Later, although this technique could simulate others and living beings, down to the cellular and even genetic level, and even transform one into an ordinary cultivator, the physical bodies of Dao Fruits and their descendants were extremely wondrous and complex. With Zheng Fa's divine sense and eyesight, it was simply impossible for him to completely transform his physical body into that of another Dao Fruit descendant on a one-to-one basis.

This is the final and most difficult part of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Transformation!

Now that he had the idea of ​​the Myriad Transformations of the White Bone Demon Ancestor, Zheng Fa looked at the "Transformation of Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends" and the structure of the innate beings given by Goddess Nuwa, and countless inspirations surged in his mind.

While the Myriad Transformations Bone is excellent, it has only one problem—it requires another person's cells or physical body and cannot transform itself.

However, the "Transformation of Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends" is different. This method starts from various inorganic substances and gradually transitions to various molecules, until it reaches complex life.

In other words, Zheng Fa can create a cell himself first!
For Zheng Fa, the Myriad Transformations Bone of the White Bone Demon Ancestor actually provided him with an extremely simplified solution:

Instead of demanding immediate change, we utilize the cell's self-reproduction mechanism to start from a single cell and allow ourselves to "grow"!
An ordinary person's human body contains trillions of cells, and the descendants of those who attain enlightenment are even more complex. If we start from just one cell and only look at the order of magnitude, then the difficulty of this method is reduced by countless times!
It could even be said that nowadays, the "Heavenly Dipper and Earthly Fiend Transformation" is a cultivation method that most people can practice!

“Living things…” Zheng Fa murmured to himself, realizing he had misunderstood before. “Living things and non-living things are inherently different…”

He had only seen the complexity of life in the past, but he never imagined that this complexity would create a simple replication mechanism.

Zheng Fa sat in his study and began to silently contemplate the matter.

The others at the Five Organs Temple either went down the mountain to accumulate merit and do good deeds, or went around looking for opportunities; surprisingly, very few people stayed at the temple.

Because the White Lotus is currently gaining momentum, no one else pays much attention to Zheng Fa. Even the Gu God and the White Bone Demon Ancestor only think that he is comprehending the content of his first sermon.

Cultivating the Tao, one loses track of time; several more years pass in the Nine Luminaries Heaven.

On this day, Zheng Fa left his small courtyard and flew down the mountain.

Now the conflict between the witch and demon races is intensifying, and bloodshed is rampant outside the mountains. He did not want to get involved in trouble, and thinking that he was quite familiar with the East Sea, he simply flew eastward.

After flying for half a year, he finally saw the sea again. The goddess Nuwa was no longer there. Zheng Fa found a deserted island, landed on it, and disappeared completely.

Immediately afterwards, a true blue dragon appeared on the island. This dragon had a pure and righteous aura, and its bloodline was extremely pure.

This dragon was Zheng Fa. He felt that he had a faint connection with the East Sea, and he thought that this was the innate divine power that the Dragon Lord Shuyu had mentioned.

However, his spiritual power is currently insufficient, and the true dragon's cultivation level is only at the True Spirit Realm.

But this also signifies that "The Transformation of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends" has finally come to a great completion!

(End of this chapter)