Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

Chapter 266 Matters of Tantric Buddhism
The Mirage Maiden stared at the twin dragon-shaped lamps swaying at the bow of the boat for a long time. "Where did you get this?"

She looked at it and felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if she had seen it somewhere before.

Ning Fusang downplayed the issue, saying, "It was dug out from under the tree."

The Mirage Maiden tilted her head and asked, "Found it? You're really lucky. This must be something from the Merfolk."

"It's just an ordinary magic weapon; it's good for illuminating the way."

The brass-colored lamp base is shaped like a palm-sized lotus leaf. Two red dragons are coiled together, their heads crossed in a scissor-like shape. The wick extends straight out from the dragons' lower jaws, and the flame flickers, scattering a dim yellow light.

These twin dragon-scissor-shaped lamps can only kill some sea monsters below the Knowledge Realm. Judging from Ning Fusang and Shen Nu's cultivation levels, they are indeed only used for illumination.

If you really encounter a sea monster like Changman, it will be of no use whatsoever.

Looking ahead, the Mirage Maiden suddenly steered the spirit boat to change direction, saying, "Although I don't know the location of the Sea of ​​Oblivion, it's definitely not in this direction."

"Why?"

Seeing that she spoke with such certainty, Ning Fusang asked her a question.

"Ahead lies the ruins of Wengzhu Island." The Mirage Maiden assumed she was unaware of the events of the Xiaoluotian Ancient Battlefield. "About ten thousand years ago, a great battle was fought there between forces led by the Zhengna Tantric Sect, the Five Blessings Sect, and the Flower Sect. After Wengzhu Island was sunk, the surrounding sea level dropped at some point, and Wengzhu Island reappeared. For the past hundred years, cultivators have been going to the ruins to search for treasures, and there have been quite a few ferries coming and going. The Lingbo Sect has also participated several times and made a fortune."

The Mirage Maiden had also visited the Wengzhu Island ruins. The environment there was harsh, sea monsters roamed freely, and there were still spirits who had not yet reincarnated. She was alone and almost did not make it out.

After that, she tried to avoid that place as much as possible.

Ning Fusang looked towards Wengzhu Island. From here, he could only vaguely see a small dot, and there were some white and brown dots nearby, which should be the cultivators' ferry.

She withdrew her gaze and looked at the Mirage Woman. "How did that great war ten thousand years ago begin?"

"That's ancient history, how would I know?" The Mirage Maiden pursed her lips, but then suddenly remembered something. "I have heard a version of it, but I don't know if it's true or not."

"tell me the story."

"It is said to be because of a struggle over destiny." The Mirage Maiden turned her teacup upside down and spoke casually, "Although the Tantric sect has been extinct for many years, as you probably know, the Tantric sect mainly studies destiny."

"Qi is a fixed number, while fortune is a variable. That year, a talented person emerged from the Tantric sect and calculated that the sect's fortune would undergo earth-shattering changes and would most likely reach its peak. As for fortune, it increases while others decrease. The Tantric sect only thought of one possibility to make its own sect's fortune reach its zenith, which was to destroy the Flower Sect and the Five Blessings Sect, which were competing with it at the time, and to rule the Luo Yan Sea."

Ning Fusang raised an eyebrow. "So, the Tantric sect issued challenge letters to other sects?"

“Even if the Tantric sect is stupid, it wouldn’t be this arrogant.” The Mirage Maiden dismissed her conjecture and continued, “The Tantric sect used the occasion of its leader’s birthday celebration to hold a banquet on Wengzhu Island, inviting the leaders of various sects to the banquet, and set up an ambush on the island in advance.”

"Later, other sects, seeing that those who went to the banquet had not returned for a long time, led their disciples to check the situation, and naturally ended up joining the battle."

"Once the news of the struggle for the Tantric sect spread, it triggered attacks from multiple forces. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Tantric sect sent its own people to its aid. Other sects also sent messages requesting support. In addition, some small sects that wanted to take advantage of the chaos joined in, so the battle expanded and the situation escalated. More than ten sects were wiped out." Ning Fusang did not expect that the cause and process of this great battle were so trivial.

However, the person who predicted that the fate of the Zhengna Tantric sect would undergo a major change was indeed right. At that time, the Zhengna Tantric sect was still quite powerful, but it was destroyed in a great war, and its fate was exhausted. Wasn't that a tremendous change?
Conversely, if one succeeds in the esoteric Buddhist practice, one's fortune will indeed rise to an extreme peak.

The Mirage Maiden scoffed, "It's a shame that the Tantric sect, so skilled in manipulating energy, was ultimately destroyed because of this. Isn't that laughable?"

“The most prosperous fortune of that time has now vanished without a trace. Truly, the world is unpredictable.” She recounted the three thousand great paths and spoke with a sigh, “The Five Elements, the Array, the Talisman, the Sword, the Pill, the Refining, and so on, are countless, but the Five Elements is the one that has endured the longest.”

Ning Fusang casually asked, "Since you admire the Five Elements Dao the most and the Great Dao is close to water, why do you specialize in the Dream Dao, a field that almost no one has ever explored?"

The mirage maiden rolled her eyes at her, "Can't I like it?"

"The mutual generation and restraint of the five elements are too obvious. If I focus on cultivating the water path, I will find it difficult to unleash my full strength when I encounter someone who has mastered the earth path. As for the dream path, it is without knowledge or awareness, bizarre and mysterious, and how many people can decipher its methods?"

Of course, just as the Mirage Woman said, she liked the Dream Path.

Although there are differences between the Dream Path and the Illusion Path, the Mirage Clan has a natural advantage in this path, so why would she give it up?
What's the use of the Merfolk's Great Dao being close to water? She's seen that humans who cultivate the water path aren't much weaker.

Ning Fusang remained noncommittal, then returned to the matter of Zhengna Tantra, asking, "How much do you know about Zhengna Tantra?"

She practices the "Thirty-Six Secret Words" of Tantric Buddhism, and now her fortune is increasing, which shows that this sect was very powerful back then.

Ning Fusang wanted to see if he could get more information about the Zhengna Tantric sect from the Mirage Maiden.

The Mirage Maiden didn't think so much, assuming she was just curious. "I don't know much about the Tantric sects, but I know more about the Five Blessings Sect and the Flower Sect."

"After that great battle, the Five Blessings Sect and the Flower Sect did not actually lose their lineage. The surviving disciples of the Five Blessings Sect split into five sects, each receiving a share of the inheritance. Behind the Flower Sect is the Hundred Flowers Sect, which was established on Hundred Flowers Island."

"However, due to the incomplete inheritance, the overall strength of these sects is not strong."

"Moreover, the five sects of the Five Blessings Sect have been fighting amongst themselves, and now only three sects still exist. We may have to enter the sphere of influence of these sects in the future."

Ning Fusang lowered her eyes and spoke softly, "From what you've said, these sects aren't very strong, yet they've managed to survive for ten thousand years?"

The Mirage Maiden explained, "Several sects were not established this early, and it's hard to say whether they are legitimate."

"The five sects that split off from the Five Blessings Sect were established one after another. The first two should have been established by the disciples and grand-disciples of the last generation of disciples of the Five Blessings Sect. The third sect was established two hundred years after the first two sects, and it is likely that it was established by the descendants of other surviving disciples."

"The Hundred Flowers Sect was established later. It is even possible that the first sect leader was not a member of the original Flower Sect, but only obtained a small part of the Flower Sect's inheritance by chance, and established a new sect on this basis."

"But no matter what, the Hundred Flowers Sect is inextricably linked to the Flower Sect. To some extent, the Flower Sect has indeed not lost its lineage."