Wet viviparity

Chapter 718 Planning, Primordial Qi
Ji Ming had heard about the origins and history of both Baiqin Mountain and Shuangshen Temple.

The Hundred Birds Mountain is a sect of demons and monsters in the world. Its disciples have always lived in seclusion and hidden their forms. The first leader of the sect was Jing Hai Ke, the junior brother of the Martial Ape Master of Su Shi Village in Nan Lao Divine Mountain. His original form was a long-armed old ape.

Because he vowed to promote all demons and monsters and transform them from evil to good, when he attained enlightenment, he was besieged by a group of demons and had no choice but to die overseas. He was reborn as a demon in another life, which shows his unwavering determination.

In this life, Jinghai Ke was the Hundred Birds True Man who had been living in seclusion in the Yanbo Nunnery on Fangwei Bird Mountain in Lanyin. When Ji Ming first heard about such demons, he had already attained the human realm and was a Golden Core cultivator among the scattered streams.

Hundred Birds Mountain is located in Falling Silver Lake. It is currently ruled by three old wicked demons, and the demonic atmosphere is quite strong. They consider themselves the true successors of the Southern Granny Mountain and are also very friendly with the Cloud and Rain Temple. They have always been the leading figures among the lake demons.

Therefore, whenever the big and small demons in Yunyu Temple and their hundreds of lake demons cause trouble with Taiping Mountain, the three old rascals in Baiqin Mountain are always the ones who charge into battle, and have long been regarded as a thorn in Taiping Mountain's side.

As for Shuangshen Temple, it owes its fame entirely to the lewd monk Kongle Laofo from Tiannan.

The temple has only a handful of monks, but they are all extremely lewd and violent. They are highly sought after among the miscellaneous practitioners because of the joyful dual cultivation method taught by the old Buddha.

However, the monks and nuns in this temple are all skilled in concealing their presence and hiding their true forms. When they commit evil deeds, they do not act recklessly or violently. They always take care of the beginning and the end and handle things properly. Therefore, they are known as fox monks.

In the first life of Chi Shenzi, Ji Ming's second primordial spirit, he had met the Blood Forest Master, the traitorous disciple of the Old Buddha. Judging from his appearance and temperament alone, this person did not seem like a demon or a monster. His words revealed profound insights into both Taoism and Buddhism.

Unfortunately, during the battle at Xiaofudi, the fire in the earth's lungs erupted, causing his death and the disappearance of his body, which could not even be found.

After the Blood Forest Lord was expelled by the Venerable Kongle of the Twin Body Temple, he stole the "Yama Skull Artifact" from the Twin Body Temple out of jealousy. At that time, the Blood Forest Lord's remains were not found, and Ji Ming regretted it for a long time, thinking that he had missed a Buddhist treasure.

As for Shenzhu Temple among the three schools, Ji Ming had never heard of it.

At that moment, Master Xinghua began to explain to Ji Ming, his tone filled with worry, "The Hundred Birds Mountain has committed many sins, and the Twin Body Temple is an even greater poison in the world. Both of them are facing their calamities, but the Divine Bamboo Temple is far away in the southwest wilderness, in the most desolate place in the world. I don't know what the Sect Master intends to do, that he must destroy this temple."

Ji Ming was quite surprised to hear this.

Lu Zhenjun has always valued his reputation and is a very prudent person. He rarely gives anyone cause for criticism. Why would he destroy a family lineage for no reason?

"The True Lord would never do something without a reason. Senior Brother, don't you have any suspicions?"

"Not really, but it's this very speculation that's bothering me."

Master Xinghua's face showed even more worry as he said, "The hermit with a passion for bamboo in Shenzhu Temple is an unusual person who entered the Dao through bamboo. He has always lived a secluded life, cultivating his character and rarely venturing into the mortal world. I once had the opportunity to meet him, and he is a rare and refined person."

Unfortunately, due to a karmic connection, he became close friends with the couple from Mount Nanmu. Once the great calamity arises, this person may inevitably cause boundless evil for the righteous path due to momentary impulse. However, judging from the past, it is beyond our ability to do such a thing.

I know the Master's thoughts. War is a matter of life and death, a matter of unpredictable change. The victor is king; what need is there for morality?

Ji Ming made hand seals and began to silently calculate. He deduced that his Wisdom Root Bamboo was actually closely related to the bamboo-obsessed hermit of the Divine Bamboo Temple, and that the Divine Bamboo Temple seemed to be related to his path to enlightenment.

He immediately raised his hand to form a hand seal, disregarding the presence of Master Xinghua, and began to carefully calculate.

When Xinghua Zhenren saw that Jintong had begun to calculate the divine mechanism, he immediately sent his "Nine-Faced Exquisite Jade God" to assist him. Nine exquisite beast faces floated up one by one, their energy intertwined, trembling in the void like a string of masks.

When the nine beast faces were all facing Ji Ming, the divine secrets captured in the primordial spirit's calculations suddenly became clear.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ji Ming activated the power of his pupil god, which he had only recovered after twelve years. Within his primordial spirit, he immediately saw an eternally swirling sphere like a blazing wheel, engulfing the entire universe.

This is the sphere of primordial energy of Qianyang, originally a ball of pure Yang essence before the separation of the universe.

Before the chaos was created, these pure yang energy cores were scattered throughout the void, their number as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, immeasurable. They mostly had the form of yin and yang embracing each other, constantly drawing in the primordial chaos, never ceasing for eternity.

At that time, heaven and earth were stuck together, and the primordial energy was blocked, with the sky hanging down like the bottom of a cauldron. After countless eons, the primordial primordial energy swallowed up the clear and turbid things of the eight directions, gradually becoming vast and powerful. Among them were beings of the Qianyang type, which were light and agile in nature and inclined to rise upwards. They broke through the chaos and soared into the sky.

Once the universe is in its proper place and the sun rises high in the sky, these vital energy cores will leap into the heavens, connecting and attracting each other according to the principle of yin and yang vortex, spreading throughout the celestial sphere.

Its orbit is in harmony with nature, its attraction draws in the stars and moon, its light illuminates the Milky Way, and it eventually becomes a magnificent constellation, which continues its eternal cycle.

However, there are several unusual groups that, despite bearing the name of Yang, secretly harbor Yin evil energy.

Its substance is mixed and stagnant, lacking the power to rise.

At the moment when heaven and earth were first separated and the clear and turbid were first distinguished, it sank down with the Kun Yuan (Earthly Origin) and fell into the stone cavity of the Earth's core. Over countless millennia, the Earth's crust has accumulated like scales and armor. This kind of energy mass has been eroded by Yin evil, and its Yang essence has been gradually diminished, leaving only its dry, fierce, and violent nature.

Because of the towering peaks thousands of feet high above suppressing it, like shackles from the heavens binding the Qi, it could not circulate. It could only expand horizontally across the earth's mantle. Over the years, it swelled up like a hidden calamity, with sinister intentions brewing in the shadows.

If an external force breaks its shell, the yang poison will surely collapse and burn through the earth's core.

At that time, thousands of miles of land will be submerged, and thousands of peaks and mountains will be melted into ashes, with the catastrophe far-reaching.

The mass that Ji Ming deduced and glimpsed was a turbid sphere of primordial chaos that fell into the earth's core stone cavity when the world was created due to insufficient strength to rise. It is now located in the southwest extreme, thousands of feet below the earth's core of Shenzhu Temple, and stretches for tens of thousands of miles.

With the help of both inside and outside forces, Ji Ming was sweating profusely from all the calculations and almost fainted.

"Junior brother, take this pill immediately!"

Master Xinghua hurriedly took a pill and held it under Ji Ming's nose, saying...

Ji Ming smelled a cool fragrance that permeated his heart and soul, invigorating his spirit. He took the pill and asked, "Is this the kind of Cold Fragrance Apricot Pill from Mount Kuang that can regenerate limbs and heal injuries to the spirit, with extraordinary efficacy?"

"Indeed." Master Xinghua laughed, "The sect leader obtained more than a dozen pills from Kuangshan and gave me one before I left, instructing me to give it to you in time. Sure enough, his words came true."

Ji Ming swallowed the pill and sighed that the medical lineage still had many good things.

Then he thought that with the many miraculous medicines and elixirs from the Kuangshan Apricot Grove lineage as a guarantee, it was clear that Lu Zhenjun had the confidence to start the great calamity.

"What is it you've been asking about, junior brother?"

"Senior brother, do you not know anything at all?"

Ji Ming's expression changed slightly. Instead of answering, he asked a question in return.

"The sect leader only said that if you, junior brother, truly uncover the truth, it will be a great opportunity for you to attain enlightenment, and also a great fortune for our sect. It is rightfully yours to receive it."

Upon hearing this, Ji Ming immediately bowed towards the direction of Taiping Mountain and said, "Lingxu will obey the sect leader's order, survive this calamity, and make our sect prosper."

After saying this, he told Xinghua Zhenren what he had calculated. Xinghua Zhenren was also in a daze when he first heard about Qianyang Hunyuan. It took him a long time to speak.

"This kind of calamity is extremely hidden because it is covered by the earth's crust, and because it was first brewed at the time of the creation of the universe, it is impossible to predict. Once it is released, it will cause endless harm."

Fortunately, the first patriarch of Taiping Mountain, Gan Xiong, created the Canglu Precious Book. After several generations of patriarchs and the spiritual blood of the elders in the sect, the true method of the Taiyi Jiabu True Scripture was finally completed. With the merit of the divine general, it was combined with this Qianyang Hunyuan Turbid Ball.

In this way, the essence of Qianyang can be reversed, allowing one to soar back to the heavens, ascend through the celestial cycles, and rank among the stars. This will not only allow one to master the great technique but also avert a catastrophe, thus gaining immense merit throughout the world.

"Yes!"

Ji Ming, sitting on the futon, said with great excitement: "In the final chapter of the True Law, the Divine Star Chapter, there is a key principle: 'The body and spirit return to emptiness, and the Dao is transformed into stars.' If one can truly re-evolve the Primordial Chaos Ball of Qianyang, and the essence returns to lightness and spirit, one can ascend to become one of the constellations."

With such immeasurable merit and great deeds throughout history, wouldn't the rank of a celestial being be easily within one's grasp?

"It's definitely in my bag."

Master Xinghua stroked his beard and smiled, also pleased for his junior brother.

In his own mind, he really wished that another True Lord would emerge from the sect, so that his senior brother, the sect leader, would not have to exhaust his energy so much and could single-handedly support the overall situation of the Tiannan Righteous Path.

"The hermit who is obsessed with bamboo was born in the previous dynasty and has been practicing Taoism for a long time. Although he has never achieved the true immortality, it is not an easy task to destroy his Divine Bamboo Temple."

"Junior brother, you must proceed slowly and methodically. If you can guide him away from evil and towards good, help him recognize the situation, and avoid this great calamity, this will not violate the sect leader's original intention, and will achieve a win-win outcome."

The joy of glimpsing the opportunity to attain enlightenment had not yet faded when Ji Ming heard Xinghua Zhenren's words. He became much calmer, and within a breath or two, his mind was as still as a mirror, without any further ripples.

"It's time to make a good plan."

(End of this chapter)