Wet viviparity

Chapter 957 Shang Yang, Turning in the Dark
Ji Ming still vividly remembers the scene when the character "化" appeared back then.

It wasn't that the character "化" appeared first, and then the celestial being conceived in the womb; rather, the celestial being conceived first, and then Ji Ming condensed the character "化" in the treasure's eye.

At that time, he summarized a pattern in the appearance of the character "化" (huà): a "化生胎" (huàshēngtāi) must be born before a "化生胎" (huàshēngtāi) can be successfully formed in Ji Ming's precious eye.

For this reason, the only two times Ji Ming emerged from seclusion in recent years was when he received news that a spirit in the underworld had been sent to the Central Plains by a ghost god to sense and transform. He went there specifically to try to condense the character "化" (transformation) in the treasure eye.

After that failure, Ji Ming knew he must have overlooked a certain condition.

When he succeeded, he was still in the form of a centipede. At that time, he was in the tomb complex where the Hengshan Fox Society was located. After setting up a Yin Corpse Fire-Fixing Altar, he used the altar method to refine the Treasure Eye and replenish his spiritual energy, which led to the appearance of the character "化".

The Yin Corpse Fire Altar is a ritual performed by the Demon Lord of Myriad Illusions, Hu Wu Tai Nai. It's highly unlikely that the appearance of the character "化" (transformation) in his precious eye was due to Hu Wu Tai Nai's influence. Excluding that possibility, the only remaining factor that could be attributed to the Yin-Yang environment at the time was the appearance of the "化" character.

"We split our forces into two groups."

Looking at the dangerous god sealed by the Yin Yang Golden Seal, Ji Ming said to Yuan Shen, "I will go to the Central Plains first, while you will send the dangerous god to the Danmeng Spirit Pool in Luoyin Lake. After so many years, it is time for me to fulfill my promise to Yunyu Temple."

Yuan Shen said, "The Dangerous Path God was sent back to the Cloud and Rain Temple. Given the Dangerous Path God's condition, the Cloud and Rain Temple will surely sneak into the Ancient Forbidden Mountain of Nandu and bury the God under the mud roots. They will use the power of the mud roots to nurture the remnants and bring life back from the brink of death."

In this way, the first condition for the appearance of the Treasure Eye's transformed characters—'the existence of a transformed being'—is met. The remaining conditions, I will have to discover them slowly."

Ji Ming patted the top of his head, and a halo of light expanded behind his head. This was the manifestation of the Buddha's teachings at the first stage of enlightenment, the Stream-entry stage. Under the halo, Ji Ming's Daozang Great Wheel-Turning Treasure Crown Bone could be seen shining under his skin and flesh.

At the same time, Yuan Shen formed the Wealth and Treasure Seal with both hands. Gradually, a hazy circle of light behind his head solidified and soon became identical to Ji Ming's. The intention to turn within his skull grew stronger and stronger, and finally, he shone like Ji Ming.

In a short while, his original body also attained the first stage of the Stream-entry stage and refined the Great Wheel-Turning Jewel Crown.

The original body sighed and said, "After being influenced by my own body, my actions, thoughts, and experiences from past and present lives are indistinguishable. I never expected that the influence of supernatural powers and magic would also be so indistinguishable. The only problem is time."

"Every sip and every bite is preordained; every cause and effect has its reason."

Ji Ming calmly said, "The difference in the speed of cultivation between the true nature of Yuan's body, such as his actions, thoughts, and experiences, and the supernatural powers of his true escape techniques, must have some profound reason. If I can figure out these mysteries in the future, I may not be far from the Great Dao."

However, since my fellow Daoist may be successfully reincarnated as a dangerous deity, I don't need to use all my cultivation. In the past years, in terms of cultivating supernatural powers, my original body has only cultivated the first stage of the Stream-entry and the Great Wheel-Turning Treasure Skull Bone, and now it has finally been truly accomplished.

When you are reincarnated, you will use the method of Rainbow Body Empowerment to transfer all the Buddhist teachings to the next incarnation of the God of the Path.

In this way, I moved into the shadows and remained safely under Zhao Tan's nose.

"And you, in the open, will shoulder the heavy responsibility of eliminating Zhao Tan's allies, especially the Zhao family of the True Spirit Sect, so as to fulfill your promise to the Ji family. At the same time, you will gradually divert Zhao Tan's attention away from me, which will surely throw him into chaos."

"If the Divine Path is buried in the mud and enters a gestation state, then he can no longer use his deviant supernatural powers. In this case, when the words condense in the Treasure Eye, even if I use the Yuanbi Ruyi to cast the Unfinished Ruyi Spiritual Light to make the condensed words return to their uncondensed state, when they finally condense again, they will still be the original words and will not become different words."

In other words, I must use up all the existing treasure characters before I have a chance to condense other characters in the treasure eye.

"Man proposes, God disposes. If all else fails, we'll have to resort to the old method of using the Yellow Millet Dream Pillow to deplete the treasure," Ji Ming said.

The reincarnation of the original body into the body of the God of Danger is a crucial step. It can not only verify the conditions for the character "Transformation" to condense within the Treasure Eye, but also allow Ji Ming to go from the light to the dark, using the God of Danger to eliminate Zhao Tan's wings in the human world.

With the foundation of the Divine Path, it can be put to use almost immediately.

More importantly, if this example succeeds, similar examples can be replicated in the future, meaning that the original body can be reincarnated into any god or demon.

In the cave, he and Yuan Shen talked back and forth, which was actually a way for Ji Ming to ask and answer questions, and also a way for him to inspire his own spiritual light.

After leaving his original body behind and departing from Dexuan Cave, Ji Ming made a special trip to the blessed land and stopped outside the True Lord Cave.

Here, the acquired formless spiritual treasure, the Mist Curtain, unfolds into a ten-mile-long mist. Within the hazy mist, two figures can be seen floating up and down: one is the Venerable Kongle of the Twin Body Temple, and the other is the Rain Master Shen Shangyang. Both were trapped in the mist during the great calamity, their primordial spirits and minds sealed, and they are here in a daze.

Originally, there was a Crimson Prince residing in the body of the Ancient Transformation Technique, but Ji Ming removed the remaining thousand Winged Constellation Tribulation Thoughts from it and then sent the Crimson Prince away to avoid future troubles.

Originally, Ji Ming also intended to perform a ritual to liberate the old Buddha Kong Le. This lewd monk from Tiannan, under the guise of dual cultivation, had indeed ruined the bodies of many women, and his Shuang Shen Temple was infamous. However, Lu Zhenjun still had a use for him, so he was temporarily kept.

His visit this time was not for the Buddha, but for the Rain Master, the Divine Sheep.

After Ji Ming transmitted his voice to Lu Zhenjun in the hidden cave, Lu Zhenjun chanted an incantation to urge the fog to open a corner of the ten-mile-long fog, sending out a winged bird-like figure.

Even after leaving the fog, the Shang Yang remained with its eyes tightly closed. The drum and bell at its waist seemed to have flesh and blood, and began to pulsate slightly. Then the Shang Yang awoke and said to Ji Ming in a low voice, "If you release me sixty years later, I will change my mind and take revenge on you with ten or a hundred times the hatred."

Ji Ming remained unmoved by Shang Yang's words and said, "Come with me! Next, we will go to the area between Turtle Mountain and Snake Ridge in the Central Plains, the place where the legendary demon hero was imprisoned. I don't need you to serve me for three hundred years. After one hundred and fifty years, you can leave on your own."

"What are you going there for?" Shang Yang was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Although I promised the old golden rooster to stay by your side and tell you some ancient secrets to broaden your knowledge, I did not agree to accompany you into dangerous places to do the work of protecting the Dharma."

"Don't worry, there's no danger."

He said calmly, his figure transforming into a gentle breeze, and fled towards the northern Central Plains, with Shang Yang following behind.

(End of this chapter)