If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1285 The Buddha's Lamp Wick Has Ran Away Again
Laozi did not immediately respond to the Old Man of the South Pole's request for a "glass wick" for the lamp.

His eyes remained gentle, and he asked with a smile, "Since you've just met your master, why don't you ask about him?"

The Antarctic Immortal paused for a moment, then said somewhat awkwardly, "To be honest, Uncle-Master, I did want to ask, but I dared not ask, and it was not appropriate to ask."

In the Mi Luo Palace, Master never talks about Yu Fengxian. But today, when he was discussing the Great Luo Dao with the immortals, he noticed a change in the weather in the human capital. He glanced down and then mentioned it to everyone.

Sigh, Master never mentions Yu Fengxian at other times.

As disciples, even if we have doubts, we dare not disobey our master, lest we displease him.

If Yuanshi Tianzun had no relation to Yu Fengxian, even if He never mentioned Yu Fengxian, they would definitely ask their teacher for information if they were curious.

Although Yuanshi Tianzun is majestic and gives off an aloof and unapproachable vibe, he is very easygoing and considerate towards his close disciples.

Not to mention the Twelve Golden Immortals, even Yang Jian, Nezha, and other disciples of the third generation are close to Him. They are very open in front of Him, saying whatever they want and asking directly what they want.

The topic of Yu Fengxian is too special.

As everyone knows, Yu Fengxian has learned a fragment of the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts".

However, Master Huanglong took the initiative to admit the mistake of "accidentally losing" the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts.

Yuanshi Tianzun is clearly trying to distance himself from any karmic connection with Yu Fengxian.

Everyone pretended to be ignorant, so who would dare to offer the name "Yu Fengxian" to Him?
"Oh, why did your master mention Yu Fengxian today? What did he say?" Laozi asked.

The Antarctic Immortal said, "Master wasn't referring to Yu Fengxian; He was cursing Yin Yinzi!"
Master said, "That fool Yin Yinzi, why did he have to provoke Yu Fengxian? Now that she has ruined his cultivation, the Book of Shadows can only be passed on to someone else to cultivate."

But the next transmission of the Dharma will not take until 3,435 years later, which will greatly delay this important matter.

The faint smile on Laozi's face disappeared, and he sighed, "Let alone your master, I would also want to curse if I saw Yin Yinzi being so shameless."

The Antarctic Immortal's eyes flickered slightly as he asked, "Is it because Yin Yinzi's attainment of Dao is related to the major event of the Western Wilderness's outer passage?"

Lao Jun gave him a deep look and said frankly, "The world passage in the Western Wilderness cannot be blocked forever."

Sooner or later, the passage will completely collapse, and our Pangu world will have a major collision with the outside world.

Even if you can't break through the wall of the passage, it will be pierced by the 'immortal beings' of the outside world.

We've already encountered extraterrestrial worlds several times, so we're not afraid of a major world collision.

But that vast world with its flawed rules was quite strange, lacking the Five Elements and the Four Symbols, and unequal in Yin and Yang.

Of the three thousand Great Daos, those based on the Great Dao rules are primarily based on shadows, flesh and blood, and the like.

For the Pangu world to collide with it, it must first complete its own Great Dao, including its shadow, flesh and blood, and decay.

Otherwise, once it embeds itself into our world, the great principles of our world—shadows, flesh and blood, decay, etc.—will be inferior to it, and the 'Way of Heaven' will replace our Way with its own.

Yin Yinzi was the most promising Golden Immortal to attain the 'Great Dao of Shadows' in the last 50,000 years; what a pity.

"Is there any chance of saving Yin Yinzi?"

Thinking of the great terror he felt from that strange world when he looked out over the distant lands in his early years, the old man of the South Pole's expression also became serious.

"Completely ruined. Two of the three flowers have been destroyed, all five elements have been depleted, and most importantly, the Dao heart has also been broken. In addition, the Great Yu Cauldron has been destroyed, leaving behind a mountain of sins that can never be repaid in ten lifetimes," Laozi sighed.

The Antarctic Immortal said, "Give him a golden lotus of merit and help him replenish his five elements. He should be able to become an immortal again within three lifetimes."

Lao Jun shook his head and said, "What good is becoming an immortal? The Great Dao is arduous. To attain the Great Luo realm, one must rely on oneself to continue on this path."

Outsiders can offer some assistance, but it's merely adding to what's already good.

It's actually quite easy to guide someone to immortality.

Becoming a Celestial Immortal is merely the first step on the Great Luo Path. Even the Dao Ancestor cannot offer much help in ensuring a smooth journey to the end.

Otherwise, why are celestial beings so precious?
If celestial beings are so precious, one can only imagine how valuable Great Luo Golden Immortals must be.

If it were possible to mass-produce Grand Luo Immortals, the Dao Ancestor would have led tens of thousands of Grand Luo Immortals to form an army and embark on a distant expedition to the outer realms long ago.

"Uncle-Master, what's so special about Yu Fengxian? She crippled Yin Yinzi, but Master only scolded Yin Yinzi, not her." The Antarctic Immortal's eyes flickered as he returned to his previous question.

Lao Jun avoided the topic of "why Yu Fengxian is so peculiar," and simply said, "Why should you scold Yu Fengxian?"

She was the Grand Tutor of the court, Yin Yinzi assassinated the three dukes of Qin, and even took the initiative to go to Xianyang to "rescue the execution ground".

No matter how Yu Fengxian deals with him, it's all in accordance with the laws of nature and human ethics.

Fate is on her side. You're a dignified Great Immortal, how can you not see through this?

“It’s not that I can’t see through it, it’s just that I think both sides are at fault. Yin Yinzi is eight parts wrong, and Yu Fengxian is at least two parts wrong for casually poisoning a Golden Immortal without any scruples,” said the Antarctic Immortal.

"Celestial Immortals are related to the Great Luo Dao, so Celestial Immortals and Golden Immortals are especially precious?" Laozi shook his head, filled with emotion, and said, "Your master has elevated 'Celestial Immortals' too much these past years."

This caused the newly born Golden Immortals to become arrogant, lawless, and fearless of cause and effect and karma.

During the Investiture of the Gods, even though Nuwa was of noble status, she was desecrated by King Zhou with lewd poems. She was furious, but she was still able to maintain her reverence for humanity and the way of Heaven, and stopped in her tracks outside Chaoge.

Yin Yinzi only has the hope of merging with the Great Dao of Shadows; he has not yet merged with the Dao or become a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Even if he achieved enlightenment, specifically through the 'unusual path' most needed in the Pangu world, he still couldn't compare to the Goddess Nuwa.

Killing immortals, especially those who have followed the path of celestial immortals, will diminish one's merit. Nurturing immortals, especially celestial immortals, will bring great merit.

However, these merits come from the Heavenly Court, and are the "Heavenly Rules" established by the Lord of the Immortal Path, Yuanshi Tianzun. The Jade Emperor, acting as the "Old Man of Heaven's" agent, enforces these rules.

But for Heaven and Earth themselves, the "Tao" is more important than anything else. The "Tao" includes, but is not limited to, "reason" and "morality".

The Antarctic Immortal stammered, "Perhaps Yinzi is unaware of the past events surrounding the Goddess Nuwa."

Lao Jun glanced at him and said indifferently, "Do you think I haven't read 'The Investiture of the Gods'? Or do you think I don't know that you have studied 'The Investiture of the Gods' word for word countless times?"

"Uh, disciple."

The Old Man of the South Pole was quite embarrassed. He subconsciously wanted to deny it, but the person opposite him was his senior brother, so denying it would be useless.

Lao Jun said, "The 'Old Tales of Investiture of the Gods' records quite a few embarrassing things that happened to us."

it is known.

We never intended to erase it from reality; it was precisely so that future immortals could learn from history and avoid making the same mistakes.

You juniors have wasted all our efforts. Hmm, Yu Fengxian has truly understood and comprehended the true 'Great Dao'.

Fortunately, the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods had already ended.

If we had waited until the great calamity at the end of the Qin Dynasty to begin the conferment of titles on gods, even we, the sages, would have been at a loss facing a Grand Tutor like Yu.

The Antarctic Immortal exclaimed in surprise, "Uncle-Master, you think too highly of Yu Fengxian! Although she has tried her best to grasp the Dao, the Great Qin has ultimately lost its destiny."

Although she knew that the will of the people could determine the will of Heaven, and she tried her best to win over the people, she could only win over the people of this time and this world.

The "people's hearts" are the sum of the hearts of all beings in the past, the hearts of all beings in the present, and the hearts of all beings in the future.

She can change the hearts of the people of Qin at this moment, and she can also change the resentment and hatred that has been ingrained for hundreds of years.

She can't change it.

Even if her ten years of benevolent governance were truly implemented, it would be a drop in the ocean and unable to change the overall trend.

Lao Jun sighed, "If Yin Yinzi and the others had your awareness, they probably wouldn't have made such a foolish mistake."

The Old Man of the South Pole said, "They should understand these principles. But there are some things they must do."

Just like when the gods were enfeoffed, the goddess Nuwa knew when King Zhou's reign would end, yet she still sent Su Daji to wreak havoc on the court.

Lao Jun said strangely, "So Nuwa also paid a huge price for her impulsive actions."

Before the Zhou Dynasty of the Ji clan, the temples of the Goddess Nuwa were the mainstream of humanistic beliefs. The Goddess Nuwa was regarded as the 'Mother of Humanity' by successive emperors and rulers of the human race.

During festivals and holidays, the emperor had to personally lead his civil and military officials to pay homage.

This is the greatest ceremony of the human race.

Even a foolish ruler like King Zhou of Shang, after being repeatedly advised by his court officials, would go to the temple of the goddess to offer incense and pray for blessings, expressing gratitude for the goddess's grace in creating humankind.

The scale and solemnity of the ceremony were truly enviable.

After the Investiture of the Gods ended, King Wu, Ji Fa, never visited the temple of the goddess in his entire life.

Now go to the capital, Xianyang, and see if you can find a temple dedicated to the Goddess within the city.

The Old Man of the South Pole pondered and said, "If Su Daji had not bewitched King Zhou, would the Mandate of Heaven have truly been fulfilled at the appointed time?"
King Zhou was not initially incompetent, nor was he particularly incompetent.

Lao Jun said calmly, "You, a Great Immortal who has mastered the Great Dao, shouldn't be asking such a question at all."

Summer is over, will winter come?
Humans live between heaven and earth; simply follow the natural order.

When winter comes, we prepare for it; when winter doesn't come, we continue to enjoy the coolness of autumn.

When things are meant to happen, they will happen naturally.

All we should do is fulfill our responsibilities and do our best.

Why do I think highly of Yu Fengxian?
Regardless of her true nature, just look at what she's doing.

Every single thing she did was an effort to align with human morality.

Which of these things cannot be openly and honestly proclaimed to everyone?

The goddess Nuwa used a fox spirit to wreak havoc on the court, which indeed led to the divine mandate of "the phoenix singing on Mount Qi and King Wu's conquest of Zhou".

But if you ask her, would she even have the nerve to talk about this with anyone now?

If you were to ask Nuwa, the goddess, during the Investiture of the Gods period 300,000 years ago, she would surely puff out her chest proudly, put her hands on her hips, and loudly proclaim, "It was I who did it! I did a great job! I'm so proud and honored!"

Humanity is evolving, and times are changing.

In ancient times, the Holy Emperor and the Great Emperor of Humanity even practiced human sacrifice.

In modern times, when humanity is at its peak, even the infamous Qin Dynasty, which was known for its brutal massacre of prisoners, would not dare to or would not make human sacrifice a regular practice.

The goddess Nuwa was also influenced by the times and changed with them.

Not only Nuwa, but also the Three Pure Ones were the same. However, the Three Pure Ones were more rational and calm, while Nuwa was provoked by King Zhou's lewd poems and acted impulsively after becoming emotional.

The Supreme Lord Laozi sighed and said, "Yin Yinzi and the others are indeed 'shrewd,' knowing that as long as the Three Dukes live, the Great Qin will be difficult to destroy; but once the Three Dukes die, Grand Tutor Yu will be left to fend for himself."

But their purpose in risking their lives was not to fulfill their destiny!

They use fulfilling their destiny as a means to help themselves achieve their final enlightenment.

The great calamity hasn't even reached its climax yet, but they've already been blinded by the calamity's aura, losing their senses and putting the cart before the horse, forgetting their true purpose.

Even if they were to use underhanded methods to kill the three dukes of Qin, they would never be able to succeed in attaining enlightenment.

In the end, it will only benefit others.

Just like when the gods were conferred, the goddess Nuwa sent "Su Daji" to Chaoge, fulfilling her destiny, which was excellent.

The Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect and the Three Pure Ones were overjoyed.

Nuwa herself paid the price of being abandoned by the human emperor, while the Three Pure Ones rose to become the mainstream of humanistic belief.

In the last tens of thousands of years, the relationship between Goddess Nuwa and the Dao Ancestor has cooled considerably.

Unlike in the past, when you called me "senior brother" and I called you "junior sister," and everyone was friendly and visited each other frequently.

Because the Empress realized that King Zhou's writing of the lewd poem was due to the secret instigation of a certain Taoist master.

She found no evidence, but it was clear that the Xuanmen sect benefited the most.

If the goddess were to question the Three Pure Ones, the Three Pure Ones would dare to swear on their chests that they did not do it, nor did they instruct their disciples to do it.

But if you ask them to swear that no one has harmed the Empress, they will probably stammer and keep repeating things like "It has nothing to do with me, and I don't know anything else."

Having said that, Laozi felt he had said all the necessary advice.

He closed his eyes slightly, lowered his head, and murmured, "Go and tell Ran Deng that he has failed in his teachings, and that lamp wick deserves this calamity."

The Old Man of the South Pole also realized that it was time for him to leave.

He stood up, bowed respectfully, and asked softly, "When will this calamity end?"

"At least three lifetimes later," Laozi said.

"Master Uncle, this disciple takes his leave."

The Antarctic Immortal didn't offer a single word of explanation for the "glass lamp flame." Having received his answer, he immediately took his leave and departed from the Tushita Palace.

Returning to his own "Antarctic Palace of Immortality," he saw several immortals waiting anxiously at the gate from afar.

It was none other than Fuqiu Gong, Yinyinzi, and their group.

He sighed softly and landed solemnly on the jade steps.

"Greetings, Master!" An old Taoist priest with a green face bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Grandmaster!" Yin Yinzi stood behind the old Taoist priest, his attitude not only respectful but also filled with pleading in his eyes and face.

"Greetings, Grandmaster Uncle!"

"Greetings, Grandmaster Uncle!"

"Greetings, Grandmaster!"

Fuqiu Gong, Luding Xian, and others also bowed and paid their respects.

The Old Man of the South Pole was not at all surprised by their arrival; in fact, one could say he had anticipated it.

But when he actually saw them, glimpsed their miserable state, and met their yearning and hopeful eyes, the old immortal of the Chan Sect still felt a bit of a headache and exhaustion.

"What are you all doing standing at the door? Let's go inside and talk."

The Old Man of the South Pole waved his hand, signaling them all to enter the inner hall.

He then called the White Crane Boy to the door and whispered to him, "Go to the Mi Luo Palace right away."

First, wait patiently outside the palace.

After your grandmaster finishes explaining the Great Luo Dao and all the great immortals have left, quietly find the Old Buddha Burning Lamp.

Tell him that the Glazed Lamp Flame has committed a grave offense and cannot be returned immediately.

But Laozi wouldn't really destroy him; he would just let him reincarnate three times, experiencing tribulations and suffering.

After three lifetimes, if he behaves well, he should be able to return to Vulture Peak.

The White Crane Boy asked curiously, "Is that the Glazed Lamp Flame, that fellow Ma Shan?"

What did he do this time to offend even his usually good-natured grandmaster?

"That fool has been bewitched by Jin Chanzi and is recruiting demon kings in Xiniu Hezhou, wanting to unify the Five Sacred Mountains in Shenzhou."

"That fool who doesn't know his own mortality! Not to mention our eldest master, even our master wouldn't tolerate him!" the Antarctic Immortal said with a strange expression.

(End of this chapter)