The Supreme Being of the World, Starting from the Heaven-shattering Fuxi

Chapter 396 Successive Ascensions, Heavenly Punishment Severing Karma, What Lies Ahead?

The history of Shushan is the history of most of the Earth.

In the early Tang Dynasty, Feng Xi had the idea of ​​creating a refuge for non-Buddhist cultivators, which triggered a calamity. Then, five contemporary cultivators and he entered "Tianqing Island" to jointly comprehend the unorthodox methods of attaining enlightenment.

After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties, the Liao, Song, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties, the Ming Dynasty, founded by Hongwu, had arrived.

Cultivators from all walks of life, regardless of whether they follow the righteous or unorthodox paths, began to prepare for the coming calamity of the Dharma-ending Age. Some were making plans, some were forging alliances, and some were preparing for reincarnation.

On this day, Luo Tianxian had just finished watching Zhang Sanfeng's ascension at Wudang Mountain and then saw his many disciples of varying quality under the Wudang sect, and couldn't help but shake her head.

No wonder Master Changmei's Emei sect is almost unparalleled; you can tell just by looking at the quality of his disciples.

Of course, Emei's current status is also due to the karmic connections accumulated over many lifetimes.

In this world, there is no power without a reason, nor is there destruction without a reason.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang has ascended to immortality, and my time will soon follow. Fellow Daoist Luo, are you still going to wait in the mortal realm for the outcome of Tianqing Island?"

Before leaving, the long-browed immortal Ren Shou asked Luo Tianxian a question.

With Changmei's current strength, his future is almost entirely set in stone. The only uncertainty is the intentions of Luo Tianxian and the others from Tianqing Island, which prevents Changmei from ascending to immortality without a second thought.

Upon hearing this, Luo Tianxian smiled faintly and said, "Fellow Daoist really does like to worry about the future, no wonder..."

"What's the wonder?"

"No wonder he was chosen by the Heavenly Realm of Spiritual Void and the Blissful World to suppress all worlds and timelines."

Luo Tianxian didn't say this aloud; she just smiled and remained silent.

Just as the two cultivators were silent, a stream of light suddenly reached Luo Tianxian, which came from "Tianqing Island".

Even though Master Changmei was about to leave, he didn't rush to leave upon seeing this scene.

The fact that the Wind God Lord of Tianqing Island chose this time to send a message to Luo Tianxian suggests that this matter is somewhat related to him.

Luo Tianxian received a telepathic message from Feng Xi, which contained some instructions and a peculiar cultivation method for descendants of Earth Immortals, directly targeting the cultivator's true spirit.

She said towards the direction of Tianqing Island, "I understand, brother-in-law, please rest assured."

This title has always intrigued all the powerful cultivators of the time. Who exactly is Luo Tianxian's sister? Why is there no news about her when her husband and sister have become such powerful cultivators?

She had never even seen Luo Tianxian search for her sister's reincarnation in the mortal realm.

"Fellow Daoist, I wish to take one of your disciples as my apprentice to inherit the heretical method of attaining enlightenment. What do you think?"

After Luo Tianxian finished speaking, she directly flicked the method she had obtained towards the Long-Browed Immortal.

Without hesitation, Master Long Eyebrows began to watch.

He also wanted to know what kind of "heretical path to enlightenment" method the six most powerful cultivators of the time had created after hundreds of years of research.

"After overcoming tribulations, will one directly point to the true spirit, evolve the spiritual platform, achieve perfect harmony, and enter the world of the spiritual platform?"

With his level of cultivation, he immediately saw the essence of this method.

Without seeking ascension or entering paradise, after the physical body and primordial spirit reach a certain level, one's true spirit reappears, evolves the spiritual platform, and, guided by the spiritual platform, enters the spiritual platform's final destination opened by Feng Xi.

"If Feng Shenjun can truly create such a world, allowing cultivators of other paths to achieve immortality and survive the calamity of the Dharma's decline, that would be a great blessing. Fellow Daoist, which of my disciples would you like to spread this Dao in the mortal realm?"

Luo Tianxian said, "Let's take Qi Xia'er, the eldest daughter of Master Miaoyi. She doesn't have the destiny of being one of the Three Heroes and Two Clouds. She should have entered the Buddhist order. But now we can guide her on another path. It's up to her to choose."

Feng Xi's intention was for Luo Tianxian to find someone with good aptitude and sufficient status under the Changmei Sect to take over this path, but he did not specify who it would be.

He simply wanted to establish a karmic connection with the Long-Browed Immortal through this apprenticeship, making it easier for him to enter other timelines in the future and meet those "time travelers".

Qi Xia'er was Luo Tianxian's own choice.

Master Changmei laughed heartily and said, "Xia'er is a good girl; she should be the founder of a sect."

Upon learning of this method and seeing that Luo Tianxian was selecting disciples to teach it to, Changmei Zhenren was relieved.

Even if one ascends now, there will be no problem.

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On Tianqing Island, after Feng Xi transmitted the wisp of light to Luo Tianxian, he looked at the five cultivators beside him and said leisurely, "Then I will go first and create a world for you all."

"Great virtue of the Divine Lord!"

To this day, they do not know Feng Xi's origins or name, and only refer to him as Lord Feng Shen.

Of course, for practitioners, their origins and names are not important.

Feng Xi nodded slightly to them, then took a step forward, and in an instant the scene changed dramatically.

The island scenery vanished completely, leaving only a vast emptiness before my eyes.

It is so empty and hollow that neither the physical body, the primordial spirit, nor the true soul can find a place to settle down and live again.

Instead, at the edge of the void, the locations of the Spirit Realm and the Paradise World could be vaguely sensed.

Feng Xi understood that as long as he was willing to accept the guidance from those two places, he would naturally be able to go there.

"I will get through this, but not now."

As a thought arose in his mind, a ray of light emerged from Feng Xi's primordial spirit, which was cultivating in this world, illuminating both its inner and outer aspects and shining throughout the vast universe. All the cultivators on Earth suddenly sensed this and looked towards the direction of the East Sea.

They saw a middle-aged man leisurely disappear into the world.

As the middle-aged man disappeared, a powerful force from outer space descended upon "Tianqing Island," flowing into the underground ocean currents and mending the gap in the earth's crust.

"This is... ascension?"

"No, neither the Heavenly Realm of Spiritual Void nor the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss reacted."

"Could it be that a path to enlightenment has been opened up through unorthodox means?"

The strongest cultivators in this world certainly understand what kind of beings reside on Tianqing Island.

Their pursuit is different from that of most cultivators. They follow an unorthodox path to attain enlightenment, aiming to transcend the mortal realm and achieve longevity without entering the spiritual realm or going to the Pure Land.

For many years, this has been considered a joke.

From the Hundred Schools of Thought in the pre-Qin period to the alchemists of the Qin and Han dynasties, countless cultivators have perished on this path.

It was precisely because of their failures that the extraordinary nature of the two orthodox cultivation methods of Buddhism and Taoism was highlighted, and the rules of the entire cultivation world were almost gradually formed because of them.

These rules naturally reflect on cause and effect, which is why such a world with dense cause and effect and a strict order of cultivation has been formed.

Now that unorthodox paths have emerged, the very foundation of the world's order may change as a result, a concern shared by many Buddhist and Taoist practitioners.

Their gazes were all fixed on Mount Emei, waiting to see what decision the world's foremost master, the Long-Browed Immortal, would make.

"Hahaha……"

Who would have thought that after laughing three times, the Long-Browed Immortal would simply turn and fly away, ascending to the Spirit Void Heaven Realm.

Many of his disciples, holding the treasures bestowed upon him by the Long-Browed Immortal, bowed to him from afar.

This time, because the Nine Heavens Demoness Chen Ziqin did not reincarnate, the disciples of the Long-Browed Immortal were missing one: the Dragon-Slaying Abbess.

However, the position of Emei Sect Leader was still held by Master Miaoyi, Qi Shuming.

The fate of Emei Mountain—with its three heroes and two clouds—remained unchanged, and even gained the addition of Qi Xia'er, who would become the leader of a heretical sect.

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"Fellow Daoists, if you wish to enter my Spirit Platform World, you must undergo Heavenly Punishment and repay the karmic debts of one lifetime."

Feng Xi disappeared from Tianqing Island, leaving behind his last words for the few cultivators there.

"So, the calamity was actually at the very last step."

Master Lianshan, Elder Blood God, Holy Maiden Jiayin, Chen Ziqin, and Xin Ruyu all suddenly realized the truth.

The specific techniques for cultivating true spirits have already been perfected by them; this can only be considered as cultivating internal energy.

However, they also did not know how to accomplish anything beyond external martial arts.

After all, both Buddhist and Taoist practitioners must accumulate external merit according to the will of Heaven in order to cope with calamities.

However, since non-Buddhist cultivators do not abide by the precepts of Buddhism and Taoism, it seems somewhat unlikely that they would accumulate external skills like Buddhist and Taoist cultivators.

If one were truly willing to do this, then one would be returning to the Buddhist and Taoist traditions.

Now, the Wind God Lord was the first to ascend and establish his own place of refuge, which told them that it was not necessary to accumulate external skills. When ascending, one would face a heavenly punishment and sever the karmic ties of the human world.

Those who pass through the Heavenly Punishment enter the Spiritual Platform World; those who fail to pass through the Heavenly Punishment are destined to be estranged from the Great Dao in this world.

"That's good. The more causes and effects there are, the heavier the karma will be, and the stronger the heavenly punishment will be. Although heretical and unorthodox cultivators do not need to accumulate merit, they still need to avoid creating evil karma."

All five cultivators acknowledged this unorthodox method of ascension and nodded in agreement. Finally, Saintess Gain asked, "Do you think there's still a path forward for this method of cultivation?"

This question stumped the others.

They embark on this path either because they have grand aspirations, because they have nowhere else to go, or because of their own nature. To be able to attain enlightenment through unorthodox means is already an extremely difficult task, so who would think about the future path of cultivation?

But since Saintess Gain brought up this issue, these monks couldn't help but fall into thought.

In the end, they could only sigh, "We can only wait and see if the Wind God will guide us on the way forward."

In Taoist cultivation, above the Golden Immortal level, there is the Emperor level to attain; in Buddhist cultivation, after Nirvana and Buddhahood, there is the Buddha level.

Their spiritual practice is never without a path ahead.

As for the path to true spiritual cultivation, they hadn't asked Feng Xi about it before, since they hadn't reached that stage yet.

"Don't worry, everyone. If we can achieve immortality, even if there is no way forward, we can find a way out."

Master Lianshan's words were met with nods of agreement from everyone.

The five cultivators here have not yet ascended to the Spirit Platform World. After Luo Tianxian could not detect any aura from Feng Xi, she no longer hesitated and embarked on her path of ascension.

She couldn't sense Feng Xi's presence in the mortal realm, so she had to go to the upper realm to see if she could sense it.

If that still doesn't work, then the only option is to recall one's own Immortal Emperor's Path to the Other Shore and search through the entire river of time in this world.

(End of this chapter)