Loan Wusheng

Chapter 275 The Way to Attain Dao Lordship!
In the far west, in this Buddhist kingdom, golden light shines everywhere.

The World Honored One sat high on a lotus throne, his body radiating Buddhist light, slowly refining the primordial power he had seized from You Tiankun.

You Tiankun possessed a considerable amount of primal power, and he had also plundered about one-third of the primal power from a local ley line. Naturally, he was overjoyed and eager to refine it as soon as possible.

Below the Buddha, 100,000 monks chanted sutras, their voices rising like a surging tide.

The Buddha's golden form hangs high in the sky, enveloping the Buddha-land, and with the help of the faith of the monks, he digests his own plundered origin.

However, just as the Western World Honored One was about to refine the origin, a vast Dharma wave surged violently from the direction of the Central Plains!

"Ok?"

Upon sensing this powerful aura, the Western World-Honored One suddenly opened his eyes, golden flames surging violently within his Buddha pupils, and the Eight Treasures Merit Pool beneath the lotus platform stirred without wind or waves.

He looked eastward and saw that the sky above the Central Plains was shrouded in a bluish-gray dream mist. The strange phenomena, a mixture of reality and illusion, pierced through the mountains and rivers for 30,000 miles and reached the boundary marker of the Buddhist Kingdom!
Although the momentum of breaking through the Dharma form was enormous, it was not enough to stretch across 30,000 miles of mountains and rivers.

and so……

This is a provocation, and a warning!
"A dream of wealth and glory..."

The Buddha's voice trembled slightly, a rare occurrence.

This "Yellow Millet Dream" Dharma form is not some hidden Dharma form. After all, some people have already realized this Dharma form. Therefore, the moment the Dharma form appeared, the World-Honored One already knew the origin of this Dharma form.

But that is why the Buddha was somewhat surprised.

The Three Characteristics!
They are both three aspects, but completely different situations!

His three Dharma forms actually come from the same Dharma form, "Dharma Realm Practice," which is based on the story of "Buddha's Seven Steps of Practice," where each step produces a lotus flower, proclaiming "In heaven and on earth, I alone am supreme."

Therefore, the path to achieving this Dharma form is particularly unique: one must reincarnate seven times, each time cultivating back to the Dharma form realm, and then utilize the superposition of these seven reincarnations to enter the Dao Lord realm.

This second Dao Lord was created using this method.

However, in order to prevent the oppression of the will of heaven and earth, the Western World-Honored One needed a large amount of world origin to cover the heavenly secrets before each transformation, so as not to make it impossible for him to return.

Although this method is extremely time-consuming, its advantage lies in its stability. In just a few thousand or tens of thousands of years, he will be able to become a 'Dao Master'.

As for the others?
The Great Sage of Burning Heaven's desire for ultimate sublimation is nothing short of a pipe dream.

Master Wanfa has already died at Zheng Jun's hands, but even if he hadn't died, it would have been impossible for him to gather all five elements into one.

The Lord of the Myriad Demons Palace did not discern his purpose, but since he only possessed one Dharma Image, it did not matter.

Shennong, the Venerable One, is just a roadside figure; there's absolutely no need to worry about him.

Both the Great Sage Who Overturns the Sea and the True Lord Who Subdues the Dragon were killed by Zheng Jun.

Therefore, in the final analysis, the most threatening existence to the Western World-Honored One was actually the holder of the 'Lord of the World' Dharma form, Emperor Zheng Jun of the Great Han Dynasty, who had never accomplished anything!

Before condensing the 'Yellow Millet Dream' Dharma form, the Western World Honored One was already wary of Zheng Jun, but he never expected that in just a few days, another Dharma form would appear.
This person has practiced martial arts for thirteen years and attained the Three Dharma Aspects?
Is this a human?

At this rate, the position of 'Dao Master' is undoubtedly his!
Thinking of this, the Buddha of the Western Paradise, whose face had always been full of compassion, showed a gloomy and indifferent expression.

Although he called himself the 'World Honored One,' he was ultimately not the legendary World Honored One who was without desires and who saw through the ways of the world.

Above the Buddhist kingdom, the peaceful chanting suddenly stopped, and countless monks looked up in bewilderment, not knowing what had happened.

Besides this Western World Honored One, people all over the world, whether they were the Great Sage of Burning Heaven or the Venerable Shennong, simultaneously felt the eruption of this aura and were equally stunned.

Once or twice... but never a third time!
How come you've even condensed a third Dharma form? Are you not giving us a way out?
"hiss."

On a remote island in the South China Sea, on a sacred mountain, the Venerable Shennong sat casually in the woods, his expression somber and uncertain.

After a long silence, Venerable Shennong sighed, and then a beam of emerald light soared into the sky, tearing apart the spiritual mist that covered the entire island. Venerable Shennong of Nanshan flew towards the capital.

Three crystal-clear primordial halos floated in the gourd at his waist.

These are the 'essences of herbs and plants' he has collected over the past few hundred years, which were originally intended to be the key to his breakthrough in the 'Shennong Cauldron' Dharma form.

"That's all..."

Shennong looked at the surging blue-gray dream mist in the direction of the Central Plains, shook his head with a wry smile: "Instead of gambling on that slim chance, it's better to find another way to survive."

The streak of light swept past the clouds. Shennong Venerable looked hesitant. He wondered how much the Venerable Wanfa still harbored resentment for their previous alliance in obstructing his path...

The ethereal light sped along until it reached the Taiji Palace, the highest palace in the capital, where it suddenly came to a stop.

"Shen Jingzhen, a cultivator from the Southern Kingdom, requests an audience with Your Majesty!"

The Venerable Shennong actually called himself by his real name, and his voice spread throughout the imperial city.

The Imperial Guards standing watch at the palace gates looked at each other in bewilderment.

The old man was surrounded by the fragrance of plants and trees, and just by looking at him, he seemed like a hermit, which made them hesitate.

Just then, the palace gates opened, and Huiyue gracefully arrived, stepping on a lotus flower.

She gazed at the Venerable Shennong and asked, "His Majesty sent me to inquire, Venerable One, what is the purpose of your visit?"

Huiyue's voice was cold and clear. Although this Venerable Shennong was a high-level Dharma Aspect, he was in the capital at the moment. Moreover, he was one of the main forces when the East Sea hunted the emperor.

Shennong Venerable took a deep breath and suddenly bowed deeply to the ground in the direction of Taiji Hall: "This old man has come to present the complete 'Classic of Herbs' and three strands of the 'Jianmu' source to congratulate Your Majesty on attaining the Three Dharma Aspects!"

Before the words were even finished, the jade box flew automatically into the clouds.

A phantom hand emerged from the purple mist and gently lifted the lid of the box.

"boom!"

A phantom image of a colossal tree reaching to the heavens appeared amidst the soaring blue light, its leaf patterns sharing the same origin as the You Tiankun that Zheng Jun had just obtained.

This is the remnant spirit of the legendary 'Jianmu' tree that connects heaven and earth, and it has a miraculous effect on nourishing the Dharma image.

"So it was the origin of the Jianmu tree? I have read extensively and know that in ancient times, a meteorite fell into the Central Plains and a towering tree grew from the spot where it landed. Unfortunately, it was uprooted during the reign of Emperor Xia. I never thought that the last few strands of its origin would fall into the hands of the Venerable One."

Upon hearing this, Shennong took a deep breath and then cupped his hands, saying, "I have offended you greatly before, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Although they came to beg for surrender and admit defeat, Shennong was already a highly accomplished being, so he naturally wouldn't perform the grand ceremony of three kowtows and nine prostrations.

After all, they couldn't beat Zheng Jun, so they could just run away and join forces with others.

If it weren't for a group of wandering celestial kun that disrupted communication between the three realms, Venerable Shennong could have even become a traitor and gone to other worlds to be a useless mascot.

On the capital, Zheng Jun chuckled and said, "Your Excellency is too kind. I have never had any enmity with you. It was Song Ming and Qingxu who stirred things up. I understand Your Excellency's intentions. Please rest assured."

Killing the Venerable Shennong of Nanshan would bring him no benefit.

He came and gave me some of his essence, not much, but it was still useful.

Therefore, Zheng Jun would naturally not do something like "crossing the river and then destroying the bridge" or "discarding the bow after the birds are gone."

Upon hearing Zheng Jun's response, Shennong Venerable's tense shoulders and back finally relaxed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I shall take my leave now."

After saying this, he cupped his hands again, and the emerald light vanished as quickly as it had appeared.

Inside the Taiji Palace, the illusory images of the Nine Cauldrons slowly receded.

Zheng Jun sat alone on the cloud platform, his fingertips lightly tapping the table, producing a crisp sound like jade striking jade.

“The three Dharma forms have been formed, and the path to becoming the Dao Lord is now clear.” He looked inward into his sea of ​​consciousness and saw the Dharma form of ‘Lord of the World’ sitting high in the center, with purple-gold imperial aura cascading down like a waterfall; the Dharma form of ‘Stealing Heavenly Secrets’ embracing the sun and moon, with a bronze compass illusoryly wandering around; and the newly formed Dharma form of ‘Yellow Millet Dream’ flowing like mist, enveloping the first two Dharma forms in a radiance of interwoven reality and illusion.

The three aspects of Dharma are interconnected, while the aspect of 'Lord of the World' always suppresses 'Stealing Heavenly Secrets' and 'The Yellow Millet Dream'.

"Sure enough."

Zheng Jun's eyes flickered slightly.

Zheng Jun was also completely baffled as to how the holder of the 'Lord of the World' Dharma Image could break through to the Dao Lord level. Over the years, he had read through many ancient books, but there were only a few words and no records at all.

Now that he has become the only holder of the 'Lord of the World' Dharma Image in the Jambudvipa Realm, possessing three Dharma Images, he finally understands how to become the 'Lord of the Dao'.

Those who attain the Dao Lord all possess the highest Dharma form.

What is the supreme Dharma form?

The highest Dharma form is like the "Tao of Non-Action" of the Pure Void Master and the "Dharma Realm Movement" of the Western World Honored One. It is an existence with powerful means that can suppress other Dharma forms and make them command other Dharma forms. Only in this way can they have the opportunity to become the Dao Lord.

If one only possesses an ordinary Dharma form, it is difficult to condense two Dharma forms.

If the two Dharma images are condensed, they will become chaotic and conflict with each other if they are not coordinated within the body, causing the condenser a great deal of trouble and forcing them to discard one of them.

And the 'Lord of All Under Heaven' is such a supreme Dharma form.

Moreover, it is the most noble among the supreme Dharma forms.

The Dao Lord is essentially the one who controls the Heavenly Dao, therefore he needs an extremely powerful Dharma form to suppress the Heavenly Dao.

The Dharma Form of the Lord of the World is particularly domineering because it was formed by unifying the world. To become the Lord of the Dao, one must completely perfect the Dharma Form.

How can it be improved?

Then we must take the 'Lord of the World' Dharma Image as the ruler and gather the nine Dharma Images of the Three Provinces and Six Ministries as ministers in order to reach the highest realm and control the Heavenly Dao!

In other words, for the 'Lord of the World' Dharma Image to become the Lord of the Dao, it needs to condense a total of ten Dharma Images.

"Ugh!"

Upon seeing this, Zheng Jun couldn't help but sigh.

This level of difficulty is impossible to achieve without having some special abilities.

And in the process of cohesion, there is one more crucial point.

That is, the Dharma form of 'Lord of the World' cannot be too weak; it needs to continuously absorb the source to strengthen the Dharma form of 'Lord of the World'.

Otherwise, even if all nine Dharma images of the Three Provinces and Six Ministries were gathered, the Dharma image of the sovereign of the world would not be able to suppress these nine Dharma images, resulting in a situation of 'weak ruler and strong ministers,' which would not work.

Difficult, difficult, difficult!
"No wonder the Jambudvipa Realm is so weak; they have a whole host of tricks up their sleeves."

Zheng Jun shook his head. If that were the case, he would need to find seven more methods to condense Dharma forms in order to become a Dao Lord.

That being the case...

"The master of the Sword Pavilion in Shu is guarding the 'Sword of Divinity,' and the Venerable Tongxuan is seeking the 'Sea of ​​Talismans'... What do these two wandering cultivators want to do to break through to the Dharma Aspect? Forget it, why don't you hand these two Dharma Aspects over to me, and I will break through them myself."

Zheng Jun pondered to himself: "Besides that, there's also the 'Wanderings in the Jianghu' and 'Taoist Inaction' of the Qingxu Wanfa Master. He used 'Wanderings in the Jianghu' to bring down the martial arts world in the Central Plains. I can also pull off a similar tactic. There's even a testing ground in the Xuanhuang Realm."

In this way, Zheng Jun has four ways to condense, plus the 'Painted Skin Venerable' he already possesses, making a total of five.

Collecting seven types shouldn't be a problem.

Of course, Zheng Jun actually had another idea.

That is about directly switching to the cultivation of 'Tao's non-action'.

The requirements of 'Tao is non-action' are much simpler. It only requires 'Tao is non-action' to mediate and harmonize, select one of each of the five elements, and make the five elements unite. Wouldn't such a breakthrough be simpler than the three provinces and six ministries of this 'ruler of the world'?
but……

Logically speaking, the two difficulties shouldn't be that great, and there must be some hidden dangers in 'Tao's inaction' that one is unaware of.

Forget it, let's get it first.

Thinking of this, Zheng Jun couldn't help but exhale and secretly glance at the sky again.

The group of roaming celestial kun remained in the same spot.

It seems I won't be leaving anytime soon.

Fortunately, he had prepared a backup plan beforehand, sending a wisp of his soul to the Xuanhuang Realm so he could continue his operations; otherwise, things would have been very difficult.

Now that the three realms can no longer communicate, it can be considered a period of stability. My true body resides in the Jambudvipa, which allows the Dharma form of the 'Lord of the World' to slowly digest the primordial essence I have plundered.

On the other hand, this time can also be used to truly sweep across the world and collect all the methods of condensing Dharma forms!

In this way, one can select seven of the simplest Dharma forms to repay oneself, and use them to condense and complete the final sprint.

Thinking of this, Zheng Jun couldn't help but exhale and slowly began to refine the source.

While refining the origin, his gaze also shifted to the Xuanhuang Realm.

after all,

Besides his rivals in the Yanfu Realm, his competitors in the Dao Lord realm also include Great Emperors and Nascent Soul cultivators from the Luotian Realm and the Xuanhuang Realm.

These three realms are so close together, yet there is no Dao Lord among them. This means that once a Dao Lord is born, the other two realms will also be under his control.

This is how the Dao Lords of the past always did it.

Once a Dao Lord is born in one world, the other two worlds will become vassals.

Therefore, Zheng Jun is also competing with them!

Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy can help you win a hundred battles.

……

Xuanhuang Realm, Xuantian Sect.

Everything is still in a period of rest and recuperation.

After all, only a year has passed since that 'celestial upheaval,' and even if the Xuantian Sect wanted to grow stronger, a year wouldn't make much difference.

The most powerful cultivator in the Xuantian Sect today is the Nascent Soul stage ancestor, 'Biluo Changsheng Zhenjun,' who is stationed in the back mountain. Apart from him, there are some Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, while all the Golden Core stage cultivators perished in the great calamity.

Therefore, quite a few rogue Golden Core cultivators wanted to become disciples of the 'Azure Sky Longevity True Monarch' of the Xuantian Sect and join the sect. The patriarch accepted all comers, and the Xuantian Sect soon gained four more rogue Golden Core elders.

Everyone understood that these four elders had no loyalty whatsoever, and if anything happened to the Xuantian Sect, they would likely be the ones to turn against them.

But the Immortal Lord of the Azure Sky, or rather Zheng Jun, didn't care.

after all……

He's just here to enhance the Xuantian Sect's fortune, not to actually support it. He can just steal the fortune when it arrives, why make such a fuss?

Now, with his 'Stealing Heavenly Secrets' Dharma form here, holding the remnant soul of the Pure Void Master, he has an important matter to attend to.

Zheng Jun stretched out his hand, and the soul of Qingxu Wanfa Shangren appeared weakly in his palm. Then, without any politeness, Zheng Jun released his aura and coldly said to Qingxu Wanfa Shangren: "Qingxu, tell me about the methods of condensing 'Wandering the Jianghu' and 'Dao Wuwei'."

"Speak out, and I will allow you to be reincarnated and start anew; if you cannot speak out, then vanish into thin air and die here!"

(End of this chapter)