The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 132: Shinto Dharmakaya, the Talent of a Great God

boom!
The wooden puppet burst into flames and turned to ashes in an instant. Three miniature arrows followed closely behind and also turned to ashes.

The runes nailed underneath were also burned, the magic circle was instantly broken, and the three lamps next to it were completely extinguished and cracked.

The concealing formation was also broken due to the magic and suddenly shattered. The entire rock broke into pieces and an ominous aura filled the air.

When the nail-head three-arrow book was broken, the black-clothed beautiful woman looked unhappy. Thinking of the lion's roar that came through the void before the grass king burned, she asked with hatred: "Who is it?"

Which of the Great Xuanshen Dynasty's True Gods used a lion as a mount? Or did he hire some old bald donkey from the Buddhist sect?
At Fuguang Mountain, the Tianxuan Star Lord, who had been ready to strike, suddenly became furious and shouted, "Evil creature!"

He stood up and walked out of the hall, his hand reaching into the void. Thousands of miles away, a huge star fell from the sky with unstoppable force. Wherever it passed, the void was burned and meteor showers fell.

The dark valley suddenly became as bright as day, flames shot up into the sky, grass and trees burned, rocks collapsed, and a powerful aura locked onto the beautiful woman in black. The roar of Tianxuan Star Lord was like thunder.

"The evil spirits of the underworld must be killed!"

The stars flew straight towards the beautiful woman in black. The laws were shaking and the starlight was rushing like mountains and rivers. However, it was still a step too late.

The beautiful woman in black saw that the situation was not right, so she took advantage of the situation as soon as the platform was broken, and used this command talisman to open a crack in the underworld and drill into it. Most of Tianxuan Star Lord's attacks missed, and only the remaining power brushed against the Lord of the Underworld, causing him slight injuries.

Outside the Mingguang Palace, Tianxuan Xingjun snorted coldly: "Sooner or later, I will personally lead the army to destroy your lair."

Before the Netherworld gap closed, the charming voice of the beautiful woman in black rang out: "If this day really comes, I will prepare a bed to welcome you and personally serve the Star Lord comfortably."

The teased Tianxuan Star Lord had a grim expression on his face. He glanced unkindly at the completely closed Netherworld Crack and turned back to the palace.

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"It hurts me too!"

In the Mingguang Palace, cries of pain were heard, and Master Chaoguang, who had been comatose for many days, sat up in shock and became completely awake.

Master Chao Tun was extremely excited, Master Xian Yue smiled sweetly, and Master Chao Guang's disciples cried with joy.

"Brother, you were able to wake up and turn danger into safety this time, thanks to Fellow Daoist Xuanming who turned the tide and reversed the situation..."

He learned from his junior brother Chao Tun that he was hit by three arrows. Thanks to the help of Master Xuanming, he was able to save his life. Master Chaoguang ordered his disciples to help him up and bowed to Xuanming, but before he bowed, he was supported by Xuanming.

"Senior, there is no need to be like this. You have been injured for many days, your body is weak, and your energy and spirit have not yet recovered. You should take good care of yourself. We can talk about other things later."

Master Chaotun also helped to persuade him, "Brother, rest assured. Fellow Daoist Xuanming has done a great favor to our Rising Sun Sect this time. I will definitely be grateful to you. It is only right for you to rest assured and recover as soon as possible."

Great Master Xianyue also said a few words, and then Master Chaoguang gave up the plan to perform a grand ceremony, and only expressed his gratitude to Xuanming in words.

However, he was too weak and became exhausted after just a few words. He lay on the bed, practicing sleeping skills in the Hunyuan Wo posture, entering a deep sleep, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, harmonizing the Qi in his body, and restoring his energy.

After Tianxuan Xingjun came in, he looked at Xuanming and said bluntly, "Has the image of the Immortal just now transformed into a divine body?"

Xuanming nodded and admitted frankly: "That's right! When I was helping Master Chaoguang, I had some enlightenment. I took the opportunity to transform into a divine Dharma body, and that's how I was able to successfully resist the Three Arrows Book."

He did not hide it, because the change in his Dharma appearance could not be concealed from his great spiritual practice, and also because his Dharma body was special.

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In his spare time, Xuanming read classics other than Taoist scriptures and learned that there are two kinds of man-made Shinto bodies: the Shinto Dharma body and the incense golden body.

The golden body is just a Shinto body formed by the Yin spirit with the help of incense and is the place where the soul rests after death.

The Dharma body is born from the spiritual communication of the Dharma body cultivated by the practitioner. It conforms to some principle of heaven and earth or follows some law of the universe. However, it is extremely difficult to be born, and the right time, place and people are all essential.

Although both can accept incense offerings and be worshipped by the world, there is a huge difference between the two.

In other words, the Shinto Dharmakaya is similar to the gods of nature, while the incense and golden body focuses on the gods of humanity. Those who have cultivated the Dharmakaya can also practice Shintoism, accumulate merits, benefit the people, and have a long way to go.

If they unfortunately die, their souls will enter the Shinto Dharmakaya, and they will not need to start over like other Yin Gods. The accumulation of their lifetime can be immediately converted into resources, and they can become the mainstay of Shinto, or even a great god. The upper limit of their path is much higher than that of ordinary Yin Gods.

In the past, the Great Sheng Divine Dynasty was able to integrate hundreds of schools of thought, suppress the universe, and prosper for more than three thousand years. The thirty-six Shinto emperors made great contributions to this, twenty-four of whom were promoted from natural gods, and the remaining twelve were promoted from Shinto dharma bodies.

Due to various reasons, the Great Xuan Divine Dynasty attached great importance to the Shinto Dharmakaya. Once a Shinto Dharmakaya was discovered, as long as the person cultivating it was not a bad person, they would build a temple for its Dharmakaya and enshrine it for the people to worship.

Among the nine great emperors of the Great Mysterious Dynasty, three of them were born as the Dharmakaya of the Shinto. They were extremely powerful, had profound practices, and were at the top of the God Training Realm. They were even more gifted in sorting out certain laws of heaven and earth, and were not inferior to the emperors of the Natural Gods. As for the Natural Gods, their divine bodies were called spiritual bodies.

Xuanming had already guessed what Tianxuan Star Lord wanted to do. This matter would be beneficial to him, himself, and the Great Xuan Divine Dynasty.

Tianxuan Xingjun was quite satisfied with Xuanming's frankness, and had an even better impression of the Taoist master in front of him. He said cheerfully, "Since Taoist master is straightforward, I will also speak frankly. Your divine body has great potential. Would you like me to recommend you to join the Great Xuan Pantheon?"

Xuanming simply said, "I couldn't ask for more."

Tianxuan Xingjun had a bright smile on his face: "In that case, I will take care of this matter. If nothing unexpected happens, this matter can be accomplished. When you go back, you may wish to think carefully about the title of the Shinto Dharmakaya."

Xuanming nodded and saluted, "Thank you, Star Lord."

A magical power held Xuanming up, preventing him from continuing to worship. Tianxuan Xingjun said, "Master, there is no need to be polite. I am doing this because I am optimistic about your future with this divine body. I want to establish a good relationship with you in advance and gain the merit of recommending you. If you really rise to prominence in the future, I can come to you for help based on this favor."

As soon as these frank words were spoken, Xingjun and Xuanming both laughed.

After thinking about it, Tianxuan Star Lord told Xuanming and Chaotun that the Lord of the Underworld was the one who attacked people from behind, and warned them to be careful. At the same time, he asked them to take credit for rescuing Chaoguang Zhenjun.

After all, he is a master of spiritual cultivation, so it is more reasonable for him to break the Three Arrows Book. As for Xianyue and Xuanming, they are here to help because of their special cultivation methods.

For safety reasons, Tianxuan Star Lord also said that he would bring the messengers of the Pantheon to verify the situation secretly, and would not announce the fact that Xuanming had cultivated the Shinto Dharma body for the time being. In this way, the Lord of the Underworld would most likely turn his attention to Tianxuan Star Lord, and Xuanming would be able to hide and develop silently until he could compete with the Lord of the Underworld.

"I'll leave it to the Star Lord to decide. I'll remember your kindness in my heart." Xuanming stated that he was not an ungrateful person. Since the Star Lord Tianxuan was considering him in every way, there was no reason for Xuanming to refuse.

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In order to break the Three Arrows Book with Nail Heads, Xuanming consumed a lot of energy. For the next few days, he recuperated in Fuguang Mountain.

Tianxuan Star Lord acted decisively and secretly left the Xu Ri Sect on the day Chao Guang Zhen Jun awakened. Three days later, he returned secretly with the priests of the Pantheon to go through the process and verify the authenticity of the Shinto Dharmakaya.

Inside the guest house, Fengshen, the chief official of the Fengyang County Pantheon, looked at the Shinto body condensed behind Xuanming. Even though he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked. Such a grand and majestic aura was not comparable to that of an ordinary Shinto body. It was worthy of being a great god.

Staring at Xuanming, Fengshen's tone was a little more respectful: "Enough! Enough! Please collect your Dharma body, fellow Taoist."

After hearing this, Xuanming retracted his magical powers.

After asking the usual questions, the Wind God asked, "May I ask, fellow Taoist, what is the title of this divine body? What is its divine function?"

Xuanming entered the thatched cottage of the guest house, and with a brush he wrote a line of vigorous and powerful characters on the white paper:

[Nine Yang Spirit, Taiyi Saves Suffering]

There should have been four big characters "Qingxuan Emperor" and "Tianzun", but he didn't write them down for the time being. At present, he has no foundation for the Shinto Dharmakaya. Even if he has unlimited potential, he has to take it step by step. It would be bad to do it all at once.

According to legends from previous lives, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun was transformed from the essence of the Nine Yangs and came from the primordial blue qi. He is an innate spirit. Because of his compassionate heart, he has pity on all living beings and has been saving people from suffering since the beginning of time. He is the most honorable, precious, holy and spiritual.

In the past, Xuanming only had a vague understanding of this.

The condensed form of the Heavenly Venerable Dharma was tangible but without spirit. This time when he was fighting against the Three Arrow Books with Nail Heads, he realized this by chance and gave birth to the Heavenly Venerable Dharma form again, thus achieving the Shinto Dharmakaya.

"The height of the sky is Tai, and the essence of the Tao is Yi. This title of Taiyi is very wonderful."

Tianxuan Star Lord praised it.

Xuanming smiled and said, "This god guides the suffering souls to the afterlife, relieves the suffering, and vows to save all living beings, fulfilling his duty of eliminating disasters and calamities."

The God of Wind nodded and recorded it.

Many gods have this responsibility, but their abilities vary, depending on the god's own cultivation.

The matter here was settled, and the God of Wind left.

Four days later, Xuanming left.

Before leaving, Zhenren Chaotun saw him off personally. In addition to giving him many mysterious spiritual objects, he also presented Xuanming with a book on spiritual practice. Zhenren Chaoguang was still in seclusion and had not had enough time to practice, so this book was a rubbing of the cultivation experience of the founder of the Xuri Sect.

This shows the gratitude and sincerity of the Rising Sun Sect.

(End of this chapter)