The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 147 Actively prepare for battle and further improve strength

Oh~!

The sky was covered with dark clouds and it suddenly became dark.

A ferocious dragon head appeared from the depths of the clouds, with sharp horns and piercing eyes. A real dragon's pressure spread out, filling the Canglong Mountain. The mountains and forests were silent, and all living things bowed their heads, crawled on the ground, and trembled.

The real dragon opened its bloody mouth and spewed out a large amount of flood water, which spread the water law. The water from the river came from the sky, and once it fell, the entire mountain forest would turn into an ocean.

A bright moon rises, shining with silver light, just like the reflection of the moon in the sea, silently guarding, carrying half of the universe. This is the moon.

The vast ocean roared and moved forward, drowning the bright moon, but it could not go down anymore, so it could only hang in the air, with the light of the water and the light of the moon intertwining and colliding.

The rumbling sound is endless, the waves are surging and rushing endlessly, and each impact is so powerful that it has the power to destroy mountains and break peaks. The bright moon shines through the layers of mist and clouds and holds up the entire Milky Way. No matter where the river water gushes out from, no matter how majestic it is, the bright moon always floats in the same place, calm and quiet.

The battle between movement and stillness, the confrontation between reality and illusion, the collision of the great roads, when the clouds fall and the ice reveals a mirror, and in the depths of the waves a jade hook sinks.

Zhenjun Xianyue and the True Dragon are in a stalemate. The True Dragon has the advantage of occupying the terrain and having the body of a dragon, so his physical body is strong. Zhenjun Xianyue has the advantage of achieving spiritual training earlier and having a deep understanding of the way of water walking, so it is too early for them to determine the winner.

Even so, the sudden appearance of the real dragon also attracted the attention of Zhenjun Chaoguang and Xuanming. In addition, he did not come alone, but brought many big monsters with him, who attacked Xuanming frantically.

The Lord of the Underworld got a chance to catch his breath and seized the opportunity to resolutely detonate the magic bone bottle. Chao Guang Zhenjun and Xuan Ming were so panicked that they opened their Dao domains and joined forces to suppress the impact. Otherwise, there would be a great loss of lives, mountains would collapse, and even the Dragon Suppression Formation would be damaged.

The Lord of the Underworld took the opportunity to escape and fled deep into the Canglong Mountain. Seeing his ally escape, the True Dragon was delighted and did not want to fight anymore. He opened his mouth and spit out a bolt of thunder, shattering the void and hitting Zhenjun Xianyue directly. Then he shook his head and tail and quickly fled. The True Dragon had the advantage of terrain, and he wanted to leave, and Zhenjun Xianyue alone could not stop him.

They could only helplessly watch the real dragon leave. When True Lord Chaoguang was free, they both looked at the Dharma body of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, and were surprised and delighted, yet they were hesitant to speak.

Xuanming guessed what they wanted to say, and said sympathetically: "It is not easy for the demon dragon to show up, so you two True Lords can chase it, and I will take care of the rest."

Xianyue Zhenjun and Chaoguang Zhenjun were relieved after hearing this: "Thank you, Zhenjun."

Afterwards, they left behind tokens, and together they broke through the air, chasing after the real dragon. This opportunity was now or never to be missed, and they could not just let the real dragon leave. Otherwise, finding it again would be extremely difficult.

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After the two True Lords left, Xuanming looked around.

The bone bottle shattered, the sea of blood overturned, countless dead souls in the bottle wailed, the deathly energy rushed into the sky, corroding the plants and trees, devouring all living things, and trying to turn the thousands of miles of mountains and forests into a purgatory on earth.

Xuanming controlled the Ten Directions Deliverance Array, imprisoned the sea of blood within the array and saved all the lives. At the same time, the Ten Directions Saviors of Suffering worked together, some chanting scriptures, some performing water and fire refining, some spreading nectar, and some making lotus flowers grow step by step. Each of them was busy purifying the sea of blood, saving the souls of the dead, and suppressing the evil spirits.

The Dharma body of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun stands in the blood sea purgatory. Wherever the divine light passes, the blood waves subside, the dead souls are silent, and the resentment dissipates.

More and more evil spirits regained their clarity of mind and followed Ten Directions Savior of Suffering Heavenly Lord, accompanying them in overcoming the disaster. The scene was magnificent. After three days and three nights, Xuanming finally finished refining the souls of the dead. The resentment and evil energy in the sea of blood also dissipated for the most part. Then Ten Directions Savior of Suffering Heavenly Lord merged into one, and a purple-gold lotus appeared under the feet of his thousand-foot Dharma body, which absorbed the sea of blood and temporarily suppressed it within the lotus.

At the same time, the Dharma body of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun threw out a pure bottle with the mouth of the bottle pointing downward, collecting tens of thousands of dead souls. He would take them back to the temple realm to continue refining and further transcending them. After all, these dead souls had been trapped for a long time, and their deep resentment could not be removed overnight. The refining just now only treated the symptoms and not the root cause, so he needed to further eliminate them and get to the bottom of the problem.

After doing all this, the Dharma body of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun felt something, his eyes shone, and he looked down at the earth with his Dharma eyes. He passed through the boundless strata and saw a dark world with thick yin energy, wandering dead spirits, rushing Yin Rivers, continuous black mountains, an endless Yellow Springs Desert, a bottomless whirlpool, and hideous and ferocious ghosts.

"This is... the Netherworld!"

Xuanming was surprised. He didn't expect that after this refining and the merits of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun's Dharmakaya, he would awaken another magical power. He had the ability to see through the underworld, and even his divine practice had increased. He became more in tune with the heaven and earth, and closer to an innate creature.

He withdrew his gaze, and as his mind moved, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun waved willow branches, and sweet dew fell like rain, nourishing the mountains and forests. The damaged mountains began to recover, the cracks were filled, and the grass and trees sprouted again. When some vitality was restored, Xuanming walked out of the Dharma body.

After they bowed to each other, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun took his leave and returned to the Dharma Realm. Xuanming waved his sleeves and released Hai Fengming.

The two did not stay any longer and headed for Floating Cloud Mountain.

At Qiuzhen Temple, Xuanxu ordered his disciples to disperse and led Xuankong and others to gather at Wendao Academy. The battlefield was not far from Fuyun Mountain. After they heard the noise and recognized the Dharma body of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, they quickly mobilized their disciples and set up the Bagua Formation and the Four Symbols Formation, ready to support their senior brothers and fight against foreign enemies at any time.

As long as they waited for the order from their senior brother, they would attack without hesitation. Even when facing a great cultivator of spiritual cultivation, they would try their best to overcome their fear, and even prepare to sacrifice themselves for their senior brother, the Seeking Truth, and the people. However, they never expected that things would take a turn for the better, and the battle would be full of twists and turns. Senior brother Xuanming secretly invited two True Lords to ambush the legendary Lord of the Underworld and won a great victory. Although the distance was far, the senior brother did not hide it from them. After the Lord of the Underworld converged his Dao domain, they heard his conversation clearly. While they were terrified, the Daoists could not help but feel proud.

The appearance of a real dragon shocked them even more.

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At Zangdao Peak, Xuanming called Changfengzi and ordered him to take Hai Fengming to the guest house to recuperate before he returned to the Taoist Temple.

The Taoists sat cross-legged. Xuanming didn't waste any words and said directly, "A real dragon was born in Canglong Mountain. It has joined forces with the Lord of the Underworld to plot evil. The True Lord Chaoguang of the Rising Sun Sect and the True Lord Xianyue of the Water Moon Temple have gone to hunt it down.

A storm is about to come. Our Fuyun Mountain is a branch of the Canglong Mountain and is one of the gateways for the true dragon to come out of the mountain. If the true dragon really wants to bring disaster to the people, our Qiuzhen Temple will be the first to bear the brunt, and it is also our responsibility to protect the people. It is neither reasonable nor moral for us to stay out of it.

Thank you all for leading the disciples to practice the formation diligently and activate the mountain protection formation. Although I hope that the two True Lords can kill the Lord of the Underworld and the True Dragon, we should not rely on luck in everything. We should prepare for a rainy day and take precautions in advance to avoid heavy losses due to carelessness. "

Xuanxu took the lead and said, "Brother, rest assured. We will familiarize ourselves with the Four Symbols Spiritual Instruments and the formation diagram as soon as possible and practice hard day and night. If the True Dragon really wants to lead all the monsters out of the mountain, Qiuzhen Temple will follow you and guard the gate of Floating Cloud Mountain tightly, slay monsters and protect the people and peace."

Xuanming bowed: "Please trouble you, fellow apprentices."

Xuanxu and the others returned the greeting: "I can only do my best. If the monsters come, it will still be up to you, Senior Brother, to help in the end."

When the crisis came, none of the Taoists backed down. After discussing the details, they dispersed worriedly and returned to their residences to summon their disciples and issue orders, and the entire Qiuzhen Temple was put into operation.

Some disciples practiced swordplay and talisman formation day and night; some disciples hurried out of the mountain to deliver news to Taoist sects in various places; Xuanyin personally went down the mountain and went straight to the county town, first holding the tokens of the two True Lords and rushed to the Tiandi Courtyard, then took Hai Fengming's handwritten letter and went to the Guangfa Division, and then went to the Chu family to pay a visit to the head of the Chu family.

One piece of firewood alone will not burn well, but when many pieces of firewood are gathered together, the flame will rise high. Uniting all forces that can be united and letting all parties in Fengyang County prepare early is one of the strategies set by Xuanming.

Not long after, the Guangfa Division posted a notice to inform the warriors and cultivators of Fengyang County that a demonic dragon had emerged from the depths of Canglong Mountain and was colluding with the Lord of the Underworld with unclear intentions, so everyone was reminded to be on guard.

Sects, aristocratic families, the imperial court, and the underworld all got into action. Some were actively preparing for war, some were filled with righteous indignation, some fled overnight, and some had evil intentions. In the face of crisis, all kinds of people were revealed.

Ask for advice in the thatched cottage.

Xuanming sat cross-legged, practicing the "Hunyuan Yiqi Jue" and the Nine-Breath Qi-Fu Tiangang Divine Ability to restore his own magic power and spirit.

This time when he went into the mountains, although he temporarily crossed the chasm between training Qi and training spirit, and competed with the Lord of the Underworld, showing his extraordinary talent, but the price behind the glory was not small. Even if he had the Hunyuan Taoist foundation, after experiencing the great battle, saving the souls of the dead, and purifying the resentment, his magic power was exhausted and consumed greatly, and he needed to recover as soon as possible.

The sun and the moon alternate, and day and night switch.

The Wendao Academy is always wrapped in a vortex of spiritual inspiration. At night, the stars are swaying and the bright starlight is falling. It is continuously refined by Xuanming and turned into a surging river of magic power, flowing through the meridians, rushing around the body, and then divided into two, respectively injected into the middle and lower dantian.

During this period, the news that the real dragon colluded with the Lord of the Underworld and was very likely to bring disaster to the people spread throughout Fengyang County. The news that Taiyi Savior God joined forces with Chaoguang Zhenjun to fight against the Lord of the Underworld, refine the souls, and save the people also spread, and even projection beads were circulated in the world.

This was naturally Xuanming's plan.

After the news spread, the number of believers in Taiyi Jiukushen increased greatly, and the incense became very popular. His efficiency in deeply refining the undead increased significantly.

Ten days later, Xuanming woke up. When he opened his eyes, Tai Chi flowed in the depths of his pupils, then returned to Wuji, and the black and white colors were neutralized. His pupils instantly turned gray. Although it was only a fleeting moment, it was a sign of his improvement in Taoism.

In this battle, he saved the souls of the dead and accumulated merits, not only gaining considerable luck, but also gaining insights into more mysteries of spiritual practice in the two battles with the Lord of the Underworld, and gaining a deeper understanding of magical powers, Tai Chi, the application of laws, and the Dao of Hunyuan.

Combined with what he had gained from refining equipment before, he has benefited a lot just by digesting it hastily, and his strength and foundation have been greatly improved. Once he carefully sorts out and chews it slowly, he will surely reach a higher level.

As the war was approaching, Xuanming took the time to digest the situation. His spiritual sense enveloped Floating Cloud Mountain, and he discovered that Qiuzhen Temple was actively preparing for war. He then looked into the distance and saw that the various forces in Fengyang County were also taking action. He was temporarily relieved, closed his eyes again, and raced against time to strengthen himself.

Before the storm comes, the more strength you have, the better chance you will have of winning.

(End of this chapter)