The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 148: The Power of Heaven and Earth, Taoism as the Root

Fengyang County City, residential houses in the south district.

The weaving sound stopped. After hearing the news brought back by the young man with the mole, the woman with the thorn hairpin said, "From high to low, happiness turns to sorrow. The Lord of the Underworld has been practicing the spirit for a hundred years. She has been pampered for a long time. It is inevitable that she will lose her vigilance. It seems that the failure of the nail-head three arrows book last time did not let her learn a lesson."

Changing the subject, she continued, "This time he suffered a great loss, which has both advantages and disadvantages for him. He has learned a lesson. The Lord of the Underworld is smart. I believe he will be more cautious in the future and will not dare to be arrogant or underestimate the people in the world. With the help of the real dragon, one is smart and the other is powerful. Together, I think they can delay the war for a while."

After thinking for a while, the woman with the thorn hairpin instructed: "Young Master will arrive in half a month at most. The incident will start soon. At that time, the Lord of the Underworld will still need to help to entangle the True Lord Chaoguang. You take a Miaohua Divine Pill and give it to her to help her recover as soon as possible."

After the young man with the mole bowed and said yes, thinking of Taiyi the Savior of Suffering, the woman with the thorny hairpin said with emotion: "There are tigers and leopards hidden in the mountains, and unicorns buried in the fields. I thought I had thought highly of Xuanming, but in the end I still underestimated him. He actually condensed a divine body. It was also him who broke the nail-head three arrow book in the past. This Taoist has given me too many surprises."

The young man with a mole said, "Protector, do you need me to take action to kill this sect so that it won't ruin our sect's great cause?"

The woman with the thorny hairpin waved her hand and explained, "The location of Floating Cloud Mountain is special, and the news of the birth of the real dragon came from the Seeking Truth Temple. In this troubled time, Taoist Xuanming will definitely be noticed by all parties, so there is no need to alert the enemy because of him.

Half a month later, my Taiping Sect will uphold justice and create a new world. If he is knowledgeable and sensible, follows the will of Heaven and people, and is willing to lend a helping hand to my Taiping Sect, I will not only entrust him with important tasks, but will also use the fortune of the sect to help him achieve spiritual cultivation as soon as possible.

If he aids the tyrant, is stubborn and stubborn, and stubbornly helps the traitors, then he will be refined into a puppet or a guardian deity to protect our Taiping Sect and atone for his sins. "

The young man with the mole nodded: "The guardian is wise."

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Protector, the news of the birth of a true dragon has spread across Fengyang County, and even the surrounding counties have heard of it. All forces are on guard. Will this hinder the great cause of our sect?"

Looking up at the moon in the sky and the stars in the distance, the lady with thorny hairpins shook her head slightly: "It doesn't matter. This matter has more benefits than disadvantages for us. Originally, I just wanted to use Qiuzhen Temple to lure the tiger away from the mountain and temporarily lead away Chaoguang and Xianyue so that they could not provide timely assistance to the county city. Now, all parties are looking at Canglong Mountain and guarding against the real dragon. The defense of other places has been weakened, which is actually convenient for us to act."

Touching the silk thread used for weaving with her bare hands, the woman with the thorny hairpin reminded her, "Great things in the world must be done with care. My Taiping Sect has been planning to change the world for a hundred years, and has been laying out in Fengyang County for half a century. We have worked hard and exhausted all our energy. This time, we can only succeed, not fail. You must carefully examine every detail and don't miss any. If there is something wrong, make up for it in time, otherwise one careless move will lead to a complete failure."

The young man with the mole nodded seriously and slowly retreated.

The woman with the thorn hairpin looked towards Fuyun Mountain, her almond-shaped eyes narrowed into fox eyes, and she murmured to herself: "What secrets are you hiding?"

The gap between practicing Qi and practicing spirit is not easy to cross.

Throughout the ages, those who can achieve this are rare and can be counted on one's fingers. Every one of those who did not die young became a great being of heaven and earth, and was called the ancestor of the clan. Their words were followed by laws, and they followed the path to heaven, overlooking the eternity and being worshipped by all living beings.

Taoist Xuanming was able to achieve this, so even though he had extraordinary comprehension, he must have been hiding other secrets.

She was very curious about this.

However, as I have warned my subordinates, things have their priorities and the overall situation should be given priority.

If the Taiping Rebellion succeeds, Xuanming will be in the bag, and there will be plenty of time to explore.

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Zangdao Peak, Daoyuan.

Huangting Qi enhanced his understanding, and Xuanming was immersed in the mysterious principles. Even if he restrained himself, a wisp of breath he emitted inadvertently still distorted the three-foot space around him. Tai Chi Taoism image emerged in the gap of space, black and white intertwined, the two yin and yang rotated, returning to one, and returning to nothingness. The black and white gradually merged into a gray color. Although the color was thin, it was different.

The moment the gray Taoist image appeared, the cracks in space closed and separated, were born and destroyed. He was like sitting cross-legged in a black hole. It was dark and deep within three feet, swallowing up all the energy: spiritual energy, vitality, air, space, time, etc. His whole body was empty, and he felt that all things returned to the abyss, and all beings returned to their origin.

This is the embodiment of the advancement of Hunyuan Dao. If Taiji is bright, Yin and Yang are orderly and mutually inclusive, it is the first stage of Hunyuan, then Qiankun returns to nothingness, all things trace their origins and are assimilated into Qi, it is the second stage of Hunyuan:
From Ming to Jing, purifying the heart and self, purifying all things, the heaven and earth are the only truth, between the virtual and the real, above the heaven and earth, it is the more essential source of the universe, it is the evolution from nothing to something, from complex to simple, it is empty inside, nothing outside, it is vast and unnameable. This means that Xuanming has seen his true self, has seen the true self, has perfected the meaning of the law, has emerged from the cocoon and transformed into the Tao, that is, the law of the Tao, which is in line with what he thought at the beginning:
Practice the skills with great concentration and the Tao will turn into leaves.

In practicing Qigong, one must focus on the method and the Tao will become a branch.

Practice the spirit and emphasize the Tao, and the Tao will become the root.

The Xuanming Dao tree has grown, although it is still a small sapling, but it has grown, which means that his Tao has vitality, roots, and the potential to grow into a towering tree.

As long as you gather enough luck, you will be able to completely open the door to spiritual training and become a true master.

Because he was clear about this, Xuanming worked harder to digest what he had gained. After he had made no further progress in his cultivation, he worked hard to cultivate his supernatural powers and increase his strength.

Half a month later, a cloud boat and a horse-drawn carriage arrived in Fengyang County respectively. The horse-drawn carriage went straight to Zixia Sect, while the visitor on the cloud boat disguised himself silently, restrained his aura, and entered an ordinary house in the South City District like a real ordinary citizen.

Twenty days after Xuanming returned to Qiuzhen Temple, it was late spring and the entire Canglong Mountain suddenly became dark. The sun was obscured by clouds and mist. Dark clouds covered the city. The atmosphere was solemn and depressing, like the calm before a storm. The sounds of insects and birds disappeared. This was the case in the depths of Canglong Mountain and Fuyun Mountain.

Going to the Taoist temple, the white-haired old Taoist walked out of his thatched cottage.

He took a step into the air, stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance at the mountains with a serious look. The sound of breaking air rang out one after another. Xuanxu, Xuankong, Xuanyang, Xuanyu, Xuantong, Xuansu and Xuanyin came one after another, also standing in the air, standing behind Xuanming, looking into the distance with serious expressions, ready for battle.

"Brother!"

Xuanxu opened his mouth and was about to ask, but when he saw Xuanming waving his hand, he immediately fell silent. He only heard this senior brother say in a deep voice:

"coming!"

Just as he finished speaking, two sounds of breaking through the air were heard.

The light of escape landed nearby and instantly transformed into Chao Guang Zhen Jun and Xian Yue Zhen Jun. Chao Guang Zhen Jun said solemnly: "In addition to the Lord of the Underworld, the loach actually has helpers. It suddenly appeared yesterday and teamed up with the Lord of the Underworld to attack me and Xian Yue Daoist, and the real dragon is nowhere to be found.

By the time we got rid of the entanglement, that evil beast had already summoned all the demons and assembled a large army. Together with the Lord of the Underworld and the mysterious practicing god, they led many demons and ghosts, divided into three groups, and marched out of the mountain in a mighty manner. This poor Taoist and fellow Taoist Xianyue have come here to inform you of this.

We know that the real person is extraordinary, so please resist the real dragon for a while. I have sent a message to the Taoist friend who is guarding the county city, and reinforcements will arrive soon. "

After giving some instructions, True Lord Chaoguang and True Lord Xianyue left in a hurry, each to block the other two armies.

Upon hearing this, the Taoists looked solemn.

Xuanming didn't waste any words. He immediately gave a concise order: "Junior Brother Xuanxu, ring the bell to meet the enemy."

Xuanxu didn't say much and turned and left.

After a few breaths, the sound of bells resounded throughout Floating Cloud Mountain. The fourth generation disciples took action one after another, running with swords on their backs, and rushed to the junction of the main veins of Floating Cloud Mountain and Canglong Mountain.

A large formation was set up here, connecting to the spiritual energy of the Floating Cloud Mountain. As the Taoists wandered around and returned to their respective positions, Xuanming waved his sleeves, a stream of magic power landed on the ground, and the large formation was immediately activated. Runes intertwined, dense as rain, countless, and connected into pieces. The Bagua Four Symbols formation diagram operated, making a mechanical sliding sound and bursting with brilliant light.

The three generations of Taoists headed by Xuanming returned to their positions and looked into the distance. They saw demonic energy rising to the sky, murderous aura reaching the sky, beasts galloping and shaking the mountains and forests, and birds flapping their wings to cover the sky and the sun. Their energy surged, their eyes were focused, and they were ready to go.

(End of this chapter)