The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 151: Innate Star God, Gou Chen Dharma

The thousand-foot-long Dharma image shone brightly, bursting with thousands of rays of light and covered with thousands of auspicious auras, and its figure gradually became solid from being blurry.

He wears a purple gold crown on his head, a golden armor on his body, holds a long sword in his hand, steps on five-colored auspicious clouds, and has nine-colored precious light on his head. He has a majestic image, a towering figure, and a vast true energy. Behind him, thousands of thunders are swimming, and all around him are the shadows of thousands of troops guarding him. He exudes an awe-inspiring solemnity and sacredness that is inviolable.

This is the Emperor of the Upper Palace of Gouchen, also known as the Emperor of Taiji of the West, or simply Emperor Gouchen for short. He is in charge of the North and South Poles and the three elements of heaven, earth and man, controls all the stars, and presides over military affairs on earth. He is revered as the God of War and the God of War.

The storm is coming, Xuanming must enhance his own combat power as much as possible. It is difficult to break the bottleneck and achieve the spirit training in a short period of time, so he can only think of ways in other aspects. The last time he fought the Lord of the Underworld, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun's Dharma body displayed divine power, which gave him an inspiration: perhaps he could start with other Shinto Dharma bodies.

The Dharmakāya of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun is an open card, and it is obvious that he is naturally unequal to the ghosts and dead. The Lord of the Underworld is not stupid, and he will not choose to confront Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, as it will be a thankless task. In this way, the opponent of Qiuzhen Temple is most likely a real dragon.

Brine can make tofu stronger, and one thing can defeat another. Although Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun is mysterious and powerful, he has little advantage against the real dragon and cannot help Xuanming stabilize the situation. As time goes by, the situation will only be unfavorable to him and the Seeking Truth Temple.

Taking this into consideration, Xuanming, in addition to digesting what he had gained, was also condensing other Dharma images, even the Shinto Dharma body. After much deliberation, he chose to condense the Gouchen Dharma image.

On the one hand, everyone has their own expertise. Once a war breaks out, the Qiuzhen Temple will be the first to bear the brunt and will find it difficult to stay out of it. Emperor Gou Chen is in charge of military affairs, and by condensing this Dharma image, he can gain an advantage in the war.

On the other hand, the Emperor Gou Chen is a celestial star god: to the left of the North Pole, there are four stars, which are connected and slightly curved like a hook, and are called Gou Chen. The next big star is right in the middle, and that is the Emperor Tian Huang. There are tens of thousands of stars in total, and they are guarded by all the stars, making him the most respected among the stars.

Xuanming has perfected the practice of "Zhou Tian Yang Shen Jue" and has opened up 720 acupoints. When he looks inward at his body, he can see 720 stars of various sizes, shining brightly. There is also a vast galaxy composed of thirty-six meridians. The scene is magnificent and splendid.

He used the weak to fight against the strong, and fought two battles with the Lord of the Underworld without losing the upper hand. He felt fearless and developed an invincible momentum, giving birth to a boundless heroic spirit: I am invincible in heaven and on earth.

This is the advantage of Xuanming condensing the Dharma image of Emperor Gou Chen.

In addition, the Great Emperor Gou Chen is the Prime Minister of All Changes, controls thunder, is the master of the Nine Heavens and the Thirty-Six Birds, and his Xuanming Five Thunder Method had long been perfected and even transformed into the Tiangang magical power: controlling the five thunders.

This will also help him to condense the Dharma image of the Great Emperor.

Because of this, during Xuanming's retreat, he offered up the three spiritual lamps of heaven, earth and man, drawing the three elements of the universe and mobilizing the power of the stars in the acupoints in his body to reflect the stars in the night sky, thereby collecting the energy of the stars, especially the energy and star brilliance of the six stars of Gou Chen in Ziwei Yuan.

He also integrated the fearlessness in his heart, the energy of weapons and battles, the energy of the five internal organs and the five thunders, reviewed past killings, used his own essence as firewood, his energy as the furnace, and his spirit as the true fire, melted them into one furnace, and tempered them for nine days and nine nights, before he created the statue of Emperor Gou Chen behind him.

Just now Xuanming made three moves and allowed Qiuzhen Temple to rely on the formation to slay demons and eliminate monsters. In addition to blocking the enemy, he was also collecting military energy and integrating it into the Dharma. He used fighting to support fighting, deepened the foundation of the Dharma, and enhanced the power of the Dharma.

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The Gou Chen Dharmakāya stood tall and upright, with beautiful mountains and rivers beneath his feet and the Tai Chi Dao Realm evolving into the boundless starry sky above his head. Xuan Ming's power increased, and although he was still at a disadvantage, he was obviously no longer struggling and seemed a little more relaxed.

Deep in the clouds, looking at the Dharma image in front of him, a solemn look emerged in the amber eyes of the True Dragon. He didn't expect that apart from the Dharma body of Taiyi Savior God, this old Taoist had another trump card.

This Dharma image seems inferior to the Shinto Dharma body and is only in the initial stage, but in fact its status is not low. It is even suspected to be above the real dragon, which makes him feel a little pressure. Bailong is puzzled and has a fierce murderous intention towards Xuanming.

If it is true as the Lord of the Underworld said, this path is strange and cannot be allowed to continue to grow, otherwise, it will become a serious problem. Thinking of this, the True Dragon opened his mouth and exhaled, taking the lead. A Dragon Palace enveloped the world and also swallowed Xuanming. This is the True Dragon Dao Domain. Inside the Dragon Palace, there is a vast ocean, thunder is like a pillar, four tornadoes connect the sky and the earth, and the law of water governs the three and a half laws of wind, thunder and lightning.

Being in the realm of True Dragon, with the mighty pressure of the Great Dao descending upon him, Xuanming remained calm and composed. The status of a True Dragon was far superior to that of the Lord of the Underworld, and the current situation was within his expectations.

Fortunately, due to his ability to call the wind and rain and the Five Thunder Method, Xuanming has made great attainments in the four ways of wind, rain, thunder and lightning. Although his accumulation is not as deep as that of a true dragon and his laws are not as stable, his principles have also evolved into half a law. In addition, the prototype of the Tai Chi Dao domain is more perfect, and the suppression of the Dao is greatly reduced under the superposition and collision of the laws.

But this is not enough. Xuan Ming knows clearly that Emperor Gou Chen's Dharma image alone is far from being able to compete with the real dragon. If he wants to stop the tide of monsters and this demon king, he must not lose the upper hand, or even be three points better. Otherwise, the pass that Qiuzhen Temple has put all its efforts and put its life and death aside to build will be destroyed in an instant, and all its efforts will be wasted.

With a firm thought, Xuanming split into two, and a divine body appeared behind him again. It was the Dharma body of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun. The divine light was magnificent, and the lion's roar shook the sky. The Dharma body and the Dharma appearance shone together, and together they formed the Tai Chi Dao domain. His pressure was reduced again.

Below, the great demons joined forces to attack the formation. All the Taoists tried their best to operate the formation. Supernatural powers collided with the Eight Diagrams, spiritual weapons competed with the Four Symbols, sword light fought with demon light, and the sword energy tide collided with the demon tide, just like a spear and a shield, wrestling with each other.

In the Dao realm above, a real dragon roared and launched a charge, stretching out its claws. The laws of wind, rain, thunder and lightning entangled and condensed on the dragon's claws, tearing the void. The Dao was buzzing. Xuanming raised his hand, and a peach wood sword flew out from his sleeve, also carrying the laws of wind, rain, thunder and lightning.

At the same time, the Dharmakaya of Gou Chen and the Dharmakaya of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun also took action:
One of them swung the magic sword in his hand, and the aura of weapons was bestowed on the sword. The flames of the spiritual lamps of heaven, earth and man beside him flickered, and turned into three streams of light, which merged into the magic sword. In an instant, the sword intent became stronger, and the sword light rushed into the sky and hit the dragon claw directly.

A swipe of the willow branches caused nine-colored divine light to flash and invisible ripples to spread, ignoring the body and going straight to the soul.

The peach wood sword first came into contact with the dragon claw, the laws collided, wind, rain, thunder and lightning repeated up and down, Xun wind against Gang wind, lightning against electric arc, after only a moment of stalemate, the peach wood sword wailed and flew back, its spirituality damaged and its spiritual light dimmed.

The willow branch followed closely behind and brushed against the dragon claw. It looked like an ant trying to shake a tree, and its force was insignificant. It did not shake the dragon claw at all. The true dragon spirit inside was trembling, and it was a little unstable.

The magic sword immediately chopped down on the dragon's claw, making a sound of metal clashing and flashing sparks. Although no blood was seen and the scales did not fall off, the real dragon still felt pain and roared angrily.

The real dragon exhales, thunders, spews fire, and produces ice, or controls the wind and waves, or collides with its physical body. Its methods are endless, and its magical powers are varied. Xuanming can fight against the enemy with his generals and cover the water with earth. With the help of the Dharmakaya of Gou Chen and the Dharmakaya of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, he can always keep his footing after fighting for several rounds.

With every collision, the Gou Chen Dharmakaya would absorb the aura of weapons; with every fight, the brilliance of the Gou Chen Dharmakaya would become a little stronger.

Within the Taoist domain, the waves were surging, the thunder was raging, the wind and rain were merciless, and the dragon and the man fought again for several rounds. Although Xuanming was at a disadvantage and was in danger several times, he managed to escape danger every time, accurately grasped a glimmer of hope in the fatal attacks, and dealt with it with ease.

During this process, Xuanming was somewhat thankful that Zhenlong had just broken through to the stage of spiritual training not long ago, and his control over his own power had not yet reached perfection, and the spiritual weapon he carried with him had not yet transformed into a magic weapon, and his combat power had not yet reached its peak. Although his status was relatively high, his strength was slightly inferior to that of the Lord of the Yin Mansion. Otherwise, he would not have been able to persist for so long.

In the Dao Realm, the True Dragon has been unable to defeat Xuanming for a long time, and the battle is at a stalemate, with no clear winner for the time being.

Disciples of Qiuzhen Temple began to suffer casualties, blood splattered everywhere, which stimulated the monsters and big demons, and the battle became stalemate.

Xuanxu and others thought that things were favorable to the human race. After all, there was no bad news from the other two passes, and Senior Brother Xuanming seemed to be able to withstand the real dragon. Unexpectedly, a shocking sound suddenly came from the direction of the county town.

(End of this chapter)