The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 172: The Book of Purity and Tranquility is published, and the Pure Bright Bell is completed

Feihuo Palace, weapon refining room.

Inside the Bagua furnace, there is a real fire blazing.

This treasure is just a spiritual tool. If you try to refine it into a magic weapon by force, the furnace will most likely explode. If you are lucky, you may get a magic weapon, but if you are unlucky, you will get nothing.

Therefore, Xuanming did not refine the treasure directly, but took out the spoils of war: the White Bone Death Bell. Although this treasure was damaged in the battle, its grade did not drop and it was still a magic weapon.

Xuanming planned to refine this treasure by removing the dross and retaining the essence. He would use the power of Samadhi True Fire, Taiyi Savior of Suffering's Dharmakaya and the Hunyuan Principle to remove the foul evil spirit from the white bone funeral bell, and then add some spiritual materials that could calm the mind and purify the spirit, so that it could be transformed into a pure and spiritual treasure.

Doing so not only saves time and effort, accumulates experience for the formal refining of magic weapons, and makes rational use of the death knell, but it will not overwhelm the Bagua Furnace. Instead, it can absorb the aura of the magic weapon, increase the foundation, and nourish spirituality, preparing for its transformation into a magic weapon.

After the true fire burned to the limit that the Bagua furnace could withstand, Xuanming, who had closed his eyes to rest, finally opened his eyes. He flipped his left palm, and a bone bell that had shrunk to the shape of a bell appeared in his palm, surrounded by evil spirits and emitting ominous energy.

He gently waved the whisk with his right hand to open the lid of the Bagua furnace. He gently waved his palm to send the bone bell into the Bagua furnace. Then he swung the whisk diagonally with his hand and swung it diagonally again with his backhand. One forward and one reverse counted as one time. He repeated this nine times before stopping.

The real fire in the Bagua furnace was attracted, and nine fire dragons condensed in the sea of fire. They were entangled in the white bone funeral bell, and they did not move around. While calcining this treasure, every time they swam in a circle, a large amount of evil spirits would be burned.

After ninety-nine and eighty-one circles, the white bone funeral bell was pure white, with a clean aura and a simple style. It seemed that the evil spirit had been completely eliminated, but Xuanming knew clearly that this was only an appearance.

All that glitters is rotten; the Bone Bell is still a long way from truly being reborn.

The nine dragons roared and began to swim in reverse around the bone bell. With each circle, a large amount of evil spirits were drawn out and dispersed. The Samadhi True Fire seeped into the interior of the bone bell and slowly burned deep into it. Even the soul laws within it were forged by the laws of fire, eliminating the dark parts within it.

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The numerous obstacles set up by the dignitaries, underworld forces, and cultivation sects who were secretly in collusion with the Taiping Sect were constantly being broken through. In the Daxuan court, the Daxuan Human King, who was nearly 300 years old, was furious, especially after learning from Tianxuan Star Lord that the dragon vein was polluted. He dispatched more troops and cultivators, determined to quell the rebellion.

Tianxuan Star Lord was also among them. Together with other star gods, they boarded a warship, sailed across the sea of clouds, and headed straight for Canglong Mountain.

The young man in brocade robe who was circling with the Taoist in white received the news, frowned, and feeling the gradually approaching breath behind him, a trace of disgust appeared on his handsome face. He performed the escape technique, left quickly, and continued to keep his distance.

In Fengyang County, the great Confucian scholar and the eight-tailed fox demon were refusing to give in to each other.

In Diyang County, the Buddhist Arhats and the flat-horned blue ox were fighting against each other.

In Shuiyang County, the Taoist Master and the Four Corners were on the verge of a war.

In Huoyang County, the King of Law and the Immortal Flame Bird were fighting with swords.

The Taiping followers who had been causing chaos and setting fires everywhere in the four counties, as well as the forces associated with them, have been withdrawn. The wealthy and powerful people in the four counties and surrounding counties who were unkind and greedy were exterminated. Evidence of their crimes was written on the walls. In addition to suppressing violence and maintaining peace, they also collected a large amount of gold and silver. Many spiritual practice forces were also destroyed, and many spiritual practice resources were looted.

Of course, in order to maintain its good reputation, the Taiping Sect also killed many demons and monsters who committed crimes but had nothing to do with it. Before leaving, they also took away some people and cultivators who were willing to follow them. The situation gradually stabilized and tended to favor the Daxuan court.

Immortals such as Xuanxu entered Canglong Mountain one after another. The manta ray and the tit demon Hongdou were also busy. They were picking elixirs, transplanting spiritual plants, searching for natural treasures; they were migrating living creatures, enlightening intelligent beasts; or migrating small spiritual veins and earth veins.

Sometimes they would come to the cave dwelling of a fallen demon to look for its collections over the years, enrich the collection of the Truth Seeking Temple, and increase the sect's heritage. If they encountered evil demons, they would kill them. They did not hide the news that the dragon vein was polluted and that Canglong Mountain was very likely to collapse and split open, and they spread it specifically to let the demons in the mountain make plans early, and also to let the forces that established sects on the branches of Canglong Mountain prepare for the rainy day.

This was also one of the plans made by Xuanming and the other Taoists: to make the Taiping Sect's plot clear and known to the world.

Xuanming had no idea what was happening in the outside world. He was fully focused on refining the weapon. After the Nine Dragons swam in the opposite direction for eighty-one circles, the white bone funeral bell became as white as jade and crystal clear.

Sitting cross-legged on the cushion above the Bagua furnace, Xuanming pinched his fingers and made hand gestures. The refining room was filled with dazzling light and flawless brightness. The Dharmakaya of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun descended, shrunk to eight feet high, and Xuanming turned into light, entering the Dharmakaya's mysterious gate.

The Dharmakaya of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun sat cross-legged on a cushion, took out a willow branch from a clean bottle, sprinkled sweet rain into the Bagua furnace, and at the same time poured in purifying divine power.

The white bone funeral bell underwent a deep evolution, emitting wisps of black gas, which were burned up by the Samadhi True Fire and turned into fuel. After three days and three nights, the Dharma body of Taiyi Rescuer of Sufferings dissipated, and Xuanming sat on the cushion again.

It was early in the morning, the night was deep, the sky was full of stars and the moon was bright. He opened the skylight and used the Nine Breaths to subdue the air. A huge amount of star essence and moonlight poured down, being absorbed and refined, turning into magic power to nourish his soul.

It was not until the east was bright and the morning sun had been swallowed for half an hour that Xuanming closed the skylight, opened the Dao map, wrapped the Bagua furnace, and first put in the Tai Chi law of the initial stage of the Hunyuan Avenue, yin and yang returned to one, and refined the white bone funeral bell; then he kept improving and put in the Guiyuan law of the deep Hunyuan Avenue to remove the evil runes on the white bone funeral bell, leaving only the purest energy. At this time, the white bone funeral bell was clear inside and out, like a pearl that had been polished for a hundred years, blooming with brilliant brilliance, and the soul law also returned to its origin, without the fancy details, although it was simpler, but the effect was also purer.

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In the refining room, waves of fire were rolling.

Xuanming opened the Bagua furnace and threw in thirty-six bronze bells one after another. Before going down the mountain to beg for alms, he asked Qiuzhen to see the real people and ask them to exchange the morning bells with many Taoist temples.

It must be a Taoist temple that has been built for at least 30 years and has a true Taoist practitioner in charge. The morning bell should be nourished by Taoist energy all year round and ring at dawn all year round. Only then will it have spirituality and the ability to awaken the mind.

The thirty-six morning bells came from this. Of course, the thirty-six evening drums were also exchanged and temporarily put aside by Xuanming for future use.

The Samadhi True Fire was quite powerful, but under Xuanming's ultimate fire-controlling ability, the Morning Bell was not burned to ashes. Instead, it turned into a large amount of liquid bronze that flowed in the Bagua furnace and was repeatedly refined and purified by the True Fire.

He also put in many spiritual materials that could clear the mind and refresh the spirit, and fused them with the liquid bronze. When the temperature was high enough, Xuanming pulled the bronze liquid, which had been refined 9981 times, and poured it onto the bone bell.

At the same time, his hands were like butterflies flying through the air, casting spells, carving numerous runes, condensing into various prohibitions, and forming magic arrays, mainly targeting the soul, in accordance with the original characteristics of the Bone Bell, focusing on attack and assistance.

With jade bones as the inside, bronze as the outside and soul law as the core, after the white bone funeral bell is initially transformed into a bronze bell, the strong fire in the Bagua furnace is turned into a low fire to slowly calcine the bronze bell.

Drawing in purple air in the morning and collecting moonlight at night, Xuanming borrows the yin and yang of the sun and the moon to enhance the spirituality of the bronze bell and improve its quality. Jade bones are spiritual materials, and bronze is mundane. Under the nourishment of the mystery of yin and yang, a special yin-yang diagram is formed in the bell, achieving a subtle balance.

But that was not enough, Xuanming used his finger as a pen, circulated the "Purity Secret", outlined the seal script cloud pattern on the copper body, and wrote the "Purity Sutra":
... The Tao has clarity and turbidity, movement and stillness; the sky is clear and the earth is turbid, the sky moves and the earth is still; men are clear and women are turbid, men move and women are still; descending the root and flowing to the end, all things are born...

People can always be quiet, and the world will return.

...True and constant response to things, true and constant nature, constant response and constant tranquility, constant purity and tranquility! With such purity and tranquility, one gradually enters the true way; once one enters the true way, it is called attainment of the way...

In his previous life, he was very interested in Taoist culture. He read many Taoist scriptures and learned a lot of legends. In his spare time, he visited famous Taoist mountains such as Laojun Mountain, Qingcheng Mountain, Wudang Mountain, and Longhu Mountain.

After entering Taoism in this life, Xuanming's memory is exceptionally clear. The Taoist classics of his previous life seem to be imprinted in his mind, but he cannot use them at will for the first time. He needs an opportunity, or a trigger, to manifest in this life.

Now is the opportunity. He was blessed with an inspiration and was able to write this "Scripture of Purity and Tranquility", just like when he first fought with the Lord of Yinshan in the past and he cultivated the Dharma body of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun and was able to recite the "Taiyi Jiuku Husbandry Sutra".

This encounter made Xuanming look forward to this bell even more.

The snow melts because of the warm weather, and the ice melts with warm light.

As winter passed and spring came, the ice and snow on Fuyun Mountain melted, all things revived, grass grew and birds flew, and the magic weapon that had been in the Bagua furnace for eighty-one days finally came out.

On the day when the bell was completed, at dawn, all the bells of all sizes in Fuyun County rang automatically. Hundreds of bells rang at the same time, deafening the ears. A clear and harmonious air burst out from Fuyun Mountain and rushed straight into the sky. Auspicious clouds appeared for thousands of miles and the sound of the gospel spread for tens of thousands of miles.

Scholars feel refreshed when they listen to it; warriors feel energetic when they listen to it; old people feel sharp-eyed and sharp-eared when they listen to it; children feel energetic when they listen to it; women feel clever and dexterous when they listen to it; young and strong people feel energetic when they listen to it; middle-aged people feel vigorous when they listen to it; cultivators feel enlightened when they listen to it...

All the different forms of life are contained in one bell.

The ascetics at the foot of the mountain looked towards Floating Cloud Mountain, their faces showing curiosity and awe; the Taoists on the mountain were overjoyed and rushed to the Feihuo Palace.

Inside the refining room, the Bagua furnace was extinguished.

He spread out his palm, and the ancient bronze bell automatically shrank and fell into his palm. He looked at the magic weapon in his hand carefully and felt the tremendous energy in it. Xuanming stroked his beard with satisfaction and smiled.

"From now on, you are the Jingming Bell."

If your heart is as clear as ice, you won’t be startled even if the sky falls.
No matter how things change, you will still be calm and at peace;
Forget yourself and keep oneness, and the six senses will be at peace;
There is nothing inside or outside, and the mind is clear and bright.

(End of this chapter)