The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 209: The beginning of hope, the emperor's fall

The water splashed open and dispersed, leaving no trace on the ground.

The people coming were coming from far and near, and from the north.

She was dressed in spotless white, with small bell bracelets on her ankles and wrists, and her facial features were extremely beautiful.

Bright as spring flowers, bright as autumn moon.

There is no beauty in Qianqiu, and she is a beautiful woman.

Li Zizai was stunned.

He has not yet developed feelings for her and simply thinks she is pretty.

The man came ashore and looked at the stunned muscular loli and couldn't help but cover his mouth and smile, with a cunning flash in his eyes.

"Does it look good?"

Li Zizai nodded blankly and said honestly: "You are beautiful! You are the second most beautiful person I have ever seen."

The woman in white asked curiously, "Who is the first one?"

Li Zizai said proudly: "Of course it's my mother!"

The woman in white smiled sweetly upon hearing this, but she suddenly disappeared as she remembered something.

Li Zizai: "Are you unhappy?"

Woman in white: “A little bit.”

Li Zizai: "Why?"

Woman in white: "I have never seen my mother."

Li Zizai: "You are so pitiful."

Li Zizai: "Does your mother not want you anymore?"

Woman in white: "No, she's asleep."

Li Zizai: "She can really sleep."

Woman in white:...

At this time, a voice came.

"I am an ignorant disciple, please do not blame me."

Li Zizai turned his head.

Seeing his master wake up, he was overjoyed, ran over, and called out sweetly, "Master."

Xuanming smiled kindly.

Sensing his apprentice's uneasiness, he reached out to comfort him. No matter how mature this boy seemed, he was still just a child after all.

Carrying a heavy load alone and walking in the wilderness for two days must have put tremendous psychological pressure on me.

After standing up, Xuanming first ordered Li Zizai to apologize to the woman in white, and then they greeted each other.

"Liu Sect Saint Bai Suying greets you, fellow Taoist."

"Xuan Ming has met Fellow Daoist Bai."

The Holy Maiden of the Liu Cult holds a special status.

Only the next Liu Xian can take on this position.

The answer is obvious.

After the ceremony, he asked:
"Fellow Daoist, are you here for the Black Water Mystic Snake?"

The woman in white admitted it directly, kneeling on the ground, folding her hands, and bowing her head in worship:
"Black Water Mystic Snake is my younger sister. An elder sister is like a mother. She made a big mistake because I didn't teach her well enough.

Suying does not expect you to spare her life, but only asks you to let us sisters meet and say our final farewell. She also begs you to give her a chance to start over.

In the next life, I will teach her properly, lead her onto the right path, and never let her go astray again."

Bai Suying didn't say anything stupid like sacrificing herself for the enemy. Having been carefully educated by Master Liu, she didn't have a stupid mind.

Saying this will only sound hypocritical and pretentious.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that this would not work, otherwise, the Liu Cult would surely fight to the death.

Moreover, past teachings have accustomed Bai Suying to putting the overall situation first, and she cannot and will not sacrifice the public interest for personal gain.

Xuanming did not agree immediately, but asked:
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place. If I had taught carefully in the past, discovered the problem in time, and solved it properly, the Black Water Mystic Snake wouldn't have lost its balance and made such a big mistake."

Bai Suying kowtowed again.

"In the past, Suying was too conceited, thinking that her sister had grown up well under my protection. She was also too careless and did not notice that her sister's heart was flawed and had been covered in dust for a long time.

Suying didn't want to make excuses or shirk responsibility. My sister and I are from the same mother. I cannot escape the blame for her mistake today.

She is willing to lower her cultivation level, and at the same time give up a drop of her blood and a thousand-year-old treasure, just to ask fellow Taoist to give her a chance to reincarnate.

For the souls who died tragically at my sister's hands, I wish to light a perpetual lamp and pray for their salvation day and night."

After saying this, Bai Suying bowed deeply.

The words are sincere and the attitude is honest.

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Xuanming did not hide this conversation, and the picture was projected into Taiji Heaven.

Witnessing this scene, the Black Water Snake felt mixed emotions. He never expected that his sister would be willing to see him off for the last time.

What's more, he didn't expect that she was willing to lower her level of cultivation and give up her blood and essence to buy herself a chance of survival.

You must know that essence and blood cannot be lost at will. It is the basis of cultivation, the essence of life, and is also connected to one's own qi.

There are countless strange and mysterious techniques in the world that use essence and blood as a medium to harm or control living beings.

The Five Immortals Sect is good at this.

Because of this, they value their blood essence very much. The higher the level, the less likely it is to leak out.

I never thought my sister would be willing to do this for her.

This is like giving up half of your life.

The Black Water Serpent was deeply moved.

"It turns out there are still snakes in this world who care about me."

As it muttered to itself, the Black Water Snake looked towards Bai Suying with a hint of kindness and warmth, not as cold as before.

But that's all.

Thousands of years of knots and grudges are not so easy to resolve.

With a wave of his sleeves, Xuanming temporarily released the Black Water Snake and let the sisters go aside to reminisce and say goodbye.

He was confident that they would not run away, and he also believed that the Saint of the Liu Sect would not be so stupid.

Bai Suying kowtowed in thanks.

Just as he was preparing to lower his cultivation level and condense it in his essence and blood, he was stopped by Xuanming.

"You don't owe me anything, why are you doing this?

If you truly feel guilty, swear an oath before you leave to protect the lives of the three counties.

I don't want to cause any more trouble because of you."

Bai Suying finally became the Immortal Demon King, and she really had to lower her cultivation level and give up her essence and blood.

She feels better mentally.

I will be targeted by Sect Leader Liu.

Cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Xuanming had originally planned to let the Black Water Snake atone for its sins for a hundred years before using its Taoist fruit to benefit all living beings. After paying off her debt, he would leave her a glimmer of hope and allow her to be reborn as an ordinary green snake in the next life.

Bai Suying had no idea what Xuanming was thinking. She bowed in gratitude before standing up and walking towards the Black Water Snake.

Didn't disturb the sisters.

Xuanming began to check his apprentice's cultivation.

Afterwards, he closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, seemingly to regulate his breathing and relax his mind, but actually to sort out his gains.

He gained a lot from this discussion.

In addition to deepening the foundation, we have a better understanding of the ways of the demon and witch tribes, and have also made different interpretations of the great way of heaven and earth from the unique perspectives of different races.

The angle is novel, the viewpoint is unique, yet profound, there is substance to the observation, logic to the words, and truth to the understanding.

The Xuanming Hunyuan Avenue is more perfect.

The most important point is that no matter how things change, they still remain essentially the same. He had never discussed Taoism with the Demon King and the Great Witch before. This time, Xuanming gained some insights and vaguely saw the hope of the Tao of Hunyuan entering the primordial level.

If it is said that practicing the divine and discussing the Dao with the people of the four counties allowed him to understand the wonders of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and see the path of Taishi clearly:
When all schools of thought come together as one, it is called Hunyuan.

So, this time he comprehended the path of the beginning:

Although they all cultivate their lives and souls, different races have different emphases: demons focus on the body, witches focus on the soul, and humans focus on vital energy.

It conforms to the three elements of heaven, earth and man, and also conforms to the three treasures of essence, energy and spirit.

As long as Xuanming can see the true meaning of the way of heaven and earth in the eyes of different races and comprehend the mystery therein, the three will return to their origin and the races will merge, then he will have the opportunity to make further progress.

As there was hope for the future, he was naturally in a very good mood.

It's also very easy to talk to.

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Half an hour later, the sisters Bai Suying ended their conversation, and both demons had red eyes.

Xuanming turned a blind eye to the Saint Maiden of the Liu Sect's hesitation to speak. He felt compassion for them for letting them say goodbye, so he gave them some leniency for the sake of the Liu Sect and could not ask for more.

Just as he was about to take the Black Water Serpent away, his expression suddenly became serious, and he turned around and looked towards the southwest.

Bai Suying and the Black Water Snake were confused at first, and turned around to look, but found nothing.

But they didn't give up and continued to stare.

The two women believed that Master Xuanming would not look towards the southwest for no reason. After half a cup of tea, Bai Suying's beautiful eyes opened wide.

After a cup of tea, the Black Water Snake smacked its lips.

They all saw the horrible vision that appeared in the southwest sky. An old dragon roared towards the sky with strong reluctance and unwillingness. After struggling and swimming for a while, it suddenly disintegrated and turned into a large amount of dragon energy.

Part of it is returned to heaven and earth.

Part of it was swallowed up by a vast mountain and river.

An invisible ripple surged and rushed in all directions.

The vast mountains and rivers in the picture are in turmoil, and cracks are gradually emerging. Beyond the mountains and rivers, there are terrifying visions such as golden-armored gods, towering magic trees, hundreds of thousands of mountains, majestic glaciers, and flaming phoenixes, all of which are eyeing the beautiful mountains and rivers and are ready to make a move.

"This is……"

Bai Suying was surprised.

Xuanming took over the conversation and uttered two words:

"Emperor's death!"

The Lord of the Divine Dynasty passed away.

Every change of the throne and the transfer of power over the country meant bloodshed.

The country is in turmoil and the sacred artifact is at rest.

With foreign enemies lurking, all living beings cannot live in peace.

(End of this chapter)