The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 225: The Dark Emperor Pregnant, the Gate of the Beginning
The snowflakes in the north are as big as mats.

The three northeastern counties are particularly cold.

The north wind is biting and the snow is knee-deep.

Whether ordinary people or dignitaries, they all stay at home during the winter and rarely go out.

Xuanming took the three little ones on a trip, allowing them to experience different customs and cultures.

But this time is different.

It snowed heavily for three days and three nights.

Xuanming could only find a cave to hide.

He placed the three little ones in a cave, lit the Samadhi True Fire to ward off the cold, and then he sat cross-legged on an icy lake, allowing the snow to cover him. Soon he became a snow pile and was completely submerged.

How long has it snowed?

Xuanming just sat cross-legged for a long time.

He used the power of snow to condense the essence of water vapor from the north.

Including the outer land covered with heavy snow.

After the heavy snow stopped, Xuanming sat cross-legged without moving, but the ice under his feet began to melt, and he became an ice man and fell into the icy lake.

The coldness hit me and the moisture bit me to the bone.

Xuanming still felt that it was not enough, so he used his mind to mobilize the Xuanming kidney water in his body, and refined it into innate kidney water through his limbs and bones and the small and large circulations. He compressed it again and again, and refined it again and again.

The route of the magic power became more and more mysterious and delicate, the kidney water in the body became colder and colder, a black light appeared in Xuanming's body, and the ice outside the body quickly melted.

Tick ​​tock!

The secret technique was mastered, and a drop of true water was born.

The sound of dripping water continues, and more real water is born.

The water vapor in the lake, the cold air outside the lake, and the cold current from the north came in continuously and were constantly refined by him.

Xuanming True Water is compressed and then refined.

He did not stop until a drop of Xuanming water essence was born.

But Xuanming didn't stop.

As he waved his hand, eight drops of real water appeared in his palm: Tianyi Real Water, Huangquan Real Water, Yiyuan Heavy Water, Water of Time, etc.

Some of them were looted from the Black Dragon King and the Ice Worm King. The battlefield was extremely dangerous and anything could happen. These demon kings who practiced magic valued their lives very much.

Although he knew the principle of "a cunning rabbit has three burrows" and did not carry all his belongings with him, the things he could carry with him were equally precious. The collections of the four demon kings combined would be a considerable number.

Part of it was obtained by Xuanming from the thousand-year collection of the Black Water Mystic Snake. The daughter of the second-generation Willow Fairy kept her promise and told him the location of the treasure. In his spare time, Xuanming traveled to the north and obtained the treasure.

There is also a small part condensed by Xuanming himself, which is the water of time. The avenue of time is profound and obscure. It is difficult for ordinary spiritual practitioners to enter the door. Only he can do it himself.

This water is made from the rootless water of all seasons that he collects daily. It takes a lot of energy and effort to boil it, and it takes hundreds of pounds to extract one drop. It is a very time-consuming and laborious process.

A single drop of these real waters is only a yellow-grade spiritual object, but when there are enough of them, they can reach the mysterious grade or even the earth grade.

The main focus is on quantitative change leading to qualitative change.

The method to condense the Xuanming True Water was obtained by him from the Black Dragon King. It was originally only suitable for the practice of the demon race, but after being modified and improved by Xuanming, it can also be practiced by humans.

Xuanming collected the nine kinds of true water not for fun, but planned to take advantage of the favorable weather, geographical conditions and human conditions in the northern winter to condense the five spiritual images of Xuan Lao, the Northern Dong Yin Shuo Shan Yu Jue.

In a popular sense, it is the Dharma image of the Black Emperor.

The Black Emperor is in charge of the water virtue in the north, so naturally it must be condensed in the north, otherwise, problems are inevitable in the details.

This is the Dharmakaya of the Red Emperor.

Even if one practices in Tianchi Mountain, the first volcano in the north, and uses the power of fire veins to make up for one's own shortcomings and increase one's foundation, if one wants to be leak-free, or even advance to the third stage, ignite the divine fire, greatly increase spirituality, and be able to act completely independently, one must go to the south to absorb the power of fire virtue and check for leaks and fill in the gaps.

This is also the reason why the Dharmakaya of the Red Emperor Shinto participated in the Battle of the Shinto Great Wall, protected billions of lives in Daxuan, gained great merit, and practiced in Tianchi Mountain for several months but was not promoted.

The lessons from the past are right before our eyes.

Xuanming would naturally not make the same mistake again.

The main component is Xuanming Essence, and the other eight kinds of true water surround the body, with mysterious trajectories, forming a special Bagua formation.

Time is like water, flowing slowly.

When the eight kinds of true water disappeared, the Xuanming True Essence suddenly expanded, using the north as a link, and echoed the laws of water between heaven and earth.

A Dharma image appeared behind Xuanming.

At first it was just a mysterious light, deep and dark; then it gradually grew bigger, and a figure walked out of it.

He wore a black jade crown and a black feather flying robe.

His face was blurred, but his figure was imposing. He held an ancient vase in his right hand and the Mysterious Nether Seal in his left. As soon as Pu appeared, the Northern Water Element seemed to be under his command. Thus, the Northern Black Emperor's Dharma form was complete!
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Flying out of the lake, Xuanming returned to the cave and hurried on with the three little ones. He was in a very good mood all the way.

Li Zizai was a young boy with a lot of smarts. After realizing this, he became more and more presumptuous. He even pretended to have pain in his feet, wanting his master to hold the rope so that he could sit on it.

Xuanming was not polite to this disciple who had rebelled against Tiangang. He directly increased the training and attached a gravity talisman to Li Zizai, forcing him to move forward with a weight of 300 kilograms.

He is not allowed to use his magic power, and even with Li Zizai's current physical strength, the pressure is doubled.

Traveling along the way, climbing mountains when encountering them, crossing rivers when encountering them, walking during the day and sleeping at night, Xuanming took the three little ones slowly and steadily, always maintaining his own pace, walking along the north road, reading Taoist scriptures, and wandering in his mind into the void.

Good things don't go out, bad things pass thousands of miles.

Especially the royal anecdotes and secrets, the speed of their spread is astonishing, and no matter whether they are mortals or cultivators, they all seem to enjoy eating this melon.

With Confucianism and historians leading the way, and the tradition of not holding everyone accountable by law, as long as the people did not publicly discuss things that were unfavorable to the royal family, but only stated the facts, and there were no officials present, they would not be held accountable. This was freedom of speech.

Even the Legalists, who were known for being strict, had clear regulations.

Especially in the three northeastern counties, local gods, the five immortal sects, and even some officials turned a blind eye.

A great scholar who had lived in seclusion came out of seclusion and, in his anger, wrote an inscription in front of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion:

The mediocre will have abundant wealth.

Those who have made contributions will spend all their wealth.

People's hearts are fickle and heaven is blind.

The story between the emperor and his ministers turned out to be a joke.

He declared that his students should follow the example of the Marquis of Zhenbei and only work for the benefit of the people instead of seeking attention from the imperial court.

When Xuanming passed by a town, he heard the people talking privately. He was not surprised and smiled silently.

This is all to be expected.

As long as the new emperor is not stupid, he will work hard to govern the country and win back the hearts of the people for a long time.

If he is a truly wise ruler, then naturally, it couldn't be better.

Even if he is a fake wise ruler, he has to hold his breath and pretend to be a wise ruler.

For the people, it is a good thing.

It is also a good thing for the court.

As for the future, Xuanming doesn't care.

He is neither a Confucian scholar nor a legalist, so it is not his turn to worry about these things. The right way is to focus on himself and seek truth.

After leaving the town, he came to a towering snow-capped mountain and met the mountain god of Tianchi. After staying there for half a month, he turned and came to a vast river to visit the goddess of Sujiang.

Xuanming discussed the Dao with the two great gods one after another.

They are monsters that have cultivated into divine bodies. They are natural gods and are proficient in both monster and Shinto cultivation methods.

Xuanming benefited a lot from discussing Taoism with him.

Not only does it further analyze the principles of heaven and earth from the perspective of the demon race, but it also provides insight into the laws of the universe from the perspective of Shinto.

His comprehension of Hunyuan Dao progressed by leaps and bounds, and he could vaguely see the threshold of Taichu.

Mysterious and mystical, the door to all wonders.

In the Hunyuan Dao Realm, the six thousand foot Dao tree is growing increasingly rooted and leafy, and the Hunyuan Qi is becoming increasingly dense. They are all silently accumulating strength, waiting for the opportunity to explode in one fell swoop, shocking the world.

The Goddess of Tianchi Mountain and the Goddess of Sujiang were also happy to discuss Taoism with Xuanming. This matter was beneficial to all three parties and they also benefited greatly.

Especially Xuanming also had a good knowledge of Shinto and a deep understanding of it. Many of his principles were very insightful, which made the eyes of the two gods shine.

Before leaving, he exchanged treasures with the two gods respectively, and each got what he needed, and both the host and the guest were very happy.

After leaving Sujiang, Xuanming took out a piece of white snake scale, input magic power into it, and the scale glowed, marking the location.

This was a gift from Bai Suying in the past.

With this scale, he can contact the Saint of the Willow Sect anywhere in the three northeastern counties.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground under a vigorous old pine tree, Xuanming waited patiently while training the three little ones.

They have made rapid progress during this period.

More haste makes waste. Xuanming wants them to lay a solid foundation so that they can go further in the future.

Although the Three Counties are vast, Bai Suying is quite fast. Xuanming didn't have to wait too long before the Saintess of the Liu Sect came at lightning speed.

Her white clothes are whiter than snow, and her temperament is quiet.

(End of this chapter)