Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 903 Response
True Monarch Xuanfeng nodded in agreement and said:

"My natal spiritual treasure has the ability to foresee good and bad fortune, and a warning sign suddenly appeared when I was preparing to retreat."

Later, the Buddhist monks attacked, and I thought it was a warning sign coming true, but now it seems it was a sign of their strange spiritual attacks.

To be honest, those dark lights weren't exactly a soul attack; they were a mixture of various negative emotions.

What he understood most deeply was the power of water. Water possesses the divine power of flow and purification, and his natal spiritual treasure further enhanced his understanding of the power of water, so he also vaguely sensed that something was amiss.

Juque Zhenjun unconsciously gritted his teeth, a fierce expression appearing on his face. He pondered and said:
"I find myself having the urge to kill something from time to time, and the enemy's attacks have probably amplified my aggressive desires."

Now all three of us have been affected, and the situation for others will only be more serious.

These bald monks preach compassion, yet they unleash such vicious attacks; they appear kind but are cruel at heart. What should we do now?

The enemy's efforts were not in vain; their insidious attacks had sown the seeds of future problems among the cultivators, and it was anyone's guess when they would erupt.

These uncontrollable factors must be identified and contained; otherwise, we will not dare to continue organizing an attack.

If someone were to be controlled by evil thoughts and attack their teammates, the resulting losses would be greater than if they directly faced the attack from the cultivator. Today's losses have already proven this.

Ji An glanced at the lower-level disciples with a serious expression. He could easily sense that they were keeping a certain distance from each other and were wary of one another.

Such a team can no longer organize an attack. Without a foundation of trust, no one dares to entrust their back to their 'teammate'.

He let out a frustrated sigh and said:

"Pause the attack, gather everyone together. We can't let everyone move around freely. Let's think of another way."

These desires are essentially an external force, designed to arouse and amplify a dark thought in our hearts.

Finding and eliminating this external force will naturally remove the hidden danger.

I recall that before the True Demon Tribulation, all the major sects had stockpiled a considerable number of Purification Talismans. Fellow Daoist Juque, please contact your rear immediately and have all the Purification Talismans transferred over.”

He verified that the Purification Talisman could work, but he was using a mid-grade fourth-tier talisman. He didn't know if a low-grade Purification Talisman would work, and if so, how effective it would be.

Juque Zhenjun understood the importance and urgency of the matter and immediately nodded:

"Alright, I wonder how Fellow Daoist Canglong and the others are doing. Let's meet up tonight and think of a solution together."

Normally, purification talismans aren't very effective, and various factions would certainly be willing to provide these supplies. What he's worried about is the situation at Zhilan Temple.

Xuanfeng Zhenjun said in a low voice, "I expect the Buddhist cultivators will not only attack us, as that would not maximize the results of the battle."

Any attack that is unexpected will be more effective; once it is launched, it will inevitably be defended against.

There is a small spiritual vein, only of the third grade, located 1,500 miles south of Luofeng Mountain, which forms a long and narrow valley.

After the True Demon Tribulation ended, this place became a no-man's-land, and now it is inhabited by some rogue cultivators.

There is no moon tonight, the stars are dim, and only the cold wind howls.

Dozens of auspicious, multicolored clouds and hundreds of colorful spiritual clouds floated above the valley. A True Lord shouted:
"This place has been requisitioned. Everyone must leave immediately. You will receive compensation in a few days."

He unleashed his spiritual pressure with abandon, and the blazing aura pierced through the magic array, startling the rogue cultivators inside.

The rogue cultivators were shocked when they left the cave and discovered the situation outside. They quickly left without daring to utter a single word of protest.

Just kidding, dozens of True Lords are here; they could crush them with a single release of their aura.

After the rogue cultivators left, True Monarch Canglong immediately set up a high-grade fourth-order defensive formation to gather several late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators together.

"Fellow Daoists, I am somewhat familiar with the attack methods we suffered today, and I will tell you about them."

As is well known, Buddhist practitioners do not rely on spiritual energy for their spiritual practice, but rather on the 'power of intention,' which is the power of the mind, and they call it 'the power of will.'

Everyone has desires; even those of us who seem to be detached from worldly desires have our own needs.

Ordinary people live for no more than a hundred years, and are troubled by worldly affairs and livelihood. Their desires are far greater than those of cultivators. When human desires are fulfilled, they will gather a strong power of will.

Buddhist practitioners have established a unique system of practice. They instill their beliefs through various rules, and believers come to temples to worship with specific requests. If their wishes are fulfilled, they are asked to repay those wishes, thus accumulating and gathering the power of their accumulated vows.

If a mortal's request is not fulfilled, it is because their heart is not sincere, and they must make offerings with extra care.

His lips curled slightly upward in a mocking smile as he continued:
"All aspirations are mixed with selfish desires. These are impurities in aspirations, which are dross and impurities for Buddhist practitioners, and are harmful and useless."

They can corrupt our aspirations and slowly turn us into slaves to our desires.

In order to obtain pure aspiration power free from selfish desires, Buddhist practitioners established special Buddhist arrays to purify the aspiration power and divert impurities.

These impurities were gradually worn away under the suppression of the golden Buddha statue. Logically speaking, there shouldn't have been so many impurities remaining.

The fact that the enemy launched attacks on both of our locations simultaneously using supernatural thoughts indicates that these supernatural thoughts have been preserved through special means since they arrived in Central Continent. The Divine Wood Sect also participated in the last conflict between Daoism and Buddhism, and was a major force in it, so they know many of the Buddhist cultivators' methods.

The Great Lord Juque waved his large, fan-like hand and said in a deep voice:
"I have no interest in learning this knowledge. Fellow Daoists, you only need to tell everyone how to deal with these invisible attacks."

If we cannot resolve the hidden dangers, we will not dare to launch the next offensive.

"Damn it! I was thinking of suggesting to everyone tonight that the Golden Core disciples use the Yin Thunder Pearls to launch a powerful attack to break through the enemy's Buddhist formation."

The fact that the defensive effect of the Buddhist formation had decreased was something that every True Lord had sensed to some extent.

Now that the attack has stopped, giving the monks a chance to catch their breath, a surge of rage welled up in his heart again.

"Fellow Daoist Xuanqing's suggestion is a good solution, but it would require a huge amount of high-level talismans."

The various factions don't have much in reserve, so we need to find another way.

Azure Dragon True Lord paused for a moment, observed everyone's expressions, and then said:
"Buddhist practitioners mainly rely on two things to deal with the pollution of desires: one is to rely on the practice, and the other is to use external objects."

For us, forget about cultivation techniques; we can only rely on external aids.

Buddhist practitioners believe that "stillness leads to concentration, concentration leads to wisdom, and wisdom can be used to cut through the many threads of afflictions." These threads of afflictions are various desires.

They call the Bodhi tree the tree of wisdom, because the leaves and fruits of this sacred plant naturally have the effect of calming the mind and purifying desires.

"My sect, the Divine Wood Sect, cultivates a large number of Bodhi trees. We can request a batch of spiritual incense made from Bodhi leaves and spiritual fruits."

After obtaining the method for making the new spiritual incense, the cultivators of the Divine Wood Sect conducted experiments and concluded that this spiritual incense not only purifies the mind and reduces desires, but also nourishes the soul.

There are not many spiritual trees that can nourish the soul. The most famous ones are the Soul-Nourishing Wood and a few kinds of spiritual tea.

Therefore, the Shenmu Sect began to plant Bodhi trees extensively to provide spiritual fragrance to nourish the souls of core cultivators at all levels.

Because the supply couldn't meet the demand internally, they never sold this incense to outsiders.

Ji An's heart skipped a beat, and he felt that the other party was referring to the Bodhi Wish-Fulfilling Incense. He asked in a deep voice:

"How long will it take to obtain the spiritual incense from your sect? Is there a way to eliminate desires without the aid of external objects?"

He felt that things wouldn't be resolved so easily. This method was clearly being used as a trump card by the Buddhist cultivators. He could sense that the Nascent Soul had been affected, and this power had been dormant.

"The matter is urgent. I will activate the teleportation array to send the message back to the sect. There will be a result in three to five days."

It is difficult to eliminate desires without the help of external objects, but it is not impossible. The simplest way is to cleanse the mind with the power of the five elements.

Earth represents peace, water represents purification, fire represents burning, metal represents destruction, and wood represents the cycle of life and death.

For cultivators like us, as long as our understanding of divine intent reaches a certain level, we can use it to refine our nascent soul and extinguish the hidden power of desire. However…

Azure Dragon True Monarch sighed and slowly spoke:

"However, most cultivators have not reached such a level, and I am worried that something will happen in the next two or three days."

Desire can seep into the depths of a cultivator's nascent soul or sea of ​​consciousness, merging with our own divine sense. At that point, even obtaining the spiritual incense will not save everyone.

The spiritual incense I possess is only for Nascent Soul cultivators; those lower-level disciples are on their own.

He understood from beginning to end that this surprise attack had completely disrupted the rhythm of the attack, and if too many Golden Core cultivators were lost, the allied forces would probably find it difficult to continue.

For some factions, they sent out the vast majority of their core members.

Ji An frowned slightly, "Even with spiritual incense, it would take a long time to dispel the influence of desire, wouldn't it?"

Illness comes like a landslide, but recovery is like pulling silk from a cocoon. How can the methods that Buddhist practitioners use to prepare be so easily thwarted?

Azure Dragon True Monarch nodded, "Yes, I estimate it will take at least two years to completely remove it. In the beginning, I will have to use spiritual incense every day."

If we have fourth-tier spiritual incense or a cleansing talisman available now, things won't escalate to the worst-case scenario.

Xuanxiao Zhenjun asked solemnly:
What's the worst-case scenario?

After a moment of silence, Azure Dragon True Monarch said in a low voice:

"When one's divine sense is assimilated by the power of desire, although there may be no change on the outside, the inside is completely corrupted, and that is the most terrifying thing."

Ji An pondered for a moment, then took out several high-grade fourth-level Bodhi Ruyi Incense sticks and asked:
"Is this the kind of spiritual incense you're referring to, fellow Daoist?"

As he spoke, he used his object manipulation technique to send the incense to the Azure Dragon True Monarch.

The delicate fragrance filled the air, and everyone felt refreshed.

(End of this chapter)