Da Zaojun

Chapter 163 Samadhi True Fire
Although Song Wuji was skeptical, as the old saying goes, "Man fights for a breath, Buddha fights for a stick of incense."

If these superstitious practices only involve consuming a single bite of incense for merit or morality, then they can already be considered virtuous.

"This is the Savior of Suffering." The Taoist priest led Song Wuji to the second mountain gate, where there was a Hall of Savior of Suffering. At the entrance was a ghost king, who looked very much like the hungry ghost who had climbed onto the lotus platform earlier.

The hungry ghost held up a plate with rice balls on it.

"This is the Savior of Suffering, and the incarnation of the Savior of Suffering as a ghost king, used specifically to deliver hungry ghosts from all directions."

Song Wuji recalled this and asked, "Since the Savior of Suffering saves all hungry ghosts, why didn't you do anything about the Hungry Ghost Tree that existed before?"

The Taoist priest sighed, "Those who do not save themselves will not be saved, and besides, that is something from Buddhism."

Song Wuji was skeptical, but he lit an incense stick and prayed that there would be less hunger and suffering in the world.

A wisp of smoke was seen being drawn into the bronze mirror on the altar. Looking into the mirror, it seemed as if another world had appeared.

[Qinghua World]
There were countless withered blue lotus flowers there, and the water was black, with only a small portion being clear water from blue lotus flowers.

The hungry ghost struggled in the black water.

"In addition to offering incense, we also need to offer water and fire to the Lord of Salvation. I wonder if the local deity has water and fire to offer? If so, then there will be superior merit."

The only water on Song Wuji's body was the Sweet Dew of Satisfaction and the Dew of the Wood Moon. He immediately gave some of it away and poured it into a water bowl. He also put a portion of his own stove fire into the oil lamp.

The Hall of Salvation seemed to be brighter, and the light from the oil lamps reflected in the central bronze mirror, vaguely transforming into a small sun.

The nectar in the water vessel became the living water of the mirror realm, purifying the black waters and nourishing the blue lotus.

"Blessings are immeasurable!"

A jade chime rang out again: "With this offering of water and fire, countless hungry ghosts will be delivered!"

Song Wuji understood that this Taoist temple had no "official worshippers" and was just trying to take advantage of him.

Is it really true that the incense offerings of ordinary people are useless? Or has the system that was once established changed after the demonic catastrophe?

After passing the Taiyi Hall, continue walking in to find the other halls.

The abbot of the Iron Pillar Palace is located in the Golden Altar Square in the center of the halls. He wears a purple robe, which is also trimmed with gold.

The Taoist priest was holding a scepter. [Lin Fajing, Abbot of the Fifth-Rank Iron Pillar Palace]

This was the first time Song Wuji had ever seen a fifth-rank expert! His heart tightened, and he thought to himself, "My goodness! This is a fifth-rank expert! What kind of strength does he possess!"

The Taoist priest Fachan respectfully said, "Abbot, the Lord of Taichang has arrived."

Lin Fajing smiled slightly and bowed to Song Wuji, saying, "As expected, the esteemed guest has arrived."

Song Wuji dared not presume and returned the greeting. Only then did he carefully examine the Taoist's appearance. He resembled the leader of the Shu Mountain sect in the Legend of Sword and Fairy, with a kind face and a righteous aura.

His complexion was just a little pale.

Lin Fajing said, "Although I have a thousand words to say, I cannot fully explain our current situation. I will only say one thing clearly: 'This is the end of the human realm, and only the Lord of the Realm can save it.'"

"The reason we invited the Lord of the Realm here is for the sake of all living beings."

Song Wuji had seen fortune tellers before and was not fooled by their mystical talk.

He had already done his utmost to protect the people of Taichang, let alone the people of the world.

Only chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) high school students can save the world. For a salaryman like Song Wuji, it's already a miracle he doesn't hope for the world's destruction.

It was only because the demons in this world were so vicious that Song Wuji was moved by the greater righteousness of national and personal vendettas. Otherwise, he would have only thought about using the power of the Stove Book and Stove Grid to become a master chef, open a restaurant, make money, buy a large garden, and live a pastoral life with a few confidantes.

Seriously speaking: If one had only two acres of land in Luoyang, how could one hold the seals of six kingdoms?

It was the intense survival crisis that kept Song Wuji spinning like a top.

He asked Song Wuji to save the world, but all Song Wuji could think about was scheming. "You, a fifth-rank official, don't save the world, but I, a seventh-rank official, have to?"
So many deities in Heaven and Hell, so many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas on Mount Ling, who have received incense offerings for thousands of years and cultivated for tens of thousands of kalpas, are they just gone like that? Is it my turn, a mere little Karami, to save the world?

This isn't a Marvel superhero movie, nor is it some Japanese high school boy adventure in another world.

Song Wuji turned and left without asking if he had said something wrong, so as not to fall into his moral blackmail.

Song Wuji left without hesitation, prompting Lin Fajing to give a wry smile: "Lord of the Realm, please wait."

He said, "Does the Realm Lord cultivate the virtue of fire? There is a matter that I need to trouble you with. If you can accomplish this, I will reward you handsomely."

Song Wuji then stopped: "Tell me what it is first, then thank me. I'll think about it."

What he was really thinking was: Now that we're on his turf, and he's so powerful, it won't be so easy for us to leave. I won't come back next time.

"The Crimson Fire Well in Iron Pillar Palace lost much of its fire veins during the great upheaval of demons. Since the Lord of the Realm cultivates the virtue of fire, could you please clear the fire veins of the Fire Well?"

"Otherwise, if the evil dragon breaks through the seal, it will surely cause chaos!"

"Our temple possesses supernatural powers, including the Samadhi True Fire, which is a superior product for subduing demons and refining elixirs, and can be given to the realm master."

The true fire of samadhi.

Song Wuji is a household name; Laozi (the Supreme Lord Lao) knows it, as does Red Boy, and even the White Snake Lady in Zhao Yazhi's version.

Strictly speaking, the Samadhi Fire is not used to harm enemies, but rather for cultivating internal alchemy, its function being to nourish and restore the elixir.

Although Song Wuji's stove fire is fierce, it is not yet pure. If he could obtain the Samadhi True Fire, its power would surely increase greatly.

only……

This Stanley Fire Well, is it suppressing that evil dragon?

Song Wuji recalled the scene when he was being tested on his ability to control clouds and rain while refining the Profound Water Inner Elixir, and the servant of the Water Mansion shouted, "It's terrible! Three of the chains binding the dragon in the Iron Pillar Palace have broken! The evil dragon has escaped..."

If three or more of these veins were to break, should I try to open up the fire veins or give the evil dragon a snack?

"Not now, but after you reach the seventh rank of Realm Lord."

"Until then, I will continue to oversee the Red Pillar Fire Well, but I will not be able to suppress it for long. Taking advantage of the great changes in the world, that evil dragon broke three chains."

"Those chains were made by Master Xu using copper from Shouyang Mountain and the fire of the Bagua Furnace to forge the Yang Copper Ruyi Ropes, but we don't know where they've broken off! If they're not replaced, the evil dragon will accumulate power and more and more chains will break off, faster and faster."

Upon hearing this, Song Wuji silently took out the treasure he had obtained from the tiger demon: "Is this it?"

Song Wuji thought the chains were extraordinary because they could withstand lightning, but he never imagined they were used to lock up a dragon.

Lin Fajing was overjoyed: "Although this is only a small section, it is enough for the repairs!"

"But we still need to clear the fire veins, otherwise this evil dragon, with its body fixed, will not find peace in its soul. Once it is born, it may overthrow my Iron Pillar Palace, and the land of Ganpo will become a vast ocean!"

(End of this chapter)