Borrowing a sword

Chapter 230 Who is worthy of these three words?
The tolling of the Dao Bell resounded throughout Daoding Peak.

Inside the Junzi Temple, the current generation of true disciples all looked up, their faces showing surprise.

"Huh, no junior brothers or sisters have become true disciples and entered the Gentleman's Temple recently."

"Then what's the meaning behind this bell sound?"

What puzzled these true disciples even more was that the bell rang three times in a row, and twice in total.

“This is different from when we received the Dao seal.”

"How strange!"

Beside the small pavilion at the summit, Xiang Yan and the others gazed at the Dao Bell, waiting quietly.

Before long, three large golden characters began to appear next to the Dao Bell.

——【Return to True Essence】.

Xiang Yan and the others were slightly taken aback when they saw these three words, and they all exclaimed in surprise.

With their knowledge and understanding, they naturally knew what those three words meant.

These three characters come from the "Seven Tablets of the Cloudy Bookcase".

This term also fits the cultivation system of the Xuanhuang Realm.

The so-called "return to one's true essence" refers to death. After a person dies, their vital energy returns to the origin of heaven and earth, hence the term "return to one's true essence."

The Dao Ancestor seized the power of heaven and earth and transformed it into three thousand Dao Seals.

They may be the power of heaven and earth and all things, or they may be a more mysterious power.

"It looks quite impressive!" Li Chunsong exclaimed.

They were not yet clear about the power contained in this three-character Dao seal, and could only analyze it from the literal meaning of the characters.

Jiang Zhi used killing to prove his Dao, and said directly, "Perhaps it is related to killing."

As soon as he finished speaking, a line of smaller characters appeared next to the three large golden characters.

—【Returning to my true self, I illuminate my heart and soul; tempering my blood, I slay all mortals.】

Everyone couldn't help but look at Jiang Zhi, never expecting that their junior uncle could be so insightful!
That's rare, so very rare!
Dressed in a white robe, Jiang Zhi immediately stood with his hands behind his back, looking as if he had everything under control, trying his best to keep his emotions hidden and pretending to be indifferent.

Taking advantage of his current high level of confidence, he continued to exert his strength, saying, "In my opinion, these three words should belong to Chu Huaixu."

This boy is like me, decisive in killing!
A few breaths later, the floating golden characters disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, three large characters appeared next to the bell.

——【Nanliujing】.

Chu Yinyin knew what returning to true essence meant, but she really didn't know about Nan Liujing.

But the quirky old woman naturally wouldn't show any fear. Curious about the meaning behind this, she deliberately said:

"Huh! Why is Nan Liujing here too?"

After she finished speaking, she opened her big, round eyes and waited for someone else to respond.

Elder Lu Pan of the Law Enforcement Bureau was the first to take the bait.

"Junior Sister is absolutely right. I never expected that Nan Liujing would be in the Three-Character Dao Seal."

“Generally speaking, the two-character Dao seals are mostly based on objects, representing the power of heaven and earth and all things. For example, when I entered the Gentleman's Temple, I was given the character ‘Pine and Cypress’ by the Dao Ancestor. I will dedicate my life to practicing these two characters,” Lu Pan said.

When he travels down the mountain, he sometimes refers to himself as the Pine and Cypress Taoist.

"The three-character Dao seals are mostly similar to [Return to True Essence], and no longer revolve around [things]."

Chu Yinyin listened from the side, nodding frequently.

But in her heart she was cursing: "Lu Pan, what are you talking about? Tell me, what exactly is Nan Liujing?!"

At this moment, the sect leader Xiang Yan spoke up, saying, "Senior Brother, you are mistaken."

"The sun is different from other things."

"If there were no sun in the sky, what would the world be like? It's unimaginable."

The old woman's big eyes darted around, and she finally understood: "So Nan Liujing is referring to the sun."

"What the sect leader says is absolutely right." Lu Pan felt that it made sense.

He couldn't help but sigh, "I just never imagined that someone could be worthy of the name 'Nan Liujing'?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked up at the sky and saw the blazing sun shining brightly on the earth.

Upon realizing this, Jiang Zhi inwardly cried out in alarm, suddenly feeling that he might have guessed wrong.

Don't forget, Han Shuangjiang has the Xuan Yin constitution.

After a few more brief words, a line of small golden characters appeared next to the three large characters, exuding a rather magnificent aura!
Against the backdrop of an impending catastrophe, the profound meaning of these words in elucidating the human condition stirs the heart even more.

—【The southern stream breaks through the heavy clouds, washing away the dust of the world across ten thousand miles of sky.】 Inside the Dao Ancestor's secret realm, Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang sat cross-legged facing each other.

Golden lines began to appear on the palms of both of their left hands.

These patterns are complex and generally converge into a square.

In the center of these golden patterns, golden lettering begins to appear.

The three characters on Han Shuangjiang's palm are 【Return to True Essence】.

The three characters on the palm of Chu Huaixu's book are 【南流景】.

An aura of murderous intent began to emanate from the cold-faced girl.

She was clearly in a meditative state and had not yet fully awakened from the illusion, but her three thousand black hairs spontaneously turned into a full head of white hair, thus entering a more indifferent [Celestial State], as if she possessed a power that could destroy everything in the ten directions!
Within the illusionary array, she was even more merciful than Chu Huaixu, yet she received the Dao Ancestor's seal [Return to True Essence], symbolizing death!

A scorching power began to emanate from Chu Huaixu's body.

The blazing sun extinguishes evil and repels chaos!
But if you are far away, you won't feel the heat, you'll only feel warmth.

Light nurtures all living beings, bringing forth vibrant life!
Chu Huaixu was clearly inside the illusion array, and immediately slit the boy's throat with a sword, yet he received this three-word mark.

The two opened their eyes almost at the same time.

Then, they all glanced in surprise at the golden light emanating from the other's palm, before turning to look at their own palms.

"What is this?" Han Shuangjiang asked, somewhat puzzled.

She carefully sensed the power contained within, and a hint of surprise appeared on her face.

In terms of power, she felt that the blessing that the golden seal on the palm brought to the cultivator was no less than that of sword intent!
“This is a seal bestowed by the Dao Ancestor,” Chu Huaixu replied.

Just a few seconds ago, he heard a system notification.

"【Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained the Dao Ancestor's Seal—Nan Liujing.】"

He glanced at his character panel, which had a new line of information: [Dao Seal: Nan Liujing].

The two of them had been disciples for quite some time and had heard that as long as one entered the Gentleman's Temple and became a true disciple, one could receive a seal from the Dao Ancestor and obtain two characters containing special power!
Many true disciples of the Junzi Temple also choose to use the two characters bestowed by the Taoist Ancestor as their Taoist name.

But why do we have the Three-Character Dao Seal?
Is this the ultimate reward of the Dao Ancestor's Secret Realm?

Chu Huaixu had a sudden thought: "If Han Shuang and I enter the Gentleman's Temple, wouldn't we be able to obtain the Two-Word Dao Seal again?"

According to the rules, it should be possible.

"Why don't we feel this power first?" Chu Huaixu suggested.

"Hmm." The large ice block nodded.

She needed to calm down and experience it, while Chu Huaixu could simply go through the system introduction.

"【Nan Liujing】: It can ward off evil and dispel calamities, remove karmic obstacles and transform inner demons. Its light nourishes all living beings, and can bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded."

Chu Huaixu glanced at it and roughly understood.

The literal meaning is very simple; the preceding sentence is directed at the Daoist mind.

It is common for practitioners to experience qi deviation or demonic possession, and it is also normal for them to encounter some mishaps during practice.

As for the human condition, it's common for one's life to be covered in mud and grime.

Karmic obstacles and inner demons are unavoidable for everyone!
Perhaps, it can also counter some psychological tactics employed by others.

As for the last sentence, it's probably meant to heal people.

If it could be combined with his incredible self-healing ability, and further enhanced by his body-refining technique, [Physical Sainthood], then...
Chu Huaixu felt that the event would be extremely terrifying!
There's a saying: What doesn't kill me makes me stronger.

But for Chu Huaixu, it would become: You can't kill me, no matter what you do!
If you can't kill him in one hit, he might recover health faster than you lose health!
The battery life has been further improved.

In addition, this power can also be used on others.

This means that Chu Huaixu has also gained some ability to assist others, and has become a bit of a healer.

After they both opened their eyes, they looked at each other and had a brief exchange, recounting their experiences within the illusion.

When Han Shuangjiang heard that Chu Huaixu had killed the boy with a single sword strike, she wasn't too surprised.

Because her previous evaluation of Chu Huaixu was those eight words: "A heart of a tyrant and a face of a crane, vindictive and vengeful!"

If someone wants to kill him, then he will kill them!
He would not show mercy to those who repay kindness with enmity.

But I'm much worse at this.

It wouldn't be fair to call it womanly compassion, but in many situations, my killing intent was still somewhat weak.

This made both of them feel that the Dao Ancestor's bestowal of the name was indeed mysterious.

Chu Huaixu was killed, but the word he gave him was "save"!
Han Shuangjiang didn't kill her, but the word she gave her was "kill!"

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