In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 277 The Eight Trigrams Furnace, Stealing Heavenly Secrets

"okay!"

"We're all brothers. If Brother Jin succeeds, do you think he'll forget about us?"

"Brother Jin, if I'm not mistaken, the person you want to deal with is Xie Lingxin, right?"

Among the scions of noble families, one of them spoke thoughtfully.

Jin Yuxiang frowned. Although he didn't admit it, everyone could tell that he was right.

The man smiled at the puzzled looks of the young nobles and said, "You don't need to be surprised. Although Leizhou is a remote and desolate place, it still has some interesting things to offer."

"Among the branches that left the Celestial Palace back then, three branches of descendants ended up there."

"Oh? A branch of the Celestial Palace!?"

Everyone was shocked.

The name of the Celestial Palace is not prominent in the lower levels of the Federation, and not many people know about it.

But at the top, he was more than just famous; he was practically a mountain pressing down on people's heads!
Are aristocratic families noble? Of course they are!

In their eyes, no one in the world is more noble than them.

However, even though they are unwilling to admit it, when facing the Celestial Palace, even aristocratic families must bow their heads!
"It's just a branch of the Immortal Palace. Besides, those who left back then were all stray dogs. It's been nearly ten thousand years. It's good enough that they've left any roots. They're not worth mentioning anymore."

The man waved his hand: "This guy surnamed Xie is quite interesting. Didn't the Elder Council sign an Elder Decree a while ago? It was specifically to invite someone to the Starry Sky."

"Hi~!"

"You mean that... mysterious great Confucian scholar?!"

Everyone was shocked and gasped.

The man said, "Whether he is a great Confucian scholar now or not is unknown, but even if he is not, he will be in the near future. Otherwise, why would the Elder Council issue an Elder Decree specifically for him?"

Someone asked in surprise, "You mean, could this person be related to the one Brother Jin is going to deal with?"

The man glanced at Jin Yuxiang and found that his expression wasn't as bad as he had imagined; instead, it had a hint of a sneer.

He laughed and said, "More than just related? If my information is correct, these two are both surnamed Xie, and it seems they are father and son. Brother Jin, am I right?"

Jin Yuxiang sneered, "So what?"

"hiss!"

Everyone gasped again.

Someone asked in surprise, "Brother Jin, how dare you touch the son of a great Confucian scholar?"

Jin Yuxiang chuckled and said, "What nonsense are you spouting? I've seen that brat surnamed Xie; he's just a lowly, arrogant bastard."

"They probably thought they could run rampant in the Federation just because they knew they had a great scholar as their father, and they don't know how many people they've offended."

"I've messed with that old hag, the tailor. What she wants to do is none of my business."

"If anything really happens, he'll bring it on himself. The tailor? She's just a federal fugitive. If I take care of him, I'll be doing a service to the people, and the federal government might even give me an award."

Everyone looked at each other.

"Brother Jin is truly brilliant!"

They had no choice but to comply.

This guy surnamed Jin, although he reeks of money and is born in the Year of the Dog, will not only bite anyone who offends him, but will also bite indiscriminately, and no one related to him can escape his vicious hands.

But I have to say, this kid does have brains.

As he said, everything could be blamed on that old woman.

Even if he says it openly now, he's not afraid of them leaking it out.

In the struggle between powerful families, violence is often useless, because apart from the Federation and the Asgard Palace, no one can match the power of these families.

It's all about saving face.

Even in the Federation, as long as aristocratic families can save face, there will be no problem.

This is a tacit understanding of balance.

Without solid evidence, do you really think the Jin family is made of clay?
……

Leizhou.

night.

Liu Eryu, along with members of the Security Bureau, flew over Leizhou on a flying balance ball.

They were surrounded by a flock of strange birds.

It has horizontal stripes on its body, crimson feathers, and is shaped like a night owl, but only the size of a palm.

They surrounded them, making sounds like babies crying from time to time, from all sides.

It has a somewhat eerie feel to it.

Liu Eryu and the others had solemn expressions, holding rune laser guns and shooting out beams of rune lasers.

I dare not let these things get close to me.

"Captain, there are too many of these red owls! If this continues, it will be bad for us!"

Liu Eryu's face darkened, so he simply put away the rune gun, chanted an incantation, and suddenly countless cold lights flashed all over his body.

The next moment, hundreds of willow-leaf throwing knives surrounded him and danced around him.

The throwing knives were like strands of silver thread, crisscrossing like shuttles, like a woven net, constantly expanding outwards from his body.

In the blink of an eye, crimson feathers fluttered, and one by one, strange birds were pierced by the flying knives, turning into red smoke and dissipating.

With the pressure greatly reduced, the security team members rallied and eliminated the remaining strange birds.

"puff!"

Liu Eryu suddenly let out a muffled groan, spat out a mouthful of blood, and swayed as she fell off the balance ball.

The other security personnel were taken aback.

Fortunately, two people nearby arrived in time and pulled Liu Eryu out of the sinking water.

"team leader!"

"Oh no! The captain was under a curse and forcibly used his mental power. The curse might have lost its suppression and taken effect!" "What do we do now?"

"Go back first!"

"But these things... they're the only clues to finding the killer!"

"We can't worry about that now, the captain is more important! Half of you stay behind and take the captain back. The rest of you, come with me and continue the pursuit!"

"Yes!"

……

The old compound.

"The Great Sage rode on a cloud, chanted a spell, and transformed himself into the Barefoot Immortal, heading towards the Jade Pool..."

Xie Lingxin was copying "Journey to the West" again.

Lately, he's been feeling a glimmer of inspiration lingering above his head, yet he can't quite grasp it.

It's always just a little bit off.

With no other options, we had to resort to the old method: copying it over and over again.

This book, "Journey to the West," is like an inexhaustible treasure trove, always providing him with inspiration at crucial moments.

At this moment, the story was being copied down to the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet. The monkey transformed and sneaked in to steal the peaches from the feast.

"A five-colored, gilded table, a jade basin adorned with a thousand flowers. On the table are dragon liver and phoenix marrow, bear paws and orangutan lips. A hundred delicacies, each more exquisite than the last, exotic fruits and dishes, each new and fresh..."

"He used some supernatural powers... to obtain a variety of delicacies and rare foods, then went into the long corridor, sat by the vats and jars, and drank to his heart's content. After eating and drinking for a long time, he became thoroughly drunk..."

"Great Sage: Staggering and swaying, relying on wine, he stumbles about recklessly, and soon loses his way; it's not the Palace of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, but the Palace of the Tushita Heaven..."

"Suddenly realizing, 'The Tushita Palace is above the Thirty-Three Heavens, the abode of the Supreme Lord Laozi of the Heaven of Separation from Hatred. How could I have mistakenly come here?'..."

"The Great Sage went straight into the alchemy room, but searched in vain. He only saw a fire in the furnace beside the alchemy stove. On either side of the furnace were five gourds, each filled with refined golden pills..."

The Great Sage exclaimed with delight, "This is a supreme treasure of the immortals! Since I attained enlightenment, I have understood the principle of inner and outer unity, and I have long desired some golden elixir to nourish myself, but I have never had the time. Today, by chance, I have stumbled upon this treasure. While Laozi is away, let me eat a few pills to try it out." He then poured out the entire contents of the gourd and ate them all, as if they were fried beans...

Xie Lingxin paused slightly at this point.

He had long sensed that what he had realized must lie here.

The monkeys seem to be enjoying themselves immensely by stealing peaches and elixirs.

He vaguely sensed that what he wanted was right here.

During this period, I have been following Wen Yifu in doing research, still studying the I Ching and Bagua that I mentioned last time in order to find the male and female sword boxes.

These things naturally kept swirling in my mind.

In addition to the previously understood concept of "returning to the extreme after stripping away the sun," it is also closely related to the principles of the I Ching.

Clearly, the book "Journey to the West" contains not only the outlines of the three religions, but is also inextricably linked to the I Ching.

Xie Lingxin put down her pen, closed her eyes, and her thoughts kept flashing through her mind.

innate……

Those who follow the will of Heaven do so by emulating the natural order. Those who defy the will of Heaven do so by acting in accordance with its own nature, and Heaven does not oppose them…

Returning to one's original state after birth is defying the will of Heaven...

The monkey's act of stealing peaches and pills was defying the heavens, yet it was precisely the innate way!

Stealing peaches, wine, and elixirs—all done by the monkey without human knowledge, using every means at his disposal. This is theft… theft of heavenly secrets!
Only by stealing Yin and Yang can one obtain the secrets of Heaven.

Refining elixirs in the Eight Trigrams Furnace, cultivating the innate from the acquired.

The monkey stole the elixir, using acquired knowledge to achieve innate knowledge!

"Could the key lie in this 'Eight Trigrams Furnace'?"

Xie Lingxin opened her eyes, her gaze revealing a mixture of excitement and confusion.

He seemed to have grasped some of the principles of reversing the flow of Yin and Yang.

Reversing the balance of Yin and Yang is stealing the secrets of Heaven!

Only by stealing the secrets of heaven can one refine the elixir that defies one's innate nature!
"But where am I supposed to find the Eight Trigrams Furnace?"

Needless to say, the Eight Trigrams Furnace in the book is Laozi's treasure for refining elixirs, and must be a pre-heavenly object.

He only possesses the Danhua Cauldron, far from being considered a Primordial Being.

"innate……"

Xie Lingxin was muttering to herself when her phone rang.

"Professor Wen? Is there any progress?"

It was so late, and Wen Yifu was still looking for him. Xie Lingxin assumed that his research had made progress.

Wen Yifu's voice came through the phone: "No, that's not it. Putting that aside for now, have you heard that a domain realm has recently been discovered at the border of Zhanzhou and Maozhou?"

Xie Lingxin's heart skipped a beat: "I've heard some things about it, but I don't know much about it."

"Someone might ask you to decipher ancient scriptures soon, so be careful."

Wen Yifu's voice was somewhat solemn.

Xie Lingxin was puzzled: "Deciphering ancient scriptures... be careful?"

Wen Yifu said, "You're in the Environmental Protection Bureau, so you should have heard about it. The merger of the four cities involves some complicated matters."

“Many people want to take advantage of this opportunity to stir up trouble. In other people’s eyes, you are not only Director Dai’s trusted confidant, but also a key figure in Leizhou.”

"Your father, Mr. Xie, is a deterrent to many people. With you around, they find it difficult to do many things."

"But if we kick you out..."

Wen Yifu did not continue.

Xie Lingxin understood immediately: "They want to use this opportunity to throw a tantrum and dump me?"

Wen Yifu sighed softly: "Originally, these things should have been handled by us old guys, but this time... even I am powerless to help. I'm sorry, Xiao Xie."

"Actually, if it really doesn't work out, don't be impulsive. Just bear with it, go back to school, and focus on your studies with me. Before long, you'll get the Morning Star Badge. At that time, just follow your honorable path, and all those underhanded tricks will be meaningless!"

(End of this chapter)