Master of the Xuanyin Sect of Mount Shu

Chapter 26 The Divine Eye and His Friends

Guan Minghui cultivated on the stone bed every day, surrounded by eight divine banners and shrouded in a large amount of black energy, so that people outside could not see what he was doing inside.

Shenmu Tianzun rushed forward and knelt down, accusing Cui Haike and his disciples of their rudeness and demanding that his master punish them severely.

Guan Minghui pretended to be in deep meditation and gave no response. He was hoping that his cheap disciple would go out and find some more people, so that they could help him refine the black silk and test the level and bottom line of that old hag Hua Yaosong.

When Shenmu Tianzun received no response, he stood up, glared at Cui Haike and his disciples again, and turned to leave.

After he left, Cui Haike was also a little worried, fearing that Guan Minghui would blame him, since Shenmu Tianzun was his disciple and he was indeed just a prisoner.

He then advised Yang Li, "When he returns, no matter what he says, we shouldn't respond. He's Senior Gu's disciple, so even if he's a bit arrogant, we should give him some leeway for the sake of the elder. We just need to focus on helping the elder refine the Black Blessed Silk..."

He was speaking to Guan Minghui, and as he spoke, he led Yang Li back to the entrance of the Earth Lung, where they diligently collected Earthly Fiend Black Omens to refine treasures.

Guan Minghui was well-informed about the outside world. He had already used the Xuan Yin Divine Number to perform a divination, and the result showed that the Divine Eye Celestial Venerable could bring him three more people...

Guan Minghui was somewhat expectant, wondering who this fellow would bring back; it should be three good laborers.

Of course, even if they weren't, he could still turn them into good laborers.

More than half a month later, the Celestial Venerable of the Divine Eyes finally returned, accompanied by two middle-aged men and a young sword immortal.

After entering the cave, the Celestial Venerable of Divine Eyes introduced Guan Minghui to a tall, thin, middle-aged Taoist priest with a bluish complexion. He had fish-like eyes that bulged outwards and a large, hooked nose.

"This is my close friend Lin Rui. I haven't seen him for several years. He has recently mastered many powerful magic weapons."

Lin Rui looked at Guan Minghui sitting on the stone bed shrouded in black mist, his neck and hands and feet chained together. He felt somewhat resentful, but out of respect for Gu Chen's reputation, he still performed the junior's greeting.

Guan Minghui saw his defiance and thought to himself, "If I don't intimidate you first, how can I make you willingly work for me?" So he searched his memory for information about the other person and said:
"Your cultivation method is too mixed. You should have used the Seven Fiends Great Method to refine your soul and the Seven Fiends Great Method to refine your body at the beginning, but you failed to cultivate to the end and refine the Seven Fiends Incarnation."

You learned the Heavenly Demon Refining Technique from the Demonic Sect, but you only grasped the basics and didn't refine it into your natal demonic form. As a result, you went to learn things from the Ghost Path.

Now that the elixir has been forcibly refined five times, its quality is too mixed; it can no longer be refined, right? Continuing to cultivate further will inevitably lead to qi deviation and turning one into a zombie.

Lin Rui was stunned by these words. He did not expect that the other party could see through his cultivation system so clearly at a glance, and he was stunned on the spot.

The Celestial Venerable of Divine Eyes was quite pleased with himself: "My master is incredibly powerful and has boundless magical abilities. If it weren't for that old man with long eyebrows' sneak attack back then, he would have wiped out the entire Emei Sect by now! With his guidance, not only will your cultivation path be smooth in the future, but you will also be able to easily attain the rank of Celestial Immortal."

Lin Rui then bowed deeply: "I humbly request your guidance and instruction, senior."

"No rush, no rush, there's plenty of time ahead." Guan Minghui then looked at another middle-aged Taoist priest, who was thin and withered with dark skin. "Who is this one?"

The Taoist priest took a few steps forward and bowed, saying, "Junior Ku Tie, along with my disciple Liu Quan, pays respects to Senior Gu Chen."

After he finished speaking, he and the tall young man behind him bowed.

Guan Minghui was greatly surprised to hear this name. Liu Quan, the White Water Master, was later taken in by the strange beggar Ling Hun and became the first disciple of the Snow Mountain Sect. He was quite powerful.

Shenmu Tianzun said, "Master, his original Taoist name wasn't Kutie. Damn it, it took me so long to find him this time. He said he's been enlightened by a monk and wants to reform his ways."
He even got a Dharma name called Ku Tie! Master, you must quickly enlighten him and make him give up the idea of ​​becoming a monk. What's so good about being a bald monk? Why not join your Xuan Yin Sect together?" It turns out that Ku Tie also came from the Western Demonic Sect and was of a very high seniority.

The Western demonic cult has a large number of members, and its doctrine is mainly based on the dual cultivation of Buddhism and demons. They believe that Buddhism is transcending the world, while magic is entering the world, and that Buddhism and magic are originally one.

Buddhism is like a Bodhisattva saving all beings, while magic is like a wise king destroying the world. The two are two sides of the same coin. Thus, one can enjoy the blissful Buddhist realm without having to abide by the precepts, and can live happily in the mortal world.

Therefore, among the five demonic sects, the Western Demonic Sect is currently the most powerful and has the largest number of members. It is further divided into five branches, among which the Dragon Heaven Sect is the most prosperous.

The original leader, Chili Laofo, was a figure from the Northern and Southern Dynasties. He possessed extraordinary magical powers and was known as the Living Buddha of the Demonic Path. He was the leader of the entire Western Demonic Cult.

However, the old Buddha has now passed on the position of sect leader to his disciple, Venerable Poison Dragon, and has gone into seclusion to cultivate and comprehend the most advanced Dragon Heaven Secret Technique.

Another faction, the White Bone Sect, was led by Venerable Wuxing. After failing to seize the position of sect leader from the old Buddha Chili, he left in anger and founded the Eastern Demonic Sect.

Ku Tie was originally an elder of another Lingdeng Sect, from which Shenmu Tianzun also came. The two were old acquaintances, but now they have all broken away from the Western Demonic Sect and become independent cultivators.

Guan Minghui looked at Ku Tie and realized that he was indeed not as shallow as Lin Rui.

"You haven't cultivated your innate divine demon, nor do you have the incarnation of a wrathful deity. Your original cultivation was flawless, but its potential was limited. Recently, you've been practicing Buddhism; are you practicing the dual cultivation of cessation and insight, the Great Perfect Mirror Dharma?"

Ku Tie quickly replied, "Senior, you have great insight. I turned to Buddhism precisely because I couldn't find a way out."

"Then tell me, what is the way out?"

Ku Tie was stunned for a moment: "Either the Xuanmen ascend to the spiritual realm, or the Buddhists are reborn in the Pure Land."

"Ascend to the celestial realm, and then what? Be reborn in the Pure Land, and then what?"

"And then..." Ku Tie was speechless for a moment.

Guan Minghui said, "The reason why cultivators in the world want to ascend to immortality is simply because becoming an Earth Immortal involves heavenly tribulations. Let me tell you, the reason you think there are heavenly tribulations is because you are too weak. My master does not believe that there are heavenly tribulations in this world. He considers the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder as just a tickle, and the Heavenly True Fire as just a hot bath."

Ku Tie retorted inwardly, "Then didn't your master still suffer divine retribution and die in the end..."

Guan Minghui seemed to understand what he was talking about: "Natural disasters, calamities, punishments... Our Xuan Yin Dao specializes in these. A calamity is a disaster, and the five calamities of Xuan Yin are the five calamities of Xuan Yin."

For us, natural disasters and calamities are like ordinary people experiencing storms and torrential rain. We don't need to hide, but rather we must turn the tide and turn misfortune into good fortune!

"Let those righteous sects and Buddhist monks leave. We'll stay here to undergo our tribulation. Once they've all left and we've overcome this calamity, the whole world will be ours!"

These words were his own interpretation, derived from Gu Chen's memories and experiences.

Ku Tie was dumbfounded: "Everyone knows that the heavenly tribulation is getting more and more severe with each passing year..."

"So what?"

(End of this chapter)