I used folk talismans to ward off the evil spirit.

Chapter 101: The Path to Enlightenment, The Natal Divine Artifact (Please continue reading)

In the study, Jiang Jun unfolded the silk scroll containing the evolutionary record of the "Dragon and Tiger Golden Elixir Method" given to him by the Old Celestial Master and began to study it carefully from beginning to end.

The old master wrote in tiny, dense characters, each stroke exuding composure, which seemed somewhat inconsistent with his image as a powerful figure.

The beginning of the silk manuscript records his early experiences practicing the system of demon tamers.

This is not much different from ordinary monster tamers; they also follow the path of fusing and refining monsters.

However, the Old Celestial Master's advantage lay in his profound Taoist knowledge; his self-created visualization diagrams were far more sophisticated than those of ordinary demon tamers.

His mind is far clearer than that of ordinary people, and his physique, honed through years of training, is better able to suppress the backlash when he merges with the monster.

He took this step more steadily than others, but that was all.

Jiang Jun nodded slightly and continued reading.

When the silk manuscript records the critical juncture of advancing to the extraordinary, the old Celestial Master's brushstrokes become noticeably heavier.

Back then, many fellow cultivators chose to forcefully break through using the treasures of the Mysterious Abyss in order to advance their cultivation levels; these were known as "extraordinary opportunities."

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The old master, however, remained unmoved.

He wrote in the silk scroll: "Breaking through the realm with the treasure of the Abyss will make us stronger, but it will only deepen our entanglement with the Abyss."

"Firstly, it is easy to fall into the abyss of deceit; secondly, if one holds fast to one's principles and does not fall into the abyss, one will inevitably find it difficult to move forward and will have no way forward. This is like drinking poison to quench thirst, which the wise will not do."

Upon seeing this, Jiang Jun couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain! With his unwavering will and foresight, it's no wonder he has achieved such great success."

He knew that most of those who broke through to higher realms through extraordinary opportunities were later trapped at the first or second stage of the extraordinary realm, with no further progress.

Those like Master Leiming, who have connections, opportunities, and abilities to switch to the "Three Souls and Seven Spirits Technique," are considered fortunate.

But the old Celestial Master, step by step, forged a path to heaven.

Jiang Jun shook his head with a sigh and continued reading.

The old master's writing style suddenly changed, and he began to record his research on supernatural objects.

He believed that since the divine objects were manifestations of the laws of the real world in response to the invasion of the Abyss, if one could use them to enter the Dao, one might be able to completely get rid of the influence of the Abyss.

At that very moment, he obtained the first known "elephant-level" divine artifact on Earth: the "Dragon-Tiger Golden Elixir".

Overjoyed, he gathered a group of like-minded people to study how to use supernatural objects as a foundation to open up a new path.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Jun smiled knowingly: "As expected, people aren't stupid, especially these early-stage powerhouses. They can't possibly be unaware of divine artifacts."

He continued reading, but his brows gradually furrowed.

Mystical objects have a fatal flaw: they strongly conflict with supernatural objects and cannot coexist. And the foundation of the supernatural tamer system is supernatural objects.

Some who control demons ruthlessly abandon their cultivation and then use the same approach of refining demons to refine divine objects.

As a result, most of those people were devoured by the monster and died suddenly.

Those few who managed to succeed by chance also became ordinary people, unable to withstand the erosion of the divine and magical objects.

For ordinary people, the danger of supernatural objects transforming into the Dao is even greater than the danger of strange objects transforming into the Dao.

This is undoubtedly a dark joke!

"Being a cultivator on Blue Star is truly difficult," Jiang Jun sighed, and continued flipping through the pages.

Fortunately, the old master and others did not give up.

After repeated experiments, they finally came to a compromise: given the current situation, the Abyss is the dominant force, and the strange objects can only serve as supplementary aids.

To go further, one must ultimately follow the path of the Devourer system.

The founder of the Department of the Supernatural was the first to successfully navigate this path.

He used the "Soul-Stabilizing Chisel," a divine artifact of elephant-like quality, to carve out three souls and seven spirits for himself. He then used these souls and spirits to carry the strange creatures and successfully ascended to the extraordinary realm.

The soul is "enlightened" by a divine object, but it is not the divine object itself. With further harmonization, direct conflict between the two can be avoided, and coexistence can be achieved.

Each condensed spirit or soul can be entrusted to a lord-level artifact, thus paving the way for the tenth level of transcendence.

The two pioneers of the Star River Federation followed suit, using the divine artifacts "Crown of the Seven Virtues" and "Nail of the Seven Sins" to evolve the "Seven Virtues" and "Seven Deadly Sins" of human nature.

Using virtue and sin as a framework, and carrying the primordial monster, it has also forged its own path.

But the old master refused to follow the old path of others.

He wrote in the silk scroll: "The path of the soul and spirit is indeed smooth, but it is ultimately the path of others. I wish to take the Dao elixir as the root, use the dragon and tiger as the means, embrace the primordial unity, and directly point to the golden elixir."

His ideas were bolder than anyone else's.

It does not use the soul to carry strange things, nor does it use virtue and sin as a framework, but rather uses the "Dragon and Tiger Golden Elixir" to shape its own Dao elixir.

Then, forcibly transform your own natal spirit, and according to the principles of dragon and tiger, cultivate the elixir and continuously elevate the Dao elixir.

His ultimate goal was not to stop at Dao Dan (the Daoist elixir), but to directly reach the Golden Elixir Dao. This is the origin of the "Dragon-Tiger Golden Elixir Method".

Jiang Jun closed the book and pondered for a long time before slowly saying, "The old Celestial Master has extraordinary spirit! The Taoist sect has a profound foundation, which is why it can do what ordinary people cannot."

He thought about his current situation.

Without the ability to shape a soul, forcibly following a path similar to the "Three Souls and Seven Spirits Method" is highly unlikely to succeed.

The old Celestial Master's approach to achieving the elixir of immortality is worth learning from.

Why can't his natal charm be further refined?

If the Old Celestial Master aimed to transform the Dao Pill into the Golden Elixir, why couldn't he also elevate the protective object into a spiritual treasure or divine artifact?

Having settled on this approach, Jiang Jun re-examined his five natal protective items.

He manifested them one by one in his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Gui Bu Xu" has a gentle, clear light and is the first talisman he created, which he feels the closest to.

"The Strange Sorrow" is a blend of purple and white, with a subtle garlic aroma.

The "Divine Rooster Talisman" is surrounded by crimson flames, and the phantom of a rooster stands proudly.

The "Gourd That Swallows Demons" has flowing gold patterns, and its belly bulges slightly.

The "Lightning-Struck Peach Wood Sword" had the strongest aura, with its purple and silver lightning flashes being the most dazzling.

Emotionally speaking, he naturally prefers "Guibuxu," which is the starting point of his way of suppressing evil spirits and accompanied him through his initial fear of monsters.

However, from a rational perspective, the "lightning-struck peach wood sword" undoubtedly has the greatest potential.

Made of peach wood struck by lightning, a divine and mysterious material, it can perfectly withstand the dangers of transformation and is far more lethal to monsters than others.

Furthermore, it contains the power of divine objects, which is of great significance for his further research into divine objects, and ultimately for incorporating them into the Way of Suppressing Objects.

He looked at the table, where the set of Five Emperors Coins given to him by the Old Celestial Master was quietly placed.

This item is similar to the peach wood struck by lightning, and is also a combination of the two. If it can be compiled and made into a new talisman, it may become another powerful talisman.

"These so-called fake divine objects may be far more helpful to my method of suppressing objects than I previously imagined," Jiang Jun thought to himself.

As he began to conceive of talismans related to the Five Emperors' Coins, he also looked forward to the batch of "fake divine objects" that Su Tie had promised.