As one of the few mountain lords in the Spiritual State, Lord Bailu's blessed land had several other gods besides him.
That night, when Jiang Yuanchen and Mu Qingyi were meditating, one of the gods in the Allroamer realm brought over a pile of fruits.
When Mu Qingyi saw the fruits, she suddenly thought of Madam Jin's spirit fruits, and her expression darkened. Instead, it was Jiang Yuanchen who invited the Hundred Fruit God in with a smile.
"Immortal elders, these are a gift from the demon spirits of the mountain." There were jade peaches, golden pears, southern huaizi, and other melon fruits on the plate. Although the spirit energy in these fruits wasn't as strong as Madam Jin's, it was a hundred times purer than the fruits stained with blood.
Jiang Yuanchen nodded at Mu Qingyi, indicating that the fruits were fine.
Mu Qingyi was still fearful and asked the Hundred Fruit God cautiously, "Gift? What gift? "
"I've heard from the Mountain Chieftain that someone from the Taixu Dao Sect will be coming to protect you during this period. The demon spirits of the mountain have survived thanks to the mountain lord, and many of them have asked me to send these fruits to thank you. "
Yes, there were many evil demons in the Spiritual State, but there were even more mountain and river spirits who cultivated day and night to gather the essence of the sun and moon. The people of the Spiritual State cherished the elves. Adding the word "spirit" to the word "demon" showed how the immortal cultivators of the Spiritual State viewed them. They didn't see them as fellow cultivators, but they didn't discriminate against them either. They only handed them over to the gods to manage.
Lord Bailu was very kind to the demon spirits. Last time, when he made a mistake in his cultivation, these demon spirits worked together to defeat the enemy.
"Speaking of which, what exactly happened to Lu Jun that even a Yin God like him would ask to be saved?"
"The mountain lord obtained a cultivation technique a few years ago, and it seems that his godly power was suppressed because he cultivated it. Every year, there would be a day when he couldn't use his godly power. The year before last, there were a few mortals who accidentally barged into Bai Ming's blessed land. When the Mountain Lord transformed into a mortal deer, they almost captured the Mountain Lord's true body. Fortunately, a demon spirit noticed something was wrong and used a technique to save the mountain lord. Last year, a few masked cultivators broke in on the day he couldn't control the blessed land. Although we repelled them, the mountain lord was still worried and invited two immortals to help. "
Cultivation technique? If it wasn't for the Golden Musk Mountain God exhausting his godly power to save the mountain lord, he wouldn't have been killed in one strike. Not to mention, how did a group of mortals manage to sneak into the blessed land and avoid the detection of the many divinities and demonic beasts to find the true body of Lord Bailu?
Could this be of the mysterious person's doing? Jiang Yuanchen's heart stirred. Could it be that the sect sent the two of us here to lure that person out?
After killing the Metal Spirit Golden Musk and attacking the Water Spirit White Deer, it meant that this person was indeed going to gather the five elements. He just didn't know if Green Ox, Jade Goat, and the others had already been captured.
Jiang Yuanchen's mind raced as he said to the Hundred Fruit God, "Rest assured, Your Eminence. Since the two of us have received orders from the sect, we will protect Lu Jun."
Jiang Yuanchen said to Mu Qingyi as he took a bite of a peach.
"These demons are kind." Jiang Yuanchen nibbled on a peach as he spoke to Mu Qingyi.
"Hm?" Mu Qingyi suddenly snapped out of her daze.
"Junior sister, what are you thinking about? You've been quiet the whole time. "
"I'm just thinking about what I've seen along the way." Mu Qingyi said, "I saw that Lord Bailu has a preference for nature, so I'm wondering if all gods are like this? Perhaps protecting heaven and earth is the most important duty of gods? "
This junior sister has already reached this stage? Jiang Yuanchen was a little cautious. This training might decide Mu Qingyi's future path of cultivation.
Jiang Yuanchen thought for a moment, then placed a handful of nanhuaizi on the table. Nanhuaizi was a type of melon seed, a special product of the blessed land that the Hundred Fruit God had specially sent over.
"This is heaven and earth. In the beginning, there were no living beings in this world. Everything followed the natural laws of heaven and earth, chaos as one, yin and yang, and the five elements. "
Then, Jiang Yuanchen peeled off a portion of the nanhuaizi: "These are living beings. They are different from heaven and earth, so they needed a different method of management."
"The Juyan Tenjin God saw himself as that manager. He believed that the gods represented the intelligence of heaven and earth, so he was undoubtedly the manager of all living beings."
Jiang Yuanchen continued to fiddle with the nanhuaizi that represented the living beings: "But some people refused to accept this, so the war between immortals and gods began."
"Then what position should the path of gods stand on?" Mu Qingyi asked. She had been traveling with Jiang Yuanchen and witnessed the various practices of the gods, so she was getting more and more confused. The God of State protected the dynasty, the God of Mountains and Rivers protected the land, but the Guardian Gods they saw were only protecting the Taixu Taoism.
"Neutral! The gods have their own intelligence, and are part of the myriad of living beings. But the gods are also the embodiment of the will of the world, so they must understand the needs of the world. " Jiang Yuanchen said: "Actually, that Madam Jin we saw, other than using living people as fertilizer, her idea of the wheel of heaven and earth was not wrong. The gods are the protectors of the wheel of heaven and earth. "
"And the path of immortals is the transcendent being that jumped out of this wheel."
Mu Qingyi was a little dazed: "So, we are the so-called disobedient ones?" Obeying heaven and defying heaven, these two ideas collided in Mu Qingyi's mind.
"Junior Martial Sister is thinking too much. Jumping out of the wheel of heaven and earth and protecting heaven and earth are not conflicting!" Jiang Yuanchen created a wheel: "If you want to jump out and use your own power to break the wheel of heaven and earth, of course, it is the complete collapse of heaven and earth. Destroying a part of heaven and earth to achieve one's Dao fruit, so those who want to destroy heaven and earth to achieve their own Dao fruit are on the path of the devil. This is the Daoist and Devil division method in the past. " The wheel that Jiang Yuanchen transformed into was suddenly broken from the inside, and then a blood light flew out. A devil appeared in front of Mu Qingyi, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. Then, it started to collapse the entire wheel from the point of breakthrough.
"Our Daoist philosophy is that the fate of heaven and earth enter my body, and I borrow the wheel's rotation to find a chance of survival to jump out." The crystal wheel that had just broken reformed, and then a blue light followed the wheel's rotation. Finally, it saw a hole in the wheel, and it used the wheel's force to jump out.
Jiang Yuanchen's expression suddenly became solemn: "Junior Martial Sister, remember this. Although cultivation and immortal cultivation are the same thing, our Taixu Taoism cultivates the Dao! Not immortal ascension! "
"The so-called immortal ascension stops at Heaven Immortal, and the goal is to fly to immortality. The so-called cultivation of the Dao is to prove the eternal Dao, to refine essence into qi, refine qi into spirit, refine spirit to return to the void, and refine void to fuse with the Dao. After fusing with the Dao and attaining immortality, seeking the Dao and seeking the truth is our true pursuit. "
Mu Qingyi's mind was shaken by Jiang Yuanchen's words, and she couldn't help but say: "That's too far away. How can we reach those realms after that?"
Yes, in the current situation where even Heaven Immortals don't appear in the Kyushu world, it is too unrealistic to talk about proving the Dao for eternity.
"Therefore, our Daoist Sect currently only says that we seek the Heaven Immortal Dao Fruit. But we can't lose our Dao heart for the sake of becoming immortal. What do you think of the Haoming Sect's cultivation method? Their method is the Yuanying Dao, and it is for the final step of becoming immortal. They won't deliberately focus on the cultivation of the human heart. Although our Daoist Sect has been carrying the slogan of becoming immortal all these years, the Heaven's Inquisition Trial during foundation building and the human heart refinement during core formation are both ways to cultivate the Dao heart and Dao nature. Becoming immortal is just the appearance, the real thing is still to seek the Dao and seek the truth. "
"Then what's the difference between our Daoist Sect's concept of the unity of heaven and man and God Daozun's concept of heaven responding to man?"
"There's no difference." Jiang Yuanchen spread out his hands. "Whether it's the Shinto Path or the Immortal Path, in the end, it's still the position of the immortal Daojun. It's just that their paths are different. Strictly speaking, the Immortal Path is more free and unfettered, while the Shinto Path is blessed by heaven and earth and is easier to cultivate. It's just that the Shinto Path is much more troublesome than the Immortal Path at the last step. "
After a pause, Jiang Yuanchen continued, "There is a Mountain God of Huanglin Mountain in the hinterland of Taixu Taoism. That Mountain God is a disciple of our Daoist Sect. If he reaches the Yin Spirit Realm, he can become a true disciple. However, Taixu Taoism still focuses on Qi Cultivation. These Shinto Path cultivation are recognized but not advocated. "After all, Chen Hao is also a Shinto Path cultivator. If he reaches the Yang Spirit Realm, he will be no different from the Zhenren. Either he reincarnates into the Immortal Path, or he directly cultivates as a Shinto Path cultivator.
After listening to Jiang Yuanchen's analysis, Mu Qingyi understood something in her heart. "Then it's possible for little sister to walk the Shinto Path in the future?"
"As long as you don't walk the path of the Moon Deities, it's fine." Jiang Yuanchen reminded her, "Don't forget, you still have the things left behind by the Moon Deities. Don't be forced to become Daoist in the future."
"Little sister understands." Mu Qingyi poured a glass of water for Jiang Yuanchen as thanks for Jiang Yuanchen's advice.
This wasn't the first time his Senior Brother had helped him with enlightenment.
An incense burner was taken out by Jiang Yuanchen. He threw a few middle-grade pills into it and continued to meditate.
Mu Qingyi walked with Jiang Yuanchen all the way. She was speechless about this Senior Brother's generosity. This Senior Brother was indeed a Pill Cultivator. He didn't eat anything other than top-grade pills. This kind of middle-grade pill was actually used as a spice to absorb the spiritual energy in it.
It was also because Jiang Yuanchen was a Qi Pill Refiner that he didn't care about the materials of the pills. Otherwise, even people like Ran Weng who practiced herbal pills wouldn't dare to waste this kind of pill. Did he really think that concocting pills didn't require materials? Which of the ingredients needed to concoct herbal pills weren't nurtured by the heavens and earth? How could it be as extravagant as the Qi Pill Refiner?
For Jiang Yuanchen, when it came to gathering Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi to concoct pills, high-grade pills were kept for his own use. Middle-grade pills were either sold for money or used as a spice in the cauldron to absorb the pill qi. The remaining pill dregs would naturally disperse into the heavens and earth, forming a cycle.
Mu Qingyi watched as Jiang Yuanchen inhaled and exhaled the pill qi. She herself also began to condense talismans to cultivate.
Mu Qingyi's choice of four arts was the Dao of Talismans. She observed talismans and swallowed talismans to nourish her energy. She also had her own set of techniques.
In the following days, Jiang Yuanchen would occasionally look for Bailu Jun, the water spirit, to discuss the Dao of Water Virtue. To a water spirit like Bailu Jun, the Dao of Water Virtue was an innate ability.
When Bailu Jun saw that Jiang Yuanchen had some attainments in the Dao of Water Virtue and had even comprehended the Dao rune of 'water', he felt as though he had met a soul mate. The two of them discussed the Dao until the day Bailu Jun's godforce disappeared.
