Xianye

Chapter 461 The Mystery of True Water
The identity of the gray-clothed man in front of them seemed extraordinary. Although the maids who reported the matter were unable to recognize his face, they were still confused and ignorant.

But just from the anxious look on Chen Yufu's youngest son Chen Duan's face, fearing that he might not be entertained well enough, we could tell that he must have a very high status in Xuhuangtian and an extraordinary rank.

After inviting the man in gray into the palace and serving him tea.

Before long, the man in gray put down the teacup and said straight to the point:

"Chen Heng, I came to see you today because someone asked me to do you a favor. It can also be regarded as a meeting gift from that person."

Without waiting for Chen Heng to speak, he raised his hand and pointed lightly, and a red spark the size of a grain of corn flew out from his fingertips.

Although Mars was extremely small, it emitted a dazzling flame. As soon as it appeared, it illuminated the entire temple with bright and brilliant light, as if a water bubble had suddenly appeared and it was threatening to penetrate the sky and into the clouds.

After the spark flew into the purple palace between his eyebrows, Chen Heng calmed down and thought about it carefully, only to realize that what the gray-clothed man had just handed over was a ten-thousand-word scripture called "Xian Gong Lihuo Lun".

This "Xian Gong Lihuo Lun" is not some great scripture or immortal secret technique. The whole text is just an explanation of the practice of Nanming Lihuo, and the meaning of the scripture gradually goes from shallow to deep.

It is just like when ordinary people build a house, they need to start with rammed earth to build the foundation, and then erect beams and pillars, build brackets, pile up eaves and tiles, and finally build a towering pavilion. Each step is closely connected, and there are traces to follow from top to bottom!
"This is a little gift from Lord Xian that he asked me to give you. Lord Xian is an old minister in Xuhuangtian. He has been following the Divine King since before he became an enlightened being."

Glancing at Chen Heng's expression, the man in gray said leisurely:
"And Duke Xian's origins were a little spirit born from the depths of the earth's magma. As he continued to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, his wisdom grew day by day, and he cultivated a human form and achieved enlightenment.

It can be said that this person is born close to the great way of fire and they share the same source. Even the God King once asked Xian Gong about the profound meaning of the way of fire. You practiced the Nanming Lihuo, and it just so happens that Xian Gong did the same.

I think that although the Yuchen Immortal Sect has no shortage of classics and scriptures, this book "Xian Gong Lihuo Lun" was written by Xian Gong with great effort. For the sake of this old man's kindness, please don't dislike it."

"Senior, you are joking. Such a precious sutra is extremely rare. How dare I treat it with disrespect?"

Chen Heng stood up and thanked him, speaking frankly.

The man in gray looked at him, then after a moment pressed his hand down, indicating that Chen Heng did not need to be so polite.

“Your life experience is different. Although the God King invited you to come to Xuhuangtian and even made an exception to teach you the practice method of the Netherworld True Water, he did not give us a rough outline of the rules and told us how to treat you.

You have been here for half a month, and there is nothing else here except that stupid snake whose head has been beaten several times.

Now, those who are still in the Void Emperor Heaven, such as Zhao Nie and Cheng Huangjun, are not in a good position to meet you. Although Duke Xian has given you the experience of practicing Lihuo, he still has some concerns..."

The gray-clothed man hesitated for a moment, then suddenly spoke these words, then looked at Chen Heng and changed the subject:
"Among the ten great divine fires, you chose the Southern Light Fire, which is different from the Netherworld True Water. By some coincidence, this actually has a story behind it."

Upon hearing this, Chen Heng knew that the reason why this person said this was to give him some advice.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and he bowed and said, "Please give me some instructions, Senior."

The man in gray nodded and spoke slowly:
“Since you have time, then there’s no harm in talking. Even if I don’t speak now, the God King will tell you clearly later. Everyone knows that in the universe, there are seven kinds of divine water and ten kinds of true fire. They are all mysterious and unique, and their origins are not small.

Just talking about these seven sacred waters——

The beauty of the Yellow Springs True Water lies in its filthiness, the beauty of the Netherworld True Water lies in its immortality, the beauty of the Xuanyin True Water lies in its coldness, and the beauty of the Jiuhua Spiritual Water lies in its creation.

The Divine Water of Cosmic Light allows practitioners to drive time, the Pure Water of Eternal Life can greatly prolong life, and the One Yuan Heavy Water is extremely heavy, and if one practices it to a high level, just one drop can easily crush mountains, rivers and barriers in the ground!
Although these abilities are nothing to great masters, if young cultivators can obtain one or two of them, they will benefit greatly.

Furthermore, if those giants want to open the door to all wonders, they need the power of water and fire. No matter how powerful they are, they are no exception in this matter. From this point of view, the status of true water and divine fire is naturally extraordinary. "

Chen Heng nodded, agreeing with what the man in gray said.

The divine water and the true fire each have their own merits.

Take the Netherworld True Water for example, if one can cultivate the Netherworld True Water, it is equivalent to the practitioner achieving immortality.

Regardless of whether it is the orthodox immortal way, the Shinto way, or other mysterious and orthodox ways, immortality is an extraordinary means that is not easy to obtain.

Even in the Gangsha martial arts, those martial arts practitioners who have achieved a golden body or even condensed a divine wheel can only regenerate flesh and blood easily, and are still several steps away from the true immortal body.

As for the Cosmic Light Divine Water, it sounds even more extraordinary.

After all, those who can be related to time all have powerful and extraordinary abilities.

Since Chen Heng started practicing Taoism, he has seen Taoist methods that can disrupt the sequence of time.

Apart from the strange method that the Gongshu brothers used to immobilize Xie Yingyuan in the past, the only other method left is Yuan Yangsheng's divine eye - the pure eye of all directions.

Among the seven divine waters, there is a debate about which one is more mysterious, the Cosmic Light Divine Water or the Netherworld True Water, and which one is the real number one.

This matter has never stopped, and there are still objections to it...

At this time, the man in gray suddenly looked at Chen Heng, smiled slightly and said:

"Since the divine water and true fire are so extraordinary that even those great masters cannot ignore them, why is it that among the seven divine waters, only five are still widely circulated in the world?

The method to refine the True Water of the Netherworld is only in the hands of the God King. If he doesn't agree, who can refine it?
The method of cultivating the Zhouguang Divine Water has long been lost. In this vast universe, I don’t know how many families still have the method of cultivating this divine water..."

At this point, the gray-clothed man paused and sighed:

“I don’t mean to be disrespectful to the God King, but logically speaking, it would be difficult for the God King to maintain the combined refining method with his own strength. Why is it that up to now, no great people have come to ask for it?
Although they may not care much about the immortality of the Netherworld True Water, but it can be used to cultivate younger disciples and is related to the door of all wonders, can those people really remain indifferent? "

Chen Heng's eyes showed a thoughtful look and he was speechless for a moment.

“What I have said must be known to all the great masters of Yuchen, especially your former teacher who helped you ascend to heaven.

It is said that your teacher was also interested in the Netherworld True Water in the past. Given his friendship with the Divine King in his early years, if he paid a little more, it would not be impossible for him to obtain the combined refining method. However, it seems that something happened to this teacher later, so the matter was not followed up. "

The man in gray suddenly stretched out his hand and there was a sound of surging waves behind him.

In the blink of an eye, a curtain of water appeared in the sky, turbid and dark.

It was like a stream of water flowing from the deepest part of the underworld, rising high on the ceiling of the hall in the posture of a dragon or snake, and completely extinguishing the light from the candles in the room.

The red water of eclipse, the black water of darkness, the white water of death—

The three kinds of water merged into one, and it became the real water of the underworld before our eyes!
"Why has the Divine King been able to monopolize the combined refining method until now without any problems, and why did the Cosmic Light Divine Water disappear long ago?
In the final analysis, there were two ancient figures who, either to avoid disaster or for other purposes, had buried their own fruits of the Tao in the source of these two sacred waters!"

The man in gray let out a long breath, his eyes gleaming with an indescribable light, and said in a deep voice:
“For others who don’t practice the Netherworld True Water, it’s hard to explain it in detail. But after I cultivated the Netherworld True Water, my vision became higher and higher, and I became more and more amazed.

The two who buried the Dao fruit in the sacred water, their abilities cannot be guessed by common sense, they have already achieved the Dao and the Mysterious!"...

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Above the immortal realm, there are naturally higher realms.

In the hands of giants who truly hold the Great Dao, things that seem unattainable to the world at large, such as the creation of yin and yang, the reconstruction of the world, and the evolution of all living things, are not difficult for them to accomplish.

However, since the beginning of the universe, this infinite universe has naturally not been free from disasters and catastrophes, and all living beings have not been in harmony.

Not to mention the dramatic change that saw the collapse of the former Gudao Court.

Even when the ancient emperors ruled the world with strict laws, there were still incidents such as the Longqiu Rebellion and the Brahma Demon Disaster.

Even the high and mighty immortals and Buddhas will become miserable and ashes if they are not careful, and will never be able to return to the world to show their power.

For example, Monk Tianyi Yan and Monk Dahuisheng are a vivid example!
According to the gray-clothed man, the two people who buried the Tao fruit in the two holy waters were unknown as to how powerful they were before and why they ended up like this.

But it is obvious that today's digital giants do not want to see them appear again.

If the seven divine waters and ten kinds of true fire were not created by nature, they would be closely connected with this boundless universe from the beginning and could not be destroyed easily, otherwise it would easily lead to defects in the universe.

Moreover, those two tied up the Dao Fruit and the two sacred waters. If one wants to kill them completely, one must first ruthlessly destroy the source of the sacred waters.

I'm afraid that many giants who hold the Great Dao have already taken action and personally processed the two Dao Fruits to completely destroy all their plans.

However, despite this, with the secret promotion of various forces, the spells of the two types of true water, Netherworld and Cosmic Light, which were originally owned only by the big and powerful sects, have never flowed out again.

As time went by, a "master of magic" emerged who was specifically responsible for monitoring the abnormal behavior of the two sacred waters.

Among the cultivators in this world, who can practice the True Water depends entirely on the words of the Dharma Master.

And Chen Yu, the lord of Xuhuangtian.

He took over the position from the previous master and became the master of the Netherworld True Water of this generation!

This is why the method of refining the True Water of the Netherworld is unique to Chen Yu and is rarely coveted.

As for why the Dharma masters strictly guard the cultivation methods of the two types of sacred water, Netherworld and Cosmic Light, and do not pass them on to others at will.

This is to cut off the "anchor of the world" of the two people in the holy water, so that the two souls will gradually become ignorant and finally fall into a deep sleep.

This is exactly the countermeasure that several giants have deduced. Under the circumstance that the two sacred waters cannot be destroyed, the water grinding method is the most reliable.

But as to why he didn't use his great magical powers to erase all the information about the two sacred waters, Netherworld and Cosmic Light, but instead the Dharma Master passed down the cultivation methods of the sacred waters from time to time,
This is because the divine water and true fire are, after all, the innate creations of the universe. If they are allowed to fall into complete emptiness and silence, it will inevitably affect the circulation of yin and yang.

Probably every three thousand years, the two masters of the sacred water would choose one person and bestow the sacred water's spell upon him...

That's it.

Chen Heng also understood the meaning behind the gray-clothed man's words.

These words were not only a casual chat with Chen Heng, but also repeatedly mentioned the extraordinary origin of the Netherworld True Water.

If someone listened carefully, he would certainly remember the favor of passing on the Dharma in the future. This might also be the reason why the man in gray came.

After expressing his feelings for a while, the man in gray did not stay any longer and simply got up and said goodbye.

When they reached the palace gate, the man in gray stopped again, signaling Chen Heng that he didn't need to see him off, and said with a smile:
"To practice Nanming Lihuo, it would be best if you could be in a place where fire gathers. There is a deep valley of underground fire to the west of Yanghaozhou. If you have time, you might as well go there and watch the excitement."

After saying this, the man in gray moved and disappeared.

Chen Duan, the youngest son of Chen Yufu, who was waiting outside the door, had not yet hurried to greet him. When he raised his head, he could no longer see the corner of the gray-clothed man's clothes.

"This person has a strange background?"

At this time, the Escape Shuttle also flew out from Chen Heng's Purple Mansion. There was a trace of suspicion on his face:
"From what he said, he seems to be an old minister of Xuhuangtian, but in my memory, there seems to be no such great figure?"

Chen Duan carefully said, "Mr. Suo, you don't know that this is the great Zen Master Zhihun!"

"Master Zhihun?"

The Escape Shuttle was surprised:
"Is this person hiding his face or traveling in an incarnation? Didn't he go to Paradise to learn Zen? When did he come back to Xuhuang? Did he also learn the True Water of the Netherworld back then?"

Chen Duan looked very secretive. After coughing twice, he invited Chen Heng and Dunjie Shuttle into the hall and explained in a low voice.

At the same time, in a solemn pure land.

Treasure banners linger, garlands flutter,
In the midst of the golden light and flowing clouds in the sky, Monk Zhihun made the meditation seal with his hands, revealing a thousand-foot-tall golden body, sitting cross-legged on a large lotus.

Suddenly, the gray-robed man came in mid-air, and after clasping his palms together, he turned into a cloud and sank into the depths of the lotus. At this moment, Monk Zhihun raised his eyelids and chanted the Buddha's name slowly.

"God King, with your temper, I'm afraid you won't be able to explain this matter from beginning to end. I'm asking the Grandson to do you a favor, so you should also do me a favor."

The foolish monk smiled slightly, his eyes looked through the void and fixed on Chen Heng. He pondered for a moment unconsciously and then shook his head.

"If Xiangxian is unwilling, and you come to take over the tripod, I can wait. After all, this is a dragon palace that I built with my own hands. If the successor is not a heroic master, wouldn't it be a pity?"

The foolish monk sighed.

The next day, Yanghaozhou.

In the deep valley of the underground fire, as a blue light flashed, the figures of Chen Heng, Chen Duan and others appeared in the air, scaring a few fire crows so much that they cackled and soon flapped their wings and flew away.

"This kind of fierce Yang fire energy is much better than the Flowing Fire Great Transformation Cave Heaven."

Chen Heng looked ahead and praised.

(End of this chapter)