The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 1001 Mingguang Villa
Fei Meng once said that the ancient Buddhist sects, and those cultivators who used the name of gods to practice the path of incense offerings, were corrupted and "fallen" because of their "faith," but she never explicitly said where the power of "faith" came from.

I originally thought this power originated from the "mind realm," since thoughts and beliefs are deeply connected...

But judging from the results of the investigation in this "other dimension", the root of "faith" probably lies in the word "fantasy"!
It is the "fantasy" of the myriad beings of Xuantian that created these "other-dimensional worlds" and the specific images of the "gods" in some of these "other-dimensional worlds".

This allowed those ancient people who impersonated gods to cultivate immortality to exploit loopholes, but it also sowed the seeds of future disaster.

Once these "other dimensions" are corrupted and the images of gods are replaced, those who use these "other dimensions" will naturally be replaced by their own corrupted reflections... This is why gods become "evil beings"... or more accurately, the main reason.

This "Amaterasu" is probably the first and most important example.

Because "Amaterasu" is undoubtedly an imposter of "Goddess of Light," and "Goddess of Light" is most likely causally related to Daoist "Tai Su"!

This is a conspiracy directly targeting "Tai Su," one of the Five Primordial Beings, who can represent the existence of Xuan Tian.

It is estimated that the "Earth Deity" appointed by Tianyong City did not discover this place "by accident," but rather that a great being was orchestrating it behind the scenes.

Hmm... I remember during the third "Historical Fog" mission, Fei Meng said that the faith of the "Six O'Clock Bodhisattva" was attempted to be corrupted shortly after the Jia Shen Incident.

And the "Six Hours Bodhisattva"... is most likely also related to "Tai Su"...

That time it might not have been very successful, but this time it was a real success.

No... in fact, neither can be considered a true success, because both attempts to pollute the other dimension from which "faith" originated were sealed in the "mist of history"!

Is it because the "Daoist masters" were also powerless to make it a "reliable history," so they had to seal it away and leave it for future generations to solve?

From this perspective, the "fog of history" might have been a common way to deal with insurmountable problems in ancient times...

A series of thoughts flashed through Zhao Chen's mind. He had only guessed at first, but after truly stepping into this "other dimension," the information that the "Jade Book" had gathered was enough to support his deductions.

Looking back, the "Mind Realm" is indeed unlikely to be the source of "faith," since the "Mind Realm" is terrifying because of its extremely high status and dangerous because many evil spirits reside within it.

Even so, cultivators can still use supernatural powers originating from the "Mind Realm" relatively safely. If the source of "faith" is truly in the "Mind Realm," it is probably not so easy to be corrupted... After all, the Tai Su Dao Jun has been dead for so long, and evil spirits are rampant in it, yet the "Mind Realm" remains unchanged and difficult to shake.

If we want to cause problems in the "mind realm," we can probably only hope that the Daoist Lord "Tai Su" will fall into depravity.

Zhao Chen only dared to think these words in his heart, but he couldn't say them out loud. After all, among the people he knew who were capable of hearing this knowledge, there were probably only the Empress and the Queen, as well as Fei Meng, who also had a "golden finger" like him.

"So, should we hang a mirror on that branch now?" Ming Hongyue asked, pointing to the branch hanging from the top of the mountain wall after hearing the story.

“Ordinary mirrors won’t work…” Zhao Chen came back to his senses, looked up at the tree branch, and after a while, he reflected the “Bagua Bright Mirror” back into reality and hung it on the drooping branch.

The next moment, the smooth mountain wall suddenly opened up, transforming into a pitch-black portal. It actually worked... In other words, the "Eight Trigrams Bright Mirror" was indeed worshipped as the "Mirror of True Scriptures," which is why it possesses the corresponding symbolism? I wonder who the original owner of this accessory was.

Zhao Chen was speechless at the sight. He had actually prepared to use "Starry Night Gate" or "Key of Dawn" to open the door.

Seeing that the gate was stable, Zhao Chen and Ming Hongyue exchanged a glance and walked in together. The scene before them suddenly changed, and a typical Tang Dynasty-style mansion appeared before them.

The plaque above the mansion clearly reads four characters: Mingguang Biefu.

“Mingguang Villa… Mingguang? Is this the Daoist name of the disciple of Tianyong who was granted the title of Earth Deity?” Ming Hongyue guessed, looking at the words on the plaque.

Zhao Chen was also taken aback, because when he used the "Eight Trigrams Bright Mirror" to view the scene of this other-dimensional world, he only saw the general outline of the interior of this mansion, but he did not see this plaque...

Bright light... the Eight Trigrams Bright Light Mirror... Could it be that this disciple from Tianyong City is actually a "candidate"? No wonder the "Star Chariot" was so effective at suppressing it!
Back when I wasn't a cultivator and had almost no authority, I was still able to suppress her, who had fallen from the "Dongxuan" level Earth Deity to a "Dao Nie".

While pondering, Zhao Chen circulated his "Five Immortals' Spiritual True Qi" and took out the "Summoning God Decree," obtaining access from the protective array surrounding the mansion.

This is the method imprinted in the "edict". The reason why Hongyue was so confident in confirming the existence of Beppu was because she obtained this information.

Back then, who would have known that getting to Beppu would be so troublesome?

This annex is laid out in two courtyards. The front courtyard has a living room, entrance hall and other public reception areas, while the back courtyard has the main house, side rooms, inner hall and storage facilities.

The outer courtyard's living room and entrance hall were very spacious, but when Zhao Chen scanned them with his divine sense, he found that apart from a flying artifact at the supernatural level, there was nothing else of value.

Those paintings and furniture might be worth some money as antiques, but they obviously wouldn't catch Zhao Chen's eye now, let alone Ming Hongyue, who is a wealthy man.

As for the flying artifact, it was a crane that was over three meters long.

Its appearance is indeed lifelike, but it has no "spirit" or "intelligence" whatsoever; it is merely an inanimate object.

"This is the 'Crane Fairy', a standard item passed down through the lineage of Tianyong City. It is said that this magical artifact can only be powered by the 'True Qi of the Five Immortals.' Not only can it be used for flight, but its combat capabilities are also quite remarkable."

"Of course, the most important thing is that it looks great. Back then, a true disciple of Tianyong City even went to Yaochi to try to imbue his 'Crane Fairy' with 'Night Light'."

"Unfortunately, there aren't many successful cases..." Ming Hongyue had previously gained in-depth knowledge of the "Five Emperors Paying Homage to the True Ones" supernatural power, and spoke of it with great familiarity.

Zhao Chen, who also knew about Tianyong City, naturally recognized this magical artifact. He reached out and beckoned, and the "Crane Fairy" flew up on its own, its body getting smaller and smaller until it seemed to transform into a small ornament, which Zhao Chen tucked into his sleeve.

(End of this chapter)