I have Taoism and can understand other worlds

Chapter 651 The Change of the Idol
Jiang Wen stopped in his tracks; he did not continue forward.

The forest, where ancient trees gathered, was already teeming with life, even more vibrant than the three ravaged states of Daqian.

There are no rivers of blood and forests of flesh, nor mountains of bones and seas of corpses.

Various strange and wonderful creatures evolved from this filthy world and gradually gathered together to form a new world.

But what stopped Jiang Wen in his tracks was an ordinary stone statue.

It's just a stone statue.

But this stone statue was enough to make him stop and linger.

This is a stone statue of a Heavenly King holding a sword, no more than ten feet tall. It is covered with scarlet moss. It has a majestic and solemn expression. It holds a sword and stands on a mythical beast. Its eyes glare ahead, as if scrutinizing the good and evil of the world.

Its face is so lifelike that Jiang Wen would have thought it was still alive if it weren't carved from stone.

This is a statue of the Heavenly King of Growth, standing within his five internal organs. It stands there quietly, observing the changes in the world within his organs.

"A statue? How can there be a statue here?" Jiang Su asked in surprise, puzzled, in her divine sea.

Jiang Wen did not answer her, but quietly observed the statue.

This statue is similar to the statues in his divine sea, the only difference being that the other statue is now gilded, while the statue in front of him is just an ordinary stone carving.

However, anything that can appear here is by no means ordinary.

After examining it for a while, he couldn't see anything unusual. So he reached out and gently stroked the statue.

The moment his fingers touched the statue, a divine light pierced through his mind. All sorts of changes appeared before his eyes, and countless fragmented memories surged forth.

Those endless memories, those endless vicissitudes of time, reached straight to the divine sea, impacting Jiang Wen's consciousness. Even with his extraordinary cultivation, he could hardly withstand such torment.

With a splitting headache, Jiang Wen felt as if his soul and spirit were about to be shattered by these vicissitudes of memory.

The pain, originating from his very soul, coursed through his entire body, giving him a taste of what it meant to be torn apart by five horses.

"Venerable One, what's wrong with you!" Jiang Su saw the turmoil in his divine sea and knew that Jiang Wen was in trouble. He tried his best to calm the divine sea, but it was all in vain.

She could not calm the turbulent sea; the surging waves rose higher and higher.

Jiang Su had no choice but to stay curled up around the statue.

At that very moment, the standing statue suddenly burst into light.

At the moment when Jiang Wen felt he was about to shatter, at the instant when his three souls and seven spirits were about to split apart.

The sounds of Tao intertwined, and myriad rays of light shone forth. It was as if immortals had descended to earth, and the Taoist patriarch was transmitting scriptures. The divine sea was swept by this radiance and instantly returned to calm. The divine soul, torn apart by chariots, was illuminated by that radiance and returned to its original form.

The vicissitudes of countless years were calmed under the divine light, and its fierce appearance was no longer present.

Once everything had calmed down, Jiang Wen shook his dizzy head.

The torment he had just experienced seemed like an illusion, as if it had never happened. But he could feel the pain in his soul, the damage caused by the erosion of the Heavenly King of Growth's divine will.

Although there were statues of gods to suppress it, it still left scars.

This caused him to feel a sharp pain from time to time, as if a knife was cutting into his bone.

"I need to heal my injuries, so please protect me while I perform the ritual," Jiang Wen instructed Jiang Su.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured."

Jiang Wen felt relieved and set up the Four Symbols Sword Formation.

He took out the clear liquid from his storage bag and presented it to his eyes.

The tears of the ghost, which he obtained on the Bridge of Confusion. He never expected to find them useful today; it truly is fate.

This item can heal the soul; it is no ordinary thing. It is extremely difficult to obtain and is rarely found in the world.

The so-called communication with spirits and deities suggests that only those ghosts who are extremely grateful in their hearts can leave behind such treasures after they have been liberated.

Jiang Wen had once heard Yan Gongli say that ghosts could understand the truth of the world at the moment they were being exorcised. It was impossible to set up a scheme to deceive the gods and spirits.

That's why this item is so rare and sought after by countless cultivators.

He had two drops; he gave one to someone else.

Now I'll give it a try myself, I wonder if this will work for him. I swallow my tears and close my eyes to regulate my breathing.

He felt a cool sensation flowing down his body, penetrating deep into his soul. It was like a cool breeze in the sweltering heat, or a bonfire in the dead of winter, illuminating his torn soul and healing the piercing wounds.

The soul slowly healed, and the pain gradually dissipated.

For the first time, Jiang Wen saw his own soul form; it was a phantom just like him.

He saw countless versions of himself, each a reflection of himself through the eyes of his own self. His soul was him, and he was his soul. All that he saw and perceived was himself, and thus, there was immeasurable power.

"One begets two, two begets three, three begets all things. The Great Dao is thus, and so is humanity." Observing the divine soul, Jiang Wen couldn't help but sigh. He gained a deeper understanding of the Outer Realm Scripture and suddenly felt that the Great Dao was visible.

The golden core within its body resonated, burning with intense flames. The golden core shattered, revealing a gathering of red energy.

The Golden Elixir undergoes nine cycles of refinement through the power of true fire.

He has now reached the second stage of the Golden Core realm.

Once this red energy gathers into a pill and is refined into its true form, one can obtain one of the five energies.

These are called the Five Qi. The first Qi is the spirit stored in the heart. The acquired Qi is the consciousness spirit, and the innate Qi is the ritual spirit. When one is empty of sorrow, the spirit is settled, and the fire Qi of the Red Emperor in the south returns to its origin.

By cultivating the Fire Qi to its source, one can obtain one of the Five Elements. At that time, the Samadhi True Fire can be transformed into the Primordial Samadhi True Fire, capable of scorching the sun and chasing the moon.

Refining tears repairs the soul.

Jiang Wen sensed that his cultivation had advanced another step forward within his body.

The five elements can be discerned; the realm of the sage is within reach.

The soul is more abundant and complete than before, as if it has been fully satisfied.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Wen had a sudden realization.

He primarily cultivates the External Realm Scriptures, focusing mainly on the Golden Elixir Daoist methods. As for the methods of the Divine Soul, he rarely touches upon them, not because he intentionally ignores them.

It is the Yellow Court Classic, which cultivates both the inner and outer scriptures. The inner scripture is a method for cultivating the soul, but it is too profound and far beyond his current ability to cultivate.

The path to enlightenment is easy, but the inner vision is difficult.

Cultivating the Tao is easy, but cultivating the mind is difficult.

No wonder those immortals mostly focused on cultivating their minds; this is the reason why.

Putting those thoughts aside for the moment, Jiang Wen composed himself.

He gained a lot from his encounter with the statue of the Heavenly King of Growth. Within those shattered memories lay countless stories.

Although it's blurry now, he can still see it clearly. He'll definitely want to see what kind of celestial and earth-shattering changes occurred among the gods in those ancient times.

Looking up, he seemed slightly surprised.

The ten-foot-tall statue that was once before them has now vanished.

"Su, have you seen that statue?" Jiang Wen frowned and asked Jiang Su in his divine sea.

Jiang Su remained silent for a long time, and Jiang Wen was about to enter his divine sea to search for her when he finally heard her clear, cold voice.

"In your divine sea."

"???" Jiang Wen was dumbfounded; he thought he had misheard.

"what?!"

“Venerable One, why don’t you come in and take a look, then you’ll know the truth.” Jiang Su’s voice carried a hint of resentment; she seemed to be experiencing some unpleasant emotions.

Jiang Wen immediately entered the divine sea, and he was stunned when he saw the statue of the Heavenly King of Growth.

It stood beside its own statue, taking the place where Jiang Su had previously been. Its body, which had been covered in moss, was now spotless and gleaming despite being a stone carving.

"Look, it's over there. It's even taking up my spot."

Jiang Su muttered to herself that she was very unhappy.

(End of this chapter)