Taoist Myth: I am the last true immortal in the world

Chapter 585 Return to Qingcheng

The day passes quickly.

Chen Yun, Yan Feng, Niu Dali and Master Jingchen returned to the real world along the passage that left the Sun Moon Lake Cave.

After saying goodbye to Yan Feng and Master Jingchen, Chen Yun used the art of teleportation and took Niu Dali across thousands of mountains and rivers back to Qingcheng Mountain.

At this time, several decades had passed since Chen Yun left Qingcheng Mountain and went to the Khitan imperial capital.

Walking on the steps of Qingcheng Mountain in spring, looking at the beautiful scenery of green trees and blooming flowers.

Chen Yun had a feeling of returning to his hometown.

As he walked, he pointed to a huge tree beside one of the steps and said, "Brother Niu, when I left, this tree was only as thick as an arm, but now it is as big as a bucket. There is also a large patch of flowers over there. I remember it was empty before. Qingcheng Mountain has changed a lot."

Niu Dali said with a smile: "Master, you are a man of the Tao, with a life span that is unimaginable to ordinary people. You will experience more seas and skies in the future, and the seas will dry up and the rocks will crumble. How could the slight changes in Qingcheng Mountain cause you to sigh like this?"

Chen Yun smiled and shook his head. "Changes with emotion and changes without emotion are two different things. My mentor arranged for me to live here since I was a rookie. I have long regarded this place as my second home. Naturally, I sigh when I see changes. The same is true for cultivation. Sometimes when you look back, you will find that cultivation is not easy, and you should cherish your current situation."

This is a very ordinary statement.

However, Niu Dali seemed to have heard some profound truth from it, and nodded his head in deep thought.

A Taoist priest, a water buffalo that had transformed into a spirit, and a one-horned golden beast following behind, such a "weird" combination naturally attracted the attention of the people in the Damianfeng Taoist Temple.

……

Qingfeng and Mingyue are the Taoist children who were accepted as disciples by Taoist Jiao in recent years.

They are not normal humans, but a breeze and a ray of moonlight. By chance, they were nourished by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and luckily transformed into human form.

Precisely because they are the incarnation of alien objects, they are very powerful and have the strength of top-level magicians.

At first, Qingfeng and Mingyue had just transformed and were ignorant of worldly affairs. They "playfully" around Qingcheng Mountain, causing disasters to many lives.

Fortunately, Taoist Jiao came forward to subdue them. Considering that Qingfeng and Mingyue were born together, he made a special exception to the law and accepted them as the boy who made elixirs and taught them the etiquette of the human world.

Over the years, Qingfeng and Mingyue have been influenced by Taoism. Although they are still boys, they have the demeanor and appearance of immortal children.

Today, Qingfeng and Mingyue are preparing to go down the mountain to accumulate good deeds.

Just as they reached the gate of the Taoist temple, they suddenly saw a tall, majestic, and heroic young Taoist priest, carrying a buffalo spirit and a spiritual beast covered in golden light, walking slowly towards the Taoist temple.

Qingfeng was startled at the time, his eyes became solemn and he whispered: "Mingyue, this Taoist is shrouded in mist, and the buffalo spirit is as majestic as the ocean. Even the spirit beast is frightening. They must be here with bad intentions. Go back to the Taoist temple and inform the teacher and the uncles that a demon has trespassed into Qingcheng Mountain."

Mingyue was about to answer.

Suddenly, the buffalo demon seemed to notice it and said angrily, "You two little brats, you really don't know what's good for you. You didn't even know that Chen Zhenren had returned to the temple, and you still think we are monsters?"

Master Chen returns to observe?
Qingfeng and Mingyue were stunned at first, and then seemed to think of something.

The next moment, the two little Taoist children knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "Qingfeng (Mingyue) pays homage to the Grandmaster."

Chen Yun raised his hand in the air, and the two little Taoist children stood up automatically. "Qingfeng, Mingyue, you can call me master, but you can't call me ancestor. My master is still alive, and I haven't graduated yet. I'm still a disciple at the Ningyang Cave in Zhongnan Mountain."

Patriarch is generally a respectful title for the founder of an entire industry or the founder of a sect.

He is still a disciple of the Chuan Dao Temple, so it is naturally inappropriate for him to be called the ancestor.

If Chen Yun becomes a master in the future and forms his own sect, he can be called the founder by future generations.

As for the title of master, there is nothing wrong with it.

Because this word was originally used to address the elders in the family.

Many elderly Taoist priests in Taoism who are highly respected and virtuous can be regarded as the elders of a sect, and can naturally be called masters by the younger generations.

The same goes for Chen Yun.

He is the "head" of the Dameifeng Taoist Temple in Qingcheng Mountain.

As a junior, Qingfeng Mingyue is more suitable to call him Master.

In addition, many sacred beings may also be called "master" by practitioners or by the general public, which is an extremely respectful title.

Qingfeng and Mingyue did not dare to disobey the order and said they understood.

The two men welcomed Chen Yun into the Taoist temple while watching secretly.

Although they had only been in the Dameifeng Taoist Temple for a few years, they had heard Taoist Jiao, Taoist Ba and others talk about Master Chen a lot over the years. They knew that the master before them, who looked like a young man, was a powerful figure that could overwhelm thousands of mountains and rivers.

It is said that Mr. Chen had already attained immortality several years ago.

Therefore, when Qingfeng and Mingyue saw Chen Yun, they were naturally very curious and kept peeking at him.

Chen Yun ignored the looks of the two boys and just chatted and laughed with Niu Dali, and slowly walked into the Taoist temple.

The disciples inside, including Taoist Jiao, Taoist Ba, Zhang Qian, Lin Chen, Qin Ming, Mei Junyan, etc., had already seen the strange phenomena in the sky one after another and knew that Chen Yun had returned. They brought a large group of disciples to wait respectfully.

As soon as they saw Chen Yun stepping in, everyone bowed to him.

"Welcome back to the temple."

"Welcome back, Master."

A crowd of one or two hundred people came to pay their respects.

These are all visible to the naked eye.

In addition, there were tens of thousands of divine soldiers and generals who also floated in salute and greet.

Niu Dali was shocked and said, "Master Chen, you actually have so many disciples?"

Although Chen Yun had just used his "omniscience" ability to sense so many disciples, his attention in recent years had either been on the Khitan or on the Sun Moon Lake Cave Heaven, and he really didn't know that Qingcheng Mountain had recruited so many disciples.

He did not respond to Niu Dali, but just said to everyone, "No need to be so polite."

As soon as the words fell, everyone present felt an irresistible gentle force coming, and then stood up straight at once.

Taoist Jiao was dumbfounded. He stepped forward and took a deep breath, saying, "Teacher, I am gifted and have been practicing Taoist skills for many years. I was lucky enough to become an immortal a few days ago, but I still cannot sense where the great power you exert comes from. Your cultivation level is so high that it is unbelievable."

Niu Dali looked at Jiao Daoist with a smile, "Master Chen has already cultivated to the Earthly Immortal Realm. You have just become a Human Immortal and have not grown stronger for a year, so naturally you cannot sense it."

"what?"

"Master has already reached the fairyland?"

About one or two hundred disciples and tens of thousands of divine soldiers and generals were all shocked.

They never imagined that the Khitan had sent news that Chen Yun had attained enlightenment and become an immortal, and within a few years, he had cultivated to the level of Earthly Immortal.

This shocked them deeply, and they sighed that the master was indeed the master. His cultivation really improved by leaps and bounds, and it was beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

For a moment, everyone looked at Chen Yun with even greater awe.

While everyone was looking at Chen Yun, he was also looking at his many disciples and those magical soldiers and generals.

After not seeing each other for so many years, everyone's cultivation has improved a lot.

For example, Taoist Jiao, relying on his true dragon bloodline and the authentic Xuanmen Xuan Gong method, has just cultivated to the human immortal realm.

On the contrary, Taoist Ba, whose cultivation level was previously higher than Taoist Jiao's, is still at the peak of the leader realm and has not yet become an immortal.

In addition, Zhang Qian and Lin Chen, two good friends, are cultivating Yin Spirits, and now their bodies look rather old, as if they are in their forties or fifties.

However, their cultivation has also improved significantly, from the initial upper-class magicians to the early stage of high-level magicians.

It seems that over the years, his several incarnations have taught them a lot of good things. Qin Ming is a late-stage high-level magician.

Gong Juji is in the middle stage of the master realm, while the four monsters are in the middle stage of high-level wizard realm.

Bao Xin is a leopard spirit who has turned into a spirit. He is only in the early stage of the leader realm, and his progress in cultivation is relatively slow.

In addition, there are disciples like his previous mount, the tiger spirit, Mei Junyan, Jiang Mengchen, Lu Yuan and others, whose cultivation levels range from intermediate mages to high-level mages.

The tiger demon used to have the strength of a top-level wizard, so it is not surprising that he has practiced to become a high-level wizard.

What surprised Chen Yun was that the highest level of other disciples was only mid-level superior mage, and only Mei Junyan had cultivated to the late-level high-level mage.

This woman seems to be very talented and has the hope of becoming an immortal in the future.

Chen Yun also saw Zhao Kuangji, his registered disciple, in the crowd.

Under the guidance of his own incarnation, Zhao Kuangji made steady progress and cultivated to the early stage of an intermediate magician.

The thing that surprised Chen Yun the most was that, if the "subordinate gods" were not counted as the enhancements of those magical weapons and generals, the weakest one could be comparable to the leader level.

The strongest generals such as Qin Liang, Ji Xin, Cui Ming, etc. are even more powerful than ordinary ghost immortals, but they are not as powerful as human immortals.

Chen Yun knew that the great improvement in the power of these magical weapons and generals had nothing to do with spiritual practice. It must have been because they received a lot of incense, which made their strength grow rapidly.

Although divine weapons and generals can also improve their strength through practice, it is far less quick than becoming a god through incense.

Of course, this is the strength that is shown on the surface.

In fact, Chen Yun was deified by Laojun. Some of his disciples, as well as divine soldiers and generals, were deified by him as his subordinates and underworld officials, so their actual strength would be much stronger.

For example, the "divine nature" of Ba Dao Ren allows him to exert the powerful strength of the late human fairyland.

Because Qin Liang and Ji Xin are civil and military judges, their divine powers are even more abundant and they can exert the strength of the early stage of the Earthly Immortal Realm.

There are also disciples such as Cui Ming and Bao Xin. With the support of divine power, they can all display the strength of the late human fairyland like Ba Daoren.

Among the divine soldiers and generals, three thousand of them became ghost messengers, and they can roughly exert the strength of the early stage of human immortal realm.

The remaining tens of thousands of divine soldiers and generals did not receive any improvement.

After all, I didn't become a ghost messenger.

Although divine power is an external force, the power it provides is no different from the power cultivated by oneself.

Moreover, because it is fixed and endless, it can prevent the evil spirits and gods from exhausting themselves when fighting with humans.

Chen Yun knew that these generals would be his backbone forces in the upcoming Battle of the Gods.

After taking a good look at the strength of the disciples, he took the initiative to introduce them: "This one is called Niu Dali, he is my best friend, and he will live in our Taoist temple in the future. You should treat him like you treat me, and respectfully call him teacher, do you understand?"

"clear."

"I will obey the teacher's instructions."

Everyone could sense that Niu Dali was incredibly powerful, and given Chen Yun's order, naturally there was no objection.

After introducing Niu Dali.

Chen Yun looked at Taoist Jiao, "Wait until Chen Da returns from the mountain tour and have him come to see me."

Taoist Jiao said hurriedly: "Yes, teacher."

Chen Yun could naturally sense where the three incarnations were.

Chen Da is patrolling the mountains.

Chen Er was protecting Zhao Kuangyin.

Taoist Miao Shan seemed to be on the verge of a breakthrough and was practicing meditation in the inner courtyard.

Although these three are incarnations, they can actually be considered independent individuals and are capable of practicing self-cultivation.

Chen Da is now in the late stage of the leader realm.

Because Chen Er has excellent "materials", he is now very close to becoming an immortal, but he has not reached that critical point yet, so he has not yet achieved immortality.

Instead, what surprised Chen Yun was that the incarnation of Taoist Miao Shan, which was evolved from the fairy lotus root, was actually already breaking through to the human fairyland.

He couldn't help but sigh. Taoist Gou Teng really spent a huge price on Shen Xiu. He was able to get such a magical spiritual root as the fairy lotus root. No wonder Taoist Miao Shan's cultivation speed was so fast.

Fairy lotus root is not an ordinary thing.

It is said that Nezha, one of the five princes of Vaisravana, the king of the north, is called the third prince because he is the third.

When he was born, there was a "哪" character on his left palm and a "吒" character on his right palm, so he was named Nezha.

The prince went to the sea three days ago to cleanse himself and got into trouble. He trampled down the Crystal Palace and captured a dragon to make a belt from its tendons.

The king of heaven knew about this and wanted to kill him for fear of future troubles.

Nezha was furious. He took a knife in his hand, cut off his flesh to return to his mother, and cut off his bones to return to his father. He returned his father's essence and mother's blood, and his soul went straight to the Western Paradise to report to the Buddha.

The Buddha was preaching to the Bodhisattvas.

All I heard was someone shouting, "Help!"

The Buddha's wise eyes saw that it was Nezha's soul, so he made lotus roots into bones and lotus leaves into clothes, and chanted the mantra of bringing the dead back to life, and Nezha was saved.

Later, Nezha used his magical powers to subdue the ninety-six caves of demons. He was so powerful that he wanted to kill the King of Heaven to avenge the bone-picking.

The king of heaven had no choice but to ask for help from Buddha Tathagata.

The Tathagata values ​​harmony and bestowed upon the Heavenly King a fine and exquisite golden pagoda containing relics.

There are Buddha statues on every floor of the tower, shining brightly.

Nezha was told to regard Buddha as his father and the grudge was resolved.

The immortal lotus root that Sakyamuni made for Nezha's body came from the same source as the immortal lotus root made by Taoist Miaoshan.

Although the "grade" of the fairy lotus root of Taoist Miaoshan is relatively much lower, it is a Buddhist treasure after all, so it can naturally help one to practice quickly.

I have to mention here that at present, Nezha and Tota-Bearing Heavenly King have not yet become Taoist gods. It is not until the Song and Yuan dynasties that these two will be absorbed by Taoism.

In addition, Tota-Bearing Heavenly King Li is no longer called Tota-Bearing Heavenly King Li, but is called Northern Heavenly King Vaisravana.

The only thing that puzzled Chen Yun was how Taoist Gou Teng, a spirit from the Uncaria rhynchophylla in the Queen Mother of the West's medicine garden, got the Buddhist treasure, the fairy lotus root?

He nodded slightly, put his hands behind his back and walked inside, saying, "I have been away for these years and have not taught you how to practice properly. So, I will find a time tomorrow and I will explain Taoism and practice to you."

"Thank you, sir."

"Thank you, teacher."

A group of disciples were moved to tears of gratitude.

Niu Dali, who was following behind Chen Yun, could not help but brighten up when he heard this. "Master, you are going to give a lecture. Can I sit in tomorrow and learn some authentic Xuanmen magic?"

Chen Yun smiled and said, "You and I have a very close relationship, so of course you can do it. In the future, I will have to rely on you to protect the many disciples in my temple."

Although Niu Dali said "I dare not", his eyes showed excitement. He certainly hoped to learn some wonderful Dharma from Chen Yun's lectures.

(End of this chapter)