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

Chapter 790 Inspiration
When Chen Yun defeated Zhou Tian Xing Dou and He Han Qun Zhen, Luancheng immediately became an "empty city".

After receiving the news of Chen Yun's victory, the Khitan leader Yelu Deguang immediately ordered the Grand Eunuch Yelu Shuoguli and Zhao Yanshou to divide their troops to surround and guard the Jin troops. He also sent another general, Xiao Han, to bypass the Jin army's flank and rear. He himself led the cavalry to cross the river at night and attack from behind, forming a pincer attack on Luancheng.

Luancheng no longer had its sacred guard, but Chen Yun, as the victorious party, could still support the Khitan army.

On a dark and windy night, the golden-eyed ghost caused the earth to shake, sand and rocks to fly, causing panic inside and outside Luancheng.

The armies led by Yelu Deguang, General Xiao Han and King of Nanyuan attacked at once.

In an instant, the entire Luancheng was captured.

Yelu Deguang bared his bloody fangs and ignored his previous promise to Chen Yun, and carried out a massacre in Luancheng.

This matter immediately reached the ears of the Jin army.

Du Chongwei, who was camping on the south bank, learned of this and did nothing except sending Li Guwai, the transport envoy who advocated war, to supervise the grain supply. He just drank and had fun in the camp every day, and even stopped caring about military affairs and ordered the army to continue to stay where they were.

It seemed that having their food supply and retreat routes cut off was not important at all to him.

On the first day of December, Li Gu secretly reported to the Jin court without Du Chongwei's knowledge, hoping to turn the tide.

……

Bian Jing, in the imperial palace.

Shi Chonggui was discussing the war in the north with a group of officials.

Suddenly, an official came hurriedly, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Something big has happened! Something big has happened!"

Shi Chonggui immediately stopped talking to the man, looked at the official and asked, "My dear, why are you so flustered?"

The official said with an unpleasant expression, "Just now, the transport envoy Li Gu sent someone to report that all the land in the north has been lost, and even the grain route Luancheng has been breached. Marshal Du not only has no intention of resisting, but is even stationed in the original place. In my opinion, Marshal Du is very likely to surrender to the Khitan!"

"what?"

"Is there such a thing?"

"Luancheng is lost?"

All the officials in the study were shocked.

They never imagined that Du Chongwei led 200,000 elite troops to the north, but was beaten so badly by the Khitan army that he almost didn't recognize his parents. Most importantly, he has done nothing now, showing the possibility of surrendering to the Khitan.

This made all the high-ranking officials of the Later Jin Dynasty panic, fearing that Du Chongwei would really do that.

You know, if they lost Luancheng, it would be enough for the Khitan army to march straight south and conquer the plain.

If Du Chongwei surrendered with another 200,000 soldiers at this time, the Jin court would probably be finished.

Jin Emperor Shi Chonggui was so shocked that he almost fainted. His whole body was shaking. "What...what? Marshal Du actually acted like this?"

The official who reported the news nodded vigorously, and said solemnly: "Now the northern army has learned that Luancheng has been breached and the people are in a panic. If we don't do anything at this time, I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."

He didn't finish his words, but both Shi Chonggui and other officials present understood that the other party meant that if no further action was taken, the Later Jin court would be destroyed by the Khitan in the near future.

Shi Chonggui said silently: "What else can I do?"

The official who reported the news said, "Envoy Li hopes that Your Majesty can lead the army in person."

"Haha, haha." Shi Chonggui laughed sarcastically. "The elite troops have all been led by Marshal Du to the Northern Expedition. How can I have the troops to lead the army in person? Apart from the hundreds of guards in my palace, do I have any troops?"

Yes, everyone knows what the current situation of the Later Jin court is.

It can be said that there were really no remaining soldiers, and all those who could go to the battlefield had been sent out.

A group of Later Jin officials remained silent, as if they had witnessed the decline of the empire.

……

It is not known whether Du Chongwei discovered Li Gu's secret report, but on the fourth day of December, he also sent a secret report to the Jin Emperor, expressing his loyalty and expressing the hope that Shi Chonggui could send more troops to help, as he was ready to have a big fight with the Khitan.

Shi Chonggui was worried for several days at first, but after receiving the secret report from Du Chongwei, he felt reassured. He gritted his teeth and sent all the hundreds of remaining guards in the palace to the front line.

At this point, all the imperial guards in Daliang...that is, Bianjing, had gone to the battlefield, and the capital's military strength was depleted.

Shi Chonggui knew that Luancheng had been cut off by the Khitan army. In order to prevent Du Chongwei, who had finally mustered up the courage, from cheating again, he hurriedly collected 500,000 tons of grain and fodder from the states north of the Yellow River, as well as Hua, Meng, Ze, Lu and other states, and transported them to the military camp in the north. The imperial edict urged the transportation of grain.

On the fifth day, Du Chongwei sent someone back to Beijing again to ask for help.

The envoy was captured by the Khitan army on his way back to the camp, and since then Du Chongwei's contact with the court was cut off.

At this time, Shi Chonggui planned to lead the army in person, but the Khitan army had already penetrated deep into the territory of Zhaozhou. The Jin army was attacked from all sides and was in a difficult situation.

However, the Later Jin army under Du Chongwei's command had not suffered serious losses. Heng, Yi, Ding and other states were still controlled by the Jin army and still had the strength to fight against the Khitan.

On the sixth day, Jin general Wang Qing requested to lead 2,000 soldiers to clear the way and lead the entire army to station in Hengzhou City. However, Du Chongwei had different intentions and refused to allow the army to reinforce, resulting in all of Wang Qing's troops being killed in battle and the main force of the Jin army being surrounded.

Du Chongwei was at the end of his rope, so he secretly colluded with the Khitan and intended to surrender with his entire army.

Yelu Deguang pretended to agree to make him emperor.

On the tenth day, Du Chongwei ambushed troops inside and forced all the generals to sign a surrender.

Du Chongwei then ordered the entire army to march out of the camp and form a battle line. The officers and soldiers cheered and jumped, thinking that an attack was about to be launched.

Du Chongwei personally explained to everyone: "We have run out of food and have nowhere else to go. We have no choice but to find another way out with you!" He ordered the entire army to take off their armor and surrender.

The officers and soldiers were sad and mournful, and their cries shook the whole area.

Even Du Chongwei surrendered to the Khitan, let alone others.

The powerful vassal states in the north of the Yellow River surrendered at the sight of Jin, which greatly aroused the Khitan's determination to destroy the Jin Dynasty.

At this point, the military forces deployed by the Later Jin court in the north had completely collapsed, and it could be said that it had reached the end of its road.

When the war reached this point, everyone knew that it would probably only be a matter of time before the Khitan destroyed the Later Jin Dynasty.

However, at such a critical moment, Daliang welcomed one of the most noble and sacred gods in the world.

This honorable deity arrived with an almost complete army, and had already deployed his troops outside Daliang city, waiting for the final sacred showdown with the Khitan army.

That’s right, this honorable deity is none other than the current Emperor of Heaven, Lord of the Stars, and Master of All Things, the Great Emperor Ziwei!
……

A few days ago, Chen Yun, who had just finished the attack and defense of Luancheng, immediately went into seclusion.

Ever since he watched the fight between the two Half-Step Daluo and Lei Zu pointed out his own flaws, Chen Yun became deeply aware of his shortcomings and wanted to take advantage of this time to improve himself.

Chen Yun sat cross-legged in the quiet room, his "consciousness" rising to the track of the Golden Elixir Avenue. He saw that his "life" was still on the original track of the Avenue, without any deviation.

"Lei Zu said before that we should make our life move along the path of the Great Dao, just like the Great Dao, instead of simply relying on our life. Once this is done, our life will generate a magical power after it moves, protecting our body and soul, thus making it indestructible."

Chen Yun seemed to understand something. "If I'm not mistaken, Lei Zu meant to let life imitate the movement of the Great Dao. Because the Great Dao has moved along this track, as long as life moves along this track, it will naturally be able to imitate the Great Dao and gain incredible power. In the process of moving, it can even dig up the treasures left on the track after the Great Dao has moved."

This is the secret of the immortality of the Half-Step Daluo.

In addition, he also judged another point from this, that is, as long as a Half-Step Daluo can sense where the trajectory of the Great Dao is, he will dare to entrust his life there, instead of having to find a sparsely populated Great Dao trajectory like himself before entrusting his life there.

Why does Half-Step Daluo dare to do this?
Because their lives are constantly "moving" on the trajectory of the Avenue, even if someone comes to this trajectory, it is impossible to easily chase the entrusted life. Moreover, when the life imitates the Avenue to run on the trajectory, it will generate incredible power. Only by breaking this power can the Half-Step Daluo be truly destroyed.

Can ordinary people do this?

The answer is definitely no.

After all, the great power generated when life runs on the trajectory can ensure that the Half-Step Daluo will be indestructible, so even if a Half-Step Daluo comes to the trajectory of life, it is difficult to break the protective power and cannot destroy the life of the Half-Step Daluo.

"This is a truth that every Half-Step Daluo can understand. I haven't made the breakthrough for long and haven't explored much, so I don't understand this."

Chen Yun secretly rejoiced, "Thank goodness that I watched the fight between the two Half-Step Daluo this time, and then asked Lei Zu, and learned this secret, otherwise I would really have a treasure mountain without knowing it."

Although I know I have a treasure mountain, new problems now arise.

How should this life, which rests on the trajectory of the great road, move?

Chen Yun tried to control his life and then...

Well, no reaction at all.

He was not anxious about this, but pondered seriously, "If life is used as an analogy, it is like a backup, and my true body is the program that the backup originally had. The program can be used when it is in the computer, but how can this backup be run when it is in the storage disk?"

Chen Yun pondered for a long time but still could not think of a solution.

"Oh, right, I guessed before that Lei Zu meant to let life imitate the Great Dao and run on the track. I don't understand how to make life move. Isn't it possible to directly watch how the Great Dao operates and then try to simulate it?"

Chen Yun's eyes lit up.

The method you think of may not be suitable for others.

After all, it is extremely difficult for others to sense the Great Dao, and it is impossible to observe the operation of the Great Dao whenever they want.

I am different. As long as I work harder, I can feel the "Avenue of Equality". If I want to observe how the avenue works, it is relatively simple.

He did what he could think of, and without hesitation he withdrew his "consciousness" from the trajectory of the Golden Elixir Avenue.

Immediately, Chen Yun put aside all distracting thoughts in his mind and began to feel the "Avenue of Equality" with all his heart.

At first, he could not sense the "Avenue of Equality", but as time went on, he gradually became able to vaguely sense the omnipresent "power of the Avenue of Equality" reflecting on himself.

After sensing for a while, Chen Yun arrived at the "paradise" just like last time.

Similar to before, as soon as he arrived here, he immediately sensed that everything around him was filled with innate Taoist Qi, and each piece of innate Taoist Qi contained infinite power.

The entire "Taoyuan" presents a colorful and misty beautiful scene.

Chen Yun felt that "all beings are equal" and had a sense of peace and joy, as if he was on the "Avenue of Equality" and had no worries.

In the past, he would definitely have sensed the power of the Great Dao and the power of many laws related to "equality".

However, Chen Yun did not do so this time because he wanted to know how the avenue actually worked and then move his own life along that trajectory.

Unfortunately, although he sensed the "Avenue of Equality", he did not see how it "moved".

After all, he was in the "Taoyuan", what kind of "sports" could he see?

"I can't see how the avenue works, what can I do?"

Chen Yun was really puzzled.

I thought this method was feasible, but after coming here, I found that it still didn't seem to work.

He did not leave immediately, but tried to observe carefully as possible.

Time passed bit by bit.

Chen Yun could never see clearly how the Avenue worked.

He was afraid that time would pass too quickly inside or outside the avenue and he would miss the decisive battle, so he had to retreat first.

Returning to reality, Chen Yun sat in the quiet room and kept thinking, "Lei Zu would not lie to me about this matter, so life can indeed 'move' on a trajectory like the Great Dao, but I haven't figured out how to do it yet, so I can't achieve this."

So what should I do?

Chen Yun kept recalling everything he had learned before, trying to see if he could get some inspiration.

After thinking about it for about half an hour, I still didn't get any inspiration.

It seemed as if it was simply impossible for him to make his life "move" along the path of the great road.

"Did I overlook something?"

Chen Yun simply closed his eyes, emptied his mind, and stopped thinking deliberately. He simply sensed the life that was entrusted to the trajectory of the avenue.

This is his own life, he will definitely sense it as soon as he senses it.

This time he was just simply sensing, and he didn't "consciously" head towards the path of the avenue like before.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but when Chen Yun looked at the lives that were dependent on the trajectory of the avenue from a “third perspective”, it seemed that everything was different.

If our "consciousness" is in the first person perspective when it enters the trajectory of the avenue, we can only see the direction of the trajectory.

So at this moment, he was like standing outside the track of the avenue, watching the whole situation.

He discovered that there was an inexplicable powerful force on the trajectory of the avenue.

This great force seems to be able to drive everything, including the Tao.

Or maybe this is the great power generated when the Great Dao is in operation.

Chen Yun stared at this great force and got a hint of inspiration. "Could it be that I need to use this great force that is enough to drive the operation of the avenue to make the life that depends on it move?"

(End of this chapter)