Taoist Master Xuanhuang

"Can't get in touch? Why?"

The ghost ship was confused at this moment, so it sought out the Sweeping Monk and Liu Wenhe. After discussing for a day, they finally came up with a powerful response.

But when they went to find the three leaders, they couldn't get in touch with them.

They only left one sentence: "We don't care, just do your best."

You should explain what that means.

After that, I couldn't get in touch with them. When I tried to contact Jianmu, I only felt a deep silence, as if he had gone into seclusion.

This made the group of treasures a little flustered.

Having just been summoned away by the ghost ship, who said everything was to be handed over to his Azure Cloud Boat, the White Bone Pagoda and others hurriedly returned.

He looked completely bewildered and didn't understand.

"What do we do now? What do we do now? Are the three brothers really thinking of doing something rash?"

The ghost ship panicked and suddenly felt immense pressure.

If the three leaders were to join forces with the true cultivators, what chance would we have?

Subordinate cultivators and all that stuff will be instantly destroyed.

"Not necessarily!" the sweeping monk said speculatively.

"What do you mean?"

The sweeping monk said, "Perhaps he really doesn't care. Forgive my low cultivation and limited knowledge, I can't explain the reason, but I just feel that it wouldn't be like that. Lord Jianmu's character wouldn't allow him to do such a thing."

There's no explanation for it; it's about transcendence, seeking emptiness, and such—things that even a humble monk like the Sweeper Monk isn't qualified to grasp.

Even the most precious treasures like ghost ships can't access these secrets, let alone them.

Because we lack a comprehensive understanding of the situation, we are unable to analyze it at all.

"I think so too. The three gentlemen are not of such character, and would not act so impulsively."

Liu Wenhe felt the same way, but couldn't explain why.

This is the biggest difference between treasures and humans.

Ghost ships possess normal intelligence, but lack human perception and premonition.

This is the difference between the treasure and humans; even if the ghost ship follows the path of cultivation, it is not comprehensive.

For more than ten days.

It can be said that that period was the most agonizing time for Ghost Ship and others.

However, I haven't been able to get in touch with the three older brothers.

As time went by, it seemed to simply fade away.

After all, the real person can't be found.

We cannot abandon the development of subordinate cultivators just because we cannot find the main body.

Ghost ships and other similar entities also need this to grow stronger, and even if the three leaders try to stop them, it will continue. This is not something that can be avoided.

Every living being has its own selfishness and its own future.

The future must be in their own hands; they are ready to cause trouble for their master.

Time passed slowly, as if that unpleasant incident had never happened.

The three great treasures seem to have vanished without a trace; more than ten years have passed, and there is still no news of them.

However, the world will not change because of their actions.

Even Xuanhuang couldn't achieve the ability to slow down the passage of time.

Because of the continuous appearance of subordinate cultivators, the cultivator used a divisive tactic, thinking it would be effective.

However, it seems to have little effect so far, as the three treasures have disappeared.

The fact that the treasures couldn't figure out the reason for this action doesn't mean that the truly shrewd cultivators couldn't.

Perhaps this is fate, and it's easy to guess who is behind it.

That's it.

Twenty years have passed in a flash.

With the rise of subordinate cultivators, and the splitting of the four major groups.

The first is Buddhism, the second is Confucianism, the third is Taoism, and the fourth is the Martial Arts Alliance.

However, there are differences: Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism are truly self-divided.

The Martial Arts Alliance is different; it's a planned split to reduce pressure.

The core of the Martial Arts Alliance consists of several disciples from Xuanhuang, totaling four people, making it the largest of the four super-powerful factions. It is also the ancestral home of the Dao Lord.

The Dao Master comes from the Martial Arts Alliance, which is common knowledge throughout the world.

When it comes to direct descendants, the Martial Arts Alliance dares to claim second place, and no one dares to claim first.

Such honors have allowed the Martial Arts Alliance, a single body-refining alliance, to consistently rank among the top four.

At the beginning, the shortcomings of a single method of cultivation were not apparent.

However, after spreading the Dharma throughout the world for so many years, a single super power is too singular and cannot compare with a power that has developed comprehensively.

There will be many regrets.

For example, in the same territory, the number of geniuses discovered will only be one-third of that in the other three families. As for essence, energy, and spirit, geniuses who only refine essence, energy, and spirit will inevitably be wasted.

It has inherent flaws.

Fortunately, Sun Hui did a good job.

There will be some exchanges, using the Qi Refining and Spirit Refining geniuses discovered in their own regions to exchange for the Body Refining geniuses of the three families.

Through this exchange method, they have consistently maintained a quality that is on par with the other three companies.

Overall, the four superpowers remain unchanged.

The Confucian school continues to develop in a coordinated manner, maintaining its spirit and vitality.

The Taoist school primarily focuses on cultivating Qi, but its practitioners are also quite adept at cultivating essence and spirit.

Buddhism primarily focuses on cultivating the spirit, but the cultivation of the body and qi is also developing.

Apart from the Confucian School and the Martial Arts Alliance, they can all be said to have their own core systems.

The Martial Arts Alliance is too extreme, consisting entirely of body-refining cultivators, pushing the limits to the extreme.

The Confucian school is even more legendary, with its three major systems developing in synergy; it's truly baffling how they came to be.

However, as the most powerful forces all along, the Three Superpowers and the Eight Great Powers have all studied Confucianism in depth.

Later, I stopped learning anything because I couldn't learn anything.

It's hard to imagine that the Confucian school, which claims to be the best in the world, has so many internal conflicts, and every meeting is a heated debate.

The kind of person who, when they can't win an argument, will resort to violence.

Fortunately, Yan Lai had great prestige and was able to suppress all the conflicts. If it were anyone else, the Confucian school would have been torn apart long ago.

There are differences in the concepts mentioned earlier.

There are also differences brought about by the coordinated development of essence, energy, and spirit.

You are a Qi Refining Confucian scholar, which means you don't get along with me, a Body Refining Confucian scholar, and you can't have a conversation with a Spirit Refining Confucian scholar.

The split of the four super powers is also related to the three invincible techniques.

This is especially true for those who are more well-rounded in their development.

On the contrary, specialized groups like the Martial Arts Alliance do not have such contradictions.

If the departure of the sweeping monk from the Buddhist sect was the beginning, then the split within the Confucian sect would have been a truly earth-shattering event.

The Confucian scholars who practiced spiritual cultivation separated from those who practiced physical cultivation and qi cultivation.

This directly cut off one-third of the Confucian school's strength, and the resulting sensation was far more shocking than the minor antics of the Sweeping Monk.

The reason for this is a story that is both laughable and frustrating. At least for those in the Confucian school, it feels like a dream, and they can't even vent their dissatisfaction.

Here's what happened. In the fifth year, subordinate cultivators continued to rise in number.

The deities of the Confucian Temple within the Divine Kingdom's Heavenly Network are also paying attention to this matter, since this path somewhat overlaps with theirs.

In particular, their leader, Confucius, is creating a body-refining method, and he has succeeded.

I originally intended to follow this route, to spread my teachings, gather good fortune and merit, and accumulate merit through teaching and spreading the faith.

This Confucius is someone I can easily grasp; he's very familiar with it.

Isn't teaching all people without discrimination my specialty?

Moreover, I learned a lot from it.

Originally, Confucius wanted to create a body-refining method out of interest.

Gradually, I felt that it could be further developed, such as imparting it to the deities within my own realm. This would enhance the civilization of the Confucian Temple, strengthen the civilization of the realm, and thus strengthen the origin of the realm.

You will benefit, and the community will also benefit.

Indirectly, this contributed to the expansion of the territory.

Later, as he talked more with Wei Qiancheng and gained access to observe the development of the main world, he was able to further his understanding of the world.

Especially with the existence of cultivators with specific destinies and sword cultivators, Kong Qiu realized that there was still room to increase the stakes.

Spreading one's own teachings, preaching, and creating good fortune are the greatest merits.

This allows them to accumulate more fortune, and once the main world's own fortune reaches a certain level, it's not impossible to break free from the boundary.

Alternatively, one could learn from Fellow Daoist Xuanhuang's method of dividing one's true self into two parts.

Others may not be able to see the true Lord's journey to the underworld, but how could he not see it?

A realm is simply a smaller realm created by the Heavenly Dao in imitation of the Nine Heavens.

If the Yellow Springs True Self Lord can refine and control it, why can't I?

The previous plan was too small, and the vision was too shallow.

It has to be Fellow Daoist Xuanhuang! He's truly magnanimous and unbelievable, constantly inspiring himself.

As a realm deity, the idea of ​​devouring or refining realms is naturally closed off.

It's not that they lack intelligence, but rather that there are limitations. The origin of the realm closes off such associations, making it difficult for them to develop such connections.

In short, it's restricted.

However, inspiration can be drawn from the outside world.

Confucius understood that if it weren't for the actions of the true self, he would never have imagined such a method in his entire life.

It's not that I'm not smart enough, it's that I'm being limited.

The actions of the true self have removed these limitations.

Confucius's dream changed: to refine the realm of the Confucian Temple and become its true master.

This saves a lot of trouble, freeing them from the control of the realm and allowing them to become the true masters of the realm.

At the same time, it's like having a domain to rely on, which has a huge effect.

Why can't the divine and the truly cultivated be compared?

Confucius spent a long time summarizing and found that he lacked a "dantian world" (a concept in traditional Chinese medicine referring to the lower abdomen).

This is the crux of the problem.

Divine power originates from the realm, which is the common source of dantian energy for all divinities.

It looks larger than a cultivator's dantian, but it doesn't completely belong to him.

The amount of energy that can be used is limited and strictly controlled.

For example, if the energy available at the first level is one, then this realm dantian can only supply energy up to one. If you want to use energy of two, you need to enter the second level.

It is strictly limited, rigid, and inflexible.

With such limitations, how can one compete with true cultivation?

Even though a true cultivator's dantian is small, it belongs solely to that individual. Why would they be so foolish as to self-destruct their dantian? You, a holy being, try self-destructing your dantian!
The origin of the realm will consider you a traitor and directly dissolve you into the Dao.

In short, it's not a matter of personal choice.

This is still a drawback. The dantian world is not only a source of energy output, but also a place where various supernatural runes can be inscribed, various spiritual treasures can be refined, and various abilities can be developed.

The divine does not possess this ability.

Compared to a true cultivator, it's no wonder they couldn't possibly defeat one.

Confucius had already thought of this: as long as he could refine the realm and turn it into his own dantian, it would be equivalent to transitioning from a sacred path to a true cultivation path.

By directly switching schools of thought, one can bridge the gap between oneself and a true cultivator.

A solution that solves the problem once and for all.

Once the realm becomes his own dantian, the sacred beings within it and his students will also be liberated, and he can restore their freedom.

This is a very big plan.

It could fundamentally solve countless problems, but this plan is also very difficult.

Relying solely on oneself, or on students within one's own domain, is insufficient; external assistance is necessary.

He then turned his attention to the Confucian school, the descendants of his own world.

He could not split up the Confucian school, and even if he could, he should not. If he did, he would be unworthy of being the founder of the lineage. A gentleman has things he will do and things he will not do.

You can't implicate others for your own sake. If you do, even in a world without magic, you'll at most feel guilty and remorseful for the rest of your life.

But this is not a world without magic; it is a world entangled in cause and effect.

Such a huge karmic consequence is something even a sixth-level Venerable Lord cannot bear.

Fortunately, an opportunity arose. The four superpowers began to split, and he saw hope. He also came up with a series of plans to help these younger generations solve this problem.

This led to the split within the Confucian school, eliminating one-third of the split at once.

With Wei Qiancheng's help, a group of high-ranking Confucian scholars were guided to the Divine Kingdom's Heavenly Network.

The Divine Kingdom's Heavenly Network is the core of divine cultivation. Previously, there were forces that wanted to explore it, but Wei Qiancheng refused.

Even when Yan Lai and the others from the Four Super Team approached Wei Qiancheng, Wei Qiancheng refused.

At first, the divine cultivators felt a bit aggrieved, but gradually, their physique grew to the point where they feared nothing, and even the four superpowers couldn't make them back down.

Wei Qiancheng, in particular, is as strong as a four-super sect leader, and it would be very easy for him to reach the third rank.

It's just a matter of forcing birth, but the cost is not small.

In short, no one can threaten a divine cultivator. If a divine cultivator doesn't want you to come to the Divine Kingdom's Heavenly Network, no one can do that.

Invited by Wei Qiancheng, who said it was Confucius who had invited me from the Confucian Temple area, I, as a Confucian scholar, was still very excited no matter what.

After all, some people's names are like mountains. Whether you acknowledge it or not, they are mountains, enduring countless slanders and insults, as well as countless honors and praises.

But he is like a mountain, no matter what you say or think.

He died, but his thoughts live on in everyone's minds; strictly speaking, this is not true death.

Rather, he lives on in the souls of countless people through his thoughts, insights, and spirit.

The saying "the body perishes but the spirit lives on" refers to this.

Fortunately, Confucius was not a seventh-level True Saint. If he had reached that level, he would not have died.

As long as someone remembers his thoughts and his name, even if he dies and his soul is destroyed, he will return from the past. A seventh-order True Saint has this ability.

A group of Confucian high-ranking members embarked on their journey to the Divine Kingdom's Heavenly Network with a mixture of excitement and trepidation.

They didn't know what changes this meeting would bring to them, but they had a feeling it would be anything but simple.

Using your sensory eyes to look at the lines of cause and effect, you only feel that they are dense, confusing, and impossible to see clearly.

Once one embarks on the path of the Divine Kingdom's Heavenly Network, even the mysterious nature of the Divine Kingdom's Heavenly Network makes it difficult for the Confucian elites to want to explore it further at this moment.

Before long, in a shift of time and space, they were brought to the front of a temple.

...(End of chapter)