Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Chapter 880: Three Disasters of Refining Void, Five Difficulties of Combining

"Lingyuan."

"The disciple is here."

As Taoist Master Dejing spoke, Jiang Sheng turned around and bowed to the sixth-generation ancestor of his own sect.

The Wanli Dao Wheel formed by brilliant water and fire emitted a radiance that shone for billions of miles. In the center of the Dao Wheel, Daoist Lord Dejing, wearing a purple gold crown of water and fire and a golden yin-yang robe, looked at the most outstanding disciple of the thirteenth generation of Penglai disciples in front of him. He might also be the most outstanding disciple from the eleventh to the thirteenth generation. Although his face was stern, his eyes could not conceal his tenderness.

"I will not ask about your heart, nor will I test your understanding."

"I will only discuss with you the subject of Void Refining and Body Fusion."

Hearing this, Jiang Sheng bowed and then sat down cross-legged: "Grandmaster, please teach me."

Taoist Master Dejing nodded, raised his hand and drew a wisp of Void Refining Qi from the void, and with a light pinch, the Void Refining Qi immediately disintegrated and turned into many shapes.

But I heard Daojun Dejing say: "The way to refine the void is to transform the essence, energy and spirit."

"After going through the water and fire of the golden elixir to forge the fruit of life, the Nascent Soul gave birth to the Dao fetus, the spirit was transformed into a true spirit, and then ascended to heaven and attained the Dao, using the essence of the spirit, energy and soul to combine with the fruit of refining emptiness."

"What is evil about the spirit?"

Vibrant?
Jiang Sheng answered without hesitation: "My disciple believes that the transformation of essence, energy and spirit is manifested in wind, thunder and fire, and is achieved through the true nature of life and is in harmony with the form of the virtual."

“Qi and spirit are united, essence and nature are the same, forming like yin and yang, clear and turbid are in harmony with each other, without form or shadow, this is the mysteriousness of the image mechanism.”

As Jiang Sheng spoke, he raised his hand and evolved the three forms of essence, energy and spirit. The essence, energy and spirit floated and moved, transforming into wind, thunder and fire, and then condensed into a three-colored lotus platform, hanging above Jiang Sheng's head, like a canopy.

The three-colored lotus platform turned into gold, silver and lead, rotating slowly, exuding the aura of the mysterious Tao fruit, which spread out into strands of brilliant colors.

This is the three flowers on the top of the head.

After the three flowers appeared, Jiang Sheng looked at Daojun Dejing and said, "Master, I would like to ask you, what is essence, energy and spirit?"

Patriarch Dejing said calmly: "Essence, energy and spirit are the changes of the three origins."

"From the moment I refine the Qi into my body and build the foundation of the Tao, every step I take is a transformation of the Three Elements."

"Water and fire combine to form an alloy pill, and life and death meet to form a fruit. The combination of water and fire, the movement of essence and energy, this is the change of one yuan."

"When water and fire combine, yin and yang change, and fruit is conceived and transformed into the truth, which generates its own nature and is called God. This is the change of duality."

"The spirit comes out, and the essence, energy and spirit return to one, transforming into the original fruit, which is called the Tao. Only then can one ascend to heaven. This is the transformation of the three origins."

“However, the movement of essence, energy and spirit, the transformation of body, method and spirit, can lead to ascension after condensing into one, but still requires the transformation of the origin. This is the highest method of the three origins, which is the return of essence, energy and spirit to the origin. It is also called overcoming the three disasters and clarifying the true nature.”

Taoist Master Dejing talked eloquently and raised his hand to transform the three disasters. The three disasters flowed and in a moment turned into a circling lotus platform, which then became the three flowers gathering at the top of the head.

After condensing the three flowers, Daojun Dejing looked at Jiang Sheng again: "Yes, this is my method, my way, and my three disasters."

“Your heart is within you, your God is within you, and your way is also within you.”

"Observe your own path, sharpen your own heart, purify your own spirit, and your primordial spirit will be clear."

After saying this, Taoist Master Dejing raised his hand to disperse the three flowers gathered at the top of his head, opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of five-colored air.

This breath is divided into five colors: blue, red, white, black and yellow. The five-colored air condenses into one breath, suddenly rises into the air, condenses without dispersing, moves slowly, turns into a canopy, and then turns into a five-colored Ruyi.

As the five-colored Ruyi fell into his hand, Daojun Dejing pointed the Ruyi at Jiang Sheng and said, "You already have your own understanding of the way of refining the void, but do you have any insights into the way of merging the body?"

Jiang Sheng pondered for a moment, and the expression in his eyes changed continuously.

The way of integration is different from the way of refining emptiness.

Although Jiang Sheng has only been in the realm of refining emptiness for a thousand or two hundred years, he has experienced many battles in the realm of refining emptiness, and has even experienced three disasters. He has his own views and insights on the realm of refining emptiness. The wonderful method of Yin Yang, destruction of the three transformations and five elements was deduced to the level of refining emptiness by Jiang Sheng very early on. Therefore, Jiang Sheng can talk about the way of refining emptiness without any pause.

However, although Jiang Sheng had glimpsed the way of fusion, his own skills had not yet reached that level.
When Master Dejing saw that Jiang Sheng was silent, he was not anxious and just watched quietly.

Finally, Jiang Sheng raised his head and said, "I have not yet entered the state of integration, so I can only express my own shallow views. I hope the master will correct me."

Patriarch Dejing shook his head and said, "I have already said that your way is up to you, just speak it."

Jiang Sheng nodded, raised his hand, and summoned wind, thunder and fire, transforming into the three disasters. Looking at the Beifeng, Jielei and Yinhuo in front of him, Jiang Sheng slowly said: "Disciple has a rough understanding of the way of disasters, so I will use the method of disasters to roughly understand the refining of the void and the fusion of the body."

"The way to refine the void is to change the essence, energy and spirit, which can also be seen as the change of the three disasters."

"The movement of the three disasters of wind, thunder and fire, the changes of the three elements of essence, energy and spirit, is to condense the heart and nature, to be in harmony with the true nature, to complete the true spirit of ascension, and to transform the true nature of Yuanquan."

"My disciple secretly believes that the fusion of the body is the same as the refining of the void. The key to refining the void lies in the three disasters, which can be seen by the movement of wind, thunder and fire."

"The key to fusion lies in the five difficulties, which can be seen from the changes of the five elements."

Patriarch Dejing asked, "What is the change of the five elements?"

Jiang Sheng said: "The five elements are gold, wood, water, fire and earth."

"The so-called Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things."

"The Tao is called One, and the two transformed by the Tao are Yin and Yang. The transformation of Yin and Yang is the beginning of the boundless myriad phenomena."

"Yin and Yang are the root of chaos, and the Five Elements are the root of heaven and earth."

"The key to the Five Elements is that after the two of Yin and Yang and the three of all things, there are only these four images, which are called the fifth position."

"The number five is pure yang and corresponds to the number of heaven."

"Three is the origin of all things, just like the three souls of a person, changing but not the same; Five is the root of heaven and earth, the basis of all things, just like the five internal organs of a person, circulating in reincarnation, endlessly."

"The five difficulties of combining the five elements and the changes of the five elements are called the smooth and rough five elements."

After saying that, Jiang Sheng raised his hand and drew a circle with his fingers, making a circle of five elements.

You can see that the five colored lights of gold, wood, water, fire and earth condense into a square disk, which rotates slowly and complements each other.

Jiang Sheng pointed to the five elements disk in front of him and said: "The order of the five elements is that water produces wood, wood produces fire, fire produces earth, earth produces metal, and metal produces water." "The order of the five elements is that metal overcomes wood, wood overcomes water, water overcomes fire, and fire overcomes earth."

"The difficulty of merging lies in the opposition of the five elements."

"The five internal organs of the human body conform to the five elements, which are in harmony with the original mechanism of heaven and earth, and the order and reverse of yin and yang."

"The difficulty of merging the five elements is to reverse the transformation. Using the order of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, the catastrophe of the five internal organs is transformed, the original mechanism of heaven and earth is solved, and the smoothness and reversal of yin and yang are transformed. This is called the five difficulties of merging the five elements, or the five declines of heaven and man."

After saying that, Jiang Sheng pointed at the five elements disc in front of him, and the five elements circle that was transformed by inspiration immediately collapsed and changed into the five colors of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, and then changed into the shapes of the five internal organs of the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys.

Hearing this, Daoist Master Dejing looked at the other three fellow Daoists.

Taoist Master Juehua in the south nodded slightly with a smile on his face, Taoist Master Miaoyan in the west also nodded repeatedly, and Taoist Master Yueheng in the north also had some praise in his eyes. It was obvious that Jiang Sheng's understanding of the five elements of heaven and man made the Taoist masters quite satisfied.

The three disasters of refining the void and the five difficulties of merging the bodies are unimaginable to most people in the heavens and myriad worlds. To the immortal sects, they are also mysteries that are difficult to fathom.

But for the Taoist sect with Chun Yang as its chief, the three disasters of refining the void and the five difficulties of merging the body are not difficult to detect. All the major immortal sects and holy places have descriptions and responses to the three disasters and five difficulties.

However, what we learn from books is always superficial. Knowing the three disasters and five difficulties and experiencing them personally are completely different concepts.

In the heavens and myriad worlds, countless people have lost in the mental tribulation of the three disasters and five calamities. Even in the holy places of various Taoist sects, there are many talented people who have fallen in the three disasters and five calamities.

Especially for those who are determined to achieve the Pure Yang Dao Fruit, they need to have their own understanding and insights on refining the void, merging the bodies, the three disasters and five difficulties, break through the heart calamity, sharpen their Dao heart, overcome the three disasters and five difficulties, and transform into a Pure Yang complete nature.

Jiang Sheng’s explanation of the Three Disasters and Five Difficulties might not be very good, but Jiang Sheng already had his own insights into the Three Disasters and Five Difficulties, and his own methods of dealing with and transforming disasters. This was the reason why the Four Dao Lords recognized Jiang Sheng.

When Daojun Dejing saw that his three fellow Daoists agreed with Jiang Sheng's opinion, he immediately looked at Jiang Sheng and said, "Lingyuan, you are absolutely right about one thing."

"The so-called five difficulties of merging are the difficulties of the five elements. The saying of the five declines of heaven and man is not wrong."

"The five declines of celestial beings are the decline of the physical body, the decline of magical power, the decline of life span, the decline of the spirit, and the decline of the heart of Tao. They are consistent with the ups and downs of the five elements and the complete nature of yin and yang."

Taoist Master Dejing slowly explained what the five difficulties of fusion were, what the five declines of celestial beings were, and how he dealt with the five declines of celestial beings. As Taoist Master Dejing taught in a simple and easy-to-understand way, all of a sudden, golden flowers fell from the sky, golden lotuses emerged from the ground, and the whole world was filled with the colors of rosy clouds and auspicious mist.

The falling flowers from the sky and the emergence of golden lotuses from the ground are symbols of the Taoist Lord's preaching and teaching.

The various strange phenomena that appeared around Taoist Master Dejing at this time were enough to show that Taoist Master Dejing was not just imparting knowledge, but was also preaching.

The preaching and teaching of the Pure Yang Taoist is enough to affect the heaven and earth, reflect the chaos, cause the great way to resonate, and manifest all kinds of strange visions, let alone the preaching of the Pure Yang Taoist who is in the state of upholding the Tao?

But he saw flowers falling from the ceiling and lingering around Jiang Sheng. In the void and chaos, golden lotuses emerged and turned into a vast lotus pond. Among the flowers and golden lotuses, Jiang Sheng listened to Taoist Master Dejing's performance and preaching, and felt intoxicated and obsessed.

And Jiang Sheng finally understood why there were so many immortals, Buddhas, demons and monsters in the realm of refining emptiness in the universe, but the number of powerful beings in the realm of fusion was so rare, and they rarely appeared.

Speaking of the Taoist Dao Fruit, although the upper three realms can all be said to be Taiyi Dao Fruit, the Taiyi Dao Fruit is also divided into Dongxu, Dongshen and Dongxuan.

The limit of his Dongxu Dao Fruit is to reach the Lianxu realm. It is not easy to break through one level of Lianxu disaster. It is impossible to completely overcome the three disasters of Lianxu.

Only when one reaches the limit of the Cave God Dao Fruit can one possibly reach the late stage of Refining Void and have hope of overcoming the three disasters.

If one wants to break through the realm and merge, only the Dongxuan Dao Fruit can do it.

Therefore, in all the heavens and worlds, anyone who can survive the three disasters, achieve the three flowers gathering at the top of the head, and reach the ultimate state of refining emptiness is a Dongxuan Daoguo.

Therefore, all the powerful beings in the state of fusion in the heavens and all worlds are transformed by Dongxuan.

When the Dongxuan Daoguo reaches the state of fusion, its goal is only one: Pure Yang!

Overcome three disasters and pass five difficulties to achieve pure yang.

However, the five difficulties of the fusion are different from the three disasters of the refining void. The three disasters are the difficulties of Bifeng, Jielei and Yinhuo. They can fall in a thousand years. With the method of avoiding disasters, one can hide for another thousand years. At most, the three disasters of the refining void can span six thousand years.

However, the heaven and earth have their own limits. Even if one is an immortal god in the upper three realms, even if one has achieved the state of refining the Tao, if one cannot survive the three disasters, his soul will be scattered and he will be reincarnated into the next life.

Therefore, it is normal for people to be over four or five thousand years old to reach the ultimate state of refining the void. If one can reach the ultimate state of refining the void at the age of three thousand years old and achieve the state of three flowers gathering at the top of the head, he can be called a genius. After all, there is a span of one thousand years between the three disasters. Unless one is sure to guide the three disasters down, no one is willing to force the three disasters.

And if the three disasters of refining emptiness can be guided down by oneself and forced through by oneself, then the five difficulties of fusion are completely different.

The five difficulties of fusion, or the five declines of heaven and earth, are not a fixed period of one thousand years after breaking through the realm of fusion, but depend on the person's cultivation, and it may be five hundred years, one thousand years, or three thousand years. To overcome each difficulty, it takes thousands of years.

If an enemy comes to you while you are going through the Three Disasters of Refining Void, you can lead the Three Disasters over and let the enemy live and die with you; but when you are going through the Five Tribulations of Combination, you will fall into the weakest state. Once the enemy comes to you, you will fall into the Five Decays of Heaven and Man and have no power to resist, and the only fate you will face is death.

Therefore, those who are at the fusion state rarely show up in public. They don't want others to know what level of calamity they have reached, and they don't want others to know their current situation.

In the fusion realm, those who have gone through the five decays of heaven and man and are waiting for the opportunity to break through to the Pure Yang realm have another honorific title, called the Five Tribulations True Lord, which means that they have already achieved the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head and the Five Qis Returning to the Origin, and are only waiting for that mysterious opportunity in the dark to enter the Pure Yang realm.

However, not all Five Tribulations True Lords who have passed the Five Tribulations in the Fusion Realm can enter the Pure Yang Realm. Most of them fail when guiding the Heavenly Soul and the Earthly Soul, and face the fate of either breaking through the realm of Mahayana or losing their merits and lives.
When Taoist Master Dejing preached, he not only talked about the strange phenomena of the Five Degenerations of Heavenly Beings in the state of fusion, but also how to deal with the Five Degenerations of Heavenly Beings, how to conceal the destiny to avoid being spied on, how to hide the mystery to avoid cause and effect, and so on.

As Daojun Dejing went deeper and deeper, Jiang Sheng nodded repeatedly.

In the chaotic sea of ​​stars, Taoist Lord Juehua, Taoist Lord Miaoyan and Taoist Lord Yueheng, three pure yang masters, looked at Jiang Sheng, who was sometimes nodding and sometimes thinking, in the center of the chaos. They looked at each other and felt a little satisfied but also a little regretful.

"It is a time when our Xuan Sect is flourishing. Various parties are competing to seize the fortune of the great prosperity. How fortunate we are to have such an outstanding disciple in addition to the two Dao-master brothers. It's just a pity."

Daoist Master Juehua said this, sighed softly, and shook his head.

Taoist Master Miaoyan and Taoist Master Yueheng understood the meaning, but it was a pity that such an outstanding disciple did not come from their own sect.

Although the Shanhe Taoist sect is like red lotus, white lotus root and green lotus leaf, they are still somewhat envious when they see such talents coming out of their brother sects.

Taoist Master Miao Yan looked at Taoist Master Yue Heng and said, "Yue Heng, what do you think of Ling Yuan?"

Taoist Yue Heng looked at Jiang Sheng and said slowly: "This boy has a firm heart, a calm mind, and excellent talent. Although he is a little arrogant, it is not wrong. With such a boy, my Shanhe Taoist family will at least have someone to support its reputation for the next ten thousand years."

Taoist Master Miao Yan brushed his beard and said, "Yes, within ten thousand years, our Shanhe Taoist family will not have to worry about having no successors."

"Perhaps, in the course of ten thousand years, there will be one more fellow practitioner among us."

Comrade?

Taoist Yue Heng looked at Jiang Sheng and was about to refute, but after thinking for a while, he shook his head and laughed: "With this child's opportunity, it is not impossible."

(End of this chapter)