Tao and Heaven

Chapter 163: Three Pure Ones
Afterwards, Gu Wen and his companions found a valley riverside with fairly beautiful scenery to rest.

Gu Wen took five spiritual fruits and swallowed the earth core crystal shell he had just obtained.

[Taking the Earth Core Crystal, the Golden Elixir will be 80% flawless]

[One Hundred and Eighty Years of Tiansui]

I don’t know if it’s because Tiansui has deduced the eighth level of the golden elixir, but the amount of earth core crystal needed to complete the golden elixir is twice as much as before.

Just one step away.

Gu Wen perked up a little, he opened his eyes and saw Akabane trying to smell the flowers, trying every possible way to regain his sense of smell.

Yu Hua and Ao Tang seemed to have had an argument not far away.

He couldn't help but move closer. When the two saw him coming, they were speechless. After asking, he soon got the answer.

"The situation has been a bit urgent recently, so I sent a message to the sect and Daozi, hoping that he could come and help, but I never thought that Daozi had problems with his practice."

Ao Tang sighed and bowed his head, saying: "The method of transforming one qi into three pure ones transformed into three completely independent people, and even the female body only had partial memories, which caused the person to run away directly."

Normally, through the method of heavenly marriage, the stability of the initial differentiation of the Three Pure Ones can be guaranteed, and the three Daozi-level incarnations are beneficial to the Taoist sect.

If they can all come to help, then they will be invincible under the Heavenly Lord. After a while, when Gu Wen grows up, it won't be a problem for him to become above the Heavenly Lord.

But at this critical juncture, Daozi's practice had problems, and internal strife broke out among the incarnations.

It’s over.

This was Gu Wen’s first reaction.

According to the practice of One Qi into Three Pure Ones, the estrangement caused by a thousand years of separation was already fatal enough. Now that a estrangement has appeared at the beginning, it is almost impossible for the three to become one in the future.

This means that the real Sanqing Taoist, the senior brother whom he had never met, is dead.

He said with some regret: "Things in the world are unpredictable, but doesn't the Shangqing Sect have any measures to improve it?"

"The best way to improve the method of becoming an immortal is to stop practicing. The Heavenly Marriage of the Shangqing Sect is wrong in the first place. It combines yin and yang to prevent the incarnations from fighting each other, but it can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. In the end, it will still not lead to unity and enlightenment."

Yu Hua had an indifferent expression. She was naturally cold by nature and didn't care about many external things. She was like an isolated island.

But if you put it into your eyes, it will be a piece of warm jade.

Moreover, Yu Hua and the Three Pure Ones had never met before. The Dao Sect had hundreds of thousands of disciples and tens of millions of ordinary people, and the spiritual veins of the sacred mountain stretched for nine thousand miles. This was different from the situation of other small and medium-sized sects. Only by refining a certain branch could one have the friendship of other sects.

"But the problem is that some people from Shangqing faction blamed the problem on us."

Ao Tang was very distressed. Gu Wen asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with us? We haven't even met each other."

Even when taking the blame, one has to consider the attack distance. This long-distance block is a bit too much.

Gu Wen's original impression of the Shangqing Sect's recovery dropped to freezing point again.

Ao Tang replied: "Didn't Yu Hua give you the root of the immortality medicine some time ago? This was originally intended for Daozi."

"I have the right to temporarily dispose of the ownership of the root of the immortality elixir, and there has never been a case of a Taoist in the lower realm needing the immortality elixir before."

Yu Hua interrupted him before he finished speaking. The strong tension made Gu Wen doubt that the matter was not as light as Yu Hua said.

There was also fighting and verbal sparring within Dao Sect.

Ao Tang said: "That's the truth, but some people in Shangqing Sect don't care. They even think that if Daozi had the root of the immortal medicine, there would be no problem."

There were some things he couldn't say directly. What Yu Hua did was considered unfair by most people in Dao Sect. She had the right to decide the use of the roots, but one was a Taoist disciple of the sect, and the other was an outsider who had never entered the mountain gate. Choosing the latter would lead to a low point in public opinion.

Ao Tang knew Gu Wen’s talent, so he would definitely choose Gu Wen, but what did the other disciples and elders of the sect think?
The Three Pure Ones are the greatest geniuses of the time, topping both the human and earth lists. Many disciples and elders have been listening to various rumors about the Three Pure Ones for decades, as if it were their destiny.

Gu Wen was a boy from the mountains who suddenly appeared. No matter how talented he was, he could not compare to the Three Pure Ones.

Why don't you give the elixir of immortality to Daozi, but give it to an outsider?
Now, countless people were cursing Yu Hua. It was said that Yu Hua's original residence in the sect had been overturned by some extreme disciples using Taoism. However, it was far away in the immortal land, and with Yun Miao and Hua Yang suppressing it, nothing happened.

"If they are dissatisfied, they can come down and debate with me."

Yu Hua remained indifferent.

She never cared about how the people in the sect viewed her. All her actions were in compliance with the rules. If they were not, then the sect's rules were unreasonable.

"In the final analysis, it is better to give him the status of a true disciple earlier, otherwise they would not have been left with something to complain about. If the Second Ancestor was an elder, at least the disciples would not dare to criticize him openly."

Ao Tang sighed again, this was the difference between him and Yu Hua, as a divine beast he was highly involved in Dao Sect's internal network.

Ao Tang would definitely not feel good when some old friends pointed at him and scolded him.

Hearing this, Yu Hua suddenly realized, "That's true. Then I'll ask my uncles to pass the throne of Jade Purity Heavenly Venerable to Gu Wen."

A respected teacher should not be insulted. Disciples of the Dao Sect cannot publicly insult their elders, and elders cannot insult the Heavenly Master.

"How can you give me this? Do you think it's cabbage?" Ao Tang said speechlessly, "At least you have to be promoted from a true disciple to an elder, and then to a branch peak master, before you are qualified to become a Heavenly Venerable."

Then he looked at Gu Wen and saw that he had a normal expression and showed no expression.

"What do you think?"

"Stand and watch."

Gu Wen spread his hands and said indifferently, "Could they really come to Chengxian Land to scold me? The human heart is like a mountain, not everyone wants to be a pangolin."

Many times it is difficult to explain the reason, as long as he makes a profit, that's all that matters.

"But how did the true teachings reach the elders?"

Gu Wen suddenly asked again, showing great interest.

Because status is also profitable, each level of status enjoys corresponding power.

Ao Tang then briefly explained to Gu Wen the power structure of Dao Sect, which is divided into two different levels: disciples and elders. Disciples are the executors of power, and elders are the owners of power. Dao Sect elders vary from place to place. Some famous Lingshan resident elders need to have at least Mahayana cultivation, while some only need to have True Lord cultivation, and can be at the Return to Void stage.

Elders are divided into five categories: ordinary elders, teaching elders, branch elders, main elders, and the Three Pure Ones.

The true teachings can directly promote one to the head of a branch sect, but one needs to have at least the cultivation level of a True Lord.

"You are now in the land of immortality, so you can't generalize. With the sixth level of Taoism, you should be able to apply for the position of the head of a branch sect."

Gu Wen made a note that he would become the head of a branch sect after he broke through the sixth level of Taoism. It was a simple thing to do, and maybe he would become a celestial master in the future.

If you don't take some delicious food, others will. Regardless of how useful it is, the best thing to do is to put it in your pocket.

"Hongchen, it's time to go."

Chi Yuzi waved from a distance, urging, "The location of the next cave has been determined. Let's quickly get the remaining one soul and two spirits, so that we can move on to the Fire Cloud Cave."

"It's not that easy. You never know when your sister will jump out and cause trouble."

Gu Wen walked towards Chiyuzi. Behind him, a ray of divine consciousness flew from the east. The divine consciousness, which was faint and gradually brightened like a silk thread, fell on his shoulder.

A deep and magnetic voice came.

"Hongchen, it's me."

Gu Wen asked in surprise: "Jun Yan, can your divine consciousness extend that far?"

You have to know that long-distance continuous telepathic communication requires extremely high levels of cultivation. If you don't have special treasures, you must at least have the foundation of a Heavenly Venerate.

"I recently broke through the seventh level of perfection, and my soul reached the level of Heavenly Venerable."

Jun Yan explained, and then changed the subject.

"Let's talk business. The Holy Son of the Jiaolong Clan has already entered Nanshui. I heard that he had a fight with an unknown genius. The Holy Sons and Daughters of the Four Elephant Clans, including the Suzaku, Black Tortoise, and White Tiger, have also entered Nanshui."

"The only good news is probably the news you released before. Now the Dao Sect is caught in a self-proving storm, and no one dares to target you anymore."

The aftermath of the incident in which the Yin Yang Sect's leader, Tianzun, was the Demon King was still going on. The old guys who had been shameless enough to ask for benefits in the Huoyun Cave had all gone into hiding.

"I plan to return to Nanshui in the near future, otherwise you may not be able to cope with it."

"Okay, when can you come back?"

"I am in the demon tribe's territory. It will take three days at the fastest and six days at the slowest."

"What are you doing in the demon territory?"

Gu Wen was a little confused, because this meant that Jun Yan had already left Huoyun Cave long ago, and not only did he not come back, but he also went straight into the enemy camp.

Are they trying to play a game of besieging Wei to save Zhao?
Jun Yan chuckled a few times and said in a playful tone, "Guess."

"Go away, speak quickly."

Gu Wen's face darkened. He was no longer pretending to be a cheerful person.

"No, I can't talk about this."

Jun Yan restrained his cynical attitude, and there was a hint of coolness in his voice.

"Some things are better left unsaid. You have your bottom line, and I have mine. If you agree with me, then there is no need to say anything. Otherwise, there is no need to ask."

"You just need to know that we are in the same boat, and I will be your most steadfast helper. There is no one in the world who wants you to be alive more than I do."
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Beyond the South Water, outside the Great Wall.

The turbid air was filled with flies, a thin layer of blood floated on the river, and tens of thousands of corpses were piled up into hills.

Jun Yan was standing on a demon corpse, and the barbarian tribe of 100,000 people below was empty.

Countless corpses turned into blood and gathered into a blood bead, which hung quietly in Jun Yan's palm, and dozens of blood beads lay quietly in the cloth bag around his waist.

Ten thousand people per pill, hundreds of thousands of lives are put into the bag.

"I wonder how many blood-blasting beads are needed to kill a Four Elephants Saint."
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The seventh Yu Jianmen cave.

The entrance to the cave is located on the top of the mountain. When the entrance is opened, divine light shoots up into the sky, attracting attention from all sides.

Everyone looked at Gu Wen, who walked in with a normal expression and said, "Has Akabane confirmed that the Earth Core Crystal has been conceived?"

Akabane walked up to the Temple of Heaven, and soon her divine thoughts came.

"It will take another six days."

"Let's go to another cave."

Gu Wen made a prompt decision.

Now there are three caves left, among which Heavenly Soul is the last to be opened, but there is no order of priority for the caves where the seven souls are stored.

Ao Tang transformed into a big orange cat and led everyone away. Just as he flew out of the cave, an extremely powerful attack came suddenly. A fireball fell from half of the mountain and turned into molten lava.

On both sides of the sky, a white tiger a hundred feet high on the left was walking on the clouds, and a red bird a thousand feet high was circling on the right.

Gu Wen took a look from afar, and then Ao Tang turned into a stream of light and flew away, with the White Tiger and Vermillion Bird chasing after him.

In just three breaths, the figures of the two disappeared. Ao Tang had completely distanced himself from them and concealed his breath.

Akabane said with an unpleasant expression: "That cave will definitely be guarded by them."

Gu Wen comforted him, "It doesn't matter. We are bound to run into each other. Improving your strength is the key."

The eighth cave has a relatively hidden entrance. After entering, you have to wait for four days to obtain the Earth Core Crystal.

(End of this chapter)