Tao and Heaven

Chapter 234 Akabane

Xuanhuangzhou, the Three Pure Ones Taoist sect, is an unknown thatched hut in the Lingshan Lake.

A light hum was heard.

Qing Cang placed a piece of cloud-patterned spring green cloth and autumn white cloth on the table, picked them up and looked at them again and again, and asked: "Miao Miao, do you think my disciple looks better in white or green?"

The white fox yawned, lay down on the chair and said lazily: "Why don't you just do one of each?"

"Makes sense."

"Miao Miao, do you think it's better to make it into a Taoist robe or a casual dress?"

"One Taoist robe and one casual dress."

"Is the blue Taoist robe better, or is the white one better? Is the white casual dress better, or is it white?"

Before she could finish her words, the white fox's triangular ears suddenly bent and closed. She didn't want to repeat these meaningless questions.

Although Qingcang's spirit and energy have improved a lot recently, he has also become very annoying. He keeps talking about her apprentice, and her fox ears are calloused from hearing him.

Isn’t he just a disciple of a saint?

It is rare for a heaven and earth to produce one in hundreds of thousands of years. It is a minor saint who is less than a thousand years old. It is a saint who has a better chance of becoming a saint than Jianmu in the future. It is the next emperor of heaven and the lord of the palace.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. The white fox left many obvious scratches on the chair.

At this time, Qing Cang had already made up his mind to make a spring green Taoist robe and an autumn white dress. These two color combinations are timeless and will at least not look ugly when worn.

Another half day passed in busyness, and then a voice came from outside the door.

"Yun Miao, I want to see the Grandmaster."

"Enter."

Yun Miao walked in wearing a Taoist robe and bowed, saying, "Grandmaster, there is a problem. Chi Yuzi has arrived at Taiyi City."

"Hasn't she been away from Dao Sect for the past hundred years? Have you told her about Gu Wen?"

Qing Cang thought of the 'problem child' at home, who was not from any of the Three Pure Ones Taoist sects, but was currently the strongest person in the sect besides himself.

In terms of fighting skills, Chiyuzi is stronger than Yunmiao, Huayang, Daozi and many elders.

But she only knows how to fight, and can't even speak other than that, she is like a puppet.

Qing Cang thought about curing this little girl. The fact that she only had one soul left was a natural defect, not a disease. Unless he could find the Golden Pill Saint and take back her two souls and seven spirits, he would not be able to create them out of thin air.

Yun Miao shook his head and said, "I have never announced any news about Gu Wen to the public, and now even Huayang doesn't know about it."

The matter of Gu Wen is a top secret in Dao Sect.

Anyone who has access to this information needs Qingcang's permission, and now only the three people present in Dao Sect know about it.

"Chi Yuzi decided to go to Taiyi City several decades ago. In recent decades, she has been patrolling the world to investigate evil spirits. She just happened to come to Taiyi City. However, according to the message from the local city lord, Gu Wen has now arrived at Liuyun Sect."

He looked hesitant and asked, "But is this really a good idea? She stayed in Dao Sect for eight hundred years because of Gu Wen. Now that he is back, he should know."

"If they are destined to meet, I cannot stop them. Otherwise, it means that she deserves this disaster. Why should I interfere?" Qingcang said calmly, "She has ten years left to live, but she has not been anxious in these years. How can she break through if she is dead in her heart?"

The Vajra body and the Glazed Glass mind have thus strayed from the path of the immortal Tao.

Akabane is different from others. If she wants to survive, she has to break through the semi-immortal method and escape the constraints of heaven and earth on the lifespan of living beings.

Yun Miao said: "Tell her that Gu Wen is out, then she will be alive, right?"

"Hahahahahahaha, you little Taoist priest are quite good at telling funny stories."

The white fox, who had been silent the whole time, let out a crisp laugh. The fox's ears stood up again, shook, and laughed: "Living beings are naturally lazy. She will probably just die more peacefully."

"What she lacks is the hysterical pursuit of immortality, just like the Golden Elixir Saint back then. Even if she goes back on her word and looks like a beast in human form, and causes a lot of karma, she still wants immortality."

The white fox stood up and jumped off the chair, walked around Yun Miao, and commented: "Little Taoist, you are not an immortal either."

Yun Miao remained as carefree as ever and said, "If I can't feel at ease, what's the point of living forever?"

"Qingcang thought so too. He died once before."

The white fox jumped back on the chair, and Yun Miao asked again: "If we don't notify Chi Yuzi, should we notify Gu Wen?"

Qingcang nodded and said, "Tell him, so as to avoid any misunderstanding."

Yun Miao then left the house, turned into a stream of light and flew back to the Jade Emperor's Palace. Immediately afterwards, a fairy crane flew out from the Jade Emperor's Palace with a message from thousands of miles away.

The crane flies high into the sky, dragging streams of light behind it, flying across the mountains and rivers of the human race.

Below the green hills, there happened to be a battle of mighty powers taking place, and a dazzling golden sun could be seen shining brightly from hundreds of miles away.

The golden sun was surrounded by demonic shadows. A wisp of demonic energy that fell to the ground could turn an area of ​​ten miles into a red land.

A green corpse, a bloody demon, a demon saint, and an evil cultivator in the Taoist realm.

The golden sun hung high in the sky, and a nine-zhang tall golden god stood with his arms folded, slightly raising his head to look down upon the evil spirits below.

The evil spirits bared their fangs and claws, and the gods were speechless. With one punch, one kick, one pinch and one release, the evil cultivator was killed, the demon saint died, the green corpse fled, and the blood demon escaped.

The crane flew away, followed by a golden light, and together they headed towards Taiyi City.
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Three days later, it was late at night and everyone was asleep.

As expected, Xie Yunnan arrived a few hundred miles outside Taiyi City. He walked a thousand steps along the winding and unknown path, pushed aside the willow branches, and saw a golden light emanating from the small pond in front of him.

She took a step forward, bowed her hands and said, "Xie Yunan, the personal disciple of Zhejian Mountain Sword Master, pays homage to Chi Tianzun."

As soon as he finished speaking, the quiet pond suddenly began to surge with waves, and a majestic golden god stood there.

The golden face was mouthless, and a pair of red eyes flashed like flowing fire in the dark night. The nine-foot-tall body, every inch of muscle was like a coiled dragon, the joints were sharp and angular, the ten fingers were sharp like fangs, and one palm could hold ten wild bulls.

There was a faint trace of blood between the fingers and claws, and it was unclear whether it was stained or just the way it was.

The overwhelming murderous aura swept over, blowing Xie Yunan's hair wildly. She narrowed her eyes slightly, subconsciously took two steps back, and the panic lasted for a few breaths before gradually calming down.

Chi Tianzun, a killing god who has maintained his supernatural powers for eight hundred years.

"Where is the evil demon?"

The bone-chilling spiritual thoughts poured into his ears.

Xie Yunan trembled subconsciously, lowered his head and answered: "I just finished the Tianxuan Conference yesterday and haven't had time to investigate. This is also the first time I have taken over such a matter. There are many shortcomings, and I still need to ask the seniors for advice."

The God General was silent for a moment, then transmitted his thoughts into the ears, "I wiped out a den of evil spirits a few days ago, and deliberately left a Green Corpse and a Blood Demon to escape to Wenkui Continent. They were seriously injured, and they need a lot of elixirs and spirit stones to heal their wounds."

"You can wait in Taiyi City. Anyone who buys a large amount of elixirs will be suspected."

"As ordered."

"Come forward."

The general stretched out his fingers as sharp as fangs and hovered quietly ten steps away from Xie Yunan. She took a few steps forward and lightly touched the top of her head with his fingers that could cover her head.

hum!
A golden light fell, passing through the spine, and a golden pattern appeared on Xie Yunan's back skin. She took two steps back, feeling a force that did not belong to her clinging to her skin and connecting with the magic power in her body.

This should be some kind of self-defense measure.

"Thank you, senior."

"Go check it out. If you encounter any danger, I will protect you."

The general nodded slightly, then slowly sank into the water.

Xie Yunnan walked away from the pool and felt inexplicably relieved.

She had a lot to say to Chi Tianzun and a lot of questions to ask him, but the pressure from him was too great, and it was difficult for her to just stand.

As the direct disciple of Zhejian Mountain Sword Master, Xie Yunan had seen powerful men before, but Chi Tianzun was definitely the most powerful among them.

After returning to Taiyi City, Xie Yunnan openly arranged for the Sword Sect disciples to travel, using this as an excuse to visit the shops and bases of various forces in the secular world.

There are 3,200 sects in Wenkuizhou, of which there is only one first-rate sect, Liuyun Sect, 12 second-rate sects, 150 third-rate sects, and the rest are not in the mainstream. There are also many unrecorded organizations located in the countryside that are opened in the name of Taoist temples, Buddhist temples, academies, martial arts halls, etc.

Xie Yunnan could only focus on the second and third rate sects for now, and as a result, there was no movement for nearly half a month.

She could only go to Chi Tianzun again and ask, "Senior, can't the healing of those two evil spirits be delayed?"

"There is no time to lose. If you can't find it, it means they are using some means to obtain the elixir."

Xie Yunnan was under great pressure, so he returned to Taiyi City and began to secretly instruct his fellow disciples to investigate the inferior sects in the name of training.
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On the other side, Liuyun Sect.

Gu Wen was explaining the Dao of Alchemy to Lan Yongning. In just one month, their positions were reversed.

He taught earnestly:

"Brother Lan, the so-called innate elixir is misleading. When practicing Kung Fu, one should not insist on doing it, because doing it is acquired."

This sentence completely overturned the alchemy that Lan Yongning had taught Gu Wen during this period. Lan Yongning wanted to say something but stopped himself. However, after Gu Wen showed him how to make an elixir out of thin air, he could only silently say in his heart: Little Saint is also a Saint.

He had witnessed Gu Wen's incredible growth rate as early as when he was in the Immortal Realm, but Lan Yongning still found it incredible that he could become a grandmaster of alchemy in just one month.

He even gave him guidance, which helped him to improve his alchemy skills, which had been stuck at the level of a minor grandmaster for many years.

Lan Yongning asked: "If so, doesn't that mean there is no great way to make elixirs?"

This question can make alchemists all over the world jump up and down, but the fact is that this is the case. So far, no one has become immortal by refining elixirs.

In the past, Emperor Daojun briefly set foot in the fairyland with the elixir of immortality, but his foundation was not in the art of alchemy, nor was he an alchemist in the traditional sense who mainly took drugs.

Gu Wen shook his head and replied, "Everything can be the Great Dao, but the Dao you are talking about may still need to be opened up by future generations."

"It is as difficult to become an immortal as ascending to heaven, and refining the elixir to become an immortal is probably even more difficult."

Lan Yongning did not hold out any hope for becoming an immortal through alchemy. Alchemists were very popular among cultivators, and alchemy masters were worshipped wherever they went.

But becoming an immortal has always been a one-way street, and once an alchemist leaves the group, he can only become an auxiliary means.

At this time, two streams of light flew into the hall and fell into the hands of Gu Wen and Lan Yongning respectively.

The two of them opened it at the same time. Gu Wen saw the message from the Three Pure Ones Taoist Sect and a familiar name came into his sight.

Akabaneko.

Thoughts come to my mind, the drunken and rosy smile of the old friend, who was five and a half feet tall and had a heart as heroic as a hero.

[Akabane is in deep trouble with her life span. She is born with a disabled body and her life is coming to an end. If she wants to prolong her life, she needs to attain enlightenment and become a semi-immortal, which means she needs an immortal heart of Tao.]

The eight hundred years of life has now come to an end.

Gu Wen's expression remained normal, and he did not show much change when facing the end of his old friend's life. On the contrary, Lan Yongning frowned deeply after seeing his letter.

"But what happened?"

"According to Taiyi City, Kuang Zhili discovered that the orders for elixirs in Wenkuizhou have increased sharply recently. Those small Taoist temples in the folks have consumed 50% of the elixirs at once, and they are still buying more."

Lan Yongning handed the letter to Gu Wen, and with just a glance he knew the problem.

The area of ​​a continent is 10 million square kilometers, and Wenkui Continent has an area of ​​20 million square kilometers, with 97 cities, 3,000 prefectures, and 30,000 counties.

There are many small sects with no more than a hundred people. They are very numerous, but it is impossible for them to consume so many pills. Cultivation has never been about strength in numbers. The mana reserve of a True Lord is more than that of 10,000 Qi-training practitioners.

"I suspect that there are evil demons seeking a breakthrough, or preparing something. But there are too many small sects and schools, and acting rashly will only scare away the big fish. I have to report to the sect to avoid any more trouble."

Lan Yongning pretended to leave. Gu Wen opened the letter and said without looking up, "Perhaps Dao Sect already knew about this. The Sword Sect disciple who was traveling with me was specially sent by Dao Sect and Zhejian Mountain to come to your Wenkui Continent to capture evil spirits. Brother Lan, you better be careful not to get caught."

"Special dispatch from Dao Sect? No wonder Daoist Fellow Xiao is not here, but instead lets his disciples follow you."

Lan Yongning suddenly realized and his brows relaxed.

Now that Dao Zong knows, he doesn't have to worry about it.

He turned his attention to Gu Wen's message and asked curiously, "Is this from Immortal Qingcang to Brother Gu?"

"It was sent by Yunmiao Tianzun. He said Chiyuzi was in deep trouble and asked me not to look for her."

Gu Wen casually handed the letter to Lan Yongning, who just glanced at it and his brows, which had just calmed down, frowned again, even tighter than before.

He had heard about Akabane's story many years ago, but because they were not close, he never took it to heart.

"The training of the mind is the most unpredictable. If she can't make it, the human race will lose another powerful person. Brother Gu, do you have a solution?"

"Until you meet someone, it's temporary, unless she just has a hole in her foundation like you."

Gu Wen shook his head. He was already a minor saint, but he was not omniscient and omnipotent.

Just like a PhD in mathematics, it is impossible to write the correct answer without reading the question.

He stood up and walked out of the hall. Lan Yongning was stunned for a moment, then realized what he wanted to do, and quickly stopped him and said, "Brother Gu, are you going to see Fellow Daoist Chiyuzi?"

Gu Wen nodded and said, "Of course, how can I help her solve the problem?"

"No, if you go to see her, her state of mind will be broken. It is clearly written in the letter that she is trying to understand the concept of life and death. If you go, you will only ruin her understanding of the immortal mind."

Lan Yongning completely blocked Gu Wen's way and said, "Besides, she still has ten years to live, so these few days won't matter."

"It's true that I don't mind spending this much time, but whether or not I have realized the Immortal Dao Heart will not affect my going to see her."

A faint smile appeared on Gu Wen's lips. He took a step forward and was already behind Lan Yongning. The sunset glowed on him, and his eyes pierced through the miles and fell on a quiet pool of water.

The nine-zhang tall body is unparalleled in the world, but inside it is only a five-foot tall woman sleeping with her knees hugged.

"Whether it's a Glazed Heart or an Indestructible Dao Heart, if she doesn't become an immortal, I will canonize her as an immortal."

(End of this chapter)