Tao and Heaven

Chapter 71: Taiqing Sect Leader Arrives and Escapes
Yuhua was a hundred miles away from Bianjing. A clear light descended from the sky. The Taoist's shadow was like white jade, and his breath was like white clouds.

The head of the Taiqing sect of the Three Pure Ones Taoist sect is Yunmiao Zhenjun.

Yun Miao Zhenjun said in a calm voice:
"Fellow Daoist Ao, please stop, and the goddess, please listen to me."

A white cloud enveloped the two of them, making it difficult for Lao Lu to move forward. Of course, he did not even think about breaking the other party's magic.

This is the head of Taiqing Sect. Although he is not the current Heavenly Venerable, there is no guarantee that he will be the successor to the Heavenly Venerable in the next thousand years.

Yu Hua said coldly: "Uncle Yun Miao, are you going to stop me?"

"I am not Huayang. I have stopped him, but I will not stop you. Since the goddess has grown up, she can naturally tell the Dao Sect about her direction. There are some things you should know."

True Lord Yun Miao waved his sleeves to clear away the clouds and mist. He had no intention of interfering in the matter of becoming an immortal, but he suddenly felt that a great catastrophe was approaching, so he had to find out what his goddess was trying to do.

"Thousands of years ago, Dao Zong's Sutra Pavilion was stolen, which led to the emergence of Daqian today. It was not that Dao Zong replaced the protector for profit, but when Dao Zong knew about it, the Gu family had already died, and Emperor Daojun had the news of the elixir of immortality."

Yu Hua asked back, "There are fifteen True Lords in Dao Sect, are you still afraid of him?"

"I am one point better than him, so Dao Zong will naturally not be afraid of him."

True Lord Yun Miao's tone remained unchanged as he continued:
"It's just that Dao Sect has reached an agreement with him, and will give him an inch of root if he finds the elixir of immortality. The price is that he will take over the ability to protect Dao. If you two join forces, you can face all the sects' pursuit and interception calmly. If he is gone and you become enemies, the sect can only help you stop a few old monsters."

"So why would Dao Sect expose the immortality elixir for a mortal and make the revival of Master Qingcang hopeless?"

Yu Hua said: "Gu Wen has reached the third level of Dao foundation and possesses the Dao of War form."

"He does have the demeanor of a Daoist son, and Dao Zong will do his best to protect his life, but it's not worth breaking with Emperor Dao Jun because of this."

True Lord Yun Miao shook his head slightly. He knew Gu Wen's talent and also knew Emperor Daojun's requirements.

This is not a multiple-choice question. Emperor Daojun does not want Gu Wen's life. He just wants Gu Wen to stay in Bian Jing.

Yu Hua said in a slightly cold voice, "So Dao Zong wants to make him suffer again?"

"For the sake of the overall situation, Dao Zong and Da Qian will compensate him."

Master Yun Miao said something that made Yu Hua extremely uncomfortable. She had thought the same thing half a year ago. Now he wanted her to make the same mistake again?
"Unless you have other reasons, why would Dao Zong give in to him? If I don't stop you, can you stop the True Lord of the World?"

Yu Hua's eyes darkened slightly, his mind was filled with thoughts, and he couldn't make a decision immediately.

Should Gu Wenzhi's talent be exposed? Would revealing his talent make the situation worse?
At this time, everyone knew that Gu Wen had reached the third level of Daoism, but they thought that he was practicing the skills left by the Gu family. So it took him five years to reach the third level of Daoism, and he was a top genius.

But only she knew that Gu Wen had only practiced for half a year and had already reached the third level of Dao, and had comprehended his own Dharma from the Xuanming Spear. She did not give him any insights into the Dao of War, and Gu Wen forcibly stepped out of a Dharma of War.

There is no need for a reason or explanation.

Yu Hua raised his head slightly, and the three flowers between his eyebrows shone brilliantly, and the white clouds around him shattered into pieces.

"I accommodated him, and that was enough."

Yun Miao Zhenjun was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Good, the powerful one is the best that he can be."

He gave way and stopped blocking any way.

Yu Hua knew what she was doing and just had to bear the cost. She was no longer a sect disciple and was not qualified to make a decision. Dao Sect trained disciples, not slaves.

Why practice?
Just want a free time.

As for the sect's grand plan, Dao Sect has not yet reached the point where it can survive by relying on the so-called grand plan. At least Yun Miao Zhenjun doesn't think so. If no one else can become an immortal, why doesn't he become an immortal himself?

"But you have gone against the will of the majority of the sect. Dao Sect will no longer help you. It is up to you to decide whether or not the True Lord of the sect will help you."

Lao Lu was confused. He didn't expect things to turn out like this. Dao Zong actually gave up his full support for Yu Hua.

It was like a national policy of the dynasty was suddenly abolished, and protecting Yu Hua would no longer be an obligation. But this was just an appearance. This time, it was Master Yun Miao who came, which meant that Hua Yang had lost his voice.

Does it mean that he has reached a higher level?
There are four realms and twelve levels of heaven. The fourth realm is honored as the True Lord, while most people remain in the first level of enlightenment, including himself.

The other two levels are harmony with the Tao and attainment of the Tao. These are not two realms of succession, but two diverging roads. This is also the dispute between the innate and the acquired since ancient times. The innate pursues harmony with the Tao, while the acquired pursues attainment of the Tao.

Those who conform to the Tao are in harmony with heaven and earth. Those who attain the Tao transcend heaven and earth.

In the past, people believed that the path to enlightenment was more powerful, and that transcending heaven and earth would make people yearn for it just by hearing the words. Taoist Qingcang was also a person who had attained enlightenment.

Later people discovered that it was Qingcang who was stronger, not Dedao.

True Lord Yunmiao is on the path of harmony with the Tao, while True Lord Huayang is on the path of attainment of the Tao.

Dao Zong also faced a turbulent time.

Yu Hua was riding his dragon horse towards Bian Jing, but was suddenly stopped by Master Yun Miao, who pointed in another direction.

"Wrong go."
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Bianjing.

Gu Wen and Wen Renwu each retreated ten steps, and both were injured, but only Gu Wen was losing, it was just a matter of how much he lost.

But all the onlookers were stunned, and no one dared to say that he was weak. It was unheard of that he could fight against a True Lord with a third level of Taoism and only lose.

Gu Wen's body was already shaky, with countless wounds on his body, but the Dharma image in his eyes had not dissipated and was constantly expanding.

One thousandth of the magical power, two thousandths of the magical power, three thousandths of the magical power.
He had not fought many times, and this was the only time he was at such a disadvantage.

Crisis means opportunity and is also the best teacher. He learned a lot from Wen Renwu. The moves and responses used by the opponent during the fight were so amazing that it was amazing.

Wen Renwu was just panting. Noticing the change in the other party's aura, he said, more like a curse than a compliment: "You are truly a monster. You can actually continue to refine your magical powers while fighting with me."

Dharma gives birth to supernatural powers, but not everyone has them.

Geniuses condense spiritual images, proud people cultivate Dharma images, and all the descendants of a sect possess a magical power.

And Gu Wen actually continued to comprehend his own magical powers while fighting with him. Wen Renwu could understand that the killing method broke through in the battle, but he could not understand Gu Wen's speed, which was too fast.

Others hone their supernatural powers in years, but he does it in minutes, as if he can turn all of his moves into nutrients.

Gu Wen glanced at Shuimen behind him. He spat out a mouthful of blood foam and said, "What's the use of understanding more? You can't defeat the general overnight."

Now Zhaolie's spear power is only 0.03%. To put it nicely, it has increased three times. To put it bluntly, he may not be able to break through even if he is beaten for three days and three nights.

"." Wen Renwu's forehead veins popped up, and he said with a fake smile: "Boy, my level is also the eighth level of Dao foundation, the fourth level of foundation. Don't you know the difference between Dao foundations?"

It's not that a breakthrough in battle is useless, but there is a gap of three realms between the two of them. Even if one of his hands is broken and his strength is greatly reduced, the gap between the two sides cannot be easily filled. Outside the immortal land, there are four realms. The one with higher magic power is stronger. There are people who kill enemies in smaller realms, but there has never been anyone who kills enemies in four realms.

In the land of immortality, there are numbers based on the Dao base, from one to nine levels. The perfect Dao base is equal to two for one, and the rest are based on means such as Dharma-appearance and supernatural powers.

Comparing the two, the one of becoming an immortal is actually the clearest, because the magic power is limited and many tricks cannot be used. Here we only look at the foundation of the Tao and the method of reaching the pinnacle.

Wen Renwu has the eighth level of Dao foundation plus the third level of perfect Dao foundation, which can be transformed into a small realm of the eleventh heaven. Gu Wen has the third level of perfect Dao foundation, which can be transformed into a small realm of the sixth heaven.

Dharmakāya can be considered as the first level, but Wen Renwu also possesses Dharmakāya, so it is impossible for him to produce an effect similar to that of the Imperial Household Chief Eunuch Feng Baizhou.

The Eleventh Heaven versus the Sixth Heaven, and that celestial maiden is at least at the Eighteenth Heaven. The gap between him and the other party is even greater than that between Gu Wen.

Ordinary construction of the path is one, perfection is two.

"Let's get back to the point. You have already been defeated by me twice. I will ask you one last time. Either you become the crown prince of Daqian or you are temporarily placed under house arrest."

"Not dead?" Gu Wen was surprised by the other party's change of attitude.

Wen Renwu answered calmly: "The Taoist goddess wants to protect you, so I can't decide whether you live or die, or I might end up killing myself."

You really need a background everywhere. If you don't have one, you have to root them out completely. If you have a background, even your mortal enemy has to be treated with caution.

Gu Wen threw away the broken Xuanzhong spear and asked, "General, do you still have the strength?"

Wen Renwu thought that the other party had given up resistance. Although he did not relax his vigilance, he still said frankly: "There are still some, but they are not as strong as your Yuqing Dao foundation. My Hunyuan Dao foundation is to be invincible."

"The general is quite talkative."

"I am naturally happy to talk to talented people."

"Let's talk next time."

"Ok?"

thump!
Gu Wen dived into the river, his body like a fish, and quickly sank into the water. Wen Renwu tried to stop him almost at the same time, and his Qi hit the water, causing a ten-meter-high splash. He hit Gu Wen, but it was of no use.

Water becomes harder when it encounters something hard. The greater the force, the greater the impact on the water body, and the greater the loss.

This was his original escape route. Gu Wen always remembered what Yu Hua said: everyone in Daqian will become a mortal.

No matter what kind of cultivation one has, one needs to eat, drink, defecate, urinate and sleep. Taking pills and meditating are just another way to satisfy these needs, rather than completely ignoring them.

He had a magical treasure, the Blue-Eyed Water Wave Pearl. This treasure was not powerful enough to kill the enemy, but it could resist water.

Knowing that he would definitely run away if he couldn't beat him, Gu Wen was just sad that he couldn't rob the Taifusi again. If Wen Renwu hadn't come, he could have filled his Qiankun bag!
"It's really a loach!"

Wen Renwu couldn't help but curse, but he wasn't stupid enough to jump into the water to chase after him.

There is no perfect solution in the world. Once you have the ability to be invincible, there must be a vital point.

He followed the river all the way to the water gate, followed Gu Wen's scent and climbed over the city wall. When he arrived outside Bianjing, what he saw was not a vast plain, but countless messy houses.

During the pursuit, he thought that Gu Wen would not be able to hold on for long, because there was an iron rule in the land of immortals that could not be violated: 'All creatures become mortals'.

Breathing is one of them, which can be alleviated by using the water avoidance technique, but mana is always needed.

Unless he has a magical treasure that can ward off water!
Wen Renwu suddenly came to his senses and sent a divine thought towards the direction of the palace: "Your Majesty, please take action!"

He is now seriously injured and not good at water fighting. If he is not careful, Gu Wen might really escape.

The divine thought was sent out, but there was no response for a long time.

I saw a black light rushing straight into the sky and disappearing into the world of cultivation. The sound of thunder from the avenue spread in all directions, and wisps of sound also fell into Wen Renwu's ears.

Qingcang, Elixir of Immortality, Second Life
Rumble!
The heaven and earth shook, and countless dormant old monsters broke through the boundaries and came outside the land of immortality.

The three religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Demon, the dragon clan on the shore of the East China Sea, and countless powerful masters of the thirty-eight caves of the Jianmu Demon Sea all flocked to the area.

A Taoist in plain clothes ascended to the sky holding a sword and said in a gentle voice: "I am Yunmiao, please go back."

In an instant, the sky became dim and bright, and their battle was so intense that it was difficult to distinguish day from night across the vast territory of Daqian.

Yun Miao, the head of the Taiqing sect of the Three Pure Ones Taoist sect, fought against dozens of True Lords alone and was not at a disadvantage. Later, the head of the Shangqing sect, Huayang True Lord, led his men to the battle and another chaotic fight broke out.

In the end, the Three Pure Ones Sect was superior.

Yu Hua also killed two ungrateful old men, and then she found that Gu Wen was lost.

This little loach runs so fast!
He didn't need her care, he would hide himself, and once he opened his eyes, even she couldn't find him by conventional means. There was no need to think about others, the range of the divine consciousness of the immortals was also limited, and now there should be no one with a wider divine consciousness than hers.

Sometimes being too carefree isn't a good thing.

Yu Hua searched along the river, but the river was so vast that there were countless tributaries, and after running for a long time, the old donkey was so tired that he was gasping for breath.

"Little Ancestor, I'm afraid we can't find him. Let's wait for him to show up again."

Yu Hua wanted to give up, but suddenly she saw an official ship and had an idea.

"We'll wait for him to come to us."

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the other side.

Relying on the everlasting nature of his Yuqing Dao foundation, Gu Wen swam for a day and a night, turning a deaf ear to any movement above.

Suddenly he saw an official ship passing overhead.

Every month, the Taifusi would send people to various places to collect tribute, both by land and water. The southern part of the country had developed waterways, so most of the tributes were collected by water.

A faint sound was heard, and the flag of the Taifu Division could be seen through the water.

"Move carefully, these are tributes to His Majesty."

What did you give me, Taoist?

Gu Wen bubbled like a water ghost, then swam quickly upwards.

(End of this chapter)