Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens.

Chapter 596 The Dao and Principles of Fifteen Heavenly Worlds! Surpassing the Limits of Saints!
With a wave of his hand, a ray of Buddhist light suddenly passed through the mountain gate, and the next moment, a dazzling portal shining with seven-colored Buddhist light suddenly appeared slowly in front of the many powerful beings of the Heavenly Court.

"Is this the gate to the Real and Wonderful Dharma Heaven?" A handsome deity with a vertical line between his brows opened his third eye the moment he saw the gate open, intently observing the special Dao and principles contained within it.

While the one with three eyes might not necessarily be Yang Jian, but could be Lord Ma, the one at this moment is undoubtedly Yang Jian.

Although Yang Jian's Heavenly Eye Divine Power was powerful, the True Wonderful Dharma Heaven of Luofu contained the Dao and principles of fifteen shared heavenly worlds. How could it be so easily perceived by Yang Jian's Heavenly Eye?

The longer Yang Jian stared at the portal that shone with seven-colored Buddhist light, the more doubts filled his mind.

Indeed, these principles and doctrines, so different from those of the Three Realms, almost made Yang Jian doubt himself.

This is similar to using philosophical logic to analyze mathematical problems.

The difference in the laws of nature is a fundamental difference; it is a change in the constants of the underlying rules of the universe.

Although Yang Jian is powerful, his strength is always based on the principles and laws of this world.

If one rashly comes into contact with the true and wondrous Dharma Heaven, whose principles and doctrines are so different from those of the Three Realms, one will only begin to doubt one's own Dao heart.

This is quite dangerous.

When one's Daoist heart encounters problems, at best one will suffer from demonic possession, and at worst one will be reduced to ashes—this is absolutely no joke.

Even the world's top scientists, once trapped in a predicament and unable to escape it for a long time, risk going insane at best, and taking their own lives at worst.

Beside Yang Jian, a Taoist priest sitting sideways on the back of a lion keenly noticed his unusual behavior.

He flicked the whisk in his hand lightly.

The pure magical power rippled out like gentle waves, instantly pulling Yang Jian back from the perilous situation.

"Foolish child, this is not something you can see right now!"

Yang Jian was still somewhat shaken. He quickly withdrew his Heavenly Eye and bowed to the Taoist beside him, saying, "This disciple thanks Uncle-Master. If it weren't for Uncle-Master's intervention, this disciple would have almost suffered a qi deviation."

Being addressed as "Uncle-Master" by Yang Jian, and riding a majestic lion, this Taoist must clearly be the renowned Taiyi Zhenren of the Chan Sect.

Taiyi Zhenren was a second-generation disciple of the Chan Sect, and his status in the Three Realms was equally extraordinary.

He is the Eastern Azure Emperor among the Six Emperors of Heaven, the Great Venerable Taiyi Salvation from Suffering in the Underworld, and even the Master of Qingwei Sect in the Mortal Realm.

Although his status in the Chan Sect was not as high as Guang Chengzi's, he was still considered a prominent figure in the Chan Sect.

The fact that Taiyi Zhenren personally led Yang Jian here shows how much the being who can truly control this great calamity values ​​Luofu.

Of course, what they valued was not Luofu itself, but the variables that Luofu could bring, the Dao and principles that he shared, which were different from the Dao of Heaven.

With the gates wide open, Luofu, standing on a red lotus and white lotus, personally led the Seven Emotions Bodhisattvas, the Three Great Arhats, and the Three Thousand Pratyekabuddhas under the banner of the Middle Vehicle Dharma lineage to the entrance of the True and Wonderful Dharma Heaven.

"I am deeply sorry for failing to greet you properly, Master Taiyi."

In the Chan Sect, Taiyi Zhenren was a second-generation disciple, but in the Heavenly Court, Taiyi Zhenren was one of the Six Emperors. Luofu's incarnation in the Heavenly Court was merely the secret title of the Five Extremes War God. Within the Heavenly Court system, Luofu was lower than Taiyi Zhenren.

However, if we consider lineage and sect, then Luofu is equivalent to Taiyi Zhenren.

Knowing full well that Taiyi Zhenren, Yang Jian, and the others had come to lure him into this great calamity between humans and demons, Luo Fu certainly wouldn't allow himself to be treated as inferior.

Upon seeing Luo Fu come to greet him personally, Taiyi Zhenren dismounted and bowed in the direction of Luo Fu, saying, "This humble Taoist greets the True Buddha."

After exchanging greetings, at the invitation of Luofu, Taiyi Zhenren and Yang Jian were immediately invited to the Ruzhen Miaofa Heaven.

This time, Yang Jian was much smarter. He no longer dared to open his Heavenly Eye to look around, and obediently followed behind Taiyi Zhenren, looking meek and submissive. There was not a trace of the arrogance that was supposed to be within the Heavenly Court system, where one was expected to obey orders but not summons.

Yang Jian, the Erlang Shen of Guanjiang Estuary, and the so-called Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun who supposedly obeyed orders but not summons, were nothing but a joke.

The real reason is that, as one of the few beings who achieved physical sainthood after the Investiture of the Gods, Yang Jian's position in the Heavenly Court was quite awkward.

On the one hand, he was the Jade Emperor's nephew; on the other hand, he was only a third-generation disciple of the Chan Sect.

This predicament left Yang Jian in a state of detachment from the orthodox Heavenly Court system. However, Yang Jian was not truly disdainful of the Heavenly Court. In fact, it could be said that Yang Jian had always been trying to find a suitable reason to truly join the Heavenly Court system.

Putting everything else aside, just looking at Yang Jian's previous performance against Sun Wukong, it's easy to see that he genuinely wants to improve.

After arriving at the Zen temple of Ruzhen Miaofatian and taking a seat,

Taiyi Zhenren got straight to the point, saying, "If you are a true Buddha, now the demon race is trying to defy the heavens, and the gods and humans of the three realms are all outraged. It is precisely the time for the Buddha to use his thunderous methods to protect the three realms. I hope the Buddha will have mercy on all living beings."

This hat is too high; Luo Fu wouldn't dare wear it.

He immediately shook his head and said, "I dare not. What ability do I have? However, if it is for the sake of all living beings in the Three Realms, I would be duty-bound to do so. But I do not know that my so-called Ruzhen Miaofa Tian is merely a Buddhist monk of the Middle Vehicle, the Pratyekabuddha lineage. How dare I take on the responsibility of protecting the Three Realms?"

"Why is the Buddha so humble?" Taiyi Zhenren said, "The prince of the Lion Camel Kingdom, a disciple of the Buddha, is the one destined to face this great calamity between humans and demons. The Buddha also wields the Four Swords of Zhuxian. The remnants of the demon race are all ancient remnants. They should be annihilated with thunderous means to demonstrate the majesty of the Heavenly Dao. This humble monk is willing to lend the Buddha a hand."

Luo Fu instantly became alert.

It turned out to be the case.

Previously, when Sun Wukong went to Heaven to seek help from Chi You, he inexplicably received the four swords Zhu, Lu, Xian, and Jue from the disciples of the Chan Sect one after another.

All those puzzling actions before have now come to pass.

It's obvious that Master Taiyi wants Luofu to set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation during this great calamity between humans and demons.

But is the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation something that Luofu can afford to play with?

None of the three great killing formations of the primordial world are simple.

The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, under the command of a sage, cannot be broken by anyone other than the Four Sages.

Although neither the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation nor the Zhou Tian Star Formation is presided over by a sage, the former requires twelve quasi-sages, while the latter has the Chaos Bell, a supreme treasure from the beginning of creation, as its core.

Undeniably, each of the three great killing formations of the primordial world is incredibly powerful, but that also depends on whether the person who sets up the formation can bear the cost.

Surely no one really believes that the three most powerful primordial killing formations come without any cost, right?
This is an unparalleled formation that seizes the very essence of heaven and earth.

The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation can only be broken by four sages, which means that its power has surpassed the limit of a single sage.

The demon race's Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array and the witch race's Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Grand Array are both formations that can reach the power level of a saint. Although Luo Fu currently has the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, he dares not say that he can set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Array.

Even if he did have the Four Immortal Slaughtering Swords and the array diagram of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, he wouldn't want to bear such a price.

In fact, Luo Fu is unaware that this great calamity between humans and demons has long since become dominated by battles between formations.

Even the three Arhats, although they had witnessed the clash between the Bazhou King's army and the human army's formations, were not immune to the impact of the conflict.

However, they did not truly realize that both the human army formations aided by the Heavenly Court and the demon army formations contained the lineage of ancient formation inheritance.

The Heavenly Court possesses the legacy of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array of the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court. Although it cannot unleash the true power of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array, by manipulating the countless stars and adding them to the military formation, it far surpasses the power of ordinary formations.

On the demon race's side, they directly inherited the legacy of the ancient demonic unorthodox path, and even contained some of the legacy of the Intercepting Sect's Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.

In the art of formations, of the three great ancient killing formations, only the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation has been truly and completely passed down to this day.

The Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Formation lost the Chaos Bell, the key to suppressing the formation's core, while the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Grand Formation could never return to its peak after Hou Tu sacrificed herself to become a reincarnation.

At this moment, Master Taiyi came to the door, openly and secretly instructing Luofu to set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation. Something seemed very wrong.

Never forget that Taiyi Zhenren was a second-generation disciple of the Chan Sect, while the Zhuxian Sword Formation was the supreme inheritance of the Jie Sect.

Compared to Taiyi Zhenren, the three Arhats under Luofu are actually more qualified.

Having guessed Taiyi Zhenren's thoughts, Luofu became even more resistant.

He didn't mind getting involved in this great calamity between humans and demons, since this calamity was essentially prepared for Luofu.

But to be completely reduced to a puppet in this great calamity is something Luo Fu simply cannot accept.

"The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is far too ferocious. How could this humble monk dare to defy the world? This matter is absolutely unacceptable," Luo Fu resolutely refused.

If Luo Fu really agrees to set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, he will certainly be able to understand the mysteries of this supreme killing formation while setting up the formation, but the price he will have to pay will also be enormous.

They need to bear the cost of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, and also integrate the Dao and principles they have shared into the Three Realms.

From Luo Fu's perspective, this was an absolute losing proposition.

Seeing this, Taiyi Zhenren smiled wryly and said, "Buddha, you may not know this, but now only you can save the people of the Three Realms. I hope you will not refuse."

Luo Fu's face darkened, and he said, "This humble monk indeed cannot bear such a price. However, this great calamity was caused by my disciple. To uphold the righteous path of heaven and earth, this humble monk and the Yuanjue Chengfa lineage have an inescapable duty."

Luo Fu has essentially revealed his hand and his bottom line.

Letting him join this great calamity is fine, but turning him into a puppet is absolutely impossible.

After a moment's hesitation, Taiyi Zhenren said, "Buddha, why don't we wait a moment and discuss this further?"

Although he didn't know what Taiyi Zhenren was up to, Luo Fu agreed after thinking about it.

This means that the dispute is to be temporarily set aside for a while.

As the host, Luofu naturally had to arrange accommodations for Taiyi Zhenren, Yang Jian, and the others.

Inside a side hall.

Yang Jian looked at Taiyi Zhenren with some surprise and said, "Uncle-Master, why does Buddha Ruzhen refuse? The four swords, Zhu, Lu, Xian, and Jue, are clearly already in his hands. Why would Buddha Ruzhen refuse such an opportunity that has come knocking on his door?"

Taiyi Zhenren glanced at Yang Jian and said, "Have you not heard that fortune and misfortune are interdependent? When your grandmaster set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, how powerful it was! I suppose you still remember it."

Nodding, Yang Jian looked as if he still had lingering fear.

As a participant in the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods.

Yang Jian would never forget the terror of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation; it was a truly despair-inducing supreme killing formation.

To break the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, the four sages—Taiqing Saint, Yuanshi Tianzun, Jieyin Daoist, and Zhunti Daoist—arrived together.
Even with the four saints entering the formation, they could only manage a stalemate with the Tongtian Sect Master who had set it up. In the end, it was Guangchengzi, Chijingzi, Yuding Zhenren, and Daoxing Tianzun who risked their lives to enter the formation and retrieve the four swords of Zhu, Lu, Xian, and Jue, respectively, before the formation was broken.

Yang Jian was confident that if he were in Luofu's shoes, he would definitely not be able to refuse the opportunity to preside over such a terrifying formation.

After all, although the Zhuxian Sword Formation has no power to suppress destiny, it was bestowed upon Tongtian Jiaozhu by Dao Ancestor Hongjun for protection.

Even setting aside the fact that the Four Swords of Zhuxian can be used to set up an unparalleled killing formation, each of the four swords alone—Zhu, Lu, Xian, and Jue—can be considered an unparalleled weapon that can kill without incurring any karmic consequences.

As if guessing Yang Jian's little intention, Taiyi Zhenren shook his head and said, "You only know how terrifying the Zhuxian Sword Formation is, but you don't know what price is required to set up the Zhuxian Sword Formation."

Blinking, Yang Jian seemed to instantly realize something.

While Taiyi Zhenren and Yang Jian were temporarily residing in the side hall waiting.

The true and wondrous Dharma is beyond the heavens.

A female immortal, dressed in a blue Taoist robe, wearing a lotus crown, and holding a whisk, drifted in.

After the female immortal arrived at the original gate of Ruzhen Temple, she simply bowed slightly.

Within the Real Wonderful Dharma Heaven, the three great Arhats and three thousand Pratyekabuddhas seemed to have been struck by a sudden impulse.

They looked towards the direction outside the mountain gate with a mixture of surprise and delight.

Coming to their senses, the three Arhats and the three thousand Pratyekabuddhas exchanged a glance without making a sound.

Finally, the Arhat with the bushy head stepped forward and said, "I report to Buddha that a distinguished guest has arrived. Buddha should open the mountain gate again to welcome the guest."

Luofu could not possibly ignore the reactions of the three Arhats and three thousand Pratyekabuddhas.

It was precisely because he noticed their unusual behavior that Luo Fu realized that the distinguished guest mentioned by the Arhat with the bushy head was probably the opportunity that Taiyi Zhenren had been waiting for.

Even Luo Fu had already guessed that the person who came was probably related to the Shangqing Jie Sect back then, and might even be the Wudang Holy Mother who disappeared without a trace during the final battle of the Investiture of the Gods, with the destruction of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.

The missing Holy Mother Wudang is now none other than the Old Mother of Lishan, whose origins are the most mysterious in the Three Realms.

Of course, the mystery of the origins of the Old Mother of Lishan only applies to cultivators after the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods. For those truly ancient beings, the origins of the Old Mother of Lishan are not a secret.

(End of this chapter)