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

Chapter 628 Absorbing the seven emotions and six desires of all living beings, using the false to cultivate the true, using the seven emotions of others!
This pattern, this arrangement of the Dao, is like a universal law, the foundation of the world.

However, for truly absolute powerhouses, it is not irreversible.

Or rather, both following and going against the natural order are within the laws of the Tao.

Whether it is righteous or evil, whether the devil is one foot taller than the righteous, or whether the righteous declines while the devil rises, it all falls within the laws of the universe and the Dao.

Having gained some vague insight, Luo Fu quickly put aside these metaphysical thoughts.

For him now, resolving the issues concerning Wang Yuanfeng and Zhu Erdan is the most urgent task.

As for the spirit fox, and even her daughter Xiao Cui, they are nothing more than insignificant factors in this so-called great trend of the decline of the Dao and the rise of the demons.

Although Luo Fu quickly pieced together the fragments and deduced a method that could compensate for the loss of one's soul by absorbing the power of incense offerings.

But as I said before, even with Wang Yuanfeng and Zhu Erdan's current intelligence, they might not be able to learn it even if they were taught step by step.

However, this method of absorbing the faith and thoughts of sentient beings can have an irreversible impact on one's own mind if one is not careful.

Heaven knows how far their personalities will eventually be twisted, given that one of them is mentally unstable and the other is foolish.

If it aligns with universal values, that's fine. But if it becomes extreme and distorted, it's like adding two more scourges to the world.

It should be understood that the human heart is never something to be looked at directly.

In temples, all kinds of faith and thoughts can be found.

This requires Luofu to add a crucial element to his own supplementary teachings: a spiritual anchor.

At the very least, we cannot allow Wang Yuanfeng and Zhu Erdan to become consciousnesses dominated by pure bestiality.

Seeing Luo Fu glancing at the spirit fox one moment and then at his son and Zhu Erdan the next, Wang Taichang held his breath, his eyes filled with anticipation.

He naturally guessed that Luo Fu was thinking about how to solve his son's intellectual disability.

Sure enough, after a moment, Luo Fu, having made up his mind, took the initiative to say to Wang Taichang: "Lord Wang, I may have a way to help your son and this Zhu Erdan recover, but this method is quite dangerous."

His expression suddenly changed, and Wang Taichang was immediately caught in a dilemma.

His greatest wish is to ensure his son becomes a normal person without any problems, even if his IQ is slightly lower, it would be better than him being mentally challenged like an imbecile, with his mind being at most comparable to that of a child of a few years old.

The love of the parents is far-reaching.

Wang Yuanfeng was the only son of Wang Taichang and his wife. Even though they knew he was mentally challenged, the couple still doted on him and naturally did not want their son to take any risks.

But now, faced with Luo Fu's suggestion, Wang Taichang dared not make a decision.

After a moment's hesitation, Wang Taichang asked, "Immortal, what are the pros and cons of your method?"

“If everything goes smoothly, your son will be able to recover to normal in a very short time, and may even grow in wisdom far beyond that of ordinary people. But if you are not careful…” Luo Fu paused slightly and said frankly, “then, although your son will still have his spiritual senses greatly opened, he will go astray and become dangerous and evil, dominated by his animalistic nature. You can think about how to decide this.”

His expression kept changing as Wang Taichang said, "Immortal, may my wife and I discuss this?"

"It's alright. I won't be leaving anytime soon. You can discuss it with your wife before making a decision."

Relieved, Wang Taichang said, "Thank you, Immortal."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Taichang hurriedly bid farewell to Luofu, then turned to his wife and discussed how to make a decision.

Undoubtedly, the couple hoped their son could return to normal, but Luo Fu also said that if they were not careful, Wang Yuanfeng might be led astray and even become dominated by his bestial nature.

This outcome is ultimately too much of a challenge to the moral bottom line of normal people.

Wang Taichang was, after all, a Confucian scholar. Having spent so much time in officialdom, rising to the position of Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, it's not hard to see from his attitude towards his family that Wang Taichang and his wife still had some principles.

Otherwise, the couple wouldn't still only have one son, Wang Yuanfeng, to this day.

The Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices was a high-ranking official in the court. Wang Taichang had completely divorced his wife and remarried, and even took many concubines, but he did not.

After the difficult problem was presented to Wang Taichang and his wife for a decision.

Luo Fu said to the spirit fox, "The method you practice... is completely different from the intention of the incomplete chapter."

At first glance, the spirit fox didn't understand Luo Fu's meaning and asked in confusion, "What does the immortal mean?"

"The fragment you obtained is not for cultivating one's own seven emotions to control one's own desires, but rather it is a creation of the heavens, drawing upon the seven emotions and six desires of all living beings, using the false to cultivate the true, and using the seven emotions of others to control one's own desires."

Somewhat confused, the spirit fox asked uncertainly, "Does the immortal mean that this incomplete manual is... is a path of incense offerings and divine intervention?"

Not being stupid after all, the spirit fox quickly guessed Luo Fu's meaning.

Nodding, Luo Fu sighed, "I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse for you. You accidentally turned a fragmented method of cultivating the incense and divine path into a fundamental method, embarking on the path of cultivating your own seven emotions and controlling desires. And yet... you actually achieved something in it."

Yes, in Luo Fu's view, the spirit fox's cultivation was simply a lucky accident.

It's like she took the answers to a science exam and filled out a humanities exam, and somehow still passed.

What incredible good fortune!
At least in Luofu, I've never heard of anyone having an experience similar to that of the spirit fox.

Of course, there are times when the spirit fox suffers losses because of these kinds of mistakes.

Putting everything else aside, she must have suffered from her own loss of control over her emotions back then.

Otherwise, he wouldn't hate Xiao Cui's father so much, and he wouldn't hate Xiao Cui as much as his daughter.

His face turned deathly pale instantly.

Linghu never dreamed that the fragment of the cultivation technique she obtained was actually for cultivating the path of incense and gods. Poor thing, she didn't know how many years she had worked hard on the fragment to reach her current level of cultivation, but from the very beginning, she had embarked on a wrong path that no one had expected.

What's even more outrageous is that she somehow managed to get to where she is now.

There was certainly an element of luck involved, but that relic must have played an indispensable role as well.

I don't know how long it took before I finally regained some of my rationality.

The fox spirit knelt down before Luo Fu with a thud and said, "I beg the immortal to guide me and save my life."

Making a mistake can be a good thing.

Even if the drawbacks haven't been exposed yet, the seeds of future problems have certainly been sown.

Even the spirit fox herself didn't know what fate awaited her next.

Now, in her eyes, Luo Fu is no longer just a wise mentor who can guide her, but a lifeline.

The spirit fox did not doubt Luo Fu's claim that he had practiced the technique incorrectly.

After all, no one knew the problems with their own cultivation technique better than she, the person directly involved.

If Luo Fu hadn't pointed it out, the spirit fox would have subconsciously assumed that her slow progress was due to insufficient aptitude, an incomplete cultivation technique, or even external factors like the great changes in the world. She would never have imagined that this incomplete cultivation technique, obtained along with the relic, wasn't about self-cultivation at all, but rather a system of faith and deity cultivation for condensing incense offerings.

This is a major event that shakes, or even overturns, the very foundation.

The spirit fox had no choice but to panic.

Luo Fu didn't really have any good solutions for the Spirit Fox's situation.

After all, the path she took was too... too unorthodox.

This isn't about good versus evil, but rather about the difference between normal and abnormal.

After thinking for a moment, Luo Fu said, "Your situation is very troublesome."

This is also because Luo Fu has not yet fully localized its power. If it were to enter the shared space again, resolving the trouble with the spirit fox would be a piece of cake for Luo Fu.

Who made Luofu from the Journey to the West world, in his manipulation of the seven emotions and six desires, practically become the founder of a new sect of Taoism?

The Luofu Temple in the Journey to the West world almost completely combines incense offerings, religious practices, and the control of the seven emotions and desires.

Of course, combining them is one thing, but the Journey to the West and Luofu never regarded the method of absorbing incense and faith as a cultivation technique.

However, Luo Fu's methods in the Journey to the West world are enough to reverse the spirit fox's deviated path.

Hearing that Luo Fu only said it was troublesome, but did not directly refuse her, Linghu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The only thing he can ask for now is Luofu.

As long as Luofu doesn't directly reject them, it means there's still hope.

Linghu was certainly not optimistic. She believed that Luofu would definitely have a solution, after all, her condition was indeed rare, and it could be said that it had never happened before.

This situation is logically impossible, but it was only due to the special external conditions following the great changes in the world a hundred years ago that such an extremely special situation was made possible.

While Luofu appeased the spirit fox's side.

In another room.

Wang Taichang and his wife called their son, Wang Yuanfeng, to their side.

Even though they knew that their son, with his mentally challenged nature, would be completely unable to comprehend how significant the decision they, as parents, were to make.

However, at this time, Wang Taichang and his wife still chose to involve their son.

The family of three—the parents and the child—all looked somber, their brows furrowed with worry. Only Wang Yuanfeng remained unaffected, his handsome face bearing a silly grin.

After discussing the options Luo Fu had given him with his wife, Wang Taichang said in a deep voice, "According to what the immortal said, Yuanfeng's condition is that his soul is incomplete, and only by going through the six paths of reincarnation in the underworld can it be gradually repaired."

Using the six realms of reincarnation in the underworld to make up for the deficiencies in one's soul is simply a joke.

You must understand that for mortals, each reincarnation is a test of life and death, and after going through reincarnation, would Wang Yuanfeng still be their son?

Neither Wang Taichang nor his wife would agree to such an absurd method.

They are just ordinary people who all they ask for is a peaceful and harmonious family life.

The idea of ​​life, death, and reincarnation being so commonplace is really pushing the limits of what people can bear.

On this point, there was absolutely no room for discussion between Wang Taichang and his wife; they would not back down in the slightest.

Apart from that, the only option Luofu offered was to use incense and religious practices to gather the faith and thoughts of all living beings to complete the restoration of the soul's origin.

This point made Mr. and Mrs. Wang Taichang hesitate.

After all, according to Luo Fu, the side effects of this choice were terrifying.

As a Confucian disciple, Wang Taichang would never want his son to become a villain who disregarded etiquette and morality!

But now, this choice has become the only one.

After a long silence, Madam Wang said, "My lord, I am incompetent, which is why you only have one son. I think we should agree to the immortal's request. After all, he is our son, and this is the only possible way to restore him."

Nodding silently, Wang Taichang looked at Wang Yuanfeng beside him and said, "Yuanfeng, although I know you're not smart, this choice you're making now concerns your entire life. Do you want to be a normal person, or do you want to continue living like this, in a daze?"

Looking at his father, puzzled, Wang Yuanfeng grinned and said, "Dad, does being a normal person mean I can go out and play like you?"

With a twitch at the corner of his mouth, Wang Taichang forced a smile and nodded, saying, "That's right, once you're a normal person, you can be like your father."

Wang Yuanfeng was overjoyed and clapped his hands, saying, "Then I want to become a normal person, so I can be like Father."

"Alright!" Standing up, Wang Taichang prepared to head straight for Luofu.

Madam Wang's eyes suddenly reddened, "Master."

Stopping in his tracks, Wang Taichang said, "Madam, this is Yuanfeng's choice. You and I, as husband and wife, cannot protect him for his entire life. Whether it is good or evil, right or wrong, it is Yuanfeng's fate. As parents, we have done our best!"

Wiping away the tears that welled up in her eyes, Madam Wang smiled and nodded, saying, "I entrust everything to you, sir. I believe Yuanfeng will be a kind person."

Nodding, Wang Taichang strode heavily toward the direction of Luofu.

Inside the room where the image of the spirit fox was enshrined.

After receiving Luo Fu's reply, Linghu completely placed all her hopes on Luo Fu.

After obtaining Luo Fu's permission, he voluntarily returned to his cave and moved his daughter Xiao Cui and all his belongings to the Wang family's villa.

When Wang Taichang returned, he saw that the spirit fox was not in the room, but he didn't seem to care.

Bowing respectfully to Luofu, Wang Taichang said, "I humbly request the Immortal to intervene and help my son recover."

"Have you thought it through?" Luo Fu didn't agree directly, but asked instead, "You should know that once my method is implemented, there will be no room for regret. Moreover, if you are not careful, your son may be dominated by his animalistic nature. As Xunzi said, human nature is inherently evil, and it is an evil that cannot be contained."

With a wry smile, Wang Taichang said, "Even being a villain is better than being a muddle-headed fool."

Even Wang Taichang, who was a parent himself, made such a decision, so Luofu certainly wouldn't overstep his bounds.

However, absorbing the incense and faith requires a process.

Before that, Luo Fu had to pass on the incomplete version of the martial arts manual to Wang Yuanfeng.

Of course, Zhu Erdan was also among them.

When Luo Fu gave the technique to the two idiots, he vaguely sensed that Zhu Erdan seemed to be acting strangely.

(End of this chapter)