Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 955 Holy Kingdom Inheritance Seal

"Thank you all for your guidance, fellow Daoists. It has given me a clearer understanding of the First Grade Realm."

The Eastern Emperor Bell swayed gently, and strands of rosy light flowed around it. Although Chu Tai's Daoist aura did not change significantly, its flow became even more unrestrained.

"There's no need for that. At our level of cultivation, even when we're at the same level, our interactions are mostly like a light drizzle falling on the vast ocean, barely causing a ripple."

"If you want to advance further, you need to gather the Qi of Heaven and Earth. On the one hand, it can nourish your Dao foundation, and on the other hand, it can strengthen your connection with Heaven and Earth to prevent the Great Heaven from rejecting you when you fight against someone of the same realm in the future, forcing you to ascend to the Great Luo realm or find another Great Heaven."

After Hunyuan Zhenjun finished speaking, Qingshi Zhenjun continued, "What Brother Hunyuan said is very true. Although your method of attaining the Dao is different from that of ordinary first-grade cultivators, you also have the protection of the Donghuang Bell, so you are not afraid of the backlash from ordinary Great Heavens. Moreover, you have many Dao lineages in the Dongyue Dharma Realm to rely on within the Great Heavens. Your destiny can be described as a trickle of water, ever-flowing and sufficient for your daily cultivation needs."

"But you made a pact with the Demon King to clean up the problems left behind by the Holy King. You will inevitably be locked in a stalemate and a bitter battle. At that time, your magical power will pour out like a river, stirring up the spiritual energy and causing the fate of the world to churn. Heaven and earth will surely respond."

"At such times, at best the repulsion between heaven and earth will intensify, making it easy to make mistakes; at worst, the other side will seize the opportunity, collude with heaven and earth, and forcibly expel you. Those who inherit the Great Dao of the Holy King are the most skilled at this kind of thing."

Hunyuan Zhenjun nodded repeatedly and said, "I observe that the fortune surrounding you is not enough to support you in a long battle. The three of us have cultivated for tens of thousands of years and accumulated a lot of immortal fortune. We also have many lineages under our command. If you are willing, we can be assigned to your command, saving you a lot of trouble in managing them."

"Rest assured, when we say that we will be under your command, the three of us will transfer our corresponding Dao Fruits, Destiny, and Laws to your Dao Fruits. We can even cooperate with you to reverse the cosmic light and change the inheritance, so that there will be no situation where one lineage obeys two masters."

Upon hearing this, Chu Tai shook his head repeatedly: "I am deeply grateful for your kindness, but the inheritance of the Daoist lineage not only requires compatibility and harmony, but also consideration of human nature and human sentiment. Forcing it will only create complications. Besides, I already have many branches of the Eastern Peak, and now that I have advanced to the first rank, I can rely on the many fragments of Daoist fruits recorded in the Eastern Emperor Bell to quickly accumulate my destiny."

“Fate doesn’t arise out of thin air. Although your Eastern Emperor Bell is mysterious and your Dao Fruit system of inheritance is also mysterious, you currently only occupy less than a third of the land in the Central Yuan Continent. The other four seas, eight continents, four poles, and even many grotto heavens in the Star Dou Heaven do not have your inheritance system. How fast can you go?”

As Chu Tai was about to answer the question posed by Qing Shi Zhenjun, a voice suddenly rang out: "Fellow Daoists, Chu Tai is from my Taiyi lineage. Now that I have attained the first rank of Dao, the necessary destiny should be provided by my lineage."

The clouds rolled and swirled, and a phantom figure appeared beside Chu Tai.

"Grandmaster."

Chu Tai bowed deeply. Upon seeing this, Taiyi Zhenjun chuckled and said, "Your cultivation is already no less than mine, there's no need for such formality."

"This is proper etiquette, and I dare not forget it."

Chu Tai's answer made Hunyuan Zhenjun and Qingshi Zhenjun nod in agreement. Hunyuan Zhenjun looked at Taiyi Zhenjun and said, "Your cultivation has not yet recovered, and you still need Qi to nourish your Dao Qi. Moreover, the Taiyi lineage has declined considerably since the incident. It is already barely enough to maintain what you need. How can there be any surplus to give Chu Tai?"

"In my current state, it's not good for me to get involved in the subsequent struggles. I should just leave a little bit of my destiny to maintain my position. I'll leave the rest to Chu Tai. Of course, I know that this part is still somewhat lacking, but my Taiyi lineage has only declined, not completely lost its inheritance."

Taiyi Zhenjun said, looking at the Eastern Emperor Bell, "As long as we find the reincarnations of those disciples one by one, and combine them with the power of the many Dao fruits within this bell, it will be enough to restore most of the Taiyi Dao lineage in the other four seas, eight continents, and four poles. As for the many grotto heavens in the Starry Sky Heaven, they can also be opened one by one."

After some calculation, True Monarch Qing Shi said, "Based on this calculation, it should be enough to support his future battles against cultivators of the same rank. Your current condition is not suitable for mobilizing too much magic power. Do you need our help?"

As he uttered his last words, True Lord Qingshi looked at True Lord Taiyi. Clouds surged above his head, forming auspicious clouds and precious light. The five elements churned, supporting the three flowers, which transformed inward, manifesting as the Primordial One Qi Dao Fruit. Pure Qi swirled around his body, causing the immortal destiny to surge.

The two True Lords, Hunyuan and Yuli, who were standing to the side, also looked at True Lord Taiyi. Seeing him nod in agreement, the two immediately reacted.

The Primordial True Lord's body underwent Yin-Yang transformations, and the Tai Chi arc spun in the air, stirring up the phenomena of emptiness and fullness, existence and non-existence, birth and death, which converged into the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao Fruit that fell down.

Jade Emperor True Lord's body was surrounded by sword light, and the Dao Fruit of the Five Tribulations of the Primordial Origin was manifested, causing the many laws and principles of heaven and earth to constantly change.

The power of the three True Lords converged, and the vast immortal energy formed a boundless sea of ​​clouds.

The three people's destiny was infused into the illusory image of Taiyi Zhenjun, manifesting as a vast sea of ​​immortal destiny clouds.

A moment later, a burst of light gathered deep within the sea of ​​clouds. The three True Lords joined forces to draw upon the fortune of the Taiyi True Lord lineage, condensing a phantom treasure seal containing many fundamental principles of the Taiyi Dao lineage. Supported by a nine-grade green lotus, it slowly descended into Chu Tai's palm.

Upon acquiring this seal, Chu Tai immediately felt the complete openness of the Taiyi lineage to him. With a single thought, he could stir up all the Taiyi lineage inheritances in the Great Heaven and sense all those who were destined to be connected with the Taiyi lineage.

Whether this person with whom we have a connection is alive or dead, exists in the past or the future.

"Is this the power of a lineage leader?"

Chu Tai was somewhat moved and bowed deeply to Hunyuan, Qingshi, and Yuli Zhenjun to express his gratitude.

Taiyi Zhenjun also raised his hand in a bow and said, "I have some private matters to discuss. Would you three fellow Daoists be willing to step aside for a moment?"

"I also have some miscellaneous things to take care of in the mountains, let's chat another time."

The Primordial True Lord laughed heartily, raised his hand and waved his long sleeves, and the Yin and Yang energies beneath his feet transformed into a golden bridge spanning the void.

After Yu Li Zhenjun cupped his hands, green smoke rose and dissipated around him, leaving only a few wisps of rosy light.

As for True Lord Qing Shi, he said to Chu Tai, "If you have anything to do, you can have Daoist Shou find me."

As soon as he finished speaking, lotus flowers bloomed beneath his feet, their petals fluttering and colliding to produce a clear, melodious sound, while his figure dissipated into the heavenly wind.

Seeing the three True Lords depart one after another, Chu Tai gently struck the Eastern Emperor Bell. A rosy glow descended, and a misty haze enveloped the surroundings, blocking all senses. He then cupped his hands towards True Lord Taiyi and said, "I wonder what instructions the Ancestor has?"

"It's nothing much, but there's something I need to give you."

With a slight flick of his wide sleeves, Taiyi Zhenjun's palm suddenly burst forth with seven-colored light, within which was an illusory mark. As the Zhenjun raised his hand, it floated lightly down in front of Chu Tai.

Chu Tai also sensed something within his body. With a thought, a ray of light flew out, containing a more solidified mark. The two marks intertwined in mid-air, like yin and yang fish swimming, sometimes reflecting the shattered mountains and rivers, sometimes manifesting the cycle of the mortal world, and finally collapsing inward, turning into a fragmented mark.

"This is……"

Chu Tai's eyes widened. The radiant light within his body was left to him by the original owner of the Celestial Cauldron. The other half should have been inside the Celestial Cauldron, so why was it in the hands of the Ancestral Master?

“I initially thought that I obtained you because your future helped my past, so I planned to send you back to the past to completely replace me, inherit my Dao fruit, and integrate it into that innate treasure bell to greatly enhance your power. After you attained the Dao, I would separate you again.”

"Now it seems that what helped me back then was not only your precious bell, but also the mark inside the Heavenly Cauldron. I was also partially blinded by your innate precious bell. Now it seems that only that Heavenly Emperor saw through most of the cause and effect."

After saying that, the Patriarch added, "By the way, now only about one-third of the mark inside the Celestial Cauldron remains, and the remaining one-third is in the hands of the Demon Lord. The answer that the Demon Lord wants to know may be the information corresponding to this mark."

Upon hearing this, Chu Tai shook his head and said in a low voice, "That's not the case."

"Ok?"

Taiyi Zhenjun was somewhat puzzled, and Chu Tai replied, "Back then, when that successor of the Holy King gave me this mark, he told me that he would leave some interesting information inside the Celestial Cauldron, and asked me to check if it was still there at this time. If it was, it could give me some help; if it wasn't, it would still have some auxiliary effect."

“I now understand the purpose of this mark. It is a legacy…”

Chu Tai looked at the incomplete mark in front of him, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Having obtained the mark from Taiyi Zhenjun, Chu Tai used it to decipher a great deal of information about the Holy Kingdom system.

Many of these are Taiyi Zhenjun's cultivation insights, clearly indicating that when Taiyi Zhenjun analyzed this mark and absorbed its information in the past, some of the information was also recorded.

From the mark in his hand, Chu Tai saw a wealth of information: summaries of various phenomena, natural laws, and information about human civilization, which formed the prototype of the all-encompassing Dao Fruit; summaries and enjoyment of social order such as changes between heaven and man, hereditary succession, openness, and competition, which built the foundation of the order between heaven and man; and records of Dao principles and laws such as rights, violence, power, law, and war.

Most of this information is incomplete, but it is enough to guide one from the beginner level all the way to the second rank.

And that's only one-third.

After Chu Tai told Taiyi Zhenjun what he knew, he said with some emotion, "Perhaps, the predecessors of the Holy Kingdom left all their heritage to their descendants."

"What use is that mark of yours now?"

Taiyi Zhenjun was somewhat curious, since Chu Tai had previously said that the mark inside the Heavenly Cauldron was still there and could provide him with some help, and even if it was gone, it could still provide some assistance.

Some of the assistance could very well be the legacy of the entire Holy Kingdom, so what about the other forms of support?
Chu Tai pondered for a moment, looking at the changing marks on his palm, and said somewhat uncertainly, "This is a key. If I were to think about it, I think that apart from unlocking and releasing the inheritance within the Celestial Cauldron, its most important function might be locking?"

"You mean, this mark might be able to seal away the path to enlightenment for those who study the information within it?"

A thoughtful look appeared in Taiyi Zhenjun's eyes before he said directly, "I have also tried to comprehend this mark. Use me as an experiment to see how far this mark can go."

Chu Tai pondered for a moment, then hesitated. Only after Taiyi Zhenjun urged him repeatedly did he carefully unleash the mark and place it towards the Zhenjun.

The mark shone with many brilliant colors, and the sound of chains being pulled arose out of nowhere. In the next instant, Chu Tai could feel the Celestial Cauldron in the Eastern Peak Dharma Realm vibrate slightly, and then the power of the entire Eastern Peak Dharma Realm was mobilized.

Concepts such as [order], [hierarchy], [system], [punishment], [inheritance], and [civilization] manifest, while absorbing some of the immortal and divine order in the Eastern Peak Dharma Realm. Based on the incomplete human order, countless warp and weft jade locks are generated. With the vibration of the incomplete imprints, they probe into the void, attempting to anchor Taiyi Zhenjun and seal his Dao fruit.

As the True Lord's eyes swirled with light, he could sense the gathering of divine power within the Eastern Peak Dharma Realm, transforming into a heavenly net covering the sky. Under the guidance of the human order, the earth's veins and energy transformed into a net covering the land, while countless concepts intertwined, layer upon layer pressing down on his mind.

After carefully comprehending the meaning, he asked Chu Tai to withdraw the mark.

"The strength of your mark is directly related to the Celestial Cauldron and the human civilization corresponding to it. Right now, it's difficult to even seal a second-grade Dao Fruit, but if you can elevate the human civilization to its peak, it will be enough to suppress most of my Dao Fruits. If used well, it's a powerful weapon against the Demon Lord."

At this point, Taiyi Zhenjun couldn't help but sigh: "It must have been difficult for those seniors. They went to great lengths to ensure the inheritance and continuation of the human order. After you go back, you will need to adjust this mark."

As he spoke, the True Lord transmitted his method of heart-to-heart communication to Chu Tai.

Through Zhenjun's insights, Chu Tai also understood the flaws of this mark.

To put it bluntly, this thing was created by the original owner of the Celestial Cauldron in a short period of time. Perhaps there were similar things within the Holy Kingdom back then, but the one in Chu Tai's hands must be a special product created in a short period of time.

Therefore, the predecessors of the Holy Kingdom must have made certain adjustments to the Celestial Cauldron based on the mark in Chu Tai's hands, so that the Celestial Cauldron could adapt to the mark that had been separated.

At the same time, this mark is also highly bound to the human order, in case Chu Tai only thinks about getting benefits in the future and doesn't care about the lives of humanity.

After all, given the power that Junmo displayed when he traced back to the past, Chu Tai had some doubts as to whether the predecessors of those holy kingdoms were prepared for the disappearance of the Holy King's Path.

This is why they made the Celestial Cauldron the core of the seal, and made it driven by the human order, encompassing the power of some immortal, divine, and Buddhist systems.

In summary, if Chu Tai wants to use this mark as a trump card against the Demon Lord, he must first establish humanitarian foundations.

As for the extent of construction, according to Chu Tai's calculations, it should at least provide relatively affluent living conditions and relatively basic spiritual security for all living beings in the five directions of the Central Land. If the scope of the order is reduced, then the living environment and spiritual development of all living beings must be further improved.

(End of this chapter)