Fairyland Sunshine

Chapter 143: Mysterious Dao and Wonderful Dharma
"The stars change, the Tao is mysterious and the law is wonderful?"

Xu Heng's heart moved slightly, and he pricked up his ears to listen.

It turned out that ever since a certain huge change in the stars, Master Shui Jing had vaguely sensed that the fortune of the Xuanmen sect was about to prosper.

The theory of destiny is very mysterious, and no one can explain it clearly. However, as Master Shui Jing traveled around the world, he gradually discovered that there were talented people in all sects and schools. Many people who might have been known as one in a million or once in a hundred years in the past are now appearing in large numbers.

Xu Heng didn't know why, but he suddenly remembered something.

When he was chatting with Fu Xixuan, he once mentioned that when he was young, he wanted to attend the Pengxuan Dharma Assembly.

At that time Fu Xixuan said that the Pengxuan sect had not opened its doors to teach disciples for a long time due to some reasons. Young disciples like him had all come to Pengxuan by chance since childhood, or had been accepted as disciples by the elders of the sect due to various reasons.

This situation had been going on for hundreds of years, but for some unknown reason, five consecutive Dharma assemblies had to be held every eight years to recruit disciples.

The Pengxuan Dharma Assembly that Xu Heng wanted to attend was the first time that the Pengxuan Sect had reopened its mountain gates in a hundred years. Not only was it an unprecedented event, but it also produced several outstanding figures.

Xu Heng originally thought that he was just a master of the Peng Xuan Sect, but suddenly he changed his mind. After all, it was very common for a sect to close the mountain for practice or to open a new sect to teach disciples.

But now I think, if what Shui Jing Zhenren said is true, could it be that Peng Xuan Sect has also noticed this "trend of great prosperity", which is why they decided to reopen the Dharma Assembly?

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In any case, this incident really touched the sore spot of Shui Jing Zhenren, causing him to develop the habit of judging people and discussing the world. He wanted to gather these talented people in cultivation, rank them, and comment on them.

However, there are too many factors involved in determining the superiority or inferiority of a cultivator in the human world, and it is not so easy to sort them out. Therefore, after much thought, Master Shui Jing divided this section into four parts, namely the four words "Tao, Xuan, Fa, Miao".

Tao refers to the practice of Tao; Xuan refers to the mysterious skill; Fa is the most straightforward, just the word "magic"; Miao is much more complicated, involving many aspects, such as elixir, instruments, formations, talismans, and even swordsmanship, such as magic instruments and flying swords, and some special methods of various schools...

The gambler listened and shook his head, saying, "Since ancient times, fame and fortune have been the most murderous place. Even if you escape from the mortal world, it is difficult to avoid it."

"If you come up with these four words, who knows what kind of storm it will cause. Aren't you afraid that all the families and factions will join forces to kill you?"

"Hehe...you and I are both practicing Taiyi, so there is no need to say this."

Master Shuijing stroked his short beard and smiled, saying in an unfathomable way: "Besides, the various schools and factions may not be unwilling to see me compile the Four-Character Review. Otherwise, although my Shuijing is amazing, it is difficult to reflect the world's affairs."

"Oh?" The gambler's expression moved, and he showed some deep thoughts.

Seeing this, Master Shui Jing ignored him and said to Xu Heng: "I see that you have a very good foundation. If you can succeed in refining the Gang and combine the Gang and Sha, you can enter the realm of 'Xuan'."

Xu Heng shook his head, and Master Shui Jing said again: "My friend, don't be on guard. I will no longer use magic to spy on you."

Xu Heng thought that since Master Shui Jing said this, it must be true, but he just said, "Thank you for your praise."

Shui Jing Zhenren did not take it seriously, but smiled and said to the Taoist Du: "Look, if one's Taoism is profound, how could one be trapped by fame, wealth and killing?"

The Taoist gambler chuckled and did not respond to the question, but said, "In that case, how is your Four-Character Commentary going? Bring it to me for a look."

Shui Jing Zhenren laughed and said, "I have only made a rough draft, but if you want to read it, you can give me some advice."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly waved his hand, and Xu Heng felt as if a layer of water color appeared in the air. When it faded away, he had changed his appearance and arrived in a study.

The glass round table in front of the three people had become a spacious writing desk, with many manuscripts and open books scattered on it. It was rumored that anyone who entered the Shuijing Cave Heaven could ask Shuijing Zhenren to read his collection of books, and he would usually not refuse, so Xu Heng did not shy away from it. He casually swept his eyes across the table and suddenly stopped on a half-opened book.

"Seven, Yuan Wei manifests, Xuan Hong appears..."

"This is..." Xu Heng did not expect that the birth of Xuanhong was even known by Master Shui Jing, who also rated it among the top ten flying swords, ranking seventh. He wondered which famous immortal weapon was squeezed out.

When Master Shuijing saw his gaze, he said, "If you are interested, just read it yourself."

Xu Heng was indeed quite interested, and he did not pretend to refuse, so he took the booklet and took a look at it, but he saw that under the Xuanhong sword, it said "Sword owner unknown".

Xu Heng's eyes moved slightly, and he turned the page. He found that there was no other change from the version he had seen, so he turned to the front and found that it was a blank page again. Finally, he couldn't help but ask: "May I ask the real person?"

He placed his finger on the blank page and asked, "Why is the number one flying sword always vacant?"

Before Master Shuijing could answer, Taoist Gambler teased, "It's always hanging in the air. The Xiandu Sect's flying sword was once ranked first."

Xu Heng asked: "What happened next?"

“Then?” The gambler showed a mocking look on his face: “Then it was almost cut off by someone’s sword, and it has not been reborn since it was nurtured.”

"Not only did he achieve the reputation of being the best swordsman, he also left behind a famous saying."

"No matter what kind of sword it is, only in his hands can it be called the best flying sword in the world."

Xu Heng was stunned.

“Haha…” Master Shui Jing shook his head and smiled, saying, “Forget it, forget it. Let’s not talk about this anymore.”

Even though Xu Heng was fascinated, he didn't ask any more questions after hearing this.

The gambler also chuckled when he saw this, and did not mention it again. Instead, he called on Master Shuijing to bring out the four-character review. He then wiped his hand on the table, revealing a piece of uncut paper. Xu Heng followed the gambler and immediately looked over.

"The first character of Tao is Ying Xianlin."

"The first character of Xuan is Yu Shengyang, and the second character of Xuan is Ying Xianlin."

"The first character of the word 'Fa' is Ying Xianlin."

"The first character of Miao means Ying Xianlin."

Among the four words Tao, Xuan, Fa and Miao, Ying Xianlin actually took up the first three of them!
"Wow." The gambler said in surprise, "So it's this guy... Not surprising, but where did this Yu Shengyang come from, and how could he surpass Ying Xianlin in the word Xuan?"

Shui Jing Zhenren's gaze also lingered on the three words "Yu Shengyang" for a moment, and he smiled and said, "As for this person, he has cultivated Qi to the 8864th level. He cannot be said to be shocking in ancient and modern times, but he is also the most powerful among the Gangsha in this world."

"Ying Xianlin, the first of the three characters, Yu Shengyang, sixty-fourth level of Taoism, the first in Gangsha magic power."

Xu Heng was thoughtful. He scanned the entire text on the paper and saw many familiar names.

(End of this chapter)