Honghuang: Senior Brother of the Chan Sect, I am Guangchengzi

Chapter 328: Explaining that Oneself is Heaven

The so-called expounding of heaven is to expound oneself and the outside world. Oneself is one's own heaven, so why do you need to expound the heaven of the outside world?
Therefore, some cultivators believe that Yuanshi Tianzun is a puppet of the Heavenly Dao and has no self. This is a very wrong idea.

The self that Yuanshi Tianzun described is very simple. That is, everyone is friendly, everyone practices Taoism, and everyone loves each other. There should not be any impurities, evil spirits, calamities, or pollution in the world. Everything is as free and easy as a real immortal, with eternal true self, and no need to worry about trivial matters of the outside world.

But such an ideal is truly grand and magnificent. No one in ancient and modern times can compare with Yuanshi Tianzun's ideal. Even the Demon Ancestor Luohou only wants to destroy the world rather than create it.

Destruction is a great way, and creation is also a great way. However, creation is always more difficult than destruction, so creation is always more powerful than destruction.

What is more difficult than creation is change, and what Yuanshi Tianzun has to do is change.

It is not just about changing yourself, but about changing everything, changing everything, and even changing the trajectory and laws of everything's operation, to completely transform the ancient world into your ideal world.

The other saints were not unaware of Yuanshi Tianzun's idea, but without exception, all of them were pessimistic about it.

The reason is simple. Being able to remain unchanged under the oppression of the world is already a great achievement, let alone changing the world.

Even if they are saints, they cannot change the current trajectory of the world, which is plunder.

If one wants to achieve immortality, one must plunder spiritual energy and luck. Even if one reaches the Daluo realm, one must still plunder more powerful insights into heaven and earth in order to achieve oneself.

This is an unchanging truth. Even though Jie Yin and Zhunti turned the West into the Paradise, they only reduced the demand for the outside world, but their own plundering never decreased.

But after seeing the scene on Mount Kunlun, the four saints knew that Yuanshi Tianzun had really done it.

He really began to change the world, not by force, but by concepts, by ideas, ideas that made everyone yearn for it.

"The Great Dao is prosperous, and I am immortal. Although I have not completely given up my desire for spiritual energy, Senior Brother Yuanshi, I admire you for being able to do this."

Nuwa sighed. As the goddess of creation, no one wanted peace in the world more than her, but she couldn't even bring peace to the human race.

If Nuwa relied solely on her strength, she could naturally subdue both humans and demons, but this would be meaningless.

If you don't agree with it in your heart, it's better to ignore it.

Taoist Jie Yin and Taoist Zhunti also watched for a long time and remained silent. They knew that their way of bliss might be slightly inferior to the way of Chan Tian.

But only family members know their own affairs. Laozi saw some shortcomings and nodded, "Second brother, these cultivators seem to have more than enough Taoism, but not enough magic power. Is there any change?"

Yuanshi Tianzun smiled bitterly and said, "Nothing can be hidden from my elder brother. Yes, Kunlun Mountain is good, but it is also stationed on the earth. The spiritual energy is limited. These cultivators love to cultivate the world, so they are unwilling to take in too much spiritual energy.

In the end, they only comprehended the great Dao, and their Dao level improved, but their magic power was insufficient, and they could not break through the realm. Even if they had the Dao level of a Golden Immortal, but only the magic power of a Heavenly Immortal, they still could not become immortal. This is why I feel a headache."

After hearing this, all the saints were deeply moved and felt that these monks were truly great.

The common cultivators have too much magic power but not enough Taoism, so in the end they can only refine their minds in the mortal world, hoping that people’s hearts will be touched and finally break free from the shackles.

After all, compared with the invisible and intangible Taoism, it is simpler to increase magic power by swallowing elixirs, but simple things are easy to get, and it is also more difficult to obtain difficult things after getting them.

Therefore, the issue of Taoism is almost an eternal problem that troubles cultivators. However, on Mount Kunlun, Taoism has become redundant. If other cultivators knew about the insufficient magic power, they would probably sigh at the wonders of the world.

Instead, the Taoist Zhunti laughed and said, "In that case, why not introduce my method of the golden body from the West? The so-called golden body means relying on oneself and seeking only the inner heart. This is not bad."

The Taoist Zhunti was just joking at first. After all, Kunlun Mountain was the place where Yuanshi Tianzun tested his Taoism, and other great ways must not be allowed to mix in.

But after hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun actually thought about it carefully, and suddenly said in surprise: "Junior Brother Zhunti is right. If we introduce the way of the golden body, although it cannot completely relieve these cultivators' thirst for spiritual energy, it can at least temporarily solve the urgent problem. We can find a way to solve it in the future."

Seeing that Yuanshi Tianzun actually agreed to introduce the Western Golden Body Method, Jieyin Taoist said with a little hesitation: "But this place is where Senior Brother Yuanshi tested the Dao. If you introduce my Western method, won't there be any external troubles?"

Yuanshi Tianzun didn't care, but smiled and said: "Guangchengzi once said that the world is full of wonders, and the myriad paths are nothing but the roots of a tree with millions of branches.

As long as it is beneficial to these cultivators, I will not waste it. In addition to the Western Dharma, I also want to introduce the Heavenly Demon Dharma and the Golden Elixir Dharma, and use the Ten Thousand Dharmas as a furnace to refine a red elixir fruit."

Yuanshi Tianzun has a very broad mind and does not care about sectarianism. Other saints also admire him after learning about his views.

Afterwards, the saints no longer paid too much attention to these monks, but entered the Yuxu Palace together.

The five saints came to Kunlun Mountain together, which naturally caused strange phenomena here. Countless auspicious clouds gathered, and a purple air penetrated the vast world. No one knew how long or how big it was. Thousands of divine lights shone in all directions, causing the heaven and earth to change. It was obvious that the saints also had to discuss secrets.

The White Crane Boy hurriedly brought the fairy tea, and many immortals offered fruit elixirs together. Blue clouds danced, spirit snakes spit out mist, and thousands of branches grew without wind and grew without rain. It was a peaceful and harmonious scene.

Nuwa picked up the fairy tea in front of her and sniffed it carefully. She smelled a familiar scent again. She said, "Is this the Golden Jade Tea? It is a perfect match of gold and jade, with the right time and right place. It is a fine tea created by Guangchengzi. I once asked him for the secret recipe but he refused. He just said he would give it to me every day. It is really good."

The other three saints also had the same feeling. I don’t know how Guangchengzi made this tea, but it has a fragrance that makes saints happy. It is really rare in the world.

Yuanshi Tianzun had a solemn expression on his face. He waited until the other saints drank the Golden Jade Tea before he said, "My fellow brothers and sisters, the Journey to the West is about to begin. What are your plans?"

The other saints also knew what Yuanshi Tianzun was talking about. On the surface, he was talking about the calamity of Journey to the West, but in fact he wanted to help Guangchengzi clear the obstacles.

He also wanted other saints to recognize Guangchengzi as the ninth person to achieve enlightenment and the seventh saint.

Since this matter concerns a saint, the four saints had to be careful. Nuwa said first, "Guangchengzi is the great guardian of my demon sect. If he encounters a catastrophe of enlightenment, as the leader of the demon sect, I will definitely not sit idly by."

Nuwa's words recognized Guangchengzi's identity as the seventh saint, and one of Guangchengzi's protectors this time was from the demon clan. As the leader of the demon cult, Nuwa could naturally find the demon that best suited Guangchengzi's protection to help him protect his way.

After Nuwa finished speaking, Laozi held his long beard and nodded, saying, "As the leader of the Human Religion, I must naturally protect the Master of the Human Emperor and ensure his peaceful enlightenment."

It was reasonable for Laozi and Nuwa to agree. After all, Laozi had always admired Guangchengzi and had given him countless favors since he started practicing. He could be considered half a master.

As a master, one would naturally be happy to see his disciples excel, or even surpass himself. After all, a master does not have to be better than his disciples, and a disciple does not have to be worse than his master.

It was very simple for Nuwa to agree. Guangchengzi had a heart of helping Nuwa, so it would be strange if Nuwa did not agree.

However, Taoist Jie Yin and Taoist Zhunti were a little hesitant. After all, although they were on good terms with Guang Chengzi, their relationship was not as close as that with Laozi and Nuwa, as their friendship was mostly that of disciples.

After all, Maitreya and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva have always respected Guangchengzi, so they naturally have a good attitude towards Guangchengzi. However, a good attitude does not mean that they have no idea about Guangchengzi becoming a saint.

But after careful consideration, the two saints finally nodded, obviously believing that helping Guangchengzi would be more beneficial than hindering him.

The five saints all agreed, and Yuanshi Tianzun was overjoyed. In this way, Guangchengzi's path to enlightenment was stable.

But Laozi reminded him at this time: "Second brother, our agreement does not mean that everything will be fine. After all, a strange enlightened person is coming soon, and we also need to protect the safety of the immortal way and the wilderness, so it is difficult for us to take care of the things in the wilderness."

Nuwa nodded and said, "Yes, just like when we were entangled with the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in the depths of chaos, we were not careful for a moment and ended up letting Guangchengzi fall into the chaos of the gods.

I don’t know how many of those unfamiliar enlightened beings there are, but the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors will definitely make trouble again, so Second Senior Brother must be prepared to no longer be able to manage the prehistoric world.”

Zhunti Taoist nodded and said: "Brother and sister are right, we must know that those great gods are not ordinary people, in order to achieve enlightenment, they must be extremely crazy to prevent Guangchengzi from achieving enlightenment.

After all, there are only eleven Hongmeng purple auras that can be used, and the remaining one belongs to the Last Saint. Now there are eight less.

Now if Guang Chengzi wants to get another one, then there are only the last two left, and they will definitely use all their strength to stop Guang Chengzi."

The Taoist Jie Yin looked at the white clouds outside and shook his head, saying, "The journey to the west is long and difficult, and I'm afraid the danger of this catastrophe will not be less than that of the Conferred Gods.

Even if there is no more upheaval or invasion from other worlds, there will definitely be more changes, and those strange enlightened ones will definitely be one of them."

Under the warnings of these four saints, Yuanshi Tianzun also awakened from his joy. Indeed, saints are omnipotent, but in the face of the same omnipotence, there are still some miscalculations.

The collapse of Buzhou is the same as the loss of Guangchengzi.

Even if the five saints have decided to make Guangchengzi the seventh saint, it does not mean that everything is set in stone and there are no variables.

As long as Guangchengzi has not become a saint, everything is still unknown and anything can happen.

Yuanshi Tianzun said solemnly: "I will not tell those great gods who are friendly with my Chan Sect. This time we can only succeed, not fail."

While these saints were plotting, other great gods were also discussing countermeasures.

Just as the saint expected, those gods who were not on good terms with Guangchengzi had decided to use all their strength to prevent Guangchengzi from achieving enlightenment!
Even some neutral gods who were indifferent to the world had now stood against Guangchengzi, for no other reason than Cheng Daoer.

In front of the Great Dao, favors and emotions are all trivial matters. Unless those great gods have no intention of becoming saints, no great god will give this primordial purple energy to others. They will use all means to fight for it!
Even if I die, I will die in pursuit of the great way!

At this moment, the most intense quarrel in history broke out in the Heavenly Palace.

In the Lingxiao Palace, Lord Haotian and Queen Mother Yaochi watched with great interest the two immortals and gods fighting below. They were too lazy to get involved in the decision between the saints, so naturally they ignored everything and pretended they didn't see anything and just tried to smooth things over.

The ones arguing the most fiercely right now are the immortals of the orthodox sect and the evil sect. The thing they are arguing about is very simple, which is the choice of Guangchengzi's protector.

The leader of the immortals of the Chan sect is naturally the Immortal Emperor of South Pole and the new Lord of Justice, Jiang Ziya. As for the original Lord of Justice, he was taken away by Guangchengzi to make way for Jiang Ziya.

The leaders of the Jiejiao gods and immortals were the five heads of the Jiejiao: Sanxiao, Zhao Gongming and the Golden Spirit Mother. The Turtle Spirit Mother was torn into pieces and her true spirit was swallowed by the Mosquito Taoist, so she naturally could not be included in the list of gods.

Nanji Xianweng said coldly: "Guangchengzi is my role model in the prehistoric world. If we need to choose a protector, it will naturally be me and the Lord of Justice who will come down to earth to protect him."

Bi Xiao sneered and said, "The Great Emperor Changsheng is one of the Six Imperial Lords. He must be in charge of all matters in the south. His status is noble, so he naturally cannot leave the Heavenly Court easily. As for the Lord of Justice, he has to take care of many immortals and gods, and he is also busy with matters such as the Heavenly Prison and the Immortal Execution Platform, so he cannot be separated.

Since you two have so many things to do, why bother to get involved in this trivial matter of protecting the Dao? In my opinion, it would be enough to just send a few heavenly soldiers and generals. After all, our duty is to help the operation of the Heavenly Dao. Protecting the Dao is not part of the operation of the Heavenly Dao. What do you think, Lord Dou Mu?"

The Golden Spirit Mother is surrounded by many starlight. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, she was named the long-dead Mother of Stars, Dou Mu Yuanjun, who nominally guards all the stars.

But in fact, those who understand know that with Guangchengzi and Goddess Wangshu around, she is not in control of any star in the sky and can only manipulate these few starlights.

But judging from her title, she is indeed one of the rare great gods in heaven, so it is understandable that Bixiao came to ask her.

The Golden Spirit Mother also hated Guangchengzi to the core, and now that she had the chance to take revenge, she naturally wanted it more than ever.

So as soon as Bi Xiao finished speaking, she nodded and said, "Yes, the reason why we were appointed as priests in heaven is to protect the stability of the Heavenly Court and stabilize the center of the Three Realms.

Now, whether others can attain enlightenment or not has nothing to do with us, so naturally we cannot send beings like the Southern Emperor of Immortality and the Lord of Justice to protect the Dao. Isn’t this putting the cart before the horse and ignoring the mission of the Heavenly Dao?"

(End of this chapter)