Under One Person: Starting from the Inheritance of Gods

Chapter 366 Hongjun, Our Battle Is Finally Coming! [Please subscribe, please vote, please recommend!]

"I... am the Heavenly Dao!"

Suddenly, the basement was as bright as day, and the air suddenly became thick.

Influenced by Meng Fan's own aura, the Nine Cauldrons and Five Venerables simultaneously emitted a buzzing sound like the cry of dragons and phoenixes. The floating patterns on the surface of the bronze artifacts resonated with the Daoist charm surrounding Meng Fan, weaving together the illusory image of mountains and rivers in the void.

The five phoenix patterns came to life, trailing five-colored tails as they swirled around the beams; the nine cauldrons spewed out crimson dragon energy, forming a canopy above Meng Fan's head.

Even with Zhang Zhiwei's calm and unwavering mindset over the past decades, his heart was now churning like a stormy sea. His pupils suddenly contracted, and every wrinkle on his slightly aged face trembled. His Taoist robe was being torn apart by the gale, making it flutter loudly.

Meng Fan waved his hand gently, as if the clouds in the sky were surging; in the faint light flowing around him, there were even phantom images of swirling stars.

At that moment, Zhang Zhiwei seemed to see the natural cycle of the universe deep within Meng Fan's eyes.

The grasses and trees that sprout in spring and grow in summer, the frost and snow that are harvested in autumn and stored in winter, and the twenty-four solar terms flow and disappear around the iris.

"Master craftsman, no, you..."

His throat bobbed, but he couldn't utter a complete sentence. This supreme figure, who had experienced a century of vicissitudes, was now like a child just beginning to grasp the Dao.

Like a frog at the bottom of a well looking at the moon in the sky, or an ant seeing the blue sky!

Zhang Zhiwei seemed to have some understanding, but at this moment, the Dao gathered on Meng Fan's body was too complex and ever-changing. Countless Daos and principles were constantly colliding and changing, sparking new and wonderful ideas.

It's like you only understand after you've seen it, "Oh, so this path of cultivation can be followed in this way."

What is enlightenment?

The principles and truths of the world are laid out before you so directly, without any need for you to think about them. It's like having your food chewed up and fed to you, with a few digestive pills added to help you digest it.

Zhang Zhiwei was truly dazzled, because any of these paths could be cultivated to the point of reaching the heavens.

He called himself the Heavenly Daoist, but he didn't know whether the method he cultivated could actually lead to heaven, because he had never seen the scenery there due to the Heavenly Master's ordination.

Now, he was certain that as long as he cultivated according to any of the paths shown by Meng Fan, he could reach a state of transcendence.

Faced with Zhang Zhiwei's reaction, Meng Fan couldn't help but smile slightly. He had already anticipated this situation. Never underestimate a cultivator's obsession with the "Tao".

The saying "blocking my path is like killing my parents" perfectly describes this situation.

However, to Meng Fan's astonishment, Zhang Zhiwei actually turned his head away and forced himself not to look at him again.

"You have such a steadfast spirit!"

Meng Fan gave a thumbs-up in praise.

Zhang Zhiwei gritted his teeth and pouted, "Come on, Tiangong, you did it on purpose. You know perfectly well that I, this old Taoist priest, am very greedy, yet you still put it out like this to tempt this old man!"

"Quickly take it back, I'm afraid my Dao heart will waver if I look at it any longer!"

Seeing Zhang Zhiwei's expression as if he were a tiger, leopard, or wolf, Meng Fan couldn't help but tease, "You are the Celestial Master, so feel free to look around. Are you afraid I will shake your resolve to cultivate the Dao?" Zhang Zhiwei snorted lightly, stubbornly and defiantly replying, "I will cultivate my own Dao!"

"Let me remind you, don't display this ultimate, heavenly Dao-like attitude in front of other juniors. Their minds are still too immature!"

Meng Fan laughed heartily, putting aside his extraordinary abilities and reverting to his ordinary appearance, saying, "Don't worry, only by taking it one step at a time can one reach the highest level. I still understand the principle of forcing growth."

Zhang Zhiwei nodded, then, recalling the two orders Meng Fan had just issued, asked in confusion, "I can understand transporting the Nine Cauldrons and Five Venerables to Mount Tai, but activating the Plague Pearl...?"

"Wasn't the Reversal Plague Array, built with 365 Plague Pearls, originally set up solely to protect the people of our land from the suffering of plague and epidemic? Why are we activating it in its entirety now?"

Meng Fan said cryptically, "I can't say much to you. Just do as I say. You just need to know that my actions will not harm Shenzhou."

Zhang Zhiwei was certain of this; he believed in Meng Fan's character.

However, conversely, we can infer from Meng Fan's words that if he doesn't harm China, then he's harming other places!
Zhang Zhiwei naturally thought of these things as well.

However, Zhang Zhiwei wouldn't meddle in these matters. After all, Taoism has always believed in the principle of "better to die than to die," meaning that as long as China is safe, what does it matter if there are floods outside?
Watching Zhang Zhiwei's departing figure, Meng Fan sighed inwardly, wondering whether he had made the right or wrong move!
However, Meng Fan felt that a certain saying was very true: After entering the pass, there will be great Confucian scholars to debate the classics for me!

Once a decision has been made, there is naturally no need to hesitate any longer.

Gradually, Meng Fan's gaze turned cold, deep, and unfathomable.

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Three days later.

The nine tripods and five statues were safely transported to Mount Tai. Zhang Zhiwei led a group of Taoist masters, dressed in Taoist robes, to stand on a high platform and set up a grand Taoist ritual to offer sacrifices to the mountains and rivers and pray for national peace and prosperity.

The 139th Division completely sealed off the area within a hundred li around Mount Tai, with the cooperation of relevant local departments, to carry out the relocation work.

In addition, 365 plague beads are scattered throughout the country, forming a reversal plague array that continuously absorbs plague toxins and epidemic energy.

Furthermore, following Tiangong's secret instructions, Ma Xianhong specifically targeted a certain "toxin" for treatment.

"it's time!"

In the camp of the 139th Division, two enormous ferocious beasts, as big as mountains, lay like cats and dogs beside Meng Fan. They were Chaos and Taotie!
Chaos resembles a dog with long fur and four legs, and is similar to a bear but without claws. Its entire body is pale, and after being "bleached" by the primordial energy in the Primordial Pearl of Floating Dawn, it no longer has its original pitch-black color.

The Taotie has the body of a sheep and the face of a human, with eyes under its armpits, tiger teeth and human claws, and its whole body is as black as ink. Its big mouth full of sharp teeth constantly devours the surrounding heaven and earth energy, like a black hole vortex.

The first primordial experimental subject, Chaos, and the second primordial experimental subject, Taotie, were strengthened through Meng Fan's experiments, finally giving them the ability to create and simulate all things from nothingness, transform reality into illusion, devour heaven and earth, and bring all things to an end.

From zero to one, one becomes two, two becomes three, three becomes all things, Wuji (the limitless) gives rise to Taiji (the supreme ultimate), Taiji gives rise to Yin and Yang, and so on, thus giving rise to all phenomena of heaven and earth!
From one to zero, all things return to one. One is the root of heaven and earth, the primordial Qi. When heaven and earth collapse, earth, water, fire, and wind are reenacted!
The two beasts, like a black and white yin and yang symbol, protected Meng Fan in the center.

Meng Fan stroked the heads of the two obedient beasts beside him, then silently raised his head, looked up at the vast sky, and said with a smile, "Hongjun, we are finally going to have a battle!"

"And accept the first big gift I'm giving you!"

(End of this chapter)