Rewrite the myth and become the Taoist!

Chapter 169 Heaven, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Demons
[“Wait, what does this have to do with me not being able to practice Taoism now?” Lü Bu was puzzled.]

[“Good question.” Taoist Wuyou guessed that Lv Bu did not have a master, and patiently explained, “Before the Taoist Ancestor, there were no Qigong practitioners, no Confucianism, no demon tribes, no divine generals, and no way of cultivation in this world.”]

[“There is also no martial arts, no true qi and energy.”]

[Lü Bu doesn't understand. This has nothing to do with dual cultivation. He just wants to learn some Taoist techniques so that he can perform the art of changing his fate on a daily basis.]

[Taoist Wuyou sighed: "After the Taoist Ancestor asked the Taoist Lord for advice, only a thousand years of practice passed before a shocking war suddenly broke out. In that catastrophe, in addition to the Taoist Ancestor, three more saints were born in the world."]

[“Ten thousand years ago, the Four Saints led all races to successfully conquer the heavens.”]

[“Afterwards, the four saints each occupied a piece of heaven and earth, and established their own traditions. The four great ways of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Demonism all have “Nine Realms”. All living beings can choose one to practice. Once you embark on the path of Taoism, the foundation cannot be changed. Although you can learn by analogy, the essence of each tradition is completely different.”]

[“As for those who practice dual cultivation, they will either be stuck in the lower three realms for their entire lives, unable to make any progress. Or, due to conflicting philosophies and inner conflicts, they will eventually go insane and die. Over the past thousands of years, no one has escaped this fate.”]

[“Your martial arts energy will automatically repel magic power. If you want to become a Qigong practitioner, you must first find a way to get rid of your martial arts energy. I see that you have practiced martial arts into your bones. If you get rid of it, you will be disabled if not dead.”]

[Taoist Wuyou said, and took out a book of scriptures, "If you don't believe me, these are the first three volumes of the Taiping Sutra. Anyone in the world can learn it. You can try to practice it."]

【Lü Bu took the Taiping Jing and pretended to flip through it. He paused for a moment and quietly put it down. He couldn't read a single word. He was not the only one. This was a remote place. Apart from remembering a few words of the saints, no one else could read a single word.】

[Lü Bu looked at Taoist Wuyou and asked curiously, "Why is there no martial arts saint?"]

Taoist Wuyou thought for a moment, "Martial arts are originally mundane, and cannot lead to immortality, so they are not the great way. Back then, the Confucian saint was a young man, born with the strength to lift tripods and move mountains. He traveled around the countries to spread martial arts, and reached the six realms. Breaking through the body with Gangqi is the limit of martial arts.

It is said that there are seven realms of martial arts, which can rival the seventh and eighth realms of immortals and gods, but no one has reached that legendary realm in the past thousand years. ”】

[“Where is the divine general?” Lu Bu frowned. ]

[“Although the gods will not die or grow old, they are no longer human without human emotions.” Taoist Wuyou paused and warned: “Remember, you must not pursue power to become a god in heaven.”]

【Lü Bu chatted with Taoist Wuyou for a long time.】

[There are five great ways of cultivation in the world. In addition to the saints, there is also the "Son of the Yun Dynasty", who is a young man who occupied the position of the gods in the battle against the sky and called himself the Lord of the Heaven. ]

[With the descendants of the Four Saints, we are fighting for this world. 】

[After ten thousand years, there is only one piece of land left in the world that has no owner. ]

[That young man personally established the Heavenly Dynasty, which lasted for five hundred years. When the country was about to fall, the gods of heaven came down to earth to suppress the four directions. Even the immortal gods of the eighth realm and the Qigong practitioners with thousands of years of practice were just ants under the Yun Dynasty.]

[Yuzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yizhou, Liangzhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou and Jiaozhou. ]

【Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism each occupied a few states, fighting openly and secretly. 】

【Natural disasters and man-made disasters have left people in dire straits. 】

[The Taoist Master Taiping was a disciple of the Taoist Ancestor. He had practiced Taoism for three thousand years and was not used to the actions of the Four Saints. He discussed Taoism with the Taoist Ancestor, who said, "If you can do it, you go ahead." The Taoist immediately broke down and, in a rage, he opened a new lineage in the lower world.]

【He also made a great vow, "I will never achieve enlightenment as long as there are difficulties in the world." 】

[The Taoist Wuyou is the disciple of the "Taiping Taoist Master."]

[The practice of Taiping Dao does not require meditation and hard work. The Hinayana Dharma is "saving people, solving problems, eliminating suffering, saving lives, and saving people...", and the Mahayana Dharma is "saving the world". Wuyou Daoist is only 30 years old, but he has such a profound practice, which is the merit of saving people. ]

【And the leader of the Taiping Dao was named "Zhang Jue". 】

……

"In this life, my name is Lu Bu, and there is a Zhang Jiao outside..."

When these two familiar names were connected, Ning Xunqiu's memories of hundreds of years began to revive.

"First-rate generals, divine generals from heaven, could this be the Three Kingdoms?! But this Three Kingdoms is a mythological version."

However, he did not finish reading the masterpiece, and it was just a novel and should not be taken seriously.

"The three religions spread the Dharma, and the founders were all saints."

"This combat power level is a bit high."

Ning Xunqiu has now achieved success in his cultivation and does not regard the situation of the "Emperor Heaven Realm" as "history", but as a "sacred struggle of the Tao" in the Qingxu Realm.

And this world has been divided into at least five "sacred beings".

but……

Why does this world still have my martial arts? Did that Confucian saint come to Qingxu Realm? But the martial arts tradition has only been passed down in Shanhe Realm, with at most one more monkey.

Ning Xunqiu continued to read the Tianyan Book with doubts in his heart.

……

【Lü Bu completely ignored the disputes and struggles in the heavens. He was not disturbed at all by the miserable plight of the common people and the attitude of the Heavenly Kingdom and the saints who were arrogant and indifferent to everything because of the disputes. 】【It was because when he was starving, it was neither the high and mighty Heavenly Kingdom nor those saints who extended a helping hand and gave him meat. 】

【He only cares about the person in front of him. 】

[The next day, Lü Bu brought ten kilograms of bacon and asked Taoist Wuyou to teach him how to read.]

[While recovering from her injuries, Taoist Wuyou spent every day with Lü Bu and gradually discovered that Lü Bu was a very strange person. She could not see clearly what kind of person Lü Bu was.]

[Lü Bu's ambition is extremely disproportionate to his astonishing strength, and is incredibly small. ]

[A normal warrior possesses the strength of a first-class general and would have long been famous throughout the state... and he has no intention of leaving this borderland, which Taoist Wuyou does not understand.]

[Taoist Wuyou recovered from his injury. After dinner, he asked Lu Bu the reason: "Don't you want to go out and explore the world?"]

[“I’m full.” Lu Bu replied. ]

[“What I’m asking is, what do you plan to do in the future? What are your ambitions?” Taoist Wuyou. ]

[“I’m full.” Lu Bu looked puzzled, “Why do you still want to go out and explore?”]

[“For… For…” Taoist Wuyou wanted to explain, but was stunned. She thought for a while, and then suddenly realized, “So that’s why… This is why the world is in constant conflict.”]

[Wuyou Daoist laughed at himself and said, "You are right, and I am not wrong either."]

[After she taught Lü Bu to read, she left a token and disappeared.]

【Taiping Dao, save others and save yourself.】

[The two became acquainted because of this. Taoist Wuyou would occasionally pass by Bingzhou and visit Lü Bu in a small county on the border. This small county on the border did not have the Celestial Empire, and the foreigners regarded it as a restricted area. However, the lives of the people under his rule were getting better and better.]

[It has become a paradise on earth. ]

……

[The following year, a tyrant rose up on the grassland. He commanded ten powerful monsters. In just a few months, he was invincible, conquered all the major tribes on the grassland, and achieved the unification of the grassland.]

[Afterwards, this grassland king was full of vigor and enthusiasm, and he led a hundred thousand cavalrymen to attack the Celestial Empire. Their momentum was like a tiger descending from a mountain, unstoppable, and they broke through the majestic and dangerous passes on the border one after another.]

【Strong on the outside, but weak on the inside. 】

[The Imperial Army is severely corrupt and its combat effectiveness is almost non-existent.]

[The grassland king saw this and personally led his elite troops, as if entering an empty land, and attacked the heartland of the Celestial Empire, almost breaking through "Luoyang" and besieging the emperor for three months.]

[The emperor sitting on the dragon throne felt the decline of the "fortune" of the Celestial Empire and could not help but get furious. He did not care about the intrigues in the court.]

[The first-rate general in Luoyang requested to go into battle, but he was no match for the grassland king.]

[It was the God of Heaven who came down to the mortal world and took action with three Qigong practitioners of the eighth realm. With the blessing of "heaven", they were about to secretly kill the "King of the Grassland", but the big demon under his seat took action, and the King of the Grassland escaped calmly. ]

[The grassland army ravaged one side and retreated, leaving behind a mess. 】

[The emperor immediately dispatched generals to conduct a strict inspection of the border areas, and at the same time recruited heroes on the border to jointly resist this grassland overlord.]

[The general has a trusted general under his command, his name is Dong Zhuo, and his courtesy name is Zhongying. When he was young, he became famous in the state for fighting tigers. He is generous and magnanimous, and has already broken through the realm of Gangqi warriors, and is a first-class general in the world.]

[However, he was born in poverty, and even though he and his brothers had made great achievements in the border areas, he was still just an insignificant official in the Celestial Empire, and suffered cold eyes and discrimination everywhere.]

【The years have been wasted till now. 】

[It was not until he was in his thirties that Dong Zhuo had this golden opportunity. The emperor had been humiliated and lost face. If he could shine in the battle to pacify the grassland, he would surely be in the emperor's eyes and rise to prominence, with a promising career ahead.]

[Therefore, Dong Zhuo cherished this opportunity very much. After arriving in Bingzhou, he did not rush to fight and make merit, but instead recruited local heroes. Those who can survive in this harsh environment surrounded by foreign races must have real skills.]

[When facing the heroes from all directions, Dong Zhuo treated them with fine wine and delicious food, and accepted all who came. In a short time, his fame rose rapidly, and he was the most popular person. ]

[Even the tribes that had long been oppressed by the grassland king came to join Dong Zhuo, so that he quickly gathered nearly 100,000 troops under his command. However, although there were several talented martial arts rookies, there was a lack of real Gangqi generals. ]

[What's more, the grassland king doesn't even take the "divine general" seriously, so we need to find a way to check and balance him. ]

[Dong Zhuo was worried about this matter. He was born in a poor family and had no inheritance, so he was not good at "military formations".]

[Just then, his adviser Li Ru brought good news. Li Ru learned from his "friend from another race" that there was a powerful general in Bingzhou, and that this person was extremely powerful. He once gathered his energy into an arrow and defeated thousands of troops with one arrow.]

【Dong Zhuo was overjoyed.】

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(End of this chapter)