I am devoted to the Tao

Chapter 366: Sky-Snatching God: Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor, why are you looking for me?
"Elder Jingzhen, what is this extremely urgent matter?"

Jiang Chuan sat down on the stone table and asked curiously.

"Elder Kongchen brought Jingyuan back to the Qingyuan Realm four years ago."

Elder Jingzhen raised his eyes and looked at the rabbit on Jiangchuan's shoulder.

"But Kongchen told the abbot that he entered the world left behind by the future Star King Buddha and found nothing."

"What?!" Jiang Chuan's eyes flashed with a fierce light.

"impossible!"

Rabbit frowned: "The future Star King Buddha is a fourteenth-level existence. Who can destroy it? Who dares to destroy his plan?!"

Jiang Chuan lowered his head and looked at the golden string tied around his waist, holding the Yi Qi Gourd.

"Could this golden thread be the treasure left behind by the future Star King Buddha in Huaguang Temple?"

As soon as the thought emerged from the bottom of his heart, it was immediately extinguished by Jiang Chuan.

After Taishan left Bodhi Temple more than a thousand years ago, he died without even seeing Patriarch Ziyun.

The golden thread must have been placed in the core formation of the Yiqi Gourd by Taishan before he left Bodhi Temple and went to Huaguang Temple.

"Was it taken away by Senior Taishan over a thousand years ago?"

"The treasure left behind by the future Star Lord Buddha must be earth-shattering. If Taishan really takes it away, will he still perish?"

Elder Jingzhen sighed and said, "So, both Elder Jingzhen and Elder Kongchen don't know what to do now, so they ordered me to find you and the Great Sun Divine Bell spirit to inquire about this matter."

"I don't know what treasures the Future Star King Buddha left behind."

Rabbit's eyes flashed with memories. "But when he brought me to the Qingyuan Realm to leave behind the Taoist tradition, he also said that I needed to leave behind a Buddhist treasure. Then he took me out of the Qingyuan Realm. After returning to the Buddhist Realm, he ordered someone to take the treasure to Huaguang Temple."

Recalling the future Star King Buddha he saw through the rabbit's memory, Jiangchuan touched his chin.

"Tell me, is it possible that the real treasure has not been stolen, but has always been in Huaguang Temple, but Senior Taishan and Elder Kongchen have not found it."

Rabbit nodded. "That's possible. The future Star King Buddha is very good at planning, and he will definitely consider someone disrupting his plan."

"In that case, let's return to Huaguang Temple and search again."

You are somewhat tempted by Elder Jingzhen's proposal, but you are considering that you will soon be traveling to the Great Buddha Mountain in the Underworld with Xu Zhiyi, Jiang Qingtang, and others.

You plan to go to Huaguang Temple after returning from Dafoshan.

Elder Jingzhen is preparing to return to the Qingyuan Realm to inform Abbot Kongming of your speculation.

[After sending Elder Jingzhen away, you continued your retreat in Canglong Star.]

[Two years later, through the understanding and integration of the Chaos Dao Principle into the Dao Fruit, your Chaos Dao has taken another half step forward.]

[You feel that your path of chaos is only half a step away from becoming a half-step true immortal.]

Another year passed, and Xu Zhiyi called you out of confinement.

[You, Jiang Qingtang, Song Lan, and others, led by Xu Zhiyi, set out for the Great Buddha Mountain in the underworld.]

[After passing through one star field after another, you arrived at a world called Tianlian Realm.]

[In the Tianlian Realm, a Thirteenth Realm Being, Fu Liyang, was born. He was the second disciple of the Military Saint.]

[Fu Liyang had obtained the seeds of the elixir Nine-Colored Heavenly Lotus from the ruins of the Heavenly Palace, and he planted them in his hometown, the Heavenly Lotus Realm.]

[When the Nine-Colored Heavenly Lotus blooms, it attracts powerful beings from the Underworld, the Demon Realm, and other major realms to covet it and try to snatch it away.]

[In the end, although Fu Liyang saved the Nine-Colored Heavenly Lotus, the battle was too intense, and the barrier between the Heavenly Lotus Realm and the Underworld was broken.]

The bright moon is like a jade plate, hanging high in the dark night sky.

In the hazy moonlight, the outline of the ancient city is looming, like a splash-ink landscape painting, revealing an indescribable dark atmosphere.

The city walls are covered with moss and the tiles are arranged in an orderly manner, but they cannot hide the traces of time.

Through the open city gate, Jiangchuan saw the bronze pillars standing on the ground.

"This city was built by Senior Fu Liyang to suppress the evil death energy coming from the underworld."

Xu Zhiyi introduced, "Originally, we wanted to call it the Ghost-Suppressing Pass, but throughout history, only the Underworld Emperor has truly suppressed the ghosts of the underworld. Senior Fu Liyang finally decided to wait until he achieved the Fourteenth Realm of Enlightenment before naming this city."

Jiang Chuan looked at the blank plaque above the city gate, then stepped into the city.

"Why has the price of Jiaolong meat increased again?"

"I haven't asked you yet why the price of the soul-refining elixir has increased again?"

"You can raise the price, but I can't?"

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Noisy sounds came from the huge pit in the center of the city.

Before reaching the huge pit, Jiang Chuan saw a large group of monks standing in front of the pit, making a lot of noise.

When he arrived at the pit, Jiang Chuan saw that the pit was filled with densely packed ghosts, bargaining with the monks.

Jiang Chuan had a strange look on his face. He felt that this was more like a vegetable market than a passage connecting the two worlds.

"Most of the ghosts in the underworld were monks in their previous lives. When they died and entered the underworld, they naturally brought their previous habits with them."

Xu Zhiyi noticed the change in Jiang Chuan's expression and explained, "Tea, meat, and spiritual rice are all things that ghosts in the underworld like."

"Plus, there is a formation left by Senior Fu Liyang in this city. As long as a ghost flies out of the pit, these bronze pillars will attack. Even a twelfth-level ghost will find it difficult to withstand it."

"Over time, this place became one of the trading locations with the underworld. Unfortunately, most successful cultivators are devoted to the Dao and don't care about external things. Otherwise, this place would be even more prosperous and lively."

Jiang Chuan nodded.

The monks he knew, including himself, almost didn't care about food, clothing, housing and transportation.

This is also the characteristic of most monks.

[Following the pit left by the battle of Fuliyang, the six of you enter the underworld.]

【Along the way, you saw all kinds of ghosts. 】

[These ghosts include humans, demons, dragons, unicorns, and many other races.]

[Many of these ghosts are hostile to you and want to devour you.]

[But your strength is too great. With the combined strength of six Void Immortals, even an Eleventh Realm Ghost Immortal would have to think twice.]

[Seven days later, you will pass through the crack and enter the underworld.]

[When you enter the underworld, your first feeling is darkness, endless darkness.]

[A huge black sun hangs high in the sky, emitting a faint light, like a black curtain, covering the underworld.]

【There is no day in the whole world, only night. 】

[Ghosts shrouded in gloomy energy walked and floated above the earth.]

[A yellow river flows across the land, emitting the breath of death.]

[In this world, the six of you are like lights in the darkness, especially blinding.]

Fortunately, Xu Zhiyi was well prepared and took out six drawings that he had prepared long ago.

She drew five paintings for you five based on your body shapes, changing your aura so that you look no different from ghosts.

[After concealing your Qi, you will head to Dafoshan under Xu Zhiyi's guidance.]

[You passed through one area after another, flying over the territories of powerful ghosts one after another.]

【Three months later, you successfully arrived at Dafoshan.】

Rather than calling it a mountain, it would be more accurate to say that Dafoshan is a vast mountain range.

The entire mountain range was shrouded in mist, without a trace of life.

The dark and deep fog rolled in the mountains, as if there were dragons and snakes lurking in it, ready to move.

There were strange noises coming from it, like a monster walking in the fog, or like ghosts playing, which made people shudder.

The mountain breeze blew away the mist, revealing a dilapidated ancient temple deep in the mountains, which looked particularly desolate.

"According to the ancient map left by the Fighting Immortal King, as the cave abode of the former Dark Emperor's son, Qingshi Shenzun, you must have a status in the Heavenly Court equal to or higher than Qingshi Shenzun."

Xu Zhiyi said solemnly: "Otherwise, you must walk into it on foot, otherwise the Dao rules imprinted in the world of Dafoshan will attack you."

"Then let's go inside."

Jiang Chuan said as he landed in front of Dafo Mountain.

"Once you enter, no matter what you hear or see, it may be fake. Everyone must be careful!" Xu Zhiyi repeatedly reminded.

Jiang Chuan and others also looked solemn.

Then, under the leadership of Xu Zhiyi, they walked into this Jedi that swallowed many true immortals and immortal kings.

rustle!

Da da!

Woohoo!

As soon as he walked in, all kinds of sounds, such as the sound of wind blowing through the leaves, the sound of sharp claws colliding with rocks, and the wailing of evil spirits, kept coming into Jiangchuan's ears.

Jiang Chuan held the hilt of the Emperor Blood True Gold Sword, ready to draw his sword at any time.

The six of them were all virtual immortals, and even though they were just walking, they were very fast and soon reached the top of the mountain.

As soon as they reached the top of the mountain, a corpse attracted everyone's attention.

The corpse was wearing golden armor and holding a broken sword. His eyes were filled with fear and horror, as if he had seen something terrible.

"This is the Mad Blade Immortal who has been missing for fifty thousand years. I can't believe he died here." Yin Yong, the Immortal with a leopard head and round eyes, was very surprised.

Jiang Chuan stared at the broken knife, recalling the rumors he had heard about the Mad Knife Immortal.

"The Mad Blade True Immortal's swordsmanship is divine, and is considered to be on par with the Immortal Slaughtering King during his True Immortal period. What on earth has happened to him that he could destroy people with his sword?"

"Nature encounters himself."

"Ancestor, you..."

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Chuan's pupils suddenly shrank.

Because he discovered that the one who spoke was the Mad Blade Immortal who was thought to be dead.

The fear and horror in the eyes of the Mad Blade Immortal disappeared, replaced by gloom and coldness.

"Die!"

With a sinister laugh, he swung the broken knife in his hand and slashed at Jiang Chuan.

Zheng!
The Emperor Blood True Gold Sword was unsheathed from Jiangchuan's waist, like a ray of red fairy light illuminating all directions.

"Ah!!! Heavenly Emperor! It's the Heavenly Emperor!!" Mad Blade Immortal screamed in horror.

"Bloody hands!"

"Fellow Bloody Hand Daoist!" "Jiangchuan!"

Before Jiang Chuan could swing his sword, he heard bursts of noise.

The next moment, the scene in his eyes suddenly changed.

He saw himself holding the Emperor Blood True Gold Sword and slashing towards the Mad Blade True Immortal, but the Mad Blade True Immortal was still holding the broken sword and standing there motionless.

"call!"

Jiang Chuan let out a long sigh, and then put down the Emperor Blood True Gold Sword.

"Fellow Daoist Blood Hand, what happened? Why did you suddenly attack?" Jiang Qingtang asked.

Jiang Chuan replied, "Just now, when I was observing the Mad Blade Immortal's broken blade, I entered an illusion. In the illusion, the Mad Blade Immortal came back to life. No, to be more precise, it was like a ghost possessed by a demon, ready to attack me."

"I was about to draw my sword when I sensed the Heavenly Emperor's aura emanating from the Emperor's Blood Gold. The ghost screamed in fear, and then the illusion dissipated."

"Dafoshan is indeed a Jedi that even the Immortal King cannot escape from. It can actually pull people into the illusion without anyone noticing!" Jiang Qingtang's voice was full of horror.

"However, after sensing the Heavenly Emperor's aura, the illusion dissipated."

Xu Zhiyi expressed his thoughts: "Could it be that the reason this place became a Jedi is because of the Emperor of Heaven's subordinates?"

"It's very likely. Qingshi Divine Venerable must have his own forces under his command. I suspect that when Qingshi Divine Venerable died in battle, many of his Divine Venerables and Immortals also died."

Jiang Chuan looked at the Emperor Blood True Gold Sword in his hand and said, "These divine and immortal beings originally submitted to the Heavenly Emperor. After they died in battle, their Dao Fruits merged into the heaven and earth, forming a special region. Their resentful thoughts and haunted souls will subconsciously feel fear when they sense the Heavenly Emperor's aura."

"That's how it should be."

Jiang Qingtang nodded gently. "When the Great Wisdom Buddha established a mountain gate here, he must have also set up a great formation to suppress the various immortals' Dao fruits. But after his death, the formation was eroded by time and shattered. Without the formation to suppress the Dao fruits, they will surely merge into the world."

"I just don't know what rules of heaven and earth these Dao Fruits have changed, and why they are targeting fellow Daoist Blood Hand."

Jiang Chuan rubbed his eyebrows calmly.

Among his energy, spirit, and vitality, the weakest is his primordial spirit.

He refined the world into the fruit of Tao, and his magic power naturally increased.

The physical body, after being baptized by the Dao rules, is comparable to the best Dao weapons.

The only difference was his primordial spirit. Because he had been constantly seeking enlightenment, he had no time to refine the Heavenly Fire Immortal Lotus. As a result, even though his realm and his comprehension of the great Dao were constantly improving, his primordial spirit was only better than some ninth-level cultivators.

He is not as good as many virtual immortals who have just broken through to the tenth realm.

“Special regions are full of unique characteristics; no two are alike.”

Taoist Wenxu, wearing a bamboo crown, pointed at Jiangchuan's Emperor Blood Real Gold Sword and spoke.

"With Fellow Daoist Blood Hand's Emperor Blood True Gold Sword, I believe many dangers will be easily resolved."

[Even after all your discussion, you still couldn't come to a conclusion about what rules of heaven and earth this special region had altered, or why it had revived.]

So, you continue on your way.

[This time, you activate the Emperor Blood True Gold Sword, releasing your aura to envelop everyone.]

[You have climbed several peaks in succession and still encountered no danger, but you have become increasingly vigilant.]

[Because, along the way, you saw the corpses of many monks.]

[The weakest of these cultivators is at the ninth realm, most of them are Void Immortals, and there is even a Heavenly Demon whose aura is even more terrifying than that of the Mad Blade True Immortal.]

[You guessed that this demon should have reached the peak of the eleventh realm.]

[A demon at the peak of the eleventh realm died here inexplicably.]

After climbing two more peaks, you reached the depths of Dafo Mountain.

Long golden dragons are entwined on the yellow-brown peaks.

Looking closely, this is not a golden forest at all, but dried golden blood.

Even though the golden blood has been around for a long time and its essence has long dissipated, it still shines brightly.

"The Buddha's blood of the Great Wisdom Buddha is also a priceless treasure, but unfortunately the blood essence in it has long been taken away by someone." Song Lan said regretfully.

"There's no need to be sad. The Great Wisdom Buddha was no weakling among the Thirteen Realms. His sudden death must have left behind many treasures."

Taoist Wenxu's eyes were filled with anticipation: "As long as we find one or two treasures, it will be a great fortune!"

Jiang Chuan and others then walked towards the temple on the top of the mountain.

The once solemn and sacred ancient temple is now only a ruin.

On the broken stone pillars, exquisitely carved patterns are still faintly discernible, and pieces of rubble are scattered around, like fragments of time, telling the story of the temple's glorious past and its desolate present.

Xu Zhiyi took out the ancient map of the Fighting Immortal King and looked at it over and over again.

"According to the Douxianwang Ancient Map, the main hall in the center of this temple is where the Great Wisdom Buddha passed away. All cultivators who enter it will find it difficult to appear, and we will not risk entering it."

Yin Yong asked, "Then where do we go to find good fortune?"

Xu Zhiyi raised his hand and pointed to a hall not far away that had not completely collapsed.

"The entire temple may appear to be a temple, but it is actually the Buddha Kingdom of the Great Wisdom Buddha. The Buddha Kingdom of the Great Wisdom Buddha was evolved from the twenty-four heavens of the Buddhist supernatural powers. There are a total of twenty-four heavens, corresponding to the twenty-four halls in the temple."

"As long as we find the twenty-four great halls of the past and connect to the spatial nodes of the Buddha Kingdom, we can enter the Buddha Kingdom and seek destiny."

As soon as Xu Zhiyi finished speaking, Jiang Qingtang, Taoist Wenxu and others all looked at Jiang Chuan.

Among the people present, Jiang Chuan is the only one who masters the way of the void and is also the most suitable person to find space nodes.

"Void!"

Jiang Chuan's mind moved, and the Dao Fruit was activated.

In an instant, the power of the void surged out from Jiangchuan's Dao Fruit, spreading in the void like ripples.

"One, two, three."

As the power of the void spread, Jiang Chuan sensed fifteen void nodes.

Zheng!
Jiang Chuan swung his sword, and the void suddenly cracked.

"I sensed fifteen void nodes. We will search for opportunities and fortune in each world."

Xu Zhiyi, Jiang Qingtang and others were overjoyed and walked into the void with Jiang Chuan.

Following the nearest void node, Jiang Chuan and others passed through the void channel and landed on a desolate land.

The land was extremely desolate, without any vegetation, except for a huge black stone tablet several meters high.

"Dazhi! Don't even think about converting us. We'll just become your Buddhist puppets!"

"When the Hades returns, I will make sure you die without a burial place!!!"

As soon as Jiang Chuan and others arrived in front of the stone tablet, they heard a roar coming from it.

"Senior, we are not the descendants of the great Buddha." Jiang Chuan tried to communicate with the existence inside the stone tablet.

However, all Jiang Chuan got in response were various curses and insults.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill all the bald donkeys in the Buddhist sect!"

"Hate! I hate you so much! You thieves, you bald asses, shall not die a good death!"

"When Master Qingshi attains enlightenment, I will castrate all the monks and send them to a nunnery!"

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After being scolded by these unconscious souls for a stick of incense, Xu Zhiyi, with a grim expression, slowly said: "Fellow Daoist Blood Hand, let's go to the next world."

Jiang Chuan nodded and swung his sword again to split the void.

Following the void passage, Jiang Chuan and others had just flown out when they saw a huge golden mountain.

The mountain is about ten thousand feet high and is covered with various Buddhist talismans.

It is like a god who can create the world, standing here, making people subconsciously feel awe.

Then a majestic voice came from the golden mountain, shaking the entire mountain.

"Another young generation has found this place, and this time there are quite a few of them. Huh? They are actually the descendants of Guan Yue, and there are also people who have learned my magical powers. Huh? Familiar aura, whose reincarnation are you?"

Jiang Chuan clasped his fists and said, "Junior Blood Hand, I don't know who the senior is."

"I am the God Lord Luankong, a general under the throne of the Hades in the past. The Supreme God Wheel of Immortality that you learned, which can seize the universe above and all living things below, was created by me." The voice of God Lord Luankong came from the golden mountain.

"Didn't the Sky-Snatching God die in the ancient battle in Heaven? How could he be suppressed here by the wise Buddha?" Jiang Qingtang was very surprised.

"I did die in the battle of heaven at the end of the ancient times, but a wisp of my soul still remains."

The Sky-Snatching Divine Master replied, "This remnant soul was dormant in the ruins of the Heavenly Palace. It was eventually found and suppressed by Dazhi."

Then the Sky God changed the subject.

"You came here to seek good fortune. I can grant you good fortune, but you have to do us a small favor."

Jiang Chuan stared at the ten-thousand-foot-tall golden mountain god and said, "This sacred mountain left behind by the Great Wisdom Buddha, I'm afraid we can't break it with our strength."

"If I expect you to split the Demon-Suppressing Golden Mountain, it would be better to expect Taixu Daojun to have a great battle with Qingdi, both of them will die, destroy the universe, and damage the Demon-Suppressing Golden Mountain." The Sky-Snatching God said disdainfully.

"So what does Senior want us to do?"

"Please help me see whether the Great Wisdom Buddha succeeded or not."

Hearing the words of the Sky-Snatching Divine Lord, Jiang Chuan was slightly stunned, and then replied: "I can answer this question now, Senior. Senior Dazhi's body was shattered millions of years ago, and he was annihilated here."

"How could my magical powers be learned by a kid like you with hearing problems?"

Sky-Snatching God cursed: "Even after my death, I still have a successor like you to embarrass me. It's really shameful!"

Jiangchuan: "."

You better pray that you don't have a reincarnated body.

Otherwise I will suppress you for one hundred thousand, no, one million years!
"Life and death are very simple for mortals. But for cultivators of the Thirteenth Realm, it's not that simple. As long as the Dao is not destroyed, then death may not be truly achieved."

Sky-Snatching Divine Venerable paused and continued, "Besides, what Dazhi did back then was the risk of his Dao collapsing."

"Senior Dazhi, what did you do back then?"

Jiang Chuan was surprised: "It actually caused the collapse of one's own avenue."

What is Tao?
Tao is the heart and the intention, which is a summary of a peerless genius on himself.

If the heart changes and the intention changes, then the great way will collapse.

But who among those who can cultivate to the thirteenth level is not a peerless genius who stands out from billions of living beings?
To make such a cultivator change his mind is ten or even a hundred times more difficult than to make the seas dry up and the rocks crumble!
The Sky-Snatching God did not answer Jiang Chuan's question, but asked another question instead.

"This story begins with Dazhi's decision to establish a mountain gate in the Qianqiu Mountains. Do you know why the Dark Emperor came here to meet the Qingshi Divine Venerable? And why did the Qingshi Divine Venerable, the son of the Dark Emperor, die?"

"Could it be."

Jiang Qingtang suddenly remembered something, and two rays of divine light shot out from her beautiful eyes.

(End of this chapter)