I am devoted to the Tao

Chapter 408 If there were no me, how could there be this world?

The monk was wearing a gray robe and had a childish face, like a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, but his long, snow-white eyebrows hung down to his chest.

Sensing Jiang Chuan's aura, the man in gray turned his deep blue eyes and looked at Jiang Chuan.

"I didn't expect to meet fellow Daoist Jiang, fellow Daoist Tu, and fellow Daoist Ziyun here today."

Jiang Chuan was a little surprised: "Fellow Daoist Lu Ri, are you out of trouble?"

"I'm also grateful to fellow Daoist for teaching me the method for refining the Hun Tian Gourd. This allowed me to glimpse a glimpse into the secrets of the Lian Xian Pot and create a magical power. I originally just wanted to test its power, but I didn't expect it to be so powerful that it directly pierced through the formation that Daoist Po Xie had set up to suppress me."

The Sun-Slaying Demon King explained, "After much thought, I decided to go out for a walk. To do some good deeds to atone for my past sins."

"To atone for past sins?"

Jiang Chuan asked, "Then why did you come to participate in the Phoenix Nine Levels?"

"I hunted a Golden Phoenix and a Blue Phoenix in the past. I killed the Golden Phoenix. I heard that the Blue Phoenix has now become a Demon Saint, but her life is not very good."

The Sun-Slaying Demon King replied, "So I plan to take care of her on behalf of the Golden Phoenix to atone for my past sins."

Jiangchuan: "."

No, you call this atonement?

Do you have any misunderstanding about the word atonement?
"Wow!"

The old phoenix, whose hair was almost gone, flapped its wings and landed in front of Jiang Chuan, the Sun-Slaying Demon King and others.

"One, two, three, how come there are only nine people, and there's still one?"

"I am coming."

Along with a gentle voice, a man stepped on the fairy light and descended from the sky.
The man was wearing a yellow robe, looking like a prince who was studying hard in the secular world.

But his eyes were as deep as the night sky, and every time he looked around, he seemed to be able to see through all the secrets of the world.

"Yang Hong, the son of the Mirror Lake Immortal King." Jiang Chuan didn't expect to see another 'familiar face'.

"Ten people have arrived, the Phoenix Nine Gates are open!"

The old phoenix let out a long cry, and the crisp sound of the phoenix shook the sky.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

It was like a river bursting its banks, with huge waves crashing onto the earth.

The blazing blue flames fell from the sky and landed in the void.

Along with the blue flame came a golden rainbow.

The golden rainbow is like a bridge, spanning the green flames.

"The Nine Gates of Phoenix have opened again."

"I wonder if there are any cultivators who can pass the Nine Phoenix Tests this time?"

"In the past 100,000 years, the Nine Phoenix Gates have been opened at least 800 times, if not a thousand. However, no one has been able to pass it since the time of the Celestial King Liexiao. I have a feeling this time will be no exception!"

The demons who were shouting about selling various treasures started talking when they saw the nine gates of the Phoenix opened.

"Go up the Golden Bridge in order of your numbers."

Old Phoenix slowly said, "By the way, before you go up the bridge, do you want to bet on it?"

A True Immortal holding a giant axe snorted coldly: "Even if you win, you won't get any money. Only a fool would bet."

"Nonsense! My Phoenix clan is the most honest and trustworthy! We would never do such a thing."

"Then first give me the 1 divine crystals I won last time."

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Looking at the old Phoenix who had fallen into silence, Jiang Chuan didn't know why, but suddenly felt that Huang Chong's image had become amiable.

"Compared to these hypocritical, black-hearted Phoenixes, a simple villain like Huang Chong really seems much better. When I send him to see Master Long Bian and the others, I'll try to kill him in one blow and spare him from suffering."

"The competition has begun. If number one doesn't come on stage, you'll be out." The speechless old Phoenix started to change the subject.

"Let me, Lan Rui, try to see if the Nine Phoenix Levels are really as difficult as the legend says."

The immortal Lan Rui, dressed in blue and wearing a golden dragon crown, with a slender figure, soared into the air and landed on the golden bridge.

"He is Lan Rui. Legend has it that he is extremely talented and was highly regarded by the Red Moon Immortal King of the Immortal Realm, who accepted him as his registered disciple."

"Legend has it that when he was born, a rainbow descended from the sky, and it only took him a thousand years to become an immortal. Seeing him today, he is indeed extraordinary!"

"With such natural talent, it seems there's hope for him to pass the Nine Phoenix Gates."

Lan Rui is well-known and attracted the attention of all the monsters as soon as he appeared on the scene.

"Wow!"

An illusory blue phoenix rushed out from the sea of ​​blue flames and headed straight for Lan Rui.

Lan Rui activated his soul, and his divine consciousness was like a fairy sword drawn from its sheath, slashing directly towards Qing Huang.

The Blue Phoenix was cut into pieces by Lan Rui like a piece of cloth.

"He passed the first level so easily. It seems that this guy in blue has a good chance of passing the nine levels of Phoenix!" The Purple Cloud Ancestor shook his tail.

"The demon race has strong bodies but weak spirits. The first level is the easiest, and the next level is the highlight." The Sun-Slaying Demon King stared at Lan Rui.

Jiang Chuan also looked at Lan Rui, wanting to see how many levels Lan Rui could pass.

"Wow!"

Accompanied by the cry sound again.

The blue flames rose up and gathered into a world of fire.

The world is full of volcanoes, rivers of fire are flowing endlessly, and sacred flaming trees are burning wantonly.

"Using the Tao to perform the law, it seems that this level tests the cultivator's supernatural powers and understanding of the Tao." Jiang Chuan immediately understood the content of the second level test.

"The Red Moon ascends to the sky, immortal and immortal, slaying the gods and destroying heaven and earth, great magical power!"

Lan Rui shouted loudly, formed a seal with his hands, and a red moon rose from above his head.

The red moon shines extremely brightly, but it does not emit the slightest immortal charm. Instead, it is filled with the aura of killing and destruction.

One after another, illusory figures emerged from the red moon, as if a devil's cave that had been sealed for a long time was opened, and the demons were about to break out to destroy everything.

"Why does this strange sight look so much like the Red-Eyed Mountain where the devil is imprisoned in the Buddhist world?" The rabbit looked surprised.

Boom! ! !
The Red Moon collided with the World of Fire, like the roar of three thousand demon kings, and the aftermath was surging and violent.

As soon as Lan Rui passed the test, the sound of grand chanting suddenly rang out.

It was like an immortal king preaching, with the rhythm of Tao hanging down from the sky, evolving into strange phenomena such as ten suns across the sky, sweet springs gushing out from the ground, and purple air coming from the east.

Then the sound of Zen chanting sounded, and the golden Buddha light illuminated the blue sky. The whole world seemed to have turned into a golden Buddhist kingdom, making people want to throw themselves into it and obtain great purity and freedom.

"These two scriptures are not simple. It seems that the Phoenix clan invested a lot of money in them back then." While Jiang Chuan was commenting, he was concentrating on feeling the mysteries of the two scriptures.

"Although these two are good, they are hard to shake my determination."

Lan Rui took a step forward, and the sounds of chanting and Zen chanting came to an abrupt end.

The next moment, a solitary lamp appeared out of thin air in front of Lan Rui.

"Where did the heaven and earth come from?"

Lan Rui answered without hesitation: "The Tao gave birth to one, one gave birth to two, two gave birth to three, and three gave birth to all things. Heaven and earth evolved from the Tao."

"No, the Five Elements are the foundation of heaven and earth. Heaven and earth evolved from the Five Elements."

A dull voice came from the solitary lamp.

The energies of the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth rise from the solitary lamp and form a vast world.

"Five Elements."

Lan Rui was slightly stunned, and then the voice came from the solitary lamp again.

"Out."

"Why am I out?!" Lan Rui yelled in disbelief.

"You're already out, but you still don't understand?"

The old phoenix said disdainfully: "Go back and ask your master, the Red Moon Immortal King."

"I don't accept it." Lan Rui gritted his teeth.

"Next." Old Phoenix no longer paid attention to Lan Rui.

"you!"

Lan Rui was furious, but he didn't dare to act out, for fear that this despicable old phoenix would take advantage of the opportunity and slaughter him like a fat sheep.

"Jiangchuan, why was Lan Rui eliminated?" The big eyes of the Purple Cloud Patriarch were full of confusion.

"He doesn't understand the meaning of the words, so he will naturally be eliminated."

Jiang Chuan replied, "He is a True Immortal after all. He will probably figure out pretty quickly why he didn't pass the Nine Phoenix Levels."

[After Lan Rui is eliminated, the next to appear is the Five Seasons Demon Lord from the Demon Realm.]

[Although the Five Seasons Demon Lord's reputation is not as loud as Lan Rui's, his strength is not weaker than Lan Rui.]

He quickly passed the first three levels and arrived at the fourth level.

[Faced with Gu Deng's question, he answered without any hesitation.]

The Five Elements are the foundation of heaven and earth. Heaven and earth evolved from the Five Elements.

This time, Gu Deng also denied the words of the Five Seasons Demon Lord, stating that Yin and Yang are the mother of all things, and everything evolved from Yin and Yang.

[The Fifth Season Demon Lord didn't seem to have expected that Gu Deng would actually deny the answer he had given earlier.]

For a moment, he didn't know how to start. Finally, he chose to answer that Yin and Yang and the Five Elements complement each other and jointly evolve the universe.

【Gu Deng directly announced that he was out. 】

[Many demons who saw the Phoenix Nine Gates opening for the first time were also very confused when they saw this scene.]

Some demons even murmured, "Could this be a deliberate attempt to prevent people from passing through?"

[These demons who were muttering quietly were quickly beaten up by the demon cultivators of the Phoenix Clan.]

[What a joke! How could our Phoenix clan do such a despicable thing?]

[Slandering the reputation of my Phoenix clan! ]

【You deserve a beating! 】

[The next two True Immortals who passed through the Phoenix Nine Levels were also trapped at the fourth level, just like Lan Rui and the Five Seasons Demon Lord.]

[Both of their answers were rejected by Gu Deng, and they were eliminated.]

Then, under your gaze, Yang Hong, son of the Mirror Lake Immortal King, appears. Yang Hong immediately displays formidable strength, passing the first three levels with ease.

After reaching the fourth level, he did not stop like the four monks who had previously passed through the level.

[After Gu Deng asked where the heaven and earth came from, Yang Hong replied that they evolved from chaos.]

A strange scene appeared. The moment the solitary lamp touched Yang Hong's clothes, it immediately turned into light smoke and dissipated.

After passing the fourth level, Yang Hong reached the fifth level.

[In the fifth stage, a blue phoenix rises from the blue sea of ​​fire and strikes Yang Hong with the Nine Phoenix Attacks.]

[You understand that this level should test your physical body.]

[Yang Hong faced the Blue Phoenix without using any magical powers or exerting any mana. Instead, he chose to strike back with his fist.]

[Qing Huang used the Nine Phoenix Attacks, clashing with Yang Hong nine times before slowly dissipating.]

Yang Hong took another step forward, and a brilliant celestial light rose from the golden bridge, transforming into a man.

The man's hair is tied up with a jade crown, his eyes are tightly closed, his forehead is full, and between his brows one can sense an unparalleled majesty, as if he is a high and mighty god, overlooking the mortal world.

[It is none other than the founder of the Taihong Sect, the Immortal King Taihong.]

[The moment Tai Hong Immortal King appeared, he raised his fist and attacked Yang Hong.]

[Immortal light rises from Yang Hong's body, and he engages in a fierce battle with him.]

[Soon, you will find that even Taihong Immortal King's strength cannot reach the Immortal King realm.]

You speculate that the Golden Bridge represents the reappearance of the monks' former enemy.

Yang Hong and the Immortal King Tai Hong fought a bloody battle. The two sides exchanged blows for three thousand moves. Yang Hong's body was covered in blood and flesh, but he still fought to the death.

[Finally, in the 8,000th move, Yang Hong blasted through the body of Immortal King Taihong, killing him.]

After defeating the Taihong Immortal King and passing the sixth level, Yang Hong repaired his body and prepared to enter the seventh level.

[As soon as he took a step forward, Yang Hong froze in place as if petrified.]

You frowned slightly, not understanding what kind of test Yang Hong encountered in the seventh level.

As the son of the Mirror Lake Immortal King, Yang Hong is already a peak True Immortal. Having reached this level of cultivation, even if mountains crumble, the starry sky shatters, and the universe turns upside down, he should remain unfazed.

[What kind of test made him stop in his tracks? ]

[After an incense stick of time, Yang Hong turned and flew out of the Golden Bridge, giving up on continuing the challenge.]

The besieging demons were all extremely surprised when they saw this scene.

"What exactly is the seventh level?! I saw the Immortal King Liexiao break through it in one step, but Yang Hong stopped at nothing?!"

"Even Yang Hong, the son of the Mirror Lake Immortal King and a peak True Immortal, has only made it past six levels. No wonder no one has been able to break through the Phoenix Nine Levels in the past 100,000 years!"

"Yang Hong has failed. It looks like this time will be the same as the thousands of times before, with no one passing the nine levels of the Phoenix."

"next."

Hearing the voice of Old Phoenix, Jiang Chuan took a step forward and came to the golden bridge.

"What a powerful way of the void!"

Yang Hong was somewhat surprised: "When I met him in Taihong Sect that day, he was just a Void Immortal. It's only been over two decades, and he has become a peak True Immortal!"

"Wow!"

A clear cry was heard, and an illusory blue phoenix rushed out from the sea of ​​blue flames and headed straight for Jiang Chuan who had climbed onto the golden bridge.

The mighty power of the Immortal King emanated from Jiang Chuan's body.

Golden fairy light burst out from Jiang Chuan's eyebrows, like a sun, illuminating all directions.

Lan Rui, the Five Seasons Demon Lord and many of the surrounding demons were all very nervous.

"Immortal King! He is actually an Immortal King!"

“I never thought that an Immortal King would come to challenge the Phoenix Nine Levels!”

"No! The Azure Phoenix Shadow in the first level is far inferior to the Immortal King. He should be a peak True Immortal, but he got a great opportunity, and his soul broke through the existing realm and ascended to the Immortal King realm!"

The moment the Azure Phoenix's shadow came into contact with the golden light, it was instantly reduced to ashes.

Jiang Chuan took a step forward, and the green flames rose up again, gathering into a world of fire, pressing down towards him.

Break the way of heaven!

Jiang Chuan used his palm as a knife and slashed towards the world of fire.

The power of the void turned into a dazzling light, as if it was condensed from billions of immortal lights, illuminating the sky and the earth.

As the light fell, the flaming world was directly split apart.

Boom! Boom!
The flaming world, split into two halves, exploded, like a huge canopy covering the sky.

Jiang Chuan took a step forward and arrived at the third level.

The sound of chanting scriptures and Zen singing rang out again, trying to seduce and shake his determination to follow the Tao.

"These scriptures are far inferior to the 'Future Constellation Sutra' and the 'Myriad Tribulations Demon Sutra', and even compared to the 'Eternal History of the Great Dao Sutra' and the 'Candlelight Immortal Canon', they are far inferior."

As Jiang Chuan's thoughts swirled, he muttered to himself, "If you want to seduce me, you must at least use the scriptures and magical powers of the Taoist Taixu and the Infinitely Honored King Buddha."

"You want to listen to the scriptures of the Immortal Ancestor and the Lord of Buddhism for a hundred pieces of divine crystals? Do you think my Phoenix clan runs a charity?" The old phoenix curled his lips.

"You can also take out the Phoenix Mother's scriptures." Jiang Chuan said, and took another step forward.

A solitary lamp appeared out of thin air in front of Jiang Chuan.

"Where did the heaven and earth come from?"

“Heaven and earth came because of me.”

Jiang Chuan's voice was calm, but there was an unconcealable arrogance in his tone.

But when it came out of his mouth, it sounded as natural as rivers flowing east into the sea.

When many demons saw this scene, they were stunned.

"Didn't Yang Hong give the correct answer? Why would he give a wrong answer?!"

"If you don't want to participate, why bother coming here and wasting your time?"

"Heaven and earth came because of you? Did something go wrong with his cultivation? How could he give such an outrageous answer?"

But the next moment, something strange happened!
Jiangchuan stepped forward, and the moment Jiangchuan touched the solitary lamp, the solitary lamp turned into light smoke and dissipated.

Many monsters exploded directly!

"What's going on?! How can such an outrageous answer pass?!"

"Cheating! This must be cheating!"

"Damn it! How did I get through this?!"

Not to mention that many demon tribes were puzzled, even the ancestor Ziyun was very confused.

"Jiang Chuan, how did you pass the level?"

"The previous level tested the heart of Tao, this level tests the Tao."

Jiang Chuan explained, "The Tao is the heart and the mind. This is a summary of the self-cultivation of a peerless genius. The mind changes, the heart changes, and the change of the heart is the change of the Tao. Therefore, there is no answer to this level. As long as you stick to your own answer, it will be fine."

"I see. But compared to the previous answer, your answer is a bit outrageous."

Ancestor Ziyun asked in surprise, "Were you the legendary God of Creation in your previous life?"

“That’s my way.”

Jiang Chuan smiled slightly, without any explanation, stepped into the fifth level.

People's understanding of heaven and earth all comes from "I".

Therefore, if there is no "I", how can there be the world as perceived by "I"?
"Wow!!!"

With a loud cry, a green phoenix rose from the green sea of ​​fire.

Nine strikes of the Phoenix!

The wings of the Blue Phoenix were like unsheathed immortal swords, breaking through the air and slashing towards Jiangchuan.

Open Heaven Fist!

Jiang Chuan's fists seemed to transform into two immortal suns, shedding billions of immortal rays of light, and an immortal aura permeated the air, as if to break through everything and end it, proving eternity.

Boom!

The fists and wings collided, and the Blue Phoenix's wings exploded.

This scene directly shocked Lan Rui, the Five Seasons Demon King and many demon tribes.

"Is this really a human race?!"

"Such a body, could it be a pure-blooded divine beast transformed into a human?!"

Jiangchuan looked normal.

In his previous simulation, he cultivated the Zhiyang Wuji Body to the late Wuji realm. His terrifying body frightened even the pure-blooded star-eating beasts.

Although the Blue Phoenix is ​​also a divine beast, its bloodline power is ultimately not as strong as that of the Immortal Phoenix.

The strength of the physical body is at least weaker than that of the Immortal Phoenix.

After passing the fifth level, Jiang Chuan took a step forward and directly reached the sixth level.

"what?"

A hint of surprise appeared in Jiang Chuan's eyes, because he found that there was no movement at the sixth level, and there was no Taihong Immortal King born like when Yang Hong broke through the level before.

"You've cultivated till now, haven't you ever encountered a formidable enemy?!"

The old phoenix was astonished. "This level will reveal the enemy who inflicted the horrific injuries upon you in the past. If it didn't exist, it wouldn't be reflected."

“There really isn’t such a powerful enemy.”

Jiang Chuan's eyes showed reminiscence, and the figures of many cultivators including Master Long Bian, Ji Yanran, Sun and Moon Demon King, Emperor Gua, and Emperor Zangxian appeared in his mind.

Although these cultivators were also famous and had rare talents in the world, they all became his immortal bones in front of him.

In front of him, cultivators of the same realm had to coil like dragons and lie down like phoenixes.

"I wonder what the seventh level is that actually made Yang Hong give up on it?"

Jiang Chuan thought as he stepped out of the sixth level and into the seventh level.

　I had a writer's block, so I wrote a few hundred words less. Please forgive me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)