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Chapter 61 The Fallen Immortal Curse, the Lotus Root Body of the Creation Azure Lotus! (Please subscribe)

In response to Nezha's praise.

Niu Jun remained calm, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

You know your own situation.

Niu Jun knew very well that without the aid of the Enlightenment Mirror, let alone attaining the Taiyi Dao Fruit, even successfully possessing the body of the Bull Demon King and traveling to the Journey to the West world would be a problem.

Therefore, he was not proud of his mysterious Dharma body's attainment of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. On the contrary, he felt as if he were walking on thin ice, and his heart was filled with a sense of urgency.

Seeing that Niu Jun remained silent, Nezha took a deep breath and invited in a deep voice, "My residence is not far away. Would you be so kind as to invite the Heavenly Venerable and Venus to my residence for tea and a short rest?"

Shall we enjoy some tea and sit for a while?

Upon hearing the invitation, Niu Jun neither directly agreed nor refused. Instead, a thought struck him, and he asked, "I have heard that the Third Prince is a disciple of the Immortal Taiyi?"

Upon hearing this, Nezha glanced at Niu Jun with some curiosity, then nodded in acknowledgment, "Indeed, my master is none other than the Immortal Taiyi!"

This is not a secret.

Because he had been famous for a long time, there were few people in the Three Realms who did not know his origins.

Niu Jun's eyes flickered, and he asked, "I have long admired Master Taiyi. I wonder how Master Taiyi is doing these days?"

The world of Journey to the West is full of secrets, and many ancient beings have disappeared without a trace.

Niu Jun once used the laws of time and space between heaven and earth to explore the past years of the Journey to the West world, but found that many historical fragments before the Western Zhou Dynasty were shrouded in layers of mystery and difficult to explore.

Even in many fragments of the past, there are numerous blanks, as if some powerful being had simply erased that period of time.

For example, the Three Pure Ones, the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, the World Honored One Shakyamuni, the Four Emperors and Five Elders of Guanyin, and many other historical figures whose information was hidden and difficult to discover.

Niu Jun inquired about the situation of Nezha and Taiyi Zhenren.

However, they wanted to learn about the ancient beings in the Journey to the West world from a different perspective.

Nezha shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I'll disappoint the Heavenly Venerable. My master, Taiyi Zhenren, went through the cycle of reincarnation long after the Investiture of the Gods ended."

Two thousand years ago, the great war of the gods took place, and they went through countless cycles of reincarnation.

Niu Jun was stunned, hardly believing his ears.

Is Nezha sure he's not joking?

Taiyi Zhenren, one of the twelve direct disciples of Yuanshi Tianzun of the Jade Void Palace of the Chan Sect, actually went through reincarnation after the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods and has not returned to this day.

How can this be?

Niu Jun's first reaction upon hearing this was that Nezha was joking with him.

What a joke! Taiyi Zhenren, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, has actually undergone tribulation and entered reincarnation. Isn't this a joke?
Given Yuanshi Tianzun's protective nature, how could Taiyi Zhenren possibly perish?

Seeing Nezha's serious and sad expression, Niu Jun knew that Nezha would never joke about such a thing.

and so.

Has Taiyi Zhenren really perished?
Thinking of this, Niu Jun fell into deep thought, pondering the veracity of the story of Taiyi Zhenren's demise.

Furthermore, if Taiyi Zhenren has already perished, what about the other Golden Immortals among the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect? Have they also encountered problems?

"I'm sorry, I know nothing about this!"

Niu Jun said apologetically, but in his heart he was thinking about the other members of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect.

The Primordial Celestial Lord in this Journey to the West world doesn't seem to be very powerful!
Niu Jun sighed inwardly, feeling that the Primordial Celestial Lord in this Journey to the West world was really weak, and couldn't compare to the Primordial Celestial Lords in other worlds at all.

"It's alright, I believe that Master will be reincarnated and return one day!"

Nezha took a deep breath and said.

"The Third Prince is right. The Great Immortal Taiyi is blessed with great fortune. He will likely return from his tribulation soon!"

Niu Jun nodded, having no doubt about Nezha's words.

Even if Taiyi Zhenren is incompetent, he is still a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun and cannot be trapped in the cycle of reincarnation forever.

Even if Yuanshi Tianzun were to make a move, Taiyi Zhenren could return from his tribulation at any time.

Unless... something has gone wrong with the Primordial Celestial Lord of this world.

After Niu Jun finished speaking, he smiled nonchalantly and continued, "Third Prince, please speak frankly if you have any questions. If I can do it, I certainly won't refuse!"

Although he did not know why Nezha was looking for him.

But this Third Prince was, after all, his childhood idol from his previous life. If he could help him out within his power, Niu Jun would certainly not refuse.

It seems that they sensed Niu Jun's goodwill.

Nezha took a deep breath, his eyes flickered slightly, and bowed to Niu Jun again, saying, "To be honest, Heavenly Venerable, when I was young, I was ignorant and committed a terrible crime, which caused me to suffer the Curse of Fallen Immortals, and I was almost completely destroyed."

"Later, fortunately, my master obtained a Creation Lotus from the patriarch. With the divine power of the Creation Lotus, he reshaped his physical body and refined a lotus body, thus saving his life."

"This Creation Lotus is a rare innate treasure; otherwise, it would not have been able to cure the poison of the Fallen Immortal Curse and allow me to forge an innate physical body."

"But every gain has its loss. Although the Creation Lotus is a rare and precious innate treasure, the limitations within it are unimaginable. As a result, I was trapped in the early stage of the Golden Immortal realm for thousands of years and could not make any progress."

"I have heard that the Great Dao created by the Heavenly Venerable is unparalleled in its mystery, so I beg the Heavenly Venerable to have mercy and show me a bright path!"

As Nezha spoke, a pleading look appeared on his face.

The Fallen Immortal Curse is a curse-based technique for killing.

This curse is known as the number one curse-killing technique in the Three Realms, and it is said to be able to curse even a Primordial Immortal to death.

Two thousand years ago, Nezha killed the third prince of the East Sea Dragon King, which enraged the Dragon Clan. They forced Nezha to commit suicide, and Ao Guang, the then East Sea Dragon King, even sacrificed his own life to plant the Fallen Immortal Curse on Nezha.

Later, Nezha's master, Taiyi Zhenren, sought the innate spiritual root, the Creation Green Lotus, from Yuanshi Tianzun in order to save his disciple.

By using the lotus root of the Creation Lotus to reshape Nezha's physical body and borrowing the power of the Creation Source within the Creation Lotus, Nezha's life was saved.

But every gain has its loss!

The Creation Lotus, as an innate spiritual root, is incredibly powerful.

Although Nezha saved his life by using the lotus root Dharma body of the Creation Green Lotus, he was also limited by this lotus root Dharma body.

Whether it is a true spirit or a celestial soul, none can escape the shackles of the lotus root's physical body.

Even the laws and principles of cultivation and enlightenment can only be the few laws and principles of Ren water, Yi wood, and creation contained within the Creation Lotus itself.

This is also why, more than two thousand years after the end of the Investiture of the Gods, Nezha's cultivation level was only at the early stage of the Golden Immortal realm, far behind Yang Jian and others.

For two thousand years, it has made no progress, and even later figures like Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie could not defeat it.

This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Nezha, who was once extremely proud, and it was hard for him to accept.

He was once full of vigor and could compete with countless geniuses, but one wrong step left him forever stuck at the early stage of the Golden Immortal realm.

Even with his exceptional talent and numerous magical treasures, he was still surpassed by many others.

The bitterness involved is unimaginable.

This is also why Nezha was willing to set aside his dignity and beg Niu Jun for guidance.

In fact.

Niu Jun was not the first powerful being Nezha visited.

Before this, he had sought help from many powerful beings, including his grandmaster Taibai Jinxing, Guanyin Bodhisattva, his master Tathagata, the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother of the West, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Laozi. However, these powerful beings were helpless in dealing with Nezha's situation and had no good solutions.

Because Nezha's current magical power, soul, Dao, and even true spirit have all merged with the lotus root body of the innate creation lotus, and they are inseparable.

Even if a powerful being intervened and forcibly separated Nezha's true spirit from his lotus root body, allowing him to reincarnate and undergo tribulations through the six realms of reincarnation.

Its true spirit is also deeply influenced by the innate creation of the Azure Lotus, and it is extremely difficult to get rid of the influence of the Azure Lotus on the Great Dao.

In other words, given the influence of the innate Creation Lotus on Nezha, even if he abandons his lotus root body and chooses to reincarnate and start anew, he will still be unable to escape the influence of the Creation Lotus.

The difficulty of cultivating and comprehending other great laws is not much different from what it is now.

This is why Nezha, even knowing that the lotus root body was a huge constraint for him, still did not give it up, because his current situation could not be solved by simply abandoning the lotus root body.

After listening to Nezha's story, Niu Jun frowned slightly.

Although he had considered that Nezha might come looking for him because of his lotus root magic body, he still found it extremely difficult to deal with when he actually faced him.

the reason is simple.

Putting myself in his shoes, if he were Nezha, upon discovering that he was bound by the lotus root magic body, he would definitely try every means to solve this problem.

Don't say that Nezha, with his status and position, couldn't come into contact with powerful beings at the Taiyi Realm.

First of all, as a third-generation disciple of the Chan Sect, Nezha's master, Taiyi Zhenren, was a direct disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun. If he really wanted to solve his problems, he would definitely seek out Yuanshi Tianzun first.

Secondly, as the God of War of Heaven, Nezha fought for Heaven for thousands of years. With his merits, he could definitely persuade the Jade Emperor to take action.

Finally, Nezha's second brother, Muzha, is a direct disciple of Guanyin Bodhisattva. With this connection, Nezha can definitely get Guanyin Bodhisattva, or even many great Buddhist masters, to help him.

Even now, Nezha's problems remain unresolved.

This is enough to show how troublesome the problem of Nezha's lotus root body is; it is definitely not something that can be solved by cultivation level alone.

After thinking for a moment, Niu Jun asked, "I also know the identity of the Third Prince. The fact that you have come to me means that you have obviously sought help from Yuanshi Tianzun, Da Tianzun, and Shizun Tathagata."

"I wonder how these fellow Daoists responded to you?"

Although Niu Jun had some guesses about Nezha's lotus root body, he still needed to find out the specifics.

According to his speculation, the problem with Nezha's lotus root body is probably not just about the innate spiritual root of the Creation Green Lotus, but the bigger problem probably lies in this world.

Upon hearing this, Nezha smiled wryly and said, "To be honest, I did seek help from my grandmaster, the Great Heavenly Venerable, and the World Honored One, Tathagata, but their answers were all similar."

"In the words of the Great Celestial Venerable, I forged my Dharma body from the lotus root of the innate spiritual root of the Azure Lotus, which is a creation of Heaven."

"In the eyes of Heaven, I am the incarnation of the Creation Lotus, a primordial spiritual root. Whether it is my true spirit or my soul, I am part of the Creation Lotus and can take form as a primordial spiritual root."

"The transformation of innate spiritual roots into human form is not permitted by the Heavenly Dao, let alone breaking the original shackles of innate spiritual roots."

"The Great Celestial Venerable once said that unless the innate spiritual root, the Creation Lotus, can transform into a chaotic spiritual root, it will be almost impossible for this humble god to attain the Primordial Dao."

As Nezha spoke, a hint of melancholy appeared on his face.

That was the desolation of a hopeless path, and only he himself knew the sorrow within.

Niu Jun nodded calmly and said, "I am fairly aware of your situation, but resolving it will be no easy task."

"In my opinion, there are only two ways to solve your problem!"

Two methods?

Upon hearing this, Nezha's face showed astonishment, followed by great excitement. He hurriedly said, "Please, Heavenly Venerable, guide me. If you can resolve my problem, Nezha is willing to..."

"Third Prince, please let me finish speaking!"

Niu Jun shook his head, interrupting Nezha's words of gratitude, and then said in a deep voice, "These two methods are not only things I can think of, but I'm afraid even Venus could think of them."

"The first method is to find a place where the Heavenly Dao of this world cannot reflect its true nature."

"The Creation Lotus you used to forge your physical body is the spiritual root of this world, which is why it is subject to the restrictions of the Heavenly Dao. As long as you leave this world, you will naturally be able to get rid of the influence of the Creation Lotus."

Niu Jun spoke calmly, proposing the first method.

The problem with Nezha, to put it bluntly, is still the restriction of the Heavenly Dao. As long as he breaks away from this world, he can naturally get rid of the influence of the Creation Lotus.

This is also the simplest and safest method.

In fact, while the problem of Nezha's lotus root body is difficult to solve, it is not unsolvable for those truly powerful beings in the Journey to the West world.

At least Niu Jun didn't believe that Yuanshi Tianzun, the Jade Emperor, Laozi, and others had no way to send Nezha out of the Journey to the West world and solve Nezha's problems.

It's simply that Nezha isn't valuable enough to warrant their effort.

To put it bluntly...

Let alone Nezha being just a Heavenly General in the early stage of Golden Immortal realm, even a Heavenly Star Lord or Heavenly Marshal at the half-step Taiyi Golden Immortal realm wouldn't be worth the effort of these powerful beings.

The potential and value of Nezha.

It was completely consumed the moment he formed his body from lotus root.

Unless Nezha can break free from the shackles of the Creation Lotus on his own and prove that his potential has not been exhausted and that he still has the potential to attain the Primordial Chaos realm.

Otherwise, even his grandmaster, Yuanshi Tianzun, would not have intervened.

Don't even mention it.

They probably wouldn't even glance at him.

Because ants are not worth paying attention to, and ants without value are even less worth paying attention to.

So it's not that the top supernatural beings in the Journey to the West world couldn't solve Nezha's problem, but rather that in their view, Nezha's value wasn't worth their efforts.

After Niu Jun finished speaking, he glanced at Nezha, whose brows were furrowed, and continued, "The second method is to go all the way down one path."

"Since you are the innate spiritual root Creation Lotus in the eyes of Heaven, then refine the Creation Lotus completely and use your innate spiritual root to prove the Dao of Hunyuan."

Niu Jun glanced at Nezha meaningfully at this point, and then said slowly, "As the saying goes: the Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Dao is forty-nine, and there is always a glimmer of hope in everything."

"It's not impossible for someone with an innate spiritual root to attain enlightenment; it's just that there's no precedent for it in this world. Even plant spirits have the chance to become immortals and attain enlightenment, let alone someone with an innate spiritual root?"

"Especially since you have overcome the difficulty of your innate spiritual root not being able to take form, if you can refine the origin of the Creation Lotus to make up for your own deficiencies, even if you cannot attain the Primordial Dao, you will not be as stagnant as you are now!"

Is it true that one cannot attain enlightenment if they possess innate spiritual roots?
Probably not!
At least in Niu Jun's view, the innate spiritual roots of the Journey to the West world are not much different from the nine primordial substances of the Mysterious World; they are all differentiated from the origin of heaven and earth.

If someone could refine several innate spiritual roots of different attributes and fuse the primordial power within them into one, they might very well attain the Primordial Dao.

I just want to achieve this.

Its difficulty surpasses that of normal spiritual practice and enlightenment.

After all, treasures are naturally formed and belong to the virtuous. The power that can control innate spiritual roots is no ordinary person.

It's no easy task for Nezha to snatch food from the tiger's mouth.

However, all of this is no longer relevant to Niu Jun.

He has already given the method to Nezha.

What Nezha chooses is none of his business.

As for directly helping Nezha solve the problem of his lotus root magic body?
Feel sorry!

He doesn't have that ability yet!

(End of this chapter)