Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 150: Heaven-Stealing Power
"Tianshi Palace?"

Xu Boyang's heart skipped a beat, and his heartbeat accelerated as he listened to Ding Tianshi's nonchalant expression and his carefree conversation:

"In addition, there's also the Huai River's Guiyun Mountain, which you visited before you attained enlightenment. That's where the Taiwei Palace, one of the Three Palaces of the Green God, is located. Of course, it also has another name, Langfeng Peak."

"Langfeng Peak?"

Xu Boyang suddenly smiled and said, "This name sounds a bit strange."

Ding Tianshi smiled and whispered:
"We're talking here, but you can't say anything outside. On Langfeng Peak resides the Immortal Purple Mansion and the eight pillar star officials who serve the Purple Palace. They hold the authority of the Azure God and command the cultivators of the four counties. Just keep this to yourself, but don't speak nonsense outside."

"Thank you for the reminder, Taoist! Boyang's knowledge is limited, and what you said today is really eye-opening!"

Xu Boyang's eyes lit up. Seeing the teapot on the clay stove bubbling with steam, he picked it up and poured tea for Ding Tianshi. As he handed it to him, he continued to ask,
"Excuse me, Taoist priest, where is this 'Purple Palace'?"

"This place... no one should know..."

Ding Tianshi took the teacup with one hand, his face slightly unnatural after hearing this, he lowered his head and took a sip.
"Or rather... only one person knows."

After that, he put down the teacup and said seriously,

"Okay, I'm saying this so you can understand what I'm going to say next. Let's get down to business first."

Xu Boyang stood up and poured Ding Tianshi some tea. "Master, please speak."

"Tomorrow at noon, after Yu Chuan's 'Tian Gang Di Sha Zhen Wu Formation' is fully activated, the thirty-six Tian Gangs and seventy-two Di Shas will converge into the Big Dipper constellation, revealing the reflection of the Big Dipper. Eventually, a portion of the reflection of the Big Dipper will be illuminated for a moment."

"Part of the mapping?"

Xu Boyang was puzzled at first, but suddenly he understood. "So, Taoist Priest, to fully map the Big Dipper, we need to activate the Purple Palace Array in all four counties and four cities?"

"Not bad!"

Seeing that he had come to his senses, Ding Tianshi raised the corners of his mouth and nodded, saying,
"The reflections of the Big Dipper are distributed among the seven towns of the four Qingshen counties. Yunfu occupies the towns of Tianshu and Tianxuan, Yuchuan occupies the towns of Tianji and Tianquan, Cangwu occupies the towns of Yuheng and Kaiyang, and Nanhuai occupies the town of Yaoguang."

Xu Boyang's heart trembled, and he thought to himself, "So the Tianji Town where Zeng Shuming is located is a reflection of one of the Big Dipper."

"But these towns are unimportant. In the Crimson Sky, the Big Dipper, while renowned, is still only one of the thirty-three great stars in the Purple Palace."

"The Big Dipper is located at the edge of the Purple Palace. It serves as the chariot frame for the Emperor of Heaven and points the way for the sun, moon, and stars. Its greatest function is to point the way and indicate the location of the Three Palaces."

Hearing this, Xu Boyang was still confused, not knowing what Ding Tianshi was trying to do, but he continued:

"You should know that the stars in the sky have always been said to rotate and move. The handle of the dipper points to the four symbols, representing the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter."

"So, our Qingshen land is not a dead place. The reflection of the four symbols is not fixed, but slowly moves with the celestial phenomena. Although the movement is extremely slow and almost imperceptible, the people of Qingshen are not familiar with celestial phenomena. We have always used the ancient Huai River to distinguish the east, south, west and north, which is actually not accurate."

"If we really want to distinguish the east, south, west and north of Qingshen, we have to distinguish them according to the four symbols, which is reasonable."

"In ancient times, the land of Qingshen was divided into two parts: Yuchuan to the north, Cangwu to the south, Nanhuai to the east, and Yunfu to the west. Now, with the passage of time and the changing of times, Yuchuan, which borders the East China Sea, is now the Southern Ming Suzaku. Cangwu, located on the left side of the Yangtze River, is now the Northern Ming Xuanwu. Yunfu, located in the north of the Huai River, is now the Eastern Qing Canglong. Nanhuai, located in the south, is now the Western Jing Baihu."

"This is the secret of the endless vitality of the 'Dou Shu San Yuan Si Xiang Zhou Tian Formation'!"

After hearing this, Xu Boyang was simply amazed. His eyes and ears suddenly became clear. He had never expected that this place called Qingshen was so magical and contained so many mysteries.

In this way, the entire Qingshen Four Counties are like an extremely large formation, reflecting the stars in the sky and moving slowly and spontaneously.

"However, the Big Dipper has been in continuous formation for millions of years. It won't light up individually, and the same applies to reflections. Therefore, the core of the formation, the 'Heavenly Gang, Earthly Evil, True Martial Formation' in Yuchuan County must be fully activated, and then the 'Heavenly Gang, Earthly Evil, True Martial Formation' in the other three counties must also be activated simultaneously."

Xu Boyang was slightly moved:
"The Taoist priest is saying that after Yu Chuan's 'Heavenly Gang Disha Zhenwu Formation' is fully activated, the Purple Mansion Formations of the other three counties must also be fully activated at the same time in order to fully illuminate the Big Dipper. This condition is a bit too harsh."

"Well, that's what's rumored."

Ding Tianshi said lightly,
"The four Qingshen prefectures correspond to the four symbols in the 'Doushu Three Enclosures and Four Symbols' celestial formation, complementing each other. Just like the seven stars of the Big Dipper, none of them can be missing; otherwise, the Big Dipper's position cannot be illuminated."

"Of course, simply activating the 'Heavenly Gang, Earthly Evil, True Martial Formation' across the four counties and four cities of Qingshen isn't enough. After all, it's only the core of the Four Symbols Formation, serving only to connect to the Big Dipper. If you want to successfully illuminate the Big Dipper, you must also activate the Four Symbols Formation. By mapping and drawing upon the power of the four heavenly spirits, you'll have enough spiritual energy to successfully connect to the Big Dipper, ultimately mapping to the seven towns of Qingshen."

"Once the Big Dipper appears, the Three Enclosures in the Crimson Sky will naturally appear, projecting onto the Three Palaces of the Azure God. This is when the Three Enclosures and Four Symbols Circular Heavenly Array of the Big Dipper is fully activated."

Ding Tianshi paused and continued:

"This Four Symbols Formation in the four Qingshen counties is also a Purple Mansion-level formation, but each one is different. Our Yuchuan is the 'Zhuling Liming Cave Fire Formation,' Cangwu is the 'Xuanming Guizang Mysterious Water Formation,' Nanhuai is the 'White Tiger Guarding Soldiers Jingjin Formation,' and Yunfu is the 'Canglong Lingshu Qingmu Formation.'"

"In short, once the core of the formation in Yuchuan City, the 'Heavenly Gang Disha Zhenwu Formation', is fully activated, it means that one of the Four Symbols, the 'Zhuling Liming Cave Fire Formation' covering the entire Yuchuan County, will meet the activation conditions. Once activated, the reflected power of the Big Dipper and the Seven Stars of the Vermillion Bird will briefly appear."

Xu Boyang listened silently, only to see a hint of fanaticism in Ding Tianshi's eyes. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Master Ding, what is the function of the reflection power of the Big Dipper and the Vermillion Bird?"

Ding Tianshi couldn't help laughing and said:

"Boyang, you still don't understand. The Big Dipper comes from the Crimson Sky, from the Purple Palace of the Three Enclosures. It's one of the thirty-three constellations of Purple Palace, and the seat of the seven major and minor constellations. If even a tiny bit of the reflected power of one of its stars were to leak out and fall upon you and me, we would ultimately benefit endlessly. The seven constellations of the Vermillion Bird are the four symbols of the sky, and the same is true." "For those who are at the lightest, their cultivation level will increase significantly. It's not a problem to go from the early stage of foundation building to the late stage of foundation building overnight. Even more so, it's not impossible to cross the realm of cultivation overnight and become a feathered scholar."

"Those with good fortune can even comprehend a chapter or half a page of immortal techniques from the reflected power. These fragments of immortal techniques not only contain cultivation techniques, but also cover all aspects of immortal techniques, with a wide variety and a dazzling array of content."

Xu Boyang opened his eyes wide, feeling incredible. He thought for a moment and asked slowly:
"If it's such a good thing, why does the Immortal Sect only open it once every eight years? Taoist Priest, I'm afraid this formation is not as simple as it sounds."

Ding Tianshi sighed softly:
"You guessed correctly. Everything has its pros and cons. The power of the seven stars of the Vermillion Bird has many advantages, but this power is extremely unstable. After all, the four stars are born and die together. In addition, the immortal power it reflects is used to illuminate the seven stars of the Big Dipper, not to be used by cultivators for cultivation."

"Furthermore, to put it bluntly, what we're doing is, in essence, stealing immortal energy from the Scarlet Sky. This is a bad move, tantamount to violating the laws of nature. Therefore, the reflected power of the Seven Stars of the Vermillion Bird will disappear just as quickly as it appears. It will appear for a moment at most, and then disappear."

"The same is true for the Big Dipper. When the 'Heavenly Gang, Earthly Evil, True Martial Formation' is activated, the corresponding star position of the Big Dipper will light up for a moment, but only for a moment before it dims. It only lasts two or three breaths at most, so ordinary cultivators have no way of catching it."

"Furthermore, once the Four Symbols Formation is activated frequently, thunder will erupt from the Crimson Sky, pulverizing all those who defy the heavens and steal into dust!"

"Because of this, the four Qingshen Immortal Sects have suffered numerous losses and are forced to only open their doors once every eight years. Previously, they had rotated between the four counties to prevent repeated divine punishments. In recent years, due to the interference of a True Immortal, the divine punishment has only been falling on Yunfu City on the Huai River."

After hearing these words, Xu Boyang nodded silently. He already had a general understanding of the outline of the Four Symbols Formation in his mind. It seemed that this was a measure taken by the ancient immortals to protect the ancestral land of Qingshen. As for the heavenly punishment and so on, it was probably a means used by the immortals to protect the formation, not by anyone interfering.

It seems that the Qingshen Taoist cultivators discovered a loophole in the immortal formation "Doushu Three Enclosures and Four Symbols Zhoutian Formation" and used the formation to steal immortal power for their own cultivation.

So, since Qingshen is protected by such a large formation, he should have no worries. Why is Jiang Taiqing making such alarmist remarks?

Xu Boyang pondered this question silently, but he knew that the matter concerning Qingshen's safety was a bit sensitive, so he didn't dare to ask. At the same time, many questions arose in his mind. The biggest question was that Ding Tianshi came here specially and said so much to him. What exactly did he want to do?
After thinking for a moment, I couldn't figure it out, so I couldn't help but ask a question:
"Master Ding, this 'Dou Shu San Yuan Si Xiang Zhou Tian Formation' is so powerful, why are there still wars and conflicts on the Qingshen border?"

"Because this formation is all about legends. It's said that no one has ever truly activated it in thousands of years, nor has anyone ever seen it activated. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that outsiders covet it."

Ding Tianshi sighed softly and said,
"What I've said is what the seniors of Qingshen have figured out step by step. It may not be completely accurate, even including the name of this formation."

“Never started it once?”

Xu Boyang's eyes showed surprise, he felt it was incredible, a little unbelievable,
"Isn't this formation set up to protect Qingshen?"

"should be."

Ding Tianshi nodded slowly.
"It's not difficult to activate a Four Symbols Array. Any Taoist priest can do it. It's a pity that no one knows how to activate the Four Symbols Array simultaneously, and no one knows what secrets are hidden behind it."

"Perhaps someone has activated it... but that person doesn't want others to know... because so far, apart from him, no one seems to know where the 'Purple Palace' is..."

"As for why this 'Dou Shu San Yuan Si Xiang Zhou Tian Formation' hasn't reacted at all, perhaps it's because this formation only protects the mountains and ancestral lands from destruction, and doesn't protect cultivators or even mortals. After all, in the eyes of the Scarlet Sky Immortal, cultivators and mortals are no different from ants. After hundreds or thousands of years, we will all be nothing more than a pile of bones. Protecting us is meaningless."

"Of course, some people also speculate that it is because the core of the Three Enclosures, the Purple Palace, which is reflected in the Qingshen's 'Purple Palace', has never been invaded."

Xu Boyang's doubts were slightly resolved, and he naturally understood who Ding Tianshi was talking about. He felt a chill in his heart, and stopped asking questions and waited quietly for Ding Tianshi to speak.

"That's it."

Ding Tianshi took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.
"Because the purpose of the Four Symbols Formation is to strengthen the core of the formation, the 'Heavenly Gang, Earthly Evil, and True Martial Formation', through the power of the Four Spirits, and ultimately to connect with the Big Dipper in the sky, therefore, after the 'Zhuling Liming Cave Fire Formation' is activated, the reflected power of the Seven Stars of the Vermillion Bird will be manifested in the 'Heavenly Gang, Earthly Evil, and True Martial Formation'."

"Because the Tian Gang is the primary one and the Di Sha is the secondary one, it is actually mainly displayed on the thirty-six Tian Gang constellations, which is the so-called 'Tian Gang Jue Feng Arena'. It will be much weaker on the 'Di Sha Jiu Gong Tai'."

"According to the rules of the Immortal Sect, all cultivators who are shortlisted for the top thirty-six of the Tianyuan Sect will have one chance to sit on the Tiangang constellation and comprehend the power of the Vermillion Bird. The seventy-two constellations of the 'Earth Evil Nine Palaces Platform' are reserved for the Lingxi children selected by the Immortal Sect."

"To comprehend the power of the Vermillion Bird, one's cultivation level must be below the Huangting level. This can only be done once. Even if one has never practiced before, it does not matter. As long as one has a spiritual connection, one can comprehend it."

"After the Huangting, it is said that the divine powers cultivated can no longer resonate with the power of the Vermillion Bird. Lingxi can no longer sense even a trace of it. Furthermore, repeated comprehension is also useless. There is only one chance to comprehend. If you can't comprehend it, then, to put it bluntly, you will never be able to connect with the Four Symbols in your life."

Xu Boyang was shocked when he heard this. He had no idea that there was such a good thing in the Tianyuan-level competition. He had never heard anyone mention it before. He thought that it was probably because everyone came for the "Diyuan Six Dings" and no one really paid attention to the Tianyuan Six Jias.

It seems that the competition among the top 36 Tianyuan will be very difficult, otherwise why would everyone remain silent?

"Boyang, I'm telling you these are the secrets of the Immortal Sect, because no one will tell you these. You should know that only disciples of the Immortal Sect and direct descendants of the Feathered Master can participate in the Tianyuan-level competition."

"In other words, we are all in this together. The insights and benefits you gain will only be attributed to the Immortal Sect itself, to the Four Symbols Formation, and to the Immortal Sect's magical methods. You are prohibited from spreading these insights to others, otherwise you will risk your own death!"

"And the insights you gain must also be copied down for the Immortal Sect to review."

Xu Boyang was stunned for a moment:
"What if I don't say anything, or I just say nonsense, or I don't have any insights at all?"

Ding Tianshi smiled and asked:
"Have you ever heard of a pill called 'Truth-Telling Pill'?"

"Although this kind of elixir is only of the Huangting level and is extremely rare, the effect after taking it is no less than the 'Soul Searching Technique' of Zifu Zhenren!"

"Once your soul is controlled, even if you have thousands of secrets, you will have to reveal them all!"

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