Dongxuan Spiritual Realm

Chapter 29: The Spiritual Realm Begins to Create a Demon Head and Five Elements of Evil Spirit Counterattack

Hearing Yang Qisheng's question, Mingyi Zhenren was even happier: "My current realm has been stagnant for a hundred years. This time, I helped fellow Daoist Wutou overcome the tribulation and actually made a breakthrough."

It turned out that the old man Wutou practiced unconventional kung fu, had a solitary personality, and was arrogant. He always thought that he could use the help of highly poisonous pills to practice, and his magic power would increase rapidly. If they simply fought, he would not be inferior to the orthodox sword immortals of the same generation in the Xuanmen.

After all, he was not very convinced of Mingyi Zhenren, and even less convinced of the orthodox Xuanmen.

He had only cultivated the Hundred Poisons Nascent Soul, which had sustained his lifespan for six generations, but now it was coming to an end.

As his death was approaching, he simply took out all the methods he had cultivated throughout his life, prepared 360 kinds of elixirs, and spent 60 years of hard work to refine this furnace of elixirs, ready to take a big gamble.

If he could survive this disaster, he would be able to add another sixty years to his lifespan. Otherwise, he would die of poisoning on the spot or burn himself to death!

Zhenren Mingyi was well aware of the drawbacks of his cultivation method and also understood his character very well, so it was useless to persuade him.

This kind of people only listen to lies and not advice, so in advance they only say that they can help collect the scattered Dan Qi to prevent the Dan poisonous mist from being dispersed into the human world by the mountain wind and causing disaster.

When the elixir in the furnace was mature, Master Mingyi directly drew away two-thirds of the elixir energy!
You personally become the one in charge!
Most of the various demons with and without form that were lured by the Dan Qi came to attack Mingyi Zhenren, and only a few of them rushed towards Old Man Wutou.

Old Man Wutou was very angry at first, thinking that Master Mingyi looked down on him too much!
However, he soon fell into the devil's realm and faced the demons alone, only then did he realize how powerful they were.

The magical powers of the inner demon were related to his own strength. The stronger his own strength was, the greater the magical powers of the inner demon were. Coupled with the external demon that was seduced, the internal and external demons joined forces. Old Man Wutou was almost unable to withstand it. Only then did he understand his friend's good intentions.

He was also secretly afraid. If it weren't for Master Mingyi's intervention, he would have died today. Not to mention all the demons, he wouldn't be able to deal with even half of them.

Of course, I deserve the punishment for my crimes and death is not a pity. However, if after death, my Nascent Soul changes and turns into a poisonous flying corpse, it will bring disaster to the world, hurting both myself and others, and I will be ridiculed by my peers all over the world. My reputation of more than three hundred years will be lost in one day!
Although Master Mingyi forcibly summoned more demons, he relied on the authentic Xuanmen kung fu, the unity of body and spirit, the Earth Fire Yuanying and the Dongxuan Lingbao Nine Heavens Divine Talisman. Although there were some twists and turns, he finally got through it safely.

What's even more amazing is that during the process of his demon refining and breaking through the realm, the realm that had not been broken through for a long time actually showed signs of loosening, and he opened the door to the "Dongxuan Spiritual Realm"!
Yang Qisheng couldn't help but ask, "Master, what exactly is the Dongxuan Spiritual Realm?"

This time, Master Mingyi didn't avoid the topic, but he didn't tell him directly either. Instead, he offered an analogy: "Our sect's monastery is located on Qingning Mountain. Qingning Mountain is where the meridians of heaven and earth converge, rich in spiritual energy, and ideal for pure cultivation. It's a blessed land. Taiyi Palace is a space specially opened up by our ancestors. Only those whose names are on our sect's 'family tree' can enter. This is the cave heaven. Tao gave birth to one, one gave birth to two, two gave birth to three, and three gave birth to all things. If the blessed land is three, the cave heaven is two, and the spiritual realm is one!"

Yang Qisheng thought for a moment: "Is the spiritual realm larger than the cave space and has more spiritual energy?"

Mingyi Zhenren shook his head. "These three have nothing to do with size or spiritual energy, and cannot be understood by ordinary people. You just need to know that the spiritual realm is closer to the Great Dao, and the blessed land is closer to all things. That's all."

Yang Qisheng could understand the reason behind it, but he couldn't imagine what the spiritual realm was like.

Mingyi Zhenren, having achieved a breakthrough, felt elated. He stroked his beard and said, "All cultivation methods in the world originate from Taoism. They were spread among the human world and have undergone many changes, becoming completely unrecognizable. Even unorthodox techniques, such as the techniques of the Sanfeng cult, can be traced back to the Xuanmen sect. It was only when the Sanfeng elder, Pu Yangzi, misinterpreted the principles of Taoism and indulged his greed that he fell into unorthodox practices."

All Taoist techniques in the world have their roots in the Three Caves. The Three Caves Dharma, in turn, originates from the "Three Caves Complete True Immortals Treasure Scroll," a book compiled by three sages before the Yuanhui. In this world, only the Three Caves lineage possesses the ability to cultivate to the spiritual realm and reconnect with the Great Dao. While the spiritual realms cultivated by the authentic Three Caves are unique, our Dongxuan spiritual realm possesses the wonders of creation.

"The wonder of creation?"

"The Three Caves Spiritual Realms are connected to the Great Dao at one end and the source of all things at the other. They can absorb the energy of the Great Dao and carry out the Great Dao's circulation. Therefore, each has infinite mysteries. The spiritual realm of our Dongxuan lineage possesses the power of creation of the Great Dao. It can create all things from the void, turning the virtual into the real, and the false into the true! When you were refining your inner demon, it happened that I had just opened the door to the spiritual realm. Fearing that you would go astray, I separated my consciousness to observe you. This triggered the power of creation and manifested your inner demon!"

Yang Qisheng was fascinated by what he heard. After opening the Dongxuan Spiritual Realm, he could actually create things out of thin air?

Unfortunately, when he asked further, Master Mingyi refused to say anything and only told him that his realm was not high enough. The more he listened to the description of the Dongxuan Spiritual Realm, the harder it would be to open it in the future. The more anxious he became, the easier it would be for him to stray into the Demonic Realm.

"Back then, several of the world's most powerful old demons opened up the Demon Realm. There's the Dongxuan Spirit Realm, and there's the Dongshen Demon Realm. They were all too eager for success and ended up on the wrong path. I've been stuck in this realm for a hundred years, only opening up today. Your foundation hasn't been fully established yet, so listening to them too much will only do more harm than good!"

Yang Qisheng could only turn to something else: "My inner demon has become real. How can I completely eliminate it?"

Mingyi Zhenren smiled: "When the mind returns to the right path, it is a righteous god; when the mind goes astray, it is a demon in the heart. If used well, it can also be used to deal with external demons. This is called refining demons with demons." After experiencing the demonic realm and seeking saviors twice, but finding demons both times, Yang Qisheng has determined to be independent and not rely on external things, and continues to ask about the method of refining demons.

"This inner demon of yours was originally the product of your own erroneous thoughts and thoughts. By chance, with the help of my master's magical power of the Dongxuan Spirit Realm, it was expelled from your body. This has indeed brought many benefits. As long as you remain righteous and sincere in the future, do not commit any deceitful mistakes, and do not create new inner demons, your future cultivation will be smooth and you will not encounter any major obstacles until you achieve the Golden Elixir. Outsiders cannot help you with this inner demon of yours. You can only wait until you have set up the furnace to refine the evil spirits and the tripod to refine the Gang spirits, and then use the Gang spirits to polish them and refine them with the Zhoutian fire to completely eliminate them."

In addition to this experience in the demonic realm, Yang Qisheng also talked about what happened on the road, mentioning that he killed the lone female thief Liu Yanniang, found the Jinguan Cave, and killed Jinguan Ding's three disciples.

Then he talked about saving six girls and copying part of the Taoist book for one of them.

Mingyi Zhenren nodded repeatedly, "Very good. Things like these, worse than animals, must be killed and not spared! If you encounter them, you must do your best to eliminate them. The sooner they are killed, the more innocent people will be spared. However, before taking action, you must clearly determine merits and demerits, and avoid killing indiscriminately."

"Disciple, remember this." Then, Yang Qisheng mentioned Ye Yunqiao, saying that this time, thanks to his senior brother's help, he also made great efforts when sending the six girls home, and he hated evil even more than himself...

As he spoke, he observed Master Mingyi's reaction.

He always believed that Master Mingyi just wanted to temper Ye Yunqiao's temper and did not really want to expel him from the sect. Otherwise, he would definitely take away the Five Lingbao Talismans and the Sharp Sword Qi.

Mingyi Zhenren didn't respond. "You just said you took out twelve bronze mirrors from the wall of the Golden Light Cave?"

Yang Qisheng had no choice but to open the bag containing the bronze mirror and take out the mirror to show his master.

After reading it, Mingyi Zhenren asked, "How will you use these mirrors?"

Yang Qisheng said, "I originally thought that they were part of a set with the golden divine spell talisman I carry with me. If I could refine them and shrink them, I could carry them with me and release them when needed. They could have unexpected miraculous effects. After experiencing this demon refining and breakthrough, I truly understand what Master often said about the difference between the orthodox Xuanmen and the unorthodox methods. These external objects can only be used externally. The true path of cultivation still depends entirely on one's own ability, and one must walk forward step by step."

Mingyi Zhenren didn't comment. He put the mirror down and was silent for a moment before changing the subject. "You've already reached the Zhoutian realm in the Demon Realm, even though you're still at the Xiaoheche realm in reality. After you return to Longgao Mountain with me, it won't be long before you've replenished your power and completed your foundation. By then, it's time to set up the furnace and refine the evil spirits."

Yang Qisheng didn't know what his master was going to say, so he could only nod in agreement.

"When you enter the furnace-setting and Sha-refining stage, you must cultivate the 'Spiritual Treasure Kun Zai Sutra'. The earth gives you a physical form as a treasure. You need to gather and refine the Earth Sha, cleanse your form, and establish the Earth Sha furnace in your lower Dantian. Then, Dan Sha will appear outside your Dan Qi. Sha originates from the Yin land and can destroy bones, wear down one's will, and breed all sorts of demonic realms. When you were refining the demons and breaking through the realm just now, were you cultivating the sword energy of all five elements?"

Yang Qisheng nodded a little embarrassedly: "Yes, is this disciple a little overestimating his own abilities?"

After all, Mingyi Zhenren only practiced the two elements of fire and earth.

Mingyi Zhenren said, "Whether you're overestimating your own abilities depends on your ability to control the Five Elements. When the Five Elements are combined, they naturally possess the greatest power and the most transformations, but you'll also have to pay many times more than others. Let me tell you first: the Five Elements' Primordial Qi, after being refined, will impact your Primordial Spirit, causing you to harbor all sorts of evil thoughts. The Qi of the Eastern Wood Element possesses the most vigorous vitality, allowing you to retain eternal youth and endless vitality."

But it can also make your heart restless, making it fickle and erratic, darting across vast distances in an instant. The stronger this energy becomes, the more restless your heart becomes, and the harder it is to tame. The Western Metal Qi is the sharpest, and the sword spirit it wields can cut through gold and jade, breaking through anything. But it can also make one increasingly cold-blooded, cruel, and bloodthirsty. When things go wrong, they'll resort to swordplay, and those who disobey them will be instantly decapitated!

When Yang Qisheng heard this, he suddenly thought of Ye Yunqiao.

He felt that Ye Yunqiao was a young man with a strong sense of justice, sunshine and passion, but sometimes he was full of murderous intent and could not suppress it.

Recalling that day in the Golden Light Cave, even though Ma Xiong was clearly dead, Ye Yunqiao still couldn't bear it and released his flying sword to chop the corpse into pieces.

Yang Qisheng asked, "Brother Ye, could it be because of the practice of sharp sword energy?"

Mingyi Zhenren nodded slightly. "He is too eager to achieve success, and he only cultivates sharp sword energy. He cannot generate fire to control it, so he is becoming more and more biased. This is only the sword energy of the foundation-building stage. If he starts to cultivate evil spirits, he will become even more bloodthirsty!"

Yang Qisheng didn't know what to say for a moment. He wanted to plead for Ye Yunqiao. He thought that all he needed was for Master Mingyi to change his mind, but he didn't expect there was this other reason.

(End of this chapter)