Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 748 Conspiracy

Inside the hall.

Shi Taiyi sat cross-legged, surrounded by raging black flames, manifesting various scenes such as withered trees burning out, darkness returning to light, and palaces being burned down...

One after another, dark rays of light emerged from behind his head, manifesting as various supernatural powers.

"The Mark of Calamity!"

"East Fire Palace"!

"Burning Palace"!

Secretly restored!

The four supernatural powers intertwined and reached their perfect state.

At this moment, Shi Taiyi opened his mouth and swallowed all four supernatural powers into his Purple Mansion, forming a perfect black-purple light wheel that manifested behind him.

"Finally... I have completely comprehended the Dao of the Four Great Divine Powers, and now I can be considered to have truly achieved the perfection of the Purple Mansion."

Although he was forcibly elevated to possess three perfect supernatural powers, Shi Taiyi's wisdom was still astonishing.

He only secluded himself for a period of time, but he had already comprehended the rest of the supernatural powers, and his cultivation level rose rapidly.

At this point, he had no other choice.

Although he possessed supernatural powers, Shi Taiyi showed little joy on his face.

"When the [Fire of the Chamber] is complete, one should seek gold, or at the very least, a 'Purple Light Immortal'... But now, the lineage of the Fire Virtue is declining, and the [Fire of the Chamber] is no longer available... My path to enlightenment is over."

Despite this realization, his expression remained indifferent.

"Back then... I achieved True Personhood with the 'Karma Ash Seal,' and I was still considering my second supernatural power... but for the third and fourth supernatural powers, I could completely switch to cultivating other lineages and follow their paths..."

"But at this point, the Four Supernatural Powers were already set, and they could neither rush forward nor move forward... it was almost a dead end."

"So... we can only have an empty certificate?"

Shi Taiyi felt that the road ahead was difficult. Even with his Dao wisdom, the thought of the path to emptiness still made his scalp tingle.

Even the highest level of "emptiness proof," "neither borrowing nor hiding, directly realizing emptiness," requires such a high level of spiritual attainment that he is powerless to help.

To 'borrow' or 'hide' something requires at least the authority of the Golden Elixir!

It can be said that this method is far more difficult than the leaping method.

"In fact, I've already locked away the [Room Fire]... If I want to borrow or hide something... it can only be related to the [Room Fire]?"

The more he thought about it, the more desperate he felt.

"Originally, after the [Room Fire] Purple Mansion True Person's divine power reached its peak, they should have been able to sense the Metal Position and generate a secret technique that would kill both the user and the enemy... This was the power of focusing on the Metal Position, often allowing them to fight beyond their level. But now, this secret technique is also gone... It's clearly because the Metal Position has been sealed."

Thinking of the Golden Position reminds me of the being who possessed me.

Shi Taiyi's expression immediately changed, and he forcibly forgot that feeling of being unable to control his own destiny...

"There are advantages to having a high level of cultivation... At least I still have five hundred years to slowly accumulate experience in the Void Realm."

Just as he was about to leave the pass, his supernatural powers suddenly trembled.

Before Shi Taiyi, a wisp of black smoke rose, within which a scene materialized.

It was a young boy, lingering outside the palace.

"Explanation of the six senses?"

With a gentle tap, Shi Taiyi caused the wisp of black smoke to transform into a crow and fly outside the hall.

Not long after, a magical flying boat landed, and Shi Liugen descended from it, his aura reaching the late stage of Qi cultivation.

Moreover, he exuded a stronger aura of bloodlust, clearly indicating that he had gained considerable experience in the Western Continent.

"So it's the Six Senses. Come in!"

The crow took flight, and the voice of Shi Taiyi emanated from its beak.

Shi Liugen hurriedly bowed and followed behind the crow, a thought flashing through his mind: 'Did the Master know I was coming? But it's not unusual for the Master to be able to predict the future...'

He entered a grand hall and saw a young man in black leaning lazily against a pillar, surrounded by four dark rays of light that transformed into a dark golden halo behind his head, faintly radiating an aura of accomplishment. He was stunned: "All four techniques complete, Purple Mansion perfected? How is this possible?"

If the Purple Mansion True Man had not appeared, he, a mere Qi-accepting cultivator, would naturally not have been able to discern the level of Shi Taiyi's cultivation.

But now, Shi Taiyi has openly revealed his four supernatural powers, which are so clear that even mortals can see them clearly.

As a True Person of the Purple Mansion, he would naturally not deliberately use trickery to deceive a mere minor cultivator who only knows how to accept knowledge.

"But... how is this possible?"

"It's clearly still a long way from this person's attainment of enlightenment; we still have to wait until the fall of the Chu Kingdom and the demise of the True Lord... at least a hundred years..."

Seeing Shi Liugen standing there in a daze, Shi Taiyi naturally knew what he was thinking. He said calmly, "Since your awakening, the secrets of heaven have already changed. If you want to believe everything, you might as well not believe at all..."

However, he did not explain why he had suddenly become a master of supernatural powers.

"yes!"

Shi Liugen could only obsequiously perform the proper etiquette for a junior disciple, while inwardly comforting himself: 'Back then, I was only at the initial stage of Qi cultivation, and I hadn't even seen this True Person's face... I wonder what level of cultivation he possessed in my past life... Perhaps he's a reincarnation of a True Lord, and his cultivation was naturally this fast?'

"Alright, what brings you to see me?"

Shi Taiyi said calmly.

"My lord, I have been fighting in the Western Continent and today I happen to be on my day off, so I have returned to recuperate... I also have some spiritual resources from the Western Continent that I wish to offer to you."

Upon hearing this, Shi Liugen immediately adopted a fawning expression.

For a cultivator who practices Qi cultivation, being able to find a Dao Foundation cultivator to rely on is already quite an achievement.

Now that he has become involved with the Purple Mansion True Man, he naturally needs to make more contact with him. Even if he can't rely on him as a backer, borrowing his name in the future would still be very beneficial.

Putting everything else aside, although the overall situation in the Western Continent has been stabilized, the rebellions of various manor lords are still rising one after another, making it quite dangerous.

Even among the royal family of Later Chu, quite a few perished.

After all, there are so many members of the royal family, and some of them are bound to fall.

But no one dared to send Shi Liugen to his death...

In reality, he was unaware that he had already caught the eye of the True Lord, and even if he risked his life in the Western Continent, he probably wouldn't die.

"What is the current situation in the Western Continent?"

After many days of seclusion, Master Taiyi found himself somewhat interested.

"That continent has already fallen entirely into our hands. Our Later Chu occupies a large area of ​​land in the southwest, which can be used to settle immigrants and strengthen the border..."

"Many evil gods and righteous gods have disappeared... but the church of the Earth Father God and the Moon Lady has been preserved, while all others have been condemned as heretical and licentious shrines, and are being hunted down by shamans..."

Shi Liugen gave a brief explanation, then held up the tray: "Most cultivation methods in the Western Continent rely on external forces, which we cultivators do not employ. However, some spiritual resources are quite mysterious, such as this 'Eye of Kuiqi'... It is a single eye directly cut off from a strange beast, and it is quite effective..."

Shi Taiyi took it, and his expression suddenly froze.

Within that clear black and white eyeball, there was an aura that he was very familiar with.

If one's own supernatural powers were not already fully realized, one wouldn't even be able to sense it.

At that moment, a thought struck him. Looking at Shi Liugen, he gently pressed down with his right hand: "This thing is useless to me. Today, I will bestow upon you a great opportunity!"

He immediately placed the "Eye of Queqi" in his hand into the space between Shi Liugen's eyebrows.

Subsequently, a wisp of Shi Taiyi's spiritual consciousness also entered Shi Liugen's body along with this eyeball.

……

The sea of ​​knowledge.

Palaces rose from the ground, surrounded by bright fireworks.

"This is... Chu Yaotian?"

No, it should be said that it is still the ocean of consciousness of the six senses, but it has already changed...

As Shi Taiyi walked through it, he saw a tall mountain ahead.

He struggled to climb the mountain and finally saw a shrine.

Inside the ancestral hall, there is an imperial robe, which, judging from its style, belongs to the King of Chu.

Behind the high mountains, there is a pair of enormous eyes, as bright as the sun and moon, hidden behind layers of clouds. With each glance, endless flames flow, manifesting the form of four fires.

"Great Sage Rahu!"

A thought flashed through Shi Taiyi's mind, and he felt a stinging pain in his eyes, from which two lines of bloody tears flowed. He quickly lowered his head, not daring to look any longer.

Inside the ancestral hall, the person in the robes was suddenly filled with light, stood up, and transformed into a human figure.

"Shi Taiyi!"

A sound like metal clashing rang out: "Your four supernatural powers are perfected, and you are qualified to meet the True Lord. Do you know why I did not summon you, but instead resorted to this deceptive act?"

Shi Taiyi trembled, realizing that he was facing the [True Lord Yinghuo Rahu]!

He pondered for a moment, then pointed to the sky and asked, "The Way of Heaven?"

"good……"

The figure, dressed in full robes, stood tall on the cliff. Behind it, amidst the sea of ​​clouds, it seemed as if a colossal creature had turned over, causing countless clouds to surge and roll like waves.

"The Six Roots of Release is a superior place of hidden mystery bestowed by the Heavenly Dao... In other realms, even within Chu Yao's Cave Heaven, it would probably not escape that one's gaze... But the Child of the Heavenly Dao is different; his karma is unpredictable, and his body is an excellent secret place..."

The Celestial Venerable smiled and spoke of Taiyi's path of cultivation: "You could have chosen the path of the Three Unitys and the Different Paths, using the three [Fire of the Chamber] and one other supernatural power to try and traverse it... For example, the virtue of wood, where embers reignite and then burn the forest, is an excellent image. But now that you possess all four methods, have you considered your future path?"

"Taiyi dares not speak of the future, but only strives to prove himself in vain."

Master Taiyi.

"In that case, why don't you try asking the Fire Virtue True Lord?" The voice of the Celestial Venerable Shi Tianzun carried a hint of mockery.

"What position is the Fire Virtue?" Master Taiyi couldn't think of any other Fire Virtue or Metal position to seek.

"It's Rahu, of course!"

The Venerable Shakyamuni's opening words were earth-shattering: "[Rahu] is the remainder of the four fires, born with an affinity for the path of fire virtue and the four great lineages..."

"True Lord... are you perhaps considering abdicating?"

Immediately realizing something, Shi Taiyi couldn't help but gasp.

"Yes, I wish to move..."

The Celestial Venerable said in a calm voice, "Do you know what the meaning of 'the remaining position' is? 'The remaining position' means that it originally has no light, like the remaining flame, which relies on the four flames to generate life. It has no way to nourish and transform, and no path to move or stop."

Now that the Fire Virtue [ruling the year] has been confirmed, and the four Metal positions are hidden, it can be said that the Fire Virtue of Heaven and Earth is in a cycle, and all of it is suppressed on the [Rahu] Metal position.

He and his younger brother, Shi Tianfeng, became sworn brothers in misfortune.

Such a position is important, but there is no way to advance, which is naturally not what Sakyamuni seeks.

Unfortunately, Heaven and Earth needed such a True Lord, so he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.

Therefore, the best way to leave the position of [Rahu] is to cultivate another Fire Virtue True Lord to 'take over'!

As for Sakyamuni himself, he could easily break free and, with the help of these achievements, advance to his ideal position!