Turbid World: Martial Arts Master of the Republic of China Era, I Cultivate Immortality!

Chapter 106: The Twenty-Four Orthodox Laws - The Celestial Mechanism for Fixing Calamities! (Please subscribe!)

Daoist Dayan raised an eyebrow and looked through the water curtain at the small mountain where the demonic energy had not completely dissipated. Zhao Zheng did not hide anything and recounted the whole story.

Of course, in his rhetoric, he omitted some things, such as the fate of the three thousand Heavenly Demons, and other unimportant matters.

Three thousand Heavenly Demons: ————

"Three thousand vengeful spirits and three thousand heavenly demons—"

Daoist Dayan paused for a moment. He frowned as he looked at Zhao Zheng, who did not seem to have fallen into demonic possession. Because of the reminder from his Dao heart, he did not delve into whether or not Zhao Zheng was a demon, but instead focused on the key point and asked a question in return.

"You found a replica of the Shoushan Bronze?"

"right!"

Zhao Zheng took out the imitation Shou Shan Copper, which looked like two pieces of gold, from the Five-Colored Divine Light Pearl space, and casually mentioned the tiger demon Yin Jun that he had killed.

Daoist Dayan didn't care whether Yin Jun was dead or not. He just glanced at him through the water screen and frowned.

"This was left behind by the Devouring Magic Sealing Arrow? You want me to ask this Righteous Daoist where he got the Devouring Magic Sealing Arrow just to find the Copper of Shou Mountain?"

"right!"

"—Stop looking, the Taoist priest will die!"

Daoist Dayan remained silent for a while before speaking. Looking at Zhao Zheng, who was silent and beginning to emit Buddhist light, he fell silent.

Before the water curtain of the Thousand-Mile Transmission Technique, Zhao Zheng rubbed his head expressionlessly, looking at the furrowed brows of the Great Evolution Daoist.

Daoist Dayan frowned and stared at Zhao Zheng for a while without saying a word. Suddenly, he paused and asked, "How do you know about the copper of Shoushan?"

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"Forehead----"

"Oh, I see!"

Daoist Dayan's lips twitched twice, and he thought to himself that he would give his talkative disciple a good beating later. Then he said with a helpless expression.

"Alright, alright, let's just pretend this old Taoist knows nothing. But the copper from Shoushan—you'd better not look for it, whether it's a fake or real—even if you are the real Zhao Zheng!"

Why?

Zhao Zheng still asked why, and Daoist Dayan frowned and remained silent for a while. He did not speak, but simply stretched out his hand from the water curtain and pointed to the sky.

"Yuan Chen—The world is turned upside down!"

In an instant, Zhao Zheng saw that the sky, which was originally dark, suddenly changed. Not only did the sun appear, but it was also blazing brightly in the sky.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the altered celestial phenomena only affected an area of ​​a few hundred meters in radius. Even so, it still surprised him, and he was astonished by the strength of the Great Evolution Daoist.

Daoist Dayan didn't care whether Zhao Zheng was stunned or not; he simply tossed two maps to Zhao Zheng through the water curtain: "Take a look at these two maps and see what's different about them before you speak—"

"Hmm? This is—"

Zhao Zheng took the two maps and examined them closely. His eyes quickly showed surprise, not because the two maps were treasure maps.

Instead, these two maps—well, let's put it this way—are both maps of China, but there are some differences in place names, and not only are the place names different, but some provinces also have additional cities.

In other words, the area in the second, latest map is 10 percent larger than the area in the first, older map.

"Your martial uncle should have told you about the Heaven-Changing Earth Formation, right? That's enough. This is the harm caused by the Heaven-Changing Earth Formation—"

After retrieving the two maps from the air, Daoist Dayan spoke, looking at Zhao Zheng who was frowning in confusion, and continued.

"Are you thinking I misspoke? After all, shouldn't having more territory be a benefit, not a harm?"

"right!"

"It's good to have a large territory, but have you ever thought about where such a large territory comes from?" Daoist Dayan asked.

"The rest—past and future?"

Zhao Zheng thought for a moment and said uncertainly, after all, all he knew were the words that Daoist Tianyi had said.

"Yes and no!"

Daoist Dayan shook his head in denial, giving such an answer. He looked at Zhao Zheng, who seemed to be listening attentively, and continued.

"The Great Array of Changing Heaven and Earth not only summons the past and future to the present, but also different aspects of the present!"

Zhao Zheng muttered to himself about parallel universes, when he heard Daoist Da Yan continue, "Of course, that's not really important—what's important is the people and things that appear as the formation is activated, or rather, the people and things that are brought here—"

As he spoke, Daoist Dayan threw the two maps out of the water curtain, making them float in the air to contrast and appear parallel. Then, he pointed and drew a circle around the three extra cities in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions.

"Look, Dingyang Hall, Lianchuan City, and Wuning County are the three cities that the White Lotus Sect brought here through the 'White Lotus World-Suppressing, Lifeless Boundary-Breaking Array'!"

"Did the White Lotus Rebellion succeed?"

Zhao Zheng asked in surprise. He was surprised mainly because he felt that this professional rebel should not have succeeded.

"It didn't succeed, but failure doesn't mean it can't be guided. Some world-changing formations, once activated, will change this world, just like these three extra cities—" said Daoist Dayan.

As he spoke, a fleeting look of fear crossed his face. "You can imagine what it would be like if you suddenly had a bunch of unfamiliar relatives and friends—"

"—You don't know them, but they know you; and soon, you'll know them too!"

"This is truly terrifying!"

Zhao Zheng spoke up, and Daoist Dayan nodded, saying, "Indeed, it is terrifying. Moreover, besides this, there is another crucial point: not all those who are guided here will be assimilated into our world by the Heavenly Dao."

As he spoke, Daoist Dayan paused, then continued to explain, "After the White Lotus Sect was defeated, your grandmaster and the others thought everything was fine, but who knew that some people from the three cities they had brought over would cause even greater harm—"

"An invasion from both realms?"

"That word—it's very fitting. Although those people were also members of the White Lotus Cult, they retained the memories of their original world. They actually tried to lure our world there, and at that moment, our world almost disappeared!"

The Great Evolution Daoist's eyes revealed obvious fear and shock. Zhao Zheng frowned upon seeing this, and then listened as he continued to speak.

"Moreover, it wasn't just these three cities that were being drawn here; there were other places as well, including overseas. Because of this, both the cultivation and martial arts communities now have a natural aversion to the Heaven-Changing Earth Formation."

"Is this why you said the Taoist priest would die, Master?"

Zhao Zheng asked a question in return, and Daoist Dayan nodded and said, "That's right, especially since what you're looking for is the copper from Shoushan. Your uncle should have mentioned the story of how the Ancestral Dragon cast twelve golden figures to set up the Twelve Great Formations of the Primordial Universe, right?"

"Um!"

"Do you really think that all cultivators in the world would tolerate the rise of a dynasty that lasts for ten thousand generations? Even if the ruler of that dynasty is the First Emperor!" Daoist Dayan asked rhetorically.

Zhao Zheng remained silent, only frowning, which made Daoist Dayan sigh and say, "Grandmaster doesn't think much, he just wants you all to live well."

"I see----"

Zhao Zheng spoke up, and Daoist Dayan smiled with satisfaction. He put away the two maps, reached out through the water curtain, and patted Zhao Zheng's shoulder, saying, "It's good that you understand your master's good intentions."

"By the way, Master, how can I know if the world has changed? Like, have other worlds been brought here?"

Zhao Zheng asked curiously, and Daoist Dayan didn't hide anything, saying directly, "There is a way to find out. When your cultivation reaches the stage of Refining Emptiness and Merging with the Dao, cultivate the twenty-fifth of the Twenty-Four Orthodox Methods of Maoshan, the Xuanji Heavenly Net Calamity-Fixing Technique." This will allow you to ignore the causal coverage and correction of the Heavenly Dao!

Uh, the Twenty-Five Principles of the Dharma?

That makes sense, since there are five of the Four Heavenly Kings!

Zhao Zheng inwardly scoffed, then countered, "Besides this method, what other way is there? After all, my grand-disciple is only at the late stage of Qi Refining!"

"???"

"Hmm, he just broke through not long ago!"

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I'm starting to think you really are the reincarnation of the First Emperor!

Daoist Dayan looked at Zhao Zheng for a moment, then continued, "There are many methods, but none of them are within your level of understanding. Even your grandmaster was only spared from being covered and corrected by the karmic consequences of the Heavenly Dao thanks to your ancestor!"

"Alright, by the way, Grandmaster, I've reached the perfection of my Thirteen Bodyguards Horizontal Cultivation. When can I start cultivating the Taoist Golden Body Technique? And what about the Yuan Chen Boundary-Stabilizing Sword you mentioned!"

"???"

No, you've achieved perfection?

How long have you been practicing this technique?

Daoist Da Yan was taken aback, marveling at Zhao Zheng's terrifying talent, and then laughed, "I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush. To cultivate the orthodox methods, you need to apply to the Grand Master of the Main Altar. You should continue cultivating your Thirteen Bodyguards Horizontal Training and try to comprehend as many of its wondrous aspects as possible!"

"Hmm? The Thirteen Bodyguards' external martial arts have many extraordinary aspects?"

Zhao Zheng countered with a question, naturally knowing what the Great Evolution Daoist meant by the miraculous power—the 0 attribute on his character panel.

That is, the Thirteen Protectors' external training brought him copper skin and iron bones, ice skin and jade bones, and the indestructible nature of Vajra.

"Hmm—anyway, it's a lot. Focus on your cultivation. Your master has other matters to attend to. As for the copper from Shou Mountain, you'd better not think about it—"

Daoist Dayan added a final reminder, seemingly fearing Zhao Zheng might still be unwilling to give up, he continued, "No one in the world would tolerate a dynasty that lasts for ten thousand generations descending upon this realm—"

As soon as he finished speaking, Daoist Dayan cut off the Thousand-Mile Transmission Technique, and the water curtain disappeared. Zhao Zheng frowned and remained silent for a long time before turning around.

What came into view was his towering image of Mahakala, but what he was looking at was not the image itself, but the people that the image had killed, or rather, the people who died because of him.

From the moment Mahakala Buddha attained enlightenment, his Mahakala possessed an inherent ability to record.

Record the abilities of those he killed!

Or rather, it is a list similar to the Investiture of the Gods, derived from the eight characters "the suffering of all beings and the inherent emptiness of all phenomena".

Anyone he kills will have their name and other information recorded by his Mahakala Buddha image.

This is to ensure that when he reaches the state of "nothingness in all phenomena" in the future, there will be no omissions or mistakes in recording, or misidentification of people.

"I think I killed you all too early, but it's not a big deal. When I become stronger, I'll change the time and let you die later—"

Zhao Zheng murmured to himself, saying sorry to those he had killed. Then he looked at the still dark night sky and thought of his master's words.

"Master doesn't think much, he just wants you all to live well—" Daoist Dayan's words kept echoing in Zhao Zheng's ears.

Zhao Zheng frowned slightly, ignoring the profound mystery in his eyes, and laughed, "Others may not tolerate it, but I—when have I ever cared about other people's opinions—"

He's determined to find the copper of Shoushan; even Jesus couldn't stop him!

Thinking of this, Zhao Zheng couldn't help but softly recite a poem: "What can one seek in this turbid world? Only joy brings peace of mind. I remain carefree and true to myself, letting others' cold eyes illuminate my spirit."

"What a beautiful poem!"

Zhao Zheng applauded and cheered for himself.

Two days later, on the fifth day of the ninth lunar month, at night in Xiangcheng.

"Uh, thank you for your kindness, Manager Shang, I appreciate it." Zhao Zheng once again refused the rather excessive reward offered by Manager Shang.

Unfortunately, he couldn't resist the manager's enthusiasm and could only reluctantly accept. After bidding farewell to the manager and others, he led the walking corpse Yan Daoist towards Yan Daoist's hall.

"Master Zhao is truly carefree!"

"It's not just carefree, it's downright carefree!"

"What you said is as good as saying nothing at all!"

"Mind your own business, I don't care!"

Fang Chuan and the others watched Zhao Zheng leave, sighed for a while, and argued for a bit before continuing to set off with the caravan.

After all, they haven't reached their destination yet!

Zhao Zheng didn't hear the sighs of the crowd, because he was currently using his Thousand Faces Talent to repeatedly confirm the location of Master Yan's shrine.

Having determined that the distance wasn't far, Zhao Zheng didn't bother to call a rickshaw, lest he frighten the drivers. Instead, he led the walking corpse, Master Yan, through a less crowded alley to the location of the temple.

After walking for more than an hour, we arrived at Master Yan's shrine. It was similar to Uncle Qi's shrine, but not in the style of a Taoist temple.

It looks more like a courtyard!

"Huh? Someone's here!"

Zhao Zheng looked at the brightly lit hall and the tightly closed door with a puzzled expression. After thinking for a moment, he stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Is anyone home?

A few minutes later.

With Zhao Zheng's explanation based on both reason and physics, Lu Yunzheng, Master Yan's senior brother, finally believed that Master Yan had died in the mouth of a zombie.

"Waaaaah, junior brother—"

Zhao Zheng looked at Lu Yunzheng, who was kneeling and weeping in front of the walking corpse Yan Daoist, sighed in his heart, and watched quietly from the side.

What a pity, I didn't have a camera!

Zhao Zheng frowned because of his own perverse sense of humor, and immediately changed the Purifying Heaven and Earth Mantra, which was running in the background and refreshing status, to the Purifying Heart Mantra.

After crying for more than ten minutes, Lu Yunzheng finally stopped crying. At the same time, after quietly confirming that his junior brother had indeed died in the mouth of the zombie, he thanked Zhao Zheng.

"Many thanks to this fellow Daoist for escorting my junior brother all the way here, and for helping him send his clients back to their hometowns —"

As he spoke, Master Lu was about to kneel down, but Zhao Zheng quickly dodged him, saying, "There's no need for that. To be honest, I helped Fellow Daoist Yan because of my karma with him—well, you should understand!"

"I see----"

Although Master Lu didn't quite understand the connection between Zhao Zheng and his junior brother, he subconsciously chose to believe.

It's strange. Even though he had just met Zhao Zheng, he felt as if he had known Zhao Zheng for twenty or thirty years and had a sense of closeness to him.

However, Master Lu did not delve into the matter, simply assuming that Zhao Zheng had appeared out of excessive gratitude, since Zhao Zheng had brought his junior brother's body!

This thousand-faced talent is a bit strange!

As Zhao Zheng sensed Master Lu's emotions using the unlocked version of the Sun and Moon Everlasting Observation Mind Technique, he muttered to himself, because he realized that Master Lu seemed to regard him as a junior brother.

"Hey, come in, come in—"

Master Lu noticed that he and Zhao Zheng were still in the courtyard and quickly spoke up. Zhao Zheng shook his head and said, "Let's take Fellow Daoist Yan to the morgue first, after all, there are many poisonous insects in this area—"

"Yes, yes, yes————"