Volume 3: The World of the Lotus Lantern Chapter 3 True Immortal
Grandmaster! Super double!
Jiale turned around and looked at Qingyunzi, also a little speechless. "You, an old man with white hair, how can you call me master?"
But it is understandable. Since he has been favored by the Three Goddesses, it is only a matter of time before he becomes Qing Yunzi's master.
"There's no need to call me Grandmaster. Call me Senior Brother from now on. Tell me about the situation at Qingyun Temple."
At this moment, Qing Yunzi no longer felt as relaxed as before. He felt that his waist was bent a lot, and there was a constant smile on his face. It was a real smile, not a bitter smile. After the shock, Qing Yunzi realized that his opportunity had come. This was the senior brother favored by the Three Goddesses. As long as he could get close to him, he would be very successful in the future.
Don’t think that monks have no desires or demands. They just ask for more and higher things.
He is only over 400 years old this year. The lifespan of the Yuanshen realm is a thousand years. He still has the opportunity to break through to a higher level. He does not seek to become a true immortal, but there is always some hope for him to become a celestial immortal. He must serve him well.
Lead Jiale to the backyard, prepare snacks and fruits, and pour some wine.
"Brother, I am a disciple of the Sanxiao Temple of our Shangqing lineage. Two hundred years ago, I came here from Dongsheng Shenzhou to preach under the order of my master. The Shangqing Temple was established at that time. Brother, although the Qingyun Temple is inconspicuous, the materials used are good. In addition, Qingyun Mountain is also a rare spiritual place. There is a large spiritual vein underground, which is enough for a true immortal to practice. It was just covered up by my formation."
Jiale nodded. He naturally knew about this large spiritual vein. If it weren't for this large spiritual vein, why would he have set his sights on Qingyun Temple.
"Yes, Qingyun Temple is still yours. I'm just staying here for a while to keep you company and relieve your boredom. Come, have a drink."
The Shangqing lineage has countless branches, and the Sanxiao Temple branch is no worse than the Maoshan one.
The main territory of Taoism is Dongsheng Shenzhou, followed by Jambudvīpa. In the past, most of Jambudvīpa was the territory of Taoism, but Buddhism has been spread to the East for two hundred years, and the Buddhist missionary work is really good, and it has almost occupied half of Jambudvīpa. Although Taoism has allowed Buddhism to spread to the East, it does not mean that it will give up Jambudvīpa.
Therefore, two hundred years ago, all branches of Taoism sent disciples to Jambudvīpa in order to effectively suppress Buddhism. Unfortunately, the rise of Buddhism is indeed a trend. Even with the suppression from many parties, Buddhism is still developing steadily.
After all, Qing Yunzi came from Sanxiao Temple, and he knew a lot about the affairs of the three realms.
She is also a gossipy person. Basically, as long as Jiale starts talking, she can get the answer to whatever she wants to know without asking any questions.
For example, the Monkey King made a riot in Heaven, the Second Sage Yang made a riot in Heaven, Yang Chan was conferred the title of Lord Huashan, and so on.
When talking about the fact that the Heavenly Palace was penetrated twice, Qing Yunzi was obviously gloating, but what he didn't know was that if there was no accident, the Heavenly Palace would be penetrated once more.
However, Yang Chan should not have been abducted by Liu Yanchang at this time. I don't know who has the final say on whether to penetrate the body or not.
Shaking his head, after drinking, Qingyunzi insisted on letting Jiale live in the largest house in Qingyun Temple. Jiale tried to refuse in various ways, but he really couldn't refuse anymore, so he had to agree.
The effect of a large spiritual vein is not just talk.
For example, in the world of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Mount Maoshan is just a medium-sized spiritual vein. From this we can see the difference in world level between the two worlds.
The twelve chapters of the Shangqing Dadong Sutra have already allowed Jiale to comprehend all the techniques of the True Immortal level.
His magic power was overflowing, and he was only one step away from breaking through to the true fairyland. Now that he had chosen a place, Jia Le naturally did not plan to delay any longer.
There are a group of spiritual beasts and the gods Jiazi and Dingmao to protect them. As long as no immortal comes, there is no need to worry about being disturbed.
Yin and Yang are called Tao, and all changes in the world are between Yin and Yang.
Day and night, cold and heat, spring, summer, autumn and winter, high tide and low tide, they are all waxing and waning, growing and shrinking.
This is where all the changes and transformations of yin and yang are contained.
Wuji gives birth to Taiji, Taiji gives birth to Liangyi.
The way of heaven is to establish yin and yang.
The way of the earth is softness and hardness.
The way to establish oneself is benevolence and righteousness.
This is the Yin and Yang Avenue of Heaven, Earth and Man. With the blessing of the Kunlun Mirror, energy is rapidly consumed. Jiale's understanding of the Yin and Yang laws gradually deepens, and soon a bit of Yin and Yang enters his sea of consciousness, and the laws are born in his heart from then on.
The key to the realm of true immortality is the law. The law is the root. In the twelfth heaven, the immortal power can only be regarded as a booster, and the core is still the law.
Now that Jiale has comprehended the principles of yin and yang, his cultivation can no longer be suppressed. Energy is transformed into immortal power, which surges through his body. The Shangqing Dadong Sutra runs spontaneously, and the attributes of the Sun God Body are fully stimulated. With more thoughts and blessings, he has accumulated a lot and finally reached the true immortal realm in one fell swoop.
boom!
Above the Qingyun Temple, a powerful aura burst out with endless pressure, spreading in all directions with Qingyun Temple as the center.
Qing Yunzi, who was still leisurely drinking wine, was caught off guard and fell directly to the ground. For a moment, he was unable to get up due to the pressure.
He looked at the backyard with horror, True Immortal! Senior Brother has achieved True Immortal!
He was so excited that at this moment, Qing Yunzi was even more excited than himself when he broke through to become a True Immortal. He also felt that his previous act of currying favor with others was extremely wise.
But don’t think that just because there are Xuan Immortals and Golden Immortals above True Immortals, that True Immortals are not that powerful.
According to the regulations of Heaven, human immortals in the Transformation of Spirit Realm are heavenly soldiers, earthly immortals in the Primordial Spirit Realm are heavenly generals, and celestial immortals in the Hedao Realm are divine generals. When one reaches the True Immortal Realm, one can already be included in the immortal class, obtain the sixth-grade immortal position, and enjoy the fortune of Heaven.
The top leader can always count how many Golden Immortals there are in Heaven.
How many Xuanxian are there? Hundreds is the limit, right? What about Zhenxian? At most, there can't be tens of thousands. Although the number is not small, the world is so big that if these Zhenxians were to be enfeoffed, the fiefdom would be larger than the Song Dynasty.
Sanxiao Temple revere Shangqing Daozu as the ancestor and Sanxiao Niangniang as the leader, but these four are not in Sanxiao Temple. The only ones who actually stay in Sanxiao Temple are two Xuanxian and a dozen Zhenxian. In other words, Jiale's breakthrough is top-notch even in Sanxiao Temple. His calling him "Master" before might have been a bit of flattery, but calling him that now is just right.
This is the case with Sanxiao Temple, and the other immortal sects are naturally similar.
In other words, from this moment on, Jiale has entered the small group of immortals in the world, and his status is rising sharply.
The breakthrough of a True Immortal would cause such a huge momentum, not to mention that the momentum of Jiale’s breakthrough was really a bit exaggerated.
Nine great suns slowly rise from the Qingyun Mountain, greeted by purple air for a hundred miles. Ordinary people may not know what this represents, but those cultivators with inheritance would know the significance of it. It is a perfect immortal foundation. Purple air comes from the east, and only a perfect immortal foundation can appear. This is the result of someone forging a perfect immortal foundation and ascending to immortality in one fell swoop, which brings about a grand scene and phenomenon.
Outside Qingyun Mountain.
Inside the Lingyin Temple, a sloppy monk was drinking and eating meat in a corner. When he heard the noise, he suddenly looked towards the east. His eyes met the nine suns and the purple air for a hundred miles. He even forgot to chew the wine and meat in his mouth. He opened his mouth wide and couldn't stop exclaiming.
"Could it be that the Jade Emperor has come down to earth again to experience new things and ascend to heaven again?
Or does the Jade Emperor have a sister who gave birth to a son? Or maybe it is! "
Such a grand scene has not been seen in the cultivation world for thousands of years. That was when the Jade Emperor saw it once when he came down to the mortal world to practice and ascend to heaven a long time ago, and when Yang Ersheng became an immortal in his physical form, he saw it once. No one else has seen it.
There are actually quite a few perfect immortal bases, but Baili's purple aura is a bit exaggerated. When Laozi left Hangu Pass, he attracted three thousand purple auras, but that was a sign of enlightenment. For a true immortal to break through and be able to attract purple auras was already a very remarkable thing, let alone Baili.
"Qingyun Temple!"
At this moment, many immortal sects were amazed and puzzled. They knew about Qingyun Temple, after all, it was a detached palace opened by Sanxiao Temple in Southern Continent, and was worthy of attention. But everyone knew that there was only an old Taoist priest in Qingyun Temple, and he was only at the Yuanshen realm. Could it be that he was hiding his abilities?
Thinking of this, a group of cultivators couldn't help but nodded. It was very possible. Ever since the incident of Shangqing lineage, many disciples of Shangqing lineage had become the losers. It was possible that Qingyunzi was just a pig pretending to be a tiger.
Dongsheng Shenzhou.
Maoshan.
Among the many Taoist sects in the Shangqing lineage, Maoshan can be said to be the backbone.
The inheritance is orderly. There is Ge Xuan, who works as the Heavenly Master in the Heavenly Court. He is ranked in the realm of Golden Immortal. Although he is only in the initial realm, a Golden Immortal is a Golden Immortal. The Shangqing lineage has had rare genius disciples for tens of millions of years. In terms of reputation and strength , he is enough to be taken seriously by all the immortal sects. What's more, below Ge Xuan, there are six Maoshan Xuanxian, and nearly a hundred True Immortals, with countless disciples.
The current head of Mount Mao is the third-generation descendant of Ge Xuan, Taoist Xirong, who has the cultivation level of a mysterious immortal and is well-known in the three realms.
It was the time for the Maoshan true disciple election, and everyone from top to bottom of Maoshan gathered on the main peak.
Maoshan disciples are divided into outer sect, inner sect and true sect.
Those who first enter the mountain gate are outer disciples. Those whose cultivation breaks through the spirit transformation realm become inner disciples. Those whose cultivation breaks through the soul realm become true disciples.
True disciples are taught the fundamental principles of Maoshan and inherit the great fortune of Maoshan. No matter which immortal sect they are in, true disciples are the future of the sect. No matter how old they are, if there is a lack of successors, the sect will find it difficult to prosper forever. Therefore, immortal sects like Maoshan place more emphasis on training disciples.
The lifespan of the primordial spirit is three thousand years. According to the rules of Maoshan, those who break through the primordial spirit realm within three hundred years can be regarded as Maoshan's true disciples. A true disciple competition is held every hundred years. Those who are within a thousand years of the primordial spirit can compete for the position of the top ten true disciples and gain the right to manage the sect. Taoist Xirong was one of the top ten true disciples back then. After gaining the right to manage the sect, he went through some training before being promoted to the position.
It can be said that if you win the position of one of the ten true disciples, you will have the opportunity to become the head of the sect in the future, and that you will be the reserve of the head of the sect.
Wouldn't this drive the Maoshan disciples crazy? This true teaching competition is a top-notch event for Maoshan.
Jingtian is the direct disciple of the headmaster Xirong. He has a bone age of 200 and is at the Return to Void realm. He is one step away from breaking through to the Refining Void realm. He is the new generation of genius of Maoshan and the best hidden disciple. Even in the entire cultivation world and the immortal sects, he is well-known. After all, in the cultivation world, it is normal to compare with each other. If you are almost the same age, you can only compare with the younger one. And Jingtian has won a lot of face for Maoshan.
Therefore, everyone in Maoshan has almost confirmed that Jingtian will be the next leader of Maoshan.
Sure enough, in this competition, Jingtian won the first place in the true transmission competition with absolute advantage and became the first true transmission of Maoshan.
Taoist Xirong looked at his disciple, who was so outstanding, and felt proud of him.
The reward for the first place in the True Transmission Competition is a magic sword. At this moment, Xirong is on top. Jingtian slowly steps onto the platform, ready to receive the sword. At this moment, even if Jingtian is in an extraordinary state of mind, he is still very excited, not only because of the reward of a magic sword, but also because of the position of the first true transmission, and more because this is a kind of inheritance.
After taking this step, Jingtian will basically be able to establish himself as the young leader.
boom!
At this moment, Maoshan's luck was surging and the green lotus of luck appeared. Everyone was shocked when they saw this scene and their eyes fell on Jingtian.
Today, there is only one important event in his Maoshan, and that is the true teaching competition. Now that the Green Lotus of Fortune has appeared, it may be because of Jingtian.
At this moment, almost everyone had this idea. After all, they really couldn't think of anyone else except Jingtian who could cause the change in Maoshan's fortune, and this change was obviously developing in a good direction. Feeling it carefully, the Maoshan disciples all felt that their own fortune had increased. This was a change brought about by the improvement of the mountain gate's fortune, which led to the improvement of their own fortune.
When Taoist Xirong saw this scene, he was also surprised, and then he was surprised.
The fortune of the mountain gate is improving, which is a sign of the prosperity of the mountain gate. As the head of Maoshan, he is responsible for the future and destiny of Maoshan. No one hopes for the prosperity of the mountain gate more than him.
But is this really because of his disciple Jingtian?
Could it be that there are still some things about Jingtian that he has not seen through? Xirong could only think so. After all, the timing was too coincidental. It was exactly when Jingtian took over the position of the first true disciple. He had reason to suspect that this was a warning from the mountain gate's fortune and that Maoshan would prosper because of Jingtian.
Jingtian was also even more excited. This was what destiny meant.
The master always said that he was too arrogant, but he had his reasons for being arrogant. Among the disciples of the sect, no one could match him, and among his peers in the cultivation world, no one could overshadow his brilliance. What reason did he have not to be proud? Now even the fortune of the sect has been improved because of him, which was even more worthy of pride. If it weren't for his insufficient cultivation, he would have wanted Xirong to abdicate directly, and today would have been the ceremony for the succession of the head of the sect.
After all, in Jingtian's opinion, Xirong is still too conservative. If Maoshan can fall into his hands, he will surely make progress every day and will become the leader of Taoism in no time.
"Jingtian, you."
Xirong was excited and was about to bestow the magic sword and praise him, when he saw the Green Lotus of Fortune appear and changes occurred again.
Nine suns rose together, and purple air for a hundred miles welcomed it. Unexpectedly, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky above Mount Maoshan. In the clearly visible phenomenon, a human figure appeared. A young man with an immortal air was sitting upright on a piece of blue stone. He exuded a true immortal aura and a sharp breath of law. Most importantly, he was practicing the Shangqing Dadong Sutra.
"This! That is the Shangqing Great Cavern Scripture! That is my Maoshan disciple! Who is it! Which supreme elder's disciple is this!"
"With a bone age of only over a hundred years, he has already achieved the breakthrough to become a True Immortal. This is even more of a genius than Jingtian. No, this is a monster."
"No wonder the Azure Lotus of Luck manifested today. It turns out it's because of this Qilin son from Maoshan. I said it, even if Jingtian is somewhat outstanding, it's impossible for the Azure Lotus of Luck to change like this."
"Whose disciple is this? We must find him."
…
After seeing this scene, all the high-ranking members of the sect couldn't help but scream. The people who had just praised Jingtian and praised him as rare in the sky and almost unmatched on the earth, had now collectively rebelled and become Jiale's loyal supporters. The most fatal thing was that they were putting down those who were inferior and praising those who were superior. Even the other five Xuanxian supreme elders of the sect couldn't help but jump out at this moment.
Just through eye contact, I didn't even know I had such a disciple.
Then, the nearly one hundred True Immortals also shook their heads slowly. It was obvious that they didn't know of Jia Le's existence. This was strange.
But none of this matters. As long as he practices the Shangqing Dadong Sutra, he is a disciple of Maoshan. There is no mistake about that. We will know what is going on if we find him and ask him. There is no need to think too much about it.
Jingtian listened to the words in his ears, and his mind was blank at this time. Why is this happening? Isn't this the grand event where he received the first true teaching? Didn't the Azure Lotus of Luck appear because of him? Who is that person? Why is this happening?
Jingtian, who had never known what jealousy was and had only been looked up to by others, now felt infinite jealousy towards the person in the vision whom he had never met before.
"Find this disciple! We must find him!"
Xirong shouted excitedly, with a perfect immortal foundation and breaking through to the level of True Immortal, a hundred miles of purple air greeted him, and there were nine big suns. He might have some special physique. A disciple like this, with a bone age of only a hundred years old, if he was trained well, it was possible for Maoshan to produce another Golden Immortal. He must be found. Looking at the eyes of the True Immortals and Mysterious Immortals, Xirong had a bad feeling.
This might be a wild Maoshan disciple. This is not safe. The origin is not important and can be checked slowly, but the person must be from Maoshan first. In that image, he felt the breath of the Three Goddesses. This would not do. The future of the Immortal Gate lies ahead, and even if the Three Goddesses are blocking the way, he has to grab it.
Heaven!
Ge Xuan, the Heavenly Master, was studying Taoist scriptures in the Heavenly Master Hall when he suddenly felt a pang of beating in his heart.
He counted with his fingers and his face was shocked. The fortune of Maoshan had changed. He even had a feeling that an opportunity had appeared. His eyes fell on Maoshan, and all the strange visions manifested by the Green Lotus of Fortune fell into his eyes. Looking at Jia Le in the image, Ge Xuan was very sure that this must be a disciple of Maoshan, his apprentice.
But he actually sensed the spiritual response of the Three Goddesses on Jiale's body. What was going on?
No, this is a matter of opportunity and cannot be underestimated. It seems he has to go there in person.
Overseas Sanxian Island.
The Three Goddesses of the Sky, who had placed spiritual responses, sensed Jiale's breakthrough at the first moment.
In front of Sanxiao, in the water mirror, watching the changes brought about by Jiale's breakthrough, feeling Jiale's momentum after breaking through to the true immortal, feeling Jiale's increasingly powerful luck, Sanxiao was also a little surprised. This person was sitting at home and joy came from the sky. Since they were conferred gods, they basically seldom left the Three Immortals Island, and yet they picked up a surprise.
Incredible, incredible, Jiale clearly has the potential to break through to the Golden Immortal level.
"Sister, we haven't been out for a long time, how about going out for a walk?"
On Qingyun Mountain.
Jiale didn't know how many people were alarmed by his breakthrough.
It would be a bit unreasonable if Jiale could only break through to the first level of True Immortal after years of hard work.
With the blessing of the Kunlun Mirror and the assistance of the energy beads, Jia Le comprehended the Tao Te Ching and improved his understanding of the laws of yin and yang, while practicing his skills to increase his immortal power.
In the blink of an eye, a year had passed. With the help of the energy beads stored in the Kunlun Mirror, Jiale's cultivation level and his comprehension of the laws had skyrocketed. In just one year, his comprehension of the laws had directly broken through 10%.
The twelve levels of true immortality actually depend on the comprehension of the laws.
To comprehend one point of the law is to reach the first level of the True Immortal Realm; to comprehend three points of the law is to reach the second level of the True Immortal Realm; to comprehend nine points of the law is to reach the third level of the True Immortal Realm; and to comprehend one tenth of the law is to reach the fourth level of the True Immortal Realm.
The reason why the True Fairyland is divided into twelve levels is because the gap in the comprehension of the laws at these stages is really too great.
There are twelve levels of True Immortality, one level higher than the next. It is basically impossible to fight above one's level in the True Immortal Realm. Once in the True Immortal Realm, battles involve the power of heaven and earth. The deeper one's comprehension of the laws, the more power of heaven and earth one can mobilize. The power of one person can still reverse the situation, but the power of heaven and earth cannot be eliminated by ordinary methods.
Of course, nothing is absolute. I don’t know when this kind of magic weapon trend started in this world.
Especially the innate magic weapon and innate spiritual treasure.
Each of them contains the great Dao of heaven and earth. The laws are no match for the great Dao. If someone really possesses such an innate magic weapon, let alone the gap between True Immortals, it is not impossible for a True Immortal to kill a Mysterious Immortal.
"Sister, that vision!"
The strange phenomenon was about to disappear, but it was seen by seven fairies who came from the sky at the very end. The fairies, dressed in seven colors of clothes, namely red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet, were originally planning to go down to the mortal world to relax and have fun, but now seeing such a strange phenomenon, they could not help but stop. They were of high status and were knowledgeable, so they could guess what this phenomenon represented.
It is precisely because of this that they are even more amazed. Although they also experienced strange phenomena when they broke through to the level of True Immortal, the difference is like heaven and earth compared to this.
“I don’t know which genius among the three religions has achieved a breakthrough to become a True Immortal and has such a strange phenomenon!”
The fairies in red clothes couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. The aura of Buddhism and Taoism was different. They could feel the aura of Taoism under the vision. As for those who practiced Taoism, they really couldn't think of any other religion besides the Three Religions that had such a genius.
Maybe he is just slightly weaker than the second brother.
"Big sister, that fellow Taoist's temple seems to be not far from the Immortal Bathing Pond?"
Um!
After hearing this, the sisters all reacted and it seemed to be true.
"The fourth level of the True Immortal!"
On the bluestone, Jiale slowly gathered his breath, feeling his own cultivation, and was very satisfied in his heart.
There is a reason why long accumulation leads to a sudden explosion. Although he has delayed some time in the world of Liao Zhai, he has made a breakthrough now and comprehended 10% of the Yin-Yang Law, reaching the fourth level of True Immortality. This is a qualitative leap. When you reach the realm of True Immortality, every time you climb to a higher level, if there is no opportunity, the time consumed is enormous, which is not comparable to the four realms of the human world.
Immortal power may be easy to improve, and it is okay but it requires assistance. However, there is no shortcut to comprehending the laws. Just like Laojun's golden elixir, although it can improve magic power and allow people to ascend to heaven in one step, the premise of ascending to heaven in one step is that one has magic power but no realm, and no support from the comprehension of the laws. It is still human power against the power of heaven. It is okay to bluff the weak, but when encountering a strong person, fighting across boundaries and building a reputation for others are the people of this type.
"Congratulations, Senior Brother. Congratulations, Senior Brother. From now on, you will enter the fairyland and live forever!"