Chapter 131 The Golden Core Lineage's Taiqing Achieves Sainthood
After a moment of contemplation, Feng Zichen's figure suddenly vanished, heading towards Yi City.
Taiqing Daoist's ascension to sainthood within the human race was a momentous event concerning the race's destiny, and as the patriarch, he had to be present.
Otherwise, with the human race's fortunes fluctuating, it would be utterly disgraceful for him not to even show his face.
"Hmph!" In the void, Feng Zichen suddenly felt an unusual heaviness in the space, followed by a tremendous force that struck him, causing him to groan and fall from the void.
"So strong! Taiqing Daoist's strength is incredible!" Sweeping through the void with his divine sense, Feng Zichen immediately understood what had happened.
Centered on the Shouyang tribe, the void within a million miles was completely enveloped by the powerful aura emanating from Taiqing Daoist, sealing everything off. His
spatial magic failed, and Feng Zichen immediately used the Star Escape Technique, transforming into a streak of purple light and flying towards the Shouyang tribe.
"The Tao that can be spoken of is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
"The nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; the named is the mother of all things. Therefore, constantly without desire, one can observe its mystery; constantly with desire, one can observe its manifestations."
"These two arise from the same source but have different names; they are both called profound. Profound and yet more profound, the gateway to all mysteries."
"Heaven and Earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs; the sage is ruthless, treating the people like straw dogs."
"The spirit of the valley never dies; it is called the mysterious female. The gate of the mysterious female is called the root of Heaven and Earth. It exists continuously, seemingly endless, and its use is inexhaustible."
When Feng Zichen arrived at the Shouyang tribe, the Taiqing Daoist had already begun preaching to the people.
It was a treatise on morality, containing the power of instruction, elucidating the truths common to nature and humanity, and improving the virtues and conduct of the people.
It did not record any cultivation methods, yet it was more precious than any other cultivation technique, because it could inspire the wisdom of all beings.
For cultivators, it could explain the ultimate principles of heaven and earth in the most accessible language, pointing directly to the core of the Great Dao.
For mortals, it could use everyday examples to illustrate the principles of conduct and interpersonal relationships. The principle points directly to the depths of the heart.
As the saying goes, "The Dao gives birth to them, Virtue nourishes them, things take shape, and vessels are formed." Therefore, all things honor the Dao and value Virtue. The veneration of the Dao and the esteem for Virtue are not commanded, but are naturally so.
Morality concerns a person's entire life and is of paramount importance.
Three hundred years later, the Daoist Taiqing stopped preaching, and those who had been immersed in the heavenly sounds of the Great Dao awakened.
Although their spiritual realm had not risen, a light of wisdom and a light of Daoist virtue shone from the back of their minds, deepening their connection with heaven and earth and bringing their understanding of the Dao closer. Step by step.
Their future achievements will be even greater!
Even Feng Zichen, after listening to the sermon of the Taiqing Daoist, benefited greatly. After everyone regained their senses, the Taiqing Daoist took out the Eight Trigrams Furnace, and with a wave of his sleeve, several kinds of innate spiritual herbs flew out and fell into the furnace, beginning to refine pills.
These innate spiritual herbs were formed from the essence of heaven and earth, and under the burning of the Six Ding Divine Fire, they gradually melted into strands of innate energy, which is called refining essence into energy.
At this moment, the Six Ding Divine Fire became even more vigorous, and the innate energy gradually gathered into a ball, forming a golden pill, round and round. The golden core shone brightly, radiating immense light.
It possessed nine orifices, swirling with Daoist patterns, and shimmering with spiritual brilliance, exceptionally vibrant. Gradually, a divine figure emerged, seated cross-legged within the golden core, continuously inhaling and exhaling the Qi of Heaven and Earth through the nine orifices.
This was the art of refining Qi into Spirit!
As the divine figure absorbed a vast amount of primordial Qi, his form first solidified, then continuously etherealized.
This transformation between solid and ethereal seemed to merge with the void, vast and boundless, transforming into a formless entity, connecting with the omnipresent and all-pervasive Dao, manifesting countless incarnations.
This is called Refining the Spirit and Returning to Emptiness!
Between the brows of that divine being, a wisp of primordial Qi arises, existing before heaven and earth, coming from the void, connected to the Dao, creating all things in the universe.
Immortal Dao light rises, the aura of the Great Dao permeates, and endless runes emerge; the primordial Qi grows ever stronger, and the divine being seems to become the embodiment of the Great Dao, sacred and great.
This is called Returning to Emptiness and Uniting with the Dao!
The Eight Trigrams Furnace is the human body, and the primordial elixir is the self-cultivating medicine, boundless essence, and energy. The Taiqing Daoist, through the method of refining the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, has opened a new path of cultivation for all beings.
Using Yin and Yang as fuel, heaven and earth as fire, gathering the self-cultivating medicine, a round, golden elixir is refined, giving birth to the primordial, ethereal Yang Spirit, evolving primordial Qi, and uniting with the Great Dao of heaven and earth.
The moment this elixir was completed, the Heavenly Dao sensed it, and merit descended. Fifty percent fell into the body of Daoist Taiqing, forty percent into the Nine-Aperture Golden Elixir, and one ten percent transformed into a rain of light, falling into the bodies of everyone present.
The Nine-Aperture Golden Elixir, having received merit, became even more extraordinary, generating boundless Dao mysteries and undergoing countless transformations. It caused all the Daos of Heaven and Earth to descend, the laws of nature to roar, and
it exuded an aura of immortality and indestructibility, incredibly wondrous. It was the essence of Heaven and Earth, the origin of the Golden Elixir lineage, and its highest achievement; it was… the Great Luo Dao Fruit!
This Nine-Aperture Golden Elixir possessed immense fortune and merit; there was only one in the world. Anyone who could refine it could instantly become a Great Luo Golden Immortal.
"Slash!"
Daoist Taiqing suddenly shouted, and the will of Heaven manifested, transforming into a blade that slashed down upon him.
A flash of purple light appeared, and a phantom figure emerged from Daoist Taiqing, gradually solidifying into an elderly Daoist dressed in a Bagua robe.
"This humble Daoist, the Supreme One, greets the Venerable One!" The Daoist appeared, bowed to the Supreme Daoist, and spoke.
It was through this merit of creating the Dao that the Supreme Daoist severed his obsessions in one fell swoop, thus completely erasing his three corpses and achieving complete perfection in the Quasi-Saint realm.
Furthermore, he was the first being after the Dao Ancestor Hongjun to completely sever his three corpses.
"Haha! You and I are one, fellow Daoist, why be so polite!" Looking at the Supreme Daoist, the Supreme Daoist laughed heartily. With his three corpses gone, the Supreme Daoist felt his true spirit suddenly clear, his whole body relaxed, and a great joy welled up in his heart.
Before him, the Great Dao was clearer than ever before, closer than ever before, as if within reach.
The Primordial Purple Qi, which had remained silent since he obtained it, now trembled on its own, its rhythm in harmony with heaven and earth, like the whispers of the Heavenly Dao, proclaiming all the ultimate truths of the universe.
"Heaven above, I am Laozi, the Taiqing Daoist of Pangu. Today, I feel deeply moved by the difficulty of cultivation for all beings in the primordial world, their uncertain future, their ignorance of etiquette, the will of Heaven, and the Great Dao." "Therefore, I establish the Human Teaching to enlighten all beings, to awaken their intelligence, to understand the Way of Heaven, and to guide them in virtuous conduct."
"With the Primordial Treasure, the Taiji Diagram, to suppress the flow of fortune, and with Heaven as my witness, the Human Teaching is established!"
As soon as the Taiqing Daoist uttered these words, three flowers bloomed above his head, and five energies manifested spontaneously within his chest. A beam of purple light shot into the sky, golden flowers descended from the heavens, and golden lotuses sprang from the earth.
The Primordial Taiji Diagram hung high above his head, the Yin and Yang energies intertwined, and the energy of morality emerged, covering an area of tens of millions of miles.
(End of Chapter)