Chapter 1 The Whispers of Decay

Ji Xiang left Fuli, but the changes within did not cease. On the contrary, it seemed that Ji Xiang's fight with the Dragon of Fortune had affected other secondary national fortunes.

Thus, the decaying and bizarre eight-headed serpent suddenly began to speak, actually uttering human words:

"The world locked by the Dragon of Fortune is not just the Ming Dynasty. In fact, this secret technique of the Ming court has far-reaching effects, because it was passed down from the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, and has been supplemented by generations of dynasties."

"The Dragon of Fortune is just an external manifestation of this Heaven-Sealing secret technique. The dragon's three eyes are the legendary Taiyi Three Stars."

"..."

"Who broke the Dragon of Fortune's horns and blinded its eyes?"

"This... how is this possible? Could it be... an immortal of the Tianxin realm has entered the world?"

"No, the matter of the Great Virtuous Teacher should not be repeated... The figures of the Great Vehicle level in the Tianxin realm have long ceased to care about the world, precisely to prevent the second Great Virtuous Teacher from personally descending. So the four people who now watch over the world are all sent by them... They are figures of the Small Vehicle level in the Tianxin realm..."

"It should be possible to assert that Tianxin has not entered the world."

"And this Dragon of Fortune is now weakened, which for me... should be a good thing."

The eight-headed serpent had only been staring blankly at the Dragon of Fortune, while tightly缠着 that emaciated yellow tiger. But in a certain instant, a distant and bizarre voice spewed from its eight mouths, describing the existence of the Dragon of Fortune.

"This dragon has sealed the world... This is the curse set by that damned Emperor Wu of Han and Dongfang Shuo. They combined the great achievements of pre-Qin fangshi (alchemists) arts with the Confucian concept of the unity of heaven and man. The power of the fangshi and Confucianism was mixed together to create a brand new curse... As a fangshi, I cannot解 it. In the face of their methods, I have instead become like a junior... Dongfang Shuo's attainments in fangshi arts are indeed above mine... I hate it so..."

"If... if I hadn't chosen to sail overseas for Qin Shi Huang back then, or if... I had finally chosen to return, instead of avoiding that damned emperor, I hadn't lingered in the land of Dongying (Japan)... And then, if I could have lived to the era of Emperor Wu of Han, then I would also be in the Tianxin realm now, maybe even the Hunyuan realm..."

"I wouldn't have had to fall to this point, nor would I have had to be in this small place, in this world where demons run rampant, as the master of these ten thousand demons! My incarnation would never be this small eight-headed serpent; I should also be a part of that dragon!"

Someone used the eight-headed serpent to see the current situation in Fuli.

His name was extremely ancient, the fangshi Xu Fu of the time of Qin Shi Huang.

The Dragon of Fortune was slightly weakened and damaged, so its Heaven-Sealing secret technique should be slightly loosened.

He could take advantage of this slight loosening to接引 an even more powerful divine position.

This one divine position's difference could cause a reversal of the situation between countries!

Give it to... the generals on the Korean battlefield, or to Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Japan...

"When will you die, you dragon? When you disappear, it will also mean that... the Heaven-Sealing secret technique has also disappeared. At that time, I will become powerful, and you will be like a collapsing mountain, killed by countless enemies rushing up."

"If it weren't for you, there should be many powerful countries here, and I wouldn't be trapped in the Ascension realm for nearly two thousand years!"

"Two thousand years! Two thousand years of Biao Shanhe (surface world)! Do you know how I got through it!"

"During the time of Emperor Wu of Han, he sent envoys to the Western Regions to seal the heavens of the Western Regions, and used the people of the Western Regions to spread secondary beliefs, making the scope of Heaven-Sealing larger and larger. After it was spread during the Tang Dynasty, the Heaven-Sealing secret technique had almost spread to the entire world..."

"The source of all Heaven-Sealing is you, this dragon left behind by Emperor Wu of Han and Dongfang Shuo!"

The voice of the eight-headed serpent seemed to finally attract the attention of the Dragon of Fortune. When the Dragon of Fortune's remaining two star-like eyes looked over, the "will" on the eight-headed serpent had disappeared, leaving only the blank eight-headed serpent and the half-dead, skinny tiger.

Thus, the Dragon of Fortune began to repair itself. It was going to "crash" for a while.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the will on the eight-headed serpent began to fly towards the depths of Fuli, but because it was rejected by the gods of Zhongtu (Central Earth), it could only 接引 the gods凝聚 from their own native愿念.

The will let out a satisfied sigh, sensing a powerful divine position:

"The age of the gods is coming once again!"

"My divine position has been promoted!"

"Soon, after devouring the fortune of Korea, gathering the Korean愿念 and incense, and combining Western methods, our gods will soon be able to continue to be promoted!"

"Your suppression has failed; you can't stop us, the masters of these secondary fortunes!"

At this time, waves of fluctuations appeared around this will, manifesting in Fuli in the form of a human head made of incense.

"The tenth of the Heavenly Department, the ancestor of all gods, Qiongqiong Chuzun."

Now that the Dragon of Fortune was dormant, slowly repairing its injured state, Xu Fu prepared to gradually输送 his country's愿念 in through the gaps in the Heaven-Sealing during this period of weakness.

As long as the divine position could be promoted, many ancient gods who had been祭祀 since ancient times could also be quickly created with愿念 and接引.

In the current era, it was possible for human愿念 to create gods from ancient myths, giving them divine positions.

First, a large amount of faith and incense was needed, so that a large amount of愿念 could be born.

If the people of one country were not enough, then the people of two countries would do, so temples and shrines existed for this purpose.

On the land of the Ming court, the White Lotus Sects were also using similar tricks, wanting to create their "Eternal Venerable Mother."

.......

Boom!

The spiritual will returned to the main body, and Ji Xiang's gaze once again clearly saw the situation inside the temple.

From this trip to Fuli, he had unexpectedly gained a large amount of incense from the众神, which greatly accelerated the speed of his 形神 recovery. After all, the incense of the Thirty-Six Heavens众神, whether in quality or quantity, was much greater than the accumulation of Yue Yinping's small temple.

As the saying goes, if everyone in the world gave me a dollar, I would be a billionaire.

Incense crowdfunding was of course very fast.

Within the temple, the滔天 illusion of flames had disappeared. Lady Yinping had mastered the divine talisman of the Fire Virtue Star Lord, but it seemed that she could not exert the full power of this Star Lord. After all, her own cultivation was only at the Yuanshen level. Although that was already not low, it was still too weak compared to the "power" that the Fire Virtue Star Lord brought her!

Fire Virtue Star Lord, the thirteenth of the Heavenly Department, corresponded to the先天 realm!

"With a divine position, one has the basics for cross-level challenges among cultivations of the same level. And some divine positions that have been加持 with a large amount of incense and愿念 will appear in a 'red' state, allowing one to further发挥 divine power that exceeds one's own upper limit."

Ji Xiang was going to use her to fish out the mastermind behind the Phoenix Mountain妖魔, which was also beneficial to Ji Xiang himself. It could not only deal a heavy blow to Wanshou Palace, but also help Ji Xiang with the next step of his 玉清隐书 cultivation!

The thirteenth lesson of the Yuqing Yishu could not be self-cultivated. It was necessary to personally灭杀 a sufficient number of妖魔 in order to learn and cultivate it. In other words, if Ji Xiang did not take the initiative to lead out those powerful妖魔 and then灭杀 them, the subsequent chapters of the Yuqing Yishu could not be cultivated.

This would not do. This Heavenly Demon Grand Canon was Ji Xiang's main cultivation method now. After entering the Earth Immortal level and结出 the purple-gold elixir, Ji Xiang could mobilize more of the Ascension realm Dao Xing, and his strength had undergone a qualitative leap. If he could unlock the thirteenth lesson of the Yuqing Yishu, the [Chapter of Awe-Inspiring Might], with his current strength, he might even be able to fight a complete Ascension expert!

The Ascension experts who could now appear in the human world, those who came from Li Shanhe (Other Mountain and River) or from the underworld, either could only descend their 形神 or appear in a夺舍 state. This method of crossing realms had the defect of not being able to exert their full strength.

Or they would self-deprecate their cultivation base, fall from their own realm, and then use the reverse corpse 解法, transforming from death to life, and then resurrecting in the Yang world from a corpse borrowed from a祭祀地. This resurrection was used by 静轮天宫 and also had huge defects.

The "攻略" of the blank divine talisman was very useful, but Ji Xiang would not forget an important point, that most of the cultivators or immortals he encountered now were focused on "法".

Among the immortals, there was a type of immortal, similar to the Quanzhen Dao's cultivation method, which did not emphasize "法" but emphasized "力". "法" was only a manifestation of their "力"!

They did not even need to use spells; simply relying on a仙人-level body, they could tear apart magical powers, shake the void, and operate a mouthful of immortal qi with a powerful body to摩弄 the Five Elements and Four Symbols.

And among this type of immortal, the most famous were the pre-Qin sword immortals!

At this time, Lady Yinping had roughly adapted to the divine position of the Fire Virtue Star Lord. Her aura had become extraordinary, and just standing there seemed to emit dazzling fire and flames. When she took the initiative to显圣, she should be熠熠生辉 in the eyes of mortals.

However, Lady Yinping was standing in front of the Zhenwu statue, not knowing how to speak for a moment. Ji Xiang took the initiative and said:

"You should go take care of your own affairs now. Remember to bring the goldware."

Lady Yinping heard the voice from the statue, but upon hearing Ji Xiang's request, her ruddy face was full of doubt:

"Great Emperor, junior doesn't understand. Why does the Great Emperor want junior to bring goldware on this trip?"

"The name of Phoenix Mountain contains the Fire element. If I go there holding goldware, wouldn't I be restrained by it?"

She could not understand. After all, just saying the two words "Phoenix" could stir the fire element qi between heaven and earth. The Phoenix Mountain Palace was even the old palace of the Song Dynasty. Although she did not fully understand the matters of Fire Virtue during the Song Dynasty, she did know a thing or two. Taking gold-element artifacts to a place full of Fire Virtue was the most忌讳 thing to do.

As for now, there was a large pile of妖魔鬼怪 there, with deep阴气.... Ghost fire was also a manifestation of Fire Virtue.

She had just fought with the 天之阴火. The appearance of flames, whether阴 or 阳, was related to the阴阳 qi. It was normal for the palaces of the Song Dynasty to be destroyed and become a chaotic burial ground for hundreds of years, with妖魔 traveling through it.

Ji Xiang was just about to explain that he could help you when Yue Yinping suddenly clapped her hands.

"I see, I understand, Great Emperor's insight!"

Ji Xiang: "?"

Lady Yinping smiled and said, "Gold produces water! The Zhenwu mantra is a water-element咒术, which is precisely what restrains the fire element. Taking goldware will greatly strengthen the power of the Zhenwu mantra!"

Ji Xiang groaned.

Ji Xiang pondered.

Ji Xiang gave up thinking.

"Ah...."

"Yes, you are very smart."

As expected of you, you completely understood the meaning of this Emperor. That's what this Emperor meant. Go ahead and do it. Anyway, no matter how you脑补, as long as this Emperor uses 金遁 with the goldware to go directly and take action, the final result will be the same anyway!

As long as the result is the same!

You have been strengthened.

The villain has been defeated.

Isn't that the end of it?!

Lady Yinping sincerely thanked him: "Thank you, Great Emperor, for your guidance on demon-subduing secrets. This is indeed very useful. I didn't think of this before, only caring about the water-fire cycle and ignoring that the five elements themselves are mutually生成 and相克."

There had been many people who had come here to offer incense for hundreds of years, so there were quite a few goldware collected. Because she often显灵, the temple monks here did not dare to steal those goldware.

Gold knives, gold arm rings, gold ingots, gold bracelets, gold belts, gold bells.

She was shining with golden light all over. If she wasn't wearing a set of cyan-black incense armor, she would be even more stunning at this time.

"Then, I'm going now!"

She used the divine power of the Fire Virtue Star Lord. At this time, she did not walk outside the temple, but looked at the incense burner in front of the Zhenwu Great Emperor statue. She lit three long incense sticks. When the flames on the long incense sticks swayed, she took a step forward and disappeared into the flames.

"Fire遁术, after obtaining the divine position of the Fire Virtue Star Lord, she can use it immediately?"

"But fire 遁 can only reach places where obvious flames appear. Phoenix Mountain is a land of withered bones and death. Although there may be ghost fires in its mountains... It seems that Phoenix Mountain is quite far from here."

Ji Xiang naturally would not be idle. Incense was swirling around the Zhenwu statue, and his 形神 was recovering at an extremely fast speed!

But at this moment, Ji Xiang suddenly felt the波动 of魔气.

.......

Master Jingxian of Lingyin Temple, with the white-clothed monk, arrived here in a panic, without even using flying遁术. Master Jingxian had many wounds and bloodstains on his body, and his expression was full of fear!

Behind him, Buddha light was沸腾, covering the sky, golden dragons were flying with fire, turning non-stop, trying to take his life!

Master Jingxian shouted loudly, and the楞严 mantra turned into a line of pure gold Buddha light engraved in the sky, blocking the attacks of those golden dragons and flying fire. But after those spells disappeared, the other three Lingyin Temple masters appeared!

They打出一招 at Master Jingxian from afar. Master Jingxian could not resist, and quickly said to his disciple, to the white-clothed monk beside him:

"Go to the Lady Yinping Temple. As long as you get the power of the Mingwang in the Zhenwu statue, Lingyin Temple will have a chance to be saved!"

"In the temple, all the Buddha sons have been contaminated by昏烦恶法, and群魔 have descended. I will not be able to resist. Go quickly and find the statue, and let the Mingwang protect my Buddha!"

In front of Master Jingxian, the senior monks of Lingyin Temple appeared. They stared at Master Jingxian and the white-clothed monk with cold eyes, only scolding: "Jingxian! You have become the魔蜕 of the Buddha, violating the Buddhist Dharma and betraying the great temple!"

"You dare to pray for the protection of妖邪, it really chills my Buddha's heart!"

"You dare to go to that Lady Yinping Temple? I think there is no Mingwang in the temple, but a great demon who brings disaster to the world!"

"The Buddhist Dharma has already revealed the scene of the future, making my heart tremble. This is a邪祟, I will destroy it!"

Master Guandao, Master Zhengxin, and Master Chongben were also here. They had a majestic aura, but they carried a trace of魔气. Half of their faces were Buddha faces, but the other half appeared somewhat twisted.

Master Guandao waved the 世间自在印!

"At that time, there was a Buddha named the 世间自在王佛!"

"His light and appearance are towering, and his awe-inspiring power is limitless. Such brilliance is unmatched!"

This 世间自在印 fell from the sky, it was the full blow of a Three Fruits Arhat, in which Buddha and魔 qi were intertwined, indistinguishable from each other!

The great seal turned the temple gate into powder and was about to抹掉 the temple!

But at this moment, an impatient and angry voice came from the Lady Yinping Temple!

"天下洞神经!"

"三都大印!"

The qi of the three talents of heaven, earth, and man gathered together and turned into the Three 都印, colliding with the 世间自在印!

At that time, it was like the earth cracking and the sky collapsing, and its vast roaring sound spread for hundreds of miles!

This sound made the魔 qi in the bodies of the three 魔佛 masters stagnate for a moment!

An angry scolding came from the Lady Yinping Temple!

"魔气?"

"Small demons of the human world...."

"Don't be too presumptuous!"