vstars Chapter 342 Attention
Chapter 342 Attention
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"Sangji, go down first and call Kumarajiva over..."
Fang Qing waved his hand, signaling Sangji to summon Kumarajiva.
Upon entering the meditation room, the great Dharma King immediately prostrated himself, saying, "Greetings, disciple of the Buddha!"
"Kumarakara..."
Fang Qing casually asked, "Does this temple still have any 'position certificates' that Sangji can use?"
Kumarajiva was taken aback, then replied, "Our temple has three 'certificates of rank,' which have already been refined... If the Buddhist disciple wishes to use them, then order those three ordained disciples to pass away..."
"Uh...no need for now."
Fang Qing waved his hand: "Why do you think... it's difficult for those who don't follow the legal lineage to refine the 'status certificates' of different lineages?"
"My dear disciple, if you consider the 'positional certificates' as one or even several supernatural powers, then everything will become clear... Our temple cultivates the 'Female Earth' path. If one were to refine any supernatural powers of the Water, Metal, or Fire elements, the result would naturally be the collapse of the Purple Palace and the fall of one's Dao... Different lineages' 'positional certificates' represent different Daoist traditions; how can they be used interchangeably?"
Kumarajiva answered matter-of-factly.
"Um."
Fang Qing nodded, somewhat satisfied with the explanation.
"Then... how many more treasured spiritual objects and magical artifacts are still stored within the Temple of All Beings Without Form?"
"As the head of a temple, how much do you know about the other major primordial temples, the Great Snow Mountain, and the Golden Core sects in the outside world?"
As a "Buddhist disciple" of the Wuxiang Temple, he is preparing to take stock of his own assets.
Furthermore... the secrets passed down and the intelligence obtained are also a kind of wealth, a kind of family fortune!
Kumarajiva immediately replied sincerely, "Most of the temple's treasures have already been consumed in previous shamanistic rituals..."
Upon hearing this, Fang Qing felt a pang of heartache.
"That's all for dealing with me!"
But after inquiring about the details, his eyes lit up slightly: 'He could actually foresee my arrival, even predict that I would enter the Lotus Paradise, and thus set a trap?'
"The 'Lord of the Corpse Forest' must have been involved, using his Golden Core status to invalidate my divination and also confusing the results of my divination..."
"And this witchcraft is equally interesting... The Tu people do have some special skills, though they're very primitive. They just provide offerings and state their requests... As for how the results are achieved, that's none of your business!"
"Isn't this just a black-box operation? Uh... if witchcraft could be explained clearly, it wouldn't be witchcraft."
At this moment, he heard Kumarajiva say again, "This old monk is unaware of the matter of the Great Snow Mountain, but both the Great Treasury Temple and the Great Black Heaven Temple should be preparing for the celebration of the return of the 'Buddha in This Body'... In this respect, our 'Temple of No Forms of All Beings' has surpassed them; our Buddhist disciples have awakened first!"
The old monk even seemed somewhat proud as he finished speaking.
Fang Qing thought about it for a moment and then understood.
"Such a momentous event as the emergence of a 'Buddha's Child,' coupled with the resounding tremors throughout the entire Zhusheng Wuxiang Temple, and the resonance of the Dharma lineage... cannot be concealed any longer; it will spread sooner or later."
From the perspective of the esoteric monks outside, the Buddha's son's early arrival might indicate that the "Master of the charnel ground" has recovered well... This is truly a wonderful misunderstanding...
"But this misunderstanding is very useful; let's keep it going for as long as possible..."
"Hmm... The state and hiding place of a Golden Core True Monarch are extremely secretive and private matters. Even other True Monarchs would find it difficult to inquire... It might even be seen as a provocation, a kind of taboo?"
Kumarajiva continued, "As for the Demon Path, the Yin Corpse Sect and Moyun Cliff have been languishing since they attained their positions as [Stomach Earth]. They are currently preparing for the opening of the 'Taihuang Heaven'... The one on 'Falling Phoenix Mountain' in the Demon Clan has no new decrees. After all, he is the rightful master of the Fire Virtue and is not in good condition... Nowadays, apart from daily hunting and reproduction, the eight tribes are mainly pursuing 'Great True Man of the Demon Moon'..."
"As for the Eastern Taiyi Xuanmen, the biggest matter should be the matter of Guangmu Zhenren of the Tianjiaomen attaining the Golden Realm... This Great Zhenren has a long lifespan, profound cultivation, and has even obtained the [Jiaomu] Golden Nature... He is currently gathering followers and regulating the spiritual atmosphere near the sea, clearly with lofty ambitions, seeking the position of the master... It is suspected that there is a [Jiaomu] True Monarch supporting him behind the scenes..."
"As expected... it's pretty much what I knew."
Fang Qing nodded: "It seems that before the opening of the Taihuang Heaven, the biggest matter for the Qi Cultivation Path is the matter of Guangmu proving metal... Of course, who knows how many other major events are happening in secret, just like how I seized the metal nature of [Female Earth]. If I don't tell anyone, who will know?"
……
a few days later.
Xituo County, Baigu Road.
The void shattered, revealing the figures of Sangji and Fang Qing.
"Your Excellency... I'm going."
Sangji clasped his hands together respectfully.
"Alright, you can go back now and continue to oversee the Path of Bones..."
Fang Qing nodded.
Sangji recalled the Venerable's guidance over the past few days, which left him with no doubts about the practice of "the fear of death".
Furthermore, does the fact that the Venerable One suddenly became a disciple of the Wuxiang Temple mean that the Venerable One has partially recovered, returned, and regained His authority?
Upon realizing this, he felt even greater awe.
Watching Sangji's figure disappear, Fang Qing sighed and returned to the secret place of Wusheng Temple.
Then, the pure and turbid energies were generated, forming an invisible gate.
After pushing open the door, he returned to the Qi Refining Path, the Small Universe Sea, and Jade Spring Island.
……
Inside the cave.
Lying on Yu Xiang'er's smooth, white thighs, letting her massage his head, Fang Qing finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
"These past few days have been very fruitful... but also extremely dangerous; I almost didn't make it back."
"Only fine wine and beautiful women can offer me some comfort at this moment..."
"That 'Lord of the Mortuary' is truly cunning... He set me up from the moment Kumarajiva started watching Sanji outside the Cleansing Pool..."
"The key point is that it almost actually trapped me... If it weren't for its poor condition making it difficult for it to act personally, it would have definitely descended directly to the blessed land in its true form, and then everything would have been over..."
"The Earth element is skilled in witchcraft...we should pay more attention to them; they can pull off many amazing feats."
"This journey to the esoteric realm not only exposed me to more esoteric teachings, but also brought immense gains... The source of the esoteric realm influences that land every moment, from which numerous 'dharma lines' flow... even supporting the autonomous status of the disciples... Just how much power lies dormant on that land?"
Fang Qing roughly understood why so many Golden Core sects were wary of the Secret Realm.
If it were a battle between local practitioners, those esoteric Buddhists would be even more powerful with the blessing of their secret source!
Furthermore, the unique method of "certification of position" has been passed down through countless masters and Dharma Kings...
Even the most ordinary "position certificate" monk, as long as he opens temples and spreads incense... day after day, for decades or even hundreds of years, will at least reach the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm... If he receives the blessing of a powerful lineage, he will be even more powerful!
"More importantly, the secret treasure contains the method of reincarnation! A child can live for five hundred years... but with reincarnation, it's uncertain; it might even approach or exceed the lifespan of a Nascent Soul cultivator... How terrifying would the accumulated resources be over tens of thousands of years?"
"No wonder the major temples haven't changed much since the last eastward journey...because there are just too many people waiting in line to get a spot?"
While eating the grapes that Yu Xiang'er had peeled, Fang Qing pondered the future:
"There are still more than twenty years until the Taihuang Heaven reopens. For those practicing the Qi Cultivation Path, the biggest matter is Guangmu's attainment of his position, and it will definitely happen before that time!"
"I could simply stay put, cultivate my Qi, quietly refine puppets, improve my strength, and occasionally go to the Profound Void Heaven, disguised as a Jin Xing to deceive people... no, to gather intelligence."
Using the alias Jin Xingkai, Fang Qing believed he could surpass Sanmu Zhenren, the leader of the Si Min Cult, in his ability to deceive people!
His gaze shifted, and he looked inward at the 'Dao Sheng Pearl', where he saw the sealed 'Master Pi Tangka of the Shi Tuo Forest'.
Actually, the greatest gain from this secret journey was not this [Female Earth] gold element...
"Or...could I have received funding? Or rather...did someone express goodwill and concern?"
In the world of Taoist cultivation, it's indeed difficult to survive without a powerful backer.
Everything within the secret realm flows under the source of the secret realm!
The "Mahavairocana Buddha" on the snowy mountain is, in the Sanskrit scriptures, the source of the secret treasure, and he is almost equivalent to the source of the secret treasure!
"My first encounter with the Secret Realm was with the old blind man and that 'Horse-Headed Vajra Protector Divine Skill'!"
The fourth level of the "Hayagriva Protector Divine Skill" involves "Acala"... which is suspected to be an incarnation of "Mahavairocana".
The lineage of Hayagriva Temple can perhaps be traced directly back to the Great Snowy Mountains…
"The Great Sun Initiation Secret Technique's practice of the Great Seal of Light, along with the Hayagriva Guardian Divine Technique's dual cultivation of consciousness and body, makes my consciousness relatively strong... Even under the suppression of a wisp of golden energy from the 'Lord of the Mortuary Forest', I can barely keep my thoughts running..."
When I entered the Lotus Paradise, the moon was just hanging over the willow branches, but when I emerged, the sun was shining brightly...
"This could just be a coincidence, or it could be some kind of...hint?"
Did the Great Sun Buddha discover my special nature and thus pay me special attention? Or did he foresee that at some crucial moment in the future, I, having grown up, would be of His benefit?
"After all, that one is probably in similar poor condition... just like Phoenix."
The phoenix is the master of [Winged Fire], and [Winged Fire] holds the proper position of the virtue of fire!
The Great Sun Tathagata is suspected to be the master of the Star Sun, which also occupies the rightful place in the Great Sun lineage!
From the perspective of the "Yearly Duty", the True Lords of the three Great Dao lineages of Great Sun, Metal, and Fire who have served as "Yearly Duty" are in the worst condition.
The rightful masters of these three major lineages will undoubtedly face even more influence from the "Yearly Officials"!
This is a big deal. Fang Qing plans to stay in the Qi Refining Path for a while and think things through carefully...
If I'm just imagining things, then things will get really funny...
Furthermore, there's no need to rush into crafting True Spirit Puppets, Mystic Fire Demon Zombies, and the like.
Having just advanced to the Nascent Soul stage and now caught up in such a major event, I should first consolidate my cultivation before seeking some pleasure to calm my nerves...
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