Chapter 407: Peng Hua Talks about the Grudges in the Ancient Dao Palace

Chapter 399: Peng Hua Talks about the Grudges in the Ancient Dao Palace

This [Karma Fire Demon Lotus] is a top-level [Tao Fruit] formed by the innate [Yuan Ling] avenue gathering the true meanings of many avenues such as [Karma Fire] and [Soul].

Although his status is not as high as that of the [Relic of Taoism] such as [Red Lotus of Life and Death], he can gain more trust from [Yuanchu].

At this time, a complex root system grew out from under the magic lotus and penetrated into the center of the red lotus pedestal. From a distance, it looked as if the black lotus was grafted onto the red lotus.

A huge amount of Daozu's magic power and the true meaning of the Great Dao rushed into the [Karma Fire Demon Lotus] along this root system, nourishing this black lotus.

From this ninth-grade black lotus, a tenth-grade black lotus platform is slowly growing out.

This means that the essence of [Karma Fire Demon Lotus] is rapidly improving towards [Great Dao Possession].

And as the black lotus improves, the [Pure Yang Dao Yuan] accumulated in the [Empty Demon Body] is also increasing madly.

Before this great battle, [Yuanchu] had accumulated nearly two hundred [Pure Yang Dao Yuan], and among the [Menfei] monks, he had escaped from the state of having just completed the promotion and reached the middle level.

But at this time, the tenth-grade lotus platform of the [Karma Fire Black Lotus] has not yet condensed, but it has already pushed [Yuanchu's] [Pure Yang Dao Yuan] cultivation to more than five hundred levels.

When [Yuanchu] completely absorbs this [Relic of Taoism], his magical power should be more than one thousand [Pure Yang Dao Yuan].

This is undoubtedly an extremely terrifying progress in spiritual practice.

The difference between this [door] and [pillar] is, first, the degree of concentration of the comprehension of the great Dao has deepened, and second, the accumulation of mana has changed from quantitative change to qualitative change!
In terms of understanding the Great Dao, Yuanchu believes that he is no worse than anyone else.

Each of the [Great Dao Relying on] that he has gathered is enough to enable him to be promoted to the rank of [Pillar].

Therefore, he only needs to accumulate enough [Pure Yang Dao Yuan] to support these [Dao Possessions] to fully exert their power, and then he can go directly into the [Pillar] to complete the promotion.

But a profound understanding of the Tao has both advantages and disadvantages!

[In the early Yuan Dynasty] Every [Great Dao Attachment] was a wealthy person who needed mana support.

Whether it is the [Zhu Xian Collection] or the [Yuan Shi Collection], or even the [Book of Heaven, Earth and Man] or the [Heaven and Earth Honglu], they all rely on sufficient [Pure Yang Dao Yuan] to truly exert their power and support [Yuan Chu]'s further practice of the Dao until he is promoted to the sixth rank.

[Yuan Chu] possesses many [Great Dao Possessions], which means that the qualitative change in mana required for his promotion to [Pillar] is several times more than that of an ordinary [Pillar].

The magical power of each [Great Dao] requires tens of thousands of years of practice and accumulation to achieve.

[Yuanchu] At this moment, he has only practiced for more than a thousand years, and his foundation is still far from enough.

Fortunately, he had this [Red Lotus of Life and Death], which was enough to save him more than half of the time to accumulate mana. If it was absorbed completely, he could at least cultivate this [Empty Demon Body] to the [Pillar] level.

By then, he will usher in a new round of rapid increase in combat power, which is also the most important training task for him in the past three hundred years.

[Empty Demon Body] was immersed in this transformation of practice and had no time to think about anything else for a while.

However, [Tai Shi Body] and [Sha Jian Body] each have their own tasks to complete.

After the [Killing Sword Body] returned from the [Da You Qing Feng Boat], it also returned to the [Elementary Realm] and sat back next to the [Empty Demon Body].

Then he activated his [Heaven and Earth Furnace] and summoned out a colorless and transparent magical flying sword.

The [Killing Sword Body] held it in his hand and examined it, and found that this sinister killing sword had been officially promoted to the fifth-level [Door] position, and its power had undergone a qualitative change again!

During the great battle, four pure yang spirit swords including Wufeng were kept by Yuanchu in his side in preparation for the battle.

The sacrificial position in the [Heaven and Earth Furnace] was then vacated and was occupied by the [Invisible Sword].

This [Heaven and Earth Baking Furnace] was filled up by [Yuanchu] using half of [Shedi Zangtian], and its mana and energy were about to overflow.

[Invisible Sword], with its fourth-rank status, enjoyed the full sacrifice and refinement of this [Great Dao Possession] and directly completed its promotion.

In addition to the four magical instruments of inheritance that Changsheng had refined before, among the 177 flying sword instruments that Yuanchu refined later, the Invisible Sword was the first to be promoted to the fifth level.

This also set the stage for the sequel, a feat in which numerous flying swords ascended together!

However, at this moment, [Killing Sword Body] first sent [Invisible Sword] to the sword pool to nourish.

Then he raised his hand and sent the [Sumeru] sword pill into the [Heaven and Earth Baking Furnace] to receive sacrifice and improvement.

His important task in the next period of time is to first refine [Sumeru] and [Spring and Autumn] to the [Pillar] level.

By then, he will possess four flying sword magic treasures of the [Pillar] level, and with the power of [Zhu Xian Ji Lu], he will be able to steadily increase his attack power to the sixth level.

Holding a sharp blade, he naturally had the killing intent. When the war started again, he was more confident that he could kill all the enemy [Pillar] overhaul.

[Empty Demon Body] and [Killing Sword Body], one for refining magic power and the other for refining spiritual treasure, each supported part of his practice.

At the same time, [Tai Shi Shen] followed the two Taoist ancestors and came into the [Qin Tian Hall].

This cave of the Shenxiao Palace sect is obviously extremely vast, but after squeezing in two [pillars], it suddenly makes [Yuanchu] feel a little crowded and narrow.

The three great Shenxiao monks sat down here and started a conversation that was crucial to the future development of Shenxiao Palace.

At the beginning of the conversation, [Chuanzong] Daozu was the first to show his own [Heavenly Tribulation Dragon] Dharma body.

Moreover, he moved out the Dao-transformation of the [Ten Vajra Heavenly Buddhas] that he had just obtained from his own cave.

The Dharma body of [Chuanzong] wrapped around the giant Buddha and began to absorb the magic power and the meaning of the great Dao in the Dharma body into its own body.

[Chuanzong] Although I rely on my hundreds of thousands of years of practice, with the help of the power of the entire [Shenxiao Temple System], I can achieve the Tao in one step and ascend to heaven on the spot.

But in fact, its cultivation foundation is still far from the normal sixth-level Hedao.

During the hundreds of thousands of years of being stationed in the Shenxiao Palace, [Chuanzong] relied on the practice of building monuments and biographies for Shenxiao disciples and accumulated more than four million [Long Life Yuan] by building stone tablets one by one.

This is the limit of what it can do!

The number of these life essences, converted into [Pure Yang Dao Yuan], is close to two thousand.

For a normal [Pillar] overhaul, the cultivation of these two thousand plus [Pure Yang Dao Yuan] can be described as having profound magical power.

But there is still a long way to go before becoming a sixth-level Dao Ancestor.

The fact that [Chuanzong] could finally succeed in its promotion was directly related to the fact that it, by virtue of its status as the [treasure of the temple system], devoured all the luck of the entire [Shenxiao Temple System].

Therefore, although it completed the promotion, the lack of magical power needed to be filled urgently.

Once it completely devours this [Ten Directions Vajra Heaven Buddha], this defect can be greatly supplemented.

This is the key practice of [Inheriting the Sect]. After returning to the sect, it directly started this action.

On the other side, Yuanchu's Taishi body started a new communication with the Taoist ancestor Peng Hua.

Taishishen bowed and said:
"Peng Zu, I have something I want to discuss with you. The situation in this war has evolved too quickly. I have been keeping this matter in my heart and I can't help but speak it out."

Peng Hua was very satisfied with his outstanding disciple. He smiled and said:

"Yuanchu, if you have anything to say, just tell me."

[Tai Shi Shen] then said:
"Peng Zu, this time my Shenxiao Palace was targeted everywhere by the Lingshan Temple System. It started as a small dispute and escalated into a war among the Temple System with the full participation of the Sixth-Rank Dao Ancestor."

"I believe there are other forces behind this, either actively provoking trouble or taking advantage of the situation, which ultimately led to this war."

"Looking back, the key point of all this was when I went into the [Soldier Cave], because what I did with the [Jackdaw] ancestor directly conflicted with the [Shanhaitian] temple system."

“But if this is the end point, and I go back further, I went to the [Soldier Cave] and was guided by two fellow Taoists from the [Dao Palace] lineage.”

“And the reason why I was able to meet these two disciples from the Dao Palace lineage is related to the entanglement between me and the Jinwu Temple lineage after I was promoted to the fourth level.”

"I originally thought that all these things were too tortuous and bizarre. They were just coincidences and destiny, and could not be influenced by human manipulation."

“But now my sect and the Lingshan Temple have such a huge cause and effect relationship, it is not an exaggeration to say that they will fight to the death.”

“If you hadn’t avoided the disaster of the Hedao in time, and if the founder of the Chuanzong hadn’t successfully broken through to the sixth level, then my Shenxiao Palace would have really been in a catastrophic disaster!”

"Thinking back on this entire process, I feel that there are other factors hidden in all the coincidences."

"If all this is caused by the power behind the Dao Palace, then our battle with the Lingshan Temple will only benefit the fishermen!"

[Yuanchu] After the war, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there were too many coincidences behind all these things. Deep in his heart, he also had many strange doubts and was not very happy.

He paused, reorganized his words, and continued:
"Last time you said that this battle was plotted by the Tushita Temple faction. I wonder if it happened to me, your disciple?"

[Yuanchu] After the war, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that all these things were too coincidental. Deep in his heart, he also had many strange and uncomfortable feelings. If his daily practice opportunities were controlled by others, that would be a fact that he would never accept in his heart.

No matter who is behind this, he will be regarded as a life-and-death enemy.

After practicing to this level and possessing the combat power of the sixth level, he is now qualified to stand in front of this empty chessboard and try to stretch out his hand.

But who would have thought that after listening to what Yuanchu said, [Penghua] Daozu laughed and said:
"[Yuanchu], you are able to have this realization. You are indeed gifted and spiritually gifted."

"It must be as you said. There is someone behind this. And, there is no doubt that it is the work of the two Taoist ancestors, Torch and Heavenly Fate, who are behind the Tusita Temple."

"They like to hide behind others and do these petty tricks to plot against my Shenxiao Palace."

"Moreover, they have many tricks and many of my disciples in Shenxiao Palace are unaware of the truth and fall into their trap."

"There aren't many people like you who can wake up and realize it in time."

After hearing this, Yuanchu's expression became much more severe.

He has a good relationship with Qingxuan and Aotian from the Dao Palace lineage, and they can be considered rare fellow Taoists on the path to seeking the Dao.

If there is an ulterior conspiracy behind this, then his subsequent attitude towards the [Dao Palace] lineage will be completely different!

Seeing Yuanchu's reaction, Peng Hua naturally understood what he was thinking, and he spoke again:
"[Yuanchu], don't worry about this!"

"This destiny is mysterious, like a raging torrent that cannot be stopped."

"If you don't understand, you'll easily feel that fate is playing tricks on you, and the feeling of powerlessness that everything is predetermined by heaven will damage your Tao heart."

"But in reality, it's all just bullshit!"

"Be it fate or luck, I, Shenxiao Palace, just don't believe in it."

"For the monks of Shenxiao Palace, great power is bestowed upon ourselves. What we believe in is the sword in our hearts and the knife in our hands."

"The saying goes that man can conquer nature, nothing can be better than this!"

"His [Dao Palace] lineage has been plotting against my Shenxiao Palace for hundreds of thousands of years, causing countless lawsuits."

"But out of ten times, seven or eight times I failed, and instead I always created opportunities for my Shenxiao disciples."

"The best they can do is to take advantage of the situation and use various coincidences to push my Shenxiao Palace disciples into a more dangerous and difficult outcome."

"It is impossible to say that they can truly control fate and significantly change the direction of events."

[Peng Hua] expressed what [Yuan Chu] was thinking, which also dispelled many of his concerns.

Then he continued:

"You have to know that the so-called more dangerous and more difficult environment means misfortune and suffering to mortals."

"But for cultivators like me, it is both a calamity and an opportunity!"

"As long as my disciples of the Divine Sky Palace are strong enough and have strong skills, they will be able to break the calamity wave and benefit from it!"

"As in this case, is the Lingshan temple system strong? Are the big and small Buddhas strong?"

"Didn't he get killed by my Shenxiao Palace alone?"

"It is precisely because this calamity was strong enough that my Divine Sky Palace was able to achieve such a huge harvest today."

"After these three hundred years of settling down, my sect will have two Dao ancestors and many disciples will have made great progress in their cultivation. Naturally, they will be more at ease in this void!"

Patriarch [Peng Hua]’s understanding of things was deep enough and wise enough, and [Yuan Chu] nodded repeatedly at what he said.

But he still couldn't help but continue to ask:
"Ancestor, what you said is reasonable. If we can survive the disaster, we will gain something, which will benefit our sect."

"But even so, during these long years, I feel that it is really unnecessary for the enemy to scheme against me like this!"

“If I succeed in my cultivation, I will have a good talk with the Taoist Masters Tianming and Juzi when I meet them in the future!”

[Yuanchu] held the sharp blade in his hand, and murderous intent surged. If what Taoist [Penghua] said was correct, he would have to pay more attention in the future and find a chance to discuss the truth with the [Daogong] lineage.

When I see Qingxuan again, I will stab him three times and six times!

After hearing his words, Patriarch Peng Hua spoke again:

"Yuanchu, with a temper like our Shenxiao Palace, can allow the Dao Palace to plot against us from time to time. There must be a reason behind this!"

"There is a public case here, which is why I don't stop them from doing this."

"You should know that my [Yuxiao Realm] was founded by the great senior [Yuxiao]."

"And the Dao Palace lineage was originally taught by Yu Xiao himself."

"Logically speaking, this [Yuxiao Realm] is someone else's territory."

"However, I had just been promoted to the Pillar at that time, and I was a little rash because I thought I had strong magical powers."

"Plus, there was a problem in the realm where my Shenxiao Palace was located at that time, and it was unable to accommodate the cultivators to continue their cultivation."

"So I found this [Yuxiao Realm], occupied the entire continent, and re-established my sect."

"At that time, the [Dao Palace] lineage was originally a large [temple system] that was integrated into one, and it was replaced by the [Yuxiao Dao Palace]."

"After I came to the realm, they got angry and wanted to kick me out."

"Because of this, we have been fighting for more than three thousand years, but in the end, there is no winner."

"However, the result of this battle is not bad. Because of this battle, both I and that [Juzi] finally merged into one, becoming sixth-level cultivators."

"My Shenxiao Palace has finally successfully taken root in this [Yuxiao Realm]."

"However, the [Yuxiao Dao Palace] is a bit miserable."

"A good fourth-level [Temple System] has fallen apart. Apart from Yuqing and Taixuan, a part of them has left the Void."

"Many cultivators from other sects have also infiltrated the Yuxiao Realm."

"The original Golden Immortal's secret [Jade Sky Twelve Palaces] has been beaten to only seven left."

"Of the remaining five, two were lost and three were destroyed."

"Of the two that were lost, one was snatched away by a group of demons and refined into the current Demon Seeking Palace."

"The other one is our [Qintian Hall]."

"This battle was caused by my Shenxiao Palace. We were really angry back then."

"Both sides suffered heavy casualties and deep grudges."

"Look at the [Ten Thousand Immortals Hall] in this [Yuxiao Realm], and you will know how grand this [Yuxiao Taoist Palace] once was."

"Even if the two sides finally cease fire, it will be difficult to stop completely for a while."

"Since then, the Dao Palace lineage has often been causing trouble for my Shenxiao Palace."

"But in fact, we didn't suffer any loss. On the contrary, we gained a lot of benefits."

"I followed them."

"This delay lasted for hundreds of thousands of years."

[Peng Hua] narrated the history of [Yuxiao Realm] in just a few sentences, which could be described as an understatement.

In fact, behind these few simple sentences are the bloody massacres and the unforgettable hatred.

Among them, the damage that the Shenxiao Palace inflicted on the [Dao Palace] lineage has lasted for a long time, even today, hundreds of thousands of years later.

After listening to what Peng Hua said, Yuanchu also had a lot of thoughts!
Being able to force a fourth-level [Temple System] who is a direct descendant of the Golden Immortal into such a situation, there is no telling how much there is to say!

My ancestor must have betrayed the [Dao Palace] badly, so he feels so guilty and allows this [Dao Palace] lineage to show off from time to time!

(End of this chapter)