Chapter 349 The Immortal Returns by Different Route
The original origin of the soul-searching method is now unclear. Even the Chongxuan Pavilion, which conducted a large-scale collection of immortal scriptures and techniques during the Tianxia Dynasty, has not found out which immortal master created the soul-searching method.
There has even been a saying in the past that the soul-searching method came from a certain evil cultivator a long time ago. After catching other monks, he used the soul-searching method to interrogate the immortal arts and secrets. The process was extremely painful, as if it were thousands of times.
The sharp blade scraped through the soul.
For a long time, various soul-searching methods were regarded as heretical magic, but some people continued to use them and constantly improved them, and they were gradually accepted by Taoist monks.
So much so that the Great Ming Mirror refined by True Monarch Qingya also has the function of photographing the form of gods and examining the soul, and it will not harm the person receiving the spell.
Having said that, the method of searching for souls is still taboo. After all, it is for no reason and no one wants their past to be known to outsiders.
Moreover, those who are subjected to the soul-searching method must remove their own defenses. In this case, once the soul-searching method becomes a killing power that impacts the soul, the recipient is likely to lose his soul on the spot.
The higher the level of a person who cultivates immortality, the stronger the soul becomes. After becoming a fetal immortal, the soul is completely condensed. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to achieve merit by searching for the soul.
Generally speaking, only when you are completely subdued can you have the opportunity to use the soul-searching method. Most sects have also classified the soul-searching method as a forbidden technique. Without the permission of the master of the sect, you cannot practice it, let alone use it at will.
However, in the current situation of the Lord Swallowing Rock, his body and soul are integrated with the mountains and rivers. He has almost no power to protect himself, cannot escape on his own, and is unable to resist the soul-searching method.
The Lord Swallowing Rock obviously knew his situation, so he made a desperate move and simply let Zhao Shu do what he did in order to prove his innocence and gain a chance of survival.
Unlike Ruomu, who relied on the roots of the Evergreen Divine Tree to connect thousands of miles away and silently observed all things in the south, the Rock Swallowing Lord spent most of his time sleeping.
Prehistoric alien species like Yan Xun are so vigorous that even the weakest ethnic group, as long as they do not suffer external calamities, can live for more than three hundred years. But correspondingly, Yan Xun spends most of his life sleeping.
Especially after swallowing gold and iron minerals, they must go into caves and sleep for several months or even half a year.
While Zhao Shu used the Ming Dynasty Mirror to perform the soul-searching method, he also discovered that the sleepy nature of Yanxi was an alternative method of cultivation.
When Yan Xi was sleeping, his form and spirit faintly resonated with the earth's veins, and the vitality was dormant and guarding within. This coincided with the skill of holding a single pill with divine energy, and it coincided with the magical method of human elixir cauldron taught by Ge Xianweng, but it was far from as profound as that taught by Ge Xianweng.
But the specific practice and application... To put it nicely, it is called "strong and simple", but to put it badly, it is "rough and crude".
What's interesting is that this kind of cultivation skill was either taught to the Yanyan Lord and the Yanxi tribe by someone, or it was their talent. In other words, Yanxi can be regarded as a spiritual and auspicious beast that was born with knowledge.
Since the Rock-Swallowing Lord has been sleeping for almost half of its years, its past experience is not rich. Even if it leads its tribe to migrate to the southern land and settle down, and is regarded as the Rock-Swallowing Lord by mortals, it has very few contacts with believers.
And just as Ruomu said, those believers who worship the Lord of Swallowing Rocks are not pious at all. Their various acts of worship are dedicated to the spiritual rock marrow excreted by Yanxi, which is no different from being kept in captivity.
This kind of heavenly material and earthly treasure refined by Yan Xun's magical body has extraordinary uses. The believers of Yanyan Lord use this thing to trade with other tribes.
In the past, there were indeed some unsighted guys who planned to capture the Yanxi. However, they angered the eager-to-protect Yanyan Lord, and a giant beast that looked like a mountain took action, causing landslides and mudflows. Since then, it has gained a great reputation and was later regarded as the Nine Deities.
One of the gods.
From this point of view, Lord Swallowing Rock did not do anything serious, and could even be said to be docile. Even if it was an act of revenge, it would be difficult to pursue him.
Witnessing the passing of Lord Swallowing Rock, Zhao Shu couldn't help but think that the prosperity of humanity must compete with all kinds of things in the world, but blindly plundering and exhausting all kinds of things in the mountains and rivers is destined to not last long. Unless they seek to prove the immortal way, the world still cannot transcend the world.
This is the world.
Monsters and evil spirits should be retreated, but it may not be appropriate to massacre aliens who have no serious faults. In Zhao Shui's view now, the meaning of valuing life in the immortal way is not just to value one's own life. Goddess Yuqing uses her body to mend the sky.
, not only protects mortals, but also all living beings in the world.
With this in mind, Zhao Shui did not plan to kill the Rock Swallowing Lord completely, he just wanted to put it through some more tests.
"Okay, it seems you are honest." Zhao Shu removed the soul-searching method. Even though Lord Swallowing Rock could not speak, he could still feel a trace of relaxation from the earth's energy.
"I wonder if the Immortal is willing to rescue him?" Lord Swallowing Rock asked eagerly.
"Don't worry yet." Zhao Shu asked: "I don't understand. Even if you know that I am in Baihua Valley, why do you think I can save you? We are all nine gods. You can go to Qianxun Orochi. I listen.
It is said that it has the magical ability to shed its skin and be reborn, and maybe it can save you from trouble."
"The Immortal is really good at joking. The nine gods are like wild beasts. They rule their own territories and are on guard against each other." Lord Yanyan said helplessly: "Anyone who shows weakness will be immediately killed by the others.
Domestic silkworms eat and divide.
Many of my descendants are now being plundered from all sides, and I can hear their whining even when I am here. I feel extremely intolerable, so I ask the Immortal Chief to take action no matter what, even if there is only a slight chance, I will try my best to fight for it."
The Ming Dynasty treasure mirror hung on the relief stone wall, and Zhao Shui saw that the words of Lord Tunyan were not pretentious and deceitful. He was really anxious to get out of trouble and rescue his descendants. This emotion was justified.
"I can indeed save you, and there are two ways." Zhao Shu thought for a while and said: "First, you give up your body, and I will pass you a talisman to make you a mountain god in the nearby area. Second,
I will help you reshape your body, but your strong body will no longer exist, your cultivation power will be almost completely destroyed, and you will have nothing left in you, and everything in the past will start all over again."
The reason why Zhao Shu came up with two methods is that the situations of Tunyanzhu and Ruomu seemed to be similar, but in fact they were completely different.
Ruomu chose to merge with the Evergreen Divine Tree in another world, and the Evergreen Divine Tree is not an ordinary plant. After arriving in the southern land of Kunlun, it turned into a cave-sky barrier. Zhao Shu then taught Ruomu how to form a fetal immortal.
, regard the sacred tree as the mother body, giving birth to Ruomu.
The Lord Swallowing Rock was too seriously injured to save himself. He had no choice but to merge into the mountains and rivers. This was almost an irreversible solution and was equivalent to burying himself in the soil. Even if Zhao Shu taught the Immortal Family's secrets
, it is impossible for the Lord Swallowing Rock to regard the surrounding mountains and rivers as a mother body and re-gestate a vital body.
Fortunately, Zhao Shui had rich experience and witnessed Tiegong's ascension in his early years, which inspired him at this moment. And the two methods he proposed to Lord Tunyan were to repeat Tiegong's experience all over again.
Lord Swallowing Rock was silent for a long time, and then said: "You can gain freedom by reshaping your body, but you have to give up your past cultivation; you can gain a fief with great magic power, but you are trapped in the mountains and rivers and cannot be free."
Zhao Shu said: "It depends on how you understand this so-called freedom. If you are too weak and hit the wall everywhere, is there really any freedom? The mountain god and the land are only restricted to one side. It seems to be trapped, but in fact it is free to embrace the world. Xiaozhong It can also be seen that it is big.”
"I understand." Lord Yanyan asked, "What does the Immortal plan to do?"
"It doesn't make any difference to me, it all takes a lot of effort." Zhao Shu said: "Although you have been severely injured, your true spirit has become strong after practicing for a long time. I just need to open an altar and practice the method to move the mountains and rivers and form the Kanhe." If the talisman deed matches your true spirit, you will have the reality of being a mountain god and an earthly being. Later, a shrine will be set up for you to be worshiped by the people of Li.
As for reshaping your body, you will need to spend heaven and earth treasures to help you refine your true form. Since your original foundation is still there, you can only use gold, iron and rocks as the basis. I already have a good idea. And reshape it. After taking the true form of the Dharma body, you can continue to practice and improve."
"I...I would like to be granted the title of Earthly Beast." Lord Swallowing Rock hesitated for a while, but finally made his decision.
"Is it to rescue the descendants of Yanzi who are scattered all over the country as soon as possible?" Zhao Miao asked.
"Yes, I beg the Immortal to grant me some enlightenment." Master Tunyan's tone was so humble that he almost knelt down and worshiped.
Zhao Shu said seriously: "I can make you a mountain god, but this is not done casually. Shinto teaches and benefits materials and people. You must make a wish to protect all things in the mountains and rivers, and all living beings with spirits, and your vows will be fulfilled." Restrain your behavior and do not indulge in wanton behavior from now on. If you extort offerings, harm others, and harm all living beings, three disasters and catastrophes will befall you, and your true form and body will be wiped out every inch!"
Master Tunyan immediately replied: "My disciple is willing to keep my oath. If I violate it, I will be punished by heaven and earth!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Mi, who was in Baihua Valley, also took action. He drew a wisp of fresh air from the cave sky from Qingya Fairyland, traced the spirit and charm of Tunyan's main energy, wrote it into the true shape of the talisman, and then flicked it in the air. , walking through the mirror and appearing in front of the relief stone wall.
Zhao Shu's avatar raised his hand and held up the true picture, saying: "The canonization of the mountain god land is just a matter of time. I still need to make some preparations. Now the Xiong Kingdom is about to annex the southern land. Since you have been granted the title, you should be included in the national sacrificial ceremony. It is just and right. , no longer worship evil gods in obscene ways."
"Disciple, I obey." As soon as Master Yanyan finished his answer, Zhao Shui himself formed another avatar and went to explain the secular affairs. With Zhao Shui's current status, it only took a few words to get Master Yanyan to be included in the sacrificial ceremony.
In fact, Zhao Shu didn't reveal everything to Lord Yan Yan, so he would be canonized as a mountain god, and his future would not be cut off. He had witnessed Tiegong's ascension. If Master Yan Yan accumulates merits and achieves perfection in the future, there will be an immortal family to take over. Yin, it may not be impossible to overlift and lift.
Zhao Shui can restrain the two paths provided to the Lord Swallowing Rock. As for the future achievements of this primitive alien species, it depends on his own destiny.
"By the way, I just have one more thing to ask." Zhao Shuyan said: "Back then, the nine gods worked together to cause the star to fall. How did you do it? I used the soul-searching method and got nothing."
"The star? That was not the result of the combined efforts of the nine gods." Lord Swallowing Rock replied: "The star was originally the calamity of the Qianxun Orochi, but it possessed miraculous powers and was constantly shedding its skin and reborn, hiding it from the sky. The calamity caused the star to not fall for a long time."
"Can shedding one's skin and being reborn avoid the catastrophe?" This is the first time Zhao Shu heard about it.
"It's difficult for me to understand the mystery of this matter. The origin of this Qianxun Orochi is older than my disciples. It claims to be born from creation and controls the laws and authority of heaven and earth." Master Tunyan said: "I just don't know why, the Qianxun Orochi
Later, it seemed that it was not tolerated by the creation of heaven and earth, so it led to the disaster of the Star."
"Not tolerated by the creation of heaven and earth?" Zhao Shu vaguely understood that the reason why Qianxun Orochi caused the catastrophe was probably because after Goddess Yuqing used her body to mend the sky, the laws of creation changed and they were at odds with each other. Qianxun Orochi did not want to or
He didn't dare to bear the catastrophe, so he used some ingenious means to conceal it and postponed it until more than ten years ago.
In fact, in Zhao Shui's view, it is not entirely a disaster that the cultivation of monsters leads to heavenly calamities. In the Xuanmen Immortal Way, it is believed that the three calamities of heavenly calamities are caused by the monks' Taoist atmosphere that goes against the creation of heaven and earth.
Yin and Yang, follow nature, the three natural disasters will not come, and the natural disaster will be far away.
Provoking the three calamities of heaven and calamity means that the person is not good at cultivation. The higher the level of cultivation and reaching the realm of coexistence between heaven and man, the more violent the conflict between qi and machine will be, and the more severe the calamity will be.
But the heavenly tribulation itself is not only a test of the foundation of cultivation, but also a warning. If the three disasters of the heavenly tribulation are coming, the cultivators will usually have a premonition and know that they have deviated. If they correct themselves in time, there is still room for correction.
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However, like the Chihiro Orochi, which directly caused the star to fall, it can be seen how conflicted it is with the creation of heaven and earth.
Knowing this situation made Zhao Shu even more determined to deal with the Qianxun Orochi with the Three Disasters of Heavenly Tribulation. If the falling stars from the sky can't deal with it, then let's see if the God-killing Nail is worthy of the big task.
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"Become a god?"
In the palace city of the imperial capital, a clone of Zhao Shu came to the young emperor. After briefly describing the situation of Master Tunyan, the young emperor said with great interest: "Since Master Zhao has the ability to canonize mountain gods and earth creatures, there is no need to ask for help."
I made it clear that I can do things expediently, as Prime Minister Zuo had already entrusted me with his duties before his death."
"No." Zhao Shu shook his head and said, "The country has rituals and rituals. If you don't follow them, it will be an obscene sacrifice. The ghosts and gods will act recklessly, and the people of Li will suffer as a result. It is very inappropriate."
The young emperor nodded slightly, and then added: "The Prime Minister Zuo said before that the kingship of Nantu is not enough, and many laws and regulations should not be enforced by force. On the contrary, Shinto teachings can calm people's hearts more."
"That's right." Zhao Shu explained: "The way of God is not separated from the way of humanity. It just goes from ignorance to clarity. As for conscious enlightenment, it takes a long time. It takes only one generation to see the merits. The people of the south have been bewitched by demons and gods for a long time, so they will follow the people's heart and use it to
Ghosts and gods stabilize the situation, impart enlightenment, and change customs. For this reason, it is even more necessary to list Lord Yanyan as the official deity of the national sacrificial ceremony."
Zhao Shui had already started preparing to open an altar to practice Dharma deep in the southern soil, but now he was no longer as far-sighted as before, and he couldn't just consider the immediate situation and himself, so he finally found the Emperor of Xiong Kingdom himself.
"As expected of Immortal Zhao." The young emperor showed admiration and said, "Xiang Zuo had intended to recommend you to me before his death, so that you could serve as the Imperial Preceptor. I wonder what Immortal Master's intention is now?"
Zhao Miao stood up and bowed in obeisance: "I am an idler in the mountains and cannot bear such an important task. I am going to kill all the demons and gods so that I can stay away from the secular world. Please forgive me."