Chapter 346 'The Theory of Five Virtues' and 'Journey to the East'
A moment later, as the two of them stepped into the hall on the top floor, an astonishing aura instantly enveloped their bodies. The invisible but majestic aura shook their whole bodies, and cold sweat suddenly flowed from their foreheads.
"Golden elixir chief priest?" Gu Yu was so horrified that he almost cried out.
With fear in his eyes, he raised his head and scanned the hall, immediately identifying his target.
Just because that person's aura was so strong, his whole person was like a blazing sun, emitting infinite light and heat all the time. Compared with it, other people had almost no sense of existence.
He was a middle-aged Taoist priest with an unremarkable appearance. His face looked very familiar, so familiar that Gu Yu felt his mouth was dry and his head felt dizzy.
At this time, there were not many people sitting in the hall, maybe five people.
Four of them are members of several other major families in Chu State City. They all have high status, and they are all outstanding people with the potential to advance to the foundation building.
But at this moment, these people seemed to be focused on nothing else, and they were concentrating on flipping through a blue thread-bound book.
They read very slowly, as if the book contained extremely profound knowledge.
Zhao Sheng sat leisurely on the main seat in the hall, gently stroking a petite and exquisite white hedgehog with his right hand.
He glanced at Gu Yu and the two of them, and said lightly: "Since you are here, come in and find a seat!"
As the words fell, the pressure on his heart suddenly disappeared by half. Gu Yu felt relieved and walked into the hall in a few steps. He saluted Zhao Sheng from a distance and said respectfully: "Junior Gu Yu, meet Senior Wuying!"
Almost at the same time, the young man in brocade also gave an exaggerated salute and shouted loudly: "Junior Wu Yifan, pay your respects to senior Wuying!"
"Sit down! Wait for the others." Zhao Sheng nodded, then pointed to the seat next to him.
Gu Yu silently recited the Eight-Character Heart Secret of the God of Hades, kept his mind calm, walked a few steps to a chair, sat down carefully, and instinctively put on a warm and sincere smile on his face.
Wu Yifan also sat down next to him.
Although everyone sitting here knew each other well, the hall was silent at the moment, and no one spoke to exchange greetings.
Gu Yu was oppressed by the strong aura, sitting in his seat like a puppet, a bit silent.
Gu Yu secretly looked at the old Wuying Taoist who had not heard from him for a long time, feeling horrified in his heart.
People who were originally senile suddenly reversed their aging and became young again.
Apart from miracles, there is probably only one possibility, and that is that this person has successfully broken through the realm and has been promoted to... Jindan!
"Is this...is this possible?" Gu Yu had a complicated mood and asked himself secretly, somewhat doubting his own judgment.
You must know that even if they are as powerful as the Gu family and have thousands of cultivators, there are only two or three Jindan ancestors who can suppress luck.
A casual cultivator can actually be promoted to a golden elixir, comparable to his ancestors.
While Gu Yu was horrified, he felt envious, jealous...hateful!
At this time, the person next to me silently handed over a book.
Gu Yu took it and took a look, only to see three words "On the Five Virtues" written on the cover. The meaning of the words was ancient and majestic, and a sense of fate and reincarnation came to his face.
When I opened it, I saw a line of big characters with flying dragons and phoenixes: "All the heavens in the world, the end of the five virtues, the beginning of the innate world, the great road..."
After just reading two lines of text, Gu Yu couldn't help but immerse himself in it. He felt that every word in the book contained the truth of the great truth. Countless inspirations came to his mind, and he even felt moved that he would die if he heard the truth in the morning.
I don't know how much time passed, but when the book was turned to the last page, the text in the book suddenly stopped after the sentence "Five virtues play the five elements, and the five gods are inherently pregnant."
After reading it, Gu Yu felt extremely uncomfortable. He scratched his head and ears anxiously, eager to know what was behind it.
At this time, another thread-bound book was quietly handed into his hand.
Gu Yu was overjoyed, but after scanning the cover, he felt very disappointed. He couldn't help but secretly cursed: "What the hell is "Journey to the East"? Where is the second half of "The Theory of Five Virtues"?!"
He raised his head and looked around, seeing four or five more people in the hall, all of whom had familiar faces.
However, no matter whether they arrived first or last, everyone lowered their heads and flipped through the books in their hands. Some looked obsessed and intoxicated, while others were beaming with joy.
At this moment, Taoist Master Wuying was still sitting there leisurely, but the white hedgehog suddenly grew to the size of a calf, lying at the master's feet, curled up into a ball.
At this time, this snow-white jade-like hedgehog actually exuded a hint of coercion. It was actually a second-level spiritual beast comparable to a foundation-building beast.
However, Gu Yu was only surprised for a moment and then regained his composure.
He lowered his head again, opened "Journey to the East" and read it carefully.
After reading the first chapter, he realized that this book was not about the Five Virtues, but a travelogue. The protagonist was a Taoist named Zhao, whose Taoist name was Qingping.
This article is written in chapter style, and each chapter is a short story.
The first chapter is called "Asking for Feng", which tells the story of Taoist Zhao going down the mountain and encountering a weasel asking for Feng, but was frightened by its roar and ran away.
At the end of the story, a spell is recorded to repel demons and drink ghosts. The spell is very simple, just like a mortal's magic.
Turning to the second chapter, the title of the chapter is "Yangui". The article tells the story of Taoist Zhao visiting Lanruo Temple and playing tricks on the sexy ghost late at night... Finally, he summoned the Wutong envoys and worked together to kill the old corpse.
At the end of the story, a folk alchemy is also recorded, which teaches how to use yang blood to drive away ghosts and zombies. It also records several animals with sufficient yang energy, such as black dogs, roosters, hedgehogs, goats, etc.
Chapter 3 "Changing Heads"
Chapter 4... The book says: "Taoist Master Qingping paid homage to the Four Heavenly Emperors and recited the Five-Way Summoning God Mantra, which soon attracted a group of snakes and pythons, but they were densely packed with colorful flowers. The big ones were like mountains, and the small ones were like mountains.
It was as thin as a gossamer, but I saw the Taoist master pinching the magic formula with his hand and muttering something in his mouth: 'According to the command of the five powers, the group of snakes listened to the call and came out...!"
The text of "Journey to the East" tends to be humorous, and the stories in the book are bizarre and interesting. The lines seem to be full of some kind of magic. Even with Gu Yu's knowledge, he can read it with gusto.
I don’t know how long I had been here, but a clear sound suddenly sounded from the hall, immediately waking up everyone who was obsessed with writing.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After Zhao Sheng glanced at the group of people, he said: "I have roughly read both books. What do you think?"
“Wonderful, very wonderful!”
"I wonder which expert wrote this "Theory of Five Virtues"? It is really every word of it. I admire it very much."
"Brother Liu is absolutely right. The Three Thousand Words in "The Theory of Five Virtues" is so comprehensive and profound. I'm afraid it was written by a certain true king who transformed into a god."
"The Theory of Five Virtues is of course mysterious and unpredictable, but I think the article "Journey to the East" has far-reaching implications. The stories in the article are all taken from the mortal world. The alchemy and martial arts mentioned at the end of the article are very simple and practical, and are useful to ordinary people, even us.
It is also of great benefit. The predecessors who wrote this book have profound intentions that are beyond our reach."
"Hehe! "Journey to the East" is just a novel, not as good as "The Theory of Five Virtues". Furthermore, the article mentions the God of Five Powers many times, and uses the power of God to turn the tables many times. This move is highly suspected of using the article to preach.
Don’t you guys understand? Or are you pretending to be confused?”
"Do you understand or not? I don't need to argue with you. Senior Wuying is here, so don't be arrogant. Do you think that senior is an evil heretic?"
"Hey, Fang Xiaosan, you are a slanderous person! I am only talking about the text, and there is no insinuation. You have evil intentions. Please give me a warning, Senior Wuying."
Seeing someone arguing about this, Zhao Sheng stretched out his hand and pressed down, suppressing his majestic momentum. He immediately silenced the hall and everyone fell silent.
"Fang Xiaoyou is right. The Journey to the East written by the old Taoist does have the intention of promoting the name of the Wutong God. There is no need for the old Taoist to deny this."
No one expected that Zhao Sheng would directly admit his purpose of writing the book as soon as he opened his mouth.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yu and others immediately broke out in cold sweat on their foreheads.
In the Great Gu Dynasty, Tiandaoism was all about self-respect. Except for the righteous gods who were enthroned by imperial edicts and could spread their faith openly and enjoy incense, other ghosts and gods who were not allowed to be enthroned by talismans were all evil gods and obscene temples, and were the targets of severe crackdowns.
It seems...it seems that the Wutong God is one of the more famous among the many wild gods. These five evil gods have many followers in the mortal world, and their belief base is very deep. They are a type of ghosts and gods that are extremely difficult to deal with.
Listening to what Wuying Lao Tao means, does he believe in the God of Five Powers?!
Thinking of this, Gu Yu became more and more frightened, and asked tremblingly: "Senior, when you summoned us today, could it be... could you persuade us to believe in the Wutong God? But...but..."
"Young Master Gu is overly worried. The old Taoist has no such idea." Zhao Sheng said with a slight smile.
As soon as this was said, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as you don't force people to convert to evil gods, that's fine.
Zhao Sheng's eyes flashed, and he took in the changes in everyone's expressions, and then said: "I came to you today because I think you guys are talents that can be developed, and I can't bear to wait for you to turn into a pile of grave soil in a hundred years. That's why I came here to talk to you.
You guys make a few deals."
Gu Yu's heart sank when he heard the words. Wuying's words hit everyone's heart and aroused fear in everyone's hearts.
If you fail to build the foundation, you will inevitably die after ten or twenty years.
You need to know that in order to advance and build foundations, the people sitting here have practiced the "Blood Soul Sutra" as early as their early years. Over the past few decades, everyone has lost a lot of life span.
But the first time they tried to build a foundation, everyone ended in failure.
Even though they still have the possibility of building a foundation, Gu Yu knows that it is a lucky chance that one of the people sitting here can build a foundation.
Therefore, as soon as Zhao Sheng's words came out, they immediately ignited a fire in everyone's hearts.
No one was a fool, everyone suddenly realized something, and their eyes were extremely hot for a moment.
"Senior Wuying, please tell me. Whatever this junior can do, he will do his best. As long as...as long as..."
"Lao Dao already knows what you are thinking. Don't worry, your future is bright. However, Lao Dao has something to do now and needs your help."
"Senior, I just said it doesn't matter. If you want to go through fire and water, I'll be happy with it." A wise man immediately said with a big heart.
"The old Taoist doesn't need you to talk to you to death, or even take action. He just wants to form a cause and effect with you."
"Cause and effect?!" Gu Yu heard this and was filled with doubts.
Zhao Sheng smiled and said: "If you can lend the old Tao a spiritual stone, the cause and effect will be achieved. The more spiritual stones you lend, the greater the cause and effect, and the more blessings you will get in the end. The old Tao can guarantee that you will do it in the future."
Won’t regret it.”
"Senior, I would like to ask, with your strength, as long as you come to visit, I think the major families will donate generously. Why do you need to borrow money from us?" At this time, a young man in brocade clothes suddenly asked.
Zhao Sheng's face turned cold, and the pressure in the hall suddenly increased, "If you don't want to borrow it, you can leave now. I don't have time to tell you."
"Senior, please atone for your sins! This is not what I meant. I have three thousand spirit stones in my hands. I will lend them all... No, no, they are dedicated to my seniors. Please accept them with a smile." The young man in brocade clothes was so frightened that he panicked and lowered his voice.
The voice begged.
"It's a joke, do you need some spiritual stones from me?! I said I only borrowed the cause and effect, not your spiritual stones in vain. Have you read a good treatise on the Five Virtues in vain?"
Gu Yu and Zhao Sheng were the most familiar with each other. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, he immediately came out to smooth things over and said loudly: "Junior originally lent all the spirit stones to senior, a total of 4,500 spirit stones. If it is not enough, junior will think about it after he goes back."
The method can produce up to 10,000 spiritual stones."
Zhao Sheng said: "In everything, do things according to your ability! This is how you build your foundation, and this is how spiritual stones are built! Sincerity comes first in cause and effect. I hope you will realize it yourself."
"I have 1,300 spiritual stones here, all of which I have lent to seniors."
"Senior, why don't you wait a moment, I'll go home and I'll be right back."
At this time, others couldn't sit still, some were superficially perfunctory, and of course some had high hopes for Zhao Sheng.
Zhao Sheng just pretended not to see this and accepted all the spiritual stones no matter how many.
After a while, the atmosphere in the hall became strange. Everyone looked at each other and emptied their pockets.
Gu Yu observed the words and expressions. Seeing that Zhao Sheng was in a happy mood, he took the opportunity to ask: "Senior, what is your intention for doing this? If you don't think the spirit stone is not enough, why not allow us to report to the elders in the family. With your cultivation in the Golden Core realm,
, I and other elders will definitely receive you as distinguished guests."
Zhao Sheng raised his eyelids and said abruptly: "You are wrong! The old Taoist has not yet been promoted to the golden elixir."
"What? This...I saw it wrong." Gu Yu was extremely shocked.
Before he finished speaking, Zhao Sheng said, "But it's almost over. As long as we raise enough spiritual stones and golden elixirs! Yi'er."
When Gu Yu heard this, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he asked tentatively: "Senior is so sure. Could it be... could it be the help of the five powers god?"
"Hey! Finally, someone with some understanding has thought of it. Yes, the old Taoist can be where he is today thanks to the God of Five Powers." Zhao Sheng deliberately stated the "truth".
Upon hearing this, someone's eyes suddenly brightened up in a frightening way, like two big light bulbs, releasing extreme desire.
"Is the God of Five Powers really so efficacious? Impossible!"
"Hey! You will know for yourself in the future whether it is true or not. I am too lazy to explain to you." After saying that, Zhao Sheng suddenly stood up and waved his hand to call back the spiritual beast White Hedgehog.
The next second, he disappeared into thin air in full view of everyone.
But before leaving, he left a message: "In three days, those who believe in the Tao will meet here!"
"Senior, senior!" Gu Yu shouted anxiously, but received no response.
He turned his head sharply, looked directly at the others, and asked with deep eyes: "Do you believe what Senior Wuying said?"