Chapter 693
“‘Huang Ting Jing’…” Li Shangxian shook his head, “It seems there are still some shortcomings.”
Pang Shishu pursed his lips, understanding the truth behind those words:
After all, the ‘Huang Ting Jing’ was created by a group of transformation and nascent soul practitioners. While it could indeed facilitate transformation, to say it was perfect would be far from the truth. From this scene, it was clear that Zheng Fa had already encountered some difficulties after his transformation.
Unexpectedly, Li Shangxian shifted his tone, speaking with admiration:
“So this great scripture was indeed created by all of you…”
“Hmm?”
Pang Shishu turned back in confusion, only to see Li Shangxian bowing respectfully towards Zheng Fa from a distance:
“Only now do I truly believe that this technique was indeed developed step by step.”
There was a hint of genuine respect in his words.
Hearing this, Pang Shishu felt a bit better, but then he heard Li Shangxian sigh:
“It’s a pity that such a marvelous method hasn’t been perfected.”
…
At this moment, Zheng Fa was not concerned with Li Shangxian’s lament. He gazed at the unusual phenomenon of the three flowers above his head, and with a thought, the auspicious clouds dissipated, and the three blue lotuses vanished.
If Pang Shishu could see the problem, Zheng Fa certainly felt it more deeply.
In fact, he had realized the issue earlier—his Fusang wood was too powerful.
The core concept of the ‘Huang Ting Jing’ lies in the dual cultivation of life and spirit, neither of which should be neglected.
However, Zheng Fa’s current problem was not neglect but rather that his dharma body originated from the Fusang wood, its strength far exceeding that of a newly formed Yang God.
This was certainly not a bad thing; it was more like a happy dilemma: without the Fusang wood, Zheng Fa wouldn’t even know how high the grass would grow on his grave.
One could even say that one of Zheng Fa’s purposes in creating the ‘Huang Ting Jing’ was to prevent himself from being influenced by the Fusang wood’s temperament.
But this was indeed a troublesome matter.
In the Niwan Palace, Zheng Fa’s Yang God flickered with a faint golden flame, causing him to frown repeatedly, his expression tinged with impatience.
Fortunately, the Creation Jade Tablet in the Yang God’s hand occasionally emitted a green light, casting it upon the Yang God and dispelling the flames.
Indeed… if it weren’t for the ‘Huang Ting Jing,’ he might have truly become the shape of the Fusang wood by now.
The Fusang wood was equivalent to the Dao fruit of a demon emperor, its status far surpassing that of a transformation practitioner. To say it had no self-will and could be manipulated by Zheng Fa into transforming into a Dao ancestor’s fruit was nothing but a pipe dream.
Before Zheng Fa had transformed, the Fusang wood had been quite docile. Now that he had advanced, it seemed to have regained its intelligence, or perhaps sensed a life crisis, and began to attempt to influence or even refine Zheng Fa’s Yang God.
If it weren’t for the ‘Huang Ting Jing’ preserving his spirit and the Creation Jade Tablet being able to repair the Yang God, this matter would indeed have been quite tricky for Zheng Fa.
…
“Given the situation, the most urgent task now is to strengthen the Yang God.”
With this thought, Zheng Fa’s gaze swept over Li Shangxian and the others, a hint of anticipation stirring within him.
Li Shangxian and the others had arrived unexpectedly, and Zheng Fa naturally wouldn’t take them lightly. Even during the tribulation, he kept part of his attention on them.
He had also caught the gist of the conversation between Pang Shishu and them.
He knew that the Taishang Dao was passed down from the Dao Ancestor, who was the progenitor of the Yang God technique.
If anyone was most proficient in Yang God cultivation, it would undoubtedly be the Taishang Dao.
So… wasn’t this quite fortuitous!
When Zheng Fa first met Li Shangxian at the Six Factions Alliance, he felt nothing special.
But today, seeing him again, he felt a sense of familiarity, especially with Li Shangxian’s forgetful demeanor, which seemed increasingly connected to the Jiushan Sect.
As he shifted his gaze from Li Shangxian’s face, he noticed Pang Shishu looking at him, concern hidden in his eyes, aware that the recent phenomenon of the three flowers had left him somewhat unsettled.
Zheng Fa gently nodded at his master, his eyes showing no trace of anxiety:
Though he didn’t consider himself a great scholar, he was quite familiar with both research and cultivation.
Encountering problems and solving them was just a common occurrence.
To Li Shangxian and the others, the ‘Huang Ting Jing’ might be a supreme scripture, but in Zheng Fa’s heart, it was merely a crutch for his cultivation philosophy—just branches and leaves, not the root.
At this moment, his expression was even more composed than that of the outsider, Li Shangxian.
Seeing his smile, Pang Shishu was momentarily taken aback, and the turmoil in his heart suddenly calmed.
However, Li Shangxian could no longer contain himself.
“Zheng Fa has already transformed; why hasn’t he come out yet?”
“Not finished yet.”
“Not finished?”
Li Shangxian was taken aback, frowning as he found Pang Shishu’s response strange.
It seemed that this Jiushan Zhenren had forgotten about the three tribulations of transformation.
Yet now, clearly the transformation tribulation had passed, but this person seemed to be waiting for something.
The others from the Taishang Dao exchanged glances, puzzled as to why.
“Look, it’s coming.”
Unexpectedly, Pang Shishu gestured with his chin, a knowing look on his face.
Everyone saw a rainbow light shooting down from the heavens, enveloping Zheng Fa.
Zheng Fa felt as if he were being pulled by the rainbow light, flying away from Jiushan and straight into the Xuanwei.
“What is this…”
“Oh, it’s a talent divine ability.”
Pang Shishu spoke nonchalantly.
Even the Jiushan disciples who were hosting the Taishang Dao practitioners showed no surprise, as if this were entirely normal.
Watching Pang Shishu and the others, Li Shangxian couldn’t help but fall into deep thought:
Why did it feel like the Jiushan Sect’s understanding of the tribulation process was so different from that of the Taishang Dao?
…
As Zheng Fa soared out of the Jiushan realm with the rainbow light, he felt even more accustomed than Pang Shishu. Wasn’t the talent divine ability something that the Heavenly Dao automatically granted with each advancement in cultivation?
As the Xuanwei membrane drew closer, Zheng Fa’s thoughts drifted elsewhere:
The more he learned about many things, the more curious he became about this Xuanwei membrane, which was waning in spiritual energy.
From his deductions, the waning of spiritual energy and the failure of the heavenly membrane were essentially two sides of the same coin.
The disappearance of the heavenly membrane would trigger the descent of Dao fruits and the revival of ancient immortals.
He looked up at the heavens, his gaze inadvertently falling upon the sun.
The sunlight bathed Zheng Fa’s face, but he felt a chill run down his spine, as if someone were watching him.
His gaze towards the sun grew increasingly wary.
If the sun of the modern world was closely linked to the Fusang wood, was the sun of the Xuanwei world merely a sun?
Lu Zhenxian…
Though he had only exchanged a few moves with this person’s transformation shadow, Zheng Fa was filled with many doubts, or perhaps many speculations.
Haori Mountain was not only the Jiushan Sect’s great enemy.
Now that he thought about it, it revealed something strange.
According to the words of the Jiuyou Demon Ancestor, Haori Mountain had been a dominant force since the Divine Dao Era.
From that time onward, through the Divine Dao Era, the Demon Ancestor’s reign, and the rise of the Tianhe, Haori Mountain still only possessed three Dao fruits, with its strongest being a True Immortal.
More importantly—this Lu Zhenxian was referred to as the Ancestor of Haori in his sect!
True Immortals were certainly impressive, but the Xianjian was a True Immortal treasure, and the strength of the Tianhe Venerable could be imagined, undoubtedly surpassing that of a True Immortal.
In comparison, the ancient Haori Mountain seemed far weaker.
Previously, Zheng Fa had thought that the Tianhe Venerable was too strong, and Haori Mountain was somewhat overrated, but after learning that Lu Zhenxian was the creator of the dharma body technique during the transformation tribulation, he dismissed that notion.
The complexity of the dharma body technique was something Zheng Fa understood deeply.
To create the dharma body technique, Lu Zhenxian was certainly no ordinary practitioner, and he might even rival the Tianhe Venerable.
Another thing that puzzled Zheng Fa was that the current Lu clan of Haori Mountain was cultivating the ‘Chixiao Yuce,’ a pure Yang God technique.
This meant that this Lu Zhenxian had created the dharma body technique but was now practicing the Yang God technique.
Coupled with Haori Mountain’s hostility towards the Jiushan Sect, especially its concern for the Fusang wood.
Now, as he gazed at the sun beyond the heavenly membrane, he felt increasingly uneasy.
…
While Zheng Fa was deep in thought, he suddenly felt his Yang God stir with excitement. Looking again, he saw a stream of chaotic energy crossing the stars, piercing through the membrane, and entering his forehead.
The talent divine ability had arrived.
“Indeed, it’s the One Qi Transforming Three Purities…”
The emergence of the talent divine ability was not without reason.
The Five Elements Divine Light, the method of transforming into a rainbow, the true fire of the sun, and even Senior Sister Zhang’s innate Eight Trigrams were all closely related to their understanding of the Dao.
Thus, since cultivating the ‘Huang Ting Jing,’ Zheng Fa had some guesses about this talent divine ability.
One Qi Transforming Three Purities was the one he deemed most likely.
He suppressed his thoughts, glanced at the sun once more, and found himself unwilling to linger any longer. He simply flew straight back to the Jiushan realm.
“What divine ability did you gain?”
Senior Sister Zhang and the others had been waiting in the courtyard, and upon seeing him return, they all gathered around to ask.
Zheng Fa’s figure flickered and split into two.
Senior Sister Yuan stared wide-eyed at the two Zheng Fas: “A body outside the body?”
“No… it’s One Qi Transforming Three Purities, but for now, I can only split into two bodies.”
“Divided body divine ability?”
Zheng Fa nodded.
“Divided body divine abilities are not uncommon…” Xie Qingxue frowned, “Didn’t that great Zizai Demon Sect practitioner have a dual body during their transformation?”
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