txolops Chapter 64 Daily Life at the Dojo
Chapter 64 Daily Life at the Dojo
Now, this guardian deity has mastered the art of yin and yang transformation.
The fire of Nanming can still burn away distracting thoughts, inner demons, impurities, and acquired impurities; while the pure energy of Ren water can nourish the primordial spirit, repair damage, and calm the lingering effects of battle on the Dao heart.
One is burned, the other is nurtured; one is strong, the other is gentle.
From now on, when Xuan Yao controls his natal Xuan Sha, he will not only forcibly suppress and refine it, but will truly have the space to reverse water and fire and harmonize yin and yang.
The foundation of the Great Dao of Qingheishan Mountain has thus become even more stable.
Time flows like water, never ceasing day or night.
Since Xuan Yao reshaped the guardian deity with the power of the Fire Phoenix Tree and the branch of the Peach Blossom, thousands of years have quietly passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Xuan Yao sat upright on the white jade platform, his consciousness sinking into the depths of his sea of consciousness, silently contemplating his own cultivation.
After thousands of years of painstaking effort, he was surprised to find that the several forces within his body, which originally had different orientations, no longer occupied their own territory as before, but gradually melted into one, transforming into a complete internal circulation.
Within the towering guardian deity, a yin-yang cauldron, formed from the convergence of the light of laws, faintly appeared.
The four purest forces each performed their respective functions within the furnace, operating ceaselessly.
The Southern Bright Fire resides firmly in the Yang position, its crimson-gold color dazzlingly bright. It is specifically designed to burn away the impurities within the body that are extremely difficult to detect, the floating fire caused by impatience, the inner demons deep within the spiritual platform, and all acquired impurities.
The pale blue-green Ren water, residing peacefully in the Yin position, is responsible for nourishing the primordial spirit, moistening magical power, and calming the various losses in the Dao heart caused by killing and warfare.
The pure energy of virtue remained in the center, transforming into a slowly rotating Tai Chi diagram, like a pair of invisible hands harmonizing the ultimate Yang fire and the ultimate Yin water, allowing them to follow their own paths without clashing with each other.
As for the innate mystical energy brought by the Black Tiger's roots, it transformed into the black-gold skeleton surrounding the divine general.
With this iron will, the divine general's form will not become weak, but will still retain the fierce edge of protecting the Great Dao and conquering powerful enemies.
Water and fire are in harmony, and fortune and misfortune are interdependent.
The conception of this image finally became truly solidified at this moment.
One day, the fire sycamore and the peach branches that had been standing quietly in the mountains suddenly began to rustle and vibrate gently without any wind.
Two extremely pure innate spiritual lights, one red and one blue, flowed along the nodes of the Qinghei Mountain's earth veins, transforming into two fine, long streams that followed the Xuan Yao Heavenly Spirit and entered the depths of the sea of consciousness.
Within the sea of consciousness, strange phenomena suddenly arose.
The guardian deity, who had been sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes.
Among his double pupils, the left eye was as red as fire, and the right eye was as clear as water.
Behind him, the water and fire wheel radiated a warm and profound light. The crimson-gold fire and the pale blue water intertwined and merged, like two spiritual dragons circling endlessly, and finally transformed into a complete wheel behind the god's head.
Under the nourishment of these two innate spiritual lights, the heavy armor around the divine general became even more stable and substantial, with faint innate Dao patterns flowing between the gaps in the armor.
Xuan Yao suddenly had a sudden realization.
This unique supernatural power, which he created single-handedly, has evolved over tens of thousands of years and has finally crossed the most crucial threshold today.
It has transcended the mere scope of protecting the Southern Ming's fiery path and has truly evolved into—
Yin Yang Water Fire Guardian Deities.
This supernatural power still focuses on internal defense and suppressing the spiritual platform, rather than pursuing outward displays of power and ferocity.
However, the wonders it contains in warding off evil, cleansing karma, protecting the primordial spirit, and repairing damage to the Dao heart are far superior to those of the past.
From then on, when Xuan Yao activated his natal Xuan Sha, he could not only burn away the restlessness and ferocity within it with the fire of Nanming, but also replenish his primordial spirit with the pure Qi of Ren water, so that his Dao heart would not wither and crack after the battle.
During prolonged battles, water and fire can alternate, and yin and yang can complement each other, no longer relying solely on calming the mind and relying on the pure energy of blessings to sustain the battle.
Xuan Yao slowly opened his eyes.
His eyes were deep and peaceful, and there was not a trace of magical power leaking from his body.
Having reached this stage of cultivation, he felt little ecstatic; he simply felt that everything had come to fruition naturally.
The foundation upon which our family has established itself in the primordial world has become even stronger today.
"The path to enlightenment is like walking on thin ice."
"The more solid the foundation, the greater the chance of survival when the great calamity strikes in the future."
Xuan Yao stood up, flicked his sleeves, and wore a faint smile on his face.
Having already advanced his supernatural abilities, he was not in a hurry to go into seclusion again to forcefully break through to a higher realm.
The greatest taboo in cultivating the Tao is being impatient for quick success and instant benefits.
Now that his mid-stage Golden Immortal realm is stable and his Yin-Yang Water and Fire Guardian Generals are taking shape, it is time for him to slow down, organize his daily life in the Daoist temple, and hone his character.
After leaving the pass, Xuan Yao began to truly get involved in managing all the mundane affairs of Qingheishan.
He first tested the lessons of the boy in green, Qingya.
Qingya was calm and composed, and Xuanyao assigned him to take care of several spiritual roots in the mountains.
Every day, the boy would carry the cold spring water and carefully record the changes in the Qi of the Jade Dew Blessed Fungus, the Enlightenment Tea Tree, the Fire Phoenix Tree, and the Peach Blossom Branch.
He recorded which spiritual roots showed signs of dimming vitality and where the water and fire energies were showing signs of imbalance, and reported them to Xuan Yao at any time.
With his meticulous care, these spiritual roots grew exceptionally well in the mountains, their energy gradually connecting with each other, becoming the core essence of Qinghei Mountain.
Yuan Guo was still responsible for patrolling the mountain gate and the outer mountain array.
This red-haired boy was the most unruly, and he often caused trouble in the mountains.
However, after accidentally triggering the Zhou Tian Sha Flag in the void while patrolling the mountain several times due to his playfulness, and being violently thrown away by the hidden array patterns in the great formation, he finally witnessed the power of the Great Master's methods, and his temper became much more restrained.
Now, when they inspect the mountain gate, they are quite professional and dare not slack off in the slightest.
As for the White Fox clan, Xuan Yao settled them in a quiet valley halfway up Qinghei Mountain.
This clan is not good at direct combat, but they are skilled at reasoning about cause and effect and managing miscellaneous tasks.
The old clan chief, along with his disciples, not only had to register the names of those who had surrendered to the aquatic tribes for forced labor every day, but also had to carefully mediate the old grudges and conflicts between the spirit beasts and animals in the mountains, so as to prevent them from fighting each other out of personal grievances and ruining the fortune of the mountains.
In addition, the old fox also did a job that was exactly what Xuan Yao wanted.
Every day, he would gather the little demons in the mountains who had just awakened their intelligence, explain the rules of Qingheishan Mountain to them, and warn them not to trespass into the inner mountain, not to fight or kill, and not to cause trouble in the outside world without cause.
Those who violate this rule will be expelled from the temple at best, and sent to the outer pool to be guarded by the Old Dragon of the Mysterious Water.
As a result, although there were many newly awakened demons in the mountains, no chaos ever arose.
The guardian spirit bird, Lingxiao, was currently cultivating diligently atop the Cloud Cliff.
She used the Xuan Yin Thunder Essence in the Wind and Thunder Pool day and night to temper her physical body, and also used the Daoist Rhythm of Wind and Thunder to refine the trace of Great Peng True Blood within her body.
The original gray and mottled mortal feathers have now completely transformed into a dark blue-black color, like black iron.
Occasionally, it flaps its wings and soars through the sky, leaving behind pale blue wind patterns and purple lightning marks on the horizon.
Its speed was so fast that it was like the passing of wind and thunder.
Although it has not yet truly broken through to the Golden Immortal realm, it has gradually acquired some of the majesty of an ancient ferocious bird.
The old Xuan Shui dragon was obediently suppressed at the bottom of the outer pool of Feng Lei.
Every hundred years, it undergoes a purification ritual with the Southern Bright Fire to burn away any remaining demonic poison and evil energy within its body.
Every thousand years, it must travel along the earth's veins once more, using its dragon-like body to dredge the water system surrounding Qingheishan Mountain.
Although the old dragon still harbored some resentment, under the dual pressure of the True Spirit Restriction and the Southern Bright Fire Refining, it could only sheathe all its claws and teeth and obediently become a laborer suppressing the water veins.
When he has nothing to do, Xuan Yao will also give short lectures on the white jade platform.
At this time, Qingya, Yuanguo, the White Fox Clan Chief, and Lingxiao would all come and sit respectfully below to listen to the lecture.
Xuan Yao's lecture covered a wide range of topics.
He spoke of the all-encompassing nature of the pure and virtuous Qi, the methods of controlling the mysterious and malevolent forces of one's destiny, and the natural principles of the harmony between water and fire and the complementarity of Yin and Yang.
Of course, what was discussed most was the rules of Qingheishan and the karma of its disciples.
"We cultivators, traversing the primordial world, must most avoid bullying the weak and blindly engaging in confrontation."
"To cultivate here in Qinghei Mountain, one must abide by the rules every day."
"Everything has a cause and effect. If you make a contribution, I will not hesitate to reward you; but if you break the rules and get into unnecessary trouble, then you will be severely punished under the banner of the Heavenly Demon."
The audience members listened with varying levels of understanding.
The two children seemed to understand, but they remembered it firmly.
The white fox clan chief nodded repeatedly, his understanding of the mountain rules becoming increasingly clear.
Lingxiao's eyes shone brightly, and his Dao heart became increasingly calm.
Regardless of how much they understood, through these short lectures, everyone gradually grasped a profound truth:
The Qingheishan Dojo is by no means the ordinary demon king's cave dwelling in the primordial world, where people only know how to fight, kill, plunder, and gather their power in one place.
This is a legitimate immortal sect that emphasizes rules, cause and effect, and rewards and punishments.
Over thousands of years of peaceful times, the spiritual energy within the Qinghei Mountain area has grown increasingly rich, and many clear and refreshing springs have gradually emerged in various parts of the outer mountains.
The mountains and fields are covered with exotic flowers and rare herbs vying for attention, while ancient pines and green bamboos provide lush shade.
Those birds and beasts nourished by the spiritual energy of the temple saw more and more of them gaining spiritual wisdom each day.
Under the tutelage of the white fox clan, these little spirits all diligently cultivated in the mountains, and no unnecessary killings ever occurred.
The entire Qingheishan Taoist temple is orderly inside and out, and its vitality is enduring.
Thus, Qingheishan Mountain increasingly presents the pure and righteous atmosphere befitting a blessed land of immortals.