Cultivation: When you do things to the extreme

Seventy-seven forty-nine days later, a cry echoed in the underworld.

Xu Yang sat on the thunder clouds, his expression indifferent, and there was no ripple in the ancient well.

After seven, seven and forty-nine days, relying on the cultivation of the Taoist Heavenly Master, as well as the Luotian Dajiao, the magical power of thunder, the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, skills and characteristics, etc., he finally broke up the Yang of this old Black Mountain demon. Divine soul.

Although the Yang God was shattered and his souls were scattered, the Black Mountain did not collapse.

After all, this is a mountain range, a Yinshan land chain that has existed for an unknown period of time.

The size is too big, the foundation is too deep, and the resources are too many!

Even if he used the Xuanyuan Divine Sword to absorb the essence of the earth, he could not refine it in a short time.

If we just stop here and let it go, a second old Black Mountain demon might be born in tens of millions of years.

But Xu Yang obviously wouldn't do that.

At this time, the Xuanyuan Divine Sword has completely submerged into the mountain, and has even penetrated the mountain heart inner elixir of the Black Mountain Old Demon. It is continuously absorbing the essence of the mountains and rivers, turning it into resources and transforming itself.

Another time-consuming and huge project.

With the size of Heishan, even the Xuanyuan Divine Sword would not be able to be refined within a few years.

But Xu Yang is not in a hurry, he still has a lot of time.

In addition, the divine sword is buried in the mountain, transforming and growing on its own, and does not need to be looked after all the time. He can free up his hands to deal with other things.

But he did not leave immediately. Instead, he sat on the thunder clouds. At some point, he changed into the appearance of "Shi Jian" again. He swept the dust away and said softly: "Come out."

"..."

"..."

"..."

The soft words spread throughout the countryside, and there was silence.

After a while, I saw the stream of light flying past, with the brilliance of auspicious clouds.

Several cultivators came on clouds and landed in front of Black Mountain. They bowed to him and saluted: "I have seen the Heavenly Master!"

"Fellow Taoists, there is no need to be polite."

Xu Yang raised his hands and helped several people up: "Thank you for your hard work guarding the Yin Division. Pindao has a few bottles of Yin and Yang Transformation Pills here, which can regulate the Yin and Yang Qi. Please accept them."

After saying that, he swept the dust away and several bottles of elixir flew out.

"this……"

"How?"

When several people saw this, they were all startled, looking at the elixir in front of them and not knowing what to do.

Finally, an old Taoist spoke up: "Guarding the Yin Division is my job. If I don't get any reward for my merits, how can I dare to accept the Heavenly Master's Spiritual Pill?"

Xu Yang smiled: "It's just a few elixirs. It's nothing. It's just the Taoist's wish. Fellow Taoists, just accept it."

"this……"

"All right!"

"Thank you, Heavenly Master!"

After he said this, several people could no longer refuse, so they could only bow their heads and accept the elixir.

Xu Yang sat on the thunder clouds, his spiritual consciousness scanning all directions.

On the 77th and 49th day, he was refining the Black Mountain here. There was lightning, thunder, roaring, and the earth shook from time to time.

How could such a big movement not attract attention?

In fact, all the forces in the underworld, including those ten-thousand-year-old monsters that are as famous as Black Mountain, have noticed the changes here.

But they did not come to help.

Those who can come, dare not come.

Those who dare to come cannot come.

Needless to say, the former is not as strong as Heishan, so he doesn't have the guts to touch Xu Yang's bad luck.

Although the latter is as famous as Montenegro, most of them are just like the old demon of Montenegro. They are limited in body and have difficulty getting out of their lair. Even if they want to help, they are powerless.

Of course, they probably don't have this intention.

After all, they are monsters. It is unrealistic to expect monsters to watch and help each other. At most, they are fighting for their own good. It snowed before.

Therefore, the demons did not come, but many great sects came.

This world is divided into two realms, Yin and Yang. The Yang world is the place of living beings, and the underworld is the place of dead souls. They are clearly divided and each performs its own duties.

But after ancient times, the spirits of heaven and earth fell silent, immortals, Buddhas and demons ascended, and the order of Yin and Yang was severely impacted.

Especially the underworld, as the residence of dead souls, has the position of "underworld and underworld", which is responsible for the reincarnation of real spirits. In ancient times, there were also a group of underworld and underworld gods to manage it.

After these underworld gods ascended, the underworld became godless, the underworld was helpless, and the order gradually became chaotic. Many evil ghosts ruled the earth as kings, disrupted yin and yang, destroyed reincarnation, made the underworld chaotic, and even affected the yang world.

Fortunately, the ancient immortals and gods also had back-ups. Each of the great sects had already trained the guardian generals and sent them to the underworld to maintain order. Each of them also sent a true king to take charge. Only in this way could the situation in the underworld be maintained.

These Taoists who are coming now are the Taoist True Lords who are stationed in the Yinsi of various Dao gates.

Xu Yang still admires these people who really do practical things.

Of course, he also appreciates their Taoist heritage and magical powers.

Although you can't ask for it directly yet, it's always good to do a favor and have a relationship.

In this regard, several True Lords were also very helpful.

"Under the great reputation, there is no falsehood!"

"This Taoist Master Mingxiao is really eager for justice and righteousness!"

"This person's magic power is so powerful that even this old Black Mountain demon can't escape his grasp?"

"Such a magical elixir can be called a blessing. No wonder the Mingxiao Taoism has flourished in recent years."

"He is indeed the most outstanding figure in Taoism in the past thousand years. It's a pity that he and I are Buddhas..."

Among the several Taoists, there were two monks. Although they also received the elixir, they were secretly sighing in their hearts.

Xu Yang saw it in his eyes, but did not point it out. He just said: "Although it is a cliché, I still want to remind you that Pudu Cihang is by no means a good person. He has great intentions. Fellow Taoists in the north, please be careful. beware."

"this……"

Several Taoists looked at each other, not knowing how to respond to these words.

The two monks smiled bitterly, clasped their hands, and saluted him: "Master Tian, ​​although Abbot and you have a dispute over ideas, it is just a dispute over ideas. Why are you so slanderous? Didn't we see clearly on Kunlun Mountain two years ago? ?"

Xu Yang glanced at them, his expression calm and unconcerned: "Whether this matter is true or false will be determined in the future. I don't force you to believe me. I just hope that you will keep these words in your heart so that you will not be prepared at all when you are in trouble. , Not only is the Taoist order in danger, but it also brings harm to the common people."

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"Amitabha!"

The two monks were silent when they heard this. Then they sighed in unison and turned away, leaving behind two bottles of elixir.

The attitude is obvious.

Seeing this, several True Lords were helpless.

In the past few years, the world has been changing, and heroes have appeared in both the north and the south.

Needless to say, in the south, Guobei Academy has developed rapidly, rising like a dragon. The master of Mingxiao Temple, the King of Thunder and Lightning, is known as the number one Taoist in the past thousand years. With the help of Luotian Dajiao, he has Entering the Seventh Realm of Taoism, he is a living Celestial Master, sweeping across the seven southern provinces, monsters, demons, ghosts and monsters, all of them are frightened by the news.

As for the north, although the Chen Dynasty has been in existence for more than three hundred years, the country is bloated and gradually decaying. However, since the death of Emperor Xianzong four years ago, the great Buddhist monks returned from the journey and took charge of Buddhism to help the new emperor. There is an atmosphere of reform and opening up of the Yuan Dynasty, refreshing the official administration and reorganizing the political agenda.

Coupled with the help of the southern forces who moved north due to the expansion of Guobei Academy, inconsistent ideas and inconsistent interests, the situation in the north gradually stabilized, and the new emperor's new policies were implemented, which greatly increased the country's strength, and Togo was also named a protector of the country by the new emperor. Zhang, given the title "Pudu Cihang", is also the most outstanding figure in Buddhism in the past thousand years.

There is a Mingxiao temple master and a country-protecting abbot.

A Taoist heavenly master and a Buddhist holy monk.

North and South are in opposition, each holding its own side and fighting for the throne.

This kind of situation has happened several times in history.

However, the several disputes between Buddhism and Taoism in history were mostly settled. After all, they are both on the right path, and there are still demons and demons threatening them. It’s okay to divide them into superiors and inferiors. There is really no need to fight life and death, or even destroy mountains and temples to destroy their orthodox traditions. .

Only this time...

The smell of gunpowder between the two sides is very strong.

First, the master of Mingxiao Monastery launched an attack, telling the monks all over the world and the Taoist sects from all directions that Pudu Cihang was a demon incarnation, and he still held something left over from ancient times in his hand, and wanted to devour all living beings in the world as a source of spiritual practice.

Later, the protector of the country counterattacked, and also told the world, the Taoist sects in the ten directions, that he was the demon incarnation. The so-called three cultivators of Guo Bei were actually the same demon, with unknown origins and great intentions.

In addition, the so-called benevolent spirits in Guobei Academy are all demons. All miraculous medicines are made of flesh and blood. Even the resources produced by the academy are used to feed human monks and force them to use literature, energy, magic, etc. Made from farming.

In short, both sides said that the other side was a monster, that the other side had unknown origins, had evil intentions, and was determined to fight to the death.

If both of them are alone, then forget it. If they really fight, even if they both die together, it will only be two people dead.

But they are not, they each represent one party's orthodoxy and one party's power.

In addition, their personal charisma is extremely powerful.

The Lord of Mingxiao Temple hates evil as much as he hates hatred, and is eager for justice and loves justice.

The protector of the country, the great saintly monk, the Buddhist Dharma and compassion.

Both sides each have a group of supporters, and even the Taoists and Buddhists in the north and south have been pulled into the chariot.

For example, in Baiyun Temple, the Evergreen True Monarch was completely devoted to the Master of Mingxiao Temple, and firmly believed that the protector of the country must be a demon incarnation. For this reason, he did not hesitate to travel to all directions, invite colleagues from all over the world, and asked Kunlun Mountain to lend him money. The mirror reflects the real body of Pudu Cihang.

There are many Taoist traditions in the seven southern provinces, and many true kings, like Changrong, stand firmly beside the Mingxiao Temple Master.

The same is true in the six provinces of the North. As a virtuous holy monk who has rarely been seen in thousands of years, Pudu Cihang's Dharma is so profound that all major Buddhist schools worship him and board his chariot.

Therefore, this matter is no longer a battle of life and death between the two of them alone, but a battle of survival between the north and the south, Buddhism and Taoism.

Once it breaks out, it will be earth-shattering and cause countless casualties.

The consequences were so serious that all the major sects were a little frightened, fearing that the situation would get out of control.

Finally, with the help of various parties, a Buddhist and Taoist conference was held two years ago. They each invited the Mingxiao Temple Master and the Protector of the Country, and then asked Kunlun Mountain to lend the Kunlun Mirror to verify the identities of both parties and prove each other's identity. Discourse.

The result...has no effect.

These two people, one is a heavenly master of Taoism and the other is a holy monk of Buddhism, and both have practiced the method of heavenly secrets. Even the Kunlun Mirror cannot reveal their roots.

Even so, the two sides were still unwilling to give in and remained firm on their previous statements. In the end, there was another war of words, which almost made the situation out of control, and almost turned the Buddhist and Taoist conference into a huge Buddhist and Taoist fight.

Even the Kunlun Mirror cannot reveal their true identity, so this argument will naturally be fruitless.

Both sides are still insisting on their own opinions and are unwilling to give in. The battle between North and South Buddhism is inevitable, and there is no possibility of turning hostility into friendship.

In this regard, the Taoist sect in the north and the Buddhist sect in the south are helpless and can only remain neutral for the time being.

The group of true monarchs who are coming now are all members of the northern Taoism. Because the southern Taoism, whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, has been incorporated into the Guobei Academy system, they will naturally not come to watch.

Since they are from the northern Taoist tradition, people from the Buddhist sect must be biased towards Pudu Cihang.

Therefore, the two monks acted very simply, did not argue with Xu Yang, left the elixir and turned around and left.

The remaining Daoist True Lords were helpless when they saw this.

As the Northern Taoist leader and the Taoist True Monarch, they naturally favor Xu Yang's side.

But Cihang Pudu, the protector of the country, was indeed impeccable in his work. Although he was a Buddhist holy monk, he had a very high prestige among the Taoist sects in the North.

Several of them, like their orthodoxy, were also unwilling to take sides and could only choose neutrality.

In this way, accepting the elixir is somewhat unjustifiable.

But if you don't accept it, you will refute the face of the Mingxiao Temple Master.

Several people were a little helpless.

Xu Yang also shook his head: "The authorities are confused, but bystanders know better. Fellow Taoists, please take care of yourself!"

Between the words, there was already the intention of seeing off guests.

Several True Lords looked at each other and wanted to leave.

But just when he turned around, another person turned back and asked curiously: "Master Tian, ​​this time to slay the demons, but also hold the Luotian Great Jiao?"

Xu Yang sat on the cloud and nodded: "Not bad."

"this……"

Several people were shocked when they heard this.

The Luotian Dajiao, the Taoist ritual, is extremely effective, but it consumes a lot of money. Even if a country puts all its efforts into it, it can only be opened a few times.

Look at the Chen Dynasty, which has been in existence for more than 300 years, and has only held five Taoist and Buddhist rituals so far.

Five years ago, in response to the Mang Mountain demon, a Luotian feast was held in Guobei County.

Five years later, Guo Bei occupied the south of the old Black Mountain demon and held another Luotian Jiao.

This... Guobei Academy's family is so rich?

Five years apart, two major rituals were held in a row?

Seeing the big from the small is shocking.

On the other hand, in the north, although a new emperor ascended the throne, with the help of Buddhism and a new policy, the effect of reviving the decadence could not be compared to the new life and endeavor.

Not to mention two big sacrificial ceremonies, just one, Chen Chao is afraid that he won't be able to hold it now.

The advantages and disadvantages of the situation and the strength and weakness of the strength gradually became clear.

only……

The man looked at Xu Yang with a hesitant expression, but in the end he couldn't hold back his doubts: "Master Tian, ​​with your current cultivation level, it's easy to ascend. Why do you have to fight Buddhism to the death?"

"Yes, how about putting aside the dispute and finding the right path together?"

"The north and the south are involved in Buddhism and Taoism. If a war breaks out, life will be ruined."

"Master Tian, ​​is there really no possibility of easing this matter?"

After hearing this, several Dao Sect True Lords also spoke out to persuade him.

As members of the Northern Dao Sect, they still prefer neutrality and hope that the two sides can turn their hostility into friendship.

However……

Xu Yang shook his head and said calmly: "I have finished my words and have nothing more to say. Please keep this in mind and you will see for yourself in the future!"

Having said that, regardless of the reaction of several people, the Buddha's dust was swept away and he drove away in the clouds.

It's hard to persuade the damn ghost!

But over the years, he has been persuading all Daoist sects, even Buddhist sects, to be wary of Pudu Cihang.

It feels like "a hot face goes against a cold butt".

It's not that he is being mean, but that this can cause trouble for Cihang Pudu.

In addition, it can also lay a foreshadowing that will help him collect the traditions of various sects and pass on the righteous Dharma in the future.

After being a human for several lifetimes and becoming a human emperor for nearly a thousand years, he had done many things where he was not understood or even reviled by others for a while.

It doesn't matter whether people in the world understand or are grateful.

What matters is whether he can achieve his goals and reap results.