Chapter 788: Ten Years of Changes
Spring goes and autumn comes, ten years of cold and heat.
In the dim and quiet room, Xu Xiangxian slowly opened his eyes. Suddenly, stars appeared, and the shadows of the four symbols and twenty-eight constellations emerged one by one and then dissipated.
Slowly exhaling a breath of foul air, Xu Xiangxian stood up, stepped out through the door.
Outside the quiet room is a valley, surrounded by mountains and hills with twisted branches of thousand-year-old pines, clear springs washing over stones, and jade fragments splashing. It looks like a quiet environment, but it is actually a small floating island located in the Thousand Light Layer.
This place is connected to the upside-down galaxy above and the spiritual essence of the earth below. There are also spiritual caves in the valleys. It can be said to be a first-class immortal place, and it is also the place prepared by the Dongyue Divine Court for these early recruits.
Xu Xiang first looked at the sky, then took out his own magic weapon, the Four Celestial Spirits Flag, and waved it gently, guiding the four starlights to fall.
At the same time, four star flags flew out from the southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest, together with the White Tiger Order, Azure Dragon Whip, Black Tortoise Seal and Vermillion Bird Flag, each interpreting the mystery of one of the Four Symbols, and cooperating with Xu Xiangxian to guide the starlight of the four symbols.
The stars were moving, and four Taoist shadows stood in the air. The one holding the Canglong Whip bowed to Xu Xiang first.
"I haven't seen you for a few days, Fellow Daoist Xu. Seeing your appearance today, I think your cultivation has improved. Congratulations."
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Dong Cang. I would also like to thank you for helping me channel the Four Symbols Star Power and sort out the changes of the Thousand Lights in the past few days."
Xu Xiangxian also bowed in return. The person opposite him was a member of the Jinhua Sect and the senior brother of Taining Zhenren, the Lord of the Dongyue Divine Court.
Although his cultivation has just entered the fourth level, his status is not low. He has long cooperated with him to sort out the four-symbol starlight falling from the star layer, and cooperated with Dongjun to control wind, rain, thunder and lightning, and the changes of the four seasons. Otherwise, the four brothers would not have achieved the fourth level in ten years.
Thinking of this, Xu Xiangxian couldn't help but sigh at the good luck of Jinhua Sect.
After the emergence of a sect leader like Chu Tai, not only did he become the leader of the Shenzhou Taiyi Immortal Sect, but the thirteen disciples who stayed behind in the past also achieved success.
Among them, Shi Huajin, who had entered the fourth rank early, temporarily replaced Chu Tai and took over the position of the head of Jinhua Sect, handling all matters of the sect and receiving many fellow practitioners from Taiyi Xianmen.
Shang Zhu, Yin Ran and Shou Ling were respectively revered as Tian Yuan Yi Qi Ling Xiao Niangniang, Di Ling San Qi Hui Lu Shen Jun, Ren Yuan Wu Qi Dong Chu Siming, and collectively known as San Cai Huo De Xian Zhen, who achieved the fourth-grade celestial realm eight years ago.
He mainly helps Chu Tai manage the many miscellaneous affairs under the Dongyue Dharma Realm, deal with some evil demons, or punish some Shinto monks who have gone astray. Occasionally, he will kill his own relatives for the sake of justice and kill the monks of Taiyi Xianmen who have gone astray.
Further down are the four Gods of the Four Qi, Dongcang, Xihui, Beixuan and Nandan, who just achieved fourth-grade celestial beings last year.
The four of them are typical hard-working people. They are basically busy from morning to night every day, and the rewards are relatively generous. Looking at the magic weapons in their hands, the quality has been improved to a higher level compared to when I first saw them a few years ago.
In addition, it is said that there are five other cultivators in the Jinhua Sect who also achieved the fourth-grade celestial realm in the past two years. However, their method of cultivation is somewhat related to the earthly immortal path, and they basically stay in the cave and seldom go out.
The only evidence used was that the quality of various spiritual fruits and medicines produced by Jinhua Sect had improved significantly since two years ago.
As he was sighing with emotion, Xu Xiangxian suddenly felt the subtle changes in the starlight around him, he looked down and saw a handsome young general in golden armor and red robe, who looked to be in his twenties, worshiping the stars near the Northern Wilderness, inhaling and exhaling the light of the Greedy Wolf star, and also absorbing the light of the twenty-eight constellations to cleanse his body.
At the same time, Dongcang, Xihui, Beixuan and Nandan seemed to intend to separate some of the Four Symbols Starlight in their hands and let the young man absorb and spit it out.
It should be noted that the starlight in the hands of the four people did not come from withholding sentient beings.
In the Dongyue Divine Court, the most important job of the gods is to assist the operation of heaven and earth.
For example, the work of guiding the light of the Four Symbols and then sorting it out and sending it to the human world generally has a standard summarized from the past thousands of years. Then, while ensuring this minimum, the guiding deity can take one to three percent of the excess.
Of the remaining part, 40% was distributed among the human world, 40% was sealed in the Divine Court’s treasury just in case, and the last 10% was circulated as rewards within the Divine Court.
Now, the starlight that the four of them gave to the young man was exactly the part that they could have drawn themselves. Logically, those who could get such help were all younger Shinto monks, but Xu Xiangxian saw at a glance that although the young man below had good talent and had already reached the fifth level of cultivation, his cultivation method had nothing to do with the Taiyi Immortal Sect. It was the Tianpeng Sutra that was only turned out in recent years as Shintoism rose again.
"Who is this child?"
Facing Xu Xiangxian's question, Dong Cang glanced at him and answered with a smile.
"His name is Feng Jun. He is a man of destiny in the Northern Wilderness region as the way of God rises. In the future, he should be a great general in resisting invasions from the Central Plains. He is also diligent in his daily practice, so the four of us brothers wanted to help him."
"He is also a smart man. He guessed that someone was helping him. After each practice, he would thank the four gods. This made many of his peers have a good impression of him. He has been doing very well recently."
Xu Xiang nodded first. Ever since Chu Tai and Beihuang Xiandao set the tone for the future ten years ago, although there has been relatively peace with the Central Plains in the past ten years, it does not mean that the entire Shenzhou is more stable.
First, Southern Xinjiang declared war on the Western Regions, Central Plains and Eastern Land almost at the same time.
There seemed to be some friction between the Western Regions and the Central Plains, and disputes would occur from time to time.
As for the Central Plains and the East, there have been countless disturbances, both openly and covertly. Even Xu Xiangxian, who usually stays in the Thousand Lights Layer, was plotted against by several cultivators in the Central Plains who were related to the stars, and his divine power was almost stolen.
Therefore, the training of soldiers and generals in various places has never stopped, especially the power of Dongyue Divine Court itself has undergone several expansions.
Thinking of this, Xu Xiangxian couldn't help but look at the mountain ghost temples in the many mountains and forests in the East.
At this moment, there were already many demons sitting inside, silently worshiping the bright moon, and at the same time praying to Shao Siming and the mountain ghost, hoping to get guidance from both sides.
Among these monster tribes, the vast majority had cultivation levels of only around the eighth or seventh rank, with very few reaching the sixth rank.
The strongest ones have even reached the fifth level. You should know that these monster tribes have developed in the past ten years or so.
Even those who have reached the sixth rank mostly hold minor priesthoods such as mountain gods or river gods.
There are very few fifth-grade fox fairies following the mountain ghost, which also shows that the fortunes of the demon race are recovering.
In other words, the idea that all things have spirits and all sentient beings are human beings, which has been promoted by the Dongyue Divine Court, is becoming increasingly stronger.
At the same time, through these monster tribes, Xu Xiangxian also saw the gradual appearance of fourth-grade earth gods in many areas.
They are basically subordinates of the Mountain Ghost and the River God, a few are subordinates of the Lord of Xiang and Lady of Xiang, and very few follow Shao Siming.
But among the five-rank gods, the number of followers of Shao Siming is the largest, followed by Da Siming, and then Shan Gui, He Bo, Xiang Jun, and Xiang Furen.
From this point, it can also be seen that most of the people supporting the Dongyue Divine Court are still earth gods, and most of the gods worshipped by human beliefs are still in the fifth level.
As for Dongjun, the situation is more special. Apart from many part-time fourth-rank celestial beings, most of his subordinates are near the East China Sea, and most of them are fifth-rank. The only goddess who is fourth-rank is a rare god of faith. She specializes in protecting fishermen and merchants at sea, and secondarily manages waves, wind, rain, and fish catches.
The belief first arose in the area near the southern border. Later, with the prosperity of Shinto, close exchanges between different places, and the gradual prosperity of maritime trade, it spread to various places and became the main belief of the people along the entire coastal area of the East and some coastal areas of the Northern Wilderness.
The enormous power of will quickly lifted her to the status of a fourth-grade priesthood, and according to Dongjun's speculation, as long as this goddess finds her own foundation, sublimates her concepts, and completely melts them into her own Tao fruit, she will have the opportunity to impact the third-grade realm in the subsequent expansion of faith.
(End of this chapter)
Spring goes and autumn comes, ten years of cold and heat.
In the dim and quiet room, Xu Xiangxian slowly opened his eyes. Suddenly, stars appeared, and the shadows of the four symbols and twenty-eight constellations emerged one by one and then dissipated.
Slowly exhaling a breath of foul air, Xu Xiangxian stood up, stepped out through the door.
Outside the quiet room is a valley, surrounded by mountains and hills with twisted branches of thousand-year-old pines, clear springs washing over stones, and jade fragments splashing. It looks like a quiet environment, but it is actually a small floating island located in the Thousand Light Layer.
This place is connected to the upside-down galaxy above and the spiritual essence of the earth below. There are also spiritual caves in the valleys. It can be said to be a first-class immortal place, and it is also the place prepared by the Dongyue Divine Court for these early recruits.
Xu Xiang first looked at the sky, then took out his own magic weapon, the Four Celestial Spirits Flag, and waved it gently, guiding the four starlights to fall.
At the same time, four star flags flew out from the southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest, together with the White Tiger Order, Azure Dragon Whip, Black Tortoise Seal and Vermillion Bird Flag, each interpreting the mystery of one of the Four Symbols, and cooperating with Xu Xiangxian to guide the starlight of the four symbols.
The stars were moving, and four Taoist shadows stood in the air. The one holding the Canglong Whip bowed to Xu Xiang first.
"I haven't seen you for a few days, Fellow Daoist Xu. Seeing your appearance today, I think your cultivation has improved. Congratulations."
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Dong Cang. I would also like to thank you for helping me channel the Four Symbols Star Power and sort out the changes of the Thousand Lights in the past few days."
Xu Xiangxian also bowed in return. The person opposite him was a member of the Jinhua Sect and the senior brother of Taining Zhenren, the Lord of the Dongyue Divine Court.
Although his cultivation has just entered the fourth level, his status is not low. He has long cooperated with him to sort out the four-symbol starlight falling from the star layer, and cooperated with Dongjun to control wind, rain, thunder and lightning, and the changes of the four seasons. Otherwise, the four brothers would not have achieved the fourth level in ten years.
Thinking of this, Xu Xiangxian couldn't help but sigh at the good luck of Jinhua Sect.
After the emergence of a sect leader like Chu Tai, not only did he become the leader of the Shenzhou Taiyi Immortal Sect, but the thirteen disciples who stayed behind in the past also achieved success.
Among them, Shi Huajin, who had entered the fourth rank early, temporarily replaced Chu Tai and took over the position of the head of Jinhua Sect, handling all matters of the sect and receiving many fellow practitioners from Taiyi Xianmen.
Shang Zhu, Yin Ran and Shou Ling were respectively revered as Tian Yuan Yi Qi Ling Xiao Niangniang, Di Ling San Qi Hui Lu Shen Jun, Ren Yuan Wu Qi Dong Chu Siming, and collectively known as San Cai Huo De Xian Zhen, who achieved the fourth-grade celestial realm eight years ago.
He mainly helps Chu Tai manage the many miscellaneous affairs under the Dongyue Dharma Realm, deal with some evil demons, or punish some Shinto monks who have gone astray. Occasionally, he will kill his own relatives for the sake of justice and kill the monks of Taiyi Xianmen who have gone astray.
Further down are the four Gods of the Four Qi, Dongcang, Xihui, Beixuan and Nandan, who just achieved fourth-grade celestial beings last year.
The four of them are typical hard-working people. They are basically busy from morning to night every day, and the rewards are relatively generous. Looking at the magic weapons in their hands, the quality has been improved to a higher level compared to when I first saw them a few years ago.
In addition, it is said that there are five other cultivators in the Jinhua Sect who also achieved the fourth-grade celestial realm in the past two years. However, their method of cultivation is somewhat related to the earthly immortal path, and they basically stay in the cave and seldom go out.
The only evidence used was that the quality of various spiritual fruits and medicines produced by Jinhua Sect had improved significantly since two years ago.
As he was sighing with emotion, Xu Xiangxian suddenly felt the subtle changes in the starlight around him, he looked down and saw a handsome young general in golden armor and red robe, who looked to be in his twenties, worshiping the stars near the Northern Wilderness, inhaling and exhaling the light of the Greedy Wolf star, and also absorbing the light of the twenty-eight constellations to cleanse his body.
At the same time, Dongcang, Xihui, Beixuan and Nandan seemed to intend to separate some of the Four Symbols Starlight in their hands and let the young man absorb and spit it out.
It should be noted that the starlight in the hands of the four people did not come from withholding sentient beings.
In the Dongyue Divine Court, the most important job of the gods is to assist the operation of heaven and earth.
For example, the work of guiding the light of the Four Symbols and then sorting it out and sending it to the human world generally has a standard summarized from the past thousands of years. Then, while ensuring this minimum, the guiding deity can take one to three percent of the excess.
Of the remaining part, 40% was distributed among the human world, 40% was sealed in the Divine Court’s treasury just in case, and the last 10% was circulated as rewards within the Divine Court.
Now, the starlight that the four of them gave to the young man was exactly the part that they could have drawn themselves. Logically, those who could get such help were all younger Shinto monks, but Xu Xiangxian saw at a glance that although the young man below had good talent and had already reached the fifth level of cultivation, his cultivation method had nothing to do with the Taiyi Immortal Sect. It was the Tianpeng Sutra that was only turned out in recent years as Shintoism rose again.
"Who is this child?"
Facing Xu Xiangxian's question, Dong Cang glanced at him and answered with a smile.
"His name is Feng Jun. He is a man of destiny in the Northern Wilderness region as the way of God rises. In the future, he should be a great general in resisting invasions from the Central Plains. He is also diligent in his daily practice, so the four of us brothers wanted to help him."
"He is also a smart man. He guessed that someone was helping him. After each practice, he would thank the four gods. This made many of his peers have a good impression of him. He has been doing very well recently."
Xu Xiang nodded first. Ever since Chu Tai and Beihuang Xiandao set the tone for the future ten years ago, although there has been relatively peace with the Central Plains in the past ten years, it does not mean that the entire Shenzhou is more stable.
First, Southern Xinjiang declared war on the Western Regions, Central Plains and Eastern Land almost at the same time.
There seemed to be some friction between the Western Regions and the Central Plains, and disputes would occur from time to time.
As for the Central Plains and the East, there have been countless disturbances, both openly and covertly. Even Xu Xiangxian, who usually stays in the Thousand Lights Layer, was plotted against by several cultivators in the Central Plains who were related to the stars, and his divine power was almost stolen.
Therefore, the training of soldiers and generals in various places has never stopped, especially the power of Dongyue Divine Court itself has undergone several expansions.
Thinking of this, Xu Xiangxian couldn't help but look at the mountain ghost temples in the many mountains and forests in the East.
At this moment, there were already many demons sitting inside, silently worshiping the bright moon, and at the same time praying to Shao Siming and the mountain ghost, hoping to get guidance from both sides.
Among these monster tribes, the vast majority had cultivation levels of only around the eighth or seventh rank, with very few reaching the sixth rank.
The strongest ones have even reached the fifth level. You should know that these monster tribes have developed in the past ten years or so.
Even those who have reached the sixth rank mostly hold minor priesthoods such as mountain gods or river gods.
There are very few fifth-grade fox fairies following the mountain ghost, which also shows that the fortunes of the demon race are recovering.
In other words, the idea that all things have spirits and all sentient beings are human beings, which has been promoted by the Dongyue Divine Court, is becoming increasingly stronger.
At the same time, through these monster tribes, Xu Xiangxian also saw the gradual appearance of fourth-grade earth gods in many areas.
They are basically subordinates of the Mountain Ghost and the River God, a few are subordinates of the Lord of Xiang and Lady of Xiang, and very few follow Shao Siming.
But among the five-rank gods, the number of followers of Shao Siming is the largest, followed by Da Siming, and then Shan Gui, He Bo, Xiang Jun, and Xiang Furen.
From this point, it can also be seen that most of the people supporting the Dongyue Divine Court are still earth gods, and most of the gods worshipped by human beliefs are still in the fifth level.
As for Dongjun, the situation is more special. Apart from many part-time fourth-rank celestial beings, most of his subordinates are near the East China Sea, and most of them are fifth-rank. The only goddess who is fourth-rank is a rare god of faith. She specializes in protecting fishermen and merchants at sea, and secondarily manages waves, wind, rain, and fish catches.
The belief first arose in the area near the southern border. Later, with the prosperity of Shinto, close exchanges between different places, and the gradual prosperity of maritime trade, it spread to various places and became the main belief of the people along the entire coastal area of the East and some coastal areas of the Northern Wilderness.
The enormous power of will quickly lifted her to the status of a fourth-grade priesthood, and according to Dongjun's speculation, as long as this goddess finds her own foundation, sublimates her concepts, and completely melts them into her own Tao fruit, she will have the opportunity to impact the third-grade realm in the subsequent expansion of faith.
(End of this chapter)
