Chapter 27: Closed Door Meditation

  Zhuang Xiong had indeed reached the peak at this time, his cultivation had been raised to the pinnacle of Daluo Jinxian, and he seemed to have touched that intangible, invisible barrier. The boundless heavenly messages that were like a sea had shrunk to the size of a lake, but at this moment, they suddenly surged into Zhuang Xiong's primordial spirit all at once. Suddenly receiving such a massive amount of aura, the feeling of suffocating pain instantly made Zhuang Xiong come back to his senses and exit the state of sudden enlightenment.

  But what everyone saw was different, only to see that the celebratory cloud surged forward, instantly pushing the momentum of the three flowers to a peak. That dazzling array of light made even several people who were not great Luojin Immortals or Taizhen Golden Immortals feel a sharp pain, and their eyes were momentarily blinded by the intense light, unable to see what was happening on the scene. When the light dissipated like flowing water, only Zhuang Xiong was still standing in the arena, with a bewildered expression.

  Laozi first smiled and said: "Congratulations, fellow Taoist, you have suddenly awakened to the pinnacle of the Daluo realm." The others also hurriedly congratulated him.

  Tongtian laughed and said, "Brother Xiong is also a lucky one. We entered the Daluo realm through daily hard work and accumulation of 1 million years, but Brother suddenly enlightened in three days and caught up with us."

  Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "You only see my three-day epiphany, but have you forgotten the countless years I was suppressed?"

  Zhenyuanzi couldn't help but interrupt, "I wonder if this sudden enlightenment of Brother Xiong is a continuation of the last time? We are all very curious. Can this enlightenment be temporarily suspended and then continued next time?" He then told Zhuangxiong about everyone's speculations, laughing, "What is the reason after all, I hope Brother will not hesitate to tell us."

  Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but laugh and scold, "Good you, Town Yuanzi, really still wholeheartedly planning a way out for Hong Yun?" But he didn't hang him up, saying: "This time's enlightenment is indeed continuing from last time, but it's not the reason everyone guessed. To say that I originally took shape at the beginning of heaven and have been cultivating for several times longer than everyone else, even if every day was spent digging holes and tunnels, I should have naturally grasped the Tao of digging holes and tunnels. However, my miscellaneous thoughts were too many, my thinking was too heavy, and all that I obtained and what Heaven bestowed upon me was always covered in dust, unable to see the light of day. Last time was also a sudden rush, a momentary pleasure, escaping into emptiness, so I could suddenly enlighten, but releasing not much, I was disturbed. Although entering the Daluo realm would make one understand their nature, there were still miscellaneous thoughts. Until this time, discussing Tao with three fellow daoists, once again escaping into emptiness, no one disturbing me, all the insights accumulated over countless years were released one by one, and only then did I step into the peak of Daluo."

  Laozi smiled and said: "If that's the case, then Daoist friends should be deserving of it. The accumulation of countless years has led to the realm of Daluo, but it's also unclear whether it's joy or sorrow."

  Zhenyuanzi smiled and said: "I don't care about this, as long as it doesn't affect the cause and effect with my fellow Red Cloud, then it's fine."

  Yuanshu coldly snorted: "Even if it has nothing to do with him, can't his current karma be unaffected?"

  Zhuang Xiong also shook his head and sighed, saying: "Fellow Daoist doesn't have to worry too much. The three original Heavenly Dao friends are probably still not bothered to argue with Hong Yun. Now that I've had another epiphany, considering Fellow Daoist's face, I'll let him off this time. Fellow Daoist doesn't need to worry."

  Zhenyuanzi hurriedly bowed and said: "Thank you so much, fellow Taoist."

  Zhuang Xiong turned his head and smiled at Nüwa: "Sister Nüwa, did you gain anything from this enlightenment?"

  Nüwa smiled and said: "Indeed, there is much gain. After careful consideration, you can enter the Tai Luo realm."

  Fuxi exclaimed on the side, "You stupid bear, you suddenly enlightened and entered the Mahayana realm, do you know how hard we worked to break through the boundary?" Someone came forward mysteriously and pulled Zhuang Xiong, whispering, "Stupid bear, don't you have some secret? Entering the enlightenment realm will be easier?"

  Everyone is a great expert, how can they not hear what he says? Nüwa couldn't help but rebuke: "Brother, where have you ever heard that enlightenment has tricks? Don't think wildly, okay?"

  Fuxi Lizhi said with a straight face, "I thought we all believed that the physical body's spiritual powers were useless, but now it seems otherwise. Who dares to say that sudden enlightenment has no tricks? This silly bear is so lucky that people are jealous, maybe he really will discover something."

  Zhuangzi smiled and said: "If you say it's sudden enlightenment, there is indeed another way."

  Fuxi immediately shouted: "See, see, I knew it." The crowd also looked at Zhuang Xiong with curious eyes.

  Zhuangzi smiled and said: "If you were like me, accumulating from the beginning of heaven to now, yet still unable to break through, then you would certainly be able to enter the realm of sudden enlightenment."

  Everyone was stunned and couldn't help but laugh, but Fuxi was furious, shouting: "You good-for-nothing bear, are you playing a trick on me?"

  Zhuang Xiong let out a cold snort and said: "What? You still want to practice with me?"

  Laozi directly ignored the two, saying: "We have been cultivating Tao for thousands of years and each has his own attainments. Now it's still better to close up and consolidate them. Fortunately, this Kunlun Mountain is big enough, you can find a place to close up by yourself."

  Everyone nodded in agreement, and Nüwa saw that Zhuang Xiong and Fu Xi were still staring at each other and arguing. She scolded: "Alright, stop quarreling! Everyone has gone into seclusion, do you two want to keep staring at each other like this?"

  Zhuang Xiong snorted, saying: "I heard that Nüwa's sister said to go into seclusion, could it be that you're jealous of my sudden enlightenment and great harvest, so you don't want me to go into seclusion? Humph, I won't let you have your way."

  Fuxi also refused to show weakness, shouting: "Dumb bear, don't be smug, I just didn't want my sister to get angry. When I close the door and enter the Daluo realm, I will definitely have a fight with you. Let you know the difference between rapid realm advancement and bitter practice. You should know that Fuxi is not easy to provoke either."

  The two of them glared at each other fiercely for a while, but tacitly turned around and left in opposite directions to find a place to close themselves off. Nüwa watched the two people leave in opposite directions, stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache: when can these two people get along peacefully?

  But the crowd each closed their doors, and Zhuang Xiong also chose a place with dense spiritual energy, casually opened up a mountain cave, and began to close his door to comprehend the Tao, as well as suddenly gain insight.

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  On the surface, it seems that this time, Zhuang Xiong gained the most, but in fact, everyone gained something different, and it's really hard to compare them one by one. Laozi originally obtained his own Dao from Zhuang Xiong, which will have a profound impact on the future. Tongtian satisfied his curiosity and had a clear understanding. Zhuang Xiong, however, obtained the coveted Pangu inheritance and entered sudden enlightenment, reaching the peak of Daluo Jinxian. What they gained was different, so what they got was naturally also different, and it's impossible to compare them.

  Zhuang Xiong finally obtained the Pangu inheritance he had been coveting for a long time. He took it out to carefully comprehend, absorb its essence, and merge it with his own body to create his own divine method. However, the Pangu inheritance was indeed extremely chaotic, as many divine methods were equivalent to instincts for Pangu, while Zhuang Xiong had to search for valuable things within.

  Although Zhuang Xiong had already organized his own chaotic Dao once before, he couldn't help but feel a headache. It seemed that one mountain was still higher than another, and one family was more chaotic than another. Zhuang Xiong could only sigh, remembering Du Niang while patiently searching. After an unknown amount of time, he finally fully absorbed the Pangu inheritance.

  The new Qiankun Wu Quan was different from before, no longer relying solely on physical strength or using magical powers to propel himself. Instead, it had its own system, which differed from the Jiuxian Xuan Gong created by San Qing later on. After all, Zhuang Xiong's physical body had already been refined to the quasi-saint realm and couldn't be re-cultivated one turn at a time.

  He named this new method Hunyuan Xuan Gong. His combat techniques were also reorganized, as he had only seen the external aspects of Pangu opening the sky back then. Now that he had the Pangu inheritance, he perfected it once more, and his reputation became even more renowned. The physical strength and martial skills he possessed were already at the quasi-saint realm.

  The Lei Fa was also created based on the Pangu inheritance and his own comprehension, establishing the Qiankun Shen Lei. Although it seemed similar to the Tai Qing Shen Lei, Yu Qing Shen Lei, and Shang Qing Shen Lei, they were actually different. In fact, the legendary Zi Xiao Shen Lei originated from this place as well.

  Zhuang Xiong had also wanted to directly practice the Pangu inheritance's Lei Fa, such as the legendary Hun Dun Tian Shen Lei, which had opened the sky and killed countless Hun Dun demons. Just thinking about it was enough to make him feel proud. Unfortunately, he could only think about practicing the Tian Shen Lei, as even San Qing couldn't cultivate it, let alone him.

  Apart from the physical combat method and Lei Fa, Zhuang Xiong also gained insight into many other minor divine techniques in Pangu's legacy, such as the earth-shaking rumble that matches his own attribute. This is not a metaphor for anything, but rather the cultivation of Lei Fa beneath the earth, bursting forth instantly to create massive destructive power. However, these divine techniques are ultimately no match for Xuan Gong and Lei Fa, so they won't be elaborated on one by one.

  But said that Zhuang Xiong had gained great benefits in the Pangu inheritance, and was finally satisfied, beginning to carefully comprehend and realize the heavenly messages obtained from the Three Pure Ones' discussion of the Tao and the sudden enlightenment. Zhuang Xiong had reached the Daluo Jinxian realm, but it was time for him to embark on his own path, and he could no longer stay behind like before, whether useful or not. He had originally planned to make a choice when Hong Jun began to lecture, but now he had to bring forward the agenda, fortunately, after reaching the Daluo realm, he enlightened his nature, and it was clear that he still did not understand his own path, and San Hua could also help him make a choice based on instinct.

  Cultivation knows no bounds, Zhuang Xiong finally sorted out his own way, and woke up from meditation. He pinched his fingers to calculate how long he had been in seclusion, huh? It turned out that it had already been 10,000 years?! Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking that escaping his predicament seemed to have taken only 10,000 years as well. Another 10,000 years had passed just like that! Time in the vast wilderness really was worthless.

  In fact, a thousand years is not considered long for them. Any ordinary person has cultivated for tens of millions or hundreds of millions of years. Being in seclusion for a thousand years is already considered short. It's just that Zhuang Xiong was suppressed for countless years and only gained freedom recently, so he would feel it's too long, but eventually, he will get used to it anyway.

  Zhuang Xiong carefully counted the gains from his closed-door meditation, and his own path had been established. He deleted or transformed those useless paths into some commonly used small magical powers, which would only be used as a means in the future, but he would no longer delve deeper into their fundamentals.

  However, Zhuang Xiong's three flowers were divided into three colors, and it seemed that there were also three paths. Could it be that these three flowers had several colors, and therefore had several paths?

  Zhuang Xiong saw only four people, including himself, who possessed the three flowers, and he didn't know if the three old men's path was just one or not. According to legend, it was one, but it was possible that the old man was hiding something.

  It turned out that the golden lotus flower in the center of Zhuang Xiong's three flowers had an overbearing aura, and the path contained within was actually the Thick Virtue Carrying All Things Path that he had gained from his previous closed-door meditation. Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but roll his eyes - what kind of nonsense was this? Overbearing? Thick Virtue Carrying All Things? Don't scare even the little kids!

  Zhuang Xiong felt that this golden flower was simply a joke, and he immediately decided to hide it deeply. It seemed that this guy had finally learned how to hide his own path from others, and he had also realized that he had done something stupid back then. But thinking about it, he hadn't suffered any losses, and instead had gained a great advantage. So be it, let's just say that the brother was being generous for once.

  (Note: The translation is quite literal, but some nuances may have been lost in translation)

  That green flower is indeed arrogant and domineering, containing the way of nourishing all living things. Can't help but feel a little dazed? All living things? But I haven't seen many creatures yet! Moreover, shouldn't the one who nourishes all living things be someone like Zhenyuanzi, who is honest and kind? Am I such a great person? Zhuang Xiong thought to himself, his nose pointing towards the sky, with an air of arrogance, while saying to others: "Hmm, how are you? Is there anything I can help you with?" Or silently resolving the invasion of aliens or something. Thinking about this, Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. He thought to himself: Anyway, I don't have any feelings for the witch and demon tribes, so it's better to cooperate with Nüwa sister and quickly create humans to go to the Zebian tribe. It seems that Nüwa sister and I are indeed a match made in heaven! She creates life, and I nourish all living things, perfect pair. So this green flower is only for Nüwa sister to see, it can also bring us closer together.

  That Jade Flower was the one that Zhuang Xiong liked the most, it was indeed a carefree path. My heart is carefree and unsoiled by worldly dust, which suits Zhuang Xiong's current temperament the best. Originally, Zhuang Xiong was just an otaku who couldn't bear to see the messy things of the world, and could only stay in his room. In reality, every otaku has a heart that yearns for freedom. Now that he has come to the Hongyuan Continent and achieved success in his cultivation, his desires have been infinitely magnified, and it has also become Zhuang Xiong's path. Moreover, Zhuang Xiong thought that compared to the other two unreliable paths, only this one was somewhat normal. He estimated that from now on, he would only use this path to show off to others, as there must be a comparison to have a difference. He was extremely satisfied and valued it even more.

  Zhuang Xiong looked at his three flowers again, the golden flower in the middle, as the main one, and the green and jade flowers on either side, as secondary. One main and two secondary lotus flowers, but not using the jade flower that suited him best and was also his favorite as the main one, he thought of the original words about heaven's great responsibility, and a shadow flashed across his heart, furrowing his brow in thought. Although he had already reached the Great Luo realm, to Heaven's way, he wasn't even worth mentioning, like an ant, yet he couldn't grasp it at all. Even if he knew Heaven's arrangement, how could he resist? Forget it, thinking was useless, let things be, when the sky collapses, there will be tall ones holding it up, and when the boat reaches the bridgehead, it will naturally go straight.

  Thinking of this, Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but laugh at himself, he really was overthinking things. What could the heavens possibly see in a small fry like him? So he became optimistic again and decided to leave the pass. But he had forgotten that after Pangu opened up the sky, he was actually the tallest person under heaven. If the sky were to collapse, wouldn't he be the one to hold it up instead of Hongjun, Sanqing or Nüwa?