Chapter 49: Rebuilding Three Flowers
Zhuang Xiong could only move forward at a snail's pace, and it wasn't until several months had passed that he slowly got used to the discomfort, and his speed gradually increased.
At this time, the thundercloud was no longer an ordinary thundercloud, but a golden thunder, wooden thunder, earth thunder, water thunder, fire thunder, purple thunder, white thunder, blue thunder, five-element thunder, yin-yang thunder, all sorts of thunders. As Zhuang Xiong rose higher and higher, the power of the thunder also gradually increased, and he could no longer feel the numbness and tingling, but instead felt a slight pain. The pain was not scary, and Zhuang Xiong's speed actually increased by a lot. After all, with his physical body, it was just pain, and ordinary thunder was unable to cause him any harm.
As the aura of Zhuang Xiong gradually rose, the fierce wind and divine lightning appeared simultaneously, amidst which infinite divine fire was also spreading. The energy was refined and its power was astonishing, already capable of bringing harm to Zhuang Xiong. However, at this moment, he was still feeling the pride of Bu Zhou Mountain's unyielding spirit and Pangu's unbreakable will. How could he give up like this? That violent energy had torn open wound after wound on Zhuang Xiong's body, countless energies were still rampaging on him, tearing his wounds into a blur.
Zhuang Xiong seemed to be possessed, as if he was unaware of his surroundings, and continued to climb up with a stubborn expression. His body, covered in blood, was battered by the raging wind and fire, splattering flesh and blood everywhere. However, the energy within him automatically surged out, continuously healing his wounds. As one injury healed, another appeared, and Zhuang Xiong's body constantly grew new flesh, only to be torn apart again by the raging wind and fire. It was a terrifying sight. Yet, Zhuang Xiong's physical body slowly adapted to the ravages of the wind and fire, becoming stronger as it repaired itself.
Zhuang Xiong didn't know how much longer he climbed, but the purple lightning wings seemed to have absorbed enough energy and gradually became plump, as if they were evolving and giving birth to a new divine ability. However, Zhuang Xiong's heart was only focused on ascending and comprehending the Tao at this moment, and he didn't want to disrupt the current atmosphere, so he let it evolve naturally according to its instincts.
The Purple Thunder Wings were originally formed from three sacred apricot kernels, which were not enough to transform into wings. However, Zhuang Xiong used his own magical powers to forcibly catalyze the transformation, but since his energy was earth-based and not related to the thunder system, the wings were not very good, just a mediocre existence. But at this time, the Purple Thunder Wings finally absorbed enough energy, and due to having the earth attribute, the wings became even more resilient, and their divine powers began to manifest. Gradually, they transformed into a vague purple thunderball on Zhuang Xiong's back, with flashing lightning, seemingly foretelling the terrifying existence that was being nurtured inside.
The evolution of the Purple Thunder Wings was still proceeding slowly, but Zhuang Xiong continued to climb up at a steady pace. The Mountain of Non-Week was an earth attribute, and Zhuang Xiong wasn't afraid of energy depletion, allowing his body to be torn apart by the wind, thunder, and fire before naturally recovering. He didn't stop until he felt that his physical body had reached its limit, then finally came to a halt, sticking his body onto the Mountain of Non-Week, and began to comprehend the Tao with all his heart.
The countless information contained in the mountains of Bu Zhou faintly passed on, slowly nourishing and filling the Taoist practice of Zhuang Xuan's quasi-sage realm, allowing Zhuang Xuan's complicated heart to gradually calm down and slowly enter the Taoist state.
Entering the Tao realm, Zhuang Xiong let the three flowers of his innate nature absorb the Tao contained in Mount Buzhou. He felt the thick, steady, and proudly upright spirit of Mount Buzhou. Suddenly, the golden flower among the three flowers went crazy and violently surged up. The Tao intent of Mount Buzhou also wildly poured into Zhuang Xiong's purple mansion like a substance, quickly forming a mysterious connection with Zhuang Xiong's golden flower. The golden flower suddenly burst out with dazzling light, actually suppressing the jade flower and green flower firmly. The green flower was about to rebound, but the momentum of Mount Buzhou and the golden flower did not understand. The golden flower grew rapidly at a visible speed.
Zhuangzi involuntarily entered a state of profound mystery, seemingly sudden enlightenment, yet not quite. It should be an absolutely clear and rational state, as if all the situations in his own Purple Mansion were clearly laid out before his eyes. Various paths and various distracting thoughts were all clearly presented on the surface for him to observe clearly.
Zhuang Xiong had not carefully observed his own Dao and thoughts for a long time, but after checking, he finally realized the reason why his progress was slow. Originally, with his Linghua Shen body, the most suitable Dao to cultivate would be the Jin Hua Dao, but instead, he mainly cultivated the Yu Hua Dao, which led to an imbalance between the three flowers, causing his progress to be slow and even affecting his temperament.
When Zhuang Xiu entered the Daluo realm, he clearly saw his nature and manifested the Three Flowers' Dao distinctly. The Golden Flower's Dao was primary, while the Jade Flower's Dao and the Green Flower's Dao were secondary, embodying the virtue of carrying things with thickness.
Everyone should have only chosen one path to follow, but Zhuang Xiong was a bit complicated. He had an extra desire from his past life and absorbed too many divine demon essences and spiritual treasure fragments. These combined into the Jade Flower Path with a shadow of his past life and the violent Green Flower Path that seemed like a divine demon. Zhuang Xiong abandoned his main path to pursue a secondary one, thinking that the Jade Flower Path was his true nature. However, he didn't know that the Jade Flower Path had also changed beyond recognition and became arrogant like a divine demon. The Green Flower Path wouldn't be ignored, so it would often erupt to show its existence. This is why Zhuang Xiong sometimes lost control and became violent, while other times the Jade Flower Path didn't match his true nature. Even Zhuang Xiong himself couldn't help but feel doubtful in his heart. As a result, not only did his progress slow down, but all sorts of distracting thoughts also arose.
Actually, if there were clear priorities and a strong sense of morality to suppress it, things wouldn't have turned out this way. If Zhuang Xiong's heart only had carefree thoughts, with the Jade Flower path as his main focus, things also wouldn't have turned out this way. If there weren't so many demonic and spiritual essences mixed in, there wouldn't be so many negative stray thoughts. Unfortunately, time doesn't allow for that many ifs. Zhuang Xiong obtained a great opportunity from heaven, but at the best moment, he missed the most correct path.
Mount Buzhou embodies the grandeur of the earth, with its thick and heavy Tao, which is most compatible with Zhuang Rong's main Tao. For a time, it seems to have reached some kind of tacit understanding, as if Zhuang Rong has merged with Mount Buzhou, using the accumulation of countless years to suppress the other two Tao in his body. Only then did Zhuang Rong come to realize that his three flowers and three colors were not good things after all.
At this time, Zhuang Xiong naturally knew that his own body was actually not a big problem. The Jade Flower Path and the Green Flower Path were clearly the legendary good corpse and evil corpse. As long as he beheaded the three corpses and cut off the other two paths, he could immediately clear up and make rapid progress in his cultivation. Hong Jun seemed to know where his own problems lay, so he lent a helping hand, allowing Zhuang Xiong to smoothly enter the late stage of Quasi-Sainthood. He only needed to wait for his own Dao to be complete, and when the next transmission of the Purple Mist Palace's teachings came around, he would obtain the method of transforming into three corpses, and then he could immediately solve his problem.
At this time, with the help of Bu Zhou Mountain to suppress Yu Hua and Lu Hua, there were no more distracting thoughts. Zhuang Xiong's cultivation suddenly accelerated, and his path to becoming a saint gradually became more substantial. However, Zhuang Xiong suddenly stopped, thinking: "With Bu Zhou Mountain suppressing them now, it is still an external force after all. I myself cannot control my own good and evil, what face would I have to show others? It's better to take advantage of Bu Zhou Mountain's help now and thoroughly solve the problem."
At this point, Zhuang Xiong surprisingly gave up on rapid advancement and instead started to sort out the three flowers' Dao lines from the very beginning. If his guess was correct, that Yu Hua was a benevolent corpse and Lu Hua was a malevolent corpse, then clarifying the three paths separately would also help with beheading the corpses. In fact, Zhuang Xiong's move was more about consolidating his own foundation.
Zhuang Xiong had always taken Yu Hua as his main cultivation, and only because the Tao has many commonalities, Jin Hua and Lu Hua could only be passively absorbed in part when Zhuang Xiong didn't pay attention. It turned out that he hadn't carefully looked at them before, so it's not surprising that he wasn't very proficient. Until now, with the suppression of Bu Zhou Mountain, the Tao of Jin Hua has truly grown stronger. The three flowers are uneven, and naturally, the Tao is unstable, which can subtly affect Zhuang Xiong's mood.
At this time, Zhuang Xiong only knew the importance of it and had to take the Golden Flower path as the main one. The importance of the foundation Zhuang Xiong still knew, naturally he had to reorganize it again. As for the Green Flower path, Zhuang Xiong couldn't say how much he understood at this moment, Yu Hua thought she knew but was actually self-righteous about what she knew, also needing to be re-recognized, and it wasn't until now that Zhuang Xiong truly clearly recognized his own path, only then did he know how big a mistake he had made before.
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Zhuang Xiong's move was almost a complete re-creation of the three flowers, but it truly consumed countless mental efforts. However, when one does something foolish, they can only suffer the consequences themselves.
He didn't know how long he had been in meditation, but finally, Zhuang Xiong let out a long sigh and woke up from his samadhi. His eyes were clearer than ever before, and there was still a smile on his face, obviously having gained a lot.
Zhuang Xiong once again carefully examined it, and saw that within the purple mansion, on the boundless continent, there were golden clouds of celebration scattered all over, dotted with countless jade mountains and green trees. The three flowers were mixed together, naturally forming a hybrid path, which was somewhat at odds with the three flowers, but also in harmony with Zhuang Xiong's own path. Although it was a bit awkward, Zhuang Xiong thought of the celebratory clouds of the Three Purities, and they also had some defensive uses. Therefore, he moved them to the top of the clouds, controlling them with his primordial spirit and arranging them in an array pattern. However, Zhuang Xiong refused to make them the same as the lantern flowers of the Three Purities. He thought about how this time he had received help from Mount Bu Zhou, and how he was most familiar with mountains, rocks, grass, and trees. So, he created a jade mountain and green trees instead.
And the three flowers were also greatly different at this time. The golden flower was the most resplendent, only dozens of feet in size, faintly revealing a hint of primordial color, but without diminishing its purity, and instead making it even more noble and mysterious. And the aura emanating from it at this time was already that of a quasi-sage's late-stage Dao lineage.
Yu Hua and Lü Hua were about the same size, only slightly smaller than Jin Hua, and had regained the delicate beauty of the early days of Da Luo, like a gentle rain. At this time, he also had the cultivation of Zhun Sheng's mid-term peak.
Zhuang Xiong was extremely satisfied in his heart, and at this time, no matter how he cultivated, there would be no distracting emotions to disturb him for the time being. His mind was clear and calm, and with his innate talent and accumulated merits, his cultivation was naturally smooth and unobstructed. Zhuang Xiong even felt that if he mastered the Three Corpses Technique now, he could immediately eliminate the two corpses of good and evil. As for attachment, however, Zhuang Xiong still had not a single thread of it.
Zhuang Xiong was no longer worried about the problem of Dao line elevation, nor did he worry about his own three personalities getting mixed up. The psychological pressure was greatly reduced. Looking at the still unreachable top of Mount Buzhou, he smiled proudly in his heart and thought: "Although I know the root cause of the problem and have a solution, since I've come to climb Mount Buzhou, I must naturally reach the top. Incidentally, I will fully comprehend the Dao body of Mount Buzhou."
When people encounter happy events, their spirits are refreshed. Zhuang Xiong suddenly solved his big problem and was extremely joyful, humming a little song as he climbed up quickly. The strong winds, thunder, and fire seemed like no big deal, but rather an opportunity to help him exercise his physical body. Although his body was already strong enough, why not make it even stronger? With someone's help, he might as well take the chance to exercise a bit more.
With Zhuang Xiong's proactive operation, there would naturally be no more such miserable and terrifying situations. When he first came into contact with the high energy, Zhuang Xiong increased his own defense, slowly adapting to it, and then gradually became stronger. The Purple Thunder Wings also finally absorbed enough energy and completed its evolution.
Zi Lei's dual wings have evolved this time, although the process looks terrifying, but basically there is no new divine power, it's just that the flight speed has increased a bit, and another protective function has been added. However, Zhuang Xiong feels that for himself, it is still a useless thing, his own speed is not too slow, and in the future, going out will be more of a show, he is afraid that he will rarely go out alone, at least he needs a mount, right? And defense? Now who can compare to Zhuang Xiong's defense? And what can break through his defense is not something that dual wings can block.
The only divine ability that the Twin Wings can bring to Zhuang Xiong is the Thunder System Amplification and Diffusion. In Zhuang Xiong's understanding, it means doubling the amplification, allowing his Qian Kun Divine Thunder to rival the Zi Xiao Divine Thunder. Of course, Zhuang Xiong knows there is still a gap in cultivation, but in terms of quality, they are already infinitely close. As for diffusion, it allows the Thunder System divine ability to no longer be a single-target attack, but rather like thunder clouds covering an area, attacking all those within its range.
Bu Zhou Mountain was really high, Zhuang Xiong really didn't know how long he had climbed, until his Golden Flower had already reached the peak of the quasi-Saint late stage. The Jade Flower and Green Flower also broke into the quasi-Saint late stage, only then could he finally see the end in sight.
Finally arrived at the end, Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but feel excited, and with a few swift movements, he "zoomed" up to the top. The first thing that caught his eye was a magnificent gate with three large characters "Nan Tian Men". At the entrance, a heavenly river gushed out, stretching far into the clouds, connecting to unknown places. Zhuang Xiong activated his Three Eyes and Six Ears divine ability to examine it, but felt as though there was some sort of heavenly mechanism blocking him, making it impossible to investigate clearly. Knowing that this wasn't the time for the Heavenly Court to reveal itself, he didn't think much of it. He turned to observe Nan Tian Men instead.
Nan Tian Men is the gate of heaven, but in later generations, it has been broken through many times. Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but feel a little strange, so he studied it and felt that although it wasn't anything to himself, it shouldn't be something that could be broken through by anyone below the Da Luo realm, right? Maybe it was damaged during the Witch-Yao war and the later ones were all fake?
Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but smile wryly, thinking to himself that he was indeed very bored, to actually be studying this kind of problem. He thought about whether or not he should carve a few words on it as a memento. But then he thought better of it, if he left his mark at the entrance, wouldn't people think he was trying to show off to the heavenly court? If he wanted to leave a mark, he should go to the Jade Pool and do it there instead.
Thinking of doing it, Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but smile with a wicked taste, and he quietly wanted to sneak into the back of the Heavenly Court. But at this time, there was no one in the Heavenly Court, did he need to do it like a thief? However, just as Zhuang Xiong had passed through the South Heaven Gate and was about to reach the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the three-eyed and six-eared divine power that had not been withdrawn yet heard the voice of Taiyi echoing inside the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
