Chapter 6: Shen Long's Helplessness and Arduous Pursuit of the Way

  Shen Long's helplessness and arduous pursuit of the Way

  "Alas," sighed Ao Gan, ever since Huang Zu unified the four seas, Xuan Zu had been closing up in seclusion every now and then. Now even his own sister, Ao Kun, was still at home not being taken care of. This made Ao Kun so angry that she left home. But that's not all, this time when he came out, Huang Zu wanted the elixir medicine from him but didn't give him any money. After coming out, he would be scolded by him again, truly a difficult situation inside and out.

  "Is Ao Gan's third brother here?" Ao Gan heard this and was startled. He said a sentence to an assistant behind him:

  "Just say I'm not here!" Then he scurried away, surprisingly even faster than Flash.

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  "Alas," Shen Long returned to the secluded chamber, letting out a deep sigh. As the ancestral dragon of the dragon tribe, it was only natural for him to refine some elixirs for his people. However, since his altar had reached the pinnacle of the heavenly realm last time, Shen Long's comprehension of the Heavenly Way had increased greatly, with 3,000 Heavenly Ways growing in sync, rotating like a millstone. His familiar fate, the Ancestral Dragon Pearl, was also showing signs of being unable to withstand it. If not for the Nine Tripod Cauldrons that split from the Primordial Cauldron within his body, constantly absorbing the unendurable Heavenly Way's power to repair itself, Shen Long would have long since exploded and died.

  At that time, Shen Long will become a joke in the vast expanse of the universe for all eternity. Others are worried because they can't comprehend the Heavenly Way, while someone else is bursting to death from comprehending too much of it.

  Just thinking about it, the descendants of the Honghuang would say to their juniors: "Take it one step at a time, don't be greedy, being too greedy will choke you to death. Even the ancestor dragon who once dominated the Honghuang was killed by his own greed, let alone you." Shen Long felt a chill run down his spine.

  In response to Shen Long's situation, the only method he could think of was to increase his physical strength. The mineral veins he earned from refining pills were all used to strengthen his body. Ao Kong didn't leave home, but instead went to the Hongyuan Continent to find mineral veins for Shen Long. His current body was enough to withstand the pressure of 3,000 Heavenly Dao for 3,000 years. However, after 3,000 years, he would need to strengthen himself again with mineral veins, and the quality required would become increasingly higher. This was still not a long-term solution.

  There is another way, which is to quit the Dragon Clan and give up the position of Tian Di, but as soon as he thought of it, he was suppressed by Shen Long, because he is a person who attaches great importance to his roots. In this life, even if he falls, he wants to be in the Dragon Clan. Moreover, if the Ancestral Dragon of the Dragon Clan were to quit, the impact on the Dragon Clan would be unimaginable.

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  Sitting down to meditate, Shen Long thought of the legendary founder of Taoism, Hongjun Shengren. He was also one who had realized the Three Thousand Heavenly Dao. Why did he have no problem holding it? His small body could withstand the pressure of the Three Thousand Heavenly Dao...

  Shen Long was stirred up, feeling that his heart's blood was boiling. Could it be that Hong Jun would be the turning point for him to get out of this predicament? Shen Long began to recall all sorts of legends about Hong Jun from his past life. There weren't many legends about Hong Jun in Shen Long's past life either. After all, Hong Jun was a sage, and sages were nameless.

  In the "Investiture of the Gods", Hongjun Daoist is also known as Hongjun Laozu, who is the master of Taishang Laojun, Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu. In the middle, Hongjun Daoist is the ancestor of all immortals, and there is also a saying that "there was Hongjun before heaven".

  The second is that Hong Jun has a fragment of the Huahua Yu Ce, which records the three thousand heavenly paths of the Hongyuan Heaven and Earth. However, it was broken, and Shen Long thought that this was the basis for Hong Jun's "Three Thousand Great Paths, each can be verified as the origin" to the three thousand guests of the Purple Mansion. Later, only six or seven people were able to verify the origin, because the Huahua Yu Ce was fragmented, and only a few great paths were intact. What Hong Jun said was not wrong, but he didn't say everything.

  The third is the great power of the Primordial Chaos, which will shout a poem every time before it appears:

  Highly reclining on the ninefold clouds,

  the Taoist truth has been revealed.

  Outside the mysterious and yellow sky,

  I should be the respected master.

  Pangu gave birth to Taiji,

  the two instruments and four images follow.

  One way transmits three friends,

  two teachings expound and distinguish.

  The mysterious gate leads the vanguard,

  one breath transforms into a grand harmony.

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  Shen Long was recalling things related to Hong Jun while searching for a solution from the Hong Jun Taoist.

  From the remaining fragments of his creation, Yu Pian, and his gift to Zixuan Palace's three thousand guests, it can be seen that Hong Jun has mastered the Three Thousand Great Ways. However, from previous lives, only six or seven saints could guess that Hong Jun's cultivation of the Three Thousand Great Ways was also incomplete. He is only slightly stronger than Shen Long's current mastery of the Three Thousand Great Ways, with less than ten complete paths and mostly incomplete ones.

  Another point is that in "One Qi transforms Hong Jun", one Qi refers to the Primordial One Qi, which is the Dao, the Supreme Great Way. This means that Hong Jun found a great way, an unparalleled great way, a supreme great way that can suppress the Three Thousand Heavenly Ways.

  Finally, from "First there was Hong Jun, then there was Heaven", it can be understood that the supreme great way found by Hong Jun is - in harmony with the Heavenly Way. After harmonizing with the Heavenly Way, he also solved his own hidden dangers and could comprehend the complete Three Thousand Great Ways. Moreover, after Hong Jun merged with the Dao, the Heavenly Way appeared, verifying the statement "First there was Hong Jun, then there was Heaven".

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  Shen Long's face turned iron-black after reasoning for half a day and turning back again.

  "Damn it, if I had the ability to merge with the Heavenly Way, I wouldn't be here. Judging from Hongjun's appearance, he merged with the Way after becoming a Saint, which means that merging with the Way also has conditions and requires a saintly fate. Besides, merging with the Way is the supreme way thought up by Hongjun, how can it be so simple, just merge and that's it?"

  There are also the methods of proving the Dao that have been passed down by Hongjun, including the methods of proving the Dao through merit and virtue, cutting off the three corpses to prove the Dao, and using power to prove the Dao.

  The simplest way to obtain merit is to rely on Shen Long's understanding of Hong Huang in his past life, and he can get a lot of heavenly merit: creating characters, creating humans, getting fire, Emperor Shi, etc. However, Shen Long feels that even after becoming a saint with this merit, the problem still cannot be solved.

  Proving the Way with Force, this is a perverted way of proving the Way. One must condense their physical body and immerse it in the impact of the Heavenly Dao's laws. One needs to have a perverted will and determination, and also condense all of one's being, including spirit and fate, into the physical body. This is also a supreme way of proving the Way. Shen Long is currently attempting this way of proving the Way, but unless absolutely necessary, he would not choose this method.

  The third kind of beheading three corpses Dao Fa Men

  Shen Long pondered, cutting off the three corpses. This means cutting off his own benevolent corpse body, malevolent corpse body, and obsessive corpse body. The paths cultivated on these three corpse bodies are unrelated to the path of the original master, so they were cut off. Moreover, the material for cutting off the corpse body must be of the Pre-Heavenly Spirit Treasure level...

  Shen Long gazed at the pearl in his hand and the Nine Tripods within his dantian, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, lost in thought.

  "Behead three corpses, behead three corpses, behead three corpses..................." Shen Long repeated this sentence over and over again, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.

  "Right! Although I don't know the method of cutting off the three corpses to achieve the Dao, that is, the method of integrating good thoughts with the Heavenly Dao principles to achieve a good corpse body, integrating evil thoughts with the Heavenly Dao principles to achieve an evil corpse body, and integrating obsessive thoughts with the Heavenly Dao principles to achieve an obsessive corpse body. But I can cut out one by one the Heavenly Dao principles I have realized and send them into my innate treasure, letting it help me bear the grinding of the Heavenly Dao principles. As long as the materials for the treasure are good quality, this method is still feasible." Shen Long excitedly patted his thigh.

  He said and did it, Shen Long sat down with his knees crossed, took out the nine tripods from his dantian, and suspended them around himself.

  Shen Long's five hearts face the sky, silently reciting the Clear Heart Sutra:

  "The mind is like water, calm and peaceful... The mind is quiet, even if the sky falls, it will not be startled."

  When Shen Long's heart was calm and peaceful, without a single ripple, he took out his congenital spiritual treasure - the Purple Golden Ruyi. Then, with an expressionless face, he recited a spell:

  "As I wish, as I desire, quickly show your spirit, the sword that cuts through the way, transform."

  Shen Long never used the Zi Jin Ruyi because Shen Long thought this spiritual treasure was a chicken rib and an anti-heavenly artifact. It's anti-heavenly because no matter what Shen Long wanted, it could be achieved in this vast world, just like now, Shen Long can transform into a sword that can cut through the Heavenly Way. It's also reasonable to call it a chicken rib because every time he used it to do something, Shen Long had to pay the corresponding merit to foot the bill. In the past, when Shen Long didn't have any merit, he could still use it, but after gaining merit, he would have to pay double the price, so he never took it out.

  Looking at the purple-gold Ruyi, Shen Long's expression was complex, and then he became determined. He opened his mouth and spat out a round bead, which was Shen Long's fate, also known as Shen Long's Dragon Bead. Then, he sprayed a mouthful of yuanqi towards the dragon bead. Suddenly, three thousand vertical pillars appeared on top of the dragon bead, some were solid and some were illusory. Shen Long picked up the purple-gold sword and slashed at his own dragon bead.

  "A loud shout burst from his mouth: 'Cut—'"

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