Chapter 8: Qian Lai Shan Preaches

  After staying at Nanming Volcano for a few more days, Huo Feng and Ming He had already left one step ahead. At this time, Emperor Jiang was also thinking about going to his own domain to take a look, so he said goodbye to Kun Peng and flew alone towards Qianlai Mountain.

  Di Jiang transformed into a bird body, and his flying speed increased several times. Before long, he had flown thousands of miles away from the Nanming Volcano. At this time, he met Emperor Jun who was flying in front of him, and after hesitating for a long time, he decided to go forward and greet him.

  "Emperor Jun said, 'Old friend, slow down, I didn't expect to meet you here.'"

  Di Jun turned his head and saw it was Di Jiang, and his face immediately lit up with enthusiasm.

  "It's Emperor Jiang, why call me Daoist friend, it sounds unfamiliar. If you don't mind, from now on let's address each other as brothers."

  Are you calling each other brothers? Emperor Jiang was taken aback, the future overlord of the demon clan and the overlord of the witch clan were calling each other brothers, this world is truly crazy.

  "Brother Di Jiang, don't you think I'm beneath you?" Emperor Jun saw that Emperor Jiang didn't respond and couldn't help but become serious.

  "Of course not, Emperor Jun has this intention, and I, Emperor Jiang, dare not disobey." At the same time, he secretly thought to himself that it wouldn't be bad to have a good relationship with Emperor Jun, as there would be some karma in it, and later during the Great War of Sorcery and Demons, they could at least show each other some courtesy.

  He chatted with Emperor Jun for a while, and the more they talked, the more they hit it off. Unfortunately, their destinations were different, so they eventually parted ways at Yang Biao's place. When they said goodbye, Emperor Jun carefully gave Emperor Jiang something - a section of the main trunk of an extraordinary first-rate congenital spiritual root Fusang tree, which was not inferior to ordinary middle-grade congenital spiritual treasures.

  Di Jun was indeed lovely, and most of the people he met seemed very enthusiastic. It seemed that since the creation of the world wasn't long ago, the hearts of living beings were mostly open and friendly. Di Jiang smiled and continued to fly towards Mount Qianlai. Before long, he could already see the mountain's body.

  Releasing the aura of his Golden Immortal Peak, Emperor Jiang directly descended onto the highest peak of Qianlai Mountain. At the same time, he let out a loud shout: "I am Emperor Jiang, Phoenix Clan cultivators quickly come to the mountain top to receive orders."

  The sound spread throughout the area under his jurisdiction, lingering on. Before long, several people appeared before Emperor Jiang. Emperor Jiang showed no expression, still sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, cultivating his spirit, with only a token representing Feng Zu hanging above his head.

  The first few people who arrived did not dare to move rashly and sat down cross-legged, waiting quietly.

  More and more Feng Zu monks gathered, seeing this situation also sat down in order. In a month, the mountain was full of monks.

  Emperor Jiang slowly opened his eyes, looking at the tens of thousands of cultivators in front of him with great satisfaction. In just one month's time, those who had reached the Xuanxian realm should have all arrived. After estimating and calculating, he found that a total of over 30,000 cultivators had come, including more than 2,000 Taiyi Xuanxians, but not a single Jinxian was among them. This couldn't help but make Emperor Jiang feel disappointed and sigh with emotion, thinking to himself that Golden Immortals were truly rare creatures nowadays.

  "I am Feng Zu's appointee, and from now on, I will be the administrator of this region of Qianlai Mountain. From now on, everything will follow my orders. Does anyone have any objections?" As Emperor Jiang spoke, the aura emanating from Jinxian Peak grew even stronger. Some with weaker cultivation turned pale and became unsteady.

  "We dare not disagree." said tens of thousands of monks in unison.

  Emperor Jiang couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile. Being powerful makes things easier to handle, and there isn't even anyone who dares to raise objections. At the same time, Emperor Jiang felt that his own aura had become much stronger, as if the regional aura had bestowed upon him an additional 30% of its power.

  He took another look at these monks, but found that they all looked like half-beast and half-human creatures. Emperor Jiang was speechless. They wouldn't even know how to use transformation magic, would they? How could they all be in this state, with some having bird heads on human bodies and others having human heads on bird bodies, and there were even those who had one human hand and one wing.

  Looking at these extraordinary Feng clan cultivators, Emperor Jiang couldn't help but sigh in admiration at the wonders of the Heavenly Dao, and the creativity of these cultivators was not to be underestimated.

  Upon seeing this, Emperor Jiang couldn't help but think of holding a sermon, recalling that giving sermons could also gain some merit, and it wouldn't be a waste of time. Moreover, it would make his little brothers look good, so why not?

  "You have cultivated for tens of thousands of years, yet you still wear fur and feathers. When you go out, it's embarrassing for me." Seeing them lower their heads in silence, Emperor Jiang continued; "Today I am lecturing here, you are not allowed to make a sound, listen carefully."

  These monks were all excited, and for tens of thousands of years, they had been exploring in solitude with great difficulty. Now that someone was opening up a platform to lecture them, it would be possible to avoid many detours. Emperor Jiang couldn't help but feel a sense of affinity towards him.

  "What was it? Emperor Jiang pondered for a moment and finally decided to recite the Tao Te Ching."

  "There is something that exists in a mixed state, born before heaven and earth. Quietly and mysteriously it stands alone, unchanging, circulating everywhere without danger, and can be the mother of all under heaven. I do not know its name, but I force myself to call it 'Tao'. Forcing a name on it, I call it 'Great'. Great means passing on, passing on means far away, far away means returning. Therefore, Tao is great, Heaven is great, Earth is great, and Man is also great. In the realm of existence there are four greatnesses, and humanity occupies one of them. Humanity follows the pattern of Earth, Earth follows the pattern of Heaven, Heaven follows the pattern of Tao, and Tao follows the pattern of Nature..."

  Emperor Jiang's lecture was also a melodious Sanskrit sound, and all the monks under his seat were completely intoxicated by it. Many problems encountered during their practice were solved here. It was like being in a dark room for a long time, and suddenly the skylight opened, a ray of sunlight shone on the body, and the mood also became lively and refreshing. And Emperor Jiang was the one who opened the skylight for them.

  When it comes to "the Tao gives birth to them, the virtue nourishes them, the things shape them, and the power completes them. This is why all things respect the Tao and value virtue." many monks have realized the method of transforming into a human form and completely transformed into a human shape.

  It's been a thousand years in just one lecture. The Emperor Jiang has thoroughly explained the Tao Te Ching, from its literal meaning to its deeper implications, and from its inner connotations to its extended meanings. Even he himself didn't know that he had such a deep understanding of the Tao Te Ching. Moreover, while explaining the Tao, his own understanding of the Chaotic Azure Lotus Technique has also deepened significantly, and his Yuan Shen realm has naturally broken through to the early stages of the Great Luo Golden Immortal. This is an unexpected delight.

  "That's all for this time, you can go back and think deeply about it."

  "Thank you, Master." This time, the 30,000 cultivators were truly grateful. In this one thousand years of listening to the Tao, they had achieved more than several tens of thousands of years of cultivation. Originally, there were only 2,000 Taiyi Xuanxian, but now over 10,000 had broken through. The remaining 20,000 were all in the late stage or peak of Xuanxian, with only a few still lingering below the late stage of Xuanxian.

  "Don't call me teacher, call me Emperor Jiang." The word "teacher" was one that Emperor Jiang couldn't get used to hearing, as it always made him think of Hong Jun and feel a great deal of pressure.

  Thirty thousand monks looked at me and I looked at them, finally saying in unison: "Thank you, Commander Di Jiang."

  Dijiang didn't say anything else and waved his hand for them all to leave.

  At this time, a brilliant light filled the sky for thousands of feet, countless merits descended, rewarding the first sermon since the creation of heaven.

  Di Jiang was overjoyed and hastily guided it into the Qian Kun Ding. After a careful examination, he found that it had about 2% of the Open Heaven Merit. Adding this to the Phoenix Clan's merit, the Qian Kun Ding now stored an amount equivalent to about 3% of the Open Heaven Merit.

  After a long time had passed, Emperor Jiang finished collecting the merits, but found that there were still three monks who hadn't left, and couldn't help but look at them in surprise.

  "Congratulations, Emperor Jiang, on obtaining the Heavenly Virtue." The three cultivators spoke in unison.

  "Don't just say nice things, tell me why you won't leave." Emperor Jiang said, while also sizing up the three people. The two men and one woman all had cultivation at the peak of the Mystic Immortal realm. The woman looked like she was only 17 or 18 years old, but her true form was a hundred spirit bird; the two men both looked like they were in their twenties, one was transformed from a red-crowned crane and the other from a parrot.

  The three of them looked at each other and said in unison: "We are willing to follow Emperor Jiang's leadership."

  "Consider yourselves clever, you can cultivate wherever you want on this mountain. Without my summons, do not disturb me." After saying that, Emperor Jiang also stopped paying attention to them and began to meditate with his eyes closed.

  The three of them also went to find a cave to cultivate in.

  Now Di Jiang's Yuan Shen realm has reached the early stage of Da Luo Jin Xian, and the Hun Dun Qing Lian Jue doesn't have any subsequent techniques, so it can only be put aside for now. This time, however, he started practicing the long-unused Nine Turns Mysterious Skill.

  The Nine Revolutions of the Mysterious Merit slowly circulated within his body, and Emperor Jiang felt that his entire body was resonating with a booming sound. After the booming sound passed, it was replaced by a refreshing sensation.

  His current strength is somewhat lagging behind, and his physical realm has only reached the middle stage of Daluo Jinxian. People like Hong Jun Luo Yangmei are probably close to reaching the peak of Quansheng. Even the three clan ancestors have broken through to the early stages of Quansheng. His own advantages are getting smaller and smaller. Di Jiang's heart is once again eager to improve his strength.

  At this moment, a grayish little bird flew in front of Emperor Jiang. This little bird was a miniature version of Kunpeng, but it was the divine art that Kunpeng had studied and the transmission of magical powers through books.

  Di Jiang smiled and thought to himself what this guy wanted from him.

  A hand stretched out and the little bird transformed into a stream of information that entered Emperor Jiang's primordial spirit. The message it conveyed consisted of only six words: Qilin has arrived, hurry to rescue!