Chapter 33: Turning Waste into Treasure - Kunlun's Discourse

  Zhou Cheng bid farewell to Hong Jun, thinking that Hong Jun's last words seemed to have a hidden meaning. Although he had given him the Cihua Jade Plate, he also said that becoming a saint was still troublesome. Since he had already gathered all the materials for the Cihua Great Method, why would it be difficult to become a saint? The more he thought about it, the more confused and annoyed he became. After leaving the Purple Cloud Palace, he made a quick investigation and immediately flew towards the nearby Fenbao Rock like a burning eyebrow. Hopefully, he could still make it in time and grab some of it.

  "Ah" Zhou Cheng arrived at the Treasure Platform, only to see a purple, hazy empty platform floating in the sky. It was unclear what its origin was, but it seemed to be telling the story of a pile of treasures that had been placed there earlier. Although these treasures were not as good as those distributed within the Purple Cloud Palace, they were mostly First Heaven Spiritual Treasures. Zhou Cheng wondered who would end up getting them cheaply, and with a gloomy mood, he turned around to head back to Qing Qiu Mountain.

  "Hmph, even geese have to shed their feathers when they fly over. I, Zhou Cheng, came all the way here, how can I return empty-handed? You take the treasure, and I'll move house, taking this share of the treasure rock with me to use as a lectern." But then Zhou Cheng couldn't bear it anymore, turned back halfway, and maliciously thought to himself, not caring about anything else, directly used his magic to take the treasure rock and returned to the mountain.

  Not long ago, Fenbao Rock was a good scenic spot.

  In the Purple Mist Palace, about thirty people rushed to the Treasure Distribution Rock. When they saw the rock, they were immediately greatly disappointed. Was this really the Treasure Distribution Rock that Hong Jun had mentioned? The so-called place where many treasures could be taken away? It turned out that there were indeed some treasures on the rock, but only a few, no more than six in total. Some people even cursed Hong Jun in their hearts for being an untrustworthy master who lied to his disciples and made fools of them. However, this was actually unfair to Hong Jun. He had indeed placed the treasures on the Treasure Distribution Rock, but he hadn't stayed there to guard them, only saying that those with good fortune could take them away. As a result, most of the spiritual treasures had fallen into the vast wilderness and gone off on their own to find people with good fortune.

  Several people, although wide-eyed and small-eyed, were not willing to fall behind others, and rushed towards the six treasures together. This place is near the Hong Jun Purple Cloud Palace, and the crowd did not dare to fight with magic, so they all used brute force. You push me, I block you, in the chaos of pushing and shoving, it was actually beneficial for a few people standing on the side who didn't take action. In the end, Sanqing joined forces and obtained three treasures: Taichu God Symbol, Golden Python Shears, and Yin-Yang Mirror; Nüwa got the Refining Demon Cauldron; Fuxi got a zither; and the old thing from Minghe grabbed a flag and turned around to run away.

  Everyone rushed to grab and ran, but there was no dispute. It's just that some families were happy and some were worried. The happy ones took the precious treasure and ran away; the worried ones carried the divided treasure rock back with a huff.

  Zhou Cheng returned to Qingqiu Mountain, and with a wave of his hand, he conjured up the Split Treasure Rock, dispelled its aura, and placed it on the stone cliff where he usually lectured. From then on, he had a decent platform for his teachings. Several disciples saw their master return and were curious about the large rock he was manipulating, so they came over to watch.

  "Teacher, why did you bring back a piece of rock this time when you returned from the mountain?" Kong Xuan asked curiously.

  "What a wonderful gift our teacher has brought for you all!" Everyone was shocked by this sentence, wondering where the master had picked up a rock and brought it back as a gift.

  Zhou Cheng was more and more satisfied with the Divide Treasure Rock, going early wasn't as good as going cleverly. The treasure had many uses, but this one was still practical. The next day he brought everyone to sit on the Divide Treasure Rock and start calling out. Several of his disciples felt strange, why did they find it easier to listen today? Zhou Cheng knew that although the Divide Treasure Rock's other uses were unclear, suppressing the heart and gathering spirit energy was top-notch.

  This time, Zhou Cheng's lecture lasted much longer than before, spanning several decades without a single day of slackness. Firstly, he had obtained this precious Dharma platform, which was just right to assist him in helping his disciples better understand the foundation of the Great Way. Secondly, it was because of what Hong Jun said last time that he was very troubled, and he himself had benefited but somehow became worse, so he borrowed the lecture to distract himself. Several decades of hard work lecturing had not been in vain, and the disciples had benefited greatly. Bai Meng had quietly reached the late stage of Golden Immortality, and Bai Lu had also reached the middle stage. The two little ones had also bid farewell to the Mystic Immortal realm and formally entered the Golden Immortal Great Way. It was that Kong Xuan who made rapid progress, from a Mystic Immortal in the later stage, he had actually reached the middle stage of Golden Immortality. In fact, Zhou Cheng's usual lectures only covered the basics of the Great Way, never the profound aspects. Zhou Cheng thought that after laying a good foundation, he would lead them through the door and then impart the profound Dharma methods for them to comprehend on their own, and in the future, their cultivation would still depend on each individual. Each person had their own way, but Zhou Cheng's way might not necessarily be suitable for his disciples.

  "Teacher, there is someone outside the door asking to see you." After what happened last time, Qingqiu Mountain had specially arranged for a few young men from the Fox tribe to serve as receptionists at the mountain gate.

  "Ah, you go and bring him in." Zhou Chengyi also knew what was going on, but the Three Purities were good at playing with such subtleties.

  "This sermon ends here, and for the next ten years, I will stop preaching. Everyone must carefully comprehend the Great Law. Bamboo words, stone loyalty, follow me as a teacher to go out once, and soon all the gods will gather in Kunlun to discuss the Tao." Zhou Cheng let everyone disperse, but outsiders came and saw this scene, which was not good.

  Kong Xuan followed the Bai Meng couple, dejectedly hanging his head and retreating. He didn't know why he always couldn't gain Teacher's favor. This time they were going to Kunlun to discuss Taoism, but despite his cultivation being higher than that of Zhu Yu and Shi Zhong, he wasn't brought along. He also ignored Zhu Yu's comforting gaze, turning back to the thatched hut instead.

  Guang Chengzi finally reached the top of Qingqiu Mountain, led by his junior fellow disciple. Everything in front of him suddenly made him stunned, wondering if he had taken a wrong turn. There was only one lake, several thatched cottages, and a large area of bamboo forest. This didn't look like a fairy's dojo at all, but rather too simple. Thinking of the Jade Void Palace at his own mountain gate, he couldn't help but feel proud, which was more comfortable to look at than these thatched cottages everywhere.

  Guang Chengzi saw Zhou Cheng sitting at the top of the rocky platform, with two people standing beside him who were probably his disciples. They were not very old but had already achieved the initial cultivation of a Golden Immortal. He walked over and bowed: "Greetings, Fourth Master Uncle. This time, my original teacher Guang has invited the friends from the Honghuang Dao to come to our Kunlun Xianshan to discuss the Tao. I have been ordered by my teacher to extend an invitation to you, Master Uncle. Please bring your top disciples along on the day of the discussion and come to Kunlun Mountain together." He was also a wise person, although he looked down on this Fourth Master Uncle's decline, he also knew that he had gained nothing from the previous distribution of treasures at the Purple Mist Palace. On the surface, he was very respectful. Thinking about his own sect's several Golden Immortals, Guang Chengzi felt somewhat proud and didn't see any good disciples of this Fourth Master Uncle. This time, in the discussion at Kunlun, it seemed that their Kunlun lineage would be the only ones to take the lead.

  Zhou Cheng met Guang Chengzi, observing that he already had the cultivation of a Golden Immortal in the middle period. As for his thoughts, Zhou Cheng didn't know. In his heart, he couldn't help but sigh, this child looks down on me, yet still has orderly manners, and is quite clever, indeed worthy of being the first strike of the original door's Golden Immortal. However, I live my life, enjoy my peace, what you think has nothing to do with me.

  "Well, I'll go myself." Zhou Cheng didn't mind either, knowing that this time in Kunlun, it was likely that several major gods had just obtained a great treasure and wanted to show off their skills through their disciples.

  On the day of the Taoist debate, Zhou Cheng brought Zhu Yu and Shi Zhong to Mount Kunlun early. He wasn't eager to arrive early for the debate, but rather because after enlightening Zhu Yu and Shi Zhong at Qingqiu Mountain, he had established a mountain gate at Kunlun. For many years, he hadn't been to Kunlun, so this time he specially brought Zhu Yu and Shi Zhong along and they set off early.

  Zhou Cheng and the three of them arrived at Kunlun Mountain, where several people waiting outside the mountain gate came forward to greet them.

  "Welcome, Fourth Master. Junior Cloud has paid his respects! Please, Master and fellow disciples, follow me through the Grand Array and into Mount Kunlun." said Cloud with a sincere expression.

  Zhou Cheng saw that the mountain was full of green light, and a hint of illusionary aura was faintly visible. He thought to himself that this must be the result of the Primordial obtaining the Taiqing Divine Symbol, relying on the Three Pure Ones' pre-heavenly Two Principles Microcosm Array, which eventually became the Taiqing Life and Death Illusory Extinction Two Principles Microcosm Great Array. Since he and others had come here, he didn't care about the great array, probably just wanting to show off a bit. This time, the Primordial obtained the divine symbol that suppressed the great array, and in the future, the Shu Mountain sect would probably be in for a rude awakening.

  Zhou Cheng and several others followed Yun Zhongzi into the Two Instruments Great Array, and in an instant they felt as if they had personally experienced the illusion of life and death. Just as Zhou Cheng was about to cast a spell to assist his two disciples, he saw Yun Zhongzi suddenly take out an object and toss it into the array, whereupon a white jade golden bridge appeared within the array.

  "Also, please ask Master Shu and the younger disciples to come onto the Golden Bridge, and point out the clumsiness of Yun Zhongzi's work." Yun Zhongzi invited with a pleased expression. This Golden Bridge was actually made by him imitating the Taiji diagram, and only after being refined through the original method could it be used for the purpose of guiding in the Mortal Extinction Formation.

  "The original door is indeed extraordinary, each with its own strengths, and the cultivation is superb!" Zhou Cheng said half-truthfully, anyway, it's just that the Soul-Confusing Soup was randomly poured into the original door, eroding your willpower.

  "Haha, so it's Junior Brother Zhou Cheng who has arrived. I was wondering why the auspicious clouds were rolling in on top of Mount Kunlun, but it turns out it was you who came." The original time at Zixiao Palace was very happy, not to mention that he had obtained the pre-heavenly treasure, but Zhou Cheng, who had some concerns in his heart, did not gain anything in Zixiao Palace, not even getting any harvest from Fenbao Rock. "It's been some days since we parted ways at Zixiao Palace last time, I suppose Junior Brother must have gained something? How have you been lately? Haha!"

  "Very good, very good!" Zhou Cheng also remained calm and said with a smile that hid his true intentions. It was unclear whether he meant that he himself was doing well or if he was commenting on Ya Tou's originality. I'll remember you.

  Everyone then climbed to the top of the mountain and entered the Jade Void Palace, which was exactly where Zhu Yu had transformed into a stone that year. This time, however, he was gone.

  This chapter is a bit dull, and even Xiaoyu himself isn't satisfied with it. The exciting part will come soon.

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