Chapter Twelve: The Great War Looms

  The 12th Chapter War is Imminent

  Tai Chi Daoist and Yin Yang Daoist were completely defeated by Qian Kun Lao Zu, their hearts filled with unparalleled terror. They knew that relying on themselves, the two of them would definitely be unable to defeat Zhu Tian and Tie Xuan, so they decided to retreat as the best option.

  At this time, Jie Ying had already stepped on the golden lotus and flew in front of the two people. With a raise of her hand, two golden lights rushed towards the two people.

  The Taiji Daoist had the ultimate treasure to protect himself, but as soon as he saw Qiankun, he died. He lost confidence in himself and was afraid that even the ultimate treasure would not be able to fully protect him. He did not want to escape like this, but suddenly discovered that after Qiankun's death, the pre-heavenly ultimate treasure, the Qiankun Ding, was still suspended in mid-air, and his eyes lit up.

  Suddenly, the Taiji Daoist put away the Taiji diagram and transformed into two colors of yin and yang, only protecting himself, and rushed straight to the Qiankun Ding. This time, however, it was a disaster for the Yin-Yang Old Ancestor, who had lost his protective object. The incoming attack arrived again, at a moment of extreme danger, the Yin-Yang Daoist finally used his life-saving divine ability.

  The Taoist let out a loud shout: "Yin and Yang cycle!" Suddenly, his left eye transformed into the sun, his right eye transformed into the moon, and his pair of eyes seemed to have truly turned into two stars. For a moment, yin and yang reversed, and time and space appeared to be distorted.

  Jie Ying had Jin Lian protecting his body, and he only felt a slight pause before recovering normally. But this brief moment was enough, the yin-yang cultivator burned his vital energy, transforming it into a bloody glow, and escaped swiftly.

  Only the Taiji Daoist and the three Jie Yin Quan remained on the scene, earlier Taiji had almost reached the edge of the Qian Kun Ding, about to take the life-saving move, suddenly the yin and yang reversed, time and space stopped, it was the Yin Yang Daoist who launched his ultimate move.

  Just one step away, yet it's a distance of a thousand miles. The Tai Chi practitioner was about to make his move when Zhun Ti had already arrived, using the Seven Treasures Mysterious Tree brush with his left hand. As the Tai Chi diagram rotated and paused for a moment, a slight gap appeared. Zhun Ti took advantage of this opening and thrust his right hand forward, breaking through the Tai Chi practitioner's defense with his Divine Gun. The gun pierced directly into the Tai Chi practitioner's right shoulder, causing a bloody arm to fall to the ground.

  The Seven Treasures Tree was originally unable to open the Taiji diagram, all because Taiji's mind was focused on the Qiankun Ding, and he didn't notice, allowing Zhunti to strike successfully. The Taiji Dao person let out a painful cry, no longer caring about the Qiankun Ding, burning his vital energy, wrapping the Taiji diagram around his body, and fleeing straight to the outside of Mount Sumeru.

  Zhun Ti had just put away the Qian Kun Ding when Jie Ying arrived right on time. Zhun Ti's face couldn't hide his joy, this time he made a huge profit, and also obtained another pre-heavenly treasure ah, defeating three powerful divine ability users, it was incredibly exhilarating.

  However, there is also regret. The Taiji Daoist escaped and took the Taiji diagram with him. So when Zhunti saw Jieying being led over, he complained: "Brother, why did you let the Taiji Daoist escape? That's a pre-heavenly treasure!"

  "Brother, you should be content with what you have. One Ding of Qiankun is enough, don't be too greedy." The guide chuckled and said: "Besides, your brother's Huo has already been used up when attacking the old ancestor of Qiankun, without this sharp tool, even if I want to keep the Taiji people, it would be difficult. If he were to detonate his own Yin-Yang origin again, you and I would inevitably suffer serious injuries."

  Zhun Ti suddenly realized that if the karma fire was strong enough, even the Yin and Yang Taoists might not be able to escape. Why didn't he know that killing people would only create enemies?

  "In that case, we'll just have to be more careful in the future. I reckon these two will never recover from this heavy blow, and even if they do, we won't be afraid of them."

  "It's said that, young brother, you should be congratulated. Now that you've obtained the Ding of Heaven and Earth, your great path can be accomplished."

  "Big brother, you want to give me the Qian Kun Ding?" Zhun Ti was shocked in his heart. To say that he didn't want the Qian Kun Ding would be a lie, but this time the war had brought out the greatest power, even among close brothers they had to settle accounts clearly. Moreover, these pre-heavenly treasures were scarce in the world, each one being crucial to achieving the Dao. How could he easily give it to someone else? Besides, he had already obtained a peerless treasure, the Di Shen Gun, so this Qian Kun Ding was absolutely not something he wanted.

  At this point, Zhuanti shook his head repeatedly: "Big brother, little brother already has the Gun of God-slaying, it's enough to protect himself, so let's give the Qiankun Ding to big brother instead." As he spoke, Zhuanti held out the Qiankun Ding with both hands and handed it over to Jieyin.

  "Ah, younger brother, now that you have the God-slaying Spear, I must give you this treasure as well. The God-slaying Spear contains the Way of Destruction, unmatched in attack, but ultimately a great calamity, too heavy with killing intent, difficult to suppress the aura, and besides, it's all about destruction, not the complete Tao. Look at this Qiankun Ding, which contains the Way of Nourishing and Transforming, one breaking and one establishing, one dying and one living, yin and yang in harmony, also a defensive treasure, a heavenly gift to you, younger brother, don't decline it."

  The two rooms in front and back were originally precious treasures. Zhunti knew that this kindness was too great, even if they were brothers, they couldn't just accept such a favor without doing anything in return.

  "Zhunti bowed down and said: 'Elder brother's great kindness, Zhunti cannot repay. If Zhunti can achieve the Dao in the future, it will all be due to elder brother's accomplishment. From now on, Zhunti will only look up to elder brother as his superior, and will not disobey. If he disobeys this promise, the great Dao will detest him.'"

  He hastily bowed down beside Zhunti, listening to him make such a vow, and was also deeply moved in his heart. For a cultivator, emotions were often a luxury, but as someone who had guided two lifetimes of people, he had gradually learned the mindset of a cultivator. However, he still placed great importance on emotions, and being able to gain Zhunti's friendship filled him with joy.

  Actually, from the very beginning, helping Zhunti to take shape and giving him a treasure was not without storing it for future use, letting him wholeheartedly devote his energy to making great contributions to the Western Paradise. At this moment, Jieying truly regarded Zhunti as one of her own people.

  Zhun Ti and Jie Yin chatted for a bit, then hastily went to close the cauldron and refine the Qian Kun Ding. Jie Yin, on the other hand, was not in a hurry, first picking up six stalks of pure bamboo. Arriving at the main hall, he called out Yao Shi, wanting to see his disciple's progress for himself.

  The pharmacist retreated into the golden top's large array on his own initiative when he was about to lead them in a big battle, and the aftermath of that level of battle would have been enough to hurt him. Seeing the successful return of the guide, he hurriedly came to pay homage to his teacher after being called to the main hall.

  "Congratulations, teacher, you have defeated those three scoundrels."

  "Haha, that's not some thief, that's a pre-heavenly great god. The cultivation and moral integrity are not much different from the master's, if the three of them were more cautious and could trust each other, I'm afraid even the master couldn't win so easily." The guide was still very satisfied with this disciple, who now had the cultivation of a Golden Immortal.

  "It's rare for a master to have free time, so I'll tell you about the great way of cause and effect."

  The pharmacist was overjoyed when he heard this, and since entering the door, he had not been taught much by himself, but rather by his uncle, Master Zhun. Today was a good opportunity to see his teacher's Taoist methods.

  The two sat facing each other, and after a brief introduction, they began to discuss their own karmic paths:

  Purify the Brahman conduct. Seek all kinds of wisdom. In order to accomplish this great wisdom, I am willing to be born and die in the cycle of birth and death, passing through the five realms, my body dying and decaying, only to receive another body again. The number of times I undergo birth and death is infinite, like cutting down all the grass and trees in the world and using them as tally sticks to count the number of past lives - it would be impossible to exhaust them.

  From the beginning to the end of heaven and earth, this is called one kalpa. However, the number of times heaven and earth have been formed and destroyed is beyond calculation.

  Therefore, I feel compassion for all living beings who are suffering and confused by their love and desire, and I want to help them out of the sea of suffering. I make a vow: "Now that all these living beings are trapped in the cycle of birth and death and cannot escape on their own, it is because they are attached to wealth, anger, ignorance, and the pleasures of sound, form, smell, taste, touch, and dharma. I will definitely cut off this disease.

  Although I may be born in various realms, I will not forget this thought. I will treat all living beings equally, whether they are enemies or friends. I will use generosity to attract those who are poor and destitute, morality to attract those who have broken the precepts, patience to attract those who are angry and resentful, diligence to attract those who are lazy and indolent, meditation to attract those whose minds are scattered and confused, and wisdom to attract those who are ignorant and foolish.

  The lecture on the introduction to Tao, although without various strange phenomena, is indeed deeply profound in its understanding of cause and effect. Every sentence goes straight to the origin of the Great Way. The Medicine Master listened as if he was drunk, all sorts of things that had not been understood before were suddenly clear, extremely delightful.

  In the blink of an eye, three hundred years have passed. The guide stopped lecturing and still had some unfinished thoughts, but a pharmacist's water attribute could already understand these limits. Now he is immersed in a mysterious and wonderful realm, his Taoist practice is about to reach the late stage of Golden Immortality.

  Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jieyin refined the six stalks of Clear Bamboo into a spiritual treasure. This Clear Bamboo was comparable to top-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasures, and its quality even surpassed that of Jieyin's own Heavenly Pillar. Jieyin happened to be lacking an offensive spiritual treasure, and when fighting against others, he mostly relied on his spells. However, if the opponent's cultivation level was similar to his own, it would be extremely difficult to harm them with just spells alone. Haven't you seen that every saint has a spiritual treasure as their weapon?

  Jieyin was about to refine the pure bamboo into a weapon, Jieyin condensed a spark of karma fire, using the karma fire to temper the pure bamboo bit by bit, and then infused the remaining bit of merit he obtained during his lecture.

  It took a whole thousand years to refine the Clear Bamboo, and its merits have been exhausted. It's likely that it won't be until the establishment of the sect that there will be enough merits again. After refinement, the attacking power of the Clear Bamboo is almost comparable to that of the Pre-Heavenly Supreme Treasure, and it's even stronger than Laozi's cane.

  At this time, the pharmacist had long since awakened from the mysterious state, and his Taoist practice was almost at the peak of Jin Xian, pressing against the Da Luo realm. His Taoist practice made great progress, so he respected his teacher even more.

  In the blink of an eye, more than a thousand years have passed. The furnace has been closed, and at this time, the Qian Kun Ding has been initially refined. Moreover, it has been verified with the Great Destruction Dao that was enlightened from the Du Shi Gun. In terms of cultivation, it is still half a step away from beheading the corpse, lacking opportunities, making it difficult to behead the corpse after all. However, its combat power is comparable to that of a Saint who can behead two corpses.

  When idle and having nothing to do, he uses the Great Cause and Effect Technique, through threads of cause and effect, observing the grand trend of the Desolate Expanse. Gradually, the tangled causes and effects within the Desolate Expanse have presented a chaotic state. The aura of slaughter envelops the vast land of the Desolate Expanse. Observing the far west's Tianmo Mountain, he sees demonic energy surging to the sky, and in the darkness, he senses countless powerful beings inside. His heart secretly feels a sense of foreboding, it seems that the West is still unable to escape its fate.

  In the vast wilderness, there was another person who was also using his divine power to observe Tianmo Mountain. The top of the old Taoist's head emitted a faint glow from the Yu Pian creation, which was actually the ancestor of Taoism, Hongjun.

  Other powerful beings in the vast wilderness were attracted by the dragon and phoenix three clans, all of whom were preparing for war, a great battle was imminent.

  Starting tomorrow, there will be three consecutive days of exams. Xiaodao needs to study hard and may have no time to update tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

  Xiao Dao will work hard to think of something, the first Xiao is about to arrive, I hope fellow Taoist friends can support it a bit. Give me some love and I'll return you with a night of passion... Hehe