darknovel Chapter 111 Personalized Education
Chapter 111 Personalized Education
Chapter 111 Personalized Education
After leaving Qilin Cliff, which was filled with a profound and peaceful Daoist atmosphere, Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun did not linger on the vast prehistoric land.
This journey, with its discussions with the Primordial Qilin, a top ruler of the primordial world, has yielded far greater gains and deeper insights than any previous period of secluded cultivation.
Whether it's Zhen Yuanzi's supplement to the Way of Earth's Embrace and Chaos Evolution, or Hong Yun's consolidation of the Four Symbols Returning to Origin and the Primordial Foundation, both need to immediately return to the safest and most suitable place of practice, calm their minds and settle down, and thoroughly integrate these precious "stones from other mountains" into their own foundation of practice.
Two astonishing streaks of light—one a deep, dark yellow, the other a vibrant, crimson glow—stretched across the sky, heading straight for the majestic and serene Longevity Mountain.
Passing through the invisible yet resilient innate earth-guarding array's light barrier, a familiar sense of peace and boundless vitality instantly enveloped the entire body, isolating it from all external disturbances and causal relationships.
Back at Wuzhuang Temple, after exchanging a few words with Qingfeng, Mingyue, Zhenwu, Emperor and others who came to greet them, Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun tacitly agreed to each find a place to go into seclusion.
Hongyun chose the four-symbol banana tree in the center of the courtyard, using its Daoist charm of harmonizing all things and the Daoist charm of the four symbols that were perfectly in harmony with it to help her sort things out.
Zhen Yuanzi then found a quiet room to further balance and consolidate his own Earth Dao.
In the primordial chaos, time passed unnoticed as we deeply comprehended the Dao.
It is unknown how much time has passed, perhaps a thousand years have passed in the outside world, but Zhen Yuanzi was the first to slowly awaken from his deep meditative state.
He opened his eyes, and what he saw was no longer a single, heavy, dark yellow, but a fleeting scene of countless laws being born and dying, of the beginning of chaos, before finally settling into a profound tranquility that encompasses all things and gives birth to all existence.
His discussions with the emperors of the three races, especially the unique earth-based suppression and benevolence of the First Qilin, the water-based imperial hegemony of the Ancestral Dragon, and the fire-based Nirvana order of the Primordial Phoenix, provided more diverse "nourishment" and "samples" for his all-encompassing "Great Earth Chaos Scripture".
This made the "chaotic" phantom within his body more real, the rules and patterns clearer, and his cultivation advanced further. Although he did not break through the realm, his foundation became increasingly unfathomable.
With a slight thought, he sensed that the aura of all living beings within the temple had increased, and he felt gratified.
Now that I have fully digested what I have learned from this trip, it is time to select the essence and pass it on to my close associates, so as to enhance the overall cultural heritage of the Longevity Mountain lineage.
With his mind made up, Zhen Yuanzi stood up, and his peaceful yet supremely majestic Daoist voice clearly resounded in several specific minds: "Qingfeng, Mingyue, Dihuang, Zhenwu, Qilin, Moqilin, Jiuling Yuansheng, come to the courtyard."
Before long, several figures respectfully entered the courtyard and stood solemnly before Zhen Yuanzi.
The gentle breeze and bright moon remain vibrant, their eyes filled with admiration; the emperor strides with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger, his imperial aura profound; Zhenwu is as steady as a mountain, his presence weighty and imposing; the Qilin and the Mo Qilin exude auspiciousness and harmony; the Nine Spirits Primordial Saints bow their heads, respectful and docile.
Zhen Yuanzi glanced at the crowd, nodded slightly, and began his sermon without saying anything more.
This sermon was not a general discussion, but a highly targeted and individualized instruction.
He first looked at the emperor, who was wearing a bright yellow imperial robe and whose demeanor was becoming increasingly majestic, and said, "Your Majesty, you are endowed with the imperial dragon aura and inherit the legacy of Pangu. In the future, you will rule over a region and bring peace to the world. Today, I will explain to you the mysteries of the imperial way."
He did not directly impart specific methods, but instead used the voice of the Great Dao to explain in detail the different imperial Dao concepts he had observed and comprehended from the three emperors, the Ancestral Dragon, the Primordial Phoenix, and the First Qilin.
"The Emperor's Way of the First Emperor is like a vast ocean, unstoppable. It emphasizes absolute control, subjugating people with force, and establishing order. This is the way of a hegemonic emperor, who values power and authority, but whose rigidity makes him easily broken."
"The Emperor's Way of the Primordial Phoenix is like the divine fire of Nirvana, proud and unyielding, emphasizing the nobility of bloodline and personal transcendence. It rules the clan with absolute power and the cohesion of bloodline. This is the 'Arrogant Power' Emperor, who values bloodline and power, yet is exclusive and aloof."
"The imperial way of the Qilin is like the thick and heavy earth, embodying benevolence and virtue, emphasizing harmony and prosperity, governing people with virtue, protecting all living beings, and maintaining order. This is the emperor of 'benevolent authority,' who values virtue and peace, but must guard against being too lenient."
Zhen Yuanzi explained the advantages and disadvantages, core principles, and ways in which the three imperial paths combined with their respective original great paths (water, fire, and earth) using the imperial pronouncements of the Great Dao, guiding the emperor to think and analyze.
"Your imperial path originates from merit and virtue, begins with the primordial chaos, and should take the power and order of the ancestral dragon, the dignity and strength of the phoenix, and the virtue and harmony of the unicorn. However, the core must be based on your own righteousness and the foundation of merit."
A ruler embodies not only power, but also responsibility; to govern is not merely about conquest, but also about leadership.
"When the glorious righteous path is used to govern the eight wastelands, and when immeasurable merit is used to nourish all living beings, the imperial dragon energy should become an unparalleled power to protect all living beings and maintain order, rather than a tool for selfish desires."
The emperor listened intently, his imperial dragon aura rising and falling with the sound of the Dao, sometimes like raging waves, sometimes like divine fire rising, sometimes like the earth settling, and finally gradually returning to a more restrained, more mellow, yet containing an undeniable and magnificent righteous energy.
His understanding of the imperial way is undergoing a profound transformation, no longer limited to simple domination and majesty, but incorporating the wisdom of responsibility, virtue, and leadership.
Then, Zhen Yuanzi turned his gaze to the black-robed Taoist Zhenwu.
"Zhenwu, you were born of the Xuan Water and guarded the earth, your nature is tranquil, and your Dao emphasizes preservation. Today I will explain to you the connection between the ultimate softness and strength of water and its ability to suppress and govern."
He combined the vast and majestic, yet balanced and powerful, principles of water from the First Dragon, with the solid earth that allowed the First Qilin to establish its dominance over the four directions.
The principles of suppressing destiny were explained to Zhenwu: "The gentleness of water can penetrate all things, leaving no gaps; this is the subtlety of 'rule'; the strength of water can gather into towering waves, destroying all obstacles; this is the power of 'suppression'."
However, water has no fixed shape, and its "unification" and "suppression" both depend on the river channel and the terrain (that is, the earth's "support" and "definition").
Your suppression should not be a dead silence, but rather like a deep pool, calm on the surface but brimming with power within; your rule should not be a forceful command, but rather like a river, flowing smoothly and nourishing the land.
With the fluidity of the mysterious water and the solidity of the protective earth, you will achieve your unique True Martial Dao, suppressing evil and exorcising demons, protecting peace and tranquility.
Zhenwu listened with rapt attention, his dark black Taoist robe fluttering even without wind, and the faint sounds of flowing water and the shadows of mountains appearing alternately.
His understanding of self-defense and protection is no longer limited to passively enduring, but also incorporates active guidance, definition, and the tranquility containing power, making his Dao heart increasingly clear and firm.
Next, Zhen Yuanzi looked at the benevolent and auspicious Qilin and the black Qilin.
"Qilin, Mo Qilin, you embody auspiciousness and benevolence. Today, I will speak to you about the essence of the 'Way of Benevolence' and 'Way of Auspiciousness' of Fellow Daoist Qilin."