Xiuxian: When you do things to the extreme

Chapter 490 Return
The flowers are the same every year, but the people are different every year.

A hundred years later, in the cave.

"call!"

Fang Yuan took a deep breath, recovered his magic power, and then waved his sleeve to open the furnace. Suddenly, a golden light flew out and fell into his hand, turning into a small dark red flag. It was the spiritual weapon-level "Little Fiery Flag!"

Ever since the Tiangong Zaofa was launched a hundred years ago and the five academies took on the task, a vigorous weapon refining craze started from the Wandao Academy and swept across the world, causing a large number of academy students and monks from the blessed lands to devote themselves to weapon refining.

Although the Wandao Academy has stated that the art of refining is not exclusive to instruments, the demand for instruments as components and even cores is huge, which makes the prospect of refining instruments very bright and countless cultivators have devoted themselves to it.

Being in the midst of the tide, it is inevitable to go with the flow. Fang Yuan could not help but be moved. He divided some of his energy and time. While practicing and refining pills, he also took on his third secondary job as a weapon refiner. Now he has achieved some success and become a second-level weapon refiner. The "Little Fiery Flag" in his hand is proof of this.

"Over the past hundred years, all the weapon refiners above the third level in the five academies have been entrusted by Taoist Master Mingxiao to refine magic weapons, spiritual treasures, and immortal weapons day and night. All materials and expenses are borne by the Wandao Academy, and there are also elixir subsidies and credits rewards..."

“As a result, after a hundred years, the attainments of the weapon refiners in the five academies have greatly improved. Most of them have been promoted to the first level, and a few have even been promoted to the second level. While refining weapons, they have not been delayed in cultivation. With the help of the academy’s elixir subsidies and weapon refining, they have broken through and are comparable to normal practitioners…”

"If I had known there was such a method as Tiangong Zaofa, I would have chosen weapon refining when filling out the Hundred Arts Volunteers. Now, I am lagging behind step by step, and I don't know if I will have the opportunity to participate in the weapon refining mission of the Fifth Academy."

Thinking back on the changes over the past century, Fang Yuan couldn't help but feel regretful.

A hundred years ago, the Five Academies took on the important task of refining the Five Elements Instruments under the order of Taoist Master Mingxiao. They received significant support from the Imperial Academy, and the subsidy was unprecedented.

Although thanks to the century-long plan of Master Qian to "fleece the people", the academy has gained a lot of resources and benefited various colleges. The skills of alchemy, talismans, instruments, and other arts have all been improved and developed to varying degrees, but after all, they are not as glorious as the art of instruments, which makes many cultivators regret it.

Fang Yuan is one of them.

But he was a Nascent Soul cultivator after all, so he quickly calmed down and prepared to start his daily practice.

At this moment...

"Warning! Warning!"

"The red moon is coming, the red moon is coming!"

"All monks, stop practicing immediately and be careful when dealing with the demonic calamity!"

"All monks, stop practicing immediately and be careful when dealing with the demonic calamity!"

"All citizens in the four regions, please seek refuge in the nearest academy or school immediately!"

"Cultivators at or above the fourth realm, please do not leave your cave without receiving a notification or order from the academy!"

"The entire academy is under wartime control and is under full control by the academy's law enforcement team. Any behavior that conflicts with or resists the academy's law enforcement team will be considered as a demonic alteration. No trial is required and they will be killed on the spot!"

"..."

A shrill alarm sounded, echoing in the Nascent Soul Cave, causing Fang Yuan's expression to change instantly.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator and a fourth-rank alchemist, he owns a private cave in the academy, so there is no need to say much about his privacy.

Even so, there is an alarm installed in his cave, an alarm that no one can remove.

Not only him, but all the monks in the academy, no matter their level of cultivation or position, have such an alarm in their cave.

Because this is an alarm for the "devil's calamity".

The academy was founded more than 600 years ago, which coincides with the law of the arrival of the "Red Moon".

Therefore, during this period of time, everyone's nerves were very sensitive, and some even stopped practicing.

Fortunately, the academy had already prepared for this, conducted many drills, and had a mature set of response methods.

Amid the sharp alarm sounds, rays of spiritual light appeared and teams of law enforcement monks piloted mechas and began to implement wartime control, evacuate the people, maintain order, and suppress the unrest in the most severe way.

It has to be said that the vitality of the evil god sect is so strong that it is impossible to kill them all. Even though the academy has been in power for more than 600 years and has wiped out these evil god sects time and time again, after a while there will still be people who fall into the evil way and become minions of the outer demons and evil god believers.

It was so in the past, and now that the red moon is coming again, it is even more unimaginable. If things go wrong, it may even evolve into a demonic disaster.

Fortunately, the academy already had a plan for this, although it was inevitable that there would be some unrest for a period of time.

Looking at the chaos outside, Fang Yuan shook his head, took out a pill and swallowed it, then activated the formation protection of the cave, then closed his eyes and meditated peacefully.

He is not a law enforcement monk, and he has not received any transfer order from the academy. It is best not to move around at this time. It will be good for both himself and others.

After taking the "Taiqing Shoushen Pill" distributed by the academy, Fang Yuan focused his mind, refused to absorb spiritual energy, did not practice cultivation, and only waited for the demonic calamity to pass.

This went on for an unknown amount of time before suddenly a red light shone into the cave and landed on Fang Yuan's face.

Red light?

Where does the red light come from?

The cave has been sealed by him, completely isolated from the outside world, and there is no window sill, so where did the red light come from?

Fang Yuan didn't know it, he just felt something strange in his heart, his mind was full of mixed thoughts, and finally he saw a bright moon.

The moon was bright and extremely clear, but in just a moment, drops of bright red began to fall, as if blood and ink were spreading!
In a snap of a finger, a moment, a thousand years, ten thousand years...

In a trance, I lost my consciousness for a moment, and when I looked at the bright moon again, it had turned scarlet and was extremely alluring.

No, it was not just scarlet, there was also a line of darkness, standing up in the middle of the moon and expanding outwards.

This is not a red moon at all, it's clearly an eye pupil!
A scarlet eye, an evil eye, slowly met his mind.

It, he, Him, He is looking at himself, staring at himself intently!

"Contemplate the freedom, Kinnara, and walk in the deep Prajnaparamita for a long time. I will see that the five aggregates are empty, and I will survive all the hardships."

"Form is not different from emptiness, and emptiness is not different from color. Color is emptiness, and emptiness is color. The same is true for feelings, thoughts, and awareness."

"These dharmas are empty, neither born nor destroyed, neither dirty nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing!"

"That's why there is no color in the air, no thoughts, no eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind, no color, no sound, fragrance, touch, no vision, or even the unconscious world..."

"Bodhisattva, with a clear mind, turning dreams upside down, will reach nirvana!"

"The demons of the three generations, because of Prajna Paramita, there is Dora Samyak Sam Bodhi."

"Revealing the concubine, Polo uncovering the concubine, Polo monk uncovering the concubine, Bodhisattva..."

"!!!!!!!!!!!!"

In an instant, Fang Yuan woke up with a start, opened his eyes suddenly, his face turned pale, his body, which was immune to cold and heat, was sweating profusely, and in his mind, there were waves of demonic sounds echoing, like a maggot on his tarsal bones that could not be shaken off. This is... the demonic calamity! ?

How could it be so horrible? How could it be so horrible?
Could it be that the heaven and earth have been destroyed and evil demons are coming?
Fang Yuan's thoughts were in a mess, he was terrified and frightened, and his mind was beginning to lose control.

At this moment, a cool feeling came out from his mind and instantly cleansed his heart and mind, making him shudder and suddenly recover. He immediately steadied his body, sat down again, and recited a scripture.

"The Tao of husband is born from nothingness. It is hidden among all spirits but is unpredictable. It is wonderful and ever-changing but has no direction. There is spirit in the darkness but it is calm and luminous. It is extremely mysterious and boundless and leads to emptiness and tranquility. This is called a big cave. It gathers the energy and concentrates it. Yuzu Qi is hovering..."

It is the secret of Taoism - "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing"

The hundred-year period is about to end and the time of the red moon is approaching. How can the academy not make preparations?

Not only was the Qingling formation arranged in various schools and important areas to resist the Red Moon Demon, but different levels of Taiqing Shoushen Pills were also distributed to all the monks in the academy, and the Shangqing Dadong Sutra, which was used to fight against demons and slay evil, was also taught.

Just now, he was polluted by the red moon, and gave rise to thousands of evil thoughts. If he had not taken the Taiqing Shoushen Pill which took effect in time, he would not only have fallen into the evil path, but would have been affected by it, damaging his foundation and even his soul, and would have had no hope of making any further progress.

How vicious and dangerous!
Fang Yuan was still frightened and did not dare to be careless. He concentrated on reciting the Great Cavern Sutra and used the method of Shangqing to resist the external demons.

……

On the other side, outside the cave, Yuzhao was wearing a moon-white robe, like the independent Gushan Snow Fairy who was isolated from the world.

Looking up, I saw a blood moon hanging high in the sky. Within the scarlet moonlight, there was a line of darkness, like a cracked pupil, revealing an inexplicable charm, as if a demon from outer space was looking down on the world.

"It's so fierce..."

Yuzhao looked up at the sky, facing the blood moon, muttering to himself, seemingly unaffected.

"Little Master!"

At this moment, a beam of spiritual light flew out and turned into the Qiantian Mirror: "This time the external path demon infection is unusual, you should hurry back to the cave, otherwise, even if you are protected by the Mengtian Dao Law, there is a possibility of leaving behind the hidden danger of demon seeds, affecting your cultivation and even aggravating the calamity of the inner demon in the future."

Yuzhao heard this, but ignored it, her eyes still fixed on the blood moon in the sky. After a moment, she turned her gaze back, stepped into the cave, practiced the Mengtian Dao method, and recited the Dadong Sutra to cut off the evil thoughts of the heretic.

With the Mengtian Dao method and dual cultivation of Buddhism and Taoism, he can recite the Dadong Sutra with ease.

It is worth mentioning that this time, the Wandao Academy did not fleece the Taoist descendants and the immortal gods from various caves at high prices by selling the Shangqing Dadong Sutra, which could protect against external demons, to them. Instead, it taught them for free and even broadcast the teachings live many times.

As the descendant of Meng Tian Dao, Yu Zhao also had the methods of true immortals to resist the evil spirits, but he still practiced this Taoist scripture. After all, who would complain about having too many means of self-defense?

Now that the red moon has come again and the devil has turned into a disaster, it shows that Wandao Academy has foresight and made such preparations to deal with it.

This time's red moon was polluted by foreign demons many times more severely than the previous times. It even turned the red moon into a blood pupil, clearly visible in this world. No one knew which foreign demon was responsible for this.

how so?

Yuzhao didn't know, but she could guess the reason.

The evil heretic intensified his attack.

As early as six hundred years ago, the red moon descended upon the world twice.

That was the first time that the foreign demons stepped up their attacks, intensifying their erosion of this world.

Originally, that one time was enough to cause chaos in the world, giving rise to countless monsters and disasters, causing the world to gradually fall into depravity until all the major paradises came into the world.

But because of the start of a live broadcast and the appearance of several people, the process changed.

Wu Kuangtu, Li Xuanyuan, the Taoist Master Mingxiao, and the Master of Wandao whose presence is extremely weak but omnipresent.

Four people, one live broadcast after another, changed the course of this chaotic world of demons and gods. They also forced the world's blessed places and even the immortal gates to be released, causing the primordial spirits of heaven and earth to return, and the power of the world to increase greatly, thus resisting the invasion of the external demon world.

Not only that, they also established a new system, taught the Dharma, and built the Wandao Academy, trained a large number of monks, and wiped out all the major evil sects and minions of the devil, removing the vanguard of the foreign demons, making the world front further consolidated.

Thanks to this achievement, no disasters have occurred in the past six hundred years.

But this is only a temporary solution and cannot eliminate the root cause once and for all.

The root is outside the heaven and earth, in the demon world.

Originally, the most ideal development was for the academy to establish its Dao, for the paradise to be opened up, and for the world's power to be strengthened, it would be able to resist the attack from the demon world, forcing it to retreat in the face of difficulty and completely give up the idea of ​​invasion.

But it is obvious that the situation did not develop in this way. After the offensive was blocked, the demon world did not retreat, but strengthened its strength. Today, six hundred years later, it launched an even more fierce attack.

Therefore, the magic effect of the red moon this time is so terrifying.

It is understandable that the demon world made such a choice.

Since ancient times, after the immortals and gods retired from the world, the demon world has launched countless attacks. Behind every arrival of the red moon, there is a huge investment from them. To this day, they have spent countless efforts and energy. With such a huge sunk cost, how could they give up easily?

If in ancient times, when all the major pantheons coexisted and a number of celestial-level immortal emperors, Buddhas, and god kings were still alive, it would be fine, and the demon world might have retreated in the face of difficulty.

But this assumption is not true. When things have developed to this point, those fairyland Buddhist kingdoms and divine holy places still have no intention of opening up. Not to mention the celestial immortals, even the earthly immortals are nowhere to be seen. Only a Wandao Academy is barely holding up the situation. How can they deter the foreign demon world?
Therefore, the red moon comes again and intensifies the offensive!
Although Wandao Academy was prepared this time and it shouldn’t cause a large-scale demonic disaster, what about next time?

Six hundred years later, one thousand two hundred years later, two thousand four hundred years later...

The outer demon world will definitely increase its investment and continuously enhance the power of the red moon and the power of demonic infection.

Can Wandao Academy hold out once, twice, three times, four times, eight times, nine times, ten times, a hundred times?

In that outer demon world, there might be terrifying demon gods comparable to Golden Immortals. This world must at least have a Heavenly Immortal to step forward, so that it can rely on the advantage of home court to stop the opponent's invasion.

But where is the fairy?

When will those fairyland Buddhist kingdoms and holy places of gods be opened?
Inside the cave, Yuzhao was quietly reciting Taoist scriptures, but she had inexplicable thoughts spreading in her mind, which even the Taoist sword could not cut off.

the other side……

Inside the mountain room, in front of the stove, the Taoist sits quietly, as calm as an ancient well, paying no attention to the changes in the world outside, only looking at the fire in front of him.

When the fire reaches perfection, it turns silvery white, combining the forces of heaven and earth and the power of thunder, in an attempt to refine something.

The Taoist held a whisk in his hand, looked up, then lowered his eyes, muttered to himself, and smiled softly.

"it's time!"

"Turn on the furnace!"

(End of this chapter)