Seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune starts from Tianshi Mansion.

Chapter 529 528. One Gate Three Taiwei (Two Chapters in One)

Learning and imitating nature are two concepts.

Imitation does not necessarily mean there is something wrong.

But for An Buzheng, although he has some similarities with Lei Jun in various aspects, the differences between the two are also huge.

What's more, as Zhuo Baojie said, what An Buzheng saw of Lei Jun was just a glimpse of the whole picture.

Many times it cannot even be called “peeping”.

It was mostly hearsay that formed an image of his master in his mind.

However, this image may be far from the real Lei Jun.

Just like Zhuo Baojie himself, in front of An Buzheng, he always looked like a great man of great enlightenment.

In the eyes of most people outside, the worst thing that could be said about Zhuo Baojie is that he is just a mount for Master Lei.

But even such people admit that as a spiritual beast, he has a deep foundation and a profound immortal aura.

If Zhuo Baojie hadn't mentioned it himself, An Buzheng would never have thought that the broken pieces on the Yin-Yang Pen were caused by his own master.

And this was not the time when I had not yet entered the Tao and had not yet opened my spiritual wisdom and was ignorant.

When Zhuo Baojie was chewing on the Yin-Yang Pen, his cultivation level was even higher than An Buzheng's current level.

An Buzheng would never be able to imagine how his master and his great-grandmaster got along before he became a disciple, and it was even more impossible for him to fully understand his own great-grandmaster.

However, he wanted to completely imitate his master, but the end result was a bit... twisted.

This is also related to his current young age and limited life experience.

As he gains more experience and knowledge in the future, things may get worse, or he may gradually understand it.

But Zhuo Baojie didn't plan to wait any longer.

He had kept silent at first, hoping that the child could cross this threshold on his own. But seeing that the other party was about to challenge the natural chasm between the first and second heavens, Zhuo Baojie thought about it and finally made it clear to the other party.

As An Buzheng bowed to Zhuo Baojie, his Taoist robe was faintly wet with cold sweat on his back.

"Meditation."

Zhuo Baojie smiled and said, "So-called cultivation of Taoism, this is also a part of cultivation."

At this moment, An Buzheng's mind was indeed calm. He bowed his head and said, "Yes, Master."

Zhuo Baojie called him up, then said with a smile: "Take a shower and change your clothes, then go directly to cross the natural chasm between the first and second heavens."

Although the cold sweat on his body had not yet dried, An Buzheng did not object to his master's arrangement.

Feeling the encouragement and expectation in Zhuo Baojie's tone, An Buzheng also smiled: "Yes, disciple obeys your command."

Although the breakthrough between major realms is called a natural chasm.

But for An Buzheng, who had removed the burden in his heart, at least the distance between the first and second heavens was as easy as walking on flat ground.

He already had quite a lot of accumulation.

Even if Zhuo Baojie didn't mention related matters today, there is a high probability that he would get through it safely.

It’s just that Zhuo Baojie didn’t want to take any risk, nor did he want to see his disciples become depressed.

No need to wait any longer.

On that very day, Elder Zhuo's direct disciple An Buzheng successfully established his foundation.

Later, Zhuo Baojie came to the Sanqing Sanbao Cave and told his master Lei Jun what had happened.

Lei Jun smiled faintly: "Well done."

Zhuo Baojie did not feel proud, and said softly: "Xuwu is competitive by nature, and now it is just the beginning. Although he has awakened in time, there will definitely be greater and more tests in the future, and he needs to constantly reflect on himself."

The faint smile on Lei Jun's face was a little more obvious than before: "It's better that you can consider this."

Zhuo Baojie: "I owe a lot to Master's past teachings. Now that I am a new teacher, I often reflect on myself."

Between being competitive and being indifferent, the latter is undoubtedly more in line with the spirit of Taoism, but a competitive person may not necessarily be unable to achieve great success.

Needless to say about others.

There is a ready-made example of the former Heavenly Master Tang Zhenjun in the Heavenly Master Mansion of Longhu Mountain.

But the current An Buzheng is very different from Tang Xiaotang.

No matter what emotion Tang Xiaotang was in, it came quickly and went away even faster.

Everyone knows that Master Tang loves to hold grudges, but Master Tang’s holding of grudges does not interfere with other things in his daily life.

Everyone knows that Tang Zhenjun is competitive, but even when she first learned about Zhao Chanyang's situation, her defense was broken but it did not affect her from continuing to act at her own pace.

Although she frequently lost to Xu Yuanzhen in her early years, this did not affect her ability to gradually make up for the disadvantage in recent years.

The next test that An Buzheng will face is...

Chi Haifeng.

For the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Temple, having two talented disciples join the sect at the same time is a double blessing.

For An Buzheng, who aspires to become the second Lei Jun, the existence of Chi Haifeng is a rare fellow Taoist, but it may also be a test.

To some extent, Zhuo Baojie even felt that Chi Haifeng, who looked nothing like Lei Jun, was actually more like his mentor at heart.

He is non-competitive and inactive, and is devoted to the Tao. He is keen on exploring the unknown principles and infinite mysteries of the natural world and the Tao.

At present, An Buzheng's cultivation level is similar to his, and his talent is also similar. Although Chi Haifeng is slightly faster, An Buzheng, who has better aptitude, may have a chance to catch up or even surpass him in the early stages of his cultivation.

But if Chi Haifeng's bones were further upgraded from the Wanxiang Holy Body to the Senluo Immortal Body, and before that, An Buzheng's comprehension and bones had no acquired changes, the situation would be different.

Even though, thanks to their mentor Lei Jun, the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion has to some extent mastered the path of improvement from quiet enlightenment to natural enlightenment, and from the Liangyi Immortal Body to the Tai Chi Taoist Body, but all these opportunities are difficult to come by and are hard to replicate.

In comparison, the strategy of upgrading from the Universal Saint Body to the Senluo Immortal Body is also difficult, but the difficulty is slightly lower...

There is also competition between the Senluo Immortal Body and the Liangyi Immortal Body.

Although it is too early to discuss the future, perhaps in the future there will be a genius who is better than the two of them and overshadow them, but judging from the current situation alone, the position of the future Heavenly Master may be decided between the two of them.

Chi Haifeng himself may not care much.

Master and disciple Lei Jun and Zhuo Baojie also don't mind if the Longhu Mountain sect is taken over by disciples other than their own.

But with An Buzheng's competitive spirit and self-esteem, can he accept that he is not the best?
Although he now realizes that he cannot simply imitate Lei Jun, there are already calls from inside and outside the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion, which seem to be gradually building him up.

Most of these calls and expectations are not malicious.

Having an exceptionally successful master is certainly glorious, but it also carries certain burdens that he has to bear since the moment he enters the sect.

"You should have expected what would happen today when you led him back to the mountain."

Lei Jun said calmly: "The master leads you to the door, and the practice is up to you. But since you are a master, you should also give more advice to your disciples. For you as a master, it is also a practice."

Zhuo Baojie bowed and said, "Yes, I will follow your instructions."

Shortly after this ordination ceremony, Xu Rui, who was the rotating chief instructor of the Taoist Academy, stepped down.

While teaching his apprentice An Buzheng, Zhuo Baojie took office as the new chief instructor of the Taoist Temple.

A normal term is three years, and after the next ordination ceremony, the decision on whether to step down or hand over the position will be made based on the arrangements of the government.

Since that ordination ceremony, Elder Zhuo's external image has changed.

Like An Buzheng, everyone else also discovered that Zhuo Baojie had become as tall as an ordinary person.

Some people speculate that this may be related to Elder Zhuo's official role as a teacher.

Not only did he officially open the school to accept disciples, he also served as the chief instructor of the Taoist Temple, rather than just a guest role as before.

There are also other people who speculate that it is becoming increasingly clear that Master Lei Tian is going to pass on the position of the head of the sect to his eldest disciple.

Elder Zhuo, who had already developed his physical energy and had the aura of a great master, had become more and more majestic, even though he had never transformed into a human form.

Zhuo Baojie did not react to outside discussions. He was neither anxious nor impatient, and was not surprised by praise or criticism. He concentrated on his own cultivation and the work in the mansion.

Although Lei Jun has not yet stepped down from the position of Heavenly Master, he no longer needs to personally take care of most of the affairs in the mansion.

After Zhuo Baojie and others got the affairs of the mansion on track, Lei Jun went to Wujian again to do further research on the Abyss of Time.

During this period, news came from Daju:

Following the successful ascension of Shushan Sect's Nanfeng Shen Xi to immortality, Lingshan Wu Sect's top master Wu Xian Zhao Qianran also successfully opened the immortal gate and ascended to the fairyland recently.

Upon hearing the news, Lei Jun ordered his disciples to bring gifts to congratulate.

Later, Zhao Qianran, who had achieved the realm of Wizard King, came to Wujian in person to return the gift.

He was full of gratitude to Lei Jun and Wang Guiyuan.

If Lei Jun and Wang Guiyuan had not taken out Qiangming Linlang from the Saha world, Zhao Qianran thought that he would not have been able to successfully open the door to immortality and overcome the great calamity in recent years.

This time, in addition to expressing his gratitude, Zhao Qianran also made it clear that unless something unexpected happens, he has no intention of returning to the human world, and is willing to follow the example of Master Lei and avoid interfering in human affairs.

After Zhao Qianran left, Wang Guiyuan sighed: "As discussed before, there are more and more immortals in our world, and it has begun to recover some of the atmosphere before the great catastrophe at the end of the Han Dynasty."

Lei Jun nodded lightly.

In addition to Shen Xi and Zhao Qianran, Xiao Yumen and Mu Chunyang are currently in seclusion.

It is hard to say that there is absolute certainty in such things, but both of them have accumulated rich experience.

If successful, the world will have another Confucian sage and an immortal master of alchemy.

Among them, Mu Chunyang will be the first fairyland master since the birth of Zhenwu Temple, which is of even greater significance to Zhenwu Temple.

"I hope this peaceful era can continue, but unfortunately..." Wang Guiyuan shook his head.

Lei Jun looked calmly into the abyss of time.

There, his body of Taiyi Emperor, which was responding to the sound, had been maintained for a long time.

Lei Jun waved his hand, and under the cover of the black and white Tai Chi diagram, the Taiyi Emperor's body, which was seeking out the sound and responding to the feeling, flew out of the abyss of time, and then naturally dissipated in the endless world.

Then, he created a brand new Dharma body.

As the blue sky and the underworld shook together, the new Taiyi Emperor, who was seeking the sound, sat upright on the lotus. This time, he did not fall directly into the Abyss of Time, but stayed in the Infinite Realm, facing Wang Guiyuan.

"Have you decided to go there in person?" Wang Guiyuan asked.

Lei Jun: "The battle in the Rulin World is getting more and more intense, and Zheng Baiyu is too quiet, so I want to go over and take a look at the situation.

Although there is still some sluggishness in the world of Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the Dharma body should be able to be maintained for a while.

You, Brother, and Fellow Daoist Zhao of Kunwu Sect and Saint Master Fengming of Canghuan are here, so you shouldn’t be in any trouble for a short time.”

After this period of sacrifice and contemplation, Lei Jun's ability to sense the Taiyi Emperor's body became more and more exquisite.

Although he is heading to the Rulin World now, if there is a sudden change in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths World, Lei Jun will be able to return in time.

On the other hand, the light ball in his mind currently did not have any new fortune prompts. From the perspective of just in case, this time when he left, at least in this world of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, there should not be any major accidents.

"Poor family, rich road."

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Wang Guiyuan could only sigh and spread out his palm, with a little golden light floating towards Lei Jun:
"Over in the Confucian world, the Demon Buddha lineage has also intervened. Although people like the Great Destruction Tathagata and the Great Destruction Bodhisattva are a major threat to you, Junior Brother, it is better for us to be careful."

Lei Jun took the golden light and said, "I know that you are the most reliable, brother."

Wang Guiyuan said, "Due to my current cultivation level, I don't have any confidence at all. I just hope that it's better than nothing."

Lei Jun waved at him.

Above the black and white Tai Chi diagram, Thunder Emperor City reappears.

Lei Jun stepped in, the Twelve Thunder Gates of Tai Chi opened, and vast lightning engulfed the surroundings.

Below the Tai Chi diagram, spots of light are scattered, covering the abyss of time.

The entire Thunder Emperor City, along with the huge black and white Tai Chi diagram, seemed to turn into waves, pouring like water, and falling into the abyss of time together.

However, at this moment, the Abyss of Time seemed to rise up into the sky like a countercurrent, and it also turned into a mysterious light and fell on the body of Taiyi Emperor who was sitting opposite Wang Guiyuan and responding to the sound.

The scene in front of Lei Jun changed.

When everything in the world before his eyes became peaceful again, he had already arrived in another world.

Just like Xiao Chunhui did before, Lei Jun did not step out of the Abyss of Time directly, but appeared under another sky.

The talisman glow flickered faintly, but there was no sign of Senior Sister Xu Yuanzhen. Lei Jun had contacted her before coming here, and knew that she and Junior Sister Tang Xiaotang were currently in other places. Fortunately, Xu Yuanzhen had made preparations in advance in the Confucian World, allowing Lei Jun to "smuggle" here quietly.

Lei Jun, who came here for the first time, sent messages to Xu Yuanzhen and Zhang Wantong respectively, but did not rush to meet them immediately.

Sect Leader Lei walked between heaven and earth with his hands behind his back, leaving no trace.

Without much effort, he had adapted to the changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here, making himself feel as if he had become one with nature.

Lei Jun walked around and looked around.

When you look around, you can see a light rising into the sky, like a pillar of light, seemingly unreal and illusory.

The light pillars are thick or thin, bright or dark, and stand in various places.

Even in places beyond Lei Jun's sight, he could still see the dim light from afar.

They are the foundation for the famous Confucian families in this world to pass down their traditions and survive.

The image of Wenhua's soaring talent is much more intense than that of the Five Surnames and Seven Families in the early years of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

The cultural context of this famous family is integrated with many special philosophical concepts.

Presumably, they can inherit the secrets of Confucian cultivation through their blood, which is hidden in them.

There was a pillar of spiritual light formed by the condensation of some literary talent, which was now turbulent.

Lei Jun walked forward quietly.

In that direction, a major war is currently breaking out.

Lei Jun approached calmly.

On the side of the new Confucian school, an attack is being organized against the ancestral home of a prominent family of the old Confucian school.

According to the information sent back by Xu Yuanzhen, Zhang Wantong and others, in the current Confucian world, as a whole, the traditional Confucian learning is still more powerful.

A key factor that enables the new school to compete with it is to attack the enemy's necessary rescue.

For the traditional Confucian learning, each cultural context is the most important and unshakable thing.

If the context is destroyed, it will be extremely difficult to reunite.

Many noble families that were wiped out and fell because of the extraterritorial demons have repeatedly served as warnings to those who came after them.

The defenses of the cultural ancestral sites of the major worlds are naturally extremely solid, and with top masters stationed there, it is even easier to defend than to attack.

But in the end, it takes talent.

This will inevitably dilute and restrain the top masters of Confucianism to a certain extent.

On the contrary, the new students, who are relatively outnumbered, are more flexible in their actions.

Of course, the so-called flexibility is also relative.

Although the impact of the destruction of new school academies was far less serious than the collapse of the old school cultural context, if the old school academies were forced to be unable to gain a foothold, it would undoubtedly be detrimental to the enrollment, teaching and inheritance of new schools.

As for the attack and defense of the ancestral land of the traditional learning families, both sides came up with various strategies, and it was common to use tactics such as luring the tiger away from the mountain and making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.

The battle that Lei Jun was witnessing right now was about a seemingly deserted ancestral home of an old-school family, which was suddenly attacked by new-school monks. When it seemed to be in danger, suddenly ambushes appeared from all around, specifically setting up an ambush for the enemy.

The newcomers were obviously experienced and well prepared, and some experts came from other directions to surround them.

The two sides fought fiercely in three layers inside and outside, with a jagged pattern.

The top Confucian masters were able to communicate easily by letter, and everyone recruited others to help. Soon, a major battle broke out around the ancestral land of that aristocratic family.

Monks from other traditional schools of thought came to help.

As a result, Lei Jun looked from afar and was shocked to see that the new monks had set up an ambush with others on the outskirts, as if they were surrounding the enemy and attacking the reinforcements.

There are also conflicts among many traditional schools of thought.

Although at present, because Mr. Le Yuan, Wu Hailin and others are coordinating, the various parties are showing signs of uniting.

But there are also those who take advantage of the situation, do not help others in need, and even kill people by using others’ knife.

Lei Jun watched quietly, without saying anything or moving for the time being, just observing carefully.

After watching the melee in one area, he would move to another.

In addition to places where traditional Chinese learning is deeply rooted, Lei Jun also visited Jiangdong, Liangzhe and Yanzhao, where new learning is active.

People from old-school families were not just passively defensive.

There are also a few top masters who gather together and rush into areas where new learning is active.

When the opponent has no cultural background, a top master's attack is like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

Fierce fighting is currently taking place in the Liangzhe region and Huzhou area.

A second-level Confucian saint in the fairyland caught Lei Jun's attention.

The opponent's strength was certainly impressive, but what caught Lei Jun's attention was that his bones looked like the Confucian masterstroke of "grasping heaven and caring for earth".

At this point in time in the Confucian world, anyone with such a solid foundation must be surnamed Huo.

Huo family of Yuanzhou.

Huo Ying and others who were killed by Tang Xiaotang were from this family. They were one of the most prominent families in Hunan and Jiangxi.

The second-level Confucian saint from the fairyland who had personally come here on an expedition was none other than the current head of the Huo family in Yuanzhou, Huo Zhen.

Under his attack, the largest new school academy in Huzhou was collapsing.

The new monks here had to fight and retreat.

It was not until another Confucian saint, respected as the Master of Wei Yu Zhai, arrived that Huo Zhen's offensive was curbed.

Huo Zhen did not dwell on the issue any further, and decided to withdraw with the crowd.

The person he was afraid of was not You Yuening, the master of Wei Yu Zhai.

Instead, he was the leading figure of the new Confucianism in Liangzhe, the Confucian king of the third level of the fairyland, Jiao Feiyang of Kuaiji.

Jiao Feiyang is not in Liangzhe at the moment, but has gone north to compete with the three Confucian saints in the fairyland of Confucianism.

But no one knew whether he would suddenly strike back, so Huo Zhen was cautious.

However, since Huo Zhen and others have invaded Liangzhe this time, they will not retreat easily. They are hesitant about what to do, always paying attention to news from all directions, looking for opportunities to take action.

Although the new Confucian learning forced them to retreat, Huzhou also suffered heavy losses.

Lei Jun did not stop and continued to look around.

There was no expression of joy or anger on his face, and he never revealed his whereabouts. After walking around, he went to the place where Tang Xiaotang was in seclusion to meet up with Xu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiaotang.

At first glance, there is nothing between the mountains.

But in Lei Jun's pupils, the light of the Dharma talisman that connected heaven and earth flowed.

Without disturbing anyone, he moved forward and finally seemed to disappear among the mountains.

But the scene in front of Lei Jun suddenly became clear. A tall three-story altar that was invisible from the outside was standing in the mountains.

Tang Xiaotang was not seen on the third-tier altar, only Xu Yuanzhen was standing aside.

"Senior Sister." Lei Jun stepped forward.

Xu Yuanzhen was looking at the three-tiered altar in front of him with great interest: "Are you here?"

Lei Jun: "The Taiyi Emperor's body has been further improved. It will be no problem for him to come here in a short time."

He has always wanted to travel around the world, and he is particularly interested in the world of Confucian scholars, which he has never been to personally, so he decided to come and take a look.

Overall, it has a unique mystery.

There was only one small problem.

He doesn't like the old Confucianism here.

However, since the matter involved Zheng Baiyu, Lei Jun did not expose himself and rushed to the Rulin World. He just hid aside and observed for the time being.

"Junior Sister will succeed soon." Lei Jun nodded slightly, then looked at Xu Yuanzhen: "When will Senior Sister start?"

This trip to the Confucian world was to seek the help of Emperor Taiyi, so that he could deal with any changes in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths world.

But for the Confucian world, Master Lei was unable to bring his Three Caves and Three Days Supreme Dragon and Tiger Immortal Formation over, nor could he set up a temporary formation here.

Even if it is successful, it can never be compared with the world of nine heavens and ten earths.

Therefore, when Lei Jun comes here this time, if anything unexpected happens, he can rely on his own magical powers.

Although he is at the second level of the fairyland, he can still fight against masters at the third level of the fairyland such as the Great Lord Ku Hai.

But if it is an outstanding person like Gao Tiansui, without the help of the big formation, Lei Jun will still suffer from the disadvantage in cultivation level.

But since Lei Jun came here, he must have made other preparations.

Xu Yuanzhen said, "I'm not in a hurry. I'll be ready as soon as Xiaotang comes out of confinement."

Lei Jun raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

From the perspective of safety, the breakthrough between the great realms involves natural chasms and disasters.

But from the perspective of spiritual practice, it is not about crossing the threshold in one quick step, but about achieving success in one go.

Compared to a node, it is more like a journey, so it often requires time for incubation.

It is a rare exception for Lei Jun to look like he did when he ascended to heaven.

To a certain extent, the two years he went back and rose again before his ascension to immortality was a similar process required for a breakthrough.

At the moment, Xu Yuanzhen seems to be in a completely different situation.

It is true that she possesses the Tai Shi Taoist body and is proficient in the mysterious changes of time and space, but as far as Lei Jun knows, it should not be enough for her to completely ignore the difficulties of the higher realms and overcome the tribulation in an instant as easy as breathing and drinking water.

"What have you gained from the Abyss of Time?" Lei Jun: "It feels like it's still a little short of something..."

Xu Yuanzhen: "It's true that it's not just the Abyss of Time. I've gained other things in this world."

As she spoke, she casually threw a small bottle to Lei Jun.

Lei Jun took it, and while trying to figure out the meaning behind it, a name popped up in his mind:
【Instant Magic Water】

"The number is a little less, and we haven't found it since." Xu Yuanzhen said, "But this shouldn't be all of them, they were scattered before."

Lei Jun pondered the meaning and conception contained in the flowing water, and he understood it in his heart, and returned it to Xu Yuanzhen: "It is indeed a good thing, worthy of you."

The two of them waited at the spot for only two days before the three-story altar began to shine brightly.

The next moment, the huge altar shrank rapidly as a whole, and finally turned into only a faint mist.

A tall female nun emerged from the clear air and laughed, "Dongxuan Taiwei, I have achieved it!"

The person who showed up was Tang Xiaotang.

Seeing Lei Jun, she smiled and said, "Hey, you're here?"

Lei Jun: "It's a coincidence."

Xu Yuanzhen looked at Tang Xiaotang: "It's better to say that they are all waiting for you."

Tang Xiaotang put her hands on her hips, rolled her eyes, and looked like she knew everything.

While Xu Yuanzhen was speaking, she had already taken out the bottle of instant divine water and opened it. The stream of light turned into a thin water curtain that enveloped her.

In just a moment, Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang saw a dark three-tiered altar covering Xu Yuanzhen, but it disappeared in an instant.

Xu Yuanzhen himself reappeared before the two of them.

But her magical aura was completely different from before.

As Lei Jun smiled, his own Dao Jing Xuan Yuan Xuan Huang Universe had already appeared. It was not large in scale and was quietly hanging above his head.

Tang Xiaotang curled her lips, and Dao Jing Xuan Yuan Tai Chu Fa Jie appeared, resonating equally with Lei Jun's Dao Jing Xuan Yuan. It had indeed transformed from Tian Shi Yuan of the first level of Dong Xuan to Tai Wei Yuan of the second level of Dong Xuan.

The Daojingxuanyuan·The End of the Deep Sky that appeared above Xu Yuanzhen's head was also the same Taiweiyuan as the two of them.

She was at the first level of fairyland just a moment ago, but now she had reached the second level of fairyland like Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang.

"Congratulations, Senior Sister and Junior Sister, for reaching the Dongxuan Taiwei level." Lei Jun said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)