I am an immortal in heaven and earth

Chapter 379: Dragon Riding Ascension
When Xu Jia was about to express his great distress, suddenly the sky began to fall and a gate opened in the sky.

Then a five-clawed golden dragon flew down, holding a talisman in its mouth. It spiraled in the air for several circles and slowly landed on Mount Sanqing.

This golden dragon is about 17 or 18 feet long and as thick as a hundred-year-old tree. Its scales are very clear and you can see the dragon mark. Its two dragon whiskers are floating in the air. The breath it exhales from its nostrils falls to the ground, and the grass becomes dragon breath grass, and the rocks that fall to the ground become dragon claw jade.

The ancient vines around got the Qi and became Yimu Vine Jiao, and the earthworms underground got the dragon Qi and became dragon earthworms...

The golden dragon said, "I am the golden dragon under the throne of Emperor Huang Tian. Today, I have received the order to lead the immortals into the formless realm for cultivation. When the merits and deeds in the desire realm are fulfilled, it will prove the heart and ascend to heaven in one step."

"The immortals only need to ride on my back. When it is time to take off, their clumsy bodies will fall from the sky, and their spirits will follow me to ascend to the formless realm. This will save them the trouble of practicing in the realm of form. It can be said that they can ascend to heaven in one step."

In Taoist mythology, there are several levels of ascension, the highest of which is to leave the house and ascend to heaven. It is rumored that Xu Xun, King of Huainan, and the Jade Emperor "Zhang Bairen" in a certain folk legend all did so.

The second type is to ascend to heaven by riding a dragon. It is rumored that Emperor Huangdi Xuanyuan ascended to heaven in this way.

Xu Jia's goal was to leave his house and ascend to heaven, but now it has changed and he wants to ascend together.

Of course, it’s not that Xu Jia doesn’t want to ascend, but the burden and shackles of his great wish are gradually locking him up, making it difficult for him to ascend so lightly again.

Of course, it can also be said that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, or other people, have also made great vows and have not said that ascension is not allowed.

Now that there was a golden dragon, it was just following his heart and taking him to the heaven on such a festive day of the New Year. To be honest, Xu Jia was really tempted.

However, Xu Jia had also experienced the test of two immortals. The two immortals were Qingtong Immortal Lord and Taishan Lord. It was just that Xu Jia tore up the scriptures and missed the opportunity.

Today, the Golden Dragon's Guidance is even more like a magical test like fishing than it was back then.

But a voice in my heart said: "Generally, very reasonable things will become unreasonable, but once something is outrageous, it may be true."

This golden dragon is not the seat of the so-called "Lingbao Tianzun". What he said is the seat of "Huangtian Shengzun".

That is naturally the dragon of the "Huangtian Sect".

Sanqing Mountain was originally the southeastern headquarters of the Huangtian Sect and the place where the Emperor Huangtian descended. There was a treasure of jade, which was obtained by Xu Jia. More importantly, Xu Jia obtained one-eighth of the Taoist tradition, together with the part of the Taoist tradition of the Wanshou Emperor of the Changsheng Sect. In general, half of the Huangtian Sect's destiny has been grafted onto Xu Jia.

Then it is not impossible to activate the reception ritual of Holy Venerable Huangtian.

"If you want fame and gain, can you stop now and ascend to the formless realm to practice?"

A bewitching voice emerged from my mind.

The thought manifested, and it turned out to be the three corpse demons from before.

Xu Jia thought: "Didn't I refine you into the Three Emperors and Ten Thousand People Umbrella?"

"After you make a great wish, we can go back anytime. A great wish means a great grudge. This is the theory you used when you were training us. The good thoughts of the people bless me. The desire for flattery, vanity, the desire for fame and gain, the gratitude of all living beings... these are also obstacles. When you indulge in them and are proud of your achievements, we will naturally emerge again."

The Three Corpses said, "We will not help you to fall, we will only help you to get better and better, and help you deal with various wishes. But now this is a chance to ascend to heaven in one step, we hope you don't miss it. If you spread the news, you will die, and your business will collapse halfway."

Xu Jia was stunned when he heard this, and then asked in return: "If it was just for this, why did I make the vow in the first place? Can't I cultivate myself to become a god? Is this how you understand it?"

"As the saying goes, if a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. You have already contributed enough, why can't you think about yourself?"

Xu Jia killed the three demons with one sword. The Weijing Immortal Sword was enshrined on the Sanqing Mountain. The scabbard made of the voodoo wood core sealed him, but did not affect his ability to sing.

When Xu Jia developed the intention to kill, he turned into a ray of light, which was the heart of wisdom and the heart of compassion. With the heart of wisdom and the heart of compassion, he wielded the killing sword of the three elements, and the sword was pointed at the sufferings of all living beings. Killing was an act of benevolence.

The three demons were killed, but they reappeared: "Aren't you always worried? Are you anxious? Can you really do it? You are just imitating, and you haven't even imitated the essence. Can you really solve the problem? Or are you just doing whatever you want? Can your heart replace the heart of heaven? You must first learn to respect the fate of all living beings. Heaven's ways are constant, but everything is impermanent. Do you really understand?"

"Will you save your reputation, or will you persevere and be burned and shattered?"

"kill!"

The immortal sword continued to kill the three demons.

The three demons still appeared: "Now my power is not only derived from you, but also from the great wish you made. The great wish is the great desire. If the desires of all living beings are not eliminated, how can you eliminate me? Does the Evil Sword Immortal know that I have probably become like him?"

"I am you, parasitic on the law of the philosophy you promote. I am not born from the womb, eggs, or moisture, but from transformation. As long as people with this idea are still following you, I will always exist. You can control people's actions, maybe you can control their thoughts?"

"Even if some people don't do it for themselves, don't they have descendants, partners, or useless relatives?"

Xu Jia still swung his sword, and the sword became brighter and brighter, while the demon became weaker and weaker.

"I won't be timid or doubt the people around me because of my worries about the future. Those who achieve great things are open-minded."

"Some things are better done than not done, and being firm is worse than being timid. Instead of worrying about future problems, it is better to start solving current problems."

After the last sword, the three demons never appeared again.

But the golden dragon was still real in front of Xu Jia. He looked at Xu Jia with interest: "Your sword is a leftover from the innate spiritual treasure killing sword refined by Saint Huang Tian back then. When it was being washed in the furnace by the Milky Way, the bottom of the Milky Way could not hold it and it fell into the world. You got it and refined it into an innate killing sword. It's a pity that your sword is only an innate magic weapon, not even an innate magic treasure. It may be able to do evil in the Desire Realm, but it is considered ordinary in the Color Realm. As for the Colorless Realm, unless you refine it into an invisible and massless sword energy, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take it with you to ascend. You can only leave it to future generations."

"The teaching you are practicing was once practiced by our Saint. It was called the Republic of the Three Realms... Anyway, it was very grand, but there were not many successful worlds. Most worlds did not have the foundation for a republic. In addition, due to the struggles among some Shinto factions, many things had to be stopped."

Xu Jia was shocked when he heard the gimmick of the Three Realms Republic. He always felt that this Saint Huang Tian might be a fellow villager like himself, or there might be a lot of time travelers in the Blue Star Multiverse... and they are the protagonists in various worlds.

But the point is not this. The point is that most worlds have failed, and only a few have succeeded. So in terms of the proportion of the three realms, it should be considered a failure overall.

"Our Saint Venerable was the Emperor of Heaven for 10,500 years, and then he transcended and achieved the Great Luo Hunyuan Dao Fruit. Unfortunately, 10,000 years is still too short. If there were another 10,000 years, the Republic of the Three Realms would definitely be achieved."

The golden dragon was a little distressed: "But this is not friendly to our dragon clan. Alas, in many worlds, dragons have become ornamental animals. The same goes for the phoenix and the unicorn. They only have some symbolic meaning and are captured and taken to the zoo for visits." What he said was getting more and more outrageous. Xu Jia just felt that he had already spit out what he wanted to say.

Suddenly, Xu Jia slashed out with his sword, and the five-clawed golden dragon slapped out its claws to hold him down: "Why are you hitting me too? Are you crazy? I am the Guiding Dragon, don't you want to ascend?"

Xu Jia said nothing and struck out with his sword again.

The dragon then used its tail to shake Xu Jia away, but he was unharmed.

Xu Jia then wielded the sword again, and when his skill reached the level of "subduing dragons and taming tigers", our Xu family has a special attack against dragons.

I don't know how many times I drew my sword. The golden dragon looked depressed and said, "I'm tired. Destroy it!"

It immediately turned into thousands of golden clouds, and at the same time, the mist dissipated, revealing the real scene. A dragon-shaped Kunlun jade was seen floating in the air.

"Didn't I leave this thing in Luzon as the founding treasure of the Luzon Dao Kingdom?"

Xu Jia thought that perhaps the aura of this treasure was compatible with his own, so it would not be a surprising thing if he could travel through the Dharma Realm instantly.

Or maybe there really was a golden dragon that descended into the Dharma body with the help of the dragon-shaped imperial jade.

Or maybe this is a new test.

Xu Jia didn't know whether he had passed the test. After all, he didn't fill in the answers or hand in the answer sheet. He only attacked the invigilator.

But I don’t regret it.

"Master Xu?" Hu Jinhua's trembling voice came: "What happened to you just now? Why did you suddenly reveal murderous intent?"

Xu Jia collected his thoughts and calmed down. The light of wisdom and the image of merit continued to appear in the Dharma Realm behind his head. He said softly, "It's nothing. I just mentioned the calamity and the thought moved. I don't know which demon king was attracted to test me and create an illusion with me."

Xu Jia did not mention the title of Huang Tian Shengzun, which might not be a good thing for Hu Jinhua and the others. Moreover, it was not clear whether it was real or an illusion.

"You also had a magic test, did you pass it, and did you reach the immortal level?"

"That's not important. What's important is that your mind is clear." Xu Jia stroked his fur and said softly, "Go down the mountain. When the people from Mount Tai come, they will naturally set up a test for you. You just need to practice as usual."

Hu Jinhua nodded, turned around and went down the mountain. His red fur stood out brightly against the snow.

Xu Jia stretched out his hand and picked up the dragon-shaped imperial jade from the floating void. This thing transformed very intelligently and turned out to be a seal button with the words "Received the Mandate from Heaven, May You Live Long and Prosper" written on it.

Xu Jia took a look and did not see the missing corner filled with gold.

He said, "You should change back."

The imperial jade then turned into a jade ring again, but it had more colors on it. Faintly seeing, it was dragon scales, the five virtues dragon scales.

Holding the dragon jade tightly, Xu Jia thought: "Perhaps it is these virtues that are needed for everyone to be like a dragon, rather than so-called practice, strength, Taoism, or magical powers..."

Xu Jia then put himself in the other person's shoes and thought, if he was not a fairy but just a mortal, could he make a wish and accomplish anything?

The answer is yes.

Make a vow with one heart and persist in it without worry.

Since ordinary people can do it, why can't I?

Why five hundred years, why ten thousand years?

It has been too long. It is not something that can be accomplished by my own efforts alone. I need to integrate the efforts of millions of sentient beings.

The Emperor Jade suddenly burst into flames and turned into red dragon scales.

There is nothing unusual about this.

It's just enlightenment, it doesn't mean you can reach heaven in one step.

Xu Jia drew his sword and this time cut himself off, removing the shackles.

So I feel happy.

Not long after, Ao Jin came back, but he was not accompanied by anyone. He did not look very good, and had an uneasy look, as if he had not done something well.

"Master, I didn't meet anyone when I went to Mount Tai this time. No one saw me. Daiyu didn't see me. I went to the temple to worship, but the Lord of the Palace and the Lord of the Yuan didn't show up. Even the Ghost Lord of Haoli Mountain ignored me. I was turned away."

Xu Jia patted his head and said, "It's not your fault. They all knew about it, but they just didn't show up. Not showing up is a good thing, which means they don't interfere. We are also part of the Way of Heaven, and we are not violating the Way of Heaven. They don't support or oppose it, they just let nature take its course."

"Ah? Is that what you mean?"

"You better get ready. Go back and train more soldiers. We are heading south. We will take over Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and all the coastal areas. We will tear down altars and destroy temples. We will cut through mountains and build bridges across rivers. We are serious about this."

"So fast?"

"There is no point in delaying any longer. All the people are eagerly waiting for us to rescue them from the dire straits."

(End of this chapter)