Chapter 113: Become a disciple and serve the Zhoutian Xingchen Banner

"Second brother, do you think I have never thought about joining the Dragon Clan? The Dragon Clan respects bloodline, and people of the same clan discriminate against each other because of their different bloodlines. What's more, we are gods from other clans. If we go in, we will at most be thugs. Not to mention being looked down upon, we won't get any benefits at all, and the Dragon Clan may not even be able to protect us."

The eldest brother said in a deep voice: "But it is different to join the Great God Hengming. I have inquired about it. The Great God Hengming has a grudge against the demons. When Zixiao Palace was listening to the teachings, he repelled Kunpeng for some reason. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Although we are not qualified to be friends with the Great God Hengming, as long as we join him, no matter what the reason is, even if the demons come to find us, this great god will never abandon us."

A helpless voice came from the slightly ethereal divine light: "Forget it, forget it. The vast world is so vast that there is no place for the seven of us brothers to stay."

The seven divine lights hidden in the cave kept silent and said nothing.

Another ten years passed, and suddenly an infinite divine light shone from the Yingzhou Island. A white jade lotus platform slowly floated out, and a Taoist priest whose face could not be seen sat high on the lotus platform, holding a snow-white gourd in his hand, with an incredible light blooming between his eyebrows.

There is the light of great wisdom, the light of great awakening, the light of great majesty, the light of great solemnity, the light of great precious appearance, the light of great perseverance, the light of great compassion, and countless divine lights that awaken the wisdom of all living beings, shining all over the South China Sea.

Countless sentient beings knelt on the ground and worshipped the majesty of the Great God Hengming, shouting: "The Great God Hengming is merciful and compassionate, caring about the world, explaining the great way to sentient beings. We admire him in our hearts, and hope that the Great God will not abandon us."

Heng Ming held the Immortal-Slaying Gourd in his hand, his face was majestic, and the divine light between his eyebrows grew higher and higher, enough to illuminate the ten directions of the world, the past and the future, reaching up to the nine heavens and rushing down to the nine underworlds, cleansing the heaven and earth, and all countless living beings could be awakened by this divine light.

The raging waves of the past have gradually subsided today, and there is no disturbance. It seems that the wisdom of the boundless sea water has also begun to be awakened, and it understands the value of the great way and is unwilling to disturb the coming great way.

Bright lights light up, like a ray of dawn in the dark night, leading confused people to peace.

In order to thoroughly establish his authority in the South China Sea and instill awe in the hearts of all living beings, Hengming put in a lot of effort. Those bright lanterns were not made casually, but were refined with the merits he had accumulated over countless years.

The reason why they invested so much money is to firmly grasp the South China Sea in their own hands.

A circle of golden wheel slowly appeared behind Hengming. It was not a constellation wheel, nor a Dharma wheel, but a golden wheel of merit. The soft golden light of merit shone slowly, covering the entire South China Sea in a circle of golden light. Endless spiritual energy gathered, turning into flying birds or swimming fish. Floating in the sky were spiritual clouds, and floating in the sea were spiritual waters.

When have the sentient beings who came to listen to the teachings ever been treated like this? I don’t know how many people’s cultivation levels broke through the barriers in an instant, and finally knelt down to worship the great virtue Hengming.

Seeing that these people were almost ready, Hengming slowly spoke: "The six desires are the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, heart and mind. The tongue often tastes, the eyes see colors, the ears hear sounds, the nose smells fragrances, and the mind is concerned with things. Desires lead to desires that mess up the body and mind. They are all thieves of the six senses."

"The thief is the mind. Those who cultivate the mind use the mind without the mind; those who cultivate the nature use the nature without the nature. Taixuan is the god of tranquility and nothingness, the supreme virtue of Xuanyuan. If a person can get rid of his emotions, ignore right and wrong, and stick to the principles of the great way, wouldn't he be one with himself?"

"The body is not the Tao. The Tao is empty. Without the body, there is an image. The Tao is in the human body, like fire in a stone. If it is not struck, it is nothing. Therefore, the body is not the Tao. When it is struck, there is an image. Therefore, it is the one who becomes the truth because of the Tao."

Hengming did not preach anything overly profound. After all, he was already satisfied as long as the listeners in front of him could understand it thoroughly. How could he dare to expect them to understand even more profound principles?

Therefore, he simply explained in a very simple way what the six thieves in the heart are and how to achieve the purity of the six senses.

Hengming's voice spread across billions of miles. The wind cheered, the water was happy, and countless living beings appeared before Hengming. After hearing the great way, they were either ecstatic or furious.

Some were dancing, while others were stiff all over.

Either a sad face or a blank expression.

Some have dignified appearances, radiating the light of great compassion; some have murderous auras, swearing to kill all the people in the world. There are all kinds of sentient beings.

No matter what kind of hypocritical person they are in normal times, their true mentality will be revealed after listening to the sermon. Those who scheme, use tricks, put on a smiling face, and cry about gossip always appear so weak in front of the Tao.

Suddenly, endless thunder and lightning appeared above the South China Sea. They were all mortal beings who were about to achieve immortality. The heaven and earth felt it and specially sent down thunder and lightning to test whether this person was qualified to become an immortal.

Heng Ming's eyebrows moved slightly, and a transparent scroll immediately swallowed up the infinite thunder tribulations. However, there were endless people who achieved immortality, and infinite thunder tribulations also descended upon them, making it impossible for this scroll to absorb them. In the end, these thunder tribulations actually condensed with each other and turned into an innate thunder dragon that roared endlessly.

This thunder dragon has an amazing aura, almost as powerful as the Daluo Jinxian. In addition to the endless divine thunder in its body, there is also the rage of heaven and earth caused by interference from outsiders.

But the scroll was still so gentle and soft. It just wrapped it slightly and immediately absorbed the thunder dragon. Then it shook it gently, and the innate thunder dragon was actually spit out again by the scroll. But unlike its previous ferocious appearance, this thunder dragon actually became gentle and hovered over the heads of the listeners like a guardian.

Whenever a thunder disaster occurs, the innate thunder dragon will immediately go towards the thundercloud, open its mouth to swallow it, and finally continue to circle in the sky, truly becoming a guardian-like figure.

Yuanshi Tianzun saw this on Yingzhou Island and praised, "That's right. If this innate thunder dragon formed by the thunder tribulation of all living beings is destroyed, it will not only provoke more wrath from the heaven and earth, but will also only bring greater tribulations to those who have just achieved immortality. Tribulations cannot be escaped, and those that are escaped will only come back with greater power. However, the thunder dragon was not destroyed, but instead allowed these living beings to eliminate this tribulation. Taoist Hengming has a trick."

Tongtian laughed loudly, raised his head and drank a big mouthful of strong liquor, and said loudly: "After Hengming preaches, I will definitely fight him again. After so many years, my sword is sharper, and I wonder if Hengming's magical powers are still the same as before!"

Yuanshi Tianzun frowned slightly, but didn't say anything in the end.

As Hengming's preaching voice became more powerful and the content of his lectures became more profound, those who had achieved immortality also began to gradually break through their cultivation.

First, the true immortal became a celestial immortal, then the celestial immortal became a divine immortal, and then the divine immortal became a mysterious immortal, but no mysterious immortal broke through and became a golden immortal.

The Golden Immortal is able to condense the immortal golden nature. As long as the heaven and earth do not perish, the Golden Immortal will never die. Even in today's prehistoric world, he is considered a high-end figure.

If you go to the demon tribe, you can become a demon god; if you go to the fairy court, you can become a great immortal. Even if you don't go anywhere, it is enough to gather on a mountain and become a mountain king.

Hengming ignored it, but the content of his talk gradually changed from Taoism to magical powers, in order to hone his magical powers.

Hengming has never lacked wonderful ideas, and his research on magical powers can be called the best in the ancient world. No matter what kind of magical power it is, Hengming can tell you one by one. Speaking of the magical power of wind, Hengming waved his hand, and a boundless gale suddenly arose over the South China Sea. There was a sad wind, an autumn wind that made people feel weak, a storm that could stir up waves in the sea, and a breeze that only brought comfort.

He talks about magical powers and spells but not mantras. He only talks about the essence of the magical powers and demonstrates the true form of wind to all living beings. All living beings can comprehend the magical powers from the countless wind movements.

The power of these magical powers may not be that great, but they are definitely the most suitable magical spells for them.

A large fish with wings like wings suddenly made a bird-like cry, and finally leaped up from the sea, moving against the wind, and actually turned into a large bird with a green body, just like Kunpeng, which becomes a fish in the sea and a bird in the sky.

As the big fish turned into a blue bird, a breath of immortal power burst out, and he actually achieved the Golden Immortal between fish and birds!

The blue bird circled continuously in the sky, and finally returned to the sea as a fish, listening carefully to the sound of Tao.

Laozi smiled and said, "Why does Daoist Fellow Hengming need us to take charge? He was able to transform a Xuanxian into a Jinxian, not because of his Dao, but because of his magical powers. He pushed him into the realm of immortality. With such power, it would be better for us to ask him to take charge."

The others nodded one after another, and Bixia Yuanjun began to drink tea again, no longer listening carefully to Hengming Daoyin.

She had listened carefully just now because she was afraid that Hengming might have made a mistake, but Hengming was actually able to enlighten Xuanxian and help him break through the confusion in his heart. Such a method no longer required her help.

There is a consensus in the ancient times that if someone can enlighten a Xuanxian to become a Jinxian, and allow people to enter the realm of immortality without any side effects, then this person can be called a wise master.

It is because the Golden Immortals are already able to comprehend the Great Dao and comprehend the mysteries, and can be considered to have reached the master level. If one teaches a Golden Immortal, no matter whether this person can explain his own Great Dao or not, as long as he presents his own Great Dao and allows the Golden Immortal to comprehend it, then it can be considered to be teaching a disciple. The Golden Immortal no longer needs to explain the Great Dao with words, he can comprehend the Great Dao by himself.

However, this method is too inefficient. If the great god has a deep understanding in his heart and can freely talk about the great principles, then the Golden Immortal will not have to struggle to gain understanding on his own.

Countless milky white powers of faith flew out from the heads of the listeners and turned into a long river, trying to rush into Hengming's body, but on the way, they were knocked into the Immortal-Slaying Gourd in Hengming's hand.

The listeners who contribute the power of faith may not believe in Hengming, but their gratitude for Hengming's telling them the great truth still makes them involuntarily cultivate a power of faith and pay tribute to him.

It's a pity that the incense is poisonous, and Hengming doesn't want to let these beliefs interfere with himself. Fortunately, he put them all into the Immortal-Slaying Gourd. Anyway, any problem with the Immortal-Slaying Gourd will not affect him, and maybe it can even increase the power of the Immortal-Slaying Gourd.

With the influx of the long river of faith, the Immortal-Slaying Gourd appeared increasingly white, and the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife contained within the gourd gradually turned into a milky white divine light, as if it had undergone a different change.

As Hengming continued to speak, the entire Yingzhou Island was filled with bright light and divine light rising into the sky. An inexplicable shadow gradually emerged. This shadow was neither square nor round, neither a god nor an object. It kept moving, as if it wanted to transform into someone, but Hengming simply waved his hand, and the shadow immediately stopped moving, and finally gradually transformed into the appearance of Yingzhou Island.

This is the luck that was split by the sentient beings in the South China Sea after they heard Hengming's teachings. After listening to Hengming's preaching, they gained a lot in their hearts, and they couldn't help but worship and express gratitude, and they were willing to submit. Naturally, a strand of their luck was split off, and they tried to bless Hengming.

Even if some people did not want to share a strand of luck, they had no way of controlling it, because Hengming's preaching was indeed without reservation, and they did gain a lot, so they were convinced and had to share.

Hengming's mind was stirred, and the luck of all living beings blessed him, which made his understanding of fate even deeper. It seemed that he was about to break through the threshold of the late stage and become the peak of Daluo Jinxian. Unfortunately, he was still half a step away in the end.

It was not a pity for Hengming, as he just kept talking about his own great path for 3,600 years, neither more nor less, which was exactly the number of great perfection.

When the last sentence of the scripture was uttered, all sentient beings knew that the sermon was over. Although they were extremely reluctant to leave, they also knew that peace and tranquility were precious and did not dare to disturb the peace of the eternal life. They all bowed three times and kowtowed nine times on the spot, and then gradually retreated.

I just hope that the great God of eternal life will preach again.

However, there were several people who stayed behind, one was Xuan Yun, one was the five-clawed golden dragon and the other was the four-clawed white dragon. Not far from them there were seven divine lights staying. These ten people were all Taiyi Golden Immortals. They looked at each other but said nothing, and they all knew what each other was thinking.

Hengming sat on the white jade lotus platform, looking at the ten people who stayed outside Yingzhou Island, and said, "Why don't you leave?"

Xuan Yun was the first to kneel down on the sea, and the demon snake on his back also began to kowtow continuously, saying loudly: "Xuan Yun begs the great god Heng Ming to accept me as his disciple. Even if I have to become a boy, I am willing to serve tea and water beside the great god!"

The five-clawed golden dragon cursed the coward for being so arrogant at first, but now he was more cowardly than anyone else. However, he was not slow either, and he quickly knelt on the sea with the four-clawed white dragon, saying loudly: "Ao Yuan, please ask the great god Hengming to accept us as his disciples. I am willing to clean and serve beside the great god."

The seven divine lights in the distance transformed into human forms, also kneeling down and knelt down, saying, "We only want to cultivate on Yingzhou Island, and are willing to sacrifice our lives for the great god Hengming, even at the risk of our lives!"

Hengming sat on the white jade lotus platform without saying a word. Although he did not speak, the ten people knew that a pair of eyes were staring at them. They did not dare to move and shrank their heads as if they were about to receive the final judgment.

Heng Ming finally said calmly: "You all should go back. I am not in the mood to accept disciples yet, and I am not short of boys to serve me. Yingzhou Island is too small, I am afraid it cannot accommodate seven of you great gods."

It was fine for Xuan Yun and the two divine dragons, they were just rejected. Although they felt regretful, the worst that could happen was that they would return to the Dragon Clan and the Xuanwu Clan, where the elders of their own clans would teach them.

The seven people in the distance had sweat on their foreheads and pale faces, not knowing how to answer. They all knew in their hearts that Hengming had discovered their origins, and the last sentence was meant for them. They were probably secretly annoyed that they were using them as shields, and didn't know what to do.

In the end, the second brother was the smartest and answered loudly, "I dare not hide it from the Great God Hengming. The reason why the seven of us brothers went to Yingzhou Island to practice is just to seek refuge!
Please, Great God Hengming, see clearly that the demon master Kunpeng from the North Sea is shameless. He has no spiritual treasures of his own, but he wants to covet the treasures of the seven of us brothers. In the end, he even wants to capture the seven of us brothers and use them to refine a treasure called the Zhoutian Xingchen Banner. Please, Great God Hengming, accept us and protect us. Even if we have to go through life and death for the great god in the future, the seven of us brothers are willing to do so and will never forget your great kindness today!"

A divine light flashed in Hengming’s eyes. Zhoutian Star Banner?

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