Returning Laden, Professional Dharma Treasures

After entering the Nine Mountains Realm, Zheng Fa finally felt completely relaxed, inside and out.

This time, leaving the Nine Mountains Sect, he traveled from Vast Sun Mountain to the Tianhe Sect. It was not only fraught with danger, but he was also on tenterhooks. Although his body was not tired, his mind was exhausted.

Only when he landed on the Purple Tenuity Enclosure did he feel his heart settle peacefully inside his stomach.

Senior Sister Zhang and her group came to greet them.

"Sect Leader!"

"Zheng Fa!"

"Alliance Leader!"

A group of people shouted incoherently, one after another, a chaotic yet strangely pleasant sound.

The crowd escorted Zheng Fa into the Heavenly Palace Hall, all with smiles on their faces, though it was unclear what they were happy about.

Anyway, I'm quite happy.

But besides being happy, these people also felt a lingering sense of confusion and panic.

The worry on Uncle-Master Pang's face was the most obvious, which made Zheng Fa take a second look.

The Old Yuan walked behind, listening to Uncle-Master Pang, "To be honest, whether Zheng Fa is here or not, my feelings are completely different."

"How is it different? Doesn't it still have the Heavenly Emperor Body?"

Uncle-Master Pang thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution. He could only shake his head and say, "It's still different. It seems that I'm not so panicked anymore."

The Old Yuan looked at Zheng Fa, smiled, and nodded slightly.

The group filed into the Heavenly Palace Hall.

Zheng Fa sat at the head of the table, Senior Sister Zhang sat next to him.

All the trustworthy Nascent Soul in the sect, except those who were on missions in other places, gathered at the Heavenly Palace Hall.

Old Yuan, Uncle-Master Pang, Sun Daoyu, and others sat on the left.

Xie Qingxue, along with Yan Wushuang, Old Han, Shi Nandang, and others, took their seats on the right.

This was certainly to welcome Zheng Fa's return, but the Nine Mountains Realm doesn't have so much formalism; they gathered here for another purpose.

The crowd exchanged glances, until Uncle-Master Pang finally couldn't help but ask, "The Nine Nether Emperor has established the Reincarnation. How should our Nine Mountains respond?"

The hall fell silent for a moment.

The panic that Uncle-Master Pang and the others had been experiencing stemmed from this: everyone understood that the rules of the Xuanwei Realm were about to undergo a major change, and the intensity of the struggles would likely reach an even higher level.

The disciples may not know, but the higher-ups in these sects understand that the Nine Mountains Sect is subtly on the opposite side of the Four Sects and is in the eye of the storm, so they are naturally uncertain.

Zheng Fa glanced at everyone's expressions, and all he saw were unease and bewilderment.

All eyes were on him, filled with anticipation.

Zheng Fa took out a Jade Slip from his sleeve and placed it on the table.

Xie Qingxue spoke first, "Is this the Celestial River Method?"

Her eyes were fixed on the Jade Slip Jade Slip, as if it were made of magnets.

Zheng Fa lightly tapped his finger, and the Jade Slip flew up from the table and landed in Xie Qingxue's arms.

"Fairy Xie. Please feel free to look."

Xie Qingxue pursed her lips and glanced at the people around her.

Uncle-Master Pang was nodding at her.

Xie Qingxue silently raised her hand, gripped the Jade Slip tightly, and eagerly began to read.

No one in the hall made a sound, as if afraid of disturbing her.

Two incense sticks later, Xie Qingxue slowly opened her eyes, her expression relieved and her eyes filled with gratitude.

She rose, stepped over the wooden table, stood in the hall, and bowed silently to Zheng Fa, bowing once more.

Everyone just watched silently, and even Zheng Fa didn't stop them.

The suffering and torment that Xie Qingxue's lineage endured over hundreds of thousands of years since the beginning of the era is beyond the Humanity's Dao.

For Xie Qingxue, this Jade Slip containing the Celestial River Method was not just the next Cultivation Method, but also the obsession of generations of Founder.

The significance of this is difficult to express.

Everyone in the hall understood this, which is why they let her see it first.

After Xie Qingxue finished reading, Old Yuan and the others passed the Jade Slip around for inspection.

It's impossible to master the Celestial River Method in a short time, but understanding the general concept is enough.

"The Celestial River Method." Uncle-Master Pang closed his eyes and recalled for a long time, finally unable to suppress his sigh, "The Venerable Tianhe is a man of great wisdom, courage, and benevolence."

Everyone in the hall nodded silently, seemingly in admiration.

"With the Celestial River Method, Fairy Xie's cultivation has hope, and the perfection of the <Yellow Court Scripture> is just around the corner," Uncle-Master Pang said with a smile. "Zheng Fa, you've gained a lot from this trip!"

Zheng Fa smiled, and a flash appeared in his palm.

The Immortal-Slayer Formation Diagram and the four swords slowly appeared in his hands.

Uncle-Master Pang suddenly jumped up.

The Old Yuan pulled hard and tore off his own beard, but seemed not to notice.

The hall fell silent once more, everyone staring blankly at the Immortal-Slayer Sword Formation.

"This... this..."

Uncle-Master Pang certainly recognized this thing, but he simply couldn't believe his eyes.

They knew that Zheng Fa had obtained the Celestial River Method.

When the Nine Nether Emperor gifted the sword formation, the live stream had already stopped, so these people naturally didn't know about it.

Now that Zheng Fa has drawn the Immortal-Slayer Sword Formation, the teachers and fellow disciples in the hall are all in a daze, feeling a mix of confusion and surprise, as if a huge pie has fallen from the sky.

"Where did this come from?" Uncle-Master Pang suddenly lowered his voice, "Does the Emperor know? Your Five-Colored Divine Radiance has become so powerful?"

"Not that I'm criticizing you, but the Emperor is a good person. He has done great favors for the people of Xuanwei..."

Zheng Fa was momentarily at a loss for words.

I don't know if this senior uncle has too much faith in my methods or too little faith in my character.

"A gift from the Emperor."

"I knew the Emperor was a good person!" Uncle-Master Pang breathed a long sigh of relief, happily reaching out to stroke the Immortal-Slayer Sword, saying, "With this thing, our Nine Mountains Realm won't have to worry about anything."

The Old Yuan and others nodded, their expressions much more relaxed.

They could see the power of the Immortal-Slayer Sword Formation during the live stream.

In the current situation, setting up the Immortal-Slayer Sword Formation would make one virtually invincible.

There's nothing to worry about then.

Zheng Fa, however, shook his head, pouring cold water on the idea. "They are invincible now, but according to the Nine Nether Emperor, Golden Immortal will soon appear in the world."

"Even now, with my command of the array diagram, I am still no match for Golden Immortal."

Uncle-Master Pang's smile faltered, and after a moment of silence, he said, "So, you mean we shouldn't use this sword formation either, lest we invite trouble?"

"Uncle-Master is right. The Nine Nether Emperor has established the Reincarnation, which has likely offended all the Dao Fruit," Zheng Fa agreed. "He's not afraid of retaliation now, but our Nine Mountains Sect can't stop him."

Once the Four Immortal-Slayer Swords are unearthed, the relationship between Zheng Fa and the Nine Nether Devil Ancestor will be fully exposed.

The Nine Mountains Realm probably can't withstand it.

A look of worry crept onto the faces of Uncle-Master Pang and the others.

"So this treasure is just a useless trifle?" Uncle-Master Pang muttered.

"It's not exactly a chicken rib, just our last resort," Zheng Fa shook his head. "If pushed too far, we'll act recklessly, slaughtering indiscriminately, and then flee to the Underworld afterwards. But we'll have to give up the Hundred Immortals Alliance and the Sea Region."

The Old Yuan frowned. "We've invested so much, how can we give up? Besides, we don't know what the Underworld is like. If we go there, we might have to start all over again."

Zheng Fa thought about it from a deeper perspective.

The rules of the Underworld are probably different from those of Xuanwei, so it's hard to say whether they are suitable for living people to cultivate.

"And even with the array diagram, they're no match for Golden Immortal..." The Old Yuan's brow furrowed. "That's troublesome too."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall immediately looked worried, as if a storm was brewing and the Nine Mountains Realm were like a lone boat in an endless raging sea, in danger of capsizing at any moment.

"Golden Immortal..."

Xie Qingxue couldn't help but let out a long sigh, which contained a sense of helplessness.

Uncle-Master Pang smiled bitterly, "The Four Immortal-Slayer Swords are useless. With our current cultivation level, let alone facing Golden Immortal, we'd probably only be a burden to someone who has attained Dao Fruit."

This saying reflects the sense of loss some people experience when they get old and feel useless.

The atmosphere in the hall was oppressive.

"Uncle-Master, didn't you see the Myriad Immortals Formation?"

"The Myriad Immortals Formation?"

Uncle-Master Pang looked somewhat confused. "I just thought it was a formation, I didn't look at it closely."

The others nodded in agreement with puzzled expressions. Clearly, they had overlooked the Myriad Immortal Formation Method or were unaware of its Immortal Formation Method with the Nine Mountains Sect.

It was Senior Sister Zhang who spoke up.

She hadn't spoken until now, but now she said, "Junior Brother, do you intend to merge this technique with my Nine Mountains Immortal Formation?"

She actually guessed some of Zheng Fa's thoughts.

Uncle-Master Pang and the others didn't understand, so they picked up the Jade Slip and studied the Immortal Formation Method for a long time.

That's when I roughly understood the details.

"Setting up an array using Life-bound Dharma Treasure..." Uncle-Master Pang murmured, "Indeed, it's more convenient and stable than Immortal Array Method, and it's naturally integrated, even possessing the power of Dao Fruit?"

The Old Yuan, also the founder of the Immortal Array Method, stood up, his half-unfurled beard flying wildly with delight. "In this way, our Immortal Array Method can finally transcend its limitations, and we will have the power to fight back against Dao Fruit!"

Clearly, after carefully examining the Ten Immortal Formation Method, they understood its significance.

"Senior Sister Zhang!" Zheng Fa suddenly called out.

"I intend to use the Ten Thousand Immortal Formation Method to establish a legion in the Nine Mountains."

"Legion?"

Senior Sister Zhang looked at Zheng Fa with some doubt, waiting for his explanation.

"My initial idea is two major legions," Zheng Fa said, refining his concept in his mind. "Sword Dao disciples will cultivate the Celestial River Four-Lineage Sword Canon, forming the Celestial River Legion."

It is usually divided into four parts: Immortal-Slayer, Immortal-Trapping, Immortal-Slaughtering, and Immortal-Severing.

"If, at the final moment, the four departments unite and deploy the Immortal-Slayer Sword Formation, that will be the strongest fighting force of my Nine Mountains Sect."

Xie Qingxue's eyes grew increasingly excited as she heard the words "Celestial River Legion".

The group exchanged glances and understood Zheng Fa's thoughts.

The Old Yuan clapped his hands and said, "Besides its formation, the Myriad Immortals Formation also has the effect of mutual inspiration. If talented disciples are selected to cultivate the same sword manual, it will greatly benefit their cultivation progress."

Zheng Fa also had this idea.

The open-source competition method of the Myriad Immortals Formation is a supreme and wonderful method for disciples to exchange what they have.

In his plan, the Celestial River Legion was the Nine Mountains Realm's trump card.

With the addition of the Immortal-Slayer Formation Diagram, he now possesses the cultivation level of a top-tier True Immortal.

In the future, as the disciples of the Celestial River Legion grow stronger, the power of the sword formation will naturally increase day by day, and one day, they will no longer fear Golden Immortal!

This can be considered a comprehensive application of various techniques from the Celestial River Sect back then.

"And what about the other legion?"

Senior Sister Zhang thought for a moment, then asked again.

"The Celestial River Legion's methods are, after all, related to Venerable Tianhe, so it's not advisable to expose them to the public under normal circumstances," Zheng Fa explained. "They only intervene when the Nine Mountains Sect is facing a life-or-death crisis, or when they have no worries about the future."

"Therefore, we need a second, overt military force— the Divine Firmament Legion."

Senior Sister Zhang suddenly realized. "Thunder Method?"

"Yes, my Nine Mountains Realm Thunder Method is unparalleled in the Xuanwei, and it is not inferior to the Tianhe Sword Way."

"Compared to the Celestial River Legion, the Divine Firmament Legion can serve as the Nine Mountains Sect's daily external force."

"Thunder Method magic is already quite powerful, and it also has unique uses in transportation, stealth, and reconnaissance."

"Normally, they are the main combat force. Even when the Celestial River Legion takes action, they can serve as a supporting force, cooperating with the Celestial River Legion."

The Thunder Method of the Nine Mountains Realm incorporates modern Electromagnetism theory.

Its power goes without saying, and it has other wonderful uses compared to the Xuanwei Thunder Method.

In terms of using Thunder Method for detection, communication, concealment, and transporting cultivators, the Nine Mountains Thunder Method far surpasses that of other sects.

Furthermore, the "Divine Firmament Thunder-Commanding True Method" that Zheng Fa learned also includes a support-type Life-bound Dharma Treasure like the Heaven-Shaking Drum, which boosts morale and reduces recovery time.

Therefore, although Thunder Method may not seem as powerful as Sword Dao, it is actually superior in terms of overall effectiveness.

In fact, if it weren't for the Four Immortal-Slayer Swords and the Immortal-Slayer Formation Diagram, the power of the Nine Mountains Thunder Method might not necessarily be inferior to that of the Sword Dao.

Moreover, the earliest Immortal Array Method used Thunder Method, so having that foundation makes them easier to study.

In Zheng Fa's design.

The Celestial River Legion is the trump card, while the Divine Firmament Legion is the regular force; the two complement each other.

"The magic weapon of the Tianhe Legion monks is the Four Swords of Killing Immortals." Uncle Pang asked doubtfully, "What about the Shenxiao Legion?"

Uncle-Master Pang's question actually hit the nail on the head.

What the Myriad Immortals Formation actually requires is that the cultivators' fundamental Cultivation Method are the same, and their Life-bound Dharma Treasure are also roughly the same.

For example, in the Myriad Swords Realm, the disciples of the Tianhe all cultivate the Tianhe Sword Way and use immortal Immortal Sword, which is why they can easily unite as one.

"This is something I've been thinking about before," Zheng Fa nodded to his Uncle-Master Pang. "I want to design some Standardized Life-bound Dharma Treasure."

"Standardized Life-bound Dharma Treasure?"

The word itself is familiar to everyone, but put together it really sounds novel.

"Simply put, for each profession, several high-potential and versatile Life-bound Dharma Treasure are designated for disciples to choose from during their cultivation."

Uncle-Master Pang and the others exchanged glances, all somewhat puzzled, clearly not understanding why they had to do this.

"For example, when cultivating the Sword Dao, we take the Four Immortal-Slayer Swords as the template. In this way, with the help of the Immortal Formation Method, the Four Immortal-Slayer Swords forged by the disciples of my Nine Mountains Sect will naturally become more and more powerful, and their attainments in the sword manual will also become deeper and deeper."

"For example, the Thunder Dao, the Heaven-Shaking Drum in the <Divine Firmament Thunder-Commanding True Method> is very useful, as is the Ten Directions All-Hearing Old Han uses for reconnaissance."

"Dao of Alchemy disciples tend to specialize in Pill Furnace, Formation Dao disciples might be better at compasses, and Talisman Dao disciples, like Senior Sister Zhang, would be well-suited for the Flying Immortal Brush, and so on."

Zheng Fa's idea was simple: in the cultivation of Dao of Alchemy, Artifact Dao, Formation Dao, and Talisman Dao, there are suitable Life-bound Dharma Treasure and Cultivation Method.

For tasks such as reconnaissance and transportation, some Life-bound Dharma Treasure are even more practical.

He wanted to identify some key projects and then use the Ten Thousand Immortal Formation Method to rapidly upgrade them, thereby increasing the crafting level of these Life-bound Dharma Treasure and accelerating his disciples' cultivation.

"Of course, it doesn't mean the disciples can only choose from these and can't choose their favorite Life-bound Dharma Treasure," Zheng Fa explained. "It's more about focusing on studying Life-bound Dharma Treasure and Cultivation Method to improve the disciples' cultivation level as quickly as possible."

"Besides this reason, these disciples who cultivate the same Cultivation Method and refine Standardized Life-bound Dharma Treasure, when linked together by the Myriad Immortals Formation, can leverage the advantage of having more disciples from the Nine Mountains, greatly increasing their combat power."

To put it simply, it's about linking one's Life-bound Dharma Treasure, profession, and Cultivation Method together, thus establishing a preliminary standard.

On the one hand, the situation in Xuanwei is changing too rapidly, so we need to concentrate our efforts on major tasks, focus on key challenges, enhance the combat effectiveness and self-defense capabilities of our disciples, and enable them to help each other.

On the other hand, the benefit of professional Law Treasure is that they strengthen the division of labor among disciples, allowing them to conduct more in-depth research in specific fields and better absorb the research results of others, thus improving the unique cultivation path of the Nine Mountains.

"This..." Uncle-Master Pang pondered for a moment, then understood, "But how would we know which Law Treasure are better?"

Zheng Fa looked at Shi Nandang, "We have to thank the Venerable Shi for this."

"Thank me?"

"You brought back the entire Scripture Tower from Vast Sun Mountain; of course, we must thank you, True Person Shi."

Shi Nandang's expression changed for a long time before he asked Zheng Fa, "Sect Leader, did you kill Lu Mo?"

His eyes were filled with anticipation.