The believers were kowtowing when they suddenly saw a different person on the altar, leaving them somewhat bewildered.
Zheng Dharma Body radiant light, and the Buddha's aura behind his head was exceptionally pure. Naturally, they dared not doubt him, but their eyes were filled with confusion, unsure of what was about to happen.
Zheng Fa was also confused—"How did I, the Sect Leader the Nine Mountains Sect, end up sitting on the Dharma altar at Thunderclap Temple?"
He didn't do it on purpose; it was Golden Lotus, the woman seated beneath him, who was causing the trouble.
Zheng Fa could feel that the Golden Lotus beneath him was connected to the Pure Land above his head, and even Lu Mo's Golden Alms Bowl seemed to be controlled and protected by this Golden Lotus.
He glanced up and saw that Lu Mo seemed to have also noticed something amiss. He looked down, frowned, and looked at Golden Lotus, asking him:
What is this?
Zheng Fa did not answer, nor No-Mind about the Lei Yin believers. He was focused on finding a way to escape, but he found it difficult—he was surrounded by Golden Immortal, and there wasn't a single one of his own!
Just as he was pondering, a faint warmth emanated from the Golden Lotus beneath him.
The warmth started from his buttocks and legs, gradually spreading throughout his body. Under the influence of this mist, the various Body Spirits within his acupoints and organs became clearer, more solid, and more expressive, and their cultivation progressed greatly!
He was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the Pure Land and saw wisps of smoke and mist flying down from the Pure Land and landing on the Golden Lotus.
Pure Land can nourish the Dharma Aspect, how could it also nourish the Immortal Body?
Zheng Fa's heart skipped a beat.
He had asked the Nine Nether Emperor and others, and learned that ordinary Loose Immortal who wanted to become True Immortal had to go through the Loose Immortal Nine Tribulations. The Nine Tribulations were divided into five before and four after. The first round was the Tribulation of the Five Decays Tribulation, which required the cultivator's Immortal Body to be fully developed. This was not easy. For ordinary Loose Immortal, it would take at least five thousand years to fully develop their Immortal Body.
Even the Nine Nether Emperor didn't have any particularly good methods.
But this Pure Land can actually nourish Immortal Body!
Zheng Fa hesitated for a moment, then probed the Golden Lotus with his divine sense. He felt as if he had flown up and soared over ten thousand miles of sky.
He felt as if he were floating on a giant, transparent hot air balloon, gazing at the Buddhist temples on the Western Continent, which shone like stars.
Wisps of smoke rose from the Buddhist temple, floated into the air, and were then sent into Zheng Fa's body by the Golden Lotus beneath his feet.
"Faith... Incense Power..."
Zheng Fa suddenly realized that the Pure Land was like a transformative filter, using the Dharma assembly to transform the faith of sentient beings into nourishment for their Immortal Body!
These believers are currently in a state of confusion and doubt, and the strength of their faith is very limited.
Since that's the case...
In the various temples of the Western Continent, Zheng Fa's illusory image opened its eyes at the same time, looking at the countless believers.
These believers dared not offend the gods or Buddhas, yet they were filled with confusion, whispering among themselves and secretly stirring up trouble.
Zheng Fa spoke up.
"The two Sage of Buddhist School, Jieyin Zhunти, bestowed upon me Golden Lotus and appointed me as the successor of the Buddhist School lineage." Zheng Fa paused here, "Speaking of which, Thunderclap Temple is considered a junior member of my Buddhist School lineage."
"..."
The Mahavira Hall of Thunderclap Temple was as cold as a funeral parlor.
Xuan Chengzi and the others glanced left at Lu Mo and the other Five Direction Buddhas, then right at the Golden Lotus beneath Zheng Fa, and a strange thought inevitably arose in their minds—could it be that the Thunderclap Ancestor has arrived?
Of course, Lu Mo definitely not admit it.
The faces of the Bodhisattva and Arhat at Thunderclap Temple were filled with anger and panic.
The Glazed Buddha Ancestor said urgently, " Buddha Ancestor, let us join forces to break this Golden Alms Bowl..."
"This Golden Alms Bowl is connected to the Pure Land."
"If we join forces, we are strong enough!"
"I mean, what if it affects the Pure Land?" Lu Mo asked, frowning.
The Glazed Buddha Ancestor Lazuli was immediately speechless. He knew that this Pure Land was the foundation of Thunderclap Temple, and if anything went wrong, they would be doomed.
Lu Mo took a deep breath and coldly looked at Zheng Fa: "We'll reclaim the Pure Land first; he can't escape..."
"Yes!"
The Five Direction Buddhas of Thunderclap Temple, along with all the Bodhisattva Arhat, began chanting Buddhist scriptures in unison. As the chanting continued, various Dharma Aspect materialized behind them and flew towards the Pure Land.
Zheng Fa on the altar paid no attention to the group of people. He only felt that after he finished speaking, the warmth emanating from the lotus platform became even stronger, and he was overjoyed.
"Today I will explain to you the True Disciple by the Sage," Zheng Fa continued. "This Dharma is the foundation of Buddhist School."
"If anyone in later generations speaks a different version of the Dharma from what I have taught, they will be considered a slanderer of the Buddha and a heretic who destroys the Buddha's Outer Dao."
The chanting in the Mahavira Hall suddenly became chaotic, as if several people couldn't help but shout angrily.
Lu Mo's face was filled with even more rage. After a long while, his expression twisted, he actually sneered, "A Loose Immortal, what arrogance..."
Xuan Chengzi chuckled inwardly, exchanged a glance with his two fellow disciples, and remained silent, simply watching the show.
The distant Underworld.
The Nine Nether Emperor stood on Yin Mountain, gazing into the distance, and laughed heartily.
"Your Majesty..." Yan Changge asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why is Your Majesty laughing like that?"
The Nine Nether Emperor waved his hand, signaling him not to disturb him watching Lu Mo's humiliation, and listened to Zheng Fa's sermon while smiling.
Zheng Fa sat on the altar, and the believers looked at him with even deeper doubts in their eyes.
He reached out his hand, and a plain-looking stone appeared in his palm.
The believers looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering what he was going to do.
Zheng Fa, in his discourse on Buddhism, was truly no match for the people at Thunderclap Temple, but he could make them see it!
"What I'm about to talk about is the origin of heaven and earth, and where all things come from... This is an ordinary stone, without a trace of Spiritual Qi."
With a flick of his wrist, Zheng Fa crushed the stone into dust. With another wave of his hand, an increasingly microscopic scene appeared before everyone.
Stone powder -- molecules -- atoms --
The deepest secret and most basic structure of a stone were revealed to these mortals.
Although Zheng Fa didn't explain much, everything in the picture made things very clear—the stone from before was composed of such a tiny particle.
The believers grew increasingly agitated, feeling both confused and overwhelmed by a sense of novelty.
Very few people in the Xuanwei Realm use this way of speaking, and even many people from Thunderclap Temple in the Mahavira Hall couldn't help but show expressions of listening intently.
Of course, for some Dao Fruit, the existence of atoms is not a secret, but it is simply not valued—almost all Dao methods are based on talismans, and no one cares about this kind of substance without Spiritual Qi.
Zheng Fa continued speaking:
"I call this kind of thing an atom. Of course, it can be further divided, but that has nothing to do with the method I'm going to talk about today."
These believers, after all, had not received basic education, and Zheng Fa was not confident that he could really explain those more profound theories clearly, so he simply started with atoms.
He used simplified language as much as possible, aiming only for clarity and ease of understanding.
"The so-called atom is actually very simple." Zheng Fa pointed his finger, and the image of the atom was magnified ten thousand times, revealing the atomic nucleus.
"One atomic nucleus, and several electrons."
Zheng Fa explained in detail the combination and separation of electrons and protons, and concluded, "Therefore, at the atomic level, almost only one thing happens: the exchange of electrons—you get one more, I get one less, or we share them... it's that simple."
Of course, not all of these believers could understand it; on the contrary, only a minority could. But everyone in the Mahavira Hall understood it.
"Now, we only have this one rule..." Zheng Fa spread his palms out, speaking in an almost magical tone, "And then, all things were born."
In Zheng Fa's palm, rocks, clouds, wind, water... heaven and earth appeared.
"All of this is nothing more than countless simple atoms exchanging their electrons." Zheng Fa's voice seemed to come from ancient times, carrying the deepest secret of this world. "What's important isn't the rules, but the countless atoms, freely combining to become all of this."
Inside the Mahavira Hall, Xuan Chengzi suddenly stood up, no longer harboring any intention to watch the spectacle, and murmured, "From three comes all things... From three comes all things..."
Li Sanxian felt goosebumps growing on his arms and trembled. He couldn't help but stroke them repeatedly, but his eyes were reluctant to leave Zheng Fa.
Not only him, but every disciple of the Supreme Dao was watching Zheng Fa at this moment, unwilling to give up on a single word.
"Now, I call the elements that make up most matter molecules," Zheng Fa continued, speaking slowly and deliberately.
He then briefly explained the interactions between molecules, concluding, "Therefore, molecules do almost only two things: separate or combine."
"It can be concluded that these two factors represent the transfer of electrons between atoms."
"These are also the two simplest rules; through these two rules, one substance can be transformed into another."
The Mahavira Hall fell silent.
Although Lu Mo and the others didn't know what Zheng Fa was trying to say, the simplicity and profundity of his words still deeply captivated everyone.
"Now we have countless molecules," Zheng Fa said, his voice rising, in a tone of witnessing a miracle, "Now let's assume the simplest change—"
He pointed his finger, and the scene before him changed again.
"Let's call this molecule A. Suppose molecule A can form molecule B. Molecule B reacts with other substances to form molecule C. Molecule C then reacts with other substances... Now, molecule A has been formed."
Xuan Chengzi's eyes widened.
"Now, if the final number of A molecules produced is greater than before," Zheng Fa said with a slight smile, "We can say that the A molecules are multiplying."
"Even molecules B and C will increase in number."
The Mahavira Hall was eerily quiet. Everyone understood the implications of this silence, yet they all felt a sense of disbelief.
Zheng Fa's voice was low, but his words resonated like thunder, exploding in everyone's ears. "Life has been born."
"This..."
Xuan Chengzi stared blankly at Zheng Fa, his vision suddenly blurring. He felt that Zheng Fa, sitting on the lotus platform, and the portrait in the Supreme Dao Temple were vaguely similar.
Among the Bodhisattva at Arhat Thunderclap Temple, several people couldn't help but put their hands together and solemnly bow to Zheng Fa.
Zheng Fa did not finish his explanation.
"Of course, not all molecules can self-replicate like this," he explained. "But if we have enough molecules and a sufficiently complex environment, one day, this will happen."
"And once life begins to reproduce, it grows from a small chain of reactions, becoming larger and more numerous."
Xuan Chengzi couldn't help but speak up, replying respectfully like a student, "Sect Leader Zheng is right."
The scene in Zheng Fa's hands changed once again.
"When this self-replicating life forms become more numerous and more sophisticated, cells... appear."
Lu Mo's expression changed slightly.
As the founder of the Dharma Body Method, he naturally knew about the existence of cells.
Or rather, everyone knows about the Dao Fruit in the Mahavira Hall.
Zheng Fa, however, explained to the believers what cells were.
"Cells can actually do many things," Zheng Fa added, "But there's one thing they can't do."
Li Sanxian couldn't help but ask, "What?"
"Think."
"..."
"It's not just about cells," Zheng Fa explained. "Your nose doesn't actually know what flower you're smelling, and your eyes can only see, but can't identify..."
"No single organ in the human body can know this information independently."
Although his words were somewhat convoluted, the Dao Fruit of Thunderclap Temple were no ordinary people, and they naturally understood his subtext.
"Sect Leader Zheng, are you saying that only when countless cells come together can thought be formed?"
Li Sanxian was closest to Zheng Fa, and at this moment he couldn't help but speak up again.
"Exactly, without these specific combinations of cells, we simply cannot cultivate," Zheng Fa explained. "My disciple, Gu Chang, has a Intelligence Systems Theory that explains this issue in detail."
Xuan Chengzi remained silent for a moment, then sighed, "Sect Leader Zheng's lecture has truly broadened my horizons..."
"I've only just begun," Zheng Fa said, shaking his head.
Just beginning?
Xuan Chengzi was stunned.
Even the others in Thunderclap Temple looked at each other in bewilderment. Although Zheng Fa hadn't spoken of any Daoist teachings, the profound and grand demonstration he had just given them a lot to learn, and they even had some insights.
So now Zheng Fa is saying, "This is just the appetizer?"
Zheng Fa smiled. If his < Origin of Dao Fruit > was only this much, why would it have taken so long?
He glanced at the dozen or so astonished Golden Immortal and stated the most important concept in his < Origin of Dao Fruit >:
"Simple atoms can create everything in the universe."
"They are merely molecules of inanimate matter, yet they can form life and reproduce."
"Cells, which have no capacity for thought, make up humans, enabling us to think, communicate, cultivate ourselves, transcend life and death, and create the world."
Xuan Chengzi seemed to understand something. "Sect Leader Zheng, you mean...?"
"Each individual, weak entity—atom, molecule, cell—under certain rules, will undergo a qualitative change from a quantitative one—creating new miracles, even those completely beyond its own prediction and capabilities."
"I call this phenomenon... emergence." Zheng Fa paused, then continued, "This is called 'the many defeating the few.'"
Xuan Chengzi's smile slowly faded; he seemed to know what Zheng Fa was about to say.
Zheng Fa looked at Xuan Chengzi, then at Lu Mo, a mocking expression on his face. "You, me, no matter how high our cultivation level, are in reality just individuals among the Human Race, perhaps just larger atoms, larger cells, at most, just organs."
In the Underworld, the smile on the face of the Nine Nether Emperor slowly faded, and he closed his eyes.
"Your Majesty?"
" Tianhe..." Nine Nether Emperor's voice was low, as if he were sighing, "You have excellent taste."
(End of this chapter)