Settling Karma, Expounding the Dao and Refining Treasures
Cihang waved his hand and put away the Blazing Light Banner.
It wasn't that he didn't want to teach Sanqing a lesson, but that he couldn't.
However, this loss was not insignificant for Taiqing either.
Xuandu was Taiqing's only disciple and his destiny was connected to Taiqing's.
Although he did not harm Xuandu, those interrogations of his Dao heart were enough to put Xuandu in a dilemma.
Cihang was also somewhat curious about Xuan Du's choice.
It means abandoning the Way of Taiqing and Wuwei, and rediscovering the Daoist heart.
He began to completely shatter his Dao heart and devoted himself to the Dao of non-action and detachment from emotions.
But whichever choice you make, it will affect the origin and strength of Xuandu.
To reclaim one's Dao heart would be tantamount to giving up all current advantages.
However, if he abandons his original aspirations, although he can maintain his current cultivation level, it will be difficult for him to advance further.
Becoming a disciple of Taiqing was both Xuandu's greatest opportunity and his greatest constraint.
The mental torture alone nearly crippled this Taiqing Disciple.
Originally, Cihang had no intention of targeting Xuandu, but Xuandu repeatedly targeted the Mount Luojia lineage.
This predicament is entirely of their own making.
It's just unknown whether Xuandu, whose future has been severed, will still be valued by Taiqing.
In addition to Xuandu, he also obtained a top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Although the Blazing Light Banner is only a top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure, it is one of the Five Directions Heaven and Earth Flags, and also a rare treasure of the Chaos Green Lotus.
The Creation Green Lotus in Cihang's hands had almost exhausted its potential after it was upgraded to a supreme treasure.
It's not that improvement is impossible, but rather that it's too slow.
If it were to undergo normal nurturing and refining, it would likely be impossible to break through again even after dozens of eons.
Clearly, Cihang was unwilling to wait that long.
The Creation Green Lotus is not just a supreme treasure, but also his very essence and the foundation of Cihang.
To rapidly enhance the Creation Green Lotus, one must devour spiritual treasures of the same origin.
The Five Directions Heaven and Earth Flags became the best choice.
The moment he obtained the Mysterious Origin Water Control Banner, he already had the intention of collecting the Five Directions Heaven and Earth Flags.
However, even with his current cultivation level, it would be extremely difficult for him to collect the Five Directions Heaven and Earth Flags.
This is because the owners of these Five Directional Banners are all extraordinary individuals.
Obtaining the Blazing Light Banner is an unexpected and delightful surprise.
"It's been a long time, fellow Daoist, are you still unwilling to show yourself?"
Cihang did not return to Mount Luojia; this time, it wasn't just the Sanqing who made a move.
"I can't hide it from you any longer, fellow Daoist. Bodhi congratulates you on your return!"
A golden light flashed, Bodhi Daoist appeared before Cihang with a bitter smile on his face.
"If I hadn't come, how could I have seen the schemes of you fellow Daoists!"
However, fellow Daoist, you are too impatient!
Cihang looked at Bodhi with a half-smile.
Cihang felt neither fondness nor dislike towards Jieyin and Zhunti.
It's all for the sake of the Great Dao and cultivation.
For the sake of his own path to enlightenment, he was equally cunning and calculating.
It's just a difference in perspective.
"This matter is indeed my fault. I don't know how you can let this go!"
Taiqing was temporarily powerless against Cihang, and the same was true for Bodhi.
As Cihang said, they were indeed too hasty.
However, the situation in the Primordial World is becoming increasingly unfavorable for them. In addition to the constant targeting by the Sanqing, even Luohu has made a comeback.
Many cultivators may have forgotten Luohu, but they cannot forget him.
Being both from the West and having stolen Luohu's fortune and heritage, they understood Luohu even better.
Perhaps Luohu hasn't attacked them yet, but he definitely won't truly coexist peacefully with them.
They haven't made a move yet, but they're probably plotting something.
It was also because of the pressure brought by Luohu that they became increasingly anxious, wanting to do everything they could to enhance the strength of the West.
The Sanqing are again eyeing South Continent), and aren't they doing the same thing?
Unexpectedly, Cihang returned so quickly, exposing all their schemes to him.
"Fellow Daoist, you have some Karma with me, so I won't make things difficult for you."
"As long as you are willing to settle your past Karma, this matter will be over!"
Cihang, however, wanted to understand this Karma using the Green Lotus Treasure Banner, just like she had done with Taiqing.
But he knew even more clearly that Hope, lacking both spiritual treasures and resources, would not agree.
Like the Golden Merit Golden Lotus, the Green Lotus Treasure Banner is equivalent to a sacred treasure of the Western Paradise, Jieyin and Zhunti would not easily agree to it.
Instead of doing that, let's take this opportunity to understand the Karma of the past.
This will also serve as an opportunity to eliminate future troubles.
Although Mount Luojia is mainly inhabited by the Five-Colored Human Race, it is not only inhabited by them.
Among them were newly joined Phoenix Clan, original South China Sea aquatic clan members, and former rogue cultivators from the Tiannan Lotus Flower Mountain lineage.
The reason Bodhi has the confidence to preach here is precisely because of the lineage of Tiannan Lotus Flower Mountain.
Although the methods practiced by the Lotus Flower Mountain lineage are not Western, they incorporate many Western concepts.
When her cultivation was weak, Cihang even made a deal with the West.
In exchange for preaching for the West, they sought temporary protection and balance from the West.
In other words, the Lotus Flower Mountain lineage was originally prepared for the West.
But all of this was merely a delaying tactic for Cihang.
Cooperation with the West was not out of our own volition, but rather out of necessity.
Even so, given the previous Karma, Bodhi's actions this time can be considered to have a legitimate reason.
"Very well, from this day forward, fellow Daoist and I will be bound by Karma ties in the West!"
Although Bodhi was unwilling, he had no way to refute it.
In fact, after Cihang's continuous breakthroughs and growth, they already knew that Cihang would not compromise so easily.
The initial alliances and deals were merely the result of their coercion.
That is why they are so eager to take advantage of Cihang's absence to bring the Lotus Flower Mountain lineage into the West.
Even more monks from the South Continent could be converted.
With Bodhi's departure, the Brahma Sound and spiritual sounds of the South Continent) all dissipated, returning to tranquility once more.
Cihang also rode the escape light back to Mount Luojia to refine the spiritual treasures he had obtained on this trip.
Although spiritual treasures are valuable, they can only be transformed into one's own combat power when fully refined.
Besides refining spiritual treasures, Cihang also wanted to organize her own cultivation path.
It wasn't for his own sake, but for the cultivators of the Mount Luojia lineage.
It was also through the Sanqing's missionary work in the West that Cihang made new discoveries.
The Mount Luojia lineage is not only composed of a diverse group of cultivators, but also possesses an incredibly complex array of cultivation paths.
Although he passed down cultivation methods, they were all created based on the aptitude and attributes of a few disciples and were not suitable for all cultivators.
Now, Mount Luojia should have a true core path, instead of being like scattered cultivators, each going their own way.
Only in this way can we truly unite as one.
The fact that Mount Luojia is now united is entirely due to him.
It's alright now that he's here, but once he leaves in the future, the cultivators of the Mount Luojia lineage will inevitably go their own way, like a scattered pile of sand.
In this respect, he is indeed far inferior to the Sanqing Jieyin.
Cihang set aside the refining of spiritual treasures and went into seclusion in the Creation Divine Hall to deduce the methods of cultivation and establishing the Dao.