Transmitting the Dharma

Thinking about the booming incense and fire prayer power from the surge of tourists in the coming days, Huang Huai made up his mind. No matter what, he had to persuade the Great Daoist Master to send the Yellow Turban Warrior statue into the main hall.

Carrying the Golden Boy statue, Huang Huai returned to the storeroom and placed it inside. He then prayed to the Golden Boy statue once more before leaving the storeroom, locking the door, and returning to his small courtyard.

Inside his room, Huang Huai felt no fatigue despite the passage of time, thanks to the Spilled Jade Spirit Nourishing Tea he had obtained from the Great Daoist Master not long ago.

Lying on the bed, Huang Huai played with the Jade Ruyi in one hand and the dark azure treasure bead obtained by the Yellow Turban Warrior from eliminating the malevolent spirit in the other.

He knew that the Jade Ruyi contained a cultivation method that could allow him to begin cultivating, but he couldn't find a way to unlock it. Whenever he had free time, Huang Huai would hold the Jade Ruyi, trying to find a way to activate it.

After rubbing it for a long time, as usual, he found nothing. Gradually, sleepiness crept in, and Huang Huai casually stuffed the Jade Ruyi and the treasure bead under his pillow, turned over, and fell asleep.

Not long after Huang Huai entered his dreams, the Jade Ruyi and the treasure bead, which he had casually stuffed under his pillow, accidentally collided.

The moment the treasure bead and the Jade Ruyi touched, the originally dark azure bead instantly transformed into a stream of light and merged into the Jade Ruyi. A faint light then emanated from the Jade Ruyi, a subtle divine radiance that enveloped Huang Huai.

In his dream, Huang Huai was having a pleasant dream when suddenly his spirit jolted. He felt a sharp shiver, and his mind became exceptionally clear. He subconsciously looked around, only to see a void, shrouded in clouds and mist, with no up or down, no boundaries. At first glance, it looked like a fairyland.

However, with his mind now perfectly clear, Huang Huai was certain he was not dreaming. The effects of the Spilled Jade Spirit Nourishing Tea were quite remarkable for an ordinary person like him.

At the very least, Huang Huai felt invigorated and showed no signs of fatigue. As he was wondering what was happening, he saw a majestic divine figure radiating boundless auspicious light, high above in the heavens. Around this figure, other figures appeared out of thin air in the surrounding void.

This scene was bizarre and sudden. Huang Huai's first thought was, "What is going on with this strange phenomenon? Why am I here when I was clearly asleep?"

With his doubts, he looked again at the majestic figure that had suddenly appeared in the heavens. Around this divine phantom, the other figures were all indistinct, as if separated by a mist. No matter how sacred and awe-inspiring this scene appeared, making one yearn for it, Huang Huai couldn't muster any reverence.

Just then, the figures from all directions bowed in unison towards the majestic deity in the heavens: "We pay our respects to Xuan Yuan Emperor Lord. May the Emperor be well!"

A magnificent voice, filled with supreme authority, echoed from the heavens: "Fellow Daoists, there is no need for such formalities!"

Huang Huai strained to look at the majestic divine phantom, secretly wondering what was happening and what these divine phantoms intended to do.

"Today, I shall expound the Xuan Yuan Casting God Method. 'Xuan' refers to the divine, and 'Yuan' refers to a person's essence... By cultivating this wondrous method, one can open the Sea of Consciousness, establish the Divine Court, create a Dantian, and build a Divine Palace..."

The profound and mystical method flowed continuously from the mouth of the majestic deity. Huang Huai was initially wary, but upon hearing that the deity was explaining the "Xuan Yuan Casting God Method" – the very technique he had been desperately trying to find in the Jade Ruyi – Huang Huai's eyes lit up, and he listened intently.

Every word seemed to contain profound truth. Although Huang Huai didn't understand many of the terms involved in this wondrous method, the Emperor's lecture seemed to possess a mysterious power. As Huang Huai listened, a sense of enlightenment arose within him, as if vast knowledge was naturally emerging in his mind, impossible to forget.

The magnificent heavenly sounds immersed Huang Huai. A profoundly mysterious cultivation method appeared in the heavens. The entire text, three thousand characters long, each character shimmering with divine light and containing infinite mystery. At this moment, Huang Huai joyfully gazed at the Xuan Yuan Casting God Method appearing in the air.

Finally, the cultivation method he had sought for so long was within his grasp. An immense joy surged within him.

However, at this very moment, the illusory divine phantom in the heavens suddenly shouted: "Having received my method, you shall enter my sect and be at my command. Do you agree?"

Huang Huai, having just obtained the "Xuan Yuan Casting God Method," frowned upon hearing the divine phantom speak. What did this Xuan Yuan Emperor Lord mean? Although he had received the method, he only sought extraordinary power and had no intention of being controlled by anyone. If he were to lose his freedom, then this method was not worth cultivating.

"Do you agree?"

The slightly stiff voice echoed again in the void. Huang Huai's expression turned solemn as he looked up at the illusory Xuan Yuan Emperor Lord in the heavens and said, "What if I refuse?"

"How audacious! Since you refuse to be at my command, what use are you?"

Simultaneously, the divine phantoms surrounding them, who had been listening to Xuan Yuan Emperor Lord's lecture, all distorted and collectively rebuked Huang Huai: "Bold!"

"Those who defy the Emperor shall be executed!"

"Executed!"

"Executed!"

The shouts of anger all pointed towards Huang Huai, creating a situation where he felt, for the first time, what it meant to be universally condemned and despised.

The torrent of angry shouts struck him, seemingly intent on shaking his spirit and forcing him to submit. However, Huang Huai's will remained firm. He stood tall in the void, straightened his back, and stared directly at the group of divine phantoms in the heavens.

"The method you impart is indeed wondrous, but the god is not a good god!"

Huang Huai said with a hint of sarcasm. To expect him to be controlled for a cultivation method was simply wishful thinking.

At this point, Huang Huai had realized that the scene before him was likely caused by the Jade Ruyi he had obtained. The "Xuan Yuan Casting God Method" was indeed genuine, as Huang Huai now fully understood the entire technique. Therefore, Huang Huai knew that this method was a righteous and grand path.

It was just that the one who left behind the Jade Ruyi, despite imparting a righteous and grand method, had also left a hidden trap within the inheritance.

Huang Huai thought, since those sects and powers guarded their cultivation methods so strictly and rarely passed them on, even if cultivation methods were scattered in the world, like this Jade Ruyi containing the Xuan Yuan Casting God Method, there would still be restrictions. Anyone who obtained it would have to pay a price to cultivate it.

It was clear that this inheritance from Xuan Yuan Emperor Lord was not easily obtained. Once he agreed to be at Xuan Yuan Emperor Lord's command within this illusion, he would likely gain an invisible shackle and hidden danger, the consequences of which no one knew when they would be triggered.