Method of Great Vows, Primordial Magnet Divine Light

"The Method of Great Vows may have its shortcuts, but the fact that it spread throughout the Primordial True Realm and was used by many Great Luo to temporarily bolster their foundations proves that it has quite a few unique merits!"

Sect Master Tongtian commented blandly, "Although the Two Sages of the West created this method, quite a few within the Mystic Gate have studied it as well!"

True Person Taiyi's great vow to answer cries and deliver the suffering; True Martial Emperor's great vow to slay demons and prove his Dao...

Of course, the ones who had applied the Method of Great Vows most profoundly were still the Buddhist Sect. Aside from the Two Sages of the West, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Medicine Buddha had also successfully attained their Dao Fruits by making Great Vows!

After Cihang, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra turned from Daoism to Buddhism, they too made many Great Vows. As a result, their karma with the Buddhist Sect became impossible to cut cleanly, leaving them no choice but to walk the world in the bodies of Bodhisattvas.

Xuan Yin fell into thought upon hearing this. "Great Vows can be made, but they cannot be made recklessly!"

If one's status was insufficient, a Great Vow could make up for it. If one's cultivation was insufficient, one could also borrow from the Heavenly Dao through a Great Vow. The Method of Great Vows was a method of borrowing against the future.

Sect Master Tongtian's words undoubtedly gave Xuan Yin a clearer understanding of the great trends of the Primordial True Realm and of these so-called variables.

Great trends and minor trends were both relative. Under normal circumstances, most Great Luo maintained a neutral stance within the River of Time and Space.

Only when their own interests were affected would they act together and seek to set things right, thereby giving rise to the so-called Great Trend of the Heavenly Dao.

It was like the god position of Great Emperor Qinghua of the East Pole. Whether it was East King Duke or True Person Taiyi, whoever had the ability could sit in that position.

Both had Sages supporting them from behind, and their bargaining chips and foundations were roughly equal. At such a time, all that mattered was their own ability.

Thinking of this, Xuan Yin could not help recalling Ziwei Great Emperor and True Martial Emperor. Like True Person Taiyi and Daoist Cihang, they had learned part of the future's great trends because of the changes in the Journey to the West World. They had also formed an indescribable karmic connection with him.

Taiyi and Cihang were currently on Mount Kunlun, where their karma had been directly settled.

Ziwei Great Emperor, however, was still trapped in the Calamity of Self-Loss and could not manifest himself. Their karma could not be resolved for the time being, so perhaps something could be done there.

And there was True Martial Emperor!

According to Sect Master Tongtian, the other party's true body was Mysterious Martial Zhi Ming Divine Lord, one of the Four Sacred Beasts. He had not yet placed a divided soul into reincarnation as the crown prince of Jing Le Kingdom, had not made his great vow to slay demons, and had not formed a master-disciple bond with Zi Xu Yuan Jun, the incarnation of the Grand Pure Sage!

All of those were things that could be exploited!

Of course, the karma surrounding those two was beyond comparison with that of ordinary people. Xuan Yin had never intended to steal their opportunities.

But since both of them had formed karma with him, there was no harm in securing some benefits.

Xuan Yin immediately told Sect Master Tongtian his thoughts, hoping the Sage would deduce how to maximize the benefits.

"You can decide for yourself!"

Sect Master Tongtian shook his head. If possible, deep down, he truly did not wish to interfere with the growth paths of his many disciples.

Though he passed down Dao teachings, that thread of life still had to be seized by the disciples themselves. Otherwise, they would ultimately be unable to escape his restraints.

Seeing the slight disappointment on Xuan Yin's face, he flicked a finger, and an incomparably profound Divine Ability Seed immediately fell into Xuan Yin's sea of consciousness.

"This is...?"

Xuan Yin was somewhat bewildered.

Within this divine ability, he sensed the supreme mysteries of Sect Master Tongtian's lightning arts, as well as a trace of the aura belonging to First Kirin's Earthly Origin Dao Fruit.

Yet when the two combined, they silently evolved into an entirely new Great Dao.

The Primordial Magnet Great Dao!

Sect Master Tongtian explained, "This divine ability is called Primordial Magnet Divine Light. I created it specifically for you by combining my own Dao with First Kirin's Great Dao! When the Lightning Great Dao and Earth Origin Great Dao merge, they can influence the magnetic fields between heaven and earth. They are especially effective against the Five Elements Great Dao and are well suited to your current cultivation!"

As he spoke, he took out another item, whose aura subtly aligned with the mysteries of the Primordial Magnet Great Dao.

"This is the Kirin Horn you gave me!"

A trace of pride appeared on Sect Master Tongtian's face as he slowly said, "I fused the source of the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning into it, then nurtured it with the Primordial Magnet Power contained in Mount Kunlun's earth veins. After three thousand years, drawing upon the source of the Ancestral Kunlun Vein, I finally forged this Top-grade Houtian Spiritual Treasure—the Primordial Magnet Divine Light Sword!"

"Though this divine sword is not Innate, when used together with the Primordial Magnet Divine Light I passed on to you, its power does not lose out in the slightest to the finest Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures in the Primordial World. It may even surpass them!"

"You must make good use of it!"

Xuan Yin was overjoyed. Before setting out on this journey, he had specifically handed the Kirin Horn left behind after First Kirin's Dao Integration to Sect Master Tongtian, asking him to forge a protective treasure for him.

He had never expected Sect Master Tongtian to be so generous. Not only had he forged a Top-grade Houtian Spiritual Treasure, but he had also specially created a divine ability for him.

"Thank you for your generous gift, Teacher!"

Xuan Yin hurriedly bowed. Although the Kirin Horn was of extremely high grade, Sect Master Tongtian had surely added many materials to forge a Top-grade Houtian Spiritual Treasure.

The forty-eight Houtian Restrictions on this Primordial Magnet Divine Light Sword shone brilliantly. Boundless power of the Earth Origin Great Dao and Lightning Great Dao flowed within it, forming a Primordial Magnet Force Field. It definitely possessed unfathomable power.

In terms of grade, throughout the entire Primordial True Realm, only those few Innate Supreme Treasures and Houtian Supreme Treasures could surpass this Primordial Magnet Divine Light Sword!

How could he not be delighted?

Unfortunately, with his current cultivation, he was likely unable to bring out this treasure's full power!

"Go!"

Sect Master Tongtian nodded. With a turn of his thoughts, he sent Xuan Yin out of Shangqing Hall.

Xuan Yin did not linger outside Shangqing Hall either. Instead, he went straight to Golden Spirit Holy Mother's Cave Abode.

"Senior Sister!"

Xuan Yin directly stated his purpose and took out the Wangshu Immortal Sword containing Wangshu's Divine Soul. "I hope this immortal sword can help Senior Sister Jin Ling!"

Jin Ling was overjoyed upon hearing this, but then she took out an item from her person. "Wangshu's Divine Soul will indeed be of considerable use in helping me attain the position of Kan Palace Dou Mu, but I cannot simply accept something from you for nothing, Martial Brother! Consider this Essence of Stars my return gift to you!"

Jin Ling was an Innate being, and the place where she took form was the Well of Stars, where the previous Dou Mu Yuan Jun, Lady Ziguang, had been forced into Dao Integration.

Thus, from the moment she took form, she inherited part of Lady Ziguang's legacy. She was aligned with the Star Dao and possessed the qualifications to become the second-generation Dou Mu Yuan Jun!

What she lacked least was Essence of Stars. The place where she had taken form could be said to be the place with the densest concentration of star power in the entire Primordial True Realm.

However, to attain the position of Dou Mu, the most important thing was to gain the recognition of the Star Gods of the heavens. Most beings in the Primordial World whose destinies aligned with the Primordial Stars would become future Jie Sect Disciples.

For example, the Twenty-Eight Mansions, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Stars, and the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends!

But Lunar Star, Solar Star, and the nine sons of the First Generation Dou Mu Yuan Jun—Ziwei, Gouchen, and the rest—had not formed ties with the Jie Sect.

The recognition or authorities of these Star Gods were the key to attaining the position of Dou Mu.

Thus, ordinary beings might avoid Wangshu's Divine Soul and Moon Authority like the plague, but this future Dou Mu Yuan Jun craved them beyond measure.

The nine stars Ziwei, Gouchen, Greedy Wolf, Giant Gate, Lu Cun, Wen Qu, Lian Zhen, Wu Qu, and Po Jun had been birthed by the First Generation Dou Mu Yuan Jun.

Together with the Solar Star and Lunar Star, among these eleven core Primordial Stars, she needed to obtain at least half of their recognition or authority before she could condense the Kan Palace Dou Mu Dharma Body and become the true second-generation Dou Mu Yuan Jun.