Purple Qi Shapes My Innate Body, the Red Emperor Walks Among the Fields

Five days later.

"So, where have I ended up?"

In the thick fog.

Zhang Fusheng complained bitterly.

The divine manifestation has been completed, and everything has come to a perfect end, but a bigger problem has arisen.

He didn't bring Lian Laosan and that little girl with him.

Then.

He then got lost.

A thick fog enveloped everything, obscuring all directions, and there were no trade routes paved with Heavy Earth on the ground.

Or rather, it always existed.

But at the moment he was reciting the Daoist scriptures, the surrounding land, spanning tens of thousands of miles, began to revive in spring. The parched and cracked land was no more, and green grass grew everywhere.

The paved yellow trade route then disappeared.

Zhang Fusheng was speechless.

So,

Where should I go now? Where is Chongyang World? Have I left the Hangu Pass area?

I know absolutely nothing about it.

He could only ride the red ox, numbly moving forward, and on and on.

Along the way.

The red ox remained silent from beginning to end, becoming incredibly docile. Ruan Yutu also fell silent, quietly leading the ox forward.

Zhang Fusheng could only sigh, and then sigh again.

Ruan Yutu and Chi Niu had no idea why the old man was sighing—they didn't even know that this terrifying old man was actually lost.

Both the man and the ox walked on, silently processing the earth-shattering changes that had occurred within them.

It was that purple qi.

It was the Merit Purple Qi that had been bestowed upon the man and the ox.

As for Zhang Fusheng...

He stroked the * Dao De Jing * and the incredibly heavy writing brush.

These two originally ordinary things have become quite different after being blessed by the auspicious Merit Purple Qi.

Needless to say, the Dao De Jing Ching, in Zhang Fusheng's perception, was as weighty as an unfathomable ocean, even carrying a rich ancient aura.

It was written not long ago, yet it seems to have existed since time immemorial.

Even more so,

When Zhang Fusheng carefully examined the Dao De Jing, it appeared as a Daoist scripture at one moment, and then seemed to transform into bamboo slips the next.

"Does the bamboo slip shape represent the true Dao De Jing, written during the Spring and Autumn Period?"

Zhang Fusheng murmured to himself.

As for that calligraphy brush...

The writing brush also became extraordinary; though not as profound as the Dao De Jing, it seemed to merge with the universe.

Zhang Fusheng picked up his brush and tentatively wrote the character "river" in the air.

Then

Beside him, a great river actually surged, stretching for hundreds of miles across the land.

He also tried writing the two characters "[vitality]".

The Mysterious Factor in the air surged a thousandfold, becoming so concentrated they were almost liquefied!

Ruan Yutu and Chi Niu swallowed hard.

"The Dao De Jing is not yet clear, but this brushstroke seems to possess the ability to follow the law as if the brush moves on its own."

"Every time I pick up my pen and put pen to paper, the heavens and earth tremble slightly, as if they themselves created such things."

Zhang Fusheng murmured to himself, feeling a faint sense of weariness—clearly, using this calligraphy brush had not been without its price.

He gently stroked the pen and the scriptures, a solemn expression appearing on his face.

Fortunately, the gamble paid off.

The returning Yellow Eyebrow indeed chose to seclude himself—but it is unknown how long he remained in seclusion.

Perhaps a thousand years, perhaps a hundred years, or perhaps only ten years.

The thought of Huang Mei's terrifying power still sent a chill down Zhang Fusheng. The opponent was clearly just a wisp of will, a spark of true spirit...

Yet it possesses ridiculously powerful abilities!

If it weren't for Lao Tzu's presence intimidating the other party...

Zhang Fusheng dared not keep Huang Mei by his side. It might be alright for a while, but if it went on for too long, this old monster would definitely notice something amiss.

"And myself."

Zhang Fusheng searched his body countless times, trying to find the source of the thick purple qi.

But they gained nothing.

This drove him somewhat crazy—he sensed that even Ruan Yutu and Chi Niu were quietly undergoing transformations!

But what about myself!

I have so much purple qi!

In my perception, the purple qi aura is clearly still somewhere in my body and mind, but I cannot find any specific trace of it.

"If nothing unexpected happens, this purple qi is probably the 'feedback' and gain from this Destiny Event, right?"

"Or perhaps, if the purple qi isn't it, then my Heavenly Position is?"

"Of course, it's also possible that it's related to the fact that at that moment I stood both in the past and the future."

Zhang Fusheng rode on the back of the ox, quietly contemplating the situation.

Especially that moment,

It exists both before and after countless ages, both at Hangu Pass during the Spring and Autumn Period and on the World Plateau immortals and Buddhas have vanished.

At that moment, he seemed to have truly become [Lao Tzu].

"I am myself first, and then everything else."

Zhang Fusheng reminded himself of this countless times.

There seems to be a figure ahead.

Zhang Fusheng raised his eyelids and gazed into the distance. Since acquiring the Heavenly Eye,

The thick fog that used to only allow visibility up to 100 meters away is now visible up to 1,000 meters away.

Looking out at this moment,

You can vaguely see what appears to be human habitation a kilometer away.

Finally, I ran into someone!

Zhang Fusheng was overjoyed. After pondering for a moment, he had an idea.

The outside world is still in an uproar, with countless Deity Level figures searching for Lao Tzu's whereabouts.

It's going to change its appearance again.

"Purple qi."

Zhang Fusheng reached out and stroked the red ox, activating the purple qi within it. At the same time, he transmitted Minor Accomplishment chapter of the [Heaven-Pacifying Great Sage Scripture] to the red ox.

Under the reshaping influence of the purple qi, the Red Ox Divine Embryo is gradually transforming into the Black Ox.

The Heaven-Pacifying Great Sage Scripture transformed it into a demonic bull, its skin and other parts turning into a thick, dark ink.

Between the two bull horns, however, a faint purple qi lingered.

The ox's aura also surged dramatically!

Venerable One.

The Crimson Ox, which had originally surpassed Celestial Person Beings and was infinitely close to the Venerable level, has now, under the influence of the purple qi, forged a Demonic Ox body and truly stepped into the Venerable level!

"Moo!"

The black bull growled softly.

Beside her, Ruan Yutu was also reshaping her body amidst the purple qi. Zhang Fusheng spoke calmly:

"Jade Rabbit, you are a perfect being, blessed by Heaven and Earth, and your name is connected to a certain deity from the past."

Zhang Fusheng gestured, and he partially transformed the Taiyin Qi within the Divine Realm's Guanghan Palace into something real.

These Taiyin Qi flowed into Ruan Yutu's body, working together with the purple qi to reshape her form.

A moment later, she removed her veil, revealing skin as smooth as ice and jade, her face unchanged, but she exuded a faint Taiyin Qi.

At first glance, it is as if one is seeing the Moon Goddess from the Guanghan Palace.

Her cultivation level was also increasing rapidly.

In an extremely short time, he had already broken through to the realm of Celestial Person beings!

This is the Merit Purple Qi.

This scene only made Zhang Fusheng more frustrated. The red ox and black ox had become revered beings, and the jade rabbit had become Celestial Person.

What about myself!

Where is my purple qi?!

"Is it because I have reached a point of no further advancement and cannot Ascension to Divinity that the purple qi has remained silent?"

Zhang Fusheng muttered to himself, asking himself honestly.

At this moment, he had almost reached the pinnacle below the gods, possessing a Venerable-level physical body and nearly ten thousand years of Mental Accumulation.

In addition, there is the ultimate affinity between heaven and earth, and the various Divine Ability and wonders he possesses.

Zhang Fusheng felt that he was capable of fighting even a single Venerable One!

"Now, I should stand at the pinnacle of humanity; without entering the Divine Path, it will be difficult to make any further progress."

He murmured, pondered for a moment, and was also reshaping his own image.

During the process, he vaguely sensed the location of the purple qi, and a small portion of the purple qi flowed throughout his body, reshaping him.

Purple qi mist swirled around.

Zhang Fusheng could feel that he was 'reversing' his fortunes.

It's like a reversal from 'acquired' to 'innate'.

He began to grow younger, returning from his twilight years to his prime, then to youth, then to adolescence.

In the end, it was reshaped into a child!

Five years old.

Zhang Fusheng sensed this body: a five-year-old child, half-innate, with a faint, almost imperceptible purple qi flowing between his skin.

Within the chest cavity, a true innate energy rises and falls.

This innate state is not the innate state of the 'Innate Great Realm'.

Rather, it refers to the "innate" aspect of "acquired" versus "innate."

He suddenly realized.

"When I Ascension to Divinity, the purple qi will completely reshape my body and reconstruct my Essence, Qi, and Spirit."

"Perhaps, it can transform me from an [acquired being] into an [Innate Being]."

What are Innate Being?

Before heaven and earth were born, I already existed.

Zhang Fusheng felt a surge of excitement, but he quickly suppressed it, riding the black ox towards the area where people lived.

In no time at all, they were almost there.

What came into view was a small village, with light shining through and a rice paddy.

Many people were working in the fields, and people were walking on the country roads.

Many villagers saw the child riding an ox.

But they only glanced at it and didn't react much else—because there were cowherds riding oxen everywhere nearby.

"Jade Rabbit, go and ask where this is," Zhang Fusheng said in a clear voice, like pearls falling on a jade plate.

Ruan Yutu looked at the child, who appeared to be four or five years old, with a strange expression, and stammered:

"Yes, Godfather."

Ruan Yutu loosened the rope, strode forward, stopped a passerby who seemed to be in a hurry, and politely asked:

"We are travelers from Jincheng. May I ask where we are? And how far is it from Qinghe City?"

"Qinghe City?"

The passerby looked the girl up and down, a look of amazement on his face, and immediately replied:

"Qinghe City is to the north, probably several thousand miles away. As for where we are..."

The passerby paused, then smiled and said:

"Our place is called Windmill Village, and it's near Yingtian City."

"Yingtian City?"

Ruan Yutu paused for a moment, thanked him politely, and then returned the dish to its owner.

"Father, we've gone the wrong way. Yingtian City is ahead."

"Yingtian City is connected to Yingtian Province, which is one of the three rebellious provinces."

"Yingtian Province?"

Zhang Fusheng seemed lost in thought:

"Find out the exact location of Qinghe City, then we'll head there."

December was already halfway over; he couldn't afford to waste any more time and had to get to Qinghe City immediately.

Only by reaching Qinghe City can one find Chongyang World —and of course, the [Buddha Heavenly Position].

Lao Tzu left Hangu Pass, transformed into Buddha, and taught all living beings.

Zhang Fusheng understood that the Destiny Event of heading west out of Hangu Pass was probably not completely over.

Otherwise, how come I only received a large amount of purple qi merit and Lao Tzu's Heavenly Position?

He suspected that the subsequent "transformation into Buddhahood" should also be completed at the same time.

Only then can this Destiny Event be truly resolved, and only then can we truly obtain what we deserve.

"Godfather, please wait a moment."

Ruan Yutu stopped several passersby and asked them one by one, but no one knew how to get to Qinghe City —it was too far away.

Having no other option, she had to turn back.

"Father, there's a small problem. It's not easy to find the exact location of Qinghe City. Perhaps we should go to Yingtian City first?"

After pausing for a moment, Ruan Yutu continued:

"As long as we buy a map or something similar, we can follow the map and reach Qinghe City within a day or two at most."

"The only troublesome thing is the rebellion in Yingtian Province. Yingtian City may not be safe now."

"Then let's go to Yingtian City first."

The child riding on the ox's back spoke softly, his skin radiant, his eyes sparkling.

"Hurry up, it's almost been a month, and we don't have much time left."

"Yes, Godfather."

Ruan Yutu responded and was about to lead the ox forward when the sound of arguing came from afar.

It was a family in the village; the old father was chasing his youngest son, shouting and cursing as he did so.

"Liu Bang, you scoundrel! You've gambled away our entire fortune! I don't have a son like you! Get out of here, get out!"

On the cow's back,

Zhang Fusheng glanced sideways, his eyes revealing a subtle interplay of starlight, rising and falling.

Understanding cause and effect.

In the boy named Liu Bang who was being chased, he indeed saw a special, extremely thick line of cause and effect, disappearing into the unknown depths of the void.

Just like the cause and effect between Er Feng and the Ziwei the Great Emperor of the Celestial Pole.

Zhang Fusheng gave a cold laugh and muttered to himself:

"Is there really such a coincidence in the world?"

"Why did I have to encounter all of this first? That would be a miracle."

After only a brief moment of contemplation, Zhang Fusheng said:

"Jade Rabbit, go, leave this place—leave quickly."

"Yes, Godfather."

Ruan Yutu responded and led the ox swiftly. In just a few breaths, they had passed through the village and left.

Zhang Fusheng understood perfectly well that he had no desire to get involved in these trivial matters at all!

"Speaking of which, if the Emperor Tang was related to the Ziwei the Great Emperor of the Celestial Pole, then who was the Han emperor related to?"

Zhang Fusheng murmured to himself, "Is it the Crimson Emperor?"

The village was left far behind, and ahead, Yingtian City was already faintly visible, but the sound of horses' hooves came from behind.

Zhang Fusheng turned around and saw the boy named Liu Bang and another valiant young man, each riding a horse at full speed on the road.

Clearly, they were also heading towards Yingtian City.

He heard the boy shout to the young man:

"Brother Xiang, just trust me this once. This time, I'm absolutely sure I can recoup my losses."

Before he could finish speaking, the earth trembled slightly.

A giant white snake burst forth from the ground!

Star Beast.

The two horses neighed in alarm. The young man surnamed Xiang grabbed the reins, while the boy named Liu Bang fell off the horse, crying out in pain.

Zhang Fusheng watched everything expressionlessly and gave the order:

"Jade Rabbit, let's not go to Yingtian City, let's go somewhere else."

He didn't want to get involved in this mess at all!