Taking the Profound Teaching by the Horns; the Millipede
This strange feeling of hunger made Fang Shu hesitate.
But just a moment later, he chose to follow his heart and immediately began to gnaw at the broken chain of cause and effect.
With a series of clicking sounds, chains entered the body of the Dao Insect he had transformed into. In his perception, countless Dao Mystic Script began to surge on his body surface.
A sense of fulfillment then arose in his heart.
When he came to his senses, Fang Shu was surprised to find that after he had devoured the chain of cause and effect, the Dao Register had become even more agile.
He also felt a growing urge to devour more.
"If I were to eat my fill, I wonder what changes would occur to my Dao Register, or Dao Insect?"
He was itching to act and was about to put his plan into action immediately.
But those causal chains surged again, as if alive, and conveyed a sense of threat that made his heart pound.
These chains seem to be nothing more than the tentacles of some enormous creature.
His munching was drawing the other's attention, and if the other party became fully aware of it, he would not only be imprisoned, but also in grave danger.
This made Fang Shu freeze, and he secretly thought to himself that something was wrong.
But when he tried to wait for the causal chain to dissipate on its own, he found it was too late.
The broken chains within his body seemed to have triggered that being, something he couldn't avoid by feigning death.
A sense of crisis arose in Fang Shu's heart. His mind raced, and his Dao Register pulsed rapidly.
In an instant, hundreds and thousands of thoughts flowed through his mind.
Suddenly, Fang Shu found a feasible solution.
The scriptures left by the Wu Family appeared, and their Dao Insect form changed accordingly.
A few breaths later, Fang Shu's Dao Insect also extended tentacle-like objects, which slowly changed into the shape of causal chains, and then attached themselves to the restless Profound Teaching Karma.
Having absorbed a portion of the causal chain, the benefits of which have not yet been fully digested, are barely feasible to disguise.
Fang Shu could only hope that this would actually fool them.
Buzzing!
Strange rhythms surged from the Profound Teaching Karma chains, causing Fang Shu's heart to tremble once more. He sensed an immense consciousness sweeping across along the causal chains.
Compared to this consciousness, even though he has now Golden Core and cultivated Divine Soul Cultivation Method, he is like a firefly, utterly incomparable to the Bright Moon.
Once swept away, he is likely to be corrupted by it, or even transformed into a puppet-like being.
Fang Shu, Fang Shu's soul was protected by the Dao Register talisman, so no matter how vast the consciousness was, it always rushed into his body before it could fully penetrate.
Within the Dao Register, it was then completely blocked.
What delighted Fang Shu was that this consciousness, though vast, was also bewildered, like a plant driven only by some kind of instinct.
He was merely caught in the crossfire unintentionally.
This immense consciousness, after circling Fang Shu's body, realized that Fang Shu's soul was already entangled by the "chain of cause and effect," and had no intention of taking another look. It quickly receded like the receding tide.
This back-and-forth was quite abrupt.
For a moment, Fang Shu was in a daze, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.
But when he calmed his mind, he suddenly realized that his Dao Insect seemed to have received some kind of approval, and its antennae were already able to reach the real chain of cause and effect.
Although a fake is still a fake, he dared not try to create new chains of cause and effect.
However, he could see many changes in the energy of heaven and earth from these chains of cause and effect.
In short, his vision of Dao Insect is now far superior to what it used to be!
With just a glance, Fang Shu could see through the causal chains in the void the Immortal cultivator who were bound to them.
Within the within the Western Altar of the Profound Teaching, all the powerful Immortal cultivator who had achieved prominence appeared clearly before his eyes.
Only a few areas were equipped with unique formations that could even isolate the Profound Teaching's Fortune to some extent, so he could only see the general outline and not see clearly.
Among them, the place with the most entangled causal chains is directly below the entire Profound Altar.
A figure coiled like a dragon or snake, even larger than the ten-thousand-foot- Profound Altar, its aura as deep and unfathomable.
Fang Shu stared at it from afar, a jolt of fear gripping his heart, and immediately averted his gaze.
Just now, he sensed from these chains of cause and effect that the enormous thing seemed to have sensed his gaze, and a vast divine sense arose, trying to find out who was watching it.
Fortunately, Fang Shu quickly concealed himself and once again obediently disguised the Dao Insect as a chain of cause and effect, thus preventing the enormous creature's divine sense from sweeping over him.
After feeling uneasy for a long time, Fang Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief in the quiet room after confirming that he had not brought any disaster upon himself.
I came to my senses.
Inside the Cloud Mountain, he opened his eyes, abruptly stood up from the altar, and paced back and forth.
A look of mixed surprise lingered on his face for a long time.
At the same time, as soon as he closed his eyes, his External Incarnation in the Profound Altar Ritual Hall also made a move.
The Avatar also paced back and forth, and after hesitating a few times, decisively reached out and touched the surrounding Profound Teaching Fortune.
The next moment, the Profound Teaching's Fortune seemed to transform into silk in his hands, becoming tangible from the formless.
A realization dawned on Fang Shu's mind: he had already passed the baptism of the Profound Teaching's Fortune and gained its recognition.
From now on, he will be considered a true member of the Profound Teaching, and will be able to borrow the Profound Teaching's Fortune for his own use.
"Good!" Fang Shu thought to himself.
Whoosh! The entire hall's Fortune surged towards him, its impact even greater than when he held the Divine Immortal Decree.
With a clanging sound, the entire Profound Teaching jade tablet in the hall vibrated, as if in worship and response.
Noticing the commotion was quite loud, Fang Shu quickly calmed down, thinking to himself, "It seems that my authority as True Disciple is somewhat more powerful than that of an ordinary True Disciple?"
According to what he had inquired about beforehand.
Within the Moral Profound Teaching, whether it is a branch altar or Ancestral Altar, the authority within the sect is determined by the Dao and Virtue Fortune.
The more Fortune one can control, the more revered one's status within the sect.
There are only two ways to obtain Fortune: one is to accumulate merit and virtue, and the other is to be granted various identities and positions like he is now, or to hold Divine Immortal Decree and manage Fortune on behalf of others.
In terms of strength, the Fortune True Disciple can manipulate is actually far less than that of Elder Yushan and others.
As for its comparison with the Divine Immortal Decree, it is far inferior.
Now, Fang Shu suddenly realized that the strength of the Fortune that he could personally control far exceeded his expectations.
He even suspected that even if the five elders joined forces, they wouldn't be able to subdue him with their Fortune.
Surprised, Fang Shu wondered if he had been too arrogant.
However, after careful examination and repeated comparison with the Divine Immortal Decree, he confirmed that his own Fortune was extremely compatible with that of the Profound Teaching!
Fang Shu thought to himself, "In that case, if the Divine Immortal don't appear, no one in the entire Profound Teaching can suppress me with their Fortune!"
He even secretly wondered if he could turn the tables, suppress Elder Yushan and Elder Wenxiang, and directly take control of the Western Altar of the Profound Teaching Sect!
However, after letting out a long breath, Fang Shu promptly suppressed such arrogant thoughts.
He is currently only at the initial Golden Core and has just begun to True Disciple; it is not appropriate for him to be too arrogant and domineering within the sect.
Otherwise, no matter how strong Fortune is, if Law Power is weak, there will eventually be disasters that Fortune cannot protect.
And if we were to provoke those five old guys into joining forces, or attract the attention of that Thousand-Foot Divine Immortal within the sect, things would get very bad.
After much deliberation, Fang Shu concluded that it was best to use his authority within the Profound Teaching sect for self-preservation.
At the same time, through the Unseen connection and resonance with his External Incarnation realized why he was so favored by the Profound Teaching's Fortune.
The reason is simple: the Dao Insect he transformed into had gnawed at the chain of cause and effect and passed the test smoothly under the scrutiny of that mysterious consciousness.
He had already been regarded as a more trustworthy "one of their own" by the Profound Teaching Fortune.
This discovery also confirmed Fang Shu:
Currently, within the within the Western Altar, aside from the Thousand-Foot Divine Immortal, he is probably the one with the highest authority and status within the sect!
After repeatedly considering it, Fang Shu was pleasantly surprised.
With such Fortune protecting him, even if he reaches the Ancestral Altar, he will still have some means to protect himself.
"At that time, the Ancestral Altar and the Western Altar will be separated from the continent. Even if there are extraordinary people in the Ancestral Altar who can see something unusual, they will only think that I have gained some kind of favor in the Western Altar." He calculated in his heart.
With such a "background," he is clearly a disciple of the Profound Teaching who is even more "pure" than those with "pure" or "red" lineages!
For a moment, Fang Shu couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "I never expected that the greatest gain from this trip to the Profound Teaching would come from something as simple as registering as a member."
After confirming that the registration process had been completed smoothly, he stopped thinking about it and instead looked at the Xuanjiao's Profound Teaching Fortune from all directions, forcing himself to enter a state of enlightenment once again.
Just as Yushan said, this is an opportunity that should not be missed.
One after another, Mystic Script surged in Fang Shu's mind. With the support of immense Fortune, not only were his thoughts agile and his inspiration abundant, but the Dao Register within his body also underwent a faster transformation.
He was so engrossed in this contemplation that he couldn't pull himself out of it for a long time.
Meanwhile...
Directly beneath the entire Profound Altar, yet not within the surrounding rocks and soil, lies a void that has been artificially created.
Amidst the gathering of boundless Spiritual Qi, a colossal object tens of thousands of feet tall slowly opened its eyes.
It has one white eye and one black eye, its face resembles a snake, and it grows two whiskers.
However, it is not a dragon or snake; its body is covered with layers upon layers of bamboo-like scales, and its abdomen is covered with pairs of feet, densely packed together.
If Fang Shu were here, he would subconsciously assume that this creature, like his External Incarnation, is also a centipede-like demon.
But upon closer inspection, one would find that the creature's horns are not as prominent as a centipede's, nor is its carapace as ferocious; it is more like a giant millipede.
Moreover, such an existence is far beyond what True Immortal Dancheng can compare to.
He is the other Thousand-Foot Divine Immortal in the Western Altar of the Dao-Virtue Profound Teaching, who is also Refining Spirit Immortal.
The two whiskers atop the Thousand-Foot Divine Immortal's head swayed, and he muttered to himself in a deep voice, "Is there something strange about the Immortal Law?"
However, after carefully sensing the surroundings, He confirmed that there were no True Immortal Dancheng within the sect attempting to Refining Spirit, nor were there any unorthodox methods of Refining Spirit, and that no one was engaging in such illegal activities within a vast expanse.
After sensing it again, He discovered that it was merely a fluctuation in the Fortune forces within the sect.
Soon, He realized that there was a True Disciple in His sect, and all sorts of information about Fang Shu's background and identity instantly came to mind.
A click of the tongue echoed in the void, "So it was you, you bastard, who pulled this stunt—instead of returning to the sect, you still had to spare the time to make such a move, trying to scheme against me?"
The Thousand-Foot Divine Immortal shook his head, his face showing disdain.
But He sighed inwardly, confirming that the bird had not perished outside and was probably still alive and well.
Too lazy to deal with the matter any longer, it withdrew its vast Divine Sense into the void, continued to reside in its body, and fell into a state of deep sleep.
However, even while asleep, the pairs of feet on its abdomen were still swaying rhythmically, as if running in a dream.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
After Fang Shu sat cross-legged in the ceremonial hall and pondered deeply, the Fortune that had surged within the hall because of his receiving the True Disciple gradually dissipated.
If he wants to continue his comprehension, he can only use his family's True Disciple authority to attract immense Fortune.
But this thought was only briefly raised before Fang Shu dismissed it.
This is not worth it.
Although he was still feeling unsatisfied, after a moment's thought, he found another place to relieve his feelings.
He sent a telepathic message to Elder Yushan, then left the Hall of Rites and headed straight for the Scripture Repository within the within the Profound Altar.
Even before he arrived under the Profound Teaching Rule, he had been looking forward to strolling through the Profound Teaching Scripture Pavilion.
Now that I finally have some free time, I might as well take advantage of the day and do my best to tour the place and quickly collect all the scriptures and classics inside.
"Perfect timing! My Dao Register has undergone another transformation, so I can use the Western Altar's collection of books to enrich it," he thought to himself.
For the next month or so, Fang Shu stayed in the Profound Teaching Scripture Pavilion and never left the pavilion.
He read books very quickly, having read over 100,000 books in just half a month, and he accepted all books, even those on the Refining Qi stage.
Furthermore, now that he is True Disciple and holds high authority within the sect, he no longer needs to conceal his presence when reading a book, unlike before when he was in the Vast Sea Immortal Prefecture.
Fang Shu sometimes multitasks, reading several books at the same time.
His presence in the Scripture Pavilion naturally attracted the attention of many disciples within the sect.
After recognizing him, some people would approach him to curry favor, offering various suggestions and wanting to be his guide.
Or perhaps someone would look down on him and laugh at him behind his back, calling him a "country bumpkin" who seemed to have never seen anything good before.
Some people were skeptical, arguing that Fang Shu, already a True Disciple Immortal cultivator, shouldn't be so thirsty—perhaps he could truly glean something from the thousands of ancient texts.
As a result, many disciples from the sect also flocked to the Scripture Pavilion, imitating him by flipping through books everywhere, hoping to find some kind of divine skill manual.