“Why would one be consumed by the Fire of Fate?” Jiang Wen asked, puzzled. He knew that the cultivation system of the Great Qian Dynasty was different from what he had imagined. It involved gathering spiritual energy to ignite the Qi Sea, and then transforming the Lamp Flame into a Sea of Fire, which was the Fire of Fate. The Fire of Fate scorched the Qi Sea, forging the Natal Dao Palace, and only then could one build a Celestial Platform and ascend to the position of a Saint.
However, the Fire of Fate realm was like a chasm, blocking countless gifted cultivators throughout history.
Yan Gongli often said that while there were many with the Fire of Fate, Dao Palaces were hard to find. Every Dao Palace cultivator was a True Person capable of holding down a region. Even in the Supreme Divine Palace, a top-tier immortal sect, Dao Palace True Persons were Palace Masters.
As for her master, the Boundless Old Ancestor, he was a Celestial Platform Saint who had lived for a full ninety thousand years.
Jiang Wen had thought that the difficulty in cultivating realms was like what was said in immortal cultivation novels, because the gap between the Fire of Fate and the Dao Palace was too great, and the probability of breaking through was very low. But after hearing Li Yunshang's words today, he felt that there might be other hidden secrets.
“It seems that Abbot Jiang doesn’t know about the secrets of the cultivation world.” Li Yunshang was surprised by Jiang Wen's confusion, so she told him about the hidden aspects of the path of cultivation.
As Li Yunshang spoke, she seemed to have remembered something and couldn't help but sigh.
“You can go now. If there's anything, just ring the bell, and I'll hear it.” Jiang Wen said, still feeling unsatisfied.
“Truly a selfless Saint, worthy of the title of Saint.” Jiang Wen couldn't help but marvel at this after hearing about this matter. It was hard to imagine how the Saint of Langhuan made such a decision: to burn their own Fire of Fate to dispel the great ‘mist’ of the world.
In the end, Li Yunshang became impatient and stopped Jiang Wen's meticulous nagging.
“Brother Jiang, I know.” Moxiang said with a smile.
“The place where you live has been renovated and is much better than where you lived before. Usually, for any rough work, you can use this copper bell to control those copper corpses and have them help you with things…” Jiang Wen babbled on, and Moxiang just listened quietly, occasionally responding with a word or two.
“If only foxes were left in Su City, that would be a good thing, but I'm afraid there's more than just these wild foxes.” Yan Gongli said faintly. “You might as well investigate with Su Mu again, while I and this girl act secretly. As for the other two girls, why not send them back to your Quiet Void Temple to avoid any worries.”
“Abbot Jiang has actually met a cultivator from the Langhuan Academy?” Li Yunshang said in surprise, then exclaimed, “I didn't expect Abbot's luck to be so good, to be able to meet a cultivator from the Langhuan Academy while traveling outside.”
“Since the Saint of Langhuan Academy left, the Langhuan Academy has become even more reclusive. Many cultivators from the academy no longer travel the world, making it difficult to see one or two of them.” Li Yunshang said. “Speaking of which, since Abbot Jiang knows about the Langhuan Academy, he should know that the Langhuan Academy also had a Saint. It's just that I heard that during that time, the world changed, and violent energy arose. People's hearts were treacherous, and cultivators were without virtue. The Langhuan Saint burned their Fire of Fate and sacrificed themselves to the Dao, burning away all the chaotic and turbid energy in the world, only then did this disaster subside.”
Hearing this, Li Yunshang's eyes lit up, and she said with a smile: “Abbot Jiang's words are a warning to the world, and they are very reasonable.”
“This is not what I said.” Jiang Wen quickly denied.
Moxiang knew that she had not even entered the door of cultivation, and now she couldn't help in this crisis-ridden Su City, so she agreed to take her younger sister back. Jiang Wen opened the Boundary Pearl and sent the two of them in, and by the way, told them to take care of the situation in the temple. After all, the current Taoist temple is not what it used to be, not only does it house three copper corpses, but there is also a locust tree spirit in the Boundary Pearl. In addition, he also moved the white fox family and the entire spiritual vein spring to the back mountain of the Quiet Void Temple, replacing the original mountain peak.
Jiang Wen thought this plan was good, and looked at the Moxiang and Shuxiang sisters.
“The sages established a life for the sake of the world's people, and every time I think about it, I feel ashamed of myself.”
“When poor, take care of yourself; when successful, benefit the world, act according to your ability.” Jiang Wen comforted.
“If there are sincere people who come to the foot of the mountain to worship on weekdays, they can use this method to remove the barrier and let them come in to worship.” Jiang Wen instructed.
“Also, from then on, the covenant that cultivators should not interfere in human affairs was established in the cultivation world. And the sacred body of the Langhuan Saint is still burning at the End of the World in the Heng Sea.”
After explaining these things to Moxiang, he gave the two sisters the method of entering and leaving the Quiet Void Temple.
“In this world, there are petty people who are corrupt and pervert the law, but there are also saints who sacrifice their lives for righteousness. Although I cannot become as noble as the Langhuan Saint, I don't want to be as dirty as those in the mire.” Li Yunshang said with disappointment.
The group then used the topic to start planning how to investigate the whereabouts of the snake woman.
“How about the Langhuan Academy?”
“I know, I met a cultivator from the Langhuan Academy before.” Jiang Wen thought of Liang Yuan, she was a cultivator from the Langhuan Academy.
“Yes.” Ziyun nodded, without any emotion. “Is there anything I can help with?”
She looked at Jiang Wen, her slightly dazed face showing confusion: “You called me, what's the matter?”
“Does Abbot Jiang know about the Langhuan Academy?”
“Then I'll go, Brother Jiang be careful.” Moxiang entered the Boundary Pearl and returned to the Quiet Void Temple.
After Li Yunshang finished speaking, she couldn't help but sigh.
“You are a thousand-year-old locust spirit, you should be able to communicate with ghosts and gods.” Jiang Wen said.
After the two sisters left, Jiang Wen knocked on the bracelet. Ziyun, with her silver hair scattered, came out from it and landed on the ground.
“Can you summon the people who died these past few days? Let us also understand the situation.” Jiang Wen asked. Just now, he and Yan Gongli had thought about letting the locust spirit summon souls for questioning. After all, the locust tree is a ghost tree, and if the lonely souls and wild ghosts in the world do not enter reincarnation, they all go to live in the locust tree.
Ziyun hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said plainly: “I'll try.”
After saying that, she waved her hand, and countless fireflies floated from all directions.
