Seventy-first Stratagem: Transforming the Future (Part 2)

  With the decision made, Kunpeng had to consider how to improve his own abilities during this period of time. The first thing he had to do was to obtain as much merit as possible in order to gain the favor of the Heavenly Way. Next, he had to arrange for his own disciples to have the ability to pass through the next boundless kalpa, which was not an easy task.

  Kun Peng put away the 'Gan Qi Shen Fu' and gathered his disciples together. After everyone arrived, Kun Peng said: "Wu Dao, after so many years of cultivation, you have already achieved the cultivation of Da Luo Jinxian, and going further up is Quasi-Saint, but your current situation makes me very worried. Most of your cultivation has been promoted through great merit, but your own heart and mind are not compatible, and since you followed me, you have always suppressed your own nature, which will greatly hinder your advancement to Quasi-Saint."

  Kunpeng paused for a moment, allowing Wudao to carefully consider what he had just said. Then, he continued: "In the process of cultivation, advancing from Tianxian to Jinxian is one stage. If you have enough time in the Jinxian realm, you will definitely become a Daluo Jinxian. Many people get stuck at the late stage of Tianxian and cannot enter the Jinxian realm, so in the Honghuang world, Tianxians make up 80%, while Daluo Jinxians are less than 1%. To advance to Zhensheng, you must first liberate your nature. You have been suppressing your own nature; how can you possibly enter the realm of Zhan San Shi?"

  He thought for a moment and said, "Thank you, teacher, for pointing that out. I understand now."

  Kun Peng smiled calmly: "It's good that you can understand, you were originally a six-eared macaque, and the nature of monkeys is lively. However, since following me as your master, there hasn't been a hint of liveliness in your character. Before entering the Daluo Jinxian realm, doing so could quickly improve your cultivation, but once you reach the Daluo Jinxian realm, you must understand yourself. Many people can't break through the Daluo Jinxian realm their entire lives because they don't understand themselves, and even if they have an opportunity to break through, they can't grasp it. Once in the Daluo Jinxian realm, most people start preparing the Prenatal Spiritual Treasure to entrust their obsessive thoughts. The 'River Chart' and 'Luo Book' are no longer needed as your master; it's just right for you to use them to entrust the Three Corpses."

  Kunpeng took out the pre-heavenly spiritual treasures 'He Tu' and 'Luo Shu', and handed them over to Wudao. Wudao received the spiritual treasures with both hands, then thanked his teacher for his kindness.

  Kun Peng smiled and said, "Wu Dao, since you became my disciple, your understanding of array techniques has been quite extensive. These 'River Chart' and 'Luo Book' are the ultimate treasures for array deployment, very suitable for you. However, most people only know that these two innate spiritual treasures can be used for array deployment or defense, but they don't know that this treasure also has a remarkable function. If you can fully comprehend these two innate spiritual treasures, then few people below the saint level can be your opponent."

  Wudao was shocked upon hearing Kunpeng's words and hastily asked, "Master, what functions do these two Pre-Heaven Spirit Treasures have that they possess such immense power?"

  "Can you recall when I explained to you the power of the law?" asked Kun Peng with a smile.

  "Wudao nodded and said: 'Disciple remembers, Master, isn't this treasure containing the power of the law?'"

  Kunpeng smiled and said, "That's right. The 'River Chart' and the 'Luo Book', these two pre-heavenly spiritual treasures not only contain the power of the law, but also the most powerful time law in the law, it is one of the two major anti-heaven laws."

  Wu Dao was shocked again by Kun Peng's words and hastily said, "Master, this treasure is too precious, you'd better keep it for yourself."

  Kun Peng smiled and said, "These two pre-heavenly spiritual treasures have been in my possession for a very long time. I've always wanted to use them to comprehend the Time Principle, but unfortunately, these two spiritual treasures are not meant for me. I was only able to comprehend the first two realms of the Time Principle, but the last two realms were impossible for me to grasp. Now that I have beheaded two corpses, these two pre-heavenly spiritual treasures are no longer of great use to me. On the other hand, you still have one corpse left un-beheaded, and it's just right for you to utilize these two spiritual treasures as the foundation for beheading your corpse. I hope you won't disappoint my good intentions towards you and can comprehend the Time Principle contained within these two spiritual treasures."

  The Taoist deity nodded firmly and said: "Disciple will definitely work hard to cultivate, not disappointing the teacher's kindness."

  "Your master still says the same thing: free your nature, it will be very beneficial for your future cultivation."

  "From now on, I will treat all of you equally. Each of you has one or two innate spiritual treasures protecting your body, so you must cultivate diligently and not disappoint my expectations. Among the few of you, Jingwei's cultivation is the lowest, and she is also the one I worry about the most. Jingwei, you have a karmic relationship with the dragon clan, so it's best for you to stay on this Penglai Fairy Island during this period and cultivate well, don't go out to avoid accidents."

  Jingwei understood the teacher's kindness and hastily nodded in agreement.

  After hearing Kun Peng's words, Yi was somewhat puzzled and asked: "Teacher, the Human Emperor's struggle has already ended, there shouldn't be any danger to speak of, why not let us enter the world to cultivate and accumulate some merit?"

  "Things are far from as simple as you think, the struggle for the Human Emperor has ended, but this calamity has only just begun, and the chaos will not subside because of this."

  "Hou Yi asked curiously: 'Teacher, isn't the Human Emperor's struggle a test of the Heavenly Way for humanity? It has ended, why do you say this is just the beginning of the great calamity?'"

  Kunpeng sighed: "For the human race to rise, they must establish the Three Emperors. The Three Emperors are the key to suppressing the human race's destiny and also a signpost. After the Three Emperors, there should be five emperors to develop and strengthen the human race. The Human Emperor must rely on the power of the human race itself to solve problems, but now the Human Emperor Xuan Yuan did not defeat Chi You relying on the power of the human race itself, which has caused different degrees of reaction. Relying on the teachings of Xuan Yuan, they will not easily let go of the Jiuli tribe and the few great witches who have entered the world, so this battle is only just beginning. In the future, the five emperors will also face different degrees of heavenly trials, whether they can pass or not depends on heaven's will."

  Hou Yi heard this and asked somewhat anxiously: "Master, will the Wu tribe suffer another heavy blow?"

  Kunpeng sighed: "The will of heaven is like a knife, and no one knows what will happen in the future. However, according to the principle of balance in the heavenly way, the Wu tribe should not be too affected, but rather the Yao tribe will be in danger."

  Hou Yi sighed: "No matter how things develop, it seems that the saint will benefit."

  Kunpeng smiled and said, "Among the saints, only Nuwa did not establish a sect. The other few saints all had great teachings. Although Nuwa did not establish a sect, she needed to take care of the demon tribe, so there would be struggles between them. Now on the surface it seems that the Xuan teaching is taking advantage of the human emperor's power to gain benefits, but in fact the situation is quite the opposite. The human emperor Xuan Yuan defeated Chiyou and consolidated his position as the human emperor, but because he was eager for quick success and instant benefit, his prestige among the human tribe was far inferior compared to the previous two human emperors. Now the living standards of the human tribe are far lower than they were during the reign of Shen Nong, so many tribes within the human tribe appear to obey Xuan Yuan on the surface but in reality are very dissatisfied with him. It is precisely because of this that the Xuan teaching has not been spreading smoothly among the human tribe, while the sects under Jie teaching have many disciples, although there are a few bad apples, most people are still quite good and have helped many humans during their missionary work, making it easier for Jie teaching to gain recognition from the human tribe.

  "Master, isn't it time to stop Jian Jiao's expansion of power?"

  Kunpeng smiled and said, "Since ancient times, those who gain the hearts of the people will gain the world. The key to intercepting the teachings is not to make big mistakes, as the hearts of the people are directed towards it, even if there are ideas, what can be done without them? However, the intercepted teachings are different from the other two teachings. At the time of the division of treasures by the founder of Taoism, the master of Tongtian did not receive the primordial spiritual treasure that suppresses the aura of destiny, so the prosperity and flourishing of the intercepted teachings at this time is just a fleeting illusion. Once the calamity of the infinite era arrives, there will be a disaster of extinction!"

  Hou Yi said in surprise: "Master, things aren't as serious as you say, are they? The Jie Teaching has a saint to suppress it, and destroying the teaching doesn't seem possible, does it?"

  Kun Peng sighed: "The wood that excels among the forest will inevitably be destroyed by the wind, and the Cut off teaching is too strong, it will eventually lead to the hostility of all the saints. Two fists are hard to defeat four hands, do you think the leader of Tongtian can resist the pressure of five saints? However, you don't have to worry, after all, this is just a struggle between sects, and has nothing to do with us."

  "Hou Yi asked: 'Teacher, with such a big problem in the Jie Teaching, doesn't the Tongtian Cult Master know about it?'"

  "He didn't know, of course, that the reason why the Jue Jiao sect is acting like this is to gain a share of the human tribe's luck to make up for their own lack of luck. So now, even the leader of the Tong Tian sect has no choice but to pin all his hopes on the human tribe in order to win a thread of life for the Jue Jiao sect. Although the leader of the Tong Tian sect had good intentions, if the Jue Jiao sect could obtain the position of Human Emperor's Master, perhaps they could gain that thread of life. Unfortunately, it was the Xuan and Yan sects who joined forces to take the position of Human Emperor's Master, thus cutting off the Jue Jiao sect's thread of life. However, the Xuan and Yan sects won't necessarily have any benefits either. If the San Qing Yi Ti Jue Jiao sect falls, the Xuan and Yan sects will naturally suffer losses as well. In the end, it's likely that the Western sect will be the one to benefit."

  Hou Yi sighed after hearing Kun Peng's explanation, "It seems that the struggle between the three teachings of Ren, Xuan and Jie is just like the battle between the Wu and Yao tribes in the past. They will all end up losing, and someone else will reap the benefits."