SWDnovel Chapter 31 Ancient Lin City
Chapter 31 Ancient Lin City
Mo Yuan did not linger in Chixia River for long. He walked along the mountains, rivers, and vegetation towards the direction of Gujue Peak.
During his journey, he immersed some of his mind in the chaotic sea where the Dao Fruit was located, preparing to use the Heavenly Dao merits he had just obtained to wash away karmic debts and dissolve the shackles of the Heavenly Dao.
At the beginning of his birth, his Dao Fruit was imprisoned by eighty-one chains of order. First, the Heavenly Dao Lord erased the sins he carried, reducing the chains of order to sixty-four. Later, after being washed away by a massive amount of Heavenly Dao merit, only thirty-six chains remain.
After dissolving all the shackles of the Heavenly Dao, Mo Yuan will be able to begin preparing to condense the Heavenly Dao Merit Golden Wheel. That will be the perfect opportunity for him to frantically repair the primordial earth veins and bring blessings to all living beings.
The Heavenly Merit gained from repairing the earth veins, spiritual veins, and water veins of Chixia River this time is only a drop in the ocean compared to the previous transformation of Qilin Cliff into a blessed land for immortals, and the amount is about the same as that obtained by Jade Cauldron Immortal.
Therefore, in just a few days, the merits of the Heavenly Dao were squandered by Mo Yuan, about 10% of the karmic force was eliminated, and three of the shackles of the Heavenly Dao were broken, leaving thirty-three remaining.
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; a great river is formed from countless small streams."
"The Lord of Heaven is impartial, compassionate and kind. It is my opportunity to bestow Heavenly merit. I must not be impatient for quick success and forget my true self for the sake of Heavenly merit, becoming too utilitarian."
Mo Yuan spoke in a deep, solemn voice.
In the primordial world, Heavenly Merit is an extremely precious existence. The fact that he can obtain Heavenly Merit by repairing the earth's veins and benefiting the world is already a sign of the Heavenly Lord's favor upon him.
If it were someone else, they might not receive any merit from Heaven at all.
To benefit heaven and earth is merit; to benefit all living beings is virtue.
Mo Yuan's repair of the earth's veins naturally benefits heaven and earth, and positive changes in heaven and earth will bring blessings to all living beings, which is why he was able to obtain the merits of the Heavenly Dao.
By accumulating merit and virtue, one can receive more favor from Heaven's will, leading to smooth sailing in all matters and bringing good fortune while avoiding misfortune.
However, the methods to obtain the fortune of Heaven are not limited to seeking Heavenly Merit. In the prehistoric world, it is more common to create power and compete for the authority of Heaven and Earth and territory.
For example, the three races of the Dragon-Han Initial Calamity are now the Demon Race Heavenly Court and the Purple Mansion Continent Immortal Court. As for the Witch Race, they do not respect the Heavenly Dao. Although they possess boundless Heavenly Dao fortune, they do not know how to use it.
The various Heavenly Saints establish their own sects and obtain the Heavenly Fortune by educating the common people, passing on the Great Dao, and taking on disciples. They do not need to compete for the position of the overlord of Heaven and Earth.
Mo Yuan wields the Qilin Seal and resides on Qilin Cliff. He is the true young master of the Qilin Clan and has inherited the destiny of the Qilin Clan.
At the same time, by conforming to the general trend of Heaven and following the decrees of the Heavenly Lord, and then making contributions to the primordial world, one not only gains merit from Heaven but also receives the blessing of Heavenly Fortune invisibly.
In Mo Yuan's view, whether it is vying for the power and territory of heaven and earth or establishing a sect, although one can continuously obtain the fortune of heaven, one will invisibly generate cause and effect and suffer from the ominous rules of the great calamity.
For example, the Heavenly Court of the Demon Clan, the Witch Clan, and the Immortal Court of Zifu Continent in the Lich War, as well as the Jie Sect and Chan Sect in the future Investiture of the Gods War, were all devoured by the Heavenly Dao's fortune.
therefore.
Repairing the earth's veins and bringing benefits to all living beings.
This path offers a low-risk, high-reward opportunity to gain favor with the Heavenly Dao Lord, earn Heavenly Dao merit rewards, and gradually accumulate Heavenly Dao fortune.
After figuring out the path he wanted to take, Mo Yuan felt his mind clear and his heart at peace. He circulated the Earth Dao Ancestral Qi Scripture, keeping his magical power full at all times, and transformed into a stream of light as he headed towards the Lonely Peak.
Time flows by, and the world changes in countless ways.
By the time Mo Yuan stepped into the territory of Gujue Peak, he had already spent nearly a hundred years, and a thousand years had passed since he last left this place. The place had undergone earth-shattering changes.
The isolated peak, which covered more than 800 miles, still stood there, and at its foot, the outline of a city appeared. The city walls were made of quarried stones, and there were even rough array patterns on them.
Within the city, there were houses built of stone or wood, as well as markets where various tribes exchanged prey or other cultivation resources; everything was filled with a thriving atmosphere.
"The development of the human tribes has exceeded my expectations. In just a thousand years, the Rock Tribe and other tribes have resolved their conflicts and jointly built this city."
"Gulin City, that's a good name."
Mo Yuan looked down at the city below. Above the city walls and gates were engraved the three Heavenly Dao Divine Runes of the Ancient Lin City. Inside the city, there were several palaces, with incense and prayers swirling around them.
These palaces respectively enshrine the Sage Taiqing, the Goddess Nuwa, and the Sacrificial Emperor.
wrong.
Mo Yuan's heart skipped a beat. He looked down at the palace in the center of Gulin City, which was built entirely of dark stone. Inside the palace was a statue that looked extremely familiar to him.
With a thought, Mo Yuan appeared directly inside the palace.
The statue is dressed in a black robe, wearing a dark crown, holding a blue jade tablet, and sitting on a jade platform, with purple clouds surging behind it.
"The Heavenly Venerable Who Recovers Sins from the Nine Netherworlds!"
Mo Yuan looked at the memorial tablet, the muscles at the corner of his mouth twitching slightly, but he still harbored some illusions and did not believe that this statue had anything to do with him.
It wasn't until Mo Yuan saw the Heavenly Dao patterns on the wall behind the statue that his anxiety finally subsided.
Humanity must strive for self-improvement!
"How could this happen?"
Mo Yuan released his divine sense, attempting to perceive the human tribes within hundreds of thousands of miles of Gujue Peak as the center, but the next moment his expression completely collapsed.
This is because each tribe has several palaces, which enshrine statues or tablets of the Supreme Saint, Goddess Nuwa, and the Heavenly Venerable of the Nine Netherworlds, as well as the tribe's sacrificial spirits.
In terms of status and prestige, the Supreme Saint and the Goddess Nuwa naturally occupy the most honorable positions, followed by the Nine Netherworld Exorcising Heavenly Venerable, and finally the Sacrificial Spirit.
This ancient Lin City was built by Diwu, Shanli and others, using a huge amount of manpower from dozens of human tribes such as the Panshi tribe. Therefore, the scale of the four palaces is the largest in the Gujue Peak area.
"The Heavenly Venerable of the Nine Netherworlds, who judges life and death, rewards the good and punishes the evil without exception; who oversees merits and demerits, punishes the wicked and praises the good without bias. He guards the dark mountains and rivers of the North and observes the bright world of the Central Cave."
"In the doctrines of later Taoism, the Nine Netherworld Exorcising Heavenly Venerable is an honorific title for the Great Emperor of Fengdu. No wonder this statue gave me a sense of familiarity. It is not exactly the same as the phantom of the Great Emperor of Fengdu that I saw, but it has at least 70% similarity."
"And then there's the Goddess Houtu. She said I caught the eye of the Sage Taiqing. At the time, I didn't understand why, but now everything is probably about to become clear..."
Mo Yuan stood before the statue, his expression constantly shifting as he weighed the gains and losses in his mind.
He can indeed gain a lot of human blessings by receiving offerings and prayers from the human race, but the risks are also extremely high, as he will form too deep a karmic bond with the human race.
When the great calamity of the Lich King intensifies and the human race suffers a massacre at the hands of the demon race's Heavenly Court, whether out of justice and compassion or out of a sense of responsibility, he will have to stand on the opposite side of the demon race's Heavenly Court.
Mo Yuan wasn't being hypocritical; he simply didn't want to be bound to the human race so quickly.
If one wishes to gain blessings and virtues through humankind, one can also attain them by educating all living beings in the future; it is not necessary to accept incense offerings from the human race as the Nine Netherworld Exorcising Heavenly Venerable.
More importantly, the fact that Tei-ya, Yama-ri, and others built a separate palace for him is inconsistent with his steady cultivation and his quiet approach to great things.
For a moment, joy was overwhelmed by melancholy, and he didn't know how to handle the situation.
"We pay our respects to Senior Mo Yuan!"
Just then, several figures landed in the center of the hall. They all bowed respectfully and spoke slowly to Mo Yuan.
The newcomers were Diwu, Shanli, Cangyan, and a middle-aged man dressed in black iron armor.
"No need for such formalities, everyone!"
"Who is this?"
Mo Yuan used his magic to help them up, and then his gaze fell on the middle-aged man.
Unlike Shan Li and Cang Yan, who both possessed a somewhat weathered and rustic air, this person gave Mo Yuan a sense of approachability.
Upon hearing this, Diwu explained, "Senior Moyuan, this is Cheng Gang, the city lord of Gulin City. He possesses the cultivation of a mid-stage Xuanxian and came here several hundred years ago."
"Cheng Gang once refined a drop of Qilin clan blood essence and now possesses some Qilin clan bloodline. He originally came here to find you, but after being persuaded by me, Shan Li, and Cang Yan, he took the initiative to assume the important responsibility of the city lord of Gulin City."
After listening to Diwu's words, Moyuan activated the Earth Dao Ancestral Qi Scripture and released his Daoist charm.
really.
From Cheng Gang's body, a torrent of blood and qi surged forth, faintly condensing into a phantom of a Qilin in the air, and that phantom bowed its head to Mo Yuan.
"Hundreds of years ago, for some unknown reason, the bloodline of the Qilin clan within me began to stir, and guided by it, I came to the territory of the Lonely Peak."
"My original intention was to find an opportunity to become a disciple of a senior, but later I saw that my fellow human beings needed me more, so I became the city lord of Gulin City."
Cheng Gang was dressed in a black iron armor. He was tall and imposing, like a mountain. His face was resolute, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. He had a short beard on his chin, which was neatly trimmed like the tip of a brush.
If Shan Li is as steady as Mount Tai, then Cheng Gang is like a deep ocean, possessing both the tact and the power to engulf everything with a raging tsunami.
"The Qilin bloodline is ultimately an external thing, and I've discovered that you haven't fully refined the power of that drop of essence blood. If you're willing, I can help you integrate the Qilin bloodline into your human bloodline and this body, allowing you to truly control this power."
"In this way, you will possess a body comparable to that of a naturally born human, allowing your blood and qi to burn like a furnace in battle, making you impervious to all evil!"
Mo Yuan looked at Cheng Gang and spoke in a kind tone.
Cheng Gang was only at the mid-stage of the Xuanxian realm, yet he was able to traverse towering mountains and ridges to reach the territory of Gujue Peak. Later, he changed his mindset and chose to become the city lord of Gulin City, which was a difficult decision for him.
Furthermore, Mo Yuan's intuition sensed that Cheng Gang was inherently kind and would surely become a pillar of the human race in the future, so it was necessary to establish a good relationship with him.
Moreover, he discovered that Cheng Gang was very capable; he was able to manage Gulin City in an orderly manner, which was enough to show that he was no ordinary person.
"This junior, Cheng Gang, pays my respects to Senior Mo Yuan!"
"To be honest, my cultivation level did advance by leaps and bounds after acquiring the bloodline of the Qilin clan, but I always felt a sense of sluggishness when cultivating human techniques and secret arts. It turns out that I had not truly refined and fused this drop of Qilin essence blood."
Cheng Gang's face was filled with gratitude as he bowed solemnly to Mo Yuan.
Standing before him was the Nine Netherworld Exorcising Heavenly Venerable, who had caught the eye of the Supreme Saint and received offerings from dozens of human tribes within the territory of the Lonely Peak. Naturally, he was extremely excited and grateful to have been enlightened by him.
At this moment, Mo Yuan turned his gaze to Di Wu, Shan Li, and Cang Yan. He didn't blame these three, but the feeling of unknowingly becoming the Nine Netherworld Exorcising Heavenly Venerable made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"Gentlemen, tell me the whole story!"
"Why do those human tribes, and this ancient Lin City, have special palaces to worship the Nine Netherworld Exorcising Heavenly Venerable?"
Mo Yuan's tone carried a hint of melancholy; he was truly helpless.
In fact, he had already come up with a solution: move the statue into the palace where the Taiqing Sage resided, and then erect a statue of the Xuandu Grand Master in the palace.
In this way, when the demon race slaughters the human race in the future, Grand Master Xuandu will stand in front of them and will not become the target of public criticism.
However, Mo Yuan could not bear the consequences of doing so!