Yinshan Record

Chapter 115 Thunderous Pure Yang
May you live a thousand years, and enjoy endless happiness. Chang Le (Eternal Happiness) is indeed a good name.

Although the exact appearance of ancient times is impossible to verify, when the Azure Emperor Ling Weiyang had already achieved the position of Earth Immortal and was one of the Five Heavenly Emperors, he must have been at the height of his power when he began to refine the Azure Emperor Treasure Garden.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have called himself Mr. Weiyang and named this Qingdi Treasure Garden "Chang Le" (meaning "eternal joy"), a name that embodies a certain spirituality.

"Your Majesty, please look, this place is called the Azure Heaven Palace."

Chang Le pointed to the majestic archway, where each jade pillar was made of green jade, and the flowing light on the pillars lingered and did not dissipate.

The four characters "碧落天阙" (Bìluò Tiānquè) are written in Dao Wentian's calligraphy on the archway. Although time has passed, there are still faint flashes of lightning on it.

"If the Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden is raised to the sky, it can absorb the energy of thunder and cultivate pure yang energy. This pure yang energy of thunder is the best nourishment for all spiritual roots."

Chang Le looked at Su Che and said, "Moreover, it is very beneficial for replenishing the innate spirit and strengthening the soul. As for alchemy and weapon crafting, it also has endless wonderful uses. The previous generation of saints was able to achieve the third rank of Dao largely thanks to this pure yang energy of thunder."

As expected of the ancient Azure Emperor, even a door is so meticulously crafted.

The previous generation of sages mostly refers to that old lion.

The old lion obtained this treasure from the East Sea and immediately joined the Shenxiao Dao sect, making the most of the Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden.

The Shenxiao Dao reveres thunder magic, and its Yingyuan Puhua technique governs all the heavens. With the Qingdi Baoyuan providing an almost inexhaustible supply of pure yang thunder energy, how can thunder magic not be accomplished?

The Lion-Lotus Tathagata of that time was a master who played to his strengths and avoided his weaknesses. He was able to achieve the third grade of longevity and was indeed not to be simply regarded as a three-surname servant.

"With the current cultivation level of a sage, it would be quite difficult for him to ascend to the heavens and summon lightning."

You're too kind. It's not that it's difficult, it's that it's definitely impossible.

Chang Le continued, "From here inwards, between the Azure Heaven Palace and the Eastern Palace lies the Spirit Garden. This place is rich in wood spirit energy. In the past, all kinds of spiritual roots were planted here. Later, the previous generation of sages practiced Buddhist arts here, using spiritual roots as the basis to evolve the Hell Path. This place was then burned to ashes by karmic fire."

Su Che's teeth ached for a moment.

This old lion is truly shameless, selling his grandparents' land without a care in the world.

I have one foot in Buddhism, and I have had some experience with things like hell and karmic fire.

Karmic fire is indeed a deadly weapon against all sentient beings. According to Buddhist teachings, every thought and intention is karma, and all karma can be burned by karmic fire.

If the old lion were to gather hundreds or thousands of heinous criminals to create the hell realm, he would probably be burned through by karmic fire in no time.

The spiritual roots here are rich in spiritual essence, full of spirituality, yet free from any karmic thoughts or desires, making them the best fuel for the fires of hell.

Compared to gathering a group of utterly wicked people, these spiritual roots can at least guarantee that the karmic fire can be lit and burned for many years.

However, the problem is that these spiritual roots were left behind by the ancient Azure Emperor. The old lion was happy, creating a small hell, but what about us, the later generations?

Chang Le, being a woman with a spirit, saw the dejected look on Su San Gongzi's face and quickly offered words of comfort.

"Young Sage, don't be discouraged. If you spend some time to make up for it, even if you can't restore it to its former glory, you can still achieve two or three tenths of its former glory."

Although Chang Le had no face, Su Che could sense the seriousness in his words.

Two or three tenths isn't so bad, we can plant more flowers and grass from now on.

Su Che felt he needed to set a small goal for his life.

"About how long will it take?"

Su Che felt he still needed to make some plans. If the Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden could be used well, it would be the Creator's inexhaustible treasure, a true treasure trove.

"The old sage spent ten thousand years back then. If the young sage is lucky, he should be able to restore a certain state of prosperity in five or six thousand years."

The old sage that Chang Le mentioned must be none other than the ancient Azure Emperor Ling Weiyang.

Back then, the Azure Emperor Lingwei was an Earth Immortal, and a very powerful one at that. You can imagine the foundation he built up over ten thousand years. How many spiritual roots could there be in this Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden? Old lion, even being torn to pieces would be too lenient for you.

"Sigh, the old lion is not human." Su Che looked at the two sides that only had wood spirit energy left: "What a pity."

"Young Sage, there is no need to be too sad. Since the great changes in the world, less than half of the spiritual roots planted by the Old Sage remain."

Su Che felt that his mood hadn't improved much.

The remaining half was a treasure collected by the Azure Emperor over ten thousand years. The old lion burned it without a second thought, showing a complete lack of public morality.

This place is called "Lingyuan". A road paved with black jade leads to this place from the Azure Sky Palace in front. Along the thick black jade stone slabs, there is a dense and solidified Yi wood spiritual energy on both sides.

It seems that the ancient spiritual roots that were once used as fuel have all been sucked away by Zhongyuan along with the Hell Path that once stood here.

Only this little bit of Wood elemental energy remains here, which serves as evidence of the place's former prosperity.

"Beyond this spiritual garden lies the Eastern Palace, the place where the old sage once recuperated."

Su Che continued forward along the Spirit Garden and found that it was not as long as he had imagined.

Not far along the road paved with jade, you can see the majestic Dongji Palace.

I remember when I first walked through here, I didn't realize how long it was.

"The Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden doesn't seem to be very big."

Su Che sensed that the distance from the Azure Sky Palace to the Eastern Palace was only about seven or eight hundred meters. If it weren't for the obscuring effect of the Wood Essence, the Eastern Palace could be seen at a glance from the Azure Sky Palace.

Such a distance seems quite normal.

The Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden is not the Azure Emperor's Divine Palace. It is designed to be small and exquisite in size, roughly equivalent to a vegetable garden of the Azure Emperor's spirit.

"The previous sage planned to use the Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden as the foundation to evolve a Buddhist kingdom, but it was damaged along the way. Of the three halls, six pavilions, and twelve towers, only the Azure Heaven Palace, the Spirit Garden, the Eastern Pole Palace, and the Spirit Suppressing Tower remain..."

Old lion, what have you been doing?

Su Che felt his Dao heart was unstable at that moment, and there were faint signs of him falling into demonic possession.

"But don't worry, young sage, the restrictions imposed when the old sage created this place are not greatly damaged. If you cultivate diligently, young sage, you will surely be able to restore it to its former glory in time."

No wonder Zhongyuan gave it away so readily. Su Che understood that taking over this item was basically a tough job for him.

Ultimately, I still need to be a bricklayer and properly renovate this Qingdi Treasure Garden.

However, we still need to investigate what exactly this prohibition is all about.

Walking along, we finally arrived at the majestic Dongji Palace. The sign above it was still in the form of Taoist script, which read "Dongji Palace".

Su Che was in a hurry when he came last time. The place was surrounded by hellfire and he didn't have time to look around carefully. Now that he looks at it again, he feels that the place has a great ancient charm. The halls and pavilions have a kind of yang energy. Just looking at it makes people feel relaxed.

The chaos caused by the old lion gradually subsided.

On each side of the main hall are six azure dragon statues. They were not visible before because they were covered by karmic fire, but now they look lifelike and vivid.

“Back then, the old sage flew down to the area between the constellations of Horn and Neck, found several old dragons, and refined them here as guardian beasts.”

Su Che looked at Chang Le, who was faceless, beside him.

Can I really restore 30% of the Qingdi Treasure Garden's former glory in 5,000 years?

(End of this chapter)