From the Ming Dynasty, we will conquer the world

Chapter 76: The True Nature is Untainted by Dust, In the Infinite Cave, I See the North Sea (7000)

Due to long-term immersion, these spiritual powers are transformed by the world while transforming it, thus showing the same physical properties as the objects they are attached to.

Although Wuyazi was able to draw out these spiritual powers and form a formation that did not require reliance on physical magical instruments or formation centers, the nature of the spiritual powers remained unchanged.

The formation they were facing now was created by Wuyazi by mobilizing the spiritual power of mountain elephants.

It’s not that there are no rules, but these are not the laws of setting up formations, but the rules for the circulation of spiritual power between heaven and earth.

Zhen represents thunder, Gen represents mountain. There is thunder under the mountain, which contains the earth and transforms.

Thunder came out of the mountain and met the Li fire. With Li on top and Zhen on the bottom, and Kan and Gen in the middle, it formed the pattern of fire and thunder biting each other.

This is the Shi Ke hexagram among the sixty-four hexagrams in the Book of Changes.

Although in terms of pure combat power and destructive power, even a true immortal cannot be considered the best in this world.

But considering only the achievements on the spiritual level, the boxing of the Ming Dynasty also has its own unique features. This is due to the difference in the direction of martial arts and also comes from a different world.

In the world of the Ming Dynasty, there is no interference from excessive spiritual power.

Therefore, any great master who has achieved the state of "Ultimate Void" will understand the truth that "the void is not empty, it reflects everything."

They can derive countless changes from the void, use their own spirits to carry the fists of others, and gain resources for self-improvement.

——This is an experience that is almost impossible for people in this world to obtain.

Because for the warriors in this world, there is no such concept as "void".

As soon as they are born, they come into contact with a world full of spiritual power in the sky and on the earth, as if all things have spirits.

Even their own spiritual nature will be subtly influenced by the spiritual power of heaven and earth in such a world.

This influence not only allows warriors to more easily use the spiritual power of heaven and earth to kill the enemy, but also makes it difficult for them to comprehend the realm of "ultimate emptiness".

The spiritual realm of "breaking the void" is more mysterious than "the ultimate void". Only after "breaking the void" can one touch the "true vacuum", and thus comprehend the subtle realm of "dependent origination and emptiness, true vacuum giving rise to wonderful existence", and recognize the unmoving nature of the self.

This state is called "True Suchness" in Buddhism and "Chao Che" in Taoism, which is the so-called purity and freedom from contamination.

To the people in this world, spiritual power is like air, a natural and supposed existence, so they don't try to explore its form and origin.

Xu Xing, whose true nature is pure and untainted, is like a person who does not need to breathe and comes to this place full of "air".

Therefore, he naturally did not notice the existence of something like "air", which was actually spiritual power.

This is why, when Xu Xing first entered the Shenhou Mansion, he and Zhuge Zhengwo were in a state of mutual shielding.

He was unaware of Zhuge Zhengwo, who was almost in harmony with the spiritual power of heaven and earth, and even with the spirits of all living beings, and Zhuge Zhengwo was unaware of him, who was independent of the world and pure and spotless.

Wuyazi's formation was like the boxing techniques of the Ming Dynasty, which gathered the air in one place and used it for long-range strikes. It was extremely powerful and had incredible lethality.

This is completely opposite to Zhuge Zhengwo's "fusion". It is a means of turning the invisible into the visible and is extremely majestic.

Therefore, when Xu Xing saw it, he immediately understood the existence of "spiritual power", which is similar to air.

After understanding the nature of these things, Xu Xing's means of breaking the formation became very simple.

After "breaking the void", Xu Xing, because he was "not stained by true nature", could not "blend with heaven and earth" like the warriors with inner strength and utilize these powers.

However, he can use the spirit of boxing to color these forces with his own colors, which is what Tantric Buddhism calls "initiation" and "salvation."

Therefore, the thunder and fire that had just been surging with tremendous power appeared in an almost "respectful" manner in front of Xu Xing, as if inviting him to step past.

There is a Buddhist case called "The Stubborn Stones Nod", which tells the story of a monk sitting cross-legged on a barren mountain, gathering stones as his disciples, and preaching the "Nirvana Sutra", and all the stones nodded.

In the eyes of Tie Shou and Duan Yu, what Xu Xing is doing now is even more exaggerated than "the stubborn stone nodding".

After all, what he was facing was not a gentle and harmless stone, but a force of thunder and fire that was full of lethality and destructive power and was controlled by humans!
He walked slowly and waved his sleeves, and a perfect bright light, ten feet long, emanated from all directions around his body. The light reflected his body and illuminated everything without hindrance.

The thirty-two characteristics of the Buddha’s body: the aspect of infinite light!

Xu Xing had a smile on his face and Buddha's light shone from his body. Wherever he passed, all obstacles were separated, as if heaven and earth were making way for him.

In front of the three people, a smooth path leading deep into the forest appeared.

Tie Shou and Duan Yu followed behind Xu Xing, walking straight ahead. Many images appeared before their eyes, such as the sea with waves flying and waves as high as mountains, swords and spears, flags waving, huge trees towering into the sky, and wild beasts galloping...

The two people who had just come into contact with the Thunder and Fire Array knew that the scenes in it were not purely illusory, but were almost condensed into substance and could even have a real impact on the real world.

As they walked along, they also saw many corpses, some burned by fire, some drowned by water, some buried in the ground, and some struck by lightning... The causes of death were miserable and varied.

But all these bizarre scenes and things were like a dream, a bubble, and disappear in the blink of an eye in front of Xu Xing's perfect body light.

Tie Shou and Duan Yu were both well-versed in Buddhist scriptures. When they saw this scene, a verse from the Buddhist scriptures came to their minds:
"Because there is no attachment, there is no fear. Far away from upside-down dreams, you will finally attain Nirvana."

For a moment, they were even a little confused as to whether the young figure walking in front of them was a mortal person or a Dharmakaya Buddha who could eliminate suffering and save all living beings.

They were not the only ones who felt this way.

In a misty formation, dozens of Dharma protectors under Jiumozhi were forming a formation to resist the boundless surging waves that were sweeping across the sky and earth.

This huge wave may seem harmless, but in fact the water inside is rotating and cutting, it is a terrifying weapon that can kill people invisibly. Anyone who approaches rashly will be turned into thousands of flying pieces of blood and flesh in an instant.

Even though Jiumozhi and other Dharma protectors under his command all had extraordinary cultivation, they still had a hard time fending off the attack. Their robes were all tattered, and their magnificent magic weapons were mostly damaged. The original majestic appearance of the angry Vajra was completely gone.

Only Jiumozhi, who was protected by them behind them, with his eyes closed, exploring the foundation of the formation with the supreme method of Tantric Buddhism, could still maintain his outstanding demeanor as the Tubo National Master and Mahavairocana.

Suddenly, Jiumozhi opened his eyes, and there seemed to be a glass pearl between his eyebrows. It was obvious that his third eye had been opened, emitting colorful divine light, and he looked towards the edge of the formation.

There seemed to be a flash of light there.

It is like a rising pure bright moon, bright and flawless, round in shape, unmoving throughout the sky, illuminating the boundless world and radiating the beauty of the universe.

Although it was fleeting, Jiumozhi could sense the familiar aura in the light, as well as the pure and untainted nature of freedom. Deep in his heart, he began to wonder:
Where on earth did this person come from? !

It was not until this time that Jiumozhi realized that he did not even know this person's name and identity.

However, no matter what, with the guidance of this bright light, he finally found a way to open the formation.

Jiumozhi put his hands together, then pulled them apart, as if tearing the void in front of him and connecting with some vast and unknown place, from which a blazing flame came out.

Flames shot up into the sky, surging and rolling wildly, and the waves stopped temporarily!
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Although Wuyazi said that he was powerless against this formation, it was obvious that Ding Chunqiu and his Xingxiu Sect disciples received "special care" from this master.

What he faced was not a single killing formation, but a combined formation of several formations superimposed on each other. It contained the principles of the cycle of birth and death of the five elements, and also contained the four symbols. There were lurking veins of the earth below and the sun, moon and stars above.

Therefore, the color of the sky suddenly became brilliant and gorgeous, and the three lights condensed, like a rainbow across the sky and lightning shining on the world.

I saw three colors of starlight, moonlight and sunlight sweeping across the sky and connecting the earth, shining upon each other, and giving rise to various changes, such as the Three Talents and Four Symbols, the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams. It can be said that it is a culmination of all the art of formations.

Although the disciples of the Xingxiu Sect were named "Xingxiu", they had never faced such a formation before. Twenty to thirty people died in just one attack.

Ding Chunqiu just stood by and watched, clearly intending to test the limits of this formation at the cost of human lives.

Seeing the power of this formation, even Ding Chunqiu, a Xiaoyao Sect disciple who is well versed in astronomy, geography, and the art of setting up formations, couldn't help but be shocked:
After so many years of wasting time, this old guy has actually made such great progress in the art of formations? !
Ding Chunqiu even had the thought of retreating:
If the thing is impossible, I will simply retreat to the outside of Wuliang Mountain and wait for the successor of that old thing to come out. Then I will gather all my men and kill him in one fell swoop!

Thinking of this, Ding Chunqiu suddenly understood why his two world-famous uncles had never asked about this matter.

It seems that both of them have suffered losses in the big formation, and they have even made up their minds to just sit back and wait, and get what they want from the inheritor who successfully walks out.

Thinking of those two extremely talented and arrogant women, Ding Chunqiu felt frightened, but also felt a burning sensation in his chest and abdomen, and hatred in his heart.

——If you two bitches fall into the hands of this old immortal, I will make sure you know what it means to be ecstatic!
Suddenly, a round of bright light appeared again above the sky, causing Ding Chunqiu to raise his head in shock, thinking that some unknown formation change had been triggered.

That bright light was like another rising crescent moon, but it was even clearer than the three lights of the sun, moon and stars in the formation. It contained a sense of purity and freedom, and it illuminated everything without hindrance.

Although the light is tangible and intangible, it is omnipresent. It seems that all things have lost their color, dimmed, become false, illusory, and even non-existent because of this light.

Just by taking a look, Ding Chunqiu had a feeling:

This is the only thing that is real in the world.

"Um?!"

After realizing that this bright light was outside the formation, the shock on Ding Chunqiu's face became more and more obvious.

Although he didn't know how to break the formation, he deeply understood its power.

With Wuyazi's wisdom, he can control the spiritual power of a mountain and transform it into a formation. What a terrifying power!

Although there are many hidden masters in the world, it is believed that only those four strongest people who have reached the unpredictable realm can break it alone.

Apart from this, no matter who wants to break the formation, they must follow the principles of heaven and earth that the formation is based on.

However, this bright light could actually use this almost brutal method to forcibly penetrate into the spiritual power of heaven and earth and suppress the changes in the formation.

This, this is simply amazing!

Ding Chunqiu was dumbfounded, but also realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he immediately flew out of the sedan chair.

The old immortal waved his hands and his sleeves fluttered, and extremely thick green smoke escaped. The smoke condensed to form a solid and thick "smoke wall" that pushed forward.

Wherever the thick smoke passed, the three lights dimmed and the grass and trees withered.

In addition to the two of them, the leader of the Seven Absolute Divine Swords, code-named "Sword", a sleeping young man whose real name is Luo, also felt the presence of that bright light, and understood that the path guided by this light was the path to open the formation.

Although he did not open his eyes, the two eyeballs under his eyelids were twitching, turning, and rolling extremely violently, as if they were about to jump out of their eye sockets, turn into two monsters, and disappear underground.

The young man still had an expression that seemed to be in a dream, and in his confusion, his body was twisted and unsteady, and driven by an invisible force, he took one staggering step forward.

At this moment, it was as if his entire body had turned into a sword, held in the hand of some being in the dream, and slashed forward fiercely.

One sword opens the formation!
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Just as the other masters gradually found a way to break the formation due to Xu Xing's influence, Xu Xing and his companions had already gone deep into the depths of Wuliang Mountain and came to a secluded and deserted valley.

The cliffs in the valley are as sharp as a knife, standing against the sky, dozens of feet high. A rushing waterfall flows down and hits the rugged rocks protruding from the cliff. The water splashes in all directions, like glass beads. When the sun shines on it, the scene is colorful.

Below the cliff is a vast deep pool. The waterfall falls with the force of a raging wave, turning into millions of water splashes that surge up to the sky and sprinkle everywhere like rain. The sky is wet with water vapor, stirring up thunder in the valleys.

Xu Xing had developed a hobby of seeing the magnificent mountains and rivers when he was in the world of the Ming Dynasty. Now, seeing this majestic waterfall and deep pool, he was naturally quite excited. He stepped to the edge of the deep pool, raised his head and looked at the cascading waterfall, with a satisfied look on his face.

Even for Xu Xing, it is quite difficult to maintain the bright light of his nature at all times and to convert so much spiritual power. However, difficulty also means it is interesting and meaningful.

After going through so many hardships, seeing such beautiful scenery is also a reward in Xu Xing's opinion.

A voice suddenly came from the top of the cliff.

Although the voice was also quite old, it was not as melodious and clear as Wuyazi's. Instead, it had a kind of extremely suppressed sadness and helplessness.

Of course, there was more surprise.

"In just such a short period of time, someone has already cracked the Zhenlong formation. Why did Master not notice anything?"

Amid the sounds of surprise, a gray-clothed figure swooped down from the towering cliff.

After a few rises and falls, he floated in front of Tie Shou and Duan Yu like a soft feather, clasped his fists and said:
"Xiaoyao Sect disciple Su Xinghe greets the two distinguished guests."

Although this old man in gray is about sixty years old, he is still tall and handsome.

That sad face with a gloomy look, even though it was full of wrinkles, was still thin and handsome.

Although the Xiaoyao Sect does not have as many taboos as the Zizai Sect in accepting disciples, there is an unwritten rule for accepting disciples from the founder Xiaoyaozi to the second generation of disciples "Xiaoyao Three Elders" and then to the three generations of disciples:
——Xiaoyao Sect only recruits handsome men and beautiful women as disciples.

This has always been a hot topic in the martial arts world, and Tie Shou and Duan Yu have also heard of it.

Therefore, as soon as they took one look at the appearance of the old man in gray, they knew that there was at least a 70% to 80% chance that this man was a disciple of the upright Xiaoyao Sect.

The old man first looked at Tie Shou, nodded slightly, then looked at Duan Yu, his eyes shining brightly, and he stepped forward quickly, saying excitedly:

"May I ask if this young master is the one who broke the formation? Oh my, you have a good appearance, a really good appearance. The master will definitely be satisfied with someone like you who is beautiful both inside and out."

Duan Yu showed an embarrassed look on his face. He raised his sleeves, pointed at the waterfall in front of him, and whispered:

"Old senior, that person is the one who can truly break the formation."

"Ok?"

Su Xinghe turned his head following Duan Yu's finger, and saw that in the white mist, there was actually a tall figure standing there with a very clear back outline, as solid as a sculpture.

Xu Xing also felt Su Xinghe's gaze, turned around slowly, faced Wuyazi's closed disciple, bowed and smiled:

"Xu Xing, Xu Tafa, meet Senior Su. We are here on the orders of Zhuge Shenhou to come to Wuliang Mountain to pay respects to Senior Wuyazi."

Seeing Xu Xing's handsome face, which looked nothing like an ordinary man, Su Xinghe took a deep breath and said repeatedly:
"You have the appearance of a celestial being and the appearance of a banished immortal. Please come in, Master Xu. Please come in quickly. Our Master has been waiting for you inside for a long time!"

Originally, in Su Xinghe's opinion, Duan Yu's appearance was quite good. Besides being elegant and graceful, he also had a heroic spirit. He was truly a rare talent among men.

With this kind of appearance and temperament, even in the Xiaoyao Sect, he is at the average level and is not much inferior to his master Wuyazi.

But compared with the banished immortal-like figure in front of him, there is a huge difference. There is a real difference between them, as vast as the difference between heaven and earth.

Just like a clay figure made of mud, no matter how lifelike it is, the difference is obvious when compared with the smooth and delicate porcelain figure fired in a kiln.

This is completely the difference between the two species.

In fact, Xu Xing’s spiritual realm is so profound that ordinary people can ignore his appearance.

Generally speaking, warriors who can see through his "truth" are masters who are quite advanced in mental cultivation, and naturally they will not care too much about appearance.

When they reach this level, they look at people not by appearance but by "looking at their aura", that is, observing the temperament that emanates from a person's bones.

Of course, this does not apply to those who are obsessed with something like Yu Chuntong.

However, because Xu Xing had absorbed too much spiritual power when he just broke the formation, he was now surrounded by spiritual power.

Therefore, in the eyes of experts, Xu Xing is now truly "as brilliant as a god". From his temperament to his appearance to his posture, he is so eye-catching that it is difficult to look away.

That's why Su Xinghe had such a big reaction.

As soon as he saw Xu Xing, he even forgot about Duan Yu and Tie Shou, and did not ask about Zhuge Shenhou's recent situation. He walked up to him, grabbed Xu Xing's sleeve, and was about to take him behind the waterfall.

As soon as Xu Xing saw his excited expression, he knew that this old man had accumulated too much depression during the long wait.

Therefore, when he saw that he had a chance to get what he wanted, he would disregard everything and act so out of control.

Xu Xing didn't say much, just stood there and reached out to catch a drop of splashing water.

The water droplets are crystal clear and round, gathering on the slender, round and net-like tip of the right index finger, like a small and miniature bright moon.

Su Xinghe's gaze was also attracted by the water droplets. He shook his fingertips slightly, and the water droplets flew through the air and hit the old man right between his eyebrows.

Su Xinghe only felt a subtle chill from head to toe, as if it was not a drop of water but a stream of clear spring, washing his body and mind until they were clear and bright.

The old man's eyes were shocked, and the restlessness in his chest completely subsided, and his vision became clear again.

He then realized his own mistake and said ashamedly:
"I'm sorry, I lost my composure. If it weren't for Master Xu's help, I might have gone astray. Thank you very much."

After saying that, Su Xinghe cupped his hands and bowed deeply to Xu Xing.

He was not exaggerating.

The warriors in this world control their internal energy with their thoughts. If their mood swings are too great and they lose control of themselves, their internal energy will deviate from its original circulation framework and impact the subtle parts of the human body.

In more serious cases, it can even affect the structure of the body and spirit, causing mental obsession, which is the so-called "going astray and becoming possessed by the devil."

Su Xinghe felt grateful, but also a little surprised.

He could feel that this drop of water from Xu Xing clearly did not contain any internal strength or mental power, yet it could have such a miraculous effect?
It was as if the water drop itself had come alive and was actively cleansing his body and mind.

It's incredible.

Xu Xing didn't think this was a favor at all. He just raised his hand, supported Su Xinghe's body, and said with a smile:

"I have known Senior Wuyazi for a long time. Now that I have the opportunity to visit you, how can I keep you waiting for so long? Please lead the way, Elder Su."

After finishing speaking, Xu Xing reminded:

"When I broke the formation just now, the noise I made seemed to be quite loud. There are also some experts among those who entered the mountain. Maybe they can find me along the way."

Hearing this, Su Xinghe's expression became even more serious.

Obviously, he was well aware of the previous confrontation between the three parties outside Wuliang Mountain.

Su Xinghe also knew that there was not only Ding Chunqiu, the rebel of the Xiaoyao Sect, but also top players like Jiumozhi and Qi Jue Shenjian.

He glanced at Tie Shou and thought of the Divine Marquisate that Xu Xing had just mentioned. He suddenly realized something, and he bowed again and asked:

"Sir, are you Captain Tie Er?"

After arriving here, Tie Shou, who was finally valued by Su Xinghe, felt helpless, but he was a decent man after all, so he didn't take it seriously and still bowed in return:
"It's just a compliment from my friends in Jianghu. Old Su, just call me Tie Youxia or Tieshou."

In fact, Tie Shou's appearance and temperament can definitely be described as outstanding. He is humble, cheerful, calm, and his manners are leisurely and elegant, enough to make anyone feel good about him at first sight.

However, when compared with characters like Duan Yu and Xu Xing, he is inevitably 50% to 60% or 70% to 80% inferior.

Since he recognized Tie Shou and knew that he was someone from the Shenhou Mansion, Su Xinghe naturally had no more doubts.

Zhuge Shenhou's character is well-known throughout the world.

What's more, Wuyazi was Zhuge Zhengwo's close friend, and his disciples knew more about this divine marquis than those people in the martial arts world who could only make guesses.

As long as they are from the Shenhou Mansion, they can be trusted.

Su Xinghe stretched out his hand and said solemnly:
"My master is waiting in the cave. Please follow me."

It turned out that there was a cave in the middle of the mountain wall behind the hanging waterfall. Iron Hand Ape stretched out his arms lightly, and with a push of his hands, his strong and powerful internal force gushed out, separating the rushing waterfall and revealing a path.

Seeing that he was so young but had such profound internal strength that he could split the waterfall with ease, Su Xinghe had a higher opinion of Tie Shou in his heart.

After the four people walked in one after another, they saw a ramp extending downward in the cave. As the ramp continued to descend, the outline of the cave also changed.

After walking out for more than a hundred steps, Xu Xing and others discovered that many lines began to appear beside the passage, extending downwards, as if they could form a magnificent mural.

This mural was not carved, and the sunken marks showed no signs of being made with an axe. Instead, they were pressed down by some invisible force, forming a denser shape than the surrounding stone walls.

Su Xinghe introduced:

"This is the secret of Bei Ming Divine Art. My master once said that if someone can understand the secret, they can open the stone door deep in the mountain wall, meet him in person, learn the Divine Art, and become the next leader of Xiaoyao Sect."

Speaking of this, Su Xinghe showed a look of shame.

"I am dull in talent. Although I have been trapped here for thirty years, I can only understand the superficial things. I have no chance to enter and meet my master..."

At this point, Su Xinghe sighed and whispered:
"Actually, I also want to see him again..."

Tie Shou and Duan Yu could both hear the sadness in Su Xinghe's words. They also had the same admiration for their teacher as Su Xinghe did, so they could empathize with him and couldn't help but feel sad.

Xu Xing just patted his shoulder, laughed loudly, and said confidently:

"I'm good at breaking divine skills. Just wait and see what I can do!"

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Just as the rest of the people were in the formation, stumbling along the correct path, Xu Xing and others were studying the Bei Ming Divine Art.

Outside Wuliang Mountain, there were also the sounds of heroic singing, drums, and dancers stepping to the beat.

A sturdy man, surrounded by thirty-one women in flowery clothes, slowly came out from outside the mountain.

The man had a bear back and tiger waist, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a full beard, was eight feet tall, had thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, and moved with great speed.

They danced around him, drinking and singing wildly, burning like a carnival of love, or like experiencing an extremely satisfying suicide.

It was obvious that they admired that man, that tragic, generous, tall and strong man.

The person who came was the strong reinforcement that Ding Chunqiu had been waiting for for a long time, Yan Zhao, the most imposing, stylish, powerful and upright among the "Four Evil Men"!
And there are his thirty-one confidantes, who are also thirty-one warriors who are willing to sing and dance for him and die for him!
Yan Zhao opened his drunken eyes while drinking, looked at the messy scene, said "oh", waved his hand, and laughed:
"Oh, it seems we are still late. Let's go to the mountain first and see what kind of person that old man Wuyazi is!"

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