The author of the book "The Book of the Dead"

Chapter 74: Five Immortals of Heaven and Earth, the Great Way of Pure Brightness

Willows stand by the waterside pavilion, and the breeze ripples the spring water.

By the window indoors, Liang Yue felt the cool breeze and kept thinking in his mind.

"The immortal power of corpse reincarnation..."

This sentence gave Liang Yue a lot of inspiration.

Immortals have their own magic, and ghosts have their own magic.

Ghost immortals are cultivators who have failed to cultivate to the level of pure yang. After death, they become pure and quiet, and enter the underworld without birth or death. They are called ghost immortals.
According to the records in the book, corpse-reincarnation immortals belong to the category of ghosts. There are many different methods of corpse-reincarnation immortals. Some have physical bodies, and some do not. However, in the end, they mainly cultivate souls, so they are classified as ghost immortals.

There is not much content about the corpse-reincarnation immortal recorded above, just a few words.

The largest part is the description of the Five Immortals.

"There are five immortals in the world: gods, heaven, earth, humans, and ghosts."

This is not an upgrade process from a low level to the top, this is a category of practice methods.

It is also not the system of gods and immortals compiled in the current Jin Dynasty mythology, such as that those who have completed their merits become celestial beings.

"It seems that modern people are not making it up, but modifying it based on ancient legends."

Needless to say, ghost immortals, earth immortals and human immortals are actually humans or animals, who are types of immortals that have become immortal through acquired cultivation. They generally focus on prolonging life and practicing Taoism, but only a very small number of them achieve true immortality.

As for gods and celestial beings, the above content is vague, saying that gods are the spirits of all things, and celestial beings are innate immortals and great immortals.

This type of immortals are greatly influenced by the environment of heaven and earth, and they are often affected by changes in the natural environment.

For example, a god of a lake would cease to exist if the lake dried up and disappeared.

"In other words, there is no strict distinction between the five immortals in terms of their [battle power], but rather they are different in nature?"

Ghost immortals are not necessarily inferior to human immortals and earthly immortals, and human immortals and earthly immortals are not necessarily inferior to gods and celestial beings.

For example, a mountain god who is born a deity is born with magic powers and lives for thousands of years, but his combat power is relatively weak.

The other is a human monk who is proficient in all methods, has strong combat power, and has a lifespan of only three to five hundred years.

One of them is a god, and the other is a human immortal. They differ in lifespan and appearance, and the latter may have higher combat power.

"The myths of the heavenly court in this world, such as the system of heavenly officials and immortals, may have been exaggerated by later generations."

Liang Yue didn't quite believe that in ancient times there was a solemn heaven with one person high above and everyone below. In this case, even if the spiritual energy declined and perished, the relics left for future generations would probably be very large.

Of course, he believed that there were regional strongmen who formed groups similar to the forces of the fairy world, but the ancient world should be like the Warring States Period where multiple forces coexisted.

For example, Guangchengzi, Queen Mother of the West, Emperor Jun, the Penglai Immortals...

"Master!" Bao Qian's voice came from outside the door, "The things are ready!"

"Forget it." Liang Yue closed the jade slip and stopped thinking about it.

Things in ancient times are too far away, so it is better to focus on the present.

Other matters were left to my eldest brother Liu Yu and the people from the Changle faction.

Liang Yue put on his cloak and walked out.

Bao Qian is about the same age as himself. Having been a butler for so many years, he looks much older than himself.

"Where's the stuff?"

"Next to the nectar room."

"it is good."

The Ganlu Room is an ordinary alchemy room in Qingshan Garden.

From a distance, black smoke was seen rising above the nectar room.

Liang Yue stopped and saw a small head popping out from behind him on the right. The little head shrank back when he turned around.

When I got closer, I saw that He Yun had his eyes closed tightly, as if others couldn't see him like that.

Sensing Liang Yue coming, He Yun opened his eyes and smiled obediently, "Daddy!"

Liang Yue pinched her bun-like face and said in a serious tone: "Don't get close to the alchemy room, don't take your brother to catch frogs, and don't learn from your grandfather Xie, do you understand?"

"Oh, I see." He Yun rubbed his little face, and his attention was attracted by the big black dog again, so he ran away quickly.

Liang Yue shook his head and laughed. Little girls of this age are lively and active, so they just need to be kept under close supervision and not get into trouble.

Enter the alchemy room.

In the pavilion, Xu Jingming was concentrating on watching over the elixir fire.

Xie Xuan jumped down from a high place after a long absence and hid behind a big tree, fearing that the alchemy furnace would explode.

After a long time, a strange fragrance came out and green smoke curled up.
When the elixir is completed, dragons and tigers appear, which refers to the shape of green smoke.

"Master, my disciple has finally mastered it." Xu Jingming was ecstatic.

In five years, Xu Jingming refined the large and small Huandan, the Jiedu Pill, the Purple Dragon Pill, the Qingliu Pill, the Bigu Pill and other elixirs.

The efficacy is not as good as that of the True Fire Pill, but it also has a low-end effect.

"Well, you finally succeeded." Liang Yue said with relief.

"Leading a disciple?" Xu Jingming was stunned, and had a bad feeling in his heart. "Jingming, you should go out and explore the world and recruit disciples. How about the Jingming Dao sect?"

"Disciple only wishes to stay at Liang's." Xu Jingming was reluctant to leave. After nearly seven years, he had already developed a sense of belonging to this place.

Having said that, the name Jingming Dao...seems a bit awkward.

"All good things must come to an end, and this place is not very far away. It is in the east of Kuaiji, less than 20 miles away."

Wang Ningzhi built a Taoist temple for Sun Yue in the past, but it has not been used yet. Xu Jingming can be the first abbot of the temple.

“But the disciples have no prestige.”

"Don't worry, go downstairs and change your clothes first. The celebrities will be here soon."

"Yes."

After Xu Jingming left, Xie Xuan pondered for a long time, and seemed to taste something different: "Do you want to replace the Taiping Tianshi Dao?"

"Yes, the Taiping Dao is tightly organized and prone to rebellion, while the Jingming Sect focuses on health preservation and has no tight organization, so it is more peaceful."

In short, Liang Yue intends to reform the southern sect.

Transform Taoism from a secular organization into an out-of-this-world organization.

The people lived in hardship and needed comfort from faith, which was the key reason why the Taiping Dao launched repeated uprisings.

In addition to improving people's livelihood, necessary faith must not be lost.

Xie Xuan jumped onto the wall, thinking that this was a good plan, but... "Xu Jingming's prestige doesn't seem to be enough?"

"I have to borrow your reputation for this."

"You are using me again..." Xie Xuan was speechless. He was tricked by this kid into becoming a governor for five years, and now he is doing it again.

"The pills for practicing spiritual exercises..."

"Forget it." Xie Xuan turned away.

Lake Heart Pavilion.

The descendants of Wang and Xie are hermits in seclusion from the world.

The crowd was surrounding a young Taoist priest. This young man with a calm and indifferent expression was Xu Jingming.

"Fellow Daoist Jingming, you gave me a few pills last time. I took them three times and the effect was really excellent. It was as if I was back to my youth. It was amazing."

Wang Ningzhi stroked his beard and said happily.

Ever since the Taiping Rebellion, Wang Ningzhi resigned from his post as governor and turned to practicing alchemy and health preservation, never mentioning casting spells or sending troops again.

Because Xie Xuan lived in seclusion here, this place has become a place longed for by many famous hermits, but very few people can get an invitation, so this place is full of mystery.

Liang Yue took advantage of the situation and simply expanded the Qingshan Outer Garden and occasionally opened it for banquets. If he wanted to live in seclusion from the world, then he could just come here and live in seclusion and no longer occupy worldly power.

These families were wealthy and powerful, and they were able to maintain the renovation expenses of Qingshan Garden and even had a surplus.

"This pill is quite effective, and I rarely see it in my life." Xie Xuan smiled and shook his head, praising it endlessly.

"Especially this Bigu Pill, which can clear your mind and reduce desires. Not eating for three days is like ascending to heaven."

"If you want to live forever, your stomach should always be empty. This is the truth of the universe."

Through one banquet after another, Xu Jingming became famous.

The first year of Long'an.

Xu Jingming, the great-grandson of the immortal Xu Xun, established the Jingming Dao in the east of Kuaiji.

This is the second sect indirectly founded by Liang Yue. This sect focuses on health preservation and emphasizes merit.

This sect was established, occupied the position of Taiping Dao, and quickly spread.

Because there is no grassroots organization and the upper class is the only way for ordinary people to comfort their souls, most of them can only burn incense and worship. In addition, they do not collect rent or rice taxes, and the incense is entirely up to the heart, which is particularly popular among the people.

The original mind is pure and bright, and the heart is free from desires.

This is the way of purity and brightness.

Good fighters have no illustrious feats.

Liang Yue stayed at home with his wife and children all day long. In his spare time, he studied Taoism and sorted out the context of mythology.

The next key goal is to achieve the method of corpse transformation.

Liang Yue is 32 years old now, and will be middle-aged in a few years. According to Liu An, the practice of true Qi will gradually slow down, and will decline as he gets older, so he should prepare earlier.

The morning light is dim and all things come to life.

Golden light sprinkled on the official road. A donkey was slowly moving along the road. On the donkey was a man wearing coarse linen clothes.

This person is Tao Yuanming.

At that time, Tao Yuanming participated in the plague treatment in Xunyang, and was appreciated by the prefect, so his family financial situation became much better than before. After getting married and starting a career, he still couldn't sit idle, and traveled around the world again last year.

Now back again.

"Shanbo, I have good news for you."

(End of this chapter)