Mysterious mirror hanging high

"Immortals? That's not what I want!"

Jing Yu smiled slightly. He had an infinite life span and had no intention of having descendants. Moreover, he had witnessed the corruption and rigidity of the family system in his early years, so naturally he did not want the Taoist tradition he had established to repeat the same mistakes.

Of course, this does not mean that the sect system is perfect, but it is slightly more advanced than the family system. Choosing to establish a sect is like picking the tallest among the short ones.

"Xuan Jing, now that my identity has been exposed, I need to hide away for a while and practice diligently..."

Yuanji sat for a while in the cave Jing Yu had temporarily built on Fugui Mountain, then stood up and said goodbye: "I will be in seclusion for a long time this time. I'm afraid we won't be able to see each other for many years..."

"That's fine. Your Yuanying (Nascent Soul) lifespan for ancient Buddhists is no more than a thousand years. After four or five hundred years, you'll have to come out of seclusion. Otherwise, before you become a Spiritual Transformation, you'll just be a pile of withered bones." Jing Yu smiled and said, "Four or five hundred years is something we cultivators of the Foundation-Building Alchemy Dao can afford."

Yuanji rolled his eyes: "Can you please hope for me?"

He sighed, "Don't worry. I'm confident I can achieve Divine Transformation before my life ends. However, even if I achieve Divine Transformation at the early stages, my lifespan will only be extended to three thousand years, which is two thousand years less than that of you cultivators practicing the Foundation Alchemy Dao..."

Jing Yu asked curiously, "You have the ability to become a god in this world? Could it be that you have hooked up with some god-like Buddha?"

Yuanji said, "I have indeed contacted a few... For us ancient Buddhist monks, seeking a position as a Transcendental God is relatively simple. As long as we believe in a certain Transcendental Buddha and continue to provide them with incense and vows, we will have the opportunity to become a God in this world."

Jing Yu frowned and said, "Wouldn't that make you a follower of others, putting you under their control? Isn't that much better than swearing a great inner demon oath? From then on, you won't be able to control your own life and death."

Yuanji chuckled and said, "I have my own way to circumvent this. I will seek refuge with a Buddha who is in the early stage of the Divine Transformation and trick him into giving me the opportunity to achieve the Divine Transformation first."

"Wait until you become a spirit? I will definitely have my turn against you!"

Jing Yu's expression changed: "That's great... If you can become a god by then, you might be able to help Ye Xingyun and the others..."

Qi Zhi Yuan Ji shook his head and said, "It's hard to say... To be honest, we ancient monks are very different from you, the gods of the foundation-building alchemy path."

"Although their lifespans are short, the power of incense and vows can, to a certain extent, replace the [Immortal Spiritual Energy] to deduce the principles of advancement. Therefore, whether there are more or fewer Ancient Incarnation Gods in the Immortal Continent is of no concern to those Incarnation Heavenly Monarchs."

"However, after the Daoist and modern Buddhist monks have reached the Divine Transformation stage, they actually need to use the [Immortal Spiritual Energy] cultivation method. Every additional Divine Transformation Heavenly Monarch means that a certain Divine Transformation monk will have to share a portion of the Immortal Spiritual Eye he occupies."

"Therefore, if a Taoist monk wants to become a god, it's useless to have the support of the ancient Buddhist gods. The ancient Buddhist Buddhas don't have immortal eyes, so how can they endorse them?"

"What if, after protecting a cultivator who has successfully achieved Divine Transformation, this newly promoted Divine Transformation Heavenly Monarch goes to snatch the [Immortal Eyes] of other Heavenly Monarchs? If this trend is encouraged, the entire Immortal Continent will be in chaos."

Jing Yu pondered, "So, in other words, the endorsement a Taoist cultivator needs from a Heavenly Monarch to achieve Divine Transformation actually requires that the Heavenly Monarch actually give up a portion of his profits?"

"good."

Yuanji nodded and said, "Also, just because you have the Immortal Eye doesn't mean you can definitely endorse others' Divination... For example, if the Immortal Eye possessed by a Heavenly Sovereign only produces Immortal Spiritual Energy for that person's cultivation, then he has no right to help others achieve Divination."

"Unless this Heavenly Monarch reaches the end of his life or is about to ascend to heaven, this position can be vacated and given to someone else."

Jing Yu was shocked and said, "These Divine Transformation cultivators really control the resources in their hands tightly, not allowing anyone to exploit even the slightest loophole."

"It can't be helped. There are too many people and too little porridge. Countless wars broke out in ancient times for the [Immortal Eye], and that's how this rule was established."

Jing Yu now thought of another question: "So, the current Heavenly Sovereigns reject the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty simply because they are obsessed with the image of a dynasty and intend to control the world's cultivators?"

"After all, according to what you said, the power of incense and vows can barely replace the deduction of immortal spiritual energy. Then the power of incense and vows of the [National Destiny Immortal Dynasty System] can naturally also be used!"

Yuanji shook his head: "Xuan Jing, you are wrong again."

"Those Divine Cauldron Dynasty's Divine Transformation cultivators merely used the power of incense and vows as an external force. Their foundation was still your Daoist [Foundation-Building Alchemy], but the condition for using incense and vows to deduce the laws instead of [Immortal Spiritual Energy] was to use it as their fundamental Daoist system..."

"If that's the case, if the Divine Cauldron cultivators completely switched to the Incense and Fire system using methods similar to those of the ancient Buddhists, wouldn't they also not need to occupy the Immortal Eye? The Heavenly Sovereigns of the present world shouldn't reject them as much as they do now, right?"

Yuanji pondered, "Actually, a Divine Cauldron cultivator had done this before. Back then, a pure-blooded descendant of the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty was sent to the mortal world at a young age. He secretly became a disciple of a Divine Transformation Buddha, practicing ancient Buddhist techniques. He ultimately intended to achieve enlightenment through the power of incense and vows, preparing to become a Divine in this world."

"guess what?"

"When he was in the process of becoming a god, more than ten living Heavenly Sovereigns appeared at once, exposed his identity as a descendant of the Divine Cauldron Emperor, and killed him on the spot, destroying his soul and spirit."

"You're so extreme?"

"No."

"Every cultivator who achieves godhood in the present world, besides needing the endorsement of a Taoist Heavenly Sovereign, must also undergo a secret detection to verify whether they are from the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty. Once their identity is confirmed, they are killed on the spot without even a shred of respect. Isn't that strange?"

Yuanji said, "I suspect there must be some hidden secret in this, which is why the Heavenly Sovereigns of this world are united in their hatred of this enemy and will never allow any cultivator born from the Divine Cauldron to attain divine enlightenment in this world."

Jing Yu pondered for a moment and said, "I think the current God Transformation Heavenly Monarchs are not intolerant of Divine Cauldron cultivators becoming gods, but they are intolerant of Divine Cauldron cultivators ascending to heaven!"

"The combat power of the [Pseudo-Gods] who refine the incomplete laws in the cave is very small. Even if they cultivate to the late stage of Pseudo-God, the probability of ascending is close to zero. As long as the possibility of the Divine Cauldron cultivators to become gods in this world is cut off, none of them will be able to ascend."

Yuanji touched his chin and said, "That's a real possibility."

"Forget it, this is not something we need to consider now." Jing Yu shook his head and smiled:

"No matter what, I wish you a smooth cultivation and a speedy attainment of divine enlightenment!"

"I accept your good words."

Yuanji clasped his hands together and said with a smile, "This humble monk would like to wish Xuanjing that your Taoist lineage will flourish and continue to be passed down!"

"See you later!"

"See you later!"

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

Immediately, Yuanji stood up and bowed, then turned into a stream of light. It circled several times in the sky and flew away in the direction where Jing Yu was facing away until it disappeared.