Above the Great Dao

Chapter 1266 594: Peerless Talent (Part 2)

"The Black Pot, throughout the development of the Immortal Dao and Divine Dao up until now, it's been difficult for them to connect. However, it is said that during the era of The Three Pure Ones, the Three Pure Ancestors comprehended the mysteries of the Immortal Dao from the Witch Sacrificial Dao Pattern of Great Shang. As the Witch Sacrificial Dao Pattern further developed, it became what we now know as the Divine Dao."

Chen Shi discarded the burnt incense stick and walked outside, smiling, "Therefore, whether it's the Immortal Dao or the Divine Dao, they both ultimately stem from the same source, the Witch Sacrificial Dao Pattern. If you understand this, you can connect the Divine Dao and the Immortal Dao. This is what Grandpa and Uncle Xiao Wu are working on now."

The Black Pot hurriedly followed him. He knew something about what Chen Yindou and Creation Little Five were doing, which was using talismans as a foundation to reinterpret the Dao Patterns of the Immortal Dao.

And the structure of talismans coincidentally resembles the structure of many divinities from Great Shang. Hence, Chen Shi said they are trying to unite the Divine Dao and Immortal Dao.

Chen Shi soared into the sky, searching while continuing to say, "But the one who used the poison of incense fire to lay the Great Dao Contamination somehow managed to connect the Divine Dao and Immortal Dao. This person is a genius. Although he only connected the Immortal Path of his own lineage, it is still incredibly remarkable. His master must be a Divine, and an Earth God at that."

He flew several hundred miles and suddenly spotted something, his eyes lighting up as he gracefully descended.

The Black Pot quickly caught up with him and saw a Land God Temple here, which appeared rather shabby compared to the temple of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva.

The Land God Temple was only a structure less than a person's height, without a courtyard. In front was a fire pit for burning paper money, and the incense burner was a small earthen mound about a foot high, where incense sticks could be inserted.

This temple must be very old. There were couplets on the gates, but the inscriptions were blurred and illegible.

Based on the incense, the temple seemed to be the ancestral temple of Feng'an County's Land God Temple. The incense was ancient, and within the incense fire qi, one could trace the prayers and thoughts of people from 300,000 years ago.

An ancestral temple with such poor incense, almost forgotten by people, suggests that the Earth God's cultivation here is not very strong.

Chen Shi scanned the surroundings but didn't find the Earth God of the temple. The divine shrine was empty, and noticing a nearby village, he walked over.

There were only a few families in the village, also affected by the Great Dao Contamination, having turned into mud people.

Chen Shi approached the village, found an old mud person, and asked, "I am a Heavenly Court Immortal Official, here to ask the elder some questions. Is there a cultivator in your village?"

The old mud person replied, "A cultivator? We've never had one."

Chen Shi smiled, "Does someone tend to the Land God Temple outside the village?"

"Oh, yes, there is a young man named Xiangxiu, surname Chu. He's quite eccentric, muttering to himself, and lives in that house over there."

The old mud person said, "He was taken in by the Earth God and cleans the Land God Temple. People say he became a disciple of the Earth God. But I doubt he's a cultivator."

Chen Shi smiled, "Who knows? Some people have such exceptional talents that they can cultivate even by following a Divine."

He led the Black Pot to Chu Xiangxiu's house. The door was unlocked and opened with a push.

No one was inside the house, but the room was filled with papers, most of which had various talismans drawn on them.

Chen Shi picked up these papers and examined them one by one. The talismans drawn were peculiar, depicting various forms of the Earth God and bearing divine patterns of Earth Gods. Clearly, the ancestral temple's Earth God doesn't know how to cultivate and can only impart knowledge of the Divine Dao to him.

Chen Shi continued to browse through them, noticing the talismans on the papers also gradually evolving, with the divine patterns of Earth Gods continually transforming into Dao Patterns.

He raised an eyebrow. This Chu Xiangxiu actually grasped the mystery of transformation between Divine and Immortal from the Divine Dao, forging a path to becoming an Immortal with the Divine Dao taught by the ancestral temple's Earth God!

"Remarkable, truly remarkable! The Earth Immortal Realm is full of talents, and this person's wisdom is second to none!"

Chen Shi could not help praising, saying to the Black Pot, "Chu Xiangxiu's astonishing achievements are on par with the Innocent Taoist."

As he was speaking, a mud person walked in from outside, tall and slender, even a bit taller than Chen Shi, dressed in plain cloth, likely due to always holding his head low, causing his shoulders and neck to stoop.

Seeing Chen Shi and Black Pot, he appeared quite surprised.

Chen Shi smiled, "Chen Shi from the Heavenly Soldier Camp, this is my junior brother, Black Pot. We are here by the Heavenly King's order to investigate the Mud Bodhisattva case. Greetings, Fellow Daoist Chu."

The mud person was indeed Chu Xiangxiu, somewhat shy.

Chen Shi smiled, "Please, Fellow Daoist Chu, have a seat."

Chu Xiangxiu moved to the dining table, sat down, his head lowered, feet together.

Chen Shi stood across from him.

The Chu family had bare walls, lacking a guest hall or Taishi chairs and Eight Immortal tables, only two stools and a wooden table.

Chen Shi did not sit on the other stool, still standing, smiling, "Fellow Daoist Chu, is this stool your master's? You two, master and disciple, occasionally have meals here, don't you?"

Chu Xiangxiu's lips moved slightly, "Yes. I was adopted by my master, who sometimes visits me at home."

Chen Shi smiled, "Your master is kind and treats you well."

Chu Xiangxiu raised his head, meeting his gaze, still a bit shy, "My master's kindness is as heavy as a mountain."

Chen Shi inquired, "The Earth God walks the path of the Incense Fire Divine Dao, but you are a living person. Even if you preach throughout Feng'an County and gather faith, you're still on the path of the Divine Dao. How did you become an Immortal?"

Chu Xiangxiu stood up, Black Pot gripped the Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler tightly, baring his teeth. Chen Shi gestured to Black Pot not to behave like that.

Chu Xiangxiu went to the pile of papers, retrieving those talismans and Dao Patterns he'd drawn, saying, "Like this."