novelraw Chapter 95: Shattering the Great Pill, Imparting the Great Dao with the Corpse Dissolving Technique
Chapter 95: Shattering the Great Pill, Imparting the Great Dao with the Corpse Dissolving Technique
Yi Beidou fell silent at Tao Zihong’s words.
Typically, when a Saint underwent Transformation Dao, their disciples would collect the body for burial or cremation. Alternatively, the Saint might find a secret, remote place to pass away. Some were even preserved as a Golden Body to be worshiped with incense.
Someone who had achieved Body Ascension had a Transformed Body and was akin to a Red Dust Immortal. Such a figure possessed dignity even in death and must not be desecrated, let alone placed in a laboratory for dissection and research.
This Elder Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain truly possessed an extraordinary spirit.
Soon, as Ding Huiyuan sauntered in just in the nick of time, all seven young Saints of Donghua had gathered.
DONG! DONG!
Just then, the sounds of the Dharma Drum, Bell and Cymbals rang out from within the Ten Thousand Laws Sect Altar. They were accompanied by waves of Daoist scripture chanting as wisps of fragrant white smoke curled into the air.
The investiture ceremony for the Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain had now officially begun inside the Ten Thousand Laws Sect Altar.
The waves of ritual music from within continued for nearly a full hour.
"Zhang Taifeng, from this day forward, you shall assume the position of Celestial Master, becoming the sixty-fifth generation Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain. Don the Celestial Master’s Robe and receive the Yangping Zhidu Gong Seal."
Suddenly, a voice rang out from within the Ten Thousand Laws Sect Altar, traveling so far and wide that it sounded like a voice from the heavens. Everyone standing outside the altar could hear it with perfect clarity.
"Zhang Taifeng accepts this charge!"
A young voice replied.
"We pay our respects to the sixty-fifth generation Celestial Master!"
Not long after, the unified shout of the Dragon Tiger Mountain disciples could be heard.
"Everyone, the investiture ceremony has concluded. Master will now hold the Transformation Dao ceremony. The seven esteemed experts are invited inside to observe."
Soon, a middle-aged Dragon Tiger Mountain Daoist walked out from the Ten Thousand Laws Sect Altar and invited Yi Beidou and the others inside.
As for the others, including Wei Cheng, they remained outside to wait.
This Transformation Dao grand ceremony was prepared by the Elder Celestial Master specifically for his own disciples and the young Saint Experts of Donghua.
The moment he stepped into the Ten Thousand Laws Sect Altar, Yi Beidou clearly sensed the magnetic field aura of an Array. Furthermore, the Array’s intensity here was far stronger than the one at the Nanyang Great Bao Lian Temple.
The magnetic center of the entire Dragon Tiger Mountain was located within this very building.
At this moment, in the courtyard of the Ten Thousand Laws Sect Altar, core disciples of Dragon Tiger Mountain were seated cross-legged on the ground. At their very front sat a young man dressed in the yellow Celestial Master’s Robe, holding a Seal.
It was none other than the New Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain, Zhang Taifeng.
And up on the steps of the courtyard’s ancestral hall, Elder Celestial Master Zhang Daoming was seated cross-legged, wearing a white under-robe. With his palms and soles facing the sky, he gazed at the Dragon Tiger Mountain Sky, seemingly lost in thought.
Only when Yi Beidou and the other six walked in did the Elder Celestial Master retract his gaze.
The seven of them bowed with clasped hands to the Elder Celestial Master. Even Ding Huiyuan, who was usually informal, was uncharacteristically solemn at this moment.
Everyone felt a sense of respect in their hearts for this great elder of the Cultivation Realm.
"Everyone, please be seated. Two days ago in Dragon Tiger Town, you all put on quite a show for this old man. Today, it is my turn to be the main act."
Zhang Daoming said with a cheerful laugh.
Everyone took their seats in the viewing gallery to the side.
"I began my Cultivation at the age of ten and achieved Body Ascension at thirty-eight. I am now one hundred and thirty-eight, a full century later. Now, while I still have a sliver of strength left, I shall impart all that I have learned in this life."
The Elder Celestial Master spoke softly. He placed his palms flat on his legs and slowly closed his eyes.
The next moment, ROAR!!
A roar like that of a savage beast—something between a dragon and a tiger—echoed from within the Elder Celestial Master’s body, shaking one’s very soul.
The Qi and blood surged through his body, his organs churned, and his frame grew stronger. His hair and beard turned from white to black, and in an instant, he seemed to have returned to the prime of his life.
The magnetic field of the Elder Celestial Master’s powerful Physical Ability radiated directly from his body, affecting the surrounding environment.
A seven-colored glow enveloped his body, making him appear as holy as an Immortal.
This wasn’t a magnetic field illusion, but true light!
The human aura is difficult for the naked eye to perceive and can only be captured with special instruments, but that is merely because the Life Magnetic Field of an ordinary person is too weak!
If one’s own Life Magnetic Field is powerful enough, the light naturally emitted by the body will become truly visible.
Yi Beidou and the others’ pupils contracted at the sight.
An ordinary person might only find Zhang Daoming’s state exceptionally wondrous, but only Saints like them could truly understand its significance.
Even for them, achieving such a feat would be exceedingly difficult.
It required a powerful body and will, as well as an extremely profound understanding of the world’s magnetic field and one’s own Life Magnetic Field.
Although Zhang Daoming’s life was nearing its end, his Physical Ability was still unbelievably powerful.
If Yi Beidou and the others were to face this old man, they would most likely lose far more often than they would win.
How could a century of Cultivation be ordinary?
BUZZ!!
Suddenly, the seven-colored glow around Zhang Daoming’s body abruptly changed, seeming to take the form of a dragon and a tiger!
The pill is formed, and the dragon and tiger appear!
What Dragon Tiger Mountain practices is precisely the "Dragon and Tiger Elixir Dao."
This Cultivation Technique cultivates both life and nature, harmonizes Yin and Yang, and alarms Ghost Gods upon the pill’s completion.
At this moment, the light around Zhang Daoming was perfectly round and harmonious, radiating brilliantly. A dragon and tiger followed in its wake. He had already reached the legendary supreme realm of the Dragon and Tiger Elixir Dao.
The next moment, CRACK!!
Everyone faintly heard what sounded like something shattering. The radiant glow, as round and whole as a pill, trembled as if a crack had appeared within it.
BOOM!!
But this phenomenon caused the True Intent magnetic field within Zhang Daoming’s body to surge, and his human aura grew even more incandescent.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
The shattering sounds continued, and the vibrations of the magnetic field around Zhang Daoming grew increasingly violent, no longer able to maintain its perfectly round form.
In response, however, the True Intent and radiant glow from within his body spread out rapidly, enveloping everyone in the courtyard.
A look of sorrow appeared in Zhang Taifeng’s eyes.
’The Shattering Pill Method.’
The people of Dragon Tiger Mountain practice the Alchemy Dao, where the human body itself is the Great Pill. This Secret Technique, this Dharma Gate, is to shatter the Great Pill and burn one’s life force to push one’s Physical Ability and spirit to their absolute peak in a short period.
HUMMM!!
Suddenly, a rumbling sound seemed to emanate from the Elder Celestial Master’s body. Pushed to its limit in an instant by the Shattering Pill Method, his True Intent shook the hearts and minds of everyone present.
A series of scenes seemed to appear in everyone’s minds.
A world in chaos. A child displaced, fleeing famine, begging on the streets.
On Dragon Tiger Mountain, a high-spirited youth diligently pursuing the Dao.
A national crisis, where even a Taoist School’s Immortal Mountain could not protect itself. A young man forced to descend, watching helplessly as the land was ravaged and littered with corpses, before resolutely throwing himself into the tide of the era.
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Those soul-stirring experiences, that enlightenment unattainable by ordinary people, flashed through their minds, leaving behind a unique aftertaste and feeling.
The Elder Celestial Master was using his True Intent to reenact his life, conveying his Heart Intent and Taoist Skill to them all.
At this moment, a realization dawned on Yi Beidou.
’This is the Corpse Dissolving Technique.’
’If the Elder Celestial Master hadn’t used his True Intent to influence the dozens of people present, but had instead focused it on a single young child whose brain had just fully developed, this intense True Intent would have become deeply engraved in the child’s mind. Ultimately, it would create a new personality within that child, one possessing the Elder Celestial Master’s complete memories, allowing the child to become a continuation of his life.’
’He already possessed the power for Corpse Dissolution and understood the Dharma Gate for it.’
’But he didn’t do that. Instead, he used the Corpse Dissolving Technique to impart the Great Dao.’
’Or perhaps, everyone present today will become a continuation of the Elder Celestial Master’s life and Taoist Skill.’
Some people are alive, but are already dead.
Some people are dead, but are still alive.