Chapter Fifteen: The Virtue of Dao's Closure

  "Alright, from now on you are my disciples." After saying that, he thought for a moment and then looked at them. He addressed the cultivator who had achieved the Dao by transforming his body into a pine tree using his innate spiritual root: "From now on, your name will be Tian Song Dao Ren, and you will be the second disciple under me."

  Tian Song Dao Ren listened and immediately bowed to Shi Zhong, saying "Thank you, Master, for bestowing a Taoist name upon me." After finishing speaking, he retreated back to his original position. Shi Zhong then said to the other six cultivators, "From now on, your Taoist names will be Tian Huo, Tian Guang, Tian Lu, Tian Xin, Tian Ling, and Tian Yu. You will be my third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth disciples, respectively. Do you understand?"

  "Yes, Master," replied the six disciples in unison.

  Shi Zhong said to the disciples, "In our school, there are no many restrictions. As long as you do things without shame in your heart, don't harm the teacher's door, respect the teacher and respect the way, that's enough." Shi Zhong's words still carried a hint of pressure, with a warning tone.

  The eight disciples immediately responded in unison: "We will strictly follow the master's orders and will never do anything that goes beyond the rules of our sect!"

  At this time, Shi Tian and Shi Yao ran out and said to Shi Zhong, "Congratulations, big brother, on getting a great apprentice! I'm now an uncle!" The two of them said in unison. In their opinion, the fact that someone was now calling them "uncle" was what was truly worth congratulating. Everything else was just whatever, it didn't concern them.

  Eight disciples immediately bowed and shouted "Greetings, two uncles" after hearing Shi Tian and Shi Yao's words. In fact, apart from Tong Tian, the other seven had only reached the early stages of Daluo Jinxian, while Shi Tian and Shi Yao were already in the middle stage of Daluo Jinxian. So for them, calling Shi Tian and Shi Yao "uncles" was a willing gesture. As for Tong Tian, calling Shi Tian and Shi Yao "uncles" was out of respect for Shi Zhong, so this one address was crucial. Therefore, Tong Tian's address was also very willing, let alone the fact that Shi Tian and Shi Yao's cultivation was still at the same level as his own, both being in the middle stage of Daluo Jinxian, not losing anything.

  Shi Zhong looked at the eight disciples with a smile, feeling amused. He then took out a book and said, "This is the 'Upper Grade Primordial Spirit Treasure' of our Jade Capital Mountain sect. It contains the great dao methods and divine abilities that I have recorded, which can be combined or separated. When combined, it becomes the Upper Grade Primordial Spirit Treasure, and when separated, it becomes the Middle Grade Primordial Spirit Treasure." Shi Zhong continued, "This book is divided into eight volumes: the 'Methods Volume', the 'Divine Abilities Volume', the 'Array Methods Volume', the 'Elixir Methods Volume', the 'Tool Methods Volume', the 'Talisman Methods Volume', the 'Dao Methods Volume', and the 'Anomalous Records Volume'." He looked at the disciples again and said, "The 'Methods Volume' contains the Nine Turns of the Original Method, the Nine Turns of the Mysterious Method, and the Creation of the Immortal's Secret. The 'Divine Abilities Volume' contains the Cloud Striding Divine Ability, the Dharma Appearance Divine Ability, the Three Heads and Eight Arms Golden Body, the Hand Containing the Universe, and the Yin-Yang Divine Pupil." Shi Zhong explained that the "Array Methods Volume", "Tool Methods Volume", and "Elixir Methods Volume" contained his understanding of array methods, tool methods, and elixir methods. He also said that the "Anomalous Records Volume" was an introduction to various things he had learned about in the vast wilderness, while the "Dao Methods Volume" was the most useful but also the most useless volume. If someone could comprehend the great dao within it, they would at least be able to attain the Mixed Yuan Great Luo Golden Immortal, but without innate talent, even if they read the book thoroughly, they wouldn't understand its meaning. Shi Zhong emphasized, "I'm entrusting these volumes to you for safekeeping. Remember, they must not be transmitted to anyone outside of our sect!"

  Shi Zhong said, "You are the eldest disciple of our master. I will entrust this 'Dao Fa Juan' to you. Remember, this Dao Fa Juan contains many great ways. I hope you won't disappoint me." In fact, this 'Dao Fa Juan' was a summary of several other volumes by Shi Zhong. The content of those volumes could all be found in the 'Dao Fa Juan', but it was recorded in a grand way that ordinary people couldn't understand. It was only because Shi Zhong had borrowed the power of the Causal Jade Butterfly fragments that he could do this; otherwise, even if Shi Zhong was now a Daluo Dao Guo cultivator, he wouldn't have been able to store so much content in a grand way.

  After passing the "Tao Fa Juan" to Shi Zhong, Tong Tian said, "Yes, Master, I will not disappoint your expectations and will make our sect prosperous." The last sentence was added by Tong Tian himself.

  Shi Zhong pointed to the book in his hand, and a book-shaped Heavenly Spirit Treasure appeared, with the words "Gong Fa Volume" written on it. Shi Zhong handed this Gong Fa Volume to Tian Song and said, "You are my second disciple, so I'll entrust you with keeping this Gong Fa Volume. From now on, passing down our sect's skills will be your responsibility. Remember, only those within our sect can learn our sect's techniques, but remember it clearly."

  The "Nine Turns of the Mysterious Merit" and "Nine Turns of the Original Merit" in this manual are actually the "Mysterious Origin Formula" created by Shi Zhong, which was divided into two main practices: one focusing on refining the body and the other on refining the spirit. However, as long as you complete the nine turns, achieving the Golden Immortal of the Chaotic Origin is not a problem. Moreover, this "Nine Turns of the Mysterious Merit" is not like the one created by the Three Pure Ones in later generations, which only has a slight chance of success and is almost impossible to achieve. As for the cultivation of the "Nine Turns of the Original Merit" and "Nine Turns of the Mysterious Merit", as long as you have enough opportunity, perseverance, and qualifications, achieving the Golden Immortal of the Chaotic Origin is only a matter of time.

  And these two gongfa also have TianGang 36 changes and DiXiao 72 changes respectively. To say that this change technique has a great demand on the yuan shen, so the nine-turn yuan gong that cultivates the TianGang 36 changes is much more powerful than the DiXiao 72 changes achieved by the upper nine-turn xuan gong. As long as it is DiXiao that can be changed into TianGang, it can also be changed out. Moreover, the method of TianGang has many mysterious places that are not available in the DiXiao change method.

  Tian Song took over the "Gong Fa Volume" and respectfully said to Shi Zhong, "I will follow the teachings of my master." After finishing speaking, he retreated a step back to his original seat.

  Then, the "Gong Fa Juan" was passed on to Tian Song Hou Nao again. As he pointed at the book in his hand, the scroll in his hand transformed into six middle-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasures that resembled books. The six books were inscribed with the titles: "Shen Tong Juan", "Dan Dao Juan", "Qi Dao Juan", "Zhen Fa Juan", "Fu Dao Juan" and "Zhi Yi Juan".

  Shi Zhong handed the six volumes of books to the other six disciples and said, "These few volumes are now in your care." After that, he spoke again to all his disciples, "If you want to learn any skills, go find your second senior brother. If you want to learn anything else, it's all the same. However, remember one thing: outside of our sect, the Tao can be transmitted, but the methods cannot be transmitted externally."

  All the disciples replied very solemnly after listening to Shi Zhong's repeated emphasis on this sentence: "We will follow the teachings of our master!"

  Shi Zhong said to his disciples, "Now that I have done all this, there is still one more thing I need to do. After I finish this, you can also watch from the side." Shi Zhong then declared to Hong Huang, "I, Shi Zhong, have lectured on the Dao for 10,000 years at Mount Buzhou. This is a special announcement!" Shi Zhong's voice was heard by nearly half of the Hong Huang world. Those who had listened to his lectures were all shouting loudly, "The True Person is benevolent!" It can be said that there were not many cultivators who came to Mount Buzhou to listen to the Dao this time, with almost a quarter of the Hong Huang cultivators present. Shi Zhong had given away the great Da Luo Golden Immortal Dao to all living beings. This kind of selflessness was unprecedented in the Hong Huang world. If the cultivators of Hong Huang knew that Shi Zhong did this for his first lecture on the Dao, they would probably say that he was not selfless at all.

  Just as the crowd of living beings in the vast wilderness heard this voice, they saw that the originally sunny and bright world of the vast wilderness suddenly underwent a great change. A golden light appeared on the horizon, and the entire world of the vast wilderness was bathed in a golden ocean. Suddenly, the earth surged with golden lotus flowers, and the sky resonated with celestial music. The entire world of the vast wilderness was celebrating the first sermon of the world of the vast wilderness. Even Shi Zhong, who had been prepared beforehand, was caught off guard by this sudden sign. In fact, Shi Zhong had already guessed that there would be some unusual phenomena, but no one could have predicted such a powerful phenomenon! Even Shi Zhong, who had already been mentally prepared, was stunned, let alone other cultivators?

  Throughout the vast expanse of the Primordial Chaos, all cultivators had a unified understanding that Shi Zhong's selfless sermon on Mount Buzhou was the first of its kind in the world of Primordial Chaos, which contributed to the development of the world. As a result, they received heavenly merit and virtue, and suddenly those powerful and talented cultivators were filled with regret and sighs, thinking to themselves that this was something they could have done as well!

  Who would have thought that just by speaking a word, one could accumulate merit and virtue? If I had known this earlier, no one else would have had the chance. You should know that this merit is not an ordinary precious thing! Even if someone uses their pre-heavenly spiritual treasure to exchange for it, they still can't get it! Because this merit belongs to you and only you, it cannot be given to others. If you refine a magic treasure with this merit, you can create a Merit Spirit Treasure. Not only does it have the effect of suppressing the aura of fortune, but it can also be recalled at any time, and others cannot refine it. Although others may also be able to use it, the Merit Spirit Treasure will forever have only one master, which is the original owner of the merit.

  Actually, these powerful beings have underestimated the importance of spreading the teachings. In Shi Zhong's past life, due to his lack of ability to spread the teachings in the vast wilderness, he ultimately became the strongest among the three tribes, with other tribes relying on them for existence. This led to Hong Jun's teachings becoming the first teachings in the world of Hong Huang after the war between the three tribes. Not only did he gain control over the fate of the world, but also the immense merit of being the first to spread the teachings in the world of Hong Huang. It's truly frustrating! However, with Shi Zhong's teachings now available, it is possible to change the entire landscape of the world of Hong Huang, as Shi Zhong believes that after his teachings are spread, many cultivators will follow suit and spread their own teachings in the wilderness. After all, who wouldn't want to gain merit?

  In the sky, countless auspicious golden clouds were rolling, and then saw countless auspicious golden clouds transformed into a beam of auspicious golden light rushing towards Shi Zhong. The area covered by the auspicious golden light was really too large, with tens of thousands of miles of golden light rushing towards Shi Zhong. Shi Zhong quickly took out the Qiankun Ding to collect these merits, and prepared to refine them into a powerful merit treasure later.