A Long Grind to Daoist Monarch
Chapter 302 - 208: Five Patron Blessings, Roots of the Demon Cult
The Four Reversals Demon Sect is a newly emerged rebel cult in the Red County Divine Land.
Although its influence doesn't compare to the White Sun Sect, which has thrived for three thousand years and once contended for legitimacy with the Dragon Court Supreme Emperor,
its rapid development exceeds all, spreading everywhere like bamboo shoots after a rain.
The protectors and elders with names and identities are all prominent figures featured in the court's Sea Arrest Document.
Ever since Chen Ye became disabled, he grew despondent, shutting himself in the backyard all day until his second brother Chen Zhao sent him a carved bone trinket.
It was something the latter acquired by chance during the eradication of a rebel cult, for this eldest young master of the Chen Family had an early penchant for collecting burial artifacts.
Items like the Tomb Guardian Beast, Pottery Terracotta Warriors, and Jade Robe Soul Bottle all consumed significant effort and filled large treasure racks.
The matriarch of the house would occasionally visit, finding it eerily gloomy, and mentioned it a few times.
But Chen Ye paid no mind, continuing to act as he pleased.
It wasn't until Ninghai Zen broke his legs that he began to restrain himself and put everything into a large box.
"The Four Reversals Demon Sect defies the Four Saints. I must worship and pay homage to the Great Compassion Supreme Saint, then carry out rebellion, or abandon my mortal shell and blood kin."
Chen Ye closed his eyes, his thoughts rising and falling, as the bone carving in his palm spun around.
The fundamental reason for the widespread presence of the Four Reversals Demon Sect lies in its distinct and unique method of proselytizing.
They store the fundamental secrets of the sect within various artifacts, allowing them to spread across the fourteen prefectures.
Whenever these fall into the hands of promising individuals with the talent for cultivation, they naturally trigger the teachings upon contact.
This is an era where the Dao lineage of All Saints is nearly extinct, and the various family methods have faded away.
Living beings are like cattle and horses, born to be classified into ranks by the Dragon Court.
To climb upwards and break these constraints requires generations of effort,
which may not even succeed!
"The Dragon Court monopolizes spiritual opportunities, and the Taoist Sect and Upper Sect monopolize the path of divine techniques.
Rather than being exploited all my life, with my bone marrow drained, why not join the Demon Sect and take a risk?" ππΏπππ ππππ¨πππ.ππ π
Chen Ye, having read history, did not believe in the Dragon Court's hypocritical rhetoric meant to deceive the common folk, naively thinking the court's overall control of spiritual opportunities was to dispel the Turbid Tide and protect the people.
Even if they initially held such altruistic intentions, the profound and boundlessly beneficial spiritual opportunity, inhaled and exhaled day and night, extended life and nourished the soul.
Top-class enjoyment in the universe, far superior to wine pools and forest banquets, night after night of revelry.
How could one give it up after so long?
"It's like having a Divine Tree of Longevity exclusively on my mountain peak, with abundant fruits that increase one's life by ten years with each one consumed.
If distributed to all under heaven, it would certainly not be enough, leaving everyone with only a little.
Better to ally with those also atop the mountain, dividing the inexhaustible fruits to achieve one's longevity."
Chen Ye sneered quietly, the reclusive Supreme Emperor in the golden chamber was testament to this.
He gave up the supreme throne revered by the masses to His Highness Prince Sui, his two sons.
Aiming to prolong life with spiritual opportunities, breakthrough into the Divine Power Secret Realm, and become the first Immortal in three thousand years.
"The Demon Sect's bestowed laws might bear ill intent, but do the masses destined for servitude have a choice?"
Recalling the past, Chen Ye remembered activating the bone carving one day and felt the guiding intention within, pondering in solitude for three days and nights before finally immersing himself in it.
From it, he extracted the scripture Secret Technique named "Maha Galo Swallowing Origin True Scripture."
It involves contemplating and emulating a rebellious Dharma Aspect evolved from the Great Compassion Supreme Saint, the Great Black Celestial King Venerable, to continuously refine thoughts and condense the Divine Soul.
This method's unique feature is that by daily meditation and dedication, offering to the Great Black Celestial King Venerable's altar, chanting his name, and praying devoutly,
the mind expands, the Divine Soul shapes, naturally condensing without any barriers.
Once reaching the Third Realm of Dao Skill, the speed increases exponentially.
Often with significant cultivation progress, one can obtain the blessings of the Four Great Protectors.
They are: "Muscle Bodhisattva," "Bone Asura," "Pimo King," and "Meat Vajra."
Ultimately, they merge into one, transforming into the world-shaking, invincible "Blood Martial Saint."
In Chen Ye's eyes, previously a Third-Training Martial Artist, this epitomizes the ultimate manual for reaching divine techniques.
You must understand, in the current world, the paths for advancement in cultivation diverge into martial arts and Dao skills.
Over thousands of years, some extraordinary talents have chosen to pursue both simultaneously.
But human energy is limited; ordinary people find it difficult to reach the apex even on one path.
Let alone refining the body and soul concurrently to the peak.
It's hard to say how much time and resources this would consume.
Yet, the Four Reversals Demon Sect's "Maha Galo Swallowing Origin True Scripture" can, during the breakthrough into the Dao Skill Fourth Realm, elevate the physical shell to the extreme, with the four protectors' blessings making the physique rival the Four Cultivation Grandmasters' Circulation of Qi.
It's a tremendous advantage!
The Divine Soul manifests, the physical shell is extraordinarily strong, devoid of any flaws.
In the same realm, who could be an opponent?
If initially, Chen Ye felt he had no choice, reluctantly boarding the Four Reversals Demon Sect's bandwagon, then after obtaining "Maha Galo Swallowing Origin True Scripture," he willingly served the Great Black Celestial King Venerable, hoping to change his status as a cripple,
and make those backstabbing, laugh-watching street folks and cowardly fools once again feel awe and fear.
"Father specifically mentioned the bone carving, plus he saw my Divine Soul Emergence, it can't be hidden."
Chen Ye understood well that teaching a disciple like Ninghai Zen, and being close with Pai Bang's Hong the Dragon Head, his stepfather was far from an ordinary person.
Attempting to be cunning under the eyes of a Four Cultivation Grandmaster was indeed unwise.
"I can only temporarily sever ties with the Four Reversals Demon Sect."