ccnovels #454 - The Opposition of Heaven
#454 - The Opposition of Heaven
Does the Dark Sect also have a Heavenly Dao Tablet?
Wang Jixuan felt that his brain was temporarily a bit overloaded.
Is the Heavenly Dao playing a game of ambidexterity here? On one hand, it's giving the Tianluo Sect missions to maintain the order of the world, and on the other hand, it's giving the Dark Sect missions to destroy the order of the world?
Is it just entertaining itself, fully treating living beings like grandchildren to be played with?
This Tianluo Loose Immortal hesitated for a moment, but still said to Wang Jixuan:
"Actually, it's not really a secret. Everyone knows about it. As long as you continue to hang around in Tianluo, you'll eventually find out.
"The opposite side does indeed have a Heavenly Dao Tablet, but it's different from our Tianluo's Heavenly Dao Tablet. Their Heavenly Dao Tablet... when opened, is gray, while our Heavenly Dao Tablet, when opened, is colorful."
Wang Jixuan: ...
"And then?"
"That's it," this Loose Immortal Hall Master shrugged, "The sources of power for the two are different. According to the seniors and great powers in the Immortal Realm, both of these powers belong to the Heavenly Dao, but they have diverged. Order and chaos are opposed to each other and yet intertwined, like the yin and yang fish circling endlessly."
Wang Jixuan lowered his head in thought.
Killing him is no longer just an order from a certain Grand Unity Golden Immortal of the Dark Sect. It has already become the Dark Sect's 'serious business'.
Now he also has to consider whether he should frequently go on missions.
Wang Jixuan was originally not in a hurry to improve his strength. After eighty years of hard cultivation and transformation, although his cultivation hasn't reached the Mahayana stage, ordinary Mahayana experts are no longer his match.
But now it seems that he still needs to improve as soon as possible.
He should reach the Mahayana Realm first.
He also needs to avoid the limelight afterward.
"Why don't you go back first?" this Loose Immortal Hall Master said in a deep voice, "This poor Daoist suddenly feels a little uneasy. Taking down this group of Dark Sect disciples has already given us a great harvest. This ambush is enough."
Wang Jixuan asked: "Aren't the seniors going back?"
The Loose Immortal Hall Master said: "We're going back too, but before we leave, we need to set up something, using the corpses of these Dark Sect disciples to set up a large formation, to kill as many Dark Sect disciples as possible."
Explode?
Daoist Wang can't stand that word.
Wang Jixuan decided to add some ingredients to the formation.
He had Mudan leave behind three teams of mechanical bodies, set the self-destruct program for the mechanical bodies, and left behind three nuclear bombs, telling them to act according to the situation and cooperate with these twelve Tianluo Sect experts to set up a trap.
After doing all this, under the urging of this group of Tianluo Sect experts, Daoist Wang took out the treasure pearl, sat on the lotus platform, and opened the vortex gate of the Immortal Spirit Road.
That Tianluo Loose Immortal personally saw him off, pointing out a stream of immortal power to protect him, increasing his escape speed several times.
This also reduced the risk of being sniped on the road.
At the same time, Yin Lin had also set off, heading towards this side to meet Wang Jixuan.
This double guarantee, however, made it difficult for Wang Jixuan to be happy.
The more cautious the Tianluo Sect was, didn't that prove that his current crisis was stronger?
Daoist Wang, who had just gained some confidence, was really thoughtful on the way back.
He had actually suffered some injuries. In order to lure the enemy in, he had withstood an attack from a certain Mahayana Dark Sect disciple, causing damage to his primordial spirit and Dao body, and his body was covered in blood.
However, Wang Jixuan was thinking about these major events, so he didn't pay much attention.
Two days later.
Daoist Wang, sitting on the lotus platform, jumped out of the Myriad Realms Teleportation Formation of the Youbao Realm Tianluo Station, and just happened to see immortal light light up beside him. Zheng Shiduo and Amina jumped out of the teleportation formation one after another, with a few tens of seconds between them.
The floating orb drone beside Zheng Shiduo was playing a burst of upbeat music.
He was wearing a floral shirt and bell-bottoms, with a slicked-back hairstyle, and a lean body surrounded by a few floral butterflies. His small eyes were piercing, and his whole person exuded a sense of satisfaction.
Amina was still dressed as before, keeping her distance from Zheng Shiduo.
It wasn't that she was deliberately avoiding suspicion or anything.
It was purely... she didn't want others to know that she knew this guy! Lest people misunderstand her mental state!
"Woo-hoo! We're back?"
Zheng Shiduo put his hands in his pockets, craned his neck and looked around, and then saw Wang Jixuan, who was covered in blood.
"Damn! Brother Wang, what happened to you! Who messed with you? I'll go take care of him!"
Wang Jixuan squeezed out an ugly smile.
Silently turned around, clenched his fist fiercely.
Everyone is a humanoid carbon-based life form from Earth, why does the Heavenly Dao treat us differently!
"What's wrong?"
Amina flashed to Wang Jixuan's side, grabbed Wang Jixuan's arm, and passed over wisps of cool spiritual power.
Wang Jixuan smiled wryly and shook his head, released Mudan to explain to them, and then lowered his head and hurried towards the main hall where Yin Lin was located.
"Go hand in the mission first. The Heavenly Dao Tablet will give you a rating and distribute contributions according to the rating."
"Okay," Wang Jixuan agreed, and regained his spirits.
This time, he destroyed a large number of Demon troops of the Heavenly Flame True Lord, and also helped to kill a group of Dark Sect disciples. He really didn't know what rewards the Heavenly Dao Tablet would give.
...
Arriving at the Heavenly Dao Tablet and handing over the remnant soul of the Heavenly Flame True Lord, that wisp of remnant soul was shattered by a beam of golden light and turned into dust. The last bit of existence of the Heavenly Flame True Lord in the material world was also completely destroyed.
After that, lines of words appeared in Wang Jixuan's heart.
[Mission completed.]
[Mission rating: Earth Grade B.]
[Mission completion: 100%.]
[Mission reward: 4000 Heavenly Dao Contributions; Due to the use of nuclear weapons in the Immortal Forbidden Zone, causing minor tremors in the world of the Jade Awakening Realm, and changing a large amount of the terrain during the fighting process, deducting 3000 Heavenly Dao Contributions; Final reward: 1000 Contributions.]
Wang Jixuan: ...
No!
Changing the terrain during the fighting process will deduct Heavenly Dao Contributions?
Causing minor tremors in the Jade Awakening Realm will deduct Contributions?
The living beings he accidentally injured by detonating the nuclear bomb, on the contrary, did not deduct any Contributions?
Wang Jixuan thought about it, and ignoring the Tianluo Sect members watching around him, he raised his hand and pressed it on the Heavenly Dao Tablet.
'Injuring living beings by mistake doesn't deduct points?'
[The survival of living beings has nothing to do with the existence of heaven and earth.]
'What's the matter with the Dark Sect's Heavenly Dao Tablet?'
[The constant alternation of order and chaos is the principle of the operation of the Heavenly Dao, rather than simply mechanically maintaining order.]
'When can I become an immortal?'
[Opportunity, good fortune, Dao realm, comprehension.]
'Can you explain it in detail?'
The Heavenly Dao Tablet didn't respond, but instead bloomed a gentle force, pushing Wang Jixuan away.
Daoist Wang tried a few times, changed his position, but in the end, he only returned in vain.
The Heavenly Dao Tablet ignored him.
Well, 1000 Contributions is 1000 Contributions.
Next time, pay attention, don't destroy the environment during fighting, don't hurt the mountains, rivers, flowers, and plants, and you can earn more Contribution points.
Zheng Shiduo and Amina stepped forward to hand in their missions and received their rewards.
The two each received 50 Contribution points.
Yes, only 50 points.
They were only equivalent to errand-running missions, without fighting, without any difficulty, so the rewards given were very low.
Wang Jixuan's 1000 points after deduction were actually a huge sum.
"Brother Wang, what's wrong? Your expression is so bad."
"It's okay, go back and wait for me to hold a meeting. I'll go chat with the Hall Master first."
Amina advised: "Don't force yourself too much in everything."
"Yeah, don't worry, they're all small problems."
Wang Jixuan looked at Amina.
He suddenly thought of the white-clothed woman who died tragically at the hands of the Dark Sect disciples. Seeing Amina, he felt a trace of strangeness in his heart for some reason.
"Amina..."
"Hmm?"
"Why don't you take a Dao name that is similar in format to mine?"
Wang Jixuan smiled sheepishly:
"That way, I might call you more intimately."
Amina was obviously stunned for a moment. Her bright eyes showed a hint of astonishment, and then she nodded gently: "Okay, I'll think about it carefully when I get back."
Daoist Wang waved his hand, turned around, and fled away on a cloud.
Zheng Shiduo raised his hand and rubbed his nose.
For a moment, Lao Zheng wanted to print out the jade photo of Sister Ling Tong and hang it on his chest.
But considering that they have now left Earth, and they don't know if they will have a chance to go back in the future, Lao Zheng still dismissed the idea that Amina might beat him to death.
An hour later.
Wang Jixuan returned to his residence with a straight face, released Gao Huating and Chi She, and the Earth squad held an information gathering meeting.
They took out the information they had, and analyzed and connected them one by one.
— Ninety-nine percent of them were information produced by Wang Jixuan and Mudan.
"The Dark Sect has officially issued a mission to hunt down the teacher, which is actually the most troublesome thing."
Chi She said with a straight face:
"Is there any solution to being remembered by an abstract concept like the Heavenly Dao?"
"Not for the time being," Wang Jixuan shook his head, "I plan to exchange all the Contribution points I can currently use for pills and treasures to improve my cultivation, and return to the Mahayana stage as soon as possible."
Gao Huating asked: "Teacher, can you use any method to fake your death to deceive the Heavenly Dao?"
"Hall Master Yin has already given some pointers on the method of escaping by faking death."
Wang Jixuan said quickly:
"But after escaping by faking death, I must hide my tracks and appear less often. As long as I show my face once, the Heavenly Dao will still sense it.
"In the Immortal Realm, some experts have a very difficult life in order to avoid the Heavenly Dao.
"What I'm thinking is, since we are based in Tianluo and are wanted by the Dark Sect, then we might as well tie ourselves to Tianluo and use Tianluo's resources to become immortals."
Amina nodded lightly: "Actually, this is the principle. If you want to protect yourself, you can't get the corresponding resources."
"But isn't this too dangerous?"
Zheng Shiduo said worriedly:
"Brother Wang, look, how about this, we all register as Tianluo Sect members, and earn Contribution points to exchange for resources to support you."
“Why don't you fake your death, slip away, and hide for a while? Then, come out and take on missions after the heat dies down?”
“At the very least, those pills and stuff are not very useful to me and Amina, as we are both spiritual cultivators.”
Amina also said, “Although Zheng Shiduo is unreliable most of the time, this suggestion is an exception. It's not bad.”
Zheng Shiduo secretly rolled his eyes.
Daoist Wang laughed and said, “You two supporting me? Dream on! I am a model of the new era of male chauvinism… Everyone should think about the affairs of the two Heavenly Daos and tell me any ideas or thoughts you have in a timely manner.”
“Okay!”
Zheng Shiduo agreed and then began to empty his mind.
Gao Huating and Red Snake began to pace back and forth, one on the left and one on the right.
Amina rested her chin in her hand, sitting gracefully and elegantly, also pondering carefully.
Mudan wore a happy expression as if she had eaten too many mushrooms, but in reality, she was using the supercomputer cluster in the subspace to deduce various possibilities.
Wang Jixuan suddenly realized that the small team he led seemed to indeed have an imbalance of yin and yang, and he could expand it with some male members later.
With this in mind, Wang Jixuan took out three items.
God-Slaying Claw;
The remnant soul of a great demon under True Lord Heavenly Flame;
The remnant body of the great demon.
After thinking about it, Wang Jixuan put away the remnant body of the great demon. Later, this thing could be used for alchemy. With the good material of the God-Slaying Claw, he could completely just replace the demon soul within it.
He should try his best to do what he promised others.
“You are free.”
Wang Jixuan said to the God-Slaying Claw.
He raised his hand and counted the dense restrictions that emerged on the God-Slaying Claw. One restriction bloomed outward like a peony flower, revealing a small ball of light inside.
Within it, a half-human, half-bird phantom appeared.
It had a pair of strong bird legs, but the upper body was a sturdy human body, with arms thicker than its thighs and a bird's head.
This phantom was somewhat at a loss.
Although it had previously agreed with Wang Jixuan that he would release it later, allowing it to be free and escape from this pain, fading away with the wind;
But when this really happened, and it suddenly reached the end of its consciousness, it was indeed a bit caught off guard.
Wang Jixuan cupped his hands and said, “Fellow Daoist, you have helped me several times, and I have nothing to repay you. We are different paths, demon and human, and it is not convenient to have too much interaction… I won't see you off.”
“That…”
The bird demon hesitated obviously: “It's just…”
Several pairs of eyes next to it stared over, curiously looking at this side.
The bird demon smiled bitterly: “Why don't we discuss it again? If Fellow Daoist can help me rebuild my life, I am willing to follow Fellow Daoist's lead! Even ants cherish life, so…”
Wang Jixuan pondered for a moment: “It is a good thing that Fellow Daoist trusts me, but whether Fellow Daoist's past is good or bad, whether you are burdened by karma or have boundless merit, cannot be confirmed here.”
The bird demon sighed: “I did eat and kill many people before.”
“Then let's forget it. After all, I am also from the human race and cannot help Fellow Daoist,” Wang Jixuan shook his head and said, “If Fellow Daoist wants to continue to return to the God-Slaying Claw, then I will pretend that this matter never happened.”
“Stop, it's still too painful inside.”
The bird demon shook his head:
“Can Fellow Daoist give me a talisman or jade talisman? Hang me in a windy place, I want to end my remaining life inside it.”
“I can… How about I transfer Fellow Daoist to Tianluo and see if Tianluo can give Fellow Daoist a chance.”
The bird demon was overjoyed: “Thank you, Fellow Daoist! I will never forget your great kindness!”
Wang Jixuan nodded with a smile, without saying much.
He took out a jade talisman, set up a restriction, restrained the bird demon's remnant soul, and asked Mudan to send a mechanical body to Yin Lin.
Wang Jixuan specifically wrote a line of small characters on the jade talisman.
‘I don't know how to deal with a remnant soul, it's not related to me in any way, neither friend nor foe.’
The implication was to let Yin Lin not have to consider his feelings.
Next, Daoist Wang showed the cruelty of a refiner, opened the formation, and forcibly refined the remnant soul of the great demon into a weapon spirit, erasing its consciousness and stuffing it into the God-Slaying Claw.
He originally thought that the strength of the God-Slaying Claw would decrease by 10% or 20%;
But unexpectedly, after having a real 'weapon spirit,' the power of the God-Slaying Claw showed a significant increase.
It can only be said that the Grand Ascension expert who refined this thing before had terrible skills and did the work too roughly.
Wang Jixuan was optimizing the restrictions within the God-Slaying Claw, continuing to wait for Mudan to analyze the results, when a wisp of sound transmission from Yin Lin drilled over.
“Come quickly! There's great news!”