pjbooks Chapter 21 Transmission of the Dharma
Chapter 21 Transmission of the Dharma
【Yin Zhaotian】!
Transforming green into black, transforming yang into yin, transforming sweet wood into sinking wood...
Transform the Azure Primordial Heaven into the Yin Edict Heaven!
This illusion, which Lin Yu remembered and which was miraculously transformed by the [Soul-Listening Incense], underwent countless changes and transformations in an instant, becoming a different world!
Lin Yu stood in the very center of the [Yin Zhao Tian] palace, dressed in a black robe, resembling the legendary Lord of the Underworld or the ruler of the underworld.
Behind him, a huge ebony talisman faintly appeared, displaying various strange phenomena such as the transformation of life and death, the rotation of the underworld, and the changing of the world.
His gaze fell on Jiang Songjing, seemingly looking at him, yet also as if gazing at a distant place beyond the boundless void, a faint thought rising in his mind:
"Even though I've been to this palace in Qingyuan Heaven several times, I still can't remember what it looked like inside."
"After all, this is the residence of the True Lord."
"Although a True Lord can only manifest incarnation and descend to earth, with His status and cultivation, even if I become a Great True Man of the Purple Mansion, I still cannot remember the interior furnishings of the palace, only the outline of the entire palace and the general shape of the cave..."
This explains why, when Jiang Songjing followed Lin Yu into the palace, she found it completely empty, a scene of utter ruin.
After all, even Lin Yu himself didn't remember what was inside this palace, so how could he possibly see it?!
"...But things are different now."
Lin Yu withdrew his gaze from Jiang Songjing and glanced upwards. Inside the cave, which had now become the [Yin Zhao Tian], the scene of countless Yin and Netherworld energies rising and falling reflected in his mind.
"Taking the [Sinking Wood Trampling Decree of Yin Nature] as the guiding principle and the True Lord's Daoist practice as the foundation, even though my current cultivation is only at the embryonic breathing stage, and the cave heaven I currently project is merely an illusion existing in my mind... it is still the mental image, or rather, the model in my sea of consciousness, that I will elevate to the true cave heaven after I attain the [Sinking Wood] fruition in the future!"
"—It can be described as a 'world within one's heart'!"
Lin Yu looked away.
At this moment, this [Heart's Paradise] only exists in his mental perception, but it is different from ordinary illusions.
Because he used the true golden essence of the [Sinking Wood and Decaying Yin Edict] as a foundation, and with his own Daoist practice as a fulcrum, as well as the mysterious power of the [Soul Listening Incense], this [Heart's Grotto] had undergone a strange transformation compared to the illusion.
"...Jiang Songjing."
Lin Yu shifted her gaze back to Jiang Songjing, uttering his name, which startled the young man so much that his legs almost gave way.
"I am here... no, I am here!"
Jiang Songjing was sweating profusely, secretly groaning in his heart.
—Who can blame them for the fact that the [Yin Zhao Tian] they are currently in is too mysterious, Lin Yu's methods are too miraculous, and his demeanor is too much like that of the legendary Underworld Lord?
For a fleeting moment, Jiang Songjing subconsciously immersed himself in the ancient costume-like atmosphere of the TV series, truly regarding the other party as the Yama King from mythology, to the point that he uttered the words "Your subject is here!"
"This is so embarrassing... No, Brother Lin... Immortal Lin can read minds, which means he—no, He—can see right through my thoughts?!"
Jiang Songjing lowered her head, drenched in sweat, her heart filled with terror. For a moment, she even wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Lin Yu smiled slightly.
"I cannot yet be called the King of Hell, nor can I be called the Lord of the Underworld... at least not yet."
This [Heart's Paradise] incorporates the supernatural power of [Soul Listening Incense], so naturally, Jiang Songjing's thoughts are constantly reflected in his mind.
The words Lin Yu uttered made Jiang Songjing both embarrassed and shocked, and she couldn't help but raise her head.
"The current Yin Zhao Heaven is not the Manifest Heaven. What you are currently being drawn into the Yin Zhao Heaven is not your true body, but merely your mind."
He casually explained Jiang Songjing's current situation.
But Jiang Songjing naturally couldn't understand the difference between the physical body and the mind entering the cave heaven in the orthodox cultivation world, and simply forced a smile:
"Whether it's my physical body or my mind, it makes no difference to me. After all, this place is so real, and it's a celestial realm..."
Jiang Songjing was about to say "ethereal and otherworldly," but when she thought of the dark energy flowing in the [Yin Zhao Tian], which resembled the underworld palace, she immediately swallowed the rest of her words.
"...Extraordinarily miraculous."
As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Lin Yu's expression. Seeing that Lin Yu's face remained calm and unchanged, he mustered a little courage and bowed to Lin Yu, saying:
"Lin... the skills you've just displayed are truly divine. May I ask how I should address you from now on?"
Lin Yu pondered for a moment, then said gently:
"What should I call you...?"
"If I am called a lord, I have not yet achieved true enlightenment; if I am called a true man, I am not yet fully accomplished... Therefore, from now on, please call me the sect leader."
He chuckled softly.
But these words made Jiang Songjing's body stiffen slightly, and an uncontrollable doubt arose in her mind.
……metropolitan?
"【Qingyuan Heaven】was once the fundamental grotto-heaven of 【Changqing Sect】. Although I changed 【Qingyuan Heaven】to 【Yinzhao Heaven】, this is the sect from which I originated, so the sect name remains unchanged."
"...Let's keep it as the Evergreen Sect."
A faint sense of nostalgia lingered in Lin Yu's eyes.
The change from [Qingyuan Heaven] to [Yinzhao Heaven] is proof of his practice of his own path, his determination to prove the cause and effect of the [Chenmu] golden position in this world, and the imagery of the Great Dao that Lin Yu upholds and treads.
However, there is no reason to change the name of the sect, 【Changqing Sect】. Or rather, there is room for not changing it.
"...I see. Greetings, Sect Master!"
Jiang Songjing had a fleeting urge to criticize the seemingly unrelated names [Yin Zhaotian] and [Changqing Sect], but she forcibly suppressed the thought and bowed to Lin Yu in the palace.
But as he bent over, a few doubts still flashed through his mind.
"The name 'Changqing Sect'... it sounds like it's deeply connected to the concept of 'Eastern Wood'?"
"That's right. Within the Evergreen Sect, the Wood element is revered. According to the Daoist doctrines of this world, the 'Eastern Wood' has a very deep relationship with it."
Jiang Songjing was now used to the fact that Lin Yu could hear his thoughts, so the words "that's right" did not stir any psychological waves in him.
However, just when he thought he had experienced enough shocks today and his emotions had completely calmed down, Lin Yu's next words still made him suddenly straighten up from where he was lying on the ground, raising his upper body in disbelief!
"Therefore, the technique I am about to teach you... is also within the Wood element."