Chapter 294: Taiyin Register, De Yuan Lu Method

The Dragon Nest was transported to the South Sea Cave Heaven, but the new Shunji Longwang has moved into the Poyang Water Mansion. He is a being transformed from the Five Qi and blood of Ao Jia, merging with the Nanchang Longmai; he cannot be understood as a "clone," yet he possesses a certain connection. It can be understood as the birth of a son, transformed together with the Nanchang Earth Vein and the Poyang Water Essence.

After the Dragon Nest moves to the South Sea, it will continue to gestate small Flood Dragons for Ao Jia. Of course, its efficacy is not limited to this. There are Tanka people in the South Sea who harvest pearls and are skilled at diving; they will proactively offer sacrifices and absorb the blood, or even the souls, of mysterious creatures in the sea. Through tattoos and branding, they create "Body Gods," allowing their blood to contain the power of Flood Dragons or Mermen. These are the best sailors and deckhands, very suitable for developing into Daoist Citizens in the future, or for training into Daoist soldiers.

When the time is ripe, Xu Jia can request the authority over the reincarnation of the water tribes of this realm from the Xiaodifu, and then refine the Sanshisan Zao Hua Long Qi into a Reincarnation Disk, specializing in the deaths of the water tribes. This will complete the perfect transformation with the Dragon Nest: "the root of the living is the root of the dead, the root of the dead is the root of the living."

The newly born Shunji Little Dragon King governs Poyang and harmonizes Feng Shui. Together with Turtle General and Ao Jin, the three talents practice in unison, sweeping away demonic atmosphere and evil Qi. They have already begun to turn water evil into water good, cultivating the virtue of the lake in "being indifferent to fame and wealth, and having a clear ambition."

The first Water Virtue Dragon Scale of Turtle General and the second Water Virtue Dragon Scale of Ao Jin have already slowly taken shape under the blessing of the Shunji Little Dragon King. It is just that they are not yet filled with the virtue of wisdom; it requires making the area abound with outstanding people and spiritual energy, having many scholars and heroes, educating them in wisdom, increasing their knowledge and experience, and clarifying their hearts and seeing their nature—much like a bright moon shining on a lake, undisturbed by the spring breeze.

This is yet another realm, which one must slowly comprehend and attain.

But regardless of anything else, at the very least, the Poyang water territory is now under Xu Jia's control. Back then, Taishan Daiyu said that the demon capital of the Jiangnan West Circuit was Poyang, and it contained thousand-year Great Demons. Now that two Great Demons are dead or suppressed, this place is no longer a demon capital.

Xu Jia's Earth Office Yamen, which specializes in managing demonic affairs, can also officially make a name for itself in Poyang.

Xu Jia instructed Hu Jinhua: "You shall spread the word that all demons in the Jiangnan West Circuit are welcome to report, and at the same time, establish a Yaofu to specifically accept spiritual demons and monsters."

Hu Jinhua asked curiously: "Although you, Master Xu, are now famous throughout the Jiangnan West Circuit and even the surrounding areas, you still hold the title of a human Heavenly Master, and you have successively eradicated these Great Demons. How should we promote this?"

Xu Jia laughed: "How did I trick you back then? How did I trick him? Have you forgotten? But regardless of other things, just promise them the merit of a God Immortal, and drag them in."

"Afterward, it is about persuading them to do good, perform Merit, cultivate the Divine Path, and comb through the Earth Veins and Water Veins. Tell them that in the future, when it becomes a Blessed Land and Cave Heaven, they will have no fear of the Five Hundred Year Earth Immortal Tribulation and can attain the Longevity fruit."

"If they are evil, act as false gods, or demand Blood Food sacrifices, then kill them to establish prestige. After waiting for some time and spreading the word, it will be a beacon of virtue."

"Of course, if they are good-looking and have an Immortal aura, arrange for them to go to our own Three Pure Ones Mountain Daochang. As for things like rhinoceroses, elks, 'four-unlikes,' elephants, or gorillas, we don't need them. We need Immortal birds like cranes, crested ibises, or swans, or long-lived species like sika deer, spirit turtles, or white apes."

Bodies of light and spirit are good at cultivating Clear Qi; clumsy forms are good at cultivating Turbid Qi.

To reopen a Blessed Land in the Three Pure Ones Mountain territory, one must separate the clear and the turbid. At the very least, the many spiritual apertures and earth caves need to accumulate more Clear Spirit Qi.

Hu Jinhua nodded vigorously: "We are good at this. As for making connections, there is also the sparrow spirit Zhan Ying, who is good at chattering, and the rat sovereign Kan Yinwu, who is enough to spread the word everywhere."

Xu Jia was at ease with Hu Jinhua's work, only saying: "Demons like to worship the moon and seek moonlight during their cultivation. The lesser essence is moon dew, the form essence is the osmanthus flower of the moon, and the most abundant is the Imperial Dew. The moon is Taiyin. Some days ago, I contemplated Taiyin and had some realizations. On the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, you all participated in the Taiyin Ritual and received many benefits, didn't you!"

Hu Jinhua's eyes shone: "That day, many little foxes received Imperial Dew, entered into cultivation for the first time, gained fifty years of Daoist Practice, and were able to transform into human form."

"There are many plants and trees in the mountains that received Imperial Dew and also gestated spiritual nature. Although it is faint, it is difficult for plants and trees to gestate spiritual wisdom. They achieved it piece by piece, and now they are all over the mountains and plains, each breathing in and out the Spirit Machine."

Xu Jia nodded: "This is another matter. Plants and trees are no longer unfeeling; they are also sentient beings. Or rather, Ten Thousand Things Have Spirits, and they are all of a kind. Their cultivation may not be as demons, but as spirits. Although it is one in ten thousand, and it is very difficult for one to transform into a Spirit Root Immortal seed, they can be considered the pores on the skin of the mountains and peaks. One breath and one inhalation gather the Qi Machine, which is the foundation of an External Scene Blessed Land."

"What I want to talk about, however, is the Taiyin Register Method."

Xu Jia said: "I have already derived the third register of the Earth Immortal stage: the Numinous Treasure Yin-suppressing Yellow Register Method."

"The fourth register of the Earth Immortal stage: the Lingbao Xuande Great Vow Register Method."

"It can be abbreviated as the Taiyin Register Method and the De Yuan Lu Method. The Taiyin Register Method can be transmitted to all spirits. I have a simplified register method, which is the Taiyin Daoist Citizen Register. This register method is simple to obtain; one only needs to recite a passage of the incantation I have passed down during moon worship to plant the register method and become a Daoist Citizen."

"But the De Yuan Lu Method has conditions. However, it can be transmitted to all Immortals. How does one transform from a spirit to an Immortal? It is by establishing Immortal Halls like the Fox Immortal Hall, and absorbing more disciples into the sect who are widowed, lonely, disabled, or lacking in the five senses. These Immortals who establish halls must make vows, propagate virtue, and govern their territories harmoniously. They can then receive feedback, accumulate Merit to eliminate disasters, and safely pass the Hundred Tribulations, the Five Hundred Year Earth Immortal Tribulation, and even the Thousand Year Tribulation."

"They realize the Great Vow for me, and I bear the tribulations for them. This is another layer: all the billions of tribulations are added to my body, swearing to save all living beings from suffering."

"This?" Hu Jinhua was deeply saddened: "Why must Master Xu do this? It is very normal for us to have disasters and tribulations during our cultivation. One tribulation is one layer of merit; only through accumulated tribulations can one clarify the heart and nature. This must not be!"

"It is a tribulation, and it is also a cutting off," Xu Jia said. "If I do not bear the ten thousand tribulations, it will be difficult to realize the Great Vow, and I will not be able to cut off this glimmer of survival for all living beings. This world is still only the Desire Realm. I can be immune to the Hundred Tribulations of most small demons. Only the Five Hundred Year Earth Immortal Tribulation and the Thousand Year Tribulation—among these, whether it is demonic disasters, mental difficulties, or thunder, wind, and fire disasters—are somewhat troublesome. But these are also one tribulation for one merit. I can accumulate a hundred tribulations, and the Earth Immortal Tribulation will be immune to me. If I can experience a thousand tribulations, the Thousand Year Tribulation will have nothing to do with me."

"Moreover, I only bear the tribulations of the disciples who cultivate my register method. Since they have made vows and wishes, they will surely have fewer tribulations and difficulties. If there are indeed small demons under my sect who achieve the status of Earth Immortal or God Immortal and possess five hundred or a thousand years of Daoist Practice, I fear I will have already ascended. Once I ascend to the Shangjie, the thousand and ten thousand tribulations of the Desire Realm will not be able to harm me."

When it comes down to it, this is still a "capitalist" model. The small demons receive education and are granted the register method; this is Xu Jia's credit. They make vows, establish wishes, and build halls—one village, one hall—which also helps Xu Jia spread the Dao. Since they do not commit evil and perform these good deeds, naturally they have no great tribulations or disasters. At most, there are some human-made ones, and as they are little brothers under Xu Jia's protection, who would dare to be presumptuous in this territory? However, helping them pass the Five Hundred Year Earth Immortal Tribulation is real. After all, where could ordinary small demons pass this tribulation? Nine out of ten would turn into flying ash.

Hu Jinhua did not understand at first, but after Xu Jia explained it this way, he understood.

Immediately, Xu Jia blessed Hu Jinhua with the De Yuan Lu Method. Hu Jinhua felt as if some shackles had been removed from his body; the two-hundred-year tribulation and the three-hundred-year tribulation were all gone, leaving only the threat of the Five Hundred Year Earth Immortal Tribulation.

These tribulations were transferred to Xu Jia because of the vows and Great Vows made, but with Xu Jia's Merit and Daoist Practice realm, these tribulations were all automatically resolved.

"What about those widowed, lonely, and disabled outer-hall disciples? Can they obtain the register?" Hu Jinhua asked: "Speaking of which, they are the grassroots of our governance."

Xu Jia also learned the "Dragon-Slaying Technique," dividing people into five classes. But this cannot be copied exactly. However, the lowest class is certainly the widowed, lonely, and disabled. Teaching them some spells and skills and winning them over is the most loyal and steadfast force.

Xu Jia said: "I will grant them the Yin Register. Their aptitude is insufficient to cultivate the orthodox method, so they can only be granted the Yin Register. After they die and become Ghost Immortals, they can similarly be enfeoffed as Underground Lords or Underground Commanders to command the Chang soldiers and build the Dharma Realm."

"Wait until next spring, when a large number of people will flee from Zhejiang and Anhui to escape famine and flee here. Zhejiang grows a lot of mulberry and has little farmland; Anhui is a flood-relief area and is flooded at every turn. You need to be prepared to absorb a portion of the disaster victims."

Hu Jinhua nodded and then asked: "Master Xu, are we going to rebel?"

"No, we are saving people," Xu Jia said. "I will re-refine the Raw Rice Bowl. Although the reputation of the Yellow Heaven Sect is bad, in years of great famine and disaster, if it is truly useful, then use it."

The grain in Yushan County and Dexing County is simply not enough to survive the disaster year. Even if the weather is favorable, and even if the Spirit Machine of the earth is gathered, and even if methods like using manure and deep plowing are used to increase production, it is not enough to survive this crisis.

The ratio of population to land is actually nearing saturation, so Xu Jia must solve the food problem. He wants to reclaim land in Poyang and achieve a bumper summer harvest next year. Then, he only needs to persist for four or five months to be able to harvest.

Heaven has unleashed its killing intent. For the next five or six years, there will be winter cold disasters and heavy snow, spring floods, and summer and autumn droughts.

The only way is to find a way to transport grain from overseas. Xu Jia gave the order to let Sun Bao mobilize as many ships and grain as possible. When spring comes, he will take a group of refugees to Luzon to reclaim land. Ao Jia will clear the way for them and take them to the most suitable places for farming.

Xu Jia will send Xiaopangdun Hui Zhuo, Chen Gongming, and a group of disciples and craftsmen together. They will also receive corresponding weapons and Daoism, and the ships will be equipped with the latest cannons and shells.

It is highly likely they will be sent to the Luzon region, which is the Philippine archipelago.

There are already indigenous people and merchants from the Fujian and Guangdong regions active there, and even Japanese pirates and Longevity Sect members, but these do not form a major force. As long as refugees are sent there ship by ship, they will be the first batch of Daoist Citizens for Xu Jia to establish the Dao Kingdom.

(End of chapter)