Chapter 645: Zhunti Comes to Find

Jin Ning lay on the ground, ashamed, "This servant is incompetent; I beg the Empress to punish me."

Nuwa was angry at her lack of ambition, "You also know you are incompetent? Wasted that you have lived from the Dragon-Han Calamity until now, a person of several million years, yet you were led around by the nose by Yang Daoren; are you really that simple?"

Jin Ning was filled with shame.

In fact, after returning to Wahuang Heaven, she had come to her senses.

It was just that the matter had already happened, and she could only secretly hate Yang Daoren for being despicable and shameless.

After a long time, Nuwa said again, "You also have the foolish luck of the foolish; although you were deceived, you also received no small benefit through dual cultivation, and the bottleneck of the Great Luo has been opened. Next, you should cultivate in seclusion properly.

Do not come out until you become a Great Luo.

As for that Yang Daoren, wait until you become a Great Luo, then go and settle the score with him."

Speaking to the end, she also had a trace of joy.

The disciples of all the Saints had Great Luo, only she did not, which had always made her lose face.

From now on, Jin Ning could also hold up her facade.

Now she was somewhat curious about Yang Daoren's identity; previously she thought he was a dark piece of Tongtian Jiaozhu, but now it seemed highly likely that he was a dark piece of Laozi, because whether it was the Yin-Yang Wuji Array or Yin-Yang dual cultivation, it all resembled Laozi's orthodoxy.

As the leader of the Human Teachings, sending someone to assist the Human Emperor and enhance the fortune of the human race.

This was very reasonable.

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Yin Qi was just traversing space back to Zhaoge when his heart suddenly palpitated; before he could react, he felt a vast and indescribable power drag him directly out of the void.

He fell out of the void and hurriedly looked around, finding that he was already standing on the peak of a mountain, surrounded by endless mountains, lush and green, with beautiful scenery.

Not far in front of him stood a Daoist.

This Daoist had his hair in two buns, a yellow face with a slight beard, and a smiling expression on his face; he looked very ordinary, only his eyes were pure and bright, as if they could reflect the entire Primordial World.

Who is this?

Yin Qi's thoughts turned rapidly; being able to forcibly drag him out of the void, this was at least a Quasi-Sage.

But fortunately, looking at the other party's appearance, it did not seem like there was any hostility.

Although his thoughts turned rapidly, Yin Qi's movements were not slow.

He hurriedly straightened his clothes and bowed respectfully to the other party, "Junior Yang Shen, greets the Senior. I do not know how to address the Senior, or what business you have with this Junior. If there is anything I can do, this Junior will certainly do my best."

"This Daoist is Zhunti."

Zhunti Daoren said with a smile, "This Daoist was traveling through the Primordial World and happened to pass by Zhaoge, discovering that the development of Zhaoge is truly astonishing, and I heard that you have seven-tenths of the credit for it, so I came specifically to see you."

Zhu... Zhunti!

Yin Qi's eyes widened, and he almost jumped up.

This was Zhunti Daoren!

Why would he suddenly come to find him? Could it be "You have a predestined relationship with my West"?

Thinking of this, Yin Qi tightened all over.

Although he was secretly laying out plans and could be considered to be playing chess against the Saints, he truly had not prepared to have direct contact with a Saint.

Yin Qi suppressed the excitement in his heart, and with a respectful appearance, he bowed again hurriedly, "So it is the Saint in person; this Junior has eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai, which is truly a sin. The Saint praises me too much; the development of Yin Shang is entirely the credit of the Human Emperor, and this Junior merely assisted from the side; I am not worthy of such high regard from the Saint."

Zhunti Daoren said with a smile, "You are quite humble. What is your opinion of my Western Sect?"

The sudden turn of the conversation stunned Yin Qi.

Although he did not know Zhunti Daoren's intention, he just had to flatter him hard, because if Zhunti Daoren truly valued him, even if he did not agree, he would be forcibly converted to the West, just like Kong Xuan in the original work.

Therefore, he would say nice things first and get past this hurdle before deciding.

At worst, he would just let this small account disappear like the one in Zhetian.

Yin Qi said with an admiring expression, "I highly admire the doctrines of the Western Sect: 'The origin has no self-nature, all dharmas have no self; form is emptiness, emptiness is form, form does not differ from emptiness, emptiness does not differ from form.'"

Zhunti Daoren's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "Wonderful! I did not expect you to understand the doctrines of my Western Sect so well. Then let me ask you, what is the essence of dharma?"

Yin Qi blurted out, "Various dust motes form objects, yet form has no self-nature, therefore form is always emptiness."

"Since you have used extremely minute things to push through the reality of form, how can you push through the existence of dust motes?"

"Perhaps many teachers can break through the existence of a single dust mote, but I do not think so."

"Do dust motes exist forever?"

"Regarding a single dust mote, many dust motes all return to emptiness; regarding many dust motes, a single dust mote also returns to emptiness."

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For the next three days, Yin Qi discussed the Dao with Zhunti Daoren.

Zhunti Daoren, as the founder of Buddhism—that is, the current Western Sect—was naturally profound in Buddhist dharma.

But Yin Qi came from a later era and had also learned the Buddhist dharma of the Yang God world and the Zhetian world, so he also had many exquisite arguments that even Zhunti Daoren had never thought of before.

He threw out the meanings of these unprecedented viewpoints, making Zhunti Daoren overjoyed, having a feeling of meeting too late, gradually turning the original examination into mutual discussion.

If it were not for a whistle from not far away that interrupted the two, Zhunti Daoren would probably have continued.

Zhunti Daoren was still not satisfied and exclaimed, "If I had not seen it myself, I truly would not believe that there is someone in this world who is so proficient in the doctrines of my Western Sect, surpassing many of my disciples. Since you are so proficient in the doctrines of my sect, why not follow me to the West and participate in the Great Dao together? I am willing to wait with the position of Deputy Sect Leader."

For Yin Qi, he was betting everything.

Of course, Zhunti Daoren also felt that Yin Qi was worth this price, because Yin Qi was a Golden Immortal and even surpassed Jin Ning, a peak Golden Immortal, so in the Western Sect, he would only be below Maitreya Daoren.

Maitreya Daoren, the first disciple of the Western Sect, a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Although his cultivation was not as good as Maitreya Daoren's, his Buddhist dharma was far superior, which was the most important thing.

As a Deputy Sect Leader, if even his Buddhist dharma was not as good as a disciple's, how could that be justified?

Yin Qi secretly said, "As expected."

It had come after all.

Refusing directly would certainly not work; he might be forcibly converted to the West.

Therefore, he showed an appearance of being both moved and troubled, "The Saint regards this Junior so highly, this Junior truly cannot refuse. It is just that the Human Emperor saved my life, and I once swore to assist him in surviving the Investiture of the Gods."

Zhunti Daoren said happily, "This matter is easy. The Investiture of the Gods will take at most a few decades; it will not be too late for you to go to my Western Sect after you fulfill your promise. Furthermore, with you in Zhaoge, it will be more beneficial for the promotion of my Western Sect."

A mere few decades was just a snap of the fingers to him.

Even if Yin Qi wanted to return to Lingshan with him, he would have to persuade Yin Qi to stay in order to use the power of the Yin Shang court to promote the Western Sect.

"That would be good. Disciple Yang Shen, greets the Sect Leader."

Yin Qi bowed happily.

By hooking up with Zhunti Daoren through the identity of "Yang Shen," he could be considered to have hugged the thigh of a Saint, and in the future, he would have enough room to operate, driving the wolf to swallow the tiger.

"Good, good!"

Zhunti Daoren looked at Yin Qi with even more joy and intimacy.

Although Zhunti Daoren was somewhat black-bellied, shameless, and skilled at calculation, and had racked his brains and used unscrupulous means for the prosperity of the Western Sect, he was impeccable toward his own disciples.

From this perspective, hooking up with Zhunti Daoren for the time being was not bad.

"By the way, what is your orthodoxy?"

Yin Qi said, "This Junior is a loose cultivator, but I had the fortune to obtain the orthodoxy of several ancient Golden Immortals, among whom some had studied Western doctrines, which is why this Junior is proficient in Western doctrines." ===== CHAPTER 646 =====