Chapter 156: 220. Selfishness Mimics the Heavenly Heart, the Seven Sects Not Yet United, the Divine Mother Seeks the Fish (4.2K - Req

As the two characters "Shifei" fell, followed by a gentle response, the relationship between the young man and the beautiful woman in the small hut seemed to be undergoing a subtle change.

But the two were not like ordinary men and women, or beasts in the wild, who would draw close after being stirred by passion and then use some plant as a verb to enjoy the comfort of copulation brought by "life encouraging reproduction"—the comfort of Earth Tier existences does not lie in this, but in "completeness."

One embodies mountains and rivers, yet those mountains and rivers remain an isolated part of a vast world; thus, the pursuit of one's own completeness becomes the ultimate need of the Earth Tier.

However, this "completeness" is not something that can be obtained through one's own efforts, just as a man cannot complete the task of self-reproducing offspring by turning himself into a "muscle man."

No matter how strong you are, it is merely the strength of mountains and rivers, not completeness.

Completeness requires the Double Cultivation of man and woman.

The yin and yang of the world always have their logic.

Heavenly yang and earthly yin, daytime yang and nighttime yin, the fusion of male yang and female yin seems to hide a profound and mysterious Dao in the darkness.

Therefore, from the smallest insect to the Earth Tier existences of this moment, all require this fusion to conform to a Dao that "cannot be spoken, cannot be named."

And because Earth Tier existences are rare, upon seeing a suitable peer, both men and women will feel their hearts stir due to that "instinctual pursuit of completeness."

Dao Lingkun has a Dao companion, and since his origin is that of a Ghost, it is impossible for Jing Shifei and him to be together.

And in the entire Xuanqing Palace, there are only two people with a cultivation realm like hers.

As for other palaces, either the age gap is too great, or they have problems similar to Dao Lingkun's.

Therefore, even after thousands of years, Jing Shifei has not sought a partner for Double Cultivation.

Among mortals, the "fate" required for a man and woman to be together is the fate of the eyes, the fate of personality, the fate of being picked out in the vast sea of people—but for Earth Tier existences, because of their scarcity, it has become the only "fate of meeting."

Yes.

That you and I meet and are suitable for each other is already unique—especially in this era where even a Mountain and River Lord is extremely difficult to produce, this is even more so.

In other words, if another young man or even a youth of the True Spirit Realm appeared before Jing Shifei, one who had transformed from a town, she would also very likely yearn to become his Dao companion.

Song Cheng is the same.

That is the attraction of yin and yang, the thirst for one's own completeness.

At this moment, the two faced each other, and the heart-stirring feeling suppressed for eighteen years was no longer concealed.

"Song... Song Cheng, have you practiced a Double Cultivation Technique?" Jing Shifei asked.

Song Cheng said: "I have practiced some."

Jing Shifei said: "My true form is named Buzhou, a heaven-piercing divine peak hidden in a land of eternal ice and snow; perhaps it can just happen to connect with your Canghai, never to be separated."

As she spoke, her breathing quickened, her delicate body subconsciously softened, and her expression was full of expectation—it seemed that merely mentioning "the two of us double cultivating and becoming one" already made her unable to restrain her feelings, impatient and eager.

Song Cheng looked at the beautiful woman stirred by passion before him and thought for a moment: "I cannot leave here for the time being.

The situation outside is actually very unclear; if I walk out of here, I will immediately become a target for everyone.

My power is growing too fast; by then, there will be those who covet it, those who are curious, and Shi Feng's faction will also find an opportunity to act because of this."

Jing Shifei understood instantly and nodded: "Yes, they will definitely use this as an opportunity.

Currently, the Lost Spirit Path is still being explored, while the aging of the Mountain and River Lords has already arrived, and an existence capable of rapidly increasing its realm will inevitably become a sweet pastry in everyone's eyes. They will all be unable to restrain themselves from wanting to explore your secrets, or even imprison and detain you."

Song Cheng said: "Then are you not curious?"

Jing Shifei said: "I am curious, yet I am not. I am curious because your rate of improvement is indeed extremely fast; I am not curious because I know this power can only belong to you and cannot become anyone else's. And I will be your Dao companion—since we are Dao companions, from now on our bodies will be forever connected, becoming one realm together, suffering together, and prospering together; how could I harm you?"

Song Cheng looked at the short-haired beauty.

He discovered for the first time that the eyes of this classical beauty, whom he had once called "Aunt," were very large—large with infinite charm, large as if hiding all the states of the human world; those were the eyes of a goddess, and her graceful, delicate body was like the inspired brushwork of a master painter, a body like precious ink washed over exquisite rice paper—dreamy, ethereal, and transcendent, making one's heart stir uncontrollably.

He needed Jing Shifei.

Whether from the perspective of yin-yang fusion or from the perspective of their current alliance and cooperation, this was so.

The two gazed at each other, and a romantic atmosphere spread out.

Jing Shifei suddenly said: "Do you want to try the Double Cultivation of ordinary people first? Although that is not true Double Cultivation, it is also a kind of... ritual."

Song Cheng nodded and said: "Okay, Aunt."

Jing Shifei was stunned, but then she immediately understood something and said with a coquettish pout: "Okay, Little Song."

The two of them now seemed to need some kind of ritual.

Therefore, Song Cheng watched the classical beauty of ink and wash slowly approach, lift the hem of her ink-colored skirt, and slowly, bit by bit, began the action.

A long time later, Jing Shifei left the small hut, and her favorability remained at "99."

But in fact, her relationship with Song Cheng had been constantly drawing closer; if there were decimals after "99," her favorability toward Song Cheng was surely "99.99" or even more.

That final remaining step actually lay in Double Cultivation.

After this ritual ended, Jing Shifei made up her mind.

She would help Song Cheng obtain more powerful techniques so that Song Cheng could walk out of the small hut.

She firmly believed that Song Cheng's achievements would surpass those of that "Zhang Daolu."

Only when Song Cheng reached that point would he no longer be in danger when leaving the small hut.

Her opportunity for Dao cultivation lay with Song Cheng.

And what Song Cheng needed most right now were powerful techniques.

The True Spirit Realm methods of Xuanqing Palace were actually just the "Water Spirit Illuminating Heaven Scripture" and the "Taiyin Guidance Technique"... therefore, to get more, one could only obtain them from other forces, especially the Yin and Yang Palaces; it is said that those Yin and Yang Palaces possess secret methods above the "True Spirit Realm."

That was what Song Cheng needed.

For this reason, Jing Shifei intended to do some "things she would not have done in the past." Five years later.

It was finally Mo Lao's turn in Xuanqing Palace; that old man had once waited for Song Cheng in front of the Xuanqing Palace gate and might even have conspired to intercept and kill Song Cheng when he left—and now, his time was up.

Jing Shifei and Dao Lingkun learned from the previous lesson, and this time, after stabilizing, they did not let go, but continued to maintain the "SunPhantomVoidConnectionPoint."

After Mo Lao had been stable for a long time and was already able to use the power of the Lost Spirit and laughingly shouted "Palace Master, I am fine," the two then carefully closed the passage.

That day, the news that "a Xuanqing Palace disciple successfully transformed into a Lost Spirit" spread out.

But not even two days later, Mo Lao directly turned into a mindless Great Sang Spirit and fled into the Taiyin Illusion Sea, injuring a Xuanqing Palace disciple along the way.

Jing Shifei directly proposed convening a "Grand Gathering of the Seven Great Forces" to discuss how to solve the "problem of the aging of the Mountain and River Lords."

This question is a question for all factions.

And it is particularly severe in Xuanqing Palace.

Because Xuanqing Palace was the first to attempt the "Rational Lost Spirit" project and gain experience, the other six major factions all sent people.

The other six major factions are: Jianmu Palace, DoujinPalace, Lihuo Palace, TucangPalace, Chan Palace, and LonghuChiyangCourt. Among them, Chan Palace and LonghuChiyangCourt are quite special.

The former's forces are all women, while the latter's are all men.

The two have a somewhat transcendent status in the Reappearance World, so they have also formed Daoist companions with each other, and the two sides are as one.

Take "Zhang Daolu" of LonghuChiyangCourt, for instance; his Daoist companion is also a standout of Chan Palace, named "Long Xueling." With the two together, mountains and seas unite; the high-level figures of the various factions vaguely know that these two have very likely already formed a "small world."

An independent small world that can even remain uninvaded by the Ghost Tide.

In other words, even if the human world were destroyed, their "small world" might still continue. This is also one of the reasons why many high-level figures who have not found a Daoist companion are tempted.

But even though Zhang Daolu and Long Xueling are powerful to this extent, they still cannot attain longevity and cannot solve the Lost Spirit problem.

Therefore, this time, they also sent people to attend the meeting.

After the various parties understood the situation and discussed it, Jing Shifei found an opportunity and said: "Fellow Daoists, everyone knows the current situation. Since that is the case, we should also have a response."

A high-level figure from a faction asked: "How does Palace Master Jing intend to proceed?"

Jing Shifei said: "In the past, when the lifespan of a Mountain and River Lord reached its limit, they would all be sent into reincarnation to avoid turning into a Lost Spirit and wreaking havoc on this world.

But now, the rules have changed.

Why? Because of the era.

Since that is the case, our seven major factions should perhaps also set aside sectarian prejudices; we should no longer hoard our own strength like a precious broom, but should share it with one another.

From now on, the seven major factions should also merge into one, becoming a complete major faction to cope with this unprecedented crisis."

But when her words fell, many people fell silent.

No one was willing to promise.

And just at this moment, Jing Shifei said again: "My Xuanqing Palace is willing to be the first to open the *Water Spirit Illuminating Heaven Scripture*."

After the words fell, she glanced at Dao Lingkun.

The two sides had actually talked, and Dao Lingkun had also agreed.

After all, in this current situation, if things don't change, then we will just die of old age!

Today it is him, tomorrow it is you, and then it will be me; no one can escape.

In order to let Song Cheng obtain more cultivation arts, Jing Shifei was truly giving it her all.

However, the "merger of the seven major factions into one" was not a small matter, and no one dared to take a stance.

The meeting that day ended just like that.

But because of the aging problem, the various parties did begin to share their experiences with each other.

Twenty years of time passed in an instant.

The seven major factions still had not merged.

On this day, Jing Shifei returned to the small cottage with a worried look; seeing Song Cheng sitting cross-legged on the couch, she lay down and then sighed softly.

In these twenty years, she had tried her best, but she could not make the seven major factions merge into one, and thus she could not obtain new cultivation arts for Song Cheng.

Thinking of this, she turned slightly, facing Song Cheng with her ink-colored buttocks, looking somewhat ashamed to face him.

This situation had been going on for a long time.

Song Cheng suddenly said: "Aunt, go to the dynasty and find my mortal wife and brothers, and tell them the current situation; perhaps they will have a way."

Jing Shifei had long heard of his theory that "the strong are not strong because of schemes," and to a certain extent, she agreed with it, so she nodded. At this time, the GreatRongDynasty seemed to have reached the golden age of the dynasty.

All kinds of beliefs emerged, and the Xuanwu Emperor of Xuanwu Temple was just one of them.

And besides that, in addition to the "WesternExtremeGoddess" of the WesternSect, there was also the "BirthlessHolyMother" of the White Lotus Sect.

The WesternExtremeGoddess was naturally Lianchanxi.

And the BirthlessHolyMother was Jing Shifei.

As for why they were not called "Kunlun Goddess" and "Buzhou Holy Mother," that was naturally to prevent interested parties from noticing.

Ever since Jing Shifei decided that Song Cheng was her Daoist companion, she had also taken great care of Song Cheng's "rear," finding ways to establish believers in the current GreatRongDynasty so that her Soul could fly over extremely quickly.

As for the situation of the dynasty, neither she nor Lianchanxi would try to influence it, or even pay attention to it; at most, they would occasionally lend some power based on the offerings of believers, while also casually helping Song Cheng clear away the surrounding Ghost Tide when they had nothing to do.

The golden age of the dynasty was manipulated by An Chenyu.

She is a miraculous woman who has secret relationships with many great powers, so the power she can mobilize is terrifyingly large.

And this territory is right in the palm of her hand.

However, she is never satisfied.

Especially after reaching the top, she is even less satisfied.

What she likes is not being at the peak, but climbing to the peak.

So... now, after she went to the Ice Volcano and met A Ting and returned, she left the Yinkui Association, then took her foster daughter and went into hiding, changed her appearance, and went to a new faction, a faction that is regarded as "rebels" by the current Great Rong Dynasty and is hiding here and there.

An Chenyu intends to help this faction gain a firm foothold so that it can completely turn the tables in the chess game against the Yinkui Association and the Great Rong Dynasty.

She will not use force to suppress others, nor will she "call for help."

She will abide by the rules of the mortal world, because only then will it be interesting.

As for the opportunity to win, she can also see it, and that is: population and poverty.

A golden age is destined to have more common people; without external enemies and Ghost Tide attacks, it is destined that those in high positions will "fail to prepare for danger in times of peace," be destined to indulge in luxury, and covet enjoyment... The scene of "behind the vermilion gates, wine and meat go to waste, while on the road there are bones of the frozen" will soon appear.

No! It has already appeared.

Otherwise, how would "rebels" appear?

At this time, deep in a secret gorge, yellow flags were fluttering.

Men and women with fierce expressions but also showing hardship were wrapping their foreheads with earth-colored cloth, holding fierce weapons, and patrolling left and right.

One of the calm men who looked like a general walked over quickly, but he stopped when he neared a tent, bowed toward the inside, and said respectfully, "Yu Xiansheng, a secret envoy from the White Lotus Sect has come to visit."

After he finished speaking, he lowered his voice and said, "Sir, the White Lotus Sect has always been mysterious and does not involve itself in worldly affairs; I do not know how they found out our location this time and even came to our door. Should we..."

The three words "should we" carried a bloody aura of slaughter.

This man was clearly no pushover.

A refined man's voice came from inside the room.

"Let him come in."

"Yes, sir."

A moment later, a bewitching woman dressed in snow-white gauze walked in from outside.

Inside the tent, there was a man with a goat-like beard and a woman whose hand was constantly gripping a blade.

The bewitching woman waved her hand, causing the air to solidify and isolating the sounds inside the tent, then said, "An Chenyu, you should have heard my name, Jing Shifei. Now Song Cheng has sent me to find you and ask some things."

The man with the goat-like beard wiped his face, revealing his original appearance, stood up, and said respectfully, "BirthlessHolyMother."

Jing Shifei said, "Song Cheng and I have already become Dao companions; there is no need for such formality between you and me."

An Chenyu was stunned, but she had already become numb to the terror of Song Cheng, so she said, "Yes, Holy Mother."

(End of this chapter)