Immortal Father
Chapter 140 - 140 59 Father and Son Discuss Divine Enthronement!

140: Chapter 59: Father and Son Discuss Divine Enthronement!

[Important Plot]_2 140: Chapter 59: Father and Son Discuss Divine Enthronement!

[Important Plot]_2 Li Dazhi smiled and waved Li Ping’an over, took the slate, scraped off a layer of whitish dust, and carved a few rows of pinyin:

“Your grand mentor has spoken of this before.”

“The Chanjie’s teaching is borderless; the Sect Hierarch only concerns himself with imparting the Dao without minding who listens.”

“The Chan Teaching classifies and teaches; the Sect Hierarch rarely speaks of the Dao, but wherever the Dao is received, it is known.”

“Over time, the Chanjie has accumulated a group of masters who are neither righteous nor evil, acting without reservation, whereas the Chan Teaching, with its numerous rules, only has twelve second-generation disciples, rarely venturing out.”

“If the great calamity of Divine Enthronement truly happens, the Chan Teaching is more likely to prevail due to fewer burdens within.”

Li Ping’an tucked into a few mouthfuls of Spirit Grass and casually picked up a homemade block of tofu, sliced the tofu in his palm, and placed it into the boiling copper pot.

He then took over the slate and continued writing:

“Let’s assume for now that the great calamity of Divine Enthronement will arise in the future, and because of Great Fortune, Father, you are likely to be involved…”

“I actually have some doubts now; could we be related to Li Jing of Chentang Pass?”

Li Dazhi was stunned for a moment and glared at Li Ping’an, “How could that be possible!”

Li Ping’an continued writing pinyin:

“How could it not be possible?

We are the Li family.

Li Jing has three sons, Li Jinzha, Li Muzha, Li Nezha; Jinzha and Muzha could be their Daoist titles or something.

I could be Li Jinzha.

“If you actively remarry, it’s not impossible for you to have more children in the future!”

“Impossible!” Li Dazhi chortled, “That’s absolutely impossible!”

Li Ping’an wrote again:

“Have you forgotten, Father, that when we transmitted our cultivation, there were marvelous signs?

Yours was the Big Dipper, and mine was a single star.

The Big Dipper implies an auxiliary star.

Li Jing was one of the victors of the great Divine Enthronement battle, with his entire household entering the post-battle Heavenly Court, and he himself was even appointed as the Grand Marshal of Heavenly Troops and Horses.”

Li Dazhi pulled out a slate himself and swiftly carved:

“Your grand mentor did say mine was an auxiliary star and yours was a major star; you lead, and I assist.

I remember ‘The Investiture of the Gods’ very clearly, Jinzha and Muzha followed their master into the Western Sect!

They were first trained in the Chan Teaching and then took positions in the Western Sect; this does not correspond!”

“I don’t have a good impression of the Western Sect.”

Li Ping’an wrote:

“There is still too much missing information here.

“However, we can only prepare for the worst, meaning the calamity of Divine Enthronement will descend in the future, and we are very likely to get involved.

“Dad, there are two things we must do now.”

“The first is to establish our own power in the East Continent.

I always feel that the subsequent calamity of Divine Enthronement will not be as simple as King Wu’s campaign against King Zhou.

If it really turns into a chaotic battle between the Chan Teaching and the Chanjie, where will all the major immortal sects in East Continent stand?

Everyone is retrospectively acknowledging different great powers of the Chanjie as the origin of their cultivation techniques, and it’s very possible that this legacy truly exists.

“The Divine Enthronement calamity will bring chaos to East Continent, and having an extra power will undoubtedly be beneficial for us.”

“No problem.”

Li Dazhi grinned and replied:

“You worry too much; the current immortal sects are rather peaceful.”

Li Ping’an added in writing, “East Continent is already crowded.

If resources have a limit and immortal sect powers expand indefinitely, they will eventually start to implode.”

Li Dazhi nodded slowly.

Li Ping’an continued writing: “Secondly, we need to choose an opportunity, I mean, wait until you, Dad, become a Heavenly Immortal or a Golden Immortal of such caliber, and see if we can join the Chan Teaching or maintain a good relationship with them.”

Li Dazhi immediately nodded, giving Li Ping’an a thumbs up.

“Precaution is key, I understand, I understand.”

Father and son both put away their slates and began to eat and drink, lost in their own thoughts.

Li Dazhi’s mind was somewhat fuzzy.

With what Li Ping’an abruptly brought up today, Li Dazhi felt somewhat unsure.

‘Every time a Great Fate Holder appears, it’s accompanied by a great calamity.’

This was something Kongming had mentioned several times before.

Li Dazhi also had a nagging feeling in his heart.

As to whether the so-called Great Fortune triggers calamities or vice versa, no one knows.

‘My son and I came through from another world; we should have been drawn in by the great calamity, and not likely to have triggered it, right?’

Thinking this, Li Dazhi felt a bit more at ease.

Back in his old home, he had risen from a technician to a factory manager.

Although he had given gifts, pursued resources, and used underhanded tactics, he never did anything that defied the heavens and harmed reason, nor anything illegal or undisciplined.

His factory had always relied on integrity, technological upgrades to scrape by—perhaps not rich and wealthy, but always with a clear conscience.

If it truly were the arrival of a Great Fate Holder that caused any calamity, resulting in the suffering of living beings…

Li Dazhi would truly face an obstruction in his spiritual path.

Meanwhile, beside him, the thoughts racing through Li Ping’an’s mind were much more complex.

With Spirit Grass, tofu, and slices of spiritual fish in hand, he continuously pondered a series of issues.

[Is the Heavenly Dao hidden and inactive, or not yet formed?]

[The Three Pure Ones and the ‘Hongjun Merging with the Dao’ I am familiar with from the mythological stories—why are they completely different?]

[Does this world lack the influence of ‘Hongjun Merging with the Dao’, a mythology that is closer to the ancient Chinese legends?]

[Will Earth appear in the future?

This world seems to have the concept of round heaven and square earth, right?]

[What lies beyond the heavens?

Is it a universe similar to that of my old home, or is it the Three Thousand Worlds?]

[Why was the Southern Continent sealed by the Holy Mother?

Could it be because Nuwa, the Holy Mother, and the Three Pure Ones, along with the Western Sect, calculated early on to conduct the Divine Enthronement War, hence sealing the Southern Continent as the stage for the calamity?]