Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 370: Dharma Body and True Monarch (Requesting Monthly Tickets!)

Chapter 370: Chapter 370: Dharma Body and True Monarch (Requesting Monthly Tickets!)

"This time, at the Jiugong Mountain magic duel, the sect even sent a Primordial Spirit Ancestor to personally supervise the battlefield, with Ming Xue, Jiu Ru and other true ones patrolling at all times... while the Demon Sect was not united, mainly led by the Evil Dao, with the Yellow Spring Demon Sect and the Five Lotus Sect merely sending one Primordial Pill each to lead their disciples in support."

Chen Wenji seemed to be very knowledgeable about this.

And due to the previous good impression, he was quite forthcoming.

’I really should visit, I still remember a certain true one saying they’d gouge out their eyeballs for my Primordial Pill...’

Zhong Shenxiu secretly contemplated.

He smiled, then said, "Junior Brother is still not very familiar with the various major sects, especially the Sect Hierarchs, so I would appreciate any teachings Senior Sister can offer."

Yes, after all, Zhang Taiyi had defected for many years, and the information he possessed might not be accurate, so it was better to hear the latest.

"Junior Brother is a member of our Dragon Tiger Sect, there’s no need to bother remembering the smaller sects and schools. The main ones are nothing but the three Daoist sects, the six paths of the Demon Sect, the minor schools of the East Sea, and the Outer World Buddhism."

Chen Wenji answered with a smile, "Ever since the Second Yan Han Empire established the Mystic Sky Bureau, which supervises Loose Cultivators, a large number of Outer Dao factions sought refuge in the East Sea, and the smaller sects in Central Earth really aren’t making much impact."

"What about the various sects—what formidable people do they have? Like the level of Sect Masters and Sect Hierarchs?"

Zhong Shenxiu was most interested in this.

As for some rising stars from places like the Yellow Spring Prisoner? Hah...in his eyes, they were just fodder to be crushed.

The ones that truly drew his attention, and caused him to be careful, had to be at the Sect Hierarch level.

"As for the top experts in the world, if the body-disintegrating immortals don’t come out, naturally it would still be the various major factions’ Sect Masters..."

Chen Wenji, spurred by the discussion, chuckled softly, "For example, our Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect’s Sect Hierarch—Qingwei Dao Miao Zhenjun, was originally the unrivaled genius of the Zhang Family, who later broke through several realms in quick succession. At just over three hundred years old, he manifested the ’Dragon-Tiger Dharma Body’, took charge of the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect, and has the potential to become an immortal in the future."

She mentioned this great being with a look of admiration in her eyes.

’True Monarch’ is a term of respect for Dharma Body Experts, with the court often conferring the title of ’True Monarch’ for male Dharma Body Cultivators, and ’Primordial Monarch’ for females.

Of course, some exceptionally talented Primordial Spirits also receive titles prematurely.

"Indeed, the Sect Master is a person of peerless talent, truly admirable."

Zhong Shenxiu’s face showed admiration as he secretly pondered how long it would take before he could cultivate a Dharma Body and receive the title of True Monarch.

By then, even if it was revealed that he had killed Zhang Taiyi, it probably wouldn’t matter much.

"Speaking of Sect Hierarch-level realms, in our Xuanmen Orthodox, they are referred to as Dharma Bodies, Dao Bodies, etc., while in the Demon Sect, they are called Demon Bodies, Chaos Bodies, Divine Demon Bodies, and in the Buddhist Sect, they are called Golden Bodies of True Fruits!"

Chen Wenji continued, "For example, in the two most renowned temples within Yan Han—the Tuo Mi Temple and Vajra Temple—each has its extraordinary lineage. The head of Vajra Temple, Master Xiao Yuan, has manifested the ’Wisdom Arhat Golden Body’ and the head of Tuo Mi Temple, Baoxiang Arhat, has manifested the ’Arhat Golden Body’, both leaders of the Buddhist Sect, considered among the top experts in this realm."

"Are they all just Arhats? Not even an Immovable King, Great Sun Tathagata, or Subhuti Golden Body... so weak, thumbs down!"

Zhong Shenxiu muttered to himself internally.

Of course, he knew that even the weakest Arhat Golden Body was of Dharma Body level, something he couldn’t confront at the moment.

"Among the heterodox factions, there seem to be Dharma Body Experts as well... but the left-hand paths make it difficult to achieve immortality, hence they are termed heterodox. Even the Buddhist Golden Body and the Demon Sect’s Divine Demon Body are far inferior to our Daoist Dharma Body."

As a disciple of the Xuanmen Orthodox, Chen Wenji naturally boasted about Dharma Bodies, proudly stating, "In our Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect, there are three types of Dharma Bodies. The Miao Ji Zhen Sect isn’t lacking either; their Sect Master has cultivated the ’Spirit Treasure Dharma Body,’ and the Taiping Sect is famous for their ’Yellow Heaven Dharma Body’... It’s said that if someone can accommodate the three highest Daoist Dharma Bodies, perhaps there might arise some inconceivable transformation..."

"Any transformation? Could it be creating the Three Pure Ones from one breath, merging them back into one, and achieving the ’Three Pure Dharma Body,’ ’Chaos Dharma Body’?"

Zhong Shenxiu rolled his eyes inwardly.

"The sect leaders of the six paths of the Devil Sect move in secrecy, rarely taking action... Only the sect leader from the Five Lotus Sect, because of our sect’s prior pursuit of the Black Lotus Venerable, once fought with our sect leader and was defeated in retreat..."

Chen Wenji said, "This sect leader is said to be a remarkable woman whose Dao and Devil methods have merged, integrating the ’Red Lotus Karma Fire Demon Body,’ ’Black Water Destruction Demon Body,’ ’Longevity Demon Body,’ among other profundities... attaining the ’Scattering Flower Heavenly Woman Dharma Body,’ aiming to unify all branches of the Five Lotus Sect. Our Dragon Tiger Sect has enmity with this person, so if my fellow disciple encounters anyone from the Five Lotus Sect, you must be cautious."

"Other famous Dharma Bodies within the six paths of the Demon Sect include the Yellow Spring Demon Sect’s ’Six Paths Reincarnation True Body’ and ’Yellow Spring Demon Body,’ the Blood Sea Sect’s ’Blood Sea Demon Body’ and ’Blood God Son,’ various ancestral witch bodies from the Witch Sect, the Evil Dao’s ’White Bone Demon Body,’ ’Six Destruction Demon Body,’ ’Undying God Demon Body,’ ’Chaos Demon Body,’ and finally the No-Life Killing Sect’s ’Death-Bringing Sword Body,’ ’Extinction Blade Body,’ and so forth..."

"Of course, if we encounter a Demon Lord who has attained such a Dharma Body, it’d still be better to stoically accept our deaths, for escape is not an option..."

Chen Wenji finally summarized, "Not to mention the Demon Lords, even if just a Primordial Spirit or Primordial Pill from the Demon Sect comes, we’d have nowhere to bury our bodies... Thankfully, nowadays in magical duels, there are some rules, and the strong don’t bully the weak outright."

Someone who was just about to bully the weak coughed lightly.

Zhong Shenxiu, feeling uneasy, agreed outwardly, listening to Chen Wenji evaluate the high-level masters of various great sects.

Yet, his thoughts began to drift.

"If I make achieving a Dharma Body my goal, it seems best to continue hiding within the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect, striving to obtain the best Cultivation Technique..."

"Unfortunately, my path, no matter how I look at it, seems somewhat off, leaning toward the heterodox paths... Moreover, methods like achieving pills through heterodox means, weren’t they originally heterodox practices?"

"So it seems heterodox paths make it difficult to achieve immortality in this world?"

"My Daoist skills, all lying in external pills, continuing down this path, will inevitably lead to an Outer Dao Primordial Spirit, and subsequently an Outer Dao Dharma Body... Could it be that my destiny is predetermined to forsake my body for the heterodox path, become a pioneer of the heterodox, breaking the curse that heterodoxy can’t achieve immortality, and greatly promote the heterodox path?"

"Then I might as well join the Demon Sect; at least there I’d have a method to become immortal... Or perhaps, becoming a monk could also be considered, as Buddhism is vast, and their attitude toward Loose Cultivators is slightly better than the aloof Daoists... After all, isn’t it just about shaving off the troubles, which can grow back, and one can leave monkhood just as they entered it..."

With such thoughts, Zhong Shenxiu suddenly felt the path ahead was boundlessly vast and couldn’t help but smile slightly.

This scene, seen by Chen Wenji, was misinterpreted, and he chuckled, "Does junior brother Su feel like competing with the Yellow Spring Prisoner, the White Lotus Saintess, the Evil Demon Child, and also eager to meet our sect’s True Disciples, feeling immensely joyous? Hearing about battle excites you, junior brother’s valor reaches the heavens, a clear truth!"