The Dilemma of the Taiyi True Immortal

Chapter 225 The Dilemma of the Taiyi True Immortal

Inside the Dragon Palace of the East Sea.

Ao Guang sat on the throne, his expression dignified and imposing.

Although he repeatedly referred to himself as a minor deity to Sun Wukong in the Journey to the West world, he was actually a Taiyi True Immortal long ago. However, due to certain reasons, he was unable to achieve perfection, obtain the Golden Nature, and become a Daluo Golden Immortal.

Because he had already become a Taiyi True Immortal, Ao Guang was able to see Sun Wukong's future achievements in "history," and thus humbled himself.

The so-called celestial secrets and techniques were as clear as the lines on the palm of a Taiyi True Immortal like Ao Guang, who had lived for countless years. Therefore, when Taiyi True Immortal calculated with his fingers, he realized that he had indeed seen the changes in this world from another timeline, which is why they believed it so firmly.

Standing before Ao Guang were several dragon grandsons. The Water Festival in Chengdu in April was also a great opportunity for the dragon clan.

The Dragon Clan has always had three major opportunities in the Divine Continent.

These are respectively: swimming upstream on the Yellow River to leap over the Dragon Gate, searching for mountains and acupoints to nurture the dragon vein, and boiling water in Chengdu to flow into hundreds of rivers.

Chengdu is characterized by its high and precipitous mountains, with countless famous peaks. Because of these high mountains, the waters are deep, making it the source of many famous rivers. This is why Erlang Shen is known as the Lord of Rivers, as he controls the origins of numerous rivers.

Every sixty years during the Shudu Water Festival, after the dragon sons pay homage to Erlang Shen, they can go downstream to find their own water source and thus be granted the title of water god.

Moreover, because it is going with the current, it is much easier and safer than swimming upstream on the Yellow River.

Ao Guang advised, "When you five go to Chengdu for the Water Festival, besides showing utmost respect to Erlang Shen, you must also treat all mortals with courtesy. Do not rely on your supernatural powers and cultivation to be arrogant and bring disaster upon yourselves!"

"If you encounter demons, do not attack them; they will find their own way."

"besides……"

Ao Guang looked towards the direction of Chengdu, where a new peach tree had sprung up from the ground, soaring into the sky, reaching the heavens above and overlooking the abyss below, stretching for three thousand miles, a magnificent sight. "There, a venerable deity has manifested, named General Wu Gong, who is also a member of our Ao family. Although his supernatural powers have not yet fully matured, you must treat him with the same respect you would show me when you encounter him!"

"If I discover that you have disrespected him, you need not return to the Dragon Palace. You will be left to fend for yourselves outside, and never again should you mention that you are from the East Sea Dragon Palace!"

The five dragon grandsons were still young, and given the innate supernatural abilities of the dragon race, although they had all survived the second tribulation, their understanding of the outside world was limited to the rumors they heard in the Dragon Palace.

Hearing Ao Guang's serious words, each of them had their own ulterior motives.

The eldest, Ao Ting, who cultivated the art of thunder, asked curiously, "Grandfather, what is the background of this General Wu? Is he like that Monkey King?"

When Sun Wukong came to the Dragon Palace to retrieve the treasure, he had not yet eaten the golden pills and peaches of immortality. Although he had learned the seventy-two transformations, how could he be a match for Ao Guang, a Taiyi True Immortal who had been around for many years?

However, Ao Guang stubbornly stopped the dragon prince and grandson, allowing Sun Wukong to cause quite a ruckus in the Dragon Palace.

On the journey to the West, they were always at his beck and call, ready to serve him at any time.

In the end, after Sun Wukong attained enlightenment, he always thought of this old neighbor and regarded him as a powerful ally.

Ao Guang said thoughtfully, "Although it's not perfect, it's not far off."

Ao Peng was born in the Real World, the origin of many worlds, so it evolved the slowest. Ao Guang couldn't see Ao Peng's final changes clearly, but even so, he was unwilling to offend Ao Peng.

One of the dragon maidens, Ao Zhu, with a chivalrous spirit, asked, "Grandfather, I've heard that Erlang Shen is a true saint who subdues demons. Why is it that when the demons are afflicting Shudu, the true saint is only guarding his own little territory, neglecting even the people in his own land? Doesn't that make him lose face and be looked down upon? Besides, although the Six Heavenly Ghost Kings and the Eight Ghost Generals have survived the Three Calamities, they may not be a match for us siblings. We are going to Shudu this time because we need the help of the people there. How can we not help when we encounter demons?"

Ao Zhu's words resonated with the other dragon descendants. They naturally believed Ao Guang's advice to respect General Wu Gong Ao Peng. In the Journey to the West world, powerful figures with strong backing grow too quickly; if you don't believe it, you'll only be beaten into submission.

However, the fact that they were told not to intervene when they encountered demons was something that made the proud and arrogant dragon grandsons, who were just beginning to develop their supernatural powers, somewhat resentful.

Logically speaking, since they obtained the title of Water God with the help of the people of Chengdu, helping the people of Chengdu at this time is the right thing to do, not to let these demons pass.

Moreover, this makes Erlang Shenzhenjun seem like a coward who bullies the weak and fears the strong. Demons are causing trouble at his own doorstep, yet he, the Demon Subduing True Saint, remains calm and collected. Did he really drink too much at the Heavenly Peace Assembly?

Ao Guang looked at his grandchildren with doting and pitying eyes. The secrets of heaven are unpredictable, and these little ones could not possibly understand them.

The ghostly calamity in Chengdu originated from the Netherworld's debt settlement and was also linked to the origins of Taoism. As long as one does not get involved with these two sources of cause and effect and help this cause and effect evolve smoothly, Erlang Shen, although he is the True Lord of Qingyuan Miaodao, whose physical body has been conferred godhood and whose combat power can even approach that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, is not the Emperor of Qingyuan Miaodao after all. Like Ao Guang, he failed to obtain the gold. How could he casually disrupt this important history and add countless causes and effects to himself? Therefore, even if he is a True Lord, he does not dare to easily intervene.

Moreover, these Taiyi True Immortals can already see the results of this world's evolution through other realms. Since the result is already good, that's enough. Changing the intermediate process will only increase the risks and may not necessarily lead to a better result.

However, Ao Guang could not easily explain these principles to those below the level of Taiyi Zhenxian. Otherwise, if everyone realized that they were merely a fleeting moment, like a dream or illusion in Buddhism, it would be difficult for them to cultivate themselves in order to seek the truth.

"At this moment, the Heavenly Peace Assembly is being held. The True Lord has rendered meritorious service in subduing the Great Sage. He must have had a few too many drinks and has not yet returned to his palace. One day in Heaven is equivalent to one year on Earth, which is why the people here have suffered. However, the opportunity to resolve this calamity has already appeared, so I am telling you not to interfere recklessly."

Ao Guang casually made up a lame excuse to get by, and then ordered his grandchildren to hurry up and ride the clouds to Chengdu, so as not to delay the journey.

Within the caves of Qingcheng Mountain.

After cleansing the demonic thoughts from the area, Ao Peng discussed with Master Ai about taking several thousand complete demon-subduing weapons out and giving them to the Shu Mountain sword cultivators to help them subdue the demons and overcome this tribulation.

While collecting the demon-subduing weapons, Ao Peng also asked for tens of thousands of broken weapons. These weapons were so badly damaged that they were unusable. The Qingxiao Dao Clan was not good at weapon forging and could not reforge these weapons. So, Master Ai simply gave them to Ao Peng as payment for helping the Qingxiao Dao Clan cleanse the demon weapons. For a time, the host and guest were all happy.

During the Qingming Festival, water vapor rises and spring rain falls continuously.

Several new halls were added to the Erlang Temple in Chengdu. When these new halls were being built, a wandering sorcerer said that a master would come and paint dragons on the large vermilion pillars at the entrance. If the dragons were painted during the Water Festival, they would naturally bless the local people with good weather and abundant harvests for sixty years.

This wandering sorcerer was naturally an incarnation of Ao Guang.