Innate Moral Education Qi

Guang Chengzi had expected a fierce battle, but he was taken aback by how fast these people had run away.

He then shook his head and chuckled, "It seems these people aren't completely stupid. Knowing that the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron and the Golden Dragon Scissors are both lost, they are no match for me. So they rescued people and ran away, and even abandoned this array diagram. They do have some wisdom and know how to make choices."

But these people probably knew that the magic weapon was only temporarily kept by Guang Chengzi and would surely return to him in the future, which is why they were able to leave so easily.

Otherwise, if they were just ordinary Taoists, they would fight to the death to snatch back the magic weapon.

Guang Chengzi pondered for a while, his Dao heart merging with the Dao of Heaven. He used the perspective of the Dao of Heaven to view this yellow sand formation, and in just a few months, he had already seen through the location of the formation's core.

With a flick of the wrist, a lamp, as if cast from jade, landed in a pile of yellow sand. As a burst of towering purple fire erupted, the sand was instantly burned into a glassy state.

As the piece of yellow sand crystal solidified, the entire yellow sand array collapsed uncontrollably. Especially since no one was operating it, it quickly transformed back into an array diagram and fell into Guang Chengzi's hands.

After a few casual glances, Guang Chengzi realized that this was the so-called Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation. Instead of closing himself off to examine it as if it were a precious treasure, he casually tossed it into the Jade Void Treasure Box, sat down on the ground, and began to explain the Great Dao to these Shangqing Immortals.

The key to the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation is the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron, not the formation itself. As long as the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron is present, any other formations, such as the Nine-Bend Yellow Mountain Formation, the Nine-Bend Golden Formation, or the Nine-Bend Yellow Fire Formation, can be easily deduced.

Even if you comprehend the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation, what good is it if you don't have the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron? Knowing its weaknesses is useless.

The true Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation has the Hunyuan Golden Bucket as its core. As long as the Golden Bucket doesn't fall, the formation will not be destroyed. So, in the end, it all comes down to hard power.

After defeating two direct disciples in succession, and even losing the four outer disciples one by one, Guang Chengzi's reputation truly resounded throughout Kunlun Mountain.

The best way to become famous is to publicly defeat those who are already famous.

The defeats of these six individuals became stepping stones for Guang Chengzi's fame. Had Duobao and Jinling Shengmu not yet made their move, Guang Chengzi's reputation would likely have been even more renowned.

Even so, even if Guang Chengzi sat here explaining the Great Dao without any obstruction, not many Shangqing immortals dared to disturb him.

A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. Guang Chengzi is no nobody these days. Any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to come and bite him. If you want to make a move, you should first consider whether you can withstand the suppression of the Immortal Suppression Tower.

On the contrary, many Shangqing immortals were attracted by Guang Chengzi's preaching and quietly approached the place. Seeing that Guang Chengzi did not refuse, they also went to sit down and listen to the sermon.

During this period, many instances of the strong bullying the weak naturally occurred. For example, powerful people were dissatisfied with their positions being too far back and wanted to order the weaker people in the front row to give way to them.

However, Guang Chengzi strictly forbids such things. He will stop anyone who sees it, and if anyone dares to lay a hand on it or repeatedly ignores his instructions, he will send them to sit in the Zhenxian Tower without any hesitation.

More than a hundred Shangqing immortals were imprisoned alive in the Zhenxian Tower and subjected to hellish torture. Such a bloody lesson truly frightened these immortals, and they all sat down obediently in the order of arrival, no longer daring to attack their fellow disciples.

Guang Chengzi didn't want to be so harsh. After all, compared to forcibly straightening him out, he preferred to slowly change him like boiling a frog in warm water, gradually changing him without him even noticing.

Unfortunately, these immortals of Shangqing were all shameless and stubborn, and they would not listen to his teachings no matter what. He had no choice but to become a strict father and force them to change.

Guang Chengzi's actions naturally drew the ire of many Shangqing immortals, but some weaker immortals and moral immortals admired his actions, believing that this was the proper way for immortals to act.

But no matter how dissatisfied these people were, Guang Chengzi acted in this way. The Zhenxian Tower continued to radiate dazzling immortal light, which was not only beautiful but also carried supreme deterrence, keeping their dissatisfaction to themselves and preventing them from uttering a single nonsense.

"Indeed, if we really want to change these many Shangqing immortals, it is impossible to rely solely on harsh laws and punishments. This will only force the people to rebel, and the people will have no choice but to rebel. It may even arouse their hatred and resentment. We will never be able to change them no matter how hard we try. Instead, we should take advantage of the opportunity to preach to subtly change them and make them spontaneously obey our teachings."

Guang Chengzi was satisfied as he looked at the many Shangqing immortals who had become human and even began to gather the moral and educational energy from all directions. He knew that his plan was correct.

All immortals inevitably possess a certain arrogance. To tame them requires immense magical power and supernatural abilities, but to truly subdue them requires great perseverance.

Because they were all like rocks in a latrine, smelly and hard. Without great perseverance, how could they have accomplished such an incredible task?

But Guang Chengzi had a sudden inspiration: to approach it from the perspective of cultivators, using sermons to tempt them into changing their ways.

As you hear the news, you can die in the evening.

For cultivators, for the sake of the Great Dao, they are even willing to die the next moment after hearing something. What's wrong with following these few rules?

Although Guang Chengzi's cultivation level wasn't particularly extraordinary, he still possessed a Taiyi Dao Heart, which was more than enough to teach these Shangqing Immortals who were around the level of Heavenly Immortals.

Moreover, he always maintained contact with the Old Man of the Book Mountain. If there was anything he didn't understand, the Old Man of the Book Mountain would immediately consult the books in the Langhuan Library to find the answer.

This library is the masterpiece of the Three Pure Ones, containing an endless number of books, seemingly transforming into a universe of books, naturally capable of answering boundless questions.

However, apart from the old man who reads the mountain of books, it would be harder than climbing to heaven for ordinary people to find the answer. It would be faster to just think about it on their own.

With the help of the Old Man of the Book Mountain, Guang Chengzi naturally became more and more enthusiastic in expounding on the Great Dao. Since his own cultivation level was not high, the Dao he expounded was more practical and not as lofty and profound as Tongtian had said. However, it was more suitable for these immortals with low cultivation levels.

In this way, even the most unruly cultivators who came to this place of preaching would begin to think and subconsciously abide by the rules, for fear of being kicked out.

Guang Chengzi's actions can be considered as enlightening the masses, and naturally, moral and ethical teachings from all directions flowed in, eventually being placed into his Golden Wheel of Merit.

He was born with five virtues, and his Taoist sainthood brought him hidden blessings.

Morality is the spirit that educates all living beings; saintly virtue is the spirit that governs a king; merit is the spirit that bestows the grace of Heaven; hidden virtue is the spirit that brings vitality; and good fortune is the spirit that brings auspiciousness and good luck.

Each of these five energies has countless wonderful uses, but if one had to say which energy is most useful to cultivators, it would be the energy of moral education.