Heavenly Merit, Poison Appears

The listener's cultivation was not deep, and the Dao that Jin Xuan spoke of was only some foundation-building methods, transformation methods, and some simple supernatural powers.

From how to actively draw spiritual energy into the body to temper the physique and strengthen the primordial spirit, to comprehending the universe and taking on a physical form, this is not a general overview. Every detail is broken down and explained in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

Even some creatures that have just begun to develop intelligence and have low comprehension can understand it.

The voice of Jin Xuan preaching reached the ears of every living being.

Birds, beasts, plant spirits, and so on—all these things immerse one in their world.

Even those beings who had already taken human form gained new insights from the simple truths spoken by Jin Xuan.

The Taoist aura manifested, enveloping the valley.

As if heaven and earth were in harmony, the spiritual energy gathered in this area much faster than in other places.

For these beings whose cultivation is still shallow, Jin Xuan's sermon is an immense opportunity.

Unexpectedly, such good fortune has occurred on this very opportunity.

Many beings were originally stuck for countless years due to the constraints of transformation, cultivation of supernatural powers, and breakthroughs in realms.

Now, taking advantage of this opportunity, one may become even stronger and break through the bottleneck in cultivation.

Or perhaps they grasp the opportunity to transform and seize it.

In the entire valley, more than half of the creatures that had not yet taken human form suddenly transformed.

Many beings who are stuck at the peak of Earthly Immortal level also enter the Celestial Immortal realm.

Three hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye. Compared to three hundred years ago, these creatures have undoubtedly undergone earth-shattering changes.

For Jin Xuan, this sermon was also a process of reviewing the old and learning the new.

Three hundred years of preaching has had a greater effect than his own three thousand years of solitary study.

Some of my previous confusions and misunderstandings were suddenly resolved, as if a veil had been lifted from my head.

During this period, he actually comprehended several decent minor supernatural abilities. Although they were not as powerful and terrifying as "All Rivers Flow into the Stream" or "Black Hole Devouring the Sky," they were more practical.

Jin Xuan exhaled, his gaze sweeping across the valley, and his sermon abruptly ended: "This sermon ends here. You may all leave now."

As all living beings awakened from their enlightenment, they looked at Jin Xuan with eyes full of lingering desire.

Such a fortunate opportunity made them feel that the time was too short; three hundred years passed in the blink of an eye, like a single day.

"We are deeply grateful to the Immortal Xuanlingzi for imparting his teachings!"

Suddenly, a sound like a mountain roaring and a tsunami echoed through the valley.

With tears in their eyes, all the spirits either knelt down to express their gratitude, or took out their spiritual roots, spiritual fruits, and treasured rare and precious materials to show their appreciation.

For Jin Xuan, most things have little effect.

Only some of these creatures, being primordial auspicious beasts, possessed a fortune surpassing that of the others and were endowed with high-grade spiritual roots.

Two of the spiritual fruits, in particular, caught Jin Xuan's eye.

He reached out and grabbed the spirit fruit, which fell into his hand.

One of the spiritual fruits, entirely dark yellow and exuding a rich fragrance, was clearly a top-grade innate spiritual fruit, the Xuanhuang Yiqi Fruit.

"Such rich innate earth element spiritual energy! With this treasure in hand, if I cultivate earth element divine abilities in the future, and condense the earth element spiritual energy in my chest, I can save a lot of effort, and the time spent in the Taiyi realm will also be much less." As Jin Xuan pondered, he looked at a pretty girl of fifteen or sixteen years old with three white fox tails who had presented the spiritual fruit.

The girl's true form was a white fox with three tails. She was one of the beings who had taken human form and entered the realm of earth immortals during this period.

"Little fox, there is a special connection between us. I wish to take you as my disciple. Are you willing?" Jin Xuan asked.

"Huh?" The three-tailed white fox was stunned for a moment, then immediately kowtowed, its fierce fighting reaching an unbearable point, and thanked the master, "Bai Ling is willing! Thank you for your mercy, sir!"

Bai Ling felt as if a huge pie had fallen from the sky and landed squarely on her head.

Jin Xuan stroked his beard in a pretentious manner (changing his appearance). Bai Ling was not even a terrestrial immortal before, yet she had already obtained this fruit. She must have been guarding a great fortune without realizing it.

Every husband is not guilty, and he is guilty of his crime.

He took her in as his disciple, and later, when he obtained the Xuanhuang Qi Tree, it would both be to take over this karma and to protect her.

Like her, "unaware of the treasure mountain he possesses," was a simple-minded fellow who had just entered the Celestial Realm, had a single horn, was as strong as an ox, and was three meters tall despite his youthful appearance.

This one-horned youth is the ancient beast, the Sky-Splitting Rhinoceros, whose true form is extremely similar to that of a rhinoceros.

"Raging Sky Rhinoceros, we are also destined to meet. Would you be willing to follow me and become my attendant?" Jin Xuan looked at Raging Sky Rhinoceros.

The gift given by the Sky-Splitting Rhinoceros was the Karma-Cleansing Fruit.

In terms of quality, this fruit is only a mid-grade innate spiritual root.

But its effects are evident from its name alone.

Washing away karma has the effect of cleansing away negative karma.

Such spiritual fruits with such effects are extremely rare in the primordial world.

For beings that need this item, they would be willing to exchange it for top-grade innate spiritual fruits.

Jin Xuan doesn't need this item, but for the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans, as well as some races and creatures that are determined to cleanse themselves of karma, it would be a top-quality spiritual item, no matter who it is traded with.

"What?!" Lie Tian Si's eyes widened like copper bells, filled with disbelief, as if he hadn't expected his luck to be so good. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he kowtowed to Jin Xuan while wiping them away.

"Master! I do! I do! My mother will be so happy if she knew I've made something of myself."

"good."

Jin Xuan smiled and put away the spiritual fruits and roots.

The Heavenly Dao sensed that Jin Xuan had finished his sermon, and with a muffled sound from the heavens, silently channeled a ten-foot-long stream of merit into his crown chakra.

"I have gained a lot from this sermon." Jin Xuan was overjoyed. The merit he gained from the sermon was enough to make his Golden Body of Blessings complete the first stage, or even directly advance to the second stage.

After the creatures that had heard the sermon departed, a figure quickly approached from afar.

The newcomer exuded a bloody aura, his body radiating a murderous aura like clouds, his karma pitch black, and his cultivation had already reached the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

Who else could this person be but the Hundred Poisons Ancestor who had previously asked Bai Ze to deduce the murderer who killed his three disciples in the Demon Clan Heavenly Court?

The Hundred Poisons Ancestor unleashed his full power, his murderous aura spreading like a tidal wave as he pressed down on Jin Xuan.

Jin Xuan frowned suddenly, and as he activated his technique, a blue barrier surrounded him, protecting himself, Bai Ling, and the Rending Sky Rhino.

Where had Bai Ling and Lie Tian Si ever seen such a scene before?

He immediately began to tremble and his face turned deathly pale.

"Why did you make a move, fellow Daoist? You have been observing me for quite some time now." This person had come before Jin Xuan three hundred years ago, before he even began his sermons.

"I am Bai Du Lao Zu! You carry the aura of my disciple Bai Zu. Did you think that because the aura was concealed, I wouldn't be able to detect it?" As Bai Du Lao Zu spoke, his murderous aura surged toward Jin Xuan like a venomous snake.

Meanwhile, the Golden Body Mantra of Fortune and Virtue was activated on Jin Xuan's body, causing his entire body to burst with golden-red light.

The light was not intense, but it possessed a peaceful, righteous, and protective aura.

The malevolent energy rushing towards Jin Xuan melted away as quickly as snow.

"Damn it! You actually possess such merits?!"

The Hundred Poisons Ancestor suddenly felt extremely troubled. After gritting his teeth, he turned into a whirlwind of blood and quickly retreated with a look of resentment on his face.

That speed was even faster than when it came.

"Xuan Lingzi! I will remember you. One day I will ensure your death and the annihilation of your cultivation, so that you may never be reincarnated!"