Chapter 7 The Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Dipper
A curtain of light suddenly appeared, enveloping the entire human territory, naturally causing panic among the humans. Just as the three human leaders were about to rise to investigate, the ancestral temple underwent another transformation.
A dazzling golden light flashed, and the ancestral temple, originally a simple, dilapidated stone hut, transformed into a magnificent temple radiating
golden light and auspicious energy. The humans surrounding the ancestral temple watched the transformation with bewilderment, wondering what had happened. But then, as if realizing something, their faces lit up with wild joy, and they couldn't help but kneel before the ancestral temple, shouting, "The Holy Mother has manifested! The Holy Mother has not forgotten us!"
At first, the voices were weak, with only a few people shouting. But as more people noticed the transformation of the ancestral temple, more and more humans joined in.
In an instant, the humans shouted in unison, filling the entire territory with a deafening roar, enraging the many experts cultivating there.
A surge of resentment rose within the many experts, who harbored ill will and sought to teach the shouting ants below a lesson. But before they could act, a flash of light above human territory expelled them.
It turned out that the Goddess Nuwa, seeing the plight of humanity, had taken pity on them and specially erected a barrier to create a paradise for humankind. Within this barrier, no outsider was permitted to harm a human. Leaving aside
those expelled from the barrier, the three human leaders entered the newly renovated ancestral temple.
The ancestral temple was resplendent in gold and jade, as if crafted from crystal. Inside, fragrant incense swirled, and auspicious clouds filled the air. At the center stood a statue of a deity, human with a snake's tail, draped in flowing robes—none other than the Goddess Nuwa.
Beneath the statue, Feng Zichen knelt in stunned silence, completely unaware of the three leaders' arrival.
In the Nuwa Palace, the Goddess Nuwa pointed at Feng Zichen, and a spiritual pearl appeared in his divine sea.
Sinking his mind into the pearl, he saw a jade book and a seven-colored ray of light floating silently in mid-air amidst the vast primordial energy.
The seven-colored ray of light was the essence of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, evolved from the chaotic energy when Nuwa created the Nuwa Heaven, possessing a primordial nature.
The jade book was even more extraordinary, recording the supreme inheritance of the Xuanmen—the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang. This was a comprehensive guide to Xuanmen supernatural powers, summarized by Dao Ancestor Hongjun during his lectures at Zixiao Palace, combining the innate supernatural abilities of thirty-six primordial deities. The spiritual
pearl was also remarkable, containing boundless space within, with primordial energy flowing endlessly; externally, specks of spiritual light emanated from its surface, making it at least a primordial spiritual object.
Feng Zichen hesitated for a moment. He was merely a minor cultivator in the Innate Realm, not even having stepped onto the path of immortality. How could he attract the attention of the Goddess Nuwa and have her bestow these treasures upon him?
There's no such thing as love without a reason. If there were, she'd definitely be your biological mother. Clearly, Nuwa isn't Feng Zichen's biological mother.
Faced with such a precious treasure, it would be a lie to say he wasn't tempted. But unable to fathom Nuwa's thoughts, he was filled with apprehension.
"Zichen, what's wrong?"
Suirenshi's concerned voice rang out, waking Feng Zichen from his reverie and making him decide.
The gift had already been delivered, clearly not giving him a chance to refuse. If he didn't take the bait, the consequences were unimaginable.
Besides, she was an indestructible saint, while he was merely a newly born being who had just embarked on the path of cultivation; the difference was immeasurable. To be favored by her was a great blessing in itself; he should cherish this opportunity.
"I'm fine. It's just that Nuwa suddenly appeared and bestowed a blessing, which made me a little dazed."
Feng Zichen didn't reveal the content of the blessing, and Suirenshi didn't ask. Everyone has their secrets; digging into them would only annoy people. The treasure was a gift from the Goddess Nuwa; how could he dare give it away? As for the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang, this was the supreme inheritance of the Xuanmen, written entirely in innate Dao patterns. Only with Nuwa's help could Feng Zichen understand these innate Dao patterns.
Even if Feng Zichen transmitted the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang to Suirenshi and the others, they wouldn't understand it.
Since he couldn't give anything, he simply said nothing.
With Nuwa's protection, the future of the human race had changed. As the leader of the human race, he naturally needed to understand the situation of the human territory and discuss the future development of the human race. There were many matters to attend to, so the three bowed to the statue of the deity and left.
Only Feng Zichen remained, comprehending the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang.
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After the light screen rose, boundless malevolent energy surged into the sky from the edge of the human territory, near the East Sea, turning the sky pitch black.
Within the malevolent energy, a deep, secluded valley emerged, from which beams of pure, holy light surged, projecting images of dragons, phoenixes, and qilin into the air. Intertwined with malevolent energy, a scene of gods and demons mingled.
This wondrous sight attracted the attention of human experts, and Suirenshi hurriedly led his people to the scene.
Before even approaching, the overwhelming malevolent energy surged, engulfing Suirenshi. In that critical moment, a dazzling light erupted from his body, repelling the malevolent energy. It was the human merit within Suirenshi that spontaneously protected him, allowing him to escape.
After leaving the valley, seeing the malevolent energy lingering outside, Suirenshi felt a pang of fear. Without bothering to investigate the source of the pure and holy light within the valley, he hastily organized his men to evacuate the people near the valley.
Subsequently, he declared this place a forbidden zone, forbidding any human from approaching.
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Inside the ancestral temple, Feng Zichen was studying the Thirty-Six Transformations, choosing a suitable divine power to cultivate.
The Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang, also known as the Thirty Methods of the Heavenly Gang, is said to be a cultivation technique, but in reality, it is a complete guide to divine powers, recording the cultivation methods of thirty-six different divine abilities. Later generations, perpetuating errors, have misrepresented the supreme secrets of the Xuanmen (Taoist school) as mere techniques of transformation, which is truly laughable.
The thirty-six supernatural powers—manipulating creation, reversing yin and yang, shifting stars and constellations, returning heaven and earth, summoning wind and rain, shaking mountains and earth, riding the clouds and mist, dividing rivers into land, traversing the earth with golden light, churning rivers and seas, turning the earth into copper, the Five Elements Great Escape, the Six Jia Qimen, predicting the future, whipping mountains and moving stones, bringing the dead back to life, flying and leaving traces, absorbing qi in nine breaths, guiding primordial yang, subduing dragons and tigers, mending the sky and bathing the sun, pushing mountains and filling seas, turning stone into gold, standing upright without a shadow, transforming into a fetus, changing size at will, flowers blooming in an instant, wandering the spirit and controlling qi, seeing through walls, returning wind and fire, mastering the five thunders, diving into the abyss and shrinking the earth, flying sand and moving stones, carrying mountains and crossing seas, scattering beans to create soldiers, and seven arrows with nail heads—
correspond to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, containing the ultimate principles of the Great Dao, and are all supreme supernatural powers. Therefore, the difficulty of cultivating them is unimaginable.
Even with the aid of the Primordial Dao Seal, Feng Zichen couldn't achieve mastery overnight.
After reviewing the materials, Feng Zichen selected two divine abilities most suitable for his current state: the Five Elements Great Escape and the Reversal of Yin and Yang.
These two were methods of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, complementing each other. Furthermore, Feng Zichen possessed the innate Yin and Yang and Five Elements essence bestowed upon him by the Goddess Nuwa, which he could use to cultivate these two divine abilities.
Yin and Yang and the Five Elements give birth to all things.
Once he mastered these two divine abilities, learning other divine abilities would be much easier.
(End of Chapter)