Chapter 26

After spending another hundred days in this valley, Feng Ye practiced and refined two more spiritual treasure restrictions. However, he spent more time systematically organizing the cultivation methods of his talisman path.

In the Golden Core Dao, one first cultivates essence and qi, then condenses the Golden Core, and finally achieves the Primordial Spirit before transcending the tribulation to become an immortal.

The talisman path that Feng Ye organized was very similar to the Golden Core Dao but also had its differences. First, one cultivates qi and visualizes, then condenses the life-bound divine talisman, which is equivalent to the Golden Core. Next, one practices the innate spiritual light to achieve the Primordial Spirit. Unlike the Golden Core Dao, where the Primordial Spirit is born from the Golden Core and the core breaks to form the infant, the Primordial Spirit in the talisman path is practiced from the innate spiritual light. The life-bound divine talisman does not shatter like the Golden Core but instead becomes a Dao fruit talisman, or a second Primordial Spirit, like Feng Ye's Taiji True Talisman.

This is the advantage of the talisman path, but it also makes the practice of the Primordial Spirit much more difficult. Finally, one cultivates the Primordial Spirit and transcends the tribulation to become an immortal, just like in the Golden Core Dao. With the help of the life-bound true talisman, this stage is much faster in the talisman path.

*The Essentials of the Mystic Talisman* is the name Feng Ye gave to the talisman cultivation methods he organized for himself. It only includes the methods before becoming an immortal. As for the methods after becoming an immortal, Feng Ye himself has not yet reached that level, so he naturally does not know how to teach them to future generations.

However, by completely organizing the immortal cultivation methods of the talisman path, a wave of virtue and destiny fell upon Feng Ye from the void. With this heavenly favor, Feng Ye felt even more at ease, realizing that the position of the Ancestor of the Talisman Path was secure.

Feng Ye did not return to Sui Mountain. He thought of taking this opportunity to directly visit the Eastern Sea and meet the先天大神 Dongwang Gong.

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A vast expanse of green waves stretched for thousands of miles. The Eastern Sea has always been a place where myths abound.

The Jingwei filling the sea, Nezha causing chaos in the sea, the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, and even the Monkey King once visited the Eastern Sea. However, no matter how the legends go, the Eastern Sea always seems to play the role of the antagonist. The Dragon King of the Eastern Sea is a tragic figure with a notorious reputation, known even to children. Perhaps the children do not know the Three Pure Ones, Lü Zu, or Peng Zu, but the Dragon King Ao Guang is well-known, and he might even scare children into going to bed at night.

As Feng Ye continued to imagine and entertain himself, a series of flying lights approached from not far away, one after another, some fast and some slow, in a variety of colors.

Feng Ye felt puzzled and stepped forward to intercept one of the flying lights: "Fellow Daoist, please wait. Is something happening ahead? Why are so many immortals in such a state?"

The flying light ignored Feng Ye and simply flew past him. Feng Ye intercepted several immortals in succession and finally learned what was happening. It turned out that the Heavenly Emperor Di Jun was attacking Dongwang Gong. The carefree immortals living on the Three Islands and Ten Continents were caught in the crossfire and were all fleeing, fearing that if they were too slow, they would be burned alive by Di Jun's Solar True Fire.

Feng Ye used his Heavenly Eye to look into the distance and saw a sea of red clouds rolling over the Penglai Sea, with a red ball like the sun crashing down. Below it, a huge greenish-red divine tree suddenly grew, its branches and leaves lush, blocking the red sun.

"Di Jun, you have gone too far. I am the Ancestor of the Dao, the foremost male immortal in the world. Do you dare to defy the command of the Sage?" A figure faintly appeared in the divine tree, speaking to the red sun in the sky.

Di Jun did not respond but directly urged the red sun to crash into the divine tree. The collision caused countless sparks to fly, some falling into the sea and some landing near Feng Ye. Feng Ye summoned the Taiji Talisman Seal to protect himself and then retreated several steps, fleeing over ten miles away.

However, the sparks falling into the sea caused the water to boil, and countless fish and crabs were cooked to death.

At this point, even the Dragon Clan could no longer sit still. A large net rose from the sea, covering the entire surface, and a clear and pleasant voice came from the sea: "Your Majesty, the Heavenly Emperor, as the leader of the divine path, why do you unjustly invade the Eastern Sea divine domain? Do you really think the Eastern Sea Dragon Clan is easy to bully?"

"Your Highness, you are overthinking it. As a member of the divine clan, how could I disturb the Dragon Palace! It is just that Dongwang Gong has been too arrogant, stealing the precious treasures of the Solar Deity, damaging my destiny. Therefore, I must act. Once I remove this traitor, I will go to the Dragon Palace to apologize to the Dragon King." A solemn voice came from the red sun.

The Dragon Palace of this era was not as weak as it would be later. There were several Great Perfection beings among the Dragon Clan, and even a Quasi-Saint. The woman who spoke was the Dragon Empress, a Great Perfection being, the main empress of Dragon King Ao Yu, and the mother of the later Ao Guang and his brothers.

"The Dragon Palace is said to have countless treasures, and it is indeed not an exaggeration!" an immortal beside Feng Ye said. Feng Ye looked at him; he was a Celestial Immortal, holding a jade bamboo to sweep away the sparks in front of him.

"Do you need to say that, Old Bamboo? The Dragon Clan has been around since ancient times. The Dragon Empress is the direct granddaughter of the Ancestor Dragon, and the treasure she holds is the Mist and Dew Universe Net, personally refined by the Ancestor Dragon!" another immortal in a red robe said.

"However, since the Dragon Empress has appeared, it seems that the news of the Dragon King being severely injured in the battle with Dongwang Gong might be true?"

Feng Ye listened to the discussions of the surrounding immortals without showing any emotion, gaining a good understanding of the situation and the underlying causes.

First, some immortals said that Dongwang Gong had recently obtained a divine tree, greatly enhancing his cultivation. He then fought with the Dragon King. Later, it was rumored that the divine tree was a branch of the Fusang Tree stolen from the Sun Star, causing chaos on the Sun Star. This led to Di Jun, acting on behalf of heaven, to punish Dongwang Gong.

As the immortals continued to discuss, Dongwang Gong gradually fell into a disadvantage. At this moment, a mirror suddenly appeared in front of Dongwang Gong, protecting him and attempting to carry him away.

At this point, Di Jun in the red sun spoke: "Western Queen Mother, you dare to interfere? Dongwang Gong stole the supreme treasure of the Heavenly Palace, the Solar Deity, and committed a grave sin. This has nothing to do with you. If you dare to get involved, are you not afraid of being destroyed body and soul?"

After saying this, ten fireballs flew out from the red sun, forming a circle around Dongwang Gong and the mirror.

The Kunlun Mirror, since the Western Queen Mother has come, what other treasure could it be?

A female voice came from the mirror: "Your Majesty, why must you be so ruthless? The Sun Star is the ancestral home of the Solar Deity. How could Mu Gong so easily steal the Fusang Tree? The reasons behind this, Your Majesty must be well aware! Why must you use this as an excuse? Are you not afraid of the Ancestor of the Dao's punishment?"

"The loss of a major branch of the Fusang Tree has severely damaged its essence, making it difficult to suppress the toxic fire of the sun. If the toxic fire erupts, it will cause chaos in the world, which is Dongwang Gong's sin! I act on behalf of heaven to punish him, which is a great virtue. Even the Grand Master Hongjun cannot say anything about it."

The ten fireballs gradually revealed their true form, which were ten small golden crows. They formed a circle and continuously flew around.

"The Heavenly Trunk Formation? Your Majesty has even sent all ten princes!" the Western Queen Mother said solemnly.

"In the end, it is still a dispute within the Solar Deity clan. Although I am the Heavenly Emperor, it is not appropriate to ask ten demon deities to help with the private affairs of the Solar Deity clan!"

"Private affairs? You have even brought the River Chart and Luo Book, and you still call it private affairs?" Dongwang Gong shouted angrily.

"For your own selfish reasons, you stole the supreme treasure of the sun, causing the toxic fire to erupt. Is this in line with the will of heaven? As the Heavenly Emperor and the Lord of the Sun, I have the duty to investigate and lead the Solar Deity clan, holding the River Chart and Luo Book, to hold you accountable."

After saying this, the ten golden crows, using the River Chart and Luo Book as the foundation, formed the Heavenly Trunk Formation, spewing out Solar True Fire to burn Dongwang Gong to death.

Dongwang Gong, with the Solar Deity's divine nature, could naturally protect himself with the Fusang Tree. However, the Western Queen Mother, born from the purest and most subtle energy of the West, is inherently yin and is naturally suppressed by the Solar True Fire. Additionally, controlling the Kunlun Mirror from a distance, she was at a disadvantage. The Solar True Fire could follow the connection and damage her body far away on Kunlun.

Seeing the situation was not good, the Western Queen Mother immediately retreated without a word.

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