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Chapter 173 Gains and Losses
After the Investiture of the Gods, the Three Immortal Maidens of Sanxiao were conferred the title of Immortal Maidens of Response and Compassion, and they were in charge of the coming of every new life into the world.
Whether they are high and mighty gods, extraordinary immortals, ordinary mortals, virtuous saints, powerful lords, or even emperors who rule the world, regardless of their status, wealth, or intelligence, when they are born, they must go through the turning of the golden dou (a ritual vessel) before they can truly come into this world.
It can be said that the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron is the starting point of the destiny of all living beings.
This is why the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron possesses an amazing and magical power—it can easily eliminate the three flowers and five energies on the bodies of immortals and gods.
It can do this because it has the ability to return everything to its original state.
Faced with such powerful laws, all living beings are helpless and have no power to resist.
To explain it in layman's terms, it's like how, after a human baby is born, sharp scissors are used to cut the umbilical cord connecting the mother and baby, and the remaining amniotic fluid and membranes on the newborn are cleaned.
This was originally an act exclusive to the human race, but when it incorporated the unfathomable and mysterious destiny, its scope expanded to include all living beings.
It can be said that both the Hunyuan Golden Bucket and the Golden Dragon Scissors are objects that divide destiny; only through this process can a living being become an independent individual.
However, the Golden Dragon Scissors are not as mysterious as the Primordial Golden Cauldron. After all, apart from creatures born from moisture, there are many living beings that do not have an umbilical cord, but they all have a placenta.
It should be known that the laws of fate and reincarnation in the God Realm are among the nine supreme laws, but when they appear in the God Realm of Creation, will there really be no problems or incompatibility?
With these questions in mind, Zhao Xuan began to carefully study the visualization method of the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron.
After a thorough study, even someone as knowledgeable as him couldn't help but exclaim in sincere admiration, "Truly worthy of being called a Primordial Taiji Golden Immortal!"
In this unique world, there was no such thing as Hongjun spreading the Dao; instead, Pangu himself took on the important task of spreading the Dao, teaching, and resolving doubts.
Pangu was not just an ordinary preacher; he was the undisputed ruler of the entire Creation God Realm—the Lord of the Creation God Realm!
As for Lingbao Daojun, he had an even closer connection with Pangu and could be considered Pangu's direct disciple.
Reaching the level of Pangu through cultivation allows one to create all laws, including powerful principles such as reincarnation and destiny.
Against this backdrop, the visualization method of Hunyuan Jindou came into being.
When it comes to the core principles of the Hunyuan Golden Bucket, it can be summed up in just one simple word: "reverse".
Its power is so great that it can defy the heavens. It can reverse the laws governing the operation of all things in the world, the process of life's creation, the power of destruction, and even the predetermined trajectory of reincarnation and fate!
It's as if by mastering this principle, one can change everything at will and overturn all existing rules.
However, despite its astonishing power, this principle is not without its flaws.
Because some parts are not yet fully completed, it cannot reach its full potential.
Therefore, Pangu passed it on to his disciples, who in turn passed it on to their descendants.
It is worth mentioning that although this technique was originally created by Pangu, it was later carefully improved by Lingbao Daojun. Although it takes "reversal" as its core, it is still a righteous and bright path.
The differences between these visualization methods are truly worlds apart.
The Golden Crow visualization method created by Luo Xuan was actually just the Fire Crow visualization method that he devised on his own.
Later, he was fortunate enough to listen to the teachings of the great master Lingbao, which enabled him to gradually perfect his understanding.
However, despite bearing the name "Golden Crow," this visualization method has only been perfected to the level of the three races of fire crows, and the subsequent parts have not yet been created.
As the saying goes, you have to give up something to gain something. In comparison, the Lingbao Dao Sect has a more complete and advanced visualization method—you can start by visualizing a fire crow, and after three consecutive upgrades, you can eventually reach the realm of the Chaos Golden Crow.
However, when Luo Xuan joined the Lingbao Dao Sect, he had already cultivated to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm and successfully created his own Fire Crow Visualization Method.
If he were to switch to the Chaos Golden Crow Visualization Method of the Lingbao Dao Sect at this point, he would have to completely abandon the Fire Crow Visualization Method that he had painstakingly created.
However, faced with such a choice, Luo Xuan still felt reluctant to give up. Therefore, he did not choose to abolish the old cultivation method. Instead, he drew on the experience of the Chaos Golden Crow Visualization Method to further improve his original cultivation method.
However, this led to a serious consequence.
Because he overexploited his own potential, he later lacked the necessary potential when he attempted to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
Left with no other choice, Luo Xuan had to resort to the method of divine essence differentiation in order to barely complete the breakthrough.
However, the unique cultivation method he created on his own separated a portion of his potential, which was specifically used to strengthen the essence within his body.
It was precisely because of this action that his essence strength far exceeded that of other outer disciples of the Lingbao Dao Sect.
It was precisely because of this that he was able to successfully cultivate the astonishing three-headed, six-armed supernatural power, becoming invincible and unstoppable in various fierce battles.
However, his unwavering adherence to his own method of cultivation led to the overexploitation and depletion of his potential, ultimately bringing his cultivation path to an abrupt end, making further breakthroughs difficult.
This is the causal relationship between "giving" and "receiving".
He abandoned the traditional Chaos Golden Crow visualization method of the Lingbao Dao Sect and instead meticulously perfected his own cultivation method. Although this gave him unparalleled combat power at the same level, it also sowed the seeds of hidden dangers, which became the root cause of the interruption of his cultivation path.
The interplay between "giving up" and "gaining" involves a great deal of chance and coincidence. To accurately grasp and make good use of this opportunity, one must possess extraordinary wisdom and exceptional courage.
Interestingly, the experiences of the Three Immortals and Zhao Gongming are quite similar to those of Luo Xuan.
The visualization techniques that the four of them had practiced were all quite ordinary and unremarkable.
However, after joining the Lingbao Dao Sect, they did not hesitate at all and decisively abandoned their original cultivation methods, devoting themselves wholeheartedly to the cultivation path of the Lingbao Dao Sect.
To say that doing so is the absolutely correct choice is not necessarily true.
After all, every method of cultivation has its advantages and disadvantages. The key is to make the most suitable choice for yourself based on your own circumstances and bear the corresponding consequences.
Within the Lingbao Dao Sect, many disciples share similar past experiences.
They embarked on the path of cultivation full of ambition, but after switching to other cultivation methods, they found themselves trapped in the realm of Taiyi Golden Immortal, unable to find the crucial opportunity for a breakthrough.
As time passed, four hundred years had passed since Zhao Xuan arrived at the Three Immortal Islands.
For the first hundred years, the Three Immortals preached to him; for the next three hundred years, he embarked on a three-hundred-year-long journey of philosophical discourse with the Three Immortals.
During this time, he gradually perfected Luo Xuan's cultivation path by analyzing the lineage of the Three Immortals of Sanxiao, and slowly improved his own cultivation level.
After the Three Immortals finished their sermon, he timely revealed an astonishing fourth layer of external changes to the formation.
Thus, Zhao Xuan, relying on his mastery of formations, gained the qualification to discuss the Dao on equal footing with the Three Immortals.
Thus, the in-depth exchange between the four officially began, and the grand gathering of philosophical discussions that would last for three hundred years was thus launched in full swing.
As time went by, when the Three Immortals learned that Zhao Xuan intended to refine weapons, the discussion on Dao entered a new phase.
In the later discussions, they each displayed their unique abilities, intending to use Zhao Xuan's weapon-forging as a starting point to demonstrate and prove the four people's theories.
Zhao Xuan has essentially shot himself in the foot.
Whether he exchanges spiritual objects or the Divine Elixir of Creation, his true purpose is to obtain the creative substances contained within them and to thoroughly analyze the various complex structures of these substances.
However, since no actual action has been taken yet, everything is still in the planning stage.
If these materials were truly refined into magical artifacts, the structure of their inherent substances would undergo a fundamental transformation, thereby losing their value and significance for analysis and research.
Just then, an urgent message from a disciple of the Fire Crow Sect arrived in Zhao Xuan's hands like a timely rain.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he brought the long-running debate to a close, bid farewell to everyone, and embarked on his journey back to the Fire Crow Sect.
Zhao Xuan didn't even ride the Crimson Flame Steed; in a flash, he transformed into a three-legged fire crow.
In an instant, a dazzling streak of fire-escape light pierced the sky, hurtling away like a shooting star.
The reason for this haste was that Zhao Xuan had just received shocking news—his stronghold had been raided!
This experience was completely unprecedented for Zhao Xuan.
It should be noted that in the past, he was always the one who would strike directly at the enemy's stronghold like a ghost, leaving the opponent defenseless.
He once ambushed the Void Insect Queen with his Immobilization Divine Light, forcibly occupied the Earth Star with the help of the Seven Stars Severing Fortune Array, ventured deep into the mysterious Dark Sea to teleport the Heavenly Cave, and used one of the Four Heavenly Divine Powers, the Space-Tearing Divine Power, to rescue Zhao Xuancheng.
The only time the Zhao family's ancestral home was "stolen" by someone else occurred when the Zhao family's ancestral home entered the Earth Star.
However, Zhao Mingcheng's apparent sidelining was actually a carefully planned scheme by him to use others to his advantage.
But this time it was completely different. Someone from the Destruction God Realm, which was close to his own God Realm, came to steal the Dao essence while Zhao Xuan's magic weapon was destroyed and he was leaving the Fire Crow Sect.