Chapter 302: 【yellow Heaven Method】, The Civil Service Exam Method!
Hearing that the ‘good karma’ between himself and the old temple priest had been severed, Yuan Zhu guessed that this was the fault of the Immortal Scripture.
The three Supernatural Systems he now controlled had all been proactively shouldered by the Great Desolation Immortal Scripture, bearing the pollution damage and fully filtering (purifying) them, transforming them into Data Soul Program versions more suited to Yuan Zhu’s constitution.
The ‘good karma’ between him and the old man was probably washed away in this manner.
Yuan Zhu struggled to argue: “Although the bond between us two is temporarily interrupted, I still have ties to Tai Huang Dao!”
The old temple priest’s face darkened, he glared at him, and countered: “What, you also want to sever ties with the source of the Holy Mark? You’ve already chosen your next patron— which Holy King, or perhaps some Archangel?”
Yuan Zhu shook his head repeatedly: “No no no, you’ve misunderstood, senior. I’m happy about this. Sure enough, I have affinity with the Tai Huang Dao Master, and with our Yellow Heaven!”
The old man suddenly scolded: “Shut up! The Tai Huang Dao Master is one of the Eight Holy Kings of the Holy Church and has no relation to Yellow Heaven.”
Yuan Zhu was stunned: “No, doesn’t our Tai Huang Dao clearly retain a large amount of Yellow Heaven characteristics? How is there no relation?”
“That was incorporating, reforming, and reshaping the optimized Yellow Heaven System, developing a new Holy Church system with Yellow Heaven characteristics. It has no connection to Yellow Heaven.”
Yuan Zhu nodded: “Yes yes, that’s exactly what I mean! Yellow Heaven, no good. Tai Huang Dao, great!”
The old man ignored Yuan Zhu’s clumsy flattery and continued immersing himself in fishing… contentedly.
Seeing the other party ignoring him, Yuan Zhu hypocritically grabbed a handful of bait, ran into the water to chum, and coughed dryly: “Cough, since Tai Huang Dao incorporated, optimized, and reformed the Yellow Heaven System. Then our Tai Huang Dao should have some information on the Yellow Heaven Method, right?”
The old man gave him a sidelong glance: “Why are you asking about that?”
“I’ve gained some knowledge outside and became interested in this Yellow Heaven Way. After much thought, you’re the most knowledgeable senior, so I came to consult you.”
The old man: “You’re a Holy Light cultivator coming to consult me, a more devout Holy Church senior practitioner, about the cultivation content of Yellow Heaven Way? Is that appropriate?”
Yuan Zhu: “Uh… it should be appropriate, right? Our New Federation isn’t the ‘Red Dragon Dynasty’; discussing Yellow Heaven shouldn’t be taboo. I remember my mother’s generation always steadfastly believed in Yellow Heaven. Around Running City, there are quite a few Daoist Temple attractions with decent incense.”
The old man nodded: “Running indeed doesn’t taboo discussing Yellow Heaven, but these Yellow Heaven remnants are too rotten, utterly uncompetitive. You’ve come to the right person.”
“Isn’t it bad to say that about them?”
“What’s there to fear? What place is under your feet? Running! One of the earliest places where nobles and aristocrats of the ‘Old Breath Dynasty’ landed and settled, one of the origin points of Yellow Heaven Way on the West Coast. Although Yellow Heaven was disgraceful and ultimately fell, the ‘will of Yellow Heaven’ is forever passed down within the Holy Church. Whatever doubts you have, I’ll answer them for you.”
Yuan Zhu nervously looked around, confirmed no third person was at the lakeside, then lowered his voice and asked tensely: “Is this something you can just casually talk about?”
What if it spread and simultaneously drew enmity from Yellow Heaven and the Holy Church?
“Why can’t it be said? Hasn’t Buddhism also infiltrated the Holy Church? Everyone knows it tacitly. The Holy Church is no longer the one dominated solely by Holy Seal.Angel, expanding everywhere to preach, eliminating dissenters, shouting for their extermination like a monotheistic evil cult. Yellow Heaven is indeed dead, but Holy Light is equally paralyzed. The Holy Church isn’t a Holy Church of one family or surname—it’s everyone’s Holy Church!”
Seeing this, Yuan Zhu pressed his advantage shamelessly: “Then what exactly is the relationship between the Holy Church and our Yellow Heaven Way?”
“What do you mean ‘our Yellow Heaven Way’? Clarify your stance—we are clearly Holy Church.Tai Huang Dao! Strictly speaking, you and I are both legitimate Holy Church inheritances, while also heretics and traitors in the eyes of Yellow Heaven. But that’s old history; there are far too many heretics in Yellow Heaven’s eyes—look around, all are heretics and betrayers. The greatest hatred was taken on by Great Red Heaven, and with Yellow Heaven already dead, it eventually turned the page. Yellow Heaven remnants are negligible; our Tai Huang Dao is the new spokesperson.”
Yuan Zhu felt slightly puzzled; Tai Huang Dao clearly had an attitude of openly infiltrating the Holy Church, with no one else but them to inherit and promote the Yellow Heaven Dao Lineage. Yet they were still heretics and traitors? And they didn’t avoid it, directly admitting it generously.
Just how lame were these Yellow Heaven remnants?
Yuan Zhu: “What does this mean? Is Tai Huang Dao also a betrayer of Yellow Heaven?”
“Of course it’s a traitor in the eyes of Yellow Heaven Way; the grand Yellow Heaven Dao Master led the rebellion, the entire sect joining the Holy Church to become an Angel King—isn’t that betrayal?”
Yuan Zhu considered: “Shouldn’t this be ‘enduring hardship for revenge, preserving the embers’?”
“Huh? You’ve got some awareness, kid. But unfortunately, the Tai Huang Dao Master sacrificed the most complete ‘Yellow Heaven Inheritance’ to the Holy Light Source, completing the most thorough transformation, and is now a genuine Supreme Angel King. However, our Tai Huang Dao’s attitude toward Yellow Heaven remains one of respect and closeness. No one understands the Yellow Heaven Method better than us!”
Yuan Zhu probed: “After talking so long, you still haven’t told me whether Yellow Heaven’s cultivation method differs from or resembles our Holy Church.Tai Huang Dao’s cultivation way.”
The old man stared at him for a moment before saying: “The differences are huge. Tai Huang Lineage’s unique cultivation method does heavily borrow from or improve upon the Yellow Heaven Method. Why are you so interested in Yellow Heaven Way’s cultivation method? Could it be you’ve encountered some incomplete Yellow Heaven remnant inheritance opportunity? Because it’s imperfect, you came to me to fill in the gaps?”
Yuan Zhu shook his head: “No, I just…”
He hesitated for a moment, feeling that the Deed wasn’t a unique case; saying it out wouldn’t matter. Compared to Earth, it was like extremely good luck, winning 5 million in the lottery.
To ordinary people, it’s a miracle. But to true township-level tycoons or county Brahmins, it’s negligible garbage. Not to mention above county Brahmins are all sorts of heavenly gods and Buddhas, an entire Heavenly Court.
So he decided to reveal more personal details: “I obtained a Deed, but don’t know how to use it. Thinking that our Tai Huang Dao has some incense connection with Yellow Heaven Way, I came to consult. You might not reveal Tai Huang Dao’s cultivation secrets, but old Yellow Heaven’s techniques have nothing to hide, right?”
“Deed? Landlord?”
The old man was slightly surprised, sized up Yuan Zhu, thinking this guy really had some dog-shit luck. Then he felt it made sense, nodded and said: “The Deed does fit the Yellow Heaven Method, but it also suits Tai Huang Dao. However, seeing your attitude, you’re not planning to join the Tai Huang Lineage. Instead, you want to opportunistically borrow from the Yellow Heaven Method, believing you can incorporate it into your own Holy Seal to utilize this Deed?”
Candle cupped his hands: “Senior truly has eyes like torches.”
“I advise you not to court death lightly. Is Yellow Heaven so easy to scam?”
Candle: “I just want to hear it. Even if you won’t reveal it, finding other Yellow Heaven remnants shouldn’t be hard, right?”
“Finding other Yellow Heaven remnants is even more dangerous. At least I’m not coveting your Deed; if other Yellow Heaven Daoists learn you have a Deed, nine times out of ten you won’t learn the Yellow Heaven Method and will instead invite disaster. Fine, I’ll tell you.”
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The old temple priest perked up and began talking animatedly. In his description, the first step of the Yellow Heaven Method to enter the dao is ‘refining and enlightening’ or ‘firing’ the first Bone Structure. Comparable to the Holy Church’s Holy Mark, Kunlun’s Spiritual Root, Buddhism’s Buddha Cocoon.
This step cannot be completed independently by the practitioner. A master or guardian must protect the dao and introduce the Dao Vein.
Actually, when Yuan Zhu imprinted his Holy Mark, it also had this ‘Yellow Heaven’ flavor; it was the old temple priest who personally held the ritual, burning the sacrificial text to announce to the Tai Huang Dao Master, completing the Holy Mark rather than a Bone Structure.
Entering Yellow Heaven also requires such an elder to hold a ‘bone-extracting ritual.’ Usually selecting a finger bone, extracting it from the flesh during the ritual, crushing and grinding it into powder on site, then dripping in Yellow Heaven Blood, and adjusting the ‘Dao (Bone) paste’ according to the needs of different Dao Veins.
Finally shaped and fired in a special Yellow Heaven Furnace. After refining into Root Bone (Bone China), it is re-implanted into the body, replacing the original extracted Bone.
After this step, the mortal gains Dao Bone and establishes a connection with their affiliated Dao Vein, able to cultivate ‘Magic Power’ thereby. Thus completing the ‘entering the dao’ phase, and can be called a ‘Dao Child.’
The old man described the details vividly; just listening made Yuan Zhu’s teeth ache. Painful! Too painful!
Sword Cultivators must relentlessly cut and torment themselves endlessly; Holy Light treats one’s own flesh as a Candle slowly burning until lifespan and soul are exhausted; Yellow Heaven Daoists must relentlessly strip flesh and extract bones, firing all body bones once, replacing them with Dao Bone… Damn, is this a contest of ruthlessness? Is this Du Ling World, the first batch of whitewashed and ashore, self-proclaimed Justice Faction’s veteran top Pollution Root?
No wonder so many people abandon the ‘righteous path’ and flock to Evil Cultivators. At least Evil Cultivators aren’t painful! Can totally understand the villain faction’s mindset.
The fishing old man: “With Dao Bone and entered Dao Vein, besides direct master’s inheritance. The master leads through the door, cultivation depends on the individual. Yellow Heaven Daoists of different Dao Veins can also meditate to communicate with seniors of their own Dao Vein, comprehending various spells. Even if you’re in the Enlightenment Stage and your master dies horizontally, as long as you luckily escape with your life, you can still comprehend various wondrous methods from the Dao Vein and become self-taught.”
The Yellow Heaven Way described by the old temple priest resembled the southern Dao Veins of the Celestial Dynasty’s hometown. Yellow Heaven’s upper-level Immortals emphasized ‘ranking in the Immortal Class,’ with a complex Heavenly Court organizational structure, various Divine Positions intricately complementary, forming a vast rigorous system.
While Yellow Heaven’s lower-level cultivators (mortal cultivator tier) belong to different Dao Lineage veins, directly connected to various ancestral masters and Immortals. They can obtain inheritance through ‘conferring talismans,’ cultivating Primordial Spirit, accumulating Magic Power, nurturing Bone Structure, drawing Talismans, refining Ritual Implements. Stronger ones can set up altars to perform rituals, drawing (summoning) from the Law Vein wild soldiers, inviting gods, etc.
It sounds just like ‘Celestial Master Dao’; probably because Du Ling’s ancient times already had Earth’s Yellow Heaven Way (Yellow Turban Army) traverser, who pre-wrote mature and complete dao methods.
Therefore, the Pollution Root named Yellow Heaven, upon revival, inevitably anchored to ancient dao canon, crazily cosplaying, twisting itself into Yellow Heaven’s shape to gain popular recognition and root in Du Ling Star.
The Kunlun Way opposite to Yellow Heaven Way is more like Earth’s ‘Queen Mother of the West + Internal Alchemy School,’ based on internal Plant Spiritual Roots as cultivation foundation, branching into five Immortal Paths of Heaven, Earth, Human, Ghost, God of varying difficulties. Among them, Kunlun Earth Immortals also have some origins with Yellow Heaven.Blessed Earth Immortals.
“Once Yellow Heaven Daoists have the strength to set up altars and perform rituals, they will choose famous mountains and great rivers to establish a small Daoist Temple; or near densely populated villages and townships, establish an Earth God Temple. Either way prepares for condensing the Deed. Choosing famous mountains and rivers targets the Spiritual Energy (pollution) contained in the land. Choosing populous villages accumulates merits through virtuous deeds, gathering ‘faith power’ from commoners, i.e., ‘Faith’.”
“Either method allows Yellow Heaven Daoists’ Magic Power, using Temple or altar as hub, to spread to a region of land, gradually imprinting fully, condensing the Deed to become Landlord. In this process, the Statue of God enshrined in the Daoist Temple also transforms into Earth God.”
“The so-called Yellow Heaven Method is Daoists continuously imprinting on ‘land,’ expanding Domain radiation; while stripping flesh and extracting bones, firing ‘Bone China’ to shape Statues of God.”
Yuan Zhu: “Statue of God? The ‘Earth God’ enshrined in the Temple?”
“Right, what’s enshrined in the Temple is actually the cultivator themselves. You extract a finger bone, grind to powder, then add different ‘spiritual materials, spiritual blood,’ finally mixing into Dao paste, then shaping. In this process, if you add extra materials, couldn’t you fire ‘two portions’? One rib bone ultimately fired into two ‘Dao Bones (ribs)’; both made from your ‘bone blood tendons flesh’—what difference between the two ‘Dao Bones’?”
“The answer is none! So, one for you, one for the statue. You are the statue, the statue is you. You incarnate as human, wandering around the Daoist Temple, continuously expanding land Domain, bewitching and developing Believers; your Statue of God stands in the Temple, absorbing and converting ‘Faith power,’ ‘spiritual power’ from the land, refining the Deed to achieve Earth God. Ultimately, through the Statue of God, you achieve the lowest Earth God Divine Position.”
Yuan Zhu suddenly understood: “This is the Yellow Heaven Method?!”
“This is the introductory ‘Establishing the Dao Chapter’ of the Yellow Heaven Method. In Yellow Heaven Way, Immortals abound; so-called ranking in the Immortal Class and proving ‘Immortal Registry’ is shaping a True God Statue, condensing divine Immortal Registry.”
If viewing Yellow Heaven.Heavenly Court as a super massive official system, this Landlord.Statue of God is roughly an ordinary civil servant or small village head. Though it can nurture and accumulate some strength, Hugging the Thigh (Dao Vein) is most important. The end of the universe is the establishment!
Ranking in the Immortal Class naturally means occupying a civil servant slot in one’s own Dao Lineage, with backing to more easily invite gods, summon system ‘wild soldiers,’ etc.
