I Only Marry Widows-Chapter 423 - 74: Tao Transformation, Spiritual Cultivation, and the Divine Court’s Grand Examination

Chapter 423: Chapter 74: Tao Transformation, Spiritual Cultivation, and the Divine Court’s Grand Examination

Lu Chengfeng turned his gaze towards Su Wanqing in his arms, "I am inherently a lustful person. By adhering to desires from the heart, my spiritual will becomes more resilient."

"Moreover, I possess a gifted talent. The desire and talent complement each other perfectly, enhancing one another."

"This is also the primary reason I chose to establish the Sun and Moon Heaven Repairing Scripture during this time." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"The wonder of this cultivation technique lies in dual cultivation, and the Heaven Mending Skill polishes the heart through dual cultivation of desire, preventing one from drowning in the torrent of the Heavenly Dao."

Earlier, when he broke Su Wanqing’s virginity, he tried a little experiment, actively guiding the cultivation technique. He sensed the harmony of Yin and Yang between them, akin to the sun and moon crossing the sky, naturally creating a marvelous creation. Immersed in it, there was great joy and great Zizai—the spiritual will seemed to be baptized by the sun and moon, becoming tougher.

"With this cultivation technique, my indulgence in desire is transcended from the most basic lust. Through desire, I seek the Great Tao and am not lost to it, merely enjoying the physical pleasures."

Lu Chengfeng could easily imagine that if he ascended to True Immortal through pure desire, he would become a demon of lust, forgetting righteousness at the sight of beauty. Forgetting gain for lust, potentially doing anything for desire.

At that time, squabbling out of jealousy and offending others for lust would be an inevitable outcome.

Even if others wanted to target or entrap him, they would only have to set a beauty trap, and he, overwhelmed by desire, would easily fall into it.

"In the future, I want to establish two rules."

"First, whenever indulging in desire, one must cultivate the Sun and Moon Heaven Repairing Scripture, to prevent oneself from drowning in desire; this is the prohibition of Dharma."

"Second, any woman possessed must be made into a Guardian True Spirit, cutting off causality to prevent oneself from being plotted against; this is the prohibition of color."

Although Lu Chengfeng had not become an Immortal Monarch, he had glimpsed the memory of a Celestial Emperor’s future ten thousand years and cultivated the Time Law, naturally possessing his ambitions.

Not yet in the Immortal Path, he indulged in desire, upheld precepts, honing spiritual will, preparing for future achievements as an Immortal Monarch.

"To savor the beauty under heaven is an obsession; to uphold the two prohibitions of color and form is precept. Such harmonious alignment of Yin and Yang, balance of the opposites, is the Great Tao."

Once Lu Chengfeng established his obsessions and precepts, he discovered his spiritual will became more resilient. Although not as visibly enhanced as mana, he could feel his spirit becoming increasingly light and carefree.

"On the lands of the Divine State, spiritual will has seven levels: Mingxin, Seeing Nature, Unity, Observing Heaven, Tongyou, Nether Spirit, Undying."

"There is no martial path cultivation in the Divine State; all comprehend the Tao Scripture, visualize diagrams, and hone their spirit, attaining a divine position through the imperial exam, governing heaven, earth, and all beings, and pursuing celestial enlightenment."

"The key points of the Divine Court’s imperial exam are firstly the Tao Scripture, secondly the spirit. The Celestial Law-Controlling Sect’s millennia-long legacy states that Tao Vein is the orthodox heritage of the Divine State, while Martial Path is a barbarian trail native to the Thirteen States of the Red County."

Lu Chengfeng, after all, had a Celestial Human foundation and a Great Sun Primordial Spirit. Ever since comprehending the Sun and Moon Heaven Repairing Scripture, he had been retraining in the spiritual realm to solidify his foundation.

With a single thought, he achieved Enlightenment through Seeing Nature, perfecting the cultivation of the first two layers.

The Third Layer Realm is called Unity; in layman’s terms, it is the unity of knowledge and action, a state some great scholars and martial artists also cultivate.

When martial artists reach this level of spiritual realm, they can easily cultivate the True Intent of the Martial Path. Every action, every move, carries the strength of will, becoming invincible.

Lu Chengfeng had practiced the Thoughts of a Common Man in his early years, and now, with the establishment of the Two Prohibitions of Color and Form, he spent only one two-hour period retuning himself.

The Sun and Moon Heaven Repairing Scripture also rose with the tide, advancing to the Fourth Layer, which corresponds to Observing the Heavens.

The Path of Observing Heaven, and following the actions of heaven—if one cannot clear the dust of heaven and earth with spirit, feeling ashamed of failing to establish the truth of the Great Tao, how can one set foot on the path of cultivation?

Thus, the Observing Heaven Realm involves observing heaven and earth with spirit.

If the spiritual will is not resilient enough, it gets easily lost in the Red Dust, flying with the wind, scattering with thunder, unable to comprehend heaven and earth.

This is also the reason why there is a significant gap and fault line in the Celestial Human Realm of the martial path in the Thirteen States of the Red County—without a spirit that reaches Observing Heaven, it is impossible to comprehend the Heaven and Earth Law through spirit, cultivate magic, and tread the Celestial Human Path.

Only those born with Immortal Bone can borrow the Immortal Bone to observe heaven and earth, first mastering magic, then anchoring their spirit with Divine Weapons, gain the Dharma first, undergo the baptism of heaven and earth, and finally, allow their spirit to transform and cross into the Observing Heaven Realm.

But clearly, this is not the proper path of cultivation. The true path of cultivation should allow one to directly access the Great Tao. Depending on the so-called Immortal Bone and Divine Weapons is mere trickery, a side door.

The martial path of the Red County has been developing for only a few thousand years, lacking deep foundation; despite countless predecessors improving it relentlessly, it still hasn’t developed a sufficiently complete Celestial Human Path.

And the path of cultivation in the Divine State rests on the Tao Scripture and Visualization.

The Tao Scripture represents the predecessors’ understanding of the Great Tao of heaven and earth. Although it is not a method of cultivation, it is purer and more in harmony with the universe.

Visualization, on the other hand, is the method of spiritual cultivation. As long as the spiritual will is strong enough, one can be bestowed a divine position, and with a mere thought, command the Divine Spirit and perform miraculous feats easily.

"The cultivation at Bright Moon Temple relies on the Visualization Method, combined with several Tao Scriptures, representing the orthodox cultivation of the Divine State."

Lu Chengfeng, using the Sun and Moon Heaven Repairing Scripture as a dual cultivation Heart Refining Method, spent more than a month retraining in the Observing Heaven Realm.

His spiritual will almost materialized, invisible to ordinary eyes, but if a Celestial Human Strong Person could see it, they would find his spirit like a flame, emitting a brilliant radiance, enveloping his entire body.