Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

"Boy, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Nuwa couldn't help but frowned when she heard Ji Ren's words and said, "The lower-level Dharma images in the mortal world are not even as good as those in the fairy world, let alone the highest Dharma images in the divine world?"

“That’s why I say you are ignorant. Nuwa created humans and this is the origin of the human race. Emperor Zhuanxu opened the sky and continued the peace for the human race. Everything he did was for the human race. But you are a bunch of idiots. Each of you calls yourselves gods and separates yourself from the human race. You still refuse to accept the fact that I say you are inferior. To be honest, do you really know why the Dharmakaya was born back then?” Ji Ren said.

"Of course it was the greatness of our ancestors in the last era, and only our ancestors would consider these things." Nuwa said without hesitation.

"Okay, I originally thought that Jiang Gu might have lied to me, but now it seems that you really don't know anything." Ji Ren shook his head and said, "For Ya'er's sake, I'll explain it to you for free. When the disaster really came, there were no gods to save the world, but our ancestors had already died, so how could we rely on them? The only one we can rely on in this world is ourselves. There were no gods, no ancestors, and in the despair and darkness of that year, it was our ancestors who relied on themselves to get out."

"How is it possible? If so, how could the power between heaven and earth evolve into Dharma images? And how could these Dharma images become the appearance of our ancestors?" Nuwa said in disbelief.

"So you don't understand. Do you know what the first satellite to explore the moon was called in the last era, the Dharma Ending Age? Chang'e-1, the romance of the Chinese people, was cut off here, what a pity." Ji Ren shook his head slightly.

"There are no gods in the world, and our ancestors are dead. Otherwise, it would not be our turn to make decisions. The waves behind push the waves ahead. This is the foundation for a nation to continue to exist. Back then, the world collapsed, the era ended, and it fell into darkness. All civilizations collapsed and everything started all over again. There was no Dharma at that time, but everyone spontaneously studied artificial flames and tasted the herbs of the new century. Have you heard the story of Yugong moving mountains? Yugong's descendants can move mountains, and everyone who is willing to move mountains can call himself a descendant of Yugong.

"The principle is the same. In a new world and a new era, everything is changing, but the reason why the human race can always stand firm is because there are always people who patch up this broken world and stand up in times of crisis.

"Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different species? In the morning, they are farmers, and in the evening, they are emperors! The inheritance of the Chinese nation has never relied solely on blood, or in other words, blood can only inherit blood, but the inheritance of spirit is different.

"Back then, at the end of the Dharma era, the first human king who discovered a ray of hope and continued the fire for the human race opened up a new path of cultivation. The way he opened it up was to imprint the spirit of China in the heaven and earth. The Avenue of Hope was Suiren, the Avenue of Creation was Wahuang, the Avenue of Water was Gonggong, and the Avenue of Fire was Zhurong. It was humans who created gods, and it has always been like this since ancient times. And in his setting, future generations can grow and evolve and defeat their predecessors."

"Impossible. Gods are gods, immortals are immortals, and humans are humans. Everything is in order. How could there be any evolution? If so, why are the Three Pure Ones no match for Ji Hong?" Nuwa said in disbelief.

Ji Ren's theory directly caused the education she had received over the years to collapse, which she could not accept.

"Because the Three Pure Ones are not human beings." Ji Ren said as a matter of course.

"What do you mean?" Yuanshi Tianzun asked puzzledly.

"It means literally. The Three Pure Ones are not human. To be precise, except Laozi, none of them are human. There is a certain number of ancient sages, and the first human king was not a historian who specialized in ancient sages. He knew the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and he also knew Chiyou and Xingtian, but the total number of gods he knew did not exceed one hundred. But there are more than so many ways between heaven and earth, so in addition to the ancestors, he also made use of other legendary gods in the previous era to inherit the second-class laws. Therefore, your Dharma images are naturally flawed. This is the gap brought about by the innate nature." Ji Ren said.

Later generations can defeat their predecessors, but gods cannot.

“So that’s how it is. Then why, according to the information I got, in the last era, Yuanshi Tianzun had a higher status than Daode Tianzun?” Yuanshi Tianzun was also puzzled.

"Grandmaster, I don't know how you got the information, but I can tell you that it was indeed true in the last era. But here, you must first understand two things. First, not all the information shows that Yuanshi Tianzun has a higher status than Daode Tianzun. Second, even if this was the case in the last era, why do you think that when the first human king created the Dharma image, he did so in complete accordance with the reality of the last era? The first human king himself is the boss, so why should he abide by the constraints of his predecessors?" Ji Ren looked at Yuanshi Tianzun and said.

Yuanshi Tianzun looked at Ji Ren in disbelief. What are you talking about?

I went through untold hardships and nearly died to get these few pieces of information, and you tell me that they are useless?

“Actually, what you said just now was wrong, Master. Laozi is greater than Yuanshi. This is not a lie made up by Ji Hong, but the setting of the first human king, or perhaps the cognition of the first human king. The first human king was not a professional mythology scholar. He neither knew nor cared to know most of the Taoist legends. On the contrary, he knew more about the myths and legends in film and television dramas and the prehistoric flow in novels. Therefore, when he constructed the world, he mainly referred to the prehistoric flow, and in the prehistoric flow, Laozi is greater than Yuanshi.” Ji Ren said.

"So I made the wrong choice from the very beginning?" Yuanshi Tianzun said.

"Of course. The acquired immortal is greater than the innate god. The concept is right, but the path is wrong. If you take the wrong path, the harder you work, the more you will fail. In fact, the gods evolved from humans have the hope of surpassing their predecessors. For example, Lao Tzu, Guandijun transformed from Guan Yu, Mazu the goddess of the sea, and so on, but this is based on the identity of human beings. Purely religious gods like Yuanshi Tianzun are second-rate gods, only half a step higher than Tathagata. As long as they are not sure to win, they will definitely fail." Ji Ren said.

"A second-rate god, only half a level higher than Tathagata? It seems that I am lucky. No wonder Jie Yin and Zhunti fell." Yuanshi Tianzun said with a self-deprecating smile.

"The local is better than the foreign. After all, the Dharma images created by our ancestors themselves must be biased towards themselves. It's a pity for the two Westerners. So from this point of view, Master, you still chose the right Dharma image." Ji Ren said.

The two Westerners are also extremely talented people, but it’s a pity that the wrong person was chosen.

The strength of gods is determined by humans, and when the first human king decides on strength, naturally his own gods come first.

Although Guan Yu's Dharma image can theoretically surpass his predecessors, in fact it is almost impossible for Guan Yu's Dharma image to upgrade from five colors to nine colors. And it is even more impossible to complete the promotion to Hunyuan under Ji Hong's nose. In fact, the only Dharma image that can truly do it is Lao Tzu.

In fact, Yuanshi Tianzun was only one step away from success.

But it was at this last step that Yuanshi Tianzun made the wrong choice.

Otherwise, he would be a true king comparable to Zhuanxu, enough to defeat Ji Hong.

Ji Ren chuckled and slowly told what he knew from Fuxi's Dharma image. At this time, after Ji Ren appeared, Ji Hong, who had been silent, suddenly became violent. His aura reached its peak in an instant. He swung the golden sword in his hand, and the unparalleled sword slashed straight at Ji Ren. The sword light was bright, illuminating the heavens and all worlds.

However, before the sword could land on Ji Ren, a huge black tortoise seal condensed above Ji Ren's head, evolving into a cosmic sea. Ji Hong slashed down with his sword with the power to destroy the world, but it was like a drop in the ocean, without causing any ripples at all.

“Concentrating all the strength in the body, he swung a sword that is close to his heyday. The magical powers in the divine world are indeed unique. But that’s all. Grand Master, this is the last time I will call you this. Have you chosen how you want to die?” Ji Ren turned to look at Ji Hongdao, who seemed to have recovered to his peak.

Strong on the outside but weak on the inside, after one sword strike, the weak can be defeated.

“Ji Ren, I am indeed shocked that you have grown to this point. However, conspiracies and tricks are not worthy of being shown in public. And it is wishful thinking for a lowly person like you from the lower realm to want to defeat me! Do you think that you can deceive the ignorant Yuanshi with your fallacies and heresies, and you can hide it from me? Feng Yuexi, don't be fooled by his lies. Kill him, take back the Dharma image of the Human King, and then you and I will return to the God Realm.” Ji Hong shouted coldly, and then said to Nuwa.

The current situation is under the control of Ji Ren. It is almost impossible for him to defeat Ji Ren in his current state, but if Nuwa is there, there is still a glimmer of hope.

Nuwa is the master of creation.

But you can create something out of nothing and create a person out of thin air.

Not to mention treatment.

Upon hearing this, Nuwa frowned slightly, and then nine-colored divine light burst out from her body. An ancient and sacred image of a Dharmadhatu condensed behind her, as if it came from endless years ago. The divine light surged, illuminating the heavens. Shadows of ancient mythical beasts such as the dragon, phoenix, and golden crow continued to emerge. The divine light of creation illuminated the heaven and earth, and the Three Realms, which had originally come to an end and seemed to be on the verge of collapse, were forcibly pulled back to breathe a sigh of relief.

Ji Hong, who was on the verge of collapse, suddenly showed a glimmer of life at this moment. The image of Emperor Zhuanxu condensed again behind him, divine light surged, divine light above his head was bright, the stars were shaking, and with the help of Feng Yuexi, he seemed to be even stronger than before.

"Ji Ren, you have committed an unforgivable crime, why don't you confess your guilt quickly?"

Ji Hong's voice was loud and clear, like the voice of a god coming from beyond the nine heavens. It was majestic and lofty, carrying a sacred will. Even the Golden Immortal would have to submit.

"It's an unforgivable crime, so what else are you admitting? Besides, who is qualified to judge whether I am right or wrong? Are two virtual images very powerful? I have four such Dharma images!" Ji Ren's mouth corners slightly raised, and then a tremendous force suddenly burst out from his tall body, and four terrifying light and shadows rose.

In the eastern sky, a huge shadow of the Bagua diagram emerged, and eight kinds of strange phenomena such as heaven, earth, wind, thunder, water, fire, and mountain marshes continued to appear. In the core of the eight strange phenomena, a man with gentle eyes, as if containing endless wisdom, stood. There was an eternal light on his chest, like the source of the universe, the light when all things first appeared.

In the southern sky, a headless man holding an axe in one hand and a shield in the other roared angrily, with his nipples as eyes and his belly button as a mouth. His murderous aura that had fought a hundred battles shocked the universe. He was unparalleled in the world, born for battle and would not stop until his death.

In the western sky, a man with a slightly longer left arm tightly grasped a longbow, his eyes were cold and ruthless, as if he could even freeze the true fire of the sun. He bent the bow and shot an arrow, and the sharpness of the arrow shocked all of Kyushu.

In the northern sky, a point of blazing fire was burning. However, when the fire burned to its peak, it suddenly emitted a terrifying chill. A tall man held the Black Tortoise Seal in his hand, controlling the ocean with a domineering gaze. The chaotic sea of ​​the universe was worshipping at his feet, and even the river of time and space could not go against his will.

The four great Dharma images appeared together, standing tall as the sky and on the earth, becoming the supreme power between heaven and earth.

During these three hundred years, Ji Hong and his companions were fighting each other, and their strength was weakening, but Ji Ren took the opportunity to condense the Xingtian Dharma Image and further improve his cultivation.

Seeing the four Dharma images on Ji Ren's body, Ji Hong and Nuwa's expressions instantly changed color, and even a look of fear appeared on their faces. Ji Hong looked at Ji Ren in shock and asked, "How come you have four?"

"To be precise, there are five. Although Yang Jian is not suitable now, sooner or later I will make him equal to the gods." Ji Ren chuckled. As long as Li Bing is the main one, it will be fine. He looked at Nuwa and said, "Feng Yuexi, are you sure you still want to stand on Ji Hong's side?"

Feng Yuexi's eyes changed slightly, looking at the four Dharma images, and instantly changed her body shape, standing next to Ji Ren, and humbly said: "Feng Yuexi greets the Human King!"

The four Dharma images, even if they tried their best, they would still lose with Ji Hong.

Since the result is already determined, what's the point of trying so hard?

No, the Feng family is one lineage, and the Three Emperors are all respected.

Ji Ren condensed the true king appearance of Fuxi and naturally became one of the Three Emperors. Although he condensed the Dharma appearance of Nuwa, it was natural for him to obey the king's orders.