Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2378: 94: The Four Elements and the Three
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Before this moment, confidence in success might have eluded him, yet after delving into the Supreme True Buddha’s Cultivation Method, a greater spark of possibility emerged.
Having formed a plan, he wasted no time and turned to Qiao Zhongxu, his tone grave as he spoke:
“I have a method, but it might not work. However, I still need your help, Taoist Friend.”
“Me?”
Qiao Zhongxu showed a touch of bewilderment.
Confusion gripped him. True, he possessed the Divine Corpse Big Yellow, but he hadn't reached the Tribulation-Transcending Realm yet. Against the array of mighty experts now in the Little Cang World, he fell short, unsure of what aid he could offer.
Wang Ba didn't delay either and promptly revealed his need.
…
Half a month passed.
A streak of green light quietly traversed the immense, shadowy depths of the Realm Sea's void, descending into an endless abyss of black.
From within that green light, Wang Ba's form gradually emerged. Before his eyes, the enveloping darkness began to recede, giving way to an endless towering barrier...
Icy, shadowy, abyssal, it instilled in every being who beheld it a profound, inescapable despair and a sense of being utterly overwhelmed.
“Immortal Pass…”
Gazing upon the towering wall ahead, Wang Ba experienced a fresh sensation unlike his previous encounter.
The oppressive rules etched on that wall, once a source of helplessness, still loomed powerfully, but clarity now defined them more sharply.
Even after years of study, the six great rules remained beyond his full grasp, though simply viewing this wall allowed a subtle sense of recognition to stir within him.
Suddenly, he lifted his hand, forming the Yellow Dao Domain into a piercing spike that thrust straight at the wall.
The Ninth-Tier Yellow Dao Domain, potent enough to seize Wisdom Truth Bodhisattva with ease, struck the wall yet passed over it as lightly as a soft wind, without leaving any mark.
“Earth, fire, water, wind…”
Wang Ba's expression held no shock, merely a quiet murmur.
Though the Supreme True Buddha’s scriptures name the six great rules, the physical realm's base is built from the four elements: earth, fire, water, and wind.
Each of these four possesses an inherent emptiness, hence the phrase ‘all four are empty’.
These four emerge from causes and conditions, manifest through ‘consciousness,’ and in the end, dissolve back into void.
The Immortal Pass standing before him was surely crafted by Tibo, and as a physical construct, it inherently embodied Buddhism's four elements.
Exactly due to these rules so alien to what cultivators comprehend, this Immortal Pass seals the Sea of Chaos Realm's rules in place, blocking any escape.
Following that reasoning, to shield the Little Cang World from the Sea of Chaos Realm's rules, the best approach would be to replicate the Immortal Pass and sever the Little Cang World from the Sea of Chaos Realm.
Yet the core challenge lay here: Wang Ba hadn't mastered a single one of the six great rules, rendering him utterly unable to erect an ‘Immortal Pass’ around the Little Cang World.
Unless…
Wang Ba paused in thought, then drew four magic wands from his Primordial Spirit and sleeve with a wave of his hand.
Yellow, red, blue, green…
These consisted of the Land-Parting Staff, the True Fire Staff, the Overturning Water Staff, and the Wind-Driving Staff, each aligned with earth, fire, water, and wind respectively.
The Overturning Water Staff came from Qiao Zhongxu, the True Fire Staff from Chong Hua, and after a quick refinement during his journey, he arrived at the Immortal Pass.
A mix of anticipation and anxiety churned within him, fearing the hope might shatter.
As the four magic wands soared forth, Wang Ba hadn't even triggered them when they began to hum in harmony, glowing on their own.
The interplay of four hues lit up the expansive emptiness, faintly casting light on the limitless wall in front...
Right then, Wang Ba fixed his gaze on the frigid, sleek, enigmatic barrier. Bathed in the four-colored glow, he glimpsed mysterious golden runes shifting like living beings inside the wall.
A thrill surged in his heart, and the four-hued wands plunged soundlessly into the wall.
Under his gaze of wonder and delight.
The barrier, impervious and invincible against even the Ninth-Tier Dao Domain, yielded like a still pond, letting the four magic wands sink in without resistance, waves spreading outward.
The Immortal Pass, truly forged from the four elements!