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Chapter 612: The Art of Qimen Dunjia
(This chapter contains some of the settings of Yuqing Sect)

On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, hail suddenly hit coastal areas in the south, causing the Chu court's recently issued order to reclaim wasteland to fail. After the hail, there was pirate harassment. Fortunately, the coastal areas had already been fortified and cleared over the years, so there was not much loss.

The imperial army gathered in various coastal cities on the second day after the pirates appeared, and soon engaged in battle with the pirates. Both sides won and lost. On New Year's Eve, a group of pirates suddenly appeared outside a small town 50 miles away from Jinhuai City. Not only did they loot the town, they also massacred more than 2,000 people in the town.

After the battle report was submitted to the emperor, he was furious and ordered the Supreme Court to investigate the matter thoroughly. Then he set up a major case in Jinhuai City.

On the morning of the tenth day of the first lunar month, Wang Ping dressed in his best attire and stood outside the gate of his garden Taoist temple to welcome guests from afar. They were Zhigong Taoist and Hu Yin who promised to support him.

Taoist Zhigong kept his word and invited a monk from the Yuqing Sect. The information showed that he practiced the art of "Qi Men Dun Jia" and also practiced physiognomy. He wore a yellow Taoist robe with wide sleeves and a long crown that only Taoist nobles in Changhu Mountain could wear. He exuded the unique immortal aura of a Yuqing monk.

This man was called 'Ying Qing', which sounded very delicate, but in fact he had a resolute face and a beautiful beard that reached down to his chest.

The person sent by Hu Yin was a monkey demon, wearing silver armor, over seven feet tall, and looking very majestic. When Wang Ping saw him, he couldn't help but think of the Monkey King in his previous life.

His name is Hou Jun, and the name shows that he is very confident about his appearance.

When they met each other, they were naturally polite to each other.

After Wang Ping led the two into the Taoist temple and sat them down, Taoist Master Ying Qing suddenly said, "I see that your facial features are well-proportioned and your face has the sign of a 95. This is the face of a king who will rule the world!"

Before Wang Ping could answer, the monkey demon Hou Jun beside him laughed and said, "When you first saw me, you also said that I have the face of a king. Do you say that to everyone?"

Taoist Yingqing said seriously: "Your 'king' is different from Taoist Changqing. Taoist Changqing is the number nine-five!"

Wang Ping was somewhat amused, but Yu Lian asked curiously, "Master, what do you think of my appearance?"

Taoist Yingqing really observed Yu Lian seriously for a while, then said: "Daoyou is a natural spirit, and your fate is controlled by heaven and earth. I can't observe it yet, but maybe I can deduce it when I fully master the art of face reading."

"Ha ha!"

Hou Jun laughed even louder this time, and then said, "With the cultivation level of Changqing Zhenren, it would be a piece of cake for him to change his appearance. So what do you think of your face?"

"The face is formed by the heart, and it cannot be destroyed by changing the skin. No matter how Fellow Daoist Changqing's face changes, it will not escape the number of ninety-five!"

Yu Lian tilted her head and thought for a while, then said, "If I'm not mistaken, the number ninety-five is a term used in the mortal world. Do you think it makes sense for the Taoist priest to use a term made up by the mortal world to calculate the fate of a cultivator in the third realm?"

"... "

"Ha ha!"

Hou Jun laughed loudly, and while laughing he jumped up from his seat and jumped up and down, just like a monkey, instantly losing his mighty and domineering image.

Wang Ping was also laughing, and Yu Lian was a little proud because she felt that she had exposed Taoist Ying Qing's scam.

Taoist Yingqing was stunned but did not get angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "My face reading technique is based on humanity. Why can't it read Taoist Changqing? Although we are cultivators, we are still mortals. Mortals have to go through birth, aging, sickness and death. Even if we cultivators are as strong as Zhenjun, we cannot avoid death. It's just a matter of time. We define those ordinary lay Buddhists as 'mortals', but aren't we mortals too?"

Wang Ping, Yu Lian, and Hou Jun gradually lost their smiles after hearing this. Taoist Ying Qing continued, "Most people in the world are mediocre and useless. Some are naturally intelligent and have understood the truth of humanity since childhood, but they lack a goal. The birth of physiognomy has given them a goal."

As he spoke, he looked at Wang Ping, clasped his fists and said, "If you don't mind, I will stay in Qianmu Temple to verify whether my physiognomy is correct?" Wang Ping almost couldn't react to his change of subject.

Yu Lian carefully looked at Taoist Ying Qing, and then said in Wang Ping's spiritual sea: "This person's soul and cause and effect seem to have no connection at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it is actually connected to the great trend of heaven and earth. How to say it... His way of cultivation is very strange, as if he is betting on the changes in the great trend of heaven and earth."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ping couldn't help but take a serious look at Taoist Yingqing. Although he didn't know much about Tianmen monks, he had read some of them. But this was the first time he heard that one could use the power of heaven and earth to practice.

"Do you have any questions, fellow Taoist?" Taoist Yingqing saw the doubt in Wang Ping's eyes.

"Can the destiny of heaven and earth be cultivated?" Wang Ping asked directly.

Taoist Yingqing's eyes flickered slightly, and then he smiled and said, "Fellow Taoist, you have good eyesight. I am embarrassed by my little Taoist skills. I mainly practice Qimen Dunjia. In the eyes of ordinary people, it may just be a divination technique, but in fact it is very complicated. It mainly observes the evolution of heaven and earth, including the continuation of civilization, the lives of various races and the evolution of systems. This involves astronomy, geography and human thinking logic."

"I practice the Tianmen Yang Dao, which is also known as the Yuqing Dao or the Jindan Dao. I use the Jindan in my body to deduce the universe. I use the human thinking logic to assist the Jindan in my body to deduce the future of reality in order to strengthen my own cultivation and open up more universes in my body!"

Hou Jun interrupted at this time and said, "It is rumored that the Golden Elixir Dao can create things out of thin air. If you say so, your 'Qi Men Dun Jia' can make use of future cultivation out of thin air?"

Taoist Yingqing shook his head and said, "It is unspeakable. It is not that I, the Taoist, have the intention to hide it from you three Taoist friends, but the future cannot be discussed."

Yu couldn't help but say: "If you say so, then you have already said it!"

Ying Qing smiled but said nothing.

Wang Ping understood what Taoist Yingqing meant. He could not tell outsiders whether he could use the help of his future cultivation, or even whether he could use it or not, because this was to confirm the future, which was indeed terrifying.

"What if your logical thinking is wrong?" Yu Lian asked.

"Of course there is a certain price to pay. At the least, your cultivation will regress, and at the worst, you may die. When Lord Xiaoshan was promoted, there were cultivators who practiced the Qi Men Dun Jia like me. They took the risk and made the final guess, but in the end, no one survived!"

"You didn't speculate?"

Taoist Yingqing smiled and shook his head.

Hou Jun then said: "Your secret method is interesting, can I learn it?"

"Yes, all the secrets of Yuqing Sect are not secrets. With your cultivation level, you can definitely obtain them. But if you want to learn all the spells, you must practice the Golden Elixir with the Yuqing Secret Method from the beginning. Unfortunately, this set of secrets can only be learned by the direct disciples of Yuqing Sect!"

"A single secret method can lead to the third realm. Once all the secret methods are mastered, even the True Lords can be defeated!" Hou Jun spoke without any taboos, because the demon clan was not interested in the True Lords, and thousands of years of worship had not made them fully believe in the True Lords.

Just as Taoist Yingqing was about to respond, Xia Wenyi transformed into a stream of light and appeared at the gate of the courtyard.

"What's the matter?"

"Lu Shan, the leader of Jiuding Sect on Shanwu Road, sent someone to deliver a visiting card. They have already arrived at the waters where Nanlin Road and Ningzhou Road meet."

(End of this chapter)