The disaster of the world begins with Dongfang Bubai

Chapter 113 Qingyun Sect Daoxuan's Fifth Disciple (Two in One)

Inside the hall, the Three Pure Ones are enshrined at the top.

Below the altar, there were seven large sandalwood chairs, three on each side and one in the front center. Except for the one on the far right which was empty, the other six were occupied by senior masters dressed in secular and Taoist clothes. Dozens of Qingyun Sect disciples stood on both sides of the hall.

"Master, fellow uncles, I, the disciple Chang Jian, have been ordered to bring the three orphans from Caomiao Village here."

At this moment, a shrill wail suddenly sounded from the solemn hall. A middle-aged man dressed as a woodcutter was seen in a corner of the hall. He held his head with both hands, huddled tightly in the corner, trembling all over, and shouted in fear:
"Ghost, evil ghost, ghost!"

"Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang, is that you?" Zhang Xiaofan recognized who it was and ran over quickly. He grabbed his shoulders and shouted:

"Uncle Wang, what happened? Why did everyone in the village die? And what about my mother and father? How are they?"

Uncle Wang was startled and looked at Zhang Xiaofan, but he immediately screamed in fear. Lin Jingyu walked over quickly, looked at his expression, and said sadly:

"Xiao Fan, can't you see? Uncle Wang has gone crazy."

Zhang Xiaofan let go of his hands dejectedly, with an indescribable sadness on his face.

The head of Qingyun Sect, Daoxuan Zhenren, who was wearing a dark green Taoist robe and had an immortal demeanor, looked at Xi Mingzhang with a hint of surprise:
"You are mature and steady, unlike them."

"My parents died young. If I panicked and lost my mind when I encountered a disaster, I should have died with my father when I was six years old."

"In the past two years, I have been collecting herbs for a living. I have encountered poisonous snakes and fierce beasts countless times, and I have almost fallen off a cliff many times. Survival has taught me that no matter what I encounter, I should remain calm and fearless in the face of danger."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall cast approving glances, especially the six at the top, who only felt that Lin Jingyu was extremely talented and had an excellent physique.

Now, taking a closer look at this calm child in front of him, who has a lonely and difficult life experience, he discovered that although his aptitude is not the best, it is also of superior quality.

Immediately, Taoist Master Daoxuan asked the three men one by one how they managed to escape with their lives, but of course they all knew nothing.

"Song Daren, since you were the first to discover it, you should explain the cause and effect."

A tall and sturdy young man walked out of the hall, speaking in a voice as loud as a bell:
"Early this morning, I and several fellow disciples were returning from work. When we passed over Caomiao Village, I accidentally looked down and found more than 200 dead bodies piled up in the village. It was a horrible sight."

"We first found Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan, and then we found Xi Mingzhang, who was barely alive, among the corpses on the ground. We found this woodcutter who only knew how to talk about ghosts in a toilet near the village."

He paused, his face heavy:

"I also found a fellow apprentice who was very familiar with Caomiao Village. After he identified all the 42 households in the village, a total of 247 people, except for this one adult and three children, all were dead."

When Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan heard this extremely cruel reality, the slim hope in their hearts was instantly shattered. They couldn't help but fainted again out of grief. A member of the Qingyun Sect was quick to act and allowed them to lie safely in the hall.

At this time, Xi Mingzhang clenched his fists, his eyes slightly reddened, and he buried his head and murmured:

"Over two years, seven hundred and forty-six days, since my father passed away, all the elders in the village have taken good care of me, often bringing food or clothes to visit me. Now they are all dead."

Everyone present was very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, and they all sighed at the same time, thinking:
"No matter how precocious your mind is, you are still a child after all."

Upon seeing this, Taoist Master Daoxuan asked all the standing disciples to leave, and arranged for Chang Jian, Xi Mingzhang and the other two to wait outside the hall.

Outside the palace, Chang Jian comforted Xi Mingzhang softly:

"We should always look forward to the future. The Caomiao Village Massacre was the most tragic event that had ever happened to our Qingyun Sect. It happened right at the foot of the mountain gate. Once the news was passed back, the entire sect was shocked. Our master even showed a look of shock and anger that I had never seen before."

"Immediately, I summoned the other six sect leaders to Tongtian Peak for consultation. So, I will make proper arrangements for you and probably accept you as my disciples."

Seeing the puzzled look on Xi Mingzhang's face, he explained:

"In today's world, the righteous path is flourishing, with the three major sects, Qingyun Sect, Tianyin Temple, and Fenxiang Valley, as the pillars of the righteous path."

"And my Qingyun Sect has a total of seven peaks, namely Tongtian Peak, Dazhu Peak, Xiaozhu Peak, Longshou Peak, Fenghui Peak, Chaoyang Peak, and Luoxia Peak."

"Tongtian Peak is the head of the seven Qingyun Sects. It is the main peak of Qingyun Mountain and is inhabited by the Changmen Sect. I am a disciple of the main peak."

Just as Chang Jian finished speaking, he saw the tall and solemn Taoist Cangsong, the head of Longshou Peak, walk out of the hall first. With a wave of his sleeve, he rolled up Lin Jingyu and flew out of Tongtian Peak on his sword.

The next person to come was a short and fat man, the head of Dazhu Peak, Tian Buyi. He waved his sleeves with an embarrassed look on his face and took Zhang Xiaofan away.

The next few chiefs just looked at Xi Mingzhang with a hint of regret, then flew away on their own.

Just when Chang Jian was confused, Taoist Master Daoxuan's voice came from outside the hall:
"Chang Jian, bring someone in."

When he heard this, he finally understood and said to Xi Mingzhang happily:
"It seems that I will have a junior apprentice brother. Come with me into the hall."

In the main hall.

Taoist Master Daoxuan smiled slightly and said to Xi Mingzhang:

"To join my righteous sect, one must have the courage to be the first in the world. Your name is very good. Are you willing to join my sect?"

Xi Mingzhang was stunned, as if he couldn't believe it. Chang Jian beside him quickly reminded him in a low voice:

"Hurry up and pay your respects to your teacher."

Upon hearing this, Xi Mingzhang immediately bowed and said, "Greetings to my teacher."

Taoist Master Daoxuan spoke with great satisfaction:
"Most of the disciples of Tongtian Peak were accepted by the elders of the main peak in the past. The number of disciples in each generation of the direct lineage has always been rare. There are only five people in this generation, including you. I hope you will practice well in the future."

A strange color flashed in the depths of Xi Mingzhang's eyes. He didn't expect that after encountering a disaster in Cao Miao Village and awakening his memory, he would become a disciple of Taoist Master Daoxuan. He didn't know whether his luck had improved or deteriorated, so he looked serious:

"I will definitely live up to my teacher's high expectations."

"Okay, your eldest brother died young, so the second disciple I accepted is named Xiao Yicai. He is now out for training and is not with the sect. The third disciple is Chang Jian next to you, and the fourth disciple is Duan Lei." Taoist Master Daoxuan said this and looked at Chang Jian:
"You will be the first to teach the Qingyun Sect's rules and the Jade Purity Realm's cultivation methods, and I will examine your performance later."

"Yes."

Seven months later. On the Tongtian Peak, which towers high into the sky and stands proudly as if it leads to the blue sky, in a small courtyard inside the Yuqing Palace, Chang Jian looked at Xi Mingzhang with great satisfaction:
"Junior brother, you are quite talented. No wonder Master accepted you. The foundation of all the strange arts of our Qingyun Sect is the Taiji Xuanqing Dao. Although the process of cultivation is from easy to difficult, it takes most people a year to cultivate to the first level of Yuqing Realm."

"And it only took you seven months to complete it, and three of those months were spent on strengthening your body and breathing to consolidate your foundation."

He paused, as if he was afraid that Xi Mingzhang would become complacent, and then continued:
"But even so, you must not be complacent. You must know that from now on, the difficulty of the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao will be fully revealed. Therefore, it usually takes five years to practice the second level of the Jade Purity Realm."

"The third level is a watershed. Those with poor aptitude may never be able to break through to a higher level in their lifetime. Even for those with better aptitude, there are many who have practiced for fifty or sixty years before breaking through to the fourth level."

"When you reach the fourth level of Jade Purity Realm, you will have the fundamentals of all things. You will be able to practice many strange arts and wonderful methods, and you will also be able to refine magic weapons and fly in the sky."

Chang Jian said solemnly:
"There are nine levels in the Jade Purity Realm, six levels in the Upper Purity Realm, and above that is the Great Purity Realm. You should know that there are nearly a thousand people in my Qingyun Sect, and there are only a dozen people headed by Master who can break through the Jade Purity Realm and advance to the Upper Purity Realm. It is rumored that only the rare genius Qingye Patriarch has cultivated to the Great Purity Realm."

"So, you must not slack off."

"Brother Chang, don't worry. In the past six months, have you ever seen me slack off for a single day?"

"Um, really not." Chang Jian was stunned, but immediately said:
"When you first embark on the path of cultivation, everyone forgets to eat and sleep, and practices diligently every day. However, after a long time, it is inevitable that you will slack off. Brother, I am warning you in advance."

Perhaps he felt that he had accidentally hurt Xi Mingzhang at the beginning, and felt guilty, so he took good care of him when Ling Zun appeared inexplicably. Later, when he saw that he had become his own junior brother, he had been even more caring towards him these days.

In Xi Mingzhang's opinion, this Senior Brother Chang is a kind-hearted person just like himself.

Time flies like an arrow, and more than four years have passed in the blink of an eye.

A young Taoist priest in a yellow robe stands at the end of Tongtian Peak Square, quietly looking at the sea of ​​clouds, one of the six scenic spots in Qingyun.

"The path of cultivation in this world is uncertain, and immortality is out of reach. However, judging from the combat power, it is worthy of the name of the Middle Thousand Worlds."

"Although the cultivation system is subtle, it is extremely solid. Among the nine levels of Jade Purity Realm, the first level is to draw in the Qi, sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and guide the Qi into the body to achieve the effect of health preservation. The second level is to refine the Qi, open up the lower Dantian, refine the spiritual energy introduced into the body, and transform the Qi into Yuan Jing to nourish the whole body."

"The third level is Yuan Dong, refining essence into Qi, using the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao meditation method, with the spirit as fire and the essence as material, from which the Tai Chi Yuan Qi is cultivated, and then the Zhou Tian Gong is performed in the body, directly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, strengthening the Tai Chi Yuan Qi, and laying the foundation for all the methods of the Dao."

"The fourth level is to open the meridians, and use the Tai Chi Qi to connect the meridians throughout the body, until the Tai Chi Qi leaves the body and can drive away objects, so this state is also called the Drive Away State."

"The fifth level is the Five Qi, where the primordial energy circulates, the meridians widen, and the whole body is strengthened, reaching the state of the Five Qis returning to the primordial energy, and obtaining the Qi of the five internal organs and the five elements. The sixth level is the Huangting, where the five internal organs generate the five Qis, and the five Qis are used to cast the lower Dantian to form the Huangting."

"At the seventh level, the five internal organs absorb the vital energy and continuously produce the five elements of energy. The Huangting absorbs the five elements of energy and becomes more solid. The Huangting is solid so it can withstand the liquefaction of the vital energy. Practicing Tai Chi vital energy in the Huangting will result in the Tai Chi true energy."

"The eighth level of spiritual movement opens up the upper dantian. After opening up, the control of the true essence is further improved, and the circulation of the true essence is even more spiritual."

"The next step is to reach the point where all the acupoints in the body contain the spirit. Every time an acupoint is opened, the power of the spirit consciousness in the acupoint will be integrated into it, which will make the spirituality in the true essence stronger and stronger."

"The ninth level of the Three Flowers opens up the acupoints noted in the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao, one by one, and uses the acupoints as points to circulate the Tai Chi True Essence and forge the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao body."

"If you continue to circulate the Tai Chi True Essence, you can strengthen the Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao Body, and naturally you can reach the realm of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head.

"Because of the different opportunities of each person, it is difficult to achieve the state of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head, which leads to many people being unable to reach the Shangqing realm in their entire lives."

Xi Mingzhang's lips curled slightly, thinking:

"This is why there are so few people who can reach the Shangqing realm in such a huge Qingyun Sect. The so-called Three Pure Realms can be roughly divided into refining the body, refining the spirit, and then refining the power of heaven and earth to find the way to transcend and ascend."

"As a result, it is difficult for cultivators to make the leap from body refinement to spirit refinement. They can only cross this threshold by relying on natural talent and understanding, or by chance and chance."

Just as he was thinking about the cultivation system of this world, Chang Jian came over with a smile and said:

"Junior brother, I knew you would stay here. Ever since you broke through to the fourth level of Jade Purity Realm a year ago, when you were not cultivating, you came here to see the sea of ​​clouds, and you didn't care about refining magic weapons at all."

He shook his head and laughed:
"Why? Are you still planning to use this ethereal sea of ​​clouds to forge a magical sword?"

"The one who understands me best is Senior Brother Chang."

Xi Mingzhang raised his hand, and a cold light leaped out from the endless sea of ​​clouds that was as ethereal as a veil.

In an instant, a pill was spinning in his palm, floating up and down.

"Junior brother, you..." Chang Jian said with an awkward expression:
"Although magic weapons can be made from any material, the material of the magic weapon determines its power after cultivation."

"The true sword art that has been passed down from generation to generation in my Qingyun Sect is extremely powerful. If the material of the magic weapon is too poor, I am afraid that before it can attack the enemy, not only will the magic weapon be destroyed, but it will also suffer the backlash of the sword art."

Seeing his junior fellow apprentice smiling faintly, he thought he was not paying attention, so he emphasized:
"For example, how can the Divine Sword Controlling Lightning Technique be performed with a magic sword made of ordinary iron? I'm afraid that as soon as the lightning is drawn out, the magic sword and its owner will be reduced to ashes."

"And how can you use this magic pill made of cloud and mist to perform our sect's true sword technique?"

Xi Mingzhang chuckled:
"Dan pill? This is clearly a sword pill!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sword ball turned into a three-foot-long white lightsaber, and the sword body emitted a creepy sharp sword light.

Chang Jian asked uncertainly:

"It looks quite sharp, but a sword made of cloud and mist shouldn't be very strong, right?"

Xi Mingzhang's mind moved, and the fluorescent white lightsaber turned into a sword ball, converging into the center of his eyebrows. After a sword mark flashed by, he saw Chang Jian's expression full of surprise.

He couldn't help but smile. It was obvious that he was worried that putting the frightening white lightsaber between his eyebrows was too bold. If it didn't obey his command, there would be a hole in his head in an instant.

Chang Jian seemed to have suddenly thought of something, his pupils trembled, and he said:

"Junior brother, even though the magic weapon you refined is invisible and intangible, only after you break through to the eighth level of Yuqing Realm and open up the upper dantian, can you use the upper dantian so effortlessly."

When Xi Mingzhang heard this, he smiled and said nothing.

(End of this chapter)