From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 197: The Big Fraudster of Baiyun Mountain [5K chapter, please subscribe! Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

On September 12, after six days of realizing the true meaning of "every hoe and every turn is a skill", more than 30 Taoist priests from the Taoist League led by Sun Boyang finally entered the venue of the "Xianhua Conference" in Baiyun Mountain.

After waiting for a long time and seeing that the two persons in charge had not arrived yet, Zhu Ling asked Wang Xin to greet the Taoist priests (kuli) first, while he ran to the back mountain to look for the two guys who had been in enlightenment for several days.

Before entering the Yuchan Hall, Zhu Ling heard a heated argument between a man and two women outside the hall.

"Friend Chi, your memory is too bad, isn't it? You couldn't even memorize those few words? Did you know that you almost let the audience down?"

"Who knows where you copied those crappy words from? I'm cooperating by trying to finish the speech, okay?"

"Cooperation? You call this cooperation. The performance was supposed to last for six days, but you just went on strike for three days!"

"Fuck, why don't you go? You can have an epiphany, why can't I?"

"..."

"And you, what are you laughing at? It's fine if you're just acting exaggerated, but you can even come up with such a lame excuse as having an epiphany while watching ants moving. Did you really graduate from a prestigious university?"

"What does it have to do with me? You two are hiding in the temple. Didn't you say that I can do whatever I want?!"

"Adaptation is not making up stories, and drama is not making up stories. Do you have any professional ethics?"

The three guys in the hall were blaming each other and their voices were getting louder and louder. Zhu Ling pretended not to hear anything. He looked at his nose with his mouth and his heart with his nose, and knocked on the door calmly.

"Dong dong dong..."

"Master, the 'Xianhua Conference' is about to begin. Sun Boyang and the Taoist priests from the Taoist Alliance have been here for a long time."

There was a "bang", like the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

There was silence in the Yuchan Hall for a moment, with someone rustling around as if they were tidying up their appearance. After a moment, a young Taoist priest with a righteous face and an immortal demeanor pushed the door open and walked out.

"Let's go."

Li Yang's face was full of righteousness, and his voice was mature and cold, without a trace of emotional fluctuation.

Behind him, Chi Yanhong, who had a cool temperament, and Zhao Ziyao, who had a dignified appearance, walked out one after another, with calm expressions on their faces.

Zhu Ling suppressed her smile and followed the three people obediently.

When Li Yang entered the hall, the originally noisy hall suddenly became quiet.

A group of Taoist priests with calluses on their hands and tanned necks looked at Li Yang and Chi Yanhong who entered the venue with suspicion.

Li Yang smiled calmly, bowed to the Taoist priests in the hall and said, "Everyone, I am sorry to have waited for so long. I have gained a lot from enlightenment these days. I am ashamed to have delayed this "Immortal Flower Conference" again and again."

After Li Yang finished speaking, he shook his head, his face full of apology, but a chaotic and magnificent spiritual energy fluctuation suddenly emanated from him. The faces of the people who were close to him changed, and they were frightened by the fluctuation. For a moment, they couldn't even stand up.

"Oops, I haven't fully digested the results of my enlightenment yet. I couldn't control myself for a moment. Sorry, sorry."

Li Yang's face changed and he found a cushion to sit on and regulate his breathing.

When the Taoist priests saw that a master like Li Yang could not control the energy in his body, they were shaken in their previous guess.

Li Yang, who was sitting cross-legged, had a face that alternately turned pale and blue. His aura was like overlapping waves, one higher than the other. In the end, no one could get close to him within a few meters.

The whole hall was filled with the sound of shaking tables and chairs, the sound of the ceiling falling, the golden lotus blossoming, and all kinds of phantoms and strange visions as the Taoist ancestor preached, which made all the Taoist priests look confused.

Zhao Ziyao secretly curled her lips and said, "Someone said that my performance was exaggerated, but aren't you even more exaggerated?"

"Could it be that Master Li really had an epiphany these past few days? Why did his aura surge so quickly?"

"Is there a possibility that Master Li is acting and deceiving us?"

"I don't think so. Master Li is such a great man, would he want to deceive us? Look at the concerned look in the eyes of his disciple Zhu Ling and Taoist Master Zhao Ziyao..."

Li Yang secretly narrowed his eyes, and sure enough, Zhu Ling and Zhao Ziyao beside him were both worried, and Chi Yanhong had a very strange expression on his face.

Chi Yanhong's expression should also be intended to express concern, but this is an obvious acting idiocy, and his facial features are very unnatural and fake.

Fortunately, Chi Yanhong knew his own performance level, so he kept his head down and said nothing.

The silly girl Zhu Ling might be really worried, but Zhao Ziyao...

Li Yang looked at Zhao Ziyao with a dark face, looking as sad as if her father had died.

This guy is obviously addicted to acting and his performance is too exaggerated.

Listening to the public opinion off the field gradually adjusting, Li Yang knew very well that too much is as bad as too little, so he suddenly roared to the sky, his momentum reaching its peak in an instant, and he almost forced everyone out of the hall.

Another half a quarter of an hour passed before Li Yang opened his eyes, the light in his eyes was like a sharp sword.

Sun Boyang immediately stepped forward and asked with concern: "How is Master Li? Is he alright?"

"It doesn't matter."

Li Yang forced a smile and stood up from the mat: "I had a series of sudden enlightenments in the past few days, and my breakthroughs were too fast, so I couldn't suppress the spiritual energy in my body. It should be fine now."

"Why are all the Taoist priests standing outside the temple? Come in quickly, the 'Immortal Flower Conference' will begin soon."

Li Yang waved his hand with good intentions, and the Taoist priests who had just been forced out of the hall by his aura supported each other and re-entered the hall.

Li Yang was very satisfied. Although there were still voices of doubt, they were obviously much smaller than before.

After entering the hall, he first rearranged the venue. The clever Wang Xin then brought out various spiritual vegetable dishes that had been prepared long ago from the vegetarian room.

Seeing the fragrant aroma of various kinds of rare grasses and flowers, more than 30 Taoist priests looked at the various dishes on the table with their eyes almost green with envy.

Only a few of the Taoists here have received spiritual ordination. Even for those who have, any dish on the table is worth the spiritual resources they receive in half a month.

"Let's get started, what are you waiting for?"

Li Yang smiled and said that he did not like rules and procedures and felt that speeches, opening and closing ceremonies were unnecessary.

It is called the "Fairy Flower Conference", but in fact it is just the same as the "Peach Conference" of the Queen Mother of the West in "Journey to the West". Just eat and then find a few friends to brag and chat while eating. It is the most comfortable thing.

As soon as Li Yang finished speaking, there was the sound of toasts and clinking of bowls and chopsticks. After these few days of practice, these Taoist priests were exhausted.

Wang Xin's face was filled with joy. He finally didn't have to work in the fields for a short period of time. Harvesting spiritual plants was really exhausting. After harvesting dozens of bundles in just these few days, his sickle had become dull. If he only relied on these few people on the mountain, how long would it take him to finish harvesting?

Li Yang was chatting and preaching with Sun Boyang and Chi Yanhong on the main seat when suddenly a black girl came running over with a cup of Baiyun Li, shouting that she wanted to toast Li Yang.

Li Yang spent a long time identifying her before he recognized that this was Jin Ying, who had performed brilliantly in the battle between Huaying and other countries that day.

"Thank you Master Li for your good intentions. Not only did you hold the 'Immortal Flower Conference', but you also set up the previous session to let us understand the true meaning of Taoism."

Jin Ying's face was serious and full of gratitude.

Li Yang was a little confused. Zhao Ziyao leaned over and whispered that this girl was the most serious in mowing the grass in the past few days, and she had blunted dozens of sickles.

Jin Ying continued, "What Master Li said is true. Although it is just simple and complicated farm work, after six consecutive days, I feel that my energy has stabilized a lot. Every hoeing and turning is really a skill!"

"At first, I didn't know the true Dharma, and I even doubted Master Li's motives. I am truly ashamed, and I would like to offer you a toast to apologize!"

A strange look flashed across Li Yang's face. If it weren't for the girl's sincere tone and the look of having benefited a lot, he would have thought that this was someone Zhao Ziyao had found to help her.

"That's natural. The so-called Taoism cannot be cultivated by just sitting there. Without seeing the heaven and earth, how can I become my true self!" Li Yang's face was filled with relief, as if someone finally understood his painstaking efforts.

The Taoist priest next to them heard the two people talking and also started talking about it.

"I told you, how could Master Li lie to us!"

Taoist Master Ruqing, who had just been rescued last night, almost burst into tears after taking a bite of the food and a sip of Baiyun Liquor.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't have fainted after cutting rice for a few days, but he had always been looking forward to the "Immortal Flower Conference" and ate very little every day, so he couldn't bear it and fell over. "I also think that although I am a little tired, my cultivation does feel like it is increasing."

"You may not know this, but when Taoist Zhongyu of the Wudang Sect cut the sword for the third day, he broke through from the Qi Induction to the Spirit Awakening. This is called enlightenment. Unlike us, we can't get it even if we have the opportunity in the beginning."

Seeing that the opinions in the Taoist Alliance were gradually changing, Sun Boyang raised his glass to drink together, and Li Yang's face was full of smiles.

It looks like I can fool you again next year...

After Jin Ying left, it was obvious that Sun Boyang could not drink much. After drinking a few cups with Li Yang, he immediately looked drunk. He picked up two pieces of food with chopsticks in a daze and fell on the table with a bang.

After getting Sun Boyang drunk, Chi Yanhong obviously cared about his image in front of outsiders and refused to drink anything. He simply went with Zhao Ziyao and Zhu Ling to make freshly squeezed juice from spiritual fruits.

Li Yang then drank alone and began to calculate the harvest like an old farmer.

The warehouse of the Taoist temple in the front mountain was already filled with most of the spiritual rice and white cloud wine, and now it is full, and there is even some space left in his own storage ring. It is time to contact the Yang family to build a special storage warehouse on the mountain.

Li Yang glanced at the scene. Although this "Xianhua Conference" looked spectacular, for the Taoist priests who were drawing qi and awakening their spirits, they could not bear too much energy. They could not consume much and would rest like Sun Boyang. They had very few consumables.

However, these resources, which are extremely precious for inducing qi and awakening the spirit, and even for the innate, are too low-level for me at this stage.

Li Yang sighed.

I hadn’t noticed it when I was promoted to the seed path, but as the experience bar accumulated, this feeling has become more and more obvious.

Before, I could increase my proficiency every day by eating these foods, but now there is no movement at all. Not to mention the White Spirit Rice, even the experience points that can be added by eating the high-grade Moon Spirit Rice on this day are only in the single digits.

My current cultivation level is seriously out of sync with the current spiritual energy recovery.
It's like a giant shark in a pond. It has trouble even turning over, let alone continuing to grow healthily.

Li Yang ate the peanuts on the plate one by one, like an old landlord and farmer, while thinking about his current situation and future plans.

As for my own development, I must continue to gain experience and find the correct way to advance to the realm above the path of cultivation as soon as possible. Although the magatama in Sakura Country has not been researched yet, it is the only known entry point now.

For the development of Baiyun Mountain, the first thing is to add manpower and expand the family business. After all, we can't always take advantage of the people from the Taoist Alliance.

The second is to find high-level resources. Except for the daily consumption in Baiyun Mountain, the rest of the low-level resources can be exchanged. It would be best if they can be converted into something that can increase one's own strength.

Among the three directions, only adding manpower seems promising, which makes Li Yang a little worried.

Seeing that Li Yang's mood began to drop as he drank, Chi Yanhong stepped forward to ask.

Apart from the system, the two of them now know each other well. After understanding Li Yang's troubles, Chi Yanhong shook his head.

"Baiyun Mountain is not yours alone, why do you have to carry all this by yourself?" Chi Yanhong blinked: "I can't help you with the cultivation path. I still have a long way to go before I can reach the cultivation path, but I can think of a way to exchange for high-level resources..."

"Oh, what do you think?" Li Yang became interested.

"Shh~ a secret."

Chi Yanhong's expression had always been cold, but at this moment he gave a rare sly smile.

At this time, many Taoist priests had fallen into the dilemma of having to meditate for a while after each meal. The powerful spiritual energy floating in their bodies made their faces flushed.

Wang Xin felt that these laborers must have suffered great losses, so the spiritual vegetables he selected were those that could replenish blood. After being greatly nourished, the Taoists' eyes seemed to bulge out, and the meridians in their necks were dilated.

The "Xianhua Conference" lasted until noon, and finally ended with the Taoist priests sitting cross-legged in meditation.

In the afternoon, the special car arrived, and a group of Taoist priests returned to Qingcheng Mountain under the leadership of Sun Boyang who had just woken up.

The old Taoist Sun Boyang had obviously realized halfway through that he was being dragged here to do hard labor, but his emotions remained stable. Before leaving, he held Li Yang's hand and said bitterly that he must look for him if there were such experiences or "Xianhua Conference" in the future.

Li Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he just nodded and agreed.

After seeing off Sun Boyang, Li Yang turned away Zhao Ziyao who came up to take credit for the work. He then instructed Zhu Ling and Wang Xin to take inventory of the warehouse and count the quantity and efficacy of each spiritual plant. He then merged his sword and flew up to an altitude of ten thousand meters.

Zhao Ziyao shouted loudly towards the sky: "Boss, you seem to have just had a drink this morning? You are going up to the sky like this, aren't you afraid of being caught for drunk driving?"

There was no response, and in a blink of an eye, the sword light became just a small dot and moved towards the north.

"Hiss, why are you in such a hurry, boss? Isn't there anything important happening recently?" Zhao Ziyao turned around and asked Chi Yanhong curiously.

"It's not that there is no big deal, it's just that you don't know it." Chi Yanhong shook his head and smiled calmly.

"Fellow Daoist Li should have gone to Baiyun Mountain to find a way to recruit more people." Chi Yanhong turned around and looked at the three little ones: "Otherwise, the monthly harvest of spiritual rice alone will greatly affect the progress of your cultivation."

"Oh."

Zhao Ziyao scratched her head, feeling a little embarrassed for a moment.

She also looked up at the flickering light ten thousand meters in the sky:
On Baiyun Mountain, Zhu Ling and Wang Xin cooked and tidied the warehouse every day. Zhu Ling sometimes went out to fight in the martial arts arena. It seemed that he was the only one in the entire Baiyun Mountain who had not made any contribution.

She looked around the mountain until she saw two guys, one fat and one golden, chasing each other in the dining hall, then she patted her chest.

Fortunately, there are two other people on the mountain who are eating for free like me.
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Li Yang's sword light continued to move and dart at an altitude of ten thousand meters, making bursts of sonic booms.

The destination of his trip was the capital.

Ever since he got lost in the Pacific Ocean last time, Li Yang has learned his lesson and always keeps a set of world maps in his storage ring.

Flying according to the map, Li Yang's sword landed on a courtyard.

This was the address that Li Yang and Qi Qiansu had requested earlier.

Siheyuan in Beijing also has various specifications, divided by the courtyard layout, with one, two, three, four or even more courtyards.
The courtyard house where he ended up belonged to Shangjingguan, but it was obviously one of the top courtyard houses, with a standard five-courtyard "front hall and rear bedroom" style.

In addition to the rockery garden, what surprised Li Yang the most was a ginkgo tree over 20 meters tall planted in the yard.

Ginkgo trees are known to grow very slowly, and it is said that they take a thousand years to grow into a tree. The branches and leaves of this ginkgo tree are like a crown, just like a canopy covering the entire courtyard.

It was already September, and the ginkgo trees were slightly yellowish, looking unusually luxurious.

This is not an ordinary garden landscape, but a very accomplished Feng Shui formation. The glittering canopy makes everything in the entire courtyard tinged with a touch of nobility.

"Fellow Daoist He Fang, how dare you trespass into my important place, Shangjingguan!"

Li Yang was comprehending the art of Feng Shui metaphysics when he suddenly heard a roar from the front. Then an old Taoist with flying hair and beard and wearing a hibiscus crown on his head suddenly rushed into the garden, holding a seven-star steel sword in his hand, with the tip of the sword pointing at Li Yang's heart.

Li Yang was a little surprised, because this strange old Taoist who suddenly appeared was actually... a innate?
It was obvious that this old Taoist had achieved enlightenment through inner alchemy and his cultivation was quite strong. At this moment, he was concentrating his attention, with the peach wood sword in his hand ready to strike, as if he was ready to draw his sword and fight if there was any disagreement.

Before Li Yang could open his mouth, the old Taoist priest with fluttering hair and beard, who looked like Zhong Kui or Zhang Fei, rushed towards him with a steel sword in hand and full of rage.

"No matter who you are, trespassing here is a serious crime. You will never leave here alive!"

Li Yang frowned. Since he started practicing Taoism, no Taoist priest had ever dared to point a sword at him like this.

The old Taoist should have mastered a fire-attributed martial art, for at this moment he held a mighty steel sword in his hand. Before the Taoist got close to him, Li Yang could feel a rolling wave of heat coming towards him.

Seeing that Li Yang did not dodge or evade, and was about to meet his magic sword with his physical body, the old Taoist with thick beard was overjoyed, and he increased his spiritual energy a little bit, and for a moment the heat wave in the courtyard became even worse.

However, when his steel sword was about to cut Li Yang, Li Yang's right leg moved back a step, and the sword move that was about to cut his right arm immediately missed.

Then, before the old Taoist with thick beard could come to his senses, Li Yang tapped lightly on the steel sword with his right index finger.

"Ding……"

The heat in the yard suddenly disappeared, and a sharp metallic vibration sounded in the yard.

The old Taoist with thick beard's face changed drastically, and a piercing pain came from his palm. He looked down and found that the seven-star steel sword in his hand had turned into pieces and scattered all over the ground, and his palm was already bloody.

"I have agreed with Taoist Priest Qi Qiansu to meet here... Did you hear that clearly?"

Li Yang's eyes gradually narrowed.

(End of this chapter)