From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 299: The Famous Sword
The major rituals of Luotian Dajiao include burning incense, opening the altar, asking for water, raising banners, announcing the notice, cleansing away filth, inviting the saint, summoning the saint, following the stars, presenting a memorial, lowering the banners, and sending off the saint.

In addition, there should be beautiful Taoist music and movements, as well as various formations of Yu Bu stepping Gang during the chanting and worship.

Therefore, the female Taoists of Qianyuan Temple, led by Jin Ying, have another task these days, which is to rehearse the corresponding Taoist musical instruments and divide them into seven groups to take care of the seven altars.

By the time Li Yang, Qi Qiansu and other monks and Taoist priests in the Jade Emperor Hall had almost sorted out the process, it was already 9:30 in the evening.

"Masters, we are carrying out an unprecedented event for the benefit of China and all living beings. I, Qi Qianshu, would like to express my gratitude for your efforts in this grand ceremony!"

Qi Qiansu bowed deeply with a solemn expression on his face. The other Taoists were infected by his emotion and returned the greetings.

When Li Yang and Chi Yanhong walked out of the Jade Emperor Temple, the moon was already bright and the stars were sparse.

Although it was night, Li Yang could still feel the bustling activity on Longhu Mountain. The searchlights from various projects illuminated the entire Longhu Mountain, making it look bright and magnificent.

As for the living quarters for the two, Longhu Mountain naturally did not dare to neglect them and gave them a courtyard located at the foot of the mountain.

Li Yang and Chi Yanhong walked side by side on the mountain road.

"I never thought that a Luotian Grand Ceremony would be so complicated and tedious. If I had known, I would have stayed in Baiyun for another half a month and come back after everything is arranged here."

Li Yang said in distress, but Chi Yanhong gave someone a cold look and interrupted him.
"Even if it's complicated, what does it have to do with you? You're just here for tourism. I'm the one who answers all the questions people ask. If the Nanming Sword wasn't broken, I don't know how Master Li would enjoy himself in this mountain."

"Hehehe." Li Yang smiled lightly but did not refute.

There was no way. He was indeed a half-way Taoist priest. Although he had studied Taoist scriptures for several years and had made up a lot of Taoist knowledge, Master Li had always skimmed over the ritualistic things like the Luotian Dajiao.

Therefore, in the past few days, the construction of the seven major altars, including the "Chaozhen Altar" presided over by him and the "Jiangmo Altar" presided over by Chi Yanhong, was basically all done by Chi Yanhong.

"But I do miss the Nanming Sword. Although the Ame-Kusou Sword is sharp, its use in daily life is infinitely close to zero. If the Nanming Sword is still here, it can also cool down the unbearable heat of Longhu Mountain."

"You should have gathered all the materials to reforge the Nanming Sword. Why didn't you help Zhao Ziyao forge the sword last time?"

Li Yang shook his head: "The time is not right yet."

"The quality of the sword forged from the materials I have now won't be very high, but for me it's better than nothing. I might as well wait until I have enough materials and make a bigger one."

Chi Yanhong nodded as he strolled, "That's true. Our Sun and Moon Essence Wheels have been stuck on the fifth floor for a long time. We previously guessed that the spiritual energy recovery time was too short to form that kind of terrain environment. Now we can start looking for it."

Li Yang nodded. In the sword-controlling technique, after the Moon Essence Wheel seal pattern is completed, the sixth step is to maintain the instrument.

This "yangqi" is just two simple words, but it does not mean self-nurturing, but external nurturing.

External cultivation is very difficult to operate, and it requires many prerequisites. It emphasizes on incorporating the great trend of heaven and earth into the instrument. One of them is to find a suitable terrain and environment, and build a platform for worship, so that the Moon Essence Wheel can circulate the energy of heaven and earth, and a strike can be as powerful as the mighty power of heaven.

"After this is over, while Baiyun Temple is still open for enrollment, we can travel around the country and abroad to search for it."

While the two were talking and chatting, they had already gotten a glimpse of the appearance of the courtyard assigned to them.

The location of this courtyard is extremely particular. Not only is it quiet and elegant, but the winding mountains, rocks and green plants arranged in the courtyard just form a Tai Chi shape, symbolizing the transformation of Yin and Yang, which is in line with Li Yang's Yin and Yang Avenue.

After pushing open the gate and entering the courtyard, the two saw from afar a dark shadow sitting at the stone table in the middle of the courtyard.

"Why is our White Cloud Divine Beast so decadent that it doesn't even light a lamp when the night is dark?"

Li Yang said with a smile, and then flicked his finger to light the candle in the courtyard. When the light came on, the dark figure beside the stone table was Zhao Ziyao who had followed them to Mount Longhu.

Chi Yanhong stepped forward and shook Zhao Ziyao. Seeing that the girl was unusually unhappy, he smiled and said, "Why, is the mission not going well? But you have 'Han Guang' in your hand, so ordinary people should not be able to defeat you, right?"

"Hey, Master Chi, don't mention it." Zhao Ziyao said with a snap as if she placed an object on the table.

"Boss, you should take back this Hanguang Sword. I think it is really useless in my hands."

It is said to be a sword, but at this moment the stone table looked obviously empty. Only in the flickering candlelight could one barely see the shadow of an ancient sword.

Han Guang was forged two months ago using the alchemy furnace borrowed by Li Yang using the sword ball and the skeleton of the Yamata no Orochi's soul.

The name of the sword was chosen by the little girl Zhao Ziyao after reading many ancient books.

Perhaps because this sword is a sword of the original spirit, it was completely transparent when it was cast. Even when the sun shone on it, no light or shadow was left. At first, Li Yang suspected that he had used too much heat and directly destroyed the sword.

In the end, the fearless Zhao Ziyao was searching everywhere in the alchemy furnace, and suddenly a crack appeared on her hand. Her body, which was made of innate puppet material, was almost cut off a finger without her noticing it.

Li Yang then fumbled to draw out the sword and walked into the dark corner of the house, before he finally saw the full appearance of the sword. However, as soon as the light shone on the sword, it immediately became invisible.

Zhao Ziyao named it the Hanguang Sword because she found a similar sword in ancient books during the Spring and Autumn Period.

It is recorded in "Liezi·Tangwen": "Kong Zhou said: I have three swords, you can choose... One is called Hanguang, which can see the shadow but not the light during the day, and can see the square but not the shape at night. When it touches an object, it passes by it and closes it as soon as it passes, and it feels fast but no blood is left on the blade."

As the saying goes, "It cannot be seen when you look at it, it cannot be felt when you move it, and objects pass through it without you noticing it." It's quite impressive.

Li Yang did not take back the Hanguang Sword. This exclusive artifact of the old scoundrel was seriously inconsistent with his image.

"Did something go wrong with your mission? Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any innate masters who dare to show up among the people right now?"

Because of the preparations for the Luotian Grand Ceremony, Taoist masters stationed in various places gathered at Longhu Mountain. During this period, the Special Bureau was basically running around to deal with some supernatural troubles in various places.

Not long ago, a cult broke out in a village near Mount Longhu. Zhao Ziyao, who had obtained the Han Guang Sword, was feeling very anxious, so she volunteered to go and quell the riot (fight).

It took four or five days to quell the riot (fight), and I didn't expect that they would become listless as soon as I came back.

"There is no innate master. The leader is just a person who got some fragments of martial arts and accidentally got the sense of Qi."

"Then why are you so decadent that you even want to return the Han Guang Sword? Don't you say that this is your lifeblood and is more important than your life?"

Zhao Ziyao jumped up instantly and described her experience of quelling the riot with actions and gestures.

"Boss, do you know? The leader of this cult is a bachelor in the village, the kind of lazy guy who is so poor that he doesn't even have pants!"

"There was this kind of person in the village my father managed. He was a scoundrel on weekdays, and then he suddenly got a few pages of scriptures, got some energy, and started to proclaim that he was a god."

"Oh? What god?"

"Jade Emperor God!"

(End of this chapter)