From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 450: A Visitor from Another World

'The Baiyun Taoist Academy has completed one year and nearly half of the students have been dismissed'

For several weeks in a row, this has been at the top of the trending search lists on Weibo and Tik Tok.

The almost terrifying elimination rate made everyone afraid, and gradually there emerged among the people the saying that the Taoist temple was misleading its students.

However, the biggest reaction to the repatriation of disciples from Baiyun Taoist Temple came not from the public but from the government.

After connecting with Baiyun Taoist Temple, the names, hometowns and family information of the repatriated disciples were registered one by one by the Special Bureau, and official personnel were sent to visit and comfort them one by one.

There is no other reason. These disciples who were repatriated have had contact with that world after all, and practiced breathing techniques. They can be considered half-cultivators. Although they have not learned how to draw in qi, these guys cannot forget the breathing techniques they have learned.

If there is no Qi intake for one year, what about two years, or three years?

In time, many of these people will formally embark on spiritual practice. It would be very risky to allow such a large number of unstable factors to enter society.

In fact, the elimination rate of Baiyun Taoist Academy can only be considered normal, and the elimination rates of other major Taoist academies are also not low. However, because Baiyun Taoist Academy is in the lead, they have blocked a lot of public pressure.

Most of the eliminated students chose to return to normal life, because the college entrance examination results were retained. They just regarded it as a one-year dream and started their original university life after waking up.

There were also many elderly people who were repatriated, and some did not go back at all, or after going back they could not stand the boring life of firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea. They gradually settled down and gained a foothold in the towns and villages at the foot of Baiyun Mountain. Relying on their relationship with Baiyun Mountain and the friendship of fellow disciples on the mountain, they slowly developed a considerable force after several generations.

However, this is all a story for another day.

The Yangtze River's waves behind push the waves ahead, and the times continue to roll forward.

In July, the second Taoist temple enrollment was held as scheduled. Compared with the previous year, this year Baiyun, Qingcheng, Wutai and 36 other Taoist temples announced at the same time that they would reduce the number of admissions and raise the admission threshold.

Naturally, the outside world and this year's candidates were full of complaints, but if they calmed down, they could understand the profound meaning of this move.

The degree of reduction in quotas for each Taoist academy varied, with Baiyun Taoist Academy having the most severe cut, which went directly from 1,800 to 1,000, almost in half.

However, even so, this year's enrollment is still unprecedented, and the proportion of students applying to Taoist colleges has increased instead of decreased.

People already have experience in this. Anyway, it will not affect the normal university application. Even if you fail the one-year elimination period, you can still retain your college entrance examination scores. Life is short, so why not give it a try?
On July 1st, the Baiyun enrollment examination began again. Millions of candidates came to Shuchuan from all over the country by buses.

However, what is different from previous years is that this year there are more than just Wang Xin and Yu Bao at Baiyun Mountain.

Nearly 500 Qi-inducing disciples, including the Yang siblings, Yan Fu, Song Ling, etc., accepted the task and served as volunteers in the entire enrollment process. The all-blue and white Taoist uniforms made the candidates excited, and they fantasized that one day they could be as majestic and impressive.

However, at this grand moment of Baiyun Taoist Temple, Liu Ming, who was supposed to serve on the Baiyun Mountain site, was nowhere to be seen all day.

Southern Sichuan, Xianfeng Mountain.

It was the hottest time of July. The summer was scorching, and the heat was hard to escape even in the mountains. The sun shone through the layers of leaves, casting mottled shadows on the ground, like a layer of golden brocade. The air was filled with a damp smell, and even breathing became heavy when walking in the mountains.

However, when Liu Ming walked on the mountain path, he felt as if he was in the coldest month of winter, and the skin on his back was covered with goose bumps from the cold.

He knew that all this was caused by the strange man wrapped in gray cloth next to him.

Well, this weirdo said his name was 'Chongdao'.

Liu Ming complained in his heart: Damn, what a stupid foreigner, he can’t even speak Chinese clearly, and yet he gave himself such an oriental name.

Liu Dabao and others who followed behind Liu Ming didn't dare to look at the strange man at all, so they had to get closer to Liu Ming.

Xianfeng Mountain is very steep. After walking for more than ten minutes, the strange man named Chongdao frowned slightly:

"Venerable, haven't we reached the fish embryo place yet?"

Fish embryos? Why don’t you say fish eggs?
After complaining about the strange man's accent in his heart, Liu Ming immediately smiled harmlessly and said, "It's almost there, it's almost there, right in front. The jade pendant is a token of our Liu Sect's venerable master, so of course it must be hidden well. Otherwise, it will be dug up by the villagers and hunters who drive up the mountain. Wouldn't that be a big joke?"

Liu Dabao, a muscular man, also echoed:

"Chongdao protects the law, this is not our Venerable's fault. Who would have thought that the Li from Baiyun Mountain was so shameless. He clearly said that he would convert to the true Lord of our religion, but suddenly changed his mind and tried to steal the jade pendant. Thanks to the Venerable's cleverness, he was able to escape down the mountain with the jade pendant."

Liu Ming quickly waved his hand to interrupt Liu Dabao's words, and said in a slightly dejected tone: "It's all my fault. I was deceived by Li and almost lost my sect's most precious treasure."

"But fortunately, Liu Dabao came to me that day and told me about your arrival. This also indicates that my Liu Sect will eventually complete the great mission of welcoming back the Lord and cleanse the world of all filth with the Holy Fire."

As he spoke, Liu Ming's eyes began to glow with gold, and he was so excited that it seemed as if he had really seen the coming of God.

Seeing Liu Ming's pious look, the strange man put aside some of his worries and spoke word by word.

"God will surely come, and then you will all be liberated."

"Yes, yes, yes." Liu Ming nodded quickly, and then asked with some doubt: "By the way, Chongdao Protector, I don't know why you value that jade pendant so much. What role does the Tai Chi fish jade pendant play in welcoming back the true Lord?"

The weirdo's cloudy eyes turned and looked at Liu Ming: "When I get the jade pendant back, you will know it naturally."

"Got it."

This was not the first time Liu Ming had asked this question. Anticipating this result, Liu Ming tactfully stopped talking.

The mountain road twisted and turned until they reached a bamboo forest. Liu Ming immediately signaled everyone to stop.

"Chongdao Guardian, I buried the jade pendant at the bottom of the deep pool. I will take you to get it now."

"it is good."

The strange man nodded, then led the way into the bamboo forest.

Liu Ming signaled Liu Dabao and others to wait outside, and also followed the strange man into the bamboo forest.

After walking a few steps, the strange man's expression suddenly changed and he stopped, as if he had noticed something.

In the bamboo forest there is a deep pool with extremely clear water.

The edge of the pond was covered with moss, and there were several carps swimming in the water.

Everything was so natural and harmonious, including a young Taoist in green robe and a female Taoist in white robe who were fishing by the pond.

Without any hesitation, the strange man suddenly grabbed Liu Ming from behind, with black air gushing out from the fingertips.

"True Lord, save me!"

Seeing how serious the situation was, Liu Ming shouted for help immediately. He did not dare to resist at all. He immediately raised the Western Gengxin Gold Thunder White Flag among the Five Thunder Heavenly Ding Flags.

The Five Thunders and Heavenly Ding Flag is the most precious treasure of Shenxiao, but due to Liu Ming's strength, the Golden Thunder and White Flag only released a Geng Xin lightning Qi as thick as an arm, which deflected the monster's palm. Liu Ming himself lowered his body and rolled into the bamboo forest next to him.

The strange man had no intention of chasing him. After forcing Liu Ming back, he ran out without looking back.

At this time, a cold female voice sounded from behind him: "Since you have entered our Chinese territory, why are you so irritable and impulsive? Let us two show our hospitality as hosts."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chi Yanhong flew from the edge of the pond to the front of the strange man, and raised his hands to offer the Zhaoluan Sword and the Sun Wheel. The strange man didn't know how powerful the Zhaoluan Sword was, and wanted to grab it with his hands. As soon as his five fingers touched the blade, black smoke came out like burnt plastic. At this time, the Sun Wheel had also attacked, and the strange man screamed miserably like a big sun.

Like a trapped beast fighting for its life, the strange man roared angrily and tried to kill Chi Yanhong even under the shining of the Sun Essence Wheel.

However, after seeing Chi Yanhong's face clearly, the strange man let out a roar, as if he saw something unbelievable, and suddenly stopped moving his hands.

In just this moment, Chi Yanhong had become like a banished immortal dragon, with the Zhaoluan sword flying up and down, instantly chopping off the monster's limbs.

The wounds on the monster's limbs that had been chopped off did not bleed, but instead some black, smelly, thick liquid splashed onto the bamboo forest nearby, causing the green bamboo to wither and shrink immediately.
Chi Yanhong put away his sword and stood up, catching the change in the strange man's expression just now, and frowned slightly.

Until this moment, the strange man who was cut into a human stick seemed to feel no pain in his body. He just looked at Chi Yanhong in doubt. After a moment, he seemed to see through something and regained his composure.

Seeing that the battle was over, Liu Ming shouted "Master Chi is mighty" and patted his butt before coming out of the bamboo forest.

Li Yang, who was still fishing, finally caught a blue carp. He smiled and put the carp into the fish basket.
"You are really hard to catch. No wonder Zheng Zhaoyuan and Wu Peng chased you but still let you escape. After hearing about your existence from Liu Ming, I went to that village several times, but couldn't find you."

"But you were finally caught."

The strange man said nothing, but just looked coldly at Li Yang and Chi Yanhong who was standing beside him.

"Tell me, what is the function of that jade pendant?"

Li Yang put away the fish basket, slowly walked to the front of the strange man and bent down.

The strange man said nothing, and he didn't look like a loser at the end of his rope. There was even a hint of condescension in his eyes.

"You won't tell me? If you don't tell me, I can only guess."

Li Yang looked at the strange man's wound and used a branch to peel off the flesh: "This shouldn't be your body, is it? Reincarnation? Possession?"

The branch didn't last long, and the place where it touched the monster's wound was corroded. Looking at Liu Ming next to him, goose bumps appeared on his face and body.

"Your body has actually been dead for a long time. Similar techniques that can control the bodies of the dead are more famous in shamanism."

Li Yang narrowed his eyes, slowly stood up and looked down at me: "But you are not a shaman, and you are not even from this world, right?"

The strange man's originally cold expression finally showed a ripple. He looked at Li Yang with cloudy eyes and said in a low voice after a long while:
“I didn’t expect that a cultivator like you would appear on Blue Star at this stage.”

As if sensing something, the weirdo's nostrils twitched greedily, and slowly his eyes showed a hint of horror, as if he was looking at a walking treasure:

"What you practiced is actually the perfect and authentic method of eating qi? Moreover, I smelled the auras of both the Sun Qi and Moon Qi supreme methods at the same time!"

Li Yang asked: "Is the Supreme Law very rare?"

The weirdo sneered, "That is a method of immortality that even I cannot get my hands on."

The more he talked, the more excited he became. His expression turned greedy as he looked Li Yang up and down. "What a wonderful blood meal! I can't wait to taste your blood!"

Li Yang frowned slightly. Since he started practicing Taoism, he had never been looked at in such a way.

It was like looking at a precious medicine, a treasure from heaven and earth, greedy, powerful, holding the power of life and death, as high and mighty as a god.

"It's a pity that you have no future."

“No, no, no, we will definitely meet again in the future.” The weirdo suddenly laughed out loud, and with his limbs cut off, he rolled on the ground like a stick. “I know what you want to know. Although it has always been my interest to let the prey wait in despair and fear, I will not give you the chance to prepare.”

Li Yang frowned, and then his huge spiritual awareness immediately covered the strange man on the ground.

The weirdo's expression suddenly changed: "I didn't expect that a native like you could search souls. How many secret techniques do you have?"

It was too late. Compared with this weak body, the monster's soul was unexpectedly strong. As soon as Li Yang's spiritual sense covered it, a bloody hole exploded between the monster's eyebrows and he was dead.

Grabbing the scattered soul fragments, Li Yang began the soul-searching secret technique without hesitation.

The images contained in the soul are very messy, as if they were mosaiced in a special way, and most of them are already fragmented.

Chi Yanhong and Liu Ming only saw Li Yang suddenly sit cross-legged with veins popping out on his temples.

It was a full half a quarter of an hour before Li Yang opened his tired eyes.

"How's it going? Did you find anything?"

Li Yang paused and said, "This person destroyed nearly 99% of his soul. I didn't get much."

"The only thing that is certain is that the real name of the Tai Chi Fish Jade Pendant should be called Jie Yu."

"As for the rest... let's go back to the mountain first."

After saying that, Li Yang pointed his finger at the thunder that instantly split the monster's body into ashes.

"Liu Ming, please contact the Special Bureau to handle the Liu Sect members outside the bamboo forest. Then return to Baiyun Mountain after that."

Liu Ming bowed and saluted: "Yes!"

Li Yang nodded, and then took Chi Yanhong up into the clouds.

Passing through the clouds and mist, facing the howling gale, the sword light was shaking slightly, which was unusual.

Chi Yanhong said nothing, just looked at Li Yang's thoughtful expression.

She could feel that something was not right with Li Yang's condition at the moment.

"In addition to the Jieyu, you also saw other things, right?"

Knowing that he couldn't hide it from Chi Yanhong, Li Yang nodded indifferently.

"What is it? Is this strange guy really from another world?"

"Yeah." Li Yang's face was straight, and Chi Yanhong couldn't see the expression on his face from his angle.

"It came from a blood sacrifice by a shaman in Iceland. It's a split soul."

"Is the world over there very strong?"

Li Yang suddenly fell silent. The wind and frost in the sky were blowing his temples.

After a long time, he said calmly:
"After you return to the mountain, please help me contact Lao Qi and Mr. Xie in Beijing."

"We're probably going to be in big trouble."

(End of this chapter)