The Spirit World

Chapter 44: Ten Divisions and Six Paths
【Dongyu Bailing Mountain】

A few days had passed since the welcoming banquet, and Chang Yufeng did not ask questions to the chief steward, the princess, or Lin'er and Erica. He just stared at the Ten Parts of the Six Paths. Zhao Zhao accompanied him as he explained and pulled the Six Paths people to demonstrate.

Occasionally he would go to Ten Miles Peach Blossom Street, walk through the [Ask for Directions and Marriage] section, and go to see the Six Paths disciples who were practicing at the foot of the mountain.

Chang Yufeng learned that Bailing Mountain was the hub of important leadership talents in the Ether Empire. Many well-known generals and soldiers might have come from Bailing Mountain. Bailing Mountain attached great importance to benevolence, righteousness and morality, so while it sent a large number of talents, it also paid attention to the return to the empire, and there was no shortage of talents who were loyal to the country.

The status of Bailing Mountain in the Ether Empire is self-evident, but its most important position is to supply the top exorcist talents.

Ferocious beasts infected by the devil's aura will gradually transform into terrifying monsters. Their abilities will be greatly enhanced, and their appearance will change drastically. They will generally have terrible devil marks and shed their original energy bodies, returning to the devil's energy bodies. Most of them need a bloody transformation, or be devoured by the devil, lose their sanity, and become killing machines.

At this time, exorcists and purifiers are needed to purify or seal them. The importance of Bailing Mountain, which holds the power of sealing and purification, can be imagined.

Most of the exorcists and purifiers throughout the spirit world come from Bailing Mountain.

If we were to ask what is the most common thing in Bailing Mountain, it would of course be the people.

The number of people in the ten divisions and six paths is as high as hundreds of apprentices with predestined relationships. Divisions and paths are divided into different categories. Divisions have different levels, but paths do not. The higher the level of the division, the fewer people there are. For example, there are only three apprentices in the [Heaven Division]. Their status is very high. As long as they enter the Heaven Division, they basically have an infinite future. There is a saying that all the generals and ministers who can become famous are comparable to those from the Heaven Division. They are specialized in assisting in governing the world, and their skills are also above the six paths, or basically the same. Their abilities and talents, immortal arts and magic are all top-notch. If the immortal arts and magic are good, but the ability and strategy are not, they will be assigned to the [Earth Division] and so on. Their ability grading is calculated by the immortal stone that can measure spiritual power, while their abilities and talents are measured by written tests. However, there are exceptions. People who have no strategic ability at all can also enter the Heavenly Department. Once, there was a girl who blew up a fairy stone while measuring, and entered the Heavenly Department unprecedentedly. She studied with the young master of the Ning family who was studying in the Heavenly Department at that time. They even fell in love with each other after a long time, and a beautiful story became known.

Of course, if the people in the heavenly department do not want to leave the world, they can continue to stay in their family and teach.

Tao is a way. The six paths of the Ten Divisions and Six Paths are a variety of driving methods that have been spawned by the collection of all existing ways of using spiritual power in the Ether Empire.

【Xianlingdao】

Immortal arts are to refine the existing spiritual power to the purest, and gather the spiritual power of all things in the world to achieve the state of unity between man and nature. The purest immortal arts are triggered by using the internal energy of one's own body as a carrier or as a medium to communicate and pull the external heaven and earth vitality. Immortal arts can change in many ways, and evolve various moves through the purest spiritual power, and even transform spiritual power into objects. It is a way that everyone can learn, and it is also the most common practice in the spiritual world. Immortal cultivation can prolong life, and when it reaches the state of great success, it can even enter the realm of gods and become a real immortal. Wherever the Ether Empire goes, there are many types of immortals, and the mountain gates are also spread all over. There are great masters who create their own methods, so immortal cultivation is not the most famous place in Bailing Mountain. However, those who learn the immortal way need to be pure and abstinent, and pay more attention to talent. It is common for those without talent to go astray. Moreover, the number of people who have achieved the right result in this world can be counted on one's fingers, and becoming a real immortal is just a legend.

The condensation of immortal arts varies from person to person, and there is no distinction between gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. Usually, the blue color of pure spiritual power is dominant. The upper limit of the immortal cultivator's aptitude also determines the upper limit of his immortal cultivation.

There are great similarities between them and the magicians of the Principality of Allan. The use of magic is also released by the magic power extracted from oneself, and it can also transform into objects. The only difference is that the cultivation of immortals refines the purity of spiritual power. The higher the purity, the stronger it is. The magician cultivates the breadth of spiritual power. The magician's spells are very powerful, so more magic power is needed.

【Spiritual Path】

There is a difference between life and death in the Yin and Yang worlds. The psychic can communicate with Yin and Yang, and even use the ghosts of the Yin and Yang world for its own use. Psychics generally have Yin and Yang eyes that ordinary people cannot have. They can see the ghosts wandering between the Yin and Yang worlds, manipulate their psychic souls to fight with them, and even let the psychic souls possess themselves. It is also very common to strengthen themselves. To protect the world from the intrusion of ghosts, Hao Zheng is a psychic of the [Spiritual Dao]. The psychic souls of psychics are generally passed down from generation to generation and passed down in the form of contracts. Of course, as a punishment for exorcists to communicate between the Yin and Yang worlds, the price is also surprisingly high, but the size of the price varies from person to person. Of course, there will be some strange prices such as not being able to eat certain things and not being able to see certain colors, which are mostly related to his psychic soul.

This is different from the [Summoner] of the Principality of Arlan. Summoners cannot possess and are generally weaker. They need a special magic contract to summon the creatures they want. The creatures are of many types and not unique. They generally do not participate in battles themselves. Psychics need to cultivate their own physique to achieve a strength that matches the psychic soul.

【Exorcism】

Exorcism is a Taoist method specifically for dealing with demons, but many exorcism methods have been lost because the real demons have not been in the world for many years. In addition to this reason, there is another important reason. Exorcism pays great attention to the physique and attributes of the exorcist. It is related to the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, and none of them can be missing. The exorcist must possess these five elements to give birth to the exorcism method. It is not like the Xianling Taoism that everyone can practice. Moreover, the exorcist must have a pure mind, because generally dealing with magical beasts infected by demons, so if they are accidentally infected, they can only be sealed by their own kind, or even killed. However, people infected by the breath of demons will not be infected again, which is also a blessing.

Exorcists mostly use magic, relying on their own spiritual power to borrow the power of the five elements from heaven and earth to seal ordinary demons. Exorcists rarely engage in hand-to-hand combat. Their swords are all special horns that use Taoism and magic. Take Sister Zhaozhao's sword for example. It is made of silver and inlaid with mahogany. The red flowing flowers are dyed with chicken blood. The production method is very special. Even if the Taoism of exorcists is lost, there are many. This is the unique practice of the Ether Empire. The Principality of Allan and the Kingdom of the Elf must rely on the [Holy See of Light] to deal with demons. The Holy See is rich in potions and barriers to deal with demons. Light elemental mages can also perform high-intensity exorcism work. The Principality of Allan calls them [priests], also known as exorcists. But the methods and ways used are completely different.

The three paths of immortality, spiritualism, and exorcism are collectively called the "Upper Three Paths"

【Stargazing Road】

As you can imagine, the Stargazing Dao is stargazing, and it is a way to master astronomy and water conservancy. The things learned in the Stargazing Dao are basically not very strong. Stargazing and prediction are mysterious. The powerful Stargazing Dao can only predict very vague concepts, let alone the low-level Stargazing Dao. However, it is said that the founder of the Stargazing Dao can communicate with the stars and control the star spirits. He is very powerful. There are many cute girls in the Stargazing Dao. Because they cannot show their strength, there are very few boys. However, despite this, the Stargazing Dao will also learn practical subjects such as astronomy, calendar, and actuarial wealth. Basically all disciples need to obtain a qualified Stargazing Dao basic common sense certificate, and those who could only enter the Stargazing Dao to study will enter a more in-depth study.

This is similar to the colleges in the Principality of Allan. Basically, anyone who enters any college in the Principality of Allan must learn basic common sense and then study more refined subjects based on their choices.

【The Way to Subdue Demons】

There are many kinds of monsters. If you want to subdue monsters or eliminate them, you need to have a general understanding of all monsters and know how to subdue them. People who learn this way even need not only a strong physique, but also a strong brain to fight wits and courage with monsters and evil spirits. It can be said that they are more fierce than the [upper three ways]. However, immortal arts and magic have the advantage of suppressing monsters to a certain extent, while the method of suppressing monsters does not have this advantage for the magic way, and is only useful for monsters. Because some monsters are not guilty of death and accidentally break into the human world, there is a saying of subduing them, and sending them back to the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Monsters is also the task and responsibility of the demon subduer. The demon subduer does not rely on spiritual power but demon power, so the qualifications they are born with are very unconventional, and it is completely possible to lack five elements of the five elements.

Except for the stargazing method, all the above are actually learning very powerful powers. Whether it is relying on the psychic soul, demonic power or the spiritual power of heaven and earth, they are all relying on external forces. The next one made Chang Yufeng dumbfounded.

[Ashura Road]!
This is for disciples who are born unable to use immortal arts or other external forces. The Shura Dao emphasizes physical strength and specialization. In this world where immortal arts and magic are bound to dominate, perhaps it is too unfair for them. Those who will never learn these things in their lifetime pay attention to physical training, not physical fitness, but strengthening of their own tendons and bones. They pay several times more in exchange for a slight breakthrough in the limit of human quality. Boxing, swordsmanship, physical skills, swords, guns and sticks are not inferior in spiritual power confrontation. The Shura Dao emphasizes perfection. Those who condense spiritual power and magic are naturally not as strong as the Shura Dao who concentrates on physical strength. Many times, the Shura Dao can resist the powerful spiritual power and approach the caster at a very fast speed in an instant. Their fists and weapons are tempered into steel, and the momentum of shaking mountains and rivers with one punch should never be underestimated.

This is very similar to the knights and swordsman adventurers of the Principality of Arlan. The exclusive skills they have developed and the refinement in their learning are absolutely on par with those of spellcasters.

Chang Yufeng came out of the training place and praised repeatedly. Zhao Zhao told him that these Taoist sects still had to rely on their own strength in actual combat. Even if they learned super powerful spells or magic, they would not be able to win if their spiritual power was not pure enough.

Moreover, everyone's best magic spells are different. Even those in the same sect will learn different things. Some people may never learn a magic spell in their entire life, but others may learn it in just a few minutes. This kind of thing happens surprisingly often.

There are also countless self-created spells, which rely not only on talent but also on acquired efforts. Basically everyone will learn a little knowledge from other Taoist sects so that they can get a good ranking in the martial arts competition.

In terms of the level of spiritual power, Zhao Zhao is at the third level of the gold rank, Chun Xi is at the first level of the earth rank, and Chang Yufeng has not been tested yet, but he knows his own strengths and weaknesses, so he is not that anxious.

After finishing watching the ten volumes of Six Paths that day, Chang Yufeng finally found the chief steward. When the chief steward saw that it was him, he looked at him tenderly. His kind eyes were filled with this little boy, and for a moment, he actually looked like his father.

"Grandpa Chief Steward, I have a lot to ask you."

Chang Yufeng opened his eyes wide.

There were many times when he understood that what he wanted to ask about were things that had already happened in the past.

Their figures embraced in the golden light gate, looking at him with happy smiles.

(End of this chapter)