Pure Yang!

Chapter 355: A Practitioner Born in Jia and Died in Gui! Tomb of the Living Dead in Zhongnan Mountain

When a sage ponders, he can understand all the wonders. Therefore, the foundation of Taoism is meditation.

Li Cunsi!
He once visited the Nan Zhang lineage, and the divine hexagram Zhang Tiansheng commented on him as "young and arrogant like a dragon, hiding in the abyss and never emerging". After fifteen years of practicing Taoism in the mysterious sect, he will surely become famous throughout the world and reach the top level of a great master.

"Your grandfather thinks very highly of Li Cunsi." Lou Hechuan exclaimed.

Throughout the ages, among the practitioners of Taoism in the world, nine were surnamed Zhang and one was surnamed Li.

The fate between Zhang Lingzong and Li Cunsi was wonderful. The young man lived in the old place of Nanzhang for half a year before leaving.

"Li Cunsi..."

Zhang Fan chewed on the name. He felt it was familiar, as if someone had mentioned it to him before.

"You also know what happened afterwards. Nanzhang was suddenly destroyed overnight. Although your father escaped death, he was trapped in a disaster at night!" Lou Hechuan said in a deep voice.

"My father had already cultivated the Holy Fetus of God and Demon at that time!?" Zhang Fan was moved and couldn't help asking.

Hearing this, Lou Hechuan raised his eyelids slightly and looked at Zhang Fan meaningfully.

"When did you become a divine and devil fetus?"

"This..." Zhang Fan smiled awkwardly but said nothing.

"That was the first time your father fell into the dark night. He forgot all about his past and wandered around the world, as depressed as a dog that had lost its home..."

Zhang Fan lowered his eyes when he heard this. The divine and demonic fetus is the most dangerous thing in the world. Unless there is a major change in life, thoughts are flying, and the consciousness is restless, he will definitely not fall into a calamity in the dark night.

One can imagine how difficult and painful life was for Zhang Lingzong back then.

"That year, Zhang Lingzong was only sixteen years old. When he was about to be robbed, he met a young girl and was taken in by her." Lou Hechuan changed the subject.

"Girl?" Zhang Fan was stunned.

"That girl's surname is also Li!" Lou Hechuan said in a deep voice.

"Last name Li? Could it be my mother?" Zhang Fan muttered, with a hint of suspicion on his face.

As far as he knew, Zhang Lingzong and Li Linglong met five years after the fall of Southern Zhang, when Zhang Lingzong was already 21 years old.

Could it be that it’s ahead of schedule?

"That girl's name is Li Linglang!?"

"Li Linglang!?" Zhang Fan's expression changed slightly.

He was not unfamiliar with this name. The woman had once appeared in Yujing City and almost took his life.

"Perhaps you can guess that Li Linglang and Li Linglong are sisters from the same mother."

Having said this, Lou Hechuan raised his eyelids slightly and looked at Zhang Fan.

"She is Li Linglong's sister."

"Sister?" Zhang Fan was stunned.

The woman who almost took his life was his aunt! ?
"Because of Li Linglang, your father escaped the calamity of the dark night and achieved great success in cultivation. Later, he traveled to the southeast, conquered seven provinces and became invincible, earning a great reputation..."

"Five years have passed, and Zhang Lingzong has become the true Great Lingzong King. At that time, Li Cunsi also became the master of the Xuan Palace of Wuwei Sect."

"Lord of Xuan Palace!?" Zhang Fan was moved when he heard that.

"It can be said that he is the youngest Master of Xuan Palace in the history of Wuwei Sect." Lou Hechuan sighed.

"It was at that time that your father met the most important woman in his life..."

"My mother!" Zhang Fan blurted out.

"Yes, your mother, Li Linglong!" Lou Hechuan nodded.

"Zhang Lingzong and Li Linglong got together. The following year, they held their wedding. At that time, there was another newlywed couple with them."

"There's another newlywed couple?" Zhang Fan asked in surprise.

"Li Cunsi, he married Li Linglang!"

"Ah!?" Zhang Fan was stunned.

"The following year, the two sisters each gave birth to a boy..."

"Your mother gave birth to you..."

"As for Li Linglang, the son he gave birth to is named Li Yishan!"

hum...

Zhang Fan's eyes jumped, and there seemed to be a sudden wave of turmoil in his heart.

"My father, Li Cunsi!"

"My mother ran away when I was very young, and later brought back a man who pissed off my father to death."

Li Yishan’s words echoed in Zhang Fan’s mind.

How could he have imagined that Li Yishan's biological mother who abandoned her family was actually his aunt? In other words, he and Li Yishan were cousins! ?
"This……"

"Your family's relationships are indeed a bit messy!"

Lou Hechuan looked at Zhang Fan, who had not recovered from his shock for a long time, and couldn't help but say something.

"..."

"What happened next? Why did Li Yishan's mother leave? How did his father die?" Zhang Fan couldn't help but ask.

He had no idea about the grudges in his previous life, and the adults in his family had never told him about it.

However, a person like Li Cunsi would never be angered to death.

"I don't know about that. It's your family matter. How can outsiders know about it behind closed doors?" Lou Hechuan shook his head.

"but……"

"But what?" Zhang Fan asked.

"I heard from Jiang Yunxian that Li Cunsi died because he spread the message [A gives birth to Gui and he dies]." Lou Hechuan said in a serious tone.

"Spread it out? Li Yishan?" Zhang Fan's heart moved and he guessed it instantly.

"I thought so at first, until King Hoffa came to Yujing City..." Lou Hechuan said in a low voice.

"King Huofa..." Zhang Fan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Not long ago, the deputy abbot of Baihe Temple did come to Yujing City. Jiang Yunxian took action at that time, and his brother also showed up.

"After that, I looked for Jiang Yunxian. It was then that I found out..."

"Back then, Li Cunsi passed [A birth, Gui death] to your brother."

"Zhang Sheng!?"

Zhang Fan couldn't help but be moved. This was something he had never expected.

"The birth of Jia and the death of Gui is no trivial matter. It can reverse the yin and yang and break the life and death." Lou Hechuan sighed quietly.

"Unfortunately……"

"What's a pity?"

"Mr. Jiang once said that when you are in the mortal world, drifting in this world, life and death are like rootless duckweed. You can only go with the flow, neither dead nor alive, and you are just putting shackles on yourself." Lou Hechuan said in a deep voice.

"You mean Li Cunsi is not really dead?" Zhang Fan's mind raced.

"I don't know!" Lou Hechuan shook his head.

Jia gives birth to Gui and Gui dies, which is one of the nine major inner alchemy methods and even involves the taboos of life and death. The mystery within it is unknown to outsiders.

"I can only say that if Li Cunsi is not dead yet, then there are three people in this world who have mastered the art of [Jia gives birth to Gui and Gui dies], and they are closely related to each other." Lou Hechuan guessed.

“Three people…”

Zhang Fan seemed to be thinking about something. Needless to say, Li Cunsi was also the one who taught Zhang Sheng the "A birth, Gui death" and Li Yishan the "A birth, Gui death" which probably came from his biological father.

"So you see, their family is inextricably linked to your Zhang family. If someone really wants to touch them, there are too many possibilities."

Lou Hechuan pointed out the purpose of Zhang Fan's visit.

"It could be the Dao Sect, or the Wuwei Sect, or even the Beizhang Sect..."

"Why does Wuwei Sect want to move against them?" Zhang Fan asked.

"Zhang Fan, you have also experienced disasters, how can you still ask such questions." Lou Hechuan glanced at him.

Zhang Fan nodded when he heard this, but remained silent.

Even within the same camp, there will be differences and different paths.

The most difficult thing to unify in this world is the human heart.

Just like when Zhang Kongming rebelled against Longhu Mountain, before he became a true Taoist of Three Corpses, he was hunted down and ostracized by the Wuwei Sect.

Just like Southern Zhang and Northern Zhang, both were the inheritance of Taoism after the great catastrophe, but they eventually went in opposite directions.

"In the final analysis, it's a difference in concepts. Do you think that if there wasn't a Pure Yang Zhenren in Taoism today, the Taoist community would be as peaceful as it is today?" Lou Hechuan sighed.

"That is why Wuwei Sect is eager to have a sect leader who can succeed the Three Corpses Taoist and unify Wuwei Sect."

"In fact, the top leaders of Wuwei Sect are all doing this."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Fan's eyebrows jumped, and he couldn't help but think of the mysterious figure who practiced the Soul Separation Technique that he saw in the ancient temple in Taisui Village last time.

"But with Jiang Yunxian's strength, the two of them should be safe for now." Lou Hechuan guessed.

"Should?" Zhang Fan's eyes darkened slightly: "President Lou, where can we find them?"

"How should I know that?" Lou Hechuan laughed.

"Do you really think I'm a living god?"

"President Lou has been in charge of Jiangnan Province for so many years, and he really knows more secrets than anyone else. I underestimated him before." Zhang Fan said in a serious tone.

"It's not an exaggeration to say that you are a living god."

"At the last minute you're still trying to flatter me." Lou Hechuan smiled. He looked at Zhang Fan with a complicated look in his eyes.

"Zhang Tiansheng's grandson... hehe... interesting..."

As he spoke, Lou Hechuan leaned back on the sofa, looked at the ceiling, and suddenly said, "You can try your luck in Qinxi Province."

"Qin Xi?" Zhang Fan was puzzled.

Even if Li Yishan and the others escaped, how could they have ended up there?
"At the foot of Mount Zhongnan, in the Tomb of the Living Dead, Master Chongyang truly mastered the skill of [Jia Sheng Gui Si], and became one with life and death, making him invincible..."

“From then on, almost all those who practiced this method in the world went there.”

"That place has almost become a holy place for practicing [A Life, Gui Death]."

"Zhongnan Mountain..."

Zhang Fan murmured softly, as if thinking about something.

"I have privately checked the whereabouts of Jiang Yunxian and Li Yishan. They go to Chang'an almost every two years." Lou Hechuan added.

"Chairman Wu..."

At this moment, Sui Chunsheng's urgent call came from outside the door. Zhang Fan turned his head and saw that the door was open.

A sickly man walked in. It was early summer, but he was wearing a cotton coat. The eye sockets of his eyes were almost sunken, as if he had just had a serious illness.

"Mr. Lou, why didn't you respond when you wanted to meet someone?" the sickly man whispered.

He spoke respectfully, but his indifferent eyes swept across Zhang Fan.

"Xiao Wu, I know the rules. Logically, I can't see anyone right now, but I can't turn away young people who come to see me." Lou Hechuan stood up.

"How about I write a statement and you can submit it together with my materials later."

"What are you talking about, Mr. Lou? I just asked casually. I don't want to cause any trouble and bring more trouble upon myself when we get to the capital." The sickly man spoke weakly.

"You guys go first. I have something to say to President Wu." Lou Hechuan ordered them to leave. When he mentioned "President Wu", he deliberately emphasized his tone.

"Mr. Lou, I'm just acting as your assistant now." The sickly man chuckled.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to come back from the capital this time. The title of 'Agency' will soon be taken off your shoulders, and the burden of Jiangnan Province will fall on your shoulders from now on." Lou Hechuan sighed.

"Mr. Lou, we'll take our leave first."

Zhang Fan understood what he meant and followed Sui Chunsheng out. After he went downstairs, he spoke.

"That was the acting president just now?"

"His name is Wu Qingnang, and he has been the vice president for more than ten years. His health has always been poor, so he has been on sick leave all year round. He thought that this would be his life, and he would retire in two years..." Sui Chunsheng whispered.

"Who would have thought that he would seize the opportunity this time." Sui Chunsheng sighed.

Generally speaking, deputy positions are used to take the blame, but their vice president has been on sick leave for years, which has made him successful.

"Won't someone drop in from the sky?" Zhang Fan couldn't help but ask.

"We have to find someone who knows Jiangnan Province well. An outsider may not be able to handle this business." Sui Chunsheng whispered.

"Good fortune has come, and nothing can stop it..."

"Wu Qingnang!" Zhang Fan secretly memorized this name. In the future, he would inevitably have to deal with the new leader of the Jiangnan Provincial Dao Alliance.

"How did the talk go?" Sui Chunsheng asked.

"It's okay. I have to go on a long trip these two days. Please remember to inform me if there is any news from Yujing City." Zhang Fan said casually.

"Going on a long journey? Where are you going?" Sui Chunsheng asked.

“Zhongnan Mountain!”

Zhang Fan walked out of the gate of Jiangnan Provincial Alliance, looked at the dark night, and murmured softly.

……

Late at night, Guangming Hotel.

Li Miaoyin got out of the car and was about to go back. When she reached the door, she heard a message alert from her cell phone. When she opened it, a dialog box from Zhang Fan popped up.

"Are you hungry? Do you want to go out for a midnight snack?"

When Li Miaoyin saw this, she couldn't help but smile knowingly. Ever since returning from Qingu Town, Zhang Fan has not left the house and has not been seen for many days. This is the first time he has taken such initiative.

"Ask me a date late at night, you..."

Li Miaoyin stood there, typing. Suddenly, her twitching fingertips stopped. She looked up suddenly and felt that the wind and clouds had stopped, and even the bright moonlight was shattered at this moment.

The world became hazy at this moment and was no longer as real as before.

Through the hotel door, everyone in the hall seemed to be frozen, their thoughts stagnant, as if they were going from life to death, as if it was a dream.

"Tianshi!?"

Li Miaoyin's expression changed slightly. This kind of atmosphere and this kind of feeling meant that a Heavenly Master-level figure had arrived, and that person was very close to her, very close...

"You've been out for too long."

At this moment, a frivolous voice sounded in the dark night, like ripples on a calm lake or rippling on autumn water. Even Li Miaoyin's soul began to tremble at this moment.

She looked up and saw a man walking towards her. He was wearing a windbreaker, a hat, and thick black sunglasses. He seemed to blend into the night.

"Why are you here?" Li Miaoyin seemed to recognize this person and asked in a low voice.

"Next month is the disciple-taking ceremony. It's not a good idea for you to hang around outside all the time. My teacher asked me to take you back." The man in sunglasses said calmly.

(End of this chapter)