Pure Yang!

Chapter 42: The Three Mountains of Talismans! The Most Dangerous in the World

Jiangnan Province, Maoshan.

One of the ten famous Taoist mountains in the world, a 5A-level tourist attraction, the ticket price is yuan.

There are pines and cypresses hidden in the deep mountains, thin vines entwining old trees, birds chirping nearby, and springs flowing loudly and clearly. There are orchids all around the valleys, and mosses grow on the cliffs everywhere. There are good dragon veins on the undulating mountains, and there must be a master hiding his name.

In front of an ancient Taoist temple, with incense smoke rising, an old Taoist priest with white hair and beard, dressed in cloth and straw sandals, was hunched over and sweeping the floor with a broom.

"Master, you called me?"

At this moment, a young man who looked like a Taoist priest came from a distance. As soon as he came close, he bowed to the old Taoist priest.

The old Taoist priest continued sweeping the floor, as if he didn't hear anything.

"Master..." The young man was stunned for a moment, then whispered again, but still no response.

The old Taoist priest held the broom in his hand, staring at the ground without blinking, turning a deaf ear to everything around him, as if he was not aware of anything at all.

After a while, the old Taoist priest finished sweeping the floor and looked up.

"Xiao Qiji, you are here."

As he spoke, the old Taoist priest put down his broom, walked to the stone steps, and slowly sat down.

"Master, what were you doing just now?" Qi Ji asked with a strange look.

"Practice." The old Taoist said casually.

"Practice? Is sweeping the floor also practicing?" Qi Ji couldn't help but look puzzled.

“Walking, standing, sitting, and lying down are all forms of spiritual practice… Climbing a mountain is spiritual practice, chopping wood is spiritual practice, and sweeping the floor is also spiritual practice… As long as the mind is focused on the present moment, everywhere is spiritual practice…”

The old Taoist priest lowered his brows, revealing a look of compassion.

"What a pity! People nowadays are too deeply poisoned by the secular world..."

"Going up the mountain is going up the mountain, sweeping the floor is sweeping the floor. When you are sweeping the floor, you think about going up the mountain. When you are eating, you think about work. Your thoughts are flying around, and your mind is always leaking out, which is constantly consuming your energy..."

At this point, the old Taoist looked at Qi Ji and said, "Those who practice Taoism should avoid having random thoughts. If you look inward at all times, you will be free."

"Disciple has made note of this." Qi Ji clasped his hands and bowed, engraving every word of the old Taoist priest in his heart.

"Xiao Qi Ji, you have been practicing in the mountains since you were young, and it's time for you to go out and see the world." The old Taoist priest suddenly changed the subject.

"Master asked me to go down the mountain?" Qi Ji was surprised.

Those who practice Taoism avoid being contaminated by worldly affairs, especially those who are descendants of famous mountains, who hardly ever walk among the secular world.

"The world is a place of spiritual practice, and entering the world is also a form of spiritual practice..."

The old Taoist paused before continuing, "Our Maoshan Shangqing talisman is famous all over the world..."

"But you should also know that there are three kinds of talismans. Since the Song Dynasty, the talismans in the world have been unified..."

Talismans occupy an extremely important position in Taoist magic and are one of the important means of Taoists.

If the spell is the language used by Taoists to communicate with ghosts and gods, then the talisman is the text used by Taoists to communicate with ghosts and gods. Its historical origins can even be traced back to ancient times.

Legend has it that more than 4,500 years ago, Cangjie created Chinese characters by observing the laws of heaven and earth, observing the changes of yin and yang, and connecting the void and the world. He obtained 28 original characters of the mantra, and based on this, he used the footprints of birds and beasts, and the shapes of mountains and rivers to create hieroglyphics that represent civilization.

On the day when the word is completed, the mountains and rivers are filled with energy, the rivers and seas are surging, the birds and beasts are singing, and the ghosts are crying at night.

The great witch of the human race got the true meaning and carved the extremely yang character on peach wood and called it a talisman.

Two thousand five hundred years ago, with the contention of hundreds of schools of thought, witch culture gradually died out and merged into Taoism. It was not until Zhang Daoling, the founder of Tianshi Dao in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was enlightened by Taishang Laojun on Heming Mountain and founded Zhengyi Mengwei Dao and created talisman books, that the talisman path came into being.

The Tianshi Dao once said: The talismans of my family can move the heaven and earth above, shake the mountains and rivers below, command dragons and tigers in the light, control ghosts and gods in the dark, revive the decayed body, and escape life and death through cultivation.

From then on, the art of talismans became popular all over the world and shone brightly.

Up to now, there are only three authentic schools of talismans in the world, namely [Maoshan Shangqing], [Longhu Tianshi] and [Gezhao Lingbao].

"Eighty years ago, a great ceremony was held throughout the country, and the Dao sect suffered a great catastrophe. The Longhu Mountain has since closed its gates, and only incense has been burning again..."

“But I heard that [Gezhao Mountain] has produced many good talents in this generation…” the old Taoist sighed quietly.

"In addition, Xia Weisheng from Zhenwu Mountain, An Wuyang from Zhongnan Mountain, Qi Delong from Laojun Mountain, and the two brothers Qi Dongqiang... have also long been famous..."

"These good seedlings have already experienced the world."

"Xia Weisheng!?" Qi Ji's eyes narrowed slightly. Three years ago, he followed the master of the sect to visit Zhenwu Mountain and met the eldest senior sister of Zhenwu Mountain. She was indeed outstanding and not inferior to any man.

Especially his Five Thunders Method, which was quite sophisticated.

"Zhenwu has preached for seventy-three years, because all the people who are destined to be calamities will participate... Master, I heard that the Zhenwu Mountain Jade Book was preaching a few days ago, why is there no movement?"

Qi Ji couldn't help but say, "People in the outside world say that this generation of Zhenwu Mountain will face a great disaster, and I'm afraid we won't be able to survive it."

"Those are the mysterious words left by the founder of Zhenwu Mountain...If they come true, it won't be a good thing."

The old Taoist shook his head, and a gleam of brilliance flashed in his turbid eyes.

"Chu Chaoran has already reached the Pure Yang Wuji realm. If he can't stop the catastrophe, I'm afraid it won't just affect Zhenwu Mountain..."

The old Taoist's face trembled slightly, and a look of worry gradually spread across his face.

"Maybe it will be another catastrophe for the Taoist sect!"

"Master..." Qi Ji's heart moved slightly, and he just wanted to speak.

"That's too far."

The old Taoist waved his hand and said, "When you go down the mountain this time, go to Yujing City first..."

"Yujing City?"

"We received a message yesterday that the people from the Yinshan Sect really don't follow the rules. They actually committed violence that night and practiced Yin to cultivate magic in a busy city!" said the old Taoist priest in a deep voice.

"Yinshan Sect? Have they arrested them?" Qi Ji couldn't help but ask. Once a Taoist has achieved a certain level of Taoism, he would be very reluctant to perform magic in the secular world.

"Gu Yuming of the Yinshan Sect is now in a vegetative state, lying in the hospital... The patient is under control..." The old Taoist couldn't help but sigh.

"He who does evil will surely perish on his own. He who dares to do so will be punished by heaven..."

"The key is that when he was gathering Yin to refine the technique, a righteous man came to help. He was not only proficient in the Taiyi method of saving the dead, but also knew some Beidi techniques, but he was not yet at the right level."

"Northern Emperor Method!?"

Qi Ji's eyebrows twitched slightly. Although he had been in the mountains for a long time, he had heard of the fierce reputation of Beidi Fa. It was known as the number one killing method in Taoism, and it had been extinct in the world since the great catastrophe of Taoism eighty years ago.

"When you go down the mountain this time, be a little careful. If you find this person, find out his background. If possible, bring him back to the mountain." The old Taoist priest advised.

The fight in Yujing City has been resolved. The main culprit Gu Yuming has received his retribution and has become a vegetable. I'm afraid he will never wake up in this lifetime.

The only person you need to pay attention to is the person who possesses the [Northern Emperor's Law].

"Disciple has made note of it!" Qi Ji nodded.

Rumble…

At this moment, a loud explosion sounded from deep in the mountains, accompanied by smoke and dust rising into the sky.

The old Taoist priest raised his eyebrows, looked in the direction where the explosion came from, and couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"Your uncle is sick again!"

Those who practice Taoism and pursue the pure yang and infinite way either go crazy, die, or become disabled...all of which are normal. There are always a few abnormal lunatics in every mountain and palace.

"Master, how did my uncle get these injuries?" Qi Ji couldn't help but ask.

He had met this uncle several times. He was very capable, with an astonishing level of cultivation. However, his condition was like that of a madman. Once he had an attack, he would be like a wild beast and extremely difficult to suppress.

"He had a battle with someone in his early years and developed a disease..." the old Taoist sighed.

"Who can hurt my uncle?" Qi Ji couldn't help but ask.

His uncle's talent was one of the best in the entire Maoshan Shangqing Sect. He was already a leader in the sect when he was young and was well-known among the ten famous Taoist mountains.

"The Holy Fetus of Gods and Demons!" The old Taoist priest opened his mouth slightly and uttered four words.

"The most evil method in the world?" Qi Ji's expression changed slightly.

If the Beidi method once had practitioners who inherited it, then the [Holy Embryo of Gods and Demons] can only be glimpsed in legends.

"Is there really someone in this world who has mastered this method?"

"More than 20 years ago, a young man mastered this method..." the old Taoist said with great certainty.

"If he's not dead yet, he should be in his forties now."

Having said this, the old Taoist priest paused slightly, and a look of reminiscence appeared on his aged face.

"The Holy Fetus of God and Demon, the most evil in the world... Your uncle was defeated by this man back then..."

"Just one move... Thinking about it now, it's still incredibly terrifying!"

As he spoke, the old Taoist priest slowly closed his eyes, as if he didn't want to recall the past.

"Master, what's so powerful about the Holy Fetus of Gods and Demons?" Qi Ji asked.

He had never imagined that an elder in his own sect had actually fought against such a legend. It was truly horrifying.

"The spirit of this kind of person is incredibly powerful, so powerful that it is incomprehensible..." the old Taoist said in a deep voice.

In his eyes, the Divine and Demonic Holy Embryo was not an ordinary inner alchemy method at all, and it was not even meant to be practiced by humans.

"It is precisely because their souls are so powerful that they can practice any technique with ease. Their speed and rapidity of improvement are jaw-dropping..."

Back then, the young man who was carrying the [Holy Embryo of Gods and Demons] mastered many magic techniques, so many of which were simply terrifying.

"But there is a huge drawback to practicing this method..."

"what?"

"You will surely enter a dark night!" said the old Taoist priest in a deep voice.

The dark night is a nightmare for cultivators, but for those who practice the [Holy Embryo of Gods and Demons], it is an inevitable calamity.

"The method of practicing the [Divine and Demonic Holy Embryo] is to fall into the dark night without dawn, which is called the calamity... This is also their unique method of cultivation. Once they escape the calamity, their Taoism will improve..."

“I heard that since ancient times, the strongest person who practiced this method could escape disaster nine times.” The old Taoist said in a deep voice.

"What kind of cultivation is that?" Qi Ji's heart moved slightly and he asked subconsciously.

"After crossing the Pure Yang Wuji and stepping through the Three-Five Transformation, you will become a land immortal!!"

The old Taoist sighed and slowly opened his eyes: "That young man must have escaped three disasters back then. His cultivation is unfathomable."

"How could you escape the disaster in the dead of night?" Qi Ji murmured softly.

He is a cultivator, so he knows the horror of "The Big Night".

Once you fall into it, your soul will return to silence, like the darkness of heaven and earth, with no chance of escaping.

“Some people who cultivate the Divine and Demonic Fetus enter the catastrophe of [Great Night], and their souls will have great problems. They may never wake up in their lifetime…”

"Will we definitely fall into such a calamity?" Qi Ji couldn't help but ask.

"Once you start practicing this method, you can't stop. If you are lucky, you can forget everything and become an ordinary person. If you are unlucky, it is easy for you to die." The old Taoist said quietly.

"What if he wakes up?" Qi Ji asked casually.

The old Taoist priest paused for a moment, looked at Qi Ji, and said in a deep voice: "That is the most evil in the world!"

(End of this chapter)