Pure Yang!

Chapter 7: Daoist Realm, Responding to Disasters

The collapsed road section of Nanxuan Palace is under repair, leaving a large number of tourists stranded and unable to go up the mountain.

The Golden Summit seems much quieter today.

Zhang Fan and Li Yishan walked out of the hotel, but did not see the excitement of yesterday.

"What are you thinking about? Are you sleepy?"

The morning air was as cool as mint, but the natural oxygen bar of Zhenwu Mountain could not dispel the trance and confusion on Zhang Fan's face.

"Jiang Lai...the beautiful lady we met in the worship hall..."

"You dreamed about her? Look... I told you you were dreaming... I never saw her at all..."

Li Yishan patted Zhang Fan on the shoulder, as if he had found evidence that the beauty did not exist.

"Step aside."

At this moment, a cold voice came from behind.

Zhang Fan turned around and saw the two people who had booked the hotel yesterday also walked out of the gate.

The man with gold-rimmed glasses changed into a suit and was still as gentle as ever. However, the burly young man in sportswear still looked arrogant, as if the road on the mountain was built by their family.

As soon as the words fell, the two men walked straight past Zhang Fan.

When they passed by, Zhang Fan's face suddenly changed, and he saw that the man with gold-rimmed glasses' eyeballs turned into two bugs, swimming in his eye sockets, and in a flash, they returned to normal.

"Fuck..."

Zhang Fan growled in shock and subconsciously took a step back.

The two brothers of the Qian family glanced at him sideways, as if they didn't take him seriously, and left.

"What's wrong with you?" Li Yishan couldn't help but ask.

"You... didn't you see it? The eyes of the man with glasses... were transformed from insects..." Zhang Fan said in a low voice.

"Bug? Are you still asleep?" Li Yishan frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.

"I……"

Zhang Fan's lips twitched slightly, he really didn't know how to explain it. He knew he was definitely not mistaken...

"I'm not seeing things...last night was definitely not a dream...Old Li couldn't see it...could it be because I swallowed the moonlight?"

Zhang Fan was deep in thought. He did not doubt that he had a mental problem. He thought of the moonlight spit out by the giant snake in the mountain last night...

"I did swallow it...but Lao Li said I slept all night and didn't leave the hotel."

Zhang Fan lowered his head, feeling suspicious.

"Brother, that kid can see your [Color Pupil Bug]..."

At this moment, the Qian brothers, who had already walked far away, stopped for a moment, and their attention was directed to the back.

"Being able to break through obstacles and gain true knowledge means that one has reached the realm of nurturing the primordial spirit..."

Qian Shengwu pushed his glasses, and a gleam of brilliance flashed in his deep eyes.

"Yesterday, I was wrong. I didn't expect this guy to be a fellow traveler."

“It’s hidden very well... I don’t know which family trained him... Could it be that he was also taught for the sake of the Jade Book of Zhenwu Mountain?” Qian Shaokun looked thoughtful.

"Keep an eye on him...kill him if he gets in the way." Qian Shengwu said calmly.

"I've been thinking that for a long time."

Qian Shaokun licked the corner of his mouth, and what came out of his tongue was a strange insect with a thousand legs and hands. It retracted into his mouth and disappeared.

"Tonight, the Jade Certificate of Zhenwu Mountain will be passed down..."

Qian Shengwu looked up at the towering golden roof and murmured softly.

……

At this moment, in the Jinding Taihe Palace, a group of Taoists were busy. The transmission of the Jade Book was related to the inheritance of the Dharma lineage and the rise and fall of the mountain sect. The corresponding fasting and offering ceremony was of extremely high standards. Incense, candles, five tributes and ten offerings, memorials, notices, Dharma scrolls, etc., all the necessary items needed to be prepared half a year in advance.

"Tonight is the Jade Certificate Transmission Day. I wonder how Senior Sister is preparing."

At this moment, a young Taoist priest with a clear face put down the scriptures in his hands and looked towards the deepest part of Taihe Palace.

In the secluded room there, the most outstanding successor of Zhenwu Mountain is in seclusion.

Tonight, the Jade and Golden Book of Zhenwu Mountain will also be passed into her hands.

"She must have it all planned out... Senior Sister is the youngest [High-ranking Master] in Zhenwu Mountain. It is rare for a Taoist to be awarded such a rank at such a young age."

Next to him, a chubby Taoist priest spoke with great enthusiasm, his eyes sparkling with brilliance when he mentioned the pride of Zhenwu Mountain.

In Taoist practice, if one reaches the state of no thoughts and enters into an extreme state of emptiness and tranquility and catches a glimpse of the primordial spirit, then one is considered to have stepped into the threshold of practice, which is called the [initial movement].

From then on, one begins to nourish the primordial spirit, and as a result, all kinds of mysterious properties appear in the body, and the body possesses all kinds of incredible Taoist methods, which is called [manifestation of the spirit].

Anyone who enters this realm can often be granted nine ranks: [Qi Gong], [Spell Apprentice], [Xuan Shi], [Spiritual Master], [Gao Gong], [Great Master], [Zhai Shou], [Temple Master] and [Tian Shi], from low to high according to the level of cultivation and the level of mastery of magic.

Just like the two young Taoists in front of us, they are only in the position of [Qi Worker] in Zhenwu Mountain. They have just started to get a glimpse of the wonders of the primordial spirit. It is like hard labor, carrying spiritual energy and light from the sky all day long to nourish the primordial spirit.

If you can go one step further, you can practice Taoist magic and serve as a [magician apprentice].

If you master more than twelve minor techniques, you can become a [Xuanshi].

If one can master a great technique like the [Five Thunders Method], he can take on the position of [Spiritual Master].

As for the [Gao Gong]... he is a being who can independently establish an altar and preside over rituals to worship ghosts and gods. His means are so great that he can call the wind and rain.

The senior sister mentioned by the two Taoists is actually younger than them, only in her early twenties, but she is already one of the few high-level masters in Zhenwu Mountain and her future is unimaginable.

“The elders all said… Senior Sister has a great chance of becoming a real person before she passes away.” The Taoist priest with a clear face whispered.

When the name of "True Man" was mentioned, their faces showed respect.

There are nine levels of spiritual manifestation, the highest being the Heavenly Master. After crossing that level, one reaches the [realm of pure yang infinity], where all the yin impurities in the spirit are refined to achieve pure yang infinity.

Such an existence is called a true person.

In history, people like Master Sanfeng reached this state.

As for going further up, there are the legendary [Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head] and [Five Qis Returning to the Origin]. After crossing the changes of three and five, one becomes a land immortal. One can only get a glimpse of them in ancient books.

"If Senior Sister can obtain the Jade Certificate, she will most likely reach this level..."

"I heard that Senior Sister is gifted. When she was comprehending the [Initial Movement Realm], it only took her three days to enter a state of tranquility and see the Primordial Spirit..."

"Later, it only took 49 days for me to be able to leave my body and travel around the world at night."

"What a genius... It took me three years to reach the state of not having any thoughts and to see my soul. My master also said that I have a good aptitude for wisdom. As for my soul leaving my body, it took me another three years..."

"Otherwise, why do we say that we are mortals and Senior Sister is a celestial being... Only celestial beings can pass on the Jade Certificate."

The two Taoists could not help but sigh, and their eyes turned towards the deepest part of Taihe Palace in amazement and admiration.

"But... I heard that this time the Jade Certificate is extraordinary..."

At this moment, the chubby Taoist priest suddenly changed the subject.

"What's unusual?"

"I heard from my master that... the master once left behind a passage of verses that seemed to contain a great disaster..."

"What verse?" asked the Taoist priest with a clear face.

"Zhenwu preached for seventy-three years, because all those who would be afflicted by the calamity would come to him." The chubby Taoist said in a deep voice.

"In order to face the disaster!?"

"Could it be that the Dharma lineage of my Zhenwu Mountain will suffer a disaster because of a mortal?"

The two young Taoist priests looked at each other, deep in thought.

(End of this chapter)