If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1411 Taiyi Scripture Pavilion
"It was personally taught by Grand Master Yu." Grand Tutor Yu's eyes flickered slightly as he said, "When Baiyun Peak appeared before the New Year, I went to Mangdang Mountain to encounter a chance encounter with immortals."

I encountered a mysterious Taoist priest, who seemed to be Jiang Taigong himself, spreading the "Taigong Secret Method" everywhere, with ulterior motives.

Can the true master know the current condition of Taigong? Is there a distinction between genuine and fake versions of his "Taigong Secret Method"?

Master Yumen hesitated and said, "Although I have met Master Song and received his favors, he did not reveal much about Jiang Taigong."

I am certain that my great-grandfather died a tragic death and harbored deep resentment.

What made Taigong even more resentful was that the Qi Kingdom of the Jiang Clan, which he had obtained by exhausting his divine blessings, was destined to be usurped before his death.

This is fate, and also retribution; it cannot be changed.

When it came to the time of the Celestial Master Song, he unexpectedly received the inheritance of the Grand Master.

It was the teachings imparted by Taigong, and it is different from the fragments of "Taigong's Secret Records" obtained by others.

After all, some mental techniques and formulas can only be taught face-to-face and cannot be recorded in words or diagrams.

I suspect that the old man was ultimately unwilling to submit to fate.

Master Song was a disciple he had carefully selected and trained, and he was extremely loyal to the Jiang family.

Even though he had ascended to the heavens tens of thousands of years ago, upon learning that the Tian family was about to usurp the Qi throne, Master Song was willing to abandon his celestial post in the heavens and return to the mortal realm to defy fate and change the destiny of the Jiang family.

His reliance on changing Jiang's fate included not only his own Taoist cultivation but also the evil magic and supernatural powers recorded in the Taigong Secret Records.

He planned to use the incantations in the Taigong Secret Records to eliminate the Tian clan, but was instead annihilated by Sima Rangju leading tens of thousands of iron cavalry in a military formation.

His immortal body was severed, leaving only his primordial spirit to escape with serious injuries. Soon after, he suffered a backlash from the Heavenly Dao, and had no choice but to seal away his remaining cultivation, intending to reincarnate.

Grand Tutor Yu asked, "Is Jiang Ziya still in the Underworld Blessed Land?"

Master Yumen shook his head and said, "Grandpa never went to the Underworld. Not to mention after his death, in the hundreds of years before his death, very few people saw him again."

News about him comes out from time to time, but we don't know if it's true or not.

Even today, people are still debating this. Some say that Taigong has already reincarnated, while others say that Taigong was taken away by Yuanshi Tianzun and is now enjoying bliss in a secluded celestial palace in the heavens.

Although Taigong is a legendary figure, he has little to do with our lives or spiritual practice.

People only mentioned it briefly during casual conversations; in any case, I never inquired about his secrets.

So, you'd better not ask.

Grand Master Yu then asked, "Since Qingsong is the reincarnation of Celestial Master Song, with abundant resources and no shortage of opportunities to become an immortal, why did he fail to become one? It seems he has reincarnated many times."

Master Yumen sighed, “There are two main reasons.”

First, Master Song lost his good fortune and was rejected by Heaven. The Jade Emperor even publicly expressed his dislike for him.

It wasn't just that Master Song left the Heavenly Court without permission, violated the Heavenly Laws, and interfered with the normal dynastic changes in the human world.

Also, because in each reincarnation, Master Song always managed to anger the Heavenly Emperor.

This is another reason: Master Song was stubborn and prone to sticking to his own ideas.

Take, for example, his previous life's 'Green Pine'.

The Grand Tutor knew how many unspeakable and despicable things Qingsong had done for the Emperor and the Qin Dynasty.

"The 'Green Pine' is not an isolated case among the reincarnations of the Celestial Master Song; it is a common occurrence, a habitual offender."

Grand Tutor Yu asked curiously, "After reincarnation, people always change their personality and become different from their previous lives. How come he has remained unchanged in his nature through repeated reincarnations?"

Master Yumen pondered and said, "It's probably because he was once a great immortal. Only the fate of mortals is completely controlled by reincarnation."

The Great Immortal has completely transcended the cycle of reincarnation.

Even ordinary immortals, who are not as powerful as the Great Luo Golden Immortals, can still resist the influence of reincarnation to some extent and retain their true selves.

Of course, if an ordinary immortal reincarnates two or three times and still cannot regain their immortal power and memories of their past life, they will eventually become a mortal.

It's indeed unusual that Master Song reincarnated more than ten times, yet his fate remained the same throughout.

I don't know if he was cursed or if Master Song himself was just too special.

No matter how many times he is reincarnated, he will always be unable to escape the same tragic fate.

At this point, his gaze toward Grand Tutor Yu became complex, containing gratitude, relief, and the ease of shedding a burden.

He bowed deeply to Grand Tutor Yu again, saying, "Regarding Wang Yijiu's matter, I am ashamed before Grand Tutor Yu and have troubled you."

Grand Tutor Yu raised an eyebrow. "You don't plan to bring him back to the Taiyi Sect?"

Master Yumen sighed, "He has offended Heaven, and the Heavenly Emperor has specifically ordered him to be struck by lightning. First, his immortal body will be destroyed, then his primordial spirit will be annihilated, and his soul will be scattered!"
Today, even the Taiyi Dao sect can no longer protect him. The Taiyi Dao masters and founders also dislike him very much.

His connection with me and with Taiyi Dao has come to an end.

As the saying goes, the blessings of a virtuous person will last for five generations.

Qingsong has reincarnated several times over, and all the friendships and favors he owes should have been repaid by now. His patience should have been exhausted long ago.

“However, the ‘Precious Register Immortal Chapter’ belongs to Celestial Master Song. In any case, the disciples who transmit the Dharma will pass on the complete ‘Precious Register Immortal Chapter’ to him,” said Jade Gate True Man.

To be honest, Grand Tutor Yu felt a bit disgusted.

When that old Taoist priest sent Qingsong to be reincarnated in Tianmen Town, he must have schemed against her.

However, Wang Yijiu is now her godson, and this connection mainly comes from the Wang family.

Wang Chushi and Sister Cui'er were both true friends with her.

"It seems I need to find an opportunity to bring Yi Jiu back to Xianyang," she sighed.

Master Yumen paused, "Why bring him back to Xianyang?"

Grand Tutor Yu said, "While the Great Qin still has a breath left, arrange for him to go to the rebel king in Shenzhou to support the Dragon Court."

"Support the Great Qin, or support the rebel king?" Although he heard it clearly, Master Yumen still couldn't quite believe it.

Grand Master Yu said, “From Celestial Master Song to Qingsong, whichever family he supports, that family falls, and he himself does not have a good death.”

Now that the Qin Dynasty is on its last breath, how can it withstand his torment?

"It would be better to let him assist the rising star. If he succeeds, he can gain the dynasty's fortune and change his own destiny."

Master Yumen said, "What if it doesn't work? He has been rejected by 'Heaven,' and it's possible that instead of supporting the Dragon Court, he will implicate the Hidden Dragon?"

Grand Tutor Yu laughed and said, "Then he didn't lose anything, but I, his godmother, will make a huge profit."

In short, before this great calamity ends, he wants to make a quick buck and make sure he doesn't lose money.

Master Yumen was speechless.

"Wang Yijiu is now the Grand Tutor's adopted son, and his future is naturally decided by his godmother," he said. —Even if you torment Wang Yijiu to death, it's your godmother's family matter, and has nothing to do with our Taiyi Sect. We will never take back the burdens we've thrown away.

In the material world devoid of miraculous powers, even high-ranking officials and nobles entering Taoist temples and monasteries wouldn't merely admire the scenery. Their primary purpose would be to listen to scriptures and discussions.

Now that Grand Tutor Yu has come to Zhengyang Palace, True Man Yumen will certainly not just lead her around to see the mountains and rivers of Zhengyang Palace. To be honest, at the beginning of her journey to Shenzhou, the fairyland scenery of Shouyang Mountain Cave was indeed something that Xiao Yu could be captivated by.

Now, Master Yumen is simply using this time of solitude while enjoying the scenery to explain the cause and effect of the young Taoist Qingsong.

After recounting Wang Yijiu's story, the old Taoist priest invited Grand Tutor Yu to eat several immortal fruits grown from acquired spiritual roots, and then led the guest to the Scripture Pavilion.

The Taiyi Dao's scripture repository was far smaller in scale than the Qin Dynasty's scripture storage room.

However, the Great Qin Treasury was nothing more than a "treasure trove of bandits," the culmination of Qin Shi Huang's centuries of plundering of the land. It contained all sorts of things, many of them in a chaotic and disorganized manner, and it did not contain any genuine secret manuals of immortality.

The Scripture Pavilion of Zhengyang Palace is filled with systematic records of Taoist secrets.

For example, the "Precious Register Immortal Chapters" is one of the nine great true teachings of the Taiyi School.

Xiaoyu only obtained two-thirds of the manual; the original is here.

There are also thousands of Taoist interpretations and insights written by immortals.

In Xiaoyu's previous life, there were only a few textbooks for junior and senior high school. But if you went to the bookstore near the school gate to look for supplementary books, you could see a hundred-square-meter bookstore piled high with all kinds of supplementary books.

Such as "Ten Years of College Entrance Examinations", "Huanggang Secret Papers", "Haidian Examination King", and "XX Province Golden Examination Papers".
Even within the subject of English, and even just listening comprehension training, there are many categories and numerous types of questions, resulting in dozens or even hundreds of "secret manuals."

The world had changed, yet certain scenes made Grand Tutor Yu feel a sense of disorientation, as if they were strangely familiar.

The bookshelves were packed tightly together, each labeled, and filled with Taoist books.

The "Precious Records of Immortals" alone has hundreds of large bookshelves, containing more than 100,000 books, bamboo slips, and spirit jade.
"Grand Tutor, please have a seat."

With a wave of his hand, Master Yumen sent out two streams of light that transformed into two prayer mats in the open space in the center of the Sutra Repository.

He gestured for Grand Tutor Yu to sit down, then smiled and said, "My supernatural powers are far inferior to yours, Grand Tutor, but I have lived tens of thousands of years longer than you."

Over the years, he has been reciting Taoist scriptures.

Perhaps in certain subjects, I will be able to sit down and discuss philosophy with the Grand Tutor; I hope the Grand Tutor will not find my humble knowledge disrespectful.

"You're too modest, Daoist Master."

Grand Tutor Yu is now awe-inspiring and possesses unparalleled supernatural powers, but he is ultimately a self-taught individual.

She never received a systematic and authentic education in Taoism in her entire life.

The last time she came closest to systematic education was when she transformed into Hu Zhenjun of the Shenxiao Sect and stole books from the Shenxiao Sect's library.

But last time she stole books, she only dared to touch ordinary Taoist books that did not touch on the "law".

Once a Taoist text involves "law," stealing it could be considered "revealing the Way of Heaven."

If Master Yumen can set aside his concerns and communicate with her honestly, Grand Tutor Yu will indeed gain a great deal.

"Although I have been fortunate enough to master a few supernatural abilities, in terms of understanding the Xuanmen Daoist scriptures, the Daoist Master is the senior, and I am the junior!"
If the Daoist Master would be so kind as to impart his teachings, I would be eternally grateful.

Faced with tangible and readily available benefits, Grand Tutor Yu could adopt a very humble attitude.

One was humble, and the other lowered his attitude, creating an exceptionally harmonious atmosphere.

For the next three days and three nights, Master Yumen and Grand Master Yu sat and discussed the Dao in the library.

The main question was posed by Grand Tutor Yu, and Master Yumen answered it earnestly and frankly without holding anything back.

Master Yumen's answer not only directly dispelled her doubts, but he also proactively broadened her thinking, clarifying all aspects she had overlooked.

Grand Tutor Yu, being sensible, did not inquire about the fundamental methods or the great supernatural powers, but only asked the old Taoist about some basic esoteric teachings that outsiders could not access.

In the end, they even only discussed Taoist classics such as the Huangting Jing, rather than Xuanmen immortal methods and Taoist secret techniques.

Reciting Taoist scriptures and cultivating Taoist energy are the foundation of practicing Xuanmen (Taoist) techniques.

Even at the level of Grand Master Yu, reciting Taoist scriptures remains necessary and useful.

Actually, let's not even talk about her. Even the direct disciples of the Three Pure Ones, such as the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, were required by the Dao Ancestor to quietly recite the Yellow Court Classic and avoid being tainted by the calamity energy.

If reciting the Huang Tingjian is useless for becoming a Golden Immortal, then what else do they recite?

If one day in the future, Grand Master Yu's realm, status, and prestige become high enough to participate in the Great Luo Dharma Assembly, she will discover an incredible fact: the Dao Ancestor and the Great Luo Golden Immortals mostly just discuss Daoist scriptures.

Three days later, Master Yumen felt completely drained, and Grand Tutor Yu also realized that the other party couldn't offer any substantial insights.

After the discussion on the Dao concluded, Master Yumen took out a token from his robes and said, "This is the 'Taiyi Token' of Zhengyang Palace."

In the past, if a direct descendant of another sect of Xuanmen wanted to come to our Taiyi Dao to learn Taoist arts, they would receive a 'Taiyi Token'.

Holding the 'Taiyi Token' allows one to browse the vast majority of books in the Sutra Repository, just like a disciple of the Taiyi Sect.

"Now that Grand Tutor is a guest at Zhengyang Palace, I have nothing of value to offer to my distinguished guest. I would be grateful if you could stay in the Scripture Pavilion for a few more days, hoping it will be of some benefit to your cultivation of the Great Dao."

"You're too kind, sir. I'm deeply honored and grateful for your kindness!"

Grand Tutor Yu accepted the token with both hands, stood up, and bowed to Master Yumen to express his gratitude.

After returning the greeting, Master Yumen left on his own, leaving only Grand Tutor Yu in the Sutra Repository.

Having previously stolen books using the Shenxiao Sect Leader's token, Grand Tutor Yu, now without needing any instruction, skillfully wielded the Taiyi Token and began searching for books in the Sutra Repository.

For every two steps she took forward, another Grand Tutor Yu remained in her place.

In a short while, hundreds of Grand Tutor Yu were already inside the vast library.

Moreover, whenever Grand Master Yu takes a Taoist book off the shelf, a faint purple mist immediately fills the surroundings, making time and space hazy.

Then, in the next moment, Grand Master Yu emerged from the purple mist, put the Taoist book back, and took down another copy.

She not only used the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts" technique of splitting her mind and transforming thoughts, but also created "dream reading rooms" using real nightmares.

Unlike the last time she stole books, today she was more at ease, had more time, and had more authority.

The Taoist books she dared not touch last time, she could now freely pick up and read with the "Taiyi Token."

Of course, this is the "low-level Taoist book area" on the first floor.

Once she reached the second and third floors and entered the secret arts area, some advanced Taoist books began to appear. As soon as she touched them, she immediately sensed that these books contained the true teachings of the Taiyi School and should not be revealed to outsiders.

Having this feeling, no matter how interested she was in that Taoist book, she would obediently put it down.

Until she reached the top floor and saw several celestial magic scrolls displayed brightly on the table.

(End of this chapter)