Under One Person: Starting from the Inheritance of Gods

Chapter 359 Zhang Lingyu, the Rebellious Disciple of Longhu Mountain, Beats Up the Old Celestial Master Xu Jing Online [Please Subscribe!]

"Boom!"

With a thunderous roar, a rock on Longhu Mountain suddenly collapsed. Moments later, a disheveled old Taoist priest emerged from the pile of shattered rocks.

He had a long, silver beard and a striking face. His Taoist robe was charred black, his skin was as white as jade, but his muscles were extremely thin, as if they were stuck to his bones. Accompanied by wisps of electricity, the old man exhaled a puff of black smoke.

He looked at the two white-haired youths in front of him, flicked his whisk, his eyes gleaming, and instead of being angry, he laughed and said with delight, "Good, good, good! Your thunder technique has rendered this old Taoist priest powerless."

"Young friends, please pass on this thunder technique to me. If you have any requests, feel free to ask. As long as it is available in my Celestial Master's Mansion, just say the word!"

Zhang Zifan and Zhang Lingyu exchanged a glance, both quite surprised.

Zhang Lingyu asked, "How much force did you use just now?"

Zhang Zifan shrugged: "Absolutely! Who knew this old Taoist priest could take such a beating? He's even stronger than the indestructible body of Buddhism!"

To everyone's surprise, upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest burst into laughter, exuding a bold and unrestrained spirit, and said disdainfully, "How can the body-tempering techniques of the Buddhist school compare to those of the Taoist school? They are nothing but dead techniques."

"The Highest Yoga Tantra of Tibet in the west is quite interesting. It claims to achieve Buddhahood in this very life, but in the end, all one can do is become a living Vajra, which does nothing to prolong life."

"It's still not even half as good as my Taoist Hibernation and Metamorphosis Technique!"

The so-called Anuttarayoga Tantra requires one to first practice the Yoga Tantra taught by Vajrasattva, the Sambhogakaya Buddha. After mastering it, one then practices the Mahayoga Tantra and the Incomparable Yoga Tantra taught by Samantabhadra, the Dharmakaya Buddha, until finally reaching the Anuttarayoga Tantra. The mystery of this ultimate skill lies in its inexhaustibility; it can never be mastered.

The Hidden Elixir Transformation Technique mentioned by the old man was passed down from the Hidden Dragon Sleeping Elixir Skill of the Ancestor Chen Tuan. It was further developed and improved by later generations Xiaoranzi and Xiaoyaozi.

However, Xiaoranzi practiced the Hidden Elixir Transformation Body Technique, while Xiaoyaozi practiced another technique derived from the two of them: the Free and Easy Wind Riding Technique.

The subsequent "Free and Unfettered Wind Riding Chapter" was broken down by Xiaoyaozi into three techniques, which he then passed on to three disciples. These techniques are the origins of the "Northern Darkness Divine Art," the "Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies: I Alone Am Supreme Art," and the "Lesser Formless Art."

After mastering the Northern Darkness Divine Skill, the true energy in the body will form a high-speed vortex that rotates from the outside in in the dantian. Every acupoint in the body will generate a vortex suction force, which can absorb the internal energy of others and transform it into Northern Darkness True Energy.

It possesses both yin and yang; its yang energy is as scorching as a furnace, while its yin energy is several times colder than ice, and it is compatible with all martial arts.

It is immune to poison, fierce and domineering, and its attacks are unparalleled in their power. Its true qi protects the body and greatly enhances its defense. When attacked, it can reflect the force back at the enemy.

It may seem magical, but it is actually just a method of condensing elixir. The alchemist needs to use yin and yang as cooking, to gather and refine the qi of all things, and to condense his own life force.

The Northern Darkness Divine Art does not nourish the body. Although it seems to have profound depth, it is actually like a rootless duckweed, which is why it is difficult to achieve immortality!

The "Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Alone Am Supreme" technique, also known as the "Eternal Spring and Longevity Technique," is practiced once every thirty years. It is based on the Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian and includes the processes of collecting, dispersing, storing, and using true qi, thus regulating human growth.

The Heavenly Child Granny went mad with qi, causing an imbalance in her three jiaos, which is why she has the appearance of a child.

In the beginning, this skill should have been called the Supreme Pure Yang Technique, which is extremely Yang and should be practiced by men, not women. However, the proud and arrogant Tong Lao reversed the practice of the Supreme Yang Technique and turned it into an extremely Yin one.

The Sovereign Pure Yang Technique is actually a selection from the alchemical practice of condensing one's own pure Yang energy.

The Lesser Formless Skill emphasizes tranquility and non-action, allowing the spirit to roam freely in the void. This is what Taoists often refer to as reaching the ultimate emptiness and maintaining perfect stillness. It may seem that one can learn all the martial arts in the world, which are readily available, but in reality, it is a method in alchemy that uses one's own fundamental nature to control the energy of all things.

The Lesser Formless Skill, which is said to transform one's own power into formlessness, has another meaning. Formlessness is inherent, formlessness is nothingness, and nothingness is having nowhere to attach.

If you don't even have your own core, then you have no source!

Only by combining the three cultivation methods, using the Northern Darkness Divine Art as the method, absorbing the Qi of heaven and earth, refining the roots of heaven and earth, transforming them into auxiliary medicine, and then using one's own pure Yang Qi as the foundation, can one condense the Great Elixir of the Human Body.

Finally, by using the Lesser Formless Skill as a means, one can leverage one's own Great Elixir to touch the very foundation of heaven and earth, thereby being able to ride the wind and display all sorts of miraculous abilities, and thus embark on the path of longevity and immortality.

The so-called elixir is simple, and oneness is also simple. Only the Dao has no counterpart, hence the name elixir. Heaven attains oneness and becomes clear, earth attains oneness and becomes tranquil, valleys attain oneness and become full, and man attains oneness and achieves longevity.

Having cultivated the elixir of immortality, one sheds the mortal body and ventures into the mountains.

A person in the mountains is like an immortal!
The Hibernation Elixir Body Technique emphasizes using the old body as nourishment, shedding the old shell, returning to youth, and cultivating a new body again. This process is repeated nine times to reach the ultimate realm, which can be called a terrestrial immortal!

Zhang Zifan and Zhang Lingyu listened to the old man's boasting, but neither of them showed any interest.

Zhang Lingyu added, "Since you can't beat him, then let me do it!"

As he spoke, without a sound, a jet-black dragon appeared in his palm, carrying dark and gloomy lightning. With a wave of his hand, he flung out the lightning and roared towards the old Taoist priest.

Its momentum was immense, with the force to split mountains and shatter rocks. The black dragon's horns pierced the sky, and it crashed directly into the half of the mountain where the old Taoist was. With one impact, lightning and liquid were scattered everywhere, like mercury seeping into the ground and penetrating everywhere.

A torrential downpour of black thunderstorms began in mid-air.

Fortunately, the old Taoist reacted quickly and dodged in a disheveled manner. He stepped forward and stopped in mid-air, thus avoiding the disaster. Otherwise, he would have been drenched in the sticky and turbid lightning.

At that time, what will become of his reputation as a Taoist master?
The old Taoist priest's face immediately darkened, and he cursed, "You brat, you actually launched a sneak attack! You have no martial ethics whatsoever!"

Zhang Lingyu blushed at the old Taoist's words, then bowed respectfully and said, "Please be careful next time, senior!"

Saying hello serves as a notification to the other party, and then you can take action in a reasonable manner!

Suddenly, a dozen ferocious thunder dragons appeared in the old Taoist's pupils, surrounding him as if he were in a prison.

The old Taoist's lips twitched again. He wondered where these two juniors had come from, their thunder magic was unheard of, and they were telling him to submit to the Heavenly Dao the moment they met.

What a joke! This old Taoist priest has never submitted to anyone in his life. He doesn't even respect the Zhao Emperor in Kaifeng. What nonsense about the Heavenly Way? He thinks he can make this old Taoist priest submit to him?
Then, he just said a few sarcastic things, only intending to make a joke and tease these two juniors. Who knew that these two kids didn't understand the joke at all and got angry immediately, and started hitting the old Taoist priest with a flurry of blows!
What evil have I done!
"My foul mouth!"

The old Taoist priest slapped himself in the face, then fled in a sorry state as he was surrounded and intercepted by more than a dozen thunder dragons. He was over a hundred years old, but today he was being chased by two children. He was really getting more and more like a child.

If he hadn't already mastered the Hidden Elixir Body Technique to near the fifth level, achieving a body of indestructible steel, he would probably have been chopped into charcoal long ago.

"No, I have to hide, I have to hide!"

The old Taoist priest steeled his heart, chose a direction, and after several twists and turns, rushed towards it at an extremely fast speed.

Zhang Zifan and Zhang Lingyu exchanged a glance and followed closely behind. They had finally caught a big fish in hiding, how could they let it get away? As they chased, they discussed who this Zhang Tianshi was.
Zhang Lingyu, being from the modern world, is extremely knowledgeable about all the Celestial Masters in history. Judging from his age, he is very likely a Celestial Master from around the year 1000 AD.

Suddenly, Zhang Lingyu stopped in mid-air and murmured, "Could he be Celestial Master Xu Jing?"

"Who is Celestial Master Xu Jing?"

Zhang Zifan really didn't know much about the Zhang Tianshi of later generations.

Zhang Lingyu said, "In my world, Water Margin is actually a realistic story. There really were 108 extraordinary people who became sworn brothers."

"During the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, Grand Commandant Hong mistakenly released demons, which were actually the Heavenly Fiends and Earthly Fiends that had been suppressed by the Celestial Master's Mansion. The Celestial Master Zhang whom Grand Commandant Hong invited was the Celestial Master Xu Jing, who was said to have the appearance of a child."

"Among the disciples of Celestial Master Xujing, the most famous is Sa Shoujian, who is one of the four great Celestial Masters of Taoism."

"Even the Celestial Master Xujing has a special sacred proclamation: 'White snow and crimson clouds, yellow sprouts and old accumulations. Literature and stars, Laozi bestowed the mystery of the Three-Five Flying Steps. Jade Bureau Talismans passed down from the Han Ancestor, the secret decree of the Righteous One to slay evil. Only one can ascend to the Purple Palace, one can grasp the thunder and lightning. Slay the scourge in Qingning, extinguish the demonic aura in the lower realm...' I used to recite it often when I was a child."

"That's a deified being. If he really is Celestial Master Xu Jing, then for me, a junior of the Celestial Master's Mansion, to pursue him like this would be considered somewhat rebellious. If my master finds out..."

Zhang Lingyu fell silent.

As everyone knows, the family discipline of the Celestial Master's Mansion is very strict. Zhang Zhiwei could kneel down to his master Zhang Jingqing without hesitation, and did not even dare to refute.

Zhang Lingyu was the same; he dared not disobey his master's wishes.

If Zhang Zhiwei really knew that his disciple was so powerful that he beat the famous Celestial Master Xu Jing so badly that he was terrified, would he give him a good beating or give him a thumbs up?
It's highly likely that Zhang Zhiwei will give a thumbs up. He's always eager to stir up trouble. Zhang Zhiwei has only been relatively calm because of the Heavenly Master's Degree. If the Heavenly Master's Degree were truly unleashed and Zhang Zhiwei were not restricted, he could play even more wildly than Zhang Chulan.

Playing games, watching videos, becoming a streamer, following trends—which one wouldn't you do?
But Zhang Lingyu is a good girl. Although she has been influenced by Meng Fan to become a little cunning, she is still good on the surface.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zifan patted Zhang Lingyu on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'm still his senior. No one will say anything if I discipline a junior. If your master scolds you, just say that I told you to do it."

"I, the grandmaster, am disciplining a grandmaster who is younger than me. Will you listen to me or him?"

"As you say!"

Zhang Lingyu said honestly.

"Then let's go after them!"

Zhang Zifan waved his folding fan, pointed in the direction where Master Xujing had fled, and said, "He even wanted us to become his disciples, saying he'd give us pointers on thunder magic. Bah! He's clearly after us, but he won't admit it. Let's get him!"

Although Zhang Lingyu didn't say it, he suddenly felt a little tempted. After all, that was Master Xu Jing. If he really beat him, his master would definitely praise him for being promising.
If I were to meet my master again…

Is Master praising me, praising me, or praising me?

Zhang Lingyu quickly shook his head, trying to clear his mind of all the random thoughts. "I'm a respectful disciple, so if I act like a rebellious disciple this time, my master should forgive me, right?"
Really? Really?
Surely?
Or should I find someone else to share the burden with?

Thinking this, Zhang Lingyu silently sent a message to Zhang Chulan: "Found a living Celestial Master Xu Jing. I've shared his location with you. Come and intercept him quickly!"

Zhang Chulan: "Holy crap, is this really that amazing?"

"Wait for me, I'll be right there!"

At this moment, when Master Xu Jing saw that Zhang Zifan and Zhang Lingyu had not caught up, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then, looking at his injuries, he quickly found a pool of water nearby and plunged in.

A milky white aura emanated from his body, and within a short moment, his aging body crumbled like rocks and soil, and his jade-like skin gradually aged.

Finally, from the old, scarred body, emerged a child as white as jade.

The boy looked at his fair hands, which were dragging a large Taoist robe in the water. Then he rose from the water and stood in mid-air, using his internal energy to dry his clothes and casually tied them up.

Then, in a childish voice, he said in an old-fashioned tone, "I'll take advantage of the moment when I'm undergoing the fifth stage of molting to escape. I think those two juniors won't make things difficult for a child like me!"

With that, the boy continued walking in the direction he had already chosen.

He's no match for those two juniors by himself now. He might as well go to Louguan Daoist Temple and find his old friend to settle things. After all, it's better for him to die than for his friend.

"My old friend, you can't leave me the only one suffering, can you?" the boy muttered with a bitter face.

But before Master Xujing could move again, two bolts of lightning came straight at him, as if they had targeted him.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!"

"What grudge do these two youngsters have against me that they insist on causing trouble for this old Daoist?"

Master Xujing's young face crumpled, as if he was about to cry. He immediately turned around, dragging his whisk in his hand, hurriedly draped the hem of his Taoist robe over his body, and once again desperately headed towards Louguan Tao.

He was panting heavily the whole way, and his little face turned red from holding it in.

Zhang Zifan and Zhang Lingyu also noticed that Master Xujing seemed to be running with a purpose. So, in order to find out who was behind him, they acted like they were fishing: if he got tired, they would slow down for a while; if he ran, they would follow closely.

I do not know how long it has been.

At the mountain gate of Louguandao.

A child's voice, imbued with profound inner strength, cried out, "Xiaoyaozi, save me!"

In a secret chamber of Louguan Dao, an old Daoist named Xiaoyaozi suddenly opened his eyes while meditating, frowning and saying, "Why did I hear that old bastard Xujing calling me?"

"Could it be that I'm hallucinating from fasting?"

"No way?!"

(End of this chapter)