Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 246: Master Li on Crutches
In the end, Zhao Yifu's next destination was decided.

He will first accept a position as a Sky Patrol Officer from Master Wenheng, then go to Chunyang Palace to meditate for ten years, and then join the Sword Immortal Alliance.

As for after joining the Sword Immortal Alliance, we will decide what to do next.

Zhao Yifu followed Master Wenheng down first. There was nothing unexpected when he received the position of Patrol Astronomical Officer. He just got a number plate from a clerk.

The front of this card has 'Xun Tian' and the back has 'Bing Liu'. In a sense, he can be considered 'Tian Bing Bing'?

But after Zhao Yifu put away his nameplate, he suddenly asked, "Master, I wonder if Junior Sister Qingzhao is doing well?"

Patriarch Wenheng was stunned for a moment, then said, "If you miss her, I will take you to see her."

"But before that I hope you are mentally prepared."

Zhao Yifu asked in surprise: "What?"

Patriarch Wenheng said, "Yining abandoned her body and came up here. For her, her life as Zhou Qingzhao has ended."

Yining is Zhou Qingzhao's Taoist name.

Zhao Yifu suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

But he still said: "Take me to see her."

Patriarch Wenheng said, "Okay, it's good to meet you."

As he spoke, he brought Zhao Yifu to another government office: the Divine General's Mansion.

The God General's Mansion is a logistics office that is specifically responsible for managing the God Generals of Heaven. Whenever a God General returns from a mission or reports on his work, he must come to the God General's Mansion to take over.

Of course, the Divine Generals' Mansion also provides training for various divine generals. For example, Zhou Qingzhao is currently receiving training in the Divine Generals' Mansion.

Zhao Yifu spotted the girl in red in the crowd at first sight… She was pretty, with bright eyes and white teeth. In that instant, Zhao Yifu seemed to have transcended time and space, and saw the sixteen-year-old girl walking on the streets of Moyang again.

However, when he walked up to greet her, he saw a pair of eyes that looked a little empty because of the countless thoughts intertwined and changing.

He called out, "Qing Zhao?"

The girl in red came up quietly, bowed politely and said, "Yining greets Daoist Fellow Fu Yinzi, may you be well."

Distant, dull, and cold.

Zhao Yifu was silent for a moment, then he said, "Why is this happening?"

"I thought she hadn't really experienced death, and that wasn't supposed to be the case."

He had also talked about this situation when chatting with the two old brothers from the Thunder Department. That is, people who were deified after death would actually end that life. After becoming gods, all the memories of past lives in their true spirits would come out and form the "smoke of past lives".

In that situation, memories of past lives would be intertwined, making people completely unaware of who they really are. They would only know that they are a god in heaven, doing what their duties as a god should do... that's all.

People like Patriarch Wenheng who had strong faith before his death and were not affected by the "smoke of past lives" were already very powerful in the Heavenly Court.

As for Marshals Xin and Liu, they were also deified after their death, but they were deified by the people carrying incense and burning candles. Therefore, with the blessing of these incense and candles, they were able to maintain the life that the people were familiar with as their main consciousness.

But Zhou Qingzhao is different...

She abandoned her physical body and came to heaven, which marked the end of the concept of "one life".

As she was a god in heaven, all her memories of past lives were drawn out. Without a strong will to break through and without the support of incense and vows, her memories of her life as Zhou Qingzhao were naturally submerged.

So now she is Ms. Yining, and Zhou Qingzhao is just a small part of her.

Zhao Yifu could only respond calmly and politely: "Junior Sister Yi Ning, we have some karma in the mortal world. If you are having trouble in heaven, you can come find me."

Yi Ning bowed calmly and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Fu Yinzi, but I am living well under the Emperor's command."

Zhao Yifu nodded, then said goodbye and left.

He took two steps and suddenly turned around. He saw Yi Ning still looking at him with empty eyes. He nodded slightly to him, then looked away and went back to doing what he was doing.

There was no trace of popularity left in her.

Zhao Yi Fu didn't say anything else, just said goodbye to Master Wen Heng, and then prepared to go to Chunyang Palace with Master Fu You.

This was definitely a different experience for Zhao Yifu. After all, he had always been the one to carry others in his sleeves, but this time he was carried in the sleeves of his master.

The master took him flying on the clouds. He stuck his head out from his sleeve and watched the master cross the magnificent golden palace in heaven and head east.

To be honest, he didn't see the palaces in heaven very clearly at this moment, and he didn't know what it would feel like to be in one of them.
On the way, Master Fuyou said, "You can settle down first when you arrive at Chunyang Palace. Ten years of listening to the teachings should be enough to answer the questions you have had for a while."

"Besides, there are often talented people preaching in Chunyang Palace, and you can also learn by analogy."

Zhao Yifu nodded repeatedly after hearing this. This was indeed what he needed the most right now.

The master was extremely fast and arrived outside Chunyang Palace in just a few words.

He was released from the master's sleeve, and then he looked at the golden palace built in the clouds in admiration.

The Chunyang Palace was very majestic, but when Zhao Yifu walked closer, he discovered that the palace was made of white jade, but was dyed golden in the sunset.

As soon as he walked up the stairs, Zhao Yifu heard a deep male voice talking in the palace.

After listening for a while, Zhao Yifu couldn't help but be dazzled by the fact that they were talking about the supreme truth.

The Patriarch smiled and said, "It's Daoist Fellow Li who has come to preach. When you go in, just call him Patriarch."

Zhao Yifu nodded when he heard this, and then Master Fuyou pushed the door open and went in first.

This is a very plain temple. Dozens of disciples sit on cushions in the temple, looking quite casual.

The aroma of fine wine came from the slovenly Taoist priest with crutches who was sitting sideways on the cloud bed at the top... The Taoist priest was drinking from a wine gourd by himself, but as he was drinking, he could hear the sound of a moderate and peaceful sermon, which made the disciples around him intoxicated.

"Jun Xin!"

Suddenly, Zhao Yifu heard a surprised voice.

Zhao Yifu unexpectedly looked in the direction of the sound and saw a woman in a plain Taoist robe as bright as the moon jumping out from the crowd.

Huigu.

Zhao Yifu was stunned for a moment.

When he saw Hui Gu again at this moment, he felt as if he had finally seen her again after crossing thousands of mountains and rivers.

He said jokingly, "I don't hear your voice in this world anymore, so it turns out you have already become a person in heaven."

Didn't he know where Huigu was when he was on earth? In fact, he knew, but he just tacitly didn't go looking for her.

Huigu's eyes were filled with joy. She suddenly bit her lip lightly and asked boldly, "Did you... miss me?"

Zhao Yifu thought about it seriously for a moment, then nodded heavily and said, "Yes, I miss you very much."

Hui Gu suddenly became overjoyed and her whole body exuded a sense of vitality, as if something had suddenly become clear to her.

Like a happy spirit, she said, "I'm glad you missed me. Please sit down quickly. It's rare for Grand Master Li to come and give a sermon. Please don't disturb him."

In fact, the sound of preaching had already stopped.

Grandmaster Li, who was on crutches and lying on the cloud bed, looked over with a look of resentment, as if he had been violently fed something. Grandmaster Li, and the surrounding Chunyang disciples, were all shocked.

Because Huigu's character and temperament are absolutely outstanding among these disciples, she appears so dazzling among the disciples, and naturally receives the most attention.

Many of her fellow disciples were paying attention to her, but when they saw her genuine surprise at seeing Zhao Yifu, it was as if something was shattered to the ground.

A disciple hesitated and asked, "Junior Sister Hui, may I ask who this person is..."

Hui Gu smiled and said, "This is my Taoist companion in the mortal world. We separated for our own paths, and now we are reunited in heaven. It is fate."

It seemed as if there was another sound of shattering...

At this time, Grandmaster Li also asked with a smile, "Is this boy your new disciple? Look at what's hanging around his waist? Did you pass on the Pure Yang Sword to him as well?"

When everyone heard the sound, they looked over and saw that there was indeed a long sword hanging around Zhao Yifu's waist.

The style of that long sword...

The sword that Patriarch Chunyang carries with him every day is the Chunyang Sword. How could everyone not be familiar with it?

They had never imagined that someone could actually possess the qualifications to wield the Pure Yang Sword? How... enviable!
But the Grandmaster Chunyang stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "My dear friend, you've misunderstood. This isn't the Chunyang Sword, but the Chunyang Demon-Subduing Sword... You helped forge it, haven't you?"

Grandmaster Li was shocked when he heard this. He said, "Aren't you kidding me? How can you let a junior hold this sword? This is so dangerous!"

But the Pure Yang Patriarch said calmly, "You underestimate this child. Since I gave it to him, it means he is qualified."

Grandmaster Li immediately stood up, picked up his cane and said, "I'm worried, boy. Draw your sword and test it with me. If you show any sign of losing control, I will confiscate your sword."

Zhao Yifu understood what Grandmaster Li was thinking, so he asked cautiously, "How would Grandmaster Li like to try?"

Grandmaster Li raised his black iron cane and said, "I will use this cane to strike you. Just respond."

Zhao Yifu nodded in agreement.

Grandmaster Li raised his crutch and said, "Draw your sword quickly."

Zhao Yifu said "Oh" and pulled out the Pure Yang Demon Subduing Sword that had been tucked into his waist.

At this moment, it was as if a dragon's roar resounded throughout the entire venue.

This was the sound of the divine sword eager to be unsheathed, and it was also the sound of it being held back...

At the same time, the sword body has a strange dark red fierce light, which looks very dangerous with undercurrents.

Master Li's expression changed, and he felt that this was a sign of losing control.

But before he could open his mouth, Zhao Yifu had already lightly shaken the sword...

The next moment, the Pure Yang Demon Subduing Sword had already lost its edge and became an ordinary-looking sword.

Seeing this, Master Li was also a little confused, but he still remembered what he was supposed to do, and he had already picked up the iron crutch and poked it towards Zhao Yifu.

This blow was so powerful that the disciples present felt their scalps tingling just by looking at it.

What looked like a simple sword strike actually seemed impossible to defend against in their eyes... Because Grandmaster Li's momentum was too overwhelming, everyone's first reaction was to avoid his attack, but no one knew what to do next.

Where is Zhao Yifu?

But his response was just to block with his sword in an ordinary way, and he just blocked Master Li's iron crutch.

Upon seeing this, Master Li immediately stabbed again, but Zhao Yifu blocked it again.

"Qiang Qiang Qiang Qiang..."

Repeating this over and over again, Zhao Yifu's continuous blocking was as solid as a rock.

After a hundred moves, with no clear winner, Grandmaster Li distanced himself and said, "I didn't expect your foundation to be so profound. No wonder Chun Yangzi looks at you differently."

Then he suddenly took a sip of wine, and then he actually exhaled a breath of water and stirred it with his iron crutch... then a water dragon flew up with its fangs and claws bared.

He said, "Show me your true abilities!"

Zhao Yi Fu did not hesitate upon hearing this. The Pure Yang Demon Subduing Sword immediately began to stir, and at the same time, a breath of real fire was attached to it, and then it danced out an extremely majestic fire dragon.

The power of this fire dragon is even stronger than Master Li's water dragon.

It’s not that Zhao Yifu’s cultivation is stronger, but that his fire dragon looks more like a real dragon!

After all, he had seen a real dragon in the Heavenly Prison and knew how powerful a real dragon was.

As Zhao Yifu pointed his sword, Master Li also pointed his iron crutch forward...a fire dragon and a water dragon rushed towards each other at the same time.

"boom!"

In the main hall of Chunyang Palace, water and fire collided, causing a violent explosion.

The disciples watching the fight around could not avoid it even though they were about to be attacked.

Fortunately, Patriarch Chunyang was there, and he blocked the explosion with a wave of his sleeve.

However, He shook his sleeves and showed a little surprise.

But he said nothing, only said to his disciples: "Okay, today's sermon ends here, you can go."

He dismissed his disciples.

But Hui Gu stayed and said, "Ancestor, I want to wait for Jun Xin to come with me."

Grandmaster Chunyang was most tolerant of disciples with pure and beautiful feelings. He smiled and said, "Okay, but what happened today must not be made public."

Huigu is obedient and should be.

Then, the Pure Yang Patriarch stepped into the intersection of water and fire, separating the opposing water and fire and saying, "Alright, let's stop here."

Grandmaster Li paused, feeling somewhat embarrassed, and said, "You have a good cultivation skill, boy."

Zhao Yifu was panting and almost fell to the ground.

He said, "It is all thanks to Grandmaster Li that he gave way. If not, how could I have managed to maintain this position?"

Grandmaster Li said, "Don't mention it anymore. It's embarrassing for me to compete with a junior in cultivation."

The Pure Yang Patriarch added, "It's shameful. I tried to stop the aftermath of your confrontation just now, but ended up blocking all the water-type energy."

Grandmaster Li was stunned, looked at Zhao Yifu and asked, "Do you still have some strength left?"

Zhao Yifu quickly shook his head and said, "How could that be possible? I've already given it my all. If I hadn't put all my strength into it, how could I have lasted for three breaths?"

Grandmaster Li suddenly gave a wry laugh and said, "Even with all his might, he was still able to control and utilize all the spiritual energy without dissipating it at all? Chunyangzi, you've found a good successor... No wonder you want to drive all the disciples away. You're saving face for me, the old Taoist priest!"

Zhao Yifu quickly said modestly: "I have just ascended to the realm, but I am just an ordinary immortal..."

Grandmaster Li shook his head and interrupted, "I have only been a celestial being for more than a thousand years in the upper realm. How long have you been in the upper realm? Don't be ungrateful."

Zhao Yifu fell silent. He realized that he didn't know enough about the situation in the heavens, and if he spoke too much, he might offend others...

(End of this chapter)