Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 263 Unexpected trouble

Li Wenqing, who I haven’t seen for two years, is here again. It’s about time for him to come.

Zhao Yifu greeted Li Wenqing with a warm smile as he arrived at Baiyun Mountain. He asked, "Brother Yunzheng, how are you these days? I haven't seen you in two years, and I miss you dearly."

Li Wenqing smiled subtly and said, "A mere two years is but a blink of an eye for us immortals."

"By the way, dear brother, how have you been these past two years?"

Zhao Yifu knew what he meant, so he laughed heartily and said, "Of course it's great. I feel very happy."

He was really happy because he had really reached a high position!

But Li Wenqing felt that he might be forcing a smile, so he asked, "I heard that in the past two years, my dear brother, your place has become a desolate place. Many troublemakers have come here, right?"

Zhao Yifu shook his head and said, "Just kill them all."

Li Wenqing seemed to have anticipated what Zhao Yifu would say. He added, "Although you are capable of killing them all, what about the Liao clan?"

Zhao Yifu said, "The Liao Clan has its own luck. I have already helped them a lot."

After a pause, he said, "All they need to do is thank me. I don't ask for anything else from them. And they'd better not bother me."

Li Wenqing was surprised for a moment, and then realized that for Zhao Yifu, the Liao clan was probably the source of willpower. He already knew the benefits of willpower.

He said, "I see. No wonder you want to kill all those people. After all, they will only ruin your good deeds..."

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Brother, you've killed so many people. Is your Daoist heart intact?"

That's a very polite question...

Zhao Yifu laughed and said, "Brother Yunzheng, let's not beat around the bush. Since I have already accepted the dark power, I must obey the orders of Venerable Youquan. We are still family."

Li Wenqing was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "When did you find out, brother?"

Zhao Yifu said, "There have been so many things happening recently, so many that I can figure out some of the causes and effects just by randomly deducing them."

Li Wenqing felt his scalp tingle when he heard this. He asked, "How could our actions be so flawed in your eyes?"

Zhao Yifu said, "Many things seem unrelated when viewed individually, but I've been re-studying the art of numerology lately, and I can sense some mysterious rhythms. It's as if someone is deliberately directing all these things to me."

"Plus, now that I've met Venerable Youquan, all these threads can naturally be put together to understand the cause and effect."

"I have to say, Your Excellency really thinks highly of me."

Li Wenqing nodded and said, "My master is just like that. He is always willing to invest in people he likes."

Zhao Yifu was surprised when he heard this and asked, "You took Youquan as your master?"

Li Wenqing nodded without any emotion and said, "Lucky."

Zhao Yifu said with a hint of meaning, "Brother, your journey of cultivation must have been very difficult, right?"

Li Wenqing looked over in surprise.

Zhao Yifu sighed and said, "Without anyone to guide you on the path of cultivation, I'm afraid you've mostly figured it out on your own. It's truly admirable."

Li Wenqing looked as if he had seen a ghost. He asked, "Why do you say that, brother?"

Zhao Yifu said, "Because of my conversation with Venerable Youquan, I discovered that while he does possess immense power, that power is incompatible with the Three Realms. Therefore, my brother can only use the Dark Source Power as a means of self-defense. True cultivation still depends on his own understanding."

Li Wenqing took a deep breath and said, "My dear brother, you've said too much. My master has helped me a lot..."

Zhao Yifu said, "If Brother Yunzheng doesn't mind, how about we discuss the Dao?"

Zhao Yifu showed a sincere look, and Li Wenqing knew at a glance that he was preparing to use the opportunity of discussing the Dao to verify each other... or to check whether there were any mistakes or omissions in his cultivation.

To be honest, Li Wenqing was very excited about this.

But this time he could only shake his head and sigh, "Maybe next time there's a chance. I came here not only to check on your condition, but I also have something to advise you."

Zhao Yifu immediately showed a listening attitude and said, "Brother Yunzheng, please speak."

Li Wenqing looked around, feeling somewhat guilty, and then said ashamedly, "Actually, I have also received a mission from Master to go to the Sword Immortal Alliance and report that Brother Jun Xin has been possessed by a demon."

Zhao Yifu was surprised for a moment, then his mind raced, "Does Venerable Youming think I shouldn't know my brother's true identity?"

Li Wenqing said ashamedly: "According to Master's orders, I should draw a clear line between me and you, and by the way, I can use this as a qualification for advancement to the Sword Immortal Alliance."

"But I didn't expect that my dear brother had already seen through it. Naturally, I can only tell you the truth."

Zhao Yifu laughed heartily upon hearing this and said, "That's a very good idea. Then please ask Brother Yunzheng to report this to the Sword Immortal Alliance. I'd like to use the destruction of the Sword Immortal Alliance as a token of my loyalty."

Li Wenqing asked in surprise, "How can that be? If all those sword masters attack us at once, wouldn't it be impossible for me to fight them with just two fists?"

Zhao Yifu smiled mysteriously and said, "Why don't you discuss the Dao with me, brother?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand and threw out a ball of ink... The next moment, the ball of ink transformed into an ink man holding a sword, as if Zhao Yifu had used the world as a canvas and casually scribbled a little man.

But Li Wenqing was shocked, because he recognized the dark source power on the sword-wielding Mo man... This was a Mo man blessed with dark source power!

And with his understanding of the source of darkness, he could naturally tell at a glance how powerful this Mo man was.

Then he said with a bitter look on his face, "Jun Xin, how did you come up with the idea of ​​using dark energy in this way? Even my mentor never taught us this kind of use."

Zhao Yifu listened and said in a gloomy tone, "After all, Venerable Youquan is outside the Three Realms. He probably doesn't understand the situation inside the Three Realms."

Then he asked again, "Brother, have you encountered any trouble in your cultivation recently?"

Li Wenqing was stuck when he heard this, then he sighed and finally talked to Zhao Yifu about his own practice status.

But when the two sides really talked about it, Zhao Yifu suddenly realized why Li Wenqing had always avoided talking about this with him.

The reason was that he discovered that the martial arts practiced by Li Wenqing was actually from the Taiqing system, or to be more precise, from the Eight Immortals system!

This discovery made Zhao Yifu feel a little uneasy. He knew that Youquan had another plan against the Eight Immortals, and now it seemed that the main executor of this plan should be Li Wenqing in front of him.

So the question is, who is this person?
Zhao Yifu took note of it silently, and then shared his cultivation experience with Li Wenqing without any hesitation, and corrected some obvious mistakes and omissions of Li Wenqing based on his own insights.

After a long while, Li Wenqing sighed, "Thanks to Junxin, I now realize that I have so many flaws."

Zhao Yifu smiled subtly and said, "Brother, you're too kind. It's not easy for Brother Yunzheng to have come this far by exploring on his own."

After a pause, he continued, "But it seems that brother's cultivation has reached the peak of the immortal realm and can enter the celestial immortal realm at any time. But why are you standing still?"

Li Wenqing sighed after hearing this, "It's not that I don't want to go further, but the two paths before me make it difficult for me to choose."

Zhao Yifu understood immediately and said, "It must be the divergence between the Heaven Beyond the Domain and the Heaven of the Three Realms, right?"

Li Wenqing nodded and said, "After discussing the Dao with my dear brother, I realized that he is actually close to becoming a celestial being. His talent and ability are truly astonishing."

"By then, my dear brother, you will also encounter the same troubles as me. I wonder what choice you will make?"

Zhao Yifu answered without hesitation, "I haven't seen such a scene yet, so I can't give you an answer."

"But brother, don't rush into making a decision. How about we discuss it together after I've seen what the outer world is like?"

Li Wenqing nodded calmly.

It has to be said that at this time, Zhao Yifu could really be said to be a close friend of Li Wenqing with whom he could talk about anything.

Apart from the most basic questions about his background, he could discuss everything else with Zhao Yifu... This feeling was wonderful.

These three days were indeed an important process for Li Wenqing to sort out his own path of cultivation.

When the two of them rested, Zhao Yifu said, "Alright, Brother Yunzheng, go to the Sword Immortal Alliance and report me. I'll wait for them here."

Li Wenqing looked at Zhao Yifu, who looked eager to try, and once again thought that this man was actually just a warrior in a Confucian robe?

He nodded and said, "In that case, I will go first."

After saying this, he clasped his fists and said goodbye, then stepped onto the clouds and disappeared into the air.

Zhao Yi Fu watched him go away, then he separated a strand of his spiritual consciousness and spread out the divine summoning diagram in his sleeves.

He was yelling in front of the divine painting: "Misfortune, disaster!"

Emperor Wenheng appeared first and said with a smile, "Why, Chunyangzi, are you feeling uneasy over there? Why don't you come to my place?"

Master Fuyou appeared with a look of disgust: "Don't say such weird things to the child every time. He must have something to ask me."

Zhao Yifu nodded, and then said: "Ancestor, I suspect that some of the eight ancestors left behind descendants!"

Patriarch Wenheng's eyes lit up with an inquiring look.

Patriarch Fuyou quickly pushed Patriarch Wenheng out of the frame, then asked with a burning gaze, "Tell me, what's going on?"

So Zhao Yifu shared his findings from the discussion with Li Wenqing.

He said, "I have been discussing Taoism with Brother Yunzheng for three days and have discovered that the fundamental cultivation method he practices actually has many similarities with our Pure Yang Taoist tradition. I just don't know..."

Patriarch Fuyou took a deep breath and said, "I understand."

He looked at Zhao Yifu and hesitated for a moment before saying, "What I learned actually came from two sources."

"One is the partial Taiqing Immortal Technique passed down by your Grandmaster Li, and the other is the Zhenyang Essence taught by your Grandmaster Zhengyangzi. I also passed on the Pure Yang Mystery Technique to the Fairy Lady."

"So among the Eight Immortals, the four of us actually all learned from the same school."

Zhao Yifu nodded, he also knew this.

The eight patriarchs were companions to each other, and through years of mutual verification, their respective teachings had already found common ground. Therefore, the teachings of the Eight Immortals had already formed their own system.

Grandmaster Fuyou continued, "The path this person has learned is clear, with a distinct Taiqing style, but I have no descendants in the human world, and the same cannot be said for Senior Brother Zhengyangzi and the Immortal Lady."

"Brother Li..."

Zhao Yifu found Huadian and said, "My brother Yunzheng also has the surname Li, Li Wenqing."

Patriarch Fuyou immediately clapped his hands and praised: "Wonderful, it turned out to be the offspring that Brother Li left behind in the mortal world!"

The man seemed quite happy. Zhao Yifu asked, "Will there be any problems?"

Grandmaster Fuyou said, "What's the problem? What happened back then has always been a concern for Brother Li. You see, he's the one with the most experience among us and has been practicing the earliest, yet he's always been stuck in the Celestial Immortal realm and can't break through. Brother Zhengyangzi and I have both reached the Golden Immortal realm."

"Perhaps this is the key to helping Brother Li break through his mental barriers."

Zhao Yifu asked hesitantly, "But if this is the case, will Grandmaster Li face obstacles? After all, my brother Yunzheng is already a disciple of Youquan, and his goal is to become one of the eight grandmasters."

Patriarch Fuyou said, "Brother Li is the guide of our Eight Immortals. He has been very kind to us all... If there really is a demonic obstacle, then I might as well become a demon."

Zhao Yifu was quite moved after hearing this, and felt that his ancestor was getting better as he grew older.

He said, "Don't worry, Master. I have experience in being possessed by demons. I will share my experience with you later."

Master Fuyou: “…”

He said, “Don’t tell me you’ve been possessed by a demon?”

Zhao Yifu said, "Once you've got it, just block out all the words of the eight ancestors in 'Eight Immortals Answering Their Disciples', and you'll have the 'Pure Yang Demonic Scripture'."

Master Fuyou didn't know what to say for a moment and he fell into deep silence.

So, he is now chatting calmly with a possessed little beast?
Wait, how did this guy manage to remain so calm even after being possessed by a demon?

After all, Zhao Yifu was a junior whom he loved and respected very much, so he could no longer sit still at this time.

So he said, "Where are you? I'll come and see you."

Zhao Yifu was surprised for a moment, then said, "I am in Liaoshan, and this Baiyun Peak is my residence."

Grandmaster Fuyou said, "Wait, my real body will be here soon."

As he spoke, the image of Master Fuyou in the God-Summoning Picture stopped moving.

Zhao Yifu withdrew his mind and leisurely instructed his cats to set up tables, chairs, refreshments and snacks in preparation for the arrival of the ancestor.

A moment later, Zhao Yifu felt a sharp sword intent appear above his head silently.

Looking up, I found that the sword light transformed by the ancestor had reached the top of the mountain.

He quickly stepped forward and bowed, "Disciple Fu Yinzi greets Grandmaster Chunyang."

Patriarch Chunyang looked at Zhao Yifu with a complicated expression. He asked, "How did you become a demon?"

Still in complete disbelief, he added, "From what I know about you, you shouldn't be possessed by a demon."

Zhao Yifu smiled upon hearing this and said, "Being possessed by a demon is nothing. I'm still myself...or rather, I was indeed possessed by a demon before."

The Pure Yang Patriarch suddenly thought of something and asked, "Have you entered the Dao again now?"

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "It's rare for the Grandmaster to come to my place. Why don't you sit down and try my tea?"

Patriarch Chunyang looked at Zhao Yifu carefully again, and the more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong.

He said, "Elder Brother came to see you earlier. Did he have any suggestions?"

Zhao Yifu heard this and said, "Hmm..."

He didn't know where to begin.

Grandmaster Chunyang said, "Just tell me what you have to say."

Zhao Yifu said, "He left me a copy of 'Taiqing Immortal Method'."

Upon hearing this, Grandmaster Chunyang was surprised again and asked, "Did Senior Brother accept you as his disciple?"

Zhao Yifu said: "I refused. After all, I have a master."

After hearing this, the Pure Yang Patriarch sighed with regret, "That's quite your style. It's a shame that you missed this opportunity to ascend to heaven in one step."

He was completely relieved. Even Master Xuandu had endorsed it, so what else did he have to worry about?
Zhao Yifu said, "I can't say I missed out completely. After all, he later accepted my master as his disciple and told me to call him Grandmaster."

"Cough cough cough..."

Patriarch Chunyang was choked.

He pointed at Zhao Yifu and said, "You kid..."

Zhao Yifu looked at him innocently and asked, "Grandmaster, what's the matter..."

Grandmaster Chunyang immediately stopped him, saying, "Don't call me Grandmaster anymore. You have to call me Grandmaster Uncle... It's shortening your lifespan! It's shortening your lifespan!"

Zhao Yifu couldn't figure it out for a while.

The present uncle of Chunyang said: "Your ancestor is someone else, you must respect him."

Zhao Yi Fu suddenly came to his senses and realized that the situation had changed drastically since he was recognized by the Grandmaster Xuan Du.

Chun Yangzi was now completely relieved. He said, "Come, let's talk about our experiences of being possessed by demons and escaping them. I also experienced this in the past..."

The two of them actually started chatting.

Master Chunyang talked about his "glorious past", while Zhao Yifu talked about his own experiences.

And seeing that Zhao Yifu was able to calmly and in detail explain his experience of being possessed by the devil, Patriarch Chunyang felt that he could not lose, and for the first time analyzed his own experience in as much detail as possible.

All in all, it was another fruitful day for everyone.

However, during the discussion, Patriarch Chunyang was interrupted by a flying sword that sent a message.

He took a look in surprise and muttered, "Is this... that kid Yiyangzi?"

Then he swept his mind around and said with a strange expression, "Yiyangzi said that he got important information. You are possessed by a demon."

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "Youquan asked me to destroy the Sword Immortal Alliance as a token of my loyalty, but he's obviously worried that I'll delay, so he wants to force me to break with the Sword Immortal Alliance first."

Grandmaster Chunyang sneered and said, "That's a good idea. I already know about this matter. Let Yiyangzi send those evil-minded sword immortals here first, and you can deal with them as you please."

Zhao Yifu couldn't help but wonder after hearing this. His great-uncle was indeed a cruel and ruthless person.

This is to use him to completely solve the problem of mixed quality within the Sword Immortal Alliance.

But the Pure Yang Patriarch was still the Pure Yang Patriarch after all. He said, "Those good and bad people have been using the name of the Pure Yang Palace to bully others for a long time. It's my fault for not disciplining them strictly."

"I acknowledge their sins. After this cleanup, I plan to disband the Sword Immortal Alliance. This organization has completely deviated from its original purpose and has no need to exist anymore."

"From now on, the upright can still be chivalrous and righteous, but the despicable can no longer be protected."

Zhao Yifu nodded secretly after hearing this. Isn't this the 'destruction of the Sword Immortal Alliance'?
He laughed. It turned out that it was always right to seek help from elders when there was something wrong. Wasn't the problem solved well?

After making this decision, Patriarch Chunyang relaxed and took a good look at Zhao Yifu's residence.

He first looked at the cats all over the yard and laughed, "I know you love cats, but I didn't expect you have so many. It seems like you have a very fulfilling life."

"Oh, you planted so many flowers, but this flower here waters itself?"

"what?!"

Patriarch Chunyang was stunned for a moment.

Zhao Yi Fu blinked and turned his head to look, only to find that his great-uncle was staring at the flower demon in a daze.

Then, many complex emotions appeared in his originally gentle eyes... Then, Zhao Yifu found that the demon spirit on the Pure Yang Demon Subduing Sword at his waist began to make noises, and there was a tendency for it to swell up and get out of control!

Seeing this, how could Zhao Yifu not understand what was going on?

My goodness, I was just talking to him about how to get rid of the devil, and now he is going to be possessed by the devil again?
Without any hesitation, Zhao Yifu immediately used the little bit of 'Taixu Soul Locking Ban' that he had comprehended to seal the Pure Yang Demon Subduing Sword and suppress the restlessness of the demon spirit within.

Then, seeing that his uncle-master had demonic thoughts rising again, he quickly took out the jade pendant given by Grandmaster Xuandu and sent a telepathic message: "Grandmaster, come quickly, something's wrong!"

Then he found out that it was useless. This jade token was just a jade token and didn’t seem to have any communication function?

Zhao Yifu was puzzled. His master had clearly told him that he could come to him if he had any problems...

He didn't know what to do for a moment. Looking at the increasingly intense emotions in the eyes of Patriarch Chunyang, and the black energy emanating from his body... Zhao Yifu knew that this time he was in big trouble!
Moluo's gaze was too strong, and he knew what situation Master Chunyang was facing at that moment.

That is, under the gaze of the devil, endless desires are being aroused!

Zhao Yifu was worried. He himself had become somewhat "desensitized" due to the interweaving of various evil thoughts, which was why he was able to hold on.

But is my uncle-master really okay?

At this moment, Zhao Yifu suddenly felt that something was wrong with the void above his head.

Upon closer inspection, they saw some strange-looking things about to fall... It was obvious that the desire aroused by the Pure Yang Patriarch had attracted the demon to attack!
My goodness, I’m afraid no demon can resist the temptation of the Golden Immortal’s desire!
Zhao Yi Fu hesitated for a moment before immediately drawing out the Pure Yang Demon Subduing Sword and leaping into the air to intercept the demons that were rushing down.

One by one, the demons were skewered on the Pure Yang Demon Subduing Sword, and then roasted by the Pure Yang True Fire, making a sizzling sound.

He could do nothing else now but to try his best to prevent these demons from affecting the condition of Patriarch Chunyang.

Therefore, his whole body was surrounded by Pure Yang True Fire, shining with golden light. Whenever a demon fell, he would first stab it with the Pure Yang Demon Subduing Sword, and then roast it with True Fire, and finally turn it into nutrients for the demon spirit in the sword.

Of course, he is not greedy for these nutrients now, but he is responsible for the Chunyang Patriarch.

At this critical moment, Zhao Yifu suddenly discovered that a large amount of sharp sword energy was approaching from the horizon.

Only then did he remember that it must be the Sword Immortal Alliance that came to destroy him.

“It just happened to happen at this time!”

Zhao Yifu felt a headache, mainly because he did not expect that this great-grandmaster who seemed to have seen through the devil would be obsessed with a silly flower.

Things are going to get bad.

At this time, Zhao Yifu could only grit his teeth and respond to the situation to the best of his ability.

(End of this chapter)