Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 83 The Lost Brother

Zhao Yifu followed the red bundle and walked towards his elder brother Zhao Yicheng.

Zhao Yunhe's generation were all people of the underworld, so they had no courtesy names, only nicknames.

It's like Zhao Yunhe inherited Shenhe Villa, so he was named "Shenhe on the Cloud".

But Zhao Yunhe was a man of ideas. He wanted his descendants to have a different destiny, so he gave each of his children a courtesy name.

And when Zhao Yifu expressed his desire to go to school, he readily agreed and provided financial support.

Zhao Yicheng means inheriting the Zhao family, so his courtesy name is Siye.

When Zhao Yifu arrived at his eldest brother's courtyard, many people were busy and it looked very noisy.

But after entering the yard, it seemed very quiet, as if afraid of disturbing the people inside.

Hong Shu led Zhao Yifu inside and said, "Your father and your grandfather are inside..."

She showed an expression that was hard to describe.

Zhao Yifu knew that she was talking about the grandfather, that is, the father of his stepmother Peng Lianxin. In Zhao Yifu's memory, he was a scholar in plain clothes who was a little weird.

Well, the so-called "commoner scholar" is the kind of scholar who failed in the imperial examination and did not obtain fame.

Speaking of which, this grandfather often boasted to Zhao Yifu about his combined practice of Buddhism, Taoism, and Buddhism, and that he had gained great fortune...

Zhao Yifu initially thought this was pure bragging.

In his childhood memories, this old man would draw a talisman from time to time, and it seemed quite serious. Now he wondered if it was real.
After all, he has now truly entered the world of cultivation, and if he is willing, he can also find the method of practicing talismans in the cave of teaching.

Zhao Yifu was quite curious.

As a result, when he pushed the door open, he saw an old man wearing a seven-star robe, shaking a bell and circling around a bed, looking very busy.

Zhao Yifu looked at the man's steps, which seemed serious but actually disorganized, and did not attract any spiritual energy.

Then he saw his father in the corner and bowed to him.

The old man stopped helplessly and said, "You two are so ignorant. I was performing a ritual to summon the soul. Now that you opened the door and a strong wind blew in, wouldn't Siye's soul be blown away?"

Zhao Yifu blinked, then said, "Grandpa Peng, are you trying to summon my elder brother's spirit? Can you let me see what's happened to him?"

Hong Shu chimed in, "Yes, Jun Xin happened to join a mysterious sect, so he should be able to help."

Zhao Yunhe nodded slightly and said, "I've heard about this, but I don't know which sect it is..."

Old Man Peng coughed dryly and said, "There aren't any serious sects of cultivation in this Mozhou area. There are only wandering ghosts like us who are seeking but cannot get what they want."

Zhao Yunhe coughed dryly and said, "Why do you say that, Mr. Yue? But where have I been negligent?"

Old Man Peng said, "This has nothing to do with you, don't think too much."

Zhao Yunhe didn't say anything. He knew his father-in-law's personality and was quite unruly.

Zhao Yi Fu was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then took out his letter seal from his arms.

Old Man Peng's eyes instantly widened like bells, and then he trembled as he pulled out a seal from his pocket...

He opened the seal and wrote the word "Daoming" in seal script.

Zhao Yifu knew that the old man's name was Peng Hu, but it didn't seem to have anything to do with the word "Daoming", right?

But it didn't matter. He also turned over his seal to reveal the seal character "信" at the bottom.

Peng Hu was immediately startled, and then said, "It's my junior brother?!"

Zhao Yunhe: ...

Well, Zhao Yifu and Peng Hu may not have taken their son-in-law (father)'s feelings into consideration.

This is very subtle, so wonderful!

Zhao Yifu knew that every year some of his own sect's 'outer disciples who had reached the end of their term' would be sent down the mountain. These outer disciples could be said to be scattered in the world, and no one knew what happened to them.

Now that I think about it, quite a few of them should have become independent cultivators and continue to look for opportunities.

Thinking about it this way, it was not surprising that he met Peng Hu. After all, independent cultivators always needed resources to practice, and the best way to obtain resources was to join a big family and accept offerings.

As a big gang in Mozhou, it is normal for Shenhe Villa to support a casual cultivator.

The only thing that was a bit unusual was that this Senior Brother Peng married his daughter to Zhao Yifu's father, making her his stepmother...

Hong Shu subconsciously covered her mouth with one hand and showed a look of horror. She didn't expect such a coincidence to happen in the world.

Peng Hu's eyes sparkled as he said, "Waiter... Junior Brother, you said you've already entered the sect. Is that true?"

Zhao Yifu nodded in distress, "Yes, Grandpa Peng, but could you please stop calling me Junior Brother? It's quite strange."

Peng Hu said excitedly, "No, no, you are a legitimate disciple of the master. Ambition is not determined by age. I should even call you 'brother'... no, uncle!"

As he spoke, he seemed to recall some of the 'etiquette' they had on Mount Moshan. He bowed deeply to Zhao Yifu and said respectfully, "Junior Master, could you please give me some guidance on our relationship?"

This made Zhao Yifu stunned on the spot. It was so embarrassing.

But how should I put it, he felt quite happy in his heart... well, it felt great.

So this is how the elders feel when people treat them with respect... I'm afraid they all say no, but they feel very happy inside.

Especially this old man Peng who always likes to play teasing on children, he actually behaved like this at this time... This is so satisfying.

Hong Shu coughed dryly and said, "Um, Jun Xin, would you like to check on your brother's condition first?"

Zhao Yifu immediately climbed down the pole and said, "Yes, Grandpa Peng, let's check on Big Brother's condition first."

Peng Hu had no choice but to rub his face and stand up, feeling a little disappointed.

Zhao Yifu quickly walked to his elder brother's bed and took a closer look.

There was a young man with a square and honest face lying on the couch. He was sweating all over and his eyes were closed.

Zhao Yifu's spiritual vision showed that the spiritual light all over his body was scattered and disorganized, as if there was an external force disturbing his body, making it impossible to regulate the internal energy.

He said, "Big brother is in a mess."

Then he pointed a finger right at the vital point of Tanzhong.

When Lingxu Finger Force was activated, pure true energy was injected into Zhao Yicheng's body, thus helping to guide the scattered true energy in his body to gather again, and then circulate in his meridians.

Zhao Yifu acted in this way based on his understanding of medicine and Taoist scriptures.

The purpose is to first strengthen Zhao Yicheng's sick body.

During this process, he did feel an external force being injected into Zhao Yicheng's body, but he quickly forced this force out through his Shaoyang and Shaoyin meridians. It turned out to be a black and gray evil energy!
At this moment, Peng Hu also temporarily put aside his previous thoughts and said solemnly, "Who is so vicious as to inject such evil and filthy internal energy into Siye's body? This will make him unable to rest in peace even after his death."

As a result, there were still some evil spirits remaining in Zhao Yicheng's body, but because Zhao Yifu had helped him to channel his true energy, the positive energy was naturally generated, and the evil spirits were naturally suppressed and extinguished slowly.

Hong Shu praised, "Before, I could only use silver needles to prick his acupuncture points and guide his Qi. Ultimately, it only relieved the pain but could not cure the disease. It would require someone like Jun Xin who is well versed in alchemy and has sufficient cultivation to perform the treatment in order to achieve this effect."

Peng Hu also quickly praised: "That's right, that's right, worthy of being the true disciple of the master, it's really amazing."

Zhao Yifu was completely speechless. He felt that these were all skills he had learned on his own, so why was he crediting them to his master?

Then he was shocked, because he remembered that the reason why he had so many insights into alchemy and medicine at this time was entirely because of practicing "Pure Yang Seeking the Tao Sutra"!
Everything he knows is learned by himself, but the question is how can he find the right direction to learn?

The Pure Yang Quest for the Tao Sutra was the key for him to master these knowledge, allowing him to gradually comprehend many truths without realizing it.

Just like now, when he was guiding the true energy in Zhao Yicheng's body, he wondered, "Brother, your spiritual orifices are empty and your true energy cannot be restrained. This means your soul has been taken away!"

Peng Hu clapped his hands and said, "That's right, that's why I'm casting a spell to summon his soul."

Zhao Yifu rolled his eyes at him and said, "Your footwork is messy and doesn't even resemble a spiritual trace. What kind of soul are you summoning?"

Peng Hu felt embarrassed.

This time it was his turn to be embarrassed.

Zhao Yifu then remembered that this was his non-blood-related grandfather, and he quickly apologized, "Grandpa, please forgive me. I said the wrong thing in a hurry."

Peng Hu scratched his head and said, "No... You're right. I said this necromancy technique looked mediocre, but it turns out it's fake."

Zhao Yifu probably understood what kind of person Peng Hu was.

After leaving Moshan, he has been traveling around looking for opportunities, and then accumulated a bunch of things that he didn't know what was right or wrong and used them recklessly... It's really hard for him to survive until now without any problems.

But the most urgent task now is to resolve the issue of Zhao Yicheng.

Zhao Yifu did not hesitate. He immediately took out a pen and paper and wrote down everything about Zhao Yicheng, then folded it up carefully.

Only after a thousand paper cranes were folded out did he inject a large amount of true energy.

The longer the distance of the origami letter, the greater the energy consumption. Now it takes half of his true energy to reach Moshan.

After injecting half of his true energy into the paper crane, he pushed open the window and threw it out.

In front of everyone's eyes, the paper crane suddenly flapped its wings as if it came alive, and then flew rapidly towards the northwest.

Zhao Yifu sighed, "I hope Master can receive this letter and give me a solution."

Peng Hu said enviously, "Origami flying books? I saw this secret technique before."

Zhao Yifu said, "Indeed, the two secret arts that have been completed in the outer sect should be carefully selected. If the selection is appropriate, it will be a great help in future cultivation."

Peng Hu hesitated to speak. He really wanted to ask Zhao Yifu some questions about cultivation, but unfortunately the timing was not right.

Zhao Yifu closed his eyes and began to regulate his breathing, thinking while waiting for a response.

Asking his master for help was one thing, but he also liked to think things through on his own.

In particular, there are indeed some warnings in the content related to the spirit and soul in the "Chun Yang Seeking the Tao Sutra", but unfortunately, this part of the content obviously requires him to check the relevant Taoist scriptures again and thoroughly understand the wonders of the spirit and soul in order to fully comprehend it.

He has discovered that this "Pure Yang Seeking the Tao Sutra" covers all aspects and can be said to contain all the knowledge in spiritual practice.

It itself does not involve any magical methods, but if all the problems encountered in the practice of this world are compared to difficult mathematical problems, then "Chun Yang Seeking the Tao Sutra" is the "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art" of the practice world, which records the formulas for solving the problems, and it depends on how the problem solver applies them.

However, just as Zhao Yifu was waiting, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew in through the open window...

"Whoo~"

There seemed to be a shrill cry in everyone's ears.

"Oh no, there's an external evil!"

Peng Hu shouted something unclearly, and no one knew what he meant.

At this moment, a black cat suddenly jumped out of Zhao Yifu's sleeve and cried out to the window: "Meow~"

The sound is clear and penetrating.

At this moment, everyone felt a black shadow suddenly appear in front of their eyes and was frozen outside the window.

The black shadow flashed, and everyone could vaguely see the face of an evil ghost in a glimpse.

Clairvoyance is not exclusive to practitioners. Ordinary people can also see different scenes under certain circumstances, such as when they are deeply trapped in a certain yin energy field.

The image of the evil ghost faded away in an instant, but there seemed to be a gloomy fog blocking the window. Looking out of the window, it seemed as if there was a layer of "hell filter".

"Bastard!"

Zhao Yunhe was angry. He certainly understood why this evil ghost came.

She wanted to take over the body of his eldest son, Zhao Yicheng!
He suddenly stood up, his internal energy surging, and his figure looked like a crane about to fly in the clouds.

Then his eyes flashed like lightning, and the ten fingers of his hands stretched and lengthened slightly, and then suddenly thrust them towards the gloomy part of the window.

In Zhao Yifu's spiritual vision, he was extremely surprised to see his father's hands fiercely inserted into the evil ghost's body, and then his ten fingers stirred it, stirring the evil ghost into a chaotic ball like dough.

He praised Zhao Yunhe in amazement, "Father, this is amazing. It's almost like he has achieved enlightenment through martial arts."

He was truly shocked.

Zhao Yunhe's internal energy is extremely pure and already has the rudiments of true energy. That is why he can use this extremely pure internal force to injure the evil ghost spirit.

Moreover, Zhao Yunhe's own cultivation is also quite good. It seems that he has completely opened up the Ren and Du meridians. It seems that he has truly entered the Tao through martial arts.

It seems that the inheritance of Shenhe Villa is not simple.

Zhao Yunhe shook his head and said, "Is that thing still there? I can only roughly feel that it's there, but I'm not sure of its specific condition."

Zhao Yifu praised: "It was stunned by your beating, father, but it's better to quickly liberate it, so as not to affect big brother."

Zhao Yi Fu thought that he had already comprehended the secret of salvation, so he stepped forward and poured his true energy into his ten fingers.

He used Lingxu Finger Power to perform Crane Claw Hand, and the effect was completely different from Zhao Yunhe's. His finger power was the property of the scorching sun after being transformed through the meridians!
Look, with the 'problem-solving formula', the transformation of yin and yang is just a matter of thought.

Peng Hu, the fake Taoist priest who was both inexperienced and in love, swallowed hard as he watched the flying hands. He couldn't believe that someone could call this 'transcendence'...

A good evil ghost was torn into pieces alive. Is this called salvation?

He can't quite understand the thoughts of young people today.

　A family has to celebrate the festival, chapter one

　　
　
(End of this chapter)