The Path to Immortality Begins with the Life-Extending Lamp

Chapter 152 Subordinates

Li Qing's confrontation with Qing Chan resulted in the loss of one of Qing Chan's arms, which greatly dampened the arrogance of this unorthodox sect member.

After the two peaks of Qingdu, the various purple palaces slowly gathered.

But Li Qing had already gently rolled up the inner sleeves of her blue robe and walked out expressionlessly.

The second disciple of the Five Poisons Sect, a Taoist named Luo Wang, stood guard in front, a ruthless glint in his eyes. He flicked his fingers, drawing a killing line, and from the beast-taming pouch at his waist, a human-faced demonic spider slowly crawled out...

Just as they were about to take action.

Suddenly, a large hand reached out and firmly grasped Luo Wang Dao Ren, suppressing his reckless malice.

"Don't act rashly!"

The Gu Daoist's face was stern, with phantom butterflies fluttering around him. He quickly reprimanded his junior brother.

He was the first disciple of Master Qingchan, and had also had close dealings with the head of the White Dragon Academy and the head of the Law Academy. Only he knew that even the lowest-ranking of the Five Immortal Sects, Tiannan Temple, possessed a Dao lineage far more terrifying than they had imagined.
Moreover, the chilling aura emanating from the Netherworld within the shadow beneath Li Zhenchuan's feet served as a constant reminder of the importance of priorities!
The Taoist priests outside the Guandian Terrace all looked surprised and doubtful. Amidst the sound of bells and drums, they all disappeared behind the high platform.

He was both pretending to dissuade both parties and wanting to meet this renowned ghost gentleman.

In the ghost story of Guihua Mansion in Jiangnan Road, the second son of the Li family sits in Cui Yamen, relying on the six heavens of the underworld to banish two Yin gods and immortals!
To this day, the otherworldly spirit and the governor of Guihua Prefecture remain lost in that vast and dark sky, with no news of them ever arriving.

These folk lineages and unorthodox sects are unaware of this, but it has already spread throughout the Five Directions Immortal Sects...

The descendants of the Six Heavens Sect's Ghost lineage are all deeply hidden, and in the Southern Kingdom, there is probably only this one from the Tiannan Temple who is openly known!
Ignoring the various gazes, Li Qing slowly descended the steps from the vermilion corridor behind the ceremony. The twelve mad gods moved in and out, their movements somewhat methodical, and in a flash they were close to the Dao Lord.

In the blink of an eye, the jade royal carriage rolled up a wisp of ethereal light, and after a moment, it finally landed in Li Qing's palm.

Seeing Li Qing walk slowly out from the side of the high platform with an indifferent expression, everyone turned their attention to the Green Toad Ancestor.

This Five Poisons Dao Master, like a mayfly soaring to the sky, boasts the ambition of a Kunpeng, while the other is the young master of the Li family, with whom he has made a pact through a book of ghosts, and whose spirits and ghosts appear.

None of them are easy to mess with!
This truly terrified the head of the law enforcement academy standing nearby. He had already drawn his sword, ready to take the opportunity to choose sides and attack.

"Youhuang, this?"

Zhou Yuanzheng breathed out spiritual light from his palm, while the two Qi Refining Daoists beside him each drew their magical weapons, unaware of how the situation would end.

The drumbeats below subtly changed, and the Taoists with some cultivation realized that something had happened behind the ceremony. However, without any instructions from the Purple Mansions, the commotion subsided, and they had no choice but to continue maintaining the ceremony.

"My lord, shall we..."

Linglong Changzhu glanced at the few Taoists from the Five Poisons Sect, raised her right hand to her neck and made a sly gesture, then smiled wickedly.

She had witnessed how the young master dared to curse and kill even a Yin God True Person. With his unpredictable and treacherous methods, dealing with such an old Gu cultivator would be a piece of cake.

However, faced with Linglong Chang's encouragement and eagerness, Li Qingyuan, amidst his swirling Qi, couldn't help but roll his eyes at her.

Forbidden techniques must not be misused!

In the deep blood ghost realm of the Eternal Regret Ghost Scissors, the ghost blood's energy grew stronger and stronger. Every time the Ghost Scissors were used, the ghost blood deep within the ghost realm became more active.

One day, when the Eternal Regret Ghost Scissors are fully revived, the Yin God Realm Blood Ghosts and Demons under the Ghost Domain will reappear in the world. At that time, the terror of this ghost weapon will increase dramatically, and the danger of controlling it will also increase significantly.

Before Li Qing can fully master the refining of this ancient treasure, he needs to grasp a certain degree of control.

Moreover, is it really necessary to use the Long-Hate Scissors for such a trivial matter?

Li Qing glanced behind her out of the corner of her eye and couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"They're just taking advantage of my Lin Yuan Mountain Sect's decline and my youth."

"This trend must not be encouraged. The abbot must report back to the mountains and instruct the other abbots to rectify it properly!"

If it were the head of the White Dragon Academy or the Taoist of Dingshan who came on this trip, then the Green Toad Ancestor would absolutely not dare to be so presumptuous and rude.

He didn't know why Yin Zu had suddenly sent him to contact the Five Poisons Sect, but he had never been a smooth talker.

No matter how the old and new generations succeed each other or how the lineage changes, it's not up to Qing Chanzi, a heretical Taoist, to gamble and test the waters.

Li Qing was not a true disciple of the Lin Yuan Dao lineage who followed the rules and regulations in his cultivation. His actions were even more unrestrained. The Qing Chan Daoist, relying on his cultivation and seniority, tested him again and again.

In the end, it was nothing more than a crushing blow...

While meditating at Lin Yuan Xian Ding, Li Qing heard the patriarch praise Ding Shan Dao Ren, the head of the Chi Fa Academy, more than once for his patience and ability to cultivate the true Dharma.

After lying dormant for sixty years, he summoned all spirits and received the seed of magic from the ancestral master - the art of the Pot Heaven. Finally, he refined the three acres of the Blessed Land of White Bones into a minor supernatural power called "Palm Kingdom".

With a single palm strike, the corpse cave, thousands of feet high, could be contained, holding countless walking corpses, shadowy corpses, wandering corpses, and flying corpses, resembling a ghost kingdom within its palm...

The Imperial Guard Academy has now entered the Western Wilderness to set up a blessed land with Yin spiritual veins, and is exploring the method of refining the body with extreme Yin. It is only about four hundred miles away from the Five Poisons Sect, so it can be said to be a close neighbor.

It seems that the Green Toad Ancestor and the Five Poisons Sect are still related to that "Dingshan Daoist".

It is not difficult to commit murder and take human lives.

However, to truly win over a master-level figure and to command a side sect as its henchmen, one must employ both kindness and severity, and also gain their alignment in terms of profit and righteousness.

Glancing at the ugly faces of the Five Poisons Daoists behind the high platform, and scanning the Purple Sun Daoist, the Six Spirits Mountain Master, and the demonic Daoist from Qingqiu, Li Qing had no intention of paying them any attention. With a flick of his Xuan Yin Yuan Qi, he left.

"Now that this matter is settled, I have other important matters to attend to, so I will not linger here any longer."

"Your Excellency, farewell!"

The clear voice was still echoing when the crisp sound of the soul bell rang out again. The twelve mad gods transformed into pieces of paper feathers, which, along with the divine wind, all returned to the royal carriage.

The pearl-embroidered royal chariot was already moving with the wind, rising from the gate of the Five Poisons Mountain.

Looking up at the sky, the six or nine beads of the Primordial Canopy—fire-repelling beads, water-repelling beads, wind-repelling beads, luminous beads, beauty-stabilizing beads, and glass beads—formed a celestial treasure, drifting against the wind, with all kinds of energy flowing around them. No Taoist priest was seen rolling up his cloud sleeves or beaded curtains; he merely glanced casually down before disappearing into the distance above the heads of the thousands of onlookers…

"domineering!"

After a dozen or so breaths, once the royal carriage and canopy in the air had disappeared and it was confirmed that Li Zhenchuan had gone far away, the Gu Daoist of the Five Poisons Sect suddenly changed his expression and lowered his voice to shout angrily.

“Teacher, among the top five schools of Tiannan Academy, there are thirteen true disciples, and no fellow Daoist has ever dared to be so rude.”

"If this True Disciple Li doesn't give us an explanation... then he can forget about ever setting foot in my Green Poison Mountain again!"

Gu Daoren glared angrily at Zhou Yuanzheng, his eyes bloodshot, and he looked like he was about to go berserk.

The three guards from the Law Enforcement Bureau sighed, stepped forward, and bowed to the Azure Toad Ancestor to explain.

"Master, my disciple Li Zhenchuan is different from other Daoists. He is called a fifth-generation disciple, but in reality, he heard the Dao at Lin Yuan Immortal Peak and is about to lead the Xuan Yin lineage..."

"In the hierarchy of Tiannan, Li Zhenchuan is far above us, the heads of the Purple Mansion Academy. He is second only to the abbot. If we were to count by seniority, Daoist Youhuang could be considered a disciple of my ancestor, a generation above him, and on par with the generation of immortals from four Jiazi ago."

Just now, with Li Qing present, the Five Poisons Daoists watched helplessly, remaining silent. Now that Li Zhenchuan has gone far away, they dare to try and regain some face. Zhou Yuanzheng, having experienced the ways of the world for so long, could naturally see the pleading look in the eyes of that Gu Daoist.

The founding ceremony of the Five Poisons Sect has become such a mess that Gu Daoren needs a way out; otherwise, the Five Poisons Sect will become a laughing stock.

The Five Poisons Sect had lost face in public, but after Li Zhenchuan left, they couldn't afford to lose face any longer; otherwise, they would cease to be a sect or a sect. How could they even talk about founding a new sect?
Zhou Yuanzheng could naturally grant this favor, since the Five Poisons Sect was something that Tiannan Temple would use as its henchmen, and he needed to establish a reputation for it.

"This is just a misunderstanding. The ceremony will continue, and the Five Poisons Sect's Daoist disciple's ritual is about to begin. Please excuse the misunderstanding, fellow Daoists. Please proceed!"

"Subsequently, the head of the compound will visit the person in charge to express his apology."

The Chief Justice of the Court of Law bowed deeply, finally giving face by lowering his head and taking a step back.

Let's put this matter aside for now. It's not a bad thing that Li Zhenchuan made a move that embarrassed them. Now that Tiannanguan is in a high position, we can first wear down their arrogance, and then the subsequent advance will be much easier.

Within the Five Poisons Sect, the Gu Daoist is weak-willed and easily submits; Lin Shu, on the other hand, comes from the Lin family, a prominent clan in Tiannan, and his roots are in Tiannan, so it's obvious that he's close to the Tiannan Temple.

From its inception, the Five Poisons Sect was destined to be a subordinate sect!

The Green Toad Taoist remained silent, clutching his right arm and gazing into the distance. At that moment, the toad-like creature crawled out from his collar again, leaping onto his shoulder and croaking loudly.

Six days of military wounds, is he possessed by evil spirits...?

The Five Poisons Ancestor's expression was somewhat blank. Looking back at the escalating pressure he had just experienced, everything he had done seemed like a joke at this moment.

The Daoist of Sitting in Oblivion - Chen Jin.

Wanfa Daoren - Bai Long.

In addition to Dingshan Daoist, who has just begun to make a name for himself in the upper echelons of the immortal sects in the southwest, there is also this "Youhuang"!
Qingchan frowned slightly. Although he had just suffered a setback due to a misjudgment of the intelligence and the piercing pain was still lingering, he was not discouraged or ashamed at all. He felt that this was how it should be.

"I wondered how Tiannan Temple dared to send out a disciple so casually. It turns out, he has more than just a bit of a sect ghost background?"

In an instant, it shattered the divine intent of his precious technique, twisting and collapsing, sealing his life and destroying it. It had actually touched the divine intent of the Yin God Realm!

Is this level of vengeful ghost a blessing or a curse? Given time, can Tiannan Temple truly suppress it?

"Hehe... I wonder who will be in charge between Lin Yuan Immortal Peak and this Outer Ghost God lineage?"

The Taoist priest gazed intently at the clouds for a long time, then smiled silently.

He was equally too lazy to pay attention to these lowly soldiers from various sects who were just trying to get information, and he walked towards the mountain gate while covering his right hand.

At this moment, even the three disciples were somewhat puzzled, as they could not fathom their teacher's attitude!

Is the teacher after power in Tiannan Prefecture? Or is he trying to ascertain the true strength of Tiannan Temple and choose sides accordingly? Or perhaps something else...?

Li Qing paid no attention to what happened in the Five Poisons Mountain.

At this moment, the Hunyuan Royal Chariot had already flown across the sky towards the Shanyin region.

Purple aura and incense wafted continuously from the royal carriage. Talismans were placed on the altar on all four sides, and eight spirit tablets were hung in one corner of the canopy. Li Qing leaned against the soft seat, propped his chin on his finger, and gazed at the horizon and the outline of the city below.

"That Green Toad Taoist is acting strangely, sir. Why don't you continue your attack?"

A sweet, charming laugh rang out, and a flash of light appeared inside the royal carriage. The exquisite and arrogant mistress stepped out of the scroll and sat directly beside Li Qing.

"he?"

Li Qing raised an eyebrow and waved her sleeve, giving the exquisite and arrogant master beside her a few inches more space.

"I'm afraid the head monks in the temple want to use this person. The patriarch sent me here just to give me a chance to subdue him."

"But what value does this kind of person have for you and me?"

Li Qing knew exactly where his family's foundation lay: first, the prophetic energy of the Southern Dipper; second, the Netherworld.

The Five Poisons Sect is of no benefit to him, so there is no need for him to snatch food from the jaws of the tiger in front of the academy leaders.

Instead of wasting effort trying to subdue that unorthodox sect, it would be better to lead the army of the Dharma altar to clean up the Qishan Underworld!
"After the Qingping Banquet, I will cultivate the Netherworld of Qishan, gather hundreds of ghosts for purification, practice magic and incantations, and open up the Underworld. If you wish to make a move, then be prepared..."

Since Linglong is so fond of stirring up trouble, Li Qing will give her a chance.

Among the twelve mad gods, plus Cui Ying from the underworld, Yun Guichan Xian... among all these soldiers, only Linglong, amidst the bizarre and evil, still had something in her belly that could help Li Qing.

"Of course I am willing to do anything for you, my lord, but I don't even have a single piece of fine parchment left."

"So many of my magic tricks are no longer usable!"

Linglong squinted her eyes into crescent moons and tilted her head to complain to Li Qing.

Hmph, Li Qing had previously wasted all the human skin paper in her hands in order to refine a few arrogant gods.

"Weren't there still some remains of day-wandering corpses in the main courtyard? Go and retrieve them, skin them, and make two rolls of 'Lost Ghost Skin Paper'."

How could Li Qing not know what she was planning to do?
In the past, two Yin gods entered Qishan and used their power to flatten the wandering day-roaming ghosts. Li Qing and the many human-faced owls collected a lot of corpse ghost remains, either refining their soul essence or using them to refine supernatural ghost spells. To this day, several ghost corpses still remain.

Linglong Changzhu had been eyeing those corpses of the ghouls for a long time.

If this ghostly creature were refined using the "skinning and papermaking" technique, it could surely produce ghost paper with over a thousand eyes.

Such a ghost skin is comparable to a magical artifact, and though it has been lost in the past, it has endured through the ages!

Linglong Chang had never refined ghost paper of this level before, but she had already given it a name: "Lost and Lost Item" ghost paper.

"My lord, you are so kind."

Upon receiving this consent, the shrewd and arrogant master could hardly contain herself. She was so happy that she almost jumped up, her arms outstretched, ready to pounce on Li Qing. She was so delighted that she wanted to bite him a few times with her two tiger teeth.

"Go away, go by yourself."

"Remember, keep an eye on those immortals in the West Garden and Cui Ying..."

Li Qing flicked her right hand and rubbed it directly on Linglong Chang's forehead, preventing her from getting any closer even when she tried to pounce.

With just a light laugh and a word of advice, Li Qing activated the shrine branch in the Underworld - Dongli Garden, using the Netherworld Ghost Contract to send her into the Qishan Domain.

He probably guessed what Yin Zu meant.

It's likely that Yin Zu saw that he had no classmates or close friends in the mountains, and wanted him to intervene and recruit Qing Chanzi of the Five Poisons Sect as a follower.

But Li Qing had absolutely no interest in this, and Qing Chanzi wasn't so obedient either; he didn't care about power in Lin Yuan Mountain...

(End of this chapter)