The Path to Immortality Begins with the Life-Extending Lamp

Chapter 89 The Six Ding and Six Jia Pray for the Paper Carriage
Emerging from the temple in plain clothes, Li Qing rode in a paper sedan chair, with five groups of soldiers carrying the palanquin to clear the way. A chilling wind suddenly arose, and shadows swayed. Accompanied by the sound of bells and the jingling of the Five Emperors' Coins curtain, he leaned lazily against the sedan chair, his elbow resting on the flower railing and his chin propped on his palm.

This connection with the Su Yi Dao, coupled with his trip to the Underworld, made Li Qing's vision of the future increasingly clear.

As the true disciple of Taiyi, Bu Lingxu, said, you only need to cultivate diligently. Once you have reached the Purple Mansion stage, where can't you go?

Now, he can command twenty-four powerful soldiers with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, making him incomparably fierce in killing. His Paper Dao soldiers have rendered the Purple Mansion side sects helpless, and his fire magic is violent and his life force is particularly strong.

"The Ten Thousand Souls Banner has other uses, but if you want to refine the 'Crazy' and also want to remake this paper-embroidered Yin sedan chair, you should refine both together!"

Li Qing gazed at the paper sedan chair beneath him and fell into deep thought.

Han Daotu of the External Affairs Hall devoted his entire life to refining this paper sedan chair to seventy-two levels of restrictions. It was just a pity that the material of this paper sedan chair was limited, otherwise it would have been much more than that!

Or perhaps a paper sedan chair could be used to suppress it, with rampant soldiers as the king's assistants, and then the process could be expanded and refined to match the numbers of the Six Ding and Six Jia.
Dingchou prolongs my life, Dinghai restrains my soul, Dingyou controls my spirit, Dingwei averts my disaster, Dingsi saves me from danger, Dingmao saves me from calamity; Jiazi protects my body, Jiaxu safeguards my form, Jiashen solidifies my life, Jiawu guards my soul, Jiachen suppresses my spirit, and Jiayin nurtures my true self!

This is a powerful incantation for exorcism from the Southern Dipper Longevity Scripture!
Li Qing did not regard it as a mere flying or killing weapon; he intended to cultivate and refine the rampant soldiers and paper sedan chair into fundamental techniques.

"The Six-Faced Paper Demon begins with evil spirits and demons. It should assume the role of the Six Jia to protect the body, and then refine the original faceless demon into the Six Ding to guard against calamities."

"By using the Six Jia Divination Techniques, exorcisms, prayers, and incantations on the paper sedan chair, one can successfully achieve the unity of nurturing and refining, thus creating a protective spiritual treasure!"

At this moment, as the paper sedan chair traveled through Yuanxin Island and entered the manor outside the island, Li Qing had already made up her mind.

They entered through the side gate of the manor. Li Qing flicked his sleeve, putting away the paper sedan chair and the various shamans, and strode inside.

At this time, the wandering Taoists in the manor were unaware that Li Qing and the two ship captains had gone to salvage a secret realm in the underworld. The Taoists were patrolling back and forth, some cultivating their magic and others sparring in the manor, creating quite a commotion!
Upon entering the manor, Li Qing nodded to the many Taoists. However, not long after returning to his own private courtyard, someone hurriedly reported his whereabouts to Pei Jiu, the Taoist priest inside the manor.

Around three in the afternoon, after the time for cultivation had passed, Li Qing, who was in the secluded courtyard holding "Nan Dou Yan Ming" and reading it carefully, suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"The door is open, please come in!"

The Taoist priest standing outside the door did not wait long before he heard a clear response.

Pei Jiu was quite decisive. He pushed open the courtyard gate and saw a handsome young man sitting lazily under a pear tree in the courtyard, slowly putting a Taoist scripture of extraordinary material into his sleeve.

In just a fleeting glance, Li Qing resembled a student from one of the two academies in the Southern Kingdom, his erudition evident in his conversation and his composure in his demeanor.

"Haha, young friend Li, you're finally done with your work!"

"Brother, I managed to get some really good stuff for you at the Li family manor."

Pei Jiu picked up a wine pot in one hand and a mustard seed bag in the other, and swaggered over to the stone table in the courtyard where Li Qing was sitting.

When he saw that Li Qing was about to get up, the Taoist Pei laughed heartily and pushed the mustard seed bag in front of Li Qing to stop him.

"I haven't even thanked Brother Li yet. If it weren't for the young friend leaving room for me and Brother Guan that day, we wouldn't have had so much trouble later."

If it weren't for giving face to those two Taoists that day, Li Qing could have easily killed the Li family head when he raised his hand to act arrogantly, and there would have been no need for all that trouble.

Of course, the current outcome is also good. There is no need to discuss whether Li Laodao is alive or dead. The continuous ghostly aura in the Mu Temple cannot be faked.

The main branch of the Li family retrieved the Gangfeng Banner, and Li Yuanyi, having escaped death, was willing to shed a great deal of blood to settle this karmic debt.

"Fire-repelling pearl, water-repelling pearl, wind-repelling pearl, luminous pearl, youth-preserving pearl, glass pearl!"

"I searched the Li family's treasury and collected all the pearls of the Six-Nine Technique. These six treasures are also known as the Primordial Six Treasures. The number six and nine are arranged into a Primordial Canopy. Even a million coins are hard to come by."

"Knowing that you are skilled in papercraft and military strategy, the Li family once visited the King of Peng and plundered twelve bundles of the Hundred-Eyed Spirit Paper - Hunyuan Phoenix Paper prepared for the Peng Kingdom's ancestral temple's sacrificial ceremony."

"In addition, there are water-repelling rhinoceros horn, beautiful jade coral, water-related medicines, and Taiyue Mountain-shaped Daozhu made of Jiuhua spiritual gold..."

The most valuable item is the nine of each of the six Chaos Pearls, which are indeed rare, even at a price of one million Dao Zhu.

There was once a Fire-Repelling Pearl in the Lin Yuan Foreign Affairs Hall, priced at 30,000 Dao Zhu or 10,000 Dao Gong. Collecting a set of six pearls, nine of each, was truly difficult. In Tiannan Prefecture, it would probably cost two or three million to collect them. Only in this overseas abbot's land, with the Beast Taming Sect, Hunyuan Sect, and Seven Star Sect, could such treasures appear in the world.

Since Li Qing was willing to give the Gangfeng Treasure Banner to Pei Jiu, he naturally did not crave any return. However, the twelve stacks of Hundred-Eyed Spirit Paper truly surprised and delighted Li Qing.

He was skilled in the art of papermaking; no amount of treasure could compare to a single bundle of top-grade spirit paper. This Taoist Pei had truly put in the effort—twelve bundles of hundred-mesh spirit paper, each bundle containing a hundred sheets. In terms of value, it might only be average, but it was exactly what Li Qing needed. After all, he could rely on the technique of 'peeling skin to make paper' to advance the papermaking industry, but he couldn't rely solely on that technique of skinning to create paper; wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?

"Lord Pei is indeed a trustworthy man. Please take a seat!"

Li Qing tucked the mustard seed pouch into his sleeve, then immediately stood up to welcome the Taoist Pei to sit down. He turned over the teacup on the stone table and used his magic to lift the teapot, but before he could do anything, the Taoist Pei interrupted him.

"This plain tea is bland and tasteless, not good! Not good!"

"Young friend, take a look at what I have in my hand. A few days ago, we met in the underworld. We both went through strange and difficult times. This time, Brother Guan has led a group to the Penghu Islands to purchase goods. Now that we have some free time, let's have some wine and talk in detail..."

Pei Jiu was already somewhat tipsy when he arrived, and immediately invited Li Qing to have a good drink.

Having met in the underworld, they had witnessed Li Qing's abilities. Compared to the Purple Mansion, he was half a level below, but in terms of Qi Refining, he was a level above. Such a person was enough for them, the Purple Mansion Daoists, to treat as an equal.

Pei Jiu was bold and generous, but Li Qing didn't want to spoil the mood. After three rounds of drinks, the two discussed the affairs of the underworld and the perilous situations.

It turns out that these two ship owners also obtained a great opportunity in the underworld, acquiring a magical artifact with six hundred forbidden attributes, which was even more powerful than their main artifacts.

They had a pleasant afternoon drink together, and after a very enjoyable conversation, they finally took their leave...

Whether Master Pei was drunk or not, Li Qing did not know, but at this moment he was not drunk at all.

Just as Li Qing was worrying about how to re-offer the paper sedan chair, Master Pei came to her door to mend the gap in the spirit paper. With that done, Li Qing sealed the courtyard with a ring of primordial energy and entered the room with a flick of her sleeve.

He was going to enter the underworld to train the barbarians again and to re-offer sacrifices to the paper sedan chair. Now everything was ready. With the arrival of the east wind, this was divine assistance, and Li Qing had nothing to worry about anymore.

He then summoned back the faceless beast, who was still on the ship with "Candle," and stepped into the Underworld, into the back garden, where he began the true altar refining process on the pavilion.

They disassembled the paper sedan chair, forbidding any movement of its magical light. They melted the shape of Mount Taiyue and extracted the spiritual gold from Jiuhua to make bamboo strips, which served as the chair's frame.

This dragon bone should be light yet sturdy, covered with sacred paper, and topped with a canopy. It should be adorned with six or nine primordial pearls and a canopy of primordial light. Hanging down are plain banners, which are bound by the law. Every twelve banners form a fan, divided into six Ding and six Jia, to ward off disasters, resolve difficulties, protect the path, and relieve suffering. The thirty-six fans cover the eight directions.

A new flower-covered railing rises, adorned with a hundred flowers and jade patterns, shaped like a king's advisor, overlooking the four seas.

Even the most honored emperor is carried in a palanquin or carriage!
Li Qing practiced again, and this paper palanquin became increasingly different from the original paper sedan chair. First of all, this palanquin no longer had to be carried by four, eight, or twelve paper figures. Li Qing was skilled in the art of rebirth and used it to create a rebirth paper sedan chair with incantations, which made it possess the ability to fly and the power of yin and yang.

The palanquin was no more than sixteen feet long and five feet wide, topped with a primordial canopy that shone with a radiant light three feet high, impervious to all magic. Hanging from the canopy were tassels and banners, laden with the magical prohibitions of the Six Ding and Six Jia. The palanquin's base was flanked by three-foot-high railings of jade and precious metal, displaying the colors of the Nine Heavens. Inside, on the main side, were two soft seats for two, and an incense table, seemingly a place to engage in magical duels and spells…

Compared to the original, this paper sedan chair was less eerie and unsettling, but more exquisite and luxurious. Twelve screens hung down from the canopy of the sedan chair, each divided into six Ding and six Jia.

According to Li Qing's vision, this imperial carriage is not only his precious carriage for entering and leaving the Azure Netherworld, but also the altar for his future prayers and magical battles, and even more so the altar for the paper demon soldiers and horses. It can govern Yin and Yang and regulate the six principles, hence it is the royal carriage!

This is: The sixty Grand Dukes hang their banners and tassels, the primordial canopy sheds its precious light, the six Ding and six Jia uphold their honored positions, assisting the king in fulfilling his wishes.

The palanquin contained numerous restrictions, including the Rebirth Paper Carriage Restriction, the Primordial Complex Restriction, the Six Ding and Six Jia Protection Restriction, the Cloud Riding Restriction, the Evil-Breaking Restriction, and the Spiritual Light Restriction. Li Qing spent seven days and seven nights refining and adjusting these restrictions, ultimately obtaining one hundred and ninety-six restrictions.

This can be said to be a new form created by Li Qing based on four or five types of magical artifacts. He had to adjust the strength and distribution of many magical restrictions one by one, but this palanquin had nearly two hundred restrictions as soon as it was completed, which shows the depth of this artifact!
With millions of Daozhu of spiritual materials piled up, it naturally did not disappoint Li Qing's expectations.

"When the twelve soldiers are forged, named the Six Ding and Six Jia, their bones are hung to command their destiny, they are received by the royal chariot, they can wield wind and thunder, and subdue ghosts and spirits, then this method will be accomplished..."

Li Qing's move can be described as taking a different approach.

The paper sedan chair was reforged into a royal chariot, and its foundation was enhanced by the Six Ding and Six Jia Restrictions and the Hunyuan Huagai Restriction, so that it could absorb the weight of all laws, suppress all weapons, and possess unpredictable power.

Inside, the paper soldiers and horses are nurtured with the incantations of the Six Ding and Six Jia. This chariot is the "royal chariot" for mobilizing troops. Once the chariot is out, it is both my weapon and my technique!
"The most difficult step has been completed; this is the royal carriage."

Li Qing sighed and hung the forbidden Soul-Capturing Bell beside the royal palanquin's incense table. With a wave of his right hand, the exquisite royal palanquin landed in his palm. It was a magnificent magical artifact with a primordial canopy, twelve banners, nine flowers as its core, and plain paper as its outer skin.

The five rampant soldiers, accompanied by the exquisite rampant, are the Six Jia Generals. They then recreate the faceless spirit paper figures and refine them into the Six Ding Spirits.

These six Ding and six Jia deities, connected above by the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and below by paper soldiers and horses, are suspended on the royal chariot, from now on greatly benefiting spiritual practice...

(End of this chapter)