Dongxuan Spiritual Realm

Chapter 6: Cutting off the mortal bond
Yang Qisheng humbly asked, "Master, what is the Universal Gathering?"

Mingyi Zhenren replied, "Over a hundred years ago, before our dynasty was established, the twenty-eight kingdoms of the world were at war with each other, and the people were living in misery. At that time, immortals and mortals merged, and mortals and saints lived together.

The sword masters of various factions all had influence among the people. They were implicated and came down the mountain one after another, involved in the killing calamity. The battle was so fierce that the sky collapsed and the earth cracked, the mountains and rivers were shattered, and the blood dyed the entire Xiandu Lake red.

Later, when the dynasty was established, Emperor Taizu, with the help of the remaining immortals, held a grand ceremony at Xiandu Mountain, promising that within a hundred years, ghosts and spirits would not harm people, and animals would not become demons.

Evil spirits could no longer wreak havoc, and immortals were forbidden from expanding their influence in the mortal realm, lest they be punished by heaven. Since then, each sect has sealed themselves off from the mountains and retreated into seclusion, rarely venturing out. Ninety-seven years have passed.

Yang Qisheng suddenly realized why Wen Jingluan didn't just come to his house and accept him as his disciple. It was obvious that as long as he showed some of his sword skills, he would rush to become his disciple.

This is because the Yang family has a huge influence in the human world. Wen Jingluan is worried that once he publicly accepts him as a disciple, the Yang family will become the lower branch of the Puyang School in the human world!
This matter was of great importance. She was not sure whether it would trigger the heavenly punishment of the Universal Ceremony, so she did not dare to take the risk. Instead, she entrusted the Golden Light Tripod to wipe out the entire Yang family and completely sever all of Yang Qisheng's ties with the human world.

After the task was accomplished, she killed Jin Guangding to silence him and took Yang Qisheng back to the mountain, making him grateful and willing to practice the "Xuanpin Zhenjing" with her to become his own cauldron.

"Master, if you accept me, aren't you afraid of triggering this heavenly punishment?" Yang Qisheng asked this question hesitantly.

Immortal Mingyi said, "Wen Jingluan doesn't know the specific conditions that trigger the heavenly punishment, but Taiyi Palace was one of the main immortal sects that presided over the Universal Heavenly Grand Ceremony back then. Although everyone swore to heaven not to reveal the specific conditions, you are a child who knows your limits and knows what to do."

Yang Qisheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Disciple knows, I will never embarrass Master."

Obviously, Master Mingyi knew the exact limit of the heavenly punishment for the Universal Grand Ceremony, although he did not say it. But since he had already accepted Yang Qisheng as his disciple, it would not be triggered simply like this. He also exempted him from the three-year observation period as a registered disciple and took him back to the mountain directly. What Yang Qisheng had to do was to cut off his own ties with the forces in the human world.

As the legitimate son, his martial arts skills far surpassed those of his brothers, and he was also adept at business. Over the years, he had built up a considerable confidant of his own. Whether within the Yang family or in the martial arts world, everyone knew that he was Yang Tianque's successor, the future head of the family, and even the leader of the Jiangnan martial arts world.

He wanted to put all of this aside, set off alone, with light luggage, and go into the mountains to practice Taoism with his master.

Without any hesitation, he immediately handed all of this over to his elder brother Yang Qisheng.

Yang Tianque was a hero in the martial arts world. He did not attach much importance to the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate sons. Although the treatment of his sons was slightly different, they were generally raised in the same way.

Yang Qisheng also practiced his family martial arts, but he was not as good as Yang Qisheng. He was also a first-class master in the martial arts world. He was quite scheming and had the ability to handle affairs.

The status of a concubine's eldest son has always been awkward. Yang Qisheng's biological mother, Concubine Zhou, was Zhao Ruolan's maidservant during her dowry. He has always been cautious and showed full respect to his third brother Yang Qisheng, even with a bit of flattery.

He had also fantasized that if the legitimate son was weak and incompetent, he, as the eldest of the sons, might be valued by his father and eventually take over the position of head of the family.

However, as Yang Qisheng grew up, his martial arts skills became more and more advanced, and his influence became stronger and stronger, so he gave up this idea.

He never expected that Yang Qisheng would take the initiative to give up the position of head of the family to him!

Yang Qisheng felt uneasy, thinking that Yang Qisheng was testing him, and hurriedly said, "My martial arts skills are not even one ten-thousandth of yours. I originally only wanted to assist you and make our family prosperous. Now that we have suddenly encountered this great disaster and our father is gone, it is time for you to step up and shoulder the heavy responsibility and lead us to revive the Yang family..."

Yang Qisheng waved his hand to stop him from continuing and told him, "In a few days, I will follow my master into the mountains to practice Taoism. I have to leave all the family affairs to you, big brother." "I feel obligated to do this, but you can rest assured, third brother. I will definitely work hard to protect this family business for you. When you become a sword immortal in the future, go and kill that witch surnamed Wen and avenge our entire family. When you come back, you will still be the head of the Yang family! Then, with a sword immortal as the head of the Yang family, we will be able to carry forward our family's prosperity and unify the martial arts world. Then my parents can rest in peace in their nine springs!"

Yang Qisheng knew what he was worried about, so he simply handed over the keys to the twelve vaults of the Yang family, and also gave Yang Qisheng the token of the leader of the Sanjiang Martial Arts World, the general seal of the Five Barbarians Water Stronghold, etc.

Looking at these things he had only dreamed of in the past, Yang Qisheng couldn't believe his eyes: "Third brother, these... are you just going to give them all to me?"

"I'll give it all to you." Yang Qisheng taught him the method of opening the vault, and called all the managers from all over the place and the resident general manager, and announced publicly that Yang Qisheng would be the head of the Yang family in the future, and everyone had to obey his orders.

After the funeral, Yang Qisheng handed over all the "show-up" matters such as receiving guests, welcoming and seeing off people to Yang Qisheng, sending a clear signal to the family and outside: the future head of the Yang family is Yang Qisheng!

He originally owned a large courtyard with three entrances and a garden. He had more than twenty maids serving him in his daily life, and more than sixty servants taking care of miscellaneous chores.

Now he sent all these people away, gave up the large courtyard that the housekeeper had just prepared for him, and moved to a remote small courtyard, where he lived and ate alone.

During the funeral, clothing was simple to begin with, so he simply removed his hat and belt, wearing only the coarse cloth clothes of ordinary people, tied with a silk ribbon at the waist, and a linen mourning robe. Except for keeping vigil and offering sacrifices every day, he stayed alone in the courtyard.

Yang Qisheng was initially skeptical and cautious. Whenever a leader from the underworld came to offer condolences, or when a major event occurred within the Yang family, he would knock on the door outside the courtyard to ask for advice.

Yang Qisheng ignored him and just let him handle it with full authority.

After several attempts, Yang Qisheng finally felt relieved, but he still had doubts in his heart: "Third brother has a destiny to be an immortal, so he wants to go into the mountains to cultivate Taoism, which is fine. But even if he cultivates to become a sword immortal, it won't prevent him from becoming the head of the Yang family, right? Is he still testing me?"

Yang Qisheng was determined to cut off all worldly ties and purify his body and mind. Every day when he had time, he would ask Mingyi Zhenren for advice on how to cultivate immortality.

The consciousness left by Master Mingyi in his mind was not connected to his real body, and was usually silent. Only when Yang Qisheng had the thought of "wanting to ask the master for advice" in his mind, he would respond immediately.

He can also help Yang Qisheng solve his current troubles.

For example, the Qiankun bag of the Jin Guang Ding looks like a golden purse, with a furnace and a tripod embroidered on the front and back respectively. The mouth of the bag is tied tightly with woven gold threads, and the knot is very special. No matter how it is pulled, it will become a tangled mess and tied into a knot.

"This is the lowest-grade Qiankun bag, woven with golden thread. It's been repeatedly refined with Dan Yuan Sha Qi to achieve a 'perfectly seamless' state. It's then sealed with a spiritual knot, using the Eight Trigrams Golden Lock Knot. This is how you can open it..."

After Mingyi Zhenren finished speaking, Yang Qisheng imagined a pair of hands picking at a knot in his mind, and he instantly understood how to break the knot.

He used eight fingers except the thumb to hook a piece of gold thread from different angles, pulled it outwards with different strengths, and then used his two thumbs to probe the bottom and flip the pattern, and the knot was immediately untied!

The purse was not even the size of a palm, but when the bag was opened, there was a square foot of space inside.

The things inside were simple: two bottles of elixirs and a Taoist book.

(End of this chapter)