Cursed Mountains and Seas

Chapter 74 Transmission of the Dharma: Crossing the Ocean to Connect Stars, Five Emperors' Golden Coin Sword!

"No wonder everyone only calls Master Shen, and no one knows his real name is Shen Yuting."

The Shen family, the God of Wealth, did not change their surname, but they had been constantly hiding from their enemies.

If the master's identity were exposed, it would probably cause a huge uproar in the southeastern coastal areas and even the entire Great Zhao.

Their momentum is even greater than that of me, the heir apparent of the Prince of Jinghai.

After all, the only people who really care about me are that nobleman who cultivated the Dragon's Blood, Pu Shouying and his gang of henchmen, and the traitors and ambitious people within the Five Peaks Banner in the East China Sea.

Countless people are eyeing the immense wealth and fortune of the Shen family, the "God of Wealth"!

If others knew this news, they would probably be immediately consumed by uncontrollable greed.

After all, choosing to keep the secret means sharing the risks with the Shen family, the God of Wealth, and could potentially be destroyed along with them. It would be completely different if one stood on the opposite side.

Even if one doesn't dare to directly target a high-ranking official, simply selling this information would yield enormous rewards.

Having tasted and used good things before, Wang Cheng had absolutely no desire for his master's treasures and instead breathed a deep sigh of relief.

"Now even if my identity is exposed, I don't have to worry about putting my master in a difficult position between the legitimate and illegitimate worlds, or betraying our beautiful master-disciple relationship."

As the head of the Shen family, caught between the black, white, and gray lines, his situation is even more difficult.

"Maybe we could even form a group and call it the 'Avengers'?"

Wang Cheng regained his composure, and even started joking around because he was used to having too many lice and not being bothered by too much debt.

I don't know.

Shen Yuting's previous statement that he had "excellent taste" was never an exaggeration.

Having lived in hiding for many years, he had long since mastered the unique skill of "listening to thunder," which he had acquired from the second phase of the Spring Equinox, "thunder begins to sound." He could hear the intense inner voices of people, animals, and even inanimate objects.

Especially when he has the upper hand in terms of cultivation level, he can easily detect any slight malice in the face and then launch a thunderous counterattack.

Wang Cheng withstood the test of greed, and Shen Yuting naturally did not realize that one of his deepest secrets had been inadvertently exposed to his disciple.

He continued to give decisive command to the leaders of the Mountain and Sea Society:

"The taboo of flesh and blood tailors: once the thread is sewn on, it will grow back together forever within half an hour and can never be separated again."

Send Xing, the second-in-command of Rongchangxiang Tailor Shop, to support Huaihua Lane in the west of the city. All of you must cooperate with him.

"The taboo of the starving ghost is that it becomes stronger the hungrier it is. It will eat anything, including earth, stone, copper, and iron. Before it is full, most attacks will be ineffective."

"Find Master Bian, the 'Underworld Chef' of the mortuary, and have him prepare a meal for the dead. If you can get rid of it, do so. If not, wait until it's full, then use a barrage of thunderbolts to kill it."

"Kowtowing to shorten one's lifespan comes from folk customs. Elders kowtow to juniors, and those of higher status kowtow to those of lower status, and the latter will have their lifespan shortened."

This evil spirit caters to the will to live, possessing many elderly people who are unwilling to die, using the lifespan of their descendants to benefit itself. It gains one percent from the lifespan of its offspring, and the rest belongs to the evil spirit.

The effect will be achieved as long as the younger generation kowtows upon it. It will drive away the younger generation of the Zhang family and prevent it from possessing other elders, so there will be no major harm. You can handle it yourselves.”

This senior official was like an encyclopedia of evil spirits, knowing every taboo about each kind of evil spirit like the back of his hand. With just a few words, he dispelled the illusions and reassured the leaders of the Mountain and Sea Society.

After providing strategic guidance, the specific implementation was left to the managers and officials to adapt to changing circumstances, and they were quickly given free rein to do things on their own.

Looking down from the top of Baoshan Beacon Tower, one could see that the Daoist energy in some parts of the city fluctuated violently but quickly subsided, and the overall situation was still under the control of the Mountain and Sea Society.

After finishing his business, Shen Yuting took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and smiled as he looked his little apprentice, who most resembled him, up and down:
"Fourth brother, are you getting impatient?"
Just like me back then, he was impatient. As soon as he was ordained and began his formal training, he couldn't wait to learn my father's unique skills and techniques.

Don't worry, your teacher has already prepared it for you.

However, our Mountain and Sea Society has its own rules, and even the inheritance from father to son has limitations. As my personal disciple, you can choose one unique skill, one extraordinary technique, or one orthodox method.

If you want to learn more, you have to pay money and accumulate merit points, cough cough cough.”

He then handed the second volume of the secret Taoist book, "The Record of Listening to Treasures in the Toad Palace," to Wang Cheng.

This volume contains most of the magical techniques collected in the Mountain and Sea Society, but it is not a complete version; it is merely a supplementary catalog.

On the one hand, it's because "what you keep in mind will eventually come back to you," and learning too much can easily lead to misfortune. On the other hand, there are more realistic considerations.

At the level of "Tao," the Mountain and Sea Society can open up a wide avenues and spread the Water Class lineage extensively, wishing everyone would come to learn. However, when it comes to the "techniques" at the application level, it begins to tighten the threshold and restrict their dissemination.

The reason is simple: free mathematical and physical fundamentals are everywhere, but how many people can use them to create powerful weapons or even just generate economic value?

Any practical "technique" is encrypted and fortified with layers of barriers to maintain the leading position of one's own lineage.

Are you too eager to improve?

No problem, we'll exchange credit for it, that's fair and just.

"Thank you, Master."

Wang Cheng respectfully accepted it and carefully flipped through each page.

This secret Taoist book, "The Record of Listening to Treasures in the Toad Palace," contains even more unique skills and extraordinary techniques than the "Guide to Sending You with the Wind" from the Cai Shui Wang family.

Mid- to low-level special skills and unusual techniques are all good choices.

Wang Cheng already possesses the most suitable skill for Bai Shuilang: "Gathering beasts and birds, enlightening all kinds of creatures." Choosing anything else would be a waste.

So, they chose a special incense recipe that Shen Yuting had highlighted in red, clearly belonging to the "Rooster Crows at Dawn Resurrection Incense Enthusiasts Research Association" and was exclusively for internal use: the "Divine Incense Recipe".

With Shen Yuting, a renowned researcher of sleeping potions, added many ingredients, the practitioner can freely control the smoke, transforming it into snakes, hands, flowers, birds, fish, and insects, making it impossible to defend against.

The most crucial method is to use sandalwood incense to "build a bridge to invite troops," which is most suitable for those "little friends" officials with powerful backers.

The other required skill is the supernatural art of drawing talismans called "ghost drawing," which allows one to draw talismans by borrowing the power of ghosts. The stronger the helper and the better the cooperation, the better the quality of the talisman drawn.

He happens to have an evil spirit attached to him, so why not use his free labor?

He scrolled all the way to the highest level, a secret and orthodox method that could be used all the way up to the third rank without becoming obsolete, when Wang Cheng suddenly exclaimed in surprise:
"The Star-Traveling Technique? Isn't that one of the three orthodox methods in the 'Guide to Favorable Winds and Directions'? Our Mountain and Sea Society also has it?"

Shen Yuting smiled upon hearing this:
"Everyone who has read 'The Treasure Record of the Toad Palace' has said this in recent years."

But as a teacher, I must correct one point.

The ancestor of the Cai Shui Wang family was not the creator of this orthodox method. Rather, he took advantage of his position as the boat captain and fire chief to include this secret orthodox method in his family's secret scrolls and Taoist books.

With the rise of Prince Jinghai in recent years, the halo of this overseas star-gazing technique was naturally also bestowed upon the Cai Shui Wang family.

In fact, the Shan Hai Society, which is also descended from the Treasure Ship, also preserves the secret manual.

However, these kinds of righteous teachings are not for sale, and outsiders absolutely cannot buy them no matter how much money they spend.

If you weren't my personal disciple, you wouldn't be able to exchange thirty years of your life for this righteous teaching even if you worked for the Mountain and Sea Society for nothing.

So, what do you think? Should you choose it?

Wang Cheng did not make a decision immediately, but instead looked at the other four orthodox methods suitable for Chao Fenglang's cultivation.

There's speculation about whether this contains any secret techniques passed down from the Shen family, the God of Wealth.

The most skilled divination technique is the [Six Lines Money Divination]; the [Seven Treasures Wish-Fulfilling Mantra] can collect and refine treasures; the [Heavenly Market Balance Decree] can guide the starlight of the Heavenly Market Enclosure for cultivation; and the ultimate move, the [Heavenly Market Balance Decree], can be used to toss the universe.
There is also a technique that sounds incredibly powerful: the Five Emperors' Golden Coin Sword. It is one of the many sword-training methods in the Hundred Steps Flying Sword technique.

First, use divine metal to forge the sword blank, then collect the five emperor coins of five powerful dynasties, and absorb the golden energy, dragon energy, and wealth energy from the five emperor coins to forge the sword.

The more powerful a dynasty is in issuing currency, the sharper its monetary magic sword becomes.

The biggest challenge in cultivation is finding enough "Five Emperors Coins".

The Five Emperors Coins are such an old object that they are used so widely that almost every lineage has its methods. The consumption of these coins is enormous, and very few of them survive. No matter how good this method is, it's like a skilled cook trying to make a meal without rice.

For at least sixty years, no one has been able to forge a Five Emperors Golden Coin Sword.

Seeing the sighs left by those who came before, Wang Cheng was suddenly moved:
"Others can't master it because their thinking is limited by the Five Emperors' Coins. The copper coins of the First Emperor, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Taizu of Song, and Emperor Chengzu of Zhao are all non-renewable resources."

If we change our approach, we can use the copper coins of the Great Zhao Dynasty as the main source, supplemented by the coins of four Western powers that rose to prominence successively, such as: the Eastern and Western Francois, the Netherlands, and Britannia.

This pile contains several former British empires; could it possibly help me forge the strongest [Five Emperors' Golden Coin Sword] that will conquer the world?

(End of this chapter)