I forge immortality with spiritual treasures.

Chapter 122 Innate Supernatural Power

The booklet has no title, and you can still smell the ink and paper, so it was written recently.

Yao Ziqing said, "The original book is an ancient text, so I can't just take it directly. I can only make a copy for my junior brother."

"A copy is sufficient." Ying Chan said happily, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

Yao Ziqing said, "It's a small matter."

Li Xuanying asked in surprise, "A rare Daoist book? Could it be an ancient scripture?"

"That's not the case." Ying Chan couldn't hide his thoughts, so he said, "This book is called 'Longhua Qiyao'. It was written by Longhua Zhenren, a master of weaponry a thousand years ago. Legend has it that the book has eighteen volumes, but many volumes have been lost."

"Even the entire Cangming Cave Heaven could not be fully recorded."

"Oh?" Li Xuanying looked at the booklet in Ying Chan's hand. "So, this is a lost scroll?"

"Not bad." Ying Chan smiled and said, "I never expected that it would be hidden in Senior Brother Yao's house."

Yao Ziqing waved his hand: "Being lost does not mean being precious. This book has been in my home for a long time, but it has never been valued."

"If my junior brother hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known that it wasn't included in the Cangming Cave Heaven either."

As he spoke, he chuckled and said, "I also copied another one this time. I'll hand it over to Cangming Cave Heaven for them to keep. I can exchange it for some Daoist cultivation."

Ying Chan smiled wryly.

Li Xuanying then said thoughtfully, "Senior brother, are you looking for this book on artifacts to refine magical artifacts?"

"That's certainly the thought."

Ying Chan nodded.

During his time at the Taoist academy, he laid a solid foundation in the art of crafting.

However, after joining the sect, he rarely studied the books on artifacts that interested him, except when he was in the Cangming Cave Heaven.

This doesn't mean Ying Chan has abandoned the Way of Weapons; it's just that in his mind, he should focus on cultivation for the time being, and once he has achieved a certain level of cultivation, he will naturally be able to set aside time to study the Way of Weapons.

However, as the spiritual treasure 'Heavenly River' took shape, Ying Chan's thoughts changed.

In the process of appreciating its meaning and comprehending its wonder.

Ying Chan suddenly realized that this spiritual treasure was of vital importance to his current spiritual practice.

The Qiankun Bow is a pure weapon of destruction, while the Yantian Pearl, although also a weapon of cultivation, certainly saves one countless hours of arduous effort—

He practiced various spells with almost no difficulty. Besides his extraordinary comprehension, his ability to manipulate the myriad phenomena of the Heavenly Pearl was also a major reason.

But only the 'Heavenly River' can directly help one's cultivation!
However, the 'Heavenly River' is formless, and even with Ying Chan's level of skill, there are still many shortcomings that need to be addressed in order to refine it.

And this volume of "Longhua Qiyao" is undoubtedly exactly what needs to be explained.

Although our sect also inherits the art of weapon crafting from Tianlu Mountain, learning the techniques of Tianlu Mountain is not so simple.

He could either become a disciple of Tianlu Mountain or become a weapon maker there, but this was not what Ying Chan desired.

Fortunately, Tianlu Mountain did not discourage exchanges, and Cangming Cave also had many books that explained the essence of the art of crafts, such as the other volumes of "Longhua Qiyao", from which Ying Chan benefited greatly.

It was while searching for the book on artifacts that he met Yao Ziqing by chance, and learned from him that Yao Ziqing's family actually possessed a lost volume of the "Essentials of Longhua Artifacts".

Ying Chan flipped through the booklet in his hand and liked it very much, but this was not the time for arduous study.

Therefore, he only glanced at it before putting it into his sleeve, and then said with a smile, "When I arrived just now, all of you senior brothers were chatting and laughing happily. I wonder what you were talking about?"

Upon hearing this, Daoist Long chuckled and said, "Junior Brother Ying, you didn't know that, did you?"

"Just now, your Senior Brother Yao was telling a story, talking about Senior Brother Qiao's duel with Chang Kongzi..."

"Chang Kongzi?" Ying Chan asked doubtfully, "Who is this person?"

"Hey!" Long Daoren pointed at Ying Chan and said in surprise, "A reclusive cultivator who is oblivious to everything else has actually come?"

Li Xuanying said embarrassedly, "I have never heard of it either."

Long Daoren slapped his forehead: "In the past few months, Senior Brother Qiao has been fighting against demons and upholding justice, engaging in a fierce battle with the cultivators of the Motian Sect. He has either subdued, killed, or driven many heretical and evil people out of the Wanshan Mountains..." "You know that now, right?"

Ying Chan nodded.

After he saw Qiao Honghu off, he did hear about his deeds of eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path several times. In the early days, it aroused a lot of discussion in the sect, and many fellow disciples were inspired by him to leave the mountain to slay demons.

However, as time went by, the story faded, and fewer and fewer accounts of its events were heard.

He truly did not know the name Changkongzi.

"That Chang Kongzi..."

Before Long Daoren could finish keeping him in suspense, Yao Ziqing interrupted, "Chang Kongzi is the son of the Mo Tian Ancestor. It is said that he was personally trained by the Mo Tian Ancestor. Although he comes from a heretical sect, his cultivation and skills are no less than those of the true disciples of our sect."

"The son of the Sky-Piercing Ancestor!"

Upon hearing this, Li Xuanying's expression became somewhat strange.

Ying Chan was also slightly surprised. That Mo Tian Ancestor was able to establish a major unorthodox sect, which was truly an earth-shattering figure.

Since Chang Kongzi is his son, he must be no ordinary person.

"laugh."

Long Daoren scoffed lightly: "You're giving Chang Kongzi too much credit. If it weren't for his father being a powerful figure from the unorthodox path, and his innate supernatural abilities, how could he compare to the true disciples of our sect?"

Yao Ziqing did not argue, but simply smiled and said, "That makes sense."

"Born with magical powers?"

Ying Chan did know that there were indeed people in this world who were born with supernatural powers.

Those who possess such innate supernatural abilities either inherit their bloodline from powerful cultivators or have extraordinary physiques, being born close to the Dao.

In Ying Chan's view, compared with the latter, the former is not so enviable.

He didn't dwell on the matter, but instead asked with even more interest, "So, Senior Brother Qiao, did you win the duel with Chang Kongzi?"

"He certainly won." Daoist Long interrupted, no longer keeping him in suspense, and began to speak in a rapid-fire manner: "Chang Kongzi fought with Senior Brother Qiao several times, and was defeated each time."

"But he does have some tricks up his sleeve, managing to escape unscathed several times only to make a comeback."

"I heard that the last time the two fought was half a month ago. Senior Brother Qiao led this person all the way to the South China Sea."

"I see."

Ying Chan pondered, "With Senior Brother Qiao's abilities, he should be alright..."

"Junior brother, please don't worry."

Yao Ziqing said dismissively, "Who is Senior Brother Qiao? He's ranked fourth on the Southern Dipper Ranking!"

"No matter how skilled Chang Kongzi is, he can't compare to Senior Brother Qiao."

"That makes sense..."

Ying Chan smiled slightly, raised his cup, and drank it all.

It wasn't until late into the night, under the moonlight, that everyone dispersed, having enjoyed themselves to the fullest.

Ying Chan returned to Hanxu Daochang, rested soundly for a while, and was soon full of energy again.

Occasional relaxation can indeed help to dispel the fatigue accumulated from austere spiritual practice.

Ying Chan sat up cross-legged, a thought suddenly arising in his mind.

Then a faint flame burst forth in mid-air, dimly illuminating the dark room.

Using this light, Ying Chan took out the "Essentials of Longhua Instruments" from his sleeve, opened it, and began to read it word by word.

(End of this chapter)