Water elemental became a god, ultimately becoming the master of heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers

Chapter 256 Joining Forces, Undercurrents

After failing missions one after another and suffering setbacks in the mortal realm, Tianxuan displeased her master, Panhu, who then placed her under house arrest, forcing her to stay in this stone cave and endure the torment of yin winds and poisonous fires day and night.

"What are you doing here?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Tianxuan remained calm.

"Senior sister is suffering here, and as her junior sister, I naturally feel deeply sorry for her. I came here to visit her, but why is she so cold? It has broken my heart."

Yu Xiaoquan frowned slightly, a hint of sorrow on his face.

Seeing that Tianxuan had no reaction and even a hint of mockery in her eyes, Yu Xiaoquan was somewhat dissatisfied and could only shake his head and say,
"Senior sister, you don't know, Master once said that you were born with a beautiful face but a short life, with little fortune and a weak constitution, and that you would be plagued by one calamity after another. Therefore, you must descend to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations and overcome these difficulties..."

"However, Junior Sister has a way to ensure that Senior Sister's path to immortality will be smooth and unobstructed from now on. However, there will be a small price to pay..."

"Oh? What's the price?"

Yu Xiaoquan licked his rosy lips and stared intently at Tianxuan's body with a sickly gaze.

"I will eat your head."

"Your master has already begun to dislike you. I'm doing this for your own good."

Tianxuan laughed in exasperation and said,

"If you want to eat, you can simply come forward and do it. Why pretend and act all high and mighty?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaoquan chuckled, his gaze sweeping over the whisk [Liu Bao Wan Chan Jin] on Tian Xuan's lap, a hint of apprehension creeping into his eyes.

"Senior sister is joking. We are the closest of junior sisters. How could I, as the junior sister, possibly lay a hand on you? To be honest, I have come here today to ask you a favor."

Tianxuan lowered her gaze slightly and said.

"what's up?"

"Hmph! The Aoshan Academy is full of treacherous, cunning, vulgar, and barbaric people. Like father, like son. How can we let them get their hands on the Grandmaster's Record? I plan to have Jiang Dahua and the others join forces with Zhu Tao and the others from Fengchi Academy to launch a preemptive strike against the Aoshan Academy's martial artists in the Grandmaster's Record. We'll eliminate them first and then decide the victor!"

At this point, Yu Xiaoquan looked at Tianxuan and said,

“But as you know, Senior Sister, Zhu Tao is a true-blue Baishan native, arrogant and unruly, and probably unwilling to join forces with my Yueshan Dao Academy.”

"However, I heard that you were originally from the Zhu family of Haining, and your ancestors were also members of the canal gang. It was only because your mother colluded with outsiders that she was expelled from the family genealogy. According to blood relations, you are still Zhu Tao's cousin."

If you, my senior sister, could act as a go-between and write a letter expressing your willingness to acknowledge your ancestry, the Zhu family of Haining would surely forgive past grievances and be willing to gain the assistance of a celestial being. Then Zhu Tao would naturally be unable to disobey his family's orders.

"The only option is to join forces with my Yue Shan Taoist Academy."

Tianxuan's expression changed drastically, and she said sharply.

"wishful thinking!"

Forgive and forget?

Back then, the Tianxuan branch was clearly framed and ousted from the center of power by its own family.

When did it become the turn of the Zhu family of Haining to forgive and forget?!
Over the years, the Zhu family of Haining has repeatedly visited Tianxuan, hoping to persuade her to change her mind and return to the main lineage.

But Tianxuan resolutely rejected them all.

Now, they actually want Tianxuan to write a letter, to reconcile past grievances?!

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaoquan's face turned icy cold. He immediately seized the moral high ground and launched into a tirade, his words as swift and sharp as a sudden downpour.
“Senior sister, we, the Five Capital Immortals, do not support idlers. Our master has passed on to you the ‘Minor Hidden Soul Refining and Toad Subduing Great Method’ and bestowed upon you resources and magical artifacts. We, your fellow disciples, are all diligent and conscientious, sacrificing our lives for our master and for the Daoist academy.”

Now you think you can shut yourself off from the world just because you're confined to the house?

Although this was not Master's intention, if you can also perform meritorious service, I can put in a good word for you with Master and have your confinement lifted so you can return to Master's side.

My fellow disciple and I can reconcile and work together to serve our Master!

Upon hearing this, Tianxuan remained silent for a long time, finally revealing a bitter expression, and said...
"Alright, I agree."

A moment later, Yu Xiaoquan, holding Tianxuan's handwritten letter and personal keepsake, was about to leave satisfied.

Just before leaving, he suddenly remembered something, stopped, turned back, and said...
"Perfect timing! Once Senior Sister lifts the ban, we must come to the Chivalrous Book Tea House to listen to my storytelling... The Kan River drives the Yellow Dragon, flowing through the Niwan Pass. My magical power has reached the Niwan Pass, and I am just one step away from the [Qi Gathering] realm."

"If my senior sister could come in person, she would watch me stir people's hearts, make those who listen to my story bewitched and confused, and complete the Mist Ritual to break through to the [Qi Gathering] stage."

"Senior sister, you must have been genuinely happy for me back then...hehehe!!!"

Watching Yu Xiaoquan's quirky figure slowly disappear into the distance.

Tianxuan remained expressionless, sitting cross-legged for a long time.

Until the moon hangs high in the sky, and the mountains and fields are all dark, only the clear moonlight shines on the river surface, creating shimmering waves.

Tianxuan immediately focused her mind and silently reported to that being in the darkness.
"My Lord, I have information to share."

"Yueshan Taoist Academy and Fengchi Taoist Academy will join forces in the Grandmaster Catalogue, prioritizing the people of your Aoshan Taoist Academy."

"Yu Xiaoquan intends to use the storytelling in the teahouse to complete the Mist Ritual and break through to the [Qi Gathering] realm. The best way to ruin her cultivation is to interrupt her when she reaches the climax of her story!"

What about being filial to one's master, giving back to the Taoist temple, and forgiving past grievances...?

joke!

I'm the mole!
……

Ten days have passed since the Xueyu family banquet. "Consort Chen, why did your discussion on the Dao take so long this time?"

"Is it a long time? Perhaps Mr. Chen has accumulated too many unanswered questions."

"No, no, you should go find Sister Wan!"

"Weren't you a little jealous, blaming me for not favoring you enough? Why are you pushing me away now?"

After a long time.

Looking at the dust on the soft couch, which resembled a puddle of mud, Chen Shunan turned and left.

He got up, dressed, and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, barely suppressing the restless corpse energy and yin filth within his body with the help of the "Mercury Dragon Lead Tiger Red Pill Method".

"Has it reached its limit? The primordial spirit is like the North Star, surrounded by all the stars, and all the gods and spirits are solemn."

"It took me a full ten days to get to this point. The innate Qi in my Niwan acupoint was almost completely exhausted, leaving only one or two tenths."

We arrived at the pond outside the courtyard.

Chen Shunan practiced his boxing on the spot, moving with the strides of a tiger and the gait of a dragon, slowly digesting what he had learned from this discussion.

With each breath, wisps of stale air shot out from between the nostrils like dragons, stirring the water in the pond along the embankment with a gurgling sound.

The next instant, a sound like a toad's cry came from his stomach. With just a 'glug', the chilling air that filled the courtyard swept back and was swallowed into his stomach.

Suddenly, in the midst of the bitter cold of the twelfth lunar month, the courtyard felt as if it were in a scorching summer furnace. The snow on the surrounding rooftops melted away, rising into mist and spreading outwards.

And look inwards into Chen Shunan's Niwan (a point on the head).

Then one can see a lifelike, almost real primordial spirit sitting on a three-tiered golden lotus, with a wild and untamed fish as a support behind it, its spirit radiating inner brilliance and imbued with the meaning of an unparalleled divine soul!

Chen Shunan's primordial spirit is now almost indistinguishable from that of a martial arts grandmaster, except that it cannot leave his body.

"At this stage, one is walking on thin silk, accumulating corpse energy and yin filth, which are like two sides of the same coin with the primordial spirit. They are waxing and waning, and have reached their limit. Once they become unstable and lose their balance, it will be like heavenly thunder striking earthly fire, and one will instantly transform into a demon!"

"With Qingchen's current abilities, even teaching the 'Mercury Dragon Lead Tiger Red Pill Method' is proving difficult, and he is gradually showing signs of being unable to suppress it."

Chen Shunan slowly withdrew his fist stance, stood still, and focused his mind, sinking his breath into his dantian.

When one's Qi and blood are abundant and fill the entire body, one's primordial spirit is strong, which in turn nourishes one's essence and Qi.

Chen Shunan has now reached the peak of his career!
"The next step is the method of 'extraction and replenishment,' which constructs both the inner and outer primordial spirits. Only the yin dregs and corpse energy are attached to the outer primordial spirit, thus deceiving everyone and shifting the focus to cultivating the inner primordial spirit..."

"This step is fraught with danger, but fortunately, Scholar Ma understands me well and knows that I, Chen, do not like taking risks. He has specially expanded the method and added a secret technique called [Other Transformation and Extraction], which can be used to create the technique on other martial artists as samples."

"Under normal circumstances, if I were to attempt some kind of cultivation technique in Wuqing County, using other True Intent martial artists to pave the way for me, I would most likely end up like Zhao Guanghui, being attacked by the masses... The Grandmaster's Manual is like a pillow delivered to my sleepy head, truly my lucky break!"

"Yueshan and Fengchi have joined forces? They want to prioritize eliminating martial artists backed by Aoshan Daoist Academy? That suits me perfectly!"

"What kind of outstanding talents descended from Tongzhou, or prodigies with the potential to become grandmasters? Fengchi Taoist Academy, Yueshan Taoist Academy... they can all become my talents for once!"

In that instant, Chen Shunan exuded an aura of dominance and revealed his sharp edge.

There's no other reason than that those who can enter the Grandmaster's Record are all true martial artists.

He is now one-third a martial arts grandmaster. For these true intent martial artists, even if their true intent is perfected, it is simply a dimensional reduction attack, which is unreasonable!
With a single strike of the Heavenly Blade, every single one of them will be accounted for!

Chen Shunan's arduous cultivation was all for this day...

A fishpond bombing session!

Chen Shunan's eyes gleamed as he glanced at the black cloak on the stone bench, then casually reached out and grabbed at the empty space.

Whoosh!
It seemed as if there was an invisible force pulling it.

The thick black cloak suddenly rose into the air, like a black bird spreading its wings, and fluttered open in the air with a "whoosh".

The cloak fluttered in the wind, draped over Chen Shunan's shoulders, the silver fox fur collar trembling slightly in the breeze, the ties automatically looping around his neck and tying a neat knot.

The whole process takes just a blink of an eye.

Without even glancing back, he turned and headed out of the mansion, his black cloak billowing behind him in a full arc, and not a single snowflake managed to touch him.

"Prepare the car, let's head to Xishan!"

……

"Strange, the Grandmaster's Manual is just around the corner, why did Miss Xiangling suddenly send me an invitation to Niulingping to enjoy the snow and have a martial arts contest?"

The Duke of Xiaolian, Wang Zhi, looked at the visiting card in front of him with a strange expression. The card still carried a faint fragrance of a woman.

Niulingping is located in Xishan, and it is not far from the iron vein mine left by Master Tie, which is also the place where everyone participated in the Master's Manual. It can even be considered a necessary route.

The timing and location were somewhat coincidental.

He hesitated for a moment, and seeing that no one was around, he suddenly brought the visiting card to his nose and took a deep breath.

He looked completely absorbed.

"Ah~ it smells so good, it was written by Miss Xiangling herself, there's no doubt about it."

(End of this chapter)