Two Realms: Starting with transmitting the Taiping Jing to Zhang Jiao

Zhang Heng left the Heavenly Master's Meditation Room on Yangping Mountain without answering Yi Chuan's question.

It was late at night, and the world was pitch black. A shooting star streaked across the night sky and fell eastward.

The vital energy within his lungs was compressed to a single point, and no matter how Yi Chuan called out to him, there was no response.

According to Zhang Heng, even with extraordinary cultivation, one can only become a mortal within the magic array.

Taking a deep breath of the mountain air, a white light streaked across Yang Pingzhi's house beam before gracefully leaping onto Yi Chuan's shoulder, its round eyes showing a hint of guilt.

The cat didn't abandon the person.

"You ungrateful bastard."

Yi Chuan smiled and gently patted Bai Ze's fluffy head. Bai Ze made a gurgling sound in its throat and slapped its tail against Yi Chuan's back.

Yang Pingzhi's disciple came over and led Yi Chuan to his residence. The house was quite large, and besides the meditation cushion, there was a shelf filled with bamboo slips.

If you randomly flip through a few bamboo slips on the shelf, you'll find records of Taoist rules and regulations during the Eastern Han Dynasty, as well as the local customs and traditions of various prefectures.

After tidying up briefly, Yi Chuan sat cross-legged on the bed, wide awake.

The crescent moon on the back of my hand was only about one-tenth full at this moment.

"It seems this old Taoist priest is determined to keep me on the mountain."

"I wonder how Zhang Jiao is doing down the mountain. Since Zhang Heng has already determined that I am the so-called True Cultivator of Destiny, I suppose he won't make things difficult for him..."

There was no one around; the sounds of cicadas chirping, and what sounded like crickets or frogs croaking came from outside.

The moonlight was cold and clear, like the night after the old abbot of Baiyun Temple passed away.

Yi Chuan had never felt the night so quiet.

Bai Ze scurried around the room, sometimes scratching at the bamboo slips with its paws, sometimes crouching low by the door. Accustomed to the wild, it was really not used to such a confined space.

Its instinct was to make it run back to the ancient temple. It didn't like the atmosphere on the mountain, and besides, this Yangping Mountain magic array was only aimed at Yi Chuan.

But it wasn't an ordinary kitten; its round eyes were fixed on Yi Chuan on the bed.

Yi Chuan noticed Bai Ze's eyes, walked to the table, poured a cup of tea, lightly touched the tea with his finger, and then placed the cup on the table.

Bai Ze inadvertently leaped onto the table, glanced at the cup, then at Yi Chuan, and widened his eyes.

"Drink it."

Thinking, hesitating.

Bai Ze sat down, licked his tea, and narrowed his amber eyes.

Seeing Bai Ze drink water, Yi Chuan finally smiled a little.

It seems that the Yangping Mountain formation only sealed its own cultivation of Qi, while other supernatural abilities remained.

At least we're not at our wits' end.

Zhang Heng did not lie to him. The next morning, Yang Pingzhi's disciple respectfully called him to have his meal outside his room.

Walking on Yangping Mountain, apart from Zhang Lu, the third-generation immortal who was still incredibly arrogant, all the disciples of Yangpingzhi along the way would respectfully bow to him.

Aside from not being able to go down the mountain, he felt as if he had returned to the days in Lutangzhi.

Since Bai Ze was nowhere to be seen early in the morning, Yi Chuan didn't leave it any porridge.

After a quick breakfast, Yi Chuan went directly to the Celestial Master's Quiet Room to ask for the six volumes of "Taiqing Xuanyuan Lu" and the other two chapters of "Liuqi Shiqi Fa" that he had been promised the day before.

Upon arriving at the Celestial Master's meditation room, I saw several people dressed in official robes emerge from the room; they were the same officers from the Sili Commandant from yesterday.

Upon entering the quiet room, Zhang Heng's expression was rather unpleasant. However, upon seeing that it was Yi Chuan who had come over, his anger subsided somewhat.

"I have already copied down the Taiqing Xuanyuan Record, along with the last two chapters of the Six Qi Food Qi Method."

As if he already knew Yi Chuan's purpose, Zhang Heng pointed to two books on the table next to him.

"The Taiqing Xuanyuanlu has a total of 24 volumes. There are 6 volumes in Yangpingzhi, 6 volumes in Lutangzhi, and 2 additional volumes in Hemingzhi and Lishangzhi. I don't have any rubbings here."

Seeing the doubt in Yi Chuan's eyes, Zhang Heng gave a wry smile: "My father said that there are no disciples in the Twenty-Four Courts who can inherit the complete 'Taiqing Xuanyuan Record'. Even I have only passed on six volumes."

Yi Chuan nodded, not having high hopes of collecting all twenty-four volumes of the "Taiqing Xuanyuan Record".

After casually flipping through the books and confirming that everything was alright, Yi Chuan asked as if it were nothing out of the ordinary, "I wonder what those Sili Commandants wanted with you, Master? They seemed quite aggressive, as if they hadn't gotten what they wanted."

Zhang Heng was taken aback for a moment, but then frankly did not hide anything.

"They came to discuss the matter of 'cultivating immortality' with me."

"Cultivating Immortality?"

Yi Chuan frowned; it was the first time he had ever heard this term.

Zhang Heng nodded:

"The so-called 'planting immortality' is a kind of witchcraft that nourishes the nation's fortune, passed down from the pre-Qin period."

"Building shrines for cultivators and sealing them in clay statues to ensure their survival through special means, in order to replenish the fortune of a region, is not the right path."

"The person originally chosen by the Imperial Court to be the 'Cultivator of Immortals' was my father, Zhang Daoling, but he ignored it. Four years ago, my father passed away, so they came to me."

At this point, a hint of helplessness appeared in the old Taoist priest's eyes: "My father's cultivation is almost celestial, so naturally he doesn't need to concern himself with it, but my cultivation is shallow..."

Shallow cultivation level?

Yi Chuan looked at Zhang Heng. This old Taoist's aura was clear and his blood and energy were vigorous. He wondered what stage of cultivation he had reached.

According to the "Six Qi Food Qi Method" which divides the body into four realms: "Tempering the Body," "Guiding Qi," "Nourishing Qi," and "Engraving the Spirit," this old Taoist is at least above the third realm, "Nourishing Qi."

I've only reached the second realm, no matter how I calculate it.

Even without the formation, he would never be a match for this Twenty-Four Healers.

"So, Master has agreed?"

Zhang Heng was silent for a moment: "Not for now."

If not, that means there's no way to completely refuse.

Yi Chuan nodded, picked up the book, and returned to his room.

After closing the door, I first read through the six volumes of "Taiqing Xuanyuan Lu". In addition to the Twenty-Four Rules of Treatment, the book also contains "Xiantian Daoyin Method" and a "Spirit Wood Technique".

Both the "Innate Guiding Method" and the "Six Qi Nourishing Method" are cultivation methods, but the difference is that the former focuses more on internal cultivation methods, emphasizing gradual progress and late-blooming success, somewhat like the alchemical methods of later generations.

Zhang Heng practiced this method.

Yi Chuan was already quite proficient in seal script. He glanced at the guiding method and, having already practiced the Qi-nourishing method, he wasn't particularly enthusiastic about it. Instead, he looked at another technique, the "Spirit Wood Technique."

At this point, he had two techniques at his disposal: the "Rain Prayer Technique" he obtained from Lu Tangzhi, and the "Spirit Wood Technique" he now possessed.

Unfortunately, like the "Rain Prayer Technique," one needs at least the cultivation level of the third realm to cast this spell.

The "Spirit Wood Technique" is a technique that promotes the growth of plants. Yi Chuan regrets that he did not obtain a technique for killing.

One prays for rain, the other plants trees; the ascension of the Celestial Master seems exceptionally approachable, or perhaps his powerful killing techniques are found in the other twelve volumes of the "Taiqing Xuanyuan Record".

After placing the six volumes of "Taiqing Xuanyuan Lu" together with the six volumes of Lutang Zhizhong's book, Yi Chuan's gaze turned to another book.

The Six Qi Food Qi Method is the fundamental method of his cultivation!