From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Sun Xuewu sighed and said, "My lord, you may not know this, but it is related to my family's ancestral teachings... I suppose you have heard of the origins of the Feng family?"

“I know him, Feng Shigu, he made his fortune by tomb raiding,” Zhang Zhiwei said casually.

Sun Xuewu's eyes trembled, and he sighed, "Our ancestors did indeed make their fortune by tomb raiding. By the Ming Dynasty, there were two brothers in the family, one named Feng Shigu and the other named Feng Shiqi."

At that time, the head of the Feng family was Feng Shiqi.

Seeing that the emperor was incompetent, he resigned from his post and returned to his hometown. He went to Guanshan to investigate and entered the tomb of the King of Black Sheep. It is said that he comprehended the Great Dao and could become an immortal.

To this end, he spared no expense in manpower and resources to build a village of earth immortals in the Coffin Mountain of Wuxia Gorge, and spread the word that in order to obtain a body that is free from all existence and ethereal tranquility, one must first give up this mortal body of flesh and blood.

Only those who are sacrificed alive can become immortals.

He only needs to be revived after a few hundred years to attain the Great Dao, and then he can return to the world with that earth immortal to save all sentient beings in the mortal realm and achieve great merit.

At that time, the title of Guanshan Taibao was bestowed by the emperor himself, and he enjoyed immense prestige, so much so that many people followed Feng Shigu into the coffin mountain.

"It sounds like spreading rumors and misleading the public."

Zhang Zhiwei, like a naive young man who doesn't understand social etiquette, gradually tests Sun Xuewu's bottom line, but also shows genuine understanding.

Human sacrifice...

This practice, which had been gradually abolished since the Zhou Dynasty, was surprisingly revived by a man from the Ming Dynasty, all for the sake of the elusive pursuit of immortality.

Isn't that just spreading rumors and misleading the public?

Furthermore,

Who becomes an immortal through burial?

Do you really think that corpse-dissolving immortality is the right path?

This is surely another heretical sect that treats parables from the scriptures as facts!

On the other hand, while reputable sects often include numerous metaphors and allegories in their secret manuals to maintain the secrecy of their methods, this also leads to the proliferation of unorthodox and heretical practices in the world…

It's likely that this is more or less related to these metaphors...

Sun Xuewu was taken aback by those words, but he wasn't angry. He simply sighed, "The idea of ​​earth immortals is obviously impossible."

My ancestor wasn't that earth immortal, but Feng Shiqi. He also didn't believe in becoming an immortal, so he didn't go to the earth immortal village with Feng Shigu..."

# Chapter 1105 Wuxia Coffin Mountain (Part 5) What is a Corpse Immortal?

"Your ancestors were quite prescient."

Zhang Zhiwei echoed Sun Xuewu's words.

"Hey~"

To everyone's surprise, Sun Xuewu sighed and said quietly, "He was prescient, but it has brought suffering to us, his descendants..."

It turns out that Feng Shiqi was also capable, guessing that what Feng Shigu wanted to achieve was not a terrestrial immortal, but a corpse immortal!

What is a Corpse Immortal?

Then we have to mention the Corpse Demon.

Jiang Liu once dealt with a corpse demon, which was a corpse gu that had taken shape and occupied the internal organs of the corpse. Even with its head shattered, it could still move.

The Corpse Immortal also focuses on the five internal organs, but it is not a parasitic corpse gu. Rather, it is the master of life in a human body, namely the five internal organs, which have been nurtured for hundreds or even thousands of years in a feng shui environment filled with yin and evil energy, causing the five internal organs to dry up, shrink, and turn into something similar to a stone.

Because they are internal organs, they have various acupoints and points inside. If they can be nurtured by the Qi of the organs over the years, it is equivalent to a weapon refiner using his own Qi to refine magical artifacts. This may produce some unusual phenomena, such as the growth of facial features, or even hands and feet, in those withered organs.

These types of organs are called "living pills".

The so-called Corpse Immortal is someone whose body and internal organs have all been transformed into a living elixir. They can gain immortality by devouring the innate Qi of others, which is an extremely evil method.

Even Zhang Zhiwei had only seen a tiny description of it in a book called "Strange Tales and Amazing Events" published by the Celestial Master's Mansion; it was more like a story meant to scare children.

Unexpectedly, I heard some clues about the Corpse Immortal today—

No wonder he came over to remind me!

Zhang Zhiwei suddenly realized what had happened when he recalled the mask seller who had mysteriously disappeared.

Sun Xuewu continued, "My ancestors were discerning and suspected that Feng Shigu had gone astray. So they left behind an ancestral instruction, instructing their descendants to investigate Wuxia Coffin Mountain according to the 'Guanshan Zhimi Fu' left by Feng Shigu."

If Feng Shigu truly becomes a corpse immortal, he must be a demon. I must destroy the mountain by any means necessary to prevent such a corpse demon immortal from wreaking havoc on the human world.

Zhang Zhiwei found it strange: "Since your ancestor Feng Shiqi was unwilling to enter the Earth Immortal Village with Feng Shigu, why did he leave behind the 'Guanshan Zhiming Fu'?"

"Perhaps the two are brothers. Feng Shigu believes he is destined to achieve the Great Dao and hopes that my ancestor will change his mind."

Sun Xuewu also had doubts about this and could only guess.

But Zhang Zhiwei felt there was a big problem.

The method of the Corpse Immortal is different from the corpse-driving method of the Liu family in Xiangxi. It is not about refining the corpses of others, but about refining one's own corpse.

In other words, one must die first...

Therefore.

Even if it were to succeed in the end, it would only give birth to a demon, not the original Feng Shigu.

It seems that Feng Shigu was just a tomb raider after all, with only a superficial understanding of cultivation methods, and believed that he could retain his own consciousness after becoming a Corpse Immortal.

Therefore, Feng Shigu claimed that he wanted to become an Earth Immortal, but in reality, he wanted to become a Corpse Immortal, since his physical body had long since died!

Therefore, the purpose of leaving behind "Guanshan Zhimi Fu" was most likely not to make Feng Shiqi change his mind, but to hope that Feng Shiqi's descendants hundreds of years later could release "him" who had become a Corpse Immortal!

Thinking of this.

Zhang Zhiwei rubbed his chin, pondering to himself, "Shi Jian came here to find the Earth Immortal Village, but his real purpose is to find the Corpse Immortal? Does he want to refine Shi Shaojian into a Corpse Immortal?"

After all, no matter how powerful a Corpse Immortal is, it is not the original individual. As long as the right method is found to control it, it will be an extremely powerful trump card!

Moreover, Shi Jian and Shi Shaojian are father and son, connected by blood, making them potentially easier to control.

“In that case, I’ll accompany you, Brother Feng.”

Zhang Zhiwei decided to go to the Coffin Mountain in Wuxia Gorge first.

Sit back and wait for the rabbit.

Shi Jian has already fallen into the demonic path, but the Wuxia Gorge is dangerous and he needs the help of Daoist Qianhe, so he will not take action against him immediately.

Even if Qianhe Daoren hadn't considered this, he could guess that Shi Jian might want to refine corpses or something similar, and would hold back for the time being.

"Me too!"

Sun Xuewu suddenly suggested.

"Brother Sun, you—"

Feng Tianyang was surprised.

"Tianyang, after telling this sir about my family's origins and mission, I came to understand that this is ultimately my family's business."

At this point, Sun Xuewu hurriedly added, "Tianyang, I don't consider you an outsider. Your Liangshan Shaman Feng family is also a branch of our Feng Shiqi lineage. You changed your name from Feng to Feng, no longer clinging to the methods of Guanshan Taibao, and have a broader future... My letter to you this time, asking you to come back, is actually forcing you..."

"What are you saying? The Feng family is the ancestral home of my Feng family no matter what. And you are the only remaining member of the Feng family in Qingxi Town. Not to mention me, the rest of my family will not stand idly by."

Feng Tianyang spoke with certainty, and added, "I am indeed interested in the legend of the Black Sheep King of Wuxia Coffin Mountain. If it is really a wild boar that has become a spirit, then its vengeful spirit will not be so easy to dissipate, and it may be useful to me."

The Feng family is skilled at manipulating spirits, but unlike the shamans of Northeast China, they are more like the Meishan sect. They do not cooperate with spirits in cultivation, but rather unilaterally enslave them and use them for their own purposes.

If the legend of the Black Sheep King is true, then its vengeful spirit is the best reward for his trip to Wushan!

That's how it is.

Although the three had different ideas, they hit it off immediately. They packed rain gear, ropes, shovels and other tools and left Qingxi Village to head towards Wuxia Gorge.

"By the way, what's your name, sir?"

During the journey, Feng Tianyang wanted to find out Zhang Zhiwei's identity.

"I will never change my name or surname, I am Marshal Tianpeng!" Zhang Zhiwei scratched the mask of the Black Sheep King on his face and said in a serious tone.

Feng Tianyang: "..."

"I wonder what this 'Guanshan Zhimi Fu' is?"

Ignoring Sun Xuewu's bewildered expression, Zhang Zhiwei inquired about the "Guanshan Zhiming Fu" (a book on mountain observation and navigation). After all, he lacked the skill to use his spiritual power to explore the mountains, as well as the insightful and discerning eyes that could see the past, present, and future with a single glance. To find the Earth Immortal Village, he needed to gather information.

"It is a guide left by Feng Shigu for entering the Earth Immortal Village. The contents are:"

"What a great king, headless and without a body; without his wife, the mountains remain closed; he burns firewood to cook his liver and lungs; he digs wells and cuts salt, begging ghosts for money; the bird paths crisscross, winding nine times out of a hundred steps; to visit the earth immortals, first find the black sheep; before the Soul-Scaring Platform, the Yin River lies across the sky; the Immortal Bridge is invisible, hard to find with the naked eye. He falls off a cliff to sacrifice himself, ascending to heaven in one step; iron walls and silver screens, the universe is within his grasp; the Black Mountain Cave, a wondrous realm of gods; a hundred coffins in a copper tower, the Tile God at the door; he kowtows eight hundred times, and is granted immortality."

Sun Xuewu generously recited the entire text of "Guanshan Zhimi Fu" from memory.

Trust Zhang Zhiwei?

Not also!

However, although the "Guanshan Zhimi Fu" is straightforward, it is difficult to determine the specific location when it is applied to the actual terrain, and it is unknown where the Earth Immortal Village is.

The Feng family has searched for generations, but they have never found the root cause!

"The preceding long passage seems to be introducing the past of King Wuyang, but the sentence 'If you want to visit the Earth Immortal, first find Wuyang' proves that the Earth Immortal Village is indeed located in King Wuyang's ancient tomb, which is inside the Wuxia Coffin Mountain."

Zhang Zhiwei seemed to be deep in thought.

Sun Xuewu, however, was somewhat bewildered—

What was the past of the King of Black Sheep?

How does this person know about the past of the Black Sheep King?

Could it be that he had been to Coffin Mountain but didn't know how to get in, and thus found his way to the Feng family?

However, it was not appropriate to ask further questions at this time.

The three climbed a mountain outside Qingxi Village and looked into the distance. They saw a vast expanse of sheer cliffs rising to the sky, towering thousands of feet high, shrouded in mist and clouds.

Dozens of waterfalls, formed after the rain, rush out from the mountains, cascading down into the valley through the crevices of the cliffs.

Because of the extremely high mountain walls, the cascading water looks like silver threads falling from the sky, suspended between the lush, precipitous ancient cliffs, creating a magnificent sight.

The cliffs on both sides of the canyon are carved with bird paths recessed into the mountains, crisscrossing and winding like a dense beaded net.

"I suppose those bird paths refer to 'the winding paths of birds, turning nine times out of a hundred steps'."