Becoming a Taoist Master by Walking on the Underworld

Chapter 247 Truly outstanding people cannot hide their talents.
"Code name Xuanwu Daoist, calling for fellow Daoist Spirit Communicator and fellow Daoist Wine Gourd, please respond if you hear me!"

The voice of Xuanwu Daoist immediately came from the sensing plate.

Chen Yushu's eyes lit up.

He was considering finding a book on array formations as soon as possible to further improve his reading skills when Xuanwu Daoist contacted him through the sensing disc.

Clearly, the great task from before has been accomplished.

This is also true.

After Chen Yushu and the wine gourd responded one after the other, Xuanwu Daoist's voice came again very quickly.

"Fellow Daoist Spirit Communicator, Fellow Daoist Wine Gourd, I have already applied for and received approval for the great merit you two achieved together last time."

Among them, Fellow Daoist Jiu Hulu has earned two major merits and one minor merit, which have already been recorded.

Based on the number provided by my fellow Daoist last time, I have already compiled the major merits into the book.

If you have time, you can go directly to the nearest Zhenyin Division, report the corresponding number, and then exchange it for cultivation techniques, spells, or treasures and magical artifacts.

As for the psychic fellow, he contributed more and played a greater role in the last battle, so he received more merit points, reaching four.

Similarly, you can go to the nearest Zhenyin Division and exchange great merit for the cultivation techniques and spells your fellow cultivators need.

However, it seems that the Daoist has no record in the Zhenyin Division.

If you are interested, I can act as your recommender and register you. You will then receive the corresponding title and benefits.

It is also worth mentioning that this does not mean that you will need to follow the arrangements of the Zhenyin Division and carry out corresponding tasks in the future.

Fellow Daoist, you can continue as before, living a leisurely life and cultivating freely.

It's like a bounty hunter; they don't hold a position within the Zhenyin Division, but they can still take on certain tasks within the Zhenyin Division, earn great merit, and exchange them for the treasures they need.

Our Zhenyin Division welcomes anyone to join us.

Even major sects have cultivators holding positions in the Zhenyin Division.

One of the Seven True Ones of the Martial Kingdom, apart from the relatively mysterious Hou Zhenren, the other six also have their own identity tokens within the Zhenyin Division.

"You can ask Fellow Daoist with the wine gourd about this; he knows as well."

Xuanwu Daoist was very enthusiastic towards Chen Yushu.

Having previously learned that the other party had not been registered in the Zhenyin Division, he had already set his sights on them and was now making every effort to win them over.

That's true.

The Zhenyin Division, although belonging to the imperial court.

But in this world teeming with evil spirits, the living space for humanity itself has always been shrinking.

Even the major sects and factions had to rely on the imperial court to act.

The imperial court also needs cultivators from various sects to maintain security in different regions.

Therefore, the Zhenyin Division does not have a specific subordinate relationship, but rather an alliance.

There are many of them, mostly elites and successors from various sects.

The wine gourd then began its introduction.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yushu understood.

As his understanding of this world deepened, he also learned about some aspects of the Zhenyin Division.

It is not a completely official government force, but a semi-official force, yet it is a powerful department with more power than the local government.

Of course, the two are not subordinate to each other; one is in charge of human affairs, while the other is in charge of ghosts and cholera.

Even the local deities and spirits, to some extent, are under the jurisdiction of the Underworld Bureau.

However, the gods and spirits in the Investiture of the Gods are essentially a type of ghost or monster. In addition, they are all quite powerful and are a separate system independent of the imperial court. Now, they are becoming too powerful to control.

Therefore, it will be somewhat chaotic.

Powerful ghosts are also unlikely to pay attention to the management of the Underworld Bureau, giving the impression of obeying orders but not procuring them.

This is actually related to the previous emperor's extensive deification of the people.

With more tokens issued for the conferment of godhood, there are naturally more gods being conferred, and with the help of the faith system, their strength increases extremely quickly.

As a result, many of them were granted godhood, and their strength was terrifying. Even experts at the True Person Realm were not necessarily their match.

For example, the totem of the Martial Kingdom's Investiture of the Gods is said to be a calamity-level ghost god.

Evil spirits and calamities.

The top level is the Calamity level.

Chen Yuwen was already unable to remain calm when facing a malevolent spirit of the "Spiritual Haunting" level, let alone a "Calamity" level or higher.

"in this way.

"I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Xuanwu!"

Chen Yushu thought about it briefly and then agreed.

For him, it was really no big deal.

The reason why I had always refused to join any faction was ultimately due to my own lack of strength.

Coupled with their relatively shallow understanding of this world, they naturally resist all unknown dangers.

Now, his strength is different.

In addition, I also have some understanding of the Zhenyin Division.

Most importantly, joining the Zhenyin Division would only bring him benefits, not harm.

At worst, they can just be like those bounty hunters, holding a temporary post and participating in suitable missions to earn what they need.

"it is good!

I will handle this for you, fellow Daoist.

Upon hearing this, Xuanwu Daoist was overjoyed and readily agreed.

……

End the call.

Chen Yushu pondered for a moment, realizing that doing so would essentially expose his true identity.

But with every gain comes a loss.

Truly outstanding people cannot hide their talents.

Even if it is not exposed at this time.

As he makes more moves, more people will become aware of him.

Just like when he participated in the Huangshan Heritage Cliff assessment, he tried to keep a low profile.

But who among those who participated in that assessment wouldn't recognize him?

So much so that Yan Xu and Mo Xuan recognized him at a glance.

By combining this information with the information provided by the wine gourd, Xuanwu Daoist could easily find out his identity if he wanted to.

Rather than accept it, he decided to be at peace with it.

However, his current strength is vastly different from what it used to be.

Even if someone does set their sights on him because of his special status, they should carefully consider their own strength.

After all, his strength in setting up an altar and performing magic in front of the General's Temple, killing the Nine-Legged Taoist and burying several evil spirits, was undeniable.

Without the corresponding strength, anyone who dares to provoke him will only face certain death.

As for something even stronger?
Qinghe County is, after all, just a small place.

Top-tier experts are few and far between.

Even if he can't beat them, he can still run away.

"but.

Strength is everything.

The most fundamental way to solve a problem is to improve one's own capabilities.

Chen Yushu's mind raced.

Then he quickly used the technique of communicating with the underworld.

The next moment, his soul left his body, but his physical body had already entered the underworld.

Almost immediately, within the Netherworld, the evil-faced demon, the red-haired corpse king, and the pig-like demon elephant all awoke, revealing expressions of respect and awe. "Is there anything strange happening around us?"

Chen Yushu casually asked a question.

Seeing that there was no special response, they were relieved.

In the underworld, countless demons and ghosts roam, creating utter chaos.

When various ghosts and evil spirits encounter each other, conflict and battle are inevitable.

Just like the Evil-Faced Ghost, the Red-Haired Corpse King, and the Pig Demon Elephant, they were all local tyrants in their respective areas before, but once they encountered each other, they inevitably had to fight.

In particular, the Evil-Faced Demon and the Red-Haired Corpse King are old rivals, having fought each other many times.

The Pig Demon Elephant is relatively far away, so it has a long-standing grudge against the King of the Black and White Ghosts.

As luck would have it, Chen Yushu happened to witness the duel between the two, which allowed him to reap the benefits and subdue the Pig Demon Elephant.

Otherwise, given the opponent's bravery and combat strength at the time, it would have required a considerable amount of effort to subdue him.

"alright.

"Now, let's continue our journey."

Chen Yushu nodded slightly.

He then led the three evil spirits and quickly headed in a distant direction.

This time, he planned to subdue another powerful evil spirit that had been mentioned by the evil-faced demon and the red-haired corpse king.

Flying Blood Zombie!
Before encountering the Pig Demon Elephant, he had considered continuing to contract with some ghost spirits so that he would have enough power in the Underworld.

They must at least have some ability to protect themselves.

At that time, he learned from the evil-faced ghost and the red-haired corpse king about two relatively powerful ghosts in the vicinity.

One of them is the Pig Demon Elephant, and besides the Pig Demon Elephant, there is the Flying Blood Zombie.

The two are located in two different directions.

At the time, he chose the pig-elephant, which was relatively easier to deal with.

Even so, the scene of the pig-like demon elephant fighting alone against the black and white ghosts and even killing the black and white ghost king still left a deep impression on him.

As a result, he was even more wary of the Flying Blood Zombie, which was on par with the Pig Demon Elephant and possessed the ability to fly.

Now that the Pig Demon Elephant has almost recovered and is finally able to stay in the Netherworld for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he decided to head towards the direction where the Flying Blood Zombie is.

"what?

"Girl cage plant?"

Suddenly, Chen Yushu's eyes lit up.

We discovered a green area along the way.

Whenever this happens, Chen Yushu slows down.

Because the spiritual particles of heaven and earth are extremely abundant in the Netherworld, there are relatively more spiritual materials in this area.

In addition, since there is basically no harvesting here, there is plenty of produce every year.

Take this area for example.

Although iron cage grass is not a particularly rare medicinal herb, and ordinary plants can mature in a year, costing only a few cents per kilogram, its value is entirely different if it has been used for over a hundred years.

In this area, there are at least a dozen or so iron cage grass plants that are over a hundred years old, and some of them are even over five hundred years old. Their value is even higher than that of some precious medicinal herbs.

As for others with 30 to 50 years of experience, or even 60 to 70 years, there are quite a few.

The key point is that this Iron Cage Grass is one of the basic spiritual materials needed for the Dao Cultivation Pill he is about to refine.

He had already asked the Liu family pharmacy to buy a lot of medicines, but most of them were only one or two years old, and the better ones were only three or five years old.

It's barely enough, but the quality of the elixir produced from it can't be expected to be very high.

With these spiritual materials that are decades or even centuries old, if he were to refine pills, using them as materials would surely make the pills he produces even more effective.

Perhaps, it could directly become a mid-grade elixir, or even a high-grade elixir...

However, gathering spiritual materials takes time.

That's why he went in twice to harvest all the usable gnarled grass.

Until the third time he entered the underworld.

Led by the evil-faced ghost, the red-haired corpse king, and other ghost spirits, Chen Yushu approached the area where the flying blood zombie was located.

However, at this point, Chen Yushu did not act rashly, but instead rested on the spot.

We can't get any closer.

Because he came in this time, half the time had already passed.

Even if he encountered the Flying Blood Zombie, he wasn't confident that he could defeat it and successfully form a spirit bond within half an incense stick's time.

So, after finding a suitable place and ordering the evil-faced ghost and other spirits to patrol and protect the surrounding area, he began his visualization practice.

What they practiced was naturally the Huangshan meditation method.

Since he mastered the Huangshan Visualization Method, he has clearly felt that his cultivation speed has increased significantly.

It would normally take two or three days of arduous cultivation to possibly increase one's Dao Yuan by even a little.

Now, just one day of practice is enough to increase one's cultivation level.

Although the rate of increase in Dao Yuan is still relatively slow, the progress is already quite significant compared to before.

This means that he only needs two or three months to make another breakthrough, from entering the Dao and leaving the body, to cultivating to the Dao Night Travel realm.

"The Realm of Night Travel is equivalent to a cultivator's soul being able to freely leave the body and travel at night."

At this point, the power that the divine soul can exert also increases significantly.

Excellent combat capabilities.

This is why there are legends of nighttime realms that can take lives from thousands of miles away.

Chen Yushu was also looking forward to it.

soon.

Time passed by as he cultivated.

……

In the real world, Chen Yushu slowly opened his eyes.

Then, the first thing to do is to look around.

Each time he returned, he would survey the surroundings to prevent any unforeseen events.

Fortunately, the surrounding area is very safe.

In the middle of the night, none of those clueless people came to bother us anymore.

Only then did Chen Yushu truly feel at ease.

I glanced at the sky outside.

It was already bright outside the window, and he could still faintly hear the sounds of Xiaoyun getting up and moving around.

So Chen Yushu thought about it and decided not to pull his soul into the underworld to continue communicating with it.

Instead, he stood in the courtyard and began practicing martial arts.

An hour had passed since the martial arts training ended.

After having breakfast, Chen Yushu went out as usual.

last night.

Xuanwu Daoist had already drafted a letter of recommendation for him to join the Zhenyin Division overnight. Now, he only needs to go to the Zhenyin Division and complete all the formalities.

Moreover, he was able to receive four major merits from this.

The four major merits are equivalent to the inheritance of four powerful spells.

You can directly exchange for superior-grade cultivation techniques, corresponding high-grade magic weapons, and certain rare materials and treasures...

He can directly exchange anything he desires, anything possessed within the Zhenyin Division, through great merit.

Chen Yushu was really looking forward to this trip to Zhenyin Division.

(End of this chapter)