One Qi Chaoyang

Chapter 145 144: Huangshi Taoist

The Jiuli Bend of Dianjin Mountain is not far away, only about a hundred miles away.

The Xu Tu School has been established in Dianjin Mountain for more than two hundred years and is now still being passed down to the third generation.

The leader of the sect had no hope of establishing his own government, so he settled down at Dianjin Mountain and set up a spiritual formation, turning the originally mediocre mountain into a sacred mountain for people to practice cultivation. The name was also changed to Dianjin Mountain.

It is said that the name comes from the method he practiced.

After the first generation leader founded the sect, he passed away just over twenty years later and was succeeded by his disciples. His disciples wanted to accept more disciples and accepted a large number of boys. However, among this group of boys, only three became true disciples.

The eldest disciple among the three disciples is the current head of the sect, and among those eliminated boys is the former head of the Liwanliang family.

Therefore, the Liwanliang family spent a lot of money to maintain this relationship, but it was finally maintained. The current head of the Liwanliang family, Liang Zhong, has always called the current head of Dianjin Mountain his uncle.

He came to Dianjin Mountain and told the story of what happened to him. Sect Leader Huangshi pinched his beard, pondered for a moment, and said, "Jiang Chenzhou will not live long. If he fails to open a mansion in a few years, he will never have another chance. So this time, at the auction held by Ruyi Treasure Pavilion, he must buy a portion of 'Tiangang Spiritual Liquid'."

"That's why the Pinghai Gang is so aggressive in exploiting the noble families on both sides of the river." Huang Shi obviously knew more than Liang Zhong.

"Ruyi Treasure Pavilion?" Liang Zhong knew this place, but his wealth was not enough to enter. He heard that the things there were not only expensive, but also rare and exquisite in the world. So if one wanted to enter, one had to at least have the foundation-building cultivation level. If one did not have the foundation-building cultivation level, he would need to use up his spiritual stone reserves.

"In this world, there are not many places where one can collect Tian Gang. Most of them are occupied by the big sects. Occasionally, they are leaked out and given to everyone. Of course, everyone will rush to grab them."

Although Liang Zhong is the head of the family, his own cultivation level is only Xuan Guang, and few people will tell him what basic conditions are needed to build the foundation and ascend to Zifu.

"Is this Tiangang so rare?" Liang Zhong said in amazement.

"Everyone in the world thinks that being able to practice cultivation is a stroke of luck, but they don't know that, in fact, among practitioners, it is just like among ordinary people. In terms of birth and chance, those who come from high-ranking sects are given the treasured scriptures, while small sects like us are only given the wonderful methods and profound chapters. Even if there are jade secrets passed down by the sect occasionally, they are all listed as true teachings and only passed on to a few people in a sect, and they are never allowed to be lost outside."

Liang Zhong couldn't help but sigh. The inheritance in their family didn't even reach the level of a magical technique. Even so, if it were placed among mortals, it would still be enough to cause bloodshed.

Taoist Huang Shi pinched his beard, thought for a moment, and said, "When I was young, I went to visit Jiang Chenzhou with my master. At that time, he was a well-known foundation-building cultivator in this area. Even if I went to find him, I don't know what the result would be."

"However, since I have never left Dianjin Mountain for so many years, the old Taoist decided to go down the mountain and take a look at what the Pinghai Gang is like now," said Taoist Huangshi.

Liang Zhong was very surprised and bowed immediately, saying, "Master, I am grateful to you. The Liang family will never forget this."

……

Jiang Fenzhuo was taken back to the dock base near the Pinghai Gang, but still did not wake up.

There are two foundation-building monks in the Pinghai Gang, one is Jiang Chenzhou, the founder of the gang, and the other is his sworn brother Hu Haitian.

Of course, in addition to these, there is also a worshiper named Yuan Qing. With three people building their foundations on this section of the river, he can naturally be called the overlord.

This Yuan Qing was relatively much younger, and had been building his foundation for more than ten years. He was full of vigor and vitality. When he saw Jiang Fenzhuo returning with serious injuries, he fed him a drop of elixir and said, "He was injured when he was swimming with his spirit and commanding the fish. We don't know if he can wake up yet."

"Take him to Master Hu's place. You all follow me to Jiuliwan to see who hurt Fenzhuo."

Yuan Qing knew very well that Jiang Fenzhuo was the gang leader's favorite disciple. He would be furious if he was injured like this. As a priest, he was still somewhat responsible for not protecting the gang leader's favorite disciple.

Although he was not very scared, he did not want to change his place of worship now, so he needed to go there first to see who the person who hurt Jiang Fenzhu was.

However, in his heart, he was certain that this person must be a Foundation Establishment cultivator. If he was not a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but just Xuan Guang, how could he have hurt him like this?

They boarded a large ship and brought a group of Pinghai Gang members with them and soon arrived at Jiuliwan. The arrival of this large ship naturally alarmed the people of Jiuliwan.

Especially the people from Xiawan Liang family, first their family's worshipper Chen Heng, and then Liang Daozi's eldest brother Liang Songzi.

Behind them are Zhao Fuyun and Liang Hai.

Zhao Fuyun saw a large flag with the words "Ping Hai" hanging on it, with black letters on a white background. There were many people standing on the deck, and the one leading the way was a tall and thin man who looked to be in his thirties.

"I wonder which one of them has seriously injured our leader's beloved disciple? Is it the duty of a cultivator to bully the weak?" Yuan Qing said loudly. He basically knew several of the leading figures in Jiuliwan. He looked at the people on both sides.

The people who were bending and bending there also appeared, standing on the shore looking at the big ship, feeling uneasy.

However, at this moment, someone in the sky suddenly spoke up, "Does the Pinghai Gang have the right to accuse others of bullying the weak? The Pinghai Gang has gathered people to form a gang, and has done enough to bully the few and the weak."

There was a ball of white light in the sky, breaking through the clouds from afar. Two people were standing on the light. One of them was Liang Zhong from Liliang, whom everyone knew. The other was an old Taoist priest, whom no one knew, but everyone guessed that he should be the leader of Xu Tu Sect of Dianjin Mountain.

Yuan Qing, who was on the deck, saw Taoist Huang Shi in the sky, narrowed his eyes and said, "This must be Senior Huang Shi from Dianjin Mountain. Senior, are you going to make trouble for the Pinghai Gang?"

"The old Taoist cannot bear to see others confusing right and wrong here. It was clearly something you, Pinghai, did for me, but you are blaming others. Why don't you look in the mirror and scold yourself? You are so shameless at such a young age?" Taoist Huangshi stood in the air, his voice spreading over the river bay.

Yuan Qing on the boat was extremely angry. He thought he had given Huang Shi some face by respecting him as a senior, but Huang Shi did not care about his face at all. This made him furious. He could not help but said, "Huang Shi, I thought you were my senior and was polite to you, but you insulted me like this. I will see today what you are capable of."

"Haha, young man, you are angry." Taoist Huangshi said.

Zhao Fuyun, who was lying on the ground, discovered that this old Taoist priest was very good at making people angry.

Yuan Qing on the deck stopped talking. He just touched his sleeve and something that looked like a snake but also like a treasure appeared in his hand. It was a water python that he had raised with water spirits. He used secret techniques to refine it into a half-magic weapon and half-living being.

He threw the water python into the river. In a blink of an eye, the river water began to surge. A huge dragon-like python was twisting in the river. It roared like a beast and rushed towards the sky.

Bringing up endless waves.

At this moment, it was like a dragon emerging from the river, soaring into the sky, ready to transcend the calamity.

The waves it created were more like a waterfall rushing up against the sky. The giant python in the water reached the same height as Taoist Huangshi in a blink of an eye.

I saw it open its mouth wide, and clouds in the sky rushed into the giant python's mouth.

Taoist Huangshi was emitting a light that was like the gleam of a sword. He did not move at all. He only said, "Nothing more than that. I have not been out of the mountains for a long time, but people have forgotten my name."

With a wave of his hand, a sword light emerged from his sleeve, penetrated into the giant python's mouth like a silk thread, and pierced out from his vital point.

At this moment, the giant python fell into the river below like a deflated ball.

Yuan Qing let out a strange cry, with shock and fear in his voice, but the sword light did not stop, it circled in the air and slashed at the giant python again. Before it was a stab, this time it was a slash.

White light flashed across the void.

The python's head was cut off as easily as cutting tofu.

Yuan Qing shouted loudly, not daring to say anything. He turned around and flew away, walking on the wind and waves on the river.

“Hahahaha…” Taoist Huangshi laughed.

Pointing at the fleeing Yuan Qing, he said, "They are just following the side paths. They don't have talismans in their dantians, and they don't have eyes for the great Dao. They use external methods to build their foundations. They may seem mighty, but they are just building towers on sand or nests on leaves."

"Let's spare his life today, and let today's young people know the name of Lao Dao."

At Jiuliwan, the people of Sanliang family were very excited when they saw this scene, because they knew that this was the expert invited by Liang Zhong of Liliang.

At that moment, Liang Zhong held a banquet in Liliang and invited the heads of the other two Liangs to attend the banquet.

Liang Hai originally wanted to call Zhao Fuyun to go together, but Zhao Fuyun shook his hand and said, "I won't go. I just want to test Jidao's practice."

So Liang Hai went to the banquet.

Zhao Fuyun was talking to Liang Jidao here, with Liang Songzi sitting next to him, and of course the worshiper Chen Heng was also there.

Although he had only been there for a short time, he knew that the second son of the Liang family had gone to Tiandu Mountain to practice, and the person in front of him was a living disciple of Tiandu Mountain.

Disciples from such large sects are extremely rare. Even if there are disciples from large sects traveling between heaven and earth, they generally will not reveal their identities. Even if they do, they are not something that a small Xuan Guang cultivator like him can come into contact with.

"Xiao Jidao, come here." Zhao Fuyun waved his hand, calling the boy over.

The boy blinked his eyes and came in front of Zhao Fuyun, looking at Zhao Fuyun.

Zhao Fuyun said: "You said you always get first place in the Taoist hall, so let me test you. If you answer well, I will teach you a cultivation method, okay?"

Liang Songzi, who was standing next to him, almost shouted, "Jidao, answer properly."

Liang Jidao probably also felt that Zhao Fuyun in front of him must be a very powerful person, because he could feel that his uncle and grandfather were very polite and respectful.

"Okay, go ahead." Liang Jidao said.

"Jidao, call him Taoist Priest." Liang Songzi reminded from the side.

Zhao Fuyun waved his hand, signaling him not to disturb him, and said, "Do you know what yin and yang are?"

Liang Songzi, who was standing next to him, was anxious and even wanted to answer on behalf of his own son. Although this son was adopted by his younger brother, in his heart, he was still his own son.

Liang Jidao said without much thought: "Yin and Yang are the sun and the moon. Day is Yang, night is Yin, brightness is Yang, darkness is Yin, fire is Yang, water is Yin, hardness is Yang, softness is Yin."

Zhao Fuyun knew that what he should be learning was the "Yin Yang Song", a popular spiritual practice enlightenment text nowadays.

"Very good, very good. Then do you know what the five elements are?" Zhao Fuyun asked again.

Liang Jidao probably answered faster because he was praised, saying, "Wood, fire, earth, metal, and water are the five elements."

"Do you know what ghosts and gods are?" Zhao Fuyun asked again.

"Gods are those who shine gloriously in the world and protect all living beings. Ghosts are those who wander in the darkness of the world and act only for their own selfish thoughts."

Zhao Fuyun discovered that he was able to answer fluently some of the questions in the enlightenment books, and he was indeed a good student.

"Yes, if your father saw how smart you are, he would be very happy." Zhao Fuyun said.

The boy became happier and happier; he liked being praised.

"In the next few days, I will teach you a method of visualization that allows you to enter a state of meditation and focus your thoughts. If you persist in doing this, you will be able to condense your magical power. If you have condensed your magical power, you can come to Tiandu Mountain to find me." Zhao Fuyun said.

Liang Songzi on the other side was overjoyed, squatted down, and said, "Jidao, come, kneel down quickly, and thank Master for teaching you the Dharma."

He hoped that Zhao Fuyun could directly accept Liang Jidao as his disciple. In his opinion, Zhao Fuyun might also be a foundation-building cultivator, because Zhao Fuyun saw the Taoist Huangshi in the sky and seemed to be completely unconcerned.

"No need to call me Master, just call me Taoist Uncle." After Zhao Fuyun said this, he sighed slightly in his heart.

……

At the banquet table in Li Liang's place, Liang Zhong and Huang Shi also heard Liang Zhong talking about Zhao Fuyun.

When he found out that he was a disciple of Tiandu Mountain, even Taoist Huangshi was a little surprised and couldn't help but stroke his beard.

"Shall we go and invite Daozi's senior brother to come and have a drink together?" Liang Zhong said. He also sought Huang Shi's opinion by saying this.

Taoist Huang Shi smiled and said, "Tiandu Mountain is famous for its teachings, but it never cares about the background of its disciples, nor does it restrict their moral conduct. There are many disciples who come down from the mountain, but they are always good and bad. Now that there is one here, why not invite him to meet you."

Liang Hai was a little embarrassed and wanted to say something, but he was intimidated by Taoist Huangshi's power and didn't know what to say. Of course, he didn't need to call anyone, as Liang Zhong had servants to go and call, but they soon came back.

"Reporting to the Patriarch, Taoist Zhao said that he needs to teach his fellow apprentice's child how to practice, so he has no free time and will not come."

In Huangshi's opinion, this was an excuse for not wanting to come over and not wanting to see him.

Without waiting for Liang Zhong or Liang Hai to say anything, he opened his mouth and said, "Are disciples of big sects so afraid to meet people? Haha, I have been traveling around the world for more than a hundred years, and I have seen many disciples of big sects. In fact, many of them have the title of big sects in vain. Once you meet them, cast a spell, say a few words of Taoism, and talk about the principles of law, you will know that they are actually difficult to follow."

Liang Hai lowered his head and did not answer.

Liang Zhong said with a smile: "Master uncle is right. Master uncle has been traveling around Pinghai for a hundred years and has a wide range of knowledge. We need Master uncle to protect us!"

(End of this chapter)