Please call me Dadaozu

Chapter 356 Confrontation: The Arrival of the Buddhist Sect and Traces of Old Friends (4000)

Boom!

The thunder was violent, falling with a single stroke.

It was both sword light and lightning, intertwined and indistinguishable, with only a dazzling brilliance covering everything.

The majestic power of Heaven is too overwhelming to be directly looked at.

Such a campaign, even though Chen Guang was well-prepared, still made him exclaim in admiration:
"Having cultivated Taoism for over two hundred years, and having seen and heard so much, in terms of talent and ability, no one can compare to you."

"What a pity, he was too young!"

His green robe fluttered, and streaks of dark light emerged from his body and spread outwards.

It resembled a black ocean, churning and surging towards the sky.

Up and down, in an instant, the two had already crossed the sky and collided fiercely.

Noisy!Noisy!
Radiance intertwined with the black sea, thunder collided with dark light, and remained locked in a stalemate in the sky.

Finally, they both vanished into nothingness.

Zhang Yuanzhu released the luminous white ruler, letting it float above his head, his gaze lowered, and he slowly exhaled:
"The legacy of True Monarch Blackhorn!"

This dark light, so demonic and eerie, was all too familiar to him.

"Ah!"

"As the master of the Black Horn lineage, I naturally possess the inheritance of the Black Horn True Monarch. It is you, young friend, who has been stealing my lineage's spells, that is utterly despicable."

Chen Guang sneered, raised his arms, and slowly swung them, the trajectory of which was mysterious.

Three feet in front of him, a small, dark golden horn appeared, hovering silently, ancient and weighty.

kill!

He stepped forward, pushed his palms horizontally, and the dark gold horn shot towards the sky.

At this moment, Zhang Yuanzhu's expression turned solemn; he sensed danger.

But it's just dangerous!
He was able to cope; his eyes shone with a blue and a dark light that intertwined, giving birth to both life and destruction.

The two are intertwined yet opposed, much like yin and yang.

Boom!

The long ruler trembled slightly, and lightning descended from the sky, merging with the radiance and the yin and yang.

He stretched out his hand, gently clenched it, and the cyan and black Tai Chi diagram wrapped with lightning was held in his palm.

With a flick of the fingertip, a dark blue-black Tai Chi symbol floated down.

A small, dark gold corner and a bluish-black tai chi symbol are constantly getting closer together!
near!!
Get closer!!!
Until they touch!

Rumble!
Amidst the deafening roar, shockwaves mixed with dark and blue light swept across the vast wilderness, engulfing hundreds of miles and raising tens of millions of tons of dust that blotted out the sky.

The roaring sound continued to travel, and various lights illuminated vast areas of mountains and rivers, shaking the heavens and the earth.

After an unknown amount of time, the roar subsided, the light faded, and the dust settled.

Above and below, only two figures stood facing each other.

They were all breathing steadily, showing no signs of exhaustion from the fight.

At this moment, Chen Guang stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes gleaming, already harboring thoughts of retreat.

Originally, I came here intending to nip this prodigy in the bud, but his vengeful nature is truly terrifying.

It now seems that even though I am using a higher cultivation level to bully someone of a lower cultivation level, I am still unable to defeat them.

As I pondered, the figure slowly faded away and disappeared.

Zhang Yuanzhu stood in the sky, his red robe fluttering, his black hair dancing wildly, and his eyes as calm as an abyss.

He did not stop the other person from leaving.

As a True Person of the Condensing Fiend Realm, even in his best condition, he could only barely hold his own and was unable to truly kill his opponent.

"Ultimately, my strength is insufficient!"

Zhang Yuanzhu sighed softly.

Raise your hand, grip the long ruler tightly, and sling it around your waist.

Its body transformed into a rainbow of light and disappeared into the night sky, leaving behind a mess.

Four days later.

The Ming Dynasty, Nanjing, the Ming Imperial Palace.

Zhang Yuanzhu sat upright on the dragon throne, while the golden-armored corpse sat cross-legged below the steps.

The young man's eyes were thoughtful. This corpse had already cultivated to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage and could be broken through.

He was considering refining a corpse, believing that breaking through with that kind of malevolent energy would be best.

He possesses volcanic miasma and evil energy, and the Zhuoyang lineage also has a trace of solitary yin evil energy.

The pros and cons of the two types of malevolent energy swept through his mind.

After an unknown amount of time, a soft whisper fell from the steps.

"It seems I need to return to the Dao lineage before heading to the Tai Ri Secret Realm."

The Golden Armor Corpse is ultimately a corpse-refining process, suitable for solitary yin and evil energy.

After making the decision, Zhang Yuanzhu instructed the corpse refiner to continue consolidating its cultivation.

He took out the jade slip containing the Thunder Technique from his bosom and continued to study it.

He studied magic, practiced cultivation techniques, and tempered his body, doing so day after day without ever slacking off.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

Zhang Yuanzhu slowly opened his closed eyes, revealing bright and dazzling black and white pupils.

With his arms resting flat on the armrests, he looked towards the gate forged from spirit iron, sensing the two auras outside the hall.

"Enter!"

As the words drifted by, the door opened, and two figures wearing straw hats and black robes slowly entered.

A sense of peace and compassion filled the hall upon their arrival.

The legal procedure requires one to stop at the steps, clasp their hands together, and bow down.

"His Majesty restored the Qian Kingdom, withdrew from the Xuanqing Temple, and besieged and killed the Tai Ri Dao lineage. His power and prestige shook the heavens."

"Even though I am a million miles away, I have heard of His Majesty's power and might."

The young man chuckled, his knuckles slightly bent as he tapped the armrest, producing a metallic clanging sound.

"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. They are nothing but petty scoundrels."

He paused, carefully observing the figure below the steps, and whispered:
"But the two of you have gained quite a lot from this trip."

He remained silent and slowly rose to his feet.

Fayan, standing behind him, took half a step forward, her eyes peering through the veil at Chiying, and said directly:
"Your Majesty's campaign should be completed."

"This humble nun wishes to return to the Southern Desert with her senior sister. When may we depart?"

Zhang Yuanzhu lowered his arms from the armrests and placed them flat on his knees, his expression calm.

"You can leave at any time."

Now that the agreed-upon campaign was over, he escorted the two away.

Then you must keep the promise you made.

As for the matter of the secret realm, that's secondary and can be postponed.

The legal and legal experts exchanged a glance and spoke at the same time:
"The Emperor kept his promise, and two months later, they left together in Jinling City."

"Can!"

"During this time, you two fellow Daoists may reside in Jinling and travel around at your leisure."

After exchanging a few words, Fayan and Fading left the main hall.

Zhang Yuanzhu watched the two figures leave, his eyes filled with thoughts.

Time is short; we need to return to the Daoist lineage first and remove the solitary Yin energy.

Afterwards, they went to the Blood Sea Dao Vein to try to enter the Tai Ri Secret Realm.

If it hasn't been opened yet, return directly to Jinling and head to the Southern Desert.

The young man quickly planned his next move, stood up, took a step, and appeared in the sky above the palace.

With a flick of his sleeve, the blazing sun warship appeared, and he stepped forward, climbing onto the deck.

He slowly walked to the bow of the ship and placed several high-grade spirit stones in the ditch.

boom!
The warships roared, transforming into streaks of light that shot straight into the sky.

Cities, mountains, rivers... all flowed past beneath my feet.

The thousand-foot warship sped faster and faster, creating sonic booms.

One by one, the top-grade spirit stones turned into powder and scattered on the deck.

A day has passed!
Two days have passed!!
In just three days, the warships arrived at the mountain gate and entered the common area.

The moment the young man returned, all the powerful figures from the five major Dao lineages turned their gazes toward the mountain gate.

"That man is back!"

An elderly man in a star-patterned robe sat atop the sacred mountain, muttering to himself.

His gaze then fell to the broken tortoise shell and compass at his feet, a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

"If Jin Xian were still alive, the sect's situation wouldn't have become like this." During this period, the Tai Ri Dao lineage was destroyed, the Paper Doll Dao lineage rebelled, and the Black Horn and Azure Cloud lineages perished.

All of the above were accomplished through the combined efforts of the five major lineages, in order to better integrate the sects.

Although the sect is more united, its strength is constantly weakening. It's not just crippled, but almost completely destroyed.

It can be said that the sect has reached its current state under his planning.

Zhang Yuanzhu stood at the bow of the ship, seemingly sensing something, and raised his head to look up at the vast sky.

A moment later, he withdrew his gaze, steered the Blazing Sun Warship, and sped toward the Scorching Sun Dharma Vein.

In less than half a day, a majestic mountain shrouded in an array came into view.

"Zhuoyang, I'm back!"

Zhang Yuanzhu gazed at the towering mountain ahead, his heart filled with complex emotions.

He leaped down, passed directly through the great formation, and landed on the summit of Mount Tai.

A figure dressed in a white robe came into view.

Zhang Yuanzhu cupped his hands and bowed.

"Disciple Zhang Yuanzhu greets the Mountain Lord."

"Yuanzhu, there's no need to be so polite with me."

Chen Zijing, with a gentle expression, slowly walked forward and came to within a step of the young man.

He carefully tended to his disciples, his eyes filled with emotion.

"Destroying the Yuan Dynasty, re-establishing the Ming Dynasty, and restoring the Qian Dynasty—it's been a long and arduous journey!"

"Just a little bit of hardship."

Zhang Yuanzhu chuckled and waved his hand dismissively.

"Mountain Lord, I have returned this time to take away the solitary Yin evil energy."

"The malevolent energy is stored in the treasure vault; go and take it."

Chen Zijing agreed without asking why.

After a pause, the mountain lord, with a gentle expression, pointed to the palace complex behind him.

“Yuanzhu, it’s been half a year since we last met. How about we have a cup of tea and discuss the scriptures?”

"It's impossible."

The young people laughed.

Amidst laughter and conversation, the two walked side by side into the palace complex.

Crunch!

The door is open.

After crossing the corridor, we arrived at the front of the main hall.

Zhang Yuanzhu and Chen Zijing stepped inside, took out prayer mats, and sat cross-legged.

Chen Zijing extended his hand and waved it gently.

A pot of hot tea and two jade cups appeared on the ground.

Pick up the teapot and pour two cups of tea.

One cup is pushed to the young man, another is picked up and sipped lightly.

"Crimson Flame Tea, a unique spiritual tea of ​​the Daoist tradition, sprouts after a hundred years, which is quite rare."

Zhang Yuanzhu stretched out his hand, picked up the teacup, and took a sip.

Like a ball of flame, it explodes in your mouth, hot and tingling, with a hint of fragrance.

The tea slid down my throat, turning into a cool sensation.

Zhang Yuanzhu savored the tea, then lightly touched his forehead.
"Good tea, perhaps, is superfluous."

"There's still plenty in the vault; we'll take it all then."

Chen Zijing took a sip of tea, his eyes serious, and slowly began to speak:
"The evil energy is related to the great path in the future, so you must be extremely careful when using it."

"The mountain lord misunderstands. It is not for my own use, but to enhance external objects."

Zhang Yuanzhu took out a jade slip from his bosom and handed it over.

Only after seeing Chen Zijing accept the jade slip did he speak:
"I obtained the 'Glassy Jade Bone Scripture' from the Corpse Refining lineage, which allows Corpse Refining to break through to the Condensing Evil Realm."

"And I happen to have a golden-armored corpse at the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm."

Upon hearing this, the mountain lord stopped what he was doing, his expression one of shock.

A golden-armored corpse at the peak of Foundation Establishment; the Corpse Refining Cultivation ...

Spiritual awareness surged into the jade slip in his palm, and lines of scripture reflected in his heart.

Zhang Yuanzhu watched the Mountain Lord, who was engrossed in the "Jade Bone Scripture," sipping his tea without disturbing him.

It is unknown how much time passed before Chen Zijing returned the jade slip.

"This technique is unique and truly remarkable."

"A living being needs not only evil energy to break through to the Condensation of Evil Realm, but also to comprehend the laws within that evil energy before it can possibly enter the Condensation of Evil Realm. Corpse refinement, on the other hand, is ignorant of wisdom and is at a natural disadvantage."

"However, the sages of the Corpse Refining lineage comprehended the laws within the evil energy of humans and transmitted them through secret methods during the breakthrough of the Corpse Refining process, thus assisting the Golden Armor Corpse in its breakthrough. In this way, they could naturally have absolute control over the Corpse Refining of the Condensed Evil Realm and were not worried about backlash."

"but."

The mountain lord looked solemn and stared directly at the young man:
"Comprehending the laws within the evil energy at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment is highly likely to deviate from one's own path; be careful."

"Senior, please do not worry, I have my own plans."

Zhang Yuanzhu finished his tea, picked up the teapot, and poured himself a cup.

The solitary yin energy is an extremely yin energy, containing all kinds of negative emotions in the world, and the laws governing its development are naturally the laws of yin.

For him, there was only benefit and no harm.

Furthermore, the universe and all things in the world are governed by the concepts of Yin and Yang; how can one deviate from one's own path?

"If you're confident, then it's fine."

Chen Zijing nodded.

He only needs to remind him; his prodigy will certainly not disappoint.

Then, the mountain lord began to recount the recent events that had occurred within the mountain gate.

"With the destruction of Tai Ri and the defection of the paper figures, the Daoist tradition is in an increasingly favorable position within the sects."

"For some major matters, the five major Dao lineages will consult their respective lineages. Yuanzhu, what do you say?"

A hint of fervor flashed in Chen Zijing's eyes as he spoke, word by word:
"Can I, Zhuoyang, achieve the Dao lineage?"

This is his dream, and also the ideal of all the predecessors of the Zhuoyang lineage.

To become a lineage of Tao, to become the chess player of Ancient Cliff Mountain.

Zhang Yuanzhu drank the tea in his cup in one gulp.

boom!
The teacup is placed on the ground with its opening open.
"Don't be impatient. Once I reach the Qi Condensation Realm, the Blazing Sun will naturally become my Dao lineage."

"When I reach the Golden Core stage, all living beings in the world will follow my will."

Time is on our side!

His voice was calm, without the slightest ripple, yet it contained unparalleled confidence.

Chen Zijing naturally agreed with such statements.

"The Golden Elixir?"

"If it were you, you could definitely succeed."

Zhang Yuanzhu's expression was gentle. He talked with the mountain lord for a while and asked him some questions about his cultivation.

He drank pot after pot of tea, and after an unknown amount of time, Zhang Yuanzhu finally stood up.

He reached out and handed over a storage bag:

"These are the results of recent years. They include scriptures from various lineages and spiritual medicines that are useless to me, but can serve as the foundation of my lineage."

"it is good."

Chen Zijing stood up, took the storage bag, and did not refuse.

The young man withdrew his hand and placed it on the long, white ruler, his expression serious and solemn.
"After taking away the evil energy, I will go to the Blood Sea Dao Vein to enter the Tai Ri Secret Realm. Whether or not I can enter, I will be away from Ancient Cliff Mountain for a period of time."

"I trouble you, Lord Mountain, to look after the affairs of the Ming Kingdom."

As the words drifted by.

Zhang Yuanzhu turned around and walked out of the main hall, his red robe fluttering like fire and blood, resolute and determined.

tower!
He paused slightly at the threshold.

A deep voice drifted out and spread throughout the palace.

"Junior Sister Qin Yuyao, have you returned?"

"After leaving, there was no trace of him."

Chen Zijing shook his head.

"Is that so?"

The young man remained expressionless, took another step, left the main hall, and headed towards the treasury of Daoist traditions.

(End of this chapter)