The Path to Immortality Begins with the Life-Extending Lamp

Chapter 187 Daoist Master of Youhuang
Winter has just passed, and the red lanterns and green decorations in Linyuan Mountain still retain much of the joy from last year.

The recent changes in the southern region have spread throughout the country.

The Tiannan Taoist Temple, which was presided over by the Yin family ancestor, has been passed down through four generations since its founding, and the disciples of the last two generations have finally become active.

First, there was Chen Jin, the previous generation of Taixu Qi Refiner, who shook Mount Sangshen in one fell swoop. Then, the younger generation of this generation, known as Youfu Ghost Boy, appeared. The Crane Venerable of the Temple appeared and put pressure on the Five Immortal Sects, requesting an imperial edict to blockade the organization called "Heavenly Palace".

In the southern capital of Jinling, the "Great Dharma Boat of the One Yuan Venerable Dao," which took a hundred years of effort to forge, was bestowed upon the Flying Waterfall Daoist Mansion - Youhuang Daoist by the Venerable Yin Zujun before the Lantern Festival last year.

The massive Dharma boat, hundreds of feet in size, was moored beside the Flying Waterfall Daoist Temple. The celestial boat was round and enormous, simple and ancient, looking like a more exquisite multi-story ship, except that the large banners on the boat had been replaced with Dharma flags.

Only the seven hideous and enormous skulls of ancient demons at the Yin God Realm embedded in the prow seemed to foreshadow its extraordinary nature. Unfortunately, in this corner of the southwest, very few people knew its value...

Since last year, Feipu Daofu has gradually gotten back on track, opening two medicine gardens and one animal garden, which mainly cultivate Qi Dao treasures and spirit birds and beasts. Since this autumn, six more Daoist children who just entered the mountain have been selected to serve, and Feipu Peak has become more lively.

Then one sees the fairy peaks soaring into the clouds, thousands of waterfalls hanging down, and red flowers and green fruits adorning the landscape year-round. Occasionally, weary cranes will land on the branches, bowing their heads to draw water from the spring, and thousands of sparrows will come from the north, as if they have spent a pleasant autumn and winter here.

At the top of the North Cliff Waterfall, Li Qing stood with his hands folded on the waterside pavilion, looking down through the mountain mist at the forest path below.

If someone were to open their divine eyes at this moment and examine the ancestral aperture between his eyebrows, they would immediately be able to see the faint and ethereal primordial energy.

The existence of heaven and earth involves the interaction of yin and yang, with a single primordial ancestral energy permeating the entire body.

The primordial ancestral energy, also known as the initial primordial energy, is inherited from one's parents and is predetermined before birth.

This energy is predetermined by nature, and varies according to different destinies. It can be seen that the ancestral energy between Li Qing's eyebrows is neither too big nor too small, neither increasing nor decreasing, and it flows continuously.

Then, as Li Qing touched the space between his eyebrows, a wisp of ancestral energy immediately leaped out from three feet above his head. It was born out of nothingness, fell into the void, and immediately transformed into a cloud of auspiciousness.

The auspicious cloud was three zhang high, with rays of light blooming from it. Primordial energy transformed into cloud petals, which were neither air nor rosy clouds. Immortal flowers then fell in a chaotic and wondrous manner, and the immortal flowers hung down with strands of Daoist charm. In an instant, all laws could not penetrate the auspicious cloud's rays of light.

Li Qing raised an eyebrow, glanced at the auspicious cloud above his head, and after a moment's thought, a playful thought arose in his mind.

"The auspicious cloud above gathers the essence of primordial Qi. The auspicious cloud is shrouded in purple smoke and exudes the precious light of the Jade Palace. It can be said to be impervious to water and fire and govern all laws."

"If I were to use the Mahakala Mantra to create an ominous curse to invade Qingyun... would the indestructible spear be sharper, or the impenetrable shield be stronger?"

Thinking of this, Li Qing immediately became curious. He lightly snapped his fingers with his left hand, and in an instant, the world lost its color. A hazy darkness suddenly swept in, plunging the entire world into the netherworld.

In the boundless darkness, only the auspicious clouds above remained, gradually producing boundless light and a profusion of celestial flowers, accompanied by the clear, tinkling sound of bells.

Even so, an invisible, mysterious force descended amidst the gloom, turning the void into a swamp, becoming increasingly stagnant. Under this terrifying soul pressure, a chilling attack began.

The land was shrouded in darkness, and the void seemed to be filled with curses. Amidst the pressure that emanated from all directions, a series of pitch-black footprints slowly appeared. These footprints were formed from the primordial Yin Qi, accompanied by the dark and turbid Qi of war and countless injuries. They were forged with the innate ghost talisman and gathered the most insidious and vicious curses in the world.

Auspicious clouds hung from the top of the sky, with flowers falling from the heavens and clouds cascading down. Countless rays of light bloomed, while in the dim surroundings, the messy ghost footprints became more and more numerous.

With each step the footprints took closer, the void dimmed a little more, like the twilight between day and night, so deep that no one could see anything inside. The ever-advancing ghost footprints increasingly compressed the auspicious cloud light.

Tap...tap...

The heavy, slow footprints grew deeper and deeper, eventually climbing from the cloud pavilion and waterfall to the sky. The deep, dark footprints were imprinted in the void. With each footprint, the color of the world decreased by an inch. When the ghostly footprints touched the victim, the outcome was predictable: the entire world would be plunged into the most terrifying darkness.

This is the first killing curse that Li Qing created by fusing the Southern Dipper Prophecy and the Netherworld Ghost Curse within the general outline of the Great Black Curse.

The source of that killing curse originated in the Southern Dipper Star Realm and began in the Netherworld. It was of an extremely high level and began to attack from an invisible point of view. The victim could not find out where it came from, let alone counter it.
This is the Ghost Prince of Destiny. He is too sensitive to the connection between the Heavenly Way and the Ghostly Way. As soon as he came into contact with the scroll of "The Great Black Heaven Curse of the Ghostly Journey", he directly bypassed all kinds of superficial and tragic curses and went straight to the root of the two paths.

The Southern Dipper high in the sky, the Milky Way and its myriad luminaries—this is the power of prophecy. The Six Heavens are the realm of ghosts and spirits—this is the turbid breath of the underworld!
The curse that came from the heavens and the Milky Way, the attack that descended from the Netherworld, these were things that should never have been encountered by someone at the Purple Mansion Realm, but he did it instinctively...

The footprints in the void formed a series, transforming into a long, dark curtain. From each footprint, a chilling, eerie black aura emanated, staining the sky.

Finally, the dense array of ghostly footprints had reached its limit, and Li Qing, as the sorcerer, could already see the landing point of the next attack, which was the center of the auspicious cloud above.

An invisible, mysterious force descended from the sky. Before the footprints were even formed, the terrifying aura had already locked onto this world, as if it were an invisible celestial demon, its feet treading the dark sky and its head reaching the Milky Way, taking one step down.

Click! ! !

The pitch-black ghost footprints instantly climbed up the auspicious clouds overhead, and a chilling, sinister aura filled the entire world.

The azure clouds above shone brightly, and celestial flowers rained down. When they encountered the invading killing curse, it was extinguished. As soon as the footprints landed, it was as if thousands of ghost footprints were stepping on them at the same time. The killing curse, which Li Qing had stacked to the limit, and the auspicious clouds above were locked in a fierce battle.

In the vast expanse of the sky, it was as if a mirror had shattered, with precious light shining through and killing curses as dark as ink, instantly spreading and staining the heavens and earth. Meanwhile, in the auspicious clouds above, the essence of the Jade Emperor was reborn.

Within the three-zhang-high auspicious cloud, two clusters of flames suddenly leaped out, one dark blue and the other orange-red. The two true flames were enveloped by the primordial energy and instantly transformed into a red cloud. A loud rumble resounded from within the cloud, and immediately, the Southern Bright Fire Star transformed into a meteorite and fell.

At the head of the auspicious cloud, one could see the soul banner leaping like a bird, then merging with the primordial energy to transform into the northern dark cloud. Within the cloud, countless strands of soul energy, like thousands of black dragons crossing the sea, crashed into the dark curtain of the curse.

The Southern Dipper Longevity Lamp, the Zhong Kui Ghost-Catching Picture, the Heavenly Mansion Profound Primordial Qi... all merged with the primordial Qi, each transforming into a new auspicious cloud. In the blink of an eye, auspicious clouds appeared, emitting purple smoke and overflowing with pure Qi, giving rise to all sorts of magical methods that came rushing over.

The two forces collided, and the sounds of explosions were deafening, causing the clouds to split open at the summit of the Immortal Mountain.

Li Qing exhaled a long breath, feeling extremely happy.

"Excellent Daoist technique, it can be considered a success!" A mouthful of primordial ancestral Qi, three feet above the head, auspicious clouds arise, two strands of profound Yin Qi, the Southern Dipper Netherworld Killing Curse, one is called Yu Chen Yang Jing, the other is called Mother Qi Xuan Yin, Yin and Yang complement each other, neither yielding to the other.

After exhaling a long breath, Li Qing flicked his sleeve and withdrew the Youyou Killing Curse, which immediately became still, like water without a source.

Then, pointing towards the auspicious clouds above, the light of all the treasures was released from the clouds, transforming into a powerful ancestral energy that swept up the banners, lamps, pictures, and fire and dropped them into his sleeve, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

From this moment on, many people on the summit of Feipu Peak and on Linyuan Mountain have noticed this strange phenomenon, and members of several law enforcement halls have begun to investigate.

Li Qing frowned, slightly raised his right sleeve, and saw the sleeve slip down, revealing five slender fingers that looked like white jade.

Unfortunately, the Five Peaks Ghostly Script changed instantly in the next instant, and an ominous ghostly light filled the air, causing the jade hand to transform into a strange ghostly hand in an instant!
Between You Ran's five fingers, the innate ghost script moved. At this moment, Li Qing did not activate the soul-summoning technique, but instead directly grabbed the air with his right palm.

In the blink of an eye, the innate dragon pattern manifested, and a flash of lightning appeared in the sky. Seven or eight bolts of lightning descended from the clouds, and as soon as the blue and purple lightning touched Li Qing's fingertips, they immediately transformed into dragons that swirled around his fingertips.

With another flick of its ghostly hand, seven or eight thousand-foot-long bolts of purple lightning flowed down from between its fingers, and with a series of thunderous booms, they completely cleansed the chaotic Jade Cloud Essence and gloomy energy in the vast blue sky...

This is a great supernatural power - commanding the Five Thunders!

After finishing all this, Li Qing flicked her sleeves to dispel the lingering thunderous energy on her fingertips, then turned and headed back to the Daoist temple.

All dharmas are complete!

At this moment, Li Qing was able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the true disciples of various immortal sects, instead of relying solely on the Ghost Mother and the "Eternal Regret Ghost Scissors" for confidence, as before.

The figure in cloud-like robes moved swiftly and leisurely back to the Daoist temple.

However, just as they descended the northern cliff of the Thousand Waterfalls, a figure in purple robes suddenly appeared and blocked Li Qing's path.

"Is Li Daozi well?"

The figure slowly turned around, and his seemingly calm eyes glanced unconsciously at Li Qingyou's sleeve before giving a polite greeting.

But the moment Li Qing made contact with those eyes, she immediately knew that she and the person in front of her were not on the same level.

That was Chen Jin, the Daoist Master of Tiannan Temple.

He was a Daoist seed from a previous generation who had cultivated the Primordial Qi of the Great Void to its limit and then switched to cultivating the Sitting in Oblivion Longevity Method. He was said to be a person who had half emerged from the Yin Spirit!

But Li Qing's first reaction to the person in front of her was that he was even more terrifying than the Dragon Lord. His unfathomable and profound aura was truly astonishing.

However, this kind of energy was both unexpected and reasonable!
Qi cultivators of the One Yuan Qi Dao are already half a level higher than those of other Daoist lineages, let alone the top Qi cultivators.

"Greetings, Abbot." Li Qing bowed to the man.

Although it is unknown why this abbot suddenly came to Flying Waterfall Peak, it is unlikely that it was because of the strange phenomenon caused by Li Qing practicing Taoist magic while entertaining himself.

"Your cultivation has indeed progressed rapidly over the past year!" he exclaimed in praise.

“Hmm… Someone as newly promoted to the Purple Mansion realm as you should have more than ten years of cultivation time to stabilize your realm. However, some troubles have occurred in Tiannan recently, and none of the Purple Mansion disciples have the ability to handle them. The Patriarch has issued a decree, ordering me to come and ask Junior Brother Li for help!”

Chen Jin nodded softly, explaining as she handed the bamboo slip to Li Qing.

This means we need to assign tasks to Feipu Daofu ahead of schedule!

Many accomplished Daoist masters were unable to handle the situation, but the Patriarch ordered me to take action.
Li Qing raised an eyebrow, somewhat suspiciously accepting the bamboo scroll, unsure whether the abbot was being polite or...

However, after he bent down and read through the contents of the bamboo slip, his heart skipped a beat.

"Ten thousand miles upstream of the Ghost River, disaster strikes; a heretic has perished in the Purple Palace?"

It really was—a calamity caused by a ghost!
Only the Ghost Calamity is something that others cannot handle, but Li Qing, who has the backing of the Netherworld Palace, is absolutely capable of dealing with it.

"The matter of the Ghost River lies upstream, where demons wreak havoc and ghosts roam freely, hundreds of thousands of miles away."

"This matter is something I can handle, and it's also something that Chief Bai Long can handle. The rest is up to you, Junior Brother. Would you be so kind as to lend a hand?"

North of the Yuan River is not the unknown end of the capital city that the folk legends of the south say.

To the north of the Ghost River lies the southernmost point of the Western Shu Kingdom, a place teeming with wild demons and ghosts. There is a ghost city there, the source of endless water ghosts, the ruins where ghosts roamed after the destruction of the ancient kingdom.

“Of course… but I need enough Dao cultivation points to exchange for the entire ‘Southern Dipper Longevity Scripture’!”

"Master, this journey seems to be quite difficult. Perhaps you could grant me a certain amount of merit?"

Without hesitation, Li Qing agreed, but at the same time raised an even more pressing question.

The second volume of the Southern Dipper Prolonging Life Manual requires 600,000 merits. How should the temple arrange these for him?

(End of this chapter)