Great Love for All Heavens Begins with Huang Yaoshi

Chapter 231 Mount Shu, Xu Changqing

Nestled amidst towering mountains in western Sichuan, the peaks soar into the sky like floating clouds, and the region is renowned for its magnificent mountains since ancient times.

The Shu Mountain area is full of spiritual sites. It is said that there are sword immortals there who practice meditation and fasting to cultivate their skills. With a flying sword, they can travel through the heavens and the earth, traversing mountains and rivers, and enjoying a carefree life in the mortal world.

Hidden in the misty clouds, seemingly suspended in the air, is a fairy mountain with a series of pavilions and towers.

This place is none other than the renowned Shu Mountain Sect. Its disciples, upon entering the world, all prioritize benevolence and righteousness, perform good deeds, accumulate merit, and lend a helping hand to those in need. They are duty-bound to eliminate demons and protect the righteous path.

Inside a grand hall called Wuji Pavilion.

The four elders of Shushan, Canggu, Jingming, Youxuan, and Heyang, frowned as they looked at the red-eyed, poisonous man with sharp teeth lying on the couch in the hall, unable to control his body.

Standing to the side were two young men in white Taoist robes carrying swords. One was gentle and refined, with an elegant and graceful appearance that was unforgettable.

Although one of them had an ordinary appearance, he exuded a calm and reliable temperament from the inside out. The two were Xu Changqing and Chang Yin, the current senior disciples of the Shu Mountain Sect.

"According to the records, they were originally normal people, but they were poisoned and became like this."

Elder He Yang, who was most skilled in medicine, spoke up:

"At first there was only one. The poison master poured the highly refined poison into his body, causing him to lose his nature and become like a wild beast attacking a stranger, spreading the poison."

Chang Yin said in a deep voice:
"If that's the case, the poison has already spread from the main body. If it can't be stopped soon, there will be a great calamity in the world."

Just then, four or five poisonous men suddenly sat up from the couch, about to attack the people in the hall.

"careful!"

Chang Yin didn't know why his senior brother suddenly froze on the spot, so he immediately stood in front of him, made a hand seal, and cast a corpse-suppressing talisman to suppress the ferocious-looking poisonous man.

With a wave of his whisk, the hot-tempered Elder Cang Gu conjured an illusory Tai Chi talisman, causing the poisoned man to lie back down on the couch.

"Changqing, what's wrong with you?" Elder Canggu frowned deeply: "You were so distracted that you didn't even realize you were in trouble."

A flash of white light appeared deep within the eyes of the young man in the white Taoist robe. He clasped his hands in a salute and said:
"I don't know why, but I suddenly felt that my memory was incomplete, as if I had forgotten many things."

The four elders' pupils contracted slightly, as if they had thought of something. Elder Jingming spoke first:
"Changqing, it's probably because your cultivation has improved so rapidly these days that your state of mind is a bit unstable."

Elder Youxuan nodded:
"Indeed, although our sect cultivates qi in the body, controls the sword with qi, and transforms sword qi into a form to injure the enemy, making our swordsmanship extraordinary and our sword strikes as if frost were descending from the heavens, we are also proficient in the three arts of immortal techniques, qi refining, and spirit cultivation."

"Over the years, in addition to your mastery of the sword, your cultivation of Qi and immortal arts has far surpassed your peers, but you are still somewhat lacking in the cultivation of your spirit."

Elder Cang Gu coughed lightly:
"Changqing, you must keep your Master Youxuan's words firmly in mind. When you reach the end of your cultivation, you must put a lot of effort into nourishing your spirit. Only in this way can you achieve the inner gate of purifying your mind and stopping your thoughts, and be able to see and hear in all directions, allowing your senses to see thousands of miles away."

"Furthermore, the essence of my Shushan Heart Method lies in reaching the ultimate emptiness and maintaining steadfast stillness. When all things arise, I observe their return. In other words, one must attain the ultimate clarity of the Dao mind and maintain the ultimate tranquility of the heart in order to perceive the essence of the Dao from the laws governing the operation of all things."

Elder He Yang also spoke up:

"As the saying goes, the highest good is like water. Water benefits all things without striving, and dwells in places that others disdain. Therefore, it is close to the Tao. If you cultivate to this level, when the time is right, you can ascend to become an immortal."

The young man in the white Taoist robe respectfully said:
"Changqing will keep this in mind and will certainly live up to the teachings of his four masters."

Elder Cang Gu nodded:
"The priority now is to prevent the poisoning of people as quickly as possible. The Tang Clan has lived in Tangjiabao in Yuzhou City for generations. They are a single-family martial arts sect, renowned in Sichuan for their hidden weapons and poisons. Most poisoning incidents are inextricably linked to the Tang Clan," Elder Heyang said thoughtfully.

"Then I will lead Changqing and the others to Tangjiabao."

Having said that, he immediately ordered the young man in white Taoist robes and Chang Yin to lead a group of elite disciples from Mount Shu down the mountain.

After a short while, only the four elders remained in Wuji Pavilion, and the atmosphere suddenly became silent.

Elder Canggu suddenly spoke:
"Logically speaking, given Changqing's cultivation level, he shouldn't be able to detect the seal we've set up."

Elder Youxuan said slowly:

"The seal on Changqing's body can only be removed by the combined power of the four of us plus the sect leader. It must have been a chance encounter."

Elder Heyang's expression was solemn:
"This seal is crucial to his cultivation career, and he must not be allowed to discover it unless absolutely necessary."

"There's no necessary moment; we absolutely cannot let him find out." Elder Cang Gu's tone was resolute:
"Changqing was born with the destiny to become an immortal, but he has already wasted three lifetimes. This is the lifetime he is closest to attaining immortality. We must not let him regain his past memories, otherwise he may follow in the footsteps of the previous two lifetimes."

Upon hearing this, the three agreed that it made sense and that they could not remove the seal from his body.

Before long, dozens of sword lights flew out from Shushan and arrived outside a city built against the mountain and by the water.

Immediately, Elder Heyang instructed all the Shushan disciples, except for the young man in the white Taoist robe, to disguise themselves and settle down in Yuzhou City. Then, he led the young man in the white Taoist robe to the Tang Sect.

The market in Yuzhou City was bustling with activity, with pharmacies, taverns, and antique shops lined up one after another, making it a very lively and prosperous place.

"Changqing, do you think the Poison Man is related to the Tang Clan?"

Zhuang Bu Ran said calmly:
"When I went down the mountain before, I heard about the reputation of the Tang Clan in Sichuan. They rarely travel around the martial arts world. They are unwilling to associate with famous sects or righteous sects, nor do they care to associate with evil and crooked paths. They give people a feeling that they are neither good nor evil and are hard to figure out."

“Master Cang Gu never speaks without reason, and Changqing thinks it is most likely related to the Tang Clan.”

Elder Heyang said gently:

"I know Tang Kun, the head of Tangjiabao, and I know him to be an upright person."

Zhuang Buran said meaningfully:
"As far as I know, although the Tang Clan is a Jianghu sect with one family and one surname, the position of hall master has always been passed down within the direct line."

"The Tang family currently has a legitimate granddaughter, Tang Xuejian, an illegitimate son, Tang Yi, and a younger brother, Tang Tai. The Tang family also has a rule that poison skills are passed down to men but not women."

"Changqing believes that people's hearts are unpredictable, especially those who practice poison skills. Their temperament is bound to be extreme, they may go astray, and they may develop other thoughts."

"It seems you've investigated Tangjiabao very thoroughly," Elder Heyang said with a smile.
"But we must not be prejudiced. We must know that right and wrong, good and evil, should be judged by one's heart, not just by one's background and martial arts skills."

Zhuang Buran replied:
"Changqing understands. It is thanks to Junior Brother Changyin that I was able to figure out the situation in Tangjiabao."

Not long after, when the people of Tangjiabao heard that the elder from Shushan had arrived, Tang Tai, the steward of Tangjiabao, immediately appeared to greet him and then told them the news that Tang Kun was seriously ill.

(End of this chapter)