You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

Chapter 188 The True Lineage of Qingwei!

The two founders of the Qingwei School have awakened and returned, summoning disciples from all over the world and overseas branches to rebuild the mountain gate and continue the lineage. This is the biggest and most important event in the more than 600 years of the Qingwei School!
The date for the founding ceremony has been set for one week from now, on September 8th!
Moreover, this matter has been in preparation for many days, and it's common knowledge throughout the martial arts world...

At least the invitations have been sent to the major sects, Taoist sects, and aristocratic families.

Now someone suddenly appears, claiming to be the successor of the "Master of Qingwei" and the true successor of the Qingwei School. How can the "Founding Ceremony" be held then?
What will fellow martial arts practitioners think?
Master Huang grew anxious, staring intently at Chen Yang, and said in a low voice, "Who exactly are you? Our Qingwei Sect's ancestor, Yuanjun Shu, has long since ascended to the Immortal Realm. How could she have a successor in the mortal world whom our Qingwei Sect is unaware of?"

The Qingwei Sect Leader is also known as "Zushu Yuanjun," and some legends also revere her as "Lord of All Spirits."

"Ascension?"

Chen Yang asked in surprise, "How can one ascend to heaven if they have severed the connection between heaven and earth?"

Master Huang scoffed and said, "You don't even know such basic Taoist knowledge, yet you dare to impersonate the successor of Zu Shu Yuan Jun and the orthodox lineage of my Qingwei Dao... Don't you know that if one cultivates to become an immortal in the mortal realm, one can be received by the Heavenly Court?"

Before the connection between heaven and earth was severed, powerful people in the mortal realm could cultivate to become immortals and ascend to heaven in broad daylight as long as they survived the heavenly tribulation.

Back then, it was about "ascending to immortality".

However, after the severing of the connection between heaven and earth, the path between immortals and mortals was cut off, making it impossible to ascend. Therefore, the Heavenly Court had no choice but to find another way, creating "Heavenly Treasures" to actively guide mortals to "become immortals".

Chen Yang hadn't actually inquired about this matter.

"Whether I have common knowledge of Taoism or not has nothing to do with whether I am a true follower of the Qingwei School... You came to Yincheng today to forcibly take Wang Xuan away. I will personally come to your door to demand an explanation."

Chen Yang's voice turned cold: "Get out!"

Without hesitation, Master Huang turned and strode away.

"Old Chen..."

After the three masters and disciples left, Yang Shuai said, "Letting them go like this is too easy on them!"

He Wanzhong was also somewhat puzzled.

Is Master Chen being unusually agreeable today?
They really let them go?
Chen Yang laughed and said, "If I kill them, how will I seize the opportunity to make my move in the future?"

Yang Shuai suddenly realized and said, "Right...didn't that old Taoist priest just say they're going to hold their founding ceremony on September 8th? Let's just go and cause a huge uproar!"

Chen Yang called Wang Xuan over, offered a few words of comfort, and instructed him: "Don't worry about what happened today. Just prepare well for tomorrow's competition. Whether you can make a name for yourself depends on this [World's Number One Daoist Tournament]."

The word "to become famous" here has three meanings.

Firstly, it would promote Wang Xuan's own name, thus spreading the story of his apprenticeship to the "Mountain God," which would surely make the incense at the Helan Mountain Mountain God Temple even more prosperous!
In addition, newly built temples and the deities enshrined in other places are also better.

At last……

Naturally, it was to promote the name of "Qingwei Zhengzong".

"Old He."

"Could you help me find out about the details of the Qingwei Sect's founding ceremony? Also, could you arrange for some news media to interview Wang Xuan after the competition tomorrow?"

"It would be best to do an exclusive interview, and the title could be the four characters 'Qingwei Authentic'."

He Wanzhong was shocked...

Is Master Chen going to challenge the Qingwei School?

Now that the two patriarchs of the Qingwei Sect have returned, they are gathering Qingwei branches from all over the world to rebuild the sect... At this time, it would be perfectly fine to conduct an exclusive interview with Wang Xuan and say that he cultivates the Qingwei Daoist method.

On the contrary, it will add to the prestige of the Qingwei faction.

However, the interview used the four characters "Qingwei Zhengzong"...

That's different!
Unlike other major Daoist sects, the Qingwei Sect was once glorious, but later gradually declined. Its lineage spread out and split into various branches, with most of the branches even going overseas!

This faction already has a dispute over "orthodoxy," and now that Chen Yang has emerged at this critical juncture, if it is not resolved properly, this "founding ceremony" will become a joke!
Recently, various major sects, clans, and ancient families have had their "patriarchs" awaken from their slumber, greatly increasing their power and even starting to target the Special Administration Bureau, no longer willing to be bound by the rules set by the Special Administration Bureau.

Maybe this time...

Is this a great opportunity to curb their arrogance?
After leaving the hotel, He Wanzhong immediately reported the matter to headquarters.

Headquarters quickly replied, instructing He Wanzhong to follow Chen Yang's orders in everything.

at the same time.

A taxi sped out of Yincheng and headed straight for "Hedong Airport".

In the car.

Master Huang was pale and weak. He leaned against the chair, unable to move, and said, "Xu Lin, where is my phone?"

Xu Lin was Huang Zhenren's eldest disciple.

He also suffered damage to his Yin spirit, but because he hadn't been beaten as badly as Huang Zhenren by Yang Shuai and Gu Jinghui, he wasn't completely unable to move. He took out Huang Zhenren's phone.

"Here you go, Master!"

Master Huang: "Xiao Ai, please call Master Xuan Shui for me."

"........."

The taxi driver couldn't help but look back...

Good guy!
These Taoist cultivators are quite up-to-date with the times!

The taxi driver wasn't too surprised by the three people dressed in Taoist robes... After all, the preliminary rounds of the "Number One Taoist Cult in the World" had already begun, and he had driven several Taoist customers in the past few days.

"True Lord..."

The call connected, and Master Huang said, "True Lord, I have something important to report... This afternoon, while watching video clips of the preliminary rounds of the 'Number One Taoist Cultivation Tournament' online, I discovered a very promising talent!"

"He is only sixteen years old and has only been formally cultivating for a little over a month, yet he has already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining, and he is even cultivating the Daoist techniques of our Qingwei Sect!"

On the other end of the phone, True Monarch Xuan Shui exclaimed with delight, "Really? He's cultivated to such a level in just over a month, and the key is that he's cultivating the Daoist techniques of our Qingwei Sect... What's his name? Where does he live? You must set off immediately and bring that child back."

"That child's name is Wang Xuan, and he's in Xixia Prefecture..."

Master Huang paused for a moment, then said, "However, I was unable to bring him back."

"Ok?"

Xuan Shui Zhenjun's tone turned serious: "What's going on?"

Master Huang recounted the events of the day, saying, "That child took a mountain god from Xixia Prefecture as his master. His Qi Refining cultivation is one thing... but his Yin Spirit realm has already reached the peak of the Sun Travel Realm, and he possesses a peculiar spell that can directly capture my Yin Spirit."

"Directly arrest the Yin spirit?"

On the other end of the phone, True Lord Xuanshui's knowledge was clearly superior. He exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be the legendary Soul-Binding Technique? However, with the severance of the Yin-Yang Path, this technique had been lost in the mortal realm. How could it suddenly reappear?"

"And what's the deal with that mountain god?"

“There is a mountain in Xixia Prefecture called Helan Mountain. A mountain god is enshrined on the mountain. I have inquired and found that the mountain god temple is newly built... It was specially built by the Special Administration Bureau.”

Master Huang said, "I heard from that kid Wang Xuan that the mountain god of Helan Mountain is not a lewd or evil god, but a legitimate one who has been officially appointed by the underworld. It seems that he was appointed by a powerful figure called Luo Feng Fu Mo Yin Shuai."

"Luo Feng, the Demon-Subduing Underworld Marshal?" Xuan Shui Zhenjun: "The Ten Underworld Marshals, Black and White Impermanence, Ox-Head and Horse-Face, Ghost King Marshal, Leopard Tail Marshal, Wasp Marshal, Bird-Beak Marshal, Fish-Gill Marshal, and the Day-Roaming God... How come there's another one, Luo Feng, the Demon-Subduing Underworld Marshal? Could he be a special case like Yang Qilang? Or not one of the traditional Ten Underworld Marshals?"

As a Taoist True Lord, he naturally knows more about the "underworld" than ordinary people.

He knew the ten divine roles of the "traditional" Ten Underworld Marshals, and also knew some special cases among them.

For example, "Yang Qilang".

Legend has it that Yang Qilang was a black tiger immortal in Heaven. He was hot-tempered and fiercely brave. As a result, he offended a big shot in Heaven and was banished to the mortal world. He was reincarnated as the seventh son of Yang Ye. This son was born with divine strength and was the strongest fighter among the seven brothers of the Yang family.

Yang Qilang was young and impetuous, but possessed superb martial arts skills and repeatedly made meritorious contributions in the army!

During the war between the Song and Liao dynasties, Yang Ye was trapped in Lianglang Mountain. His seventh son, along with his father, fought his way out of the encirclement of 10,000 men, displaying unparalleled bravery. However, the treacherous minister Fan Renmei took revenge by getting the seventh son drunk, tying him to a hundred-foot pole, and shooting him with 103 arrows, where he died a tragic death.

After Qilang died, his vengeful spirit lingered for a long time. His body was thrown into a deep pool, where there were thousands of ghosts. Qilang became the Ghost King, which alarmed the Northern Song emperor. The tyrannical emperor was forced to posthumously honor his entire family as loyal martyrs.

Qi Lang was originally the Black Tiger Star Tribulation. After completing his tribulation, his soul returned to the underworld and was appointed as the Underworld Marshal. His main duties were to subdue the ghosts on the battlefield and to recruit a few elites into the Underworld army. He was not allowed to disturb the mortal world.

In addition, there is also a "Day Wanderer" among the Ten Yin Marshals.

This "Day Patrol God" is not a "day patrol" on the rank of the underworld gods, but a name!

The real name of the Day Wanderer God was "Wen Liang". He was one of the eight demon kings of Evil Tiger Gully during the Shang Dynasty. He and Ma Shan and others occupied Bailong Mountain as kings and had more than 3,000 grass gods under their command.

When Yin Jiao attacked Xiqi, Wen Liang and Ma Shan were recruited as Yin Jiao's "left and right protectors". Later, they were defeated by Nezha and Yang Jian. When Jiang Ziya conferred the titles of gods, he appointed them as the God of the Day.

He is now one of the Ten Great Underworld Marshals, and Chen Yang's "Day Wanderer Dharma Body" was created based on the golden body of the Day Wanderer God Wen Liang.

of course.

These things had no effect on True Lord Xuan Shui.

He laughed and said, "The path between Yin and Yang is not yet open, so how can there be any gods in the human world? Besides, whether that mountain god of Helan Mountain is a wicked god of a licentious shrine or a righteous god of heaven and earth... the duties of the underworld officials and righteous gods of heaven and earth in the human world are to maintain the order of Yin and Yang, and they have no jurisdiction over our Qingwei Sect."

"It doesn't matter that the child wasn't brought back. Just give me his information, and I will personally take him to Qingwei Dao Academy on the day of the founding ceremony. At that time, the Grandmaster will accept him as a disciple and personally guide and teach him."

In the taxi, Master Huang remained silent.

"how?"

After a long silence, Xuan Shui Zhenjun's tone became noticeably more displeased: "I know what you're thinking. Bringing such an outstanding disciple back to the sect would be a great achievement. Rest assured, I will definitely report your merit to my master after I bring him back."

"No no no..."

Master Huang quickly changed his words: "True Lord, that's not what I meant... It's just that something unexpected happened today."

He paused slightly, reorganizing his thoughts, and said, "That child cultivates the [Qingwei Yuanjiang Great Method], and he has a master behind him who claims to be a descendant of Zushu Yuanjun and a true successor of the Qingwei lineage!"

"what?"

Master Xuan Shui's tone changed drastically!

…………

Suzhou, Jiangsu Prefecture.

Qingwei Taoist Temple.

After hanging up the phone, Master Xuanshui hurriedly got up and went to the outside of a large hall.

"My two patriarchs, your disciple Xuan Shui has disturbed you late at night with important matters to report."

A voice echoed from inside the main hall—

"What's the matter?"

True Lord Xuan Shui dared not conceal anything and repeated True Man Huang's words.

"what?"

"The authentic lineage of Qingwei?"

"When did Grandmaster Zushu Yuanjun ever have a successor?"

For a moment, the tone of the two Qingwei Patriarchs in the main hall changed. With a creak, the main hall door opened, and a young man walked out.

The boy was wearing a Taoist robe and looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a somewhat youthful face.

Yet his eyes held a maturity and world-weariness beyond his years. His face was sinister as he coldly said, "Who is so bold as to impersonate the descendant of Grandmaster Zu Shu Yuan Jun? Who dares to impersonate the Qingwei lineage?"

Xuan Shui Zhenjun said, "This person's identity is still unknown, but he has a close relationship with the mountain god of Helan Mountain and that child... Ancestor, rest assured, I will arrange for someone to go and investigate tomorrow."

soon.

Its daybreak.

Xuan Shui Zhenjun made one phone call after another...

However, before a reply could be received, True Lord Xuan Shui received a message first...

It was sent by Master Huang.

That was a video.

When Xuan Shui Zhenjun clicked on it, he found it was an interview with a young man, and the title of the interview was "Qingwei Zhengzong".

The boy seemed a little reserved in front of the camera.

But when he talks about his master, his face is full of smiles.

In the interview, he also mentioned a name—Chen Shuai!
“My master said that the Qingwei Yuanjiang Great Method I cultivate is a Taoist technique passed down in the Chen family. Chen Shuai said that there are countless people in the world who cultivate Qingwei Taoist techniques, but they are all from collateral branches. Only our lineage is the true Qingwei lineage!”

…………

Xixia Prefecture, Silver City.

A corner of the stands at the New City Stadium.

"Master Chen, you're putting the Qingwei School in a very difficult position."

Jiang He laughed and said, "Once this interview is released, it will probably spread throughout the martial arts world very quickly. If the Qingwei Sect doesn't deal with this matter, their so-called founding ceremony will become a complete joke."

"Could it be that Master Chen has a grudge against the Qingwei School?"

Chen Yang shook his head.

“Minister Jiang should know that my father practiced the Qingwei Yuanjiang Great Method before his death... His last wish was for me to find someone to carry forward the Qingwei School. Since that’s the case... I must fight for the authentic Qingwei lineage.”

He paused, then said, "These old fogies have resurfaced, which might bring a lot of harm to the Great Xia, right? I've heard that the major sects, aristocratic families, and Taoist sects have already started targeting the Special Administration Bureau?"

"Just them?"

Jiang He sneered, "A bunch of worthless wretches clinging to life. Do you really think they can amount to anything?"

(End of this chapter)