The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 185 Re-attaining the Dao Fruit, Rebirth of Authority

The white jade lion cat felt that its cat life was shrouded in darkness.

The white jade lion cat had no temper whatsoever with Zhou Yan's words, because of the Lishan Old Mother and his shadowy elder brother. In particular, he knew that he still had to ask this kid for help.

So, just like when I cooked for Manjushri Bodhisattva back then, I rushed back overnight and made three dishes and a soup.

I never expected to suffer such humiliation.

Manjushri, Manjushri!
All I did was gather seventy or eighty female tigers and lions and hold an uninhibited assembly at your temple. Was it really necessary for you to treat me like this?!

The white jade lion cat recalled that when he woke up from meditation, he smiled and lifted the cat up by the scruff of his neck, whipping it while asking with a smile if it had made a mistake. The gentle yet terrifying monk was still unconvinced.

The little boy clearly sensed something and laughed wildly.

Sure enough, these Taoist priests are just as annoying as ever!
The white jade lion cat finally reached its breaking point.

With a loud meow, it suddenly leaped into the air from Zhou Yan's grasp, swaying its body and changing its posture in mid-air. Its right leg tightened, and its right hind paw shot out, stomping directly on Xiweizi's face, giving the old Taoist a hard blow.

Then, enraged and embarrassed, he ran away.

Zhou Yan watched as the old Taoist priest stumbled after being kicked by a cat. Even so, the old Taoist master Xiweizi was overjoyed, sitting there laughing heartily and muttering, "Wugou, Wugou."

"Hahahahaha!"

The Taoist master laughed loudly and pounded the ground.

Wang Zhenwei sighed and explained, "Grandmaster Uncle, please don't be offended. My senior brother is just used to being carefree. It's just that sometimes the things that make him laugh are a little different from others."

Xiweizi wiped away the tears of laughter and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, Grandmaster Uncle. Since this cat has come to find you, it's not just here to cook you a meal. According to them, it means that you and the cat are destined to meet again."

Zhou Yan asked helplessly, "So, what is the identity of this cat?"

Xiweizi said, "Well..."

Two eerie, cold lights emerged from the bushes behind them.

The lion cat is staring at you, Taoist.

Xiweizi swept his whisk and smiled, "It's a lovely cat. The old Taoist's laughter just now had nothing to do with him; it was just because he had just thought of something funny."

Thus, the white jade lion cat's 'killing intent' gradually subsided.

Seeing the old Taoist's suppressed laughter, Zhou Yan knew that the old Taoist would never reveal this matter. He could only ask the two of them why they had come. Xiweizi and Wang Zhenwei exchanged glances.

With a flick of his whisk, Xiweizi had already set up an extraordinary magic array, obscuring sight and sound.

"It's because of that weaver girl."

"Grandmaster Uncle, you used your profound magic to summon the local earth deities of a thousand miles, and had them seal the earth veins inch by inch in order to force that demon out. But then, who will go down and force out that Weaver Spider Demon?"

"Secondly, if we delay taking action, what if the Weaver Girl, finding herself with no way out, becomes utterly unscrupulous and reckless, directly detonating the ley lines? What will we do then?"

This was exactly what Xiweizi was worried about.

Zhou Yan had also thought about it—his idea was to have Shi Xuanxing take action. Shi Xuanxing was already a mountain god and earth deity, and his own strength was strong enough. He was transformed from a celestial star and was born and nurtured by nature, so he was not afraid of the Weaver Girl's strongest poisonous magic and supernatural powers. His Dao heart could be said to be stubborn, and he was not easily bewitched by Buddhist chants.

However, there are also problems.

Xiweizi swept his whisk and smiled, "My master uncle said before that he was an envoy of the Lord of Mount Tai. I wonder if there is any way to ask the Lord to issue a decree to send a divine general from the Mount Tai lineage to deal with the Weaver Girl's matter?"

Zhou Yan looked at the old Taoist priest and knew that the priest was still testing him, so he said:

"It is possible, but my cultivation is insufficient. How can I possibly get the Taishan Guards and the Dharma Protectors to come here?"

Xiweizi and Wang Zhenwei exchanged a glance, and the old Taoist priest's expression became solemn.

"Can you really summon troops from Mount Tai?"

Zhou Yan said, “According to the rules of the Xuantan, I should be able to do the steps from opening the altar and invoking the deity to issuing the talisman to summon the general. However, I don’t think that my little bit of magic power is enough to summon the divine general directly from Mount Tai to here.”

That thing is practically a teleportation technique over enormous distances.

Lord Zhou can't even fly now.

Each time, he can only open a shrine, locate Mount Tai, and then fly his soul there. The principle is actually a bit like this: with Mount Tai as the center of a magnet, when Zhou Yan opens the shrine, it is equivalent to being pulled by a magnetic force. Because the difference between the two is huge, Zhou Fujun's consciousness flies over in a flash.

Now they want to reverse the situation and directly recruit people from Mount Tai.

To perform the reverse divine general summoning technique, one needs to be on par with Mount Tai, or at least reach a similar level at some point.

If it were just a routine summoning of soldiers or deities, that would be fine.

Recruiting soldiers from Mount Tai involves ranks and rituals that completely exceed the scope of the "Xuan Tan" level.

Even if a true immortal were to open the altar, it's impossible.

Zhou Yan only mentioned it briefly.

Wang Zhenwei already felt somewhat regretful. If the divine generals under the command of the Lord of Mount Tai had assisted her, the Weaver Girl would have been forced to come out and would have directly faced the head of the Supreme Pavilion Daoist Sect, who possessed pure Yang Gang Lei power.

But Xiweizi remained unfazed, extended a finger, and smiled:
"If the altar is not enough."

"How about the grand ritual?"

Wang Zhenwei suddenly stood up: "Senior brother?!"

Xiweizi raised his hand to stop, gazing at Zhou Yan. This old Taoist was gentle and composed in front of his disciples, and had no temper in front of his disciples. He was always laughing, joking, and scolding. But at this moment, his eyes were clear and calm, like the Yangtze River, surging and flowing, forever in the East.

The Taoist school has the Yellow Register, Golden Register, Bright Truth, Three Primal Elements, Eight Festivals, Tutan, and Natural Seven Fasting.

The grand ritual, which combines the seven fasting practices and transcends them, is the true grand sacrificial ceremony.

Taoist rituals have only three specifications.

The Luotian Grand Ritual worships 1,200 deities; the Zhoutian Grand Ritual worships 2,400 deities; and the Putian Grand Ritual worships 3,600 deities.

"If I could hold a grand Taoist ritual with the direction of the Lord of Mount Tai."

"Could you summon the true elite forces, the Taishan Divine Guards and the Dharma Protectors?"

"The old Taoist priest doesn't need them to capture or kill that spider."

"All we need to do is force this spider out of the ley lines, how about that?"

The number one leader of the Taoist sect, a true Great Master.

Zhou Yan stared at Xiweizi, remained silent for a moment, and then said frankly, "Lord of Mount Tai has just returned. Even if he has summoned the Mount Tai Guards, he cannot guarantee the current level of their elite forces. Secondly, the thirty-six caves and seventy-two peaks surrounding Mount Tai have not yet been pacified."

“If the Taishan Guards are transferred now, there’s no guarantee that some extremely sinful demons might take the risk in the Taishan area.” “Therefore, Taishan needs time.”

Xiweizi smiled and said, "Okay."

"Then, I will immediately gather my disciples to resume the Daoist Grand Ritual. Those Daoist cultivators from other regions can also participate. It just so happens that such a grand ceremony is something that my Louguan Daoist disciples may not be able to accomplish yet."

“They’ve been in my Louguandao for so long, it’s time they did something.”

With just a few words, he has already established a top-tier Taoist ritual. His demeanor is composed, his vision is grand, and his standards are extremely high. He truly is the leader of the number one Taoist sect in the world, the Grand Master!

Zhou Yan sighed inwardly, but then saw Xiweizi instruct Wang Zhenwei to make preparations. He coughed, and the Grand Master leaned closer, saying, "Um, what Grandmaster Uncle..."

Zhou Yan asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiweizi's lips curled up, and she lowered her voice:
"Um, do you have any more?"

Lord Zhou was stunned: "Huh?"

Xiweizi, with her arm around Zhou Yan's shoulder, said, "Those books were really powerful, cough cough..." Zhou Yan paused for a moment, then his lips twitched, "You've finished them all? So fast?!"

Xiweizi said, "Well, true cultivators of the Daoist school can live without sleep."

Lord Zhou looked at the man's dark circles and sighed in admiration:
"As expected of you!"

"Is that available?"

"there is none left!"

"really?"

"Of course!"

So Xiweizi sighed with regret. After Zhou Yan saw the real man off, he tapped his fingers on the table, pondering the situation. Weaver Girl must be killed. At present, a grand Taoist ritual centered on Louguandao can summon the Eastern Peak God General.

However, on the one hand, the Taishan lineage had long been severed; on the other hand, Zhou Yan was also worried about Shi Xuanxing and the others' training; and thirdly, even if a Taoist grand ceremony was used to summon Shi Xuanxing and the others to this place, the evil spirits around Taishan must be wiped out before that!
At the same time, it is also necessary to improve our strength.

Zhou Yan thought that in order to kill the Weaver Girl and seal her karma into the jade book to transform it into supernatural power, he had to personally deliver the final blow.

The Weaver Girl's use of Buddhist teachings, 'seeds,' and the ancient exotic mountain spider to sever the calamity of the Reclining Buddha Temple can transform into the [Eight-Armed Seven-Headed Buddha Dharma Form] after it is broken.

Weaver Girl is a powerful demon with over a thousand years of cultivation, disguised as Manjushri.

It also involves a major calamity that affects the entire Zhongnan Mountain range.

If this demon is slain and this calamity is averted, what kind of supernatural power will be developed if it is imprinted in the jade book? And whatever kind of supernatural power it is, it will certainly be extraordinary. The mountain spider's [Eight-Armed Seven-Fold Buddha Dharma Form] has helped Zhou Yan escape danger several times.

The Weaver Girl's supernatural powers must have an even greater purpose.

In such a turbulent era, it can greatly enhance strength.

Thinking of the simpletons in Taishan Guard, Zhou Yan sighed. Their appearance was not enough to intimidate others. He thought of the various precious medicines and herbs left by the previous Taishan Duke in Taishan Prefecture. Although these things were good, they were useless if they were not put to practical use.

Zhou Yan then visited Xuanzhuzi to learn the art of alchemy.

Although Xuanzhuzi was curious about what Zhou Yanxue was doing refining pills, and what kind of pills he needed, he could just ask Louguan Dao. However, Zhou Yanxue was very determined to refine pills, so Xuanzhuzi took out the Daoist scriptures to teach him. But refining pills was not so fun.

Zhou Yan practiced the original text of the Tao Te Ching while also learning alchemy.

The local earth gods would report to Zhou Yan daily on the progress of sealing the earth veins. Zhou Yan asked Xiweizi for some wine and meat, and set up an incense table, all of which were blessed with talismans. After reporting back, the earth gods could drink a cup of wine and eat a serving of meat here.

People came and went in an endless stream.

The Taoists from various sects saw that this young grandmaster uncle of Taishang Louguan often had a shrine in the courtyard, and local deities would come and go. He often held a Taoist scripture, pacing and pondering. He truly had the demeanor of a high-ranking Taoist.

Master Xiweizi also often came here to borrow Taoist scriptures from his Grandmaster Uncle.

It seems that Grandmaster Uncle's collection of Taoist scriptures is more abundant.

Jing'an and Jingxu wanted to borrow the book from the Master, but the Master said that they were too young to read such profound Taoist scriptures, and dismissed them with various reasons and excuses.

Lou Guandao lived a comfortable and peaceful life. However, on this day, when Zhou Yan was pondering the breathing technique of the Tao Te Ching, he suddenly felt something was wrong. His own magical power circulated once, and in an instant, it became three times heavier!
Zhou Yan initially thought that he had finally made a breakthrough in his cultivation of the original text of the Tao Te Ching, but he immediately realized that this was not the case.

The jade talisman with the character "泰" (Tai) has changed, and the jade talisman representing the status of the Lord of Mount Tai is slightly lit up.

A mysterious aura rose up.

With a calm mind, Zhou Yan could feel that the divine concept brought about by his identity as the Lord of Mount Tai had become more solid and powerful. Even the illusory Dao foundation deduced from the jade seal slowly rotated and became three-tenths more real.

Zhou Yan sensed that his own strength had subtly improved.

Within the Dao Foundation, the portion belonging to the earth veins was slowly improving. Even without using the authority of the Lord of Mount Tai, Zhou Yan's connection with the earth veins gradually increased, further enhancing the speed at which Zhou Yan's magical power recovered.

The increase wasn't huge, but it happened suddenly.

After careful consideration, Zhou Yan discovered the source of this change.

"...The divine authority of the Lord of Mount Tai has been strengthened, no, it has been restored...?"

"What have these brilliant minds done this time?"

wrong!

Zhou Yan's lips twitched.

He felt that Shi Xuanxing, Lao Tudi, and Feiying General were like idle games; he had only been back in Louguandao for a short time, and these guys would always come up with some kind of trick.

Zhou Yan then closed the door and reopened the altar.

He projected his consciousness onto Mount Tai, merging it with the status of the Lord of Mount Tai, transforming into the Lord's form. The moment his consciousness descended, he sensed something was wrong.

A familiar radiance was placed before the altar!

Is it a fragment of the Taishan Gongdao Fruit?!
And so many!

The Taishan Prefecture Lord Jade Talisman can unlock new powers by consuming these Dao Fruit fragments, such as bestowing titles upon mountain gods and land deities, continuously improving and perfecting itself, and getting closer and closer to the true Taishan God.

The power I gained last time was enough to directly depose the gods of the Five Sacred Mountains!
I wonder what kind of authority I'll gain this time.

No, no, no, that's not the most important thing!
Zhou Yan felt the jade talisman of his Mount Tai Lord status slowly circulating, and the urge to devour these Dao Fruit fragments and unlock new powers twitched at the corner of his mouth.

The most important thing is.

I'll only be away from home for a few days.

"What did these guys do?"

(End of this chapter)