Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

Upon arrival, they found the place empty, with only Zhang Jingqing standing there, stunned.

The group looked up at Maoshan Mountain not far away and realized they were too late and had to leave.

At this time, it was still the beginning of the century. Lin Fengjiao and Simu had not yet gone up the mountain; only Shi Jian was on the mountain.

That year, the old master Zhang Zhiwei was born.

Looking at Hinata Hoshino, I felt a bit of a headache. He had spent his whole life in the mountains and had no idea how to take care of a child.

They could only leave it to Shi Jian to look after. Shi Jian looked at Hinata Hoshino, and Hinata Hoshino looked at Shi Jian. Shi Jian was also completely confused.

Hinata Hoshino sighed helplessly, waved his hand, and in Ishigami's room, a sapling sprouted, forming a modern cradle.

Inside Shi Jian's wardrobe, a thin blanket was laid in the cradle. Hinata Hoshino pointed to the cradle, indicating that Shi Jian should put him down. Shi Jian was dumbfounded, and his hand involuntarily loosened.

Hinata Hoshino just wanted to cover her face, control gravity to float herself into the cradle, and control the cradle to rock. She really didn't know how Shi Shaojian had survived.

"Master, Master, Master."

The very young Shi Jian was almost scared to tears and hurriedly went to find the Taoist priest.

The Taoist priest's face darkened; he was incredibly timid, completely forgetting his surprise when he saw Hinata Hoshino.

Ten years later, the senior disciple Shi Jian told Hinata Hoshino that someone had come to him with martial arts skills. Hinata Hoshino had long ago adopted the Taoist name Shi Xing.

"Shixing, today someone with skills came to seek apprenticeship. Humph, having a master, yet still coming to my Maoshan to seek apprenticeship, I wonder what their intentions are."

Hinata Hoshino was still wondering why Ishiken was a bit self-centered, but he was alright to her.

It's completely unexpected why I would have a falling out with Lin Fengjiao later on; it turns out we didn't get along from the very first sight.

Four years later, Hinata Hoshino, Lin Fengjiao, Simu, and others received their ordination. In the same year, Zheng Zibu was sent up the mountain by his family to learn martial arts.

The rituals performed include: offering prayers to the Earth God, requesting water, appeasing the God of Fate, submitting petitions, welcoming the gods, posting notices, removing plaques, reciting scriptures, performing repentance rituals, offering food to the gods, appeasing the spirits, transmitting the teachings, thanking the teacher and returning the spirits, and sending off the gods.

When everything ended, the statue of the Three Mao True Lords emitted a brilliant light, enveloping the Hyuga Starfield.

Hinata Hoshino's soul appeared in a space, opposite which stood three people, presumably the Three Mao True Lords.

The three wiped away non-existent cold sweat from their foreheads, turned around with an air of otherworldly grace, and gazed at Hyuga Hoshino. Beyond the world, Zu Lin stared at the Three Mao True Lords.

"Shixing, you've arrived."

"Shixing greets the Patriarch."

Hinata Hoshino politely returned the greeting, but Sanmao Zhenjun, sensing the gaze from beyond the world, told Hinata Hoshino to dispense with the formalities.

"No gift."

"What brings the Patriarch to summon me?"

"This world has entered its final years."

"The end of the year?"

"Just hanging on for a breath."

"what can I do?"

"salvation."

"How to do it?"

"Contain this world with your world."

A question mark appeared above Hinata Hoshino's head.

"This world isn't a glass marble, how can it contain it?"

"After the Heavenly Court and Mount Ling left this world, the power of the world was handed over to Kunlun, the human world, and the underworld, and the three parties took turns in charge. As long as you have the approval of two parties, you can become the master of the world and contain this world."

"That sounds like too much trouble, can I refuse?"

"Of course, we won't force you."

"Okay, I'll take this task."

“In the name of the founder of Maoshan, I hereby hand over part of Maoshan’s authority in the underworld and part of its authority in the human world to Shixing.”

"So simple?"

"It's not simple. The Underworld is not a place where Maoshan can rule alone. There is also the King of the Underworld, and half of the power in the Underworld is in her hands. Other sects and rulers in the human world share power in the human world. Therefore, you also need to gain the recognition of other sects and rulers."

"That's interesting. How much longer will this world last?"

"I don't know. As the connection between the human world, Kunlun, and the underworld weakens, the human world will gradually become unsuitable for cultivation until it becomes completely impossible to cultivate, at which point the world will be close to its end."

"Okay, I'm off."

Hinata Hoshino opened his eyes and saw the old face of one of the Taoist priests. Hinata Hoshino instinctively looked at the face.

One of them, his face darkening, dragged Hyuga Hoshino away. Hyuga Hoshino had no choice but to wave goodbye to his fellow disciples.

"Shixing, choose a cultivation method."

The Taoist priest dragged Hinata Hoshino to the library and made him choose a cultivation method.

"The Shangqing Great Cave True Scripture? What's its use?"

“It comes from the Yellow Court Classic. There is no need for the Golden Elixir. Just read it ten thousand times and you can become an immortal. This is the classic that I practice.”

"Master, how many times have you recited it? More than ten thousand times?"

"Since I obtained this sutra, I have been reciting it sincerely day and night, and I don't know how many times I have done it so far."

"So you've become an immortal?"

One of the Taoist priests' faces darkened. He'd really brought up the very thing they didn't want to hear, so he refused to give it to them. He then snatched the *Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing* back from Hyuga Hoshino and put it back in its original place.

"The Heart Seal Sutra? What's its use?"

"The full name of this scripture is the 'Supreme Jade Emperor's Heart Seal Scripture,' a wondrous art of internal alchemy. Your uncle practices this scripture. The spirit arises from the form, and essence is replenished by qi. Recite it ten thousand times, and its profound principles will become clear."

Just as Hinata Hoshino was about to speak, the Taoist priest pulled back his scripture. He had lived a muddled life and could not understand the profound truths.

Chapter 160 A Step That Shows No Kinship

Hinata Hoshino scratched his head, but he hadn't said anything yet.

Among them: I have nothing to say to you and I am withdrawing a scripture.

"The Complete Perfection of Internal Alchemy, how straightforward."

Hinata Hoshino flipped through it and found it was the Quanzhen Longmen School's internal alchemy technique. Upon seeing the prohibitions, he knew it was to be practiced in a room...

He decisively closed the door. Hyuga Hoshino felt that he had lost his mind. Why did Quanzhen have so many rules? Wasn't it just like Yang Wulei of Longhu Mountain, where one could not break one's body?

The Taoist priest's face darkened even more. A Taoist priest, he thought, "Does he even want to get married and have children?" The priest recalled that, apart from the sect leader, there seemed to be no explicit rule against other disciples marrying and having children. Oh well.

"Master, what's the difference between the *Huangting Neijing Yujing* and the *Huangting Waijing Yujing*?"

"The Outer Scripture emphasizes tranquility and desirelessness, fasting and abstaining from food, and consuming yin and yang, just like the Complete True Internal Alchemy Gong mentioned earlier. It also emphasizes avoiding matters between men and women."

"Uh, forget about this one, how about the Inner Scripture?"

"Contemplate the gods within your body, and the sun, moon, and stars outside your body, focusing your mind on achieving perfection and remaining steadfast in your resolve. There is no explicit prohibition regarding sexual activity."

"That's fine, I'll take this one."

The Taoist priest explained everything word by word, and Hinata Hoshino wrote it all down.

Six years have passed in a flash, and even with the guidance of the Taoist priests, progress on the *Huangting Neijing Yujing* has been slow. However, one can feel that one's vital energy and spirit are constantly increasing. The most significant manifestation of this is that one's mental strength can be rated as excellent, and the quality of one's mental strength has improved once again.

Chakra seems to be of higher purity, and as for magic, it originates from the Qilin. In the Harry Potter world, there is no way to make it purer, unless one encounters a world that also uses magic and is stronger.

"In Shixing, the patriarch has instructed us to visit various sects and pay homage to them in order to obtain what we desire."

The Taoist priest looked at Hinata Hoshino with a serious expression and said, "You should get off the mountain and go off and have fun."

Hinata Hoshino shrugged and prepared to go down the mountain. By this time, most of his peers on the mountain had already gone down, and Ishiken and the others went to find a dojo.

Hyuga Hoshino's complete lack of attachment felt like an arrow had pierced the heart of the Taoist priest; it was utterly heartless.

Hinata Hoshino unfolds a map showing the locations of various sects, including Longhu Mountain, Wudang, Quanzhen, Shaolin Temple, Putuo Temple, Shamanism, Esoteric Buddhism, and the Chuma lineage.

These sects would at most send their younger disciples to fight, since Maoshan had snatched Hyuga Hoshino away first, and they had to make things difficult for him, otherwise where would they put their face?

Judging from the difficulty, Longhu Mountain is indeed the most difficult. People say to start from the easy and work your way up to the difficult. Hinata Hoshino decided to challenge the highest difficulty and fight Zhang Zhiwei at Longhu Mountain.

Speaking of which, there are still eight years before Lu Jin cries. Should I seize this opportunity to make Lu Jin cry myself?

The main hall in the front mountain receives ordinary people, while the back mountain is the world of the extraordinary.

Hinata Hoshino presented his visiting card from the front of the mountain, and soon Hinata Hoshino entered the main hall of the back mountain of Longhu Mountain.

Zhang Jingqing, the contemporary celestial master, sat in the main seat, waiting for Hinata Hoshino's greeting; indeed, the complexities of human relationships were unavoidable.

Zhang Jingqing had come down from the mountain during the war, so Hinata Hoshino still held him in a certain respect.

"Shi Xing, a disciple of Maoshan, pays respects to the Celestial Master."

Zhang Jingqing was also taken aback. The Qilin had descended to earth, and he was the only true cultivator among the human cultivators who had sensed it.

He thought that the Hyuga Hoshino family was so powerful that they probably wouldn't perform the proper etiquette, and he just wanted to go through the motions.

They do have powerful figures on Longhu Mountain, such as the Celestial Master Zhang Daoling, who has a lot of influence, but he is not the Celestial Master.

“Nephew, you may not stand on ceremony. I was simply caught off guard and did not realize what was happening. How could I allow you to actually bow?”

“Master, he is the one you mentioned, the Qilinzi of Maoshan.”

Zhang Zhiwei strode into the main hall with an air of indifference, his hair disheveled.

Hinata Hoshino glanced at him, her expression serene and ethereal, like that of a celestial being.

“Tian Tong, he is Shi Xing of Maoshan. Nephew, this is my unworthy disciple, Tian Tong, Zhang Zhiwei.”

"I've met senior brother."

"Let's fight first and then talk."

Hinata Hoshino didn't bow. Zhang Zhiwei pursed his lips, pushed off with his feet, and appeared in front of Hinata Hoshino in a flash.

As expected of Zhang Zhiwei, he possesses the bearing of an immortal. His speed and strength are comparable to Might Guy's, and moreover, Zhang Zhiwei hasn't even activated his Qi.

Zhang Zhiwei slapped Hyuga Hoshino across the face. Hyuga Hoshino called this move "One Slap Lu Jin Cries". Hyuga Hoshino's left hand formed a claw and grabbed Zhang Zhiwei's pulse point.