One person: Twelve talismans, starting by beating up the old Celestial Master.

"For Master Lingfeng to unleash the Golden Light Spell, this Bianliang is no ordinary place."

"Dude, with his current state of returning to simplicity, isn't it inevitable that Master Lingfeng would take him seriously?"

"We practitioners spend our entire lives cultivating ourselves, striving to return to our true selves and achieve a state of simplicity and authenticity."

"Although this method of the Natural Gate can only achieve this state temporarily, it's enough."

At this moment, a sharp-eyed expert shook his head.

"You're wrong. While the Natural School's method is ingenious, it's still a shortcut. His current state isn't a true return to simplicity, a state of inner peace and clarity."

"Resembling the form but not the spirit; deliberately pursuing the form will only cause you to overlook the most important spirit."

"Moreover, if I'm not mistaken, after Bianliang enters this state, it will likely enter a long period of weakness, making this method counterproductive."

"The path of cultivation is one of taking each step steadily. Taking shortcuts is ultimately a heretical path. Only by truly elevating one's spiritual and physical cultivation can one attain the true essence."

While the audience was talking, Zhang Lingfeng had already exchanged blows with his opponent several times.

During his battle with Bianliang, Zhang Lingfeng also sensed the unrealistic nature of his opponent.

That's what that expert in the audience just mentioned—resembling in form but not in spirit.

The other party only superficially imitated the state of returning to simplicity, but a fake is still a fake.

With Zhang Lingfeng's powerful punch, Bianliang was sent flying backward.

After that, Zhang Lingfeng immediately dispelled his Golden Light Spell and looked at Bianliang, who was struggling to get up.

"Brother Bian, this is my final move, please be careful."

Bianliang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and chuckled.

"Master Lingfeng, there's no need for such formalities. I, Bian, am here today to seek the scriptures!"

With that, he let out a loud shout and charged towards Zhang Lingfeng like an arrow released from a bow.

The latter merely smiled slightly, then dodged the opponent's fist with a swift movement, followed by a palm strike directly at Bianliang's central dantian.

The next second, Bianliang felt all his strength vanish instantly, and his own condition also dissipated under the opponent's palm strike.

At this moment, Bianliang understood the gap between himself and Zhang Lingfeng, and also understood why Huang Fang was still so happy after losing the game.

So this is the significance of a high-ranking priest from the Celestial Master's Mansion on Longhu Mountain!

He had been cultivating since childhood in Bianliang and considered himself exceptionally talented, even a genius-level disciple within the Old Nature Sect.

Even the older disciples in the Natural Sect were no match for him, which made him somewhat smug.

Especially since his cultivation level was now roughly equal to Huang Fang's, he believed that with a little more effort, he should be able to surpass him.

Only today did he understand

Each generation has its own pinnacle.

The undisputed pinnacle of the older generation was Zhang Zhiwei, the 65th Celestial Master of the Celestial Master's Mansion.

Among the younger generation, the most outstanding is probably Master Lingfeng of the Celestial Master's Mansion...

Haha, I, who consider myself a genius, have now seen the real mountain.

Come to think of it, isn't Miss Qi with her secret art of painting, Huang Fang of Yanwu Hall, and myself from the Natural Sect all geniuses?

A genius is merely someone who has glimpsed the threshold of this Master Lingfeng!

Bianliang stood there, motionless, his heart unable to find peace for a long time.

Finally, he exhaled a breath of stale air, and his eyes regained their clarity.

He turned around and bowed deeply to Zhang Lingfeng, completely convinced of his superiority.

"Master Lingfeng, I admit defeat."

Zhang Lingfeng still had that signature warm and sunny smile.

"Brother Bian, you flatter me. Your state just now was quite peculiar; there's something I can learn from it."

At this moment, the referee announced that the winner was Zhang Lingfeng from the Celestial Master's Mansion.

After his victory, Zhang Lingfeng exchanged a few more polite words with his opponent, then waved to Lu Linglong in the audience.

Lu Linglong happily called out Zhang Lingfeng's name, a scene that made Zhi Jinhua and the others extremely envious.

Watching Lu Linglong and Zhang Lingfeng's figures, Zhi Jinhua looked at Bai Shixue beside her and smiled helplessly.

"I really envy Linglong; she managed to find someone as strong as Master Lingfeng, who is also devoted to her."

Bai Shixue chuckled at this moment.

"You can also look for them. Not to mention those from far away, like Kong, Xiao Xiao, Canglong, and the like."

Upon hearing this, Zhi Jinhua couldn't help but purse her lips.

"Come on, this guy, Sora, always acts like he's unapproachable and doesn't want anyone bothering him. He clearly has no zest for life."

"As for Xiao Xiao, wait, this guy isn't honest either."

"And let's not even talk about Hidden Dragon, can we please not mention that shut-in guy?"

"I still remember how Master Lingfeng used lightning magic to strike him back then. This guy, put aside everything else, has a knack for courting death."

"Well, the more important point is that both the Celestial Master's Mansion and the Lu family agree to and support this marriage. One leads the Zhengyi sect, and the other is one of the four great families. They are a proper match."

At this moment, Lu Linglong turned around and looked at her close girlfriends.

"Would you like to come with us to watch some other matches? There aren't any that have started yet, but there's the match between Feng Xingtong from the Feng family and Wang Bing from the Wang family."

Chapter 66 This King Bing is basically useless.

At this moment, the group had arrived at the scene between Wang Bing and Feng Xingtong.

The group also encountered Qi Ziye, who possessed the secret art of painting.

The latter only smiled helplessly at Zhang Lingfeng and the others. From her words, it became clear that she had come for two reasons.

Firstly, the Wang family had found her again and expressed their desire for her to watch Wang Bing's match.

Since Wang Ai, one of the Ten Elders, said so herself, even if Qi Ziye was extremely unwilling, she had no choice but to come for the sake of the Qi family.

As for the other reason, it was naturally that she also wanted to see the Wang family's methods.

After all, knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle. She would inevitably have to deal with the Wang family in the future, so she planned to probe their capabilities in advance.

Hearing this, Zhang Lingfeng frowned.

"What era are we living in? Arranged marriages are still common these days. Isn't the Wang family being a bit too domineering?"

Qi Ziye shook his head helplessly at this.

"Our small family naturally wouldn't dare offend the Wang family. As one of the four great families, and Wang Ai being one of the ten elders, their power is beyond what our Qi family can contend with."

Hearing this, Lu Linglong snorted coldly.

"Don't panic, I'll stand up for you. If that Wang Bing dares to keep bothering you, I'll beat him up for you."

"I'm not afraid of the Wang family. If he dares to act like a scoundrel, I'll teach him a lesson for you. Let's see if his great-grandfather can still protect him then."

At this moment, Zhang Lingfeng also nodded.

"Linglong and I can back you up; Wang Bing is no match for you."

Hearing their words, Qi Ziye nodded gratefully.

The battle had already begun, but to everyone's surprise, the Wang family had also mastered the Feng family's ability to bind and command spirits.

Moreover, the methods used by the king were even more ruthless; he actually chose to devour spirits.

Watching Wang Bing use his Spirit Binding Technique to tear apart and devour the imprisoned spirit bit by bit, Zhang Lingfeng couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

"This Wang Bing is basically finished."

These words immediately aroused doubt among Lu Linglong, Qi Ziye, Zhi Jinhua, and others.

"What does it mean that he's crippled?"

"I clearly saw his strength increase after consuming these spirits, and the spirit of Liu Kunsheng from Changbai Mountain that Feng Xingtong captured was about to be forcibly taken away by Wang Bing."

Hearing Zhi Jinhua's analysis, Zhang Lingfeng shook his head.

"Flower, you're only seeing one side of the story."

"You and I should both know that those who cultivate themselves have three corpses within their bodies, right? If Buddhism speaks of them as greed, anger, and ignorance, then Taoism speaks of the upper corpse, the middle corpse, and the lower corpse."

"The human body also contains three treasures: essence, energy, and spirit."

According to the six lines and eight trigrams, the spirit corresponds to the upper corpse, the qi corresponds to the middle corpse, and the essence corresponds to the lower corpse.

"The Three Corpses are inherent within the human body and correspond to the Three Treasures."

"Bad habits and thoughts arise from the interaction between external temptations and the internal imbalances caused by the Three Corpses within the body."

"The ultimate goal of our spiritual practice is to attain our true self."

"What is the true self? Bianliang of the Natural Sect, who just fought me, was in a state of false true self."

"The true self is actually the state of severing the three corpses; only by truly severing the three corpses can one avoid being tempted by the outside world."

"Our Taoist practice emphasizes following our true nature, which is essentially cultivating our spirit."

"The spirit is further divided into the primordial spirit and the conscious spirit. The primordial spirit, in its true self state, can perfectly utilize the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit. If one can also achieve the unity of the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit, and then unite with the primordial spirit, then one can take that step."

"As for our conscious mind, it is actually the restless mind, as the saying goes. These constantly arising thoughts are generated by our interaction with the outside world after birth."

"As I just said, those bad thoughts will breed the Three Corpses within the body, which will pollute the Three Treasures, thus affecting the connection between our primordial spirit and the Three Treasures."

"This is why some people go into a state of demonic possession during cultivation, or why they develop inner demons."

"Linglong, your previous frenzied state of wanting to empty your blood was actually caused by various thoughts catalyzing the Three Corpses within your body, thereby affecting your Three Treasures and forcing your spiritual platform to be polluted."

"In Taoism, there's a saying that after a person dies, their primordial spirit is reincarnated. As for the remaining conscious thoughts and attachments, they combine with the three corpses within the body to form ghosts."

"Look at the battle between Wang Bing and Feng Xingtong below. In our Taoist view, what Wang Bing is consuming is merely acquired consciousness, not his original true self and primordial spirit."

"Looking at the so-called Eight Extraordinary Skills mastered by Wang Bing and Feng Xingtong, using the Six Lines and Eight Trigrams of Taoism, they are simply the Li trigram and the Yang line."

"The spirit-binding aspect of the Li hexagram is located on the outer yang side of the magic, while the yang lines represent the upper and lower treasure spirits outside, the spirits from the outside world, which are the ghosts and spirits that they have bound together with the acquired obsessions and the three corpses."