In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

"It's normal for Chief Feng to be unwilling, but Ghost Street only selects people based on their strength."

Although the Salt Gang is powerful, Chief Feng is not a top-tier expert, and the selection process for the three upper families is no longer just about reaching the top level.

· ········Requesting flowers· ········

This time, neither the Eagle King, who had just entered the pinnacle realm, nor Granny Gongsun, who had long since reached the pinnacle realm, received the Buddha's favor and were promoted to the new top three families. It seems the top three families of Ghost Street in Lin'an Prefecture will be vacant for some time.

Hiss...

Upon hearing this, Feng Dao's initial resentment vanished instantly.

Even the most skilled masters were no longer qualified to compete for the top three spots, which shows how rapidly Ghost Street was expanding at this time.

"Any candidates from the top three families in Yangzhou?"

"The top three families were originally to be decided by the Buddha, but the young master recommended someone in Yangzhou. I believe we will hear news of the Buddha soon."

"Who?"

In Yangzhou, is there anyone who can surpass the Salt Gang?

If anyone else had said this, Feng Dao would have scoffed at it, but anyone who could speak to the Buddha on equal terms must not be invincible.

......... ......... ...

"Shilong Dojo, Shilong!"

Stone Dragon?

Feng Dao was stunned and looked at Madam Wang in disbelief, thinking she was joking.

"The person recommended by the young master cannot be wrong."

The fault also lies with our eyes; we can't see others' true colors. Since Shi Long has become a candidate, his strength must at least be at the minor completion stage of a top-tier expert!

Upon hearing Madam Wang's reminder, Feng Dao's thin and aged body trembled slightly in the gentle breeze.

Stone Dragon! A peerless master!

He was so well hidden. If Madam Wang hadn't exposed him today, he probably wouldn't have known that a true dragon was hiding in Yangzhou.

"I am telling Chief Feng this today because Chief Feng must be a fellow member of the Nine Gates. I hope Chief Feng will keep this a secret."

"Thank you for your trust, Madam!"

reject?

Even though Feng Dao had reasons to refuse, he didn't have the power to refuse Ghost Street. Just a few words exchanged today were enough for him to know that the general trend was irreversible.

If they refuse, they fear that once Ghost Street grows stronger, it will replace the Salt Gang.

As for why Madam Wang said these things to him?

Having lived for decades, how could he not understand that their purpose was nothing more than to win him over?

However, this should not be the intention of the Zhang family's man, but rather his own. This woman is clearly very ambitious, and she may not even care about the young master behind her.

Therefore, Feng Dao maintained a respectful distance at this time, so as not to implicate himself if the master were to turn on him one day.

Chapter 275 The Immortal Venerable - Stone Dragon

"Stone Dragon!"

At the Stone Dragon Dojo, a soft call startled Stone Dragon from his cultivation.

Opening his tiger-like eyes, Shi Long saw a nine-foot-tall figure with a back view as deep as the abyss.

Suddenly, the two streams of Yin and Yang Qi, without hesitation, unleashed a palm strike as powerful as a millstone, carrying the force to overturn mountains and seas.

With the force of this palm strike, Shi Long was confident that even a boulder ten feet high could be instantly reduced to dust, let alone a human body of flesh and blood, in which case death was certain.

Unfortunately, Shi Long felt that his palm strike was like a bull entering the sea, as if he had struck a vast abyss, a blank shot.

Shi Long immediately realized that he had messed with the wrong person.

Bang!

Immediately, a surge of true energy rebounded, and in an instant, Shi Long felt as if a giant rock had struck his body, and his internal organs were burning with intense pain.

"The True Qi of Longevity does indeed have some wonderful uses. It seems you've grasped a little bit of its essence over the years."

At this moment, Shi Long looked at the figure slowly turning around, his eyes filled with horror.

Beneath the golden mask were a pair of indifferent, aloof eyes, as if the Buddha himself were looking down upon the world.

"Golden-faced Buddha!"

Six years ago, members of the Nine Mysteries Sect crossed the sea to give you the Longevity Manual.

Although this matter was kept secret, the one who participated in the "993" incident with the Nine Mysteries Sect members was the young man from the Zhang family, and none of your actions were kept from him.

Some time ago, out of consideration for an old friend, the young man from the Zhang family recommended you as one of the three restaurants on Ghost Street in Yangzhou.

It seems he overestimated you; you're nothing special!

"Three families on Ghost Street?"

Shi Long was startled. He thought the other party had come to steal the Longevity Manual, but he didn't expect that they had only invited him to become one of the three families on Ghost Street.

Moreover, the secret of his obtaining the Longevity Technique was no secret to either of the two families.

Considering the methods of the other person, even if Fu Junzhuo seems shrewd, she's nothing special.

Therefore, he immediately felt a cold sweat. If the Zhang family really wanted to attack him, they would have done so long ago. Why would they recommend him as one of the three families on Ghost Street?

Does a recommendation signify approval?

What qualities does Shilong possess that would earn the Zhang family's approval?

"Shi Long thanks you for the invitation, but my martial arts skills are too weak, and I have failed to live up to your kindness."

"You have gone astray in your cultivation. Although the Longevity Technique is a Taoist true qi, you are clearly not a person destined by heaven. Furthermore, you are too eager for quick success, which has caused the yin and yang true qi to be unable to merge."

If left untreated, the two streams of vital energy will inevitably reverse and cause death.

"what?"

Shi Long looked at the Golden-Faced Buddha with suspicion, completely unaware that he had gone mad with demonic possession.

"Do not doubt my words. Your current martial arts skills, even with the Longevity Technique, have not aroused my interest in the slightest."

The reason I'm helping you is firstly because the young man from the Zhang family recommended you, so I won't bother two people with the same matter!

Secondly, there are the drawbacks of the Longevity Technique on your body, which I can precisely help you correct, and even help you achieve a minor level of mastery in Yin-Yang True Qi. However, from now on, you must be loyal to me and must not rebel!

"Shi Long wouldn't dare!"

Shi Longhu's eyes gleamed; he hadn't expected this to be such a stroke of luck.

At the same time, Zhang Xiaoshan immediately placed a palm against Shi Long's crown.

The pure Yin and pure Yang Qi, blended together, poured down from the top of the head, like a marrow cleansing and blood transfusion, giving the stone dragon an immense opportunity.

The stone dragons are not two dragons; each cultivates a mental technique that is either extremely yang or extremely yin.

The internal force of the Yin-Yang Grinding Palm Technique was the Yin and Yang True Qi existing in the body like the two polarities.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan's true qi and Shi Long's true qi were subtly merging. As soon as it entered Shi Long's body, he felt a sensation of fish swimming in the ocean and birds soaring in the sky. It was not only profound and powerful, but also showed no signs of rejection.

Even the slight stagnation in the flow of true qi was now completely cleared.

For a moment, I was shocked and secretly trembled.

"puff!"

As the true qi spread throughout his limbs and bones, circulating through his body, the stone dragon couldn't help but vomit a mouthful of stagnant blood.

"Shilong thanks the Buddha for granting his great kindness!"

Upon waking up again, Shilong excitedly bowed to the Golden-Faced Buddha in gratitude.

He hadn't believed he'd gone mad before, but now he understood that if it weren't for the Golden-Faced Buddha's help, he wouldn't know how miserable he would have ended up.

In particular, that surge of true qi not only completely resolved his shortcomings, but also allowed his two streams of true qi to initially merge and connect, reaching the pinnacle of mastery.

This is the level of Huang Rong, Liu Sheng Piaoxu, and Zhuge Zhengwo, equivalent to the Four Great Masters of Tianlong in their later stages.

Such a blessing is like being given a second life!

"May I ask, Your Excellency, have you also practiced cultivation...?"

"no!"

Before he could finish speaking, the Golden-Faced Buddha shook his head and chuckled:

"The Great Dao is Yin and Yang, though different paths lead to the same destination!"

From the battle at Zhuxian Town, it was the unparalleled brilliance of that sword that made me realize the most essential and powerful force in the world, thus breaking through to a new realm.

The fusion of ultimate yin and ultimate yang is the core of the Longevity Manual as a peerless mental cultivation method, and it is also the reason why it ranks among the peerless martial arts.

Unfortunately, your achievements end here.

Because your path was wrong from the very beginning; it's impossible for two streams of true energy to reach the ultimate state of Yin and Yang.

"Please enlighten me, Your Excellency!"

There was no struggle or roar; even though the stone dragon was unwilling, it knew that the mistake had already been made.

Besides, what about his current achievements? He's already very satisfied.

However, it would be impossible to say that there was no resentment.

At least die knowing why.

"The Longevity Technique cultivates innate true qi."

What is innate? It refers to the innate state of the fetus during the mother's pregnancy.

Therefore, the prerequisite for cultivating the Longevity Technique is to have no foundation and to condense the seemingly dissipated embryonic energy within the body, making it the purest form.

Unlike you, who started practicing later in life, the true qi in your body is not the innate qi of fetal breathing.

Therefore, no matter how pure your innate true qi is, there are always impurities that cannot be erased.

There is no such thing as pure gold; this is the principle.

No matter how much it is refined, it is impossible to achieve 100% pure gold.

Moreover, the two true energies of extreme yin and extreme yang cannot coexist. Although you can cultivate both yin and yang true energies, if the true energies cannot be integrated, then there will be trouble.

You should first cultivate one path of true qi. After you have mastered one path of true qi, you can then cultivate the second path of true qi when yin arises from yang or yang arises from yin. Alternatively, you can cultivate both yin and yang simultaneously. Only in this way can you reach the supreme state of yin and yang!

pity···"

"Shilong understands, thank you for your guidance, Master!"

It turns out that he was doomed from the very beginning due to the conditions he was given.

Shi Long had no doubts. Zhang Xiaoshan could see this even though he had never cultivated the Longevity Technique, let alone the fact that he had been cultivating it for six years.

I understand that everything Zhang Xiaoshan said was correct.

"In that case, you will henceforth be one of the top three in Yangzhou Ghost Street—the Longevity Venerable!"

Your main task is to assist Rakshasa and, incidentally, curb her ambitions. After all, when it comes to business, the Zhang family is the true professional, and the core of Ghost Street is the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

"Yes!"

Shi Long had no interest in power, let alone competing for it with a woman.

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"My lord, they have all returned, and all of them are unharmed."

Before the hour of Chou (1-3 AM) on the second day, the missing people in Yangzhou City returned one after another, most of them getting up normally by mid-morning.

As for the exposed exit of Tianji Tower, it turned out to be Yangzhou's largest brothel—

Yihongyuan.

The people who came out were stunned for a moment, and then left the scene. What did this have to do with them?

The reason Madam Wang chose this place was because it was crowded and noisy, with a constant stream of guests every day, especially at night.

Moreover, it's convenient for those people to call girls.