"The remaining stipends from all the other places will also be transferred to the Hao family. Our clan doesn't care about these things; the matter of Dongyang Tian is more important and cannot be allowed to go wrong."
"Furthermore, this matter will be discussed separately. There have been unforeseen events overseas. The Three Islands Formation has been broken, and the demonic cultivators have moved north. For some reason, they have now crossed the sea and, judging from their trend, seem to be heading towards Shangyuan and my Linjiang County."
"We must take precautions in advance regarding this matter. I remind all disciples to be careful."
Chang Minghu gave a few more instructions, and Pei Ruguan responded in unison.
He turned around and saw the palace door open, and Xue Yinbai, dressed in white, walked in. He then took his leave.
As he stepped out of the palace gate, the clouds drifted past his sleeves, only to be swept away with a single hand.
Pei Ru saw that the white cranes that had been outside the palace had fainted on the ground, presumably because they had provoked Xue Yinbai and been knocked unconscious.
So he shook his head rather pitifully.
"No matter which ancestor you offend, they won't pay any attention to you, but you have to come after this sword cultivator. They dislike you the most, you bully who is afraid of the strong."
He made a hand seal and controlled the magic, and suddenly clouds and mist floated up, carrying him and these guys towards Zhengqing Peak, a smile on his face.
I imagine the expressions on the faces of these white cranes when they wake up and see Xue Yinbai on Zhengqing Peak will be priceless.
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"Greetings, Sect Master."
Xue Yinbai entered the hall with a calm expression and returned the "Easy Cleansing and Turbidity Removal Tool" to Chang Minghu.
He then explained the relevant matters to Chang Minghu in detail, after all, this matter concerned Dongyang Tianluo, and the great man's plan could not be relaxed in the slightest.
After listening, the white-haired old man slightly raised the small wedge, and a cloud of mist rose up, rolled it up and placed it, and nodded.
"That's good. This time, when the Eastern Sun opens, our sect only has three Eastern Sun tokens, which were allocated in the past. You and Peak Master Li Heyu of the Forging Flame Peak will lead the team there. The remaining token will be given to one of the other five peaks, and another person will be selected."
"The Duan Yan Peak also cultivates the [Fu Huo] path, which is most suitable for this trip, since it is closely related to [Ji Yang]. And when my [Qing Qi] path was not in decline, it also seemed to have a past connection with [Ji Yang], which was something I witnessed back in the ancient times."
"If there were no such meaning, the True Man would not have gone to Fengyao Mountain to obtain the ancient method of 'Sacrificing to the Sun and Transmitting the Law to the Lord Ying.' Although I do not know the meaning of it, I have seen my master say a sentence that was passed down by the True Man, and he told me not to forget it."
At this point, the old man's expression became more serious, filled with a sense of nostalgia.
"Poetry has its principles."
"My Qi precedes my nature, the yin marks are not on my shoulders, from one to three, I am one with the ancestral Qi, clearing the high and accumulating Yang Heaven."
Upon hearing the meaning behind the poem, Xue Yinbai remained silent for a moment, realizing that Chang Minghu had positioned himself as the pillar of the next generation of the clan.
Some things cannot be said outright; the poem is used to tell a secret, so I became even more serious and pondered silently.
Chang Ming looked through the palace gate and sighed.
"In the past, Fengyao Mountain was so powerful, with five supernatural beings present. They were protected by the sun and formed their own path. No immortals came out, making it a first-class lineage."
"That Master Dongyang was a disciple of the True Lord. Although the True Lord disappeared later, he was also a descendant of the [Accumulated Yang] lineage and a cultivator of the Three Yangs."
"He could have asked for a higher position, or pleaded with the [Taiyan Yaoxin Zhonghuo Zhenjun] who is far away in the south, to be allowed to take another position; both would have enabled him to attain enlightenment."
"But he listened to someone's advice and wanted to start from [Jingyang] and revitalize [Fuhuo] to cultivate the fourth Yang... This result was naturally unacceptable."
"He was not some exceptionally talented person who could ascend to the throne on his own. He imitated the Daoist masters of the past who cultivated their qi and nurtured their nature, and thus all his supernatural powers were shattered and his physical body was destroyed."
"But the life force within this true person has already been tainted with a certain level of status. His body and abdomen transform into a yang embryo, which also has the potential to hatch. It receives light from the heavens, and as if summoned, a demon is born from within it."
"At that time, the Heavenly Palace no longer existed, the [Fengxing] Path had been lost, and the Yang had no more duties. Although the [Fengsi] Path was in charge of the underworld and handled this matter, it was unwilling to get involved in the affairs of the Three Yang Dao lineage and remained silent. Thus, that evil spirit destroyed Fengyao Mountain and ran rampant for a time. In the end, it was the [Fengsi] that took action and managed to drive it away."
"Although my Xiaoweishan also suffered misfortune later, at least it preserved its lineage, so that it was not left with nothing but sighs and lamentations like Fengyaoshan."
Xue Yinbai finally spoke, his eyes sparkling with spring, adding a touch of moisture to the misty atmosphere of the main hall.
"Sect Master, since our lineage is connected to [Jiyang], whether it's the main peak or Duanyan, why is there not a single person practicing ancient methods now? Everyone is rushing to adopt new methods."
"But it's related to this..."
Chang Minghu remained silent for a moment before speaking with some difficulty.
"It's not that I'm unwilling, but that I dare not. The practice of the new methods is all under the watchful eyes of the adults, so it cannot attract any prying eyes. Some ancient methods are not like this..."
"The conflict between the Neolithic and Antiquities a thousand years ago may have subsided, but it was still secretly brewing, moving between the overt and covert."
"The strange destruction of Fengyao Mountain in the past may not have been the work of the people in the underworld. Our ancestor Qingwei also passed away early, and the two True Immortals disappeared. The grotto heaven was moved, and we dare not even think of investigating it to this day."
"Any connection with the [Taiyin] and [Taiyang] lineages will end badly. The ancient methods and imagery cannot be changed; they were established by the ancient immortals. Therefore, we can only cultivate new methods now to put your mind at ease and protect the sect."
When the topic of Yin and Yang came up, Chang Ming seemed to remember something and, looking at Xue Yinbai in front of him, said a few more words.
"The concept of immortality has existed for a very long time. The ancient path is called Yin and Yang and the Five Virtues. All kinds of thunder and Qi are the earliest evidence, theories and paths."
"From the perspective of the primordial worldview of cultivation, where chaos reigned since the beginning of time and things rose and fell, the [Taiyin] and [Taiyang] paths are inherently of extraordinary high nature, things favored by the Dao..."
When ancient cultivators still practiced the Dao of cultivating qi and nourishing nature, they would often discuss the Dao as usual, with everyone taking yin and yang as their guide, seeking the Dao in the immortal abodes and grotto-heavens of these two paths. Only then did they begin to cultivate the Five Virtues Thunder Qi. As for the combination of evil spirits and the flight of true immortality, these were things that appeared later.
"From this perspective, the Yin and Yang paths have been powerful traditions since ancient times. Their power can be discerned from their names. They can govern Yin and control Yang, and they also govern day and night. They have always been the supreme path, suppressing all other mysteries and being revered as the highest path. They are called the opening of heaven and earth, the transformation of all things, and the essence of the Way."
Xue Yinbai knew everything that happened after that; it was a common occurrence in the cultivation world, something even a child would know.
The Sun established the Heavenly Palace, and the order of things on Earth was established. It held Yang above. The Moon governed Yin and set up the Underworld, which contained all things.
Then came the rise of the "Two Fengs". The former, the "Fengxing", was a person in the Xiao Palace who acted on behalf of Yang.
The latter, 【奉司】, is a servant in the underworld, responsible for apprehending lives and overseeing the human realm.
But later, at some unknown time, the sun lost its light, and the celestial palace collapsed along with it. The moon hid itself in the world, and now only the underworld remains, maintaining basic order.
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