hotmtlnovel Chapter 242 Reality and Extraordinary Beings, Guarding the Mysterious Gate
Chapter 242 Reality and Extraordinary Beings, Guarding the Mysterious Gate
After being slapped, Zhang Chulan had two symmetrical handprints on his face, and he fell straight backward with his eyes closed.
Under Lü Qian's [Fiery Eyes], the "fake Nascent Soul" that had originally taken over Zhang Chulan's control of his body now resided in his lower dantian and fell into a deep sleep.
As the "fake Nascent Soul" fell into a deep sleep, the faint blue light emanating from Zhang Chulan's seven orifices also subsided, transforming back into that insidious "shameless" person.
"Your grandfather is really cunning. It seems that the essence of the [Qi Body Source Flow] is still the [Golden Light Mantra] and [Five Thunder Technique] of Longhu Mountain."
"The Jia Shen Rebellion lasted for nearly a century. What was your grandfather after?"
Lu Qian shook his head as he looked at Zhang Chulan, who was lying on the ground, and was very puzzled by Zhang Huaiyi's idea.
Based on his previous deductions, although the [Qi Body Source Flow] is said to have originated from the [Divine Spirit] and surpassed the [Divine Spirit].
However, the essence of this extraordinary skill is the ginseng fruit and herbal elixir from the Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain, and it also cultivates the way of the Five Elements and Five Virtues.
However, when it comes to the Way of the Five Elements and Five Virtues, the Celestial Master's Mansion of Longhu Mountain, from which Zhang Huaiyi himself came, can be considered the leader of this Way.
Whether it's the "Golden Light Mantra" taught to disciples for building a foundation, refining qi, and harmonizing yin and yang, or the "Five Thunder Technique" which only high-ranking priests of the Celestial Master's Mansion can learn, they are all inseparable from one's own five elements and five virtues.
The Golden Light Mantra is derived from the rituals and ceremonies of the Zhengyi School. Although it is only an introductory practice of the Celestial Master's Mansion, it can be practiced for a lifetime and cultivates the five internal organs and five elements of a person.
Although this technique may seem rudimentary, it requires painstaking effort and is easy to learn but difficult to master. While refining the five elements and yin and yang of the human body, it also indirectly places demands on the moral character of the practitioner.
Those who do not possess all five virtues will ultimately lack the perseverance and unwavering determination to cultivate themselves diligently.
After all, perseverance takes the most time, and time is the best test of a person's character and the best way to hone their virtue.
In this way, while cultivating the five elements, a person's five virtues will also naturally arise.
The Five Thunder Technique is an advanced version of the Golden Light Mantra. It is an unparalleled technique for cultivating the five internal organs and the five elements. Internally, it can gather the five elements, and externally, it can command heavenly thunder to carry out punishments on behalf of heaven!
Ordinary people think that the Golden Light Mantra is just an ordinary method for cultivating life and health, but in fact, the incantation within it has already revealed its extraordinary nature.
Otherwise, do you really think that "all gods pay homage, thunder and lightning are at your command, ghosts and demons lose their courage, and spirits and monsters vanish" is just Taoist priests talking nonsense?
The same Golden Light Mantra, which the Celestial Master cultivated for a lifetime, has become dazzling and magnificent, its light reaching the heavens and the earth, its effect no different from the supernatural powers in myths and legends.
Zhang Huaiyi, who was determined to surpass the Old Celestial Master, secretly harbored ambitions and plotted for his entire life.
He stirred up the chaos of the Jia Shen year, wreaked havoc in various households, and defeated and killed many senior figures...
In the end, the eight extraordinary techniques he comprehended, namely the Qi Body Source Flow, were still the Five Elements and Five Virtues Dao of the Celestial Master's Mansion, and were even crude and rudimentary herbal elixirs.
Isn't this just deceiving yourself and burying your head in the sand?
Thinking of this, Lü Qian suddenly had a flash of inspiration, looked at Zhang Chulan at his feet, and stroked his chin.
"Speaking of the chaotic battle Zhang Huaiyi instigated before his death, could it be that he realized he was a joke and went mad?"
Zhang Huaiyi once broke into various mountain gates at night, killing and injuring disciples and followers. This behavior was indeed insane.
He claimed he wanted to leave a clean world for future generations, but in the end, he died somewhat ridiculously in front of his own door, reminding the martial arts world, which had almost forgotten about the Jia Shen year, of the power and terror of the Eight Extraordinary Skills.
More than a decade later, if it weren't for the Old Master's intervention to protect Zhang Chulan, Lu Qian, as a scion of a noble family, had no doubt that the entire world of supernatural beings would have launched a "hunt" against Zhang Chulan.
Yes, it's "hunting," just like the Jia Shen Rebellion back then, where they hunted down the Thirty-Six Bandits!
In this hunt, some people are after the Eight Extraordinary Techniques, while others are after Zhang Chulan for revenge!
Don't mention companies, because companies have always been the balancers who smooth things over, and when the situation changes, they also become the vanguard.
As long as one lives, there is a world of intrigue and conflict, and the most chaotic part of this world is the strife of cause and effect.
The Jia Shen Rebellion, coupled with Zhang Huaiyi's madness before his death, left Zhang Chulan with countless life-and-death hatreds.
Take the Tang Clan for example. Clan leader Yang Lie died on that mountain with the last Dan Shi, and from then on, the Tang Clan had no more Dan Shi.
Don't tell the world that they were all greedy and insatiable, that those people deserved to die, that they all lived up to their words. That's just empty talk.
Reality is not the bright love and justice depicted in comics; reality is a somewhat darker world of human relationships.
There's an old saying in China: "Treat your own people, not those in the right." And what Chinese people love to do most is kick someone when they're down and beat someone when they're drowning.
The premise that those people deserved to die was that someone stood up for Zhang Chulan. Who was that? Naturally, it was Zhang Zhiwei, the Celestial Master of the Righteous One Sect, the Taoist Master of Tiantong on Longhu Mountain.
The leader of the Taoist sect, the pinnacle of all under heaven!
The old Taoist priest stood leisurely by the well and river where Zhang Chulan had fallen, watching the crowd gather.
Faced with the Celestial Master, those sects with blood and tears of hatred could only drop their sticks and stones, using the mask of justice to cover their faces of hatred and anger.
He smiled and said to the grandfather and grandson from Longhu Mountain, "Those disciples were unruly, of low character, and deserved to die. Our losses are also deserved. Please forgive us, Celestial Master's Mansion."
People died, face was lost, the lineage was cut off, and yet we still have to apologize to the Celestial Master's Mansion.
This is the magical aspect of reality, rather than the logic and reasoning found in novels and comics.
"Humans are the simplest and the most complex thing."
Lu Qian had a slight understanding of why the entire Quanzhen Sect had joined his gamble when Wu Tian's book was released.
The conflict between Quanzhen and Zhengyi is only one aspect; more importantly, the Xuanmen (Taoist sect) must not decline!
Because Taoist masters have many enemies and many valuable possessions, if they don't have a prominent position to lead the way, the grudges of the past and the greed of today will eventually turn into immeasurable calamities, plunging the Taoist sect into a trough.
Extraordinary people, extraordinary people, different from ordinary people, ultimately it all comes down to the saying, "Those who are not of our kind must have different hearts."
If the Xuanmen (Taoist sect) declines, what will happen to it, and what will become of the extraordinary people?
Zuo Ruotong guarded the Xuanmen for sixty years, Zhang Zhiwei then guarded the Xuanmen for sixty years, and under normal circumstances, Lü Qian would have to guard the Xuanmen for another sixty years.
Then, others will follow!
"But I don't want this normal situation. I want to try to reach the heavens and pave a path to the heavens for the Xuanmen."
Lu Qian raised his hand and with a flick of his wrist, used the Tai Chi Ruyi Force to throw Zhang Chulan, who was lying on the ground, toward Feng Baobao, who was standing to the side.
"May the Heavenly Venerable grant boundless blessings."
With a flick of his whisk, his aura surged forth, and his black hair, tied behind his head, danced in the wind along with his Taoist robe.
At this moment, Lü Qian stood in Tongtian Valley, facing outwards. His aura transformed into a raging storm, flowing against the Qi that circulated within the valley, and sweeping towards all outsiders in the canyon.
In an instant, his calm and dignified voice echoed through the canyon.
"Xuan Yang is here. Within Tongtian Valley, thieves are forbidden!"
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