Chapter 376: Chapter 235: Prestige of the Upper Sect, Majesty of the Dragon Court (Part 2)
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Inside the Government Office.
Long Tingfeng, with an impressive brow, sat below, gazing at Master Xuanji, his brows slightly furrowed:
"Dead?"
Master Xuanji nodded:
"I used the Soul-Searching Skill, Zhou Fuchen couldn’t withstand it, his thoughts completely dissipated, leaving behind only a piece of ignorant, insensible residual soul, akin to a fool, hardly different from death."
Long Tingfeng was greatly displeased, the Meridian Sword Sect acted seriously and menacingly, not only dispatching over ten inner sect disciples but also had Martial Uncle Chunyu leading the group.
It turned out that upon reaching Yihai Prefecture, Master Xuanji informed us that the soul-searching technique mobilized this time only captured a remnant of the White Sun Sect, and it wasn’t someone of great influence.
Utterly disappointing!
"The Meridian Sword Sect and the White Sun Sect have a relentless vendetta!"
Long Tingfeng’s eyes narrowed, his gaze revealing intense sharpness:
"Thus, the details of the White Sun Sect are crystal clear to our sect.
They are divided into three lineages, exchanged every sixty years, and now the White Sun Lineage is in power, Sect Leader Chen Yin broke through the barrier of life and death, seizing the position of Ghost Immortal sixty years ago.
Back then, he orchestrated from behind the scenes, seducing our sect’s Daoist into demon cultivation, contributing his part.
In the Physical Body Secret Realm, there are four major practices and four major realms, and similarly in the Divine Power Secret Realm.
Half a cycle ago, he battled Kuang Ziqi from the Observatory Tower, proving to have crossed the first step of the Divine Communication Realm, receiving the ’Talisman’, and refining nine major ’life clusters’.
Although the specifics of that battle didn’t spread outside, our sect inquired multiple times and still knows some.
For instance, in Chen Yin’s nine major life clusters, there’s the top-grade ’Martial Zhenren’, ’Spirit Manifest King’, and a form called the seventh treasure in fighting arts, the ’Luminous Pagoda’."
Hiss!
Master Xuanji couldn’t help but gasp. In the path of Daoist arts, advancing to the Divine Power Secret Realm is another world entirely.
Those who break through the barrier of life and death, surpassing the shackles of mortal bodies, are collectively referred to as "Ghost Immortals".
Among them, there are detailed steps divided into "Four Steps to Become Immortal".
The names are: Receiving the Talisman, Refining the Life Clusters, Initiating the Destiny Map, Creating the Saint Heart.
This is the ultimate pursuit in today’s cultivation.
Above that, there’s no path.
Because the Longevity Secret Realm, which could seize the "position", vanished after the Dao perished, the multitude of beings in the Red County Divine Land, and the myriad of intelligent creatures, can no longer touch upon the word longevity.
"It’s no wonder he’s the pinnacle figure who can retreat unharmed from the Dragon’s Pool and Tiger’s Den-like Divine Capital.
I heard the Purple Register Daoist Official from the Prefecture City mention that ordinary Ghost Immortals sustaining three life clusters with the received Talisman is already difficult.
This Sect Leader Chen, unites nine major life clusters in one body, aside from the rare ’Martial Zhenren’, ’Spirit Manifest King’ life clusters enhancing one’s roots, even managed to refine the ’Luminous Pagoda’ used for combat."
Master Xuanji’s eyes revealed a trace of envy.
The process named Receiving the Talisman.
Condensing various magic seeds into a talisman, residing in the mind and spirit, nurtured day and night, leading it to completion and enhanced power with time.
As for Refining Life Clusters.
It’s through the Divine Soul’s nature, contemplating the cultivation methods, extracting the lifeblood, thereby perfecting the various Dharma aspects evolved from gathered thoughts.
Like one of the five great Taoist sects today, the Observatory Tower.
The most famous supreme Dharma aspect is "Doumu Primordial Monarch".
Hence, it has seven superior Destiny Maps named "Greed Wolf", "Giant Gate", "Salary Retained", "Wenqu", "Lianzhen", "Martial Tune", "Po Jun".
Collectively called the "Beidou Destiny Map".
To become "Greed Wolf", it’s necessary to refine the three main life clusters of "Fire Greed Saber", "Wolf Evil Smoke", "Hu Ben Banner".
It’s precisely because the cultivation steps in the Divine Power Secret Realm are incredibly intricate and interconnected, so heterodox loose cultivators are rare.
The vast majority hail from five Taoist sects, seven upper sects, and Dragon Court.
Only these places possess the complete teachings that point directly to great perfection.
The point is not this, Daoist Xuanji. It’s that since Chen Yin disappeared, of the White Sun Lineage, Left Protector Shen Tu Ling defected to the righteous path, Right Protector Lin Bing died by Zhao Pijiang’s hand.
Their subordinates, each Incense Master, Hall Master, Squad Leader, were leaked and all listed on Dragon Court’s Sea Arrest Document.
I checked the list of remnants from the White Sun Sect over recent years and didn’t find Zhou Fuchen."
Long Tingfeng’s tone was cold:
"Daoist Xuanji, in your message, you claimed to follow the vine to find the gourd, to destroy the White Sun Sect’s base, capturing all remnants in one sweep.
Now you’ve only caught one small fish that isn’t even clear if it’s a remnant of the White Sun Sect, isn’t this making light of our Meridian Sword Sect!"
As soon as his words fell, there was a sudden burst of clashing sounds akin to metal striking rock, shaking the inside and outside of the Government Office with dust falling rapidly, hurting everyone’s eardrums with intense pain.
"This is the major ground of the Government Office, Brother Long, although you’re a prominent figure of the Meridian Sword Sect, you can’t just shout recklessly and break the rules."
Master Xuanji suddenly tapped the wooden block, his Divine Soul leaped like thunder, as if a solid iron ball rolling in a big cauldron, producing deafening muffled sounds.
Instantly suppressing Long Tingfeng’s aura!
"When did Dragon Court’s law decree apply to my Upper Sect?"
Long Tingfeng glanced sideways, his voice becoming colder:
"Daoist Xuanji seems to be mistaken, I along with fellow disciples descended from the mountain, besides exterminating the remnants of the White Sun Sect emerging in Yihai Prefecture, there’s another matter, Junior Brother Luo died unexplainably.
As the Daoist Official of Yihai Prefecture, Daoist Xuanji showed no indication, not even investigating the murderer... Your Daoist School only had two students killed and launched a great movement of searching mountains and seas.
Long Mou can’t help but want to ask, are my Upper Sect disciples’ lives cheaper than your Daoist School’s students?"
Oh no!
This person is here to stir trouble!
Master Xuanji’s heart trembled slightly, his intention by sending word to the Meridian Sword Sect was to seek strong aid to resist a big fish if caught.
Unexpectedly, the Meridian Sword Sect dared to show bravado to the Dragon Court Daoist Official to this extent.
"Brother Long, why be so angry! Luo Zhaopeng hailed from the prominent family of Yihai Prefecture ten years ago, the Escort Agency Su Family.
