Chapter 1

A comprehensive martial arts world, the Great Song of the Divine Land.

Mount Zhongnan, Quanzhen Sect.

Peaks and ridges wind around, pines and cypresses cast deep shadows, and paddy fields and vegetable gardens stretch between them, possessing the very scenery of the south of the Yangtze River.

Amidst these mountains, palace after palace emerges, ancient and grand, wreathed in clouds and mist, with purple Qi descending and vapors swirling, as if it were a pure land of the immortals.

Inside one of the palaces, a little boy of about eight years old slowly opened his eyes.

【Detection of your successful transmigration; you are about to break the mystery of the womb and awaken the wisdom of your past life. Sensing the Great Dao of Chaos, it descends with a blessing, and you have gained heaven-defying comprehension!】

"So that's how it is!"

"I... have transmigrated?!"

"For these past eight years, I have been breaking the mystery of the womb and integrating the blessing of the Great Dao of Chaos. Only now have I truly possessed heaven-defying comprehension!"

Li Zhangsheng understood.

Eight years ago, he had already appeared in this world, but due to the mystery of the womb and the blessing of the Great Dao of Chaos, Li Zhangsheng had remained in a daze; it took eight years to thoroughly break the mystery of the womb and integrate the blessing.

"Eh?! Just a few days ago, a Daoist saw a faint glimmer of spiritual light between my brows, brought me back to the mountain, and took me as his disciple... Wait!"

"This place is... Mount Zhongnan of the Great Song, where the Quanzhen Sect is located, and my current identity is... the disciple of the leader of the Great Song's Five Greats, the Central Divine Ability Wang Chongyang?!"

Li Zhangsheng examined his own memories, feeling somewhat surprised and shocked.

"Little Martial Uncle, are you awake?! The Grandmaster requests your presence, Little Martial Uncle."

Just at this moment, a voice came from outside the door.

Li Zhangsheng opened the door, and a young Daoist appeared before him.

"Little Martial Uncle, the Grandmaster is transmitting the Dharma to you today; please do not delay, Little Martial Uncle."

The young Daoist bowed and spoke, his eyes filled with endless envy.

One must know that anyone who joins the Quanzhen Sect must first carry water for three years and study basic Daoist scriptures before they can be taught martial arts after passing an examination.

Yet Li Zhangsheng not only joined under the Grandmaster but also bypassed all examinations to be directly taught martial arts by the Grandmaster—how could the young Daoist not be envious?!

Dazed for eight years, only to wake up and become a Quanzhen Little Martial Uncle?!

"Many thanks!"

Li Zhangsheng was slightly stunned, but quickly recovered and followed behind the young Daoist, heading toward the main hall of the Chongyang Palace.

"By the way! I still don't know your name, Martial Nephew?!"

On the way, Li Zhangsheng asked as if he had thought of something.

Martial, Martial Nephew?!

The young Daoist's face twitched as he looked at such a small person as Li Zhangsheng—an eight-year-old child, hands behind his back, acting all old-fashioned while calling him Martial Nephew, while he had to call him Martial Uncle; no matter how he thought about it, it felt awkward.

But the young Daoist dared not object, so he gave a bitter smile and said, "Little Martial Uncle, this disciple is... Yin Zhiping!"

"Oh!"

Li Zhangsheng nodded, but the next instant, his pupils shrank violently.

Eh?!

Yin... Yin Zhiping?!

Good heavens!

The Long Qishi!

Is it you, Long Qishi?!

Looking at your thick brows and big eyes, who would have thought your heart could be so filthy?!

Li Zhangsheng gave Yin Zhiping a strange look, fell slightly silent, and did not speak again.

Yin Zhiping did not mind.

Soon, the two arrived before the Chongyang Palace.

Li Zhangsheng walked into the main hall.

Above the hall, a middle-aged Daoist sat cross-legged, a smile on his face, looking quite kind.

And below the middle-aged Daoist sat seven other middle-aged Daoists, who even looked a bit older than the middle-aged Daoist at the head.

The leader of the Five Greats, the Central Divine Ability Wang Chongyang!

The seven middle-aged Daoists below should be... the Seven Quanzhen Disciples.

Among the Seven Quanzhen Disciples, there was a middle-aged beauty, with a graceful figure and lingering charm.

This was the only female among the Seven Quanzhen Disciples, the Pure and Quiet Hermit Sun Bu'er, who was also the wife of the current Quanzhen Sect Master Ma Yu.

And below the Seven Quanzhen Disciples were a crowd of Quanzhen disciples; Yin Zhiping quietly slipped into their midst, sat cross-legged, his face solemn and incomparably earnest.

Li Zhangsheng slowly stepped forward, his thin, small body bowing in salute, "Disciple Li Zhangsheng pays respects to Master! Pays respects to all Martial Brothers and Martial Sisters!"

Wang Chongyang nodded slightly, raised his hand to gesture, pointing to the prayer mat in the middle, and said, "No need for such formalities, take your seat."

Li Zhangsheng bowed in acknowledgment and obediently took his seat.

Obedient. JPG!

After Li Zhangsheng sat down, Wang Chongyang first chanted the Daoist scriptures with the disciples, then began to explain them.

【You chant the Daoist scriptures, listen to the Dao earnestly, and are lost in thought, your comprehension is peerless... You have realized the Heart of an Innocent Child!】

【Deep in virtue, comparable to an innocent child! Your mind is simple, born for the Dao; any Daoist scripture you read, you understand, mastering it thoroughly! Any existence will have their favor toward you increased by three parts.】

Seeing the prompt, Li Zhangsheng fell into deep thought.

Simple mind, are they talking about me?!

A moment later, Li Zhangsheng nodded affirmatively, that's right, they are talking about me!

Even the Great Dao of Chaos thinks my mind is simple, who else dares to disagree?!

At the same time, the moment Li Zhangsheng realized the Heart of an Innocent Child, a primitive, indifferent, and tranquil Dao intent slowly emanated from his entire body.

"This... Dao intent?! How is this possible?!"

"How can a child of only eight years old emanate Dao intent?!"

Sitting to Li Zhangsheng's left was the Changchun True Person Hearing Qiu Chuji, who was stunned upon sensing the change in Li Zhangsheng.

"Dao... Dao intent?! No wonder the Master would take him as a disciple, it turns out he is..."

To the right, the Quanzhen Sect Master, Danyangzi Ma Yu, was also shaken, his whole body frozen in a daze.

It was not just Eternal Spring True Person Qiu Chuji, Danyangzi Ma Yu, Eternal Truth True Person Tan Chuduan, Yuyangzi Wang Chuyi, Taiguzi Hao Datong, Eternal Life True Person Liu Chuxuan, and the Pure and Quiet Hermit Sun Bu'er were all dumbfounded, unable to even pay attention to Wang Chongyang's lecture.

At this moment, who could still pay attention to Wang Chongyang's lecture?

They had listened to Wang Chongyang's lectures no less than eight hundred times; although their Dao practice had indeed improved, someone like Li Zhangsheng, who gained insight after listening just once and emanated Dao intent, was truly unique!

To be precise, it had never happened before!

"A monster!"

"This child is born for the Dao! My Quanzhen Sect has hope for great prosperity!"

"Heaven blesses Quanzhen!"

"..."

The Seven Quanzhen Disciples felt their Qi surging, both shocked and excited, unable to calm down at all.

Seeing the Seven Quanzhen Disciples trembling all over, the crowd of Quanzhen disciples were stunned: What's going on? Are the Masters having a seizure? Or are they too bold, even slacking off while the Grandmaster is lecturing?!

"Dao intent emanating?! No! Spiritual light between the brows, like an infant; tranquil and far-reaching, like an innocent child?! This is... the Heart of an Innocent Child?!"

Wang Chongyang's mind was shaken; even though he was the one lecturing, he could not remain calm at this moment.

He was not like the Seven Quanzhen Disciples who understood nothing; he was Wang Chongyang, a Daoist Heavenly Man, and naturally, he could clearly understand Li Zhangsheng's situation.