[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pure-yang":3,"chapter-pure-yang-pure-yang-chapter-102":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Pure Yang!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2267202,4427,"Chapter 102: Benming Yuan Chen, Bowing to the Dipper! The Strange Zhang Fan","pure-yang-chapter-102",102,"\u003Cp>The thirteen zodiacs: You, the Rooster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan’s Yuan Shen stirred slightly; the Wuwei Sect’s thirteen zodiacs were like shadows hidden in mist—elusive, unpredictable, their methods bizarre and shifting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since descending from Zhenwu Mountain, Zhang Fan had encountered [Hai, the Pig] Wang Tao and [Wu, the Horse] Wu Qilu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former, gluttonous, toyed with the He family, sacrificed the Dragon Vein’s Xiongya  at Peach Source Square, and sought to devour the Daoist sacred delicacy, Dragon Saliva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for [Wu, the Horse] Wu Qilu, he manipulated hearts, controlled life and death, and sought to forge human talismans to become immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These individuals were both geniuses and madmen, each walking their own path—even Bai Buran feared them deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, the Rooster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan’s Yuan Shen analyzed the available information within the flickering light and shadow; Budebushuo , the thirteen zodiacs’ methods were formidable—whether it was Wang Xuanqing’s Yuan Shen fragments or Wang Xuanmiao’s memories, all references to You, the Rooster, were nothing but blurred silhouettes, utterly indistinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, even if they were exposed, they would not reveal You, the Rooster’s whereabouts or identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impressive technique—truly chicken-clever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan’s Yuan Shen searched endlessly through the shifting light and shadow for useful clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Northern Dipper Soul Refinement is a secret passed down only within my Wang family. How could you possibly know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the memory, Wang Xuanqing was intensely wary of the mysterious figure before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Among all Daoist arts, stellar and dipper techniques share a single lineage, concealing the path to immortality—I naturally know.” The mysterious figure replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stellar and dipper techniques were a crucial branch within Daoist sorcery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ancient mythology, the Heavenly Court had eight departments, among which the Dipper Department regulated the celestial sphere and managed the movement of the Three Realms’ stars; all stellar deities belonged to this department, making it the largest of the eight, countless as the sands of the Ganges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were the Northern Pole Purple Micro Emperor, the Five Dipper Lords, the Nine Luminaries, the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Stars, and the Seventy-Two Earthly Sha Stars—nearly all the famous deities we know belonged to this department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some enlightened sages even claimed that to seek longevity, one must study the stellar secrets; only by unraveling the mysteries of the heavens could one comprehend fortune and misfortune, pierce life and death, and attain Dao and immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others said that all who achieved immortality were predestined—each was a stellar lord reincarnated as a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the flickering light and shadow, the mysterious figure told Wang Xuanqing and Wang Xuanmiao a story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the late Western Jin, the world fell into chaos; a young Daoist emerged from Longhu Mountain, who, in his arrogance, sought to seize the Tian Shi Dao methods, was blinded, and cast out from the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young Daoist wandered outside, yet discovered an abandoned temple on a desolate mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, his Yuan Shen had already awakened; though blind, he could still perceive all things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the abandoned temple stood a peculiar statue: clad in yellow robes, riding yellow clouds, standing facing north, its body inscribed with star patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The local villagers said the temple was called the Northern Dipper Temple, and it enshrined the Northern Dipper Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This temple was once a celestial palace of the Northern Dipper Lord on earth, once thriving with incense; some even claimed to have seen the Northern Dipper Lord descend here, that night the stars blazed brilliantly, radiating from the temple’s roof, spoken of in miraculous terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But during those years, the Five Barbarians ravaged China, corpses littered the land, mortals no longer believed in spirits or gods, and reverence for the divine faded—thus the incense ceased, and the temple gradually fell into ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Zhang Fan found it strange; You, the Rooster, seemed like a charlatan—why tell the Wang siblings such a tale?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Zhang Fan continued listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The locals also said the Northern Dipper Lord possessed a magical robe, inscribed with mortal names, governing their life, death, fortune, and misfortune—but it was lost on earth…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoever finds this robe shall become immortal, eternal and deathless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The young Daoist, having no home, settled in the dilapidated temple and resumed offering incense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That night, the young Daoist dreamed a strange dream…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the dream, darkness enveloped him; someone called his name. He followed the voice, and gradually a faint light appeared ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As he drew near, he saw a bronze candle, its tiny flame burning steadily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Suddenly, clinking chains echoed from before the candle; a chilling wind swept through the dark, like breathing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only then did the young Daoist see: behind the feeble flame, a towering figure was chained, its form indistinct, yet it clearly longed to escape.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps because it was a dream, the young Daoist was bold—he asked, ‘Who are you? Why are you here?’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It sighed, fell silent for a long while, then said it had stolen something from the Northern Dipper Lord, and thus was imprisoned here—unless the candle burned out, it would never be freed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the dream, the young Daoist gathered courage and asked, ‘What exactly did you steal from the [Northern Dipper Lord] to suffer such punishment?’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the darkness, the towering figure remained silent for many moments before saying: it had stolen the [Northern Dipper Lord]’s magical robe—and it was hidden within the temple…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The dream ended there. The young Daoist awoke abruptly, then fell gravely ill, not recovering for a full month.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After that day, the young Daoist indeed dug up a box beneath the abandoned temple…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What was inside?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the flickering light and shadow, the mysterious figure’s words carried an irresistible allure; even Wang Xuanmiao could not help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He saw the entire starry sky within the box—saw life, death, fortune, and misfortune…” the mysterious figure said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The young Daoist, already grounded in Longhu Mountain’s teachings, seized this opportunity, attained sudden enlightenment in the mountains, and called himself [Wuxingzi], founding a Daoist lineage.” The mysterious figure’s voice grew even deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stars were also called stellar constellations, divine and demonic forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stellar constellations in heaven governed mortals and determined fortune and misfortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At birth, one’s Benming Yuan Chen governed the manifestation of divine and demonic forces, foretelling one’s entire life’s fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortune was divine, misfortune was demonic—this was the great doctrine of divine and demonic forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Divine and demonic forces! Wen He!?” Zhang Fan’s gaze sharpened, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen He’s Shen Sha Sect also belonged to stellar and dipper techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The stars above conceal life and death, fortune and misfortune, eternal youth, pure yang without limit…” You, the Rooster’s voice grew increasingly ethereal, yet each word carried a hypnotic power, drawing one in, impossible to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the flickering light and shadow, Wang Xuanqing and Wang Xuanmiao listened, entranced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light and shadow shattered; all information regarding [You, the Rooster] abruptly ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the room, Wang Xuanmiao had completely fainted, head bowed, her Yuan Shen utterly weakened—being intruded upon so thoroughly by a man, most would have become vegetative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This revealed just how dangerous Yuan Shen intrusion could be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan slowly withdrew his palm from Wang Xuanmiao’s forehead, his expression grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is it? Any findings?” Wang Xuangang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She is colluding with the Wuwei Sect.” Zhang Fan said coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Wuwei Sect!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Xuangang’s gaze darkened, flashing like a tiger’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no stranger to that name; any sect or family with historical lineage knew the Wuwei Sect’s history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nine times they’ve destroyed temples and shattered mountains, yet never eradicated these demons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wuwei Sect’s demons were lawless, using Yuan Shen as medicine, chasing the elusive, intangible path of pure yang without limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Wang family has a technique called Northern Dipper Soul Refinement!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Zhang Fan spoke—he felt You, the Rooster would not appear without reason, nor contact the Wang family without purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct.” Wang Xuangang nodded, his expression cryptic: “Northern Dipper Soul Refinement is the supreme internal alchemy of the Bowing to the Dipper Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Northern Dipper Soul Refinement was equivalent to Zhang Fan’s cultivation of [Southern-Northern Sect Source], both top-tier internal alchemy methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This method draws upon the starlight of the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper as medicine, strengthening the Yuan Shen and enhancing true yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary Wang family disciples, limited by talent, could only venerate one of the Seven Stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But practicing Northern Dipper Soul Refinement was extraordinary: in different seasons and times, one drew upon each of the Seven Stars in turn; over a year, all seven stellar essences entered the body, blazing like supreme medicine, mystically refining the spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legend said that once perfected, seven hidden acupoints within the body opened, corresponding to the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper above and awakening the mysterious spiritual body below—enabling one to avoid misfortune, attract fortune, and wield immense divine power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This internal alchemy is extremely difficult to cultivate. Over a hundred years ago, one of my Wang ancestors managed to grasp a sliver of its essence…” Wang Xuangang said gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Top-tier internal alchemy was never easy to master, let alone one requiring starlight from the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper as medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Know that among all stars, the Northern Dipper reigned supreme, governing the fate of all mortal beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhuge Liang faced his death, he had to tread the Gang  and step the Dipper, setting up the [Seven-Star Lamp] to represent the Seven Stars, praying for extended life—this was the [Seven-Star Yuan Chen Ritual] within the art of petitioning and exorcism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More latest popular novels at \u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper, each person’s [Benming Yuan Chen] is reflected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a person’s magnetic field is weak and their fortune declines, if everything they do meets failure, their [Benming Yuan Chen] must be dim and dull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversely, if a person’s fortune is strong, their career smooth, their love fulfilling, their [Benming Yuan Chen] must shine brilliantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, many temples and Daoist shrines now offer “Seven-Star Veneration” services—this is called “Bowing to the Dipper.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those seeking love may venerate the Seven-Star Lamp; those seeking career advancement may venerate the Seven-Star Lamp; those seeking health and longevity may venerate the Seven-Star Lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venerating the Seven-Star Lamp is equivalent to petitioning the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My ancestor, who was in the late stages of lung cancer, lived twenty-three extra years simply because he had grasped a sliver of Northern Dipper Soul Refinement,” Wang Xuangang said gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you practice it?” Zhang Fan could not help asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did.” Wang Xuangang nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone else had asked, he would not have uttered a word—but for Zhang Fan, he spoke without reservation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, practicing Northern Dipper Soul Refinement demanded extraordinary talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Wang Xuangang, only two people in three generations of the Wang family had practiced this internal alchemy: one was himself, the other named Wang Zhenhuang, who suffered a great calamity ten years ago—he had never met him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the clan chief, Wang Zhenyu, had never practiced this internal alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That doesn’t make sense…” Zhang Fan’s eyes gleamed with cold clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since consuming the Xiongshen , his mind had grown sharper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thirteen zodiacs—each was an anomaly, both genius and madman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take Wu, the Horse—his hands severed, yet he mastered the Daoist technique [All Things as Talismans], reaching the pinnacle of talisman art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You, the Rooster, likewise one of the thirteen zodiacs; though Northern Dipper Soul Refinement was top-tier internal alchemy, it was hardly enough to make him so obsessed as to cultivate Wang Xuanqing and Wang Xuanmiao as pawns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This internal alchemy must have some special quality—something extraordinary that draws his intense interest…” Zhang Fan speculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A special feature!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Jiang Hu, who had been silent all along, spoke up; his eyes narrowed slightly, as if suddenly remembering something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I trained at Maoshan, I once heard the elders mention this method...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Northern Dipper Spirit Refinement does indeed have one particularly unique aspect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Zhang Fan could not help but press further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once perfected, this method allows one to observe another’s primordial celestial pillar,\" Jiang Hu said gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Observe another’s primordial celestial pillar!?\" Zhang Fan mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen this often in films and dramas—enlightened cultivators gazing at the stars, noting which one dimmed and knowing someone would suffer great misfortune, or which one fell and knowing someone had met an untimely end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the primordial celestial pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every person possesses their own primordial celestial pillar, under the jurisdiction of the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one can perceive the primordial celestial pillar, one can uncover many secrets of a person: their current state, their fortune, their luck or misfortune, their life-or-death calamities—all can be revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is precisely the most unique aspect of the Northern Dipper Spirit Refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that why he came?\" Zhang Fan had no concrete proof, but he suspected that You Ji had plotted all this precisely for this ability of the Northern Dipper Spirit Refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If perfected, this method can even use a person’s primordial celestial pillar to locate their whereabouts and uncover their past deeds,\" Jiang Hu continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So miraculous!?\" Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that You Ji sought this method to find someone!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could be worth such effort?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then couldn’t I use this method to find my father?\" Zhang Fan rubbed his chin, lost in thought, then turned to Wang Xuangang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have this ability?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Northern Dipper Spirit Refinement is profound and subtle—I’ve only grasped a fraction of it, but I should be able to see the general picture,\" Wang Xuangang nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, show us,\" Zhang Fan smiled; he was deeply interested in fortune-telling and divination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Xuangang made no excuse; he first formed the Finger-Star Seal, then the Northern Dipper Seal, stepped the Heavenly Gang , murmured incantations, and suddenly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, his spine straightened sharply, like a great dragon lifting its head, or star patterns tracing a path; then, brilliant light flashed in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan’s nascent soul observed—and saw within Wang Xuangang’s eyes the projection of the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper, marvelously wondrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Xuangang turned his head slightly toward Jiang Hu, and saw a large star faintly hovering three feet above his head, shining brightly with a clear golden-yellow aura—the sign of flourishing fortune and thriving Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden-yellow signifies nobility; if such radiance appears in one’s primordial celestial pillar, their future is boundless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve received aid from a noble patron—like a tiger gaining wings. Your future achievements are immeasurable,\" Wang Xuangang could not help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A noble patron!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hu understood at once and unconsciously glanced at Zhang Fan—if he had a noble patron in his fate, it must be Zhang Fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at me now,\" Zhang Fan urged impatiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Xuangang formed the seals again, widened his eyes, and stared sharply at Zhang Fan; as the light flashed, he froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong?\" Zhang Fan noticed Wang Xuangang’s strange expression and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Northern Dipper Heavenly Eye—open!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Xuangang frowned, formed another seal, stomped hard, and stared fiercely at Zhang Fan, eyes bulging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could this be!? This is impossible!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Xuangang’s face trembled; his brows knotted into a deep \" Chuan ,\" his expression filled with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on? Am I about to fall into bad luck!?\" Zhang Fan felt dread and quickly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Xuangang slowly lowered his hands, staring at Zhang Fan with disbelief, murmuring softly: \"You... you have no primordial celestial pillar!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2598,"2026-06-19T21:05:40.312Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a040c55dc448078e37cecf5d49451829bb3eef50744c7d8293ff48a66409da3c","pure-yang-chapter-103","pure-yang-chapter-101",520,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpure-yang-cover.jpg"]