Chapter 153

If you don't know the reversal in the mystery, how can you know how to plant lotuses in the fire?

The light and shadow of the past dissipated, and the words in his ears still remained. That was the cultivation years of his childhood, the teaching and instruction independent of Zhang Lingzong.

"Mom..."

At this time, Zhang Fan browsed through ancient secret scrolls and watched Daoist scriptures. Seeing the words of his predecessors' cultivation, he suddenly had a spiritual understanding, and actually recalled a special experience from his childhood.

That was the special method taught by Li Linglong, heart-to-heart transmission, as if branded and immortal.

It was not a Daoist divine ability, nor was it an attack spell, but the only method to spy on the secrets of life and nature, which can see life in the killing machine and see light in ten thousand tribulations.

"Heaven gives birth, heaven kills, the principle of the Dao. Reversing the method of birth, killing turns into life, wonderful use of reversal, planting lotuses in the fire house!"

Zhang Fan's soul-aspect left his body, and true fire was born all over his body, the light of the flames, burning and shining, actually rising through the sky, the aura majestic and terrifying.

"Who is it!?"

Just then, in the office, He Ningyan, who was still discussing the investigation of 【Three-Corpse Yuan Pill】 with Ma Buting, had her expression change suddenly. She stood up abruptly, and the teacup in her hand shattered in response.

Her eyes widened, and she looked out the window suddenly, deep shock rising in her beautiful eyes.

"Senior Sister, this is..."

Ma Buting's brow trembled, also revealing a solemn expression. He looked up, observed with the soul-aspect, and clearly saw a fire of separation rushing to the sky, the flames distinct, full of brilliance. Such an aura could not be born without the Xuan Gate.

He Ningyan's eyes condensed into a line, but her heart was surging with waves.

What she saw in her eyes was that in the light of the fire of separation rushing to the sky, a soul-aspect seemed to appear, burning with true fire, and in an instant, it entered extinction. This is the method of killing the body and returning to death.

"Senior Sister, is someone committing suicide by fire!?" An expression of disbelief appeared on Ma Buting's face.

Who is actually inside the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance headquarters, burning the soul-aspect with Daoist true fire? This is the way of taking death, the method of returning to heaven...

Is the Longevity Star eating arsenic, thinking his life is too long!?

"Madman... has this person gone into demonic deviation!?" He Ningyan's eyes trembled.

Daoist true fire, majestic and breaking ten thousand methods, correcting and suppressing ghosts and gods. If the soul-aspect is contaminated even a little, there will be a disaster of killing life.

This person is actually setting himself on fire, and the soul-aspect is burning to extinction right before his eyes.

Obviously, this is someone practicing fire method who has gone astray and gone into demonic deviation.

"Daoist fire method is not so easy to practice. Go find someone quickly and see if there is any salvation." He Ningyan said in a deep voice.

Ma Buting heard this, hurriedly got up, and walked out of the office.

At this time, in the president's office.

Lou Hechuan stood in front of the window, looking at the firelight rushing to the sky. His old face trembled slightly, but a trace of solemnity rose in his eyes.

"But take the dead door as the living door, don't hold the living door as the dead door. If you know the killing machine and understand the repetition, you will know that there is grace in harm."

The 【Yin Talisman Classic】 says that life is the root of death, and death is the root of life. Grace is born from harm, and harm is born from grace. If you follow it out, the living door turns into the dead door. Only by reversing it, the dead door turns into the living door.

In the light of the fire of separation, although there is a soul-aspect setting itself on fire, under the dead ashes, there is a glimmer of golden light hidden, hiding the lotus aura, and the vitality is hidden and not released.

"The work of returning to the origin... the work of returning to the origin... this little ghost is truly an anomaly!" Lou Hechuan muttered softly.

Rumble...

Zhang Fan's soul-aspect sank and fell into the burning true fire. Layers of ash fell off the soul-aspect, carrying bits of golden light.

Those bits of golden light gathered, and there was a faint lotus phantom flickering.

His aura became more and more terrifying. In the red burning, a death tribulation was produced, and in the golden light, vitality was hidden. The phantom of the lotus that was about to be born but not yet born seemed to contain infinite mystery. Once truly condensed, it would enter an unprecedented realm and push open a door never seen before.

"At such an age, he has already begun to comprehend the mystery of the repetition of the killing machine. Truly, the younger generation is to be feared."

Lou Hechuan's eyes seemed to have brilliance flashing, and his expression became complicated. Such talent is already the nature of a hidden dragon. Just the mystery comprehended at this moment has surpassed all the up-and-coming talents in Jiangnan Province.

"Zhenwu Mountain... truly has boundless fortune." Lou Hechuan felt the subtle changes in the firelight rushing to the sky and thought to himself.

At this time, he finally knew faintly why Chu Chaoran, with the posture of a True Person, still accepted such a disciple in his later years.

This young man hides huge energy. Although his reputation is not obvious now, in time...

"Not absolute, not extinct, there will be a rest in the seventy-third generation... The prophecy left by the founder of Zhenwu Mountain, could it be that Zhenwu Mountain has already survived the great tribulation and seized the heaven-defying fortune to continue the incense for another five hundred years?"

Rumble...

Just then, the firelight rushing to the sky slowly dissipated. Every time it weakened by a point, the wandering fluctuations retreated by a point. When it finally ended, everything returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

"Actually had an epiphany."

In the library, Zhang Fan's soul-aspect returned to his body, feeling light and airy, and a sudden understanding rose in his heart.

"Killing turns into life, planting lotuses in the fire..." Zhang Fan muttered softly, thinking to himself.

The method taught to him by Li Linglong is the only method to spy on life and nature and transform disasters.

At this time, an intuition arose in Zhang Fan's heart. If he could truly comprehend the mystery of the eight words "killing turns into life, planting lotuses in the fire," he would be able to break through the pass of 【True-Descending Life】 in one fell swoop and step into the 【Gao Gong】 rank.

"This trip was not in vain." Zhang Fan put down the ancient book in his hand and no longer had the interest to watch.

Although he had no fate with the 【Wan Zhenxiang】 of the Wu Wei Gate, he now had a direction, and he would not be as confused as before.

Besides that, Zhang Fan knew that when he was a child, whether it was Zhang Lingzong or Li Linglong, it seemed they had taught him a lot of things. It was just that after practicing the Soul-Splitting Great Method, most of his memories and strength were taken away by the 【Evil God】.

Although after merging with the 【Ferocious God】, his strength recovered a lot, but by comparison, the 【Evil God】 still occupied the majority.

If it really possessed him, he didn't know what identity it would show, but the means and strength were absolutely cruel and domineering, not comparable to ordinary Daoist masters.

"I still have to break through to 【Gao Gong】 early."

Zhang Fan was worried in his heart. Ever since he saw the 【Evil God】 from a distance with the help of the 【Majestic Spirit Suppressing Demon Golden Seal】 at the Xuanmiao Temple, he had felt intense unease.

That "thing"—let's call it a "thing"—was extremely dangerous. If left alone, it would be a great scourge.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zhang Fan felt that the 【Evil God】 wandering outside was more terrifying than any danger he had ever faced.

He needed to recover it in the shortest possible time.

"I know it's very urgent now, but don't be urgent first."

Zhang Fan took a deep breath, soothing his restless consciousness. Then, he turned and left, leaving the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance at high speed.

Just now, that epiphany had caused quite a stir, so naturally, he couldn't stay any longer to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"Zhang Fan? Was that movement just now caused by him?"

In the small building, Ma Buting looked at Zhang Fan's hurried figure, revealing a thoughtful expression.

"It seems he went astray in his cultivation. But that's right, is the fire method that can restrain the 【Three Yin Slaughtering Demon Blade】 so easy to control?"

He Ningyan walked from behind, wisdom shining in her beautiful eyes.

"He hasn't entered the 【Gao Gong】 rank yet, his soul-aspect is weak, I'm afraid he can't control this kind of power. Going into demonic deviation is also reasonable."

"Senior Sister, are you saying he took the wrong path?" Ma Buting said in a deep voice.

"Blindly pursuing power will eventually be backlashed by power. I have seen too many such people."

He Ningyan shook her head, her gaze slowly withdrawing, and she completely lost interest in Zhang Fan.

Such a temperament, such a person is indeed not worth her spending her energy.

"Don't pay attention to him anymore. The top priority is to investigate the whereabouts of the 【Three-Corpse Yuan Pill】." He Ningyan said in a deep voice.

The Three-Corpse Yuan Pill is a strange treasure refined by the 【Three-Corpse Daoist】 with the Small Soul-Splitting Method. It hides the secrets of this former number one master in the world. Recovering it is a great merit. If one can fathom some of the secrets within, one will benefit for life.

"The Three-Corpse Yuan Pill not only hides many great secrets of the Wu Wei Gate, but also the cultivation method of 【Three-Corpse Reflecting Life】..."

A longing brilliance flashed in He Ningyan's eyes. For a master like the 【Three-Corpse Daoist】, his life was so wonderful, and he himself was a Daoist scripture, worth spending energy to study and comprehend.

"Senior Sister, do you have any clues?" Ma Buting couldn't help but ask. With their cultivation, mobilizing the power of the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance, as long as the thing is still in Yujing City, it doesn't seem difficult to recover it.

"Eight or nine out of ten, if I guessed correctly, that thing should be in a place called 【Elimination Fun Funeral Home】." He Ningyan said in a deep voice.

"【Elimination Fun Funeral Home】?" Ma Buting showed a puzzled expression.

"That is the industry of Zhenwu Mountain, the director's name is Meng Qingtong..." He Ningyan gritted her teeth.

"This person entered Zhenwu Mountain when he was young, practiced bitterly for more than thirty years, did not show his face, and came to Yujing City ten years ago to take over this Elimination Fun Funeral Home."

"If I guessed correctly, the person who robbed and killed the Dao Alliance master in Dongshan Province and plundered the 【Three-Corpse Yuan Pill】 is probably this person."

Ma Buting heard this and showed a solemn expression. This person came from Zhenwu Mountain. If he really obtained the 【Three-Corpse Yuan Pill】 and comprehended the mystery within, that would be too terrifying.

"So we must be very careful." He Ningyan's thoughts turned rapidly, but she was determined to get the 【Three-Corpse Yuan Pill】.

The greatest value of this thing to the Dao Alliance lies in the fact that it may hide the method of finding 【Human Portrait】.

You know, the Thirteen Zodiacs are the protectors of the Wu Wei Gate. Throughout the ages, only the true sect leader has mastered the method of contacting 【Human Portrait】.

The Three-Corpse Daoist was once the sect leader of the Wu Wei Gate. If one can find this method from the 【Three-Corpse Yuan Pill】, one can find this generation's 【Human Portrait】. Catch the thief and catch the king. Once 【Human Portrait】 is taken, the destruction of the Thirteen Zodiacs will be in the morning and evening, and the collapse of the Wu Wei Gate will be in a moment.

Evening, University Town.

Sanyang Street.

Night had just fallen, and the food stalls on the side of the road became lively.

During the day, Zhang Fan had just left the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance when he received a call from Li Yishan, asking him to eat meat in the evening.

"Why did you just come?"

As soon as Zhang Fan arrived, Li Yishan had already started shabu-shabu, a basin of fresh meat, three parts fat and seven parts lean, poured into the boiling pot.

"This business is too good."

When Zhang Fan came in, he found that there was already a long line outside.

"That's for sure. This boss usually does good deeds and accumulates virtue, so there will naturally be blessings." Li Yishan said casually.

"Doing good deeds and accumulating virtue? What kind of good deeds, what kind of virtue?"

Zhang Fan looked at the mutton hanging in front of the stall, and the basins of fresh dog meat cut up, and couldn't help but ask.

"Although this boss sells dog meat, he loves dogs very much, so he uses an eight-ounce ghost scale. For every catty of dog meat sold, he can save two ounces of dog..."

"Just say how many dogs he has saved over the years."

"Great righteousness!"

"..."

Zhang Fan heard this, the chopsticks he raised stopped in mid-air, and his expression looking at Li Yishan became strange.

"You're kidding."

"Don't worry, our table is full weight, eat with confidence." Li Yishan explained.

Zhang Fan heard this and started to eat heartily.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Zhang Fan put down his chopsticks and looked up at Li Yishan.

"You don't seem right today."

Today, Li Yishan's words were exceptionally few.

"It's nothing, I heard that woman is back." Li Yishan echoed the wine glass in his hand and said lightly.

"That woman!?" Zhang Fan's heart skipped a beat.

He knew that the so-called woman who could make Li Yishan like this should be his biological mother.

Not long after Li Yishan was born, his mother ran away with someone. Not two years later, she brought back a man and angered his father to death.

Zhang Fan rarely heard Li Yishan talk about things at home. He only knew that Li Yishan's biological mother also had the surname Li and was still alive.

"She wouldn't be coming to recognize you, would she?" Zhang Fan couldn't help but say.

He didn't expect such a bloody family ethics drama to be staged on Li Yishan.

"What are you thinking? That woman doesn't have such feelings... She is cold-blooded." Li Yishan shook his head.

"If it weren't for the wild man she hooked up with being a bit powerful, I would have dealt with her long ago."

As he spoke, a cold light flashed in Li Yishan's eyes.

Zhang Fan fell silent, raised his wine glass, and clinked it with Li Yishan.

He once heard Li Yishan say that the man his mother brought back had the surname Zhang. He heard that he had a lot of energy in the north and was a character.

"Then why is she back?" Zhang Fan asked casually.

"I heard someone saw her go to the crematorium. Maybe someone in the family died." Li Yishan said lightly.

"Crematorium?"

"Yeah, the Elimination Fun on the outskirts of the city."

Li Yishan picked up his wine glass and shook his head: "Don't talk about such boring people."

"Let's have one."

As he spoke, Zhang Fan raised his glass, and the two drank it in one gulp.

Late at night, Elimination Fun Funeral Home.

Inside the director's office, it was dark and chaotic. Only one figure sat cross-legged, with a long-burning lamp lit in front of him, illuminating the slightly hunched silhouette.

"How is your comprehension of the 【Three-Corpse Yuan Pill】?"

Just then, a woman's voice rose leisurely, turning a thousand times, revealing an ethereal mystery.

"The Three-Corpse Daoist is worthy of being the number one master in the world. This thing is worth a lifetime of comprehension."

In front of the long-burning lamp, the hunched figure trembled with excitement.

"According to the agreement, now is the time for you to repay."

"I understand."

The slightly hunched figure paused slightly, then nodded: "I still need some time. The Three-Corpse Daoist's memory is too vast. Soul-aspect comprehension is too risky. I haven't found what you want yet."

"I'll give you three more days." The woman's voice rose again, revealing coldness and determination.

"You want the method to link 【Human Portrait】, is it for the Wu Wei Gate?" The hunched figure hesitated slightly and couldn't help but say.

"No..." The woman's voice was pleasant and moving.

"I just want to confirm one thing."

"What?" The hunched figure asked subconsciously.

"The previous generation's Human Portrait, is that woman still alive!"

"Li Linglong!"

In the dark room, the mysterious woman's voice slowly fell, spitting out the name that haunted her dreams.

(End of chapter)