Chapter 162: Zhang Fan Arrives in Dongshan! Evil God Attacks, Nascent Soul Leaves Body

The silver-white high-speed train, like a giant dragon, sped along the tracks, the roaring sound resembling a dragon's roar.

At 10:15 in the morning, the high-speed train to Qilu City had already entered the territory of Dongshan Province.

Zhang Fan looked out the window. High mountains stretched and undulated, vast and vigorous, and the local climate and scenery were already different from Jiangnan Province.

However, at this time, he had no heart to appreciate the scenery along the way, instead looking at the materials Bai Buran had given him.

Yesterday, on the Double Ninth Festival, he had just finished worshiping his mother and rushed back to Night Not Bright, learning many details about Jiang Lai's disappearance.

"The person disappeared after delivering the goods!?" Zhang Fan frowned.

Not long ago, Jiang Lai went on a business trip, escorting a 【White Bone Dan】 to the 【Laoshan Daoist Hall】 in Qilu City.

White Bone Dan is a rare treasure. Only in deep mountain tombs, where corpses do not rot, after at least a hundred years, absorbing the dragon Qi of the mountain range, will a bead similar to a bone crystal form in the corpse; that is the Bone Dan.

This treasure contains the dragon Qi of the mountain range and gathers the essence of Taiyin. It is a rare treasure, especially for a lineage like the Xiong family of the Yinshan Sect. It is said that their family practices Yin soldiers and ghost commanders, and the 【White Bone Dan】 is an indispensable treasure.

Seven years ago, the Xiong family also ordered a 【White Bone Dan】 from 【Night Not Bright】. The data says that the quality of that 【White Bone Dan】 was better; the corpse in that big tomb had been there for three hundred years, naturally absorbing more dragon Qi of the mountain range.

At that time, that 【White Bone Dan】 should have been used to refine a ghost commander. After years of hard work, it was scattered by Xiong Sanqian not long ago.

The data shows that that 【White Bone Dan】 sold for three million at the time, and one must know that was seven years ago.

The 【White Bone Dan】 Jiang Lai escorted was of much lower quality, formed by a hundred-year-old ancient corpse, yet it still needed 3.5 million.

In the Daoist sects, many people use 【External Dan Technique】 to improve their cultivation or practice magic, which requires the White Bone Dan.

"Laoshan Daoist Hall!?" Zhang Fan thought thoughtfully.

"Daoist halls opened by the Laoshan Sect all over the country are somewhat similar to the martial arts halls of the past."

Just then, Liu Xingchui, sitting opposite, spoke.

This trip to Dongshan Province required dealing with Laoshan, so Zhang Fan brought the Liu brothers along. After all, they were disciples of Zhenwu Mountain, and in terms of identity, it was more convenient.

After all, both were among the ten great Daoist mountains of the world.

Moreover, the Liu brothers had traveled and practiced in Dongshan Province in their early years and were quite familiar with the local situation.

"There are more than a hundred Laoshan Daoist Halls in Dongshan Province, and their influence is huge..." Liu Xingchui introduced.

The so-called Daoist halls face the general public, teaching some Daoist culture and health methods, and also teaching some boxing techniques to strengthen the body...

Among these people, those with outstanding aptitude who can pass the assessment can also enter Laoshan to learn true Daoist magic.

The Dao is not lightly transmitted. Throughout history, those who seek the Dao and immortality, whether it is aptitude, bone structure, luck, or character, are one in ten thousand. Even so, they need to go through trials and tribulations, tempering their will and refining their hearts, before they can be taught Daoist magic.

Just like the Pure Yang Lu Zu back then, who was known as the reincarnation of Donghua, he still had the difficulty of losing his home and failing the exam.

"Even if it is just for health and fitness, it attracts many people to join the Laoshan Daoist Hall." Liu Xingchui said in a low voice.

Men's health must strengthen the kidneys, women's health must nourish the face... As long as a product or service has these two functions, it will sell well.

Every year, just the income from the Laoshan Daoist Hall recruiting disciples and teaching skills is a large sum, not to mention the surrounding cultural and creative products, textbook authorizations, etc., which are much higher than the tourism income of Zhenwu Mountain.

"So profitable? Do they also have meditation classes?" Zhang Fan couldn't help but say.

"Now they are even running CEO Xuan cultivation classes, inviting the heads of large enterprises. The sponsorship fees alone every year are astronomical." Liu Xingyu sighed.

"Laoshan has talent." Zhang Fan couldn't help but say.

The idea of the Laoshan Daoist Hall is much more advanced than the meditation classes Zhenwu Mountain holds every now and then. It is also much faster to accumulate wealth.

"I heard that the current Laoshan Sect Leader 【Li Chengge】 is the youngest and least experienced among the sect leaders of the ten great Daoist mountains, but I heard that the Dao Alliance's evaluation of him is quite high." Liu Xingchui said in a low voice.

Because of the Laoshan Sect Leader's great achievements, Laoshan Daoist Halls are almost all over Dongshan Province, and their influence is quite large.

As one of the ten great Daoist mountains, Maoshan in Yujing City appears extremely low-key and inactive, with almost no presence.

The only Maoshan disciples Zhang Fan had seen were Qi Ji and Jiang Hu. No, Jiang Hu counts as half.

"Laoshan... Gu Jingqiu is a Laoshan disciple." Zhang Fan remembered.

Not long ago, at the Xuanmiao Temple in Suzhou City, he had met a Laoshan disciple, Gu Jingqiu.

He was visiting the Xuanmiao Temple with his master, Hua Yixun.

At that time, Gu Jingqiu learned of his identity as a Zhenwu Mountain disciple and wanted to spar, but it didn't happen. However, he and Zhang Fan agreed that after returning to the mountain and practicing in seclusion for a period of time, he would definitely go to Yujing City to pay a visit.

"I didn't expect to come first." Zhang Fan thought thoughtfully.

Jiang Lai escorted the 【White Bone Dan】 to the Laoshan Daoist Hall in Qilu City. Logically speaking, there should be no problem. On the day the goods were delivered, Jiang Lai had reported to Night Not Bright.

For the next two days, there was no news from her.

"Fan-ge, if you are going to Qilu City to find someone, I have some information here."

Just then, Liu Xingchui spoke.

"Let's hear it." Zhang Fan signaled.

"I checked the time. During the days your friend disappeared, a big event happened in Qilu City."

"What event?" Zhang Fan asked.

"Experts from the Wu Wei Gate made a big scene in Qilu City. A young expert named 【Zhao Jiexuan】 emerged, suppressing the three great High Merit experts of the Laoshan Sect, and even the Qi brothers, Qi Delong and Qi Dongqiang of Mount Laojun, were defeated by him."

"There is such a thing?" Zhang Fan's expression sank slightly, revealing a look of deep thought.

Being able to defeat three people alone, defeating three great High Merit experts, is no small feat. Even that pair of Qi brothers from Mount Laojun were defeated by this person.

One must know that those two Qi brothers are the successors of Mount Laojun in this generation, long famous, and are as famous as Xia Weisheng of Zhenwu Mountain, An Wuyang of Mount Zhongnan, and other young elites.

Bai Buran evaluated those two brothers as having extraordinary talent, unprecedented.

It is said that their two Nascent Souls are naturally compatible and can merge into one, refining a world-shaking Daoist magic for this purpose, called 【Nascent Soul Merging Technique】. The Nascent Soul becomes one, enough to crush all peers.

Such monsters were actually defeated by this young man named 【Zhao Jiexuan】.

"The Wu Wei Gate is truly hiding dragons and crouching tigers." Zhang Fan couldn't help but sigh.

The Thirteen Zodiacs are already experts of the current world, each with strange and bizarre means, but apart from them, no one knows the depth of the Wu Wei Gate.

This young man named 【Zhao Jiexuan】 emerged, which shocked the Dao Alliance quite a bit.

If Xia Weisheng, Qi Delong, Qi Dongqiang, An Wuyang, and others are considered successors of the ten great Daoist mountains.

Then this Zhao Jiexuan is the successor of the Wu Wei Gate, and his fierce reputation is enough to make people look sideways.

"Your brothers have quite a lot of information." Zhang Fan couldn't help but say.

It seems bringing these two brothers to Dongshan Province this time was the right choice.

In fact, he also brought Shi Shougong and Su Shiyu, but they took another train and walked separately, one in the light, one in the dark. "Please take out your identification."

Just then, a slow voice came from the side.

Zhang Fan looked up and saw a young man, about twenty or thirty years old, quite tall, about 1.8 meters, with a cold face and slender fingers.

Following him was a girl with a ponytail, looking bright and lovely, but her eyes were hiding light, watching Zhang Fan and the others vigilantly.

"You are not train police, are you." Zhang Fan looked at their attire and said casually.

The young man didn't speak, took out his ID from his bosom, and showed it to the three.

"Wei Qingsong, Dongshan Province Dao Alliance!?"

Zhang Fan was stunned for a moment, then scanned the man and woman again. He didn't expect to run into people from the local Dao Alliance on the high-speed train as soon as he entered Dongshan Province.

Perhaps it was their conversation just now that attracted the other party's attention.

Zhang Fan didn't say much, took out a letter from his bag, and handed it over.

Wei Qingsong was stunned for a moment, opened the letter with a suspicious look, and took out a letter from inside.

"Introduction letter from the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance!?"

This thing was given to him by Sui Chunsheng before he left. At that time, Zhang Fan was still thinking, what era is this, and still using this stuff?

"So it is a fellow Daoist from the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance. It's fine."

The vigilance in Wei Qingsong's eyes decreased quite a bit, and his expression relaxed slightly, returning the introduction letter to Zhang Fan.

"Is the fellow Daoist here in Dongshan Province for official business or..." Wei Qingsong asked seemingly casually.

"Visiting friends."

"Hmm, fellow Daoist, be careful. It hasn't been peaceful on the ground recently."

Wei Qingsong nodded and turned to leave with the girl behind him.

"Senior brother..."

After walking far away, the girl turned to look at the direction where Zhang Fan and the others were, and walked to Wei Qingsong's side, whispering: "Are they from the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance?"

"The introduction letter says so, and the seal of the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance is also correct."

Wei Qingsong sat down, looking at Zhang Fan and the others not far away across the corridor.

"They were talking about Zhao Jiexuan just now..." Lin Xiaoke couldn't help but say.

"Zhao Jiexuan's matter has too much influence. Even peerless figures like the Qi brothers were defeated. I fear it has already spread throughout the Daoist sects." Wei Qingsong sighed faintly.

Because of this, during this period of time, Dongshan Province has been tense, paying extra attention to Daoist people from outside, and the review has been stricter, even sending field personnel to stations, airports, etc.

"Senior brother, can you see the depth of that person just now?" Lin Xiaoke asked.

"I can't see it, but since they are from the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance, their level should be average." Wei Qingsong said casually.

"That's true... How can the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance be compared with our Dongshan Province Dao Alliance?"

A look of pride appeared on Lin Xiaoke's face. Most of the people in the Dongshan Province Dao Alliance are Laoshan disciples, orthodox Xuan Sect, widely practiced, and their strength is naturally extraordinary.

On the other hand, Jiangnan Province, although she hasn't visited to learn, but recently, the territory of Jiangnan Province has been very restless. The activities of the Wu Wei Gate are extremely rampant, and the Thirteen Zodiacs have appeared one after another, rising and falling.

A few days ago, the Dao Alliance headquarters even criticized them by name, passing it on to all parts of the country.

If the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance were not incompetent, how could the Wu Wei Gate be so rampant!? This shows how average the level of the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance is.

"Jiangnan Province's water and soil nourish people, and Yujing City is an ancient capital of six dynasties, drunk with gold and fans. Where is there any heart to practice?" Wei Qingsong said casually, obviously not putting Zhang Fan and his party in his eyes.

"They are just visiting friends, so it doesn't matter."

"Senior brother, I will go meet him, let him see the power of our Dongshan Province Dao Alliance, and help us make a name for ourselves when he goes back." Lin Xiaoke had just stood up when she was pulled back by Wei Qingsong.

"Nonsense, is practicing Dao and refining magic for you to be competitive?" Wei Qingsong glared fiercely.

"They are all fellow Daoists. They are just passing through. If they are defeated by you, where will they put their faces? How will we conduct ourselves if we go to Jiangnan Province for official business in the future?" Wei Qingsong said earnestly, tapping Lin Xiaoke's head.

"Acting rashly, not using your brain."

"Senior brother, I know I was wrong." Lin Xiaoke pouted, lowered her head, and dared not mention sparring again.

"I know your talent is not weak and your Daoist magic is successful, but don't bully the weak."

Wei Qingsong spoke in a deep voice, subconsciously looking at the direction of Zhang Fan and his party. In his view, his two or three sentences had saved the fellow Daoists from outside the province from an unprovoked disaster.

Rumble...

The silver-white high-speed train, like a giant dragon, drove into the pitch-black tunnel, and the light outside the window disappeared instantly.

"Old Daoist, take me, I want to cultivate immortality; Old Daoist, take me, I want to seek longevity. If you want to cultivate immortality, find me; there are many benefits after longevity. Alili, alili, alialili..."

Just then, a pleasant and moving mobile phone ringtone rang out. In the roar of the high-speed train, this ringtone was insignificant, but it sounded extremely harsh in the ears of Wei Qingsong and Lin Xiaoke.

"Hmm!?"

Both of them subconsciously turned to look. In another carriage, the lights flickered constantly. The carriage was empty; the passengers who had been full just now had all disappeared. Only one person was sitting in a seat leaning against the corridor...

Under the flickering lights, that person's figure was extremely blurred, his appearance unclear. One hand was supporting the armrest, holding his cheek, and the other hand was holding a mobile phone, looking down, appearing extremely leisurely and lazy.

"Interesting!"

Just then, that person's gaze looked at the long carriage, casting toward the direction where Zhang Fan was. His lips parted slightly, his voice extremely slow, but it sounded like a thunderclap in the ears of Wei Qingsong and Lin Xiaoke, deafening.

In an instant, their Nascent Souls were directly shaken out of their bodies.

"This... what kind of cultivation is this?" Wei Qingsong roared in his heart, sitting there motionless, speaking softly, actually shaking his Nascent Soul out of his body. Such means were even more bizarre than the Wu Wei Gate's 【Spirit-Restraining】.

"Fan-ge..."

At this time, the Liu brothers also noticed the abnormality in the other carriage. Their faces changed drastically, looking at the strange figure under the flickering lights, sweating profusely, as if facing a great enemy.

They never dreamed that as soon as they entered Dongshan Province, they would run into a master on the high-speed train.

"You finally came."

Just then, that dazed figure stood straight, a Nascent Soul soared into the sky from the top of his head, and the terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the entire train. The terrifying fluctuations were like the sun without light, the night eternal.

Such an aura made Zhang Fan's face change drastically.

"Evil God!"

Zhang Fan let out a shocked roar, stood up abruptly, patted his forehead, and his Nascent Soul left his body.

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