Chapter 244: My Body Is the Great Heavenly Venerable

"Sitting in oblivion" means to cast off the limbs, discard intelligence, separate from form and go away, becoming one with the Great Thoroughfare.

The Daoist Great Sage Zhuangzi once proposed this extremely high Daoist realm of "sitting in oblivion" in the article 【The Great Master】.

Those who reach this realm do not feel their own body inside, do not recognize the existence of heaven and earth outside, are transcendent beyond things, and are one with the Great Dao.

That is already the figure of the immortal class.

"Zhang Wang, good name," Zhang Fan whispered: "We are from the same family!"

"Not only are we from the same family, we are also from the same family as the Jade Emperor," Zhang Wang said with a smile.

According to the latest statistics, there are more than 90 million people in China with the surname Zhang.

Since ancient times, Zhang has been a major surname. The most critical point is that those surnamed Zhang seem particularly suitable for cultivation. Throughout history, many Daoist legends have been surnamed Zhang: Zhang Daoling, Zhang Liang, Zhang Jiao... even the Jade Emperor is surnamed Zhang.

"You guys talk first."

As he spoke, Zhang Wang looked at the bill and then at Su Shiyu lying on the bed.

"Beautiful Miss Su, don't forget to settle the bill for me."

"..."

Watching Zhang Wang walk out of the room, Zhang Fan looked at Fang Changle, but the latter shook his head.

"This kid is fine; his soul aspect has just moved, and he can only be considered as having just entered the door," Fang Changle said indifferently.

"You tested him?" Su Shiyu's heart moved, and she couldn't help but say.

"In this world, who knows if you are human or ghost? It's better to be cautious," Zhang Fan said indifferently.

He believed that there are no groundless coincidences in this world. This young man named Zhang Wang just happened to appear at Mount Liya and saved Su Shiyu who had fallen off the mountain.

Zhang Fan naturally had to be more thoughtful. When entering the door, he had Fang Changle test the other party's depth. Sure enough, he was just a little rookie who had just entered the door, his soul aspect awakened, and currently, he was just hovering in the 【Qi Work】 realm.

Only then did Zhang Fan feel relieved.

"Alright, let's talk about business," Zhang Fan raised his hand, interrupting this small interlude.

Currently, the most important thing is naturally the life and death of Shi Shougong and the Black Rat.

"Qin Shi, Li Kongxing."

Fang Changle looked at the phone in his hand and said in a deep voice: "I have already entrusted my friends in Huizhou Province to help inquire."

As long as they know the background of these two people, they can find the whereabouts of Shi Shougong and the Black Rat.

"Don't worry, there should be news soon," Fang Changle looked at Zhang Fan and said in a deep voice.

"I know."

Zhang Fan nodded, remained silent, and pushed the door to walk out of the room.

According to what Su Shiyu said, the two people they met were naturally highly skilled, but the key was that they were ruthless. Now, five days had passed since the incident, and he didn't know if Shi Shougong and the Black Rat were alive or dead.

Thinking of this, Zhang Fan felt somewhat agitated. He walked out of the room and took a deep breath. The cool wind of deep winter poured into his throat, which made him much clearer.

"Hmm!?"

Just at this moment, Zhang Fan caught a glimpse of a figure standing upside down at the corner of the courtyard wall; it was none other than Zhang Wang.

"Brother A-Wang, what are you doing? Playing handstands in the middle of the night?" Zhang Fan walked over and couldn't help but ask.

"I am cultivating the Dao," Zhang Wang responded, looking at Zhang Fan's ankles.

"Cultivating the Dao? Can handstands also cultivate the Dao?" Zhang Fan showed a strange expression.

"Of course they can? The Ancestor said that following the flow makes a person, and reversing the flow makes an immortal; looking at the world from a different angle is also cultivating the Dao," Zhang Wang said with absolute certainty.

"Your Ancestor told you that?" Zhang Fan laughed dumbly.

"Of course, the Ancestor's words cannot be wrong..."

Zhang Wang nodded, the blood flowing backward throughout his body, making his face flushed red.

Even so, he was still testifying for the Ancestor.

The Spirit Snake Miasma entered the body, and he was actually safe and sound?

You must know that such power, even a master at the High Merit Realm couldn't withstand it, especially the soul aspect; being infected by that poison miasma, one's cultivation would be considered wasted.

"Hmph!"

Zhang Fan let out a cold snort, and a puff of black gas sprayed from his mouth and nose; it was the constantly wriggling Spirit Snake Miasma.

Not to mention that he was at the Great Being Realm, even if he were still at High Merit, with the strength of his soul aspect and the wonder of his Dan method, he would not fear this method at all.

Rumble...

Zhang Fan reached out his hand and directly imprisoned the group of Spirit Snake Miasma between his five fingers.

Such an incredible scene left Li Kongxing dumbfounded.

He had never thought that someone could withstand his Spirit Snake Miasma and be safe and sound. Not only that, the other party could even forcibly detain this poison miasma with a flesh body.

"You... who exactly are you?"

At this time, Li Kongxing was finally afraid, and his voice couldn't stop trembling.

If the young man in front of him was only a bit stronger than him, perhaps he wouldn't be like this.

However, the strength Zhang Fan displayed completely overturned his cognition. It was a gap like a chasm, a gap that Li Kongxing's vision could not understand.

Because of this, he truly knew that in front of this young man, he was just an ant.

"Don't... don't kill me, she is a demon, she deserves to die, but I am a human..." Li Kongxing trembled.

"Do you count as a human?"

Zhang Fan's expression was indifferent. With a wave of his hand, he hit the group of 【Spirit Snake Miasma】 into Li Kongxing's spirit platform.

"You..."

Li Kongxing's eyes widened, and he let out a scream. His soul aspect suddenly left his body, wanting to abandon this flesh body.

Rumble...

However, almost at the same moment, Zhang Fan let out a cold snort, and terrifying pressure pressed down from all directions, directly pressing Li Kongxing's soul aspect back alive.

In front of Zhang Fan, he couldn't even do the "sacrificing the chariot to save the commander," let alone strive for that line of survival.

"Ah ah ah..."

Li Kongxing let out a scream. His skin and flesh instantly died, turning pitch black. Immediately after, his body gradually swelled, as if being inflated, and fishy pus constantly seeped out.

His aura also gradually withered, and his painful screams were heart-rending, as if in purgatory.

The next moment, Li Kongxing's soul aspect withered like a withered flower.

His body turned into a pool of pus, flowing wantonly in the cold courtyard.

"Truly a good Dao method," Zhang Fan said expressionlessly.

The moonlight was bright, the night was long, and the quiet courtyard returned to silence, with only the smell of blood permeating.

That red-black great demon inner alchemy shone with a lustrous glow under the moonlight.

"Come out."

Zhang Fan didn't look back, bent down, and picked up the great demon inner alchemy on the ground.

In the shadows, Fang Changle walked out, carrying the unconscious Shi Shougong in his hand.

Not long after Zhang Fan went out, he followed. Just now, he found the seriously injured Shi Shougong from the basement and brought him out.

At this moment, Fang Changle looked at Li Kongxing, who had long since turned into a pool of pus, and then looked at the remains of the Black Rat hanging in mid-air, his eyes slightly condensed, but he said nothing.

"Old Fang, you shouldn't have come," Zhang Fan whispered in a deep voice.

"What does this count as?" Fang Changle said indifferently: "Dark moon and high wind, killing and arson..."

"Don't forget, I am a descendant of Mount Mao, and I have also licked blood on the blade in the Wu Wei Sect."

"Good fellow Daoist."

Zhang Fan was expressionless, looking at the great demon inner alchemy of the Black Rat in his hand.

"For cultivators, this is a cultivation sacred item, gathering essence inside, comparable to great medicine and rare treasures," Fang Changle said in a low voice.

"Old Fang, this road is really long..."

Just at this moment, Zhang Fan spoke. He looked at the great demon inner alchemy flickering with light in his hand, and his gaze gradually became blurred.

"What?" Fang Changle was stunned for a moment.

"Throughout history, from emperors and generals down to ordinary people, how many people are seeking that ethereal longevity, but who has truly reached the end of this road?" Zhang Fan muttered softly.

His voice was like a whisper in the wind, and his figure was like a lonely mountain in the night.

At this moment, Fang Changle looked at Zhang Fan's back, but he was somewhat dazed, only feeling that the Zhang Fan at this moment had become completely different, a completely different temperament spontaneously emerged, revealing the bleakness of heaven and earth, hiding the loneliness of ancient and modern times.

The road to longevity is long, time is like a knife, loneliness is like a knife, cutting off all ordinary people without mercy. Looking back, who is on the same path, how many people step on the heavenly bridge?

"Zhang Fan..." "This road is too lonely!"

Zhang Fan whispered, flicked his fingertips, and the red-black great demon inner alchemy disintegrated in an instant, turning into dots of fluorescent light, scattering into the mortal world, returning to heaven and earth.

"Let's go," Zhang Fan said indifferently.

"Back to Yujing?" Fang Changle asked.

This Li Kongxing is not a small character, a disciple of Mount Qiyun, seemingly related to the Qin family of the profound gate family. Suddenly dying at home, it is inevitable that it will cause trouble.

Cultivators have great power. The deeper the realm, the less they are bound by worldly rules and laws.

Some cultivators don't even consider themselves human anymore, distinguishing themselves from those ordinary people. They believe that since they possess extraordinary power, they should possess extraordinary privileges.

It is precisely because of such dangerous thoughts that the Daoist Alliance exists.

Even cultivators cannot kill people casually. If it is investigated, it will be endless trouble.

"Back?" Zhang Fan shook his head: "Isn't there one more?"

As the words fell, Zhang Fan raised his hand, and the red scorching true fire soared into the sky, swinging the dragon's roar, and in an instant, the whole courtyard was set on fire.

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The night was long, and this great fire reddened half the sky.

2:30 AM.

Qin family mansion.

Qin Shi was woken up from his sleep. This young master who had been pampered since childhood hadn't had time to flare up, but the news from below was like a basin of cold water, making him wake up instantly.

"What? You said Li Kongxing is dead? How is it possible? I just saw him tonight, when did it happen?" Qin Shi roared.

Just tonight, just now, he had seen Li Kongxing, returned from his home, and even the two had agreed that when Li Kongxing refined the inner alchemy of the two demons, they would have a Danfa party and have fun together.

How could Li Kongxing be gone in the time it took to take a nap? And it was gone at his home.

Dark moon and high wind, killing and arson.

Who has such a dark hand and such guts!?

"Last night, around 11 o'clock," the people below reported.

Li Kongxing's house caught fire, which was about this time.

"Around 11 o'clock?"

Qin Shi's face changed drastically, and he was scared into a cold sweat.

He left Li Kongxing's home around 10:30, and it was only about half an hour before and after.

Just half an hour difference, he might have died in that courtyard like Li Kongxing.

"So dangerous, really dangerous, ancestors bless, ancestors bless..."

Qin Shi shivered twice in shock, and then his face condensed slightly, gradually calming down.

Li Kongxing was a disciple of Mount Qiyun, his cultivation was not weak, and this was his own territory. What kind of person would dare to kill in his house!?

Qin Shi paced back and forth in the room, suddenly stopping his figure.

"Where is my father?"

Qin Shi's father was the person in power of the Qin family this generation, Qin Wangdu.

"The family head is in the reception hall."

As soon as the words fell, Qin Shi rushed out of his room, bypassed the long corridor, passed through the main hall, and came to the reception hall in the corner.

"Father..."

Qin Shi pushed the door open suddenly, and just as the words came out, he was stunned.

Qin Wangdu sat in the main seat, his gaze that didn't need to be angry to be majestic swept over, and on his right sat two young men.

These two were no others, they were Song Yunqi and Ji Huanshan of the Supernatural Association.

This time, they were representing the Daoist Alliance headquarters, coming for official business.

"No rules, who taught you?" Qin Wangdu raised an eyebrow, showing displeasure, and scolded severely.

"Father, I was wrong, but just now..." Qin Shi lowered his head, but his eyes couldn't hide his anxiety.

He also knew that these two young men had a great background, representing the Daoist Alliance to come to Huizhou Province to investigate the Human Xiao who had appeared here twenty years ago.

In such an occasion, he should have already retreated.

But Li Kongxing's death made him completely unable to sit still. After all, he had a share in many of that guy's dirty deeds. If it was really an enemy seeking revenge, maybe they would also seek him out.

If it was an ordinary enemy, Qin Shi wouldn't be afraid. After all, with the reputation and power of his Qin family, as long as it was within the borders of Huizhou Province, second and third-rate roles really couldn't threaten him, the young master of the Qin family.

However, Li Kongxing's death made Qin Shi's nerves completely tense.

You must know that Li Kongxing was not a small character. In the dark, he was killed in his own home, and a big fire burned everything clean. Such a crazy person, if he really went crazy and ruthless, could he care about which family's young master you are?

Because of this, Qin Shi completely lost his composure, rushed in, completely forgetting the occasion and the etiquette.

"I already know, Li Kongxing is dead," Qin Wangdu gave a cold snort: "Fortunately, the Demon-Revealing Mirror he borrowed from Mount Qiyun was placed in our Qin family."

"Such scum, it's better that he died."

"Hmm? Father..." Qin Shi was stunned for a moment, hearing something wrong from the tone.

"You probably don't know yet, many unclean things were found in Li Kongxing's courtyard. He not only colluded with demons, harvested yin and supplemented yang, but even secretly swallowed and refined soul aspects..."

"How is this different from the Wu Wei demon people? Being so crazy is simply the shame of my Daoist sect, and everyone should kill him."

Li Kongxing's courtyard had long been blocked by the Huizhou Province Daoist Alliance. From the ruins, many female skeletons were dug out, which should have been harvested and sucked dry by Li Kongxing and buried in the basement. In addition, there were jade bottles and other objects that sealed soul aspects.

With dozens of staff on the scene, such things obviously couldn't be hidden.

The Huizhou Province Daoist Alliance had already notified Mount Qiyun, and the other side issued a notice overnight, expelling such scum from the mountain gate and clearing the Daoist team.

"You interacted with him a lot on ordinary days, didn't you discover the tiger and leopard heart of such a person?" Qin Wangdu said in a deep voice.

"Father, he hid too deeply; I didn't expect him to be such a person," Qin Shi expressed a face of confusion and remorse.

"Not recognizing people clearly is also a big mistake. From today on, you are grounded, not allowed to take half a step out of the house, reflect on yourself behind closed doors, and see what unclean things you have, otherwise, I will break your legs," Qin Wangdu said severely.

Qin Shi's heart trembled, he understood, nodded repeatedly, performed a salute, and hurriedly retreated.

"The strictness of Senior Qin's family style is truly a model for our Daoist sect."

Just at this moment, Song Yunqi spoke.

The Qin family is one of the local snakes in Huizhou Province, with great energy in the Huizhou Province Daoist Alliance, and their ancestors were disciples of Mount Qiyun, producing figures at the Three Tian Shi level.

When they came, they were specially instructed to use local forces and get along with all aspects.