[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pure-yang":3,"chapter-pure-yang-pure-yang-chapter-26":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},2267126,4427,"Chapter 26: Daoist Hand Seals, the He Family of Yujing","pure-yang-chapter-26",26,"\u003Cp>One day the spirit-soul stirred violently, and the dark night was struck down by heavenly retribution!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the spirit-soul stirred, thoughts scattered wildly, emotions raged wildly, Zhang Fan’s yuan-shen plunged into eternal night, unable to transcend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at that very moment, he returned to his root and sank into stillness, catching a glimpse of the mystery within the [Southern and Northern Sect Origins].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crucible has formed, true yang rages boiling...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his body, yang qi flowed endlessly with extraordinary intensity, piercing through all major qi channels and spreading into his limbs and bones; if observed by the yuan-shen, his body appeared filled with blazing flames surging ceaselessly, his dominance now utterly wild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This brat... why is his true yang so dominant?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Fu’s aged face trembled violently, his cloudy eyes flickering with an unusual glint, tinged with shock and doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such dominant true yang, deeply hidden within, ready to burst forth, had already made him feel a trace of heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, right now, Zhang Fan was gradually regaining his ability to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible... how could this be...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Wen He’s previously calm face finally revealed a look of shock; she stared at Zhang Fan, unable to believe her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan’s veins bulged across his body as he slowly rose from the ground; his intense, dominant true yang surged thickly, rendering ordinary matter as if nonexistent, and to the yuan-shen it appeared as a raging inferno...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such dominant true yang shattered every interwoven grid, like a cage, into dust, reducing it to nothingness...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qi Gong... he actually...” Wen He shook her head unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At merely the [Qi Gong] rank, merely through his internal true yang, he broke her [Heavenly Net] divine curse!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this was merely a trial, though she hadn’t even used her full strength...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this fact remained astonishingly unprecedented, unheard of in her sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a violent crash rang out, a fierce wind surged, forcing Wen He to step back again; she waved her hands to disperse the dust before her, and Zhang Fan walked out slowly, fully restored to freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Net divine curse is broken! “Freak!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen He’s beautiful eyes narrowed, her blazing gaze locking firmly onto Zhang Fan; her jade hand clenched tightly as she stepped forward, clearly stirred by great interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Bai Budan stepped forward, standing between Wen He and Zhang Fan, casting a warning glance toward Wen He.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“New colleague just joined; no need to be so unfriendly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Wen He pouted, picked up her glasses from the ground, and put them on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fanfan is so awesome! So great!” Wen He flashed a sweet smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome aboard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Budan turned to face Zhang Fan, his usually lazy face showing a rare, kind smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kid, work hard. Next year, Old Man’ll get you a stepmother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Fu stepped forward, patted Zhang Fan on the shoulder, and encouraged him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye Bu Liang...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhang Fan vaguely understood why the Broken Precept Senior Brother had recommended him here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the temple seemed small and the incense thin, it concealed extraordinary talents, not ordinary folk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great concealment lies within the marketplace; working and cultivating here, he might truly reach the [Gao Gong] rank sooner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, Zhang Fan began his career at Ye Bu Liang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole day passed without incident, utterly idle; in Wen He’s words, it was “withered vines, old trees, drowsy crows—work, slack off, go home,” and on quiet days, boredom could drive one mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wen-jie, are we really the only four people in this company!?” Zhang Fan couldn’t help asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a company, four people did seem rather meager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two more are out in the mountains collecting stove ash,” Wen He said casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, rural kitchens all enshrined the Stove God, so folk tales claimed stove ash repelled evil, especially from old iron pots—the older the pot, the stronger its protective power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, people smeared stove ash on walls, and many shamanesses and Daoist priests would collect it. At one time, prices soared, but now the stuff is scarce, found mostly deep in the mountains; rarely seen in ordinary villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Bu Liang’s clients are mostly cultivators, who have demand for such items; one jin of high-grade old stove ash sells for five thousand yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fanfan, pity you’re not a Horse, nor a Taurus—otherwise, you’d get an extra thousand yuan monthly subsidy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen He was registering Zhang Fan’s personal info, glanced at his birthday, and sighed regretfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?” Zhang Fan blinked, then asked: “Horse, Taurus... why this benefit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss says people like that are born to be oxen and horses... they deserve subsidies...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During lunch break, bored and listless, Zhang Fan sat alone at his desk, practicing the [Daoist Hand Seals].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that his true yang was sufficient, he had already reached the proper heat in the [Qi Gong] rank and could begin studying Daoist techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before that, he must first cultivate the [Daoist Hand Seals].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If internal alchemy is like internal kung fu, then hand seals are like basic training such as horse stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daoists must use hand seals when chanting scriptures, drawing talismans, performing spells, reciting incantations, and establishing altars—also called finger seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phrase “clenching seals and reciting incantations”—seal means Daoist hand seal, incantation means Daoist secret incantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If internal true yang is like electric current, then different hand seals are like different circuits; when current flows through, the effects differ.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhang Fan crossed his palms together, his left thumb curled inward, the other nine fingers exposed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the most common Daoist hand seal, called the Lion Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Buddhist tradition also has a similar seal, called the Fearless Lion Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lion, regarded by both Buddhist and Daoist traditions as a spirit beast capable of repelling evil and averting misfortune, possesses protective power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Daoist internal alchemy, there are also methods of visualizing lions to dispel distracting thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Buddhism, there is also the [Lion’s Roar] technique, where one roar clears all distracting thoughts from the mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk tsk, practicing the Lion Seal... you’ll never master it if you keep this up your whole life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Bai Budan walked out with a thermos, watching Zhang Fan’s hands nearly cramp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?” Zhang Fan asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you ever seen people practice martial arts?” Bai Budan replied with a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those who practice Mantis Fist study the mantis’s postures; those who practice Tiger Fist observe the tiger’s leaps and pounces...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To cultivate anything, you must not only grasp its form, but seize its spirit...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spirit and charm—like divine assistance—applies to hand seals too,” Bai Budan said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who am I supposed to observe?” Zhang Fan looked at his hands, twisted into knots, and muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All Daoist hand seals have origins...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lion Seal represents the Nine-Headed Divine Lion... the mount of the [Great Yi Savior of Suffering Heavenly Venerable]...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve read Journey to the West, right? That [Nine-Headed Primordial Saint] inside...” Bai Budan explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine-Headed Primordial Saint, with one open mouth, even the Great Sage Equaling Heaven could not defeat him, only surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why? Because the lion’s roar generates nine thoughts, clearing all mental distractions, naturally subduing the mind-monkey and restraining the will-horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you practice the Lion Seal, you must observe the statue of the Nine-Headed Lion,” Bai Budan patted Zhang Fan’s shoulder and advised: “Search online yourself...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhang Fan’s face lit up in sudden understanding—truly, a master’s guidance surpasses ten years of reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next Wednesday, you and Wen He will deliver a shipment...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where to?” Zhang Fan asked, searching online for the Nine-Headed Lion statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yujing City, He Family!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1294,"2026-06-19T21:05:40.312Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","177721e5b8cf3f3bb3677d63529e6f17688c165ed527145685943f79de567c42","pure-yang-chapter-27","pure-yang-chapter-25",520,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpure-yang-cover.jpg"]