Chapter 33: Daoist Sects, Northern Emperor Rules Killing

The next day, early morning.

Sunlight filtered through the window, casting onto Zhang Fan's face, and a warm sensation spread from below.

The alchemy texts say that a practitioner, when filled with Yang Qi and with their foundation surging, can practice arts once they can burn a stick of incense without failing.

In ancient times, one stick of incense was approximately half an hour.

Without any external stimulation, an ordinary person cannot achieve a surging foundation that lasts for half an hour.

"After sleeping for a night, I'm actually feeling vigorous and strong. Is my True Yang really this abundant?"

Zhang Fan felt the changes in his own body and couldn't help but feel delighted.

He knew this was definitely the result of his diligent practice over these past days. Now that his accumulation at the 【Qi Worker】 rank was sufficient, he could fully attempt to comprehend and practice arts.

If he could master one minor art, he would be equivalent to stepping into the 【Art Apprentice】 rank, no longer a rookie in the cultivation world.

"Heaven rewards diligence; the ancients truly did not deceive me."

Zhang Fan leaped up, rushed out the door, squeezed onto the subway, and arrived at Night-Never-Bright.

As soon as he entered, he pulled Wen He to the side and whispered, "Sister Wen, about the He family..."

At this point, Zhang Fan looked at Wen He's expression with some trepidation.

It was his first time fighting someone, and he had destroyed the other party's soul-aspect. Naturally, he knew the dangers involved, not to mention that the He family was powerful, especially with their deep-rooted connections in Yujing City. If they really traced it back to him, he feared his future would be bleak; not to mention facing a lawsuit, he might not even keep his life.

"Little Fanfan, set your heart at ease... they haven't traced it to you yet."

Wen He remained like a thoughtful older sister next door, soothing Zhang Fan's emotions.

"Does the boss know?" Zhang Fan relaxed slightly and asked again.

"He knows."

"What did the boss say?" Zhang Fan became nervous again.

"The boss said that since you are a member of the company, if something happens, the company will absolutely not sit idly by, and must keep you..."

"What a good person."

"At the necessary time, it's good to push you out at the first opportunity."

"..."

"Wicked capitalist!!"

Zhang Fan rolled his eyes, subconsciously glanced at Bai Buran's office, and then sat at his own workstation and opened his computer.

Every office worker who has just started working knows that so-called "going to work" is just "withered vines, old trees, evening crows; clocking in, slacking off, and waiting to go home."

Zhang Fan scanned the area, and after confirming the surrounding environment was safe, he opened the "Little Yellow Book" page and found his follow list.

The accounts he followed included both borderline streamers and internet celebrity beauties...

Although the old saying goes, "Wine, lust, wealth, and Qi are four walls, everyone hides within them; if one can jump outside the walls, even if one doesn't become an immortal, one's life will be long..."

But Zhang Fan was a practitioner after all, and he knew the power of the female form. The internet was even more terrifying than the mortal world. Looking at these things caused his desires to stir, thoughts to fly, and his consciousness to jump wildly...

If one could hold steady in the face of these, embracing unity and returning to stillness, then one's cultivation would be deep indeed.

"I need you all to help me cultivate!"

Zhang Fan grinned, watched for two hours, and when his heart was restless and his mind was wandering, he finally dragged the list to the very bottom. A familiar ID caught his eye:

Millennium Old Demon!!!

That day on Zhenwu Mountain, Zhang Fan had been scammed out of 888 yuan by this guy. Later, he had even sent a private message requesting a refund, but the other party had actually read it and not replied...

Damn it...

Reading without replying is like killing one's parents—the insulting buff was fully stacked. Even so, Zhang Fan still secretly followed this person; his posts were simply too insightful, especially for an insider, it was like a divine revelation.

Zhang Fan dared to be 100% certain that this Millennium Old Demon was definitely a practitioner in reality.

"Damn it, don't let me meet you in reality, otherwise I'll make you pay me back with interest."

Zhang Fan cursed, but his hands were not ambiguous; he directly opened the homepage of 【Millennium Old Demon】...

"Daoist Sects and Art Cultivation..."

"Good, good, good, watch me fleece you bald." Zhang Fan stared at the post, watching with rapt attention.

In many novels and movies, a Daoist priest should be an image capable of riding clouds, summoning wind and rain, and subduing demons. All these methods are inseparable from the cultivation of arts.

The Daoist lineage has lasted for thousands of years. During the Song and Yuan dynasties, for the sake of management, the imperial court forcibly classified all Daoist sects into the 【Complete Perfection】 and 【Orthodox One】 schools.

To this day, these two schools are the most famous and powerful within the Daoist world.

However, tracing the roots, there are over a hundred Daoist sects, each with its own lineage, core arts, and so on.

In the current era, many things that were once kept secret in ancient times can be found online. With the integration of various schools, it is indeed not as strictly guarded as in ancient times.

However, the most core things are still passed down by word of mouth.

Just like Zhenwu Mountain, the bottom-of-the-box secrets were not even in the 【Dao Secret Record】 that Pojie gave him. No matter which school one studies, if one wants to learn the real stuff, one can only take a master and receive secret teachings.

"Judging solely from the arts, regardless of the school, one must first confirm the Dharma Lord..." Zhang Fan continued to read.

The so-called Dharma Lord is the venerable deity upon whom the art relies.

The execution of Daoist arts requires praying to the relevant venerable deity to dispatch divine generals.

For example, the 【Heavenly Mother Heart Mantra】 that Xia Weisheng taught Zhang Fan that day had 【Doumu Yuanjun】 as its Dharma Lord. And the 【Five Thunders Orthodox Method】 she herself mastered had 【Nine Heavens Responding to the Origin Thunder Sound Universal Transformation Yuanshi Tianzun】 as its Dharma Lord.

Of course, some sects take the ancestors of their own lineage as the Dharma Lord.

"What a vast system..." Zhang Fan couldn't help but sigh.

"Although there are many Daoist sects, not all arts are suitable for people to practice..."

The Millennium Old Demon's post was written clearly: "If we talk about the power of arts, there is such a saying online today..."

Lushan specializes in punishment, Shenxiao specializes in thunder, and the Northern Emperor specializes in killing; all are ruthless characters.

The Lushan sect mostly consists of wandering Daoist priests hidden in the bustling city, rarely practicing in mountain temples. The arts of this lineage are known for being tough and overbearing, advocating that "either you die, or I live"...

The formulas and mantras of this school are highly aggressive, and even their footwork reflects their overbearing nature.

The so-called footwork is the basic skill, just like hand seals.

The footwork of other schools is things like "Stepping on the Seven Stars," "Ascending the Six Absolutes," and so on.

But the Lushan sect's footwork is called things like "Ascending the Mountain of Knives," "Descending the Sea of Fire," and "Ascending the Cloud Tower." From this, one can see the strength of their punishment and killing, and their fierce style.

Therefore, in Daoist duels, the Lushan sect has always been known for being fierce. There is a saying, "Better to meet the Yama of Fengdu than to meet the elites of Lushan"...

This group of Daoist priests really just fights to the death as long as they don't die.

The Shenxiao sect naturally needs no introduction; it has the biggest name and is known for thunder arts, but in reality, it is a branch of the Orthodox One school, honoring 【Nine Heavens Responding to the Origin Thunder Sound Universal Transformation Yuanshi Tianzun】 as the Dharma Lord.

"Here, I will emphasize the Northern Emperor sect..."

Seeing this, Zhang Fan immediately perked up, because one sentence in the post made his eyes light up.

Daoist Dharma has been passed down for ten million years, the Northern Heaven Mysterious Emperor is the number one in killing!!!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 34 =====