Chapter 352

The sage's thoughts reach the source, and all wonders are sensed and met. Therefore, the foundation of Daoist learning is based on contemplation.

Li Cunsi!

He once visited the Southern Zhang lineage. The Divine Diviner Zhang Tiansheng evaluated him as "Young like a proud dragon, hidden in the abyss and not yet emerged." In fifteen years of refining the Dao in the mysterious gate, he would definitely be famous throughout the world and reach the level of a great expert.

"Your grandfather had a very high evaluation of Li Cunsi," Lou Hechuan sighed.

Throughout history, among those who practice the Dao in the world, nine have the surname Zhang, and one has the surname Li.

The karmic connection between Zhang Lingzong and Li Cunsi was wonderful. That young man lived in the old land of Southern Zhang for half a year before leaving.

"Li Cunsi..."

Zhang Fan chewed on this name. He always felt it was a bit familiar, as if someone had mentioned it to him.

"As for later events, you also know. Southern Zhang suffered a sudden change and was wiped out overnight. Although your father escaped death, he also fell into the calamity of the Great Night Without Light!" Lou Hechuan said in a low voice.

"My dad had already mastered the Divine Demon Holy Fetus at that time!?" Zhang Fan was moved and couldn't help but ask.

Hearing this, Lou Hechuan raised his eyelids slightly and looked at Zhang Fan with deep meaning.

"When did you master the Divine Demon Holy Fetus?"

"This..." Zhang Fan smiled awkwardly but didn't speak.

"That was the first time your father entered the calamity of the Great Night Without Light. He forgot his past, drifted in the Jiang Hu, and was as dejected as a stray dog..."

Hearing this, Zhang Fan lowered his gaze. The Divine Demon Holy Fetus is the most ferocious in the world. If it weren't for a major change in life, thoughts flying, and the consciousness restless, he would absolutely not have entered the calamity of the Great Night Without Light.

One can imagine how difficult and bitter Zhang Lingzong was back then.

"That year, Zhang Lingzong was only sixteen years old. When he entered the calamity, he met a young girl and was taken in by her," Lou Hechuan changed the subject.

"A young girl?" Zhang Fan was stunned.

"That young girl also had the surname Li!" Lou Hechuan said in a low voice.

"Surname Li? Could it be my mom!?" Zhang Fan muttered, but a look of suspicion rose on his face.

According to what he knew, Zhang Lingzong and Li Linglong met should have been five years after Southern Zhang was wiped out. At that time, Zhang Lingzong was already twenty-one years old.

Could it be that it was advanced?

"That young girl's name is Li Linglang!?"

"Li Linglang!?" Zhang Fan's expression changed slightly.

He was no stranger to this name. That woman had once appeared in Yujing City and almost took his life.

"Perhaps you can guess. Li Linglang and Li Linglong were sisters born of the same mother."

Speaking to this point, Lou Hechuan raised his eyelids and looked at Zhang Fan.

"She is Li Linglong's younger sister."

"Younger sister?" Zhang Fan was stunned.

That woman who almost took his life was his aunt!?

"Because of Li Linglang, your father escaped the calamity of the Great Night Without Light, his cultivation reached great success, and later he traveled to the southeast, sweeping across seven provinces invincible, and earned a great reputation..."

"Five years of time passed, Zhang Lingzong was already a true Great Lingzong King. At that time, Li Cunsi had also become the Master of the Wu Wei Sect's Profound Palace."

"Master of the Profound Palace!?" Hearing this, Zhang Fan couldn't help but be moved.

"It can be said that he was the youngest Master of the Profound Palace in the history of the Wu Wei Sect," Lou Hechuan sighed.

"And that was when your father met the most important woman in his life..."

"My mom!" Zhang Fan blurted out.

"Not bad, your mom, Li Linglong!" Lou Hechuan nodded.

"Zhang Lingzong and Li Linglong got together. The following year, they held a wedding. At that time, there was another pair of newlyweds with them."

"Another pair of newlyweds?" Zhang Fan was stunned.

"Li Cunsi, he married Li Linglang!"

"Ah!?" Zhang Fan was astonished.

"The following year, these two sisters gave birth to a boy respectively..."

"Your mom gave birth to you..."

"As for Li Linglang, the son she gave birth to was named Li Yishan!"

Hum...

Zhang Fan's eyes jumped, and waves seemed to rise in his heart.

"Father is Li Cunsi!"

"My mom ran away when I was very young, and later brought back a man, which angered my dad to death."

Li Yishan's words echoed in Zhang Fan's mind.

How could he have thought that Li Yishan's biological mother who abandoned her family was his aunt? In other words, he and Li Yishan were cousins!?

"This..."

"The relationship in your family is indeed a bit messy!"

Lou Hechuan looked at Zhang Fan, who hadn't recovered for a long time, and couldn't help but say.

"..."

"Later? Why did Li Yishan's mom leave? And how did his dad die?" Zhang Fan couldn't help but ask.

He didn't know the grievances of the previous generation, and the adults in the family had never told him.

However, a person like Li Cunsi would absolutely not be angered to death.

"I don't know about this. That's your family's business. Behind closed doors, how can outsiders know?" Lou Hechuan shook his head.

"However..."

"However what?" Zhang Fan asked.

"I heard Jiang Yunxian mention that Li Cunsi died because he passed on 【Jia-Sheng-Gui-Si】," Lou Hechuan said solemnly.

"Passed it on? Li Yishan?" Zhang Fan's heart moved, and he instantly guessed it.

"At first I thought so too, until later Hu Hu Fa Wang Huo came to Yujing City..." Lou Hechuan lowered his voice.

"Hu Hu Fa Wang Huo..." Zhang Fan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Not long ago, that Vice Master of Bai He Temple did come to Yujing City. At that time, Jiang Yunxian had taken action, and his older brother had also appeared.

"After that time, I once looked for Jiang Yunxian, and it was that time I knew..."

"Back then, Li Cunsi passed 【Jia-Sheng-Gui-Si】 to your older brother."

"Zhang Sheng!?"

Zhang Fan couldn't help but be moved. This was something he had never expected.

"Jia-Sheng-Gui-Si is no small matter. It can reverse Yin and Yang and break life and death," Lou Hechuan sighed leisurely.

"It's just a pity..."

"Pity what?"

"President Jiang once said that living in the mortal world and drifting in the human world, life and death are like rootless duckweed, only able to drift with the waves, neither dead nor alive, in vain putting shackles on oneself," Lou Hechuan said in a low voice.

"You mean Li Cunsi didn't really die?" Zhang Fan's thoughts turned rapidly.

"I don't know!" Lou Hechuan shook his head.

Jia-Sheng-Gui-Si is ranked as one of the nine great inner alchemy methods, and it touches on the taboo of life and death. Its mysteries are not known to outsiders.

"I can only say that if Li Cunsi is not dead, then there are three people in this world who have mastered 【Jia-Sheng-Gui-Si】, and they are closely related to each other," Lou Hechuan speculated.

"Three people..."

Zhang Fan was thoughtful.

Li Cunsi naturally goes without saying. Zhang Sheng's 【Jia-Sheng-Gui-Si】 was also passed down from him. As for Li Yishan's 【Jia-Sheng-Gui-Si】, it mostly came from his biological father.

"So you see, their family has a thousand threads of connection with your Zhang family. If someone really wants to move against them, there are too many possibilities."

Lou Hechuan pointed out the purpose of Zhang Fan's trip.

"It could be the Daoist community, it could be the Wu Wei Sect, and it could even be the Northern Zhang..."

"Why would the Wu Wei Sect move against them?" Zhang Fan asked.

"Zhang Fan, you are also someone who has experienced calamities, how can you still ask such a question." Lou Hechuan glanced sideways.

Hearing this, Zhang Fan nodded but remained silent.

Even in the same camp, there will be differences, and they will walk on different paths.

The hardest thing in this world to unify is the human heart.

Just like Zhang Kongming betrayed Long Hu Mountain back then, and before he became a true Three Corpses Daoist, he had also been hunted and excluded by the Wu Wei Sect.

Just like Southern Zhang and Northern Zhang, both were the inheritance of incense after the great calamity of the Daoist community, but in the end, they still walked on paths that deviated from each other.

"In the final analysis, it is the difference in philosophy. Do you think that if there wasn't a True Person of Pure Yang in the current Daoist community, it would be as peaceful as it is today?" Lou Hechuan sighed.

"Because of this, the Wu Wei Sect is urgently hoping for the appearance of a sect leader who, after the Three Corpses Daoist, can unify the Wu Wei Sect."

"In fact, the high-ups of the Wu Wei Sect are all doing this."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Fan's heart jumped, and he couldn't help but think of the mysterious figure he saw in the ancient temple of Tai Sui Village last time who practiced the Great Method of Dividing the Soul.

"However, with Jiang Yunxian's strength, the two of them should be safe for now," Lou Hechuan speculated.

"Should be?" Zhang Fan's gaze sank: "President Lou, where can they be found?"

"How would I know?" Lou Hechuan laughed.

"Do you really take me for a living immortal?"

"President Lou has been in charge of Jiangnan Province for so many years, the secrets he knows are indeed more than anyone else. I underestimated you before," Zhang Fan said solemnly.

"It's no exaggeration to call you a living immortal."

"In the end, you've started flattering me." Lou Hechuan laughed. He looked at Zhang Fan, but a complex look appeared in his eyes.

"Zhang Tiansheng's grandson... Hehe... Interesting..."

As he spoke, Lou Hechuan leaned on the sofa, looked at the ceiling, and suddenly said: "You can try your luck in Qinxi Province."

"Qinxi?" Zhang Fan didn't understand.

Even if Li Yishan and the others escaped danger, how could they run there?

"Under Mount Zhongnan, the Tomb of the Living Dead. Back then, True Person Chongyang truly mastered 【Jia-Sheng-Gui-Si】, life and death condensed into one, invincible in the world..."

"Since then, there have been many who practice this method in the world, and almost all of them will go there."

"That place has almost become a holy land for practicing 【Jia-Sheng-Gui-Si】."

"Mount Zhongnan..."

Zhang Fan whispered to himself, thoughtful.

"I privately checked the whereabouts of Jiang Yunxian and Li Yishan. They almost go to Chang'an every two years," Lou Hechuan added.

"President Wu..."

Just then, a sharp call from Sui Chunsheng came from outside the door. Zhang Fan turned his head and saw the door open.

A sickly man walked in. It was early summer, but he was wearing a cotton coat. The eye sockets of his eyes were almost sunken, as if he had just had a serious illness.

"Old Lou, you have a guest, why didn't you let me know?" the sickly man whispered.

His language was respectful, but his indifferent gaze swept across Zhang Fan.

"Little Wu, I know the discipline. Logically speaking, I shouldn't see anyone right now, but a young man came to see me, so I couldn't turn him away," Lou Hechuan stood up.

"Or I'll write an explanation, and you can report it with my materials later."

"Old Lou, what are you saying? I was just asking casually, not wanting to cause extra trouble, and then have more crimes when I go to the capital," the sickly man said, appearing weak and powerless.

"You go first, I still have something to say to President Wu," Lou Hechuan issued an order to evict the guests. When mentioning "President Wu," he specifically emphasized the tone.

"Old Lou, I am only acting in the position now," the sickly man smiled lightly.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to come back after going to the capital this time. This 'acting' character will soon be removed. In the future, the heavy burden of Jiangnan Province will fall on your shoulders," Lou Hechuan sighed.

"Old Lou, then we will take our leave first."

Zhang Fan understood and retreated with Sui Chunsheng. After going downstairs, he opened his mouth.

"Was that the acting President just now?"

"His name is 【Wu Qingnang】. He has been sitting in the position of Vice President for more than ten years. His health has always been bad, so he often takes sick leave. Originally, he thought his life would be like this, and he would handle internal retirement in two years..." Sui Chunsheng whispered.

"Who would have thought he grabbed the opportunity this time." Sui Chunsheng sighed.

Generally speaking, deputy positions are used to take the blame. Unfortunately, their Vice President often took sick leave, which instead achieved him.

"Won't they parachute someone in?" Zhang Fan couldn't help but say.

"This mess in Jiangnan Province needs someone who knows the roots and the bottom line. Someone from outside is afraid they won't be able to play it," Sui Chunsheng whispered.

"Great luck has come, and it can't be stopped..."

"Wu Qingnang!" Zhang Fan secretly remembered this name. In the future, he would inevitably have to deal with this new person in power of the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance.

"How was the talk?" Sui Chunsheng asked.

"It's okay. I'm going on a long trip in the next two days. Remember to notify me if there is any news in Yujing City," Zhang Fan said casually.

"Going on a long trip? Where are you going?" Sui Chunsheng asked.

"Mount Zhongnan!"

Zhang Fan walked out of the gate of the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance, looked at the pale night, and whispered.

Late at night, Guangming Grand Hotel.

Li Miaoyin got out of the car and was about to go back. When she walked to the entrance, her mobile phone made a message sound. Opening it, Zhang Fan's dialog box popped out.

"Are you hungry? Do you want to go out for some late-night snacks?"

Seeing this, Li Miaoyin couldn't help but smile knowingly. Since returning from the small town of Qin Gu, Zhang Fan hadn't stepped out of the house, and she hadn't seen his figure for many days. This was the first time he had been so proactive.

"Asking me out in the middle of the night, you..."

Li Miaoyin stood in place, typing. Suddenly, her jumping fingertips stopped. She looked up abruptly and felt the wind and clouds stop, and even the bright moonlight was crushed at this moment.

Heaven and earth became dazed at this moment, no longer as real as before.

Through the hotel gate, everyone in the hall seemed to be frozen, their thoughts stagnant, as if from life to death, as if in a dream.

"Celestial Master!?"

Li Miaoyin's expression changed slightly. With this atmosphere and this feeling, it was a Celestial Master-level figure who had come, and that person was already very, very close to her...

"You have been out for too long."

Just then, a slow voice sounded in the faint night, like waves rising in a flat lake, like ripples in autumn water. Even Li Miaoyin's Nascent Soul trembled at this moment.

She looked up and saw a man walking over, wearing a windbreaker, a hat, and thick black sunglasses. The whole person seemed to blend into the night.

"Why are you here?" Li Miaoyin seemed to recognize this person and whispered.

"Next month is the apprenticeship ceremony. It's not a good thing for you to be wandering outside all the time. Teacher asked me to take you back," the man wearing sunglasses said lightly.

(End of chapter)