[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pure-yang":3,"chapter-pure-yang-pure-yang-chapter-452":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},2267552,4427,"Chapter 452","pure-yang-chapter-452",452,"\u003Cp>The next day, Xiling Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High mountains stretched far and wide, white clouds drifted lazily; a wisp of incense rose from the mountain, spiraling straight up through nine heavens, while bell sounds echoed nearby and birds and beasts surged across the landscape. In the natural midst, faint crimson auroras floated, hidden within the mountain’s mysterious depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Truly a treasure land of the Daoist sect—there is indeed the aura of immortals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking along the mountain path, Zhang Fan marveled at the aura of Xiling Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiling Mountain is where Xu Zu attained the Dao and ascended—it is also the ancestral seat of the Jingming Sect. Naturally, it is extraordinary.” Xu Changshou murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still looked like a consumptive, his eyes tinged blue, his face devoid of any color. Walking beside Zhang Fan, he gazed at the faintly visible temple atop the peak, his eyes filled with complex emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s true—Xiling Mountain is one of the Seventy-Two Blessed Lands of the Daoist sect.” Zhang Fan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tongluo Mountain may claim to be the First Blessed Land, but that’s only if you exclude the great Daoist mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blessed Lands are ranked Minor Auspicious, Medium Auspicious, and Major Auspicious—and above them lies something even more inconceivable, called Supreme Auspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Supreme” means boundless vastness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such Blessed Lands seize the creative power of heaven and earth, carry the cosmic fortune of yin and yang; since ancient times, immortals have always emerged from them—they are part of the Daoist lineage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the entire nation, there are only seventy-two such Supreme Auspicious Blessed Lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ten Great Daoist Mountains are all included among these seventy-two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to these seventy-two Supreme Auspicious Blessed Lands, Tongluo Mountain seems petty—its creative power, heritage, and history are far inferior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want to return to the Xu family, and wish to meet Xu Zu’s Sword, you must pass through Xiling Mountain.” Xu Changshou looked at Zhang Fan with deep implication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan had naturally ignored Zhang Wuming’s absurd suggestion of becoming a “son-in-law,” and instead chose to approach the Xu family through Xu Changshou’s connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, when Zhang Fan approached him with this request, Xu Changshou hesitated only a moment before agreeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even back then, when Zhang Fan visited Fujiao Mountain, he had already staked his entire future on this young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he was a high-ranking official of Fanmen, a true absolute core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, at the Dan Yuan Fa Hui, he had even secured a Major Auspicious Blessed Land for Fanmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would never refuse a request from the true master of Fanmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve gone through a lot.” Zhang Fan spoke softly, his voice solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Xu Changshou had left the Xu family in his youth, wandering far away, and thus bore some distance from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for Zhang Fan, he might never have returned to the Xu family in his lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not that hard.” Xu Changshou shook his head with a quiet sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was born there, raised there. Fallen leaves return to their roots. Over these years, I’ve always wanted to go back and see it again—only…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Ge Shuangxiu, though he had never thrived within the clan, he was born and raised there, and his entire Daoist cultivation had come from there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he had achieved cultivation, he naturally wished to return—but things had changed, people had changed, and he could not make up his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I must warn you—even if we return, with my current achievements, I may still not be able to meet Xu Zu’s Sword.” Xu Changshou suddenly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?” Zhang Fan asked, surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Changshou was a Zhai Shou cultivator, having forged an internal elixir and perfected his life cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cultivator of this level would have been considered a master of elixir arts even in ancient times; now, in the Declining Dharma Age, cultivation has grown ever harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Zhai Shou cultivator, whether in a great Daoist sect or a Pure Yang lineage, counts as top-tier core strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without exaggeration, Xu Changshou’s return now would be a glorious homecoming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am currently a fifth-rank internal elixir. If I could reach seventh rank, the meaning would be entirely different.” Xu Changshou spoke solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhai Shou realm involves nine turns of the internal elixir, with transformations occurring in threes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, every three levels bring a qualitative leap and transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap between third and fourth rank is greater than the combined gap from first to third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the nine turns of the internal elixir are divided into three major tiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, Xu Changshou is a fifth-rank internal elixir—belonging to the second tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within Fanmen, this already places him among the top-tier experts; only the Master of Chixia Temple, Xiang Nantian, could slightly rival him—but he was only a fourth-rank internal elixir, and had been severely wounded during the Dan Yuan Fa Hui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from him, Chang Jinzhi, Xiao Xiaole, and Hua Wuhuan were all first-rank internal elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Du was slightly stronger—a second-rank internal elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan was also a second-rank internal elixir, yet his actual strength was clearly far greater than ordinary second-rank cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to estimates, though his cultivation level belonged to the first tier, his true combat power had already breached the second tier, shattering the vast chasm between the three-tier divisions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Blame it on the Xu family’s immense wealth and overwhelming strength.” Xu Changshou chuckled bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Pure Yang lineages, the Xu family was likely the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You may not know—the Xu family has three Tian Shi cultivators!” Xu Changshou revealed a secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had nearly all encountered the Pure Yang lineages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qiu family had only two Tian Shi—one dead in Qin Gu Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ge family publicly had only two Tian Shi; even counting the hidden one, two of them had died on Zhenwu Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three Tian Shi in one family?!” Zhang Fan’s gaze sharpened into a single thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such strength and heritage were terrifying—this didn’t even count experts like Xu Xuanguan who had long left the Xu family. If included, wouldn’t that make four Tian Shi?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not even the worst of it,” Xu Changshou changed tone abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three Tian Shi isn’t enough?” Zhang Fan exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should know that Pure Yang lineages endure for millennia thanks to two pillars,” Xu Changshou said gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Shi masters transmit the teachings; Pure Yang artifacts protect the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Xu family doesn’t have just one Pure Yang artifact!” Xu Changshou lowered his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two?!” Zhang Fan’s heart trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct,” Xu Changshou nodded. “The world knows only the fame of Xu Zu’s Sword—but the Xu family possesses another Pure Yang artifact, extremely secretive…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Their heritage truly is extraordinary,” Zhang Fan couldn’t help but exclaim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps due to Xu Zu’s great deeds in controlling floods and subduing dragons, the Xu family’s blessings ran deep—even with talents like Xu Xuanguan and Xu Changshou leaving the clan, the family remained flourishing, producing expert after expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Xu Zu was the founding master of the Jingming Sect on Xiling Mountain, and was also revered as the Patriarch by the Lushan Sect, honored as Patriarch Xu Zhenjun of Lushan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gave the Xu family immense influence in the western mountains and along the southeast coast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because of this, even after wandering for years, Xu Changshou needed Xiling Mountain to mediate and transmit his request to return home for ancestral rites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder,” Zhang Fan felt a sudden clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now understood Xu Changshou’s warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fifth-rank Zhai Shou was indeed extraordinary—but still only the second tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were a seventh-rank internal elixir, in the third tier, the meaning would be entirely different; with the Xu family’s resources and heritage, he might even have a chance to break through to the Master realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a Xu Changshou would be valued incomparably more by the Xu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m just preparing for the worst-case scenario,” Xu Changshou said, smiling lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fifth-rank Zhai Shou returning to the ancestral land could still pay homage to the Pure Yang artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If such a cultivator were not valued, the Xu family would already be the number one under heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t need to be so cautious,” Zhang Fan muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking deep in the mountains, he saw the ancient temple—this was the thousand-year legacy of the Daoist sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incense curled like clouds and auroras rising; as Zhang Fan entered Xiling Mountain, he felt the incense here was boiling—far more intense than the scattered temples he had once drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Yuan Shen observed, the gods and demons revealed themselves—his vision filled with faint golden light flowing in endless motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder this is the ancestral seat of Jingming Sect—this incense…” Zhang Fan’s eyes turned red, nearly drooling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much golden substance could be refined from such intense incense?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That substance was mysterious and unfathomable—not only could it suppress the Three Corpses, but it greatly aided his elixir cultivation and even nourished the black iron fragment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too bad…”\u003C\u002Fp>",1493,"2026-06-19T21:05:46.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6f50b1f5f128060f24c09ad28bad339d848b49a38b1c80fce3a08269eade1942","pure-yang-chapter-453","pure-yang-chapter-451",520,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpure-yang-cover.jpg"]