Chapter 61

Yujing City, Purple Gold Mountain.

Emerald greens in the mountains form a canopy, faint incense smoke pierces the heavenly light; if a kind family hides here, it must be a blessing shading all directions.

The Shen family residence does not resemble a manor villa, but rather a Daoist temple, with eaves pecking high and an ancient, elegant atmosphere. Just upon entering the main gate, an incense burner stands, its smoke never extinguished.

"Sister, believe me... I really saw it last night..."

Inside the dining hall, Shen Xiangdong's mind conjured up what he saw and heard last night at Yangshan Park in the University Town. He followed behind a long-haired beauty; she was in plain clothes, and although loose, the billowing fabric could not hide her exquisite figure.

"That monster..."

Shen Xiangdong could not forget that eerie figure, surrounded by chilling black Qi, with glowing white light erupting from its eyes. Although he could not see its appearance clearly, it was definitely a person...

"Little brother, have you become obsessed?"

At this moment, Shen Qingli stopped her movements and turned around; her beautiful face looked even more refined and gentle under the reflection of the candlelight.

"Daoist True Fire must be the orthodox Xuan Sect... but according to what you said, the cultivation method that person practices must be of a side branch, seeming orthodox yet not evil..."

"Moreover, I have never even heard of the external appearance he displayed."

Shen Qingli shook her head, raised her hand, and flicked Shen Xiangdong's forehead. A dull thud resulted in a red mark.

"Damn... Sister, that hurts... Did you flick me with the Lion Seal?" Shen Xiangdong covered his head, feeling a large bump rising.

"Who told you to be restless and have a agitated consciousness?" Shen Qingli's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at her incompetent younger brother and couldn't help but say in a deep voice.

"Do you think I don't know that you distributed the 【Manifestation Talisman】 to your classmates?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Xiangdong's face twitched, and he immediately stopped wailing.

"You went to college and completely let yourself go, right? Thinking the family can't control you anymore? Is your daily cultivation just for you to show off Daoist arts?"

Clearly, Shen Qingli was a strict sister, and Shen Xiangdong went completely silent.

"If you constantly show off Daoist arts, you will fall into the demonic path like a confused obsession... Go copy the Shen family teachings one hundred times," Shen Qingli said indifferently.

"Ah? Sister, don't..." Shen Xiangdong wailed.

The family teachings left behind by their mesmerizing ancestor were over two thousand characters long.

"Two hundred times," Shen Qingli said indifferently.

Shen Xiangdong fell silent. He looked at his sister with some fear and really couldn't understand why such a woman had so many pursuers behind her back...

Were those people crazy? "Should have known not to come back," Shen Xiangdong muttered.

The university was in the University Town on the outskirts of Yujing City, not far from Purple Gold Mountain, so he would come home every weekend.

This was a rule set by Shen Qingli.

"Since you're back, stay for two more days."

"Ah? Don't... Sister, I have classes at school!" Shen Xiangdong's face twitched, fear arising, and he hurriedly argued.

"Isn't it summer vacation? Where are the classes?"

"Uh..."

"These days, there is a major event in the family. Don't run around and behave yourself," Shen Qingli said indifferently.

"Major event?" Shen Xiangdong's expression changed: "Could it be..."

"The Mysterious Appraisal Treasure Record... the dream of three generations of my Shen family..."

Shen Qingli murmured softly, her beautiful eyes shimmering with a different kind of brilliance.

At this moment, the roar of an engine came. Shen Qingli looked through the window and saw the main gate open, and a Wuling Hongguang drove in.

"Ye Buliang's car... is their company that poor?" Shen Xiangdong glanced at it and said indifferently. "Don't even need to ask, it's that Jiang Hu again..."

As he spoke, Shen Xiangdong looked at Shen Qingli intentionally or unintentionally. He knew that his sister had an unclear and undefined relationship with Jiang Hu from Ye Buliang.

"Three hundred times."

Shen Qingli said it casually and left the dining hall, leaving behind Shen Xiangdong, who was wailing toward the sky.

"Gourd, what is the Shen family doing?"

Just after getting out of the car, Zhang Fan noticed something wrong. Dharma flags were planted along both sides of the road. If one observed with the soul-aspect, one could find that deep within the Shen family, there was a faint firelight soaring into the sky, marvelous and extraordinary.

"The Shen family is a family of talisman makers. Every year, they refine a large amount of talisman paper, talisman ink, and talisman brushes..."

As he spoke, Jiang Hu's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked deep into the Shen family: "Their family has ten furnaces, but one of them has never been extinguished for years... it has been burning for nearly eighty years."

"Eighty years? What are they refining?" Zhang Fan couldn't help but ask.

"The Mysterious Appraisal Treasure Record!" Jiang Hu's lips parted slightly, spitting out four words.

"What is that thing?"

"You should have heard the story of Zhang Daoling attaining the Dao at Mount Heming," Jiang Hu changed the subject and suddenly said.

"Mount Heming..." Zhang Fan was thoughtful.

This mountain is not considered famous among the many famous mountains and rivers in China, but within the Daoist sects, it holds a pivotal position, known as...

"The Ancestral Court of Daoism!"

Legend has it that as early as the pre-Qin period, energy practitioners lived in seclusion here to attain the Dao. The famous Guang Chengzi attained the Dao and ascended while riding a crane here, and the descendants of Laozi also hid in the mountains. In later generations, Alchemy masters like Chen Tuan of the Northern Song Dynasty and Zhang Sanfeng of the early Ming Dynasty all practiced here...

Of course, the most famous among them is the Great True Person Zhang Daoling of the Eastern Han Dynasty...

Legend has it that he was enlightened by the Supreme Lord Lao at Mount Heming, secretly received the Heavenly Book, founded the Zhengyi Alliance, created talisman books, and thus began the talisman dao, opening the lineage of Daoism.

That is to say, although the Daoist sects have a long history, Daoism officially began with Zhang Daoling, and even the talisman dao began its lineage from here.

Because of this, Mount Heming holds an extraordinary position in the Daoist sects, known as the 【Daoist Immortal Capital】. Every year, major famous mountains and Daoist temples organize disciples to go on pilgrimages to learn, especially to learn how to actively integrate the fine traditions of Daoist sects into Chinese society and culture during inheritance and development under the current environment, strengthen the construction of Daoist talent teams, and actively exert the inheritance role of temples on various mountains.

"Legend has it that when the Supreme Lord Lao secretly gave the Heavenly Book to Zhang Daoling, a great wind rose in the sky, blowing away one page of the Heavenly Book..." Jiang Hu said in a deep voice.

Great perfection is like a defect; the law must have losses. All things in the world are like this.

"Eighty years ago, the ancestor of the Shen family once met a strange person. That person took out an ancient scroll, claiming that this was the page of the Heavenly Book lost by Zhang Daoling back then."

"There's such a thing? That's too mysterious!?" Zhang Fan couldn't help but say.

"Cultivation matters are inherently mysterious."

Jiang Hu whispered in a deep voice: "That ancient scroll recorded the refining method of the 【Mysterious Appraisal Treasure Record】."

"Xuan means Dao; Jian means mirror."

"The Mysterious Appraisal can reflect all things in the world; ten thousand talismans return to one treasure record."

At these words, Jiang Hu paused slightly and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Daoling once said that whoever can condense all things into one is the True King of the Great Dao!"

"Whoever can condense ten thousand talismans into one is the Supreme of the Talisman Dao."

As he spoke, Jiang Hu looked up at the depths of the Shen family.

"It is rumored that if the Mysterious Appraisal Treasure Record is refined, it can contain ten thousand talismans of the world in one body!"

"That is the realm of Pure Yang Limitless!"

(End of chapter)