Chapter 66: Soul Password, Zhang Fan's Mom

Mount Long Hu, Immortal Marvel Realm, Ancestral Court of the Celestial Masters.

Since the existence of the Daoist sects, this lineage has held a pivotal position, connecting ancient and modern times, without exception.

"Why does your family's 【Talisman Refining Palace】 hang Mount Long Hu?" Jiang Hu couldn't help but ask.

Obviously, this was his first time here too.

"Because the ancestors of the Shen family once worshipped under the gate of Mount Long Hu."

Just then, a low voice came from behind.

Zhang Fan turned to look and saw a middle-aged man with empty arms walking over.

"Qiu Zhengdao!?"

"Uncle Qiu..." Shen Qingli smiled faintly and greeted him.

As one of the financiers of the Shen family, he could naturally come to this place.

"The Shen family are Daoist priests of Mount Long Hu!?" Jiang Hu couldn't help but show a strange expression.

"My great-grandfather was a Daoist boy at Mount Long Hu when he was young..." Shen Qingli said in a deep voice.

"The talisman path under heaven all returns to Long Hu... If your family didn't have your great-grandfather's experience at Mount Long Hu, I'm afraid you wouldn't have today's blessings," Qiu Zhengdao said with a smile.

The path of talismans originally began with Zhang Daoling attaining the Dao at Mount Heming, and later the method spread throughout the world, with each mountain and lineage having its own insights and developments, the strongest of which were the three mountains of talismanry: 【Mount Mao Shangqing】, 【Long Hu Three Tian Shi】, and 【Gezao Lingbao】.

By the Yuan Dynasty, the Zhang family of Mount Long Hu obtained the qualification to lead the talismanry of the three mountains, and from then on, the talisman path under heaven all returned to Long Hu.

"Uncle Qiu, let me introduce you; these are my two friends..."

"Jiang Hu, Zhang Fan!" Shen Qingli introduced.

"Your surname is Zhang?" Qiu Zhengdao couldn't help but look at Zhang Fan and ask.

"Having the surname Zhang is not strange; since ancient times, out of ten Daoist priests under heaven, nine are surnamed Zhang, and one is surnamed Li," Jiang Hu said casually.

"That is also true... Zhang and Zhang are not the same," Qiu Zhengdao nodded.

Boom—

Just then, a clear, slight vibration came from the inner hall, like the sound of firecrackers bursting.

"Uncle Qiu, wait a moment, I'll go see if we can go in now," Shen Qingli greeted and turned to leave.

"This kind of treasure... can it really be seen casually?" Zhang Fan muttered.

"【Mysterious Mirror Treasure Record】... is not a matter of a moment's work, nor is it like refining immortal treasures in movies and TV shows where it cannot be disturbed in the slightest..." Qiu Zhengdao looked at Shen Qingli's retreating back and said.

"Mr. Qiu has seen it?" Jiang Hu asked.

"Do you know what a talisman is?" Qiu Zhengdao said meaningfully.

"It is not just a simple method of commanding ghosts and gods..."

"It is a soul password, a key to unlocking the mysteries of heaven and earth."

Qiu Zhengdao's words were refreshing to Zhang Fan.

"The path of talismans originates from the twenty-eight most primitive extreme Yang characters between heaven and earth, and even the oldest pictographic characters came from this."

Qiu Zhengdao said lightly: "Relying on the twenty-eight extreme Yang characters, thousands upon thousands of talismans are derived..."

"Things in the world have always been simplified from complexity, and complexified from simplicity..."

"Is the 【Mysterious Mirror Treasure Record】 a decoder?" Jiang Hu said, lost in thought.

"Little friend truly has wisdom!"

Qiu Zhengdao nodded: "The talismans of each sect and school are at least dozens, and at most thousands..."

"These are a huge database; inputting this data into the 【Mysterious Mirror Treasure Record】 might allow one to calculate the most primitive code, thereby unlocking the mysteries of the soul..."

At these words, a flash of brilliance appeared in Qiu Zhengdao's eyes.

"That is the Limitless..."

"That is the mystery of Pure Yang!"

"Can this kind of thing really be done?" Zhang Fan couldn't help but say.

"This is one of the many paths to becoming an immortal..." Qiu Zhengdao said in a deep voice: "The ten great Daoist sects under heaven have gone very far on this path and have explored their own things..." "They combine the talismans of their own sect, that is, the data, and the code they realize is called the Supreme Secret Talisman..."

"That is the core of a lineage, and its power is unimaginably strong..."

"How strong?" Zhang Fan asked.

"Young man, sometimes strength is not reflected in power... Supreme Secret Talismans have more mysterious functions..."

"For example?"

"For example, sealing..." Qiu Zhengdao said in a deep voice: "The core secrets of a lineage, the essence of inheritance... all can be sealed with this, lasting for generations without being destroyed, and not contaminated by external paths..."

"Just like the Zhenwu Jade Tablet of Mount Zhenwu, it is itself a Supreme Secret Talisman; unless this secret talisman is unlocked, no one can touch what is hidden inside..."

"Even if the jade tablet is shattered, the things inside can still be inherited and continued under the protection of the Supreme Secret Talisman."

"【Zhenwu Jade Tablet】!?" Zhang Fan's heart jumped; he didn't expect that this thing in his body had such great mystery.

"Supreme Secret Talisman... has it not been able to peek at that soul password?" Jiang Hu suddenly said.

Qiu Zhengdao was silent for a moment, then nodded: "The soul password concerns the mysteries of heaven and earth and is not so easy to unlock..."

"Even with a huge database and analysis programs, it still requires corresponding hardware to carry and run."

"Hardware? Mr. Qiu means..." Jiang Hu's heart moved, as if he had guessed something.

"Talisman runes need to be drawn on talisman paper..."

"Even if ten thousand talismans condense into one, and all data is restored to the most primitive code, it still requires materials that can imprint it and let it truly manifest..."

"This is talisman refining!"

"Has the Shen family found such materials?" Jiang Hu couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know..." Qiu Zhengdao shook his head: "If they haven't found it, or found the wrong one... then the 【Mysterious Mirror Treasure Record】 is a joke..."

"But even if there is only a one-in-a-million chance, one must fight for it..."

"Because that is the path of Pure Yang Limitless," Qiu Zhengdao's eyes glowed with intense brilliance.

"Soul password... is there really such a material?" Jiang Hu frowned.

"Perhaps there is... I have heard people say... the best material for refining talismans in this world... only that kind of material might be able to refine ten thousand talismans into one, and refine the soul password..." Qiu Zhengdao's voice became deep and trembling.

"What?" Jiang Hu asked subconsciously.

"People!"

Once these words were spoken, not only Jiang Hu, but even Zhang Fan's face twitched.

"There is a madman who plays with life and death, manipulates human hearts, controls the seven emotions, and drives the six desires... treating other people's fates as child's play, just to refine that which contains the soul password..."

"Human Talisman!"

Once these words were spoken, Jiang Hu's breathing became heavy, and his fists were tightly clenched.

"Young man, you are like me... both are his playthings, both are his materials, both are his works..." Qiu Zhengdao's gaze was cold as he looked at his own broken arms.

"Wu Ma!" Jiang Hu remained silent, and the scene of that night appeared in his mind.

"Let's go."

Qiu Zhengdao looked deeply at Jiang Hu, greeted the two, and walked toward the inner hall.

"Jiang Hu..." Zhang Fan called out.

"I'm fine," Jiang Hu took a deep breath, raised his head, and revealed a smile.

"By the way..." Zhang Fan saw this and hurriedly changed the subject: "You just said that since ancient times, out of ten Daoist priests under heaven, nine are surnamed Zhang, and one is surnamed Li... what does that mean?"

"Because, from ancient times to the present, among Daoist priests, the most powerful ones often come from these two great surnames..."

"Coincidentally, my mom is surnamed Li," Zhang Fan grinned.

"Is that so? What is your mom's name?" Jiang Hu asked casually.

"Li Linglong!!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 67 =====