Chapter 84: World-Dominating Hegemony, Seizing Fortune from Heaven and Earth (5k Chapter)

Late night, Yujing City, South City.

In front of the grand gate of a private club, lotus leaves floated on a fountain with a six-petaled lotus as its main platform.

On both sides of the gate, there were not ordinary stone lions, but two white horses.

Inside a quiet and elegant private room, a common lotus lamp was lit in the center of the luxurious crystal chandelier, with a candle flame burning.

At this time, Xiong Qianxing was lying horizontally on a large round table. Eight skulls were placed in different directions around him, each connected to the lamp filaments at the center of their brows, with green bean-sized flames burning.

The eight skulls seemed to be biting Xiong Qianxing, continuously sucking out the Shen Yinfeng turbid Qi from his body and turning it into lamp oil for the flames.

"Brother Shan, is this enough?" Ming Chenxuan looked at the man leaning on the top of the sofa and couldn't help but ask.

"The Eight Ghosts Defeat Qi Technique is a secret, unique skill passed down by the Xiong family. Dealing with 【Pouring Shen Yinfeng】 is naturally a piece of cake."

Before Xiong Qianshan could speak, a man holding a goblet and swirling the crystal-clear wine inside spoke up from the side.

As he spoke, Gu Chuanfeng picked up another glass of wine from the table, walked to Xiong Qianshan's side, and handed it over respectfully.

Since ancient times, within the Daoist sects, the Yinshan Sect has belonged to an extremely mysterious branch.

They are famous for their methods of refining Yin, and because of this, they are mysterious and powerful, and their incense is considered prosperous, with three branches in Yujing City alone.

Among them, the Xiong family is the largest, while the Ming family and the Gu family both follow their lead.

This 【Eight Ghosts Defeat Qi Technique】 is an extremely common yet practical technique within the Yinshan Sect.

It is said that in the past, there were frequent armed fights between villages in some places, each time causing loss of life and alarming the government. Later, the elders of some villages invited Daoist priests from the Yinshan Sect to perform this 【Eight Ghosts Defeat Qi Technique】. As long as eight skulls were buried in the ancestral graves of the opponents according to the directions, once the technique was successful, within three to five years, there would be results. The main family would inevitably suffer bloodshed, their descendants would decline, wealth would not enter the house, and some would even have their roots severed, making it difficult to continue the incense.

"Young Master Shan, what is the background of the opponent that they dare to move against the Xiong family on Yujing City soil?" Gu Chuanfeng saw that Xiong Qianshan hadn't taken the wine glass and couldn't help but ask.

"Drawing Talismans in the Void... being able to realize this move is no longer a thing of the pond," Xiong Qianshan said lightly.

The world's talisman path does not go beyond the Sanshan, but even among the Sanshan' talismans, those who master the method of Drawing Talismans in the Void at such a young age are rare existences.

"That girl from the Ming family was actually able to find such an expert? Could it be aimed at our three families?" Gu Chuanfeng couldn't help but say.

"Thinking too much." Xiong Qianshan was calm and shook his head lightly.

A family or clan that can be passed down to this day, with strong and inextinguishable incense, relies on talent, on fortune, on endless life...

When have you ever seen someone who could destroy a clan overnight with the power of one person?

Not to mention, the Yinshan lineage is inherently good at refining Yin and gathering Qi, interfering with life, death, fortune, and misfortune.

Even the 【Daoist Dao Mi Lu】 that Xia Weisheng gave to Zhang Fan recorded various legends of this lineage.

In the early years, the suburbs of Yujing City's South City were still a village. There was an old man in the village who lived to be over ninety. When someone asked him the secret to longevity, he said that when he was young, he met a Daoist hidden in the deep mountains. Because he stole half a pot of his wine, the Daoist taught him a method that could jump out of life and death.

When the crowd asked again, the old man kept his mouth shut.

One day, a child in the village sneaked out of his house to play in the middle of the night. Seeing light in the old man's courtyard, he walked in and was scared out of his wits.

In the courtyard, tables of banquets were set up. Each seat was empty, only offering up spirit tablets, and there were no names on them.

At the very top stood a red wooden coffin, with a long-burning lamp in front of it. Lying inside was none other than the old man.

The child was scared into a faint. In the second half of the night, he vaguely woke up and seemed to see shadows moving in the courtyard, pushing cups and changing lamps, very happy.

Later, this matter spread. Some said the old man's method of longevity was actually a Ghost Banquet.

Once the Ghost Banquet starts, a hundred ghosts gather to light the long-burning lamp. As for the west side of the red coffin, the person lies in the coffin, not buried in the earth. As long as one waits until dawn, the hundred ghosts dissipate, the long lamp goes out, and the lifespan can increase by one year.

This was originally a method to avoid the ghost messengers hooking souls, but it was extremely vicious. Future generations would be poor, men would be thieves, women would be prostitutes, and the practitioner would find it difficult to enter reincarnation after death, only suffering the torments of hell.

Such a method of avoiding death, 【Hundred Ghosts Refining the Lamp】, comes from the Yinshan Sect.

"Refining Yin into technique, escaping death to seize life, seeking fortune and avoiding misfortune... this is our sect's specialty," Xiong Qianshan said coldly.

What's more, ten years ago, the Xiong family had a stroke of luck, sealing a Fierce God and using the method of transportation to borrow the momentum of great prosperity, dominating Yujing for ten years without decline.

"Fierce God..."

Mentioning this past, Ming Chenxuan and Gu Chuanfeng couldn't help but look at each other.

A ghost fierce enough to be called a god shows just how fierce this ghost was; it was simply hard to find in the world.

To this day, the Ming family and the Gu family don't know the origin of that Fierce God.

The Yinshan Sect is inherently an expert in refining Yin and playing with ghosts. Ten years ago, the Xiong family didn't know what kind of blue smoke rose from their ancestral graves, but they actually caught this Fierce God, suppressed it under their ancestral hall, and performed the method of transportation.

Ten years of great momentum made the Xiong family famous, dominating Yujing and becoming a first-class family.

One must know that prosperity and failure are heavenly numbers, not something human hearts can reverse.

Now that the momentum is with the Xiong family, Xiong Qianshan is fearless. However, he is from a great clan and has high cultivation, so he is not arrogant enough to ignore an expert who possesses the means of Drawing Talismans in the Void.

What's more...

"His technique of pouring back the Shen Yinfeng is even more mysterious..."

Xiong Qianshan's cultivation is a big step higher than his younger brother Xiong Qianxing's. Just from Ming Chenxuan's fragmented words, he saw Zhang Fan's terror.

"Pouring back the Shen Yinfeng... if one uses true Yang to forcefully restrain that mouthful of turbid Qi, it might not be impossible," Gu Chuanfeng couldn't help but say.

If it were him, with powerful and peerless true Yang, he could also restrain Xiong Qianxing's mouthful of Shen Yinfeng turbid Qi.

"A miss is as good as a mile," Xiong Qianshan shook his head and said.

"Within the Daoist sects, there is a technique that can make essence and Qi flow backward, changing the positions of Kan and Li, like the Yellow River flowing backward."

"This method is called Yellow River Flowing Backward."

Xiong Qianshan is worthy of being from a great family, having received the true teachings of the Yinshan Dharma lineage; his vision is naturally not comparable to ordinary people.

"Yellow River flowing backward pours into the tripod furnace, true fire forges the flower of longevity... the internal alchemy method this person practices must be the path of reversing the immortal," Xiong Qianshan broke through Zhang Fan's reality in one word.

The North-South Sect source method is top-tier among the many internal alchemy methods of Zhenwu Mountain.

Taking Kan to fill Li, reversing the path to become an immortal.

"The path of reversing the immortal must be the orthodox Daoist sect... could he be from the Ten Great Famous Mountains?" Gu Chuanfeng couldn't help but say.

It stands to reason that the world's Ten Great Daoist Famous Mountains are the leaders of the current Daoist sects, and their direct descendants would not easily leave the mountains and be thrown into this filthy red dust.

If the Dao heart is not enough, entering the red dust lightly, once the consciousness is restless, one will inevitably enter the Great Night Without Light, and the previous cultivation will be destroyed.

"Not necessarily..." Xiong Qianshan shook his head.

The Daoist inheritance has lasted for a thousand years, with many sects and numerous methods.

Although the Ten Great Famous Mountains are orthodox and first-class, they do not encompass all the Dharma lineages of the world.

"For example, the Divine Demon Holy Fetus... this method is known as the fiercest in the world, yet it does not belong to any of the Ten Great Famous Mountains," Xiong Qianshan said solemnly.

Since childhood, he has heard the most about the fierce name of this method. When the elders of the Xiong family mentioned this name, it was like a nightmare, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

But according to what he knows, if one practices the Divine Demon Holy Fetus method, one will inevitably enter the calamity of the Great Night Without Light.

Such a fierce method, who in the world can practice it?

"The Divine Demon Holy Fetus, it only has a name, it simply cannot be practiced," Gu Chuanfeng shook his head.

If the North-South Sect source is considered a top-tier internal alchemy method, then the Divine Demon Holy Fetus belongs to the legendary internal alchemy method.

This kind of legendary internal alchemy method has a great reputation, but there are only legends, no reality seen. The world is vast, and simply no one can practice it.

"Not necessarily..."

Just then, Xiong Qianshan suddenly said.

"I heard that the Bai He Temple in Shangjing has a legendary internal alchemy method that someone has already practiced."

"Who?"

Ming Chenxuan and Gu Chuanfeng asked at the same time.

"His name is Li Changgeng... he seems younger than me, in his early twenties, and his mysterious skills are unfathomable," Xiong Qianshan's voice became solemn.

The elders of the clan say that if we talk about the younger generation, no one can surpass Li Changgeng.

He is almost the default first person of the younger generation in the outside world.

Some even say that his stunning degree makes people think of the young Chu Chaoran. Perhaps in a few years, a True Person will be born in the Bai He Temple in Shangjing.

A True Person, that is the realm of Pure Yang Limitless, which is already a very high evaluation.

"Li Changgeng..."

"Why haven't I heard of this person?"

Ming Chenxuan and Gu Chuanfeng looked at each other, both showing looks of confusion.

They know the famous young experts of the various Daoist sects, such as Xia Weisheng of Zhenwu Mountain, the Qi Delong and Qi Dongqiang brothers of Laojun Mountain, etc. This Li Changgeng is from the Bai He Temple and can be said to be root-red and seedling-straight. If he had such qualifications, he should have been famous long ago.

"This is a treasure, before his supernatural powers are completed, how could the Bai He Temple be willing to show him easily?" Xiong Qianshan sneered.

Seedlings like Li Changgeng are all cultivated as the next generation of successors, so naturally, they are covered tightly and can only be glimpsed through special channels.

The Xiong family only heard about it because they participated in the Yujing City Daoist Alliance Annual Meeting last year.

"What kind of method does Li Changgeng practice?" Gu Chuanfeng couldn't help but ask.

Since it is a legendary internal alchemy method, it should be on par with the 【Divine Demon Holy Fetus】, only in legends, and simply not something that humans... or rather, ordinary humans can successfully practice.

"This method is called Seizing Fortune from Heaven and Earth!!" A sharp light flashed in Xiong Qianshan's eyes.

The alchemy books say that heaven has five fortunes, earth has six Qi, all things are born from it, and creation is achieved. If a person can seize the fortune of heaven and earth, they will inevitably enter the realm of immortality.

"This is the world's most domineering method!" Xiong Qianshan recalled the evaluation of this method by the elders of the clan, and there were only eight characters:

World-Dominating Hegemony, Seizing Fortune from Heaven and Earth!!!

The faint voice echoed in the private room. The sudden silence seemed to drape a layer of mystery over this 【Seizing Fortune from Heaven and Earth Method】.

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"Brother, that person..."

Just then, Xiong Qianxing, lying on the round table, woke up. As soon as he opened his mouth, he spat out a mouthful of black water, viscous and foul-smelling.

This was the filth formed after the Shen Yinfeng turbid Qi entered the body.

For an ordinary person, within three months, this body would be ruined. Not to mention losing their life, at the very least, they would be bedridden.

This is the viciousness of the Yinshan techniques.

"Drawing Talismans in the Void, the method of reversing the immortal... that person is probably of some origin. In Yujing City, although my Xiong family is not afraid, we should not make enemies for no reason," Xiong Qianshan shook his head.

Although it is said that "a strong dragon does not suppress a local snake," Yujing City is after all the foundation of the Xiong family, and they are powerful and fearless.

But according to Ming Chenxuan's description, the other party is clearly not a small character. There is no need to move troops and mobilize forces for a dispute of spirit, and form a grudge in vain.

After all, being able to cultivate such an outstanding young person, the power behind him is naturally not to be underestimated.

"Could it be... my grudge of the severed fingers is just forgotten like this?" Xiong Qianxing gritted his teeth, looking at his severed fingers, a hateful luster flashing in his eyes.

"Your skills are inferior to others, this is the lesson," Xiong Qianshan said solemnly.

"With that person's means, it is already a great fortune that you can save your life."

"I have said many times, we who practice the Dao should avoid being brave and fighting, this is the restlessness of the consciousness... you coveting the Ghost Gate Divine Needles is already breaking the precepts. Now that you have learned your lesson, you still harbor resentment?"

Xiong Qianshan shook his head, looking at his incompetent younger brother.

"Your severed fingers... I will use the 【Ghost Bone Method】 to help you reattach them later... but both of you will be punished. Go to the 【Ghost Pool】 and stay for three days."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiong Qianxing and Ming Chenxuan's faces changed, especially when they heard the name 【Ghost Pool】, their faces had long since lost their blood color.

"Brother..."

"Five days."

Xiong Qianshan gave an order, and the two of them dared not say another word.

The next day, before dawn, Zhang Fan walked out of his house and left Hongfu Huayuan.

Recently, his sleep time has become shorter and shorter, especially yesterday. The information on that slip of paper kept him awake all night, and even the sleeping pills left by Zhang Lingzong didn't work.

"Great Night Without Light, Fierce God Can Be Solved..."

Just these eight characters left Zhang Fan with no clue at all.

"I hate riddlers the most, damn it!"

Zhang Fan cursed, and coupled with the fact that he couldn't contact Zhang Lingzong recently, he couldn't help but feel somewhat upset.

Since he couldn't sleep anyway, he might as well go to the East Suburb Cemetery for a stroll.

The 【North Emperor Method】 he practices is inherently a technique of refining Yin and calling for evil, requiring the collection of Wang Xuanmiao Yin Qi to refine the path of killing.

Since Zhang Fan stepped into the 【Art Apprentice】 stage, his cultivation can be said to be advancing by leaps and bounds. His true Yang is becoming more and more abundant, his soul is becoming stronger day by day, and he has already formed the appearance of 【Light from the Brows】.

This is the mark of the completion of the 【Art Apprentice】 stage. Such speed makes Zhang Fan feel somewhat incredible. Could it be that he is really a Daoist genius, and can make progress even while sleeping!?

At this time, he only needs to follow the steps and master the twelve minor arts to be granted the 【Mysterious Master】 rank.

He is getting closer and closer to 【High Merit】.

Now, besides mastering the 【Marshal Tian Peng Tooth】 in the 【North Emperor Method】, after returning from the Shen family of Purple Gold Mountain, he also realized the 【Mountain-Breaking Prison-Suppressing Talisman】. This was something that suddenly appeared in his mind, and it could be considered a technique.

Besides that, after fighting Cao Wushang of the Bai He Temple last time, he inexplicably realized the other party's technique 【Great Sect Law, Appearance Together, Spirit Apart】...

As for why he could realize this method, Zhang Fan couldn't figure it out.

That day, Zhang Fan followed this method, entered Jiang Hu's soul internal landscape, and pulled him back from the edge of the Great Night Without Light calamity.

Counting it this way, Zhang Fan had only stepped into the 【Art Apprentice】 stage for a month, but he had already mastered three techniques, and all of them were powerful and secret.

Of course, the one he spent the most effort on was the North Emperor Method.

This method is known as the number one killing method of the Daoist sects. If practiced successfully, its divine power would be vast, not inferior to Xia Weisheng's 【Five Thunders Orthodox Method】.

Zhang Fan naturally had to put in more effort.

East Suburb Cemetery. On weekdays, even in broad daylight, there are few people, not to mention that it was not yet dawn, and there wasn't even a ghost shadow.

"Marshal Tian Peng, Marshal Tian Peng, Nine Origin Evil Child."

"Five Dings Regional Commissioner, High-Diao North Old Man."

Zhang Fan arrived at the center of the cemetery, sat down to breathe, and recited the 【Marshal Tian Peng Divine Curse】. This curse is the foundation of the 【North Emperor Method】. Reciting this curse can borrow the virtue of the Marshal Tian Peng General to subdue all demons, eliminate evil, sweep away filth, and keep things pure and solemn.

Reciting the curse, refining Yin into evil, pinching the transformation seal, and visualizing the Marshal Tian Peng True Lord's Dharma image can summon all kinds of strange and mysterious phenomena, eventually transforming into the Marshal Tian Peng True Lord, raising vast divine power.

Just like now, Zhang Fan has only practiced the 【Marshal Tian Peng Tooth】. Besides that, there are techniques such as 【Three Fierce Skulls】, 【Six Divine Arms】, 【Marshal Tian Peng Seal】, 【Marshal Tian Peng Ruler】, 【Marshal Tian Peng Bell】, etc.

Every time one is practiced successfully, a Dharma image emerges. Once all are practiced, one will have the appearance of the Marshal Tian Peng True Lord, with all demons subdued and all monsters terrified.

Hum...

Zhang Fan operated the method, collecting Wang Xuanmiao Yin Qi, refining it with the true Yang in his body, melting Yin and Yang, suddenly forming evil, and a killing atmosphere rose abruptly. The phantom of the Marshal Tian Peng Tooth appeared on his shoulder, its fangs exposed, extremely fierce.

At this time, the power of this technique in his hands was already different from before.

"Huh!?"

Just then, Zhang Fan stopped practicing and slowly opened his eyes. He discovered that a small wisp of Yin Qi within a five-mile radius was actually flowing in other directions.

"Is someone else collecting Wang Xuanmiao Yin Qi?"

Zhang Fan was lost in thought. Within the Daoist sects, there are not many sects proficient in the method of collecting Yin and refining Yin.

Immediately, he used his soul to observe and followed that wisp of Yin Qi.

In the corner of the cemetery, a young man sat cross-legged, surrounded by white candles, with a red candle lit in front of him. He formed seals with both hands and muttered words, and the scattered Yin Qi gathered toward his brow.

"【Wang Xuanmiao Yin Illuminating Spirit Method】!?" Zhang Fan looked at the flickering candlelight and recognized it at a glance.

He had seen it in the 【Daoist Dao Mi Lu】. This is a method for the Yinshan Sect to cultivate the soul, collecting Wang Xuanmiao Yin Qi, returning Yin to true Yang, and producing a wisp of Yang Qi in the extreme Yin to temper the soul.

That red candle represents the practitioner's soul.

"Is this kid a disciple of the Yinshan Sect?" Zhang Fan observed secretly.

The young man was trembling all over, and there were even tears flickering in the corners of his eyes. He was muttering words, not Daoist incantations, but...

"I'm not afraid... I'm not afraid. As long as I'm not afraid, nothing can scare me..." Xiong Ba said with extreme strength.

Ever since his master Gu Yuming fought with someone a few days ago, and his physical body was blown up by a girl with shoulder-length short hair, he had completely become a vegetable.

At that time, Xiong Ba knew that he should grow up. Only by facing fear directly could he live up to the earnest expectations of his master, who would never wake up again.

"I... I can do it... there... there are no ghosts in this world..."

Xiong Ba was like someone possessed, constantly comforting himself and giving himself various psychological hints. However, a crystal drop fell from the corner of his eye, and he didn't know if he was moved by himself or scared...

"This... what kind of thing is this!?"

In the distance, Zhang Fan looked at this scene and couldn't help but show a strange expression.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 85 =====