Chapter 269: Water Has No Constant Shape, Rivers Do Not Refuse Fullness (Seeking monthly tickets)

"You are a righteous person of the righteous path, Daoist friend, and you do not forget to devote yourself to demon-slaying while traveling in Xikang. You have registered in the Xichuan Sword Pavilion and saved my Baihe Sword Pavilion from collapse. You have a great kindness to my Emei. Whenever you have leisure, you must go to Mount Emei to sit for a while."

Ye Yuanjing said with true feelings.

Cheng Xinzhan was a bit dumbfounded in his heart. He didn't expect that one day he would receive an invitation from Emei. He knew in his heart that if he really went to Emei one day, the scene would definitely not be very good.

However, he still nodded on the surface,

"When I have time, I will definitely visit the immortal mountain."

At this time, Ye Yuanjing said again,

"Where in the world can one not do their best to slay demons? Why don't you come to my Baihe Sword Pavilion, Daoist friend? We will give you double the offerings of the Xichuan Sword Pavilion, and I will explain it to Yuanqi and Renying myself."

Zhou Qingyun's eyes shone with brilliance when she heard this, and she also looked over.

Cheng Xinzhan naturally shook his head and politely declined,

"This poor Daoist likes wine, but I cannot leave those drinking friends at the Biyun Nunnery. After drinking this cup of tea from the Daoist priest, I will go back."

The two had expected this from Cheng Xinzhan, so they didn't have much reaction. After all, if this person was really called over by a double offering, then they would have felt they had misjudged the person.

Ye Yuanjing smiled and continued,

"You don't have to rush back like this, Daoist friend. You can rest for a night, let my Sword Pavilion people search for the demon corpses, organize the gains and losses, and reward according to merit. Tomorrow, there will be a gift money presented."

Cheng Xinzhan wanted to say something when he heard this, but Ye Yuanjing didn't give him this opportunity and continued to say in one breath,

"Since you are registered in the Xichuan Sword Pavilion, Daoist friend, you should know the rules for competing for merit that we Xuan Sect have set this time. It is related to opening up borders and expanding land and the inheritance of the great unification. You have killed three Golden Core demons, Daoist friend, and this merit is not small when recorded on our Baihe Sword Pavilion."

"The so-called 'those who follow the Dao have much help, those who lose the Dao have little help.' Although you are not for external things, Daoist friend, and came for chivalry and righteousness, our Sword Pavilion must also offer remuneration. Otherwise, if it spreads out, wouldn't it chill the hearts of righteous people in the world?"

Cheng Xinzhan saw that Ye Yuanjing had said everything in all aspects, and felt it was reasonable, so he nodded and agreed.

Seeing Cheng Xinzhan nod, Ye Yuanjing said again,

"In my opinion, it is better to do this: you also hold a guest practitioner position in our Baihe Sword Pavilion, Daoist friend. We will leave a refined residence for you that looks out the window at the river, Daoist friend. You can come if you want, stay if you want, and leave if you want."

"Our Baihe Sword Pavilion is located at the intersection of four regions and two rivers, a thoroughfare from north to south. Although it is dangerous, it is also convenient. If you want to go to the Western Sea or Longyou to stroll in the future, it is also very convenient to stay with us."

"Besides, compared to the Xichuan Sword Pavilion which is only adjacent to the Jin Sha River, the scenery here is even better."

Cheng Xinzhan was moved again.

Yes, the great river is hooked and curved, two rivers converge, and the Jing and Wei are distinct. Watching the river here, I am afraid that water magic will also have more progress, right?

Ye Yuanjing glanced at Zhou Qingyun and gave a wink, feeling a bit puzzled in her heart, secretly saying what is wrong with Qingyun today, why is her reaction to everything a beat slow.

Regardless of the origin of this person in front of her, just treat him as a wandering practitioner. After all, his cultivation and ability are there, so naturally, she must try her best to win him over. As for the character check, the Xichuan Sword Pavilion has already helped screen him, so what is there to hesitate about?

This should have been the Pavilion Master's job, but this child just wouldn't open her mouth, and she had to say everything herself. In the past, she had a sense of proportion in doing these things, but today it was strange.

And Zhou Qingyun finally reacted when she saw Ye Yuanjing's wink. She handed over a token and said,

"Daoist friend, this is the entry and exit token of our Baihe Sword Pavilion. Please accept it."

Cheng Xinzhan thought for a while, reached out and took it, and took a look. This token was forged from white stone. The back was the same as the Xichuan Sword Pavilion's, with the four characters "Xuan Light Universal Illumination" engraved on it, and the front was the four characters "Baihe Sword Pavilion."

He flipped his hand and put the token into a rack specially placed for tokens in the cave stone. At the same time, he secretly said that he really had quite a few tokens on him now.

The ones from home, the ones from the alliance, the ones from the great immortal mountain sects, and the ones from the Baiyujing in the sky, he couldn't count them all.

After the small talk, Cheng Xinzhan and Zhou Qingyun bid farewell to Ye Yuanjing. The latter led the former to an elegant refined residence, but didn't go in. Standing at the door and saying two words, she left. The battle had just ended, and as the Pavilion Master, she still had a lot to do.

Cheng Xinzhan sat on the couch to meditate, regulate his breath, and eat Qi to restore his magic power. Several consecutive battles had also consumed a lot of his energy.

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The next day.

After Cheng Xinzhan took the purple light in the morning, he looked out at the great river.

Slaying demons, seeing old friends, and enjoying the beautiful scenery, Cheng Xinzhan only felt relaxed and happy. Suddenly, he was in the mood, so he spread paper to paint, sketching from the scenery, and painted a "First Bay of the Nine-Curved Yellow River," a splash-ink great freehand brushwork.

After painting, he didn't take another piece of paper, but directly wrote on the blank space of the painting:

"Morning is cool, autumn is high and refreshing!

I stayed overnight at the Baihe Sword Pavilion. After taking the purple light, I looked out and saw the Yellow River coming from the high western plains, hooking and returning, and the Baihe flowing from south to north, twisting like a snake.

The two rivers intersect, the turbid flow is deep and muddy, the clear waves float, the two waters meet but do not melt, and the boundary marks are distinct. Five hundred steps away, they mix into one.

Alas, the yellow waves carry the sand of the Western Sea to form momentum, and the white waves gather the snow of the Min Mountains to form a flow. Each follows the terrain to compete, curving when encountering bends, and splashing when encountering cliffs. However, when the two waters combine, the yellow waves accept the white water without disliking its clarity, and the white waves enter the Yellow River without fearing its turbidity. Thus, it becomes a great ditch, returning to the sea in the east.

I watched this scene and had some insights, but when investigating the root, it is nothing more than eight characters. The descriptions of predecessors are complete, saying:

'Water has no constant shape, rivers do not refuse fullness.'"

More than two hundred characters, without adding a dot, Cheng Xinzhan felt very happy in his heart. He put the pen aside and nodded with satisfaction. This place is the intersection of four regions, but he has been writing the "Xikang Chapter" recently, so he is prepared to put this painting and this note into the Xikang Chapter together.

"Knock, knock."

At this time, someone knocked on the door.

Cheng Xinzhan looked back, and it was Zhou Qingyun who came.

"Please come in."

As soon as Zhou Qingyun came in, she saw Cheng Xinzhan's splash-ink great freehand brushwork. She walked up close and was full of admiration.

The woman read the note on the painting again, only feeling that the literary talent was brilliant. Thinking back to his breaking the demon formation yesterday, it was like the posture of a heavenly person, and there was more admiration in her heart.

And this feeling also corresponds to what Cheng Xinzhan said in the note, melting ice and snow, forming a trickle.

"Daoist brother's wisdom encompasses all phenomena, and his divine understanding is transcendent."

Zhou Qingyun said.

Cheng Xinzhan shook his head gently,

"Still far from it."

He took out a seal and stamped it on the painting. The four characters seen were exactly:

"Master of the Humble and Cautious Studio."

Immediately, he put away the painting and looked at Zhou Qingyun.

Zhou Qingyun handed over a talisman and said,

"This is the reward from the Sword Pavilion for your merit in slaying demons and your kindness in helping. I hope you will accept it."

Cheng Xinzhan took a look. This was a Taixu talisman treasure, which was also a storage object. It could be made by Golden Core cultivators who were proficient in the Dao of Void and the Dao of Talismans. It was not easy to make and was also rare.

And this object was made by restraining the void, so it could not be used for a long time. After a long time, the void magic world inside would break out of the talisman and return to the great heaven and earth, and the objects inside would also fall out, so it was not as precious as a cave stone.

The thank-you gift was already discussed yesterday, so Cheng Xinzhan did not decline, nor did he take a look, and just accepted the talisman treasure.

"Many thanks. Then I will bid farewell here, and please ask you to bid farewell to Daoist priest Ye for me."

Zhou Qingyun nodded and said okay. Cultivation is hurried, affairs are laborious, and everyone is busy. Being able to meet occasionally is better than countless times. How can one expect to be inseparable every day? That is a mortal couple, not a Daoist companion on the mountain.

Cheng Xinzhan was about to leave. Before leaving, he thought for a while and left a sentence,

"Although I don't understand Sword Glow, I often observe celestial phenomena and comprehend Yin and Yang. I have a sentence to give you. I will speak it presumptuously, and you will listen to it presumptuously."

"'Glow is formed by cloud Qi borrowing sunlight. The sun is Yang, the cloud is Yin. The sun is true, and the glow is false. There is the principle of 'bearing Yin and embracing Yang' and 'borrowing the false to seek the true' in this. You cannot fall into the technique in it, but must comprehend the higher Dao.'"

After saying that, without waiting for Zhou Qingyun to respond, he transformed into a ball of Li Fire and flew far away.

Zhou Qingyun stood in place, watching the escape light go far away, lost in thought.

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Cheng Xinzhan crossed the Baihe, connected to the Jin Sha River, and went south all the way, returning to the Xichuan Sword Pavilion. After entering the pavilion, he went straight back to his refined residence.

The two children had not returned yet.

He sat cross-legged on the couch, first taking out the talisman treasure given by the Baihe Sword Pavilion to see what was inside.

He probed his thoughts into it. The void world inside the talisman treasure was not big, three feet square, and naturally there were not many things inside, all neatly arranged in a very orderly manner.

So Cheng Xinzhan simply took everything out, placed it on the couch, and looked at them one by one.

The person who packed it was very thoughtful, and like Cheng Xinzhan's habit, the minerals, plants, bones and horns, skins and feathers, elixirs, paper and ink that were often prepared for cultivation were all classified and placed well. He took a look, and they were all suitable for the Golden Core Realm. There was nothing too bad, and many were specialties of Western Shu that he had never seen before.

Besides that, there were three objects that were very conspicuous, emitting precious light, neatly placed together, with slips pasted on them.

There was delicate handwriting on the slips, looking like the method of application. Cheng Xinzhan didn't know if it was like this for Xuan Sect to give gifts, or if Zhou Qingyun wrote it specifically for him.

A wooden box, a bamboo tube, and a golden book.

He first opened the box and took a look. Inside lay three silver-white beads, the size of duck eggs.

He went to look at the slip. It said that this was "Taiyi Divine Thunder," and the method of use was simple: dissolve it with magic power and hit it out, and it would explode into a ball of thunder light.

Cheng Xinzhan felt strange. This thing didn't need to step on the Dipper, didn't need to pinch a seal, didn't need a talisman, and didn't even need to chant a spell. Just throw it out. This was very different from the thunder magic he had performed in the past.

He also remembered the "Bai Gu Baleful Thunder" of the monk Kongse. Although it was performed by a severed arm, it had the same effect as this "Taiyi Divine Thunder."

Could it be that the thunder magic in the west is all like this?

Then such an instant-firing device, he must be careful when he meets it in the future.

The slip said that "Taiyi Divine Thunder" is not easy to refine, and its power is related to the refiner's cultivation. The box Cheng Xinzhan is holding now says that each one can blow a thirty-foot-high hill into fine sand-like fragments!

Then this power is very remarkable. If a Golden Core below the Third Wash is hit head-on, they will also be seriously injured. Cheng Xinzhan estimated that it should be about the same as the "Bai Gu Baleful Thunder" performed by the monk Kongse's severed arm.

He opened the bamboo tube again and found that there were nineteen bamboo arrows inside. The slip said this was called "Taiyi Green Spirit Arrow," which had the power to slay evil and break demons, and was especially good at overcoming treasures of blood filth and yin filth. Although the power was only half of the "Taiyi Divine Thunder," it was better because the speed was faster.

Cheng Xinzhan secretly said this was just right. After returning to the sect, the "Taiyi Green Spirit Arrow" would be given to Mingxu, and the "Taiyi Divine Thunder" would be given to Mingyue.

He went to look at the golden book again. As soon as he saw the title of the book, he was happy. It was called "Taiyi Branching Light Sword Technique."

The laughter was not because of anything else, but because of the name.

Why are they all crowned with Taiyi?

This doesn't involve any Dharma lineage inheritance, because in Daoism, 【Taiyi】 is 【Dao】. Therefore, in Inner Elixir Dao, there is "Taiyi Containing Truth," in Yang Spirit Dao there is "Taiyi Golden Flower," in Star Gazing Dao there is "Taiyi Northern Wall," in Divination Dao there is "Taiyi Divine Number," and so on.

Therefore, in every sect and faction, there are often magic spells and magic treasures crowned with Taiyi. But no matter what, 【Taiyi】 is respected. In every Dharma lineage, those who dare to name themselves Taiyi, whether it is a magic spell or a magic treasure, must be the top in a sect, and they are also rare on weekdays.

He himself has been cultivating the Dao for more than thirty years and possesses many Dharma gates, but there are only four that are crowned with the name Taiyi.

Mingzhi Mountain itself has two inheritances, one is the Yang Spirit technique "Taiyi Golden Flower Tenets," and one is the Living Dead technique "Taiyi Salvation and Body Protection Wonderful Scripture." There is also the Taiyi Salvation Lingbao Lingbao Tianzun visualization map of Mount Mo'ya, "Taiyi Lingbao Lingbao Tianzun Breaking Hell Map," and the last one is the elixir tempering secret technique of Mount Shuji, "Taiyi Primordial Elixir Fetus Thunder Fire Tempering Secret Method."

Every Dharma gate is a secret technique at the bottom of the box of each mountain.

Today is good. Thanks to Emei, he got three pieces at once.

He smiled and opened the book. However, as he turned the pages, the expression on his face changed, becoming more and more solemn.

After turning two pages, he went to look at the slip pasted on the book. After he finished reading the content on the slip, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

This matter is actually a bit surprising.

His gaze fell on the six characters "Taiyi Branching Light Sword Technique" on the golden book.

If one really wants to say it, this sword scripture is the most worthy of the name Taiyi among these three treasures, and it is also the most profound and precious.

This "Taiyi Branching Light Sword Technique" is the method of turning a sword into threads that Ye Yuanjing performed not long ago!

If it were just a reward, then this reward would be too high.

However, there is an explanation on this slip, and from this third slip, Cheng Xinzhan can also conclude that these three slips were written by Zhou Qingyun.

Knowing that Cheng Xinzhan is from the East, Zhou Qingyun explained things very clearly.

This time, Emei went all out for the great plan of demon-slaying and for the sake of gaining profit in the matter of opening up borders and occupying land in Xikang.

In order to stimulate the disciples under the sect and win over other sects in Shu and wandering practitioners from all over the world, Emei issued an edict of acting according to circumstances to the seven great Sword Pavilions.

The content of the edict is that one can pass on an Emei exclusive secret technique to those who have merit in slaying demons!

Of course, these secret techniques were carefully selected by Emei, such as this "Taiyi Branching Light Sword Technique."

This Dharma gate is very powerful, but the fundamental reason for allowing it to be passed on to outsiders is that this is 【Technique】, or sword moves, not 【Dao】, and does not involve Dharma lineage and fundamentals.

Another reason is that this sword technique has a high threshold. First of all, if one wants to perform this sword technique, one must first learn the "Existence-Nonexistence Formless Refining Method" for raising and refining flying swords. Only when the flying sword is in the state of invisible sword light can the sword be turned into threads.

In addition, this method is extremely difficult to get started with. This has nothing to do with the realm, only with comprehension. Those with talent can learn it in the first realm, but those without this talent cannot perform it no matter how high their realm is.

And there are rules. Those who obtain the secret method cannot pass it on to outsiders. If they pass it on to outsiders, any Emei disciple has the responsibility to recover it. As for the method of recovery, it is naturally death and Dao elimination, and it is written off.

Then how to judge whether it has been passed on to outsiders? This is also simple. Just have the token issued by the Sword Pavilion. The token will specify the person who obtained the method and the time.

In the future, if an Emei disciple encounters someone outside the sect who knows this sword technique and asks a question, if there is suspicion, they will ask for the token to take a look. If the person, the card, and the method do not match, then it was privately passed on, and this person should be killed.

The secret technique allowed to be passed on to outsiders by the Baihe Sword Pavilion is the "Taiyi Branching Light Sword Technique." The other six great Sword Pavilions also have it. The other six secret techniques are the same as this sword technique, only in the category of 【Technique】, and the threshold is definitely extremely high and extremely difficult to learn.

But even so, this is enough to make cultivators in the world flock to it. This is Emei's exclusive secret technique, and each one is famous.

This edict of acting according to circumstances came along with the "Seven Immortals of Flying Truth" stationed in the seven great Sword Pavilions. This acting according to circumstances is also to let these seven Golden Core high cultivators act according to circumstances, and they judge what kind of merit can be an exception to pass on Emei's exclusive secret technique.

And the day Tong Yuanqi of the Ten Thousand Mile Flying Rainbow came to the Xichuan Sword Pavilion happened to be the day Cheng Xinzhan returned from slaying the monk Kufeng. Afterward, it was closed-door cultivation, and then it was rushing to collect wind dew, so he didn't know about this from the Xichuan Sword Pavilion first, but instead knew about it from the Baihe Sword Pavilion first.

In addition, what is thought-provoking is that in order to attract more people to register in the Sword Pavilion and participate in demon-slaying, the names of these seven secret techniques have already been announced. The secret technique allowed to be passed on by each Sword Pavilion happens to be the secret technique that the Seven Immortals of Flying Truth who sit in this pavilion are good at.

This is a test for the Seven Immortals of Flying Truth. If they hold the secret techniques in their arms and don't let go, then what they spoil is their own reputation and the reputation of the Sword Pavilion they sit in. But if they pass it on indiscriminately, then they can't pass their own level.

This move by Emei is wonderful.

Cheng Xinzhan can even conclude that this is the handwriting of the Emei Sect Master. This is a test for the contemporary Seven Cultivators of Mount Shu, and also a test for the Seven Immortals of Flying Truth who have been famous for a long time.

It even counts in the human relationship entanglements behind these fourteen people, as well as the many wandering practitioners and small sects in the world who are thirsty for the Dharma.

He is very good at open schemes.

And Zhou Qingyun said in the slip that with his merit in slaying the three enchantresses, containing the Jade Enchantress, and preserving the Baihe Sword Pavilion, this is the first secret technique given after Ye Yuanjing sat in the Sword Pavilion.

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