Chapter 535

Learning the Fengdu Method naturally has its reasons.

Li Yan thought very clearly in his heart.

For one, he himself is practicing the "Luo Feng Jing," and has already laid a deep foundation; changing to another method is not a good choice.

The path of cultivation is not about whose technique is more awesome.

It is about seeing who can walk further.

A mortal's lifespan is limited; even if you are given the method of the Jade Emperor, how many people can survive the life-and-death tribulation, and even the subsequent measure tribulation.

The second is the news revealed by the old Daoist.

Because of the Beidi Black Law, the number of Beidi Sect disciples practicing the Fengdu Method is very small.

As for the living underworld messengers practicing the "Luo Feng Jing," he is the only one known so far.

And practicing both methods at the same time is even rarer.

Not only that, there is also a change in identity.

Experience from his previous life tells Li Yan that the best choices in life are often not those pleasant idle names, but scarcity.

Practicing the Fengdu Method is absolutely correct.

"Still quite smart..."

The old Daoist Juechenzi nodded slightly, clearly extremely approving of his choice.

Subsequently, the old Daoist continued, "As for the remaining two, they are the Demon King Method and the True Martial Method."

"The so-called Demon King Method, you should know, is the method of controlling the Demon Kings of the Liugong, such as the Demon King 'Zong Ling Cheng' of the Zhoujue Yintian Palace, and the Demon King 'Xiang Wei Yuan' of the Taisha Liangshi Palace."

"This method was originally a forbidden technique, and cultivation is difficult. Back then, Celestial Master Zhang suppressed the Demon Kings of the Liugong by borrowing the prestige of the Heavenly Court. If a mortal wants to drive them, if not careful, they will be countered."

"Since you practice the 'Luo Feng Jing,' you can drive them in the name of the underworld, which overlaps with this method, so there is no need to practice it."

"There is also the True Martial Method, which is similar to the True Martial Palace lineage and is famous for martial arts, but its inheritance is not as profound as the True Martial Palace."

After listening to the old Daoist's introduction, Li Yan hesitated, "Can I only choose two methods?"

Juechenzi said indifferently, "Greed leads to nothing; the opportunity is here. If you are insatiable, I fear you will achieve nothing."

Li Yan frowned, thoughtful.

A thought suddenly moved in his mind, and he asked, "Can you explain the Earth Deity Sect in detail, Senior? I heard that you can summon Wen Lingguan?"

Li Yan cannot be said to be cunning, but he is also experienced in the martial world.

Just now, this old Daoist Juechenzi introduced it in detail, but he set traps in his words, intentionally leading him toward the Tianpeng Method and Fengdu Method.

But he glossed over the methods of the Earth Deity Sect.

You must know that the old Daoist's origin is the Earth Deity Sect, although it also belongs to the Beidi lineage, there are also distances.

Deliberately saying it this way seems to be hiding something?

Upon hearing this, the old Daoist was silent for a moment, but he didn't hide it and nodded, "It is indeed possible. Don't blame me for having selfish motives."

"Other methods of the Earth Deity Sect require venerating secular gods and borrowing their power, which is the method of temple keepers and is useless to you. But this secret method of summoning Wen Lingguan is truly extraordinary."

"Wen Lingguan was originally a reincarnation of a heavenly being. From birth, there were heavenly book cloud seals on his ribs, which are the twenty-four-character 'Ten Thousand Tribulations Heavenly Book' and the sixteen-character 'Chasing Demons and Summoning Servants,' which are the non-transferable secrets of my sect."

"Back then, Grandmaster Zhang Jixian specially made the 'Bingding Talisman,' also known as the 'Bingding Ghost-Producing Talisman,' engraved with these heavenly book cloud seals."

"If you want to summon Wen Lingguan, this treasure is the key."

Saying it this way, Li Yan understood instantly.

After all, he is not a member of the Earth Deity Sect. If he learns this method, he will definitely have to take the treasure away, and then the Earth Deity Sect will also lose this item forever.

Li Yan pondered for a moment, "Since that's the case, then forget it."

Regardless of the reason, he is already very grateful to receive the dharma. Taking away the treasure of someone else's sect is really unreasonable.

Who knew, the old Daoist was silent for a moment, but sighed, "Forget it. Man proposes, God disposes. Since there is no fate, if I force this treasure to stay, it will instead bring disaster upon myself."

After saying that, he tremblingly stood up, carefully took out a brocade box from the secret compartment of the study table, and came to Li Yan to open it.

He saw a token placed inside.

He didn't know what material it was made of; the black wood was like ink jade, with golden patterns outlined on it. Except for the complex talismans, there were characters he couldn't understand on both sides, shaped like cloud patterns.

Seeing this, Li Yan felt a chill in his heart.

This item is indeed a supreme treasure. Just after opening the brocade box, that kind of biting aura made his breathing pause.

A majestic and fierce power rushed directly to his face.

The old Daoist Juechenzi's eyes were full of reluctance, and he said in a deep voice, "This treasure is the 'Bingding Ghost-Producing Talisman,' which was made by the Celestial Master himself back then, using six-turn thunder-struck dark wood."

"One side is engraved with the twenty-four-character 'Ten Thousand Tribulations Heavenly Book,' and the other side is engraved with the sixteen-character 'Chasing Demons and Summoning Servants'."

It seemed that seeing Li Yan hesitate and have the intention to refuse, the old Daoist sighed slightly and pushed the box over, "Take it away. When I was young, I could barely drive this treasure, but today, I am powerless."

"The younger generation in the sect is withering, and no one can inherit it. I only hope that you obtain this treasure, punish evil and promote good, and live up to the prestige of this treasure."

"Thank you, Senior."

Since things had reached this point, Li Yan no longer acted coy.

Facing enemies who are getting stronger, he must have enough trump cards.

Summoning Wen Lingguan is certainly not that simple, but as long as there is hope, it can become a trump card to break the situation.

"Alright..."

The old Daoist Juechenzi withdrew his gaze and said in a deep voice, "While my brain is still clear, I will pass the essence on to you today."

"The key to the Fengdu Method lies in the three classes."

"The Master Class, the Saint Class, and the General Class. There is no need to say much about the Master and Saint classes; the Emperor Master is the Central Ziwei, the Three Officials and Four Sages are the North Pole, and the Fengdu Great Emperor. They are all in the dharma books, but no one has succeeded yet."

"What I mainly pass on is the General Class, which is the soldiers and generals of the various palaces and courtyards of the Liugong and Six Caves, and the Eastern Peak and Western Terrace, underworld officials and imperial clerks..."

"To practice the Fengdu Method, you must record your position and body. As a living underworld messenger, you naturally have an advantage. You can combine the Nine Springs Command, bind the officials and generals of the two terraces, and send out troops to conquer the nine wild eight evil spirits..."

"The generals of Fengdu are divided into inner and outer eight generals, called eight evil spirits, totaling sixteen generals, coming from the directions of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams. The dharma official sits in the middle palace, starts the master, steps on the gang, flies the god to rest the emperor, and operates the Liugong Curse..."

"After capturing, you will establish a prison and punish according to the Nüqing Heavenly Law, and imprison them in Fengdu. You must not use the generals and marshals indiscriminately, otherwise you will surely suffer..."

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Without knowing it, the sky gradually turned dark.

"Thank you, Senior."

Li Yan saluted the old Daoist Juechenzi sternly.

His cultivation along the way was often based on his own exploration. Now that he had received the old Daoist's careful guidance, not only was his inheritance completed, but he also had a deeper understanding of Fengdu law enforcement.

If it was a wild path before.

Now it can be considered a systematic acceptance of formal training.

After talking for a long time, the old Daoist Juechenzi was also exhausted and said, "The transformation of humanity has arrived. Since you are a living underworld messenger and have obtained the position of Heavenly Official, I fear you are also a person who responds to the tribulation."

"Remember, even if you have received a position in the Dala Fajie, you cannot leave the word 'human.' Human Dao, Heavenly Dao, how should you walk? You must have a measure in your heart..."

After saying that, he waved his hand, "I am tired, go."

Li Yan bowed respectfully again and turned to leave.

When leaving the small courtyard, he turned his head and took another look.

He saw the old Daoist under the statue, lowering his head to drink tea, his eyes staring blankly at the oil lamp, seemingly recalling things from the past.

Li Yan knew that this senior's life was not long.

The old Daoist Juechenzi told him a lot.

Back then, the other party was also a genius with amazing talent, secretly obtaining the position of Heavenly Official, and even met with Master Sanfeng, who thought highly of him.

Unfortunately, the timing was bad.

The old Daoist practiced for a lifetime and had a chance to complete the mission by borrowing the position of Heavenly Official, obtain the Divine Gang, and walk further on this path.

Perhaps, there was still a glimmer of hope for ascending to divinity. Unfortunately, the era the old Daoist was in, the transformation of humanity had not arrived, and he waited bitterly for most of his life before getting a chance to capture someone.

Even worse, he didn't complete it.

Unlike living underworld messengers, the position of Heavenly Official is limited.

Li Yan obtained the inheritance from the old Daoist here, which also means that he officially took away his position as Heavenly Official...

This is life. Even if you have the ambition to reach the clouds and possess the skills to slay dragons, if the timing is bad, there is nothing you can do.

"Li Li Shaoxia, let's go."

Just as Li Yan was deep in thought, Ling Yunzi walked over, glanced sideways at the inside, and very sensibly didn't ask anything more.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting, Daoist."

Li Yan saluted and followed him down the mountain.

At this time, the sky was already dark, and the mountain road was slippery, but for the two of them, it was not a problem at all, and they walked as fast as the wind.

"Li Li Shaoxia, the matter of building the building has been said."

Please... you... collect 6... 9... books...!

Ling Yunzi smiled, "The time you came up the mountain is just right. Several blessed caves on the side of Mount Zhaogong have been vacated. I have already made an appointment for you, which is the legendary place where Zhao Lingguan practiced in seclusion."

He mentioned this intentionally.

Originally, for Li Yan, he was just instinctively performing his duties, but what he had seen in the past two days made him form another judgment in his heart.

Li Yan's importance is likely far greater than he imagined.

Even the sect leader has somewhat underestimated him.

The cave where Zhao Gongming practiced in seclusion is the best blessed cave on Mount Qingcheng, and even Ning Fengzi practiced there; it is basically not open to the public.

He spent some effort, and even brought out the sect leader, before he applied for it.

Li Yan understood in his heart and hurriedly saluted, "Thank you, Daoist. If you need anything in the future, you can contact me."

Everyone lifts the flowery sedan chair; Li Yan is not a fool either.

This Ling Yunzi is not only highly practiced, but he also became a guest greeter at a young age and is a confidant of the current Qingcheng sect leader, so naturally, he should build a good relationship.

Even the Heavenly Court Dala Fajie cannot do without human relationships, let alone the human world?

Therefore, those who have the Dao get many helpers, and those who lose the Dao get few.

Human relationships, aren't they also the Dao?

After returning to Zhaoyang Cave, it was already late at night. Li Yan and Wang Daoxuan chatted briefly about what they had seen today, ate some food, and returned to their rooms.

Under the candlelight, he took out the "Bingding Ghost-Producing Talisman" and held it in his hand to examine it carefully.

This treasure can be considered an unexpected surprise.

This Marshal Wen is in charge of life and death and dispelling plagues, so this magic treasure itself can restrain gu poison.

More importantly, it can be used as a treasure to suppress the Fengdu Method. It is not impossible to cooperate with the Five-Direction Luo Feng Flags to summon generals and marshals from the underworld.

Of course, this is also an altar field method, a bit like his upgraded version of the Fengdu Examination and Summoning Great Dharma. As his practice improves, he can also borrow the power of the underworld.

At that time, all the Gang orders can be used for soldiers and horses.

Besides that, his own "Luo Feng Jing" also needs to be completed.

He will also practice new arts.

This retreat will likely last for a long time.

Mount Zhaogong, where the blessed cave is located, is still some distance from the main Mount Qingcheng, but it is closer to Guanxian.

After the building is successfully built, he can go directly there.

Thinking of this, Li Yan couldn't help but look out the window.

Mount Qingcheng is a blessed cave with rich innate Gang and evil energy. After the falcon Lidong arrived, it was suppressed, so it hadn't delivered any news in the past two days.

I don't know how Sha Lifei and the others are doing...

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Outside Guanxian, a village near Dujiangyan.

"We're here, it's right here!"

Wang Tianzuo was dressed in black and said in a low voice.

His face was still pale. Logically speaking, after being possessed, he should rest for a period of time, but his good friend was harmed, so he must find out the truth.

Pointing to the village ahead, Wang Tianzuo said in a deep voice, "This village is called Black Water Village. Brother Lu was a shaman in the village, very respected, and also had great prestige among the Mystic Sect cultivators near Guanxian."

Sha Lifei was also hiding in the grass, stroking his chin and saying, "It looks very ordinary; I don't know why he would live in seclusion here."

Upon hearing this, Lu San turned his head to look to the side.

He saw that old yellow weasel in the shadow of a big tree nearby, gnawing on a fruit, wearing tattered clothes, standing on two legs, and already starting to learn to walk like a human.

"Zhi zhi, ge ge..."

This old yellow weasel's practice was average, but its spirituality was extraordinary. It could understand human speech and explained for a long time to Lu San in the upper language.

After listening, Lu San was thoughtful and turned his head, "The Meishan Brotherhood has existed for a long time. Originally, there were many people who venerated the Erlang Zhenjun Erlang. On weekdays, they searched mountains and destroyed temples, dispelled underworld ghosts, gathered small demons, and protected the peace of one side, which can be considered as manifesting the holiness of Erlang Zhenjun Erlang."

"Every spring, they would gather small demons to check for leaks in Dujiangyan, organize the common people for annual repairs, and then hold a sacrificial ceremony on Qingming Day."

"They started as early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, but during the Song Dynasty, because the Imperial family designated Erlang Zhenjun Erlang as an obscene sacrifice, some people took the opportunity to cause chaos, and many members of the Brotherhood were indignant and joined in, suffering heavy losses."

"Later, they hid in the dark. So much so that the 'Meishan Brothers' were gradually passed down as the 'Seven Meishan Brothers'."

"These small demons are all monsters from the nearby mountains, cooperating with the Brotherhood to guard the sacrifices to Erlang Zhenjun Erlang."

"As for why Brother Lu was harmed? They are also not clear."

"So that's how it is..."

Sha Lifei raised his eyebrows and signaled with his eyes, "Brother Lu San, ask them again, have they ever seen Erlang Zhenjun Erlang?"

The purpose of several people coming to Guanxian was to find clues to the reincarnation of Erlang Zhenjun Erlang. These small demons and the Meishan Brothers were naturally the focus.

Wang Tianzuo was stunned upon hearing this.

He finally knew the purpose of Sha Lifei and the others.

But this matter sounded truly unbelievable.

Could it be that there really is a Erlang Zhenjun Erlang?

Lu San nodded and continued to ask, but after talking to the old yellow weasel for a long time, he shook his head directly, "They only believe in Erlang Zhenjun Erlang and have never seen his true body."

"Strange, could it be that he is not here..."

Sha Lifei frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Wang Tianzuo endured the shock in his heart and said in a deep voice, "Let's go to Brother Lu's house first; maybe we can find some clues."

"There are quite a few dogs in this village, so it depends on your skills."

"No matter."

Lu San stood up, pinched the dharma formula, and whistled a few times. The dogs in the village immediately drilled back into the houses, trembling and not daring to bark indiscriminately.

Only then did the few people stand up and sneak into the village in the dark.

"That's the room!"

Not long after walking, Wang Tianzuo pointed to a small courtyard in the distance.

The courtyard gate was tightly closed, and it was pitch black.

"Wait!"

Sha Lifei was about to step forward, but was grabbed by Lu San, his expression solemn, staring fixedly at the small courtyard, "There is something strange inside."

"I heard a woman crying..."

(End of chapter)