Yinshan Record

Chapter 776 Promoting Younger Talents as a Test of the Waters
The "Taiyi Donghua Jade Book" was a legacy personally delivered by an Earth Immortal from the Xuandu Palace within the Huangtiandao Sect. This legacy itself signifies the recognition of Su Che's identity as the reincarnation of the "Ancient Azure Emperor Lingwei Yang".

For this reason, Su Che did not take the cultivation of this supernatural power seriously.

Perhaps it was because I subconsciously knew that the so-called reincarnation of Lingwei Yang was just a gimmick created by others, and not my true self.

However, today I must use this lineage to free myself from this calamity.

Su Che watched the flames rising inside the alchemy furnace, where the Heavenly Demon was gradually disintegrating and evolving into something entirely new.

This is precisely the method of refining sainthood found in the "Taiyi Donghua Jade Book".

It is similar to the Path of Annihilation of the Primordial Demon Gods, but it is fundamentally different from them.

If the Path of Annihilation is about possession, then the Law of Refining Saints is about the struggle between Heaven and Man, which is a compromise between the two.

Su Che believed that this was also the true nature of the Longevity Cult's lineage.

The Heavenly Demon has now shed its original structure within the alchemy furnace, manifesting as pure transcendent power.

Su Che then added some medicinal herbs to fix the essence transformed from the Heavenly Demon Dispersion.

This is still the original refining method of the Longevity Sect. The only difference is that Su Che changed the Yin Demon used in the raw materials to the Heavenly Demon.

As Su Che followed the ritual to fix it little by little, a golden pill gradually took shape in the pill furnace.

With a soft rumble of thunder, the golden core leaped out and landed in Su Che's palm.

A medicinal fragrance filled the air.

Su Che put the pill into his sleeve.

The demons feed on the spiritual ignorance of cultivators, but cultivators can also make the demons' transcendence their own.

Of course, the premise for this transformation is that it must be "in accordance with the sacred way".

In other words, it needs to be done according to the lineage of the Primordial Demon Lord.

The elixir of immortality from the Longevity Cult is naturally a way of "conforming to the sacred way".

There is no such thing as completely useless waste, only resources in the wrong place.

The Heavenly Demon Sea, which is connected to the Earth Book, is certainly an obstacle on my path, but from another perspective, it is also a huge treasure.

If used properly, it can solve many problems.

Su Che took the golden pill and left Lingyu Palace like a fleeting shadow.

Continuing forward into the pitch-black night, he finally came to a secluded path. At the end of the path, a young man dressed in a Taoist robe was waiting for him.

His face was covered in scars, and his once handsome features were now unrecognizable.

A piece of his nose was broken off, one eye was crooked, and many of his teeth were no longer visible.

His clothes were covered in filth, and although he could be seen trying to wash himself, it didn't make much of a difference.

As for the hidden injuries inside the internal organs, and the marks on the skin that were deliberately applied...

He looked up at the dark figure above.

No matter how you change the angle, the senior in the shadow is like nothingness, and you can never see his face clearly.

Three days ago, just as she was about to commit suicide, this senior saved her.

He had already found a big tree and was preparing to hang himself when he saw this senior.

"Why would someone commit suicide for no reason?"

As the senior said this, Lü Zheng immediately burst into tears.

I originally thought that joining the Longevity Cult would mean a new beginning, but I never expected that endless torment would follow.

All his clothes were soiled with filth by those wicked people, who forced him to lick and eat them.

He had to beat himself every day, which was meant to damage his meridians and internal organs, making it almost impossible to even begin his spiritual practice.

Whenever it's an important lesson, they'll send someone to stop me and deliberately cause conflict, then disciples from their sect will come to punish me.

He himself would be punished with three days of reflection, while those who clashed with him would only receive a few scoldings...

If that were all, I might continue to endure it.

However, to his utter surprise, they deliberately leaked the information to him that day.

My father, that general of the Wuzhong Kingdom, has already been sentenced to death in prison, and the injustice done to our family can never be cleared. Everyone in the family, young and old, is imprisoned.

These treacherous officials...

The thought that his father's last chance to join the Longevity Sect had become the prelude to the confiscation of his family's property filled Lü Zheng with immense resentment towards his current self.

Live on. You must live on.

Live long enough to develop supernatural powers and wash all of this away.

This was the thought that once kept Lü Zheng alive.

It was this thought that made him swallow those filthy things and endure these humiliations, because the entire Lü family... now only he was left.

However, this was only the beginning of more humiliation.

Lu Zheng finally realized that his enemies would never allow him to learn any supernatural powers within the Changsheng Sect.

Even the high-ranking immortal masters in the sect are all in cahoots with them.

In three days, the sect will hold its first examination. If a student ranks last, they will be expelled from the mountain.

Once he leaves the Longevity Cult, what awaits this son of a traitor is self-evident.

Lu Zheng had personally heard the immortal master in charge of the examination say that in three days, he would be sent down the mountain as a good-for-nothing.

Therefore, in order to avoid further humiliation, Lü Zheng chose this path of no return.

"Not bad, you've held back for two more days."

Su Che looked at Lü Zheng kneeling below and nodded in satisfaction.

“Lu Zheng’s life was given to him by his senior, and only his senior can take it away.”

"Have you figured out the test I gave you these past few days?"

Su Che looked at the boy below.

Wuzhong Kingdom and Guzhu Kingdom are two small countries that rely on the protection of the Longevity Sect.

These small kingdoms, which depend on various demonic cults for survival, also constitute the bottom layer of the Southern Wilderness.

The reason he was saved was because Su Che also had his own plans.

"The mastermind behind this is likely the Dugu family, who are behind the Second Prince. They wield immense power in the Wuzhong Kingdom, and their patriarch, Dugu Wei, is the Grand Tutor, the head of the military officials in our country. Our Lü family has already shaken their position in the court..."

"wrong."

Su Che continued speaking before he could finish.

"wrong?"

Lu Zheng looked at the senior above him.

"I asked you, 'Why did your family end up like this?' You answered, 'Because of the treacherous schemers.'"

"That's what the senior, whose face I can't see, said."

"If there were no ruler behind the scenes, how could treacherous officials be in power? And ultimately, it all comes down to your own family."

"My family..."

"If your father had bravely raised an army and slaughtered them all, it would have been a heroic act. But to die in prison like this... what is left besides a hollow reputation for loyalty?"

"So-called empty fame is nothing but a net woven by those people, a trap they painstakingly set up."

As Su Che spoke, he tossed the golden pill from his sleeve into his arms.

I finally made it.

"If you take this pill, I guarantee you'll pass tomorrow's test, and I'll also teach you another style of boxing."

Su Che changed his tone.

"This disciple thanks my revered master for his life-saving grace..."

"Alright, I'm not your teacher, and you're not my disciple."

Su Che stated bluntly, "Remember this: there isn't a single good person in this Longevity Sect, and neither am I. It's all deceit and treachery here, understand?"

"Disciple understands. The reason why Senior is willing to mentor Disciple is because I am a useful person..."

"Do not."

Su Che interrupted him.

"You are of no use to me; I'm just making a random move."

It was just a trial balloon.

(End of this chapter)