Yinshan Record

Chapter 93 Top-Tier Thug
It would be a pity to send them to a Buddhist temple.

Su Che carefully controlled the Nine Netherworld Burning God Yin Fire, but his mind was filled with Yu Lizi's words.

So this person really did want him to infiltrate a Buddhist sect.

He really wanted to say something to the teacher.

The disciple's will is weak, and he is addicted to the pleasure of meditation. If the Buddhist sect were willing to invest in providing the disciple with enough consorts, he might really never return.

"Now that you've mastered the Nine Netherworld Burning God Yin Fire, as long as you cultivate diligently, you'll see the day you achieve the Returning Core stage," Yu Lizi said. "You haven't been cultivating for very long, have you?"

Su Che calculated the days and felt that it was hard to say.

If you include the period of preparation in Jiankang City during which I endured humiliation and painstaking planning, my cultivation time cannot be considered too short.

Judging from the speed at which he cultivated the "Zhou Jue Yin Tian Secret Manual" after encountering Yu Lizi, he had indeed made rapid progress.

Once one has mastered the Nine Netherworld Burning God Yin Fire, one will have the potential to enter the seventh rank.

Lin Jiugong has put in a lot of effort and is now only an eighth-rank official, while Song Qitu, even with his head buried up to his neck, is only a seventh-rank official.

Compared to these two fellow disciples, I am indeed surprisingly fast.

"It's been quite a while since I met you, teacher."

“There are also geniuses in the East Sea Sword Palace who can reach the seventh rank overnight,” Yu Lizi advised. “You should encourage yourself and not think you are a genius and neglect your daily practice.”

Of course, Master Yu Lizi, who was eager to help his disciple, deliberately ignored one fact.

That swordsmanship genius who reached the seventh rank overnight was actually a reincarnated first-rank sword immortal.

As for why I don't say, it's because I'm afraid my apprentice will become too arrogant.

Exceptionally talented young geniuses are often the best prey for the Demonic Sect and the Heavenly Demons.

"Reaching the seventh rank overnight?" Su Che listened to Yu Lizi's casual tone, realizing that there were quite a few such amazing people in the world.

"Teacher, what rank are you?"

"Me?"

Yu Lizi replied, "If we follow the current common classification method, I am of the fourth rank."

This master personally confirmed that he was a fourth-rank official.

Su Che was still somewhat worried about Yu Lizi.

According to the legend, the Black Mountain Monster who was causing trouble in Xuan Mountain at this time was not a wisp of demonic thought of the old lion, but the old lion himself who had painstakingly accumulated power for more than three hundred years and was determined to break through in one fell swoop.

A seasoned expert who has mastered multiple ranks of the third grade.

"Teacher, you said you once killed a third-rank demonic sect master in the Arctic?"

Su Che certainly remembered that Yu Lizi had just casually mentioned that when he was touring the Arctic, he had casually killed a third-rank demonic cultivator.

"Well, what?"

Yu Lizi looked completely calm and collected.

“Cultivation is cultivation, and fighting is fighting. If we only look at the rank, the most common people in the first rank are those Dharma Lords from outside the Nine Heavens Domain. Does that mean everyone should directly convert to the realm below the Primordial Beginning?”

"The level of cultivation is only one factor. The mastery of the laws, the types of magical treasures and artifacts, the will of both sides, and even the environment at the time can all determine the outcome of a battle." "It's like two low-ranking martial artists of the same ninth rank, one wielding a divine weapon and the other blinded by sandstorm. Can their fight be judged by their ranks?"

"Some people are good at theoretical discussions, while others are experts in life-or-death struggles."

I understand, you are Huang Tiandao's top henchman.

Su Che actually lacked understanding of the cultivation world. Within a sect, there must be three types of people.

The first type is the so-called Transmission Elder. These people are skilled in cultivation and have an extraordinary grasp of the laws. They then teach their disciples within the sect, encouraging them to advance bravely and diligently.

The second type is the Elder in charge of punishments, who is responsible for maintaining discipline and assisting the sect leader in handling some sect affairs.

The third type is the so-called "walking," who mainly handles external affairs. Whenever something happens, the walking represents the sect.

Of course, the identities of these three are not absolute. For example, in Huang Tiandao's case, there is no such clear division within the sect.

The six instructors below the Daoist Master are somewhere between the Transmission Elders and the Punishment Elders, while Yu Lizi's role is more akin to that of a henchman.

The same goes for Ling Su Zhenren, who was sent by Shenxiao Dao. Both of them are highly skilled Daoist masters who are proficient in combat.

Otherwise, for such a momentous event as the Lion and the Azure Lotus manifesting the Tathagata's demonic thoughts, why send a highly skilled but helpless Changsheng Zhenren (a high-level cultivator) to handle such a crucial matter?

Whether the situation can be calmed down is one thing, but if something goes wrong, it could bring endless trouble in the future.

For example, if Huang Tiandao had sent a True Person who was not very skilled in combat, not only would the Old Lion have achieved his goal, but he might also have suffered hidden injuries and shaken his Dao foundation, leaving a possible opportunity for the Heavenly Demons from beyond the realm who coveted him.

Then, like the old lion, they might ultimately succumb to corruption and control. Such controlled individuals would become a ticking time bomb within the sect; once it erupts, it could severely damage the sect's vitality or even lead to its annihilation.

Of course, spiritual practice is not about going to jail; it depends more on each person's personality.

Some are born carefree wanderers who "close their cave doors and quietly recite a few volumes of the Yellow Court Classic," while others, like Yu Lizi, are action-oriented, preferring to travel to the Arctic and casually seek out a powerful figure in the demonic path to take action.

“Ah, when it comes to fighting,” Yu Lizi recalled the old days, “you’ll understand after a while. Buddhists are stubborn and inflexible. When they fight, they often go to extremes. They either huddle together like a stubborn rock, or they use all sorts of tricks and deceptions.”

"Those great demons are crude in their methods. They like to fight with big, sweeping moves and don't have any magical artifacts or treasures. They'll just pull out whatever they can and start fighting. But brute force can overcome any skill, and having great magical power always has its advantages."

"The demon cubs cultivate to extremes. Although their methods are bizarre, their personalities are even more extreme than those of the Buddhists. To put it bluntly, they are all bark and no bite. Once you see them enough, you get used to it."

"The martial arts scholars have many tricks up their sleeves, but they only make a splash in the Central Plains. Few of them have any real influence in the East China Sea."

"If we're talking about truly interesting things, it's the sword cultivators and our Daoist sect. Sword cultivators can play with a single burst of sword intent in countless ways, but the Daoist sect is even more interesting..."

Yu Lizi spoke eloquently about the battles between various schools and sects, leaving Su Che completely bewildered.

But a strange sense of confidence in his master welled up within him.

Huang Tiandao, a prestigious sect in the world, is far superior to the old lion, who has already fallen on hard times, in terms of skill and vision.

Otherwise, the remains inside Xuanshan today would be those of Huangtian Daoshou instead of the old lion.

My own cultivation level is limited, and my perspective is even more limited because of my poor cultivation level.

"That Black Mountain Monster, if he refined the remains of the Lion Lotus Tathagata, and attained the cultivation of the third rank..."

Yu Lizi looked at Su Che: "Speaking of which, there is something I need to ask you to do."

(End of this chapter)