Pure Yang!

Chapter 459 Young man, we are destined to meet! The Number One in Tianjin
The sons of the Xu family are all from the lowest ranks.

Although he cultivated Taoist practices on a famous mountain, he was a complete idiot and a low-class person.

It used to be said that a humble name makes a child easier to raise, but having this name seems to have been destined by fate.

In Lin Haitang's words, this young man was useless in the Xu family, where talent was as plentiful as a fish in a river. He was not born to cultivate Taoism. His surname Xu was a disgrace to his ancestors and a shame to his forefathers.

That is why Xu Jiuliu came to Xiling Mountain to cultivate himself.

After all, this is where Xu Zu ascended to immortality. Perhaps the family hopes that their ancestor, in heaven, can enlighten this dull-witted person.

"Is it that bad?"

Zhang Fan looked at the boy who was almost going crazy. He looked just like a poor student who couldn't do his homework and was in a helpless rage.

"Even Xu Zu would jump down from the sky if he saw this," Lin Haitang couldn't help but say.

The relationship between Xiling Mountain and the Xu family is extraordinary. Every year, the Xu family sends many of their disciples to the mountain for quiet cultivation, which can be regarded as a summer camp for spiritual cultivation.

Over the years, Lin Haitang has met many disciples of the Xu family, and in terms of talent, probably no one can compare to this Xu Jiuliu.

"The Xu family's ancestral skill is the [Dragon-Slaying Technique], a profound and extensive technique..." Lin Haitang said in a deep voice.

The Dragon-Slaying Technique is a pure Yang, limitless skill. After entering the basics, one must progress step by step, overcoming one obstacle after another, until one reaches mastery.

Once this method is truly mastered, it will be no weaker than the Pure Yang Limitless skill.

For the vast majority of Xu family disciples, getting started is not difficult, becoming proficient only requires hard work, mastering it depends on talent, and achieving even a minor level of proficiency is one in ten thousand...

"The basic technique for the Dragon Slaying Method is not complicated. It involves visualizing the image of the [Xu Zu Sword] and guiding it with your primordial spirit to form a seed of sword energy within your body," Lin Haitang explained.

Although she didn't know the "Dragon-Slaying Technique," she had heard of this basic skill.

Once the [Sword Qi Seed] is formed, the Foundation Establishment is successful, and future skills will be based on this.

The true Dragon-Slaying Technique has nineteen cultivation methods, all of which are secrets passed down within the Xu family. Each person chooses a different path, and even their understanding differs, resulting in different Dragon-Slaying Techniques.

This is what is meant by "there are no fixed rules in law, and all things arise from techniques."

One path gives rise to one method, and from one method arise all methods, varying from person to person; that is the ultimate lineage.

But all of this must be based on the successful foundation building and the condensation of the [Sword Qi Seed].

"This kid can't even establish a foundation?" Zhang Fan couldn't help but say.

"It's not just that it can't be built?" Lin Haitang shook her head and said.

She heard that an elder in the Xu family had once performed a "consecration" for her, which meant forcibly guiding her body to condense a seed of sword energy—essentially feeding her with a spoon.

As a result, the sword energy seed had only been condensed for less than three days when...

"It's over!" Lin Haitang said helplessly.

"It's over!?" Zhang Fan asked in astonishment.

Even Zhuang Yumin, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but show a strange expression.

"This is utterly disgraceful to our ancestors!" Lin Haitang sighed. "The Xu family's disciples can't even forge swords properly, and they can't even receive the blessing from their elders..."

This is beyond saving.

"No wonder," Zhang Fan said suddenly.

No matter how unsuccessful Xu Changshou was back then, he still managed to successfully establish his foundation and condense a sword energy seed. However, he later chose the wrong path among the nineteen refining methods, and once he made the wrong choice, there was no turning back.

After years of this ordeal, with no further progress in his Dragon-Slaying Technique, he became disheartened and left the Xu family. He wandered to Fujiao Mountain, where he unexpectedly found a true meaning left behind by Xu Zu when he slew the dragon.

This allowed his [Dragon-Slaying Technique] to break through, thus forging an unconventional path.

In comparison, this boy named Xu Jiuliu is indeed incredibly useless, unable even to reach the Foundation Establishment stage. It's fair to say he has the worst talent.

"I'll refine, refine, refine... I'll refine your mother's stinky feet..."

Suddenly, under the big tree, the boy became agitated again. He sat cross-legged, his body full of openings, his consciousness restless, his three corpses leaping wildly, and evil fire suddenly ignited in his primordial spirit, almost burning his limbs and bones.

Judging from this, this child is indeed not cut out for cultivation.

“Young man, if you keep shouting like this, you’ll go mad.”

Zhang Fan looked at Xu Jiuliu like a gorilla whose banana had been taken away and couldn't help but make a joke.

"Who the hell dares to tell me what to do..."

Xu Jiuliu let out a loud shout and looked up abruptly, only to see Zhang Fan standing in the distance.

With just one glance, his expression changed drastically, and he fell backward, crashing heavily into a tree.

"you you……"

Xu Jiuliu looked at Zhang Fan, pointed at him, his voice trembling, his face full of astonishment.

"What's wrong? Little Jiu Liu, you've been here for two months and you still won't behave?"

Lin Haitang stepped out, her beautiful eyes slightly narrowed, revealing the dignity of an elder sister.

Xu Jiuliu did not recognize Zhang Fan, but he did recognize Lin Haitang.

However, at this moment, he didn't even look at Lin Haitang, but stared straight at Zhang Fan.

"He He……"

"What's wrong with him?" Lin Haitang asked, looking at Xu Jiuliu's expression.

This child is acting like he's seen a ghost.

“I just saw him…” Xu Jiuliu hesitated, then stopped himself from speaking.

"What did you see in me?" Zhang Fan was also taken aback and couldn't help but ask.

Why did this child react like that when he saw him?!
“I see you… with a dragon coiled on your head and a tiger lying at your feet…” Xu Jiuliu exclaimed in surprise.

"It was here just now, but it's gone now."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yumin and Lin Haitang's expressions changed slightly, and they couldn't help but look at Zhang Fan.

"Um!?"

Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow, looked at Xu Jiuliu, and couldn't help but reveal a strange expression.

If extraordinary people exhibit unusual phenomena, how could they be seen or heard of in ordinary times!

It seemed as if it were preordained.

"Little scoundrel, I told you long ago, cultivation begins with cultivating the mind. You're almost going berserk," Lin Haitang couldn't help but say.

She stepped forward and helped Xu Jiuliu up. Upon hearing this, Xu Jiuliu glanced at Zhang Fan and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Looks like I'll just have to be a good-for-nothing playboy," Xu Jiuliu said helplessly.

Xu Zu's supernatural powers, the glory of the Xu family, the mysteries of Taoism, the hope of immortality... these all seem irrelevant to him in this life.

"Young man, we are destined to meet."

Just then, Zhang Fan stepped forward.

"Huh!? Who are you?" Xu Jiuliu looked at Zhang Fan and couldn't help but ask.

“My name is Zhao Jiexuan!” Zhang Fan whispered.

He looked Xu Jiuliu up and down. He looked to be eighteen or nineteen years old, only five or six years younger than Zhang Fan. He was 1.78 meters tall. He was not particularly handsome, but his features were very distinct and easily recognizable. He was also quite sturdy.

"This is a master," Lin Haitang warned.

No matter how much you explain about things in the Xijiang area, this little guy won't understand.

"Brother Zhao."

Xu Jiuliu didn't act like a disciple of the Chunyang family or any other prominent clan; he was quite well-behaved.

"Your Dragon-Slaying Technique isn't quite up to par," Zhang Fan said softly.

"He's not just not good enough, I really want to fuck him..." Xu Jiuliu blurted out angrily.

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he stopped abruptly, looked around, and couldn't help but give an awkward smile.

"I haven't even found the door yet," Xu Jiuliu said helplessly. "I can give you a pointer," Zhang Fan said solemnly.

"You're going to give me pointers?" Xu Jiuliu was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head.

"Sister Haitang said you're a master, so you must be very powerful. However, the Dragon-Slaying Technique is a closely guarded secret of our Xu family, and it's not something outsiders can teach you..."

hum...

Before he could finish speaking, a terrifying roar erupted from Zhang Fan's palm.

The dazzling light illuminated everyone's face, revealing the rising shock and horror.

A sliver of sword light flickered at Zhang Fan's fingertips, and even under the morning light, the dancing light was still so bright and captivating that it could not be ignored.

The sword light pulsed, surged, and roamed, transmitting a terrifying frequency, like the churning of rivers and seas, like the surging of blood, concealing mystery and exuding killing intent, rising and falling in the deep mountains and surging in the vast ocean.

"The Dragon-Slaying Technique!? You... how could you know it!?" Xu Jiuliu looked at Zhang Fan in disbelief.

Such a pure dragon-slaying technique is something that even someone with the surname Xu might not be able to master, let alone someone from another family.

At this moment, Zhuang Yumin was still able to remain calm. After all, she had already seen Zhang Fan's primordial spirit in Tongluo Mountain, with its many strange phenomena resembling blooming flowers.

But Lin Haitang was completely unsettled.

"The Dragon-Slaying Technique is never passed on to outsiders. Are you a member of the Xu family? Or do you have an elder in your family who is a member of the Xu family?" Lin Haitang exclaimed.

The Xu family has many branches and leaves, and some members have married out of the family.

“No, even if you have elders in your family who are from the Xu family, you are an outsider, so they won’t pass on the teachings to you.” Lin Haitang’s eyes were filled with deep doubt.

"The Dragon-Slaying Technique, the Dragon-Slaying Technique! Whoever can forge this sword and master this technique will find the four seas calm and the magic vast!"

Suddenly, Zhang Fan whispered, and his right hand shot out, the sword light, barely an inch long, landing directly on Xu Jiuliu's brow.

His 1.78-meter-tall body was struck as if by lightning. His eyes widened as if countless lights and shadows surged towards him. In an instant, it was as if a thousand waves were surging and ten thousand tides were overturning. A huge monster was swimming in the raging ocean. When that monster moved, the world was turned upside down, and its unparalleled ferocity was about to engulf the mortal world and wreak havoc on humanity.

Rumble…

Suddenly, in his primordial spirit's observation, that sword light descended, like a pillar stabilizing the sea, stopping thousands of waves and subduing ten thousand tides, even the colossal creature seemed to be facing the end of the world.

The Dragon-Slaying Technique, Xu Zuyi's intention, requires one to obtain this technique and comprehend its meaning in order to forge a sword to slay demons and sacrifice the demon dragon.

hum...

At that moment, Xu Jiuliu's primordial spirit seemed to change, comprehending the essence of that sword light. His true yang surged and rushed towards his primordial spirit, slowly condensing into a seed of sword energy.

"It's done!?" Lin Haitang's eyes lit up suddenly, and she looked at Zhang Fan in disbelief.

He was not only proficient in the Dragon-Slaying Technique, but he also empowered Xu Jiuliu, allowing him to condense a seed of sword energy.

"Um!?"

Just then, Zhang Fan frowned and revealed a strange expression.

Under the guidance of his primordial spirit, the newly formed sword energy seed slowly dissipated at Xu Jiuliu's brow and heart, eventually disappearing like a stone sinking into the sea.

"They've broken up? They've broken up again!?"

Zhang Fan was stunned. Even with his abilities, he still couldn't help Xu Jiuliu establish his foundation and condense a sword energy seed.

"It's still no use."

Xu Jiuliu was almost crying: "I really want to fuck..."

The words were cut short before they were spoken, the unspoken words containing a greeting to God.

"Even the initiation didn't work?" Zhang Fan stopped and stared at Xu Jiuliu with a strange expression.

"It's an anomaly that it's so useless."

Zhang Fan's gaze was solemn. Suddenly, a hazy white light rose and appeared between his brows.

Xu Jiuliu, Zhuang Yumin, and Lin Haitang watched as Zhang Fan's figure became blurred.

"interesting."

In the blink of an eye, that hazy, dreamlike feeling vanished.

Zhang Fan stood there, looking Xu Jiuliu up and down, his gaze now completely different, his deep eyes gleaming with an intense, strange light.

"Young man, you should stop visualizing the Xu Zu sword intent from now on; it's not suitable for you."

As he spoke, Zhang Fan stepped forward, hooked his arm around Xu Jiuliu's shoulder, and pulled him to the side.

"I will transmit to you a form; you should contemplate and visualize it in the future..."

Zhang Fan's voice grew softer and softer, and after a moment, the two of them staggered back.

"Young man, keep practicing." Zhang Fan patted Xu Jiuliu's shoulder with satisfaction.

"Hmm," Xu Jiuliu said, somewhat dazed.

"Brother Zhao, why are you helping me?" Xu Jiuliu suddenly asked.

"We are destined to meet."

Zhang Fan waved his hand without turning his head.

Watching the figure gradually disappear into the distance, Lin Haitang couldn't help but ask, "What Dharma form did he impart to you?"

"Uh..." Xu Jiuliu paused slightly, somewhat dazed.

"Big night..."

"A dead of night!"

He murmured softly, his eyes vacant, his mind a vast, dark night, where the daylight never broke.

……

In front of the Longevity Palace.

Zhang Fan turned back and waited at the door.

"What are you so happy about?"

A moment later, Xu Changshou came out and looked at Zhang Fan's ambiguous smile and radiant spirit, which was clearly very different from when he first came up the mountain.

"It's nothing, I just found one..."

“Genius…an unconventional genius…no…” Zhang Fan couldn’t think of any adjectives for a moment, and after a slight pause, he added, “Yes.”

"He must be a prodigy."

"A prodigy!?" Xu Changshou was stunned for a moment, then revealed a strange expression.

"It's not important, we'll talk about it after the results are in." Zhang Fan waved his hand, then changed the subject, asking, "How did the talks go?"

“It’s settled. Xiling Mountain will make all the arrangements for me,” Xu Changshou nodded.

"Go back and pack your things. Your flight is in two days."

"You've already booked the plane tickets?" Zhang Fan couldn't help but ask, "So fast!?"

"Going home? Of course, it'll be soon," Xu Changshou chuckled.

"Going to the capital!?" Zhang Fan's gaze sharpened slightly.

That place is the capital of China, the location of the Dao Alliance headquarters, and the territory of the White Crane Temple. It can be described as a place where dragons and tigers hide. In fact, Zhang Fan does not want to go to the capital at this time.

Moreover, both Zhang Lingzong and Zhang Sheng had warned him not to run north.

“No…” Xu Changshou shook his head.

“Although the Xu family is thriving in the capital, and most of the clan’s focus has now moved there, the roots of the Chunyang Xu family are in Tianjin…” Xu Changshou said solemnly.

"Tianjin!?" Zhang Fan seemed to be deep in thought.

"Yes!" Xu Changshou nodded and said, "This time, we're going back to Tianjin."

The Xu family of Chunyang is the most powerful family in Tianjin!
(End of this chapter)