Pure Yang!

Chapter 478 The Immortal and Indestructible Great Spirit King! A Long-Awaited Reunion

Zhang Taixu!
The last Celestial Master, Zhang Taixu, experienced a great calamity for Taoism, and the Zhang family split into the north and south, which began from this point.

“He stayed in Zhongnan Mountain for two years,” Xu Xuanguan said in a deep voice.

Few people know about this story nowadays.

After the great calamity of the Daoist sect, Zhang Taixu led the remaining survivors of the Zhang family of Longhu Mountain southwards, settling in a remote corner of Jiangnan. Later, he went to Chang'an alone and stayed in Zhongnan Mountain for two years.

On that day, Qin Ergou was being hunted down by the Chunyang Wang family, and the Nanwang Mountain where he hid was the place where Zhang Taixu had once secluded himself for cultivation.

Two years later, this last Celestial Master unexpectedly split the Zhang family remnants in two, with one branch migrating to the north and the other branch spreading to the north and south respectively, thus beginning the family tradition.

“You are truly blessed to have met such an extraordinary person.” Xu Xuanguan said in a low voice.

Before the great calamity of Taoism, Zhang Taixu was already renowned throughout the world and was the leader of Taoism.

He was also the only one who could rival the Three Corpse Taoist.

It was this kind of good fortune that allowed Xu Jinzhao to meet such a person when he was young and even obtain a sacred seed from him, which led to his current cultivation level as a Celestial Master.

“This last Celestial Master only stayed in Zhongnan Mountain for two years. It’s truly remarkable that I was able to meet him,” Xu Jinzhao sighed.

"Two years have passed, and I wonder if he has found what he was looking for," Xu Xuanguan said indifferently.

“You mean…” Xu Jinzhao’s heart skipped a beat.

"Chang'an is no ordinary place. It is the site where the central dragon vein of the three great dragon veins of the world converges. It possesses all four elements and exudes a royal aura. Compared to Yujing, Shangjing has an even more unfathomable foundation."

“You should know that the entrance to the Wuwei Sect is right there, but the Daoist sect has been searching for so many years without finding anything,” Xu Xuanguan said in a deep voice.

“I’m afraid he’s not looking for the location of the Wuwei Sect,” Xu Jinzhao said suddenly, after giving Xu Xuanguan a deep look.

Xu Xuanguan paused for a moment, then nodded: "He is most likely searching for the Nine Weapons."

“Chang’an is no ordinary place, especially the Zhongnan Mountains. All nine weapons have appeared there, especially the Corpse-Slaying Sword…”

"Rumor has it that this sword suffered a great calamity, and its remains fell into the hands of Zhonglong," Xu Xuanguan said in a deep voice.

“Zhongnan Mountain…is this last Celestial Master searching for the Corpse-Slaying Sword?” Xu Jinzhao suddenly realized.

"Your coffin-carrying troupe has mastered many secrets."

Xu Xuanguan remained silent, simply watching Xu Jinzhao quietly.

“I was young then and didn’t know the complexities of the matter. How could I have known that the old man had such a background?”

"He, on the other hand, is quite cautious," Xu Jinzhao sighed.

Zhang Taixu jokingly said that although he was cultivating within the sect, he was as alert as a wild beast in the mountains.

"Having obtained such a treasure, we naturally cultivate diligently day and night. Our primordial spirits collide with each other, harboring the dangers of life and death, and concealing the madness of fortune and misfortune. The experience is truly indescribable. It is in this bizarre experience that our primordial spirits and the seeds within us are sublimated and transformed."

At this point, Xu Jinzhao sighed and looked at Xu Xuanguan.

"That's why, during my two years in Zhongnan Mountain, my cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, surpassing all my fellow disciples. Only you can keep me in check."

"That's to be expected," Xu Xuanguan said calmly.

"..."

“When my two-year term was up, I left Zhongnan Mountain. When I came back, you had already run away from home. Later, I went back, and another five or six years passed. I got married and started a family. I sent him an invitation, but he didn’t come,” Xu Jinzhao sighed.

"That same year, Ye the Madman changed his name to Ye Jinzhao, and never set foot in Tianjin again in his entire life," Xu Xuanguan suddenly said.

Xu Jinzhao paused for a moment before saying, "We haven't seen each other since then."

“Ye Laosi is dead, you should be able to sense that,” Xu Xuanguan suddenly said, changing the subject.

Xu Jinzhao looked at Xu Xuanguan, his weathered eyes revealing a profound meaning.

"good."

"In our youth, the practices we performed were too reckless. Our primordial spirits collided, became entangled, merged, and split. We were intertwined, and our primordial spirits underwent subtle changes and connections with each other..."

“Sometimes I can’t even tell whether I am him or he is me,” Xu Jinzhao said in a deep voice.

"Similar to the Dividing Spirit Technique in the Three Corpses Illuminating Fate, I must say, Ye Laosi is indeed quite insane," Xu Xuanguan said in a deep voice.

"So, I could sense his death immediately, but..."

“He died, but he wasn’t really dead,” Xu Xuanguan interjected.

“The Holy Seed…” Xu Jinchao said solemnly.

"The immortal substance left behind by cultivators of the Divine Demon Holy Embryo after death, besides being able to repair injuries to the primordial spirit, its true terror lies in..." Xu Xuanguan said in a deep voice.

“Once a withered primordial spirit resides within it, even if only fragments remain, there is a very high probability that it will live a second life,” Xu Xuanguan said in a deep voice.

“That’s right, this kind of thing shouldn’t exist in the mortal world at all. It’s a demonic flower on the path to immortality, disrupting the impermanence of life and death,” Xu Jinzhao sighed.

"So, that's why Zhang Tiansheng's son is hiding in the Ailao Mountains and won't come out?" Xu Jinchao suddenly changed the subject.

"You know quite a lot," Xu Xuanguan said calmly.

"I've only heard that a sacred seed is hidden in the Ailao Mountains. It should be the most powerful and precious sacred seed in the world. It is said that the cultivator of the [Divine Demon Sacred Embryo] has already touched the Pure Yang Limitless Realm..."

“Zhang Tiansheng’s son is cultivating the Divine Demon Holy Embryo. If he obtains a Holy Seed…” Xu Jinzhao’s words came to an abrupt halt.

"By combining the two, even without reaching the Pure Yang Limitless Realm, his primordial spirit would be practically immortal, and there would be almost nothing in this world that could kill him..."

"Most importantly, even if he abandons his physical body, he can possess any body without any restrictions."

Upon hearing this, even Xu Jinzhao was moved.

It should be understood that Taoist cultivation emphasizes the dual cultivation of mind and body. The foundation of mental cultivation lies in the primordial spirit, while the foundation of physical cultivation lies in the physical body.

To refine one's physical body into an inner elixir and achieve great success in one's life cultivation—what an incredible fortune!

Once a physical body is lost, even a Celestial Master must rebuild their life force, provided they find a suitable body that does not cause any rejection reaction.

However, if Zhang Lingzong finds the strongest holy seed, his primordial spirit will be unprecedentedly powerful. No body or acupoint in the world will reject it. Furthermore, by cultivating both body and mind and being influenced by the light of his primordial spirit, his new body can recover to his previous level in a short time.

At that time, he will be truly immortal and indestructible, unkillable by heaven or earth.

In some respects, apart from the fact that its physical strength is somewhat lacking, it is already infinitely close to a naturally born spiritual embryo in other aspects.

"They underestimated the young people, and they also underestimated the remaining flame of Nan Zhang."

"How many calamities and near-death experiences has Zhang Lao Er's son gone through? They thought they had driven him to the brink of despair, but it was just a stroke of good fortune hidden within the calamities..."

"Misfortune and fortune are intertwined; this has always been the truth since ancient times," Xu Xuanguan said calmly.

"Do you think... that kid can succeed?" Xu Jinchao suddenly asked.

"Whether he succeeds or not is up to him to decide." Xu Xuanguan shook his head and said softly, "I'm getting off-topic."

At this point, Xu Xuanguan paused slightly, then suddenly asked, "Where did Ye Laosi hide his sacred seed?"

"What do you want to do?" Xu Jinchao's expression changed slightly.

"Do you think he can escape disaster just by using the 'golden cicada shedding its shell' technique?" Xu Xuanguan said in a deep voice.

“I know that Ye Laosi has a trick up his sleeve. He cultivated the Minor Divided Spirit Technique from the Three Corpses Illuminating Fate, leaving a fragment of his primordial spirit inside the Sacred Seed,” Xu Xuanguan said in a deep voice.

"I came back this time for this thing."

"Only you know this world," Xu Xuanguan said in a deep voice.

Xu Jinchao frowned slightly and remained silent.

At this moment, his thoughts were in disarray. Even when Xu Xuanguan returned and the Pure Yang Sword appeared in the world, none of them had stirred his mind like this.

“Ye Laosi is not well-known, but he is the number one expert in Zhongnan Mountain. Looking at the whole world, there are only a handful of people who can kill him. What’s more, that person killed him in Zhongnan Mountain,” Xu Xuanguan suddenly said.

"If you don't speak up, you'll bring disaster upon the Xu family sooner or later!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jinzhao was moved and his expression changed. He gently raised his hand, then slowly lowered it, and finally said weakly.

"I tell you!"

……

There will be no sleep tonight.

With such a huge upheaval occurring in the Xu family, no one could sleep.

Overnight, the status of the third branch of the family underwent a dramatic reversal. Although the family was seemingly dwindling in number, they actually held great power.

With the two Celestial Masters in charge, their positions are almost unshakeable. Not to mention Xu Jiuliu, who was once insignificant, has completely taken control of the Xu family's future and lifeline.

Without a doubt, he is almost a certainty and is regarded as the one who can truly inherit and carry forward the Xu family lineage.

Sooner or later, the Xu family will be handed over to him.

However, all these changes were caused by an outsider, an outsider named Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan didn't care about the reaction within the Xu family.

Upon returning to the Xu family's old residence, he secluded himself inside and retrieved the black iron piece.

Back in the ancient town of Qin, this black iron piece first reacted, killing a top expert from the Northern Zhang sect. At that time, Zhang Fan knew that this thing had an extraordinary origin.

However, he considered many possibilities, but he never expected that this thing would actually be a fragment of the legendary Corpse-Slaying Sword, one of the Nine Weapons.

hum...

At this moment, a black iron piece about half the size of a palm floated in front of Zhang Fan. A mysterious golden substance seeped out from between Zhang Fan's eyebrows, existing between light and liquid, writhing and brewing...

As a mortal king, Zhang Fan naturally had divine positions established in the scattered Taoist temples of Xijiang, allowing him to absorb the power of incense offerings and refine golden substances.

However, his foundation in the mortal world was ultimately shallow. After the Dan Yuan Dharma Assembly, he used almost all of the golden substances he refined to feed the black iron pieces.

Zhang Fan discovered that only the golden substance could make the black iron sheet react and repair the mottled cracks on it.

However, His appetite was simply too, too great...

Now, Zhang Fan only had two and a half strands of golden substance left, which he fed entirely to the black iron sheet.

As the saying goes, all things eventually converge into one, and holding this black iron piece is the greatest clue and the greatest destiny.

hum...

The golden substance flowed like the blood of life, and circulated like the light of the sun and moon.

Little by little, it slowly seeped into the black iron sheet.

The boundary between the two seemed to become indistinct; at this moment, they seemed to merge like yin and yang, as if naturally formed and nurtured by nature.

The black iron sheet trembled slightly, and the patterns on it healed little by little with each vibration. The dust that fell into it turned into specks of light, which inadvertently entered Zhang Fan's brow and were absorbed by him.

call……

As the golden substance gradually depleted, a crack about the length of a thumb appeared on the black iron plate, about to heal.

This is the result of Zhang Fan's efforts over several months.

Rumble…

Finally, at the moment when the golden substance was exhausted, the thumb-length crack healed as if it were flesh and blood.

Suddenly, a towering mountain appeared within Zhang Fan's primordial spirit, with thousands of peaks and deep ravines. Its imposing presence was as high as the sky and as deep as the sea, containing the essence of mountains and seas, making it the most magnificent mountain in the world.

hum...

At that moment, the black iron plate vibrated violently, emitting an aura of unparalleled terror.

Zhang Fan's eyes snapped open, and he grabbed the vibrating black iron plate with one hand. Their auras merged seamlessly, and he uttered a soft whisper.

Zhongnan Mountain!?

……

Two days later.

Zhang Fan stayed in Tianjin for two more days, and the turmoil in the Xu family seemed to be gradually subsiding.

Everyone accepted the undeniable fact, but from the outside perspective, the Xu family remained the same Pure Yang Xu family, unchanged.

"You've been very busy lately."

That evening, Zhang Fan was talking to Xu Jiuzhi on the balcony, which was a way of saying goodbye.

Xu Jiuzhi has been very busy these past two days, as the transition and handover of power is extremely time-consuming and mentally taxing.

At this point, it becomes clear that the third branch of the family is indeed dwindling in numbers, with very few capable and reliable individuals.

"Have no idea."

Xu Jiuzhi rubbed her temples. Even though her cultivation was not weak and she usually paid attention to skincare, at this moment, her beautiful face still showed signs of fatigue, and her beautiful eyes were bloodshot.

She wasn't cultivating a divine or demonic embryo, so she couldn't work tirelessly like Zhang Fan.

"The Xu family is too big; we still have to rely on the eldest and second wives for many things," Xu Jiuzhi said with a wry smile.

"Take your time, no rush," Zhang Fan said softly. "You can use it for Yueyue, and you can use it for Xu Changshou too."

Zhang Fan recommended two people to Xu Jiuzhi.

Lin Jianyue goes without saying; she was Xu Jiuzhi's best friend and was born in the Year of the Rabbit. She had been with Zhang Fan and Li Yishan from the beginning, so she was trustworthy.

As for Xu Changshou, he was originally from the second branch of the family. He came back this time to acknowledge his ancestors and return to the clan. However, the current situation makes the second branch believe that he brought Zhang Fan back to cause trouble.

Xu Changshou is currently in a rather awkward situation, and he himself is completely bewildered.

“He is a master of the Zhai Shou realm, and he is my cousin…” Xu Jiuzhi hesitated.

"Don't worry, you can trust my words," Zhang Fan whispered.

Xu Changshou was a high-ranking member of the mortal sect, so he naturally had no choice but to help Xu Jiuzhi without hesitation.

"Are you really leaving?" Xu Jiuzhi suddenly asked.

"Actually, you can stay. The Xu family has a large business, enough for you to make a name for yourself."

She looked at Zhang Fan, her beautiful eyes captivating, her words filled with untold affection.

Zhang Fan's heart skipped a beat, but he turned his head away and chuckled, "The matter in Tianjin is settled. Right now, I have other things to do."

“Jiuliu will miss you.” A hint of sadness flashed in Xu Jiuzhi’s eyes.

"I will come back and let him cultivate properly," Zhang Fan said with a smile.

"Where are you going?" Xu Jiuzhi's voice became much weaker.

Zhongnan Mountain!

Zhang Fan said with a firm look in his eyes that he had already promised Li Yishan that he would go to Chang'an to meet him after things were settled here.

"Remember to come back," Xu Jiuzhi murmured softly, her voice almost inaudible.

"I will," Zhang Fan replied with a soft "hmm."

"I'll go say goodbye to my uncle later." Zhang Fan stood up and looked into the courtyard.

Xu Xuanxiao sat in a recliner, leaning against the big tree behind him.

After returning from the ancestral hall, the old man became depressed.

"It seems that Second Grandfather has already passed away," Xu Jiuzhi sighed.

As her granddaughter, she naturally knew about her grandfather's inner conflict.

“It’s inevitable for an older brother to be strict,” Zhang Fan sighed.

He was completely unaware of the grudges and conflicts of the older generation.

But even brothers shouldn't hold grudges overnight. However, that's just Xu Xuanguan's personality. He left without any regrets.

It seems that nothing and no one in the Xu family can hold him back anymore.

The last time he left, it was more than sixty years later.

Perhaps, at this very moment, Xu Xuanxiao knew in his heart that this time, he and his brother would never see each other again in this lifetime.

All Xu Xuanxiao could do was search for traces of time in this old house.

dong... dong... dong...

Just then, a soft knocking sounded in the quiet moonlight, breaking the stillness of the night.

"Who?"

Xu Xuanxiao lay motionless in the armchair and asked in a deep voice.

"Boom...boom...boom..."

The knocking started again, this time with more force.

"Who?"

Xu Xuanxiao sat up.

"Brother, it's me."

Just then, an old voice came from outside the door.

Under the dim moonlight, Xu Xuanxiao's upright figure suddenly froze, and a different kind of light appeared in his old eyes, with a myriad of emotions rising in his heart.

(End of this chapter)