Dongxuan Spiritual Realm

Chapter 98 Dragon's Roar Jade Brush
Although Yang Qisheng could be described as both a scholar and a warrior, he had focused primarily on martial arts from a young age, and his literary talent was limited.

But when he looked at the jade pen, the impulse that arose in him was not to use it to write, but to draw talismans.

Taoist talisman drawing emphasizes a calm mind when picking up the brush, a stillness of heaven and earth, and the act of drawing a single stroke as if it were the beginning of chaos, from which all things and laws arise.

Taoist priests usually set up an altar and chant various incantations before drawing talismans, such as incantations for purifying the mind, body, hands, and water...

The ultimate goal is the same: to calm the mind and concentrate the energy, so that humanity can become one with the universe!

A highly skilled practitioner can skip all the preceding steps and, in an instant, calm their mind and begin drawing the talisman.

Even more powerful ones don't even need to draw talismans. True immortals can create talismans with a single thought. That one thought can mobilize primordial energy, stir up the five elements of heaven and earth, and all the gods and spirits.

Yang Qisheng is currently in the second stage, and can skip the previous steps. In an instant, he can unite his spirit and energy, and mobilize the elixir energy in the Five Elements Divine Fire Furnace. He also does not need paper or cinnabar, and can directly draw talismans in mid-air.

But when he saw the pen, his spirit was instantly captivated, and he couldn't help but take the pen in his hand, feeling as if his own spirit was directly merging with the heavens and earth.

Thinking of the Lingbao Qingyang Talisman, he gently touched the brush, and a point of green light flashed at the tip of the brush, which rapidly expanded to form a palm-sized talisman seal, which flew straight to imprint on the opposite wall!
"That's it!"

Yang Qisheng was overjoyed. He used the jade brush to draw five spiritual talismans: the Spiritual Treasure Sharp Light Talisman, the Spiritual Treasure Fire Court Talisman, the Spiritual Treasure Profound Sea Talisman, and the Spiritual Treasure Huafeng Talisman. They were arranged in a cross shape on the stone wall, and the five talismans, in shades of blue, red, yellow, white, and black, shone brightly and blended together!

What a wonderful baby!
Yang Qisheng looked at the jade pen in his hand. Just this one piece alone made the trip worthwhile. Even if he had to suffer some grievances and exert himself, it would have been worth it to go through hell!
He vaguely sensed that this thing would be the key to whether he could achieve enlightenment in the future!

He glanced back at Lu Mingchuan and Ye Xueqiao, but the two of them didn't look at his jade pen. Instead, they took a golden wheel from the table against the west wall.

The middle part of that wheel is thick and golden in color.

There is a tiger relief on each side: one is a flying tiger with wings and an open mouth roaring, and the other is a tiger coming down from the mountain with fierce eyes.

Its edges are extremely thin, bluish-white, and very sharp, with a large number of star symbols engraved on them.

The pen is a treasure, and together with the golden wheel and the screen in front, there are a total of three magical treasures in this hall, all of which are very powerful.

To the left of the main hall is the Dan Cave, inside which is a magnificent and exquisitely crafted Bagua Dragon and Tiger Purple Gold Alchemy Furnace, standing sixteen feet tall, with Yin-Yang gates at the bottom.

Next to the alchemy furnace was a side room with three bookshelves filled with various ancient books on alchemy.

On another shelf, there were more than a dozen bottles of various sizes, containing pills, powders, ointments, and elixirs, but most of them were no longer edible and had turned into ashes and sand.

There was only one purple-gold gourd containing five golden pills. They were indeed golden pills. Holding them in your hand, they smelled wonderful and were heavy, as if they were cast from pure gold. They even shone with a golden light. If they hadn't been poured out of the gourd, anyone would have thought they were round balls made of gold.

The forked corridor to the right of the main hall leads to a sleeping chamber with five rooms, each containing a stone bed and table—nothing particularly unusual.

The other side leads underground.

The underground cave is also very large, with an octagonal stone platform in the middle, divided into three levels, with Tai Chi star symbols on it, and the entire platform is paved with jade.

This place should be used for people to cultivate immortality and practice magic. There is a white jade bed, a hardwood table, and a clean bottle filled with water, with two plants growing inside the bottle.

One of them grew to over ten feet tall, resembling a small tree, and bore many small, orange-like fruits. The other was a climbing vine, its tendrils and leaves covering half of the altar, and it was covered with small, golden and silver flowers.

This thing must have been growing here for over three thousand years? The bottle should be empty of water by now, right?

The three walked onto the stage, where a nine-story golden pagoda stood in the center of the table. A golden dragon coiled on top of the pagoda, and a golden tiger lay beneath it; it was clearly an extraordinary treasure.

A jade box was placed on each of the left and right sides of the pagoda.

Yang Qisheng had already chosen the jade pen in his heart, and no matter how good the other treasures were, he couldn't have them all, so he no longer cared much about them.

Lu Mingchuan and Ye Xueqiao opened the jade box, inside which were a rope with a dragon's head and a tiger's tail, and a gold-inlaid jade seal.

Then, Yang Qisheng found two jade boxes, one large and one small, on the opposite table.

Inside the long jade box was a pair of precious swords, and inside the short one was a Taoist book, which was the latter half of the Dragon Tiger Elixir Scripture that Lu Mingchuan was looking for.

Finally, everyone returned to the hall on the upper floor and put everything they found together.

When it came time to divide the treasures! Yang Qisheng took the jade pen and said directly, "I want this."

Lu Mingchuan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Yang, don't be in a hurry. Let's talk about this Daoist scripture first."

Yang Qisheng had his own Taiyi Palace cultivation methods and didn't care much about the "Dragon and Tiger Elixir Classic".

He realized that Lu Mingchuan intended to use this book to establish a new school of thought, and he was thinking of giving up the right to view the book and choosing the jade pen instead.

But Ye Xueqiao wanted to see it: "Taoist books are not like magic treasures. They won't disappear after you read them. Everyone has the right to see them."

Lu Mingchuan smiled and nodded: "That's right. Now that we've cultivated the Kanli section and comprehended the Zhendui section, we should naturally comprehend the Qiankun section as well to be considered complete!"

Lu Mingchuan opened the Taoist book, and the last chapter, the appendix, recorded the arrangements made by the Dragon-Tiger Immortal for these things in later generations.

He anticipated that his lineage would eventually perish over time, and this preparation he made was to hope that after his lineage disappeared from the world, it would have a chance to be reborn.

"That golden pill is called the Dragon-Tiger Golden Pill. It is a first-grade golden pill among external pills. After setting up the furnace and cauldron, it can be directly condensed into a high-grade golden pill in the body. The inferior ones are third-grade, and the best ones are first-grade!"

Lu Mingchuan was stunned after reading this passage, and Yang Qisheng also found it unbelievable.

Can one cultivate inner alchemy without cultivation, simply by taking medicine?

This is impossible within the immortal cultivation system of the Taiyi Palace that he learned.

The Master Mingyi taught him that he had to refine every wisp of elixir energy himself, making it as pure and true as possible, in order to finally refine a first-grade golden elixir.

Lu Mingchuan explained, "There are prerequisites. You must cultivate the Dragon-Tiger Pill Method and complete the internal cultivation. After taking the external Dragon-Tiger Golden Pill, you can refine the internal Dragon-Tiger Golden Pill in three days. If you cultivate a righteous Xuanmen technique like Fellow Daoist Yang's, it is also possible to condense a first-grade golden pill. If it is a side sect technique, you can at most refine a mid-grade golden pill."

He proposed giving one Dragon-Tiger Golden Pill to Yang Qisheng, one to Ye Xueqiao, and keeping three for himself.

Neither Yang Qisheng nor Ye Xueqiao had any objections.

Next, the magical artifacts were distributed. The name, purpose, and refining method of each artifact are detailed in the penultimate appendix.

The pen that Yang Qisheng had his eye on was called the Dragon Roar Jade Pen. Its most basic function was to create talismans with a single thought. After being refined, it had endless wonderful uses and could even make reality come true with a single thought. For example, if you drew a sheep with it, you could actually turn it into a sheep. If you used it to transform into a person's appearance, you could actually become that person!

As Yang Qisheng listened to the introduction, he felt more and more that this was a good deal. He decided that he could give up everything else, but he had to get this one!

That golden wheel is called the Tiger Roaring Golden Wheel. It is a pair with the Dragon Roaring Jade Brush. It also has many wonderful uses. It can summon wind and rain, thunder and lightning, and has boundless power!
"These two treasures are a pair, it wouldn't be good to separate them. Since Fellow Daoist Yang is interested in the jade brush, let this brush and this wheel both belong to Fellow Daoist Yang!"

Although Yang Qisheng had not read all the Taoist books, he knew that among these magical treasures, the Dragon-Tiger Pagoda was the most powerful. However, that thing represented the lineage of the Dragon-Tiger True Man, and as a disciple of the Taiyi Palace, he could not pass on the teachings of the Dragon-Tiger True Man.

Lu Mingchuan was the one who initiated this matter. They had been working on it for many years, and he couldn't possibly compete with them for the tower, both morally and logically. Besides, he genuinely liked the Dragon Roar Jade Brush, so he happily accepted both treasures.

Next, on the next level, they found a rope and a seal. The rope was named Azure Dragon Demon-Binding Rope, and the seal was named White Tiger Demon-Sealing Seal. These were two very powerful Xuanmen treasures. Ye Xueqiao wisely chose these two and did not compete for the tower.

That's how many things are. If Yang Qisheng and Ye Xueqiao were too greedy and insisted on fighting for the most powerful Dragon Tiger Pagoda, which also represented the inheritance of the Daoist tradition, Lu Mingchuan would definitely not agree, and a falling out would be an inevitable outcome.

He dared to invite complete strangers. Although he spoke humbly, he was no fool. He wouldn't work hard for more than ten years only to benefit someone else. He must have a backup plan. The outcome of a fight to the death was uncertain. If he ended up dying together, even Yang Qisheng would look down on him.

From the perspective of an unrelated person, and in a fair and reasonable manner, the Dragon Tiger Pagoda should belong to Lu Mingchuan. He understands this principle, and Ye Xueqiao also knows how to be sensible.

This way, everyone can have a satisfactory ending, Lu Mingchuan will think more highly of them, they can become friends, and they can cooperate on good things in the future. It's a win-win situation for everyone.

Moreover, the Dragon Roar Jade Brush and the Tiger Roar Golden Wheel are truly remarkable treasures. According to the book, with his current strength, he can only unleash less than one-tenth of their wonders. Even so, if he had these two treasures in hand that day, he wouldn't have had to flee in such a sorry state when Young Master Kongxu released the Pure Yang Mirror.

All three were delighted and successfully distributed the pills and magical treasures. Lu Mingchuan greatly admired the two men's character and earnestly urged them to stay: "If you two don't have any urgent matters to attend to, please stay here for a couple more days. I've cultivated for so many years and met many cultivators, but you two are the ones I feel most at ease with."

"If you ask me, it would be best if you two stayed and joined me in establishing a sect. Together, we could become the Three Ancestors of the Dragon and Tiger Sect. With our intelligence and talent, we will surely be able to bring great glory to the Dragon and Tiger Sect. At that time, we will have disciples all over the world, and our followers will all revere us as our patriarchs. What a joyous thing that would be!"

Yang Qisheng quickly waved his hand. He was a disciple of Taiyi Palace. Joining the Dragon Tiger Sect here would be considered treason. He wasn't stupid; how could he possibly agree to such a thing?

Ye Xueqiao pondered deeply, but he quickly gave a negative answer: "I am an unlucky person who will only bring bad luck to those around me. In time, I will be looked down upon. It is better for me to cultivate alone."

Yang Qisheng wanted to ask him who he learned Taoist magic from, but this guy never looked at him directly and always turned his face away angrily. Eventually, Yang Qisheng also found him annoying and didn't want to talk to him anymore. "Damn it, he's not my son!"
However, he still chose to stay here for a while. The "Dragon and Tiger Elixir Classic" is also a righteous sect of Xuanmen. Even if he doesn't cultivate it, it's good to read it. It can broaden his knowledge and help him understand other things. Whether it's learning martial arts or cultivating immortality, to become a grandmaster, one must learn as much as possible about the essentials of various schools and sects, and integrate them to achieve greater success!
(End of this chapter)