This humble Taoist priest, Qianhe, begins his quest for immortality by slaying demons and monsters.

Chapter 92 The Kui Niu Drum Imprint, the Significance of the Daoist Child

"Since Daozi has said so, then this humble Daoist will not concern himself with those irrelevant matters."

From now on, I will call you Daozi, and you will call me Shishu (Uncle-Master). We'll each address each other accordingly.

Pfft, all that talk was for nothing. Zhong Bai could only nod in agreement helplessly.

"Alright, alright, I came here because I wanted to be the first to see your invincible prowess, Daozi. Now that I've seen it, I'll take my leave."

After saying that, the Immortal of Longevity disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye, leaving only Zhong Bai to exhale a heavy breath. What did he mean by his invincible talent? He hadn't returned to Maoshan for several years, and he felt a little different.
Shaking his head, Zhong Bai led the Angry Sun Chicken straight to the Hall of Law Enforcement.

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Stepping into the Law Enforcement Hall, Zhong Bai hadn't thought much of it before, but now, with his cultivation at the eighth level of Qi Refining and approaching the ninth level, he felt a sudden jolt to his soul as he looked at the Kui Niu Drum floating in the void!
"Disciple, come in now that you're back. There are no outsiders here."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Bai continued towards the main hall and soon arrived in front of his master, True Person Qian Yuan. At this moment, only True Person Qian Yuan was in the Law Enforcement Hall, clearly indicating that the other two elders of the Law Enforcement Hall had deliberately made room for True Person Qian Yuan.

"Disciple pays respects to Master!"

Zhong Bai's expression was solemn. After speaking, he was about to bow, but Master Qian Yuan simply waved his hand and helped Zhong Bai up.

"There's no need for such formalities between us, master and disciple."

"I haven't seen you for three years. Although your face is still the same, you have matured in temperament."

"Hmm, it seems you've made good progress these past three years. Those Daoist scriptures are useful to you. The higher you climb in cultivation, the more important it becomes to understand the Dao, rather than simply absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. You must understand this."

"Disciple understands. Master is absolutely right. Disciple already has this feeling now. The barrier of the ninth level of Qi Refining is not difficult to break through by relying solely on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. However, if one wants to establish a foundation, it cannot be achieved by simply accumulating spiritual energy."

"normal.

My disciple, the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique you cultivate should be clearly recorded. To break through to the Foundation Establishment realm, you need to comprehend it.

Simply compressing true essence requires a lot of time and effort to comprehend the process of true essence becoming liquid, unless the physical body is strong enough to ignore the risks.

Furthermore, the construction of the Daotai (ceremonial platform) is also like this!

Master Qian Yuan's words were all practical advice. If a Qi Refining cultivator wants to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm, the first thing they need to do is liquefy the vast amount of true essence within their body.

This is the first step; the second step is the even more difficult one: condensing the Dao Platform.

The difficulty of this step has stopped countless cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Although Maoshan has accumulated a lot of experience in this area, everyone's situation is different, and adjustments can only be made according to one's own specific circumstances.

This requires a calm mind.

The reason Zhong Bai was asked to read the Daoist Canon was because when Qian Yuan Zhenren was in Mangshan, he found that Zhong Bai was too radical. Such a personality might not be a problem in normal times, but it would be unacceptable in critical moments.

It is especially easy to fail when trying to break through to a higher level.

"Master, I understand your meaning."

"Hmm, good that you understand, tsk tsk..."

Speaking of which, you are the first person in the entire Maoshan sect in hundreds of years to establish a Daoist lineage again. My disciple, what are your thoughts on this matter?

After a moment of contemplation, Zhong Bai said, "Master, although I don't understand why the Ancestor of the Underworld made me a disciple of Maoshan, and even ignored the fact that I cultivate the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique, I believe that the identity of a disciple brings me both opportunities and challenges!"

The disciple believes there will actually be more challenges.

"Hehe, you're still quite clear-headed, not letting the fact that you've been chosen as the Dao Child lull you into a false sense of security."

Being a Daoist disciple has never been an easy job. If any of your contemporaries among the Maoshan disciples are dissatisfied with your Daoist disciple status, they can challenge you at any time. Apart from that, you represent the face of Maoshan and are the leading figure of the younger generation.

If you, my disciple, were to stay in Maoshan, that would be fine. But once you are officially appointed as a Daoist disciple, you will need to travel the world!

At this point, those old fogies who want to harm Maoshan but lack the strength, do you think they might turn their attention to you?

Zhong Bai took a deep breath. Yes, he had considered this issue as well. Fortunately, Zhong Bai was not an ordinary Daoist; he was a Daoist who could use cheat codes, so he wasn't too worried about safety.

“Master, I am aware that after I descend the mountain to tour the world, I will inevitably be targeted by various forces.”

Whether or not they want to deal with Maoshan, those people certainly don't want their disciples to rise to power!

"That's right, then what do you intend to do, my disciple?"

Zhong Bai smiled faintly.

"When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it. This disciple cannot stay away from the mountain. Since those rats in the gutter want to target this disciple, then this disciple will show them what thunderous wrath is!"

"it is good!"

Master Qian Yuan was very satisfied with Zhong Bai's answer.

“My disciple, your temperament makes me feel that you are not an impulsive person, and your courage makes me feel that you can do this job well.”

However… my disciple, before you descend the mountain, I need to give you a gift, consider it a trump card to save your life!

Zhong Bai was taken aback, and then he saw Qian Yuan Zhenren look at the Kui Niu Drum in front of him and say: "During the trip to Mangshan, I also witnessed the Kui Niu Drum phantom that I used to fight the enemy. In fact, this method can be considered a benefit of our Law Enforcement Hall."

While the Kui Niu Drum itself is indeed unusable by anyone other than a Nascent Soul Dao Lord, its projection can be used to fight enemies!
Ordinary Qi Refining cultivators might not meet this condition, but you are different, my disciple. Your physical body and soul strength are already more terrifying than those of ordinary Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivators. As long as you can reach the Qi Refining Ninth Level, you can activate the Kui Niu Drum phantom!" Upon hearing this, Zhong Bai was overjoyed.

"Master, are you saying that I also have the opportunity to carve the phantom of the Kui Niu Drum for self-defense?"

"Yes, that's natural!"
"But not now. Perhaps you can try it once you break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining."

Zhong Bai nodded, not in a hurry. Originally, Zhong Bai thought that he would not have the opportunity to use the power of the Kui Niu Drum in a short time, but he did not expect the opportunity to come so quickly.

"Don't be too happy yet. Whether you become a master or not is just speculation. If you don't succeed in the end, it just means that you are not destined for it and can only be inscribed after you have established your foundation."

"Hehe, Master, it's alright, I understand. Let's just leave it to fate!"

"You're quite open-minded..."

Alright, after traveling for several days, it's not just you who's tired; your angry-looking rooster is probably exhausted too.

By the way, keep an eye on your Angry-Eyed Chicken. This is Maoshan after all; don't let it run wild.

That way, some greedy guys won't want to grill it for you.

More than a decade ago, your Uncle Lin adopted a chubby pink pig as a pet, but it turned into a roast suckling pig in just a few days...

"Ahem, I'm telling you this to tell you that Maoshan isn't absolutely safe, at least not for your Angry-Eyed Chicken."

Zhong Bai's eyes narrowed slightly, and the smile on his lips was quite interesting. If his master said that, does that mean that Uncle Lin's little pig is... hehe.

Zhong Bai was not stupid; he didn't ask, but instead took the Angry Sun Chicken back to his own courtyard after leaving the main hall.

With a full month to go before the investiture ceremony for the Daoist disciples at Maoshan, Zhong Bai planned to use this time to organize his knowledge.

In addition, try to see if you can break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

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Inside the Corpse-Driving Hall.

The Immortal of Longevity looked at the bronze coffin in front of him with great satisfaction.

"Oh dear, it's so comfortable to use someone else's coffin to raise your own corpse. But the only problem is that Junior Nephew Qianhe's cultivation speed is a bit too fast. What if Junior Nephew Qianhe succeeds in Foundation Establishment before my bronze-armored corpse has even transformed into a silver-armored corpse king?"

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed to be true.

"Sigh, it's still Senior Brother Qian Yuan who struck gold. If I had known back then that Junior Nephew Qian He would be so terrifying after he went down the mountain, I should have tried to snatch him from Senior Brother Qian Yuan when I first became a disciple of Maoshan."

Just as the Immortal Changsheng was muttering to himself, the voice of Patriarch Qinghe rang out first from the ancestral tablet of the Corpse-Driving Hall.

"Humph!

Changsheng, how dare you say that? Back then, you were just a coward. Qian Yuan was only a minor realm higher than you because he cultivated the Shangqing Thunder Technique and had the Kui Niu Drum as his trump card. Why didn't you dare to fight him back then?

"Damn it, that kid Qianhe is clearly destined to become a Golden Core True Monarch. If we could get him into our Corpse Driving Hall, all the things you've done over the years would be forgiven by us, the ancestors of the Underworld. At the very least, we wouldn't make things difficult for you after you descend to the Underworld. Now... it all depends on whether you can trick Qianhe into joining our Corpse Driving Hall. If we can train him together, your past mistakes will be wiped clean. If not, you'll be in for a world of hurt when you get to the Underworld!"

As they talked, they got more and more excited. It wasn't just the Qinghe Patriarch; the ancestral tablets of other patriarchs from the Corpse Driving Hall also spoke up and began to criticize the Longevity True Man without restraint.

Master Changsheng felt utterly exhausted. What a mess! He should have known better than tormented his ancestors when he was younger. Now, these ancestors all held grudges against him. If he failed to complete the tasks assigned to him by these ancestors, Master Changsheng could already imagine how miserable he would be when he went to the underworld to take up his post.

"Ahem, esteemed ancestors, I have already tried my best to achieve immortality, please calm down."

"It's just a matter of tricking my junior disciple Qianhe into joining our Corpse-Driving Hall for joint training. Leave this to Changsheng!"

After hearing the Changsheng Zhenren's confident words, the group of patriarchs from the Corpse Driving Hall finally stopped pointing their fingers at him and cursing him...

Just when Changsheng Zhenren thought everything had quieted down, a voice almost made him lose his temper.

"Oh my, Junior Brother Changsheng's Corpse Driving Hall is quite lively! Tsk tsk, may all the founders of the Corpse Driving Hall enjoy peace and prosperity!"

Lin Junmen walked in with a smile, his gaze toward Changsheng Zhenren carrying a hint of mockery.

Clearly, everyone knew each other well, and Lin Junmen was well aware of what the patriarchs of the Corpse Driving Hall had been cursing.

"Young Lin from the Talisman Hall has done a decent job with his manners. You two kids can chat, we old folks aren't going to listen..."

The founders of the Corpse Driving Hall were also very discreet. The underworld does not concern itself with the affairs of the mortal world, and they would not deny even this small amount of privacy to the Immortal of Longevity.

"Senior Brother Lin, may I ask what brings you to my Corpse-Driving Hall?"
Surely they didn't come here just to see their junior brother get scolded by the Underworld Ancestor?

"Hahaha, that can't be, Junior Brother Changsheng, I've come here for only one thing!"

"What's the matter?"

"cooperate!"

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