In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

Just like Zhang Xiaoshan's cultivation of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, he directly arrived at the side of the Supreme Dao Ancestor and entered the Taiqing lineage.

With the birth of the divine monkey, the great calamity that Buddhism has been brewing for millennia is about to begin.

Zhang Xiaoshan no longer concealed his strength.

After all, it has only been three hundred years since the Monkey King wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, and Zhang Xiaoshan has just descended to the mortal realm, but his true form has not yet refined the Bodhi Branch and the Ren Water Peach.

If this drags on, it might affect innocent bystanders in the future.

Without absolute strength, he won't be able to rely on anyone in the future.

So Zhang Xiaoshan seized an opportunity to step behind the scenes and let the young sword master take complete control of Xuanzhen Temple.

As an unintentional creation, it even became the Demon Suppression Division of the Qin Empire.

At this time, Xuanzhen Temple had become Zhang Xiaoshan's most important means of accumulating wealth (and merit).

Under the guise of Taoism, who would dare to cause trouble?

The Xuanzhen Temple, led by the young sword master, is like the Shushan Sword Sect in the world of Shenzhou. The disciples of Xuanzhen Temple walk the world as disciples of the Xuanmen, slaying demons and monsters and upholding the prosperity of the world.

Even though they were "fighting each other too fiercely," no one dared to openly make things difficult for Xuanzhen Temple.

As a result, the incense offerings at Xuanzhen Temple became increasingly prosperous.

After all, Xuanzhen Temple adopted orphans, and based on their individual talents, each temple keeper had their own specialty, such as medicine, alchemy, and exorcism.

Moreover, the experience and methods accumulated from generation to generation are still more outstanding.

This also made Xuanzhen Temple more popular.

Gradually, Xuanzhen Temple grew stronger and stronger, while other Taoist temples could no longer survive. As a result, other Taoist temples began to ostracize Xuanzhen Temple.

Fortunately, Taoist temples are generally inclusive, especially since Zhang Xiaoshan comes from the Taiqing lineage.

The young swordsman, posing as a disciple of Laozi, transformed the main hall of Xuanzhen Temple into statues of the Three Pure Ones, and the side halls into statues of the Great Heavenly Venerable and the Eastern Emperor.

In this way, the main contradiction regarding the issue of offerings was resolved.

As for the rejection from those Taoist temples?

Zhang Xiaoshan didn't take them seriously at all. Whose identity was more noble than that of his Dao Ancestor's disciple?

Even the gods don't care, so why should we be afraid of those little grasshoppers jumping around?

As for Buddhism, it only spreads its teachings in Jambudvipa (the southern continent).

Moreover, as Chonglou stormed into the Southern Continent, the Xuanzhen Temple also spread to the Southern Continent.

If the trouble in Dongsheng Shenzhou is just a minor disturbance, then no cultivators will get involved.

However, when it comes to real regional disputes, especially since the Southern Jambudvipa has a Buddhist lineage, the first hurdle for Chonglou in his advance into the Southern Jambudvipa was a master of the Earth Immortal level guarding the pass.

Moreover, both Buddhist and Taoist disciples intervened to stop it.

All because of the aggressive nature of Xuanzhen Temple, they would not allow Xuanzhen Temple to take root in the Southern Continent.

Otherwise, once the Qin Dynasty unifies the Southern Continent and the Xuanzhen Temple becomes the mainstream, they will inevitably be driven out directly.

Therefore, Chonglou would encounter a powerful expert at each level, and the expert's strength would increase, almost trapping the Black Dragon Iron Cavalry here.

Even after Qin Shi Huang's death, Chonglou continued his conquest of the Southern Continent.

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At the same time, the study of natural phenomena also flourished.

As a branch derived from sorcerers, they study the essence of all things.

In just ten years, the study of natural sciences, which originally branched off from a line of sorcerers in the Imperial Academy, gradually developed into a vast system, with chemistry and biology now on par with the Mohist school.

Moreover, the Mohists were suppressed by the Confucians and the Daoists, but the Daoists were in no way inferior to the Confucians, and the study of things was a discipline of the diviners.

Like astronomy, traditional Chinese medicine, and alchemy...

The Xuanmen (Taoist sect) has no aversion to these things at all; in fact, they embrace them.

This allowed countless Xuanmen cultivators with insufficient aptitude to begin studying the essence of all things from another perspective.

This has led to the development of bacteria, viruses, radioactive materials, super explosives, and even some prodigies in mathematics, physics, and chemistry who have begun conducting life experiments.

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Once human rights issues are involved, Zhang Xiaoshan begins to suppress them.

Therefore, the newly emerging field of biology was divided into orthodox and evil factions.

Orthodox warlocks use mice for experiments, while evil warlocks, for the sake of efficiency and directness, use human bodies directly for experiments.

However, regardless of which side achieves the result, the contribution to the human race will be enormous.

As the originator, Zhang Xiaoshan could claim a share of any achievement.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaoshan himself introduced a series of things beyond their comprehension, such as super explosives, penicillin, and storage batteries.

In a short period of time, most warlocks saw a different world.

Unfortunately, even with Zhang Xiaoshan extending his life, Qin Shi Huang still passed away thirty years after unifying the world.

The only saving grace was that during the thirty years of the empire's unification, the Imperial Academy cultivated at least 100,000 outstanding students, and the imperial examination system was implemented in the last few years of Qin Shi Huang's reign, completely undermining the foundation of the nobility of the six former states.

Although Qin Shi Huang unified the country, he failed to win the hearts and minds of the people.

Outside of Qin, most people still identified themselves as people of Zhao, Yan, or Chu...

After the reshuffling of power during the Chu-Han Contention, true unification finally occurred, giving rise to the Han people and the Han ethnicity.

Now, with private schools spreading throughout the land, breaking the monopoly of the nobility, after a brief respite, people have gradually accepted their identity as Qin people. Moreover, the selection system has given them, the poor, a greater hope of leaping over the dragon gate.

Chapter 119 Strengthening the Spiritual Treasure Mystic Technique to the Sixth Stage

[Host: Zhang Xiaoshan]

Realm: Taiyi Sanren

Talent: Pure Yang Divine Body

Cultivation techniques: Pure Yang Daoist Manual (Taiyi Chapter), Taiqing Immortal Technique, Nine Revolutions Profound Technique...

Items: Taiqing Divine Talisman (+), Divine Halberd (+), Sun Essence Wheel (+), Pure Yang Cauldron (Enhanced), Pure Yang Sword (Enhanced), Ancestral Sword (Enhanced)...

Merit: 186.3 billion...

Three hundred years is an extremely long lifespan for a monkey, considering how short human life is.

After all, the monkey modified the Book of Life and Death, and at 342 years old, he was number 1350 among all living beings in China.

Not counting those immortals who live as long as heaven and earth, the Taiyi Scattered Immortals who transcend the five elements, or the demons born from the resentment and evil energy of heaven and earth... the monkey is definitely considered long-lived.

But all of this is predicated on the fact that the monkey did not learn any skills or master any powerful supernatural transformations.

At the age of 903, the monkey realized the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death, and embarked on the journey of seeking a master to learn skills.

Zhang Xiaoshan also refined the Bodhi Branch and the Ren Water Peach, cultivating two Qi at the Taiyi Realm, greatly increasing his strength.

Taiyi Realm, Five Elements Foundation.

Generally speaking, cultivators who can reach this realm are all exceptionally talented, possessing extraordinary abilities. Therefore, the five innate energies used for foundation building are all the energies of Geng metal, Jia wood, and Wu earth...

But it's not that you don't know the goods, it's that you have to compare them.

As a disciple of the Dao Ancestor, Zhang Xiaoshan used the five elements of origin for his foundation building, all of which were the most exquisite spiritual objects in the world.

Bodhi branch, Ren-water peach, ginseng fruit, yellow plum, hibiscus wood!

This is an innate spiritual root of the five elements.

Once the Foundation Establishment stage is completed, the foundation will be comparable to that of a primordial god or demon, and the future will be at least that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan's every step was particularly solid, and if it weren't for the blessing of luck, let alone three hundred years, it might not have been possible to completely refine a divine object even in a thousand years.

Xuanzhen Temple is scattered throughout the land; the young Sword Master heads the Demon Suppression Division, suppressing demons and monsters. Chonglou, the God of War of the Great Qin Empire, expands the territory, unifying the Eastern Continent and the Southern Continent. Wuji Daoist transforms into the Eastern Emperor, his fame spreading throughout the four continents along with Xuanzhen Temple, becoming a pillar of the Daoist sect.

All of these provided Zhang Xiaoshan with tremendous help.

In a short time, immense fortune gathered around him, greatly increasing Zhang Xiaoshan's cultivation speed.

If not for being limited by the innate Five Elements, Zhang Xiaoshan would have already condensed the Three Flowers and entered the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit by now.

Taiyi, Jinxian, and Daluo can be considered the watershed of power in the Heavenly Realm.

The Immortal Sect of Taiyi, the True Fruit of Golden Immortal, and the Heavenly Venerable of Daluo—each level of strength is like a different heaven.

For example, the Great Celestial Venerable's strength is far beyond the Great Luo realm; it is at least above the Great Luo realm.

Although Zhang Xiaoshan was a Taiyi Loose Immortal, his strength increased by at least 50% after refining the Bodhi Branch and the Ren Water Peach. Coupled with his Pure Yang Divine Body and the Pure Yang Dao Technique derived from the Taiqing Immortal Technique, he was not afraid of facing Golden Immortal experts head-on.

Moreover, with the three supreme treasures in hand, one could easily handle even a Great Luo Immortal.

As for the Taiqing Divine Talisman, Divine Halberd, and Sun Golden Wheel, why weren't they strengthened?

Not enough merit!

Even the merit gained from strengthening the Pure Yang Sword required Zhang Xiaoshan's 100 billion merits.

Moreover, this was not a simple enhancement of merit as before, but rather the Pure Yang Sword, with the help of this 100 billion merits, condensed its 28th layer of restrictions on top of its 27 layers of restrictions, thus entering the realm of a superior-grade innate spiritual treasure.

The enhancement of innate spiritual treasures is different from that of immortal artifacts refined later in life.

Innate spiritual treasures contain innate prohibitions. Generally, one to nine prohibitions constitute innate magic treasures, which are also known as immortal artifacts. Spiritual treasures with ten to eighteen prohibitions are low-grade innate spiritual treasures. Nineteen to twenty-seven prohibitions constitute mid-grade innate spiritual treasures. Twenty-eight to thirty-six prohibitions constitute high-grade innate spiritual treasures, which are also known as celestial spiritual treasures. Those with thirty-six prohibitions or more constitute supreme-grade innate spiritual treasures, which are also known as ancestral spiritual treasures of religions (or Taoism).

The enhancement of spiritual treasures is achieved by condensing innate prohibitions through merit.

For example, if the Pure Yang Sword were to condense its twenty-ninth layer of restriction, it would require 20 million merit points; the thirtieth layer would require 30 million merit points; the thirty-first layer would require 40 million merit points...

The Taiqing Divine Talisman and the Sun Golden Wheel are both top-grade innate spiritual treasures, and both possess the most advanced thirty-six layers of restrictions.

Therefore, the merits accumulated from the thirty-seventh level of prohibition directly surged to a staggering trillion.

Following this logic, the thirty-eighth level of prohibition requires two trillion... up to the forty-second level of innate prohibition, which is the ultimate level of innate spiritual treasure. Anything above the forty-second level of prohibition is considered a top-tier innate spiritual treasure.

The forty-third level forbids accumulating ten trillion merits; the forty-fourth level forbids accumulating one hundred trillion merits; the forty-fifth level forbids accumulating ten trillion merits; the forty-sixth level forbids accumulating trillions of merits…

Therefore, even the enhanced Pure Yang Sword, being only a high-grade innate spiritual treasure with twenty-eight layers of restrictions, is far less powerful than the Divine Halberd with thirty-three layers of restrictions.

Even so, the Pure Yang Sword, having reached the level of a superior-grade innate spiritual treasure, has seen a significant increase in power.

Moreover, only a Celestial Venerable can fully unleash the power of a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

However, because it was Zhang Xiaoshan's Dao-proving artifact (Lu Zu), Zhang Xiaoshan, at only the Taiyi realm, could unleash its supreme power, which was no less than that of the Divine Halberd.

This also caught Zhang Xiaoshan off guard.

However, compared to the Pure Yang Cauldron and the Ancestral Sword, which can only be strengthened once, the potential of innate spiritual treasures is undoubtedly far greater than that of these acquired spiritual treasures.

Although in terms of power, innate spiritual treasures may not be stronger than acquired magical artifacts.

However, to forge a top-tier acquired magical artifact, one needs an absolute massive amount of top-quality materials; it's not something that can be done at will.

Especially for magical artifacts like the Pure Yang Cauldron, once they lose the power of fortune and incense offerings, their power will inevitably be greatly reduced.

In terms of strength, Zhang Xiaoshan was undoubtedly far superior to Sun Wukong, who had wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, at this time.

Simply by unleashing the full power of the Pure Yang Sword, it could easily defeat Sun Wukong.

Moreover, the Divine Halberd is specifically designed to counter the monkey's indestructible body.

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"The profound skill has reached its sixth level; my path has been completed!"

On Mount Kunlun, a golden-armored general wielding a divine halberd shot a beam of red light from his eyes.

For three hundred years, Chonglou has been conquering the human world, expanding the territory of the Qin Empire. He has successively destroyed the Han Dynasty in the Southern Continent and slaughtered the Wolf Clan in the Northern Continent. This time, he is conquering Kunlun Mountain, destroying three of the sixteen kingdoms, and seeking the legendary elixir of immortality in Kunlun.

Now, he has finally achieved his goal and entered the sixth level of the profound skill.

This also means that Chonglou has achieved a perfect victory in this battle and can now retire with honor.

"Congratulations fellow Taoist!"

Just as Chonglou was about to reach the sixth level of the Profound Skill, a nine-colored auspicious cloud rushed towards him from Mount Kunlun.

Above the auspicious clouds, a stunningly beautiful young woman dressed in a blue palace gown descended slowly, like a fairy stepping out of a painting. She was graceful and slender, with bright white teeth, and every smile and frown was charming and captivating.

"Chonglou greets fellow Daoist!"