The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror-Chapter 456 - 198: The Number One Demon in the World (3rd Update, Please Subscribe)_2

However, Xu Qing also clearly understands that when the time comes, if he can obtain a share of the Xuantian Ascending Dragon Pill, he would naturally not hold back the Saint’s Handwritten Manuscript.

With this pill, he could instantly breakthrough to become a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Because not only does the pill have an amazing effect on enhancing Qi-Blood, but it can also help one comprehend the grand Dao of heaven and earth.

Like Xiong Chan, using it to break through to Martial Saint is the correct application.

But Xu Qing is in a race against time, he certainly can’t wait until that moment.

Moreover, such a level of Spirit Pill is most effective at the first use; taking a second one would definitely diminish the effects drastically.

However, reaching a high level of cultivation and still encountering Spirit Pills that benefit one’s cultivation practice is already a stroke of fortune, to be picky and choosy is indeed somewhat ungrateful.

The Old Heavenly Master said, "If there are three, I’ll take one. If there are two, you and Xiong Chan can divide them yourselves, how about that?"

Xu Qing nodded: "Of course that’s how it should be."

Without the Old Heavenly Master, he wouldn’t have known there were so many intricacies involved, so naturally, he had no objections.

As the Daoist Scripture says, fortune relies on misfortune, and misfortune is where fortune depends.

This trip to Dragon Tiger Mountain has truly not been in vain.

He saw that the Qi Fortune Little Snake’s dark aura was no longer rising, and felt somewhat relieved in his heart. However, the intensity of the black aura already indicated that the matter was quite perilous.

Xu Qing did not know if he would make it in time, but on his way there, he had already secretly notified Su Lianqing through the Demon God Visualization Map, asking the East Sea Gang to borrow several Purple Thunder Cannons to be sent to Dragon Tiger Mountain for use.

Hopefully, there would be enough time.

As for the Old Heavenly Master, he used the Golden Sword Communication Dao Skill.

In just a few hours, the message could be delivered to the Great Zen Temple.

The Great Zen Temple was not very far from Dragon Tiger Mountain, so the message would arrive quickly, and Xiong Chan would be able to arrive by sunset tomorrow.

After the Old Heavenly Master sent the message, he said to Xu Qing, "About the Three Yin Demon Slaying Saber, does Gongming have anything he does not understand that this old Daoist might be able to help clarify?"

Xu Qing had already learned some old affairs about the Xuantian Shenglong Dao from the old Daoist’s mouth and understood the importance of the Three Yin Demon Slaying Saber to the Xuantian Shenglong Dao.

Seeing the old Daoist’s smiling face, he knew that the old Daoist had been at odds with the Chaotian Temple Master for more than a day or two and certainly wanted to use this opportunity to probe into the secrets of the Xuantian Shenglong Dao.

Xu Qing immediately feigned deafness and muteness.

The old Daoist lost his enthusiasm and then said, "Gongming, would you like to know about the origins of the Black Mountain Demon?"

Xu Qing was indeed interested and asked, "What is the origin of this Old Demon?"

The Old Heavenly Master stroked his beard and said, "The Dao lineage of the Black Mountain Demon can be traced back to the end of the Spring and Autumn period, marking the beginning of the Hundred Schools of Thought. The first generation Old Demon sought the Dao from the Daoist Ancestor, glimpsed the true words of the Dao De Jing, cultivated the South Ming Li Fire, and since then roamed the world. By the second generation Old Demon’s time, it was even more remarkable. Taking advantage of the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, he entered the Shiqu Pavilion, read through all the books there, and even saw Yang Ziyun’s handwritten manuscript of the Supreme Mysterious Scripture. He achieved Great Success in the Mysterious Skill, cultivated the Supreme Mysterious Divine Skill, and became a character similar to a True Immortal on land. The third generation Old Demon innovated upon the Supreme Mysterious Divine Skill, realizing the marvel of the Taoist One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones, and thus the Dao lineage of the Black Mountain Demon was finally perfected. This third-generation Old Demon underwent corpse dissolution five times and went through seven Heavenly Tribulations. If it weren’t for meeting the Ancestor of Xuantian Shenglong Dao, Zhang Lata, during the last dynasty, he might have been able to pass through the nine Heavenly Tribulations and cultivated a Pure Yang Primordial Spirit."

Xu Qing couldn’t help asking, "Senior, how do we distinguish between Yin God and Primordial Spirit?"

The Old Heavenly Master smiled, "Ordinary cultivators, even if they cultivate into Ghost Immortals, are still Yin Gods. Only after passing through one Heavenly Tribulation, receiving Yang energy within the Yin God, and combining Yin and Yang, can they have a Primordial Spirit. However, in the world, there are some secrets of the Mysterious Skill that directly point to the Great Dao of Primordial Spirit. After breaking through the Ghost Immortal Barrier, one is said to have a Primordial Spirit. In fact, the Ghost Immortal Barrier, we also call it Breaking Illusion."

"Breaking Illusion?"

"Yes, it ultimately comes down to the concepts of seeing nature and understanding the mind. The Zen concept of the mind as clear as a mirror is actually also an exposition of our Taoist theory."

Buddhism that came to Central Earth truly absorbed the essence of the various schools of thought, particularly Zen, which naturally shares common theoretical roots with both Taoism and Confucianism.

Hearing the phrase "mind like a clear mirror," Xu Qing had a thought and asked, "Senior, regarding the mind like a mirror, I wonder if there are any powerful mirrors in the world related to this?"

The Old Heavenly Master said, "The foremost would naturally be the legendary Heavenly Mirror, but this object belongs to legend, the old Daoist has only heard bits and pieces about it. Next would be the Yin Yang Mirror of Kunlun Mountain, among others..."

He mentioned a few powerful mirror treasures.

Xu Qing secretly thought, could the bronze mirror be the legendary Heavenly Mirror?

Suppressing this thought, he then asked, "I wonder about Zhang Lata’s background, as the Ancestor of Xuantian Shenglong Dao, he seems to have somewhat suppressed the previous generation’s Black Mountain Demon."

The old Heavenly Master smiled, "According to the current dynasty’s rumors, Zhang Lata is fated to have the star destiny of Xuanwu from the Xuanwu Star Constellation, and is the incarnation of the True Martial Emperor. Whether it is true or not, I don’t know. In any case, the old Daoist here believes it is true. In Zhang Lata’s life, he did nothing but vanquish demons and assisted our dynasty’s Grand Ancestor and Chengzu in achieving great undertakings. The Emperor, like the Beichen, corresponds to Ziwei. This True Martial Emperor is indeed the head of the four saints under the command of the great Ziwei Emperor, which indeed corresponds to the star fate of our Daoist sect."

The Grand Ancestor of the current dynasty was originally Taizong, but then the old emperor promoted his son to Taizong, and to elevate his own father to the Imperial Temple, he renamed Taizong as Chengzu, thus posthumously conferring him as Emperor in accordance with rituals, to enjoy the worship of the Imperial Temple.

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing couldn’t help but ponder, "I am fated with the Ziwei Star."

He faintly felt that his inheritance from the Xuantian Taoist was inseparable from his star destiny.

No matter how he looked at it, the Xuantian Taoist’s inheritance had a great connection with the Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path.

Xu Qing then inquired in detail from the old Daoist about the Black Mountain Demon and the ancestor of the Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path, Zhang Lata.

The old Daoist was forthcoming and exhaustive with his explanations, and Xu Qing found it very rewarding.

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Elsewhere, within the Great Zen Temple, upon receiving the golden sword message from the Heavenly Master, Xiong Chan was greatly shaken. He had already made inquiries in secret, and the Chaotian Temple Master indeed did not possess the Turtle Snake Essence. Unexpectedly, he missed what was right under his nose; the one with the Turtle Snake Essence was none other than Xu Gongming.

This revelation solved his urgent predicament.

If he could win the assistance of Xu Gongming to refine the Xuantian Ascending Dragon Pill, once he becomes a Martial Saint, he would undoubtedly stand at the peak for the next cycle of sixty years, able to watch as the world’s events unfold before him.

Thus, his plans could be executed with much greater ease.

Moreover, with a Martial Saint coming from the Great Zen Temple, preserving the Daoist lineage would certainly be more secure.

With his current strength, the distance to Martial Saint is but a half step, yet this half step is the distinction between a man and a monkey.

No matter how clever a monkey is, it is still but a monkey.

Xiong Chan wished he could immediately rush to Dragon Tiger Mountain to find Xu Qing, but he quickly restrained his impulse and ordered his confidants to prepare treasures like Yellow Millet Rice and Spirit Ginseng that are very beneficial for cultivation to be sent to Dragon Tiger Mountain.

He then set off first to assist Xu Qing and the old Heavenly Master in countering the great enemy.

The Great Zen Temple, as one of the holy lands of Central Earth, naturally had a major grudge with the Black Mountain Demon; this was also an opportunity for vengeance.

In the past, the Black Mountain Demon took advantage of the fractured lands and the perilous survival of the dynasty during the Emperor’s apprenticeship at the time of the Great Yu Dynasty, coming to Central Earth to plunder the secrets of cultivation from various holy lands, both openly and stealthily.

At that time on the grasslands, the Grandmaster was also an unparalleled expert, colluding with the Black Mountain Demon, stirring Central Earth into chaos.

The Daoist of that generation from the Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path had also passed away after the clash with the Black Mountain Demon.

And after that encounter, the true body of the Black Mountain Demon was sealed within the volcano of Changbai Mountain, using its geothermal heat to recover from his injuries.

However, having cultivated the Three Corpses Primordial Spirit, even if the true body did not emerge, he remained one of the top grand demons in the world.

To this day, no heretical demon dared to cause trouble on Changbai Mountain.

This title of the foremost demon in the world had been securely held for over a hundred years.

Even the two Martial Saints of the Great Yu Dynasty had no plans to sweep clean the Demon Palace on Changbai Mountain. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

This shows the significant influence of this demon.

But this demon is an external evil force; before chaos reigns in the world, if he were to come to Central Earth, his divine skills would surely be suppressed. Moreover, given that Dragon Tiger Mountain is the holy land for exorcising demons and defending the Dao, if the Three Corpses Primordial Spirit of the Old Demon dared to come, Xiong Chan would not fear.

Even more so, if he could gain experience and comprehend the Dao from battling with the Old Demon, it would be a rare opportunity.

He sped all the way and arrived at Dragon Tiger Mountain before sunset.

By this time, clouds had already gathered over Dragon Tiger Mountain.

With his awareness of vital energy, how could Xiong Chan not understand?

It was the arrival of the foremost demon in the world— the master of the Seven Kills Demon Palace!