Chapter 466: Chapter 243: The Technique of Ascension, Master Yuan Opens His Eyes
"The mad monk says flee when you encounter a temple, retreat when you meet a shrine. Once the clouds are parted, the moonlight can be seen."
"And my path lies within that moonlight..."
Xu Qing recalled the sixteen-character prophecy of the mad monk, feeling inexplicably astonished.
The position of immortal fate guided by the art of seeking immortals was precisely within the moonlit stream.
Was it a coincidence, or did the mad monk truly possess divination abilities akin to heavenly divine techniques?
Xu Qing remembered the mad monk’s words, but ultimately refuted this possibility.
In the memories of Abbot Dingguang, the mad monk had not just once employed feigned madness to suggest or satire those monks in Cizhao Temple.
But in the end, only a young monk and a foolish monk heeded his advice, left Cizhao Temple, and became wandering monks.
Through the mad monk’s prophecy, Xu Qing could perceive that he clearly knew the issues existing between Ru Yi Guan and Cizhao Temple.
Yet he chose not to confront these sordid matters but to avoid them from afar.
This indicates the mad monk did not possess monstrous abilities; if he could truly see through Xu Qing’s Heaven Concealing Skill and deploy seeking immortal divine techniques comparable to celestial gradations, he wouldn’t utter words like flee when you encounter a temple, retreat when you meet a shrine.
Xu Qing, as a zombie with a five hundred-year cultivation after overcoming the lightning disaster, who should flee from whom would be hard to guess, wouldn’t it?
The only possibility causing such a result was that the mad monk didn’t notice his origins, let alone see through his Heaven Concealing Skill.
"Immortal fate within the moon..."
Xu Qing sorted out his thoughts and decisively made a decision.
No matter what the truth is, he just needs to visit the place guided by the art of seeking immortals, and the entire context of the matter will naturally become clear.
However, before this, he still has some aftermath work to do.
Ru Yi Guan, after two rounds of natural and man-made disasters, has become a ruin, but this doesn’t mean the crimes committed by the demonic paths within are thoroughly rinsed; some things must be remembered.
Borrowing Xuan Yu’s Treasure Sword, Xu Qing carved a few lines on the stone wall not far from Ru Yi Guan.
The yellow bud is but an infant marrow, mercury and lead born from a sea of blood.
Today in the box is a three-foot sword, shown to heaven rather than to discontented folks.
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Southern slopes of Yunmeng Mountain, amidst the chaotic mountains and deep marshes.
A young man and a little girl took advantage of the night, traveling all the way.
"What is Xu Immortal Family looking for?" the little girl asked.
"The moon!" Xu Qing held the map of Baiyun Cave in one hand and searched the positions from his memory.
Passing through ancient woods and vine forests, winding past crimson cliffs and strange rocks, Xu Qing increasingly felt the path familiar.
Unexpectedly, the path to Mingyue Stream and the position of Baiyun Cave were aligned.
Xu Qing followed this path, encountering high mountains blocking the way. To reach Mingyue Stream before sunrise by pursuing the moon, Xu Qing chose not to climb over mountains and ridges.
He took out the Cloud Soaring Talisman, intending to let Xuan Yu return to its original form and fly with it, only to hear the little girl beside him say:
"No need to use talismans; I can take Xu Immortal Family over this mountain."
"Fly?" Xu Qing’s heart moved, asking, "Has Xuan Yu truly mastered Cloud Soaring?"
The little girl proudly nodded: "With the Demon Core condensed, five hundred years of cultivation, one can harness demonic winds and mists, traversing mountains and ridges."
"Does Xu Immortal Family not know?"
Xu Qing truly did not know!
In human cultivation, even if the cultivation is sufficient, one must learn the corresponding arts and divine techniques to achieve Cloud Soaring or riding the wind. If one has divine techniques, then traveling with radiance, elevating with clouds is not difficult.
But without these, one can only leap and move, or use some less-than-exemplary Cloud Soaring tricks.
Yet, even for minor Cloud Soaring techniques, it’s extremely difficult to learn them without guidance.
In comparison, the demon race is different.
All living beings have spirits, demons inherit their nature, and the essence of demons is bloodline cultivation. Many spells originate from bloodline instincts; once the cultivation is sufficient, some divine techniques and magic are naturally comprehended.
Only when they need further improvement do demons choose to become disciples and study.
Humans, on the other hand, need guidance from birth to speaking and recognizing words, and must be taught by famous masters to learn methods. Cultivation according to the books.’
Therefore, the Heavenly Dao is most impartial; humans due to being overly wise lose some capabilities, while demons, though difficult to enter the path, retain the heritage within their bloodline.
One positive, one negative, one yin, one yang, within the abundance and lack, fate is long set.
Xu Qing, being a wandering corpse, is a corpse after a living human dies, without enlightenment from the Sutra of Salvation he would lack wisdom and wouldn’t have bloodline origin akin to demons.
Zombie, aside from bloodthirsty instincts, has no other reliance; even completing Wandering Corpse and Hidden Corpse evolution is merely acquired change.
Today, Xu Qing overcame Hidden Corpse barriers and overcame the lightning disaster but never studied the means of Cloud Soaring.
While other cultivators or demons with five hundred years of cultivation have mostly learned soaring techniques.
If zombies have no guidance, they must wait until achieving Undying Bone, becoming Flying Corpse, before being able to control winds and fog.
Thousand-year Flying Corpse, Ten-thousand-year Yaogu, a thousand years learning soaring, by ten thousand years zombies can roam the heavens and earth, slay dragons and swallow clouds.
However, now Xu Qing can only rely on the Four-sided Lean Banner for short-term escape and cannot carry others.
Unexpectedly, the step behind him, having just overcome disaster, Xuan Yu first grasped the method of soaring.
Xu Qing clicked his tongue, having no choice but to let Xuan Yu take him over the mountain before him.
Thinking of this, Xu Qing’s two arms, two hands naturally rested on Xuan Yu’s shoulders.
Almost instinctual for a zombie.
"Why are you grabbing onto me?"
Xuan Yu looked bewildered, Xu Immortal Family running behind him, the feeling of holding onto his shoulders made her feel chill crawling up her back, just like being possessed by some ghostly thing.