Chapter 42

Wei Fengniang led Yue Qing to the main palace throne, used magic to move the throne, and opened a hidden underground chamber beneath it. The two entered the chamber and walked a short distance before coming to a stone door. Wei Fengniang then used magic to open the stone door.

Yue Qing noticed that she had used a demonic spell to move the throne, emitting several red beams of light, but used a Buddhist method, a secret mantra of the Vajra Department, to open the stone door. He thought, "This woman is indeed meticulous. There are many who practice both the demonic and the Taoist paths, and there are also many who practice both the Buddhist and the Taoist paths, but those who practice both the Buddhist and the demonic paths are few and far between."

As soon as the stone door was opened, a dazzling golden light immediately filled their eyes. Inside was a cave, and on a central stone table, a jade box about seven to eight inches long, seven feet wide, and an inch high was placed, emitting a bright light that made it hard to open one's eyes.

Wei Fengniang took the jade box, opened the lid, and inside was a book of heavenly scriptures: "This book is just a secondary volume, recording various spells. There are two more layers below, but with my powers, I cannot open them, and I don't know what is hidden inside."

Yue Qing took the secondary volume and flipped through it. It indeed recorded many spells, mostly from the side paths. He placed it on the table and then took the jade box: "Inside the middle layer is a jade ruler left by Guangchengzi, and the lower layer is the heavenly book." He asked Wei Fengniang, "I will help you open it. How about we each take one layer of the treasures?"

Wei Fengniang originally wanted to say, "These are my treasures, and I will eventually be able to open them. Why should I share with you?" But the words slipped out of her mouth, and seeing Yue Qing's handsome face and clear eyes, she changed her words: "I already have enough scriptures. The treasures left by Guangchengzi are naturally good, and I want the ruler."

"Fine." Yue Qing put the box back on the table, sat cross-legged beside it, and took out the Pure Yang Heavenly Immortal Order, emitting a golden flame to burn the jade box. "I will use the Taiyi Pure Yang Immortal Fire to refine the box, which will take about seven days. If you are impatient, you can go out and find your disciples to entertain yourself, of course, on the condition that you do not suspect me of keeping the treasures for myself."

"I naturally won't suspect you, brother, but I can't bear to leave!" Wei Fengniang sat cross-legged beside him, her delicate hands supporting her cheeks, watching Yue Qing exert his powers. She found every feature of his face captivating, the more she looked, the more she loved him, wishing she could hold him in her heart, feeling even more affection than the day before! She suspected she had been bewitched, but when she quietly focused on her spirit, she found no abnormalities.

Yue Qing practiced for seven days, and Wei Fengniang accompanied him for seven days. Watching the golden light on the surface of the jade box gradually weaken and finally disappear, the restriction was broken. Yue Qing opened the jade box, and inside were the Nine Heavens Primordial Yang Ruler and six pills. When he opened the lower layer, there was a heavenly book written in ancient tadpole script.

Wei Fengniang saw that the jade ruler was a pure white color with a faint golden glow, knowing it was a precious treasure. She took it and waved it a few times, unable to put it down. She also saw six pills with the jade ruler, guessing that the immortal pills left by Guangchengzi were certainly not ordinary, her face beaming with joy as she held the two items, feeling that her treasures were much better than Yue Qing's.

Yue Qing took the heavenly book and put it in his treasure bag: "That's it, this matter is settled, and I should leave."

Wei Fengniang's joy instantly vanished: "Brother, did you come to Qingluo Valley just for this heavenly book?"

Yue Qing nodded, very honestly saying, "Yes."

Wei Fengniang's eyes turned red. She didn't know what was wrong with her. She was always decisive in front of men, and others always had to cater to her, but in front of Yue Qing, she couldn't be strong at all, and her girlish demeanor was becoming more and more evident: "Brother, it's rare for you to come here. Why don't you stay for a few days and let your sister show you some hospitality?"

Yue Qing thought for a moment: "That's fine, I can stay here and focus on cultivating this heavenly book."

Wei Fengniang said, "What's inside the heavenly book, brother? Can I take a look?"

"You won't understand even if you look." Yue Qing took out the heavenly book and opened it for Wei Fengniang to see. It was written in ancient tadpole script, densely packed on the page, making it hard to read.

Wei Fengniang said, "I'm glad I chose the treasure. If I had chosen the heavenly book, I would have had to ask you to interpret it for me, and you would have taken advantage of me! Brother, you're really bad, always scheming against your sister."

Yue Qing laughed, "I didn't scheme against you; I let you choose first. And I have something to tell you: your jade ruler is not ordinary. It must be used with the nine-character true talisman left by Guangchengzi; otherwise, it can only be used as a paperweight." Seeing Wei Fengniang's disbelieving face, he added, "I knew you wouldn't believe me. You, a woman, are promiscuous and ruthless. This jade box has been in your hands for some time, but you couldn't open the two lower layers. If you could, this benefit wouldn't have fallen to me. Think about it, if you couldn't even handle the outer jade box, how could you handle the treasures inside?"

The two left the underground chamber, and Wei Fengniang remained silent. After arranging a place for Yue Qing to stay, she left to try cultivating the jade ruler.

Yue Qing, having obtained the heavenly book, was in a good mood. He sat in the garden and read it, finding it to be the lower volume of a complete heavenly book. He knew the middle volume was in the hands of the two elders on Mount Song, and the upper volume was with the strange beggar Ling Hun. Together with the secondary volume in Wei Fengniang's hands, they formed a complete heavenly book. The main volumes were all written in tadpole script, with only the upper volume having annotations. If Yue Qing hadn't learned the Xuanzhen Scripture from his master and become familiar with the tadpole script, he wouldn't be able to understand it, and it would be useless to him.

This book was left by the Daoist master Guangchengzi five thousand years ago. Although it was only one-third of the complete book, the immortal techniques recorded in it were extremely profound. Yue Qing's Xuanzhen Scripture was from the Taiqing Laozi lineage, while Guangchengzi's Daoist techniques were from the Yujing Yuanshi lineage. However, as an ancient immortal, Guangchengzi influenced many later Daoist figures, such as Luo Gongyuan, Lü Dongbin, Chen Xiyi, Wang Chongyang, and Zhang Sanfeng, so studying it was also very beneficial.

Qingluo Valley was always like spring, with flowers blooming year-round. It was mid-morning, and the sun was bright, making one feel lazy. Yue Qing sat under a cluster of peonies for several days, studying the heavenly book, feeling that he had gained a lot.

One day, while he was deeply engrossed, he suddenly heard a series of curses coming from behind the rockery: "You shameless wench! You use all sorts of despicable means to seduce the master, making him ignore us for several days. Do you know who rules Qingluo Valley? I can kill you as easily as squashing an ant!"

Yue Qing heard that the men were fighting over Wei Fengniang, and he shook his head. Just as he was about to change his reading spot, a figure flew out from behind the rockery and crashed heavily into an ancient pine tree, unable to get up for a long time. Two men followed, one of whom was the one with the small braid he had seen at the valley entrance the day before, and the other was tall and handsome, exuding a heroic aura, like a mighty general.

The two didn't expect anyone to be there. The general-like man shouted at Yue Qing, "Who are you? I've never seen you before." The one with the small braid whispered something in his ear, and he then shouted, "So, you're the one who has been seducing the master for several days, not seeing us for seven or eight days. Just looking at you, I can tell you're a scoundrel..." He didn't finish his sentence when he suddenly found himself unable to move, his hands and feet restrained by an invisible force, as if he were encased in steel.

The one with the small braid, seeing his companion suddenly lose his voice and stand motionless, was startled. He tried to pull his companion but was pushed back by an invisible force just an inch away from his clothes. He shouted at Yue Qing, "What did you do to my brother?"

"He was being too rude, so I made him quiet for a while. What are your names?"

"Listen well, I am the Fourth Demon Lord, the Golden Saber Demon King Yin Hongying, and this is my fifth brother, the Heaven-Splitting Mad Demon Gong Sun Wu. If you know what's good for you, release my grandfather immediately, or I will risk being scolded by the master to take your heart and liver for wine!"

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