Chapter 92

"Such a simple idea?"

The girl in white turned the talisman sword in her hand, looking at the young Taoist who was diligently drawing the talisman, and muttered to herself, "He actually has the legacy of the Thunder Method? He actually thought of using a thunder talisman to enable himself to wield the Thunder Method before reaching the Gengsha realm?"

Qin Xianyu was quite busy. He had never drawn a thunder talisman before, only fire talismans. Although he could see the various talisman papers as if they were divided into countless lines through the notes of the old Taoist Guanxu, it was not that simple.

Talisman papers are divided into three parts: the talisman seat, the talisman acupoint, and the talisman foot. Qin Xianyu started with the talisman seat, analyzing the trajectory, which stroke should be emphasized, and which stroke should be lightly sketched. All of this was very meticulous.

Qin Xianyu had just finished drawing the talisman paper and carefully sensed it, but found that it lacked much of the divine essence, clearly indicating a failure. He sighed inwardly, but fortunately, there was plenty of red sunstone powder. In the corner of the cloth bag he obtained from the Taoist, there were still some talisman papers, enough for him to continue practicing. However, in this peculiar place, he could only stay for one day, and much time had already passed.

If he failed to learn the thunder talisman and did not cultivate the ability to project true qi within this day, he would truly be killed by the Ghost King.

"I came here through another entrance but did not see the appearance of that Taoist. However, from this talisman sword, he seems to be a disciple of some sect. But as you mentioned earlier, his body is not decayed, indicating that he was a cultivated person of some achievement."

The girl in white pondered, "He must have come here to refine something, but clearly suffered a backlash. As for this talisman sword, it might be his means of self-preservation."

The girl muttered to herself, her voice quite low, afraid of disturbing the young Taoist.

However, Qin Xianyu had just finished drawing the talisman and, hearing her mutter, couldn't help but sigh, "I wonder who this senior is. It's truly pitiful that he cultivated to such a level, enduring countless hardships, only to die here."

"That's true. To have an uncorrupted body, he must have at least reached the Dragon-Tiger realm."

The girl in white sighed slightly, "In this turbid world, to cultivate to the Dragon-Tiger realm is already a sign of extraordinary talent. Judging from the structure of this talisman sword, if it were intact, one strike would likely be comparable to a Dragon-Tiger realm practitioner. Unfortunately, it is damaged and will be destroyed after two uses. The remaining power is only at the Gengsha level, and since the Ghost King's body is made of sha mist, it can only severely injure it, not destroy it."

"Dragon-Tiger?" Qin Xianyu was surprised to hear this term from the girl, as the Dragon-Tiger realm is considered the pinnacle of the world. As for higher realms, those are already the realm of Earth Immortals, far beyond the mortal world.

"Is this talisman sword, when intact, comparable to the Dragon-Tiger realm?"

"If that's the case, even with the golden paper of the Sword Dao's true interpretation to resist, I fear my chest bones would be shattered and my internal organs damaged."

Qin Xianyu felt a sense of survival after a crisis and recalled the Dragon-Tiger realm mentioned by the girl.

Qin Xianyu immediately asked, "I know that the Gengsha realm is divided into Disha and Tiengeng, and the Dragon-Tiger realm is divided into Subduing Dragon, Taming Tiger, and the Dragon-Tiger Convergence. Is this person at the Dragon-Tiger Convergence?"

"Most likely. After the Dragon-Tiger Convergence, one must give birth to the Golden Soup and Jade Liquid, the foundation for achieving the Earth Immortal realm. With this Golden Soup and Jade Liquid, one can maintain an uncorrupted body." The girl in white caressed the talisman patterns on the sword and said, "In this turbid world, those who can cultivate to the Dragon-Tiger realm are all geniuses, and those who can reach the Dragon-Tiger Convergence are even fewer. To my knowledge, there are only two people in the Great Virtue Holy Dynasty who have reached this realm."

Qin Xianyu, hearing her mention the "world," knew that this girl was aware of the secret places of the immortal world, but since he also knew, he didn't ask much. However, hearing about the two Dragon-Tiger Convergence practitioners, he couldn't help but ask, "Which two?"

"In the Great Virtue Holy Dynasty, south of the Huai River, there are six prefectures with thirteen Dragon-Tiger immortals." The girl in white said, "Among them, only one has reached the Dragon-Tiger Convergence, the Immortal Gaiyi of Tianzun Mountain, commonly known as the Divine Venerable. Among the thirteen immortals, he ranks first and is called the First Dragon-Tiger Immortal."

"Huai River six prefectures?" Qin Xianyu was startled, as he was from the Huai River six prefectures and had never thought that cultivators were so close, and even Dragon-Tiger immortals. Hearing the name of the First Dragon-Tiger Immortal, Gaiyi, he couldn't help but think of Wu Ya.

But he was more concerned about something else and asked, "The Great Virtue Holy Dynasty has ten prefectures, with the Huai River six prefectures to the south and the capital four prefectures to the north. If there are thirteen immortals in the south, what about the capital?"

Before the girl in white could answer, Qin Xianyu continued, "I heard that the Imperial Astronomer Yuan Shoufeng of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau is very powerful, maintaining the order of the Great Virtue Holy Dynasty, and there is also a Sword Immortal. What realm are they?"

"The capital four prefectures have five people who have reached the Dragon-Tiger realm, and among them, the one who has reached the Dragon-Tiger Convergence is the Imperial Astronomer, Yuan Shoufeng." The girl in white said, "He is the other person who has reached the Dragon-Tiger Convergence besides Immortal Gaiyi, but his whereabouts are uncertain, and he rarely appears."

"The Huai River six prefectures have the title of the Thirteen Immortals, but the capital four prefectures only have five Dragon-Tiger practitioners?" Qin Xianyu couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed. The Great Virtue Holy Dynasty, with its vast territory, only had a dozen or so Dragon-Tiger immortals. Hearing that Immortal Gaiyi of Tianzun Mountain was called the First Dragon-Tiger Immortal, he couldn't help but ask, "Is Immortal Gaiyi more powerful than Master Yuan?"

"Who knows?" The girl in white shrugged, "However, it is said that Yuan Shoufeng is extremely mysterious, rarely appearing, and rarely acting, so no one can confirm how powerful he is. Immortal Gaiyi, on the other hand, has the ability to summon wind and rain, hence the title of the First Dragon-Tiger Immortal. But according to the many stories I've heard, the more mysterious a person is, the more powerful they are. Perhaps this Imperial Astronomer is even more profound and inscrutable."

For some reason, Qin Xianyu felt relieved and asked, "Does the Great Virtue Holy Dynasty have only two Dragon-Tiger Convergence practitioners?"

"Do you think there are many Dragon-Tiger Convergence practitioners?" The girl in white huffed, "For cultivators at the Qi Condensation realm like you, reaching the Dragon-Tiger Convergence means becoming an Earth Immortal and transcending the world."

Aren't you also at the Qi Condensation realm? Qin Xianyu silently grumbled and said, "I seem to have heard that the Great Virtue Holy Dynasty has another Sword Immortal..."

"I've heard of him too..." The girl in white bit her lip, seemingly thinking, "He seems to have emerged recently, with an extremely high level of cultivation, specializing in flying swords. Many cultivators have died under his sword recently, but it's said that he lost a treasure. Therefore, it is believed that he has the cultivation of the Dragon-Tiger Convergence, but is not as powerful as Yuan Shoufeng and Gaiyi."

Is there really such a Sword Immortal?

Qin Xianyu thought of the Sword Immortal's demeanor and thought, "Such a person is indeed of the highest cultivation, not an ordinary person. As for the lost treasure, could it be the Immortal Map of the Mountain and River? No, I entered the Immortal Map of the Mountain and River and gained a fortune, but the original map is still on the cliff. With his abilities, he should be able to retrieve it."

After some thought and hearing the girl's comments, Qin Xianyu was unconvinced and thought, "How could such a Sword Immortal be inferior to others?"

However, learning many things from the girl, Qin Xianyu was delighted and praised, "Miss, you are truly well-informed."

The girl in white said proudly, "Of course, it took me over ten days to gather this information and complete my aunt's request."

Qin Xianyu was slightly taken aback and said, "Gather information?"

The girl realized she had spoken out of turn and fell silent, but she was puzzled, "I don't know much about the Great Virtue Holy Dynasty, but this young Taoist should be a native of the Great Virtue Holy Dynasty. How can he not know these things and need me to tell him?"

...

In Qingyuan Prefecture, an old man with gray clothes and gray hair walked down the street, quietly thinking, "I originally wanted to come to treat Minister Wen, but someone had already saved him. The savior was a young man, seemingly a Taoist?"

"Such a young age, comparable to a grandmaster of martial arts?"

"Such abilities, such a young age, how can he be unknown? Even the Imperial Astronomical Bureau has no record of him?"

"It seems there is no such young Taoist on Qingcheng Mountain, and he cannot be found, as if he were a wandering Taoist."

"Never mind, as long as he is harmless, I won't pay attention to him, but the Imperial Astronomical Bureau should record him to avoid any omissions."

The old man stood with his hands behind his back, his robe slightly moving. He stood in the middle of the street, looking at the clear sky and muttered, "Lin Jingtang, you have too much killing intent. Inviting him to the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, he killed thirty-seven powerful cultivators in a month, causing panic in the Great Virtue Holy Dynasty and severing many cultivation lineages. It seems inviting him was a mistake."

"Ah... If only there were the White Cloud Immortal. With his talisman cultivation, setting up talisman patterns in the Immortal Map of the Mountain and River would have been enough. Unfortunately, he was severely injured, his talisman treasures destroyed, and after hiding in this area, he disappeared, seemingly dead."

The old man sighed, thinking, "What kind of person did you provoke? When I tried to find your lineage, I encountered a Dragon-Tiger realm practitioner, and he seemed to have an extraordinary background."

He recalled the news he had recently learned: the White Cloud Immortal's great-granddisciple had entered the forbidden area of Yinghuang Mountain and never came out.

But the Dragon-Tiger realm practitioner who accompanied him seemed to be unaware of the peculiarities of Yinghuang Mountain and died there before.

However, the lineage of the White Cloud Temple was ultimately severed.

"You, if you had known this day would come, you should have hidden your Green Cloud Technique and talisman secrets well, at least to leave a lineage."

The old man shook his head, "At least we had a friendship. Since the capital conference has been postponed, I will spend a few days in Qingyuan Prefecture to find and collect your remains."

The Thirteen Immortals of the six prefectures, the White Cloud Immortal, with the ability to subdue dragons and tigers, was second only to the Immortal Gaiyi of Tianzun Mountain.

Due to provoking a mysterious person several decades ago, the lineage of the White Cloud Temple was severed, the White Cloud Immortal's talisman treasures were destroyed, and his talisman sword was used up. He hid in Qingyuan Prefecture and disappeared without a trace. Since then, although there were descendants of the White Cloud Temple in the Great Virtue Holy Dynasty, none could inherit the true lineage, and the temple gradually declined.