Monster Chronicles: My Daoist Skill Comes from Mythology
Chapter 50: Undying Divine Medicine, Refining True Qi (Seeking Follow-Up Reads)

Chapter 50: Chapter 50: Undying Divine Medicine, Refining True Qi (Seeking Follow-Up Reads)

Ancient Qiuci City, yellow sand and Gobi desert.

Inside a certain cave dwelling.

Song Lin gazed at the yellowed mural.

The first painting depicted the Yayu (this name will be used instead of the more complex characters 窫窳), a human-headed serpent-bodied entity, its body crimson red and its human face exuding authority.

Behind it stood another figure, serpent-headed and human-bodied, holding a long knife with a cunning expression.

The next painting showed the Yayu lying in a pool of blood, while an emperor riding a dragon displayed wrathful indignation.

This must be the story Wang Mang once mentioned.

Song Lin continued walking deeper into the cave.

He had spent over two hundred years in the story world, and his knowledge of Pre-Qin history was second to none.

The mural depicted Kunlun Mountain in the northwest of the land.

On Kunlun Mountain’s Langfeng Peak, beside the Turquoise Pool, stood the Queen Mother of the West adorned with a jade crown, leopard tail, and tiger teeth, while three Sanqing Birds circled in the sky.

Seven witches carried the corpse of Yayu to this location, where the Queen Mother gifted a pill of undying medicine.

After Yayu’s resurrection, its temperament changed drastically—it began to enjoy devouring humans, wreaking havoc upon the world.

Eventually, a brave warrior could bear it no longer and shot the Yayu dead with an arrow.

Upon seeing this, the Queen Mother retrieved the undying medicine and sealed it within the moon, assigning thirteen celestial watchers to guard it, each rewarded with one of thirteen treasures.

"Hmm? Undying medicine?"

Song Lin couldn’t help but exclaim in shock upon reading this.

He almost forgot that this was the Queen Mother’s divine system—Kunlun mythology was rich with powerful innate deities and exotic beasts.

The existence of Moon Cultivators and their conflicts over the moon—all of these stemmed from the Queen Mother and a single pill of undying medicine.

Song Lin made a bold conjecture.

Could the demons coveting the Taixu Bright Mirror actually be the seven witches seeking to resurrect the Yayu? Taoist Wuyun’s name conveniently contains the character "Witch."

The thirteen strange treasures bestowed by the Queen Mother to the moon-guarding Moon Cultivating Clan—could they also serve as keys to unlock the moon and obtain the undying medicine?

If Wuyun and others are collecting these treasures, it would indeed be to resurrect the Yayu.

Thinking along these lines, everything started to make sense.

No one would destroy the moon without a reason.

Last time, during the "Heavenly Dog Eating the Moon" phenomenon, they likely aimed to acquire the Xuanhuang Talisman and the Moon-piercing Raft.

Before dying, a Great Witch created an Eye-blocking Technique to mislead them into thinking the Xuanhuang Talisman had dispersed into the human realm, while it was actually handed to himself.

"If that’s true, then the enemies might number seven, and all of them wield strange treasures—two of which are in my possession, while three have drifted elsewhere."

Song Lin murmured to himself. Now that he had been exposed, he should avoid appearing publicly for some time; perhaps staying on the moon would be safer.

Without the rare Seven Stars in a Row and Heavenly Dog Eating the Moon phenomenon, and lacking the Moon-piercing Raft, they shouldn’t be able to reach the moon.

"The Queen Mother of the West... The innate deity Yayu... Could this be a bit beyond my abilities?"

The world’s power level is tied to his essence blood and generally shouldn’t surpass his cultivation too much.

Perhaps he was only facing seven ancient witches, whose strength shouldn’t be overwhelmingly greater.

"Undying divine medicine..." Song Lin’s eyes sparkled.

If such a medicine truly existed, should he consider coveting it himself?

No, that’s too distant a thought—for now, he should focus on completing the karmic ties of this realm.

As dawn hadn’t yet broken, Song Lin returned to the Taixu Bright Mirror to continue cultivating.

The Great Circulation Realm drew from Sun Essence, and the concentration of Sun Essence within the Taixu Bright Mirror was far higher than in the mortal world.

Eight years in the Taixu Bright Mirror equaled ninety-six years in the mortal world.

Two immortals battled, Wang Mang perished amidst chaotic armies, and his head was collected by Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan.

Eight years in the Taixu Bright Mirror equaled ninety-nine years in the mortal world.

The Chi Mei Army captured Chang’an; Emperor Gengshi was killed. In autumn, Liu Xiu ascended the throne as Emperor, established his capital in Luoyang, and successively defeated Chi Mei, Weixiao, Gongsun Shu, and other opposing factions, uniting the realm.

Thus, during the Eastern Han, investigations into exotic treasures and demons were secretly pursued under the guidance of Pure Moon Mountain and Song Lin.

Under Song Lin’s instructions, the Han dynasty developed an avid interest in opening up the Western Region.

Eight years in the Taixu Bright Mirror equaled 100 years in the mortal world.

That same year, Song Lin founded the Door of Wonders in Jiangxi.

This sect cultivated the "Peace Qi Cultivation Song," supplemented by the "Chasing Moon Reappearance Technique," Red Dragon Qi Gong, Lao Mountain and Pure Moon Mountain spellcraft. Every disciple took Yellow Elder Dao pills to enhance their abilities.

...

Eleven years in the Taixu Bright Mirror equaled 132 years in the mortal world.

Song Lin achieved mastery of the Great Circulation Realm, stepping into the Primordial Realm, and comprehended the Moon Cultivation Divine Powers: "Taiyin Soul-falling Barrier" and "Moonlight Glaze Body," while the Three Yang Sword Talisman evolved into the Six Yang Sword Talisman.

Inside the Moon Palace within the Taixu Bright Mirror.

Song Lin opened his eyes; a brilliant light flashed briefly before vanishing.

Name: Song Lin

Type: Moon Cultivator

Realm: Primordial Stage

Taoist Realm: Ninety Years

Divine Skills: Taiyin Golden Pupil, Taiyin Soul-falling Barrier, Moonlight Glaze Body, "Lao Mountain Taoist Skill," "Guang Chengzi’s Beidou Red Dragon Qi Gong," Fire Transformation Technique, Water Transformation Technique, Heavenly Lady City Breaking Skill, Yin Soul Paper Folding.

Items: ...

For thirty years, he resembled a solitary deity, using his Taiyin Golden Pupil to scan the mortal world, witnessing countless human experiences.

Liu Xiu had passed away, and Liu Chong and Luan Xiu were barely alive.

As this generation faded away, the title of Taixu Immortal might disappear into the river of history.

The sect leader of the Door of Wonders, however, remained.

The first-generation sect leader of the Door of Wonders was named Ju Wuba, originally a general of Wang Mang. Later, he was captured by Liu Xiu, and Song Lin recognized his innate divine power and towering figure, thus recruiting him.

"The Primordial Realm both absorbs Sun Essence and Moonlight, but merely drawing energy doesn’t include the step of refining True Qi. What if I use the worldly Qi Refining Technique to refine the True Qi—would it be even stronger?"

Song Lin pondered this.

The timing was perfect to experiment—the Taixu Bright Mirror provided the refined power of Taiyin Moonlight, which could be used to temper True Qi.

The Taiyin-natured True Qi exists in many forms, but this purest Taiyin power from the moon is undoubtedly top-tier—at least third-rank or higher-grade True Qi.

However, the True Qi refining technique can only be accessed beginning with the Qi Refinement Realm, which would require revealing his strength.

He resolved to reveal himself, drawing more ghosts and gods to the moon. Otherwise, this moon might not endure—the few ghosts and gods present couldn’t balance the rate at which the moon was eroding.

With this thought, he returned to the real world.

...

Real World.

Inside a secret chamber, Song Lin opened his eyes.

Three years had passed in the Taixu Bright Mirror, but only a month had transpired in the real world.

He hadn’t been idle during this month either.

Occasionally switching between worlds, he also managed to craft ten Mica Pills.

Calculating the time, it was nearly the day of trading.

He approached a redwood cabinet, placed two bottles of pills inside the Qiankun Cloth Bag, and then stepped out the door.

On the way, Taoist disciples respectfully saluted him.

Song Lin gave a slight nod, his gaze landing on the Taoist nearby leaping to and fro, adorned with a Carefree Cloth, and felt a surge of excitement.

From this moment forward, he was about to be granted the Grand Commissioner Talisman, become a highly ranked Taoist with exceptional freedom, and truly join the enigmatic and turbulent Taoist school.

The world of Xuanke Temple was still too small.

In the Taoist school, many magic meetings, mystical realms, and Taoist skills remained inaccessible to disciples.

Within Xuanke Temple, several Qimen techniques and wonders couldn’t be exchanged unless you were a Taoist.

Of course, privilege came with risks.

Becoming a Taoist meant bearing greater danger.

The Taoist school’s roots in society were sustained by the existence of demons, and Taoists had to shoulder the responsibility of driving them away.

Song Lin left the Taoist Temple, following the customary practice of wandering outside for a while. Upon reaching a secluded alley, he donned a cloak and entered the Ghost Market.

Under the distant eaves of a residential house, a swirling black mist lingered. Within the mist was a round eyeball suspended in the air.

The eye was bloodshot, its pupil eerie green, exuding an aura of pure malevolence.

"Hehehe, finally you’ve come!"

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