The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 464 - 276: Origin of Ghostly Energy

Chapter 464: Chapter 276: Origin of Ghostly Energy

"You actually have confidence in me?"

Qing Yu wasn’t sure if Zhang Xuanji had been in the mountains for too long and had started expecting things from anyone he met.

Their current location was a Taoist Temple deep within the mountains. Zhang Xuanji seemed to stick to his business; even after defecting from Dragon Tiger Mountain, he still lived in a Taoist Temple. Unlike Qing Yu, who hadn’t worn his Daoist robe in two years.

The environment around this Taoist Temple was similar to the Wuming Taoist Temple Qing Yu had previously visited in Qing Province Beicang Mountain—situated amongst deep forests and rarely visited by people. If it weren’t for the notification from the Shadow Pavilion, even if Qing Yu had Yun Wuyue mobilize the intelligence network of the Yin Demon Sect, it would be difficult to find.

After all, Zhang Xuanji had initially made a name for himself by killing the youngest son of Heavenly Master Zhang from Dragon Tiger Mountain. After achieving the True Pill Realm, he even ambushed and killed many famous experts of the same realm; calling him infamous wasn’t an exaggeration.

The difference between his reputation and Gong Ziyu’s was only one thing: one was of the past, and the other was of the present.

Although many years had passed, some hatred was still deeply etched into people’s hearts. Should Zhang Xuanji dare to show his face openly, Dragon Tiger Mountain would surely be in an uproar.

Thus, Zhang Xuanji also chose to live in seclusion here, sneaking out occasionally when he did leave.

’However, your idea with the Medicine Man has indeed inspired me.’ Qing Yu took another look at the empty Three-legged Cauldron.

It had to be said that this genius, Zhang Xuanji, had come up with a truly unique method. With this method, his cultivation in the True Pill Realm must have been incredibly fast, which explained his current level of power.

Thanks to this idea, Qing Yu had devised a method that could also swiftly advance his cultivation in the True Pill Realm.

Although this method was currently just a concept, still requiring gaps to be filled, Qing Yu believed it would be successful.

Because in other worlds, the feasibility of this technique had already been proven. What Qing Yu needed to do was adapt this technique to aid in cultivation.

Zhang Xuanji was unaware that Qing Yu had so quickly come up with his own ideas; he led the way and walked into the main hall of the Taoist Temple.

This main hall did not have any statues of Dao Ancestors or the like; it was quite bare, with just a meditation cushion and a big gourd set aside.

Zhang Xuanji went straight to the only cushion and sat down, inconsiderately leaving Qing Yu standing, and said directly, "You can now talk about that unknown Alchemy."

Qing Yu was not pretentious; he sat down on the ground, raised his palm upward, and once again demonstrated the Primordial Qi Formation.

"My Alchemy, also transmitted from the Taoist school, is known as ’Alchemy.’ Alchemy sounds like it is the smelting of gold, but in reality, it is a technique for changing the state of matter. To transmute waste iron into gold—though the essence of both is metal, the state of the matter undergoes a tremendous change..."

Qing Yu lowered his hand, and without releasing any True Qi, the ground slowly bulged and cracked. A short sword made purely of earth slowly rose from the ground.

"The Five Elements generate and overcome one another; the circulation of all things remains constant. Alchemy is the art of operating the Five Elements..."

Qing Yu slowly explained the Alchemy within the Yin Yang Technique.

During this explanation, Zhang Xuanji occasionally asked questions, each time getting to the heart of the matter.

He truly was a prodigy, and it wasn’t just the "Nine Tripods Elixir Scripture" that had brought him to where he was today.

But this prodigy was peculiar and unorthodox; if he had stayed in Dragon Tiger Mountain, even if people had invested resources in him, he wouldn’t have reached his current realm.

After all, using people for Alchemy, by any measure, did not fit with the style of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

’Wait a minute...’ Qing Yu suddenly remembered something.

"Senior Zhang, having once been a disciple of Dragon Tiger Mountain, do you know of the ’Enslaving Ghosts and Driving Gods Technique’?" Qing Yu asked the thoughtful Zhang Xuanji.

Back in the Nameless Valley outside Divine Capital, Yang Pingzhi had said that the bizarre Ghost Dao True Qi was commanded using the ’Enslaving Ghosts and Driving Gods Technique’ created by the Dragon Tiger Mountain Sect Ancestor, but Qing Yu had considerable doubts about this so-called ’Enslaving Ghosts and Driving Gods Technique.’

First of all, even if the Sect Ancestor of Dragon Tiger Mountain had created this Martial Arts, considering the malevolence of the Ghostly Energy, the followers should not have used it but instead should have sealed it or even destroyed it completely.

Yang Pingzhi perished in a clash of great techniques, his bones obliterated, but his brother, Yang Dede, had been eerily consumed to his very bones by that Ghostly Energy.

Such perverse Ghostly Energy also consumed its master; as a Righteous Sect, Dragon Tiger Mountain must have been quite audacious to allow disciples to cultivate the ’Enslaving Ghosts and Driving Gods Technique’ and wield this Ghostly Energy.

Furthermore, Qing Yu had intended to collect the fragmented replica Seal of Yang Ping’s City Governance, but he instantly sensed impending doom, prompting him to flee without hesitation.

All of this suggested deep waters were at play. If one wasn’t careful, it could be fatal.

As an enemy of Dragon Tiger Mountain, Qing Yu felt it was essential to understand some internal details to better prepare for the future.

Zhang Xuanji’s contemplation was interrupted by Qing Yu, causing him to slightly frown in displeasure. For an Alchemy maniac like him, Alchemy was akin to a beautiful woman in the eyes of ordinary people, and Qing Yu’s interruption was essentially akin to ignorance of charm.

However, Qing Yu, who had just brought the concept of Alchemy to him, deserved some patience from Zhang Xuanji.

"Dragon Tiger Mountain, huh? I’ve almost forgotten about that place," Zhang Xuanji said with a trace of nostalgia in his eyes.

Nearly half his life had been spent there.

"You should know about the Sect Ancestor Zhang Daoling’s suppression of the Ghost Path practitioners," Zhang Xuanji asked.

"I’ve heard a little," Qing Yu nodded.

"I still can’t fathom the realm of the Sect Ancestor back then, but I have heard from the elders within my school that he was in no way inferior to anyone on the Heavenly List.

The Sect Ancestor eradicated hordes of ghosts and suppressed the chief of the Ghost Path. Do you know where that so-called chief of the Ghost Path is suppressed?"

"On Dragon Tiger Mountain? Is that so-called chief of the Ghost Path still alive?" Qing Yu’s voice rose.

Zhang Daoling, the sect ancestor of Dragon Tiger Mountain, lived thousands of years ago. If that chief of the Ghost Path was still alive, wouldn’t that mean he has lived for thousands of years?

That would be unscientific, and not in line with Martial Arts.

Even those in the Divinity Realm could only live a few hundred years; for the chief of the Ghost Path to live for thousands of years would be unfathomable.

"The so-called chief of the Ghost Path was also a person, one who practiced Ghost Dao cultivation techniques; how could they possibly live for thousands of years?" Zhang Xuanji clarified. "He is dead, that is certain."

"However, the chief of the Ghost Path’s lifetime of True Qi and some eerie treasures were left behind, turning into some sort of object that was sealed off within the forbidden areas of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

For thousands of years, the seal left by the Sect Ancestor has been weakening. Therefore, disciples need to use the ’Driving Gods and Enslaving Ghosts Technique’ to absorb the True Qi left by the chief of the Ghost Path, to alleviate the burden on the seal."

"What I know ends there. After all, back then, I was just an unimportant branch disciple. Now that you’ve informed me about Alchemy, as part of our exchange, I will teach you part of the ’Nine Tripods Elixir Scripture’ to resolve your issue with Qi and blood."

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