Warding Of Evil Spirit

Chapter 30 The Great Sun Pure Yang Toad Fishing Technique

After a long while,

on a ground swept clean of ashes and dust, Chu Weiyang, by the firelight, once again clicked his teeth, looking at the scattered fragments.

Cracked bronze lamp fragments, fallen iron tiles from the underground palace dome, half a petrified bone of what appeared to be a human or a beast…

Even after Chu Weiyang swept over these almost crumbling fragments with his magical energy, he couldn't sense any restrictions or spiritual runes.

Perhaps they were once precious objects, but now they were all worthless.

These weren't even fragments of treasures; in Chu Weiyang's eyes, they already fell into the category of cultural relics.

Those that should be handed over…

Suddenly this thought crossed his mind, and when he came back to his senses, the three Taoists beside him seemed quite satisfied, huddled together discussing how much alchemy could be obtained from melting down which fragment, and which market cultivator would be willing to pay a high price for it.

Seeing this scene, Chu Weiyang was speechless.

He had overthought things.

Just as he himself had been dragged into the cave before even setting foot on the path of cultivation, perhaps this was just the normal experience for the three Daoists.

Thinking of this, Chu Weiyang smiled and clapped his hands.

The three looked over.

"It seems you are all quite satisfied with your gains. A little bit of wealth is beneath me; since you think you have a way with it, I'll just give it all to you."

"However, there's no reason to come empty-handed and leave empty-handed. I need to find a poisonous energy for my spirit pet; this is what we agreed on beforehand. So, if you have no objections, I'll keep this Purple Toad Pill Furnace."

Hearing this, Daoist Liu quickly nodded with a smile.

"What are you saying? We have absolutely no objection! Absolutely no objection!"

"It's just that this alchemy furnace looks like a hill; I wonder how heavy it must be! Brother Dao, do you have a way to place it? Do you need the three of us brothers to lend a hand and carry the furnace out of this underground palace for you?"

Hearing this, Chu Weiyang shook his head.

"It's alright, just leave it here. Our Tingchang Mountain has its own wonderful methods for collecting treasures and refining artifacts!"

"Besides..."

As he spoke, Chu Weiyang blinked, seemingly deep in thought, then lowered his head and leaned close to Liu Daoren's ear.

With a flick of his wrist, Chu Weiyang gripped Liu Daoren's arm tightly.

"I used to forbid you from asking around, but things are different now. Let's part amicably. I'll be frank with you. When I said I was there when we stormed the Demon-Suppressing Cave, I wasn't lying." "

It's just that this incident has strained the relationship between our two families."

"After rescuing my nephew, I didn't dare stay in the north for long. I came straight to Lingqiu Mountain, partly for travel, partly to hide."

"I think this underground palace is quite nice; it's a secluded place. I plan to stay here for a while."

"However, the three of you, besides me, must keep this a secret."

"Also... since we're hiding, there might be people from the Sword Sect, either impersonating me or my fellow disciples, traveling around Lingqiu Mountain."

"You're the locals. If you notice anything, just come to the underground palace and let me know."

"I don't want you to help for nothing. We can discuss any benefits afterwards."

"In fact, I'll owe you a favor, and it's only right that Tingchang Mountain forms a good relationship with you."

"Fellow Daoist Liu, didn't you complain that living in the wilderness was too hard? Didn't you envy the magnificent scenery of Tingchang Mountain?"

"One can't just focus on the rice bowl in one's hand; one must also look forward, isn't that the truth?"

...

Half a day later, in the underground palace.

Seeing Liu Daoren's seemingly boundless joy, after uttering numerous vows, he led his two brothers away.

Thus, the vast underground palace fell into a dark and silent atmosphere.

Chu Weiyang unloaded the basket behind him, stirring up a cloud of dust, causing Steward Ma, who had poked his head out, to cough.

After catching his breath for a long while, under Chu Weiyang's gaze, Steward Ma looked at the hill-like Purple Toad Alchemy Furnace with an almost pious expression.

Then, Chu Weiyang asked...

"What you just told me, was it all true?"

"It's not that I don't believe you, but since we came out of the Demon Suppression Cave, you haven't lied to me about cultivation."

"But look at me, the only heir of the Panwang Sect, and you, the former manager of the Sword Sect. The two of us together aren't even as tall as a boulder on Tingchang Mountain. With that kind of foundation, how could you possibly figure out the essence of this Purple Toad Pill Furnace? And you even claim it's some kind of remnant of a natal magic weapon!"

Upon hearing this, Manager Ma didn't turn his head, but just stared intently at the pill furnace, speaking to himself.

"Then what are you staying for?"

"If you don't believe me, then you still harbor unrealistic expectations?"

"Look at all this ashes and dust on the ground! Grab a handful, and back then, those might have been coveted treasures, scriptures, and magical artifacts that people would fight tooth and nail for!"

"Heaven knows how many years have passed, even the coffins that were best buried alive have turned to dust..."

"Tell me, if it weren't for that kind of natal magic treasure, the natal magic treasure that carries the Dao fruit of a Golden Core cultivator... the remains of a cultivator after their fall, why would this Purple Toad Alchemy Furnace still be so lifelike, still so immortal and incorruptible?" "

A Golden Core cultivator..."

By the end, Steward Ma's face almost showed an expression of obsessive infatuation.

Such an expression made Chu Weiyang feel a chill.

But he also understood that what Steward Ma said had some truth to it.

At least, even if it wasn't the remains of some natal magic treasure, trying it wouldn't be a loss.

Upon thinking of this, even Chu Weiyang couldn't help but put his hands in his pockets.

"So, how can I comprehend this remains and attain that Dao Fruit? I heard you speak so mysteriously before, that the Dao Fruit can be taught to people?"

Manager Ma became even more fascinated.

"The Great Dao is vast and boundless, responding to the world's changes."

"When this remnant was still a magical artifact, it was intertwined with the life of a Golden Core cultivator! The Dao and Dharma of a great cultivator are the Dao and Dharma of the magical artifact. At that time, it was a single, unified life force, residing both within the core and the artifact."

"If he were a descendant of this sage, perhaps he would have left behind a secret method to maximize the comprehension of the Dao Fruit's residual essence within this remnant."

"But I think he's probably neither a sage of the Sword Sect nor a former disciple of your Panwang Sect."

"Then the only option is the brute force: stare intently at it, then enter deep meditation, a profound stillness, first contemplating with the spirit, then forgetting everything else! Grasp its essence! Forget its form!"

"As for what can be gleaned from the Dao Fruit's residual essence… perhaps a secret method, perhaps a talisman, perhaps a technique, a supernatural power, perhaps… a cultivation method inherited from a Golden Core cultivator!" "

Among all cultivation arts, mountain, medicine, fate, divination, and so on, mountain is the highest!"

"Mountain represents the Dharma gate…"

Hearing Manager Ma's explanation, Chu Weiyang rubbed his hands and stood before the Purple Toad Alchemy Furnace.

Meditation was a skill Chu Weiyang had learned at the age of seven.

Now, it was almost instinctive.

He reached out and gently soothed the increasingly restless white jade snake on his wrist.

Chu Weiyang's eyes were half-closed, his peripheral vision enveloping the Purple Toad Alchemy Furnace.

The next instant, his mind focused on emptiness and existence, just as Chu Weiyang was preparing to gradually replicate the shape of the Purple Toad Alchemy Furnace in his mind.

Only a hazy outline of the furnace appeared.

The next instant, two ancient seal characters suddenly rose into the air in his mind! "

The Great Sun's Divine Radiance Illuminates the Universe of the Mind!"

A dazzling spiritual light gathered in the sky, and the outline of the Purple Toad Alchemy Furnace began to twist and stretch in a way Chu Weiyang couldn't comprehend. Finally, what weaved through the dazzling spiritual light, intertwining all phenomena, were cloud-like seal characters.

The first line of text appears to be unrelated and refers to a website called

"Great Sun Pure Yang Toad Fishing Technique"