Yun Qi's eyes darted around as he looked at Su Kong.
Why had the teacher come?
But he couldn't speak now.
The true evil energy had rushed into his acupoints, blocking even his twelve-story tower.
Moreover, it seemed that Teacher Su Kong had no intention of speaking either.
The mysterious light sped along, and Yun Qi could only see the clouds in the sky rapidly receding into the distance, like flowing fireflies and cascading waterfalls, creating a unique beauty.
However, it wasn't long before Yun Qi felt the speed gradually slowing down.
Then he saw the beautiful green mountains, the ethereal misty clouds, and those people either riding swords or clouds.
He knew he had returned to Three Pure Mountains.
The mysterious light finally stopped, and Yun Qi's eyes turned to look around.
He couldn't see things at a low level, but he could see tall things in the distance.
That mountain peak was surrounded by thunderclouds, that one had red smoke like rosy clouds, and that one had a gentle breeze brushing through bamboo.
Hmm, it seemed like Mingzhi Mountain, so the other two must be Shuji Mountain and Danxia Mountain?
They had come to the Lotus Blessed Land.
But looking around, lying here, he could see all eight peaks of the Lotus!
This was Flat Top Mountain!
Yun Qi was dragged into a grand hall.
The ceiling of the hall was deep blue and bright green, like looking up at the sky from beneath a dense forest.
The spiritual energy here was abundant.
The newly grown skin in contact with the spiritual energy felt like soaking in a hot spring in winter.
Having just experienced extreme pain and torment, bathing in such spiritual energy, if his body hadn't been too damaged to make a sound, he would have moaned in pleasure.
"Ancestor! Ancestor!"
Wen Su Kong's shouts echoed in the grand hall.
Yun Qi couldn't see now, but almost as soon as Wen Su Kong entered, a person appeared out of thin air on the cushion in the center of the hall.
This Taoist sat cross-legged, looking to be in his fifties or sixties, with silver strands in his hair.
He wore a hemp-gray Taoist robe, white socks, and straw sandals, holding a whisk in his hand.
The Taoist looked ordinary, but upon closer inspection, there was a transcendent aura about him.
"I see, I hear. Bring the child closer."
The Taoist spoke.
Wen Su Kong waved his hand, and a red cloud carrying the clay-like youth floated to the Taoist.
The "Dragon Carriage" touched the ground, resembling a cloud bed.
Yun Qi then saw the Taoist's face.
It must be said, this was an extremely handsome Taoist.
Even now, looking over fifty, the years had only made him appear more gentle and approachable, without diminishing his divine brilliance.
What truly made him look somewhat old was merely his gray hair.
Seeing Yun Qi's eyes darting around, the Taoist smiled and said,
"It seems the child is feeling stifled."
The gray-haired Taoist flicked his whisk, and Yun Qi felt his consciousness being pulled out of his body.
In a daze, he "stood up."
It felt the same as when he first entered the mountain gate for the initiation test.
However, this Taoist was more thoughtful.
He tapped Yun Qi's consciousness with his whisk, and a flash of light later, Yun Qi felt he had regained a body, though this body seemed to be made of spiritual energy and was somewhat transparent.
Yun Qi first looked at his physical body.
Sure enough, it was covered with a woman's dress, not fully covered.
He quickly sent his consciousness into the cave stone, taking out several Taoist robes to cover his body like a blanket, completely covering it.
Then, he bowed to Su Kong and saluted the Taoist.
"This is the twenty-second generation ancestor of our Mingzhi Mountain. He ascended a hundred years ago and is now the deputy sect leader, residing in the Pure Yang Hall, overseeing the Danxia, Shuji, White Tiger, and Cliff Mountains in the blessed land. He might become the sect leader at any time."
Anyway, if I'm not around in the future, just come to the ancestor.
Your uncles, ancestors, and great ancestors didn't live long and passed away early.
I haven't seen anyone above the twenty-second generation.
"You are now the only seedling of Mingzhi Mountain. He might not care about the fire, thunder, earth, and mountain veins, but he will definitely care about you."
Wen Su Kong's heart finally settled upon entering the Pure Yang Hall.
Seeing the ancestor's unhurried demeanor, he half-smiled as he spoke.
Yun Qi then kowtowed, as this was an ancestor three generations above.
The Taoist smiled and let Yun Qi rise.
"Su Kong has been talking for a long time without getting to the point. My Taoist name is Tong Xuan. If someone asks about the ancestor's name in the future, don't be unable to answer."
Yun Qi acknowledged.
Su Kong then said, "Ancestor, this is an excellent seedling. No need for small talk now; save him first. His body has been struck by true evil energy rushing into his acupoints. Who knows how much is blocked? How will he cultivate in the future?"
Ancestor Tong Xuan nodded, carefully examining Yun Qi's body.
"You entered the evil acupoint without opening a single orifice. Oh, one layer of the twelve-story tower is open, but it's no different from being closed. The open layer is now blocked."
You opened your heart mansion in the evil acupoint in a crisis.
Good, using the Sun's Bing Fire to open the mansion.
Hmm, what kind of fire is that? I haven't seen it before.
Hmm, good, using the Pleiades as the inner scene deity.
No, not entirely the Pleiades.
There's humanity beyond divinity.
Really good.
"Opening the heart mansion adds half a cycle of sixty years to your lifespan, but you were on the verge of death at the time. This half-cycle lifespan wasn't fully added to your life wheel. At least ten years were used to keep you alive, thoroughly protecting your heart mansion and preserving your essence and blood."
Your mind is clear.
What protected your Purple Palace? Let me see.
Ah, it's a flying sword.
A good sword! It matches your heart mansion deity, both aligned with the path of Yang Fire.
Good, truly a predestined affinity!
"As for the rest, hmm, not a single one escaped."
Wen Su Kong hadn't expected this true evil energy to be so powerful, completely blocking all of Yun Qi's acupoints, only protecting his heart and divine orifices by opening the mansion and an unknown flying sword.
"How can we save him? How can we dissolve that true evil energy?"
Wen Su Kong asked.
"Is this a newly emerged evil energy?"
Ancestor Tong Xuan asked, as he had never seen this type of evil energy before.
Yun Qi was somewhat confused.
Wasn't it miasma poison?
Wen Su Kong nodded.
"It should be a new evil energy. I entered the evil acupoint, and true evil energy was everywhere, with no signs of human exploitation. I'm quite familiar with Rotten Peach Mountain. I never expected a new evil energy to be nurtured beneath it."
Ancestor Tong Xuan nodded.
"It's Rotten Peach Mountain in the southern border. No wonder. I see this evil energy has the miasma of Yi Wood and the poison of earth fire, intertwined, extremely fierce."
As for dissolving it, let me think.
If we're talking about countering Yi Wood and earth fire, naturally, thunder techniques are the first choice.
Thunder techniques are divided into the Upper Division's Five Thunders of the Heavenly Capital, the Middle Division's Ten Thunders of the Heavenly Law, and the Lower Division's Thirty-Six Thunders of the Heavens.
Haha, let's first look at the Upper Division's Five Thunders of the Heavenly Capital.
The Five Thunders are the root of thunder techniques; there must be a suitable one.
"Yun Qi's eyes lit up. Not only could he be saved, but he could also learn thunder techniques!"
The Five Thunders are Heavenly Thunder, Earth Thunder, Water Thunder, Dragon Thunder, and Social Thunder.
"Heavenly Thunder governs the proper order of heaven, operating the four seasons, generating all things, controlling calamities, commanding heavenly gods, slaying heavenly demons, and dispelling plagues."
Earth Thunder governs the suppression and killing of all insect poisons, the beheading of mountain spirits and stone monsters, the cleansing of mountain miasmas, the salvation of dead souls, the control of earth deities, and the praying for clear skies and rain.
It is also called Divine Thunder.
"Water Thunder governs the generation of all things, commanding clouds to bring rain, relieving droughts, nourishing the five grains, and moistening fields and forests."
Dragon Thunder governs killing, executing water monsters, rewarding merits and punishing faults.
It can stir up winds and waves, aiming to eliminate flood dragons, venomous snakes, evil mirages, and spirits.
It can extract blood and bones and also transform snakes into flood dragons.
"Social Thunder governs the destruction of altars and temples, demolishing wild and licentious shrines, to correct public opinion."
Yun Qi blinked, feeling that all of them were impressive.
Ancestor Tong Xuan continued, "Little one, your body has been eroded by true evil energy formed from the intertwining of earth fire and wood miasma. You should use Divine Thunder to dissolve it. As for nourishing and cleansing the corrupted acupoints, you should use Water Thunder to refine them, ensuring no hidden injuries remain."
Heavenly Thunder is in spring, Water Thunder in summer, Divine Thunder in autumn, and Dragon Thunder and Social Thunder in winter.
So, you need to use the thunders of summer and autumn to dissolve the true evil energy in your body.
As for the detailed methods, you can go to the Nine Heavens Response Origin Palace to listen to lectures."
Yun Qi kowtowed again in gratitude.
(End of Chapter)