Bronze Drum Immortal and Bronze Drum Sect: A Legacy Passed Down Through Three Generations, Unrivaled in the World

This mount, a white deer, was just an ordinary wild deer. Though faster than a person walking, it could only cover seventy to eighty li a day, far from the thousand li per day boasted by legendary immortal mounts.

Chen Ganliu rode the white deer, stopping and going along the way. He would collect herbs in the mountains and conduct business in mortal towns; cultivators always found ways to earn money.

After seven or eight days, he had traveled four to five hundred li, earning over ten taels of silver and accumulating more than a hundred talismans. He had also refined the crude wooden staff in his hand into a Magic Treasure barely usable for self-defense.

Every day, he infused over ten Illusion Talismans into this crude wooden staff. Over time, it gained a certain spiritual efficacy. A mere point of the staff at someone could induce various hallucinations. When encountering fierce beasts in the mountains, a point and a shout would often send them fleeing in disarray.

One day, Chen Ganliu suddenly felt a bit tired and decided to stop traveling. He found a large tree, tied up the white deer, and stuck his crude wooden staff into the ground. This staff contained an illusionary technique. No matter who or what passed by, they would see a fierce tiger lying there, ferocious and savage, absolutely daring not to approach. This was a simple and easy-to-use protective method commonly employed by cultivators.

Chen Ganliu first cultivated the Azure Emperor Jia Yi Art for a while. He didn't know how much time had passed when a gentle deer cry startled him awake. He opened his eyes, his heart filled with joy, thinking, "The Azure Emperor Jia Yi Art is truly extraordinary. Both are in the Golden Essence Jade Liquid realm, but it's eight hundred times stronger than the Six Harmonies Qi Refining Art."

The sky was already very dark, clearly making further travel impossible. He took dry rations and a gourd of clear water from the white deer, ate a little to fill his stomach, and planned to continue cultivating after his meridians stabilized.

The Azure Emperor Jia Yi Art and the Geng Metal Qi Refining Art that Senior Sister brought down the mountain were both incomplete fragments of the Chaos Five Elements True Art, the foundational cultivation technique of the ancient and grand Bronze Drum Sect.

The Bronze Drum Sect was once more renowned than the Immortal Encounter Sect, dominating thirty thousand li of territory and receiving tribute from twelve kingdoms.

The founding ancestor, the Bronze Drum Immortal, passed on his teachings to three disciples. After his ascension, his three disciples turned against each other to vie for the position of sect leader and the legitimacy of their orthodox teachings. They split into three factions and engaged in Magical Combat for hundreds of years, remaining enemies to this day. As a result, the top sect that once dominated the world only lasted for two generations.

The eldest disciple, Qing Xuanzi, inherited the cultivation techniques of the Azure Emperor lineage and founded the Immortal Encounter Sect, which has been honored by the Great Gan Dynasty for generations.

The second disciple, the White Daoist, received the Profound Gold Dao Method and founded the Jade Purity Feather Ascension Tower. This sect has no contact with the mortal world and is mysterious and unfathomable.

The third disciple, Geng Qiong, excelled in earth and wood elemental Dao methods. He occupied forty-seven islands overseas and styled himself the Lord of Lian Mountain Island.

The Profound Gold Dao Method is divided into the Geng and Xin Volumes. Its exquisite and profound aspects are no less than the Azure Emperor's inheritance. In those days, only the White Daoist received the orthodox lineage of this method, making it a unique secret transmission of the Jade Purity Feather Ascension Tower.

The Immortal Encounter Sect only has the Geng Metal lineage, not the Xin Metal lineage, and lacks subsequent cultivation methods for this Qi Refining Art. Therefore, it cannot be listed among the true inheritances.

Senior Sister brought this cultivation manual down the mountain, hoping that if an opportunity arose to find the subsequent cultivation methods, she could pass them on to future generations. After all, this Daoist art was not a true inheritance of the Immortal Encounter Sect and was not restricted by sect rules.

The scattered inheritances of the Bronze Drum Sect were not easy to collect. Moreover, the other two branches were in a state of animosity with the Immortal Encounter Sect. Over the years, the couple had only managed to uncover two opportunities. However, due to Senior Sister's decline in cultivation and Chen Ganliu's low cultivation level, they could only sigh in regret upon hearing the news, unable to travel thousands of miles to seek the subsequent cultivation methods.

Chen Ganliu was born with the Spring Bloom Spiritual Vein of the Jia Wood lineage, which was only suitable for the Azure Emperor Jia Yi Art. He could not cultivate the Geng Metal Qi Refining Art. Furthermore, he possessed the complete Azure Emperor Jia Yi Art, so he had no reason to learn the Geng Metal Qi Refining Art.

After more than two hours, his meridians stabilized. Chen Ganliu began cultivating again. Having lived three lives, he always felt a sense of urgency and disliked wasting time.

Suddenly, a gust of foul wind swept through the wilderness. Seven or eight large snakes with black bodies and colorful patterns slithered by. Their triangular heads indicated they were undoubtedly highly venomous.

Chen Ganliu had planted a crude wooden staff in front of him. The spiritual power condensed from nearly a hundred Illusion Talismans transformed into a fierce tiger, enough to intimidate wild beasts. However, it could not frighten these snakes and insects. These seven or eight black and colorful snakes seemed to be driven by some force, lunging towards the nine-year-old child.

The crude wooden staff suddenly emitted roars of a tiger. This was a mechanism Chen Ganliu had set up. If anyone or any animal was not fooled by the illusion and still approached, it would alert him to immediately interrupt his cultivation.

Chen Ganliu opened his eyes and saw the seven or eight venomous snakes rushing towards him. He was not startled.

It was already late at night, but his Qi Refining was proficient, and his eyesight was excellent. The moonlight in the sky was bright, making the black and colorful patterns of these snakes very conspicuous. He could see them clearly.

Chen Ganliu formed a Lightning Talisman hand seal, pondered for a moment, then switched to a Shock Talisman hand seal. He pointed it at the snakes. As the seven or eight venomous snakes rushed closer, they suddenly trembled in unison and scattered in all directions, moving extremely fast. In a flash, they disappeared into the forest.

Chen Ganliu dared not continue cultivating. He simply sat and nourished his body. Until dawn, the person controlling the snakes did not appear.

These snakes were naturally ferocious and always lived alone. It was impossible for them to appear in groups, nor could they see through his protective illusionary technique. It was certain someone was controlling them from behind. Since the other party did not show themselves, Chen Ganliu did not want to cause further trouble. He mounted the white deer and continued his journey.

Chen Ganliu did not wish to conflict with anyone, as his current magical power was still weak. He urged his mount on. The white deer spread its four hooves and galloped for twenty to thirty li. He calculated that even if someone was watching, they wouldn't follow this far. Only then did he let the white deer slow down. After identifying the direction and traveling for half a day, he saw a village.

Having lived three lives, Chen Ganliu knew that human hearts were unpredictable. Being too young, he was easily prone to misfortune. That was why he created such supernatural phenomena, making people dare not underestimate him.

A lone child could easily become an object of covetousness.

A lone child riding a white deer, however, would instill fear.

He rode the white deer into the village. The villagers indeed found it strange. They didn't even dare to point, only whispering amongst themselves in private.

Chen Ganliu never rested in densely populated areas to avoid trouble. He only found a household to ask for some water. Seeing that they had dried some cured meat, he bought some. He offered a fair price, and the family was very pleased, even giving him some flatbread.

After eating and drinking his fill, he deliberately displayed some illusionary techniques and sold seven or eight talismans before leaving the village freely.

Most of his time on the road was spent cultivating. The journey of over two thousand li took more than a month.

Chen Ganliu gazed ahead, thinking, "I wonder if I'll have any opportunities at the Suiyang Immortal Market, perhaps to be taken in as a disciple by some senior expert and guided in orthodox cultivation?"

The Suiyang Immortal Market was very far from Shuangyun Mountain, and even farther from the gates of the Immortal Encounter Sect. In his previous life, Chen Ganliu had never been to this immortal market. He usually sold talismans and bought supplies at the Shuangyun Immortal Market near Shuangyun Mountain. However, Senior Sister had been there four or five times, selling and buying things, and had told him about its rules.