True Explanation of the Three Mountains and Five Peaks
Faced with Hu Mang's "emotion," the group of True Person were quite satisfied, after all, disciples who know how to be grateful are generally not bad.
Among them, the red-haired old man sitting second to the right of the main seat spoke up:
"Young man, I am the Southern Peak Venerable of Li Flame Mountain. Would you be willing to join my Li Flame Lineage? I can make the decision to accept you as my disciple. I will not only teach you the 'Fire Release of the Three Mountains and Five Peaks Dharma Lineage,' but also the forbidden earthly technique of my lineage, the 'Southern Radiance Li Fire Mountain-Burning Instruction.'"
An elderly man next to him interrupted with a smile:
"Young friend Hu, if you are willing to become my disciple, I can provide you with ten bottles of pills that will allow you to re-condense your Three Flowers, and I can also give you a Hu Water Divine Talisman so you can become a high-ranking official."
"Xuanming, you bastard! Didn't we agree that your Pure Water Cliff lineage wouldn't participate in the selection of disciples?"
"Old man Nanhuo, have you forgotten? I switched to cultivating at Wave-Locking Pool half a year ago. I am now Three Mountains Lineage."
"Alright, alright, stop arguing. What kind of nonsense is it to bribe disciples with elixirs and Divine Talisman? It only ruins the reputation of my Mysterious Peak Sect. My Yellow Court Lineage is different. Those who study Huang Ting and comprehend the Heavenly Dao and enter my lineage often cultivate the fastest and can even visualize the principles of mountains and rivers."
Hu Mang watched as the old men scrambled for the offer. The last time he enjoyed this level of treatment was on the day his college entrance exam results came out, when he was fought over by several top-tier college counselors and then tricked into the bottomless pit of civil engineering.
Therefore, he decided to be extremely careful this time.
"We're not considering the Three Mountains Lineage. That's the core of the legitimate Mysterious Peak Sect, strictly controlled and closely monitored, and the competition is extremely fierce. If things get too heated and someone finds out about our background, it wouldn't be good, since this realm has those who can deduce the secrets of heaven."
"According to Old Fifth's personal account, there are several types of mentors: the direct disciple type, the relationship-building type, the 'just getting by' type, and the morally bankrupt type. The 'disciple type' won't work; the higher the expectations, the more they interfere. The 'just getting by' type is also unnecessary; I'm not here to learn how to run a sect, so I'll find a 'just getting by' type."
Hu Mang silently observed these old men with Primordial Spirit.
After listening to the elders' statements, the head monk of Entering Rivers Mountain nodded in agreement.
So what do you mean?
After pondering for a moment, Hu Mang said:
"I have admired the art of talismans since childhood, and I wish to become a disciple of Senior Ge to cultivate the art of talismans."
Ge Wen from Spring Thunder Ridge, who was hiding in a corner taking advantage of the chaos, was taken aback. He had only come to join in the fun, so why did he pick on this old Daoist? This old Daoist isn't even Venerable Dongyue.
Ge Wen, also Daoist Earthly Mechanism, has cultivated for over four Jiazi (60 years). He belongs to the Spring Thunder Ridge branch of the Five Peaks Dharma Lineage, and is a fake Daoist who has not entered the Grand Pure One Register. He is a master of the Primordial Spirit.
His Law Power level were neither high nor low among the elders.
So Ge Wen was also puzzled as to why this kid had chosen him.
However, since he had already Ge Wen his move, he decided to take advantage of the opportunity and chuckled, bowing to the senior students who were arguing most fiercely.
"Just lucky, just lucky."
"Then the senior brothers and sisters will wait here for the selection of the new disciples. I'll take my disciple back to the mountain first."
Then he grabbed the Hu Mang, and the two of them vanished in a streak of green light, leaving only a few people standing there bewildered in the wind.
Could it be that Ge Wen is a Daoist master just because he's wearing a Daoist robe? He hasn't even entered the Grand Pure One Register!
This old thing is a complete fake!
"Ahem, I am Ge Wen. Hmm, I have a Daoist disciple who is a true Daoist who has entered the Grand Pure One Register. If you join my sect, you will be ranked second. I will have your senior brother guide you later. Oh, you also practice Buddhism? That's fine. It's not impossible to practice both Buddhism and Daoism. I don't discriminate against monks."
As the light flashed, the Hu Mang's heart tightened, then relaxed.
Fortunately, before entering the Mysterious Peak Sect's territory, he used Buddhist transformation to transfer all his demonic cultivation into his Buddhist Golden Body; otherwise, he might have been exposed.
The other person could tell at a glance; even the worst supervisor is still your supervisor.
Hu Mang's choice of his opponent was simple: he smelled alcohol on him. What respectable old Daoist would drink so early in the morning? He wanted someone who was acting unserious.
Originally, Old Daoist Ge wanted to ask Hu Mang about his past, but after Hu Mang presented him with three jars of Jade Spring Famous Brew, the old Daoist took a sip and decisively abandoned his previous idea. With the Mysterious Peak Token, Buddhist cultivation, and aptitude for civil engineering combined, how bad could it be?
Moreover, our Mysterious Peak Sect has the least to worry about outsiders entering and causing trouble.
One month later, Spring Thunder Ridge
In the cultivation room of an inner disciple
Hu Mang slowly opened his eyes, his eyes shining with a divine light as deep as a mountain. In the past month, his cultivation had not improved, but he had managed to rebuild his scattered power once again.
To put it simply, he dispersed the Flower of Essence Flower of Qi that he had condensed using the "Profound Yin True Scripture" method, and then recondensed them according to the Cultivation Method of "Three Mountains and Five Sacred Peaks Lesser Liberation".
Although his cultivation level remained unchanged, Hu Mang's biggest "identity problem" was solved. Even when the Five Peaks Venerables came to examine Hu Mang's body, they could not detect Demonic Qi hidden in him. At most, they were surprised that this boy's Buddhist cultivation was so high that he could actually reach the level of forming Golden Body.
Indeed, when Hu Mang dispersed the demonic cultivation he had honed through the "Profound Yin True Scripture," he entrusted all the Demonic Qi, demonic thoughts, and demonic Divine Sense to "Wisdom King Aizen" to devour, which also led to a further surge in his Buddhist cultivation.
Once he makes his grand vow, the Golden Body will be sculpted.
Of course, the price is the complete disappearance of demonic cultivation. Although it can be re-evolved through "Buddha-Devil Transformation", the power of demonic Law Technique is only 80% of what it used to be.
There's no way around it; even the highest level of cultivation, the "Profound Yin True Scripture," can only lead to the Yin Spirit stage.
Once he finishes practicing the "Three Mountains and Five Sacred Peaks Lesser Liberation," that is, after reaching the stage of "Three Flowers Gather at the Crown and Five Qi Converging at the Origin at the Origin," he can seamlessly connect with the "True Liberation of the Three Mountains and Five Peaks." This "True Liberation of the Three Mountains and Five Peaks" is an innate Cultivation Method that can be cultivated to the level of Yang Spirit.
Therefore, Hu Mang shamefully betrayed the revolution—no, he betrayed the demonic path.
And to be honest, I don't know if it's because his Law Power has reached a certain level, or if he is naturally suited to cultivate the Mysterious Peak Sect's Cultivation Method, but he actually completed the transformation of the Cultivation Method in just one month.
According to Chun Chunwuzi, one of the Five Dwarfs of Mystic Peak, who is also his senior brother, it usually takes at least half a year for an ordinary Rogue Cultivator to transform his cultivation, and even those with excellent Root Bone need two or three months.
It might be because his Root Bone are too outstanding.
Hu Mang stretched. In the past month, apart from occasionally showing up at Zheng Family Garden to let everyone know that his Martial Hall Master hadn't been killed by Yin Saber, he had spent all his time dispersing his internal energy and rebuilding his skills.
With the extraordinary concentration of celestial-level Spiritual Qi here, this part of the transformation was finally completed.
At this moment, the liquid Mystic Peak True Qi is flowing within the body. When it flows to the Lower Dantian and the Middle Dantian, it splits into two. The former transforms into Gen Peak Sinking Earth True Qi, condensing into a phantom of a desolate, sinking mountain. The latter transforms into Mysterious Rock Peak-Subduing True Qi, condensing into a giant, layered rock mountain in the Middle Dantian. On each of these mountains, a small flower grows.
If he can continue to condense the "Flower of Spirit," he can evolve the Azure Peak Immortal Soil True Qi.
Then the Three Sacred Mountains evolved into the Three Mountains, and next the Five Qi could be evolved into the Five Veins.
The aura of the five mountain ranges.
Although it is called "Three Mountains and Five Peaks", in reality, it is "Three Peaks and Five Mountains", which is also extraordinary.
"After recovering from the loss of my cultivation, it's time to go to the sect's library to choose Divine Ability Law Technique."
It doesn't make sense that someone who follows the demonic path can have four types of Law Technique to cultivate, while someone who joins a major sect of innate cultivation can't.
Moreover, there were many things he wanted to understand through the Scripture Pavilion, such as the simplest question: what exactly happened when the Golden Core of the Heavenly Gate was placed in the Azure Mysterious Realm?
Why doesn't the Azure Mysterious Realm have this level of cultivation?
It has no Golden Core, no Nascent Soul, but it has Spirit Transformation Realm—no, it should be called Primordial Spirit.
The Primordial Spirit is further divided into two levels: the Yin Spirit and the Yang Spirit.
Quite divine.
Hu Mang pushed open the door and went to the top of the cliff. Looking out over the entire Spring Thunder Ridge, he couldn't help but marvel at how amazing the top-notch natural cultivation environment was.
Spring Thunder Ridge is not high, but it occupies a prime location.
It is shaped like a winding dragon, stretching from northeast to southwest for over a hundred miles. Its ridges rise and fall in a graceful manner, like a sleeping green dragon with its head buried in the clouds and mist of the Heavenly Peak Mountains and its tail trailing into a vast plain.
The east and south sides of the mountain range are gentle slopes covered with a dense forest of purple bamboo. The bamboo stalks are as thick as a bowl, with a deep purple color and a glossy sheen in the sunlight. When the bamboo leaves rustle, they emit a faint, cool fragrance, like sandalwood.
To the west and north are steep cliffs, below which flows a rushing stream, its waters roaring and mist rising. Under the sunlight, rainbows can often be seen spanning the cliff faces.
What's most unique is the climate over Spring Thunder Ridge.
Even though there was a clear blue sky overhead, without a single cloud, about a hundred feet directly above the mountain ridge, a patch of Azure Cloud seemed to float.
The cloud was not large, only about an acre in diameter, but every now and then it would emit a low, rumbling sound, like muffled thunder, accompanied by a brief shower of rain.
That wasn't ordinary water; it was a kind of spiritual rain with a faint fluorescent glow. When it landed on the skin, it brought a slight coolness and a tingling sensation, as if countless tiny electric currents were jumping across the surface of the skin. Any injury, as long as it wasn't a severed limb or head, could be completely healed.
The spiritual rain fell on the purple bamboo forest, and the bamboo leaves would glow with a faint purple halo, which would slowly fade away after about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
It is said that the name Spring Thunder Ridge originated from this.
Throughout the year, regardless of whether it's sunny or rainy, a thunderous roar, like spring thunder, can be heard regularly on the ridge, without interruption.
Once that time comes, disciples from the Five Lineages, and even the True Disciple from the Three Mountains, will come to study the Thunder Method.
Looking at the azure Azure Cloud on the ridge, Hu Mang was certain that the Spiritual Qi concentration of the Azure Cloud was likely to reach 100 points, which was the legendary Immortal Qi!
Just as the Hu Mang was about to head to the purple bamboo forest, it heard a call.
"Junior brother, please wait."