CHAPTER 366: CHAPTER 163: BOUNTIFUL HARVEST, JADE SUN MANUAL (PLEASE SUBSCRIBE) _3

Not to mention the acquisition of Xuantian Marvelous Sound Marrow Cleansing Technique.

This trip was totally worth it.

However, to outsiders, Xu Qing and Feng Wu endured hardships and peril, but seemed to return with nothing. They had no idea about that Immortal Mountain at sea and what it held.

Xu Qing just brushed it off casually.

He wasn’t really expecting anyone to ask him about the details of the trip.

He wouldn’t guarantee that those who inquired wouldn’t be struck by lightning while walking, drown when stepping outside, catch fire at home, or be poisoned during a meal...

And when one is unlucky, such misfortunes are entirely possible.

Upon returning home, Xu Qing locked the door, handed over the shady dealings to Lianqing to handle, let Feng Wu manage the overt affairs, and devoted himself to studying the Jade Sun Manual in the courtyard.

He didn’t even bother to check the items in his leather bag.

Because this manual, truly a priceless Ghost Cultivation notebook hidden away.

Except for the holy lands, perhaps only the imperial families or homes of elders like Fang have such high-level records.

Assuming Elder Fang has the habit of writing a diary.

But then again, who among the upright minds keeps a diary.

The reincarnation of Yu Yangzi, who could split into Xuantian Taoist and Red Moon, was certainly not among such upright ones.

He was eager to see just how improper Yu Yangzi’s past life had been.

Opening the manual, Xu Qing read it with great interest.

"...Chang Chunzi sent his disciple to learn Lu Technique from me, I was drunk on Thousand Days Wine that day, too strong the wine, I messed up everything, wonder if I’ll be discovered..."

Upon reading the first entry, the corner of Xu Qing’s mouth twitched.

Confirmed, it’s definitely the real Jade Sun Manual. Any forgery wouldn’t include such a statement.

Moreover, Xu Qing noted the order of the manual was muddled; it wasn’t one notebook, but a compilation of Yu Yangzi’s manuscripts, crudely bound without meticulous arrangement.

Because the following section delved into the early days of Yu Yangzi’s cultivation,

"Today, Wang Zhe Daoist said my cultivation progress was too slow, he’ll teach me the Stealing the Heavenly Secret technique tomorrow, this should greatly accelerate my progress, I’m quite pleased."

"Wang Zhe, this damned sniveling Zhao Ze, never mentioned before how to properly ’steal,’..."

"Chongyang Zi, a True Immortal, indeed the technique of Stealing the Heavenly Secret is effective. Will continue training tomorrow..."

After reading, Xu Qing’s mouth twitched again. Not going to cut this part out?

Wang Zhe was the name Wang Chongyang adopted after entering Daoist practice, Chongyang Zi being his Daoist name.

"At the beginning of the year, having just mastered my martial arts, I descended the mountain using my leg skills cultivated from Stealing the Heavenly Secret to rid of some bullies. Upon returning, a Taoist praised my actions down the mountain, attributing many deeds to me as ’Iron Foot Immortal,’ although a lot weren’t done by me. Tried explaining, but they wouldn’t believe. Well, guess I’ll accept this nickname, as Daoist Father isn’t displeased..."

"Wang Lao Dao asked me to borrow the Cold Jade Bed from a tomb of the living dead, actually to check if the person inside was dead. I went and got stung by bees. I lied to Wang Lao Dao, told him the person was dead. He knocked me on the head, said he himself visited the day before yesterday and the person was alive! If he had already visited, why send me again... he also forbade me from speaking about it. Damn it, I won’t speak, just write it down! To whom should I show this? Maybe to little Zhao."

After reading many records from Wang Chuyi’s youth, Xu Qing had to admit, they were all plain, unsophisticated words, hence realistic?

The image of the Immortal was shattered, eh.

He wondered if Yu Yangzi left any Daoist lineage of Quanzhen on this world, would be quite a handle.

Seemingly none.

Xu Qing continued reading,

"The poor priest practiced in Yanxia Cave on Kunyu Mountain for nine years and finally grasped Dao, initially thought after Master Chongyang Zi, no one in the vast world could oppose me, passed by Dragon Tiger Mountain, debated Dao with the current Heavenly Master. Only then did I know, the way of Ghost Immortal is insufficient for Dao. Heavenly Master said, higher Qi Cultivation, middle Body Cultivation, lower Ghost Cultivation. He scolded me as a ghost."

"Ah, pondered and meditated for many days, still unable to break the Golden Light Spell, truly regrettable."

"Alas, finally comprehended the way of Qi Body Origin, but now I’m old."

"Take Qi as body, transform into myriad forms."

As Xu Qing read on, the handwriting became increasingly erratic.

At moments crazed, at others profoundly mysterious.

As he read, his spirit was drawn in, at times crying, at times laughing, difficult to control his emotions.

"Husband." Feng Wu’s voice brought Xu Qing back to reality.

"I’m alright, this Yu Yangzi really is formidable, the mood conveyed by his handwriting can influence people’s emotions. Don’t browse it casually."

"Why would I read it, you can teach me once you’ve learned."

Xu Qing: "..."

Have the roles of master and disciple been reversed here?

Feng Wu smiled and brought over some food.

Xu Qing pondered as he ate.

That manual revealed much information.

"Take Qi as body, transform into myriad forms?"

"Qi body, transformation?"

Xu Qing vaguely grasped something.

The most formidable technique of Xuantian Taoist was Xuantian Visualization Method, which pointed out that Divine Soul has its own meridians.

Discarding the physical body, how does the form of Divine Soul exist?

Xu Qing thought of Elder Fang.

The old body concealing an immensely strong Divine Soul.

Logically, such an existence could rejuvenate and restore youth to the body through the Divine Soul, though it can’t change the essence of inner aging.

However, Elder Fang did not do so.

Because his Divine Soul was as solid as his body, hardly distinguishable.

"Qi body?"

A spark of realization in Xu Qing.

Could it be using Qi to condense a form to uphold the Divine Soul, this is the path of Elder Fang and Xuantian Taoist?

Xu Qing thought deeply, Elder Fang enlightened from the Daoist Collection.

There’s no reason only the Divine Soul is powerful while the body doesn’t enhance?

Qi is crucial in Daoist cultivation.

Having comprehended Daoist Collection, Elder Fang naturally understood "Qi".

So that’s it.

Xu Qing realized, using Qi to condense a form, the embodiment that carries the Divine Soul, this is the real state of Manifestation, practically a Manifestation of Saint!

But how does Qi condense a form?

Xu Qing couldn’t concentrate on eating, flipped through the manual, and finally on one page, he found what he was looking for,

"To open the Purple Mansion, that is the root principle."