Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!

"Certainly."

Zhang Taichu nodded in agreement. He took out a yellowed book and then called for a boy, asking Yi Chen to go down and rest.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The doors of the Celestial Master Hall opened without any wind and slowly closed on their own.

"What are your thoughts on this person?" Zhang Taichu suddenly asked, addressing the others behind the great hall.

With a wave of his large sleeve, the mist in the back hall, like a whale drawing in water, completely entered a censer in the center, revealing four Daoists seated cross-legged, each radiating the aura of immortality with a visage of youthful old age.

"Returning to the Sect Leader, I just used the Illuminating Divine Mirror to examine this person's foundation. His spiritual nature is as shallow as a rock, and his current level of cultivation must be the result of possessing some unknown Divine Body, forcing his progress.

Should he wish to advance further in the future, he will find it extremely difficult. For now, the difference may not be noticeable, relying on the strength of his Divine Body might even bring him vast benefits, but at the later stages of the True Person Realm, one must condense the seeds of divine abilities.

With this boy's shallow spirituality, how can he achieve the Dao?

At that time, his Divine Body will instead become his shackles. The strength of the physical body is ultimately limited, and the advantage of the Divine Body will diminish greatly in the later stages of the True Person Realm," replied a Daoist.

"Ha ha, Yuan Hong elder brother, your words miss the mark. Have you not heard of the Warrior Master? He wrote 'Against the Canon,' took a different path to achieve the Dao, dominated an era, and ultimately went to that place in search of higher realms," another Daoist said with a smile, countering, "This boy has an excellent temperament, firm in his pursuit of the Dao, perhaps he can forge a different path."

"The talent of the Warrior Master is rare in ten thousand years; how could this person be compared to the Warrior Master in virtue and ability,"

"This child seems pure and good but is actually extremely arrogant. I do not like him," another added.

"Junior brother speaks truly; this person even intends to use the 'Dragon Tiger Embrace the Elixir True Qi' to trace back to the origin and contrarily deduce our Celestial Master's Mansion's 'Supreme Unity Dragon Tiger Command True Technique.' He is indeed arrogant, and he also implied that our Celestial Master's Mansion is now given to extravagance and wastefulness. It's truly hateful," Yuan Hong True Person said again.

"Is that not the truth? The members of your family cling to the old ways, indulging in extravagance. Our Dragon Tiger Mountain may seem glorious on the surface, but it's only propped up by us, a bunch of dying old men. What will happen in a hundred or a thousand years?"

"My disciples and I have been marginalized and oppressed; it's a chronic malaise that is hard to cure. What can we do?"

"Tian junior brother, that's enough!"

...

The more they talked, the more heated the argument became, and they started to quarrel, with Yi Chen no longer being the focus of their discussion.

"Enough, all of you shut up!"

Zhang Taichu roared furiously.

Seeing the old Celestial Master's anger, everyone fell silent in disapproval.

After silencing them, Zhang Taichu's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. His own people knew their own affairs; over the years, Dragon Tiger Mountain had developed factions of various family powers. At first, it was manageable, but later it became like a tumor that couldn't be cured.

If he were to decisively excise this festering sore, Dragon Tiger Mountain would disintegrate. These families had become an indispensable part of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

If not, the lineage of master and disciples would be drained of sustenance.

But how could a single family and lineage compare with the talents of the world?

The internal decline of Dragon Tiger Mountain was rooted in this.

Clans within held the resources and pathways to advancement captive.

Today's Dragon Tiger Mountain, despite its apparent grandeur, was already riddled with holes by the selfish maneuvers of its families.

One look at the proportion of family disciples in the external courtyard was enough to provide a glimpse into the full picture.

Even if the ancient ancestors were to rise from their coffins, they could only resolve the crises momentarily; after all, wealth is finite.

Suddenly, Zhang Taichu's face took on a sorrowful expression.

He suddenly remembered his fellow disciple Zhang Ji Shi who had fallen into the Yin Manor.

At this moment, he wished he could replace him.

"Elder brother, you couldn't have foreseen this situation and made an early escape to leave me holding the bag, could you?"

Recalling his elder brother's pat on his shoulder and the soft words, 'The rest will be tough on you, Taichu' before he left, he fell into deep suspicion.

At the time, he hadn't thought much of it, but now that he recalled those words, they seemed to carry a deeper meaning.

His elder brother was indeed talented, but his character was truly vile. When they used to get up to mischief together, he always left Taichu to take the blame and clean up the mess, and Taichu fell for it every time.

What was even more outrageous was that his big brother used to beat him up under the pretext of testing his cultivation, leaving him covered in bruises, yet laughing and saying that he was 'prominent and had unlimited potential for the future...'

"Big brother, come back soon, I miss you."

"Don't really die in that Yin Manor."

"Now that another anomaly is about to occur in the world, it's both a calamity and an opportunity."

"Little brother, I can hardly hold on. If I'm not careful, the sect might be in danger of collapsing."

Thinking of this, Zhang Taichu's face grew even more sorrowful, the title of Celestial Master feeling utterly meaningless to him.

It was excruciatingly annoying.

One should not ask why Zhang Taichu doesn't take drastic measures to slowly weed out and suppress the family factions, ruthlessly purging a number of people.

Because the lineage that Zhang Taichu belonged to was the largest group on Dragon Tiger Mountain, he truly couldn't bring himself to trouble his former uncles and brothers.

So he could only try his best to be a paperhanger.

Even if a batch were cleared out, perhaps more people from the lineage of masters and disciples could climb up, but the greater likelihood was that his group would occupy more resources, and things would get even worse.

The current situation of Dragon Tiger Mountain was similar to a giant ship; he wanted to throw some people overboard to make room for others, only to find out that his people took up the most space on the ship...

"Big brother, did you decide not to lay hands on me and went to confront Yin Manor on purpose?"

For a moment, Zhang Taichu's face turned gloomy, his hands clenched tightly, nails digging into his palms, as if the thoughts in his mind were struggling between heaven and humanity.

...

…

"Hehehe, I finally got my hands on the Great True Qi of Dragon and Tiger Embracing the Pill." Yi Chen was overjoyed to the point of almost showing his teeth in a certain chamber at Dragon Tiger Mountain's Azure Court.

I waited so long and finally, today has come; I dreamed so long and finally made my dream come true…

Humming Dehua's hometown ditty, Yi Chen smiled with his eyes as he eagerly shut the room door firmly and then couldn't wait to open up the booklet that the old Heavenly Master had given him.

This was the original manuscript of the Great True Qi of Dragon and Tiger Embracing the Pill.

"Spiritual light of Qi and blood converges in one orifice, sitting with the pill cradled between thighs, without eyes ears nose tongue body mind, without color sound fragrance taste touch law, like a single spiritual light in chaos...."

Yi Chen silently recited the opening principles of the technique, opened the yellowed pages' Divine Intent Picture, and began to silently cultivate.

This booklet was not a handwritten copy; the original could better restore the thought patterns of the person who created this technique, following its divine intent, going against the current, and returning to the source.

Although this technique was highly ambitious, Yi Chen was now a man who had cultivated True Pure Yang Skill to the ninth level, his insights were already extraordinary, and his physique was tempered to an astounding degree.

With his current cultivation level, accessing the entrance of this technique was like catching a chicken in one's crotch—steady-handed.

Half an hour later, a flash of divine light in Yi Chen's eyes signaled that he had successfully entered the gateway.

"Not bad, with my heaven-piercing intelligence, I might be able to understand the second level and save some Deep Red Points wherever possible," Yi Chen said with joy upon seeing the Great True Qi of Dragon and Tiger Embracing the Pill that appeared on the panel.

One and a half hours later.

A tall Daoist was sitting cross-legged in the chamber, his complexion was poor.

"A minute of time is worth an ounce of gold, and right now I'm just wasting my life."

"A man born between heaven and earth shouldn't waste his thoughts on such trivial matters; a real man should be accumulating, not saving Deep Red Points."

"This second level of the Great True Qi of Dragon and Tiger Embracing the Pill, it can't be done by others, yet I'm reluctant too."

"Stepfather, give me some points!"

Upon thinking of Shen Hong, in an instant, heaven and earth seemed broader!

Letting go of his obsession, Yi Chen's thoughts fiercely jabbed the plus sign behind the Great True Qi of Dragon and Tiger Embracing the Pill.

Three lines of small text appeared on Yi Chen's retina in succession.

[Breaking through to the second level of the Great True Qi of Dragon and Tiger Embracing the Pill requires 10 Deep Red Points, proceed with the breakthrough? Yes/No]

Naturally, Yi Chen chose yes.

A profound enlightenment surged through his mind.

Followed by the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh levels.

After spending a total of 250 Deep Red Points, Yi Chen's Great True Qi of Dragon and Tiger Embracing the Pill had broken through to the seventh level.

"As expected, I am a genius. In just two hours, I've cultivated the Great True Qi of Dragon and Tiger Embracing the Pill to the seventh level," he said as he suddenly stood up, his eyes shining with divine light.

Perhaps because his cultivation realm of True Pure Yang Skill was too high, as soon as the Inner Qi generated by the technique emerged, it was forcefully absorbed by the overwhelming deep cyan Pure Yang inner strength, leaving not a single trace behind.

The enhancement to his body from cultivating the seventh level of the Great True Qi of Dragon and Tiger Embracing the Pill was not as significant as hoped, it only seemed to increase all attributes by three points.

However, Yi Chen was not at all panicked; he had a premonition deep within.

Something big was coming.

Upon the next advancement, the Great True Qi of Dragon and Tiger Embracing the Pill will have a miraculous chemical reaction with the Inner Qi of the True Pure Yang Skill, merging into one furnace, creating a brand new type of Inner Qi.

"Unfortunately, consecutive breakthroughs and the onslaught of insights are quite exhausting to the spirit."

"To prevent an unstable foundation, it's better to go eat first."

"After eating, I'll look for a secluded place to break through to prevent the experts of Dragon Tiger Mountain from detecting any anomalies during my breakthrough, thus everything will be in order."

Yi Chen has always been a person who is steady and pays attention to the foundation; naturally, he decided to eat and allow his spirit to recover before continuing his breakthrough.

No sooner said than done.

Yi Chen immediately scooped up Little Miao into his arms and dashed towards Zhengyang City.

The day was spent blowing the pipe to clear the skies, playing with frolicsome fishermen and lotus children, while at night, singing lotus songs on the water, the streets teemed with people like a city that never sleeps.

The establishments in the city brimming with people and connecting mechanisms were doing booming business.

It is said that even kun (female) practitioners in the mortal world offer services to those with family members cultivating at Dragon Tiger Mountain, seeking resources and care in return.

Countless resources and information, visible or hidden, licit or illicit, converge and exchange here.

Nighttime in Zhengyang City is a city of desires.

Yi Chen, of course, was not in the mood to play at this time. He casually ate something and continued running until he was far away from Dragon Tiger Mountain, then he found a bear den to sneak into.

He sat down cross-legged, adjusting his condition to the optimum.

In his heart, he called out softly, "Great True Qi of Dragon and Tiger Embracing the Pill, breakthrough!"

An information flow immediately appeared in front of Yi Chen's eyes.

[True Pure Yang Skill swallowing the Great True Qi of Dragon and Tiger Embracing the Pill is about to undergo a mutation. This breakthrough requires 1,800 Deep Red Points, proceed with the breakthrough? Yes/No]

Yi Chen naturally chose yes.

1,800 Deep Red Points were deducted in an instant, and at the same time, a massive wave of memories suddenly emerged in his mind.

It's the familiar disc-reading segment once again.