Under One Person: The Seeker of the Dao in the Lü Family

Chapter 188 The Rebellion of Jia Shen, the Three Vehicles of Law

As the silver light entered Lü Qian's forehead, a scroll of scripture and a diagram appeared out of thin air in his mind.

The name of the scripture illustration is quite ordinary; it is simply called "The Requiem Banner".

Many of the scriptures are about soothing the soul, but if you think about them from another perspective, you will find that these scriptures contain hidden secrets.

Just like a lab manual in the mortal world, it lists many things that are prohibited.

If these prohibitions are lifted and implemented, it will be found that what is ultimately forged is not a soothing artifact, but a genuine demonic weapon.

He sat cross-legged on the futon with his eyes closed, meditating for a while. After a moment, Lü Qian opened his eyes with a smile.

"Master, it seems you have quite a collection. You even have the Soul Banner Technique. What else do you have?"

Lu Qian waved his tattered sleeve at Guo Zu, revealing the scars on his body, "Since you see how badly I'm injured, why don't you pass on a few more skills to me?"

"I think the poison and spell techniques you just mentioned are quite good. I won't ask for more; these two will do."

Guo Zu looked at Lü Qian's pitiful act, laughed twice, and then swung his whisk at Lü Qian's head.

"You monkey, you actually ordered food, huh?"

"Thump!"

A whisk struck Lü Qian on the head, and along with the familiar pain came two scriptures that shone brightly in Lü Qian's mind.

"Hiss, thank you for passing on the Dharma, Master Guo."

Lu Qian chuckled and touched the top of his head. He had briefly glanced at the two methods. Like the "Soul-Soothing Banner," they were both upright and righteous when practiced correctly, but if practiced in reverse, they would be truly harmful and underhanded tricks.

"Our Taoist sect has a profound foundation; it even possesses such a method, which I usually can't find in the library."

"Hmph, such an easy method is naturally not something you juniors can see."

Guo Zu put away his whisk and dusted it off. "Although the teachings are used by people, whether they are right or wrong depends on the choice of the practitioner."

"But you young people are reckless and lack a sense of proportion. If you mistakenly practice evil magic, you will not only harm others but also yourselves."

"As for what I'm passing on to you, it was all taught to me privately by my master before I came to the Northeast to preach and spread the word."

When he came to Northeast China to preach, he faced many hardships and exclusion, including from shamans, sorcerers, and spirits...

If you rush in and fight head-on just because you're full of enthusiasm, you'll be reduced to ashes long ago.

Taoism emphasizes the balance of Yin and Yang, requiring both ruthless methods and the learning of unorthodox practices in order to survive in a chaotic world.

The Daoist way values ​​life and cherishes one's body and life; this is a classic teaching passed down from our ancestors!

Lu Qian calmed down and began to study the manual. After a while, he frowned and asked Guo Zu, "Master, you just said that you could refine a soul banner that could hold one or two hundred fierce ghosts, but I think the manual describes a soul banner that can only hold a maximum of seven."

"Is there some intricacies involved?"

Guo Zu sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation at Lü Qian's near-zero comprehension when it came to unorthodox methods.

"You're so used to walking the straight path that you can't think straight when you switch to the crooked path."

"I remember there's a saying in your mortal world: plastic is replaced with iron, adhesive with welding, and paper balls are replaced with steel bullets."

"Similarly, a soul banner made from ordinary objects can't hold that many, but if you use a spiritual object, it's a completely different story."

Lu Qian suddenly realized, then frowned again. "But I don't have any spiritual objects now, and where can I find them in this day and age?"

"Thump!"

Guo Zu jumped up from the futon and shoved the whisk in his hand directly at Lü Qian's forehead. "You're really missing a screw. I've been cultivating for at least three hundred years. If I didn't have this kind of background, why would I be talking to you about this?"

As he spoke, he waved his sleeve, and a golden door opened beside him, from which two orbs of spiritual light flew out.

"These are all mountain spirits and monsters that committed evil deeds back then. A piece of mountain goblin bone and a yellow tiger skin are both good things that have been around for a long time."

Guo Zu flicked his whisk and tossed two orbs of spiritual light to Lü Qian. "I have refined both of these items to remove the blood and evil energy. You don't have to worry about them backfiring on their master when used."

Lu Qian put away the two orbs of spiritual light given to him by Guo Zu. One of them was a piece of white bone and the other was a striped tiger skin. Both of them looked very pure and upright, and did not seem to be materials used to make evil artifacts at all.

"Many thanks to Guo Zu for the gift."

He smiled and thanked Guo Zu, saying, "Master, look at my ragged clothes, I can't go out and face people."

"Or, could you give me another set of clothes?"

"That's easy to say."

Guo Zu nodded, and with a sweep of his whisk, Lü Qian's tattered Taoist robe was restored, and the worn whisk grew new, white, and lush dust.

"Next time, we can't just charge in directly. Remember to use strategy, a more roundabout approach, understand?"

"For example, during the day, we can use transformation techniques to understand the terrain and troop strength, and then at night we can sneak up and do something clean."

"Disciple understands."

Lu Qian nodded and said solemnly, "They don't deserve to pay with their lives for those beasts!"

"This child is teachable."

Guo Zu smiled and nodded. He stroked his beard and sat down again. "Alright, we've finished talking about trivial matters. It's time to get down to business."

"You should be able to sense something coming north from southern Xinjiang by now, right?"

"Guo Zu, how did you know?"

Lu Qian looked at Guo Zu with some surprise. Every time he activated his Dharma form and resonated with heaven and earth, he would always feel that something in the southern border was heading north.

"Hmph, that beast is still up to no good. We almost let it succeed back then."

Guo Zu snorted coldly, his face turning frosty. "Back then, when we weren't careful, that beast actually bewitched people and almost destroyed the Tongtian Valley's energy formation, breaking the restrictions left by our ancestor."

"During the Jia Shen Rebellion, the Thirty-Six Thieves stole only their own possessions."

Upon hearing this, Lü Qian's eyes widened. He never expected to hear firsthand information from the patriarch.

Guo Zu looked at Lü Qian with a serious expression and asked a seemingly unrelated question, "Young man, how long do you think a person can live?"

"According to ancient records, if an ordinary person takes good care of themselves, they can live to be 150 years old."

"It is hard to say whether those who cultivate themselves emulate the heavens and earth and experience calamities. Moreover, I believe that the patriarchs of our time have already transcended the cycle of rebirth and are not included in this category."

Lu Qian pondered for a moment, then stroked his chin and asked, "Is it possible that someone didn't ascend to immortality and has lived until now?"

"clever."

Guo Zu nodded, then, ignoring Lü Qian's shock, continued, "Our Daoist school has three levels of alchemy methods, are you aware of them?"

"I know that the Zhong Lü Chuan Dao Ji states that Lü Zu once discussed the three vehicles of Dharma, which are divided into the Heavenly Elixir, the Earthly Elixir, and the Human Elixir."

"The Earthly Elixir Method is the method by which the Celestial Master Zhang Daoling attained immortality. It involves extracting the spiritual essence of blessed lands and grottoes to forge a golden elixir, which one can then consume to achieve immortality."

"The Human Essence Elixir Method is the current method of internal alchemy. It involves refining the intertwining of Yin and Yang, Kan and Li within oneself, using oneself as the elixir to achieve the status of an immortal."

"As for the Heavenly Origin Elixir Method, it has long been lost, with only fragmented inheritance remaining. It is said to involve merging one's body with heaven and earth, using the human body to emulate the universe, thereby attaining immortality."

Listening to Lü Qian's account, Guo Zu nodded, saying something meaningful.

"What if I told you that someone has walked the Heavenly Origin Elixir Path, and even completed half of it?"

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