Chapter 47: Hearing about the Old Enemy Again

"It's not Wang Lan, nor is it Xin Qing, the Six Spirit Fox Demon, but another unknown evildoer."

Han Shang Sanren was silent for a moment, then said uncertainly, "The cultivation level of that evil person is secondary. I suspect that he is related to the evil demon Hanba who cultivated the immortal body of Hanba six or seven years ago, turned the land within a thousand miles into a red land, and caused a severe drought in the two countries."

Liu Peiyu, who had faced the drought disaster that year and even tried to cast a spell to stop the drought from spreading, was confused and asked, "Are you serious?"

Chu Tai's pupils contracted, and he resisted the urge to ask, pretending to be puzzled and said, "When I treated you earlier, although there was a little bit of hot air on your wound, it was not the core of evil energy."

You don't have any aura of Hanba, can you really be sure that the other person is related to Hanba?

Although Chu Tai did not say this explicitly, the three people present could understand it.

Han Shang Sanren gave very detailed answers to the questions about the doctor who treated him and Chu Tai, who might be able to help his sect make further progress.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, you don't know that the hot aura on my body was not affected by his magic power, but was caused by the aura of a magic weapon on the evil cultivator's body when I cast a spell to absorb his aura."

Upon hearing this, Taoist Cuihuang, who had escaped this calamity because he was out helping his fellow disciples to refine magic weapons, widened his eyes.

"Just the aura has affected you. Was the drought demon so terrifying back then? Speaking of which, if this kind of power is classified according to the nine-level method of ascending to heaven divided by Taiyi Zhenjun in the past, can it be classified as the fourth level?"

When Taoist Cuihuang said this, his tone was somewhat complicated. He seemed to respect Master Taiyi, but also seemed to disapprove of him.

Chu Tai standing next to him was concentrating even more and listening carefully.

In the past, it was Taoist Fu Guang who taught him the teachings of the Taiyi Jinhua Sect. This was the first time he had the opportunity to hear an outsider mention the Nine-Level Ascension Method.

Liu Peiyu sighed, "Because I have been practicing water magic in the past few decades, I have faced its power directly when the drought occurred. I can be sure that the magical power of the drought demon is so amazing. As for its grade, it should be considered as the fourth grade."

“Why should it be?”

Chu Tai raised his doubts.

Liu Peiyu took a look and said with some emotion: "In the past, when Taiyi Zhenjun preached the Great Heaven, he established the Nine-Rank Ascension Method in order to make us casual cultivators more clear about the future path. The specific classification effect is not as good as the comparison effect."

"And the ability displayed by Hanba may have reached the fourth level, but whether it can be classified as the fourth level or not, I have not witnessed it with my own eyes and do not know its specific situation, so it is difficult to make a hasty judgment."

Upon hearing this, Han Shang Sanren nodded repeatedly.

"That's right. Our Great Celestial Immortal Path is at its peak, but many immortal professions are mixed together. There is no complete system inheritance, so it is really difficult to figure out the relationship between different immortal professions."

"In this case, the Nine-Rank Ascension Method can serve as a unified comparison of the different realms and guide us in exploring the way forward."

"Sounds like it has a big effect?"

Chu Tai interrupted again: "The ninth grade is ordinary, the eighth grade is called the master of magic, and the seventh grade needs to learn the law. These three grades are ordinary people, side door magicians and people who have entered the Tao."

"It looks good, but in fact, as long as you have a slightly complete inheritance, you can directly enter the seventh rank. What's the use of the ninth and eighth ranks?"

"And the ones above that, starting from the sixth rank and ending at the fourth rank, are called the three ranks of immortal transformation."

"According to this classification method, you, my fellow Daoist, have not yet achieved the highest level of immortality. You are said to have achieved the status of a scattered immortal, but your achievements are but a mirage, and are difficult to sustain. You are still at the sixth level of the gathering spirit position."

"Is it so good to not divide the parts that need to be divided, and not divide the parts that can be summarized simply?"

Chu Tai had asked this question to Taoist Fu Guang in the past. At that time, Taoist Fu Guang smiled and said that it was the division of realms, and naturally the distinction was made according to qualitative changes.

Now, upon hearing this, Liu Peiyu and Han Shangsanren also gave similar answers from different angles.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, you are from the orthodox Xuan Sect, so it's normal that you don't understand the key. When Taiyi Zhenjun preached to the world in the past, there were clear regulations on the division of different grades among the nine grades." "Take the sixth grade of gathering spirits, although it can be summarized as a simple sentence that the circulation of mana in the body is perfect, it can actually be analyzed from four aspects: essence, qi, spirit and reason."

"The so-called essence refers to the qi and blood of the body. We need to train our marrow to be as cold as frost and our blood to be as pure as mercury, so that the body can complete the initial transformation and cleanse its marrow."

"According to your understanding, Qi should be the condensation of the sixth-grade or higher true Qi. According to my talisman lineage, it is to create a magic power core that can mobilize more vital energy when communicating with the power of heaven and earth."

After Han Shang Sanren finished talking about essence, Liu Peiyu next to him added the explanation of spirit and reason.

In Liu Peiyu's explanation, God is the manifestation of Yin God, and Principle can be understood as the basis of Tao Fruit, or the basis of illusory personality. For example, the immortal karma of ghost immortals, one of the thresholds of the sixth grade, and his scattered immortal achievements can be regarded as the sixth grade Principle.

"According to the popular classification, I have forged the golden elixir, which means I have achieved success as a wandering immortal and am in the realm of immortality."

"But in fact, Fellow Daoist Chu, you haven't achieved immortality, but you have fifth-grade true qi. In terms of magical powers, you are not inferior to me at all. What you lack is the accumulation of magic power. If your magic power can keep up with mine, I will definitely not be your opponent."

"This shows the excellence of Master Taiyi's division method."

"According to the classification of the Nine-Rank Ascension Method, the golden elixir in my body has not yet fully achieved the power of creation, which means that my spirit, energy and spirit are not perfect. I cannot transform and refine it three times to condense a little bit of true yang energy, which just corresponds to the characteristics of the sixth-rank spirit, energy and spirit. It is just right to be placed in the sixth-rank spirit gathering..."

"Okay, okay, aren't we talking about how high Hanba's cultivation is? Why are we suddenly discussing the functions and comparative division methods of the Nine-Rank Ascension Method?"

Taoist Cuihuang interrupted the conversation between Chu Tai and the other two, saying that the most important thing now was to find out whether this matter was related to Hanba, and to find the trace of the unknown monk.

"I can help with this."

Chu Tai spoke first. He said that he would take Guo Shan to send the body back home later. During this process, he could also observe the surrounding ground veins and earth energy.

"However, I don't know the specific appearance of that evil cultivator. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Han Shang has any relevant aura that would be convenient for me to track him?"

"Of course there is! I am good at the Xunfeng method, and taking in the air and shadows is exactly my forte."

As he spoke, a wisp of breath fell and was collected by Chu Tai.

When Liu Peiyu saw that the first thing had come to fruition, he began to express his thoughts.

"Fellow Daoist Chu travels around under the pretext of driving and carrying corpses, looking for evil cultivators and collecting information."

"As for me, I can have some contact with Wang Lan as the head of the Liu family. It just so happens that he is about to die in the next two years, and he has been hoping that I can answer some of his doubts about cultivation. I can take the opportunity of meeting him to explore his cultivation and foundation."

"As for Fellow Daoist Cuihuang, you will stay here with Han Shang Sanren, and wait for orders while preventing the Wang family from making desperate moves."

"You want to meet Wang Lan at this time? Given the current situation, your approach is too dangerous."

Taoist Cuihuang frowned, expressing his opposition.

Chu Tai agreed with this and began to refute Taoist Cuihuang.

"No, Brother Liu's move is the most suitable method. Although Xin Qing's cultivation is higher than ours, he has been confined for many years, so his cultivation must have been damaged. It shouldn't be difficult for the four of us to suppress him together."

"What we need to know most now is whether the cultivator who injured Fellow Daoist Han Shang is still alive, what is his cultivation level, and what does he want to do?"

"If I find the other party and understand the reason, I can immediately choose to force them to retreat or attack the Wang family. The former requires long-term planning. For the latter, you and I can attack from the outside while Fellow Daoist Liu breaks through from the inside, which is enough to destroy the Wang family's defense system."

Han Shang Sanren stood on Chu Tai's side again. Upon seeing this, Taoist Cuihuang secretly calculated and added some details. The framework of the overall layout was completed.

Afterwards, Chu Tai spent another three days refining some elixirs to treat Han Shang Sanren, especially the Liuyun Xingmai Pill that was suitable for his battle.
After completing the preliminary preparations, Chu Tai left the Liu family and reunited with Guo Shan.

(End of this chapter)

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