Chapter 15: Ghost Raising Method [Qi Refining]

Yang He frowned slightly.

Taiyi Zhenren’s third arm fanned the bonfire, the alchemy furnace burned red, the temperature in the temple soared, and the air became distorted.

In ancient times, people who were born with extra hands and feet did have another name called “weirdos”.

In the original work, Nezha’s three-headed, six-armed Dharma body was taught by Taiyi Zhenren. Logically speaking, the old Taoist priest in front of him is definitely this person.

But Yang He felt something was wrong. His ghost pupil could vaguely feel the third arm, but the oppressive feeling it brought was far less terrifying than he had imagined.

“Isn’t Taiyi Zhenren an immortal god? How can his strength be so… ordinary?”

Taiyi Zhenren touched the mole at the corner of his mouth and counted with his fingers.

“Without further delay, I will teach you the method of cultivating your spiritual pupils immediately. Otherwise, you will not be able to revive your brother on the auspicious day.”

Yang He suppressed his distracting thoughts and saw that the bones of Taiyi Zhenren’s third arm grew larger and instantly drilled into the earthen jar and touched Yang He’s forehead.

A faint light filled the air, and a large number of memories flooded into Yang He’s mind out of nowhere.

Yang He secretly smacked his lips, pondering the practice method of Ghost Eye.

“hiss……”

At first glance, there is nothing wrong with the content of the practice method, and it fits the three words “Qi Refiner” very well. It is purely about communicating with the ghost pupils and guiding the external Yin Qi into the body.

But if you change the angle, Yang He finds that the whole article is about “raising ghosts”.

The ghosts are raised entirely through the method of refining Qi.

Yang He couldn’t help but ask, “Master, is the practice method of the three-headed, six-armed Dharmakaya of our Qianyuan Mountain completely different?”

“nature!”

“There are different sects in the world, and each sect will produce magical powers. Your spiritual pupil is a natural magical power that requires Qi training.”

Taiyi Zhenren said with a strange smile: “As for the three-headed and six-armed Dharmakaya, it is a grafting practice.”

Although he did not give a specific description of grafting practice, Yang He immediately realized that grafting practice was a method of raising ghosts that was unique to the Shigui Dao.

What kind of magical power? Ghosts are just ghosts!

The method of raising ghosts in the hungry ghost realm is [eating], and the method of raising ghosts in the pupil ghost realm is [refining qi]. As one breaks through the realm of practice, the weak ghosts actually turn into evil ghosts.

“Hehehe, disciple, you are so lucky to have met your master!”

“Not only will your teacher teach you how to practice, but he will also help you lay the foundation for your Taoism!!”

Taiyi Zhenren opened the scalding alchemy furnace, and with his third arm he pulled the cuff of his sleeve, and all kinds of medicinal herbs immediately fell into it like raindrops.

The alchemy furnace crackled and a mysterious three-colored light flashed.

“Turn on the furnace!”

boom.

The third arm held up the alchemy furnace, and the boiling black liquid looked like a living thing.

In Yang He’s spiritual vision, the medicinal liquid was filled with rich yin energy. As it rolled in the alchemy furnace, it gradually turned into a new weak ghost.

Refining elixir is refining ghosts!

“Disciple.”

“This medicinal liquid is called Houtian Fenyan Yinmai Danshui, which can help you avoid some detours in the Houtian realm. Hehehe, the Xiantian realm is just around the corner.”

Yang He’s mind moved. The concepts of the acquired realm (weak ghosts) and the innate realm (evil ghosts) are the same as those in the main world.

“Damn it, Bigan is floating in the air of the main world, how could there be no connection?”

Taiyi Zhenren laughed uncontrollably, as if there was a small world inside his sleeves, with medicinal materials flowing in one after another until eyeball-shaped bubbles appeared in the medicine.

It didn’t take long.

The liquid medicine was already colorful, and it was still bubbling even after the bonfire was extinguished.

“Disciple, the elixir is ready!”

Taiyi Zhenren was beaming with joy, and couldn’t help swallowing his saliva as he looked at the medicinal liquid. He raised the alchemy furnace with his third arm and came to Yang He’s earthen jar.

A strong and pungent medicinal aroma rushed into Yang He’s nostrils.

“Cough cough cough.”

“My disciple, hold on for a while. Once your spiritual pupil refines the elixir, you can enter the realm of the late stage.”

Taiyi Zhenren took out a number of talismans and stuck them on the surface of the earthen jar. Yang He could feel that they were trying to isolate the negative energy, and he was mainly afraid that the medicine would be wasted.

“Close your eyes, ears, mouth and nose, and enter into a state of meditation like a baby hugging his knees. Visualize yourself turning into a spiritual pupil, and completely open up the meridians in your body.”

Immediately afterwards, all the Yinmai Fenyan Dan water was poured into the earthen jar.

“Well……”

Yang He groaned as the liquid medicine seeped directly into his flesh, blood and bones through his pores, causing pain that almost overwhelmed his consciousness. He did not dare to neglect it and used his ghost pupils to absorb the rich medicinal power.

Bah bah bah.

Although the ghost pupil had no mouth, Yang He heard a strange chewing sound.

Veins popped out of his forehead, and he couldn’t help but curse inwardly: “Don’t smack your lips when eating!!”

The movement of the ghost pupil suddenly stopped.

Yang He entered into meditation according to the posture described by Taiyi Zhenren.

In a trance, it seemed as if I was back to the first time I took in the ghost pupil. The ghost pupil’s phantom appeared in my mind, and any changes could be seen.

Guitong began to respond to the surging Yin energy and chose to share food with Yang He.

Yang He stopped breathing and watched the Yin Energy wandering through his flesh, blood and bones, and finally returning to his ghost pupils, forming a cycle.

A tiny blood vessel slowly grew out of the ghost pupil, making it more efficient in absorbing the medicine.

Taiyi Zhenren approached the earthen jar and said with satisfaction: “Disciple, your spiritual pupil has already developed Yin meridians, and you will be able to practice on your own from now on.”

“Once the nine Yin meridians are derived from the spiritual pupil, I can try to upgrade my magical power to the innate level.”

The growth of the ghost pupil in the weak ghost period mainly depends on the nine blood vessels and Yin meridians. When they are complete, they can go further with the help of corresponding rare items.

Yang He had already learned the method of how pupil ghosts were promoted to evil ghosts. In the memories passed on by Taiyi Zhenren, just the eyeballs of twelve different weak ghosts were enough to make his scalp tingle.

He didn’t think too much about it for the time being, because raising a ghost is not something that can be done overnight.

“Ah sneeze~~”

Taiyi Zhenren sneezed, and all the earthen jars shattered one by one.

Yang He crawled out in a panic, his thin body was skin and bones, and he was wearing a patched Taoist robe that was also tattered.

When Taiyi Zhenren saw that it was getting light, he put away the alchemy furnace and left the ruined temple.

“Disciple, don’t forget what your master said. It’s almost time. You and I must set off to Cailian Town to avoid missing the auspicious day.”

“The disciple understands.”

Yang He knew that nothing was given without reason, and he was most likely Nezha’s backup body.

Just as he was about to follow Taiyi Zhenren, he suddenly heard a faint meow and quickly turned around to search in the wreckage of the earthen jar.

Meow~~

A black cat crawled out from the corner, emitting a sinister aura and its eyes were blood red.

It rushed into Yang He’s arms without any hesitation.

【Ghost turns into a raccoon cat】

[The raccoon cat that has been infected with Yin Qi but has not yet died is hard to be seen by human eyes at night, and can sense the danger brought by ghosts. ]

Yang He gently stroked the black cat, whose body temperature was only slightly lower.

The rest of the living creatures in the main world have all died in the earthen altar. The black cat is half cat and half ghost, which is just right for use as an early warning.

“I’ll just call you Heizi. Don’t make any noise, or I won’t take you home.”

The black cat nodded intelligently.

Yang He hurried out of the dilapidated temple and limped after Taiyi Zhenren.

As a result, after walking a few steps, the black cat’s claws scratched Yang He’s waist, and a piece of yellowed paper fell out of his torn Taoist robe.

The paper was very wrinkled and had some blood stains on it.

Yang He opened the paper and noticed that it was recorded by the Taoist boy.

“I got separated from my mother, and it was Zhang Laoda who took me in. But when I wanted to leave, Zhang Laoda locked me up in a clay jar.”

“I’m so scared. Boss Zhang said that if I keep it in the tank, it will never grow up. It will make him a lot of money after it becomes a dwarf.”

Yang He suddenly felt something was wrong and observed Taiyi Zhenren out of the corner of his eye.

He continued to read the contents of the paper, and an inexplicable fear surged in his heart. The paper actually concealed an extremely horrifying truth.

‘Boss Zhang has grown a third arm. He seems to have become a different person.’

The handwriting became increasingly illegible, showing the panic of the Taoist boy when he was recording.

‘Boss Zhang put on a Taoist robe and claimed to be Taiyi Zhenren from Jinguang Cave in Qianyuan Mountain. Boss Zhang is crazy. What should I do?’

Yang He quickly stuffed it into his arms, suppressed all distracting thoughts and stared at Taiyi Zhenren.

If what was recorded on the paper was true, then who was this person? Or, to put it another way, if he was indeed Taiyi Zhenren.

So……

What kind of evil thing is Taiyi Zhenren?
(End of this chapter)