Transcendent Dawn

Chapter 627: Chapter 0627: Departure (Third update, asking for subscriptions)

Heixuan Mountain.

Deep into the night, midnight.

Xu Changqing closed the door and windows tightly, did not light any candles, and positioned a basin of water in the center of the room.

In the dark, his eyes were bright, still capable of seeing, and he lit up a stick of incense.

This was the Dao Method that his grandpa taught him, a way to contact Li Shitou.

The incense burned, and the smoke swirled.

A sudden wave appeared on the surface of the water in the copper basin, showing the shadow of Li Shitou: “Little Qingzi?”

“It’s me, how are you?” Xu Changqing was quite intrigued.

“I’m doing well, I’ve been promoted to [Impermanence] recently, and I even explored an underground relic recently, gained a lot, but also have many doubts…”

Li Shitou shared his discoveries, obviously hoping to seek guidance from grandpa.

He couldn’t say if he trusted or distrusted Su Lu, but he was too thin on resources himself and had no option but to depend on him temporarily.

“Yin Emperor? Luofeng?”

Su Lu considered and then said to Xu Changqing: “I think, this Luofeng might not necessarily be a person’s name, it might be a position! No one would carve their full name onto the plaque of their residence…”

He suspected that Luofeng should have been promoted after the [Judge]! A powerful figure from the underworld!

In this way, the path to transcendence in the underworld was almost sorted.

[Ghost Officer] at the first level, [Impermanence] at the second level, [Judge] at the third level, [Luofeng] at the fourth level, the fifth level is unknown, and the [Yin Emperor] at the sixth level!

Su Lu believed, the so-called [Yin Emperor] was the sixth level Ghost God who once ruled the underworld!

“After all, he was in control of the underworld’s authority, the fifth level may not accommodate… and in this world, there are no seventh level existences, otherwise, it wouldn’t have been corrupted and fallen by the Abyss… Therefore, it’s very likely that the [Yin Emperor] is at the sixth level.”

Xu Changqing relayed Su Lu’s guesses.

Li Shitou nodded: “So, that means, can I find the clues to the promotion after the [Judge] in the relics? When are you planning to give me the [Judge]?”

“Grandpa said, it can be exchanged with weird creatures, five of them will do.”

Xu Changqing was somewhat embarrassed; it felt wrong to extort his playmate from childhood.

“Ok, I see.”

Li Shitou was relieved a bit because it meant the other side didn’t have any ill intentions.

“So… what do ‘Xing Tian’ and ‘Demonic Gods’ represent, why did the Yin Emperor say they were disasters?”

“Maybe…they’re powerful strangeness.”

Xu Changqing wasn’t quite sure either.

Su Lu, who had a vague guess, was slightly confused and didn’t speak carelessly.

After all, the title ‘Xing Tian’ is extraordinary.

Although there’s a chance it’s just phonetically similar. However, this somehow implicates the truth about the ancient catastrophe!

After a few exchanges, Xu Changqing, noticing that he was near to using up the incense, ended the ‘summoning’ and started organizing himself:

“According to what grandpa said, I can consider myself a master of the Weird Elixir now, even though it’s just superficial and I don’t have any Magic Artifact, I can already be considered a strong person in the mortal world.”

A third level transcendent expert cannot be considered weak in any world.

“Next, is to learn some spells from my master, and gain knowledge to deal with demons and ghosts, and then I can graduate.”

“Yes, grandpa said, those talismans taught by the mountain man can be used, providing substantial power.”

“Once all of this is done, I’m going to apply to leave the mountain, search for weird creatures, and investigate the trail of the Corpse Dissecting Fairy who attacked Xiaozhai Village!”

…

“The so-called power of the ‘charm’, is actually our own power ‘stored’. First, seal a spell onto the talisman paper, release it when needed, this is a talisman!”

A few days later.

Danyunzi sat on the cloud couch, below him were Xu Changqing and Hongying.

The girl obviously had also succeeded in ‘building a foundation and attaining the Dao’, making her Xu Changqing’s ‘classmate’.

Danyunzi continued: “The commonly seen talismans have effects like ‘Heavenly Eye’, ‘Exorcism’, ‘Purify’… Going higher will need higher cultivation, higher talisman paper, and brush… High-level talismans are often effective against ghosts, but they have a time limit. If not used within a certain period, the power of the spell sealed inside will gradually decline…”

At this point, Xu Changqing thought about the few talisman spells taught by the mountain man.

Those were obviously more advanced than the ordinary talismans mentioned by Danyunzi.

One of them ‘Nourishing Life and Prolonging Life’ was for healing, and another one ‘Capture Demons and Arrest Ghosts’ was for attack, with surprising effectiveness against both ghosts and demons.

“Grandpa… why didn’t Hongying ask anything? She should have also heard the mountain man’s sermon at the time.”

At this point, Xu Changqing noticed something strange.

“Haha… do you think she’s like you, with me explaining things to you by your side?”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Su Lu said: “With that weird, jumbled lecture style, it would be surprising if she could successfully comprehend two talismans.”

“However, the Heixuan Sect has been occupying that Nameless Wilderness Mountain for a long time, occasionally sending low-level disciples to explore, occasionally bringing back some bits and pieces, still manage to combine them into some Dao Methods and talismans… these two talismans, Danyunzi might know…”

“Indeed…”

Xu Changqing then realized.

After the class ended, he bowed to Danyunzi: “Master, I’ve been lacking in weird creatures for my cultivation recently, I plan to leave the mountain.”

“Hmm…”

Danyunzi was somewhat surprised at this disciple’s lightning-fast progress.

She thought for a while and said: “The Demon Bureau grants the eighth-level Vice Captain position to all disciples of the Heixuan Sect when they graduate, where are you planning to go?”

“Qingyang City!”

Xu Changqing considered for a while and reported his hometown’s name.

Even a rich person should not be dressed splendidly in the night, moreover, being there, he could also look after Xiaozhai Village a bit.

As for the matter of Zhou Quan?

Now it’s different since he has a powerful backing, even if the old accounts were dug up, they might not be able to do anything to him. This is what’s called different situations call for different actions.

Meanwhile, Hongying’s expression grew complicated.

In fact, the Heixuan Sect did have a reserve of weird creatures, but the master and the elders took most of it, and the rest was given to a few blood descendants.

Xu Changqing had actually taken her ‘slavery duties’.

This made her feel a bit inexplicably guilty when facing Xu Changqing.

“Alright.”

Danyunzi didn’t think much of it: “Come and get your identity token and appointment tomorrow, also… you should carefully review the ‘Record of Demons’ and ‘Strange Discussion and Miscellaneous Talks’ in the Book Collection Pavilion.”

It wasn’t easy to find such useful labor, she didn’t want to lose him so easily.

“Thank you, Master. In addition, I lack the means to prevail over the enemy in my cultivation, I’m thinking about walking on the path of talismans.”

Xu Changqing continued speaking based on Su Lu’s guidance.

“Talismans? Okay… I have a wolf-bristle brush here that’s pretty good, I’ll give it to you. You go to the warehouse to get ten pieces of top-quality talisman paper.”

Danyunzi went to the desk, picked up a green bristle brush, and handed it to Xu Changqing.

“Thank you, Master.”

A hint of joy emerged on Xu Changqing’s face as he thanked her and excused himself.