When all the disciples of the Zhuming Sect were lost in a daze, Wei Yuan had already dispelled the illusion of controlling water and hurried towards the disciples' office, creating the illusion that he had heard a sound and came out of the library.

Zhang Daoling's sword was hidden in the lower layer of the scabbard.

The red talisman on the back of Wei Yuan's hand emitted a scorching heat.

Wei Yuan could feel that there was a connection between the sword and the talisman on his hand.

And now this connection had been triggered.

As long as he stayed away from a certain range, the sword would chase after him.

It seemed that there was no way to return the sword.

Wei Yuan even felt that Zhang Daoling might have left a talisman to retrieve the sword on it. After all, after killing demons and evil spirits, it was normal for the long sword to fly thousands of miles to take the head of the person. But after killing the demons and evil spirits, how could the sword come back? It naturally needed another reference point.

Otherwise, after killing the demons and evil spirits, would Zhang Daoling have to run over and retrieve the sword?

This scene seemed a bit off.

The sword absorbed the Yin Fire of the Earth's Lungs, and even though it was stored in the scabbard, it still emitted a burning sensation.

Wei Yuan arrived at the disciples' office before the other Zhuming Sect disciples returned.

He greeted the disciples guarding the office and helped calm down the frightened young disciples.

Not long after, Xuan Yi and the others returned and saw Wei Yuan from a distance. They assumed that he had heard the commotion and rushed to the disciples' office instead of arriving at the scene in time. Subconsciously, they separated him from the Daoist who had displayed the advanced ritual altar.

Especially since one had short hair and wore a plain robe, while the other had long hair and wore a Daoist robe.

How could they be the same person?

Zhao Yi and Xuan Yi self-mockingly felt that they were being overly suspicious because of the three thousand years of nurturing the soul wood.

Wei Yuan approached to inquire about the situation, and Xuan Yi and Zhao Yi briefly explained, only saying that a snake demon that had been suppressed under the mountain gate for nearly a thousand years had escaped and had been suppressed again by a senior Daoist. Wei Yuan looked surprised and sighed, "So that's how it is."

"It's a pity that I wasn't there to see the snake demon."

Xuan Yi comforted him, "Master Wei, there's no need to regret. The transformed snake didn't reveal its true form, it was just a shadow."

Lin Ling'er and Zhang Xiaoyu stared at Wei Yuan with wide eyes. Seeing that he remained calm and had a gentle and regretful expression, as if he really regretted not seeing the transformed snake, the two young disciples were confused and subconsciously wondered if they had made a mistake.

Could it really not be the master?

Then they noticed that Wei Yuan's right hand was strong, and they saw the black fingerless glove on his hand.

They exchanged a glance and saw the excitement in each other's eyes, as if they had discovered a great secret unknown to others. Now, looking at Wei Yuan's gentle and sincere expression, it seemed that he really regretted it like a museum curator. Lin Ling'er subconsciously thought of the senior Daoist in the story who hid his identity and told lies without changing his expression.

This was the demeanor of a master.

The young disciples were a little envious.

A senior with a hidden secret, who could lie without changing his expression.

Impressive!

She looked at Zhang Xiaoyu next to her and couldn't help but whisper, "Is this what an adult looks like?"

"Will we become like this one day?"

Zhang Xiaoyu thought for a moment and said, "Maybe."

"When we grow up."

Lin Ling'er clenched her fists, "I really hope to grow up quickly."

The Daoist with tiger-like eyes hurried back, carrying a gourd, and found the round-faced young disciple who had lost a shadow. He pulled the shadow out of the gourd and roughly shaped it into a human form, then lit a lamp and let the shadow return to the young disciple's back.

The young disciple finally breathed a sigh of relief, but when he looked up and saw the black face of his senior uncle, he turned pale with fear. He was even more scared than when he lost his shadow. The Daoist with tiger-like eyes stared at the trembling young disciple and finally sighed, "Forget it, let it go. Don't let it happen again."

The young disciple looked up in surprise.

"Go copy the rules a hundred times, and this matter will be forgotten."

Huh? A hundred times?!

The round-faced young disciple turned pale.

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After comforting the frightened young disciples and giving them a scare that would leave a deep impression in their memories, the Daoists left the disciples' office and went back to discuss the matters they had mentioned earlier. Seeing this, Wei Yuan took the initiative to bid farewell and returned to the library.

The Daoists with white hair were much more relaxed when they saw Wei Yuan actively avoiding suspicion.

Wei Yuan returned to the room on the first floor of the library and sat on the bed, exhaling slightly.

Forcing the spell had left him quite exhausted, and there was still a slight throbbing pain in his brow. But there were also benefits. He now knew his current limit and knew that he shouldn't involve himself in those powerful rituals, specific altars, and summoning of divine beings.

At present, he shouldn't use those special cultivation methods, specific altars, and the summoning of divine beings.

Even if he could complete the connection between heaven, earth, and man, his cultivation level was not enough to activate the spells that followed.Wei Yuan rubbed his forehead and went to search for several Daoist scriptures. He slowly flipped through them, looking for the most suitable talismans and spells for his current cultivation level. He silently memorized them in his mind, planning to try them out when he recovered.

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The disciples of the Wei Ming Sect were sitting together.

When they mentioned the events of today, they were both scared and angry. That snake actually used some kind of illusion spell to lure the young disciples. They didn't know who taught him this method.

If the snake really managed to escape, it would cause great damage. What face would the Wei Ming Sect have to face the other Daoist sects?

While the Daoists were talking, the old Daoist who had been guarding the top floor of the library remained silent.

Hu Mu Daoist sighed, "I don't know which sect the senior who suddenly appeared belongs to, but since he can perform rituals, he should be from the Zhengyi Sect. I just don't know if he is from the Dragon and Tiger Mountain."

When he mentioned the rituals, his voice paused slightly, recalling the act of picking up stones to make a ritual platform. He wasn't sure if he could call that an actual ritual.

The other Daoists were whispering to each other, not knowing the identity of this person.

Both the Quanzhen Sect and the Zhengyi Sect wore Daoist robes, but there were differences in the details.

Both sects had their own rules, different from the folk Daoist sects.

The Quanzhen Sect was even stricter than the Zhengyi Sect.

Although the people present were knowledgeable, they didn't know which sect the style of these Daoist robes belonged to. However, they all had some impression and found it familiar. Only the old man who had been guarding the library sighed and said, "I have seen that robe before, and you have all seen it too."

Everyone was stunned.

The old Daoist said, "Wait a moment."

He got up and went back to the library. Seeing Wei Yuan still studying the Daoist scriptures, starting from the basic talismans and rituals, he was somewhat surprised. He didn't initiate a conversation, but after going upstairs and bowing, he took out two scrolls. After confirming that they were correct, he returned to where the other Daoists were.

He opened one of the scrolls and hung it on the wall.

Many disciples of the sect stood up instinctively, showing respectful expressions.

The scroll depicted a middle-aged Daoist with a cold expression, wearing a Daoist robe. There were disciples holding swords and disciples tending to the furnace beside him. This was a portrait of the ancestor Zhang Daoling, the Heavenly Master. It was said to be his appearance when he was refining pills and about to enter Shu. Although he was already over sixty years old, he looked like he was in his thirties or forties.

The Daoists didn't understand the old man's meaning at first.

But when they saw Zhang Daoling's portrait on the scroll, their expressions changed. They found that the style of the Daoist robe worn by the Daoist who had performed the ritual earlier was vaguely similar to the style of Zhang Daoling's robe on the scroll. The old Daoist sighed again and said, "Take a look at this other scroll."

He unfolded it again, revealing a handsome young man with a spirited expression and a sword at his waist.

It was a portrait of Zhang Daoling when he was young.

Only the Wei Ming Sect, as a branch of the Zhengyi Sect, had a copy of it.

The old man pointed to the sword at the waist of the young man in the portrait, without saying a word.

The people looked at it and their expressions changed. Hu Mu Daoist remembered the ancient sword that had leaped into the air and took a deep breath, saying, "The robe worn by the Heavenly Master when he entered Shu, and the sword at his waist when he was young... that senior Daoist, he..."

A ridiculous thought simultaneously appeared in the minds of the Daoists.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became heavy.

The words "I never expected that there would be a snake in this era..." suddenly echoed in their minds, making their hearts beat faster and their thoughts stagnant, leaving them confused.

But the old Daoist laughed and scolded, "What are you thinking?"

"Based on my thoughts, this should be another disciple of the Heavenly Master."

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The old man said, "On the Dragon and Tiger Mountain of the Zhengyi Sect, there is the Xuan Altar and the male and female Dragon and Tiger Swords. Correspondingly, this branch also has the sword at the waist of the Heavenly Master when he was young. It can explain why he can easily use the previous talismans without strictly following the rituals."

Xuan Yi and Zhao Yi looked puzzled, not understanding his meaning.

The old Daoist put away the two scrolls and explained, "You are all disciples of the Wei Ming Sect, which is also a branch of the Zhengyi Sect. Do you know the rules for receiving the Zhengyi Sect's scriptures?"

Zhao Yi honestly replied, "Our generation received the scriptures according to the 'Heavenly Altar Jade Grid' passed down by the fifty-third generation Heavenly Master Zhang Hongren. We first received the 'Supreme Sanwu Dugu Jingluo', then the 'Supreme Zhengyi Alliance Power Scripture', followed by the 'Upper Clear Five Thunder Scripture', and then the 'Upper Clear Three Caves Five Thunder Scripture', the 'Upper Clear Great Cave Scripture', and the 'Three Clear Three Caves Scripture'. However, only the Heavenly Master can receive the final Upper Clear Scripture."

The old Daoist sighed, "That's correct."

"But do you know that the process of receiving the scriptures in ancient times was much more complicated than it is now?"

"Let's not talk about the twenty-four levels of the Upper Clear Scripture. Even for ordinary Daoists, the scriptures they received were the Supreme Sanwu Zhengyi Alliance Power Treasure Scripture. 'Supreme' means the most respected. 'Tai' means extreme and comprehensive. It is the only one respected by the Three Realms and the extreme of all saints. It is what we call the Dao Lord. This scripture was passed down by the Heavenly Master to the Three Heavenly Masters, who then transmitted it to the world."

Xuan Yi curiously asked, "Alliance Power Scripture?"The old Taoist shook his head and replied, "It is not the contemporary Supreme Unity Alliance's Wei Jinglu, but the Supreme Three-Five Supreme Unity Alliance's Wei Baolu. This scroll has a total of twenty-four grades, corresponding to the upper eight scenes, middle eight scenes, and lower eight scenes. It was opened by the immortal spirit's 150 generals and passed down through cultivation."

"Among them, there are some scrolls that are specifically used for special situations, not the usual ones. For example, the 'Supreme Three-Five Supreme Unity Alliance's Wei Slayer of a Thousand Ghosts and Ten Thousand Gods Scroll' is one of the Alliance's treasure scrolls. Zhang Daoling once said that this scroll is too fierce and should not be used frequently."

"And when your cultivation reaches a higher level, there will also be the 'Supreme Three-Five Exorcism Scroll' and the 'Supreme Six-Harm Solving Divine Symbol Scroll'. We only know that these scrolls are ranked among the top ten, but the exact number is unknown and is passed down by the master."

"At that time, there were many classifications of scrolls, and they were highly targeted. Correspondingly, the spellcasting would be much simpler, and the requirements for rituals were not particularly strict."

"At that time, when the three-day Taoists went out, if they wanted to deal with ghosts, they would use the 'Supreme Three-Five Supreme Unity Alliance's Wei Hundred Ghost Summoning Scroll'. If they wanted to represent the Celestial Master's Mansion to inspect the various local deities, they would use the 'Supreme Three-Five Supreme Unity Alliance's Wei Examination Summoning Scroll'."

"They were tailored for different purposes and were very effective."

"But there have also been cases where disciples faced formidable enemies and the scrolls they were equipped with were unable to deal with the situation. And because the Celestial Master's true transmission continued to open new law altars, if they still followed the old rules, the types of scrolls would only increase and become more complicated."

"The situations where disciples with sufficient cultivation fell into danger due to inappropriate scrolls would also increase. Therefore, the fifty-third generation Celestial Master simplified the scrolls into five categories. For example, the Wei Jinglu, as long as the disciples who received the scrolls mastered the rituals of the law altar and had sufficient cultivation, they could perform all the spells of the twenty-four grades."

"Of course, correspondingly, the law altar would become more complicated, and the rituals would have to be performed without any mistakes. If you made a mistake, you might want to cast a demon-slaying spell, but what you would actually cast would be a disease-expelling curse. This also meant that the requirements for disciples receiving the scrolls became higher."

"But it is much better than falling into danger due to the discovery of different scrolls."

Zhao Yi and Xuan Yi listened attentively and realized, "Are you saying that the reason that Taoist can freely cast spells is because he still adheres to the ancient scroll system, so the requirements for rituals are not so strict?"

The old Taoist sighed, "Yes, that's right. I just don't know if he is currently carrying the Dragon and Tiger Exorcism Scroll or the Nine Phoenixes Breaking Filth Scroll, which specializes in demon-slaying. However, he can build a stone altar and his cultivation and seniority must be extremely high."

"Alright, since you are the successor of the Ancestral Celestial Master, there is no need to worry anymore. You can all leave now."

"The items from the Taiping Taoist will arrive tomorrow."

Xuan Yi and Zhao Yi's expressions changed.

The arrival of the Taiping Taoist's items meant that they would soon be escorted to the capital, and the evil Taoists would appear.

They all got up and bowed, and when Zhao Yi was about to leave, he couldn't help but ask, "Master Uncle, you mentioned that there are twenty-four grades of the Celestial Master's Supreme Pure Scrolls. What are the contents of these twenty-four grades?"

The old Taoist raised his eyes, and his gaze under the candlelight was extremely deep and heavy. His face was calm and gentle as he said:

"The Celestial Master's Scrolls..."

"I only remember that the eleventh grade is called the Primordial Jade Emperor's Genealogy Scroll."

"Are you interested in hearing more?"

The Primordial Jade Emperor?

Zhao Yi's face stiffened, realizing that he had been too ambitious. He coughed and solemnly bowed, saying, "I don't want to hear anymore."

"Um, you should rest early, Master Uncle. I will take my leave now."

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After the Taoists left, the old Taoist sighed and bowed before putting away the two scrolls. He returned to the library and saw that the young man who had come to borrow scriptures was still engrossed in reading, and he was reading the basic Taoist scriptures.

Thinking about his own disciples' rebelliousness, the old Taoist felt that his junior was annoying, but he also admired this young man.

So he took the initiative to explain, "The rituals performed on the law altar are complicated. You can open the altar and perform rituals in your daily life, sealing your divine power in yellow talismans. Although the effectiveness will diminish over time, it can still produce good results when suddenly facing enemies."

Wei Yuan was surprised and stood up to bow, saying, "Thank you, senior."

The old Taoist shook his head and noticed the sword sheath behind Wei Yuan. He said, "I heard from Xuan Yi that you are skilled in swordsmanship. I thought you were a disciple of the martial arts sect, but I didn't expect you to also have some understanding of our Taoist rituals. I heard that you came to borrow scriptures, and I was surprised."

Wei Yuan replied, "The martial arts sect excels in battles, but the effectiveness of the law altar may be greater when facing many demons and monsters."

The old Taoist smiled and said, "I see."

"Our Taoist law altars are used for rituals to pray for wind and rain, exorcise demons, communicate with ghosts and invite gods. There are three caves and six departments. I don't know which category you are good at, Master Wei?"

Wei Yuan looked at the Taoist scriptures in his hand and could only say, "I know a little about all of them."

"But I am more skilled in exorcising demons."

"I see."

The old Taoist chatted with Wei Yuan for a few more moments before leaving with some regret.

If this young man were in the Taoist sect, he might have already received the scrolls.

He walked upstairs and put away the scrolls.

When he was putting away the painting of the young Zhang Daoling, he accidentally touched a scripture scroll. Seeing the scripture fall, the old Taoist picked up the "Supreme Unity Law Text Ten Scrolls Summoning Ritual" and dusted it off. Looking at this scripture, he remembered that the Celestial Master's Mansion did not have so many talismans from the beginning.

In the ancient times, there were only ten types of talismans.

He looked at the talismanic records on this scripture, divided into ten levels, including the Martial Armor Talisman Summoning and the Azure Armor Talisman Summoning. The name of the first talisman... The old Taoist's finger traced over the scripture, pointing at that line of text, pausing for a moment.

He sighed.

Primordial Life Red Talisman.

The two words 'Red Talisman' were simply talismanic texts written in cinnabar, translating to 'red talisman', a description that could be said to be simple and unadorned.

But 'Primordial Life' was different.

Only when the heavens forget, will the primordial life be abandoned, and punishment befall.

The old Taoist murmured with emotion, putting away this scroll of scripture.

Primordial Life, the great commandment of heaven!

The first talisman was the beginning of that young Taoist's outpouring of his spirit. He combined the simplest Red Talisman with the most arrogant Primordial Life, which was the first of the ten ancient talismans of the Zhengyi School.

Primordial Life Red Talisman.

Drive out evil with righteousness, unify thousands with one.

Alas, the ancient ten talismans no longer exist, let alone the first of the ancient talismans?

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Huai River System · Underneath Turtle Mountain.

Under the divine era seal that mortals cannot touch, the chains faintly rang.

Wu Zhiqi was browsing his phone, watching various videos, until he focused on Journey to the West. When he saw the Great Sage Equal to Heaven being suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain, he felt an extreme displeasure, yet also anticipation. He knew that the monkey named Sun Wukong was sufficiently rebellious and arrogant, sufficiently powerful.

Ta knew that he would never submit to any enemy, and could break through any difficulty.

This time would be no different.

Wu Zhiqi was about to watch this monkey lift the Five Elements Mountain and ascend to the Western Paradise.

Suddenly, the phone screen froze.

"You have been using your phone for six consecutive hours."

"According to the anti-addiction mode for teenagers, the phone will automatically lock."

Wu Zhiqi's eyes widened: "............"

"Huh??!"

"Teenager??!"