941: Chapter 590_2 941: Chapter 590_2 Zhang Weixing had previously focused solely on cultivating the Buddha Dust of his Magical Treasure and had no other skills.
It was only in these few months that Jiang Tang arrived at their family clan, providing very good Alchemy Secret Manuals to those of his family involved in Alchemy!
Then the Cultivation Techniques they practiced were enhanced.
With such improved Cultivation Techniques and access to Supreme Elixirs, although only the elites received a small amount of those Supreme Elixirs!
For those who are not from the family clan, it is very difficult to purchase such Pills even at auctions, especially since they are priceless treasures!
Zhang Weixing feels that he is very fortunate.
If compared with others, living in his own unhappiness, he realized that all those who partook in missions with him were elites from within the family clan!
Each person has their own pride and abilities; even though they are already so strong, they still strive so hard.
He feels that life is too exhausting!
In the pursuit of becoming stronger, Zhang Weixing also silently improves himself through the mundane process of Cultivation.
In his twenties, he had already reached the Nascent Soul stage, an age and ability that were originally quite impressive!
Unbeknownst to him, even ordinary women can have this ability, which is difficult for a proud man to accept and dents even the small amount of self-esteem.
Zhang Weixing readjusted his mindset, realizing that in life, as long as one tries their best, no matter how high or far they go, as long as they are not lazy and do not miss opportunities, perhaps heaven is fair after all!
The Secret Manual Zhang Weixing is currently cultivating from is another.
His Taoist Sect, among the top ten great families, takes pride in this Secret Manual.
Cultivating it is a bit faster than others, but only somewhat superior to some sects and first-rate noble clans.
He had not always felt this way.
His family had its own Scripture Pavilion and its private Cultivation Secret Realm.
Rarely would they venture out to train with others.
It’s not that they looked down on others; they had their own set of Cultivation methods!
Taoist Sect, known as the Dao, share the same Cultivation methods but are not Taoists.
They are a family that claims the Daoist Sect title and is picky about indiscriminately accepting disciples.
The elite disciples of the family are usually centered around the Direct Lineage.
Whether they are side branches or personnel on missions, as long as their children are talented, they can enter the main hall to cultivate!
Zhang Weixing and Zhang Nianjiao are not siblings but do share the same family lineage; they are cousins!
Zhang Weixing would also learn talisman skills, such as those typically required by a Taoist for exorcism and vanquishing evil—not because that was his mission.
Because they did not need to perform such tasks for money, the family’s elites only needed to learn these skills, not to use them for missions!
Of course, there were also those who performed missions, doing so to gain resources with these skills!
But all they did was help ordinary people.
For those practicing Cultivation who run into Ghosts and evil spirits, there is nothing to fear!
These are also beings who want to cultivate—but not cultivating in good faith or for fun but rather cultivating through harming others!
Zhang Weixing had never gone out on such missions himself; this he knew only from what the family members had said.
When ordinary people encounter troubling Ghosts, they can only suffer harm!
Thinking about it, it’s understandable since ordinary people don’t cultivate or have the ability to see Ghosts with clairvoyant sight.
But for cultivators, it’s different.
They can sense Ghosts, they can eliminate Ghosts, and it’s rare for cultivators to encounter ferocious spirits.
Those lesser spirits, upon encountering cultivators, tend to flee, and only those spirits that have transformed into tangible forms would dare to disturb ordinary beings to snatch resources.
Zhang Weixing has a Magical Treasure that can drive away Ghosts; it’s not a Peach Wood Sword, but indeed there is a Magic Artifact made from wood that can be used!
He has Talismans capable of dealing with Ghosts.
His Talisman Drawing skill originally covered peace charms, Amulets, Attack Talismans, Sound Transmission Talismans, Defense Talismans, and Burst Talismans.
Later on, from the Secret Manual brought by Zhang Nianjiao, he learned to draw Heavenly Talismans, Space Talismans, and Path-Opening Talismans.
There are actually Talismans that can be used to open the gates to the Netherworld, and thus it’s possible to sweep troublesome lone souls and wild ghosts into the Netherworld!
It is also feasible to clean out malevolent Ghosts by sweeping them into the 18 Levels of Hell in the Netherworld!
Zhang Weixing is still unmarried and without a partner, not because he isn’t exceptional, but because he is too exceptional!
At the age of fourteen or fifteen, he once encountered a Ghost in a Secret Realm within his family’s background.
This Ghost was not a human spirit but one brought about by a certain object!
It could be described as a time when the heavens were shattering, an item fell from the Heavenly Realm, harboring the remnant soul of a demon.
This was a fox demon, morphing into a beautiful person, who seduced the boy of fourteen or fifteen years old!
In the Secret Realm, the youth experienced a dream-like awakening of carnal desire, feeling the tenderness of youth, and the bewitching beauty of the woman.
Before the boy, she would either play the guqin or sing, and she would even kindly cook for him!
At that time, Zhang Weixing didn’t realize that the person before him was not human, but a creature that had long been without company, desiring to possess him and seize his body!
He was too young then, unaware of the wickedness of human hearts, the wickedness of ghosts!
And so easily seduced, he offered his true heart!
When the ghost gazed at her, unable to resist the urge to devour him, about to bite his neck, having barely bitten into his flesh, the beautiful woman transformed into the likeness of a fox!
Zhang Weixing was so terrified that his soul nearly fled his body, but he mustered all his strength to throw the Magical Treasure hanging around his neck!
That Magical Treasure was an heirloom left by his ancestral master, a relic passed down through many generations, reserved for the direct lineage.
This was crafted before the ancestral master’s ranking, with the promise of inheriting the master’s strength, hailing from the many masters of the Taoist Sect who ascended to the Immortal Realm!
Before their Ascension, they left behind their soul’s power to protect their descendants, ensuring that as long as incense is offered before the ancestral master, with inscriptions and Amulet or Peace Charms drawn, they would receive the power bestowed by the ancestral master!
The energy contained in Zhang Weixing’s Jade Token was perfect for frightening the fox demon into fleeing, previously unaware of his identity, the Jade Token was so potent!
It was only when she harmed Zhang Weixing that her bite exposed her, preventing her from carrying out the body seizing.
It also terrified her soul, as an invisible radiance pursued the fox, who continuously ran throughout the Secret Realm.
Such fleeing was futile; the fox couldn’t escape and was spectacularly blasted apart, its soul dissipated!
Why didn’t the fox spirit have power as formidable as that granted by the ancestral master?
After all, evil cannot prevail over righteousness, especially with the collective strength of so many ancestral masters of the Zhang Family!
And because the fox demon had hurt someone, there must be consequences, and it was only right that it suffered for wishing to harm others, as one must always pay a price for their actions!
Eventually, Zhang Weixing emerged from the Secret Realm, his spirit wholly deflated.
Though no one knew what had transpired within, the Secret Realm was a place for the family to undergo trials; they would enter and face various Demonic Beasts or other circumstances, and while the family might encounter dangers, they typically emerged unscathed!
Entering was a form of divine tribulation, not something everyone qualified for; one had to be an elite and regarded highly by the Noble Clan, exceptional individuals could also enter, but only if they possessed the requisite skill level!
In the years that followed, Zhang Weixing never re-entered that power-filled Secret Realm; a once vivacious youth became quiet and reserved.
He recognized where he lacked in ability and knew he should comport himself with greater gravity; had his mindset not been so naïve and unguarded, he wouldn’t have been so easily hurt.
During this time, Zhang Weixing acknowledged his shortcomings, diligently undertaking what he had once lazily dismissed as mere skills.
With a Seal Brush in hand, he prepared to draw the needed Talismans and Formations, swiftly readying everything required.
Zhang Weixing began by drawing only basic Talismans, incapable of utilizing them himself, wasting precious materials, but as an elite with resources at his disposal, he had the opportunity to practice.
Even the talentless could be transformed into prodigies with a wealth of resources.