Yellow Court Daoist

Chapter 675 606 Fang Xian Dao

"Ha ha!""Sir, you flatter me. I'm well aware of my limited talents and shallow learning; I have nothing but a bit of martial strength to my name. If we speak of defending the territory and protecting the people, of restoring order to Lingnan, it's all thanks to Sir's strategic planning and direction."

Zhao Jian burst into hearty laughter, exuding a spirit of boldness.

After exchanging pleasantries with Lu Qingfeng, he straightened his face and finally got to the heart of the matter, "Sir must know that I, Zhao Jian, hail from the Zhao family. More than a thousand years ago, we were among the Six Kings of the great Da Xu, with my ancestors reigning as the King of Lingnan. Through many changes and upheavals, members of my Zhao family have emerged as remarkable individuals, some even ascending to the highest officialdom."

Indeed, the Zhao family of Lingnan wielded no small amount of influence.

Zhao Jian's ability to easily control the situation in Lingnan was partly due to the considerable support from his clan.

Tracing back their lineage, the Zhao family was originally one of the seven feudal lords who migrated from the great Da Meng and was also one of the founding Six Pillar Kings of Da Xu. Even excluding the branches that remained in Da Meng, the Zhao family of Da Sui boasted a long and esteemed heritage.

Through ups and downs, they had weathered many storms.

Nowadays, although they could not compare to the top-tier families of Da Sui, their presence in Lingnan County was by no means to be underestimated.

Lu Qingfeng listened as Zhao Jian spoke of his forebears, realizing his ambitions instantly.

He didn't interrupt, merely listened in silence.

He saw Zhao Jian's eyes glow with recollection as he listed the achievements of his ancestors, reaching back to the time of Da Xu and Da Chao, and continued for quite some while before, still not fully satisfied, he looked eagerly at Lu Qingfeng, "Now that Da Sui is engulfed in war and the people suffer, I am determined to restore my ancestors' glory, to claim the title of King of Lingnan, and then to send troops northward—to restore order and quell rebellion. What is Sir's view on this?"

Zhao Jian was earnest.

By taking control of Lingnan County, his confidence blossomed, and with that, his ambition swelled enormously.

'Governor of Lingnan' could no longer satisfy Zhao Jian.

He wanted to be King, the 'King of Lingnan'!

"To become King."he Five Bright Demon-suppressing Fan.

Lu Qingfeng murmured an incantation.

Soon after, seven Daoists, old and young, male and female, filed in. Their bodies ethereal and invisible to the naked eye, the servants and maids of the County Governor Mansion didn't notice their presence. Only when reaching the inner hall did they materialize into solid form, bowing towards Lu Qingfeng and addressing him as 'Teacher.'

These were none other than the seven gifted and morally virtuous itinerant Daoists that Lu Qingfeng encountered on his travels across the twenty-one counties of Lingnan ten years ago when he established the Changqing Temple on Xia Guang Mountain.

With a bit of Divine Skills, he accepted them as registered disciples.

After assuming the post of Lingnan County Governor, he delegated all affairs of the Changqing Temple to these seven, who were known as the 'Changqing Seven Sons.'

Lu Qingfeng even obtained additional titles for them through Zhao Jian. With the Secret Techniques granted by Lu Qingfeng and the blessings of Lingnan's fate, the cultivation of the Changqing Seven Sons progressed with Divine Speed. Originally, when they joined Changqing Temple, they were merely at the Ordained or Refiner Dao ability levels, equivalent to the Foundation Establishment and Spirit Void practitioners in Immortal Cultivation.

However, within a mere ten years, each of their Dao abilities had made leaps and bounds.

The least advanced, Shousheng and Shoujing, were both at the intermediate stage of Spirit Platform cultivation, with one achieving the Fourth Layer Spirit Platform. They could now be considered on par with core practitioners from the Core Formation Realm and Gathering Law Realm in Immortal Dao.

The most talented and diligent, Shouyang and Shouchun, had forged the Nine-Layer Spirit Platform, reaching the level of the Yin God Master, able to stand equal with the Primordial Spirit True One in Immortal Dao.

"Ordained, Refiner, Spirit Platform, Yin God, Yang God."

"These are the five realms of the Fang Xian Dao."

"Corresponding to the five realms of Foundation Establishment, Spirit Void, Core Formation, Primordial Spirit, and Mahayana in Immortal Dao."

"Fang Xian Dao cultivation, though fraught with dangers and longevity shackles, proves to be a viable path when flourishing."

Every time Lu Qingfeng saw these seven registered disciples and their growing realms, he considered the 'Fang Xian Dao' to be a cultivation path comparable to the 'Life and Death Skill' of the Immortal Qin Realm.

In terms of Immortal Dao,

a mere ten years is insignificant. Even Foundation Establishment Practitioners or Spirit Void True Cultivators might not advance even the smallest stage.

Yet Fang Xian Dao went from the realm of Refiner directly to Yin God Master.

Comparing these advancements to Immortal Dao, it was like leaping from the Spirit Void Realm, bypassing the Core Formation Realm, and directly transcending to the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Truly astonishing.

"No wonder the Shenxiao Sect, Mao Mountain Dao, and many branches of Fang Xian Dao could suppress the orthodox Immortal Dao within the Human Dao Law Domain." Previously superficial in his observations, these ten years focused on governing Lingnan County, Lu Qingfeng came to a deeper understanding of the various systems within the Human Dao Law Domain, which diverged from orthodox Immortal Dao and the Life and Death Skill.

Fang Xian Dao was one such system.

While delighted by the discovery, he didn't rush to experiment in reality.

Instead, Lu Qingfeng planned to exploit the opportunity against the Shenxiao Sect to thoroughly study these systems within the Human Dao Law Domain and uncover the advantages and disadvantages of each system.

Like Fang Xian Dao.

Fortune aligns with the cosmos at times, heroes are rendered helpless when it fades.

Cultivation that leverages fate may result in swift progress, but the foundation is unstable, and everlasting life is but a distant dream. Further, being too entangled with the mundane world brings karma that could rain disaster at any turn.

Very few can die a natural death, as most fall in the strife of conflicts.