This Taoist Master is too Frivolous

But when he thought about it carefully, anyone who could cultivate to the Divine Transcendence Realm and sit in the position of the Zongsheng Palace Master wouldn’t be truly naive, would they?

He acted like that in front of Grandmaster Chengming only because Chengming was his ancestor, and he was afraid of embarrassing his ancestor by flaunting his knowledge.

Of course.

He was mainly afraid of being beaten if his older ancestors were embarrassed. Hearing Xu Yang pretending to be confused, Supreme Sage Shancun immediately laughed and said, “You’re right, it’s just my misunderstanding However, the revival of this tree spirit is a big event for our Zongsheng Palace, so I hope you, young friend Xu Yang, can keep it a secret.”

Xu Yang agreed.

By the time the two came out of Zongsheng Palace, the trial of the dojo had ended, and only eighteen participants were left, undergoing the “Summon Wind and Rain” test.

This assessment didn’t require the contestants to really “summon wind and rain,” but rather to use what they had learned to perform their Daoist skills.

For example, if someone had perfected the “rule of water element,” they could use their own comprehension of the water method, along with a dojo and Daoist talismans, to “bring rain.”

Of course.

As they hadn’t entered the realm of Daoism, their accomplishments in the “rule of water element” were only on a superficial level. Even if they could actually bring rain, it would only be on a small scale, covering a few dozen meters at most.

If Xu Yang, who had entered the realm of Daoism in terms of understanding the rule of water element, wanted to, he could completely change the weather by combining the dojo and Daoist talismans, and cause a heavy downpour within a radius of several hundred meters!

The old man from the Trickster Sect who performed the snowfall under a clear sky was also a kind of interpretation of “Dao.”

Xu Yang watched for a while.

There were those who were good at the water method and called for rain, those who were good at the fire method and caused the sky to be filled with red clouds, and some who caused strong winds… In short, the remaining eighteen people each had their own unique skills!

This was normal.

They were all the top disciples within the Qi Refining Realm of various major Daoist sects, some of whom had been practicing Daoism for twenty or thirty years. Although they hadn’t entered the realm of Daoism, they each had mastered a “Daoist skill.”

“Given time, these people will surely be able to enter the realm of Daoism,” Xu Yang made his assessment.

Supreme Sage Shancun nodded and said, “Being able to comprehend Daoist skills at the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm is equivalent to having already set foot on the threshold of the Daoist realm… But cultivating Daoism is extremely difficult, and some people take years or even more than a decade to break through the final barrier.”

Next up was the “Spell Battle.”

Like the “Ghost Catching Contest,” this “Spell Battle” also tested combat skills. First: Xu Yang had already been “confirmed” as the champion, so he naturally didn’t need to compete, and he didn’t want to wait any longer, so he said, ‘Supreme Sage Shancun, I still have corpses of Asura Sect assassins at my home… should I go back first?”

“Uh…”

Supreme Sage Shancun pondered, “Wait a moment.”

He walked into Ziyun Tower.

Shortly afterward, a disciple from Zongsheng Palace ran out of Ziyun Tower and said, “Master Xu, the Palace Master and other masters would like to see you.”

Upon entering Ziyun Tower, Supreme Sage Shancun said, “I have discussed with the other Masters; since you have something to attend to at home, we will award you the championship prize in advance.”

With that,

He waved his hand, and a silver tray appeared on the table in front of him. On the plate were a bank card, a certificate, and a black stone about the size of a basketball.

Xu Yang’s gaze was drawn to the black stone.

Upon closer inspection, the black stone had faint specks of red light within it. Standing even more than ten meters away, Xu Yang could still feel a hint of warmth emanating from it.

Supreme Sage Shancun first handed the bank card to Xu Yang, saying, “The first-place prize for this year’s Daoist Skills Competition is five million dollars and a black flame stone. In addition, our Zongsheng Palace will issue a Daoist certificate to all participants.”

Xu Yang put away the cash and the Daoist certificate and pointed at the “black flame stone” and asked, “Supreme Sage Shancun, what is this black flame stone for?”

“This black flame stone is not a product of Blue Star. We found it in a secret and ancient site… do not underestimate this stone… it weighs at least eight or nine hundred kg.”

“After our research, we found that the black flame stone has a warding effect, and it greatly restrains Yin spirits and malevolent beings. Moreover, it has a ’ warm energy inside it that never dissipates, making it most suitable for crafting Daoist artifacts.”

Eight or nine hundred kg in weight?

Create a Daoist artifact?

Xu Yang was struck with a thought and immediately thought of his own hammer…

His hammer was an ordinary iron hammer used for hitting coal. The reason it could strike down Yin spirits and wraiths was that it had “Suppress Evil and Break Malevolent Energies Talisman” wrapped around it, and sometimes he even added the “Wulei Rules” to it.

If he could forge this “black flame stone” into a Daoist artifact hammer, it would be perfect not only for subduing demons but also for fighting against others.

After all…

His physical strength was much greater than that of ordinary cultivators.

Once he got more “Constitution Points” from Yun Mengxi, Xu Yang felt that his physical body might grow to rival the strength of a martial arts Grandmaster.

He took the black flame stone, weighed it in his hand, and felt its weight. This scene made the other masters’ eyelids twitch as they could naturally see that Xu Yang hadn’t used any divine power!

As a Daoist cultivator, it was not a simple matter to easily lift an object weighing eight or nine hundred kg without using divine power.

After weighing the black flame stone for a few moments, Xu Yang frowned again.

Create a Daoist artifact?

He didn’t know how to make one…

He asked, “Is there any master here who is good at making Daoist artifacts?”

Master Morris from the Maoshan Sect stood up, and laughed, “When it comes to making Daoist artifacts, if Grandmaster Chengming is considered second, no one dares to claim the title of being the best.”

“Is the old senior that talented?”

Xu Yang immediately carried the black flame stone and headed towards the back of Zongsheng Palace.

When he arrived at the backyard, he saw Grandmaster Chengming sitting under the ginkgo tree, talking to the tree and not knowing what he was saying…

As if sensing Xu Yang’s arrival, the ginkgo tree trembled its branches and conveyed a sense of joy and excitement.

Even…

A branch stretched towards Xu Yang and gently rubbed his face.

Xu Yang was shocked.

Damn!

The ginkgo tree was not playing by the rules, so Xu Yang hurriedly looked at Grandmaster Chengming under the ginkgo tree and said, “Old senior, let me explain…”

“Bastard!”

Under the ginkgo tree, Grandmaster Chengming’s beard fluttered, and anger flared in his eyes. He appeared in front of Xu Yang in a flash, grabbed Xu Yang’s collar, and roared, “What are you doing here again?”

PS: The first chapter is posted!