057 North Taiwan · Tiangong Furnace

  Seeing Liu Quan come in, Fa Yuan hastily introduced him to Zhi Tong. Zhi Tong narrowed his eyes: "What White Water True Man? I've never heard of it! Vaguely remembered that in the past, the old Buddha's door had a child, seemingly with this name and surname..."

  "Zhī tōng nǐ... bù xǔ hú shuō! Liú shī dì shì nǐ yuè shū shū..."

  Translation: "Shut up! Liu is your uncle-in-law, don't talk nonsense!"

  "When did Uncle Yue have the ability to replace my Master's ancestor? Just because he killed Zhu Hong and retrieved the Taiyi Five Smoke Net?"

  He considered himself the third generation leader of the Wudang Sect, and all major and minor matters within the sect should be under his control. Especially in recent years, he had worked hard to establish a foundation under the eyes of the Emei Sect, and believed that his contributions exceeded those of everyone else in the sect. Moreover, he had another idea, which was that the flying sword transmission book given to him by Yue Qing and others stated that he had already killed the traitor Zhu Hong, recovered the Taiyi Five Smoke Gauze and the deputy volume of the Hunyuan Scripture, and that he should be the one to take charge of the sect's most precious treasures and scriptures. Therefore, from the very beginning, he did not recognize Liu Quan's identity and implicitly attacked Yue Qing's method of teaching and passing on knowledge.

  Liu Quan was in an awkward position and didn't dare to argue with Zhi Tong. Just as he was hesitating, Xu Fei's wife spoke up: "Your uncle-in-law has some ability that you can't measure with your own moral character. As for whether he has the right to replace your master's ancestor to accept Liu Shidi as a disciple, it's not something that a junior like you can criticize. This time is our generation's return to the mountain gathering, discussing the future of the Wutai Sect's revival. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be your generation's turn to participate. If it weren't for seeing how well you've done in Ci Yun Temple over the years, I wouldn't have given you the flying sword transmission."

  Zhī Tōngqì's face turned red with rage: "You're just a sinner who has already withdrawn from the Five Tai Alliance, what qualifications do you have to say such things?"

  Xu Fei Nang coldly smiled: "When I knew your master's ancestor, your great-grandfather was still wearing open-crotch pants! What I did for your master's ancestor and what I did for the Wutai Sect naturally have my own reasons!"

  "Despicable slave! You're no better than that traitor Zhu Hong! How dare you return to Mount Wutai and cause trouble?"

  Xu Fei Nang sneered: "You're just a fake monk who deceives foolish men and women to get some incense money, how dare you be rude to me? It's only because of Da Tie Dashi's past favor that I've tolerated your presence here until now. If you continue to spout nonsense, beware that your wife will cut off your bald head!"

  Liu Quan was quite surprised. In his impression, Xu Fei had always been the first to come up with three points of laughter when meeting people, and her words were as gentle as spring breeze, binding without bounds. When did he see her fighting with someone with such a sharp tongue? He didn't know that Xu Fei had already planned ahead, seeing the several factions within the Wutai Sect, she saw that Yue Qing was going to be the leader of the Wutai Sect, and he was indeed the designated successor of the Taiyi Hunyuan Patriarch, holding the most complete Taoist lineage of the Wutai Sect. She made up her mind to stand on Yue Qing's side, so from the start, she was at odds with Zhitong.

  Zhī Tōng listened to Xǔ Fēi Niáng's threat, and got so angry that his entire bald head turned red. He opened his mouth and shot out a flying sword, ready to engage in a fierce battle with Xǔ Fēi Niáng.

  He didn't know that Xu Fei's wife had been enduring hardships and humiliation in Huangshan for many years, and her magical powers were no longer what they used to be. He still thought she was at the same level as before. Fa Yuan helped Xu Fei's wife repair the mountain protection array these days and saw how powerful she was. Many arrays that required several fellow disciples to complete in the past could now be done by Xu Fei's wife alone, her magical powers were deep and her techniques were skillful, far surpassing his own abilities. The others also realized that Liu Quan was not a simple person either, even if he himself went up against him, he might not necessarily win. Moreover, apart from these two people, there was another even more mysterious and unpredictable Yue Qing.

  He feared that Zhitong would be at a disadvantage and hurried over to stop him: "This is the Seven Star Hall where our master accepted disciples in his heyday, no killing each other is allowed!"

  He brought out Taiyi Hunyuan Zushi, and everyone else didn't dare to continue making a scene. However, Zhì Tōng still didn't know better, and jumped into the courtyard, releasing three sword lights of green, red, and black that flew around him in a circle. He shouted loudly: "You wretched servant girl! You're no longer a member of my Wutai Sect, yet you dare to speak so boldly here? Today I won't tolerate your arrogance! Come out quickly and accept your death!"

  Xu Fei's eyebrows also rose, and with a slap of the table, seven Qinglong swords had already flown out three times, transforming into a dazzling green light that shot out from the hall, directly targeting Zhi Tong. Zhi Tong hastily drew his sword to meet it, but felt that every time their flying swords clashed, he was forced to lower his sword's trajectory, as if supporting a weight of a thousand jun. In just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he had already become exhausted, his true energy almost depleted, his arm numb and weak, sweat pouring down, repeatedly retreating in defeat. Surrounded by three green lights, he dodged and weaved, even his monk's robe was cut in half.

  Fa Yuan Sheng feared the two would fight with real flames and end up with a deadly feud, so he repeatedly tried to dissuade Xu Fei Nang in the hall. Xu Fei Nang only coldly said: "It's this guy who's looking for death, it's not that I'm not being reasonable!"

  Fa Yuan had no choice but to release his flying sword, and over a dozen red threads flew into the courtyard, entangling and separating the six flying swords of both sides. Then he scolded Zhi Tong: "In the past, Shifu's sister only said that she would leave the whirlpool and no longer intervene in the disputes between the two factions, and went to the deep mountains to cultivate in secret. When did she ever say that she would quit the Wutai faction? Moreover, is she still a disciple of the Wutai faction or not? Wait until tomorrow when your various shifus arrive, everyone will have their own opinion. You drew your sword against your fellow sect member in front of Qixing Tower, is this the respect for one's elders that you always talk about?"

  Zhī Tōng listened to him scolding and suddenly woke up: this cheap person's Taoist power has made rapid progress, and he is absolutely not a match for himself. That Liu Quan just now was also not a good opponent when they fought, let alone the fact that there is still an unseen Yue Qinbin. If things continue to escalate, he will definitely not end up well. Thinking of this, he put away his sword and stood up: "Master Uncle, you are right, I'll wait for a few days, until all the Master Uncles in our sect return, and then we can discuss what's right and wrong!"

  Huang Long Palace was originally his old residence, but he wanted to live in Qixing Palace, and with four disciples, swaggered into the Tianquan Hall.

  Yu Qing didn't return from Beishan until the second day in the afternoon. It turned out that the Taiyi Heaven Furnace was a divine artifact that cleverly stole the creation of heaven and earth. In those years, the Taiyi Hunyuan Patriarch obtained the Heavenly Book, studied it for over 200 years, understood the true mystery, abandoned evil and entered the Tao, gathered many high-ranking people from both the Orthodox and Evil sects according to the contents of the Heavenly Book, took the North Peak of Wutai Mountain as the foundation, and jointly built this furnace.

  This furnace cannot be used with the authentic mixed yuan true energy of the Wutai sect's secret transmission. Outsiders with shallow Taoist cultivation are unable to open it, and those with deep Taoist cultivation who recklessly try to force its use will cause the various yuan energies of yin and yang, the five elements, and the eight trigrams inside the furnace to lose harmony one after another, triggering a terrestrial fire that will destroy everything within a hundred miles in an instant. Therefore, despite the decline of the Wutai sect over so many years, not a single person has come to Mount Wutai with the intention of taking this furnace.

  Currently, there are only three people in the world who have successfully cultivated the Mixed Yuan True Energy. Among them, Mohe Zunzhe Si Kongzhuan learned incomplete heavenly scriptures and found it too difficult to condense his true energy, so he leaned towards cultivating demonic dao. The twelve great heavenly gods and demons he cultivated were comparable to the master of the Northern Demonic Sect in its heyday. As for Xu Feiniang, her skills were slightly shallower, and the Mixed Yuan True Energy she condensed was insufficient, making neither of them suitable to host this furnace.

  The furnace body of this stove is inside the Beidai Mountain Yuedou Peak, and the top of the mountain is the North Pole Xian Palace, which is opposite to the Qixing Pavilion on the middle platform. Behind the palace is the Wannian Ice Cave, which is a piece of ice left over from the Tianhuang period that was brought back by Taizhong's ancestor from the Long Night Island in the Arctic, used to suppress the fire below and prevent it from bursting out and causing disaster.

  Inside the thousand-year-old ice is the Hunyuan Temple, this place is the highest peak in the northern part of China, connected to the sky, embracing the clear air of the nine heavens, and communicating with the nine underworlds, drawing the turbid air of the five misfortunes. In those years, the Hunyuan ancestor often closed here to cultivate the true Hunyuan Qi.

  From the Temple of Chaos down, entering the earth 240 miles is the Temple of Taiji. With their current strength, Yue Qing and others can't open it at all. Forcing it to move will not only cause the mountain to collapse, but also bring out the magma fire under the ground, making a hundred miles around into a sea of fire.

  Yue Qing first rushed to the Yin and Yang Hall, the Extreme Yin Hall was cast entirely from the red copper of Shouyang Mountain. The central hall was the largest, with an area of about one mu (about 0.0667 hectares). In the center was a tall altar, densely covered with Taoist talismans and symbols. Eight pure copper animals were arranged around it, including tortoises, toads, deer, bats, phoenixes, cranes, swans, and all had their mouths facing the altar.

  The top of the shelf and the floor had an opposite Tai Chi diagram, which was the Yin-Yang Fire Cave. The four walls were densely covered with 3,600 fire eyes. As the saying goes, "Yin reaches its extreme and Yang is born." This place was called the Yin Extreme Palace, where the first movement of Yang began in the center of the Yin Fish Eye. Once the divine furnace was activated, this place would immediately become a fiery oven. Yue Qing took out the prepared sword blank and placed it on top of the altar, then chanted incantations and cast spells, spewing three mouthfuls of mixed yuan true energy into the altar. The entire hall began to fill with hot air, and the dozens of sword blanks slowly floated up, forming a circle at the top of the altar.

  The side halls are relatively small, and Yue Qing placed the Antarctic Circle in the left hall and half of the Red Sun Ring in the right hall. Still using the mixed yuan true energy to drive, it warms up the hall and serves as a heater.