Taichu Yandao: Starting from the Villain

Spiritual roots, the talent of a person to perceive the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, is the first criterion for most sects to accept disciples, because only those with spiritual roots can embark on the path of cultivation.

Among billions of living beings, only one in ten thousand has spiritual roots, and those who possess dual spiritual roots are even rarer, truly rare.

Zhao Rui had no idea about these, but as the leader of Tianqing Sect, Lu Xuan knew what this meant. Perhaps a hundred years later, Tianqing Sect would have another Jindan stage cultivator.

"I can accept you as a registered disciple first..."

"Master, please accept my disciple's greeting." Zhao Rui knelt on the ground before Lu Xuan finished speaking.

He was very young, so all this was naturally the result of Miao Wan'er's prior teaching, which was originally in preparation for the day when Li Tongzhen nodded in agreement.

"Master said that the Tao should not be passed on lightly. This child is naturally talented, but everything depends on him." Lu Xuan recalled his master's appearance and coughed.

"Next time an elder in the sect speaks, you must listen carefully." He paused for a moment before continuing, "Being a registered disciple is only temporary. You still need to perform well. If you cannot pass the test, I will never let you in, let alone teach you a single word of Taoism."

"Master, can I just say half a sentence?" Zhao Rui asked.

"Not a single word." Lu Xuan said fiercely.

"Oh!"

Lu Xuan had a serious look on his face and he explained the sect's rules one by one, not missing any details.

Zhao Rui managed to cope with it at first, but soon he started to lose focus and yawned continuously.

"There's no rush!" Lu Xuan shook his head and returned to the original question, saying, "Let's deal with the matter at hand first. Let me ask you, how many people are usually in the backyard?"

"There are three people, Taoist Guai, Taoist Fang, and Brother Xiaoyi. Master, are you their friend?"

Lu Xuan said sternly: "We are not friends, but mortal enemies. The main purpose of my return this time is to eliminate demons and defend the Way."

"What is the way to eliminate demons and defend the way?" Zhao Rui asked.

"Exorcising demons and defending the Way... Hmm!" Lu Xuan pondered for a moment before saying, "Some people have done bad things. Do you think they should be punished?"

"Master, are you going to spank them?" Zhao Rui opened his eyes wide and pleaded, "Then you must spank the strange Taoist priest. He bullied my mother last time and made her cry. He also pinched my head and it hurt so much."

"Spanking..." Lu Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He finally realized that the other party was just a five or six-year-old child. He immediately coaxed him, "He actually dared to bully you. Not only will the master spank him, but he will also spank his butt until it blooms."

"Then let's go! Mother is also in there. She will be very happy if she sees you avenge us." Zhao Rui grabbed Lu Xuan's sleeve.

"There are still mortals?" Lu Xuan frowned slightly, took out two talismans, gave one to Zhao Rui, and held the other between his fingers, saying: "You are really filial, watch the master perform a magic trick for you! The sky and the earth are boundless, the universe borrows the law, hurry up and obey the command."

The moment the command ended, Lu Xuan's body flashed with white light and he disappeared on the spot.

The invisibility talisman was a low-level illusion talisman that was useless to high-level cultivators, but seemed like a miracle to ordinary people.

"Master!" Zhao Rui opened his eyes wide, but couldn't find Lu Xuan anywhere.

"You imitate me, recite the spell just now, and then stick the talisman on your body." Lu Xuan's voice came from where he disappeared.

Zhao Rui was excited, and immediately followed suit, holding the talisman in his little hand and chanting: "The sky and the earth are boundless, the universe borrows the law, and it is urgent as the law commands."

White light flashed again, and Zhao Rui also disappeared on the spot.

Seeing that his disciple had already learned it, Lu Xuan took off the talisman on his body and instructed: "When I fight with the strange Taoist priest, you quickly take these two talismans to find your mother. After you find her, follow the formula I taught you and stick the talisman on your mother's body. Remember, you must leave quickly and don't stay."

Zhao Rui's eyes lit up, as if he had seen the best toy in the world, and he nodded and said, "Master, don't worry, I'll take my mother away after I find her." He put the two talismans close to his body, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Master, please don't spank Brother Xiaoyi, he is my friend and is very good to me."

"Good people will not be punished." Although Lu Xuan said this, his brows were frowned.

His mission this time was quite special. The order came from the mysterious Immortal Alliance. Although the reward was extremely generous, the content of the mission was unclear. They were only asked to check in the southwest direction.

In order to gain something, before setting off, he went to his uncle to ask for divination.

He remembered it very clearly, the hexagrams indicated good and bad fortunes were interdependent. If things went well, it would be a chance to build a foundation, but if things did not go well, it could lead to death.

Besides that, the uncle mentioned the number three and told him to be careful whenever the number three comes.

If what Zhao Rui just said was true, then there were three masters and apprentices in the backyard. This was not a good sign.

He didn't want to kill innocent people by mistake, but could this guy named Xiao Yi be a threat?

There’s no telling, we can only wait and see!

Lu Xuan shook his head, picked up Zhao Rui, and rushed to the backyard.

The deeper we went, the darker the surroundings became, until we passed through a garden and saw a warm firelight coming through a moon gate.

"Master, it's right there!" Zhao Rui said in a low voice.

"If we go in like this, we'll be fooled!" Lu Xuan put Zhao Rui down and ordered, "When you hear the noise inside disappear, come in slowly. I'll find a way to lure the strange Taoist away first!"

"Okay, Master!"

Lu Xuan nodded, made a gesture with his eyes, observed for a while, and jumped onto the roof of a room.

He was extremely careful and stuck a talisman on his body, then crouched down and walked towards the roof.

After walking about ten steps, Lu Xuan stopped when he saw the roof was right in front of him. He took out another talisman and threw it forward.

The talisman was originally a dead object, but under Lu Xuan's urging, it seemed to come to life, jumping and flying forward.

But not long after, they ran into a vague formation.

"Soul-Locking Formation! What kind of treasure is being refined here?" Lu Xuan commanded the talisman to move slowly forward and finally stick to the formation.

The fire lit up, and the formation around the talisman dissipated like smoke, and in the blink of an eye, a large hole two people tall appeared.

Lu Xuan dodged and rushed into the formation.

"This is..." Lu Xuan took a deep breath, feeling the intoxicating fragrance of the elixir.

Warmth, serenity, and calmness, what else could this feeling be if not the foundation-building pill?

A year ago, he had taken a foundation-building pill, but despite being a genius, he did not succeed in building the foundation. He had clearly reached that level, but failed at the last moment.

This breakthrough dealt him a heavy blow, and what was even worse was that his master's regard for him plummeted. A genius who failed to successfully build a foundation is not considered a genius.

"This must be the opportunity that my uncle-master talked about." Lu Xuan was ecstatic. He made a sword gesture and his lips moved rapidly.

A flying sword slowly emerged from behind him, circled around Lu Xuan, and then flew towards the yard below like a ghost.

In just a blink of an eye, the flying sword reached above the cauldron, paused for a moment, and headed straight for the slightly taller snowman.

With a flash of cold light, the flying sword circled around the snowman's neck, immediately turning Fang Xiaojia's brain into a paste.

On the roof, Lu Xuan was very satisfied with this. He changed his sword techniques slightly and directed the flying sword straight towards the shorter snowman.

"Could this be the Xiao Yi my disciple mentioned? Since one of them is already dead..." Lu Xuan's sword technique changed, and two tiny sword auras flew out from the flying sword that was shining coldly and touched the back of the short snowman.

Among the shorter snowmen, Qian Xiaoyi was practicing Qigong when he suddenly felt a numbness on the back of his heart. Then he became unable to move, and couldn't even open his eyes.

On the roof, Lu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. Although these two people were only at the initial stage of Qi training, his uncle's instructions before they left had been ringing in his ears, so it was better to be cautious in everything.

Lu Xuan used his sword technique again and directed the flying sword to fly towards the wing room. He had already realized that the greatest danger of this trip was inside, a cultivator who had reached the great perfection of Qi training.

At this moment, inside the side room, a graceful body was lying on the soft couch, with a long sword hanging motionlessly on her swan-like neck.

The man holding the sword was Li Tongzhen. He was furious and wanted to take action but couldn't bear to do it.

"Bitch, how dare you destroy my foundation." Li Tongzhen picked up the sword and walked back and forth in the room, his chest heaving violently and panting like a cow.

After a while, he pointed his sword at Miao Wan'er again and cursed, "Bitch...little bitch."

This went on for several times, and the frantic Li Tongzhen seemed to have finally made up his mind, and he raised his sword and walked towards Miao Wan'er again.

However, at this moment, something shot into the house like lightning and went straight to Li Tongzhen's head.

At the critical moment, Li Tongzhen sneered, he quickly dodged to the side, and waved the sword in his hand to resist.

"Flying sword?" Li Tongzhen was shocked and quickly mobilized all his magic power and poured it into the sword in his hand.

"Dang!" The sound of metal colliding was heard, and the flying sword hit the sword in his hand.

The sword in his hand was no ordinary item, but a magic weapon that he bought at a high price. However, when it hit the flying sword, it immediately broke into two pieces.

Of the two broken swords, half was still in Li Tongzhen's hand, while the other half shot rapidly backwards.

A cold light flashed, and before Miao Wan'er could react, she felt a pain in her chest.

The blood gushed out like a fountain, staining everything around it, like a rose blooming and also withering.

"Am I going to die?" In her dying moments, Miao Wan'er seemed to see the camellia flowers in her hometown.

At this time of year, the mountains and fields should be red. My hometown is much warmer than here, so I don’t need to wear thick robes.

She hated the cold. The entire Yan State was cold, especially in the palace...

In the past, there was that person who gave her a little warmth, even though she should have hated him.

But what is there to pick on when a country is destroyed? Her parents and brothers have already died.

The only thing she couldn't let go of was her Rui'er. He was still so young, how could he survive in this palace?

She wanted to see her Rui'er, even for just a glance. However, when she looked outside with her last bit of strength, all she had left was a sky full of wind and snow.