Chapter 1067: Matters Of Immortal Capital (II)
Sumian smiled and said, "In truth, they are found all over Jiangnan. No one has attained Fruition in the Capital Guard Dao for many years, so it seems somewhat feeble. It shows little distinction until the Purple Mansion Realm, being mostly based on the spirits and souls of mountains and rivers. Jiangnan is full of them, but they are difficult to recognize. Most mistake them for Earth Virtue, Water Virtue, or substitutes of the Supreme Shaman and Hengzhu Dao, without recognizing their true nature.
"The Xiao Family's well-known Eastern Feather Mountain, the Descending Souls favored by Mount Yue, and the South Chou Waters[1] of the Lingu Family are all of this lineage. More famous examples lie beyond Jiangnan, such as Western Sky Plateau among the Baiqiang[2] and Northern Desert Court among the nomadic Di tribes."
These words rang true. The Li Family had long believed Eastern Feather Mountain to be an Earth Virtue Dao foundation, and had only learned of its Dao lineage in recent times.
Clearly touched, Changxi said, "There are many fallen Dao lineages among the Immortal Foundations mistaken as substitutes. If Jiangnan had not produced the famed Duanmu Kui, cultivators would still regard the Locust Shade Ghost as nothing more than a Wood Virtue substitute, believing it bound to Lesser Yin and incapable of great achievement."
"Exactly so!" Sumian laughed heartily, "As long as the technique is powerful, how could the Immortal Foundation be inferior?"
All three laughed, for they all understood that techniques and spell arts were the hardest to obtain. Unless there were extraordinary circumstances, no family would ever let a jade slip leave their hands. A family’s jade slips would be destroyed in advance before their destruction. If not for the Immortal Mirror passing down their law, the Li Family would still be practicing the River One Qi Technique.
"No wonder it is called the Dao of the Capital. So it stems from the Capital Guard. I wonder what mysteries its divine abilities hold?"
Sumian lowered his head to sip his tea, while Changxi spoke, "At Foundation Establishment Realm, it deals only with the miasma of mountains and rivers. By Purple Mansion Realm, it can command spirits and ward off evils. One can wield spirit arts to face enemies. Yet the Capital Guard is not considered aberrant at all within the Ancient Merging Techniques. Neither thunder nor heavenly light count as its natural enemies."
Li Ximing took note of this, but he still wished to inquire about Ye Hui's divine abilities. He had asked Changxi earlier, but he did not know. He had hinted around the edges twice, yet Sumian refused to speak further.
Does he truly not know, or does he simply refuse to speak, unwilling to entangle himself in matters between our two families? Indeed, he is a cautious old Daoist Master.