Chapter 7: The Twelve Secret Storages

  Zhongnan Daochang, the first of the twelve Daoist temples in Zhongnan County, is named after Zhongnan, which gives an idea of its importance in Zhongnan County.

  Unlike the Supplement Heaven Pavilion, where all peaks stand together, the Zhongnan Daochang is located on Mount Zhongnan, and has been the site of many wise men throughout history who have demonstrated their divine powers, creating objects out of thin air. On top of Mount Zhongnan, there are twelve floating islands standing in mid-air, shrouded in mist and connected by iron chains, forming a renowned sacred Daoist temple.

  The entire Zhongnan Mountains scenic area is open only at the lower part of Mount Zhongnan, allowing people to visit. The twelve floating islands above are the real Zhongnan Daochang.

  Lin Huang was now standing in front of the Golden Light Island, with iron chains suspended in mid-air, stretching into the clouds and fog, with no end in sight. Without hesitation, Lin Huang took a step forward, traversing the void, stepping on the iron chain, and arrived at the Golden Light Island.

  Two disciples of Zhongnan, wearing black Taoist robes with yellow waistbands, stood guard in front of Jin Guang Island and blocked Lin Huang. "Halt, this is a restricted area of the Imperial Court and is not open to outsiders. Please leave."

  Lin Huang looked at the two of them and nodded, "Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Yellow, that's Shi Wei? Upper segment?"

  The Zhongnan Sect has been famous for a long time. The disciples under the gate wear black robes, and only distinguish their strength with waistbands of seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, cyan, and purple.

  A casual remark, Lin Huang pointed with his hand, without a hint of cigarette smoke, the two men guarding the door suddenly felt dizzy and their eyes were a little confused, "Did I just fall asleep?"

  "Cough cough, spaced out. Don't chatter, keep watching." The two of them whispered to each other, completely forgetting about Lin Huang's existence.

  Lin Huang walked tirelessly with his hands behind his back, strolling on the Golden Light Island.

  These twelve floating islands are the ancient magnetic mountains moved from the starry sky outside the domain by the predecessors of Zhongnan Daochang, each with its own wonderful uses. On them there are pavilions and waterside kiosks, flying birds and running beasts, strange flowers and rare grasses. Lin Hua looks at them nodding his head in succession, strolling as if he were walking in his own backyard.

  "This Zhongnan Mountain Sect is indeed one of the top ten sacred places in the world today. Most of the disciples under its gate are generals, and compared to the Bǔtiān Gé, it's simply incomparable." Lin Huang walked slowly, stopping from time to time, and found that most of the people he saw along the way were green-belted disciples, which gave him a more intuitive sense of the Zhongnan Mountain Sect's strength.

  Soldier, Scholar, General, Marquis, King, Sage. Being able to cultivate up to the rank of General already surpasses the graduation standards of many top universities.

  "But where is the secret library of Zhongnan Daochang?" Lin Huang sighed, having searched all twelve floating islands as if he was in a deserted land, but still couldn't find the legendary Twelve Secret Libraries of Zhongnan Daochang.

  "It seems like I can only go find someone to show me the way."

  With this in mind, Lin Huang stepped forward and headed towards a place where a loud shout shook the sky.

  "... Everyone has seen it, this Zhongnan Seven Swords is the essence of our Taoist school. Our ancestors relied on these seven swords to enlighten themselves and achieve true divinity..."

  On the martial arts arena, a young man with clear eyebrows and bright eyes held a long sword, practicing his swordsmanship. Each move was full of spirit, the sword intent was stern, and one swing seemed to carry the weight of an entire world, encompassing earth, water, fire, and wind. One sword opened up heaven and earth, another divided yin and yang.

  "Second Master's swordsmanship is getting more and more ruthless. The Zhongnan Seven Swords are not even Second Master's most skilled swordsmanship, I heard that Second Master's Blazing Fire Swordsmanship has already reached perfection, don't know how terrifying it will be when unleashed."

  "Second Master is the most handsome. He will definitely make it into the top ten at the first martial arts conference in a month."

  "Top ten is not necessarily, but top thirty-two should be no problem."

  "It's definitely possible to enter the top ten. Second Master is also one of the five seed players from Zhongnan Prefecture, just like First Master. It's just unknown who's stronger between Second Master and First Master."

  "Master must be stronger. At least last year's martial arts competition, Master won. Although Second Master has now mastered the Blazing Sword Technique, Master must have also made progress."

  "You few, come here. Practice the Zhōngnán Seven Swords I just demonstrated."

  The second master's face sank, pointing at the few people who were whispering to each other just now, and said.

  "Second Master, we were wrong. It's all because of that person over there who disrupted us."

  "Are you guys so stupid that you can't even tell a lie? Where did these other people come from?" Second Brother was both angry and amused, but when he saw the expressions on those few people's faces, his heart skipped a beat, and he hastily turned his head to look.

  "Green belt, Feng Hou Xiu for what? Just you." Lin Huang muttered a sentence, his footsteps swaying, and he was already in front of Second Master.

  "Who are you! How dare you trespass on the Zhongnan Daoist temple?!" Seeing that the newcomer was just a young man about his own age, Second Brother's heart relaxed slightly, and with a flourish of his long sword, he interrogated.

  Lin Hu's finger moved slightly, without any warning, but Second Master suddenly felt a flash before his eyes, dazed and confused. However, he was after all the top master of Tongtian Daochang, so in his heart, he secretly cried out "not good", his hand raised high, fierce flames bursting forth, sword light flashing, the tip of the sword seeming to lift up a great sun, charging towards Lin Hu with a killing intent.

  "A disciple of the Great Sect? Indeed, you have some skills, but I don't have time to play with you." Lin Huang sighed and changed his hand seal from Bao Pu Yin to Tai Yi Yin, and finally to Xin Yin, which landed on Second Brother's forehead.

  Second Master felt his head lighten, and after a brief daze, he sheathed his sword and stood up, standing in front of Lin Huang.

  This sudden change, rabbit rises and magpie falls, the disciples of Zhongnan below have not reacted yet, Lin Huang has already controlled the second brother with the Great Dream Sutra.

  "A great dream for thousands of autumns, what year is it tonight?" Lin Huang shouted out a sentence, then sealed his heart with a handprint, and the palm fell down. The Tongtai disciples below him looked confused and forgot what had just happened.

  "I'm so sleepy, I really want to go back to sleep."

  "Alright, let's go, let's go, go back to sleep."

  "I'm exhausted today."

  Without batting an eyelid, he erased the memories of these Tian Nan disciples and gave them the command to go back to sleep. Only then did Lin Huang turn around to look at his second senior brother, who was being controlled by the Great Dream Sutra.

  "Let's go, take me to the secret vault."

  Second Master nodded woodenly and led the way forward.

  Lin Huang followed behind, carrying his hands, nine bends and eight twists, all the way using the Great Dream Sutra to cover up his tracks, soon Lin Huang arrived at the Twelfth Secret Library of Zhongnan Daochang under the leadership of Second Brother.

  "Is it here? How can we get in?"

  "My clearance only allows me to enter the twelfth secret vault."

  "Take me in." As soon as Lin Hu's voice fell, he immediately sensed that something was off. "Halt."

  Second Master stopped moving, looking at Lin Huang.

  "Interesting. You almost fooled me." Lin Huang smiled lightly, looking at Second Brother with great interest, "You're quite a good actor. I'm guessing that as soon as your authority is used to open it, the divine array will be triggered and your sect's leader in White Jade City will be alerted. Am I right?"

  Second Master's face was expressionless, as if he didn't understand Lin Huang's words.

  "Let me guess again, with your strength it's impossible to withstand my Great Dream Heart Scripture, so it must be the effect of some kind of divine artifact. The Great Sect is indeed wealthy and arrogant." Lin Huang rubbed his brow, almost having a relapse, but he had also taken the Great Sect for granted as one of the poor masses like himself.

  As the second senior brother of Zhongnan Mountain, how could he possibly not have a defensive divine artifact for soul protection?

  "Second Master's face was wooden, no longer smiling. He let out a cold laugh and said, 'You're clever, I'll give you that. Unfortunately, you're still too stupid. No wonder the villains in books, no matter how strong they are, always end up dying at the hands of the protagonist.'"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Second Brother's feet retreated hastily, his long sword pointing horizontally. "I've already activated the divine array and sent out a message; you can't escape."

  "Do you think only you are stalling for time?" Lin Huang sighed, stretched out his hand and pointed, his hand formed a Vajra seal, touched the ground with his finger, and Second Master felt his feet tremble, his hands and feet numb, and instantly fell to the ground, unconscious.

  Crunch.

  The secret library's large gate slowly opened, Lin Huang's mouth corner brought a smile, his right hand exerted force and pinched, the divine array transmitted message, clearly just light waves yet seemed like substance generally in Lin Huang's hand burning to extinction.

  "With this, the Twelve Secret Tombs are mine."

  He muttered a sentence in a low voice, Lin Huang picked up the unconscious Second Brother and stepped into the Twelfth Secret Library of Zhongnan Daochang. Using Second Brother to activate the divine array, he opened the secret library and silently intercepted the message sent out by Second Brother.

  It's not that Second Master is stupid, but rather he is too self-righteous and doesn't understand what it means to be a saint.