The Troubled Times of the Northern Song Dynasty: I Use Talismans to Control the Mountains and Rivers

At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jingkang Disgrace broke out, and Zhao Heng, a member of the clan, managed to escape from the troubled times. The Jin soldiers trampled Bianliang with their iron hoofs, and the people were displaced. He shouldered the blood feud of his family and country and vowed to save all people from water and fire. Following Xiao Mo, a book boy, as he fled south, he was repeatedly robbed by demons, bandits, and wars, and witnessed human tragedies. By chance, he entered the Yuqing Palace of Longhu Mountain and practiced the ninth-grade Qi refining technique, with Confucianism and Taoism as his heart. However, the road to spiritual practice is difficult, with corruption in the court, rebellion among fellow disciples, disputes between Buddhism and Taoism, pressure from Jin and Mongolia, and undercurrents of forces from all sides. He followed the right path with a benevolent heart, deployed formations and applied talismans, rescued epidemics and fought against the enemy, but he fell into the whirlpool of intrigues step by step. In troubled times, how should we stay safe? Should we rely on the powerful or be independent?