Chapter 31

After sending Hu Chen away from her small courtyard, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu did not fall straight to sleep.

The Purple Mansion's deduction of the "Method to Kill Foster Father General Guan General Guan Huchen" consumed too much mental and physical energy; her head felt hot and stuffy, and her stomach was hungry.

Xia Zhi had prepared a late-night snack for her: a jar of bone-strengthening soup, a jar of spirit-nourishing porridge, not to mention food like chicken, duck, and fish.

Yong Xue had prepared a wooden tub and hot water for her.

Xu Huier she soaked in the bath to relieve her fatigue, the two maids massaged her while feeding her.

Uh, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu did not have the slightest thought of bonding with the maids, loving them, or being on equal footing with them.

Although she had only been a young lady for two days, she was better at bossing people around than a real noble young lady; whenever someone else could do a task, she absolutely would not do it herself.

She felt that in her heart, she still respected them.

Because she respected their personalities, she also respected their work. They were self-reliant, working hard to earn money to support their families—what was wrong with that?

When Seeing Xiao Yu Yu crawled comfortably into bed, she had regained her spirit and strength, so she lay in bed and continued to deduce "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" in the Purple Mansion.

Hu Chen had only taught her the "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" mental formula, so she only used her mental power to cultivate the Fierce Tiger Divine Intent and the Seven Kills Profound Meaning.

When explaining the mental formula, Hu Chen also told her that "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" is a very sophisticated Immortal Martial Technique, encompassing five aspects: heart, intent, spirit, qi, and body.

"Heart" is the true self, the original mind; use the original mind to guard one's nature, sitting in the very center to stabilize the four directions.

"Spirit" governs change, cultivating one's own spirit (a part of the soul) into a fierce, violent tiger, located above.

"Intent" is the soul—not the human soul, but the soul of the moves. "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" has seven great killing moves; the seven types of artistic realms are the souls of the seven great killing moves, which is the Seven Kills Profound Meaning. "Spirit" governs "Intent"; Spirit is above, Intent is below.

"Qi" is internal qi, true qi, which requires the breathing method of "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" to cultivate. Qi is the root, located in the rear.

"Body" is both the powerful physique that masters "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" and refers to the specific moves; Qi relies on the Body, and the Body is manifested by Qi. Qi is hidden in the rear, and the Body is manifested in the front.

Heart, Spirit, Intent, Qi, and Body are located in the center, above and below, and in the front and rear, respectively.

The center controls everything changeable and unchangeable; Spirit and Intent are connected, Qi and Body are not separated; "Spirit-Intent" and "Qi-Body" influence and connect with each other, and the five correspond to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, forming a harmonious whole.

The above is Hu Chen's teaching to Seeing Xiao Yu Yu.

Translated into plain language: Cultivating "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" is imitating the skills of a fierce tiger's killing moves.

Separating a part of the human soul to simulate a fierce tiger (tiger demon); when the human spirit becomes a fierce tiger, it is naturally closer to the source.

This is the Fierce Tiger Divine Intent.

But a human is a human after all; one cannot cultivate one's own soul into a tiger to the point of losing one's nature.

Therefore, one must place the "Heart" in the center to guard one's true self.

Or rather, the "Heart" uses the human will to master the Fierce Tiger Divine Intent.

Humans are composed of a physical shell and a soul; with a soul, there is spirituality and infinite possibilities. If a soul is bestowed upon a move, the move also gains powerful spirituality and infinite might.

A sword manual can only train moves without a soul, and the Seven Kills Profound Meaning is the soul of the seven types of moves.

Adding the seven types of move-souls into the seven great killing moves is the true Tiger Soul Seven Kills.

And to integrate the Seven Kills Profound Meaning into the moves, one needs the Fierce Tiger Divine Intent to master the Seven Kills Profound Meaning.

The Fierce Tiger Divine Intent is essentially turning the human spirit into a fierce tiger, so naturally, the "Fierce Tiger Soul" is the easiest to bestow upon the moves as a soul.

In summary, use your own will to master that part of the spirit that has already turned into a fierce tiger, and then use the fierce tiger spirit to bestow a soul upon the moves; thus, Heart, Spirit, Intent, and Body form an organic whole through a relationship of mutual generation and restraint.

Finally, there is Qi.

Qi is the foundation of all transcendence; without Qi, Heart, Spirit, Intent, and Body cannot develop and grow strong.

At the same time, Qi is generated from the Body and is guided and controlled by the Heart, Spirit, and Intent.

Heart, Spirit, Intent, Body, and Qi merge into one, forming the "Great Five Elements," which is considered truly complete.

Even as a beginner with little experience, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu felt that "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" simultaneously cultivating Heart, Spirit, Intent, Body, and Qi, while separately corresponding them to the five elements and combining them into mutual generation and restraint, was a very sophisticated Immortal Martial theory.

She only thought the theory of "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" was sophisticated; she did not acknowledge its power.

In fact, its upper limit was very disappointing to Seeing Xiao Yu Yu.

Not asking "can it achieve longevity," just asking if it can kill immortals, demons, gods, and buddhas... the answer is very certain: no!

Seeing Xiao Yu Yu can be so certain not only because Hu Chen proudly told her: "Tiger Soul Seven Kills," when practiced to the very peak, can kill ghosts and gods—ghosts and gods are ghosts, not gods, and certainly not immortals.

Only "Ghost Immortals" slightly touch the edge of being "Immortals."

After receiving the mental formula from Hu Chen, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu mastered the Tiger Soul Divine Intent and the Seven Kills Profound Meaning herself.

To put it bluntly, she basically saw through the essence of "Tiger Soul Seven Kills."

She is 99.9999% certain that it is not the peerless masterpiece of the ancient fierce god Chi You.

She believes that "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" is the masterpiece of some tiger demon, and it is likely a version that has been cut and modified.

What's worse is that the tiger demon who represents the upper limit of the secret manual is not powerful itself.

It is just very fierce, very ruthless, and vicious.

In summary: although it's weak, it's poisonous.

The upper limit was already low, and then it was cut and modified in a weaker direction to suit human martial artists... sigh!

Of course, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu thinks "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" is weak because she knows how strong the top combatants in this world are.

Weak is only by comparison to top gods like Sun Wukong and Mao Erlang Shen.

Placed in the human martial arts world, it can at least dominate a region.

Practicing "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" to Great Completion and tempering internal power for decades still wouldn't withstand a light tap from Sun Wukong's golden cudgel; give Seeing Xiao Yu Yu a few months to nourish internal qi, and she might be able to take down General Guan General Guan Huchen.

This is not what Seeing Xiao Yu Yu cares about.

The Purple Mansion deduction, whose progress bar had originally been stuck, was about to produce the "Method to Kill Foster Father General Guan General Guan Huchen" at any moment.

There is no need to deduce a method to restrain the Thousand-Mile Eye.

Because she doesn't need to find a fatal weakness or sneak an attack, she doesn't need to avoid the capture of the Thousand-Mile Eye while quietly approaching—this makes her a bit depressed; actually, she really wants to learn a concealment technique to restrain the Thousand-Mile Eye's reconnaissance.

Overall, once Hu Chen passes all the sword manuals and breathing techniques to Seeing Xiao Yu Yu, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu will be able to break free from the state of being unable to control her own body or fate within a few months.

By then, advancing, she can borrow Hu Chen's influence to scheme for more; retreating, she can calmly leave, change her identity, wander the martial arts world, seek immortals and visit the Dao, and play in the human world.

General Guan General Guan Huchen is not a good person, but he is the greatest benefactor she has ever met in her life!

With anticipation for the breathing method of "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" and the joy of her fate's trajectory gradually becoming clear, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu fell into a dream, exhausted yet happy.

Even in her dream, her subconscious remained in the Purple Mansion, cultivating the mental formula, nurturing the Fierce Tiger Divine Intent, and practicing the Seven Kills Profound Meaning.

At some unknown time, a hazy mist suddenly appeared before her eyes; no buildings were visible, as if she were in an open wilderness.

"General Guan~~ Yu~~~ General Guan~~~~ Yu~~~~~"

Someone in the thick fog was calling her name; the tone was very strange, drawn out very long, and carried a light tremor in the middle.

As if it came with its own cold and evil BGM.

Yeah, it's just the little tune used to set the atmosphere in Chinese horror films when a fierce ghost is about to appear.

In fact, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu felt at this moment that she was being haunted, having a terrifying nightmare.

"General Guan~ Yu~~ You~~ Come~~ Over~~~ General Guan~ Yu~~ You~ Quickly~ Come~ Over~~~"

Seeing Xiao Yu Yu felt she shouldn't go over, yet she couldn't help but muddle-headedly want to walk forward, and then she forcibly controlled herself not to walk forward...

It sounds contradictory, but in fact, many people have had similar experiences.

It's like when dreaming, dreaming of climbing stairs to the rooftop, the building underfoot swaying left and right, seemingly about to collapse; the dreamer is very uneasy, but the dreamer also knows they are dreaming and shouldn't be afraid, yet they still can't control the panic.

"Old Luo, hey, Old Luo, are you really drunk?"

It seemed like a long time had passed, and it also seemed like just the next instant, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu heard a different voice.

"Oh, I'm not drunk, I can still drink... *hiccup*, sheep wine is rare, must drink heartily..."

"Old Luo, sober up, the Master is still waiting for us."

"The Master is waiting for us... then let's hurry back~~~"

"Hey hey, Old Luo, don't go! The Master told us to bring General Guan Yu back, did you forget?"

"Oh, General Guan Yu, then bring her back."

"I called, called her soul, but couldn't call it. Her soul is too powerful and too stable; my divine power is almost exhausted, and there's not much reaction. You and I, brothers, let's use our strength together."

It was still like a dream; it seemed to be heard very clearly in the dream, but in fact, not much was remembered at all.

Seeing Xiao Yu Yu seemed to hear a lot, yet it was hazy and not very clear.

Until after a rustling sound, "General Guan~ Yu~~ General Guan~ Yu~~ Come over, General Guan Yu, you quickly come over~~"

It came again, clearer than before and more seductive.

Seeing Xiao Yu Yu almost couldn't hold on, but as a wisp of divine thought entered the "Purple Mansion," her mind became even clearer.

"Uncle Chi, did we call the wrong name? Called for a long time, no reaction."

"No mistake, it is 'General Guan Yu'; it's not that there's no reaction, it's that the reaction is weak and the resistance is too great.

It's really strange; in the past, our 'Soul-Calling Technique' was always effective, 100% successful, and never failed.

Even for strange people and outsiders who cultivate Daoist methods, they only need to be called a few more times before their true spirit becomes muddled and their soul leaves their body unknowingly. Why is this Miss General Guan so 'hard'?"

"Uncle Chi... *hiccup*, my mouth is dry, can't call anymore, you just do it."

"Use the Soul-Locking Chain?"

"Use the Soul-Locking Chain!"

"But she is not a fierce ghost who committed a crime..."

Although he said this, Fatty Chi Miao's tone had obvious hesitation.

"Master Song is waiting for us, and her father has also been waiting for a long time; he won't blame us."

Chi Miao was persuaded, "Don't blame us for being rough, it's really because Miss General Guan, your soul is too strong and solid; your father is calling you!"

"Swish, swish~~"

Seeing Xiao Yu Yu was still thinking about the "strange words in the dream" when two iron chains flew through the thick fog, wrapping around her body like poisonous snakes; at the same time, an irresistible, overwhelming force came from the other end of the iron chains, and she stumbled involuntarily.

She was furious, and the Fierce Tiger Divine Intent erupted instantly.

"Roar~~" She suddenly changed from a tiny person into a black tiger as big as a house, over a zhang tall and over three zhang long, her whole body wrapped in tangible, crimson fierce evil qi.

The black tiger also subconsciously swiped a claw forward, the "Tearing Heaven" move of the Seven Kills Profound Meaning.

The sharp tiger claws were like five curved blades, erupting into a large sickle-shaped "blade light" composed of black-red fierce evil qi.

The thick fog in front was instantly stirred away, and the chains clattered, as if being hacked by chaotic blades.

And one of the ghost messengers behind the chains was directly submerged by the sickle-shaped blade light; after a short, sharp scream, the ghost shadow disappeared, leaving only scattered yin qi and black mist.

"Ah ah, Old Luo, ah ah, my leg, Great Immortal, spare my life~~~ Master Song, save me!"

Seeing Xiao Yu Yu had never heard such a miserable scream; it was simply not something a normal person could shout.

But before she could recover, the scream had already rapidly moved away.

"What happened? Could it be that I think about it by day and dream about it by night, practicing martial arts for too long before sleeping, and thinking about the divine intent and profound meaning of 'Tiger Soul Seven Kills' in my dream..."

Seeing Xiao Yu Yu mumbled muddle-headedly, turned over, hugged the quilt, and planned to continue sleeping.