Chapter 33: Greed Arises, Intention to Leave

"Eternal night is boundless, all things are listless, the stars are dim, Mao constellation decree, Zhao!"

A mass of crimson golden light appeared.

Joy rippled on Jiang Nan's face. He looked at Cheng Yunqi happily.

"Benefactor, I have learned it!"

Cheng Yunqi was exhausted, nodded, and tried his best to grin, really not wanting to speak.

He swallowed his saliva. "What day is it today?"

Jiang Nan's face was rosy. "According to what the benefactor taught, I visualized the great sun shining brightly during the day, and visualized all living beings falling into eternal night only seeking the reappearance of light at night. Thus, I cycled day and night seven times."

Cheng Yunqi nodded numbly. "It's good that you learned it, it's good that you learned it. Then let's do this for now. You can ponder it yourself and familiarize yourself with the magic intent before deleting the mantra words."

Jiang Nan was a good child and heard Cheng Yunqi's meaning. "Then benefactor, rest, I will take my leave."

"Wait, there is one more thing."

Cheng Yunqi called Jiang Nan to stop.

Jiang Nan turned around. "Benefactor, is there any instruction?"

"If anyone asks in the future, don't say that I taught you this mantra, and don't say that I created it myself."

Jiang Nan heard this and felt it was only right. He thought Cheng Yunqi didn't want anyone to know the source of this mantra technique, so he respectfully agreed and immediately swore never to pass it on.

Cheng Yunqi watched him go far away, and then let out a long sigh.

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Jiang Nan walked out of the Wind Lotus Abode. He didn't see anyone on the way. He was still a bit puzzled until he returned to his own courtyard and found that his uncle, father, and tutor were all waiting for him.

The three saw Nanjing return, his steps light and his face rosy, knowing it should be good news, and they all had joy on their faces.

"Is Little Friend Cheng teaching you mantra techniques?"

Nanjing originally wanted to hide it, but thinking about it, it was in his own abode, so how could it be hidden? So he nodded.

"Have you learned it?"

Nanjing nodded again.

The two were overjoyed. The tutor, Daoist Xianjing, sighed with emotion, "Worthy of being from the high sect, he taught you the mantra in just seven days. The younger generation is to be feared!"

Nanjing agreed, but the young man didn't know if it was his own illusion. He always felt that the benefactor seemed to have intended to demonstrate it once and that was it.

But how could this be?

How could there be such a person in the world? Could it be that the benefactor is such a person? Nanjing felt it shouldn't be, even if the benefactor was extremely talented.

"Can you demonstrate it for me to see?"

Nanjing nodded, still a bit uneasy in his heart, after all, he had only succeeded once just now.

He extended his left hand, index finger out, concentrated his thoughts, and chanted in his mouth:

"Eternal night is boundless, all things are listless, the stars are dim, Mao constellation decree, Zhao!"

Light shone on Jiang Nan's fingertips, reflecting the whole room in crimson red.

The three people standing in front of Jiang Nan also shone with light in their eyes.

"Good! Good! Good! It's actually Mao constellation!"

Daoist Xianjing lost his composure and said loudly, "Mao constellation is the star official of the ancient heavenly court, a righteous ancient god, leaving a name in heaven and earth, possessing supreme magic power. I don't know how many years have passed, but you can call such an ancient god, it is truly a great opportunity, a great creation!"

Jiang Yuexing was comprehending the magic intent in the crimson golden light. "【Scorching】, 【Bright】, 【Dispelling】, 【Yang Fire】, good, good! Jing'er, this technique just happens to match your life treasure Golden Light Seal. You must comprehend the magic intent in it well!"

Jiang Yanxing stroked his beard and nodded. "Little Friend Cheng is worthy of being from the high sect. However, as a registered disciple, he has such a profound understanding of mantra techniques, and he happens to teach you a mantra that matches your cultivation, which shows that he is proficient in even more mantra techniques.

Jiang Nan nodded. "Exactly. That day, thanks to the benefactor's rescue, the benefactor performed four mantra techniques, covering the Tai Xu five elements, all of which were one-character mantras."

The three were shocked and looked at each other.

Covering the Tai Xu five elements, all of which were one-character mantras—any practitioner should know the weight of these two sentences!

Speaking of which, that day Jiang Nan forced his life treasure, injuring his lung orifice. Everyone had been keeping him from speaking, and after returning, they were anxious to recuperate and heal him. The next day they went to thank him, and until now, they hadn't asked about the situation at that time.

The Thin Daoist, the Jiang family knew, was a demon from the Southern Wilderness, claiming to be from the Fa Xiang Sect. Now he was mixing in the Jiang Nan area, and his hands were already stained with quite a few human lives. However, his ability was truly not low, and he was good at hiding and fleeing, and he had made a name for himself in Jiang Nan. They didn't know when he came to Poyanghu.

That day, it was like this: on Poyanghu, near the Jin Xiang Sect, there was a small household called the White Reed Zhou family, doing the business of making cushions. That day, the Zhou family's purchasing manager took money to purchase some materials for making cushions, and was targeted by the Thin Daoist not long after going out, and was killed on the spot, and the money was robbed. But it was seen by Jiang Nan, who was nearby. The young man was reckless for a moment, seeing the killer was thin as a stick, wearing a cyan robe, knowing it was a demon, and chased after him alone.

Fortunately, the two fought all the way and were seen by interested people. After all, the pipa of the Young Master of the Mingguang Hall of the Jin Xiang Sect was still conspicuous.

The news reached the Mingguang Hall, and the three immediately followed the directions of the interested people to find them. When they arrived, they saw Jiang Nan who was forced to take the life treasure. As for what happened in the middle, they didn't ask in detail. At that time, they only felt that it was a great fortune to save a life.

"At that time, the benefactor used the 'Suppress' mantra to fix the Thin Daoist who was galloping, used the 'Absorb' mantra to take the talisman arrow that was about to harm the child, and when the Thin Daoist used the magic weapon to kill the child, he used the 'Submerge' mantra to raise a giant wave to block the ghosts summoned by the magic weapon, and finally used the 'Burn' mantra to injure the demon. It's a pity that the child was almost unconscious at the time and didn't see how the demon was injured, only heard the demon cry in pain and flee."

Jiang Nan said seriously.

"This is the disciple of a great sect! Jing'er, you must learn. Just by using mantra techniques, you can influence the battle situation and suppress the opponent. You don't have to take risks yourself. You were too reckless and almost caused a big mistake. Fortunately, you met Daoist Cheng."

Daoist Xianjing straightened his face, taking the opportunity to give guidance. This was his duty as a tutor.

Jiang Nan nodded and said again:

"Actually, the Great Sun Brightness Mantra that the benefactor taught me is itself a one-character mantra, but I am stupid and cannot understand its meaning, so the benefactor added it to a nine-character mantra and a thirteen-character mantra for me, and taught me the visualization method of different mantra characters. The benefactor said that as long as I practice diligently, I can trace it back to a one-character mantra."

The three didn't know what to say and couldn't understand it.

"The benefactor said that the purpose of creating this method was actually... um, it was for inner vision, used to shine through the inner landscape world of the human body, which is of great benefit to the circulation of Qi, opening the house and opening the mansion, and the intersection of dragon and tiger in the future. Using it outside is just an incidental effect, and the benefactor saw that my Dao matches the golden light, so he taught me the external application method first, thinking that it would be faster to understand."

Although the three were all Second Realm cultivators, they were like listening to heavenly books at this time.

And Jiang Nan was also startled, almost letting slip that this method was created by the benefactor himself. After all, seeing the benefactor teaching magic arts, it couldn't be hidden, but that this method was created by the benefactor himself still had to be kept secret, which was a promise. Thinking of this, he opened his mouth and said: "Teacher, Uncle, and Father, the benefactor ordered that this method is taught by him and must not be publicized!"

The three woke up from a dream and nodded repeatedly. "This is natural, this is natural!"

Jiang Yuexing said to Jiang Yanxing: "Brother, this is a wonderful method of the high sect. We must warn those who know in the family that the teaching of techniques must not be leaked! Especially guarding against the other halls!"

Jiang Yanxing glared at his younger brother. "Do I need you to teach me this?!"

Seeing this, Jiang Nan really wanted to say that this method was created by the benefactor, not taught by the high sect, but he couldn't explain it.

Daoist Xianjing sighed with emotion. "Daoist Cheng has such talent. Although he is currently a registered disciple, I think it is also because the high sect has many rules and the threshold for entering the life register is high. However, with his talent, I think it won't be long before he can be ranked as a true disciple."

Jiang Yanxing thought for a moment and asked Jiang Nan,

"Jing'er, why did Daoist Cheng suddenly teach you this mantra? Is there any request? You tell Daoist Cheng that no matter what instructions he has, as long as my Mingguang Hall has it, it will definitely be satisfied!"

Jiang Yanxing had some words that could only be said in his heart. This high sect's way of doing things is special. Such a genius just needs to be fully supported. Why is he so poor that he doesn't even carry a Cave Stone when he comes out to travel?

Fortunately, their hall does aquatic product business on Poyanghu, and the copper smell is quite strong. Although Cave Stone is precious, their family can also take it out as a gift of thanks. Now it seems that not only that, but they must take this opportunity to build a good relationship with Daoist Cheng.

And Jiang Nan shook his head. "The benefactor just said that he felt the gift of gold and stone was heavy and had the heart to return the gift, but had no external objects, so he gave the method as a gift."

Jiang Yanxing asked again: "Then did you tell Daoist Cheng that the gold seal is musk gold?"

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Jiang Nan shook his head. "No, I only told the benefactor that it was ordinary gold essence."

Hearing this, Jiang Yanxing sighed: "Daoist Cheng is a gentleman. Originally, the gift of gold and stone was already heavy, but since Daoist Cheng taught you this technique, the gift is still light. Let us think about it carefully and prepare another gift. Besides, you haven't learned this inner vision method yet. You should go to the small abode more often recently. No one will go to disturb you again. If Daoist Cheng wants anything, you can come and tell me."

Jiang Nan shook his head. "The benefactor taught me this mantra, it seems he is extremely tired. Perhaps it is my lack of talent that made the benefactor spend so much energy. I am really embarrassed to bother the benefactor again. Why don't we forget about the inner vision method? I am satisfied with getting the external application method."

Hearing this, Jiang Yanxing showed a rare look of anger, and Jiang Yuexing and Daoist Xianjing also sighed.

"There is no easy thing in learning the law!"

Jiang Yanxing said loudly, "There is an ancient saying, the law is not passed to six ears. As long as the top Daoist orthodoxy in the world releases a gap and passes down a decree, who among the people below is not breaking their heads to fight for it? You think the Jin Xiang Sect came from? It was just that the ancestor was given a magic technique by an immortal of the Taiyi Golden Light Sect, and with this, he opened the sect and established the pulse. Because there is a law pulse to follow, and it is located in the five elements avenue, this can be called a sect, and it can be considered a righteous Daoist sect. Otherwise, it is just some Red Snail Jiang family, Yellow Fish Jiang family, and what is the difference from that White Reed Zhou family?"

"Not to mention far away, just talk about nearby, the Kanlei Sect, you know, it's on the lake, not a thousand miles away from our house. Do you know how the ancestor of the Kanlei Sect started and opened the mountain? The ancestor was a Daoist from the mortal world. At the age of thirty, he set off from the coast of Fujian and traveled over mountains and rivers to Yu Zhang, knelt at the foot of Bingfeng Mountain, and begged for the thunder method. To show his heart, he built a hut at the foot of the mountain, planted jujubes for ten years, carried ten thousand catties of water, and grew nine hundred acres of jujube forest. When the acres reached the number of three nines, the immortal mountain passed down the law book, which was the four characters 'Kan He Lei Ting'. The ancestor opened his mind and practiced with these four characters, and finally came to Poyanghu to open the mountain and establish the sect, worshiping Bingfeng Mountain as the ancestral court, worshiping the Shenxiao Sect as the source, and ranked as a righteous Daoist sect."

"Now that you have such a good opportunity, you actually have a sense of shame. Isn't it ridiculous? Compared with planting jujubes for ten years, what is the difficulty of shame?"

Jiang Nan blushed and admitted his mistake repeatedly.

"You just go and beg. If Daoist Cheng is impatient or scolds you, you just have to accept it, don't talk back. If Daoist Cheng has any requests, there is nothing that cannot be satisfied. Do you understand? Since Daoist Cheng is willing to teach the wonderful method of the high sect, we only fear that he wants too little. Do you understand?"

Jiang Yanxing stared at his nephew and said.

Jiang Nan felt uncomfortable hearing this. It sounded like he was going to use profit to cheat for the method, but looking at the eager eyes of his uncle, father, and tutor, he still nodded slightly.

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The next day.

Amidst the endless nagging of his family, Jiang Nan still came to the Wind Lotus Abode early.

And Cheng Yunqi woke up, his spirit much better. Seeing Jiang Nan come, he greeted him with a smile. "Jiang Nan is here, just right. Today I will teach you the inner vision technique. I have already thought about how to teach you. I will try to teach you in five days. I have stayed for a long time, so it is time to set off and continue traveling."

Jiang Nan was shocked. "The benefactor just arrived, why are you leaving? Is it because I didn't entertain you well?"

Cheng Yunqi shook his head. "I was originally traveling out of the sect. Staying at your house all the time, what kind of traveling is that? That's not traveling and sightseeing."

"Then benefactor, it's not too late to stay for a few more days!"

"Jiang Nan, don't say any more. There is gathering and there is parting. You and I have the friendship of giving a seal. When I return to Yu Zhang, I will definitely come to see you."

The words had reached this point, and Jiang Nan had nothing to say.

"Okay, now let me teach you the inner vision technique. This is similar to the external application method. For the mortal eyes, the inner landscape world of the human body is also pitch black, and it is also visualizing the great sun..."

Cheng Yunqi taught carefully, and Jiang Nan learned seriously. The day passed in the blink of an eye. Cheng Yunqi said that Jiang Nan was gradually entering a superior state, so let's stop here today and come again tomorrow.

And after Jiang Nan went back, he immediately told the elders the news that Cheng Yunqi was leaving.

Everyone could do nothing.

On the third day, Jiang Nan brought a water-avoiding bead.

Cheng Yunqi was displeased.

Nanjing was terrified, only saying that gold and stone were a reward for saving his life, and now the grace of teaching the method must be thanked separately, otherwise he would not dare to learn the inner vision technique.

Cheng Yunqi was helpless, so he asked, on Poyanghu, what is the value of a Small Curled Ear Nail Snail?

Nanjing answered honestly, a live snail is one zhu of silver each, a magic snail is ten zhu of silver each, and a magic snail with sealing mud is one tael each. However, this thing is in short supply and not easy to buy, and it is always bought out as soon as it comes out.

Cheng Yunqi asked Nanjing to take back the water-avoiding bead, saying that the treasure of gold and stone plus one hundred magic snails with sealing mud was enough to reward the grace of saving his life and teaching the technique.

Jiang Nan couldn't beat Cheng Yunqi, so he nodded and agreed.

In the following days, Cheng Yunqi taught more attentively and faster, only wanting to leave as soon as possible. He was afraid of the Jiang family's enthusiasm and also afraid of his own greed.

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