Chapter 324

【Tomorrow is the day of the Qunfang Banquet.】

【Sister Wu Tong is increasingly happy; this year the small courtyard is even more lively than last year, and the New Year's goods and gifts sent from various courtyards are so many that even the small courtyard's warehouse can't hold them.】

【"Young Master, several stewards in the courtyard came to send gifts today."】

【Sister Wu Tong asked uncertainly: "Should we decline them?"】

【Although Sister Wu Tong is a bit older than you, since she recovered her sight after crying until she was blind, she has changed greatly and gradually became Sister Wu Tong's "backbone."】

【There are no adults in the family, and the young master is the head of the family.】

【She has to ask for your opinion on the many small things like firewood, rice, oil, and salt in the family.】

【You are not annoyed, and you are patient every time.】

【Sister Wu Tong thought in her heart that the stewards in the courtyard could be like this this time because they must have seen the recent events.】

【Xie Hong, the second master of the Xie family, often lets servants and boys come to ask the young master to write calligraphy to be sent to the Dengchun Building.】

【Empress Zhuge, Xie Yuan's biological mother, personally came to the door to send gifts to the young master the day before yesterday.】

【Military Governor Sima Ting is also on good terms with the young master and also prepared a New Year's gift.】

【Not to mention the fame of your residual poems in the West Wing Building, Su Yun, the young master of the Su family, came to visit; in just a few months, one thing after another indicated that this young master might have an unlimited future after entering the school next year.】

【You listened to Sister Wu Tong's words, smiled slightly, and said: "Accept them, it would be bad to decline."】

【Sister Wu Tong thought of the "arrogant" faces of the stewards in the large courtyard before and said: "The old Confucian gentleman said that the friendship of a gentleman is as light as water, and the friendship of a villain is as sweet as sweet wine."】

【She has been listening to you read books recently and also flips through the Confucian "Holy Words," and she has remembered this sentence said by the Confucian Master.】

【"Young Master, these stewards are two-faced, isn't that..."】

【You smiled and said for her: "That's not a villain!"】

【"Sister Wu Tong, you want to say that a gentleman should have less contact with villains."】

【Sister Wu Tong nodded, her eyes filled with "disgust" for those stewards who were arrogant before and humble later.】

【You smiled and said: "If you look at people's shortcomings, there is no one in the world who can be friends with you. If you look at people's strengths, everything in the world is my teacher. If you look at people's strengths, help people in their difficulties, and remember people's kindness, you will be calm in everything."】

【"If you don't accept their gifts, these people will be wary and resentful, which is unfavorable to you."】

【"However!"】

【You changed the subject, "We don't need to return the gifts, and we can't be too close to these people; they often push their luck. And once we lose power again, they might fan the flames behind our backs or even kick us when we're down."】

【Sister Wu Tong nodded as if she understood, although she didn't quite understand, she knew that listening to the young master was definitely right.】

【"Tomorrow is the Qunfang Banquet, is Sister Wu Tong going with the young master?"】

【You thought for a while and said: "The excitement of tomorrow cannot be missed, Sister Wu Tong doesn't need to go with me, just follow Luya and the Fourth Young Lady."】

【Tomorrow's Qunfang Banquet, many recent events have gathered here, I really don't know what kind of variables there will be?】

【Taking Sister Wu Tong with you is not the best strategy; it's better to let her follow the Fourth Young Lady, which is more stable.】

【Following the Fourth Young Lady Xie Ying all the way, with the protection of the Xie family and Sima Ting by her side, it will be much safer.】

【Sister Wu Tong muttered: "Young Master, are you going to find a courtesan, so it's not good to take Sister Wu Tong with you?"】

【You were slightly startled and laughed dumbly: "What are you thinking about in that head of yours!"】

【Sister Wu Tong also nodded gently, naturally knowing that the young master was not such a person; a few days ago, her good sister Luya had been looking forward to her going together, and the two of them could just be companions.】

【It's just that she hadn't agreed because she was worried about the young master being alone.】

【Now it just happens to fulfill Luya's wish.】

【You picked up the books on the table again; you have read almost all the Daoist classics in recent days, and now you have started to study Buddhist scriptures.】

【In the past few days, Lu Hua also taught a secret technique that can restrain the martial arts aura; as long as you don't make a move, even a martial artist in the ninth realm of the martial path, "Xuan Dan," will find it difficult to detect.】

【You only practiced for a few days and have already mastered it, quietly restraining the martial arts aura.】

【The sun gradually set, and there has been another heavy snowfall in the past few days.】

【The ground has accumulated a thick layer of white.】

【That night!】

【Lu Hua came to the small courtyard as usual, as she has for the past three months.】

【You have also gradually become familiar with her temperament; she is actually a woman with superb skills, talkative, but quite lazy.】

【Why did she come all the way to Bianjing City of the Great Qi?】

【Perhaps you will find out at the Qunfang Banquet tomorrow!】

【Lu Hua watched you still meditating on the "Demon-Slaying Sword" in the courtyard; now that Xie Guan's Primordial Spirit realm is at this level, meditating on this sword intent will not alert the "Flood Dragon" in Xie Fu.】

【She watched the young man who was diligent and hardworking every day in the courtyard, meditating on the two sword intents; his body's skin and membranes were scorched by the sword intent, and the sword intent stimulated his acupuncture points; every meditation was like being deeply pricked by countless needles.】

【Ordinary people would not want to try again after experiencing it once.】

【However, this young man is used to it every day.】

【The suffering involved, the young man has never complained a bit.】

【A young man who is mature, has innate wisdom, and is diligent and hardworking.】

【Lu Hua also developed a love for talent.】

【Lu Hua stepped on the moonlight and fell from the Sister Wu Tong tree, her wide Daoist robe fluttering, her tone becoming more solemn.】

【"After the Qunfang Banquet, I will leave. You have now cultivated to the seventh realm of the Primordial Spirit, Spirit Wandering, but the eighth realm, Spirit Fire, is a crucial realm."】

【You slowly withdrew your mind; it is indeed so. After a while, you will be able to cultivate "Spirit Wandering" to perfection, and at this time you will face the dilemma of having no subsequent cultivation methods.】

【The woman continued: "The last two techniques of the 'Yin Talisman Scripture' are too insidious, and even completely contrary to the Daoist philosophy."】

【"The eighth technique is killing life, meaning to kill all flesh and blood relatives, and then one can transcend and cultivate the Dao of Supreme Ruthlessness."】

【"That predecessor had already married and had children, and on the day his child got married, he slaughtered everyone."】

【"The ninth technique is the edge of the army; the world is in chaos, the fluorescent star is shaking, and after natural and man-made disasters, it is the time to attain the Dao. The reason he wanted to challenge the Master is also because of this. It is only because the Master is here that the world cannot be in chaos."】

【"Of course, what that predecessor sought was nothing more than the two words 'ascension'; the Sanzhen Sect has too deep an obsession with meeting the patriarchs, almost becoming the inner demon of Sanzhen."】

【Lu Hua sighed leisurely: "When he was defeated by the Master and encountered the five decays of heaven and man, his dying wish was to be buried on Mount Zhongnan, hoping that his soul could serve beside the patriarchs like Lu Chen after death."】

【Lu Hua's eyes were particularly deep, and her tone carried a touch of emotion.】

【"That teacher of Sanzhen, perhaps at the end of his life, felt that his killing karma was too heavy, and he had some insights in his heart. Like a flash of light, he wrote a Daoist scripture in the Tomb of the Living Dead on Mount Zhongnan that points directly to the tenth realm of the Primordial Spirit, the Yang Spirit—the 'Yang Talisman Scripture'."】

【"However, this was deduced at the end of his life, unverified, and true or false is difficult to distinguish."】

【Lu Hua paused slightly and continued: "The cultivation method in the 'Yang Talisman Scripture' requires tempering Yang fire in the Yin Spirit, and even before the Spirit Fire realm, one must use the Qi of the sun to practice. This sounds like a fantasy, because once the Yin Spirit touches sunlight slightly, the Primordial Spirit will be damaged, and in severe cases, cultivation will fall."】

【"Teachers have also tried to practice this method, but none have succeeded. When I was cultivating the Dao, I also had the idea of practicing it to amaze everyone, but in the end, I failed. However, I did copy it down."】

【"This method is not a secret treasure of the Sanzhen lineage. I can teach it to you."】

【Lu Hua also said: "If you are willing, I also have a Buddhist cultivation method here, which I obtained myself, not counting as part of the Sanzhen Sect."】

【"It's just a pity that there is no method to go directly to the Yang Spirit, at most it can reach the ninth realm of the Ziwei Wall boundary, and practicing to the extreme can have the ability of a human Bodhi Arhat."】

【"One can only practice one cultivation method when igniting the Spirit Fire; how do you plan to choose between these two?"】

【Facing this matter... you decide!】

1. Choose to practice the "Yang Talisman Scripture." (Hint: May be beneficial to the future, may lead directly to the Yang Spirit realm.)

2. Choose to practice Buddhist cultivation methods. (Hint: May be beneficial to the future, may also hinder the future Yang Spirit realm.)

3. Refuse both cultivation methods. (Hint: May be unfavorable to the future.)

4. Participate personally. (0/3)

Ten thousand rays of light were emitted from the great cauldron, and the characters on the cauldron slowly froze.

Yu Ke looked at the three options above.

Actually, there is not much entanglement; from the hints, this "Yang Talisman Scripture" is the best choice.

Yu Ke chose directly.

1. Choose to practice the "Yang Talisman Scripture." (Hint: May be beneficial to the future, may lead directly to the Yang Spirit realm.)

【You thought for a moment, your eyes bright, and said firmly: "With a beginning and an end, naturally I choose the 'Yang Talisman Scripture'."】

【Lu Hua advised in a deep voice: "You must think clearly; the heavenly techniques for cultivating the Primordial Spirit to the ninth realm are all secret and precious, and the Xie family of your nine great surnames may not even have them."】

【"With your current status, I'm afraid it's difficult to obtain one; a Buddhist nine-realm cultivation method verified by predecessors is already extremely rare."】

【"This Yang Talisman Scripture has never been successfully practiced by anyone, and there must be risks, maybe you will go into qi deviation."】

【"Moreover, so many experts in the Sanzhen Sect have tried, how can you be sure that you can succeed in cultivation?"】

【You shook your head and slowly revealed: "Just because they can't, doesn't mean I can't."】

【Lu Hua smiled gently; this young man, who has always been steady and measured, revealed a bit of sharpness for the first time.】

【"There is one more thing, which is the dying words of that predecessor; if you can agree, I will teach you this 'Yang Talisman Scripture' on his behalf."】

【You raised your head slightly and looked at Lu Hua.】

【Lu Hua said in a deep voice: "If there are descendants who practice the 'Yang Talisman Scripture' and succeed in ascending to this realm, and are fortunate enough to see Patriarch Lu Chen, I hope you can help me pass on a word."】

【"Disciple Tao Jing is unfilial and has no face to see the patriarch."】

【The Sanzhen predecessor who created the "Yin Talisman Scripture" is named Tao Jing.】

【You didn't hesitate at all, bowed and saluted:】

【"Xie Guan agrees!"】

【At this time!】

【Lu Hua seemed to be prepared, and a written Daoist scripture floated from her sleeve and fell into your hands.】

【You took it and looked, and the big characters "Yang Talisman Scripture" were written on it.】

【You didn't check the text on it, put it back in your sleeve, and thanked Lu Hua sincerely.】

【Over the past three months, you have already received too much favor from this woman.】

【Lu Hua was about to say goodbye and leave, when the young man's voice suddenly came from behind: "Is there any danger in this Qunfang Banquet?"】

【Lu Hua turned her head and met the young man's slightly concerned eyes.】

【Perhaps it was the first time the always steady young man revealed such an appearance.】

【Lu Hua was slightly startled and suddenly smiled.】

【"Don't worry, I, Lu Hua, have no other skills, but my ability to escape is unparalleled in the world."】

【"Moreover, even if I really can't leave, it doesn't matter; Lu Hua will just go to pay respects to Patriarch Lu Chen in advance."】

【"Patriarch Lu Chen once said, where in life are there no green hills, and where one dies is where one is buried."】

【The woman saw the young man with a slightly thin figure frown his beautiful eyebrows lightly.】

【"Alright, how can jianghu children have so much sentimentality; farewell songs should be laughed at."】

【Lu Hua turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared.】

【You looked at her back and the lonely moon hanging high in the night sky.】

【Tomorrow is the Qunfang Banquet.】

【You closed your eyes and practiced again, continuing to meditate on the "Demon-Slaying Sword."】

【The next day, dawn broke.】

【Luya came to the door happily.】

【"Sister Sister Wu Tong, Young Master Guan."】

【You greeted with a smile: "It's Luya, come in quickly and warm up."】

【Luya had a slender figure, wore a white fur hat, and her face had already been carefully dressed up; she drew her eyebrows, pasted flower yellow, and her eyebrows and eyes were full of joy.】

【You rolled the book in your hand and smiled: "Luya, you look really good today."】

【Luya's face turned red and she was a bit shy, saying: "Young Master Guan is joking. I came to find Sister Sister Wu Tong to go to the Qunfang Banquet together."】

【"Sister Wu Tong is washing and will be out soon."】

【As soon as the words fell, Sister Wu Tong walked out upon hearing the sound.】

【Luya was surprised when she saw it, and hurriedly pulled Sister Wu Tong's hand and said: "Sister Sister Wu Tong, you are so beautiful."】

【You also looked over, and Sister Wu Tong's beauty could be seen even without makeup on weekdays; today, after a little dressing up, she was as clear and moving as a lotus emerging from the water.】

【Sister Wu Tong lowered her head shyly, not daring to look directly into the young master's smiling eyes.】

【"Sister Wu Tong, you look really good today."】

【After Sister Wu Tong heard this, even her ears turned bright red, and she hurriedly said goodbye with the two girls, Luya.】

【"Remember to come home early!"】

【"I know, Young Master."】

【You turned and walked back into the room, continuing to read, meditate on sword intent, and practice calligraphy.】

【Until the Shen hour in the afternoon.】

【At the entrance of the small courtyard, Xie Yuan led a group of servants and hurried over.】

【As soon as Xie Yuan walked into the courtyard, he shouted: "Brother Guan, let's go to the Qunfang Banquet."】

【"Now we should go to the entrance of Xie Fu to gather."】

【But you were not in a hurry; after writing the last word, you put the pen and ink in place and tidied up the house.】

【You opened the bottom box in your room and gently took out a robe to change into.】

【This was a piece of clothing your mother made for you when she was alive, according to your figure, for when you reached adulthood.】

【Although the fabric of the clothes was not expensive, the stitches were tight and extremely thick.】

【You closed the room door and locked it.】

【Xie Yuan said with a bit of amusement: "Brother Guan, what valuable items can you have in this courtyard? Being so careful, even if a thief comes, they will leave empty-handed."】

【"We have to be quick; today is exceptionally lively, and the young masters and ladies of the Li family and Sima family are all going with us."】

【You just smiled, as if you hadn't stepped out of Xie Fu for thirteen years.】

【Xie Guan, reading in the small courtyard for thirteen years!】

【(End of chapter)】