Chapter 341

Hearing this, you were lost in thought.

The Master had been searching for immortals in the East Sea for two hundred years without returning, which was why the nine great surnames of Da Qi held the imperial court, and the nine clans of officials were so deeply rooted among the people.

Your impression of this Master was vague; the Confucian classic "Holy Words" recorded the Master's every word and action, indeed like a saint.

However, you learned from Lu Hua that the Master had created the Ze Lake for the Dragon-Nurturing Pool, raising thousands of miles of demonic species that made the people of Jiannan Dao miserable, yet he was a cold person who viewed the common people as straw dogs.

The Demon Master and Master Lianchi feared this person, while the people of Da Qi revered him.

It was difficult to piece together a complete image from this.

When you came back to your senses!

Master Lianchi's eyes fell on you: "Little friend Lu Chen, you have an affinity with Buddhism and are the successor of an old friend."

"Your progress in the Martial Path is clearly lagging behind your primordial spirit cultivation..."

You nodded after hearing this; now that you had the "Yang Fu Jing" given by Lu Hua for primordial spirit cultivation, you had no obstacles in your subsequent primordial spirit cultivation.

But you lacked a technique in the Martial Path that could lead directly to the Ninth Realm.

The old monk continued: "I have a Buddhist treasure technique here, the 'Jin Gang Indestructible Body Divine Art,' and a 'Grand Ancestor Sacred Ape Sutra' obtained in Da Qi."

"I see, little friend, that your Martial Path foundation should have been built on this Sacred Ape Stake; it contains techniques that lead directly to the Eighth Realm of the Martial Path."

"As for this 'Jin Gang Indestructible Body Divine Art,' it is a Buddhist martial art; practiced to perfection, one becomes Jin Gang Indestructible and can reach the Ninth Realm."

"Both have advantages and disadvantages; if you accept Buddhist techniques, I fear it will be difficult to enter the gates of the Academy in Da Qi; the current Academy will not tolerate someone who knows Buddhist techniques."

"This Sacred Ape Stake method is fine; it is said to have been created by the Master himself."

"The cultivation method for the Ninth Realm is extremely difficult to obtain, but the old monk has also noticed many hidden dangers in it."

"The techniques for the first six realms are fine, but the upper three realms have buried many counter-measures; if the old monk hadn't already realized the Flawless True Body..."

Master Lianchi's expression was filled with emotion: "If it hadn't been for a chance encounter that allowed me to discover it, even Patron Xu might have found it difficult to detect."

Hearing this, Xu Jiangxian's heart surged, thinking of the soldiers and generals in the Da Qi army who all practiced this technique.

You were slightly stunned; this Sacred Ape Stake?

No wonder the descendants of the nine great surnames always used it for foundation building, and only the Da Qi imperial family had the techniques for the upper three realms.

They must have long since glimpsed the secrets within!

The old monk smiled: "Little friend Lu Chen, how will you choose?"

Xu Jiangxian also stood with his hands behind his back and said leisurely: "If you really want to, I also have a few techniques here."

The old monk joked: "The Demon Master also helps the younger generation?"

Xu Jiangxian smiled: "A great calamity is about to begin; whether it is Buddhism or my Holy Sect, since he is valued by both the Sanzhen and Buddhism."

"Why can he not enter the Holy Sect? My Holy Sect's founder was a true ascender; if the Sanzhen are fine, are they not comparable to a Buddhist sect?"

The old monk just grinned and did not argue.

"This is little friend Lu Chen's good fortune; Patron Xu is proficient in all demonic martial arts, his attainments approaching those of the Demon Master Huang Dao of the past."

Xu Jiangxian looked at Lu Chen with an inexplicable expression: "This seat has a few treasure techniques of the Holy Sect here, one is the 'Yama Fetal Profound Strength,' and one is the 'Purple Haze Cave Demon True Sutra'."

"Both of these are treasure techniques of the demonic sect that lead directly to the Ninth Realm of the Martial Path; the Yama Fetal Profound, when practiced to the highest realm, can cultivate another Yama Soul Body, which is the highest-grade Martial Path True Body in the world; if the soul body is not destroyed, the true body does not die."

"The other is the 'Purple Haze Cave Demon True Sutra,' a method of internal Qi stacking, with nine layers in total; each layer doubles the internal power, and even compared to the 'Great Huangting' of the Sanzhen, it is not weak, with internal breath as vast as the sea."

"See how you choose?"

"A person's energy in life is limited; even this seat only specializes in one demonic treasure technique."

The old monk also echoed: "Patron Xu is right; the current Sect Master of the Eastern Sacred Sect, that junior brother of mine, has only practiced one 'Great Strength Arhat Art' his whole life, and even now, the old monk dare not say I can defeat him."

You nodded slowly; greed leads to poor digestion; basically, the strong in the world specialize in one technique, pushing it to the extreme and then creating their own unique techniques.

Now you have the "Yin Fu Jing" and "Yang Fu Jing" for the primordial spirit, leading directly to the "Yang Spirit."

You have the "Grand Ancestor Sacred Ape Stake" for the Martial Path, which can be practiced to the middle three realms.

For moves, you have the Second Master's "Ghost-Slaying Sword" and "Demon-Slaying Sword," and the newly acquired Buddhist "Surging Waves Buddha Hand," "Jin Gang Realm Freedom Seal," and "Dharma Realm Seal."

The old monk was not in a hurry, smiling: "It depends on how little friend chooses?"

1. Choose "Grand Ancestor Sacred Ape Stake." (Hint: May be beneficial for the future.)

2. Choose "Jin Gang Indestructible Body Divine Art." (Hint: May be beneficial for the future.)

3. Choose "Yama Fetal Profound Strength." (Hint: May be beneficial for the future.)

4. Choose "Purple Haze Cave Demon True Sutra." (Hint: May be beneficial for the future.)

5. Choose "Jin Gang Indestructible Body Divine Art" and "Yama Fetal Profound Strength." (Hint: May be beneficial for the future, and may have unexpected gains.)

6. Choose "Jin Gang Indestructible Divine Art" and "Purple Haze Cave Demon True Sutra." (Hint: May be beneficial for the future.)

7. Choose to practice all of them. (Hint: May be harmful to the future.)

8. Participate personally. (0/3)

The great cauldron rang, emitting ten thousand rays of rosy light, and the characters on it slowly stabilized.

Yu Ke looked at the eight options above.

Excluding the last option, 【Participate personally】.

Judging from the hints, choosing to practice all of them would actually be harmful.

The options above are all beneficial for the future.

But the best hint is option 5, which may have unexpected gains.

Yu Ke did not hesitate and chose directly.

5. Choose "Jin Gang Indestructible Body Divine Art" and "Yama Fetal Profound Strength." (Hint: May be beneficial for the future, and may have unexpected gains.)

【After pondering, you stated your choice: "Jin Gang Indestructible Body Divine Art" and "Yama Fetal Profound Strength."】

【Lianchi smiled: "This is good; little friend has not only practiced Buddhist techniques but also demonic techniques; it seems the Academy will be difficult to enter."】

【Xu Jiangxian took a handkerchief from his bosom, a drop of blood appeared on his left hand and moistened the handkerchief; this drop of blood moved on it, writing out a demonic technique.】

【It clearly read "Yama Fetal Profound Strength"!】

【What the old monk held was a piece of Buddhist kasaya, with the characters sewn in gold thread.】

【Lianchi said with some anticipation: "Dual cultivation of Buddhism and Demonism is rare in ancient and modern times."】

【He pressed his hands together gently, and the glazed boundary disappeared.】

【Xu Xiyue and the others naturally did not dare to leave without saying goodbye, waiting silently, only then seeing the scene inside.】

【The youth stood tall and straight, neither humble nor arrogant, not suppressed by the momentum of the old monk and the other, but rather possessing a unique character of his own.】

【You said sincerely to the two:】

【"Many thanks, Master Lianchi, Demon Master."】

【The old monk smiled without a word.】

【Xu Jiangxian stood with his hands behind his back, his aura deep.】

【Xu Xiyue and the others dared not say much, the three guards' eyes filled with wonder.】

【A mere illegitimate son of the Xie family was actually chatting and laughing with world-famous Grandmasters; if this got out, everyone would be shocked!】

【Xu Jiangxian looked at the moonlight on the horizon, the clear light spilling into the carriage pavilion. It was nearly 7 PM.】

【He said: "Master, why not take this opportunity to test the strong players of the world."】

【The old monk nodded and finally looked at you:】

【"Little friend Lu Chen, there is one more thing to clarify for you."】

【"Just now, the old monk used the Great Sun Jin Gang Bodhi Hand Seal; this seal can connect the three lives of reincarnation, insight into the past and future, see the original heart Tathagata, and reflect it in the Glazed Pagoda."】

【"I wonder, little friend, if you saw your past life?"】

【Your heart stirred slightly, recalling the experience in the Glazed Pagoda just now.】

【You indeed did not see any scenes of your past life, only that crystal-clear Glazed Pagoda standing there quietly.】

【Master Lianchi said indifferently: "Past life karma, whether deep or shallow, although not everyone can glimpse it, and few can break the mystery of the womb, one can always see a star or a half; the old monk did not see little friend's past life in this Bodhi Seal."】

【Hearing this, you remembered what Lu Hua told you when you broke through the Sixth Realm: you had no image.】

【Everyone has an image, but you have no image.】

【The old monk said in a deep voice: "Or rather, little friend, you have no past life?"】

【Xu Jiangxian frowned, seemingly remembering that the Holy Sect also recorded the theory of "Life Star Descending to the World."】

【That Prince Yan of the past seemed to be a Life Star descending to the world, without past or present life, a "Heavenly Human Reincarnation."】

【You nodded slowly and bowed: "Many thanks, Master, for telling me."】

【The old monk performed a Buddhist salute.】

【"The Sanzhen Lu Chen ancestor of the past left a word when he left the world: 'Untie the old shackles of the past, only then will you know that today is the true self.'"】

【Your eyes held an indescribable color, finally slowly calming down.】

【Lianchi uttered, "Namo Amitabha!"】

【Xu Jiangxian looked at you deeply and left with Master Lianchi; the two seemed to move slowly step by step, but their bodies disappeared like phantoms.】

【After a long while!】

【In the Sima family's carriage pavilion.】

【The three guards finally relaxed their spines, stretched their necks, and moved their bodies.】

【Seeing this, Xu Xiyue felt a sense of weightlessness as if falling off a cliff, only now stepping firmly onto the ground.】

【Sima Muqing's expression was numb.】

【Xu Xiyue walked forward and bowed gracefully, her tone sincere: "For today's matter, this humble woman thanks Young Master Chen."】

【Not only was there sincere gratitude, but also the importance attached to this illegitimate son of the Xie family.】

【Defeating Zhu Ziqian with a crushing momentum, Lu Chen's future at his current age was bound to be bright.】

【Moreover, being able to learn the three supreme Buddhist hand seals in such a short time showed extraordinary talent.】

【Most importantly, this person remained calm in the face of the Demon Master and Master Lianchi.】

【Seeing Mount Tai collapse without changing color, only in major events does a man's true ability show.】

【Xu Xiyue truly admired him and wanted to befriend him.】

【You bowed modestly: "Lady Xu, you are too polite."】

【The three guards also hurriedly walked forward: "Many thanks, Young Master Chen, for saving our lives."】

【You did not stand on ceremony but returned the salute one by one.】

【The three did not dare to accept it and retreated to the side.】

【Xu Xiyue said: "It is getting late, let us go to the Qunfang Banquet together, so as not to worry others."】

【"As for the matter here, this humble woman will send someone to notify the government office and the Academy, ensuring that this matter does not involve Young Master Chen."】

【A lady of the Sima family naturally had such ability and dared to make such a guarantee.】

【As for the Demon Master and Master Lianchi appearing in Bianjing, the two did not seem to have any intention of hiding it.】

【It was truly difficult for anyone in Bianjing to keep them.】

【Xu Xiyue did not want to get involved in the vortex of these big figures' disputes, which could easily lead to being smashed to pieces.】

【You nodded: "Many thanks, Lady Xu."】

【You suddenly remembered one thing: "Lady, wait a moment."】

【"No hurry, we will get the carriage ready and wait at the intersection."】

【You went from the Sima family's carriage pavilion to the Xie family's carriage pavilion, finding the carriage where the coachman had just hidden with the Sima family's coachman.】

【You lifted the curtain and saw the coachman inside the carriage hugging his head in fear, not daring to look up, trembling and saying:】

【"Don't... kill me!"】

【You smiled slightly: "Old man, it is I, Lu Chen."】

【The coachman was stunned when he heard the familiar voice and hurriedly looked up, his tone surprised:】

【"Young Master Chen, you are not dead... you wouldn't be a ghost, would you."】

【"If I were dead, how could I have a shadow."】

【The coachman climbed up to look, and sure enough, there was a shadow in the moonlight, and his pale complexion recovered somewhat.】

【The Sima family's coachman actually had some Martial Path cultivation, but had not broken through the small three barriers, having been a coachman for the Sima family his whole life, never having experienced such a tragedy.】

【You smiled: "The thieves have been driven away by the Sima family's guards, let's go."】

【You stepped into the carriage: "We are going to the Qunfang Banquet, let's leave this place quickly."】

【The coachman nodded hurriedly: "Good! Good! Good!"】

【He drove the carriage out of the pavilion.】

【Along the way, corpses were strewn everywhere, and an aura of death permeated the air.】

【You lifted the carriage window; the people here seemed to have been killed by that lame old man, who came from that Minister Su in the court.】

【You couldn't help but frown, not knowing when you had offended this Fourth Master of the Academy.】

【Shen Kuan coming here was mostly due to that young master of the Zhao family behind the scenes; perhaps Xie Renfeng was also involved, otherwise, he couldn't have known your whereabouts so clearly to ambush you here.】

【You looked at the blood seeping down from the carriage, which was already slowly coagulating; they had nothing to do with this matter, yet they died here.】

【The nine great surnames had been high and mighty for many years, long since viewing the lives of these servants and common people as straw.】

【Not treating human life as human life!】

【You slowly lowered the curtain.】

【The coachman drove the carriage cautiously, meeting the Sima family's carriage that had been waiting at the entrance.】

【"Lady Xu!"】

【The coachman hurriedly got off to pay his respects.】

【Xu Xiyue just nodded slightly in the carriage, a bit surprised; the coachmen, maids, and even the young ladies and masters of the Xie, Li, and Sima families who stayed here were all dead, yet only this elderly coachman who drove for Lu Chen survived.】

【Xu Xiyue lowered the curtain and returned to her original graceful and luxurious appearance: "Let's set off!"】

【"Go to the West Wing Pavilion, Qunfang Banquet."】

【Only then did the coachman's heart fall back into his stomach; with the Lady present, he was naturally safe, and he drove the carriage behind, moving slowly.】

【It was late now, not as crowded as before, so it was possible to take a carriage.】

【At this time, the West Wing Pavilion was already bustling with activity.】

(End of chapter)