Chapter 57: Sanhua Tong Secret Method

The jade tablet hadn't emitted any special change, but when Yan Buji's spirit touched the jade tablet, he immediately received a piece of information.

"Sanhua Tong Secret Method? Eye technique?"

Yan Buji furrowed his brows and began to carefully comprehend.

The Sanhua Tong Secret Method seems to require the aid of a concoction called "Clear Bright Eye Liquid", supplemented by special pupils to cultivate an eye technique that can perceive the flow of spiritual energy.

Yan Buji pondered for a moment; this Sanhua Tong seemed somewhat useful, but not as useful as he had imagined.

Isn't spiritual energy something that cultivators can sense after becoming cultivators?

So in what kind of environment would being able to see the flow of spiritual energy be applicable?

He didn't quite understand, but since he finally had a cultivator's secret method, he had to find a way to practice it first.

This eye technique differs from his expectation; it can be cultivated without a cultivator's power, the only trouble being the search for the ingredients to concoct Clear Bright Eye Liquid and the special pupils.

In other words, even a mortal has a chance to master it, as long as you can gather those two conditions.

"The method and ingredients for making Clear Bright Eye Liquid are recorded, but I've never heard of those materials, and where can one find the special pupils?"

Yan Buji frowned and let out a sigh.

At that moment, he could only temporarily halt the Sanhua Tong cultivation and must find ways to learn more information about the cultivation world.

However, for such matters, either you become a cultivator and naturally gain access, or you must seek out mortals who have heard of the cultivation world's overview.

This is one of the reasons Yan Buji came to the capital; he doesn't believe that a city so vast would have no mortal who has ever contacted the cultivation world.

The only thing to be careful about is his own identity.

On the surface, he is a most‑wanted criminal, so he cannot reveal his true face.

Fortunately, after Yan Buji reached the Celestial Being realm, suppressing his aura or slightly adjusting facial muscles to alter his appearance is no big issue, and with the human‑skin mask he prepared earlier, it's unlikely anyone will recognize the wanted‑man on the notice.

Nevertheless, everything must be handled with caution.

Yan Buji thought for a while, then continued to examine the important items he had obtained.

Besides the jade tablet, in Huang Songshan's cave residence Yan Buji also found a stone sphere, which the cave's master had inconceivably hidden, along with a black cloth used to conceal the stone, all of which are now with him.

Yan Buji tried to sense the stone sphere with his spirit, but received no response.

It seems he cannot find a use for this item for now.

He wrapped the stone sphere with the black cloth, and Yan Buji continued to examine the black wooden square and the black wooden staff.

He dared not place these two items together; each is placed on opposite sides. The black wooden square comes from the Wu Family as a gift prepared for cultivators in the capital, and the black wooden staff comes from Zhang Xungui.

When the two items are brought close, a special reaction occurs; previously Yan Buji hadn't had time to investigate, but now there might be a slight chance to see?

Yan Buji tried picking up the black wooden square and sensed it with his spirit.

The black wooden square trembled slightly, and before Yan Buji's eyes suddenly manifested a pitch‑black vortex!

The vortex seemed to devour even light; in an instant Yan Buji's consciousness vanished, and his body collapsed to the ground.

The black wooden square slowly fell from his hand, and the nearby black wooden staff seemed attracted! One side of the square formed a medium‑sized groove, into which the thick end of the staff was inserted, resembling a wooden hammer.

After the assembly, it lay silently on the ground, making no sound.

One day later.

Yan Buji suddenly scrambled up from the ground, clutching his head, his face pale, drenched in sweat: "It hurts! So painful!"

What's happening?

He only recalls the black wooden square forming a vortex, then he lost consciousness?!

Wait, that thing....

Yan Buji covered his head, looked around, and saw the black wooden square and staff combined into a small wooden square hammer, staring at it in shock.

For a moment, Yan Buji didn't know how to deal with the object.

After waiting a while, he tentatively grasped it, hesitating briefly.

"We have to figure out the origin of this thing, after all."

Yan Buji thought that since this item could make the Wu Family risk their lives to escort it, and it was given to cultivators within the dynasty, plus it came from Zhang Xungui's possession....

This might originally have been a single object, merely incomplete. When the pieces met, they combined, but he didn't know whether this is truly the form of the wooden square hammer or something else.

Yan Buji took a deep breath, forced himself into meditation to recover his spirit.

After three days and three nights.

Yan Buji's spirit finally returned to normal; during that time the small wooden square hammer showed no movement, and he again used his spirit to sense it.

Suddenly, several patterns appeared on the small wooden square hammer, encircling the handle; three identical grooves appeared beside it, seemingly requiring three black wooden staffs to be inserted.

Yan Buji's expression turned odd as he considered the overall shape of the small wooden square hammer, thinking that adding a circle might turn it into a ship's rudder.

"That can't be right... cultivators would have to build their own ships to sail?"

Yan Buji didn't understand the purpose of this strange item, but since he couldn't obtain more information, he could only stash it away for later.

The only thing he could currently comprehend from his collected items is the Sanhua Tong Secret Method.

Regardless, he should first secure his identity, and discreetly gather information about the cultivation world as much as possible.

A few days later.

Yan Buji stood on a street in the capital, while Wang Fugui beside him was drenched in sweat.

Although Yan Buji had altered his appearance, Wang Fugui still feared that if anyone on the road recognized him, he would be implicated!

"Old Wang, don't look around like a thief; you don't want us to be suspected, do you?" Yan Buji said lightly.

"Yan... Mr. Ji said that," Wang Fugui wiped the sweat from his forehead and laughed awkwardly.

Yan Buji, under the alias Ji Bu, staged a chivalrous rescue of a person in peril as a bargaining chip for Wang Fugui outside the city, then swaggered alongside Wang Fugui.

"Tell me, what do you usually do?"

"Mr. Ji, I… usually either rest at home or patrol the various shops to check on their operations, occasionally chatting with a few merchant friends…"

"Then host a banquet and invite those friends over; I have something I'd like you to inquire about," Yan Buji said calmly.

Yes yes yes!!

Wang Fugui didn't dare to defy Yan Buji's order, and immediately sent people to invite his several friends to the restaurant.

Afterwards, Yan Buji briefly mentioned what he wanted to inquire about, and casually mentioned the materials needed for him to make the Qingming eye liquid, asking him to help inquire whether they could be found.

Although Wang Fugui had never heard of those materials, he naturally didn't dare to ask further.

In the restaurant's private room, Wang Fugui saw his three friends who had arrived, clasped his hands and smiled: "Gentlemen, how have you been?"

Brother Wang, after not seeing each other for a while, your complexion has improved a lot.

I heard your family is about to add a new member; when will you invite us brothers for a drink to celebrate?

Wang Fugui's face stiffened.

If something goes wrong, you'll only be able to drink my funeral wine!