Yefutidaolu

Chapter 239 Insightful Martial Arts Intent

Ye Qingmu and Gao Jian sat at the same table.

This tavern isn't particularly high-end; a meal here costs only three to five thousand coins, less than a gold coin, which is quite affordable in the capital.

That makes sense, since this is the Dangerous Constellation in the Xuanwu District, not the Taiwei Enclosure.

Even in the capital city, there are different levels of status among the regions.

At the very top, naturally, is the center of heaven, where Taiyi resides, and where the imperial palace is located.

The palace is surrounded by the Three Enclosures: the Purple Palace Enclosure, the Supreme Palace Enclosure, and the Heavenly Market Enclosure. This area is where the wealthy and nobles reside. Ordinary people can go there, but they generally cannot afford the things there.

Beyond that are the Four Symbols: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. These four major areas are where most of the people in the capital live. Inside, there are twenty-eight constellations and twenty-eight large districts, with stars serving as landmarks within each district.

For example, the tavern where Gao Jian and Ye Qingmu are currently located is in a tavern in Chefu Third Street, Weisu, Xuanwu District.

The Seven Stars of the Carriage Office are located east of Tianjin, near the river, arranged in an east-west row. They govern the officials of the Carriage Office and also serve as a guesthouse for guests.

Therefore, this place also has hotels and taverns, and the prices are cheap. A meal costs only three to five thousand copper coins, which is considered relatively high-end. There are also meals that cost three to five hundred copper coins.

In the capital city, even a cultivator at the first level can earn tens of gold coins a year, which is much higher than in other places. Therefore, considering the price, it is clearly a good deal.

Ye Qingmu should have been very relaxed in this kind of environment. She often came to places like this, raised her glass and drank heartily with others, got drunk, divided the spoils, and then went home to sleep until dawn.

Now, she was sweating profusely, her mind filled with thoughts of how to get back alive...

"So, how should I put it, may I see your cultivation technique?" Gao Jian asked again.

Several minutes have passed since the question was first asked, and Gao Jian noticed that Ye Qingmu had remained silent. So, he asked again.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingmu felt that he could no longer hide the truth, so he could only smile wryly and look up: "My lord, if I asked you to share the cultivation techniques of the Desire Realm, would you agree?"

Dansha was eating when he heard this, and his eyes immediately turned fierce as he looked at Ye Qingmu, his scales beginning to emerge.

Regarding cultivation methods, they are definitely the core of a person's practice. Even with standardized methods, some clever people will add their own annotations and make their own modifications, leaving traces of their own habits.

This is especially true for people like Gao Jian.

Ordinary people can't change it. When they see a mobile phone, they feel that they can't change anything and don't know where to start. They are afraid of making a mistake, just like when they buy a mobile phone or computer.

It's exactly what it is when you buy it; there's no way to change it. It will be used like this until it's scrapped.

However, for others, these things are likely to be highly customized. They will disassemble and replace parts themselves. The less skilled ones will replace the parts made by others, while the more skilled ones will even make the parts by hand. The same goes for cultivation techniques. Some genius cultivators will adjust and change them themselves because they understand and know how to match them to their own needs and habits.

Dansha knew that Ye Qingmu and Gao Jian were both like that.

The reason for this judgment is that Ye Qingmu has already demonstrated her abilities; her fourth-level illusion technique can confuse Dan Sha.

Although Dansha didn't know how she did it, Gao Jian had mentioned the words "Desire Realm," and Ye Qingmu had also shown a surprised expression. Therefore, even Dansha could understand that there must be some hidden story behind it.

While it's definitely true that the insightful opinion is far superior, absolutely!
At this point, Ye Qingmu making such a request is tantamount to wanting to die. If Gao Jian just says the word, Dansha will take this person's head off.

So what if she's good-looking? She dares to ask for private martial arts techniques; she really has no sense of propriety!
But at that moment, Gao Jian nodded slightly: "Okay."

Dansha was taken aback, the fierce light in his eyes faded, and he looked at Gao Jian with astonishment and confusion.

Ye Qingmu was also stunned.

She said this only to make things difficult for the other party. Although she would definitely have to hand over the cultivation technique, she also wanted the other party to understand her predicament.

However, to her surprise, Gao Jian readily agreed.

"Really...really?" Ye Qingmu asked.

“Why would I lie to you about this? Let’s make a trade then,” Gao Jian said.

"Is this true?"

"It seems you've already asked this question."

"How to prove it?"

"Should I go first?"

As Gao Jian spoke, his demeanor suddenly changed.

He exuded a unique, indescribable aura...

At the same time, a 'sun and moon' appeared on his shoulder.

The moon is on the left shoulder, and the sun is on the right shoulder.

At the same time, Ye Qingmu felt a strong sense of oppression.

She suddenly couldn't breathe, her whole rhythm was disrupted, she was sweating profusely, her head felt as heavy as lead, her thoughts were hazy and blank, and the sweat coming out of every pore was even red, like a person who has never drunk alcohol waking up feeling uncomfortable after being drunk, feeling as heavy as lead in their head and feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit.

To Ye Qingmu, the man before her was proof of why he was able to become a 'superior person'.

This is why the other party can act so arrogantly and bossily.

Such power could elevate him to the ranks of the true 'ultimate privileged,' making him one of those 'nobles.' If he so desired, he could command tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, or millions of people to serve him.

He can openly take action here, and even if the aftermath kills everyone in Wei Su and demolishes most of Wei Su's houses, he will at most be reprimanded and will not receive any substantial punishment.

He could do all of this if he wanted to; he possessed that power. He held that power in his hands.

The source of this power is—

Martial arts and divine will.

"What...divine will is this?" Ye Qingmu asked incredulously.

She had to ask.

Because she felt a strong attraction to this divine will!
That too, it comes from the same power of the Desire Realm.

“This is Ming,” Gao Jian said, tapping the table.

The sun and moon are like a perfect pair; the sun and moon represent steadfastness and brightness.

The way of the sun and moon is that which is constant and bright; the movement of the world is that which is constant and unified.

This is just a part of the martial arts divine intent that Gao Jian has shown; he hasn't even fully revealed it yet, and he's still hiding some of it.

It comes from the word 'Ming', and 'Ming' means to understand, to know, and to see through. This divine meaning seems to express... a kind of 'seeing through' power?

But the next moment, the sun and moon changed—

Ye Qingmu immediately realized that the sun and moon in that image were not actually the real sun and moon.

The 'Great Sun' on the right shoulder displays an overwhelming, compassionate, and irresistible gentle light.

Everything is of the same color; the Buddha's light shines only brightly.

Its immeasurable light and color, its great radiance, its majestic countenance, its boundless power and spirit, such blazing light, none can compare.

Is that what Buddhism refers to as 'Tathagata'?
The light of the Tathagata is known as "Mahavairocana" or "Mahavairocana Tathagata," meaning that light shines everywhere and darkness has nowhere to hide.

The 'moon' on the other shoulder, however, reveals a completely opposite quality at this moment.

The moon opened its eyes, and those eyes were so bizarre, eerie, and filled with an aura of calamity.

That's not the 'moon,' that's...

Tai Sui. Tai Sui, with its sorrowful energy, disrupts the harmony of Yin and Yang, and is influenced by the essence of Heaven and Earth, thus giving rise to calamities. When these calamities manifest, the harm caused by the planet Jupiter arises, treacherous officials wreak havoc, the government is in disarray, the people are scattered, great misfortune and disaster strike, the nation suffers great sorrow, bones pile up, calamities occur, and many people die.

Do not--

That's actually the moon too.

It's a different kind of moon.

It is the realm of desire... it is a dream.

The spirit of Tai Sui (the Grand Duke Jupiter) has been incorporated into the dream. Based on the nightmares of the Desire Realm, and combined with the calamity energy of Tai Sui, a nightmare demon of calamity has appeared.

The sun is light, it is white, it is something that exists in the material world.

The Disaster Moon is a dream, darkness, and something that exists in the dream world.

As the two intertwined, that power began to manifest.

This is such an astonishing power, this strange, conflicting... ever-changing dream moon and the eternally unchanging Buddha's light sun, a contradictory yet ever-strengthening power is arising within Takami.

Is this also... the divine will of martial arts?

Could the divine intent of martial arts manifest in such a strange way? Aren't martial artists usually straightforward?
Ye Qingmu was very puzzled.

This is nothing like the martial arts spirit of a martial artist.

But this is precisely the divine intent of martial arts, and its characteristics are very obvious. It is the martial artist's aura, the sense of oppression, and the undeniable difference that makes it impossible to confuse with other divine intents.

at the same time……

Shen Yun began to be born.

That's right, after opening the divine gate, you will have the ability to inscribe divine essence.

At this moment, Gao Jian was using his divine will to inscribe the essence of the technique, and within this essence was the 'fragment' of the technique he had obtained in the Desire Realm.

It's a fragment, because a master like Gao Jian couldn't write down the complete technique; he didn't have that ability.

However, even these fragments are already at a level of 'unfathomable' for those in the Four Realms. If it weren't for Gao Jianyou's rusty knife, he would have definitely needed a lot of effort to master this technique back then.

The value of these fragments is definitely higher than Ye Qingmu's, or even much higher.

As Ye Qingmu watched the divine aura gradually appear, she could also sense that Gao Jian's momentum was gradually declining and weakening.

This is normal.

To imprint the essence of something is to consume one's soul.

This is also why martial arts manuals with spiritual essence are expensive. Each manual requires concentration and mental exertion to write, and cannot be done carelessly. They cannot be mass-produced.

It's just a matter of how much energy is consumed. Some consume a lot of energy. For example, a certain painter, wanting to create a masterpiece, would go into seclusion and use all his energy to finish the painting.

After finishing the painting, he was exhausted and died vomiting blood. This was because his mental energy was depleted, just like a martial artist whose blood and energy were exhausted, and he died instantly.

Even immortals encounter this situation.

The essence of the Xuanhua Tongmen Daoda Song was recorded in this way. When he finally wrote down these essences, the earth immortal was exhausted and died.

This is the 'sincerity' that Gao Jian demonstrates.

Ye Qingmu was deeply shocked, and even somewhat fearful and uneasy.

Dansha's eyes gradually turned hostile. Of course, she knew what Gao Jian was doing. If Ye Qingmu ignored even this sincerity and still wanted to play tricks, then she would eat him alive.

However, there are a few questions about cinnabar...

Isn't the high level of cultivation supposed to be about the essence gate? He has three acupoints of spirit gate, but he should only have opened the Niwan point.

How could he have divine will?

What's going on with his divine barrier? When did it open? Something's not right. If he opened his divine barrier, then Gao Jian should be at the seventh realm now, right?
Despite being filled with doubts, Dansha did not ask them aloud.

There are outsiders here, so it's best not to ask.

After her initial shock and anxiety, Ye Qingmu stood up.

Since the other party was treating her with such sincerity, she couldn't afford to be negligent.

Even thieves and swindlers have a sense of 'righteousness'; otherwise, what would the old man use to maintain the organization?

But then Ye Qingmu pulled a wisp of divine essence from her mind.

This wisp of charm is far inferior to what is engraved in the mind.

But they share a common aura.

They all come from the Desire Realm, and they all possess that elusive, indescribable, and eerie aura.

If he had a rusty knife, Gao Jian would probably be able to completely read that wisp of essence in an instant, thoroughly understand it, and make it his own.

Unfortunately, the blade of the rusty knife is now completely used up, not a single bit left. It was all used up in the divine essence within the eternal ice.

So, after Gao Jian finished recording his own essence, he exhaled a breath of stale air.

This is the first time I've engraved Shen Yun...

I feel a little dizzy.

This feeling is so strange.

It felt like my soul had been taken away by something. My body wasn't tired at all, but I felt a little... unsteady on my feet, as if I was in a daze, like I hadn't slept in a long time.

It's quite fresh.

However, this was only his current state and it didn't affect Gao Jian's actions. He shook his head and quickly returned to normal.

His soul is incredibly resilient; it would probably take at least dozens of copies to reach its limit.

There's still plenty of room for maneuver.

After recovering, Gao Jian reached out and tucked away the wisp of Ye Qingmu's divine aura.

If there's no rusty knife, then take it back and figure it out yourself.

At the same time, he handed the wisp of divine essence that he had just inscribed to Ye Qingmu.

"So, the exchange is complete. A month from now, we'll stay in the same place, and depending on the progress, we'll decide whether to switch back. How about that?" Takami asked.

"Sure, sir, we're still pretty loyal, aren't we? Look, even the old man and the others are like that, they're trustworthy," Ye Qingmu said with a smile.

Gao Jian nodded: "He is loyal, I can see that, but unfortunately, he is not a good person."

What a joke! Just because these thieves are loyal doesn't mean they're good people.

If these people were truly good, why would they swindle money from cinnabar?
Gao Jian wouldn't assume the other party is trustworthy just because of something like this.

"Sigh, that's just how the world is. You can't survive if you're a good person," Ye Qingmu laughed heartily.

The laughter carried a hint of disillusionment.

(End of this chapter)