Yefutidaolu

Chapter 254 Axioms and Psychological Fluctuations

Taiwei Enclosure, the location of the Imperial Academy, lies beneath the eternal black ice.

Dansha looked at Gaojian's sleeping face and felt a strange sensation.

She had slept with Takami before, but back then, she would always lie down early and fall fast asleep, while Takami would usually be thinking about things.

Every time she woke up, Gao Jian was already up and had started practicing his skills early.

So, in reality, she never saw Gao Jian's sleeping face.

He was as hard as iron, cold as iron, and resilient as iron.

He never shows his emotions, rarely shares his thought process with others, and always does things silently. Once he has thought something out, he takes action. The few times he gets angry are when he has witnessed something like that.

This tough guy is now asleep right in front of her.

So, he was asleep. Oh, that's why.

Just how exhausted must he be to fall asleep in front of me? Thinking this, Dansha reached out and gently pinched Gaojian's cheek.

Then she abruptly withdrew her hand.

Don't wake him up!

But she discovered that Gao Jian didn't react at all this time.

Are you really... tired?

Dan Sha was slightly moved.

However, to outsiders, this feeling is not apparent.

All they could see was Gao Jian sleeping soundly, oblivious to everyone else, his body still full of energy, which made them all hesitate.

They don't want to lose.

Actually, there was competition even within the Imperial Academy.

Although it may seem that everyone in the Imperial Academy has no conflict of interest and just goes about their daily studies, reading, and self-study in the Sutra Repository, in reality, everyone knows that their progress in cultivation and performance in various tasks will be scrutinized.

The students of the Imperial Academy were the future privileged ones, and they had to demonstrate that they were worthy of such privilege and that they would be able to take over the power and responsibilities from their powerful predecessors.

The Imperial Academy represents the future.

Everyone hopes that their future will be brighter than that of others.

Gao Jian's move undoubtedly greatly enhanced his own value, allowing him to surpass others.

Without a doubt, things have come to this point, and we have no choice but to confront your insightful opinions.

So... who can come?

Those from the Fifth Realm are no longer reliable; we can only rely on the senior students.

Let those senior students suppress their own cultivation level and use their fifth-level cultivation to defeat Gao Jian.

Gao Jian slept for about an hour.

During this time, Cang Hai kept watching the other person with great interest.

Among the many students present, he was considered to have deep seniority and high cultivation, but he did not rashly try to compete with Gao Jian.

He was observing this younger colleague.

That night, this junior attacked him with a knife, almost bringing the situation to a standstill, which impressed him greatly.

But he didn't think anything of it, because he hadn't exerted much effort that night. If he had been serious, the other party would have had no chance of survival.

However... on that day, Takami did not display his current power.

Did he already have it, or did he learn it recently?

It must have been practiced long ago; the level of skill is too refined for someone who has just learned it.

So... what is "hitting the ground"?
He had been observing Gao Jian's sword strikes, and after more than fifty strikes, Cang Hai had not found any clues, nor had he sensed any special 'qi' circulating.

Among the many studies and analyses of heaven and earth in the Divine Dynasty, there is a fundamental concept that can be described as an 'axiom' that remains unchanged. Almost all the methods and cultivation practices of the Divine Dynasty depend on this 'axiom'.

This axiom is: everything in the universe operates by relying on 'qi'.

All things in the universe are formed by the energy of heaven and earth. The reason why they are different is simply because the energy that makes them up varies in brightness and thickness.

All comings and goings are governed by air; cold air produces turbidity, while hot air produces clarity.

The trees and rocks exude a lush and moist atmosphere.

The vapors of the marsh rise from the mountain, becoming clouds and rain; this is the vapors of the mountain connecting with the marsh.

Springs flow into marshes, becoming springs and water, which are the essence of mountains.

Writing should have literary flair, book writing should have scholarly flair, and the way to read poetry is simply to read it thoroughly and savor its flavor, so that a natural and harmonious feeling will flow from one's heart.

Ordinary rain is formed by the condensation of yin and yang energies.

Therefore, heavy snow is a sign of a bountiful year. Snow itself does not indicate a good harvest, but rather that the yang energy is concentrated on the earth, which will bring prosperity and growth to all things in the coming year.

Heaven and earth also possess their own energy. On ordinary days, the earth's energy rises and the sky's energy descends. Yin and Yang interact, and heaven and earth resonate with each other. This is stirred by thunder and lightning, invigorated by wind and rain, moved by the four seasons, and warmed by the sun and moon, thus giving rise to all things.

If punishments are not applied appropriately, evil spirits will arise; evil spirits accumulate below, and resentment and hatred fester above. When the upper and lower classes are not in harmony, yin and yang become disordered, and evil and calamities will arise. This is the cause of calamities and anomalies.

When qi (vital energy) gathers together, it transforms into tangible matter.

At such times, rainbows, clouds, wind, rain, and the four seasons are the accumulated energy that forms in the heavens. Mountains, rivers, seas, metals, rocks, fire, and wood are the accumulated forms that form on the earth.

Wind arises in the east, its qi is gentle. Fire arises in the south, its qi is stagnant. Dampness arises in the center, its qi is abundant. Dryness arises in the west, its qi is complete. Cold arises in the north, its qi is firm.

When the Qi (vital energy) is disrupted and its positions are lost, the Qi changes, and this change is extraordinary, resulting in the disorder of the four seasons and the unrest of all things.

The Nine-Nine Cycle is used to regulate the celestial order and the numbers of Qi (vital energy). The celestial order is used to regulate the movement of the sun and moon; the numbers of Qi are used to record the processes of creation and transformation.

Therefore, even the fate of a person, a certain power, or even the dynasty itself is called "destiny" or "luck," all because it is caused by the circulation of qi. Even the human body itself has a "sea of ​​qi," and the operation of a person also relies on "qi and blood." One of the three gates of the human body is the "qi" gate.

This is a basic axiom, it is a matter of course, and it is beyond any doubt.

but……

Even now, he still can't understand what kind of "qi" Gao Jian relied on to achieve this level.
His weapons and his spells seemed to operate without using any qi.

That's definitely impossible. There's only one reason: you didn't see through the other party's methods.

Cang Hai thus became wary.

But his patience also has its limits.

While Gao Jian slept for about an hour and a half, he listened to the conversation between the eighteen imperial students who had been defeated by Gao Jian.

It can be analyzed from those dialogues that when Gao Jian makes his move, he can induce hallucinations in people.

This illusion was extremely intense; it could even be said to have transcended mere 'illusion' and reached a very special realm, like a 'test of the Dao heart'.

You will see what you like most, what you fear most, what you hesitate about most, and what you decide most...

Anyway, with each cut, what you see is different.

Childhood trauma, long-held obsessions, the most feared future, the most desired success... everything points to the 'world in dreams,' a branch of shamanism called 'Dream Interpretation,' which allows communication with this place and can be accessed during everyday dreams.

Buddhism also has a method called "sitting in meditation to enter a dream," which allows one to enter into a dream state.

Among those Taoist temples, some with a deep-rooted tradition also practice the method of "sleeping exercises".

However, I have never heard of martial artists having such methods.

That insightful opinion—how could it connect to that place? He's a martial artist...

There is a family of shamans in Cangzhou surnamed Zuo. Could it be related to the Zuo family? Did they develop this method using the Zuo family's techniques? Or did they create it themselves, which is why I can't find any clues?
Cang Hai's mind was filled with countless thoughts, but the more he thought about it, the more wary he became, to the point that he hesitated to take action and just watched Gao Jian sleep for an hour and a half.

An hour and a half! Gao Jian arrived in the morning, and in this hour and a half, it's almost noon, lunchtime, and the sun is at its zenith.

More and more people gathered around, all sorts of people, just like Cang Hai. Some were investigating Gao Jian's origins, some were analyzing his situation, and others were watching recordings of previous battles.

A large group of book spirits were thus summoned. Hundreds of book spirits could be seen diligently recording the essence of the battle, preparing to take this essence back to their masters so that their masters could directly observe how Gao Jian fought and what the mysteries were.

This also reflects the technological level of the Divine Dynasty.

In certain very important situations, a cultivator who has opened their divine gate can step forward to record the scene and then inscribe it as divine essence.

These divine essences can be copied, and the method is quite simple: have something like a book demon read these divine essences, and then they can be copied.

A cheaper method is to use ghosts, like the ones used by Jiang Guicheng of Baishan, but those are of poor quality. The big shots in the capital are not short of money and will definitely use the best ones, so everyone in front of us is using book demons.

These book spirits are all ancient books that have come to life. They are best at recording and reading, and once they are driven by humans, they can be used to do these miscellaneous tasks.

However, these records also have flaws.

The records of the book demon, or the inscriptions of its spirit, can never be perfect, nor can they record the situation at the time in 100% detail.

Therefore, the higher the quality and cultivation level of the book demon, the more authentic the record; the more effort the person who inscribed the divine essence put into it, the more credible the record.

This caused some chaos at the scene.

Clearly, these people who are not short of money all want to get their hands on Gao Jian's first-hand information, which directly led to the book demons starting to work overtime.

"My lord, your book spirit seems to have recorded things very clearly. May we borrow it to take a look?"

"Hey, Lord Zhou, line up, line up! Everyone wants to see this young talent perform, so we have to go in order."

"I'm next, Lord Zhou, excuse me."

"I see. Then I'll wait for the next one."

The best novels available right now are all in high demand.

However, everyone remained in a pleasant mood and no one actually started arguing.

But for book demons, the situation is different.

You can see—

The best batch of book demons were working frantically. One of them had a constantly changing complexion, sometimes pale and sometimes red, with pale lips and a twitching face, veins bulging, a swollen neck, and an ethereal figure.

Book demons are formed from the energy of books. They are in the form of gas, with their lower bodies resembling clouds and mist, attached to the books, making them look like ghosts. This particular book demon looks especially like a ghost.

This is a phenomenon of complete exhaustion of spirit and energy. When the spirit and soul are excessively depleted, the eyes become dizzy and then close. Closing the eyes indicates loss of will; loss of will leads to exhaustion of mental strength and death.

The book demon is already dizzy; if it continues to inscribe divine essence and replicate brilliant battles, it will surely be exhausted to death.

However, no one paid any attention to this. Instead, the servants of the adults lined up in a hurry, eager to get a good copy of Shen Yun.

The book demons dared not stop rashly.

because……

The next moment, one of the book demons was so exhausted that it could no longer move and collapsed, already in a state of 'dead spirit and exhausted essence, only close to death'.

Then, a servant made a move and killed the book demon with a single palm strike, as easily as swatting a fly.

This servant who made the move was at least at the fifth level.

However, he was an old man, and he probably only reached the fifth realm at most in his life. He was naturally not on the same level as the energetic students of the Imperial Academy who had reached the fifth realm.

After the book demon died, nobody cared, and soon another one took its place.

What the Divine Dynasty has in abundance is its large population.

Why is such a vast territory filled with so many creatures, including all sorts of spirits, monsters, and humans?
Isn't it all so that we have enough consumables to use?
This is a society built upon high-level cultivators, and high-level cultivators need to be like this, so the entire divine dynasty operates in this way.

in other words……

The Divine Dynasty was not established because of the vast majority of the weak; it was established because of the strong.

From the very beginning, the purpose of the Divine Dynasty was not to serve these weak entities.

As the book spirits worked hard, more and more book energy was circulated, which led to the surrounding area becoming more and more lively.

Soon, more than two hours had passed.

It was already noon.

Gao Jian was still fast asleep.

But at this moment, one of the 'seniors' from the Imperial Academy was finally willing to put aside his pride and take action.

But then they saw a sixth-realm martial artist who also used a sword.

However, the knife he used was different from the knife Gao Jian used.

It was a heavy sword, though not as heavy as a nine-ringed broadsword, it was still extraordinary in weight.

The blade is thick and heavy, and although it belongs to the style of long sword, it is not a light sword like the one used for close combat in the martial arts world. It is a heavy sword used to break through armor and cut through horses.

His appearance didn't resemble that of a chivalrous knight-errant; instead, he wore chainmail, along with several arm and leg armors.

It's not the full-body heavy armor used in military battles, because for this kind of martial artist, that would actually limit their speed and reaction time. A style that doesn't focus on extreme power doesn't need to be so exaggerated.

But compared to Gao Jian, he is definitely a heavyweight.

He jumped out, stood under the ancient ice, and then touched his brow.

His momentum suddenly plummeted.

He then said, "I sealed myself in the Niwan realm, but now I've fallen a level, so I've come to seek your guidance."

Gao Jian didn't react; he was still fast asleep. Those fifty-odd cuts that morning had indeed greatly depleted his mental energy.

But since it had come to this point, Dansha gently touched Gaojian's face.

Takashi sensed something and opened his eyes.

With just one glance, he knew what was going on, so he turned to look at the swordsman over there.

He rolled over and stood up from the soft embrace, rubbing his temples, feeling refreshed and full of energy.

Looking at the time, I slept for more than two hours; I shouldn't have recovered this much...

Yes, because...?
cinnabar?

(End of this chapter)