Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 292 Great Sun Demonic Art (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The next day, early in the morning.

Having just returned from the morning court session, Ye Jinglan ran excitedly into Gu Mo's courtyard, laughing loudly, "Brother Gu, Brother Gu, hahaha, I just got news that that arrogant Ye Chen is in big trouble!"

at this time,

Gu Mo happened to be inside the room studying the special "luck" he had extracted from Ye Chen when he heard Ye Jinglan's words and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with Ye Chen?"

Ye Jinglan sat down in the chair, gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother Gu, you are really amazing. You said yesterday that you had taken away Ye Chen's luck, and he started to have bad luck that very day. Now he has disappeared. It was his two swordsmen subordinates who ran out of the ghost city to ask our court for help!"

"What exactly happened?" Gu Mo asked, puzzled.

Ye Jinglan said, "According to those two swordsmen, Ye Chen was incredibly unlucky in the Ghost City, as if he had really encountered a ghost. All sorts of inexplicable killing intent fell on him. Even though Ye Chen was highly skilled in martial arts and was the third best in Chu, he still couldn't withstand it."

The two swordsmen almost died in the ghost city too. Now, they've disappeared. The capital prefecture has sent people down to the ghost city to search for them, but I suspect there's little hope. That guy's just too unlucky right now, and the ghost city is complicated and dangerous. I'm afraid he's going to die in there.”

Gu Mo looked at the ball of "qi" in his hand and thought to himself, "Could it really be luck? And can this luck even materialize?"

Looking back on Ye Chen's experiences, he can no longer be described as a child of destiny; he is more like a father of destiny.

Even if the protagonists in folk tales and novels possess great fortune, the lucky events they encounter still have a logical basis. The most typical example is Ye Jinglan, who, in Gu Mo's view, is indeed a person with great fortune, which is very much in line with the protagonist setting of novels.

Beneath his ordinary background lies an extraordinary destiny. He became famous in the martial arts world at a young age. Despite having a feud with the Xuan Nu Palace, he unexpectedly met Lin Qixia, one of the ten disciples of the Xuan Nu Palace, and they fell in love. Later, by a twist of fate, he married Nangong Yuexi, the most beautiful woman in Qingzhou. In the end, he successfully defeated the number one expert in Qingzhou and thwarted the conspiracy of the most powerful force, the Xuan Nu Palace.

Afterwards, his true identity was revealed, and he encountered an unprecedented crisis. But at this time, he was helped by a master and overcame the crisis. He even gained the power of the Qilin by virtue of the misfortune. After that, he rose through the ranks and became one of the top masters in the world. He was involved in the battle of the Ruins of the Ruins. It was a high-level battle that he could not interfere with at all. In the end, he still managed to get the Qilin bone, which would further enhance his cultivation and make him a top-tier figure in the world.

Looking at Ye Jinglan's experiences, he has already had great fortune.

However, compared to Ye Chen, it is still very ordinary. Ye Chen's experience can no longer be described by words like good luck or great fortune; it is simply luck itself.

"Now that I've taken that energy, he's immediately become extremely unlucky. Does this mean that luck can really be materialized, and that we can artificially create those with great fortune, creating protagonists of an era?"

However, what Gu Mo found hard to understand was that even for someone as fortunate as Ye Jinglan, luck under the rules was intangible, intangible, and elusive.

"I hope this guy isn't dead!" Gu Mo thought to himself.

……

Chang'an City, Honglu Temple.

Xiao Ziyin was meeting with the Chang brothers, Chang Qi and Chang Liu, and asked, "Think back carefully, were the things that Young Master Ye encountered in Ghost City yesterday really just coincidences?"

Chang Qi cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, it sounds unbelievable, but we can confirm that it was all a coincidence and not something deliberate. If what happened in the Corpse Cocoon Cave area could have been planned in advance, then the time and place when our young master was swept away by the river and we rescued him could not have been arranged by anyone."

Even if someone arranged it, it's too coincidental that the arrangement was so precise that even the young master's seat was calculated. The three of us were sitting on the ground together, but it was his spot that collapsed and we fell into the pit.

Later, the three of us were running together again when a whirlpool suddenly appeared in the quicksand, and he was the one who got stuck... After that, many things happened together as a group of three, but no matter whether he was standing on the sidelines or in the middle, the trouble always seemed to fall squarely on his shoulders!

Then, Chang Qi and Chang Liu recounted Ye Chen's adventures in the ghost city.

The Chu envoys present exchanged bewildered glances.
They were shocked by Ye Chen's bad luck, but also by how difficult he was to kill. If those things had happened to anyone else, they would have died dozens of times over.

Xiao Ziyin frowned and said, "In short, it means that your young master was incredibly lucky before, but now he's incredibly unlucky?"

Chang Qi nodded and said, "Yes, we went to the Jingzhao Prefecture to report the case as soon as we came out. Although the Jingzhao Prefecture agreed to help find our young master, the Jingzhao Prefecture is not very powerful. The underground ghost city of Qian Kingdom is notoriously complicated. Please ask Your Highness to ask the Qian Kingdom court to help find our young master on behalf of the delegation!"

Xiao Ziyin nodded and said, "Don't worry, I've already sent someone to ask the Qian Kingdom court for help. Hmm, by the way, Young Master Ye has always been the luckiest person in the world, how could he suddenly become so unlucky? Were there any signs before this? Did he encounter anything unusual?"

“Yes,” Chang Qi said, “Young Master fell off a cliff near the Corpse Cocoon Cave and discovered a cave containing hidden treasures. My young master often encountered similar situations before, and the items were all unclaimed.”

But yesterday was different. The opportunity I encountered yesterday actually had an owner, and the owner's identity was no ordinary person—it was Ye Jinglan, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice of the Qian Kingdom, and Gu Mo, who was known as the number one martial artist in the world.

Xiao Ziyin raised an eyebrow and said, "Gu Mo has come to Chang'an, so it makes sense that your young master will be in big trouble!"

Chang Qi asked in confusion, "Why does Your Highness say that?"

Xiao Ziyin said, "Your young master is a born saint who is so lucky that he is almost evil. Gu Mo is also a born saint, and his evilness is even greater than that of your young master."

Your young master's good fortune, with its countless opportunities, is ultimately traceable. But Gu Mo's rise from an unknown nobody to become the number one martial artist in the world, along with his countless martial arts skills, is largely untraceable.

Both are born saints, both are unorthodox, it seems your young master is also restrained by Gu Mo! Fortunately, I am not a born saint, otherwise, I'm afraid I would be restrained too..."

At this moment,
Suddenly, an envoy rushed in from outside, looking flustered. He said nervously, "Your Highness, something has happened! The people in charge of negotiations from the Qian Kingdom have suddenly agreed to our demands and are going to hand over the Great Compassionate Monk to us today. Your Highness, we... have miscalculated!"

Xiao Ziyin's expression changed slightly, and he quickly asked, "What's going on? Wasn't the Qian Kingdom's attitude always very firm? Yesterday they were still insisting on returning the prisoners of war and paying compensation. Why did they suddenly change their minds?"

The envoy said, "We don't know what happened either. Just now, we were arguing with each other. We had just made a strong statement when their attitude suddenly changed. They said it was a deal and took out a contract to sign, indicating that they would hand over the person this afternoon."

Lord Chen and the others didn't know what to do either, so I used the excuse of going to the restroom to come and tell you, Your Highness, what should we do now? The Qian Kingdom has us cornered. Should we sign or not?"

Xiao Ziyin took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "This Gu Mo not only brings misfortune to Ye Chen, but he also brings misfortune to me?"

She hesitated for a moment, then said, "Sign!"

The envoy quickly left.

Immediately, Xiao Ziyin waved his hand to disperse the other envoys in the hall, leaving only one female official.

For a moment, the hall became deathly silent.

The female official cupped her hands and said, "Your Highness, now that the contract has been signed, it will be difficult to explain to His Majesty. Although we have more than a thousand prisoners of war from the Qian Kingdom, the Qian Kingdom also has our prisoners of war. Now that the Qian Kingdom has used the Great Compassionate Monk to exchange for our prisoners of war, it means that we will need to spend a lot of money to exchange for our prisoners of war."

His Majesty will likely be furious if he finds out. You must understand, the Qian Kingdom's captured army this time was a top-tier cavalry force; any one of them was worth ten ordinary soldiers.

Xiao Ziyin waved his hand and said, "What can I do now? We came to Qian Kingdom to negotiate the return of the Great Compassionate Monk. Qian Kingdom has been making all sorts of noise beforehand, forcing our court to make a statement. Now it's a big deal in the country. Before, we could use the excuse that Qian Kingdom's demands were too high to delay, but now that Qian Kingdom has made concessions, if we don't make the exchange, it will cause turmoil in the Buddhist factions and shake the unity of the people. Who isn't worried that after fighting for the country and the people, they will be abandoned by the country in the end?"

The female official said in a deep voice, "Then how will we explain this to His Majesty?"

Xiao Ziyin said, "To be honest, what other explanation is there? However, right now we need to find out why the Qian Kingdom suddenly changed its attitude. Hopefully, it has nothing to do with Gu Mo!"

The female official asked in confusion, "Is there a problem related to Gu Mo?"

Xiao Ziyin sighed and said, "Whether it's our grand-scale negotiations or the fact that the Qian Kingdom imprisoned the Great Compassionate Monk for twenty years, it shows that the Qian Kingdom is very clear about the Great Compassionate Monk's value."

Under such circumstances, the guards and security surrounding the Great Compassionate Monk would be extremely tight. The Qian Kingdom's court is well aware of the size and strength of our delegation. Even with the help of spies, it would be impossible for them to make contact with the Great Compassionate Monk. Naturally, it would be impossible for them to rescue or kill the Great Compassionate Monk.

The Qian Kingdom's attitude was very clear before, so their sudden change can only mean two things: either the Great Compassion Monk is about to die and they are afraid of losing him, or they know that we have a way to kill the Great Compassion Monk even under heavy guard.

If it's the first one, that's fine, but if it's the second one, that would be troublesome. It would mean that the Qian Kingdom might also possess power beyond the mortal realm, belonging to the Ascension Realm, or at least be aware of the existence of such power.

As the number one in the world, Gu Mo is the person closest to ascension. If the Qian Kingdom possesses the power of the Ascension Realm or knows its characteristics, it is most likely to come from Gu Mo. Even if Gu Mo hasn't reached that level, with the full support of the Qian Kingdom, they could easily enable him to master the power of the Ascension Realm.

The female official's expression also turned serious. She said, "Your Highness, this is very possible. Do you remember the news we received about the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony before the closure of Longhu Mountain in Qian Kingdom? In that battle, it is said that someone appeared who claimed to be the reincarnation of Ling Xiao, the number one in the world before the previous generation. In the end, he died at the hands of Gu Mo."

Previously, we thought that it was Gongsun Jue and Zhang Xisu who were behind it. However, if that was true, then the reincarnated Ling Xiao must have mastered the power of the Ascension Realm. Yet he was killed by Gu Mo. Even if he wasn't killed, it at least shows that Gu Mo had the power of the Ascension Realm.

In addition, there are those who returned from Penglai Island. It is said that they transformed into dragons and defeated the first and second island lords on Penglai Island, and those two are very likely people who possess the power of the Ascension Realm.

Considering today's events, Gu Mozhen has very likely already mastered the power of the Ascension Realm. Therefore, he knows very well that no matter how heavily guarded the Great Compassion Monk is, once his location is confirmed, he can easily kill him with the power of the Ascension Realm. Thus, he informed the Qian Emperor, which is why the Qian Kingdom's court has suddenly changed so drastically!

Xiao Ziyin said in a deep voice, "It is indeed such a coincidence that Gu Mo's attitude changed drastically as soon as he arrived in Chang'an. In addition, it seems reasonable that Gu Mo was able to restrain Ye Chen!"

As he spoke, Xiao Ziyin's expression grew increasingly solemn. He said, "If this is true, it will be really troublesome. The two Venerable Ones are restricted from traveling freely in the mortal world, but Gu Mo can."

If he's willing to go to any lengths to help the Qian Kingdom, then our Chu Kingdom has no means to restrain him. As for His Majesty… he's still some time away from mastering the power of the Ascension Realm.”

The female official asked in confusion, "Your Highness, what exactly are those two esteemed rulers afraid of? Why do they dare not travel freely? If they could give us their full assistance, wouldn't the unification of the world by our Great Chu be just around the corner?"

"I don't know." Xiao Ziyin pondered for a moment and said, "First, try to find out if Gu Mo has really mastered the power of the Ascension Realm... Oh, right, pass on the order that after we bring back the Great Compassion Monk, we should stop all contact with the spies and wait peacefully for the Qian Kingdom's Crown Prince Establishment Ceremony to end before we return!"

"Yes." The female official bowed and then asked, "Your Highness, what about Young Master Ye Chen..."

Xiao Ziyin sighed and said, "Let's try our best to find him. I hope he's still alive. It would be such a pity if someone like him died like this!"

……

Today, Chang'an City was as peaceful as ever, but amidst the hustle and bustle, two major events occurred that caused a stir in the Qian Kingdom's court.

The first thing was that the negotiations between the State of Chu and the State of Qian regarding prisoners of war had ended. The State of Chu exchanged 1,352 prisoners of war for the evil monk Da Bei, who had committed heinous crimes in Chang'an twenty years ago.

Da Bei was released from prison that same day, but his freedom was temporarily restricted. He could only stay in the Honglu Temple and would only be freed after the Chu Kingdom returned the prisoners of war to the front lines. Even then, his freedom would be relative, as he would be directly sent back to the Chu Kingdom and would still not be free within the territory of the Qian Kingdom.

Few young officials in the Qian Kingdom's court know about the Great Compassion Monk, but he is a nightmare for many veteran ministers. Therefore, this time, the release of Great Compassion from prison...
This caused great controversy in the imperial court, and thus stirred up a great storm.

Another matter that caused a stir was the disappearance of Ye Chen, an envoy from the Chu Kingdom delegation, in the Ghost City. However, although Ye Chen was quite famous in Chu, he wasn't well-known in Qian, so the incident only caused a small-scale disturbance. For example, the Jingzhao Prefecture and the Imperial City Guard both had to send people to the Ghost City to search for him.

However, the Imperial City Guard and the Capital Prefecture searched the ghost city for a whole day without finding any trace of them.

And it wasn't until evening, when the sun had already set,
A man, his clothes tattered and covered in wounds, crawled to the gate of Ye Jinglan's house. Disheveled and in a sorry state, he looked up and saw the two large characters "Ye Mansion," then burst into hysterical laughter: "Hahahaha... Ye family... I've finally arrived! I knew it! I'm the chosen one! You can't kill me! You can't kill me! Hahahaha..."

This person is none other than Ye Chen, whom the Jingzhao Prefecture and the Imperial City Guard are currently searching for.

At this moment,
Several copper coins fell from the sky and landed in front of Ye Chen.

Ye Chen turned his head in a daze and saw a gatekeeper from the Ye family standing next to him with a pained expression.

Ye Chen was bewildered and asked, "Brother, what are you doing?"

The gatekeeper frowned and said, "Brother, I know it's not easy for you to beg, but I have a shrew in my family. This is all the money I have for drinks. Don't think it's too little, take it and go!"

Ye Chen understood perfectly well that he was being treated like a beggar, and he was immediately furious. How could he, the third-best martial artist in Chu Kingdom, known in the martial arts world as the Man of Destiny, have fallen so low as to be treated like a beggar?

He immediately tried to stand up and tell the fat man his identity, but he couldn't get up. He fell face-first to the ground, covered in dust. He shouted angrily, "I am Ye Chen, Ye Chen, the chosen one Ye Chen, the third best expert in Chu Kingdom, and I am richer than a country. Do I need your measly trifles?"

The doorman slowly squatted down, looked at Ye Chen with a conflicted expression, hesitated for a while, then took out a few copper coins from his shoe, stuffed them into Ye Chen's hand, and said, "Brother, is this really all I have?"

Ye Chen: "..."

At this moment,
A carriage stopped outside. Ye Jinglan got out of the carriage, saw the scene before him, and asked, "What's going on?"

The doorman quickly stood up and said, "Sir, this gentleman..."

Before the doorman could finish speaking, Ye Chen crawled towards Ye Jinglan on his arms, screaming hysterically, "Ye Jinglan... Waaah... I've finally found you... Take me to see Gu Mo..."

The gatekeeper quickly stopped Ye Chen.

Ye Chen hurriedly threw back his disheveled hair and called out, "I...I am Ye Jinglan, I am Ye Chen!"

Ye Jinglan stared at Ye Chen for a long while, then asked in surprise, "Brother, you're still alive?"

Ye Chen: "..."

Ye Jinglan walked over, looked at the disheveled Ye Chen, and asked, "What happened to you? Weren't you in Ghost City?"

"It's a long story," Ye Chen said. "You have to take me to see Gu Mo. You have no idea, waaaaah..."

Ye Chen said, feeling very aggrieved, "After I crawled out of the ghost city, I was run over by a carriage seven times, scalded with boiling water three times, and boiled in oil once in order to find you. I even crawled in the wrong direction and had to crawl all over again..."

Ye Jinglan swallowed hard, gave a thumbs up, and said, "You're really hard to kill. But how can someone be this unlucky?"

Ye Chen cried out in anguish, "Gu Mo is my nemesis!"

Ye Jinglan smiled awkwardly and quickly ordered the gatekeeper to carry Ye Chen inside.

then,

Ye Jinglan witnessed Ye Chen's misfortune firsthand.

From the entrance to the main hall, it's only about four or five zhang (approximately 10-12 meters) away.
Ye Chen fell three times, landing on his head each time, and was hit by the corner of the wall five times. He finally managed to walk straight in the corridor, but then a tile suddenly fell and hit him again.

However, Ye Chen still bravely made his way to Gu Mo's courtyard. Then, with blood streaming from his seven orifices and his face bruised and swollen, he crawled towards Gu Mo, hysterically shouting, "Gu Mo... Ah, Big Brother... I was wrong... Waaah... I'm so miserable..."

Subsequently,

Ye Chen then tearfully recounted how he had endured eighty-one tribulations in the ghost city, and how he had struggled to climb to Ye Jinglan's house.

"Woooooooo..."

As she spoke, Ye Chen began to cry in distress.

"Waaaaah, big brother..." Ye Chen hugged Gu Mo's leg and said, "I've figured it out along the way. Ever since I met you, I've been unlucky. Big brother, you're my nemesis!"
I know, it must be because your destiny is stronger than mine, so my wishful thinking of taking you as my subordinate backfired. Big brother, I was wrong. From now on, you are my big brother. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west. Big brother, please forgive me. I will never be arrogant again, big brother!

Seeing Ye Chen crying his heart out, Gu Mo felt a pang of guilt. Although this guy had put on an act before, he was still quite decisive and hadn't done anything bad. Yet, he'd been ruined in just a day or two!
"Big brother, please take me as your little brother!"

Ye Chen cried out, clinging tightly to Gu Mo's leg, refusing to let go, as if he would lose his life if he let go.

Gu Mo chuckled and channeled a stream of true energy into Ye Chen's body, then slowly said, "Could you tell me first what's going on with your luck? As far as I know, you were completely unknown and unremarkable five years ago."

Hearing Gu Mo's words, Ye Chen hesitated for a moment, but then he made up his mind and said, "Brother, to tell you the truth, my luck became so good because I practiced a martial art!"

Gu Mo and Ye Jinglan were both full of surprise.

Ye Jinglan asked doubtfully, "What does a martial art have to do with your luck? What martial art can cultivate luck?"

Ye Chen slowly said, "Ordinary martial arts naturally cannot cultivate luck, but what about the legendary Great Sun Demon Art, the eighth of the Thirteen Forbidden Techniques?"

Ye Jinglan and Gu Mo exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.

Ye Jinglan quickly asked, "Tell me more details."

Ye Chen thought for a moment and said, "It was five years ago, one summer day. The weather was fine and sunny. I was taking a nap at home when I suddenly heard someone groaning outside."

When I went outside, I saw an old beggar lying on the ground. I felt sorry for him, so I gave him a bowl of water and some food. After a long time, the old beggar recovered and kept asking me, in a rambling voice, what my dream was.

I didn't have anything to do that day, so I thought it would be nice to have someone to chat with to pass the time. I started chatting with the old beggar and told him that my dream was to get whatever I wanted without working for it.

I thought the old beggar would laugh at me, but he didn't. Instead, he looked serious and said he could grant my request, asking if I wanted it. Of course, I couldn't take an old beggar's words to heart, so I jokingly said of course I would.

Then, the old beggar gave me a yellowed ancient book with four big characters on it—Great Sun Demon Art.

He told me that as long as I practiced according to the secret manual, I could get whatever I wanted without working for it. I was immediately curious and flipped through it. There were indeed words on it, but I only read the first page before closing the book. When I looked up, I found that the old beggar had disappeared.

Then, I suddenly felt an urgent need to pee and woke up. It turned out I had just been dreaming. So I went to pee, went back to sleep, and slept soundly until dark. It was so comfortable!

Gu Mo: "??"

Ye Jinglan: "?? Are you kidding me?"

Ye Chen quickly said, "Let me finish. Later, after I woke up, I remembered what happened in my dream. But strangely enough, I still remember the contents of the page I saw."

So I tried cultivating, and I discovered that I could actually cultivate, and at an incredibly fast pace, progressing by leaps and bounds. From then on, my luck started to improve, and as my cultivation level increased, my luck grew even better. Later on, I was so lucky that I would inevitably encounter opportunities whenever I went out.

Gu Mo frowned slightly and asked, "Could you tell me about the secret manual you're practicing?"

Ye Chen was decisive and immediately began reciting: "Qian Yuan Heng Li Zhen, Kun Hou De Zai Wu, Yin and Yang interact, where the opportunity for transformation is hidden..."

This technique uses the hexagrams as a boat and the mind as a rudder. By observing the omens of the "Pushing Back" hexagram and interpreting the changes in the scriptures, one can condense "Qi" throughout the body and transform the power of the universe into one's own...

Qi flows through the Du meridian, reaching Baihui (GV20). If one wishes to improve their fortune, one needs to borrow the meaning of "Xun wind" and use intention to propel the flow of Qi like a surging wind and clouds...

quickly,

I memorized a passage of secrets that was only four or five hundred words long.

Gu Mo and Ye Jinglan both looked puzzled after hearing this.
Because, in their eyes, neither the general principles nor the methods of cultivating internal energy were a complete mess, not even worthy of being called a common, low-level martial art.

With Gu Mo's current level of cultivation, he can be completely certain that this secret manual is utterly useless and cannot produce any results.

However, Gu Mo did not doubt that Ye Chen was lying, because Ye Chen was also circulating his internal energy while reciting, and he was actually able to form a microcosmic and macrocosmic orbit within his body.

"Did you see the Great Sun Demon Art again after that?" Gu Mo asked.

"No," Ye Chen said, "I only remember this one page from my dream. I regret it too. If I had looked at more of it back then, would I have been even more powerful?"

Gu Mo chuckled.
He immediately channeled his inner energy to merge the "luck" he had taken from Ye Chen back into Ye Chen's body. However, when he looked at Ye Chen again, he found that Ye Chen's body was filled with a huge black aura, which, like the previous luck, had materialized and completely replaced the place where the previous luck had been.

Is this good luck or bad luck?

Gu Mo slowly melted the luck back into Ye Chen. This "qi" that couldn't attach to others naturally returned to Ye Chen. However, the "bad luck" didn't disappear; instead, it remained on one side of the "luck".

(End of this chapter)