Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 198 Master's Invitation
When Zhao Yifu found himself asleep, he knew something bad was going to happen.

He usually doesn't sleep, and every time he does, something bad happens.

Sure enough, this time he arrived at the Yin-Yang Heaven while sleeping. Looking at the chaotic and unclear state around him, he looked around and suddenly asked, "Did Master Yuanxiu invite you?"

In the darkness and chaos, a touch of color suddenly appeared.

This color is very beautiful, rendering black into a colorful black...

A figure emerged from the colorful black and said calmly, "I thought you were afraid of me and wouldn't want to see me."

Zhao Yifu bowed and said, "I am Fu Yinzi, the younger disciple, and I am honored to meet Grandmaster Yuanxiu."

That person was Jin Hui, the Taoist Priest Yuanxiu, who had transformed from a role model civil official into an extremely treacherous villain a hundred years ago.

But this Jin Hui is a ghost... no, he is even a ghost, a very rational ghost.

Zhao Yifu found it amazing.

I feel that he is worthy of being the head of the sect. Even after his death, he is still different from other people.

Other evil spirits are dominated by endless resentment and obsession before death, appearing crazy and confused.

But the head master of our family seemed very quiet, and even gave people a feeling of being as calm as the deep sea and extremely wise.

Zhao Yifu replied, "I already know it's my master, so I'm not afraid anymore."

He said this skillfully, because he didn't lie and now he is not afraid.

Because he had separated a faint wisp of divine consciousness from his dream and came here.

Even if this wisp of divine consciousness was destroyed, for him it would just be waking up from a dream.

However, Grandmaster Yuanxiu didn't care what the boy thought. He just said, "I asked you to come here this time because I want to use you to remind everyone."

Zhao Yifu's expression straightened and he became serious.

Grandmaster Yuanxiu must have noticed the Danqing Sect’s next plan and is now reminding his little disciple!
Grandmaster Yuanxiu said, "A shock that will affect the entire world is about to come. You must be prepared."

Zhao Yifu: “?”

He thought for a moment and felt that Grandmaster Yuanxiu was probably thinking about the conflict between the Northern and Southern Dynasties, so he said, "Okay, Grandmaster, we will definitely make every possible preparation to ensure victory in the upcoming catastrophe."

Unexpectedly, Grandmaster Yuanxiu shook his head and said, "No one can win in such a catastrophe. All I can do is remind you to let my former master protect himself as much as possible in the catastrophe."

Zhao Yifu was a little confused after hearing this. He said, "Grandmaster, we have made many preparations. We even eliminated the unstable factors within the Chunyang Sect and obtained the position of Sect Leader. Isn't this enough?"

Grandmaster Yuanxiu said, "No, it's far from enough."

"I told you, no one can handle a catastrophe like that."

Zhao Yifu was unconvinced. He said, "Master, I don't believe it. I have a sword in my hand that can pierce through any army formation, take the head of a general in a vast army, and even storm the Northern Dynasty Palace and kill the emperor. How can this not work?"

Grandmaster Yuanxiu: “???”

It stared at Zhao Yi Fu in a daze for a long time. Is this what a disciple of Danqing Sect would say?

No, the key issue is not whether there is a problem with the style of painting, but that the words are wrong in the first place.

It said: "This is a catastrophe of heaven and earth. What is the point of a mere mortal's struggle for supremacy?"

Zhao Yifu was surprised. He said, "I thought Master would care about this."

Yuanxiu said, "If I cared about this, I wouldn't have stayed and wandered in the Yin-Yang Heaven."

"My past in the mortal world has become a thing of the past with my death."

Zhao Yifu was speechless. He didn't expect his master to be so open-minded.

But the problem is that Master Yuanxiu has let it go, but Qiu Yuzi and all the living people who experienced what happened back then have not yet let it go and have not yet overcome that hurdle in their hearts.

He said, "Then, Master, what kind of catastrophe is this? I can inform everyone to prepare for it."

Grandmaster Yuanxiu pointed to the sky, then to the ground, and said, "I have been here for a hundred years, and during these hundred years, the world has been rapidly shrinking."

Zhao Yifu didn't react at first, but then he suddenly realized: "The Yin-Yang Sky is getting smaller and closing?!"

His emotions fluctuated greatly, and before he could say anything, he suddenly woke up from the dream.

"damn it!"

He rubbed his forehead and felt very dissatisfied with the other party's performance.

Zhao Yifu really didn't expect that even though he was already in the Shaoyang state of Yin Shen, he would still make such a low-level mistake.

But there was nothing he could do, the news he heard was too shocking.

"Meow meow meow?"

Yiyi called out worriedly beside him.

At this moment, she really hated herself for not being a human being and unable to comfort her master.

Zhao Yifu rubbed its head and said, "Go, give me some space."

Yiyi jumped to the ground obediently.

He pondered for a moment, then unfolded the map for summoning the gods, lit two incense sticks, bowed deeply, and said, "Two ancestors, please help me solve my doubts."

A moment later, two divine beings walked out of the picture.

It was Emperor Fuyou and Emperor Wenheng.

"What's the matter?"

Emperor Wenheng asked.

Zhao Yifu said, "Master, my Danqing Sect's master Yu Yinyangtian just sent me a message saying that Yinyangtian is disappearing... Is this true?"

Emperor Wenheng nodded silently and said, "This is a change in the great trend of heaven and earth, and it cannot be stopped by human power."

Emperor Fuyou said, "The great trend cannot be reversed, but the small trend can be changed. Your ancestor in Yin Yang Heaven... is Jin Hui, right? He is a man with a caring heart."

Zhao Yifu quickly asked, "What on earth is going on?"

Emperor Wenheng said, "Just let Fuyou tell you about this."

After saying that, he disappeared from the screen in a cool manner.

Emperor Fuyou said, "This guy is really impatient."

"Let me tell you, do you understand the current state of the world?"

Zhao Yifu was in a trance for a moment, then suddenly recalled his last conversation with the Sect Leader. He said, "Our world is currently in the Shaoyin phase, transitioning from Yang to Yin. Therefore, spiritual cultivation is very popular in the world, and even the laws of heaven and earth have been altered."

Emperor Fuyou nodded and said, "This is the correct principle. When you achieve Yang Shen, you will naturally be able to observe the rising and setting of the sun and moon and comprehend the ultimate truth of the changes of heaven and earth."

"And the transformation of yin and yang in this world is also endless and repetitive."

"But you should know that according to the original laws, at this moment in the mortal world you are in, you should have just passed the Yangming state of extreme yang without leakage, and are now in the old yang state of yang leaking and yin being born."

"But the reality is that this world has rapidly passed the Shaoyin state, where Yang is exhausted and Yin is strong, and is rapidly entering the Queyin state, where Yin is extreme."

Zhao Yifu asked, "What impact will this... have on the world?"

Emperor Fuyou said, "You should ask why this happened."

Zhao Yifu was silent for a moment, then asked with some difficulty, "Could it be because of the incident in hell?"

That was all he could think of.

Emperor Fuyou said, "Smart, this is the crux of the matter."

Zhao Yifu's expression suddenly changed as he asked, "Is the thing down there going to explode?"

Emperor Fuyou said, "If that happens, it won't just be the mortal world that will be affected. The Heavenly Court will also fall, and the heavens and the earth will return to chaos, and everything will repeat itself."

The advantage of being a scholar is that many things can be understood with just a little mention.

Zhao Yifu smiled bitterly and said, "So, disciple understands."

"The eternal grudge cannot be completely detonated; it can only be released in advance, and the mortal world is the place for this pressure release."

At this moment, he recalled the scene where Grandmaster Yuanxiu manipulated a drop of Eternal Resentment to complete the transformation of the Skeleton Ghost King. He said, "The place to release pressure is the Yin-Yang Heaven! Therefore, the Yin-Yang Heaven is rapidly disappearing, and the mortal world will be directly connected to the underworld, entering the darkest Que Yin state..." Emperor Fuyou said, "This is also a world of great contention."

"You can ascend to heaven at the appropriate time. The calamities of the mortal world will eventually end. This is the law of nature, so don't worry about it."

Zhao Yifu hesitated for a moment and said, "How long will it take?"

Emperor Fuyou said: "At the slowest it will take three to five years, at the fastest..."

He did not continue, but the meaning was self-evident.

At any time...
Zhao Yifu took a deep breath and asked, "Master, do you have any magic tricks to pass down to deal with this matter?"

Emperor Fuyou paused and said, "The wonderful method is already in Moshan."

He then left.

Zhao Yifu took a deep breath and woke up. He walked outside and looked at the dark night sky in deep thought for a long time.

Yiyi climbed onto his arm and let him stroke her gently.

All it can do at this moment is to accompany.

Just at this moment, a voice came from beside him: "Thank you for what you did today."

Zhao Yifu knew it was Huigu by the voice.

As for why I want to thank you...

To be honest, Zhao Yifu himself almost forgot that he had helped Huigu out during the day.

I was indeed a little impulsive at the time, but looking back now, I feel that everything was very ordinary and normal.

He said, "It's nothing, this is what I should do."

Huigu nodded, but felt lost again.

She was a little puzzled as to why Zhao Yifu gave her a completely wrong feeling today... It was too bland, everything seemed too bland.

She wanted to say something, but when she saw Zhao Yifu's back without even turning his head, the words suddenly got stuck in her throat and she couldn't say them.

Finally, Hui Gu said, "We will go our separate ways tomorrow morning. Perhaps it will be many years before we meet again."

Zhao Yifu hummed softly and said, "If you need anything, feel free to contact me."

Hui Gu said, "Yes, it will be the same."

Then she left somewhat dejectedly.

She didn't know why she felt so depressed.

At the same time, she felt a little panicked, because she finally confirmed that her state of mind when she formed the elixir was actually lacking...

Zhao Yifu never looked back, because his mind was already focused on the great affairs of the world, so how could he have the time to look down on his children's private affairs?
He was like this in his previous life, feeling relaxed after a breakup, but would burst into tears after seeing the news about the '81192 reboot'.

Not long after, he told Liang Zhongzhi and Qiu Yuzi the news.

Because this matter involved a "controversial figure" in Danqing Sect, no other sect leader was consulted.

Finally, Zhao Yifu said, "The ancestor said that the secret method to deal with the catastrophe has been left on Moshan Mountain. I decided to go back and look for it."

Qiu Yuzi shook her head and said, "There's no need to look for it."

Zhao Yifu asked, "Why is this?"

Qiu Yuzi said, "Because I know what the secret method that the ancestor mentioned is."

Liang Zhongzhi also nodded and said, "The founder and Moshan left behind a cultural heritage, perhaps to deal with this catastrophe."

Zhao Yifu asked in surprise, "Master, Sect Leader, what exactly is that?"

Qiu Yuzi laughed and said, "You really don't know?"

Zhao Yifu was confused.

Liang Zhongzhi was his teacher after all. He smiled and said, "In the Analects of Confucius, Duke Ling of Wei, Confucius said: 'A man of noble character and benevolence will not seek to live at the expense of his benevolence, but will rather sacrifice his life to achieve it.'"

"Jun Xin, go back and read the Analects carefully. This is the supreme method passed down by our ancestors, the learning that can save the world."

Zhao Yifu never expected the answer to be like this.

But it seems to be true...

He slowly calmed down his previous restlessness, bowed respectfully to Liang Zhongzhi and said, "Disciple, I accept your instruction."

After all, the master is the master and can always teach him many things.

His heart regained its peace, and he even felt more relaxed than before.

This was what he learned from his master in that short moment.

On this day, the members of the Chunyang Sect scattered down the mountain.

Of course, going back to their own homes at this point is just to give everyone a buffer. All families have already established connections, and the next steps still require frequent communication to come up with a set of rules.

This matter was handed over to Liang Zhongzhi. As a master, he had to take the blame for his beloved apprentice.

But the way down the mountain was not peaceful.

They saw corpses everywhere at Difei Pass.

The bodies of over ten thousand people were all soldiers of Liao State!

"This...this is impossible!"

The captured Prince of the East Guard shouted with his pupils trembling.

The origins of these soldiers became clear; they were brought by the King of the Eastern Guard.

However, the King of the Eastern Guard was very confident, so he left these soldiers at the mountain pass and only took his personal guards and the servants raised in the palace to do the work.

He didn't expect that not only did he mess up his job, but all these guards also died tragically.

The members of the Chunyang Sect reunited at this mountain pass. Sect Master Xuanfeng was shaking and trembling, as if he was about to follow Sect Master Jiong at any moment, but he still said with great spirit, "It was the sword technique of the Demon Subduing Sect. Everyone was killed with a single blow. It was very satisfying."

"They had said they were coming to fight us, but we never saw them show up. We thought it was just a rumor."

The leader of the Lian Guang Sect said, "They killed the people, but where did they go?"

Wen Sheng suddenly shouted from the side: "There are words here!"

Everyone hurried to a huge rock. There were corpses lying on the ground and blood everywhere. But on the rock, eight large characters were carved with a knife:
Where justice lies, I will not regret even if it means death!

Everyone was puzzled when they saw this, and then wondered whether the Demon-Subduing Sect was also on the side of the Northern Expedition?

But Zhao Yifu remained silent when he saw this.

He was thinking of Emperor Wenheng who had quietly left the Summoning Gods Picture last night.

This guy... is really ruthless and doesn't talk much.

However, this also made Zhao Yifu's already calm heart suddenly feel enlightened.

Because he found that there were actually so many companions around him who were facing the future together. He was not alone, he was just one of the countless people who were facing the disaster together!

After realizing this, he felt much better.

He laughed, relieved and noble.

This is a smile that is beyond vulgarity.

Anyway, Huigu seemed to be feeling more and more uncomfortable.

The matter of the Demon Subduing Sect just passed like that, and the Chunyang disciples did not take it too seriously.

Zhao Yi Fu secretly remembered this incident and would definitely help if needed in the future.

Now, Zhao Yifu, who has been away from his post for half a year, is finally returning to Fenglin County.

It is a shame to say that there is only one year left in his term, but he has not even spent half of it in the county office.
(End of this chapter)