Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

That way, even if he dies one day, he can pass on his teachings.

This means that he has left his own mark over the years.

Inside the thatched hut, Chu Nan Gong held a brush and was writing on bamboo slips.

Suddenly, he paused in his work, causing a few ink stains to fall onto the bamboo slip.

"This feeling?"

His eyebrows twitched slightly, causing his thick white eyebrows to tremble.

Having cultivated to such a level, sometimes a sudden impulse is not an illusion or a feeling that arises out of nowhere, but rather a "resonance between heaven and man." His cultivation has long since reached the supreme state of oneness with heaven and man, responding to the timing of heaven above and the energy of earth below, and he himself is man.

In addition, the Yin-Yang School is skilled in observing stars and discerning celestial secrets, so their perception is even stronger than that of ordinary people.

When Chu Nan Gong had this strange feeling, he immediately began to calculate with his fingers.

Unfortunately, the result of the calculation was a complete mess, with nothing at all.

Chu Nan Gong could only keep this matter buried in his heart.

As for finding the source of this strange feeling, there are no clues at all, so how can we find it?

……

Xu Qing was naturally unaware that the mark left by Chu Nan Gong on the "Yellow Stone Heavenly Book" had caused Chu Nan Gong, the person involved, to have a strange feeling.

He successfully gained new insights into the Yellow Stone Book through his own methods.

It can only be said that Chu Nan Gong truly deserves to be his benefactor.

This old man once made a fortune in Yunmeng Marsh by making a reckless move, which resulted in a large amount of gold coins being generated, making Xu Qing rich overnight.

He gained a lot of knowledge about Yin-Yang philosophy from Chu Nan Gong, and even Chu Nan Gong's most precious Yellow Stone Heavenly Book was temporarily lent to Xu Qing for three years.

It seems that Chu Nan Gong is extremely generous.

However, it would not be surprising if that incident involved the very foundation of Chu Nan Gong's own Dao.

For the sake of the Great Way, Chu Nan Gong is willing to give up all external things.

However, after comprehending the Yellow Stone Heavenly Book through a special method today, Xu Qing discovered that this old man, Chu Nan Gong, was still holding back.

Putting everything else aside, just consider the power he felt from the Yellow Stone Heavenly Book imprint at this moment, which Chu Nan Gong had never taught him before.

"That old man is indeed a true old man!"

"There's a reason why people live long!"

As he contemplated the power behind the mark, Xu Qing sighed inwardly.

Once the power of this imprint is engraved.

Xu Qing continued tracing back further.

The Yellow Stone Heavenly Book possesses a profound aura of time. According to legend, this heavenly book appears in times of chaos and disappears in times of prosperity. Whenever there is chaos, the Yellow Stone Heavenly Book will appear in the world and then seek out those with affinity, thereby helping them to quell the chaos.

But we must understand that there has never been peace in this world.

The Warring States period lasted for hundreds of years. The situation was slightly better during the Spring and Autumn period, but even then, the social order was in disarray.

Over these long years, the Yellow Stone Book could not have had only a few owners.

Before Chu Nan Gong, the owner of the Yellow Stone Heavenly Book was not Jiang Taigong; it can only be said that Jiang Shang was a relatively famous one.

Over the years, this celestial book changed hands many times, falling into the hands of many different people.

Among them are many exceptionally talented individuals.

These people also left their own mark on the Yellow Stone Book.

Some of the marks were faint, while others were as impressive as those left by Chu Nan Gong.

Through observing these imprints, Xu Qing gained insight into each unique path.

The Yellow Stone Heavenly Book is a very unique heavenly book, a treasure bestowed upon humankind by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady. It is a wordless heavenly book, and because it is wordless, each person who obtains the heavenly book will glean completely different insights from it.

These are all the insights gained by those destined to receive these heavenly books.

Although Xu Qing may not be able to comprehend these principles, he still gains something by observing them.

"Perhaps we can forge these elements into the sword!"

Xu Qing's eyes flickered.

A fourth-tier sword, in terms of power, has already surpassed that of a third-tier sword.

The Yellow Stone Heavenly Book is a thing beyond this world, and the Dao it contains is also a Dao beyond this world.

Although it has been deciphered by people in this world, it needs a vessel, or medium, to be engraved in their minds.

This is also why the Chu Nan Guild pursued the "Xuan Shu Sword" all the way back then. That sword was the embodiment of Chu Nan Guild's Dao.

By inscribing his own Dao onto the Xuan Shu Sword, Chu Nan Gong completed the sword's final shortcoming, allowing it to merge with the Dao of Heaven and Earth, thus creating a new Dao in this world, and subsequently advancing it to become a fourth-order sword.

So, can I emulate what Chu Nan Gong did in the past?

What if we inscribed the Dao left by the Yellow Stone Book into the sword and forged a series of fourth-tier swords?

The more Xu Qing thought about it, the more he felt that this was a worthwhile endeavor.

These principles all originated from the Yellow Stone Heavenly Book. Perhaps those who comprehend these principles are inferior to Chu Nan Gong, but these principles were ultimately understood.

They are not in this world because of the enlightened ones.

In addition, there is the unique nature of the Yellow Stone Book.

If we want to inscribe the highest principles in this world, we need a bridge.

Xu Qing's sword was created in a secluded place, yet it took shape in this world.

It is itself somewhere in between the two.

It is a natural bridge.

"Let me see what this fourth-tier sword is all about!"

After having this idea in mind, Xu Qing prepared to start forging the sword without saying a word.

After becoming a fourth-tier swordsmith, he obtained the method to forge fourth-tier swords, and forging fourth-tier swords was no longer a complete mystery to him.

But during this time, they were all busy figuring out new sword-making methods.

He himself did not actually start forging the sword.

Now, there is a new method that may be combined with the "Spirit Ascension" method. Xu Qing also wants to try it out and forge a fourth-order sword.

They even developed new ambitions.

When he was at the second tier, he was already thinking about forging a third-tier sword.

Third-order thinking about fourth-order.

Now that I've reached the fourth tier, I naturally want to see what a fifth-tier sword looks like.

……

Mount Li is known for its beautiful scenery. Although it is not as famous as Mount Zhongnan, it is still a well-known mountain in the Qin State. The feng shui of this place is particularly favorable. Otherwise, Qin Shi Huang would not have chosen this place as the location for his imperial mausoleum.

To this day, many ancient relics still remain on this mountain.

However, ruins are ultimately just ruins, representing only their past history.

At present, after the Yin-Yang School moved from the Yan State to the Qin State, this mountain, which is not particularly far from Xianyang, became the new headquarters of the Yin-Yang School.

It's unclear how the Yin-Yang School managed to persuade the Qin government to allow them to establish themselves on this mountain.

But thinking about it carefully, it's not surprising.

After all, the Hundred Schools of Thought held considerable weight in this world.

The Qin state government was naturally happy to accept a representative of the various schools of thought.

Not to mention, the Yin-Yang School is different from the Taoists who are detached from worldly affairs. They are more mercenary and adept at vying for fame and fortune. In their early years, they attached themselves to Lü Buwei, but after Lü Buwei fell from power, they quickly sided with Ying Zheng.

Although they seem to side with whoever wins, they are indeed capable people.

Both Ying Zheng and Lü Buwei before him were generous in making good use of the Yin-Yang School.

What harm is there in using Mount Li, a mere mountain, as a base for the Yin-Yang School?

At the foot of Mount Li.

Xu Fu, dressed in coarse cloth and with a weathered face, couldn't help but sigh when he saw the familiar mountain.

tired!

I'm so tired!

After escaping from the state of Qi, he didn't want to stay in that place for even a moment longer.

Therefore, he decisively chose to leave the State of Qi.

Although he lost his martial arts skills, there are only a small number of people in this world who are skilled in martial arts. The vast majority of people are ordinary people. If ordinary people can survive, he can too.

Moreover, compared to ordinary people, he was literate, cultured, and adept at charlatanry and deception.

Through deception, he swindled some money from the State of Qi, changed his clothes, and then infiltrated a merchant caravan, thus successfully traversing thousands of miles to reach the State of Qin.

In fact, there were also strongholds of the Yin-Yang School in the State of Qi.

Although the Yin-Yang School did not have as many disciples as the Agricultural School, it was still very ambitious.

In each country, there are scattered disciples, mainly used to collect and transmit information.

However, Xu Fu dared not contact the Yin-Yang masters in the State of Qi.

Or it's because he lost his power at that moment.

Xu Fu knew all too well the character of those Yin-Yang School people.

If those people knew his situation, they would definitely kill him.

After all, he hadn't treated the Yin-Yang School people in Qi very well in the past.

Therefore, Xu Fu chose to return to the Qin state in his own way.

He had traveled a long and arduous journey, which would have been a torment for him if he were at the height of his power, but after suffering many hardships in the State of Qi, Xu Fu had become accustomed to it.