Episode 78

  The grand ceremony is over, and everyone has returned.

  In the depths of the night cave.

  "Feng Shidi, you're so ruthless! You even killed Kuang Weiyang's junior brother! I heard that when the sect leader found out, he was speechless for half a day! Haha!"

  "Xu Zhen's words are wrong! Moreover, it was our Shao Cong, the master of Dingzi Hall in the Orange Bamboo Forest under the door of our Night Cave Master, who killed Brother Kuang. On that day, Shao and several good hands surrounded Brother Kuang and four others, but after a long battle, they could not be defeated. Suddenly, Shao took out an object, detonated it, and killed Brother Kuang and four others in an instant, also killing several people from Dingzi Hall. After the explosion, only Shao and his four subordinates were left, and I was far away and escaped unscathed! But Shao turned around to kill me to silence me, and suddenly made a killer move against me, but was killed by my powerful blow instead! This matter has the testimony of the four disciples who escaped at the time, it is not something I fabricated myself!"

  Insufficient worries and escape from the four Dīng Zǐ Táng brothers or perhaps still there, then simply put it bluntly! Indeed, Xǔ Zhēn Dào said:

  "Feng Shidi is incredibly skilled, yet appears clumsy! This time, he's using brute force to overpower the refined techniques of Congyuan, astonishing even the old masters in our school! But how did you do it, Brother?"

  "Sister, I joined this sect only to seek the great Dharma of cultivation, but it's not possible! You just focus on cultivating your body and mind! After a few rounds, you'll have a strong body and be able to withstand ordinary attacks!"

  "Your body is strong, making it hard for people to believe!"

  Suddenly a gentle voice came out, and in front of his eyes, a pair of piercing eyes stared at him.

  "Master! Greetings, Master."

  Insufficient haste makes for a poor bow.

  "Whatever!"

  Ye Shizun asked Tian Yi to wave his hand, and then said to Xu Zhen:

  "Let's put this matter to rest! Life and death, victory or defeat, are all irrelevant! This is the rule set by our founding ancestors, who dares to defy it? What if even the true disciple of the sect leader was killed?"

  "Yes, Master, I understand!"

  Xu Zhen said in a low voice.

  "Feng Cheng, you may follow me!"

  "Yes."

  Insufficiently low head quietly followed him out of the cave, to a stone pillar about one zhang high beside the bamboo forest. Ye asked Tian Shi Zun Dao:

  "You can try your best to strike this stone and see!"

  "Yes."

  Insufficient warmth in words, yet thinking of it deeply in one's heart.

  "Master must be wanting to test my body's strength! I'll try it out carefully, maybe I'll even get to learn the Master's great cultivation method. But if I use too much force, I'm afraid Master will discover what I've been cultivating and ask me about it, which would be very inconvenient!"

  He suddenly flashed out and headed towards the giant stone. At first, he was slow, but then he suddenly accelerated, his speed getting faster and faster, until in the blink of an eye when he swung his fist, his body shape had become like a phantom and was no longer discernible! Then with a loud roar,

  "Open!"

  Boom

  Two voices rose together, and then the stone pillar shattered into dozens of blocks of uniform size scattered over tens of meters. Ye Wen's face flashed with a look of astonishment, but the joy on his face could not be hidden!

  "Hmm! Not bad, not bad at all. Your physical strength is far beyond the ordinary, even surpassing my expectations! Looking at your punching technique and the way you exert force, the way you release power, and the ease with which you wield it... truly unique! I wonder if this technique has a name?"

  "Just exhaust your body's potential with the way of martial arts, and put in all your effort!"

  "Hmm! Follow me then. I'll arrange your training to complete the sect's entrustment!"

  "Yes! Master!"

  He then followed him into a small building.

  "Xu Zhen, can you bring Fu Jun over here?"

  "Yes! Master, you and Shifu's sister have already been waiting in the Cave of No Night!"

  "Alright, bring it on!"

  When he finished speaking, Shifu sat on a chair and carefully looked at a Taoist scripture. Before long, he saw Tian'er coming in, so he raised his head to look at her. Tian'er's face was smiling, looking at him and saying:

  "Insufficient elder brother, have you gone to Master's place already? You didn't even call for Chang'er, and ended up having Shifu sister come personally to summon her!"

  "How can you not pay respects first when meeting your master!"

  It's not your fault.

  "Yes! Master is above, disciple Fu Jun has paid his respects!"

  "Hmm! Alright! Feng Cheng, I remember that you two brought the letter of introduction from my old friend Chen Zi'an to enter the mountain gate."

  "Yes, Master, it was ten years ago."

  "Oh, is my old friend doing well?"

  "Returning to the revered master, the disciple does not know!"

  Insufficient caution in answering, however, made him feel uneasy at heart. It has been so many years since this matter passed. How come you're asking about it now?

  "Oh! But why?"

  "Returning to the respected master, my family's former master entrusted us two to Master Chen, but had not taken us to pay our respects. After the former master passed away, a celestial elder brought a letter and instructed us two to enter the master's door."

  "Can your previous master tell me about my old friend An Lao?"

  Ye Shizun asked casually, as if chatting idly. Not daring to be more careful, he replied:

  "It was also mentioned before, but the disciples didn't dare to talk about it!"

  "Oh! What can't be said to people?"

  "Chen Zi'an is quite the gambler!"

  "Haha! Humans have seven emotions, and emotions give rise to six desires! Is it not just a gamble whether one's cultivation is successful or not? The cultivator's cultivation is nothing more than a gamble!"

  "Yes, Master's wonderful theory, disciple has learned!"

  "Your physical training is excellent. What method did you use?"

  "Returning to the Original State is the initial stage of physical refinement, called the Physical Refinement Method, which was taught by my previous master."

  "Hmm! You recite a few sentences of the mantra!"

  "Yes! Master. It is said that when a person is born, their body is formed, and their original spirit is attached to the six senses. Refining the body and cultivating the mind are the first steps. As for refining the body, one needs to concentrate the mind, refine the pulse, ignite the heart fire to melt the physical body, and refine the ordinary world's blood and energy into a refined body..."

  Insufficiently, he recited a popular mantra that his grandfather had taught him when he was young. Because this mantra is widely spread among practitioners and has good effects, it's easy to learn, so many people practice it. However, Insufficient's grandfather thought that although this mantra is easy to master, its effect on physical training is not the best, so he didn't teach it to him, instead teaching him the extremely difficult Golden Body Mantra. But the Golden Body Mantra is a secret technique of the Gui Gu Valley family, so Insufficient dare not leak out even half of it! At this time, his master asked, how could he dare tell the truth? Leaf Asking Heaven's master's eyebrows slightly frowned and said:

  "Oh! Is this the secret of cultivation?"

  "Yes! Master Shi had previously used the Elixir to temper my body, and afterwards several times used the Law Array to assist in soaking my body in medicinal water. This process lasted for as long as half a year! When I was soaked in the medicinal water, my entire body felt like it was crawling with ants, the pain and itchiness were so intense that they were extremely hard to endure!"

  "Oh! So it's understandable after all! Feng Cheng, you still have the strength to pursue, I wonder if you are willing to go further?"

  "The master is above, the disciple only follows the master's orders and does not dare to act on his own!"

  "Alright! I shall grant you a great creation! And at the same time, I will also fulfill the will of our sect."

  "Religion?"

  "The high-level sect ordered the disciples to upgrade their cultivation within three years, so that on the day when the Xianjia secret land opens in three years, they can enter the secret realm to practice the Taoist method. With my method, you can reach the extreme of refining your body in half a year, and your body can be compared with that of a small round completion! And then form the law body, which also takes half a year."

  "Thank you, Master! I will forget to eat and sleep to cultivate and practice, and I won't disappoint your expectations!"

  "Hmm!"

  Ye Shizong nodded and smiled.

  "As for you, Fugui Ru, I see that your body is light and agile like a swallow, extremely spiritual. Why don't you go to the Taiyi Female True Person's place to learn and cultivate the Taoist methods? My place here is only good for heavy work, and in terms of agility, it's still far inferior to hers!"

  Chang'e was shocked and hastily said:

  "But, Master, I......"

  Then Ye Shizun finished speaking and turned around to leave, ignoring Qinger's pleading voice.

  "Chang'er is at Master Bo's place and also in our same school. After a while, I'll go visit you."

  "But it's not enough, brother! I just want to be with you!"