Chapter 192 Senior Brother, Lie Back Down

Xing Chun tends to be somewhat reserved when interacting with unfamiliar people.

In front of people he doesn't know well, he is taciturn and even somewhat aloof.

He doesn't actively make friends, yet he really hates eating alone.

When Xing Chun first arrived in Taiyi, he didn't know anyone and was resistant to the bustling dining hall and eating alone. Eventually, he simply stopped eating altogether.

One day, he unexpectedly met Mei Liangyu, who was attending a lecture at the Yin-Yang School. Mei Liangyu's casual question about whether he wanted to eat at the dining hall saved him.

At that time, Mei Liangyu often asked Xing Chun whether he wanted to go out for a meal, because during meals, the two would discuss the related arts and techniques of the Yin-Yang School.

Mei Liangyu also discovered Xing Chun's fear of loneliness, so when she later met Zhong Lishan, Cang Shu, and others, she would introduce them to Xing Chun as soon as possible and take him out to play.

Xing Chun is actually a person who really enjoys lively gatherings.

For example, now that Mei Liangyu has provided an opportunity, Xing Chun has started chatting with Yu Sui at length.

Mei Liangyu also knew that Xing Chun was able to relax so much because of his presence.

If Xing Chun and Yu Sui were left alone, things would be different.

Mei Liangyu suddenly had a wicked idea. Holding the wind-listening ruler, he said, "I'm going out for a while."

Xing Chun looked up at him and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go to the library and find some books on Yin-Yang philosophy." Mei Liangyu walked out.

Xing Chun watched him leave, his eyes darting around, before finally looking back at Yu Sui. He felt the atmosphere suddenly turn cold and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Yu Sui understands Xing Chun's character.

He won't take the initiative, but he'll respond if you start a conversation.

This was also the first time she had been alone with Xing Chun.

Yu Sui took the initiative to speak up: "Senior Brother Xing, is the Yin Yang School's Star Sea level divided according to the number of stars?"

“You could say that,” Xing Chun replied after a moment’s thought. “Leaving aside the Nine Provinces Star Sea, there are three levels of Star Seas: A, B, and C. A Star Sea with less than 1,000 stars is C, less than 2,000 stars is B, and 3,000 stars is the maximum, which is A.”

Even if your starry sea only has two thousand and one stars, it is still considered a first-class starry sea.

Yu Sui asked, "Then why not calculate the Nine Provinces Star Sea?"

Xing Chun said with a hint of helplessness, "The Star Sea counts the number of stars, but the Star Sea of ​​the Nine Provinces includes the heavens, the earth, the sun, and the moon. It is a scene of the primordial universe, so it is not just the number of stars. Naturally, it cannot be included in the count."

As he spoke, he unconsciously fiddled with the wind-listening ruler in one hand, as if that made him seem more natural.

Yu Sui rested her elbows on the table, cupped her face in her hands, and looked at him with a very natural and casual expression: "Isn't the Nine Provinces Star Sea amazing?"

“It is powerful, and extremely rare in the Yin-Yang School,” Xing Chun said. “But it is not pure; it contains too many things and cannot be considered simple stellar power. It is even more difficult to completely control it.”

"I've heard that within the Nine Provinces Star Sea, the stars are boundless and ever-changing, with a very high upper limit. No one knows how far someone who possesses the Nine Provinces Star Sea can cultivate, and no one has ever done it."

He thought of Zou Qian and asked Yu Sui, "Do you know Dean Zou of our Yin-Yang School?"

"I know," Yu Sui nodded.

Xing Chun said, "Dean Zou, like you, also possesses the Nine Provinces Star Sea. It is said that he only managed to return three thousand stars to their positions, which is the same as the limit of a first-class star sea."

Even the limit for a saint is only three thousand stars.

Yu Sui nodded in sudden realization and asked, "So, the current chaos in the starry sea means we need to find a way to bring those chaotic stars back to their original positions?"

“That’s right.” Xing Chun said as he searched for something with the Wind Listening Ruler, “When the stars in your star sea return to their positions, your own five elements will also be strengthened, and you can also use the Yin-Yang School’s star array and incantation techniques.”

Yu Sui asked blankly, "But Senior Brother doesn't have a Star Sea, so why can he use the Yin Yang School's Star Array?"

“Your senior brother…” Xing Chun said with a strange expression. “He’s a monster. It’s normal for you to be like this.”

After saying that, he shook his head and muttered to himself, "You have the Nine Provinces Star Sea, but you're not normal either."

Xing Chun handed his Wind Listening Ruler to Yu Sui: "Disciples of the Yin-Yang School have a compulsory course called the 'Spiritual Constitution' course. The 'Spiritual Constitution' records celestial phenomena, star phenomena, the universe, the sun and moon, and the changes of the five elements. It also records the names, positions, and origins of the three thousand stars."

Yu Sui peered forward and quickly scanned the densely packed text of the "Lingxian" records. The text was obscure and difficult to understand; without explanation, it would leave one completely bewildered.

"At the highest point of the Taiyi Yin-Yang School's Star Observatory, there is also the most complete and largest 'Lingxian Map' in the Xuangu Continent."

The Lingxian Diagram is one of the treasures of the Yin-Yang School. The ultimate goal of every Yin-Yang School disciple in cultivating the Star Sea is to transform the stars within their Star Sea into the shape of the Lingxian Diagram.

Yu Sui had a strange feeling while listening to Xing Chun explain the Lingxian Diagram.

She wasn't a novice who had just come into contact with the stars and knew nothing about what Xing Chun was saying. On the contrary, when Yu Sui discovered the mountains as a child, the power of the Divine Eye of Heaven had allowed her to learn many things without even realizing it.

The secret texts of the mountains also contain information about the movement of stars, and are complex and vast.

When Mei Liangyu returned, he saw Xing Chun explaining the Lingxian Diagram to Yu Sui with the Listening Wind Ruler.

Yu Sui noticed that Xing Chun quietly breathed a sigh of relief and became more relaxed.

Mei Liangyu returned carrying a thick stack of ancient books on Yin-Yang philosophy and placed them on the table. He then gave the top book, "Ling Xian," to Yu Sui.

He said, "Watch it first, and ask if you don't understand anything."

"Where did you get it?" Xing Chun was intrigued that he had managed to obtain the Lingxian book.

“I bought it from someone else,” Mei Liangyu said.

"You can buy this?!" Xing Chun exclaimed in shock. "Then why don't you buy it for me?"

Mei Liangyu said, "Once she has learned it, you can take it if you want."

Xing Chun stared blankly and said, "I'm the one who's a disciple of the Yin Yang School, aren't I?"

Mei Liangyu said indifferently, "It's all the same, and you can go see the Lingxian Map anytime."

Yu Sui picked up the book "Ling Xian" and started flipping through it. Xing Chun asked Mei Liangyu, "Can you understand it?"

Mei Liangyu glanced at him sideways: "Why don't I understand?"

Xing Chun said "Oh," and then added, "You'd better be able to understand it."

The two were secretly competing, spending the entire morning explaining the book "Ling Xian" to Yu Sui.

Xing Chun didn't leave until almost noon.

Mei Liangyu and Yu Sui calculated the time, and they would go to the Ghost Path Holy Hall to find their master when the time came.

He was responsible for ensuring Yu Sui focused and didn't give her any chance to slack off.

Wei Ren returned midway through the journey and found Yu Sui sitting at the table, head down, engrossed in reading a book. He had a strange expression on his face.

Mei Liangyu said indifferently, "Open the door quietly."

Wei Ren: "..."

You really managed to pull it off.

But he did indeed tiptoe in, not daring to disturb Yu Sui.

Wei Ren came back, took his things, and left.

Xue Mushi was waiting for him downstairs. Seeing Wei Ren's strange expression, he asked him what was wrong.

Wei Ren said, "Nangong Sui is with me."

Xue Mushi stared at him blankly, silently asking, "And then?"

Wei Ren said, "I am studying with Mei Liangyu."

Xue Mushi scratched his head, wondering if there was a problem.

Wei Ren looked at his puzzled face and was somewhat speechless. This idiot didn't understand anything.

The moment he entered the room, he felt as if he had disrupted some kind of harmonious atmosphere. Wei Ren had never seen Nangong Sui with anyone who gave off such a peaceful and serene feeling.

Although he is now working for Yu Sui, in Wei Ren's eyes, the seemingly innocent and harmless Princess Qingyang is actually quite cunning and ruthless. No matter who she is with, in Wei Ren's perception, she is always cunning and treacherous.

What merit or ability does Mei Liangyu possess?

Wei Ren couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

When it was time to go to the Ghostly Temple, Mei Liangyu put away the book and left with Yu Sui.

On the way, he asked Yu Sui what she thought of Xing Chun's teaching.

Yu Sui said, "Senior Brother Xing taught very well. He explained everything in detail that I didn't understand."

She paused, then added in a low voice, "It's just that Senior Brother Xing might... be a little reserved and uncomfortable when he's with people he doesn't know well."

Mei Liangyu laughed when she heard this: "He does not like to be with people he is not familiar with, but it is not that he dislikes you, he just needs time to get to know you."

"Once you get to know him, you'll find that he's a very good person."

People who are lonely at heart always cherish the other people around them the most.

Mei Liangyu chose to bring Xing Chun to teach Yu Sui because he was certain that even if Yu Sui's identity as a destroyer of the world was exposed in the future, Xing Chun would not be her enemy.

He will try his best to get more people on Yu Sui's side.

The Sage Chang Gen always kept his word.

Teach if you need to.

Sage Changgen had previously told Yu Sui that she could not retain the Qi of the Five Elements.

Perhaps it was caused by that half-piece of the Breath of Earth.

But the reason why Changgen Saint did not delve into it. He knew that Yu Sui possessed the Divine Eye of Divine Insight, and this single Divine Insight technique was equivalent to many ninth-class techniques and heavenly secret techniques.

Therefore, after Yu Sui learned the basics of the Nine Schools of Ghostly Dao, the Sage Chang Gen stopped monitoring her cultivation.

There are many things more important than teaching Yu Sui.

Previously, the Sage Changgen taught Yu Sui the incantations of the Ghost Daoist school, but Yu Sui only learned half of them.

Right now, she's practicing casting a spell in one stroke on paper with a pen in hand.

A wisp of dark, five-elemental energy swirled within the sanctuary.

The Sage Changgen said, "The incantations of the Yin-Yang School are expressed through 'power,' while the incantations of the Ghost School are expressed through 'form.' The two schools respectively inherited the hand seals and talismanic forms of the Daoist school."

The Yin-Yang School inherited hand seals, while the Ghost School inherited talismans, and both reformed them based on the original techniques.

"Although the Ghost Daoist school is a branch of Daoism, their ideas and pursuits are different."

"Taoism emphasizes the cultivation of qi to form a physical body, preserving the original body, and transforming the body."

"Like living forever, maintaining one's youthful appearance, and returning to one's original, simple self."

"The Taoist school of ghosts emphasizes nourishing the spirit with qi, so that the spirit does not disperse; the spirit will naturally return, and the qi will naturally cover it."

Yu Sui looked up at the portrait and understood the meaning of those words. The "god" that his master spoke of referred to the soul and consciousness. The focus of the Ghost Daoist cultivation was the soul, which separated from the physical body and thus made the soul eternal.

The difference between the "Tao" of these two schools lies in the distinction between meaning and form.

The master also pointed out that the souls of the Ghost Daoists who have broken free from the physical body are born from and carried by Qi.

Yu Sui paused in his writing, meaning that to kill a master like his master, who had cultivated to the highest level, one must first extinguish his aura.

When the vital energy is extinguished, the spirit dissipates.

That strange fire that prioritizes burning the five elements can be considered the nemesis of the Ghost Daoist school.

The Sage Chang Gen said: "When practicing the incantations of the Ghost Daoist school, one must form the incantation in one stroke in order to unleash its power."

The ink-like mist that had been swirling within the sanctuary suddenly stopped, instantly twisting into a pictographic "mountain" character.

Mei Liangyu, who was playing with the Wind Listening Ruler in his recliner, suddenly felt the heavy pressure of the mountain, which caused his recliner to tip over. The person who was just lazily fell down quickly, bracing himself with one hand. He used the Wind Control Technique to slide back out of the range of the mountain spell. When he looked up, he saw Yu Sui at the next table holding a pen, looking at him with surprise in his eyes.

Mei Liangyu: "..."

Chang Gen the Sage said to Yu Sui, "Give it a try."

Yu Sui gestured to Mei Liangyu: "Senior brother, you lie back down, I'll try."

[Author's Note]

The Lingxian and Lingxian Tu are works by Zhang Heng.

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