Chapter 175 The Scripture of Longevity
Chapter 175 The Longevity Sutra
Si Nan first visited Shuiyue Pavilion eighteen years ago.
Bai Cen joined the sect fifteen years ago, when he was only six or seven years old. He loved to play, and at that age, he probably didn't understand much except for playing. He especially loved catching birds and fish.
Meng Huizhou was willing to accompany him because he once saw Bai Cen happily catching a big fish from the river.
The child was reckless and didn't know his own strength, so the big fish suffered a lot.
But he saw that Xiao Bai Cen only played with the big fish for a while before releasing it back into the river, and then sat quietly by the river watching the big fish swim around.
What do such a young child know?
Perhaps, it's following one's own little heart...
He had also seen him catch birds.
Xiao Baicen does have a clever streak, but the birds at Shuiyue Pavilion aren't so easy to catch.
The little one was very clever; he secretly made a simple slingshot.
But when he aimed at the birds in the tree, he seemed to think for a moment, frowned, put it down to look at it again, then pouted and tossed it aside.
He's a very kind kid.
But he really is playful.
He thought he was going to give up, so he switched to using the internet...
A net for catching fish.
He yawned, wondering what kind of birds a fishing net could catch, but he kept watching anyway, finding it very interesting!
He had taken a liking to his junior apprentice's little disciple.
Then Little White Cen climbed the tree, carrying his fishing net. Once he was up there, he didn't move. He just waited, and just when he thought he might be asleep, a bird finally landed on the tree.
Good heavens!
The kid grabbed the fishing net and jumped towards the bird.
This fearless method of catching birds is truly rare; I reckon anyone who tried it before would have fallen to their death.
But he still caught the bird!
"Master Uncle, am I amazing?" Xiao Bai Cen exclaimed excitedly.
Meng Huizhou has a big head.
That's incredible! They almost killed themselves and the birds in the fall, making it the first tragedy at Shuiyue Pavilion!
"This is how you catch birds," Meng Huizhou demonstrated.
Xiao Bai Cen was stunned: "Uncle-Master, you're quite amazing!"
A little bit? You're really being modest on his behalf.
"Come here," he taught him.
Xiao Baicen followed his example.
Si Nan is gentle and refined, calm and composed, like a warm spring breeze.
He is a perfect person.
Compared to Si Nan, Bai Cen possesses a childlike purity.
They can be mischievous and playful, but they can also concentrate on practicing their skills. However, they can't practice for long before they start to doze off. When they realize that no one is watching them, they start to slack off. Once the other person appears, they immediately return to their previous focused state.
They are also clever and try to find shortcuts by sneaking around like dogs; if they succeed once or twice, they are secretly pleased, and then continue to sneak around like dogs, afraid of being discovered.
Most of the time, taking shortcuts will fail, and you'll end up doing more than you did before.
He was feeling frustrated on the back hill.
Meng Huizhou watched him grow up little by little.
Kind-hearted, with a greater curiosity about the world in her eyes than Si Nan...
Compared to the exceptionally talented Si Nan, Meng Huizhou secretly preferred his junior apprentice, Bai Cen.
Day after day, spring goes and autumn comes.
Bai Xiaocen, who initially couldn't keep up with his moves and actions, suddenly turned out to be eleven or twelve years old when he turned his head unintentionally.
Using the same moves and the same steps, the two of them, holding the little bird in their hands, slowly descended from the tree.
Then, doing the same thing again, he looked down at the bird in his hand to make sure it wasn't injured, smiled with satisfaction, and let it go!
In perfect sync, they simultaneously placed their hands behind their backs and looked up as the birds flew away from the tree.
Finally, let's all sigh softly.
"You brat." He stroked his beard gently, and the young Bai Cen jumped on him just like when they were kids. "Ouch!" He was already round, and Bai Cen's jump almost made them both fall over.
"How old are you!" Meng Huizhou exclaimed angrily, "How old is your uncle? His back is so weak!"
Bai Cen quickly got off his back and asked with a smile, "Uncle-Master, where's your waist?"
Meng Huizhou: !!!
"Hey, you brat!" Meng Huizhou grabbed a tree branch and chased after him.
Half a year after Bai Cen returned to the capital, and after the Water Pavilion had been as quiet as a still pond, someone finally returned to the Water Pavilion, making a ruckus and causing chaos.
"Pass your Qi through your Dantian, hold your breath and concentrate. Can you feel where your internal energy is circulating?" He began to teach Bai Cen the second level of the Ninefold True Qi.
Strictly speaking, the first level of the Ninefold True Qi is only the entry point to the Water Pavilion's internal energy cultivation method; the second level is the true entry point to the Ninefold True Qi.
Bai Cen is intelligent, but his experience and comprehension are limited by his age, and he is slowly getting the hang of things.
He didn't think that being too clever was a bad thing.
On the contrary, I felt gratified.
Bai Cen has a solid foundation, but his martial arts talent is very strong. Although he is not as good as Si Nan, at such a young age, his Silver Dragon Jade Belt is already taking shape, which is better than his junior brother and himself back then.
In his eyes, Bai Cen was a quick-witted person whose mind was not only focused on martial arts.
However, it is better to have many fanatics who are obsessed with martial arts classics.
"How do you feel?" he asked Bai Cen with a smile.
Bai Cen was exasperated: "Uncle-Master, it seems things aren't going smoothly. Why is it so difficult?"
From childhood to adulthood, Bai Cen has always had a habit of complaining about difficulties.
But after shouting it out, we can still overcome it step by step.
He reached out and struck him on the head with a folding fan: "There's no such thing as a free lunch. It's so simple, so easy, and it's a peerless skill that you learned without even realizing it! If such a good thing really existed, why would it be left to you?"
Yes, Bai Cen sat cross-legged and started again.
Meng Huizhou watched him from afar as he gradually gathered his energy and circulated it, making a little progress each day—not much, but enough to watch!
Perhaps, one day this kid might actually be able to learn both the Silver Dragon Jade Belt and the Ninefold True Qi all by himself...
He thought it was true.
But it was during the chilly spring of that year that my junior brother brought Sinan back.
There is an aura between people.
After not seeing each other for several years, the other person had developed an inexplicable aura about him...
He couldn't say for sure either.
The junior brother was very happy and asked Bai Cen to call him senior brother.
Bai Cen had heard that his master had a disciple who was exceptionally intelligent and had a high talent for martial arts. He was also curious about Si Nan, so he looked him over and respectfully said, "Senior Brother."
Si Nan looked at him gently and smiled faintly.
Meng Huizhou finally realized that one of the unsettling auras he couldn't quite put his finger on was the "gentle" condescension and "kind" indifference and nonchalance he felt when he saw Si Nan and Bai Cen together.
He wasn't sure if it was because he was too protective of Bai Cen that he naturally developed a less favorable impression of Si Nan than before.
Compared to a few years ago, there are some things about Si Nan that, when he doesn't restrain himself, will gradually become more pronounced.
For example, his arrogance and pride, or the coldness in Si Nan's eyes when he watched Bai Cen successfully use tree branches to create a crooked silver dragon jade belt, huffing and puffing as he practiced to the second level of the ninth level of true qi, and then refused to practice any further.
He talked to his junior brother.
But his junior brother told him that Si Nan's personality changes over the years were related to his experiences.
From the time when everyone said he was exceptionally talented, to the setbacks he suffered with the Silver Dragon Jade Belt and the Ninefold True Qi, it seemed as if all his glory had faded overnight. Although he never mentioned it, it seemed as if he could no longer get back into the previous state no matter what he practiced.
The junior student felt that it was his own mistake of pushing the seedlings too hard that had harmed him.
If they hadn't been in such a rush back then, and had waited a few more years, perhaps Si Nan wouldn't be the way she is now; his junior brother's guilt towards Si Nan led him to devote almost all his attention to her.
Looking back, the obsession my junior brother had back then was more like going astray.
However, it must be said that the Silver Dragon Jade Belt, which would have disappeared from Sinan earlier, has finally been able to stay briefly before taking shape thanks to the junior brother's unremitting efforts over the years.
Although the silver dragon jade belt only briefly surrounds him, it will shatter into dust around him no matter whether he strikes with his palm, sword, or tree branch.
But this still shocked Meng Huizhou...
He knew all too well that something else had been added to the Silver Dragon Jade Belt technique he had just used.
Although the Silver Dragon Jade Belt attempt failed again, it must be said that both Junior Brother and Si Nan saw hope, and he also saw the ecstasy in their eyes.
This ecstasy, for some reason, like the silver dragon jade belt that had shattered into dust just moments before, also made him vaguely uneasy...
Like his junior brother, he had studied the sect's scriptures for decades. He was acutely aware of the hidden power behind that silver dragon jade belt.
That's not the patriarch's technique; it's something else that my junior brother added to the patriarch's technique!
Other things that shouldn't be in the Silver Dragon Jade Belt.
He frowned.
In this generation, Shui Yueting only has him and his junior brother.
Compared to his junior fellow apprentice, he was carefree and spent half of his time studying ships.
But his junior brother was serious about the sect's affairs. He was completely convinced that his junior brother would become the head of Shuiyue Pavilion.
Like all other prestigious sects, the Water Pavilion's books and forbidden texts are kept by the sect leader.
He was unfamiliar with the Silver Dragon Jade Belt, but he had a nagging feeling that there was something in the Silver Dragon Jade Belt that shouldn't have been there yesterday.
He could only think of the forbidden books and scriptures of his sect.
But he still preferred to believe that his junior brother hadn't crossed the line...
After tossing and turning for several nights, one night he finally pushed open his junior brother's door.
"Senior brother?"
After much deliberation, he finally decided to speak frankly: "The Silver Dragon Jade Belt of Sinan was not made by the patriarch. Junior brother, what did you smuggle into the Silver Dragon Jade Belt?"
He and his junior brother had grown up together since childhood and were very close. They wouldn't become estranged because of some words, but he needed to know the truth.
Before the situation is under control...
The junior brother frowned, probably because he was unwilling to admit it to him, as it would break the sect's rules.
Even knowing it would break the sect's rules, he still did it for Si Nan...
Meng Huizhou's heart was filled with mixed emotions.
The junior apprentice had finally seen results with Si Nan, and he didn't want to give up halfway. So even though he was discovered, he still hesitated.
But when it came to himself, he couldn't bring himself to say it...
And so, the two remained silent for a long time, tacitly understanding each other. Finally, the junior brother said in a deep voice, "Senior brother, come with me."
At this point, Meng Huizhou also stopped talking.
Perhaps it was because so many years had passed and I still couldn't get over it, or perhaps it was because what I saw afterward was too shocking.
Meng Huizhou took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "This matter concerns the secrets of Shuiyue Pavilion, but Xiaobai, this sect will eventually be passed down to you. You've grown up, so it doesn't matter whether you find out sooner or later..."
After saying this, Meng Huizhou looked at Wang Sumo again, his tone gentle and friendly, and said in a swift and indirect way, "Miss Wang is not an outsider either."
Before Wang Sumo could ponder Elder Meng's words, Meng Huizhou said, "He tampered with the 'Longevity Scripture'..."
The Longevity Classic?!
Wang Sumo was shocked. He had heard of this scripture in the old man's recollections of his past in Kunlun.
Isn't the "Longevity Classic" a scripture of the Kunlun School?
[Author's Note]
Keep writing, there's more tonight.
There will be more red envelopes in this chapter. I'll grab a bite to eat and come back to write. [Hands clasped in prayer]
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