Chapter 14: Enlightenment
The night was as cool as water.
In a quiet courtyard, Taoist Fufeng was sitting quietly sipping tea. This was the top-grade fairy tea offered by the Chichao Sect, but Fufeng drank it without knowing its taste. There were only a few names turning over and over in his mind. And now, there was one more name that should not have appeared in Fufeng's mind: Wei Yuan.
Thinking of Wei Yuan, Taoist Fufeng felt a little uneasy. He put the teacup on the table a little irritably and prepared to walk around the courtyard. The courtyard layout of this small Chichao Sect is quite elegant.
As soon as he put down the teacup, Taoist Fufeng's body suddenly stiffened, then slowly stood up, forced a smile, and said: "Zhang... Brother! If you have anything to do, just tell me, I will come to visit..."
Zhang Sheng stepped into the house, as if he didn't hear Taoist Fufeng's call, and sat on the chair next to him.
At this time, Sun Yu also appeared at the door and said repeatedly: "Don't be impulsive! Everything can be discussed!"
Seeing Sun Yu's anxious look, Taoist Fufeng's heart skipped a beat. He glanced at Zhang Sheng again and was surprised: "Junior brother, has your power recovered?"
Zhang Sheng said calmly: "Although I don't have much contact with you, you should know me. I came here this time to know only one thing: how was Yuan'er's score determined?"
Taoist Fufeng's face changed several times, and he secretly complained in his heart. What he feared was really coming true. Although he had practiced for much longer than Zhang Sheng, sitting next to Zhang Sheng at this moment was like sitting next to a peerless fairy sword, and the hair on his body stood up. He suddenly remembered Zhang Sheng's deeds in the past, and his heart beat faster again.
Taoist Fufeng forced a smile and said: "Junior brother, why do you suddenly care about this? This evaluation is fair..."
Halfway through his words, Taoist Fufeng couldn't continue. He looked at Zhang Sheng, who was calm, and Sun Yu who was standing beside him, his face gradually became serious, and asked: "Junior brother, you must know?"
Zhang Sheng said calmly: "This is a dispute over the great way, I will not give in at all!"
Taoist Fufeng sighed and told the process of the evaluation of the Dao test and the text test one by one. He himself gave Wei Yuan a slightly lower evaluation than the standard, so as to prevent Wei Yuan from entering the top three of Taichu Palace. He also told all these in detail.
After listening to the speech, Sun Yu sighed and said, "It's mainly because of those two Confucian scholars! But Brother Fufeng, you... Alas!"
After listening to Zhang Sheng, he finally said, "Thank you for telling the truth."
Zhang Sheng got up and went to the desk, spread out the paper and pen, picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, and then said, "In the past six years, my Taoist power has been sealed, so I can watch the world quietly. Although I have some enlightenment from time to time, I also have to thank the various clans today for this thing."
Zhang Sheng picked up the pen and wrote, and the tip of the pen just touched the paper. Suddenly, the window was pale, and a flash of lightning crossed the night sky!
Zhang Sheng seemed to be unaware, and his pen moved like a dragon, and in a blink of an eye, he wrote a long and flowing magic formula. With each word, his face became paler, and in the blink of an eye, it was as white as paper. Just halfway through writing, there was another thunderbolt between heaven and earth, and a thick lightning bolt fell from the sky, directly hitting the mountain protection formation of the Chichao Sect. The entire Chichao Sect was shaken, and the mountain protection formation was almost broken by the power of heaven and earth!
Zhang Sheng snorted, and a stream of blood flowed from his nose.
"Junior brother! Your injury..." Sun Yu was shocked and stretched out his hand to help. But when his hand was halfway out, he withdrew it as if he had been electrocuted.
Zhang Sheng seemed to have heard nothing, and kept writing. After an unknown amount of time, he finally wrote the last word with a stroke.
A drop of blood fell, staining a blood flower on the paper, and there were some starlight shining in the blood.
Seeing that Zhang Sheng had no intention of covering it up, Sun Yu and Taoist Fufeng both looked at the blood-stained skills on the paper. At a glance, Sun Yu was hurt by the four big words at the beginning.
Heaven and earth lunatic!
Taoist Fufeng had a higher level of cultivation, so he continued to read on. Every word and every sentence was like a thunderbolt, striking his mind fiercely. After reading only half of it, Taoist Fufeng couldn't help but ask: "Is this a secret technique of luck? But who can use it so powerfully?"
"Yuan'er can do it."
Sun Yu said: "I'm afraid this... can't work?"
Taoist Fufeng also said: "I have seen Wei Yuan, he is indeed a brilliant man, but I'm afraid he is still a little short of being able to use this kind of secret technique of heaven and earth. Junior brother's secret technique is unprecedented, but because of this, if the luck is slightly insufficient or the operation is slightly careless, it will be a disaster of death and extinction of the Tao!"
Zhang Sheng stretched out a finger, and a wisp of black air slowly floated on the jade-like fingertips. When this black air came out, Sun Yu and Taoist Fufeng's faces changed instantly, as if they saw the end of their own instant demise! This feeling was so real that even though they were determined to be Taoists, they subconsciously trembled at this moment.
Zhang Sheng said, "It is this thing that sealed my Taoist power for six years. With it, Yuan'er can use the "Heaven and Earth Madman"."
Looking at the black air on Zhang Sheng's fingertips, Taoist Fufeng was envious and afraid, and said, "What kind of luck is this? How come I have never heard of it?"
Sun Yu said, "This is the treasure of heaven and earth! If you use it for yourself, at least in the next three years, you will be able to practice quickly, and in the future, it will be as easy as taking something out of a bag to cultivate the Dharma! It would be a pity to use it to drive the secret art of luck for others."
"It's just an external thing, what's the pity?" Zhang Sheng picked up the skill formula and disappeared into the night in a blink of an eye.
Sun Yu only felt that his waist was empty, and the waist badge that allowed him to enter and exit freely was gone. Taoist Fufeng looked at the direction where Zhang Sheng's figure disappeared outside the door, thoughtfully, and said: "Junior brother is really very concerned about this disciple."
Sun Yu asked: "Brother, what are you going to do tomorrow?"
Taoist Fufeng smiled bitterly and said: "I was a little hesitant, but since I have read "The Madman of Heaven and Earth", I will do my best tomorrow."
"Aren't you afraid of being blamed by those families?"
Taoist Fufeng spread his hands and said: "The worst case scenario is that I will return the immortal silver treasures I have collected, and then lose all my wealth, and lose some money. But one of them is the one who wrote the Madman of Heaven and Earth, and the other is the one who can use the Madman of Heaven and Earth. I, the old Taoist, still have a long way to go in the future. How to choose, do I still need to think about it?" Sun Yu sneered, "You guys in Tianji Hall are really smooth and good at sitting on the fence!"
Taoist Fufeng laughed, not feeling ashamed at all, and said, "I'm just following the will of Heaven! I can't explain it to you Feng Shui idiots in Xuanming Hall. People with different philosophies cannot work together!"
Sun Yu really had no way to deal with Taoist Fufeng's face, so he said, "Then I'll leave it to you, senior brother, tomorrow."
Taoist Fufeng said, "Don't worry, junior brother! The martial arts test depends most on the evaluation and performance. Let's see what you can do tomorrow!"
However, after he said this, Taoist Fufeng suddenly remembered the article about Tiandi Kuangtu, his face changed, and he said, "Maybe... I won't be needed tomorrow."
Sun Yu didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly sighed, saying, "What a pity!"
Taoist Fufeng felt the same way, and his whole body was aching. He said, "It's indeed a pity!"
In the dormitory, there were many candidates rushing to and fro, forming alliances and doing their last effort for tomorrow's martial arts test.
As usual, Wei Yuan closed the door tightly, concentrating on studying the Southern Vermillion Bird Unknown Secret, and stood up from time to time to practice. Although the secret technique of Qiyun was not used too much, Wei Yuan found that no matter how he used it, the invisible thing in his body, that is, the Qiyun mentioned in the secret technique, was not affected at all. It was still the same as before, and he didn't know what the Southern Vermillion Bird Unknown Secret had extracted. This secret technique also specifically noted that it consumed a lot of energy, and now Wei Yuan didn't understand where it was consumed.
While he was working hard, Wei Yuan suddenly felt something in his heart, turned around and saw Zhang Sheng appeared in the room without knowing when.
He saluted hastily and asked, "Why are you here, Master?"
Zhang Sheng had actually been looking at him for a while and said, "You have practiced the Southern Vermillion Bird Unknown Secret well, but the situation has changed now, so you have to practice this one instead."
Zhang Sheng handed the Heaven and Earth Madman to Wei Yuan, and then a wisp of black air floated out of his fingertips, saying, "This heavenly luck has sealed my power for six years. It is extremely powerful and it is perfect for opening the Heaven and Earth Madman. I will give it to you now. You will feel all kinds of pain, such as your consciousness being torn apart, your body being burned by fire, and your mind being disturbed by demons. You must endure it."
Wei Yuan nodded and said, "Disciple is not afraid of pain."
Zhang Sheng knew Wei Yuan's character, so he pointed a finger at Wei Yuan's brow and sent the air over.
Wei Yuan only felt a hint of coolness entering his brain, and then it spread to his limbs and bones, just like a drop of water falling into the sea and disappearing.
Under Zhang Sheng's concerned gaze, Wei Yuan just stood there, and nothing happened.
"Is your consciousness torn apart?"
"Is
your heart burned by karmic fire?" "Is your mind confused? Are the demons dancing?"
Zhang Sheng asked several times, and Wei Yuan shook his head.
Zhang Sheng had anticipated countless possible situations, and was even prepared to protect Wei Yuan's soul at all costs in times of crisis, but he didn't expect that nothing would happen.
But no matter what, nothing happening is always a good thing. Although Zhang Sheng was confused, he put it aside for the time being and explained the Wild Maniac of Heaven and Earth to Wei Yuan.
This Qiyun secret technique combines what Zhang Sheng saw and felt in the past six years as a mortal, and was inspired by all kinds of injustices he encountered. It melts the ruthlessness of heaven and earth and the wildness and violence in one furnace. It requires extremely high Qiyun and is easy to affect the temperament and mind of the caster.
Zhang Sheng explained it in detail until Wei Yuan understood it all.
Wei Yuan was enlightened very early. When he heard Zhang Sheng say that the situation had changed, but he never said what exactly had changed, he didn't ask. It was not until Zhang Sheng finished teaching the Heaven and Earth Madman that Wei Yuan asked, "What should I do in the martial arts test tomorrow?"
Zhang Sheng stood with his hands behind his back and said, "Defeat them for me!"
"Who are they?"
"Everyone!"
When he left the dormitory, Zhang Sheng's face was as pale as paper, and a faint smell of blood began to waft from his nose. Zhang Sheng had already been injured because of breaking through the level early, and when he created the Heaven and Earth Madman, he triggered the heavenly secret, which added to the injury. At this time, he was already a little unable to hold on. After teaching Wei Yuan, Zhang Sheng immediately returned to his room to meditate. Tomorrow morning, the master and the disciple will have a big battle.
In the early morning, the fairy mountain became bright again, and several ten-foot-long fairy cranes circled around the fairy peaks in the distance. A group of candidates had already left the dormitory and went to the examination hall at the urging of the Taoist priest.
Hundreds of cushions had been set up in the hall, and a big snake was wrapped around each of the four corner pillars, and its glass-like eyes lazily looked at the candidates entering the hall.
As in the past, all the candidates saw their numbers and sat down.
The elderly Taoist priest stood at the head of the group and struck the bronze bell beside him vigorously, then said in a long voice: "The martial arts test begins!"
(End of this chapter)