Martial World's
Chapter 24 - Understanding
Lin Ming said, "Smartial arts are divided into two main parts. First develop the martial path, and then grasp the principles to attain enlightenment. To cultivate the martial path was to cultivate the body. To enlighten oneself is to develop the soul. Teachers often say that life is a sea of infinite bitterness. Cultivation is a path across the waters. Exercising means building a boat that can sail the ocean, and cultivating the soul means making paddles to move the boat.”
“If one does not cultivate the body, then the boat will not be sturdy or strong; the storm will easily reverse it. If one did not develop a soul, then their motivation and willpower would not be enough, and even if their destiny of death was imminent, they would not be able to arrive at the distant coast.”
“But body cultivation and soul cultivation is the difference of transition from houtian stage to xiantian. Before houtian, martial artists would cultivate the body, after xiantian, martial artists would cultivate souls.
“After xiantian, cultivate soul! As soon as Muyi heard this, he was shocked, and felt like he was about to faint. No wonder during the many years he had trained, he was actually unable to take that small step. He realized that he had been heading in the wrong direction the entire time. He did not imagine the xiantian stage to be like this. He muttered, "And what is the meaning of xiantian?"
Lin Ming said, “Teacher once said that the answer lies in how the baby breathes in the womb. He said that when humans are still babies in the womb, they cannot breathe through the nose or mouth, but must rely on the mother to provide them with sustenance through their relationship alone. This is how they breathe. This is a xiantian characteristic. Once humans are born, they can breathe through their nose and mouth. This worldly air was filled with impurities that gradually accumulated. These are the characteristics of the Houtian people. At the xiantian stage the soul enters a state of unparalleled tranquility and peace. Their bodies change the way they interact with their environment and souls become aware of the world and are able to communicate with nature, even being able to move the powers of heaven and earth with the power of the soul. It was a true xiantian.
“So...So..that's how..” Muyi murmured softly. His eyes showed admiration and disappointment. This boy casually uttered a few words similar to ancient enlightenment. If this brat possessed this teaching, guided by a top-tier xiantian skill manual, then he would soon become a martial arts master!
Sects and clans could rely on their inheritances and legacies; a martial artist trying to fumble his way would be impossible to think of these things. Muyi wailed, “What a laugh! Thinking that I reached pulse condensation at thirty-six years of age and then reached houtian at fifty years of age, and after that I spent sixty years exhausting all my efforts to step into the xiantian realm! And I've been wrong all the time! I have been on the wrong path all along! I have wasted sixty years! How sad! Really pathetic!”
Muyi's face was excited yet his emotions were complex. Lin Ming stood to the side and watched, his heart sighing. This old man did not inherit the inheritance but wanted to step into the xiantian border; this was of course hopeless. One needed the inheritance and understanding of the sect to achieve this, but which sect did not stubbornly control their secrets from spreading?
Not only that, but from houtian to xiantian one needed to restore their soul to a state of being in the womb. It requires the most valuable and rare medicines. This method of producing medicines and rare materials was tightly controlled by the sect. Not to mention ordinary people, but even the royal family could not afford it!
So even if Lin Ming told Muyi of this memory of his, even if he wanted to use it to advance to the xiantian stage, it was impossible.
Therefore Lin Ming said, “Senior, I will say bluntly that the master once said that if one does not have the support of the clan, then, even if one obtained a skill manual that allowed them to enter the xiantian stage, it was still impossible. ”
Muyi said, “I know..I know.only I have long struggled to reach the xiantian stage. It's my lifelong wish. Even if I cannot achieve this wish of mine, but at least let me see its direction and know where I am wrong, then I can also die peacefully and without regret.”
Although Muyi said these words easily, the tone behind them was lonely. Lin Ming also unwillingly sighed with emotion. If he did not obtain that mystical magic cube, then perhaps he would also become like Muyi, after reaching the houtian stage, he would forever try to track down the illusionary dream of a lifetime to reach the xiantian realm, and in the end will keep this regret even when he dies.
Muyi pondered for a long time, and finally said to Lin Ming, Little friend, I feel like an old friend even after meeting for the first time. If this little friend doesn't mind my old age, I want to be good friends with you.”
Lin Ming also had a good impression of Muyi earnestly pursuing martial arts all his life. He said, "Lin Ming also wants to be your friend."
"Ha huh! Then no other day is as lucky as today! Let's go down and party at the Great Clarity Pavilion. We will drink wine and talk fast and free! What about a good friend?”
Lin Ming hesitated a little, and then agreed. He also said, "Senior, about the inscription technique, I want to ask senior to keep it a secret for me."
Although Lin Ming created an imaginary master for himself, he also wanted to avoid people blinded by greed and risk whatever happened. Therefore, it was better to be humble about this inscription technique.
Muyi correctly guessed Lin Ming's worries and said, “Lin's little sister felt relieved. As long as the Martial Quarters of Sky Fortune City exist, I guarantee your absolute safety! As long as the younger brother encounters any problems at all, then just send me a voice transmission talisman and I will handle it personally. About this, but now I might know everything, but.why should little brother Lin sell inscription symbols and also work in the Great Clarity Pavilion. Is it for training?”
Listening to Muyi ask this, Lin Ming forced a smile and said, “That's for economic reasons. The teacher taught me but never gave me money. My family is ordinary, so it is not enough for me to cultivate on the path of martial arts.
“Like that, it must be the way of a true martial artist. There is no anger, no waste, no greed, no laziness, and true difficulty to forge spirit. Your master must have consciously made this informed and experienced decision, because he naturally had his own reasons and truths. Therefore, although I don't know if this goes against your master's opinion, but if little brother Lin still wants to sell your inscription symbol, I can buy it at market price. If that fire-carved inscription symbol, would 3000 gold taels be enough?
After Lin Ming heard this price his heart almost jumped out of his chest.3000 gold taels!
3000 taels of gold, but since he had three, it was 9000 taels of gold! Although Lin Ming expected his inscription symbol to rise in price, he had not expected him to receive 9000 gold taels!
What concept is 9000 gold taels! The Lin Ming family restaurant was also worth 3000 gold taels. If he could buy that restaurant then his parents wouldn't have to work hard every day.
As for blood ginseng and other medicines, he could eat one and throw it away, because for Lin Ming, making another inscription symbol was an easy matter.
Lin Ming calmed the excitement in his heart and said to Muyi, "Thank you very much, senior."
Muyi naturally saw Lin Ming's excitement. When Lin Ming was with his master, he lived a simple and poor life, but now he suddenly arrived at this bustling capital. A fifteen year old young man would find it hard to resist all the wonders and amazement and treasures the world has to offer.
Muyi said, “Symbol inscription brother Lin of course with this price. Also, please don't call me senior. My name is Muyi, my full name is Mu Yi Zhuo, only with Muyi is fine. ”
"This ..." Lin Ming hesitated a little. Although he did not know who this old man was, he only needed to look at Qin Xingxuan's respectful demeanor to suspect that this man's status was high. But Lin Ming was not a person affected by the convention, because Muyi said so, then let it be so. He just nodded in agreement.
Muyi smiled and said, “Xingxuan, let's the Great Clarity Pavilion set aside space for the banquet. I want a drink with little brother Lin. ”
Qin Xingxuan was speechless. He had also carefully listened to Lin Ming's explanation of what it meant to be xiantian. Now that he heard Muyi say this, he said excitedly, "Yes sir."
When the staff of the Great Clarity Pavilion hearted that Muyi was arranging a banquet and had asked Lin Ming to drink, everyone pale. What kind of person is Muyi? He was an honorary Martial Quarter official who was invited to serve in the court. Master Qin Xingxuan was also the teacher of the crown prince. The price of the crown would rise to the throne in the future, and Muyi would become the emperor's teacher! Not only that, Muyi's cultivation was deep, and he was also an expert in inscription techniques and an expert in astronomy, geography, and the ancient divination arts. He really is an amazing person! Even the emperor had to give him three points of respect.
But he actually asked Lin Ming, the deboning boy, to eat. Moreover, when the two left the kitchen, it seemed like they were talking very familiarly as if they were contemporaries. What kind of background did Lin Ming have?
If his original background wasn't small, would he willingly come to the Great Clarity Pavilion for a deboning job? As the saying goes, the man stood far away from the kitchen; the kitchen and especially the work of the butcher had always been hated and looked down upon by martial artists and scholars. Lin Ming had deboning skills that they admired, but it was hard to say that it was a delicate job.
"What's the background of that little Lin sparerib helicopter?"
“I really don't know..”
The two maids serving the guests could not help but chat amongst themselves as they served. They were both dedicated staff serving high-level guests, and were each around twenty years old, with outstanding looks and were also proficient in the art of poetry and painting. They first saw Muyi and Qin Xingxuan enter the Great Clarity Pavilion and were shocked. After all, honored guests like this were rare, and once that happened, there was a reward of ten taels of gold for good service that was equivalent to a salary of two months. But they didn't really think that they had come to look for Lin Ming.
Banquet dishes are simple, but very delicious in taste and texture. The liquor was several hundred taels of gold and was called red dragon liquor; it was specially prepared through secret recipes and mixed with various rare herbs. A martial artist who drank this could heal their internal injuries and improve a stronger and fitter body along with a higher cultivation level. But the manufacturing method was complicated and the materials used were extremely valuable. Let alone Lin Ming, even junior aristocracies were unable to enjoy it.
In the banquet, Muyi wanted to ask Lin Ming if he wanted to stay in the Martial Quarters, but Lin Ming thought it would be troublesome to practice martial arts there while preventing people from discovering his secrets, so he politely refused.
Muyi was forced to give up, but because of this his opinion of Lin Ming increased. Before leaving, he left behind 9000 gold taels along with a gold-purple VIP card. Through this card it is possible to receive a 10% discount from any store that falls under the jurisdiction of the chamber of commerce, and in Sky Fortune City almost every major ship is under them.
He finally managed to reach 9000 taels of gold. He looked at these thick gold banknotes and felt extremely excited. His blood boiled and finally proudly raised his head!
9000 Taels of gold and he would send 3000 taels of gold to his parents. He would have enough leftovers to purchase the medicine to easily enter into the second stage of body transformation. If he obtained precious medicines and increased their effects with inscription techniques, then even breaking through the pulse condensation period would be an easy matter.
He had been destined to go deep into the road of martial arts. If in the past Zhu Yan was like a mountain that Lin Ming could only cross with great effort, now Zhu Yan could only be a stepping stone on the road of martial arts. Lin Ming would only step on him to reach a higher peak.
Lin Ming was in a good mood. He gave a voice transmission talisman to notify Lin Xiaodong. “Dongdong, let's go, today I will treat you shopping. See you at the entrance of the Hundred Treasure Hall.”
Lin Xiaodong had helped Lin Ming many times. This kind of sentiment is precious! And now that his own situation was better because he had wealth, he would naturally help him back. A man should always return the favor!
"Go shopping?" After Lin Xiaodong saw the sound transmission talisman, he thought to himself, This madman also has the money to use the sound transmission talisman?