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Chapter 271 - 270: The Subversive Way of Rune
Chapter 271 - 270: The Subversive Way of Rune
Chapter 271: Chapter 270: The Subversive Way of Rune
Translator: 549690339
There were two reasons why Yu Feng was always facing the predicament of death: one, his luck was utterly terrible, finding ways to be struck dead by meteorites while walking, and two, life was taken lightly in the Ancient World, as long as oneself was safe, the potential death of others didn’t matter.
For instance, the meteorite caused by two Body Integration Realm warriors would never have happened in Jiuzhou because Zhang Konghu would have held those two men down and beaten them without Jiang Li even having to raise his hand.
Another example is the Blood Sea Sect, a typical demonic sect, which would have been eradicated by the local government in Jiuzhou.
“Are there any good people left in this world?” Bai Hongtu asked astonishingly. It felt like he was listening to a story; it didn’t seem real. If this went on, would this world have a future?
Jiang Li did not answer.
“Little Junior Brother, are you there?” Sister Wu Lian knocked on the door, and Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu disappeared.
“I’m here.” Yu Feng jovially opened the door.
“Sister Wu Lian, who is this…” Yu Feng pretended not to recognize the person Wu Lian had brought with her.
“This is your Third Senior Brother.” Wu Lian introduced Yu Feng.
“Hello, Little Junior Brother.” Third Senior Brother smiled warmly.
Yu Feng sneered inwardly as he thought about how well Third Senior Brother was pretending. He had seen Third Senior Brother’s face, twisted with jealousy, in the future, which was a far cry from his current appearance.
“Hello, Third Senior Brother.”
Sister Wu Lian spoke enthusiastically, just as Yu Feng remembered, “Little Junior Brother, Master said that you should learn the Dao of Talisman on your own. How is it going? If there’s something you don’t understand, Sister can teach you. Your Third Senior Brother can also teach you.”
Yu Feng humbly sought advice, “There are some parts that I don’t understand. Sister, take a look, did Master write this wrong? How could the Dao of Talisman be about using human power to construct talisman against the heaven and earth to alter destiny?”
“Shouldn’t it be to use human power as the pivot, to move the trends of heaven and earth, to utilize them for oneself?”
Seeing Yu Feng’s question, Third Senior Brother raised an eyebrow, thinking that this newcomer had quite the audacity. He had been worried that this new junior would be a prodigy, potentially usurping Master’s legacy, which was why he came to check the situation. Now it seemed, there was nothing to fear.
Asking such a senseless question showed he was a person who had more bark than bite – one who liked to propose odd theories to attract attention, but lacked real strengths.
The knowledge that Yu Feng had just learned from Bai Hongtu was groundbreaking for this world, challenging the understanding of the Dao of Talisman that had been held for tens of thousands of years.
“We cultivators should strive against heaven, how can the Dao of Talisman just borrow the trends of heaven and earth?” Sister Wu Lian disagreed with Yu Feng’s viewpoint.
Yu Feng used to think the same way, until just now when Bai Hongtu’s words enlightened him.
Bai Hongtu had said, “I can’t even beat Jiang Li, so how should I defy the heavens, with my head made of iron?”
Only then did Yu Feng realize that his previous cultivation concepts were mistaken.
Seeing Sister Wu Lian’s disbelief, Yu Feng drew a talisman in mid-air. It lingered without dispersing, lasting for more than ten minutes before it disappeared.
“How is this possible?” Sister Wu Lian was shocked. The talisman Yu Feng drew only used a small amount of spiritual energy, which should have dissipated within a few breaths, and could not have lasted so long.
“That’s what it is to borrow the might of heaven and earth.”
“I’ve to find Master.” Wu Lian became serious. It was the first time someone had claimed that Master had made a mistake in the Dao of Talisman. Oddly, the talisman shown by her junior was anything but ordinary.
Third Senior Brother suddenly felt that the newcomer’s talent in the Dao of Talisman might far exceed his imagination.
“Little Junior Brother, have you learned the Dao of Talisman somewhere before?” Third Senior Brother asked with a chipper tone, as though he was genuinely interested in Yu Feng’s well-being.
Yu Feng told the truth, “I just attended a lecture by a Transcendence Tribulation Stage expert.”
“Hahaha, Transcendence Tribulation? Little Junior Brother, you certainly know how to crack a joke.” Third Senior Brother naturally didn’t believe him, and Yu Feng felt no need to explain further.
Soon, Daoist Tongchen summoned Yu Feng, with Third Senior Brother following behind on his own accord.
“Come, show me the talisman you demonstrated just now.”
Yu Feng did as he was told.
“Can this really be?” Tongchen Daoist was taken aback when he saw that Yu Feng’s simple talisman did not dissipate. Reverting back to his composed state after realizing he had lost his composure, he cleared his throat a couple of times.
Tongchen Daoist gently nodded, “The talisman language which is said to be known to immortals is based on borrowing the power of heaven and earth, known as Immortal Texts and Immortal Seals. I always thought it was a myth, but I didn’t expect it to be real.”
He hadn’t expect the disciple he taken in casually to possess such shocking talent in the Dao of Talisman, with a natural affinity.
In the dark, Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu whispered quietly.
“Why do I feel that the cultivation knowledge of the Ancient World is somewhat backward? Because the celestial ladder to immortality has been missing for too long?” Bai Hongtu had interacted with Yu Feng many times and found that as a cultivator with rich experience in cultivation, Yu Feng held many incorrect views.
“I think it’s more due to the lack of information sharing,” Jiang Li retorted.
“How so?”
“Everyone in this world regards the knowledge they hold as a treasure that they are unwilling to share. For example, in the Dao of Talisman, there must have been people in ancient times who knew what the real Dao of Talisman was. They kept it a secret, and when they met with accidents, the true Dao of Talisman was lost.”
Information circulated much better in Jiuzhou than in the Ancient World. Mortals could cultivate by relying on “Spiritual Qi Diagram”, they could learn about many roads to immortality, such as the Dao of Talisman, the Dao of Formation, Sword Dao, and the Dao of Space, from “Cultivation Outline”, they could learn about the situation of Jiuzhou and to know which forces were strong and weak nowadays from books like “Jiuzhou Customs”.
Yu Feng had thought until the Nascent Soul Stage that there were only two Body Integration Realms in the Ancient World, which showed how much information was being blocked.
“Was it done by the Heavenly Demon from outside the realm?”
“Hard to say, perhaps it’s because of the passage of too long a time. Within the range of my divine sense, I haven’t found any information related to the Heavenly Demon from outside the realm.”
Daoist Tongchen attempted to imitate Yu Feng’s method but found it hard to learn without someone guiding him. It was only when Yu Feng assumed the leading role and guided Daoist Tongchen hand by hand that he was able to learn the method.
Watching from the side, Third Senior Brother secretly tried but didn’t succeed.
Does he need the Little Junior Brother to teach him personally to succeed? Third Senior Brother frowned.
After a moment of contemplation, Tongchen Daoist spoke earnestly to Yu Feng, “Your talent is rare in my observations throughout my life. Your future achievements will be immeasurable. But you must guard against impatience and pride. Keep your composure. This matter is tied to the root cause of the Dao of Talisman, you must keep it strictly confidential.”
Yu Feng’s discovery would exponentially multiply the power of the talisman, attracting many strong beings to snatch Yu Feng and learn from him. After learning the method, they could kill Yu Feng to ensure that only they knew this Dao of Talisman.
Yu Feng too knew it would be dangerous if this matter got out.
Yu Feng’s death experiences told him to hide his capabilities to survive in the Ancient World. He couldn’t let the truth about the Dao of Talisman out, not even to his master.
This time he deliberately demonstrated it, not to show Daoist Tongchen, but to show Third Senior Brother.
“Third Brother, the same goes for you, you must not let this get out! Did you hear that?”
“I heard it,” Third Senior Brother answered.
Daoist Tongchen didn’t tell Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother about this. The fewer people that knew about Yu Feng’s talent in the Dao of Talisman, the better.