Seeking the Tao in the Mortal World

Chapter 175: Writing the World

When Ju Yunxiu's own thoughts were drawn by the chaos, Qin Yi still noticed the issue that was almost ignored.

The source of Xi Xiangzi's Temple Great Joy elixir might not have been obtained by killing the lewd monk like Qin Yi. They were very likely to collude with the outsiders.

Ju Yunxiu attached great importance to it. This was not only related to Qin Yi and her sect, but it might even violate the bottom line of the Immortal Palace. She quickly took out a book and added a few strokes. The true spirit on the pages scattered into the surrounding the mountains.

Qin Yi was curious. "What is this?"

"This is the spirit of the book. The few strokes I just added are to give them investigation capabilities."

"...There is such a powerful method?" Qin Yi's eyes lit up. "You can bestow whatever ability to it?"

Ju Yunxiu smiled slightly. "There is a world within the painting, and so do the books. Although words do not have solid images, they can bestow more in terms of variety. Your comic book proposal is actually something we have been thinking about for generations - integrating calligraphy and painting to create a new world. Like the real world that possesses all things.”

When combined, it becomes a TV series, and it is a TV series that can be summoned. Maybe one can even crossover into the infinite stream of TV series. Those who create these 'worlds' are at least the god of the infinite stream if not the Creator!

Qin Yi was greatly moved. He was looking forward to such an immortal method.

"Ugh... indeed..."

"I can't reach such a realm. I'm just exploring."

"Maybe we can explore it together after I learn it?" Qin Yi said eagerly, "I have a lot of ideas..."

"It's good to explore it together. I also hope you can come up with some creative ideas." Ju Yunxiu said faintly, "It's just..."

"It's just?"

"The more I teach, the deeper it involves the biggest secret of my sect..." Ju Yunxiu paused and looked at him seriously, "Then am I your Senior or your Master?"

Qin Yi smiled and said, "Do you have to distinguish it so clearly? Isn't this just teaching skills on behalf of your Master..."

Ju Yunxiu didn’t answer.

Qing Cha was stamping her feet in the distance. Why is the smart Master's Junior Qin so dumb now?

Ju Yunxiu was actually hinting at him to define their relationship.

If he said that they were master and disciple, even if they were not in name, he meant it in his heart, then their relationship would be fixed as a master and disciple. Because Myriad Tao Immortal Palace was not a sect that ignores rules. The piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting sect was a bit pedantic in some aspects. Ju Yunxiu couldn't accept the relationship between master and disciple. 

On the other hand, if he insisted that they were just senior and junior, then in Ju Yunxiu's opinion, it was tantamount to pursuing her.

Ju Yunxiu would also wonder whether their relationship would be fixed as master and disciple the more she taught, so she wanted to know Qin Yi's thoughts. Of course, she wouldn't tell him directly. Qin Yi might understand it or not. She herself didn't know what direction she hoped to go, so she didn't want to say it. ?

Of course Qin Yi couldn't understand it. Everyone had different rules. In his opinion, there was no difference between master and disciple and senior and junior.

Seeing that Ju Yunxiu didn't answer, Qin Yi was confused and couldn't ask, so he had to continue on the calligraphy topic. "I only see Senior Ju doing calligraphy and reading, but not writing. Is there a reason for this? Is it because it is harder to write than to read?”

Ju Yunxiu did not dwell on that hint and answered casually, "For us, writing is not difficult. We work behind closed doors, compile stories, and build a true spirit. I can't count how many books I have written in the past eighteen years. Otherwise, why do you think I can summon these true spirits?"

Qin Yi only focused on the words, "Eight...teen years?"

Ju Yunxiu put her hands on her hips, "Sixty years equals to one year for immortal, do you have any opinion about it? Speaking of which, I'm not even eighteen yet!"

"No, I'm fine with it." Qin Yi wiped his sweat. "So Senior Ju is only half a year older than me. We are really a match made in heaven."

Ju Yunxiu glared and said, "Who is a match with you in heaven? Now you even dare to flirt with me."

Seeing the lackluster glare, Qin Yi said, "Anyway, I’m a lewd who collects lewd toys and evil techniques. Don't you already know that?"

Ju Yunxiu thought for a while. "This is actually our shortcoming."

Qin Yi blurted out, "You don't have enough to live experience. Do you want me to help you?"

"Bah. You pervert." Ju Yunxiu showed an ambiguous smile.

Qing Cha in the distance was mumbling in disgust.

Even Qing Cha could tell that this was more of a flirt than a scolding. Qin Yi was aroused, but he didn't have the courage to do so, so he could only stand silently.

This is a Radiant Yang Stage boss. She can already combine calligraphy and painting to create a new world… If I really show some real pervert actions, I may die in an ugly way.

Ju Yunxiu was amused to see him standing still in a daze. "How do you want to help me? How much experience do you have?"

Qin Yi forced a cough and said, "It's just a matter of imagination."

"Imagination." Ju Yunxiu didn't flirt with him blindly. She thought about it for a while and finally sighed, "Writing stories in seclusion with imagination can indeed write some wonderful stories, but I always feel that something is missing. Especially after tens of thousands of years, there are so many masterpieces. How do you know your works are better than others?”

Qin Yi said, "Then you discovered that the part that you thought was amazing has long been a cliché in the world."

Ju Yunxiu looked at him for a while and said slowly, "Maybe it will eventually become a cliché. If the world I constructed is uninteresting and not as exciting as one ten thousandth of the real world, then what's the point of writing it? In the end, I'm exhausted and don’t want to write anymore.”

"Why set the bar so high..." Qin Yi paused mid-sentence. Everyone's pursuit is different. Her pursuit is no longer about poetry and songs, let alone being a writer who makes money by writing, but the ambition to create a world. After writing 'eighteen years', she had written everything until she has nothing new to write.

Judging from the way Ju Yunxiu summons the true spirits from the books, she most likely has the small dungeon already or is building it already. She just hasn't completed it yet.

II better not to make a fool of your little literary knowledge.

But I feel like I have some other advantages...

Because there is a real world in my heart. The majesty and beauty of that world, the vicissitudes of thousands of years, and the different directions of civilization are not inferior to this place at all. It may even be better.

Maybe one day, I can do what Ju Yunxiu can't do.

Which is to create a new world in the paintings and books.