Qiao Dahai had no choice but to die. His existence had threatened many people, including Xia Pingan. To Xia Pingan, his life was both a sacrifice and a harvest.
Qiao Dahai had wanted to scheme against Xia Pingan, but he didn't know that his life had been sold for 400,000 gold coins by Xia Pingan in exchange for a Flying Realm Pearl and a bunch of elixirs that could replenish divine power. Xia Pingan had also used his life as a sacrifice to Lin Qing.
When the Dark Demon came into contact with the next target, Xia Pingan would then choose who to "sell" to the Judgement Army.
The Hall Master who had sent the Five Demons to Shangjing would never have imagined that the Five Demons he had sent would unknowingly become Xia Pingan's meal the moment they encountered Xia Pingan.
After drinking, Xia Pingan took out the two Realm Pearls he had obtained today and glanced at them. His gaze became firm again as he turned around and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
If he wanted to advance to a higher realm, he would have to take it step by step and not let go of any opportunity to fuse with a Realm Pearl.
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Two hours later, in the secret underground room of the small courtyard at the foot of Ping Mountain, the cocoon of light on Xia Pingan's body disappeared. Xia Pingan slowly opened his eyes.
For people who were familiar with the allusion of "amaze the world with a single brilliant feat", fusing with this Realm Pearl was too easy. For Xia Pingan, it was like playing a game. In less than an hour, it was as if he had woken up from a dream and become King Zhuang of Chu in his dream. He had successfully fused with this Realm Pearl that could allow people to use the "Lion's Roar". Xia Pingan had mastered another small technique. The upper limit of the Secret Mandala Divine Palace's power saving had reached 3,915 points.
After fusing with this Realm Pearl, Xia Pingan took out the Flying Realm Pearl that could only be fused with a Four-Sun Realm expert.
The Flying Realm Pearl was a very special Realm Pearl. The special thing about this Realm Pearl was that the success rate of fusing with this Realm Pearl was less than 50% even if one had a Divine Sense Crystal. As for people who didn't have a Divine Sense Crystal, the success rate of fusing with this Realm Pearl was negligible.
There were some things that even if you knew the answer, you might not have the ability to reproduce and imitate them. This Flight Realm Bead was one such example.
According to the other summoners, this Flying Realm Bead had another name. It was called the Wind Wings Realm Bead. With the wind as wings, it could travel the four seas.
This Realm Pearl was sky-blue in color. Within the Realm Pearl, there seemed to be flowing clouds that were rapidly changing. And within the Realm Pearl, there were only four large golden words — Liezi Imperial Wind!
Xia Pingan, who had obtained the Realm Pearl, had a grave expression on his face.
To be honest, even if Xia Pingan knew the answer to this Realm Bead, he was not completely confident that he could fuse with it. This was just like how some people knew the principle of making an atomic bomb but were unable to make one.
In Liezi's words, due to the "limitations" of language, the true "Dao" couldn't be imparted with words.
This Realm Pearl was a little similar to Li Guizhen's Realm Pearl, but it was much more difficult than Li Guizhen's Realm Pearl. This was also why only Four-Sun Realm Summoners had the possibility of fusing with this Realm Pearl — because fools had already been filtered out. Four-Sun Realm Summoners were already experts among Summoners.
Xia Pingan focused his mind and calmed his breathing. He pricked his finger and dripped a drop of blood on the Realm Pearl. In a short while, Xia Pingan's entire body was wrapped in a blue cocoon of light and he entered the world of the Realm Pearl.
…
Xia Pingan opened his eyes and found himself sitting cross-legged in a thatched hut.
In front of him sat a white-haired, white-bearded old man in a Daoist robe. There was a wooden hairpin in the old man's head, and his face was as simple as a rock. When Xia Pingan opened his eyes, he happened to see two yellow butterflies perched on the old man's hairpin, as if they had treated the old man as a tree branch.
When Xia Pingan opened his eyes, the two butterflies seemed to have sensed something and immediately flew away.
The old man's eyes were still closed like a rock, and he didn't say a single word.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Xia Pingan immediately confirmed that the old man sitting opposite him was the peerless powerhouse Hu Qiuzi. Hu Qiuzi was Lie Zi's teacher, and it was Hu Qiuzi who taught Lie Zi how to fly in the sky and ride the wind.
In the history books, Liezi's teacher was a deity. In addition to teaching Liezi how to ride the wind and fly, the most famous one was "Four Faces of Vase Mound". This was a person who could change his "face" at will. If he wanted to die, he would die. If he wanted to live, he would live. After revealing his true face, he could scare the most famous physiognomist away without daring to say a word.
Nobody knew what was Hu Qiuzi's original "face" that could scare away the physiognomist.
Seeing that Hu Qiuzi didn't speak, Xia Pingan didn't say a word either. He continued to close his eyes and mouth and meditate. His mouth didn't speak, and his heart didn't have any sense of right or wrong. He focused all his senses on his own breathing and entered the state of meditation.
After an unknown period of time, Xia Pingan was awakened by hunger. He opened his eyes and didn't say a word. He just glanced at Hu Qiuzi who was still sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, and then came to the outside of the thatched hut.
The thatched hut was in the mountain, and there was a small stream nearby. The water of the stream was so clear that you could see the bottom, and you could see the swimming fish. Further away was the scenery of the mountain: bamboo forest, pine trees, mist, strange rocks, and flying clouds. When the mountain breeze blew, it carried the smell of orchids, which made people feel relaxed and happy. What a place for immortals.
There were three thatched huts here. In addition to the one just now, there were two outside, and one of them seemed to be the kitchen.
As he was too hungry, Xia Pingan could only go to the kitchen to have a look.
There was a wooden bucket in the kitchen with water in it. In addition to the wooden bucket, there was also a purple pottery pot. When he opened the pot, there were a few pieces of purple stuff in it. Xia Pingan used his fingers to pinch a little bit. It was slightly bitter and salty. This was salt.
In addition to salt, there were some pine nuts, two bamboo shoots, some sealwort, and a few wild fruits in the kitchen.
Xia Pingan made some food in the kitchen. After filling his stomach, he went back to Hu Qiuzi's thatched hut and continued to meditate with his eyes closed. He didn't say a word and didn't have any thoughts in his mind. He waited until night time. When he was really sleepy, Xia Pingan went back to the room outside and lay down on the straw mat to sleep.
This was the life of an ascetic.
From today on, Xia Pingan's daily life was to eat, sleep, and meditate. No matter what, he didn't speak or have any thoughts in his mind.
After finishing the food in the kitchen, Xia Pingan went to the mountains to look for and pick the herbs by himself.
Hu Qiuzi was meditating all the time. He didn't eat, speak, move, or open his eyes. It was as if he was completely petrified. No matter if it was windy or rainy outside, or if there was lightning or thunder, he was in the same posture. What was even more strange was that the old man was always clean, as if there was no dust on him.
In the first few days, Xia Pingan was very unaccustomed to this kind of life. However, when he thought about how Liezi had lived like this before, he forced himself to adapt.
But after a long time, Xia Pingan slowly got used to it. Although Hu Qiuzi and he were nominally master and disciple, at this moment, Hu Qiuzi was like a stone statue that couldn't move. Xia Pingan was like a man living in the mountains.
Xia Pingan cultivated in front of Hu Qiuzi for more than three years. Although he didn't say that, he didn't think right or wrong. After three years, Hu Qiuzi, who had been like a stone statue, opened his eyes one day and glanced at Xia Pingan, who had been cultivating in the thatched hut for more than three years.
It was this glance that encouraged Xia Pingan greatly.
Xia Pingan continued to cultivate …
Two years later, Hu Qiuzi smiled at Xia Pingan …
Another two years later, Hu Qiuzi asked Xia Pingan to sit at the same table as him.
By the ninth year, Xia Pingan had cultivated to the point that there was no difference between the inside and outside of his body. His eyes, ears, nose, and mouth could also communicate with each other. There was no difference. He could hear with his eyes and see with his ears. His eyes were like the nose, and his nose was like the mouth. There was no difference. His spiritual consciousness seemed to have condensed together. His flesh and bones seemed to have melted. Hu Qiuzi finally spoke to Xia Pingan.
"Today, I will teach you the Great Dao. Listen carefully!"
"Master, please speak!" Xia Pingan sat upright and listened carefully.
"There is life but not life, there is transformation but not transformation. Those who don't live can live, and those who don't transform can transform. Those who live can't live, and those who transform can't transform. Therefore, there is always life and transformation. Those who are always life and transformation are always life and transformation. Yin and Yang exist, and the four seasons exist. Those who don't live are suspicious, and those who don't transform go back and forth. There is no end to going back and forth, and there is no end to being suspicious. The Yellow Emperor's Book says, 'The God of Grains is not dead. The Gate of Xuan Pin is the root of Heaven and Earth. It is as if it exists, and it is not used diligently. 'Therefore, those who bamboo do not live, and those who transform do not transform. They live and transform by themselves. They have their own appearance, intelligence, and strength, and they disappear by themselves. They are called biochemical, appearance, intelligence, and information. They are not … "
…
One month later, Xia Pingan soared into the sky from the valley. Riding the wind, he flew directly back to his hometown, Pu Tian in the State of Zheng. This caused a huge sensation.
…
When Xia Pingan came out of the secret chamber, the sky was already slightly bright.
Standing in the courtyard, his whole body seemed to have merged with the wind. It was as if he had transformed into a feather. Invisible wind gathered around him, but it was dispersed by the invisible force underground.
This feeling was great!
This Realm Pearl of Lie Zi's Imperial Wind directly gave Xia Pingan 80 points of divine power. The upper limit of divine power in the Xia Ping An Secret Mandala directly rushed to 3995 points.
A shadow flashed in the courtyard. It was a woman in a black robe who took Caocao away yesterday.
"Miss is a little worried about you. She asked me to come and see if you are okay …" Before Xia Pingan could speak, the woman said directly.
"Is Caocao okay?"
"Miss is fine. It's just that Shangjing City is a little chaotic these two days. Miss can't come out casually. Otherwise, many people can't afford to offend her. Do you have anything you want me to bring to Miss …"
Xia Pingan knew that the incident at the Peach Blossom Bridge yesterday almost involved the princess. Who knew how many people in Shangjing City were scared out of their wits yesterday?
"It's good that Caocao is fine. This … I don't have anything to bring to her!"
The woman smiled and her expression became much gentler. She said patiently, "Think about it again. You'd better bring something or write a letter so that Miss won't worry about you. It's easier for me to report to her. Our Miss has never been so worried about someone. Look, I've already prepared something for you …" As the woman spoke, she waved her hand and a brush, ink, paper, inkstone, and table appeared in front of Xia Pingan.
Xia Pingan, "…"
…
After walking out of Changle Alley, a black carriage from the East Port Carriage Company was already waiting there to pick up Xia Pingan.
The major carriage companies in the East Port District seemed to have reached a compromise. Every day, different carriages would pick up Xia Pingan here.
Seeing Xia Pingan come out, the neatly dressed coachman respectfully opened the door for Xia Pingan.
After getting on the carriage, Xia Pingan picked up the newspaper on the carriage and saw the eye-catching headline on the front page: "The demons from the Blood Demon Sect who caused trouble at the Peach Blossom Bridge yesterday were executed."
This news was so fast. It could not only stabilize the people's hearts, but it was also a huge shock to those who were ready to make trouble in Shangjing City.
…
Note 1: "Flushing Void Scripture".
The content of the "Yellow Emperor's Book" was the same as the content of the "Tao Te Ching". This was what Hu Qiuzi said to Liezi. The "Tao Te Ching" was written by Laozi, who was in charge of the national library at that time. He had a wide range of ancient classics and was well-versed in all classics. The "Tao Te Ching" was also a masterpiece that combined Laozi's thoughts and ancient classics of Huaxia.
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