Chapter 31: Support
Strictly speaking, the martial arts manuals of the former Great Cai Dynasty were not difficult to decipher.
Although the writing norms and many meanings were different from those of today, after all, the language and culture were passed down in the same vein. Moreover, the Great Cai Dynasty collected martial arts manuals from all over the world and conducted deductions.
Therefore, these martial arts manuals, which had been organized by the Great Cai Dynasty, were written according to the specifications of the Great Cai Dynasty.
In other words, these were standardized martial arts manuals!
As long as one grasped the essentials, it was not difficult to decipher them.
What was difficult were two types of manuals. One type was manuals that were too profound; even if they were deciphered, they were difficult to understand. This was not uncommon, as many martial arts involved strange knowledge. Coupled with rather subjective descriptions, it was normal to not understand them.
In Shi Feizhe’s previous life, weren’t there also things that some countries could not understand when conducting “archaeological technology”?
The other type was rather peculiar: manuals that even the Great Cai Dynasty had not deciphered. Usually, these manuals involved the “Spiritual Barrier” or martial arts related to the human spirit.
Deciphering such martial arts manuals required a lot of speculation and experimentation, which consumed a great deal of time and resources. However, there were relatively few such manuals, so the Great Cai Dynasty included them in the library for future generations to refer to.
《Thoughtless Divine Separation Formula》 was such a manual!
After obtaining this manual, under Leng Qingqiu’s instruction, Hua Wushuang began to secretly establish a manor, recruit test subjects, and begin to speculate and experiment bit by bit.
It was unknown how many people had gone mad and how many had died in the process.
The current version was very difficult for cultivators to get started with, so they were openly recruiting disciples in Qiuyang City without fear of attracting attention.
Afterward, it was just five taels of silver and a month’s worth of food, which was a mere drizzle for the Sun Moon Brilliance Sect.
As for those who learned the formula and spread it around, they would be more than happy for them to do so, as it would help them collect data!
“Sigh! You should pay more attention to the people in that courtyard! No one has mastered this version yet, right?” Leng Qingqiu said.
In the previous versions, there were still people who practiced it abnormally. This version had not been successfully practiced for several months, and it was unknown if there were any problems with it.
“Just now, that scoundrel Liu Cheng came over and told me about the newly built manor in the city.” He added, “I know about that manor. City Lord Lan’s intention is to give it to either the Golden Buddha Sect or Destiny Academy after they have fought to a conclusion, to be used as the foundation for a sect in Qiuyang City. But Liu Cheng suggested using a Buddhist style.”
Upon hearing this, Hua Wushuang said, “The two sides haven’t even reached a conclusion, and he wants to use a Buddhist style. Has he gone senile?”
“I don’t think he’s senile. Rather, he knows the outcome of this battle and is here to show off to me!” Leng Qingqiu sneered. He knew that Liu Cheng was colluding with his younger brother, Leng Qianye, to constantly undermine his authority as the sect leader.
And now he wanted to collude with outsiders!
“Do you need me to…”
“No need. I will handle this matter myself!” Leng Qingqiu said, “He’s still thinking things are a bit too simple!”
“Yes!” Hua Wushuang said.
“You should still keep an eye on the progress of the manual and that courtyard!” Leng Qingqiu emphasized once again and sent Hua Wushuang out the door.
“Yes! I will not disappoint the sect leader!” Hua Wushuang bowed and said respectfully.
Meanwhile, in the small house where Shi Feizhe was staying, Fan Jianqiang was watching Shi Feizhe cultivate the 《Sun Moon Concentric Formula》 with a rather amused expression.
He had seen people looking for death, but he had never seen anyone looking for death like this!
He practiced the manual taught by others without even thinking!
This entire courtyard, where he ate, drank, slept, and lived, was no different from being under surveillance or house arrest. Couldn’t he see that? Was he blind?
He was truly brainless!
Were there still such people in the Jianghu nowadays?
Hmm… Judging by his young age, he must be a newcomer to the Jianghu! He wondered if this fool could leave this courtyard in one piece.
This kind of cultivation method that targeted the spirit could easily go wrong!
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He had seen countless people go mad from practicing martial arts! If this fool ended up losing his mind and drooling, tsk tsk tsk…
As he was thinking about this, he saw a seemingly real and illusory clear light emanating from Shi Feizhe. It was the “light” of his heart! Only someone with his level of cultivation could detect it.
“Hmm?” Fan Jianqiang was puzzled.
Then, the seemingly real and illusory clear light transformed into a deity clad in magnificent armor, with an indiscernible face, and a long sword. The two transformed into each other, attracted each other, and fused together, before finally splitting into two and merging into Shi Feizhe’s body.
Shi Feizhe opened his eyes, and a foot of divine light shot out from them. He said, “What a wonderful 《Sun Moon Concentric Formula》! It’s truly profound!”
“Huh?” Fan Jianqiang was still dumbfounded.
Wait, what was going on?
“Just having barely grasped the basics has greatly boosted my spirit. It’s truly a great cultivation method!” Shi Feizhe said admiringly.
The 《Sun Moon Concentric Formula》 involved visualizing a Sun Moon Mirror in the Sea of Consciousness. The person in the mirror was his （moon）, and the person outside the mirror was also his （sun）. Finally, the mirror disappeared, and his spirit was actually split in two!
He was looking at himself in the mirror, and the reflection in the mirror was looking back at him!
If one’s cultivation was profound, one could even visualize double-sided mirrors and multi-sided mirrors to divide one’s mind into multiple parts. It was truly wondrous!
Now, he could simultaneously visualize the Great Sage Equaling Heaven and the Heart Sword in his mind!
It was truly an incredible martial art!
???
Fan Jianqiang was completely bewildered.
Wait, was this kid a plant?
He had never practiced that bullshit 《Sun Moon Concentric Formula》, but he had heard of it! With his knowledge of martial arts, he could naturally tell that there were many contradictions and ambiguities in it.
If that thing could be practiced, he would eat the table right now!
Could it be that the trash from the Sun Moon Brilliance Sect had guessed his identity and sent a plant to test him?
Impossible! With Leng Qingqiu’s trashy abilities, he definitely couldn’t have discovered him.
“Did you really master it?” Fan Jianqiang looked at Shi Feizhe and asked, “It’s only been half a day since you received the transmission!”
Half a day to master it? Who was he kidding!
“I’m not talented, I just happen to learn things quickly!” Shi Feizhe said proudly.
He was lying through his teeth!
He had seen martial arts prodigies before! It was true that martial arts prodigies learned things faster, but how could a fake manual be mastered!
“Are you feeling alright?” Fan Jianqiang looked at Shi Feizhe, afraid that he would suddenly go crazy and run naked in the courtyard.
“I’m feeling great! Full of energy, clear-headed, and refreshed! My thinking has become much sharper too!” Shi Feizhe said honestly, “Brother Fan, you can try it too! It’s truly a very profound cultivation method!”
Fan Jianqiang didn’t believe a word of Shi Feizhe’s, this plant. He said, “The Sun Moon Brilliance Sect said that if anyone masters the 《Sun Moon Concentric Formula》, they would be rewarded with ten taels of gold! You should go find Yin Tieyan and claim your reward!”
“That’s true!”
Shi Feizhe hadn’t expected that there would be a reward for cultivating the method. The Sun Moon Brilliance Sect was truly a good sect!
From the looks of it, this sect was definitely not short of money!
“After I receive the gold, I’ll treat Brother Fan to a drink at the tavern!” Shi Feizhe said, and excitedly ran to the courtyard to find Yin Tieyan.
Fan Jianqiang watched Shi Feizhe’s happy expression, which didn’t seem fake. He couldn’t help but sneer inwardly. He hadn’t expected this kid to be such a good actor in the Jianghu!
Don’t try to fool me!
The show was about to begin!
