usatvline Chapter 120 Cultivating Taoism in the Pavilion
Chapter 120 Cultivating Taoism in the Pavilion
Now it was Luo Sifan's turn to feel both ashamed and angry.
Seven days in Fangyuan City—tired as he was, and helpless as he was, Luo Sifan asked himself honestly, and found it extremely enjoyable. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to reach the state of selflessness, merge the rules of the two realms, open the path of Yin and Yang, and gain multiple benefits in one fell swoop, earning some rare cultivation resources for free.
But no matter how wonderful this matter was, Luo Sifan did not want anyone to know, especially Lin Qianxiu and the other women, as it would not only be embarrassing but also difficult to explain.
Lin Qianxiu's surprisingly few words easily shattered Luo Sifan's fragile defenses, causing him to lose all composure and, with a flushed face, immediately press for an answer:
"Qianxiu! How did you know about this!"
Lin Qianxiu had been holding this in for a long time, and now she was finally getting it off her chest. In the midst of her excitement, she glanced disdainfully at the guilty-looking Luo Sifan:
"Lin Xiaozhi! Do you think I wanted to see... your disgusting deeds! Those perverts in Fang Yuancheng! They forced me to be with Sister Shu..."
The humiliation and frustration she had endured for seven days and seven nights surged into her heart. Lin Qianxiu's throat tightened, her eyes stung, and she could no longer speak. The pent-up anger reignited, and her jade-like hands were itching to pull out her short gun and strike Luo Sifan hard again.
This brat's unrestrained and shameless behavior, treating the two women as if they were nothing, is something Lin Qianxiu will never forget.
Unexpectedly, Fang Yuancheng had pulled this stunt behind the scenes. Seeing Lin Qianxiu's murderous aura, Luo Sifan's mind raced, and he muttered to himself:
"This must have been a scheme! Qianxiu, I had no choice..."
After her initial surprise, Jiang Changsu roughly guessed who was playing tricks on the two of them behind their backs. She dared not criticize Bai Lan Zun Shang, and seeing the tense atmosphere between the two, she could only put on a stern face.
"Miss Lin! Don't forget your place! Don't be so insolent in front of the elders!"
These few words, delivered with force and clearly intended to intimidate, calmed Lin Qianxiu, who was in a state of agitation, considerably.
Jiang Changsu clearly doted on Luo Sifan, so Lin Qianxiu had no choice but to suppress her anger. With her icy expression, she turned away and added another grudge against Luo Sifan.
"Qianxiu..."
Seeing her deep resentment, Luo Sifan wanted to step forward and explain.
Jiang Changsu was somewhat annoyed:
"Elder Lin, important matters come first. We can discuss your family's romantic affairs after my sect's affairs are settled. A month is a precious time."
His words were polite, but his expression and tone already hinted at impatience.
Luo Sifan couldn't fight Jiang Changsu's coattails, so she sighed inwardly and had no choice but to continue traveling with her.
Lin Qianxiu followed stiffly like a wooden statue, not even glancing back at Luo Sifan, which probably meant she was even more upset.
Luo Sifan finally understood why Lin Qianxiu was so angry when they met, and her doubts disappeared, but new troubles followed.
Inside the Letian Pavilion, Jiang Changsu eagerly introduced the sect's collection of scriptures to Luo Sifan one by one.
This collection encapsulates eight hundred years of cultivation experience from the Hehuan Sect. Naturally, it also includes the series of techniques and insights that Jiang Changsu relied on to achieve his current level of cultivation.
"Elder Lin possesses innate Daoist wisdom and extraordinary talent. All the old and new cultivation methods of our Hehuan Sect are contained here. We would be grateful if Elder Lin could review them thoroughly, identify any shortcomings, correct any errors, and study the Great Dao in detail, so as to help our sect remove obstacles and find a way to reach the higher realm and glimpse the celestial beings."
After Jiang Changsu finished the handover, he solemnly presented Luo Sifan with a far-fetched but important task.
However, ninety percent of it was said to Lord Bailan, who was secretly watching.
Since Venerable Bailan had already offered his guidance, Jiang Changsu was confident that there must be a reason. Based on her observations along the way, Jiang Changsu was greatly surprised by the extent to which Bailan valued Luo Sifan; she had never heard of the Lord of this realm caring so much about anyone else.
Even though Bai Lan was just constantly making pranks, for a moment, Jiang Changsu almost mistook Bai Lan for someone who was jealous and envious, and had intervened in Luo Sifan's messy relationship.
Looking at the rows of books and scrolls on the shelves, Luo Sifan couldn't help but chuckle.
"Sect Leader Jiang, you think too highly of me! Even if I were to read every book in a month, I probably wouldn't be able to finish reading your sect's entire collection!"
Jiang Changsu's smile remained unchanged; she showed no sign of discouragement, gazing at Luo Sifan with an inscrutable expression.
"Elder Lin, please don't underestimate yourself. I have complete faith in you. Elder Lin, you can proceed with your plans with confidence. Whether you succeed or not, once the month is up, I will respectfully see you off from our sect!"
Surprised, Luo Sifan could no longer refuse.
Nodding slightly in agreement, Luo Sifan calmed down, took out a basic cultivation manual from the bookshelf, and began to read it while leaning against the desk.
Strangely enough, in his previous life he was devoted to alchemy and had no interest in unorthodox practices such as dual cultivation. Even when he occasionally came into contact with them, they were utterly tasteless.
After seven days and seven nights in Fangyuan City, he seemed to have suddenly gained enlightenment and became a genius in this field.
He skimmed through the basic techniques of the Hehuan Sect, his brow furrowing slightly as he pointed out flaws and omissions.
Perhaps it was the genius within him that kicked in; Luo Sifan couldn't stand any nonsense and didn't care at all about Jiang Changsu, the big shot from the Hehuan Sect, standing beside him.
Jiang Changsu's expression was initially unpleasant, as she thought Luo Sifan was being rude and showing off. However, after a few moments of thought, she couldn't help but nod silently.
Overjoyed, Jiang Changsu ordered the proud and unyielding Lin Qianxiu to prepare paper and ink. She sat down and began writing furiously, copying Luo Sifan's self-talk into the blank scroll.
Lin Qianxiu gritted her teeth and was treated like a maid by Jiang Changsu, either grinding ink, preparing paper, or going to and from Letian Pavilion to prepare tea and snacks.
Luo Sifan had no time to care about Lin Qianxiu, while Lin Qianxiu, harboring resentment for being forced to serve as a maid, added another charge against Luo Sifan.
This unchanging situation lasted for two whole days.
Luo Sifan read faster and faster, often picking up a scroll and glancing at it to know whether there was any path to study or meaning to analyze. Five or six out of ten of the scrolls were unimportant digressions and worthless dross, which Luo Sifan would toss aside.
From light to heavy, from low to high, through Luo Sifan's hands, the complicated and obscure old method of the Hehuan Sect was pruned and organized into a set of profound and progressive cultivation methods.
Although Luo Sifan had never formally studied the theory of dual cultivation, which was revered in the old methods of the Hehuan Sect, he stumbled upon it and became a master of this practice.
As a master of a path, one has a commanding view and can easily deduce the minor details of the path by following the trend. This makes it much easier and eliminates the hardship of learning step by step from low to high.
The Hehuan Sect has a history of ten thousand years, and the highest level of cultivation in the old method is only the Nascent Soul stage. Related techniques are extremely rare, and there are many speculations and narrow-minded and sinister methods.
Luo Sifan sighed inwardly. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, he discarded all the sinister techniques of this path, meditated all day long, and took the orthodox path from the cultivation method of the Hehuan Sect's Nascent Soul stage, and completed it into a book.
Going any further would take too much time, so Luo Sifan abandoned the old methods and began to study the new methods that the Hehuan Sect had honed over eight hundred years.
Under Xu Yuanxiang's forceful orders, external dual cultivation had become a forbidden technique. The new method of the Hehuan Sect was to forcibly graft the original dual cultivation technique onto internal Yin and Yang cultivation in order to achieve self-sufficiency and self-cultivation.
The new law goes against the will of Heaven and the will of man, forcibly interfering with the principles of Yin and Yang. Luo Sifan stared at it for several hours, his brows furrowed and never unfurling.
He finally understood why Zhang Deming of the Hehuan Sect had a dignified and imposing figure, yet was as effeminate as a eunuch, and why Jiang Changsu had a seductive figure, yet possessed a hoarse voice.
Luo Sifan looked at Jiang Changsu, who was enduring her pain, with sympathy in her eyes, and slowly said:
"Sect Master Jiang, if your Yin-Yang Nascent Soul doesn't suffer a setback and fall in cultivation, within ten years you will either die from exhaustion of your essence and blood, or your Nascent Soul will shatter and you will go mad."