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Chapter 285 - 131: The Ultimate Divine Skill in the World, Traces of The Twenty-Four Generals_3

Chapter 285: Chapter 131: The Ultimate Divine Skill in the World, Traces of The Twenty-Four Generals_3

The clear-eyed elder had a slight smile on his face:

"A swordsman who can’t use a sword, a foolish monk, a Taoist who doesn’t know martial arts, a prince who only knows martial arts, and a silent descendant of the Military School—it’s all in the past now, yet those were the most joyful three years of my life."

As the old man spoke, he was lighting candles. Li Guanyi suddenly noticed that the candles here seemed to be arranged in a peculiar way, different from usual. He thought of the words spoken by the living Buddha and said calmly, "Elder Zu, how is your health?"

The elder extended his hand for him to take his pulse.

Li Guanyi, having been sick for a long time, had become a doctor himself; he could feel that the old man before him had a strong pulse and was full of vigor, even stronger than Mr. Wang Tong, who was cultivated, but had exhausted too much mental energy and had weakened his qi and blood, resulting in poor health; whereas Zu Wenyuan was as bright and spirited as a blazing flame.

Li Guanyi felt that both men were in a state that made him feel uneasy.

The elder didn’t say much but taught Li Guanyi the "Imperial Pole Worldly Scripture." Occasionally, he mentioned the living Buddha, saying, "His cultivation path is also the body, but unlike your ’Golden Muscle and Jade Bone, Dragon Veins and Tiger Marrow,’ his is ’Inner Brightness and Outer Clarity, Vajra Glass.’

"If we must highlight a difference, it’s largely that your path is the Military School, and his is the Buddhist Sect. One is characterized by immense strength and unparalleled recovery abilities, geared towards slaughter; the other possesses a body as tough as gold and iron, specialized in defense."

"The difference between the Dragon and Tiger and Vajra."

Li Guanyi pondered, "One is strong in body, the other powerful in strength?"

The elder let out a hearty laugh, "Hahaha, yes, you could say that."

Li Guanyi couldn’t help but say, "It would be great if one could master both paths of physical cultivation."

Zu Wenyuan replied, "Indeed, it would be like having the body of the Dragon and Tiger sheathed in Vajra Glaze Armor, possessing immense strength and unmatched defense. But cultivating the body is already challenging. You had the chance and cultivated the Dragon Veins and Tiger Marrow, but to follow the Buddhist path, one must master the Buddhist Law."

"As the old saying goes, ’Possession of a sharp weapon begets a desire to use it’; the authentic martial arts of the Buddhist Sect also have the means to kill. Without sufficient understanding of the Buddhist Law, it’s hard to restrain the urge to slaughter inherent in martial arts, which would lead one to heretical paths like the Blood Buddha Sect or White Bone Zen."

Li Guanyi appeared thoughtful.

He introspected.

Just from brief contact, the bronze tripod was already more than half full!

Zu Wenyuan spoke in an unhurried manner, "His cultivation includes two paths, one being the Vajra Physique, and the other is called ’Buddha’s saying of the strongman moving mountains,’ which is just a Small Vehicle of the Buddhist faith. He had cultivated it to the ultimate limit. If you want to learn, he will probably not refuse to teach you."

Li Guanyi said, "The Mountain Shifting Scripture? Is it to signify that one’s strength is so great that they can move mountains?"

The elder looked at him kindly.

Li Guanyi’s smile slowly faded.

The elder simply said, "He has moved one."

Li Guanyi’s pupils contracted.

General Xue shot an arrow over three hundred li, piercing through the Holy Mountain of the Dangxiang people, slaying the Turkic King; and in this era, there are also beings as powerful as legendary gods and deities, such as one of the top ten Grandmasters. Above them were the Sword Madman who could subdue a city and the six Palace Masters of the Academy.

There were also—

Four legends.

Li Guanyi thought of the creator of the Imperial Pole Worldly Scripture and the green-robed guest who drove the line of Hou Zhongyu to madness. Calming down, his determination to pursue martial arts cultivation became even firmer, knowing that to achieve what he wanted, beyond lofty ambitions and courage, he needed formidable personal martial prowess.

To aim high, one must also tread carefully as if on thin ice.

Yes, to scorn the enemy at the strategic level, but at the tactical level, max out every capability.

After cultivating the "Imperial Pole Worldly Scripture," Li Guanyi went straight to the Imperial Guard to stand guard. Gong Zhenyong was pleased to see he hadn’t gone to accompany Mr. Yuwen from Duke Ying Mansion to play but instead had come here to be on duty, so he clapped Li Guanyi on the shoulder and praised him as a good lad.

Then he kicked Li Guanyi into the Archives Room to sit on the cold bench.

"Every time you go out, you cause trouble for me," he said.

General Gong, pressing down on Li Guanyi’s shoulders with both hands, said word by word, "The great festival is not far off, lad, I’m begging you, give me some peace. If you stir up more trouble, even I would have to strip down my own uniform."

"Stay here and read, will you?"

Li Guanyi obediently agreed, making Gong Zhenyong finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Alone in the Archives Room, Li Guanyi turned around and looked at these archives, his eyes gleaming slightly.

Li Guanyi felt the joy of a mouse who had fallen into a rice barrel.

The archives of the Emperor’s imperial guards!

What’s this? A geographical map, bring it down!

What’s this? A Map of Products, bring it down!

Maps of garrison distributions at post stations around the land, bring it down!

Among them were mixed historical and military texts.

The youth’s eyes nearly glowed as he memorized these materials, eventually finding the records of famous generals throughout the lands, including sealed ones, but he also found what he was looking for—the records of the twenty-four generals who followed the Taiping Duke. This place was only accessible to the royal family and high-ranking officials; the Archives Room was out of reach for ordinary people, and no one would suspect anything amiss here.

Li Guanyi breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes narrowing slightly as he placed the materials on the table.

The twenty-four generals... He held the scroll, not yet beginning to read.

Knock knock knock—

Someone was rapping at the window.