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Chapter 118 - 117: 48-Story Tower (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 118: Chapter 117: 48-Story Tower (Please Subscribe)

At that moment, Pharaoh’s expression carried the chill of an impending harsh winter, almost having an urge to pin Zhang San to the ground and bombard him fiercely three times before finally finishing him off.

"Zhang San, do you know what the cultivation method of the Twelve Layers Tower is?"

"This is a cultivation method that far surpasses the ordinary cultivation system, it is a special means that can genuinely allow you to fight across different realms."

"You should have heard of Legalism, do you know what is the most formidable aspect of Legalism?"

Zhang San shook his head.

Pharaoh then began to enlighten Zhang San.

"All techniques in the world can be divided into three categories, which all martial artists and cultivators must master, hence these three classifications are known as ’Three Paths of Martial Cultivation,’ consisting of Technique, Rune, and Martial Style."

"Let’s first talk about Martial Style. Martial Style can be understood as close-combat bladed moves, but it is more than just moves; it also involves controlling Qi with the body and using Qi to control weapons in the martial path. The core of the Imperial Path is the martial path, as every dynasty is built on powerful military might. There has never been anyone who could establish a nation with just a word. Thus, Martial Style has always been of paramount importance for martial artists and cultivators of the Imperial Path."

"Next, let’s discuss Techniques. You have a deep knowledge in Techniques, so I won’t elaborate much, but you should see that Techniques emphasize manipulating Qi to create moves, ever-changing and focusing on the concept of ’change’. Therefore, over the years, the Technique Stream has started to rival, even surpass, the Martial Style Fraction."

"Only the path of Runes remains immutable. Because the Path of Runes directly points to the laws of this world. As long as the Heaven and Earth Laws and the Six Paths remain unchanged, Runes will not change. Thus, the path of Runes is the most profound and complex, but also, being closest to the Heaven and Earth Laws, it is the most powerful!"

As Pharaoh spoke, he picked up a glass of water from the table and splashed it into the air.

Midair, the water seemed to solidify, and with a wave of his hand, Pharaoh transformed it into a mirror-like entity.

Pharaoh gently tapped the center of the water surface; within, a vague figure in a forest continuously glanced around.

"This is Technique. Using this method, I can observe that outside the eastern gate of the villa, someone has been coveting our property."

Zhang San felt that the figure seemed familiar, but he couldn’t recall who it was.

Perhaps it was just an insignificant petty thief.

Pharaoh then raised his finger, traced a circle on the water surface towards the figure, and softly chanted, "Prison."

Subsequently, the figure in the water seemed to sense something and tried to walk away, but the air around him transformed into impenetrable walls of copper and iron, preventing him from leaving.

"This move, Seal the Ground as Prison, originally belongs to one of Legalism’s Techniques, but now I apply it using a Rune; a single circle and a word, and the effect of Seal the Ground as Prison is achieved. Zhang San, do you understand now?"

Zhang San suddenly realized, "Martial Style is merely a means for close combat. Although Techniques can be used remotely and vary immensely, they are too distant from the Heaven and Earth Laws. Only Runes not only directly point to the grand path but can also easily embody elaborate Techniques."

Pharaoh nodded, increasingly liking Zhang San’s intelligence and perception.

"A true Rune Master, with every move, can vanquish powerful enemies. Now, do you understand the power of the path of Runes?"

Zhang San nodded continuously, utterly amazed.

Zhang San had always thought that the path of Runes was just about engraving on weapons to make them stronger.

Or it was used when setting up Formations.

Even in the Golden Light Divine Incantation he practiced, when he used it to protect his body, some golden Runes would slightly appear.

Thus, in Zhang San’s view, Runes were purely something auxiliary professionals needed to learn.

But he never imagined that the path of Runes was actually the strongest.

Seeing Zhang San now interested in the path of Runes, Pharaoh seized the moment and capitalized on the momentum.

"Looking at the world, although Taoism has some achievement in the path of Runes, that’s just it; Mohism’s application of Runes was always doomed to be minor; while Confucianism has researched the path of Runes extensively over the years, but still..."

"Confucianism’s years of research are hardly worthy to carry the shoes of Legalism."

"Now, you know which family is the most powerful in the path of Runes, right?"

Zhang San understood, it must be Legalism!

Moreover, Zhang San also realized that Pharaoh was a member of Legalism.

No wonder he always engaged in discussions about law with him, and even his last name was ’Law’!

"The cultivation method of the Twelve Layers Tower, although I told you about it yesterday, even if your talent is exceptional and you could reach the Twelve Layers Tower, do you know which twelve characters to contemplate within? Different characters make a big difference."

"Even Taoism, when they initially obtained the Twelve Layers Tower, could only cultivate up to the Nine-Layer Tower, eventually producing only Nine-character True Words. But if you take me as your master, I will teach you the contemplation method of the twelve characters of Legalism’s Twelve Layers Tower. Then, you will be able to use these twelve characters as the core to carry out all related Legalism Techniques and The Path of Runes."

"Now, do you still think the optimization method of the Twelve Layers Tower you thought of before is useful?"

In Pharaoh’s view, Zhang San was just a young man full of vigor who, after listening to the Body Refinement methods of the Twelve Layers Tower yesterday, contemplated it at night and felt that it was not good enough.

Little did he know, this was a top-tier secret technique in the world.

Even Kaihuang had begged him for a long time and eventually became his disciple, and only then did he impart the Five-layer Tower to him.

Now you’re supposed to receive the complete Twelve Layers Tower, yet you’re still complaining?

At this moment, Wei, Xu, and Ling on the side were frantically making eye signals at Zhang San.

Don’t you see how huge of an opportunity this is?

Being Pharaoh’s disciple, not to mention that Officer Bai’s death wasn’t entirely your doing, even if you had killed a Principal Officer at the Town Martial Office, as long as it wasn’t one of the four Hidden Principal Officers, it wouldn’t be a big issue!

However, at this moment, Zhang San persisted and said, "I still think my optimized method is better!"

At that instant, the entire room was dumbfounded.

Although Ma Lingyao did not want Pharaoh to compete with him for a disciple, he actually understood that Zhang San becoming Pharaoh’s disciple would be better than being his own.

Upon hearing this, even Ma was shaking his head.

Pharaoh was so furious that he almost cursed out loud, but still managed to suppress his rage and coldly said to Zhang San, "Let’s hear your esteemed opinion then."

Zhang San didn’t mind Pharaoh’s sarcastic tone and directly began to explain his optimized method.

Zhang San released his Qi, forming twelve towers in the air.

This scene alone greatly surprised the Pharaoh.

He knew that if Zhang San could form these twelve towers, he had already succeeded in refining the Twelve Layers Tower.

Didn’t this kid just listen to me explain it once yesterday?

This was no longer a question of whether he was a genius.

Do you know how many years it took me to learn the secret of the Twelve Layers Tower?

Pointing at the twelve towers, Zhang San said, "The so-called ’keeping a thought,’ is to nurture a character within these towers, and when needed, mobilize this long-cultivated character combined with the Path of Runes to wield power, right?"

Pharaoh nodded.

"And why does this character possess such great power? On the one hand, it is because there is sufficient nurturing of this character regularly, allowing it to gain some Might, and more importantly, this character connects to the Runes, and hence to the Heaven and Earth Laws. So, the same Technique, when deployed using the Twelve Layers Tower, is simpler and even consumes less Qi, right?"

Pharaoh continued to nod.

"But why can a single character produce such miraculous effects? That is because, to everyone and even to the Heaven and Earth Laws of this world, this character symbolizes part of the Laws’ power, and hence it can better utilize the power of the Laws, right?"

Pharaoh realized that Zhang San indeed possessed comprehension skills.

He had explained just the basics before, yet Zhang San understood them so thoroughly.

"However, the Twelve Layers Tower can ultimately only house twelve characters. After all, it’s limited, only because Pharaoh, you know which twelve characters can encompass all the current Legalist Techniques and Runes."

"But what I have learned is not just from Legalism but also other schools. Moreover, Legalism cannot always remain complacent and stagnant, can it? Legalism’s Techniques and Runes also need to advance, right? Then, after such advancements, will your twelve characters still cover everything?"

At that moment, Pharaoh stopped nodding and lowered his head instead.

Because he knew that Legalism indeed hadn’t made any progress over the years.

This was not acceptable.

Although prior he had praised Legalism to high heavens, everyone acknowledged that among the Three Paths of Martial Cultivation and the Path of Runes, it was considered the weakest.

And yet, within the Path of Runes, Legalism was the strongest.

"Therefore, I’ve thought of a method."

"I divided the Twelve Layers Tower into four, transforming it into the Forty-Eight Layers Tower!"

"The first twenty-four layers, and the last twenty-four layers. In the first twenty-three layers, house the twenty-three initial sounds; in the last twenty-four layers, house the twenty-four final sounds. Reserve the last layer as a spare."

As Zhang San spoke, the Qi-formed Twelve Layers Tower had already transformed into the Forty-eight Layers Tower, with various symbols appearing inside that nobody had ever seen before.

"Combining these initial and final sounds can produce the sounds of all characters in the world."