Urban Martial Saint

Last time on Mount Duwang, Ye Qing was struck by the Undying Solemn Soul of The Immortal Lord, causing chaos between the two forces within him, almost costing Ye Qing his life. Fortunately, Wuji intervened, sparing no True Qi, using the Requiem left by Ancestor Chen Tuan, to stabilize these two forces.

It must be said that Ancestor Chen Tuan’s Requiem is indeed extremely magical. The Requiem calmed these two forces, not only saving Ye Qing’s life but more crucially, in these few days, these two forces within Ye Qing had not clashed daily as they used to. Who would have expected that in this cave, the two forces within Ye Qing suddenly surged again.

In the past, the appearances of these two forces within Ye Qing were also regular: the power of the Buddha’s Relic would appear first and then begin to impact Ye Qing’s body. At this time, the hidden power of the Devouring Demon Flower would also appear, protecting Ye Qing’s body, contending with the power of the Buddha’s Relic, preserving Ye Qing’s life.

However, this time the situation was completely different. This time, the two forces surged simultaneously, and they did not confront each other within Ye Qing’s body. Instead, they continuously surged and grew stronger as if guarding against something, which naturally bewildered Ye Qing greatly, leaving him unsure of what was happening.

Ye Qing quickly sat up straight, striving to regulate his breathing. But just as he changed his posture, the forces within him immediately calmed down, as if they hadn’t fluctuated at all. This event astonished Ye Qing once again. He had just sat down in the posture from the stone wall, and the forces within him immediately stirred. Once he changed his posture, the forces calmed down again. Could it be that these two forces reacted to his posture?

Thinking of this, Ye Qing attempted to once again imitate that posture and sit down. This time, the two forces within him once again surged. This time, Ye Qing became more confident that the forces within him were indeed related to the postures depicted on the stone wall. The postures in those drawings on the stone wall indeed had some special quality!

After pondering for a moment, Ye Qing suddenly once again sat cross-legged, continuing to imitate the posture for a Meditative Trance. Although the two forces continued to fluctuate within him, Ye Qing could not care about so much. In this strange cave, with such a peculiar stone platform and the strange images visible on it, anyone would sit down in such postures for a while to see what was happening. After all, the things left by the ancients surely wouldn’t just be simple pictures. Moreover, with the Fat Jiao outside being so anxious, it further confirmed for Ye Qing that the postures in the drawings were anything but simple!

At this moment, the Fat Jiao still stood at the entrance. However, unlike before, it might have been completely hopeless now, just standing at the entrance observing Ye Qing’s situation. Possibly due to its short legs and fat body, after standing for a while, it simply sat on the ground, looking like a meat dumpling, its eyes fixated on Ye Qing, occasionally waving its fleshy little claws and growling twice at Ye Qing, symbolically threatening him. Of course, this certainly couldn’t stop Ye Qing at all.

After Ye Qing sat cross-legged, the two forces inside him surged once again. Ye Qing simply ignored the situation of these two forces, focusing only on feeling the conditions within his body. The two forces continuously surged and moved within Ye Qing as if sensing some external threat, releasing their power as if to demonstrate. In fact, although these two forces were continuously surging, they did not affect Ye Qing in the slightest. On the contrary, after sitting down, somehow, there was suddenly an unusual fluctuation within him. In the originally empty Dantian, a warm airflow appeared, as if the lost power had re-emerged.

This situation delighted Ye Qing. He knew that in the last battle with the Corpse Ghost Dragon, his meridians in his body were all disrupted, leaving him with no power at all. During this period, Ye Qing had been trying to regain his strength, but without the meridians’ restoration, no method he tried would work. Now, after imitating these postures and sitting cross-legged, he suddenly felt the presence of power within, which naturally made him extremely astonished and delighted.

After imitating this posture and sitting for a while, the warm airflow slowly moved around the vicinity of Ye Qing’s Dantian, circulating through every part around the Dantian. The warm feeling enveloped Ye Qing’s entire body in a pleasant sensation, making him desire this warm feeling to spread throughout his entire body. However, as he continued sitting like this, the warm airflow circulated only around the Dantian area and didn’t show any intention of moving elsewhere.

Feeling this airflow revolve twice around his Dantian area, Ye Qing understood that this airflow seemed only to circulate within this range, which should be the limit of what this posture could achieve. Therefore, Ye Qing did not continue but opened his eyes and looked at the next painting.

The drawings on the stone wall all depicted the back of a person, each a posture for meditation. Whether sitting, lying down, or reclining, although different from the postures Ye Qing had usually seen, they exuded an incredibly ethereal feeling. It made one feel as though these meditation postures were profoundly mysterious and superb. Even though there was only the back of a person in those drawings, it conveyed a feeling of celestial demeanor, harmonizing with heaven and humanity.

Ye Qing sat according to this posture, and as expected, the warm airflow began to move away from the Dantian vicinity, slowly circulating through Ye Qing’s internal organs. This warm airflow continually nourished his organs, allowing Ye Qing to distinctly feel his organs becoming stronger under its nourishment, which greatly shocked Ye Qing. Could such a meditation method bring such benefits to the human body?

Using this posture, allowing the airflow to circulate twice within his organs, Ye Qing immediately adopted the third posture. This time, the airflow changed its path, starting to nourish other parts. There were nine drawings in total on the stone wall, each one depicting a posture, resulting in nine postures altogether. After Ye Qing went through all nine postures while sitting cross-legged, he felt incredibly refreshed, with even his mind and eyesight sharper than usual. His entire body felt indescribably comfortable, dispelling all the previous injuries and fatigue encountered and making him feel much more energized than before!

Ye Qing was shocked to find out that the postures in these Nine Charts had such wondrous effects. He slowly scanned these Nine Charts, comparing the postures in his memory with these Nine Charts, committing all nine postures to memory. When his gaze moved to the last drawing, he discovered yet another drawing after the ninth.

Ye Qing was astonished because he had looked several times before and hadn’t seen this drawing. How did it suddenly appear now?

A closer look revealed that this drawing was completely different from the previous nine. The previous nine depicted the back of a person, all in meditation postures. This tenth drawing, however, was not a drawing but a series of engravings consisting of small characters, seemingly a manuscript left by a predecessor. Although these characters were ancient scripts, fortunately, Ye Qing could barely recognize them.

”These words are left for future generations; the fateful will see them. The Nine Charts are the basis of the Taoist Innate Skill. Ordinary people practicing them diligently morning and night could extend their lifespan, achieving a century of life. Martial Artists practicing could deepen their cultivation level, achieving infinite accomplishments and a lifespan of one hundred fifty years. I leave this skill here, hoping future generations blessed by fate will treasure it. The Stone Platform under your seat is the Wendao Stone; three kneelings and nine bows, and you may receive your Karmic Dao. However, once the Karmic Dao is received, do not kill the guardian Jiao. Left by Fuyaozi.”

After reading this passage, Ye Qing was instantly astonished. Fuyaozi was indeed Ancestor Chen Tuan. This text, these Nine Charts, were actually left by Ancestor Chen Tuan!

Ye Qing came to Mount Wendao to seek the Karmic Dao left by Ancestor Chen Tuan, and it turned out that the Karmic Dao lay within the Wendao Stone. Who would have thought that after endless searching, he would find this Wendao Stone so effortlessly under such circumstances? Moreover, this Wendao Stone was, in fact, the Stone Platform beneath his very seat?

Ye Qing hurriedly got off the Stone Platform and stared at it for a while. He could hardly believe that this seemingly unremarkable Stone Platform was the Wendao Stone. It looked just like the Stone Platform where Ancestor Chen Tuan might have sat to gain enlightenment back in the day. Could this indeed be the Wendao Stone?

Moreover, the nine drawings on the wall were also left by Ancestor Chen Tuan. According to Ancestor Chen Tuan, these Nine Charts form the foundation of the Taoist Innate Skill. While Ye Qing didn’t exactly know what the Innate Skill entailed, things left by Ancestor Chen Tuan were surely extraordinary. Besides, as Ancestor Chen Tuan stated, ordinary people practicing diligently could extend their lifespan, achieving a century—a feat unthinkable back then. Martial Artists could deepen their cultivation level, achieve infinite accomplishments, and a lifespan of one hundred fifty years—what kind of concept was that?

During Ancestor Chen Tuan’s era, likely a millennium ago, the average human lifespan was just about forty to fifty years. Of course, this lifespan estimate Ye Qing had gathered was based on historical texts concerning literati and emperors whose lives were longer due to comfort and privilege. The ordinary working people had even shorter life spans. Living a century during that time was an unimaginable span of longevity.

Even in the current era, where medical conditions are highly advanced, and all sorts of facilities are flawlessly available, and despite humanity’s enhanced capabilities to handle various disasters, reaching a hundred years of age is still not an easy task!