novelhk Chapter 17 The First Face of the Spirit
Chapter 17 The First Face of the Spirit
I will leave Quanxing!
Zhang Lingyu knew all too well what those six simple words meant.
He just hadn't expected that Xia He would go to such lengths to be with him.
It's easy to join the Quanxing sect: just consider yourself a member and announce it to outsiders.
However, to withdraw from Quanxing, the news needs to be released first, giving all parties in the martial arts world time to prepare. Then, a time and place need to be chosen, and a highly respected notary must be present.
Anyone may participate in this withdrawal ceremony within seven days from the selected time, for any reason.
The key point of this ceremony is very simple—within seven days, witnesses and participants can do anything to the person who wants to leave Quanxing, and the person leaving must fully accept the demands of the participants.
This is why, since the founding of Quanxing, almost no one has made this choice.
If someone is a truly wicked person, choosing this method is simply courting death. If someone hasn't committed any evil deeds and doesn't want to cause any more trouble, they can simply retire into seclusion; there's no need to use this method to quit.
And when the seven days are over.
If the person is still alive.
That would be considered a successful exit.
No one will bother him again under the pretext of Quanxing, and the grudges he made during his time with Quanxing will be eliminated. He will be respected by the world.
Therefore, those who actually make this choice are essentially pushing themselves to the brink, whether out of weariness, genuine repentance, or a desire to wash away their stains...
As the saying goes, "Put yourself in a desperate situation and you will survive."
"..."
Zhang Lingyu bit her lip.
He bowed his head and remained silent.
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Early the next morning.
Feng Tianyang arrived at Tianxia Group in a flurry of activity. He had been vacationing in Hainan, but after receiving a phone call explaining the situation, he rushed back overnight.
"Zhenghao! Where is that senior?"
He pushed open the office door and started looking for people inside.
A voice sounded behind him: "Young friend Feng, long time no see..."
"S-Senpai!"
Feng Tianyang turned his head and saw a young man standing behind him. His face, his expression, his demeanor...
thump!
He immediately knelt down.
"Junior Feng Tianyang respectfully welcomes Senior's return!"
"Old man..."
Seeing this, Feng Zhenghao, who was about to make the introduction, was stunned. He was about to ask a question when the old man called out, "Zhenghao! Come quickly! Quickly pay your respects to the senior!"
After Feng Zhenghao knelt down with a bewildered expression, he immediately cupped his hands and said, "Senior, the entire Feng family will follow your lead!"
"It seems you still remember the promise you made back then..."
Get up.
Fu Xuan smiled slightly and sat down on the sofa. Zhang Chulan also came out from behind the door and sat down next to him.
"Boss, what's going on?"
Zhang Chulan had assumed that the patriarch of the Feng family, a legendary figure from back then, would be furious upon hearing that his junior had been tortured and threatened, and would come over for a fierce battle. But who would have thought...
"As I said before, this 'deal' was already settled long ago."
Fu Xuan narrowed his eyes.
As he said, his "deal" with Feng Tianyang was different from others. Because he practiced "witchcraft" and could see souls, he saw the soul that had just awakened after comprehending "binding and commanding spirits".
At that time, he was ignorant and arrogant, even thinking of capturing his soul and using it for his own purposes. The result was predictable: he taught the guy a lesson and, incidentally, settled a "deal":
"When I return, the Feng family will be at my service!"
"I remember! Of course I remember!"
Feng Tianyang raised his head, his face beaming, "Look at these old bones of mine, still alive and kicking, just waiting for you!"
"Rest assured, from now on, if you command us to go east, my Feng family will never go west. We will do our utmost to serve you and repay your kindness!"
"Enlightenment?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Zhenghao became suspicious, guessing that it referred to the matter of comprehending "Spirit Binding and Commanding Generals" with the help of his senior.
However, the next second, Feng Tianyang pulled him up and patted him off: "Zhenghao, more than seventy years have passed, there are some things... you should know by now!"
"Senior, isn't it time?"
"Okay, go ahead and say it."
Fu Xuan nodded. This was a plan he had laid out more than seventy years ago, to prepare for today and for the future. Only Feng Tianyang could do this.
He knew that the Jia Shen Rebellion would erupt afterward, and that Feng Tianyang would go into hiding, so he asked him to help him build a grand scheme within the inner realm, named—
Youdu!
Regarding the inner vision, most people throughout history know very little about it. For them, it is an image of their own mind, a mental illusion, and only concerns their own nature.
Meanwhile, practitioners of various schools of thought, as well as those from Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, knew even more. They understood that this was not only a matter of personal feelings but also connected to the mysterious universe. They could use their lifespan as a price to consult the heavens and earth and predict good and bad fortune, which was extremely mysterious.
Among them, the Zhuge family is the most knowledgeable. Back then, Zhuge Kongming lit the Seven Star Lamp and set up the Guiyuan Formation in an attempt to communicate with the heavens. Although he ultimately failed, he briefly understood the mysteries of heaven and earth and the source of inner vision.
Therefore, all the sorcerers of the Zhuge family knew that each person's inner vision was not independent, but interconnected, yet separated by the soul and consciousness. The inner visions of all people in the world were actually one, hidden beneath this heaven and earth...
A whole new world!
"But that's not all. When the senior was besieged back then, he was only a hair's breadth away from reaching the Heavenly Realm. He saw it more clearly than Zhuge Liang. This inner world is not just another realm, but also the opposite of the current world... one aspect of 'Spirit'!"
"Everything in the universe is inseparable from Yin and Yang, and only when Yin and Yang are in harmony can all things be born and multiply. Just like the spirit and flesh of a person, the world in which we, the living, live is the 'flesh,' which is what the ancients called the 'yang world,' while the essence of the inner world is the 'spirit,' which is what the ancients called..."
"The underworld!"
Before Feng Tianyang could finish speaking, Feng Zhenghao interrupted, already understanding: "So, in other words, our Feng family's 'Spirit Binding and Commanding' isn't truly weaker than other extraordinary techniques, but rather needs a stage to showcase its abilities?"
He had heard his grandfather say since childhood that although his family's "Spirit Binding and Commanding" technique was powerful, it still relied on external objects and was inferior to other extraordinary skills. This was why the Wang family was able to let the Feng family off the hook back then...
"That's right!"
"Those idiots in the Wang family know nothing, hahaha!"
Feng Tianyang grinned, his face sinister: "They even thought that the 'Spirit Taming Method' was the most complete 'Spirit Binding and Commanding,' but that was actually a method I had long ago discarded; it had huge side effects!"
"While consuming spirits to strengthen oneself can permanently increase one's power in a very short time, it also affects the purity of one's soul. When this influence exceeds a certain limit, the originally harmonious spirit and body will split apart. If no solution is found, there will be no further progress in this life!"
"As for the truly perfect 'Spirit Binding and Commanding' cultivation method..."
"It's inside!"