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Guiguzi Wang Xu looked at Qi Lin.
“One Heaven, One Earth, One Man! Which would you like to learn?”
Qi Lin blinked, completely not expecting that Guiguzi would teach him these, “Does Senior want to teach me these?”
“Indeed.”
Qi Lin was a bit perplexed as to why she would teach him these topics. Guiguzi had no need to do so at all, and they were not very helpful for advancing cultivation at all. However, since she was willing to teach him, Qi Lin naturally would not refuse. “Then I’ll choose the Qimen.” Liuren was too remote, having developed from the stars, while Taiyi earthly geography required a precipitate. Only the Qimen Five Elements Formation could start from nothing, and he himself also had some rudimentary knowledge of Qimen Dunjia. Learning this would be a piece of cake.
Qi Lin was born to a long line of tomb raiders and was considered familiar with Qimen Dunjia.
Wang Tingchan nodded, quite satisfied with Qi Lin’s choice. Those who aimed too high favored Liuren, but the art of Liuren was completely meaningless to a Qi Refinement cultivator.
“Endless are the wonders of the movement of Yin and Yang. The two opposites return to the palaces of one and nine. If you can grasp the truth of Yin and Yang, the world shall come to rest in your palm…”
Wang Xu chanted. All of a sudden, a spiritual light glowed.
A mist enveloped them, and everything in the hall vanished. Then came eight gates, namely, Opening, Rest, Life, Injury, Limit, View, Death, and Fear.1 “The transformations of these eight gates are inexhaustible. You will gaze upon their marvels first.”
The eight gates firmly sealed the eight directions. Qi Lin walked towards one of the gates.
When this gate opened, he was confronted with withered vegetation, a frightening scene, “The Gate of Fear?” Qi Lin furrowed his brow. He recognized this gate’s meaning. The Gate of Fear was classified as a one of the three misfortune gates, presiding over fright, wounds, and legal matters.
The phantom of a heavenly soldier scuttled out of the gate, slashing at Qi Lin with a broadsword.
Qi Lin did not panic. He snapped his fingers, used Pixiu Power Palm, and put his palms together. Qi Lin was completely fearless as he faced the heavenly soldier’s might. The two locked in combat. Seeing that Qi Lin’s heart was pure as a mirror, the heavenly soldier very quickly vanished. The Gate of Fear closed.
Qi Lin then walked into the second gate. There was another scene, one with all kinds of change, whirling Yang qi, and earth that birthed all things; it was one of the three fortune gates, the Gate of Life. In the Gate of Life, vegetation grew out from the ground, forming the shape of a fairy. The fairy gently blew, and the True Qi in Qi Lin’s body suddenly circulated and rapidly recovered.
Afterwards, Qi Lin entered the level Gate of View.
…
Wang Xu quietly stared at the blank book in her hand. While the pages were blank, her white eyes nevertheless reflected infinite wisdom. Qi Lin’s were shut as he delved into his mind. On the ground around him was a Qimen formation, the lines of which were like leylines, joining his meridians together.
“Master, master.”
A joyous voice ran in. A slender and lithe girl carrying a sword box on her back leapt into the room like a flying sparrow.
“Quiet down.” Wang Xu calmly said.
The girl showed an expression of pleasant surprise: “I just heard you found a young man to be your disciple, Master? Do I have a junior brother?”
“He is not my disciple at all. I merely agreed to help Elai train him to be a banner bearer.” Wang Xu said.
The girl looked at Qi Lin in the middle of the Eight Gates, scrutinizing him from afar. “The little junior brother is quite fair-skinned.”
“Elai has always disapproved of Master. She must be thinking of using this opportunity to deal a blow to you. Master, why would you do this?” After looking at him for awhile, the girl was a bit disappointed because she noticed Qi Lin’s cultivation to be quite weak. He seemed to be a mere Qi Refinement Sixth Deva.
“Master, why did you agree to her? It is impossible for him to reach Qi Refinement Ninth Deva in a month, he doesn’t even have Heavenly Spirit meridians.”
Wang Xu was silent.
“Eh? Master, are you teaching him the Eight Gates art of the Qimen Dunjia?” This Qimen Dunjia required daily comprehension within the Eight Gates and extreme concentration. The girl herself had only studied a bit.
“En, he can help us achieve our plan.” Wang Xu said.
“Huh? Really? Master can find a Divine Name or a Golden Core cultivator, yet why did you decide on this barbarian child?” The girl was honestly puzzled.
“Three thousand li beyond Zhaoge, there is a mountain called Yin Ridge…This Yin Ridge is full of Yin qi and mystery. Even This Teacher is unable to calculate its karma.” Wang Xu quietly said.
The girl was confused as to how this related to the young man.
“But the moment he entered the ridge, that Yin Ridge’s Yin qi abated, leaving a profound echo. Perhaps this young man bears a Destiny. He also passed the bronze toaster punishment. He is the best candidate to face King Zhou’s Ten Thousand Beasts Unbounded.”
“Huh? He actually could cross the bronze toaster. Tsk, tsk, this guy is a monster.” The girl was in disbelief. She had seen that bronze toaster execution many times in Zhaoge, and even she herself did not have certainty in being able to cross.
“Enough of this. How is the matter This Teacher entrusted you with?” Wang Xu asked.
“Master, be at ease. Disciple has been very earnest with that matter. Zu Jia, Di Yi, Pan Geng, Wu Yi…The princes have all agreed to send punitive forces when the time comes, and when it does, Disciple will face King Zhou using the Six Kingdoms Allied Seal.”2
“The Great Zhou was supposed to be a country with the Destiny of destroying the Yin Shang, but This Teacher never imagined that King Zhou would be able to obtain the Divine Energy of Shun. Not only did she escape disaster, she has instead become stronger. Di Xin’s current ‘tyranny’ has already angered men and gods alike. If she grows any stronger, the Yin Zhang’s nineteen noble houses will be devoured by Di Xin. We cannot wait any longer.”
“En, to be able to destroy the Yin Shang, we would be a step closer to Divine Names, Master.”
“King Zhou has convened the Ten Thousand Beasts Unbounded presumably to exploit this banner to enter Ancient Divine Realm. We cannot let her have her way. For the time being, you go and visit the other princes. We must surround Yin Shang with enemies on all sides.”
“En, but that Wen Zhong seems to have discovered Disciple’s plans while eradicating Great Zhou remnants and quite detests us.”
“Look out for yourself, do not leave a trail.”
“Disciple understands.”
As the two were conversing, the light around Qi Lin cultivating the Eight Gates dimmed, and the formation on the ground slowly faded, melding into Qi Lin’s skin like blood vessels. This demonstrated that he had already grasped a certain level of the Qimen Dunjia, shocking the girl endlessly. She had cultivated it for three months, but this man finished in a few hours.
Then, an even more unbelievable scene unfolded in front of the girl’s eyes.
The True Qi around Qi Lin surged, and a seventh eddy formed amidst the six already flowing ones. However, the seventh True Qi vortex then fiercely shot forth, linking to the other six. His True Qi immediately turned from eddies into a flowing river. These flows combined into one, forming an Eighth Deva canopy in Qi Lin’s surroundings.
“Huh? Impossible!!” The girl was shocked.
The person in front of her actually reached Qi Refinement Eighth Deva’s Heavenly Spirit level straight from Sixth Deva.
“How is he so fast!”
Wang Xu faintly smiled, having already expected this.
Qi Lin slowly opened his eyes at this time and just so happened to catch the astonishment of the girl carrying the sword box. The girl in front of him had bright eyes and white teeth, and her spotlessly snow-white skin was of heavenly beauty. “Junior Brother, you are so amazing, to unexpectedly reach from Qi Refinement Sixth Deva to Eighth in an instant. Although this cultivation is still very weak, you actually surprised Senior Sister. Not bad, not bad, Senior Sister has no choice but to acknowledge you, Junior Brother.”
“I greet Senior Sister.” Qi Lin rose and found that his breakthrough was incomparably smooth.
“It seems your comprehension of the Qimen is not bad.” Wang Xu said.
“Everything is thanks to Master’s teachings.” Qi Lin was also aware that this Qimen formation had guided his True Qi. His comprehension and breakthrough to Qi Refinement Seventh Deva was only to be expected. All of this perhaps was within Guiguzi’s calculations.
“Further your understanding another day, comprehend this Qimen Dunjia’s essence thoroughly. Someday, it will be of help to you.”
“Disciple understands.”
Guiguzi nodded: “Right, introduce yourself to your senior sister.”
The young woman giggled and showed her pearly white teeth.
“My Star Name is Su Qin,3 you may call me Sister Su Qin.”
“I’ll count on you to watch my back, Sister Su Qin.” Qi Lin said.
“If there’s a chance.” Su Qin naughtily smiled.
“Cough.” Qi Lin was speechless.
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