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    Edict of Peace 139

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    Chapter 139: The Third Level of Divine Skill, the Remnants of the Taiping Gong

    Li Guanyi looked up and saw Old Master Chen Chengbi.

    The old man was rather disheveled; his clothes were torn in places where the force of Qi had swept through, making him look like a beggar who had been wandering for a long time. However, he had a cheerful smile on his face, clearly indicating that the recent fight with the sixth Grandmaster had been quite exhilarating for him.

    Then, the old man saw Li Guanyi, and his expression froze.

    Chen Chengbi was not a disciple of the Yin-Yang School.

    Nor did he possess the opportunity that Old Master Si Ming had to manifest a Law Physique; his eyes couldn’t see Law Physiques or the flow of fortune.

    But he was a supreme martial artist, immersed in the martial arts of the imperial family for many years. He saw Li Guanyi’s clothes subtly bulging, with Qi flowing like dragons and snakes across his body. Chen Chengbi could tell at a glance what kind of trajectory this was.

    This was the path of his *Six Emptinesses and Four Harmonies Divine Skill*.

    But it wasn’t *Six Emptinesses and Four Harmonies Divine Skill*.

    After the transformation of this level of skill, it began to naturally coalesce.

    The second level of the *Six Emptinesses and Four Harmonies Divine Skill* could originally control five levels of True Qi. Li Guanyi currently had the *Jade Arm Divine Bow Technique*, *Crimson Dragon Strength*, and the Yin-Yang dark strength from Situ Deqing. However, at this moment, beyond these three kinds of Qi, there was another extremely subtle aura circulating.

    Majestic and glorious, bright and righteous.

    Like a king leading the way, the other divine skills and Qi, the arrogant and fierce soldiers, all obeyed without exception!

    “……………???”

    “Imperial Purple Qi?”

    Chen Chengbi was only immersed in martial arts, but his knowledge was considerable. In an instant, he appeared beside Li Guanyi, instantly pressing onto Li Guanyi’s body. Using some unknown martial arts technique, he instantly stimulated Li Guanyi’s inner fortune.

    Boom!!!

    Fortune dispersed.

    Vast like dark clouds obscuring the moon.

    Yet, it carried a strand of indescribably precious purple Qi.

    The old man was dumbfounded, staring fixedly at Li Guanyi.

    The fortune of the world is divided into several levels; among them, green and purple Qi are invaluable. Chen Chengbi himself possessed pure green Qi; as for purple Qi, if it wasn’t possessed by an unparalleled expert from the Daoist schools, it belonged only to emperors walking the earth – there was no other way to obtain it.

    Chen Chengbi stared at Li Guanyi, his mouth twitching.

    The old man’s face was twisted in a grimace.

    His white hair was disheveled, his whole appearance as messy as a stray dog.

    As if electrocuted, he flung Li Guanyi’s hand away, taking several steps back.

    Then he squatted down and began to think carefully.

    After thinking for a while, he looked at Li Guanyi and cautiously said, “You were wandering outside… cough, I mean, were you… only raised by your aunt?”

    Li Guanyi nodded.

    The old man said with a bitter face, “Have you ever seen your father?”

    Li Guanyi calmly replied, “No.”

    Chen Chengbi’s face twitched.

    Chen Chengbi also knew Li Guanyi’s file. He didn’t know what he was thinking, but his face turned black – the Xue family concubine let Li Guanyi call her aunt, he had been living outside since childhood, only returning to Jiangzhou when he was older, and he was raised by that scheming tiger from the Xue family, and on top of all that, he had this incredibly pure purple Qi.

    Chen Chengbi’s heart was pounding.

    He couldn’t help but want to swear.

    Who?!

    Whose child is this?!

    Who?!!

    The old man gritted his teeth. Thinking that it might be a child left behind by a member of the Chen Kingdom’s imperial family, and that this child had been wandering outside for so many years because of the Chen imperial family, the old man felt his vision blurring.

    Damn it, what a sin!!!

    Old man, today I’m going to castrate you all, you beasts, beasts!

    The old man took a deep breath, then put his hand on his rapidly throbbing temples. A powerful emotion surged within him – an incredibly excited emotion. The old man’s lips curled up, then he pursed them, feeling that he should be sad.

    But he couldn’t help but want to laugh.

    The feeling of excitement surged.

    His lips curled up, then pressed down again, repeating this several times.

    Chen Chengbi’s character was as clear as the bright light, but he also knew that he couldn’t jump to conclusions about this matter. What if this boy was that unparalleled individual from the Daoist schools, someone destined for the Dao, with purple Qi appearing in the east?

    Had he gotten it all wrong?

    Chen Chengbi came and went like the wind, shouting, “Stay here, boy!”

    Then the old man soared into the air, his speed like a gale. Li Guanyi sighed; with Chen Chengbi’s speed, if he wanted to find him, he would be found no matter where he went in Jiangzhou City.

    He tried to control the suddenly increased fortune.

    The fortune was changing, vast and pure. Li Guanyi possessed the tripod, while someone had stolen the pan, seizing Li Guanyi’s original fortune, causing him to wander in poverty for ten years, enduring numerous dangers and suffering several near-fatal poison attacks; his ten years of fortune were like a huge pit.

    It was an extremely depressed fate.

    Like an abyss.

    Chen Yu’yun, on the other hand, originally had a fortunate destiny.

    And he had seized Li Guanyi’s destiny and fortune.

    Like flowers adorned with brocade, cooking oil in a raging fire.

    His fortune and destiny were accumulating layer by layer, like being in the vast upstream.

    Originally, if they hadn’t met, there wouldn’t have been any problem, but they did meet, and when they met, Chen Yu’yun possessed something that was innately connected to Li Guanyi’s destiny; or rather, part of Chen Yu’yun’s currently vast and immense fortune came from Li Guanyi.

    It was as if this upstream river was connected to the abyss below.

    Like opening a path between an upstream river and a huge chasm downstream.

    Fortune is like water.

    Flowing from top to bottom, rolling in.

    And the most wonderful thing is.

    This connection was made ten years ago by the emperor himself.

    If the emperor hadn’t seized Li Guanyi’s fortune and destiny ten years ago and given it to his son, the two of their fortunes would have been two distinct rivers, never connecting;

    And if Li Guanyi hadn’t wandered for ten years, enduring hardship and almost dying, Li Guanyi’s destiny wouldn’t have fallen so low.

    Even if their destinies were connected, Chen Yu’yun’s fortune wouldn’t have flowed downwards like water, uncontrollably flowing into Li Guanyi’s body.

    It’s because the difference in their experiences over the past ten years was so great, reflected in their destinies.

    This enormous disparity in their fortunes caused this reverse flow of fortune.

    The young man raised his hand, vast green fortune circulating in his palm. This should be part of Li Guanyi’s original fortune, representing the destiny of the descendant of the Murong family and the eldest son of the famous general, Taiping Gong, a naturally wealthy and noble destiny.

    It was pure green.

    The destiny of a general who “controls the armies of the world.”

    And this strand of purple Qi.

    Li Guanyi raised his hand, a strand of purple Qi coiled around his finger, pure and bright. This purple Qi, the imperial Qi, the dragon vein Qi, was inherently possessed by Chen Yu’yun; it’s like his own water in his own river of fortune, but due to the return and backflow of Li Guanyi’s fortune, it was swept along.

    Every action has a consequence, as if it was predetermined.

    “No wonder in Hou Zhongyu’s scrolls, when they mentioned fortune, they only talked about ‘borrowing fortune’”.

    “‘Borrowing fortune’”.

    “You must know that with borrowing comes repayment; the coming and going is the Dao of Yin and Yang”.

    The young man clenched his hand, the purple Qi dispersing, transforming into imperial Qi and merging with his skill. He closed his eyes, his expression calm, comprehending the wonders of this skill, while Old Master Chen Chengbi, like a gust of wind, rushed to find an old man living in seclusion outside the capital city.

    He frantically pounded on the door, shouting, “Old man, come out!”

    The old man opened the door, asking, “What are you doing?”

    Chen Chengbi said, “I came to ask you for a divination, otherwise, I’ll tell everyone about the Divine Calculator’s presence here, I’ll go to the Ghost Market and tell them, I’ll go to the academy and tell them, I, I, I’ll tie you up and send you to the academy!”

    “I’ll travel the world, I’ll find the four legendary figures, and send you back!”

    The Divine Calculator sighed, “If anyone else said this, I would just take it as a fart.”

    “But you, such a reckless fellow, you really might tie me up and take me away.”

    “Say it, what’s the divination about.”

    Chen Chengbi said, “I met a very interesting young lad, and I want to ask you…” He paused; he originally wanted to ask if Li Guanyi’s father was a member of the Chen imperial family, but the appearance of such a person among his descendants was also embarrassing.

    So Chen Chengbi scratched his head, finally figuring out how to ask, and stammered, “Can you calculate if this boy’s ten years of wandering outside has anything to do with my Chen imperial family?”

    The Divine Calculator shook the sacred cup, saying, “Yes.”

    “And it’s a very significant relationship, practically a direct relationship.”

    Chen Chengbi was silent, saying, “Let me ask, I’m just asking, it’s not really, is there, is there a core disciple of the Chen imperial family who had feelings for his parents?”

    The Divine Calculator glanced at him, shook the cup again, tossed it, and grinned:

    “Yes.”

    “Deeply rooted feelings.”

    Chen Chengbi’s face was already black; the old man was almost crying, gritting his teeth and saying:

    “Then…”

    “Ask, ask, ask, what are you asking for?”

    The Divine Calculator lost his temper, saying, “Didn’t we agree to just one question? Just one, and you have another one after that, when will it ever end.”

    “You can tie me up and send me away!”

    But Chen Chengbi held him tightly by the arm, saying, “One last one, one last one.”

    “Was that boy’s father a prince? Did the purple Qi come from the Chen Kingdom?”

    The Divine Calculator impatiently said, “Yes, yes!”

    “The first one is yes, the second one is also yes.”

    Chen Chengbi firmly grasped the Divine Calculator’s wrist, extending a finger, saying:

    “One more.”

    The Divine Calculator was furious: “Get lost!”

    Chen Chengbi said, “I promise this is the last one, is that boy a good person?”

    The Divine Calculator pointed at Chen Chengbi and cursed, “A person like you, your martial arts are divinely inspired, your mind is extremely pure, you hate evil people and are close to gentlemen; if you didn’t like the guy, you would have kicked him away long ago. Since you’ve come here to ask, how could he be a bad person?”

    “Go, go, go, don’t disturb my fasting.”

    He waved his sleeve, urging Chen Chengbi to leave quickly. Chen Chengbi was overjoyed and immediately left. The Divine Calculator rolled his eyes, casually looking at the sacred cup, tossing it, and shouting, “Chen Chengbi, remember, divination cannot be completely trusted; the same divination can have multiple interpretations.”

    Chen Chengbi had already left.

    The old man rushed back to where Li Guanyi was.

    Seeing that the young man had mastered the *Six Emptinesses and Four Harmonies Divine Skill*, he laughed. The earlier excitement finally erupted completely. He laughed loudly, “Hahaha, you boy, you boy has purple Qi!”

    “Wonderful, wonderful, too wonderful!”

    The old man walked quickly around Li Guanyi, almost making him dizzy.

    Li Guanyi was stunned: “Ah?”

    The various methods he had thought of to explain the origin of the purple Qi to the old man, such as obtaining it through a miraculous encounter, or receiving it from an old master taking him as a disciple, or it being Daoist purple Qi, were all unused.

    Because the old man patted him vigorously on the shoulder, saying, “Hahaha, good!”

    “Wonderful.”

    “You have purple Qi.”

    “Father, father, if I take this boy as a disciple, it won’t violate any rules! Hahahahaha!”

    Having imperial purple Qi is the same as having the dragon Qi of the Chen imperial family.

    Anyway, old man, I’m recognizing this, you won’t be able to argue with me even after you die.

    Chen Chengbi placed his hands on Li Guanyi’s shoulders, his eyes wide, excitedly saying, “You have this purple Qi, I don’t even have it! I’m telling you, the Chen imperial family has many strange and powerful martial arts, you need this thing to practice them!”

    “I’ll teach you, you quickly learn!”

    “Learn it and play with me.”

    The old man was extremely happy.

    Li Guanyi was dumbfounded. He suddenly laughed, laughing freely and happily, then he laughed so hard his stomach hurt and he sat down on the ground, tears welling up.

    Chen Kingdom is the vortex of the world.

    Jiangzhou is the epitome of the chaos of this world.

    He had seen many people: Chen Huang, the shrewd and politically astute emperor; Xue Lao, full of heroism; Zu Wenyuan, who had calculated the death of the tenth assassin; Po Jun, young and arrogant; Wang Fushi, calm and composed. But no one had been so pure, so easy to get along with.

    After confirming the purple Qi, the old man, after his initial displeasure, became happy.

    Because purple Qi can be used to cultivate many special martial arts, allowing them to fight together.

    His heart was without any ulterior motives.

    Li Guanyi wiped away the tears from his laughter, and said heartily, “Good!”

    He said, “Come, let’s play!”

    He suddenly stood up, stepped forward, his right fist clenched to his side, then stepped forward again.

    Qi condensed, vast and mighty.

    *[Crushing Mountain]*!

    Returning a favor, this is only right.

    Chen Guogong’s unique skill was revealed. Chen Chengbi was overjoyed, and immediately used gentle Qi to dissolve this move, saying, “Wonderful, wonderful, come, come, come, let’s fight.”

    After a few exchanges, Chen Chengbi recognized that this was one of his own unique skills, and even more profound and complete than the records in the scrolls. He was delighted, saying, “Good, good, good!”

    “Watch carefully, boy, this is the *Six Emptinesses and Four Harmonies Divine Skill*. Following the original path, it uses this inner Qi to transform and control other inner Qi. But once purple Qi enters the picture, it’s different.”

    “Using my True Qi as the sovereign, and the other skills’ inner Qi as subjects.”

    “Like the North Star, it resides in its place and the other stars revolve around it.”

    “Like a wise king establishing his capital and pole, with those holding jade talismans representing ten thousand nations, naturally, all villains will turn their backs and serve him. This practice of circulating Qi, is like holding the reins and guiding the entire process, more than just six streams of Qi, it includes sixty-six Heavenly Gang numbers, and even infinity, all can be mastered!”

    “All Qi circulates, with purple Qi supreme, vast and glorious, indescribably precious.”

    The old man’s body swayed, changing unpredictably, saying, “This kind of bearing is no longer the *Six Emptinesses and Four Harmonies Divine Skill*. This skill was created by our ancestor, Chen Guogong, and perfected by successive emperors. Its name, following our ancestor’s instructions!”

    “It is called – *Emperor Sweeps the Six Directions, Upholding the Four Quarters*!”

    Li Guanyi raised his hand, a strand of purple Qi pulling the changes in his internal Qi, making it even purer. The old man saw Li Guanyi’s progress in martial arts, and felt a joyful feeling, as if the plum blossoms he had planted were gradually growing, so he was overjoyed.

    In the end, they didn’t even notice the passage of time, until the sky gradually darkened, the old man suddenly shouted.

    He raised his hand and slapped his forehead, saying:

    “Oh no! Oh no, oh no!”

    “I got carried away, almost forgetting the main thing. Didn’t I say there’s a bald man, with great strength? I want him to teach you martial arts.”

    Li Guanyi asked, “Has that senior agreed?”

    Chen Chengbi said triumphantly, “Is there anything I can’t do when I make a move?”

    “Boy, come early tomorrow, old man, I’ll take you to find that old fellow. We had a great fight today; I’ll find a way to conceal your purple Qi. No matter what, showing it off is too dangerous.”

    “At least, when you don’t have enough martial arts skill, it’s dangerous.”

    The old man was unusually serious, patted Li Guanyi on the shoulder, and laughed as he left.

    Li Guanyi sighed, looking at the previous file. He flipped through it, his expression slightly凝重 (serious). After the old man left, he reviewed the documents of the Twenty-Four Generals he had found, and after another half an hour today, he finally gained some insights.

    But the first few names made Li Guanyi’s expression sink.

    “You Changxie, Huaihua Zhonglang General, skilled in swift attack tactics, once led three thousand men to capture an enemy city in a snowy night, brave and heroic… deceased.”

    “One night, while drinking, he was blown by the wind and fell into the water and died.”

    “Wei Chi Shilun, a powerful man, able to wield heavy weapons, wielding double iron whips, throwing them at the enemy, leaving no one unscathed… In the war against Ying Country, he was ‘reckless and rash’, rear support didn’t arrive in time, and died in front of the city gate.”

    “Zhuge Qingkong, betrayed his country and was executed.”

    One by one, these names belonged to those who once fought on the battlefield, yet all died within ten years.

    Li Guanyi was silent, until he saw a name.

    “Xue Tianxing – traitorous rebel!”

    “At that time, he was the city lord, he sealed the city, set up a Qingmen banquet, inviting all the dignitaries, saying——”

    “When the master is insulted, the servant dies; are you not the ministers of Taiping Gong? Now that the master is in trouble, it is a critical moment. Even if it is fruitless, one still shows one’s loyalty. Outside the Qingmen, there is death but no retreat! The opportunity today cannot be missed, those who hesitate will be executed!”

    Everyone agreed. They sacrificed animals and formed an alliance.

    They rebelled against Chen, and raised their banners, with Qilin (Chinese Unicorn) patterns on the banners.

    It was called—

    Taiping Army!

    (End of Chapter)

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