Moon in the Well, Well Water

That night, Fang Qing met with Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.

All three wore delighted expressions.

"Brother Fang, thank you for the fifty taels of silver you gave us. Only then could Little Ling and I live comfortably for a while, and only then could we embark on the path of cultivation."

Kou Zhong was overjoyed by Fang Qing's arrival. He scrutinized Fang Qing carefully, and only after confirming that it truly was him did his delight grow even greater.

"Yes, Brother Fang. What we've experienced over these past two months has been far richer than the previous ten-odd years of our lives."

Xu Ziling spoke as well.

"What has happened to you these days? It looks like you've been hunted down."

Fang Qing asked.

"We were hunted down."

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling took turns recounting what had happened over the past two months.

After leaving Yangzhou City that day, they headed north and encountered many people. In one place, they met Li Shimin of the Li Clan.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling struck a deal with Li Shimin to steal an account book from the East Sea Sect. The book recorded many transactions, one of which involved Li Shimin's father, Li Yuan, purchasing a large batch of weapons from the East Sea Lady.

Such a transaction was clearly taboo. If the current emperor, Yang Guang, learned of it, he would certainly kill Li Yuan.

The deal between Li Shimin and Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling was for the two of them to steal the account book, so that they could force Li Yuan to raise an army in rebellion.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had indeed accomplished it, truly stealing the account book from the East Sea Sect. However, an accident occurred during their later transaction with Li Shimin, and the several of them parted on bad terms.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had arrived here after only just escaping the East Sea Sect's encirclement and pursuit, and now they had encountered Fang Qing.

"You stole the East Sea Sect's account book? I'm afraid it recorded more than just the transactions between the Li Clan and the East Sea Sect. If word gets out, you'll become targets of everyone."

After listening to Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, Fang Qing spoke.

The East Sea Sect dealt in weapons in this world. Their business involved numerous factions, and anyone seeking to make a move amid these troubled times basically had some connection to the East Sea Sect.

Now that Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had stolen their account book, it seemed that endless killing would follow them from now on.

"Brother Fang sees things clearly. This news seems to have already leaked, and the two of us have been facing one trouble after another."

Kou Zhong gave a bitter laugh. "But being able to meet Brother Fang here is the happiest thing that has happened during these days of being hunted."

"I'm happy to see the two of you as well. Let's not talk about the account book for now. Why don't you tell me about what you two just comprehended?"

Fang Qing stepped toward the well.

He looked down and saw a moon within it—the moon in the sky reflected in the well, truly a beautiful sight.

Moon in the Well.

"Moon in the Well—that is what Little Ling and I have just comprehended."

Seeing Fang Qing's interest in the Moon in the Well, Kou Zhong also walked to the well's edge and gazed at the moon reflected within. "Brother Fang, look at the Well Water. It is still and without ripples, without any thoughts or obstructions, faithfully reflecting the mysterious side of the great universe. Isn't this Well Water the human heart?"

"The human heart is Well Water. If it can reflect the great universe at every moment, then when we fight others, we will have a few more chances to survive."

Xu Ziling spoke as well.

At this moment, the two of them seemed capable of entering a state of "Well Water" at any time. From within to without, they radiated a natural tranquility. Every movement outside, every flower and tree in nature, lay within their perception.

"Well Water."

Fang Qing stood still as well. He imagined his heart as a deep well, and at once his state of mind became calm. Everything in the outside world was reflected within his deep well.

This feeling was indeed wonderful.

Purity, inaction, reflecting all things.

Under such reflection, Fang Qing even felt that his spiritual power seemed to be increasing.

His entire being reflected heaven and earth, while heaven and earth in turn greatly aided him, allowing his spiritual power to grow at every moment.

He had only just arrived in this world, yet he had already gained quite a few benefits.

And these benefits had been given to him by Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, two martial arts novices who had cultivated for barely more than two months. It was truly extraordinary.

In the past, if someone had said they could create a mental cultivation method after cultivating for just over two months, Fang Qing generally would not have believed it. But now, he did.

He even planned to travel around this world for a while and meet its many grandmasters, so that his own mind could reach the realm of a grandmaster and create many Dao Law Divine Abilities.

Come to think of it, although his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds in the Shrouding Heavens Realm and his power had increased tremendously, he had never considered creating techniques while in the Divine Bridge Realm. Now that he had arrived in the Great Tang World, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had given him inspiration.

The Divine Bridge Realm could create techniques too!

"The principles you've comprehended are excellent, Kou and Ziling. I greatly look forward to the many more principles you may comprehend in the future."

Countless thoughts flashed through Fang Qing's mind as he looked at the two Peerless Geniuses and praised them.

"Comprehending principles? Little Ling and I only hope to stay alive. The East Sea Sect's experts are still hunting us everywhere."

Kou Zhong gave another bitter laugh.

"You took someone else's account book, so it is only natural for them to hunt you. But you two helped me obtain the Longevity Art that day, and I remember that. Cultivate beside me for now. Even if Laozi himself came, he would not be able to do anything to you."

Fang Qing smiled.

"Thank you, Brother Fang."

Kou Zhong immediately looked delighted, though he was also curious. "Brother Fang, what level has your martial arts reached now? We haven't seen each other for only a little over two months, yet Brother Fang can already fly!"

Kou Zhong was truly curious. They had now learned a little lightness skill and could run faster than ordinary people, but flying was simply impossible. At most, they could draw in a breath and leap a little higher.

Yet what they had just seen was Brother Fang riding a streak of Divine Light from afar. Could it be that he had already attained the Dao and become a Xian?

"As for my current Cultivation Level, it isn't particularly high. But there probably isn't anyone in this world who can do anything to me."

Fang Qing smiled faintly.

Cultivation was cultivation. How far a cultivator could progress in two months depended largely on the world.

If he had cultivated in this Great Tang World for more than two months, even if he practiced the Longevity Art, he would at most have reached the Innate Realm.

But in the Shrouding the Heavens World, he had received much cultivation and thus reached the Divine Bridge Realm, cultivating divine power that surpassed even the most powerful grandmasters of the martial arts world.

Still, this world had things worth learning from.