Sun Moon United Heart Art

In his previous life, when Shi Feizhe read webnovels, he had never understood why there was even a "playing it safe" genre.

After transmigrating, shouldn't he have gotten cheat powers and slaughtered his way through the world?

Now, after weathering the twists and turns of the martial world, he understood the appeal of playing it safe all too well. He desperately wanted to find somewhere to cultivate for three to five years, then emerge with his techniques somewhat mastered. That way, he wouldn't kill someone just because they happened to pass by.

Keeping your head down was for the sake of never having to keep it down again—for the day when no one could raise their voice at him.

So he followed Thick Brows to the Sun Moon Radiance Sect. They put him in a large compound with seven or eight side rooms, and assigned him to share one with another man.

The room was neat and clean, which left Shi Feizhe very satisfied.

The Sun Moon Radiance Sect was an old-established sect in Qiu Yang City, with around a hundred people from top to bottom. It was said that Sect Leader Leng Qingqiu was close friends with City Lord Lan, so all the construction of towers, buildings, and roads in Qiu Yang City was entrusted to the Sun Moon Radiance Sect. As a result, the sect controlled quite a few profitable ventures and was rolling in money.

So it was a construction sect, laying bricks and mixing mortar! Shi Feizhe suddenly understood.

He hadn't learned all this about the sect from Thick Brows, but from chatting with his roommate.

Fan Jianqiang was his roommate.

According to Fan Jianqiang, he had arrived only half a month before Shi Feizhe. Their quarters were in an extremely remote corner of Qiu Yang City. Fan Jianqiang had managed to find out so much in just half a month—he really was a gossip!

"There's still a big spectacle to watch in the city lately. Golden Buddha Temple and Heaven's Mandate Academy have been fighting so fiercely they've practically beaten each other's brains out! I heard Heaven's Mandate Academy brought over a dozen Qi Sea Confucian scholars from Yu Province. They're determined to drive Golden Buddha Temple out of Qiu Yang City!" Fan Jianqiang said to Shi Feizhe, lying on his bed and rocking his head from side to side.

"Didn't Thick Brows say we weren't allowed to wander around? How do you know so much?" Shi Feizhe asked, sitting on the edge of his bed, perplexed.

"I heard it from other people, of course!" Fan Jianqiang said, as if that were only natural.

"..."

"Besides, he only told us not to wander around. It's not like he's locked us up. We can still go and ask around now and then!" Fan Jianqiang said.

"How are you doing with the sect's Sun Moon United Heart Art?" Shi Feizhe asked.

"Mm... I've been practicing for half a month, but I still haven't even started to grasp it! I suppose they'll kick me out in another half month." Fan Jianqiang grinned, completely unconcerned.

He had roamed the martial world for years. What kind of storms hadn't he seen?

He knew the tricks these technique testers used all too well. But he loved watching a spectacle, and there were plenty to see in Qiu Yang City. On top of that, some sucker was providing free food and lodging, so of course he was happy to stay.

As for that so-called Sun Moon United Heart Art, it was obviously a trap. He hadn't even bothered trying it!

Shi Feizhe pondered. Thick Brows had explained it on the way over: they were all provisional disciples for now. Only if they mastered the Sun Moon United Heart Art within a month would they become outer disciples of the sect.

If they failed to cultivate it successfully within a month, they would simply pay five taels of silver, and the two sides would part on good terms.

He was about to say something else when he heard Thick Brows's voice outside.

"Disciples who arrived at the compound today, come out into the courtyard!"

When Shi Feizhe heard Thick Brows, he told Fan Jianqiang and then opened the door and went out to the courtyard.

Besides Shi Feizhe, there were two others in the courtyard: one was named Yang Yang, the other Qian Xin. All three were the so-called provisional disciples recruited in the city by the Sun Moon Radiance Sect that day.

"My name is Yin Tieyan. You can call me Senior Brother Yin! The three of you, come with me to see the Teaching Elder, Elder Hua!" After Thick Brows, Yin Tieyan, finished speaking, he led the way.

The three of them followed Yin Tieyan out of the compound. After passing through two smaller courtyards, they arrived at another place.

It seemed to be a training ground, with a rather large square. Knives, spears, staffs, stone locks, wooden dummies, and the like were set out across it.

Yin Tieyan brought the three of them into a hall within the training ground and said, "Martial Uncle Hua, I've brought the provisional disciples."

"Come in!"

As Shi Feizhe entered the hall, he first caught the scent of incense. Then he saw carved redwood and expensive furniture. The most eye-catching thing in the room was a glass fish tank two or three meters long. Inside were a lotus, several small fish, and a few pieces of bluestone. It looked quite elegant.

They had glass fish tanks in this era?

But considering the awe-inspiring presence of True Person Realm experts in this world, perhaps making glass by hand wasn't impossible.

Forget True Person Realm experts—even Circulatory Heaven Experts could probably make glass by hand, as long as their cultivation technique was suited to it!

Elder Hua was the dignified-looking man Shi Feizhe had seen during the day. He watched with satisfaction as they stared in shock at the glass fish tank. He had spent quite a bit of silver on the thing, specifically so he could see people's astonished expressions.

What was the point of being rich if you couldn't show off? That would be no different from being poor.

"Thanks for your hard work. You can go now," Elder Hua said to Yin Tieyan.

"Yes!" Yin Tieyan bowed to Elder Hua, then left.

"I am Hua Wushuang, the Teaching Elder of the Sun Moon Radiance Sect. It is the good fortune of our sect—and of you—that fate brought you three to become provisional disciples of the Sun Moon Radiance Sect!" Hua Wushuang gestured for the three of them to sit down before continuing:

"The foundational cultivation technique of our Sun Moon Radiance Sect is the Sun Moon Radiance Art. Once mastered, it lets you bear the sun and moon upon your shoulders, wielding boundless power."

"But this technique is quite difficult to learn. You must first cultivate the Sun Moon United Heart Art. Therefore, to ensure our sect's legacy, we have to sift through the martial world like great waves washing away the sand and select our disciples from among its people!"

"I'm sure Yin Tieyan has already explained the other matters to you. I will now teach you the Sun Moon United Heart Art. I hope you will practice diligently, master it soon, and become members of the Sun Moon Radiance Sect!"

Hua Wushuang rattled off a string of words that may or may not have been true. Shi Feizhe grew a little drowsy listening to him.

Why did Elder Hua's words sound so familiar? It was like he was painting someone a grand vision.

The other two were listening with their hearts racing. The Sun Moon Radiance Sect was, after all, a famous local sect. Joining a sect like this would give them quite an impressive status!

"Thank you for your guidance, Elder!" they said in unison.

The two of them knew just what to say, making Shi Feizhe look rather out of step. Hua Wushuang glanced at him but didn't care. In his eyes, these technique testers were nothing but disposable tools!

"Ahem..." Hua Wushuang cleared his throat and said, "You all have a foundation of vital energy, so you can visualize deities. The Sun Moon United Heart Art is a unique technique that lets you focus on two things at once, visualizing two deities—or even several—simultaneously."

"Our Sun Moon Radiance Art requires you to bear the sun and moon upon your shoulders, so naturally, you must focus on two things at once and visualize both the sun and the moon..."

He began speaking at length, explaining and teaching the three of them the Sun Moon United Heart Art!

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