A Prison of One's Own Making

After seeing off the leaders of the Five Great Immortal Sects, Emperor Xia heard the call of his ancestor, who summoned him to the forbidden area, as he had important matters to discuss.

"Ancestor, what is it?" Emperor Xia arrived at the forbidden area and respectfully bowed to his ancestor.

After waiting for a long time without receiving a response from his ancestor, Emperor Xia secretly raised his head.

When he looked up and saw his ancestor's forced smile, he instinctively took a few steps back.

"I heard you just encouraged Yun Zhi to teach me a lesson?"

Emperor Xia was shocked. The palace was shrouded in a celestial array, and only he and Yun Zhi were present. How did the ancestor know this?!

"Nonsense, I set up the immortal array, of course I can listen to it however I want!"

"You brat, I think I didn't beat you enough when you were a kid!" The ancestor stretched out his big hand and squeezed Emperor Xia into the forbidden area.

"Grandpa, please go easy on me! You watched me grow up, and it hurts you more to hit me!"

"Don't worry, my heart is as firm as iron!"

Soon, a shrill scream echoed from the forbidden area.

No wonder there are rumors in the palace that an undead ominous creature is suppressed in the forbidden area, and that the ominous creature is often worn down by the formation, emitting a miserable wail.

Of course, some eunuchs and palace maids said it might have been Emperor Xia who shouted it, but such speculation was considered highly disrespectful and did not spread.

Even if it spreads, people will probably think it's a rumor.

"Brother Lu, do you want to learn a new Law Technique? Senior Brother Ji Hongwen will teach you." Lu Yang was practicing his swordplay while dressed in a smart white outfit when Man Gu approached him, accompanied by Man Gu Meng Jingzhou.

"I was also summoned here by Man Gu," Meng Jingzhou explained with a smile. Why wouldn't he want to learn another Law Technique?

"Why would Senior Brother Ji Hongwen suddenly decide to teach us Law Technique?" Lu Yang asked curiously.

Ji Hongwen is the eldest disciple of the Fourth Elder. He is skilled in painting and his cultivation level is comparable to that of his senior brother Dai Bufan.

"Oh, is that so?" Man Gu explained, "I think Confucian cultivators should fight more elegantly. Fighting like this with a big iron hammer is not the style of a normal Confucian cultivator, so I want to learn some refined Law Technique."

Lu Yang looked at Celestial Person Man Gu astonishment, utterly amazed.

Is it possible that the Man Gu is about to break the Curse placed on the Barbarian race by the Immortal Fairy? Congratulations! Congratulations!

"Besides, my hammer was sent to Li Haoran for an upgrade, so I won't be able to practice hammer techniques for a while. I might as well find something else to do."

"Then I went to Senior Brother Ji and asked if he could teach me a couple of Confucian cultivation Law Technique. He said yes. I asked if I could learn with you two, and he said yes. So, I came to find you and Brother Meng."

Lu Yang nodded. "Thank you for your thoughtfulness."

Man Gu quickly said, "Brother Lu, what are you saying? I've learned a lot from following you and Brother Meng. I'm just taking advantage of the situation so that when Senior Brother Ji teaches me, he can teach you too."

Meng Jingzhou patted Man Gu on the shoulder. "That's called going with the flow."

"Brother Meng is indeed very learned."

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

The three arrived at the bamboo forest. Senior Brother Ji Hongwen was dozing in the pavilion, but he woke up as soon as they stepped into the bamboo forest.

Lu Yang shook his head; his sleep quality was far worse than that of the Immortal Fairy.

The Immortal Fairy is still sleeping soundly.

"You're here?" Senior Brother Ji greeted him with a smile.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Ji!" the three greeted in unison, bowing with their hands clasped.

Senior Brother Ji adopted a serious expression. "Man Gu Brother Mangu asked me to teach him a Confucian cultivation Law Technique, which is fine with me. However, Confucian cultivation Law Technique are always difficult to learn, and it's not certain that you can master them. All three of you are geniuses, and I hope that even if you can't learn them, you won't be discouraged."

Man Gu was full of confidence in Lu Yang: "Brother Lu's Law Technique talent far surpasses mine; he will definitely be able to learn it!"

Senior Brother Ji shook his head and chuckled, feeling that Man Gu's words were an exaggeration.

Aside from the eldest sister, who can guarantee they'll actually learn Law Technique?

"The Law Technique I'm teaching you is called 'Drawing a Circle on the Ground as a Prison'."

"You've all heard of this Law Technique. Just draw a circle on the ground, and you can confine your opponent inside. Combined with a fierce attack, they'll have nowhere to escape and will have to take your hits!"

The three men's eyes lit up; they hadn't expected it to be this Law Technique, "Drawing a Circle on the Ground as a Prison," which was quite famous.

With a simple draw of a circle, one can trap their opponent—how elegant! It's a first-rate celestial technique!

"Let me demonstrate for you."

Senior Brother Ji extended a finger and, using his hand as a pen, gently drew a circle around Lu Yang and the other two. The three then found themselves blocked by an invisible barrier, unable to leave.

Man Gu and Meng Jingzhou tried to break the barrier with brute force, but to no avail.

Lu Yang tried to use the Shrinking Earth technique to leave underground, but he crashed into the ground and failed.

"Haha, this is what they call drawing a circle on the ground and imprisoning yourself." Senior Brother Ji casually canceled the circle.

"To learn how to draw a circle on the ground, you must first be able to draw a circle freehand, and secondly, you must memorize the Mnemonic."

Senior Brother Ji asked the three of them to draw a circle, but they drew a crooked circle that looked like a circle made of caterpillars.

"Look at what you've drawn, it looks like an egg." Meng Jingzhou mocked Lu Yang.

Lu Yang glanced at Meng Jingzhou's drawing. "You're not even as good as me. It looks like a tea egg."

"Tea eggs are worth more than your regular eggs."

"It's also troublesome to do."

The point of their argument gradually shifted away from painting.

"Practice more, and controlling your body to draw isn't difficult for a cultivator," Senior Brother Ji advised the three, and Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou finally stopped their pointless argument.

Just as Senior Brother Ji said, as long as you consciously control your body, you can quickly draw a circle freehand.

"I'll teach you another Mnemonic. Listen carefully, you must not only remember the words, but also the tone of each word!"

"The situation is untenable, and the arguments are unyielding..."

The three listened attentively, trying hard to remember every word and its tone. They stumbled and tried several times before finally memorizing them all.

"Finally, and most importantly, you must thoroughly understand the Mnemonic and let it naturally transform into the circulation path of your spiritual energy within your body in order to successfully cast the Law Technique!"

Ji Hongwen warned the three that they should not be complacent in learning to draw a circle around themselves.

Man Gu silently recited the Mnemonic, attempting to use the "Draw a Circle on the Ground as a Prison" technique. He circled around himself again and again, but never succeeded.

Meng Jingzhou was slightly stronger than Man Gu, probably because he had better comprehension. After trying to use it many times, he occasionally managed to form an invisible cage with a few circles, but the success rate was too low, so it certainly couldn't be used in actual combat now.

"You don't need to be impatient. When I was learning this Law Technique, I was at the Golden Core stage, and even then, it took me five days to learn it." Ji Hongwen was afraid of discouraging the three of them, but in fact, he learned it in just two days.

"Let's see how Lu Yang is doing with his studies?"

At this moment, Lu Yang closed his eyes, repeating the Mnemonic in his mind over and over again. He imagined himself as the person who created the Law Technique, and wondered what his original motivations were when he created Law Technique.

Lu Yang opened his eyes, which were bright and alert.

"I've got it!" Lu Yang exclaimed confidently and calmly, like a martial arts master who had practiced for fifty years, who had come to the arena and defeated a powerful opponent with ease.

Lu Yang's voice caught the attention of Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu, who stopped practicing to check on Lu Yang.

Is it possible for Lu Yang to succeed on his first try?

Even the Man Gu, who thought Lu Yang's Law Technique talent was astonishing, didn't believe Lu Yang could succeed.

You should at least practice a few more times.

Following Ji Shixiong's example, Lu Yang extended his index finger and drew a perfect circle around himself.

"Draw a circle on the ground and imprison yourself!"

Then Lu Yang noticed that the surrounding scenery had changed.

It was dark and silent; the pillars trapped him, and thick layers of earth covered his head.

This is the dungeon.

Lu Yang: "... So what I learned was drawing dungeons?"