Arc 2The Movement Art and Six Attributes

Luo Yunji revised Azure Clouds' cultivation method, then devised a movement technique while Zhang Xiaofan practiced it and injured himself. The arc left Tian Buyi and He Dazhi asking Luo Yunji to explain the different cultivation attributes he had discovered.

  • Luo Yunji taught Zhang Xiaofan his modified Taiji Mystic Purity Dao and guided him through preparing a meal in black-jointed bamboo, which Tian Buyi and the disciples later shared.
  • Tian Buyi entered Luo Yunji’s sea of consciousness and learned that a mysterious second soul shared Luo Yunji’s body, then returned and told Su Ru that the soul had no wish to interfere.
  • Luo Yunji revealed that his revised cultivation method completed the fifth level, and Tian Buyi confirmed that Zhang Xiaofan was close to reaching the second level.
  • After a monkey stole his wine, Luo Yunji began devising a movement art, spent days working through the problem, and taught Zhang Xiaofan its footwork.
  • Zhang Xiaofan practiced for a month and injured himself, so Luo Yunji carried him home and treated his feet with medicinal soaks and massages.
  • Luo Yunji demonstrated that he could freeze water, and He Dazhi proposed that the revised method allowed cultivators to develop different attributes without magic treasures.
  • He Dazhi showed Luo Yunji his Taiji Seal and asked about its attributes, and Luo Yunji identified wind among six major categories before describing spirit as consciousness, spiritual sense, and self-awareness.
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Ch. 26Troublesome Delicacy

Luo Yunji excitedly revealed that he had modified Azure Clouds' cultivation method, then put Zhang Xiaofan to work preparing an elaborate bamboo-cooked meat dish. The cooking was still underway when Luo Yunji carried the stuffed black-jointed bamboo out of the kitchen, leaving Zhang Xiaofan to follow him.

  • Luo Yunji told Zhang Xiaofan he had adapted Zhang Xiaofan's cultivation method into a new version of Azure Clouds' Taiji Mystic Purity Dao, and Zhang Xiaofan worried Master would punish him for it.
  • Luo Yunji taught Zhang Xiaofan the modified cultivation method, then hugged him like a quilt and fell asleep while Zhang Xiaofan stayed awake in dread.
  • Luo Yunji began cultivating the new method and advanced further, while Zhang Xiaofan eventually practiced it under his expectant gaze.
  • Luo Yunji directed Zhang Xiaofan through a complicated series of cooking preparations, including blanching meat and combining bamboo shoots, water taro, dew, seasonings, and meat inside black-jointed bamboo.
  • Luo Yunji explained how to cook the bamboo by washing it with water and roasting it over changing levels of fire, then picked it up and left the kitchen as Zhang Xiaofan followed.

Ch. 27The Two Missing Little Ones

Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan spent the day preparing a bamboo-cooked meat dish on the rear mountain, worrying their sect when they failed to return. After they were found and brought before Tian Buyi and Su Ru, Luo Yunji proudly guarded the muddy bundle while Zhang Xiaofan explained what they had done.

  • Luo Yunji made Zhang Xiaofan stay beside him while he used spells to prepare and roast their food inside black bamboo.
  • Luo Yunji finished cooking, wrapped the bamboo in wet mud, and celebrated his supposedly world-famous meat dish.
  • Song Daren and the other senior brothers found Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan, then carried Luo Yunji and his muddy treasure back to the central hall.
  • Tian Buyi questioned the two disciples, and Zhang Xiaofan recounted their day while Luo Yunji clung to the muddy bundle.
  • Tian Buyi scolded Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan, while Su Ru asked to see the treasure Luo Yunji was holding.

Ch. 28A Rare Delicacy

Luo Yunji revealed that the black-jointed bamboo held a fragrant meat delicacy, shared half with the hall, and enjoyed the rest with Zhang Xiaofan. The next morning, Sixth Brother, Fifth Brother, and Third Brother asked Zhang Xiaofan about the recipe book Luo Yunji had used.

  • Luo Yunji split open the black-jointed bamboo, revealing a fragrant pink filling, and reluctantly gave half to Tian Buyi and the others.
  • Zhang Xiaofan shielded Luo Yunji as the two hurried back to their lodgings with their half of the delicacy.
  • Su Ru had Sixth Brother divide the remaining food among everyone in the central hall.
  • Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan shared their food, then Zhang Xiaofan prepared hot water so they could bathe before bed.
  • The next morning, Sixth Brother asked Zhang Xiaofan how the dish had been made, and Zhang Xiaofan said Luo Yunji followed a recipe book.
  • Fifth Brother and Third Brother joined Sixth Brother in asking where Luo Yunji's recipe book was.

Ch. 29The Fourth Senior Brother Breaks Down

After Big Bamboo Peak's disciples became obsessed with Zhang Xiaofan's cooking, He Dazhi struggled to teach Luo Yunji, who kept falling asleep during lessons. Tian Buyi and Su Ru joined the lesson and ordered He Dazhi to continue teaching while they watched.

  • Zhang Xiaofan gave Sixth Brother a recipe booklet, and Tian Buyi learned that Xiaofan had used spiritual power to make the dishes.
  • The disciples discovered the booklet was called Things I Want to Eat, and He Dazhi was blamed for teaching Zhang Xiaofan to read its strange writing.
  • He Dazhi tried to teach Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji, but Luo Yunji slept through the lesson and drooled over his practice paper.
  • Tian Buyi followed He Dazhi to the lesson, saw Luo Yunji sleeping, and jabbed him with Scarlet Flame to wake him.
  • Su Ru and the other disciples arrived, and Tian Buyi told He Dazhi to continue teaching while he and Su Ru watched.

Ch. 30Mysterious Gaze

Tian Buyi suspected that another existence lived in Luo Yunji’s sea of consciousness after glimpsing its emotionless gaze. He entered the sea of consciousness again and found a world built entirely from books, where the mysterious presence addressed him.

  • During class, Tian Buyi glimpsed a crystalline figure behind Luo Yunji and was overcome by terror, shaking and sweating until Su Ru and the disciples brought him back to himself.
  • Tian Buyi concluded that an additional existence might be inside Luo Yunji’s sea of consciousness and spent the day distracted, keeping his suspicion from Su Ru.
  • At midnight, Tian Buyi carried the sleeping Luo Yunji to his cultivation room, telling Su Ru he had to find the answer and asking her to guard them.
  • Tian Buyi used the Spirit-Concentrating Pearl to enter Luo Yunji’s sea of consciousness while Su Ru watched over them.
  • Tian Buyi found a vast world of books arranged into mountains, trees, stones, and a city, then heard the mysterious presence ask, “Looking for me?”

Ch. 31Mysterious Existence

Tian Buyi learned that Luo Yunji’s soul had been restored by a mysterious second soul sharing his body, then returned to find Luo Yunji missing. Zhang Xiaofan’s frantic search had alarmed Big Bamboo Peak and sent Song Daren rushing to Tian Buyi’s room.

  • A mysterious voice showed Tian Buyi visions revealing that a light in the river had gathered and repaired the shattered soul of the dead infant who became Luo Yunji.
  • The voice told Tian Buyi that it and Luo Yunji were two souls in one body, and that it would leave when Luo Yunji died, taking its essence and soul with it.
  • Tian Buyi returned to his body and told Su Ru that Luo Yunji’s soul had been mended and that the other soul had no wish to interfere with his life.
  • Tian Buyi and Su Ru stayed awake watching Luo Yunji, but Tian Buyi tossed the sleeping child out of the room when Song Daren arrived.
  • Zhang Xiaofan woke to find Luo Yunji missing, searched everywhere, and raised an alarm across Big Bamboo Peak, prompting Song Daren to rush to Tian Buyi’s room.

Ch. 32Can One Rest Easy on a High Pillow?

Luo Yunji took the phrase “rest easy on a high pillow” literally, setting off a pillow fight among the disciples that ended with Tian Buyi ordering everyone outside to kneel. Song Daren was exposed as the owner of the shoe that had hit Tian Buyi, leaving the disciples quietly amused as their master came out to punish them.

  • Luo Yunji stacked pillows high and tried to rest his head on them, prompting the disciples to laugh at his uncomfortable pose.
  • Embarrassed and angry, Luo Yunji threw pillows at the senior disciples, who eventually retaliated after Tian Buyi urged them not to indulge him.
  • Zhang Xiaofan helped Luo Yunji catch pillows, while Tian Linger joined the senior disciples in throwing them at him.
  • A shoe flew into Tian Buyi's hand, and he unleashed his cultivation and ordered every disciple outside to kneel.
  • Tian Buyi realized Song Daren was hopping on one leg to hide his missing shoe, then struck his back with the shoe and sent him outside.
  • The kneeling disciples watched Song Daren put on his shoe and tried to stifle their laughter as Tian Buyi came out with a chair.

Ch. 33As If the Brat Knew How to Take a Hint

Tian Buyi tried to discipline his disciples by making them kneel, but Luo Yunji’s antics and refusal to obey turned the punishment into a fight. The chapter ended with Tian Buyi powering up Scarlet Flame to subdue Luo Yunji.

  • Tian Buyi rearranged the kneeling disciples, then ordered Zhang Xiaofan to cook while keeping Song Daren and Luo Yunji kneeling.
  • Luo Yunji followed Zhang Xiaofan toward the kitchen, so Tian Buyi hauled him back and ordered him to kneel properly.
  • Tian Buyi confiscated Luo Yunji’s food and ate some, prompting Luo Yunji to attack with a Taiji Seal and then a barrage of water arrows.
  • Tian Buyi warned Luo Yunji not to damage Big Bamboo Peak, but the clash shattered Tian Buyi’s chair and left him furious.
  • Su Ru arrived as Tian Buyi summoned Scarlet Flame and raised his aura to subdue Luo Yunji.

Ch. 34How Could a Secret Cavern Be Mundane?

Luo Yunji’s antics disrupted Tian Buyi’s lesson, while He Dazhi recorded the day’s events and Tian Buyi gave up on correcting Luo Yunji’s handwriting. Later, Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan reached their hidden cavern in the rear mountain and admired its pools, flowers, and sunlight.

  • Luo Yunji complained to Su Ru that Tian Buyi had stolen his food, and Su Ru took the bundle from Tian Buyi and returned it to him.
  • He Dazhi sketched the day’s events and decided Luo Yunji should practice writing for an hour each day.
  • Tian Buyi gave up trying to improve Luo Yunji’s handwriting after seeing him connect an entire line with one stroke.
  • Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan carried a jar of fruit wine toward their secret stronghold, with Luo Yunji complaining that Zhang Xiaofan should carry him by flying.
  • Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan entered the hidden cavern inside a giant boulder and discovered its sunlit pools, vines, flowers, and sweet spring water.

Ch. 35Surely There Are Dishes, So How Could There Be No Wine

Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan built a bamboo hut and prepared monkey wine by heating fruit brew and bamboo tubes. They planned to store the blended wine in the bamboo, while Zhang Xiaofan reflected on how much his cultivation had improved under Luo Yunji’s guidance.

  • Luo Yunji directed Zhang Xiaofan as he built a bamboo hut, which collapsed once before they rebuilt it successfully.
  • Luo Yunji revealed a gourd of monkey wine and asked Zhang Xiaofan to fetch the bamboo tubes they had soaked.
  • Zhang Xiaofan used spiritual fire to dry the bamboo tubes while Luo Yunji heated the jar and gourd to purify the fruit brew.
  • Zhang Xiaofan finished roasting the bamboo tubes and questioned why Luo Yunji was heating the wine.
  • Luo Yunji explained that they would blend the concentrated fruit brew with spiritual water, then store it in bamboo tubes after Zhang Xiaofan pierced them.

Ch. 36How Could a Secret Brew Be an Ordinary Thing

Luo Yunji diluted and prepared the fruit brew, then shared the concentrated remainder with Zhang Xiaofan. After Luo Yunji fell asleep drunk, Zhang Xiaofan drank the rest, cultivated with the brew’s help, and carried his sleeping junior brother away as dusk fell.

  • Zhang Xiaofan fetched earthspring water while Luo Yunji used spiritual power to divide the fruit brew among seventeen bamboo tubes.
  • Luo Yunji blended the remaining brew with spring water, heated it with spirit fire, and gave Zhang Xiaofan the concentrated sedimented essence to drink.
  • Zhang Xiaofan declined the wine at first so he could watch over Luo Yunji, but Luo Yunji urged him to drink after passing out against him.
  • Zhang Xiaofan drank the remaining brew and circulated the Taiji Mystic Purity Dao, increasing his cultivation without getting drunk.
  • Zhang Xiaofan tidied the kitchen, strapped the bamboo tube to his waist, carried Luo Yunji on his back, and left as the sky darkened.

Ch. 37How Could Secrets Last Forever

Luo Yunji recovered his hidden wine, and Tian Buyi ordered his disciples to descend the mountain to seek opportunities and magical treasures. When Luo Yunji’s Taiji Diagram Seal appeared, Tian Buyi recognized something suspicious and struck Zhang Xiaofan, leaving him injured.

  • Luo Yunji retrieved his bamboo tube of secret wine and learned Zhang Xiaofan had drunk some and gained cultivation.
  • Tian Buyi told the four senior brothers who had reached the fourth level to prepare to descend the mountain, then ordered them to take Luo Yunji along.
  • Luo Yunji complained about going, and Tian Buyi scolded him before striking at him in their usual after-dinner quarrel.
  • Luo Yunji blocked Tian Buyi’s force with an azure-and-gold Taiji Diagram Seal, making everyone question how he had learned it.
  • Tian Buyi struck Zhang Xiaofan with another palm, breaking through Zhang Xiaofan’s seal and knocking him down as Su Ru and the disciples rushed to protect him.

Ch. 38How Could a Monstrous Talent Be Ordinary?

Tian Buyi confronted Zhang Xiaofan over his suspicious cultivation method, but Luo Yunji revealed that he had modified the Taiji Mystic Purity Dao himself. The chapter ended with Tian Buyi confirming that Zhang Xiaofan was already nearing the second level after less than a year of practice.

  • Luo Yunji focused on food while Zhang Xiaofan stayed silent and knelt, trying to keep his junior brother from being blamed for teaching him the method.
  • Su Ru and He Dazhi questioned Luo Yunji about Zhang Xiaofan's practice, prompting Luo Yunji to display his own gold-and-blue Taiji Seal.
  • Zhang Xiaofan shielded Luo Yunji and begged Tian Buyi to punish him instead, while Luo Yunji cried and tried to stop Zhang Xiaofan from hurting himself by kowtowing.
  • Luo Yunji said he had modified the Taiji Mystic Purity Dao and claimed the original method was incomplete because it contained only the first four levels.
  • Luo Yunji said his revision completed the fifth level and made the earlier levels easier to break through, and Tian Buyi checked Zhang Xiaofan's cultivation and confirmed he was nearly at the second level.

Ch. 39Sweet Pain

After Luo Yunji’s strange Taiji Seals revealed Buddhist and water attributes, Tian Buyi stopped questioning Zhang Xiaofan’s cultivation and took the two younger disciples to Heaven-Reaching Peak to consult the sect leader. Su Ru warned the others to keep Luo Yunji’s unusual sea of consciousness secret, while Old Six suggested they learn the improved cultivation method.

  • Luo Yunji showed Tian Buyi a cyan-blue Taiji Seal and explained that its blue aspect came from water while its golden aspect came from Buddhist cultivation.
  • Luo Yunji offered to copy Buddhist scriptures from his sea of consciousness if Tian Buyi stopped making Zhang Xiaofan kowtow, but Tian Buyi went to his bedroom to rest.
  • Luo Yunji helped Zhang Xiaofan up and asked whether he could still cook tasty food the next day, and Zhang Xiaofan happily agreed.
  • At dawn, Tian Buyi took Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji to Heaven-Reaching Peak to address the abnormalities in their cultivation methods.
  • Su Ru told the disciples not to reveal Luo Yunji’s sea of consciousness and explained that it might contain powerful cultivation formulas.
  • Old Six proposed that the disciples learn Luo Yunji’s improved cultivation method.

Ch. 40How Could a Bear Child Be Heartless?

Tian Buyi and the disciples began studying the more complete version of the Taiji Mystic Purity Dao while Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji gathered ingredients in the back mountain. After a monkey stole their wine, Luo Yunji decided to go home and borrow a treasure, but ended up riding Big Yellow instead.

  • Tian Buyi postponed the trip down the mountain and sent the disciples to cultivate with the modified Taiji Mystic Purity Dao.
  • Wu Dayi said Zhang Xiaofan had taken Luo Yunji to the back mountain to gather ingredients, and Tian Buyi ordered the others to practice.
  • Luo Yunji offered Zhang Xiaofan monkey wine to make up for his punishment, then took it back after Zhang Xiaofan promised he was not angry.
  • A gray monkey stole the bamboo tube of wine, and Luo Yunji tried to chase it before tiring out and deciding to borrow a treasure from Big Fatty.
  • Luo Yunji pounced on Big Yellow and climbed onto his back, but Big Yellow could not stand up.

Ch. 41The Bear Cub's Striving

Luo Yunji used Tian Buyi’s “Scarlet Flame” to prepare to chase the monkey that had stolen his food, but struggled to ride the flying sword. The chapter ended with him falling off it for the eleventh time.

  • Luo Yunji wrestled with Big Yellow, then asked Tian Buyi for permission to borrow “Scarlet Flame” so he could pursue the monkey that stole his food.
  • Zhang Xiaofan made Luo Yunji’s new meatball recipe, and the disciples and Tian Buyi enjoyed the dish before agreeing to divide such meals into portions.
  • Tian Buyi asked why Luo Yunji had taken “Scarlet Flame,” and Luo Yunji declared that he would use the flying sword to chase the monkey.
  • Luo Yunji practiced riding “Scarlet Flame” but fell off for the eleventh time and complained that the sword was useless.

Ch. 42Master's Fury

Luo Yunji struggled to learn sword flight and mocked the difficulty, prompting Tian Buyi to lose patience with his laziness. The chapter left Tian Buyi’s flying sword pursuing the wailing Luo Yunji while Zhang Xiaofan tried to protect him.

  • Luo Yunji failed to control Scarlet Flame properly and blamed the sword, then challenged Tian Buyi to find a cultivation method for running faster.
  • Luo Yunji claimed he would invent a new cultivation method, but immediately asked Zhang Xiaofan to carry him, making Tian Buyi choke on his tea.
  • Tian Buyi rushed to the practice ground to discipline Luo Yunji, while Zhang Xiaofan stood in his way and defended his junior brother.
  • Luo Yunji crawled away on the ground, and Tian Buyi lightly poked his backside with Scarlet Flame, making him wail.
  • Zhang Xiaofan grabbed for Scarlet Flame’s hilt but was thrown back by its force as Tian Buyi sent the sword toward Luo Yunji again.

Ch. 43A Senior Brother's "Tender" Love

Tian Buyi used his flying sword to punish Luo Yunji for being lazy, while Zhang Xiaofan and the other disciples indulged and teased the youngest disciple. The next morning, Luo Yunji sulked at everyone and ran off with Zhang Xiaofan, leaving Tian Buyi irritated with the way the others spoiled him.

  • Tian Buyi chased Luo Yunji around the training field with Scarlet Flame, while Tian Linger and the senior brothers cheered and Zhang Xiaofan tried to catch the sword.
  • Zhang Xiaofan carried the exhausted Luo Yunji home, checked his uninjured but reddened bottom, and urged him to exercise more; Luo Yunji insisted he would simply follow Zhang Xiaofan wherever he went.
  • Song Daren and the other senior brothers visited Luo Yunji, teased him about the punishment, and rubbed him through the quilt until Zhang Xiaofan protected him.
  • Luo Yunji fell asleep clinging to Zhang Xiaofan, then sulked at everyone the next morning before grabbing Zhang Xiaofan and running off.
  • Tian Buyi grew displeased with the disciples for spoiling Luo Yunji and left the dining hall in a huff.

Ch. 44The Paradox of a New Art

Song Daren and his disciples discussed Tian Buyi’s worries about Luo Yunji’s childish nature, while Zhang Xiaofan listened as Luo Yunji struggled to invent a movement art. Luo Yunji found a promising clue involving space, direction, and time, and Zhang Xiaofan later told Tian Buyi about his effort.

  • Old Four explained that Tian Buyi feared Luo Yunji would suffer if his willful nature went unchecked, and Song Daren agreed that the nine-year-old had rarely left Big Bamboo Peak.
  • Old Six imagined taking Luo Yunji down the mountain once the senior brothers reached the fifth cultivation level, while Song Daren blushed at Old Two’s teasing about Wen Min.
  • At their rear-mountain hideout, Luo Yunji told Zhang Xiaofan he wanted to create a cultivation art to catch up with the monkey that had stolen his things.
  • Luo Yunji explained that movement arts required constant motion while spiritual energy circulation required stillness, leaving Zhang Xiaofan unable to help him solve the contradiction.
  • After seeing Zhang Xiaofan approach, Luo Yunji had a flash of insight and began considering space, direction, and time as possible clues.
  • Zhang Xiaofan carried Luo Yunji back without disturbing him, then told Tian Buyi that Luo Yunji was trying to create a movement art and had become lost in thought.

Ch. 45A Thread for the New Art

Luo Yunji filled his room with notes while devising a movement technique, and Tian Buyi and the others waited anxiously. He eventually taught the awkward Zhang Xiaofan the technique’s footwork, leaving him still struggling through its twelve steps.

  • Zhang Xiaofan told Tian Buyi that Luo Yunji was working on a movement technique, and Tian Buyi explained why such techniques were rare.
  • Old Sixth found Luo Yunji writing among piles of paper covered in symbols, and Tian Buyi recognized that he was trying to solve the movement technique problem.
  • After days of waiting and relying on hidden food, Zhang Xiaofan brought supplies back to Luo Yunji, while Old Sixth praised Zhang Xiaofan’s cooking.
  • Luo Yunji emerged after several more days and took Zhang Xiaofan to their secret stronghold to teach him the technique’s footwork.
  • Zhang Xiaofan practiced for a month and reached the eighth of twelve steps, while Luo Yunji admitted he found practicing too tiring.

Ch. 46Xiaofan's Touching Moment

Luo Yunji trained Zhang Xiaofan in a new footwork method until Zhang Xiaofan was injured, then brought him back to rest. After tending to Zhang Xiaofan’s feet, Luo Yunji persuaded him to learn massage so he could enjoy foot soaks too.

  • Luo Yunji ended Zhang Xiaofan’s footwork practice after Zhang Xiaofan twisted his foot and neck, then used Scarlet Flame to carry him back.
  • Du Bishu and Lu Daxin saw Zhang Xiaofan return battered, and Sixth Brother explained why Zhang Xiaofan had previously carried Luo Yunji home himself.
  • Zhang Xiaofan could not cook because of his injuries, so Sixth Brother agreed to make dinner while Zhang Xiaofan fell asleep.
  • Luo Yunji soaked and massaged Zhang Xiaofan’s swollen feet, muttering that he wanted revenge on a monkey that had stolen his things.
  • Luo Yunji asked Zhang Xiaofan to learn massage so he could receive foot soaks in return, and Zhang Xiaofan happily agreed.

Ch. 47The Bear Child's Attendance

Luo Yunji treated Zhang Xiaofan’s sprained foot while Zhang Xiaofan reflected on how Big Bamboo Peak had become his home. As Luo Yunji continued teaching him movement footwork to catch the monkey, he revealed he could cool hot water with ease, surprising Song Daren.

  • Luo Yunji gave Zhang Xiaofan three medicinal foot soaks and massages, and Zhang Xiaofan felt his injury improving.
  • Zhang Xiaofan carried the sleeping Luo Yunji onto the bed and reflected that his senior brothers, master, mistress, senior sister, and little junior brother made Big Bamboo Peak feel like home.
  • Song Daren entered with Luo Yunji and asked how Zhang Xiaofan had sprained his foot; Luo Yunji explained it happened while Zhang Xiaofan practiced movement footwork.
  • Luo Yunji resumed treating Zhang Xiaofan’s feet, and the hot medicinal water cooled when he placed his hand in it.
  • Song Daren tested the water and asked how Luo Yunji had cooled it, while Luo Yunji explained that water could be made hot, cold, or even turned to ice.

Ch. 48Everyone's Questions

Luo Yunji demonstrated that he could create an ice sphere without using a magic treasure, prompting He Dazhi to suspect that his improved Taiji Mystic Purity Dao cultivated elemental attributes directly. The disciples discovered their own Taiji Seals showed different attributes, but they still needed to ask Luo Yunji what was happening.

  • Luo Yunji lifted water from a basin and froze it into a sphere, startling Song Daren, who hurried away with the ice to show Tian Buyi.
  • Song Daren warned Tian Buyi that the ice technique belonged to Dragon Head Peak, and Tian Buyi considered asking the sect leader to mediate.
  • He Dazhi proposed that Luo Yunji's cultivation method could cultivate attributes without relying on magic treasures, unlike Azure Clouds' usual techniques.
  • He Dazhi and Lu Daxin displayed Taiji Seals with different colors, and the group identified Lu Daxin's as having a metal attribute.
  • He Dazhi explained that he could not identify his own attribute and had been unable to find Luo Yunji or Zhang Xiaofan; Tian Buyi ordered someone to call Luo Yunji, but Song Daren worried about interrupting him treating Zhang Xiaofan's injury.

Ch. 49The Exposed Secret Brew

Tian Buyi learned that Zhang Xiaofan had created a movement technique, but Song Daren explained that Zhang Xiaofan had refused to teach it to the others. Song Daren went to summon him and caught him and Luo Yunji secretly sharing monkey wine, then negotiated a taste for himself.

  • Tian Buyi was shocked to hear that Zhang Xiaofan had created a technique for running fast and ordered Song Daren to bring him over.
  • Luo Yunji praised Zhang Xiaofan’s recovery and joined him in sharing snacks and monkey wine in bed.
  • Song Daren walked in, noticed the wine, and threatened to tell Tian Buyi unless he could taste it.
  • Zhang Xiaofan reassured Luo Yunji that they could get more monkey wine, and Luo Yunji poured Song Daren half a cup.
  • Song Daren savored the wine while Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan hid with the bamboo tube.

Ch. 50Unknown Knowledge

Luo Yunji went with Zhang Xiaofan and Song Daren to meet Tian Buyi, where He Dazhi asked about the attributes produced by the improved Taiji Mystic Purity Dao. Luo Yunji began explaining the six attribute categories, but struggled to recall details and was left answering He Dazhi’s questions.

  • Song Daren told Luo Yunji that Tian Buyi and Su Ru wanted to see him, and Zhang Xiaofan joined them on the way to the central hall.
  • Luo Yunji complained to Tian Buyi that Song Daren had snatched his food, and Tian Buyi rebuked Song Daren before asking Luo Yunji to help He Dazhi with a cultivation question.
  • He Dazhi showed Luo Yunji his Taiji Seal and asked whether the improved Taiji Mystic Purity Dao produced different attributes for different people.
  • Luo Yunji said He Dazhi’s attribute seemed to be wind and listed metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and spirit as the six major categories.
  • Tian Buyi asked whether Luo Yunji had learned this from books in his sea of consciousness, and Luo Yunji agreed to explain after He Dazhi offered to ask questions.
  • He Dazhi asked what the spirit attribute meant, and Luo Yunji described it as consciousness, spiritual sense, and self-awareness before admitting he could not recall more.
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