Seizing the Ranks of Attainment, Starting with the Book of Changes
Chapter 126

External Scenery Unleashes Its Might, the Heavenly Eagle Spreads His Wings!

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"Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person?!"

In a private booth facing the street.

A figure suddenly stood up; it was none other than Yang Che, the number one young talent in West Xuan Commandery and the tenth-ranked member of the Dragon and Tiger Ranking, known as "Thunder Duke".

Yang Che stood up and looked down at the long street, his expression filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Just a moment ago, he felt a powerful aura similar to the External Scenery outside the gate.

I initially thought it was a professional External Scenery photographer from some company.

But Yu Tunzhou's self-introduction made him stand up in disbelief.

How can one comprehend the Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person Form Refinement Perfection?

Could this person, like the Feng Yanleng, be embarking on a pioneering path?

Sitting opposite Yang Che was Daoist Wenyang, an External Scenery of the West Wind Merchant Association. The West Wind Merchant Association's influence spanned the entire Western Desert, and Yang Che was one of the young martial artists they supported.

Daoist Wenyang looked down at the long street, his eyes flashing, and said, "Even with Dharma Aspect technique, Jin Xiongfei couldn't possibly be completely powerless to resist, and just now there was indeed a fleeting aura resembling the unity of Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person."

"Incredible, truly incredible! This child is still in the Form Refinement, yet he has already comprehended a realm similar to the unity of Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person, even if it is too rudimentary, it is still far beyond his reach—"

Daoist Wenyang sighed, "No wonder the [Star Palace] speaks so highly of him; this young man is clearly on par with Feng Yanleng, Deng Canglan, and the others—a true prodigy!"

Yang Che's eyes gleamed. "I want to fight him!"

He didn't progress much in the Form Refinement Perfection realm, and his Dao Embryo cultivation was also mediocre. Therefore, when he reached the Divine Ability Realm, he became somewhat mediocre.

To break through the limitations of External Scenery in the future, one must understand the Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person.

Yu Tunzhou, with only the Form Refinement Perfection, has already grasped a rudimentary understanding of the Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person. Fighting him might be of great benefit to him!

However, the Daoist Wenyang opposite him shook his head directly and said, "The Chamber of Commerce did not agree to Yu Tunzhou's challenge before, and it will not agree now."

Faced with Yang Che's questioning, Daoist Wenyang calmly replied, "You are currently ranked tenth on the Dragon and Tiger Ranking. Once you lose to Yu Tunzhou, your ranking on that artifact of destiny will be replaced by Yu Tunzhou. You should understand the difference in destiny between those ranked tenth and those ranked outside the top ten."

Yang Che said in a deep voice, "How can one speak of defeat before even fighting!"

"I know what you're thinking, but the Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person isn't something you can grasp in a single battle. Otherwise, there would be experts in the Chamber of Commerce who have also mastered the External Scenery of Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person, and they would have already trained you to achieve it."

Daoist Wenyang calmly said, "What you need to do now is to seize every bit of luck you can obtain and strengthen your own dragon and tiger," this is your path to the External Scenery!

"Besides, you might not even have the chance to fight Yu Tunzhou."

Daoist Wenyang looked at a certain figure on the long street, his eyes filled with deep apprehension.

Four Jin Household were stationed at the External Scenery, and the strongest among them, who was also the youngest, was the former [Heavenly Eagle] Jin Moyuan!

Daoist Wenyang said meaningfully, "I don't know what's Yu Tunzhou that made him want to kill Jin Xiongfei in the street. But this guy in front of him was ten times crazier than him back then, which is why he had a nickname back then: Mad Eagle."

Yang Che stared intently, but suddenly his eyes stung, and his Primordial Spirit felt as if it were being pricked by needles. He withdrew his gaze with a muffled groan.

They won't even let me see it?!

Daoist Wenyang had already withdrawn his gaze and said calmly, "Sit still. If you anger Jin Moyuan, even I can't save you."

"This is Yu Tunzhou— " he shook his head and said, "It's really unwise. He originally had Lu Huaiqing's connections, and Jin Moyuan was practically his backer, but now he's been pushed to the opposite side."

Yang Che opened his eyes, but still felt a stinging pain in them, and tears streamed down his face. He was filled with shock and anger.

That person is far too domineering!

Upon hearing Guest Elder Wenyang's words, Yang Che sneered; he could roughly guess what was going on.

Jin Xiongfei, that illegitimate son, was notorious in West Xuan Commandery, and the incident in Apricot Blossom Village not long ago caused quite a stir.

Jin Xiongfei had initially managed to suppress the attack, but unexpectedly, a reckless young man suddenly appeared and killed Jin Shaoyan.

Could this Yu Tunzhou be a form of revenge?

Thinking of this, Yang Che seemed to have guessed the truth, but after a moment of stunned silence, he sighed softly.

Despite his humble origins, he managed to rank among the top ten on the Dragon and Tiger Ranking, thanks not only to his own talent but also to the support of the Chamber of Commerce.

However, the Chamber of Commerce's support comes at a price, so he can't do whatever he wants, much less Yu Tunzhou.

Yang Che quickly shook his head.

The wind blew through the long street, dispersing the dust and revealing its true appearance.

However, apart from Yu Tunzhou and Jin Moyuan, everyone else around them was cleared out by Jin Moyuan.

Jin Moyuan stood at the end of the long street, motionless, the night wind whipping his robes in the wind.

He looked at Jin Xiongfei's corpse, the half-disciple he had personally taught, the junior on whom he had placed high hopes, now lying in a pool of blood, a hole the size of a bowl in his chest, his eyes wide open in anger, as if he had died with his eyes open in disbelief.

Jin Moyuan closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

When he opened his eyes again, there was no anger, no sadness, only a deep, unfathomable darkness.

"Nephew Yu, do you know what you're doing? Do you know what price you'll pay?"

Jin Moyuan spoke, his voice calm.

In Yu Tunzhou's eyes, Jin Moyuan's figure seemed to fill the entire world at this moment!

The aura emanating from him transformed into a real mountain, pressing down on the street, causing the Void to collapse, and the long street beneath his feet to crack and sink!

Its imposing presence is tangible in this moment!

This majestic and imposing mountain not only pressed down on Yu Tunzhou, leaving him no way to escape, but also weighed heavily on his heart.

Even though Yu Tunzhou had already entered the Pure Land, he still could not escape; his Primordial Spirit and thoughts were suppressed.

This is the power of External Scenery!

It is not only a true Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person, but also the manifestation of the Primordial Spirit Aspect in a spiritual form. The application of the Primordial Spirit alone is unmatched by any other Divine Ability power.

And his Martial Uncle Jin was no ordinary External Scenery.

"Uncle-Master, the price shouldn't be paid only by good people."

Yu Tunzhou said softly, "Since the Jin Household did nothing about Jin Xiongfei and Jin Shaoyan's various misdeeds before, now that Jin Xiongfei is dead because of his and his son's evil deeds, does the Jin Household intend to avenge him?"

"Not long ago, someone told me to let the matter end with him. But in my eyes, human life is always a matter of one life for another."

"Martial Uncle Jin, let's leave this matter here."

"That's it?" Jin Moyuan repeated those four words as if he had heard something utterly ridiculous. "Xiongfei was a candidate for the next patriarch of the Jin Household. He's dead, and you say that's it?"

He took a step forward, and the imposing aura of the External Scenery Realm was released without any concealment. The entire long street suddenly sank several feet, almost as if the Earth's Collapse!

"Do you know how much turmoil the Jin Household, as the leaders of West Xuan Commandery, would cause if they couldn't even retain their Lineage?"

"You're telling me this is the end of it?"

"Nephew Yu, do you really think I won't kill you?"

Yu Tunzhou remained calm and said, "Uncle-Master, at the very least, those people should receive their just deserts when it's time for them to get their comeuppance."

Jin Moyuan looked at him intently. "Are you trying to intimidate me with my words?"

Yu Tunzhou asked again, "Martial Uncle Jin, are you still the same person you were before?"

The same question, but in completely different contexts.

This time, he didn't wait for Jin Moyuan's answer, and said softly, "Since you care so much about the Lineage now, and whether the Jin Household can suppress West Xuan Commandery, then you should let this matter end here."

"Because if I die today, a celestial sword will fall tomorrow, and the entire Jin Household will perish. Is the Jin Household willing to perish with me?"

Jin Moyuan's pupils constricted sharply as he asked, "You mean... the Supreme Purity Lineage?"

In fact, Yu Tunzhou was unsure whether the Supreme Purity Lineage would draw their swords for him.

If he didn't know, then the Jin Household knew even less.

"Uncle-Master, I have a suggestion for the Jin Household," Yu Tunzhou said slowly. "I will be heading to the Western Desert. You can secretly put a bounty on my head. Any overt pursuit will only bring you trouble."

Jin Moyuan fell silent.

After a moment, his eyes showed signs of fatigue. "Nephew Yu, didn't you consider my existence before you made your move?"

Yu Tunzhou said softly, "Martial Uncle Jin, how can you expect me to believe that you, as an elder of the Jin Household's External Scenery, would be completely unaware of what Jin Xiongfei and Jin Shaoyan did?"

Besides the Apricot Blossom Village incident, the Gold-Wielding Guard intelligence network reported that at least ten maids and servants had died at the hands of Jin Shaoyan.

If Jin Moyuan knew nothing about these matters, it only proved his "incompetence".

A few days ago, he made a special trip to visit this person to inquire about Master Lu and his righteous act back then. This was not only to find an answer, but also to test this person.

The result of his probing was that he couldn't figure it out at all.

This means there are only two answers: either Jin Moyuan truly knows nothing, or he already knows something but hasn't acted for some reason, and gave him a hint while discussing those past events.

Of the two answers, Yu Tunzhou leans more towards the second one.

Therefore, what he did today may well be something that Jin Moyuan had always wanted to do but was unable to do.

After a long silence, Jin Moyuan finally said, "Nephew Yu, you should leave West Xuan Commandery as soon as possible. West Xuan Commandery cannot accommodate such a big shot as you."

Yu Tunzhou in a fist salute and said, "Martial Uncle Jin, I take my leave. I will visit you again when I have achieved some success in Martial Dao."

This is the best possible outcome.

"Nephew Yu."

Just as Yu Tunzhou turned around, Jin Moyuan suddenly called out to him again, "Do you regret it?"

Yu Tunzhou didn't turn around, but said apologetically, "I've caused you trouble, Uncle. If I have any regrets, I only regret that I'm not strong enough to be as bold as you were back then, carrying that flower thief into his sect and asking him if he would help."

Jin Moyuan's lips twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything more.

Yu Tunzhou turned and left, his steps unhurried, walking across the long street that had sunk several feet and was full of devastation, heading into the distance.

Jin Moyuan stared blankly at his retreating figure, as if he were seeing that green robe again, and a sadness welled up in his eyes.

A furious shout, like a thunderclap, rang in Jin Moyuan's ears. "Jin Moyuan! Are you going to let this little beast leave West Xuan Commandery unscathed? If this gets out, what will become of the reputation of the Jin Household of Xixuan?!"

An old woman stood in mid-air, her eyes blazing with anger, appearing on the long street. She was another elder of the Jin Household, who had watched the battle between Yu Tunzhou and Jin Qingshui with Jin Moyuan.

Jin Moyuan said indifferently, "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear what Yu Tunzhou said just now? You want to take the sword of the Supreme Purity Lineage?"

"Nonsense!" the old woman roared in fury. "When did Yu Tunzhou become associated with the Highest Purity? You believe that?"

Jin Moyuan said indifferently, "Go ask Ao Lie of the West Sea Dragon Palace in the Underworld about that."

"Jin Moyuan, is this the successor of your old friend that you've recruited?" The old woman trembled with rage, gritting her teeth as she said, "You treat him as a junior, but what does he take you for?"

"The answer, and the goal."

Jin Moyuan suddenly spoke, his tone calm, "He's looking for answers in me, taking my past self as his target."

The old woman's face was ashen, her chest heaving violently, and her External Scenery aura was completely uncontrollable, erupting like a volcano.

She stared at Jin Moyuan for a long time, then suddenly asked, "Jin Moyuan, did you already know he was going to kill Xiongfei?"

The wind on the long street has stopped.

Jin Moyuan did not answer.

Did you already know?

The old woman's voice rose several decibels, sharp as a blade slicing through a bronze mirror, "Tell him about your so-called heroic deeds back then, tell him how you killed those who deserved to die with a single punch, are you implying to him— Xiongfei also deserved to die?!"

Jin Moyuan did not answer, but slowly raised his head and said softly, "Jin Tingfeng, I told you a long time ago that I Buxi when you stand on my head and talk to me."

"You didn't listen before because you were older and more enlightened, but why do you still dare to disobey now?"

A divine mountain suddenly rose up behind him, its tip barely visible, yet it towered over most of West Xuan Commandery!

At the summit of the sacred mountain, a magnificent Heavenly Eagle stood with its wings folded, slowly raising its head to coldly look down at the old woman below.

After twenty years of silence, the Heavenly Eagle spread its wings once more, its feathers billowing across the entire West Xuan Commandery, casting a shadow over it.

The next moment, a figure streaked across the sky above West Xuan Commandery like a meteor, and a booming sound resounded throughout the county!

Jin Tingfeng, an elder of the Jin Lineage who had been in the External Scenery for a century, was beaten back to the Jin Household mansion from the long street without even being able to withstand a single move.

Jin Moyuan remained calm. The Heavenly Eagle Spirit Aspect that stretched across the sky lowered its head, its sharp and cold eyes surveying every corner and every person in West Xuan Commandery.

This indifference is like a silent warning.

Jin Xiongfei is dead.

But the Jin Household will not face any problems, nor will they experience any turmoil.

Because he, Jin Moyuan, is still alive.

In the middle of the long street.

Driven by Jin Moyuan's Primordial Spirit, this place is now deserted.

Jin Moyuan did not leave, but quietly looked at Jin Xiongfei's corpse.

A figure slowly appeared behind Jin Moyuan.

The man stood there like a sheathless sword on this dilapidated street, his aura sharp and cold.

He didn't look at Jin Moyuan, let alone the dead man at his feet.

This person was none other than Liu Qiandao, who had accompanied Lu Huaiqing to Luofu Grotto-Heaven and, at the last moment, led a group of bandits and demons into the cave heaven, becoming a sacrifice to the Martial Ancestor.

now.

He looked in the direction Yu Tunzhou had left, and a rare smile appeared on his face as he said, "Huaiqing's judgment was correct."

Jin Moyuan did not respond.

Liu Qiandao turned his head, looked at the silent middle-aged man, his gaze sharp as a knife, and said coldly, "This child has some things he didn't finish saying, I'll say them for him—you, surnamed Jin, you're getting old!"

"If it were you back then, you wouldn't have needed Yu Tunzhou to clean up your mess, you wouldn't even be here now!"

Jin Moyuan remained silent; after all, this was a child he had watched grow up and taught from childhood.

It's hard to say that Jin Xiongfei's current situation isn't due to pressure from him and his Lineage, but this is the price that scions of a noble family have to pay.

As a member of a noble family, you enjoy the resources and offerings provided by the Lineage, but you also need to bear the Lineage's responsibilities, such as marrying women from other powerful families and bearing children for both families.

If one truly does not wish to be confined to the Lineage, one can simply leave—faking death, eloping, or fleeing to a distant land are all options.

There is no such thing as having it all.

But Jin Xiongfei felt this was oppression from his Lineage and was determined to rebel, vowing to become the clan leader and change everything.

Perhaps from that moment on, today's ending was destined.

"When did Yu Tunzhou become associated with the Supreme Purity Lineage?" Jin Moyuan suddenly asked.

Yu Tunzhou's preparations saved him a lot of trouble today; the name "Highest Purity" was enough to shut up the rest of the Jin Household.

Otherwise, how to let Yu Tunzhou today would still be a headache.

"One of the neighbors of Yu Tunzhou in the grotto is the Second Master of the Supreme Purity Lineage," Liu Qiandao explained simply.

Jin Moyuan nodded, not delving into the truth of the matter, but instead asking, "So, he's passed this test, right?"

The "he" mentioned naturally refers to Yu Tunzhou.

"Of course it's over!" Liu Qiandao said in a deep voice.

"I'm afraid some people in the Northern Dark Sea will think this child is too forceful, leaving no room for compromise and showing no mercy," Jin Moyuan said wearily.

Liu Qiandao said expressionlessly, "Young people are hot-blooded, that's enough. Why bother with sentimentality?"

arrogant----

Jin Moyuan couldn't help but recall that day, when Yu Tunzhou repeatedly used his words to shut him up, and finally looked relieved.

He looked up in the direction where Yu Tunzhou had left.

With light in your eyes and no one in front of your fist, you can be as vast as the sky and as unstoppable as the earth.

Nephew Yu, I have seen that sharp edge in you.

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