Go with the Flow for Taiji, Reverse It for Wuji!

After confirming that Hua Nongying had left, Yuyang arrived. His gaze immediately fell on Zhu Baichuan's head, and his expression was extremely complicated.

Including Jiang Ying, the three of them came from the same village in their youth, and all three eventually achieved success in Martial Dao. Jiang Ying even broke through to the External Scenery, but no one expected that the ending would be like this----

"Thank you very much Young Hero Yu, for your help!"

Composing himself, Yuyang solemnly clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to Yu Tunzhou. Hearing Feng Yanleng's voice, he immediately recognized the young man's identity. "If you ever need my help in the future, just send a letter to the Three Harmonies Martial Arts School in Twin Rivers Commandery, and I, Yu Yang, will definitely come to your aid!"

"Furthermore, Young Hero Yu, you must be wary of Hua Nongying when you travel in the Western Desert in the future."

At this point, Yu Yang Spirit turned serious. "The way that woman looked at you before she left was extremely strange; she's probably already keeping an eye on you."

"Among the newly formed Seven Bandits of the Western Desert, Hua Nongying is not the highest in cultivation level, but she is the most troublesome. She is ruthless and unpredictable, and few can rival her below the External Scenery."

Yuyang Yu Tunzhou asked Yu Yang about the situation of their fight just now.

He has never encountered an opponent skilled in Primordial Spirit attacks, and only by knowing himself and his enemy can he win every battle.

" With the External Scenery of her spirit merging with her Spirit Aspect, this woman has already begun to show the Primordial Spirit Inner Form externally. She is probably not far from condensing her Spirit Aspect form. Her Primordial Spirit spirit has the power to bewitch people. When fighting her, you must Shouxin."

Just as Yuyang and Yu Tunzhou were discussing the key to this battle.

Feng Yanleng then approached the many martial artists who had assisted in the battle, offering either thanks or medicine for their injuries.

The guests who had fled outside the hall finally realized that the battle was over, and some whispered among themselves, discussing the matter.

Once the winner was confirmed, some people slipped away, ready to leave. Today's events were too explosive; if they could get their hands on some inside information, it would fetch a good price.

Some people mustered up their courage and came forward to express their respect to Feng Yanleng and Yuyang.

"The Heroine Feng truly lives up to her name!"

"That beast Zhu Baichuan deserved to die!"

"If it weren't for you two, we would still be in the dark, deceived by Zhu Baichuan!"

A cacophony of voices rose up.

Feng Yanleng merely nodded slightly to the onlookers outside the hall, while Yuyang cupped his hands in greeting but said nothing more.

Just then, a commotion arose in the crowd. Two martial artists at the Early Divine Ability Stage escorted a young man out of a side hall.

The young man was deathly pale, and one of his legs had been broken. He was Zhu Baichuan's son, Zhu Yaowu.

"Heroine Feng, Hero Yu!" one of the escorting martial artists shouted, "This Zhu Yaowu tried to escape, but we captured him and handed him over to you two to deal with!"

Zhu Yaowu's gaze swept over the mess on the ground, and when he saw the head that Feng Yanleng was holding in her hand, his legs went weak, and he knelt down on the ground.

"No—it's none of my business—"

"I know nothing—I have no idea what my father did—"

Yuyang looked at him with a complicated expression.

After a moment, he sighed, turned to look at Feng Yanleng, and said in a low voice, "Take him with you. Cancele his cultivation later and make him guard A-Ying's Shouling."

Feng Yanleng.

Yuyang then looked at Yu Tunzhou, cupped his hands, and said, "Young friend Yu, thank you again for today's matter. The Heroine Feng and I still need to handle A-Ying's funeral arrangements. We will take this head to pay our respects to her, so that she can rest in peace and pass away peacefully."

Yu Tunzhou's expression shifted with emotion.

Jiang Ying, the great hero, still not buried?

Was it that these two men arrived together just as the man was dying, their life force exhausted, intending to take Zhu Baichuan's head as a sacrifice for Master Jiang?

"This matter is of utmost importance. We shall meet again someday!" Yu Tunzhou immediately cupped his hands and said in a deep voice.

Yuyang reached out and lifted Zhu Yaowu, sealing the latter's Dantian and Qi and Blood.

"Please wait a moment, Hero Yu, I have another question to ask." Yu Tunzhou looked at Zhu Yaowu and asked, "There's something I'm quite curious about."

Why is your village called Gao Old Village? Your surname is Zhu, not Gao.

Zhu Yaowu was stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting this person to be concerned about such a question. He shook his head and said, "I—I heard my father say that this name is related to the inheritance he received back then, and that it might have a great cause and effect in the future, but I don't know the specifics."

Yu Tunzhou, lost in thought; inheritance?

Yuyang had previously mentioned the "Xuandu Heritage".

Who exactly is this Xuandu?

At this moment, Yuyang transmitted his voice secretly, which rang in Yu Tunzhou's ears.

"If Young Hero Yu is interested, he may come to Falling Star Gorge for a visit two weeks from now!"

At the same time, Feng Yanleng nodded slightly to him.

After saying goodbye, the two walked out of the hall and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

Only after the two disappeared did the remaining people come to their senses and hurriedly look towards the location of Yu Tunzhou.

This victory, and even Zhu Baichuan's death, were inseparable from this person!

Some with keen ears had already recognized Yu Tunzhou's identity from Feng Yanleng's words and wanted to befriend him.

However, when everyone turned around, they discovered that the Young Hero Yu had also disappeared from the hall.

Some people looked back at the hall and couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

The once-famous Gao Old Village came to a complete end here.

Zhu Baichuan's reputation is ruined. He has joined forces with the Seven Bandits of the Western Desert, and his remaining family members will likely face a purge. It is unknown who will end up with his vast fortune.

Among the crowd, many local martial artists from Donghe County exchanged glances.

Some people noticed this and sighed inwardly.

Today, Heroine Feng and Hero Yu only eliminated the ringleader and took Zhu Yaowu away, but Donghe County is likely to be plunged into a bloodbath.

"Oh, young hero, you've come again?"

It was approaching evening.

The noodle stall owner was packing up to go home when he saw a figure he had just seen at noon appear in front of his stall.

Yu Tunzhou laughed and said, "Boss, two bowls of plain noodles, with extra noodles, lard, and an egg."

"Young hero, why don't you go to Master Zhu's place outside the city for a meal?" the noodle stall owner kindly advised. "That Old Zhuang is very hospitable and never refuses visitors. Even if your cultivation level isn't high enough, you'll still be able to have a meal of meat."

"I went, just got back." Yu Tunzhou sat down at the table, his tone casual yet regretful, "It was a treacherous banquet, I didn't get to eat my fill."

I'll have a bowl of plain noodles to tide me over.

The food was alright, but then Feng Yanleng suddenly appeared out of nowhere. I don't know if he hadn't eaten for days because he was rushing on his journey, but he was even faster at grabbing the food than I was.

The stall owner looked puzzled, not quite understanding what a "Feast at Hongmen" was, but he didn't ask any more questions and went on his way.

Not long after.

Two bowls of plain noodles were served.

A middle-aged man happened to hurry over from the other side of the street. His steps were steady and his eyes were sharp. He spotted the token on Yu Tunzhou's waist in the crowd at a glance, walked straight to him, and sat down.

"Liu An, Gold-Wielding Guard of Donghe County." The man's voice was low but clear and forceful. "May I ask who you are?"

"Yu Tunzhou."

Liu An was startled and quickly put down his chopsticks, stood up, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "May I ask if you Young Hero Yu Tunzhou from West Xuan Commandery?"

Yu Tunzhou, casually tossing the waist token in front of him, then lowered his head to eat his noodles.

With the addition of lard and eggs, this noodle dish finally had some flavor.

Liu An carefully took the waist token, and after confirming it several times, he gasped. It was actually the highest level!

He carefully returned the token with both hands, no longer speaking directly, but instead transmitting his voice. "May I ask if Young Hero Yu has any orders? With this token, we will certainly be at your service. If Young Hero Yu needs anything, the entire Gold-Wielding Guard of Donghe County can be mobilized."

"You must have heard about what happened at Gao Old Village, right?"

Liu An said in a deep voice, "We just received the news recently and have already sent people to stabilize the situation."

Yu Tunzhou said, "Zhu Baichuan is dead, and Zhu Yaowu has also been taken away. The Gold-Wielding Guard must handle the situation well and prevent bloodshed from breaking out among the various factions in the county over the division of interests."

Liu An was taken aback, not expecting that this person had sought him out for this very reason.

Generally speaking, in cases of disputes arising from the collapse of local forces, the Gold-Wielding Guard) does not directly intervene but acts as a supervisor.

Zhu Baichuan's swift death will inevitably attract various forces to Gao Old Village's "property," making bloodshed almost unavoidable.

Liu An raced. Now that he had orders from "above," it would be perfectly reasonable for him to send people to suppress the rebellion.

Compared to other forces, at least the Gold-Wielding Guard doesn't indiscriminately kill innocent people!

"Furthermore, Hua Nongying intends to attack Donghe County. Inform all the forces in Donghe County of this, so as to warn them that now is not the time for internal strife. Take this opportunity to deal with the Zhu Household's affairs."

Yu Tunzhou said methodically, "The remaining members of the Zhu Household will be dealt with properly according to the law. I will stay in the county for a while. If needed, you can come to me for help."

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Liu An was shocked. "The Seven Bandits of the Western Desert are going to attack Donghe County?!"

Yu Tunzhou said calmly, "It must have been a charade secretly orchestrated by Hua Nongying and Zhu Baichuan. Now that Zhu Baichuan is dead, there's probably no point in attacking Donghe County. However, you still need to be careful and seek help from the prefecture as soon as possible."

"I understand!" Liu An said in a deep voice, "Is there anything else you need, Young Hero Yu?"

"Find me a place to stay, somewhere secluded," Yu Tunzhou thought for a moment. "Also, give me detailed information on Zhu Baichuan, the more detailed the better, as well as information on Falling Star Gorge."

He thought for a moment, then added, "Also, search for information related to [Xuandu]."

There was no need to hide this matter, after all Yuyang Hero Yu, said it in front of everyone.

Liu An noted down Yu Tunzhou's requests one by one, took out a bunch of keys, gave Yu Tunzhou a place name, and asked him to rest there temporarily.

Once the remaining intelligence is compiled, it will be sent to your residence.

Afterwards, Liu An got up to take his leave, as he needed to deal with the matters at Gao Old Village as soon as possible.

Yu Tunzhou didn't stop him. After finishing one bowl of noodles, his stomach felt warm, and he reached for a second bowl.

Liu An apologized, got up and paid the bill for Yu Tunzhou, then hurriedly left.

After finishing his Yu Tunzhou said goodbye to the shopkeeper, took the key, and headed straight for the mansion Liu An had mentioned.

He needs to rest in Donghe County for a few days to deal with the Dao Embryo!

The mansion was located on the west side of the county town, with blue bricks and gray tiles. In the courtyard stood an old locust tree, its branches reaching over the wall, and there was a bird's nest in the tree, from which several little heads peeked out.

The courtyard is small, but it is quiet and secluded. There are three main rooms, one side room on each side, and a well in the corner with moss growing on the edge.

Yu Tunzhou didn't go inside; instead, he sat at the stone table in the courtyard.

Ever since he had a vague sense of Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person, he Buxi lock himself in the house, but instead often went out into the world to feel that subtle change.

Yu Tunzhou let out a soft breath, not in a hurry to start cultivating, but instead rubbed the Vajra Bracelet between his fingers.

Today's initial victory gave him a new understanding of this object.

The silky smoothness that pierced through Zhu Baichuan's Gang Qi truly lived up to its name as a divine artifact!

Unfortunately, divine objects tend to conceal their power, and so far, they have not revealed much of their might.

Without the infusion of Qi of Dao and Virtue, the Vajra Bracelet is no different from any ordinary object, except for its indestructible nature.

By infusing it with Qi of Dao and Virtue, one can gain a rudimentary control over it, not only opening up an inner space but also restoring it to its true form and granting it a certain degree of power.

At this moment.

A wisp of black and white Qi of Dao and Virtue emerged around him, Yu Tunzhou began to study the Vajra Bracelet.

Now that he is in the Western Desert, he doesn't take ordinary martial artists with Divine Ability powers seriously, but when facing strongmen like Zhu Baichuan and the Seven Bandits of the Western Desert, he needs to prepare some trump cards.

Today's battle has given him some ideas.

For example—how to break through the opponent's protective Gang Qi!

Gang Qi is an extremely important transformation for those in the Divine Ability Realm in terms of improving their combat power.

Once you reach the Divine Ability Realm, you'll have a protective Gang Qi around your body, though the thickness varies. Someone like Zhu Baichuan, at the Late Divine Ability Stage, has a protective Gang Qi at least three feet thick, making it difficult for others to even get close, let alone break through it or attack his true form.

At the very least, the only way for him to break through this protective Gang Qi is to use External Scenery Divine Ability.

But at this level, External Scenery Divine Ability cannot determine the outcome.

And now----

Yu Tunzhou thought to himself, he indeed did not possess Gang Qi, but as long as he could nullify the Gang Qi of others, he could drag them into the same domain as himself, and then defeat them with his rich experience!

However, he pondered that holding the Vajra Bracelet in his hand was too conspicuous. Even if the other party couldn't recognize its extraordinary nature, they would still be wary.

My specialty is boxing.

With a thought, Yu Tunzhou tried several times before finally managing to infuse the Vajra Bracelet with Qi of Dao and Virtue, preventing it from reverting to its true form and keeping it in the shape of a "ring," ready to be used as a brass knuckle duster.

Imagine -

Later, when he encountered a martial artist at the mid-to-late stage of Divine Ability, the opponent, seeing him unarmed and without any divine weapons, relied on his protective Gang Qi to fight him head-on. However, the opponent was then struck in the face with a Gang Qi, leaving him utterly shocked and incredulous.

Yu Tunzhou's eyes flashed, and he rubbed his hands together, eager to find a martial artist in the Middle Divine Ability Realm to test his skills.

Now that he has the "divine artifact" in hand, he is not afraid of any protective Gang Qi from the Divine Ability Realm!

After a moment, he put aside his Qi of Dao and Virtue and temporarily suppressed his belligerent desires.

With this divine artifact in hand, one can only deal with those at the Late Divine Ability Stage.

However, this item alone is far from sufficient to deal with Half-Step External Scenery like Hua Nongying.

Yu Tunzhou felt a pang of regret; his encounter with the Heroine Feng had been too brief, and he hadn't even had a chance to ask her how she managed to defeat a Half-Step External Scenery.

Let alone fighting, he estimated that he would have to wait until he reached the second level of his Eight-Nine Mysterious Art and initially mastered the Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person before he would have the power to resist.

He was almost finished with the first stage; of the 365 acupoints, only the last 30 remained.

He plans to make a final push in Donghe County.

However, the Great Sage Huntian said that the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art still require undergoing a tribulation; it remains to be seen what that will be like.

Yu Tunzhou calmed his mind and focused his inner energy on his Dantian.

A wisp of pure energy hangs quietly in the center of the Dantian, where yin and yang are not yet separated, the azure sky is colorless, and chaos has not yet been created.

It is clearly formless and colorless, yet incredibly heavy, as if it contains all things and existed before the creation of heaven and earth.

This is his Immortal Foundation, Primordial Azure One.

At this moment, the Primordial Azure One Qi began to undergo subtle changes.

That hazy blue light was no longer calm; something seemed to be taking shape within it, as if yin and yang were about to separate and chaos was about to end!

The concept of the Dao Embryo slowly flowed through Yu Tunzhou's mind.

The so-called "Dao Embryo" is, in essence, the sublimation of the Dao Foundation.

The two most important functions of the Dao Embryo are, firstly, to bear the principles of law, which is also the key to the Flesh and Blood Divine Ability that are forged in the Divine Ability Realm.

Once the Dao Embryo is formed, even if a martial artist at the Divine Ability Realm cannot comprehend External Scenery Divine Ability, they can still follow the methods, inscribe the principles onto the Dao Embryo, and wield the most rudimentary Flesh and Blood Divine Ability.

Many martial artists who have established their foundation in the Lower Vehicle Qi Ingestion Method find it difficult to progress after reaching the Divine Ability Realm, with their path blocked. This is because the Dao Embryo after its sublimation cannot bear much of the principles of law, let alone the path to the future.

The second function, and the most important and fundamental one, is to confirm the Dao Path.

Martial artists from ordinary Aristocratic Clan and sects who have forged their Dao Foundation Higher Vehicle Qi Ingestion Method will never randomly inscribe Flesh and Blood Divine Ability after advancing to the Divine Ability Realm. Instead, they will use their own inherited knowledge as the core and inscribe supernatural Divine Ability based on similar or related principles to guide their Dao Embryo in a certain direction.

After the Form Refinement Perfection, the Dao Embryo is initially sculpted and refined with Martial Intention, which also means to confirm the future Dao Path in advance. This step is difficult but crucial.

Only after choosing their own Dao Path will they begin to forge their Inner Heaven and Earth.

These elements are interconnected.

For martial artists who have forged their Immortal Foundation, this step is slightly different.

Immortal Foundation can bear more legal principles and offers a wider range of future choices.

Most importantly, compared to those martial artists who need to rack their brains to find their Dao Path, those who possess Immortal Foundation have Dao Path similar to the divine powers bestowed by the Dao-Bestowed Divine Ability from the moment their Immortal Foundation is formed.

This path, based on the Dao-Bestowed Divine Ability, continues forward.

However, it was often abandoned because it was incompatible with the inheritance systems of various families.

Because this often represents a road leading to the wilderness.

No one knows if they will be able to walk out of the wilderness.

If one continues to advance, the rank of Dao-Bestowed Divine Ability will be continuously elevated.

If abandoned, the Dao-Bestowed Divine Ability would gradually become ordinary External Scenery techniques.

Yu Tunzhou did not have a complete lineage of teachings, and in terms of the Dao-Bestowed Divine Ability, both [Swallow the Sun and Refine the Moon] and [Taiji Domain], which he rarely uses now, were very suitable for his boxing style.

This was a path that was perfectly suited to him from the start.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will probably continue down this path.

At this moment, Yu Tunzhou remained calm and composed, neither deliberately guiding nor attempting to interfere.

He simply watched quietly, like an observer, watching the transformation taking place within his own body.

This transformation continued until late at night.

The Primordial Azure One Qi continuously absorbed the primordial energy surging from the acupoints, and finally at this moment—

I'm full!

Yu Tunzhou once felt that his Immortal Foundation had some kind of potential transformation, as if it had never been fully conceived.

This feeling reached its peak at that moment!

But this transformation seems to be missing something crucial, stuck at the final stage.

In my mind, the [Book of Changes] suddenly unfolded silently, turning back to the first page.

This page contains no written characters or symbols, only a vast, chaotic expanse, devoid of sky, earth, sun, or moon.

Yu Tunzhou fixed his gaze, guessed what was going on, and got up to go to the middle of the courtyard.

He relaxed his body and mind until he was completely at peace, without a single thought arising, which corresponds to the principle of "the boundless Wuji" in which "heaven and earth were not yet separated, and there was no formless chaos".

Then, with each movement of the fist, movement generates Yang, and stillness generates Yin; the Taijiquan routine fully elucidates the changes of Yin and Yang.

He was demonstrating the principles of boxing at this moment.

The principles of boxing are based on the concept of Yi (易), and boxing is based on the form of Yi.

The Way is the foundation of boxing, and boxing is the application of the Way.

He uses Taijiquan as his foundation to seek his own Dao Path.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a vast and powerful Fist Intent, like a tidal wave, spread from Yu Tunzhou's body, forming an invisible field that could encompass everything and all things from the very source.

Gradually.

This invisible field slowly enveloped the courtyard.

Centered around the small courtyard.

The night breeze gradually stopped, and all "flow" came to a standstill at this moment.

And this scope continues to expand, as if it has triggered the Tao and Law of the origin of heaven and earth, thus allowing it to extend infinitely.

If a high -External Scenery were to look down upon Donghe County from the sky at this moment, they would find that the county town below is divided into two parts, one black and one white.

Then, the black and white colors began to intertwine, forming a cycle that resembled a yin-yang symbol.

In the Niwan Palace the Yu Tunzhou.

The Great Sage Huntian once again sensed an aura of Dao Source!

It's similar to the last one, yet different.

It awoke with a start and a sense of unease, thinking to itself, "That brat Yu Tunzhou, why is he constantly flirting with death? Wouldn't it be better to just stay alive? Why does he have to come into contact with the divine being who has mastered the power of the Dao Source? What if—"

Huntian's pupils shrank sharply. His body was already small, and his eyes were already small, but now they were even smaller and barely visible.

It exclaimed in disbelief, "Laojun's... Taiji Diagram?!"

Yu Tunzhou allowed his long-suppressed Fist Intent to surge like a tidal wave between heaven and earth, nurturing the formation of his Dao Embryo with his own fist techniques.

As his Dao Embryo took shape, he realized he had overlooked something important.

He possessed not just one Immortal Foundation —but two!

Even though they are now united, there are still differences, so he doesn't possess one Dao Path, but Dao Path.

At this moment, two Dao Path flashed into his mind one after the other.

Follow the principles of Taiji, and spread the Way throughout the world.

Reversing the flow leads to the Wuji, and heaven and earth return to oneness!