Chapter 127
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Chapter 127: The Background Story and… The Battle for Dao Artifacts!
A cold sensation.
The smell of earth.
In a split second after waking up, Cheng Wenjie opened his eyes wide and tried to jump up.
But he failed; cold chains bound him, leaving him unable to move. He looked around in terror, only to see a rice paddy and a few scattered fruit trees.
“So you finally woke up.”
A voice came from behind.
Cheng Wenjie realized the voice was coming from behind him. He struggled to shift his body and looked up—he was bound to the ground and couldn’t move.
As a result, he saw a little boy with black hair, dressed in burlap. The boy had a round face, clearly well-fed, and wore a strange, calm smile that was unusual for a normal child.
What terrified Cheng Wenjie the most was that the little boy was spinning a Moon Disk in his hand—it was exactly the same as the symbol on his flag!
He couldn’t help but exclaim in shock, “Who are you? How do you have that group’s emblem?!”
“That group?” Yun Ye waved his hand, removing the Moon Disk that he had planned to use, and glanced at Cheng Wenjie, “Right now, I’m interrogating you. You don’t think you have the chance to ask questions, do you?”
Fire and water ribbons appeared, and the Dao Sword took shape, radiating a brilliant light.
The artifact hovered above Cheng Wenjie, seemingly ready to strike and sever his head at any moment.
In an instant, all of Cheng Wenjie’s thoughts disappeared!
A Spiritual Law master!
Although he practiced the Qi Cultivation Technique, he was only at a foundational level and would never be able to compete with his opponent!
“Lord Spiritual Law… Please ask me anything, and I will reveal everything!”
Cheng Wenjie looked at the strange sword hovering just a foot above him, feeling his throat tighten as he forced a smile.
Fear filled his heart, leaving no room for any further words.
“You are quite perceptive.”
Yun Ye looked at him with some surprise, “Name, gender, age, place of birth.”
“Cheng Wenjie, male, twenty-three years old, from Luoyun Town.” Cheng Wenjie answered without any hesitation.
“A person from Luoyun Town, here to be a mountain bandit in Baishi Town?”
The Dao Sword descended slightly.
“No! I truly am from Luoyun Town! I just wanted to get rich… I only came to make a name for myself, believe me! I wouldn’t dare lie to you; there’s no benefit for me in that!”
Cheng Wenjie shouted in panic, desperately trying to shrink away from the sword, but lying on the ground, where could he go?
This feeling of having no control over his life sent him into a frenzy, and he begged for mercy.
“Wanting to get rich and create a great achievement? Explain it in detail; if you can’t clarify, perhaps this time next year, someone will be offering sacrifices to you…” Yun Ye said slowly.
“Yes, yes, yes!” Cheng Wenjie, of course, didn’t want to be killed. His face was a mess of tears and mucus as he divulged all his circumstances, even wishing he could share the stories of his ancestors for eighteen generations with Yun Ye.
From what he said, Yun Ye understood that this was nothing but a farce.
Cheng Wenjie was originally a low-grade enforcer for a certain family in Luoyun Town, brought in to handle trifling matters that the family couldn’t be bothered with.
As a hired thug, Cheng Wenjie always wanted to move up, to become one of the elite, but his reality forced him to live in confusion. Just as he was about to accept this reality, he suddenly encountered a turning point.
One day, while beating up a troublesome citizen, he was stopped by someone. In his anger, he tried to fight back, only to find that the other person was from the Tomorrow Society… someone he could not afford to offend. So he put on a smile, nodding at everything the person said.
Because of this, he passively listened to a lot of appealing words, about oppression and resistance, and how such actions were wrong.
Those words struck him like lightning, and he suddenly felt enlightened.
Exactly!
If he continued to be the exploited, how could he ever become one of the elite?
He had to exploit others!
Thus, he didn’t stick around to hear more. After stealing an abandoned flag from the Tomorrow Society, he escaped from Luoyun Town.
Whenever he passed through some villages, he boisterously deceived everyone. Surprisingly, he convinced many desperate people to join him in building a great enterprise!
However, near Luoyun Town, he feared that members of the Tomorrow Society would come after him, so he ran north to Baishi Town, establishing himself nearby to rob travelers.
The reason he came to Baishi Town wasn’t entirely random; as a low-grade thug, he actually had many sources of information.
Recently, Baishi Town faced serious problems, with reports of a major figure nearly meeting a tragic end, causing Baishi Town to stop taking on any tasks and significantly reducing the caravans traveling to Luoyun Town.
Still, some fearless small trading teams dared to come, hoping to make some money.
These caravans didn’t have any Spiritual Law masters or even many formidable fighters; they were great targets!
Based on this, Cheng Wenjie’s method of robbing was quite simple.
He would select a death squad of three to five braves and go in for an attack.
If they encountered tough opponents with a Spiritual Law master, they’d resign themselves to bad luck.
If not, they would rush in and stab to death.
As a low-grade thug, Cheng Wenjie might not have much, but he had plenty of courage, ready to kill and fight.
With this reckless behavior, he successfully pulled off two heists!
Both teams had no Spiritual Law masters; they were just small merchants gambling on luck. Their wealth was still unimaginable, and taking them down provided him with food, money, and weapons, making him rich overnight.
Even after giving away a sizable share, the remaining amount was still more than he could earn in several lifetimes as a low-grade thug!
Just as he was considering whether to run away with the money or continue robbing, Yun Ye arrived, shattering his dreams.
Yun Ye listened and felt speechless.
He had to admit, this was a talent—brave, driven, and unafraid of death.
—Being fearless in action is different from falling into the hands of others; he clearly belonged to the former.
He dreamed of a bright future but lacked the ability to bear the consequences.
From Cheng Wenjie’s words, Yun Ye gathered several pieces of information.
First, the Tomorrow Society was evidently doing well in Luoyun Town; at least one Spiritual Law master existed, far surpassing most others. The reason they didn’t use the Yang Family’s name was likely due to concerns about attracting attention from Luoyun Town’s people, especially since a figure from the Yang Family almost caused a judge’s demise and surely had secrets.
Second, Baishi Town began internal purges, and it was unknown whether Tong Huo Yang and Wang Yao successfully escaped.
“Sir, sir, I know I’ve said everything, but please, can you let me go? I promise I won’t reveal your information…” Cheng Wenjie said cautiously.
“Hmm.” Yun Ye glanced at him, “You plan to use the Tomorrow Society’s name to swindle others? You can stay here. From now on, all agricultural work in this area will belong to you. If you don’t do it well, you will have no value left.”
After hearing the principles of the Tomorrow Society, he immediately thought about exploiting others?
This was truly a natural gift for finding loopholes. If he didn’t nurture this talent well, it would be a shame against the ideals of Tomorrow.
The Moon Disk appeared right in front of him as Yun Ye vanished into the Secret Realm.
“Ah! What is this? People have disappeared?”
Cheng Wenjie was frightened, yelling and searching everywhere for Yun Ye’s traces, until he finally discovered something odd.
This place was not the ordinary world!
The sky here was a Moon Disk, not the sun.
The walls were shrouded in fog, and he had no idea what lay within. The space available to him was exceptionally narrow!
What in the world is going on?
Cheng Wenjie was bewildered; his understanding was insufficient to grasp all of this!
…
Once Yun Ye emerged, he used the Moon Ring to carve words into the ground and then took a large amount of money and food before leaving.
When dawn broke, the people slowly began to awaken, and unrest quickly spread.
Their leader had run away!
He left behind the words “Split the money and break up!”
A group of mountain bandits immediately fought among themselves to divide the remaining wealth.
The landlord’s servants they had taken with them were all killed after dividing the riches, to eliminate any future troubles.
Originally, they had brought the landlord’s servants to the mountain to use as cannon fodder, and now that they were breaking up, it was only natural to kill them.
The fighting began after a night had passed, and Yun Ye had already descended the mountain, starting to sort through his spoils.
Looking at three piles of various supplies, Yun Ye pondered.
His bottom line was still too high.
Collecting everything himself took too long…
Why not lower his status and ambush these wealthy people directly?
Just like the team that had just been eliminated by this group, they were actually a small landlord from Baishi Town. He could not rely on protection from Baishi Town, so he took all his wealth to Luoyun Town.
He simply hadn’t anticipated that instead of encountering monsters, he would run into extremely rare mountain bandits, delivering wealth right to their doorstep.
Ordinary landlords wouldn’t have any Spiritual Law masters; at most, they had a few children or servants practicing the Qi Cultivation Technique.
As a mere thug, Cheng Wenjie lacked weapons and manpower, his minions would all be useless.
Yet, even he could use traps and sheer numbers to defeat the merchant’s guards through strategy, so Yun Ye, holding the Moon Ring, could certainly do the same.
In fact, it wouldn’t even be necessary to complicate matters so much; he could simply storm into the landlord’s home and rob them without issue, maximizing his plunder.
If he encountered a strong foe, he could easily retreat into the Secret Realm for safety, as only a powerful being could breach it.
This was a treasure involving space, and even judges could not forcibly open it.
“The master can only choose a more distant area; otherwise, they might be discovered without realizing it.”
The voice of Tomorrow echoed from within.
“Cannot detect in advance? By the way, what are the discovery rules for your Dao Instruments?”
Yun Ye asked.
“It’s all about the Dao Domain. As long as the Dao Domains intersect, we can sense nearby Dao Instruments. If the Dao Domain covers the Dao Instruments, we can pinpoint their exact location.”
Tomorrow explained.
In other words, when Tomorrow detects the opponent, the opponent will also detect Tomorrow.
And Tomorrow’s Dao Domain is very narrow; if it is overshadowed by the other person’s Dao Domain, that person can know their location, while they remain completely unaware, falling into a great disadvantage.
“Isn’t there any way to hide? If that’s the case, can I even go into the cities?”
Yun Ye was shocked.
“Master… do you think that by closing your eyes and not believing in its existence, the path (principle) will hide?”
Tomorrow said softly.
The Dao Instruments are the collision of ideas; they are completely impossible to hide!
Yun Ye wanted to enter Baishi Town and Luoyun Town, but he first needed the strength that would make the local rulers willing to lower their weapons.
The paths had already narrowed!
“I must accelerate!”
Yun Ye felt a sense of urgency wash over him.
He never imagined that the Dao Instruments would be such a hot potato. By this reasoning, as the Dao Domain expands, wouldn’t he face more and more enemies?
Grass (a type of plant).
No wonder the Luo Dynasty had a feudal system!
Each Dao Instrument represents a piece of territory owned by someone; outsiders must obey the rules, as it is the local power’s domain!
Perhaps the Dao Instrument in Baishi Town is not powerful enough to completely bind the strong.
But in a truly large city, the binding power of the Dao Instruments would likely be something all practitioners could not resist.
Dao Instruments are a force that surpasses the cultivation system!
Since there is a peak in cultivation, the peak of Dao Instruments must be far higher than cultivation!
In this case, the true immortal cultivation forces will dominate an area and reject all external interference; wanting to achieve a unified empire will be extremely difficult!
Yun Ye could now firmly conclude that every Dao Instrument unification battle would deliver a devastating blow to civilization.
It could be that the great ritual of the Ten Calamities is actually a Dao Instrument unification battle.
The Moon Disk, at the same height as him, opened, allowing Yun Ye to return directly to the Secret Realm.
Cheng Wenjie was tied to the ground, wailing, “I’m sorry! I won’t do it again! Please spare me! I’m willing to do anything!”
Yun Ye had only spent a couple of hours coming down from the mountain, and Cheng Wenjie had already collapsed, struggling to control his fate, feeling utterly desperate.
This left Yun Ye deeply moved.
The fear of death grows stronger as one possesses more. In this life, his parents had committed suicide in numb despair, while Cheng Wenjie did not want to die; he desperately wanted to survive.
The reality he was witnessing made Yun Ye’s understanding of the world increasingly clear.
In this world, overwhelming power was truly terrifying; it could snuff out the seeds of all thoughts.
Simply applying the theories from his past life would not work at all.
Listening to Cheng Wenjie’s cries and wails, Yun Ye moved a chair to sit down and fell into deep thought.
In fact, there was an interesting theory in his past life.
It stated that wealth cannot last beyond three generations, and poverty cannot last beyond three generations either.
This saying is not just a joke; it has some truth to it, at least on Earth.
But what exactly is the reasoning behind it?
It’s simple; no matter how talented the founder of a family is, how many resources they have, or how good their education is, from a practical standpoint, the size of a family cannot be compared to the countless poor people in the world.
Even if the poor lack resources and education, the sheer number will inevitably produce geniuses and those who can change the times.
And the rich?
Even if the rich are extremely clever and strong, so what?
Can they ensure that their descendants will always be clever and strong?
For a generation or two, perhaps, but as time stretches out, that probability becomes infinitesimally small.
Thus, no matter how glorious a family may be, it will eventually decline and be buried by history.
The term “not lasting beyond three generations” refers to “abundance.”
In the flow of time, no one can exist forever; with the changing times, the old will inevitably be buried.
However, all of this is a rule of Earth.
Will this rule still apply in this world?
Yun Ye considered the Liu family’s unique dual attributes of "Wind" and fell silent.
Such a thing… can it be inherited through luck?
Can a child born from ordinary people possess a talent capable of bridging all gaps?
Probably not.
This world is filled with theories of bloodline and destiny, creating a mundane world for ordinary people.
Of course, for the rulers, it would not be an exaggeration to call it paradise.
“Lord of Spiritual Law, spare me, please spare me…”
Due to Yun Ye’s silence, Cheng Wenjie had completely collapsed; his imagination had shattered all his mental defenses.
Ruling through fear is a very convenient and quick method.
Even if Yun Ye believed in Tomorrow’s theories, he was still more inclined to use this method to control his enemies, especially in this world.
This indeed is human nature, and it is also the reason why those not at the bottom cannot revolutionize.
For those who benefit from the current system, without the overwhelming pressure bearing down on them, how could they find the motivation to seek every possible way to victory and unite all friends they could?
“I told you, from now on this place will be managed by you. As long as you do well, I won’t take your life.”
“On the contrary, heh…”
Clang!
The chains were undone, and the shackles were removed from his body.
Cheng Wenjie bowed his head, extremely excited, and shouted, “Thank you, Lord of Spiritual Law! Your grace is beyond measure!”
This scene was both ironic and real.
