Chapter 47

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Chapter 47: Modern Martial Arts

The developments over these seven days made Bai Qige breathe a little easier. Li Huaian was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment and would likely go straight to a military court after being discharged, meaning her life was likely ruined. Meanwhile, Ye Hui was always around Long Aotian, acting as if she didn’t notice Shan Jingshou much.

"Is the investigation still ongoing, being postponed, or is it being deliberately overlooked? There is too little information to draw a conclusion, but as long as there is no immediate action, everything can be discussed!"

After observing for seven days, Bai Qige finally believed the current situation was relatively stable. He then made a phone call to Long Aotian to arrange a meeting in a few days.

In the outskirts of Deep City, there is a Pen Blade Mountain. Three low hills stand close together; they are not very tall and not very special. At the foot of the hills is a medium-sized public ecological park, where many office workers and laborers come to exercise after work, or adults bring their children to relax and enjoy nature. Recently, construction has been very busy on the left side of Pen Blade Mountain.

After several days of urgent construction, although it is not yet fully finished, the general framework is already complete. There are four charming and ancient-looking shrines for visitors, along with a few rooms for people to live in. It’s not too surprising; there used to be a dilapidated temple here, but it fell into disrepair, and the monks scattered. Now, it is just being refurbished and expanded.

"These days, Bloody Earth has spent greatly; I appreciate your kindness!"

Inside the courtyard, Bai Qige found a smaller room that didn’t smell too much of fresh paint. Dressed in a monk’s robe, he brewed tea, while the person across from him enjoying tea was the Left Patrol Leader of Bloody Earth.

"As fellow members of the Ancient Legacy Holders, we should support each other! And Master, your wish to promote Buddhist teachings is something our leader strongly agrees with. Once the temple is completed, he will surely come to worship sincerely and listen to your teachings to purify worldly troubles."

Since ancient times, Yanhuang has had a tradition of respecting the left. The Left Patrol Leader holds a position almost like the vice leader in Bloody Earth. He is almost fully responsible for the matters of contacting and meeting with Bai Qige. After sharing tea and exchanging pleasantries, the Left Patrol Leader handed over some official documents.

"Master, here are your certification and religious business license; they were just issued!"

Bai Qige took it, showing no expression, but in his heart, he felt that Bloody Earth was indeed very sincere. During this time, Bai Qige quietly learned what it takes to build a temple. It was surprising to see that in today’s world, building a temple with legal rights to preach is extremely difficult.

The current religious policy of the Yanhuang Empire is quite complicated. As for foreign religions, that’s a different story. However, for Buddhism and Daoism, new land is not approved for religious use in principle. If one wants to start a new sect, they can only seek out the ruins of existing temples. Simply put, the religious land for Buddhism and Daoism is limited in the Yanhuang Empire—there’s only one spot for one temple, and the process is filled with numerous tedious steps that must be completed to even take the first step. After that, raising funds and dealing with various parties becomes even harder.

Of course, there is a saying: where the upper levels have strategies, the lower levels have policies. The government department managing religion is typically a transparent office. If connections are strong enough and respect is shown, it’s not too hard to handle. However, for Bai Qige, this path is difficult because he lacks such connections. For Bloody Earth, a powerful force in Deep City, it seems not so hard.

In just a few days, everything was sorted out, and even the temple was made to look quite presentable. It is hard to say how many connections and how much money were spent during this time. Of course, Bai Qige has a sense of what the cunning old fox is after. He pretended to think for a moment and then waved his sleeve, taking out a thin notebook.

"Last time, your leader talked to me about the Ancient Legacy Holder and mentioned some of the rules. The old monk is quite curious about Bloody Earth’s legacy, so take this manual. It is the core inheritance of Lanruo Temple, called the Tendon Change Classic. If you reach its highest level, you will have a body as strong as mine."

Seeing the joy in the Left Patrol Leader’s eyes, Bai Qige wore a slight smile, but his gaze held a hint of amusement.

Last time Mountain Fox visited, he talked to Bai Qige about many things, including explaining what the Ancient Legacy Holder is. Psychics are a deeply rooted presence within human civilization, with clear cycles of reincarnation. Perhaps during the Tang Dynasty, Psychics were everywhere, leading to many tales of gods and strange beings. But by the Song Dynasty, Psychics had dwindled to just a few big and small ones, and all remarkable events completely disappeared.

However, among Psychics, there are incredibly wise individuals who noticed that superpowers could not be inherited. They gained power and wealth through their superpowers but did not want their descendants to be without superpowers after their deaths, leading to family ruin and the loss of all riches and honors.

Therefore, they studied their own superpowers and created many legitimate inheritances, passing them down through generations. Those who inherit these superpower legacies, relying on study and practice to gain superpowers, are the Ancient Legacy Holders, or the acquired Psychics. They hide behind history, unknown to the world.

The Heavenly Destiny Religion is a well-known force among the Ancient Legacy Holders. Its purpose is to promote unity and mutual support among the Ancient Legacy Holders, resembling modern mutual aid organizations quite a bit. The Bloody Earth is a branch or part of the Heavenly Destiny Religion.

After Mountain Fox explained the meaning of the Ancient Legacy Holders, he made a request that surprised Bai Qige greatly. Mountain Fox wanted to exchange legacies with him. It was this request that suddenly woke Bai Qige from the influence of Mountain Fox’s persuasive powers.

Later, Mountain Fox also openly shared the intention behind the exchange of legacies. It was simple; the legacies formed by the ancient Psychics summarizing their learnings were not very reliable. After all, among those ancient Psychics who left behind legacies, there might be exceptional talents, but there were also some who were quite confused. One common point was that they themselves did not fully understand how their superpowers came to be. In their time, technology was not advanced, making it difficult to trace the origins. Therefore, their summaries contained various errors and mistakes, which confused future generations.

For example, an ancient Psychic accidentally awakened his flying superpower after leaping off a cliff. In his legacy, he boldly stated that to master this power, one must first jump off a cliff without any protective measures from a height of a hundred meters.

I won’t mention how many descendants this ancient Psychic misled; regardless, these later generations jumping off cliffs rarely had the same luck as their predecessor, who was halfway saved by a slanted pine tree and found the grave of a great master at the bottom of the cliff, allowing him to awaken his flying superpower.

Given the unreliable aspects of these legacies, very few people are able to truly master these ancient teachings. Not only are there few in number, but even the superpowers they develop tend to be much weaker than those of innate Psychics. An ancient family holding a legacy might see only one descendant with fifty or sixty percent of their ancestor’s superpower in several decades.

Despite this, they can barely maintain the Ancient Legacy Holders through cycles and shine brightly during the next superpower explosion! After many years of evolution, these ancient legacy groups slowly developed a habit of continuously collecting other superpower legacies.

Since their own legacies might not be reliable, looking into other legacies could yield unexpected rewards and open up a grand path.

As for how other legacies came to be—whether through theft, robbery, or exchange—that’s hard to say. Whenever a new legacy is discovered, it always stirs up excitement and leads to conflicts all around.

At that moment, when Bai Qige heard Mountain Fox say this, he suddenly realized that the actions of these Ancient Legacy Holders were just like the martial artists mentioned in novels. Whenever a powerful skill or secret manual was revealed, they would rush over. However, usually, according to the established story, the secret manual had nothing to do with them; instead, it ended up in the hands of an unlucky young man. Then, the ten most beautiful women of the martial world and the greatest enemy of the martial demons would suddenly appear!