Chapter 121

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Chapter 121: Let’s Behead Him Then

Hai Wuya’s book "Human Path Sutra" has two unique characteristics different from ancient and modern martial arts.

Firstly, it requires low aptitude for martial arts. As long as you have enough perseverance, you can gradually improve over time.

Secondly, this martial art has the potential to maintain the increase of vitality and blood for martial artists even in their old age.

Aging is unavoidable, but as long as vitality and blood continue to rise, what does age matter?

Hai Wuya said, "In my early years, I was a martial monk at Shaolin Temple, practicing external martial arts. Now, this ‘Xumi Mountain King Sutra’ is a technique of vitality and blood, not just a martial art."

The four aspects of a martial artist are strength, power, technique, and spirit.

However, Hai Wuya believes that the so-called "strength" is actually the martial artist’s physical body and vitality and blood, which are fundamental.

"After a martial artist reaches the peak of physical strength and achieves a strong vitality and blood, internal strength is generated by it."

"If a person reaches old age, their body will become weak, and the first thing to decline would be their energy and blood."

"Once the energy and blood weaken, even if one still possesses internal strength, it will be difficult to maintain the same level… not to mention further progress."

"That’s why my book, ‘Xumi Mountain King Sutra,’ is a cultivation method focused on improving energy and blood."

"Just as the saying goes, ‘Accumulating soil creates mountains, and wind and rain bring forth success; Accumulating water forms deep ponds, where dragons are born.’"

"The name ‘Xumi Mountain King Sutra’ signifies the gradual accumulation, from tiny particles, of the human energy and blood into a towering mountain."

So, this is about training the human body to become a vast and boundless mountain, just like the Xumi Mountain?

Qiao Mu was speechless.

"However, the current major drawback of this cultivation method… is the amount of time it consumes." Hai Wuya sighed deeply as he said this.

"The future of ‘Xumi Mountain King Sutra’ will be the ‘Human Path Sutra.’ In order to make it accessible to everyone, it comes with such a significant drawback."

"The earlier levels of the cultivation technique are manageable, but with each subsequent level, the required practice time almost doubles."

"Perhaps this is because the cultivation technique is still incomplete. I spent thirty years in the heavenly prison, but my actual martial arts training time was not much… It’s roughly equivalent to fifteen years of practice for an average martial artist. Currently, I have only reached the fourth level. Reaching the 7th rank again… the path to the fifth level is still uncertain."

"Considering my lifespan, I may not live long enough to reach the fifth level of the cultivation technique," Hai Wuya said.

The fourth level takes about fifteen years, and the fifth level takes thirty years. Each subsequent level after that would double the time, eventually reaching an astronomically large number.

"The Xumi Mountain King Sutra" is a unique martial art that offers a different approach from traditional martial arts, focusing on countering the decline of vitality in old age.

Compared to its incredible effects, the longer time required for practicing is just a minor flaw.

Not to mention, as an immortal, time always favors Qiao Mu.

If we continue to speculate, when the "Xumi Mountain King Sutra" becomes the true "Human Path Sutra," it might have the potential to address this flaw.

While Qiao Mu was deep in thought, a faint sound came from nearby in the dark.

"Who?" Hai Wuya turned his head and saw the young Gaoler Fang Yuan coming out from the corner of the prison wall, smiling awkwardly.

"You were eavesdropping too?" Hai Wuya frowned slightly at first, but then his brow relaxed.

Before Wei En left, he found an excuse to distract the jailer, but it turned out this guy was cunning and had already been secretly listening.

"Qiao Zhong, what do you think? If we follow your suggestion, how should we deal with this person?" Hai Wuya thought for a moment, then turned his head to Qiao Mu, looking at his face and observing his expression.

Even though Qiao Mu’s meridians were broken and he was trapped in prison, he was still a skilled martial artist at the 4th rank, with a strong foundation.

If there was a plan to scheme against the jailer, there might still be a chance.

"Deal with him? Why should we deal with him?" Qiao Mu didn’t seem to care:

"We are just prisoners in this heavenly prison, and this heavenly prison is not our family’s. It’s common to have jailers watching over us."

"Moreover, this ‘Human Path Sutra’ is a martial arts technique for humanity. If we treasure it selfishly like it was the best martial art in the world, only a few selected individuals could practice it. How can it be called ‘humanity’ or reach the level of everyone practicing martial arts?"

Hai Wuya nodded slightly, showing agreement in his eyes.

At this point, he was confident that his choice… was not wrong.

…………………

Great Yan Palace, Imperial Study.

Emperor Yonghe stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the Human Emperor Sword hanging on the wall, lost in thought.

"The Human Emperor Sword…. Why did my ancestor name this sword the Human Emperor Sword?"

He still remembered that scene on Qingming Peak in Nan Province, where the Human Emperor Sword resonated and silenced all the immortal statues.

Lost in thought for a long time, he returned his gaze to the documents on the desk.

This document came from Wei En of the Six Gates and contained the findings of the interrogation of Qiao Mu a few days ago.

The above tells the result of Emperor Yonghe’s questioning about what he wanted to know about Emperor Yonghe, Qiao Zhong, Qiao’s family.

"The hidden clan, it seems there are many clan elders?" Emperor Yonghe looked carefully and shook his head secretly. Even Wei En, who was proficient in interrogation, couldn’t obtain much detailed information.

This Qiao Zhong is already sixty years old, his family is big, how many clan elders can be stronger than him?

"Although he has not yet reached the 3rd rank of the Spiritual Refining Period, his mind is firm and difficult to be coerced by torture… the interrogation is also of limited effect."

At this time, Guard Chu walked in quickly.

"Your Majesty… Hai Wuya within the heavenly prison has made a breakthrough in recent days. At the age of almost eighty, he has returned to the 7th rank in the heavenly prison."

"These days, he has had contact with that Qiao Zhong, it is said that the two of them often have private conversations…"

"Hai Wuya?" Emperor Yonghe first frowned, then slowly relaxed.

He has always been concerned about figures like Wang Shanhe, but at the same time, he can’t help but feel some resentment towards Hai Wuya who is close to the Imperial Capital.

Because Hai Wuya insulted him, Emperor Yonghe didn’t give him face.

Emperor Yonghe didn’t kill Hai Wuya, but rather imprisoned him in heavenly prison, which he considered an act of mercy.

As for later hearing that Hai Wuya was studying in heavenly prison, Emperor Yonghe thought it was a surprising move. He wanted to spread the news to his ears… so he intentionally kept Hai Wuya hanging, wanting to see how long this performance could last…

"They’ve been in heavenly prison for nearly thirty years, haven’t they?"

"If he doesn’t get released soon, he might just die in that heavenly prison… so let him come back," Emperor Yonghe said.

He lost because he lacked patience.

"So, what should we do with the other prisoner, Qiao Zhong, in heavenly prison? Your Majesty, the people from Great Dao Sect have been urging us recently."

Qiao Mu wouldn’t stay in heavenly prison for long because his fate was not only decided by Emperor Yonghe, but also influenced by Xuantian Sect and Great Dao Sect, the two major Immortal Gates.

If he stayed in heavenly prison for a long time, then these two major Immortal Gates would suspect that Emperor Yonghe was deceiving them by pretending to imprison him, while actually protecting Qiao Zhong’s life.

Emperor Yonghe heard what was said, looked up at the Human Emperor Sword hanging on the wall.

"Since that’s the case… then let’s cut it off." Emperor Yonghe said.

The emperor’s intentions were hard to fathom. Two prisoners in similar circumstances, one dead and one alive, were both at the mercy of the emperor’s whim.