Chapter 78: Listen To Thunder And Discern Acupoints, Hear The Mountains And Seek The Dragon
Su Mo leaped out from the cave, startling Chen Xia Zi.
“Master Su?”
Su Mo hummed in acknowledgment and said in a low voice:
“It’s done, let’s go!”
The two then quickly exited from the back door of the coffin shop. At this time, they could still hear Fatty and Da Jin Ya’s boasting voices from the front.
After Su Mo and Chen Xia Zi had gone some distance from the coffin shop, Su Mo whistled.
Fatty and Da Jin Ya knew that Su Mo’s side was done, so they quickly ended the fight, found an excuse to leave the coffin shop, then called Hu Ba Yi over from Professor Sun’s side at the guesthouse, and all returned together to their own room.
Hu Ba Yi and the others saw that Su Mo was still empty-handed and couldn’t help but feel suspicious:
“Master, how did it go?”
Su Mo smiled faintly:
“There were some grave goods, and I’ve already taken them all.”
The three and Chen Xia Zi were all stunned upon hearing this.
Su Mo was empty-handed, so how had he taken the grave goods!
Su Mo smiled indifferently:
“I naturally have my own methods. No need to worry about this. Once we reach the capital city, I’ll naturally take out these grave goods bit by bit!”
The four listened and couldn’t help but feel somewhat impressed yet puzzled. Chen Xia Zi pondered for a moment and said:
“I’ve heard people mention that Daoism has a skill for shrinking the earth to an inch and storing objects in the finest details. Could it be that Master Su knows it too? If so, you’re far stronger than Zhe Gu Shao back then!”
As he spoke, he turned his face toward Hu Ba Yi and the other two and sighed:
“You three are lucky to have such a master as Master Su. If Chen were decades younger and still had these eyes, he would also unhesitatingly take Master Su as his master!”
Su Mo smiled, pondered for a moment, then said:
“After this matter, we’ll inevitably have entanglements with this Wang Family. If they find out it was us who took the grave goods, they’ll surely seek revenge later. However, this organization is extremely secretive. Unless we stay here to guard and stake out, then secretly investigate, it’ll be hard to track their whereabouts!”
“We’re not locals, so doing that would be very difficult. They’re in the dark while we’re in the light. If they decide to retaliate, it’ll be hard to guard against. So I’ve decided to form an organization to counter this mysterious Wang Family! Mr. Chen, though you cannot see, you still have real skills. The title of Xie Ling Bandit Leader and Leader Chang Sheng Shan’s reputation wasn’t given for nothing!”
Hu Ba Yi and the others nodded lightly upon hearing this.
Chen Xia Zi was shocked in his heart upon hearing this, thinking how Su Mo knew his true identity. Could it be the supernatural ability of the Mountain Mover?
Su Mo smiled and continued:
“The master leads you through the door; cultivation depends on the individual. Since I’ve taken you as disciples, I’ll naturally teach you many things bit by bit. Mr. Chen, though you’re older, you can still learn some!”
Chen Xia Zi was delighted upon hearing this and quickly clasped his fists:
“This old man is advanced in age, but Master Su doesn’t disdain me. If I can truly receive some pointers, I would be endlessly grateful!”
That night, the five simply talked a bit before each resting. Early the next morning, Su Mo took them away from the stone tablet shop and boarded a train back to the capital city.
On the way, Su Mo taught the four some more things. What Hu Ba Yi and Wang Pang Zi had learned before were some internal and external kung fu. Su Mo then taught Hu Ba Yi the Dragon Seeking Technique and such, and also taught the two things like the Golden Crow Saber Technique.
For Da Jin Ya and Chen Xia Zi, one with asthma and one blind, Su Mo only taught them breathing and nascent qi absorption, as well as Tai Chi, Five Animal Frolics, and other kung fu for strengthening the body and cultivating vital energy.
Chen Xia Zi saw that Su Mo didn’t disdain him and had even brought him into this small group, so he immediately passed on all his lifelong light body kung fu and tomb raiding skills to Hu Ba Yi and the others without reservation.
Hu Ba Yi and Wang Pang Zi learned quickly. Many things Chen Xia Zi said once, and the two remembered them. Moreover, Hu Ba Yi had the highest tomb raiding talent; many things he remembered after one explanation and could even draw inferences, which delighted Chen Xia Zi greatly.
Sitting in the soft sleeper private room, Chen Xia Zi couldn’t help but sigh:
“What a pity. If little Hu had met this old man earlier, it would have been good. This old man’s Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints and discern mountains to seek dragons skills must be practiced from childhood!”
Su Mo knew that Chen Xia Zi had suffered harsh training from childhood, locked in a pitch-black cave at a few years old to train a pair of eyes that could discern things in darkness, and also learned Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints. Unfortunately, his pair of eyes were ruined in the Yunnan mountains and forests, leaving only his pair of ears.
Hearing Chen Xia Zi’s words, Su Mo’s heart stirred, and he said:
“Mr. Chen, is there any particular method to your Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints and discern mountains to seek dragons skill?”
Chen Xia Zi chuckled:
“This Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints skill isn’t particularly complex. It’s because under sound wave vibrations, caves and mountain caves produce different vibration frequencies. If practiced well, one can even discern by sound alone how many layers of space are in the cave, the size of the cave, whether there is accumulated water, and other conditions!”
“And the frequency of this sound wave vibration is, simply put…”
At this point, he had already opened his heart to Su Mo, treating him like a friend despite the age difference, so he explained the secrets of Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints to Su Mo without any reservation.
Su Mo listened intently, and toward the end, a flash of insight struck his mind.
“You listened to Chen Yu Lou’s Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints and discern mountains to seek dragons method, gained enlightenment, and learned the Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints technique!”
As the system prompt sounded, a tide of memories suddenly surged into Su Mo’s mind and was simultaneously imprinted into his muscle memory.
In just a few short seconds, he had comprehended and mastered Chen Yu Lou’s Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints technique.
Although this Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints technique required practice from childhood, Su Mo had Kirin Sacred Blood in his body, his realm was already at the Martial Saint Initial Stage, and his physique far exceeded that of ordinary people by an unknown amount, with hearing and eyesight many times superior to ordinary people.
After comprehending the Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints technique, he reached or even surpassed Chen Yu Lou’s level from back then in an extremely short time!
Chen Xia Zi, unaware, finished explaining the Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints technique to Su Mo and couldn’t help but sigh:
“What a pity. This old man’s Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints technique requires strict practice from childhood to master. Even if told to Master Su now, it would probably be hard to grasp!”
Su Mo smiled faintly upon hearing this:
“Not necessarily!”
With that, he took out a coin and handed it to Chen Xia Zi:
“Shake it and put it down, and I can use the Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints technique to tell heads or tails!”
Chen Xia Zi was full of disbelief but placed the coin in the tea bowl, shook it lightly, and covered it on the tabletop.
Su Mo smiled:
“Tails!”
Chen Xia Zi lifted the tea bowl. Hu Ba Yi and Wang Pang Zi beside him, along with Da Jin Ya, couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise:
“It’s really tails! Master is truly divine!”
Chen Xia Zi was still somewhat disbelieving and touched it with his hand. It was indeed the tails side up, and he was utterly astonished:
“My goodness, Master Su is truly a divine being descended to earth. This skill is probably much stronger than my Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints technique!”
