Chapter 177: Righteous Virtue Fire Element Technique
When Lu Yun left, Xie Bo thanked him profusely and saw him off repeatedly. Lu Yun told him to go back several times, but he wouldn’t listen.
“Older Brother Xie, really no need to see me off anymore. If you keep going, we’ll be at my home.” Lu Yun pointed ahead. Congshan Ward was already in sight.
Xie Bo finally stopped, bowed deeply to Lu Yun once more, and said: “Brother Lu, for your second act of great kindness, Xie Bo has nothing with which to repay you. If there is ever any need in the future, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!”
“Older Brother Xie, you are too serious.” Lu Yun smiled and shook his head: “This is what I should do.”
Xie Bo shook his head, however, and said hoarsely: “Anyone else would not have done this.”
“I just want you to know that not doing evil will still bring good fortune.” Lu Yun restrained his smile and said solemnly: “My previous words were all from the heart. If this world is wrong, we people who still have some ability must never go along with the flow, but instead correct it!”
Xie Bo nodded heavily: “Xie Bo will remember this. Brother Lu, you are not alone on this path. At the very least, I will assist you with all my strength!”
“Many thanks!” Lu Yun clasped his fists toward Xie Bo, then turned and left.
Xie Bo kept watching until he entered Congshan Ward, then turned back and strode home. People’s fortunes truly are wondrous. That morning, he had been utterly despondent, thinking he was completely finished. Who would have thought that just half a day later, a bright future would appear with a golden great road!
Now, he only needed to stride forward proudly along this great road, never again having to look at anyone’s face, never again worrying about his family’s future!
All of this was thanks to Lu Yun…
‘Brother Lu, I will definitely repay you!’ Xie Bo silently recited Lu Yun’s name and swore to himself.
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‘Achoo!’ Lu Yun was walking on the road when he suddenly sneezed. Thinking of how Xie Bo had treated him like an immortal, he couldn’t help but rub his nose lightly, feeling deeply embarrassed.
Although the Xie Clan’s cultivation method was fundamentally unchanged no matter how it varied, the two of them didn’t have the ability to deduce that Righteous Virtue Fire Element Technique in just one afternoon. The reason they could do it was actually because Lu Yun already knew the general cultivation method before coming. Naturally, he could guide Xie Bo along the correct line of thinking without any detours, breaking through like a hot knife through butter and completing it in half a day.
In plain terms, the reason Lu Yun this mentor seemed so miraculous was because he was cheating. And the one helping him cheat was the true expert.
After the competition with Xie Bo, Lu Yun really wanted to help him. But Lu Yun himself was just a novice in cultivation. Even if he had some ideas, he couldn’t form clear lines of thought, let alone figure out any cultivation method. He could only seek help from Lu Xian…
Early that morning, Lu Yun arrived at the Small Bamboo Forest. After paying respects to Lu Xian, he said seriously: “Master, your disciple won yesterday and didn’t bring shame to you.”
“Mm, not bad.” Lu Xian nodded: “For you to defeat that Xie Bo with Black Rank strength shows that your mastery of true qi has recently advanced to another level.”
“It’s all thanks to Master’s excellent guidance.” Lu Yun obediently flattered: “If not for you teaching me the Great Central Supreme Fist and explaining the Five Virtues Five Elements Technique, your disciple really wouldn’t have had a way to deal with the opponent.”
“Heh, you know your master’s good now, right?” Lu Xian smiled slightly smugly, then said seriously: “If that person had cultivated the complete Five Virtues Five Elements Technique, with Righteous Virtue Fire Element qi protecting his heart meridians, your Great Central Supreme Fist wouldn’t have worked.”
“Yes, this cultivation method is truly miraculous.” Lu Yun nodded and sighed: “It’s a pity that Xie Bo only knows Four Virtues Four Elements. I didn’t get to experience the complete cultivation method—such a shame.”
“The Xie Clan handled this matter too despicably. The Five Virtues Five Elements reason is interconnected, and the remaining one virtue one element holds no secret for that Xie Bo. Yet they deceived collateral lineage disciples like him, saying the Righteous Virtue Fire Element Technique is extremely dangerous and must not be cultivated without being taught the method, or else one will suffer qi deviation. I think their Five Virtues were all eaten by dogs.”
Lu Xian himself did not hoard his broom, and he especially despised the noble clans’ higher-ups who still hid cultivation methods from their own clan disciples. After speaking, he snorted coldly: “That Xie Bo is also stupid. Doesn’t he know the reason of the five elements generating each other? Does he have to wait for others to feed him before he can eat?!”
“Oh?” Lu Yun’s eyes lit up at these words. Lu Xian’s statement clearly confirmed his guess about ‘five elements generation.’ He hurriedly asked: “Master, do you mean that Xie Bo can deduce the remaining cultivation method based on the Four Virtues Four Elements Technique he has already mastered?”
“Naturally.” Lu Xian gave an affirmative answer.
“How does your disciple feel that’s impossible? Cultivation methods are so complex—one can’t make even a single mistake. Master, you’re not bragging, are you?” Lu Yun looked skeptical.
“What, you dare doubt your master?!” Even though Lu Xian had already cultivated to half-immortal realm, this statement from Lu Yun still infuriated him. He blew his beard and glared: “Doesn’t all magic return to the source? No matter how fancy the cultivation method, the underlying reason is unchanging. Deduce by following the reason—how could it be wrong?!” After that, he opened the floodgates, expounding endlessly on the principles of the Five Virtues Five Elements Technique and the deduction method to Lu Yun.
At Lu Xian’s realm, the martial arts of various clans held no secrets in his eyes. Moreover, to seek a breakthrough, Lu Xian had spent a great deal of time studying the secret arts of the various clans. Though he spoke casually, every word contained his years of accumulation and insight. Lu Yun listened enraptured, perking up his ears and committing every word Lu Xian said to memory.
Lu Xian spoke eloquently for a while. Just as he was about to reach the concrete manifestation of the Righteous Virtue Fire Element Technique, he suddenly stopped and looked at Lu Yun suspiciously: “You brat, you’re tricking me into talking, aren’t you?”
“How could that be? I’m sincerely asking Master for guidance.” Lu Yun hurriedly shook his head.
“No, you’re inquiring for that Xie Bo,” Lu Xian said with a cold laugh: “Your Imperial Extreme Profound Cave Skill is far more profound than this Five Virtues Five Elements Technique. Even for analogous comprehension, you don’t need to know it in such detail.”
“Master, helping others is the root of happiness.” Seeing his little scheme seen through by Lu Xian, Lu Yun quickly put on an obedient baby expression. Paired with his clean and handsome face, even Lu Xian couldn’t help but fall for it. “Besides, Xie Bo is a good person. We can’t just watch him go down like this.”
“Soft-hearted fool.” Lu Xian cursed, but still told Lu Yun the complete cultivation method. At the end, he cautioned: “You should still be cautious. First, though I can fill in this cultivation method, I’ve never practiced it myself. Second, privately studying cultivation methods is a great taboo among the noble clans. Don’t let good intentions lead to bad outcomes and harm that person instead.”
“Your disciple knows his limits.” Lu Yun hurriedly nodded.
After leaving Lu Xian, Lu Yun went straight to Xie Bo’s home and put what he had learned into practice right away. But he didn’t directly tell Xie Bo the cultivation method. Instead, he inspired him to think for himself, while Lu Yun corrected and guided from the side based on the right answers. In the end, Xie Bo deduced the cultivation method himself.
Although the Xie Clan regulation states that disciples must not privately study the Righteous Virtue Fire Element Technique, since Xie Bo is a genius who figured it out himself, what can the Xie Clan do—bite him?
Of course, Lu Yun didn’t tell Xie Bo that this was all thanks to Lu Xian’s pointers. Instead, he claimed all the merit for himself—truly shameless…
‘Master surely doesn’t care about this bit of empty fame…’ Lu Yun thought with slight embarrassment: ‘But I need it badly.’ According to his formulated revenge plan, this was the stage to seize every opportunity to quickly become famous. Only with enough fame would he have the capital to join the power games of the higher-ups, stirring up wind and rain, turning clouds and rain!
‘Father has already become a steward of the Lu Clan before me!’ Standing outside the door, Lu Yun looked at the brightly lit courtyard and quietly encouraged himself: ‘I must work hard too. I must become a First Rank Official!’
