Chapter 222: Heaven-human Resonance
“So what?” Lu Yun looked at Sun Yuanlang expressionlessly.
“So, come with me to Liaodong.” Sun Yuanlang smiled faintly, suddenly struck out with a palm, and once again sealed Lu Yun’s acupoints.
Lu Yun immediately felt powerless all over and fell straight into the pit he had just dug.
“Just stay here obediently and wait for me to finish my business and come back.” Sun Yuanlang left those words behind and floated away.
Lu Yun landed on his buttocks, his body folded and curled up in the pit, looking at the stars in the sky from the cave entrance, feeling both humiliated and amused.
‘Does this count as digging a pit for myself?’ Lu Yun couldn’t help but think to himself: ‘If I had known it would be like this, I might as well have dug the pit bigger, at least it would be more comfortable to stay in.’
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but admire himself a bit; after going through so much, he still had the mood to joke around—his nerves were getting thicker and thicker.
Moments later, Lu Yun cleared his mind of distractions and began circulating his qi to break through the acupoints sealed by Sun Yuanlang. With just a slight circulation, Lu Yun couldn’t help but curse inwardly—this stinking Daoist was truly a bastard; the acupoints he had sealed were ones even a Grandmaster couldn’t break. If sealed for a whole night, his meridians would surely suffer severe damage, and his cultivation would regress by no less than dozens of li.
But fortunately, he hadn’t made a move from beginning to end, so the secret of the Imperial Extreme Profound Cave Skill naturally remained undisclosed… After learning the other’s identity, Lu Yun had been suppressing his lucky thoughts, not daring to reveal even the slightest bit of his martial arts, for fear that the other would see through the details of his cultivation method.
If Sun Yuanlang knew he practiced the Imperial Extreme Profound Cave Skill, he definitely wouldn’t use a conventional acupoint-sealing technique, but would instead try to seal his glabella ancestoral acupoint—although Lu Yun didn’t know if there was any cultivation method in the world that could do it, it was certain the other wouldn’t give him a chance to escape.
Lu Yun’s vital energy was stored in his glabella ancestoral acupoint, not in his dantian sea of qi, so Sun Yuanlang sealing his sea of qi had virtually no restriction on him. Lu Yun calmed his mind, opened his glabella ancestoral acupoint, and the pure vital energy stored inside surged out, flowing along his meridians to repeatedly impact the sealed acupoints.
Even so, Lu Yun raised his cultivation to eighty percent and used the time it takes to eat a meal before finally breaking open the acupoints sealed by Sun Yuanlang.
After cultivating with Lu Xian for this period, Lu Yun’s understanding of meridians and the martial arts path had improved by leaps and bounds; now, even raising his cultivation to eighty percent wouldn’t cause the severe backlash from before.
But after breaking open the acupoints, Lu Yun didn’t get up immediately; instead, he maintained his original posture, immersing his mind and sensing the unity of heaven and man according to the method taught by Lu Xian.
Gradually, he felt as if he had merged with heaven and earth; every blade of grass and tree within a li around him, every breeze and movement, he perceived with utmost clarity. In the past, Lu Yun absolutely couldn’t have done this…
Lu Xian taught Lu Yun this method to elevate the realm of his mind’s cultivation, but Lu Yun wasn’t sensing unity of heaven and man; rather, he was using this method to check if anyone was supervising him nearby. His movements in Bai Liu Village had been exposed, ringing another alarm bell for Lu Yun—next time he erred, there might be no chance to make amends; he had to be more cautious than ever.
Only after confirming there were no living creatures within a li around did Lu Yun leap out of the pit and fly toward the mountain top.
Just as he reached the mountain top, Lu Yun saw two figures in black charging straight toward him. He clearly saw that one of them, like Sun Yuanlang, was carrying another person while flying at a speed not much inferior to Sun Yuanlang’s.
‘Another Grandmaster…’ Lu Yun’s scalp went numb; now he truly understood the terror of a Grandmaster and instinctively wanted to hide, but clearly the other had already spotted him—hiding was impossible.
Lu Yun simply steeled himself and stood there; after the other drew closer, he finally let out a long breath and sent a sound transmission: “Master…”
The other had clearly recognized Lu Yun long ago and continued at high speed, arriving before him in a few breaths—was it not Lu Xian? Lu Xian released his grip, Lu Xin’s feet touched the ground, and he rushed forward, grabbing his shoulders with both hands and examining him closely: “Not injured, right?”
“Father, don’t worry, I’m not.” Lu Yun shook his head apologetically.
“Good, that’s good…” Lu Xin saw clearly that Lu Yun was just covered in dirt and had no other abnormalities, so he finally relaxed. While speaking, Lu Xin gave Lu Yun a look that only father and son understood, and said: “Hurry and thank your Master—he didn’t even ask anything when he heard you were caught and came directly to rescue you!”
Knowing Lu Xian hadn’t asked anything, Lu Yun finally relaxed. Yet he couldn’t help feeling a twinge of guilt—his Master treated him with utmost sincerity, but he couldn’t be fully honest.
But some things really couldn’t be said, nor should they be. Lu Yun could only walk over respectfully and bow deeply to Lu Xian: “I’ve troubled Master again.”
“This has nothing to do with you,” Lu Xian’s expression was very unpleasant as he said in a deep voice: “Sun Yuanlang actually dared to stir up trouble on my Lu Clan’s turf—if I don’t teach him a lesson, I won’t have the face to continue as Vice Sect Master!”
Lu Xian was indeed enraged; he was stationed in Lu Ward precisely to prevent anyone from invading the Lu Clan’s core. Although Sun Yuanlang had gone to Jingxin Ward, not Lu Ward, to Lu Xian it was the same—if he didn’t settle this score, not only would the Lu Clan lose face, but he as a Grandmaster would also lose his deterrent power!
“Master, what should we do next?” Lu Yun asked softly.
“Where is Sun Yuanlang?” Lu Xian didn’t ask about the details; he only cared about Sun Yuanlang’s whereabouts.
“He seemed to have other business, so he sealed my acupoints and left me in the small forest.” Lu Yun answered.
“What could be more important than《 Imperial Extreme Profound Cave Skill》?” Lu Xian said coldly.
Hearing this from Lu Xian, Lu Yun and his father both breathed a sigh of relief—clearly, Lu Xian thought Sun Yuanlang was after Lu Yun’s cultivation method and hadn’t considered any other possibilities.
“Naturally, only Gaozu’s Treasure Vault.” Lu Yun said softly.
“That demonic Daoist has quite the appetite—I’ll make sure he comes away with an empty bamboo basket!” Lu Xian glanced at Lu Yun and his father, then said in a deep voice: “Let’s go there too!” With that, he leaped forward, and Lu Yun and his father followed closely behind.
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Originally, Lu Yun and his father were going to explore the Treasure Vault with Lu Xian; though this mishap had occurred, they were back on track.
The three crossed several mountain ridges, traveling over ten li, when Lu Xian raised a hand, signaling them not to move. He then faced the mountains, entering heaven-human resonance to probe the activity ahead.
Lu Yun and his father didn’t even dare breathe; after the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Lu Xian slowly opened his eyes and pointed to a mountain ridge in the east: “Seven li away, there’s activity.”
Lu Yun was fine, but Lu Xin was nearly stunned—he never imagined Lu Xian could probe such a distance. Grandmasters truly were no longer mortals!
Lu Yun was somewhat depressed: “Master, if you had used heaven-human resonance back then, Sun Yuanlang definitely wouldn’t have dared to make trouble in Jingxin Ward.”
“You think I’m not tired?” Lu Xian gave him a glance: “Besides, with so many people in Jingxin Ward, as long as Sun Yuanlang restrained his aura, who could detect him?”
“Heh heh, I was just saying.” Lu Yun grinned; actually, he was just making conversation. People often do this subconsciously when they feel guilty toward someone.
“Hmph.” Lu Xian snorted and leaped forward again; Lu Yun and Lu Xin hurried to follow. After crossing another mountain ridge, even Lu Yun sensed that many people had gathered on the south side of the mountain ridge ahead.
“Front has Case Mountain, back has Backing Mountain, left has Azure Dragon, right has White Tiger, center has Bright Hall, water flows winding.” Lu Xian didn’t advance immediately but observed the terrain of the mountain ridge, then sneered: “It truly is a feng shui treasure land.”
“Indeed the prime site for a king or noble’s yin residence.” Lu Xin nodded and said softly: “Just don’t know if Gaozu’s Treasure Vault is really there.”
