163: The Origin of Wenqi and Wuqi

The City Lords Mansion Foundation Establishment Cultivator said:

"Kid, I suggest you leave quickly, lest you bring disaster upon your Family..."

"Zhu He can protect you now, but after the Literary Examination and Martial Examination, will he still be able to?"

Tang Tian found this laughable; Mr. Zhu He could protect him until after the Martial Examination, but if he didn't participate in the Martial Examination, Mr. Zhu He could kill him on the spot.

Moreover, the feud between Tang Tian and the City Lords Mansion had already reached an unspeakable level.

Becoming a Disciple of Mr. Zhu was considered a minor grievance to the City Lords Mansion.

Not to mention that he had promised the Wanbao Pavilion Master that if the Cultivators of the City Lords Mansion were truly heinous, he would wipe them out.

Fortunately, he hadn't offended the Families of Jinque City too severely...

Tang Tian said:

"Bring disaster upon my Family? Do you even know my surname?"

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator said:

"We are Foundation Establishment Cultivators, why would we remember your name? Kid, based on your Alchemy skills, if you turn back now and join the City Lords Mansion, it can still be remedied."

So they didn't even know his name. Tang Tian was relieved; he had been worried about whether the Storyteller and the others might be in danger.

Of course, he only meant the Storyteller; Tang Tian didn't care at all about what happened to Tang Family Village.

Tang Tian said:

"Remember this, my surname is Yu, and my name is Yu Tian. If you have the ability, come to the Yu Family to find me."

Those Foundation Establishment Cultivators shook their heads after hearing this; after all, they came here to monitor Zhu He, not to make enemies with local powers.

Because if the City Lords Mansion were to kill a Foundation Establishment Cultivator without reason, it would provoke public anger...

It was morning, and the sound of reading in the academy had already begun.

Mr. Zhu was nowhere to be found, and only the four Senior Brothers were releasing Literary Qi. Every time they read a sentence, a massive Literary Seal would appear.

When they finished reading an article, it would stir up monstrous waves and alter the environment.

Although the power was immense, it was all contained within this environment, which Tang Tian found quite astonishing.

Lu Mei said:

"Junior Brother has arrived. This is the effect of Literary Qi; once Cultivated to Major Achievement, moving mountains and plucking stars is not a problem."

Seeing this, Tang Tian was completely envious; he also wanted to learn Literary Qi.

Unfortunately, having offended the City Lords Mansion, he could only follow the path of Martial Energy. But importantly, Martial Energy had no Cultivation Technique; one only needed to place in the top three of the Martial Examination.

Only after being granted an official position by Great Lin could one give birth to Martial Energy.

Lu Mei said:

"Junior Brother, don't be too envious. Once Martial Energy is formed, it's not bad either; moving mountains and filling seas is just the basics."

"Moreover, Literary Qi requires Comprehension Ability to advance, while Martial Energy only requires killing; there is no Bottleneck."

Tang Tian said:

"Anyone can Cultivate Literary Qi in the early stages, but Martial Energy requires being granted a Great Lin official position to Cultivate. Martial Energy is too slow."

Lu Mei said:

"Junior Brother, do you know why? Literary Qi is the Qi of heaven and earth, while Martial Energy was created by Great Lin, born from Great Lin suppressing the Taotie."

"Only those with a Great Lin official position can Cultivate this Martial Energy, and the effect obtained is like the Taotie—greedy and murderous, with no Bottleneck for advancement."

"Legend has it that if you kill all the Martial Energy possessors in Great Lin, you can obtain the Bloodline of the Taotie."

Tang Tian was stunned upon hearing this; wasn't this just raising a Gu?

Tang Tian asked:

"Has anyone succeeded?"

Lu Mei said:

"No one has succeeded. Several generations of Great Lin monarchs have been Martial Energy possessors; would they kill their own ancestors?"

Tang Tian said:

"I see. If Martial Energy is so good, why do more people choose Literary Qi than Martial Energy?"

Lu Mei said:

"We Cultivate Literary Qi not for Great Lin, but for heaven and earth. As for Cultivating Martial Energy, the strength of the Martial Energy depends on your strength and official position."

"Even if you are strong, if Great Lin does not acknowledge your official position on the Imperial Seal, your Martial Energy will not improve. Those who Cultivate Martial Energy will always be a sharp blade for the Great Lin Imperial court."

Tang Tian said:

"There's such a thing..."

Hearing Lu Mei's words, Tang Tian had truly learned something new.

Lu Mei and the others Cultivated Literary Qi not for Great Lin, but for the world, not hesitating even if they had to turn their blades against Great Lin in the future.

Tang Tian decided to practice Dual Cultivation of Literary Qi and Martial Energy in the future.

Tang Tian asked:

"Since Literary Qi is so unstable, why does Great Lin still grant official positions for Literary Qi?"

Lu Mei said:

"Because Literary Qi is the primary Qi of heaven and earth, Great Lin cannot stop it. Moreover, Literary Qi is an official position granted by heaven and earth; if Great Lin does not grant it, it will suffer backlash."

Tang Tian asked:

"Then does Great Lin count as a world of demons and monsters running wild?"

Lu Mei was silent for a moment and said:

"Not really, Great Lin should currently be considered in the Middle Stage of an Imperial Dynasty."

Tang Tian didn't believe this; first there was the County Magistrate raising commoners like livestock without consequence, and then there was Chi Daizi, who intercepted and killed Cultivators everywhere with no one daring to stop him.

Barbarian Cultivators broke into a Cultivator city and escaped unscathed. If this didn't count as demons and monsters running wild, Tang Tian didn't know what did...

Tang Tian said:

"Since you Senior Brothers have achieved Major Achievement in your divine arts, why not do as we discussed earlier and kill the County Magistrate?"

Lu Mei said:

"Junior Brother is right. We should kill the County Magistrate now to appease the commoners. Besides, I have seen the County Magistrate's yamen; there are no good people there, so we should kill them all too."

After Lu Mei finished speaking, Ning Bi, Ding Mo, and Ye Fan stopped Cultivating, each looking eager to try.

Tang Tian said:

"The County Magistrate is currently at the Yu Family; I will call him out."

Tang Tian had long wanted to kill the County Magistrate; after all, the Families of Qingmu County deserved to die, and the County Magistrate deserved it even more...

Tang Tian walked straight out of the courtyard and arrived at the Yu Family.

Everyone in the Yu Family was looking forward to Tang Tian's arrival; after all, with the Foundation Establishment Families now in a standoff, only Tang Tian could change the course of the battle.

Since his cultivation had already been exposed, Tang Tian stopped pretending and strode forward, his Lianqi Sixth Level cultivation on full display.

Although Tang Tian's true Cultivator level was Lianqi Seventh Level...

The Cultivators along the way watched with fear.

The Yu Family Ancestor said:

"Yu Tian, you're here. I wonder if you have brought the poisonous herbs?"

Tang Tian cupped his hands and said:

"Not more, not less, exactly ten thousand."

Tang Tian took out the storage ring, and the Yu Family Ancestor lifted it, causing ten thousand poisonous herbs to appear in the air.

The ten thousand poisonous herbs refined by the Big Goose were of varying ages, but the Yu Family Ancestor did not suspect anything. The Yu Family Ancestor said:

"Good! Good! Yu Tian, this time you deserve the greatest credit."

The Yu Family Ancestor said "good" twice in a row.

Tang Tian said:

"I have business with the County Magistrate; I wonder if the Yu Family Ancestor could allow the County Magistrate to meet with me."

The County Magistrate was standing right next to the Yu Family Ancestor and felt puzzled when he heard Tang Tian call for him.

The County Magistrate kept recalling, but found that he hadn't offended Tang Tian at all.

The Yu Family Ancestor said:

"You are a meritorious subject of the Yu Family, so this is naturally fine. Yu Ping, you go along too. Magistrate Li, what do you think?"

The County Magistrate's surname was Li; Tang Tian had previously captured Li Ruoya.

The County Magistrate thought to himself that he was at the Lianqi Sixth Level, and Tang Tian was also at the Lianqi Sixth Level, so he shouldn't be able to kill him, and said:

"That is naturally fine, but I should be able to bring my yamen runners along, right?"

Tang Tian said:

"That goes without saying..."