Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

Seeing this, the remaining two maids and the gatekeeper quickly fled the courtyard. Only when the gate was closed and the sun was 'locked' inside did the three of them finally let out a long sigh of relief.

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"Young master, it's getting more and more terrifying!" someone said.

Upon hearing this, the other two nodded involuntarily.

It's no wonder they were so terrified; there was a precedent for it. Back then, there were two servants guarding the courtyard gate, but one of them ignored warnings and opened the gate to peek in while the young master was cultivating.

Others tried to dissuade them, but to no avail. And as the courtyard gate was opened, a scene that would haunt them for the rest of their lives unfolded:

As soon as the courtyard gate was pushed open, a wave of heat swept in. The terrifying heat and the cold air outside formed a tornado that pulled people into the courtyard. Then, to the horror of the group, in just a few breaths, the person turned from a human into a torch, and then from a torch into ashes, leaving not even a speck of ash behind.

And with that brief, less than a breath-long scream from within the flames, something seemed to be awakened. A strange creature, appearing and disappearing in the flames, vanished in a flash, then rapidly contracted, finally revealing the sun shining through the courtyard.

The moment they saw the sun, the remaining four were almost blinded. Fortunately, the sun appeared and disappeared quickly, preventing them from going blind.

Afterwards, the young master didn't say anything, but sent someone to deliver fifty taels of silver; it was from that time that the young master began to teach the boys martial arts.

The young master's exact words were: "If you want to stay and serve me, you must learn martial arts. But you are already too old to learn martial arts; your bones are already set, so it's unlikely you'll achieve anything. There's no point in you staying."

With that, the young master waved his hand, and the strange creature appeared around him. He continued, "If you want to achieve something, you must endure what ordinary people cannot. This fire dragon is the Great Sun Divine Dragon Qi. With this Qi, you can cleanse your meridians and marrow, and change your bones and veins. Go in and take a look."

As the young master finished speaking, the wandering 'fire dragon' opened its mouth and spat out a spark at the group. The spark then spread like wildfire, growing larger and larger until it transformed into a large cauldron used in temple sacrifices, engulfing the group inside.

Amidst the endless heat, the group fell into a coma. When they awoke, the young master was still lying on the recliner, but the women were completely different.

In just seven or eight years, the group reached the ninth rank, with Xia Zhu, who had the highest cultivation, and Zhang Yi, the gatekeeper, reaching the upper ninth rank.

Qiu Ju, who is of the lowest rank, is more skilled at making medicinal cuisine, using and detoxifying poisons, and raising Gu (a type of poisonous insect); Dong Mei, who is of the middle rank, is more skilled at being well-read and having a strong memory. More than half of the books in the mansion are in her mind.

Each of them had their own strengths, but they all kept to their duties, serving him diligently and never causing trouble or showing off their martial arts skills. No one knew that there were such monsters in the Earl of Chengyi's mansion!

As the sunlight gradually pierced through the crack in the door, the group exchanged glances and immediately retreated further away. Although the young master had said he had stronger self-control and that what happened before wouldn't repeat itself, who knew?

After all, we only have one life.

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Inside the courtyard, Su Yuchen, who had transmigrated, sank his consciousness and will into his sea of ​​consciousness.

On the primordial spirit, the chains that crackled with electricity were mostly broken, and the remaining small half were gradually breaking under the scorching heat of the flames.

As the purple-gold flames and silver-white frost gradually attacked, the chains formed by lightning weakened, finally letting out a mournful cry of unwillingness, and completely transformed into a ball of energy exuding a terrifying aura, which was then swallowed up by the primordial spirit.

You have refined the chains of heavenly punishment, and you have regained your freedom.

Young man, do not recklessly challenge the will of Heaven! Even the will of Heaven in this small world is not something a Yin God can challenge.

[You refined and devoured the Heavenly Punishment Chains, gained a new understanding of the rules of thunder, and comprehended the power of Heavenly Punishment.]

After glancing at the narration, Su Yuchen's consciousness sank into his primordial spirit, comprehending the extra Heavenly Punishment Seed and digesting the energy brought by the power of Heavenly Punishment.

The originally weak primordial spirit was replenished and became lively and agile again. The sea of ​​consciousness was no longer lifeless, and the primordial spirit also took a big step forward on the path to the third stage.

Only now did Su Yuchen truly breathe a sigh of relief. Recalling his final encounter in his previous life, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

In the end of his previous life, he transformed his physical body into energy and used his primordial spirit to flee thousands of miles away with the entire Su family. In the end, he still angered the ignorant will of Heaven.

In his previous life, just after sending them to the coast of the East China Sea, dark clouds swept over the sky above his primordial spirit. In order not to implicate the innocent, Su Yuchen could only flee to the deep mountains with his primordial spirit. The void rifts he left behind along the way were regarded by the will of heaven as a provocation to Him.

So, along the way, his primordial spirit was struck by lightning, and wherever his primordial spirit went, dark clouds followed.

Just before it shattered the void and left, perhaps because the opening was too large, the consciousness in the void became extremely angry, and what descended was no longer lightning, but chains formed by lightning.

Although using the very essence of heaven and earth would slow down the further growth of the consciousness of heaven and earth, the ability to devour one's own primordial spirit would undoubtedly be a great tonic. This is why Heaven did not hesitate.

Fortunately, the system was still very helpful. Although my primordial spirit was eventually trapped by chains formed by the thunder of heaven and earth, the system still carried me away from that world.

When the infant came into this world, its consciousness was simply unable to support the enormous primordial spirit, which then fell into a deep sleep.

Fortunately, when he woke up in the middle of the night, Su Yuchen sensed the inexplicably powerful spiritual energy of the sun in this world, so he released the Yin-Yang dual energy divine power.

Until he was seven years old, Su Yuchen's primordial spirit remained dormant in his sea of ​​consciousness. He could only regain his freedom by relying on the self-circulation of Yin and Yang energies, absorbing the spiritual energy of the sun and moon that roamed in the void, strengthening his bones, and burning away the lightning chains.

It was only today that Su Yuchen's primordial spirit was completely freed. Fortunately, there was still this ball of energy to replenish him; otherwise, his primordial spirit, which was not yet fully Yang, would have been completely regressed to the Yin state after this ordeal.

Chapter 488 First meeting

In the years leading up to Su Yuchen's seventh birthday, his consciousness remained hazy and confused. He was either in a deep sleep or fighting against the power of divine punishment. This manifested in the outside world as a lack of coordination between his body and consciousness, making him appear like a paralyzed person.

After he turned seven, although he regained most of the initiative, he was focused on unsealing his primordial spirit and had no interest in the outside world. Even if he knew about the rumors about him, he didn't bother to pay attention to them.

Even so, as his primordial spirit gradually unsealed, although he remained indoors, under the influence of his divine sense, he gradually learned about this world from his servants and others, thus realizing where he had come from.

This is a world similar to Joy of Life. The only difference is that this is "Ming," the Ming Dynasty.

Here, there is the unfathomable founding emperor, Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty; there is Liu Qingtian, the Earl of Chengyi, who "plans the future of the world"; and there is Li Shanye, the prime minister who governs the world and is second only to the emperor.

The only pity is that Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty seems to be a taboo subject. Apart from a few old ministers who fought alongside him to establish the empire, no one knows his name.

It is said that Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty once mentioned an interesting theory: some people would use their name and birth date to capture the soul of the deceased.

Therefore, in Kyoto, and throughout the world, many people are given a nickname in addition to their formal name from birth, and their birth date and time are a secret kept by their parents.

This is also a world after 'nuclear peace'. The spiritual energy of the sun and moon floating in the void is a benefit brought about by countless 'nuclear peace' bombs.

Simply put, after the world experienced 'nuclear peace,' the dust and smog from the explosions engulfed the sky, obscuring the sun, moon, and stars, thus plunging the world into endless darkness and ice.

The first group of people who survived the 'nuclear peace' either went insane due to the shockwaves from the 'nuclear peace bomb' or suffered severe radiation damage.

In addition, everything in the original world was gradually buried underground by ice and dust, and all traces of the old era were melted away by ice and snow over hundreds of years.

The humans left over from the old era died, and by the time the new humans grew up, the radiation in the air had weakened, and the new bodies had adapted to this new world.

A new era, a new generation, and everything begins anew from the wilderness.

This era is unfortunate; they have lost the conveniences and human rights of the old era. At the same time, they are also fortunate; the vast (radiant) spiritual energy of the sun and moon in the void has given them the possibility of cultivation.

Unfortunately, during their period of ignorance, humanity in the new era experienced the legacy of the old era—the 'prophet'—which led to their forced growth.

'Prophet' is a code name, but also a group of people, a group of servants of a mysterious god who exist outside of heaven and earth.

Whenever humanity embarks on a new journey, prophets always appear to guide and correct human development.

As a result, neither spiritual practice nor the technology of the old era works, and it has become a hybrid that is neither fish nor fowl.

In this new era, people have lost their human rights and the opportunity to become stronger. It is in this hybrid era that Su Yuchen arrives.

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As the primordial spirit was unsealed, the Yin-Yang and Five Elements supernatural powers, empowered by the primordial spirit, quickly began to operate. The spiritual energy that was floating in the void seemed to have received a summons, and a vast amount of spiritual energy silently descended into the courtyard.

With each breath Su Yuchen took, a massive amount of vital energy transformed into true essence and circulated within his body. His body, already thoroughly cleansed by the Great Sun Divine Dragon Qi and the Taiyin Ice Phoenix Qi, emitted a silent cheer, accepting all who came and devouring everything.

With one breath, the immense spiritual energy transforms into true energy, rapidly circulating along the meridians; with two breaths, the true energy network woven along the meridians and acupoints greedily probes into the void, devouring everything; with three breaths, the circulating true energy is repeatedly compressed, evolving towards a higher level of energy; with the tenth breath, the immense true energy rapidly liquefies, transforming into true essence.

True essence circulates endlessly in the meridians, and the three dantian (upper, middle, and lower dantian) breathe in and out simultaneously. With each breath, the body grows stronger, vitality increases, and with each breath, the body evolves into something indestructible, immortal, and eternal.

At this point, Su Yuchen no longer needed to deliberately control it. With the support of his true essence and primordial spirit, endless energy surged from the void, and a gentle breeze blew through the courtyard. The energy was simply too immense!

With only four Grandmasters who didn't know about body refinement and could only absorb energy slowly, what they absorbed was not even a drop in the ocean compared to the energy released by thousands of 'nuclear bombs'.

The protagonist of this world has returned.

Liu Ye held great goodwill towards you, the paralyzed man in Kyoto. After all, in his eyes, you are you, and Aunt Liu is Aunt Liu. Moreover, it's understandable that a mother might make some mistakes for her paralyzed son.

Liu Ye decided to come and see you. After all, as the soul of the old era and the eldest son of this family, he feels obligated to take care of his younger siblings.

Aunt Liu was furious. She thought your feigned paralysis had given this illegitimate child a chance to laugh at you.

Liu Ruolan was very happy. Her eldest brother, who had been sent away at birth and could only teach her by writing letters, had returned. Unlike you, who wouldn't utter a word even if you were beaten with a stick.

Young man, this is your problem. In the past thirteen years, you and Liu Ruolan have exchanged fewer than a hundred sentences in total.

Upon hearing the narration, Su Yuchen opened his eyes, allowing the invisible threads of true essence to merge into the void and devour energy. With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw Aunt Liu, Liu Ye, and Liu Ruolan, who had come together from the front yard.

Looking at Aunt Liu's formulaic smile, Su Yuchen could even imagine that she was cursing under her breath.

With a wave of his hand, the door opened silently, and the three people under the veranda not far away looked over at the same time.

"Come back, we have guests. Qiuju, go make some tea." A gentle voice echoed in the ears of the three.

The three of them stood up at the same time. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Yi was already standing respectfully at the entrance of the courtyard, his head bowed, looking every bit like a servant. Qiu Ju and Dong Mei stood in front of Liu Sinian, curtsied, and went to prepare tea, snacks and fruits.

A moment later, led by Aunt Liu, Liu Ye arrived outside the courtyard. Before Aunt Liu could ask any questions, Zhang Yi had already pushed open the gate and lowered his head under Aunt Liu's 'you're so sensible' gaze.

Xia Zhu followed behind, winking at him with a smile, but Zhang Yi just pursed his lips, unconcerned. Only Liu Ye glanced at him thoughtfully a few more times, earning Zhang Yi a smile in return.

Looking at her son, still lying lazily in the recliner like a pig, Aunt Liu felt that she was already lucky to be alive.

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The four of them sat in the courtyard, and couldn't help but fall silent.

After the confrontation in the front hall, Aunt Liu realized that this illegitimate son was no pushover, and that her own son, who could only stand there in a daze, was probably no match for him at all.

Upon their first meeting, Liu Ye hadn't yet figured out how to interact with this younger brother who had a calm, smiling expression.

Liu Ruolan, on the other hand, looked thoughtful, as if her memory of this younger brother was rather vague.

"Is this my younger brother, Si Nian? He's quite handsome," Liu Ye said, sitting to the side.

Su Yuchen found it amusing to watch as Aunt Liu's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, and the gentle glint of a sharp blade flashed in her casual glance.

"It's all thanks to my aunt's good genes," Su Yuchen replied with a smile.

You have a real knack for killing conversations. Aren't you embarrassed by these awkward silences?

Seeing the silence return after just one sentence, Aunt Liu's eyes flickered, and she inexplicably became happy again.

Liu Ye didn't feel embarrassed at all. For him, who possessed the soul of an adult natural disaster, as long as he adhered to the idea that "I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed," no one could do anything to him.

Liu Ye slowly sipped his tea and said, "What kind of tea is this? It's quite different from the tea we had at home before."

Su Yuchen smiled and said, "This is a medicinal tea made with chrysanthemum. It can calm the mind, clear heat, and reduce internal fire. If you like it, brother, you can take some with you later."

Qiu Ju behind him curtsied slightly to indicate her identity: "If the young master likes it, I will go and prepare some right away."

Hearing her refer to herself as "I" instead of "servant," a glint flashed in Liu Ye's eyes, as if he had discovered something interesting.

Chapter 489 Casual Chat in the Backyard

(P.S.: Some people said there might be copyright issues, so I made some changes. I changed the main character's name and other details; hopefully, this won't cause any disputes. I was too lazy to revise the outline, so I just wrote it casually. Feel free to read it as you like.)

"No rush. We'll be living at your residence from now on, so we can come and get it whenever we want," Liu Ye said, waving his hand.

Seeing that he looked every bit the future master of the Earl's mansion—mature, shrewd, calm, and composed—Aunt Liu felt increasingly uneasy.

Liu Ye then said, "I heard that you were born weak, little brother. It just so happens that I haven't learned much else in my hometown of Qingtian these past few years, but I have honed my medical skills quite well. Would you like me to take a look at you?"

Upon hearing this, not only Aunt Liu, but also several servants couldn't help but look up at Liu Ye.

Su Yuchen found it amusing; what a nice guy! Wasn't he worried that Aunt Liu might misunderstand?

[Liu Ye encountered too many unexpected events. This world called the Ming Dynasty bore traces of his previous life, yet nothing seemed to fit together.]

He hoped to improve relationships, bridge the gap between them, and explore this seemingly illusory world. He would begin, starting with the Marquis of Chengyi's residence.

"I'm not paralyzed, I'm just too lazy to move," Su Yuchen said with a smile.

Seeing the unsurprised expressions on the faces of the maids and Aunt Liu, Liu Ye naturally understood that he had probably made a mistake. Moreover, not only had he made a mistake, but the entire capital was likely mistaken.

"But why not clarify things? Instead, let the rumors spread and fester," Liu Ye thought to himself. At the same time, he understood his father, whom he had never met, even less.

"Ah!" Liu Ruolan exclaimed, then looked at Liu Ye somewhat embarrassed, after all, Su Yuchen was paralyzed, as she had mentioned in a letter she wrote to Liu Ye when she was a child.

As if understanding what the two were thinking, Aunt Liu put down her teacup, smiled slightly, and said:

“When Si Nian was little, she was slow to learn to walk. Later, she became increasingly lazy and started to spread this rumor. The master said not to pay attention to it, that the truth will come out on its own, and that as long as Si Nian shows up, people will naturally understand.”

"Besides, these things are hard to explain. The more we clarify, the more others might believe it's true."

Liu Ye smiled and said, "Auntie and Father are wise. Then Ruoruo and I will take Sinian out for a stroll another day, and everyone will know then."

Su Yuchen shook his head and said, "I don't really like going out. People in this world are less interesting than spiders under the eaves."

Aunt Liu frowned, thinking to herself that what she was saying was quite meaningless;

Liu Ye was slightly taken aback, then looked up at the eaves where a spider was busily mending its torn web. A larva flew over and got entangled in the web. The spider immediately stopped what it was doing, crawled over, and wrapped the larva up in a ball. Only then did it resume mending the damaged area, satisfied.

“Indeed, spiders are more interesting.” Liu Ye nodded in confirmation.

Aunt Liu and Liu Ruolan looked at the two brothers staring at the spider under the eaves, exchanging bewildered glances. They simply couldn't understand what the spider meant.