Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

"Uncle?" Xia Zhu, Qiu Ju, and Dong Mei, who were standing to the side, felt a pang of emotion, but remained silent.

Su Yuchen shook his head and said:

"His method can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause."

"It's like continuously filling a sealed wooden barrel with water. What's the point of trying to make the water more obedient instead of addressing the barrel's problems?"

"When the barrel can no longer hold any more water, the water naturally becomes increasingly difficult to control, and the final result is that the barrel bursts."

"Moreover, although I have never seen your domineering true energy, I imagine that your domineering true energy may not be truly domineering; even if it is very domineering, it should be quite limited."

As he spoke, Su Yuchen raised a finger, and a stream of true essence appeared at the tip of his finger. It changed from colorless and transparent to pure yang, and then transformed into an even more explosive blazing sun.

In the end, only a wisp of golden-red, almost black true energy remained on Su Yuchen's fingertips. This mere wisp of true energy was fraught with danger, making Liu Ye's heart tremble.

Every pulse of that wisp of true energy could create bursts of black ripples. If it hadn't behaved so well on Su Yuchen's fingers, Liu Ye would have already turned and run away.

"Is this the true energy you cultivated?" Liu Ye asked, suppressing his heart pounding with fear.

Su Yuchen waved his hand to disperse that wisp of true essence and said:

"That was just to make it clearer for you. Your true energy is powerful, but not absolute."

"Alright, let's get back to business. Solving your problem is both difficult and easy."

"The first method is to find a way to replace the wooden bucket with an iron bucket, or if that doesn't work, meteorite iron. In short, we need to make sure the bucket doesn't explode before your true energy reaches its limit."

"You mean improving physical fitness?" Liu Ye asked.

Su Yuchen nodded and said, "It's very simple, isn't it?"

Liu Ye frowned and said, "But where can I find such a technique? Although the techniques in the military have this effect, they are all very rudimentary. I don't seem to have heard of any powerful body-strengthening techniques."

Su Yuchen said nonchalantly:

"If you don't have one, then create your own."

"You can mobilize a wisp of true energy to strengthen each meridian one by one, making it more adaptable to the domineering true energy."

Liu Ye shook his head and said, "That's unrealistic. I'm afraid I'll explode before I even get used to it."

Su Yuchen said, "Then let's try another method. Since the true qi is too domineering, let's cultivate another kind of true qi and use it as a buffer to protect the meridians and dilute the domineering true qi."

Fan Xian was slightly taken aback, then his eyes lit up and he said, "That is a good idea. However, although I don't know the level of the Overlord True Qi, I imagine it is by no means simple."

Su Yuchen nodded and said, "Indeed. At present, the only thing that can neutralize domineering true energy is Ku Zhu's Heavenly Water Heart Method."

"The Northern Barbarian National Preceptor Ku Zhu? Ku Zhu, one of the Four Grandmasters?" Liu Ye asked rhetorically.

"What else did you think?" Su Yuchen glanced at him and said.

Liu Ye resisted the urge to roll his eyes and waved his hand, saying, "Cut!"

Seeing the puzzled looks on Xia Zhu's and the others' faces, Liu Ye said awkwardly, "What I mean is, this is not realistic either."

Chapter 499 Liu Ye's Doubts

"Is there any other way?"

"Have."

"What method?" Liu Ye asked.

Su Yuchen said:

"Have you ever heard the saying, 'To use its advantage, first blunt its edge'? This is a military strategist's saying."

"It means weakening yourself first in order to become stronger."

"In the context of the battlefield, it means to deliberately put oneself in a disadvantageous position, strengthen the soldiers' will to fight to the death and win, and then achieve the goal of defeating the enemy."

Liu Ye's eyes lit up, and he said, "You mean you want me to destroy my true energy myself and then start cultivating again?"

Su Yuchen nodded and said:

"Your meridians have already adapted to the domineering true energy. Even if you destroy them and start cultivating again, your meridians will still be able to adapt to the domineering true energy."

"Moreover, your foundation is still intact, so your cultivation will be much easier and more efficient than it is now."

Liu Ye asked, "There's another question: how can we ensure that the newly cultivated internal energy is easier to control?"

Su Yuchen shook his head and said:

"There's no way to guarantee it, after all, I haven't practiced it myself."

"But I think it's the same principle as taming animals. As long as you tame them a few more times, they will naturally become obedient."

Liu Ye understood the implication and said with a smile, "Are you telling me to try anything, even if it seems hopeless?"

"Unless you have a better way." Su Yuchen looked at the drifting clouds in the sky without the slightest embarrassment.

“I think I have a better way,” Liu Ye said, looking at Su Yuchen. “Your way.”

………………

"You want to practice my cultivation technique?" Su Yuchen smiled.

Liu Ye raised an eyebrow and said:

"Your technique is more domineering and explosive than mine, yet you are completely unharmed. Does that mean you have experience with this?"

"Everyone said you were paralyzed when you were little, and Aunt Liu also said that you were slow at everything when you were little. Now that I think about it, it wasn't that you were slow at learning, it was that you couldn't move freely because of your domineering and explosive true energy, right?"

"But why did you choose such domineering and explosive true energy? I've fought Zhang Yi before, and his true energy was much gentler, and it was no less powerful than his domineering true energy."

Seeing Su Yuchen smile without saying a word, Liu Ye suddenly said, "Heavenly King covers the Earth Tiger."

Su Yuchen glanced at him and said:

"First, my true energy is not domineering, or rather, it is not the kind of domineering you understand."

"Secondly, I have never experienced the feeling of true qi exploding in my body, because I would never put myself in danger casually, that's not my style."

As he spoke, Su Yuchen raised his right hand, and strands of pure Yang true essence floated an inch away from his body on his five fingers and palm. Then the true essence began to split, turning into threads as thick as cow hair. With a thought, the threads left his body like swimming fish, swimming around Liu Ye, like swimming fish.

As soon as he had a thought, the fish underwent different changes, each one possessing its own attributes: the five elements, yin and yang, wind, thunder and lightning, ice and frost, snow...

With a wave of Su Yuchen's hand, all the fish swam back into Su Yuchen's palm to Liu Ye's astonishment. The various energies were put together, but instead of exploding, they transformed into a transparent yet profound contradictory energy body.

"Do you understand now?" Su Yuchen shook his hand, his true essence disappearing into his palm, and looked at Liu Ye.

Liu Ye, still incredulous, exclaimed, "Your true energy..."

Su Yuchen said calmly:

"My true energy is the unity of all things, encompassing everything; you can't learn it."

"Your domineering true energy has already taken root and is in harmony with your mind and spirit. Although it is not yet under your control, it is already the most suitable cultivation method for you."

"You'd better forge your own path, rather than copy mine."

Liu Ye said: "Those who learn from me will live, those who break my rules will advance, and those who imitate me will die!"

Su Yuchen nodded and said, "That's the point. Although your cultivation method has a single attribute, that single attribute means purity, which means there's a long road ahead."

Liu Ye frowned and said with a wry smile, "But I'm afraid I'll be blown up by it before I even get there."

“So, I’m giving you an advance guarantee; this is part of my deal with him.” Su Yuchen waved his hand, and a thin booklet flew up from the small teapot beside him.

"You made a deal with Uncle?" Liu Ye took the booklet, but instead of looking at it, he asked.

Su Yuchen smiled faintly and explained, "This deal is beneficial to him and may also be very important to me. So neither of us will lose out."

………………

Liu Ye, who had stood up, sat down again and asked, "May I know what kind of deal it is?"

"cannot……"

Su Yuchen glanced at him and said, "If you can become a Grandmaster now, I'll tell you."

Unable to contain his intense curiosity, Liu Ye asked, "Is this dangerous?"

Su Yuchen thought for a moment, then waved his hand dismissively and said, "This matter is somewhat dangerous for him, but it is a gain for me. It is important because it is my childhood dream, and perhaps I can take a small step forward in my mind through it."

"Never mind, you'll know when we've made our gains."

Su Yuchen waved his hand, and Liu Ye's seated body involuntarily flew up. The courtyard gate behind him opened silently, and by the time he realized what was happening, he was already standing outside the courtyard. Looking at the wooden gate that had closed again and Zhang Yi standing respectfully at the door, Liu Ye could only turn around and leave.

………………

For the next few days, Liu Ye was very happy. He even dragged Liu Ruolan to the courtyard several times to chat, and he also distributed the delicious food and fun toys he had bought everywhere.

Not only were the servants who received the gifts baffled, but even Aunt Liu, who received the gifts, was shocked. Looking at Liu Ye's Versailles-like face, she wondered what was going on this time and was terrified for several days.

Liu Ye is overjoyed; the woman he loves is his fiancée; he wanted to make money by writing books, but he already possesses the greatest wealth in the world; he is very happy staying at the Earl's mansion in Kyoto.

Glancing at the narrator and then at Liu Ye, who couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth, Su Yuchen answered intermittently while meditating with his eyes closed.

Liu Ye, in high spirits, looked at Su Yuchen, who might not agree to a single word out of ten, and then at Liu Ruolan, whose face was 'familiar with the same old formula': "Was he always like this?"

"It's better now. Before, he might not say a word all day."

Seeing Liu Ruolan nod confidently, Liu Ye finally understood why Su Yuchen had been acting as if he had disappeared. With that attitude, no one would want to come back even after a few visits.

After waiting a while longer, looking at Su Yuchen, who seemed to be half-awake, and glancing at Xia Zhu and the other three who seemed calm and collected, Liu Ye couldn't help but sigh. No wonder that apart from the four who had benefited from the deal, the other servants were unwilling to come. This desolate place was even more deserted than the Emperor's Cold Palace.

Chapter 500: An Imminent Attack

Time flies. Liu Ye is busy with his first love, Liu Ruolan has gained new insights, and everyone is doing well.

Aunt Liu sat in the courtyard, lost in thought, looking preoccupied.

Seeing that she had been sitting there all morning, Su Yuchen couldn't help but open his eyes: "Mother, if there's anything you need, feel free to say it."

Aunt Liu hesitated, seemingly unsure how to begin.

[Lady Liu, the Duchess of Liu, attended a gathering at the palace and was subtly reminded of something by the Empress. Although the Duchess was puzzled, she clearly knew it was related to her daughter.]

The Crown Prince was inexplicably reprimanded by the Emperor several times, the Empress was inexplicably disliked by the Emperor, and the Eldest Princess was slapped in public by the Empress Dowager.

The Empress believed this was Aunt Liu's revenge for the past; after all, their sisterly bond from childhood had made her never underestimate Aunt Liu's wit and intelligence.

[It was only after a moment that Aunt Liu realized she had unintentionally slapped the Empress and the Princess, and they could only swallow their anger and endure it silently.]

Aunt Liu was both happy and worried, wondering what impact this would have on the Duke Liu's mansion.

"Is Mother worried about the Duke of Liu's mansion? There's really no need for that. As long as the Emperor doesn't suspect anything, what can the women in the harem do? Don't think too highly of the Empress. This Emperor is not someone she can influence."

Aunt Liu raised an eyebrow and sneered:

"You know again?"

"If I weren't certain that you crawled out of my belly, I would really think you were some kind of prophet. Unfortunately, I've checked, the Liu family doesn't have that bloodline."

Su Yuchen didn't take it seriously and said:

As the saying goes: "The bystander sees more of the game than the player."

“Sitting here in the backyard, not participating in anything, I can naturally see and understand things more clearly.”

Aunt Liu snorted, her gaze piercing the void like a knife, as if she could see two people through the distance. She said resentfully, "Last night, after hearing a few words from the master, I realized that what I said at the gate of the mansion seemed to have stirred up the court and caused trouble for some people."

"Then what is Mother still worried about? This shouldn't be a good thing." Su Yuchen chuckled softly.

Aunt Liu smoothed the wrinkles on her sleeves and chuckled softly:

"This is certainly a good thing. Back then, they instigated me to do what happened in Qingtian, using me as a pawn, which almost caused a rift between us and Liu Ye. They can now reap the benefits."

“I’ve been keeping this in mind every single day these past few days. I just didn’t expect the retaliation to come so… strangely, I didn’t even have time to react.”

Su Yuchen smiled and said:

"The most terrifying thing is when a move is made silently."

"The one who should be afraid now is the Empress. After all, Mother handled this matter perfectly, without the slightest fault."

“They were wrong first, using you as a pawn, and then you retaliated. She could only endure it.”

"Moreover, His Majesty has already made up his mind. Given that the matter is settled, only a sensible Empress would dare to continue targeting the Earl's Mansion."

"No matter how good the Empress and the Eldest Princess's relationship is, can it be more important than the Crown Prince?"

"Now that the Ministry of Revenue and Mingqi will be under my control, the Empress will no longer target Mother. After all, the Crown Prince also needs money! As long as His Majesty doesn't take away the Ministry of Revenue and Mingqi, the Empress must endure it for the sake of the Crown Prince."