I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 138 Progress of the Black Book!
Upon hearing this, Xie Yuan turned his head suddenly, only to see the two-colored lotus floating quietly in Mu Chaoyun's hand.

The courtyard was shrouded in a layer of dim light, isolating the moonlight outside, as if it were an independent virtual space.

A dreamlike black and white light flickered, covering Xie Yuan and Mu Chaoyun together.

Xie Yuan looked at the dreamy two-color lotus with a missing corner. The eight-diagram base below was slowly rotating, and the whole thing was floating above Mu Chaoyun's jade hand, so beautiful.

Before he could respond, Mu Chaoyun's hand shook, and the Bagua Lotus was thrown over and floated in the air.

Xie Yuan was startled and rushed to catch it. He held it in his hand and it was still floating.

Seeing this, Mu Chaoyun curled his lips, then immediately disappeared, and said lightly:
"If this thing was broken, it would have been lost long ago. It is not a heavenly treasure."

Xie Yuan's expression flickered under the reflection of the Eight Diagrams Lotus, and he said in surprise:

"Miss Mu, this treasure..."

"I know you've always been interested. Anyway, I can't comprehend it all the time. You can watch it if you want, but not for too long."

Mu Chaoyun said calmly.

"Thank you very much, Miss Mu!"

Xie Yuan showed some excitement on his face, and immediately lowered his head and stared at the dreamy lotus.

By taking in a homeless 26-year-old beautiful female master, I realized that good things really come to those who do good things, and extra rewards really came!

He stared at the lotus, carefully observing for the first time this legendary treasure that had caused so much controversy.

The lotus floated quietly, the base kept rotating, and as the faint light was emitted, Xie Yuan slowly felt that the seemingly still lotus petals seemed to be constantly opening and closing, just like a lotus blooming and withering, and then reincarnating again, constantly born and dying.

There seemed to be endless changes in this. Xie Yuan's mind gradually became unaware of external things, and he was immersed in the endless mysteries of birth and death contained in this lotus.

He seemed to see the image of activating the Black Book that day again, all kinds of chaotic weapons, lotus flowers all over the sky and the dark Bagua disk, as well as frost and flames, fist shadows and leg winds...

Xie Yuan suddenly felt a chill on his forehead and woke up abruptly.

Mu Chaoyun withdrew his slender hand, and with a slight move, he took the Bagua Lotus back into his palm and disappeared.

"I told you not to look at this thing for too long."

She said softly, looking at Xie Yuan:

"Anything gained?"

Xie Yuan clearly felt that it was only a moment, but he saw that the wine next to him had become much colder, and it was obvious that some time had passed.

He felt inexplicably tired, and a layer of sweat broke out on his back, completely soaking his inner clothes.

The original Black Book is indeed somewhat dangerous.

Xie Yuan leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, pinched his brows with his hands, and said tiredly:

"It was a mess, and I didn't understand anything."

"That's normal. You comprehended it by chance that time, and you comprehended two things, one of which was the Heavenly Hidden Technique... That's what's puzzling."

Mu Chaoyun said calmly, his eyes wandering, and then continued:

"You are exhausted now, you should rest. Once you recover, you can comprehend it again. Well, I'll go to bathe first... I'll go in first."

Perhaps because he felt that this was a bit strange, Mu Chaoyun paused.

But she had had many similar conversations in recent days, so she didn't hesitate, got up, went into the house and closed the door.

Xie Yuan looked at Mu Chaoyun entering the room, holding his forehead, his expression slightly moved. He had always been somewhat curious about the Black Heavenly Book, but this was the most sensitive thing about Mu Chaoyun, and although the two of them had become familiar with each other over the past few days, he never dared to ask more.

I didn't expect that she would take the initiative to offer to enlighten me...

Is he also one of Mu Chaoyun's own in his heart?
Xie Yuan bared his teeth and rubbed his forehead to ease the dull pain in his head.

The consumption is huge, but I haven’t realized anything. Not every time I will have good luck and opportunities.

Although the Black Book is a treasure, it also has its own harsh requirements; if you really want to gain something, it all depends on the profound perception.

However, Xie Yuan did not gain nothing.

[Black Book: (3/100)]

Looking at the progress number that increased by two points, Xie Yuan grinned. This really worked.

He doesn't need luck or opportunity, nor does he need some vague epiphany. He just needs to spend a little effort.

I just don’t know what kind of gains I can get after I meet the required progress.
Thinking of the perfect swordsmanship at that moment and the unfathomable Tianyin technique, Xie Yuan felt warm in his heart and looked forward to it.

……

For some time thereafter, Xie Yuan practiced martial arts under the guidance of Mu Chaoyun, and his strength improved rapidly.

Since he started practicing, his progress has never been so fast. His progress in the fourth practice is even better than when he first started, which makes Xie Yuan a little excited.

The changes in the body were subtle and influenced each other by the daily improvements. Xie Yuan was not aware of it for a moment and attributed the speed of improvement to the guidance of a master like Mu Chaoyun, and the credit was not given to the wrong person.

He practiced martial arts quietly in his own courtyard, and did not tell anyone about his breakthrough, but his strength increased day by day. In the entire Yunzhao County, no one could be his opponent except Shen Longteng who was in the Qi and Blood Transformation Realm.

In addition to practicing martial arts, Mu Chaoyun allowed him to comprehend the Eight Trigrams Lotus for a while every day. Xie Yuan got a stable opportunity, and the progress on the panel continued to rise steadily.

[Black Book: (16/100)]

Xie Yuan was full of expectations and only hoped that Mu Chaoyun would stay here for a while longer so that he could complete the progress.

Seeing her movements, it was obvious that she was moving much more smoothly than at the beginning. He didn't know whether her injuries had healed or not, but since she didn't tell him, he didn't ask.

It seemed that Mu Chaoyun had been lingering in the courtyard for many days. She could see the furnishings inside and outside the house with just her eyes closed. She was so familiar with them that she felt like she was at home. She basically did the same, and even went to the courtyard to water the flowers when she felt like it.

Xie Yuan looked at Mu Chaoyun, who was wearing a white dress and spraying flowers with a watering can in the corner of the courtyard. She looked relaxed and happy, and didn't look like she was hiding at all.

"I never had the time to ask her how she got the Black Book... From the few words she said, I know that the Black Book must be a family heirloom of the Mu family. She brought it outside, either to run away with the treasure, and the people chasing her must be from the Mu family; or, something terrible happened to the Mu family, and she was the only one who escaped..."

Xie Yuan pondered. He had actually guessed it a long time ago. If it was the first case, he had a hunch that Mu Chaoyun was not the type to do such a thing, and the one chasing her would not be a wild master like Lu Lao San. She should be as far away from the Beidu Mountains as possible, instead of staying in Yunzhao, which was only a hundred miles from the foot of the mountain.

Then it is most likely the second one... Considering her inexplicably lonely temperament and the various rumors of strange changes that came out of Beidu Mountain a few years ago, it is probably hard to say whether the Mu family in Beidu Mountain still exists.

How could a martial arts family hidden in the mountains and passed down for hundreds of years, a large family with a master on the Flying Dragon List and a young master like Mu Chaoyun, be destroyed silently overnight?

While Xie Yuan was thinking, there was a knock on the gate.

He glanced at the yard and saw that Mu Chaoyun turned a deaf ear and was still planting flowers and grass in the bushes, but his figure was becoming increasingly vague.

If it were someone else, if they didn't know the art of hiding, they would just ignore her even if they were standing in the flowers.

Xie Yuan walked to the gate, opened it, and saw the servant outside. He asked:
"what happened?"

"Thank you, Escort Captain. You have guests. They say they are from Linjiazhuang, and they are a pair of siblings."

Xie Yuan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked towards the flower garden, but saw that Mu Chaoyun also paused slightly.

(End of this chapter)