The Great Seminary

Chapter 176 Breaking Through the Barrier of Knowledge and Perception

Time flies, and before we knew it, it was late at night.

In the prison.

Zhang Gui, Zhang Rui, and Lü Zhenduan had a welcome dinner together.

It's clear that Zhang Rui, who lost his official position and was demoted, looked much more relaxed.

Throughout the meal, he kept toasting Zhang Gui.

The three of them finally left satisfied.

Zhang Gui settled Zhang Rui into a room on the west side of the office, and then drank some tea in the room for a while.

I strolled out of the government office gate.

He "stole" so many people from Tiangong Jiudao, causing a series of chain reactions.

However, he was always suppressed by Prince Zhen's "temporary residence", and in the end, "major issues were reduced to minor ones, and minor issues were resolved."

In fact, it was something he had already expected.

Zhang Gui had already seen through the so-called strategy of Prince Zhen's "temporary capital" to "build cities, station troops, train soldiers, and drive the enemy out of the country's borders".

It's actually just a trick used to continuously scald the situation and boost one's reputation.

The so-called new army was the fuel for 'burning fire'.

Whether it disappears sooner or turns to ashes later makes absolutely no difference.

Moreover, those that disappeared long ago were no longer 'fuel' but became 'waste' that dragged us down.

How could anyone possibly investigate this further...?

After crossing the national highway, Zhang Gui walked alone into the distant wilderness.

Along the way, he mobilized the golden blood and qi within his body, activating his martial arts techniques, and his speed increased rapidly.

The final movement left a trail of afterimages, and he quickly disappeared without a trace.

Back then, I had only learned four martial arts techniques: Flying Kick Master, Flowing Fire Fist, Wind-Capturing Hand, and Finger Crossbow Master.

Zhang Gui discovered that although the Vertical and Horizontal Kung Fu techniques share a common characteristic—agile movement—they are still effective.

But the flying kicker is as fast as a bee, and disappears as soon as it touches the ground;
The Fiery Fist unleashes astonishing power;
The Wind-Catching Hand technique captures the wind and shadows, its power continuous and sustained.

The crossbow technique is highly effective, and each of the different techniques has its own unique characteristics.

After learning all twenty-seven techniques of the "Zongheng Shu," this feeling becomes even more pronounced because the characteristics of the techniques are more pronounced when activated by golden blood and vital energy.

As time went on, he gradually gained new and deeper insights.
In fact, all the various martial arts techniques, in essence, return to their original simplicity, all in order to better realize the meaning of "vertical and horizontal" in different ways.

Whether it's a quick bite or a fast walk;
It exploded with astonishing acceleration;
Long-lasting and continuous endurance;
A single, swift move that reveals its ultimate power…

All these things, when summarized, are simply for the better realization of the extremely simple meaning of the word '纵横' in the general explanation of supernatural abilities:
It's simply about moving around to defend against enemies in all directions.

"To simplify and summarize further, it is actually about 'speed' in terms of physical body!"
If you push it too far, even a stone will melt from friction, so the body must be 'strong'.
To continuously accelerate, the speed of various circulations in the body must also keep up, so blood vessels, meridians, and even lymphatic tissues must be 'connected'.
When moving and changing direction, it can turn freely without slowing down...

Agile movement, on the surface, is all about speed, and at its deepest level, it's still about 'speed'!
I didn't understand this point before, which is why no matter how proficient my cultivation techniques were, I couldn't generate a divine cluster. I always felt I was just one step away, but I could never take that step.

He was completely absorbed in the pleasure of breaking through the 'barrier of knowledge'.

Zhang Gui arrived at a mass grave where the wind blew through the withered grass and a sense of gloom arose.

Instead of transforming into a giant, he activated the main god within his mind, 'Tai Sui Enters the Godhood'.

Instantly, streams of black liquid seeped from Zhang Guilu's mouth, flowing onto the ground and turning into a fungal carpet, which in turn gave rise to a continuous drizzle.

Then mushrooms sprouted on the fungal carpet, and tiny, thumb-sized flashes of lightning appeared in the rain, seeping into the ground as Zhang Gui moved.

It was as if a demon lord had descended upon the world, so sinister and eerie.

"The two Yuan Shen cultivation methods in the 'Chronicle of the Four Seasons, Wind, Rain, Thunder and Lightning' have also begun to influence 'Tai Sui Entering the Divine Realm'."

On the surface, as one continues to delve deeper into cultivating powerful techniques, one becomes able to interact with the divine essence inherited in one's bloodline.

Even if they inherit the same bloodline power and develop their divine essence to a similar degree, the manifestation of that power will still be vastly different. Zhang Gui was overjoyed at discovering some new extraordinary knowledge.
However, after circling around the mass grave, they found nothing except the corpses abandoned by Han Li's men.

She couldn't help but chuckle and mutter something under her breath.
“These foreign poor people are really lazy.”

In the past, when someone died in the family, even if they were too poor to afford a thin coffin, they would wrap the body in a straw mat and bury it themselves.

Now they're all just left on the street, to be dealt with by my 'office'.

"Not giving any chance for unexpected surprises at all..."

"Lord Zhang, for you to say such things in this situation, you are truly not a human being."

A clear voice suddenly rang out.

Zhang Gui shuddered, cursing inwardly that in this wretched place unaffected by his divine authority, he felt utterly deaf and blind, which was incredibly unfriendly.

Fortunately, he could recognize the voice; it wasn't the same person as Mr. Yin, whom he was most wary of.

“Shen Zhexian, what are you saying?”

As the saying goes, "When a person dies, it's like a lamp being blown out," leaving behind nothing but a pile of flesh and bones.

It's a waste to bury them in the ground and let them slowly rot; I'd rather send them out for them."

As he spoke, Zhang Gui stopped activating the 'Tai Sui Enters the Godhood' main divine energy field and returned to his normal human form.

He took out a stack of exquisite paper money from his pocket, lit it, and scattered it into the air.

He clasped his hands together and murmured:

"You have all suffered hardships in your lives, making it difficult to cultivate for the next life."

Now that the corpse has been given to me, I have become stronger and will go on to punish evil and promote good.

This will bring you blessings in your next life; it is the cycle of cause and effect.

Upon hearing this, Shen Shijing, dressed in white, descended from the sky and asked calmly:
"You keep talking about blessings and karma, do you actually believe in Buddha?"

"I don't really believe that. I only believe in things that are beneficial to myself."

"Longhu is really frank," Shen Shijing chuckled.
"Then what is the purpose of your use of strange techniques to melt corpses and turn bones into metal?"

"That's hard to say."

"Longhu was only able to exchange with Prince Zhen because of my 'Han Lishen Clan' connections..."

“Immortal, please wait. You appear at the mass grave outside Hanseong Prefecture in the middle of the night. You can’t be just bored and playing around in the sky, can you?”

So stop trying to fool me with your cryptic and ambiguous questions.

"Why don't you just say what's the matter with you, coming to see me so mysteriously?"

A crescent moon shines overhead, illuminating the world, and the cold wind gradually subsides.

Shen Shijing was silent for a moment, then said softly:

“The ‘temporary residence’ of Prince Zhen is now divided into three factions.”

The most powerful party, as you can probably guess, is Mr. Yin and his junior sister, Fairy Tao, along with their cronies.

They were mainly high-ranking generals of the new army who came from the Imperial Guard Tiger Warriors.

The second force mainly consisted of the Imperial Academy staff who followed Prince Zhen out of the capital.

The rest were former Han Li people who gathered after Prince Zhen's counterattack on Xianrong Island, including many of my Shen clan relatives.

The third-party forces were the eunuchs and palace servants who were completely dependent on Prince Zhen.

These people may seem unremarkable, but they represent the will of the 'King' and should not be underestimated.

"And people like you, me, and even Lu Zhenduan, your subordinate who was sidelined from the 'Xingzai' staff, have no one to rely on for various reasons..."

"Wait, Shen Zhexian, you're not planning to recruit a fourth force within Prince Zhen's temporary residence, are you?"

(End of this chapter)