Invasion Myth: Starting with the Schoolteacher

Chapter 880 Xu Xuan is a Genius

West Lake.

Xu Xuan made a water-parting spell, and the lake water automatically parted to both sides, revealing a deep waterway.

He continued walking until he reached the Water Palace.

Looking at the familiar dojo before me, I felt a little hesitant.

I had a feeling that this place was fraught with danger, as if I would be captured and killed by Bai Suzhen as soon as I entered.

So many talented and heroic figures have gone mad in their pursuit of enlightenment; who can guarantee that Bai Suzhen won't?

Especially after her failed attempt to slay the calamity in her dream last time, her emotions have become quite unstable...

But the water curtain had already been opened, so there was no way to avoid going in.

Xu Xuan took a deep breath and silently said to himself, "Enough, enough, I, Xu Hanwen, am not a man made of clay."

"We have solid martial arts skills, we won't die so easily."

If all else fails, there are backup plans like Plans A, B, C, D, and E, which are theoretically safe.

Upon entering the Water Palace, Bai Suzhen sat upright in the main seat, dressed in white as snow, her expression as usual.

"coming."

"coming."

"sit."

"Ok."

"Drink tea."

"Delicious."

The two exchanged questions and answers in a manner as concise as a secret code.

The "tough guy" was unusually calm after entering, and did whatever the beautiful woman asked him to do, as if they were telepathically in sync.

Bai Suzhen glanced at him and suddenly said, "You're quite clever."

Xu Xuan held the teacup, his face earnest: "Sincerity is the way of Heaven; striving for sincerity is the way of man."

Sincerity is a manifestation of the inherent goodness of human nature, and pursuing sincerity is my mission.

This makes a lot of sense, but it doesn't seem to work very well on this particular person. Bai Suzhen just thought he was telling a joke.

Xu Xuan sat calmly on the stone bench, but his vigilance had risen to an unprecedented level.

Because this woman... wasn't so angry anymore?
Based on his three years of "experience in offending people," coupled with the emotional perception ability of the White Lotus Dharma Image, he could basically conclude that the other party's negative emotional fluctuations were almost non-existent, only slightly higher than before the "Severing of Emotions Tribulation."

This isn't right.

Something is very wrong.

A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea...

Bai Suzhen felt a little complicated looking at Xu Xuan's "well-behaved" appearance.

This man, who is usually cunning and audacious, can actually be so honest?
It's rare.

But unlike Xu Xuan, she didn't have that kind of perverse sense of humor and directly stated her position:

"Reversal is the movement of the Tao, weakness is the function of the Tao."

"Compared to you, I am already the weaker one."

"Since you have already agreed to sever ties, I will wait patiently."

Xu Xuan was shocked upon hearing this.

He doesn't understand.

It is said that women are fickle, but the obsessions of spiritual practitioners... do they really discriminate between men and women?
Shouldn't she be furious after failing to sever her emotional ties?

How did I suddenly... become so open-minded?
"You..." Xu Xuan hesitated for a moment, but still decided to ask, "Is it because your love tribulation was too severe... that you've become possessed by a demon?"

Translate this to mean: Are you out of your mind?
Considering the historical context, he deliberately used a more tactful approach.

boom!
A surge of magical power erupted, blasting the man surnamed Xu eighteen times before he slammed into the water curtain and slowly slid down.

Lying on the ground, the Father, feeling the pain all over his body, finally breathed a sigh of relief. "That's more like it..."

In fact, Bai Suzhen was furious when she returned to West Lake. Several times she wanted to rush out of West Lake and smash Xu Xuan into a pancake.

However, the "Heart-Soothing Mirror" left by her sect kept reminding her not to get angry, otherwise, if she lost her composure, the backlash from her emotional tribulation would be even more severe.

He could barely suppress his murderous intent.

During her seclusion, she recalled her master's teachings from years ago and, comparing them with the current situation, she gradually came to understand.

More than a thousand years ago, on Mount Li.

One of the master's avatars stood atop the sea of ​​clouds, his white robes fluttering, his voice flowing like a clear spring: "A single word or two can reveal profound truths; why bother with thousands of books on alchemy?"

This means that true geniuses possess an understanding that transcends the limitations of words.

Wisdom doesn't need complicated preaching; a single maxim can reveal the secrets of the universe.

As Lao Tzu said, "The great way is simple." True geniuses can often use simplicity to overcome complexity and get straight to the heart of the matter.

When the Master said this, it was not to praise her, but to offer a warning.

He said to the little white snake earnestly, "My disciple, you are not the kind of genius who can 'understand the profound in half a sentence'."

"Your path requires you to take one step at a time."

Although the White Snake is now a top-tier expert in the human world, she can effortlessly wield supernatural powers and spells, turning rivers and seas upside down in the blink of an eye, and even her bloodline is comparable to that of an emperor.

But under Li Shan's tutelage... it's really nothing.

The Old Mother of Lishan was a true ancient and powerful being; even the Dao Ancestor and Buddha would address her as a fellow Daoist.

He had seen countless geniuses, including divine infants born with knowledge of all laws, madmen who comprehended the Great Dao in their dreams, and even madmen who proved their Dao through killing and whose blood stained the heavens.

In the eyes of the powerful beings, Xu Xuan's "miracle" of breaking through the three realms in three years is essentially no different from Bai Suzhen's "arduous cultivation" of reaching the limit of the human realm in 1,700 years.

It's simply a difference between "common sense" and "exceptions".

She even listed real "monsters" for Bai Suzhen.

Those who attain enlightenment in a single day and achieve the convergence of the three flowers at the crown of their head are rare, but they do exist. Prodigies who "enter the Tao through their skills" can create elaborate embroidery patterns or contemplate Zen through brewing tea; every gesture they make is a manifestation of supernatural power.

In the long river of time, these are nothing more than a few fleeting ripples.

A prodigy who appears only once in a millennium?

But countless millennia have passed in this world.

The master also mentioned a few special cases, such as the Third Prince, a genius born to face calamity, and that we can still see a few more like him.

In short, the definition of "genius" in the eyes of these great beings is completely different from that of ordinary people.

Forty-nine is the norm, but the one that is beyond is the extraordinary; ordinary people follow the norm, while geniuses comprehend the extraordinary.

Only those who are unparalleled in the world can be called "geniuses".

As for Xu Xuan... it's hard to say whether he's a genius.

However, the abnormality in his spirit and soul had long exceeded the scope of explanation that "innate wisdom" could provide.

Their characteristics and thoughts are difficult to categorize. They are neither as disciplined as traditional practitioners nor as reckless as those in demonic paths.

He preaches "benevolence and righteousness," yet he is also proficient in all sorts of underworld methods; he practices "saving the world and helping the people," yet he can calculate the fate of the world without batting an eye.

In short, he will be the most "different" existence of this era.

Therefore, failing to sever ties in a dream... seems to become acceptable.

Bai Suzhen had already categorized Xu Xuan's special qualities as "unparalleled in the world" in her master's words.

Perhaps, only someone like this can resolve a love tribulation in an unexpected way?
Entrusting the matter of severing ties with him became the most reasonable choice.

That's why when Xiaoqing showed abnormal signs of molting, the first person she thought of was still Xu Xuan.

Even though his cultivation level is still shallow, even though he always does things unpredictably...

Of course, the cooling-off period and the Bodhisattva's willow leaf were also partly due to the fact that they could dispel and suppress anger.

If the second attempt to sever ties fails, the suppressed emotions may become uncontrollable.

(End of this chapter)