Under One Person: Sincerity Moves the Gods

Chapter 85 Delving into Qimen

Regarding these demands from the head of the Zhuge family.

Li Cunzhen didn't think it was making things difficult for him.

Instead, I'm curious about the supposed gains beyond just Wuhou Qimen.

Seeing that the head of the Zhuge family had no intention of continuing, he wisely refrained from asking further questions.

He nodded, which was taken as an agreement.

Afterwards, Li Cunzhen and his group withdrew, and the Zhuge family head asked Zhuge Yunhui to show them around Zhuge Village.

In addition, the head of the Zhuge family also stated that Li Cunzhen and his group could continue their cultivation with other members of the Zhuge family and learn from the cultivation experience left by the ancestors of the Zhuge family.

This not only helped Li Cunzhen master the art of Qimen Dunjia more quickly.

It is also of great benefit to the spiritual cultivation of all members of the Sanyi Sect.

Although Qimen Dunjia and Reverse Life Triple are not the same approach.

However, the Zhuge family also engages in a series of cultivation practices, such as foundation building, refining essence into qi, and refining qi into spirit.

After strolling around for a while, the group returned to their rooms to rest.

The next day, Li Cunzhen took the initiative to approach Zhuge Yunhui and asked to further study Qimen magic.

There are no other means to compete for the Wuhou Qimen.

Li Cunzhen's Qimen skills are now only half-baked, and he certainly has no chance of winning against Zhuge Yunlan.

In short, we still need to practice.

Zhuge Yunhui readily agreed and led Li Cunzhen and his group through half of Zhuge Village to the training ground.

The disciples of the Zhuge family were scattered in twos and threes in the field. Some were practicing in pairs, some were standing in stances alone, and some women were squatting on the ground fiddling with a pile of odds and ends of wood.

Zhuge Yunhui gestured with his chin toward the group of disciples fiddling with the wooden blocks.

"I'm quite interested in the Divine Strategist of Zhuge Liang, but unfortunately there's a family rule that it's passed down only to daughters, not sons."

Li Cunzhen nodded, his gaze sweeping across the field.

The venue was quite large, with several stone pillars standing at the four corners. A row of weapon racks was placed against the south wall, with a full range of knives, spears, swords, and halberds.

Lu Jin and Li Muxuan, unable to stay idle, went to spar with other disciples of the Zhuge family.

Zhuge Yunhui stood opposite Li Cunzhen and turned slightly to the side.

"Master Li, simple manipulation of natural energy, such as setting fires or floods, is no longer a problem for you. Today, we will mainly learn some more advanced spells."

"Actually, it's not that complicated; it just requires a better understanding of various attributes."

As he spoke, he put his left hand behind his back and slowly raised his right hand.

In the center of his right palm, a layer of crystalline black substance spread from the base of his fingers, like ink being poured into clear water.

The blackness grew thicker and thicker, until finally the entire forearm seemed to be wrapped in a layer of dark glass, reflecting a cold light on the back of the hand.

"First... the character '兑' (duì), meaning black glass."

Zhuge Yunhui bent his finger and tapped it on the black, crystalline skin, producing a few crisp sounds, like tapping on porcelain.

Li Cunzhen's gaze fell on the layer of black substance, but he didn't rush to speak.

Seeing that he was looking at it carefully, Zhuge Yunhui took the initiative to explain.

"Dui represents a lake, and its element is metal."

"Ordinary people only know that gold is hard and sharp, so they often use it for killing."

"But Zejin is different. Its characteristic is that it is soft on the outside but hard on the inside. It can cut and contain. Swords can cut metal, but that is hard metal, which can only hurt people and cannot protect itself. Zejin is soft on the outside but solid on the inside. It can be soft or hard, and can cut and defend against objects."

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He paused, put away the black glass, and then said.

"The difficulty of this technique lies in understanding the Dui hexagram. Some people spend their whole lives practicing hardness but never softness, thus missing the mark. Others only practice softness but lack strength, making them useless."

"To make good use of black glass, you need both."

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Li Cunzhen seemed to be deep in thought.

It is both firm and flexible, capable of both breaking and accommodating.

The core of the Ze hexagram is not hardness, but integration.

"Dui represents a lake, and two lakes are connected, complementing each other, permeating, nourishing, and merging with one another. The sharpness of metal and the inclusiveness of the lake are combined into one."

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Li Cunzhen muttered to himself, but had already closed his eyes, unfolded the Qimen formation, and mobilized the true energy in his body and the natural energy between heaven and earth to his right hand, trying to follow this approach.

Ze means to moisten, to transform things without striving.

Metal represents gathering and restraint; it is strong yet unbreakable.

Two opposing properties are intertwined in one hand.

He turned his palm over, and as he opened his hand, the true energy in his hand gradually solidified, turning from white to gray, from gray to black, and finally condensing into a thin layer of black crystals on the back of his hand.

It is black but not transparent, cold but not chilly.

He could feel the strength of this thing; if only he had this when he fought Zhang Zhiwei back then.

Combined with the reverse life triple.

He dared to resist even Jiang Gonglei!

Upon seeing this, Zhuge Yunhui's eyelids twitched suddenly. He opened his mouth, found his voice was a little dry, picked up the teacup next to him, and took a sip.

A sigh escaped his lips.

If I stay with this monster any longer, I'm afraid I'll develop inner demons.

Zhuge Yunhui paused for a moment.

Then, he put down the teacup, raised his right hand slightly, and drew an arc in the air with his fingertips.

Inside the training ground, the previously calm air suddenly rippled subtly, as if something had been pulled out of the void and was flowing silently within a radius of several feet.

The character "巽" (xùn) means "to listen to the wind whisper".

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Zhuge Yunhui closed his eyes, as if sensing something. After a moment, he opened his eyes and slowly spoke.

"Two zhang to the northeast of the Xun Palace, there is a sparrow. At the base of the west wall, there is a mouse gnawing on a wooden stake, and also—"

Three steps behind you, Young Master Lu tripped and fell.

Li Cunzhen turned around and saw Lu Jin being forced to the ground by three disciples of the Zhuge family.

"The wind is Xun."

Zhuge Yunhui withdrew his hand and continued.

"Following the wind, the superior man uses this to convey his commands and carry out his duties. The wind is formless and without appearance, yet it is everywhere. Going with the flow has a profound influence. This method is not for hitting people, but for listening."

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"The difficulty of this spell lies in understanding the Xun trigram, but unlike Black Glass, the difficulty lies in looking at it from a different perspective."

"The difficulty in listening to the wind's whisper lies in its depth, as it requires a high level of sexual cultivation."

Li Cunzhen turned his head and closed his eyes as well.

This time, you don't need to use your own internal energy. Instead, you connect your perception with the flowing natural energy in the Qimen Dunjia formation and spread it outwards with it.

The Xun trigram represents wind. Wind does not choose its direction or position; it enters through any gap and travels through any open space.

This is the nature of the wind.

It's not about searching, but about feeling, letting the flow of the wind carry information through your senses.

Soon, Li Cunzhen figured it out.

The Xun Palace — First, in the east, the Xun position, a warm aura emanates from that direction, indicating that someone is practicing martial arts.

Next, to the south, something is moving rapidly, quite fast.

Then, to the west, in the direction of the duo (兑位), a rapid breathing sound reached my ears; someone was running for their life.

The trigram Xun represents wind, which has no fixed form yet is omnipresent.

The essence of listening to the wind is not to search, but to let the wind carry information from the surroundings as it blows past you.

The caster only needs to activate their senses; the rest is left to the wind.

This is the original intention of Deuteronomy.

In short, go with the flow.

Having grasped this concept, Li Cunzhen's perception expanded outwards.

The first area to be covered was the entire training ground.

In the north-facing Gen position, someone is moving heavy objects, their footsteps heavy as they tread on the blue bricks.

To the south, someone is burning something; the heat of the flames slightly distorts the air there.

Then, at the eastern Zhen position, someone circled behind the weapon rack twice and then went to the northern side courtyard.

Then, the sound unfolded into a picture in his mind, from blurry to clear, from fragmented to complete.

It seemed as if the entire training ground was under his control.

Zhuge Yunhui sat on the stone bench next to him and watched Li Cunzhen's changing expression. He knew that Li Cunzhen had mastered the art of listening to the wind.

However, Zhuge Yunhui was genuinely not in the mood to be surprised.

I'm numb.