flstandardbreds Chapter 117 The Dog-Beating Stick (1)
Chapter 117 The Dog-Beating Stick (1)
Chapter 117 The Dog-Beating Stick (Part 1)
This old codger is still struggling even at this point. Bai Ke admires his willpower, but he doesn't know what he's up to. He'll just have to wait and see.
"Hehe... Junior Nephew Bai, before you offer my opinion, could you please introduce this stone wall to us again?"
Xing Jian stroked his long beard, looked around, and then spoke to Bai Ke, though his eyes gleamed with a cunning light, clearly plotting something again.
Bai Ke shook his head. "I'm sorry, I only have a superficial understanding of that stone wall. I've only made these rubbings based on my own understanding. For a more detailed explanation, I'd need to get the actual object."
The more you say, the more mistakes you make. I really don't know much about the white-clad figure on the stone wall, except that the damaged martial arts techniques engraved on it are quite exquisite.
Moreover, Bai Ke had actually taken a gamble beforehand, and he had already learned quite a bit about the secrets of the world of Tian Long Ba Bu and even the world of Jin Yong's martial arts novels.
It's not enough for him to think that the divine skills and secret techniques in the martial arts world are close to the Tao; everyone has to agree.
The reason he took out the projection on the stone wall below Lingjiu Palace was because it recorded many incomplete martial arts moves.
For the elders who have been stuck at the breakthrough point for countless years, a flash of inspiration may be another world.
Take Elder Liu Yiji as an example. The reason he traveled for hundreds of years was to find an opportunity for a breakthrough, but he gave up after searching for a long time without success.
The reason why the projection on the stone wall could move him was that the martial arts incomplete moves on the stone wall also contained the creators' understanding of heaven and earth and nature.
Comprehending these exquisite martial arts techniques is like engaging in a philosophical discussion with some unseen masters, which will naturally lead to flashes of inspiration and the discovery of opportunities for breakthroughs.
Bai Ke always felt that the legendary martial arts techniques he knew so well shouldn't just be buried in an ordinary, low-level martial arts world.
Since the cultivators of the Mountain and Sea Realm originated from the remains of the ancient cultivation world and are now rebuilding from the ashes, Bai Ke simply infused them with the essence of ancient Chinese martial arts.
The saying goes that skill is close to the Tao. Despite being constrained by the limitations of the world and the awkward situation of scarce spiritual energy, the ancestors of the ancient Chinese martial arts world still created countless divine skills and secret techniques.
Many have been lost to the passage of time, but many more have resonated throughout China's five-thousand-year history and are highly regarded in classical texts and documents.
Now that Bai Ke has come to this magnificent and fantastical world and obtained this villain system that can help people travel through the void, he naturally wants to live a wonderful life and spread the divine power of Chinese martial arts.
For some reason, he suddenly remembered how quickly Qiao Feng had progressed at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain, even managing to create slight spatial rifts with a single palm strike—something no ordinary martial artist could do.
At that time, Bai Ke suspected that there was something strange about the world of Tian Long Ba Bu. He didn't know if it was due to its own reasons or because of the anomalies caused by Bai Ke's system manifesting it.
To be honest, Bai Ke is still very curious about the reality of the world in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. If it is an illusion, then the boundary anchor will not work.
But if this world is real, it's terrifying. What kind of power does the villain system possess that it can bring the world from that book to life?
Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly, and the butterfly dreamt he was Zhuangzi. In the illusory world of the mind, one can certainly indulge in any kind of fantasy.
When I first traveled through time, I thought I was in the main god space in those fantasy novels.
He wanders in the world created by the supreme god, a world that is real to him but illusory to others.
However, after he finished refining the boundary anchor he had prepared earlier in the world of Tian Long Ba Bu, he completely overturned this conjecture.
It was precisely for this reason that Bai Ke laid down his plan to firmly bind this world together with the Mountain and Sea Realm.
For the discoverer of a world, he may be a messenger of civilization or a demon of despair.
Like Columbus to America, but Bai Ke is different. He knows this world very well, and he even knows the plot and the characters' personalities clearly.
In this world, he is an overpowered being; as long as he plans carefully, he believes he can definitely gain the greatest benefit.
In the blink of an eye, 70 days had passed, and Bai Ke had obtained everything he wanted from the world of Tian Long Ba Bu.
Since the martial arts techniques hidden in the stone wall can indeed help people understand and comprehend the laws of nature, then the value of this world is truly immeasurable.
Xing Jian thought he could get the secret of the stone wall out of me with just a few words? That's ridiculous and delusional.
Let alone Bai Ke, who genuinely didn't know, even if he did know the secret behind the stone wall, he would never reveal a single word to them.
"Oh... there's not even a more detailed explanation... that's going to be difficult..." Xing Jian said regretfully, feigning deep thought.
Bai Ke raised an eyebrow. "This old man is jumping around from one thing to another. I have no idea what he's trying to say or what he's thinking."
“Nephew Bai, look... you projected this image onto the stone wall and said it came from that world, so I’ll just believe you for now.”
Xing Jian seemed to have already made up his mind, and at this moment he was neither arrogant nor impatient, speaking slowly.
Bai Ke frowned. Should he just believe it for now? This old man still doesn't want to admit reality at this point; he's really stubborn.
Seeing Bai Ke remain silent, Xing Jian continued, "Our bet was based on whether you, Junior Nephew Bai, could produce something that could break through the barrier. Now... how can anyone believe you when you have no proof?"
"Moreover..." he said with a sinister smile, "Nephew Bai doesn't even have a detailed description of that stone wall. In my humble opinion, we might as well think about it some more."
Such a divine object should be incredibly famous wherever it is placed. Does Junior Nephew Bai not know it, or does he simply choose not to tell?
"Elder Xing! You've gone too far! What opportunities Bai Ke obtains is his own business. His willingness to contribute to the sect is already enough. Your aggressive approach is shameless!"
Ning Fengyi suddenly spoke up calmly at this moment, and the other elders echoed her. At this point, even the most oblivious could sense that Xing Jian was targeting Bai Ke.
Anyone with a modicum of sense can connect this to the upcoming Holy Son Election, the undercurrents of which are chilling.
Xing Jian chuckled softly, "Sect Leader, this concerns the bet between Junior Nephew Bai Ke and me, so I can't afford to be picky. Otherwise, wouldn't I lose even more face if I lost the bet?"
He suddenly turned to Bai Ke and said, “Nephew Bai, since you can’t prove that this stone wall can indeed help people break through it, may I give you some advice?”
"Oh? Elder Xing, you can speak frankly!" Bai Ke raised an eyebrow and said calmly. Since he didn't know what the other party was up to, he would just wait and see.