A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 540: The trip wasn't in vain.

Tian Yue smiled slightly and asked, "Have you ever heard the saying, 'Hongjun Ancestor was the first immortal, and his disciple Pangu created the heavens. Hongjun existed before the heavens, and Lu Ya Daojun was even before that,'"

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan nodded, but then shook his head and said, "I've heard of it, but I don't understand what it means."

Tianyue smiled and said, "The Primordial Spirit was the first innate primordial spirit at the beginning of the universe. The primordial spirit unintentionally obtained the creation artifact of the beginning of the universe. After countless lifetimes of cultivation, the primordial spirit achieved perfect merit and mastered the Dao. In the long and unbearable chaotic universe, the Primordial Spirit became the only 'awakened one' in the universe, enduring unimaginable loneliness. So, using the creation artifact, it created four different little beings out of thin air and taught each of them a cultivation method. The eldest, Hongjun, cultivates 'Mysterious Pure Qi'; the second, Hunkun, cultivates 'Mysterious Spiritual Qi'; the third, Nuwa, cultivates 'Mysterious Void Qi'; and the fourth, Lu Ya, cultivates 'Mysterious Bright Qi'. Together, they form 'Pure, Spiritual, Void, and Bright'."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan was immediately startled, as it reminded him of the incomprehensible characters carved on the stone walls in the Nine Netherworld Secret Realm. He quickly asked, "Wait, what did you say 'Pure Spirit and Emptiness'? Is it the so-called 'Pure Spirit and Emptiness Technique'?"

Tian Yue nodded and said, "That's right, it really is the 'Qingling Kongming Technique'. The 'Qingling Kongming Technique' has four different cultivation methods, each of which is a heaven-defying act, and the Three Thousand Paths originate from the 'Qingling Kongming Technique'."

Chao Bufan gave a wry smile and said, "Perhaps I have seen the 'Pure Spirit and Clear Mind Technique'."

"What?" Tianyue was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Where have you seen such innate martial arts before?"

Chao Bufan gave another wry smile and then said, "Just recently, I saw it on the stone wall inside the Heavenly Wave Pool in the Nine Nether Secret Realm, but I couldn't understand what was inside."

"Uh!!" Tianyue exclaimed in surprise, then overjoyed, "So, how many times did you do it?"

Chao Bufan shook his head and said, "I took a quick look, but I couldn't understand a single word. When I looked at it again, the words on the stone wall inexplicably disappeared."

"What?!" Tian Yue jumped up in shock, exclaiming, "Disappeared?"

Chao Bufan glanced at Tian Yue, and seeing his strong reaction, he understood it was only natural. With such heaven-defying martial arts, who could remain calm after hearing about it? It's just a pity... alas!

“It’s gone,” Chao Bufan said with a bitter smile, “Later I asked Yama, and he told me that the words on the stone wall were carved by the goddess Nuwa, which is the so-called ‘Qingling Kongming Jue’. It’s just a pity that I didn’t remember any of them before they disappeared.”

"Oh dear!" Tianyue slapped her forehead, looking utterly heartbroken. "You, you, you, I really can't believe you! How could you not write this down? This is a once-in-a-lifetime treasure, and you actually..."

“If I had known,” Chao Bufan said with a wry smile again, “I would have written it down no matter what. But of course, I couldn’t understand what was carved on the stone wall, so I didn’t pay attention to it. Who knew that when I looked at it carefully, the words had disappeared.”

"Oh dear, what a pity, what a pity," Tian Yue truly had an urge to strangle Chao Bufan. The "Qingling Kongming Technique" was the number one innate martial art. Anyone, even if they only comprehended a tiny fraction of it, would benefit immensely. This damned guy didn't know its value at all. It was utterly speechless. She really wanted to strangle him. "You brat, you don't know its value at all! Do you even know that the 'Qingling Kongming Technique' is the number one innate martial art? As long as we can comprehend even a tiny bit of it, we will benefit immensely! You, you, you... I really want to strangle you."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan rolled his eyes at Tian Yue and said, "How can you blame me? I didn't know that the content of that damned text was the 'Qingling Kongming Jue'. Besides, I couldn't understand even half of those crooked characters."

Tianyue grabbed Chao Bufan's hand and said urgently, "Little brother, think hard, think carefully, and see if you can remember anything."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan indeed remembered, while Tian Yue looked on with excited anticipation. After a moment, Chao Bufan grinned, and Tian Yue quickly asked, "Do you remember?"

"No," Chao Bufan said bluntly. In fact, he was extremely frustrated and upset. It would have been better if Yama hadn't told him about the incomprehensible text. After he was told, he regretted it to death. If he had known that the text was the "Qingling Kongming Jue," he wouldn't have skimmed through it. Although he had the extraordinary ability to read ten lines at a glance and remember everything he saw, for some reason, not only could he not understand the text, but he also couldn't remember a single word after the text disappeared.

"How could you not have one?" Tianyue said urgently. "Think carefully!"

Chao Bufan smiled bitterly, "Don't be so anxious, like an emperor who isn't worried. I'm even more anxious than you, but I really can't remember anything. It seems that the so-called 'Qingling Kongming Jue' is destined to be something I'm not meant to have."

"Sigh~" Tianyue almost fainted, and sighed, "You, you, I really don't know what to say to you. Such a good thing was right in front of you, but you didn't know how to cherish it. Now you regret it!"

“I do regret it,” Chao Bufan said. “If I had known that what was carved on that stone wall was the ‘Pure Spirit and Clear Mind Technique,’ I would have memorized it by heart no matter what. It’s just a pity that it was all for nothing. Sigh…”

"Sigh..." Tianyue sighed and said, "I thought I could make a fortune by taking you there, but we ended up empty-handed. And you didn't even know what you were missing. This is really pathetic."

“Actually, it’s not so bad,” Chao Bufan laughed. “At least, even the King of Hell and the others have to be respectful to me, right? Besides, I also took a magic pill, so this trip wasn’t in vain.”

Tianyue rolled her eyes at Chao Bufan and said irritably, "That's for you. For me, it was a wasted trip, and I almost lost my life."

Chao Bufan put his arm around Tian Yue's shoulder and laughed, "Brother, don't complain anymore. If your little brother lives a life of luxury in the future, he will never forget you."

"Alright, stop it," Tianyue said, waving her hand. "By the time you're living the high life, that's still a long way off. Besides, who knows if you'll dump me by then?"

"Hehe, no, no." Chao Bufan grinned.

L District, Su Wenlong's home.

Su Wenlong, He Shulin, Liao Qingshan, and Chu Aiguo were in a room on the second floor. The door was tightly closed, and the curtains were drawn tightly, making the room completely airtight. Although it was daytime, all the ceiling lights in the room were on.