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Chapter 44: Opportunity to enter the country, a world of great contention
Li Guanyi had never seen such a shameless old man.

He held his thighs and refused to let go on the street, howling at the top of his lungs, "Master, Master", attracting many onlookers. Li Guanyi was furious, and the old man suddenly slapped him on the leg lightly. The young man's breath instantly stagnated, and even his meridians were controlled.

The old man suddenly shouted: "Ah, Master, Master, what's wrong with you?"

"Ah, I told you not to become a young child!"

"Look, he's sick!"

"Don't worry, I will see you off to the end!"

He picked up Li Guanyi by the waist and carried him on his shoulders with great skill. He ran away with a pair of legs as strong as dry branches. He found a deserted place on the street corner, put Li Guanyi down, sat down, and moved in front of the boy, looking him up and down.

"Okay, okay."

The old man grinned, feeling helpless, rubbing his hands and saying:

"I will remove the binding spell on you, please don't move."

Li Guanyi could see a transparent rope made of breath binding him. Longhu was struggling angrily and tearing the rope. The old man flicked the rope with his fingers lightly, and it broke and turned into invisible breath, flowing into the space between heaven and earth.

Li Guanyi saw the unfathomable nature of this move, and did not rush away immediately.

He just placed his hand on the Qiushui Sword at his waist and said:
"Senior...what exactly are you going to do?"

The old man didn't say anything, but just looked at Li Guanyi with a sharp gaze and said, "Can you see it?"

"How did you see that?"

"When did you see it?!"

Li Guanyi considered his words carefully and said, "I have been able to do this since I was a child."

The old man wondered:
"Hmm? You haven't eaten any fruit, you haven't seen any strange things? You don't have any treasures?"

Li Guanyi replied in a natural tone:

"Yes, I was born with it."

So the old man scratched his head, looked at the black tortoise next to him, and said, "Old friend, what do you think?"

The black turtle looked at Li Guanyi, and his eyes seemed to be able to see through the sincerity on the boy's face. Li Guanyi actually saw a trace of kind smile on the black turtle's face with spots on his cheeks. The black turtle shook his head and said nothing. The old man said: "You mean, he is a good child, don't worry about it."

Siming said: "Indeed, how you saw it is not my business."

“Being able to see is the key point.”

The old man looked at Li Guanyi, raised his palm and placed it on his heart, his expression solemn and calm, and said: "I am Siming, the first three seats of the twelve leaders of the Yin-Yang family will be your teachers, or disciples, whichever you like."

Li Guanyi twitched the corner of his mouth.

A mellow voice replied, "He is asking you if you are willing to join the Yin-Yang family."

Li Guan looked at the black turtle in front of him as if he had seen a ghost.

Affected by his emotions, the white tiger on his shoulder looked at Li Guanyi and then at the black turtle.

He also widened his eyes and looked at the black turtle in shock.

The latter said slowly: "Don't look at me. Human language is not a difficult thing. As long as you live long enough, you can easily understand it. Child, this generation of Siming is a child with a strong desire to play. Don't be affected by his words."

Li Guanyi thought about it seriously, and then simply asked:

"What benefits will I get from joining the Yin-Yang family?"

The old man was stunned, then burst into laughter, pointed at Li Guanyi, and said to the black tortoise: "Look, my disciple and I are destined to be together, and his face is not much worse than mine!"

"But it's a good thing to be direct like this."

"My Yin-Yang school is one of the nine schools of thought. I control the Yin-Yang energy of heaven and earth, and differentiate the five elements into different forms. If you join my school, you will have countless benefits. Your name will spread far and wide, and all the princes and kings will respect you."

The black tortoise said slowly:
"The head of the Yin-Yang family is a rare person in this era who can preside over the great family and national sacrifices. Since seven hundred years ago, the world has been settled, and the kings have been enfeoffed in the name of heaven. If you want to establish a country and occupy the throne, you must obtain the [Mandate of Heaven]. The head of the Yin-Yang family who can tell the Mandate of Heaven will be valued by the king."

"But once this king loses power, the former head of the Yin-Yang family will also be replaced."

"If you are treated with courtesy in this country, you will be regarded as a jester in another country. More than a hundred years ago, there was a fire in the Ziwei Palace, and more than a hundred people in the Imperial Observatory were beheaded. At that time, there were also masters of the Yin-Yang School. In the chaotic times, it was not considered a prominent school."

When his old friend tried to sabotage him, the old man got angry and glared.

But the black turtle didn't care.

He just said slowly: "However, controlling the five elements, the flow of yin and yang, and finally comprehending the mystery of [one] is also an extremely superior inheritance. It can understand the hints given by all things, avoid disasters and seek good fortune, predict feng shui, and step on yin and yang."

"With your talent, it would be a pity if you don't cultivate."

Li Guanyi looked at the black turtle and suddenly understood.

The young man sat cross-legged there, his hand loosened from the hilt of the sword and rested it on his knees. He smiled slightly and said:
"You are the Sima Ming."

"is it?"

Both the black tortoise and the old man showed a hint of surprise on their faces.

There was a gentle look on the black tortoise's face: "...a smart child."

"All things in the world are divided into Yin and Yang. Living things belong to Yang, while Dharmadhatu belongs to Yin. Yin and Yang flow together. Being able to see Dharmadhatu is an ability that only Yin and Yang practitioners who have reached a certain level of cultivation can possess. Those who can see mine can inherit my legacy and the title of Siming."

Li Guanyi felt that the bronze tripod was totally unable to obtain the jade liquid from the old black turtle.

It was as if this black tortoise did not emit any aura or charm to the outside world at all.

Is it that the bronze tripod lacks power, or is it that my own realm is not high enough, which affects the bronze tripod?
Black turtle is gentle:

"Child, learning some Yin-Yang techniques will not harm your fate."

Li Guanyi said: "Then, the trick that trapped me before."

Black Turtle explained: "That is a method of concentrating Qi. Compared with the acupuncture points of martial artists, the meridian stabilization of Taoists is more special. Only sorcerers who can see the Qi can see the difference. And only those who have the power to determine the Yin and Yang and the Five Elements can solve it. Unfortunately, only when the Qi can leave the body can it be practiced."

Li Guanyi regretted.

Another entry.

Before and after entering the country, each school has special significance.

With this in mind, the level of entry is particularly critical.

The black tortoise looked at the old man, who was fuming and glaring, unwilling to speak.

"You are the God of Destiny, why are you looking at me?"

The black tortoise pushed the old man.

He reluctantly picked up a straight branch and scratched the ground a few times, leaving a trace of energy every time.

Then place the branch in your hand in the middle of the pattern and let the Qi flow.

The soil suddenly became thicker, and then a tree sprouted. The tree sprout grew and spread, and finally turned into a flower tree. The tree blossomed with large winter plum blossoms, which fell into the palm of the boy's hand. Then the plum tree withered in an instant and turned into a raging fire. The raging fire rolled and turned into water, fell to the ground, and returned to dust. Everything was like a dream.

But when Li Guanyi looked at his palm, the plum blossom was still there.

The old man threw away the wooden stick in his hand, raised his chin without explaining.

The black tortoise said: "This is the power of my Yin-Yang School, the transformation of Yin and Yang, and the birth and death of the five elements."

"It is a power that can explore the fundamentals of heaven and earth. It is full of mysteries and not good at killing. A warrior of the same level will basically die if he gets close to us. Even if they are not those warriors, we cannot defeat Taoist priests and monks of similar Qi level. It is barely stronger than those people who practice arithmetic?"

Li Guanyi: "Confucianism?"

The old man cursed: "The Confucian scholar is vulgar and is good at hitting people with bamboo slips!"

[Black Turtle] said: "Although I am not good at killing, if I can master this art, it would be easy to summon strong winds that cover the rivers and use the formation to interfere with the celestial phenomena, causing sand and rocks to fly and change the battle formation."

"Since ancient times, all generals have known this."

"In this chaotic world, the military strategists of the Yin-Yang School change the weather, the counselors balance the general trend, and the masters of arithmetic deduce the national strength of the countries. Finally, on the battlefield, the brave generals charge into the battle lines and defeat the enemy with their might. The king sits high in the temple, and the people flow in the world, just like the five elements."

"Child, if you want to learn, wait until you enter the country and then come find me here."

"Let's not talk about master and apprentice anymore."

The tortoise shell on the back of [Black Turtle] exuded power, and part of the power was actively dissipated. Li Guanyi felt the humming of the bronze tripod, and this power fell into it, and naturally turned into a black tortoise. He did not get the jade liquid, but the black tortoise had been branded on it.

Seeing it for the first time, Li Guanyi took the initiative to give his aura to his Dharma image.

The black tortoise said gently:
"If you meet such a talented person but don't teach him the Dharma, he will crawl out of his grave."

"After entering the country, I can teach you the 'Faxiang' with the secret method of Yin-Yang family."

The old man glared at his old friend.

Why are you snatching it?! The Yin-Yang School's giving of the 'Dharma Image' actually means dividing a portion of their own Qi, pinching one out and sending it over, which is also the core inheritance method of the Yin-Yang School.

Li Guanyi sensed the changes on the bronze tripod and understood what the black tortoise meant. He looked at the plum blossom in his hand with a serious expression and agreed to pass on the Dharma. When he stood up to say goodbye, he asked:
"you are……"

The black tortoise asked, "Me?"

"Don't worry about it."

"I am just the old turtle who carried the Luoshu back then."

…………

Li Guanyi went far away. The old man and the black turtle looked into the distance. The black turtle said, "Friend Zu should be here soon. The Confucian scholar Wang Tong is here too. The seventh master of the Mohist school has already sneaked into the city. The spirit of war and the spirit of culture are already rising to the sky."

"What are you looking at?"

The old man said, "I am looking at his stars."

It was clearly daytime, but the old man stared at the sky with wide eyes, his gray hair and beard twirling in the wind. Black Turtle was looking at the most talented [Si Ming] in a thousand years. Siming was the chief of the Yin-Yang School, in charge of destiny.

When it comes to looking at the stars and everything in them, no one can surpass him.

This old man once presided over the ancestral sacrifice of a great country. It was a solemn scene. Even the king knelt under the high platform. Green smoke and huge flags fluttered like clouds in the sky. The God of Destiny, wearing complicated and solemn clothes, sat cross-legged in front of the huge bronze tripod, chanting the ancient sacrificial words solemnly and majestically.

Everyone said that he was the most talented master of the Yin-Yang School.

Only the black turtle knew that the old man at that time had a hangover and was sitting there with his head nodding. His solemn expression was just because he had a hangover and a headache and his brows were tightly furrowed. When using the tortoise shell for divination, he would use a sharp file to carve dark patterns on the inside of the shell in advance, and then burn out the desired patterns.

His lips opened slightly, and Black Turtle could hear it clearly under the solemn music.

"Damn it, it hurts so much."

They are the most talented Sima, but also the generation that has the most contempt for destiny in the eyes of the Yin-Yang School.

At this moment, he sighed: "So that's how it is, he is not from the White Tiger Sect."

The black tortoise looked at his old friend.

The old man said quietly, "I can't see that star, but the star representing his fate is hanging high, like a whirlpool in the East China Sea. The surrounding stars and the starlight of the Four Symbols Sect were all swallowed up by him, but even so, his fate star did not emit any light."

"It's like a pure black swirling star that shouldn't belong in the starry sky."

"I, can't understand his fate..."

"However, fate is only innate. Whether one can achieve anything depends on one's ability. This time, the affairs of Guanyi City have brought together both civil and military energies, including the Jianghu, the imperial court, the Ying State, the Chen State, the aristocratic families, the areas outside the pass, Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, military strategists, and wealthy merchants."

"The entry of various forces is the best time and place for Dragon and Tiger."

"Just like water surging into waves, fish take advantage of the luck of this era of great contention to soar into the sky and transform into a true dragon. Taking advantage of the right time and place to enter the country, they can reach the first-class foundation."

"How far can he go? Fame or obscurity?"

"It all depends on this time."

The black tortoise was silent: "Why didn't you tell him?"

The old man paused: "...I forgot."

The man and the turtle looked at each other in bewilderment. The old man jumped up and ran away: "Master, wait a minute!"

"wait!"

…………

Li Guanyi went back to the Xue family. He wanted to remind Mr. Xue about the changes in the city's border defense. Although the old man might have known about it, he had to mention it. He also wanted his aunt to temporarily move into the Xue family's villa. When he was at the door, Li Guanyi saw a convoy coming to visit.

The appearance and temperament of the people coming are different from those in Jiangnan Province. Most of them are brave and strong.

Li Guanyi was curious. When the guards of the Xue family saw him, they greeted him and called him a guest. This made a man in his thirties in the convoy stop. He turned around and looked at the young man. His hair was neatly bunted, tied with a jade hairpin, his face was fair and gentle, and he had a mustache.

In Li Guanyi's eyes, the energy flowed, and a white fox emerged from the man's shoulder.

A white tiger paced around Li Guanyi and a red dragon circled around him.

Dharmadhatu?!
Something was wrong. Li Guanyi hadn't seen such things that only heroes in the world had in the past ten years. But in just one month, so many of them had gathered in Guanyi City?! Li Guanyi instinctively felt something was wrong. He thought of the changes in the city's defenses and felt a sense of oppression as if a storm was about to come.

The man raised his lips slightly and said with a smile: "Guest?"

"Such a young guest official, the younger generation of the Xue family is really talented and outstanding."

Li Guanyi said: "Sir, you are also very elegant."

"Hahaha, I am just a traveling merchant from Longxi and Guanzhong. I don't deserve the title of sir."

The handsome man bowed slightly:
"He is from Longxi, his surname is Changsun, and his name is Wuchong."

"Meet the young sir."

(End of this chapter)