Be Passive In The High Martial World

Chapter 14: Noise

Huo Hengxuan only needed one glance to confirm that Chen Kuang had obtained the first phase.

Because this first phase was derived from the Tathagata Buddha.

It is said that he descended from the fourth level of the Desire Realm's six heavens to the mortal world, descending from the sky. Before he became a Buddha in the human realm, he was a celestial being in Tushita Heaven.

In addition to the phenomenon of his skin surface shimmering with a golden light, there was also one more thing: within one foot of his body, not a speck of dust or a single feather could be seen.

Just as Chen Kuang entered a state of concentration, the scabs on his face and the dirt on his clothes automatically fell off and shook off.

At the same time, the chaotic dust floating around was gently pushed away by an invisible force, forming a thin layer like a delicate gauze, tearing apart and blooming outward.

The petals formed by the dust gathered Chen Kuang in the center, like a dreamlike lotus.

Like smoke and mist, it was blown away by tiny air currents.

This change happened in an instant in the darkness, disappearing in the blink of an eye, like an illusion that happened in the blink of an eye.

But for Huo Hengxuan, nothing could escape his notice.

The old man remained expressionless.

He had spent a month to obtain this first phase, which had already been hailed as an unparalleled genius by his fellow brothers in the monastery. In the future, he would surely make a name for himself in the great competition.

Chen Kuang, on the other hand, obtained it in less than a quarter of an hour, even with Huo Hengxuan's guidance. It was truly unimaginable.

With such talent, could he really be the reincarnation of the Buddha?

Then, was that clumsy and foolish appearance just now a joke?

Huo Hengxuan fell silent, then slowly turned around and looked at the little princess from a distance, saying softly,

"Princess, let me teach you arithmetic."

The little princess bit her finger, her eyes clear and untainted by knowledge.

"What is arithmetic?"

"Listen carefully, Your Highness—"

...

Chen Kuang opened his eyes and exited the state of the first phase.

He felt refreshed all over, with abundant qi and blood flowing through his body, and his skin smooth and taut.

Every wisp of cool breeze that shuttled through the cell was extremely noticeable to him. With even the slightest movement, he felt his hair standing on end, as if every strand of hair had its own life.

The good news was that he had now entered the realm of "unharmed by a hair" as described by mortal martial artists.

This didn't mean that his body had become so tough that not even a hair could harm him, but rather that when danger approached, even his hair could immediately sense it, allowing him to avoid it in advance and remain unharmed.

However, the bad news was that his legs were healing even faster due to the stimulation of qi and blood.

He now understood how insane the passive skill "Flesh Reishi" was...

As the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to heal tendons and bones, but his shinbone, which was originally almost shattered, had already reformed at this moment.

Only large traces of dark red bruises on his legs could hint at the previous miserable state.

Chen Kuang sighed.

In order not to be discovered, it seemed that he could only... break his legs again.

He reached out, wrapped his robe around his legs, and pressed it against his shins.

He heard a conversation between an old man and a little girl on both sides.

"Your Highness, please answer: If you were stranded on a deserted island and someone brought five apples, how would you divide them among six people, including yourself?"

"Goose, goose, goose..."

The little girl pondered and suddenly her eyes lit up as she answered,

"First, divide the three apples into two halves, then divide the two apples into three parts, so that each person can get half plus one-third of an apple."

But the old man shook his head, disappointed, "Wrong!"

"If someone asks you this question, they must have ulterior motives and intend to kill three of the six people with two apples."

"Therefore, you only need to kill the person who brought the apples, and each of the remaining people will get one apple."

The little princess slowly opened her mouth wide.

Chen Kuang: "..."

He remembered vaguely that this old fart was supposed to teach the little princess... arithmetic?

What kind of arithmetic is this?

Princess Xiaoyue naturally sensed that something was wrong and strongly protested, asking Huo Hengxuan to come up with more questions.

There is no doubt that all the questions are strange like this.

Princess Xiaoyue pouted her lips and almost cried in frustration.

But soon, she yawned and started to feel sleepy, curling up in Chu Wenruo's arms and falling asleep.

Huo Hengxuan's smile did not fade from his face, and he looked like an ordinary old man, playing with his own granddaughter.

When Chen Kuang looked over, he coughed twice and restrained his smile.

Chen Kuang grinned.

A bit speechless, but also a bit funny... This old man is actually quite cute.

Feeling frustrated and losing face, he went to bully the little child to seek comfort.

Childish to the extreme.

The slender fingers belonging to a musician gently stroked the body of the Long Yin Qin.

The Grass Cutter Song, which was originally incomprehensible, now seemed extremely simple. The sword in his mind became clear, as if it could fall at any moment.

He found that he seemed to be less prone to fatigue since obtaining the "Grain Avoidance" passive ability, and he was still full of energy at the moment.

But it is normal for a person to need food to maintain normal bodily functions. Since he no longer needs food, it seems normal for his energy to be enhanced as well.

Chen Kuang looked at the prison in front of him, his gaze deep.

He surveyed the prison, and every detail was clearly visible to him.

The gloomy prison swayed with dim candlelight.

Chu Wenruo said.

Underneath the prison, there is also a Monster Suppressing Prison.

However, there were no abnormal or special mechanisms, or objects that could potentially be mechanisms, within sight. Everything was cleaned spotlessly.

Li Hongling probably didn't know about the existence of this Monster Suppressing Prison, otherwise she would have dug three feet underground and opened the entire prison. There was no need to linger for so long.

But with fifty thousand Zhou troops stationed here, it didn't seem like they were simply here to interrogate a few people from the palace...

With so many people and so many days, are they just waiting?

Chen Kuang believed the answer was no.

Just as he entered the first phase, his five senses were greatly enhanced. He unintentionally heard some hidden sounds that ordinary people would find difficult to hear.

Amidst the noisy wind in the prison corridor, there seemed to be some noise.

Due to his blindness, his hearing in this body was already extremely sharp. With the enhancement of the first phase, he could hear more clearly a fleeting sound.

A footstep.

Hollow, damp, and not far away.

Footsteps... more and more, increasingly complex footsteps, ordinary people.

The clashing sound of armor, soldiers.

The hollow echo could be from a tunnel or a secret room.

The sound of damp soil sticking to shoes, the sound of pattering, indicated that it was not outdoors, and the terrain might be lower.

Because it had not rained outside for a while, and the sun was shining, the soil should have dried after a day.

Thud... a heavy object was placed down and piled up.

Chen Kuang heard some rustling sounds, and then faintly smelled a familiar strange smell.

What is that?

He turned his head and looked at the wall behind him, hesitantly reaching out to touch the previously cracked seam.

That smell seemed to seep out from the wall.

He rubbed his two fingers together and brought them close to his nose to smell.

It was a bit damp, but not entirely water...

It was oil.

Chen Kuang was instantly shocked.

That rustling sound was not gravel.

It was sulfur and saltpeter.

It was... gunpowder!

My eyes suddenly started to hurt today, with bloodshot veins, and my vision was a bit blurry. I'll rest and adjust for a bit. There's only one chapter left.

(End of this chapter)