Chapter 2312: Heaven Forbids

"What is the role of the National Teacher?"

"Teachers convey the Way, impart knowledge, and resolve doubts! The National Teacher simply changes the objects of conveying the Way, imparting knowledge, and resolving doubts from individuals to the state. To put it simply – you need to teach the people some real skills."

"That won't do. Absolutely not. My master said, true scriptures cannot be easily transmitted. My scriptures cannot be taught to anyone. Even if it's you, you must shave your head, burn scars, and worship Buddha for many years. Only then might I consider it a little."

"Haha! Even if it's me! So I'm more special, am I? Little monk - I know you can't do that, so I won't ask you to do the original work of the National Teacher. Just stand by and listen to my nonsense."

"Wasn't this something already being done?"

"Of course."

"What was the person who originally did this supposed to be?"

"An eunuch. Don't be nervous - eunuch and monk mean the same thing."

"Alright then!"

Sunlight streamed down into the center of the corridor, shining unlike the gloom of the past. It seemed to understand that the person speaking in the prison would not be sitting there for long.

And that chattering voice slowly faded in the dark room, then escaped through the skylight.

A pure white boat flew in the high sky.

But it escaped the capture of people's sight and was also outside of people's hearing.

Therefore, even though it flew across the long sky at such high speed, passing by myriad beings and billions of lives, it was never known by people.

The wind was gentle, like silk threads floating around the edge of the boat.

Standing on this boat woven from the threads of perception, the waves were calm, like walking on flat ground. The sea of clouds was a comforting homeland.

Ye Qingyu's skirt fluttered, like a wisp of cloud floss: "What is your connection with Ji Jinglu?"

"Purely discussing the Way, that's all." Jiang Wang smiled: "Why do you ask?"

Ye Qingyu tucked a wisp of long hair behind her ear: "My meaning is, that eternal hero of humanity is planning to prove the Way... If you two have some connection, why not wait a bit? After all, the more people, the stronger the power!"

Jiang Wang's eyelids jumped: "When did this happen? How come I don't know?"

Does the master of this Lingxiao Pavilion have too many secrets about her person?

One moment showing off Xian Quan, the next wanting to quietly prove the Way. An old horse in the stable, full of energy! Truly worthy of being able to befriend the dean of Qingya Academy.

Jiang Anan muttered to the side: "He said not to tell - whoever leaks this news will no longer be a member of Lingxiao Pavilion. They'll be expelled from the sect!"

"Heh, that's severe!" Jiang Wang stared at his sister: "So you really kept it from me?"

Jiang Anan was righteous: "I am a closed-door disciple of the Lingxiao Pavilion Master! I share honor and disgrace with the sect, and will coexist and perish with it. The honor of Lingxiao is higher than everything!"

Jiang Wang looked at Jiang Anan quietly touching the hairpin and knew that the words she was about to say could be heard by certain people.

So he said: "Anan, Pavilion Master Ye is a hero of the world. She is open-hearted to you and takes great care of me. It is right and proper for you to consider her feelings. I can understand that very well! Such a hero as she should have ascended to the absolute peak long ago. I am truly happy for her!"

Then he said to Ye Qingyu: "Rest assured, I have no connection with Ji Jinglu whatsoever. He should even thank me!"

As they spoke, the pure white boat had already crossed mountains and ridges, instantly covering ten thousand li. When the scenery that the flying boat had left behind returned to their vision, they saw a fertile plain, Tianfeng Valley, twelve buildings, and a sky full of stars -

They had already arrived at the closest place to the starry sky in the entire present world.

"Ya!" Jiang Anan's voice was a little joyful: "Why did we come to Star Moon Plain?"

She really liked the atmosphere of White Jade Capital. The people here were also lovely, every single one of them.

"Ha! Dongzhu!" Bai Yuxia walked out of the tavern door, excitedly greeting the sky: "You're a rare guest, long time no see!"

"Where is Chu Yao?" Jiang Wang had no time to chat with the shopkeeper. His gaze leaped and instantly turned into substantial 'search', piercing into the building. With a light sweep, he tied up Chu Yao, who was copying sword scriptures and his sword intent body, and brought him out of the building.

Jiang Wang was his master, and he could also be considered to have learned from many schools. The people working in the White Jade Capital tavern all taught him a few moves. When the accident suddenly happened, he also struggled in several ways - unfortunately, none of them succeeded.

"What kind of thief dares to come to Star Moon Plain to cause trouble? Do you know my master - Master!" Chu Yao retracted the sword in his hand, came over and hugged his thigh, his eyes full of tears: "You haven't seen this disciple for a long time!"

Jiang Wang lifted his foot to push him away, a look of disdain on his face: "Look how lazy you are, you can't even block the thread of perception. At least run a few steps! You haven't learned any of your master's movement techniques!"

Chu Yao thought to himself, I am a seven-fold body in one thought. But he didn't dare to argue.

Jiang Zhenren was just about to leave the boat.

Bai Yuxia shouted again.

"Where are you going?" This gentleman had a sword hanging at his waist, his face full of eagerness: "Take me with you."

Jiang Wang thought for a moment, didn't waste any words, and shouted: "Yu Chan, come on board!"

Suddenly, a graceful shadow flashed out. Even Yu Chan carried double swords, piercing the clouds, and with a graceful fold of her body, landed steadily on the boat. She neatly greeted them: "Miss Ye! Anan! Xiao Hui!"

Shopkeeper Bai no longer needed Dongzhu to open his mouth. He already gracefully lifted the corner of his robe and sat down on the edge of the boat.

"Shopkeeper Bai!" Jiang Wang said casually: "Qingyu has now opened her own inns, and already has thirteen country-wide chains. I often see her checking accounts, it's very hard. You two should exchange a bit - her accounts aren't as simple as yours."

Bai Yuxia's body swayed, and he was about to jump down again.

Ye Qingyu covered her mouth and laughed: "We probably can't exchange notes. Taverns and inns are not the same, there's nothing to compare. As for the effort of keeping accounts, I'm probably only half-good at it. I can barely understand them myself!"

"Not at all, not at all." Bai Yuxia sat steadily: "Miss Ye is as smart as ice and snow, versatile in techniques, and the Cloud Country is even the center of world commerce, with a legacy of business. I'm just a half-baked accountant. I don't feel at ease letting others manage the tavern's accounts, so I just reluctantly do it."

Jiang Wang said nothing, his gaze shifted, and the boat of perception had already turned its head and headed straight for the high sky.

From Star Moon Plain to Jing Country, there was still a considerable distance. The Central Domain was vast, once home to thousands of countries, each with its own incense temple. After many years of accumulation and merging, there are now still over a hundred countries, all affiliated with the Dao.

They flew over again.

Overlooking the human world from the high sky, sometimes only a shadow remains. No wonder the higher you go, the harder it is to see human nature. Heavenly beings cannot see human beings, cannot see the sorrow and joy of ordinary people, cannot hear the cries and laughter of ordinary people. After a long time, they cannot see 'people'.

The speed of the boat of perception was too fast. The magnificent scenery of the Central Domain was not enough to appreciate in detail, yet that invisible barrier had already been broken open.

Misty clouds and mist rolled like curtains, clear streams and flowing springs sounded like the voices of fairies. Jiang Anan stood on the pure white flying boat, with a gray dog by her side, and in her eyes, she saw an infinitely high cliff that was beyond sight, its top and ends unknown. The moist warm light, the flowing spiritual light, was clearly a jade wall, not stone at all!

Before that endless stone wall, there was a winding clear stream. On the bank of the clear stream, stood a white stone.

On the white stone, sat a man in brocade clothes, with a jade face and noble appearance, his posture straight. He held an iron fan in his hand and looked up towards this side.

In that moment, he captured the color of the mountain.

His eyebrows were mountains, his eyes were moons.

As he slowly lifted his eyes, it was as if a ten-thousand-zhang-high peak was rising from the ground, rumbling.

Jiang Anan, who was bold in Lingxiao Pavilion, was actually a little at a loss when she suddenly saw this kind of scenery and this kind of grandmaster demeanor. But she had already heard her older brother's warm and kind voice, which made her relax: "Don't be distracted, seize the time, see as much as you can."

What Jiang Zhenren wanted his sister to see was naturally the Boundless Stone Engraving.

The forty-nine volumes of Daoist classics on the Boundless Stone Wall have been continuously changing since ancient times, always representing the peak of Daoist learning.

Ji Jinglu chose to fight Jiang Wang here precisely to embody his ambition to complete his Dao path and ascend the martial Dao. If the martial Dao is destined to grow wood into a forest in this soil, he Ji Jinglu wants to represent Daoist learning and erect the most towering branch.

Of course, the Daoist classics on this Boundless Stone Wall would also be displayed for Jiang Zhenren, who was standing with his sword drawn, to help him sharpen his Dao. Whether Jiang Wang needed it or not, this was all his sincerity.

But he absolutely did not expect that Jiang Wang would actually bring a boatload of people! On this pure white boat, including people and dogs, it was full to the brim, and each one was eager to learn.

His eyes, which were originally full of fighting intent, looked over and swept across so many people, and he was involuntarily stunned for a moment.

"Grandmaster Ji." Jiang Zhenren was after all a little embarrassed: "I invited these relatives and friends to watch the fight, to get a glimpse of the demeanor of the Jing Country martial Dao grandmaster, I don't know if it is appropriate?"

"Why not!" Ji Jinglu laughed heartily: "Dao is natural, nurtured by heaven, and all things can be亲. The 'gate' of the Daoist gate has never fenced off the world, but welcomes all beings! Please feel free to do as you wish!"

He casually brushed, sweeping away all the clouds and mist on the Boundless Stone Wall. The engraved words that embodied the ultimate principles of heaven and earth were then imprinted into everyone's eyes.

On the pure white boat, Jiang Anan, Chu Yao, Ye Qingyu, Bai Yuxia, and even Yu Chan, each occupied a place, either sitting or standing, looking at the Boundless Stone Wall with rapt attention. Even the dull gray dog was staring with its dog eyes.

The Daoist Treasury has its destiny, you see what you see. And with this immortal boat of perception, it protects the Dao for them.

Although the Boundless Stone Wall was extremely precious, and every moment spent there was beneficial, Jiang Wang did not deliberately delay. He lifted his foot and leaped down from the boat of perception, light as a bird: "Grandmaster Ji, Yuan Zhiben said heaven does not permit - after all, he is a demon and not close to the heavenly beings of the present world. Moreover, try this sword of mine!"

He came defying heaven, feigning the will of heaven, and chopped down a 'heaven does not permit'!

This was the sword that heaven Dao did not permit to reach the absolute peak of the martial Dao.

Yuan Zhiben was once summoned out, but was suppressed by Jiang Wang himself. At the moment Ji Jinglu was fully prepared, he again used the heaven Dao to sharpen it.

This can be viewed as a heavenly tribulation. After passing the tribulation, one sheds the mortal body and exchanges bones.

Ji Jinglu was so open, he also wanted to show some real skills. This was his way of trying to defy heaven.

He was now truly representing the heaven Dao in battle, just missing that segment of time when the martial Dao impacted the absolute peak.

This was actually also an extremely dangerous state - on one hand, he sealed the state of a heavenly being, isolating the influence of the heaven Dao. On the other hand, he again responded to the summon of the heaven Dao, borrowing the power of the heaven Dao and using it to act against heaven.

It was equivalent to tying the power of the heaven Dao outside the door, not letting it enter, and not letting it go far. That was because the heaven Dao had no specific personality or will, otherwise, it would surely have shattered this house.

But if this attempt could succeed, Jiang Wang could use the method of 'defying heaven', borrow the power of the heaven Dao, and not walk into the heaven Dao.

Ji Jinglu sat on that white stone, staring at the descending sword edge.

This posture was like Bu Lian seeking the Dao.

A martial artist of the twenty-sixth heaven of the martial Dao, a single hair could carry a mountain.

Yet he seemed to be unable to bear the burden, his straight sitting posture gradually hunching.

Jiang Wang's eyes at this moment had no emotion, and his sword had no deviation. It made people have no doubt about his determination to 'chop down the rebel' on behalf of the heaven Dao.

One seemed to be waiting for death, the other seemed to want to kill.

Just as Long Xiang Si was about to fall -

Ji Jinglu's iron fan in his hand was already open, fanning upwards towards the high sky.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh

The roaring airflow gathered and surged in the air. It actually gathered into an airflow mountain, rumbling towards the high sky.

Mist rose again on the fan face, the mist gathered into clouds, and the clouds surged into a sea.

The sea of clouds pushed the mountain, and the mountain stacked several layers high.

Between Jiang Wang and Ji Jinglu, there was no longer an inch of empty space. All space was filled with Ji Jinglu's martial intent.

The sword tip pierced through that painted cloud mountain, like piercing through a mass of ink, exploding a mass of cotton -

The ten-thousand-zhang-high peak and the ten-thousand-qing sea of clouds shattered in an instant, actually scattering like wind and clouds.

Heaven does not permit!

But Ji Jinglu had already walked down from that white stone and stood at the edge of the clear stream.

He no longer looked up, but the stream water had a reflection.

He held the iron fan in his right hand, and with parallel fingers of his left hand, he picked. The reflection in the stream water was like swimming fish, competing to leap out during the upstream season.

There was the warrior holding the fan on the edge of the white stone, the flowing clouds and broken wind in the sky, the painting-like immortal boat of perception, the people on the boat gazing at the Boundless Stone Wall...

In short, all these scenes entered the martial Dao painting intent, and then all of them leaped to Ji Jinglu's fingertips, gathering in a light ball with a diameter of half a finger - a universe hidden in a fingertip.

Ji Jinglu raised his parallel left hand high, and the light ball at his fingertip just happened to block the tip of Long Xiang Si's sword!

Just as Long Xiang Si invaded the light ball at his fingertip, outside the bodies of Jiang Wang and the sword he held, an inverted peak virtual shadow suddenly condensed.

This peak took the sky as its bottom and the long sword as its peak. It inverted upon the world, turning the human world upside down.

Everything born in this world can also be destroyed by it. It was the condensation of the power of world destruction, the true embodiment of 'heaven does not permit'!

As soon as this inverted peak virtual shadow appeared, the wind instantly stopped moving, the water stopped flowing, and the mountain stream was silent with no spiritual light.

Everything was suppressed, crushed.

Crack, crack, crack -

The white stone on which Ji Jinglu had been sitting and seeking the Dao earlier cracked! Since ancient times, how many Dao cultivators had quietly sat here, leaving how much Dao rhyme, but it could not withstand this aftermath.

Ji Jinglu yet laughed, he laughed: "Good one 'heaven does not permit'!"

He let the light ball at his fingertip be nailed by the sword tip, and with a turn of his right hand, he spun the open iron fan -

This spin was like turning some mechanism.

Often there are small, exquisite, simple mechanisms. After twisting the mechanism tight and then releasing it, in the process of the mechanism spinning back, the mechanism moves by borrowing this kinetic energy.

Ji Jinglu's iron fan had such an embodiment at this moment.

Time, space, yuan force, everything touched by the iron fan was led by this iron fan and followed its spin.

This was an abnormal upside-down feeling, as if the entire world was flipping in his control.

Yet he lifted his foot and walked, his whole person hanging parallel to the ground, actually stepping onto that inverted peak and walking upwards!

"Qi does not hear - people do not know!"

"People do not know" against "heaven does not permit" was truly endlessly wonderful.

Ji Jinglu's brocade clothes fluttered, and he ascended the sky step by step, his power also violently increasing in the process of ascending the sky.

In the process of resisting "heaven does not permit", he felt the process by which Wang Xiao broke through all barriers and reached the martial peak. His face already showed the joy of ascending the peak.

Indeed, there was no one in this world more suitable than the heavenly being Jiang Wang to sharpen the edge of a warrior.

Ji Jinglu was twelve parts satisfied. He was just about to step on that inverted peak and reach the peak of martial Dao.

However -

Jiang Wang casually shook, and then pulled himself and Long Xiang Si out of that "heaven does not permit" inverted peak.

With a backhand sword, the entire world was "dark"!

This darkness was not the absence of light in heaven and earth, not an embodiment similar to the "no light" divine ability.

But a dim future, a fate already at the end of the road, a "darkness" where no hope could be seen!

"Heaven does not permit" is the sword of the heaven Dao.

Now it was his, Jiang Wang's sword.

The long river of fate had been bitterly swum, a piece of black, nothing to see!

He came for this, to sharpen.

To sharpen Ji Jinglu, and also himself.

He was willing to make Ji Jinglu succeed, and he also wanted to strive to win.

Since Ji Jinglu compared this battle to the human emperor seeing Bu Lian, he would come and display the vastness of the long river of fate!

After all, the long river of fate... was Bu Lian's bathtub.