I Have A Martial Dao World

"A blood core as big as a duck egg, that was left by the Westerner named Luo Xiaoquan."

Liao Ya handed a ruby to the family's alchemist.

Lu Yao casually stuffed it in his pocket, poking the ground with a stick at the tome "Sigh of the World's Inaction Scroll".

This thing was originally kept in a lead box, and the strange reactions of Yang Qing while reading it had been witnessed by everyone, it was eerily abnormal.

Liao Qe had already brought over the lead box, and Lu Yao used two sticks like chopsticks to clamp the secret manual into the box.

"Let's go home first, we're creating quite the scene here."

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Back home, the three of them studied the sect-protecting divine skill of the widely known Guiyi Church in Jiangnan, the "Tome of Worldly Resignation".

Lu Yao, holding a stick, said, "Let me read it, and you two protect me."

The two sisters nodded and said in their sweet voices, "Understood!"

Lu Yao used the stick to flip through the pages of the book, and the opening line read: All people suffer, longing for redemption.

Following that were the normal techniques of Spirit Refining Method, starting with Focused Spirit, progressing to meditation, deep meditation, and self-forgetfulness, explained in a simple and understandable manner.

Lu Yao benefited greatly and was so engrossed that he couldn't help but praise, "It's really well-written! It's like holding someone's hand through the process of spirit refinement. As long as one can read, they can use this book to progressively cultivate and become a Spirit Refining Expert!"

He continued reading, and next it spoke of the "Fetal Breath" realm. The book stated: To hold the heart's breath and return to the origin is metaphorically called the fetal breath; it is a state where the heart is not disturbed by thoughts, without coming or going, a realm of focused heart and spirit.

Lu Yao was carefully pondering over this sentence. But just then, he faintly heard a very small voice echoing in his ear:

[The bodies and minds of mortals are dirty and filthy, why not surrender to the embrace of God and become one with God? You are God, and God is you, no longer needing to taste the sufferings of the world nor toil in cultivation, become God in one step, and all things return to one.]

This voice was as faint as a trembling hair or a falling strand of hair on the ground, making one believe it was their own thought...

Moreover, it was extremely fast, speaking in just a second, yet it could transmit clearly into the depths of one's mind.

After listening hundreds of times, Lu Yao felt something was off and stopped reading. But the voice continued to whisper in his ear, and it was getting faster.

The next second, Lu Yao was abruptly pushed to the ground.

This fall completely woke him. Turning his head, he saw it was Liao Ya and Liao Qe who had done it.

Full of concern, Liao Qe said, "Lu Yao, are you okay? Your expression became more and more disturbing as you read, and you seemed crazed...and there were faint whispers around us. My sister and I forcefully interrupted..."

"I'm fine, you did the right thing!" Lu Yao wiped off the cold sweat: "There's something wrong with this book! You both heard that voice too?"

Liao Ya replied, "We faintly heard something, but couldn't make it out." Liao Qe also nodded in agreement.

Lu Yao looked back at the pages, and saw that where he had just been reading, there weren't any words at all, just densely packed symbols of "eyes within triangles"!

The symbols were distorted as if someone had drawn them with a blood-soaked finger.

Countless eyes seemed to move on their own, staring straight at you no matter which direction you looked from, which was quite hair-raising.

Furthermore, Lu Yao was very familiar with these symbols; they were the emblem of the Western Religion "Pantheism Church", and also the pattern of his own golden finger!

This item was in his own mind, ready to open the Dimensional Door to traverse between two worlds at any time!

"We lost the trail at Zhang Xin's place, and I thought to investigate slowly later, but now it seems this matter should be moved up... This thing is too sinister!"

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Seeing Lu Yao deep in thought, the two women quietly didn't disturb him, even putting the secret manual back into the lead box.

After a while, Lu Yao suddenly took out paper and pen, and silently transcribed the content he had just read.

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After entering a state of "sitting in oblivion," as long as I saw content, I was certain to remember it. I might not understand it, but I could write it out just like a photocopier.

After writing it down, I had Liao Ya check it, with Liao Qe acting as protector.

This time there were no surprises. Liao Ya quickly finished reading the short text of over a thousand words and joyfully said with a look of excitement:

"This is a systematic Spirit Refining Method that only high-ranking sects possess! Such things are never recorded in text; they are traditionally passed down verbally. In a sect, no more than three people would know of this!"

Liao Qe also crowded over to look and cheerfully said, "Now, our Liao Family Fist has it too! Ah, it's written in such detail. If I had seen it earlier, I wouldn't have been stuck at the Focused Spirit stage for so long!"

The Spirit Refining Method had long been subject to a joint blockade by the Imperial Court, Aristocratic Clans, and Sectarian Groups, making it extremely precious knowledge.

Lu Yao, rubbing his brow, said, "This 'Tome of Worldly Resignation' is indeed a profound Spirit Refining Method, but as you read on, you are brainwashed by a very disgusting 'demonic sound.' I was just about to learn about Fetal Breath... I can't accept this! Let's try again!"

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The higher-level Spirit Refining Methods such as Fetal Breath, Astral Projection, and even Divine Manifestation were right in front of me, yet they were unattainable, which was truly frustrating.

Following this, Lu Yao tried various methods with the two sisters.

Such as reading with ears plugged, reading while singing, reading in front of a mirror... invariably, at the description of the "Fetal Breath Realm," that eerie voice could be heard.

Once heard, one would fall into its clutches, and the more one listened, the more reasonable it seemed, as if these were one's own deep-seated beliefs!

"Great Mighty Dragon, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Prajna Paramita!" Lu Yao chanted resolutely to bring himself back to lucidity.

He was determined and accustomed to struggling free on his own without external interference after a while.

Lu Yao took a deep breath, unwilling to give up, and said, "It seems ordinary methods are useless; I need to think of other tactics!"

Liao Ya advised, "Junior Brother, don't be greedy. This thing is so evil, let's think of other methods. You could ask Taoist Zhou He about the subsequent Spirit Refinement techniques."

Liao Qe nodded in agreement repeatedly, not wishing to see her beloved take risks. "Lu Yao, you could even trade food with the Commandery Princess if you need to."

"We must have our own trump cards and not be at the mercy of others."

Still not giving up, Lu Yao glanced at the lead box, contemplating whether to return to Blue Star to get a nuclear radiation protective suit to try wearing.

Moreover, after struggling against the voice for a while, although my spirit suffered substantial drain, it was also superbly tempered!

Not only did the book contain precious knowledge, it was also an excellent "spiritual fitness equipment"; it was essential to make good use of it.

Just then, a shout came from the entrance of the garden: "Friend Lu, old Taoist Zhou has come calling! Prepare the silver quickly, Old Fu has been injured again!"

When the three of them went out to look, they saw Li Pei, Zhou He, and others, whom they had just mentioned, at the door.

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Zhou He supported Fu Fangsheng, who was riddled with bullet holes and laid him onto the round table.

A substance like thick ink flowed continuously from the bullet holes, Withering Bullets again.

Next, Zhou He extracted the bullets while Lu Yao applied silver to the wounds, another familiar and similar scene unfolding.

Fu Fangsheng's handsome face was filled with anger: "Damn it! Why do these bastards keep shooting at me!"

"Who else should they shoot if not you? You're just at the Focused Spirit stage and can't dodge bullets," retorted Zhou He.

Zhou He and Lu Yao worked in tacit understanding, and in no time, extracted all the Withering Bullets.

Lu Yao inquired, "Was your ambush successful?"

Li Pei nodded and said, "It was a success, we caught the rebel Yan King—Qin Gang."

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