Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 58: Chapter 39: Clue_l

Translator: 549690339

Some competed fiercely, clashing with great turbulence.

Others watched coldly, analyzing the situation.

Thus, they finally reached the last moment.

“The last item to be auctioned, the Taoist Treasure Book—Longevity Jue!”

Jin Wuming gave a hefty slap on the table, and soon a maid presented seven volumes of the sacred texts before everyone’s eyes.

“The Longevity Jue!”

Although they had long known that this item would be the finale, the sight of those seven brand-new sacred texts still somewhat startled the crowd. But Jin Wuming paid no heed to these reactions and began to introduce the texts to everyone.

“As everyone knows, there are four miraculous sacred texts within the Martial

World. First is the Taoist Longevity Jue, second is the Demon Sect’s Heavenly Demon Strategy, third is the Silent Temple’s Mercy Sailing Sword Scroll, and the fourth is the legendary and most mysterious War God’s Atlas.”

“Two years ago, the Longevity Jue was obtained by the master of the Golden

Jade Hall, the Defense Heavenly King of Xuzhou, Medical Monarch Xu

Qingyang. ”

“Master Qingyang was knowledgeable in both ancient and modern wisdom, with Heaven Reaching intelligence, spending one hundred and eighty days deciphering the seven thousand four hundred plus oracle bone scriptures and seven human meridian diagrams contained within, thus unraveling the cultivation method of this book.”

“This book’s cultivation technique can be divided into seven parts, corresponding to Yin Yang and the Five Elements, capable of being cultivated individually or all seven parts simultaneously, or alternatively, one Yin with one Yang, two people together, or five people practicing together with Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth!”

“This method is extremely mysterious, fitting seamlessly with the Natural Way, the Theory of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, only those with great perseverance, great wisdom, and great fortune can master it; the requirements for aptitude and enlightenment are extremely high. One must also study Taoist classics to understand the meaning of ‘unintended,’ to enter its path.”

“Furthermore, this cultivation method goes against the principles of other martial arts, therefore it cannot be practiced with any Inner Strength in the body, as otherwise, a clash of the two forces would harm oneself!”

“Since this book is named Longevity, it naturally has the effect of extending life, after mastering it one can maintain youth and longevity, avoid illness and disaster, cultivate Innate Qi, and practice the way of Nature, Yin Yang and the Five Elements. ”

“It is said that at the highest realm, one might even have the prospect of Unity of Heaven and Man, breaking through the void, Ascension to the Immortal Realm!”

Jin Wuming rambled on, leaving the crowd below stunned and filled with uncertainty.

“This…

“Is it true or false?”

“Unity of Heaven and Man, eternal youth?”

“Breaking the void, Ascension to the Immortal Realm?”

“Hmph, the more he talks, the more mystical it sounds. If there really were such Immortal Law, why wouldn’t Xu Qingyang practice it himself?”

“Exactly, and to be so kind as to sell it, probably he just messed about and guessed some questionable, unverifiable methods that may or may not be workable, hence releasing it for the world to experiment with! ”

“That Longevity Jue is said to have been written by Guang Chengzi, having circulated for thousands of years already, with no word of anyone ever mastering it. It’s all written in ancient oracle bone script; even if Xu Qingyang is that incredible, he couldn’t have translated it without a single error or omission, right?”

“What if his translation is wrong, and we follow his methods—wouldn’t that be seeking our own deaths?”

“It would be one thing if it were the original being auctioned, but this copied replica he wrote, who the hell would dare cultivate it?”

The crowd internally whispered, all harboring doubts about its authenticity.

Jin Wuming watched their reactions, unconcerned: “I assure you on the reputation of the Golden Jade Hall that this book and its methods are indeed genuine and effective. If you find any mistakes after practicing it, you may go to any of the Golden Jade Hall’s businesses for a full refund. Should you encounter inner demons during practice, the Security Hall will treat you free of charge!”

“On the other hand…”

Jin Wuming swept a cold gaze over the crowd and said sternly, “If anyone requests a refund and then secretly cultivates this book and succeeds, they would be committing fraud against the Golden Jade Hall. It will be a matter of life and death; such a person must be killed!”

“This…”

Seeing how solemnly Jin Wuming swore, the crowd began to hesitate.

“Could it… be true?”

“Is Xu Qingyang really that benevolent?”

“Who cares, true or false, why not just take it home and have a few martially untrained servants try it out to know for sure?”

“Even if it doesn’t work out, there’s a full refund; it’s a no-loss deal!” “If it is true, that’s a huge gain. Eternal youth and extended lifespan, how much money could even buy that?”

“And to cultivate Innate Qi, the Dao of Nature, Theory of Yin Yang and Five Elements—that would make one another grand figure like the hermit Ning

Daoqi, wouldn’t it?”

As they mulled it over, the crowd began to be tempted.

Just at that moment…

“Hahaha!”

Someone laughed heartily, breaking the tension.

The crowd turned their heads, following the laughter, to see an unremarkable middle-aged man standing up.

“Golden Jade Hall, truly a master strategist, profiting from selling martial arts and stirring up discord in the Martial World. Now, throwing this Longevity Jue into the mix, once it enters the Martial World, how many storms of blood and violence, of blades and swords will it unleash?”

His provocative words had everyone’s eyes locked onto Jin Wuming on the stage: ‘What exactly is your intention with such a move, Heavenly King Wu?”

“Hmm?”

Jin Wuming’s gaze turned icy as he looked at the man: “The breadth of my master’s vision is beyond what you petty people can comprehend.”

“Vision?”

The middle-aged man scoffed, “Heavenly King Wu’s vision is to incite chaos in the Martial World, making everyone feel insecure, even selling demonic martial arts—do you want the entire world to become those inhuman, ghostly martial artists of the Demon Sect?”

“Hmph!”

Jin Wuming snorted coldly and calmly said, “Golden Jade Hall has always been open and aboveboard; the cultivation techniques we sell are all orthodox martial arts. Where do these accusations of demonic arts come from? Clearly, you have ulterior motives, framing and slandering, stirring up trouble, ruining my master’s reputation!”

Having said that, he suddenly pointed a finger, and a sword qi shot straight at this man.

The middle-aged man’s eyes tighted, wanting to dodge, but he was too slow to act and was directly grazed by the sword qi across the side of his face, peeling off a human skin mask.

“Hmph!”

Jin Wuming snorted coldly, looking at the middle-aged man now showing his true face: “So it’s the Eight Demonic Envoy from the Heavenly Lotus Sect.

What, your Sect Master didn’t dare to show his face and sent such a lapdog to

“You…!”

The middle-aged man was both shocked and furious, at a loss for what to do.

Jin Wuming did not care for him: “Today’s grand event is not a place for bloodshed, so I’ll spare your life for now. Go back and tell Anlong that if you ruin my master’s reputation again, I’ll ensure that not a single soul from the Heavenly Lotus Sect survives, exterminating your whole sect!”

With that, he threw a palm strike that sent the man flying out of the hall, severely injured and unable to rise.

Jin Wuming did not look at him again but turned his attention back to the crowd: “Everyone present is extremely astute. Such petty tricks should be obvious to you. I won’t waste more words. The auction will continue.”

With that, he proceeded to introduce: “This Longevity Jue is divided into the yin, yang, and five elements within seven cultivation techniques. We’re selling ten copies of each this time, which makes seventy in total. Each is priced at one hundred thousand taels of silver, with no bidding involved. They are available for anyone to purchase, with no limits on quantity, on a first-come, first-served basis. Ladies and gentlemen, please.”

“This…”

Looking at the seven precious manuals on the stage, the crowd hesitated.

“Seven hundred thousand taels!”

Just then, Song Zhi raised his plaque: “I, the Song Sect, will take one set!”

“Hmm!”

“The Song Sect…”

“Indeed wealthy and powerful!”

“Nonsense, they’ve sold the Heavenly Blade Eight Styles; how could they not be wealthy?”

“Wonder what price Golden Jade Hall offered them for that Heavenly Blade Eight Styles.”

Song Zhi was the first to raise his plaque, and the crowd was not surprised. The Song Sect dominated Lingnan with extensive trade routes, and they were intrinsically wealthy and powerful. Furthermore, for today’s grand event, they had sold the extraordinary “Heavenly Blade Eight Styles” to Golden Jade Hall, making their funds even more plentiful.

In fact, not just the Song family, many of the major families, martial sects, and gangs in attendance had sold some of their family’s unique skills and rare treasures to Golden Jade Hall to gather enough funds—otherwise, where would all that silver come from?

In doing so, Golden Jade Hall demonstrated its clever tactics, not only selling martial arts manuals to stir up competition in the martial world but also opportunistically acquiring martial arts from around the world, turning them into their own accumulation. The depth of their resources now was formidable, perhaps surpassing even the four great families and even sacred places of the martial world like Mercy Sailing Temple.

“Seven hundred thousand taels; I, the Li Sect, will also take one set!”

After Song Zhi made his bid, Li Xiuning also was unwilling to show weakness and similarly procured a set.

Hearing that the Innate Qi of this Longevity Jue has miraculous effects on healing internal injuries and even the mind and spirit, I might have hope for my grandmother’s illness…” Dugu Feng’s eyes tightened as she called out, “I, the Dugu sect, will also take one set.”

With the three major powers making their move, three sets were immediately determined.

Seeing this, the rest of the people could not hold back and began to raise their plaques to grab their purchases.

And so it went…

“The last copy of the Longevity Jue Yan Canon goes to the guest with number seventy-eight.”

“All ten sets, seventy copies, have sold out. Thank you all for your patronage.”

Jin Wuming smiled and took a note: “I’ve just received a message. We are adding one more item for sale unexpectedly.”

“Added unexpectedly?”

“What is it?”

Hearing this, the crowd grew interested.

Jin Wuming did not leave the crowd in suspense: “This item for sale is a clue, a clue to Yang Gong’s Treasure.” “Yang Gong’s Treasure?”

“This…”

The mention of this caused everyone to be startled.

“Yang Gong’s Treasure, possessing either the Heshi Jade or it would grant dominance over the world!”

Jin Wuming smiled slightly: “We cannot confirm the authenticity of this clue, so Golden Jade Hall makes no guarantees. It won’t be auctioned. It’s ten taels per copy, and anyone can purchase it. If you’re interested, please proceed to the side hall.”

Having said that, he didn’t wait for the crowd’s reaction and turned to leave.

“This…”

“Yang Gong’s Treasure, wow!”

The crowd looked at each other, then saw that the Li Sect’s noble daughter, Li Xiuning, was the first to stand up, leading her attendants to the side hall. It wasn’t just her—all the other great families and rebellious strongholds began

to move, following her as well.

For them, the temptation of Yang Gong’s Treasure was perhaps even greater than that of the Longevity Jue manuals..