Chapter 136: Haoran Righteousness

Zhou Yu looked at the book in his hand, his face showing a helpless expression. Perhaps the radio wanted to help him send this book over, but maybe this book wouldn’t be of any help regarding the situation in the Immortal World.

Although the Immortal World was something people yearned for, it had many conflicts within. Cultivation required resources, so naturally, it couldn’t be as peaceful as one might imagine.

The Xuantian Sect, Immortal Sound Sect, and Ten Thousand Beasts Sect all had such incidents happen, to a greater or lesser degree.

Just as Zhou Yu regretted not being able to help, a sudden exclamation came from the radio.

“What… what is this thing?” Hearing this voice, Zhou Yu snapped back to attention immediately. He knew this voice belonged to Ren Tianba. Had something happened in the radio? Did his book help, or did someone else appear? His gaze couldn’t help but fall on the book on the table.

If he could dream into the Immortal World again, he would surely be able to witness this astonishing scene.

Just as Ren Tianba approached this young disciple, ready to strike a fatal blow, a green light suddenly fell from the sky, landing directly in the young disciple’s hand.

After landing in the young disciple’s hand, the light gradually faded, revealing the object beneath it.

“Haha, it’s just a piece of paper. What use is that? Show yourself and fight This Venerable One if you have the skill. Do you think you can scare This Venerable One with a piece of paper? You think too simply.” Seeing the object after the light faded, Ren Tianba couldn’t help but let out a loud laugh. Then, he threw a fierce punch toward the young disciple.

Hearing Ren Tianba’s words, a look of surprise appeared on Zhou Yu’s face. A piece of paper? Could it be that the book shook just now and didn’t disappear, but only sent a piece of paper over?

He quickly picked up the book from the table and flipped through it rapidly. Finally, he found a page that was missing half. He swiftly turned to the table of contents and saw the poem represented by this half page.

At that moment, his face was full of excitement. This line of verse fit the young disciple perfectly. Perhaps it could really help him survive this calamity.

“Ren Tianba, how dare you harm my Wenyuan Pavilion disciple! I will fight you to the death!” At that moment, the Pavilion Master roared in anger. He had hoped this suddenly appearing light could save his disciple’s life, but who knew it was merely a piece of paper, and the light had already faded.

By now, they were already restrained by Ren Tianba’s power, unable to move at all, and could only watch helplessly as this proud disciple was about to be brutally killed.

Just as Ren Tianba’s fist was about to reach the young disciple, a beam of light shot out from the ancestral temple within Wenyuan Pavilion and struck this small piece of paper.

At that moment, the piece of paper slowly rose into the air. Wisps of Qi Flow appeared around it, rushing into the paper at an extremely fast speed, causing it to burst forth with a green light once more. The light transformed into a bamboo, enveloping the young disciple. At the same time, beneath this bamboo, there was also a rock.

“The Literary Sage has manifested! The Literary Sage has manifested!” Seeing the light that flew out from the ancestral temple, the people of Wenyuan Pavilion wore excited expressions and knelt toward the ancestral temple in worship.

The Pavilion Master of Wenyuan Pavilion was so moved that tears streamed down his face. A thousand years ago, a highly learned scholar accidentally entered the Cultivation World. He created the Haoran Righteousness cultivation method and established Wenyuan Pavilion. Later, this person mysteriously disappeared. Some said he mastered Haoran Righteousness and ascended to the Immortal Realm; others said he had already died. Later generations revered this person as the Literary Sage.

According to the sect’s records, in the thousand years since its founding until now, the Literary Sage had only manifested once, five hundred years ago, when Wenyuan Pavilion was on the verge of destruction. Since then, although Wenyuan Pavilion survived, it gradually declined.

Because in the Cultivation World where cultivation strength was supreme, Wenyuan Pavilion’s Haoran Righteousness cultivated very slowly. Reading more and writing more were only the slowest ways to cultivate. Only by creating original poems and essays, invoking the Haoran Righteousness existing between heaven and earth, and receiving its baptism, could one progress further.

Nowadays, those who could receive this baptism were few and far between. Many only received a tiny bit of baptism.

“Haha, a bamboo and a rock, trying to be mysterious. Break for me!” Seeing the green light enveloping the young disciple, Ren Tianba laughed loudly and directly threw a fierce punch at it.

However, his punch struck the light but didn’t cause the slightest tremor in it.

A strange look appeared on Ren Tianba’s face. His punch was powerful enough to smash a mountain into dust, yet it didn’t shake the bamboo within the light. It was simply unbelievable. Without hesitation, he threw another punch, but still, neither the bamboo nor the rock formed by the light showed the slightest movement.

“This is Haoran Righteousness. The Haoran Righteousness between heaven and earth has all gathered here. Ren Tianba, I, Su Shi, will not bow to you. The Haoran Righteousness between heaven and earth is the same. No matter how you threaten or strike, I remain steadfast, holding to my original convictions, holding to the righteousness within my heart.” The young disciple’s gaze became even more resolute as he looked at the piece of paper floating in the air before him.

On this piece of paper were some characters he couldn’t understand, but he felt that the power of the Literary Sage from the ancestral temple was just a trigger. Perhaps these characters were the reason the Haoran Righteousness was drawn here.

The words coming from the radio brought a look of pleasant surprise to Zhou Yu’s face. A bamboo and a rock—this was exactly what the poem on the missing half page represented: Zheng Banqiao’s “Bamboo and Rock.”

Firmly entrenched in the green mountain, never relaxing,

Its roots are originally in the broken rock.

Though battered by a thousand blows, it remains strong and resilient,

Let the winds from east, west, south, north assail it.

“Oh? This Venerable One does not believe the Haoran Righteousness between heaven and earth can keep holding on forever.” Ren Tianba’s face was calm, showing no emotion at all. He just kept throwing punch after punch. The bamboo and rock formed by the Haoran Righteousness, which had been completely still before, began to shake, the movement growing larger and larger.

However, even as he watched the light shake more violently, the young disciple Su Shi inside showed no change in expression. Even if he died now, it would prove that Haoran Righteousness would not stand by idly and watch Ren Tianba wreak havoc in Wenyuan Pavilion.

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in the sky, holding a horsetail whisk and looking down with a smile. Ren Tianba seemed to sense it and sharply turned his head to look. “Old man Wuliangzi, what are you doing here?”

“Greetings, Senior Wuliangzi.” The Pavilion Master of Wenyuan Pavilion quickly offered a greeting. Earlier, when Ren Tianba arrived, he had taken so long to come because he had sent a message talisman to this Senior.

“Ren Tianba, the previous Pavilion Master of Wenyuan Pavilion did me a great favor. Today, for my sake, how about letting them go?” This person didn’t say any polite formalities and got straight to the point.

Hearing this, Zhou Yu felt slightly relieved. From Ren Tianba’s words, he could tell that even if this person wasn’t as powerful as Ren Tianba, he could still make Ren Tianba wary.

“Oh? And what if This Venerable One doesn’t let them go? With your cultivation, you are no match for This Venerable One.” Ren Tianba still didn’t stop his attacks, speaking indifferently.

Wuliangzi gave a light smile. “Before I came, I already sent message talismans to some sects—all of them have deep-seated hatred for you. I believe they won’t miss this opportunity.”

“Old man Wuliangzi, This Venerable One will remember what happened today. Fine, I’ll let you off this time. However, This Venerable One will take these few treasures.” Ren Tianba gave Wuliangzi a hateful look and then pointed to a few treasures beside him.

“You may take them as you wish. I am only here to ensure the safety of the people of Wenyuan Pavilion.” Wuliangzi nodded, showing no intention of stopping him. Even if he tried to block, he was no match for this person.

“This Venerable One will only take the few items agreed upon earlier, not a single one more. Until we meet again.” After taking the items he had previously chosen, Ren Tianba directly disappeared from Wenyuan Pavilion.

Zhou Yu let out a long sigh of relief. He had finally protected the young disciple named Su Shi in his own way. But then, a mischievous smile appeared on his face. Ren Tianba, your retribution is about to come.

“Thank you, Senior Wuliangzi.” At that moment, the words of the Pavilion Master of Wenyuan Pavilion came from the radio, and then the transmission cut off directly. The sound changed back to the wind noise received at the beginning.

Hearing this wind noise, Zhou Yu laughed excitedly. The radio really knew what he was thinking.

“Hmph, old man Wuliangzi, This Venerable One will remember this grudge. And that piece of paper—who sent it over? How could it cause such a big anomaly? The Haoran Righteousness protective shield it produced actually blocked so many of my punches. What a strange sect, this strange Haoran Righteousness.”

“But luckily, I obtained these treasures: the Wenyuan Brush, the Wenhua Ink, and this stalk of Ink Grass. They still look so beautiful and mysterious now. And of course, this book on the cultivation method of Haoran Righteousness must be studied carefully. Perhaps it can be of some help to me.” From the radio came the sound of Ren Tianba talking to himself.

From the sound, it seemed Ren Tianba had taken out the things he just obtained. Zhou Yu wore a mysterious expression on his face, his mind constantly thinking about obtaining these treasures.

At that very moment, after his thoughts surfaced, three balls of light emerged from the radio.

“No! How… how did the three items in This Venerable One’s hand disappear… It’s you again, you trickster who plays with ghosts and gods. Show yourself to This Venerable One!” From the radio, Ren Tianba seemed to have discovered that the items in his hand had suddenly vanished, and he roared angrily.

Zhou Yu chuckled, looking at the three balls of light that appeared on the radio. Now you know how it feels to have someone steal from you, right? With that warning from Wuliangzi, I believe this guy wouldn’t dare go back even if beaten to death.

“Show yourself, you rat hiding in the shadows! Come out and fight if you have the skill!” Ren Tianba roared like a madman. All along, he was the one taking things from others. When had he ever suffered a situation where someone stole his things right from under his nose without him noticing?

This made him utterly unable to bear it. He wished he could skin this person alive and tear out their tendons. Last time, they stole two of his chickens. This time, they stole the three important things he obtained from Wenyuan Pavilion. Didn’t he just waste all that effort in Wenyuan Pavilion for nothing?