Chapter Eighty: The Beacon Fire Appears

  "Can it really be attributed to the Way of Symbols?" Lin Feng asked in astonishment through voice transmission.

  Zhuang Lao laughed and said, "What do you understand by the way of symbols? Is it not that no matter how one practices, in the end it all comes down to using a symbol brush dipped in the blood of a strange beast to draw an array on equipment?"

  "Isn't it?" Lin Feng was slightly taken aback.

  Even if a person with strong spiritual qualifications practices the way of talismans, they can still draw talisman lines in mid-air. However, when manufacturing talisman equipment, one would still need the blood of exotic beasts and the equipment itself; otherwise, wouldn't it become an ungrounded lotus?

  Zhuang Lao laughed and said, "Lin Feng, do you still remember? I told you before that those ancient powerful symbol masters, such as your ancestor, the Cloud Peak Sect's Cloud Peak Upper Person, with a single stroke of their brush in mid-air, could have the power to move mountains and fill seas. Do they still need to dip their brushes in the blood of exotic beasts and then draw the symbol array on a piece of equipment?"

  Lin Feng was taken aback and transmitted a message: "That's naturally unnecessary."

  "Speaking of the Symbolic Way, in the end, it utilizes the primordial energy of heaven and earth. The symbol array is composed of lines that draw in the primordial energy of heaven and earth into the array. It's because of the existence of this energy that equipment has all sorts of abilities."

  "What is a Fu line? A Fu line is a special line that can evoke the primordial energy of heaven and earth! It is a simulated trace of the flow of the primordial energy of heaven and earth!"

  "The primordial energy of the universe permeates the space we inhabit, omnipresent and all-encompassing. It is both gentle and terrifying. When it is gentle, it nourishes all things; when it is violent, it can destroy heaven and earth..."

  Seeing Yu Zhui's appearance in the space, Lin Feng couldn't help but interrupt: "Zhuang Lao, aren't you still writing poetry?"

  "Haha, I just said that casually, picking up people's teeth is all!" Zhuang Lao chuckled and said, "The primordial energy of heaven and earth is the foundation of our world, and all things need the primordial energy of heaven and earth. Clouds rising to produce rain, fog and mist evaporating... are all the effects of the primordial energy of heaven and earth."

  "Those ancient mighty ones, with their extraordinary wisdom, observed the spring breeze and autumn rain, flowers blooming and falling, from which they grasped the trajectory of the flow of the universe's primordial energy. They recorded these down, and this is what is called a symbol line. And each individual symbol line constitutes a symbol array!"

  "So, the Tao of symbols, symbol lines, and symbol arrays are all naturally formed things that only wise people can occasionally grasp! The primordial energy flowing between heaven and earth leaves traces wherever it goes, which can all become symbol lines. Therefore, symbol lines are everywhere, and the Tao of symbols is also omnipresent."

  "It turns out it's like that." Lin Feng nodded, and immediately asked in doubt, "But what does this have to do with Canglang Sanzhu?"

  "Ah? I've gone off on a tangent!" Zhuang Lao chuckled, embarrassed, "Old habits die hard! In our hometown, when learning any subject, we always start by talking about its origins. I'm used to it, haha!"

  "Alright, let's continue with the Canglang Three Stacks. The Canglang Three Stacks is a kind of natural symbol. It hasn't formed a symbolic line yet, and it relies on the trajectory of war horses to draw the symbolic line. This method is extremely simple, but also extremely overbearing! Like that little girl from the Fang family earlier, although she only grasped the surface, her attacking power increased by at least 30%!"

  "Kid, that little girl is just imitating the classics, but to her credit, she has a good temperament and sufficient willpower and insight to achieve this. You are a symbol master, so it should be easier for you to learn. Study hard, as this will also be extremely useful in your combat effectiveness on the battlefield."

  Lin Feng was speechless, and transmitted his voice: "Zhuang Lao, you've been rambling on for so long, isn't it just one sentence? Let me learn the Canglang San Die. Even if you don't say it, I still want to learn. This is my father's signature move after all, how can I not learn it? Next time, just speak directly and don't waste words!"

  "Preposterous!" Old Zhuang glared at him, scolding, "You little brat, how dare you speak to me like that! Do you think everything I told you earlier was useless?"

  "So you know the origin of Xingdao, what's the use?" Lin Feng said bluntly.

  "It's definitely useful!" Old Zhuang glared.

  "What's the use!" Lin Feng chuckled.

  "You stinky kid, what do you know?" Old Zhuang said angrily. "The acquisition of any knowledge is useful. It's possible that you will temporarily forget this knowledge, but when you use it, you'll remember it. And there's a saying in our hometown, when you've forgotten all your knowledge, what's left is quality!"

  "Nonsense!" Lin Feng chuckled, "Which part of your hometown are you from? Why is this phrase so strange?"

  Now he and Zhuang Lao are getting more familiar, knowing Zhuang Lao's temperament, so speaking is also quite casual. Like this, rubbing his nose on his face, it's not the first time either, Zhuang Lao doesn't mind at all.

  "Our hometown... even if I told you, you wouldn't know." Old Zhuang hummed, "You little brat, I won't waste words with you either. Hurry up and learn the Canglang San Die already! Let me remind you of one thing: when you go to the battlefield, it's a very quick matter."

  "I naturally know this, no need for you to say it." Lin Feng curled his lip.

  "Whatever! I'm going to sleep, don't bother me anymore!" Old Man Zhuang grumbled and closed his eyes, ignoring Lin Feng.

  …………

  Telepathy is different from speaking, and it's extremely fast. After finishing the conversation with Zhuang Lao, Lin Feng's gaze turned to Fang Qingxue.

  "Qingfeng sister, I also want to learn this Canglang Sanzhu's riding skill." Su Ying said repeatedly around Fang Qingfeng.

  Nowadays, Su Ying is no longer on guard against Fang Qingxiang, but has become a good friend. Of course, this has something to do with the fact that Fang Qingxiang's beautiful face has an extra scar, which has damaged her appearance.

  "Qingfeng, if you can pass on this riding skill to me, that would be great!" Su Yan also said.

  Ma Lianer and a few others just smiled without saying anything. They were all old soldiers and naturally knew how difficult it was to learn this riding skill.

  "The classic riding techniques of Canglang San are actually publicly available in the Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry, but I also have some personal insights. When I get back, I'll copy a set and send it to you!" Fang Qing said with a gentle smile, "But wanting to master this riding technique is really not a simple matter!"

  "Hmm!" Su Ying smiled happily. She only remembered the first half of Fang Qingfeng's sentence, and the second half was directly filtered out.

  Fang Qing's eyes looked at Lin Feng, her beautiful eyes full of searching color. Lin Feng nodded to Fang Qing, and the two laughed together.

  Su Ying saw it, but was dissatisfied and hummed a sound.

  "What's wrong, Ying'er?" Su Yan asked.

  "Lin Ge and Qingfeng Jiejie can actually communicate with their eyes!" Su Ying pouted.

  "Heh heh. You know that too." Fang Qingxiang blinked her eyes, "Little girl, then tell me, what were we talking about?"

  "Of course I know. I understand at a glance!" Su Ying hummed, "Qingfeng sister said it's true, Brother Lin, tonight I'll send my riding skills to your residence, okay? Brother Lin said it's good! Hum!"

  "Huh?"

  Lin Feng and Fang Qingxue exchanged a glance, and burst out laughing again.

  …………

  Night.

  "Lin Ge." A gentle knock on the door, and Fang Qingfeng's voice rang out.

  "Come in!" Lin Feng opened the door.

  Fang Qingxue looked at the young man in front of her, smiled slightly and walked into the courtyard, sitting down gently by the table. The night wind blew up her blue skirt, with an indescribable beauty.

  "Lin Ge, this is the key to the Canglang Three Stacks' steps, as well as some of my own insights. I hope it can be of some help to you." Fang Qing's eyes sparkled with a gentle smile, and she reached into her bosom, pulled out a small silk handkerchief, and handed it to Lin Feng.

  Lin Feng took over the silk handkerchief and smiled: "Thank you!"

  On the silk handkerchief, there was still the warmth of a young girl. A gentle breeze blew, and a faint fragrance spread out in the night wind.

  Fang Qing smiled lightly and sat there, not saying a word. Lin Feng actually didn't have any experience interacting with girls, so for a moment he didn't know what to say either, opening his mouth only to close it again.

  "Lin Ge, Qingfeng really likes the feeling of being quiet with you like this. Just like this, not speaking, quietly looking at you, Qingfeng feels very happy!" Fang Qingfeng said with a smile, seeing Lin Feng's embarrassed expression.

  "Oh, is that so?" Lin Feng said. Even if he was extremely stupid, he knew what Fang Qingxiang meant by her words. However, in this case, he couldn't accept it. And fundamentally wouldn't accept it.

  In his heart, there was only Ye Zi. But Ye Zi was that high and distant star, while he was now as far away from her as the heavens were from the earth.

  How could he say to Qingfeng that he liked Yezi's leadership, so sorry? Thinking of this, Lin Feng felt ashamed.

  "Although she likes me, I don't have the qualifications to be on an equal footing with her yet!" Lin Feng thought.

  Fang Qing saw Lin Feng's strange expression, and let out a melancholy sigh. She pointed to the scar on her face with a faint smile: "Lin big brother, do you think I look too ugly?"

  "What? Absolutely not!" Lin Feng said hastily, "Am I that kind of superficial person?"

  "Hehe! I knew Brother Lin wouldn't think that way." Fang Qingxiang smiled happily, like a water lily blooming in the night sky, and her radiant face made Lin Feng's heart skip a beat.

  "Actually... Qingfeng, your injury, there's a chance it can be cured. Believe me, you'll definitely get better." Lin Feng said.

  When he has the strength of Tiger Shape Fist Seventh Layer, he can use Yuan Qi to heal others. And with the ability of Vermilion Bird Infinite Transformations Technique, Fang Qing Shan's appearance will naturally be restored.

  The Zhuque Wanxiang Gong can directly manipulate the heavenly and earthly yuanqi to heal wounds, so restoring Fang Qingxue's appearance is naturally an easy task.

  This is Fang Qing's appearance after being damaged, Lin Feng then prepares for what he wants to do next. Originally, it was planned to wait until the seventh heavy tiger shape fist before speaking out, but today he found that Fang Qing was not entirely indifferent to the damage to his appearance, so he also spoke out ahead of time.

  "Really?" Fang Qingxiang smiled happily, "Then I'll wait for Brother Lin to help me get rid of this little worry!"

  "It'll take half a year if it goes quickly, or one to two years if it's slow, and I can help you solve this problem." Lin Feng said, "So, there's no need to worry about it now!"

  "Hmm!" Fang Qingxiang smiled and said, "Little sister thanks Brother Lin!"

  Two people were chatting casually in the courtyard, both feeling extremely happy. Meanwhile, not far away, outside another barracks door, Su Yan looked towards Lin Feng's direction, shaking his head and sighing constantly...

  …………

  Dozens of miles outside Wulin City, there is a small town called Wujiabao.

  Located at the intersection of two major sects, the war is frequent, so although it is a small town, it has a pretty good defense.

  Wu's fortress was built on the mountain, with one side of the wall being a cliff. The gate faced the main road, and on top of the two-zhang-high wall were arrow towers. Strong and robust guards stood on the wall, holding weapons and vigilantly watching the gate.

  Wujia Pu is not big, with a population of only a few thousand, so there are not many people flowing.

  Suddenly, a burst of horseshoes sounded loudly, and a team of light-armored cavalrymen rushed out from the forest in front of the gate, charging towards the gate. Behind them were numerous lightly armed infantrymen.

  "Enemy attack! Quick, close the castle gate!" The guards were shocked and hastily closed the castle gate.

  "Halt!"

  Before the cavalry charge, one of the two strong men, a handsome young man, waved his hand.

  Hundreds of soldiers stopped and stood quietly outside the gate of the fortress.

  "He's one of Kun Yu's people!"

  "Someone from Kunyu Sect has arrived!"

  The people on the city wall could also see from the armor of these soldiers that they were enemies.

  Wu's Manor is located on the edge of the Luoyun Sect's sphere of influence, under the jurisdiction of Wulin City. The Kunyu Sect and the Luoyun Sect are mutually hostile to each other.

  Although there have been constant frictions between the two sides in recent years, they have not really clashed.

  A handsome young man raised an eyebrow and said in a low voice: "People of Wu's village, listen! From today on, Wu's village belongs to the jurisdiction of Kunyu Sect! Open the gate quickly and let us in!"

  "Humph! Go die!" On top of the fortress wall, a robust man drew his heavy bow and shot an arrow over.

  Joking, belong to Kunyu Sect? The rule of the Kunyu Sect is extremely cruel, and the people of Wujia Village know it best. Moreover, the strength of Luoyun Sect far surpasses that of Kunyu Sect, how can they be made to surrender to Kunyu Sect?

  "The little Wu family stronghold, still thinking of resisting stubbornly?" The ruddy-faced man beside the young man grunted and waved his hand vigorously.

  A strange creaking sound arose, and several large catapults were pushed out of the dense forest.