doitstory Chapter 1924-11923 The Divine Skill of No Form in Both Positive and Negative Aspects
Chapter 1924-11923 The Divine Skill of No Form in Both Positive and Negative Aspects
Chapter 1924-1.1923 The Divine Skill of No Form in Both Positive and Negative Aspects
As the saying goes, "What is meant to be will be, and what is meant to be will be."
Those who are meant to leave cannot be kept, and those who are meant to come cannot be avoided. Sure enough, I had just settled into my private room when a challenger came knocking on the door.
The woman on the left, leading the group, is none other than Abbess Jingyin, the head of the Emei Sect, who, in her quest for the Yin-Yang Sacred Flame Token, committed countless evil deeds and diligently practiced an unorthodox dual cultivation technique. This technique brought her immense power, sealed her acupoints, and granted her protection with gold and silver, making her invulnerable to weapons but also highly susceptible to qi deviation. She arrives with the "Three Phoenixes of Emei"—Sun Yufeng (Liao Liling), Yuan Zifeng (You Cuiling), and Ni Danfeng (Yang Jingjing)—approaching with overwhelming force.
The woman on the right, leading the group, is none other than Qin Cao, the aloof and elegant courtesan from the Jin Dynasty, who is the same woman whose wife and children were killed by Ling Ling Fa's verbal attacks in the movie "Forbidden City Cop." She is a courtesan who sells her art but not her body, and is sought after by princes and nobles of the capital who are willing to spend lavish sums to see her. She arrives at the door with two other beautiful women.
The four top martial arts masters of the imperial court—Ling Ling Gong, Ling Ling Xi, Ling Ling Fa, and Ling Ling Cai—were responsible for protecting the emperor. Ling Ling Fa, lacking martial arts skills and only capable of tinkering with inventions, was never given a position of real power. However, he possessed an exceptionally inventive mind and disguised himself as a traveling healer, waiting in the countryside. At that time, a secret organization led by the King of No Form planned to attack the Central Plains. Under the pretext of dissecting the corpse of a mysterious "celestial being," they summoned renowned physicians from all over the land to besiege and annihilate him, leaving the Central Plains without any skilled healers. Then, they would march south, simultaneously deceiving the emperor and wiping out the three top masters.
The two beautiful women behind the famous courtesan Qin Cao are patients who came to the clinic while Ling Ling Fa was posing as a gynecological expert. One is a woman suffering from emotional trauma (Zhi Jingwen) who came to the clinic seeking stimulation therapy after a failed marriage, and the other is a woman suffering from dizziness due to excessive menstrual bleeding (Jiang Xinyan). The madam of Hui Xian Ya Xu (Yuen Qiu Dan) also followed behind them.
"Sect Master Gu." The two exchanged pleasantries before resorting to force.
"Master, Your Majesty." Elder Gu Xianniang, the Rejuvenator, countered the move.
"As the saying goes, 'honest people don't beat around the bush.'" Abbess Jingyin, the head of the Emei Sect, flicked her whisk lightly and began to state her purpose: "I have heard that your sect is famous for its bedroom rejuvenation techniques, and that your top performer is known as the Rejuvenation Master. Therefore, I have come to seek a cure for my stubborn ailment."
Everything unfolded as Su Wuniang, the person in charge, had advised in her parting words, "Use your own spear against your own shield." Knowing full well that Huitian Pavilion excelled at "restoring youth in the bedroom," Abbess Jingyin, the head of the Emei Sect, still rose to the challenge. This is the true essence of winning in the brothel: attacking the strong and defending the weak.
"Oh my, what a coincidence!" Before the famous courtesan Qin Cao could speak, the madam of Huixian Yaxu interrupted with a smile, "My young lady has come here with the same intention."
"May I ask what ailment you all suffer from, and what unspeakable secrets you have?" Elder Gu Xianniang of Huitian responded calmly.
"This humble servant will go first," the dizzy woman said preemptively, "I experience dizziness during my period. May I ask how the master can cure me so effectively?"
The traumatized woman, unwilling to accept defeat, asked: "What can I do when my emotional wounds are so hard to heal?"
"Easy." Elder Gu Xianniang, the Rejuvenator, smiled without fading: "When she is six months pregnant, her period will stop, and her dizziness will heal itself without medicine; when she sells herself into a brothel, she will enjoy nightly revelry and the fleeting nature of spring nights, and her heartbreak will heal itself."
"What if you have to give birth?" the woman with vertigo asked.
"Get pregnant again for ten months." Elder Gu Xianniang of Huitian had already made preparations.
"What about the wine of indiscriminate love?" How could the wounded woman let it go so easily?
"When love is at its peak, it turns to thin; when affection is abundant, it is often tormented by indifference." Elder Gu Xianniang, the Resurrection Elder, spoke eloquently: "What is complete must be lacking, what is extreme must be reversed, what is full must be deficient. There is no greater truth in the world than this. How can you and I remain unaffected?"
"We understand." The two sick women bowed and withdrew.
This was clearly just an appetizer for the main competition. Following the principle of starting with courtesy and then tackling the real issues, and proceeding from the easy to the difficult, the two sick women's ailments were merely minor skin diseases compared to the two courtesans' complex ailments. These were easily resolved without bloodshed by Elder Gu Xianniang of the Resurrection Realm. Now, the main course was served.
"The Pavilion Master is well-versed in pharmacology and knowledgeable in the art of health preservation." Qin Cao, the top courtesan of Huixian Elegant Gathering, changed her expression repeatedly, seemingly out of control: "I suffered a qi deviation while practicing the Formless Divine Skill, resulting in my face being completely disfigured. I wonder if the Pavilion Master has any remedies?"
"Colorless and formless, yet capable of manifesting myriad forms; formless and colorless, yet granting eternal life." Elder Gu Xianniang, the Returning Heaven Elder, also knew the incantation for the Formless Divine Skill: "In my humble opinion, it can be mastered by either the demonic path or the Daoist path. The former can manifest myriad forms, while the latter grants eternal life."
"Huh?" The secret technique that he had devoted half his life to but had never comprehended was revealed by an outsider. How could Qin Cao, the top courtesan of Huixian Yaxu, not be astonished? "Entering the demonic path allows one to conjure all phenomena. Entering the Dao path grants eternal life."
"Good and evil are opposites, and humans and demons are on different paths." Elder Gu Xianniang, the elder of Huitian, explained Wu Chen's message over a thousand miles: "The so-called 'one thought can make you a Buddha, one thought can make you a demon.' As for the gods and Buddhas in the sky and the demons and monsters on the ground, their joys and sorrows are nothing more than 'only the drinker knows whether the water is hot or cold.'"
"How can one reach the pinnacle and defy fate?" Qin Cao, the top courtesan at Huixian Yaxu, pressed. The implication was: how to solidify this physical body.
"If this life is only for playing the zither, then perhaps there is a way to achieve it." Elder Gu Xianniang of Huitian said calmly.
"Please do not hesitate to offer your guidance." Qin Cao, the top courtesan at Huixian Elegant Gathering, bowed deeply in respect.
"This method is both far away and right before our eyes." After saying this, Elder Gu Xianniang of Huitian turned her gaze to Master Jingyin, the head of the Emei Sect.
"Could it be a method of dual cultivation?" In a flash of inspiration, Qin Cao, the top courtesan of Huixian Yaxu, had a sudden inspiration.
"Exactly." Elder Gu Xianniang, the Rejuvenator, breathed softly: "The evil arts require the convergence of Yin and Yang, and the circulation of true Qi through the double Great Heavenly Cycle, to achieve perfect merit. As the saying goes, 'All things carry Yin and embrace Yang, and harmony is achieved through the interaction of Qi; isolated Yin cannot produce, and solitary Yang cannot grow.' The Formless Divine Skill can reverse Yin and Yang, and manifest all phenomena. By using this divine skill to activate the evil arts, there may be great mysteries. If the two of you work together, with Yin and Yang in harmony, you can cultivate the 'Positive and Negative (Positive and Evil) Formless Divine Skill,' which will enable you to manifest all phenomena and attain eternal life."
The Formless Divine Skill is a Buddhist internal martial arts technique from the wuxia story "The Legend of the Swordsman," also known as the "Great Formless Skill." It is considered one of Gu Long's four top-tier internal martial arts techniques, along with the Wedding Dress Divine Skill, the Bright Jade Skill, and the Four Illuminations Divine Skill. It surpasses legendary techniques such as "Innate Qi," "Qi-Controlled Sword," and "Secret Sound Transmission," capable of generating immense air currents. A palm strike is like a sudden storm, capable of reversing a waterfall. However, this extremely powerful internal skill is also the most energy-consuming.
Rooted in Buddhist Zen principles, it requires meditation and deep concentration. It emphasizes the balance between concentration and spiritual energy, resulting in a rosy, radiant complexion upon mastery. The technique is powerful and domineering, capable of creating cascading waterfalls of energy, but it consumes immense amounts of true energy and has been used to counter techniques like those involving innate qi. If the practitioner possesses exceptional innate talent and extraordinary foundation, they can master it in seven days. With a strong foundation from the Innate Limitless Sect, mastering the Formless Divine Skill becomes even more efficient, achieving mastery in five days. Due to its powerful nature and rapid cultivation, it is hailed throughout the martial arts world as "the most unrestrained martial art."
Whether one achieves enlightenment or succumbs to demonic possession, all are forged from the characters in "Wuxia World: Prison City Conquest".
However, no one has ever mastered the "Formless Divine Skill that is both righteous and evil".
The reason for this is that "all things carry yin and embrace yang," and "isolated yin cannot produce, and solitary yang cannot grow."
In short, no one is a symbiotic being, possessing both male and female aspects. Moreover, "embracing yin and yang, the interaction of these energies brings harmony."
Even the Formless Divine Skill cannot simultaneously manifest as both male and female. Therefore, it requires the method of dual cultivation to maneuver and transform, first expelling the (pure yin) true energy from the body, then transforming it into yin and yang, and finally guiding the (pure yang) true energy back in. This is how one cultivates the Formless Divine Skill, which is both righteous and evil.