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I Get A Random New Occupation Every Week (Web Novel) - Chapter 3383: The Source
Chapter 3383: The Source
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"Where did the master see it?""Just some ordinary books collected in the temple."
"Can you take me to see them?"
"Why not."
Qingming stood up and gestured for Lin Yi to follow.
The two walked out of the room together and went next door.
The room had a faint fragrance, accompanied by a subtle scent of tea.
The room was not large, with bookshelves on three sides and a few more rows in the middle, entirely filled with books.
Some of them were relatively new, but others had yellowed pages, carrying an old scent.
Qingming walked to the innermost bookshelves and took out a book titled Concentrating Qi Acupoint Method.
Additionally, there were Breath Extension Skill and Three Placements.
Qingming brought the three volumes before Lin Yi.
"I just found some superficial aspects in these three books."
"Master, you are being modest. With your ability, it’s definitely more than just superficial."
"If you went all out, I probably couldn’t withstand even three moves."
"Cultivating Qi and body, aligning with the Innate virtues, you are the orthodox one. I have gone astray."
Taking the three volumes from Qingming, Lin Yi opened them to take a look.
He discovered that much of the content bore a great similarity to his own meditation methods, though differing in some details.
But that Qingming could cultivate to such an extent was testament enough to the unique insights within these texts.
"Master, may I borrow these three books to read?"
"Of course you can."
"Thank you, Master."
Lin Yi bowed in gratitude.
The two left the study and conversed about some other topics before leaving to meet up with Liang Ruoxu.
Looking at the volumes in his hand, Lin Yi recalled his days at Shangqing Palace.
Perhaps similar texts might exist in Shangqing Palace’s library as well.
He just hadn’t noticed or thought in that direction back then.
If there’s time, maybe he could go take a look.
"What are those things you’re holding?" Liang Ruoxu asked, looking at Lin Yi.
"Borrowed from the master, taking them back to have a look."
"You really are the one who never returns empty-handed," Liang Ruoxu joked with a smile:
"Hurry up and hold your son, I’m exhausted."
"Alright."
The group strolled around Wuling Temple for a while before heading down the mountain back home.
"Lin Bro, when are you planning to head back?"
"I originally planned to return with you guys, but now I have some other matters to attend to. It might delay me for a few days. If you have things to handle, go ahead and return first."
"If you have important matters, we won’t stay here."
"Sounds good."
After returning to the city, Lin Yi dropped the three off at the hotel, then took Liang Ruoxu home before driving to the Central Guards Brigade.
In the office, Liu Hong was smoking and looking at Lin Yi.
"Why are you back again?"
"I went for a mountain hike and brought back three good things for you."
"What are they?"
Lin Yi placed the three volumes in front of Liu Hong.
"Take a look at this."
Liu Hong opened the volumes, and the contents made his eyes light up.
"You found these on the mountain?"
"Yes, just like a master in a wuxia novel, falling into a cliff and discovering martial arts secret manuals."
"Stop joking around. Tell me what really happened."
Lin Yi then recounted the events at Wuling Temple to Liu Hong.
"According to what you’ve said, our previous guess might indeed be true."
"Indeed, Zhang Daoling did leave his entire Kung Fu in various texts, but after so many years of passing down, they have become fragmented."
"It is somewhat like the End of Dharma Age in novels, where cultivation becomes increasingly difficult."
"Hmm."
Lin Yi leaned back on the sofa, nodding:
"Perhaps Zhang Daoling’s intentions were good, only no one realized at the time that these things were treasures."
Liu Hong held the three volumes.
"I am thinking, could mastering the dantian-powered combat technique be what Zhang Daoling hoped for?"
"There is that possibility. He didn’t want these things to be lost, so when establishing Daoism, he included them in the texts, allowing those who comprehend these principles to pass them down through generations, leading to people like us."
"But the real question is, was the original source Zhang Daoling? Do you think he created these himself?"
"I don’t know either, but it seems unlikely." Lin Yi shrugged and said:
"Dantian-powered combat techniques are also known by foreigners, and quite a few have mastered them. Saying it was his original creation is a bit far-fetched."
"That’s precisely the issue. Where is the original source?"
The two exchanged a glance, and Lin Yi said:
"You don’t think it’s on the island, do you?"
"There’s a big possibility," Liu Hong said:
"Dantian-powered combat is a global technique, only referred to differently in various regions, so there must be a common origin."
"Rewind time to over a thousand years ago, Zhang Daoling and a group of people arrived on Tilia Island and brought these things back," Lin Yi said:
"These individuals were all skilled, but where their Kung Fu originated is a mystery," Lin Yi said:
"Push the timeline even further back, their Kung Fu was learned from others, who had also been to the island, so the materials now circulating might not all have been brought back by Zhang Daoling, it could have been them."
"With that line of thinking, you fall into a never-ending loop; where did their Kung Fu come from? Could there have been even earlier teachers?" Lin Yi said:
"And if you push back a few thousand years, humans hadn’t even evolved yet, all monkeys then."
Liu Hong rubbed his forehead.
"It’s really frustrating; without a source, a lot of things can’t be analyzed."
"So, let’s not think about these things now," Lin Yi said:
"What matters most is enhancing one’s own strength."
"The material above is a bit scattered and needs further sorting,"
Liu Hong said:
"With so many Daoist temples nationwide, it’s a massive project."
"Not just Daoist temples, but temples need to be visited too."
"Temples?"
"When Buddhism was introduced to China, it borrowed a lot from the Daoists," Lin Yi said:
"Words like abbot and alms, these are borrowed from Daoism, although some don’t know and think these are uniquely Buddhist terms and designations."
"If you say so, this task won’t be finished in a year or even half a year."
"If it’s done in a year or half a year, then the efficiency would be considered high," Lin Yi chuckled:
"I suggest finding one book at a time, bringing it back, and integrating the information within, gradually enhancing one’s power."
"That’s all we can do," Liu Hong lit another cigarette, looking at Lin Yi.
"And what about you, what’s next on your agenda?"
"I’m going back to Longhu Mountain to take a look," Lin Yi said:
"That’s the birthplace of Daoism, there might be more important things hidden there."
