Chapter 462: A week has seven days! (1/2)
Chapter 462: A week has seven days!
Translator: G.o.dBrandy Editor: Kurisu
A dao name based on one's special skills?
Now, the problem was… what were Song Shuhang's special skills or strong points?
If someone asked him this question a year ago, Song Shuhang would have replied that his strong point was reading books, and as for his hobby... it was still reading books.
But if the other party replied that squatting in the corner of a bookstore and reading books wasn't really a special skill, Song Shuhang would have replied that his specialty were ball games.
Before getting admitted to Jiangnan's university, Song Shuhang was pretty good with sports, and ball games could be more or less considered his specialty.
Of course, he couldn't use such a 'special skill' as his dao name… Daoist Priest Basketball, Immortal Master Basketball, and so on would make the opposite party laugh aloud.
Therefore, these 'special skills' had to be cultivation-related.
In that case, what were his special skills when it came to cultivation?
Song Shuhang started to recall the things he had experienced in these two months as a cultivator. Even if it was a period of only two months, he experienced a lot of incredible things. The things he experienced in mere two months were enough to produce a TV series of at least thirty episodes!
Song Shuhang held his chin and pondered. He once used an induction cooker to refine some body tempering liquid... but was that even a 'special skill'?
As for the cultivation aspect… it seemed that the speed he was advancing at was very fast?
However, it happened only because he was together with the seniors of the Nine Provinces Number One Group and had many fortuitous encounters along the way that made his strength rise sharply. Therefore, advancing in realm wasn't really his personal 'special skill'. His luck was just better than others... such being the case, should he call himself Daoist Priest Good Luck?
But that was improper as well… after all, how could he compare to Senior White when it came to luck? Using this dao name would be like showing off his meager skills in front of an expert.
If none of these could be treated as 'special skills', he had only his cultivation techniques left.
After thinking this much, Song Shuhang muttered, ”If we take into consideration my cultivation techniques... I know a fist technique, a saber technique, a movement technique, and the cultivation technique of the Thirty-Three Divine Beasts' Sect.”
After hearing Song Shuhang's words, Venerable White's eyes suddenly lit up. ”You want to use your cultivation techniques for the 'special skills' category dao name? Right now, you have mastered only the 'Flaming Saber Technique' and the 'Basic Buddhist Fist Technique'. Therefore the dao name that suits you the most is precisely Thrice Song Tyrannical Saber, or perhaps Thrice Song Buddhist Fist? This one isn't bad either.”
”...Why does this 'Thrice Song' have to be included each time?” Song Shuhang felt helpless about the number 'three'.
For example, Song Eldest or Song One were much better. After all, he was an only child and didn't have an elder brother or a younger sister.
”It's a good question, little friend Song Shuhang!” Right at this time, a baboon suddenly appeared behind Song Shuhang, issuing a pleased laughter.
It was Thrice Reckless Mad Saber.
”You asked why the number 'three' has to be included each time? Because there is a big secret behind it!” Thrice Reckless Mad Saber said complacently.
Song Shuhang asked out of curiosity, ”A big secret?”
But right after asking the question, he somewhat regretted it. He had a bad premonition… that the answer Senior Thrice Reckless was going to give him wasn't something he would like.
”This can be considered my biggest secret!” Thrice Reckless Mad Saber snapped his fingers and said, ”Since I seek death from time to time without even noticing it… the number 'three' is a reminder to myself!”
”A reminder?”
So, Senior Thrice Reckless is actually aware that he frequently seeks death? Song Shuhang had always thought that Thrice Reckless Mad Saber wasn't even one bit aware of it! But such being the case... wasn't he knowingly seeking death? It was like knowingly violating the law, he was doubly guilty!
”It's a reminder that you can't make the same mistake more than three times!” Thrice Reckless Mad Saber said earnestly. ”As long as you don't continuously seek death on the same topic of conversation for more than three times, it doesn't count as seeking death!”
F*ck, there is actually such a theory?
Song Shuhang felt as though he had just learned something quite insightful.
But right at this time, a grave and lofty voice interrupted them. ”Hehehe. Fellow Daoist Thrice Reckless, you repeatedly posed as me while in the form of a baboon and ruined my reputation... but since you thought you had yet to surpa.s.s the three times, you felt particularly daring, didn't you?”
The voice belonged to Su Clan's Seven. Just from listening to his voice, one could tell that he was furious.
Thrice Reckless Mad Saber got a scare.
He quickly turned his head around just to see Scholar Drunken x.x.x's smiling face.
Scholar Drunken x.x.x had a mobile phone in his hand with the speakerphone on. Su Clan's Seven angry roar was transmitted from the other end. ”I'll kill you, Thrice Reckless! Wait until I finish my current business, and I'll have a face-to-face meeting with you and the disciples of the Limitless Demon Sect!”
After the roar, the sound of Su Clan's Seven hanging up was transmitted from the other end.
Scholar Drunken x.x.x faintly smiled and said, ”Hehe, I was just talking to Fellow Seven on the phone about a transaction, and he just happened to hear your words. Hehehe…”
After smiling, Scholar Drunken x.x.x lightly jumped and left~
Thrice Reckless Mad Saber was speechless…”This is bad! I unknowingly offended Fellow Daoist Seven more than three times… I'm done for!”
Senior, from the looks of it, the number 'three' in your dao name isn't that much of a help! Song Shuhang ridiculed in his heart.
It seemed that a dao name based on 'special skills' wasn't suited to Song Shuhang, either!
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”Cough!” Northern River's Loose Cultivator had keen senses. He also felt that a dao name based on special skills wasn't too suitable for little friend Song Shuhang.
Thereupon, he started introducing the other categories of dao names. ”Except for place- and special skills- related dao names, there are fellow daoists that decided to use their ancient or divine beast's bloodline as their dao names. The dao names 'True Monarch White Crane' and 'Cave Lord Snow Wolf' both belong to this category. However, I feel that the dao names of this category aren't that suited to little friend Song Shuhang.”
Song Shuhang nodded. He was a mere human… or at least he should be? Therefore, dao names related to 'bloodlines' were not suited to him.
”Aside from these, there are 'stream of consciousness' dao names as well!” Northern River's Loose Cultivator said with a smile.
”Stream of consciousness?” Song Shuhang repeated the name aloud. Perhaps these 'stream of consciousness' dao names might be suited to him!
”This category of dao names puts importance on things such as 'frame of mind', 'objectives', 'ambitions', and so on. In short, those type of things you can't describe with mere words,” Northern River's Loose Cultivator said.
Song Shuhang said, ”Are there seniors in the group with this type of dao name?”
”Of course. For example, Great Master Profound Principle's dao name belongs to this category… actually, no. In his case, it should be 'dharma name'. After all, he is a buddhist cultivator. Anyway, his dharma name belongs to this category, and the way of buddhism is also somewhat related to the concept of 'contemplation',” Northern River's Loose Cultivator kept explaining. ”Moreover, even Fellow Daoist Dharma King Creation, who is another buddhist disciple, has a dharma name of this category. Previously, the dao names of daoist schools were also close to this concept. For example, dao names such as Pure, Pure Yang, Pure Yin, Inaction, and so on were quite popular hundreds of years ago. All of them belonged to the 'stream of consciousness' category of dao names. However, people with this type of dao name have sharply decreased in the last years.”
That was it!
Song Shuhang waved his hand… this was the feeling!
”I've decided. I want a dao name of this type,” Song Shuhang said.
”It seems that little friend Shuhang likes this type of dao name. Alright, it's normal for youngsters to like dao names that carry a hint of 'mystery' within them. Little friend Shuhang, do you already have something in mind?” Northern River's Loose Cultivator said with a smile.
Song Shuhang pondered for a moment and said, ”How about something auspicious like Scholar Peace?”