Chapter 52 : Immortal’s Teaching Is Only As Good As This 2 (2/2)

“What, our younger sister is addicted to being beaten? One day without a beating, and your whole body wouldn’t be comfortable?”

“N-no, not at all…”

Li Qi Ye’s words immediately made Xu Pei blush; her face reddened, and she immediately shook her head to deny.

In fact, when Li Qi Ye had started his lecture, the other disciples were expecting it as well. Li Qi Ye had beaten them for the last ten days, so they were almost numb to the painful sensation.

With his lecture starting, all three hundred disciples didn’t leave the field, and they stayed to listen in amazement. Currently, the three hundred disciples had absolute faith in Li Qi Ye. Li Qi Ye was already able to point out the flaws in their techniques; currently, when he was speaking about profound truths, it definitely would not be worse.

Currently, the disciples had forgotten that Li Qi Ye’s entrance to the sect was later than them. His talent was worse, and his age was also young. Before they knew it, Li Qi Ye had become the oldest brother in their hearts; the prime disciple of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect.

At the moment Li Qi Ye finally started his lecture, the disciples immediately lost their thoughts, and they listened with great pleasure.

Not mentioning the three hundred disciples, even Li Shuang Yan, who was known as a genius and standing next to Li Qi Ye, was also carefully listening; she would not regain her flippant thoughts for a long time.

The Jade Spiral Merit Law was the most basic merit law of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect; it could refine the Life Wheel and Fate Palace, and it belonged to an all-purpose type of merit law. It was well received in the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect. In reality, this merit law in the sect was not considered confidential or anything. Any disciple could spread this method – even to the mortal world – because this method was too ordinary; it was definitely an all-purpose common merit law.

This type of merit law, in the Grand Middle Territory, was as common as the hairs on an ox. This type of merit law, to the new disciples of many sects, was disdained as beneath contempt.

However, this most rudimentary foundational merit law, today, in the words of Li Qi Ye, was like the deluge of heavenly flowers and the golden spring rushing forth from the earth. Li Qi Ye continuously spoke, using simplicity to solve complications and shallow light to enter the profound darkness. From his mouth, profound truths came out in the form of words; this caused listeners to become dazed like they were intoxicated.[6]

If there was a person who was still completely showing conscious towards anything but the lesson, they would wonder whether this was only a rudimentary foundational merit law. The Jade Spiral Merit Law, under the preaching of Li Qi Ye, had become a true guiding principle of cultivation.

In fact, the Jade Spiral Merit Law was, indeed, a true guiding principle of merit laws. Even though it was coarse, it still contained the blood and thoughts of the human race in the long searched road of the grand Dao.

The merit law was inherited since the Desolate Era. During that era, ten thousand races were trying to find the grand Dao. One could say that the Jade Spiral Merit Law was one of the beginning merit laws of the many immortal sages – from the human race – at the start of their cultivation. Even though it was superficial, but this was an excellent merit law for new beginners. This merit law was fair and honest as well as gentle and mild; it was suitable for laying down the first foundation.

In that year, when Li Qi Ye and Immortal Emperor Min Ren had built the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect, they had taught many disciples this merit law. However, later on, when the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect obtained Emperor merit laws, not many disciples were willing to learn this merit law any longer.

Currently, only the disciples who had not officially entered the sect was willing to study this method! In reality, it was because they had no other choices.

Once Li Qi Ye had finished his lecture, many disciples had still not regained their wits for a long time. Li Shuang Yan was the first to regain her composure, and she couldn’t help but quiver in astonishment!

Li Shuang Yan stared at Li Qi Ye with amazement. The Jade Spiral Merit Law, this ordinary merit law that couldn’t be any more ordinary, she had read it multiple times. For a genius like her, this foundational merit law, she had only needed to read it once to understand the profound truths within.

However, after having heard Li Qi Ye’s lecture, she immediately thought that her understanding of this merit law, prior, was superficial and shallow. Under the teachings of Li Qi Ye, this coarse merit law became the general principle of the Dao.

These profound truths, these understandings – this was impossible to imagine. Even her master, Demon Emperor Lun Ri, wouldn’t be able to preach such mysterious truths.

Moreover, these truths of Li Qi Ye were not unbending and stiff; these truths, from this merit law, in the words of Li Qi Ye, seemed to say that he was already a grand master of this merit law.[7]

How could Li Shuang Yan know that, after Li Qi Ye had read the Jade Spiral Merit law, his memories regarding the method came back. The profound truths of this merit law, it wasn’t only just Li Qi Ye’s enlightenments throughout the ages, but it was also the combination of the blood and thoughts of countless human race ancestors in the Desolate Era. Li Qi Ye was simply combining the profound truths of this merit law in one place.

That year, this merit law was considered to be one of the most important foundational merit laws of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect. Immortal Emperor Min Ren’s most powerful generals had all practiced this merit law.

Only later, when Immortal Emperor Min Ren had obtained the Heaven’s Will, and the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect, having an Emperor merit law, was the moment the descendants looked down on practicing this method.

[1] Downhearted and decadent raw texts were 2 idioms, four words each. Heart (became) Ash Mind Cold, Dejectedly Crippled Old Weak were the eight characters

[2] Heart’s blood meaning expectation

[3] Another idiom, to be convinced by someone with both their words and their minds is to completely respect that person

[4] High high in the above is an idiom meaning unreachable

[5] Black heart here meaning her hidden thoughts

[6] Five idioms just in this paragraph…

[7] Unbending and stiff here meant that the content was more or less regurgitated, not natural