Chapter 104 - The True Art Of Dan-Making!
âAll of them were rightâŠâ
Gu Jin-Long and Wan Zheng-Hao were both surprised by the conclusion.
[I have been listening carefully for such a long time and thatâs what you are telling me?] They both nearly spat out blood at the same time.
[The man has spent his whole life and the conclusion for all his works turns out to be⊠that the others are all right⊠What the hell you are working on then?]
âPlease be patient.â Ye Xiao smiled blandly.
âHowever, the reason why all those dan-making masters could reach the outstanding range was because they werenât calm enough. They had thought too much.â Ye Xiao spoke, âMy master has been doing one thing in his life, so his heart is pure. There is no impurity.â
âAfter that, my master stuck to the path he had discovered. He first burnt some incenses to calm himself down for three days. And then he undertook ablution for three days. After that, he started to make dan beads with his sincere heart filled with respectâŠâ
âThat was the first time in his life he tried making dan beads, his first time touching a dan stove.â
âWhatâs the outcome?â It was Gu Jin-Long asking. He couldnât pretend to be indifferent and casual anymore.
âIt didnât go well. He failed.â Ye Xiao spoke blandly, âThe first time, he failed. The second time, failed⊠He kept failing, until⊠The seventeenth time, he successfully made something. Some ordinary Pei-Yuan Dan Beads. However, he just kept trying. After a half year, he was already able to produce some superior dan beads that were capable of producing dan glow!â
âA half year! Dan glow!â Gu Jin-Long and Wan Zheng-Hao looked at each other.
That was as fast as a rocket speeding across the sky for a rookie dan-maker!
âAfter a year, he could skillfully produce superior dan beads with dan mist.â Ye Xiao continued shocking the two men by talking peacefully.
âAfter another two months, he finally got his first group of supreme dan beads!â It finally exploded all the bedding he had made.
[Fourteen months!
The supreme dan with dan cloud!
From the first day he made dan beads to the day he produced supreme dan!]
They felt like they were dreaming. When they thought about the 400 years hard work, they were speechless at the same time.
Everyone knew about one thing. If a man used his whole life to do only one thing without considering anything else, no matter what he was doing, he would succeed!
By saying âwithout considering anything elseâ, it truly meant⊠EVERYTHING! That included eating, drinking, playing, living, traveling and even things between men and womenâŠ
It meant full concentration!
They were astonished, but felt reasonable somehow. [If he didnât succeed after giving up so much⊠It would be too cruel for himâŠ]
Ye Xiao spoke slowly, âI have witnessed the moment when the supreme dan appeared. It was like the world was shaking!â
âThe supreme dan just came out the stove and the cloud was forming around it. The fragrance spread out a hundred miles away and the whole world was thundering!â
âAnomaly of the world!â Gu Jin-Long murmured, âThe appearance of supreme dan beads could indeed produce anomaly of the worldâŠâ
âI will never forget that day! When the supreme dan showed up, my master looked up to the sky with tears on his face.â Ye Xiao said.
â400 years hard work. All for that moment. âIt truly is dan cloud! It isâŠâ How could he not be emotionalâŠâ Gu Jin-Long looked up and murmured. He looked motivated.
âAfter my master produced his first group of supreme dan beads, he stopped. He went to his fatherâs tomb and burnt some incenses. He stayed sitting there for ten days. During the ten days, he had spoken nothing.â Ye Xiao spoke.
Gu Jin-Long and Wan Zheng-Hao didnât know what to say.
They thought if they were in that situation, they would have said nothing like that too!
Because nothing needed to be said already.
What could he say to speak out the difficulties he faced during the 400 years?
What could he say to express his lifelong insistence?
âSo the secret art of dan-making is simple.â Ye Xiao smiled and said, âMy master had made a conclusion with several lines⊠âPure heart; pure soul; pure body; pure spirit. No troubles; no seduction. Without distractions, to follow the harmony between man and nature.ââ
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It is just that simple. The thirty-two words were describing all the secrets of the supreme dan! Everything!â
Ye Xiao spoke blandly, âI am finished.â
âAhâŠâ Gu Jin-Long sighed and spoke, âPure heart; pure soul; pure body; pure spirit. No troubles; no seduction. Without distractions, to follow the harmony between man and nature⊠Well said. Well said indeedâŠâ
He shook his head with sorrow and smiled bitterly, âIt is all about only several lines to speak, but when it comes to practice⊠How many in the universe are able to do so?â
At this moment, he gave up what he had been planning.
It turned out he had been planning to do something.
He had planned to capture the dan-maker back to the Qing-Yun Realm to make supreme dan beads for his sect after he took the Cosmic Hades back.
With the help of the powerful resources of his own sect, he believed the dan-maker would soon reach a grandmasterâs level.
It was essential for the dan-maker who wanted to improve himself to be skillful. Even if the dan-maker would resist, he would eventually give up and start to make supreme dan beads soon because there were endless resources in front of him!
However, after what Ye Xiao had told him, Gu Jin-Long believed everything he said!
So he gave up that plan. If the dan-maker was threatened, how could he still contain the pure heart, the pure soulâŠ? Let alone âwithout distractions, to follow the harmony between man and natureâ⊠It would be bullshitâŠ
If the dan-makerâs mind had been distracted, even if he was willing to make dan beads for Gu Jin-Long, he could never be able to produce supreme dan beads!
So Gu Jin-Long thought that it would be just ruining the dan-maker! He decided to let him make his own supreme dan beads and he could maybe have some from himâŠ
He totally believed in what Ye Xiao had said.
Because what Ye Xiao had told were impossible to make up.
The theory that was mentioned in the story was admirable.
It was enlightening!
Yet he could never have thought thatâŠ
The guy in front of him was actually the Xiao Monarch!
The theory Ye Xiao had told was surely true, but it was just a theory. It wasnât even a theory about the art of dan-making.
The story was true, but the main character surely was not Ye Xiaoâs master. It was his only sworn brother in his previous life. That man was chasing the ultimate art of knife. That theory was the cultivation method he had eventually figured out.
Ye Xiao had just modified the story in a complete extent.
Speaking of Ye Xiaoâs sworn brother, he was the main reason why Ye Xiao started killing in the Qing-Yun Realm and became the enemy of the three factions⊠crazily messing up with the three factions!
Of course⊠if there was truly someone who had been working on dan-making with the way Ye Xiao had told⊠Well⊠No matter how long this âsomeoneâ could live, he would waste every second of it⊠It was merely wasting and failing.
To convert the theory of cultivation of the art of knife to the art of dan-making was absolutely impossible to be successful!
Ye Xiao raised his head and looked at Wan Zheng-Hao. He sneered and smiled, âI came here only by fits and snatches, yet you are not willing to let me leave now⊠I have thought a lot and couldnât understand why. The only possibility is that you guys want to know how these supreme dan beads are produced, right? Now I have told you the secret. Are you happy now?â
Wan Zheng-Hao was a bit embarrassed.
As the owner of the famous Ling-Bao Hall in the Land of Han-Yang, what he was doing was truly a bit embarrassing. Yet he had no choices. The one who could make the call was no longer Wan Zheng-Hao now!
Ye Xiao said, âNow that I have told you everything. I wonder if I could keep my life⊠Well at least I have told you the secret. Even if I will die later, my masterâs effort will be passed down to the future by you two. It wonât be wasted anywayâŠâ
âYou are mistaking us, Brother FengâŠâ Wan Zheng-Hao hurriedly explained. He kept shaking his hand, âI am not such a despicable man, am I?â
Ye Xiao said, âBut it is the supreme dan beads⊠Everyone wants itâŠâ
Gu Jin-Long smiled and said, âBrother Feng, you are telling the truth. However, even if we wanted the supreme dan beads, we will never use such an ugly wayâŠâ
He stopped for a while and then continued, âIf you donât mind, Brother Feng⊠Can you master make any supreme dan beads of some higher-level dan?â
Ye Xiao was surprised and then he said, âIt is possible, but as I said, my master might not have the time to do it. Even if he wants to, he may not be able toâŠâ
âI see.â Gu Jin-Long changed the topic immediately, âWell one more thing⊠The reason why we have been a little bit impolite to you today is because of something else.â
Ye Xiao was surprised, âSomething else?!â
He wasnât pretending to be surprised. He was indeed surprised and cautious at the same time!
He knew about Gu Jin-Long deeply.
Gu Jin-Long might look well behaved and elegant. He had a good reputation in the world. He was like a representation of the noble men.
But Ye Xiao knew that he was extremely insidious and acrimonious inside.
He might be smiling at the moment, yet the next second, he would draw out his sword and take your life. He had done this so many times before.
There had been many people in the Qing-Yun Realm who had died in the hidden dagger behind his smile. They had never figured out what had truly happened even at the last moment of their life...
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Translated by: Rain
Edited by: Alpha, Arch
Translated by XianXiaWorld
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