Everyday I Get up to See the Villain Stealing the Show 33

After a long time, Han Changsheng heard a tired voice from behind him . “It’s over . ”

Every inch of his skin was hot, all the way to the bone . The energy in his Dantian was overflowing, about to burst open . His hands and feet felt full of power .  

It was hardly his own .  

“Try using your skills,” the old man Xuanji said .  

Han Changsheng moved his lips in a silent, meditative chant and operated with genuine vitality . His Dantian was getting hot . A stream of heat rushed towards his head, making him feel hot and dry . Desire clung to every inch of his form, flooding him with the impulse to vent the reserved energies in his body .

“Take a deep breath! Press two fingers on the acupoint at the center of your chest . Take it as the center of the universe . Circulate your True Qi for 30 cycles!” The old man Xuanji pointed at Han Changsheng’s ear .  

Doing as the old man said, Han Changsheng felt the impulse fade . He felt more comfortable, but his Dantian was still a mix of cold and hot, unbearable .   

“Alas,” the old man sighed . “It’s my fault . I’m eager for quick success and instant benefit . I shouldn’t have poured decades of internal strength all into you in one breath, but I forgot you had a shallow foundation . I am afraid this will be difficult to overcome, and you’ll have the risk of Qi deviation . ”

Slowly opening his eyes, Han Changsheng’s lips parted to curse his mother . The old man Xuanji and Lan Fang were good friends . They did things the same way, teaching others martial arts and internal strength without asking if it was what they wanted . They didn’t give anyone the chance to refuse .

Now, the old man pa.s.sed on all his inner strength to him . It would be fine if he was as light as a swallow, but he felt as if his body was tied to a sandbag weighing a thousand kilograms, aching all over . He couldn’t even lift his arms .   

And what about the Dog Lord? He’d intercepted the dog’s fate, the Black and White Impermanence would be furious with him, ah!

When Han Changsheng saw the old mn Xuanji, he swallowed back his dirty words .

The old man aged decades in an instant . His bright eyes faded into cloudy mists, his face dulled to grey, and his wrinkles deepened into crevices . Seeing the way the man looked back at him, Han Changsheng knew his limit was approaching .  

Reading his thoughts, the old man laughed . “Don’t worry about me . My false appearance has shattered . How are you feeling?”

“It’s very uncomfortable,” Han Changsheng said .  

His expression became dignified, the old man said, “I didn’t expect that . ”

“Since you are a disciple of Yuehua Sect, your inner merit method of cultivation is supposed to be the same as Yuehua Sect’s Yueyang core method . I entered the world of martial arts through Yuehua Sect . I also base my inner merits practice on Yueyang’s core method . Although most of them are self-comprehensible, it should be compatible with Yueyang’s core method .  

“However, when I put the internal force into your body, I noticed your internal force conflicted with mine . . . ”

Han Changsheng choked .

What he practiced was not Yueyang’s core method, but the inner skill method he used was specifically tailored for him by the old master of the Dragon Tiger Hall . Xuanji thought he was a Yuehua Sect disciple just by his clothes . He couldn’t help saying he’d been forced to exert all his inner strength, but he couldn’t overcome it . He was suffering .  

The old man said, “Do as according to what I just said . Pressed down on the acupoint at the center of your chest and try to move your True Qi . ”

Spending what felt like miserable hours fighting against his discomfort, Han Changsheng’s Dantian still felt sour and sore .  

“It’s all this old rotten man,” the old man sighed . “My good intentions have done bad things . If you keep suffering, just adjust your breath according to this method . It will ease your pain for a time . ”

Han Changsheng wanted to cry . “So, it’ll only suppress it? Is there no other way?”

He gained a very deep internal force for no reason . Han Changsheng was naturally happy, but now that his find he is cold then hot, sometimes filled, and other time empty . His internal force was like a naughty mouse . It sometimes ran from his Dantian and all over his body, uncontrollable .  

The old man Xuanji frowned and stroked his beard in thought . “There is a natural solution . I’ve never encountered this kind of situation, so I’m not good at it . ”

“But,” He went on, “I remember there was a family head on the world of martial arts . His family specialized in internal skill training . I once heard that the family’s mental method could enable those practicing martial arts to learn two kinds of the core method for mutual restraint at the same time . If they can help you, you should be able to solve this . ”

“Which one?” Han Changsheng quickly asked .

The old man thought, then said, “It was called . . . Tianmen or Tianyuan Villa? The villa Master and I have a friends.h.i.+p, though it was over twenty years ago . The villa master was the person who attached great importance to sentiment and righteousness . I’ll give you a token, and you must take it to the villa . The master may help you if you use my name . ”

“Tianyuan Villa?” Han Changsheng asked in despair . “Is his name Huangfu Tugen?”

“Right!” The old man Xuanji pressed his palm and nodded, “It’s Tianyuan Villa’s Master Huangfu . If you know it, that’s great . ”

The old man looked down to see if there were any token on his body he could give to Han Changsheng, but Han Changsheng raised his hand to stop him . “Don’t look for it . The master of the Tianyuan Villa died fifteen years ago . ”

“He died fifteen years ago?” The old man asked . He lowered his hands and lamented, “This old man hasn’t been around for years, but I didn’t expect . . . ”

Han Changsheng rolled his eyes intolerably . His internal force roamed chaotic again, he hastened to adjust his breathing, only to hear the old man Xuanji say, “That Master Huangfu may have children? Their internal merits and core methods are handed down from generation to generation, and his descendants may also know that set of secret books . ”

Han Changsheng suddenly has an impulse to scream out long and hard toward the sky . G.o.d, to what degree do you plan to mess with Laozi? I deceived Master Huangfu’s descendant to jump off the cliff just one hour ago . He even damaged his mental capability, lost his memory, and underwent a complete 360 change on his temperament . Now the disorganized internal strength roaming inside of my body should have belonged to my “dearest” friend!

“Is there no other way?” Asked Han Changsheng .

The old man thought for a moment and said, “I only know Tianyuan Villa’s core method . There may be other solutions, but I do not know them . ”

Han Changsheng almost spewed out a mouthful of old blood . Isn’t what you just said equivalent to not saying anything at all?

The old man coughed .  

He lost all his internal strength, and his body weakened . His old diseases within his body resurfaced, and he spoke so much he could hardly hold himself up .  

Han Changsheng couldn’t ask any more questions . He had to answer one, himself .

The old man sat cross-legged and said, “Good boy, you go, I have little time . I want to rest here and recall some of my memories and events . ”

Hesitating, Han Changsheng rose, then hesitantly said, “You’d better go see Elder Lan Fang . He said he wanted to see you, too . ”

Shocked, the old man smiled . “Did he?”

Han Changsheng nodded . “Really!”

Looking down, the old man sat in silence . He sighed, then said, “Go ahead, I’ll think about it . I don’t want my last image in his heart to be like this . . . ”

Han Changsheng wanted to say more, but he stopped . He wanted to persuade the old man but didn’t quite know how . He hesitated, but finally thanked him and turned away . He had to let others worry about their affairs . He had more than enough to worry about on his own .

Han Changsheng had to support himself with trees as he moved along, his body sometimes light and sometimes heavy . After walking a long way, he tried to chop a hand at a big tree .   

“Boom!”

It would take two people to embrace the tree, but Han Changsheng split a huge hole right through its middle .

Looking at his palm, Han Changsheng aimed it at another tree, splitting it just like the first . The tree itself remained motionless, not even a leaf fell .

His internal force was in a state of chaos again . Sometimes the old man Xuanji’s share forced its way out, sometimes his original state disappeared . If he fought against someone now, only heaven would decide who would live or die . And it isn’t the most tragic thing, the most tragic thing would be if he let this predicament continue on . Eventually, he would enter Qi deviation, he must think of a way to transform this internal force into his power .  

Han Changsheng was about to leave when another heat flooded his head . Just as he dissipates his energy with a series of movements . He sat down, his breaths were heavy as he waited for the pressure to fade .  

His eyes opening in frustration, he moved to stand but was stunned to silence .

Two shadows stood before him, one black one white . They were two long-lost ghosts .   

The Black and White Impermanence stared at him, using a very violent condemning gaze .  

“Mortal!” The Black Impermanence said, “How could you do this?”

Before he finished speaking, Han Changsheng rushed forward and tried to grab his collar . But when he reached for him, all he grabbed was empty air . They weren’t spirits of this world . Han Changsheng couldn’t touch them in the living world .

Drawing back his hand, Han Changsheng shouted, “Your mother’s a b.a.s.t.a.r.d! Where did you die? Ah?! Where did you die?! You almost killed me!”

The Black and White Impermanence looked at each other capriciously .  

The White Impermanence coughed . He said, “We have to go to heaven to report . A day in heaven is a year in mortal time, we have rushed back at top speed . Before we landed, we saw the old man Xuanji pa.s.sed his skills to you . Didn’t we say that this was the Lord’s chance? How could you steal it?”

Fiercely, Han Changsheng said, “You actually think this Laozi wants to rob him? Did you know this s.h.i.+t almost killed me?! If I can’t conquer it, I’m going into Qi deviation!” Han Changsheng’s grievances practically poured out from his lips; he’d never been so unlucky in his life .  

The Black and White Impermanence looked at each other again .  

“We’ve been watching since our journey back,” the White Impermanence said . “It happened so fast, we couldn’t stop it . I told you that your const.i.tution was special and would change the lives of everyone who met you . I told you to avoid suspicion . Why kick the guy who offended the old man?”

Furious, Han Changsheng rolled his eyes . “How was I supposed to know he was the old man Xuanji? You didn’t tell me! If I knew he was the one, I would have dug a hole to hide and never attracted his attention . Also, my kick wasn’t for the old man at all!”

Han Changsheng was wronged . If it weren’t for his idleness in beating up the thieves, Li Jiulong wouldn’t have died . If the original Li Jiulong was there, his qualifications were far worse than An Yuan’s . No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t straighten out An Yuan’s chances . First, he severed the connection between An Yuan and the old man Xuanji, then he brought himself together with Elder Lan Fang and Xuanji . Slowly, An Yuan was turning redundant .  

A whisper of uncertainty pa.s.sed between them . They all knew Han Changsheng was telling the truth . They left in a hurry and had no time to explain . As a result, Han Changsheng didn’t do the task he was a.s.signed to .

“Since the old man has pa.s.sed on all his power to you,” The Black Impermanence said, “You will pa.s.s it on to An Yuan Xianjun . ”

Han Changsheng was angrier than ever .

“Smelly G.o.d . Do you think internal strength can be pa.s.sed around so casually like Chinese cabbage? I hate that I cannot force this internal strength out . The old man gave it to me against my will, and the force clashed with my own . My Dantian is about to explode! If I can’t absorb it at all now, how can I pa.s.s it on? Releasing this internal strength through intense physical movements will force me into a Qi deviation! The transmission of internal force isn’t like splitting water, it will force the whole internal force out of the body . I will become a useless person, understand that!”

Han Changsheng and the Black and White Impermanence looked at each other . Neither side could help the other . It was a catastrophe . The White Impermanence opened an illusion, showing Han Changsheng a vision of stars in the night sky .  

“What is this?” Han Changsheng couldn’t help but ask .  

The White Impermanence breathed a sigh of relief . “The star of disaster is still bright . ”

He explained . As long as An Yuan’s star of disaster still existed, there is still a chance to succeed . Looking at it, his face s.h.i.+fted . When he was in heaven, Lord An Yuan’s stars were half bright and half dark, but now they were all dark . It was Han Changsheng’s fault, again .  

The Black Impermanence gestured to the small auxiliary star beside An Yuan’s star, then explained, “This is the star of Lord An Yuan’s disaster . As long as it isn’t dark, it means Lord An Yuan will be thrown into the disaster . ”

“The star is so bright!” Han Changsheng said, suspicious . He changed the dog lord’s fate . Why was it still so bright?

The Black Impermanence’s face was white with fury . “It should be . Your nonsense makes it more difficult for An Yuan to cross, so the star of disaster will get brighter . ”

Han Changsheng stared at him, refusing to admit his mistake . “Smelly G.o.d . How hard did you make this for me? You didn’t tell me anything . What could I have done? Laozi doesn’t want to play your games, you can do whatever you like!” 

“Ah!” The White Impermanence stopped, “Never . If you go away, there’s no room to save it! The cycle of cause and effect has its retribution . Those in your cult would also have bad luck!”

“Are you threatening me again?” Han Changsheng asked angrily .  

“Not a threat!” The White Impermanence said, waving his hands . He hesitated, then sighed . “You shouldn’t see it, but now that you’ve reached this point, you must . ”

With a wave of his hand, The White Impermanence displayed a new fantasy before him .