Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 624

Chapter 622: Learning to Follow the Words

“…Follow Words is a magical power I’ve developed by combining the ‘Follow Words’ principle from the great scholar’s calligraphy with the Dao of Rhythm.”

“So, to learn to follow words, you must first master these two methods.”

At this point, Jiang Li felt that Yu Yin looked at him with a distinct difference from the way she looked at Bai Hongtu.

She was questioning my learning ability.

Just following words, just following the Dao of Rhythm, what’s so difficult about that?

I’m a recipient of the Music Immortal’s legacy after all.

“Go ahead and tell me. If you can’t learn it, it’s my fault,” Jiang Li said confidently.

Soon, as Yu Yin explained, Bai Hongtu sat down, gently plucking the strings, and playing a smooth, soothing melody.

This was the beginning of the Dao of Rhythm.   ”Hey, hey, hey, what are you two doing? I’m the dignified leader of the Dao Sect, someone who’s survived the calamity of becoming an immortal and orchestrated the Jiuzhou Spiritual Plant Array.”

Bai   Hongtu retreated, pausing to lean against a tree. Seeing this, Jiang Li and Yu Yin stepped forward and tied Bai Hongtu to the tree.   ”Hold!”   Yu Yin summoned her power, pinning Bai Hongtu to the tree.   Tied to the tree, Bai Hongtu tossed his feet and cried out in frustration, “I’ve served Jiuzhou, I’ve shed blood for Jiuzhou, I want to see the Human Emperor, I want to see the Human Emperor… Wait, it seems like it was the Human Emperor who tied me up…”   Bai Hongtu blurted out “I want to see the Human Emperor,” but then realized it didn’t fit the situation and amended his words, “I want to see Commander Liu, I want to see Commander Liu…”   Yu Yin soothed him, “Don’t be nervous. Jiang Li wants to test his progress in learning the Dao of Music here with you.”   ”Why not test it here with you?” Bai Hongtu glared at Yu Yin.   Yu Yin frankly said, “Because I have no confidence in Jiang Li’s musicality.”   ”Do I have confidence?!”   Bai Hongtu suddenly realized something and turned to Jiang Li, who was tuning his zither. “I see. You must be jealous of my musical talent…”   ”That’s not true,”   Jiang Li flatly denied. He played a thunderous melody, singing as he played: “Two tigers, two tigers, run fast, run fast…”   Yu Yin quickly used her magical power to drain the air, creating a vacuum zone, and hid within it.   Bai Hongtu felt as if countless imps had crawled out of hell, tugging at his legs, trying to drag him down.   Jiang Li thought he sang quite well, but judging by Bai Hongtu’s twisted, painful expression, there was a gap between his self-satisfaction and the actual effect.   ”The way of musicality is quite difficult,” Jiang Li sighed, smoothing the strings.   Yu Yin also emerged from the vacuum zone: “It seems you can’t learn to follow your words.”   Bai Hongtu broke free, not even trying to hide his gloating expression.   Bai Hongtu, a Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivator, couldn’t possibly be tied to a tree. He simply wanted to fight poison with poison, to forget the trauma Jiang Li’s previous musical technique had left behind.   But it didn’t seem to be working very well. He hadn’t forgotten the previous incident, and new psychological scars had been left behind.   Jiang Li thought for a moment and said, “Not entirely. Try using the Word-Calling Technique a few times and see.”   Yu Yin whispered, “It’s going to rain today.”   Suddenly, a torrential downpour from the clear blue sky drenched the entire mountain.   Beyond the mountain, not a single drop of rain fell, as if an invisible barrier separated the mountain from the outside world, like two separate worlds.   ”Water can burn.”   Yu Yin raised a ball of ordinary flame in his palm. The rain met the fire, igniting it. The flames spread rapidly from the ground to the sky, igniting the entire dark cloud into a fiery cloud. The cloud descended, disintegrating into countless flames.   The stream was ignited by the flames, transforming into a sea of fire. The waterfall, meeting the flames, became a tiny spectacle amidst the myriad flames.   ”Disperse.”   Yu Yin commanded, and the pouring rain and raging fire vanished without a trace.   The plants that had been burned by the flames also returned to their original state.   The stream gurgled, the waterfall cascaded, and the grass was green, as if nothing had happened.   ”So that’s how it is. This is the principle of words and deeds. The earth is flowing.”   Jiang Li finished speaking, and the ground beneath his feet became like the sea, rippling gently, and Jiang Li sank directly into the soil.   Jiang Li lay flat on his back, moving with the ripples of the earth.   After he stood up, he said “disperse”, and the earth returned to its original state.   ”It’s pretty simple, I got it.” Jiang Li tried it a little and it worked well.   ”How did you learn it? Did you learn the word and deeds? Did you learn the way of rhythm? What about the process?” Bai Hongtu was puzzled.   ”Words and Laws are derived from Words and Laws and the Way of Music. It’s not mandatory to master both. Words and Laws are something you can learn by watching them a few times.” Jiang Li spread his hands, carefully observing Yu Yin’s movements as she performed Words and Laws. He could learn it.   Just having a mouth is enough.   Bai Hongtu grinned. In terms of Taoist talent, he couldn’t compare to Jiang Li. He could only learn Words and Laws and the Way of Music step by step.   …   ”Think twice before you act!”   Bai Hongtu commanded Jiang Li, his voice as if it were heavenly law. Jiang Li stopped and began to think.   Jiang Li, unwilling to be outdone, said, “Do not do to others what you do not want done to you.”   Bai Hongtu also began to think.   After learning Words and Laws, the two controlled their realms at the Tribulation Crossing stage and competed.   Bai Hongtu pointed at Jiang Li and commanded, “You must maintain a positive attitude!”   A small sun appeared in Jiang Li’s heart, its temperature terrifyingly high.   Jiang Li responded, “You must be happy!”

Bai Hongtu’s hand, unable to control itself, tore out the heart.

The two exchanged glances and decided to temporarily cease fighting. Jiang Li annihilated the little sun, and Bai Hongtu swallowed the heart back.

“My sword energy is like a waterfall, unstoppable.”

Countless sword energies appeared around Bai Hongtu, slicing through space with unstoppable force.

He chuckled and pointed, and countless sword energies converged into a mighty dragon. The dragon roared, its strength so strong that it charged towards Jiang Li.

Jiang Li issued an order: “No controlled knives allowed.”

The sword energy vanished without a trace, and the dragon vanished in an instant.

Jiang Li fired back: “You’re as angry as a bull!”

Bai Hongtu’s eyes raged, and horns sprouted from his head, like a bull.

Bai Hongtu shouted angrily: “You’re spewing lotus flowers!”

Jiang Li opened his mouth, and lotus flowers emerged one after another, landing at his feet. Soon, Jiang Li was engulfed in lotus flowers.

“Your ground is gushing with golden springs!”

A golden spring erupted from Bai Hongtu’s feet, spraying him into the sky.

Yu Yin, who was not far away, saw the two guys learn to speak and then start messing around, and was a little speechless: “Can you guys please do something serious?”

Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu stopped what they were doing at the same time, thinking that Yu Yin’s words made sense.

So Jiang Li said, “I will use the Way of Time.”

Ji Zhi appeared with a bewildered look on his face and looked at Jiang Li. He was practicing, how could he appear here without paying attention?

“Can someone explain to me what’s going on?”

(End of this chapter)