I Have A Martial Dao World

"I am here by the Emperor's command to deliver Young Master Lu's rewards for the martial arts competition," Eunuch Kou announced.

With a gentle wave of his whisk, two young eunuchs hurried forward, presenting a brocaded box and an iron-forged decree.

Liao Ya and Liao Qe stepped forward to receive them.

Eunuch Kou continued with a smile, "Young master, you have performed brilliantly before the Emperor and crushed the Izumo bandits, elevating our nation's prestige. His Majesty is most pleased. In your flourishing years to come, he will surely not treat you unfairly."

These words were clearly meant to ingratiate and win over Young Master Lu.

It seemed that after the longevity feast incident, the young Emperor had gained some real power… Lu Yao understood this and responded indifferently with a cupped-hand salute, "I'm deeply grateful for His Majesty's generous affection."

The dust had yet to settle at this moment, and since Eunuch Kou also refrained from further words, he too bowed with cupped hands before taking his leave.

After the court official had departed, Li Pei spoke, "The Empress Dowager, such a power-hungry person, has actually ceded authority... It seems you've hurt her quite badly."

Lu Yao laughed and said, "The newspapers say that the court and public are outraged, eager to force the Empress Dowager to 'retreat behind the veil.'"

"Retreat behind the veil" means the opposite of ruling from behind the curtain, essentially it's still about the struggle for power in the royal court.

At this time, the sisters came over with the brocaded box and the iron-forged decree.

Lu Yao didn't even glance at the decree which conferred the title of Martial Scholar; he had never been interested in such things.

His attention was instead on the 'Nirvana Sutra' in the brocaded box. As he opened it, the beginning read:

[Eradicate karma, transcend joy and suffering, attain stillness without continuation of life, decisively cut off all causes and delusions.]

The text was incredibly arcane and difficult to comprehend, but as he Focused Spirit upon it, it was as if an aged monk with white eyebrows was expounding the dharma, and somehow the contents of the book became understandable.

It primarily discussed 'existence' and 'extinction.'

The book categorised the four stages before Spirit Refinement—Focused Spirit, meditation, forgetting the self, and Fetal Breath—all under 'extinction.'

These steps were meant to bring about a state where 'both body and mind are extinguished; all is without existence,' the Divine Soul existing in a unique 'silence.'

And at the ultimate point of extinction comes 'existence' – the Divine Soul awakens from the silence and emerges, leaving form and substance behind, known as—soul projection!

"This is a method for achieving the soul projection realm!"

Lu Yao, Liao Ya, and Liao Qe gathered together to examine it, clicking their tongues in wonder.

This time, Li Pei finally felt a sense of superiority, "I have read the 'Nirvana Sutra' before. It was personally written by the high monk Zhihai Chan Master during the Wei and Jin dynasties. It contains many mysteries, one of which is to assist in enlightenment."

Lu Yao was very excited, "This book came at the perfect time! Once I've integrated the Mind Force sponsored by the small village, I can try to project my soul!"

He joyfully accepted the Mystic Cultivation Manual that had been delivered to his doorstep, with Liao Ya in charge of keeping it, enriching the sect's Scripture Depository.

Unwittingly, the Liao Family Fist had gathered many treasures, quickly catching up with the prestige of some renowned sects.

Liao Ya was very happy about this; as the Sect Leader and eldest sister, she had always wished to invigorate the sect.

She had thought it would take several generations of effort, but now it seemed that her junior brother could achieve this goal in just a few years.

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The next day, the surplus Mind Force in Lu Yao's mind had completely dispersed.

He had managed to integrate about 60% of it, which was the best possible result.

By normal standards, he would have needed ten years of arduous cultivation to reach his current level!

It's worth noting that Lu Yao could send over a dozen 'flying letters' in succession, and his cultivation of Mind Force was even higher than that of Zhou He.

Strictly speaking, this was Lu Yao's first true 'serendipitous encounter.'

Not an easy feat—it required a powerful soul projector with a destroyed physical body to maliciously attach itself to others;

And, there must also be an object capable of continuously harming the Divine Soul, grinding down that powerful soul to nothing.

Both were indispensable, but it was this very difficulty that provided Lu Yao with an immense fortune!

At that moment, he took out his phone, which was like a brick, and after imbuing it with Mind Force, made it levitate and circle around him.

For now, he could only lift very light objects, which was rather pointless but quite fun.

"When I can lift myself up, I'll be able to fly!" Lu Yao imagined the future and laughed heartily.

At that moment, she sensed a potent and sharp momentum swiftly approaching from the foot of the mountain—this familiar sensation was none other than Yu Yanmei.

After being away for five days, she had finally returned home.

Li Pei also sensed her master's aura and hurried out to greet her.

Yu Yanmei still had that cold demeanor, which didn't change until her disciple presented her with a Longquan Treasured Sword with both hands.

"Master, this is a gift from your husband," Li Pei craftily credited her own man,

"Ever since your sword was damaged in Jinling, you haven't found a suitable replacement; this one is even better than the original~"

A martial artist who has reached the Innate Realm or beyond has extremely high requirements for weapons, and those refined over long periods by True Qi are considered top quality.

The sword in Yu Yanmei's hands at that moment was exactly like that. Drawing the blade from its sheath, it gleamed like frost in autumn, and when filled with True Qi, it appeared even colder and more limpid.

She was extremely pleased with the treasured sword and nodded to Young Master Lu, "What an excellent Longquan Sword, you've spared no expense."

"Oh, it's nothing..." Young Master Lu replied with a polite and warm smile.

Yu Yanmei was never one for many words, and she intended to return to her room immediately.

Li Pei followed behind, calling out, "Master, since he gave you such a fine sword, shouldn't you give him a little guidance~"

Yu Yanmei narrowed her eyes and cast a sharp glance at her disciple, as if searching for a spot to start chopping.

"Ungrateful disciple, I've raised you for twenty years for nothing."

"I'm helping you with your social affairs~"

"At least let me catch my breath first!"

The two walked off side by side, disappearing into the distance.

Young Master Lu chuckled to himself, finding the master-disciple pair amusing and feeling that Yu Yanmei had trained Li Pei exceptionally well.

Both of them gave off an aura that made Young Master Lu feel comfortable and safe, the kind that made it pleasant to be in their company.

A gust of autumn wind blew, scattering a few leaves to the ground. Glancing over at where the fighter jet was parked, Young Master Lu thought:

With Grandmaster Yu back, I can take the time to visit home too.

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After informing the two sisters, Young Master Lu headed to where the fighter jet was parked.

The jet was very useful, but extremely delicate. It hadn't been used much, and only in local battles, yet three-quarters of the fuel was already consumed.

Moreover, it had developed multiple faults!

Normally, each time a jet was deployed, a ground crew would thoroughly maintain it.

It was, essentially, a precision machine, not at all resistant to rough handling.

Young Master Lu had been using it without any maintenance or care, and only because it was seized rather than owned.

It was only through the reinforcement of "Minute Consciousness Control" and the "man-machine integration" piloting technique that he had managed until now.

But every enhancement has its limit; the jet needed serious repairs, and its two most powerful cruise missiles had also been used up.

At this moment, Young Master Lu opened the cockpit and sat down, thinking:

"Might as well turn this thing over to the nation. Hopefully, they'll consider this gesture and cancel the warrant for my arrest.

The Lu family has always been virtuous, and yet it's on my watch that we ended up with a red notice from Interpol..."

He waved to the sky, and three Spiritual Sparrowhawks swooped down, alighting on the jet.

This time, he planned to take them back with him; if the plane ran out of fuel or malfunctioned, they could carry him to land together.

Plus, Blue Star had this sport called "wingsuit flying" that seemed like it could work well with the Spiritual Sparrowhawks~

He activated the Dimensional Door, and a green swirling portal slowly engulfed the entire fighter jet.

"Last time I stirred up a big mess on Blue Star, wonder how things are now."