Martial Arts Escort System: I Got A Maxed Level Divine Technique From The Beginning

Chapter 178: Chapter 127: The Highest Being Hiding Emotions_3

Though this might be the case, the person’s familiarity with Heavenly Blade Sect went far beyond expectations.

Su Mo, piecing together clues from before and after, realized the most likely suspect was Tong Yun.

Fu Han Yuan understood all the weaknesses of the Heavenly Blade Sect experts, except for Tong Yun’s.

This person was also skilled in the martial arts of the Heavenly Blade Sect.

After Tong Yun disappeared, the Moon Blade was stolen.

Afterwards, when Fu Han Yuan came to issue challenges, every incident was for one thing… the Golden Jade Cone.

His thoughts settled just as he saw Liu Mo suddenly ask Feng Ziheng: “May I ask, has the Endless Blade Tong Yun ever left the Heavenly Blade Sect over these years?”

Feng Ziheng gave him a cold look, then shook his head slightly:

“Junior Uncle Tong Yun has secluded himself at the Mountain Gate for a long time, usually enjoying the scenery in the back mountain or drinking tea in the courtyard. He has not left the Heavenly Blade Sect for over ten years.”

Liu Mo nodded, but his frown deepened.

Later, when questioning Fu Han Yuan about the person who instructed him, Fu Han Yuan was vague. He only knew that the person was not too old and wore a white mask with no expression.

The pretext was an innate ugliness, hiding behind the mask so as not to alarm others.

As a result, despite spending two or three years together, Fu Han Yuan had no idea about this person’s appearance.

Nor did he have any idea about the person’s surname or name.

Initially, Fu Han Yuan thought it was the camaraderie between heroes, an admiration of each other’s prowess, what does the first meeting matter if not previously acquainted.

But now he realized that he was probably sold out thoroughly…

Seeing that nothing more could be learned from this person, Feng Ziheng waved his hand to have him taken away.

As Fu Han Yuan was being dragged away, he kept shouting: “I am innocent… I truly am innocent…”

However, no one paid him any mind.

Yang Xiaoyun suddenly seemed contemplative: “Fu Han Yuan… harboring injustice?”

She looked at Su Mo: “His name was given to him by the person who instructed him… Now it seems, it was a sign all along.”

Su Mo was taken aback, not expecting such a layer: “Sister Xiao Yun, your perspective is somewhat unexpected.”

Yet looking up at Feng Ziheng and Liu Mo’s faces, he noticed their expressions were not very good.

They had hoped Fu Han Yuan would be able to provide some insight.

Instead, their hopes were dashed.

Just then, the door opened, and a disciple of the Heavenly Blade Sect stepped out with a sharp look in his eyes.

Feng Ziheng glanced back at him: “Has the Sect Leader awakened?”

“Yes, he invites all the esteemed guests inside.”

The man nodded, his sharp gaze circling over the trio of Su Mo.

Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun immediately rose to their feet.

Now that the Heavenly Blade Sect had arrived, they had to meet the host before leaving.

Previously, when Nangong Yu had not yet awakened, the two thought of waiting. Now that he was awake and with Liu Mo’s situation explained, after meeting Nangong Yu they could say goodbye and leave.

Stepping inside, they turned into the bedroom.

Indeed, Nangong Yu had awakened, sitting up against the bed’s edge. Upon seeing the visitors, the old Sect Leader did something that made even Su Mo feel a chill run down his spine.

He smiled!!

It couldn’t be said that everyone at the Heavenly Blade Sect was expressionless, but there weren’t many with facial expressions.

At this moment, he actually smiled!

Su Mo’s immediate reaction was to wonder if the old Sect Leader had somehow been replaced by an imposter.

Yang Xiaoyun and Liu Mo also became nervous, subconsciously scanning their surroundings, as if they had stepped into a trap.

Seeing their reaction, Nangong Yu couldn’t help but show a wry smile. Aside from his eyelids still being half-closed, he looked no different from a normal person.

He gently waved his hand and said: “Why such apprehensions? After releasing five years’ worth of Blade Intent and suffering a severe injury, only one tenth of my Inner Strength remains, with all sharpness gone. Before I recover, my facial expressions indeed look no different from a normal person…”

He actually knew the crux of the issue and immediately offered an explanation.

Su Mo clicked his tongue in wonder: “In that case, Heavenly Blade Sect is really not as ruthless as the rumors outside suggest.”

“Not only not ruthless…”

Nangong Yu continued: “But in fact, even more sensitive than the ordinary. Our martial arts aim for the ’highest being forgets emotions’, achieving the Unity of Heaven and Man. However… the founder of our sect, with a twist of genius, believed that the fierceness of a blade technique lies in the intensity of emotions. Thus, he changed the ’Forget’ in ’highest being forgets emotions’. Changed it to… Hide!

“Hide the Intent within, the blade within the sheath, emotions within the heart.

“Through this, man and sword become one, forging the supreme Blade Technique.

“This is what we call man and sword become one in our sect.

“However, practicing such a method, the sharpness is too intense. When sharpness manifests outwardly and emotions are hidden within, it does have a certain impact on one’s disposition.

“The external manifestation is the difficulty in expressing emotions, focusing on hiding emotions; how could they be too obvious? It inevitably gives off the impression of severity.

“Yet inside, it’s full of sensitivity and thoughtfulness. But because of that one ’Hide’, there’s a lack of a way to express, leading the world to misunderstand, assuming that every Heavenly Blade Sect Disciple is cold as a blade’s edge.

“Alas, due to the mental method, many disciples of Heavenly Blade Sect are not good with words. Even faced with misunderstandings, there’s no room for explanation.

“As time goes by, we have come to accept this.”

Nangong Yu didn’t consider Su Mo and the others as outsiders, revealing straight away the core of Heavenly Blade Sect’s Inner Strength.

Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun looked at each other, and even Liu Mo, who knew that Heavenly Blade Sect’s people were cold on the outside and warm on the inside, had not expected this underlying reason.

Highest being forgets emotions, highest being hiding emotions…

One word apart, yet worlds of difference, no wonder they are not recognized by the orthodoxy.

The difference is indeed too great.

“Now that you understand today’s matter…”

After explaining, Nangong Yu asked everyone to sit down, then heaved a sigh and said: “The Golden Jade Cone has been stored in Heavenly Blade Sect for many decades. Ever since Endless Blade Tong Yun, my junior, disappeared and the Moon Blade was stolen, we anticipated that these people were after the Golden Jade Cone.

“But we didn’t expect the complication with Fu Han Yuan.

“Although I’ve tried to increase manpower as much as possible, in the end, we were not up to the task… leading to the loss of the Golden Jade Cone.

“It’s laughable, to this day, we still do not know who our adversaries really are.

“It must be embarrassing for Su, the Chief of the Escort.”

Su Mo waved it off, insisting it was nothing.

Though thoughtful, he inquired: “May I ask Nangong Sect Leader, how did you conclude that the theft of the Moon Blade and the disappearance of Endless Blade Tong Yun were related to the Golden Jade Cone?”

“Hm?”

Nangong Yu paused, then smacked his forehead, explaining: “I forgot to mention, the location where the Golden Jade Cone was stored can only be accessed by using the Moon Blade as a key, and only Tong Yun, my junior, and I knew about this secret place.”

Hearing this, Su Mo’s eyebrows twitched slightly:

“Nangong Sect Leader, please don’t take offense, but I have another blunt question. When you saw that black-clothed man, where were you?”

“…At the entrance of the Treasure Vault, there was a fire inside. I was worried about the safety of the Golden Jade Cone, not expecting that when I arrived, the cone was unharmed. Instead, this group of people appeared out of nowhere.”

Nangong Yu sighed repeatedly when he got to this part: “In reality, I watched helplessly as these people used the Moon Blade to open the vault’s door and took the Golden Jade Cone!”

Su Mo exhaled, feeling that this matter… again diverged from what he had thought.

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