Chapter 1034: “Wind Filling the Sky”

After “The Emperor” left, Kai Xin quickly shook off many thoughts from his mind—time was already extremely tight, and there was no time to worry about others’ emotions. To fight against the Evil Emperor approaching the Central Plains and the unimaginably powerful First-Class Hall, he had to make every second count to improve his strength!
Locking himself in a cell, Kai Xin decisively sat in seiza position and took out the stone tablet from his Qi Bag, which had already passed its protective deadline.
“The ancient monks of the Great Buddha Temple—seemingly on par with the mad monk at the Peak of Punishment… This stone tablet, which supposedly contains ultimate techniques, must hold something extraordinary. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have attracted the Evil King Shi Zhi Xuan or Ci Hang Jing Zhai to take action!”
Kai Xin examined the stone tablet carefully, looking for any hidden mechanisms while feeling its material and unique properties. After running with it all day, he finally had time to study it in detail.
It was heavy, and the patterns on it didn’t seem to have been carved using ordinary methods. Although Kai Xin had seen that player desperately trying to destroy the tablet, the patterns remained intact, with no signs of damage…
“I wonder what material it’s made of?”
Kai Xin was slightly surprised.
While there were many indestructible items in the martial world, such as the Sky Silkworm Silk Handkerchief, this was the first time he’d seen a stone tablet made of such a special material.
Why would the monks of the Great Buddha Temple engrave their teachings on four separate stone tablets?
His confusion grew.
The Great Buddha Temple had been destroyed for many years, so it was impossible to uncover its secrets.
“Let’s focus on mastering these ultimate techniques first.”
Kai Xin set aside all other thoughts and devoted himself entirely to studying the patterns on both sides of the stone tablet…
The tablet was about the size of two palms, with very clear patterns. The front side showed a landscape scene—willows swaying in the wind, with no words. The back side depicted a pond.
“…”
No words.
No system prompts either.
Kai Xin’s expression stiffened slightly as a badpremonition arose in his mind: Could it be…
Could this thing be completely useless if it was only one piece?
As he turned the tablet over and over in his hands, his enthusiasm gradually faded.
After searching thoroughly, he found no signs of anything unusual or hidden mechanisms on the tablet—no words, no system prompts.

The most infuriating part was that the system had previously indicated that one needed to comprehend it in order to acquire the profound techniques within. Happy gritted his teeth and stared at the stone tablet in his hands for half an hour without obtaining any useful information.
…
“I just won’t believe this.”
“Since Shi Feixuan and the Evil King both took their own tablets and left, there’s no reason my tablet shouldn’t have its secrets too…”
Continue!
A strong sense of unwillingness surged within Happy, his eyes burning as he continued to gaze at the painting of willows swaying in the wind.
…
Another hour passed…
…
With a helpless sigh, Happy turned the tablet over. Every line of the painting of willows swaying in the wind was now deeply etched in his mind, yet he still gained nothing.
“Could it be the lake behind…”
Happy’s gaze settled on the ripples on the lake’s surface.
For some reason, upon seeing this vividly depicted lake, Happy suddenly remembered the concept of “the moon in the well” he had learned from Kou Zhong in another world.
A flash of insight struck him!
Could it be that…
This painting contained no actual meaning, but merely aimed to convey a state of mind.
The moon in the well!
A still ancient well reflecting the moon.
Delighted, Happy felt as if he had grasped some clue.
Staring at the ripples on the lake’s surface, Happy gradually relaxed his mindset, calmed his emotions, and slowly closed his eyes, recalling the state of mind he had achieved when understanding “the moon in the well.”
As he breathed in and out, his mood unconsciously became peaceful…
The Mythical Realm prisoner who had been watching from nearby held his breath.
He hadn’t understood what Happy was staring at earlier, but now, as Happy breathed calmly, his brows gradually furrowed.
He could sense it.
Happy’s state of mind was slowly opening up, giving way to a peaceful attitude that embraced everything!
It was unclear how much time passed.
Happy opened his eyes again…
“Huh?”
A voice filled with surprise and joy rang out from the prison.
…
When he opened his eyes and looked at the stone tablet, Happy experienced a very strange feeling…
At that moment, the lake on the tablet seemed to gently ripple, as if coming to life and spreading out slowly.
Happy took a deep breath in disbelief, not daring to disrupt his current state of mind, and focused intently on observing.
Indeed, strange changes were taking place on the stone tablet.
The lake on it seemed to come to life.
The sound of wind!
The sound of water!
And the ripples spreading out—Happy could clearly experience all these changes.
“Wow.”

“As expected. Only by calming one’s mind and reaching a state as serene as that of an ancient Buddha’s still pond can one truly uncover the mysteries hidden within the stone tablet.” A relieved smile appeared on Happy’s face. After several hours, he had finally deciphered the secrets of the stone tablet! “If the lake surface represents the state of mind and the method to unlock the tablet’s mysteries, then the ‘Painting of Willows Swaying in the Wind’ side must contain the true hidden art.” Taking a deep breath, Happy slowly turned the stone tablet. Whoosh… As the tablet turned, a gentle breeze carrying the scent of willows blew across his face, fresh and invigorating. In Happy’s eyes, the willows on the tablet swayed slightly! However, at first glance, he didn’t obtain any useful information. But from past experiences, Happy knew he must not be hasty when dealing with the tablet—he needed to maintain a calm, unperturbed mindset. He then calmly studied the tablet, paying attention to the frequency of the willow leaves and other details, engraving them all deep into his mind. Time passed by. It took Happy half an hour just to comprehend it! The willows on the tablet continued to sway gently. It seemed as though Happy had caught something—his gaze grew increasingly focused… Another ten minutes passed! The willows in Happy’s eyes stopped moving for a moment, then, as the breeze blew, they suddenly transformed into rows of sword beams! In his eyes, several of the willows instantly turned into sword beams that rushed toward him without warning—the vivid images emanated directly from the tablet. An astonishing aura surged from the tablet! Happy was shocked. True energy field!!! The intense sword energy combined to create a terrifying force. A surge of powerful true energy rushed out from his body, enveloping him completely. The sword beams emanating from the tablet seemed to turn back into rows of willows, carrying a chill as they swept over Happy’s body… Swish! Rows of willows… or rather, rows of sword beams! The sword beams swept over Happy’s body, rapidly reducing the thickness of his true energy field at a speed visible to the eye. His three-foot-wide true energy field collapsed completely when the fourth sword beam passed over him! Forced to act quickly, Happy activated his Golden Body Arhat form to resist the erosion of the sword beams. Pop!! Happy had still underestimated the lethality of the sword intent shooting out from the tablet.

A total of eight sword beams came in a row, instantly raising their lethality to its peak, at a speed that made it impossible to cope with in a short time. The Golden Arhat’s body shattered instantly. The aftereffect of the seventh sword slammed violently into Happy’s body! “Ugh!” With a muffled groan, Happy’s body was ravaged by the sword beams like tattered cloth, covered in blood. Then his body trembled as he crashed heavily against the wall of his cell like struck by lightning. “Bang!” Cracks resembling spiderwebs appeared on the wall behind him. Spurt! A mouthful of blood sprayed onto the ground as Happy slid down from the wall, his chest heaving violently. The prisoners in the Mythical Realm nearby watched in horror, never expecting that the seemingly ordinary stone tablet in Happy’s hands could unleash attacks of peak Mythical Realm strength. The young man before them had remained unharmed even under their full efforts, but in the blink of an eye, he was nearly killed by the mysterious sword intent attached to the tablet! “…” The prisoner in the Mythical Realm’s gaze toward the tablet became extremely strange. … Happy couldn’t believe he had survived… The attack just now was as if a peak Mythical Realm expert had struck eight times in an instant, yet he had managed to withstand it all in the blink of an eye. He had resisted the first four attacks using his true energy field; the secrets of the Arhat Body only helped ward off the fifth and sixth attacks; the remaining two attacks hit him full force, causing his defense to collapse. If it weren’t for his set of four-stage magic weapon equipment, his defense might have been too low for him to survive and he would have had to be reborn. But… this adventure wasn’t completely in vain. That sudden outbreak of sword intent had somehow given him a moment of enlightenment—vivid images of willow leaves turning into sword beams flashed through his mind as he rapidly deduced their mechanics. “Ding!” The system prompt arrived late: “You have successfully mastered the master skill left by the Divine Monk on the tablet, ‘Wind Filling the Sky’!” “‘Wind Filling the Sky’ is the master skill the Divine Monk left on the tablet?” While wiping the blood from his mouth and clothes, Happy suddenly looked at the tablet that had fallen to the ground. Something strange happened. After the system prompt sounded, a gust of wind arose out of nowhere. In Happy’s eyes, the tablet turned into a pile of soft powder and quickly dissolved in the wind. “…” Happy looked at the empty space where the tablet had disappeared with some regret, sighed slightly, then quickly returned to normal. He summoned his martial arts system to check the detailed information of the master skill he had mastered. Upon seeing it, Happy’s eyes widened: Wind Filling the Sky: Level 1.00 (First Stage)

Activating “Wind Filling the Sky” in advance when using any martial skill can unleash a double attack! Costs 200 points of internal energy! Cooldown time: 30 seconds!