Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 60 - 60 60 Eat Quickly Then Hit the Road

60: Chapter 60: Eat Quickly, Then Hit the Road 60: Chapter 60: Eat Quickly, Then Hit the Road Noon was intense with sunlight.

Zhang San sat under the sun, continuing his cultivation, until he even started to smoke.

By his side, Third Miss Gan moved closer to Zhao Siyang and asked with curiosity, “Is it normal for cultivators to smoke like this during cultivation?”

Zhao Siyang turned his head to glance at Zhang San, who was seizing every moment to cultivate, and shouted, “Hey you, snap out of it.

Your head is smoking!”

Only then did Zhang San come out of the introspective state of the Three Views Technique and moved to a shaded area.

He took out a water flask, poured some water into his palm, and sprinkled it on his head.

With a sizzle—

As a plume of steam rose, Zhang San, frowning, asked, “What exactly is Yin and Yang?”

Big Head Wang had the same confusion in the beginning; back then, Zhang San didn’t even know that Primordial Qi had four stages, so naturally, he thought Yin and Yang were simple.

But now, having reached the stage of Core Creation, while consolidating his cultivation and making the Qi flow more abundantly through the meridians of his body, thus strengthening his Qi Dan, Zhang San was also contemplating his next steps in cultivation.

Above the Primordial Qi Realm was the True Core Realm, which also had four stages of cultivation.

The first stage was called Yin and Yang Harmony, where Core Creation had returned to its natural state, reaching the realm of truth.

One needed to divide Qi into Yin and Yang to strengthen the True Core.[Note 25]

The second stage was called Five Emperors’ Proper Position, a stage Zhang San didn’t know how to cultivate.

As for the later two stages, Zhang San only knew their names — Qi Flow Transformation and True Core Ocean Calming.

Of course, how to cultivate the latter three stages wasn’t something Zhang San needed to know now.

After all, he was stuck at the very first stage of the True Core Realm.

Third Miss Gan, who didn’t understand cultivation but seemed eager to participate, chimed in, “Yin and Yang is just male and female, right?

Taoist Priest Zhao, do cultivators also have to study matters of men and women?”

Zhao Siyang’s face turned red instantly.

“No, the Yin and Yang of Taoism is not about male and female.”

Zhang San stepped back slightly, ensuring Zhao Siyang’s field of view was only on Third Miss Gan, allowing him to show off in front of her while he took the chance to figure out what exactly Yin and Yang were.

“The interaction of two scenes is just one interpretation of Yin and Yang, not the only one.”[Note 26]

“The alternation of day and night, the interchange of sun and moon, both the sun and the moon are also representations of Yin and Yang.”

“When heaven and earth first opened, what was pure ascended, what was murky descended, one pure and one murky, are also Yin and Yang.”

“There are too many explanations of Yin and Yang, but what exactly is the Yin and Yang that one cultivates can only be comprehended by oneself.

Wang Ziteng, do you understand?”

Zhang San thought Zhao Siyang was showing off in front of a woman, but to his surprise, it turned out he was explaining to him.

Zhang San grinned, “Hehe, I’ll think it over more.”

Zhao Siyang glanced at Zhang San with annoyance and asked, “What exactly is your name?

Qin Wuyang is definitely a false name, so Wang Ziteng must be your real name, right?”

Zhang San felt that although Zhao Siyang had taken him hostage, he was actually quite kind to him.

Especially since following him for a day and a night had made his realm triple jump, he seemed like his lucky star.

“To tell you the truth, the name Wang Ziteng is also fake.”

Third Miss Gan chuckled.

“You told him both names were fake?”

Zhao Siyang didn’t want to speak anymore, thinking, I treated you like a friend, and you gave me two false names, that’s too much!

“Then what is your real name?” Third Miss Gan was very curious.

Zhang San glanced at Zhao Siyang, who looked as petulant as a child, still visibly upset.

“My real name is Zhang San.”

Third Miss Gan: …

Zhao Siyang turned his head to glare at Zhang San and asked, “Do I look like a fool to you?”

“Exactly!”

Zhang San and Li Si have always been placeholder names.

Who in their right mind would name their kid Zhang San?

Zhao Siyang did have his principles, rarely taking a life unless necessary.

Otherwise, why wouldn’t he feel like chopping down a friend who had deceived him thrice with the same name!

Zhang San looked at the anger on Zhao Siyang’s face and at Third Miss Gan, who was covering her mouth to stifle her laughter, and was utterly speechless.

Telling the truth, and you all don’t believe me.

Being honest is just too hard.

Zhang San didn’t know if Zhao Siyang was really angry this time.

He hadn’t spoken to him all afternoon, putting on a very aloof demeanor, and Zhang wasn’t sure if he was just pretending in front of Third Miss Gan.

Even when it came to evening and they made a fire to cook at the foot of a small hill, he still wouldn’t talk to him.

Seeing that Zhao Siyang was ignoring Zhang San, Third Miss Gan personally toasted the bread a bit before handing the warm slices to Zhao Siyang.

“You and Zhang San split it between yourselves.”

Zhao Siyang, visibly annoyed, tore the bread in half and tossed one piece to Zhang San.

Zhang San grimaced and shouted, “Can you be a little nicer with your attitude?”

“You’re a prisoner, why should I be nice to you?”

“I treat you as a friend, and you treat me as a prisoner, right?”

“You treat me as a friend, and you deceive me three times?”

“And your name is real?”

“I…

uh…”

Zhao Siyang became embarrassed.

Zhang San snorted and said to Third Miss Gan, “See, hypocrisy.

I admit I used a false name!

By the way, what’s your real name?”

Third Miss Gan, smiling warmly, said, “I really am called Third Miss Gan.

When I was young, my family fell on hard times and I was sold.

The human trafficker called us out in order when picking people, and I was the third one, hence the name.

I can’t remember my real name anymore, so Third Miss Gan is who I am.”

Zhang San felt a bit awkward, as he originally intended to squeeze out some information from the female thief but was directly met with a sob story instead.

He could only change the subject.

“Stinky Taoist, why don’t you change your name too, to Zhao Sanyang?

The three of us together could achieve a perfect unity.”

Zhao Siyang glanced at the bread in Zhang San’s hand, “Hurry up and eat, then we hit the road.”

“What do you mean by eat and hit the road?

You ingrate, are you planning to kill your father or something?”

Zhao Siyang was furious!

“We are running for our lives!”

“You’re running for your lives, not me.

The ones chasing you are not my followers from the Heavenly Punishment Sect, they’re my friends from the sect!

What are you barking at?”

“If it weren’t for my belief in the virtue of preserving life as sworn by the heavens, and my principle against taking life, I would…

I…

”

Zhao Siyang hadn’t finished speaking when he suddenly felt a strong gust of wind from behind.

“Activate Light Sword Gang, absolve!”

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[Note 25]Citation Explanation

In Xunzi’s “Book of Rites,” it is mentioned that “heaven and earth harmonize and all things are born, yin and yang converge and changes occur.” It also discussed how the interaction and mutual influence between heaven and earth and yin and yang are the conditions for the life and transformation of all things, marking the beginning of generation and transformation.

Zhou Dunyi’s “Taiji Diagram Explanation” describes: “From nothing comes Taiji.

From movement of Taiji comes yang, from the extreme of movement comes stillness; from stillness comes yin, and from the extreme of stillness comes movement again.

A cycle of movement and stillness, each being the root of the other.

Once yin and yang are separated, the two instruments are formed.” Thus, “The I Ching has Taiji, which generates two instruments.

The dual qi (originally ‘Qi’) interact, giving life to all things, and the endless transformations and generations of life occur.”

The first stage of the True Core Realm, Yin and Yang Harmony, is thus based on the adaptation of this theory.

[Note 26]Noun Explanation

The interaction of dual beauties, a term in bedroom cultivation arts.

Yes, you heard it right, it’s about bedroom arts!

It comes from the Southern Dynasties scholar Tao Hongjing’s “True Instructions·Elephant Movement Chapter”: “The prime value of a true person’s pairing lies in keeping in pairs and mutual love with the dual beauties.

Though termed as husband and wife, they do not follow the acts of husband and wife.” It means men and women combine their thoughts to achieve dual cultivation, without physical contact.

See, I told you it’s about bedroom arts!

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