Chapter 144 The Logic of a Madman

"Just what... is this kid's deal..." The white-clad woman appeared calm, but inwardly she was pondering, "I can't sense any Holy Yuan Power from him, yet he was able to kill Ren Bufan, who was at the fourth level of the Holy Yuan Realm, with a snap of his fingers..." Her eyes flickered slightly. "Could it be that I have poor eyesight... and can't see his true abilities?"

"Miss, why aren't you saying anything?" Feng Bujue's ability to read people's expressions was far beyond that of ordinary people. He immediately saw that the white-clad woman was thinking due to confusion, so he quickly urged her with this sentence, trying to interrupt her train of thought and make her decide as soon as possible.

"This young master must be visiting our Harem City for the first time." The white-clad woman quickly put on a smile and replied, "You should first take a look at the rules set by our City Lord." As she spoke, she gestured towards the city gate behind her.

Inside the side edge of that giant archway, there were indeed three lines of words engraved, namely: [Moonlike Appearance and Flowery Countenance], [Wisdom Encompassing All Things], [Courage to Face Infinity].

"Yeah... I saw it." In fact, Feng Bujue had already seen those twelve characters, so he killed Ren Bufan... trying to please the NPC girl guarding the city gate in this way.

"Our City Lord has said that if it's a woman, as long as she meets one of these conditions, she can enter the city." The white-clad woman continued, "As for men... they must meet two of them." She glanced at Lute. "Just now I said... 'Even just for those three sentences, I would let the young lady enter the city,' that was actually a joke. With the young lady's beauty, how could Harem City refuse you entry?"

She paused, and then looked at Feng Bujue, saying, "As for you, young master..." She smiled, and without hesitation, fixed her gaze on Brother Jue's face, "Forgive me for speaking frankly, but as far as appearance goes, you're a bit lacking..."

"Tch..." Hearing this, Feng Bujue immediately complained in his heart, "Does telling such lies do justice to your country? Does it do justice to your parents? Does it do justice to the Party-State... oh no... the City Lord's years of cultivation of you?"

"I advise you to put away that dissatisfied expression on your face." At this moment, Lute had quietly walked to Brother Jue's side and said in a low voice.

"What's wrong?" Feng Bujue replied.

"Take a good look." Lute said, looking ahead.

Feng Bujue followed her gaze and saw something...

"Holy crap... I really didn't notice just now..." Brother Jue stared blankly at the two city gate guards and muttered, "These two guys are actually so handsome..."

Of course, it can't be said that Brother Jue's observation was inadequate. After all, the two guard brothers are both men, and as a heterosexual, Brother Jue would naturally not stare at their faces intently. Moreover, they were both wearing full-coverage armor and helmets, so only the middle part of their faces was exposed, which means... they weren't obviously handsome.

"See? As a man... you have to have at least two of these three things: wisdom, courage, and looks to get in." Lute continued, "Even the city gate guards are no exception."

"Alright..." Feng Bujue sighed, raised his voice, and said to the white-clad woman, "Then how should 'Wisdom Encompassing All Things' and 'Courage to Face Infinity' be interpreted?"

"Let's not talk about 'Wisdom Encompassing All Things' for now..." The white-clad woman's expression changed slightly as she looked at Brother Jue and said, "Young master, have you truly reached the 'Zhenyuan Wuji' (True Yuan Infinity) realm?"

"Can you explain what she's talking about?" Feng Bujue quickly leaned close to Lute's ear and asked quietly.

Lute also lowered her voice, replying in a voice that only Brother Jue could hear: "The power system of the Holy Yuan World, from low to high, has three realms: 'Fantǐ' (Mortal Body), 'Zhenyuan' (True Yuan), and 'Shengyuan' (Holy Yuan). Each realm is divided into two levels: 'Youji' (Finite) and 'Wuji' (Infinite), and each level has one to nine turns – nine layers of mastery." She paused, "The lowest level of mortals can start cultivating from 'Fantǐ Youji First Turn', and each additional turn doubles their power; after nine turns, there is a bottleneck. Once broken through, one can enter Wuji First Turn. And after Wuji Ninth Turn, breaking through the bottleneck again will elevate one to the next realm." Her explanation was very efficient, not only was her speaking speed fast, but her logic was also very clear, "By analogy, constantly changing from quantitative to qualitative change... until one cultivates to 'Shengyuan Wuji Ninth Turn', a total of fifty-four levels. And one of the three conditions for entering this Harem City is to reach the 'Zhenyuan Wuji' level, that is, level twenty-eight or higher."

"Hey hey... So, the guy I killed with one move just now was pretty strong." Feng Bujue said, "According to your theory, he was level forty."

"He was pretty strong." Lute replied, "But... you're not weak either." She turned to look at Brother Jue and explained, "Of course... the main reason you could easily defeat him is that the difference in power systems gave you a great advantage." She paused for half a second, then continued, "The 'Holy Yuan Power' in Ren Bufan's body would instinctively react to various energies in this world. If you used internal energy, True Yuan, or Holy Yuan to attack him, it would be impossible to kill him with a single blow, because his body would automatically defend and neutralize similar energies. However... the power of your 'Evil King Flame Killing Fist' does not belong to this world. Therefore, the Holy Yuan Power in his body could not sense your movements, nor could it make an effective defense."

"Hey... are you two done whispering?" At this moment, the white-clad woman was a little impatient, and she loudly interrupted the two people who were whispering there, "That young lady, you can enter the city at any time, but... that young master..."

"That's right! I have not reached the 'Zhenyuan Wuji' realm. I think you've noticed... not to mention True Yuan, I don't even have internal energy." Feng Bujue took a step forward, righteously admitted a fact that had already been seen through by the other party, and replied loudly, "But... so what?"

"What do you mean 'so what'?" The white-clad woman said, "Rules are rules, if everyone..."

"Miss, please hear me out." Feng Bujue didn't let the other party finish speaking and interrupted, "The 'Courage to Face Infinity' set by the City Lord, does it emphasize the word 'courage' or the two words 'Wuji'?"

"This..." The white-clad woman was slightly stunned.

It was obvious... another innocent woman was about to be logically raped by Feng Bujue.

"There are mountains beyond mountains, and people beyond people. Could it be that in this world... there can't be cultivation methods other than 'Holy Yuan'?" Feng Bujue put his hands behind his back, put on a demeanor of a master, and said a seemingly true but actually useless sentence.

"What?" The white-clad woman was really shocked by him, her eyes flickered for a while, and she was lost in thought.

Feng Bujue's sentence was like saying to someone who had been learning orthodox Christian dogma since childhood, do you think only Jesus can be resurrected in place? Where do you put Brother Chun?

"Could it be... Young master, you..." The white-clad woman murmured.

Feng Bujue took over the conversation and cupped his fists: "Glad to meet you, I am Feng Bujue, the leader of the Broken Sword Teahouse. I am self-taught since childhood, and I have pioneered a new path outside of the Xuanmen (Mysterious Sect); I do not cultivate Fantǐ, nor do I practice Zhenyuan; relying on my unique skills, I can also compete with experts of Shengyuan Wuji."

As soon as these words came out, the white-clad woman and the two guards were all uneasy. The expressions of the three were all suspicious and uncertain.

"Hahahaha... Good, a good leader of the Broken Sword Teahouse!" Suddenly, a burst of hearty laughter sounded.

Immediately afterward, a blurry figure walked slowly out of the city gate. The moment he passed through the archway, his figure suddenly became clear.

Brother Jue took a closer look... The comer was also a man wearing armor, but his armor style was different from that of the two guards outside the gate. In addition to the color and shoulder armor being more gorgeous, there was also a phoenix tail feather inserted on the top of his helmet. It was obvious that he was a higher-level general.

"General Huo, why are you out here..." The white-clad woman, who had always had a bit of arrogance, showed a bit of respect when she saw the comer, "Your injuries..."

"Alright, girl, I'm fine." General Huo waved his hand and interrupted her.

Although the woman called him "Old" General, judging from his appearance, this Mr. Huo was only around forty-five years old, and... still very handsome.

"I wonder who this senior is..." Feng Bujue asked the man quite politely.

"I am Huo Wei, the South Gate Guarding General of Harem City." Huo Wei's voice was like a bell, his eyes were piercing, and between his gestures, he was like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, with extraordinary power, "Kid, I advise you to go back... Leaving now is still dignified."

"What do you mean, General Huo?" How could Feng Bujue, a shameless person, leave, "It's only been a few words, why are you issuing an eviction order?"

"Hmph... I've been standing in the gate for a while." Huo Wei said as he walked towards Brother Jue, "I originally heard someone arguing in front of the door and wanted to catch them and punch them a few times to exercise my muscles, but I didn't expect... you kid to take the lead. What I didn't expect even more was... you kid is actually spouting nonsense here." He chuckled, "Ha! What 'self-taught', 'pioneering a new path', it's only good for fooling those little ghosts..." He shook his head and said, "Listen carefully, 'Leader Feng', don't think that you can talk nonsense here just because you killed a Holy Yuan Youji Fourth Turn expert with a few strange tricks... I have lived for more than eight hundred years, and I have never heard of any cultivation methods in the Holy Yuan World that do not cultivate Fantǐ or practice Zhenyuan."

Faced with this questioning, Feng Bujue's face did not change, and he replied calmly: "That's normal... Where knowledge does not exist, ignorance calls itself science."

"What is science?" General Huo asked suspiciously.

"Oh, sorry, I should use a way you can understand to express it." Feng Bujue paused and continued, "I mean, ignorant people always like to treat ignorance as truth, do you understand what I'm saying?"

Cursing people without using dirty words is Brother Jue's strength, and this kind of ridicule is definitely effective for straightforward NPCs...

"Presumptuous!" Huo Wei got angry at that time, and a burst of orange-red energy suddenly bloomed around his body, "I've seen many people who make irresponsible remarks and muddy the waters, but it's really rare to see someone as arrogant as you!"

"Oh~ You're angry." Feng Bujue said with a smile, calmly and composed, "Since you want to fight with me, Leader Feng, why don't we make a bet?"

"Ha?" Huo Wei really felt both angry and amused. Although he had already determined that this "Leader Feng" in front of him was a liar, Feng Bujue's various reactions made him feel a little curious, "Tell me, how do you want to bet?"

"If I can take the phoenix tail feather on your head within three moves, you will let me enter the city." Feng Bujue said very calmly.

"What?" Huo Wei simply suspected that he had misheard, "What did you say you wanted to do?"

At this moment, Huo Wei's feeling was like... a professional boxer, on the boxing ring, hearing his opponent say, "I'm going to shave your nose hair within three punches."

"If I can't, I will kowtow and apologize to you on the spot." Feng Bujue said, "Whatever you say about me being outspoken or deceiving the world, I will admit it."

"You play slowly, I'll stand a little further away to avoid being affected." Lute's calculation ability is also not to be underestimated. Hearing this, she probably already knew what Brother Jue wanted to do, so she said coldly and retreated to the side.

"Hahahaha... Good!" Huo Wei also laughed, and the previous unhappiness seemed to have disappeared, "You kid is either a madman or a peerless expert! I will learn from you today and see how you can take the phoenix tail feather on my head within three moves!"