Chapter 18 The Key and the Ticket

Ye Chu Xiao looked at the strange white-robed, white-masked person before him, truly unsure of his intentions.

Even being startled by the 'Xiong Huo Charm' seemed more reasonable than directly jumping out to act as a commentator.

Imperceptibly, that wisp of purple light in his consciousness drew closer to the golden clock. In a situation where he had no other choice, Ye Chu Xiao could only try to further develop his golden finger.

After all, just the aura of Dao rhyme was enough for his mind and soul to transcend twenty-four hours, following the Original Teachings' believer in the dungeon like an invisible ghost, learning his movements and intercepting his Dao rhyme.

What would happen if he directly stuffed a wisp of Dao rhyme into the golden clock?

Of course, at this moment, Ye Chu Xiao was only preparing defensively.

He only had one wisp of Dao rhyme, which he wanted to use to test his golden finger. If the result was not satisfactory, it would be too wasteful.

"There is an unreasonable action, it must be because I haven't found a reasonable cause yet," Ye Chu Xiao thought.

Then he said, "I don't need you to tell me anything. I'll find a way to know what I want to know myself."

The acquisition of any knowledge comes at a price.

And facing the mysterious Original Teachings believer, Ye Chu Xiao chose to act cautiously.

"You don't want to ask, but I insist on saying it."

"What you want to know must be about Dao rhyme!" The white-robed, white-masked person seemed to have his rebellious side aroused by Ye Chu Xiao's words.

For some reason, the first thought that popped into Ye Chu Xiao's head at this moment was to cover his ears, shake his head, and shout, "I'm not listening, I'm not listening."

It's just that such behavior was too socially awkward, and Ye Chu Xiao would only think about it and wouldn't really do it.

"Dao rhyme is the remaining rhyme of Daozu's sermon."

"The Original Teachings' doctrines state that Daozu preached in the boundless chaos, outside the heavens and worlds, amidst all things, and Yu Shen, the esteemed leader of our Original Teachings, took pity on the masses who did not know of his power, and did not recognize Daozu's greatness. Therefore, he spread the Dao rhyme, scattering it to the worlds." When the white-robed, white-masked person said this, his tone and manner became exceptionally excited and respectful.

However, the emotions of people cannot be connected.

Ye Chu Xiao only took this as the pretentious act of a cultist.

Perhaps the first half of this statement was reliable, but the second half must be the Original Teachings' believers trying to glorify themselves.

After listening to the white-robed, white-masked person's explanation, Ye Chu Xiao not only didn't get answers, but had more questions.

Moreover, what he really wanted to know at this moment was not the origin of Dao rhyme, but its specific uses, methods, and whether there were any hidden dangers in its use.

"You must also want to know the specific effects of Dao rhyme." The white-robed, white-masked person's voice was filled with a kind of pleasure as if he was teasing and mocking Ye Chu Xiao.

Ye Chu Xiao didn't know how this sense of pleasure was generated.

"You should have already felt the basic effect of Dao rhyme! Its enhancement of talent! Dao rhyme is a key, it can unlock some hidden talents in your body. These talents originally belonged to you, but you were unable to open the door to the treasure." The white-robed, white-masked person explained.

Ye Chu Xiao slowly typed out a few question marks in his mind.

If the 'Crafty Hands' talent was not granted by Dao rhyme, but was unlocked, belonging to the body or soul itself, then… it was terrifying to think about.

"It wasn't me, I didn't do it, don't talk nonsense!"

Seeing Ye Chu Xiao's expression change, the white-robed, white-masked person even knocked on the table in dissatisfaction: "Listen carefully, do you think you can acquire knowledge like this casually?"

"The Daheng Dynasty is the most stingy and despicable. Those who eat meat have mastered a large amount of secret knowledge, but they only open up complicated and lengthy pseudo-knowledge to the wider population, allowing their wisdom and thoughts to sink into complicated falsehoods, never able to see the truth. Even if they see a trace of it through pseudo-knowledge after exhausting their lives, they are unable to achieve anything because they have wasted their youth."

Ye Chu Xiao didn't listen deeply to the biased words.

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"However, it is not just a key, it is also a ticket."

"A key can only open one treasure house, and if you want to get more keys and open more treasure houses, you need to turn this key into a ticket." The white-robed, white-masked person seemed to have reached the point of revealing his true intentions.

"The free knowledge transmission ends here. If you still want to listen to the following content, then follow me and join the Original Teachings."

"After you worship the Yu Shen leader and become a believer of the Original Teachings, I will naturally teach you how to use the ticket," said the white-robed, white-masked person.

This seemed to barely explain his behavior.

He was here to recruit Ye Chu Xiao.

Perhaps it was because Ye Chu Xiao had obtained Dao rhyme.

"No need!"

"I have no interest in joining the Original Teachings," Ye Chu Xiao said.

Then he turned to leave.

He seemed carefree and relaxed, but in fact, all his muscles were tense, ready for any sudden situation.

"It seems you haven't tasted what despair is like yet."

"I'll give you another message as a bonus. All cultivation in this world has flaws, and you must pay a high price."

"The more profound your cultivation, the more so. When you cross the Yu realm and enter the Ku realm, you will know that what I said is not false. The Yu realm is not just the meaning of a realm that can be reached by the most foolish people."

"You don't know the truth, and you cultivate alone. You will only enter a dead end. At that time, you won't even have the qualifications to be a human being. You can only be a dog... a dog of the powerful," the white-robed, white-masked person said loudly.

Ye Chu Xiao paused slightly, then continued to walk out of the book building.

He had already unexpectedly gained the answer.

Next, it was to try boldly and then verify.

As for what the white-robed, white-masked person said about cultivation having flaws and needing to pay a price.

Ye Chu Xiao hadn't felt it yet, so he didn't know if it was true or false.

However, even if it was true, wouldn't joining the Original Teachings be becoming a dog?

"It's a pity that I didn't capture the aura of Dao rhyme from this white-robed, white-masked guy. Otherwise, I would have traveled through time to the past to see what this guy was hiding behind his pretenses."

Seeing Ye Chu Xiao leaving in large strides, the white-robed, white-masked person seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Then, he covered his head with his hand and let out a slightly painful groan.

After a long while, he turned into a nimble white cat, staggering like a drunkard, leaving without disturbing anyone.

The three days of rest quickly passed.

Ye Chu Xiao returned to the Ministry of Justice's dungeon to do his promising job as a prison guard.

With his cultivation level increased to the third level of the Yu realm, his salary also increased by one or two silvers.

Li Bantou also reminded Ye Chu Xiao to remember to replace his seal.

After the cultivation level was increased, the original seal corresponding to the second level of the Yu realm was no longer suitable.

"Okay! I'll stabilize my cultivation for two days, and then I'll go to replace the seal." After perfunctorily answering Li Bantou, Ye Chu Xiao started his daily routine of serving food to the prisoners.

When he arrived at the door of the prison cell where the Original Teachings believer who had escaped before was imprisoned, Ye Chu Xiao specially gave him half a spoonful more... of the dry stuff!