Self-mockery is the Writing Brush, and actually, Deng Chanyu's memory is indeed good. As the divine consciousness of the Peacock Dividing Body becomes stronger, the body also gains increasingly accurate memories of things that have appeared within its line of sight. Even a casual glance can be vividly remembered, with any detail recallable clearly after a few days or even several dozen days later.
Learning the martial arts of those warriors and remembering them all at once is not exception either.
After a brief rest of two quarters, she ate something and as the night came down, she started to grind the needle again.
This is a test of perseverance, wisdom, and insight; it wears down the heart rather than just the iron rod. Therefore, if she were to fashion a grinding wheel and attempt to grind away at it fiercely, it would likely not work well.
She carefully remembered the few moves demonstrated by Liyanshan Laomu, then controlled her muscles to perfectly mimic the other's actions.
The details of the iron rod and the stone gradually became clear in her hands.
There are two opposing yet mutually convertible energies within the iron rod. Every time she thought she had ground off a thin layer of the rod's surface, on the other side, where it had not been ground, a surge of energy would emerge to compensate for the lost portion. During this process, there is some energy loss, but it is so minuscule that it can be negligible.
She arbitrarily named these two energies as Yin and Yang Qi. But is it accurate? I don't know!
The identification of the stone was relatively simple. She was very certain that this thing contained five elements of Qi, and the five elements were very balanced, mutually supporting and opposing. It can undoubtedly be considered the hardest substance in the world.
The approach of copying a cat's image to draw a tiger can be pursued, as the transformation of the two types of Qi, Yin and Yang, does have some loss, and the speed is too slow. According to her estimate, it would take more than ten or twenty years of effort to grind this iron dowel, which resembles a magical artifact, into a needle.
Just at this moment, the time is almost at the doorstep of the great calamity of the foundation-laying of the gods. She does not have ten or twenty years to cultivate her heart.
If Liyanshan Laomu or Nuwa could protect her, it would be fine, and she could grind it.
The problem is that even sages cannot protect their disciples during such great calamities.
Learn about the twelve golden immortals of the Chanyang School. They're all cunning like chickens, hearing that they themselves were in a great calamity, they immediately started to recruit disciples to take their place and face the tribulation. They offered them magical treasures, mounts, and elixirs of immortality, giving whatever was asked for with great eagerness. Despite their efforts, they still couldn't avoid the disaster of having their three flowers (referring to the three treasures or aspects of an immortal) diminished and their five energies sealed during the Huanghe Formation.
Deng Chanyu grinding it hard is definitely not possible at the moment. She needs to follow some methods and techniques.
Unbalanced Yin and Yang cannot refine; water and fire cannot temper the edge.
The technique of reversing Yin and Yang is too complex for her, as a "legal illiterate" she doesn't understand it. She can't do water refining, but she feels she can give fire refining a try.
She let the Green Yang True Fire cover the entire iron rod, quickly consuming the internal Yin and Yang Qi of the rod, before grinding vigorously!
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On the sixth day after the capture of Nan Du City, the news reached the camp of Lord Nan at the southern shore.
No matter how tightly the southern city was sealed off, the southern prince of Nandu, Echong Yuxu, saw an inevitable wave of deserters under his command. Deng Jiugong also received news and mobilized his entire army. Both sides clashed from dawn until dusk, engaging in combat for an entire day. The river surface was littered with corpses, flags, and weaponry. The downstream waters were stained red by the battle. In the end, Lord Nan's forces were defeated. Over 20,000 soldiers died in combat and more than 100,000 were captured. He spat out three bowls of blood under the walls of Nan Du City before retreating with 20,000 remaining troops towards Chu State in the southeast direction.
As General Deng Jiugong's army was about to resist Nan Du, Deng Chanyu, who was still grinding the needle, thought of something and immediately came to consult with Huang Feibiao.
She said, "How about granting the entire achievement of breaking Nan Du to my uncle?"
Huang Feibiao was taken aback: "What does this niece intend to do?"
Deng Chanyu pondered over her words.
Capturing the treasures of the Southern Prince of Nandu would not entail much karma, but if one were to become a high-ranking officer in the Commercial Army and then take advantage of their superiors, that would incur some karma.
When Jie Ziya descended from the mountain, the Great Ancestor had already said, "The Shang Dynasty is at an end, and the Zhou Dynasty will rise." The Southern Immortal also said that after completing your mission, you can return to the mountain to continue your cultivation.
The words were said very clearly, but what about Lao Jiang? He himself is quite decisive, and yet he still insists on going to the capital of Yin and Zhou to see the actual situation of the Yin Dynasty. This led him to become a lower-ranking official for five years.
Generally speaking, the lower official of a large country is equivalent to the lower vassal of a small country. Even this "central official" position is much more valuable. King Zhou assigned a relatively low position to Jiang Ziya, but it was certainly not insignificant. In civilized society, individuals are sent to society at thirty-five years old, and by this time, Lao Jiang was already seventy-two years old. King Zhou was able to give him an official position equivalent to a positive department-level officer, what more could he ask for?
At the final moment of destroying the Shang Dynasty, when they met on the battlefield, Lao Jiang was still saying, "Your Majesty, as an old minister wearing armor, I am unable to perform a full ceremony." He placed himself in a position of a subordinate, appearing very humble. This was because the status of master and subordinate had been established early on. For his entire life, Lao Jiang had been a subject of King Zhou.
With the fall of the Yin Dynasty, he suffered misfortune as well, and he never returned to Kunlun Mountain in his life.
Sort of similar circumstances to Jiang Ziya were Li Jing, but Li Jing was luckier than Jiang Ziya. His three sons had influential backers, and he himself was well-regarded in the Buddhist, Taoist, and celestial realms. Although the reversal of Yin Dynasty's fortune was a big problem, he wasn't the main culprit. Throughout the war to destroy the Yin Dynasty, he was a minor character who didn't show up much. Later on, he picked up some good fortune by rubbing shoulders with other powerful factions. His sons helped him bear some of the backlash, so everything was fine.
Deng Chanyu did not have Li Jing's "Face Power Fruit." If she wanted to escape the divine appointment, she couldn't accept the official position of the Yin Dynasty.
The reasons were not convenient to express, so she gave Huang Feibiao a look that said, "You figure it out yourself."
Huang Feibiao was quite good at guessing things.
What's the point of giving me the credit? Oh? Oh! I get it now. You're worried about your future relationships, right?
He had also seen the steam-powered cannon before, which could be pushed by six strong men and lifted by ten. Something so heavy was picked up and even thrown into the air by Deng Chanyu alone. How much strength must she have?
Nowadays, it is not necessary to adhere to the idea that women with talents are evil. Women in noble families will usually have some martial arts skills. Not to mention, Huang Feihong and Huang Feibiao's sister, the Huang Fei who married Zhou, had good martial arts skills. She could beat Su Xiaoshi down on the ground, although there might be some pretenses of fox spirits. However, Huang Fei was definitely not a weak woman.
The Yellow aunt married into the Deng family and could take up a sword to cut down a few people without any problem.
It's normal for women to have some martial arts skills, but they shouldn't be too strong. Deng Chanyu's performance is now too outstanding, and she wants to keep a low profile. Huang Feibiao can understand her desire to stay humble.
"But, my foolish uncle feels unworthy of receiving it. Are you not going to accept any credit at all?"
"If your uncle is willing, you can hand over all the captives to the Deng family."
As for the captives on the southern side, they were supposed to be split in half, but now Deng Chanyu was giving up all the credit and asking for all the captives.
Huang Feibiao had no objections to this, unless he were mad. Otherwise, he would never take a few tens of thousands of soldiers who held strong animosity towards the Shang Dynasty back to Chang'e (the capital). These captives had no value to him.
He guessed that the Deng family wanted to manage Nan Du, and after a slight consideration, he agreed to the deal. You want people and land, I want credit. It's a good deal.
