Chapter 2682 - 2674: Yi Jue Forms Hand Seals

Chapter 2682: Chapter 2674: Yi Jue Forms Hand Seals

Given Yi Jue’s intelligence, it’s quite normal for her to remember Feng Jun performing two hand seals, especially since the second time was slower. Forgetting would be unusual.

Feng Jun wasn’t worried about this. The hand seals across the Big Bosses’ secret techniques are quite similar, but the pattern of variation is extremely peculiar—he believes there’s a rule, although he can’t deduce it himself, and Yi Jue likely understands it even less.

Therefore, Yi Jue remembering a single instance of the hand seal wouldn’t harm the Big Bosses, otherwise, they wouldn’t have had Feng Jun perform the seals publicly. This time, he even did it twice.

However, Feng Jun wasn’t concerned about this. He was more interested in her trust, "Do you believe I didn’t make a mistake with the seals?"

"Mistake?" Yi Jue paused for a moment, then realized what he meant and smiled, "When you’re with Qian Zhong and Xuanyuan Buqi, you wouldn’t conceal any secret techniques. With me, do you have any reason to hide them?"

"As for me wanting to see your secret techniques, you know I’m just curious. Why would you intentionally not let me see them? Okay, I know what you’re thinking... These little secrets aren’t enough for me to distrust you, nor for me to doubt you."

"Thank you for your trust, Immortal Yi Jue," Feng Jun raised his hand to salute. But the next moment, his hands hovered in the air, "Hmm?"

He paused for almost five seconds, then returned to normal, "Immortal Yi Jue, could you perform the hand seals a few more times?"

"Hmm?" This time, Yi Jue was the one who appeared puzzled, but she was ultimately clever and quickly understood, "You want to deduce where the issue lies while I perform the seals?"

"Exactly," Feng Jun nodded straightforwardly. In truth, he even wanted to say, I’ve already guessed something, but remembering the earlier embarrassment, he decided not to boast.

"Well then," Yi Jue seemed more interested upon hearing she could assist him in deduction. She thought for a moment before adding a condition, "How you deduce it, you’ll tell me too."

"No problem telling you," Feng Jun smiled and nodded, "I just worry you might not be able to grasp it."

Yi Jue wasn’t bothered by this, "As long as I understand the principle, why must I learn it from you? Okay, I’m starting now."

Yi Jue’s first hand seal was relatively slow, similar to Feng Jun’s second attempt. Clearly, she was intentionally controlling her speed to pursue accuracy. After finishing, she casually asked, "Is there a mistake?"

Feng Jun didn’t answer right away but stared intently at the side door on the chest. After about half a minute, he slowly shook his head, "No mistake, the movements are spot-on, unforgettable... It seems there really is an issue."

"Such simple movements... how can they be unforgettable?" Yi Jue replied indifferently, genuinely thinking it simple. However, if someone viewed her with a biased perspective, they might think she’s showing off or being arrogant.

After two or three minutes, she spoke again, "Should I perform it once more?"

This time, her speed was much faster than Feng Jun’s first attempt, her hands creating lingering shadows. In an instant, she completed the seals and confidently stated, "There shouldn’t be any mistakes."

"Look at her perform the hand seals, that’s what real hand sealing is," the Big Boss couldn’t help but exclaim, "Not only is it fast, but the posture is also elegant and smooth... Your aesthetics in performing hand seals are far inferior."

"Hand seals aren’t just about speed," Feng Jun retorted, "It’s fine if the speed suffices. She’s probably testing whether the rules of the seals are affected by time."

This assertion wasn’t wrong. Though Feng Jun didn’t gain much theoretical knowledge of seals on Tianqin, he knew quite a bit about it in the Earth Realm.

Truth be told... there’s nothing to brag about. It’s merely due to the declining spiritual energy, leading cultivators toward The Last Dharma World reluctantly trying to refine and master hand seals to potentially reclaim lost opportunities or delay the degradation process.

Indeed, they’ve worked hard and to some degree achieved delaying the inevitable, but ultimately... what must happen, happened.

Those are background details and aren’t important. What’s vital is the Earth Realm’s unique research on hand seals.

Hence, Feng Jun dared to say, hand seals aren’t just about speed—even though that’s generally true, you sometimes need to consider speed when mobilizing heavenly energy or spiritual energy.

If the speed is too swift, the subjected elements may not have time to respond before the hand seal finishes—what’s the point of that?

Sure enough, the Big Boss didn’t refute this point, clearly understanding Feng Jun wasn’t saying nonsense.

Moreover, Feng Jun surmising that Yi Jue was using speed to experiment with the hand seal’s effects was correct—she wasn’t showing off.

Yi Jue waited quietly for about five minutes before muttering to herself, "Seems speed doesn’t matter... Should it be even faster?"

"No need to speed up," Feng Jun stated confidently, then took out his mobile phone, "Just wait a moment. When I say start, you count two breaths before performing the seal, at a speed similar to my first time... Is that okay?"

"No problem," Yi Jue expressed straightforwardly. She wasn’t surprised by the request for "two breaths," as she had vaguely grasped some of the rules of his deduction. She even distractedly remarked, "The speed of your first spell casting was actually quite standard."

After about ten seconds, Feng Jun shouted "Start" and then slid his mobile phone.

Yi Jue waited for two breaths and began casting spells methodically. Not only was her speed quite standard, but she also deliberately mimicked some of Feng Jun’s movements. This showed that her talent was exceptionally high—how could Tianqin’s first genius be just an empty reputation?

After finishing a series of hand spells, she remained standing quietly without any reaction.

Five minutes later... the side door of the box still showed no changes—actually, this outcome had been determined four and a half minutes earlier.

After another ten minutes, Yi Jue still hadn’t said a word, but Feng Jun locked his mobile phone screen, looked up, and sighed lightly, "I wasn’t wrong. To open this side door... it will take four months."

Upon hearing this, Yi Jue was taken aback. She also knew the secret treasure’s location was aligned with the Heavenly Curtain’s center. She was originally speculating if this was a coincidence. Hearing this, and pondering the words "four months later," she began to understand, "Is it related to the Heavenly Curtain?"

"It should be related to the Heavenly Curtain," Feng Jun’s mouth twitched slightly. The Heavenly Curtain closes in four months, not differing by a few days in timing.

Next, he mentally vented his frustrations to the Big Boss, "I say, Senior, I really think you might be the Destined One!"

"F*ck..." the Big Boss wanted to curse but didn’t know whom to curse. The one it wanted to curse most was the Heavenly Dao of the Tianqin Plane—figuring it was being watched by the Heavenly Dao, but considering cursing the Heavenly Dao... it couldn’t bear the consequences.

So it could only ask, "Related to the Heavenly Curtain, how did you deduce this?"

Thankfully, Feng Jun had to explain his deduction principles to Yi Jue. He cleared his throat and spoke with a solemn tone, "The specific deduction principle is... I used your hand spells as a foundational template to deduce possible futures. Four and a half months later, the side door can be opened."

Yi Jue wasn’t surprised at all by this answer. She knew better than anyone that Feng Jun’s deduction could cross certain timelines.

Strictly speaking, deducing always involves crossing timelines. Otherwise, how can one deduce future development trends?

However, crossing timelines and simulating reaching a particular time point are different. Achieving the latter generally requires expertise in causal deduction, arriving at that time point through causal lines to know what will happen then.

Still, Yi Jue knew that Feng Jun wasn’t skilled at causal deduction—he was currently trying hard to learn about causality, but he lacked a lot.

What Yi Jue didn’t realize was that a time point is not equivalent to causality. Causal lines can find corresponding time points, but those are just causal time points, not all time points.

However, Feng Jun’s deduction was practically like a time machine. If desired, any time point could be deduced, whether in the future or in retrospect, as long as needed. It truly wasn’t connected to causal lines.

Of course, he could only deduce the recent few months, that’s the extent of Five Rings’ capability, no more.

In short, Yi Jue misunderstood Feng Jun’s abilities, but this result didn’t surprise her at all.

So she sighed lightly, "Four and a half months later, it’s precisely when the Heavenly Curtain closes, but why is it so coincidental? The secret treasure corresponds with the Heavenly Curtain through its center... The senior you know, master of the secret treasure, is truly remarkable."

"I’m certainly extraordinary," the Big Boss boasted in Feng Jun’s mind. Yet it had to express, "But I truly have no relation to the Heavenly Curtain, nor do I know who is setting me up."

Feng Jun smiled bitterly and shook his head, speaking aloud—indeed, aloud, "I suspect that the secret treasure is in the Heavenly Curtain. The senior I know really isn’t just setting me up ordinarily. Its secret treasures always bring me surprises and... scares!"

"Speak properly!" the Big Boss immediately became displeased, "Is the Heavenly Fragrance Fruit not good, or is the Soul Exit Pill not fragrant?"

Even though it was angry, its tone was slightly unsure—recent secret treasure gains were significant, but the risks... were even greater!

If it wasn’t carrying two True Sages, facing three Soul Exit Soul Bodies... even the Han Hai True Sage would have to run away.

"In the Heavenly Curtain?" Yi Jue’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, "How about, let’s brother and sister... venture into the Heavenly Curtain once more?"

She wasn’t a petty person, never stooping to petty calculations. However, she was very aware of how astonishing the good things in the senior’s secret treasure in Feng Jun’s family were—even Soul Exit Pills were there.

Okay, Soul Exit Pills don’t matter; she herself doesn’t need them. Feng Jun gave her one, and she passed it on as a gift to Elder Kumu—it’s indeed good, but if it wasn’t from a family member, she wouldn’t demand it.

Yet, the problem lies in the words "family member." Can a family member’s secret treasure be taken by others?