Chapter 1617 - 593: Feihua Book (3)

"Of course it’s possible." Yu Ruying replied without thinking.

However, Zhou Xuan shook his head firmly and said, "I don’t think so."

In the previous era, benefiting from the information age, Zhou Xuan could effortlessly see the calligraphy treasures of various dynasties,

just Master Wang’s ink, Zhou Xuan had seen completely. He said, "Yu Xu, the realm you mentioned where the man and his book both age, what is the previous realm?"

"Naturally, it’s the pursuit of the dangerous and exceptional in brushwork."

Yu Ruying said.

"So, you believe that for the same calligrapher, the quality of their calligraphy in the realm of dangerous and exceptional pursuit is lower than in the realm where man and book both age?"

"Na...turally."

Yu Ruying felt a deeper meaning in Zhou Xuan’s words and hesitated in her response, then added a question: "Isn’t it?"

"I think not."

Zhou Xuan had seen the "Breaking Qiang Stele", a calligraphy piece by Master Wang in the Great Harmony Realm, where the brushwork is extremely natural, and the characters are nearly Dao-like.

He also had seen the "Xingrang Scroll", a representative work of Master Wang’s dangerous and exceptional brushwork.

In terms of skill, the "Xingrang Scroll" naturally wasn’t as divinely powerful as the later works of Master Wang,

but in terms of rhythm and aesthetics, both calligraphy pieces stand apart, each having its own charm.

Zhou Xuan said, "When a calligrapher pursues the dangerous and exceptional, they possess a mindset of danger and exception,

at this stage, if the calligrapher is ambitious and strong-willed, their writings are bold and beautiful, the style expansive, each stroke and dot like a chisel, capable of splintering the rocky paths of calligraphy,

the Great Harmony Realm has the natural Dao of great harmony,

the realm of danger and exception also has grand and magnificent beauty,

since both have their own strengths, how can one rank them as ’high or low’."

"Hiss..."

Yu Ruying felt her chest tighten, as her long-standing shackles in calligraphy began to loosen after hearing Zhou Xuan’s words.

"There’s really no high or low?"

"Majestic like a high mountain, delicate like a stream, vast like the seas, ever-changing like white clouds,

Yu Xu, which is more beautiful: the mountain, the stream, the sea, or the cloud?"

Zhou Xuan asked with a smile.

"Boom! Boom!"

Yu Ruying only heard the sound of a high cliff collapsing in her heart, and her understanding of calligraphy was significantly elevated at that moment, releasing many years of obsession.

"Zhou Dangzheng’s words, truly wonderful, truly wonderful indeed."

Yu Ruying felt the sky brighten, looking up at Bai Yujing, she said,

"A saint once told me I was too obsessed, and to advance further, I must dissolve my obsession. Listening to Zhou Dangzheng today, I gained so much, truly gained so much."

However, Zhou Xuan coughed lightly to remind her, "Yu Xu, you came to see me today to teach me about Taoist arts—why do I feel like our roles have reversed?"

"Oh... our discussion was so interesting, I forgot about that."

Yu Ruying suddenly realized—she came to teach Zhou Xuan about Taoist arts, not to learn from Zhou Xuan.

She repeatedly said, "Then, Zhou Dangzheng, I shall solve your dilemmas in calligraphy."

Zhou Xuan then asked, "What about your assessment of my nature?"

"Already passed, Dangzheng is brilliant in thoughts, and his mind is calm. Even though the Saint has been secluded for years, if he were present, he would surely accept Zhou Dangzheng as a new Sequencer..."

"I’m not particularly interested in becoming a Sequencer."

Zhou Xuan waved his hand and said, "But I’m quite interested in grasping ’inspiration’ from calligraphy,

by the way, before you lecture, I must ask, for anyone from Bai Yujing to descend to the mortal world, they need to pass through the Jade Capital Array,

but you didn’t descend through the Bai Yujing’s Array, how did you attach yourself to me?"

Zhou Xuan asked.

The Tianchi Pill Master, Zhu Fuyao, Zhu Zhenggang descended from the heavens through the standard array transmission, unlike Yu Ruying, who arrived mysteriously, without any prior signs.

Yu Ruying was completely unaware that the rhythm of their conversation was now firmly in Zhou Xuan’s control,

she simply answered Zhou Xuan’s question and said, "I descended through the ’Feihua Book’ on Zhou Dangzheng’s body."

"Feihua Book?"

Zhou Xuan asked, "Where do I have such a thing on me?"

"You do."

Yu Ruying immediately chanted an incantation-like spell, causing Zhou Xuan to involuntarily raise his hand,

Zhou Xuan’s right hand was forced to summon one of his Supreme Magical Artifacts—the "Will Heavenly Book."

The jade-white Heavenly Book hovered three feet above Zhou Xuan’s head.

"You call my ’Will Heavenly Book’, the ’Feihua Book’?" Zhou Xuan asked...