Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2: Crossover
Chapter 3: Bandits
Chapter 4: Forest
Chapter 5: Emotions
Chapter 6: To Protect
Chapter 7: Peach Blossom Origins
Chapter 8: Wisdom
Chapter 9: Legacy
Chapter 10: Theft
Chapter 11: To Protect
Chapter 12: Capital
Chapter 13: Banquet
Chapter 14: Spiritual Roots
Chapter 15: Examinations
Chapter 16: Quality
Chapter 17: Wretched
Chapter 18: Silver Dragon Temple
Chapter 19: I Surrender
Chapter 20: Three Questions
Chapter 21: Elementary Scholar
Chapter 22: Patrol Officer
Chapter 23: Sacrifice
Chapter 24: Farewell
Chapter 25: Idol
Chapter 26: Banknotes
Chapter 27: Plan
Chapter 28: Kill Them
Chapter 29: Legacy
Chapter 30: Maiden
Chapter 31: Tang Zhen
Chapter 32: Invitation
Chapter 33: Decay
Chapter 34: Chen Yuan
Chapter 35: Han Lin
Chapter 36: Heaven’S Assistance
Chapter 37: Event On The Boat
Chapter 38: A Disgrace To The Educated
Chapter 39: Revoking A Title
Chapter 40: Sailor
Chapter 41: Into The Water
Chapter 42: Solving The Case
Chapter 43: Mistress Cloud
Chapter 44: Crystal Gaze
Chapter 45: Autopsy
Chapter 46: Into The Examination Halls
Chapter 47: Examination
Chapter 48: Night Ship
Chapter 49: Murder
Chapter 50: Judge
Chapter 51: Suspicion
Chapter 52: First Place
Chapter 53: Check Again
Chapter 54: Realization
Chapter 55: Ancestral Temple
Chapter 56: Spiritual Roots
Chapter 57: Night Attack
Chapter 58: Puppet
Chapter 59: Killing An Official
Chapter 60: Today Shall Be The Day You Die
Chapter 61: Counterattack
Chapter 62: Will You Do It
Chapter 63: The Case Of The Coffin Bearers
Chapter 64: Decision
Chapter 65: Broken Tail
Chapter 66: Respects To Teacher
Chapter 67: Payment
Chapter 68: Entering The Sect
Chapter 69: Retrieve
Chapter 70: Rise Above
Chapter 71: Confer A Title
Chapter 72: Samurai Warrior
Chapter 73: Let’S Drink Up
Chapter 74: The Great Learning
Chapter 75: Pirates
Chapter 76: First Book
Chapter 77: Revenge
Chapter 78: Seven Cups And Seven Steps
Chapter 79: Attack
Chapter 80: A Little Higher
Chapter 81: Rejection
Chapter 82: Exterminating The Pirates
Chapter 83: Imperial Edict
Chapter 84: Send The Memorandum
Chapter 85: Unfilial And Unfair
Chapter 86: Turning Misfortune To Fortune
Chapter 87: Relay Station
Chapter 88: Murder
Chapter 89: Desire
Chapter 90: Six Riders
Chapter 91: Dao Amulet
Chapter 92: Fire On Mountain Deity Temple
Chapter 93: Ji Ai Guo
Chapter 94: A Chance Encounter
Chapter 95: To The Capital
Chapter 96: An Idea
Chapter 97: Hidden Gold
Chapter 98: Gold Is Too Heavy
Chapter 99: Dance Of The Dragon And Fish
Chapter 100: Turn Back In Sadness
Chapter 101: Exchange
Chapter 102: Lovesick
Chapter 103: In A Trance
Chapter 104: The Emperor’S Melody
Chapter 105: Audience
Chapter 106: Heavenly Disposition
Chapter 107: Completion
Chapter 108: Leaving A Memory
Chapter 109: Receiving The Edict
Chapter 110: Sword Fight
Chapter 111: Query In The Night
Chapter 112: Reason
Chapter 113: Divination
Chapter 114: Metal Anchor
Chapter 115: Justice Is Served
Chapter 116: Fairy On The Magpie Bridge
Chapter 117: News
Chapter 118: The Tiger And The Lion Converges
Chapter 119: Avoid The Rain
Chapter 120: Southern Kingdom
Chapter 121: Young Chieftain
Chapter 122: Fisherman
Chapter 123: The Tomb
Chapter 124: Evil Survivors
Chapter 125: Attacking The City
Chapter 126: Controlling Snakes
Chapter 127: Interrogation
Chapter 128: Black Wolf
Chapter 129: Young Master Xie
Chapter 130: Burning The Stronghold
Chapter 131: Assassin
Chapter 132: Urgent Return
Chapter 133: Feelings
Chapter 134: Dragon Tiger Temple
Chapter 135: Shen Wan Lin
Chapter 136: Marriage Upheaval
Chapter 137: Obstruction
Chapter 138: Upholding The Laws Of The Household
Chapter 139: It Doesn’T Matter
Chapter 140: If Only We Met Once In This Life
Chapter 141: Alliance
Chapter 142: Mission Incomplete
Chapter 143: Suspecting Your Neighbor Of Stealing
Chapter 144: Absurdity
Chapter 145: Competition
Chapter 146: Refusal
Chapter 147: Collaboration
Chapter 148: Harmonizing Flute Lullabies
Chapter 149: Forever Gone Are The Old Times
Chapter 150: Retrieving The Pill
Chapter 151: Be Good And Accept Death
Chapter 152: Exposure
Chapter 153: Emergency
Chapter 154: Poison Gas
Chapter 155: Secret Basement
Chapter 156: Breaking Through The Gates Of Heaven
Chapter 157: Kill Them All
Chapter 158: Core Disciple
Chapter 159: Offended
Chapter 160: A Glimmer Of Hope
Chapter 161: Surprise
Chapter 162: Bestowing A Title
Chapter 163: Explosion
Chapter 164: Official
Chapter 165: Network
Chapter 166: Arrest
Chapter 167: Retribution
Chapter 168: Insignia
Chapter 169: The Chase
Chapter 170: Return To The City
Chapter 171: Prestige
Chapter 172: Enchantments
Chapter 173: Kill A Man, Leave A Poem
Chapter 174: Major Incident
Chapter 175: Meeting
Chapter 176: Sin
Chapter 177: A Full Account
Chapter 178: Cracks
Chapter 179: I Won’T Meet
Chapter 180: Peace And Prosperity
Chapter 181: Untitled
Chapter 182: A Truthful Misrepresentation
Chapter 183: Do Some Good
Chapter 184: Obtaining An Imperial Tile
Chapter 185: Leaving The Prince’S Mansion
Chapter 186: Virtuous
Chapter 187: Punished Only Because You’Re Capable
Chapter 188: Spy
Chapter 189: Fate Lantern
Chapter 190: Jade Pendant
Chapter 191: Floating Sphere
Chapter 192: Jian An
Chapter 193: Words From The Heart
Chapter 194: Counter Attack
Chapter 195: Cursed
Chapter 196: All Of You, Die!
Chapter 197: Breaking Through Paradise
Chapter 198: Rushing In
Chapter 199: Assistance
Chapter 200: It Doesn'T Matter
Chapter 201: You’Ve Grown Up
Chapter 202: Battle Conclusion
Chapter 203: Overwhelmed
Chapter 204: Position
Chapter 205: Alliance
Chapter 206: County Magistrate
Chapter 207: Hesitation
Chapter 208: Refusal To Meet
Chapter 209: Eyes And Mouth Wide Open
Chapter 210: Asking For Help For A Title
Chapter 211: Ignorance
Chapter 212: The Plan
Chapter 213: Zhao Kuo
Chapter 214: Executed
Chapter 215: Increase In Morale
Chapter 216: Sentry Island
Chapter 217: Breaking The Enemy
Chapter 218: The Day Of The Counterattack
Chapter 219: To Retrieve
Chapter 220: Attacking The Stronghold
Chapter 221: Stability
Chapter 222: Ashore
Chapter 223: Attack
Chapter 224: Defeat
Chapter 225: Urgent Report
Chapter 226: Persuasion
Chapter 227: Invitation
Chapter 228: Cleanly
Chapter 229: Becoming A Dao Master
Chapter 230: To The Capital City
Chapter 231: Recruiting
Chapter 232: Affair
Chapter 233: A Bag Of Pills
Chapter 234: Virtue Of The Crown Prince
Chapter 235: Divergence
Chapter 236: Ambush
Chapter 237: Snow People
Chapter 238: Luring The Snake Out Of A Cave
Chapter 239: Love Never Lasts
Chapter 240: Shameless
Chapter 241: Assassins On Sky Road
Chapter 242: Resolution
Chapter 243: Observation
Chapter 244: Demotion
Chapter 245: Shocking News
Chapter 246: Farewell
Chapter 247: An Audience
Chapter 248: Advisor
Chapter 249: Business
Chapter 250: Suspicion
Chapter 251: Golden Cats
Chapter 252: Killing Officials
Chapter 253: River Deity’S Daoist Field
Chapter 254: Long Arms Of Justice
Chapter 255: Ironclad Case
Chapter 256: Removing The Official Hat
Chapter 257: Rebuilding
Chapter 258: Execution
Chapter 259: Stale Fish
Chapter 260: Records
Chapter 261: Reinstatement
Chapter 262: Wei Family Village
Chapter 263: Map Of The Dragon Veins
Chapter 264: Deep Wisdom
Chapter 265: Wedding
Categories Genre: Action, Adventure, All, Historical, Martial Arts, Ongoing, Romance, Supernatural, Xianxia Status: Ongoing Alternative names: Dao Tian Xian Tu, Path to Immortality: Marauding the Heavens, 盗天仙途, ______
Total Chapters in book: 265
Estimated words: 772462 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3862(@200wpm)___ 3090(@250wpm)___ 2575(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 772462 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3862(@200wpm)___ 3090(@250wpm)___ 2575(@300wpm)
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Chapter 8: Wisdom
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Peach Blossom Origins
As soon as Pei Zi Yun walked out, the Chief of the Monastery instructed the other nuns to settle Ye Su'er in. The front half of the monastery looked perfectly normal. Once she got to the private area, behind the flower door however, Ye Su'er was stumped.
As she walked through the corridor, she noticed that it was round in layout. Trees, rocks and mountains surrounded her. In the middle was the great hall. Behind the great hall were five rooms, each were richly ornamented. As she stepped into her own room, she observed that it was furnished, and was very tidy. The walls were lined with bark paper. The Daoist Nun smiled and said, “You should get some rest. I will wake you up when it is meal time.”
As the nun walked out, she saw the monastery Chief putting down the paper she had been reading earlier. There was a Dao Enchanted Talisman in front of her, bright red in colour. On it was a circle of light and a shadow in it. The shadow was speaking plainly, “Junior sister rarely uses enchanted talisman to communicate. What is the matter?”
“Senior sister, today Zhao Ning of Free Cloud Sect wrote a letter, asking me to protect someone.” The Chief laughed and continued, “And so I sold a small small favour.”
“This is a small matter, it’s just as well that junior sister should protect this person. But you would not suddenly use the enchanted talisman just to tell me this, would you?” The person behind the shadow said.
“It looks like senior sister knows me well. Look at this piece of work, this was done by Pei Zi Yun in less than five strokes. He is indeed talented, take a look at the description”
After she said that, she began to read his work aloud. Peach Blossom Origins was only three hundred and ninety five words, thus, she finished reading it quickly. After she had finished reading, she and the shadow spent some time in silence before speaking, “Although the prose was only a few hundred words, the description was out of this world.”
“It sounds like paradise, and a few parts of it seemed to describe the divine mountains.”
“This Pei Zi Yun is a disciple of Dao?”
The Monastery Chief laughed and replied “If he were a Dao disciple, why would I be amazed?”
“I know this man. Zhao Ning of Free Cloud Sect has gone to look for his senior uncle who had been reincarnated, and who was to be born in Snail Village. At first, he had noticed him but afterwards realized that he was reluctant to leave this physical world, his only priority was to study and attain top marks in the examinations. Zhao Ning eventually dropped him. It seems like he does not know the secrets of Dao.”
“And these descriptions of paradise and the divine mountains, even the disciples from other sects and our own initiate disciples are unaware of. Only true disciples will be able to know this. And Zhao Ning would not have told him.”
“That is one of the core secrets of Dao right?” the shadow fell into silence before suddenly speaking once again, “The enchanted talisman is almost spent, and we can’t discuss this in detail. How about this, I shall leave the mountains and take a look for myself.”
As soon as she said it, a loud snap was heard and the circle of light on the enchanted talisman vanished. The Daoist Woman did not seem to find it strange and laughed, “Haha, never would I have expected myself to be investigating others, but alas! It’s all in the name of finding talent for my masters, and shall be worth it in the end!”
Being in high spirits she ordered, “Ask Auntie Li to cook a few more dishes tonight, there is going to be an extra person around for dinner!”
The Daoist Nun agreed without much difficulties. The monastery was quite large in area and they were all ladies running the place. Master usually would not open the kitchen unless unecessary. They would usually go to a nearby eatery to have their meals. At this point however, just asking and providing a few pieces of silver was a small price to pay.
It was just a few pieces of silver. There was no issue with that.
Snail Village
Pei Zi Yun was quietly thinking. It was almost noon, even if a mishap were to occur people still needed to eat. The village was covered with smoke from kitchen chimneys that arrived at his door and assaulted his nostrils. The entire house was covered with ashes and the smell of rice cooking.
“Mother, are you home?”
Pei Zi Yun looked around. It was yesterday that his mother had left home, but had now returned and was preparing lunch.
This was an approximately thirty plus year old woman who looked so weary and tired that she seemed like she was forty instead. And his poor mother had been infected by a virus and was coughing non-stop.
A heat wave came over his chest as he hurriedly walked up to his mother and started massaging her back. Pei Qian Shi turned to see who it was and realized it was her own son who had just came back from being out.
Pei Qian Shi took hold of Pei Zi Yun’s shirt and said frightfully, “Son, this morning I was home but did not see you. I heard from the women in the village that the Black Wind Brigand came to extort from us. Having not seen my son, I was so worried. Only after seeing that my son is fine, can I finally relax.”
As she was speaking, tears rolled down her face.
His mother in his previous life was like that too, always shedding tears for him. Pei Zi Yun saw his mother crying and felt a jolt of pain in his heart.
At this moment, Pei Qian Shi straightened up her body. Seeing the fire in the stove licking the bottom of the pot, as steam rose up signaling the porridge was almost ready. This household was stricken with poverty. Its kitchen was tiny, and had no chimney thus creating a situation where, all the smoke was contained within the house.
It seemed that as his mother was waiting for the porridge to be cooked, she was sewing to make some extra money for their living expenditure. Due to the smoke constantly being trapped in the house, she developed a cough.
“Mother, more firewood needs to be added, I can do it! Pei ZI Yun pushed his mother aside gently, refusing to let her do more than was needed. Pei Qian Shi, unable to convince her son to let her do it, stood aside and continued stitching.
“Ye Su'er, I am very fond of her. She is so graceful, and knows how to look after a household.” His mother said smiling and she spoke, completely unaware that only yesterday the bandits almost took her away.
“I know you and Ye Su'er are childhood sweethearts. In the future, no matter what, you must always be kind to her. You both look like innocent playmates now, but once you start a family, I will finally be at ease.” As she spoke, she noticed that the porridge was finally done and went to get a few bowls.
Son and mother having salted vegetables and plain porridge quietly. The Pei household brought their child up with strict rules. During meals, unless it was something important, no words should be spoken.
After finishing their lunch, Pei Zi Yun told his mother about meeting Mr Zhao and hiding Ye Su'er. He was telling her about Mr Zhao giving him the money, and permitting him to take the imperial examinations when his mother put down her stitching and started talking.
“Your deceased father was a scholar under the rule of the previous king. During that time, the imperial court was unmanned, and so he decided to initiate a suppression of the armed bandits in the country. He was killed by the bandits as a result.
“This was the meaning of dying for your country. To be trapped and to die is better than surrendering to the bandits and murdered.”
“In the chaos, who can tell the difference? I escaped with your uncle. There was such pandemonium around, and no peace. Your uncle tried to save me, and as a result ruptured his old wound and breathed his last.”
“When we were escaping amidst the chaos, I only had time to bring a few belongings out. When I arrived at this village, I only had some money to buy some house necessities. After giving birth to you, life got harder. Apart from leaving behind your materials for studying, we sold off everything we had as collateral for the house. Thankfully I know how to sew, and have been using this skill to survive ever since.”
“As the new dynasty settled down, peace was gradually estored. Many years ago, Mr Zhao came here and took pity on this household. He then accepted you as his disciple and student in an attempt to raise us from poverty, teaching you to study daily.”
“Today, hearing you say you are going to take the imperial examinations, my family has done something to make our ancestors proud. You father can also rest in peace in his grave. When you finally attain top scores, please do not forget the help rendered to you by Mr Zhao.”
As his mother was speaking, Pei Zi Yun could not help falling into a daze. He walked to his small room, with a small window and a wooden bed lay in the middle of the room. On the bed were sheets that had already been washed and were folded neatly. There was a shelf too, nailed the wall where numerous books sat. This was what his mother had strived so hard for, a bookshelf filled with books. Instead of bringing over gold and silver and valuable belongings she brought his books.
These, are the fundamentals of a scholar.
The books on the shelf had all been read before by the original owner. A file on the table kept his ink and paper.
Pei Zi Yun sat on a small stool below the bed as he observed his surroundings with a heavy heart and was lost in thought. Remembering the mission on the system he reached some sort of an understanding.
It seems like the original owner was not completely inflexible. After his father and uncle had died, he and his mother were left to fend for themselves. Pei Qian Shi was originally a country girl and had faced considerable sufferings.
And this system was part of the original owner’s spiritual gift that had no regard for anything else but for the mission. The objectives set were all related to the regrets of the original owner. That was why the first mission was to rescue Ye Su'er and the second mission was to ace the imperial examinations. The main reason for wanting to score well was in front of him, his mother who had not turned forty yet had entire head of white hair and wrinkles.
Pei Zi Yun opened his writing materials, prepared his ink, picked up his quill and started writing an essay.
After some time, when the essay was completed, he sampled the quality of it and realized it was not up to standard. The essay had something severely lacking, but he could not quite put his finger on it. He thought hard in silence.
The original owner’s intellect was not very high. After ten years of studying, at this point, he gave up. Following that, he wasted five years of his time before finally scoring well. Although he had inherited all the memories from the previous owner, that did not equate to capability. It was akin to reading someone else’s book.
And now, even with the memories, his essay was still unable to meet the quality of an Elementary Scholar.
Of course, with the memories he saved a few years of studying. But to ace the examinations with the original owner’s standard, that would still require another few years.
Can he and Pei Qian Shi wait another few years?
In the original owner’s memory, Pei Qian Shi would die in seven years from an illness.
He thought long and hard before picking up his teacher’s essay and beginning to read it. Before long, he let out a sigh, “Even if I were to spend another few years, I am unable to come up with an essay of this standard!”
“Then it looks like I have to cheat.”
“The original owner really was narrow minded to be afraid of his own talents. I, however, am not afraid.”
“The system is just there to announce missions and to unlock powers. Actually, going by the previous owner’s memories, this Plum Blossom has the ability to steal wisdom and Dao Arts!”
Pei Zi Yun sat in his room, with the windows half open and facing south. Suddenly a stalk of plum blossom bloomed outside his window. He observed it, thinking hard and considering its moves.
“The Plum Blossom already has one petal open but is still unable to steal Dao Arts. It can however steal unnaturally strong wisdom. At this point, all that is needed is to find an object that is harnessing this wisdom.”
“If this does work, it can tremendously speed up my acquisition of knowledge. If I were to ace the imperial examinations, it would have to be through this method.”
“I remember Mr Zhao being a Daoist, he must have a huge library containing a lot of books.”
“Following the memories of the original owner, if the book was printed or copied, even if it was filled with incredible works, it couldn’t be absorbed. This is because it doesn’t harness any Dao Wisdom.”
“Only when a scholar or Daoist spends a lifetime, with blood, sweat and tears, writing with his own hands, and intentionally harnessing their wisdom in the book, can it be stolen.”
“Mr Zhao has innumerable books. Maybe there’s one that is suited to my needs. Since I have already troubled Mr Zhao today, I won’t go today and will go tomorrow instead.”
“Since I had been murdering all night and am exhausted, I shall take the day and rest.”
Thinking this way, Pei Zi Yun settled his heart down. Feeling fatigued physically and mentally, he rolled around on the mattress, falling asleep before long.
Total Chapters in book: 265
Estimated words: 772462 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3862(@200wpm)___ 3090(@250wpm)___ 2575(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 772462 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3862(@200wpm)___ 3090(@250wpm)___ 2575(@300wpm)
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