Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

High on the towering mountain peak stood a village, Fulong Village.

In a quaint and elegantly decorated courtyard, a handsome young man sat cross-legged in the center.

The young man was dressed in a clean white robe, with an ordinary copper coin strung on a red rope around his neck.

A thin, wizened old man sat not far away, puffing on his pipe, a glint of shrewdness in his eyes as he watched the boy.

“Opening the ‘Mind’s Eye’ is especially difficult, I hope it works this time!”

Li Guanqi recited the mantra in his heart, his whole being entering a very mysterious state.

With a heart unburdened, see the smallest dust, with a mind unattached, perceive the heart within.

All laws return to the origin, all enter the eye, when a single thought does not arise, one is a true person.

Sit quietly, concentrate the spirit, count the heartbeats, the light of the heart gradually reflects the universe.

Forget the appearance of things to gain true understanding, when the Mind’s Eye opens, comprehend the secrets of heaven.

The mantra taught to him by his grandfather constantly echoed in Li Guanqi's mind.

His whole being was as still as water, his mind gradually unburdened by external objects, his consciousness sinking into the surrounding environment.

Gradually, Li Guanqi felt he 'saw' layers of mist.

In the originally dead darkness, he saw a white fog, which almost made him lose his composure!

This was the first time he had ever seen 'color' since he was born!

He quickly steadied his mind, and as he silently recited the mantra in his heart, he felt that this was the closest he had ever been to opening his Mind's Eye!

In his subconscious, Li Guanqi walked step by step towards the mist, as if there were invisible walls blocking him!

Li Guanqi concentrated his mind, taking firm steps forward.

In an instant, the blood in Li Guanqi's body surged, and the sand and dust on the ground around him were slightly vibrating.

The smoke obscured the old man's face, but one could still see the corners of his mouth turning up.

“Aetheric Dao Body… opening the Mind’s Eye in just seven days…”

“Such talent is simply a peerless prodigy.”

Before he finished speaking, the veins on Li Guanqi's neck bulged, and in an instant, his hazy consciousness broke through the mist!

Boom!

A shattering sound rang out in Li Guanqi's mind.

Suddenly!

A look of shock appeared on Li Guanqi's face, and his whole aura became peaceful.

He… could see…

Although the Mind's Eye perceives without color, it can see everything around it, no different from the human eye.

Su Xuan nodded slightly, muttering to himself in his heart.

“Before the Sea of Consciousness Dao Platform is formed, having this Mind’s Eye is enough.”

Li Guanqi looked at the quaint little courtyard, the first time he had ever seen it.

“Grandpa?”

Su Xuan smiled, got up, put his hands behind his back, and said with a smile.

“Can you see?”

Li Guanqi was extremely excited, his eyes slightly red, and he nodded desperately.

Although there were no colors, it was enough to make him excited.

The old man patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile.

“Haha, don’t worry, you will naturally see the colorful world when you have divine consciousness in the future.”

“But you have just opened your Mind’s Eye, so you should use it less, using it too much will consume your energy and spirit.”

“Come, come, come over here, Grandpa has prepared something for you.”

Li Guanqi nodded slightly, remembering the old man's words in his heart, and after getting up, he stood in place for a long time.

He looked at his hands and feet, and then picked up the copper coin on his chest and examined it carefully.

Holding it in his palm, he murmured: “So… this is a copper coin…”

Li Guanqi followed the old man to the backyard and frowned when he saw the pungent-smelling potion in the wooden bucket.

“Are we soaking again today?”

After speaking, he began to take off his clothes, obviously this was not the first time this had happened.

But the old man smiled mysteriously and continued to walk inside: “Not soaking in medicine, come over here.”

Li Guanqi didn't say anything and followed behind the old man, then he saw a stone pillar nearly as tall as a person.

The square stone pillar was almost as tall as Li Guanqi, and there were several hemp ropes on it.

Li Guanqi twitched the corner of his mouth, and couldn't help but say as he looked at the shape of the hemp rope.

“Grandpa… you wouldn’t want me to carry this thing, would you?”

Seeing that the old man didn't speak, but just looked at him with a smile.

Li Guanqi shrugged his shoulders, came directly to the stone pillar and put on the hemp rope.

His waist and back exerted force instantly, and the stone pillar lifted off the ground!

Li Guanqi's face turned red and he said very quickly.

“Grandpa!! This thing weighs at least five hundred pounds!!”

“Grandson… I’m afraid it’s a bit too much…”

Su Xuan smiled and said: “What’s wrong with five hundred pounds? You are at the peak of Body Tempering now, five hundred pounds is not heavy.”

“From today onwards, you will carry this thing while eating, sleeping, going up and down the mountain!”

Li Guanqi didn't complain, but asked: “What about when I'm practicing boxing?”

Su Xuan turned around and smiled: “Of course you have to carry it, you have to carry it even when you sleep.”

Helpless, Li Guanqi had no choice but to do as he was told, although he didn't know what the point of doing this was.

The old man went to the village entrance to play chess, taking advantage of the sunset.

Before leaving, he glanced at Li Guanqi inadvertently and muttered to himself.

“You brat, it’s all for your own good…”

Early the next morning, Su Xuan was busy preparing something.

Li Guanqi, carrying the stone pillar, climbed up the mountain panting from below.

In the early morning, smoke curled up from every household.

A woman in a floral jacket opened the courtyard door and shouted the names of the children in each house.

After all, the time after getting up and waiting for meals was the time for these young people to play.

“Gou'dan!! Come home for dinner!”

“Cuihua~ you’re back.”

“Chenchen, you dead child, hurry back!”

Zhao Beichen hid in the dark, waiting for the arrival of that young man.

The look in his eyes as he looked at the young man was full of resentment.

Meng Wanshu was cold to everyone, but she was willing to say a few more words to Li Guanqi.

In Zhao Beichen's words, Meng Wanshu was the wife he had set his sights on!

What qualifications did a dead blind man have to be compared with him?!

Because of this, Zhao Beichen often came to Li Guanqi to make trouble in the past few years.

But every time he would be beaten up by Li Guanqi.

Li Guanqi had now opened his Mind's Eye, even if he didn't see the other person, Zhao Beichen's breathing was as heavy as an ox in his ears.

Zhao Beichen seized the opportunity to rush out and raised his fist to hit Li Guanqi.

But Li Guanqi just dodged slightly and punched Zhao Beichen in the stomach with his backhand.

The severe pain caused Zhao Beichen to squat on the ground, clutching his stomach in pain.

He pointed at Li Guanqi and said in a trembling voice: “Li… Guanqi! You dead bastard! You wait two more years!”

Li Guanqi squatted on the ground and said with a playful smile: “It will be the same no matter how many years pass, you can't beat me.”

The little boy next to him saw Li Guanqi get up and look at them.

He immediately said with a bitter face: “I… I want to go home, my mother is calling me for dinner.”

After the children left, Li Guanqi ignored Zhao Beichen lying on the ground.

His vision was no longer in this Fulong Village, as for Zhao Beichen…

He had never thought about using weapons or anything like that, otherwise Li Guanqi would have killed him long ago.

Li Guanqi twitched his nose, followed the scent, and the young man leaned on the fence of a household and shouted.

“Aunt Li~ what day is it today? You even stewed a hen?”

Squeak~

A slightly chubby middle-aged woman pushed the door open and looked at the young man with a smile on her face.

“It's Guanqi, have you eaten yet? Auntie will get you some.”

Looking at the woman with a smile on her face, Li Guanqi murmured in his heart.

“So this is what Aunt Li looks like…”

Li Guanqi pretended to touch his stomach and said: “Not really.”

“Isn't it because my dog nose is sensitive? I don't want to eat the chaff and vegetables that my grandpa makes, so I came here following the smell.”

When the woman heard this, she quickly waved her hands and said: “Don't talk nonsense, stinky boy, I happen to have half a basin left.”

“I'll get you some more rice, you take it back and eat it with your grandpa.”

When the young man heard this, the smile on his face became even more intense, and he said sweetly: “Thank you, Aunt Li.”

“Hey… it's a pity that Aunt Li's craftsmanship doesn't go down the mountain to open a restaurant.”

The woman's eyes curved, and there were a few more wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

“Stinky boy, you are the sweetest, wait.”

After a while, a graceful young girl walked out with a pot of fragrant stewed chicken.

The girl was wearing a light blue dress, holding a full pot of stewed chicken.

Afraid of spilling the chicken soup, her eyes were staring round at the dish.

As she walked, Meng Wanshu muttered.

“Li Guanqi, are you a dog? Every time my family makes something delicious, you come on time.”

Li Guanqi couldn't help but lean on the fence, quietly watching her.

“So… Wanshu looks so beautiful.”

Thinking of this, Li Guanqi's mouth turned up slightly, and he said with a soft smile.

“Meng Wanshu, who do you think will marry you, this virtuous wife and good mother, in the future?”

Meng Wanshu's face turned red, and it took a lot of effort to put the dish on the fence.

She rolled her eyes at Li Guanqi and ran into the house, but then she realized that Li Guanqi was blind and couldn't see.

She pouted and cursed at Li Guanqi: “Stinky blind man!”

Li Guanqi laughed and turned around, but before he left, he stood in place, holding the pot and bowing slightly.

He said somewhat awkwardly: “That… is Uncle Meng back?”

The man standing in front of Li Guanqi didn't speak, and kicked him in the butt.

He scolded with a smile: “Stop teasing Wanshu in the future, she's almost at the age of joining the sect, and you still don't have a proper job.”

“Get lost~”

Li Guanqi smiled and nodded quickly: “Okay~ I'll bring Uncle Meng wine tomorrow.”

After barging open the door, the young man called out softly: “Grandpa? I'm back.”

After seven turns and eight turns, he finally came to a slightly remote courtyard.

After barging open the door, the young man called out softly: “Grandpa? I'm back.”

At the door of the house, an old man smoking a pipe suddenly brightened his eyes.

He smacked his lips and said: “Sure enough, old Meng's wife's cooking is still the best.”

Li Guanqi put down the dish and staggered, almost falling to the ground.

Su Xuan curled his lips and scolded angrily: “How long has it been since you opened your Mind's Eye and started using it like this? Do a hundred more boxing stances today!”

The young man's face suddenly turned bitter, but he didn't dare to refute.

“The strength control today is not bad.”

“If it was heavier, I would have to go to old Zhao's house for a feast tomorrow.”

The young man rubbed his head and didn't say anything for a long time.

“嗝儿~”

“I'm done eating.”

Li Guanqi suddenly realized that things were not good.

He clipped the chopsticks in the pot several times, but only the pot and chopsticks made a clanging sound.

“You went to play chess with old Lu again?”

“None of your business, practice boxing properly!”

“I'm going into the mountain to find something, I'll be back in a couple of days.”

“Remember to go down the mountain and buy me wine tomorrow.”

The young man's face turned bitter, and he ate the rice in large mouthfuls, finally eating every grain.

After eating, the young man came to the backyard, took off his clothes, and sat in the bathtub.

The dark green potion constantly stimulated the young man's skin.

In a few breaths, the young man's skin turned red, and fine beads of sweat began to seep out of his forehead.

His body trembled slightly, and his teeth were clenched.

As if enduring some kind of unusual pain.

Through the dark green potion, one could vaguely see dense, mysterious patterns on the young man's body.

Li Guanqi was only able to see this year after opening his Mind's Eye.

But in his 'eyes', although there were only black and white colors, it was already a great surprise to him.

So every day he would exhaust his spirit to open his Mind's Eye.

Because… he especially cherished the days of knowing day and night.

Li Guanqi sat cross-legged in the bathtub, silently enduring the pain brought by the medicinal bath.

In his heart, he was planning what to do after finishing the boxing stances. Along with the whistling of the fist wind, the last boxing stance was finally completed.

Li Guanqi opened his Mind's Eye and found that it was already midnight, and his brows furrowed slightly.

“Why hasn't Grandpa come back today?”

Li Guanqi didn't think much about it and fell asleep in bed.

He didn't see Grandpa early the next morning, so he simply went down the mountain to buy wine.

After all, his grandpa sometimes went into the mountains for a few days, and he was used to it.

Li Guanqi hummed a little tune and went down the mountain.

At the same time, a guy who had a lot of connection with him was also in Changxing Town at the foot of the mountain.