Chapter 349: (3): Official Recognition for the Burial River, Borrowing a Saber from the Martial Sage Temple, Sword-Carrying White Ape
Inside the relay station, the game of Go had already come to an end. Sui Youbian had lost yet again.
However, Sui Youbian wasn't determined to achieve victory when it came to playing Go.
Lu Baixiang reviewed the game by himself. His eyes were firmly fixed on the Go board, and he pinched a spare Go piece with two fingers and placed it on the table before gently sliding it around.
In a room not far away, Chen Ping'an was carving a bamboo tube, attempting to inscribe an entire sagely essay on the exterior of the tube.
Chen Ping'an had already become adept at inscribing characters on bamboo slips during the past few years. In addition to this, he had also built a solid foundation from molding pottery and firing pottery during his childhood. Thus, even though he didn't dare to claim that his characters were energetic and lively, they were indeed straight and proper at the very least.
The characters didn't appear overbearing, and they instead looked healthy and strong as they were inscribed into the bamboo. At the same time, the characters also seemed to possess vitality as long as a stream. At the end of the day, these characters were more than passable.
Some people said that cultivators at the Lower Five Tiers cultivated to extend their lifespan, while cultivators at the Middle Five Tiers cultivated to seek immortality. As for cultivators at the Upper Five Tiers, they were exploring the Great Dao by themselves at an even loftier and more distant place. There was almost no time for them to rest.
Chen Ping'an didn't feel like there was anything wrong with this. Being busy and having a full schedule would imply not wasting his time and whiling away his days. Of course, it was still necessary to take an occasional break, slowing down or completely stopping to rest his mind and enjoy the scenery that accompanied the path of cultivation.
Inscribing meaningful characters on the bamboo tube was an example of this, and personally carving a bamboo brush holder of little value according to his whims was also an example of this.