Chapter 35: Empathy
Chapter 35 Empathy
In the study, Zheng Fa opened the cover of Ling He Shen (The Body of the Spirit Crane), and it seemed as though the words of Instructor Xu, said with a tone that conveyed no particular emotion, were still echoing in his ears:
“Don’t follow my path.”
In fact, even if he hadn’t heard Xu's personal experiences, Zheng Fa felt that he wouldn’t waste half his life over this Ling He Shen.
He already had a better option to enter the immortal sect: becoming a talisman master.
For Xu, Ling He Shen was his only chance to transcend the ordinary, and naturally, he found it hard to let go.
But according to the Young Master, becoming a talisman master also offered a chance to enter the immortal sect.
The bigger reason why Zheng Fa didn’t value Ling He Shen the way Xu did was because of the way the lady (his mother) treated him—after demonstrating a bit of talent in talisman-making and even deciphering the two simplest basic talismans, the lady had given him Ling He Shen as a reward. This subtly indicated that in her eyes, Ling He Shen, a martial art that aimed to enter the Dao through martial prowess, was nowhere near as important as Zheng Fa’s talent as a talisman master, and was even less significant than the two basic talismans he had already learned.
Another thought made Zheng Fa even more doubtful about the so-called martial path to the Dao: If practicing Ling He Shen could grant entry to the immortal sect, why was the Young Master painstakingly researching talisman diagrams?