Chapter 3: Moonlight Grass

Yang Linton immediately stopped crying and smiled, "Brother, let's get started quickly."

"It is me," Yang Yun said in a lowered voice

Yang Lin's two large eyes welled up with tears

In fact, Yang Yun practices the Moonlight True Scripture on the rooftop every night. This technique is relatively simple to start with and is one of the few techniques that Yang Yun can fully memorize

The path up the mountain is well-trodden, and tonight the moonlight is bright. Yang Lin is not afraid at all; she keeps asking questions incessantly along the way. Yang Yun, while laughing, simply does not reveal any good solutions to her.

Yang Lin took the moonlight grass and pulled out several wild grasses. After careful comparison, she found that they were indeed different. The cross-section of the moonlight grass root was as white as ice and snow, and the juice that oozed out had a faint, refreshing fragrance. When applied to the skin, it felt cool and very comfortable

A meal of braised pork left Yang Yun reminiscing for a long time. Since that day, Yang Yun developed a habit of climbing to the roof of his house every night to gaze at the moon

Yang Yun's body moved slightly, and with his breathing, a layer of hazy light gradually rose from him, as if the moonlight within a radius of several meters had converged around him

I naturally have ways to find good things that others cannot. Are you going or not?

What happened?" Yang Lin jumped up, asking in surprise.

After a moment, the coolness gradually faded away. Yang Yun looked up at the moon, which at that moment radiated infinite brilliance in his eyes, dazzling like the scorching sun. Yang Yun dared not look for long and shifted his gaze to the ground

Yang Yun was taken aback, then burst into laughter, "Hahaha, you are really amusing! Do you think you can pull up all the grass on this mountain?"

"Come here," Yang Yun said as he brought his younger sister to the grass in front of them, pointing and saying, "Do you see this grass? It is called moonlight grass, and it can be used for medicinal purposes. The pharmacy in town will buy as much as you can gather."

Do not cry, do not cry, your brother brought you here, and he will surely find many of these herbs. I will look for them, and you can use the medicinal spade to dig out the moonlight grass along with the soil.

After more than half an hour of walking, having reached the halfway point of Xiaoyue Mountain, Yang Lin finally grew impatient. She plopped down onto a rock and exclaimed, "I can't go on, I'm exhausted. If you don't tell me what to do soon, I'm going back to sleep!"

The leaves look quite similar, but once you pull it out, it becomes clear. Yang Yun said confidently, reaching out to pull out the moonlight grass, "Look at its roots; they are completely different from those of ordinary weeds."

Yang Yun nimbly descended to the ground along the ladder, thinking to himself, "My body is somewhat more agile than before, but the power of the Moonlight Scripture is truly inadequate; it is unlikely to be effective in combat against others." In this moment, Yang Yun completely forgot that in his pursuit of rapid progress, he had "altered" the contents of the secret manual, reducing the original forty-eight acupoints required for the first level of the Moonlight Scripture to just thirty-six.

Xiaolin, do you want to eat the braised pork from that day again

Yang Lin hesitated for a moment, but ultimately curiosity prevailed. She tidied up and quietly left the house with Yang Yun.

Therefore, Yang Yun said that he wanted to quietly contemplate the moon, and his family had no doubts about it. They even thought it would truly benefit Yang Yun's studies, and it conveniently saved on the cost of lamp oil for reading books.

Upon witnessing this scene, Yang Lin couldn't help but believe it to be about eighty to ninety percent true. She tightly clutched the moonlight grass with her small hand, fearing that she might accidentally drop it

When family members inquired, Yang Yun simply stated that he had read during the day and intended to reflect quietly under the moonlight at night

When Yang Lin went to the back mountain to cut grass, she always brought this medicinal shovel with her. She would collect some familiar medicinal herbs when she encountered them, but more often it was used for digging wild vegetables

"If you want to eat, just come with me." Yang Yun shook the medicine spatula in his hand

The green mountains in Yang Yun's eyes immediately transformed, as all the grass and trees were enveloped in a faint layer of silvery moonlight, resembling a shimmering silver lake.

Take as much as you can; you will always be able to find more

The valuable part of this grass lies at the root; if you pull it out like this, it won't be sellable.

Yang Yun opened his eyes, and his gaze, as if solidified, fixed upon the white dot, which immediately stabilized. Under Yang Yun's watchful eyes, the white dot slowly floated towards his forehead and finally merged into the space between his eyebrows.

One white dot corresponds to one acupoint of Yang Yun, and thirty-five white dots represent thirty-five acupoints, each precisely defined

Today marks the perfect full moon of the fifteenth day. There is no time to waste; we should go gather moonlight grass immediately. If we miss this opportunity, we will have to wait until next month. I hope the Moonlight Spirit Eye truly proves effective.

Yang Yun was overjoyed, having finally mastered the first level of the "Moonlight Scripture"

We are rich, we are rich, we are finally rich

"Who is it?" Yang Lin asked in a daze

Yang Lin's eyes sparkled, "Brother, let's completely pull out all the grass here at https://mhetushu.com.com and see if there is any of this moonlight grass left."

Suddenly, Yang Yun crossed her hands, forming a gesture reminiscent of a blooming lotus flower. Instantly, all the small white dots ceased their fluttering, as if being drawn by invisible threads, slowly descending towards Yang Yun's body

He set his sights on Moonlight Grass, which is the main ingredient for a special hemostatic medicine. The demand from herbal merchants is substantial, yet Moonlight Grass is notoriously difficult to harvest. This is not because Moonlight Grass is particularly rare, but rather because it closely resembles common wild grasses, making it challenging to distinguish among the abundant wild vegetation.

Just as all the white dots merged into Yang Yun's body, a surge of light emanated from around Yang Yun, and unexpectedly, another white dot appeared out of thin air. This newly generated white dot trembled unsteadily, as if it were about to extinguish at any moment

Only the faint moonlight flows and dances upon the rooftops, trees, hills, and grass, enveloping all things within it, creating an extraordinary scene

Although Yang Yun's appearance did not change after her dreams, her demeanor and expression gradually transformed. Her family noticed this but merely attributed it to Yang Yun growing older and her academic achievements, gradually no longer viewing her as a child.

"Alright," Yang Yun responded.

Yang Lin looked for a long time again and hesitantly said: "It seems like it needs to be a bit brighter, but this is really hard to distinguish. Are you sure this is what moonlight grass is?"

You should take a closer look; the moonlight above it is brighter than that of the other grasses

"Got it!" Yang Yun exclaimed in surprise. He glanced around slightly and noticed a plant on the grass that was particularly bright under the moonlight. Compared to the other pale silver grasses, it stood out like a candle emitting a faint blue glow.

This one is no longer valuable; it is just pulled out for you to see

"Don't make noise, let me take a closer look" Yang Yun observed the lush vegetation around and decided to give it a try here

As Yang Yun inhales, this layer of radiance contracts, and when he exhales, it expands slightly. Upon closer inspection, one can also notice dozens of active little white dots within this layer of light, swirling and dancing around Yang Yun's body, resembling a group of mischievous children.

"Braised pork? I want it!" Yang Lin's drowsiness immediately vanished, "Third Brother, do you have a way?" she asked excitedly

The true energy of the first layer of the Moonlight Scripture circulated through the thirty-six acupoints for a complete cycle, ultimately converging at the Yintang point, and the Moonlight Spiritual Eye was instantly activated

Yang Lin sighed, saying: "We need to go gather herbs, but at night, nothing can be seen. How can we gather them?"

Yang Yun chose to cultivate this technique because, according to the introduction of the technique, upon mastering the first level of the Moonlight True Scripture, one can obtain a divine ability. By circulating the Moonlight True Qi to the Yintang, one can activate the Moonlight Spiritual Eye

All the acupoints that could enhance the power of the true energy were omitted by him, directly resulting in a significant reduction in the effectiveness of the cultivation method. The Moonlight True Energy cultivated now still has benefits for the body, but using it to confront an enemy is nothing but a delusion

A surge of energy erupted from the Yintang point, causing the other thirty-five acupoints in the body to pulse simultaneously. This vital energy meandered down from the Yintang, circulating through the other thirty-five acupoints before finally returning to the Yintang. A refreshing coolness continuously emanated from the Yintang, moving Yang Yun to tears.

In just over twenty days, he mastered the first level of the Moonlight Scripture, which would undoubtedly cause a sensation in the martial world. However, Yang Yun was not very satisfied, as the Moonlight Scripture only contained the realms of Qi Refinement and Qi Release, without any techniques for breaking into the Foundation Establishment stage. Therefore, it could not be considered a true cultivation scripture, but merely a martial arts manual.

On this day, the fifteenth, the moon is round and large, and the silvery moonlight spills over Yang Yun, who is sitting cross-legged.

From the corner of the yard, Yang Yun found the basket that his younger sister Yang Lin usually used for mowing the grass. A thought crossed his mind, and he walked in front of Yang Lin's window, knocking a few times with a "bang bang" sound.

There are several villages around Xiaoyue Mountain; it is not a desolate mountain with few visitors. The easily identifiable and valuable medicinal herbs have long been picked clean. Yang Yun does not intend to waste a great deal of time searching across the vast expanse of the mountain. Even if he were to find good items that others cannot identify, the efficiency of such an approach would be too low.

Even if there are only two realms, the Moonlight Scripture already belongs to the category of so-called "innate" secret manuals. If it were to appear in the martial world, it would undoubtedly provoke a bloody storm. The vast majority of secret manuals in the martial world only contain cultivation methods for the Qi Refinement realm. Any manual capable of guiding Qi out of the body is qualified to be regarded as a treasure of the martial world

Yang Lin sleepily pushed open the window and said, "Third Brother, what is it? It's late at night."

Ah! Yang Lin seemed as if struck by lightning, "Then this grass—"

Yang Lin almost touched the tip of her nose to the blade of grass, looked again, and asked doubtfully, "Is this for real? It just looks like ordinary wild grass."