Transcending Truth

Since he had already planted the Seed of Loyalty in his maid, naturally he also created a proper cultivation technique for her to cultivate and be useful to him.

But before that...

"..." Niu Chang wanted to call her but then realized he hadn't given her a name yet. Various names surfaced in his mind, but none of them were good names.

In the end, he gave up thinking, even though he could ask his second brain for an opinion. "Your name will be Xiayue."

"Thank you for bestowing me a name, master," Xiayue expressed her gratitude.

'Well, since I already have a Qiu Yue (Autumn Moon), naturally I should collect the other three, right? To make a full collection of them,' Niu Chang pondered, then just let it pass by.

"Alright, Xiayue, I will impart a cultivation technique to you. You should already have the qi within your body, but what I will teach you now is how to cultivate that qi."

Niu Chang waved his hand, and a red qi with crimson blazing color appeared, dancing on his palm. At a single glance, the crimson blazing qi appeared tranquil and calm, just like a water surface, but within it contained roaring fire.

Using his Authority, Niu Chang tried to take control of the same crimson blazing qi from Xiayue.

Xiayue didn't resist the control from her master and let go of the resistance, allowing a trail of crimson blazing qi to be drawn from her body.

It was the same kind of qi, but they felt a bit different in Niu Chang's sense.

'Well, even though the cultivation technique is the same, the uniqueness of each individual is inevitable,' he thought.

While guiding her with direct control of qi circulation, he also began to teach her the cultivation technique verbally.

Since he had already fully mastered it to perfection thanks to his three auxiliary thinking skills, Niu Chang could preach about it in a proper manner.

But when he first said it with his thought, he realized that the original text of the cultivation technique was rather full of nonsense.

It talked in a roundabout way and beat around the bush five times before starting again from the beginning.

This made him recall his first cultivation books, which he obtained from the dying beggar. He had tried his best to understand the meaning behind more than two hundred words just to explain the background for the qi cultivation method, to no avail.

It talked about qi, but didn't explain what qi was. It talked about human anatomy based on how ancient people labeled the human body, the five elements, the dantian, the meridian, the acupoints, and so on. Every time he tried to comprehend it, he almost suffered qi deviation even though his body couldn't cultivate it.

In the end, he just took everything for granted and skimmed through all the words as if he were reading an MTL novel.

And miraculously, it worked like a charm.

Thanks to his previous life being a cheapskate and a certified skimmer and demon of the MTL sect, he was finally able to finish the first step and was ready to take the second step.

Pushing away the memories of the past, he looked at Xiayue's beautiful face.

'The dao is bullshit, the cultivation is a shithole, and nothing is worth anything. But why is no one able to see this like I see it?'

The more he looked at the enchanting appearance of Xiayue, the more he couldn't help but ask himself, 'why do I feel alone in this world?'

Being someone who sees through the veil of reality, he sometimes found himself being alienated by everything. His transcendent thought made him out of touch with the world.

So he could only sigh.

'Use my current feeling as a base for a new cultivation technique,' Niu Chang commanded his second brain as he regained his willfulness.

"Ah, I got blanked for a moment. Let's continue our study," he said with the same kind tone.

"Yes, master," Xiayue responded.

"First, I want to tell you what qi is and what dao is," Niu Chang stopped all his action and ceased the qi around both of them.

"Qi is energy, and as long as you have it, you can do anything. What is energy? It is what it is. If you need to move, then your body needs fuel to do so, and that fuel is energy."

He then pointed at the left chest of Xiayue.

"The heart that is beating inside your chest is the same. For it to move, it needs energy to do so."

"So tell me, what is energy?"

Xiayue pondered for a moment before answering, "the energy that makes everything move?"

Niu Chang nodded, "you are not wrong."

Xiayue tilted her head in confusion, "master, why do you say I'm not wrong instead of telling me I'm correct?"

"Like I said, your answer is not wrong but not the truth."

"The truth?" she insisted to satisfy her curiosity.

"Yeah, the truth. Your answer is only a part of the truth but not the truth itself. The statement that energy makes everything move is correct, but what about anything else?"

"Anything else? Like what, master?"

"I don't know myself," Niu Chang said flatly.

"That is why I don't take your answer as the truth but as a placeholder in the absence of the truth," then Niu Chang's expression became serious. "Remember this, the truth never exists; what exists are only facts."

"Facts?"

"Yes, facts. Like verified information. The fact that fire is hot, water is wet, the day is bright, and the night is dark, and so on."

"It is not the truth, the truth…"

"What is the truth, master?"

"I don't know," Niu Chang shook his head. "I'm still looking for it."

"Then, according to you, nothing is actually correct?" Xiayue asked the question that appeared in her head.

Niu Chang, who was also pondering himself while having the conversation, was stunned when he heard that question.

His eyes showed a long-lost light, the light that only appeared once after he arrived in this world.

"Haha…" he laughed heartily. Wiping the tears of joy from the corner of his eyes, he said. "Yes, that is correct. Nothing is correct in this world, for it exists on the basis of facts, not the truth!"

Then he raised his hand, and the transformation qi appeared. They danced on his palm, changing their attributes and essences, showing spectacular shows.

Fire, water, wind, earth, lightning, darkness, light, and many more.

Xiayue was captivated watching the changing of the qi.

"See this, if the world were built on truth, how can a mere thought of a mortal be able to change its rules?"

"The truth, yes the truth, the truth shall be one and one only. Nothing can change it, and no one can affect it."

It was just a small talk and a show of Niu Chang's mastery over his Transformation Energy. Yet, Xiayue was already able to grasp the core knowledge of his teaching.

'Nothing is correct in this world, in the absence of the truth, everyone can do anything,' she recited in her heart.

After realizing the dao, she couldn't help but want to learn more, and she broke her maid character as she showed greed for her own.

"Master, master, tell me more and teach me more," she said with gleaming eyes.

Niu Chang, who was in a good mood, continued to teach her about his transcendent thinking.

'Ah, how good it feels to have someone who is able to connect with me.'

They spent the whole night chatting and training, unknown to them, their loud and unrestrained actions woke up Qiuyue from her sleep.

Hearing a crisp and melodious voice of a female, she felt she was still dreaming, so she turned her head to the source of the voice, only to find a scene that bewildered her even more.

In front of her were her savior and a woman she had never met before. That was not the focus; the problem was that the woman was breathtakingly beautiful, with every part of her body carrying the essence of beauty itself.

The reason why Qiuyue was able to see it was that the woman was naked and was playing around with her savior.

"Is this a dream? Am I still sleeping?" Qiuyue kept watching how her savior just ignored the fact he was playing around with a naked woman.

"This should be a dream; my savior is not that kind of pervert!" Qiuyue tried to convince herself.

But the longer she watched, the more she realized that this dream takes too long to be broken.

"Ah," the naked woman turned her head and found Qiuyue already sitting upright and watching her and Niu Chang.

She stopped her training and subtly notified Niu Chang. "Master, Qiuyue already woke up."

Niu Chang, who was happy discussing the dao, abruptly stopped and turned his head. Since he was too immersed in discussing the dao, he had ignored his surroundings, mainly because he felt no threats.

"Well," he looked at Qiuyue for a moment before coming back to Xiayue, who was naked, then he looked at himself and found at least he was wearing clothes.

"Let's stop here for now," he said while walking towards Qiuyue.

Xiayue followed from behind like a dutiful maid.

"Savior… this… woman…" Qiuyue had already accepted what she saw as reality instead of a dream, but her mind was too convoluted right now to think straight.

"Ah yes," Niu Chang turned his body slightly to give a proper view of Xiayue behind him to Qiuyue. "Let me introduce her to you; she is my maid, and she will be your companion from now on."

"Oh, is that so," Qiuyue said shortly with no delay. But her eyes were fixated on Xiayue's bewitching physique.

A flame raised in the deep of Qiuyue's heart that was unknown to her, as she stared at Xiayue's healthy assets, she couldn't help but fan the flame in her heart. Her face turned cold for a split second before returning to normal.

"Nice to meet you… what is your name, sister?"

Niu Chang somehow felt a goosebump when hearing the flat tone of Qiuyue.