# Chapter 218: Unity of Heaven and Man
"How strange," the middle-aged man murmured to himself. At this moment, Lin Feng gave him a feeling of being detached from the mundane, ethereal.
Just by looking at Lin Feng's back, he actually felt the urge to look up to him. This shocked his heart. Was Lin Feng really the waste that Ziyi had spoken of?
"He came to my Ziwei Mountain Villa as a servant to sweep the courtyards. Perhaps it's because he simply doesn't care—he is tempering his own state of mind!"
The middle-aged man whispered to himself. On the continent, it was not uncommon for children of prominent families to go out and train themselves using various methods. Some went to battlefields to hone themselves, while others willingly became humble servants to temper their will, making their hearts calm and resilient. The middle-aged man clearly regarded Lin Feng as such a person.
Otherwise, how could a young man who could cause heaven and earth to change just by standing there be willing to lower himself and sweep the courtyards of this small mountain villa?
Lifting his foot, the middle-aged man slowly walked toward Lin Feng, but his steps were very light, making no sound at all. He was afraid of disturbing Lin Feng.
At this moment, Lin Feng's heart was as calm as water, his mind continuously contemplating. He hadn't even noticed everything around him.
"On the day I broke through, I possessed battle intent, freezing intent, and sword intent. Why did I choose to step into the realm of Man and Sword as One, burning all my intents into sword intent? Why couldn't I transform my intents into freezing intent or battle intent?"
Lin Feng continuously questioned himself in his heart.
"Sword can have sword momentum; blade can have blade momentum. Sword can reach subtlety; blade dao can also reach subtlety. When sword reaches its extreme, one can achieve Man and Sword as One; when blade reaches its extreme, one can achieve Man and Blade as One. Then, what about the others?"
"For example, the falling leaves just now, drifting in the wind—falling leaves have falling leaf momentum; wind also has wind momentum. Momentum and subtlety, the state of unity, should not belong exclusively to sword and blade. They should belong to all things in heaven and earth."
A glimmer of understanding arose in Lin Feng's heart, and suddenly he felt a sense of clarity.
His palm lifted slightly, cutting through the void like a phantom, formless and invisible. A falling leaf was sliced into many segments, fluttering in the air.
Though his eyes were closed, Lin Feng now possessed a feeling of control—controlling everything, just like when he used his martial soul before, yet different.
When he used his martial soul before, he turned his surroundings into a gray world. Now, he was merging with the surrounding space of heaven and earth, clearly sensing everything around him.
The Martial Dao scriptures say: Martial arts lie in enlightenment—enlightening martial arts, enlightening intent, enlightening realm, enlightening the Dao. To open the door to Dao enlightenment, one must first step into a realm. This realm is the Unity of Heaven and Man.
"Unity of Heaven and Man!"
Lin Feng spoke to himself in his heart. His eyes opened, a faint smile on his face. There was no arrogant complacency, no sharp edge of dominance. At this moment, Lin Feng was ordinary, yet not ordinary.
This was a realm—a realm aligned with the Martial Dao.
Turning around, Lin Feng looked at the middle-aged man standing not far away, a slight smile on his lips. This faint smile actually made the middle-aged man feel somewhat inferior.
"Young hero!"
The middle-aged man called out to Lin Feng, his gaze filled with respect.
Lin Feng nodded to the middle-aged man in return.
"Young hero, my daughter has offended you before. I, Zinan, apologize to you here and hope you won't hold it against her," the middle-aged man said, slightly bowing. How could such a young man be a waste? His adopted daughter Ziyi, though quite talented, seemed to be poor at judging people.
"Just call me Lin Feng. I don't hold any grudge against them. Coming to the villa was my own choice."
Lin Feng said calmly. In truth, he had to thank Ziling for bringing him to Ziwei Mountain Villa. Having been a servant here for a few days, quietly sweeping the courtyards, his heart had been at peace, allowing him to contemplate in stillness, leading to today's breakthrough.
If Ziling hadn't picked him up from the roadside, perhaps something unfortunate might have happened to him.
Breaking through to the realm of Unity of Heaven and Man was something that could only be encountered, not sought. If he had to describe it, it could only be called a stroke of fate.
Hearing Lin Feng's words, Zinan became even more certain of his guess. Lin Feng was undoubtedly a child from some prominent family out to train.
"Does this villa have a cultivation chamber? Could I borrow it?" Lin Feng suddenly asked.
"Of course." Zinan immediately agreed. "Young hero, please follow me."
With that, Zinan took the lead, bringing Lin Feng deeper into the bamboo forest. After a moment, he led Lin Feng to a secret place—a misty area rich with heaven and earth origin energy. "Young hero, this is the best cultivation spot in Ziwei Mountain Villa. It's arranged with a gathering formation. You can go in and cultivate directly. Also, there are quite a few origin stones inside that you can use for cultivation."
Zinan was very generous. Making friends with a talented young man from a prominent family could never be a bad thing.
Lin Feng nodded slightly, stepping forward into the white mist formed by heaven and earth origin energy. He hadn't expected Ziwei Mountain Villa to be able to arrange formations.
Once inside, Lin Feng indeed saw many origin stones on the ground. He sat cross-legged, his mind stirring. Instantly, his spirit merged with heaven and earth, and vast amounts of heaven and earth origin energy crazily surged into his body.
Lin Feng, like a starving man, accepted it all without refusal, frantically absorbing this heaven and earth origin energy.
This cultivation session didn't take Lin Feng too long. After just a few hours, he emerged from the white mist area. Zinan was still there, seemingly waiting for Lin Feng.
"Young hero."
Seeing Lin Feng come out, Zinan immediately stood up from the ground, a smile appearing on his face. Lin Feng still showed no abnormality, as if he were the same as when he went in—mysterious, unfathomable.
"Let's go," Lin Feng said calmly. The two stepped out and returned to the courtyard.
The Ziyi sisters, who had been searching everywhere for Zinan, happened to return at this moment. Seeing their father Zinan together with Lin Feng, they were somewhat surprised and called out, "Father, Ziling and I have been looking everywhere for you."
"Father, let's prepare to set out," Ziling said with a smile as she stepped forward. Then her gaze fell on Lin Feng. "Lin Feng, pack up and get ready to come with us."
"How dare you!"
Zinan shouted, making Ziling's body tremble slightly. Then she saw Zinan glaring at her. Just as he was about to speak, Lin Feng spoke first: "Miss, where are we going?"
"It's like this. Our Ziwei Mountain Villa is just a branch of the Zi Mansion. In a few days, the Zi Mansion's young master, Ziqiong, will be getting married. Naturally, our branch must go to offer congratulations. So I specially called Ziling and the other one back, planning to take them along to the Zi Mansion."
Zinan answered first. Lin Feng nodded in understanding. When the main family's young master gets married, branch members naturally have to go and present gifts.
"Father, I heard these past two days that Ziqiong's wife is a rare beauty, surpassing all the women of the Zi Mansion. She's also a woman from Snow Moon. Ziqiong forced her into marriage. Is that true or false?"
Ziling's eyelashes fluttered continuously as she looked curiously at her father Zinan.
"Don't speak nonsense." Zinan frowned, then lowered his voice. "There are some rumors. They say the woman is stunningly beautiful and claims to be the Snow Moon Princess, but it hasn't been confirmed. Don't say such things outside from now on."
"Oh." Ziling blinked.
But Lin Feng's body trembled slightly.
Snow Moon Princess?
The only Snow Moon Princess Lin Feng knew was Duan Xinye.
"Could it be her?" Lin Feng frowned deeply. That day, after leaving Duan Xinye, he had gone off alone and didn't know where she had gone. Now, hearing Zinan say that the Zi Mansion young master's marriage partner claimed to be the Snow Moon Princess, was stunningly beautiful, and was being forced—it really could be Duan Xinye.
"Villa Master, I'll go with you all."
Lin Feng said to Zinan, making Zinan's gaze freeze. Looking at Lin Feng's serious eyes, he naturally had no objection.
"You're not telling me you're this eager to go just because I said Ziqiong's wife is stunningly beautiful, are you?" Ziling looked at Lin Feng with a half-smile. "But Ziqiong is the young master of the Zi Mansion. You're just a servant. The gap in status is enormous. Don't get any improper ideas. At most, you can watch from the sidelines."
"Shut up." Zinan scolded again, then said to Lin Feng, "If Young Hero Lin wants to go, then I won't go. I'll trouble Young Hero Lin to look after my two daughters along the way."