Chapter 124: Sword Fighting at Luoyan Peak

The area of ​​Luoyan Peak is not large, less than one acre, and it is a steep equilateral triangular slope.

After going up, Chu Yuan found that the place was covered with snow. Apart from some sparse and dry trees, nothing else could be seen.

"Brother Chu, it seems that we are the first to reach Luoyan Peak."

Ren Yingying said to Chu Yuan.

"What day is today in October?"

Chu Yuan asked Ren Yingying.

"Brother Chu, today is the 28th of October..."

Ren Yingying replied.

In addition to the Taoist robe, she was also wearing a furry fox fur coat, which made her feel less cold on the top of Mount Hua.

"It's the 28th of the second half of the month, so the others will be here soon, but I'm afraid we'll have to stay on Luoyan Peak for a few days."

Chu Yuan said.

"Thank goodness you reminded me, Brother Chu. I wore thick clothes. Otherwise, I would have frozen to death if I had stayed on Luoyan Peak for a few days."

Ren Yingying huddled up, covering her ears which had turned red from the cold, and said with a look of relief.

With her internal strength and martial arts, she is considered a master in the world.

Especially since he practiced the "Yin Yang Huan Yang Gong" with Chu Yuan, his internal strength increased extremely quickly, but it is still not to the point where he is immune to cold and heat.

At the top of Mount Huashan, the temperature is obviously much lower than that at the foot of the mountain. Coupled with the sweeping wind and snow, it gives people a chilling feeling, as if they are being frozen into popsicles.

So before going up the mountain, Chu Yuan specifically reminded Ren Yingying, Ren Woxing, Xiang Wentian, Qu Feiyan, Lin Pingzhi and others to wear more clothes as the top of the mountain was extremely cold. At first, everyone didn't believe it, but after going up the mountain, they admired Chu Yuan's foresight very much.

"It's too cold on the top of the mountain. It's okay to stay there for a short time, but I'm afraid you won't be able to stand it for a long time. I'll build a stone house for you to shelter from the wind and snow."

Chu Yuan said.

As he spoke, he walked to a huge rock that was half a meter high and seven feet long.

There is nothing much on the top of Mount Huashan except for stones.

Chu Yuan drew his sword and swept it across, slashing out a dragon-shaped sword energy. The sword blade didn't even touch the boulder, but the sword energy alone split the boulder into two.

Then Chu Yuan continued to repeat this process, using the Dragon and Tiger Sword Qi to chop the boulder into pieces of equal size, two feet long, one foot high, and eight or nine inches wide.

The sword in Chu Yuan's hand was the Longyin Sword. Although the Longyin Sword was a magical weapon, it could not cut a huge rock into stone strips just by relying on sword energy.

All this is because Chu Yuan learned the sword technique "Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Sword" from the stone statue of Zhang Tianshi.

This scene shocked Ren Woxing, Xiang Wentian, Qu Feiyan, Lin Pingzhi and others nearby. They looked stunned, with surprise in their eyes.

Especially Ren Woxing and Xiang Wentian, they had never seen such powerful swordsmanship before.

Just using sword energy, you can split the huge rocks.

Watching what Chu Yuan did, Ren Woxing couldn't help but ask, "Brother Chu, what kind of swordsmanship are you using? Why haven't I seen you use it before?"

Chu Yuan explained: "This sword technique is called 'Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Sword'. It was learned when I was in seclusion in the Heavenly Master Hall where Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling once preached and taught. I saw the stone statue of Zhang Tianshi and I suspect that this sword technique may have been created by Zhang Tianshi in the past."

Ren Woxing exclaimed: "This is the sword technique created by Zhang Tianshi!"

Although he was not a disciple of Taoism, he still knew about Zhang Daoling, the famous Heavenly Master in history.

This is the founder of Tianshidao and Zhengyidao. He is a more famous Taoist ancestor than Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of Wudang Sect. It is said that he has become an immortal.

Xiang Wentian sighed at the side: "Master, this Qingcheng Sect really has a profound foundation."

Ren Woxing agreed and said, "That's right. The reason why Qingcheng Sect had a mediocre reputation in the martial arts world before and was just a second-rate sect was because it didn't have a qualified leader. Now that Qingcheng Sect has Chu Yuan, it will rise rapidly under his leadership and become famous in the martial arts world and the world."

While Ren Woxing and Xiang Wentian were talking, Chu Yuan had already neatly stacked together the stone strips that he had cut with his sword energy.

Before long, a simple stone house of about ten square meters built with stone slabs began to take shape.

Although the stone house had no roof and was only seven feet high, it could not avoid the heavy snow, and Chu Yuan also left a narrow door two feet wide in the leeward side for people to enter and exit, but no matter what, as long as you sit down, you can avoid most of the cold wind on the top of the mountain, and it is precisely at this mountain top that the cold wind is the most biting.

Everyone hid in the stone house. Lin Pingzhi and Qu Feiyan went to pick up some dry firewood from elsewhere, lit it in the stone house and made a fire, which made everyone feel better.

"Brother Chu, when will the others arrive?"

Ren Yingying asked Chu Yuan.

“Maybe we’ve already arrived!”

Chu Yuan smiled.

As he spoke, he looked in a certain direction outside the stone house and deliberately raised his voice and said, "Senior, since you are here, please show yourself to meet me."

"I dare not call myself a senior in front of the Qingcheng Sword Immortal."

Two footsteps sounded outside the stone house.

Then an old man, accompanied by a young man and a young woman, walked into the stone house from outside.

Chu Yuan took a look and found that the man and woman were Linghu Chong and his junior sister Yue Lingshan.

The old man was wearing slightly worn clothes, his cloth was washed bleached, his beard and hair were frosted and stained with a lot of snow, just hanging down and scattered in a casual manner. The old man was not tall, only less than six feet, and his figure was a little hunched. He walked in from outside with his hands behind his back, but gave people a sharp feeling, like a sword that could be unsheathed at any time.

But this feeling only lasted for a moment. As he walked into the stone house, the sharp feeling like a sharp sword gradually disappeared, as if he had become an ordinary old man again.

This was the first time Chu Yuan had seen a person with a sharp edge like a sword, yet able to restrain it at will.

"I thought Young Master Linghu would personally take action this time, but I didn't expect him to invite the senior to come out."

Chu Yuan looked at the old man and said.

He knew that this old man should be Feng Qingyang, the senior of the Huashan Sect's Sword Sect.

"I can't help it. When people get old, they value feelings. Logically speaking, the Huashan Sect's Sword and Qi Sects have long gone their separate ways. The current Five Mountains Sect is no longer the Huashan Sect. It is not reasonable for me to take action. But this kid begged me for two or three days, and I couldn't persuade him. I could only agree to help him once. I shouldn't have taught him sword skills. If he learns my sword skills, he will be my successor. If I don't agree, it will seem that I am a bit unkind."

After Feng Qingyang, Linghu Chong, and Yue Lingshan came in, they were not polite and sat around the fire like Chu Yuan and the other four. Feng Qingyang said to Chu Yuan.

After hearing what Feng Qingyang said, Linghu Chong felt a little embarrassed and lowered his head.

"Are you the Qingcheng Sword Immortal who has become famous in the martial arts world and led the Qingcheng Sect to rise in recent years?"

As he spoke, Feng Qingyang looked at Chu Yuan and said.

"The so-called Qingcheng Sword Immortal is just a rumor in the martial arts world. Although the martial arts world calls me the Qingcheng Sword Immortal, my swordsmanship is just ordinary."

Chu Yuan shook his head.

Although he is known as the Qingcheng Sword Immortal, his strongest skill is not his swordsmanship. This shows that some news in the martial arts world cannot be fully trusted.

"Your swordsmanship is not ordinary. The stone strips used to build the stone walls of this stone house contain a peerless swordsmanship."

Feng Qingyang glanced at the stone strips that Chu Yuan had just used to build the stone house, and said to Chu Yuan.

Because he could see traces of swordsmanship from the cuts on the stone slabs.

Moreover, it was an extremely advanced sword technique that he had never seen before.

"This sword technique was created by a senior from Mount Qingcheng, and I inherited it by chance. Strictly speaking, it is this sword technique that is powerful, not mine."

Chu Yuan said.

"Senior, this shouldn't be the first time we meet, right?"

"you know?"

"I have been to the back of Huashan Mountain before. The senior lived in seclusion there. It is impossible for him not to know that we strangers had intruded. The reason why he did not show up to meet us is probably because he did not want to meet us."

"It's not that I don't want to meet you, but at that time you were so many in number, and there were many eyes. In addition to you and the two little guys, there was also the leader of the Sun and Moon Sect who was wearing red clothes and had strange martial arts. The old man didn't want to cause trouble!"

Ren Woxing interrupted the conversation between Chu Yuan and Feng Qingyang: "The one wearing red clothes and with strange martial arts skills... That should be Dongfang Bubai. Has he also been to Huashan?"

Hearing Ren Woxing's words, Feng Qingyang turned around, looked at Ren Woxing, and said in a daze: "Who did you think it was, old man? It turns out to be the former leader of the Sun Moon Sect, Ren Woxing. How come, Leader Ren is also going to participate in this martial arts conference?" It was obvious that Feng Qingyang knew Ren Woxing, but his relationship with Ren Woxing did not seem to be very harmonious.

When he said this, he emphasized and deepened the tone of the words "back then".

When Ren Woxing heard Feng Qingyang's words, he became angry.

The other party was laughing at him. He was no longer the leader of the Sun and Moon Sect.

Not only did Feng Qingyang know him, he also knew Feng Qingyang.

Because when he was the leader of the Sun Moon Sect, before the sword energy dispute broke out in the Huashan Sect, the conflict between the Sun Moon Sect and the Five Mountains Sword Sect was at its peak.

At that time, the two sides had fought countless battles, and Feng Qingyang was the most powerful swordsman in the Huashan Sect's Sword Clan.

Many masters of the Sun and Moon Sect have died at the hands of Feng Qingyang's sword.

If it weren't for the sword energy dispute in the Huashan Sect and the power struggle within the Sun Moon Sect, his position as the leader would have been taken away by Dongfang Bubai, and the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Sun Moon Sect would have continued to fight.

"Feng Qingyang, you..."

Ren Woxing had an ugly look on his face and wanted to threaten Feng Qingyang with the Sun Moon Sect, but when he said that, he realized that he was no longer the leader of the Sun Moon Sect.

But in terms of swordsmanship and martial arts, he may not be Feng Qingyang's opponent.

So he could only stop talking halfway and say nothing.

There was a reason why the Huashan Sect, as the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sects, was able to take up the banner of resisting the Sun Moon Sect. At least in terms of masters, it was not inferior to the Sun Moon Sect.

"My dear Chu, I heard that you make friends regardless of good or evil. You are brothers with the new leader of the Sun Moon Sect, Dongfang Bubai, and you married Ren Yingying, the daughter of the old leader, Ren Woxing?"

Seeing that Ren Woxing stopped talking, Feng Qingyang no longer paid attention to Ren Woxing. He looked at Chu Yuan with interest.

"That's not wrong. Could it be that Senior Feng also thinks that there is a difference between good and evil, and that I make friends indiscriminately, and wants to follow the example of Shaolin and Wudang to attack me and the Qingcheng Sect?"

Chu Yuan asked Feng Qingyang.

"No, the reason Shaolin and Wudang behaved like that is simply because Chu Xiaoyou and Qingcheng Sect rose too fast, so fast that they threatened the status of Shaolin and Wudang as leaders of the righteous sect. It is definitely not because of the difference between righteousness and evil. Chu Xiaoyou, how you make friends is a small matter. As an old man, I think that you marrying the Demon Sect Saint, the daughter of Ren Woxing, will bring honor to our righteous sect."

As Feng Qingyang spoke, a smile appeared in his eyes.

"As for Dongfang Bubai, even though he castrated himself to practice the Sunflower Manual, he is not a bad person."

"Ever since he became the leader of the Sun Moon Divine Sect, the Sun Moon Divine Sect, under his control, has not launched any major wars against the righteous sects, and almost no righteous people have died in his hands. Unlike Ren Woxing, he is cruel and bloodthirsty, and his hands are stained with the blood of innocent people..."

At the end of his speech, Feng Qingyang glanced at Ren Woxing.

Ren Woxing wanted to be angry, but in terms of martial arts, he was no match for Feng Qingyang, so he could only remain silent.

Chu Yuan saw Ren Yingying beside him with an embarrassed look on her face. He thought that Ren Yingying was his wife after all, and it would not be good to let Feng Qingyang say that her father Ren Woxing was wrong in front of her.

Chu Yuan immediately changed the subject and said, "I heard that Senior Feng's swordsmanship is peerless. I have some questions about swordsmanship. I wonder if Senior Feng can give me some advice?"

If we talk about who is the best martial artist in the world, the answer may be doubtful.

But when it comes to this world, who is the best swordsman?

There is no doubt that it is the senior in front of him, Feng Qingyang.

Therefore, it is absolutely not shameful to ask the senior in front of you for advice on swordsmanship.

Although Linghu Chong learned his sword technique "Nine Swords of Dugu", Chu Yuan felt that Linghu Chong's attainments in both sword technique and "Nine Swords of Dugu" could definitely not compare with Feng Qingyang.

"I didn't expect that you, little friend Chu, who is known as the Qingcheng Sword Immortal, would have doubts about swordsmanship."

Feng Qingyang smiled.

"I heard from Linghu that you have done a favor to Huashan Sect. But after Huashan Sect and the other four sects of the Five Mountains merged into the Five Mountains Sect, under the leadership of Yue Buqun, they even joined forces with Shaolin and Wudang Sects to attack Qingcheng Sect. It's a bit like repaying kindness with enmity."

"If you have any questions about swordsmanship, feel free to ask. I will tell you everything I know, even if it is to make up for Huashan Sect's previous attack on Qingcheng Sect."

Feng Qingyang continued.

Feng Qingyang's words made Yue Lingshan, who was sitting next to Linghu Chong, look complicated for a moment.

In fact, she was somewhat resentful of Chu Yuan, but the words of Uncle Master Feng made her suddenly realize that it was their Five Mountains Sect who repaid kindness with enmity.

"Senior, you are joking. The Five Mountains Sect attacked the Qingcheng Sect and received the due punishment. This matter is over. No matter what, Senior Feng is willing to guide me. I thank you."

Chu Yuan said.

"Are there any realms in swordsmanship?"

Then Chu Yuan asked the doubts in his mind.

He only knew some seemingly correct sword techniques, some realms with moves and some without moves, or some sharp swords, soft swords, heavy swords, wooden swords, and no swords, as well as his own realized moves and sword energy realm, but he didn't know which one was correct.

"Of course swordsmanship has certain realms."

Feng Qingyang immediately said in an affirmative tone.

"It's just the realm of swordsmanship. It's difficult for ordinary swordsmen to detect it unless they reach a certain level. Since you asked, young friend Chu, I will explain it to you."

Feng Qingyang changed his tone and said, "The realm of swordsmanship is not as mysterious and complicated as people think. In fact, in my opinion, whether it is a sword or other weapons, there are only two realms in this world, namely, existence and non-existence."

Chu Yuan was a little surprised and asked, "Swordsmanship means with sword and without sword?"

Feng Qingyang said: "Yes, the realm of swordsmanship is exactly with a sword and without a sword."

Chu Yuan said thoughtfully: "Senior Feng, what kind of realm is it to have a sword?"

Feng Qingyang said: "The realm of having a sword is easy to understand. The sword styles of various sects in the martial arts world are varied. Some are good at soft swords, some are good at heavy swords, some are good at fast swords, and some are good at short swords. Each of these sword styles is actually within the realm of having a sword. For example, the famous "Sword of Exorcism" is a fast sword, but is the fast sword stronger than the hard sword and the soft sword? Not necessarily. For example, the Wudang sect is famous for its soft sword, and the essence of its swordsmanship is "softness can overcome hardness". In my opinion, in the realm of having a sword, there is no distinction between strong and weak swordsmanship among various swordsmanships. The only strong ones are those who practice swordsmanship."

Chu Yuan smiled bitterly after hearing this: "I have practiced swordsmanship for many years and have some understanding of swordsmanship. I have always believed that the realm of swordsmanship is the moves and sword energy..."

Feng Qingyang said, "According to what you said, it is actually correct, but no matter whether it is the moves or the sword energy, they are still within the realm of having a sword. Just like I, an old man, once inherited the sword art from a martial arts predecessor named "Dugu Qiubai". He was invincible in the martial arts world with his sword and was known as the Sword Demon. According to him, the sword is divided into the realms of sharp sword without intention, soft sword without impermanence, heavy sword without edge, wooden sword without peer, and no sword without moves. In my opinion, the sword move realms mentioned by this predecessor are the process of transformation from having a sword to having no sword."

Chu Yuan seemed to be thinking about something. He asked, "What about the realm of no sword?"

Feng Qingyang said: "The so-called swordless realm means that there is no sword in the hand, but there is a sword in the heart. At this level, the swordsman has broken away from the restrictions of techniques and weapons. Even without a sword in hand, he can easily kill someone."

Chu Yuan said: "As far as I know, Senior Feng's unique swordsmanship, "Nine Swords of Dugu", has the characteristic of "no moves are better than moves". Could it be that "Nine Swords of Dugu" is the realm of no swords?"

Feng Qingyang looked at Chu Yuan in surprise and said, "I didn't expect that you, little friend Chu, also know about the old man's "Nine Swords of Dugu". But that's not the case. Although the "Nine Swords of Dugu" was created by that senior sword demon, it is only a sword technique after all, not a realm of sword technique. However, the "Nine Swords of Dugu" is based on the idea of ​​no moves being better than moves, and it has some characteristics of no sword after all, which makes this sword technique one of the most powerful sword techniques in the world."

Chu Yuan asked, "Has Senior Feng reached the realm of being without a sword?"

Feng Qingyang shook his head, his eyes somewhat melancholy as he said, "I, an old man, have a dull talent and have not yet comprehended this level of swordsmanship. I have only touched upon some thresholds of the swordless realm, and from Senior Sword Demon's "Nine Swords of Dugu", I have some guesses about the realm of swordsmanship, and..."

Chu Yuan asked: "And what?"

Feng Qingyang said: "According to the old man's guess, just like there are strong and weak sword realms, there are also strong and weak swordless realms. In other words, even if someone really practices swordsmanship to the swordless realm, it does not mean that he is invincible."

Chu Yuan looked a little surprised. It seemed that he, who was still in the realm of having a sword and hadn't even touched the threshold of the realm of not having a sword, was really a little too narrow-minded.

My previous caution was quite correct.

This senior Feng Qingyang has already reached the threshold of being without a sword.

He is definitely one of the strongest people in the world. Neither he nor Dongfang Bubai is absolutely sure of defeating the other.

And this martial arts conference will definitely attract more than just Feng Qingyang as a senior.

Chu Yuan asked again: "Since Wujian has strong and weak levels, do you know whether Wujian also has different realms..."

Feng Qingyang glanced at Chu Yuan before saying, "There are indeed different levels of swordlessness, and only then can there be differences in strength. The first level of swordlessness is what I just said, the level of having no sword in hand but a sword in the heart. At this level, people have already broken free from the shackles of weapons. The next level is having no sword in hand and no sword in the heart. At this level, the sword is me and I am the sword. There should be higher levels of swordsmanship above it, but according to my current level of swordsmanship, I cannot see it, and I cannot see it clearly."

Chu Yuan asked again: "Among the opponents that Senior Feng has fought over the years, have you ever encountered a swordsman at the level of no sword?"

Feng Qingyang shook his head and said, "No, I have never met a swordsman at the level of no swordsmanship, but I have met a few top swordsmen at the level of having moves..."

While Chu Yuan and Feng Qingyang were talking, many more masters came up the mountain.

They are Fang Zheng from Shaolin Temple, Chongxu from Wudang Sect, Dongfang Bubai from Sun Moon Sect, Jie Feng, leader of Beggars' Sect, and Zhen Shanzi, head of Kunlun Sect...

(End of this chapter)