Chapter 187 Jiumozhi retreats

Seeing that Chu Yuan had already flown in front of him, less than five meters away, Jiumozhi did not say much, but waved the sleeve of his monk robe and sent a palm force towards Chu Yuan, who was standing on a lotus leaf two or three meters away and heading straight towards him.

When Chu Yuan saw Jiumozhi's palm strike, he was not afraid at all. He swung out his right palm to meet the palm force that Jiumozhi was striking towards him.

boom!
The palm power overflowed.

After a dull bang, a strong wind swept across the entire lake.

This caused a wave to rise on the surface of the lake, starting from the center of their palm power.

At the same time, the lotus leaves on the artificial lake also sway like waves.

Some of the blooming lotus flowers had their petals shaken off, leaving only the bare flower stems swaying in the wind.

Chu Yuan stood on the lotus leaf, did a somersault backwards, and then slowly landed on the lotus leaf again, relieving the force.

Jiumozhi was shaken by this force and took four or five steps back before he managed to steady himself.

"At such a young age, he already has such profound inner strength. The Central Plains is indeed full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!"

Jiumozhi was shocked, but he also praised.

He suddenly struck out with his palm just now, intending to test Chu Yuan's internal strength.

He was also holding him and standing on the ground, while Chu Yuan relied on lightness skills to step on the lotus leaves. This test should be in his favor.

Who knew that even so, the result of the palm fight between Chu Yuan and him was still equal.

But considering that he was standing on the ground of the attic in the middle of the lake, Chu Yuan just used light skills to step on the lotus leaves, and there was no place to leverage, so he was actually at a disadvantage just now.

"I am a Buddhist from the Tantric school, and I have practiced the Flame Blade. I am sorry to show you my ugly face."

Seeing that Chu Yuan was very skilled in martial arts and was probably not inferior to himself in terms of internal strength, Jiumozhi said to Chu Yuan.

After saying this, Jiumozhi waved his palm again!

However, this time, the palm power he exerted was no longer just pure palm power like before.

Instead, he concentrated his internal strength on the edge of his palm, forming an arc-shaped force similar to sword energy. This force also carried a scorching temperature that caused the space to slightly distort. He swung it towards Chu Yuan, who had simply leaped up on the lotus leaf, crossed the fence, and landed in front of him.

Chu Yuan sensed this scorching energy, which reminded him of Duan Yu's "Six Meridians Divine Sword" and Zuo Lengchan's "Ice Palm".

He had never seen Duan Yu's "Six Meridians Divine Sword" before. Yesterday, he only caught a glimpse of it in the apricot forest outside Wuxi City. It seemed that Duan Yu used the "Six Meridians Divine Sword" to break the arm of a Western Xia warrior and saved the beauty Wang Yuyan.

But I think that in terms of power, the "Flame Sword" should not be as powerful as the "Six Meridians Divine Sword" of the Dali Duan family.

Otherwise, Jiumozhi would not have attacked Tianlong Temple and coveted the "Six Meridians Divine Sword".

In Chu Yuan's opinion, the "Flame Blade" and the "Six Meridians Divine Sword" should have the same purpose. Both can emit knife energy, sword energy and other powerful forces in the air to hurt people from a distance.

In addition, there is also this "Flame Sword", which seems to have its own flame attribute.

This is very similar to Zuo Lengchan's "Ice Palm", which can freeze other people's internal energy meridians.

These thoughts flashed through Chu Yuan's mind.

He did not dodge. Since the opponent had the means to hurt people from a distance, he directly used the "Nine Heavens Divine Art" to activate the protective qi.

Otherwise, if he used palm techniques and fought head-on with the opponent, he would be at a disadvantage.

After Chu Yuan activated the protective qi, an invisible qi shield instantly enveloped his entire body.

The force unleashed by Jiumozhi's Flame Blade was still ten feet away from Chu Yuan, and it was like hitting an invisible but indestructible wall of air.

After a crisp sound of metal hitting metal, the power that Jiumozhi had generated with the Flame Blade dissipated.

Chu Yuan used his protective qi to test the strength of the Flame Blade. He felt that Jiumozhi's Flame Blade was extremely powerful. Coupled with the opponent's strong internal strength, it actually posed some threat to his own protective qi, causing a lot of the internal strength in his Dantian to be consumed in an instant.

But the threat is ultimately limited and cannot break his protective energy in a short period of time.

Seeing this scene, Jiumozhi's expression changed.

He thought that if he used the "Flame Blade", Chu Yuan would respond with other palm techniques.

But he really didn't expect that the force he exerted with the "Flame Sword" would dissipate ten feet away from Chu Yuan's body, as if it had hit an indestructible invisible wall of air.

"What kind of martial arts is this, second brother? Even the monk's "Flame Blade" can't break his defense. If all martial arts are like this, then wouldn't he be invincible?"

When Duan Yu, who was standing on the shore of the lake, saw this scene, he could not hide his surprise.

Yesterday in the apricot forest, his second brother also used this martial art. In just a short moment, he killed more than a hundred Xixia Yipintang warriors and scared away the four evil men.

Because he was kidnapped by Jiumozhi before, he came to Jiangnan from Dali with Jiumozhi. The two traveled together for a period of time. He knew Jiumozhi's martial art "Flame Sword" and the extraordinary power of this martial art.

He felt that even if he had his own "Six Meridians Divine Sword", he would not be able to hurt his second brother at all.

"It should be a martial art that uses internal energy to protect the body, similar to the Shaolin Temple's Golden Bell Cover and Iron Shirt, but much more powerful than them. I've never heard of it before."

On the contrary, Wang Yuyan, who had read all the martial arts secrets of the world's sects in the Langhuan Jade Cave and knew everything about the martial arts of all the sects in the world, saw some details of Chu Yuan's martial arts.

"To use internal energy to protect the body, one must have a very deep internal energy!"

Duan Yu sighed.

His "Six Meridians Divine Sword" uses his internal force to stimulate sword energy, which shoots out from his fingers to hurt people.

This has stumped many people, and the royal elders in Dali's Tianlong Temple can only practice one lineage each.

It is only thanks to my presence that the "Six Meridians Divine Sword" has not been lost.

But he also felt that the internal strength in his body was often not enough to cast the "Six Meridians Divine Sword", and it was often inconsistent and ineffective.

In comparison, if internal force is used to protect the body, more is needed.

"I don't know that."

Wang Yuyan shook her head.

"What a good boy! At such a young age, he has such martial arts skills. His future is limitless. He is much better than your cousin who hides his head and shows his tail. No one knows what he does all day. I betrothed you to him because I wanted to find a good home for you, but you didn't want to."

Mrs. Wang, who was standing by, looked regretful and said that she was very disappointed with Wang Yuyan.

Wang Yuyan looked at Chu Yuan who was fighting with the Tibetan monk not far away, and did not speak for a while.

Chu Yuan is a good person. He has great martial arts skills at such a young age and his appearance is not inferior to that of his cousin. But she only has her cousin in her heart and there is no room for anyone else.

Wang Yuyan made an excuse and said, "Not only am I unwilling, Young Master Chu himself is also unwilling!"

After hearing Wang Yuyan's words, Mrs. Wang looked worried for a moment.

What a perfect match, a talented man and a beautiful woman!

Unfortunately, neither of the two parties agreed.

After hearing what Mrs. Wang said, Duan Yu was extremely grateful for a moment. Fortunately, his second brother and Miss Wang did not agree, otherwise this "Fairy Sister" would have become his sister-in-law.

"Young Master is devoted to restoring his country. The Beggars' Sect is loyal to the Song Dynasty. Now, in addition to the leader Qiao Feng, there is another person named Chu Yuan in the Beggars' Sect. This may be detrimental to Young Master's plan to restore his country."

Ah Zhu said in his heart.

As personal maids of Master Murong Fu, she and A-Bi inevitably knew something about his background and plan to restore the country. Now it seemed that the situation was not very favorable to his master.

"I don't know who is more powerful, you or this young master Chu..."

A-Bi was thinking in her heart.

In the open space in front of the entrance to the Langhuan Jade Cave in the center of the lake, he saw that the "Flame Sword" he had activated was useless against Chu Yuan.

Jiumozhi looked like he didn't believe in evil. He kept mobilizing the power of "Flame Blade" and chopped at Chu Yuan on the opposite side. As a result, nearly thirty "Flame Blade" powers were all blocked by Chu Yuan's body protective energy.

"How is this possible? What kind of martial arts is this?"

Seeing that everything he did was in vain, Jiumozhi's face finally changed drastically. He stopped performing the "Flame Blade" and no longer wasted his internal energy in vain, and asked Chu Yuan.

It is not easy to activate the power of "Flame Blade", and he has consumed a lot of internal energy just now.

"Nine Heavens Qi!"

Chu Yuan replied.

Chu Yuan sensed that nearly one third of the internal energy in his Dantian Qi Sea had been consumed.

From this we can see that Jiumozhi is worthy of being the Tubo national teacher. If he continues to attack, it is not impossible for him to break his body's protective qi.

"Nine Heavens Gang Qi!" Jiumozhi murmured to himself. He felt that this Nine Heavens Gang Qi was stronger than all the martial arts he had seen since entering the Central Plains.

"I admit defeat. I am no match for you, young man."

After being in a daze for a long time, Jiumozhi came back to his senses and bowed to Chu Yuan.

He knew that if he wanted to defeat Chu Yuan, he had to first break Chu Yuan's body-protecting magic skill.

But the problem was that he was not sure. Even if he tried his best, he was not completely sure that he could break Chu Yuan's body-protecting magic skill.

What he is best at is actually the magical skill of "Flame Sword" taught to him by the master of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. The remaining "Finger of the Formless Robbery", "Finger of Picking Flowers" and "Dora Leaf Finger" are the 72 unique skills of Shaolin that he got from Murong Bo in exchange for the "Flame Sword". Although he has dabbled in them, he dare not say that the power he uses is stronger than his "Flame Sword".

The problem is that once he uses all his martial arts, he will reveal his trump card. He is not absolutely sure that he can defeat Chu Yuan, so he might as well admit defeat.

"Master, you are being modest."

After the fight just now, Chu Yuan had a general understanding of Jiumozhi's strength.

The opponent's strength is comparable to that of Qiao Feng. In fact, in terms of internal strength, the opponent is even stronger than Qiao Feng.

But this is not surprising. After all, Jiumozhi is much older than Qiao Feng and is of the same generation as Murong Bo. According to Qiao Feng's qualifications, it won't take long for him to catch up with Jiumozhi or even surpass him.

Jiumozhi is also the first master he has met since he traveled through time.

"I wonder if you are willing to exchange this body-protecting magic skill of yours? I am willing to exchange my own magical skill of "Flame Blade" and several other unique skills with Young Master Chu for this martial art."

Then Jiumozhi said to Chu Yuan.

The fight just now made him temporarily suppress his interest in "Six Meridians Divine Sword" and instead become very interested in Chu Yuan's "Nine Heavens Gangqi".

"I'm sorry, this is a Taoist martial art. Buddhism and Taoism cannot coexist. The predecessor who created this martial art once left a legacy that this skill must not be passed on to people of Buddhism."

Chu Yuan declined.

As the Tubo state teacher, Jiumozhi would never pass on his own martial arts to foreign Buddhists.

Moreover, Jiumozhi's martial arts are nothing more than the "Flame Sword" and the finger techniques among the 72 unique skills of Shaolin Temple.

He even has the Shaolin Temple's "Yi Jin Jing", but he is not interested in these martial arts and doesn't think highly of them.

"Forget it. It seems that this martial art is not for me."

Jiumozhi sighed.

However, he thought of the "Small Wuxiang Gong" he had just obtained from the Langhuan Jade Cave, and he felt that his trip was not in vain.

"I still have some things to do, so I'll take my leave now."

Jiumozhi said goodbye.

As he spoke, Jiumozhi used his Qinggong skills. He jumped up, stepped on the fence of the wooden bridge, and after leveraging on the fence several times, he left the artificial lake, jumped up, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Master Duan, take care of yourself. I will keep the Six Meridians Divine Sword in your possession for now and take it back later."

Then, from the direction where he disappeared, Jiumozhi's voice was heard again.

Jiumozhi's words made Duan Yu look very unhappy.

"This evil monk is really haunting us."

Duan Yu said angrily.

Seeing Jiumozhi leaving, Madam Wang and the others came over together.

"Thank you, Young Master Chu, for your help in driving away this evil monk."

Madam Wang expressed her gratitude to Chu Yuan.

"It's just a little effort."

Chu Yuan said.

Chu Yuan looked at the Langhuan Jade Cave beside him, and thought that almost all the martial arts secrets in the world were hidden in it, and even he couldn't help but feel tempted.

Chu Yuan turned around and bowed to Madam Wang, saying, "Madam, I am willing to exchange two unique skills for the opportunity to see the world's martial arts in the Langhuan Jade Cave. Is this possible?"

Although he had traveled through several worlds, he had never encountered an opportunity like this one, where the martial arts essence and wisdom of the predecessors of the entire world were placed in front of him.

Madam Wang said with surprise, "Langhuan Jade Cave is indeed a dream place for martial artists all over the world, but since Young Master Chu has helped me with Mantuo Villa, there is no need to exchange martial arts skills. Just go in and take a look."

Chu Yuan was firm in his attitude: "Although what I just did was a favor to Mantuo Villa, it is not enough to enter the Langhuan Jade Cave."

What Li Qingluo did was not really decent. Chu Yuan did not want to be too deeply involved with Mantuo Villa, so it would be better for both parties to have a fair deal.

Wang Yuyan said, "Young Master Chu, my mother is right. Besides, most martial arts in the world are included in my Langhuan Jade Cave, except for four martial arts. I'm afraid the two unique martial arts you mentioned are also in my Langhuan Jade Cave."

Chu Yuan said confidently: "The two martial arts I gave you are definitely not found in the Langhuan Jade Cave."

Chu Yuan's words aroused Wang Yuyan's curiosity. She didn't believe that there were other martial arts in the world besides the four martial arts that were not in their Langhuan Jade Cave.

But thinking about Chu Yuan's previous attack, any martial arts he displayed seemed to be unknown to him.

Wang Yuyan said: "Then please ask Mr. Chu to briefly explain these two martial arts to me, and I will be able to distinguish them."

Chu Yuan was thinking in his heart that he should talk about those two martial arts.

He has too many martial arts, in addition to "Yi Jin Jing", "Tai Chi Boxing Classic", "Zixia Magic Art", "Sunflower Manual", "Bixie Sword Technique", "Jiayang Magic Art", "Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Sword", "Tai Xuan Jing", "Shenzhao Jing" and other martial arts.

There are also some martial arts that he created himself, such as "Yin Yang Huan Yang Gong", "Nine Heavens Gang Qi", "Nine Heavens Divine Art", "Eternal Spring Gong", "Tian Dun Sword Technique" and so on!

Moreover, their power is quite strong, and many of the martial arts have miraculous effects.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Yuan talked about "Marry Yang Divine Art" and "Eternal Spring Immortality Art".

Tell Wang Yuyan some of the formulas and methods of moving qi.

After Wang Yuyan heard this, she was surprised, but not too surprised. She said in amazement: "These are two martial arts that I have never heard of!"

After thinking about it for a moment, she continued, "Moreover, these two martial arts have their own characteristics. When practicing the Marry Yang Divine Art, you need a trustworthy person to store your internal energy and release your Yang energy. However, this Changchun Immortality Art, after successful practice, can actually keep a person young forever."

Mrs. Wang, who was standing next to him, felt that one of the two martial arts, after listening to what Chu Yuan said, was somewhat similar to the "Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Am the Only One" practiced by an old rival of her mother!
However, there is a drawback to practicing that martial art: one needs to rejuvenate every thirty years.

After rejuvenation, his skills returned to their original state.

If one wants to recover his power, he must practice every day. One day is equivalent to one year. Moreover, he must drink fresh blood at noon in order to practice.

During the period of rejuvenation, he could only hide from place to place, fearing that his enemies would come to seek revenge.

In comparison, Chu Yuan's "Changchun Bu Lao Gong" does not have so many practice taboos and disadvantages.

It just depends on how deeply you practice this martial art. If you practice it deeply, it will have a great effect. If you don't practice it deeply, the effect will be limited.

This is more like an authentic Taoist health-preserving kung fu.

Chu Yuan said: "This "Marry Yang Divine Art" actually has another version, called "Sunflower Manual", but this "Sunflower Manual" requires men to castrate themselves before they can practice it, and once a man castrates himself, the speed of practice is extremely fast, it can be said to be a thousand miles a day, it is a martial art that can be mastered quickly."

Wang Yuyan asked curiously, "If we give this martial art to the eunuchs in the palace to practice, wouldn't it be possible for them to master it quickly?"

Chu Yuan thought to himself: "It is said that this martial art was created by the eunuchs in the palace."

Chu Yuan said: "Indeed."

After listening to this, Duan Yu couldn't help but sigh that the world is so big and full of wonders. He asked Chu Yuan curiously:
"Second brother, where did you get all these strange and bizarre martial arts?"

Chu Yuan said: "Like you, I also had an adventure, maybe it was created by some senior!"

Wang Yuyan was very excited after hearing this. She said to Madam Wang beside her, "Mother, each of these three martial arts of Young Master Chu is extremely valuable."

She herself had been weak since childhood, and although she had never practiced martial arts, she was familiar with the martial arts secrets of various schools in the Langhuan Jade Cave. So when she saw the three martial arts that Chu Yuan talked about, she actually felt a sense of excitement.

Upon hearing this, Madam Wang said to Chu Yuan, "Since Young Master Chu insists, then we mother and daughter have no choice but to agree."

Chu Yuan saw that Wang Yuyan was very interested in the "Sunflower Manual": "Don't worry, Miss Wang, I will keep this "Sunflower Manual" as well."

After negotiating the deal with Mrs. Wang, Chu Yuan planned to stay at Mantuo Villa for a while.

First, he copied the three martial arts secret books that he had promised and gave them to the other party.

Secondly, I also wanted to read the martial arts secrets in the Langhuan Jade Cave in Mantuo Villa.

Chu Yuan planned to stay in Mantuo Villa for a while, and Duan Yu had to stay as well. The plan of Wang Yuyan and the other two girls to go to Shaolin Temple had to be put on hold temporarily.

(End of this chapter)