Chapter 28: The Four Great Men
"Yes, this is sword energy."

Chu Yuan nodded.

"Brother, in fact, our Qingcheng Sect's martial arts are not weak either."

Chu Yuan said to his senior brother Yu Canghai.

"The sword technique that Junior Brother just displayed seems to be the Qingcheng Sect's entry-level sword technique, the Qingfeng Sword Technique. But how can the Qingfeng Sword Technique be so powerful?"

Yu Canghai recalled the scene when Chu Yuan drew his sword just now, and felt a little unbelievable.

"Brother, there is no such thing as strong or weak in martial arts. The only people who have strong or weak skills are the people who practice martial arts."

Chu Yuan said to his senior brother Yu Canghai.

Yu Canghai: ...

Yu Canghai felt a little blocked.

Why did he feel that his junior fellow apprentice was secretly saying that everyone in the Qingcheng Sect was trash except him?

"certainly……"

Chu Yuan's tone suddenly changed again.

"This is for people like me who have mastered the Nine Heavens Gang Qi and have deep internal strength. It is indeed easier for ordinary Qingcheng disciples to achieve success when they practice advanced martial arts."

Chu Yuan then said.

After all, there are only a few people like Qiao Feng in the world, who can master the Taizu Changquan and make it comparable to divine skills.

Chu Yuan is an exception, he is not among them.

Because of his self-created "Nine Heavens Gangqi", it was like he had a cheat code, and coupled with his talent for entering dreams, over the years he had mastered any of the Qingcheng Sect's sword techniques to a high level of turning decay into magic.

That's why he can use the Qingcheng basic sword technique to cut out a sword energy with astonishing power.

"How about this, if you really want to have a divine sword technique to be passed down as a sect legacy, I can go down the mountain to practice and create a sword technique for the sect."

Chu Yuan thought about it and said.

He had previously thought about creating his own sword technique.

But for some reason, after trying it, I found that I had no idea where to start.

After some analysis, Chu Yuan felt that it might be because he had learned and mastered too few sword techniques and did not meet the requirements to create his own sword technique.

The self-created sword technique is different from the self-created internal strength. His internal strength is based on the Taoist scriptures he memorized when he was practicing Taoism in Baiyun Temple, as well as the knowledge of meridians and acupoints taught by his senior brother Yu Canghai.

As for sword techniques, he only learned a few sword techniques of the Qingcheng Sect.

Among them, four of them were created by him in order to create formations for the Qingcheng Sect.

"It just so happens that now that I have mastered the Nine Heavens Qi, it is time for me to go down the mountain and gain some experience."

Chu Yuan then continued.

He has been in this world for more than ten years, and except for Lin Yuantu's 70th birthday, he has basically never left the mountain.

In Qingcheng Mountain, he was either busy creating his own martial arts or practicing them.

Now that he has mastered the "Nine Heavens Gangqi" and is twenty years old, it is time for him to go down the mountain and see this world with his own eyes.

In the past, when I was in the mountain, I basically heard stories about major events in the world and the martial arts world from my senior brother Yu Canghai and other Qingcheng Sect disciples. I felt like an outsider and had never experienced them personally.

"That's right, Junior Brother is already 20 years old, it's time for him to go down the mountain and gain experience."

Yu Canghai agreed after hearing this.

If you keep practicing in the mountains, no matter how high your martial arts skills are, if you have never experienced the ups and downs in the world, you will be like a delicate porcelain that will break at the slightest touch.

"Then I'll trouble you, Junior Brother."

Yu Canghai said happily when he heard that.

He didn't know that Chu Yuan had tried to create his own sword technique before, but failed.

I thought Chu Yuan was always busy with training and had no time to create his own sword technique.

"They are all family members."

Chu Yuan said.

"Then I wish my junior brother here that he will become famous all over the world after he leaves the mountain."

Yu Canghai continued.

Chu Yuan was also practicing the "Nine Heavens Gang Qi" created by himself. He knew that the "Nine Heavens Gang Qi" was more than ten times stronger than the original "Qingcheng Heart Method" of the Qingcheng Sect.

Nowadays, in the world, the "Nine Heavens Gangqi" created by my junior brother is popular.

In terms of internal strength, it is probably enough to rank among the top three in the world.

As for his junior brother Chu Yuan, who has mastered the "Nine Heavens Gangqi", he is definitely one of the strongest people in the world in terms of the strength of his internal force.

We will only know how strong he is after I go down the mountain and fight with others.

"Thank you for your kind words, Senior Brother."

Chu Yuan said.

"Brother, after I come down the mountain this time, if you want to develop and expand the Qingcheng Sect, in addition to making friends with the Emei Sect next to us, it would be best if we could use the Emei Sect for our own benefit."

"You must also try your best to make friends with other Taoist temples on Qingcheng Mountain. If you can convince other Taoist temples on Qingcheng Mountain to voluntarily join the Qingcheng Sect, then the prosperity of the Qingcheng Sect is just around the corner."

When preparing to leave Qingcheng Mountain, Chu Yuan told his senior brother Yu Canghai about some of his ideas on developing the Qingcheng Sect.

"Why?"

Yu Canghai was puzzled.

He didn't understand what persuading other Taoist temples on Qingcheng Mountain to join the Qingcheng Sect had to do with the prosperity of the Qingcheng Sect!
The Taoists in those Taoist temples have basically never practiced martial arts.
Even if they practice, they are just some boxing and kicking skills used to strengthen the body, and do not involve the training of internal strength.

Joining or not, it doesn’t have much impact on the Qingcheng Sect.

"First, although we call ourselves the Qingcheng Sect, there is only one temple, Songfeng Temple, which is a far cry from the name."

"Secondly, although the seniors and fellow disciples in these Taoist temples have not practiced martial arts, they have studied Taoist scriptures for most of their lives and practiced Taoism in the mountains for many years. Their hearts are firm. If they use this to practice martial arts, I'm afraid they will make rapid progress."

“If we can get more than half of the Taoist temples in Qingcheng Mountain to join the Qingcheng Sect, then the name of the Qingcheng Sect will be established.”

"In addition, we must not underestimate the connections of our seniors and fellow disciples on Mount Qingcheng. Many of them have extensive friendships and even have a say in the imperial court."

Chu Yuan explained.

In his opinion, if Senior Brother Yu Canghai really wants Qingcheng Sect to prosper and become a sect like Wudang and Shaolin, he must not just focus on the small piece of land of Jianghu and Wulin.

Instead, we should take a longer-term view.

Placed in government offices and even in the imperial court.

Apart from anything else, it has been a thousand years since Bodhidharma came to the Central Plains during the Northern and Southern Dynasties to preach, was treated with courtesy by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and founded the Shaolin Temple.

Although it has only been less than two hundred years since the Wudang Sect was founded, it was rewarded and built by Emperor Yongle.

These are all the background.

"But, Junior Brother..."

Yu Canghai looked a little embarrassed and said:

"The other fellow disciples on Mount Qingcheng may not think highly of us at Songfeng Temple. They practice Taoism, while we practice martial arts. They think that we are not on the same path as them and cannot work together."

He had thought before about inviting other Taoist temples in Qingcheng Mountain to join the Qingcheng Sect so that the Qingcheng Sect would live up to its name.

However, these Taoist temples do not seem to be willing to join the Qingcheng Sect.

It seems that in their eyes, practicing Taoism is superior to others, while practicing martial arts is only for those who are brave and aggressive.

They and the Qingcheng Sect have different beliefs and cannot work together.

"These senior fellow disciples in the Taoist temple in Qingcheng Mountain don't care about practicing martial arts. They just want to practice Taoism. What is the purpose of practicing Taoism? It's for immortality, to live longer!"

"As long as Senior Brother can put the excuse on me, saying that I intend to create a martial art that can help one achieve immortality and that I need the help of you seniors, I can naturally attract these seniors to join the Qingcheng Sect."

Chu Yuan had already thought of an idea for his senior brother Yu Canghai.

"Junior brother is very smart, this plan is brilliant."

Yu Canghai praised after listening.

Chu Yuan’s method is really feasible.

Because Chu Yuan’s reputation in Qingcheng Mountain is not limited to Baiyun Temple and Songfeng Temple.

All the Taoists in Qingcheng Mountain have heard that Chu Yuan is very talented and a genius in both Taoism and martial arts.

"I hope that Brother can get this done while I'm down the mountain."

Chu Yuan warned.

"Junior brother, don't worry."

Yu Canghai guaranteed.

……

After explaining the reason to his senior brother, Chu Yuan returned to Songfeng Temple in the front mountain, packed up his things, and prepared to go down the mountain.

This time when he went down the mountain, Chu Yuan only brought.

He brought a Taoist robe, a sword, and some small change that he had saved over the years.

Used for expenses on the road.

Chu Yuan had just finished packing his things and was wondering if he had forgotten anything.

A young Taoist priest who was half a head shorter than Chu Yuan, had a dark complexion, and looked 70% similar to Yu Canghai, walked in from outside the courtyard.

"Uncle Master, my father said that you are going down the mountain!"

The Taoist priest was Yu Renyan, and he was a little reluctant to leave.

Over the years, Chu Yuan's martial arts skills have become more and more advanced, and he even surpassed the head of the sect, Yu Canghai.

When Chu Yuan was free, he was often asked for martial arts instruction by his nephews Yu Renyan, Hou Renying, Hong Renxiong, Yu Renhao, Luo Renjie and others.

Chu Yuan was not shy and was not afraid of those who came.

They even passed on their own creation, "Nine Heavens Gangqi".

However, the training speed is not fast, and the five of them are currently only at the second meridian level.

But this still allowed them to make great progress, including Hou Renying, Hong Renxiong, Yu Renhao and Luo Renjie.

They even earned a reputation as one of the "Four Beauties of Jianghu" in the underworld.

Therefore, these nephews all respect their uncle Chu Yuan very much.

"Why, Ren Yan, you want to go down the mountain with me?"

Chu Yuan was carrying a black package on his shoulder, which contained a Taoist robe and small change. He smiled.

"No, I just felt a little reluctant to let my uncle go down the mountain suddenly."

Yu Renyan looked reluctant to leave.

As he spoke, Yu Renyan took out a stack of banknotes and handed them to Chu Yuan:

"This is five hundred taels of silver. My father asked me to give it to my uncle to use for his food and clothing during his journey."

Chu Yuan didn't hesitate to accept it and put it in his arms: "Thank you, Senior Brother, for me."

"You don't have to be reluctant. I'm just going down the mountain to gain experience. I'm not not coming back."

Chu Yuan comforted Yu Renyan.

After saying this, he raised his sword in his right hand, turned around and walked out of the yard.

Walking out of the backyard, Chu Yuan saw people waiting in the square in the front yard. They were four middle-aged Taoist priests.

They were Hou Renying, Hong Renxiong, Yu Renhao and Luo Renjie.

Thirteen years have passed!
When Chu Yuan first came to Songfeng Temple, the four young men who taught Chu Yuan martial arts have now become middle-aged Taoist priests.

"Take care on your journey, Junior Master!"

"Uncle Junior Master, be careful on the road."

……

The four of them stood under the Songfeng Temple archway and bowed to Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan was not a sentimental person. He waved to the four people and went straight down the mountain.

(End of this chapter)