Chapter 38: Siguo Cliff Grotto

"No more competition, no more competition. I am no match for Taoist Chu. I have benefited a lot from sparring with Taoist Chu today."

After a long time, Linghu Chong finally couldn't stand the defeat anymore, he admitted defeat to Chu Yuan and stopped.

The main reason was that he felt that his gains today were huge, enough for him to digest for a while.

As for the sparring with Chu Yuan, he never felt that it was a real sparring.

It was more like Chu Yuan, whose swordsmanship was infinitely more advanced than his, was instructing him.

Therefore, he cherished every opportunity to learn from Chu Yuan.

He would not bother Chu Yuan often. He would only come to Chu Yuan for discussion every few days or ten days when he had doubts about swordsmanship. He seemed to be very sensible.

"I was bored, so I agreed to play with you."

Seeing Linghu Chong admit defeat, Chu Yuan stopped attacking and smiled.

Of course, the reason why he agreed to compete with Linghu Chong was not just because he was bored.

The most important thing is to learn from Linghu Chong. He can observe and learn some of the essence of Huashan School's swordsmanship from Linghu Chong, which will be helpful for him to create his own swordsmanship in the future.

Apart from the "Huashan Swordsmanship" that he just learned, Chu Yuan had almost seen through all the swordsmanship that Linghu Chong had learned without him noticing.

"Young Master Chu, thank you for your guidance every time."

Just then, Ning Zhongze and Yue Buqun came over together, and Ning Zhongze thanked Chu Yuan.

"This is the reward for Brother Dongfang and I disturbing Huashan Sect for so many days."

Chu Yuan said to Ning Zhongze.

"Chong'er, when you see Taoist Chu in the future, you must address him as "senior". Taoist Chu's senior brother is the head of the Qingcheng Sect. He is of the same generation as me and your wife. You must not be rude in the future."

Yue Buqun scolded his eldest disciple Linghu Chong.

These days, he and his junior sister watched the competition between Chu Yuan and his eldest disciple Linghu Chong.

The opponent was a kendo master, even he himself felt inferior to him.

He respected and feared Chu Yuan enough in his heart, so he asked his eldest disciple Linghu Chong to call Chu Yuan "senior".

"Senior Chu!"

After hearing his master's scolding, Linghu Chong had no choice but to change his words and address Chu Yuan as "senior".

Although Chu Yuan is only a few years older than him, Chu Yuan is of a higher generation and his martial arts are much stronger than his!
"That's not necessary. Young Master Linghu and I are not from the same sect. We should just talk about our seniority. Young Master Linghu can call me whatever you want."

Chu Yuan doesn't care about the Tao.

"That won't work. In a sect, the order of seniority is important. Etiquette is of utmost importance. We cannot mess up the order of seniority."

Yue Buqun said solemnly.

He also called Chu Yuan "Master Chu"!

If the disciple is addressed the same way as himself, wouldn't that be a disguised confusion of generations?

"That's fine."

Seeing Yue Buqun's insistence, Chu Yuan had no choice but to follow him.

"By the way, Master Yue, Madam Yue, in the past month and a half, Brother Dongfang and I have visited all the places to visit on Mount Hua. I wonder if there are any places on Mount Hua that we haven't visited yet?"

Chu Yuan then asked seemingly casually.

"Have you traveled all over Huashan?"

Yue Buqun felt a little surprised.

As the head of the Huashan Sect, he has not been to many places in Huashan, let alone tour the entire Huashan.

"Yes, I have been to almost all the five peaks: East, South, West, North, and Central."

Chu Yuan nodded.

"Young Master Chu, if there is any other scenic spot on this mountain, it is only the Siguo Cliff at the back of Huashan Sect. It is a forbidden area of ​​our Huashan Sect. It is the place where disciples reflect on their mistakes after making mistakes. There is nothing surprising about it, but the scenery is quite good."

Ning Zhongze thought for a moment and said.

"Oh, then I wonder if Brother Dongfang and I, two outsiders, can go over and have some fun... If it's too difficult, then forget it."

Chu Yuan said.

He has been in Huashan Sect for so long just for this moment.

Compared to the proposal to go to the Siguo Cliff in the back mountain as soon as they arrived at Huashan Sect, it seemed that the goal was too clear.

After spending a month and a half in Huashan Sect, it seemed much more natural to bring it up again.

Ning Zhongze said nothing when he heard this, and turned his gaze to his senior brother Yue Buqun.

As the wife of the sect leader, it is not easy for her to have any say in this matter, and the decision has to be made by her senior brother who is the sect leader.

"Although Siguo Cliff is a forbidden area of ​​the sect, there is nothing special about it. If Taoist Priest Chu and Mr. Dongfang are interested in it, just let Chong'er take you there."

Sure enough, Yue Buqun hesitated for a moment and then agreed.

He had also observed Chu Yuan's swordsmanship these days.

It is no exaggeration to say that Chu Yuan is a top swordsman ranked among the best in the world.

The Huashan Sect cannot afford to offend such a master and can only try its best to make friends with him.

"Thank you, Master Yue and Madam Yue."

Chu Yuan thanked.

Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze probably didn't know that in the Siguo Cliff at the back of Huashan Sect were the corpses of the ten great elders of the Demon Cult and the sword techniques of the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

Otherwise, they would never let outsiders in no matter what.

"Let's go to Siguo Cliff, Mom. I want to go too."

Yue Lingshan, who was not far away, heard the voices of Chu Yuan and the others, and her eyes suddenly lit up. She ran to her mother Ning Zhongze, pulling Ning Zhongze's arm and shaking her.

Ning Zhongze looked somewhat helpless. She looked at Linghu Chong:

"Chong'er, when you lead Young Master Chu and Mr. Dongfang to the Cliff of Repentance, take Shan'er with you."

Linghu Chong agreed: "Yes, Master's Wife."

……

Then the group of four went to the Cliff of Repentance.

"There's nothing exciting to watch." The Huashan Sect disciples who had been watching the excitement at the martial arts arena dispersed when they saw that there was nothing exciting to watch.

Linghu Chong introduced on the way that although the Cliff of Repentance was located in the back mountain of Huashan Sect, it was not close to Huashan Sect and was half an hour's journey away.

"If you want to go to Siguo Cliff, you must first pass through a plank road. This plank road is extremely dangerous, so you must walk carefully."

Linghu Chong warned everyone.

When Chu Yuan came to this plank road, he felt that it was more dangerous than the plank road he passed when he went up the mountain.

The widest part of the plank road here is only one foot, and the narrowest part can only accommodate an adult's foot. It was carved out by our ancestors on this cliff.

"I wonder which one is more dangerous, the famous sky plank road in later generations or this plank road?"

Chu Yuan said in his heart.

Although the plank road is dangerous, everyone here is a martial artist and knows some martial arts skills.

Linghu Chong, Yue Lingshan and others have been walking on the steep mountain roads of Mount Huashan for many years. For them, these plank roads are so accustomed to them that they are not worth mentioning.

However, Yue Lingshan was too young after all, and everyone was worried.

So Linghu Chong led the way in front, Yue Lingshan followed behind, and Chu Yuan and Dongfang Sheng followed at the rear.

"The scenery here is really great, it is a rare and stunning view in the world."

Dongfang Sheng walked in front of Chu Yuan. A gust of mountain wind blew, and his red clothes were blown fluttering. Looking at the side of the cliff, the mountains were at his feet, and the sea of ​​clouds was within reach. It was as if he was standing on the top of the world. The scenery made his heart rate soar. He praised.

"The scenery here is truly unique in Huashan."

Chu Yuan echoed.

He had never been to Mount Hua in his previous life, let alone the plank road on Mount Hua.

Because I feel it is too dangerous, every time I watch videos online, I get scared and my feet break out in cold sweats.

So every time I traveled to Xi'an, I deliberately avoided Mount Huashan.

While talking, they finished walking along the plank road and in front of them was a place with cliffs on three sides and a mountain wall on one side, a place rarely visited by people.

When I got here, I suddenly felt enlightened.

This place is about a hundred square meters, and there is a stone cave on the mountain wall, which gives a feeling of quietness and independence in the valley.

"Senior Chu, Mr. Dongfang, this is the Cliff of Repentance."

Linghu Chong stopped and introduced himself to everyone.

Chu Yuan walked around outside the cave, looked at the scenery of Siguo Cliff, and then walked into the cave.

I saw that the entrance of the cave was surrounded by some vines, ferns and other plants, which made the entrance look much smaller.

However, the entrance of the cave was not completely sealed. It seemed that after a while, disciples of Huashan Sect came to clean it up.

After entering, Chu Yuan found that it was a small cave of about 80 square meters.

There are some stone tables, stone benches, stone beds and other items in the cave. It seems that some disciples of Huashan Sect once lived on this Siguo Cliff for a period of time.

Chu Yuan carefully observed the stone walls on all four sides of the cave. He only knew that the ten elders of the Demon Cult were trapped and died in the belly of the stone cave in the Cliff of Repentance.

But I don’t know exactly where it is.

After observing carefully for a while, Chu Yuan found that the other stone walls in the entire cave were extremely smooth, except for a hole the size of a jujube in the corner of the stone wall in the southwest direction.

The light in the cave is a little dim, and if you don't look carefully, you can't see the hole at all.

"Senior Chu, is there anything special here? Why are you staring at it?"

When Chu Yuan came in, found the hole and stared at it, Linghu Chong, Yue Lingshan and Dongfang Sheng also walked in one after another. Linghu Chong saw Chu Yuan staring at a place on the stone wall and felt curious.

"Look, there's a hole here!"

Chu Yuan said.

As he spoke, he walked forward and placed his finger on the hole.

"There is airflow in the hole, which means there is another space behind the hole. Did you know this before?"

Chu Yuan turned around and looked at Linghu Chong.

"Senior Chu, I've never heard of this before. This Cliff of Repentance is something special! And the Cliff of Repentance is a punishment for the disciples who have made mistakes and want to repent and reform. Therefore, very few disciples actually come to the Cliff of Repentance."

Linghu Chong looked in the direction Chu Yuan pointed, and there really was a hole. He looked confused.

"Do you mind if I open up the space behind this hole and take a look?"

Chu Yuan looked towards Linghu Chong.

"do not mind."

Linghu Chong agreed without giving it much thought.

He just thought that Chu Yuan discovered this by accident, and he also wanted to see what was behind the hole.

On the contrary, Dongfang Bubai looked at Chu Yuan with a flicker in his eyes, as if he understood something.

Then Chu Yuan looked at Yue Lingshan again:
"Lingshan, what do you think?"

Although Linghu Chong is the eldest disciple of Huashan Sect, he is still an outsider after all.

Yue Lingshan is the daughter of Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze. After getting her consent, Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze couldn't say anything afterwards.

"We never knew before that there is still space in the cave on the Siguo Cliff. Senior Chu, please open it and take a look."

Yue Lingshan was still a child, only seven years old, and was very curious. She was as curious about the hole discovered by Chu Yuan as a cat scratching her heart, and she nodded continuously.

At first, she also called Chu Yuan "Master Chu", but after seeing her senior brother Linghu Chong being scolded by her father, she quickly changed her words.

After obtaining the consent of Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan, Chu Yuan stood in front of the stone wall with his palms raised in front of his abdomen.

He concentrated all his body's internal strength into his palms, and the air above his hands began to distort.

Then Chu Yuan suddenly swung out with both palms, hitting the stone wall in front of him.

boom!
After a loud noise.

Chu Yuan's palms directly penetrated the stone wall. With the flying stones, a four-foot-high, irregularly shaped hole was revealed.

“Is there really room behind this?”

Seeing this scene, Linghu Chong, Yue Lingshan and Dongfang Sheng were all surprised.

(End of this chapter)