Chapter 72 Uncle Master, did you cut it?
"Of course not."

Yue Buqun replied.

"Sit down and talk."

Chu Yuan pointed to the bluestone and the vacant area on the other side.

Yue Buqun didn't care either. He disdained the dust on the bluestone and sat down on the other side.

Then he noticed the old cassock that Chu Yuan was holding in his hand and the densely packed tiny handwriting written on it.

He knew this was the purpose of his visit:

"The Manual of the Sword to Exorcise Evil"!
His mind immediately emerged the scene where Chu Yuan was in the Fuwei Escort Agency in Fuzhou City, and he was so domineering that he used his deep inner strength to nail the cassock to the square beam, allowing everyone to take it, but no one could get the sword manual from him.

Then his eyes moved again, and he saw the ancient book with a dark blue cover that Chu Yuan had casually thrown beside his legs.

Yue Buqun glanced at the ancient thread-bound book and the name on the blue cover:

"Sunflower Manual"!
hiss!
Yue Buqun took a breath of cold air.

In horror, he rubbed his eyes with his free hand to make sure he was not seeing things.

That was another secret book of magical skills, "The Book of the Sunflower", which was coveted by all the people in the martial arts world. At this time, Chu Yuan casually threw it on the bluestone beside his legs.

"Is this the Sunflower Manual?"

Yue Buqun asked in an uncertain tone.

"Yes, I have had this thing for a while, but I haven't had time to look at it. Today I have nothing to do, so I took it out and saw if there is anything I can learn from it."

Chu Yuan nodded.

Yue Buqun: ...

Listen, is this human language?
What is the "Sunflower Manual"? It has been in your hands for a while, but you haven't had time to read it. Today, I have nothing to do, so I might as well take it out and read it.

Doesn't he know that whether it is "The Manual of the Sword of Exorcism" or "The Manual of the Sunflower", these are the secret manuals of magical skills that everyone in the world dreams of?

"But where did he get the Sunflower Manual?"

Yue Buqun said in his heart.

Yue Buqun suddenly remembered that Chu Yuan and Dongfang Bubai were good friends and had traveled together for nearly a year. It was rumored that they had even helped the government kill Japanese pirates in Fuzhou Prefecture.

In other words, it is very likely that this "Sunflower Manual" was given to him by the evil cult leader Dongfang Bubai.

However, the "Sunflower Manual" of the Demon Cult was stolen by the Demon Cult from the Huashan Sect.

To put it another way, the "Sunflower Manual" in Chu Yuan's hand originally belonged to the Huashan Sect, and Yue Buqun felt very depressed for a moment.

"Young Master Chu, this Sunflower Manual was stolen from Huashan Sect by the Demon Cult. Look..."

Yue Buqun looked at Chu Yuan and spoke in a tentative tone.

Although he knew that Chu Yuan was mature for his age, thoughtful and not easy to talk to, he still wanted to give it a try.

"The Demon Cult stole the Sunflower Manual from Huashan Sect, so Huashan Sect should go and get it back from the Demon Cult! This copy of the Sunflower Manual was given to me by a good friend."

Chu Yuan didn't respond to Yue Buqun's words at all. He looked up at Yue Buqun and said.

"How could I not know that this 'Sunflower Manual' was given to you by a good friend... I also know who gave it to you!"

Hearing Chu Yuan's words, Yue Buqun felt helpless.

Forget about the magical skill of "Sunflower Manual".

Only then did he think of the purpose of his visit to Qingcheng Mountain to meet Chu Yuan.

"I thought about it for a long time and decided that I would still like to exchange the "Sword Manual of Exorcism" from Young Master Chu!"

Yue Buqun finally told the purpose of his trip to Qingcheng Mountain.

"Did Sect Leader Yue bring the Purple Cloud Divine Art?"

Chu Yuan asked Yue Buqun.

"Bring it."

Yue Buqun took out a black-covered thread-bound ancient book from his arms and handed it to Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan took a quick look and saw four words on the cover of the thread-bound ancient book: "Zixia Divine Art"!
"Oh, it really is the Purple Cloud Magic Skill. Sect Leader Yue, did you tamper with the Purple Cloud Magic Skill?"

Chu Yuan did not reach out to take it. He looked at Yue Buqun with a half-smile.

Yue Buqun appears to be a gentleman, but he is hypocritical and will do anything to achieve his goals. No one knows whether he will end up hurting him.

"How can this be possible!"

When Yue Buqun saw Chu Yuan's gaze, he smiled awkwardly.

To be honest, he had originally thought about this.

Give Chu Yuan a fake or tampered copy of "Purple Cloud Divine Art".

But thinking of Chu Yuan's superb martial arts, he gave up the idea for the time being.

It is not worth angering or offending Chu Yuan because of a "Purple Cloud Divine Art".

The most urgent task for Huashan Sect now is to quickly improve its strength.

As for dealing with Chu Yuan and the Qingcheng Sect, that is something that Zuo Lengchan, the leader of the Five Mountains, and the Songshan Sect need to consider.

Let Zuo Lengchan lead the Songshan Sect to fight against the Qingcheng Sect behind Chu Yuan. It would be best if both sides were defeated.

"Since Sect Leader Yue is here, then you can stay in Qingcheng Mountain for a few more days. It just so happens that I don't have a copy of the "Sword Manual of Exorcism", so Sect Leader Yue needs to copy it yourself. By the way, I will also verify the authenticity of the "Purple Cloud Divine Art"."

Chu Yuan took the "Purple Cloud Magic Art" from Yue Buqun's hand and flipped through it.

"That would be best. I'd better obey your order."

Yue Buqun was startled and agreed with a smile on his face.

He secretly thanked his luck in his heart that he didn't have any evil thoughts, otherwise if he got a fake or tampered copy of "Purple Cloud Divine Art", Chu Yuan would definitely find out.

If the deal fails, you will end up offending people for nothing.

"Master Yue, I'm very curious, how did you get rid of Madam Yue and sneak down the mountain?"

Chu Yuan looked at Yue Buqun with curiosity.

Last time at the Fuwei Escort Agency in Fuzhou City, he had already mentioned that in order to practice the "Bixie Sword Manual", one needed to castrate himself, and Ning Zhongze had also heard it.

Therefore, Ning Zhongze must have been on guard against his senior brother Yue Buqun, not allowing him the mind or opportunity to practice "The Manual of the Sword of Exorcism".

The woman also didn't want to become a sister to the husband she shared the same bed with.

"Ahem, I came down the mountain secretly this time and told my junior sister that I would practice swordsmanship in seclusion at the Siguo Cliff in the back mountain..."

Hearing Chu Yuan's question, Yue Buqun coughed.

Chu Yuan was filled with emotion when he heard this.

It seems that nothing can stop Master Yue's eagerness to practice the "Bixie Sword Manual".

I just don't know if the heroine Ning Zhongze will blame me when she finds out that I gave the "Bixie Sword Manual" to Yue Buqun.

"learn."

Chu Yuan nodded.

"I can empathize with Sect Leader Yue's situation. Sect Leader Yue has a wife and daughter. If he had no other choice, he would definitely not want to practice the "Sword Manual of Exorcism"."

"We are in the vortex of Jianghu. If you are in Jianghu, you have no choice. If Sect Leader Yue does not practice the "Sword Manual of Exorcism" to improve his own strength and the strength of Huashan Sect, then Huashan Sect will be swallowed up by other sects. If Sect Leader Yue does not practice the "Sword Manual of Exorcism", naturally someone else will practice it..."

Chu Yuan looked at Yue Buqun and said.

If he didn't have the ability to enter dreams, and were put in Yue Buqun's position, he wouldn't be sure whether he could do better than Yue Buqun.

Especially after the sword energy dispute, the Huashan Sect continued to weaken, but it had strong enemies outside, such as Zuo Lengchan and the Songshan Sect, an ambitious opponent.

The only thing Yue Buqun did wrong was probably that he did not treat his eldest disciple Linghu Chong sincerely like his wife Lady Ning, so that not only did he lose a helper, but he also gradually turned his eldest disciple into an opponent.

After defeating many powerful enemies including Zuo Lengchan and Ren Woxing, he failed in the end and died at the hands of his eldest disciple Linghu Chong.

"Young Master Chu, you understand me..."

Chu Yuan's sudden words moved Yue Buqun. He clapped the folding fan in his hand and felt like he had met a close friend.

In the past, his feelings towards Chu Yuan were very complicated.

Especially Chu Yuan, who had helped his junior sister at Lin Yuantu’s 70th birthday in Fuzhou City in his early years.

The junior sister often spoke up for Chu Yuan before. If Chu Yuan had not been too young at the time, he would have even thought that the junior sister had romantic feelings for Chu Yuan.

This also made him feel a slight hatred towards Chu Yuan that he couldn't even begin to describe.

But now that he has decided to practice the "Sword Manual of Exorcism", these things have become unimportant.

"Master Yue, please stay in Qingcheng Mountain with peace of mind."

Chu Yuan said.

He didn't know the complicated thoughts Yue Buqun had about him at this moment.

"Thank you for troubling Young Master Chu and your sect."

Yue Buqun said.

Then Yue Buqun settled down in Qingcheng Mountain, and Chu Yuan arranged a guest room for him in Songfeng Temple.

Yue Buqun lived in Qingcheng Mountain for about half a month.

For half a month, Yue Buqun mainly came to Chu Yuan's residence every day to copy the "Bixie Sword Manual".

After all, it is a martial arts secret book. If one word is wrong or missing, the meaning will be completely different.

Yue Buqun was extremely alert, fearing that he might copy a wrong word.

While Yue Buqun was copying the "Bixie Sword Manual", Chu Yuan was also studying the "Purple Cloud Divine Art" that Yue Buqun had exchanged with him.

There has always been a saying among the people that "Purple Cloud Magic Art" is actually inextricably linked to "Sunflower Manual".

There are even rumors that "Zixia Secret Book is the basic entry level, and Sunflower Secret Book is the pinnacle."

But after Chu Yuan studied it carefully, he found that this statement was a fallacy.

The two martial arts, "Purple Cloud Divine Art" and "Sunflower Manual", have nothing to do with each other.

They are two completely different martial arts. After all, both martial arts can be traced back to their respective origins.

The "Sunflower Manual" was created by a eunuch of the previous dynasty, and later ended up in the Shaolin Temple in Putian, where it was kept by the abbot, Zen Master Hongye. It was later secretly read by Huashan Sect disciples Yue Su and Cai Zifeng, who went back and recorded it in a book. It was then taken away by the Demon Cult who attacked Huashan Sect, and finally given to Dongfang Bubai by Ren Woxing for practice.

As for the "Purple Cloud Divine Art", it is obviously a Taoist internal skill. Its internal strength is moderate and peaceful, seeming to be there and not there, as smooth as clouds.

When I think of the Huashan Sect’s founder, Hao Datong, he was one of the Seven Sons of the Quanzhen Sect.

The origin of this martial art can now be explained.

It must be the original internal strength of Quanzhen Sect, combined with Hao Datong's understanding of martial arts, a martial art created by himself.

After an inspection, Chu Yuan found that there was nothing wrong with the "Purple Cloud Divine Art" and it was real.

However, this skill is a Taoist internal skill, which emphasizes gradual progress. It also contains some Taoist content on refining essence into qi. The initial stage of practice is slow and it takes decades of hard work to achieve success.

Its power was mediocre in the early stage, probably only equivalent to the level of second-rate internal strength in the martial arts world.

It is only slightly stronger than the Qingcheng Sect's original "Qingcheng Heart Sutra" and seems a bit useless.

However, Chu Yuan felt that this "Purple Cloud Divine Art" was not without merit. Some of the contents on refining essence into qi could be used as a reference when creating his own longevity technique.

After Yue Buqun finished copying the "Bixie Sword Manual", he hurriedly said goodbye to Chu Yuan, apparently he was in a hurry to go back to practice the "Bixie Sword Manual".

A visitor is a guest, not to mention that Yue Buqun also brought him the Huashan Sect's secret "Purple Cloud Magic Art".

So Chu Yuan personally sent Yue Buqun out of Songfeng Temple.

"Master Yue, I have a piece of advice for you. During the time I spent on Mount Hua, I saw that your eldest disciple Linghu Chong is extremely talented. He is a man that can be cultivated and will achieve extraordinary success in the future. The Huashan Sect is short of talent, so you must not mistreat the talent!"

Standing under the archway of Songfeng Temple, Chu Yuan, dressed in a black Taoist robe, kindly reminded Yue Buqun.

From Chu Yuan's perspective, Yue Buqun was practicing the "Sword Manual" while keeping his eldest disciple Linghu Chong firmly in his hand.

As long as Linghu Chong admits that he is a disciple of Huashan Sect, the Huashan Sect, which possesses these two top masters, will have a place in the world of martial arts.

And his appearance has saved Yue Buqun from having to force his daughter Yue Lingshan to marry Lin Pingzhi in order to obtain the "Bixie Sword Manual" in order to plan for the Lin family's "Bixie Sword Manual".

In this way, Linghu Chong would not harbor any resentment towards him.

As long as Yue Buqun does not come, he will marry his daughter Yue Lingshan to Linghu Chong.

If Linghu Chong was tied up by his daughter, given Linghu Chong's indecisive character, he would probably be tied up and died in the Huashan Sect.

"My eldest disciple is actually valued so much by Young Master Chu?"

Yue Buqun was a little surprised.

He knew Chu Yuan's vision. Chu Yuan made friends with people like Dongfang Bubai, the leader of the Demon Cult. Ordinary people would probably not be in his eyes.

Since Chu Yuan values ​​him, it seems that his eldest disciple Linghu Chong must have some outstanding qualities, but he just didn't discover them before.

"Although Young Master Linghu is young, he has a somewhat carefree and unrestrained personality, which makes him the best at making friends."

Chu Yuan smiled.

He was just giving this reminder. Many things have changed and he doesn't know how the future will develop.

"I understand. Take care, Young Master Chu."

Yue Buqun said thoughtfully.

"Master Yue, take care."

Chu Yuan watched Yue Buqun turn and leave, his back gradually disappearing from his sight.

"It's a pity that I forgot to tell Sect Leader Yue that I've been trying to improve the "Sword Manual of Exorcism" recently. It requires castration of one's own body to practice. If he waits for a while, maybe he won't need to do it anymore to practice..."

Seeing Yue Buqun disappear from his sight, Chu Yuan suddenly slapped his forehead and said.

Lin Pingzhi, who was beside Chu Yuan, happened to hear what Chu Yuan said.

Lin Pingzhi:......

"You must never offend Uncle Chu in the future."

Lin Pingzhi said to himself.

He felt that his uncle Chu had a black heart.

When dealing with this Uncle Chu, you never know when you are being tricked by him.

……

After Yue Buqun left.

The expansion of the Qingcheng Sect's mountain gate is still proceeding in an orderly manner.

Chu Yuan continued to study "The Book of the Sword of Exorcism" and "The Book of the Sunflower", and put "The Magic Art of Purple Clouds" aside for the time being.

After a period of research, Chu Yuan gradually understood "The Book of the Sword of Exorcism" and "The Book of the Sunflower".

He found that "The Book of the Sword of Exorcism" and "The Book of the Sunflower" were very similar.

The core concept of "The Book of the Sword of Exorcism" is borrowed from "The Book of the Sunflower", and they are basically the same.

The only difference is that the original "Sunflower Manual" which focused on internal skills and supplemented external skills was changed to sword skills as the main method and internal skills as the supplement.

But the core is still the martial arts philosophy of "Sunflower Manual". Otherwise, the first sentence of "Bixie Sword Manual" would not be almost exactly the same as the first sentence of "Sunflower Manual", which is "If you want to practice magic skills, you must castrate yourself first" without any changes.

The first mnemonic of "Sunflower Manual" is:
"If you want to practice magical skills, you must castrate yourself; if you practice elixir and take medicine, you can connect your inner and outer selves."

Not only do the meanings have the same meaning, but even the content is almost the same.

"Yin alone cannot grow, and Yang alone cannot be born. The Sunflower Manual is actually a martial art that cultivates both Yin and Yang, and ultimately reaches the mysterious realm of heaven and man. However, the path this martial art takes is the path of Yang extreme giving birth to Yin. It is extremely difficult to practice at the beginning. Desires can provoke the fire in your heart at any time, and your internal strength can easily become agitated, making you feel like you are burning in a raging fire. The deeper you practice, the more serious the injury will be."

"If you want to master the Sunflower Manual, you must castrate yourself. After castrating yourself, you will cut off your desires and practice more efficiently. In addition, you can practice elixirs and take medicine to stabilize your internal strength. Eventually, you will reach the state where yin is born from yang, yin and yang are cultivated together, heaven and man are born, and all things grow."

"In that case, can I find a bug...?"

On this day, Chu Yuan took the "Sword Manual of Exorcism" and "Sunflower Manual" and continued to study them half-sitting and half-lying on the bluestone in his courtyard.

He comes from the future, has unconventional thoughts, is knowledgeable, and his ideas are not constrained by the times.

He could even find inspiration from many martial arts he knew in his previous life.

For example, he remembered that in Gu Long's martial arts novel "The Twins", there was a martial art that also required the cultivation of the most yang internal force. This internal force was too strong and overbearing, and it was the most yang and rigid. After practicing it to about 60% or 70%, one had to transfer the power to others, otherwise one would have to suffer from the torment of the overbearing internal force day and night.

"Can the Sunflower Manual also follow this path, injecting the internal force of extreme yang into other people's bodies first, and then taking it back at the critical moment, so as to reach the state of yang giving birth to yin in one fell swoop..."

Chu Yuan pondered.

Then he sat cross-legged on the bluestone, with his hands, feet and head facing the sky, and closed his eyes in meditation.

Chu Yuan circulated his Qi according to the formula in the "Sunflower Manual". At first, he felt it was normal. The extremely yang internal force cultivated from the "Sunflower Manual" grew rapidly in the Qi sea in his Dantian.

Soon his whole body began to heat up, as if on fire, rising from the bottom up, and he became restless and restless.

But it’s okay, maybe it’s the first time to practice.

This feeling of burning heat and restlessness is not strong and can be barely tolerated.

"However, this feeling of the whole body being on fire and the breath being chaotic will continue to grow stronger with practice. The limit for ordinary people to endure is a month at most. Moreover, every time you stop practicing, the meridians in the body will be damaged. If you practice like this for a long time, you will suffer internal injuries..."

Half an hour later, Chu Yuan opened his eyes and stopped practicing "Sunflower Manual". He felt the changes in his body.

The reason why the meridians are damaged is because of the overbearing internal yang force.

However, this problem is easy to solve. Just add some meridian acupoints involved in the practice of "Sunflower Manual" to give it a certain healing ability.

"Fei Yan, go call Ping Zhi over!"

Chu Yuan saw his apprentice Qu Feiyan practicing sword in the yard today, and he said to Qu Feiyan.

"Okay, Master!"

Qu Feiyan agreed.

Then he put the sword in the yard and turned around to call Lin Pingzhi.

A year passed, Qu Feiyan was already six years old, and she had grown taller.

Not long after, Lin Pingzhi, who was wearing Taoist robes, was called by Qu Feiyan.

In one year, Lin Pingzhi grew a lot taller.

"Uncle Master, what do you want Feiyan to talk to me about?"

Lin Pingzhi stood in front of Chu Yuan and asked respectfully.

"I just tried out the Sunflower Manual and I have an idea. I need your cooperation..."

Chu Yuan's response to Lin Pingzhi.

"Ah! Uncle Master, did you cut it?"

After hearing this, Lin Pingzhi looked incredulous.

He felt that Chu Yuan's martial arts skills were already high enough, and there was no need for him to practice the "Sunflower Manual" which required self-mutilation.

Chu Yuan did not hide the fact that he had the "Sunflower Manual" in his hands.

Therefore, many Taoists in the temple knew that in addition to obtaining the famous "Bixie Sword Technique", Chu Yuan also had the "Sunflower Manual" practiced by the Demon Cult leader Dongfang Bubai, which was in the hands of his uncle (great uncle).

Snapped!
As soon as Lin Pingzhi finished speaking, Chu Yuan slapped Lin Pingzhi on the head.

"You brat, what are you talking about?"

Chu Yuan said unhappily.

"Lin Pingzhi, you are disrespectful to your elders and slandering my master!"

Qu Feiyan also looked at Lin Pingzhi with an unfriendly look. It seemed that if she didn't have a sword in her hand, she would have stabbed Lin Pingzhi.

"Pingzhi, I want to try to improve the shortcomings of the Sunflower Manual and your Lin family's Sword Manual. The two magic skills require castration. The internal force of the Sunflower Manual is extremely yang. If you don't castrate yourself, your heart will be restless, your whole body will feel like it's on fire, and your internal breath will rush up from below, and it will be restless and unstable. The deeper you practice, the more serious your internal injuries will be. I want to temporarily store this internal force in other people's bodies. Don't you want to quickly improve your internal force?"

Chu Yuan asked Lin Pingzhi after explaining to him.

"Uncle Master, is there such a good thing?"

Lin Pingzhi's eyes lit up.

"Master, I am your disciple. Why do you want to pass on your skills to him instead of me?"

Qu Feiyan said dissatisfiedly.

(End of this chapter)