Chapter 98: Gathering the Power of Martial Arts

Half a decade later.

On the winding Qingcheng Mountain Road.

As I walked along, I saw towering mountains and lush forests everywhere, which looked like a natural painting, fascinating. There were waterfalls and springs nearby, making thunderous sounds, which was spectacular. The mountain paths were winding and secluded, and walking along them was like entering a forest in a poem or painting.

Ren Woxing asked, "Is this Mount Qingcheng?"

Xiang Wentian was also somewhat surprised and said, "The scenery of Qingcheng Mountain is absolutely beautiful."

Chu Yuan looked at Ren Woxing and said, "Living in seclusion in Qingcheng Mountain is not bad, right?"

Ren Woxing said: “Not bad.”

If he were to travel in Qingcheng Mountain, he would be interested.

But the problem is that he is still confined to Mount Qingcheng.

It doesn't feel much better than the West Lake or the dungeon in Meizhuang.

Chu Yuan smiled when he heard this, but said nothing more.

"Xiang Zuoshi, why do you have to follow us to Qingcheng Sect?"

Chu Yuan looked at Xiang Wentian who had followed him and Ren Woxing back to Qingcheng Mountain.

He didn't expect that he could get a buy one get one free deal this time he went down the mountain.

In addition to bringing back a former leader of a cult, he also brought back a left-hand man of the cult.

correct!

There is also a holy lady from the Demon Sect.

"As the Left Envoy of the Demon Cult, I should naturally stay by the side of the Cult Master."

Ask the way of heaven.

After passing two more peaks, the road ahead suddenly became open.

A large area of ​​palace and temple buildings appeared before our eyes. They were majestic and spectacular, yet exuded a kind of fairy-like aura from the mountains.

"Junior brother!"

After hearing the report from the disciples at the foot of the mountain and knowing that Chu Yuan had returned, Yu Canghai and Zhao Sihai appeared together and stood under the archway at the entrance of Qingcheng Sect to greet him.

"Brother, he is Master Ren."

"This is my senior brother Yu Canghai."

Chu Yuan introduced Yu Canghai and Ren Woxing to each other.

"Meet Master Yu."

Ren Woxing clasped his fists towards Yu Canghai.

Ren Woxing is a man who fears the strong.

On the way to Qingcheng Mountain, he had heard Xiang Wentian say that the Qingcheng Sect was now one of the four major sects in the righteous martial arts world, and its leader Yu Canghai was a master who could rival Zuo Lengchan.

"I've heard of Master Ren's name for a long time."

Yu Canghai also bowed.

This Ren Woxing is a truly famous figure in the martial arts world. He is a demonic hero who has been famous in the martial arts world for many years.

"Si Hai, go and arrange a room for Master Ren and the others to stay for the time being."

Yu Canghai instructed his apprentice Zhao Sihai.

"As you command, Master."

Zhao Sihai said.

"Everyone please follow me!"

Zhao Sihai said to Zuo Lengchan and the other two.

After Zuo Lengchan and the other two left, Yu Canghai turned to Chu Yuan and said, "Junior brother, you brought this former leader of the Demon Cult back to the sect. How are you going to place him?"

Chu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "This man is also considered an expert, and he still needs an expert to watch over him."

Yu Canghai asked: "Does Junior Brother have any candidate?"

Chu Yuan said: "Brother, what do you think, let Senior Sister Cuixia take action?"

Cuixia, the old Taoist priest, sometimes has a very bad temper. He is looking forward to what kind of sparks will be created if these two are put together.

Yu Canghai said: "It's feasible."

Cuixia is also one of the three people in Qingcheng Sect, besides Chu Yuan, who have mastered the "Nine Heavens Gangqi".

With his strength, it would be no problem for him to subdue Ren Woxing.

"Who is going to tell this?"

Chu Yuan thought of another problem.

"Let me go."

Chu Yuan said.

It just so happened that he hadn't visited Master Cuixia for a while, so today was a good opportunity to go and see him.

Not long after returning from Hengshan City last time, he went down the mountain to the south of the Yangtze River again.

……

Qingcheng Sect.

Northwest corner.

In a quiet courtyard.

"Uncle Cuixia, I'm here to see you."

Chu Yuan walked in, and then he actually saw Taoist Cuixia, who was holding an iron sword and practicing sword in the yard.

The sword technique he practiced was the "Winter Cold Sword Technique" created by him in the Qingcheng Sect, which was one of the four sword techniques of the "Four Wonders Flying Immortal Sword Formation".

Taoist Cuixia's movements were not fast when she was practicing sword skills. She performed each sword move slowly, just like dancing with a sword. There was a natural charm of Taoism. No flashes of swords and sabers could be seen in the yard, but one could see each sword move of Taoist Cuixia when she was practicing sword skills.

Seeing Cuixia practicing sword, Chu Yuan did not disturb her and waited by the side.

"How about it, Chu boy, what do you think of this sword technique I just practiced?"

After practicing once, Taoist Cuixia finished her move and raised her sword to speak to Chu Yuan who was standing nearby and watching.

"You're doing well. But why are you suddenly practicing swordsmanship?"

Chu Yuan felt a little curious.

Originally, these old Taoists in the Qingcheng Sect were only interested in practicing internal skills and health-preserving martial arts like the "Eternal Spring".

"If you want to practice, then practice. I have already mastered the Nine Heavens Qi. The Changchun Immortal Skill is too slow to practice. I can only practice other martial arts. As you said, martial arts and swordsmanship are both a kind of Tao."

Cuixia said.

"Uncle Master, a former leader of the Demon Cult has come to the mountain. I need you to keep an eye on him these days and make sure he doesn't do anything out of line."

Chu Yuan said to Taoist Cuixia.

"Okay, Chu boy, you haven't come to see Master Uncle for a long time. When you come to see Master Uncle, you should arrange things for him to do, right?"

Cuixia then realized the purpose of Chu Yuan's visit, and he said unhappily.

"I can't help it. My uncle is from the Qingcheng Sect, and there are only a few masters who have mastered the Nine Heavens Gangqi!"

Chu Yuan smiled.

"Okay, since you are so sincere, I will come forward once."

Cuixia finally agreed.

"Thank you, uncle."

Chu Yuan thanked him.

……

Huashan.

Huashan School.

No, it should be called the Five Mountains Sect now.

Back mountain.

Thinking over the cliff.

Many masters from the original Four Yue Sword Sects gathered together on the top of Mount Huashan.

The three nuns of Hengshan School, Dingxian, Dingyi and Dingjing!
Taoist Priest Tianmen of Taishan Sect, Yu Jizi, Yu Qingzi and Yu Yinzi!

The Hengshan School is huge!
Ding Mian, Tang Ying'e and Gao Kexin of the Songshan School.

"Everyone, the reason why I invite you to the back mountain of Huashan is because I have a great opportunity to share with you."

Yue Buqun was dressed in a green shirt and had a somewhat feminine look. He stood at the entrance of the Cliff of Repentance and spoke to the masters of the other four sects who all had some injuries on their bodies.

Looking at Yue Buqun standing in front of the cave entrance, the other four masters all had different expressions.

Except for the Songshan Sect, which was willing to join Yue Buqun due to the death of its leader, the other three sects were forced to agree to merge into the Five Mountains Sect.

Nun Dingxian and Taoist Tianmen both tried to stop him, but unfortunately Yue Buqun was too powerful and they were no match for him.

Mo Da was seriously injured and has not recovered yet.

“Chong’er, take them into the cave and take a look at the sword techniques left by Senior Wu Yue in the cave.”

Yue Buqun said to Linghu Chong who was standing beside him.

Ever since he used his daughter Yue Lingshan to tie Linghu Chong up and promised them to get married at the end of the year, although Linghu Chong could not stand many of his actions and there were many conflicts between their ideas, he ultimately did not do anything out of line.

"As you command, Master."

Linghu Chong led masters from various sects into the cave.

"You two, you can come out now..."

After Linghu Chong brought Ding Xian, Taoist Tianmen and others into the cave of Siguo Cliff, Yue Buqun was the only one left on the Cliff. Yue Buqun looked behind him.

"Amitabha, nice to meet Sect Leader Yue!"

"Wulian Tianzun, I greet Sect Leader Yue!"

A monk and a Taoist priest came out from the corner of the plank road not far away and performed a Taoist and Buddhist salute to Yue Buqun.

The monk and the Taoist priest were none other than Master Fangzheng of Shaolin and Taoist Master Chongxu of Wudang.

"When did you two arrive?"

Yue Buqun looked at the two of them and said.

If he had not been practicing the "Sword Manual of Exorcism" for some time, he would not have noticed that these two leaders of the righteous sect were right beside him.

"We just went up Huashan and visited Zhengqi Hall!"

"I heard from Madam Yue that Sect Leader Yue brought the Five Mountains Sect's masters to the back mountain, so we came over. We saw Sect Leader Yue discussing something with the Five Mountains Sect's masters, so we didn't want to disturb them, so we just waited nearby."

Master Fang Zheng and Taoist Chongxu said, "You two came to my Five Mountains Sect. Is there something important?"

Yue Buqun looked at the monk and the Taoist priest.

He is the leading figure in the righteous martial arts world, the abbot and master of Shaolin and Wudang.

If it's not a big deal, I will never come to your door on my own initiative.

"Indeed, there is something important to discuss with Sect Leader Yue."

After Master Fang Zheng and Taoist Chongxu looked at each other, Taoist Chongxu spoke first.

Yue Buqun looked at Master Fangzheng and Taoist Chongxu, and he had a vague guess in his mind: "Could this matter be related to the Qingcheng Sect?"

Master Fang Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, this matter is indeed related to the Qingcheng Sect."

Yue Buqun had a hint of mockery in his eyes: "Let me guess and see if I am right. Shaolin and Wudang feel that Qingcheng Sect poses a threat to them, so they finally decided to take action against Qingcheng Sect?"

Master Fang Zheng said with a smile: "The Qingcheng Sect is colluding with the Demon Sect and has unclear relations with the Demon Sect. The junior brother of its leader Yu Canghai is a close friend of the Demon Sect's leader Dongfang Bubai. Our sects have a deep hatred for the Demon Sect, so we must eliminate the demons and defend the Way."

Yue Buqun did not say whether he agreed or not. Instead, he looked at Master Fangzheng and Taoist Chongxu in silence, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.

Master Fangzheng and Taoist Chongxu did not urge him and let Yue Buqun think about it.

After a moment, Yue Buqun said, "What benefit will my Five Mountains Sect get from participating in the suppression of Qingcheng Sect? And after I eliminate Qingcheng Sect, how can I know whether the Five Mountains Sect will be the next target of Wudang and Shaolin?"

There wasn't much friendship between him, Chu Yuan and the Qingcheng Sect.

The previous "Bixie Sword Manual" was also exchanged for the Huashan School's unique internal skills secret book "Zixia Divine Art".

Although he felt that Chu Yuan understood him very well, this did not prevent the Five Mountains Sect from taking action against the Qingcheng Sect.

There is no affection between sects, only interests.

Master Fangzheng and Taoist Chongxu seemed to have thought about this problem a long time ago on their way here.

Taoist Chongxu smiled and said, "The Five Mountains Sect will participate in the suppression of the Qingcheng Sect. After the Qingcheng Sect is destroyed, we are willing to let the Five Mountains Sect, Wudang and Shaolin become one of the three major sects of the righteous way. By then, there will not be two but three sects in the martial arts world."

Master Fang Zheng also said: "Yes, although the Five Mountains and Qingcheng sects are listed as the four major sects of the righteous path along with Wudang and Shaolin in the martial arts world, they have never been recognized by Shaolin and Wudang."

Master Fang Zheng continued, "As for Sect Leader Yue's concern that Shaolin and Wudang will attack the Five Mountains Sect after the decline of the Qingcheng Sect, we can make an alliance. If Wudang and Shaolin do not keep their promise, the Five Mountains Sect can make the alliance public. This will surely make the heroes of the world laugh at Shaolin and Wudang."

After listening to what Master Fangzheng and Taoist Chongxu said, it has to be said that Yue Buqun was indeed somewhat moved.

After Hengshan City took the opportunity to merge the Five Mountains Sword Sects, his idea became to unify the martial arts world.

Shaolin and Wudang wanted to use him to deal with the Qingcheng Sect, and he also wanted to use Shaolin and Wudang to deal with the Qingcheng Sect.

Unknowingly, the Qingcheng Sect has become a major threat to all sects, and everyone wants to deal with it.

Yue Buqun suddenly said: "Not enough!"

Now it is Shaolin and Wudang that are pulling him to deal with the Qingcheng Sect, not him pulling Shaolin and Wudang to deal with the Qingcheng Sect, so he can ask for a high price and gain more benefits for himself.

Master Fang Zheng frowned and asked, "What else does Sect Leader Yue want?"

Yue Buqun said: "I want one copy of Taijiquan Jing and Yijinjing Jing."

Taoist Chongxu said: "I'm sorry, but the Tai Chi Boxing Classics of our sect's founder was stolen by the Demon Cult a long time ago and has not been found yet."

“Amitabha!” Master Fang Zheng moved the Buddhist beads in his hand, chanted a Buddhist name, and shook his head, saying, “The Yi Jin Jing is also a secret of Shaolin Temple. It cannot be passed on to outsiders except by disciples of Shaolin Temple. If Master Yue wants to learn the Yi Jin Jing, it is not impossible. As long as Master Yue is willing to become a disciple of Shaolin Temple, it will be fine.”

A sneer flashed across Yue Buqun's eyes.

He was so crazy that he didn't want to be the leader of the Five Mountains Sect and joined the Shaolin Temple to be a dog for the temple.

"In that case, I'm sorry I can't help you." Yue Buqun said politely but distantly, "Besides, I just merged the Five Mountains Sect not long ago, and there are many people in the sect who don't obey me. Even if the Five Mountains Sect wants to help Shaolin and Wudang, it is powerless."

"Well, Master Yue, let's each take a step back. If Master Yue and the Five Mountains Sect are willing to help, I, Shaolin, am willing to give any two of the 72 Shaolin unique skills to the Five Mountains Sword Sect."

Then Master Fang Zheng said.

"We in Wudang are also willing to give a set of "Soft Cloud Secret Sword" to the Five Mountains Sect."

“Since Shaolin has already made its statement, Wudang cannot fail to make its statement,” said Taoist Master Chongxu.

"No, the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills and the Soft Cloud Sword are okay, but they are far from the Yi Jin Jing and Tai Chi Quan Jing."

Yue Buqun shook his head and refused.

After he got the "Bixie Sword Manual", he no longer cared about those martial arts.

"So... Master Yue, the Yi Jin Jing and Tai Chi Quan Jing are the secrets of our Shaolin and Wudang. We will never pass them on to others. However, we are willing to take a step back and allow a disciple from the Five Mountains Sect to learn the Yi Jin Jing of our Shaolin Temple. However, this requires our consent and the disciple must swear not to pass it on to others. What do you think?"

Then Master Fang Zheng took a step back and said.

The reason why he made this suggestion was to set a trap for Yue Buqun.

Anyone who is valued by him and is taught the "Yi Jin Jing" by him must be a person with strong principles.

If Yue Buqun forced this disciple to pass on the "Yi Jin Jing" to him, it would definitely arouse the other party's resistance, which would lay the groundwork for the future split of the Five Mountains Sect.

The reason why Shaolin and Wudang are worried about the Qingcheng Sect but not the Five Mountains Sect is because the Five Mountains Sect is a huge monster that is forcibly stitched together by Yue Buqun's personal force. It is full of irreconcilable contradictions. With just a little provocation or if Yue Buqun encounters a problem, the Five Mountains Sect will split again.

"Let a disciple from the Five Mountains Sect go to Shaolin Temple to learn the Yi Jin Jing."

Yue Buqun's heart was instantly moved.

After that disciple has learned the "Yi Jin Jing", he will ask the disciple who is learning the "Yi Jin Jing" to secretly pass the "Yi Jin Jing" to him.

This was also his way of obtaining the "Yi Jin Jing" in disguise.

"Okay, I agree."

Yue Buqun agreed.

Yue Buqun then asked: "When do we start?"

Master Fang Zheng and Taoist Chongxu both looked at Yue Buqun. Master Fang Zheng said, "Don't worry. Before we start, we need to be well prepared and get the support of the martial arts world."

Taoist Chongxu also nodded and said, "That's right. If we want to get rid of Qingcheng Sect now, we have to gather the strength of all the martial arts in the world."

……

Unknowingly.

It is October now, officially winter, and the temperature has dropped sharply.

In the morning, a light white frost had begun to condense on the ground of Qingcheng Mountain.

The weather is very good today, the sun is shining brightly, and the warm sunshine gradually drives away the chill in my heart.

Boom!

Qu Feiyan was practicing sword in the yard.

Hearing the knock on the door, she immediately ran to open it.

"Why are you here again?"

When she opened the gate and saw Ren Yingying standing outside, Qu Feiyan immediately frowned.

"Fei Yan, I'm looking for your master!"

Ren Yingying carried a seven-stringed harp on her back, and she smiled at Qu Feiyan.

Ever since she and her father moved to Qingcheng Sect, she has come to Chu Yuan's yard almost every day.

In addition to asking Chu Yuan for advice on "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer", he was of course also very curious about the story Chu Yuan was telling called "The Legend of the White Snake".

"If you come here and don't look for the master, who else can you look for? Are you looking for me?"

After Qu Feiyan opened the door, she turned around and slapped Ren Yingying on the back of her head.

"Where is your master?"

Ren Yingying asked Qu Feiyan.

"He went to the Sutra Library early in the morning, saying that he wanted to visit his master and borrow a few Taoist scriptures to read."

Qu Feiyan was too lazy to care about Ren Yingying and just practiced sword in the yard.

Ren Yingying walked to the ginkgo tree and swept away the leaves and frost near the trunk with her sleeves. She sat there, put her zither on the table, and began to play "Swordsman".

Ren Yingying's piano skills are very proficient and have reached the level of perfection.

With both hands on the strings, his slender white fingers gently stroked the strings, and pleasant and melodious music echoed in the yard.

Just listening to the clear and melodious sound of the piano, like the sound of a jade stream, is intoxicating.

The more Qu Feiyan listened, the more annoyed she became, and she couldn't even continue practicing sword.

"You come to see my master every day, why don't you just live here..."

Qu Feiyan put away the sword, went into the house, took a towel to wipe the sweat off her face, then walked out, stood under the eaves, and looked at Ren Yingying with a displeased look.

"It's not impossible, Sister Feiyan, are you going to give me your room?"

Ren Yingying had long been accustomed to Qu Feiyan's hostility towards her, and she teased Qu Feiyan.

"You've really exposed your true colors. You actually want to kick me out. Don't even think about living in my room!"

Qu Feiyan put one hand on her waist and pointed at Ren Yingying with the other.

"what happened?"

Hearing the noise in the yard, Chu Yuan, wearing a Taoist robe and with a few scriptures tucked under his arms, walked in from outside the yard.

There were two old men who walked in with Chu Yuan.

A man who was a bit short and fat, like a wealthy man.

One of them has a wine jug hanging around his waist, looking unrestrained and carefree.

"grandfather!"

Seeing the old man with a wine jug tied around his waist, Qu Feiyan immediately ran over and called out.

"Not smoke!"

The old man who was called smiled and touched Qu Feiyan's head.

"Grandpa, don't touch my head. I'm already grown up."

Qu Feiyan, who was being touched on the head, smoothed her messy hair and said with a somewhat dissatisfied look on her face.

The two old men couldn't help but laugh.

They were Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang, who had already retired from the underworld at the retirement conference.

They also came to Qingcheng Mountain not long ago.

After living in Qingcheng Mountain for two days, he saw the quiet environment of Qingcheng Mountain and immediately decided to live in seclusion there.

After the merger of the two sects, there are many vacant Taoist temples on Qingcheng Mountain.

Therefore, after Chu Yuan came back, he asked Lin Pingzhi to find a Taoist temple for the two old Taoists that was not too far from the current address of the Qingcheng Sect as their secluded residence.

The last time I visited Chu Yuan, I heard Ren Yingying playing "Swordsman".

They also said that this song "Swordsman" was most likely written by Chu Yuan, and they were stunned for a moment.

They also composed a song called "Swordsman", but their song was just a simple piece of music, unlike Chu Yuan's song which had lyrics and was so beautiful and appropriate to the occasion.

He regarded Chu Yuan as a fellow music lover and would come to him to discuss music and music theory whenever he had nothing to do.

Although Chu Yuan knew nothing about music, he didn't want to turn the guest away.

(End of this chapter)