Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

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Su Yuchen nodded and said, "That's right, I paid the bill, but wasn't it your treat? I just beat you to it. That's what they call: you treat, I pay!"

After saying that, he picked up a piece of braised meat and handed it to him. Xie Yanke was proud for a while, then took it and started eating it. Su Yuchen then handed him a water bag with a grin.

[Xie Yanke's favorability towards you has increased significantly, young man, your strategy worked!]

[However, Xie Yanke's inner conflict remains unresolved. Your strategy has left him secretly troubled, feeling indebted to you, yet he resolutely refuses to teach you martial arts.]

Xie Yanke has decided to take you back to Motianling and let you develop freely. He's too lazy to care about you anymore and doesn't want to find out about your background.

[The island lord of White Whale Island, the Great Compassionate Elder, is engaged in a fierce battle with three hall masters of the Chang Le Gang nearby.]

The Great Compassionate Elder, the master of White Whale Island, possessed the Shaolin "Arhat Subduing Demon Skill," yet he never fully comprehended it in his lifetime.

The system's narration made Su Yuchen chuckle. This old man wasn't a bad person, he just had a problem—a proud and arrogant one.

As for the Great Compassion Elder, Su Yuchen hesitated slightly. This seemed to be the opportunity that Brother Gou had in the original work. The prerequisite for this set of "Arhat Subduing Demon Skill" was "having no desire to practice martial arts". The difficulty of cultivation was comparable to "Yi Jin Jing".

In other words, Brother Gou didn't know anything, which is why he mastered this martial art. Moreover, because he didn't know it was an internal energy cultivation technique, he didn't know how to use it after mastering it.

Thinking of this, Su Yuchen had a sudden thought. He remembered that in the original novel, Bei Haishi eventually practiced the Yi Jin Jing, but it did not have the requirement of "not having the intention of cultivation, nor having the thought of practicing martial arts".

"Could it be that Bei Haishi's Yi Jin Jing and Luohan Fumo Gong combined are the Yi Jin Jing of this world?"

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Su Yuchen shook his head. He didn't lack martial arts skills at the moment. The most urgent task was to first master the "Damo Yijinjing" and complete the transformation of tendons and marrow to strengthen his foundation.

As for the opportunity, we'll see how things go at that time.

While Su Yuchen was still lost in thought, Xie Yanke looked up at the sun, snorted, and got up to walk forward.

Su Yuchen shook his head, packed up the food and water, shouldered his bag, and chased after them.

………………

The two had walked only three or five miles when they heard the sound of weapons clashing coming from the woods to the east. Su Yuchen knew that it must be the Great Compassion Elder and the three members of the Chang Le Gang.

While Su Yuchen was still hesitating, Xie Yanke glanced at him and walked over there.

Seeing Su Yuchen follow, Xie Yanke smiled slightly, then his face fell in annoyance, thinking to himself...

"What's wrong with me? Why am I caring about this kid's thoughts? I should have taken him to Motian Ridge and let him fend for himself!"

"Hmph, fine! This kid has treated me to two meals in a row, and I can't owe him a favor. Since he's interested, I might as well take him to see it and that will be my way of repaying his kindness."

After comforting himself, Xie Yanke felt that this was how it was, and he felt more at ease as he left.

The forest was dense with trees and grass, and when the two stood next to a large tree, they were naturally mostly hidden from view.

Looking up, I saw four people fighting about twenty-seven or twenty-eight feet away. Three of them were ganging up on a short, fat old man.

The old man fought against three opponents with his bare hands. His palms flew, sometimes punching, sometimes striking, sometimes grabbing, sometimes pulling, sometimes sticking, sometimes hooking. Although it was extremely difficult, he did not lose ground for a while under the attack.

Su Yuchen nodded repeatedly as he watched the old man's moves.

Although most of them are common grappling techniques used in martial arts, such as the "Stone-Splitting Hand" and the "Silk-Entangling Hand," their application is always inspired by flashes of brilliance, clearly demonstrating the experience of seasoned veterans.

Looking at the three attackers, one of them was ugly, with two 'X' scars crisscrossing his face, and he wielded a thick-backed knife with great skill.

Su Yuchen only glanced at him twice before he knew that this person was either born with a strong physique, had cultivated some kind of external hard skill, or both.

He wielded a back knife like a mountain-splitting axe, swinging it with a whooshing sound and great force, but the moves were nothing new, just the ordinary "Six Harmonies Knife Technique".

Su Yuchen glanced at him and then stopped paying attention, looking at another Taoist priest with a sallow complexion, wearing a Taoist robe, who was wielding a chain hammer, which moved swiftly and swiftly, making a series of whooshing sounds.

This Taoist priest was more suited to ambush; his chain hammer always struck unexpectedly from the shadows, leaving the old man of Great Compassion constantly on the run.

Although Su Yuchen had never practiced this kind of strange weapon and did not know what kind of kung fu the Taoist practiced, the "Nine Swords of Dugu" contained moves to counter such strange weapons.

With just one glance, Su Yuchen spotted five or six flaws in his moves and lost interest.

Only the last, thin man was no ordinary opponent. He wielded a longsword, his swordsmanship elegant and agile, flowing smoothly and effortlessly, clearly a disciple of a master. Amidst the flashing sword light, he was the main force in the encirclement.

After watching for a while, Su Yuchen shook his head. This skinny man was obviously hiding his true strength. In fact, if it weren't for the two companions beside him, he could have fought the Great Compassion Elder to a draw by himself. The two companions were actually a burden.

It's a long story, but actually it only took a few breaths for the two of them to stand under the tree...

"what……"

Xie Yanke looked at the four people and exclaimed in surprise, then seemed to have thought of something and let out a cold 'heh heh' laugh.

"Old man, do you know them?" Su Yuchen asked without turning his head as he watched the four men fighting.

Xie Yanke nodded subconsciously, then said angrily, "You have no manners. You should call me Uncle Xie."

“Okay, old man.” Su Yuchen nodded in response.

Xie Yanke snorted coldly, probably knowing he couldn't do anything to Su Yuchen. He didn't want to pay him any attention, but he still introduced him...

"I don't know the three people who were besieging me, but the old man who was besieged is the Great Compassionate Elder, the island lord of White Whale Island."

"Hehe, back in the day, this old man fought me and only lost by one move. He was already a rare martial arts master in the martial arts world."

"I don't know where he offended these three people, this old man is in big trouble now!"

Chapter 68 A Fortuitous Encounter: The Arhat's Subduing Demon Skill

After the introduction, Xie Yanke's face darkened. He wondered if he had been bewitched by some kind of evil martial art, otherwise why would he be so obedient to this kid?

Su Yuchen had no idea about all the thoughts running through his mind, and instead said disdainfully, "Judging from this, your martial arts skills are indeed not that great!"

Xie Yanke was furious upon hearing this and insisted that he explain himself clearly, or else he would be subjected to the "headwind" treatment again.

Su Yuchen wasn't afraid of him, and looked at the four people fighting...

"Those three attackers, those scarred idiots, their swordsmanship has long deviated from the essence of the Six Harmonies Sword Technique. They rely entirely on brute force to injure people. What's most frightening about such people is the martial art of using the opponent's force against them, and using softness to overcome hardness."

"The Taoist who wields the chain hammer, judging from his moves, mostly relies on sneak attacks. Moreover, this kind of unusual weapon is not suitable for use in a confined and cumbersome place like a forest."

"Look, look! This idiot's move was countered by the Great Compassion Elder and sent back to that scarred guy next to him. He's just a burden."

"This skinny guy's martial arts are quite good. His swordsmanship is clearly the true teaching of a master. His swordsmanship is elegant and agile, combining strength and softness. Moreover, the internal energy attached to the sword is mostly sticky and continuous, which is obviously a way of hiding his true strength."

"Hehe, the old man you mentioned, if he didn't have a lot of real combat experience, I bet he would have been worn down by this sword technique in less than fifty moves."

As soon as Su Yuchen finished speaking, the skinny man's longsword and the old man's right palm met, and the two of them used their entanglement energy at the same time, making it difficult to separate them for a moment.

After a long struggle, the Taoist priest finally had a flash of inspiration. He swung his chain hammer out with a whooshing sound, using the tree trunk on his left to wrap around it and attack the Great Compassionate Old Man's back.

The old man with great compassion made a hooking motion with his left hand, about to reach behind him, but was forced to retaliate by the scarred man with his thick-backed knife.

In that instant, the Taoist's chain hammer struck the Great Compassion Elder's back. The Great Compassion Elder coughed up a mouthful of blood from the blow, and the strength in his hand snapped.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the skinny man used his long sword to flick and pull, severing the tendons in the old man's right hand.

At the same time, the thick-backed knife with a face full of scars slammed into his left side. With a series of cracking sounds, the left side of the old man's body collapsed, and he was clearly going to die.

The battle ended in an instant, and Su Yuchen gave Xie Yanke a meaningful look, "See? I wasn't wrong!"

Xie Yanke's eyes were filled with shame and anger, clearly unwilling to admit that his martial arts skills were not very good, but he was also shocked by Su Yuchen's gaze.

………………

Seeing that the old man with great sorrow was beyond saving, the man with the scarred face who wielded the knife and the Taoist priest who wielded the chain hammer bent down to search him.

The skinny man with decent swordsmanship next to him swung his left arm, blocking the two of them, and then deliberately shouted towards Su Yuchen...

“Old man Da Bei, our Chang Le Gang leader Situ has invited you to join us. You refuse to join, and yet you still use foul language to humiliate our gang.”

"No matter who comes today, we, the Chang Le Gang, are not afraid. But next time, we won't let you off so easily."

By this time, the two men had realized that there were clearly people around, and they were watching them warily.

The skinny man waved his hand and, with his two companions, retreated while shouting towards Su Yuchen, "Friends over there, this is a private feud between my Chang Le Gang and Old Man Da Bei. It's best if you don't interfere."

As they spoke, the three men had already retreated more than ten steps. Seeing that there was no movement on this side, they immediately turned around and left.

Su Yuchen couldn't help but exclaim in admiration...

"Your swordsmanship is good, and your internal strength is also good. Although you didn't lower your voice, old man, he could still hear a trace of it from this distance, which shows that your internal strength is quite advanced."

"Moreover, he obviously knows you and knows he can't afford to offend you, which is why he deliberately retreated."

"Hehe, his martial arts skills and knowledge are both quite good. If this guy didn't have a famous master to teach him, then it would be a miracle!"

After saying that, he didn't even look at Xie Yanke's reaction and walked directly towards the old man of Great Compassion.

When they got closer, they found that the old man was beyond dead; his left side had completely collapsed, and his right hand was hanging limply.

Su Yuchen clasped his hands together and said in a low voice, "Don't be angry if you're upset. I just came to touch the corpse. If you want to find someone, go find the three who killed you."

Then Su Yuchen began his work of looting the corpse, taking out a letter, a map, and a wooden box from the old man's arms.

You have obtained a letter from Situ Heng of the Chang Le Gang to the Great Compassionate Elder, and you have learned that the Reward and Punishment Envoys have returned to the martial world.

You have obtained a sea map drawn by the islanders of White Whale Island, which will be of great help when you go out to sea to fish.

You have obtained a set of clay figurines depicting the basic internal martial arts of Shaolin, painted by Shaolin monks, which contain the Shaolin secret technique "Arhat Subduing Demons Skill".

You have completed an extraordinary adventure.

The system's voiceover sounded in his mind, and Su Yuchen's lips twitched. He almost thought he was playing some kind of online idle game!

He then stuffed the letter and the sea map back into the old man's arms, only opening the wooden box to glance at the three rows of clay figures inside before putting it back in his arms.

………………

Xie Yanke watched his behavior from the side without objecting at all, only thinking that this kid was indeed different from ordinary people. It wasn't until he stuffed the set of clay figurines into his arms that he started to act like a child.

After doing all this, Su Yuchen stood up and looked at Xie Yanke, gesturing with his eyes that there was still a corpse lying on the ground.

In the dark, secluded woods, two people and a corpse stood or lay quietly, neither of them uttering a word.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" The two stared at each other for a while, and Xie Yanke couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Su Yuchen replied matter-of-factly, "Isn't this your friend? Do you want him to die in the wilderness?"

Xie Yanke chuckled upon hearing this: "Who told you he's my friend? I'm overjoyed that old man Da Bei has escaped this calamity!"

Su Yuchen shook his head and said...

"That's not right of you. He was a master who could fight you back then. Although he lost by a single move, he was still your confidant."

"Don't you ever think about how you would feel if you were defeated by someone else and your body was left to rot in the wilderness?"

Xie Yanke angrily retorted, "What nonsense are you spouting? How could I possibly be defeated by someone else? In the martial arts world, who can defeat me..."

Su Yuchen waved his hand and said...

"There are many people in the martial arts world who can defeat you!"

"Leaving aside the leaders of the Shaolin and Wudang sects, do you dare say you can defeat all of their founders and hidden trump cards? How do you know if they have any hidden old monsters?"

"And what about that Snow Mountain Sect? Can you honestly say you're not afraid of them?"

"Leaving aside those distant ones, just look at those three from the Chang Le Gang. If a few more came, are you sure you're not afraid of being surrounded and attacked?"

Xie Yanke was speechless after being rebuked. Enraged, he channeled his inner energy, his face flashing with a blue aura as he repeatedly slammed his palms to the side.

With a few loud "booms", he blasted a large crater in the ground, and with a flick of his right sleeve, he rolled up the body of the old man and threw it in.

Chapter 69 Su Yuchen's Test

After Xie Yanke buried the old man Da Bei, he had no intention of erecting a monument for him, and Su Yuchen did not insist.

Xie Yanke stood before the grave and chuckled coldly, then thought to himself, "Old man Da Bei, you're lucky to have me bury you after you die. I wonder who will be there to bury me on the day I die?"

Thinking of this, Xie Yanke subconsciously glanced at Su Yuchen, then said angrily, "I was also led astray by this silly boy, which is why I thought of all this nonsense."

He immediately snorted coldly and turned to walk away into the distance.

………………

As the sun set, Xie Yanke led Su Yuchen into a deep mountain, far from any village or shop in sight.

Xie Yanke suddenly sneered, grabbed Su Yuchen by the collar, and used his lightness skill to leap to the side. In a few leaps, the two had already arrived outside a cave.

"Kid, this is a bear den. If I throw you in and you get eaten by a black bear, it won't count as me personally harming you!" Xie Yanke said mockingly, chuckling.

Su Yuchen glanced at the cave and nodded, saying, "You don't need to dig a pit for me anymore. It's simple, convenient, and a good idea."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yanke's laughter stopped abruptly. After a moment, he put Su Yuchen down and asked, "How did you figure that out?"

As Su Yuchen walked towards the cave, he said without turning his head, "There are obvious signs of fire on the stone wall at the entrance of this cave. It can't possibly be a bear cave. I'm not stupid."

Reaching the cave entrance, Su Yuchen glanced inside, but it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything. Su Yuchen stood aside and looked at Xie Yanke.