Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

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“Your martial arts skills were previously unknown. Although Shaolin had some guesses, they probably didn’t care.”

"Zuo Lengchan had already left the pass, but it was only on the way from Yunnan and Guizhou to Shaanxi that news of you, Senior Brother, suddenly came about the Five Mountains Alliance."

Yue Yuchen and Yue Buqun both nodded, while Ning Zhongze looked helpless: "If Shaolin doesn't step in, then this is our Five Mountains Sect's own business. In the end, it has nothing to do with Shaolin, and even if something happens, it can't be blamed on Shaolin."

Yue Yuchen said nonchalantly, "We'll meet force with force and water with earth. When we reach the level of Dongfang Bubai and me, all other schemes and tricks are useless."

Linghu Chong asked curiously, "Senior Brother, what level has your martial arts reached?"

Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze were also very curious about this question. Judging from the information they received, no one could say for sure how good Yue Yuchen's martial arts were.

Yue Yuchen said, "Anyone within seven feet of me whose martial arts are inferior to mine is an enemy. Unless I stand still and wait for my internal energy to run out, no one can do anything to me."

After saying that, Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze were both stunned. Could this really be done by human beings?

Yue Yuchen was also helpless, not knowing how to explain it. This was a difference in cultivation level. He looked at Linghu Chong and asked, "Have you learned the Dugu Nine Swords?"

Linghu Chong nodded first, then shook his head and said, "I have already learned the Dugu Nine Swords from Uncle Feng, but it seems that I cannot reach the level you mentioned, Senior Brother."

Yue Yuchen said...

"At the same level, the Dugu Nine Swords does indeed have a hint of breaking through all laws, but martial arts are not just about techniques."

"It encompasses mind, body, energy, and skill, and none of the four can be lacking. Even external environmental factors are crucial to victory or defeat; no single aspect can represent everything."

After saying that, Yue Yuchen suddenly asked, "Would you like to experience the realm I'm at?"

"Huh???" Linghu Chong looked up and asked.

The moment Linghu Chong saw Yue Yuchen's eyes, his heart pounded wildly. In that instant, it felt as if a sword light that filled the heavens and earth was coming straight at him.

Countless sword techniques flashed through his mind, but he could not find a way to deal with this sword strike. Faced with this earth-shattering sword strike, any sword technique was meaningless.

Just as the sword light was about to strike, Linghu Chong saw those ordinary, gentle, and warm eyes again.

Under the soothing gaze of those eyes, my restless heart returned to calm, as if all fear and unease had vanished in an instant.

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From Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze's perspective, Linghu Chong only needed to raise his head for a glance, and his blood and internal energy began to surge, as if he had encountered a mortal enemy.

Then it inexplicably calmed down, as if everything at the beginning was an illusion.

Looking at Linghu Chong's incredulous gaze, Yue Yuchen said calmly...

"This is the realm that Dongfang Bubai and I have reached. Under my inner light, the moment the sword light touches you, when you feel that you are dead, you are truly dead."

"When your mind is in a state of deep stillness, the outward manifestation is that you directly become an idiot or a living dead. If you cannot break through my mental light in time, or awaken with the help of external forces, it is no different from being dead."

"Does Dongfang Bubai also have this ability?" Linghu Chong asked.

Yue Yuchen said uncertainly...

"This is just an outward manifestation of her mental cultivation. She definitely has this ability, but I don't know exactly what it is."

"I've only read the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, and I don't know anything about the Sunflower Manual. Nobody knows what her inner thoughts are like."

Linghu Chong smiled bitterly and said, "I understand now how big the gap is. At this level, a siege is indeed useless unless a major weakness is exploited. Otherwise, we can only let you come and go as you please."

Upon hearing this, Yue Yuchen's heart sank, recalling Yang Lianting, a weakness of Dongfang Bubai in the original novel. He simply couldn't understand how Dongfang Bubai could have left such a significant opening for the enemy.

"Is there something I don't know?" Yue Yuchen asked himself. Under the light of his heart, countless streams of information flowed through his mind, and various possibilities were raised and then denied.

Seeing that he was deep in thought, Yue Buqun did not disturb him, but instead asked Linghu Chong what had happened just now.

Upon hearing Linghu Chong's account, Yue Buqun looked at Yue Yuchen with astonishment and suspicion. Was this truly the level that martial arts could reach?

Yang Lianting was a vessel that Dongfang Bubai had created for himself; when Dongfang Bubai achieved complete success, it would be Yang Lianting's death.

[Dongfang Bubai has already gone far in the 'Path of the Common People'. When Yang Lianting suddenly dies and the cauldron is destroyed, Dongfang Bubai's spiritual realm will have a flaw that is difficult to heal.]

The system notification made Yue Yuchen realize that perhaps Dongfang Bubai's current level of skill had once again surpassed his own.

"Perhaps I should go and see her," Yue Yuchen thought.

Chapter 26 Zixia's Fate

With a change of heart, Yue Yuchen no longer hesitated and decided to find time to meet Dongfang Bubai, hoping to gain something else.

When he looked up, almost an hour had passed. Yue Buqun was discussing the Five Mountains Sword Technique on the Cliff of Contemplation in the back mountain with Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong did indeed want to return the secret manuals of various sects, and then he said...

“Master, these sword techniques were left by the predecessors of various schools. Now that we have learned them, why don’t we copy a copy and return it to the respective schools?”

"If Shaolin or Songshan exposes this in the future, it will be too late to return it. At that time, Hengshan and Hengshan will probably become estranged and will no longer have the same relationship as before."

"If this happens, and the Songshan Sect uses this as an excuse to launch another attack, then the Five Mountains Alliance and the merger of sects will be inevitable. The Huashan Foundation must not be taken over by others."

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Yue Buqun nodded. After ten years of development, the Huashan Sect was no longer what it used to be. If they were to merge now, wouldn't that be doing all the work for someone else?

In the original story, the Huashan Sect consisted of only a handful of members, with nothing but a barren mountain. To expand its influence, it could only do so by annexing other sects.

Nowadays, not to mention anything else, just the thousands of acres of fertile land reclaimed at the foot of Mount Hua, the income from various industries, plus the newly joined Fuwei Escort Agency, with goods going north and south, can be described as making a fortune every day.

Moreover, he currently has two or three hundred disciples, all of whom are loyal followers of the sect, selected from the tenant farmers' families at the foot of the mountain. Except for the traitor Lao Denuo, Yue Buqun does not want anyone else to share the interests of the Huashan Sect.

Originally, they kept this traitor to lull Zuo Lengchan into a false sense of security, but things changed too quickly. By the time Zuo Lengchan realized what was happening, the Huashan Sect had already become the dominant force.

At this point, it would be difficult to find an opportunity to deal with this traitor. Over the years, Laudenau had been diligent in his daily purchasing duties, and without a good excuse, there was really no way to get rid of him.

It seems that Zuo Lengchan's efforts to promote the unification of factions were also due to the constant relaying of messages by this traitor. Yue Buqun couldn't help but feel a surge of murderous intent. It seems that this problem must be resolved as soon as possible.

As for merging factions? Zuo Lengchan is willing, but Yue Buqun is not. Merging factions at this time would be more harmful than beneficial. On the contrary, the various conflicts caused by merging factions would slow down the development of the Huashan faction once again.

Thinking of this, Yue Buqun became even more satisfied with his second disciple. Being able to consider the overall interests of the Huashan Sect made him a qualified sect leader.

Thinking of this, Yue Buqun couldn't help but glance at Yue Yuchen again. It was a pity that this younger brother had never been interested in the position of sect leader since childhood, otherwise…

"Who should the Zixia Manual be passed on to?" Yue Buqun had a headache. In principle, this was a secret transmission from the sect leader, but the Huashan Sect's current status was also due to the contributions of its eldest disciple.

He didn't want to cause another internal conflict within the sect over a martial arts manual. If all his efforts over the years were in vain, Old Yue's heart would bleed at the thought.

"Master, what do you think?" Linghu Chong asked, looking at Yue Buqun who was lost in thought.

Yue Buqun came to his senses, clapped his hands and said, "Just as you said, all the sects of the Five Mountains will be present at your Uncle Liu's Golden Basin Washing Hands Ceremony. At that time, find an opportunity to return the secret manuals of each sect to them."

After the discussion was settled, the four of them went their separate ways. Linghu Chong was now almost in charge of the sect's daily affairs, and he was so busy that he hardly had time to rest.

Although Yue Buqun has emerged from seclusion, he is now less concerned about the power of the sect. In other words, what he wanted was for the Huashan Sect to prosper, and he has already achieved that, and done it even better.

Now that he has a skilled next generation who can pass on the torch in an orderly manner, he's too lazy to bother with anything else. Apart from occasionally showing up at the sect's grand ceremony, Yue Buqun now almost never gets involved in daily affairs.

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After the two disciples dispersed, Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze walked on the mountain path behind the mountain.

"Senior brother, is something on your mind?" Ning Zhongze asked.

"Oh?" Yue Buqun paused, then nodded. He had no reason to hide anything from his wife and said frankly, "From what I can see, Yuchen prefers Chong'er to take over as sect leader. Chong'er has done a very good job these past few years, and I am very satisfied with him."

He paused and said...

"The only problem now is, to whom should the Zixia Manual be passed on? Logically speaking, the Zixia Manual should be passed on to the sect leader, but Yu Chen is the eldest disciple, and the prosperity of Huashan in recent years is inseparable from him."

"If only one is passed on, what if the other is not satisfied? I really don't want the sword energy dispute of yesteryear to turn into a dispute over secret manuals."

"If there were another internal conflict within the sect, I'm afraid I would truly have no face to meet my ancestors."

Ning Zhongze asked, "Senior brother, if the Sword Sect were to return at this time, what would you decide?"

Yue Buqun paused for a moment, then smiled and said...

"Now that Mount Hua has its own rules, even if the Sword Sect disciples want to come back, there's nothing wrong with that. They'll just have to be assimilated again. If that's the case, of course we welcome them; they've always been a part of Mount Hua."

"If they can't accept it, they will naturally leave. The Huashan Sect now has hundreds of disciples and countless followers. It is not something that a few people from the Sword Sect can shake."

"Moreover, now that we have returned to the Quanzhen lineage of Taoism, the Taoist forces in the north are naturally our allies. In terms of strength and influence, they are not something that a few people can shake."

Ning Zhongze said calmly...

"Since Senior Brother can accept the return of all the fellow disciples from the Sword Sect, why can't he pass on the Purple Cloud Manual to Yu Chen and Chong'er?"

"In the end, it's just a martial arts technique. Is it more important than the Huashan Sect?"

"Moreover, Yu Chen's achievements today are due to his exceptional talent and ability. While his senior brother may be reluctant to let him go, Yu Chen may not necessarily be interested in him."

"Even without the Zixia Manual, he still reached a height that you and I can only dream of. A manual might only have helped him avoid some detours."

Yue Buqun paused, then suddenly burst into laughter, realizing that it was indeed true. What was the point of him being so preoccupied with a secret manual?

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[Yue Buqun has decided to impart the Zixia Secret Manual to you]

The Huashan Sword Sect is about to return. While they find the changes in Huashan unacceptable, they also feel gratified, as the original challenges are no longer meaningful.

Inside the Sutra Repository, Yue Yuchen was taken aback upon receiving the system notification, then shook his head. The Purple Cloud Manual was already offering him very limited help.

Since breaking through the fourth level of the Golden Lock Divine Technique, he has been able to absorb the morning purple energy and the yin cold energy. Now, with his full body of true qi, he can control yin and yang at will.

After breaking through the seventh level and enhancing his mental perception, the energy of heaven and earth he collected began to show its power. Otherwise, he would not have been able to catch up with Dongfang Bubai's level of mental cultivation so quickly.

As for the return of the Sword Sect lineage, Yue Yuchen didn't want to get involved; Linghu Chong would handle it.

He then focused his mind on the martial arts manual sent by the Qingcheng Sect. Unexpectedly, the Qingcheng Sect disciples had actually sent the martial arts manual along with the Taoist scriptures in order to redeem Yu Canghai. He had no choice but to accept it.

To put Yu Canghai at ease, he had no choice but to reluctantly accept it.

Chapter 27 Huashan Sword Sect 1

The next morning, Linghu Chong went to the mountaintop to cultivate as usual. Unexpectedly, Yue Buqun was also there.

“Master…” Linghu Chong bowed.

Yue Buqun glanced at his second disciple, a look of satisfaction in his eyes, and patted the rock beside him, saying, "Come and sit down."

After collecting the purple energy, Yue Buqun saw that Linghu Chong's eyes were clear and there was no trace of covetousness in them. Without further hesitation, Yue Buqun took out the Purple Cloud Manual from his pocket and handed it to Linghu Chong.

"Master, this is..." Linghu Chong looked at the four big characters "Zixia Manual" on the manual and couldn't help but hesitate.

Yue Buqun patted him on the shoulder...

“Chong’er, you must have noticed over the years that your senior brother doesn’t care about the position of sect leader.”

“He once told me that if I did well, I would make you the sect leader. Over the years, your master, your master’s wife, and your senior brother have all seen your abilities, and we are all very satisfied.”

"Your character and abilities have also satisfied your fellow disciples. It can be said that you are the best candidate to become the sect leader."

"This Purple Cloud Manual was originally meant to be passed down directly to the sect leader. It is only right that it be passed on to you."

"However, Chong'er, as you know, your senior brother has contributed no less to the Huashan Sect than you have. Therefore, after much consideration, I have decided to pass this manual on to you two."

"As for what you decide after you become the sect leader, that's your own business. As for now, I'm still the sect leader, and that's settled."

Linghu Chong waved his hand and said, "Master, what are you saying? This position of sect leader should rightfully belong to my senior brother, and it is only right that the Zixia Manual be passed on to him."

Yue Buqun nodded and said...

"It's best if you think that way. As for the position of sect leader, what's yours will be yours. Your senior brother doesn't want to be the sect leader at all. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so determined to live in seclusion in the Scripture Pavilion all these years."

"After you memorize the Purple Cloud Manual, take it to your senior brother in the Scripture Pavilion. I will not go to see him."

After saying this, Yue Buqun stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and then went down the mountain.

Behind him, Linghu Chong, clutching the "Purple Cloud Manual," gazed at Yue Buqun's figure for a long, long time...

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Afternoon, inside the Sutra Repository.

Yue Yuchen glanced at the Purple Cloud Manual on the table, smiled slightly, and quickly flipped through it. As expected, the system notification sounded again...

You've perused the Zixia Manual.

You have discovered the common ground between the Purple Cloud Manual and the Golden Lock Divine Illumination Technique.

You have obtained a portion of the "Innate Skill" content.

[You have perfected the method for absorbing the purple energy of the Great Sun and the energy of the Moon, and the operation of your Golden Lock Illuminating Divine Technique has been enhanced.]

The information you have obtained is too limited to acquire the complete "Innate Skill".