Sword from Songshan

Chapter 106: The Nine Skills of Huashan, Zixia First
"Master Tianmen! This is my Hengshan sword technique. If you want to see your Taishan sword technique, go over there!"

"I didn't mean to watch! Didn't you also watch my Taishan swordplay yesterday?"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing and just focus on watching the swordplay."

"That's easy to say, Mr. Mo Da has been spying on my Songshan swordsmanship yesterday. I don't know why."

"That's not right, Grand Protector. I just happened to pass by. How could I be spying on you on purpose?"

Inside the cave, everyone looked at the sword moves on the wall and argued from time to time.

The cave is so small, and the five schools' sword moves combined total hundreds, scattered here and there, with eyes on both sides, how can we guarantee that they can only see their own moves?

Different martial arts schools have different sword-fighting styles, and they often combine unique methods of exerting strength. Even if you have seen it, you don't have to worry too much. What people really care about is the method of breaking it!

The purpose of entering the cave this time is to learn these exquisite sword moves, so as to promote the sect's sword skills. If others know how to crack them, wouldn't all my training be in vain?

In fact, as early as the beginning of entering the cave, someone proposed to cross out those cracking moves and only keep the sword moves on the other side. But after some discussion, they finally gave up.

One is the sword moves and the method of breaking. There are some intersections between the figures. If one side is scratched, the other side may also be damaged.

The second is that I can’t bear to let go.

The Five Mountains sword techniques are naturally exquisite, but these methods of breaking are also extremely rare!

It would be a pity if such an exquisite move were destroyed.

Another thing, Mr. Mo Da asked, since the Demon Cult can break the Five Mountains sword technique, can't the Five Mountains break the Demon Cult's moves?

If you can break these broken methods, you will not only get more exquisite sword moves, but also have no worries.

If it were an ordinary person, he would not dare to say such a big thing, but at this time, the people in the cave were either the head of the sect or the masters of the five sects, so it might be possible for them to create it.

Originally, it was just a matter of copying down these sword moves, so there was no rush, and everyone could go into the cave to meditate every day.

"Junior Brother Lu, come and help me see if there is any good way to break this move."

After looking at the sword technique for a long time without any good ideas, Mr. Mo Da said something to the Songshan School.

Lu Nanxing came over after hearing this, pondered for a moment, and turned to Mr. Mo Da.

"Let's try."

"it is good!"

Mr. Mo Da picked up the evil weapon and stood opposite Lu Nanxing.

Lu Nanxing first attacked with Hengshan's exquisite sword moves, and Mr. Mo Da used the magic sect's breaking moves to break it. Seeing that he was restrained, Lu Nanxing suddenly changed his moves and used another exquisite sword move to counterattack Mr. Mo Da.

"Good good!"

After the experiment, Mr. Mo Da was very happy and nodded continuously.

In this way, there is a way to break the law.

The space in the cave is limited, so it is inevitable to see sword techniques from other sects. At first, everyone was a little concerned, but later, in order to study and crack the magic sect's moves, their own insights were limited, so they simply invited others to help.

Initially, it was the leaders of various sects who were communicating, and no one took Lu Nanxing seriously. It was not until two days ago when Lu Nanxing accidentally mentioned something to Master Dingyi that everyone realized that although Lu Nanxing was young, his insights into the way of the sword were quite unique!
Next, everyone invited Lu Nanxing for help, and they all suddenly became enlightened.

For a while, Lu Nanxing became the hottest celebrity in the cave. Everyone couldn't help but praise him for his great talent!
But in reality, there are not so many geniuses.

Lu Nanxing comprehended the Manual of the Sword of Exorcism, and his starting point was already far higher than that of other sects. With the help of the small wooden tripod, he comprehended the two superior sword techniques of Juque and Golden Snake.

In terms of his insights into kendo alone, he is indeed superior to all the masters of other schools.

Lu Nanxing gladly accepted requests from various factions.

The Juque and Golden Snake sword techniques, as superior martial arts, are even better than these exquisite sword moves from the Five Mountains.

But one can learn from others' experience and it is still very valuable as a reference.

Since it is for reference, one must naturally take a good look at them all. Although it is inevitable to see sword techniques from other sects in the cave, if one only takes a few peeks, the view is limited after all.

In this way, one can watch and ponder it openly.

In fact, Lu Nanxing has gained a lot from discussing swordsmanship with masters from various schools during these days.

Although his understanding of swordsmanship is superior to that of others, he is young and has little experience and breadth. Only by learning from the strengths of all schools can he expand his breadth.

Lu Nanxing gradually had some vague understanding of how to continue to improve his Juque swordsmanship.

However, there is still some distance to go before these insights can be realized.

"Have you heard? Something happened to Huashan Sect!"

"Sword Sect? Who is that person?"

"Is this true or false?"

That evening, everyone came out of the cave and heard a piece of news.

Three abandoned disciples of the Huashan Sect suddenly came up the mountain and threatened that Yue Buqun should give up the position of the leader.

At noon, Yue Buqun hurriedly left the cave, not expecting this to happen.

It is said that the three men called themselves the Sword Sect and called Yue Buqun the Qi Sect. They said that the Qi Sect had conspired to usurp the position of the leader, and they came this time to set the record straight!
The leaders of various sects had heard something about the dispute over the Huashan sword energy, but they were not clear about the specific circumstances.

Moreover, twenty or thirty years ago, the Huashan Sect encountered a febrile epidemic, and almost all of its disciples were wiped out. Only Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze were left in the Qi Sect, and there was no one left in the Sword Sect. After that, there was no dispute over sword and qi.

How come after so many years, three more heirs of the Sword Sect appeared?
It is said that during the dispute, the other party verbally humiliated Ning Zhongze, and Huashan's senior disciple Linghu Chong was so angry that he started fighting with him. Although he defeated one of them, he was also injured by the other party.

Yue Buqun then took action and defeated the three men alone.

Yue Buqun usually keeps a low profile, but his martial arts skills are truly amazing.

If that were all, the matter would have ended, but six strange men suddenly jumped out and kidnapped Linghu Chong.

Only just now did they send him back. Linghu Chong, who was only hit by Jian Zong's palm and whose injuries were not too serious, was already dying when he was sent back. I don't know how those six weirdos tortured him.

"Six... weirdos?"

Ding Mian and other people from Songshan Sect couldn't help but look at Lu Nanxing.

Wasn’t he kidnapped from the mountain by six weirdos before?
However, learning the sword skills in the cave is the most important thing at the moment. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, no one from the Songshan School, whether Zuo Lengchan's side or Ding Mian's faction, told this matter.

Lu Nanxing didn't give any explanation either.

"Damn traitor!"

In the backyard of Huashan Sect, Ning Zhongze was filled with indignation as he looked at the unconscious Linghu Chong on the bed.

He was only hit by Cheng Buyu's palm, and although he suffered internal injuries, they were not serious. Who would have thought that those six weirdos, for some unknown grudge against Linghu Chong, would actually inject six strands of alien true qi into his body!
These true energies were running wild in Linghu Chong's body, making him suffer a fate worse than death, and it was extremely dangerous.

Although Yue Buqun used the Zixia magic to temporarily help him stabilize the situation, he was unable to completely eliminate the six strange kinds of true qi.

In this way, even if Linghu Chong recovered from his injuries, he would not be able to circulate his qi unless the six strands of true qi were eliminated, which meant that all the skills he had practiced hard over the years would be wasted.

“If Chong’er practices the Purple Cloud Divine Art, he can heal himself and eliminate the strange Qi in his body.”

Yue Buqun said something that was quite regretful.

"It's not too late to practice now!"

Yue Lingshan, who was standing by, looked anxious and spoke quickly.

"When Senior Brother wakes up, Daddy will immediately teach him the Purple Cloud Divine Art!"

"Yes, Senior Brother, didn't you originally plan to teach Chong'er the Zixia Magical Skill?"

Ning Zhongze treated Linghu Chong as his own son, and with a look of heartache on his face, he also began to lobby.

Yue Buqun was silent for a while, but shook his head.

"The Purple Cloud Divine Art is the best among the Nine Huashan Skills. The Purple Cloud Divine Art is the unique skill of Huashan. It cannot be passed on lightly unless one has excellent character and foundation! Chong'er first went astray by entering the Sword Sect, and now he is covering up the Five Mountains Sword Skills. How can I easily pass on the Purple Cloud Divine Art to him!"

"But……"

"There is no need to mention this matter again."

Yue Buqun snorted coldly, then flicked his sleeves and walked out.

Knowing Yue Buqun's temper well, Ning Zhongze sighed and looked at Linghu Chong lying on the bed with both heartache and helplessness.

Yue Lingshan frowned, her face full of dissatisfaction.

Seeing that Linghu Chong was fast asleep, they left only Lu Dayou to look after him, and the others left.

"Big Brother is so pitiful." On the way back to their residence, Lao Denuo followed Yue Lingshan and suddenly sighed.

Yue Lingshan frowned, also looking angry. She was not angry at anyone else, but at her father Yue Buqun.

Yue Buqun was willing to learn Linghu Chong's Zixia magic power to save him, but he refused.

"It would be great if Master is willing to teach Senior Brother the Zixia Divine Art."

"Daddy doesn't want to, and even mom can't persuade him, so what else can others do?"

"Yeah, what else can we do?"

Lao Denuo followed Yue Lingshan's tone and spoke again after a while.

"Is there any way? Even if Master doesn't pass it on, Senior Brother can still learn the Purple Cloud Divine Art."

"If my father doesn't teach me, what else can I do? Unless I have the secret of Zixia Magical Skill..."

Yue Lingshan's face was full of indignation, but she suddenly stopped and a gleam of light appeared in her eyes.

"Little Junior Sister, what secret did you just say?"

"nothing!"

Without paying any attention to Lao Denuo, Yue Lingshan suddenly ran away in a hurry.

Looking at Yue Lingshan's anxious back, Lao Denuo smiled slightly.

What my junior brother said is indeed right.

Late at night, before going to bed, Yue Buqun walked out of the room.

A large number of people from the five sects gathered at Huashan. Today, there were people from the Sword Sect and six strange men who came from nowhere. The mountain was quite restless.

Yue Buqun would inspect the area every night, and only go to bed after making sure there were no problems anywhere.

As Yue Buqun left, a figure suddenly flashed into the room.

"Ok?"

Ning Zhongze lay on the bed without moving, but he had not yet fallen asleep. He thought it was a thief. Just as he was about to get up, he suddenly stopped and frowned.

Although the other party was masked, how could she not recognize her own daughter?

I wondered what Yue Lingshan was doing so stealthily in the middle of the night.

He remained silent, pretending to be asleep and observing.

I saw Yue Lingshan rummaging around, apparently looking for something.

Ning Zhongze thought about it for a moment and suddenly understood.

Seeing that Yue Lingshan was busy searching the cupboards, he thought to himself that she was so stupid that she didn't even think to touch under the pillow.

Yue Buqun was about to come back, so Ning Zhongze deliberately turned over and moved the pillow next to him away.

Yue Lingshan was startled, but when she saw that Ning Zhongze did not move, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as I was about to continue, I suddenly saw a corner of a book sticking out from under the pillow next to me.

With a look of joy on his face, he ran over quickly.

For fear of waking Ning Zhongze, he quickly lowered his footsteps and reached out to take out the book.

When I saw the four big words on the cover, my face was filled with excitement.

For fear of being bumped into by Yue Buqun, he quickly put it in his arms and hurried out.

Seeing the person leave, Ning Zhongze couldn't help shaking his head. He straightened the pillow next to him and then went to sleep.

After leaving Yue Buqun's room, Yue Lingshan hurried towards Linghu Chong's residence.

Linghu Chong had not yet passed the deadline for facing the wall, but because the Cliff of Repentance was now occupied and he was seriously injured, Yue Buqun allowed him to come back to recuperate.

As a master, Yue Buqun's room is closer to the front, while his disciples' rooms are at the back.

There is a small path through the courtyard gate.

Yue Lingshan was anxious and couldn't help but quicken her pace.

Hurrah~!

When they were still dozens of meters away, a masked man in black suddenly jumped out from the roadside and slapped Yue Lingshan with his palm.

Yue Lingshan's eyes widened, and, caught off guard, she subconsciously raised her hand to block.

Unexpectedly, the opponent just made a feint, and suddenly changed his palm into fingers, pressing her acupoints.

Yue Lingshan stood still, staring at the masked man angrily with eyes wide open.

The other person narrowed his eyes slightly, but stretched his hand into her arms.

Yue Lingshan was instantly terrified, wondering if she had encountered a flower-stealing thief!

But his acupoints were pressed and he couldn't move or shout.

In horror, the other party immediately withdrew his hand, along with the secret book.

Seeing the masked man taking the secret book, Yue Lingshan's face was full of anxiety, because that was used to save her senior brother.

"Thank you, Miss Yue."

The other party lowered his voice and said something in Yue Lingshan's ear, then turned and left.

Yue Lingshan was so anxious that she wanted to cry, but there was nothing she could do.

A moment later, they came to a deserted mountain.

Lu Nanxing untied the veil on her face, looked at the secret book in her hand, and a smile appeared on her face.

The four words on the cover of the secret book are exactly Zixia Divine Art!

"Finally got it."

When coming to Huashan, Lu Nanxing wanted more than just the sword moves in the cave.

The Huashan School has a profound heritage and rich martial arts, and is known as the Nine Huashan Skills.

But it is not easy to obtain the Huashan Sect's secret book.

Lu Nanxing had long coveted this.

So when he met Lao Denuo by chance in Fuzhou that year, he took the initiative to contact this third senior brother who was undercover in Huashan.

Before coming to Huashan this time, Lu Nanxing first went to Zhongtiao Mountain and subdued Feng Buping and three other people from the Sword Sect, in order to further expand his own power.

Another important reason is to obtain the Huashan secret book!

First, three people challenged Linghu Chong, which angered him and he took action. Then, the Six Immortals of Taogu interfered, almost repeating the plot of the original novel.

The ultimate goal is to let Yue Lingshan steal Zixia's secret book!

Among the Nine Skills of Mount Hua, Zixia is the best.

Yue Buqun either kept such an important secret book carefully or carried it with him. It was impossible for others to get it easily, unless it was Yue Lingshan!
As his biological daughter, Yue Lingshan is likely to know where the Zixia secret book is, and Yue Buqun is not wary of Yue Lingshan.

In the original novel, Yue Lingshan stole the Zixia secret book and gave it to Linghu Chong.

However, Linghu Chong did not dare to disobey his master's orders and refused to practice, so his skills were stolen by Lao Denuo, which cost Lu Dayou his life.

In this arrangement, Lao Denuo was also an important insider. First, he gave advice to Yue Lingshan, and at the same time, he passed the message to Lu Nanxing so that he could intercept it accurately.

"Zixia is number one, what is the secret?"

In the original novel of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, apart from the unique skills such as the Sunflower Manual and the Star-Absorbing Art, the most internal skill unique to this martial world is the Zixia Divine Art.

Lu Nanxing couldn't help but wonder what was so magical about this internal skill.

"Where did this little thief come from? How dare you run wild in Huashan!"

Just as I was about to look through it, I heard a loud shout and three people suddenly rushed out.

Lu Nanxing looked up and was stunned.

(End of this chapter)