Sword from Songshan

Chapter 108: Heaven, Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Thunder, Mountains and Swamps
In terms of heaven and earth, momentum refers to the trend of development of all things; in terms of individuals, it refers to the power to suppress others.

The sword's momentum is to follow the natural development trend of heaven and earth, and thus give the sword a powerful force to suppress others!

This kind of setting is common in fantasy novels and is called sword intent.

Sword momentum can be said to be the sword intent in the world of martial arts.

Although it is not as mysterious as the fantasy world that integrates certain laws, it does follow certain principles between heaven and earth and has transcended the scope of sword moves.

In addition, it is different from sword aura and sword energy.

Whether it's Lu Nanxing's sword power or the sword energy of some swordsmen, it's either the application of true energy or the transformation of strength, which are qualities possessed by the swordsman himself.

But the sword moves are simply the comprehension of the way of the sword.

If we follow the great principles of heaven and earth, you can imagine the power.

For example, the mountain sword force that Lu Nanxing is using now is to penetrate the weight of the mountains, so any sword he strikes is extremely heavy.

"Sorry for bothering you. I'll take my leave now!"

"Have a safe journey everyone. I'm sorry I can't see you off."

The four sects said goodbye and went down the mountain, and Yue Buqun led several disciples to escort them directly to the foot of the mountain.

"My fellow travelers, we will meet again in the future."

"Master!"

Everyone had already mounted their horses, said goodbye to each other and were about to set off.

A Huashan disciple hurried down the mountain and handed a carrier pigeon to Yue Buqun.

"Songshan sent a letter via carrier pigeon!"

"Songshan Sect?"

Yue Buqun was slightly startled, and quickly walked to the front of Zuo Lengchan's horse.

"Brother Zuo, your sect has something urgent to tell the headmaster, so I sent the pigeon to Huashan."

Zuo Lengchan frowned slightly, took the letter and took it out.

“…Return to Songshan immediately!”

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished reading it, his face changed drastically. He shouted, turned his horse around and left, without even bothering to say goodbye to the other leaders.

Everyone looked suspicious. What happened in the Songshan Sect?
"The Demon Cult is so brave!"

He rode at a faster speed, Zuo Lengchan's face as gloomy as water.

Tang Ying'e sent a letter saying that the Demon Cult is launching a massive attack on Shengguan Peak, send help quickly!

Demonic Cult?

Upon hearing the news, the rest of the people were also shocked and did not dare to delay at all.

Huashan is only about 700 to 800 miles away from Songshan. After two days and one night of galloping, everyone arrived at Songshan in the evening of the third day.

"Master."

There were two disciples on duty at the foot of the mountain. When they saw Zuo Lengchan, they hurried over to him.

It seemed that the Demon Cult had retreated. Zuo Lengchan didn't have time to say anything, and the group quickly went up the mountain.

"Master, you are finally back!"

As soon as I arrived at the mountain gate, Zhao Sihai came out to greet me.

Zuo Lengchan and the top five guardians all went to Huashan. At this time, the Songshan Sect should be headed by Tang Ying'e, so why was Zhao Sihai the one who came to greet them, and why were there no other guardians?

"Let's go to the main hall and talk!"

Zuo Lengchan had a gloomy expression on his face and walked quickly into the Songyang Hall.

As soon as he sat down, Zhao Sihai reported the situation without waiting for anyone to ask.

Just as the carrier pigeon said, the Demon Cult took advantage of the absence of the masters of Songshan Sect and launched a massive attack on Shengguan Peak.

Tang Ying'e led the rest of the guards and disciples in a valiant resistance. After a day's battle, they finally defeated the evil cult.

But the Songshan Sect also suffered heavy losses.

In total, more than 70 or 80 disciples died and hundreds were injured. As for the Taibao, Tang Ying'e and Deng Bagong were seriously injured, and the others were also injured to varying degrees.

"hateful!"

After listening to Zhao Sihai's narration, Zuo Lengchan's face was filled with anger.

The evil cult invaded the Songshan Sect's headquarters and killed Songshan disciples, adding another blood feud!
In anger, Zuo Lengchan looked at Ding Mian coldly.

If Ding Mian had not been fighting with him, why would the former five guardians all go to Huashan, which gave the Demon Cult an opportunity to take advantage.

Ding Mian shifted his gaze to the side, not meeting Zuo Lengchan's gaze, with a sneer on his face, not taking it seriously.

"She..."

According to the details described by Zhao Sihai, the people who attacked this time, apart from the members of the Demon Cult, were mostly other people from the martial arts world, such as Monk Xibao and Yan Sanxing, most of whom were affiliated with the Demon Cult.

Hearing these names, Lu Nanxing immediately thought of someone, Ren Yingying!

Aren't these people all the heroes from the martial arts world gathered by Ren Yingying? In other words, this attack on Songshan Sect was led by Ren Yingying.

Why is she doing this?

Although good and evil cannot coexist, people will not do anything without benefits.

Ren Yingying has no direct conflict of interest with the Songshan Sect, so she must have some ulterior motive by taking this opportunity to attack the Songshan Sect.

After much thought, Lu Nanxing could only think of it as a factional dispute within the Sun and Moon Sect.

In fact, not only the Songshan Sect and the Five Mountains Sword Sect, but all the sects and schools have internal strife and conflicts, and the Sun and Moon Sect is no exception.

As the daughter of the previous sect leader Ren Woxing, in order to win over the followers of the sect, Dongfang Bubai was extremely favored by her after he ascended the throne. She was named the Saint Lady and was in charge of tens of thousands of heroes in the martial arts world who were affiliated with the Sun and Moon Sect.

Ren Yingying's status in the Sun and Moon Sect is second only to one person.

However, due to practicing the Sunflower Manual, Dongfang Bubai's sexual orientation changed after he castrated himself. He fell in love with Yang Lianting, who had an extremely strong and powerful appearance, and appointed him as the chief steward.

Relying on Dongfang Bubai's favor, Yang Lianting began to expand his power and gradually took control of the Sun and Moon Sect.

As the Saint Lady, Ren Yingying was originally the second in command and was the first to be excluded. In the original novel, Ren Yingying even left Blackwood Cliff and lived in Luoyang for a long time.

It now seems that Ren Yingying has not given up. This action is to demonstrate her own abilities and means, so that she can continue to compete with Yang Lianting for power in the Sun and Moon Sect.

“It’s getting more complicated.”

After sorting out all this, Lu Nanxing frowned secretly.

The world of martial arts is becoming more and more chaotic nowadays.

He also suspected that the East Factory was also involved in the attack on the Songshan Sect.

The Songshan Sect is the second largest sect after Shaolin and Wudang today, so it is not so easy to attack it.

Only the factory guards could give Ren Yingying strong support.

It seems that the court's actions against the underworld are still continuing.

Now it is not just a strategy of sowing discord, but kneading the world repeatedly like squeezing a sponge.

In fact, even if the imperial court was not involved, these contradictions already existed between the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Sun Moon Divine Sect, and within the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

As a time traveler, Lu Nanxing knew clearly that even if no one intervened, the martial arts world would eventually perish in the constant internal friction.

The imperial court merely intensified the conflict, added fuel to the flames, and accelerated the process.

The Songshan Sect was cleaning up the mess and treating the wounded. In the next one or two days, they received pigeon messages from the Hengshan, Taishan, and Hengshan Sects. On the same day, they were also attacked by the Demon Sect! It seemed that this time, it was not just the Songshan Sect that was targeted, but the entire Five Mountains Sword Sect.

The strength of each faction was different, and the amount of power invested by the Demon Cult was also different, but the damage was similar. Although the foundation was not shaken, it was somewhat damaged.

"This revenge must be avenged!"

Zuo Lengchan was not only the head of the Songshan Sect, but also the leader of the Five Mountains. For a moment, his face was extremely gloomy and he vowed to take revenge.

But not now.

First of all, each faction needs to recover its vitality. Whether it is the Taibao or the other disciples, those who need to heal should heal their injuries.

After settling these, Zuo Lengchan immediately summoned his trusted subordinates and began to teach them the exquisite sword skills of Songshan that he had obtained in Huashan!
This is not only to further enhance the strength of the Songshan School, but also to deal with the Ding Mian faction!
Knowing this, Ding Mian certainly did not just sit there and watch, but also called together his subordinates to teach them swordsmanship.

In the battle between the two factions, in addition to the masters at the top, the ordinary disciples below are also extremely important.

The other party is teaching you the sword technique, and if you don't, your disciples will fall behind in sword technique, and once a fight really breaks out, won't they be at a disadvantage?
Of course, the transmission is not random. Since it is said to have been completely mastered, even if not all of the Songshan sword techniques are in the cave, at least eight or nine out of ten are complete. It is so complicated that if all of it is passed down at once, the practice will not only be time-consuming, but also a lot of useless work will occur.

Therefore, Zuo Lengchan and Ding Mian both simplified and organized their skills, creating a set of exquisite sword techniques suitable for their disciples to learn. Of course, although both were masters of the Songshan School, their understanding of the way of the sword was different, and the sword techniques they organized were also different.

As for who is stronger and who is weaker, we can only know the answer after the competition in the future.

"Practice this sword technique well."

Zuo Lengchan called his subordinates together to teach them sword techniques, but did not include Lu Nanxing's group. In response, Lu Nanxing just smiled and ignored him. He drew a set of sword techniques he had compiled into a sword manual and gave it to Zhao Guangjin.

Let him make some distinctions and pass them on to the people below.

Seeing such exquisite sword moves in the sword manual, Zhao Guangjin was moved to tears. After thanking repeatedly, he immediately went to gather everyone to practice sword.

"Finally I can have a few days of peace."

Looking at Songshan at this time, except for those who were recuperating from the wounded, everyone was busy practicing sword skills. Lu Nanxing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Lu Nanxing deliberately released the news of the Five Mountains Sword Moves from the Cliff of Regret, not simply to seek benefits for the Five Mountains Sword Sect, but to ease the situation!
The death of Di Xiu did not cause much damage to Zuo Lengchan's power, but Di Xiu's special identity made the relationship between Zuo Lengchan and Ding Mian increasingly tense, and the situation was tense and ready to explode.

If a fight really breaks out, Lu Nanxing will most likely be the first to bear the brunt and be used as cannon fodder.

The purpose of releasing the news at this time is to divert their attention.

Not only in the half month in Huashan, but also after returning, these sword techniques must be practiced. An ordinary disciple needs one or two months to master a single exquisite sword technique, let alone so many?

It would take at least more than a year for both sides to master these sword techniques.

During this period, Zuo Lengchan and Ding Mian will not make any major moves.

To put it bluntly, Lu Nanxing's strategy was a delaying tactic.

There is really no way to crack the strategy of sowing discord. It is human nature and we can only ease the situation and delay it.

Although it's only one year, it should be enough.

With Lu Nanxing's Songyang Nine Yang Gong's ability to accumulate internal energy day and night, his internal energy increased significantly after a year. Even if he could not enter the first-class second level, he could greatly improve his self-protection ability.

Another thing is that after a year, the imperial court might no longer target the Jianghu, and many things would be easier to handle.

Previous investigation revealed that Liu Jin was most likely behind this group of Dongchang men.

As the leader of the Eight Tigers, Liu Jin was now extremely powerful, but everything that rose to prominence must fall. According to history, Liu Jin was executed by slow slicing for treason in the fifth year of Zhengde!
It is now the fourth year of Zhengde, which is next year.

As long as they can hold out for this year, Liu Jin will be dead and the East Factory will no longer have to work hard to deal with the underworld.

"It is so."

At night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Lu Nanxing sat in the courtyard, looking up at the night sky and could barely see the Big Dipper.

Take out the Seven Treasures Ring and look at it from the hole in the middle. When viewed from a special angle, the seemingly unnecessary patterns and dots actually form a spoon shape.

It is exactly the same as the Big Dipper in the sky!
Anyone who obtains the seven-treasure ring can ride the wind freely.

The Seven Treasures Ring, is it really just a simple token of the leader?

What does it mean to be free and ride the wind?

As far as Lu Nanxing knows, many of the Xiaoyao Sect's unique skills actually come from a book, the name of which is Xiaoyao Yufeng!

It can be said that Xiaoyao Yufeng is the source of all Xiaoyao sect's martial arts and is the most powerful magic skill of the Xiaoyao sect!
Could it be that this seven-treasure ring hides the secret of Xiaoyao Yufeng?
After all, only the sect leader can learn Xiaoyao Yufeng, and the Seven Treasures Ring is only passed down to the sect leader.

But how can a ring hide such an unparalleled magical skill?

Lu Nanxing accidentally discovered the Big Dipper pattern and couldn't help wondering whether it was related to the Big Dipper in the sky?
Although it is in the martial arts world, the Xiaoyao Sect is different from ordinary sects. In addition to martial arts, it is well-versed in medicine, divination, astrology, chess, calligraphy and painting, the five elements and eight trigrams, and the Qimen Dunjia.

The disciples under his tutelage are also experts with a wide range of interests.

What the superiors do leads to what the subordinates should follow. This is naturally a tradition passed down from our ancestors.

Lu Nanxing couldn't help but wonder, since the Big Dipper pattern was hidden in this seven-treasure ring, whether it had anything to do with astrology.

"April?"

The pattern in the Seven Treasures Ring corresponds to the Big Dipper in the sky, and they do not overlap.

Due to the Earth's revolution, the direction of the Big Dipper is actually changing.

The handle of the spoon in the Seven Treasures Ring points to the east. It is not until around April that the Big Dipper in the sky will be in this position.

Since there is a difference in direction, Lu Nanxing couldn't help but wonder, if one day, the pattern in the Seven Treasures Ring could be completely aligned with the Big Dipper in the sky, perhaps he could understand the secret.

"It's almost there."

Calculating the time, there are only about two months left.

Lu Nanxing was not in a hurry to put away the Seven Treasures Ring.

The next morning, after breakfast, Lu Nanxing carried Juque on his back and came to a deep pool in the back mountain.

By observing and studying the exquisite sword moves in the cave and indirectly honing them with the help of Feng Qingyang, Lu Nanxing finally understood the sword moves.

Is there more than one trend in the world?
As a disciple of Songshan School, Lu Nanxing based his martial arts on Songshan School and observed the exquisite sword techniques of the Five Mountains, and finally comprehended the sword style of the mountains.

The sword is as powerful as a mountain, majestic and heavy.

Although force can defeat skill, the Mountain Sword Style alone is not enough to compete with the Dugu Nine Swords and the Exorcist Sword Style. One needs to comprehend other sword styles.

The sword's power borrows the laws of heaven and earth, and should be taken as a reference for all things in nature.

The universe was born from Wuji and Taiji was born from Wuji. At Lu Nanxing's current level, he is far from being able to comprehend these two.

Only a genius like Zhang Sanfeng, who appears once in a thousand years, can comprehend Tai Chi.

But even so, the descendants of Wudang could not master the Tai Chi sword moves. They could only use big circles to enclose small circles, which was still at the level of sword moves and was far from Tai Chi.

Although Lu Nanxing has developed Tai Chi palm power, it was through the stimulation of internal force, and he did not truly understand Tai Chi.

Tai Chi gives birth to two opposites, namely Yin and Yang.

He also knew the Yin-Yang sword technique, but had never heard of the Yin-Yang sword technique. Lu Nanxing thought he didn't have the talent for it.

Next come the Four Symbols and Eight Trigrams.

Lu Nanxing guessed that with his current qualifications, he could only reach the Bagua level at best.

Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen and Dui correspond to heaven, earth, thunder, wind, water, fire, mountains and marshes.

The heaven and earth are impermanent, water and fire are invisible, wind and thunder are unrestrained, and mountains and swamps are immovable.

Among them, the mountain and swamp forms are stable and easiest to comprehend. Lu Nanxing has now comprehended the mountain sword style and is thinking that the next step is to practice the swamp sword style.

"That's it!"

Jumping into the deep pool and feeling the flow of the water, Lu Nanxing drew out the Juque and began to practice the Ze Sword Style.

(End of this chapter)