Sword from Songshan

Chapter 167: Losing a Move

"What kind of martial arts are you practicing?"

In the suburbs of Shanyang County, Huai'an Prefecture, Ren Yingying frowned as she watched Lu Nanxing finish his training, her eyes filled with confusion and fear.

Just now at the Sun Moon Divine Sect branch in Shanyang County, Lu Nanxing used his Star Absorbing Technique to capture hundreds of people, and absorbed at least twenty to thirty years of their internal energy.

Ren Yingying was naturally very clear about the Star-Absorbing Art.

But after coming here, Lu Nanxing began to practice martial arts.

In fact, it wasn't just this time. Every time Lu Nanxing absorbed other people's internal energy, he would practice like this, which could take as short as two or three hours or as long as eight or nine hours.

Obviously, the martial arts that Lu Nanxing was practicing at this time was related to the internal energy absorbed by the Star-Absorbing Technique.

Could it be that Lu Nanxing really figured out a way to fuse different kinds of internal energy? At this moment, he was fusing the internal energy he had absorbed.

But this is different from what Ren Woxing told Ren Yingying.

According to Ren Woxing, the fusion of different internal forces is a long and arduous process that requires a lot of time and energy over time. It is definitely not something that can be accomplished overnight like Lu Nanxing did by practicing for a few hours afterwards.

If it is said that the method that Lu Nanxing comprehended on his own is different from the one practiced by Ren Woxing, then Ren Woxing is already a martial arts genius. How could Lu Nanxing be so much better than him?

Furthermore, Ren Woxing once said that when spreading internal energy through the meridians, the space in the meridians is limited. Therefore, even if one learns the Star Absorbing Technique, it is impossible to absorb other people's internal energy indefinitely to improve one's own skills and years of cultivation.

Putting aside the past, from what Ren Yingying saw in the past half month alone, the power Lu Nanxing had absorbed had reached the level of one or two hundred years!
How does he store so much internal energy?

Or has it leaked out on its own? Did the energy I just practiced leak out?
Ren Yingying shook her head secretly again. If the power was leaking out, it would have to go through the pores all over the body, and the clothes would definitely swell. But just now, Lu Nanxing's aura was completely integrated, and his clothes didn't even move, so there was no way the power would leak out at all.

For a moment, Ren Yingying was really confused.

Before reminiscing further, Lu Nanxing used poison to practice internal energy.

Although she didn't know what kind of martial arts Lu Nanxing practiced, judging from these signs, it was beyond her understanding.

In just a few years, Lu Nanxing's martial arts skills improved by leaps and bounds. At the age of twenty, he was already almost at the top of the martial arts world. Could it be related to the strange martial arts he practiced?
"It's just an ordinary internal energy technique."

Lu Nanxing finished his training, stood up, and responded calmly.

Ren Yingying snorted coldly, she didn't believe it, but she didn't ask any further questions.

I asked the question just now just out of curiosity and didn't expect to get an answer from Lu Nanxing.

Looking at Ren Yingying who was wondering alone, Lu Nanxing smiled and stretched comfortably.

Although he and Ren Yingying didn't get along very well, it had to be said that Ren Yingying was indeed very beautiful. Having a beautiful woman by his side along the way made him feel much happier.

More importantly, in the past half month, Lu Nanxing had "plundered" several halls of the Sun Moon Sect one after another, and had gained internal strength of nearly two hundred years, and had already practiced the twenty-seventh of the Thirty-two Aspects of Buddha.

There are only five phases left to achieve final perfection.

After practicing to this point, Lu Nanxing's physical strength has reached a terrifying level. Even with the most powerful weapons, there is no way they can hurt him at all.

Only the top masters of the time, with their profound internal strength or sharp sword energy, can hurt him.

Of course, as Dongfang Bubai is the best in the world, his embroidery needle is still a big threat to Lu Nanxing.

"No news yet..."

Thinking of this, Lu Nanxing couldn't help but frown slightly.

Before reaching a cooperation with Ren Woxing, he had already slaughtered the various sects of the Demon Sect for a month. Now another half a month has passed, and he has destroyed nearly twenty large and small halls of the Sun Moon Sect!

In addition to Bao Dachu and the other four, several elders came two days ago. Although they were stronger in martial arts, they still died at the hands of Lu Nanxing, and instead contributed some of his internal strength to him.

In this case, how could Dongfang Bubai remain calm and stay safely on the Black Wood Cliff?

Not knowing what Dongfang Bubai was thinking made Lu Nanxing feel a little uneasy.

"Hmph~!"

But on second thought, he had already thought of two countermeasures.

If Dongfang Bubai comes, they will act according to the previous plan.

It seemed that there were only him and Ren Yingying at this time, but in fact, Ren Woxing and Xiang Wentian were just thirty or forty miles away and could come to the rescue at any time.

In addition, Lu Nanxing has secretly contacted Master Fangzheng and Taoist Chongxu. As long as Dongfang Bubai descends from the Black Wood Cliff, the two of them will come to help.

Of course, they have to stay in their respective sects for the time being. After all, with their identities, once they leave, it will inevitably attract the attention of the Sun and Moon Sect.

If you think about it for a moment, you will realize that this is a trap.

However, according to the route arranged by Lu Nanxing, Songshan Mountain and Wudang Mountain were closer to him than Heimu Cliff. Once he received the news that Dongfang Bubai had descended the cliff, he would immediately notify Master Fangzheng and Taoist Chongxu, and the two of them would be able to catch up.

If Dongfang Bubai had kept his composure and never gotten off the cliff.

Lu Nanxing just swept through one place after another and continued to practice martial arts until he had completed all thirty-two phases!
By then, he will have cultivated an indestructible body, so even if there is no other master to help him, he will not have to be afraid to face Dongfang Bubai alone.

In short, no matter what, it is beneficial to Lu Nanxing.

"Let's get on with it."

The problem here has been solved. According to the schedule previously agreed with Ren Woxing, two days later, Lu Nanxing will destroy a branch of the Demon Cult in Yangzhou Prefecture.

Although the distance was not far, Lu Nanxing wanted to get into the city early, find an inn, take a hot bath and sleep for the night.

After greeting Ren Yingying, he started on his journey.

Chirp~!

Unexpectedly, just as he mounted his horse and was about to start walking, he heard a sharp bird cry overhead, and a falcon with dark white feathers was circling at low altitude.

After chirping twice, one of them swooped down, but did not attack, but landed on Lu Nanxing's shoulder.

"Deliver a message?"

There was a small bamboo tube tied to the falcon's leg. Ren Yingying was slightly surprised when she saw Lu Nanxing taking out the letter from it.

I've heard of carrier pigeons, but this is the first time I've seen a carrier eagle.

Moreover, this carrier eagle can actually find people, not just deliver letters to a certain place. It is much better than a carrier pigeon.

For a moment, Ren Yingying also wanted to raise this one.

In fact, Lu Nanxing became interested after seeing the Kunlun Sect's carrier eagle.

He specially asked someone to buy him a Saker Falcon, which was said to be one of the hundred thousand divine eagles. After training, as long as it was within the Central Plains, the letter could be delivered to him within two days.

He was originally kept in the Huangshan Sect. Recently, Lu Nanxing has been in charge of the Taishan Sect, so the Huangshan Sect sent letters by eagle. Before leaving Taishan this time, Lu Nanxing simply left him in the Taishan Sect.

In this way, if there is any emergency in Taishan Sect, they can send a letter to him in time.

"What did the letter say?"

Let’s ignore the carrier eagle for now. After reading the letter, Lu Nanxing’s face turned pale. It didn’t seem like it was good news.

Ren Yingying frowned and asked tentatively.

Lu Nanxing turned his head and looked at her with anger on his face and a cold voice.

"What happened to your spies? Dongfang Bubai has descended from the Black Wood Cliff, so why is there no news coming?"

"What? Dongfang Bubai fell off the cliff!"

Ren Yingying was also shocked and looked around in horror.

In her opinion, once Dongfang Bubai left Black Wood Cliff, he would definitely come to find them.

Then she came to her senses. If Dongfang Bubai was about to arrive, Lu Nanxing would have no time to talk nonsense with her. She calmed down a little and asked with a frown.

"There's no news from your spies yet, how do you know that Dongfang Bubai has jumped off the cliff?"

"Because he is in Tarzan right now."

Lu Nanxing sighed helplessly, frowning.

Taishan Sect sent a message: Dongfang Bubai is coming to kill us, return quickly! Help!
As for Dongfang Bubai, Lu Nanxing has always been afraid of his best martial arts in the world, but ignored his intelligence.

Just imagine, as the leader of a cult, how could Dongfang Bubai be a mediocre person with only martial arts skills?

Faced with the massacre of gangs in various places, he did not go directly to them and fall into the trap prepared by Lu Nanxing and Ren Woxing, but went to Mount Tai.

In this way, the offense and defense are transformed from passive to active!
"It's careless."

If you look into it carefully, it was actually Lu Nanxing's fault.

In order to practice the thirty-two aspects of Buddha, he targeted the followers of the Demon Sect, using them as experience packages to absorb his power.

I originally thought that I could hide my tracks by pretending to be Ren Woxing.

But in fact, he had already used the Star Absorbing Technique at the Five Mountains Conference. Although it was unclear, the Demon Cult might have already learned the news.

In other words, Dongfang Bubai might not necessarily doubt him.

He had had this concern before, so every time he finished his work, he would rush back to Mount Tai immediately to prevent his hometown from being stolen.

But this time he reached an agreement with Ren Woxing, wanting to lure Dongfang Bubai to come and kill him once and for all, so he ignored the Taishan Sect.

Unexpectedly, Dongfang Bubai did not fall into the trap, but instead raided his lair!

"I hope it's not too late."

Lu Nanxing had to admit that he was careless for a moment and Dongfang Bubai made a better move.

Fortunately, Dongfang Bubai intended to transfer him back, and used Taishan Sect as bait, so at least the sect would not be destroyed.

What Lu Nanxing has to do now is to rush back as soon as possible before Dongfang Bubai kills everyone in Taishan Sect.

"Notify Ren Woxing! The plan has changed. Hurry to Mount Tai!"

Not daring to delay, Lu Nanxing gave Ren Yingying some instructions, jumped off the horse, and used his Qinggong skills to rush to Mount Tai.

Looking at Lu Nanxing's disappearing back in the blink of an eye, Ren Yingying also had a serious expression. Not daring to delay at all, she immediately went to inform Ren Woxing.

Although it was not exactly as they planned, Dongfang Bubai had indeed left Black Wood Cliff!
No matter if it was a trap prepared in advance or Tarzan, anything would do as long as he could be killed!
On the other hand, Lu Nanxing passed by a Taishan Sect contact point and released a carrier pigeon to notify Master Fangzheng and Taoist Chongxu, asking them to rush to Taishan immediately.

At that time, we will gather the strength of these masters and kill Dongfang Bubai in one fell swoop!
Fortunately, Shaolin and Wudang are not too far from Mount Tai. Although Lu Nanxing may be a little late, he will be there soon.

What Lu Nanxing has to do is to stop Dongfang Bubai before Master Fangzheng and others arrive!
"hateful!"

Lu Nanxing frowned and cursed inwardly again.

He has already cultivated the twenty-seventh of the thirty-two aspects of the Buddha. If he is given another ten days or half a month, he should be able to complete it.

Just at this time, Dongfang Bubai came down the mountain.

With Lu Nanxing's current martial arts skills, he would definitely not be able to defeat Dongfang Bubai. As for how long he could delay, he had no idea.

But no matter what, we’ll talk about it when we get there.

Next, Lu Nanxing used his Qinggong skills to the fullest and arrived the destination in just seven or eight hours, a distance of nearly a thousand miles!

If an ordinary person were to travel for such a long time using Qinggong, his internal energy would be greatly consumed and he would be unable to deal with the next powerful enemy.

But Lu Nanxing is different. He has a strong physique, and his internal energy is endless and recovers incredibly quickly, so this amount of consumption is nothing.

In just a few breaths, his strength was restored.

It was late at night, and unlike the bright lights of the past, the foot of Mount Tai was now pitch black.

There was no one guarding the entrance to the mountain path.

Lu Nanxing frowned, wondering how the Taishan Sect disciples were doing now.

Things have come to this point, there is no point in thinking too much. Lu Nanxing took a deep breath and went up the mountain immediately.

With a few quick leaps, he climbed several steps. Lu Nanxing did not dare to relax and watched the surrounding situation vigilantly.

After all, they have already arrived at Mount Tai. Who said that Dongfang Bubai is waiting for him at the top of the mountain?

In the darkness, you might suddenly feel an embroidery needle piercing you.

In this way, it took about an incense stick of time for Lu Nanxing to reach the top.

Dongfang Bubai did not launch a sneak attack along the way, perhaps because he was too confident or simply disdainful.

"This is!"

As soon as he arrived at the gate of Taishan Sect, Lu Nanxing's eyes widened instantly.

I saw that the tall beams of the stone gate tower were densely packed with people hanging!

Lu Nanxing walked quickly to the front. There were Tianyi, Tianbai, and other Taishan sect disciples, at least one or two hundred people!
Their hands and feet were pierced and sewn together with red thread. There was another red thread that went straight through their shoulder blades and hung them there like bacon.

These people had been hung for nearly a day, and most of the blood on the ground had dried up, with occasional drops of blood.

Although the wounds caused by the embroidery needle were small, they were hung and kept shaking, which scratched their skin and flesh, and the wounds continued to expand and tear.

Now everyone is covered in blood.

"Head..."

Seeing Lu Nanxing appear, Tianyi, Tianbai and others showed joy on their faces. After hanging for a whole day, they finally saw their savior.

"do not speak."

Lu Nanxing had a serious expression. He picked up a long sword from the ground next to him, cut the red rope that was hanging the Taishan disciples, and let them down.

There were more than a hundred people, and although they were all injured and very weak after being hung for so long, they were fortunately able to survive.

As for the other Taishan disciples, it was unknown whether they had escaped temporarily or were killed. Lu Nanxing had no time to ask.

"This is……"

When he put everyone down, Lu Nanxing suddenly saw a human head hanging in the middle. It was Yu Yinzi!
Everyone else was hung alive, except Yu Yinzi who was killed.

Lu Nanxing remembered that Ding Mian had previously united various factions to kill Yang Lianting. The Taishan faction was led by Yu Jizi, but Yu Yinzi was also involved.

Obviously, Dongfang Bubai still holds a grudge about this matter.

Yes, how could I forget.

Lu Nanxing sighed secretly. In fact, even if he had not attacked the Demon Sect this time, Dongfang Bubai had already recovered from his injuries. In order to avenge Yang Lianting, he would definitely not let the Five Mountains go and would massacre all the sects like last time!
"Ok!"

While thinking, Lu Nanxing's expression suddenly changed and he looked up.

I saw a figure standing on the eaves under a crescent moon on a tall building in the distance. The night wind blew his robe sleeves up.

"The East is undefeated!"

Lu Nanxing had a gloomy expression and clenched the sword in his hand.

(End of this chapter)