Shi Potian travels through Linghu Chong

Chapter 3: Forgetting Both the Self and the Object (Please Read~Please Collect~)

Ning Zhongze starts by telling the story of adopting Linghu Chong, who was still a beggar.

It is said that Yue Buqun accepted Linghu Chong as his disciple and made him the chief disciple of Huashan Sect when he was ten years old.

Let’s talk about how Linghu Chong helped them take care of Yue Lingshan, who was only three years old, and how Linghu Chong practiced martial arts diligently in order to win her and Yue Buqun’s praise.

It tells the story of Linghu Chong going to Hanzhong on business under the orders of Yue Buqun. After getting drunk, he got into an argument with the Qingcheng Sect, and the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, Yu Canghai, wrote a letter to question him.

Yue Buqun was furious and wanted to expel Linghu Chong from the sect. Linghu Chong was so scared that he knelt outside the gate and begged for a whole day and night. Later, at the plea of ​​his disciples, the punishment was changed to thirty strokes of the stick.

Unexpectedly, Linghu Chong fell into a coma before the beating was finished. When he woke up, he suffered from soul-leaving syndrome and forgot everything that happened before.

Shi Potian looked at Ning Zhongze's happiness and joy when he recalled the past, and his resentment and dissatisfaction because Linghu Chong took his anger out on Yu Canghai, and he was quite envious of Linghu Chong.

The only memories of his childhood were his mother's scolding and beatings, endless housework, the dark and empty mountains, and the fear of being alone in the corner of the house.

The only happy time was when I was hunting and catching birds with Ah Huang in the mountains, but Ah Huang disappeared.

In comparison, Linghu Chong has a master, a mistress, fellow disciples, and sisters-in-law. There are people to talk to, people to care about, people to take care of, and people to teach. He is much better than him...

No, I think I am Linghu Chong!

Shi Potian was stunned for a moment, and suddenly heard Yue Buqun's voice behind him: "Chong'er, how much of our Huashan Sect's martial arts do you still remember?"

Shi Potian came back to his senses and said, "I don't remember anything."

"Brother!"

Ning Zhongze was a little dissatisfied that Yue Buqun came to ask about Shi Potian's martial arts just as his condition had improved.

Yue Buqun said sternly: "Junior sister, the soul separation syndrome is just forgetting the past, martial arts is the matter that concerns Chong'er's life and death. The undercurrents in the martial arts world are surging, and the hidden disasters are difficult to eliminate. There will be a great disaster in the future."

"Whether you and I can get through this safely is still uncertain. How can Chong'er survive without martial arts? If he can't even survive, what's the point of remembering the past?"

Ning Zhongze also understood this truth and said, "I just think I was too anxious."

Yue Buqun sighed: "It's not that I'm anxious, I just have to be anxious. I can't help but be anxious."

After the internal conflict twenty-five years ago, the Huashan Sect lost all its disciples and its strength plummeted, so it had no choice but to give up the position of leader of the Five Mountains.

Two years later, Ning Qingyu, the then leader of Huashan Sect, Yue Buqun's master and father-in-law, also died of his injuries. Only Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze were left in Huashan Sect.

Fearing that their enemies might come to visit, Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze followed Ning Qingyu's instructions, concealed the news of his death from the outside, closed the mountain gate, and practiced martial arts hard.

It was not until several years later, when Yue Buqun's martial arts skills had reached perfection, that he reopened the mountain gate and went down the mountain with Ning Zhongze, spreading the news of Ning Qingyu's death and that he was about to take over as the head of Huashan throughout the martial arts world.

It was at this time that Linghu Chong was adopted by Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze, and later became their disciple.

In the next ten years, Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze had a clear division of labor.

Yue Buqun was in charge of the sect. On the one hand, he was chivalrous and made friends with fellow warriors in the martial arts world to revive the reputation of the Huashan Sect. On the other hand, he was looking for talented people to recruit disciples, and gradually gained the reputation of "Gentleman Sword".

Ning Zhongze is in charge of the internal affairs. She is not only responsible for handling various affairs of the sect, but also has to teach martial arts to the disciples when Yue Buqun is not around. Therefore, she has a very high prestige among the disciples.

All this sounds great, but in reality it is a helpless move due to the extreme shortage of manpower.

Yue Buqun was not in the mountain all year round. When he occasionally returned, he was busy correcting his disciples' martial arts. He had no time to teach them much about the martial arts world, let alone tell them about the various things that happened in the martial arts world.

Ning Zhongze was busy with the affairs of the sect and was very lenient in disciplining his disciples.

This resulted in the Huashan Sect's disciples all becoming flowers in a greenhouse, not only lacking experience in the martial arts world, but also lacking understanding of the martial arts world itself.

In the original time and space, Linghu Chong didn't even know about the Demon Cult's former leader Ren Woxing, his evil skill of absorbing the stars, or the Demon Cult's Saint Lady. It was because of this reason.

Yue Buqun realized this, so he sent Linghu Chong and Lu Dayou to Hanzhong for training, but the two of them caused him a big trouble. And yesterday, a group of disciples cried just because of a case of amnesia, which made Yue Buqun even more worried.

What he said, "If we can't even handle this, how can we uphold justice in the martial arts world and fight against the evil sect?" was not just high-sounding talk, but a genuine worry and concern.

He originally wanted to take this opportunity to give these disciples a warning, so that they would be mentally prepared, but Shi Potian ruined his plan again.

Yue Buqun felt a little regretful and blamed himself: "Alas, it's all my fault that I have been so busy reinvigorating the reputation of my Huashan Sect over the years that I forgot that the disciples are the foundation and neglected to discipline them. Now I can only cram at the last minute and force them to do something."

Ning Zhongze said: "How can you blame Senior Brother for this! If it weren't for Senior Brother's constant travels, my Huashan Sect would probably still be worried about food and clothing, not to mention recruiting disciples to expand the sect! This responsibility is mine!"

Yue Buqun said: "Junior sister is the one who takes care of the whole sect affairs, so I don't have to worry about anything. Everyone in the martial arts world would give her a thumbs up and praise her as a 'heroine' and 'women are as good as men'. This should not be blamed on Junior sister."

The two of them vied to take the responsibility and praised each other's contributions. As they were talking, they suddenly stopped, looked at each other and laughed.

Ning Zhongze said: "Brother, let's not flatter each other here. If it gets out, people will laugh at us."

Yue Buqun nodded and said, "Junior sister, what you said is absolutely right!"

Shi Potian was ignorant of the ways of the world and didn't understand what the two were talking about, but when he saw them laughing, he also laughed foolishly.

The depressing and heavy atmosphere was swept away.

Ning Zhongze said, "Brother, Chong'er has forgotten the martial arts he learned before and needs to start from the very basics. Let me teach him. You rarely have time, so you can go and teach Liang Fa and the others."

Yue Buqun also planned this, and nodded, "Well, I will take advantage of this time to teach them more things. When the spring comes next year, I will take them down the mountain to travel and gain some experience in the martial arts world. It will be better than the current situation."

Then he said to Shi Potian: "Chong'er, our martial arts are based on Qi and swords. Your internal strength is still there, and the rest are just minor details. If you forget it, forget it. As long as you follow your master's wife and study hard, you will be able to master it again soon."

Shi Potian didn't understand what it meant to "use Qi as the body and sword as the weapon", but he could sense Yue Buqun's kindness, and thought to himself, "Master is a little fierce, but he is also a good person." He nodded to indicate that he would learn it seriously.

Yue Buqun stopped talking, stood up and walked out of Yousuobuweixuan, heading towards the martial arts hall.

Ning Zhongze first asked Shi Potian if he had eaten enough. After getting a positive answer, he took Shi Potian to the quiet room.

Ning Zhongze picked up a pen and wrote the four words "control the sword with Qi" on the paper, and asked: "Chong'er, do you still remember these four words?"

Shi Potian shook his head and said, "I can't read."

Ning Zhongze was stunned. Yesterday, when she saw Shi Potian talking about the martial arts on the clay figurine, he remembered the names and locations of the acupuncture points and meridians clearly. She thought Shi Potian just forgot the past, but she didn't expect that he couldn't even recognize the words.

You can’t be illiterate!
Ning Zhongze thought so in his heart, and comforted him: "It doesn't matter if you can't read. Chong'er, other sects teach martial arts, mostly starting with external skills, and learning fist and kick moves first. My Huashan Sect is different. It first teaches the formula of qigong, starting with qigong. Today I will teach you the entry-level internal skills of Huashan Sect."

"The whole body should be light and agile in its movements, the Qi should be vigorous and the mind should be focused. Start with the mind moving and the strength will be automatic, do not let the Qi be cut off and the mind be scattered..."

There were 18 sentences in the Huashan introductory internal energy formula. Ning Zhongze first recited them as a whole, then explained them to Shi Potian word by word, and also told Shi Potian the method of practicing the internal energy.

Although Shi Potian has never been to school and is illiterate, he has a very high level of natural comprehension and a unique character, making him the most suitable person for practicing inner strength.

In the past, Xie Yanke wanted to make him go insane while practicing martial arts and kill himself. He only taught him the locations of acupuncture points and meridians, and taught him the Shaolin introductory internal martial arts Yanyan Gong on the clay figurine in a disordered order, just hoping that he would die soon.

As a result, he managed to perfect his cultivation of the Yin and Yang meridians, and by chance, he was able to blend the Yin and Yang and develop a strange internal skill that had never been seen before.

Now, Ning Zhongze started from the most basic martial arts principles and the most orthodox method of breathing, and explained them to him bit by bit.

Shi Potian only listened for a moment and was completely immersed in it. He subconsciously mobilized the internal energy and started to circulate it according to the method of breathing taught by Ning Zhongze.

Internal force flows.

Inspirational and inspirational.

Gradually I entered a state of “forgetting both myself and the world”.

(End of this chapter)