Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 100: Ruyi Qiankun Bag (sixth update, please give me a monthly ticket)

As for the three-year agreement between his disciple and Yang Diao'er, and the fact that he killed a few blind men on the road, Grandmaster Zhang didn't take it to heart at all. He was just hesitating, should he let his second disciple take a bath again early in the morning?
After pondering for a long time, Zhang Yuanqiao decided to take a shower by himself.

He patted Sun Yanwan, went out for two hours, and then came back refreshed and smiling. He said to his disciple, "Master wants to test your martial arts progress during this period."

Sun Yanwan only felt that his master's whole body was filled with joy, and he didn't know why his master was so happy, but it was of course a good thing that his master wanted to test his martial arts, so he agreed without hesitation.

In the next three days, Zhang Yuanqiao asked Sun Yanwan to practice the martial arts of the Songyang School one by one, and patiently instructed him on every move, every style, and every breath of true energy.

Although Zhang Yuanqiao did not teach any new martial arts in three days, he allowed Sun Yanwan to consolidate the foundation of martial arts.

Zhang Yuanqiao was also very surprised. Not only did this disciple make rapid progress in martial arts, but he also had a solid foundation, almost as good as someone who had actually practiced for three or four years, and his understanding of martial arts was even deeper.

He checked his disciple's martial arts progress, pondered for a long time, and said to Sun Yanwan, "When traveling in the martial arts world, Qinggong is extremely important. Originally, Master should teach you the Riding Wind Skill, but since you have practiced the Xuanhuang Sutra, Master suggests that you practice the Ruyi Qiankun Bag from today!"

"This extraordinary skill is named after the prized magic weapon of the ancient One-Qi Immortal Yang Chengzi. The Ruyi Qi cultivated in it is extremely miraculous. The Qi interweaves into countless open acupoints within the body, allowing one to temporarily borrow the enemy's power when fighting."

"However, the reason I asked you to cultivate the Ruyi Qiankun Bag is not for its miraculous use against enemies, but rather because this ability weaves countless pores within the body with true qi, making the practitioner's body as light as a wild goose, and the changes and turns of true qi are all as desired. This light skill is naturally exquisite and comes naturally without practice."

Sun Yanwan was overjoyed and shouted, "Master, please teach me how to practice."

Although Zhang Yuanqiao had not practiced the Xuanhuang Sutra much, Patriarch Feng did not like to keep it to himself. He taught it to his seven friends. The Songyang School's Five Classics and Thirteen Secrets, and nineteen long and short sword techniques were all taught to the Seven Friends of Songyang. As for whether they were successful in their practice or not, that was the disciples' business.

As a grandmaster, Zhang Yuanqiao has no problem in guiding his disciples even if he has never practiced martial arts before. After all, the martial arts of the Songyang lineage are similar and there are no barriers.

Under the guidance of his master, Sun Yanwan spent seven or eight days before finally understanding the method of practicing the Ruyi Qiankun Bag...

Well, in comparison, Master Uncle’s teaching level is really high.

To practice the Ruyi Qiankun Bag, one must penetrate thirteen meridians, with the two hidden meridians "Wuxiang and Xumi" being the main ones to be cultivated.

Including these two hidden meridians, Sun Yanwan still lacked seven meridians that were not connected, so his cultivation was far less easy than the initial entry into the Xuanbing Treasure Mirror.

He practiced for seven or eight days and barely cultivated the Ruyi Qiankun Bag to the first level. When he wanted to break through again, he encountered a bottleneck.

Zhang Yuanqiao was not a rigid person. He just wanted to lay a foundation for his disciple and did not force him to do anything. After guiding Sun Yanwan to cultivate the Ruyi Qiankun Bag, he let him still focus on the Xuanhuang Jue. After all the meridians required for practicing the Ruyi Qiankun Bag were opened up, it would not be too late to work hard on this extraordinary skill.

After finishing this guidance, Sun Yanwan finally felt a little relieved and could arrange his own training at will.

He practiced for more than half a month. After coming out of seclusion, he called Lin Jing and Zhang Faner over and checked the progress of the two Taoist boys according to his master's method.

This time, Sun Yanwan was slightly surprised. Lin Jing had already mastered all 36 moves of Hunyuan Posture, and Zhang Faner had also practiced more than 15 moves of Hunyuan Posture, which was much better than when he was in Taiyi Temple.

He gave some more pointers, and the next day, Lin Jing came over beaming, reporting that he had sensed the true Qi. Sun Yanwan, feeling like a fool finally getting the message, pondered for a while before teaching Lin Jing the Blind Man's Sword Technique.

The Songyang School is an authentic internal martial arts school, so the most outstanding disciples first learn the Ziwu Classic. After they have a solid foundation in the Ziwu Classic, they will be taught other martial arts based on their individual circumstances.

For outstanding disciples, they would be taught introductory skills such as the Six Arts of Chaoxia or the Mysterious Snake Qi Refining Technique. After a few years, depending on their progress, they would be taught advanced martial arts.

Some disciples do not have good talent for practicing internal skills, but have strong muscles and bones. In this case, they will be taught the Golden Muscle and Jade Bone Fist. After their external skills have a solid foundation, they will be taught internal skills as appropriate.

But Lin Jing and Zhang Faner were just boys he took in. They had never become his disciples, so they were not considered disciples of the Songyang School, nor were they from the Taiyi Temple, so he could not teach them these skills.

Among the martial arts he was proficient in, the only one that had no restrictions was the Blind Man's Sword. He had picked it up anyway, so it wouldn't hurt to teach it to the boy.

Although the Blind Man's Sword is not as good as the swordsmanship of the Songyang School, it has all the internal strength, moves, and mental methods. In particular, it can also be practiced to listen to hidden pulses, which is also a unique martial art in the world.

After Sun Yanwan returned to Taiyi Temple, he either practiced martial arts with his master or taught the children every day. In a blink of an eye, a month had passed, and the last "Cold Spring" of the three cold hidden meridians was unknowingly opened up.

The three cold hidden meridians were all connected, and Sun Yanwan's Xuanbing Treasure Mirror made rapid progress. The coldness contained in the palm power became even stronger.

Originally, Sun Yanwan thought it would take him more than a month to open up the next meridian, but he didn't expect that on the seventh day after opening up the Hidden Meridian Cold Spring, when he transformed his Qi from Xuan Huang to Xuan Bing, then from Xuan Bing to Xuan Huang, and finally from Xuan Huang to Ru Yi...

The hidden meridian Xumi, which was needed to practice the Ruyi Qiankun Bag, suddenly began to beat violently, and then one acupoint after another opened up. This hidden meridian, which was said to be extremely difficult to practice, suddenly became connected.

With the twelve meridians connected, Sun Yanwan entered the realm of a fifth-grade warrior.

Sun Yanwan practiced the Xuanhuang Sutra, the first of the Five Sutras of the Songyang Sect, and followed the most authentic path, starting with the Xuanhuang Jue, and also mastered two extraordinary skills, the Xuanbing Baojian and the Ruyi Qiankun Bag. Although he had just entered the fifth-grade realm, he had few rivals in the fifth-grade realm, and he could kill more than half of the fourth-grade warriors.

When Sun Yanwan opened up the hidden meridian cold spring, Zhang Yuanqiao asked his disciple to go out and take a bath twice. After learning that his disciple had also opened up the hidden meridian Xumi, Zhang Laodao went out to take a bath three times himself...

Well, I’m a disciple of Taiyi Temple and I love cleanliness.

Although it was a happy thing that his martial arts skills had improved, Sun Yanwan also had a big worry.

Normal martial artists who have entered the next level have their meridians mostly connected to the eight extraordinary meridians and the twelve main meridians. Therefore, most martial arts are based on these twenty extraordinary meridians and the main meridians, such as the Hunyuan Sword Technique of the Songyang School.

The two meridians that Sun Yanwan recently opened up, one Hanquan and one Xumi, were both hidden meridians, so his Hunyuan Sword Technique still only had three moves that could be used...

He suddenly had a terrible suspicion: "Is it possible that I, Old Sun, am not suitable for swordsmanship?"

(End of this chapter)