Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 357 Master Feng created the Tenth Transformation of Xuanhuang to counter the Zhang Family of Tianwu.
Sun Yanwan's face turned pale with horror, and she exclaimed, "I will never let the Heavenly Martial Spear or the Ruyi Cudgel leave my side again!"

He was a Grandmaster, and he was in the main hall. No matter how you look at it, there was no reason for him to be carrying a weapon.
Sun Yanwan never expected that she would encounter an assassin like Zhou Shuyou.

This is the martial arts of my grandmaster uncle, which is in no way inferior to Zhang Xianwei, the former emperor of Da Lang. Moreover, he has mastered the tenth transformation of Xuanhuang - the Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda.

This is the number one self-defense technique in the world!
Among all the martial arts techniques for self-defense, those of Buddhism have always been considered the best. Therefore, nearly half of the masters of external martial arts are from the Buddhist school.

However, neither Longzang Temple, Shaochan Temple, nor Tianlong Temple possesses any protective divine skill that can rival the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda.

In the military, the emphasis is on killing and warfare. Therefore, martial arts masters in the military are often not known for their self-defense skills, but rather for their formidable combat prowess.

The Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda is not actually a cultivation technique specifically for self-protection. Xuanhuang True Qi can be transformed into various types of True Qi, but Feng Laozu created the Xuanhuang Scripture not for this purpose. Rather, when all the other nine transformations of Xuanhuang are mastered, the Xuanhuang True Qi that is transformed again will have different characteristics than before, and it is good at dissolving all True Qi over time.

Whether it's a direct confrontation, a palm strike, or anything else, the Xuanhuang True Qi transformed from the Nine Transformations into One cannot be dissolved without True Qi.

This mass of primordial energy spread throughout the body, naturally providing protection.

Hei Guanghan frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "I thought that after Ancestor Feng died, this divine skill would no longer exist in the world."

After the death of the Songyang Sect's founder, Feng, none of the Seven Friends of Songyang had mastered the Xuanhuang Scripture. The martial arts world had always believed that this almost invincible martial art had been lost forever. But who would have thought that Zhou Shuyou would actually master it?
Zhang Qingxi frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "The tenth transformation of Xuanhuang is indeed powerful."

At least the eldest brother couldn't think of any way to restrain him.

Sun Yanwan pondered for a moment and said, "The Xuanhuang Pagoda is not an external martial art; it can only dissipate true qi and cannot be inferior to weapons."

Zhang Qingxi nodded. He still admired Hei Guanghan for being able to see through the only flaw in the Xuanhuang Scripture in an instant and immediately provide Sun Yanwan and him with weapons.

Hei Guanghan said, "If someone can cultivate their martial arts to the level of Xuan Tai Dao Seed, and their true qi and martial arts essence become one, directly controlling the endless mysterious energy between heaven and earth, then they will not be afraid of Xuanhuang True Qi."

Sun Yanwan couldn't help but laugh, "Your martial arts skills have reached this level..."

He suddenly paused, pondered for a long time, and said, "I see."

"Master Feng created the Tenth Transformation of Xuanhuang in order to counter the martial arts of the Zhang family of Tianwu."

During her final battle with the former emperor of Da Lang, Sun Yanwan had already sensed something subtle: the spear techniques of the Zhang family of Tianwu seemed to specifically counter the staff techniques of the Ma family of Shentong. Although the Tianwu spear techniques might not be able to counter the Shentong staff techniques if they were cultivated to their peak, there were indeed many moves that were effective against the Shentong staff techniques.

When he fought with Zhou Shuyou, he didn't feel anything very obvious at first, but when Hei Guanghan mentioned the Xuan Tai Dao Seed, he suddenly remembered some things, such as Ba Tianmo's apparent fear of Duanmu Xianling. He suddenly had an idea, and after thinking about it for a while, he came to this conclusion.

Although Zhang Qingxi had never practiced the Xuanhuang Scripture or the Tianwu Divine Skill, he had seen both. After a moment's thought, he suddenly realized and said, "Junior Brother Sun is right. The Xuanhuang Scripture does indeed counter the Tianwu Divine Skill." The mental cultivation methods of the Six Arts of Tianwu have been revised by the Zhang family of Tianwu over the generations and are completely different from the original. However, one characteristic has remained unchanged: each mental cultivation method is interconnected. Not only can they be practiced simultaneously, but there is also a subtle relationship of mutual support between several mental cultivation methods.

All internal energy cultivation methods operate within the meridians. Even if external true energy is generated from within, it is still only born in the tendons and muscles and must still flow into the meridians.

Therefore, the more internal skills one learns, the more they clash with each other. When one cultivates only one internal skill, there are always many meridians that cannot be cultivated. This is why there are exceptionally talented individuals, such as Ancestor Feng, the first master of Longzang Temple, or the ancestors of the Zhang family of Tianwu and the Ma family of Shentong. They devoted themselves to creating several mental techniques that could be combined to push internal skills to the highest level.

The Six Arts of Heavenly Martial Arts are already the most outstanding skills in the world, and can be described as profound and all-encompassing. In order to restrain the Six Arts of Heavenly Martial Arts, Ancestor Feng drew on the strengths of many schools and finally created the Xuanhuang Scripture. He went against the grain and finally combined the nine transformations into one, and the Xuanhuang True Qi he cultivated was unparalleled throughout history.

Sun Yanwan was originally clueless about the tenth transformation of Xuanhuang. Although he had already mastered the nine transformations of Xuanhuang, he could not master the tenth transformation. After fighting with Zhou Shuyou, he had some insights.

Sun Yanwan first sent someone back to her residence to bring over the Ruyi Cudgel before bidding farewell to her senior brother.

Hei Guanghan, on the other hand, didn't have so many concerns and had already left the court.

After Sun Yanwan left, Zhang Qingxi pondered for half a day and wrote several letters, inviting his teacher, Da Ku, Kong Chan, and the old master of Youjian Villa to the court. He said that if even one or two of these people could come, he would no longer be afraid of Zhou Shuyou.

Sun Yanwan sat in the carriage as they left the palace. The carriage was slowly making its way home when suddenly a voice shouted, "You little thief who stole my Songyang martial arts, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Zhou Shuyou was surrounded by yellow aura. With a punch, his spiritual power locked onto Sun Yanwan from a distance. He had failed to assassinate Zhang Qingxi and had escaped from the palace. He hadn't gone far and had been patrolling the vicinity, waiting for Sun Yanwan to come out.

Sun Yanwan grabbed the Ruyi Cudgel and thrust it out, clashing head-on with Zhou Shuyou's fist. Zhou Shuyou was slightly surprised; his punch contained unparalleled Xuanhuang True Qi, but it couldn't dissipate Sun Yanwan's True Qi.

Sun Yanwan spun her Ruyi Cudgel, then withdrew it, borrowing a bit of Zhou Shuyou's strength. With a single strike, she shattered all the gods and Buddhas in the sky, immediately turning defense into offense.

Zhou Shuyou, with his fists and palms flying, tried several times to rush into the carriage, but was blocked by a Ruyi Jingu Bang. In his anger, he suddenly shouted, and Xuanhuang True Qi spread throughout his body. His palm strike was like a raging whirlwind. The carriage could not withstand it. The clash of the two masters' inner strength caused the carriage to explode. Even the horse pulling the carriage neighed, blood flowing from its seven orifices, and lay on the ground, actually killed by the shock.

Sun Yanwan withdrew her staff and retreated more than ten feet, holding the Ruyi Cudgel in her hand, and said calmly, "Grandmaster Zhou, why do you insist on pinning your grudge against the Emperor of Dalang on me?"

Zhou Shuyou was disheveled, and his clothes, which looked like they had been stolen from somewhere, were ill-fitting. His hair and beard were tangled together, and his head looked like a big ball of fur. Upon hearing Sun Yanwan's words, he shouted, "Who told you to be a subject of Da Lang!"

Sun Yanwan patted the Ruyi Cudgel and said, "Then I'll have my senior brother change his name, not Da Lang."

Zhou Shuyou refused to listen and retorted, "Lies!"

He unleashed a set of self-created palm techniques, creating a sky full of palm shadows. However, as the palm forces clashed head-on, Xuanhuang True Qi could no longer gain the upper hand. Zhou Shuyou was greatly surprised and exclaimed, "How come your True Qi isn't being dissipated?"

(End of this chapter)