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Chapter 30: Master's Secret Skills
"So that's how it is. It seems that it is indeed difficult to break into the innate state with the "Arhat Divine Art." Li Ming thought secretly in his heart, no wonder this skill can be passed on as long as you enter the Dharma Academy, it turns out to be worthless stuff.

On the other side, Faying began to introduce the remaining ten unique skills.

"Three punches, two palms, and one finger, one sword and one stick will defeat the demon."

"Lift your light body and cross the empty clouds, the golden bell does not move and protects you."

"These are the ten unique skills of our Guangde Temple. They are quite famous in Yunzhou."

Fa Ying said this with a smile, and there was a hint of pride on his face.

These lines of poetry are quite simple and easy to understand. Li Ming can figure it out after a quick thought. The left and right are just three boxing techniques, two palm techniques and one finger technique. These are hand skills. The sword and the stick are the application of weapons. The last two lines are naturally a light skill and a hard skill, and it seems that they are most likely called the Golden Bell Cover.

It seems that our sect is indeed merciful. We practice fist and palm skills without using swords, so it is easier to show mercy and hold back.

"The three punches are the 'Vajra Subduing Demon Fist', the 'Great Light Fist', and the 'Left and Right Piercing Flower Fist'. The 'Vajra Subduing Demon Fist' and the 'Great Light Fist' are similar in form, both majestic and upright, like the bright sun, and may be able to restrain evil demons and heretics. The 'Left and Right Piercing Flower Fist' is ingenious and full of changes."

"The two palms are the Thousand-Leaf Hand of Great Compassion and the Great Stone-Smashing Hand. The Thousand-Leaf Hand is inspired by the image of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin. Guanyin Bodhisattva holds a willow branch to enlighten all living beings. The Thousand-Leaf Hand refers to the countless leaves of the willow branch, which translates to countless people. This palm technique is complex and intricate, with a mix of real and fake elements. Of course, this palm technique is primarily designed to defeat the enemy, not to kill."

"The latter, 'Big Stone-Smashing Hand', is exactly the opposite. This palm technique is powerful and has wide-ranging moves. It can split mountains and crack rocks. I practice this palm technique."

As he spoke, Faying stretched out his palms for everyone to see. Li Ming also looked carefully and saw that there was indeed a thick layer of calluses on his hands, which showed that Faying worked hard.

"Take me for example. If I use all my strength, not only can I smash the stone tablet, even the fine iron can be smashed into pieces." Faying's facial expression did not change when he spoke, but there seemed to be a sense of expectation in his eyes.

Sure enough, the next second, all the disciples cheered and loudly praised Uncle Faying for his prowess.

Faying enjoyed it for about ten seconds before knocking the wooden fish and continuing his introduction.

"The sword technique is called 'Sacrificial Blade'. This sword technique is all about advancing, no retreating; it's all about death, no life. It's usually used in life-or-death situations, with every strike being a life-or-death stake. Therefore, there are very few veterans who practice this sword technique, but it's quite prestigious in our Yunzhou martial arts world."

"Alas," Faying sighed suddenly.

"If the Ruyi Stick had been passed down, this stick technique would have been the most powerful of all the martial arts in our Guangde Temple! It's a pity that Patriarch Ciyue only passed down three moves. The subsequent additions have been unable to show the full power of this stick technique."

Upon hearing this, Li Ming's heart moved. He practiced martial arts in his reincarnation, and spent most of his time fighting in military formations, mainly using long weapons. In his first life, he specialized in spearmanship, and in his second life, he switched to stickmanship. He had quite a bit of experience in this, and now after hearing the name of "Ruyi Stick", he felt a little itchy.

Then Fa Ying talked about Xu Yun Du and the protective Golden Bell Cover. These two skills were actually just average. Xu Yun Du was better at long-distance attacks. In other words, in close combat, it mainly depended on one's agility and dodging.

Of course, when mentioning Xuyundu, Faying also discussed the signature Qinggong techniques of several other Yunzhou sects, including the aforementioned "Cangyunbu" (Remaining Cloud Step) of Taoist Master Guyun of Sanying Temple. This footwork and Xuyundu are two extremes, with Xuyundu emphasizing swift movement, straight forward movement, and high rises and falls.

The Canyun Bu is different. It is particularly good at dodging and maneuvering in a small space. It is unpredictable and changeable. However, it is not very useful when used in a straight line pursuit. How to say it, it is basically the same as running directly.
Faying was quite frank when he spoke about it. He gave very objective evaluations of the other schools' light skills and also talked about the shortcomings of his own skills. This attitude made Li Ming believe in Faying's words more credible.

Then there is the Golden Bell Cover, which is very famous and is as hard as the Iron Shirt. After practicing it, one will be invulnerable to swords and spears, and immune to water and fire. However, before the thirteen levels are fully practiced, there will still be weaknesses, and it is necessary to practice with the body of a boy. Once the body is broken before it is fully mastered, the skill will be broken.

Of course, for a monk, if you fail to practice the skill, it is tantamount to social death.

Moreover, this skill has the characteristics of being extremely difficult to practice and very easy to break. It is simple to get started in the early stage but has little effect. Although the prospect of achieving great success in the later stage is good, it is difficult to truly practice to great success. Therefore, over the years, there are only a handful of monks who have truly practiced the Golden Bell Cover to the thirteenth level.

Similarly, for this kind of kung fu that only exists in the temple, Faying mentioned several hard skills that are more famous and have obvious characteristics in the martial arts world. The one that impressed Li Ming the most was the "Iron Shirt Kung Fu" of the Six Gates. It sounds similar to the Iron Shirt, but is actually quite different.

Perhaps because Faying had met Captain Huang, a practitioner of the "Iron Fir Kung Fu" twice, he explained it in more detail. This hard skill had to be used in conjunction with the equipment of the Six Gates. The "Iron Fir" was similar to what Li Ming understood as a bulletproof vest, but it was not a thick layer of steel plate wrapped in cloth.

It is a special garment that looks similar to ordinary silk. Not only is it tough in itself, but it is also very compatible with the true energy of "Iron Fir Kung". When this Kung Fu is used, the strength is directly increased several times.

The disadvantage is that the defense power drops sharply when there is no iron fir, and the iron fir is also a relatively rare item. There are only three or four pieces in the entire Yunzhou Six Gates branch.

By the time Faying had finished explaining the thirteen unique skills of Guangde Temple, it was already lunchtime. Faying struck the wooden fish and said, "I'll stop here for today. Tomorrow I'll tell you in detail about my travels. Now let's go to the dining hall for lunch."

All the novice monks did not respond and left the lecture hall one by one.

Li Ming, Ming Jing, and Ming De naturally left together. Ming Jing said, "Well, Junior Brother Ming Xin, did Senior Uncle Fa Ying's explanation sound good?"

Li Ming smiled and said, "Of course it's great, it's a great harvest."

Mingde also interjected, "Actually, every once in a while, Master Faying always talks about the unique skills of our Guangde Temple. I've heard them all so much that my ears are numb. Tomorrow's Jianghu news is the highlight, so let's come early tomorrow."

"Okay!" Li Ming nodded in response.

As they were talking, the three of them had already gathered in the dining hall. Mingliang had actually reserved a table for them. The food on the table was still steaming. Seeing the three of them arrive, Mingliang waved happily.

After the four of them sat down, Mingliang took the lead and shouted, "But I'm so hungry," and then he started to inhale violently.

The other three were not willing to be outdone, and they all quickened their pace to start eating.

(End of this chapter)