The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 227 The Fragment of the Nine Yin Manual
The martial arts techniques in the stone cave were selected by Wang Chongyang from the Nine Yin Manual specifically to counter the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra. He probably never imagined that the Quanzhen Swordplay and the Jade Maiden Swordplay could be combined into a peerless swordplay that even the ultimate techniques in the Nine Yin Manual could not counter.

Wu Chengyu quickly skimmed through the martial arts manuals on the wall, getting a general idea of ​​what they were.

It mainly consists of various moves from the lower volume of the Nine Yin Manual, which are specifically designed to counter Lin Chaoying's martial arts, but Wu Chengyu already possessed these moves.

These are the Nine Yin Divine Claw, Heart-Shattering Palm, White Python Whip Technique, Soul-Shifting Technique, Snake-Walking and Fox-Turning Technique, and Great Demon-Subduing Fist Technique.

The rest are from the first volume, including chapters on Yi Jin Duan Gu, acupoint striking, breath holding, and healing, as well as some explanations of internal energy cultivation methods. According to Wu Chengyu's understanding, these are specifically designed to counter the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra and are part of the fundamental cultivation method of the Nine Yin Manual, the Big Dipper Great Method.

However, this part of the internal energy cultivation method is not the complete Big Dipper Great Method, nor does it contain the most profound Sanskrit general outline of the Nine Yin Manual.

In fact, Wu Chengyu had already anticipated this before entering the tomb. The fragments of the Nine Yin Manual in the Tomb of the Living Dead would not be of much use to him. But Jin Yong had revised and deleted the original work many times, and many things were messed up. Someone once said that the general outline of the Nine Yin Manual was also in the ancient tomb. He had to see it with his own eyes before he would be satisfied.

Therefore, Wu Chengyu went to great lengths to come here hoping for the best, just in case. Of course, the result was negative.

The Sanskrit general outline of the Nine Yin Manual is said not to contain specific moves or methods of internal energy cultivation, but rather to elevate martial arts to a theoretical level, explaining the 'Tao' that is the essence of martial arts.

It can help practitioners break through the limitations of martial arts, understand the fundamental principles of martial arts, and at the same time correct the defect of the Big Dipper Great Law being too yin and soft, truly achieving the harmony of yin and yang.

This kind of explanation of 'Tao' is exactly what Wu Chengyu needs now, but unfortunately it has all come to nothing.

However, this is understandable. After all, it is a Sanskrit general outline. The martial arts that Wang Chongyang engraved here were for the purpose of being competitive and giving the dying disciples of the Ancient Tomb Sect a shock before their death. If it were written in Sanskrit, wouldn't that prove that these martial arts did not originally belong to Wang Chongyang?

Fortunately, the other martial arts skills also greatly benefited Wu Chengyu.

The Yi Jin Duan Gu Pian (易筋锻骨篇) can effectively and slowly improve one's physical constitution over a long period of time. It may seem ineffective for Wu Chengyu's now transformed body, but in reality, even martial arts grandmasters would be envious of the profound mysteries of this technique. The martial arts principles contained within it also impressed Wu Chengyu.

There's also the acupoint striking technique. The Murong family's unique skill, the Canhe Finger, which he cultivates, focuses on lethality and can injure people from a distance. Its lethality is only slightly inferior to the Six Meridians Divine Sword, but it is slightly weak in acupoint striking. Wu Chengyu can completely integrate the acupoint striking technique into the Canhe Finger.

The other chapters on breath-holding and healing also have great value.

So Wu Chengyu didn't end up empty-handed this time.

Wu Chengyu silently memorized these techniques, taking about half an hour to memorize them all. He then repeatedly reinforced his memory to ensure he didn't miss anything.

Instead of leaving immediately, he looked up at the top of the cave and quickly spotted a rectangular stone slab mark, which should be the bottom of the stone coffin above.

He used the gecko wall-climbing technique to climb up the stone wall, gently pushed the stone slab, but it didn't move. Then he groped around the stone slab and quickly found a protrusion. He rotated the protrusion to the right and pushed it upwards. Soon he heard a few clicks of a mechanism. Then he pushed the stone slab again, and one side of the stone slab was lifted up.

The first thing that caught the eye was sixteen characters: 'The Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, surpassing the Quanzhen School in skill. Chongyang's life was one of unparalleled excellence.'

"Damn it," Wu Chengyu thought to himself, "Wang Chongyang is a scumbag. He's undoubtedly a grandmaster of Taoism and the number one expert in the world, but he's also a total scumbag."

Upon learning of Lin Chaoying's death, it's understandable to come and pay one's respects. She was deeply in love with you and died tragically. At this time, saying a few words of mourning and remembering her is fine, even if you do nothing but sigh.

Death is a serious matter; all grudges and resentments should be let go, especially since it was Wang Chongyang who wronged Lin Chaoying. Yet this scumbag insists on saying something like, "What does it mean to be no less than others?" What's the point of being competitive at this point?

The key point is that these martial arts skills were not created by him, but came from the Nine Yin Manual. In this light, Wang Chongyang's hypocrisy is also obvious.

People are always multifaceted. Wu Chengyu admired Wang Chongyang in other aspects, but he couldn't help but scold Lin Chaoying.

At this point, Wu Chengyu had achieved his goal of coming to the ancient tomb. He looked at the coffin lid with the sixteen characters engraved on it, pondered for a moment, and finally pushed it open.

As the saying goes, since he was already here, Wu Chengyu ultimately wanted to see the most famous ancient tomb in The Return of the Condor Heroes with his own eyes, to see where Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu would live in the future, although he didn't know if Yang Guo would ever be there again.

The place they were in was a tomb chamber, the real tomb chamber in the Tomb of the Living Dead. There were four stone coffins inside: one for Lin Chaoying, one for Lin's maid, one for Granny Sun, and one for Li Mochou. Later, after adopting Xiaolongnu, another one would be added, but unexpectedly, Li Mochou betrayed the ancient tomb.

The lids of the three coffins were not closed, except for the one in the middle, which was tightly sealed. It must be Lin Chaoying's coffin. Wu Chengyu had no intention of disturbing the peace of the deceased, so he simply bowed and left the tomb.

The Tomb of the Living Dead is full of complex paths and traps; strangers who enter will either get lost or fall into the traps.

Wu Chengyu was also very careful. He had never tried any ancient traps since he transmigrated. He did have experience playing escape room games with his girlfriend in his previous life, but he dared not risk his life there.

He unleashed his five senses to create a three-dimensional map, imprinting the surrounding area within a hundred meters into his mind. However, Wu Chengyu did not know which of these paths were wrong or dead ends.

Fortunately, he had another way. A road is a place where people walk frequently. He carefully distinguished the smells with his sense of smell and soon smelled the scents of Xiao Mochou, Lin Maid, and another person on some roads. It must be Granny Sun. The place where these scents gathered the most was naturally the residence of the three of them.

Wu Chengyu tiptoed into the depths of the ancient tomb. Soon, the scents split into two. On the left, the scents of the three people were very strong, while on the right, the scent of Lin, the maid, was dominant, with some of Xiao Mochou's scent as well, and very little of Granny Sun's scent.

Without much thought, Wu Chengyu walked to the right and soon arrived at a large stone chamber.

Wu Chengyu noticed that no one was in the stone chamber at the moment, so he pushed the door open and entered. The shape of the stone chamber was quite strange. It was narrow in the front and wide in the back, forming a trapezoid. The east side was semicircular, while the west side was triangular.

This must be where Wang Chongyang practiced martial arts back then. The front was narrow for practicing palm techniques, the back was wide for practicing fist techniques, the east was round for grinding swords, and the west corner was for throwing darts.

The stone slab on the ceiling is covered with various patterns and symbols, all carved with sharp tools, some deep and some shallow, without any rules. It is said that the essence of Wang Chongyang's martial arts lies here.

However, in Wu Chengyu's eyes, these were all just scribbles. If anyone could glean any martial arts techniques from these patterns, then it would be truly unbelievable.

There was another door on the east side of the stone chamber, which was not closed at the moment. Wu Chengyu stepped in and found that this room was symmetrical to the previous one in every way, yet opposite in every way. It was narrow in the back and wide in the front, round in the west and corners in the east, and the ceiling was also covered with countless symbols.

This must be the place where Lin Chaoying painstakingly created the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, a technique specifically designed to counter the martial arts of the Quanzhen Sect.

Lin Chaoying's dedication and deep affection are evident, and thinking of this, Wu Chengyu couldn't help but want to despise Wang Chongyang again.

(End of this chapter)