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

Chapter 381 The Truth About the Free and Unfettered Sect
When discussing the Xiaoyao School's research on the Yin-Yang concept, Wu Chengyu was filled with admiration. At that moment, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

He looked around and quickly found a wooden stick nearby, about two feet long. With a flick of his wrist, the stick flew into his hand.

Then, Wu Chengyu gripped the wooden stick, stretched out his hand, and slowly extended one end of the stick toward the old monster's throat. The old monster's eyes immediately turned to terror, and the muscles on her face twitched involuntarily a few times. She instinctively thought that Wu Chengyu was about to attack her.

What about helping others achieve their goals? What about being a great person? From any perspective, now is the best time to make a move. The old monster is completely at the mercy of others. Judging others by his own standards, the old monster does not believe that Wu Chengyu will wait until she has absorbed all her internal energy before making a move.

Unexpectedly, the wooden stick simply nudged her chin lightly, then flicked upwards, causing the old monster's face to involuntarily turn towards Wu Chengyu. Her chin was raised, and with her terrified eyes and tears about to spill from her eyes, she looked quite pitiful.

Wu Chengyu acted as if a bully had captured a defenseless young woman, gently shaking his head, clicking his tongue repeatedly, carefully examining and slowly appreciating the old monster's good looks.

Now the old monster has absorbed half of the inner strength of her two good disciples. Her originally ashen and bloodless face, as well as the wrinkles that showed her true age, have disappeared and become delicate, rosy and shiny again. She still has a pale complexion, but now it is crystal clear.

Needless to say, her facial features are strikingly similar to those of Li Qiushui, who has strong genes. Her descendants all share the same face, so the old monster must look extremely alike to Li Qiushui and Wang Yuyan.

Even now, one can still see some of the charm of the fairy sister from back then on from her face. She has been gone for many years. In this era, Wu Chengyu can only imagine the beauties of the Tianlong era. But now, it's as if he has a reference point.

The old monster's face was like a combination of Li Ruotong and Liu Tianxian, incredibly beautiful. Of course, one should ignore the resentment hidden in her eyes at this moment. As the saying goes, appearance reflects the heart. No matter how beautiful this woman is, she is ultimately as venomous as a snake. Her temperament is definitely not as ethereal as that of the fairy sister.

The old monster felt a sense of humiliation. She was a hundred years older than Wu Chengyu, yet she had been reduced to being judged by this young man, and even felt like she was about to be bullied. She unconsciously bit her lip, unaware that it made her even more alluring.

Fortunately, Wu Chengyu didn't have such a heavy taste, and he really didn't think in that direction. He was just verifying his thoughts by looking at the old monster's youthful face. Otherwise, Wu Chengyu would probably disgust him again. He casually threw the wooden stick aside.

"I think I suddenly understand what the true Free and Unfettered Sect is all about."

The name of the Northern Darkness Divine Skill is loud and clear, taking the meaning of the boundless Northern Darkness. It uses acupoints as the dantian to accumulate internal energy. To put it bluntly, it is to expand the space inside the body so that it can accommodate as much energy as possible.

Initially, I thought that if practitioners of the Northern Darkness Divine Art wanted to reach the highest level, they must exercise self-control, focus on their own cultivation, and avoid absorbing the internal energy of others as much as possible to prevent the internal energy from becoming impure.

However, if it's just personal cultivation, even a martial arts prodigy who is one in ten thousand wouldn't actually need such a large space. This world is a low-level martial arts world, and there are limitations.

The human body's dantian and acupoints cannot be filled by self-cultivation alone. My old Taoist master was over a hundred years old and never complained that his dantian was not full. If that's the case, why open up so many acupoints to store internal energy?
Everything requires demand before it can be supplied. Once a space is created for purpose, there will naturally be containers to hold the energy from the outside world.

Now it seems I had overestimated this martial art and the Xiaoyao Sect. In reality, this martial art is far more complex than simply absorbing other people's internal energy.

Look at your current state. On the surface, you've only absorbed the internal energy of the two of them, yet you've regained your youth. So what was absorbed from them wasn't just their internal energy, but their spirit, their vitality.

Other unorthodox martial arts either involve absorbing yang energy to replenish yin or absorbing yin energy to replenish yang, but the Beiming Divine Art does not distinguish between men and women. It treats everyone equally as resources. In the end, it is simply a demonic art.

The way of Heaven is to take from the excess and give to the deficiency. After these vital energies are absorbed, they are refined into essence through the method of Yin and Yang unity to nourish oneself, gradually improving one's life level, and finally achieving carefree life in the world.

This is the true purpose of the Free and Unfettered Sect's research into Yin and Yang attributes; in reality, it's a sect that preys on people.

Moreover, the requirements of the Free and Unfettered Sect are very high. To join the sect, one must be a handsome man or a beautiful woman; ugly people are not accepted. Is this just for the sake of the sect's image? In the end, it is still for desire.

The sect claims to belong to Taoism, but its disciples are entangled in lust and desire, unable to transcend it throughout their lives. They are full of greed, anger, and ignorance, and have none of the basic requirements of Taoist self-cultivation.

Wu Yazi was greedy, lusting after beautiful women. He flirted with Wu Xingyun, seduced Li Qiushui, and also had his eye on his sister-in-law, Li Canghai.

Wu Xingyun was filled with anger. His emotions were wounded, his body was deformed, and he lived his whole life in jealousy and hatred. He would kill people at the drop of a hat and took pleasure in torturing people. He lived for nearly a hundred years with only hatred in his heart.

Li Qiushui was also obsessed with lust and sexual pleasure. Besides Wu Yazi, she had countless male lovers, and even an ugly Tibetan lama who rarely washed his face was not spared. In the end, she coveted wealth and glory and married Li Yuanhao.

How could such a sect be a Taoist sect? It has completely fallen into demonic ways. So, could the true name of the Free and Unfettered Sect be the Yin-Yang Harmony Sect?
Only in this way can we explain why they practice such demonic arts and why they are so obsessed with worldly desires.

"Old monster, tell me, am I right? You're practically the last descendant of the Free and Unfettered Sect now. You must have been consumed by greed, anger, and ignorance your whole life." After his analysis, Wu Chengyu was somewhat smug. Could this be considered a reinterpretation of the number one reclusive sect in the Jin-style martial arts world? Other Taoist sects, such as the Quanzhen Sect and the Wudang Sect, were all about true cultivation, but the Free and Unfettered Sect? It had never produced a single Taoist priest.

After a long and detailed explanation, the scene of the old monster absorbing his disciple's internal energy finally came to an end.

The old monster slowly removed his hand from Princess Yuzhu and Wu Qianyu, ignoring Wu Chengyu's nagging beside him. He sat cross-legged, facing the sky, and began to circulate the Northern Darkness Divine Art to digest and absorb the internal energy.

At this point, her appearance had been restored to its former glory; her previously white hair had turned completely black, and the old-age smell on her body had faded considerably.

It seems her previous assumption was correct; after absorbing the Supreme Pure Yang Skill and the Limitless Profound Yin Skill, the benefits she gained far exceeded those from absorbing the power of others.

The old monster is now certain that Wu Chengyu will not make a move before she finishes her training. Although he doesn't know why Wu Chengyu is so confident, since she can definitely suppress Wu Chengyu after absorbing the internal energy, Wu Chengyu has ignored this threat.

Princess Yuzhu and Wu Qianyu, who served as the incinerators, were now barely alive. The two of them collapsed on the ground like mud, and apart from their faint breathing, they had almost no physiological characteristics of living people. It was even difficult to tell that they were two different people.

Princess Yuzhu was originally 1.8 meters tall, with a strong and powerful physique and bulging muscles all over her body. Now she is as thin as a skeleton, her skin is all wrinkled, her body is hunched over, and her hair is all white.

Wu Qianyu next to her was the same, like a lump of rotten flesh, or a pile of mud stuck to the ground.

When a person is about to die, it may be a final burst of energy before death. These two people did not lose consciousness, but looked at their former mentor with the most resentful and desperate eyes.

Wu Chengyu shook his head. He had expected this outcome, and he had even contributed to it. Now, seeing their miserable state, he felt somewhat sorry for them.

When Princess Yuzhu took him to find the old monster to plant the Life and Death Talisman, she showed disregard for the lives of her subordinates and a heartfelt indifference towards the Han people.

But apart from that, she valued Wu Chengyu and always treated him with the proper courtesy, rewarding him with a considerable amount of gold and silver, which could be considered as her humble and respectful relationship with him.

Although Wu Qianyu and Wu Chengyu were at odds from the beginning, Wu Chengyu's life was so tragic that it was unbearable to look at.

He must be a martial arts prodigy, otherwise he couldn't have mastered the flawed Wuji Xuanyin Gong. As a result, he not only turned himself into a cross-dresser, but not long ago he was also kneed into a eunuch by Weiming Tieyu.

His physical disability led to psychological abnormalities; he fell in love with both Yeli Mingzhu and Princess Yuzhu, and ultimately, for the sake of love, he forcefully joined them.

Now, he has been drained dry by his mentor who nurtured him. Wu Chengyu carefully recalled that among all the people he had met in his life, there really was no one more miserable than him.

Faced with these two people, Wu Chengyu decided to show them his final kindness and let them die knowing the truth.

"You two are about to die, but I can guarantee that it won't be long before I send this old monster down to meet you."

The two men reluctantly turned their gaze to Wu Chengyu. At this moment, they felt both resentment and doubt. When Wu Chengyu entered the palace tonight, he did not wear a mask and used his true face, so these two men did not recognize him at all.

Wu Chengyu's facial features slowly changed, and in just two or three breaths, a very familiar face appeared before them: Lei Datou's sullen, dejected face—a person who should absolutely not be here.

Their pupils dilated instantly, but their eyes were filled with even more confusion. They simply couldn't understand what role Nie Feng had played in the whole affair.

Wu Qianyu had a slight understanding. Now that she thought about it, she realized that Nie Feng must have done something to get her into the bridal chamber with Princess Yuzhu and Yeli Mingzhu for no reason. But she couldn't figure out what Nie Feng had done.
"You must have many questions, but you don't have much time left. There's no time to hear me finish the whole story. I can only tell you that my real name is not Nie Feng, nor is it Nie Tiegen. My real name is Wu Chengyu."

"Take this name with you to the afterlife. Your lives are over, but this hatred will last forever. I will not wish you a peaceful death."

　The first chapter today, the second chapter will arrive around 2 PM.

　　
　
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