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

Chapter 77 Containment
In this encounter, Chen Xuanfeng was immediately outmatched, passive, and powerless to fight back. This was partly because he was completely unaccustomed to Wu Chengyu's martial arts, but more importantly, it was due to the benefits Wu Chengyu had obtained from the bamboo slips and the advantages created by his body-refining techniques.

It can return the force of a palm strike to its original form, which is of course a wonderful application of the "Shifting Stars" technique. However, the Murong version of "Shifting Stars" is not actually that powerful.

According to the theory of Master Ma, the founder of Hunyuan Tai Chi, martial arts such as Dou Zhuan Xing Yi, Yi Hua Jie Yu, Qian Kun Da Nuo Yi, or Tai Chi Chuan can all be analyzed and summarized using the concepts of receiving, neutralizing, and releasing.

The strength of "Yihua Jieyu" lies in the "receiving" aspect. Wu Chengyu speculates that "Yihua Jieyu" is combined with Mingyu Gong, using the protective force field to transfer external force.

The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth emphasizes "transformation," unleashing one's potential. Whether it's one's own internal force or external energy, it can be manipulated and shifted, making it unpredictable. When fighting, even if the opponent has no weaknesses, one can create them.

There's also the Tai Chi principle of using minimal force to deflect maximum force, which has unique aspects in "receiving" and "sending" power. The force doesn't need to enter the body; it relies entirely on the skillful application of the techniques.

After careful study, Wu Chengyu discovered that the Murong family's "Shifting Stars" technique involved receiving, neutralizing, and releasing. However, apart from the final "releasing" technique, which was quite exquisite, the other two aspects had flaws. If one could neither receive nor neutralize, one would naturally not be able to release the technique.

First is the 'receiving'. The 'shifting stars' is like an incomplete mathematical formula. Using this formula requires a lot of verification. Therefore, the Murong family must first understand or even master the martial arts of various schools in order to use this formula to receive external attacks.

However, this would inevitably consume a lot of time and energy, which is exactly what Murong Fu suffered from back then.

Then there's 'transformation'. When Murong Fu encounters someone with lower martial arts skills than himself, he can use 'Dou Zhuan Xing Yi' without fail. However, when he encounters someone of equal or higher skill, he can neither receive nor neutralize 'Dou Zhuan Xing Yi'. He simply cannot use the opponent's own methods against them, and it becomes useless.

The Quanxing Protection Method cleverly utilizes its own hidden meridians and is extremely profound in terms of connection and transformation. Under the guidance of the bamboo slips, Wu Chengyu has finally managed to initially integrate the Quanxing Protection Method and the Star Shift over the past year, but unfortunately, he has only achieved minor success so far.

At this moment, he could easily deal with Chen Xuanfeng, whose skill level was not much higher than his own. However, even so, Wu Chengyu could only deflect several of Chen Xuanfeng's consecutive palm strikes, unable to return them in kind.

Furthermore, even now, when he encounters a master whose skill far surpasses his own, he still cannot withstand the Dou Zhuan Xing Yi technique at his current level. This technique has been modified by Quanxing and is profound and mysterious; it is still a long and arduous journey to master it.

Besides the ability to shift stars and move around, his ability to follow Chen Xuanfeng like a ghost and instantly move around like a clone was all thanks to his cat-like steps.

Chen Xuanfeng managed to deflect the attack by grabbing the opponent's chest with his claw, all thanks to his eel-like skills.

Furthermore, Wu Chengyu caught Chen Xuanfeng's full-force impact with one hand, demonstrating physical strength that undoubtedly came from his daily training on the ox and horse stance.

All Wu Chengyu can say now is "it's really good!" He was as delighted as he was with the names of these martial arts techniques, which he had initially disliked.

All of these came from the gifts or guidance of the bamboo slips. The only thing unrelated to the bamboo slips was the move he used to dislocate Chen Xuanfeng's shoulder at the end, a unique skill from the Murong family's Bao clan, the Bone-Dislocating Capturing Hand.

This technique is both exquisite and ruthless, excelling at close-range attacks. Once a grappling hand grabs any part of the body, it can instantly dislocate the joints there. Of all the martial arts techniques of the Murong family, Wu Chengyu's favorite is this one, rather than the Canhe Finger, which is on par with the Dou Zhuan Xing Yi.

The Bone-Dissolving Grappling Hand was Bao Butong's signature move back then. It's just a pity that his most eye-catching feature was his foul mouth, which made people overlook his martial arts skills as one of the four great generals of the Murong family. But thinking about it carefully, the fact that he could live for so long with such a foul mouth means that this grappling hand must have some merit.

Wu Chengyu also wanted to use this set of grappling techniques specifically to deal with the Black Wind Duo's Nine Yin White Bone Claw. In the previous exchange, the Bone-Dissolving Grappling Technique was leading by one to zero.

Just as Wu Chengyu was feeling a little smug, Chen Xuanfeng had already rushed to the foot of Xiaoling Mountain and quickly climbed the mountain along the path.

Meanwhile, a large number of people had already been lying in ambush at the foot of the mountain, and the leader of them was none other than Lu Chengfeng.

They held their breath and concealed their tracks until they saw Chen Xuanfeng fly into the mountain at high speed, then they emerged from their hiding places.

Lu Chengfeng was disabled in both legs, and at this moment two strong men were carrying him in a sedan chair.

"Master Lu, that villain looks injured and is definitely going to find that wicked woman. Now he's just waiting for your order." "Brother Gan, is your sable dog truly so miraculous?"

"Don't worry, Master Lu. My sable has already memorized the scent of that villain. As long as he's in the mountains, he'll never escape my sable's tracking."

"Alright, fellow heroes, these Black Wind Duo specialize in practicing their skills on living people. They are extremely cruel. The people of Jiangnan have suffered for too long. Today, let us act on behalf of Heaven and help the people get rid of these two villains."

The villain is highly skilled in martial arts. You all need not worry about any code of honor. Let us work together and cooperate with each other.

Especially since their lightness skills are exceptional, and several brothers skilled in concealed weapons will guard the outer perimeter. If the two villains try to break through, they should all use their hidden weapons together, poisoning them if possible, without any mercy.

The crowd responded in hushed tones, with the man surnamed Gan leading the way, and followed his purple-gold sable as they tracked after them.

At this moment, Wu Chengyu, along with Lu Zhiyi, Sister Niu, and others, arrived just in time and followed at the back of the group.

Meanwhile, Chen Xuanfeng, whose right shoulder had been ripped open and whose body was covered in blood, managed to reach a secluded valley halfway up Xiaoling Mountain in the short time it takes for two incense sticks to burn, despite his exhaustion.

He had just stepped inside when he heard a low shout: "Who's there?"

"You thieving woman, it's me."

"You thief, you're finally back. Wait, you smell of blood. You're injured. Who would dare to hurt you?"

"He was a masked man. His skill level wasn't high, but his methods were extremely strange. I had almost no chance to fight back."

Now is not the time to talk about this. Someone has already found Lingshan Town, and their numbers are definitely considerable. We shouldn't stay here any longer. Let's pack up and leave through the back mountain.

Just as the two were packing their things to leave immediately, a melodious flute sound suddenly came from outside the valley. The sound of the flute was like the continuous waves of the sea, but it also had a kind of aloofness, as if it were detached from the world and unwilling to be with others.

The sound of the flute filled the entire valley, especially at night, when the flute's melody was captivating and mesmerizing.

However, Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng, who had just heard the sound of the flute, turned pale with fright. Chen Xuanfeng's hands trembled involuntarily, and Mei Chaofeng even sat down on the ground with a thud.

"It's the 'Song of the Rising Tide' by the Blue Sea. Could it be that he has finally come out of the island to find us?" Mei Chaofeng's voice was already trembling with tears.

Chen Xuanfeng was somewhat calmer. He listened carefully and suddenly roared in anger, "It's not him, it's Lu Laosi. He's the only one among the Peach Blossom Island disciples who studies music. This guy tries to imitate everything he does, but he can't do anything right. He'll only ever imitate others poorly."

The disciples of Peach Blossom Island were already extremely familiar with Huang Yaoshi's flute playing. The two of them were just too scared. After listening for a while, they would naturally be able to hear the difference. Just as Chen Xuanfeng said, Lu Chengfeng could never play Huang Yaoshi's flute with the same charm.

"Lu Laosi, Lu Chengfeng, so it was you who came to cause trouble for us."

　It's definitely different now that I'm on the Sanjiang list. My new book ranked first in the "All Heavens" category. Of course, this is because the original number one book was automatically removed from the list after reaching the required word count. Then, I ranked second on the overall new book list last night, but this morning I slipped to fifth.

　　I've seen others write their reflections on the Three Rivers before, but I won't this time. First, I usually talk about it a lot, and second, I feel a bit unworthy of my position.

　　But this achievement is absolutely thanks to the support of every reader. Thank you all.

　　
　
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