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Chapter 72, Section 87: Now that I've left the mountain, let's test my sword against the Five Sacred Mountains! [Seeking monthly votes!]

Having spent so much time together, Feng Buping had already come to realize that Lu Chen and Huang Rong's backgrounds were anything but simple—their strange attire when they first met, their bizarre appearance in the snowy mountains, and their extraordinary martial arts skills at such a young age...

Feng Buping did not investigate further or think about it more deeply, simply regarding his acquaintance with the two as a serendipitous encounter.

Yes, it was a serendipitous encounter.

Rong'er's obedient and adorable nature fulfilled his longing for children after a lifetime of loneliness.

Lu Chen even helped him take the Gale Sword, which embodied half a lifetime of his efforts, to a completely new height that he could never have reached in his entire life.

If this isn't a miraculous encounter, what is it?
Unfortunately, such extraordinary encounters cannot last forever.

Two vibrant young children can't possibly stay cooped up in the mountains with those three old folks forever.

When the adventure came to an end and parting was imminent, all Feng Buping could do was offer some travel expenses and say one last thing:
"Be careful on the road."

"Thank you, Uncle Feng. We'll be careful."

Lu Chen didn't stand on ceremony and accepted Feng Buping's gift—the two of them were penniless anyway.

Rong'er also said thank you in a crisp voice, and then bid farewell to Cheng Buyou and Cong Buqi.

"Let's go to the bandit camp and get two more horses," Feng Buping said.

Lu Chen smiled and shook his head:

"It's already dark, and the snow on the road is quite deep. We're not familiar with the road conditions, and riding horses would probably ruin them. It's much more convenient to travel by light footwork."

Feng Buping smiled and said, "That's true."

"Then we'll be going now!"

Lu Chen and Huang Rong bowed to the three of them again, then used their movement techniques to rush towards Jincheng.

Watching the two figures gradually disappear into the distance.

Cong Buqi stroked his chin and whispered:

“Lu Chen and Rong’er… In the whole world, which sect or school could raise such children?”

Cheng Buyou said:

"No sect in the world could raise a child like Lu Chenrong. I think it must be some overseas master."

After thinking for a moment, he chuckled again:
"Maybe it fell from the sky."

Cong Buqi chuckled to himself:
"Experts from overseas are generally reliable, but those who fall from the sky are too far-fetched. What do you think, senior brother?"

Feng Buping said calmly:

"How would I know? Let's go, let's go to the village and wait for Lu Si."

As he spoke, he glanced once more in the direction where Lu Chen and Huang Rong had left, before turning back to the bandit stronghold with Cheng Buyou and Cong Buqi.

……

in the night.

Lu Chen and Huang Rong held hands, their steps light and graceful, gliding like the wind.

"Brother Lu Chen, where do we go next?"

"Last time we went to Shaolin, we were in a hurry and didn't even get to visit Mount Song. In this new world, there are sword sects in all five sacred mountains. We can take the opportunity to see the scenery of the five sacred mountains and learn the sword techniques of the five sacred mountain sword sects. Now that we are in Shanxi, we should first visit Mount Heng and then visit the Mount Heng sword sect."

"Testing the sword against the Five Sacred Mountains?" Huang Rong's eyes lit up: "If we defeat all the sword sects of the Five Sacred Mountains, then we can rightfully call ourselves the 'Heavenly Divine Sword'!"

Lu Chen smiled faintly:
"Leaving aside the other sects, we must still respect the Hengshan Sect. When asking for guidance on swordsmanship, let's stop short of a direct confrontation."

Hengshan Sanding was a rare figure of righteousness and chivalry who could rival anyone in the world.

In this corrupt world of martial arts, the Hengshan Sect is definitely a breath of fresh air and deserves respect.

As a passerby, he didn't really care whether he could become famous in the world of Laughing at the World.

The main purpose of this trip to the Five Sacred Mountains is to have a great time with Rong'er, to make up for the regret of the hasty end of the main world trip, and also to accumulate some sword skills to prepare the "key" to unlock the "Zhu Xian Sword Intent".

In addition, his new killing move, which is already taking shape, needs to be "fed" a large amount of sword techniques.

Once you've traveled all over the four sacred mountains, your swordsmanship will be even stronger, and your killing moves will be fully developed. Then you can go to the Cliff of Contemplation on Mount Hua to see the lost sword techniques of the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects, and also learn from Feng Qingyang's Dugu Nine Swords.

However, since Rong'er hopes that he will make a name for himself as the "Heavenly Divine Sword," then let her have her wish.

……

On this day, a young couple arrived at the foot of Jianxing Peak in Hengshan.

The man was tall and imposing, wearing a black robe underneath a cloak, and carrying a long sword with a slightly worn leather sheath; the girl was petite and exquisite, incomparably beautiful, wearing a yellow fox fur coat and a gold ring in her hair, and she held hands with the boy, looking very intimate.

It was Lu Chen Huang Rong.

After saying goodbye to Feng Buping and the other two that day, the two went to Jincheng first. They stayed in Jincheng for two days and used the travel money given to them by Feng Buping to buy a set of clothes. Then they traveled north and arrived at Hengshan in a few days.

They spent two days sightseeing in Hengshan, enjoying the snow scenery to their heart's content, before finally arriving at the foot of Jianxing Peak, where the Hengshan School is located, to climb the mountain and pay their respects.

The two were in no hurry, chatting and laughing along the way, and occasionally stopping to admire the mountain scenery. It took them half a day to finally reach the top of the mountain and arrive at the main temple of the Hengshan School, Wuse Temple.

Wuse Nunnery is an inconspicuous little nunnery, which looks very simple. There are more than 30 tiled houses on both sides, which should be the residences of the Hengshan Sect disciples.

Upon seeing strangers arrive at the temple, the two nuns who were walking towards the temple turned around to greet them, put their palms together in a gesture of respect, and asked:

"Esteemed guests, this is the main temple of the Hengshan Sect. May I ask what brings you here?"

Both nuns were very young, and when they asked questions, their eyes were full of curiosity as they looked at Lu Chen and Huang Rong.

Lu Chen was polite and smiled as he cupped his hands in greeting.
"My name is Lu Chen. I have long heard that the Hengshan Sect is one of the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects, with superb swordsmanship that is renowned throughout the north. I have always longed to visit it, and I have come here today to learn swordsmanship from them."

The two nuns were stunned, their eyes showing surprise.

In today's martial arts world, there is almost a rule that martial arts skills are directly proportional to age.

In the martial arts world, older individuals are not necessarily more skilled. However, those with exceptional skills are almost always older.

I've never heard of any young person under thirty who is particularly skilled in martial arts.

Even those who were already famous in the martial arts world, such as the "Four Heroes of Qingcheng" or Linghu Chong, the eldest disciple of the Huashan Sect who was quite famous within the Five Mountains Sword Sect, were only considered outstanding among the younger generation and had a small reputation among ordinary people in the martial arts world.

But compared to established masters of the older generation, they are nothing to mention.

The two people in front of them, one looked to be only eighteen or nineteen years old, and the other was only fifteen or sixteen. They were much younger than the Four Heroes of Qingcheng and Senior Brother Linghu. How dare they come to the main temple of Hengshan Sect to ask for advice on swordsmanship?

The two nuns exchanged a glance, then asked uncertainly:

"This... Benefactor Lu, are you here for a sword duel?"

Huang Rong said with a smile:
"You two nuns heard me correctly, we have indeed come to seek your guidance on swordsmanship," Lu Chen added.
"In martial arts sparring, we should stop when we've made a point, so as not to damage the harmony."

After thinking for a moment, he solemnly said:
"My swordsmanship has already achieved some proficiency, so I wish to seek guidance from your sect leader, or from the two seniors, Dingjing and Dingyi. I would be extremely grateful if the three seniors would be willing to teach me."

"..."

The two nuns stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with shock, their meditative concentration vanished.

Just then, a tall, elderly nun appeared at the entrance of the nunnery and said to them:

"Yi Min, Yi Guang, it's almost time for evening lessons, what are you two still dawdling outside for?"

The tall old nun had a loud voice and spoke quickly, and you could tell at a glance that he was a decisive and efficient person.

Upon hearing the old nun's greeting, the two young nuns quickly turned around, bowed, and reported:

“Uncle Dingyi, these two benefactors have come to ask our Hengshan Sect for guidance on swordsmanship.”

Dingyi?
Lu Chen raised an eyebrow and glanced at Ding Yi—this man was one of the few true heroes in the world.

He remembered that when Liu Zhengfeng retired from the martial arts world, the Songshan Sect went on a killing spree, first killing Liu Zhengfeng's disciples, then his daughter, son, and wife. Other people who came to watch the ceremony, including Yue Buqun and Tianmen Daoren, said good things about Liu Zhengfeng, but when the Songshan Sect actually raised their butcher knives, they all just watched coldly.

Only Hengshan Dingyi, unable to tolerate the Songshan Sect's rampant executions and bloody massacres, slammed his fist on the table and stood up, angrily cursing "beasts," and made a move. However, he was no match for Ding Mian in their palm strike, and was so shocked by Ding Mian's palm force that his blood rushed to his head and his dantian was in excruciating pain. He had no choice but to retreat.

When Ding Yi retired from the martial arts world, among all the renowned masters present, only Ding Yi truly deserved the title of "hero."

Just as he was pondering this, he heard Dingyi say:
"He's here to ask for swordsmanship advice? Yimin, why don't you spar with him a few times?"

Hengshan Sect is one of the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects, a famous sect in the north. Every year, many young people who are just starting out come here to learn swordsmanship. Dingyi has long been used to such situations.

However, most of those who come to Hengshan Sect to learn swordsmanship go to the "Baiyun Nunnery" she presides over, and it is rare to see them come directly to the main nunnery of Hengshan Sect, "Wuse Nunnery".

At this moment, Yi Min was heard stammering as she said:
"Um...this Benefactor Lu said, said..."

Dingyi, impatient, said:

"Don't beat around the bush, just say what you have to say. What did Benefactor Lu say?"

Yi Min looked strange and stammered:

“Master Lu said that he has already achieved some skill in swordsmanship, so he wishes to ask the sect leader, or Uncle-Master Dingjing or Uncle-Master Dingyi for guidance.”

"..."

Dingyi was stunned for a moment before he chuckled and said:
"Should I ask you, or Senior Sisters Dingxian and Dingjing?"

She looked at Lu Chen and asked with a smile:
"May I ask, Benefactor Lu, how many years have you been practicing swordsmanship?"

Lu Chen was a little unsure how to answer, so he told the truth, saying that he had been practicing swordsmanship for half a year, which might seem like he was causing trouble.

It's a bit unreasonable for them to cause trouble at the Hengshan Sect.

Not only because the Hengshan Sect is upright and chivalrous, but also because the sect consists entirely of nuns or female disciples who are half-ordained and half-lay.

It wouldn't sound good if word got out that the Little Sword Demon caused a ruckus at the nunnery.

Just as she was in a dilemma, she heard Huang Rong say with a smile:

“Senior Dingyi, although my brother Lu Chen has not been practicing swordsmanship for very long, he is exceptionally talented. He can learn any sword technique in no time and master it in no time. Any sword technique in his hands can be mastered to a high level and surpass the master in just ten days or half a month.”

She knew Lu Chen was in a difficult position. Since Lu Chen couldn't boast about himself, it was naturally her turn to step forward and act as his mouthpiece.

Dingyi couldn't help but laugh when he heard Huang Rong's words.

She was straightforward and quick-tempered, but actually tough on the outside but soft on the inside, kind-hearted. Lu Chen was good-looking, heroic and refreshing, and seemed a little shy, as if he wasn't very good at dealing with people. Huang Rong, on the other hand, was lively, charming, sweet and lovely. In short, Ding Yi didn't find this young boy and girl annoying, but rather quite pleasing to the eye.

Therefore, she wasn't angry. She simply thought the girl was bragging or had too limited experience and had never seen a true master before. She chuckled and said:
"Young lady, you have quite the audacity. You claim that you can master any swordsmanship in just ten days or half a month, even surpassing your master. This is no ordinary talent; you could be considered a sword god descended to earth! Does this young benefactor Lu truly possess such ability?"

"Really?" Huang Rong said seriously, "Senior Dingyi, you'll know once you try it."

Dingyi didn't want to take action himself, lest he dampen the young man's enthusiasm for learning swordsmanship.

But then I thought, if the little girl and her "Brother Lu Chen" continue to be so ignorant and arrogant, and really think that sweeping a street and beating up a few thugs and ruffians makes them peerless masters, then when they encounter evil people in the future, they will just stupidly rush in and throw their lives away.

We need to show them what a real master is like.

Dingyi smiled and nodded:

“Alright, I will practice with Young Master Lu.”

He turned and went back into the temple, and soon came out carrying two wooden practice swords.

She wasn't the only one who came out this time; all the nuns who had gathered in the nunnery to prepare for evening prayers also came out. Among them were two elderly nuns: Abbess Dingxian, the abbot of Hengshan Temple, and Abbess Dingjing, the eldest of the three Dingxian nuns of Hengshan Temple.

They were also curious. Dingyi had come out to call Yimin and Yiguang in for evening lessons, but unexpectedly he came back and took two wooden swords out.

When asked, Dingyi just laughed and said that two naive children who didn't know the immensity of the world had come. He had to teach them about the dangers of the world so that they wouldn't suffer a great loss in the future.

Dingjing and Dingxian knew that Dingyi was "meddlesome," and seeing that the disciples were curious and kept looking back outside the temple, they simply brought the disciples out to watch Dingyi do good deeds.

A large group of nuns poured out of the nunnery, which was quite a sight.

Surrounded by so many nuns of all ages, Lu Chen felt a little uncomfortable and could only offer a distant bow to the eldest nuns, Dingjing and Dingxian, to cover it up.

Huang Rong, however, was all smiles and not at all shy. She took the initiative to ask the nuns their Dharma names and the names of the half-nuns and half-lay disciples. After bowing to Dingjing and Dingxian, she went to a group of young female disciples dressed in secular clothes and mingled with them.

Here.

Dingyi tossed a wooden sword to Lu Chen and said:

"Young Master Lu, please feel free to attack."

Lu Chen put down the steel sword Feng Buping had given him, held the wooden sword in his hand, performed a sword salute, and said:
"Senior Dingyi, please forgive me!"

After saying that, he flashed to Ding Yi's side and thrust his sword straight at him.

The thrust was not fast, even somewhat slow.

But when the sword was drawn, the wind was unusually heavy, as if he was holding not a wooden sword, but a heavy weapon weighing dozens of kilograms!
Seeing Lu Chen's inexplicably "heavy" sword strike and feeling the sharp wind pressure coming towards her, Master Dingyi, who had originally been in a mentoring mood, changed her expression slightly. She suddenly raised her wooden sword and drew a smooth arc from bottom to top to parry Lu Chen's "slowly" thrusting wooden sword.

With this sword strike, she had clearly unleashed her true strength and used all her power!
Snapped!
With a sharp, cracking sound, the two swords clashed, sending a gust of wind flying and even stirring up a small cloud of dust beneath their feet.

Upon impact, Abbess Dingyi's body trembled slightly, and her sword-wielding hand went numb.
Lu Chen remained nonchalant, but did not continue his sword strikes—his first strike was meant to reveal part of his strength so that Abbess Dingyi would know his true skill and take this sparring seriously.

Now that they've clashed once, and Master Dingyi has a good understanding of his strength, he will naturally have to be more restrained from now on.

After the wooden sword paused for a moment, Lu Chen's swordplay suddenly changed, and he attacked Master Dingyi with unrestrained and elegant sword moves.

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