Wan Jian returns to his clan!

Chapter 205 The Bright Moon Shines its Shadow, Primordial Chaos

There are many taboos associated with practicing Qi cultivation and meridian opening in the "Bright Moon Manual".

For example, one needs a mind as clear as a mirror, untouched by dust, to cultivate intention rather than qi, so that the bright moon reflects one's image and the meridians naturally open.

This method of cultivation has a mysterious and profound feel to it.

Therefore, all the disciples of the Bright Moon Sect, even the newly initiated female disciples, have a crystal-clear appearance and naturally possess an ethereal quality.

When she descends the mountain to roam the martial arts world, people in the martial arts community usually refer to her as a fairy.

Their ethereal and fairy-like appearance is their standard feature.

Such a seemingly unintentional and deliberate method of cultivation is very difficult for ordinary people with strong worldly desires to even begin.

Not to mention that when meditating and practicing, one must be able to endure loneliness and maintain a state of quiet solitude...

For someone as youthful and passionate as Lu Wubing to practice this kind of martial art would be putting him in a difficult position.

Ji Changge thought that this seemingly unfathomable junior apprentice had finally encountered a difficult situation.

No matter how strong one's talent, if one wants to master the Bright Moon Heart Technique and forge a flawless Heavenly Heart, one will always need to spend some time on Bright Moon Peak.

After explaining the key points of the technique, she looked at Lu Wubing with great anticipation, her usually cold face becoming more lively. She gently instructed him, "Haste makes waste. You can take your time, nephew. Aunt will stay here with you and help you practice. If you have any questions, I'll answer them anytime."

Well, I've asked Xuan Guang, Xuan Yi, and the other girls to prepare some food and drinks every day. You don't need to worry too much about things down the mountain; just relax and...

At this point, he suddenly stopped speaking, and a hint of confusion and shock flashed deep in his slightly sarcastic eyes.

She clearly saw that Lu Wubing's body, sitting upright by the pool, suddenly shimmered with a fluorescent glow.

Even amidst the morning glow, one could see a faint halo around the back of his head.

Even though it was direct sunlight, and the sunlight shone on him from every angle, Ji Changge saw a full moon in Lu Wubing's body.

The moonlight grew brighter and brighter, its pale blue glow almost tangible, as gentle as the moon itself. Even under the sunlight, it made one feel as if they were back in the night.

"They actually succeeded in mastering it, and even mastered the Great Circulation Bright Moon True Qi?"

Ji Changge hesitated, then could no longer maintain her composure as an elder. She took a quick step forward and gently placed her hand on Lu Wubing's shoulder.

I felt a gentle, cool aura enveloping the surroundings, and my palm couldn't press against anything solid.

It's as if there isn't a single person in front of me.

Instead, it was a ball of light.

A separate space of true energy was created in front of him.

It looks very close, but it's actually very far.

I could clearly sense the presence, yet it felt like I was in an illusion.

"How did you cultivate your Bright Moon True Qi to the solidified stage of the mid-stage of the Innate Realm in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn?"

There was a hint of bitterness in Ji Changge's voice.

She wasn't particularly surprised that Lu Wubing was able to successfully cultivate.

Instead, he felt that despite his many years of cultivation, he was still no match for the other party's one day of effort.

No, it's just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

“My aunt started her cultivation from scratch, opening up her acupoints and meridians little by little, so naturally she couldn’t progress very quickly.”

As for me, I had already opened up all the meridians in my body and opened the Heavenly Gate long ago.

The internal energy cultivated in the Bright Moon Manual has most of the acupoints and meridians that overlap with the cultivation path of my Heavenly Star Sect's Vast Ocean Divine Art. Only a few hidden acupoints need to be reopened.

In this way, with sufficient true energy to propel it, opening the meridians and transforming internal energy attributes becomes much easier.

Lu Wubing spoke casually, as if it were a very simple matter.

In fact, it's not that simple.

Before he started cultivating, he already had a network of true qi of three attributes circulating in his body. He had not only connected all the acupoints in his body, but he had also connected most of them.

Once you understand the network of Bright Moon True Qi and match it with your cultivation mindset, converting all the true qi in your body into Bright Moon True Qi is no longer a difficult task.

The key is to match their unique state of mind.

If it were someone else, they would naturally not know where to begin.

However, for Lu Wubing, it was something he was born with.

He had taken the Glazed Pill, cultivated the Glazed Sword Body, and achieved a clear and bright sword heart.

Eliminating distracting thoughts doesn't require any extra effort.

With a surge of sword intent, his mind and body immediately became clear, and he entered a state of mind where the moon shone brightly.

Next, it's just a matter of accumulating true qi.

It will happen naturally.

"Come, try your swordsmanship."

Ji Changge still couldn't believe such a "miracle" and exclaimed with a slight sense of dissatisfaction.

With sword in hand, she moved swiftly, her lotus-like steps light and graceful, and she floated to Lu Wubing's side like a fairy under the moon.

With a swift and graceful sword strike, it sliced ​​into Lu Wubing's shoulder.

This sword strike seemed both real and illusory, sometimes near, sometimes far...

The moment he drew his sword, he captivated everyone, without a trace of killing intent, and failed to arouse any sense of crisis in Lu Wubing.

"Good sword."

Lu Wubing, with his clear mind, saw through the seven subsequent changes of Ji Changge's sword at a glance.

Whether leaping high or crouching low, parrying or counterattacking, all are within the reach of this sword...

One sword can transform into seven, and seven into forty-nine, implying endless evolution.

The Heavenly Heart Bright Moon Sword of the Bright Moon Sect is an example of this.

From the very first sword strike, the technique has been meticulously crafted, adapting to different people and circumstances. Its varied and complex swordplay surpasses even the Heavenly Star Swords.

So much so that when Ji Changge wielded her sword, she was like a fairy dancing under the moon, leaping and twirling, as if she could fly to the moon at any moment, a sight of breathtaking beauty.

Under normal circumstances, Lu Wubing would have had a simple time dealing with this sword.

It means to deflect force and borrow strength, to overcome skill with speed, and to attack where the enemy must defend.

It's a typical "you do your thing, I'll do mine" approach; by observing the enemy's strengths and exploiting their weaknesses, breaking her swordsmanship isn't difficult.

But at this time, it is not necessary to do so.

Amidst the sword light, his spirit soared to new heights, and he felt as if the lake within ten feet of him was a clear mirror, reflecting the four directions and the eight corners of the earth.

No matter how Ji Changge uses his sword or changes his moves, they are all reflected in his mind in advance.

His swordplay was light and agile, his figure floating with the wind, countering every move and shifting his position.

The two swordsmen wielded their swords with equal force and speed, spinning and leaping around the edge of the icy pool like a revolving lantern.

Two streaks of light, one blue and one white, clashed and separated intermittently, their battle growing faster and faster, their sword strikes becoming increasingly urgent.

Yet, there was not a trace of murderous intent.

It was less a sword fight and more like two dancers who knew each other inside and out, performing a waltz together.

Ouyang Lan excitedly led her two junior sisters from the Bright Moon Sect to the edge of the cold pool. Just as she was about to call out, she saw two figures spinning and dancing in the sunlight.

Pull out fragmented light and shadow.

Not a single clang of metal could be heard.

An endless melody naturally resonated in my heart.

"This……"

They were all stunned by the sight, and for a moment, they felt unwilling to break the beautiful scene, and even did not want to make a sound.

They were afraid of disturbing the two people dancing—no, practicing swordsmanship.

A sharp, piercing sound rang out from the sword.

Suddenly, the blue and white shadows flickered and then separated into two sides.

The Moon Goddess sheathed her sword, her white robes fluttering, and her signature clear, cold voice rang out, "My nephew's swordsmanship is truly exquisite and profound. Even the newly learned Heavenly Heart Bright Moon Sword has surpassed mine by a great deal. I'm tired today, so let's stop here for now." With that, she gracefully departed, returning to her residence in a few leaps.

"Alas, Uncle-Master..."

Xuan Guang snapped out of his daze and hurriedly tried to call out to his martial aunt, but Xuan Yi grabbed his hem and whispered, "Don't call her. Didn't you hear your martial aunt say she's tired? She doesn't usually like banquets, so let her rest."

"But I just saw that my martial aunt was sweating profusely and looked unwell. Should we boil some water for her first?"

“Perhaps he drank some wine earlier, and now the effects of the alcohol are rising…” Xuan Yi sighed, then invited Lu Wubing: “Senior Brother Lu, we originally wanted to keep you for a few days, but Uncle-Master Ouyang is concerned about the affairs of Mingyang City and wants to return as soon as possible. My senior uncles and sisters have prepared a banquet early on.”

banquet?

Lu Wubing looked up at the sky and found that the sun was near its zenith.

It's almost lunchtime.

I was so engrossed in practicing swordsmanship with my Uncle Guanghan that nearly two hours had passed by unnoticed.

I didn't feel it at all.

However, this Heavenly Heart Bright Moon Sword Technique has quietly reached its perfect state.

It was a pleasant surprise.

This saved me the trouble of practicing alone for three days.

Of course, the benefits received from Uncle Guanghan were even greater.

The forty-nine forms of the Heavenly Heart Bright Moon Sword Technique, which he had practiced day and night, had mostly broken through to the perfect state.

I think I heard her say some time ago that it would take another three to five years of arduous practice to perfect the entire Heavenly Heart Bright Moon Sword Technique.

At that time, Uncle Guanghan was extremely envious of Ouyang Lan, thinking to himself that his swordsmanship was inferior to that of his much younger niece, and he was now too ashamed to face anyone.

Because when she broke through to the peak of sword style and generated sword intent, she only practiced one sword technique, [Moon Shadow Autumn Frost], to perfection.

Then, like ordinary people in the martial arts world, he strived for perfection and pushed this sword technique to its limit.

This sword is cold and aloof, perfectly matching her name as the Fairy of the Moon Palace, and it has also made her increasingly solitary.

It wasn't that she didn't want to push all forty-nine forms of the Heavenly Heart Bright Moon Sword Technique to perfection.

It just goes to show that sometimes things don't go the way you want them to.

Practicing swordsmanship is like climbing a mountain; the higher you go, the more difficult it becomes.

Even the smallest breakthrough may require years, or even decades, of refinement.

Therefore, in this world, it is not true that the older you are, the stronger you are or the more advanced your skills are.

It can only be said that the older a person is, the longer they can live and the fewer times they encounter life-threatening situations.

In terms of cultivation, there's still room for gradual accumulation and some progress. As for skills, such as swordsmanship, I didn't achieve a rapid breakthrough when I was younger, when my energy was high and my mind was sharp.

Once you pass middle age, your spirit declines, your blood and energy begin to weaken, and your inspiration gradually diminishes, making it extremely difficult to achieve a breakthrough.

Of course, this is not absolute; there are always exceptions, but this applies to most people.

Just like my own master's wife, she seems to be no match for Senior Sister Xiaolan now.

Ten years ago, her swordsmanship had already reached a high level of mastery, but ten years later, she is still stuck in the same place.

It really makes those who hear it sad and those who listen to it cry.

As he was about to descend the mountain, if he hadn't invited his master's wife to spar and passed on the [Flowing Light Sword Style], and hadn't forcibly forced her to break through the [Seven Kill Sword Technique] with his sword intent, his master's wife would probably still be secretly practicing swordsmanship alone, striving for that moment of inspiration.

Not only was she like this, but so were Shen Liancheng, the martial uncle of Jin Yutang, and Li Feiying, the martial uncle of Meng Hu Ao.

They were all at the pinnacle of swordsmanship.

Every step forward is an insurmountable chasm.

My master's wife was just one step away from the finish line, but thankfully she gave me a hand, and a mere sparring session was enough.

These two senior uncles are still far from mastering the skill, even down to the final step.

Even if Lu Wubing wanted to enlighten them, they would have to reach a certain level of understanding themselves first. There was no way he could help them; at this stage, they could only rely on themselves.

Even the sect leader, if it weren't for Senior Sister Xiaolan's words that awakened him from his dream, might still be stuck in that bottleneck, unable to make any further progress.

In a few more years, when he is old and frail, he may not even have the will to make a breakthrough.

Of course, after breaking through to the innate true qi and comprehending sword intent, the sect leader's lifespan increased by another twenty or thirty years. His body regained vitality, he became younger, and his mind became much more active, thus giving him renewed hope.

How far they can go and how much of their talent they can realize remains to be seen.

No matter how far we can go.

This is much better than the previous situation where the upper limit was fixed.

"It's good to go back soon, I miss my mother too."

Although Ouyang Lan was also somewhat reluctant to part with her senior and junior sisters from Mingyue Peak, she still did not stay any longer.

He would occasionally hold hands with a few close female classmates, seemingly having endless secrets to share.

During the meal, she even drank some alcohol with some of her girlfriends, which was unusual for her. The group hugged each other and laughed and cried.

When it was time to part, everyone on Mingyue Peak, from the sect leader down to the disciples, saw them off for a long way, until they had traveled thirty miles before stopping.

They waved goodbye.

Lu Wubing turned his head and saw a white figure standing quietly on a high mountain to the side, with the faint sound of a zither coming from it.

The sound of the zither was distant and elusive, as if it were there but not there.

Listen closely, and you'll hear only the pale blue sky and the soft chirping of phoenixes...

……

After returning to the mountain and visiting his master's wife, Lu Wubing mentioned the perilous situation at Mingyue Peak. It was also a rare occasion for Lu Wubing to sit down with his master and mistress to discuss the matters concerning Mingyang City at the foot of the mountain.

"Things have come to this point, so let's not think about anything else. Even if the court suspects us and sends troops to besiege us, we must not back down an inch. I don't trust them."

Lu Wubing felt particularly indignant when he recalled the day when the Golden Scale Guards joined forces with the Purple Sun Sect and the Pai Gang experts to come to his door and coerce him, accusing him of false accusations and slander.

If you do the first day of the month, I'll do the fifteenth.

The more the enemy wants to do something, the less we should let him succeed.

Sometimes, he felt that the Tianxing Sect's way of handling things was still too mild.

Master and Mistress always said to show some consideration, to the point that they restrained themselves and followed proper etiquette, making their own sect feel wronged.

Why bother?
Seeing that chaos was imminent, I won't talk about doing anything for the world. It's always right to do everything I can to protect myself.

If there is still any capacity left, do your best to protect the people of the two cities below the mountain; that would be a great act of merit.

"Fine, let's go by what Wubing said. It's estimated that the reputation of my Tianxing Sect, which has been good for many years, will be lost."

Ouyang Zheng looked dejected and somewhat helpless.

Qin Huaiying, however, gently patted the table: "What's the point of those nice-sounding titles? They can't put food on the table, nor can they make the sect stronger. Over the years, we've been running around, and things have only gotten worse year by year."

I think Wubing'er has done a very good job... Now that the Demonic Sect has suffered a setback, they dare not offend them lightly. Even if Prince Gong has some schemes, they will have to think twice before acting. Let's close our doors and cultivate. Once we are strong enough, we can advance and retreat at will."

"That's right. We won't attack unless attacked. We'll prepare our troops and wait for the right time."

Lu Wubing was very fortunate that his master and mistress were not only good people, but also not old-fashioned.

Most importantly, they are willing to delegate authority.

Unlike some other sects, they don't have an overly strong desire for control and always insist on going down a dead end, refusing to turn back until they hit a wall.

The Tianxing Sect is currently in a very good position. As long as it remains stable, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Lu Wubing can leave with peace of mind.

This night.

Lu Wubing rested in Lanxiang Garden.

After meeting with the disciples on the mountain during the day and giving them some pointers on swordsmanship, he returned to his own courtyard to carefully comprehend the fusion of the three skills.

At this moment, the true energy had undergone earth-shattering changes.

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(End of this chapter)