Wuxia Fantasy: Starting with the Revitalization of the Beggars' Sect

Finally...it's out!

Lin Ye was excited but tried his best to remain calm.

Although there was only one move, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, I was already quite satisfied, not to mention the Free and Unfettered Fist Technique.

Lin Ye's gaze swept over the portrait of his master on the ground, and he let out a soft sigh.

"Grandmaster, no offense, but your fortune is not as good as that of these few women from certain sects."

Lin Ye shook his head silently, looking at him with a look of disappointment at his lack of ambition. However, practicing martial arts was the priority at the moment, so he quickly put away the bowls and mortars, dusted himself off, and left.

No sooner had he left than two beggars rushed forward to fight over his "treasure spot".

Both were disciples of the Beggars' Sect. They had seen Lin Ye's good fortune, but they didn't know it was due to Lin Ye's special abilities; they only knew that he had taken up a good spot.

Although it was indeed a good place, with a brothel in front and a restaurant behind, Lin Ye sat at the corner of the restaurant, and young masters had to pass in front of him to come and go.

However, although they were envious, they couldn't beat him in a fight. At first, they could use their seniority and age to pick on Lin Ye, but as time went on, the kid's punches and kicks suddenly became very powerful, and each punch and kick landed painfully on their bodies.

Little did they know that Lin Ye had no other skills to practice, but he had already mastered dozens of Beggar Clan Body Tempering Fist manuals, and his moves even had a subtle sense of "refinement." Dealing with these third-rate Beggar Clan disciples was a piece of cake for him.

Although they are all disciples of the Beggars' Sect, not everyone is so united. It goes without saying that they compete and fight with each other. In the end, they are still beggars, the lowest-ranking disciples, and have to worry about making a living. Not to mention that the Beggars' Sect is getting worse day by day.

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The dilapidated temple outside the town was a place where the Beggars' Sect disciples lived. To the north of the temple was a bamboo grove, a quiet place rarely visited by people.

Lin Ye made his way to the bamboo forest, chose a large rock to sit on, and took out two secret manuals from the system's "storage box".

The system's storage box can only hold items for three days. After that, the items will automatically disappear, and the retrieved items cannot be put back. However, Lin Ye has never let anything disappear.

Lin Ye only had a few pages of paper containing the moves of the "Regretful Dragon" style. He first put the "Free and Easy Wandering Fist" manual into his pocket, and then carefully studied those few pages.

The first page reads:

"The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms is the signature palm technique of our Beggars' Sect and the foundation upon which our sect stands. It cannot be passed on to anyone who is not resolute in character, pure in nature, compassionate towards all living beings, or upright and honorable."

Lin Ye pondered for a long time, unsure whether he met the requirements.

But who cares about all that right now? I'll just learn it myself. What, does the patriarch have the chance to come out and take the manual away?

Let's continue reading:

"The palm technique is divided into eighteen forms. This is the first form, called 'The Dragon Regrets Its Expansion,' which is also the general outline of the palm technique. It is named after the Book of Changes, taking the phrase 'The dragon regrets its expansion.'"

A dragon that soars too high will regret it; fullness cannot last.

Use all your strength, but hold back two-tenths of your intention.

Outwardly fierce, inwardly compassionate.

Advancing is retreating, and retreating is advancing.

Regret is not remorse, but knowing when to stop.

Knowing when to stop leads to stability; stability leads to tranquility; tranquility leads to peace; peace leads to contemplation; and contemplation leads to attainment. Therefore, this move is not for killing or violence, but for checks and balances; not for exhaustion, but for the creation of life.

Although the palm technique is powerful, it cannot be used blindly. Remember that "the dragon soars too high and will regret it"—the key lies in the "regret," not in the "arrogance"...

Even so, Lin Ye thought about the situation when facing the enemy. If the enemy used dangerous moves at every turn, he probably wouldn't be able to care about anything else and would just have to kill the opponent with one palm.

Of course, leaving some palm force is also for his own follow-up move, which is another meaning of "the dragon soars too high and regrets."

Lin Ye read through the contents of the several sheets of paper dozens of times, including many human figures demonstrating the moves. Once he had memorized them thoroughly, he began to practice the martial art.

The sun was setting in the west.

He practiced for two hours, his brows furrowing more and more, but he still couldn't grasp the key points.

He struck out with a palm, and although the palm strike was fierce, it always felt like it lacked three-tenths of its power. If he was still like this even when he was using his full strength, let alone someone who was using ten parts of his palm strike and only had two-tenths of his strength left.

Guo Jing was dull-witted, yet he had already grasped the essentials after two hours of diligent practice. Could it be... that I am even dumber than him?

Lin Ye shook his head violently, dismissing the terrible idea.

At that moment, he suddenly understood something. Yes, although Guo Jing was dull-witted, his internal strength had been well-founded under the guidance of Master Ma Yu of Quanzhen Sect. In addition, with Hong Qigong personally guiding him, it was no wonder that he learned such simple yet powerful moves very quickly.

In comparison, my internal strength is much weaker, and I am not yet fourteen years old. My fist and foot techniques have not yet fully developed, and I am not as strong as an adult. Of course, I learn slowly.

Of course, the main problem was his lack of internal strength. Powerful palm techniques require strong internal strength to support them, but his internal strength was only based on the basic mental techniques that the Beggars' Sect taught each disciple, which was completely substandard.

"I still need a powerful internal energy cultivation technique!"

Lin Ye sighed softly, his thoughts drifting to a certain place, towards the Kunlun Mountains in the Western Regions, towards a stone cave on a certain cliff, and onto a white ape whose body contained the secret manual of the Nine Yang Divine Skill.

There are two most powerful internal martial arts in the world: the Nine Yang Divine Skill and the Nine Yin Manual. The Nine Yin Manual is hidden in the Dragon Slaying Saber, which is hard to find, so he can only start with the Nine Yang Divine Skill.

The reason he hadn't taken action before was because his martial arts skills were still shallow, and he dared not roam the martial arts world recklessly.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the court was tyrannical, and the people suffered unspeakably.

Under the king's land, thousands of people starved to death. The Central Plains were slightly better, but in the Western Regions, there were all sorts of cannibalistic villains. If he encountered someone with higher martial arts skills than him, he would die on the way. He dared not gamble on the luck of the protagonist Zhang Wuji.

So he waited and waited until today.

Lin Ye couldn't help but look in a certain direction, towards Xiangyang City.

The great man is the country and the people.

Back then, Hero Guo and Heroine Huang fought against the Mongol army, together with Yelü Qi, the leader of the Beggars' Sect, and most of the Beggars' Sect disciples, to defend Xiangyang City. Unfortunately, the city fell and they all died, their bones turned to dust.

All that remains is a fallen beggars' guild.

Lin Ye didn't consider himself a great hero, but if possible, he hoped to drive out the Tartars and revitalize the Beggars' Sect.

Bringing his thoughts back, Lin Ye looked at the incomplete copy of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and shook his head with a light laugh.

With mediocre martial arts skills, how can one win over the masses? If one cannot win over the masses, how can one revitalize the Beggars' Sect?

Lin Ye figured he wouldn't be able to improve his Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms technique much right now, so he simply stopped practicing it, put away the incomplete version, and took out the Free and Unfettered Fist Technique instead.

This fist technique is much simpler, at least it doesn't require as much internal strength. This fist technique emphasizes elegance and flexibility, and is a combination of fist technique and body technique. This is the fist technique that Hong Qigong taught Huang Rong back then.

After practicing for two hours, I gradually grasped the essence of it. I think it was because I had practiced the Body Tempering Fist diligently. After all, both are Beggar Clan martial arts and have some similarities. However, this palm technique is more elegant and agile, which is obviously incomparable to the Body Tempering Fist.

Of course, to master it, one must study diligently.

After practicing for another half hour, it was already dark, so Lin Ye stopped.

He knew that practicing martial arts required a gradual approach and could not be rushed, so he got up and went back immediately.

When they returned to the dilapidated temple, a bonfire had already been lit inside, and about twenty ragged beggars were sitting or standing around it.

Lin Ye thought to himself: It's so late and they're still not asleep. Could it be that there's something they need to tell them?

As Lin Ye entered the temple, a man in the middle said:

"Brother Lin, you've come at the right time. I was just about to say something."