A man stands before the heavens, his sword emerges from the Emei Mountains.

The persimmons in front of the old tree were red. Chen Yu picked a basketful and headed straight for the Medicine King Cave after leaving the hospital.

Birds fly and rabbits fly, time flies, and ten days have passed again.

While diligently practicing the "Emei Nine Yang Skill" using the power of the Jade Guanyin, Chen Yu also incorporated the "Four Symbols Palm" into his daily practice, and tested his swordsmanship once more during the Extinction period.

His mastery of "The Wind and the Willow Sword" was no less than that of Ji Xiaofu. Overjoyed, he taught Miejue the "Double Swords of Miejue".

Practicing martial arts requires a gradual approach, and one must avoid being impatient and impetuous, lest one suffer from qi deviation. Chen Yu, with the jade ruyi as a cheat, was completely unconcerned and devoted himself to cultivation, neglecting sleep and meals. This caused hardship for his female disciples, such as Su Mengqing, Zhao Lingzhu, and Bei Jinyi. However, as Chen Yu reached new heights, they rose at dawn and worked diligently day and night.

Ding Minjun and Li Mingxia had both secretly criticized him countless times.

Chen Yu, on the other hand, immersed himself entirely in the world of Emei martial arts.

As dawn broke and the autumn sun already carried a chill, Chen Yu walked along the winding bluestone path and arrived at the Medicine King Cave.

"Senior Brother Chen is here."

The Emei Sect values ​​merit above all else. Chen Yu was taken in as a disciple by Miejue, and his former senior brothers and sisters from the outer sect, including Yang An, now all address him as senior brother.

"Good morning, junior brothers and sisters. I've come to get some medicinal herbs to soak my hands for practicing my boxing. And have a taste of these persimmons. They're sweet and juicy."

Chen Yu distributed the gifts one by one, each small gift carrying great sentiment. The junior brothers and sisters of Medicine King Cave had never enjoyed such treatment before. He was eloquent and his bones had become increasingly robust, his figure slender, his features handsome, and he was very likable.

"Give a peach in return for a precious jade." The disciples of Medicine King Cave would meticulously calculate the dosage and explain the usage in great detail whenever he obtained medicine.

Chen Yu has been reading the Emei School's medical classic, "The Lotus Treasure Book," and can now identify no fewer than a hundred kinds of herbs and know their medicinal properties. However, whenever this happens, he listens attentively and expresses heartfelt gratitude. This kind of humble behavior wins people's hearts even more.

Chen Yu suggested taking some herbs to soak his hands and practice his boxing. The junior sister in charge of the Medicine King Cave deftly produced a medicinal diet, smiling as she said, "The senior sisters in the sect mostly practice swordsmanship and boxing, with an emphasis on swordsmanship. Few practice boxing like you, senior brother. These herbs are mainly used to make ointments to relax muscles and improve blood circulation. The Medicine King Cave has a good supply, so you can take whatever you need. It contains Rehmannia glutinosa, Atractylodes macrocephala, Clematis chinensis, Angelica sinensis (decocted in water), and some Ligusticum striatum... It nourishes qi, invigorates blood, and strengthens bones; the effects are surprisingly good."

"Okay, thank you, junior sister."

"You're too kind, senior brother."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Chen Yu bid farewell to his junior brothers and sisters and walked back to his residence.

A gust of wind rustled by, and the persimmons hanging heavily on the branches in the yard swayed. Chen Yu picked the persimmons, scooped water to wash them, and while eating, his gaze fell on the three-inch-thick, foot-long iron board hanging on the clothesline.

At the Woyun Nunnery, Miejue gave him guidance, saying that the hands, elbows, and shoulders are connected joint by joint, and that power originates from the ground, travels to the waist, and then to the shoulders, elbows, and hands. Chen Yu combined this with some training methods he had heard while working as a stuntman and began to practice using this method.

Chen Yu slurped up a few persimmons, then stewed the medicinal food on the stove according to the prescription. He walked to the front of the wooden board, guided his Qi with his mind, and channeled the Nine Yang Internal Force from the Yin Qiao Meridian through his crotch and buttocks, running along the Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian on both sides of the spine.

He stomped his right foot on the ground, the force originating from the earth. His spine suddenly arched violently, his vertebrae tightened segment by segment, and his arm lifted sharply in an instant. The Nine Yang Internal Force flowed from the meridians on both sides of his spine like a torrent into the three Yang and three Yin meridians of his hand, infusing his fists with blood and qi, turning them red and blue.

Chen Yu shifted his body and poked the iron board in front of him with his fingertips.

With a thud, as if striking leather, the wooden plank shattered into pieces. Chen Yu's figure moved through the debris, his fingertips curled inward, his knuckles striking, breaking another piece of wood. He then accelerated his pace, his knuckles forming a fist as he landed on the third piece of wood.

Under the bright sunlight, the ironwood shattered again. In a flash, Chen Yu's fist clenched into a fist and swung it at the fourth piece of wood.

With a thud, the wooden plank swung high into the air, completely undamaged.

"I can only break three pieces of ironwood when I'm exhausted," Chen Yu muttered to himself. He persevered and continued practicing. After about an hour, he stopped practicing, took out some medicinal juice to soak his hands, and used it to relax his muscles and tendons, relieve pain, and nourish his bones and muscles.

My hands were suddenly stimulated by the medicine, as if pricked by needles. But after only a hundred breaths, the pain gradually subsided, my skin became hot, my muscles swelled, and power seemed to be constantly seeping out from between my bones.

Chen Yu clenched his fist, his fingers strong.

He practiced boxing...soaked his hands...soaked his hands...practiced boxing. Time passed, and Chen Yu stood in front of the iron board again. He channeled his qi through the meridians of his arms and stomped his right foot on the ground.

boom……

A ripple of smoke and dust spread out from beneath his feet like a lotus flower. Chen Yu's figure shot out in an instant, his power flowing from his waist into his elbow and arm, delivering a punch with four moves: fingertip thrust, knuckle strike, fist hammer, and back of hand flick.

Four loud bangs rang out, and debris flew everywhere as the four sturdy ironwood planks shattered into pieces.

Chen Yu was overjoyed. His energy flowed smoothly through his body, and this explosive power greatly increased the lethality of techniques such as Hung Kuen and Eight-Level Fist. It also elevated the level of techniques like Snowdrift Cloud Palm and Four Symbols Palm.

Chen Yu soaked his hands in the medicinal liquid to nourish his hand bones, and then cooked for himself.

……

The setting sun melts into gold, and twilight descends.

The setting sun cast a chaotic glow on Chen Yu's figure. He moved through the Nine Palaces Stance, his movements seemingly disordered but actually exquisite. Upon closer inspection, he moved according to the Four Symbols and then stepped on the Twenty-Eight Mansions. His body propelled his steps, which were in harmony with his palm movements. His hand gestures and angles of force were impeccable. The Emei Four Symbols Palm technique was already quite advanced.

Suddenly, Chen Yu appeared in the White Tiger position, let out a low roar like a tiger roaring on a mountain ridge, and his palm force fell swiftly. His internal energy gushed out from the Yongquan acupoint. His palm happened to meet a fallen leaf. The moment his palm and the leaf made contact, there was a muffled thud, and the yellow leaf exploded and shattered.

"As expected, the Qi flowed smoothly from one joint to the other, and the internal strength radiated outwards, greatly increasing the power of the Four Symbols Palm."

Chen Yu stepped out of the Nine Palaces Stance, left the courtyard, and entered the mountains. He used the "Three Folds of the Swimming Dragon" lightness skill all the way, leaping and dodging with lightning speed. After about the time it takes to eat a meal, he appeared in the forest where Solomon's Seal grew on the back mountain.

The small piece of Polygonatum was growing vigorously, and the one in the middle was about twenty years old. He had never dug it up. It was time to harvest it to nourish his blood and qi, and to try to temper and unblock the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin to improve his lightness skills.

Chen Yu took out his dagger and was about to crouch down and dig when suddenly the moonlight became distorted and a gust of wind rushed towards him.

"not good."

Chen Yu lowered his body and swept his leg, his momentum like a gust of wind shaking autumn leaves. Yellow leaves fell and flew up everywhere. A white figure transformed into a swift shadow and drifted out diagonally, incredibly fast, before hanging on a tree vine.

Startled and breaking out in a cold sweat, Chen Yu looked around and saw a creature hanging from a green vine several feet away. It was pure white, without any other colors, resembled a monkey but was larger, had fewer pouches under its cheeks, and had no tail.

Chen Yu was taken aback; it was a white ape. Mount Emei was home to many monkeys, but this was the first time he had ever seen a white ape. The one in front of him was young, but its eyes moved around and it seemed quite intelligent.

Chen Yu followed the little white ape's gaze and looked at the Solomon's Seal. He roughly understood that the ape had dug up a lot of rare and exotic herbs in the mountains, which enhanced its spiritual energy and made it able to communicate with spirits. It had accidentally discovered this patch of Solomon's Seal and considered it its territory, so it was protecting its food and competing for it.

As he thought about it, he naturally thought of the old ape from Kunlun Mountain who possessed the "Nine Yang Manual".

"I have the Jade Ruyi, which has the function of the Cold Jade Bed, protecting me. I should not suffer from the calamity of being burned by the Heart Fire and losing my power when I cultivate the Nine Yang Manual. So once my skills have improved and I have some free time, I must go to Kunlun Mountain. Finding the place where Zhang Wuji sought the manual is extremely difficult in the majestic Kunlun Mountains. If I can raise this little white ape and get it used to me, and use the spiritual animal's ability to cross mountains and ridges as if walking on flat ground, it will save me a lot of trouble."

Thinking this through, Chen Yu stepped back, extending a friendly gesture, and said, "I'm the one who discovered this Polygonatum."

The little white ape squeaked and squeaked, and Chen Yu couldn't understand what it meant, but he could sense that the ape was indeed somewhat human.

He spread his hands and said, "We are destined to meet, so I'll give you all this Solomon's Seal."

The little white ape leaped up, dug out a Solomon's seal, and jumped onto a vine to chew it raw.

Chen Yu chuckled and turned to leave.

As night deepened, Chen Yu was practicing the "Emei Nine Yang Skill" in his room when he suddenly heard a loud crack. He got up and stepped to the window, only to see a white figure disappear like a phantom. The branches of the old persimmon tree in the courtyard swayed, and some persimmons fell to the ground and smashed.

He gave a shout, and the spirit ape followed.

There is a play.