Martial Arts Crossover: Zhao Min, your sidekick is really something else.

5

"Sir, what exactly makes this Sunflower Manual so difficult? No one has been able to decipher it for three hundred years?"

Someone stood up and asked directly.

Xiao Yaoqing said calmly, "This skill is very profound. The first half of the book talks about the Taoist internal alchemy method. The subtle changes inside are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people."

"Moreover, this manual has a fatal flaw."

On the other side, Huang Rong turned to look at Huang Yaoshi: "Father, is the Nine Yin Manual like this too?"

Huang Yaoshi nodded, his expression not very good: "That's right."

Anyone who practices this without understanding the fundamentals of Taoism is simply courting death.

He was probably thinking about those two good-for-nothing apprentices again.

The man didn't sit down, but continued to ask, "Sir, what's wrong?"

Xiao Yaoqing replied, "The Sunflower Manual cannot be practiced by men or women."

This caused an uproar among the entire room.

What does it mean that neither men nor women are good enough? Does it mean that only those who are neither male nor female are qualified?

Wait... could it really be like that?

Most people have similar thoughts.

At first, they thought it was a joke, but seeing the "yes, you guessed right" look on Xiao Yaoqing's face...

His expression showed he could no longer sit still.

Bai Xiaosheng, who had originally planned to shut up and slip away, jumped up and shouted upon hearing this, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"I've also heard of the Sunflower Manual. A fragment is hidden in the Shaolin Temple in Putian. How could it possibly be something a eunuch would practice? You're talking nonsense!"

His shout calmed the others down a bit, and they all looked at Xiao Yaoqing.

But the man who had stood up to ask the question earlier suddenly looked enlightened, muttering repeatedly, "So that's how it is... so that's how it is!"

"Hahaha... What a fine Dongfang Bubai! What a fine Yang Lianting! You two have kept me in the dark for so long!"

Someone nearby asked curiously, "May I ask who you are?"

The man clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Tong Baixiong, Wind and Thunder Hall of the Sun Moon Divine Cult!"

Tong Baixiong laughed loudly a few times and revealed his identity in front of everyone.

He completely ignored the reactions of those around him, turned to look at Xiao Yaoqing, and bowed in greeting:

"Thank you for your guidance, sir."

Please, sir, tell me more about the Sunflower Manual.

"Okay."

This is too harsh. It's good that everyone hears this clearly, so that no one else will go astray.

Xiao Yaoqing nodded and agreed.

Then he raised his voice:

"The Sunflower Manual is divided into two volumes and was created by a eunuch from the previous dynasty."

Later, it passed down to Master Hongye of the Putian Shaolin Temple.

"Master Hongye thought this skill was too insidious, so he locked it in the library."

Unfortunately, things went wrong later.

The two senior members of the Huashan Sect each secretly glimpsed a portion of it.

"After they returned, the two tried to write it down from memory, but it didn't match up, which caused a fight between the two sects of Huashan Sword Qi."

"Those two incomplete copies were later stolen by the Sun Moon Cult and fell into the hands of Dongfang Bubai."

"That's how the character 'Sunrise in the East, I am invincible' came to be."

"As for the original version, Zen Master Hongye burned it long ago."

"The very first sentence of this Sunflower Manual is—"

"To master this divine skill, one must castrate oneself with a sword."

"Refining elixirs and taking medicine connects the internal and external worlds."

I won't go into the details of what follows.

This skill is heinous and immoral; ordinary people should not touch it.

Xiao Yaoqing remained calm and revealed the entire origin and secrets of the Sunflower Manual.

Everyone present was stunned.

No one expected that practicing this martial art would require castrating oneself first!

in other words--

The leader of the Sun Moon Cult, a top-tier martial arts master.

He was a eunuch!

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Tong Baixiong, the leader of Fenglei Hall.

His face showed a mixture of crying and laughing, and he looked like he was about to collapse at any moment.

Bai Xiaosheng, sitting in the corner, was completely stunned.

He had no idea that Xiao Yaoqing knew so much detail.

My meager stockpile was completely wiped out.

How can we target him now?

In an instant, a wave of despair washed over Bai Xiaosheng.

But next second.

He stared at Tong Baixiong's distorted face, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

He suddenly stood up and shouted at Xiao Yaoqing:

"Xiao Yaoqing, you're the only one saying this; who can vouch for it?"

"prove?"

"Go ask Dongfang Bubai if he's a eunuch, then you'll know."

Xiao Yaoqing gave a cold laugh, his words devoid of any politeness.

The moment these words were spoken, everyone in the room changed their expressions.

Everyone inside and outside the inn has recovered by now.

They looked at Xiao Yaoqing with worried expressions.

The name "Sun Moon Cult" didn't come out of thin air.

They've done this kind of thing countless times: attacking entire families if they don't like someone.

Xiao Yaoqing, on the other hand, directly called the cult leader a eunuch.

If this gets out, will people let him off the hook?

Even those who are just watching the show might suffer the consequences.

Xiao Yaoqing, however, didn't take it seriously at all.

He gave Bai Xiaosheng a cold glance.

Even if Dongfang Bubai himself were standing here, I would still say the same thing—if you want to practice the Sunflower Manual, cut yourself up first!

Bai Xiaosheng was speechless.

Xiao Yaoqing stopped talking about the Sunflower Manual and continued to comment on the remaining martial arts techniques.

One after another, top-tier techniques like the Tai Xuan Jing, the Eight Desolations and Six Directions Supreme Technique, and the Innate Technique came out of his mouth.

Those present were so shocked their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Their eyes lit up with envy, eager to immediately unearth these divine skills and practice them.

pity.

Xiao Yaoqing only mentioned a name and gave some superficial information, without providing any substantial details.

Even Bai Xiaosheng was so anxious that he kept scratching his head, wishing he could tie up Xiao Yaoqing and interrogate him to find out the whereabouts of those peerless masters.

Xiao Yaoqing smiled as he observed their reactions.

"Gentlemen, the top talents in the Song and Ming dynasties are not limited to those I have mentioned. There are many more amazing things in this world."

"Take the wasteland for example. Among the experts above the Heavenly Dao Realm, there is one named Wuming."

"The kung fu he practiced was also quite bizarre and domineering."

As soon as he said that, everyone looked up, their faces filled with disbelief.

wilderness?

That place is connected to the Northern Plains and is one of the most dangerous regions in the world; anyone who goes in basically has no chance of coming out alive.

Now Xiao Yaoqing is telling them that there are actually experts above the Heavenly Dao Realm in the wasteland?

Above the Heavenly Dao Realm, one is either an unparalleled grandmaster or a big shot who is about to shatter the void.

Such beings are almost extinct in the human world, much like the gods and demons of legend.

Xiao Yaoqing, however, said that there was more than one such master in the wasteland.

Most people inside and outside the inn didn't believe it.

but.

A few experts' eyes flickered upon hearing Xiao Yaoqing's words.

They knew that Xiao Yaoqing was telling the truth.

Great beings at the Heavenly Dao Realm are indeed concentrated in the Wilderness and the Northern Plains.

Most of them stayed in the wilderness, where the spiritual energy was denser and more suitable for them to cultivate and comprehend.

Not to mention the wasteland itself, which already has many Heavenly Dao Realm experts.

Anonymous is one of them.

The names of Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun, and Di Shitian had also vaguely reached the ears of these people.

After the excitement subsided, the inn became quiet again.

Everyone was watching Xiao Yaoqing, waiting for him to reveal more information.

Xiao Yao cleared his throat and continued, "There is a sect in the wasteland called the Sword Sect."

It was founded by a great swordsman and has produced many top-notch swordsmen.

"The most famous of them all is the martial arts legend, the Nameless Heavenly Sword!"

"The technique I'm about to describe is the Sword Sect's strongest secret technique, passed down to only one person per generation."

"This technique is called: Ten Thousand Swords Return to Their Origin!"

"However, it is extremely difficult to get started, and there is a pitfall that no one knows about."

Or should I tell you the first few lines of the formula, and you can figure them out yourselves?

At this point, Xiao Yaoqing became interested, smiled and glanced around, then softly recited: "All energies arise spontaneously, the sword rushes into the abandoned acupoint."

"The Guiyuan martial arts tradition has a long and profound history."

Everyone's eyes lit up.

An uproar immediately erupted below.

"The Return of Ten Thousand Swords to the Source? Does that mean I have to practice ten thousand different sword techniques before I even get a grasp of it?"

"That doesn't make sense. The incantation mentions 'sword striking abandoned acupoints,' perhaps it means using sword energy to impact those abandoned acupoints?"

"Hmph, what one of the eight extraordinary meridians is a useless acupoint?!"

"Strange, really strange."

Why is the incantation for this sword technique, which claims to be the culmination of ten thousand swords, so strange?

"Mr. Wang, please say a few more words. What's the point of just these four sentences?"

"Yes, please explain further, sir. Maybe then we'll understand!"

Xiao Yaoqing smiled faintly upon hearing this: "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that apart from the first four lines of the incantation, the rest of the sword manual is all blank paper."

Turning to the end, there are only a few more basic moves.

The voice just fell.

Not far away, Huang Yaoshi, Li, and Yaoyue all frowned.

These three are considered to be the most skilled in martial arts and the most knowledgeable in the inn.

He was knowledgeable in astronomy and geography, and was proficient in astrology and divination.

A single flying dagger from Li never misses its mark.

The other one even mastered the Mingyu Divine Skill to the ninth level, which is one of the four great ancient divine skills!

But then, all three of them fell silent.

The three experts were completely dumbfounded when the four-line mantra was placed in front of them.

To put it simply, the rhyme itself is not complicated at all; even a child can understand it.

Huang Yaoshi was a man of many knowledge, and he immediately noticed the two hidden clues within.

"Return of ten thousand swords to their source, thus crippling one's martial arts."

But after thinking about it, he realized that this skill couldn't possibly cripple the practitioner.

Disabling one's martial arts skills is no joke. It could lead to instant death, not to mention having to continue practicing afterward.

If Wan Jian Gui Zong really does it this way, then Huang Yaoshi would be convinced.

Thinking of this, he turned to look at Xiao Yaoqing, too lazy to beat around the bush anymore: "Stop beating around the bush, just spit it out."

Xiao Yaoqing was being stared at by Huang Yaoshi, and then glanced at Huang Rong beside him.

After a few seconds of silence, he said, "Then let me tell you all a story."

"It is said that in a desolate wilderness, there was a sect called the Fist Sect, which was later changed to the Wushen Palace by the traitor Jue Wushen."

"..."

"That kid Wuming had all his martial arts skills destroyed by Juexin with a strange medicine, but who would have thought that this misfortune would turn out to be a blessing in disguise, as he discovered the secret of the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin and truly mastered this unique skill of the Sword Sect."

"The moment that sword was drawn, all the other swords seemed to acknowledge their master."

Inside Tongfu Inn.

Xiao Yaoqing had honed his storytelling skills over the past few days, and when he finished telling the story in one breath, everyone in the room felt as if they had witnessed firsthand how Wuming gradually mastered the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin.

The martial arts world in the wilderness made everyone's hearts pound.

Whether it's the Godless Killing Fist's three moves and the Undying Golden Body, or the Nameless Heavenly Sword Technique, they all far exceed the scope of ordinary martial arts, almost like demons in mythology.