Chapter 149: Sword Manual of Exorcism
Chapter 149: Sword Manual of Exorcism
The backyard of Zhengqi Hall is dotted with rockeries, strange rocks, and rare and famous trees.
In summer, the house is surrounded by winding ponds, with fish swimming in the water as if they have no support. Every step you take brings a new scene, and each scene is linked together. The ingenuity of the layout of the house is not inferior to the water-rich gardens of the south of the Yangtze River.
At this time, the pond was frozen due to heavy snow, so the fish could only dive deep.
The sword whistled, the cold light flashed, and the footwork on the snow was messy.
Move 26, "Falling Meteor!"
The man in green clothes touched the ground with his feet and jumped two feet high. The cold blade passed through the sky and suddenly chopped down.
Move 36, "Slanting Wind Enters Bamboo!"
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Move 46, "When the flower blooms, you will see the Buddha!"
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The middle-aged man in gray robe hid behind a pillar, his eyes fixed on the back of the man in green shirt and the sword light floating in the courtyard.
"strangeness!"
The swordsmanship displayed by the green-shirted swordsman looked a bit strange. There seemed to be no connection between the upper and lower moves, and the connection between them was even a bit sluggish.
This condition is not surprising for a beginner in swordsmanship.
Mr. Yue is famous in the martial arts world for his "Purple Cloud Magical Skill", but as the head of the Huashan Sect, he is able to create such a unique skill as the "Three Green Peaks of Taiyue". His attainments in swordsmanship are not comparable to ordinary people.
"This isn't the Huashan sword technique, and I've never seen it before. Could it be Yue Buqun's hidden secret?"
Lao Denuo found it strange. He had been a disciple for six years and had practiced Huashan swordsmanship often, but he had never seen this strange set of sword moves.
I had no idea for the moment and could only secretly memorize a few of the moves.
"when!"
The man in green shirt kicked his legs forward, gathering all his strength, and stabbed his sword straight at the rockery, the cold blade penetrating two feet into the stone.
"Cross the river with a reed!"
Yue Buqun let go of his hand, with his sword still stuck in the rockery. He felt the pain in his palm from the recoil, and just then he used his internal strength to make his last move, but the power generated was far below his expectations.
Superior sword techniques, such as Dayu's flood control and nine dragons entering the sea, should be smooth and natural.
"And every move of this sword technique... is mediocre."
"Not to mention it's comparable to Huashan swordsmanship, it's not even a second-rate swordsmanship."
"Did Lin Yuantu rely on this thing to fight both the black and white worlds?"
"No, no, there must be something missing. What is it?"
Before his death, Ning Qingyu asked him to understand the secrets of this sword technique and take back what the Huashan Sect had lost.
Specifically, the Huashan Sect has a secret file of its leader, which has now been passed to Yue Buqun. The file only records two things.
First things first…
Sixty years ago, Yue Su and Cai Zifeng borrowed the supreme magic skill, "Sunflower Manual", from the Shaolin Temple in Putian.
The two of them did not have time to read the entire book, so they each read the upper and lower parts.
After returning to Huashan, they studied and researched together, but found that they were irrelevant, the text was obscure and absurd, and there was no way to verify each other. They all thought that the other party had remembered it wrong.
Zen Master Hongye found out and thought that practicing the manual was too dangerous, so he sent his disciple Du Yuan to Mount Hua to persuade the two.
Zen Master Du Yuan stayed for eight days and listened to Yue and Cai reciting scriptures.
After that, he left Huashan, but never returned to Putian Shaolin Temple, and disappeared from the world since then.
I only heard that Zen Master Du Yuan wrote a letter to the temple, saying that he could no longer suppress his worldly desires and decided to return to secular life.
A few years later, the Demon Cult heard the news and attacked Huashan, trying to take away the "Sunflower Manual". Although Yue and Cai were killed in the battle, the seeds of the dispute between Qi and sword in Huashan were planted.
The second thing...
In the following years, Lin Yuantu became a popular figure in the Jianghu of the Southern Kingdom. He founded the Fuwei Escort Agency and used the 72-Move Exorcism Sword Technique to fight both the black and white worlds, and was feared by several provinces. Chang Qingzi, who was known as the "number one swordsman west of the Three Gorges", was defeated by Lin Yuantu's Exorcism Sword Technique, and both sides kept silent about the defeat.
Chang Qingzi and Ning Qingyu are close friends. He regards losing a move as a great shame and humiliation, so he practices the Exorcism Sword moves that he had secretly memorized, and asks Ning Qingyu to help him figure out how to crack them.
Ning Qingyu recognized the so-called 72-way Sword Technique to Exorcise Evils. Some of the moves were from the "Sunflower Manual" that was stolen by the Demon Cult.
When Chang Qingzi and Ning Qingyu were practicing the Exorcism Sword Technique, Yue Buqun was still a teenager, serving tea beside them.
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"Sunflower Manual, Exorcism Sword Technique."
"Sun Moon Divine Sect, Fuwei Escort Agency, Qingcheng Sect."
"Master Hongye, Lin Yuantu, and Changqingzi."
"What is the connection between them?"
This problem has troubled Yue Buqun for more than 20 years.
He figured out some questions, for example, Master Du Yuan should be the later Lin Yuantu, and the Lin family's evil-repelling sword technique may have some connection with the Huashan School's Sunflower Manual.
But Mr. Yue couldn't figure out the most crucial question no matter how hard he tried.
How could this ordinary "Seventy-two Sword Techniques to Exorcise Evils" unleash boundless power in Lin Yuantu's hands?
"Ok?"
Yue Buqun looked in the direction where the footsteps came from and saw a middle-aged man in a gray robe walking down the corridor.
Lao Denuo bowed and said, "Master, I am sorry to bother you."
Yue Buqun drew out his long sword, sheathed it, and said with a smile: "It's Denuo, what do you want from me?"
"I have something to report to Master."
"Go ahead."
"Some time ago, Junior Sister went down the mountain frequently to meet someone."
"Meeting whom?"
Lao Denuo said: "Zhang Liyu."
"Zhang Liyu? Who is he?" Yue Buqun asked.
He couldn't remember the name for a moment, but it felt familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.
As the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, Mr. Yue is an extremely important figure in the martial arts world, so naturally he would not remember such an ordinary name.
Lao Denuo looked at Yue Buqun carefully and continued, "He is the owner of the Ping An Inn. He is quite skilled in fighting and kicking. It is said that the Yellow-haired Tiger died at his hands. On Junior Sister's birthday, Zhang Liyu also went to Huashan and mixed in with the other leaders. Perhaps they met at that time."
Yue Buqun frowned and said, "It seems that he is a person who curries favor with the powerful. Why would Lingshan associate with such a person?"
Laodenuo smiled and said, "That young man has a very good appearance and is very popular with women."
Yue Buqun was even more displeased when he heard this. He shook his head and said, "From today on, you must strictly guard the mountain gate. No one is allowed to leave the mountain without the master's order. Those who violate the order will be severely punished. Denuo, you have always been steady and can be a role model for your fellow disciples. This matter is now handed over to you. You must not be lenient and disappoint me."
"Disciple obeys your command, please rest assured, Master."
Laudno took the order and left.
Yue Buqun didn't take this little matter to heart. He looked at the sword marks on the rockery and couldn't help feeling dejected.
Fangzheng Chongxu is a figure from the previous generation, of the same generation as Ning Qingyu, so there is nothing much to say about him.
Dongfang Bubai, who has risen in the past decade, has dominated the entire martial arts world, but he is, after all, the leader of a cult.
Only Zuo Lengchan, who was also one of the leaders of the Five Mountains, was able to suppress Yue Buqun in both martial arts and strategy, which made him feel a little bit like "If there is light, why bother with explanations?"
The level of internal strength he had obtained with the Huazhen Pill was not even enough to defeat Nangong Huang, so how could he defeat Zuo Lengchan? It seemed that he could only find a shortcut.
"I don't know whether it is a blessing or a misfortune to live in the same world with such a person."
(End of this chapter)