Chapter 304: Master Long's Change of Mind
Chapter 304: Master Long's Change of Mind
anyone?
Li Yuan's heart moved, and he looked in the direction of the sound. He saw the wind blowing the clouds and it seemed to be not far away, but he could not see anything.
"senior?"
Li Yuan tentatively bowed:
"Uncle Master? Uncle Master? Sect Master?"
Quiet.
The wind blew and the clouds moved, but there was no response from the mountains.
"Tao Master?"
Li Yuan bowed and shouted a lot, but seeing that there was no response, he had to give up.
In the misty courtyard, a stone tablet stood under a tree. Li Yuan waited for a while, and seeing that no words appeared on the tablet, he simply took up his stance and started practicing standing meditation.
From the tiger-shaped stance, python-shaped stance to the tiger-shaped spiritual stance, the Yuan python swallowing the stars and the snake-shaped eight changes, all kinds of stance exercises were performed as if flowing water.
He did not follow a routine, but interspersed and changed them at random. These six types of standing exercises had something in common. After finishing one set, Li Yuan's body shape changed.
hum~
The sound of muscles and bones bouncing penetrated the body, making a humming sound like a heavy hammer hitting iron, as if all the impurities in the body were squeezed out.
This is the Nine Transformations of Dragon and Snake.
After he perfected the six types of standing meditation, he deduced the unique level of standing meditation from them.
"Nine Transformations of Dragon and Snake."
In the clouds and mist, Long Yingchan came with his hands behind his back. His expression was calm, but his pair of long white eyebrows kept rising and falling.
“That’s a bit fast.”
Long Yingchan talked to himself.
Nine Transformations of Dragon and Snake is the entry-level standing practice of the Tiger Gate Divine Art 'Mysterious Dragon and Tiger Sutra'. Although it is an entry-level practice, it is also a unique standing practice.
He divided it into six parts, thus lowering the difficulty of getting started with this standing meditation. The fact that he could comprehend it so quickly was beyond his expectations.
Originally, he was going to give this kid three months to test his skills, but now it seems...
"This Zhuang Gong took Xing Lie half a year to master, but this kid only used it for a little over a month?"
In the mist, Long Yingchan walked slowly. He had already walked outside the courtyard and was observing Li Yuan practicing the standing meditation from a distance of several meters.
How good is his eyesight?
It can be seen at a glance that this boy did not take shortcuts, but with the most down-to-earth attitude, he pushed the six types of standing exercises to the level of great perfection one by one, and then naturally realized the Nine Transformations of Dragon and Snake.
Although I have just started, I have already gained some knowledge of mastery.
"With such talent... no wonder Wan Zhuliu's martial arts improved so quickly. Maybe it has nothing to do with the Bafang Temple, but it's just because his talent is too good?"
Thinking of this, Taoist Master Long's mood became worse. He would rather believe that Wan Zhuliu had obtained good fortune in the legendary Bafang Temple.
"The gap is several times..."
Outside the courtyard, Long Yingchan paced for a long time. Inside the courtyard, Li Yuan pushed the standing meditation back and forth several times. Seeing that there were still no words appearing on the stone tablet, he simply slowly stopped.
"Senior, please show up and see me!"
Li Yuan bowed deeply.
At this time, words appeared on the stone tablet:
"Six-door standing exercises, ten ancient books, read and recite them thoroughly, and the practice will be complete."
Really concise...
Amid the rolling clouds and mist, Li Yuan was forced to retreat. Feeling the words changing in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied.
Both of them are mysterious.
"It's the six-door standing exercise again..."
Li Yuan sat cross-legged, sensing the various ancient books on standing meditation that appeared in his mind, and pondered in his heart:
"Three intermediate-level standing meditations, three advanced-level standing meditations... after combining them, there is another unique-level standing meditation?"
Li Yuan opened his eyes, gestured a few times with his hands, and felt a little sad.
When he was in Gaoliu County, it took him many twists and turns to learn the White Ape Cloak Hammer. Now, not to mention the lower-level, he can also master the middle-level and higher-level martial arts with ease.
I can’t finish learning, I can’t finish learning at all!
"The two unique martial arts are probably really divine martial arts!"
Li Yuan was somewhat excited, he stood up and practiced several times, and mastered the six stances one by one. He found that these six stances were closely related to the 'Nine Transformations of Dragon and Snake', and he mastered it very quickly.
But he didn't get too immersed in it. After a day of hard training, he was indeed a little tired. He lit the spiritual incense, took a pill of Mind-Concentrating Pill, and lay down to sleep.
……
Woohoo~
After Li Yuan left, the mist in Yunwu Mountain was blown away by the wind and turned into a majestic and sacred cloud dragon with complete scales and armor.
Cloud dragons coiled around the mountains, and a white tiger on the mountaintop roared to the sky.
"Wan Zhuliu."
His white eyebrows raised and Long Yingchan slowly closed his eyes.
When I opened my eyes again, I was already in my own house. Outside the door, I could hear footsteps approaching quickly:
"Master, Uncle Nie is here."
Long Yingchan had just stood up when Nie Xianshan pushed the door open and walked in. His eyes were slightly red, as if he had not rested for a long time.
"How are the preparations going?"
Long Yingchan asked.
A disciple came in with tea outside the door and poured tea for the two of them.
Nie Xianshan picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp. "It's still in preparation. We can start refining it in about two months."
"It is not easy to forge a top-grade divine weapon, so don't rush it."
Long Yingchan picked up the teacup.
"After more than sixty years of preparation and the four great master craftsmen joining forces, how can this be considered hasty?"
Nie Xianshan put down his teacup and asked, "You called me here not only because you care about my Dragon Tiger Pure Yang Sword, right?"
"It's related to Wan Zhuliu."
Long Yingchan raised his hand to close the door and said in a deep voice: "You should know why Wan Zhuliu sent his disciples here."
"He wants to wield both the Demon Subduing Dragon Divine Sword and the Sea-Suppressing Black Turtle Armor at the same time. Without the help of the Health Preserving Furnace, he will never be able to achieve perfection."
Nie Xianshan snorted coldly.
The divine weapons have spirits and choose their own masters. They are also hostile to other divine weapons. Only a very small number of people can wield two or more divine weapons at the same time.
If the divine weapons are like this, the Heavenly Weapons of Mysterious Origin will naturally be even more stringent.
Throughout historical records, there have been only a handful of people who have wielded the two major mysterious weapons at the same time, and they were all related to the Dragon and Tiger Health Furnace.
"Wan Zhuliu is a domineering and self-centered person. Now that he has made up his mind, he will not give up easily."
Long Yingchan put down his teacup and said, "Xinglie came to see me before he went into seclusion. He fought Yan Chunyang seven times and all the battles were tied. He was not sure of winning." "Since Wan Zhuliu sent him here, he must have something to rely on."
Nie Xianshan frowned slightly, his eyes slightly cold:
"Kill him?"
"Kill him?"
Long Yingchan was shaken:
"Don't always think about fighting and killing. Killing him is easy, but how do we deal with the aftermath?"
"What do you think?"
Nie Xianshan poured a cup of tea and snorted, "You are the Taoist master, you have the final say."
"I plan to open the Dragon Tiger Tower."
"Open the Dragon Tiger Tower?"
Nie Xianshan frowned:
"why?"
The Martial Arts Show is a grand gathering for the various Taoist sects to exchange martial arts. The five major Taoist sects take turns hosting the event, with varying locations and formats. In previous years, several Taoist sects have launched their Heavenly Fortune Mysterious Soldiers.
The Dragon and Tiger Pagoda was opened hundreds of years ago, so it would be fine to open it again.
The problem is, that's not what they had intended.
"What I mean is that before the martial arts performance officially begins, the people from the imperial court should be screened out first."
Long Yingchan narrowed his eyes slightly and his two white eyebrows twitched.
“How do you sift?”
Nie Xianshan was slightly startled: "Yan Chunyang's martial arts skills are not inferior to Xinglie's. How can we screen him out? No one with the surname Yan is allowed to enter?"
"Or do you want to do it yourself?"
"I will not take action."
Long Yingchan glared at him. This old bastard was so unruly:
"Just let Junior Brother Xi Xiang guard the tower."
"Xi Xiang?"
Nie Xianshan's heart moved, and he had guessed what he meant, and his eyes suddenly lit up:
"Wan Zhuliu's sword intent?"
"good."
Long Yingchan held the teacup, his eyebrows lowered:
"Use his master to defeat his disciple. No matter what he is planning, we only need to exclude the people of the court from the martial arts performances, and there will be no problem."
As he spoke, he paused slightly:
"If Yan Chunyang is truly a rare genius who can remove the sword intent left by his master, then Junior Brother will be able to break through and build up again. With that Dragon-Tiger Health Pill,
You can become a great master right away!"
"well!"
Nie Xianshan slammed the table and stood up, clapping his hands in admiration.
But he was a little worried:
"However, this is related to the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Soldiers. If Wan Zhuliu doesn't follow the rules..."
"Not following the rules?"
Long Yingchan blew on the boiling hot tea, his eyes dim:
"Isn't that just right?"
"Ok?"
Nie Xianshan's eyelids twitched slightly, but soon calmed down:
"This matter needs to be carefully considered."
Long Yingchan nodded, and after watching Nie Xianshan leave, he paced in the yard for a few steps, thinking carefully, and felt that there was no problem.
"Wan Zhuliu..."
His eyes were dim, and when he was about to go back to the house, he heard footsteps outside the yard again:
"Master, Lin Jia wants to see you."
"Lin Jia?"
Long Yingchan raised his eyebrows: "Let him in."
The footsteps outside the courtyard faded away. Not long after, Lin Jia came quickly, bowed, and said respectfully:
"Disciple Lin Jia, I pay my respects to the Taoist master."
Inside the house, Long Yingchan held the teacup and nodded slightly:
"Nephew Lin, there is no need to be so polite."
"Master, I am here because of Senior Brother Chu's death."
Lin Jia considered his tone:
"The assassin who assassinated Senior Brother Chu has not been found yet. I would like to ask the Taoist Master to use the Health Furnace to capture this person and avenge Senior Brother Chu!"
"Ah."
Long Yingchan put down the teacup and shook his head slightly: "More than a month ago, I had already activated the health furnace, but the heavy rain washed away all the energy..."
"The health-preserving furnace couldn't even register the thief's aura?"
Lin Jia looked up in surprise.
"Although the health furnace covers the inner gate mountains, it is not always on guard. The heavy rain ruined everything."
Long Yingchan twitched his long eyebrows:
"Don't worry, Junior Brother Lin. I know what's going on. However, besides this matter, there is another thing I want you to do."
Lin Jia bowed and obeyed the order.
"Before and after Chu Xuankong was assassinated, he had contact with outsiders. According to Fang Chaotong, they were members of the Evil God Cult..."
Lin Jia suddenly looked up and saw that the Taoist master's eyes were as dark as the sea, so he immediately lowered his head.
"I'll leave this matter to you to investigate."
"Disciple accepts the order."
Lin Jia bowed and walked out of the yard. He wiped his forehead with his hand and found it was covered with cold sweat.
Outside the courtyard, a dull-looking young man watched him leave, then walked into the courtyard and bowed, saying:
"Master."
"Yunfeng."
Long Yingchan ordered:
"You go to the Dragon-Tiger Pagoda once, and ask your Uncle Helian to choose a site in the mountains as soon as possible. It would be best if we could move the Dragon-Tiger Pagoda out of the Health Preservation Secret Realm around February or March."
"Moving the Dragon Tiger Tower?"
Long Yunfeng suddenly looked up, staring in amazement.
……
……
Inside the house, Li Yuan sat cross-legged in meditation. In the space where he held his weapons, the Listening Sound Scroll glowed faintly, and words and sounds appeared together:
"...the master thief Sikong Xing stole the 'Yunxiang Ding' used by the Dao Ya to store incense. He is now hiding in the southeast city area, waiting for an opportunity to leave the city..."
(End of this chapter)