Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

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"Senior Brother, your move 'Welcoming Guests from the Pine Tree' has a bit of the shadow of Master Mo from the Hengshan Sect's 'One Sword Shoots Down Nine Wild Geese'!" Linghu Chong couldn't help but say.

Seeing Yue Lingshan nod in agreement, Yue Yuchen shook his head and said, "That's just the ordinary 'Welcoming Pine Trees,' only with some elements of swift winds and fast swords added."

"Do you remember what I said? Swords are inanimate, but people are alive. Don't be bound by sword techniques and moves. You must learn any martial art and apply it flexibly. In the end, you will find that all methods lead to the same goal."

As he spoke, Yue Yuchen picked up the bamboo chopsticks on the table and used the "Flower Blooms to Reveal the Buddha" move from the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique. The same move, which was unremarkable in the hands of Lin Zhennan and his son, was as fast as lightning in Yue Yuchen's hands.

At Yue Yuchen's signal, Yue Lingshan picked up the candlestick on the table...

"what……"

Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan exclaimed in surprise, only to see that the candlestick in Yue Lingshan's hand had shattered on the ground, and even the lit candle had split in two.

"Does the same 'Flower Blooms to Reveal the Buddha' have the same power in my hands and in Lin Zhennan's hands?" Yue Yuchen asked.

Seeing the two shake their heads, Yue Yuchen said, "This is related to a person's martial arts level, cultivation, and self-cultivation. When you reach that level, you will naturally understand."

Yue Lingshan's eyes darted around, and she asked, "Senior Brother, is there any way to reach your level ahead of time?"

Yue Yuchen nodded and said…

"Of course, do you remember the Sword Sect senior I told you about who lives in seclusion on the Cliff of Contemplation in the back mountains? He has the Dugu Nine Swords, so he should be able to do it."

"If you can't learn it, you can do it after you've mastered the Five Mountains Sword Technique that I taught you."

"You must remember that the essence of swordsmanship lies in the person, not in the sword manual."

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After settling the other bodyguards, Lin Zhennan returned to his bedroom, sighing repeatedly and pacing back and forth, clearly worried about Lin Wangshi.

"What's wrong with you? Hasn't the crisis already passed?" Madam Lin couldn't help but ask.

After hesitating for a long time, Lin Zhennan whispered to his wife, "One thing after another happened today. I was so busy that I was confused. It's only now that I've figured it out."

Seeing the puzzled look in Lin Wangshi's eyes, Lin Zhennan whispered...

"How could the Huashan Sect arrive so precisely? The Qingcheng Sect just arrived, and they've already come?"

"Now that I think about it, whether it's the Qingcheng Sect or the Huashan Sect, they were all after the Lin family's Evil-Repelling Sword Manual."

"The Evil-Repelling Sword Manual?" Madam Lin sneered, disdainfully saying, "Your Evil-Repelling Sword Technique is nothing special. Neither Yu Canghai nor that Yue fellow would be interested in your martial arts."

"You...you're so narrow-minded," Lin Zhennan said angrily. Then he lowered his voice and said, "Our ancestor, Yuantu Gong, said that one should not cultivate the internal energy of the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual unless absolutely necessary. I only have swordsmanship and no internal energy, otherwise..."

Upon hearing this, Madam Lin asked, "Then what do you intend to do..."

Lin Zhennan sighed...

"It's too late to make any plans now, and it's too late to start practicing the sword manual again."

"Fortunately, it's possible to let Pingzhi join the Huashan Sect. This sword manual can be considered Pingzhi's apprenticeship gift. If there are any troubles in the future, that's the Huashan Sect's business."

Lin Zhennan clapped his hands and said, "That's right, just like that. Today, the Huashan Sect can resist the Qingcheng Sect, but in the future, there may not be anyone who can resist the demonic sects and evil cults that are killing stars."

"Are you really going to hand over the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual?" Lin Wangshi asked reluctantly.

Lin Zhennan shook his head: "Master Yuantu forbids the descendants of the Lin family from cultivating. Taking it will only bring trouble. It would be better to exchange it for Pingzhi to join the Huashan Sect."

After discussing it, the couple secretly left Fuwei Escort Agency under the cover of night and went to the Lin family's old residence.

Lin Zhennan took his wife to the Lin family's old residence. He realized he couldn't keep the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual and decided to use it to secure a good future for his son.

Yue Yuchen, who was meditating in the backyard, saw the system's narration, but just smiled and didn't care anymore. Everything would be clear after dawn.

………………

The next morning, Yue Yuchen practiced the Eight Pieces of Brocade in the front yard, while Lin Pingzhi, who hadn't slept all night, also practiced the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique next to him.

It wasn't until the sun rose in the east and the sounds of vendors calling out their wares filled the streets that Lin Zhennan hurriedly came in from outside: "Young Master Yue, please forgive me. I've been so busy that I've neglected you all."

Yue Yuchen gestured for him not to mind, and everyone took their seats in the living room. Lin Zhennan then spoke up, "Last night we talked about having my son become a disciple of the Huashan Sect. I wonder if Young Master Yue has any requirements for accepting disciples?"

Yue Yuchen shook his head and said, "I do not intend to take on any disciples, but I, Yue, can take on disciples on behalf of my master. Young Master Lin can be my equal."

These words brought mixed feelings of worry and joy to the three members of the Lin family. They thought there might be some other unexpected event, but they never expected that Lin Pingzhi would actually become a disciple of the Huashan Sect Leader.

Lin Zhennan was even more satisfied now. He wouldn't be ashamed to face the bandits just because he was a generation younger. He couldn't help but admire the grand style and demeanor of the great sect.

Lin Zhennan and his wife exchanged a glance. Lin Zhennan then took out a kasaya from his chest and pushed it to Yue Yuchen's side: "It is truly an honor for Pingzhi to become Master Yue's disciple. This Evil-Repelling Sword Manual was handwritten by Yuan Tu Gong. I present it to Master Yue as a gift for becoming his disciple."

Chapter 20 On Exorcising Evil

Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan's eyes lit up as they looked at the cassock. After all, they knew that their senior brother had come to Fuzhou specifically for the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual.

"Oh? Chief镖师 Lin is willing to part with it?" Yue Yuchen asked instead of looking at the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual.

Lin Zhennan gave a wry smile: "If I was reluctant before, I have nothing to be reluctant about now."

After a pause, as if remembering something, Lin Zhennan looked at Yue Yuchen with a surprised expression and asked, "Young Master Yue, do you also know the secret of the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual?"

Yue Yuchen placed his hand on his kasaya and laughed, "Even if you didn't know before, you can guess now! The fact that Chief Escort Lin was able to take out the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual so readily suggests that the manual has a fatal flaw."

Lin Zhennan gave a wry smile: "Just as Young Master Yue guessed, I didn't understand before why Master Yuantu forbade his descendants from practicing the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, but now I do."

Yue Yuchen casually flipped through the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, and when he saw the opening line, "If you want to cultivate, you must first castrate yourself," he couldn't help but sneer. Then he read through the entire Evil-Slaying Sword Manual.

After reading it, Yue Yuchen shook his head, tossed the sword manual to Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan, and then fell into deep thought.

You've perused the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, and you've discovered that this martial art, created by a eunuch, is extremely yang and intense, causing practitioners to experience hallucinations and even suffer from qi deviation.

[You've read through the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, and you understand the transformation from extreme Yang to extreme Yin. You understand why the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, despite its extreme Yang nature, appears sinister.]

You glanced at the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, a hint of disdain in your eyes. You thought that if one could enter a state of tranquility, one could naturally block out illusions and falsehoods.

[You've read through the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, and you've gained an understanding of this extremely powerful and yang internal energy technique. In an instant, you think of the Ancient Tomb Sect's Jade Bed, and you think of the coldness of the shallow seabed.]

[Your keyboard warrior mentality from your past life makes you disdain the thinking of the ancients. You're even too lazy to cultivate this internal skill; you want the true Taoist methods like the Nine Yin Manual and the Nine Yang Manual.]

After the sword manual had passed through the hands of Linghu Chong, Yue Lingshan, and Lin Pingzhi, it was placed in front of Yue Yuchen by Lin Zhennan.

Linghu Chong's eyes flashed with the essence of various sword techniques on the sword manual. His internal energy involuntarily circulated along the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual. He then let out a muffled groan, feeling a burning sensation all over his body and a feeling of weakness in his blood and qi.

Lin Pingzhi, who was still dumbfounded and incredulous, couldn't help but tremble. He was startled by Linghu Chong's flushed face and the blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

Lin Wangshi, who was sitting to the side, seized the opportunity to grab Lin Pingzhi's hand: "Son, you can't practice this sword manual. Our Lin family still needs you to get married and have children so that the family line can continue."

A single sentence left Lin Pingzhi extremely embarrassed, and Yue Lingshan couldn't help but let out a teasing laugh, making Lin Pingzhi feel even more awkward.

Madam Lin didn't care about any of that. Ever since she got the sword manual last night, she was terrified by the opening of the manual. This kind of evil martial art, let whoever wants it have it, but she couldn't let it harm her own son.

………………

Yue Yuchen snapped out of his reverie, glanced at Linghu Chong whose face was flushed, and rolled up the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, saying, "This martial art isn't practiced like this."

Upon hearing this, Yue Lingshan's eyes lit up, a hint of excitement flashing across her face: "Senior Brother, isn't this martial art practiced by eunuchs?"

Yue Yuchen shook the cassock in his hand and said...

"Under certain conditions, eunuchs are indeed suitable for practicing this extremely masculine martial art, as their physical condition means they don't have to worry about going astray."

"It's a pity they lack knowledge. I can think of at least three or four ways to practice this martial art without castration."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and even Lin Pingzhi showed a hint of excitement, clearly extremely tempted.

Yue Yuchen sneered, "Aside from eunuchs, anyone who wants to cultivate this internal skill must be a Taoist or Buddhist monk who can enter a state of tranquility, not be misled by various illusions or attachments, and ignore all kinds of inner demons."

"Either one needs extremely profound internal energy cultivation to be able to dive into the seabed along the coast and use the coldness of the deep sea to resist the extremely strong yang energy."

"Either, you need rare and precious materials, and use their extreme yin and cold power to counteract each other. Of course, this also requires sufficient internal energy cultivation; otherwise, under the clash of true qi, there is only one way out: death."

………………

Upon hearing this, the Lin father and son were both somewhat disappointed, as neither their profound realm nor their advanced internal strength was something they possessed.

Yue Yuchen then handed the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual to Linghu Chong and said...

"The most valuable aspect of this internal skill is not the skill itself, but the theory of transitioning from extreme yang to extreme yin."

"Alas... people only know how to pursue force, but always ignore the principles contained within it."

"Junior brother, take the sword manual and Junior Brother Lin back to Mount Hua together."

"Senior brother, aren't you coming back to Mount Hua with us?" Yue Lingshan asked curiously.

Yue Yuchen pulled out the official gazette he had received that morning, pointed to one of the news items, and said, "I am going to Jiangxi to meet a master, and then I will travel from Jiangxi to Gansu and Shaanxi."

Yue Lingshan curiously took the gazette and looked at the spot her senior brother was pointing to...

"Wang Shouren, a principal of the Ministry of Justice, offended a close minister of the emperor for some reason and was demoted to Longchang, Guizhou."

The following is a biography of Wang Shouren, a principal officer in the Ministry of Justice, noting that he was demoted to the post of postmaster of Longchang Post Station by the emperor because he offended Liu Jin, the eunuch in charge of the Directorate of Palace Attendants.

He casually handed the official gazette to Linghu Chong, Lin Pingzhi, and Yue Lingshan, who asked curiously, "Senior brother, is this Lord Wang a friend of yours?"

Yue Yuchen laughed and said, "I dare not presume to be associated with this Mr. Wang. He is a man of great wisdom. My trip to Jiangxi this time was the greatest gain of my life."

Seeing how highly her senior brother praised this Mr. Wang, Yue Lingshan's eyes lit up, and she wanted to go along with him.

………………

Before anyone else could speak, Yue Yuchen looked at Lin Zhennan and said, "Chief镖 (镖头, ...

Then Yue Yuchen slowly recounted how the two founders of the Huashan Sect, Cai and Yue, stole the "Sunflower Manual" from the Southern Shaolin Temple, and how Hongye later sent his disciple, Zen Master Duyuan, to Huashan.

"Therefore, this Evil-Repelling Sword Manual is closely related to the changes that occurred in our sect more than forty years ago. It involves many of our sect's founders, as well as forces such as Shaolin."

"The original Sunflower Manual was burned by Hongye that year, and the fragments of the Sunflower Manual that our sect's two founders, Cai and Yue, copied from memory were also stolen by the Demonic Sect that year, resulting in a great loss of power for the Five Mountains Sword Sect."

"The only clue we can find to this day is the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual written by the Lin family's ancestors."

Yue Yuchen sighed.

"You mean, Master Yuantu is Zen Master Duyuan?" Lin Zhennan asked.

Seeing Yue Yuchen nod, Lin Zhennan couldn't help but ask, "Young Master Yue, you've told me about this. Is there some other connection involved?"

Yue Yuchen said, "This involves the blood feud between the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Demonic Sect, and between the Huashan Sect and Shaolin."

Chapter 21 Yue Yuchen Enters Yunnan and Guizhou

"This involves the blood feud between the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Demonic Sect, and between the Huashan Sect and Shaolin."

Upon hearing this, a chilling killing intent flashed across Yue Yuchen's body.

The people in the living room suddenly felt a darkness before their eyes, as if they had gone from the sweltering heat of summer to the biting cold of winter, and their whole bodies were about to freeze.

Fortunately, this feeling was fleeting, but it still instilled a sense of powerless fear in everyone.

Yue Yuchen slowly spoke...

"It was because of this 'Sunflower Manual' that the Five Mountains Sword Sect fought a bloody battle with the Demonic Sect, resulting in the tragic deaths of countless senior disciples of the Five Mountains Sword Sect."

"It was because of this 'Sunflower Manual' that the Huashan Sect had a conflict between swords and qi, which led to endless internal strife and eventual decline."

"And what role did Shaolin play in all of this? Our Huashan Sect must find out."

"Why were the two patriarchs able to enter and exit the Southern Shaolin Temple's Sutra Repository, which was filled with countless masters, without any difficulty back then?"

"Why did the Southern Shaolin Temple burn the Sunflower Manual, yet the news still reached the Demonic Cult?"

“We need to figure out these issues, but before that, we must not lose the ‘Evil-Repelling Sword Manual,’ as it is the only clue to that case from back then.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhennan's face turned pale and solemn. Yue Yuchen's words made him suspect that Shaolin was the mastermind behind the scenes back then.

Even Lin Zhennan, who was used to doing business in both the legitimate and underworld sectors, wouldn't believe that Shaolin Temple, which has stood for a thousand years, is so upright and majestic without any shady dealings.

However, the Lin family should not be involved in this matter.

At this moment, Lin Zhennan couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had passed this hot potato to Huashan, otherwise who knows what kind of trouble it would have caused.

The living room was silent. Even Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan couldn't help but look solemn. This matter had always been a major concern for the Huashan Sect.

In the end, Lin Zhennan forcibly changed the subject, and everyone moved on from this past incident.

………………

Three months later, in Guizhou.

At this time, more than three months had passed since Yue Yuchen left Fuzhou. On the day they parted, Linghu Chong and his junior sister led their disciples back to Mount Hua with the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual and Lin Pingzhi to report back.

Yue Yuchen then traveled alone south to Guizhou. At this time, the journey was difficult, and entering the Yunnan-Guizhou region was even more challenging. Guizhou was still under the joint rule of Miao chieftains, characterized by high mountains, dense forests, and miasma and poisonous insects everywhere.

It is difficult for Han Chinese to survive here; only the Miao people live in the mountains and fields, practicing the art of controlling insects and poisons. The largest gang here is the Five Poisons Sect, led by the Miao people.