The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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He was like a fool, stubbornly upholding the justice in his heart, firmly believing that evil must be eradicated completely, and he would not turn back even if he was beaten to a pulp.

Therefore, Yue Buqun wanted Jiang Ning to personally teach these junior brothers while they were still young and had not yet been indoctrinated with certain ideas or formed fixed concepts. This was the age when they were most malleable, so that they could receive Jiang Ning's teachings from a young age, inherit Jiang Ning's will, and follow in Jiang Ning's footsteps, so that Jiang Ning would not be so lonely in the future.

Ning Zhongze also looked at Jiang Ning with a smile, clearly indicating that Yue Buqun had spoken to her about it before, and she had agreed.

Jiang Ning thought for a moment and nodded.

"it is good."

There was no reason to refuse, nor was there any need to refuse. Teaching his junior brother was to lead the future of the Huashan Sect, and Jiang Ning would not refuse.

Yue Buqun was very satisfied with his attitude and nodded with a smile: "You have just returned to Mount Hua and are tired from your journey. You should rest well for the next few days. Let the first lesson begin in five days."

Jiang Ning nodded, having no objection.

After the meal, Yue Buqun told Jiang Ning to go back and rest, and started teaching him swordsmanship early the next morning.

Returning to the room that I hadn't lived in for a year, I found it wasn't dusty as I had imagined; instead, it was clean and bright, clearly indicating that someone cleaned it regularly.

Pushing open the window, a gentle breeze rushed in, and familiar scenery returned to her eyes. Jiang Ning looked down and saw that the ivy outside the window had grown another inch.

I haven't been back for a year, but the scenery is still vaguely similar to last year.

Jiang Ning placed the package by the bedside and went outside. Maodou was outside, listlessly shaking his head, the bell around his neck ringing incessantly.

Jiang Ning untied its rope and said to it, "Now that we're back, Mount Hua is your home. You can play wherever you want on Mount Hua, but remember not to go too far, or you might get caught and made into donkey meat sandwiches."

Whether or not he understood Jiang Ning's words, Maodou rolled his eyes at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning smiled and patted its head.

"Go have fun, come back soon."

There's no need to feed it anything special. It's not very interested in concentrated feed, and it seems to only eat what it's given. Instead, it prefers to eat the grass on the ground. In just a short while, it had nibbled up a whole patch of grass outside Jiangning's house.

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, Maodou brayed twice, then spun away with its tail twirling, looking quite pleased with itself.

Watching Maodou's retreating figure, Jiang Ning shook his head, went back to his room, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began practicing the Innate Skill.

Early the next morning.

Yesterday I practiced the Innate Skill until evening in Jiangning before resting, and didn't wake up until dawn.

Even with his innate skill, he didn't just practice it relentlessly; he also emphasized the importance of balancing work and rest. He believed that excessive practice could have the opposite effect.

After washing up, Jiang Ning glanced at the sky and realized it was almost time, so he headed to Yue Buqun's residence. When he arrived, he found Yue Buqun already waiting for him with his hands behind his back and his sword in the open space in front of the You Suo Bu Wei Pavilion.

At this moment, Yue Buqun was dressed in a white robe, with a calm and breezy smile on his face. A gentle breeze blew, lifting the corner of his robe, giving him the air of a sage with an otherworldly and refined demeanor.

"I've kept Master waiting."

Jiang Ning stopped in front of Yue Buqun.

"Hehe, I'm just starting out myself."

Yue Buqun smiled and then turned and walked in another direction.

"Come as master."

Chapter 65: Sword Dance in the Bamboo Forest

Jiang Ning followed Yue Buqun to a bamboo forest.

Mount Hua has a high altitude and a large temperature difference between day and night. Overnight, a thin layer of frost covered the bamboo in this bamboo forest, and a few drops of morning dew clung to the bamboo leaves.

Upon arriving at the bamboo forest, Yue Buqun turned to look at Jiang Ning and said with a smile, "This move of mine is called 'Boundless Falling Leaves,' so watch it carefully."

Jiang Ning nodded seriously.

Yue Buqun took out his sword, placed the scabbard aside, and then began to practice his swordsmanship after making a starting stance.

Jiang Ning carefully observed Yue Buqun's swordsmanship, while simultaneously recalling the moves of the sword technique "Boundless Falling Leaves".

Yue Buqun's movements were initially slow, and the sword in his hand seemed to have no power. But as Yue Buqun shook his wrist, the sword momentum suddenly changed and began to gradually speed up. Yue Buqun's movements became faster and faster, and the sword in his hand gradually became unclear, only dancing in the air with countless sword shadows.

Suddenly.

Yue Buqun's figure slowed down again, but his hands moved quickly.

Call ~

A gust of wind suddenly rose.

A gust of wind rustled through the bamboo forest, and the bamboo leaves on the ground rose with the wind, fluttering around Yue Buqun.

A bamboo leaf landed on the tip of the sword, dancing with Yue Buqun's movements, but never fell off.

Jiang Ning was somewhat surprised to see this.

Yue Buqun had demonstrated swordsmanship to them before, but he couldn't do it like he does now, wielding the sword while the bamboo leaves at the tip of the sword remained completely still. This requires a much deeper level of swordsmanship and internal strength.

Yue Buqun's figure moved sometimes fast and sometimes slow, his movements graceful and elegant. His robes fluttered up and down with his dance, and his shadow danced with him, while bamboo leaves fluttered all around.

This scene was like a celestial being descending to earth.

With a flick of his wrist, Yue Buqun caused the bamboo leaf on the tip of his sword to fall. At that moment, one of the bamboo leaves bent downwards in the wind, and a drop of morning dew fell.

Yue Buqun's sword flashed, and he thrust it forward. The drop of morning dew landed steadily on the tip of the sword and stopped moving, just like the bamboo leaf before it danced with the longsword.

call out!

As the dance came to an end, Yue Buqun flicked his wrist, pointing the tip of his sword at the bamboo grove beside him. A drop of morning dew flew out from the tip of the sword and hit one of the bamboo stalks, splashing water and causing the bamboo to sway slightly.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Ning's eyes narrowed, and his expression became solemn.

If the bamboo leaf earlier made Jiang Ning realize that Yue Buqun's swordsmanship had become more profound, then this move made him understand that Yue Buqun had taken another step forward in martial arts.

Water is a flowing substance, extremely difficult to control, requiring very profound inner strength and skills.

Yue Buqun's action seemed simple, but Jiang Ning could never do it now.

This requires not only extremely profound internal strength, but also consummate control.

Yue Buqun withdrew his sword, slung it behind his back, looked at Jiang Ning, and smiled, "Did you see clearly?"

"Thank you for your guidance, Master."

Jiang Ning nodded, then smiled and said, "Master's martial arts have become even more unfathomable."

"hehe."

Yue Buqun stroked his beard and laughed, "This is all thanks to that Innate Skill."

Although Yue Buqun was no longer a pure yang being, he had a solid foundation. After accumulating so many years of experience, his strength advanced rapidly after encountering the Innate Skill.

"Now that my internal strength has become increasingly profound, I can say that I will not be able to defeat Zuo Lengchan, but I am confident that I will not lose to him."

Yue Buqun smiled faintly.

As mentioned before, if Yue Buqun before obtaining the Five Mountains Sword Technique and the Innate Skill was equivalent to three Yu Canghais, then he is now equivalent to four and a half Yu Canghais.

Although there is only one and a half differences, their strengths are incomparable.

Yu Canghai was, after all, a veteran first-class master who had been famous in the martial arts world for a long time. Although he was not as good as the leaders of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, such as Zuo Lengchan, Yue Buqun, and Master Mo Da, he was already able to defeat many masters in the martial arts world.

Take Jiang Ning for example. Although he has now entered the ranks of first-class masters, even with the innate skill, he is still somewhat behind veteran first-class masters like Yu Canghai. After all, he has only recently entered the realm of first-class masters.

Of course, given time, it's only a matter of time before Jiang Ning surpasses Yu Canghai.

Upon hearing Yue Buqun's words, Jiang Ning also laughed.

The fact that Yue Buqun can say this now means that the gap between him and Zuo Lengchan is gradually narrowing. Although Zuo Lengchan certainly won't stand still, it's still a good thing for Mount Hua.

"Watch closely, the sword technique I'm about to demonstrate is 'Golden Goose Across the Sky'."

After a few casual words, Yue Buqun began to teach Jiang Ning swordsmanship.

Four days later.

Jiang Ning, who had eaten breakfast early, headed to Wuyou Pavilion.

There was a house there, where Yue Buqun usually taught his disciples.

Today is the day Jiang Ning will give a lecture to his junior classmates.

Over the past five days, Yue Buqun has passed on all the essential techniques of the Huashan School's swordsmanship to him, giving him a deeper understanding of the Huashan swordsmanship. The next step is to memorize and consolidate these techniques.

In the past few days, in addition to teaching him swordsmanship, Yue Buqun also discussed some things with him, including the future of the Huashan Sect.

Currently, apart from Yue Buqun, Ning Zhongze, Jiang Ning, and Linghu Chong, the other disciples of the Huashan Sect are all too weak.

It is no exaggeration to say that although the Huashan Sect is one of the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects, if Yue Buqun were removed from the current Huashan Sect, its strength would not be much different from that of the Qingcheng Sect. Without Yue Buqun supporting it and maintaining the reputation of the Gentleman Sword in the martial arts world for many years, the Huashan Sect would not be able to regain its position as the top of the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects, and it is uncertain whether it could even retain its position as an alliance of the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects.

Therefore, after improving his own strength, Yue Buqun's next task was to improve the overall strength of the second-generation disciples of the Huashan Sect.

At first, Yue Buqun wanted to teach them the Huashan sword techniques found on the cliff of Contemplation, but Jiang Ning felt that this was only a temporary solution and would only temporarily improve their combat power. At most, it would allow the Huashan Sect to regain its position as the top sword sect among the Five Mountains, but in the long run, it would not benefit the Huashan Sect.

After another round of discussion, Yue Buqun finally decided to distribute the Zixia Divine Skill to all Huashan disciples, allowing them to practice it.

This was also Jiang Ning's idea.

After acquiring the Innate Skill, the Purple Cloud Divine Skill became less important to Yue Buqun. Although the Purple Cloud Divine Skill was not a top-tier skill and could not compare to the Yi Jin Jing, it was still a superior manual in the entire martial arts world, making it the best choice to distribute it to the Huashan disciples for practice.

However, Yue Buqun was still somewhat conflicted. After all, the Zixia Divine Skill was previously only practiced by the sect leader. It was the treasure of the Huashan Sect and was given to him by his master on his deathbed, which he cherished.

Faced with his dilemma, Yue Buqun had a change of heart after Jiang Ning gave him some advice. He felt that Jiang Ning was right. If the sect's strength could not be increased, then keeping the Zixia Divine Skill would be useless.

However, it was not appropriate to simply pass on the Zixia Divine Skill like that. After discussing with Jiang Ning, Yue Buqun decided to dilute the Zixia Divine Skill, allowing ordinary disciples to practice the basic techniques, while letting some outstanding disciples practice the core techniques. Only exceptional disciples could obtain the complete Zixia Divine Skill.

This was done to prevent the Zixia Divine Skill from spreading and to protect the Huashan disciples. After all, if outsiders knew that every Huashan disciple knew the Zixia Divine Skill, they might try to force the disciples to reveal its cultivation formula.

Of course, although Yue Buqun had already planned to pass on the Zixia Divine Skill, it wasn't the right time yet. It wasn't the right time until he had enough strength to be completely on par with Zuo Lengchan.

When that time comes, it will be Laudenau's death day.

Chapter 66: I am the only light

Jiang Ning arrived at Wuyou Pavilion. No one else had come yet; his junior brothers were still having breakfast in the cafeteria.

Jiang Ning sat down in the main seat of the classroom, which was usually where Yue Buqun sat when he was lecturing.

He didn't have to wait long; about fifteen minutes later, the children came in one after another.

"Senior brother."

"I've met senior brother."

"Hello, senior brother."

The children bowed to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning nodded slightly and pointed to the seats below.

"sit."

After his junior brothers had all sat down obediently, Jiang Ning stood up and looked at them. When these junior brothers first arrived, some were five or six years old, some were seven or eight years old, and now the oldest was less than ten years old. They were all children.

Jiang Ning said, "Before I started teaching you, my master told me to give you this first lesson and to teach you what kind of person you should be in the future."

As soon as Jiang Ning spoke, all his junior brothers stared at him intently, their youthful faces showing great seriousness.

Looking into their eyes, Jiang Ning paused slightly and said, "But before that, I want to know what kind of people you want to become?"

Upon hearing his question, the junior students eagerly offered their opinions.

"I want to become a chivalrous knight-errant, to draw my sword and help those in need when I see injustice on the road."

"I want to be someone who helps the weak and punishes the strong."

"I want to help others."

"I want to be a good person."

The junior disciples said slightly different things, but they all meant the same thing.

One of them was so audacious as to declare that he wanted to become like the senior disciple, which made Yue Buqun's face darken instantly.

Upon hearing these answers, Jiang Ning asked, "So you just want to be a good person, is that right?"

The junior students in the audience nodded like chickens pecking at rice.