The Great Xia Dynasty's Longevity Begins with Connecting to the Swallowed Starry Sky

"Seven Star Fist".

Ma Yu said proudly.

In fact, Huang Yaoshi could also see that Ma Yu's boxing technique was reflected in the Seven Stars.

Every move seemed to draw upon the starlight of the Seven Stars.

Ma Yu has only just begun to master the Seven Star Fist, and is at the level of guiding starlight.

This Seven Star Fist style is divided into levels.

Receiving starlight, condensing star essence, starlight illuminating destiny, star destiny sitting upon the body, true destiny of the stars, child of the stars, reincarnation of the stars, star god in the world.

This is a cultivation technique created by Qin Hao, which propels him step by step toward the goal of becoming a Star God.

For now, only the first three steps have been created, and we have only reached the step of "starlight illuminating destiny," which is also the initial connection with the stars and the formation of a causal relationship.

The rest has not yet been created.

This set of techniques cannot be used in every world.

For example, in the Qianyang Realm, there are Star Gods.

This set of techniques is for usurping the throne.

Of course, not becoming a Star God doesn't mean you can't cultivate the Star God Technique; you can modify the later steps appropriately.

Upon hearing Ma Yu's words, Huang Yaoshi frowned: "I have never heard of this internal skill before."

"This is my first time too," Ma Yu said. "It was created by my junior uncle from the Quanzhen Sect."

"Little uncle?"

Huang Yaoshi was both curious and puzzled: "I have never heard of the Quanzhen Sect having a junior uncle."

"Speaking of which, my junior uncle from the Quanzhen Sect has a slight connection with you, Senior Huang."

"Oh?" Huang Yaoshi asked, somewhat puzzled. "Who is it that I have some connection with?"

"Do you remember the little beggar at the foot of Mount Hua seven or eight years ago, senior?"

Ma Yu found it strange, as his junior uncle had asked him to say those words.

Could it be that Junior Uncle was once a beggar?
Stop joking, okay?

Junior Uncle's martial arts are unparalleled; he is a banished immortal descended to earth.

Little beggar?
That's so out of place!

Little beggar? Huang Yaoshi suddenly remembered that more than seven years ago, he and his wife Feng Heng had tricked Zhou Botong at the inn to steal the Nine Yin Manual.

A little beggar did come in to beg for food at that time.

He was actually not very willing to pay attention to it.

Huang Yaoshi has an eccentric and unconventional personality, but he doesn't just take an interest in every beggar he sees.

He doesn't limit himself to the types or professions of friends he makes, but not just anyone can be his friend.

On the contrary, almost none of them could catch Huang Yaoshi's eye.

In this martial arts world, perhaps only the other five masters are his friends.

But his wife, Feng Heng, was kind-hearted. When she saw the little beggar, she stopped the waiter who was blocking him.

They hadn't even touched the roast chicken on the table yet, so they gave it directly to the little beggar.

Then, the little beggar even gave his wife a medical check-up.

Although the other party only glanced at his wife, it seemed he really could tell.

The strangest thing was the last thing the little beggar said.

wait.

Huang Yaoshi remembered what the other party had said: if the Nine Yin Manual was lost, he should contact him.

Huang Yaoshi simply didn't pay attention, so he didn't think of it.

Several years ago, the Black Wind Duo stole the lower volume of his Nine Yin Manual and ran away.

When Huang Yaoshi returned, in a fit of anger, he summoned all his disciples, severed their tendons, and drove them out of Peach Blossom Island.

Later, Feng Heng painstakingly copied the Nine Yin Manual again in order to memorize it once more.

He had fallen into a coma and become a vegetable.

Huang Yaoshi regretted causing his wife's condition, so he searched far and wide for herbs to save her.

I was just preparing medicine when Ma Yu interrupted me, causing me to waste all the herbs.

That's how they ended up fighting.

Thinking of this, Huang Yaoshi felt somewhat annoyed.

Although I don't know what happened to that little beggar.

But since the Nine Yin Manual was lost at that time, he should have gone to see that little beggar.

His wife wouldn't be in this situation now.

But it was too late.

His face darkened: "So, what brings you here today?"

“There are indeed a few things that Junior Uncle said he came to Peach Blossom Island on business. Also, there’s Junior Uncle Zhou…” Before Ma Yu could finish speaking, Huang Yaoshi had already snorted coldly.

"Looking for Zhou Botong? Then do as you please."

After saying that, Huang Yaoshi turned around and went straight into the Peach Blossom Formation.

In no time at all, it had disappeared.

Huang Yaoshi's eccentric personality remains as unlikable as ever.

Before Ma Yu could finish speaking, the other person had already turned and left.

Looking at the peach grove before him, Ma Yu recalled the rumors circulating in the martial arts world that Huang Yaoshi was proficient in the Eight Trigrams and was skilled in setting up formations.

Their mentor, Wang Chongyang, was also skilled in formations and created the Tiangang Beidou Formation for the Seven Masters of Quanzhen.

With the combined strength of seven people, and the combined power of seven top-tier martial artists, they can fight against a grandmaster.

However, when it comes to arranging formations, he is probably slightly inferior to Huang Yaoshi.

Faced with this formation, Ma Yu was unsure whether he should attempt to break through.

"Senior Huang, I have come here on the orders of my junior uncle, and there are a few things I would like to discuss with you."

Ma Yu transmitted her voice into the room.

But Huang Yaoshi had already returned to his bedroom. He looked at Feng Heng lying on the bed, speechless and unable to speak.

He was consumed by resentment.

He felt both resentment towards Ma Yu and resentment towards himself.

He was annoyed that Ma Yu had come at the worst possible time, disrupting his concentration and wasting the herbs he had painstakingly acquired.

He was annoyed that he hadn't remembered what the little beggar had said and hadn't gone to the foot of Mount Hua to look for him.

He was annoyed that his hand was unsteady and that he had caused a problem because of Ma Yu's interruption.

Ma Yu called out a few times, but there was no response.

It was his voice that woke Huang Rong up.

She burst into tears.

Huang Yaoshi then came to his senses and hurriedly went to take care of his daughter.

As for Ma Yu?

He doesn't bother to care.

It was Huang Yaoshi who allowed Ma Yu to shout outside the island. Anyone else would never have allowed Ma Yu to do that.

At the very least, we should find out Ma Yu's purpose in coming.

But Huang Yaoshi was filled with resentment and didn't care about anything else at this moment.

Having no other choice, Ma Yu had to go into battle alone.

He also felt that he had already advanced to the Innate Realm and was now a figure among the Five Greats.

Although he was no match for his junior uncle, he was not afraid to face Huang Yaoshi.

We've already exchanged hundreds of blows, and Huang Yaoshi still hasn't been able to defeat me, has he?

What's so scary about the formation set up by Huang Yaoshi?
At worst, we can just destroy the formation.

He was well-versed in Taoist scriptures and also had knowledge of the Five Elements, numerology, and the Eight Trigrams Formation.

The Seven Masters of Quanzhen also became famous throughout the martial arts world thanks to their set of the Big Dipper Formation.

He was quite confident in his knowledge of formations.

However, this confidence was shattered shortly after he entered the Peach Blossom Formation.

There was no way around it; this was Huang Yaoshi's masterpiece.

It was also the barrier he used to protect his own family.

Ma Yu was instantly lost in confusion.

For a long time, I couldn't find my way.

He tried to jump up, trying to find his way.

However, there is still room for improvement.

Ma Yu also knew that Qin Hao did not want to completely offend Huang Yaoshi.

The two have a history.

Ma Yu came here this time to deliver elixirs.

It is said that this was to save Huang Yaoshi's wife, Feng Heng.

If these peach trees are destroyed, then we will be enemies forever.

In fact, Ma Yu could have used telepathy to inform Huang Yaoshi of his purpose and given him the elixir, thus putting the two sides at odds.

But provoked by Huang Yaoshi's eccentric temper, Ma Yu also felt annoyed.

He was determined to break the formation before giving the pills his junior uncle had given him to Huang Yaoshi.

How could the Quanzhen Sect, the number one sect in the world, be trapped by a mere Peach Blossom Island?
It can only be said that both sides have their own principles, so this was something that could have been resolved with just one sentence.

Upon reaching this point, it becomes a predicament.

Fortunately, Ma Yu had some food on him, so he didn't have to worry about going hungry.

Ma Yu took the gourd hanging from his waist and poured out a meat pie to eat.

It was already evening, and the starlight had faded.

Ma Yu sighed, "The Peach Blossom Formation on Peach Blossom Island isn't particularly strong in either defense or offense, but its ability to confuse is extremely powerful. Luckily, I have the storage gourd given to me by my junior uncle, otherwise I would have starved and died of thirst here."

Of course, if he were willing, he could destroy the peach trees little by little, one by one.

The peach blossom formation would soon be unable to stop him.

In the original novel, Ouyang Feng, the Western Poison, broke the Peach Blossom Formation by destroying peach trees and using a large number of poisonous snakes to lead the way.

Although Ma Yu did not have a venomous snake to guide him, he could forcefully break through the Peach Blossom Formation's array.

Although it's a bit troublesome, he understands divination and has his own advantages in breaking the Peach Blossom Formation.

After finishing the meat pie, Ma Yu took out his water pouch and drank some water.

Looking up at the Big Dipper, Ma Yu began to break the formation.

"The Big Dipper can guide me, and my Seven Star Fist can attract the starlight of the Big Dipper to fall down. As long as I walk in the direction of the stars, I can get out of the formation."

The Peach Blossom Formation is purely a maze; as long as you can determine the direction, you can naturally escape the formation.

Of course, you can choose to go directly into Peach Blossom Island, go directly out, or go in another direction.

That depends on what direction you've decided on.

In fact, Huang Yaoshi did not intend for Ma Yu to starve, die of thirst, or die of exhaustion.

It's just a lesson to teach them a lesson.

After all, Huang Yaoshi didn't have many friends. He imprisoned Zhou Botong only because he wanted the Nine Yin Manual.

He still acknowledged Zhou Botong as his friend.

Wang Chongyang goes without saying.

Although Huang Yaoshi was somewhat resentful of Wang Chongyang, he would not attack Wang Chongyang's disciple.

It's just a lesson learned.

If Huang Yaoshi really resorts to any means necessary to obtain the Nine Yin Manual.

It's actually not that difficult.

Simply stop sending food to Zhou Botong and keep him trapped in the cave.

If you confine him for ten or fifteen days without water or food, even if Zhou Botong doesn't die, he will be too weak to be slaughtered.

At that time, Huang Yaoshi only needs to send in a mute servant to capture Zhou Botong.

Aren't we just left to be slaughtered by others?
Ma Yu had no worries about food and drink, so naturally he wasn't in a hurry.

For those in the martial arts world, living outdoors and sleeping in the open is normal.

When Ma Yu went to the northern desert, he had experienced countless days like this. By then, he had already advanced to the Innate Realm and was considered a Grandmaster, so he didn't care about this kind of environment.

They walked all night, before dawn.

Ma Yu successfully walked out of the formation.

"But where is this place?"

Suddenly, before Ma Yu knew where she was, she heard footsteps.

Ma Yu secretly hid himself, and soon after, he saw a mute servant carrying a food box coming over.

Ma Yu didn't think much of it. He followed the mute servant to the entrance of the cave, where he saw the servant go in, put down the food box, and then take an old food box before leaving.

Not long after they entered, they heard some noises.

"delicious."

"It's just that no one plays with me, so it's a bit boring."

"Or, I can play with myself?"

Is that Zhou Botong's uncle's voice?

Ma Yu originally intended to follow the mute servant into Peach Blossom Island to find Huang Yaoshi.

But after finding Zhou Botong, he remembered another reason why he had come here.

He remembered that his junior uncle had told him to give the secret manual to his junior uncle Zhou Botong.

He was also wondering why he didn't just take his Uncle-Master Zhou Botong away with him.
"Uncle Master."

Ma Yu's voice startled Zhou Botong, who jumped up and looked for a while before recognizing that it was his junior apprentice, Ma Yu.

He was startled, thinking that Ma Yu had come to take him back to Zhongnan Mountain.

Originally, the Seven Masters of Quanzhen all wanted Zhou Botong to become the leader of the Quanzhen Sect.

Unfortunately, Zhou Botong wasn't cut out for this, and besides, he was a child at heart and didn't like staying in one place for long.

Taking advantage of the Seven Immortals of Quanzhen's inattention, Zhou Botong, the Old Urchin, ran away with the Nine Yin Manual.

When they met again today, Zhou Botong was also taken aback.

Fortunately, Ma Yu didn't necessarily want to capture the other party and bring them back.

Zhou Botong was a man of decent martial arts skills.

But do you want him to take over the sect?

You'd better put in the extra effort yourself.

Lest the Quanzhen School, passed down by our master, be ruined.

“Uncle-Master Zhou, I have come to see you on the orders of Junior Uncle.”

"Junior Uncle? Who is that?" Zhou Botong had almost turned and ran away just now.

He was most afraid of those seven Taoist priests, who would often try to drag him back to Zhongnan Mountain.

That small place, and his senior brother isn't there anymore, so he doesn't want to stay there.

But when Ma Yu suddenly mentioned his junior uncle, he immediately remembered that more than seven years ago, he did indeed take on a junior brother on behalf of his master.

Later, he listened to his junior brother's advice and went with his junior brother's old servant to the Jin Kingdom to rescue Yang Kang and his mother.

They dared not publicize this matter widely, for fear that the Great Jin Kingdom would attack the Quanzhen Sect at all costs.

Later, he found an opportunity to escape, not giving the Seven Masters of Quanzhen a chance. Unexpectedly, the other side actually found Peach Blossom Island.

"Uncle Zhou, don't worry. My junior uncle sent me to deliver a secret manual to you. I'm sure you'll like it."

This piqued Zhou Botong's interest.

In his life, apart from his senior brother Wang Chongyang, his only interests were martial arts manuals and skills.

Whenever he encounters a new or unusual martial art, he is even willing to become its disciple if he doesn't know it or has never seen it before.

In any case, he didn't have those worldly ideas in his mind.

Ma Yu quickly took out the secret manual and handed it over.

As soon as Zhou Botong got his hands on it, he began to read it intently.

"How interesting. I was just thinking about playing by myself, and then this martial arts appeared."

As he spoke, Zhou Botong began to practice his boxing techniques.

This was the basic fist technique of the Quanzhen Sect, but soon, while he was punching with one hand, he actually began to use the basic sword technique of the Quanzhen Sect with the other hand.

This greatly surprised Ma Yu.

How is it possible to use two different martial arts techniques at the same time?

Won't they interfere with each other?
Before Ma Yu arrived, she had read the manual and was amazed by it.

"Uncle-Master Zhou, there is also a set of Seven Star Fist and Seven Star Sword. They were created by Junior Uncle himself and are complementary. When used together, they can achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Ok?
Zhou Botong stopped playing and started looking through the pages again.

Zhou Botong has a childlike heart and doesn't pay much attention to other things, but he has an excellent understanding of martial arts.

Ma Yu had only learned the basics of Seven Star Fist after a few months.

But after watching it, Zhou Botong soon began to imitate it.

Five minutes later, he had a basic grasp of the basics, and gradually, he actually played faster and faster.

Ma Yu watched from the side, a bitter smile on her face.

There was no other way; it took him several months to even begin to grasp the basics of boxing.

Uncle Zhou mastered the basics in just a few minutes.

Although not as skilled as Junior Uncle, after all, this fist technique was created by Junior Uncle.

But Uncle Zhou is just as formidable.

Before long, Zhou Botong actually started practicing the Seven Star Sword.

He mastered both the fist and sword techniques within an hour.

But then he stopped, muttering to himself, "This boxing technique is too profound. It's too difficult to become proficient in a short time. To master it is even more difficult."

Ma Yu felt like becoming withdrawn.

Although I have already attained the innate level, it is beyond my reach to become proficient or master it in a short period of time.

It took him several months just to get started.

This was under the guidance of my junior uncle, and with the help of Guo Jing's cultivation.

Zhou Botong, the martial uncle, truly lives up to his name.

Suddenly, Zhou Botong laughed: "Huh? This martial art is amazing, and I can already play with myself. I have Zhou Botong in my left hand and Zhou Botong in my right hand. One Zhou Botong can't beat Huang Yaoshi. Could it be that two Zhou Botongs can't beat one Huang Yaoshi?"

He talked to himself, completely ignoring Ma Yu standing to the side.

Then, he dashed out and went straight to find Huang Yaoshi.

"Old Master Huang, I've come to find you."

As Zhou Shishu's voice faded into the distance, Ma Yu realized how unpleasant the smell inside the cave was.

"Does this mean we eat, drink, and relieve ourselves all here?"

Only Uncle Zhou could live in such a slovenly place; no one else could.

Ma Yu hurriedly came out and followed Zhou Botong's voice.

When Ma Yu finally broke through the Peach Blossom Formation and arrived inside Peach Blossom Island...

Zhou Botong and Huang Yaoshi were already fighting.

Huang Yaoshi frowned, utterly shocked.

He never expected that Zhou Botong would also know the Seven Star Fist and the Seven Star Sword.

This set of fist and sword techniques is truly formidable.

He could also tell that Zhou Botong seemed to be just getting started and wasn't particularly skilled, or rather, not proficient.

But after this set of boxing techniques, he was a little overwhelmed.

Originally, their skills were about the same, but he had stronger internal energy, more experience, and was also skilled in divination and numerology. All things considered, Zhou Botong could not defeat him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have blocked me on the island, preventing me from leaving.

But how come he knows the Seven Star Fist now?

Ma Yu?
Huang Yaoshi understood almost immediately, but wasn't Ma Yu trapped in the formation?

The other party accidentally ran away and even encountered Zhou Botong?
But even so, Zhou Botong had only just obtained the Seven Star Fist manual, right?

You've already mastered it in such a short time?
How can a beginner fight me to a standstill with this set of boxing techniques?
Then, Zhou Botong, caught up in the excitement of the fight, shouted, "Old Huang, one Zhou Botong is already on par with you. You can't beat two Zhou Botongs."

Huang Yaoshi was a little puzzled, but then Zhou Botong used the Ambidextrous Technique, although he used the Seven Star Fist.

But the two also have a complementary relationship.

The stellar power of the Big Dipper that is drawn down is all superimposed.

Huang Yaoshi immediately felt a surge of pressure, immense pressure indeed.

Not long after, Huang Yaoshi was punched on the shoulder by Zhou Botong.

Although Zhou Botong had already reduced his strength by four-tenths, he still managed to make Huang Yaoshi stagger.

"What kind of martial arts is this?"

Huang Yaoshi was greatly surprised.

Zhou Botong said smugly, "I was bored on the island, so I wanted to find a way to play by myself."

Unexpectedly, Ma Yu, a Taoist priest, came over yesterday and brought me a secret manual belonging to my junior brother.

As soon as I saw it, I immediately thought of my ambidextrous fighting style.

It was easy to grasp and understand in a short time.

"How about that, Huang Yaoshi? I can produce two Zhou Botongs at once. How can you possibly beat me?"

Huang Yaoshi was greatly surprised. Zhou Botong's martial arts were indeed formidable, and he was on par with Zhou Botong.

He originally thought Zhou Botong was going to use the Nine Yin Manual.

This would break the oath Zhou Botong made before Wang Chongyang.

But Zhou Botong not only didn't use it, he used a new fist technique called Seven Star Fist.

And then there's this ambidextrous fighting technique.

Although he didn't know how to use it, he roughly understood the principle.

That's what makes a grandmaster so formidable.

Huang Yaoshi, being a master who created his own martial arts techniques, understood this even better.

"Old rascal, you defeated me without using any of the martial arts from the Nine Yin Manual. I keep my word, you can leave now."

Huang Yaoshi looked grim, but he was also a man of his word.

Since it was agreed upon beforehand and Zhou Botong agreed, he could naturally leave.

But when Huang Yaoshi came, Zhou Botong found it boring.

Fortunately, Ma Yu had already arrived and quickly said, "Senior Huang, I have come here on another matter. My junior uncle asked me to bring you the Smoke Water Pill, which is a medicine for treating mental injuries. It should be useful for your wife."

what?
Huang Yaoshi was taken aback: "Why didn't you say so sooner?"

As for whether it's useful or not, Huang Yaoshi felt he would know once he got his hands on it and saw it.

Without saying much, Ma Yu took out a porcelain bottle containing tobacco pills and handed it over.

After Huang Yaoshi took it, he removed the stopper from the porcelain bottle, turned the bottle upside down, and poured out a tobacco pill.

Immediately, a pleasant fragrance wafted over.

He felt invigorated just from the smell, as if he had suddenly drunk from a dry spring on a hot summer day.

"this?"

Huang Yaoshi was an expert in pharmacology and immediately determined that the smoke-water pill was exactly the same as what Ma Yu had described.

This elixir is indeed effective in treating mental and emotional distress.

The misty pills appear blue and shrouded in a fog, yet they feel substantial in your hand.

"Good stuff, elixirs?"

Huang Yaoshi turned around, and Ma Yu nodded: "It was my junior uncle who opened the furnace and refined it for seven days to obtain a batch of Smoke Water Pills. He took three of them and gave them to Madam Feng. My junior uncle said that this was to repay the kindness of a meal he received that day. Of course, if Island Master Huang still needs the Nine Yin Manual, my junior uncle can also make a copy and send it to him."

Nine Yin Scriptures?

Huang Yaoshi had previously only felt that the thing had harmed his wife, and that had become an obsession.

Now that there is hope for saving the lady's life, whether that thing exists or not doesn't really matter.

"No need."

Huang Yaoshi's expression turned serious, and he turned and went into the house.

Zhou Botong thought for a moment, then quickly followed him inside.

Ma Yu was unable to stop him and had no choice but to wait outside.

A short while later, a soft moan came from inside, and Ma Yu knew that Huang Yaoshi's wife, Feng Heng, must have woken up. (End of Chapter)