Apprenticeship at Qingcheng Mountain, Senior Brother Yu Canghai

Chapter 227: Shaolin: The Unity of Nature and Man
One day later.

Chu Yuan and A Bi came to the foot of Shaolin Temple in Songshan.

In addition to the Shaolin Temple, a famous martial arts sect and a thousand-year-old temple, Songshan Mountain, as one of the Five Great Mountains, is blessed with beautiful scenery. The road at the foot of the mountain is crowded with tourists.

The two unexpectedly met a group of people at the foot of Shaolin Temple.

It was Duan Zhengchun and three beautiful women who still had their charm.

Chu Yuan guessed that the three women should be Duan Zhengchun, Qin Hongmian, Ruan Xingzhu, Gan Baobao and other lovers.

They looked disheveled, their clothes were torn, and they had varying degrees of injuries on their bodies. It seemed that they were being chased, and they ran desperately towards the Shaolin Temple on Mount Songshan.

"Young Master Chu!"

Duan Zhengchun said happily when he saw Chu Yuan and A Bi standing at the foot of the mountain.

"Uncle, what is this?"

Chu Yuan looked a little surprised. He didn't expect to meet Duan Zhengchun and his lover at the foot of Mount Shaoshi.

"Young Master Chu, I am being hunted by the evil men Duan Yanqing and Murong Fu. Please save me for the sake of my son Duan Yu."

Duan Zhengchun asked Chu Yuan for help.

He originally wanted to seek refuge in Shaolin Temple, but unexpectedly he met Chu Yuan at the foot of Mount Song.

"Uncle said Duan Yanqing and Murong Fu are chasing you?"

Although Chu Yuan didn't like Duan Zhengchun's personality, he had to admit that it was because of the help of Duan Zhengchun and his wife that he was able to find the Changchun Valley in the Baima Snow Mountain.

"Songshan is ahead. We must not let him rush to Shaolin Temple for help, otherwise our previous efforts will fail."

"Don't worry, foster father. I, Murong Fu, will definitely help you capture this man."

At this moment, a sound came from the woods beside the road, and then two people were seen stepping on the treetops, using advanced light skills to quickly rush to the foot of Songshan Mountain.

These two people!
One of them was ugly, with scars all over his face, and he held a pair of iron crutches.

One of them was handsome, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and he looked noble, like a young master from a wealthy family.

The two people were Duan Yanqing and Murong Fu.

When they saw Chu Yuan and A Bi standing in front of Duan Zhengchun and his women, Duan Yanqing and Murong Fu's expressions changed. They immediately stopped chasing and each stood on a tree crown, not daring to act rashly.

Chu Yuan looked at Duan Yanqing and Murong Fu, he didn't expect that these two were actually mixed up.

There was a hint of teasing in his eyes: "Mr. Murong, I haven't seen you for a while. I didn't expect that you actually recognized a foster father."

A-Bi, who was beside Chu Yuan, had a complicated expression when she saw Murong Fu, who had recognized Duan Yanqing, the leader of the four great evil men in the world, as his godfather.

When Murong Fu heard this, his eyes became uncertain.

It was only later that he found out that Chu Yuan had killed his father Murong Bo in the Sutra Library that day.

Logically, he should have gone to seek revenge on Chu Yuan, but he simply didn't have the courage to do so.

Moreover, the situation is different now, especially the news that Chu Yuan broke into the Liao Palace alone, forced the Liao Emperor to withdraw his troops, and destroyed the city gate with one palm, which spread throughout the world.

Everyone is saying that Chu Yuan's martial arts has reached the unfathomable immortal realm, and he is truly the best in the world.

If he used to think that he was on the same level as Chu Yuan and Qiao Feng, now he can't even see Chu Yuan's back.

Finally, Murong Fu said with an unpleasant expression: "Chu Yuan, you killed my closest relative. My martial arts skills are not as good as yours, so I will not seek revenge on you for now. This is the matter between my adoptive father and Duan Zhengchun. You'd better not interfere."

In fact, at this moment he was extremely wary of Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan's martial arts had clearly surpassed the level he could understand. If Chu Yuan took action, he and Duan Yanqing would probably die here today.

Duan Yanqing also used ventriloquism, and his hoarse and harsh voice reached Chu Yuan's ears: "Young Master Chu, this is a matter between Prince Duan and me, and it has nothing to do with you."

Chu Yuan smiled upon hearing this: "Prince Duan is my third brother's biological father, and he has helped me before, so I will save their lives today."

Although Duan Yanqing was also afraid of Chu Yuan, he didn't want to give up the opportunity to take revenge, thinking that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He wanted to say something: "Young Master Chu..."

Chu Yuan lost his patience and shouted at the two people in the tree: "Don't stand so high, come down and talk!"

The invisible internal force sweeps across the four directions.

Duan Yanqing and Murong Fu fell directly from the tree canopy. Murong Fu was fine, but he looked a little embarrassed when he fell.

Duan Yanqing was bleeding from all seven orifices, including his mouth, eyes, ears, and nose.

Chu Yuan used his powerful internal force to break his ventriloquism, causing him to suffer serious internal injuries.

"Ahem, Young Master Chu's martial arts are indeed very strong. I am convinced."

After landing, Duan Yanqing stood up shakily from the ground and said.

He knew that his plan to seek revenge on Duan Zhengchun would probably fail.

At the same time, he felt emotional in his heart that he was qualified to fight Chu Yuan the first two times they met, but now Chu Yuan defeated him without even moving his hands.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Chu Yuan asked Duan Zhengchun and Duan Yanqing.

Duan Zhengchun immediately told the whole story.

It turned out that when Duan Zhengchun was secretly meeting with several of his lovers, he took a detour to the red sand beach near Shuangfengyi in Sichuan and happened to meet Duan Yanqing.

Duan Yanqing planned to capture them all and then kill a few of them.

But unexpectedly during this process, Yue Laosan, who followed Duan Yanqing, suddenly turned against him. Yue Laosan felt that Duan Zhengchun was Duan Yu's father, his own master's grandfather, and the remaining lovers were also his master's grandmothers.

He couldn't bear to watch others kill his grandmaster and grandmaster's grandmother.

He took action at the critical moment, stopped Duan Yanqing from killing them, and then let Duan Zhengchun and the other four escape.

In the end, it bought time for the four people, but it also angered Duan Yanqing.

Duan Yanqing showed no mercy and killed him.

Later, Duan Zhengchun and his group fled, accompanied by his four bodyguards.

Chu Wanli and Gu Ducheng were already dead.

The remaining Fu Sigui and Zhu Danchen also died at the hands of Duan Yanqing.

It is unknown how Duan Yanqing, who was chasing Duan Zhengchun and others, met Murong Fu on the road. It happened that three of the four evil men around Duan Yanqing had died except himself, and he had no minions. Murong Fu also wanted to use Duan Yanqing's martial arts and identity to restore his country, so he proposed to worship Duan Yanqing as his godfather, and the two hit it off.

Then along the way, the number of people chasing Duan Zhengchun and his lovers increased from one to two.

Duan Zhengchun and his lovers fled all the way north to the Central Plains. Seeing that they could not hold on and were about to be caught up by Duan Yanqing, they thought of using the influence of Shaolin Temple to save their lives, so they fled to Shaolin Temple in Songshan.

Who would have thought that as soon as I arrived at the foot of Shaolin Temple in Songshan, I would meet Chu Yuan.

After Chu Yuan heard what happened, he looked at Duan Yanqing and said, "Yue Lao San is your brother, so you killed him?"

Duan Yanqing's appearance was destroyed, and he looked extremely ugly and ferocious. His eyes were full of coldness and chill: "The Duan family of Dali is my enemy. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for revenge. But he wants to let Duan Zhengchun go. Naturally, I can't keep him."

Chu Yuan said: "It seems that you don't consider Yue Lao San as a brother at all."

As he spoke, Chu Yuan suddenly struck out with his palm.

The palm force hit Duan Yanqing who was about ten feet away. Duan Yanqing had no time to react and his body flew two or three feet away. After landing, he stirred up a cloud of dust and there was no movement anymore.

Seeing Chu Yuan suddenly kill Duan Yanqing, everyone looked at Chu Yuan with surprise.

"The four evil men should have died long ago. Since your three brothers are already dead, there is no need for you, as the leader of the four evil men, to live."

Chu Yuan said as he looked at Duan Yanqing's body on the ground.

The four evil men may have more or less some misfortunes of their own and were forced to do evil.

But these misfortunes are not reasons for them to do evil.

Countless people died at the hands of Duan Yanqing, and killing him himself could be considered as eradicating all evil.

Although Duan Yanqing is Duan Yu's biological father, this has nothing to do with Chu Yuan.

Anyway, Chu Yuan was about to leave this world, so he might as well kill him.

Seeing Chu Yuan kill Duan Yanqing with just a palm, Murong Fu was so scared that he took a few steps back and almost fell to the ground.

He didn't expect Chu Yuan to be so ruthless and decisive, and actually killed Duan Yanqing directly.

Not only did this make his idea of ​​restoring his country become a pipe dream, but his adoptive father, whom he had just acknowledged not long ago, also disappeared without a trace.

"Don't worry, you're not a bad person, just a little stubborn and stupid. I won't kill you."

Chu Yuan looked at Murong Fu and said.

Just because Murong Fu gave A-Bi to him and tried to make friends with him, he would not kill Murong Fu.

Just as he said, Murong Fu was not bad, just a little stupid. Chu Yuan's words instantly crushed Murong Fu's fragile self-esteem.

Murong Fu was extremely angry, his eyes were red as he said, "Chu Yuan, even if you look down on me, you don't have to say that to me!"

Chu Yuan said seriously, "I don't look down on you, I just think you're really stupid. The Yan Kingdom has long disappeared in the long river of history, but you and your father are still immersed in the glory of the past of Great Yan and can't extricate yourself. Dreaming of restoring the country, it's fine if you want to, but you can only stir up trouble in the martial arts world. Since ancient times, have you ever heard of anyone who successfully restored the country by relying on the martial arts world?"

Without waiting for Murong Fu to speak, Chu Yuan continued, "Jianghu is only a part of a country and the court, and it is the most insignificant part. It cannot affect the general situation of the world. With your background as a descendant of the Great Yan royal family, if you can give up the delusion of restoring the country, you can live a good life. Now that I have said this, whether you believe it or not is up to you."

After all, this world is a world of low-level martial arts, not a world of medium or high-level martial arts where one person can shock an entire country.

Therefore, the martial arts world has little impact on the overall situation of the world.

After that, Chu Yuan said to A Bi beside him: "Let's go up the mountain."

Seeing that Chu Yuan did not try to kill Murong Fu, A Bi felt relieved.

If Brother Chu really wanted to kill Murong Fu, then she would really be in a dilemma.

After all, Murong Fu was his former son. It would not be good to ask Brother Chu to spare Murong Fu, but it would not be good to remain indifferent either.

Fortunately, none of this happened.

A Bi said nothing and followed Chu Yuan to Songshan and Shaoshishan.

The passers-by who had just come to watch the excitement also dispersed.

And what Chu Yuan just said, was like the morning bell and evening drum, echoing in Murong Fu's mind.

"Since ancient times, no one has succeeded in restoring a country by stirring up trouble in the martial arts world!"

"Am I really wrong?"

Especially when he worshipped Duan Yanqing as his adoptive father, four of his family generals, Bao Bu Tong, Feng Bo'e, Deng Baichuan and Gong Ye Qian, parted ways with him.

Duan Zhengchun, who was seriously injured, took a look at Duan Yanqing's body not far away, and he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that their lives were saved.

"Let's go up the mountain and pay a visit to Shaolin Temple."

Duan Zhengchun made the decision immediately.

Although Duan Yanqing was dead, there was still Murong Fu next to him who had just chased them together with Duan Yanqing.

There were four of them now, all injured, and they dared not leave alone.

"Duan Lang, wherever you go, we go!"

"As long as we are with you, we are willing to die together."

"All is up to Duan Lang."

The three women around Duan Zhengchun spoke tenderly.

……

Arrived at the gate of Shaolin Temple.

After the monk guarding the gate informed the guests, the new abbot of Shaolin Temple, Master Xuanku, followed by several old monks from Shaolin Temple, came out to greet him: “Young Master Chu, that senior has already instructed that if you come to Shaolin Temple, you should be taken to the Sutra Library!”

Chu Yuan said: "Thank you, Master Xuanku, for leading the way."

Speaking of which, Xuan Ku can be considered Chu Yuan's elder.

Because Xuan Ku is Qiao Feng's master, Chu Yuan respects him very much.

Xuan Ku led the way in front, and said with a complicated expression: "I am now the abbot of Shaolin Temple. Young Master Chu, please don't let me end up like Senior Brother Xuan Ci."

Speaking of which, the monks of Shaolin Temple have very complicated feelings towards Chu Yuan, both awe and hatred.

Because it was Chu Yuan who exposed the scandal of the abbot of Shaolin Temple, the reputation of Shaolin Temple plummeted and it was almost closed down.

But at the same time, Chu Yuan's martial arts were so unparalleled that the Shaolin Temple dared not harbor any hatred.

Xuan Ku said: "I heard that not long ago, Young Master Chu broke into the Shangjing Palace in the Liao capital alone and forced the Liao emperor to withdraw his troops. When he left, he destroyed a city gate with one palm, making the Liao emperor dare not send troops to pursue him. With all these deeds, Young Master Chu's martial arts must have reached the realm of immortals and gods. Mortals can never do it!"

Chu Yuan said: "It is true. I just don't want the two countries to go to war and cause great suffering to the people."

"Amitabha!" Xuan Ku chanted the Buddha's name: "Young Master Chu, be merciful."

At the same time, he felt deeply that Chu Yuan was worthy of being someone who could interact with the senior in the Sutra Repository.

Although he is young, his achievements in martial arts are beyond the reach of many people in their entire lives.

Soon the group arrived at the Sutra Repository.

Everyone entered the first floor and walked to the stairs leading to the second floor. Xuan Ci said, "The senior is on the second floor. Young Master Chu, please go up by yourself."

Chu Yuan said to A Bi: "A Bi, wait for me downstairs."

A-Bi said, "Okay, Brother Chu."

After arranging everything, Chu Yuan went upstairs and reached the second floor along the winding wooden stairs.

He found that the second floor was surrounded by bookshelves filled with Buddhist scriptures, and on the right hand side near the window, an old monk and an old Taoist were sitting there playing chess, and behind the old Taoist stood an acquaintance.

Wu Yazi!
Ever since they parted at Leigushan, Wuyazi and his disciples have disappeared.

Chu Yuan didn't expect to see him here again.

Wuyazi also saw Chu Yuan and he winked at him.

Chu Yuan nodded in response.

Then his gaze fell on the old Taoist in front of Wuyazi.

He doesn't look nearly as old as Wuyazi in appearance. This old Taoist is wearing a black Taoist robe, has white hair and beard, and a ruddy complexion without a single wrinkle. He has an extraordinary temperament and looks like an old immortal.

"Finally, I'm here. Ever since I heard that you broke into the Liao Palace single-handedly and forced the Liao emperor to withdraw his troops, I knew that the day when you would come to Songshan again was not far away."

As soon as Chu Yuan came up, the Sweeping Monk shifted his gaze from the chessboard to Chu Yuan.

"Old Taoist priest, don't you want to see your Taoist friend? Here he is!"

The Sweeping Monk said to the old Taoist priest who was sitting opposite him and had an immortal look.

After dropping a child, the old Taoist priest raised his head and looked at Chu Yuan with a look of amazement in his eyes: "The innate true energy surrounds your body, condensed and not dispersed, and even gushes out from the top of your head. As soon as you enter this Sutra Library, the vitality is much more vigorous. No wonder you can destroy a city gate with one palm. Now everyone is saying that your martial arts have reached the realm of immortals."

Chu Yuan said: "It's just a rumor among the people."

The old Taoist pointed to an empty cushion beside him and the sweeping monk and said, "Sit down."

Chu Yuan didn't hesitate and walked over and sat down.

After Chu Yuan sat down, the old Taoist said, "I don't think it's a rumor. Based on Young Master Chu's current martial arts, I think he has reached the end of the human world. I'm afraid he is not far from the legendary ascension to the Tao."

Chu Yuan was surprised and asked, "What do you mean?"

The old Taoist priest did not speak, but looked at the sweeping monk: "Monk, you speak!"

After the sweeping monk made his move, he looked at Chu Yuan with surprise in his eyes: "Whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, they all call the true qi cultivated in the Crimson Palace the innate true qi, which corresponds to the internal force in the Dantian Qi Sea. Taoist friend, this old monk, and the old Taoist priest have all cultivated the innate true qi to a certain level. The last time this old monk and Taoist friend met, your strength was obviously far from what it is now. I didn't expect that after not seeing you for a while, the innate true qi in your body has been cultivated to this level."

Chu Yuan said: "After I left Shaolin last time, I went to Dali and found the Changchun Bu Lao Valley that Senior Xiaoyaozi had been to. I had some adventures in that valley and made some breakthroughs in my martial arts."

The sweeping monk suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."

The old Taoist priest asked in surprise, "When I went there before, I didn't feel anything different except that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was rich. I have taken the scriptures away. What other adventures are there?"

Chu Yuan said: "It's nothing, I just absorbed some spiritual energy from heaven and earth. It is because of this that my martial arts have made a great breakthrough."

The old Taoist priest was surprised and said, "Absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, how can a mortal body absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?"

Chu Yuan said: "Just open up the twelve meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians, or all the meridians in the human body!"

Chu Yuan did not hide anything and shared some of his experiences.

Anyway, he will soon leave this world, so just treat it as a discussion.

The sweeping monk was also surprised and said, "The twelve main meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians are the main meridians of the human body. Most people who practice martial arts can only open up a few of them sporadically. It is extremely difficult to open up all of them, let alone the hundred meridians of the human body. If one can open up all of them, I am afraid that becoming an immortal god is not far away."

The old Taoist priest exclaimed: "No wonder Young Master Chu was able to threaten the emperor of a country and destroy a city gate by himself. Before, this monk told me about Young Master Chu's situation and I didn't believe it. Now I believe it. If he was not a wise man, how could he practice martial arts to such a level and do such a deed at the age of twenty-something?"

Chu Yuan asked: "I heard that the senior is looking for a way to break through the bottleneck of martial arts and the cage of the world and escape from this world?"

The old Taoist nodded: "Yes, although I am not as talented as Young Master Chu, I can rely on myself to open up all the meridians in my body to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cultivate the innate true qi in my body, but I have been meditating day and night for the past hundred years, and I have reached the limit of my practice. There is no end in sight."

As soon as he finished speaking, a vigorous and vast innate true energy like the vast ocean surged out of the old Taoist's body.

Although Chu Yuan did not see any strange phenomena, when the old Taoist priest released his innate true energy, he could feel that he was integrated into the heaven and earth and became a part of it.

This is the state of harmony between man and nature in Taoist legend.

(End of this chapter)