Apprenticeship at Qingcheng Mountain, Senior Brother Yu Canghai

Chapter 250: The Three Treasures of Spirit, Energy and Spirit, the Power of God
Duzun Castle.

It is one of the emerging forces that has emerged in the world in recent years, in addition to the four major clans of Yuwen, Dugu, Song and Li.

The location of Duzun Fort is just north of Chengdu County, on the south bank of Wansui Pond, a hundred miles away from Chengdu County.

Duzun Fort is a powerful force in Bashu, with a great reputation and prestige far and wide.

After leaving Chengdu County, Chu Yuan asked someone and found out the location of Duzun Fort.

After the two determined the direction, they rushed towards Du Zun Castle.

After walking for a while, Chu Yuan felt a little annoyed that Fu Jun'er was walking too slowly.

Chu Yuan said to Fu Jun'er: "You are traveling too slowly, I will take you with me..."

As he spoke, without waiting for Fu Jun'er's consent, Chu Yuan directly grabbed the collar of Fu Jun'er's neck. Fu Jun'er was a woman, and a rare beauty at that. She felt that Chu Yuan was too ungraceful to treat her like this, and was about to object: "You..."

Chu Yuan performed "Xiao Yao You" and took a step forward. His figure was already twenty feet away.

After Chu Yuan mastered the "Eternal Life Secret", his "Xiao Yao You" light skill also improved.

From more than ten feet at the beginning, it increased to twenty feet.

And this is not Chu Yuan's limit.

Chu Yuan’s limit is twenty-three or twenty-four feet.

Then Fu Jun'er felt that everything around her became blurred. The trees on both sides of the road and the rolling mountains turned into afterimages at this moment, passing by her quickly and being left behind.

The strong winds were like small swords, piercing my skin and causing pain.

Her clothes and hair were swaying in the wind, and her sleeves even made a flapping sound.

The originally beautiful Goryeo beauty was completely ruined at this moment.

Although she felt chilled to the bone by the cold wind, Fu Jun'er no longer had time to object. She was amazed at Chu Yuan's astonishing lightness skills.

Although Chu Yuan had shown some of his lightness skills when fighting with him before, it was nothing compared to his current terrifying lightness skills.

With one step, she could travel more than twenty feet. Since she came to the Central Plains, she had never seen anyone with such terrifying lightness skills.

Fu Jun'er's true energy was cut off by Chu Yuan using the "Cutting Pulse Method". Unlike Chu Yuan who could use his internal energy to protect his body, she was held in Chu Yuan's hand at this moment. She looked extremely embarrassed, and her whole body was more like a piece of light paper, swaying in the strong wind in Chu Yuan's hand.

Fu Jun'er was in great difficulty, tears and saliva almost flowed out, and asked word by word: "You...what...is this...Qinggong?"

Although Chu Yuan had abolished his "Nine Heavens Qi" and was unable to use the protective qi, he was able to protect himself from being disturbed by the cold wind in a high-speed environment because of the circulation of the true qi in the "Eternal Life Secret".

When he heard what Fu Jun'er said, he turned around and said to her, "Xiao Yao You, I created it myself."

When Fu Jun'er heard this, she was in a very embarrassed state and looked at Chu Yuan with complicated eyes for a moment.

From this point of view, Chu Yuan is indeed an extremely talented Taoist genius.

The rumors in Qingcheng Sect that Chu Yuan created his own martial arts were not false.

In addition to practicing the "Eternal Life Secret", Chu Yuan's other martial arts that he created himself cannot be ignored.

As Fu Jun'er was daydreaming along the way, time passed quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour, they rushed from Chengdu County to the outside of Duzun Castle at lightning speed.

Duzun Fort faces south and is built with stone bricks. It looks like a miniature imperial city, giving it an air of impregnability.

What Chu Yuan did not expect was that outside the Duzun Fortress, there was actually a moat that was three or four feet wide and two feet deep, similar to the moat of a big city.

On the moat, there is a suspension bridge that is nearly ten feet wide and can cross the moat. The suspension bridge leads directly to the gate of Duzun Fort.

It was probably still daytime and there were no enemies, so the suspension bridge was lowered.

However, in front of the castle gate, there were four swordsmen standing guard with swords in hand and looking dignified.

If you want to enter the Du Zun Castle, you need to report before walking on the suspension bridge.

Chu Yuan brought Fu Jun'er with him, and because the speed of "Xiao Yao You" was so fast, it was almost like teleportation, and they appeared directly in front of the suspension bridge of Du Zun Castle.

This made the four swordsmen guarding the gate of Duzun Fortress, who saw this scene, immediately realize that Chu Yuan was of extraordinary status, and their expressions tensed: "Who are you, sir, and what brings you to my Duzun Fortress?"

Chu Yuan put Fu Jun'er down and said to the four swordsmen guarding the suspension bridge of Duzun Fort: "The head of Qingcheng Sect, Taoist Qingyang, comes to challenge the Lord of Duzun Fort."

The four swordsmen's faces changed slightly when they heard this. Of course, the leader of Qingcheng Sect, Taoist Qingyang, knew about this.

Because Duzun Fort is not far from Qingcheng Mountain, and Qingcheng Sect is a Taoist sect that has risen rapidly in the Bashu region in the past two or three years.

Their leader, Taoist Qingyang, became famous in the martial arts world not long ago. It is said that he obtained "The Secret of Immortality", one of the four great books in the world, and even mastered it.

Yu Wenzhi, who was ordered by Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty to seize the "Secret of Immortality", was also defeated by him.

As soon as the other party showed up, he said he wanted to challenge the lord of his own castle. I'm afraid he has bad intentions this time.

"Master Qingyang, wait a moment. We will go in and report to the fortress lord."

One of the swordsmen said.

After saying this, he winked at a swordsman beside him. The swordsman understood and immediately went into Duzun Castle to report.

The other three swordsmen looked at Chu Yuan with a vigilant look.

Before Chu Yuan had to wait for a moment, a middle-aged man in a green shirt came out of the castle with hundreds of swordsmen holding long swords and stood in two rows in front of the castle gate.

"Uncle Fang!"

The middle-aged man in green shirt, who had just walked out with hundreds of swordsmen, had not spoken yet.

Then, a young man's voice was heard from inside the Du Zun Castle.

Then there was a burst of horse neighing, accompanied by the sound of dense horse hooves. A heroic young man dressed in black, holding a dark iron spear with a shining tip, rushed out of the Duzun Castle with more than a dozen young men riding horses, dressed in tight clothes and holding red-tasseled spears.

"Young Master, didn't I tell you not to come out? Why did you come out?"

The middle-aged man in blue was none other than Fang Yimin, the steward of Duzun Castle.

The one who just rushed out of Duzun Fort with more than ten riders was none other than Jie Wenlong, the young master of Duzun Fort.

"stop!"

More than a dozen riders led by Xie Wenlong stopped when they rushed to the suspension bridge. They stopped at the same time at Xie Wenlong's command. Their movements were uniform, showing their elite nature.

After stopping his horse, Xie Wenlong turned to the housekeeper Fang Yimin and said, "Someone actually dared to challenge my father. As the young master of Duzun Castle, I naturally cannot stay out of it."

After he finished speaking, he looked towards Chu Yuan.

"Are you the Taoist Qingyang, the leader of the Qingcheng Sect who is said to have mastered the 'Eternal Life Secret'?"

Xie Wenlong said to Chu Yuan.

He looked at Chu Yuan's appearance and age, and thought he was only about sixteen or seventeen years old, but he actually dared to challenge his father. He was surprised and felt very unconvinced.

"Yes, I am."

Chu Yuan nodded.

Chu Yuan looked at the people standing in front of the gate of Duzun Castle and said, "Fort Master Jie is not showing up. It seems that if we want to see him, we have to defeat you first."

The fact that Song Que and Jie Hui were sworn brothers allowed him to build such a great foundation in Bashu, but Jie Hui’s martial arts skills must have been good.

As for the strength of Duzun Castle other than Jie Hui, we will have to fight them to know.

Hearing Chu Yuan's words, Xie Wenlong said angrily: "Arrogant, don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you have mastered the "Eternal Life Secret". Today I will let you know what it means that there are always people who are better than you and there are always higher things beyond you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised the iron spear in his hand and said to the dozen or so riders behind him: "Brothers, follow me to form a battle array to meet the enemy."

Xie Wenlong gave another order, and the dozen or so riders behind him also waved their spears. Under the leadership of Xie Wenlong, with Xie Wenlong as the spearhead, they formed a sharp thin triangle and launched a charge towards Chu Yuan.

When Chu Yuan saw this scene, a hint of interest flashed across his eyes and he said, "Interesting!"

Xie Wenlong led more than ten riders to charge towards him. It was obviously not an ordinary siege, but a military formation.

Following behind Jie Wenlong, these young men on horseback should be the young elite of Duzun Fort, and each of them is at least a third-rate master.

The military formation they formed at this moment seemed to be unstoppable, and they even briefly displayed the momentum of the top innate power.

"The military formation is good, but unfortunately you are too weak. If you were perfect innately, you could still pose a threat to me."

Chu Yuan sighed softly.

Although he is not sure which realm he is in now.

But it is definitely not the initial stage of innateness, nor is it the top stage of innateness.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Yuan took steps and took the initiative to walk towards the army led by Xie Wenlong.

"Young Master..."

Fang Yimin looked worried when he saw this scene.

Because the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, Taoist Qingyang, was able to defeat Yu Wenzhi and even mastered "The Secret of Immortality", one of the four great books in the world. Although he is young, he is by no means an easy opponent.

Chu Yuan walked leisurely towards Jie Wenlong and his army. The two were ten feet apart. Before he came into contact with Jie Wenlong, Jie Wenlong's face changed, as if he was struck by lightning, and he fell to the ground from his horse's back.

As Chu Yuan approached, the young men holding red-tasseled spears behind him all changed their expressions, as if struck by lightning, and fell from their horses to the ground, and for a moment the ground was like a rolling gourd.

Fortunately, the people behind immediately reined in their horses and stopped.

Otherwise, if the horses' hooves stepped on them, these people might not have died at Chu Yuan's hands, but instead had died at the hands of their own people.

Chu Yuan walked past Jie Wenlong, and those young men who had not landed began to land one after another once Chu Yuan approached...

They were too busy to stop Chu Yuan. They could only watch Chu Yuan pass by them, walk across the suspension bridge, and head into the Du Zun Castle.

"Stop him."

Upon seeing this scene, Fang Yimin, the steward of Duzun Castle, changed his expression and immediately gave the order.

The hundreds of swordsmen who were guarding the gate of Duzun Castle and who had just been brought out by the butler Fang Yimin, immediately surrounded Chu Yuan.

"You are no match for me. Let your castle lord come out and retreat."

Chu Yuan said.

And those swordsmen, like Jie Wenlong who had just fallen off his horse, fell to the ground and lost their ability to move as if struck by lightning when they got within a certain range of Chu Yuan.

"Why?"

Seeing this scene, Fang Yimin, the steward of Duzun Castle, was puzzled.

He did not underestimate Chu Yuan just because of his young age, so he brought a hundred swordsmen to fight, hoping to stop Chu Yuan.

But the result was beyond his expectations, because including the young master Jie Wenlong and the "Thirteen Riders" he formed, as well as the elite swordsmen of Duzun Fort, all fell to the ground and lost their combat effectiveness before they could get close to Chu Yuan.

I didn't see this young Taoist priest with an extraordinary temperament and a hint of immaturity in his face taking action!
Is it possible that the Secret of Immortality is really so magical and terrifying?
The leader of the Qingcheng Sect, Taoist Qingyang, had already eliminated so many people before he even made a move.

"How can this be?"

He was hit hard after falling to the ground, but fortunately, as a martial artist, he was strong and nothing serious happened. Xie Wenlong, who was lying on the ground, looked up at Chu Yuan not far away, with some disbelief in his eyes.

He just felt that everything around him seemed to have lost its color, the world was still, and in his sight, only Chu Yuan and the brothers beside him were living beings.

Then, he encountered pressure like a mountain.

And then……

He couldn't hold on any longer and fell off his horse.

Fu Jun'er, who was not far away, also looked at Chu Yuan with great surprise. This situation happened again.

Previously, when he was in "Hexinglong" in Chengdu County, Anlong, the leader of the Demonic Tianlian Sect, also faced this situation, and it is the same situation now.

The difference is that An Long, the leader of the Demonic Sect Tianlian Sect, is much stronger than these people.

But he still chose to give in.

Chu Yuan looked at this scene but was not surprised at all.

Because ever since he mastered the sixth and seventh human body diagrams in "The Secret of Immortality", he cultivated the yin and yang innate true qi and gathered them in the upper dantian purple palace.

He discovered that he possessed a kind of divine power.

This power is invisible and intangible, but it really exists in the Purple Palace.

Once I use this power, the opponent will have no way to resist unless something unexpected happens, and will be completely suppressed by me.

It gave the other party a feeling that the surrounding world was still, and only himself and Chu Yuancai were moving.

Of course, if they are our own people or people around us, and they are not targeted by Chu Yuan, they will not be affected.

As long as Chu Yuan exerts a little pressure, the opponent can't bear it. In the eyes of the opponent, this force is like a mountain.

Chu Yuan called this power "God"!
Taoists often talk about "essence", "qi" and "spirit", which are the three treasures of the human body.

In the "Santong Qi" written by the famous Taoist Yunyazi Wei Boyang during the Eastern Han Dynasty, there is even a saying that one can transform essence into Qi, transform Qi into spirit, and return spirit to emptiness.

Essence is easy to understand. Essence is the basic material basis of human life activities.

Whether it is the food we eat or the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, they are all a kind of essence. The sufficiency of essence affects human growth, development, aging and death.

Qi is an invisible but real energy.

This includes the innate vital energy in the Crimson Palace that affects human lifespan, as well as the internal strength and true qi cultivated through martial arts and meditation, all of which are types of qi.

In comparison, God is much more complicated.

In a broad sense, human mental state, consciousness and thinking activities all fall within the scope of God.

But the spirit is also influenced by the essence and qi, as the saying goes: "When the essence is full, the qi is abundant, and the spirit is strong."

God is also the most difficult to materialize and the most mysterious energy.

Chu Yuan practiced "The Secret of Immortality" and unlocked the power of "God".

Chu Yuan speculated that as long as he kept practicing the "Eternal Life Secret", he might be able to condense his primordial spirit one day and achieve the level of Sword Saint Dugu Jian who could let his primordial spirit leave his body, transform his primordial spirit into a sword, and freeze time and space.

But after Dugu Jian used his soul to launch the devastating "Sword Twenty-Three", he himself died.

Chu Yuan felt that Dugu Jian’s soul was not strong enough. If it was strong enough, he would not have died after striking such a sword.

"It is said in the martial arts world that Taoist Qingyang has mastered the 'Eternal Life Secret', one of the four great books in the world, which no one has mastered for thousands of years. Today, I see that it is indeed worthy of its reputation."

At this moment, another powerful voice came from the Du Zun Castle.

Then, a man in his fifties, wearing a purple shirt with cloud patterns, with a tall and strong figure, bright eyes, a line of nasolabial folds on his forehead, which made him look a bit fierce, came out of the Du Zun Castle supported by a beautiful woman who was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, wearing a goose yellow shirt, with slightly frowned eyebrows and a gentle and beautiful expression.

"You must be Jie Hui, the Lord of Duzun Fortress?"

Chu Yuan looked at the fifty-year-old man and said.

As for the woman next to him, Chu Yuan didn't know.

"I am Jie Hui."

Xie Hui said.

Then he turned to the woman beside him and said, "Yuhua, let go. You don't have to worry about me. I know you are all worried about me, but since someone has come to challenge me, if I avoid fighting, people in the world will think that my Du Zun Fort is in name only, and it won't be long before Du Zun Fort is expelled from the world."

Seeing Jie Hui say this, the beautiful woman had no choice but to let go of the hand that was supporting Jie Hui.

Chu Yuan suddenly understood after hearing this.

This beautiful woman should be Song Yuhua, the daughter of Song Que, the head of the Song clan, one of the four largest clans in the world. She is also the wife of Jie Wenlong, the young master of Duzun Castle. She is a tool used by the Song clan and Duzun Castle to form a marriage alliance.

It seemed that just now, both Song Yuhua, Jie Wenlong, and the housekeeper Fang Yimin were trying to stop Jie Hui from showing up.

The reason...

It’s nothing more than that although he is young, his reputation is not small.

If Jie Hui defeated him in a fight, people in the martial arts world would not be too surprised and would think it was natural. At most, they would add that he and the "Eternal Life Secret" did not live up to their reputation.

Once Jie Hui is defeated, Duzun Fort's status in the martial arts world will plummet, and the reputation accumulated over the years will vanish into thin air.

Chu Yuan bowed and said, "I have heard of Lord Jie's great name for a long time. I have come to ask for advice on martial arts from you, Lord Jie. Please teach me."

There is no need to say too many polite words, because no matter how many words are used, they cannot cover up the fact that he is here to challenge.

In the martial arts world, strength is respected.

The current power of Duzun Castle is built on the reputation that Jie Hui has gained by defeating countless masters.

Therefore, if Xie Hui wins today, the reputation of Duzun Castle will still be loud in the world.

If he loses, it will just be a rumor in the martial arts world that a young man has succeeded in getting to the top by stepping on his predecessors.

Just like the now world-famous head of the Song clan, Song Que, who once challenged the world's best knife master, "Ba Dao" Yue Shan, when he was young...

Song Que won, and became the current "Tian Dao" Song Que.

Yue Shan was defeated, and from then on his name disappeared from the world.

"You are quite good. You have mastered the Art of Immortality before you were even twenty, and founded the Qingcheng Sect. You are no less capable than my sworn brother back then."

Xie Hui looked at Chu Yuandao who was wearing a Taoist robe.

The Qingcheng Sect was only a little over a hundred miles away from Duzun Castle, so Duzun Castle naturally noticed this fast-rising Taoist sect next to it.

Even before this, his housekeeper Fang Yimin and his son Jie Wenlong had proposed to him the idea of ​​curbing the Qingcheng Sect.

However, the Qingcheng Sect rose too quickly. Before he could make up his mind, Chu Yuan, the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, came to challenge him.

Chu Yuan knew that Jie Hui was talking about "Heavenly Sword" Song Que!
"Fort Master Jie can compare me with the head of the Song family. It seems that he thinks very highly of me."

Chu Yuan smiled.

"No one in the martial arts world dares to look down on someone who can master the Secret of Immortality before he reaches the age of twenty."

Xie Hui said.

The four great books in the world, each has its own magical powers. Even the "Heavenly Demon Strategy" and "Cihang Sword Canon", which are ranked lower, are the secrets of the Demon Sect and Cihang Jingzhai.

Not to mention the even higher ranked and very mysterious "The Secret of Immortality".

"Enough of the small talk, it's time to fight. I haven't fought with anyone for a long time. If I fight, it won't be considered a disgrace to the reputation of my Duzun Castle, even if it's a younger generation who has mastered the "Eternal Life Secret". Come on."

Xie Hui waved to Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan didn't say anything, and Jie Hui didn't say anything either.

Then two figures disappeared from where they were and collided with each other.

Xie Hui did not underestimate Chu Yuan just because of his young age. Instead, he treated Chu Yuan as an opponent of the same level as himself and attacked with all his strength.

(End of this chapter)