Apprenticeship at Qingcheng Mountain, Senior Brother Yu Canghai

Chapter 268: Elephants can’t be hidden!
"Yes, I should go now."

Chu Yuan nodded.

During the time he was at the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Taoist temple, his two disciples, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, both mastered the art of immortality.

But I don’t know whether it is talent, fate, or personality.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, just like in the original novel, are most talented in practicing the two human body diagrams of movement and stillness, and yin and yang.

After three months, I gained nothing from the other five drawings, but I have already gained some knowledge of the Yin and Yang human body drawings.

Chu Yuan originally wanted one of them to practice the two human body diagrams of Yin and Yang, and the other to practice the five human body diagrams of the Five Elements.

But Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling couldn't do it.

Just like the last two yin and yang human body pictures in "The Secret of Immortality", they were born for Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.

In fact, the last two human body pictures in "The Secret of Immortality" are the essence of the entire "The Secret of Immortality".

The first five pictures of the human body are about practicing the five elements and the five internal organs.

The last two pictures of the human body involve the practice of yin and yang and the primordial spirit.

"Master, what about us?"

Kou Zhong asked Chu Yuan.

He and Xu Ziling also wanted to follow Chu Yuan back to Shu to see the legendary Qingcheng Sect.

"You and Ziling stay here. The owner of the quarry and Elder Xuancheng need your help."

Chu Yuan made a decision.

The current situation of the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Taoist Temple in Jiangnan is not very good, and Du Fuwei is eyeing it covetously.

If Shilong has two dragons under his command, then he still has people he can use.

If Shuanglong and he returned to Qingcheng Sect, then if there was a war in the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Taoist temple in the future, they couldn't let Shilong and Elder Xuancheng take action personally.

"All right!"

Seeing that their master was not going to take them back to Qingcheng Sect, Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong looked a little regretful.

"Kou Zhong, Zi Ling, although the two of you have mastered the preliminary practice of the "Eternal Life Art" and have generated innate true energy in your bodies, you can barely be considered innate masters, but you are too old. You need to work hard to practice and make up for the gap with others."

"Also, don't underestimate others. The martial arts realm only represents the level of martial arts, and it doesn't mean that you are better than others. If you are not careful, even an acquired master can defeat the two of you."

Chu Yuan said to Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.

This was Chu Yuan’s feeling after the fight with “Queen of Yin” Zhu Yuyan.

His martial arts level is not as good as Zhu Yuyan's, the gap is huge.

However, Zhu Yuyan chased him for thousands of miles, from Jiangnan to outside the Great Wall, but still could not kill him.

Chu Yuan felt that the level of martial arts realm, although it represented a person's understanding of martial arts, could not represent strength or weakness or victory or defeat.

We can only know who is stronger and who is weaker after the fight.

The winner is strong and the loser is weak.

It’s just that if one’s strength is strong enough, the top innate one may not be able to defeat the perfect innate one.

By the same token, acquired qualities are not necessarily inferior to innate qualities.

If we can distinguish the strong from the weak just by considering the level of martial arts, then there is no need for us to fight. We can distinguish the strong from the weak by comparing the levels of martial arts. The lower one will admit defeat and the higher one will win.

But the reality is not like this!
"Thank you for your teachings, Master."

After Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling heard Chu Yuan's words, they looked solemn. They kept Chu Yuan's words in their hearts and saluted Chu Yuan.

"Zi Ling, before I leave, I will teach you the sword technique of the Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Sword. Kou Zhong, you want to learn the sword technique, but no one in my Qingcheng Sect is proficient in sword techniques, and there is no profound sword technique inheritance. You need to learn this sword technique by yourself."

Chu Yuan said to Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling again.

The two brothers Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, one likes knives and the other likes swords.

There are many sword techniques in the Qingcheng Sect, but there is not a single book on knife techniques.

Chu Yuan did have a technique in his mind, the "Blood Sword Scripture" which he had obtained from the Blood Sword Ancestor before, but the problem was that the power of this sword technique was only average.

Teaching it to Kou Zhong would be of no use at all. It might even be worse than Kou Zhong's original sword technique "Eight Methods in the Well"!

"Thank you Master!"

"I understand, Master."

After hearing Chu Yuan's words, Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong, one had a happy look on his face, while the other had a bitter look.

"Qingcheng Sect Yangzhou Dojo, is there any trouble you need my help to solve?"

After arranging Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, Chu Yuan's gaze fell on Shi Long and Elder Xuan Cheng standing aside.

Before leaving, Chu Yuan planned to see if there was any trouble at the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Dojo. If there was, he would solve it before leaving.

"This is not."

Shilong shook his head.

Elder Xuancheng said, "Du Fuwei, who was hostile to the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Dojo, fought with us several times before. However, since he learned that even the "Queen of Yin" Zhu Yuyan had failed to kill the Sect Leader, he has been hiding in Jiangdu City and strictly ordered his soldiers to avoid conflicts with us. I guess he is afraid of the Sect Leader's reputation and is afraid that the Sect Leader will personally attack him."

Chu Yuan asked: "Are we going to kill Du Fuwei?"

Chu Yuan spoke in a calm tone, as if the person he wanted to kill was not a powerful rebel king, but just an ordinary person.

Seeing this scene, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were even more grateful for their decision to climb the big tree of the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Taoist Temple outside Yangzhou City that day.

Shi Long thought, "For the time being, the Sect Master doesn't need to kill him personally. Otherwise, once Du Fuwei dies, our Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Dojo will become the target of public criticism in the Jianghuai area. At that time, the eyes of the whole world will be on us. We are not ready to bear such a huge pressure."

Chu Yuan praised: "Yes, Brother Shi is becoming more and more like a leader of a certain faction."

Ever since he killed the rebel king Liu Wuzhou outside Yanmen Pass, in Chu Yuan's eyes, those famous rebel kings in the world were actually nothing more than that.

They are also flesh and blood, and they will die if they are killed.

It’s just that they have a large army under their command, so killing them is a little more difficult than killing those martial arts masters.

If Shi Long and Xuan Cheng needed it, Chu Yuan wouldn't mind getting rid of Du Fuwei for them before leaving.

But since Shilong and Xuancheng said they don’t need it, then forget it.

Shi Long laughed when he heard this and said, "Since Liu Wuzhou's death, which rebel king in the world is not afraid of the leader? The leader is young, and although he is talented and has unparalleled martial arts skills, he still needs to hide his shortcomings, otherwise, the tree will attract the wind. The "Yin Queen" is one example of this."

Chu Yuan shook his head and said, "Now the eyes of the whole world are focused on me. I am afraid I can't hide it anymore."

Chu Yuan had the same idea before. He grew up quietly in the dark.

However, as his martial arts skills and the power he could control expanded rapidly, even the "Queen of Yin" Zhu Yuyan noticed him, not to mention others.

Elder Xuancheng stroked his beard and smiled, "Mice can hide in the dark, but elephants can't."

but!

Isn’t this exactly what a group of old Taoists on Qingcheng Mountain want?

After finishing everything, a few days later.

Chu Yuan, accompanied by Xuan Cheng, Shi Long, Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling and a group of Taoists, left Yangzhou City and headed for Shu.

But all this was seen by those who cared.

...Jiangdu.

The once bustling palace of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty now seems a little empty.

The original palace maids and eunuchs all fled with Yu Wenzhi during the defeat after Yang Guang's death.

In the huge palace, there were only a few maids found from the people, standing at the door with terrified looks, watching the generals wearing armor coming in and out of the hall, reporting military intelligence to the "King of Chu" in the house.

A middle-aged man with a tall crown on his head, a simple appearance, a wide robe with large sleeves, and bronze clothes was sitting on the Arhat bed where Yang Guang sat in the past, listening to the reports from several generals in front of him with a worried look on his face.

This person was none other than the rebel king Du Fuwei.

After Yu Wenzhi murdered Yang Guang, he pledged allegiance to Yang Guang's grandson, King of Yue Yang Tong, who was in the eastern capital Luoyang. He was named King of Chu and appointed as the Grand Administrator of the Eastern Road.

"Manager, good news, good news. It is said that Taoist Qingyang has left Yangzhou City and returned to Shu!"

Just then, a dark-skinned general wearing armor walked in from outside, and said with a happy face.

This person's name is Miao Haichao.

He was a capable general under Du Fuwei.

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He was originally an insurgent leader, but was later conquered by Du Fuwei and became one of the many generals under Du Fuwei.

"Really?"

Du Fuwei was delighted when he heard this and immediately stood up from the Arhat bed.

Three months ago, when he learned that Taoist Qingyang, who had been hunted down by the "Queen of Yin" Zhu Yuyan, the leader of the evil Yinkui sect, from Jiangnan to outside the Great Wall and had traveled thousands of miles but still could not be killed, had returned to Yangzhou City, he had lost his appetite, looked worried and distressed.

He was afraid that the Taoist Qingyang, who had killed the rebel king Liu Wuzhou amidst thousands of troops, would attack him.

Before, he and the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Taoist Temple had a hostile relationship.

The relationship between the two sides was once very tense, with countless frictions of varying sizes and dozens of fights. It is not an exaggeration to say that the two sides are enemies.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Shilong, the owner of the Shilong Taoist temple, had clearly defected to the Qingcheng Sect, otherwise he would not have changed the name of the Shilong Taoist temple to the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Taoist temple. In addition, all the original disciples of the Shilong martial arts temple were wearing Taoist robes, tying their hair into buns, and dressing like Taoists. If they were in conflict with the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Taoist temple, then wasn't that a conflict with the Qingcheng Sect?
As more and more news about the Qingcheng Sect's leader, Taoist Qingyang, spread in the martial arts world recently, he felt that this Taoist Qingyang was someone he really couldn't afford to offend!

Let alone anything else, just the fact that the other party had such powerful martial arts that he could take the heads of enemy generals amidst thousands of troops was enough to make him unable to sleep or eat.

Even the "Queen of Yin" Zhu Yuyan, a giant of the Demon Sect, failed to kill him personally. He also killed the rebel king Liu Wuzhou outside the Great Wall among thousands of troops. If the other party wanted to kill him, it would be an easy task for him to catch him!

Although his martial arts skills were good, he believed that he could not defeat Chu Yuan, Jie Hui, An Long, Zhu Yuyan and other masters.

"It's true. The spies we arranged in Yangzhou City reported that they saw Shi Long, the elder sent by the Qingcheng Sect, and many Taoists from the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Taoist Temple, seeing off Taoist Qingyang outside the west city gate."

Miao Haichao Road.

"It's good to be gone, it's good to be gone."

When Du Fuwei heard that Taoist Chu Yuan from Qingyang had really left, he slowly sat down and said.

"General Manager, what should we do next? Ever since we occupied Jiangdu, Li Zitong and Shen Faxin have been eyeing us covetously. They are not happy with our occupation of Jiangdu and are ready to send troops to us at any time."

At this moment, a general with a long and narrow face and wearing a brown robe said to Du Fuwei.

This man's name was Fu Gongju, and he was one of the important generals under Du Fuwei.

"Li Zitong, Shen Faxin!"

Du Fuwei's face turned very ugly when he heard this.

in……

Li Zitong had a life-and-death feud with him. He once pretended to surrender to him, and later took the opportunity to send troops to him, catching him off guard. If he had not been lucky, he would have died at the hands of Li Zitong.

Shen Faxin was the prefect of Wuxing County. He was born into the Wuxing Shen family. After Yu Wenhuaji murdered Yang Guang, his opponent raised an army in the name of punishing Yu Wenhuaji. He had an army of 60,000 and occupied more than ten counties south of the Yangtze River. He was considered another major rebel king in the south of the Yangtze River.

In fact, because Du Fuwei took action first, seized the opportunity and successfully occupied Jiangdu, there was more than one enemy, the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Taoist Temple.

After thinking for a while, Du Fuwei gradually came up with an idea. He looked at a general standing on his right, who was slightly younger and in his early thirties:
"My son Xiong Dan, what do you think about us making peace with the head of the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Dojo?"

This man was named Wang Xiongdan, his adopted son and general chosen from the army.

In order to win the hearts of the people, Du Fuwei adopted thirty sons in the army and provided them with the same food and clothing.

Wang Xiongdan is one of them.

In his early years, when Li Zitong pretended to surrender and rebel, it was Wang Xiongdan who took timely action and pulled Du Fuwei back from the brink of death. He was considered a loyal subordinate of Du Fuwei and was deeply trusted by Du Fuwei.

"My godfather, Xiong Dan thinks this plan is feasible. Right now, our relationship with all the forces in Jiangnan is very tense. The Qingcheng Sect and Qingyang Taoist priest are behind the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Dojo. We must not offend them. We should ease the relationship with them so that we can release our energy and have enough energy to deal with Li Zitong and Shen Faxin."

When Wang Xiongdan saw his adoptive father Du Fuwei mentioned him, he quickly stood up and responded.

"Yes, foster father, we should indeed ease the relationship with the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Dojo. It would be best if we could form an alliance."

At this time, a tall and strong general wearing armor standing opposite Wang Xiongdan also stood up and agreed.

This person's name is Kan Leng.

He is also one of the thirty adopted sons in Du Fuwei's army.

"Okay, in that case, I will send you two, with your elite troops, to Yangzhou City as soon as possible. If we can form an alliance with the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Dojo, that would be the best. Even if we can't, we must ease the relationship with the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Dojo."

Du Fuwei said to his two adopted sons Wang Xiongdan and Kan Leng.

He had made up his mind that no matter what, he would not have any more conflicts with the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Taoist Temple.

Thinking about the backers behind the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Taoist temple, he felt an unbearable headache.

Qingcheng faction!
Taoist Qingyang!

There is also Li Shimin, the second son of Li Yuan, the leader of the Li Clan, one of the four major families in the world, who has just been accepted as a disciple by Taoist Qingyang!
These one by one...

He got a headache just thinking about it.

"As ordered."

Wang Xiongdan and Kan Leng glanced at each other, with a strong hint of tit-for-tat.

Among the thirty adopted sons Du Fuwei adopted in the army, only these two had the highest abilities and the most outstanding military achievements. They both became generals under Du Fuwei, so they often competed with each other.

But Du Fuwei was also happy with it!

Although these adopted sons of his were loyal to him, he did not want to give his favor to just one person.

That would result in his adopted sons only obeying one person.

……

Without the burden of Fu Jun'er, Chu Yuan used the light skill "Xiao Yao You" to hurry on his way.

In just three days, he rushed back to Shu from Jiangnan.

However, speaking of the devil, he appeared. After returning to Qingcheng Sect, Chu Yuan met an acquaintance at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain.

"Fu Jun'er, didn't you run away? Why did you come back?"

Chu Yuan said as he looked at the beautiful woman in white standing in the roadside pavilion at the foot of the mountain.

"I figured it out."

Fu Jun'er looked at Chu Yuan and said.

"What have you figured out?"

Chu Yuan wondered.

(End of this chapter)