The Proof of the Heavens Begins with The Legend of the Condor Heroes

When Fang Hao arrived at the courtyard where Xu Xiao was, the King of Beiliang was leaning on the couch to rest.

This tough man who fought his way out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood is now in his twilight years. His gray hair and hunched back bear witness to Xu Xiao's past and foreshadow his future.

Fang Hao walked over and loosened Xu Xiao's shoulders. Xu Xiao said in a low voice: "Back then, your mother loosened my shoulders like this. It seems like many years have passed."

Fang Hao did not answer. Princess Wu Su of Beiliang was definitely a taboo for these two men. Both Xu Xiao and Fang Hao were holding back a lot of anger over Wu Su's death.

"We received a letter from Wudang Mountain, saying that the head of Wudang, Wang Chonglou, invited you to go to Wudang Mountain." Xu Xiao said to Fang Hao, "What do you think, should we go or not?"

"Since Master Wang has personally invited me, of course I have to go." Fang Hao replied.

Since Fang Hao has embarked on another path, the role of Dahuangting to him is no longer so important.

Wang Zhonglou should have known this very well. But the old man was so determined to invite him to Wudang, so he must have something else important to do.

Over the years, because of Longhu Mountain, Wudang has had an awkward position among Taoist sects in the world.

They can be said to be brothers in distress with Beiliang, which was excluded by the Liyang Dynasty.

Under such circumstances, both parties tacitly started a series of cooperation, including Wang Zhonglou's plan to transfer the Dahuangting Qi to Fang Hao, which had been discussed long ago.

The acupoints in Wang Zhonglou's body through which the Dahuangting Qi flows were tailor-made after the acupoints in Fang Hao's body.

Now, Fang Hao has taken a different path and embarked on the path of luck cultivation, but he has deviated from the original plan. Wudang naturally wants to find out what Beiliang is thinking.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Fang Hao to go to Wudang Mountain.

"When you go to Wudang Mountain and meet Wang Zhonglou, you need to be respectful." Xu Xiao said: "Also, don't always embarrass that little Taoist priest riding a cow upside down. Your elder sister's matter has nothing to do with him."

Fang Hao's elder sister Xu Zhihu, although married far away in the south of the Yangtze River, fell in love with a young Taoist priest who rode a cow upside down on Mount Wudang when she was in Beiliang.

Unfortunately, even though Xu Zhihu finally got married, the young Taoist priest named Hong Xixiang never left Wudang Mountain.

After Xu Zhihu married into the Lu family in Jiangnan, her husband died suddenly and she lived a very difficult life.

Since childhood, Xu Fengnian has always blamed Hong Xixiang and would target him every time he went to Wudang Mountain.

"Xu Xiao! Are you done yet? I know what's going on." Fang Hao said.

Hong Xixiang was the reincarnation of Lü Zu, and he knew it all. But who was Lü Zu? He was a man who had passed the gate of immortality but never entered it, and whose cultivation had reached the level of a saint who had united the three religions.

When this gentleman was at his peak, he could fight even against the Five Emperors of the Immortal Realm.

After bidding farewell to Xu Xiao, Fang Hao originally wanted to go to Wudang alone. However, before leaving, Xu Xiao pushed Jiang Ni in with him, and even gave the beautiful excuse that he wanted her to serve him.

Fang Hao probably guessed what Xu Xiao was up to, and didn't refuse.

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As a famous Taoist mountain, Wudang Mountain has two pools, four ponds, nine wells, twenty-four deep ravines, thirty-six rocks and eighty-one peaks. The scenery is beautiful and breathtaking.

The Wudang Sect is centered on the Taizhen Palace on the Yuzhu Peak. The 81 peaks are drooping and tilted around this peak, forming the famous Feng Shui wonder of the 81 peaks facing the Great Summit.

For thousands of years, countless people seeking immortality have retired to Wudang, either sitting in meditation on cliffs or hiding in fairy caves, listening to the golden and jade-like Buddhist music and watching the mist-shrouded towers, clear waters and green mountains, leaving behind endless legends.

For thousands of years, Wudang has been a holy place for Taoism. A thousand years ago, it was even superior to Longhu Mountain.

After the establishment of the Liyang Dynasty, because the royal family of Liyang was from the Longhu Zhao branch, the policy of "promoting Longhu and suppressing Wudang" was adopted, which made Longhu Mountain the ancestral home of Taoism. Since the establishment of the Liyang Dynasty, Wudang has been silent for more than a hundred years, but no one dares to underestimate the thousand-year heritage of this famous mountain.

The current headmaster, Wang Chonglou, still occupies a place in the top ten of the martial arts ranking. When he was in his early years traveling around the world, it was said that he once used an immortal’s guidance to break the entire turbulent Canglan River.

Wang Chonglou was known as the man who “cut a river with one finger” and frightened all the villains in the world, which led to his decades of seclusion and cultivation in Wudang.

"Ta-ta! Ta-ta!"

The iron cavalry came marching forward, and Fang Hao, escorted by three hundred Beiliang iron cavalrymen, arrived in front of Mount Wudang, under the plaque engraved with "Xuanwu Dangxing".

At that time, under the plaque of Xuanwu Dangxing, there were already two Taoists of much different age who had been waiting for a long time.

One of them was the little Taoist priest Hong Xixiang who liked to ride a cow upside down as mentioned by Fang Hao. When he was still a child, he was brought to Wudang and accepted as a disciple by the master of Wudang, Wang Chonglou.

Although he is young, he is already one of the most senior Taoist priests in Wudang. This Wudang Taoist priest, who is known for "shouldering both martial arts and Taoism", is actually the reincarnation of Lu Zu, but he has not yet awakened his memories of his past life.

The other old Taoist priest had white hair and a youthful face, with kind eyes and a look that showed he had attained great spiritual power.

This man is Hong Xixiang's second senior brother Chen Yao, who is in charge of Wudang's secular affairs and is equivalent to the chief steward of Wudang Sect.

The two men led Fang Hao along the mountain road, all the way forward towards the Little Lotus Peak.

During this period, the two of them had no intention of stopping to rest. Fortunately, Fang Hao was not an A-Munk either. He used the Xuanhuang Qi to regulate his breathing and easily kept up.

Chen Yao and Hong Xixiang looked at each other and thought that Xu Fengnian not only practiced martial arts, but also had such a long meridian, so he must have practiced superior internal skills without a doubt.

When they arrived at the retreat of Wudang headmaster Wang Chonglou, the old Taoist priest was still in meditation. The three of them did not disturb him and waited quietly in the thatched cottage outside.

The scene was a little deserted for a moment. Seeing Hong Xixiang looking contented and reading the "Song of the Great Dao of Lingyuan" in his hand, Chen Yao had no choice but to bite the bullet and greet Fang Hao.

"I heard that the prince has been practicing martial arts diligently recently. I wonder if he prefers to use a knife or a sword?" Chen Yao asked.

"I use a knife." Fang Hao smiled and said, "But I am not opposed to using a sword. After all, sword techniques and knife techniques have the same goal. Just like the Peach Blossom Sword God, he uses peach blossom branches as his weapon. It can be a sword or a knife."

After hearing what Fang Hao said, Chen Yao's eyes lit up and he said, "I never thought that the prince's idea coincides with mine."

Fang Hao continued, "Wudang swordsmanship is extraordinary in the world. Can you tell me about the swordsmanship in the world?"

Chen Yao said: "There are so many sword techniques in the world, but to be honest, there are only three: standing sword, walking sword, and sitting sword."

Fang Hao became curious and humbly asked for advice.

Chen Yao went on to say, "To put it simply, the so-called standing sword means that the sword is often stopped after being drawn, and the sword force is swift and fierce, like a thunder in winter. If it does not roar, it will be amazing. The walking sword emphasizes footwork, and the sword force is continuous while moving, like a heavy summer rain or freehand ink painting. As for sitting sword? I don't know."

Fang Hao asked: "Why is this?"

"The sitting sword technique is a family tradition in the Wu family's sword tomb, and outsiders are not aware of it." Chen Yao said.

"The Wu family's sword tomb?" Fang Hao said in a deep voice.

His mother, Wu Su, was actually the sword crown of the Wu family's sword tomb. By chance, she fell in love with Xu Xiao. Fang Hao gave up his original identity and became the Princess of Beiliang.

It must be said that Chen Yao has a wide range of knowledge about swordsmanship in the world and is familiar with all kinds of swordsmanship. Fang Hao talked with him for a long time and benefited a lot from it. (End of this chapter)