Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 190 Western Swordsmanship and Tai Chi Swordsmanship

"Ding!"

"when!"

Under the violent attack, even the Wudang leader was unable to snatch the sword from his hand for a while.

But the old master was not panicked at all. Although he majored in Qimen sorcery, as the old head of Wudang who had been in charge of the sect for decades, his attainments in Tai Chi and swordsmanship would naturally not be low. At least a half-baked person like He Songling, who only knew swordsmanship, would not pose any threat to him.

Therefore, Taoist Zhu did not fight back, but instead held up the sword circle to defend, watching He Songling's fighting style with interest: "Oh, good, this is good, creative, what kind of swordsmanship is this?"

"The tricks of the Western devils are not worthy of the old master's eyes." He Songling said modestly, but his hands were ruthless. In the last set of sword skills, he smashed Taoist Master Daozhu on the head like hammering iron.

"Hey, kid, this Western sword technique is fun, but you are using it in a crap way. With your level, I can hardly imagine how you can brag about your 'talent'."

Taoist Zhu was beaten for half a day, mainly to satisfy his curiosity to see this kind of sword technique he had never seen before. Now that he has seen enough, he is ready to get serious.

He quickly raised his sword, swung it horizontally, and moved the ink sword in He Songling's hand away. Then he drew two circles on the spot, allowing He Songling's subsequent sword skills to be released in conjunction with the Qi, which was just eliminated by the circle.

At the moment when He Songling's sword was deflected, Taoist Zhu's sword drew another small half circle, just covering the upper body of He Songling who was leaning forward and trying to disperse his sword skills, as if he had voluntarily thrown himself under Taoist Zhu's sword.

"Pfft!"

He Songling did not dodge, and was directly cut off half of his arm by the sword of the Wudang leader.

"I admire you so much. You are still strong and vigorous despite your age. Your swordsmanship is divine. I am far inferior to you."

An arm connected to the upper chest fell halfway in mid-air, turned into white qi, flew upwards again, and merged into He Songling's body. The missing body part grew out again.

"If you can do everything, then what's the point? Are we still going to be a mixed bag?"

Taoist Master Daozhu breathed a sigh of relief and said something rather arrogantly, then stared at He Songling and said, "Leave your Western swordsmanship behind."

"Hang on, I'll go to the Sutra Library and compile a booklet that will clearly describe the body shape, steps, and coordinated energy emission timing. There will be absolutely no vagueness." He Songling nodded.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Daozhu Zhenren pretended to be angry and had to chop him with a sword, but in fact he did so in order to pass on the Tai Chi sword to him. He had not only learned the Wudang Qimen before, but had even used it to win in actual combat; he had also seen enough Tai Chi from Song Mian.

Judging from the few Qimen techniques he had learned, he certainly couldn't escape. But He Songling still wanted to discuss the Dao, and he was aiming at their Tai Chi sword.

But as the head of Wudang, it is naturally impossible for Taoist Master Daozhu to give things to you just because you ask for them. After all, He Songling is a junior, and that would make Wudang look bad. Even if Taoist Master Daozhu dies in the future, it would be difficult for him to explain to all the ancestors of Wudang.

But if the enemy learns your skills just by looking at them, then there is nothing you can do about it. After all, no master of any generation can stop the later disciples from using Wudang skills in battle, right? If your skills are learned by others just by looking at them, it only means that your skills are not advanced enough.

Tai Chi sword is not a secret of Wudang. It is also communicated and passed on among fellow practitioners. For example, Tang Shiying, the number one weapon master of the Tang Sect and the master's uncle, knows Tai Chi sword. He doesn't know the whole set of skills, but at least he understands the method of using Qi and power, and can even use it in actual combat.

Therefore, leaving the Tai Chi Sword to He Songling is not a big deal, but He Songling can't just take it for nothing, so something must be left behind.

Taoist Master Daozhu did not make things difficult for him and specifically asked for the Western sword technique.

The reason is very simple. Wudang Sect did not have a sorcerer inheritance at first. Maybe there were some sorcerers who came to rely on it, but at least there was no such thing as "Wudang Qimen". The things left by the founder Zhang Sanfeng were very simple, which were the methods of refining qi, Tai Chi boxing and sword, some alchemy formulas, and cultivating the nature and life.

Later, the Ming Dynasty revered the Great Emperor Zhenwu, and later Emperor Jiajing loved to practice Taoism, and named Wudang Mountain the "Imperial Family Temple", directly elevating Wudang Mountain to the level of "the Crown of the Five Mountains" where "the four famous mountains all bow to it, and the five immortal mountains all pay homage to it".

During the Jiajing period, Wudang was known as the number one Taoist mountain. Not to mention that He Songling's family was still a small Karami, the founder of Trinity, Lin Zhaoen, was not even as good as Longhushan and Maoshan.

But if you have been granted a title by the emperor and received money from the emperor, you have to work for the emperor.

At that time, there were all kinds of things like Fuqi, Qingci, divination, stargazing, etc. As long as it was related to metaphysics and Jiajing wanted it, he had to learn it in Wudang, at least he had to be able to deceive Emperor Jiajing.

Tao Zhongwen, the world's number one Taoist priest at the time, was from Hubei and had a deep connection with Wudang Mountain. He was a close friend of Shao Yuanjie from Longhu Mountain. Although he was no longer known as the Heavenly Master, he was still trusted by Jiajing and was recommended to the emperor. He was the only one who held three titles.

It can be seen that Wudang and Longhu Mountain have had a special friendship since the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

By the side of Emperor Jiajing, Tao Zhongwen seized Taoist scriptures from all over the world, as well as the Taoist astrology techniques and Qimen methods, and compiled them into a set of Qimen. After retiring and returning to his hometown, he handed them over to Wudang Mountain, which was the prototype of "Wudang Qimen".

Later, Wudang relied on this set of Qimen methods to become popular among the royal family and the upper class of society. Naturally, the emphasis of Wudang disciples on the practice of Tai Chi and Qimen was different.

During the most serious period, Wudang Tai Chi was even lost for a time. It was only then that the family borrowed the five sets of Tai Chi from Chen, Yang, Sun, Wu and Wu martial arts and combined them with their own foundation to restore it.

The one who did this was Daozhu Zhenren's uncle. This was the time when Wudang Taiji martial arts was at its most declining. Taiji boxing and swordsmanship could not be abandoned, but the main focus was still on Qimen.

It just so happens that He Songling's set of Western swordsmanship was originally developed by Western magicians, specifically for use with magic, that is, a sword technique that uses Qi to emit energy. By taking the subtleties from it, perhaps it would be possible to combine Tai Chi sword and Qimen.

Thinking of swinging the sword and releasing the earth wheel at the same time, Taoist Candle was so happy that his nose was about to burst. With the cooperation of these five talented disciples under my seat, there is hope for the revival of Wuzhong!

Zhou Sheng: Why does it sound like I have something to do with this?
Three days later, He Songling, who worked in Wudang Jiudun Canteen, finally finished writing the sword manual. He took his fellow disciples and said goodbye to the Wudang leader.

According to known historical data, Tao Zhongwen's background and training have nothing to do with Wudang except that they are both in Hubei. However, as the first Taoist priest beside Emperor Jiajing, he should have had some contact with Wudang, the royal ancestral temple conferred by Jiajing, so it is not completely far-fetched.

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