Eternal Sword

Chapter 95: Immortal Ape Sword Sect
When Chen Tang woke up, it was already early morning.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the guest from the mountain looking at him with a smile.

Chen Tang felt like he was caught being lazy.

It’s not his fault.

The main reason is that I spent a long time in the divine state last night. Although I was interrupted in time by the guest in the mountain, I still felt a little tired.

Coupled with this breathing method, every bone emits a slight heat that penetrates through the muscles and skin, making the whole body warm and extremely comfortable. Before I knew it, I fell asleep.

"good."

The mountain guest did not have the slightest intention of blaming him. Instead, he nodded and said, "Your future achievements may be even higher than I expected."

what's going on?
I was lazy and slept in, but got praised?
The guest in the mountain saw the doubt in Chen Tang's eyes and said, "When normal people practice internal energy, they have to stay awake. The more powerful the internal energy is, the more cautious they have to be when practicing. They may even have to practice in seclusion and cannot be disturbed, otherwise they will easily go astray."

This statement is not new. Chen Tang has read a lot of it in books in his previous life.

The guest in the mountain continued, "But you opened the Niwan Palace in advance, and your spirit and soul sat in the Huangting. When you sleep, you are still guided by your spirit and soul, and you breathe with the breathing method of the "Subduing Tiger Technique". Your breath is not disordered at all, and it is orderly."

"Senior, what you mean is..."

"You were practicing while you were sleeping!"

Chen Tang was shocked.

Good guy!
This really means practicing all the time, whether walking, standing, sitting or lying down, which means the practice time is at least twice as long as that of ordinary people.

Moreover, he got some rest and did not feel tired at all.

The mountain guest said, "You can go back and practice. When you have reached the lower eighth level, or have found out those pieces of information, come up the mountain to find me."

"Row."

Chen Tang said, "I'll go get some monkey wine from the old ape first. I drank up the wine I got earlier. Senior, do you need more? I'll bring some back for you."

"Need not."

The mountain guest said, "The old ape would come over occasionally and bring me some wine."

Chen Tang smiled.

That old ape was very shrewd. He understood human nature and human language, but he almost couldn't speak.

It knows that as long as it becomes familiar with the mountain guests and mountain beasts, it can walk sideways in the Three Thousand Snow Ridges.

Chen Tang bid farewell to the mountain guest and walked towards the old ape's residence.

This time when he went up the mountain, the people in the mountain gave him a slightly different feeling.

When he was in Changze County, no matter how he struggled and told the mountain guest about it, the mountain guest didn't care much and showed no interest.

This time, when some information about the Qinglong Division and the Black Water Gang was mentioned, Shan Zhongke seemed to notice something and became interested.

Moreover, the issues he was concerned about were all far away in the capital and had nothing to do with him.

At the end of the year, Chen Tang invited Shanzhongke to come down the mountain and sit with him, but the latter refused.

It seems that the guest in the mountain has some unspeakable secret and cannot come down the mountain.

Chen Tang didn't expect Shan Zhongke to take direct action or provide him with any help.

But his experience may give him some reminders.

He was surprised by Shan Zhongke's judgment about the knife.

Before he returned to Wu'an County, he went to take a look at Chen Da'an's burial place.

Half an hour later, Chen Tang arrived at the old ape's residence.

A monkey had already recognized Chen Tang and entered the cave to report.

The old ape came out with the little white ape.

The little white ape seemed to have grown a lot, almost as tall as Chen Tang's waist. Its dark eyes were rolling around, and it looked very smart and clever.

Chen Tang explained his purpose.

The old ape welcomed him into the cave, filled the cup with monkey wine, then seemed to have thought of something and gestured to Chen Tang.

Afterwards, the old ape clenched his hands and stabbed at Chen Tang randomly, as if he was performing some kind of sword technique.

Chen Tang's heart moved.

Suddenly he recalled that when they first met, the old ape held a branch in his hand and used sword skills on him, directly breaking his Fu Hu Quan's stance and stabbing him in the chest.

He felt something was strange at the time.

Now, as his cultivation has improved, when he thinks back on it, that sword technique was extremely exquisite and did not seem like something the old ape had done casually.

"You know swordsmanship?"

Chen Tang asked.

The old ape nodded, then shook his head.

He pulled Chen Tang and walked into the cave.

There is a different world deep in the cave. After turning a few corners, the old ape led Chen Tang to a cave that looked like a secret room.

It was pitch black all around. Chen Tang had drunk tiger milk from a mountain lion, so his night vision was very strong. He could vaguely see two figures, one tall and one short, sitting cross-legged in the cave.

When they got closer, Chen Tang could see clearly that the two figures had been dead for many years, leaving only two dry bones.

The tall one on the left has thick bones and is unusually tall. If he stood up straight, he would probably be ten feet tall.

Judging from the features of its skull, it looks like a white ape.

In front of this tall white ape, there was a big sword stuck in the ground.

Who knows how many years have passed, but the sword still shines with a cold light and is without a trace of rust. It is obviously a divine weapon.

This sword looked to be about seven or eight feet long, and the blade was wider than Chen Tang's arm. It was definitely impossible for a person to control it, and it would not be easy to use.

But in the hands of this tall white ape, it looks just right.

Chen Tang observed carefully and found that the tall white ape had many broken bones and a huge crossbow arrow remained in its abdomen, which looked like the wound left by a siege crossbow and almost tore its waist and abdomen apart.

Next to the tall white ape, there was a corpse, obviously a human.

The clothes on his body had long been torn to pieces, and his body was covered with wounds. There were still some rusty arrows stuck between his bones, and some scars left by swords could be seen on his bones!
I don’t know what this man and the ape went through. It seemed like they were enduring the attack of thousands of troops.

The old ape took a step forward, picked up a roll of yellowed animal skin in front of the two corpses, unfolded it in front of Chen Tang, and muttered something.

Chen Tang took a closer look.

The animal skin was divided into two rows. The first row was painted with eight little men holding long swords and practicing sword moves.

In the second line, below each sword move, the corresponding key points of the mental method are written.

Chen Tang took a quick look.

The sword move that the old ape had used on him before was one of them, called "Poor Ape Throwing Themselves into the Forest".

Through the key points of the mental method below, this move is somewhat similar to disregarding life and death, making a desperate attempt to burn one's boats. It is a pure killing sword move with no way of retreat.

However, Chen Tang has not been practicing martial arts for a long time, and his exposure to martial arts is limited.

It was easy for him to master every move of the sword techniques mentioned above.

However, the key points of the mental method below contain many obscure words and phrases that are difficult to understand.

If you want to truly comprehend the essence of the above sword techniques, you must combine them with the following mental skills.

Seeing the old ape's confused look, Chen Tang suddenly understood.

He recognized every word, but still couldn't understand the key to the secret of the mental method, not to mention that the old ape couldn't read at all.

The old ape pulled the little white ape in front of him, gestured a few times, then put his hands together with a pleading look.

Chen Tang asked, "You want me to learn this sword technique and then teach it to him?"

The old ape nodded repeatedly, a look of joy on his face, and looked at Chen Tang expectantly.

Chen Tang said: "To be honest, there are many things in it that I don't understand, but it doesn't matter, there is definitely someone who can understand it."

After saying that, Chen Tang picked up the animal skin and said, "Let's go. You take the little white ape with me to the snowy mountain. Remember to get some monkey wine and send it to that senior."

The old ape understood and immediately turned around to prepare the wine.

Chen Tang led the old ape and the little white ape to the snow mountain again.

When he handed the animal skin to the mountain guest, the mountain guest unfolded it and looked at it. His expression suddenly changed and he immediately asked: "Where did this animal skin come from? Are they still alive?"

Chen Tang had never seen the mountain visitor have such a change in expression and such a big fluctuation in emotions.

He recounted in detail what he had seen in the cave.

After listening to this, the mountain visitor remained silent for a long time. He just held the animal skin tightly in his hands and stared into the distance in a daze. It was unknown what he was thinking about, and he was in a trance.

I don’t know how long it was before the mountain visitor let out a deep sigh.

“It turns out that they are all dead.”

The mountain visitor murmured softly.

Chen Tang asked cautiously: "Who are they?"

The guest in the mountain said, "A hundred years ago, a swordsman master suddenly appeared in the land of Shenzhou. This master challenged swordsmen from various sects and never lost a single battle, making a great name for himself. He was often accompanied by a tall white ape, and was called the Immortal Ape Sword Sect."

"Later, the previous Martial Emperor unified Northern Shenzhou, conquered all the major martial arts sects, and surrounded and suppressed martial arts masters. This Immortal Ape Sword Sect disappeared at that time. Some people said that he retired from the martial arts world, while others said that he had been surrounded and killed by the Martial Emperor's army."

"Until decades later..."

At this point, the guest in the mountain paused for a moment before continuing, "The Emperor Wu's southern expedition failed, and the seven countries in the extreme north gathered their strength to take advantage of the situation, intending to cross the Three Thousand Snow Mountains and invade Pingzhou of the Wu Kingdom."

"The Emperor Wu's southern expedition failed, and he had no time to rest, so he gathered the remnants and fought a great battle with the Far North Frost Region in the Three Thousand Snow Ridges. That battle lasted for a whole year, and both sides suffered countless casualties. Although this battle repelled the Far North Frost Region and defended Pingzhou, the Wu Kingdom also won a tragic victory and was severely damaged."

"It was because of this that the Five Clans rebelled, the Xuantian Sect rose, and the Wu Kingdom was destroyed."

"And during the Snow Ridge Battle, the Immortal Ape Sword Sect showed up and fought several battles with the Frost Region Demon Sword in the midst of thousands of troops, playing a huge role."

Chen Tang said: "Before, the Martial Emperor conquered the martial arts sects and surrounded the martial arts masters, but during the Snow Ridge Battle, the Immortal Ape Sword Sect showed up to help, which can be regarded as repaying evil with kindness."

The guest in the mountain said: "He once said that he didn't care about the rise and fall of the Wu Kingdom. This time he took action not to help Emperor Wu, but just didn't want the people of Pingzhou to fall into the hands of foreigners and be bullied and slaughtered."

"It's a pity that although the Far North Frost Region retreated and there was no external threat, Northern Shenzhou was still shrouded in war, and no one in the world was spared."

"I didn't expect that they also died in the battle of Snow Ridge..."

The mountain guest stood up and walked outside the cave. Looking at the vast sea of ​​snow around him, he said, "In those days, I don't know how many soldiers and heroes died in this snowy mountain range. The source of all this disaster was Emperor Wu!"

"If he hadn't been so aggressive and ambitious, and hadn't been so stubborn and hadn't intended to invade the south, it wouldn't have come to this! The suffering of the people and the rampant disasters are all due to his fault!"

At the end of the story, the mountain visitor became emotional and shouted loudly.

Chen Tang was silent.

Regardless of prosperity or decline, it is the lower-class people who suffer in the end.

But peace is always better than chaos.

If Emperor Wu had not gone on the southern expedition, Northern Shenzhou would have just ended the war, recuperated, and had a lot of work to do. Perhaps the scene would have been very different.

"Senior is also from the previous dynasty, right?"

Chen Tang asked.

If not for this, the mountain visitor would not know these things so well.

　It involves some old events, so I have to revise it and write it slowly. Sorry.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)