Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 159 Bodhidharma's True Story
Jiunan hesitated for a moment and didn't want to hand the relic to an outsider.

But Huang Sixi had just saved her from danger, so she did not refuse Huang Sixi's request.

She took out a brocade box from her arms and threw it to Huang Sixi.

Huang Sixi opened it and saw a pearl-like object inside. It was about the size of a walnut, but not as white as a pearl, and was gray-brown in color.

This is the legendary relic left behind by the great monk Nagarjuna.

Huang Sixi discovered that the surface of the relic emitted a thin layer of glow, but no writing was revealed in the glow.

He couldn't help but wonder, "If this relic is really left by an ancient saint, it must be a relic of a famous person. There should be some inheritance on the relic, but unfortunately there is nothing on it. Could it be a fake?"

At this time, Fei Hongjin came closer and also looked at the relic.

Huang Sixi asked her casually: "This thing seems to be able to glow, can you see it?"

Fei Hongjin's eyes widened in disbelief, "Is there light? Why can't I see it?"

She looked up at the sky again. It was already dusk. If the relic could really glow like a night-shining pearl, it should be very eye-catching. She couldn't fail to see it. "Are you dazzled?"

Jiunan on the other side also said: "I have carried the relic for so many days, but every time night falls, I have never seen the relic glow and provide light."

Huang Sixi understood what was going on after hearing this.

Since only he can see the faint light on the relic, it is not a fake but should be an ancient relic left by the great monk Nagarjuna.

Although there is no written heritage on the relic, the layer of faint light wrapped around it must contain some mystery. Perhaps it is because of its long history. Huang Sixi needs to find another way to decipher the heritage.

He remembered that Nagarjuna was a Buddhist figure, so he held the relic and silently practiced Rama's internal energy. As a result, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

With the relic in his hand, Rama's internal strength was instantly doubled. However, when he put the relic back into the brocade box and lost contact with it, Rama's internal strength strangely weakened again and then returned to normal.

After several times of verification, he finally understood the magical effect of the relic: "This thing can amplify Rama's inner strength, and strengthen my healing and anti-aging effects. From now on, when I hold the relic in my hand to heal my wounds, my speed can be at least doubled. But other than that, the relic will not show any other special powers."

But it's only temporarily invisible.

Huang Sixi threw the relic back to Jiunan and asked, "Which hero of the Dragon Subduing Society do you plan to give the relic to?"

Jiunan replied, "My master and the former head of Xiandu Sect, Taoist Huang Mu, both served as protectors in the Dragon Subdu Society and have a close personal relationship. I stayed in Xiandu Sect for a few years in my early years and got to know the current head of Xiandu Sect, Zhuang Yuemei. I plan to give the relic to her."

"Zhuang Yuemei?"

Huang Sixi is not unfamiliar with this name.

That year, he encountered war at the border of Sichuan and Yunnan, and met He Tieshou and Xiaozhuang. They traveled on the same boat for more than a month, and finally parted ways at the Yellow Crane Tower in Hubei Province.

After the separation, He Tieshou returned to the headquarters of the Five Poisons Sect, and Xiaozhuang was accepted as a disciple by Taoist Shuiyun, the eldest disciple of Sect Leader Huangmu.

The Zhuang Yuemei mentioned by Jiunan is Xiaozhuang.

Now that Xiaozhuang has taken over as the leader of the Xiandu Sect, it means that both the leader Huangmu and the Taoist Shuiyun have passed away. Otherwise, Xiaozhuang, as a disciple, would not have been able to take over the leadership of the sect without proper procedure.

Huang Sixi asked again: "I remember that the headquarters of Xiandu Sect is located in northern Zhejiang. Why did you come to Shanxi?"

Jiunan's eyes lit up and she became interested in Huang Sixi's life experience.

As early as twenty years ago, the headquarters of the Xiandu Sect was indeed in Jiangnan, but that headquarters was destroyed in the war and burned to the ground by the Qing soldiers. The headquarters was forced to move to the mountains of Sichuan and Shu.

Since the disciples of Xiandu Sect were all wanted criminals by the Qing government, apart from launching actions against the Qing government, the disciples of Xiandu Sect rarely came out to roam the world.

Nowadays, not many martial artists know that the Xiandu Sect’s headquarters is in northern Zhejiang.

After Jiunan was taken out of the capital by Taoist Mu Sang, she lived in the main temple in northern Zhejiang for a few years. She knew this situation very well, but Huang Sixi had a young face and looked to be only in his early twenties. How could he be so familiar with the Xiandu Sect?
Jiunan thought, "He also said that he had been with the master for a few years. Considering his age, he must have had contact with the master when he was a child. But a child's impression shouldn't be so deep!"

She was curious, but didn't ask any questions.

She only said, "The Xiandu Sect's headquarters had moved a long time ago and is now located in Sichuan. After I intercepted the relic, I immediately rushed to the Xiandu Sect's headquarters and wanted to give it to Sect Master Zhuang. But Sect Master Zhuang happened to lead his disciples north to Jin, so I followed him here."

"What is the purpose of the Xiandu Sentences entering Jin?"

"I don't know! In the past, whenever Master Zhuang went out, he always wanted to assassinate an important official of the Qing court. I think it will be the same this time!"

"Where exactly is Sect Leader Zhuang located?"

"She is staying at Wujiazhuang! I originally wanted to go to Wujiazhuang to look for her, but Chu Zhaonan caught up with me and we have been fighting until now!"

Jiunan pointed to the east, which was the direction of Wuzhuang.

Seeing that Huang Sixi was extremely skilled in martial arts and had severely injured the Qing court's lackey Chu Zhaonan, she knew that he must be an anti-Qing patriot. She invited him, "There is no inn nearby. If you and your wife have no other important matters, why don't you stay at Wuzhuang together? The manor is only ten miles away and can be reached in half an hour."

"We have horses, we can ride to the village!" Fei Hongjin replied with a smile.

"Then it will be even faster!" Jiunan replied.

Fei Hongjin went back to the cave alone and brought the two foals.

Fei Hongjin and Jiunan rode on the same horse.

Huang Sixi pressed Chu Zhaonan's acupoints and asked him to lie down behind the saddle, preparing to transport him to Wujiazhuang.

As a result, when they were passing in front of the Yungang Grottoes and were about to leave the grotto area, Jiunan suddenly shouted to stop and jumped off the horse.

Fei Hongjin saw this and didn't understand what he meant: "Are you uncomfortable sitting here?"

"no!"

Jiunan pointed to the entrance of a nearby cave and said, "When I arrived at the cave earlier, I wanted to hide inside to avoid Chu Zhaonan, but the cave has a simple terrain and I couldn't hide it from Chu Zhaonan. However, I got something else inside the cave!"

"What's the catch?"

"I found some strange pictures on the wall deep in this cave. They are all martial arts moves. These strange moves are more profound than the martial arts of the Iron Sword Sect. I want to copy them down and then go to the martial arts village. There are only a few dozen pictures in total, so it won't take much time!"

When Fei Hongjin heard that there was martial arts to watch, he seemed very interested.

She knew Jiunan was a disciple of the Iron Sword Sect, and that his martial arts alone were enough to match Chu Zhaonan's. She must go and observe the martial arts that were more profound than the Iron Sword Sect's martial arts.

Huang Sixi did not object when he saw that Fei Hongjin and Jiunan wanted to see the portrait.

However, Huang Sixi felt quite puzzled. Since it was a profound martial art, Jiunan could enjoy it to herself, so why should she show it to herself?

After Huang Sixi followed Jiunan into the cave and witnessed the contents of the portrait with his own eyes, he finally understood Jiunan's intention.

These portraits are carved on three walls, with thirty-six images on each wall, for a total of one hundred and eight.

However, due to the passage of time, the images on the left and right walls have become blurred, and some of the pictures have even fallen off, leaving no trace at all.

Only the thirty-six portraits in the front are still clearly visible.

Looking at these portraits again, all of them hold swords, chopping, stabbing, and stabbing, with different body movements, like some kind of sword techniques. Jiunan did not hide her thoughts and directly said: "The martial arts on this mural should have 108 moves, but 72 moves are missing from the mural, leaving only 36 moves to practice. I invited you two to come in and watch, hoping that you can help and see if you can complete the missing 72 moves!"

Fei Hongjin immediately shrugged at her and said with a smile: "I don't have the ability to deduce profound martial arts! Brother Huang has such ability!"

Only then did Fei Hongjin understand Jiunan's intention. No wonder she was willing to share the mural martial arts. It turned out that she hoped Huang Sixi would complete the entire sword technique.

She and Jiunan looked at Huang Sixi at the same time.

Huang Sixi was immersed in meditation, and his mind recalled the top martial arts "Dharma Swordsmanship" in "Tianshan Jianghu".

"Dharma Sword Technique" and "Tianshan Sword Technique" are known as the two best martial arts.

But if we compare the background and origins, "Dharma Sword Technique" is hundreds of years older than "Tianshan Sword Technique".

"Tianshan Swordsmanship" originated from Zhang Danfeng, the world's number one swordsman in the early Ming Dynasty. It was later developed and summarized by Zhang Danfeng's disciple Huo Tiandu.

When Huo Tiandu passed the sword skills to his disciple Master Huiming, the "Tianshan Sword Skills" was finally perfected and achieved perfection, thus forming its own school.

Master Huiming then took advantage of the situation to found the Tianshan School and became its founder.

It can also be said that the Tianshan School first had sword skills and then became a sect, and its history can be traced back to the early Ming Dynasty, no more than three hundred years.

On the other hand, the "Dharma Sword Technique" was comprehended by the famous monk Bodhidharma in the Northern and Southern Dynasties after he faced the wall in Mount Song for eighteen years. It not only includes sword techniques, but also the "Yi Jin Jing", the foundation of supreme internal strength.

In fact, whether comparing the level of martial arts or the history of martial arts, "Dharma Swordsmanship" is slightly better than "Tien Shan Swordsmanship".

Even since the creation of "Dharma Sword Technique", as long as one can practice this sword technique completely, he can become one of the best masters in the world.

When Huang Sixi recalled this, he suddenly looked around the entire cave. He found a Buddha statue several feet high carved in the cave, located between the murals.

He immediately moved over, raised his palm and slapped the Buddha's belly, and the whole Buddha statue collapsed instantly.

Amidst the broken soil on the ground, a tattered bamboo slip suddenly appeared.

Huang Sixi picked it up, blew away the dust, and unfolded the letter to read.

Fei Hongjin and Jiunan were both surprised. They immediately stood to the left and right of Huang Sixi and looked sideways at the contents of the letter.

Who knew that the letter was so strange and incomprehensible at first?

Jiunan said: "This is Sanskrit!"

Fei Hongjin glanced at her and said, "Master, can you understand?"

Jiunan shook his head: "I only know a few words and cannot read the Sanskrit scriptures!"

Fei Hongjin asked Huang Sixi again: "Brother Huang, do you understand?"

Huang Sixi once inherited the mantle of the Diamond Sutra in "Swordsman", and that Diamond Sutra was the original Sanskrit version.

He knew Sanskrit very well, so he introduced it to the two women: "The bamboo slips contain a set of martial arts, called the Dharma Tendon-Bending Classic, also known as the Dharma Sword Technique. There are a total of 108 moves. The first 72 moves are the internal strength of the Yijinjing, and the last 36 moves are sword techniques."

Fei Hongjin exclaimed: "Ah! Dharma Sword Technique!"

Jiunan couldn't help but glance at her and said, "Miss, have you heard of the Dharma Sword Technique?"

Fei Hongjin said seriously, "Not only have I heard of it, I've seen people use it before! The 108 Bodhidharma Styles was passed down in the pre-Tang Dynasty and was originally kept in the Shaolin Temple. At the end of the Song Dynasty, Shaolin and Wudang separated, and Bodhidharma's swordsmanship flowed into the Wudang sect and became the mountain-guarding swordsmanship!

Who would have thought that after the fall of the Song Dynasty and the invasion of the Yuan army, the Bodhidharma Sword Technique was suddenly lost. Successive Wudang disciples searched hard for it but could never find any trace of it. As a result, the Bodhidharma Sword Technique became extinct, with only a few broken moves remaining. These were integrated into the Wudang Sword Technique and later learned by the Wudang master Zhuo Yihang. I saw a few of the broken moves of Bodhidharma from Zhuo Yihang!"

Zhuo Yihang and the White-haired Witch are well-known infatuated couple. They originally loved each other, but were separated due to misunderstanding. Even though they both lived on the top of Tianshan Mountain, they were unwilling to get together for decades.

Fei Hongjin is a disciple of the White-haired Witch. She has met Zhuo Yihang many times and has heard Zhuo Yihang talk about the origin of "Dharma 108 Forms".

Fei Hongjin's face suddenly became excited: "The 108 Bodhidharma Styles has been lost for three hundred years. I never thought that the original Bodhidharma style would see the light of day again in Brother Huang's hands. This is really a great opportunity! As long as you can learn Bodhidharma's magic skills, you will be invincible in the world!"

Huang Sixi heard this and casually stuffed the jade slip into Fei Hongjin's arms: "Even if I don't practice the 108 Bodhidharma Styles, I won't have any rivals! I'm not interested in this thing, you can practice it yourself!"

Fei Hongjin and Jiunan were both dumbfounded when they heard this.

Once Bodhidharma's magical power reappears in the world, it will surely trigger a bloody battle. However, Huang Sixi regards it as a waste of time, which makes Fei Hongjin and Jiunan very surprised.

"Brother Huang, are you really going to give me the Bodhidharma magic?" Fei Hongjin asked in disbelief.

"Of course!" Huang Sixi looked at Jiunan again: "You can also copy a copy and practice with Hamaya. The murals in this grotto only have 36 Bodhidharma sword moves, but lack the 72 Yi Jin Jing internal energy moves. But I have practiced Yi Jin Jing, so I can complete all the moves. You can practice with peace of mind, and don't worry about encountering obstacles!"

After he said that, Jiunan felt that she had taken great advantage and blushed: "Isn't it appropriate to teach Young Master Huang the inner strength skills for no reason?"

Huang Sixi said: "Mu Sang and I are brothers. You are Mu Sang's apprentice. I pass on my skills to you, which is equivalent to passing on my skills to my nephew. There is nothing wrong with that!"

Jiunan became even more confused, thinking how could Young Master Huang, who was so young, be on good terms with his master?
When she thought of this, her heart was shocked: "Master has only two junior brothers in his life. One is Yu Zhenzi, who died thirty years ago, and the other is the Dragon Subduing Hero who made the Qing court tremble with fear..."

Since she had never seen the Dragon Subduing Hero, she could not confirm Huang Sixi's identity.

But she immediately thought, "Xiandu Sect's head, Zhuang Yuemei, once spent a lot of time with the Dragon Subduing Hero on the Yangtze River. Once he meets head, Young Hero Huang's identity will naturally be revealed!"

She remained calm and accepted Huang Sixi's offer to teach her the skills.

By the time she and Fei Hongjin copied down the thirty-six moves on the mural, it had already become completely dark.

They and Huang Sixi hurried on their journey in the dark.

After a while, they arrived at the gate of Wujiazhuang.

Jiunan approached and knocked on the door, and the owner of the manor, Wu Yuanying, personally opened the door to greet her.

Wu Yuanying was over fifty years old. He was originally a famous figure in the Zhongnan School. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he was determined to restore his country. He took the initiative to find the Jianglong Society and joined him with his family. Later, he was appointed as the leader of the Shanxi branch.

This time, the Xiandu faction entered Jin and chose to settle in Wujia Village because they are all brothers of the Jianglong Society.

Wu Yuanying had met Taoist Mu Sang and Jiunan several times in the Dragon Subduing Meeting in his early years.

He knew that Jiunan and Xiandu Sect Leader Zhuang Yuemei were like sisters, so he revealed: "Unfortunately, Sect Leader Zhuang has already left Wuzhuang and rushed to Mount Wutai!"

Jiu Nan asked: "What is Master Zhuang doing in Mount Wutai?"

Wu Yuanying looked solemn: "Prince E Dogduo suddenly left the capital and stayed outside Mount Wutai. It seems that he is handling some important imperial errands! Back in the day when he was in Jiangnan, Xiandu Sect was attacked by Dogduo's troops. In order to avenge the Xiandu sect members who died at Dogduo's hands, Sect Leader Zhuang planned to assassinate Dogduo!"

Jiunan asked, "When did she leave the village?"

Wu Yuanying said, "She just left this afternoon. Mount Wutai is not far from here. I'm afraid she has already arrived at Dogedo's base by now!"

Jiunan turned to look at Huang Sixi and said, "Young Master Huang, do you think we should stay in Wuzhuang to rest, or go after the head of the village?"

Huang Sixi said without hesitation: "Let's go to Mount Wutai!"

(End of this chapter)