Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 186 The Mystery of Udumbara
Huang Sixi thought that the old man in the cave was Zhuo Yihang.

But when he walked to the mountain spring and tried to get closer to the Udumbara flower, the old man immediately opened his eyes and stared at him coldly: "This is the forbidden land of Tianshan Mountain. Anyone who trespasses will be killed. Are you tired of living?"

Suddenly there was a strange howl, and without seeing how he did anything, he had already rushed out of the cave and landed in front of the Udumbara flower.

Looking at the old man's face directly at this moment, Huang Sixi found that he had deep eyes and an aquiline nose, and his appearance did not look like a person from the Central Plains. His behavior was gloomy and eccentric, and he was obviously not Zhuo Yihang.

Seeing that the old man was ready to attack Huang Sixi, Fei Hongjin rushed forward and engaged the old man, shouting, "Xin Longzi, this is the emperor of the dynasty, you are not allowed to be rude!"

"What Son of Heaven, no matter who trespasses into Camel Peak, I will not let them off!"

The old man was originally ruthless in his attacks. Even though Fei Hongjin was a woman, he still attacked fiercely and every move was deadly. However, when he heard Fei Hongjin say his name, he hesitated for a moment.

He re-examined Fei Hongjin's appearance and suddenly sneered: "Who did I think you were? It turns out you are Hamaya from the Lobu tribe. We haven't seen you for just 10 or 20 years, and you've actually thrown away your Lobu clothes and turned into a Han woman! Did the Han people abduct your entire tribe to the Central Plains?"

She was dressed like a noble lady in the palace, with a flying red scarf, a phoenix corona, and lots of jewels. Except for her appearance which still retained the characteristics of a herdsman from southern Xinjiang, she was no different from a Han woman.

Fei Hongjin was not angry when she heard the old man's sarcastic remarks. She was now living a life of luxury and had a noble status. No matter in the Central Plains or southern Xinjiang, wherever she passed by, she was worshipped. The Lobu tribe also became the largest tribe in southern Xinjiang because of her, and they lived a stable and prosperous life. She did not think there was anything wrong with her dress, but was proud of it.

She did not argue with the old man, she just wanted to capture him as soon as possible to avoid offending Huang Sixi.

The old man had fought with Fei Hongjin 10 or 20 years ago, and he knew that Fei Hongjin's martial arts level was definitely not his opponent. However, after only a dozen moves, the old man realized that something was wrong and frowned, "You are the disciple of the White-haired Witch, how can you use my Wudang Sect's Bodhidharma Sword Technique?"

Fei Hongjin immediately sneered: "Who told you that Bodhidharma's swordsmanship is the true legacy of Wudang Sect? Bodhidharma was a monk, and his legacy was left in Shaolin Temple. Isn't the Bodhidharma swordsmanship of your Wudang Sect a broken and defeated move stolen from Shaolin Temple?"

The old man was immediately furious: "You dare to slander my master, then don't blame me for being rude. I won't give the White-haired Witch any face today!"

Fei Hongjin hooked her finger at him provocatively: "Come on! I want to see how you can be rude! My master doesn't need a useless Wudang disciple like you to save his face!"

The old man had a hot temper and was so angry after being provoked by Fei Hongjin that he almost exploded. He immediately used all his strength and planned to fight Fei Hongjin to the death.

But he had no idea that several years ago, Fei Hongjin followed Huang Sixi to leave southern Xinjiang and go on an adventure to the Central Plains, where they discovered the original copy of Bodhidharma while passing through the Yungang Grottoes.

This authentic copy of Bodhidharma includes the "One Hundred and Eight Styles of Bodhidharma" which are superior martial arts including the "Yi Jin Jing". At that time, Huang Sixi looked down upon Bodhidharma's martial arts, so he passed it on to Fei Hongjin and Jiunan.

Over the years, the two women never stopped practicing Bodhidharma's martial arts.

In addition, with the guidance of Huang Sixi, Fei Hongjin's internal strength and swordsmanship have made great progress. His martial arts attainments are unparalleled in the martial arts world. Let alone meeting this old man, even if Wudang Zhuo Yihang came in person, it would be difficult to defeat Fei Hongjin.

After a while, Fei Hongjin pointed with one hand and pressed the old man's numb point, and directly fixed the old man next to the spring pool.

Master Fei Hongjin had a connection with the old man, so he didn't kill him. He smiled and asked, "Xin Longzi, where is your master Zhuo Yihang?"

This old man is Zhuo Yihang's last disciple.

In order to search for the Udumbara flower, Zhuo Yihang left the Wudang Sect and went to southern Xinjiang. He went to the border alone and was unfamiliar with the terrain, so he asked local herdsmen to lead the way. While looking for a guide, he recruited a warrior from the Kazakh tribe as his disciple.

This disciple is Xin Longzi.

So although Xin Longzi has a Chinese name, he is actually a Kazakh herdsman.

Ever since Master Huiming, the White-haired Witch, and Zhuo Yihang successively retired to Tianshan, their disciples had earned the nickname "Five Swords of Tianshan" in southern Xinjiang.

The 'Five Swords of Tianshan' are Yang Yuncong, Chu Zhaonan, Ling Weifeng, disciples of Master Huiming, Fei Hongjin, disciple of the White-haired Witch, and Xin Longzi, disciple of Zhuo Yihang.

However, Xin Longzi had a strange temperament and was both good and evil. When Chu Zhaonan went down to Tianshan, he joined the Qing army. He was bewitched by Chu Zhaonan and served in the Qing army for a period of time. Later, he was influenced by Yang Yuncong, the eldest disciple of Tianshan School. He no longer intervened in the disputes among the various forces in southern Xinjiang, and returned to Camel Peak to live in seclusion. It has been 10 to 20 years since then.

When Xin Longzi heard Fei Hongjin's question, his face turned sad: "Master has died of illness. If it was the White-haired Witch who sent you to visit Master, it's not a coincidence. We will never see each other again!"

It can be seen that he respects his mentor Zhuo Yihang very much.

Fei Hongjin was slightly surprised to learn that Zhuo Yihang was dead: "Is the hero Zhuo really dead?"

Xin Longzi said in a muffled voice: "How can this be false? I buried him with my own hands, and his body is in that cave! My master was the son of an official, and he took great care of his body when he was alive. He specifically asked me to prepare medicine, and soak his body in it after he died to prevent it from rotting. I followed his wishes and made a golden body for him, and put it to rest underground. It has been less than a month since I buried him!"

When he said this, he saw Huang Sixi walk to the edge of the spring and pick two udum flowers, one red and one white. He was immediately very anxious: "This is the fairy flower that my master has guarded for decades. Only my master can use it. You are not allowed to pick it!"

"Oh?"

Huang Sixi asked him, "Your master is dead, how can you use the Udumbara flower?"

Huang Sixi held a flower stamen in each hand, and saw a flower pattern that only he could see: "Refine the precious elixir, and you will be young again; live a hundred years, and be free from all diseases."

Huang Sixi has cultivated Rama's inner strength. Even without the fairy flower elixir mentioned above, he can keep his youthful appearance forever. His life span can be increased by traveling through the martial arts world.

Therefore, this fairy flower pill is of little use to him, and he himself has no need for it, but it is of great use to Fei Hongjin. If it can be refined in batches in the future, it will definitely be more beneficial for him to venture into other worlds.

However, what puzzled Huang Sixi was that the flower only showed the fairy elixir, but there was no specific method of refining the elixir. What was going on?

He held the two stamens and looked at them again and again, but still couldn't figure out the details, so he temporarily put them in his pocket.

Xin Longzi was still chattering on the side: "My master left me a will, saying that after picking the Udumbara flowers, he wanted me to go to the northern peak of Tianshan Mountain to pay a visit to Master Huiming!"

Xin Longzi glared at Huang Sixi, "Back then, my master gave a relic to Master Huiming for safekeeping. After picking the Udumbara flower, he asked me to go to Master Huiming to get the relic back, and then present the relic and the Udumbara flower to the White-haired Witch. This flower was guarded by my master for decades and was specially given to the White-haired Witch!"

Huang Sixi pointed at Fei Hongjin and said, "Hamaya is the disciple of the White-haired Witch. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to ask her to give the Udumbara Flower to the White-haired Witch?"

"..." Xin Longzi was speechless and thought so too.

Although he has a strange personality, he understands Zhuo Yihang's intentions.

When Zhuo Yihang settled in Camel Peak, it would still take decades for the Udumbara flower to bloom. Due to the long time, Zhuo Yihang did not give his belongings to Xin Longzi for safekeeping. He was worried that Xin Longzi was impatient and could not stand the loneliness and might leave Camel Peak without permission. Therefore, Zhuo Yihang first left the belongings in the hands of Master Huiming.

If Xin Longzi had the patience to guard Camel Peak until the day when the Udumbara flower bloomed, then he could go to Master Huiming to get the relics back and give them to the White-haired Witch.

Xin Longzi thought that the Udumbara flower would eventually be given to the White-haired Witch, so it would be most appropriate to let Fei Hongjin pass it on. Besides, Fei Hongjin's martial arts skills were no longer what they used to be and were far superior to his. He had no ability to stop Fei Hongjin and Huang Sixi from picking the flower.

He softened his tone and said in a pleading tone: "You can take the Udumbara flower away, but my master has repeatedly told me that this flower must be handed over to the White-haired Witch. I have no other hope for the rest of my life. I only hope to fulfill my master's wish and rest in peace in the ground! Hamaya, I hope you will not forget your master's kindness and will definitely hand the Udumbara flower over to your master!"

Fei Hongjin said without hesitation: "Since you want to give it to my master, as his disciple, I will definitely do it at all costs. Are you still afraid that I will be greedy?"

She was outspoken and didn't want to seize the fairy flower that originally belonged to her master.

But this time she followed Huang Sixi to Luotuo Peak, and Huang Sixi obviously came for the Udumbara Flower. If Huang Sixi had other uses for the Udumbara Flower, but she proposed to give it to the White-haired Witch, wouldn't that be going against Huang Sixi's wishes?

"Your Majesty, what do you want to do with the flowers?"

Fei Hongjin hurried to Huang Sixi to inquire, but she didn't dare to ask who Huang Sixi planned to give the Udumbara flower to, so she just said something nonsense.

“Of course we pick flowers to eat them!”

Huang Sixi said: "Each time the Udumbara flower blooms, there are two stamens. Your master cannot use two flowers by himself."

His original intention was to leave Tianshan Mountain and return to the capital after picking the Udumbara flowers.

Fei Hongjin smiled and said, "My master is like my mother. Since I have returned to Tianshan, there is no reason not to see her. Your Majesty, can you spare a few days to go and see my master together?"

Her meaning was very obscure. She hoped that Huang Sixi would give the Udumbara flower to the White-haired Witch, or at least give away one plant, otherwise she would feel guilty as a disciple.

Huang Sixi thought, since the White-haired Witch herself didn't know how to use the Udumbara Flower, she would eventually pass it on to her disciple Fei Hongjin. In that case, it wouldn't hurt to go and meet the White-haired Witch.

In addition, the flower patterns on the Udumbara flower are missing, which may be related to the White-haired Witch.

He said, "Well, let's go see your master together!"

Fei Hongjin was very happy to see Huang Sixi's consent. She thought that since Huang Sixi was willing to meet the White-haired Witch, he naturally had the idea of giving up the Udumbara Flower, which allowed her to give an explanation to the White-haired Witch.

Luotuo Peak is close to the northern peak of Tianshan Mountain where Master Huiming lived in seclusion, only two days' journey away.

Before visiting the White-haired Witch, Fei Hongjin accompanied Huang Sixi to visit Master Huiming to retrieve the relics that Zhuo Yihang had left with Master Huiming.

At that time, Master Huiming was already 100 years old and was about to pass away. Master Huiming's eldest disciple Yang Yuncong, third disciple Ling Weifeng, and grandson Yi Lanzhu all returned to Beigaofeng, waiting to see Master Huiming off for the last time.

After Huang Sixi and Fei Hongjin reached the top of the mountain, Yang Yuncong, Ling Weifeng and Yi Lanzhu personally greeted them and introduced them to Master Huiming.

Back then, Yang Yuncong and Yuan Chengzhi contacted martial arts heroes from the Central Plains and held a Turtle Killing Conference in Hejian Prefecture. Their original intention was to gather martial arts masters from all over the world to fight against the Tartars together. As a result, Huang Sixi suddenly returned, and the Turtle Killing Conference turned into a Dragon Subduing Conference.

Afterwards, Yang Yuncong and Yuan Chengzhi were both invited to go south to Kunming, intending to follow Huang Sixi to assassinate Wu Sangui. However, after waiting in Kunming for several months, they suddenly heard the news that Huang Sixi had destroyed Wu Sangui's mansion and controlled the entire Yunnan and Yunnan.

From then on, Huang Sixi announced his uprising against the Qing Dynasty, but Huang Sixi did not make use of people from the martial arts world. During the entire Northern Expedition, he never recruited disciples from various martial arts sects to serve in the Subduing Dragon Army.

Out of face, martial arts masters such as Yang Yuncong and Yuan Chengzhi did not volunteer to join Huang Sixi, but chose to wait and see the situation in the world. Who would have thought that after only three years of waiting, Huang Sixi recovered the Central Plains without bloodshed.

Now that the Tartars have been driven out and the world has been pacified, all the martial arts figures have lost their place and have returned to their respective sects.

Yuan Chengzhi returned to Mount Huashan and lived in seclusion.

Yang Yuncong also returned to Tianshan and served Master Huiming.

Master Huiming had been practicing sword skills in seclusion for more than sixty years and was unwilling to see outsiders. But when he learned that Huang Sixi was visiting, he immediately walked out of the meditation hall and met Huang Sixi.

"I am a foreigner living far away on the top of Mount Tianshan. I never thought that a famous hero would condescend to see me. I have long admired you!"

Master Huiming addressed Huang Sixi as a martial arts knight, not as an emperor.

Huang Sixi didn't care about these details and said with a smile, "I came here with Hamaya. Earlier on Camel Peak, I learned that Zhuo Yihang had left a relic with the master. Hamaya wanted to take it back and give it to her master, the White-haired Witch."

Master Huiming nodded and said, "Master Zhuo did leave a brocade box for me, but Master Zhuo once said that I can only take out the brocade box and give it to the White-haired Witch if someone brings me the two Udumbara flowers from Camel Peak! Have you picked the Udumbara flowers yet?"

Fei Hongjin showed the two Udumbara flowers to Master Huiming, and then said, "Master, don't worry. The flowers are in my hands. I will deliver the flowers and the remains of Hero Zhuo intact to you."

Master Huiming knew that Fei Hongjin was the disciple of the White-haired Witch, so he handed the brocade box left by Zhuo Yihang to Fei Hongjin.

He had lived in Tianshan for a long time, but had never intended to get involved with the Udumbara flower. Although there was a legend that the Udumbara flower could restore youth, in his opinion, it might not have such miraculous effects. At most, it was more valuable than other medicinal herbs such as Polygonum multiflorum.

The brocade box he kept was actually not a precious item. It only contained poems that Zhuo Yihang wrote to express his love for the White-haired Witch. It was of no use to anyone else except the White-haired Witch herself.

But when Master Huiming took out the brocade box and handed it to Fei Hongjin, Huang Sixi was shocked to find that there were special characters on the box. He took a look and found that it was the detailed method of refining Udumbara Pill.

He couldn't help but think that once he had refined the precious elixir, it would be time for him to leave 'Blooded Rivers and Lakes'.

(End of this chapter)