Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 187 Returning
After getting the brocade box, Huang Sixi was not in a hurry to leave Beigaofeng.

Seeing that Master Huiming was very old and frail, and was about to die, and would not be long before he passed away, he proposed to exchange martial arts experiences with Master Huiming.

Master Huiming founded the Tianshan School, and the only thing he cared about was the Taoist tradition.

He knew that Huang Sixi was a martial arts master who had reached the pinnacle, and he hoped to discuss martial arts with Huang Sixi so that after his death, he could leave more of his legacy to the Tianshan School.

So when Huang Sixi proposed to discuss martial arts experience with him privately, he readily agreed.

Huang Sixi was then brought into the Zen room for a detailed discussion, from which both sides gained something.

Three days later, Master Huiming personally sent Huang Sixi down from Beigaofeng.

When they returned to the Zen room, Master Huiming called his disciples Yang Yuncong, Ling Weifeng and his grandson Yi Lanzhu to his side and recited a verse: "A person's life is like a flash of lightning. There is nothing in the world, so why should we be stained by dust? Wherever you go, you will find a tower. When you follow your mind, you will become a treasure!"

Yang Yuncong and the other two were all shocked. They realized that Master Huiming was speaking his last words. It seemed that the master's time had come.

Yang Yuncong kowtowed several times and cried, "The Buddha said if I don't go to hell, who will? The demons in the world have not been eliminated, how can Master bear to seek paradise?"

Master Huiming smiled and said, "Buddha has thousands of incarnations to save all living beings. I come and go with the clap of my hands. Although I have no incarnation, I am still fortunate to have a few disciples. As long as you inherit my legacy, it is equivalent to my continued existence in this world!"

Even with great wisdom like the Buddha, he would eventually pass away and could only pass on the true Buddhist scriptures to the world. Master Huiming was a highly accomplished monk so he naturally had no fear of death, and he died a worthy death.

After hearing this, Yang Yuncong and the other two were terrified and said that they would carry forward the Tianshan School and live up to their master's kindness.

Master Huiming finally reminded: "The northern peak of Tianshan Mountain is a bitter and cold place, suitable for an ascetic like me, but not necessarily for you! Although I founded the Tianshan Sect, I will not ask you to stay here for a long time. Whether you move back to the Central Plains in the future is up to you!"

As he spoke, he took out two secret books from his sleeve and handed them to Yang Yuncong: "These two books have my annotations. One is the Tianshan swordsmanship that I have studied all my life, and the other is the external martial arts that I learned after sparring with the Dragon-Subduing Hero. I have obtained the Dragon-Subduing Hero's consent to incorporate these external martial arts into the Tianshan School. You can practice them without worry in the future! Well, it's getting late, you all go to bed!"

Yang Yuncong and the other two did not dare to disturb their master any further and left the meditation room together.

It was not until they got outside that they began to look through the two secret books passed down by Master Huiming. They had all received complete instruction in the Tianshan Sword Technique, so it did not attract their special attention.

They focused on the external martial arts left by the Dragon Subduing Hero. In fact, there was only one set of martial arts, namely the "Dharma Swordsmanship" inherited jointly by the Shaolin Temple and the Wudang Sect.

After watching, they realized that Master Huiming and Huang Sixi had been exchanging martial arts experiences for three days, mainly exchanging "Tianshan Sword Technique" and "Dharma Sword Technique".

However, the "Dharma Sword Technique" that Huang Sixi gave to Master Huiming only contained 36 sword techniques. Huang Sixi did not reveal the 72-style "Yi Jin Jing" internal energy in the original version of Bodhidharma to Master Huiming.

Even if Yang Yuncong, Ling Weifeng and Yi Lanzhu mastered the "Dharma Sword Technique", it would be difficult for them to catch up with Fei Hongjin and Jiunan who practiced the "Yi Jin Jing" in terms of internal strength.

Yang Yuncong and the other two read "Dharma Sword Technique" all night long. The next morning, they went to the Zen room to pay a visit to Master Huiming, only to find Master Huiming sitting upright on a cushion with his brows lowered and eyes closed, just like he did when meditating as usual. However, Master Huiming had already died.

Upon seeing this, Yang Yuncong and the other two immediately buried their heads in the ground and began to cry, unable to bear the sadness.

At this time, Huang Sixi and Fei Hongjin were still on their way to the White-haired Witch's residence.

The southern peak of Tianshan Mountain, where the White-haired Witch lives, is about seven or eight hundred miles away from the northern peak of Master Huiming. Even if Huang Sixi travels day and night, he will not be able to reach the place in several days.

When Master Huiming passed away, Huang Sixi and Fei Hongjin were leading their horses out of a glacier cave. After resting for a night, they were about to continue their journey.

They were surrounded by endless glaciers. As it was just dawn, the environment was rather dim. Huang Sixi discovered that the Youlong Sword hanging on the horse's belly suddenly began to flash.

He immediately drew his sword from its sheath, only to see a line of sword writing on the sword: "Legacy of a famous master: Contains the Tianshan Sword Technique by Master Huiming, the founder of the Tianshan School. After Master Huiming passes away, you can inherit and read it."

The sword pattern then changed again, and began to present the key points of the Tianshan Sword Technique.

Huang Sixi saw that the secret method had been revealed, and knew that Master Huiming must have passed away. This old senior was the number one master in the "Tianshan Jianghu", and his internal strength was actually deeper than Huang Sixi's.

After Huang Sixi finished reading the sword text and learned Master Huiming's lifelong martial arts, he couldn't help but feel happy: "Back in the day when I was in The Smiling Proud Wanderer, I was infused with inner strength from the Wudang Zhenwu Sword. At that time, my inner strength level was on par with Shaolin Master Fangzheng. Now that Master Huiming's inner strength has covered my body, I have completely surpassed Master Fangzheng!"

He clearly felt the surge in his internal strength. If he were to compete with Master Fang Zheng again now, he would be able to capture him easily.

He immediately thought, "When I return to The Smiling, Proud Wanderer and use the Beggars' Sect's Nine Palace Stone Carvings to go to The Legend of the Condor Heroes, with my current internal strength, even if I face the Five Greatest Masters, it won't be a big deal!"

In his own estimation, if he met Huang Yaoshi, Ouyang Feng, Master Yideng and Hong Qigong in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he would never be at a disadvantage.

However, after meeting the middle-level supernatural power Wang Chongyang, it is difficult to judge who is stronger and who is weaker.

The Taoist master Wang Chongyang practiced Xiantian Gong, which is an authentic Taoist martial art. The Taoist master was also extremely talented and had practiced Xiantian Gong to the peak. His superior internal force allowed him to surpass the other four masters and earned him the reputation as the best master in the world.

However, Wang Chongyang did not live long. He died shortly after the first Huashan Sword Meeting. Guo Jing was not even born at that time.

His seven disciples, the Quanzhen Seven, had limited talents and could never reach his level of martial arts achievement in their lifetime.

Therefore, after Huang Sixi went to "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he actually did not encounter Wang Chongyang, and the world was left to him to run rampant.

At present, Huang Sixi has inherited Master Huiming's martial arts "Tianshan Swordsmanship". He has mastered more than ten superior martial arts, and other martial arts are even more varied.

But Huang Sixi was not satisfied with this, because in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", there were at least two martial arts worth his study. Once he had mastered these two martial arts, his martial arts journey would be complete and there would be no more shortcomings.

At this time, Fei Hongjin had packed her bags and was about to take the horse to set off, but she saw Huang Sixi suddenly draw out the Youlong Sword and look at her. She was puzzled but did not ask any more questions.

He just joked to Huang Sixi, "This Youlong Sword had already fallen into your Majesty's hands when we returned to the Central Plains from Southern Xinjiang. Your Majesty has treasured this sword for several years and has been looking at it every day. He should have been tired of it a long time ago. Why did your Majesty suddenly become interested in it again? Did something suddenly happen to the sword?"

When Huang Sixi captured Chu Zhaonan in Yungang Grottoes, he seized the Youlong Sword and originally wanted to give it to Fei Hongjin. However, Fei Hongjin knew that the Youlong Sword was one of the two magic weapons forged by Master Huiming himself. She did not accept the Youlong Sword because of the friendship between her master, the White-haired Witch and Master Huiming. Huang Sixi saw that Fei Hongjin did not want it, so he planned to give the Youlong Sword to the right person. However, in the following years, Huang Sixi was busy recovering the Central Plains, so he sealed the Youlong Sword and forgot about it.

It was not until this inspection tour in southern Xinjiang that Huang Sixi remembered the Youlong Sword and took it with him.

Earlier, when Huang Sixi was discussing martial arts with Master Huiming, he was ready to return the Youlong Sword to its original owner.

Although Master Huiming took back the Youlong Sword on the spot, his second disciple Chu Zhaonan had committed the evil act of defecting to the Tartars and bringing disgrace to the Tianshan Sect. Master Huiming then gave the Youlong Sword to Huang Sixi and told Huang Sixi to deal with the Sword as he pleased. Anyway, the Youlong Sword had no connection with the Tianshan Sect anymore from then on.

Huang Sixi told Fei Hongjin about Master Huiming's gift of the sword, and then handed the Youlong Sword to Fei Hongjin: "Master Huiming has already given this sword away, so you can wear it with confidence from now on. Even your master will not be dissatisfied!"

This time Fei Hongjin did not refuse.

A few years ago, when Huang Sixi started his rebellion, he passed through Jiange in Sichuan and Shu to dig for the "Treasure of Li Dingguo". Not only did he get a golden arhat weighing 180,000 kilograms, he also found a magical weapon in the treasure house.

The magic weapon is called "Tengjiao Sword". It was originally the sword of Xiong Tingbi, a general in the late Ming Dynasty. It was specially forged with white gold collected from Liaodong. It can cut iron like mud and its sharpness is no less than that of Youlong Sword.

However, after Huang Sixi found the "Tengjiao Sword", he gave it to He Tieshou.

Fei Hongjin is a chivalrous woman in Jianghu. She knows that the Tengjiao Sword is rare and has long wanted to have a similar magic weapon. Since the Youlong Sword has been given to her by Master Huiming, she happily keeps it by her side.

Not long after, Fei Hongjin led Huang Sixi to the southern peak of Tianshan Mountain.

This is an ice peak hundreds of feet high, with an igloo made of solid ice standing on the top.

Countless candles were lit in the room, and the candlelight shone brightly against the ice walls.

This is the place where the White-haired Witch lives in seclusion.

Just as Huang Sixi expected, after meeting the White-haired Witch, Fei Hongjin told her about her experience at Camel Peak. The White-haired Witch only accepted the brocade box that was Zhuo Yihang's relic, and the two Udumbara flowers were passed on to Fei Hongjin by the White-haired Witch.

But when Fei Hongjin handed the Udumbara flower back to Huang Sixi, the White-haired Witch was a little dissatisfied. She called Fei Hongjin to her bedroom alone and asked, "Are you planning to leave Tianshan and settle in the capital of Central Plains in the future?"

Fei Hongjin nodded: "Disciple does have this idea!"

The White-haired Witch asked again, "I see that you have feelings for that Dragon-Subduing Hero. Are you planning to commit yourself to him in the future?"

Fei Hongjin was stunned, her face slightly flushed, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment.

The white-haired witch's face gradually turned cold. "He used to be the Dragon Slayer, and now he is the emperor. In the future, he will definitely have countless concubines and many children. The deep palace is not suitable for people like us. Aren't you afraid of being killed in the future?"

Fei Hongjin suddenly smiled, "He doesn't have any concubines. From the time he started his army to the time he pacified the world, he only had one wife by his side. She was already fifty years old, and he still has no children. The ministers in the court quarreled over the foundation of the country, and they would ask him to select concubines every day, but he never took it seriously."

The White-haired Witch couldn't believe her ears. From ancient times to the present, which emperor who held great power did not have three palaces and six courtyards, and wished to have thousands of descendants so that their children could enjoy the country forever?
Huang Sixi has pacified the world for several years, but he has neither taken a concubine nor had a child. Does he not care about the country at all?
Fei Hongjin sighed again: "My disciple is already in his thirties or forties, like an old woman. If he wants women, those in their teens or twenties are more suitable!"

She herself was from the frontier and felt that her identity was not suitable for entering the palace.

But she had followed Huang Sixi for many years and joined the Dragon Subduing Army in its campaigns in the north and south. She had long been accustomed to staying with Huang Sixi and naturally did not want to be separated from him.

When the White-haired Witch learned of this, she was speechless for a moment. She suddenly felt that she had been living in seclusion in Tianshan for too long and was out of touch with the secular world. She was unable to provide correct advice to her apprentice.

She could only pat Fei Hongjin's hand and admonish him: "Whatever you want to do, just do it! If you feel that the Central Plains is not a good place and you are not comfortable living there, then return to Tianshan. This Ice Palace will be kept by your master forever!"

The next day, Fei Hongjin reluctantly bid farewell to the White-haired Witch and followed Huang Sixi back to the headquarters of the "Western Region Chamber of Commerce" in southern Xinjiang. After staying there for a few more days, Huang Sixi set out to return to the capital.

The first thing he did after returning to the palace was to issue an order to collect various medicinal materials for Huang Sixi to refine the "Udumbara Pill".

This precious pill is mainly made of Udumbara flower, supplemented by more than ten kinds of precious medicinal materials.

A few months later, Huang Sixi followed the method of refining the "Udumbara Pill" and successfully produced five precious pills.

These five pills are exactly the same, and naturally have the same effects. Once taken, they will have the effect of "refining precious pills, rejuvenating; living a hundred years, and preventing all diseases!"

He gave three precious pills to He Tieshou, Fei Hongjin and Jiunan, and kept two as backup.

After that, he began to prepare to leave "Blood and Sword".

At that time, he discovered a dragon vein in the treasure of Luding Mountain, and transported back a dragon head about ten feet long from a thousand miles away. This dragon head contained a strange power that could stop the flow of time in the rivers and lakes outside of "Bi Xue".

If Huang Sixi can return to "Swordsman" with Longtou, then Longtou can in turn stop the passage of time in "Blood-stained Jianghu".

What does this mean? No matter where Huang Sixi ventures into the world, as long as he carries the dragon head, he does not have to worry about other worlds changing with the passage of time!
That is to say, when Huang Sixi returns to "Swordsman", even if he lives in "Swordsman" for a hundred years, as long as the dragon head is with him, "Blood-stained Jianghu" will still be the same as when he left.

In this way, he can leave "Blooded Jianghu" with peace of mind. When he finds a treasure that can prolong his life in other rivers and lakes in the future, it will not be too late to come back and reunite with He Tieshou.

Huang Sixi fought here for several years and finally pacified the world. Now was the time for him to enjoy the fruits of his labor.

But his desire to explore the new world always outweighs his comfortable enjoyment here.

The future is full of unknowns, everything is possible, maybe he can find a way to achieve immortality in other places, so he is naturally unwilling to be trapped in one place for a long time.

It was with this idea in mind that Huang Sixi, after refining the "Udumbara Pill", decisively embarked on the journey back to "Swordsman".

(End of this chapter)