Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 242: The Trouble in the North Sea
Huang Sixi rode a fast horse and went to Tianlong Temple outside Dali City, accompanied by Duan Zhengchun and Dao Baifeng.

There were already guards and novice monks waiting outside the temple gate. When they saw Prince Zhennan coming, they hurried forward and grabbed the horse reins.

Huang Sixi got off his horse and went straight into the temple surrounded by the crowd.

As he walked along the way, he found that the temple buildings were large in scale and exquisitely constructed. However, after he passed through rows of magnificent halls, he finally came to an ancient Zen hall built of pine wood.

The plaque on the door reads "Muni Hall".

Duan Zhengchun and Dao Baifeng were very respectful to the people in the hall. After asking for instructions, they led Huang Sixi into the hall.

The lobby is quite spacious, about ten meters wide and long.

Huang Sixi took a step forward and looked around, and found six old monks sitting cross-legged in a row at the top.

The five monks on the right were facing the gate. When they saw Huang Sixi entering the hall, they all raised their hands to show that they were greeting the layman.

On the left, a monk was facing the inner wall with his head drooped, motionless as if in meditation. The old monk was oblivious to the outside world and Huang Sixi could not see his appearance clearly.

Huang Sixi stopped when he came to the distance between the six monks.

Introduced by Duan Zhengchun, the five monks on the right are Benguan, Benxiang, and Bencan, the three elders of Tianlong Temple, as well as the abbot Benyin and Benchen, who had just been ordained.

Huang Sixi took a closer look and discovered that Ben Chen was actually Duan Zhengming, the Baoding Emperor of Dali Kingdom.

That day in Wanjie Valley, Huang Sixi met Emperor Baoding once. After not seeing him for a few days, Emperor Baoding had become a monk.

Emperor Baoding also knew that Huang Sixi had doubts, so he explained: "It has always been my wish to convert to Buddhism. It happened that a great Tibetan monk came to Tianlong Temple to discuss Buddhist teachings and martial arts. It was inconvenient for ordinary people to participate, so I was ordained and entered the Muni Hall! The Dharma name is Benchen!"

Huang Sixi raised his hand: "Greetings, Master Benchen!"

Emperor Baoding is the best lay master of the Duan family in Dali, but among the six monks in Muni Hall, he is the youngest.

The abbot was originally the uncle of Emperor Baoding.

Benguan, Benxiang and Bencan are all senior brothers of Abbot Benyin.

As for the old monk facing the wall on the left, he is the uncle of Benguan, Benxiang, Bencan and Abbot Benyin.

The Buddhist name of this old monk facing the wall is Ku Rong. He is the most senior elder in Tianlong Temple. He has been facing the wall for decades and has not cared about worldly affairs. Even Emperor Baoding had only heard of the name of Master Ku Rong but had never seen his true face.

The strongest martial arts masters of the Duan family in Dali are these six monks.

A few days ago, Jiumozhi, a Buddhist monk from the Dalun Temple in the Great Snow Mountain of the Tubo Kingdom, sent a letter of challenge to the Tianlong Temple. The letter clearly stated that Jiumozhi would visit in the next few days and ask to borrow the "Six Meridians Divine Sword Sutra", the supreme martial arts secret of the Dali Duan family!
"Six Meridians Divine Sword" is the treasure of Tianlong Temple. How could it be loaned out?
Jiumozhi definitely came with bad intentions. If he fails to borrow the things, he will just rob them.

Jiumozhi had the courage to send a declaration of war and challenge the Tianlong Temple where many masters gathered alone. One can imagine how high his martial arts skills are.

Benguan, Benxiang, Bencan and Abbot Benyin of Tianlong Temple are all top-notch masters in the martial arts world. They stay in Tianlong Temple all year round to study martial arts, and their One Yang Finger power is only stronger than that of Emperor Baoding.

Master Ku Rong, who has the highest seniority, has reached the pinnacle of One Finger Zen.

But even if Master Kurong joined forces with Benguan, Benxiang, Bencan, and Abbot Benyin, they were not absolutely sure of repelling Jiumozhi, so they asked Baoding Emperor, the top lay master of Dali Duan family, to temporarily become a monk and join Muni Hall to defend Tianlong Temple and "Six Meridians Divine Sword".

Duan Yu was now lying on a stretcher in front of Emperor Baoding.

Normally, at this critical moment when a powerful enemy is approaching, the Dali Kingdom should put everything else aside.

However, Emperor Baoding had no children, and his younger brother Duan Zhengchun had only Duan Yu as his only son. If Duan Yu died, the lineage of Emperor Baoding and Duan Zhengchun would be cut off, and the throne of Dali would fall into the hands of another branch.

Emperor Baoding regarded Duan Yu as the crown prince of Dali, so he had to find ways to rescue him.

This temple, this appearance, this monk, and the abbot are all willing to expend their true energy to save Duan Yu's life.

Only Master Kuruo was afraid of Jiumozhi. He only took it as his responsibility to defend the reputation of Tianlong Temple which had lasted for a hundred years. No matter whether Duan Yu was poisoned or possessed by evil spirits, he did not advocate wasting his energy just to save Duan Yu.

Standing next to Emperor Baoding were Qin Hongmian and Mu Wanqing, mother and daughter. They were the "culprits" who accidentally injured Duan Yu, and they insisted on staying by Duan Yu's side to make amends. No matter how Master Kurong scolded them, they refused to leave.

When Duan Zhengchun introduced several eminent monks to Huang Sixi.

Dao Baifeng walked to Duan Yu's side, and seeing Qin Hongmian beside him, she said coldly, "What are you still doing here? It's not enough that Yu'er has been harmed by you, are you not satisfied until you see him die?"

Qin Hongmian replied: "If your son dies, I will give him my life on the spot as compensation."

Mu Wanqing followed up by saying, "I'll pay too. Two lives for one life, I think that's enough."

Dao Baifeng wanted to reprimand, saying, if Yu'er really died, even if you and your daughter were cut into pieces, Yu'er would not be able to come back to life, so what's the point of sacrificing your worthless lives?

She knew that the Muni Hall was full of Duan family elders and that they could not argue, so she ignored Qin Hongmian and Mu Wanqing.

Soon, after meeting the monks, Huang Sixi moved to Duan Yu's stretcher and took Duan Yu's pulse.

Duan Zhengchun and Dao Baifeng both showed hope on their faces.

The abbot and the monks did not hold out hope, as they had already investigated Duan Yu's injuries in detail. After Duan Yu was poisoned, the internal Qi in his body went out of control, causing the poison to spread, invading his heart meridians and flowing through various acupoints.

The monks have profound internal strength. If someone else were poisoned, if they jointly performed the One Finger Zen, even if they suffered a great loss of their internal strength, they could stop the spread of the poison and protect the vital parts. Then they could find another elixir to remove the poison, and there would still be a glimmer of hope.

But the one who was poisoned was Duan Yu. His situation was quite special. The symptoms of his out-of-control true energy were extremely strange. Several monks transported their internal energy into Duan Yu's body. As long as it flowed through Duan Yu's hand Taiyin lung meridian or Tanzhong acupoint, the monks' internal energy would sink into the sea and never come back.

No matter how much internal energy the monks sent to Duan Yu, it would all be absorbed by Duan Yu. In this situation, the monks had no way to use their internal energy to remove the poison for Duan Yu.

They watched helplessly as Duan Yu's true energy became disordered and the poison eventually spread to all the vital parts of his body. He could no longer force out his internal strength, and all the detoxifying elixirs treasured by the Dali royal family were given to Duan Yu, but they were of no effect.

They concluded that Duan Yu was beyond saving even by gods.

After checking for a while, Huang Sixi let go of Duan Yu's pulse.

Dao Baifeng asked hurriedly: "How is it, Mr. Huang, can Yu'er be saved?"

Huang Sixi was unsure of what to say: "We'll only know after we save him!"

Duan Zhengchun continued, "The other day, Hero Huang said that Yu'er had the signs of being possessed by a demon. Is the evil poison entering his body related to his being possessed by a demon?"

If Duan Yu really couldn't be rescued today, Duan Zhengchun didn't want Qin Hongmian to take the responsibility for killing Duan Yu, so he asked Huang Sixi this question.

Huang Sixi explained the cause of the illness truthfully: "Duan Yu was accidentally shot with a poisonous arrow. No matter how poisonous the arrow is, as long as he takes the antidote on the spot, he will be fine!"

"Yes!"

Duan Zhengchun looked at Qin Hongmian: "After Yu'er was wounded by an arrow, Hongmian immediately took out the antidote, taking it internally and applying it externally, without even wasting a cup of tea. It should be able to completely detoxify!"

Huang Sixi said, "But Duan Yu's body was originally abnormal. He couldn't control his internal energy. After being poisoned, his true energy went out of control. The poison spread throughout his body along the true energy, including his meridians and acupuncture points. All of them were corroded and destroyed by the poison. The antidote is no longer useful!"

After hearing this, Duan Zhengchun glanced at Qin Hongmian and thought that her archery was just the trigger, and her death was caused by the loss of control of her true energy. She has suffered for me for so many years, and this time I can't blame her no matter what.

Emperor Baoding said, "Mr. Huang, what caused Yu'er's Qi to go out of control?"

Huang Sixi looked at him and said, "I said that day in Wanjie Valley that Duan Yu learned a martial art from a scroll, but lacked guidance, didn't know how to use it, couldn't suppress the inner energy, and then lost control!
This martial art is specialized in training acupuncture points, and the internal force is connected to the heart meridians, qi and blood. After Duan Yu was poisoned, the poison was able to instantly spread to his meridians and acupuncture points for this reason!"

After hearing his diagnosis, the monks looked at each other and said, "We all thought he was poisoned by some evil poison, but it turns out that the cause of his illness was his unauthorized practice of foreign martial arts!"

The monks all had their inner energy sucked away by Duan Yu, and they guessed that Duan Yu was practicing the "Energy Transformation Method" of the Xingxiu Sect. However, the "Energy Transformation Method" was deeply hated by all the martial arts sects in the world, and the Xingxiu Sect was even more notorious, so the monks were ashamed to mention it.

Emperor Baoding personally asked Duan Yu a few days ago if he knew Ding Chunqiu, the leader of Xingxiu Sect. Duan Yu denied it and told Emperor Baoding that he had never practiced the "Hua Gong Dafa". Emperor Baoding trusted Duan Yu very much. He guessed at the time that Duan Yu had been captured by Duan Yanqing, the leader of the four evil men, and the loss of control of his internal Qi might be a poisonous plot by Duan Yanqing.

Hearing Huang Sixi's words, Emperor Baoding became suspicious again and asked, "Mr. Huang, is the martial arts that Yu'er is practicing the "Energy Transformation Method"? "

Huang Sixi shook his head: "Master Benchen, don't worry, what he practices is not Ding Chunqiu's martial arts, but..."

"But what?"

everyone asked.

Huang Sixi confessed: "The martial arts in that scroll came from Ding Chunqiu's master."

When everyone heard this, their faces turned a little unnatural. In the final analysis, it was all related to that old devil Ding Chunqiu.

As they talked about this, everyone suddenly smelled a soft sandalwood scent drifting into the lobby.

Then, a faint sound of Buddhist chanting was heard from outside the hall.

Master Ku Rong, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up: "The Great Wheel King has arrived! We will have a discussion later. The sword energy in the hall is rampant and extremely dangerous. It is better for all the laymen to stay away!"

Duan Zhengchun and Dao Baifeng had already invited Huang Sixi to come over. They no longer needed a few monks to keep Duan Yu alive, so they said to Huang Sixi, "Master Huang, let's go to the meditation room next door!"

Huang Sixi had no objection. He really wanted to see the magical flaming sword skills of the Great Wheel King, but the most important thing was to heal Duan Yu's wounds first.

As long as Duan Yu recovers from his injury, Huang Sixi can inherit "Northern Divine Art" and "Lingbo Weibu", these two magical skills are more important to Huang Sixi.

Duan Zhengchun and Dao Baifeng did not call their subordinates. They lifted Duan Yu themselves and led Huang Sixi, Qin Hongmian and Mu Wanqing to the next wooden house.

After he entered the room, he heard a kind, humble and polite male voice coming from the next room: "I am Jiumozhi, a junior from the Tibetan Kingdom, and I pay my respects to the senior master! Impermanence is constant, twin trees wither and flourish, north and south, east and west, nothing is false or empty!"

He knew that Jiumozhi loved to show off. He clearly came to Tianlong Temple to rob the "Six Meridians Divine Sword", but he chose to act like a senior monk and give a Buddhist lecture to the monks of the Duan family first.

Huang Sixi stopped paying attention and took out two Red Eyed Ice Toads, handed them to Duan Zhengchun and Dao Baifeng, and instructed them how to use the Red Eyed Ice Toads to remove the poison from Duan Yu.

Since the detoxification requires the use of alcohol and other things, Qin Hongmian and Mu Wanqing took over.

Huang Sixi used his finger power to press the Shaoshang point on Duan Yu's thumb, and also blocked all the meridian points of the 'Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian' and the Tanzhong point.

This was done to prevent Duan Yu from sucking away his internal energy during the healing process.

Although Duan Yu was in a coma, the internal energy was still running around in his body. As long as his internal energy flowed through the 'Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian' and the Danzhong acupoint, and someone else happened to inject internal energy into these acupoints, he could automatically absorb it.

"The Divine Art of the North Sea" is so weird.

After taking protective measures, Huang Sixi began to use the Rama Qi to repair Duan Yu's damaged heart meridians and blood vessels.

As the healing continued, the two red-eyed ice toads drew out the poison in Duan Yu's body bit by bit. Duan Yu's face gradually turned from black to dark blue, and then from dark blue to rosy.

Until the Red-Eyed Ice Toad attached itself to Duan Yu and could no longer absorb any poison, Huang Sixi had also healed most of Duan Yu's injuries.

Duan Yu woke up in a daze.

Duan Zhengchun and Dao Baifeng were both very happy, and Qin Hongmian and Mu Wanqing also breathed a sigh of relief.

Duan Yu saw his parents nearby and asked, "Dad, Mom, where are we? Why can't I move?"

Duan Zhengchun and Dao Baifeng immediately looked back at Huang Sixi.

But Huang Sixi had already left the bed, sat down at a square table in the room, took out the scroll from his arms, and unfolded it to look at it.

Duan Zhengchun and Dao Baifeng were both a little anxious. At this critical moment of diagnosis and treatment, why are you reading this scroll, Master Huang? Are you reading a medical book before the battle?
The two were about to ask questions when they heard Huang Sixi say, "Press his Tanzhong and Shaoshang points, and he will be able to move freely! It's best to point your fingers in the air and don't touch him!"

When the two men saw that their beloved son had recovered from his injuries, they couldn't wait to hold Duan Yu in their arms. They did not heed Huang Sixi's warning and rushed to touch Duan Yu's body.

Duan Zhengchun pressed Tanzhong, and Dao Baifeng pressed Shaoshang. As a result, when their finger forces came into contact with Duan Yu, they were instantly sucked into Duan Yu's Beiming Qi, and their own internal forces quickly drained out.

The two of them screamed "Ouch" and "Ouch" and quickly let go.

Duan Yu looked innocent and asked the two, "Dad, Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Huang Sixi had just finished treating Duan Yu's injuries and pressed many of his acupoints one after another, leaving only the Tanzhong and Shaoshang points unpressed.

The Danzhong point is where the Qi Hai is located, and the Shaoshang point is the beginning of the "Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian". These two acupoints are the entrances for Duan Yu to absorb the Beiming Zhenqi.

In the past, Duan Yu had absorbed other people's internal energy because those outsiders accidentally touched his Tanzhong and Shaoshang acupoints, thereby stimulating the suction force of the Beiming True Qi.

But Duan Yu was familiar with the "Northern Divine Art" after all, and there was a clear record in the mental method: "The hand Taiyin lung meridian and the Ren meridian are the foundation of the Northern Divine Art. Among them, the Shaoshang point on the thumb and the Tanzhong point on the chest are the most important. The former is for taking, and the latter is for storing!"

'Use Shao Shang to take the inner strength of others and store it in my Tan Zhong Qi Sea! Take one point, store one point, and it will be endless if you don't release it!'

'The more internal strength accumulates, the stronger it becomes, like the huge pool of the North Sea Heavenly Lake, which can float a Kun thousands of miles away!'

Huang Sixi felt that the secret method was written in a simple and straightforward manner, and anyone who read it would understand the importance of the Shaoshang point and the Tanzhong point on the thumb.

Duan Yu has already cultivated the hand Taiyin lung meridian, so he must be aware that the Shaoshang and Tanzhong points on his thumb are the entrances for absorbing people's internal energy.

However, Duan Yu absorbed the inner strength of Duan Zhengchun and Dao Baifeng, but he still appeared to be at a loss.

Until Duan Zhengchun asked him: "What kind of martial arts did you practice on the scroll? Why is it that when your Shaoshang and Tanzhong points are touched, your internal energy is sucked away?"

Duan Yu then scratched his head and said with a wry smile: "I don't want to absorb anyone's inner strength, but I can't control my inner energy. I don't know how this martial art works. Anyway, sometimes when someone touches my thumb or chest, my inner energy will rush around in my body in a mess!"

Dao Baifeng hugged Duan Yu again and said, "It's just a little internal energy. If it's gone, it's gone. Yu'er, you can turn danger into safety. It's really the blessing of Buddha!"

Duan Zhengchun hurriedly said, "This is the life-saving grace of Mr. Huang."

He also wanted to say that it had nothing to do with Buddha, but his family had worshipped Buddhism for generations and he could not be disrespectful to Buddha.

When Duan Yu learned that Huang Sixi had saved his life, he immediately got out of bed and reached out to give Huang Sixi a grateful hug.

However, Huang Sixi pushed him away using his inner strength: "Master Duan, you cannot control your Bei Ming Qi. Don't touch me with your thumb in the future. If you have anything to say, talk to me from a distance."

Duan Yu smiled bitterly: "I'll keep it in mind."

Suddenly he asked in a low voice: "Brother Huang, are you looking for the scroll to practice Bei Ming Divine Art? I can recite the secret method to you!"

"unnecessary!"

Huang Sixi picked up the scroll and waved it towards Duan Yu: "I have already mastered the Northern Ocean Divine Art to perfection, and I understand it more deeply than you do."

However, the "Northern Divine Art" that he inherited from the scroll has a hidden danger.

This magical skill goes against the internal skills of various schools and sects. Anyone who wants to practice Bei Ming Zhen Qi needs to disperse the power in advance and forget what he has learned before. If he does not disperse the power, the original power and Bei Ming Zhen Qi will definitely collide with each other in the body.

Once the collision of true qi occurs, the mildest case will cause insanity and vomiting of blood, while the worst case will cause all meridians to be paralyzed.

Huang Sixi had only one way to resolve this hidden danger, and that was to convert all of his internal strength into Beiming Qi.

Only in this way can you open the entrance to absorb energy like Duan Yu did. Before the conversion is completed, "Northern Divine Art" will not be able to exert its power.

(End of this chapter)