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Everyone who heard the news was shocked and somewhat incredulous.

The Songshan Sect is powerful, and Zuo Lengchan is renowned for his prestige. He has been in charge of the Five Sacred Mountains for over twenty years. Not long ago, he even showed great ambition by merging the Five Sacred Mountains and becoming a fourth force on par with Shaolin, Wudang, and the Demonic Sect.

In just a few days, the mighty Songshan Sect, with its renowned Zuo Lengchan, was defeated by the Huashan Sect.

Before the Five Mountains Assembly, some people praised the Huashan Sect for producing so many talented young people and for teaching such powerful disciples, saying that their master must be even more powerful and might even be able to defeat Zuo Lengchan.

But it was just talk; he didn't believe that Yue Buqun was on par with Zuo Lengchan, much less that the Huashan Sect could challenge the Songshan Sect and regain control of the Five Sacred Mountains.

After all, Mount Hua has been in decline for so many years, and its strength is indeed limited.

The first generation of disciples consisted only of Yue Buqun and his wife. Although the second generation produced two renowned young heroes, Li Mu and Linghu Chong, the combined number of disciples of Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze was still less than twenty.

Among these disciples, apart from Li Mu and Linghu Chong, the martial arts skills of the others were only on par with those of the disciples of the Five Mountains Sects.

In addition to these, there are also a hundred ordinary disciples, which makes up the total size of Mount Hua.

In comparison, even the weaker of the Five Sacred Mountains, Hengshan in the north and Hengshan in the south, still have three to five hundred disciples.

The more powerful Mount Tai Sect has seven or eight hundred disciples. Not to mention the Mount Song Sect, which openly has over a thousand members.

Compared to the other four sects, the hundred or so people from Mount Hua were indeed insignificant. Their ability to overpower the Mount Song sect and control the Five Sacred Mountains was astonishing.

For a time, the martial arts world was abuzz with discussion, providing everyone with countless topics of conversation. The influence of the Huashan Sect, coupled with the halo of controlling the Five Sacred Mountains, quickly spread from the northwest corner to the entire world.

Chapter 572 Opening the Mountain Gate

After Yue Buqun and his party returned to Mount Hua, the mountain's former tranquility was completely shattered.

No matter how weak Huashan's foundation was, Yue Buqun openly and fairly defeated Zuo Lengchan with his strength, becoming one of the top masters in the world. His two disciples were also among the best of the younger generation.

With both new and experienced members, and despite a weak foundation and few disciples, this presents an opportunity for many.

Fewer people means less competition, and Huashan's potential is obvious. If you don't join now, when will you?

As a result, small and medium-sized forces from Guanzhong, Hanzhong, and several nearby provinces flocked to Mount Hua to pay their respects and seek an audience with Yue Buqun.

Many smaller factions also brought their younger members to become disciples of Mount Hua, thus strengthening their relationship with the mountain.

For the next month or so, Mount Hua was bustling with traffic and people, and it was difficult to find peace and quiet again.

The harvest was obvious, but looking at the gift warehouses full of congratulatory gifts and more than 200,000 taels of silver in cash, Yue Buqun felt inexplicably emotional.

Unable to sleep at night, I went outside, looked up at the starry sky, and thought about the past, which gave me a feeling of being in another world.

"Master, your disciple has not failed your trust. Mount Hua... Mount Hua... has finally risen again. I will definitely restore Mount Hua to its former glory." As he said this, Yue Buqun's gaze was firm, but his eyes were a little moist. Mount Hua had finally begun to revive under his leadership.

He, Yue Buqun, has lived up to the expectations of the ancestors of Mount Hua.

After more than a month of commotion, the number of people coming to pay homage to the mountain finally decreased, and the people of Mount Hua were finally able to free up their hands to attend to a major event: opening the mountain and accepting disciples.

The biggest weakness of Mount Hua at present is its weak foundation. Why is its foundation weak? Because there are too few people.

Today, Mount Hua's prestige and status are supported by a few masters, and it is weak in all aspects. It needs a large number of disciples to fill the gaps and strengthen its foundation.

However, it's not easy to recruit disciples. A clean background is one aspect, but they also need to have a certain level of martial arts aptitude.

Selecting only from those who actively come to Mount Hua to seek apprenticeship is too inefficient; how many can be recruited in a year?

Li Mu came up with an idea: in the Ming Dynasty, every prefecture and county had almshouses to take in elderly people living alone and orphans. The total number of orphans taken in throughout the country was more than tens of thousands.

In addition, there are many people selling their children these days, so if you find someone with suitable qualifications, it's fine to buy them.

These homeless people, if properly trained, could become loyal followers of the sect.

Yue Buqun clearly took it to heart. As the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance, he was respected by everyone when dealing with matters outside.

In addition, he himself is one of the few top masters in the world. Now that Mount Hua is not short of money, Li Mu also asked the Fuwei Escort Agency to provide assistance in various places. Although everyone in Mount Hua is busy, things are going relatively smoothly.

It took half a year for Huashan to select more than 600 promising teenagers aged five to twelve from tens of thousands of orphans and send them back to Huashan.

Through procurement, more than one hundred qualified teenagers were also selected and sent back to Mount Hua.

A huge school building was also built halfway up Mount Hua, and many teachers were hired. These orphans will receive cultural education and basic martial arts training here for several years.

Give Huashan ten years, and wait for all eight hundred-plus young people to grow up, before Huashan can truly say that it has restored its former glory and become one of the top sects in the world.

After a busy period, Li Mu realized that he was already twenty-two years old when he finally had some free time. Some time ago, Lin Zhennan and his wife wrote to urge him to get married, saying that they would introduce him to a young lady from a certain family, describing her as virtuous, gentle and generous.

Li Mu could only smile and decline.

The fifth level of Zixia Kung Fu, after three or four years of accumulation, gradually approached perfection.

After being busy for so long, Li Mu suddenly had some free time, and his heart relaxed. He couldn't help but wander around Mount Hua.

That day, he walked slowly along the mountain path. It was early summer, and the mountains were filled with lush forests and bamboo groves, exotic flowers and rare herbs, and fragrances throughout the year, making for a very beautiful scene.

After wandering around the mountains for most of the day, the sun was setting, its rays like blood, bathing the mountains in the glow of the evening sky. As we walked, we suddenly saw the Sunrise Peak ahead, which, illuminated by the sunset, was tinged with gold, dazzling and radiant.

A sudden impulse rose within Li Mu, a desire to reach the summit of Chaoyang Peak and witness the afterglow of the setting sun. Without hesitation, he paused, then leaped into the air, his toes barely touching the ground.

Facing the steep mountain peaks, they climb and leap with graceful movements, either by touching the ground with their feet or by climbing vines with their hands.

When they were still four or five zhang away from the summit, Li Mu lightly touched the mountain wall with his toes and suddenly rose into the air. When his momentum was exhausted, he flicked his sleeves and took five steps in mid-air, as if there was a ladder to heaven beneath his feet. He gracefully floated over the summit, took another step, and fell down like a leaf, without a sound. This was the "ladder to heaven" of Mount Hua.

The summit offers a panoramic view, with lush greenery stretching for miles around.

Li Mu dusted off his sleeves, remained silent for a moment, and watched the soft afterglow of the setting sun spread across the sky, the clouds reflecting the sunset, the sky flushed red as if drunk, and the forests were dyed in color as the afterglow shone. A gentle breeze blew by, and fallen leaves danced in the wind, and an indescribable feeling welled up in Li Mu's heart.

He seemed to have a sudden realization. With a clang of a sword, he drew his longsword and began to demonstrate the basic sword techniques of Mount Hua. These basic sword techniques consisted of thirty-six moves and were the foundation of all sword techniques of Mount Hua. They seemed simple and easy to understand, but in reality, they were profound and complex.

He executed each move with measured speed and fluidity, his sword intent flowing continuously as he moved forward and backward.

After completing a set of introductory sword techniques, Li Mu did not stop. He changed his sword moves and unleashed another set of "Iron Wire Sword Style".

With a flick of his wrist, he thrust his sword forward with a sudden burst of power. The longsword hummed clearly and flashed with a cold light. As the sword strike was completed, he flicked his wrist, and the sword spun back in a half-arc. Then, he thrust his sword forward again, the longsword drawing a long arc in the air before spinning back once more.

With each strike, he wielded the longsword with effortless grace, each thrust and retraction occurring in an arc. His sword strikes grew ever faster, the air filled with a constant buzzing sound, leaving trails of steel in the air like iron wires.

The sword techniques are free and unpredictable, with endless variations and exquisite skill.

After Li Mu finished one set of sword techniques, he smoothly switched to another set, practicing in this way without stopping. Suddenly, he took a deep breath, remained silent for a moment, and looked at the distant mountains as dark as ink, the water flowing gently, and the sky full of purple clouds.

He was so engrossed in it that he vaguely felt a stirring in the Purple Cloud Technique, and the sixth level seemed to be within reach.

Li Mu was overjoyed. After cultivating the Purple Cloud Skill to the fifth level, he had entered a profound realm of the skill. Breaking through became increasingly difficult, and arduous cultivation alone was no longer an option. The only way was to "enlighten."

Chapter 573 Zixia

What is "enlightenment"? The name Zixia Gong comes from the characters Zixia, which shows that the practice of this skill is inseparable from the word "xia". There is morning glow and evening glow, which are all changes of the Qi of Yin and Yang and the interaction of heaven and earth. If one can understand even a trace of its meaning, it will greatly benefit the practice of Zixia Gong.

Today, feeling a rare moment of inspiration, Li Mu immediately sat cross-legged, facing the sky with his palms facing outwards, clearing his mind of all distracting thoughts. He took a few deep breaths to regulate his internal energy, and the incantations for the sixth level of the Purple Cloud Technique appeared in his mind. He calmed his mind, guided his true energy, and began to circulate it according to the cultivation method of the sixth level.

But as soon as he activated his inner energy, he suddenly frowned and stopped.

He closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then guided his true energy along the cultivation method of the sixth level. The next moment, a purple aura flashed on his face, and his body swayed violently. Li Mu quickly withdrew his true energy, took a few deep breaths, and calmed his inner breath.

He frowned, a look of doubt on his face. He had already thoroughly understood the method of practicing the sixth level of the Purple Cloud Skill. He knew exactly how to take each step, where to direct the Qi, how to coordinate the acupoints, how to respond to breathing, when to reverse the flow of Qi, when to avoid the extraordinary meridians, and when to reverse the flow. He had made no mistakes while practicing the skill just now.

In the past, I could circulate my Qi and meridians smoothly and freely, with my mind and Qi flowing together. However, just now, when I practiced the method of the sixth level of Zixia Gong, it was quite difficult. Not only was my internal energy intermittent, but the flow of true Qi was also extremely sluggish.

Speaking of internal energy cultivation, it is a mysterious and profound art, requiring things to develop naturally and never be forced. Li Mu pondered for a long time, then couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that his accumulation was still insufficient, and the real opportunity for a breakthrough had not yet arrived.

Then we have no choice but to give up today. Recklessly acting will only damage our own foundation.

Thinking of this, Li Mu exhaled and stood up, feeling his internal energy flowing smoothly and unimpeded within his body.

This is... the fifth level of the Zixia Skill, now completely perfected.

Li Mu was quite pleased for a moment, although he had not broken through to the sixth level, as the sixth level of the Purple Cloud Skill was extremely difficult to break through.

Look at Yue Buqun, he has been stuck at the fifth level of Zixia Skill for nearly twenty years. Without a fortuitous encounter, he would never have been able to break through in this lifetime.

It was only after practicing the Yi Jing Bone Forging Chapter for five or six years that he finally broke through to the sixth level, which is also the highest level that the successive leaders of Huashan Sect have reached.

This shows how difficult it is to break through to the sixth level.

However, now that the fifth level of the Purple Cloud Skill has been fully perfected, the sixth level is already beckoning to Li Mu. He simply needs to continue to refine his foundation and wait for the right opportunity.

Upon returning to the mountain gate, he informed Yue Buqun of the matter. Yue Buqun was overjoyed upon hearing the news. If Huashan were to produce another top master who had cultivated the Zixia Skill to the sixth level, Huashan's position in the martial arts world would be completely secure, and no one would be able to challenge it for decades to come.

In order to provide Li Mu with good conditions for cultivation, he had more free time from then on. He could come and go as he pleased, going wherever his heart led him.

In addition, several bamboo houses were built on Chaoyang Peak as his private place for quiet cultivation, and even Yue Buqun would not come to disturb him unless he had something to do.

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Several months later, another piece of news that shocked the entire martial arts world came out.

Ren Woxing, the former leader of the Demonic Sect, and Xiang Wentian, the Left Envoy, led a group of experts they had recruited and controlled through the Three Corpse Brain God Pill to attack Blackwood Cliff half a month ago, hoping to regain the position of sect leader.

Unfortunately, his opponent was Dongfang Bubai, the true number one in the world, and Linghu Chong was not fooled into becoming his ally.

The result was self-evident: they suffered a crushing defeat. If they hadn't taken Yang Lianting hostage at the crucial moment, they might not have even survived.

However, even after taking Yang Lianting hostage, Ren Woxing, who was already seriously injured, could only run for his life in the face of Dongfang Bubai's pursuit.

After several days of this, Ren Woxing realized that he would eventually be worn down and made an unexpected decision: he took Yang Lianting hostage and went directly to Shaolin Temple.

As a result, the situation reached a stalemate.

Faced with the arrival of Ren Woxing, the great demon of the evil sect, Shaolin Temple, as a martial arts giant in the world, which has always advocated laying down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha on the spot, could not possibly kill him or simply drive him away.

After Ren Woxing settled in Shaolin Temple, as a respected figure in the martial arts world and a leader of the righteous path, he couldn't just hand over the person to Dongfang Bubai, the leader of the Demonic Sect, when he came to demand him.