A man stands before the heavens, his sword emerges from the Emei Mountains.

Weary birds return to the secluded forest, and distant mountains are adorned with the evening glow.

Chen Yu walked out and sat on a large rock. He was not in a hurry to find Miejue. Instead, he carefully sorted out and pondered the matter in his mind.

The notes of the demonic monk Yunze mention the Imperial Tutor and the Taoist Priest.

Who are these two?

The last map was pasted on, and the handwriting was inconsistent, clearly indicating that someone else gave it to Yunze. Who was this person? Lian Zhenjia?

If the stone cave is indeed where Guo Xiang practiced her skills, then why did the Dragon-Slaying Stone fall? Logically, this should be a secret that all the Emei sect leaders must know, unless Guo Xiang, like the original owner's father, was seriously injured and only had time to mention the Dragon-Slaying Saber and the Heaven-Reliant Sword, without explaining her affairs in detail.

If this assumption comes true, who could possibly harm Guo Xiang, who has mastered martial arts?

The Taoist priest... the Imperial Tutor and Taoist priest in Yunze's Notes.

Chen Yu suddenly stood up, and a person appeared in his mind: Bai Sun Dao Ren.

In the novel "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber," Zhang Sanfeng mentioned the Hundred Losses Taoist, saying that he died in the Western Regions. However, the martial world is a deep and dangerous place. Many people fake their death to escape when they are seriously injured and fear being hunted down by their enemies. Not to mention, Cheng Kun even used this trick at Bright Peak.

Dai Qisi also changed her appearance and transformed into Granny Jin Hua.

Chen Yu took a deep breath, got up, and headed straight for Woyun Nunnery.

……

Under the moonlight on the golden roof, Chen Yu saw Miejue in the main hall. He first went to Woyun Nunnery, but Miejue was not there. He searched all the way here and found her burning incense and chanting sutras.

The incident involving Yunze, which was like a shadow to the side, unintentionally dealt a huge blow to Miejue's inner self.

"Master."

"Yu'er is here."

Chen Yu could sense a heavy feeling in that affectionate address.

Miejue rose and left the hall, saying, "Accompany your master for a walk."

"Um."

The two walked side by side, and Miejue asked, "How did the interrogation go?"

"Lian Zhenjia is Yang Lian Zhenjia. The powder in the pottery jar is fossil powder, which is used to soften the stone door of the tomb and the stone that breaks the dragon at the entrance of the tomb."

"This cunning and treacherous monk actually has such methods." Miejue sneered, "Could he be planning to destroy the entire She Shen Cliff?"

"During the interrogation, the monk lied. I found a map in my notes, marked Buddha's Palm Rock, and below it I saw a stone cave, which may have been where my master practiced his skills."

Extinction was greatly shocked, "Is this really true?"

"Your disciple came from over there."

"Take me to see this."

"it is good."

Chen Yu shifted his body and used the Emei Lightness Skill to leap like a bird soaring over a treetop. Miejue's sleeves fluttered, following him like a shadow. The master and disciple traveled at lightning speed and arrived at the stone cave under the Buddha's Palm Rock in the time it takes to eat a meal.

Chen Yu made a torch, lit it with a fire tinderbox, and led Miejue inside. After only a few feet, the Dragon-Severing Stone and a gap two palm-widths wide suddenly appeared in Miejue's sight.

"This is it."

Chen Yu pushed the torch through the crack.

The torchlight shone brightly, and Miejue's eyesight surpassed Chen Yu's, allowing her to see even more clearly. In just a few breaths, Miejue's expression gradually turned solemn, and she said, "It seems to be the martial arts of Madam Guo's Peach Blossom Island."

Absolutely changing the subject, she asked urgently, "What else does Yu'er know?"

"The notes also contain maps and text, but they are unrelated to Emei. However, the demonic monk mentioned the Imperial Tutor and the Taoist Master, but we don't know who they are." After Chen Yu finished speaking, he asked tactfully, "My master never mentioned this stone cave."

Extinction shook her head: "Master never did."

It seemed that Abbess Fengling's knowledge was limited. Chen Yu's thoughts returned, and he asked, "How about I use the Fossilizing Pill to open this Dragon-Severing Stone first?"

"Alright, don't make this public." Miejue had already vaguely realized that something was wrong.

"Disciple understands, I will go and get the Fossilizing Pill now."

Go quickly.

Chen Yu took two steps and then suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong with Yu'er?"

"Master, the Heaven-Slaying Sword, most of the Dragon-Slaying Stone has been destroyed."

"I've lost my mind in my haste. Yu'er, please wait here."

The two emerged from the stone cave, their movements as swift as a dragon soaring into the sky, disappearing into the distance amidst the rustling of their clothes.

After Miejue left, Chen Yu rushed to the courtyard, then returned, carrying a pottery jar containing fossil pills.

He applied the powder to the stone surface, waited for about a hundred breaths, then guided his Qi with his mind, channeling the Nine Yang Internal Force through the Lesser Taiyin Lung Meridian, releasing the Qi from the Shaoshang acupoint, condensing it at his fingertips, and then striking the stone with a flick of his arm.

There was a slight feeling of resistance as it penetrated several inches into the stone.

Yunze comes here every night without interruption, using fossil powder to soften the fossil surface and scraping it layer by layer without making a sound. At this rate, a cave large enough for people to pass through can be opened in half a month.

Just as Chen Yu was thinking this, the sound of wind came from the air, and Miejue's figure flickered and appeared at the entrance of the stone cave.

"Master, I tried using the Fossilizing Pill, and it really did soften the stone surface."

"This wicked monk has acquired such skills from who knows where; he is truly a menace." Miejue changed the subject abruptly, "Disciple, step aside."

"good."

Chen Yu stepped back, and Miejue raised her arm and elbow, drew her sword, and the Yitian Sword rose like a rainbow, its light dancing and swirling, continuously penetrating the already melted edges of the Dragon-Slaying Stone.

But a hissing sound was heard in the air, and stone chips flew everywhere. Suddenly, the sword light disappeared into its sheath, and Miejue pressed his palm down on the Dragon-Slaying Stone.

"open!"

Boom! One corner of the Dragon-Slaying Stone shattered into four pieces, revealing a gap barely large enough for a person to enter.

"Master, the torch." Chen Yu lit the torch that had been prepared beforehand and gave it to Miejue.

"Walk."

The master and apprentice each carried a torch as they entered. The light spread out, making the view clear. The interior space was spacious, and the moss-covered stone walls revealed figures of various appearances, some running and leaping, some striking with palms and kicks, and some wielding swords and whistling through the air, all becoming clear one by one.

Even the arm holding the torch was trembling slightly. Chen Yu stood in front of a set of fist techniques and watched for a short while before finding a move similar to the "Snowflake Piercing Cloud Palm".

Chen Yu looked at the figures in the boxing routine again, and saw that the little figures had long beards and noodles, and were very lifelike, with a playful and irreverent expression.

This is Zhou Botong, and his fist technique is "Empty Fist." Chen Yu walked and looked at the diagrams, and after he finished viewing them, small characters appeared.

Chen Yu wipes away the moss.

"The Old Rascal comprehended the Seventy-Two Hands of the Ultimate Yin and Soft Fist, the 'Empty-Minded Fist,' from the Tao Te Ching on Peach Blossom Island. Unfortunately, I was too stubborn and never grasped its essence. But when I stopped at Mount Emei, I suddenly realized my mistake and picked up this fist technique again. Through moves like 'Empty Hands,' 'Empty Bowl and Leftovers,' and 'Empty House and People,' I came to understand 'Plucking Stars and Changing Constellations,' 'Parting Clouds to See the Sun,' and 'Transplanting Flowers and Grafting Trees.'"

Chen Yu's mind is as clear as a mirror; some of the moves in "Snowflake Piercing Cloud Palm" are actually derived from "Empty Fist".

Looking at the text below, however, it is a description of Zhou Botong.

"Enjoying moments amidst flowers, forgetting worries with wine. Sharing tea and sipping bamboo, idle sorrows vanish. I am no match for an old, playful child."

Chen Yu lit a torch and continued reading. Soon, more and more fragments of martial arts techniques appeared in his sight: the Jade Maiden Sword Technique and the Quanzhen Sword Technique, totaling more than ten moves; the Shaolin Arhat Fist; fragments of the Spirit Snake Fist and the Beauty Fist; and a few moves of the Kunlun Sword Technique.

Chen Yu suddenly realized that the inspiration for Emei's "Nine Forms of Intercepting Hands" must have come from the Western Poison's "Snake Fist" and grappling techniques.

Continue walking for about ten feet, and a large amount of pictures and text are reflected in the torchlight, with the ink strokes flowing like colorful flying flowers.

"The Chapter on Strengthening Tendons and Bones. People only know that sitting still and calming the mind is the way to cultivate virtue, but they do not know that those who reach the highest level cultivate both wisdom and meditation, integrating theory and practice, achieving stillness even in motion, and tranquility even in the midst of turmoil..."

Chen Yu's thoughts were in turmoil, and he could almost reconstruct the events: Guo Xiang settled in Mount Emei, shaved her head and became a nun, and carved the martial arts techniques she had memorized in a stone cave to comprehend them. She eventually practiced at Buddha's Palm Rock, integrating the martial arts of various schools. She also carved her insights, along with the Yi Jin Duan Gu chapter of the Nine Yin Manual, on the stone wall for the Emei sect leaders to study and pass down through generations. It must have been that something happened later that sealed the stone cave with the Dragon-Slaying Stone.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, this place would undoubtedly be where Abbess Fengling meticulously recorded her martial arts techniques and insights, and later, the Emei Sect would pass it down through generations of leaders.

Zhang Junbao gazed at the floating clouds and flowing water on Wudang Mountain, and pondered deeply in a cave for seven days and seven nights. Suddenly, he had a breakthrough and understood the profound principle of using softness to overcome hardness in martial arts, thus becoming a grandmaster who carried on the legacy and ushered in the future.

After Guo Xiang saw through the illusions of the world, she possessed an extraordinary demeanor and magnanimity. Had nothing unexpected happened, she might have become a figure comparable to the real person.

But what exactly happened back then?

If Bai Sun Dao Ren were to truly live in this world, what astonishing level of martial arts would he have reached? In the present world, only Zhang Sanfeng could subdue this demon.