The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

However, no matter what, she didn't want to ruin the atmosphere by looking at Xiaolongnu.

Huang Rong also noticed something unusual about this "Dragon Sect Leader," and couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him...

Taking advantage of Granny Sun's good mood, Chu Luren took the initiative to ask, "Granny Sun, I am, after all, an outer sect elder. Could you prepare a tomb chamber for me... no! A room?"

"You still want to stay?" Granny Sun looked at her warily.

"Well... if it's inconvenient, I can go to Chongyang Palace. I don't have much to do lately, and I want to focus on my cultivation." Chu Luren wasn't trying to make things difficult for him.

The ancient tomb has a very nice environment, quiet enough, and without much social interaction. If it were in Chongyang Palace... it would be a bit too vulgar!

It's only March 15th. Chu Luren only needs to make one trip to Lin'an before September—this is what he promised Ren Yingying.

Although it's not close, even with extra time, we can set off at the end of May or the beginning of June, which means we'll have two months of free time.

It's not a long trip, but it's not short either. It's definitely not enough to take Mu Wanqing and Wang Yuyan back to Dali. Moreover, Chu Luren isn't even sure if Duan Zhengchun has returned to Dali!

When we go to Lin'an, we can take Wang Yuyan with us and go back to Mantuo Manor together...

Taking advantage of these two months, Chu Luren also wanted to calm down and integrate his cultivation system.

Whether it's Hong Qigong or Guo Juxia, whom I've recently encountered, their internal strength is only slightly stronger than mine, and their martial arts skills are far less extensive than Chu Luren's. The reason they are so much stronger than Chu Luren, who is not yet enlightened, is mainly because their depth of understanding far surpasses his.

Before reaching its current level, Chu Luren's martial arts were not lacking in "profoundness". The "proficiency" he quickly achieved after acquiring special consciousness and badge equipment was enough to make Chu Luren's moves profound among masters of similar skill.

However, as Chu Luren gradually grew stronger, his mastery of the skills, which was only "proficient," began to falter.

Taking advantage of these two months, Chu Luren also plans to calm down and cultivate properly!

After all, going to Lin'an six months later is not for sightseeing or socializing. It is not only the location of the Song court's central government, but also because the Chu Lu people are going there to rescue Ren Woxing.

Chu Luren also had some doubts about this - wasn't this level too far away? In the vast world of martial arts, although the Sun Moon Sect was a top-tier martial arts force with influence all over the world, its main territory was ultimately Hebei and Shandong, and it also had infiltration into the Central Plains. However, its influence was much weaker in the Southern Dynasty.

In the original work, Dongfang Bubai imprisoned Ren Woxing in West Lake, which makes logical sense. Firstly, the influence of the Sun Moon Cult was strong in Jiangnan, and secondly, it was far from its headquarters, making it less likely to be discovered...

However, given the current situation in the martial arts world, it would be very unwise to secretly imprison Ren Woxing in a place beyond one's control!

Moreover, it's obvious that rescuing Ren Woxing wouldn't be as simple as just talking; otherwise, Ren Yingying wouldn't have come to him.

Therefore, the Chu Lu people also planned to take advantage of these few months to improve their strength, so that their safety would be more guaranteed.

Upon hearing that Chu Luren was going to Chongyang Palace, Granny Sun frowned. As Lin Chaoying's maid back then, Granny Sun had no respect for the Taoist priests at Chongyang Palace.

Considering that Chu Luren is nominally a member of the Ancient Tomb Sect, he needs to borrow a secluded place at Chongyang Palace...

Grandma Sun finally said, "Alright, I'll arrange a room for you outside the passageway later. You're not allowed to wander around or come into the inner room!"

"And two of my friends..." Chu Luren reminded him.

Huang Rong and Mu Wanqing have discovered that a certain outer elder of the Ancient Tomb Sect has a precarious position within the sect, and even... doesn't have a place to live!

This is more like a sect elder than an outer sect elder...

After looking at the two girls, Huang Rong and Mu Wanqing, Granny Sun became much more amiable: "You can stay here too. There aren't many rules in the ancient tomb. Just remember not to wander around."

Chapter 237 Gossip

In the quiet chamber of the ancient tomb, Chu Luren calmly contemplated and focused on his cultivation. For several days, he deliberately avoided Rongrong, and each meal consisted of "truly simple food and jade bee jelly" brought by Granny Sun to maintain his strength and suppress his appetite...

After completely calming his mind, he finally made up his mind to merge them—the "Northern Dragon Subduing" he obtained from Hong Qigong, the "Ancient Dragon Subduing" he obtained from Guo Juxia, and the "Nine Yin Divine Claw" from the Nine Yin Manual, all of which were merged with the "Dragon Travels the Universe Twenty-Eight Styles" he had already merged!

My main hesitation was whether or not to get involved with "Nine Yin Divine Claw".

However, Chu Luren finally made up his mind that since he was going to choose a "technique" to refine and study in depth, he might as well do it as perfectly as possible.

Of course, this also means that the Chu Lu people will use "sudden enlightenment" to interfere with and guide the integration—after all, one of them is the claw method.

The reason for this choice is to complete the "Bagua" pattern. If the martial arts wills collide and go down other paths, the result may be that they mislead each other and become weaker and weaker!

The eight trigrams are Qian and Kun, Zhen and Xun, Kan and Li, Gen and Dui...

Qian represents Heaven, the aspect of Yang; Kun represents Earth, the aspect of Yin; Zhen represents Thunder, the aspect of strength; Xun represents Wind, the aspect of gentleness; Kan represents Water, the aspect of stability; Li represents Fire, the aspect of dryness; Gen represents Mountain, the aspect of clarity; Dui represents Lake, the aspect of turbidity.

The reason for adding the Nine Yin Divine Claw is that the ancient Dragon Subduing Guardian requires additional martial arts that balance "purity and turbidity"!

In the quiet chamber of the ancient tomb, unseen by anyone else, Chu Luren suddenly changed his demeanor, entering a mysterious and profound state, and then... the fusion began!

Chu Luren could feel that his will was now intertwined with the will of the fused martial arts.

Because of the precedent of "True Understanding of the Five Sacred Mountains", Chu Luren tries to "minimize involvement" and only plays a guiding role in the discussion, so as to avoid the finished martial arts requiring too much comprehension, which would prevent him from being unable to cultivate them under normal circumstances!

The creators of the original version of the Dragon Subduing Palm, the founders of the Northern and Southern Beggars' Sects who improved the Dragon Subduing Palm over generations, the founders of the Tianshan Six Yang Palm of the Free and Unfettered Sect, and Huang Shang, the creator of the Nine Heavens Palms... their martial arts wills when creating their respective martial arts collide at this moment.

Chu Luren is merely playing a guiding role – please, everyone, please focus on the discussion in terms of “the compatibility of the eight trigrams”, and don’t get bogged down in whether the palm and claw techniques are compatible or which version is the most powerful!

A moment later, in Chu Luren's consciousness, many badges had disappeared, and a brand new badge had appeared; not to mention the significant increase in "fusion fragments"...

Little Dragon Turtle Strength!

Chu Luren's first reaction upon "seeing" this was—"You're quite cute?"

Looking at this name, I can't help but picture a little dragon turtle spinning around...

Of course, in reality, it had nothing to do with the "little dragon turtle" that the Chu Lu people imagined.

The reason for including the "turtle" is to refer to the "dragon turtle of the Luo River carrying the Eight Trigrams"—the Chu Lu people's prediction was basically successful!

Firstly, it can be equipped directly. Obviously, the requirement for comprehension during practice is not so high that one must have a sudden enlightenment to meet it!

Moreover, like "Xiao Guixu Jin", it is very close to "training techniques to develop strength". By practicing step by step, one can develop a small strength or pseudo-strength that is close to "training techniques to develop strength".

Compared to truly "practicing techniques to develop strength," the "Little Dragon Turtle Strength" and "Little Returning to Emptiness Strength" that are practiced do not enter the dantian and lack some of the spirituality.

Perhaps because "Xiao Guixu Jin" is a protective technique, or perhaps because the Chu Lu people haven't developed it enough, there seems to be no limit to the amount of energy that can be stored, or rather, there is no energy that is consumed.

The "Little Dragon Turtle Strength" is similar to Guo Juxia's "Practicing Techniques to Generate Strength" in that it is consumable. Chu Luren must perform meridian exercises in a certain order and then strike eight palms before he can generate a "Little Dragon Turtle Strength" in his body!

Each time the "Little Dragon Ghost Force" is used, the palm strike is complete with all eight trigrams and combined into one, making it exceptionally lethal...

Furthermore, it can ignore the limitation of "Minor Returning to Emptiness" on the external release of true qi—essentially, it cultivates a one-time weapon within the body that is almost tangible, and when it is unleashed, it is unaffected by other factors.

At this moment, Chu Luren realized how modest Guo Juxia's statement of "only thirty or fifty moves" was—Chu Luren could only circulate three "Little Dragon Turtle Forces" at most at the same time!

Although it's not difficult to generate a "Little Dragon Turtle Force" in normal times, replenishing it during combat requires looking for opportunities.

Of course, this was already an unexpected surprise for the Chu Lu people.

A martial arts technique that directly aims at "cultivating skills into strength" is obviously easier to master than ordinary martial arts techniques!

While simple martial arts may not necessarily lead to success—there are honest people who practice Luohan Fist or Five Tigers Breaking the Gate Saber and "train the technique to achieve power"—it is clear that more profound martial arts that are already close to "power" are more likely to achieve breakthroughs.

Apart from the "Little Dragon Turtle Strength", the Chu Lu people have not yet undergone any other fusions.

Having already succeeded once, whether from the perspective of psychological satisfaction or from the subconscious belief in the "conservation of character," they are unwilling to try again.

If this attempt fails, given Chu Luren's impulsive nature, he might unleash his "Kun Swimming in the Void" and "Seven Illusions Rainbow Finger" techniques. However, he remains calm in the face of "Little Dragon Turtle Strength."

For example, "Kun swimming in the void" is a typical example of "the fusion of the two Xiaoyao Sects" - if they can really merge, the founders of the Xiaoyao Sect will be helpless and just wait for Chu Luren to cause trouble.

Unfortunately, the Chu Lu people didn't understand the underlying principles back then...

The reason why both "Bei Ming Divine Skill" and "Ling Bo Wei Bu" were weakened to varying degrees after the fusion was because "the two martial arts wills could not reach a conclusion through discussion" and could only be forcibly merged into one.

Chu Luren speculated that re-integrating the "Seven Illusion Rainbow Finger," which has the characteristics of the Xiaoyao School of martial arts, should have the opportunity to reactivate these hidden properties—firstly, it contains the "White Rainbow Illusion Palm," which is of the same origin as the Xiaoyao School of martial arts; secondly, it also contains the martial arts will of Duan family martial arts such as One Yang Finger and Six Meridian Divine Sword, so it is possible to draw inferences from one another.

However, since this is just speculation, Chu Luren doesn't know if it will succeed or if the fusion will be even more disastrous.

Moreover... with such a targeted purpose, Chu Luren will definitely need to have an "enlightenment" to guide the result during the fusion. As a result, whether it can be used after fusion in a non-enlightened state is also unknown.

Although Chu Luren felt that the difficulty of the "True Understanding of the Five Sacred Mountains" was mostly due to its complexity, making it almost a theoretical martial art, which was why it required such high levels of comprehension, he ultimately didn't want to gamble...

The "Seven Illusions Rainbow Light Finger" is secondary; the main technique is "Kun Swimming in the Void," which is now Chu Luren's primary movement technique and lightness skill. The combination of Kun Swimming in the Void and Little Returning to the Void Force is the foundation for Chu Luren's ability to transform into Wu Wu Kai in his original form.

Before a substitute becomes available, Chu Luren doesn't want to gamble blindly!

Just as Chu Luren was about to switch to the Dream God and concentrate on his practice, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came, and then Granny Sun opened the door to the quiet room—sure enough, there were other mechanisms, even though Chu Luren had locked it from the inside.

That's a really unsafe ancient tomb. Next time, I'll definitely find a doorway to shelter under. Boys need to be careful and protect themselves when they're out and about...

"Huh? Granny Sun, what's wrong with you..." Chu Luren was puzzled when Granny Sun saw that he was awake and came over to pull him up.

Granny Sun hurried along, saying, "Quick! The young lady and Miss Wang have gone mad while practicing the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra! The eldest young lady says you might have a solution!"

Chapter 238 Becoming a Demon

Upon hearing that Xiaolongnu and Wang Yuyan were suspected of practicing internal energy cultivation and suffering from qi deviation, Chu Luren hurriedly went over with Granny Sun. "Qi deviation" is no small matter; in severe cases, it can sever a person's meridians and even kill them!

Granny Sun led the way, taking Chu Luren to a room he had never been to before. As he approached, Chu Luren felt a chill wash over him...

Upon entering the room, they found Li Mochou present, but she seemed helpless. On a bed of ice, Xiaolongnu and Wang Yuyan sat cross-legged with their palms pressed together.

Even Xiaolongnu, who usually doesn't show much expression, frowned constantly at this moment, and Wang Yuyan even showed a look of pain on her face!

"What happened?" Chu Luren asked hurriedly.

"When they were practicing the dual cultivation part of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, they suddenly went into a qi deviation. I could only hastily interrupt their practice and then assume the posture of mutual qi cultivation to help each other regulate their meridians, but the effect was not significant. I'm afraid they can't do it on their own," Li Mochou said quickly.

Upon hearing this, Chu Luren gasped in astonishment: "They've already reached the level of dual cultivation? How long have they been doing this?"

Chu Luren had no misunderstanding whatsoever!

It was precisely because he understood the dual cultivation aspect of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra that he was so worried.

The first half of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra created by Lin Chaoying can be practiced by a single person, but when it gets to the more profound parts, it can only be practiced by two people.

Moreover, because Lin Chaoying never thinks of Wang Chongyang, the martial arts she created with this mindset have very "awkward" requirements for the state of mind—ideally when they are deeply in love, without any attraction, and not when they are familiar and dependent on each other as husband and wife... In short, it's exciting!

Based on Chu Luren's deconstruction of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, it is estimated that Lin Chaoying was also a master of imagination, and when she practiced martial arts with her maid and disciple, she was completely imagining Wang Chongyang!

Unfortunately, Lin Chaoying would not reveal these things to anyone else, and her disciple completely misunderstood his master's meaning.

Therefore, as the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra was passed down, it became known that one must purify their mind and reduce desires to cultivate it...

This is indeed not entirely unreasonable—while a pure and desireless mind may not align with the ideal state of mind described in the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, and cultivation may not be as fast, the probability of going astray is greatly reduced!

Lin Chaoying's thoughts were naturally not something she could share with others, and she did not offer any guidance to her disciples. In fact, this led her disciples to have the misconception that "the Thousand-Year Ice Bed was meant to reduce desires."

They thought that the flirtatious effects produced when the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra was in operation were all evil thoughts that needed to be suppressed!

After all, Lin Chaoying practiced with her female disciple. No matter how well she imagined it, this technique had some features that were different from the "original idea"—first, although it was designed for romantic love, it could also be practiced by people of the same sex; second, as long as one of them was moved, it could have all the effects... After all, her female disciple had always been pure of heart.

In this way, the disciple wouldn't know he had practiced it wrong, and the same thing happened when he passed it on to Xiaolongnu!

In the original work, Xiaolongnu and Yang Guo spent their days and nights alone in the Ancient Tomb, whispering sweet nothings to each other. It was inevitable that Xiaolongnu would feel a stirring of romantic feelings. In this way, it would be just right for her to cultivate the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra.