The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Disappointed, Chu Luren couldn't help but sigh...

"You're so rude, why are you being so picky?" Wang Yuyan's voice came from that moment.

Li Qingluo only allowed Chu Luren to enter, but Wang Yuyan could obviously ignore this ban—after all, she often came in, but she only did so to "memorize" for Murong Fu and was not really interested in martial arts.

Wang Yuyan was already dissatisfied with Chu Luren, who "slandered Murong Fu behind his back to please his mother." When she heard from Granny Yan that he had really entered the Langhuan Jade Cave, she came to see for herself. As a result, she found that this guy was actually dissatisfied with the collection here.

Even my cousin is always happy when he comes in, okay?

"Cough cough, the martial arts of the Free and Unfettered Sect are deeply rooted, there is no need to be picky, no need to be picky." Chu Luren shook his head repeatedly.

"What is the Free and Unfettered Sect?" Wang Yuyan knew nothing about the Free and Unfettered Sect.

"It's nothing..."

"Ah! Mother was really fooled by your sweet talk and believed your lies! She even brought out these secret manuals that I'm not allowed to read or even mention to my cousin!" Wang Yuyan suddenly realized something.

Chu Luren followed her gaze and looked into the depths of the jade cave. At the very back, there was a small table that seemed to be used to worship the patriarch, with a small incense burner on it. On the wall, where the patriarch should be enshrined, was a painting... that seemed to depict a Kun fish flying into the sky and transforming into a Peng bird, or a Peng bird entering the sea and transforming into a Kun fish.

And... there were several paper manuals on the table!

Chapter Fifty-Eight: Free and Unfettered Martial Arts

Chu Luren was overjoyed when he saw the secret manual on the table!

This must be the martial arts of the Free and Unfettered Sect, and it's likely different from other "tutorials"...

It seems Li Qingluo isn't stupid; she usually keeps the truly valuable things hidden away.

Chu Luren didn't know whether it was because he had exposed the affairs of Wu Yazi and Ding Chunqiu that made Li Qingluo want him to help her take revenge, or it was because of the letter that was delivered...

In short, it was definitely his "honesty" that moved Li Qingluo. If he had only offered her a free version of the Beiming Divine Skill, she probably wouldn't have seen any of this!

Just as Wang Yuyan said, even Murong Fu didn't know about these secret manuals. In fact, to prevent Wang Yuyan from revealing them to Murong Fu, she hadn't even read their contents.

This is actually also because of Li Qiushui...

In Li Qingluo's childhood memories, Li Qiushui didn't care about other schools' martial arts at all, but she was somewhat concerned about the martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect's own family, and she told Li Qingluo not to show them to others lightly.

It's a pity that Li Qingluo and her daughter Wang Yuyan weren't interested in martial arts. Otherwise, with Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui's genes, if they had really devoted themselves to cultivation, they might have been able to use Ding Chunqiu as fertilizer...

Hidden here is the core inheritance of the Free and Unfettered Sect—a total of five books: the internal skill "Xiao Wu Xiang Gong," the three external skills "Tianshan Liu Yang Zhang," "Tianshan Zhe Mei Shou," and "Bai Hong Huan Zhang," and the other book is a "miscellaneous record"...

The "Northern Darkness Divine Skill" and "Lingbo Steps" that were left in Langhuan Paradise were not there, nor was Tong Lao's "Eight Desolations and Six Directions: I Am the Only One" Skill.

Chu Luren estimated that this should contain the martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect mastered by Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui!

Among the Three Elders of Xiaoyao, Tonglao cultivated the "Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Alone Am Supreme" technique, Wuyazi cultivated the "Northern Darkness Divine Art" technique, and Li Qiushui cultivated the "Lesser Formless Art" technique.

In terms of external martial arts, both Wu Yazi and Tong Lao practiced the "Tianshan Six Yang Palms" and the "Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand". However, Tong Lao was more skilled in the "Tianshan Six Yang Palms", while Wu Yazi, by nature, was more proficient in the "Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand", which was "the more you practice, the stronger you become". Li Qiushui practiced the most difficult and flashy "White Rainbow Illusion Palm".

The Tianshan Six Yang Palm actually uses "six" to represent "yin," similar to the Songshan School's "Great Yin Yang Hand," both of which can be either yin or yang—of course, in terms of actual martial arts quality, the Tianshan Six Yang Palm is far superior to the Great Yin Yang Hand.

The "Life and Death Talisman" that the Child Granny used to control the demons and monsters of the Seventy-Two Islands and Thirty-Six Caves was derived from the Six Yang Palms of Tianshan.

Using extremely Yin energy, water can be instantly condensed into ice. The ice contains a mixture of Yin and Yang energy that can remain in the human body. It can only be dissolved by applying appropriate Yin and Yang palm techniques to specific acupoints...

The Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand is the "simplest," with only eighty-four characters in its formula, which includes three palm techniques and three grappling techniques.

It is the easiest to learn, yet also the most profound. In reality, it is ever-changing and all-encompassing, truly making one "stronger the more you practice!"

The White Rainbow Illusion Palm is the most difficult to master. Even with extremely high talent, it is not easy to learn. If you only learn the basics, it seems to have no advantages. But once you have mastered it completely, the power of the White Rainbow Palm can change direction in mid-air, and it is known as "the ability to bend and straighten at will".

The martial arts skills chosen by the three elders can be seen as a reflection of their outlook on life and values!

As for the "Miscellaneous Records," they contain various ingenious miscellaneous skills—such as the "Soul Searching with Sound Transmission" that Li Qiushui used to find and interfere with Tong Lao in the original work.

Ignoring Wang Yuyan's resentment, Chu Luren flipped through the several manuals one by one...

Indeed, these tips are truly "textbooks"!

The martial arts of the Free and Unfettered Sect are mostly profound in their concise and profound meanings. For example, the core inheritance, "Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand," has only eighty-four characters in total. The other sects have more characters, but they won't be used for long.

Before long, several badges appeared in Chu Luren's seemingly nonexistent spiritual abode. Among them, the "Minor Formless Skill," "Tianshan Six Yang Palms," and "White Rainbow Illusion Palm" made Chu Luren grin foolishly.

As for the "Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand"...

Because of the eighty-four-character formula, Chu Luren initially thought it belonged to the category of "techniques," but after reading it thoroughly, Chu Luren realized that it was a profound "strategy."

The important thing about the eighty-four-character mnemonic is not its meaning. These eighty-four characters are quite difficult to pronounce. After seven level-tone characters, there are seven oblique-tone characters. Not only is the sound completely out of tune, but from the perspective of interpreting words and characters, it has no meaning at all!

It doesn't use eighty-four characters to explain how to practice, but rather guides practitioners to exert force and exhale through silent reading and recitation.

Chu Luren estimated that once mastered, this would also be a kind of "power," and certainly much more profound than "Peacock Spreading its Tail."

"How rude of you! Is that why you... slandered my cousin in front of Mother?" Wang Yuyan became even more resentful when she saw Chu Luren engrossed in the secret manual.

Wang Yuyan grew up in Mantuo Manor. Her mother was somewhat unpredictable because of her scumbag boyfriend. Although her situation was better than Qin Hongmian's, her education of Wang Yuyan was still very simple and brutal.

This made Wang Yuyan very introverted and conservative in her personality. Even if she was extremely dissatisfied, she would only show it in her current state.

Seeing that Wang Yuyan was still there, Chu Luren explained, "No, Miss Wang, you misunderstand. It's just that your mother has an enemy with very high martial arts skills. Given the Murong family's position, it's unlikely that they would help. In addition, I have some relationship with your mother's elders, so they allowed me to come here. Naturally, I will also be involved in this feud."

Chu Luren didn't lie at all—having read the bonus version of "Bei Ming Divine Art," it's safe to say there's "some connection," right?

“Enemies? How come I don’t know?” Wang Yuyan saw that Chu Luren’s words didn’t seem to be a lie, so she didn’t question him.

However, Chu Luren naturally pretended not to hear Wang Yuyan's question—saying it to her at this point would only cause trouble.

Seeing that Chu Luren just chuckled, Wang Yuyan said with some annoyance, "So what if he's good at martial arts? How do you know my cousin won't make a move?"

"Hmm." Chu Luren simply nodded and continued reading the "miscellaneous notes" he hadn't finished reading, clearly not listening at all.

This is a secret manual from the Free and Unfettered Sect!

Who in the world would listen to Wang Yuyan when faced with a martial arts manual?

Chu Luren originally thought that there was nothing good in the "Miscellaneous Records", but at this moment, Chu Luren suddenly discovered that there was actually a set of body training skills in it - that is, the so-called "hard skills".

However, the "Transformation of the Roc" technique of the Free and Unfettered Sect is not "hard" at all, and it is not in the same category as physical martial arts such as Golden Bell Cover, Iron Shirt, Iron Palm, and Iron Finger...

This was Chu Luren's first encounter with the "Body" category of martial arts within the "Mind, Body, Qi, Technique, and Stance" framework. After forming the badge, Chu Luren's first test was naturally whether it could be directly equipped. Currently, it seemed that "Qi" and "Technique" could not be directly equipped, while "Mind" and "Stance" could. However, both "Mind" and "Stance" required personal comprehension before forming badges, so Chu Luren estimated that the "Body" badges that could be directly formed were most likely unusable...

But it worked!

"Huh?" Chu Luren discovered that he could actually equip it directly.

After equipping the gear, his internal energy involuntarily stirred, as if he wanted to circulate his energy to train his body. However... this movement caused trouble. Chu Luren suddenly felt a burning sensation three inches below his navel!

"What's wrong with you?" Wang Yuyan saw Chu Luren suddenly look at her with red eyes and an aggressive gaze. Even though it was just a look, it made her feel flustered.

Chu Luren gradually felt his whole body getting hot, and at the same time he noticed a strange fragrance... He looked at the burning incense, then at Wang Yuyan, and then... looked at his left hand.

Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Greatest Hero

We've been tricked!

Chu Luren initially thought that something had gone wrong with his cultivation of the "Transformation Peng Skill". When he forcibly removed the Transformation Peng Skill badge, his whole body went limp and his face turned pale.

However, immediately afterwards, a strange fragrance was detected.

To be precise, I had smelled this fragrance before, but it became particularly strong after I circulated my internal energy! And the source of the fragrance was the incense burning in the incense burner on this table…

Li Qingluo plotted against me? No way, the manuals are all real… and… well, the Northern Darkness Divine Art is so beautiful…

wrong!

Chu Luren felt that his mind was already being affected.

"What's wrong with you?" Wang Yuyan asked, startled.

Without a word, Chu Luren struck first, immobilizing her—in case Li Qingluo was trying to harm him, at least he would have a hostage, and could also be used…

No! It has no other use!

"What are you doing? Are you crazy... My mother won't let this go..." Wang Yuyan panicked when she saw Chu Luren about to unleash his beastly nature.

"Who put this incense on me!" Chu Luren tried to keep his voice as cold as possible, as if to say: Please have some respect for my carelessness in being poisoned.

"Fragrance?" Wang Yuyan looked at the fragrance and her face immediately turned pale, as if she recognized something.

"Wait, wait... I know... don't do anything rash..." Wang Yuyan was already crying anxiously. She actually knew the effects of this secret medicine.

At the same time, Wang Yuyan wanted to cry even more. Firstly, because of the effects of the medicine, and secondly... it was obvious that someone in the manor had schemed against Chu Luren. If something happened afterward, wouldn't she blame... no, she would blame him!

In her anger, Wang Yuyan moved her eyes and glared at Chu Luren, but after only one glance, she lowered her head in fear. Because her pressure points had been sealed, she could only make faces and couldn't even shout too loudly.

The skill point allocation for Pulse Summoning is absolutely professional!

Chu Luren didn't care about her facial expressions. His hands were already on Wang Yuyan's shoulders. When they touched her, Wang Yuyan, whose acupoints were sealed and who couldn't move or make a loud sound, couldn't help but close her eyes tightly and let out a soft moan. It looked like Chu Luren was about to exert his strength...

But at that moment, Chu Luren thought of his own noble and proud character, and of the "Food Wars! Imposter Master", "Dimensional Forum", and "City Princess Three Kingdoms" that he had read before his transmigration... He was clearly just like those pure protagonists, how could he do such a thing?

Poisoned? Is that even a valid reason?

Thinking back to how I used to criticize Duan Yu...

[Don't they still have hands? These so-called heroes and heroines are truly baffling!]

Chu Luren thought to himself, and forcefully pulled his hand off Wang Yuyan's shoulder.

The medicine was really strong. Chu Luren endured it for a while, but then felt a burning sensation in his eyes and nose, as if blood was flowing out. However, Chu Luren then crouched down slightly and took a few steps back... hiding behind a full bookshelf.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to take a copy of "Xiao Wu Xiang Gong" that he had read.

I, Chu Luren, will set an example for all the heroes of the world today!

Wang Yuyan was terrified at first, but then she noticed that Chu Luren's eyes and nose were bleeding, yet he still took two steps back. For a moment, she felt a little touched.

Although she had hardly ever left Mantuo Manor, Wang Yuyan was aware of her appearance, and... she also learned from her mother that all men in the world were big pigs, except that Wang Yuyan added "except for her cousin".

Seeing Chu Luren's actions, Wang Yuyan was deeply moved, and all her previous resentment vanished...

However, I was initially worried because I thought Chu Luren was going to leave by force. If the effects of the medicine didn't dissipate, at best his meridians would be severed, and at worst he would die on the spot!

However, she later discovered that Chu Luren had simply gone behind the bookshelf, and then there was a rustling sound, seemingly about his belt. Wang Yuyan felt another wave of fear, and silently cheered on Chu Luren's composure...

However, Chu Luren did not return immediately, but a strange rhythm began to play, as if Chu Luren's elbow was bumping against the bookshelf.

Wang Yuyan: ? ? ?

After a short while, Chu Luren appeared to be tearing up the book...

Could it be an attempt to divert attention? However, Wang Yuyan vaguely felt that it was unlikely, because Chu Luren's movements seemed to have slowed down, and the sound of tearing books was no longer hurried.