The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Kumārajīva did not insist on the "Northern Darkness Divine Art," and Li Qiushui probably didn't tell him much about it either.

"The night my esteemed brother sneaked into Shaolin Temple, he also lost the Yi Jin Jing, and... there are rumors in the martial arts world that Alliance Leader Chu has unlocked the secret of the eighteen clay figurines?"

Kumārajīva made a frantic suggestion.

However, Chu Luren's face darkened as he said, "Your Majesty overestimates Tantric martial arts."

"Amitabha Buddha," Kumārajīva uttered the Buddha's name, like a high-ranking Zen monk, without speaking a word.

Chu Luren did not speak again.

In fact, Chu Luren had no intention of giving Kumārajīva any more Buddhist martial arts techniques, otherwise who knows what might have happened.

Moreover, Chu Luren suspected that if he agreed directly, Kumārajīva would definitely have other demands...

After a moment of silence, Kumārajīva suddenly spoke up: "It is fine if Alliance Leader Chu is unwilling to teach, but may this humble monk follow Alliance Leader Chu and learn from him from time to time... that palm technique."

Upon hearing this, Chu Luren immediately refused, saying, "Our alliance has important matters to attend to and it is inconvenient for us to travel with King Ming!"

Staying with this guy is far too dangerous!

After hesitating for a moment, Chu Luren said, "Choose one of the two!"

This is the bottom line for the Chu Lu people—choose one of the two: the Yi Jin Jing or the Luohan Fumo Gong.

After a long silence, Kumārajīva sighed and said, "Amitabha, I hope that Alliance Leader Chu will enlighten me on the martial arts techniques on the eighteen clay figurines."

Chu Luren was slightly surprised. He had originally thought that Kumārajīva would choose the more famous Yijinjing, and since Kumārajīva had also obtained the Yijinjing in the original work, he thought the impact might not be significant. He hadn't expected this...

However, Chu Luren ultimately chose to make the exchange!

Kumārajīva had also prepared various martial arts techniques. After exchanging them, he said with reluctance, "If Alliance Leader Chu has any questions in his cultivation, this humble monk will be at your service at any time."

He's clearly still craving the "Buddha's Palm"...

Chapter 676 Cultivation

Although Kumārajīva coveted the "Buddha's Palm," the martial arts skills he traded were genuine.

On the contrary, Chu Luren was a bit stingy. He spent an entire day "imprinting" all the martial arts techniques into his consciousness before handing over the "Arhat Subduing Demon Skill" to Kumārajīva.

As for Kumārajīva's desire to constantly follow and learn from the "Buddha's Palm," Chu Luren naturally declined.

Of all the martial arts techniques Chu Luren acquired through bribery from Kumārajīva, the one that truly concerned him most was undoubtedly the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill"...

To Chu Luren's surprise, the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill" that had just been recorded for the first six levels was actually a pure "body" skill.

Fortunately, starting from the seventh level, the "heart" part emerged; starting from the tenth level, the "technique" part emerged; the thirteenth level... like the seventh level of "The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth," it was incomplete.

This is quite normal, since even Kumārajīva had never heard of anyone having mastered the thirteenth level; it was probably just the founder's imagination.

If it were only the "body" part, it would be somewhat useless to the Chu Lu people—the Chu Lu people's "body" is the Dao embryo, and this "body" cannot be replaced; it can only be integrated.

Chu Luren was worried that the seemingly incompatible "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill" would cause trouble by being randomly incorporated into the system.

Starting from the seventh level, the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill" involves the "mind," and the accompanying visualization is also different from the previous human form—a robust god-demon with a vinegar dish on his forehead, striking various poses to show off his muscles...

This is a unique training method of Indian martial arts, which emphasizes visualization rather than meridian manipulation.

For an ordinary person to cultivate to this level, even with "eager progress," it would be a "lifetime" series. Moreover, unlike the previous six levels, it requires mastering the "mind" to fully control it. Chu Luren had not yet condensed the corresponding state of mind; he had only thoroughly comprehended the foundation of the technique, understood its principles, and knew that it contained the "mind."

As for the tenth level, it becomes exceptionally mysterious, granting access to unique "techniques," such as the Golden Wheel's, which allow one to transform pure power into various special forms of true energy...

After grasping the basic principles, Chu Luren looked at Jinlun with even greater admiration!

To actually cultivate to the tenth level? His aptitude and comprehension must be top-notch, and he is perfectly suited for the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique".

Unfortunately, the Chu Lu people cannot cultivate or even learn much from it, because its essence is "body". When laying the foundation in the first six levels, it is even more of a pure "body", and the Chu Lu people cannot bring themselves to merge it with the Dao Embryo.

This single aspect alone makes it impossible for Chu Luren to even begin to learn the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill"—it's easy to imagine that Jinlun's body, which expands and contracts at different times, must have something special about it that cannot be replaced by any other body-training technique!

Chu Luren also shared his experience with Master Zhang and proposed a possible alternative: with an extremely thorough understanding of the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill," one could use the "Chaos Skill" to return to the innate state after birth, adjusting one's body to a similar state, thus making the subsequent miraculous effects possible...

Of course, this is just a hypothetical scenario.

Although Master Zhang did not directly refute it, he was clearly not optimistic. Chu Luren estimated that if the Golden Wheel Monk was willing to cultivate with him and let him explore the mysteries of his body, it was still possible.

Chu Luren also estimated that the Golden Wheel Monk probably wouldn't agree...

"Little Jinjin, what do you think of this kung fu? Isn't it perfect for you? Maybe after you practice it, you can grow back to the same size as before!" Chu Luren came up with a roundabout way to save face.

If the Little Golden Gallbladder can be mastered, even if it's just the first six levels, it will be of great help to Chu Luren, since... everyone can cultivate together!

Little Golden Gallbladder seemed to really like the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill," spending all day looking at the visualization diagram. However, with its constant jumping around, Chu Luren didn't know whether it could actually visualize it.

That night, Shui Sheng came to Chu Luren's door and banged on it: "Brother Chu, you're practicing so late again? I made you some noodles..."

Chu Luren's "seclusion" was mainly for contemplation, not for sitting and practicing. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sought out a soundproof stone chamber in the guest room.

There are many lay disciples in Wudang, and even the sect leader Song Yuanqiao is a lay disciple. However, their daily meals are still bland. Shui Sheng noticed that Chu Luren didn't seem to have much of an appetite, so she went down the mountain to buy some beef.

As for the Four Swordsmen...

Actually, his cooking skills are only average!

After all, Lingjiu Palace has dedicated cooks, and they don't usually cook.

Chu Luren was indeed a bit hungry, so he quickly opened the door: "Thank you, Sister Shuisheng, for knowing I'm not used to Wudang..."

Just then, the two of them stopped moving at the same time, and a rich aroma wafted over. Huang Rong, carrying a clay pot, walked over from a distance and said, "Brother Chu, I've made you a simple Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup. You need to replenish yourself after practicing your martial arts so hard."

Shui Sheng: ...

"Oh! Sister Shui Sheng is here too?" Huang Rong glanced at Shui Sheng... and her beef noodles.

"We've traveled for so many days, why don't we get some rest!" Chu Luren complained, somewhat touched.

Huang Rong had only been at Wudang for a few days...

"Sister Rongrong is so skillful and thoughtful, she even brought so many delicacies." Shui Sheng suddenly felt that her beef noodles were a bit shabby.

"Let's eat together, let's eat together. Shui Sheng just made me some noodles." Chu Luren said, welcoming Huang Rong and Shui Sheng in.

At first, Huang Rong didn't want to pay attention to Shui Sheng, but she found that Shui Sheng was also very uncomfortable. She only ate a few bites before making an excuse to go take care of her father, looking embarrassed. In particular, she kept calling her "Sister Rongrong"... So after Shui Sheng got up, Huang Rong took the initiative to ask her to stay for a few more words.

Seeing that Shui Sheng insisted, Huang Rong simply left Chu Luren behind and accompanied Shui Sheng herself, saying that she was going to see "Uncle Shui".

Chu Luren looked at her strangely—when did Rongrong become so polite?

In the following days, Chu Luren happened to have little time, so he had Shui Sheng accompany Huang Rong to wander around Wudang Mountain. Although there were still Yuan troops and cannons at the foot of the mountain, they did not come up even half a step.

After seeing her, Song Yuanqiao asked Shui Sheng a few questions, and then... his expression turned strange.

Let my niece Shui show Huang Rong around Wudang Mountain...

I feel this is something the sect leader should say?

Especially seeing that Chu Luren went to see Master Zhang every day, while he, as a disciple, could only pay his respects once every ten days...

Song Yuanqiao increasingly felt that Chu Luren's practice on Wudang Mountain had somehow made him, the sect leader, feel like an outsider!

……

Time always flies when you're cultivating.

In the blink of an eye, Chu Lu was in Wudang, where he had been cultivating for almost three months.

On this day, Chu Luren bid farewell to Zhang Zhenren, Song Yuanqiao, and others, and headed east towards Lin'an.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 677 Argument

"You are heartless, cruel, and unreasonable!"

"So you won't be heartless, cruel, or unreasonable?"

"Where have I been heartless, cruel, or unreasonable?"

"Where are you not heartless, where are you not cruel... You're being unreasonable!"

"No matter how heartless, no matter how...unreasonable I am!"

"I will be more ruthless than you, more...unreasonable than you!"

"Hmph, I'm definitely not as heartless...unreasonable as you!"

"Fine, since you say I'm heartless...and unreasonable!"

"See? You said you weren't heartless, cruel, or unreasonable, but now you've completely shown your heartless, cruel, and unreasonable side!"

Outside Lin'an City, Chu Luren and Princess Yunluo had a fierce but monotonous argument.

Last night, Chu Luren originally planned to sneak into Lin'an at night and quietly go to the princess's residence to see Yunluo and Murong Jiu—the prince consort was, of course, also at the princess's residence.

Since they were already married in name only, and Yunluo also had a residence outside the palace, it was actually easier for them to meet, as there were quite a few experts in the palace.

However, after being persuaded by Huang Rong, Chu Luren gave up.

After all, Lin'an is full of experts. Although Chu Luren is confident in the "Secrets of the Ninja Sect", the Dragon Guard Manor has colluded with Japan and must have secretly raised a large number of ninjas. In particular, it is hard to fathom whether there are any mechanisms in the Princess's mansion that neither the princess nor the consort know about!

Prioritizing the overall situation...

Although the probability of being discovered is not high, we have finally managed to exploit the blind spot of "Murong Jiu" and were about to peck Zhao Tiedan in the eye, so we cannot take any risks.

Chu Luren gave up the idea of ​​talking to the "newlyweds" at night.

However, after having Xiao Hong deliver a letter to the princess's residence, she even dyed her fur to avoid being discovered. Upon returning, Xiao Hong immediately jumped into the campfire and burned her fur back to red before stopping. For this, Xiao Hong received a ginseng root and a small string of dragon pills.

Thus began this argument about good words—Chu Luren specially wrote this easy-to-read version to take care of Yunluo, fearing she wouldn't be able to memorize it.

"Brother Chu, Princess, please stop arguing... Brother Chu, there's nothing between the Princess and me. This is just a plan by the Dragon Guard Manor."

"Hmph, Prince Consort Murong, did I say anything?"

Murong Jiu, looking every bit the green tea guy, was about to explain to Chu Luren, but Chu Luren gave him a couple of sharp retorts.

Afterwards, when Yunlu saw that Chu Luren was actually mocking Murong Jiu, her anger, which had already been stirred up, flared up again, and she had a big argument with Chu Luren.

"How dare you! You know he's the prince consort, yet you speak like that? (The princess's residence is more comfortable than the palace; there are no other guards from the Dragon Guard Manor. Shall we play cards tonight?)"

"The prince consort? I doubt he can even ride a horse anymore, let alone... (They'll become suspicious if they find out I haven't left. I'll wait until I've concealed my tracks and come to Lin'an before looking for you.)"