The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Its cultivation principle starts with the "body" and combines it with "qi". It uses itself as a demonstration, performs the exercises and uses medicine to complete the transformation of yin and yang, thereby enabling the practitioner to enter the corresponding "mind" and "momentum". As for the "techniques", they are very similar to "Qiankun Da Nuoyi".

The effect, however, is even more bizarre...

Chu Luren speculated that the reason why that person created the "Great Light Canon" was to reform the Holy Fire Cult, so he used the "Great Light Canon" to reinterpret Yin and Yang.

This is why the three great masters of Buddhist scriptures, King Wisdom, King Abhidharma, and King Equality, were able to merge the fragments of the Great Radiance Canon and the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth!

However, the core parts were not recorded at all on the Sacred Flame Token. They were either replaced by the incomplete "Great Shift of Heaven and Earth" or simply omitted, which is why they ended up as three pairs and six martial arts.

If someone else who has mastered the "Great Shift of the Universe" were to see this so-called "Sacred Flame Token Divine Skill," it would be quite normal for them to perceive it as a bizarre application of the "Great Shift of the Universe"...

For the Chu Lu people, apart from the "mind" and "body," the other parts of the "Great Brightness Canon" are very valuable for reference.

In terms of martial arts skill, the founder was certainly worthy of the title of Grandmaster of Martial Arts. His failure to succeed in reaching the Heavenly Gate can only be attributed to timing and luck.

If he were alive today, with Zhang Zhenren paving the way, "knocking on the gates of heaven" would be a piece of cake. However, he would be somewhat inferior to be the first person to "knock on the gates of heaven".

To avoid suspicion, the Persian ships were used on the sea route connecting the Lion King and returning to the Middle Kingdom. After the Persian ships fired their cannons, they were licensed merchant ships!

During the few days on the ship, Chu Luren often discussed the "Great Brightness Canon" and the "Mingyu Skill" with Yaoyue all night long. Although the principles of the "True Tai Chi" and "Great Shift of Heaven and Earth" are completely different from those of the "True Tai Chi" and "Great Shift of Heaven and Earth", Yaoyue did not just blindly practice the "Mingyu Skill". She had reached the point where she understood everything.

In addition...

Chu Luren naturally thought that he could give the "Great Brightness Scripture" to the sect leader sister later, which might be able to help her in the final step...

Chapter 708 Mingyu Gong

During the days on the ship returning home, Chu Luren spent most of his time with Yaoyue.

Compared to the "Great Brightness Canon," Yaoyue was more interested in Chu Luren's "Yijinjing"...

To date, Chu Luren has never seen a master whose mental state is sufficient to cultivate the original version of the Yi Jin Jing. Even Brother Qiao Feng only grasped it by analogy. However... Yao Yue easily mastered it.

If she wanted to modify it, she could easily transform her entire body of "Mingyu Gong" into the essence of "Yi Jin Jing".

Of course, Yaoyue wouldn't do that; instead, she would use the Yi Jin Jing to assist the Ming Yu Gong...

Chu Luren had previously been taught the Mingyu Gong by Lianxing, so he naturally understood its mysteries. After the seventh level of the Mingyu Gong, a seemingly "extremely cold" power was generated, but in reality, what it sought was "stillness".

The seventh level is actually the state of extreme stillness giving rise to extreme cold; the eighth level is the collapse and concentration of internal energy; and the ninth level is the great achievement of Mingyu Gong, the so-called "limitless Asura, Yi Jing marrow cleansing" realm.

As for the fundamental logic of the technique, it is "the bright is the sun and moon, the jade is the essence," which means to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and seize the essence of the sun and moon.

However, this so-called absorption of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth can only be seen after the ninth level is mastered.

At that time, Mingyu Gong's true energy will be even more advanced than Chu Luren's "Three-Part Returning to Origin Qi," truly "never being consumed," and even when exchanging blows with someone, it will not affect the return of true energy in the slightest...

She could even unleash terrifying combat power in a short period of time—Chu Luren suspected that even if Yaoyue failed to knock on the Heavenly Gate after reaching the ninth level, she could still briefly contend with the experts who knocked on the Heavenly Gate with the explosive power of the ninth level.

Of course, this was just Chu Luren's speculation, after all, he didn't know how big the difference was between a master who knocked on the Heavenly Gate and a master who stood on the threshold.

In this world, there is no such thing as "spiritual energy" in cultivation. The so-called "gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and seizing the essence of the sun and moon" refers to... after reaching the highest level of Mingyu Gong, one can briefly connect one's own meridians with the meridians of heaven and earth, at which time the cultivator will unleash astonishing power.

The reason why the ninth level of Mingyu Gong can achieve absolute internal control is precisely because when practicing, the practitioner can position themselves in the Dantian position of heaven and earth, achieving 100% return of the dissipated true energy...

In the theory of "Mingyu Gong", when a martial artist releases his true energy, he is dispersing the true energy into the great meridians of heaven and earth.

At this point, it is extremely easy for the body in the dantian to recover true qi. At this level, there is no loss of true qi. The so-called loss or offset is absorbed by the great meridians of heaven and earth and does not affect the recovery of the dantian.

The signature move of "Mingyu Gong" is "Yihua Jieyu". In the early stages, it is a skill of deflecting and borrowing force. However, after being cultivated to a higher level, it is essentially about following the great meridians of heaven and earth to manipulate the opponent's scattered true energy.

Its fundamental logic is different from other martial arts that deflect force. Therefore, Yaoyue had little interest in the "Great Brightness Canon" and instead valued the "Yi Jin Jing" for its help in breaking through the ninth level of the "Ming Yu Gong" - Wuji Shura, Yi Jing Cleansing Marrow!

The "Marrow Cleansing" technique of the I Ching goes without saying. To connect with the great meridians of heaven and earth, one must almost completely reshape one's own "body." The eighth layer, with its crystal-clear skin and jade-like flesh and bones, is merely the beginning...

The Yi Jin Jing, the supreme martial art of Zen Buddhism, can undoubtedly assist in this transformation.

As for the Limitless Asura...

The term "Shura" is a Buddhist concept, often considered an abbreviation of "Asura," and in most cases, that is indeed the case.

However, the "Shura" in "Mingyu Gong" is different. It refers to the original meaning of "Shura", which is the opposite of "Asura" - the Sanskrit transliteration "A" means negative. In other words, the original meaning of "Shura" is the opposite of "Asura".

Asuras are neither human, ghost, nor god. While humans are full of emotions and desires and gods and ghosts are deeply rooted in evil, Asuras are the opposite!

According to Chu Luren's understanding, this "opposite" could be either "ruthless and heartless," which is the path Yaoyue is currently taking, or it could be "supreme emotion and nature"—supreme emotion and nature, which is also the opposite of the evil of the seven emotions and six desires...

However, in reality, it is unlikely that a practitioner of the Mingyu Gong alone could reach the level of "extreme emotion and true nature" at the ninth level.

Because the eighth level requires a state of mind of "supreme detachment from emotions"...

During the same period, Lianxing's cultivation was not as deep, especially since she had almost given up on breaking through and did not deliberately maintain the perfection of the eighth level. As a result, her state was one or two steps behind the actual perfection she had reached, and her mental discipline was much weaker.

Of course, this makes it almost impossible to break through, as the upper limit has been locked.

In order to advance further, Yaoyue constantly maintains a state of perfection. Let alone having any desires, even the slightest emotional fluctuation would cause her realm to become unstable...

In this situation, how could one possibly break through to the aspect of "deepest feelings and true nature"?

Chu Luren also discussed the matter of "deepest feelings and truest nature" with Yaoyue, but only received a disdainful look from Yaoyue and was subsequently kicked out.

Later, when Chu Luren was pestering Yaoyue to discuss the "Great Brightness Canon" and the "Great Shift of Heaven and Earth," Yaoyue's concept of "from adversity to prosperity" allowed Chu Luren to vaguely grasp some of Yaoyue's thoughts.

Chu Luren cannot truly reach the state of "Yin is Yang, Yang is Yin" not only because he is unwilling to sacrifice himself for martial arts and achieve "Yin and Yang as one", but also because his state of mind is incompatible with it.

This doesn't even align with the leader's mindset—the leader aims to become the "Mother of Primordial Beings." However, in Chu Luren's view, the "Great Brightness Canon" should have immense reference value in reversing Yin and Yang, and might even... have a groundbreaking effect!

However, if one cannot reach the state of "yin is yang, and yang is yin," Chu Luren cannot truly grasp many of the wondrous uses of the Great Bright Canon. Therefore, Yaoyue instructed Chu Luren to try to generate yang from yin and yin from yang—but in doing so, it would become Tai Chi…

The real guidance from Yaoyue was to keep the Chu Lu people in this state between extremes and non-extremes, between life and non-life.

According to Yaoyue, if the Chu Lu people can do this, they will be able to utilize seven-tenths of the wonders of the Great Bright Canon.

Of course, whether Chu Luren can do it or not is another matter. What's important is this line of thinking. After Chu Luren reflects on and comprehends it, he can try to integrate the Great Bright Scripture under the guidance of this line of thinking!

Chu Luren then guessed what Yaoyue was thinking...

perhaps……

Perhaps she also wanted to grasp the moment between "ruthlessness" and "supreme emotion" while making a breakthrough? Is it a case of stillness giving rise to restlessness?

Of course, this is not necessary for Yaoyue. In fact, she could use "three things" to sever ties with her sister in order to break through, but... such a possibility exists.

The reason why the Moon Invitation Society intentionally steers the conversation toward this possibility is largely because... no one knows which is right: "ruthless and heartless" or "deeply affectionate and sincere"!

It's not that she genuinely wanted to be "full of emotion and passion," otherwise she would have already broken through her defenses...

So Chu Luren always feels something is off—could it be that you treat me differently, but only use me as a heartless "backup plan"?

Chu Luren was not optimistic about this transformation either, after all, it was a breakthrough from "Supreme Forgetfulness of Emotions", how could it combine the two?

The few days of joyful discussions on martial arts flew by, and Chu Luren and his group returned to the Central Plains...

Chapter 709 Split Operation

When Chu Luren returned to Jiaxing, it was already October of the eighth year of the Tiansheng era!

Chu Luren's original plan was to return in August, but unexpected events at sea delayed him by more than a month...

Upon arriving in Jiaxing, Chu Luren naturally went to Qunyu Academy first, partly to find out what major events had recently occurred in the martial arts world, and partly... to have Qunyu Academy notify the sect leader to come and retrieve the secret manual!

This "Great Brightness Canon" is just a martial arts manual in the hands of Chu Luren and the sect leader, but if it falls into the hands of the martial arts world, it will definitely be a deadly weapon that can stir up a bloody storm.

Moreover, this martial art is extremely evil. If one's mindset is not right and one forces oneself to practice it in order to achieve mastery, one will surely develop into a demon. At that time, countless people will lose their lives in vain. Therefore, Chu Luren, to be on the safe side, did not have anyone pass it on.

As for how the sect leader will reunite with him? Chu Luren believes in her abilities!

There have been quite a few things happening in the martial arts world these past few months!

The two envoys, one for rewarding good and one for punishing evil, have swept from Sichuan to Guanzhong and from Guanzhong to the Central Plains, causing chaos and disorder among the various factions in the martial arts world.

In addition, there is firsthand information that I learned from Zhao Min, which is now known to the whole world—the Valley of Villains has been burned to the ground, the great villains have scattered like birds and beasts, and the great hero Yan Nantian has returned to the martial arts world!

Of course, Chu Luren knew that the current Yan Daxia was a "fake." Yan Nantian was worried that the evil people would bring disaster to the world, so he passed on the Wedding Dress True Qi to his friend Lu Zhongyuan, so that he could use the name "Nantian Daxia" to deter the evil people, while he himself was looking for a place to break through, and would come out to sweep away the evil people after recovering his martial arts and making further progress.

At the same time, Chu Luren also learned some news that made him furious—his trip to the sea to find the Lion King had become a big scandal, and there were even rumors that he had gone to the East Sea!

This is not Zhang Wuji's fault, because he was delayed for nearly two months. Zhang Wuji's "feint to the east while attacking the west" was exposed more than a month ago. Originally, according to Chu Luren's plan, he should have already returned to the Central Plains with Xiao Zhao and the Lion King.

By the time the news spread like wildfire throughout the city, Xie Xun had already left the pass and arrived in the Western Regions. At that time, no matter how many enemies he had, who would dare to cause trouble at Bright Peak?

However, he was more than a month late, especially since the news that the "Wanqian Merchant Guild" ship had carried Chu Luren and gone to Ling Snake Island had already spread widely in the martial arts world.

In this way, Chu Luren's smokescreen in the capital was exposed. Anyone who thought about it for a moment—Zhang Wuji didn't meet Xie Xun, and Chu Luren secretly went to the East Sea under false pretenses—could guess what Chu Luren was up to!

This is precisely what angered Chu Luren.

"Outrageous! It must be Zhao Tiedan from the Dragon Guard Manor who deliberately leaked the news! Otherwise, even if the people from the Thousand Merchant Guilds didn't keep it a secret for us, it would never have spread so quickly and so widely!" When Chu Luren returned to the inn, he was still so angry that he slammed his fist on the table and cursed Zhao Tiedan.

"Brother Chu, let's split up from now on!" Xiao Zhao said to Chu Luren.

Xiao Zhao knew that Chu Luren had verbally agreed to the invitation from Mount Song for the Five Sacred Mountains Gathering on the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Chu Luren originally intended to escort Xiao Zhao to the Sichuan border. Once she arrived in the Western Regions, the Ming Cult headquarters would be there to meet her, so Chu Luren wouldn't need to worry about it.

"No, that would only attract more people eyeing the Lion King." Chu Luren shook his head, already considering whether to skip the Five Mountains Assembly, or... ask the Sect Leader or Brother Qiao to find a way to sabotage it!

“Brother Chu, I think Xiao Zhao makes sense. If people in the martial arts world believe that you and Xie Shiwang are together, why don’t we do the opposite? Moreover, if we break our promise at the Five Mountains Assembly now, even if there are others in the Righteous Alliance who go to support the Huashan Sect, it will give Zuo Lengchan an opportunity to attack the Righteous Alliance.” Huang Rong then spoke up, agreeing with Xiao Zhao’s suggestion.

Xie Xun had too many enemies, not just those he had killed himself. Just like the serial killings of the Murong clan, in the martial arts world, whoever suddenly went mad and committed a series of killings became a ready-made scapegoat—many old scapegoats finally found a place to settle their scores...

If Chu Luren were not present at the Five Sacred Mountains Assembly, Zuo Lengchan would definitely seize the opportunity to smear him.

The attendees at this conference were not just the "Five Sacred Mountains"!

As for the rest of the Righteous Alliance...

Aside from Chu Luren, only the high-ranking members of Yihua Palace and Ming Cult could control the situation. Unless most of the other island lords and cave masters were present, they might not be able to win the argument!

As for the higher-ups of the Sun Moon Sect, forget about it—they are certainly influential enough, but given the relationship between the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Sun Moon Sect, going there would basically mean a bloodbath.

There's no point in relying on Yihua Palace either. As everyone knows, Yihua Palace only has three disciples: Yaoyue, Lianxing, and Hua Wuque. The others are just tools!

Even with the reputation of Yihua Palace, ordinary maids could not possibly control Zuo Lengchan. Hua Wuque was still locked in a love-hate relationship with Xiaoyuer, Lianxing was still recovering from serious injuries, and Yaoyue... Chu Luren could not and dared not order her around, otherwise who knew what she would do?

The Ming Cult was also locked in a fierce battle with the Mongol Yuan dynasty, re-establishing alliances with local rebel groups, and would not launch large-scale operations within Qing territory...

Therefore, if he didn't want to lose face in the martial arts world, Chu Luren had no choice but to go in person!

“With the three envoys of Feng, Yun, and Yue following me, there are probably not many people in the martial world who can kidnap people from their hands. We are also traveling light, so as long as Brother Chu draws some attention away, there will be no danger. The important matters of the alliance are more important,” Xiao Zhao added.

Indeed, among the three envoys of Fengyunyue, along with Dai Qisi and Xie Xun, let alone being ambushed, even if they were to directly confront a major martial arts sect, very few could withstand them.

Xiao Zhao also pointed out the pros and cons, essentially standing on the side of the Ming Cult leader, and advised the Chu Luren Alliance to prioritize important matters.