The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

He was hesitant to kick Chu Luren out now, as it would make him seem petty.

When he noticed that Chu Luren's face was full of confusion, he breathed a sigh of relief—I didn't expect... Brother Chu's comprehension is not as good as mine?

"What is all this? Brother Lin, what are you looking at? Is this... a simple sketch?" Chu Luren was completely baffled and couldn't make heads or tails of it.

Lin Pingzhi, on the other hand, was lost in thought, as if possessed, and did not respond even when Chu Luren called him.

Chu Luren vaguely felt that this scene was somewhat familiar...

In Chu Luren's opinion, the "painting" here is too simple, and there is no depiction of the circulation of meridians. It can't be that... the swordsmanship of the Five Mountains Sword Sect is also a common visualization style of Indian martial arts, right?

“Brother Chu, if we’re not meant to be, let’s not force it! Let’s not disturb Junior Brother Lin any longer, let’s go out and continue our drinks!” Linghu Chong said.

But just then, an old voice rang out: "Hmph! You ungrateful brat, you don't even know to offer good wine to this old man first!"

Suddenly, a strange man in a green robe appeared in the cave.

“Ah! Senior, that’s wine brought by my friend. If it were my wine, how could I not think of you?” Linghu Chong said immediately.

Chu Luren immediately realized that this person must be Feng Qingyang. In the original work, it was Tian Boguang who revealed Feng Qingyang's identity, and only then did Linghu Chong know who he was. However, Linghu Chong should also vaguely realize that this senior is an elder of the Sword Sect.

"Are those two also disciples of Mount Hua?" Feng Qingyang frowned as he looked at Chu Luren, then glanced at Lin Pingzhi with a hint of satisfaction.

“No, this is Master’s newly accepted junior brother Lin, and this is Brother Chu. He killed that lecherous thief Tian Boguang and came to Mount Hua to inform him…” Linghu Chong immediately introduced.

"Junior Chu Luren, I wonder if you are senior... perhaps Feng Qingyang, the elder of the Huashan Sword Sect?" Chu Luren directly revealed his identity.

Chapter 138 Lingering Feelings

The man in the green robe was only slightly surprised that Chu Luren had directly revealed his identity—in the original story, Tian Boguang was at least amazed by Feng Qingyang's swordsmanship before he guessed Feng Qingyang's identity, but... Chu Luren's guess was quite "mystical".

"Huashan Sword Sect? Hmph! What Huashan Sword Sect is there now!" Feng Qingyang said angrily.

Back then, Feng Qingyang was tricked by the Qi Sect. During the conflict between the two sects, he was lured back to his hometown by a honey trap to "get married." But it turned out to be all a lie. By the time he returned, the Sword Sect had already been defeated, and even the plaque with the inscription "Sword Qi Soars to the Sky" had been taken down!

Moreover, the defeated Sword Sect disciples were furious that Feng Qingyang had been tricked away, and Feng Qingyang looked down on the remaining scoundrels, so they had little contact with the wandering Sword Sect, and had no chance to exchange a single word with the Qi Sect.

Linghu Chong felt embarrassed upon hearing this—after all, it was not a matter of losing face to the Qi Sect if fellow disciples turned against each other.

Chu Luren didn't say much, but looked at Lin Pingzhi with a puzzled expression, then at the simple line drawing on the wall...

“Your comprehension is insufficient, and your sword heart is not pure enough to move the minds left behind by the masters of the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the elders of the Sun Moon Divine Sect. You can’t understand anything from these diagrams,” Feng Qingyang said with a cold smile.

"Comprehension? State of mind?" Chu Luren's expression shifted upon hearing this, realizing why Lin Pingzhi's state seemed familiar!

A year ago, in the Langhuan Paradise of Wuliang Mountain, Duan Yu was also in a daze, desperately kowtowing to the jade statue of the "Fairy Sister".

Chu Luren already knew that the secret manual was inside the futon, so he wanted to stop Duan Yu and take it directly. However, Duan Yu, as if possessed, kept kowtowing to the inscription "Kowtowing a thousand times, serving me" at the feet of the jade statue, until the futon was worn through from all the kowtowing...

Chu Luren had previously suspected that the jade statue might possess a special "heart" because of Li Qiushui—just like the "Swordsman" state of mind, which could influence those who heard the music!

That's why the people of Chu Lu always complain that Duan Yu was being manipulated by Li Qiushui.

After all, compared to "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer," the "heart" in that jade statue was clearly more domineering, even causing Duan Yu to develop an obsession that bordered on a demonic obsession...

Fortunately, he had his beloved brother Chu, which saved Duan Yu from being troubled by his inner demons. He has now basically recovered!

Compared to Liu and Qu's "Laughing at the World," Li Qiushui's state of mind was obviously much stronger, and she could even exist in the jade statue for a long time.

"Can 'state of mind' exist for so long?" Chu Luren muttered in confusion.

Although Li Qiushui was the weakest of the Three Elders of Xiaoyao, she was undoubtedly a top-tier expert in the martial arts world.

Legend has it that in the Bodhidharma Cave of Shaoshi Mountain, there is a rock wall where Bodhidharma meditated for nine years, leaving his shadow. High monks can feel the Zen spirit in front of it!

This means it will remain for even longer...

However, among the ten elders of the Demonic Sect and the masters of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, at most only a few of them can be considered first-class masters. How could they have kept their "hearts" for so long?

Chu Luren has now also mastered the "Laughing at the World" mindset, but he can only express it through music to influence others...

“Between life and death lies great terror,” Feng Qingyang sighed.

Chu Luren thought for a moment, then nodded in understanding—if it were a matter of life and death, it would be reasonable for a person's spirit and will to be elevated.

When these were carved, those experts were all trapped and died in the tunnels!

Such long-standing "hearts" often require certain qualifications to be touched.

For example, in Wuliang Mountain, the lustful Duan Yu was easily manipulated by PUA, while the clueless Chu Luren was only thinking about waiting for him to finish kowtowing so she could take the secret manual out of the futon.

The Bodhidharma Enlightenment Cave at Shaolin Temple is also only accessible to eminent monks.

Lin Pingzhi is currently engrossed in the stone wall, and judging from the situation, Linghu Chong also had some insights before, which makes Chu Luren somewhat disappointed.

However, in a moment of thought, Chu Luren wondered if it was a matter of "comprehension"... could he simply have a sudden realization and it would be fine?

Chu Luren suddenly realized that Feng Qingyang was right next to him. This old man was very knowledgeable, so was his sudden enlightenment a bit abrupt?

Normally, ordinary people need some kind of trigger before they can enter a state of sudden enlightenment, right?

Chu Luren suddenly knelt down, then slammed his fist on the ground and roared, "Damn it... I'm going to be a Sword Saint, how could I fall here!"

Feng Qingyang and Linghu Chong: ? ? ?

Feng Qingyang frowned at Chu Luren's sudden bout of adolescent delusions, and even considered throwing the kid out to prevent him from not being able to comprehend it on his own and disturbing another junior disciple of Mount Hua.

But just then...

"Huh?" Feng Qingyang was suddenly taken aback.

After Chu Luren shouted those words, his entire aura... no, it should be said that his style changed completely.

Although his eyes were blank for a moment, after staring at the sword moves on the wall for a while, it seemed that the simple line drawing on the wall had become one with the Chu Lu people!

In his daze, Linghu Chong sometimes saw masters suddenly bursting out of the painting in the wall and rushing towards Chu Luren, and sometimes he felt that Chu Luren had also become a simple sketch and merged into the wall.

"Quickly, the last essence of the Five Mountains Sword Sect masters and the elders of the Sun Moon Divine Sect has been completely activated... Ignore everything else and try your best to comprehend it!" Feng Qingyang coldly instructed Linghu Chong.

Upon hearing this, Linghu Chong immediately obediently sat down cross-legged.

Feng Qingyang looked at Chu Luren with amazement, occasionally frowning – clearly, he had never seen such a thing in all his years!

What was that before?

Was it... his pursuit of swordsmanship that led him to a state of enlightenment?

Something just doesn't feel right...

Regardless of the reason, Chu Luren did indeed enter a state of enlightenment, completely stirring the minds of the Five Mountains masters and Sun Moon Elders who died here. This cave, which had only recently seen the light of day again, would no longer have any wonders, and would only remain as a simple sketch.

Regarding this...

Feng Qingyang gave a thumbs up—he at least had some affinity with Linghu Chong's words, but he had no good feelings towards the other members of the Qi Sect, especially Yue Buqun.

Although he wouldn't be so stingy as to destroy the Sword Cave, Feng Qingyang was still generally pleased to see that the Qi Sect couldn't inherit it.

As for the entire Huashan Sect, Feng Qingyang... he neither wanted it to be bad nor wanted it to be good. Perhaps it was this awkwardness that made him compatible with Linghu Chong!

Gradually, the "state of mind" in the cave became more and more intense, and even sword intent surged, but... it had no effect on Feng Qingyang at all!

Suddenly Feng Qingyang frowned, then his figure flashed and he left the cave, arriving outside the adjacent Siguo Cliff cave.

Another square-faced old man seemed to sense something and stood outside the cave looking around, but Feng Qingyang blocked him at the entrance.

"Senior Brother Feng, what's going on inside?" The square-faced old man was dressed in simple, unadorned clothes, but he was very polite to Feng Qingyang.

Feng Qingyang sneered, "What's it to you?"

"Hey, Senior Brother Feng..."

"Senior Brother Feng? Tell me, what gives you the audacity to call me Senior Brother Feng?"

"I……"

"Shut up! I'm not listening!"

"..."

Chapter 139 Illusions of the Mind

After Chu Luren entered a state of enlightenment in a more reliable and reasonable manner, he looked at the "simple drawing" on the wall again and suddenly had a different understanding.

First, the characters become more fleshed out, and their originally hasty moves become exquisite and varied!

Even from a humanoid phantom, one can see how the internal energy circulates within the meridians, and naturally understand how to channel that energy...

Suddenly, Chu Luren felt as if the world had fallen silent. All the paintings on the wall disappeared, and with a flash of light, a life-sized phantom emerged from the wall, wielding a sword and attacking Chu Luren!

In a moment of desperation, Chu Luren's first instinct was to draw his sword to block—even though he should have been more skilled in hand-to-hand combat at that moment…

At the same time, Chu Luren glanced around and sure enough... Linghu Chong, Lin Pingzhi, and Feng Qingyang had all disappeared, and even the surrounding terrain had changed!

It was no longer cramped as before; instead, it felt like an underground plaza.

Chu Luren immediately realized that this must be some kind of hallucination-like situation.

Given Chu Luren's current state of enlightenment, coupled with the "Soul Transfer Technique" he saw in the ancient tomb, once he understands its principles, escaping will not be difficult.

This state, in particular, feels similar to my usual introspective state of consciousness, except I don't see the martial arts badge or the "body" field that represents me...

This gives the Chu Lu people even more confidence that they can wake up at any time!

Chu Luren had a vague feeling that his current state should be very beneficial, so he did not rush to break free. Instead, he followed his intuition and used his sword skills to fight against it, which naturally meant entering the "Dream God" state.

The Dream God cannot cultivate through enlightenment, but can combine enlightenment with combat.

After unleashing the "Love and Passion Sword" technique in succession, Chu Luren "killed" the ancient "sword master" after a dozen or so moves. Immediately afterward, a badge suddenly appeared in Chu Luren's mind—the Five Great Swords.

One of the Taishan School sword techniques, the "Five Great Masters Sword" is particularly archaic and simple, yet it also contains unexpected variations...

Chu Luren became even more convinced that this martial arts "badge" should be the manifestation of the martial arts will, and the "sword man" also represented the martial arts will, because the stone wall's state of mind was activated by his own enlightenment.

Before Chu Luren could think further, another "swordsman" rushed out from the wall. This time, it took Chu Luren twenty moves to finally kill the enemy, and he also gained a "Heavenly Pillar Sword Technique"!

Named after one of the five highest peaks of Hengshan Mountain, it is also one of the five longest-standing sword techniques in Hengshan swordplay.

The third, the fourth, the fifth...

Yangwu Sword, Returning Wind and Falling Wild Geese Sword, Eighteen Bends of Mount Tai...

Each "swordsman" corresponds to a unique sword technique passed down through the Five Sacred Mountains!

Fortunately, in this illusion created by the "mind," Chu Luren's battles are not limited by physical strength; otherwise, even with "Dream God's" infinite mana, his stamina would not be able to withstand such a relentless battle.