Zongwu: Eavesdropping on the inner voices, the female warriors have become strange

Linghu Chong, who had followed Chen Liu and Yue Lingshan, saw Chen Liu draw his sword and thought he wanted to join Wang Yuyan in attacking Feng Qingyang. He immediately became anxious and drew his own sword, demanding, "How could you..."

Before Linghu Chong could finish his words, he saw Chen Liu's sword shooting towards Feng Qingyang, and he could not continue speaking.

Feng Qingyang saw a sword flying towards him, and without thinking, he reached out and grasped the hilt to block Wang Yuyan's attack. It was only then that he realized that the person who threw the sword to him was Chen Liu, and he was immediately surprised.

"Okay!" Yue Lingshan nodded and said, "Brother Chenliu, I'll go back and tell my parents first."

"Go ahead." Chen Liu found a rock to sit on and watched Feng Qingyang and Wang Yuyan fight with swords.

With the sword, Feng Qingyang seemed to have even more power. His swordsmanship wasn't necessarily impressive, but each strike was incredibly dangerous, aiming for vital points. If he wounded someone, they would be seriously injured, if not killed. Wang Yuyan, eager to verify her current strength and see how it compared to Feng Qingyang's, also became more serious.

Not long after, Yue Buqun, Ning Zhongze and Yue Lingshan, who received the news, hurried to the Cliff of Repentance, and indeed saw Feng Qingyang fighting fiercely with Wang Yuyan.

"Uncle Master!"

Chapter 177 Feng Qingyang (Part )

Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze couldn't help but feel a little shocked. They thought Feng Qingyang had disappeared or died, but they didn't expect that he was hiding in the back mountain of Huashan.

The most shocking thing was that Wang Yuyan was able to fight Feng Qingyang to a standstill. Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze both knew Wang Yuyan was powerful, but they hadn't expected her to be this strong. Remember, when the Huashan Sword Sect was in turmoil, Feng Qingyang had already reached the Grandmaster stage. After all these years, even if his cultivation hadn't reached Grandmaster, he should have at least reached Peak Grandmaster.

Feng Qingyang ignored Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze. Wang Yuyan was the toughest and most powerful opponent he had encountered in all those years. Although her realm was slightly lower than his, Wang Yuyan's martial arts skills were endless, her long sword was unpredictable, and she also had a very wonderful light skill, which required him to concentrate all his energy to deal with it.

Seeing Feng Qingyang ignored him, Yue Buqun's mood became uncertain. Feng Qingyang was the Grandmaster of the Sword Sect. If he wanted to take back the position of the Sect Leader, he would be powerless to resist.

In reality, Yue Buqun had no reason to worry. If Feng Qingyang had wanted to reclaim the position of Sect Leader, he would have already taken it. But there's a saying that goes, those with dark minds tend to assume others are just as dark as they are. Ling Tuisi, for example, valued treasure above all else, even more than his own daughter's life. He therefore assumed Ding Dian would be like him, prioritizing treasure above all else.

Yue Buqun was a power-hungry man. He was indeed loyal to the Huashan Sword Sect and truly wanted to make it flourish, but that was under his leadership. If he were to hand over the leadership and the Huashan Sword Sect continued to flourish, what would that mean to him? Therefore, upon meeting Feng Qingyang, he naturally worried that Feng Qingyang would return and seize his position as the Sect Leader.

Fortunately, Wang Yuyan was able to fight against Feng Qingyang, which made Yue Buqun secretly relieved.

Glancing at Chen Liu who was watching Feng Qingyang and Wang Yuyan's sword fight attentively, Yue Buqun thought to himself: It seems I have to be nicer to this son-in-law. I wonder if I can let him join the Huashan Sword Sect, and after he marries Shan'er, I can make him the next leader of the Huashan Sword Sect?

Yue Buqun was thinking about how to win over Chen Liu. As long as he could win over Chen Liu, his fiancée would become a member of the Huashan Sect, and then he wouldn't have to be afraid of Feng Qingyang.

But Chen Liu didn't think so much. As for the Huashan Sword Sect, he looked down on everything except Feng Qingyang's Dugu Nine Swords. Even the Huashan Sword Sect's grandmaster-level martial arts, the Purple Yang Gong, had no appeal to him.

"Disciple greets Master and Madam!" Linghu Chong saw that Master and Madam were indeed brought by Yue Lingshan, and immediately stepped forward to greet them with a guilty conscience.

Yue Buqun snorted coldly, feeling extremely annoyed. Yue Lingshan had already complained to him that Linghu Chong had discovered the lost sword techniques of the Five Mountains Sword Sect in the caves of the Cliff of Repentance, but he hadn't thought of reporting it to his master, and had even deliberately concealed it. It seemed that this disciple had already harbored the intention of betraying the sect, which was very serious.

Ning Zhongze glanced at Linghu Chong, a look of disappointment hard to hide. Yue Lingshan's complaint had clouded her judgment. Although she believed Linghu Chong had no intention of betraying the Huashan Sword Sect, he had concealed the findings from the Cliff of Repentance, a desire to keep them all to himself! Didn't Linghu Chong know the importance of the Five Mountains Sword Technique to the Huashan Sword Sect? As expected, if a child wasn't your own, no matter how well you treated him, you couldn't tame him.

"Dad, Mom, I'll take you to the cave to have a look." Yue Lingshan said, holding Ning Zhongze's hand.

When Linghu Chong saw that his master and even his master's wife ignored him and treated him as a stranger, his face suddenly turned pale.

When Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze went to watch the swordsmanship in the cave, Feng Qingyang finally used the "Sword Breaking Style" of the Dugu Nine Swords, because apart from the Dugu Nine Swords, the swordsmanship of the Huashan Sword School was completely incapable of harming Wang Yuyan. After Feng Qingyang used the Dugu Nine Swords, Wang Yuyan also began to change her strategy against the enemy. The long sword in her hand became more strange, sometimes using sword moves, sometimes using the sword as a knife, and even using a three-foot-long sword with a sword beam that extended several feet outward, treating the long sword as a spear, thus tricking Feng Qingyang into using the knife-breaking style and the spear-breaking style.

As Wang Yuyan's strange fighting style became more and more bizarre, Feng Qingyang finally came to his senses. Wang Yuyan was trying to trick him into using other forms of the Dugu Nine Swords. After understanding Wang Yuyan's thoughts, Feng Qingyang refused to give in. He jumped out of the circle and said to Wang Yuyan, "No more fighting, no more fighting. You little girl has bad intentions."

Seeing that Feng Qingyang was unwilling to fight, Wang Yuyan knew that even if she continued to pester him, Feng Qingyang probably would not fight her, so she put away her sword.

"Husband." Wang Yuyan returned to Chen Liu and asked, "How is it?"

Chen Liu nodded slightly. The "Sword Breaking Style" and "Spear Breaking Style" had been recorded by the system. Now he already had five styles of Dugu Nine Swords. Only the "Final Style" and "Whip Breaking Style", "Rope Breaking Style" and "Arrow Breaking Style" were not included.

Wang Yuyan couldn't help showing joy on her face when she saw this. She felt that the fight was not in vain.

A streak of white light shot towards Chen Liu. It was Chen Liu's long sword. Wang Yuyan saw that the long sword had no intention of hurting anyone, so she didn't attack.

Chen Liu turned sideways, stretched out his hand and grabbed the hilt of his sword, but found that the force of the sword was too great. If he held on tightly, although he would not be hurt, he would be pulled back or even knocked down by the force of the sword.

Chen Liu suspected that Feng Qingyang was angry and wanted to embarrass him. In the past, perhaps Chen Liu would have been able to let Feng Qingyang succeed. However, he had now learned Zhang Sanfeng's Tai Chi, so it was not difficult for him to neutralize the force of the long sword.

Chen Liu immediately lowered his waist, released the hilt, and with a flick of his wrist, twisted the hilt, sending the sword spinning wildly around his palm like a windmill. While Chen Liu used Tai Chi's sticky and soft power to twist the sword, he also used his external Qi to reduce the force of the sword.

After a moment, when the force of the sword slowed down, he reached out again to grab the hilt of the sword and put the sword back into the scabbard.

Feng Qingyang was somewhat surprised by Chen Liu's actions. Although Chen Liu had lent him his sword, he and Wang Yuyan had ulterior motives, wanting Chen Liu to take advantage of the opportunity to observe his Dugu Nine Swords. Feng Qingyang had also heard Linghu Chong speak of Chen Liu, saying he was a rare martial arts genius who could memorize any technique after using it once.

At first Feng Qingyang didn't react until Wang Yuyan tricked him into using the "Sword Breaking Style" and the "Spear Breaking Style". Then he remembered that Chen Liu had a photographic memory. And after seeing the interaction between Wang Yuyan and Chen Liu, he estimated that Chen Liu had successfully stolen his skills. Naturally, he felt unhappy and wanted to teach Chen Liu a lesson.

Feng Qingyang had already calculated that if Wang Yuyan hadn't intervened, he would have definitely made Chen Liu look bad. Either he would have been pulled down by the force of the sword, or he would have lost his grip on the sword and let it fly off the cliff. However, he hadn't expected Chen Liu to be able to resolve it, and it seemed so easy.

"What kind of martial arts is that?" Feng Qingyang asked.

"Tai Chi." Chen Liu said, "I went to Wudang Mountain a few days ago, and Master Zhang taught me this."

"Master Zhang? Master Zhang Sanfeng?" Feng Qingyang was a little shocked.

"Yes! Besides Master Zhang, is there anyone else in Wudang worthy of being called a Master?"

Feng Qingyang:...

It seems I am stingy.

Chapter 178 This Chicken is Not That Chicken

"Uncle Master."

Although Yue Buqun was afraid that Feng Qingyang would come back and take his position as the leader, he still treated him with great respect.

"Hehe! I'm not worthy of being your uncle."

Feng Qingyang seemed to be deeply resentful of the Qi Sect's conspiracy and trickery against him, tricking him back home to get married and thus seizing the position of the leader, and was unwilling to forgive the Qi Sect's people.

Ning Zhongze saw that Yue Buqun was very embarrassed, so he quickly ran out to smooth things over, saying, "Uncle Master, you have been in Huashan all this time, why don't you return to the Huashan Sword Sect?"

"What should I go back for? That is your Qi Sect's Huashan Sword Sect, not mine." Feng Qingyang had a much better impression of Ning Zhongze than the deep-minded Yue Buqun. Although he spoke harshly to him, his attitude towards Ning Zhongze was much better.

"Puchi!" Chen Liu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"What are you laughing at?" Feng Qingyang couldn't help but feel a little annoyed when he saw Chen Liu laughing.

"I'm laughing at you, the Huashan Sword Sect, who didn't even realize that the Shaolin Temple was playing around with you." Chen Liu said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Feng Qingyang asked.

"I've heard that your Huashan Sword Sect originally didn't have a distinction between sword and energy. The reason it was divided into two sects was because when Senior Yue Su and Senior Cai Zifeng of the Huashan Sword Sect visited Putian Shaolin Temple, they discovered a copy of the 'Sunflower Manual' there."

"The Sunflower Manual? The martial arts practiced by Dongfang Bubai?" Feng Qingyang and Yue Buqun couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The Sunflower Manual is so famous because it was practiced by the current leader of the Sun Moon Sect, Dongfang Bubai. It was with the help of the Sunflower Manual that Dongfang Bubai gained a great reputation and became a fierce warrior in the Ming Dynasty martial arts world.

"That's right." Chen Liu nodded and said, "In their rush, Seniors Yue Su and Cai Zifeng didn't have time to read the entire book simultaneously. So they recited it separately, each memorizing half. They returned to Huashan and then studied and understood it together. Unexpectedly, when they returned to the Huashan Sword Sect and compared the skills in the book, they found that they were completely incompatible and couldn't reconcile. Each of them was convinced that the other had read the book incorrectly and that only their own memories were correct. This is how the division between the two sword and qi sects of the Huashan Sword Sect began."

Feng Qingyang, Yue Buqun, and Ning Zhongze exchanged bewilderment upon hearing this. How did the Sword and Qi Sects come about? When they joined the Huashan Sword Sect, the two sects already existed. As for how this came about, the sect elders explained it was due to a disagreement in philosophy. The Qi Sect believed that cultivating Qi was paramount, with Qi as the foundation and the sword as the supplement. The Sword Sect, on the other hand, placed greater emphasis on sword techniques.

"The Huashan Sword Sect had already grown increasingly powerful, even joining forces with the Five Mountains Sword Sects to form the Five Mountains Sword Sect Alliance. At the time, there was even a saying, 'Fists originate from Shaolin, swords from Huashan,' which shows just how powerful the Huashan Sword Sect was at the time."

Chen Liu said, "Shaolin Temple, as the leading force of the Ming Dynasty martial arts world, would be willing to see the Huashan Sword Sect become their equal? ​​The Wudang Sect has Zhang Zhenren, so they can't do anything to the Wudang Sect. However, while the Huashan Sword Sect is powerful, they don't have a Heavenly Man Realm master who can suppress it. Naturally, they don't want the Huashan Sword Sect to be on par with them and lead the martial arts world. So what should they do? Naturally, they should bring down the Huashan Sword Sect."

"Martial arts secret manuals have always been of paramount importance to various sects in the Jianghu, let alone a manual like the 'Sunflower Manual'. Such a manual naturally needs to be well hidden. So why did it happen to be revealed to Seniors Yue Su and Cai Zifeng during their visit? And why were they given the opportunity to recite it?"

"I don't know if you have ever heard of the "Sunflower Manual", but the "Sunflower Manual" is a set of eunuch skills created by a eunuch." Chen Liu said.

"Eunuch's martial arts?" Yue Buqun's expression changed slightly.

"Yes!" Chen Liu nodded and said, "The first sentence of the Sunflower Manual is 'To practice divine skills, castrate yourself.'"

Yue Buqun's expression suddenly darkened. With his dark mind, he could immediately figure out what was going on. If the Huashan Sword Sect's two leading figures were to learn the eunuch technique and it were exposed, how could they possibly maintain their dignity?

"Moreover, practicing the "Sunflower Manual" not only requires castration, but also changes a person's personality, making that man like wearing women's clothes, embroidering, and applying rouge. Tsk tsk..." Chen Liu sighed twice.

Feng Qingyang, Yue Buqun, and Ning Zhongze all turned grim. If what Chen Liu said was true, if the two Huashan Sword Sect masters had practiced the Sunflower Manual, wouldn't they have become like women? How could they still lead the Jianghu? The Jianghu heroes would surely disown them.

"I suspect the Shaolin Temple definitely wanted Seniors Yue Su and Cai Zifeng to practice the Sunflower Manual. However, they didn't anticipate that the two seniors didn't memorize the entire manual, but only half, leading to discrepancies and ultimately splitting the Huashan Sword Sect into two separate Sword and Qi sects."

Chen Liu continued, "Later, Master Hongye of Putian Shaolin Temple deliberately sent his favorite disciple, Master Duyuan, to the Huashan Sword Sect to persuade Seniors Yue and Cai not to practice the martial arts in the treasure book."

"How could anyone in the martial arts world resist practicing martial arts secret manuals? Furthermore, the 'Sunflower Manual' is not only profound and extensive, but also seems to be misleading. It would be fine if he didn't remind people, but if he did, it might even pique their interest."

"When Zen Master Du Yuan ascended Mount Hua, Yue and Cai Zifeng treated him with respect. They admitted to privately reading the Sunflower Manual and expressed their deepest apologies, yet they also sought his guidance on the martial arts contained therein. Zen Master Du Yuan was a favored disciple of Zen Master Hongye, so naturally Hongye would not teach him the martial arts from the Sunflower Manual. However, Zen Master Du Yuan did not point it out. As Yue Su and Cai Zifeng recited the scriptures, he casually explained them, taking note of them in his mind. Zen Master Du Yuan was a highly skilled martial artist and a man of exceptional wit. He could interpret a single line of scripture with surprising clarity."

"Master Duyuan stayed on Mount Hua for a few days before saying goodbye, but he never returned to Putian Shaolin Temple. Not long after, Master Hongye received a letter from Master Duyuan, saying that he could no longer suppress his worldly desires and had decided to return to secular life, saying he had no face to see his master again."

"Because of this incident, word spread that Huashan disciples had secretly peeked at the Sunflower Manual. Soon after, the ten elders of the Sun Moon Sect attacked Huashan, and a fierce battle raged at the foot of the mountain. Many of the ten elders were severely wounded and fled in defeat. However, two seniors, Yue Su and Cai Zifeng, were also killed in the battle, and the copy of the Sunflower Manual they had recorded was also seized by the Sun Moon Sect. This is the Sunflower Manual that Dongfang Bubai is currently cultivating."

"After returning to secular life, Zen Master Du Yuan restored his original surname and reversed his Buddhist name to Yuantu. He then founded the Fuzhou Fuwei Escort Agency. The Fuwei Escort Agency's "Bixie Sword Manual" is a modified version of the "Sunflower Manual" that Lin Yuantu obtained from his predecessors, Yue Su and Cai Zifeng. It's just under a different name."

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun's expression suddenly changed. "The Manual of the Sword of Exorcism" is the "Sunflower Manual"? Doesn't that mean he also has to "castrate himself if he wants to practice the magic"?

Wang Yuyan suddenly understood what was going on. No wonder her husband always said that "The Book of the Sword of Exorcism" was the chicken-cutting sword technique. It turns out that this chicken is not that chicken!

Chapter 179 Grand Master

Chen Liu originally wanted to tell Yue Buqun that the "Bixie Sword Manual" was the Chicken-Cutting Sword Technique, and this time he took the opportunity to tell the story by talking about the dispute over sword energy.

If Yue Buqun still wanted to snatch the "Bixie Sword Manual" after he had told him the truth, then he would not care and would at most take Ning Zhongze away.

Of course, Chen Liu didn't have any thoughts about Ning Zhongze, the beautiful married woman. After all, she was Yue Lingshan's mother, and he was not that evil.

"Hehe! Bullshit sword energy battle." After listening to Chen Liu's story, Feng Qingyang showed a crying smile on his face.

A dispute over sword energy brought down the mighty Huashan Sword Sect, and this was most likely a conspiracy by the Shaolin Temple. Furthermore, the sect was on the verge of destruction, yet they were still fighting each other. Perhaps the Shaolin Temple was even secretly laughing in the dark.

Feng Qingyang didn't doubt Chen Liu. He thought it was likely told by Chen Liu's elders or his own disciples. Someone who could teach figures like Chen Liu and Wang Yuyan was likely a Grandmaster, or even a celestial being. It wasn't surprising that he knew such secrets. Pity the Huashan Sword Sect! They were nearly wiped out by a dispute over sword energy, and even now, they're still obsessed with it.

"Thank you for letting me know. Alas!" Feng Qingyang bowed to Chen Liu and sighed, suddenly seeming to have aged a lot.

Ning Zhongze saw this and quickly stepped forward and said, "Uncle Master, since this is most likely a conspiracy by Shaolin Temple to divide our Huashan Sword Sect, then we don't need to be obsessed with the battle of sword energy anymore. We are all one Huashan Sword Sect, so why divide ourselves? Uncle Master, let's go back to Huashan Sword Sect!"

Feng Qingyang remained silent. Although he felt that there was no need to separate them, he still looked down on Yue Buqun. Yue Buqun was not only a hypocrite, but also a conspirator. He disliked him greatly. Moreover, he was still resentful of the Qi Zong's schemes against him, especially the use of a prostitute to trick him into returning home to marry. This anger would not be dispelled in a short time.

Ning Zhongze saw that Feng Qingyang seemed to be interested, so he said, "If you don't like crowds, I can ask my disciples to help you build a few houses in the back mountain. How about that? You can live in the back mountain from now on, and I will arrange for my disciples to bring you meals every day."

"There's no need to arrange for anyone else. Let him deliver it." Feng Qingyang instructed Hu Chong, saying, "I quite like his personality."

Although Feng Qingyang did not agree openly, he agreed to live in the back mountain, which could be considered as his tacit consent.

Yue Buqun opened his mouth, feeling somewhat depressed. It seemed Feng Qingyang had no intention of competing with him for the position of Sect Leader, which made him very happy. After all, the sect had a new Grand Master who was not vying for power. This was a vital asset! The Huashan Sword Sect was finally safe. However, Feng Qingyang's interest in Linghu Chong made Yue Buqun feel a little uncomfortable.

Because Linghu Chong concealed his martial arts skills in the cave, Yue Buqun was very angry with him. Originally, Yue Buqun wanted to use this as an excuse to drive Linghu Chong away, but now Feng Qingyang has taken a fancy to Linghu Chong, so it is difficult for him to drive him away, and even his position as the eldest brother is difficult to deprive him.

"Okay, I'll let Chong'er bring you meals from now on." Ning Zhongze quickly agreed, and thought to himself: Now the Huashan Sword Sect is finally safe. Even if Zuo Lengchan comes in person, it will be useless.