Chapter 42: This is martial arts, understand?
The origin of the story line of "Swordsman" lies in a peerless martial arts book - "Sunflower Manual"!
I believe that even people who don’t like martial arts novels very much know how powerful “Sunflower Manual” is in various aspects.
The real "Sunflower Manual" has been lost long ago. Neither the one currently practiced by the Sun and Moon Sect nor the "Bixie Sword Technique" handed down from ancestors of the Fuwei Escort Agency are actually the original versions.
Back then, it was the Southern Shaolin's Zen Master Hongye who burned it because the martial arts were too evil. However, before it was burned, the leader of the Huashan Sect, Yue Su, and another elder, Cai Zifeng, each peeked at half of it.
Later, when the two were checking their respective halves, they found that the styles of the paintings were somewhat different and began to distrust each other. This also planted the seeds of the "Sword Qi Dispute" in the Huashan Sect.
Chu Lu Ren estimated that, apart from the factor of fighting for the secret book, the real root of the "sword energy dispute" in the Huashan Sect should not be a simple dispute between "moves" and "internal strength".
After all, Qi Sect is in charge now, and aren't his disciples also diligently practicing swordsmanship?
Probably the goal of the Sword Sect is to practice swordsmanship to the point of generating "momentum", while the Qi Sect uses internal energy to assist swordsmanship.
After all, for ordinary people, whether it is practicing sword moves or mastering internal skills, it is very energy-consuming, and very few people can do both.
In terms of growth potential, those who practice sword moves hard at the beginning will definitely have the advantage - even if they cannot comprehend the sword moves, they will eventually master the sword moves.
However, internal martial arts are always tiring, especially the Huashan School's mental method which does not seek to advance quickly, so it is difficult to have much effect at the beginning.
However, in the middle stage, those who are proficient in internal martial arts have higher attributes and more advantages, while the Sword Sect is ultimately unable to become a "trend". Without overcoming this hurdle, the growth of the Sword Sect is restricted.
And it is obvious that the Huashan School's swordsmanship is definitely not a textbook type like the "Nine Peacock Styles", but is more practical.
The advantage is that there is no need to comprehend the sword momentum, and being proficient in the changes of sword moves will also be of great help in fighting. The disadvantage is that this type of sword technique is more difficult to trace back to the origin of the sword momentum.
As for the real "late stage", it is hard to say who is better or worse. No matter whether one has mastered the internal martial arts or has mastered the sword skills, one can be the best in the world!
But for Huashan disciples, basically they don’t have the qualifications for the late stage, so there is no need to think too much.
Not to mention the dispute over sword energy, later on, the Sun Moon Sect fought a fierce battle with the Huashan Sect for the "Sunflower Manual" and snatched away some fragments. This is the Sun Moon Sect version of the "Sunflower Manual".
When Master Hongye's disciple, Master Duyuan, went to Mount Hua to demand an end to the crime, he was also attracted by the "Sunflower Manual" and extracted a part of it from the two people. Later, Duyuan mastered the "Bixie Sword Technique" and returned to secular life to establish the Fuwei Escort Agency - this person was none other than Lin Yuantu.
After Lin Yuantu's death, due to the shortcomings of the "Sunflower Manual", his descendants were not allowed to practice it, resulting in the Lin family, from Lin Zhennan to Lin Pingzhi , only having "showy" kung fu. The escort agency relied more on the reputation in both the black and white worlds and on being an agent for the imperial court, rather than on kung fu!
Not long ago, Yu Canghai of the Qingcheng Sect set his sights on the "Bixie Sword Technique" of the Fuwei Escort Agency and sent his disciples, including his own son, to Fuzhou to check it out. Coincidentally, Yue Buqun, the Gentleman Sword, also sent his daughter and disciples to Fuzhou for "unknown reasons".
As a result, Yue Lingshan, who was dressed as an ordinary person, was molested by Yu Canghai's son Yu Renyan. The young master Lin Pingzhi couldn't stand it and decided to fight with him... But Yu Renyan was really a loser and was killed by Lin Pingzhi!
Yu Canghai was both angry and happy. Now that he had a righteous cause, he no longer had to worry about anything. He killed everyone in the Lin family, from servants to bodyguards, and then captured Lin Zhennan and his wife alive. Only Lin Pingzhi escaped.
At this time, Lin Pingzhi wanted to rescue his parents, but was worried about being recognized by Yu Canghai, so he disguised himself as a hunchback!
Because of his appearance and the fact that he pretended to have the surname "Mu", which was half Lin, he was mistaken for being the descendant of Mu Gaofeng. Mu Gaofeng happened to find out and really wanted him to be his grandson.
However, just now Lin Pingzhi saw Chu Lu Ren fighting with Yu Canghai, and (on the surface) he was not at a disadvantage at all, especially he also spoke up for the Fuwei Escort Agency, so he was secretly grateful and cheered for him.
When Mu Gaofeng attacked, Lin Pingzhi couldn't help but warn him, which led to the scene before us...
"The hunchback wants to teach his grandson a lesson. Why are you so anxious, Young Master Chu? Could it be that he has cuckolded my good son sometime ?" Mu Gaofeng's words were as poisonous as ever.
Chu Luren didn't know whether he had no sons and that was why he was so unrestrained.
"I think this young man is handsome, not like someone as despicable as you." Chu Lu Ren was not polite either.
"Humph! I was originally trying to give Old Man Yue a chance, but some people are determined to seek their own death!"
Mu Gaofeng had also discovered Lin Pingzhi's identity, and had some ideas about the "Bixie Sword Technique". After saying that, he drew out his camel sword and fought with Chu Lu Ren again.
The Chu Lu people are not afraid of anything. Mu Gaofeng’s martial arts are not better than Yu Canghai’s!
If Chu Lu Ren used sword techniques that relied on internal force, or internal force finger techniques such as "Pulse Summoning", he would probably have run out of energy after fighting with Tian Boguang and Yu Canghai just now. Mu Gaofeng also had this idea.
But in fact, Chu Lu Ren had mastered the "momentum" of a peacock spreading its tail, and the "Earth-defying Kung Fu" was only a supplement, and the consumption of internal energy was not that great...
Moreover, the two men had just exchanged less than ten moves when a figure with purple light flashing all over his body suddenly inserted himself into the battle. He stretched out his hand and used a clever force to push the two swords away!
It was Yue Buqun, whose entire body was glowing with purple light...
Chu Lu Ren: ???
Is this... Zixia magic?
It was only said that there would be “purple on the face”, so is that a sign of great success?
How did Yue Buqun practice this like the "Golden Light Curse"? This is martial arts, understand?
Chu Lu Ren couldn't help but complain in his heart for a long time before he calmed down.
After all, the martial arts value in this world has inflated, and it’s not something we just learned about. In fact, it’s not just about internal strength, but just the “sword power” alone, it’s definitely not as simple as changing the moves against the enemy.
In fact, after comprehending the "Peacock Spreading its Tail", Chu Lu Ren could stimulate a weak extension similar to sword energy even without using his internal force, especially on the sword body. With or without sword energy, there are completely two different ways of sharpness and strength!
Even without using the "Di Quexing Gongfa" to attach finger force, one can still draw a foot-deep sword mark on the brick wall.
It’s just that the special effects of Yue Buqun’s “Purple Cloud Magic Art” are really enough, so Chu Lu couldn’t help but complain in his heart.
Mu Gaofeng had no intention of complaining, but he continued to talk nonsense: "Why? Brother Yue, Young Master Chu, and my dear son, are still friends?"
Yue Buqun was also a little annoyed when he heard this, but he still extinguished the Purple Light Curse first... No, it was the effect of the Purple Cloud Magic Art, and whispered in a gentle voice: "Brother Mu, why do you have to make things difficult for this child? I think this child is good. He is quite chivalrous and filial. He even saved my daughter in Fuzhou before." He was obviously talking about Lin Pingzhi.
As for the grandson, Yue Buqun didn't believe it at all. Apparently Yue Lingshan had already told him about Lin Pingzhi's identity.
"Hahahaha... With his mediocre skills, can he really save Miss Yue? I'm afraid Miss Yue has a keen eye for talent..."
Yue Buqun knew that this fellow had nothing good to say, so he quickly interrupted him and said, " For people like us, we are chivalrous and righteous, so why should we care about the level of our martial arts?"
"Hehe, since our martial arts skills aren't important, why is it that Brother Yue, the Gentleman Sword, is also eyeing the 'Bixie Sword Technique'?" Mu Gaofeng sneered and ridiculed.
I don’t know whether Yue Buqun was feeling guilty or was really angry, but his whole body seemed to be filled with purple energy.
However, Mu Gaofeng had already started to retreat when he saw this, shouting as he retreated: "What about warding off evil spirits, contraception, the camel knows nothing, the camel is going home to see his daughter-in-law!"
Yue Buqun didn't know how to get angry when he saw this. He just shook his head and sighed, "This guy's martial arts is quite famous, but he is so self-satisfied... Tsk tsk." Perhaps because he was embarrassed to talk about others behind their backs, Yue Buqun didn't say it out loud.
At this moment, Chu Lu Ren couldn't help but secretly say "not good", but Lin Pingzhi had already impatiently bowed to Yue Buqun, begging Yue Buqun to accept him as his disciple.
Chu Luren felt that some of Yue Buqun's behaviors were indeed a bit "weird", and it was hard to say whether his secret learning of the "Bixie Sword Technique" was a result of his evil transformation in his later years or he had some ulterior motives.
However, Yue Buqun now has a very good reputation, especially the special effects of Zixia Gong are also very good. When Lin Pingzhi saw it, his eyes were full of enthusiasm... Now that one of them is becoming a disciple and the other is accepting a disciple openly, it is difficult for Chu Lu Ren to stop them!
