ragginovel Chapter 23: Zuo Lengchan attempts to seize the Evil-Slaying Sword Technique; Wudang hosts a grand ma
Chapter 23: Zuo Lengchan attempts to seize the Evil-Slaying Sword Technique; Wudang hosts a grand ma
After hearing Sha Tianjiang's words, Zuo Lengchan was full of question marks: "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill? Are you seeing things?"
Sha Tianjiang stated confidently, "I saw him stab himself through the stomach with a sword, wounding Wei Wuya..."
"But he's actually unharmed. What else could this be but the Invincible Vajra Technique?"
Shit!
The Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill was invented by those monks next door; otherwise, how come no one has been able to learn it for over 200 years?
Even if it were true, the Invincible Vajra Technique wouldn't be something like surviving a sword piercing one's abdomen...
With this thought in mind, Zuo Lengchan suddenly drew his longsword and thrust it into his lower abdomen, the sword emerging from his back...
Sha Tianjiang was terrified; his brain almost shut down.
What are you doing?
Has the alliance leader gone mad?
Zuo Lengchan slowly sheathed his sword, appearing completely unaffected except for a hole in his clothes.
Sha Tianjiang stared in disbelief: "Alliance Leader, you...you also know the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill!?"
Zuo Lengchan scoffed, "It's just a smokescreen."
Previously, he had only tried his best to twist and compress his spine and internal organs, tilting most of his waist to one side, so that the long sword passed close to his waist, making it look like it was piercing his lower abdomen.
No one expected that Zuo Lun Chan, who started his career with the sweeping and powerful Songshan swordsmanship, would also possess such a skill as flexibility.
He continued, "You demonstrate the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique, and I'll respond with the Qingcheng Sword Technique."
He knew the Qingcheng sword technique very well. Although he only knew the sword moves but not the methods of applying force, and did not know the Qingcheng internal energy, he could still simulate it to be six or seven parts similar.
Sha Tianjiang drew his sword: "For the first strike, Yu Canghai responds with 'A Vast Expanse of Azure'..."
His sword flashed like lightning, seemingly aimed at Zuo Lengchan's left hand, but in an instant it went straight for Zuo Lengchan's lower abdomen.
At that moment, Yu Canghai was powerless against the sword, but Zuo Lengchan's longsword was instantly placed against Sha Tianjiang's neck.
Sha Tianjiang was convinced: "If Yu Canghai had the cultivation of an alliance leader, he would definitely not have been defeated."
"However, Li Ping's sword was seven or eight times faster than mine. The most crucial thing was his ability to change his moves; he changed them extremely quickly, and I couldn't use them no matter what I did..."
Zuo Lengchan pondered for a moment, then his sword flashed again, soaring like a dragon, displaying a myriad of forms, and its changes already contained three-tenths of the charm of the Evil-Slaying Sword Technique.
Sha Tianjiang was overjoyed: "The speed of the Alliance Leader's sword strike is already comparable to that of Li Ping, but this change of move..."
Zuo Lengchan shook his head and said, "If you change your move like that, it will only make this move stiff and clumsy, but obviously Li Ping did not use it that way."
"It seems that the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique does indeed have unique methods of channeling energy and internal cultivation techniques."
"Let's continue..."
He analyzed Li Ping's Evil-Repelling Sword Technique step by step, and in the end, he had Sha Tianjiang imitate Li Ping while he imitated Wei Wuya.
After the demonstration, Zuo Lengchan sighed, "The Evil-Repelling Sword Technique is far more wondrous than I imagined. Li Ping is also a cunning fellow. Yu Canghai's defeat was not unjust!"
In his view, apart from himself, his fellow disciples would also meet a tragic end if they encountered Li Ping and were not careful!
The younger generation is truly formidable!
Sha Tianjiang said, "Alliance Leader, should we...?"
Zuo Lengchan shook his head and chuckled: "There's no need for my Songshan Sect to interfere in this matter."
Sha Tianjiang immediately understood, because it was obvious that Yue Buqun was also interested in the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique.
So Yue Buqun took the lead, while the Songshan Sect waited in the wings...
Brilliant! No wonder you're the leader of the alliance!
Zuo Lengchan was naturally very envious of the Evil-Slaying Sword Technique, for the same reason as Yue Buqun.
Li Ping, your skill is so weak, yet the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique is so powerful. If I were to learn it, how strong would I be?
He's under a lot of pressure right now!
The unification of the Five Sacred Mountains was no easy task. At this crucial moment, the martial arts world was suddenly thrown into turmoil, and two of the Songshan Taibao (protectors of Mount Song) died.
He suspected there was a major conspiracy targeting the Songshan Sect.
He had seen the bodies of his two junior brothers and was completely unable to deduce Shangguan Jinghong's martial arts style.
There's only one thing that's certain: Shangguan Jinghong's skill is definitely no less than his own. How can he sleep soundly with someone like that targeting the Songshan Sect?
He naturally wants to become stronger!
Breakthroughs in skill are not achieved overnight, but if one acquires a completely new sword technique, progress will naturally be extremely rapid...
Therefore, he still wants to try the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique.
Although Li Ping is strong, he is not strong enough to make Li Ping give up this idea!
At that moment, a disciple came in and presented an invitation. After glancing at it, Zuo Lengchan was dumbfounded.
Because the invitation was actually sent by Master Chongxu of the Wudang Sect.
The Wudang Sect is preparing to hold a martial arts conference in two months and sincerely invites fellow martial artists to participate. There is a major matter that is closely related to the people of the martial arts world that they want to discuss with their fellow martial artists.
Master Chongxu even promised to demonstrate the essence of Tai Chi to heroes from all over the world at this conference.
Zuo Lengchan stared in disbelief: "Has that old Daoist Chongxu gone mad? What exactly does he want to do?"
……
At the same time.
Master Fangzheng, the abbot of the Shaolin School and a good neighbor of the Songshan School, also looked at the invitation in his hand and remained silent.
His junior brother, Fang Sheng, asked, "Abbot, what exactly is Daoist Chongxu's intention?"
Since Zhang Sanfeng founded the Wudang School, Shaolin and Wudang have always been the dominant forces in the martial arts world.
In recent years, Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan School has risen to prominence, intending to stand on equal footing with the other two schools.
Both factions naturally wanted to suppress Zuo Lengchan and had close ties, but Chongxu Daoist's sudden move really caught Shaolin off guard.
Master Fang Sheng said, "Recently, the martial arts world has been turbulent, with unknown masters emerging one after another."
"These people are highly skilled in martial arts, but their origins are a mystery."
"There must be a huge cause and effect behind this matter, and Master Chongxu may have convened the martial arts conference for this reason."
Fang Zheng said, "It's possible that these people suddenly obtained martial arts manuals, just like Li Ping, who used the Executioner's Blade, learned the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique."
Fang Sheng shook his head and said, "If it were just one or two people, that would be fine, but it's absolutely impossible for so many people to suddenly appear."
"Thinking about it this way, perhaps Daoist Chongxu knows the secret and wants to reveal it to the world?"
Abbot Fangzheng said, "In that case, we must go then."
He then bid farewell to his junior brother and went to a cave in the back mountain, where three old monks were sitting. He bowed and said, "Fangzheng greets the three seniors."
The three elderly monks stepped aside, saying, "We dare not accept the abbot's great courtesy. Does the abbot still have any doubts about what we have said?"
Fang Zheng said, "To transform into a shooting star and arrive a hundred years in the future is unprecedented. I truly could not understand it before."
"But now, I believe it."
These three old monks were none other than the Three Shaolin Monks of the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber era.
The three of them working together could even suppress Zhang Wuji, whose martial arts were nearly perfected!
An old monk asked, "Why?"
Fang Zheng recounted the Wudang Sect's actions and then said, "Unless something extremely serious happens, Daoist Chongxu would never act in this way."
"So I guess Master Chongxu probably wanted to announce the news of the extraordinary person who appeared out of nowhere to the public."
Fang Zheng had long guessed that those masters who suddenly appeared in the martial arts world were all predecessors who had transformed into meteors and arrived in this era, but the news was too shocking, so he did not tell his junior brother.
Even the most accomplished old monks, with their profound meditation skills, became restless upon hearing these words.
People have always viewed shooting stars as an ominous sign. If we were to transform into shooting stars and arrive in the next world, how would people view us?
Most people would think it's a harbinger of evil, and if that's the case, then they would be unable to defend themselves, unable to move an inch, and would bring disaster upon Shaolin.
Fang Zheng said, "This matter is truly unpredictable, and Wudang must have the confidence to do so."
"Perhaps a Wudang master descended in the form of a shooting star, which gives Wudang such confidence..."
The crowd fell silent.
Because that person's name was already obvious: Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of the Wudang School...
If Zhang Sanfeng were to come to the afterlife, Wudang would naturally have the confidence to do so!
An old monk said, "Master Zhang is a man of profound learning, encompassing both heaven and man. He dares to convene such a grand assembly, perhaps because he has already grasped its mysteries. If so, then we must also make this trip..."