bookbashuk Chapter 4 Tianshan School Martial Arts
Chapter 4 Tianshan School Martial Arts
"Young Master Xiao, please rest. The chieftain has instructed that you are free to move around on the boat from now on."
After the meeting, a crew member from Qianlang Village took Xiao Xuan back to his cabin and then left.
After closing the door, Xiao Xuan listened carefully for a long time until the footsteps faded into the distance. Only after confirming that no one was at the door did he breathe a sigh of relief and lock the door completely.
"Thunder Dragon... Xuan Yang Sect..."
Lei Long is really generous. If I hadn't found out that he had poisoned the wine, I would have been blinded by his promise of great benefits and believed him like everyone else.
"The Ingenious Immortal... he's most likely a time traveler. The legacy he left behind must be incredibly rich, right?"
Xiao Xuan sighed. The more this was the case, the lower his chances of surviving this time became.
The people Lei Long hired had no connection with any major martial arts sects, and their martial arts skills were not even top-notch. Wasn't this just to make it easier to kill them and silence them after the deed was done?
"The original owner of this body was also like that. How did she end up getting involved here and leaving this mess for me?"
Although he complained, how could Xiao Xuan, who had absorbed all of the original owner's memories, not know the original owner's predicament?
More than seventy years ago, on the night of the massacre of the Tianshan sect, the original owner's grandmaster, Han Qifeng, known as "Cold Wind Sword," was on a mission with several young disciples, thus escaping the calamity of the sect's destruction.
Upon learning of the sect's destruction, the young outer disciples immediately defected to the Tianshan Sect, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.
Only Han Qifeng, whose parents were both disciples of the Tianshan Sect, grew up in Tianshan and had a deep affection for the sect, silently vowing to revitalize it.
But decades passed, and the Tianshan Sect not only failed to revive, but became even less known. The task of reviving the Tianshan Sect was passed on by Han Qifeng to Xiao Xuan's mentor, and later fell to Xiao Xuan himself.
The hefty sum promised by Lei Long and Su Qing was naturally the first step in Yuan Shen's plan to rebuild the mountain sect.
"He's a loyal and affectionate person."
As Xiao Xuan spoke, his gaze focused on the 'Cold Steel Sword' lying quietly at the head of the bed.
With a whoosh, the longsword was drawn, its flash carrying a hint of coldness.
Xiao held the sword and examined it closely.
The cold steel sword blade is three feet and six inches long. It is an eight-sided Han sword, finely polished, and just holding it in his hand made Xiao Xuan's hair stand on end.
This was his grandmaster's sword, passed down through three generations, and it remains incredibly sharp, proving that it is indeed a superior sword.
Xiao Xuan gripped the sword hilt, his wrist twisting uncontrollably. Relying on his memory, he continued to execute each move in a smooth sequence, and in the cramped and confined cabin, he began to skillfully wield his sword.
First is the Seventy-Two Styles of "Chasing the Wind Sword," a sword technique that is swift and rapid, like a raging storm, emphasizing offense over defense, and seizing any opening.
Secondly, there is the Sixty-Four Styles of "Cold Wave Sword," which is both offensive and defensive. A single sword strike can create multiple shadows, with silver light scattering like cold waves sweeping across the ground. The sword techniques are connected continuously, leaving no flaws.
Finally, there is the thirteen-style "Sumeru Sword," which uses scriptures as a metaphor, emphasizing the control of one's power, the ability to wield the sword for self-defense, and the flexibility to extend and retract freely, making it difficult to even insert a needle.
These 149 moves of the Tianshan Sect's orthodox sword techniques, plus a set of "Chasing Wind Palm Techniques," are all the external martial arts skills that Xiao Xuan's grandmaster Han Qifeng learned throughout his life, and they have all been passed down.
Xiao Xuan, the original owner of the body, did not disappoint his ancestors' wishes. Starting from the age of nine, he practiced martial arts every day from the time of the rooster until midnight, doing so for ten years until his mentor passed away a year ago, after which he entered the martial arts world.
"This body has already developed muscle memory for these sword and palm techniques, so even I can use them easily. I just don't know what level they are at?"
Martial artists in this world are divided into nine realms and three ranks. Martial artists above the ninth realm can be called grandmasters, and those above that are extraordinary people, until they reach the unity of heaven and man.
Among the martial artists in the Nine Realms, the difference in strength is not too great. Factors such as the restraint of techniques, unexpected victories, and differences in mentality all enable them to challenge those of higher levels.
For masters at the grandmaster level, those below the ninth realm are all ants, and there is never a saying of the inferior overthrowing the superior.
The reason for such a difference lies in the strength of one's internal skills and the level of one's internal energy.
Unfortunately, when the Tianshan Sect was wiped out, Han Qifeng was only a 26-year-old fifth-realm martial artist. He hadn't had time to learn the profound martial arts of the Tianshan Sect, and his internal strength was only proficient in the most basic "White Cloud Force" of the Tianshan Sect.
The "White Cloud Force" is a complementary Yin-Yang technique that is relatively gentle and easy to cultivate, but its upper limit is not high. The reason why the disciples of the Tianshan Sect cultivate it is only to lay the foundation for the "Tianshan Profound Skill" in the future.
"If I had nine lives, I really should go and see the Tianshan Mountains."
Xiao Xuan gave a mocking chuckle, sheathed his sword, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to circulate his qi.
His White Cloud Kung Fu was not yet at its peak, but since he couldn't sleep anyway, he might as well cultivate a little longer, even if it meant risking just one in ten thousand chance of survival.
A few breaths later, Xiao Xuan shivered as he realized he could feel the true energy within his body.
"Is this internal energy?"
Following Bai Yun Jin's instructions, Xiao Xuan guided the flow of this true energy within his body.
The rocking of the ship and the flickering candlelight in the room gradually became irrelevant to him, and Xiao Xuan began to focus entirely on his own body.
Gradually, a few lines of text appeared in his mind.
【Xiao Xuan (Four Realms)】
[Progress of "White Cloud Strength" training: 96%]
The residual medicinal properties of the "Blood Stasis Removing Pill" in the meridians need to be released after circulating the energy for one full cycle.
[The body has been infected with a "Heart-Eating Gu." To detoxify, the corresponding mother worm must be ingested. When the attack occurs, the four acupoints of Qihu, Tianchi, Shenfeng, and Rugen can be sealed.]
"Your abilities have returned?"
It seems that the inability to activate the ability before was due to insufficient true energy.
Unexpectedly, this ability also works on me. Not only can I see the progress of my internal energy cultivation, but I can also see the condition of my body.
In the days before the original owner boarded the ship, he did have a fight with someone, suffered some minor injuries, and took a blood-stasis-removing pill.
Therefore, the information about the Heart-Eating Gu must be accurate. Since it is a Gu poison from the Five Immortals Sect, the mother worm is most likely on Su Qing herself.
Thanks to this ability, I now have a direction. Even if I can't get the mother worm, I can still use the above prompts to suppress the poison.
After circulating his energy for one cycle, the information about the Blood Stasis Removal Pill in his mind disappeared, and the progress of his White Cloud Strength cultivation increased by 1%, nearing completion.
"I don't know how much time has passed."
Xiao Xuan finished his practice and stood up, still full of energy and not sleepy at all, perhaps because he was too nervous.
He walked to the door and noticed a sliver of light shining through the crack.
When I opened the door, I saw that sunlight was already streaming in from the end of the corridor.
"I didn't realize I'd been sitting here for so long. It's already dawn. Time to go for a walk. I haven't seen the sun for days."
With that, Xiao Xuan picked up the Cold Steel Sword and walked outside. That treacherous Wang Hong was still full of hostility towards him and might launch a sneak attack at any time. After that, he couldn't let go of the sword.
Xiao Xuan walked towards the light and stepped onto the stairs leading to the deck, but unexpectedly almost bumped into someone.
"You go first."
Xiao Xuan thought he had blocked the crew's way and subconsciously took a step back, but the other party reacted even more strongly, bowing to Xiao Xuan with extreme politeness to apologize.
"Excuse me!"
"Is it...Brother Gu?"
Xiao Ding looked closely and realized that this was not a crew member at all, but the man surnamed Gu who had been sitting next to him during the previous meeting.
She was the one with a feminine appearance, similar in age to me, and who also had only a superficial understanding of the martial arts world of the Central Plains.
"Oh, it's Brother Xiao. I'm even more sorry!"
"Oh, Brother Gu, you're joking. We're talking about equals; that's not the proper etiquette in the Central Plains martial arts world."
"Haha." The man surnamed Gu laughed awkwardly. "Yes! I'm just starting out in this world, please excuse my poor performance."
"It's alright, it's alright. Brother Gu, you also didn't sleep all night?"
Seeing that this person was acting strangely, Xiao Xuan assumed that he had also discovered something and planned to probe him indirectly, hoping that they could fight against Lei Long and the others together.
Unexpectedly, this Brother Gu frowned, seemingly unwilling to speak with Xiao Xuan.
"Um... I have something to do, so I'll go back to my room first."
Xiao Xuan smiled slightly and made way for him to walk down from the cabin.
"Something just feels off."
Xiao Xuan muttered to himself, then focused his attention on staring at it and activated his ability.
【Riko Furukawa (Five Realms)】
[A Japanese ninja, a death squad member of the Yin-Yang Bureau.]
[Having dealings with Lei Long in the human trafficking trade, she disguises herself as a man and infiltrates Qianlang Village, intending to obtain the inherited firearm blueprints before Lei Long does.]