Chapter 9: Leaving Blackwood Cliff
In the Sutra Library, incense was rising. Lin Pingzhi sat quietly in front of the table and was reading various books.
It was the end of the year, but everyone in Huashan Sect was busy practicing the Five Mountains Sect's sword techniques in the secret cave in Reflection Cliff under Yue Buqun's arrangement. Therefore, the new year was particularly cold.
But this was also what Lin Pingzhi wanted, to let him read properly.
He first looked at the Clasping Origin Force and the Jade-breaking Fist, and then put these two skills together with the Art of the Origin to comprehend. Among these three skills, the Art of the Origin was the best. If he could master it, it would become the first-class skill in the world. However, this skill was very difficult to master from the outside to the inside. Even those with outstanding talent would have to cultivate for ten to twenty years to succeed.
However, Lin Pingzhi's body had been reconstructed by a mysterious force and was comparable to an external expert. Because he practiced the Art of the Origin very quickly, he had mastered the Art of the Origin in just a few days. Although the internal force that was generated from the outside did not make his martial arts improve greatly, it made his Yin and Yang internal force more mellow.
"As I expected, this Hunyuan Art has a miraculous effect!”
Lin Pingzhi was overjoyed to see this and started to cultivate the Clasping Origin Force. This martial art was based on the principle of condensing energy. As he expected, the method of condensing energy contained in the Clasping Origin Force further helped him integrate the Yin and Yang internal force, making his cultivation more and more perfect.
In comparison, the effect of the Jade-breaking Fist was a little worse. It was just a fierce fist technique. However, after mastering it, it also allowed him to have an additional fist and foot technique after the Mixed Yuan Palm and the Heaven Flipping Palm passed down in his family.
After that, he read the martial arts of other sects in the pavilion. Although these martial arts were of different levels and most of them were incomplete, he still gained a lot. At least, it greatly broadened his horizons and added some martial arts experience.
After reading the martial arts secret manual, Lin Pingzhi didn't return the jade sword token to Yue Buqun. Instead, he continued to stay in the Sutra Depository and read all kinds of Taoist books.
Although these Taoist classics were not as interesting as martial arts secret manuals, the various scriptures contained in them had the effect of concentrating and gathering qi. The more Lin Pingzhi read, the more calm he felt.
Although his body was now crippled, it did not mean that he was a eunuch, let alone a woman.
However, the saying that one's body would affect one's mind was not given for nothing. Therefore, he had more or less changed. Now, because he had studied the Taoist scriptures, the mutation effect he had suffered from cultivating the Evil Repelling Sword Art had gradually weakened. This could be considered a harvest.
Speaking of which, this was not something unbelievable.
They were both practitioners of the Evil Repelling Swordsmanship, but Yue Buqun and the original Lin Yuantu's temperament had changed drastically, while Lin Yuantu could become a hero who could dominate the world. In the end, it was only because of the difference in state of mind and cultivation.
Yue Buqun was burdened by the rise and fall of the Huashan Sect, so he was under a lot of pressure and could not vent it all year round. His original body was also burdened with a deep hatred, so it was the same. However, Lin Yuantu was different. He did not have such pressure. In addition, he had been practicing Zen and Buddhism all year round, so he was able to maintain his heart after practicing the Evil Repelling Swordsmanship and was not affected.
Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism were the three religions. If the Buddhist scriptures could achieve the same effect, the Daoist scriptures would naturally be equally effective.
In the blink of an eye, the first month had passed. At the beginning of the second month, the Northern Mountain Heng Mountain Sect sent an invitation saying that on the 16th of the second month, Linghu Chong would take over Heng Mountain and become the new sect leader of the Northern Mountain Heng Mountain Sect.
The change of sect leader was not a small matter, but now was a critical moment for the Huashan Sect, so Yue Buqun did not go on the invitation and only sent someone to send a congratulatory gift.
Lin Pingzhi was also busy studying the Taoist classics to stabilize his mind, so he naturally had no mood to participate in Linghu Chong's succession.
Two to three days passed in a daze. Early in the morning, Lin Pingzhi was studying the Taoist scriptures when he suddenly remembered that after Linghu Chong took the throne, he would sneak into the Black Wood Cliff with Ren Woxing, Ren Yingying, and Xiang Wentian to kill Dongfang Bubai.
Ren Woxing was the previous Sect Master of the Sun Moon Sect. Later, he was killed by Dongfang Bubai and took the position of Sect Master. He was imprisoned under the West Lake for twelve years. Now that he was free, he naturally wanted revenge. Xiang Wentian was his loyal follower, and Ren Yingying was his daughter. As his son-in-law, Linghu Chong naturally had to help.
They were going to kill Invincible East. This had nothing to do with Lin Pingzhi, but he remembered that the Sunflower Manual was in Invincible East's hands.
The Sunflower Manual was created by a eunuch in the previous dynasty. It was a profound martial art. No one had been able to master it in the past three hundred years. Later, it flowed into the Jianghu and was obtained by the Shaolin Temple in Putian. It was kept by the abbot, Zen Master Hongye.
At that time, Yue Su and Cai Zifeng of the Huashan Sect had visited and secretly read the book. In a hurry, the two of them did not have time to read the entire book at the same time. It was worth reading half of it separately. However, in the end, it was discovered by Zen Master Hongye. He thought that this harmful thing should not be left in the world, so he burned it and sent his disciple, Zen Master Duyuan, to Huashan to ask for scriptures.
Who would have thought that not only did Yue and Cai admit that they had stolen the scriptures, they even asked Monk Duyuan for guidance on the martial arts in the incomplete book. Monk Duyuan was also a genius. Not only did he fool Yue and Cai, he even secretly memorized the martial arts in the book. Then, he comprehended a set of seventy-two Evil Repelling Sword Techniques based on what he had learned. From then on, he became a peerless master and changed his name to Lin Yuantu.
In comparison, Yue Su and Cai Zifeng were in a more miserable state. The Sunflower Manual in their memories was already incomplete. After being fooled by Zen Master Duyuan, the more they comprehended, the more they felt that something was wrong. The two of them compared each other, and they were even more at odds. They even quarreled and turned against each other, starting the prelude to the internal conflict between the two sects of the Huashan Sect.
A few years later, when the Demonic Sect learned that the Huashan Sect had a peerless secret manual, the ten elders came out together and led a large number of Demonic Sect experts to attack the Huashan Sect and take away the Sunflower Manual. Yue Su and Cai Zifeng also died in this battle.
Therefore, the Evil-Warding Sword Art and the Sunflower Manual could be considered to have the same origin. Although the incomplete copies recorded by Yue Su and Cai Zifeng might not be as good as the Evil-Warding Sword Manual comprehended by Lin Yuantu, it was still the original text recorded in the original manual. If he could obtain it, he would definitely gain something.
Thinking of this, Lin Pingzhi's heart was burning. This was a society of interests, and people would always be driven by interests. Lin Pingzhi was no exception. He was interested in the Sunflower Manual, and he was confident that he had mastered his martial arts. He was not afraid of any master in the world. He immediately took his sword and quietly left Mount Hua, heading straight for the Black Wood Cliff.
Black Wood Cliff was within the Hebei region and was two thousand miles away from Mount Hua. It would consume too much energy just by using Lightness Skill, which was not conducive to his treasure hunt. Therefore, he had to ride a horse.
Fortunately, the original body had the skill of riding a horse in his memory. Lin Pingzhi was familiar with it, so he quickly mastered this skill. As he sped up the horse, he traveled day and night. He only changed horses twice in the middle of the journey. On the morning of the third day, he arrived at the Black Wood Cliff.
As the saying went, it was better to come at the right time than to come early.
When Lin Ping arrived, the Black Wood Cliff was in chaos. He hid his horse and climbed up the cliff. He grabbed a tongue and immediately learned that not long ago, Ren Woxing, Xiang Wentian, Ren Yingying, and Linghu Chong had already rushed up the Black Wood Cliff with the help of the Demonic Sect Elder Shangguan Yun. They had taken down the current Chief of the Sun Moon Sect, Yang Lianting, with lightning speed. At this time, they had already gone to find Dongfang Bubai under Yang Lianting's lead.
"Hahahaha!"
Just as Lin Pingzhi was worrying about where he could find them in such a big place, a burst of wild laughter suddenly sounded. This laughter contained a lot of internal energy, and even Lin Pingzhi couldn't help but click his tongue.
"There are not many people in the world who have such strength. If my guess is correct, the person who laughed should be the former sect master of the Sun Moon Sect…Ren Woxing!"
Lin Pingzhi's mind moved, and he immediately lifted his body and followed the source of the laughter.
At this moment, the lightness skill he was using was the Shifting Form and Shadow skill recorded in the Evil Repelling Sword Manual. Later, he had re-cultivated Huashan martial arts, read various martial arts, and studied Taoist classics. He had greatly improved this lightness skill. With each step, his body moved, and it had the outline of shrinking the ground into an inch.
In a flash, Lin Pingzhi passed through many houses and came to an exquisite small garden. Red plum, green bamboo, pine, and cypress were arranged elegantly. However, there were bursts of fighting sounds coming from inside, which inevitably ruined the peace and quiet here and made people feel extremely disappointed.
Lin Pingzhi looked in the direction of the voice and saw several figures moving in a large garden. They were entangled with each other and were fighting fiercely.
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