Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

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After finishing his Qi gathering at dawn that day, Zhu Yuchen held a wooden sword and practiced many of the unique skills he had learned: the Five Mountains Sword Technique, the Dugu Nine Swords, the Tai Chi Sword, and the sword techniques included in the Knight's Journey, etc.

He could effortlessly wield various sword techniques, vaguely touching upon the future of his own "unique and singular" sword path, yet he could never quite complete that final strike.

On the martial arts stage, swords flashed and sword energy surged, with various sword techniques being performed one after another. The smooth and flowing sword skills captivated the audience.

Zhu Yuchen was not bothered. After putting down his sword, he casually used various fists, palms, fingers, and claws. The scene was filled with figures, and various martial arts techniques were no longer limited to fists and feet. They were used casually and naturally.

Finally, as he practiced Tai Chi again and again with gentle rhythm, recalling the essence of Tai Chi as described by Zhang Sanfeng, Zhu Yuchen suddenly felt enlightened.

“Tai Chi represents the primordial state before the separation of chaos, before the manifestation of Yin and Yang, and before the birth of the two polarities. I should draw upon the essence of various sword techniques, emulate the state of nothingness before the separation of chaos and the primordial state of Yin and Yang, and create my own sword technique,” ​​Zhu Yuchen pondered.

Chapter 146 Zhu Yuchen demonstrates Buddhist martial arts and talks about the Three Heroes Yu Daiyan

On this day, Zhu Yuchen and Zhang Sanfeng were discussing Taoism, while the Five Heroes of Wudang and A Niu watched from the side.

When the conversation turned to Buddhism, Zhu Yuchen became quite animated and began demonstrating the Buddhist martial arts he knew...

"Speaking of Buddhism, besides the two internal martial arts, the Yi Jin Jing and the Luohan Fumo Gong, I don't know much else. I only know a few techniques, such as Vajra Palm, Flower Finger, Prajna Palm, Breaking the Precepts Knife, and Bodhidharma Sword Technique."

As he spoke, Zhu Yuchen's hands moved swiftly, three fingers deftly forming a flower shape as he casually extended them forward. A sense of Zen emanated from him, and with each stroke of his fingers, several finger-sized holes were ripped open in the stone slab before him, their depths unfathomable...

"The Buddhist finger technique, unlike other masculine Shaolin martial arts, uses yin-like finger strength, which is quite similar to the Taoist internal energy of 'the highest good is like water.' This finger technique is extremely yin and soft, and can injure people invisibly, or strike acupoints from a distance."

"The Prajna Palm and the Flower-Picking Finger are similar, both belonging to the Yin and soft category of Buddhism. Prajna in Buddhism means wisdom, and the more profound one's understanding of Buddhist teachings, the stronger this palm technique becomes."

As he spoke, he spread his five fingers, turned his wrist, and pushed his right palm forward. A sense of great compassion surrounded his palm, and then a palm print silently imprinted itself three inches into another stone slab. The palm lines were smooth and natural, with every detail clearly visible, as if it were a sculpture.

"Of course, there is another version of this palm technique. It was once learned by an evil master. The palm force is specifically designed to injure people's meridians. Those who are hit by the palm will sweat profusely, and after three days, they will definitely be emaciated and die from dehydration."

"This evil palm technique is too subtle and vicious, so I won't demonstrate it, and you don't need to learn it either."

Then he raised his hand, and a sharp blade-like intent emerged from the edge of his palm, emitting a "hissing" sound, revealing his killing intent. As Zhu Yuchen shook his palm from side to side, two blade energies sliced ​​a stone slab into countless fragments...

"This is the Breaking the Precepts Knife, the most murderous sword technique in Buddhism. It is incompatible with the Buddhist concept of compassion, so very few people practice it."

"Only a highly compassionate monk who has grasped the Vajra intent of Buddhism can comprehend this sword technique. Of course, those who have reached that level of Buddhist understanding are not willing to learn such a violent and ruthless method."

Then, he pulled his right palm back, and a Vajra aura emerged, like a guardian deity, with wide-open eyes and a golden palm suppressing demons, holding back his power but unleashing it with earth-shattering force!

As his aura continued to build, his palms gradually turned golden, and an aura of will to split mountains and cleave seas, and shatter the heavens and the earth, constantly emerged.

"This is the Vajra Palm. The Buddha has the image of a wrathful deity, and later he unleashes the Vajra intent. It is a Buddhist technique for suppressing demons. It is fierce and domineering, and requires a bright mind, Vajra intent, and the power to break through all laws."

At this point, Zhu Yuchen withdrew his right hand, his imposing aura dissipated, and he became like an ordinary person.

The others were still engrossed in the various martial arts techniques demonstrated by Zhu Yuchen, while Zhang Sanfeng stroked his beard and smiled, his eyes sparkling with wisdom, clearly having gained a great deal.

Seeing that his disciples were all in deep comprehension, he gently cupped his hands and said, "I must thank you for demonstrating the various martial arts techniques, which are all secrets of Shaolin."

Zhu Yuchen didn't take it seriously and said...

"It's just that this true meaning is rare. The specific moves and methods are not important. However, Buddhist martial arts should be promoted with Buddhist compassion."

"Without this mindset, one cannot understand the true meaning of compassion, Vajra, and demon suppression, and it is easy to be harmed by Buddhist martial arts."

“These bald monks are extremely cunning, and their martial arts techniques are riddled with traps. It took me a lot of effort to deal with their hidden tricks.”

Seeing Zhu Yuchen's disdain for Buddhism, Zhang Sanfeng simply smiled demurely. His master, Master Jueyuan, came from a Buddhist background, but he couldn't comment too much on Buddhism's actions.

The two continued their conversation, and after an unknown amount of time, the Five Heroes of Wudang woke up one by one, all beaming with joy. They were certain that they would make the Shaolin monks suffer a silent defeat next time they faced Shaolin.

Zhang Sanfeng stroked his beard and glanced around. The others were fine, but his third disciple, Yu Daiyan, had a flash of sadness in his eyes as he lay motionless on the recliner.

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Zhu Yuchen understood immediately upon seeing this, and asked, "Is the Master distressed because of Yu Sanxia's broken bones?"

Upon hearing this, the others paused, their gazes filled with concern as they looked at Yu Daiyan. Yu Daiyan smiled bitterly and said, "Master, senior brother, junior brother, I'm fine. I've gotten used to it over the years!"

Zhang Sanfeng sighed, "Alas, as you know, my fellow Daoist, Daiyan was injured by the Vajra Finger technique years ago, with all the bones in his limbs broken. Wudang and Shaolin have fought countless lawsuits over this matter, it's a pity..."

Zhu Yuchen shook his head and smiled, saying, "This matter was really not done by Shaolin. They wouldn't want to become mortal enemies with Wudang."

"Oh?"

Zhang Sanfeng's brow twitched, and he asked, "Does fellow Daoist know who did this?"

Zhu Yuchen nodded, indicating that he did know. As he recounted the story, the Wudang disciples finally understood what had happened...

It turns out that back in the day, there was a cook monk in Shaolin Temple who worked in the Jixiang kitchen.

Generally speaking, such monks do not teach any martial arts. Even if they do, it is only a basic introductory style like Arhat Fist.

But this cook monk was not content with this, so he often secretly spied on the Shaolin monks practicing martial arts. Since he was a Shaolin monk himself, he was not strictly guarded.

While internal energy cultivation methods like meditation and breath regulation may not reveal much, external martial arts techniques like Vajra Palm can naturally be observed and secretly learned.

Over the years, he learned several profound external martial arts techniques.

One day, the Shaolin Arhat Hall, Bodhidharma Hall, and Bodhi Courtyard gathered to perform martial arts, and this cook monk was watching from the outside.

At that time, the head monk of the Luohan Hall was giving a lecture on martial arts. This cook monk smiled disdainfully and jumped out to criticize the head monk of the Luohan Hall for his poor martial arts skills and for misleading the students.

Later, not satisfied with words, they started fighting. At that time, the head monk of the Arhat Hall took pity on him for the difficulty of learning martial arts and had already held back. However, this cook monk not only did not appreciate it, but also used the Vajra Palm to seriously injure the head monk, who eventually died from his injuries.

After injuring the head monk of the Arhat Hall, the cook knew he would surely die if he stayed. So, taking advantage of the chaos, he injured several other monks and fled.

"This is why Shaolin later dealt severely with monks who stole martial arts techniques; at best, they would have their martial arts skills abolished, and at worst, they would be executed," Zhu Yuchen said.

Zhang Sanfeng sighed leisurely, shook his head, and asked without saying much, "The person who injured Daiyan must be related to that cook monk!"

Zhu Yuchen nodded...

"After that cook monk escaped, he fled to the Western Regions and founded the Vajra Sect of the Western Regions, where he taught external hard skills such as Vajra Palm and Vajra Finger."

"If I'm not mistaken, the ones who injured Yu Sanxia were from the Vajra Sect."

"This person should be in the Prince of Ruyang's mansion now. His name is A-San. He has become a guest minister of the Prince of Ruyang's mansion with the Vajra Finger technique."

Zhang Sanfeng clenched his fist, and the stone slab beneath his feet shattered silently. He squinted and said, "It's good that we have some clues. It's good that we have some clues."

Zhu Yuchen smiled and said, "Then let me tell you another piece of good news!"

"Oh?" Zhang Sanfeng was taken aback and looked at Zhu Yuchen, saying, "Fellow Daoist, please speak."

Zhu Yuchen said, "The Vajra Sect of the Western Regions mainly uses hard skills and has no internal methods to alleviate them. Therefore, when practicing skills like Vajra Finger, the first one to be injured is oneself, often resulting in broken tendons and bones."

Song Yuanqiao looked excited, stepped forward, and clasped his hands in a fist and said excitedly, "Then they must have a method or secret medicine to reconnect bones and tendons!"

The others were excited, and even Yu Daiyan's eyes were filled with excitement, which he could hardly contain.

Zhu Yuchen nodded and said...

"That's right. The Vajra Sect of the Western Regions has a secret medicine called 'Black Jade Bone-Mending Ointment,' which can reconnect tendons and bones and restore them to their original state."

"That Indian guy is traveling and wants to continue practicing the Vajra Finger technique, so he must be carrying this secret medicine with him. It wouldn't be difficult to extract the prescription from him."

"As long as you use your finger strength to crush Yu Sanxia's bones and muscles again, and then apply this secret medicine, he can be restored to his original state."

Upon hearing this, Song Yuanqiao and the others were overjoyed, even Yu Daiyan was visibly excited. Zhang Sanfeng kept saying, "Good! Good! Good!"

Chapter 147 Seven Injury Fist and Dragon Subduing Palm

With Yu Daiyan showing signs of recovery, the others were naturally overjoyed. Their next plan was to find Ah San, a member of the Vajra Sect from the Western Regions, and extract the whereabouts of the 'Black Jade Rejuvenating Ointment' from him.

Zhu Yuchen was not worried about this. With Zhang Sanfeng's current level of martial arts, if he were to take action personally, not only the Ruyang Prince's Mansion, but also the Yuan capital would be turned upside down by him.

Zhang Sanfeng clearly already had a plan, so he didn't speak. He just smiled and watched his disciples discuss, saying, "I must thank you for the good news you brought, but I have no way to repay you."

Zhu Yuchen didn't take it to heart. He had gained a lot from Zhang Sanfeng this time. Not only had he made great strides on his path of refining the spirit, but his illusory primordial spirit had also made progress. Just the fact that he had deduced the prototype of his next sword technique alone was a huge gain. Everything else was a minor matter.

The two men dropped the matter, neither taking it to heart, and parted ways...

Half a month later, Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu returned to Wudang Mountain, weary from their journey, with Zhang Wuji looking pale and sickly.

After learning about it, Zhu Yuchen did not join in the fun, but the next morning, Zhang Cuishan still delivered a handwritten copy of the "Seven Injury Fist Manual".

After obtaining the boxing manual, Zhu Yuchen did not intend to linger any longer. After all, in the entire Wudang sect, only Zhang Sanfeng dared to say that he could teach Zhang Wuji the Nine Yang Manual. Others certainly did not have as good an understanding of this internal skill as he did.

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The two of them, master and servant, came and went in the same carriage. Zhu Yuchen sat inside the carriage, holding a stack of yellowed manuscripts, which was the "Seven Injury Fist Manual." He was reading it with great interest, oblivious to everything else around him.

Whether or not to start an uprising, and what choice Zhang Wuji should make, is a decision that Wudang must make themselves. Zhang Sanfeng alone can protect the country, but he cannot save the people from the devastation caused by war.

Along the way, Ah Niu would stop occasionally to disperse the Yuan soldiers who were wantonly killing civilians, but that was all he could do.

Inside the carriage, Zhu Yuchen quietly perused the boxing manual. Occasionally, he would stop reading, close his eyes to think quietly, and then open them again to continue studying.

The universe has Yin and Yang and the Five Elements; the human body has five internal organs corresponding to the Five Elements; and the Yin and Yang energies circulate with each breath.

The Seven Injury Fist internal training uses the Yin and Yang energies as a millstone to grind the five internal organs layer by layer, promoting the continuous improvement of the five elements in the five organs through destruction and repair, thus achieving the effect of strengthening the body internally.

When used in attack, the Seven Injury Fist uses the grinding wheel of Yin and Yang energies to evolve into seven different types of energy, specifically designed to injure the five internal organs, damage one's essence, and deplete one's spirit.

As the narration began, Zhu Yuchen lightly tapped his fingers on the table with a "tap," and the table appeared completely undamaged.

Zhu Yuchen knew, however, that the internal texture had been completely destroyed by the seven different types of energy.

"It is both gentle and domineering, unlike the internal strengthening methods of 'Jin Guan Zhao Shen Jue', 'Wu Xing Liu He Zhang', and 'Yi Jin Jing' which use true qi to slowly nourish the body."

"In modern times, the Seven Injury Fist is even more domineering. It first damages the body and then heals itself. The pain and loss of vital energy are more suitable for people with strong innate physiques."

"If one's internal strength is sufficient, this boxing style can be used to expel the stagnant blood caused by the grinding of Yin and Yang energies. In addition, one can replenish the body with regular supplements to make up for the consumption. It is worth practicing."

"Moreover, the treasure lies in the method of transforming Yin and Yang into a millstone and converting Yin and Yang into the life and death mechanism. This already subtly touches upon the realm of Yin and Yang and life and death."

"The One-Finger Divine Skill uses a point of pure Yang to strengthen the body's vitality and save lives in critical situations; they can be used as a reference for each other."

While sitting in the carriage, Zhu Yuchen pondered and reopened the Inner Strengthening Method, deducing the principles of Yin-Yang and life-and-death transformation within his mind and consciousness.

Time flew by, and a month later, the two had left Hubei and entered Sichuan, passing through this place again to cross the border.

Inside the carriage, Zhu Yuchen's aura was as unfathomable as the ocean. Within this aura, a vigorous and upward-flowing life force constantly emerged, fresh and full of hope and vitality.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a stream of true energy began to circulate ceaselessly in his palm. As the true energy flowed, it gradually transformed into yin and yang energies, slowly rotating like a millstone.

As the Yin and Yang energies rotate, they constantly shift between the vitality of pure Yang and the deathly cold of Yin. At times, the purple aura is like the rising sun, full of vitality and overflowing with the life force of pure Yang; at other times, the green aura is as cold as the moon, chilling to the bone, like a poisonous dragon clinging to the bone.

As the aura of green flowed, the temperature inside the carriage gradually decreased, and a drop of ice water condensed, forming a thin layer of ice in Zhu Yuchen's hand.

He continued to infuse the ice shards with the energy of the Seven Injury Fist, and with a flick of his finger, the ice shards were flung into the carriage and melted again.

Zhu Yuchen waved his hand to disperse his inner energy and fell into deep thought...

"Once you understand one method, you understand all methods. By extracting the pure Yang and transforming it into vitality, your physical body will reach a higher level. Although you have not yet reached the state of being able to sit in meditation without being harmed, you are already as solid as one inside and out, with no leakage of the primordial energy."

"And that extremely yin and cold energy just now already had the effect of the 'Mysterious Dark Palm'; if we continue to add the power generation method of the Seven Injury Fist and combine it with the Finger Flicking Divine Skill, it will be almost the same as the 'Life and Death Talisman' of the Free and Unfettered Sect!"

"The path to sainthood and the great way is found in books. If I had not read extensively in the Huashan Sutra Repository and thoroughly studied the teachings of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism, I would not have the opportunity to understand one method and all methods now."

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That night, the car was parked in the wilderness. Zhu Yuchen sat by the campfire, turning the roasted meat over and over, while A Niu practiced the newly learned "Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms" beside him.

His palms flashed and roared like dragons, with streams of energy swirling and twisting in his palms, like dragons dancing, yet never able to escape his grasp.

The energy in his palm fluctuated, sometimes strong, sometimes weak, clearly indicating that he had reached a level where he could control the release and release of palm power at will, and where lightness, heaviness, hardness, and softness were all blended together.

As his true energy gathered more and more, several purple true energy dragon shadows moved between his palms. With his move "Dragon Battle in the Wild", more than ten true energies swirled and moved, causing grass and leaves to fly everywhere within a radius of ten feet.

A blade of grass drifted gently, carried by the palm wind to Zhu Yuchen's feet, only to shatter into dust upon landing.

"Your palm strikes are both firm and gentle, flexible and adaptable. Ah Niu, you've mastered the Dragon Subduing Palm," Zhu Yuchen said, patting his hand.

"It's all thanks to the young master's excellent teaching." Ah Niu chuckled, scratched his head, sat down to the side, took the barbecue grill, and continued to grill.

Ah Niu has cultivated the Quanzhen Dao Da Song and Zixia Divine Skill for many years, possessing profound Taoist internal strength. He learns quickly and is increasingly showing the trend of Guo Jing in his prime.

Even when he was reading "The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms" for the first time, Zhu Yuchen couldn't help but admire this palm technique. It truly deserved to be the number one palm technique of the metal element. The moves were simple and clear, and the essence lay entirely in the method of exerting force.

Zhu Yuchen nodded and said to A Niu...

"This palm technique has endless potential. As long as you continue to study it, you can continue to improve it in the future."

"You must remember two points. The key to this palm technique is 'being born with the innate and not going against the heavens, and being born to follow the heavens' timing.' and 'even when you strike with great force, you still have room for maneuver. The force is fierce and swift, exciting and sharp, but you must leave room for maneuver.'"

"The key is to strike first, and attack when the enemy is about to defend; the dragon that soars too high will have regrets, and its power will be rich and profound. The palm force is always inexhaustible and without leakage, thus establishing an invincible position from the start."

"The variations in energy contained in each palm strike allow one to anticipate the enemy's moves and attack when the enemy is about to defend. It can be said to have endless uses. Even the same palm strike will have completely different effects when used by different people."

Seeing that Ah Niu was listening attentively, Zhu Yuchen explained all the changes involved.

When Zhu Yuchen and Zhang Sanfeng reached their level, their understanding of Yin and Yang Wuji could generate countless variations. This palm technique, once in their hands, was almost impossible for anyone to break.