Chapter 2: Qian Kun Wu Lei, Thunder and Lightning Yin Yang Formula
Only to see the cold West Building suddenly shout "Kill!" After a day and night of dueling, both men were extremely familiar with each other's moves. Yesterday, he had used the first eight moves of the "Tian Can Jiu Shi" style, which was extremely fierce, but Miao Ru Xue had not found it too difficult to parry, so this time he did not hold back and put all his strength into one move!
He was seen, suddenly soaring into the air, like a great roc, borrowing the power of the east wind, rising straight up, already four zhang high, still two zhang higher than the giant stone where Mingshuo was standing. His jade-like face was as stern as frost, his expression solemn and dignified, the ancient sword "Kan" hung across his chest, his left hand grasping the hilt, his feet treading on the Seven-Star Linked Ring, in mid-air, first taking six steps in a row, each step ascending higher, like climbing a heavenly ladder!
The crowd on the opposite mountain ridge let out a thunderous shout, was it astonishment? Was it fear? Or was it despair! The face of Shaolin's Abbot, Master Rushi, also changed, and he turned to the side to say to Wudang Sect's Abbot, Qingtian Daozhang: "I truly did not expect that the demonic sect's leader, Cold West Building's lightness skill, would be so high!"
The Wudang School's ultimate lightness skill "Tuiyunzong" has always been the number one lightness skill of the orthodox school, and Qingtian Daochang's attainments in this regard are even more metaphorically described as reaching the pinnacle.
However, at this moment, he also looked pale and spoke in a low voice: "Leng Xilou, he is using the Demon Sect's protective heart method 'Thunder Yin Yang Jue' to control the 'Tian Can Nine Styles', which is a Taoist secret technique, not just a light skill. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, how could I believe that there is such a mysterious and divine skill in this world?"
The mountain top, however, was suddenly shrouded in a dramatic change of weather. Cold West Building's hand grasped the ancient sword, which shot up towards the sky as if it had reached its ultimate limit! Suddenly, in the last step of the Seven-Star Linked Ring, his body spun 180 degrees in mid-air, while the divine sword hung at an unbelievable angle below him. In a flash, man and sword merged into a flying rainbow, shooting down towards the giant stone above the Wu Shan Goddess, who was as white as snow.
Everyone only heard his mouth like thunder roaring, reciting incantations non-stop:
Destroy heaven and earth, turn into thunder and lightning.
Heaven and earth, yin and yang, destroy the universe!
In the mountains, among the crowd, everyone was unknowingly caught off guard and took three steps back. It seemed that the Demon Cult Master Leng Xilou had used the "Thunder Yin Yang Technique" to control the first move of the "Tian Can Nine Forms", the "Xiao Sha Qian Kun Bian", right above his own head!
This demonic sect's ancestral killing technique had long been cultivated by him to perfection, and when used with full force, it was invincible in the world!
Especially the masters of various sects, who were silent just now and couldn't speak with the noise of the disciples, are now also in an uproar, with their mouths open in shock and shouting loudly! In the midst of tension, countless eyes can only stare blankly at the shocking blow on the mountain top, each face extremely agitated, all pale.
This sacred place of Mount Emei, the summit of Emei, the top of Jinding, was just bathed in the autumn sun, nourishing all things. Now, however, dark clouds are gathering and the sky is suddenly overcast with thick clouds, a sign that a mountain storm is approaching! The only sound is the rustling of the wind between heaven and earth, and although everyone is still on the mountain slope, it seems as if they are also on the line between life and death.
Among the crowd, Master Ruhai and Daozhang Qingtian had the highest martial arts skills and the deepest feelings. They could vaguely hear the rumbling thunder from within the dark clouds, as if it was right next to them, exploding with a loud crash.
In an instant, it seemed as if heaven and earth had turned upside down, with the sky shaking and the earth trembling!
The entire Mount Emei seemed to be shaken, even the distant and famous Cloud Sea appeared to have cracked open, revealing a bright and beautiful landscape below.
The maple leaves on the mountain waist were all attracted by the sword energy and flew up the mountain!
However, no one had the heart to appreciate this rare beautiful scene, and they were all frightened by a bolt of lightning that seemed to come from ancient times, falling from the sky. The darkness was above, and the crowd was below.
In the midst of social interactions, only this Cold West Building's ancient sword can harness the energy of heaven and earth, transforming it into thunderous power. It thoroughly understands the creation and transformation of yin and yang, moves heaven and earth, stirs ghosts and gods, breathes in wind, clouds, thunder, and rain, reaching everywhere, creating life, letting those who know it live, and those who are ignorant of it perish!
In this instant, everyone's eyes only saw a flash, and they only saw the divine dragon still in the cold west building, but no human figure. The power of the ancient sword transformed into thunder and lightning is about to destroy this world!
In a daze, on the contrary, in the world, at the time when dawn is about to break, suddenly there is a solemn and eerie silence! Under this silence, however, must be a shocking and earth-shaking blow!
"Unexpectedly, Leng Xilou has successfully cultivated the Daoist 'Qiankun Wulei Tianfa'! In despair, Qingtian Daolong let out a long sigh to the heavens!"
The heroes of the world gather here, but only he, the leader of the Wu Dang sect, can slightly understand the extraordinary cultivation of Leng Xilou!
Everyone had not yet understood what Qingtian Daozhang said when they heard a burst of thunder in the sky!
In the midst of a thunderous sound, the heavens changed color once again. A beam of light from the Nine Heavenly Dragon God, like lightning, materialized on the ancient sword of Kan Yu and shot out, piercing through the intersection of heaven and earth, where darkness and light converged. With an unstoppable sword aura, as if opening up the heavens and splitting the earth, it rushed towards the number one master of the righteous path under the heavens! The Snowy Goddess of Mount Wu, Miao Ru Xue, arrived!
Wushan Shennü's evening was like snow, her cultivation far surpassed the seven major sects of Jianghu, the number one master of the righteous path, yet she seemed to be shaken by this "Xiāo Shā Qián Kūn Biàn"!
Among the panic of the crowd, she was seen closing her eyes instead. Everyone looked at each other in surprise and were all very bewildered!
She raised her right hand, which held a sword, slowly pointing it at the sky. Her intention was to guard the mysterious gate, and the sword's energy was stern, forming a defensive posture. However, her left hand casually picked up a piece of clothing on top, and a maple leaf from the mountain below, which had been shaken off by the ancient sword, flew into the air, as if it had been lightly tossed forward.
The fierce wind and rain are about to arrive, but in her eyes, it seems invisible. Her hands are calm and peaceful, as if she were in the midst of Jiangnan's March blossoms, oblivious to the sword aura that fills the sky from the ancient sword!
The divine dragon transformed from the ancient sword of Nankan stopped for a moment, and then landed on the giant stone where Muyue Xue's body was just now. The two-meter-high giant stone suddenly "exploded" with a loud noise, shattering into pieces. This heavenly sword must have been incredibly powerful!
Everyone was in a daze, and this loud noise shocked them awake!
The sky suddenly started raining!
On the mountain, two people, nowhere to avoid the rain; while many people on the mountain waist, also unexpectedly no heart to avoid the rain!
Only to see Leng Xilou still holding the ancient sword in his hand, standing there with an unbelievable expression on his face, and the killing intent that filled the sky had vanished without a trace!
Let the rainwater flow from his head, face down, blocking his vision, he doesn't care, his eyes are just staring blankly at the tip of the ancient sword in his hand.
And that three-foot-three-inch ancient sword's tip only had a red leaf inserted in the middle, piercing through the green blade for nearly two feet, until it reached his left hand!
That red leaf was just an ordinary leaf on Mount Emei, but this sword was so swift and had the power to destroy heaven and earth. Especially when he merged with the sword earlier, it became a flying rainbow. The red leaf didn't get blown away by the sword wind or cut off by the sword energy. Instead, amidst the thunderous roar, it bravely moved forward, sharper than the sword.
Now it's just piercing through the sword net, striking the tip of the ancient sword that lingers in one's own throat, what if there is an intention to attack one's own throat or brow?
Suddenly, Leng Xizhao felt an endless desolation wash over him, and in the midst of the torrential rain, there was an unspeakable bitterness!
His mouth opened wide and a mouthful of blood spurted out: "I've lost!"
The red leaf's strike was small, but the sword on Mount Wu's goddess's back, which was as cold as snow, had already severely injured him!
The giant stone no longer existed, and the snowflakes slowly fell from the sky, finally unable to hold on. A thread of fresh blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. This Cold West Building used the "Thunder Yin Yang Technique" to control the first style of the "Heavenly Residual Nine Techniques", which was actually mixed with the "Qian Kun Wu Lei Tian Fa" of the Taoist school's mysterious cultivation, and its profound power far exceeded her imagination. She had exhausted all her strength, but she herself was also severely injured!
"No!" Xi Yue said softly: "Brother West Building, you haven't lost, go on!"
"It's over and done with, there's nothing good to say!" Leng Xilou said coldly.
The two men fell silent again, and after a while, Leng Xilou calmed down and said: "This Tianyuan Hundun ancient sword is indeed the number one divine sword in the world. I admit defeat with a willing heart!"
"Xī Lóu brother is too modest, if not for this divine weapon, how could he have withstood my 'Tian Xuan Hun Dun Ask the Heavens Style' with his 'Xiao Sha Jian Kun Bian'? Mù Rú Xuě wiped away a blood pearl from the corner of her mouth and continued: "Therefore, I was just lucky! Xī Lóu brother, please feel free to leave!"
"Goddess, why must you have a heart to yield and push? I'm not saying that I lost under the 'Heavenly Mystery Chaotic Heaven Formula'! " Cold West Building suddenly felt a pang of sadness and said: "Let me be" East three, South two, North one, West four, this is the ancestor of the great number and the central five! "Alas, what's the use?"
At dusk, like snow in my heart, I suddenly realized that this was the key to the "Qiankun Wu Lei Tian Fa" of the Cold West Building's Daoist cultivation. Thunder is born from the energy of yin and yang, according to the numbers of the Five Elements in the "Luoshu", "East three, south two, north one, west four, this is the ancestor of the great number and the center five." And thunder travels through the middle air of heaven and earth, hence it is called Wu Lei (Five Thunder).
He continued, "But, Goddess, you have already cultivated the legendary 'Northern Dipper Supreme Fist' to such an unparalleled level. How can I not lose?" Mu Ruxue slightly lowered her head, and was not pleased with Leng Xilou's praise. She knew that Leng Xilou was a man of his word, and once he said something, he would definitely do it. This one defeat was equivalent to taking his life!
Just now, Mu Ruxue was able to withstand the "Qian Kun Wu Lei Tian Fa" with the "Tian Xuan Hun Dun Wen Tian Shi" and take down the "Xiao Sha Qian Kun Bian", all thanks to the subtle and supreme mysterious path of the "Bei Dou Wu Shang Gang Qi"!
Leng Xilou said, "I've heard that people are born with the vital energy of heaven and earth, and also possess this heavenly energy, which governs life and death. However, there is a distinction between the pre-heavenly and post-heavenly aspects of this energy. Those who understand it will live, while those who are ignorant of it will die. The post-heavenly aspect of this energy circulates through the twelve meridians every day, harmonizing the blood vessels throughout the body. Those who cultivate this energy merge their human energy with heavenly energy, making the inner and outer energies one. However, if one focuses solely on external techniques, neglecting internal cultivation, it will be ineffective and even harmful. On the other hand, the pre-heavenly aspect of this energy is intimately connected with its original master, with a harmonious relationship between ruler and minister, in perfect synchrony." He asked the goddess, "Is this really true?"
Muzi Xue saw him so please teach, a piece of sincerity, only to say: "Brother Xi Lou what you said is not wrong! Tian Gang is indeed the essence of thunder and lightning, but also the natural enemy of thunder and lightning! Muzi Xue was just a coincidence, cultivated and became, so luckily won Brother Xi Lou one!"
Mozhui Xue continued to speak: "To understand the乾坤五雷天法, one must know that thunder is yang and lightning is yin. The combination of yin and yang forms thunder and lightning. Thunder relies on the Palace of Taiyang, while its power relies on the Moon Mansion of Taishan. Its spirit relies on the North Dipper Nine Emperors, which refers to the seven stars of the Big Dipper plus the two auxiliary stars, Left and Right Assistants, totaling nine stars, hence it is called the North Dipper Nine Emperors, and serves as the pivot."
Executing the central energy of heaven and earth, it is thunder. Managing the central politics of heaven and earth, it is thunder. Controlling fortune and misfortune, it is thunder. Assisting in the management of the axis, it is thunder. Commanding yin and yang, it is thunder that governs the terrestrial order. The root of thunder is based on the heavenly gnomon, which takes the celestial scabbard as its master. The celestial scabbard is the handle of heaven, the star in front of the Dipper's handle is called Kui, and the star behind the Dipper's handle is called Gang. It is essential to know that people all say: "All things cannot be born without Gang, nor can they grow up without Gang." Someone also says: "The school of law holds the command of thunder, grasps the axis of heaven and earth, and discusses the true energy of the heavenly gnomon."
She paused for a long time before saying, "To know the highest state of cultivation is to return one's life to its original state through self-cultivation and refinement. Only then can it be said that one has returned to simplicity and truth, and become invincible in the world! As for Snow, with her dull and stupid nature, I'm afraid she will find it difficult to achieve this even in this lifetime!"
Leng Xilou listened and sighed after a long time, saying: "It's really the way of Tao that things interact with each other, not deceiving people!"
Meng Xue sighed softly, without speaking, and Leng Xi Lou continued: "Pity my Kanyu ancient sword, like me, pursuing one's heart to conquer the world, but unfortunately it cannot be done! It is indeed that all things in the world have been predetermined by fate!"
He finished speaking, and the sorrowful color became even more intense. After another long period of contemplation, his face was sometimes cold and sometimes joyful, changing in an instant. It seemed that after his sadness, he had once again sunk into the profound and mysterious Tao, and from this, his understanding of the Tao would rise to a higher level!
He finally came to his senses from the Taoist way, and looked at Muxue with a faint gaze. Thinking about the affairs of the world, he had already made all the arrangements when he came to Emei Mountain. His own children, disciples, everything seemed like fleeting clouds, unrelated to him. Indeed, after one defeat, he awakened to the Tao, without any attachments. What's more, he was seriously injured?
He made up his mind and said: "I still hope the goddess will convey to him that my defeat today is entirely due to my own fault, and there is no other reason!"
As the snow fell, a chill ran down his spine and he knew something was amiss. Just as he was about to speak, Cold West Building had already retreated five zhang backwards, her movements swift and decisive, with a determination to die, she plunged straight down from the sacred land of Mount Emei, the peak of the mountain, the Golden Summit, and behind the cliff!
"Moon Snow shouted loudly: 'Brother West Building, you mustn't!'"
In her voice, she rushed forward, chasing to the edge of the cliff, stretching out her hand was already too late, looking far away, only to see that Leng Xilou's mouth still had a bloodstain, yet there was a smile on his face. **Under the precipice of ten thousand feet, death is certain!**
The heroes at the foot of the mountain were first stunned, then burst into thunderous applause!
The number one master of the evil way, the leader of the demonic sect Leng Xilou, was finally killed by the number one master of the righteous way, the goddess of Wushan Mu Ruxue, at the summit of Emei!
At dusk, like snow, she saw the cliff below, and her heart was even more worried. What's more, Leng Xilou had already suffered a fatal injury, his whole body's meridians were probably broken inch by inch, under the restraint of her own "North Dipper Supreme Qi" technique, he would certainly die without a doubt. She thought this way, and her eyes turned red again. Then she thought: "After returning to Wushan, how can I tell him? However, he is the number one in the world in terms of mysterious principles, going back to ask him will reveal whether Xilou brother lives or dies."
She was somewhat pleased with herself, but then thought: "But West Building brother is his lifelong friend, how can he explain this to him when he returns?"
Just as everyone was rejoicing and worrying, the masters of various sects, including Shaolin's Renshui and Wudang's Qingtian, had already reached the summit, praising Muyue Xue to no end.
Master Ruyu joined his palms together and first said, "Amitabha!", then continued: "Thank you, Goddess, for the world, for all living beings to eliminate this evil. I, a poor monk, offer thanks to the Goddess on behalf of the world's martial artists!"
The crowd cheered again, and after another unanimous shout, they called for help from the Wu Shan Goddess if anything happened in the future. They directly praised the Wu Shan Goddess as the orthodox leader of the Wulin Alliance!
Muzi Xue shook his head, firmly and with a faint smile: "The masters and seniors have spoken too seriously. Muzi is not a worldly person, this time I made an exception, there will absolutely be no next time!"
She walked away with elegant steps, and then turned back to the leader of Wudang Sect, Qingtian Daozhang, saying: "Please inform the current emperor that if Lu Xue can save him once, she will never save him a second time. Under the heaven, only he himself can be saved by implementing benevolent policies for all!"
She had already gone down the mountain, Qingtian Daochang hastily agreed and hurriedly went up to pay his respects, asking: "Goddess, please tell me, just now the Devil Sect's leader Leng Xilou used the 'Thunder Yin Yang Technique' to drive the 'Heavenly Residual Nine Styles', among which the last style was the 'Drying Heaven and Earth Change'. Is it really the long-lost Daoist Supreme Cultivation Mysterious Skill 'Qiankun Wulei Tianfa'"?
He was the leader of Wudang Sect, one of the central sects of Taoism. His martial arts skills were exceptionally high and he had a deep understanding of Taoist magic. However, for decades, he had been busy expelling foreign tribes and his martial arts skills had not reached their peak. Compared to the founders of Wudang, Zhang Zongshi, or even the second, third, and fifth generation leaders, he was far inferior. Moreover, he had no intention of cultivating the profound Taoist magic. Therefore, when he saw Leng Xizhao's mastery of the "Qiankun Wu Lei Tian Fa" (Five Thunder Heaven Method), a supreme Taoist cultivation technique, he still had some doubts and asked Mu Ruxue about it.
As the snow fell, he only wanted to hurry back to Wushan and leave Jianghu behind. He casually replied, "The Taoist's words are not wrong! It is indeed the 'Qiankun Wu Lei Tian Fa', a profound Taoist method that far surpasses the peak of human martial arts, and it goes even further beyond that!" After finishing speaking, he quickly descended the mountain and went far away.
The words of the Goddess of Wushan are not empty. Although today, after more than a hundred years of turmoil in the martial arts world, its influence has become weak and insignificant. However, she naturally knows that 20 to 30 years later, martial arts will flourish again. The seven major orthodox sects of Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, Kunlun, Diancang, Qingcheng, and Huashan do not need to be mentioned. There are also the Qingcheng and Nanhai schools that dominate their respective regions, and the four great families of the Central Plains will also have an abundance of talented individuals. The Beggars' Sect and the Devil's Cult will also have tens of thousands of followers, all of whom should not be underestimated.
However, among the famous mountains and rivers, there are still many Taoist masters, Buddhist saints, who have broken through the limits of the world's martial arts, cultivating their true selves with one heart. The two factions of Taoism and Buddhism have supreme mysterious skills, magical instruments, profound Taoist laws, and enormous power.
With her cultivation so close to perfection, who knows who is the number one Xuan Huang cultivator in the world?
Shaolin Abbot Ruo Shui asked loudly from afar, "I've long heard that the Wu Shan Xuan Suan is the greatest in the world! I dare to ask the Goddess, after this great calamity has passed, how many years will it take for the Jiang Hu to be calm and peaceful again?"
The Goddess of Wushan heard this, stunned for a moment, then said: "Heaven's will is hard to predict, the fate of the world is actually connected with the trend of Jianghu, is it really heaven's intention? Twelve years... thirty years later... the real disaster has just begun! At that time, how many people have ambitions for the throne and the position of Wulin Zun? Alas, it's really chaotic!" As she spoke to the end, her voice gradually faded away, almost inaudible. Like Water Master and Qingtian Daozhang didn't hear the second half of the sentence.
The sky was a deep shade of blue, and the sun was setting like snow. He had already disappeared from view, but he was still in a daze: "Since Qing Xi Lou just now was indeed driving the '乾坤五雷天法', then the Wu Shan Shen Nu who broke his must have been using the supreme '北斗无上罡气' of the Taoist school! In today's world, there is actually someone who has cultivated the mysterious and profound Taoist techniques to such an extent. It seems that what my master said, that our ancestor had reached the Sword Immortal realm in his later years, must have been like this! It's truly unbelievable!"
He wanted to ask Mu Ruxue, but when he looked up, he found that the Goddess of Wushan had already disappeared. Only the heroes around him were shouting about whether to go down to the cliff to find Leng Xilou's body and send it to the imperial court, saying there would be a heavy reward.
He let out a long sigh and thought to himself, "Indeed, it is the Dao that gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things. The mysterious and profound ultimate truth! It seems that in this life, I am not destined for these supreme Daoist teachings. However, fortunately, among my disciples and other young talents from the Kunlun, Kongtong, and Diancang schools of Daoism, there are some rare geniuses who will be able to comprehend and break through the supreme Daoist teachings in ten, twenty, or thirty years!"
He was also a high-ranking person in the world at that time, and his cultivation was not ordinary. Thinking of this, he felt relieved and went down the mountain with Master Ruzhu and other heroes.
On the back mountain road of Emei, the Shushan goddess was as white as snow in the evening, but she thought: "He, since he observed the celestial phenomena last night, naturally understood today's battle. No matter what the outcome is, it has long been destined by heaven, and I should not be blamed!"
She was also injured by "Qiankun Wu Lei Tian Fa", and the severity of her injuries naturally made her return to Wushan for treatment.
Before long, this sacred place of Mount Emei, the summit of Emei, and the top of Jinding, restored its former tranquility, just like the white clouds in the mountains of Emei, which have been lingering for thousands of years, unchanged since ancient times!
The mountain is quiet and people are gone, perhaps we will meet again in the rivers and lakes, it may be decades later.
It is the 19th day of the 9th month in the first year of the Hongwu era of the Great Ming Dynasty. The old Huang Li says: It is auspicious to offer sacrifices, wear a hat and hairpin, get married, receive betrothal gifts; it is inauspicious to go out, climb mountains; the dragon star clashes with the west, beneficial for the south.
Note: Chaos, the state of the universe before the heaven and earth were separated. Taoism calls it "the state of original energy". The Huainanzi says: "The same as heaven and earth, chaos is simplicity. Before creation, things are called Taiyi." Tianke also says: "The theory of chaos: Heaven and earth are like a chicken egg, the yolk and white of the egg have not been separated, this is chaos. When the yolk and white of the egg are separated, this is separation."
Also known as the ancient fierce beast god. "Shenyi Jing? Xiwu Jing": "Kunlun West has a beast, its shape like a dog, long hair, four legs, like a python but no claws, has eyes but can't see, walks without opening, has two ears but can't hear, has knowledge of human nature, has belly but no five organs, has straight intestines and doesn't twist, eats directly. People with virtue and morality go to touch it, people with evil virtue go to rely on it. Also named Hundun."
The theory of Thunder and Tianxia is generally described in reference to "Dao Fa Hui Yuan", "Lei Shuo" and "Tian Xia Xiao Xi".
