Volume 2 Tian Nan ? Xuan Qing Volume Chapter 18 Yang Moves in the Nine Heavens

  "I didn't think time would pass so quickly, and now it's the new generation of great disciples receiving their swords." The old man was extremely familiar with Chujiu, and he wasn't surprised at all by her impulsive behavior. However, suddenly he fell into an unusual silence: "The last sword-receiving ceremony was 22 or 23 years ago..."

  The old man paused for a moment, then turned to Xiaojiu and said: "Xiaojiu, you seem to be in high spirits too. Did it succeed when I asked you to ask Lian Tianyi's father to help you use the Tianxuan Suimu wood from their family to cast a sword for you last time?"

  He finished speaking, but he himself didn't believe it, seemingly muttering to himself: "This Xiao Feng's sword casting technique shouldn't be this high, right? Even his master back then couldn't..."

  At the beginning of the ninth day, he was extremely delighted to hear what the old man in front of him said, and then didn't listen to the rest. He knelt down in front of the old man, knocked his head on the ground, and said: "Yes, thank you so much, Grandpa! Yan Rong has already told me that my Tianxuan Shuimu Sword is already on the mountain, but Master said it can only be given to me at the sword-giving ceremony a few days later. I heard Second Brother say that even Master's wife, Ye Niang and Dashi said that Tianxuan Shuimu Sword is very unique and subtle, really hope it matches my sword moves."

  He finished speaking, and with a sudden movement, his body turned swiftly, his feet treading west and east, reversing and leaping into the air, drifting southward. This was indeed the first move of "Shooting Heaven and Stunning Dragon, Thirty-six Steps" - "East Walk West Look". This technique had a profound origin, and was not taught by Diancang Sanzi, but rather derived from the Five Elements' mutual generation and restraint, as well as the Eight Trigrams' reversal and transformation. The Old Man of Shooting Heaven personally transmitted this to Chūjiǔ.

  The five elements generate each other: Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood, Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, and Earth generates Metal. The five elements overcome each other: Metal overcomes Wood, Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, and Fire overcomes Metal. The Eight Trigrams are: Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui.

  The footwork emphasizes the coordination of the five elements, the reversal of the eight trigrams, and every step emerges from the unpredictable, rushing into the mysterious and unpredictable. Those who do not understand yin-yang and the five elements will be entangled by this body method, even if their martial arts skills are high, they will only be confused and disoriented.

  It is said that there are thirty-six steps, but once you apply them skillfully, one step gives rise to another, and they can be endless. After nine years of practice, I have just mastered the last eighteen steps, which are hidden in the depths of the earth, and it was only three months ago that I fully grasped them.

  At the beginning of the ninth move, the hand rises with a sense of satisfaction, and the elbow quickly flips outward. The forearm extends rapidly, and the two fingers shoot out straight, cutting a curved line in a semicircular motion. Taking half a step back to the side, the sword intent is actually the "White Stone Sword Method"'s exquisite move "Clouds at the Edge of the Sky". This sword move, when first used by Jiujiu, truly has a floating and ethereal quality, as if it were far away in the distance. His comprehension of the sword's meaning, his use of internal power, and the might of his sword moves are actually far superior to those of Wushi Sun Hui Guang, who is skilled in the "White Stone Sword Method"!

  "With your qualifications, you were originally not inferior to your seven senior brothers and the three senior brothers under your eldest master's door. This point, your master and master naturally know that this time granting the sword, you got a sword, it should have been a very normal thing, but I don't know why Lin Ruo Chi insisted on giving it to you personally at the grand ceremony of granting the sword!" The old man said slowly, his mouth mentioning Lin Ruo Chi, who was actually the number one master in Tiān Nán for twenty years, the leader of the Diǎn Cāng school, "Xiǎo Yáng Shén Jiàn" (Sunset Divine Sword) Lin Ruo Chi, seemed to be just a very ordinary name.

  Chu Jiu suddenly spat out his tongue, secretly sighing. It's worth knowing that in the entire Diancang Mountain, he is the only one who dares to directly call him "Shifu" (Master). For seventeen years, Chu Jiu should have known only Shi Tian Lao Ren (the Old Man Shooting at Heaven). Even Da Shibo (Great Master Uncle) was only called "Zhang Men Shu Di" (Head of the Sect's Younger Brother) or "Si Shu Di" (Fourth Younger Brother), and Lin Shu Di (Lin Younger Brother).

  But throughout the land, he was known only as "Lin the Hero" or "Lin the Master".

  The old man looked up and saw the full moon rising over the mountains, saying: "Tonight's moonlight is exceptionally fine, it will be very beneficial for your practice to spit out the old and take in the new. You don't have to go back, just cultivate your breath at the entrance of the cave!"

  The old man finished speaking, stopped eating and no longer spoke, turned around again to face the wall, and quietly meditated.

  On the ninth day, he no longer spoke, slowly walked to the entrance of the cave, found some dry grass and spread it on the ground, sat down with his legs crossed, facing the moon, took a slight breath, circulated the energy through the two meridians, gathered at the Dan Tian, then slowly permeated throughout the body's meridians, entered meditation within the Small and Large Heavenly Circuits. In just a short while, a thin white mist rose from the top of his head, starting from the "Bai Hui" acupoint, surrounded his head, lingering for a long time without dissipating.

  The old man didn't think it was strange, and at the beginning of the ninth month, he naturally didn't know, but the old man knew that this kind of internal force cultivation would be astonishing if any one of the three sons of Diancang or the ten great disciples were to discover it, and it was indeed a rare sight among many young disciples.

  But in the eyes of She Tian Lao Ren, who had already reached the pinnacle of martial arts and was connected to the heavens, this was merely a trivial skill.

  Shooting Heaven Old Man, who is it after all? Why would he be alone, empty and guarding the cave?

  He spent thirty years in "Worry-Free Cave", and had already transcended the innate limits of human beings, and wanted to break through the limits of life with post-heavenly cultivation.

  Outside the cave, the moon is bright and the forest is quiet. All that can be heard is a clear "slap" sound, as an old man extinguishes the oil lamp with a small stone, plunging the entire back mountain into silence. Only the two figures of Shooting Heaven Old Man and Initial Nine remain, meditating and regulating their breath.

  The next day, on the ninth day, I woke up to the sound of birds chirping. The sky was already bright and the sun was rising from the east, stretching its limbs. My whole body felt incredibly comfortable, a feeling that's hard to put into words.

  He saw the old man still in meditation, called out twice "Shooting Heaven Grandfather" without response, and didn't think it was strange. He packed up yesterday's leftover food and went down the mountain, leaving behind only half a jug of wine.

  After a night of recuperation, on the ninth day, he was full of energy and vitality. As soon as he came out of the cave, he stretched his limbs and opened up his body, dashing straight down the mountain. His feet moved nimbly like fish swimming in water, swift as shooting stars.

  He was almost at his own hut when he heard the voice of his junior sister Lin Beier: "Let's go and take a look, it seems that Junior Brother Chujiu hasn't gotten out of bed yet! What a lazy ghost!"

  That sound, accompanied by laughter, had already floated over from afar. Jiǔ hurriedly slowed down his pace and quietly slipped into the thatched hut, lying on the bed.

  Lin Meng'er and Xiao Qi Zi walked towards the thatched hut, laughing and chatting. As they entered the simple door, they saw Chu Jiu lying on the bed. Chu Jiu was pretending to get up, but Lin Meng'er burst out laughing: "Little Shixiong, Chu Jiu, the sun is already shining brightly, why are you still not getting up?"

  One side pretended to use force, the sword scabbard fell on Chujiu's butt, they had been childhood sweethearts since they were young, Lin Meng'er always called him "Little Shixiong" when she was happy, and just "Chujiu, Chujiu" when she wasn't, the people on the mountain didn't mind either.

  On the ninth day, she sat up in bed with Lin Bi'er and smiled: "You guys are really energetic, coming out to play so early!"

  Just then, Xiao Qiuzi said: "On the ninth day of the beginning of the month, we came to tell you news! Early this morning, Da Shixiong and Qi Shixiong have already returned. They said that Liú Yúnzi, the master of Wudang, is also coming to our Mount Emei!"

  Wudang is the orthodox school of martial arts in the world, and Liuyunzi is also a top-notch master in the martial arts world. On the ninth day, he heard that his uncle, Master Liuyunzi, was coming to Diancang to attend the grand ceremony of presenting swords, and he couldn't help but feel excited and nervous.

  The "Big Brother" mentioned by Xiao Qi Zi refers to the eldest disciple of the Palm Gate, "Yangfeng Sword Guest" Shen Que. The Seventh Master is Chen Jian, and the two have been leading some younger disciples for the past two months, traveling in the Jianghu to deliver invitations. Being able to invite a senior like Liu Yunzi this time is naturally a great achievement.

  "It's not just that! I heard from Yun Er Shixiong that the Changkong Dashi of Shaolin Temple will also come, and so will the 'Flying Flower Swordsman' Jian Zeng Wang of the Kunlun Sect, and the 'Three-Handed Fire Sword' He Zhuo Bao He Shibo of the Qingcheng Sect. It seems that Mount Tiandang will be very lively in the following days! There are many seniors, Chen Shixiong said at the time, I remembered, but unfortunately, now I've forgotten again, because there were too many!" Lin Man'er added with a smile.

  Shaolin Changkong Master and "Fei Hua Jian Ke" Xian Zeng had heard of the great name, but Chuyi was surprised to see them on the mountain.

  "What a pity, Uncle Chu can't come to Diancang, if he could come in person, Father would be even more delighted!" Lin Meng'er pouted again, the Uncle Chu she mentioned was the current leader of the Kunlun Sect, the number one master of the Western Regions, Chu Jingxi.

  Chu Jingxi came from the west with Lin Ruochi, one move to the west and one move to the south, known as "Flying Heaven Extends Sword"!

  "Kunlun's tip is dark, the flying sky is slanted, the sword method is divine, and each shocks one side!" Chu Jingxi and Lin Ruochi were two people who were equally famous in the world and had a very good private relationship. Every four or five years, they would definitely make an appointment to cross swords and exchange martial arts once.

  Four years ago, Lin Ruochi went to Kunlun with her 11-year-old daughter, Lin Meng'er. Lin Meng'er naturally learned a lot of martial arts from Chu Jingxi and other Kunlun seniors, so she was always grateful and remembered it in her heart. In fact, she was very young at that time, and now thinking about Chu Jingxi's appearance is also quite vague, maybe only after meeting can recognize, but as soon as she thought of Chu Jingxi personally teaching him swordsmanship, the feeling of gratitude increased by three points!

  "En, considering the friendship between Uncle Chu and Shifu, as well as the good relations between the Kunlun and Diancang sects, Uncle Chu cannot come up the mountain. It can only be said that there are more important things for the Kunlun Sect to attend to!"

  Lin Meng'er was so clever that she naturally knew what was said on the ninth day was correct, nodded and continued: "Last night, Father and Master Bo, Shu talked for a long time. I got up in the middle of the night and saw that the lights in the back house were still bright. I didn't dare to disturb them. It seems that Father and others are also very concerned about this sword-giving ceremony!"

  Lin Meng'er said that it was also natural and reasonable, Chu Jiu nodded and said: "Master Bo, Master Fu, Master Shu are worried about the future of Diancang, naturally they care!"

  He thought of his master, feeling grateful in his heart, but continued to listen to Little Sister Lin Bi'er say: "It's strange, it's really strange!"

  On the ninth day, he raised his head, smiled and asked: "What's going on that even you find it strange?"

  Xiao Qi Zi also didn't believe that anything strange could happen and asked: "Yes, what's going on, little sister Ming? What's so strange?"

  Lin Meng'er's face turned red as she replied to Chu Jiu, "This morning, I and Wan Rou originally wanted to ask Master Shu to give you your sword. Who knew that Master Shu wouldn't agree? We begged for a long time, but Master Shu said it was Father's intention to personally hand it over to you at the Sword Granting Ceremony."

  On the ninth day of the first month, something strange happened. The little seven child followed and said: "Haha, this is indeed a strange thing, why?"

  He also knew yesterday that among these good swords from "Shenmang Manor", there was a Tianxuan Broken Wood Sword belonging to Chuyi.

  Lin Meng'er smiled and said with a grin, "Hehe, it's not obvious, but my father still holds you in high regard, little Shixiong! Could it be that Father values the fact that he raised you from a young age, and your life is extraordinary, so this time he promoted you to one of the top ten disciples? What happened this time? Is the sun also coming out from behind the clouds? Nobody can understand!"

  That cloud is the westernmost and northernmost peak of the nineteen peaks of Diancang. Lin Ming'er's words naturally refer to the sun rising from the west. The second half of her sentence was obviously teasing, saying that she couldn't bear it anymore and burst out laughing. Xiao Qi Zi also understood the meaning of her words and followed suit, laughing along with her.

  It was on the ninth day of the lunar month, although I didn't smile, but there wasn't a hint of embarrassment either.

  On the ninth day, he was speechless, and could only shake his head and smile. His life was predetermined by heaven, what could he decide? And his experiences since childhood, how could they be summed up in a few words?

  Chu Jiu grew up and heard Shi Tian Lao Ren and other seniors mention that 16 years ago, Shi Tian Lao Ren picked him up in the mountains behind Diancang, when he was only one year old and had just been weaned. The old man took pity on him and raised him, not expecting Chu Jiu to grow up so well despite the harsh conditions.

  At the age of five, while playing in the forest behind the mountain, Chujiu met Lin Ruochi, the leader of the Diancang Sect, who had come to offer sacrifices at the forbidden land. Lin Ruochi was surprised by Chujiu's extraordinary bone structure and meridians, so he took him back to observe him with Gu Baiyun and Liu Chenfei.

  After everyone examined him, Lin Ruochi was overjoyed, and even Baiyun Sword Guest's senior and junior brothers thought that this child must be a martial arts prodigy.

  It was on that day that Chu Jiu first saw Lin Meng'er. At the time, Lin Meng'er was alone, eating a meal by herself at a large table. When she saw her father bring Chu Jiu back, she ran into Lin Ruoqiu's arms with a pout, while her shiny black eyes stared roundly at Chu Jiu. Chu Jiu took an instant liking to this lonely little girl. Later on, the two of them grew up together and were especially close on Mount Cangyan.

  Lin Ruo Chi had not yet started accepting disciples, but he also took Lin Bi'er in on the ninth day of the month and raised her together with Lin Fei Er.

  At the age of 17 or 18, Gu Baiyun and Lin Ruochi would bring one or more children under the age of 10 or in their early teens back to the mountain every time they went down the mountain, taking them as apprentices, including Shen Que, Lian Tian, Yun Yuan, etc.

  Lu Shaohang, however, had grown up with Gu Baiyun since childhood.

  That mountain behind the thatched cottage, from the beginning of the ninth day, has always been a forbidden area for the point cyan. Because on the back of the mountain, "Worry-Free Cave" is located several miles away from the back of the mountain, which is the ancestral cemetery of the generations of masters of the point cyan. Only one master can enter the back mountain cemetery, and the disciples of the sect can only burn incense and kowtow in front of the ancestral tablets of the generations of masters in the main hall on the day of sacrifice.