Chapter 55: Each of Us' Paths

Lu Bai himself is a person with profound internal strength, so he naturally knows that the stronger the internal strength, the faster one learns!

But, there’s no such thing as fast!

After only reading it once, he was able to master the Songshan School's supreme martial arts, "Yin Yang Creation Technique", and the "Ice Qi" that Zuo Lengchan had spent more than ten years to create!
Lu Bai instantly understood why Li Anran was so strong, and his eyes towards Li Anran were different again.

He originally thought that he was holding a thigh, but unexpectedly he was holding just a leg hair!
This guy is no longer just a peerless master, but the number one person in the martial arts world for the next hundred years!
It may not be impossible to surpass Bodhidharma and Zhang Sanfeng to become a new martial arts legend!
Lu Bai's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about what else the Songshan School could offer.

Li Anran's attention was on the Yin-Yang Creation Technique.

In terms of sophistication alone, the Yin-Yang Creation Art is not as good as the Ice Qi, let alone the Zixia Divine Art.

However, the idea and concept of "Yin Yang Creation Art" is very profound, and its potential even exceeds that of Zixia Divine Art.

"Yin Yang Creation Kung Fu" is a typical Taoist practice, which aims to gather the Yin and Yang Qi in the Dantian, forming a perfect balance of Yin and Yang, and finally returning from the acquired to the innate, transforming Yin and Yang into one.

However, the founder of the Songshan School who created the Yin-Yang Creation Technique was limited by his own strength, talent, understanding and knowledge, and only created the first third of it.

Gather the yin and yang true energy in the dantian!
As for how to achieve a perfect balance and how to return to the innate from the acquired, there is only a vague concept.

The founder of the Songshan School didn’t figure it out, and neither did Zuo Lengchan.

The consequence of only the first third is that the person who practices "Yin Yang Creation Power" is very strong in the early stage, and the Yin and Yang Qi make his moves more varied and his internal strength deeper.

However, as one's strength continues to increase, the risk factor will also continue to increase. Once the yin and yang qi in the body becomes unbalanced and out of control, the person may suffer serious injuries due to broken tendons and veins at best, or die on the spot at worst.

Zuo Lengchan reached the limit of yin and yang that he could control more than ten years ago, but found that he was still no match for Ren Woxing.

So, he began to practice in seclusion, and finally gave up the positive Qi, focused on the negative Qi, and created his own "Ice Qi".

Giving up the positive energy is equivalent to wasting half of your own skills, which will greatly reduce your strength.

This is also an important reason why Zuo Lengchan has endured for so many years.

"Hanbing Zhenqi" is stronger than the incomplete "Yin Yang Creation Art" as a whole, and is only slightly inferior to Zixia Divine Art. However, in terms of lethality, it is far superior to Zixia Divine Art which focuses on building the foundation.

"It is difficult for one yin and one yang to achieve the perfect balance of 'yin and yang harmony', but there is a chance when the most rigid and yang and the most yin and soft are combined!"

"I must first find a martial art that is as strong and masculine as the 'Ice True Qi', and then think of a way to deduce the 'Yin Yang Creation Art'."

"As long as I can deduce it to the second level of 'harmony of yin and yang', it will definitely be much better than Zixia Divine Art. By then, I will upgrade the [Art] to level 8, and it won't take twenty years."

It's not that Li Anran can't create his own set of extremely strong and masculine skills, but it takes time and is ultimately not as convenient and quick as standing on the shoulders of predecessors.

Li Anran thought this in his heart and gave Lu Bai some advice.

Although he has not yet found a way to completely solve the problem of "harmony between yin and yang", it is still no problem for him to think of some ways to ease the conflict between yin and yang.

While telling Lu Bai all this, he was also further comprehending and deducing the Yin-Yang Creation Technique.

The night passed quickly.

When Lu Bai walked out of Li Anran's room, he felt as if he was in a dream and the ecstasy on his face could not be concealed at all.

The problem of conflict between Yin and Yang Qi is a fatal problem that every Songshan disciple who is qualified to practice "Yin and Yang Creation Gong" will encounter.

He originally just wanted to please Li Anran under the pretext of "asking for advice on martial arts", but he never expected that Li Anran would actually give him many solutions!
"Why don't we just join the Huashan Sect!"

Lu Bai looked at the content written on the paper on how to mediate the conflict between yin and yang, made up his mind suddenly, and walked towards Gao Keming's room.

Li Anran didn't know what Lu Bai was planning.

After Lu Bai left, he found Yue Buqun and expressed his idea of ​​going down the mountain to gain experience.

Yue Buqun naturally would not refuse, and ordered Ning Zhongze to prepare some dry food and money for Li Anran, and he and Ning Zhongze personally escorted Li Anran down the mountain. When he returned to Songshan, Linghu Chong came to him.

"Master, I also want to go down the mountain and travel around."

Linghu Chong was afraid that Yue Buqun would disagree, so he brought up Li Anran again: "My senior brother often said that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. Some things cannot be figured out by sitting in a shabby room and thinking hard. I want to go out and see more and practice more. In the future, I can also help Master, Mistress and my senior brother solve their problems."

Ning Zhongze said with relief: "Chong'er, you are right."

Yue Buqun nodded and said, "Since you have this intention, I will not stop you. Just return to Huashan before the Yuehui Meeting on June 24 or 25. Remember, do not tarnish the reputation of Huashan Sect for chivalry."

"The disciple understands."

Linghu Chong bowed solemnly, but soon smiled again: "June 24th is the auspicious day when Master becomes the leader of the Five Mountains. Our Huashan will definitely be very lively. Even if Master doesn't allow me to go back, I will shamelessly go back."

Yue Lingshan said, "Dad, Mom, I will go with my third senior brother."

Linghu Chong's eyes lit up, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Yue Buqun snort coldly and scolded, "Stop messing around! Your third brother is here to gain more knowledge, study himself, and make further progress."

"Your mediocre Kung Fu is almost surpassed by your Junior Brother Lin. What are you going with him for? Are you going to hold us back and embarrass Huashan Sect? You are not allowed to go!"

The reason why he let Yue Lingshan follow Lao Denuo to Fuzhou was, firstly, because Lao Denuo had rich experience in the martial arts world, and secondly, because there was a huge age difference between the two.

Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan have a deep love for each other. If he does something impulsive, will he still be able to save his reputation?
Yue Buqun was afraid that Yue Lingshan would sneak out, so he told Ning Zhongze, "Junior sister, didn't you say some time ago that you wanted to teach Shan'er the 'Lady Sword'? This is a good time."

Ning Zhongze was very happy that his daughter would marry Linghu Chong, but he also didn't want to see anything happen between them before the marriage, so he nodded and agreed immediately.

Linghu Chong naturally didn't dare to say anything else. He obediently took his leave from Yue Buqun and left, returning to his room to pack his luggage.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Lin Pingzhi's voice came from the door: "Third Brother! Third Brother!"

"Junior Brother Lin, come in." Linghu Chong said as he packed his things.

Lin Pingzhi pushed the door open and walked in, saying, "Third Senior Brother, I heard from Senior Brother Lu that you are going down the mountain to gain experience. Where are you going this time?"

Linghu Chong said, "We haven't decided yet, let's go around and have a look. Is there anything you want me to help you with?"

Lin Pingzhi was a little embarrassed: "I thought that if Third Senior Brother was going to pass through Fuzhou, he would help me to take Xiangyang Lane..."

"Junior brother Lin."

Linghu Chong interrupted Lin Pingzhi, made a gesture to keep quiet, walked to the door and window and looked outside. After making sure that there was no one outside, he closed the door and window again and nodded to signal Lin Pingzhi to continue.

Lin Pingzhi said, "I want Third Senior Brother to help me get the things from the old house. I'm afraid I won't have time to go back in the last few years. It would be bad if the things passed down from our ancestors were accidentally lost."

Linghu Chong said seriously, "Junior Brother Lin, if I'm not mistaken, the thing in your Xiangyang old house is probably the "Sword Manual of Exorcism" passed down from your ancestors."

In order to obtain the "Bixie Sword Manual", Yu Canghai killed Lin Pingzhi's parents and destroyed more than a dozen branches of the Fuwei Escort Agency.

This shows how precious "The Manual of the Sword of Exorcism" is.

What Linghu Chong meant was to remind Lin Pingzhi, why are you letting an outsider like me take such a valuable thing? Aren't you afraid of something unexpected happening?
Lin Pingzhi said sincerely: "Third Brother, you were the only one by my parents' side before they died. If you hadn't told me these last words, I wouldn't have known about them. If I can't even trust you, who else can I trust?"

Linghu Chong had just seen Li Anran go down the mountain to train, and he had decided on a whim. When he heard Lin Pingzhi say so, he nodded and agreed, and promised, "Brother Lin, don't worry, I will never peek."

Lin Pingzhi waved his hands repeatedly: "Third Brother, please don't say that. It doesn't matter whether that thing is the "Bixie Sword Manual" or not. I just don't want the things passed down by my ancestors to be lost."

Lin Pingzhi sighed and said with a wry smile: "If the Manual of the Exorcist Sword was really that powerful, my parents would not have died at the hands of Yu Canghai. Now I just want to concentrate on practicing the martial arts of our Huashan Sect. If I can have even one percent of what Senior Brother has, avenging my parents will be a piece of cake."

Linghu Chong didn't say anything else. He packed his luggage, bid farewell to his master, his mistress, and his fellow disciples, then went down Mount Song and headed towards Fuzhou, Fujian.

(End of this chapter)