Shi Potian travels through Linghu Chong

Chapter 124 Chips
During this period, Yue Buqun first went to Qingcheng Mountain where the Qingcheng Sect was located, then to Fuzhou, Fujian where the Fuwei Escort Agency was located, Putian where the Southern Shaolin was located, and finally to Quanzhou where Lin Yuantu's hometown was located, and found out a lot about the Sword Manual of Exorcism and the Sunflower Manual.

Combined with the letters between Lin Yuantu and Zen Master Hongye that he obtained from the Lin family's old house, he basically figured out the ins and outs of everything.

"Junior sister, the Sunflower Manual was not actually written by our Huashan Sect's ancestors. Instead, it was obtained by our Huashan Sect's two ancestors, Yue Su and Cai Zifeng, from Master Hongye of Putian Shaolin Temple."

Originally, Yue Buqun did not intend to tell these things to anyone for the sake of keeping the respected monk's secret. But now, seeing that Fang Zheng was going to use the same old trick again and use the nameless monk's letter to deceive Shi Potian, he could not care less.

When Ning Zhongze heard these two names, his eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Yue Buqun with a look of surprise and questioning.

Yue Buqun said: "Yes, they are the founders of the Qi Sect and the Sword Sect of our Huashan Sect. The Sunflower Manual is divided into two volumes, so we have the Qi and Sword dispute in our Huashan Sect."

When talking about the four words "the battle of Qi and sword", Yue Buqun gritted his teeth, his expression showing anger and also a sense of disappointment.

Ning Zhongze let out an "Ah", opened his mouth wide, and said in disbelief: "Brother, you mean that the two ancestors only learned half of the "Sunflower Manual"? Why is this?"

Yue Buqun did not rush to answer, but asked: "Junior sister, have you ever thought about how the two seniors Yue Su and Cai Zifeng got such a powerful martial arts secret manual as "Sunflower Manual" from the hands of the Southern Shaolin Zen Master Hongye?"

Ning Zhongze was startled, his expression moved slightly, as if he thought of something, but he didn't dare to speak.

The "Sunflower Manual" is a peerless martial art. After the Southern Shaolin obtained it, it must have been kept secret. Yue Su and Cai Zifeng could only have stolen it.

Yue Buqun saw what Ning Zhongze was thinking and said, "Junior sister, do you want to say that the two seniors stole it from Zen Master Hongye? Yes and no."

Seeing Ning Zhongze's puzzled expression, Yue Buqun continued, "Seniors Yue Su and Cai Zifeng did steal the Sunflower Manual, but it was Southern Shaolin who deliberately let them steal it."

"They first deliberately invited the two seniors Yue Su and Cai Zifeng to Southern Shaolin, and then deliberately leaked the matter of the Sunflower Manual to them, allowing them to steal it, but they also calculated the time so that each of them would only have time to memorize half of the book."

Yue Buqun sighed and continued, "The martial arts recorded in the Sunflower Manual are extremely exquisite. Anyone who practices martial arts will be fascinated by them. And Master Yue Su and Master Cai Zifeng were the two most outstanding disciples of the second generation of Huashan at that time, and they were competing for the position of the next head of Huashan."

"The two agreed that each of them would memorize half of the content, and after returning to Huashan, they would study and comprehend it together. But after returning, they both had the idea of ​​keeping it to themselves, and deliberately told each other the wrong content. As a result, when they were verifying it, they couldn't understand each other at all, and they couldn't practice at all."

"After that, Zen Master Hongye sent his disciple, Zen Master Duyuan, to persuade the two masters Yue and Cai not to practice the martial arts in the Sunflower Manual, citing the difficulty and danger of practicing it. In fact, he came to explain the scriptures in the manual to them."

"Master Yue Su named the martial arts he learned from the Sunflower Manual the Zixia Secret Manual, and left the words 'Zixia Secret Manual, the basics, Sunflower Manual, the pinnacle' on the Zixia Secret Manual."

"Master Cai Zifeng directly named the martial arts he comprehended "Sunflower Manual", which was later taken away by the Demon Cult."

Ning Zhongze couldn't help but ask: "Brother, how do you know this?"

Yue Buqun said: "Because that Zen Master Du Yuan is the ancestor of the Lin family, Lin Yuantu."

He took out the letter from the Lin family's old house and handed it to Ning Zhongze, saying, "This is the letter from Lin Yuantu to Zen Master Hongye that I found in the Lin family's old house. You will know it at a glance."

Ning Zhongze took the letter and read it. The content of the letter was basically what Yue Buqun said, but there were also some subsequent developments.

After Zen Master Du Yuan came down from Mount Hua, he was ambushed by the Demon Cult and was seriously injured. He was trapped in a cave and the Demon Cult threatened the lives of nearby villagers to force him to hand over the "Sunflower Manual".

Zen Master Du Yuan had no choice but to break the oath he made to Zen Master Hongye to "never practice the Sunflower Manual". He castrated himself and practiced the quick-learning second volume of the Sunflower Manual, which later became the Sword Manual of Exorcism. He then killed all the members of the Demon Sect, once again violating the commandments.

Zen Master Du Yuan felt that he had violated the precepts repeatedly and had no face to return to Southern Shaolin, so he returned to secular life and restored his surname "Lin". He also reversed his Buddhist name and named it "Yuan Tu", and founded the "Fuwei Escort Agency".

After reading it, Ning Zhongze returned the letter to Yue Buqun, full of confusion: "Brother, why did Southern Shaolin do this?"

Yue Buqun did not rush to answer, but handed the letter to Shi Potian and said, "Chong'er, your master is already sixty-seven years old. It's time for you to take over the position of the head of Huashan. You can take a look at these letters." Yue Buqun was not in a hurry to pass the position of the head to Shi Potian, but Fang Zheng's words "You are destined to be with Buddha" really scared him. He just wanted Shi Potian to marry Yue Lingshan as soon as possible and take over the position of the head of Huashan to avoid any accidents.

After Shi Potian finished reading the letter, Yue Buqun said, "Chong'er, why do you think Southern Shaolin did this?"

Shi Potian shook his head: "Disciple, I don't know."

Yue Buqun was not surprised either.

Although Shi Potian has read a lot of books, his understanding of human nature is still not deep. He always judges others by himself and thinks the best of others instead of the worst.

Yue Buqun said: "Because our Huashan Sect and the Five Mountains Sword Sect were so powerful at that time."

More than a hundred years ago, the Demon Cult was at its peak, dominating the entire martial arts world, and even Shaolin and Wudang had to give it some distance.

In order to protect itself, the Huashan Sect formed an alliance with the Songshan, Hengshan, Taishan and Hengshan Sects to form the Five Mountains Sword Sect, agreeing to help each other in attack and defense and jointly fight against the Demon Sect.

Shaolin and Wudang were unwilling to confront the evil sect head-on, so they secretly supported the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

As a result, the Five Mountains Sword Sects, especially the Huashan Sect which took the lead in this matter, became stronger and stronger in the fight with the Demon Sect. Their strength and momentum surpassed those of the old and famous sects such as Emei, Kongtong and Kunlun, and were catching up with Shaolin and Wudang.

Therefore, Shaolin used the "Sunflower Manual", the unique martial arts foundation that the newly emerging sect lacked the most, as bait to plant the seeds of division within the Huashan Sect.

Yue Buqun said: "When Du Yuan left Southern Shaolin and went to Huashan, he deliberately leaked the information about the Sunflower Manual, which led to the Demon Cult's attack on our Huashan later."

"The Demon Cult didn't know that the Sunflower Manual had two volumes. After the Demon Cult leader first besieged our Huashan Sect and took away the Sunflower Manual from the Sword Sect, he hurried back to Blackwood Cliff to practice in seclusion, leaving the rest to the Demon Cult's ten elders."

"As a result, when the ten elders of the Demon Sect besieged our Huashan Sect, they fell into the trap of our Five Mountains Sword Sect and were trapped and died in the secret cave of Siguo Cliff."

"Yu Canghai has coveted the "Sword Manual of Exorcism" for so many years, but he has never dared to take action because of the hidden connection between the Lin family and Southern Shaolin. It was not until the winter of the year before last, when the last disciple of Zen Master Hongye passed away, that Yu Canghai completely had no worries and dared to take action against the Lin family, and almost wiped out the entire Lin family."

Shi Potian and Ning Zhongze were stunned. They never expected that there were so many things hidden in this.

Ning Zhongze then understood why Yue Buqun thought it was not a good thing for Fang Zheng to give such a rare treasure as the nameless monk's handwritten letter to Shi Potian.

The Five Mountains Sword Sect has now razed the Black Wood Cliff, the headquarters of the Demon Cult. Shi Potian's reputation as "the best in the world" is known to everyone, and his influence is even greater than it was seventy years ago!

Fang Zheng's action may very well harbor evil intentions!

Ning Zhongze asked anxiously: "Brother, what should we do now?"

Yue Buqun comforted her: "Junior sister, you don't have to worry. Books are dead, but people are alive. As long as Chong'er can keep his heart, nothing will happen."

Although he said so, Yue Buqun still felt a little uneasy, and added another bargaining chip: "Chong'er, you and your little sister are not young anymore. After we go back this time, your master's wife and I will hold a wedding for you. From now on, we will be a real family."

However, he was worried that the nameless monk's handwriting had some special magic like the "Sunflower Manual" and could lure Shi Potian to become a monk.

Yue Buqun simply put all his last chips on the line.

If he still couldn't keep Shi Potian, then he would have no other choice.

(End of this chapter)