Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 76 Goodbye to Heaven's Mouth, Zhuge Liang Has a Successor
"Whizzing!"

The two swords entangled in mid-air.

Li Zhaoting and Bai Yujing originally just wanted to vent their frustrations and find a place to fight, but as the sword fight became more and more intense, their competitive spirit was aroused.

Bai Yujing's attacks were like a cascading silver river, each move giving the feeling of riding the wind and ascending to immortality. His swordplay was exquisite and unparalleled, unlike any moves from the mortal world.

Li Zhaoting's attack was like a glacier collapsing. Although it was a flexible and ever-changing soft sword, it had the power, domineering force, and ferocity to freeze thousands of miles and wither all things, giving people an extreme contrast and leaving them at a loss as to how to deal with it.

Both were swordsmen with solid foundations, strong bases, and commanding heights, and they became more and more excited as the fight progressed.

Suddenly, the two of them soared into the sky.

The two swords swept against each other between the treetops, their sword light as swift as wind, mist, tide, waves, and lightning. With a cracking sound, the treetops exploded.

A single, cold star blooms on the treetop.

The Longevity Sword pierced towards Li Zhaoting's shoulder.

Li Zhaoting lightly stepped on the branches, using their elasticity to leap up and nimbly dodge the attack. He then circled behind Bai Yujing, thrusting his sword out from his side.

Bai Yujing parried with his sword, but the Ziwei soft sword nimbly spun around, its tip pointing towards Bai Yujing's lower abdomen. Soft swords are least afraid of parrying; any parrying technique can be turned into an advantage, as can long spears and chains.

The soft sword represents flexibility, agility, and unpredictability.

It can unleash its sword's brilliance like a hundred flowers in full bloom.

It can be as entwined and knotted as a withered vine around a tree.

It can be as ruthless and vicious as a serpent hunting its prey.

There is no escape from this inescapable net.

Mercury spills onto the ground, penetrating everywhere.

The long sword is like a dragon.

The mountain mist was dispelled by the sword energy.

The two fought from the foot of the mountain to the halfway point, from the trees to the riverbank, and from the riverbank to the clouds and mist, appearing and disappearing in the clouds and mist, their sword energy rising and changing in countless ways.

Even the talkative Tang Zhuquan and the witty Yuan Zixia were at a loss for words. They couldn't describe the agility of Bai Yujing's swordsmanship, nor could they describe the excellence of Li Zhaoting's swordsmanship. They could only stare wide-eyed at the battle, forgetting to drink the wine, forgetting to eat the food, and even forgetting to breathe.

A fierce wind swept through, and clouds surged.

The pressure from the surroundings is increasing.

It makes you hold your breath involuntarily.

Li Zhaoting's moves were extremely complex and varied. His Purple Star Soft Sword was surrounded by light, like a startled swan streaking across the sky, like lightning tearing through dark clouds, its dazzling light extremely eye-catching.

The sword energy sometimes lengthened, sometimes shortened; the sword light sometimes swallowed, sometimes spat out.

The sword techniques are sometimes yin and sometimes yang, and the sword body is sometimes hard and sometimes soft.

Bai Yujing's moves were extremely simple and gentle. The Longevity Sword drew lines of varying sizes and shapes, some straight, some curved, some semicircular, and some complete. The arcs of different sizes overlapped and combined to form a net that stretched from heaven to earth.

Tai Chi Swordplay!

A unique and inherited martial art, on par with Tai Chi.

One of the most profound and mysterious traditions of the Wudang School.

This method is simple in its techniques, and can be described as having techniques or having no techniques at all. At its core, it involves drawing circles. The entry requirements are very simple, but mastering it is extremely difficult.

Most practitioners can only use it as a form of exercise to strengthen their bodies. Even the Seven Heroes of Wudang can only comprehend 30-40% of it, and at most 60-70%.

Bai Yujing comprehended the highest realm.

Unity of inner and outer, unity of body and mind, unity of humanity and nature.

Swordsman, inner energy, precious sword, sword techniques, Tai Chi!
They form a perfect cycle, with continuous and interlocking moves. Bai Yujing doesn't need to make any moves to defend himself; he only needs to follow the flow of the situation and strike with his sword.

The spiritual enlightenment brought about by the communion between heaven and man allowed him to grasp the divine and enlightened essence, enabling him to block Li Zhaoting's attack with a move that cannot be described in words.

This state cannot be accurately described.

It can be understood as "language sense".

There is a type of question called cloze test, which frustrates most students, while some can find the correct answer after reading it once.

They neither analyzed grammatical structures nor found the traps in the questions; instead, they cultivated a sense of language.

When the reading flows smoothly, everything will fall into place naturally.

Bai Yujing's moves were exactly like that.

He was clearly using Tai Chi sword.

However, no one could discern the specific tactics used.

There are no wild horses parting their manes, no white cranes spreading their wings, no sweeping and pressing, no catching the sparrow's tail; there are only flawless arcs, only swordsmen dancing freely under the moon, only earth-shattering duels.

Parallel step, bow stance, empty step, crouching step, T-stance, resting step, cross step, step forward, step back...

Pointing sword, thrusting sword, chopping sword, hanging sword, sweeping sword, cloud sword, wiping sword, carrying sword, collapsing sword...

Bai Yujing doesn't seem to be competing in martial arts; it's more like practicing swordsmanship on a mountaintop, like a green bamboo rooted in rock strata, enduring countless trials and tribulations, unmoved by winds from all directions.

Li Zhaoting is like "winds from all directions".

Yuan Zixia asked in a low voice, "Are they dancing or having a sword fight? I can't tell."

Tang Zhuquan scratched his stomach: "Don't understand? That's right, I don't understand either. All I can confirm is that they are having a sword fight, and they are using real skills to fight with swords."

"Real kung fu? This is real kung fu?"

You'll understand in a moment!

How long do I have to wait?

"Now, open your eyes wide!"

Before Tang Zhuquan could finish speaking, the Longevity Sword and the Purple Star Soft Sword became entangled, and the layers of overlapping arcs and the knotted sword threads suddenly erupted.

The sword energy shot out in all directions.

Within a radius of ten zhang, flowers, grass, and trees were pulverized into dust.

The ground was cracked with fissures resembling a spider web.

A rumbling, cracking sound came from the mountaintop.

Li Zhaoting roared to the sky, thrusting his sword straight forward. All the fighting spirit, sword intent, and sword energy accumulated from the fierce battles so far converged into one sword, the pinnacle of the Ziwei Sword.

Bai Yujing opened his eyes, his sword energy raining down. The spiritual energy, charm, and skill he had accumulated throughout the fierce battle all converged into a wondrous move that was impossible to follow.

This sword strike was unparalleled in the world.

With this sword, he rode the wind and returned.

This sword strike will send you soaring to immortality.

This sword strike, its light chilling across fourteen provinces.

"Ding!"

The tips of the swords clashed together.

A wisp of sword energy flew into the air from the point of impact, exploding in mid-air and turning into dazzling fireworks. The two of them competed in every possible aspect of combat: sword energy clashes, close-quarters combat, countering moves, sword comprehension, sword technique foundation, and martial arts foundation.

The brilliance, excellence, and excitement of this battle swept away Li Zhaoting's resentment towards his master, and he couldn't wait to fight Bai Yujing as soon as he arrived in the Central Plains.

"Qiang! Qiang!"

The two swords returned to their sheaths.

Li Zhaoting waved his hand and pointed a finger.

Bai Yujing flicked her finger back.

Sunflower Acupuncture Technique!
Thirty-nine bridges all nodded in agreement!
The Wudang School was not established for a long time, and even with Zhang Sanfeng, a legendary figure who shook the world, it still lacked martial arts knowledge and its finger techniques were not rich enough.

Wudang martial arts primarily consist of swordsmanship and fist techniques, with profound and unfathomable internal skills, while other techniques are somewhat rare.

There are only three finger techniques that can be called "profound". These three finger techniques can be passed down as the direct lineage of the sect leader in small sects, and can be studied by the senior members in medium-sized sects. However, they are insufficient in the Wudang Sect.

Different schools have different standards.

Why is Shaolin the leader of the martial arts world in Central China?
Because Shaolin has 72 inner skills and 72 outer skills, corresponding manuals can be found for everything from internal martial arts, weapons, fist and foot techniques to even esoteric arts.

For Wudang to reach this level, it would require at least three generations of dedicated effort and the accumulation of rich cultural heritage.

Of course, if Zhang Sanfeng were bored out of his mind, he could close himself off and study the eighteen weapons, creating two sets of manuals for each weapon, and quickly replenish his knowledge.

Zhang Sanfeng wouldn't do that.

Forcing growth is detrimental to a student's development.

Zhang Sanfeng built the foundation and roof.

Adding bricks and tiles, painting walls, and furnishing homes are the business of the disciples, the business of the Seven Heroes of Wudang.

Yu Lianzhou, the second of the Seven Heroes of Wudang, mainly devoted his days to studying martial arts manuals. The famous Tiger Claw Severing Hand was created by Yu Lianzhou.

Bai Yujing is a disciple of Wudang.

What are his responsibilities?
Bai Yujing's duty is... to grow!
He grew into the most outstanding swordsman in the martial arts world.

He used his unparalleled martial arts skills to protect the foundation of Wudang.

This is Bai Yujing's duty.

This is Bai Yujing's "Sword of Immortality".

The four fingers gently touch together.

The sound of bubbles bursting could be heard in the air.

Everything in the past seems like a dream, and as your finger pops the bubble of that dream, the beautiful dream will eventually end.

The moon is bright and the wind is gentle; the shadows of the trees sway in the breeze.

Li Zhaoting rode away on his old wine jar, drifting off into the distance.

Bai Yujing sat atop the mountain, raising his cup to invite the bright moon.

Tang Zhuquan laughed loudly, "What a fine sword! What fine wine! This trip was truly worthwhile; I've made a fortune!"

He really made a fortune on this trip.

Zhao Yidao and his men brought a huge amount of gold and silver to buy the blueprints for the Peacock Feather, filling three large carts.

Li Zhaoting showed off and then ran away.

Bai Yujing ran a couple of steps slower.

Yuan Zixia didn't dare to steal the money, nor did she manage to snag a wealthy husband, so she obediently returned to the Green Dragon Society.

In theory, her mission was accomplished.

Her mission is to eliminate the traitor who betrays her own side.

However, the reality was far from her expectations of "retiring from the martial world with gold, silver, and handsome men, leaving the Azure Dragon Society," so she had no choice but to obediently return to report.

Otherwise, she will be the next target.

This is the fate of the members of the Azure Dragon Society.

Each member could be eliminated by their colleagues.

Tang Zhuquan hired three oxcarts to carry gold and silver jewelry home, only to be greeted by his eighth aunt.

"Little Fatty, when are you getting married? That girl from the Zhu family is quite nice, should I ask her to propose marriage for you?"

"Oh my God!"

Tang Zhuquan fled his home in a flash.

……

The ancestral home in Jinling.

Li Zhaoting is taking a bath in the bathhouse.

On the left is Feng Suzhen, on the right is Mei Zhu, and Lan Fenghuang is lying next to her, feeding fruit to Li Zhaoting.

The trouble caused by the traitor of the Azure Dragon Society has spread throughout the martial arts world thanks to Tang Zhuquan's big mouth and his boasting, severely damaging Li Zhaoting's reputation.

Tang Zhuquan wanted to say something nice about Li Zhaoting, but the sword fight between Li Zhaoting and Bai Yujing was too artistic and he was too limited in his education to describe it.

If two people smash a mountain and leave hundreds of sword marks on its slopes, they can boast about it.

How do we blow it now?
The most obvious signs were the destruction of more than a dozen trees.

The most ingenious trick is to set off fireworks into the night sky.

Can I talk about this?
Use sword energy to set off fireworks.

What idiot would write such a bizarre plot?

After all the calculations, the only thing that can directly demonstrate Li Zhaoting's achievements is the "Commoner Divine Physician," where Li Zhaoting easily verbally defeated Zhao Yidao with his venomous words.

First it was Song Wencao, then it was Zhao Yidao.

Other people's foul language only makes people angry.

Li Zhaoting has such a foul mouth that he can verbally abuse someone to death.

What a terrifying mouth!

The last person as awesome as Zhuge Liang was Zhuge Liang.

Coincidentally, at least 20% of fortune tellers in the world claim to be descendants of Zhuge Liang, proficient in skills such as Zhuge Liang's Eight Formations and Seven Stars Life-Borrowing, and their professions also correspond to this!
Therefore... Zhuge Liang has a successor!
Li Zhaoting had no objection to the title, but he wanted to clarify beforehand which Zhuge Liang it was.

Zhuge Liang the Martial One, Zhuge Liang the Strategist, Zhuge Liang the Friend, Zhuge Liang the Crouching Dragon, Zhuge Liang the Old One, Zhuge Liang the Divine One, Zhuge Liang the Dreamer...

There are no great generals in Shu, only Zhuge Liangs.

Li Zhaoting's requirements were not very high.

Each person only needs to teach one skill.

Li Zhaoting smiled as he drifted into daydreams.

(End of this chapter)