Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

"This is our opportunity. Young master should head north immediately to see if we can contact the Liao people. When the time is right, we can attack from both the north and south and plot against the Song Dynasty together."

Murong Fu's eyes lit up, and he immediately ordered his men to sail back to Yanziwu. He then hurriedly headed north with his retainers. Little did they know that a servant in the cabin had overheard their conversation through a brass pipe. As soon as they left, a carrier pigeon flew from the ship to Tokyo.

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Shaolin Temple.

Upon receiving Wang Jiantong's letter, Abbot Xuanci immediately ordered his men to lead Shaolin disciples north, and sent messengers to notify various sects in the Central Plains to gather at the Song-Liao border.

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Dali.

Outside the city, at the Jade Void Taoist Temple, Duan Yu had been staying for a long time. His mother, Dao Baifeng, was so annoyed by his constant pestering that she decided to personally escort him back to the palace.

Unfortunately, he ran into his clansmen, which delayed him for a few days. During these few days, Duan Yu got bored and went to Dali by himself.

By the time Dao Baifeng learned the news, Duan Yu had already gone far away. Fortunately, the four great generals of the Duan family had secretly followed him, and Dao Baifeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

P.S.: I'll be going out tonight, so there will be only three updates a day from now on. Please forgive me. Updates will resume when I return.

Chapter 303 Meeting Duan Yu in Wuliang Mountain

Dali, Wuliang Mountain.

More than a month had passed since Su Yuchen departed from Tokyo. The sights and sounds along the way, the countless joys and sorrows of human life, had allowed Wang Yuyan to begin to integrate into this world, and she was no longer the naive little girl living in Mantuo Manor.

With the moon high in the sky, Su Yuchen held Wang Yuyan's arm, their figures swaying like willow leaves in the wind, perched on treetops, resembling celestial beings.

On the desolate Wuliang Mountain under the tree, a slightly disheveled figure stumbled along the mountain path westward.

You unexpectedly encounter Duan Yu.

Having just finished the martial arts competition at the Wuliang Sword Sect and the Shennong Gang incident, Duan Yu is now heading to Wanjie Valley for help to rescue Zhong Ling, who is being held hostage.

"Didn't you say you came to Wuliang Mountain to seize an opportunity? Why are you following him?" Wang Yuyan looked at the figure with confusion.

Su Yuchen smiled, watching the figure walk away, before taking a step and floating from one treetop to another, following the young man from a distance. He said, "We've been here for several days, but we haven't found the place I'm looking for. This is probably a matter of fate. The young man below is Duan Yu, the heir of the Prince of Zhennan in Dali, and he is destined to be with what I'm looking for. We can't leave him alone."

Speaking of this, Su Yuchen was also helpless. Logically speaking, the Boundless Jade Wall should be around Sword Lake, but he and Wang Yuyan searched for two or three days and still couldn't find the jade wall. The narrator hadn't given him any hints either, which made him wander around the wilderness for three days.

Su Yuchen had originally planned to go to the Wuliang Sword Sect to interrogate Zuo Zimu, but unexpectedly encountered Duan Yu traveling through the Wuliang Mountains. It wasn't until the system notification that Su Yuchen belatedly realized what was happening…

"Could this be the so-called opportunity of the chosen one? Heaven doesn't take it from anyone?"

Considering that Duan Yu's profound internal strength in the later stages was entirely due to the passive gift of the Beiming Divine Skill, as one of the favorite sons of the God of this world, his cheat code was even bigger than Qiao Feng's, Su Yuchen had no choice but to admit it.

“The Prince of Zhennan? How could he come to this deep mountain all by himself, without any guards from the Prince’s mansion? Ordinary noble families usually have three or five servants with them when they travel! And he doesn’t seem to know any martial arts?” Wang Yuyan asked in surprise.

By this time, Duan Yu had walked more than ten miles and circled around to the back of the main peak of Wuliang Mountain. He was panting heavily and squatted by the mountain stream to drink water, clearly exhausted.

Su Yuchen's expression shifted, a hint of amusement appearing on his face. He then channeled his true energy into a cloud of smoke, obscuring the two of them, and explained…

"This Prince of Zhennan has run away from home. He doesn't like martial arts or fighting. He is obsessed with Buddhist scriptures and the principles of change. He also disdains his family's 'One-Finger Divine Skill'."

"Moreover, it's impossible that the four great retainers of the Duan family didn't follow; they must have been stopped by others. In their view, this is within Dali territory, and as long as Duan Yu reveals his identity, no one will make things difficult for him. But they didn't expect that this young master didn't even realize that his identity was any different."

Wang Yuyan nodded, acknowledging his explanation, and then asked, "Who is so bold as to oppose the Duan family in Dali? If anything were to happen to this young master, wouldn't you be afraid they would send troops to annihilate him?"

Just then, two rustling footsteps approached from afar. Wang Yuyan looked up and saw Duan Yu, who was drinking water by the stream, also hear them and quickly hid in the nearby bushes. Soon after, they saw two figures, a man and a woman, rushing towards them from the mountain path.

The two of them lay down by the stream to drink some water before sitting down to rest, panting. The man said, "Junior Sister Ge, we've already reached the back mountain. It's quite far from the front mountain now. Let's rest for a while before continuing."

The woman named Junior Sister Ge rested while looking around and asked, "Senior Brother Gan, will Master and Uncle-Master catch up with us? Should we continue on our way?"

The man chuckled and explained, "Don't worry, they can't catch up. Only I know this path. My fellow disciples and even Master have no idea that there's a path on the back mountain."

"Huh? Why? My senior uncles have lived in Wuliang Mountain for so long, how come..."

“How could they not know? Hehe, I discovered this path by accident when I was being lazy. It must have been left by a woodcutter a long time ago, but our Wuliang Sword Sect occupied this place and it has been abandoned for many years.” That senior brother said.

"Oh! Senior Brother, why are you slacking off?" Junior Sister Ge said coquettishly.

Senior Brother Gan grabbed her hand with his left hand and explained amidst her protests, "I am Master's direct disciple. Master took me to see that Boundless Jade Wall before, hoping that we could have the same opportunity as our ancestor, to see immortals dancing with swords and comprehend some peerless sword technique. But we didn't see anything. The other brothers were staring at it intently, but I didn't want to go crazy with them, so I made an excuse to go for a stroll and that's how I discovered this path down the mountain."

Junior Sister Ge's expression shifted, and she asked, "Is it the Boundless Jade Wall that Master and Senior Uncle mentioned, the one that the Patriarch couldn't forget before his death?"

Senior Brother Gan mocked...

"What Boundless Jade Wall? I think it's just a broken stone. It's separated by Sword Lake and deep valley, so not only can't we get close, but my senior brothers have been looking at it for a year and still haven't figured it out."

"Alas! I know that Master and Uncle-Master all said that the Ancestral Master once saw an immortal dancing with a sword, but that was so many years ago. Maybe the immortal has already left. Perhaps we are not destined to see it. Anyway, we didn't see anything."

"Anyway, we won't go back to Wuliang Mountain after we escape down the mountain. We'll go far away and live in seclusion. Let them take this peerless sword technique themselves."

The two chatted for a long time. When Wang Yuyan heard about the Boundless Jade Wall, her expression changed, and she asked in a low voice, "Is the Boundless Jade Wall they're talking about the opportunity you're looking for? And what is this 'Immortal Dancing with a Sword' thing?"

Su Yuchen smiled and said...

"You don't need to be so careful; they can't hear or see anything."

"This Boundless Jade Wall is indeed the place I'm looking for, but I didn't expect so many people in the Boundless Sword Sect to know about it. It was my mistake, otherwise we wouldn't have wasted so much time in these mountains."

As they were talking, the two started flirting by the stream, which amused Su Yuchen. They were still trying to escape for their lives, yet they were still in the mood to flirt.

It was probably their words that made Duan Yu unable to suppress his laughter, and the man and woman, startled, immediately chased after him.

“Let’s follow them. We should be able to see the Boundless Jade Wall tonight.” Su Yuchen led Wang Yuyan and followed at a distance.

At this moment, Duan Yu was in a panic and ran aimlessly, leaping through mountains and trees, getting further and further astray and not knowing where he had ended up. The two people behind him were also in hot pursuit and clearly had no intention of letting him go.

Wang Yuyan also found it amusing and couldn't help but say, "If those four great retainers you mentioned saw this young master being chased so miserably, I wonder if they would regret it to death."

Su Yuchen said nonchalantly, "This young master is very lucky and will definitely be fine. In fact, this should have been an opportunity given by God, which is why someone was sent to stop those four people. Otherwise, with them around, how could this young master have managed to pass through the mountains and caves?"

"So, according to you, this is actually a good thing?" Wang Yuyan said.

Su Yuchen nodded and said, "If someone suffers this little bit of hardship and can easily become one of the top three martial arts masters in the world in the future, isn't it worth it?"

"Ah!! Could it be the Boundless Jade Wall?" Wang Yuyan exclaimed.

Su Yuchen nodded, gesturing for her to look ahead. There, under the pursuit of the two men, Duan Yu had run haphazardly to the edge of a cliff, ignoring the man's shouts from behind. Finally, he lost his footing and fell off.

Chapter 304 Rock Bottom

"Let's go!"

Seeing Duan Yu fall, Su Yuchen, holding Wang Yuyan's arm, flashed down the cliff as well. With his true energy protecting them, the cold wind couldn't reach them, but they couldn't see anything because of the white mist all around.

Su Yuchen, his sleeves fluttering, slowly descended, saying speechlessly, "No wonder we couldn't find it anywhere. The Boundless Jade Wall is hidden beneath this misty valley, where even sunlight can't penetrate. We couldn't see it even if we wanted to."

The two had been slowly descending for quite some time and had not yet reached the bottom of the valley. Su Yuchen would occasionally flick his sleeve and strike the stone wall from a distance to slow down.

Looking at the bottomless abyss, Wang Yuyan frowned and said, "It's so deep, how could that Young Master Duan survive if he fell in?"

Su Yuchen smiled and said, "That young master is incredibly lucky; he'll be fine. Maybe if we go down there, we'll see him... Hey? Look..."

Wang Yuyan looked in the direction he was pointing and saw that Young Master Duan was swaying back and forth on an ancient pine tree growing at the foot of a cliff. He also heard the sound and looked up. He opened his mouth wide and cried out in surprise, then lost his grip and fell straight down, leaving only a scream.

"Ah...this...how did he fall down!" Wang Yuyan exclaimed, covering her mouth.

Su Yuchen shrugged helplessly. He couldn't very well say that God was afraid he would steal the opportunity, so He arranged for this young master to leave first!

A moment later, the two finally passed through layers of mist and landed at the bottom of the valley. Everywhere they saw lush green grass, clusters of flowers, and sparse ancient trees that did not form a forest. A huge waterfall, like a jade dragon, cascaded down from the other side of the stone wall and poured into a huge lake at the bottom of the valley. On the opposite side of the lake, a huge piece of primitive jade was embedded in the stone wall.

"Ah, over there, isn't that the young master?" Su Yuchen looked in the direction Wang Yuyan pointed. He saw the young master lying under the grass at the bottom of the valley, his body covered in grass and trees.

The two walked over and took a look. Su Yuchen chuckled and confirmed that this young master was definitely God's illegitimate son: he fell from such a height and not only was he not injured at all, but his clothes were not even torn. The reason he was lying there motionless was that he had simply fallen asleep!

"It's nothing, he just fell and was a little dizzy, plus he was exhausted from traveling and fell asleep!" Su Yuchen said with a dark face.

Wang Yuyan found it amusing to see his face turn as black as the bottom of a pot, and she covered her mouth and kept giggling. Su Yuchen was furious. Duan Yu was God's illegitimate son, and he was also cheating. He immediately decided to take the manual first.

After looking around at the surrounding stone walls, Su Yuchen knew that the 'Langhuan Paradise' was hidden there. However, the stone walls were now covered with ancient vines, making it difficult to find. If Duan Yu hadn't been cheating, how could he have found it so easily?

He immediately circulated his true energy, quickly moving it around the stone wall, with countless invisible threads of true energy probing behind the ancient vine.

Wang Yuyan felt a blur before her eyes, and under the moonlight, Su Yuchen's figure was everywhere in the valley. He seemed to have turned into the wind, drifting in every part of the valley. She couldn't help but panic, but then she realized that his lightness skill had reached a certain level, so much so that even his afterimages didn't have time to disappear.

The next second, all the figures at the bottom of the valley disappeared. Wang Yuyan panicked and then saw a figure standing next to a stone wall, floating two or three feet into the air.

With a flick of his right hand, the vines in front of him fell to the ground. Then, with a slap on the stone wall, a muffled 'bang' was heard. The stone wall was hollow, and as it shattered, a rainbow of light was revealed inside.

Su Yuchen reached out and took out the rainbow light, which floated down in front of Wang Yuyan. Only then did she realize that the rainbow light was actually a dazzling sword, but it was because more than a dozen gems were inlaid on the sword that it appeared to be flowing and dancing.

Su Yuchen glanced at the sword in his hand, shook his head and said, "Let's go, I've already found where we need to go."

As he spoke, he took the lead and walked to the side. Wang Yuyan glanced at the unconscious Duan Yu and immediately followed. The two arrived at the side of the stone wall. Su Yuchen looked at a protruding rock and immediately flicked his right hand. The rock creaked and rolled to the side, revealing a dark cave.

Su Yuchen activated his true energy, and the gems on the sword shone brightly, their seven-colored radiance illuminating a nearby area. Su Yuchen took the lead and stepped inside.

Before me lay a cave that had been artificially restored, and beneath my feet was a smooth stone path, now covered in dust. I raised my hand to shine my light, and a dozen steps ahead was an iron gate embedded in the stone wall.

As the two approached along the stone path, Wang Yuyan immediately exclaimed in surprise, looking at the four large characters above the lintel and whispering: "Langhuan Jade Cave".

With a flick of his sleeve, Su Yuchen unleashed a burst of force, and with a thud, the iron gate swung open, releasing a musty, rotten stench.

While pulling Wang Yuyan away from the wind, Su Yuchen laughed and said, "What's so strange about it? Didn't I say that Wuliang Mountain is also your hometown?"

Seeing Wang Yuyan's puzzled look, Su Yuchen pointed to the pitch-black interior and said, "This used to be where your grandfather and grandmother lived, so it was called 'Langhuan Paradise'."

As he spoke, Su Yuchen stepped through the iron gate first. As the rainbow light shone, another iron gate appeared a dozen steps ahead, clearly indicating that the valley floor was quite damp and that they had taken ample precautions against moisture.

Su Yuchen pushed open the iron gate with a gust of wind. Behind the gate was a circular archway. At the top of the archway, beams of light shone down from holes that looked like skylights, illuminating the archway.

The two stepped inside and saw that the stone wall was covered with bronze mirrors. Su Yuchen flicked his sleeve, and a gust of wind swept around, brushing away the dust from the bronze mirrors and gathering it into a ball that landed in the corner of the wall.

The sunlight refracted back and forth through the bronze mirror, instantly illuminating the area as if it were daytime. Every now and then, a fish would swim across the mirror's surface. Wang Yuyan looked up at the sky and saw that across the hole at the top of the archway lay a vast expanse of lake water that seemed to stretch to the horizon.

"What a grand gesture!" Su Yuchen exclaimed in admiration.

To embed crystals and create a cave at the bottom of a lake under immense pressure would have required considerable effort, even for Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui at their peak.

Continuing through the archway, you come to a circular stone chamber, now covered in dust, clearly uninhabited for a long time.

Su Yuchen brushed away the dust from the room, and the light from the mirror outside shone in, landing on a bright pearl on the cave ceiling. The pearl then reflected the light onto the bronze mirrors around the stone walls, illuminating the entire room.

Looking up, one sees a stone table and bench in the very center of the stone chamber, with a bronze mirror or perhaps a hairpin on it, now completely broken.

"Is this where Grandmother used to live?" Wang Yuyan asked, looking at the stone table.

Su Yuchen shrugged and said...

"Perhaps your mother lived here when she was a child, but I don't know the specifics. I have no interest in asking others where the boudoir is."

"But I don't think this is the boudoir or bedroom. After all, who would put the boudoir or bedroom right at the entrance? There must be another place here."

"You..." Wang Yuyan glanced at him sideways, speechless.

Su Yuchen glanced around and looked at one side of the stone chamber, saying, "This should be it." With that, he flicked his sleeve, and with a 'thud,' the stone wall opened, revealing a stone door that flipped open.

As soon as they stepped through the stone gate, Su Yuchen didn't think much of it, but Wang Yuyan cried out in surprise and took several steps back, hiding behind Su Yuchen. Just five or six steps behind the stone gate, a figure stood opposite the entrance, holding a long sword and looking at the two of them.

Chapter 305 The Secrets of the Northern Darkness Divine Art and the Lesser Formless Art

"Don't be afraid, it's fake."

Su Yuchen patted her shoulder, raised his sword, and let the rainbow light shine further, gesturing for her to look. Wang Yuyan looked up and saw that it was indeed a motionless statue, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

The two walked down the steps from the doorway, and as they drew closer, Wang Yuyan couldn't help but gasp in surprise...

The jade statue, carved from jade, was dressed in palace attire, exuding elegance and lifelike resemblance to the wearer. It was nearly as tall as a person, clearly carved from a single piece of jade. Its eyes shone brightly, their gaze shifting and moving, as if it were alive.

"Is this my grandmother? She really looks just like my mother, like they were made from the same mold," Wang Yuyan exclaimed in admiration.

Su Yuchen glanced at the jade statue, then focused his gaze on the futon at its feet. He made a sweeping motion with his right hand, breaking open the futon. A thread of true energy shot out, entering the futon and picking up a scroll.

As he unrolled the scroll to examine it, he said, "This isn't Li Qiushui. Oh, Li Qiushui is your grandmother's name. This is your grandmother's sister, but I don't remember her name."

You have obtained the "Northern Darkness Divine Art" and the "Lingbo Steps".

If you study it carefully and combine it with the "Xiao Wu Xiang Gong" (Minor Formless Skill), you may make some discoveries.

Su Yuchen was taken aback. He carefully read the system's narration. Could there be some secret he hadn't discovered yet?

"You mean, this is my great-aunt? Why is her jade statue standing here? Isn't this where my grandmother lived in seclusion?" Wang Yuyan asked, puzzled.

Su Yuchen put the scroll away and said...

"Didn't I tell you? Oh, you just didn't want to hear it on the ship."

"It's actually quite simple. This place was originally where your grandmother, Li Qiushui, and her senior brother, Wuyazi, lived in seclusion. However, Wuyazi later obtained this jade stone and planned to carve a jade statue for Li Qiushui. But after the statue was completed, he discovered that the person he had carved was actually his junior sister, Li Qiushui's younger sister."