Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

"At that time, the writing on this scripture was obscured, and it was regarded as a blank scripture by Indian monks. Later, Bodhidharma brought it to the Central Plains and wrote the Bodhidharma Yijinjing on it. Later, it flowed into Shaolin Temple and disappeared from the world."

"Until the Northern Song Dynasty, the Yi Jin Jing was lost to the world and was later obtained by You Tanzhi, a descendant of the You family in Hebei, who practiced the Shen Zu Jing hidden within it."

"However, You Tan later jumped off a cliff outside Yanmen Pass, and the scripture disappeared without a trace. No one should know about it now."

"The only possibility is that You Tanzhi carved this scripture before he died, and it was discovered by someone unintentionally. It should be this hunter."

"It seems he doesn't understand the value of this scripture and is probably just trying to deceive us; if he truly understood it, he would never have revealed it so easily, nor would he have come to ask us for help."

Who is he going to kill?

Steward Su did not comment on his analysis, but replied, "He is an official from Datong Prefecture."

Su Yuchen smiled and said:

"That's a case of officials forcing the people to rebel, haha, interesting!"

“Go tell him that I can give him a chance to take revenge. But he has to hand over the ‘Divine Foot Scripture’ first.”

Butler Su was gone for two days. Just when Su Yuchen thought there would be no more news, Butler Su hurriedly returned from outside.

Looking at the dusty cloth in his hand, Su Yuchen waved his hand, and the huge banner unfurled in mid-air, revealing the characters he had just copied.

"Just as you predicted, young master, the hunter only discovered this scripture by chance. However, he is illiterate and therefore does not know the meaning of the scripture's contents. He thought it was a lost Buddhist scripture," said Steward Su.

As Su Yuchen looked at the illustrated scriptures, he asked curiously, "How did he know this was the Divine Foot Sutra?"

Butler Su said helplessly, "In order to avenge his sister, he copied down the first three characters and found a scholar to translate them."

Su Yuchen shook his head and smiled, pondered for a moment, and said, "This is just a normal martial arts technique. Unfortunately, it's not very useful to me, but it can improve my flexibility. It might be of some use to you, Uncle Su."

Seeing his confusion, Su Yuchen explained:

"You fought on the battlefield in your early years, so it's inevitable that your body suffered some damage. It may not be obvious now, but it will be very troublesome to treat it later."

"This 'Divine Foot Sutra' is a superior method of the Indian Yoga Tantra, which is very beneficial for regulating bodily functions. Long-term practice can not only enhance internal strength but also heal hidden injuries."

As he spoke, the light around Su Yuchen dimmed, and a flowing silver flame appeared in his eyes, within which countless figures floated indistinctly.

A thunderous roar resounded in Butler Su's heart, his five senses were infinitely delayed, and that flame of light continued to magnify in his eyes until it filled the heavens and the earth. Countless flowing words and patterns seemed to flow like water, filling his mind.

After an unknown amount of time, when Steward Su came to his senses, Su Yuchen had already returned to his cultivation, and the roll of cloth was placed back beside him.

With just a brief recollection, countless insights flooded his mind, which were the cultivation experiences of the "Divine Foot Sutra" that Su Yuchen had imparted to him.

Butler Su was stunned for a moment, then concealed the shock and surprise in his eyes and quietly turned and went downstairs.

At the entrance to the backyard, a young man dressed as a hunter waited anxiously. Upon seeing Butler Su emerge, his expression immediately shifted between fear, anxiety, and anticipation.

After a brief conversation with the man, Steward Su nodded hesitantly. From then on, a woodcutter appeared in the backyard of Zhige Tower.

Chapter 446 Time Refines, Yang God Reincarnates

Cultivation transcends time; though the snow has not yet completely melted, early spring is already approaching. Between heaven and earth, a vast and powerful energy is brewing.

Before Wanyan Honglie returned from the grasslands, Qiu Chuji, who was in charge of teaching Yang Kang, had already returned to Zhongnan Mountain.

That day, Steward Su delivered a letter: "Master Ma Yu has a handwritten letter for you, young master. The Quanzhen disciple who delivered the letter is still waiting ahead. Would you like to reply?"

Su Yuchen opened his eyes, gently waved his hand, and the letter immediately unfolded before him...

"Seeing this letter is like seeing myself. The other day, Junior Brother Qiu returned and spoke of the matter in Daxing Prefecture..."

Su Yuchen glanced at Ma Yu's letter, which first stated that he was aware of what happened in Daxing Prefecture that day and would order Qiu Chuji to discipline Yang Kang severely.

Then, the story of Yang Kang's background was told, showing that although Yang Kang was unruly, he was a descendant of Yang Zaixing...

"Although this child is unruly, his nature is not bad. Given time and strict training, he will surely become a pillar of society."

Afterwards, Ma Yu recounted the events of Niujia Village outside Lin'an, mentioning Qiu Chuji's bet with the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan, promising to settle the score at the Misty Rain Pavilion in Jiaxing eighteen years later. Ma Yu's words were filled with helplessness regarding Qiu Chuji's obsession.

“Junior Brother Qiu hates evil as if it were his enemy. The injustice in Niujia Village on the outskirts of Lin’an years ago is still etched in his memory, and he has never stopped blaming himself for it.”

"He was arrogant and proud, and made an alliance with the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan, vowing to never change his mind. The old Taoist had no choice but to let nature take its course."

"Now Guo Jing has grown up in the Mongolian Plateau and has been personally taught martial arts by the Seven Heroes, which is a great blessing from heaven; Yang Kang, although living in the royal palace, has been earnestly advised by his junior brother Qiu, who hopes that when they meet again, he will frankly tell his past and explain his origins."

"With the blessing of Lord Yang, he will surely be able to recognize his ancestors and return to his clan, so that the Yang family line can continue."

At the end of the letter, he thanked Su Yuchen for the manuscript he had previously given him, saying that its profound meaning was in line with the teachings of Master Chongyang and had been very enlightening to him.

The moment the thought arose, the letter spontaneously combusted, turning to ashes and drifting away in the wind. Su Yuchen shook his head and said, "Just send the messenger away and tell them that you have read the letter."

Butler Su nodded.

Su Yuchen looked out the window, feeling the vast vitality of the world constantly evolving. His heart and spirit were in harmony, and he sensed that an opportunity was about to arrive.

"When the spring thunder rises, all things come to life, and the best time for the yin spirit to transform into yang has arrived."

Sensing an opportunity from the depths of his being, Su Yuchen instructed, "The time is approaching. The next moment is crucial for my cultivation. I will close the small building. Uncle Su, please do not come again."

Seeing the worried look on Butler Su's face, Su Yuchen didn't say anything, but simply waved his hand, signaling him to leave.

After Steward Su left the small building and stood at the courtyard gate, he saw eight long swords emerge from the building, occupying the Bagua positions. The sword energy intertwined, forming a wall of sword energy that protected the small building.

With a thought from Su Yuchen, the longsword disappeared into the void, leaving only a chilling killing intent swirling in the courtyard, driving away any intruders.

………………

Time marches on quietly, and the silence of winter fades away day by day.

One early morning, the chirping of a fledgling bird seemed to unlock some kind of mechanism between heaven and earth. A loud rumble followed, and a deep booming sound came from afar, as if a vast army was gathering strength deep within the earth.

As the sound drew closer, the air was filled with a unique scent, a mixture of damp earth and fresh vegetation, which soared high into the sky, filling the heavens and earth, foreshadowing the changes to come.

Su Yuchen raised his eyes, and the ethereal flames that had been burning quietly within them suddenly intensified. The next second, a silver-white lightning bolt ripped through the azure sky, like a divine sword cleaving the heavens and earth, illuminating half of the firmament.

Immediately following, a deafening rumble of thunder rolled in. Unlike the furious thunder of summer, it carried a gentle and soothing quality, ushering in the spring's burgeoning life in the tranquil morning.

A phantom dragon's roar and phoenix's cry rang out, and a dragon burning with purple flames and a silver phoenix shimmering with silvery-white light swirled and danced around Su Yuchen. The next moment, the dragon and phoenix breathed out together, and a purple and silver flame that seemed to be tangible enveloped Su Yuchen, and a large cocoon floated in the air in the small building.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the primordial spirit merges with the mind, fueled by a vast amount of blood and true energy, and enveloped by the flames of yin and yang. The flames suddenly intensify, beginning to temper the primordial spirit.

The originally illusory primordial spirit gradually condenses and shrinks during the forging process.

Within the dantian, the seed of true qi floated up, flowing upstream along the meridians like a chaotic meteor streaking across the sea of ​​consciousness and rushing toward the primordial spirit; at the same time, the seeds of the five elements nurtured within the five internal organs also soared into the sky, carrying away the last seeds of qi and blood and rushing toward the sea of ​​consciousness.

With a loud "boom" in his sea of ​​consciousness, six meteors of different colors—some earthy yellow, some emerald green, some fiery red, some crimson white, some glassy—slammed into his primordial spirit.

A buzzing sound filled Su Yuchen's ears. Within his primordial spirit, the two souls of heaven and earth separated, revealing the essence of his primordial spirit as a human being. Without hesitation, the six shooting stars disappeared into his primordial spirit.

With the last rumble of thunder, the celestial soul rose, the terrestrial soul sank, and the human soul remained in the center. Consciousness merged with the body and soul, and Su Yuchen felt his infinitely large yet infinitely small sea of ​​consciousness.

Before he could think any further, the Yin and Yang energies rushed into his primordial spirit, bursting open from the inside out, becoming the final fuel that propelled the Yin spirit to turn.

Sensing the profound changes beginning to his primordial spirit, Su Yuchen lowered his consciousness, abandoning all external sensations, shutting down his five senses and six consciousnesses, entrusting everything to the heavens and the four seasons, and began to drive the transformation of his primordial spirit.

………………

Time flows silently, and the large purple-silver cocoon suspended in the small building moves with the seasons.

Springtime is like the burgeoning of all things, full of vitality; summertime is like the growth of all things, with vigorous vitality filling the small building; autumntime is like the harvest of heaven and earth, with inexplicable energy gathering and accumulating into the depths of the primordial spirit; wintertime is like the stillness of all things, with radiance restrained and everything unhurried and calm.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Outside the courtyard, Butler Su placed his hand on the door. An invisible sword cry rang out, and sensing the increasingly sharp killing intent within the courtyard, he could only retreat quietly.

As the third spring arrived as scheduled, when the first spring thunder sounded, Su Yuchen's primordial spirit trembled slightly in his sea of ​​consciousness. A ray of light, like the morning sun, quietly rose. Wisdom light gave rise to divine fire, and yang flames rose up, as if divine light was shining everywhere. The darkness in his sea of ​​consciousness dissipated, as if the cold and desolate universe had been revitalized.

Within the primordial spirit, as the light of wisdom shone, a pure yang aura emerged, instantly permeating every acupoint of the body, its light piercing the crown of the head. The originally scattered and sluggish consciousness slowly condensed into that ray of dawn under the caress of the morning light, eventually transforming into a pair of golden eyes.

"Time has tested me, and I am still me, and only me."

As soon as Su Yuchen had this thought, all the stillness in his sea of ​​consciousness vanished completely, and life burst forth. The true energy and the seeds of the five elements within his primordial spirit (yang spirit) trembled, and a vast amount of blood and true energy surged and filled his entire body along the meridians and blood vessels, becoming indistinguishable.

Chapter 447 Achievement of Supernatural Powers

As the Yang God attained enlightenment, the large purple-silver cocoon in the small building automatically dissipated, revealing a golden body that resembled a dried corpse. With the first heartbeat, a rushing sound like the waves of flowing water resounded throughout the small building.

With a "thump," the mummified corpse's chest throbbed, then slowly filled up, its internal organs revived, its flesh and blood were replenished, and its skin became shiny and elastic, as if a golden light emanated from the mummified corpse's body, with faint golden patterns weaving and spreading under the skin, like some kind of strange runes.

As the Qi and blood flowed through him, his physical body returned to normal. Su Yuchen opened his eyes, and a golden light shone out. His Yang spirit merged with heaven and earth, and a strange wind blew through the small building, as if the sky had darkened for a moment.

With a thought, Su Yuchen conjured eight longswords in the air. Amidst the sword cries, they disappeared into his chest like swallows nestling in his arms.

In his sea of ​​consciousness, eight illusory longswords appeared, and purple-gold and silver-white flames rushed up, beginning the nine-stage refinement of illusion and reality, transforming the false into the true.

At this moment, the world seemed to change. Su Yuchen's mind stirred, and a five-colored light flashed on his fingertip, igniting a vermilion flame. As his thoughts changed, the flame went out, and a wisp of green smoke swirled at his fingertip before falling and turning into dust. He gently touched the dust with his finger, and it emitted a metallic luster. Then everything returned to normal.

A five-colored ray of light touched the armrest beside him, and the wooden recliner quickly turned green. Like withered wood coming back to life, a bright green bud sprouted rapidly, and a green leaf as small as a fingernail swayed in the wind.

With a wave of his hand, Su Yuchen conjured up the phantoms of a dragon and a phoenix. The dragon's eyes, blazing with purple flames, burned with golden flames, igniting the air to Su Yuchen's left. The silver phoenix on his right spread its wings, and silvery-white light, carrying specks of brilliance, fell and condensed into pieces of ice that spread along the small building.

As ice and fire collided, clouds of mist rose up, engulfing Su Yuchen.

You have entered the realm of Yang Shen (True Immortal). With one transformation of Yang Shen, nine cycles of creation will naturally arise.

[With the transformation of your Yang Spirit, you have comprehended the Acquired Five Elements Divine Light (Beginner), the Taiyin Ice Soul Divine Light (Beginner), the Great Sun Golden Flame (Beginner Version), and the Cloud Riding (Beginner)]

[With the transformation of your Yang spirit, you gain insight into the universe and the four seasons, you gain insight into the way of life and death, you perceive the divine light of life and death (Yin and Yang), and you comprehend the fleeting moment of a flower blooming.]

[Your physical body has entered the realm of immortality (Beginner Level, Yang Spirit Transformation, Primordial Spirit Undying, Physical Body Undamaged. Yang Spirit not fully formed, therefore, you cannot bring your physical body with you during transmigration)]

Your physical body will serve as a guiding light for your journey.

[You have mastered the physical supernatural powers: Carrying Mountains and Chasing the Moon (Beginner), Nine Oxen and Two Tigers (Beginner)]

[As your Yang Spirit transforms, your Qi, Blood, True Qi, and Yang Spirit unite, and everything about you begins to transform into a higher-dimensional being (a true immortal). You obtain higher-dimensional energy (True Essence), and with the union of spirit and essence, and the arising of a single thought, everything becomes true.]

[You have entered the Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness realm, your system energy has been upgraded, allowing you to enter higher-dimensional worlds. You have stepped out of the beginner village.]

You have gained basic self-defense abilities and can access some of your past memories.

The next second, the memories lost in the Tang Dynasty world flooded into his sea of ​​consciousness like a torrent. With a movement of his Yang God, all the memories came back to him. The Yin-Yang Life-Death Five Elements Divine Light spontaneously operated, covering his primordial spirit and severing all possible connections.

"Six Desires Heavenly Demon True Lord! Pure Source Mysterious Dao True Lord! Whose gaze was that last one?"

He shook his head, and a flash of light appeared on the glazed sword on his Yang God, severing all the memories he had regained. There was no need to consider these things now; it was better to bury them deep within his memories.

………………

Time passed quickly, and soon the sky darkened and night fell again. Su Yuchen sat on the recliner, watching the clouds drift and gather in the sky.

As soon as Su Yuchen had a thought, the tightly closed courtyard gate reopened. Butler Su looked up in surprise, then looked up at the upstairs and met Su Yuchen's gaze, revealing a hint of surprise.

After a while.

"How is your seclusion, young master?" Butler Su asked nervously, looking at Su Yuchen, who appeared as an ordinary person and had lost all his mystery.

Su Yuchen smiled, pointed his finger, and a wisp of true essence fell into the dantian of the steward. With a thought, the true essence dissipated, and boundless vitality erupted in his body. His bones creaked, his meridians expanded, his hidden injuries began to heal, and his stagnant blood was expelled from his body. His originally rough skin became delicate, and his gray hair turned black from the roots, with a layer of oily black substance adhering to his skin.

With a wave of his hand, a purple-gold flame phantom swirled around Butler Su, burning away all impurities and leaving only a faint fragrance in the air.

Feeling his body as if it had been reborn, Butler Su revealed a hint of disbelief: "This...this is rejuvenation?"

Su Yuchen shook his head and said:

"You can interpret it as rejuvenation, or as the I Ching's marrow cleansing. It only slightly enhances your vitality, which will then be gradually released over a year until it causes your lifespan to regress by ten years."

"Unfortunately, the human body is ultimately limited. This bit of energy is already your limit. If you add even a tiny bit more, you will burst like a balloon, overwhelmed by the energy."

"Congratulations, young master, congratulations, young master."

Butler Su was so excited that he was almost incoherent. Then, he asked somewhat nervously, "Does Young Master intend to ascend to the Heavenly Realm again?"

Su Yuchen shook his head and said:

"I will stay in this world for a while longer."

"The interplay of Yin and Yang constitutes the Dao. Just as heaven and earth have movement and stillness, withering and flourishing, the path of cultivation also requires a balance of tension and relaxation, and cannot be accomplished overnight."

Although Butler Su didn't quite understand, he knew that Su Yuchen wasn't leaving immediately, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Has anything happened during this time?" Su Yuchen asked.

Butler Su was slightly taken aback, then said:

“Prince Zhao, Wanyan Honglie, has returned. However, the Mongol conflict has shown a trend towards unification in the past two years. He was reprimanded by the Emperor and Empress Dowager and is now focused on the army. He hasn’t caused us any trouble.”

"In addition, Master Qiu of the Quanzhen School comes to Daxing Prefecture every year at a fixed time to teach Yang Kang. However, I have observed him secretly a few times. Although Yang Kang is good at hiding his true nature, he is wicked and I'm afraid he is beyond redemption."

"Fortunately, there's still Madam Yang to keep him in check. Although he's become increasingly dissolute in the past two years, he hasn't done anything that would incur the wrath of heaven and man. It's truly pitiful for old General Yang..."

Su Yuchen said indifferently, "It's all fate. If Bao Xiruo had been willing to teach him, Yang Kang wouldn't be like this. Now that things have come to this, it's all up to his own destiny."