Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

The first day after ten months.

As dawn broke, the closed gates at the foot of Liuli Jinshan Mountain opened silently, and the previously observant figures suddenly appeared, causing the town to become noisy.

Before the timid could observe further, four figures flashed past the mountain gate and headed towards the mountain path; behind them, Liu Ruolan, Liu Ye, the Prophet, Donghai Yunzhijian, Xiao Shiyilang, and Beiman Haitang Yijiu quickly followed.

Seeing this, the low-level martial arts experts who were still hesitating rushed forward and quickly climbed up the mountain path, disappearing into the dark night; while the ordinary people who were awakened by the noise, having come with great difficulty, could only follow closely behind and climb up the mountain path.

In an instant, the mountain path was filled with countless climbing figures.

Although there were many people, no one made a sound. Everyone was focused on their journey. Even the most foolish person knew that the closer they got to the front, the clearer they would hear, and the greater the benefit would be.

Moreover, every few tens or hundreds of meters along the mountain path, there are two statues of powerful ninth-rank martial arts masters, leaning on long swords and with indifferent expressions, standing by the roadside.

Nobody wanted to test whether their blades were sharp enough.

When the four grandmasters and Liu Ye, Yun Zhijian and his group arrived at the mountain peak, they saw four figures sitting cross-legged in the center of the original square. It was Xia Zhu and her three companions.

Liu Ye's eyes flashed as he thought of the novels he had read in his 'previous life'. He glanced at the futons under the four people's bottoms, gave a wry smile, and pulled Liu Ruolan to sit behind them.

Although the others didn't understand, they followed their hearts and sat in a circle around Xia Zhu and the other three, taking up the most advantageous positions.

After a long time, as more and more people climbed to the top, dense crowds filled the area around the Temple of Heaven.

As the first rays of sunlight rose from the sea, Su Yuchen's figure appeared silently on the Temple of Heaven. Instantly, divine will descended, and an invisible pressure enveloped the entire glazed golden mountain, causing everyone's heart to tremble.

With a wave of his right hand, Su Yuchen summoned a golden figure that appeared beside him in the morning sun. Golden threads intertwined and wove together the figure's limbs and chest, forming the twelve regular meridians, the eight extraordinary meridians, and various acupoints.

"Today's sermon will cover the basics of the human body's meridians and acupoints."

Upon hearing this, everyone stared intently at the floating light and shadow on the altar, silently memorizing the reason why martial arts in this world were not fully inherited. Apart from the four grandmasters, others had little understanding of meridians and acupoints, which was also the reason why martial arts were not thriving.

Starting with the acupoints on the top of his head, Su Yuchen broke down and explained them one by one, pointing out the meridians and acupoints involved in the diagrams. As he spoke, the corresponding colors lit up on the light and shadow.

Aside from Xia Zhu and the other three, who were completely at ease and already knew this common knowledge, even the four grandmasters were familiar with the many meridians involved.

Su Yuchen's voice was ordinary, neither too loud nor too soft, yet it resounded throughout the mountaintop.

As he explained, many practitioners, including Xia Zhu and the other three, learned for the first time why their cultivation methods passed through these meridians and what the acupoints involved served.

As the content deepened, the principles of how to regulate the flow of true qi, along with various common-sense cultivation practices, reconstructed a new cognitive system, allowing many practitioners to go from being completely clueless to gaining a clearer understanding and resolving their doubts.

At the same time, it also made many low-level martial arts practitioners with limited lineage realize the irreversible damage their past cultivation methods had caused to their meridians and acupoints.

Many people looked annoyed and regretful, wishing they could rush home immediately to tell their younger relatives to stop their spiritual practice and not follow their old path.

Just as everyone was kicking themselves and filled with regret, Su Yuchen finished explaining the basics and then began to explain how to measure and calculate the lower dantian and the location of acupoints. This forced them to stay focused and take notes.

As dawn broke and sunlight shone through the sea of ​​clouds, the light and shadow on the altar vanished.

Su Yuchen then began to explain how to nourish the meridians and acupoints, and how to correct mistakes in cultivation, so that more practitioners could immerse themselves in it.

From sunrise to sunset, with the bright moon hanging in the sky, Su Yuchen finally finished explaining the basics.

"Today's sermon is now concluded. The next session will cover the spiritual practice system."

After saying that, Su Yuchen's figure disappeared from the altar.

Around the Temple of Heaven, as Su Yuchen's figure disappeared, some people silently memorized what they saw and remembered most of him because they were facing him directly; some scratched their heads because they were seeing him from the side and couldn't see him clearly; and some wailed because they hadn't paid attention to the meridian diagrams, but Su Yuchen's figure had blocked most of them.

In no time, everyone hurriedly went down the mountain, eager to find someone to write down the common knowledge they had memorized.

With the closure of the mountain gate, the market town at the foot of Liuli Jinshan, and even the nearby schoolteachers and literate people, instantly became highly sought-after treasures. At one point, paper in Luoyang became scarce, and many people even carved the cultivation secrets they had memorized onto their clothes, weapons, and skin, making them family heirlooms.

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Inside the Liuli Jinshan Ancient Temple.

As Su Yuchen preached, he also reviewed the common knowledge he had acquired and gained a clearer understanding of his own cultivation philosophy.

At the same time, a black and white divine light flickered at Su Yuchen's fingertips, which was the feedback from the will of heaven of this world given during his first sermon.

Su Yuchen smiled slightly, and a flash of Yin-Yang divine light appeared behind him. He absorbed this wisp of innate Yin-Yang divine light into his body and closed his eyes to cultivate.

As Su Yuchen immersed himself in cultivation, the content of his sermons spread rapidly in all directions. No one wanted to miss this opportunity, nor did anyone want to share their gains with others.

In an instant, all sorts of human depravity and wickedness unfolded.

Fortunately, this was the Glazed Golden Mountain, and fortunately, there was still that unfathomable cultivator on the mountain. Even if they had any thoughts, everyone could only suppress them and wait for the 'opportunity'.

At a gathering place at the foot of the mountain, Liu Ye listened to the intelligence sent back by the undercover agents of the procuratorate, and his face turned gloomy; next to him, Li Ying'er, Liu Ruolan, Haitang Yijiu, and Wang Xiao Shiyilang also had deep expressions.

"No, we can't let this continue. Otherwise, I'm afraid the world will descend into chaos once the sermon ends. Who knows how many conflicts it will cause in the martial arts world?" Liu Ye said.

Seeing his bright eyes, Haitang still smiled: "What? Does Dean Liu have some other good ideas?"

Liu Ye nodded and said, "We occupied the best positions from the beginning, and apart from the Grandmasters, we have gained the most. If we can compile the information, publish it to the world, and give everyone a copy, then everything will be fine."

Haitang, who had just been all smiles, suddenly changed her expression and scolded, "Are you crazy? Do you know that this is a closely guarded secret that will be passed down to every household in the future?"

Liu Ye said nonchalantly, "But isn't this basic common sense? I think the one on the mountain would be happy to spread this to the world, otherwise why would he preach?"

Haitang's eyes darted around, and she said, "I heard from Master that you and that person on the mountain are related, right?"

Chapter 530 Preaching 2

Upon hearing Haitang Yijiu's words, Liu Ye couldn't help but smile wryly.

His previous overestimation of himself and underestimation of others had severed the last shred of affection, and even implicated Liu Ruolan. Otherwise, his sister would not have been unable to secure a 'futon' on the Liuli Golden Mountain.

Shaking his head to banish these unnecessary thoughts, Liu Ye looked at Haitang Yijiu and Xiao Shiyilang and asked, "Are you two going to do it or not?"

Haitang Yijiu and Xiao Shiyilang exchanged a glance, and Haitang Yijiu said:

"I can only take out what I've memorized. As for my master's, don't even think about it; that's definitely impossible."

"And how will you get past Emperor Mingwu? Oh! I forgot, that's right, you're the one I least need to worry about, the Grandmaster."

Haitang instantly recalled what Kuzhuzi had said: the grandmaster behind Liu Ye, and now there's that enigmatic figure on the mountain who spreads his teachings throughout the world.

Moreover, upon closer examination, the Ming Dynasty already held the geographical advantage in this missionary work, and the number of people who came was the largest. If the missionary work could be printed into books, the Northern Barbarians and the Eastern Sea would actually benefit the most.

After reaching a consensus, the group worked through the night to organize their notes.

After the three checked the information, they filled in the missing parts. Liu Ye then ordered Wang Danian to take the book directly to the Mingqi branch for printing, ensuring that everyone had a copy before the next sermon. Haitang and Xiao Shiyilang took the opportunity to pre-order tens of thousands of copies before parting ways, satisfied.

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After Haitang and Xiao Shiyilang left, the Prophet emerged from the shadows, looked at Liu Ye who was beaming with delight, and said coldly, "Actually, you don't need to be so happy."

Under Liu Ye's questioning gaze, the prophet coldly said, "I have recorded the entire content of the sermon, including that diagram of the human body's meridians, and I have also scanned it."

The prophet tilted his head and continued, "It's all in my head. I don't need it. If you need it, I can repeat it for you."

Liu Ye: ...

Robots are just that awesome!

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Time flies by.

With the first batch of printed meridian charts and martial arts knowledge scattered throughout the world, although not everyone had a copy yet, it was no longer a secret.

Many low-level martial artists, upon receiving the booklet, compared it with their own notes and were momentarily disappointed at the inferior version. However, they happily tossed aside their own notes and went to find someone else to copy them. A few, on the other hand, discovered that some of their notes contained material not found in the booklet, and secretly rejoiced, keeping it a secret.

Six months later, Su Yuchen, having refined that wisp of innate Yin-Yang divine light, emerged from seclusion, and his second sermon followed.

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At dawn, as soon as the mountain gate opened, the crowd that had been waiting at the foot of the mountain rushed up, all wanting to get ahead of others and occupy a good spot.

Unfortunately, due to insufficient strength, the best positions remained with the same people. Some managed to grab even better positions than before, while others lamented their slowness.

As the sun rose, Su Yuchen arrived as scheduled and began his second sermon.

"This explanation of the cultivation system is as follows: refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit to return to emptiness, and refining emptiness to unite with the Dao."

"Your cultivation is insufficient, so I will only explain the part on refining essence into qi."

"Today's sermon will cover the four stages of entry: mind, body, energy, and technique."

"When heaven and earth unite in yin and yang, all things begin to come into being. The human body is like heaven and earth, born from yin and yang, and growing according to the five elements..."

"Those who refine essence into qi, in a state of stillness and tranquility, attain a moment of mental resonance, transforming a strand of human essence and blood into true qi, and thus true qi is born."

"However, the human body is finite, unlike the vastness of heaven and earth. The essence and blood of the human body are also limited and cannot be excessively consumed, otherwise one will inevitably become depleted of qi and blood, grow old and frail, and exhaust one's potential. Therefore, one must cultivate the body before cultivating qi..."

"This is the body gate."

"Body refinement is divided into four steps: skin and membranes, flesh and blood, internal organs, bones and marrow."

"Those with advanced skills can change their meridians and cleanse their marrow during Qi cultivation, or change their meridians and strengthen their bones to increase their potential. They should use these abilities judiciously and not be reckless."

Upon hearing this, many people couldn't help but look dejected. With their cultivation methods that could only reach the third or fourth grade, or even the fifth or sixth grade, how could they possibly have such a profound body-refining method?

Even the Grandmaster looked helpless. If there really was such a powerful body-refining method, the four of them wouldn't have been beaten to a pulp when they joined forces. Emperor Mingwu thought of the scene where Su Yuchen had taken the hit of the 'Sky-Piercing Cannon' unscathed.

Su Yuchen ignored them, looking indifferently at the crowd below, and continued:

"The Tao has Yin and Yang, and body cultivation also has a distinction between movement and stillness."

"Our Taoist ancestors, feeling that it was not easy for later generations to cultivate themselves, passed down various secret methods of cultivation to help future practitioners to cleanse their marrow and enhance their potential."

"Quiet meditation is a method of internal cultivation, where true qi surges... the blood is replenished by the I Ching... it circulates throughout the body, and the hidden dragon rises."

"The way of Qigong includes Taoist sages who imitated the two sounds of creation to vibrate the bone marrow and internal organs. Later practitioners imitated the forms of animals to stretch muscles and bones and strengthen the internal organs. The secret method says: 'Quiet contemplation, forgetting the spirit, and focusing the mind.' The Tao has a preface that says: 'Tiger and leopard...'"

"The Dao begins with Yin and Yang, then the Five Elements arise. The Five Elements circulate, corresponding to the microcosm of the human body. Thus, Heaven has the Five Elements, and Man has the Five Internal Organs. The Five Elements and their six harmonies cleanse and refine the whole body. The Dao says: The Five Elements generate each other, and the internal organs harmonize each other..."

Su Yuchen only explained the principles of True Qi Cleansing, Sound Power, and the Five Elements and Six Harmonies. The specific methods involved were only extremely rudimentary introductory methods. What followed involved specialized Taoist terminology, and many of them involved the methods of Su Yuchen's "Indestructible Body".

At first, everyone could understand what was being said, but the more they listened, the more confused they became. Even the four grandmasters frowned, having no idea what was being said. Even Xia Zhu and the others, who knew some Taoist terminology, initially listened with great interest, but as time went on, they knew what it was but not why it was so.

Seeing that Su Yuchen had no intention of explaining, everyone sighed and could only rack their brains, trying to memorize the words by rote. If they made a slight mistake, their words would become incoherent and their minds would be completely blank, leaving them wanting to cry but having no tears.

As Su Yuchen got into the swing of things, his divine thoughts flashed like lightning in his primordial spirit. The more he spoke, the clearer and clearer his thoughts became. For a time, everyone was so engrossed in listening that they almost forgot many of the things they remembered. They could only cover their ears and lie on the ground to secretly take out pens to write them down.

For a moment, only Su Yuchen's profound Daoist voice echoed atop the glazed golden mountain, leaving only the will of heaven as its sole listener.

After a long while, Su Yuchen came to his senses, smiled wryly, and gained a deeper understanding of his own body-refining method.

Looking at the already late sky and the bewildered expressions on everyone's faces, he didn't care. He waved his sleeve and continued, "The method of internal cultivation is finished. As for the method of external skin cultivation, this world already has it. I have two initial methods: one is 'Thirteen Horizontal Training' and the other is 'Golden Bell Cover'."

Regardless of whether the crowd had recovered or not, after explaining the basic principles of skin refining, Su Yuchen went on to explain the introductory chapters of the two techniques one by one.

Looking at Xia Zhu and Dong Mei, who were deep in thought and had gained the most, Su Yuchen flicked his finger, sending three bursts of energy landing on their heads. He then said, "The lecture is over. We'll continue tomorrow," and disappeared from the platform, leaving only sighs behind.

In the second row, Liu Ye's eyes lit up, then he was speechless. Was this supposed to be a scripture transmission to the monkeys? And he wasn't even in it.

However, before leaving, he couldn't bring himself to do something against his conscience. He went up to Qiuju and whispered a few words to her before heading down the mountain, leaving her looking on in astonishment.

If we don't leave now, the lurking ninth-rank Dao soldiers will probably swarm us.

Chapter 531 Preaching 3

Liu Ye returned to the town at the foot of the mountain with a mournful expression, which made Li Ying'er, Liu Ruolan, and the others exchange bewildered glances.

Under Li Ying'er's persistent questioning, Liu Ye had no choice but to tell his wife and sister a story about a monkey seeking immortality and becoming an apprentice.

"The monkey was tapped three times on the head by the patriarch. When he realized what had happened, he not only didn't get angry with his fellow disciples who had scolded him, but instead smiled and apologized."

"When the night was deep, the monkey secretly went to the patriarch, knelt down and did not get up. After a conversation with the patriarch, he received the patriarch's true teachings and lived a carefree life in the world from then on."

"As for what happens after one obtains the true Dharma, that's another story."

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After Liu Ye finished telling his story, everyone looked thoughtful. Liu Ruolan couldn't help but say, "So, when you went to find Qiuju earlier, you were telling her about this?"

Liu Ye nodded and said:

"Besides me, probably no one else in this world understands this story. I don't want Sister Xia Zhu and Dong Mei to miss out on this opportunity either. Sigh! Why wasn't I included!"

"Many of the points discussed today were either very basic methods that you could practice for a lifetime and still not achieve anything, or they were very profound Taoist terms that you couldn't understand at all."

"Hey? Prophet Uncle? Did you write it down?"

Finally, Liu Ye's eyes lit up, and he asked a question towards the outside.

Silently, the prophet appeared in the shadows by the window. Xiao Shiyilang and Haitang were still on edge, knowing that this was the Grandmaster of the Divine Court that their teacher had mentioned, and immediately stood up to pay their respects.

The prophet ignored him completely and said coldly, "Even if I remember it, do you understand?"

Liu Ye asked in surprise, "Uncle, you don't understand either?"