Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

Su Yuchen nodded and continued:

"I've called you here today for two reasons: firstly, to see you; and secondly, because if you satisfy me, I'll tell you some other things."

Do you know about the Great Calamity of a Thousand Autumns?

Chapter 559 The Tathagata Palm: Saving All Living Beings

Upon hearing Su Yuchen's question, Dugu Ming nodded and said, "This disciple has seen it in the family's collection of books, but the descriptions are vague and not detailed enough."

Su Yuchen nodded. It was not surprising that Wushuang City had such a foundation. Without hesitation, he recounted the cause and consequences of the Great Calamity of a Thousand Autumns.

After a long time.

"Does the master require me to unify China, launch a counterattack against Japan, and bring the great calamity to Japan?"

Su Yuchen smiled and said:

“I wasn’t sure about your thoughts beforehand, and I don’t want to impose any responsibility on you.”

"Actually, I had made other arrangements for this matter, but now that I think about it, you are still the one who best suits my taste. Are you willing to take on this responsibility?"

"You should know that this position is not only difficult to hold, requiring you to get up early and work late, and is full of treacherous people, but it also easily shortens your lifespan. It can be said to be the most thankless job."

Dugu Ming smiled and said, "I have never found my dream in this life, nor has wandering the world freely been my wish. Wushuang City and this world seem to be no different."

You wish for world peace, and the young man is willing to realize your dream.

Su Yuchen was silent for a moment, then nodded and said "Okay".

Dugu Ming revealed genuine joy, as if he had received some kind of most important recognition.

“Since you are willing to take on the responsibility of governing this land, I will not stand idly by. Do you remember the World Society?” Su Yuchen asked.

Dugu Ming nodded and said:

"In the past six months or so, the Tianxia Society has developed rapidly in the north, and it has almost swallowed up the north."

"Moreover, Xiong Ba has received assistance from the former Southern Lin Sword Master and Northern Drinking Mad Saber, and his three disciples are all extraordinary. Now he is probably even one step ahead of his disciples."

"However, this disciple will not surrender easily. In the past six months, this disciple has established the Spring Breeze and Fine Rain Pavilion and infiltrated various parts of Jiangnan. Once this disciple returns, he will sweep through the Jiangnan martial arts world and unify the South."

Su Yuchen smiled and said, "It was also my arrangement for Duan Shuai and Nie Renwang and his son to join the World Society. The day I arrived at the Leshan Giant Buddha, I just happened to run into..."

After Su Yuchen finished speaking, Dugu Ming looked thoughtful and said, "No wonder."

Seeing Su Yuchen's probing gaze, Dugu Ming said:

"Previously, the World Society suddenly changed its usual style. Instead of killing those who disobeyed the Northern Jianghu, it only killed or captured those who committed many evil deeds, while trying to bring those who did good deeds into the World Society's system."

"I didn't quite understand why Xiong Ba had changed like this before, but now it seems that he has lost control of himself and has delegated power."

"But is he really willing to relinquish power?"

………………

The narrator prompted:

[As he absorbed the essence and spirit of others for his own use, it became too easy for him. Xiong Ba's soul was now possessed by the plundering energy, and he was unable to extricate himself.]

[Having absorbed too much of the power of others, including remnants of their souls and vital energy, Xiong Ba often suffers from mental confusion and difficulty in controlling himself. To prevent the World Alliance from spiraling out of control, Xiong Ba frequently goes into seclusion.]

The World Alliance has been divided between the eldest disciple Qin Shuang and Bu Jingyun, with Xiong Ba mediating between them.

[The tyrannical and ambitious nature of the overlord remains undiminished. He has secretly emerged from seclusion and ordered Wen Chou Chou to find the Divine Physician Mud Bodhisattva and the Divine Physician to heal himself.]

"Come with me," Su Yuchen said, standing up.

Dugu Ming immediately got up and followed.

The three had barely stepped out of the cave when a bright yellow flame flew over from afar—it was the Qilin that had returned. It paused, stopping beside Su Yuchen like a wall, and lowered its head to spit out a string of fiery red fruits—the Blood Bodhi.

Su Yuchen flicked his sleeve, and the fallen Blood Bodhi flew to Dugu Ming's side: "Take these Blood Bodhis and give them to the Sword Saint, or give them to others as a reward, it's up to you."

Dugu Ming nodded, tucked the Blood Bodhi into his sleeve, and said, "I never expected the Blood Bodhi to grow in this Lingyun Cave. There are only rumors about it in the martial arts world, but I have never seen it before."

Behind him, Shi Wuzun watched with burning desire, wanting to ask for a few coins, but felt it wasn't the right time, so he had to suppress his thoughts for the time being.

As Su Yuchen walked forward, he said, "This Blood Bodhi was formed by watering with the blood of a Qilin. Since the Qilin hides in the Lingyun Cave, it can only grow in this place."

As they spoke, the three humans and one beast had already bypassed more than ten passages and arrived at the entrance of a cave sealed by rubble. The Qilin's enormous head casually pushed open the cave entrance, revealing the Qilin Demonic Diagram containing the Ten Great Martial Arts.

Su Yuchen thought to himself:

Having the wind and clouds isn't enough. If this Qilin Demonic Diagram is really related to that person, then give him another Human Emperor's disciple. I don't believe I can still owe him any karma.

Moreover, I must go and see Wu Wudi. Could he be that person's 'other self'?

Unfortunately, there's no way to avoid it, so let's just go and see it. If it doesn't work out, we can always start over.

………………

Thinking of this, Su Yuchen only wanted to help the Qilin return to its original state as soon as possible, and then leave Lingyun Cave. He immediately pointed to the cave and said:

"Here is a painting of a Qilin, left behind by Wu Wudi, one of the top ten martial artists of the past. You can learn from it. But remember, those who learn from me will live, those who imitate me will die. Walk your own path, don't follow others' paths."

"I helped the Qilin remove its demonic nature in the cave just now. If you have any questions, you can come to me every nine days, and I will do my best to answer them for you."

Dugu Ming and Shi Wuzun responded, and Dugu Ming went in first; at the cave entrance, Shi Wuzun clasped his hands in a respectful gesture, took out a thread-bound book from his sleeve, and handed it to Su Yuchen, saying:

“I heard from the city lord that Su Yuchen once wanted to borrow the ‘Buddha’s Palm’ manual. Unfortunately, this manual originally belonged to Shaolin, and I have not obtained permission from my sect, so it is inconvenient to lend it out.”

"Mr. Su has helped me with my spiritual practice several times, and I have no way to repay him. This sutra is a handwritten copy by me, and it differs greatly from the original in terms of the true meaning of Buddhism. I hope Mr. Su will not find it offensive."

Su Yuchen reached out and took the copy, asking, "Is the monk a Shaolin monk?"

Master Shi Wuzun said, “I was adopted by an old monk when I was young. That old monk raised me and taught me martial arts, but he never allowed me to become a disciple of Shaolin. So even though I have learned martial arts, I cannot be considered a Shaolin disciple.”

In the past, Xiao Aoshi and Xiao Jingtian broke into Shaolin Temple in search of the secrets left behind by Bodhidharma. To avoid being wiped out, Shaolin sent monks out to recruit disciples and keep the temple burning. Shi Wuzun was one of them.

Upon seeing the narration, Su Yuchen nodded, indicating that he could leave.

Shi Wuzun clasped his hands in a respectful bow before entering the cave. There he saw Dugu Ming standing in front of a stone wall, his true energy surging and flowing endlessly, as if he were fighting against someone.

………………

The man and the beast returned to the place where the Qilin lived. Su Yuchen sat cross-legged on the ground and casually opened the "Buddha's Palm" in his hand. After a long time, Su Yuchen seemed to be thinking and started to read it again from the beginning. After a long time, he put the copy on the ground, and his figure swayed, and nine figures appeared at the same time.

Each of the nine figures unleashed a move of the Tathagata Palm, and then more and more figures appeared, from nine to eighteen, from eighteen to thirty-six, until eighty-one figures filled the cave, with the nine palm shadows flying around like a golden lotus in full bloom.

Then the figures merged one after another, from eighty-one figures to only one figure in the end. The nine palm techniques left only a ball of Buddha light shaped like a golden lotus spinning in Su Yuchen's palm, full of the meaning of Buddha's light shining everywhere.

Su Yuchen seemed to be deep in thought. He absorbed the Buddha light 'Golden Lotus' into his body. The originally deep and chaotic true energy swallowed the Buddha light. As Su Yuchen had a thought, the infinite true energy in his body instantly transformed into infinite Buddha light, which condensed into a golden Buddha statue that was nine meters tall behind Su Yuchen.

The Buddha statue stood tall and imposing, its face identical to Su Yuchen's, only more dignified and solemn, with compassionate eyes and radiating boundless Buddha light. As Su Yuchen pushed his enormous right hand horizontally through the air, the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) was swept up and transformed into Buddha light, as if the entire world was moving with this palm strike. An aura of great compassion and boundless light appeared in the cave.

Seeing the Qilin lying prostrate on the ground, a wisp of Buddhist light emanating from its body, Su Yuchen's expression changed. The huge Buddha statue behind him spread its right hand, retracting the wisp of Buddhist light, which then completely dissipated with Su Yuchen's will.

You have mastered the seventh form of the Tathagata Palm: Saving All Living Beings

[You possess boundless light; wherever this Buddha's light reaches, all evil, afflictions, and malevolence will be purified. This Buddha's light can remove afflictions, cause opponents to take refuge, and heal one's own injuries, restoring the user to their optimal state.]

Chapter 560 The Qilin Recovers, in Xuanyuan Tomb

As the Buddha's light dissipated, the Buddhist spirit of saving all living beings in the cave gradually faded. The Qilin shook its huge head and roared at Su Yuchen, a hint of Buddhist nature hidden in its lively eyes.

"Buddhism is truly sinister; it's a powerful form of brainwashing. If used long enough, even opponents and oneself will unconsciously come to accept Buddhist beliefs and convert to Buddhism."

"But it's fine to use, but I don't like the idea of ​​converting to Buddhism."

Su Yuchen sighed, placed his right hand on the Qilin's brow, and used the chaotic true energy within his body to activate the Yin-Yang divine light, helping it to eradicate that trace of Buddhist nature.

………………

Just as Su Yuchen unleashed that Buddha's Light technique, a thousand miles away in the Miyin Temple, the Mirror of Reflection rose from the Great Hall of the Great Buddha like a warm ray of sunlight, seemingly echoing his attack.

After Su Yuchen dissipated the Buddha's light, the Heart-Reflecting Mirror returned to the Buddha's palm. At this moment, one of the two small cracks on the Heart-Reflecting Mirror quietly healed.

Seeing this, Bu Xu and Xiao Sanxiao, who had rushed over, looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering why the Mirror of the Heart had suddenly healed itself.

“Amitabha Buddha, no matter what, healing oneself by looking in the mirror of the heart is always a good thing. This humble monk can use this to find where my friend is.” Bu Xu said with his palms together.

As he spoke, he reached out and picked up the Heart-Reflecting Mirror. He activated the mirror with his own true energy, and a ray of Buddhist light appeared in the void in front of him, through which the faint shadow of a building could be seen.

………………

Just as Bu Xu activated the Mirror of Reflection, inside the Lingyun Cave, Su Yuchen sensed something, looked up, and his gaze seemed to pierce through the mountain, seeing a Buddha-nature in the distance trying to establish a connection with him.

The next moment, the Yin-Yang Divine Light moved spontaneously. Su Yuchen, situated at the singularity, caught a glimpse of the heavenly secret at the moment when Yin and Yang were in harmony.

A magnificent Buddha statue appeared in the eyes filled with yin and yang divine light. On the right knee of the Buddha statue, two figures stood, one a monk and the other a layman. The monk was activating a round bone mirror.

"So it was the Emperor Monk's Mirror of Reflection."

………………

Inside Miyin Temple.

Just as Bu Xu was about to try to turn the Mirror of Reflection to see the building plaque, two enormous eyes, like the gaze of gods, filled the entire mirror and appeared before the two of them.

Bu Xu and Xiao Sanxiao felt a chill run down their spines. The next second, the Mirror of Reflection frantically absorbed Bu Xu's true energy, and a ball of Buddhist light continuously shone, illuminating the entire hall, as if trying to find those huge eyes.

Unfortunately, the next second, with a 'crack', the crack on the mirror widened again, almost splitting the entire mirror in two, and the image completely disappeared.

"The Mirror of the Heart!!!"

Xiao Sanxiao looked at the Xin Zhaojing mirror, whose cracks had tripled in size, and roared angrily, his eyes showing a hint of fear and rage for the first time.

………………

[The mirror of the heart intends to connect with you through the Buddha's light]

[The innate Yin-Yang divine light is operating spontaneously, your heavenly secrets are blocked, and the Heart-Illuminating Mirror is severely damaged.]

Inside the Lingyun Cave, upon seeing the narration, Su Yuchen smiled in surprise.

The Qilin lying to the side let out a low growl. Su Yuchen shook his head, reached out and patted the Qilin's head, saying, "I know, I know!"

As the voice rang out, the cave was bathed in a seven-colored divine light, and the man and the beast closed their eyes again.

Nine days later, Su Yuchen awoke as promised. After a brief meeting with Dugu Ming, he answered the other's questions and then began to go into seclusion again.

More than half a month later, Dugu Ming was still worried about Wushuang City and decided to conquer Jiangnan. So he hurriedly bid farewell and left.

………………

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed.

The Leshan Giant Buddha remains unchanged, and the Minjiang River flows swiftly and cleanly; only the scenery on both banks has changed again and again.

On this day, a roar as powerful as a dragon or a tiger resounded within Lingyun Cave. The voice was majestic and divine, echoing repeatedly throughout the caverns of Lingyun Cave and reaching outside.

On the boats traveling on the Minjiang River, everyone was shaken to their core by the dragon-like and tiger-like roar, their limbs feeling weak.

"It's...it's the Fire Demon! The Fire Demon is enraged!" said an old ferryman who had been ferrying people here for a long time, his voice trembling.

In a flurry of activity, all the boats sped away from the area.

Inside Lingyun Cave, the Fire Qilin had completely changed color: it had a dragon's head and a lion's body, with bright yellow scales that shimmered with seven-colored light; its thick and powerful limbs and incomparably sharp claws were fiery red, and flames seemed to flow on its scales.

At this moment, the Qilin shook its head and wagged its tail, twisting its huge head to examine itself, its lively eyes full of joy. Then it approached Su Yuchen, its huge dragon horns gently resting on Su Yuchen's palm.

[You help the Qilin restore its original form]

[The Qilin has regained its identity as the Child of the Earth, and can wield the power of the earth's dragon veins to give life to all things; it can wield the power of the earth's flames to scorch the heavens and boil the seas; it can use the earth's dragon veins to escape thousands of miles away.]

Su Yuchen looked at the Qilin in front of him, patted its head, and pondered:

"Although the Qilin has regained its original appearance, unfortunately, it has lost its original intelligence and now only has the intelligence of a three-year-old child. Moreover, as I leave, this place will sooner or later be tainted by the calamity again, and the Qilin will probably be tainted by the calamity again then."

"Moreover, I have now proven that the innate Yin and Yang are useful for refining the calamity energy of heaven and earth, so my idea can be realized."

"The next step is to find the divine dragon of this world, take a portion of its dragon essence and yang essence, and completely refine it into a second primordial spirit."

After thinking it over, Su Yuchen was still not comfortable leaving the Qilin in Lingyun Cave, so he sent a telepathic message hoping that it would come with him.

The Qilin shook its head, its huge eyes filled with joy, yet also with a hint of reluctance.

The memories left in its bloodline by the Qilin tell it that it cannot leave this place.

The Qilin of this realm bears the responsibility of protecting the dragon veins of the earth and the Xuanyuan Tomb; this is a mission bestowed upon them by heaven and earth.

Upon seeing the narration, Su Yuchen suddenly understood and immediately sent a telepathic message. The Qilin roared, signaling Su Yuchen to mount it. It then leaped up and transformed into a stream of light, disappearing into the depths of the cave.

They sped along, winding their way until the Qilin stopped, and the man and beast arrived at the deepest cave in Lingyun Cave.