Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

Looking through the cave entrance, one can see that the cave has been carved into the shape of a red couch, with civil and military officials standing in the center, and a nine-dragon carving extending from the entrance to the deepest part of the cave.

There, on a nine-dragon throne carved from rock, sits a skeleton with a dragon's head and a human body; the skeleton holds a rusty, sword-shaped hilt in its right hand and a stone tower resembling a spine in its left.

Su Yuchen moved swiftly and arrived in front of the throne. The Qilin at the cave entrance roared and followed.

Su Yuchen bowed respectfully to the Emperor of Humanity before reaching out to pick up the rusty longsword. The moment he touched it, Su Yuchen was astonished. The rusty longsword was neither metal nor wood, and he couldn't input his true energy into it at all. It was as if the longsword was spontaneously repelling him.

When the primordial spirit swept over it, the longsword showed no divine power whatsoever; it seemed to be nothing more than an ordinary piece of iron.

You have obtained the Xuanyuan Emperor's Sword (Shadow Split)

You are not a human emperor; you cannot gain the recognition of the divine weapon.

Chapter 561 The Changes in Jiangnan, Meeting the Nameless

Su Yuchen hesitated for a moment, then bowed deeply and said:

"At this time of change in the world, I borrow your sword to establish order for humanity and elect a new emperor. Please forgive me, senior."

After bowing respectfully and putting away his longsword, Su Yuchen picked up the stone vertebrae he had been holding in his left hand.

You have obtained the root of the dragon vein of this world.

This is formed from the origin of the earth's dragon veins; it can regulate the earth's energy, reveal the direction of the dragon veins, and is used by emperors to stabilize the land.

You can manipulate the earth's dragon veins, expelling or extracting the negative energy absorbed within them.

Upon seeing the last sentence of the narration, Su Yuchen nodded in agreement, feeling even more certain of his plan.

After putting away the two items, Su Yuchen leaped out of the cave, slapped his hand, and set up a sword energy array at the cave entrance to prevent any petty people from disturbing the tomb of the predecessors. Only then did he leave with the Qilin.

Detour to where the Blood Bodhi grows, Su Yuchen casually tore off a vine and tied the Xuanyuan Sword to the Qilin's back. The Qilin roared and immediately headed towards the entrance of Lingyun Cave.

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At the entrance of Lingyun Cave, a flash of light appeared, and a person and a beast had already left Lingyun Cave.

A bright yellow, incomparably noble unicorn roared to the sky, as if celebrating a new life; its voice echoed along both banks, carrying further and further away…

Before long, Su Yuchen scanned the area with his divine sense and saw several furtive gazes peeking over from the top of the Buddha statue. These were the monks from the Buddhist temple in the area.

Su Yuchen ignored them, gripping the earth's dragon vein tightly in his hand, easily establishing a connection with the Minjiang River before him:

'Only in the Minjiang River can one see' countless malevolent energies gathering, either settling or drifting in the water, carried by the current.

The malevolent energy that settles into the riverbed accumulates deep underground, altering the course of the earth's veins. Over time, this energy forms difficult-to-treat hidden reefs and boulders on the riverbed. The malevolent energy that drifts with the river water can affect passing ships, and as people's hearts change, it can affect their minds, causing ships to be destroyed and people to die.

Shaking his head, Su Yuchen understood that as long as the malevolent energy and calamity of this realm did not dissipate, even if manpower and resources were organized to clear away the hidden reefs, the malevolent energy would still alter the earth's veins again in the future, without end.

Su Yuchen patted the Qilin's head, and the Qilin snorted, its divine sense indicating that it refused to establish a connection with the earth's dragon vein. Su Yuchen did not urge it, but conveyed his thoughts to it, indicating that it did not need to follow the dragon vein.

Qilin nodded, then leaped into the air, its claws barely touching the cliffs on both sides, covering a distance of twenty or thirty feet, instantly landing on the top of the Buddha statue, disappearing through the dense forest, leaving only faint gasps behind it.

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Guided by Su Yuchen, the man and the beast followed the path toward Wushuang City.

Along the way, Su Yuchen made occasional stops but avoided going to major cities to avoid causing unnecessary trouble. Even if someone saw the enormous beast, it wouldn't cause panic.

While resting in a rural village, Su Yuchen also saw:

Along the way, the distinction between martial arts practitioners and ordinary people became increasingly clear. Occasionally, when there were fights, they would be resolved at the arena set up at the city gate, or they would go to the wilderness to fight in private.

While the scenes of people fighting in the city over the slightest disagreement have not completely disappeared, they have become much rarer. Those who do fight in the city are quickly pursued by constables led by martial arts masters, and wanted posters are plastered all over checkpoints and city gates.

The wanted posters were even posted in small towns and villages.

As they got closer to Wushuang City, the changes along the way became more and more significant. Most of the Jiangnan region had fallen into the hands of Wushuang City, and Wushuang City's guards patrolled the important checkpoints along the way.

Wherever Su Yuchen passed, constables from various cities would often appear and hide in the shadows until the man and beast were far away.

[Dugu Ming and Shi Wuzun took action, personally visiting various major sects. The three major sects of the Jiangnan martial arts world (Wudang, Hengshan, and Taishan), the eight temples (Lingyin, Bodhi, Faxiang, etc.), and the twenty-one strongholds (Lianyun Stronghold, Dongting Water Stronghold, and various strongholds around Taihu Lake) have all submitted to them.]

[A coalition of troops from Wushuang City, wandering martial artists, and elite sects was formed to conquer cities and seize territory, thereby gaining control of the military; while powerful clans from various regions formed the backbone of the coalition to control the political power.]

[Separation of civil and military affairs: The initial signs of an emperor's authority]

Seeing the narration, Su Yuchen felt a sense of relief; the boy of yesteryear had grown to such a height. Thinking of this, Su Yuchen felt even more confident in his grasp of the Xuanyuan Sword.

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One day, a man and a beast passed through a small town. Su Yuchen glanced around and saw a sword aura in the town, as bright as the sun in the sky, dazzling but not blinding, and in harmony with the heavens.

"The sword of the celestial being is nameless."

Su Yuchen gently patted the dragon's head, and the Qilin turned and headed towards the town.

As soon as they arrived at the town entrance, they saw several constables in black standing ready. Looking at the giant beast, which was four or five meters tall, the constables trembled and their legs shook as they faced its enormous eyes.

"This...this senior, the area ahead is a gathering place for people, and it's really inconvenient for your spirit beast to enter." The leading constable landed three zhang away from the Qilin and said nervously.

A hint of mockery flashed in the Qilin's eyes. It snorted disdainfully and stomped its paw on the ground. Along the originally bare road, patches of green grass began to sprout and spread in all directions.

The constable and the people secretly watching behind him couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. An old man in a scholar's robe stroked his beard and said in astonishment, "This...this is the divine beast Qilin!"

Upon hearing this, some of the onlookers who had been secretly watching quietly knelt down and whispered prayers.

Su Yuchen smiled and said to the constable:

"This little guy is quite active and mischievous. Without me watching him, he might cause a lot of trouble. Don't worry, young man, with me here, he will never cause any trouble."

"Besides, I'm just visiting a friend in town and will be leaving soon. I won't make things difficult for you."

The constable nodded and immediately leaped away. It seemed that he had already done his best by speaking up to stop them, and as for risking his life, that was absolutely out of the question.

Even so, Wushuang City's control over the local area was evident, which made Su Yuchen even more satisfied.

The man and the beast entered the town amidst the furtive observation of the crowd. The Qilin kept moving and soon arrived in front of a restaurant. Su Yuchen looked up and saw that it was 'Zhonghua Pavilion'.

At this moment, the shopkeeper behind the counter, upon seeing this enormous beast, could no longer act like an ordinary person. With a light step, he leaped into the air, crossed the counter, and landed at the entrance of the restaurant.

Su Yuchen smiled and said, "I've come to pay my respects to your master. Please lead the way."

The shopkeeper was startled. Seeing the growing crowd, he realized the person before him was no ordinary man. He immediately invited them in and led the man and beast around to the back, entering the backyard through the back door.

The Qilin snorted in dissatisfaction at the low doorway and refused to move forward, turning around and lying down behind the door.

"We are overjoyed to have distinguished guests from afar. Zhang Fu, you may go!" Before the shopkeeper could report, a voice came from the moon gate.

The shopkeeper cupped his hands in greeting, then immediately turned and closed the courtyard gate before leaving.

Su Yuchen smiled and walked along the path towards the backyard of the restaurant.

Chapter 562 The Nameless's Awkward Position

As Su Yuchen turned the corner, he saw two figures standing under the eaves.

The figure in front wore a blue robe, his eyes filled with vicissitudes and sorrow. He was middle-aged, yet his posture was as straight as a sword. His gaze was filled with inquiry and curiosity as he looked at Su Yuchen. Behind him, a young man in white was also full of curiosity as he looked at Su Yuchen. They were none other than Wuming and Jianchen, master and disciple.

Jian Chen's gaze met Su Yuchen's eyes, but he quickly looked away the next second. His forehead was covered in cold sweat, his whole body was trembling, and his heart was pounding like a drum, which could be clearly heard by the two people who were so close to each other.

Wuming shifted his stance, blocking Jian Chen's view, and bowed to Su Yuchen, saying, "My disciple has been unruly; please forgive him."

“It’s alright. I just happened to be passing by and saw the sword intent swirling around the heavens and earth. Knowing that you live in seclusion here, I came here to pay my respects,” Su Yuchen said, cupping his hands in greeting.

The nameless man extended his hand in invitation, saying, "In the past, a sword was born that caused all swords in the world to tremble in fear. I suppose that was you."

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Soon after, the two were sitting down under the eaves at the corner.

After observing for a moment, Su Yuchen nodded. Wuming's sword intent and sword energy were extremely pure. Although he was one with heaven and earth, his sword energy and sword intent constantly filtered out the evil energy in the heaven and earth's primordial energy, preventing his own primordial spirit from being affected by the evil energy.

This is also the reason why Nameless suffered repeated calamities in the later stages of the story.

Simply put, the martial arts will of this world is like the largest shareholder of a company, and Wuming was originally the CEO of the Tiandi Group he chose.

In the early stages, the CEO Wuming made great contributions to the Tiandi Group by eliminating the top masters of the ten major sects. As a reward, his martial arts will successfully advanced him to the Heavenly Sword Realm of the unity of heaven and man.

However, as the old saying goes, the human heart is unpredictable. Just when Tiandi Group thought that with this CEO, it could make great strides, Wuming fell into deep self-blame and regret because of his wife's death.

As a result, the new CEO of Tiandi Group not only failed to continue to work hard to conquer the world, but also fell into a state of apathy and lack of ambition due to grief.

This is also why, although Wuming is one with heaven and earth, his sword intent and sword energy become increasingly pure and unaffected by evil energy. After all, what can affect a person who has no desires?

Such a CEO naturally could not satisfy the group, but dismissing him was not something the group could do in a short time. So, Tiandi Group had no choice but to choose Xiong Ba as a junior boss to work for them.

As for Wuming, who occupies the CEO position but does nothing, the major shareholder of Tiandi Group naturally dislikes him. Although he cannot use his evil aura to bewitch people, he can block many of the original methods of achieving harmony between heaven and man, such as not allowing him to view the internal information of Tiandi Group.

So in the later stages, when Xiong Ba was sweeping away the martial arts world of China for the Tiandi Group, Wuming not only suffered repeated calamities due to a lack of information, but his disciple Jian Chen was also constantly targeted by the major shareholder of the Tiandi Group, and he suffered all kinds of hardships.

All of this was to ensure that Wuming, this guy who occupies the CEO position but doesn't contribute, wouldn't affect the normal operation of the Tiandi Group.

In other words, Wuming currently holds the position of CEO of the group but lacks the support of the major shareholder of Tiandi Group. Instead, he is being secretly targeted by the major shareholder, who is digging trap after trap for him.

In martial arts terms: You claim to be without desires? But as long as you dare to act and have desires, nothing around you will escape my control.

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“I think I understand your situation!” Su Yu said inexplicably.

"Oh?"

The nameless man paused in his tea-pouring, then asked, "What have you come to understand? Please speak frankly."

Su Yuchen smiled and told him about the past conflicts between a large corporation's owner and the manager he had chosen.

Finally, Su Yuchen concluded:

"I've always been a little curious about why you, who chose the path of the Heavenly Sword of Harmony with Heaven and Man, are never affected by the evil energy of heaven and earth, and are able to escape tribulations instead."

"Now I realize that after you took the position, you were just doing a job that only paid you but didn't put in any effort. You've already parted ways with the will of martial arts."

This was the first time someone had used such a fresh and unconventional story to analyze their current state of mind and situation, and Wuming was slightly taken aback.

Jian Chen, who was standing to the side, felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. This statement, which suddenly dragged his master down to the mundane level, filled him with a sense of contradiction that he couldn't quite put his finger on.

Wuming raised his head, looked at Su Yuchen, and said, "This statement is indeed refreshing and unconventional, but upon closer examination, it aligns with my current level of understanding."

As he spoke, Wuming's eyes were filled with admiration. He said, "Your insightful and insightful words are truly remarkable. Your martial arts level is even higher than mine."

Su Yuchen nodded and said:

"I studied Taoist classics and divided the martial arts spirit into two parts: the Yin spirit and the Yang spirit."

"Unfortunately, my path of cultivation was fraught with confusion and stumbles along the way. I spent a long time on the path of Yin Spirit. It wasn't until later, when Yin Spirit transformed into Yang, that I finally understood the principle of Nine Revolutions to Achieve Truth."

Su Yuchen's words were simple yet poignant, but Wuming could sense the arduous journey he had overcome in his words—the sword spirit bestowed upon him by the Heavenly Sword.

After a moment of reflection, a flash of azure sword light appeared in Su Yuchen's eyes, severing all distracting thoughts, and he continued:

"According to my classification, you are at the perfect Yin Spirit realm, while the Sword Saint is at the initial stage of the Yin Spirit realm."

"Although this realm has achieved mastery of martial arts and primordial spirit, once the physical body is damaged, at best one will be unable to progress for life, and at worst one will die and have their soul destroyed, but there is a sliver of a chance to be reincarnated."

"When one reaches the Yangshen realm, the three souls of Heaven, Earth, and Man are united in one body. Even if the physical body is destroyed, the Yangshen can choose to reincarnate with the memories or possess another body."

"However, if you want to take the next step and cultivate to become a Yang God, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Wuming nodded. According to Su Yuchen, once he reached the Yin God Perfection stage, he would still be the head manager of this conglomerate. But if he took another step forward, he would jump from the head manager to the position of the owner.

As the major shareholder, or rather the sole shareholder, Wu Daoyi would never allow himself, a 'traitor,' to share the entire conglomerate's profits with him.

However, Wuming wasn't in a hurry. According to Su Yuchen, he still had time to perfect his path. Thinking of this, he suddenly laughed and said, "In that case, I'm afraid Brother Sword Saint will catch up with me soon."

Su Yuchen nodded in agreement and said:

"The path of the Sword Saint is ruthless and devoid of emotion. At the Yin Spirit stage, his goal of sweeping away the martial world coincides with that of the martial arts will, which will naturally drive him to think about perfecting and advancing to the next level."

"But after the Yin God is perfected, his path becomes ruthless and heartless. He might even dare to kill the martial will of a wealthy man. The martial will would never allow him to advance to the Yang God and be on equal footing with him."

"After all, 'He' only needs a head steward, not someone who wants to die."

Chapter 563 The Nameless Decision

After a moment of silence, Wuming asked:

"Why would a wealthy tycoon, or rather, a martial arts will, want to wipe out the martial arts world? Or why would they want to unleash a great calamity?"

"Since He is the embodiment of the martial will of countless people, He should only become stronger as martial arts flourish."

Su Yuchen wasn't surprised that Wuming could see through these things, after all, the sword heart's clarity in harmony with heaven and man was not useless.