The Villain's Counterattack

Linghu Chong struggled with the basic Huashan sword technique and the Huashan sword-breaking technique every day. One day, he suddenly realized that not only did his sword technique reach a higher level, but the barriers in his heart burned away, and he actually took advantage of the opportunity to break through to the first-class level.

Apart from Yue Buqun, the person who felt the most about his growth was Lin Pingzhi. Not only did he eat medicinal food and take medicinal baths every day, but Lin Pingzhi also used the basic Huashan internal skills to regulate his body. This was the reason why Linghu Chong was able to make a breakthrough.

Yue Buqun was overjoyed and ready to pass on the Purple Cloud Divine Art to Linghu Chong, but was stopped by Lin Pingzhi. "It's too early! Linghu Chong has just achieved a breakthrough in his basic internal skills. This is the time when he can make the best progress and gain the deepest insights. If we rashly change our internal skills now, it would be a waste of time. It would be best to give him a month to consolidate his cultivation."

But a month later, seeing that Ning Zhongze was only slightly at a disadvantage after fighting Linghu Chong for a hundred rounds, Yue Buqun again proposed that Linghu Chong learn the "Purple Cloud Magic Art", and Lin Pingzhi jumped out again.

"The internal energy of the Purple Cloud Divine Art is too extreme. If Linghu Chong were to practice it right now, it would hinder his ability to fully develop the Jade Maiden Pure Heart Art. Yue Lingshan has already mastered the Jade Maiden Art in the past two months. They can begin practicing the Jade Maiden Pure Heart Art. This art progresses very quickly. In just three months, Yue Lingshan will reach the top level, and Linghu Chong will also see a significant improvement."

"Once they have perfected the Jade Girl Pure Heart Technique, they will have no problem practicing any internal skills they want. In fact, to put it bluntly, the Jade Girl Pure Heart Technique is a dual cultivation method that can be combined with the Quanzhen Heart Method. It is a quick-success martial art that benefits both parties." Lin Pingzhi's words made Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze overjoyed. Their daughter was able to advance to the first-class level in just three months, which was something they had never dared to think of before.

Yue Buqun suddenly felt something was wrong. Lin Pingzhi should have no ill will towards Linghu Chong, but why did he repeatedly prevent him from teaching him the "Purple Cloud Divine Art"? So he asked in front of Linghu Chong, Yue Lingshan and Ning Zhongze.

Lin Pingzhi looked at Yue Buqun strangely, with a slight smile on his lips. "If I tell you the reason, please don't be angry, Mr. Yue."

Yue Buqun smiled and said, "Since you can tell others about it, it can't be a bad thing. Tell me about it."

"I'm just speculating. After all, I haven't read the original version of 'Purple Cloud Divine Art.' Mr. Yue, just listen to my explanation. If I'm wrong, feel free to tell me." Lin Pingzhi said, "'Purple Cloud Divine Art' is a rare and profound martial art in the martial arts world. It's only slightly inferior to the Shaolin Yijinjing and Wudang Tai Chi, but other martial arts cannot compare."

Hearing Lin Pingzhi praising the "Purple Cloud Divine Art" so highly, Yue Buqun was quite pleased.

"Unlike the Yi Jin Jing and Tai Chi Sheng Gong, this technique is not suitable for those with low strength. It is a truly advanced technique, suitable only for masters. This requires a discussion of the origins of this technique."

Lin Pingzhi then told the story of the Huashan Patriarch's previous life, "Hao Datong was originally a second-generation disciple of the Quanzhen Sect. This 'Purple Cloud Divine Art' was a technique he practiced in his later years. His internal energy was already quite extraordinary, so he could practice it without any hindrance. However, before this, he had been diligently cultivating the Quanzhen Dao Song and Quanzhen internal energy."

"Furthermore, I later carefully studied the successive leaders of the Huashan Sect and discovered that the earlier one cultivates the Purple Cloud Divine Art, the lower their subsequent achievements. This led me to some speculation. The Purple Cloud Divine Art isn't bad, but because it's so good, the requirements for cultivation are much higher. Practicing without profound internal energy won't be harmful, but progress will be slow. It's better to cultivate the basics to a very high level first, and then transition to the Purple Cloud Divine Art, which is a direct descendant of the same lineage. This will actually lead to faster progress."

After listening to Lin Pingzhi's analysis, Yue Buqun couldn't help but think about it carefully and found that it was indeed so. What he was thinking about was not the strength of the leaders when they took office, but their age. There were actually quite a few who were so-called successful at a young age but became mediocre after becoming the leader. On the contrary, those who had accumulated a lot of experience and succeeded to the throne when they were older were all quite outstanding.

"It was me who almost delayed Chong'er's development, but Chong'er is already a first-rate master. I think there should be no problem for him to practice the Zixia Magic Art." Yue Buqun was also a little unsure. He had only been at the second-rate level when he started practicing the Zixia Magic Art. Although it was powerful, his progress was really slow. If it had not been for Lin Pingzhi's support of many medicinal herbs and supplements in recent years, I am afraid it would have taken him decades of hard work to become a top master.

I originally thought that this was because of my poor aptitude, but now I think it was due to the martial arts. Zixia is the first among the Nine Huashan Skills, but this first place is not easy to practice. It requires steady progress step by step. It turns out that there are so many requirements in the choice of martial arts.

Now that he knew the key points, Yue Buqun calmed down. However, the Jade Girl Pure Heart Technique was not so easy to practice. A man and a woman were naked facing each other. Thinking of this, he looked at his disciple Linghu Chong and his daughter Yue Lingshan.

The two were a little confused at first, but suddenly they thought of something and their faces turned red at the same time.

Lin Pingzhi kicked Linghu Chong to his knees and cursed, "Fool, hurry up and tell your father-in-law your true feelings. To master the Jade Maiden Pure Heart Sword Technique, a man and a woman must be united in purpose, but neither can lose their virginity. Once you've mastered it, you can become one, otherwise the original purpose of this technique will be lost."

Linghu Chong hurriedly expressed his feelings to Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze, while Yue Lingshan was so embarrassed that she threw herself into her mother Ning Zhongze's arms. The two of them were in love, and the Jade Maiden Pure Heart Art was what they valued. It was just that they could not master it, so all their hopes were on their disciple and daughter. Moreover, with the Jade Maiden Pure Heart Art, they were not afraid of being separated.

However, Lin Pingzhi had already ordered people to draw out the entire terrain of Mount Hua, and had also selected a place for them. He also listed the precautions for cultivation so that they could familiarize themselves with it early.

These two months were very important for Huashan Sect. The eldest disciple was promoted to the first class, and most of the other disciples were promoted to the second class. Their internal force and swordsmanship were all improved. Yue Buqun gradually let go of the dispute over sword energy in his heart, but secretly began to inquire about the whereabouts of the successor of the Sword Sect, and he had already made some progress.

At this time, Zuo Lengchan from Songshan sent a letter, inviting them to Songshan. Yue Buqun could not refuse, and there was no one around him, so he took his wife and a group of outer disciples, leaving the inner disciples to continue practicing with Lin Pingzhi, and truly regarded him as a free elder to pass on his skills.

Lin Pingzhi was very dissatisfied with this. "I originally planned to return in three months, but now Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan are practicing the Jade Maiden Pure Heart Technique, so I've been delayed a bit. You guys are really..."

"Of the Nine Huashan Swords, you are free to read all of them except the Purple Cloud Divine Art." Yue Buqun put forward the condition. After all, this guy had already read so many of the Five Mountains Swordsmanship, so the rest did not matter to him.

"How about one more condition: these Huashan martial arts can be taught in the Lin family's overseas territory?" Lin Pingzhi said that he was still very principled.

Yue Buqun nodded gently and said, "I have no objection to promoting the prosperity of Huashan, but you need to use the name of Huashan Villa overseas."

"Deal." Lin Pingzhi naturally had no objection, and Huashan also had a lot of martial arts boxing and kicking skills, such as "Stone-Splitting Jade Fist", "Tiger Subduing Palm", "Iron Finger Technique", "Leopard Tail Kick", "Eagle and Snake Life and Death Fight", "Hunyuan Palm", etc.

Apart from that, not to mention the swordsmanship, Lin Pingzhi had already learned most of it, and the main one was the swordsmanship: the Anti-Liangyi Swordsmanship.

His cavalrymen were accustomed to using swordsmanship, and this "Anti-Liangyi Sword Technique" was extremely powerful when combined with the other techniques. However, because the Huashan Sect was accustomed to using swords, it was gradually forgotten. Finally, Lin Pingzhi found it from a pile of old papers and passed it on to his cavalrymen after Yue Buqun agreed.

This favor is quite a big one, and it is one of the reasons why Lin Pingzhi stayed in Huashan. Compared with other sects, Huashan Sect is really good to him.

Even though Yue Buqun originally had bad intentions and coveted his family's inherited Sword Manual of Exorcism, as they got to know each other more and more, they began to be sincere to each other and no longer treated each other as outsiders. What's more, Lin Bufan and Lin Feifei were both legitimate Huashan disciples, so Lin Pingzhi was not a complete outsider.