The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Watching the scene of Ouyang Feng and Yang Guo being a loving father and son, Lu Yao squatted boredly in the distance.

"Yang Guo's Toad Stance is incomplete, but we can plan to learn the complete version of Toad Stance from Ouyang Feng."

Lu Yao was also somewhat curious about the Toad Style Kung Fu, and would try to snatch it to see if given the chance.

Toad Kung Fu is purely about using stillness to control movement. It involves accumulating energy and power throughout the body, storing strength without releasing it, resulting in a thick, long-lasting, and powerful internal energy.

As the signature skill of the Five Great Masters, Toad Style, although not as powerful as the Nine Yin Manual or other peerless martial arts, is still a top-tier martial art.

In the world of Condor Heroes, martial arts and internal skills can be practiced simultaneously without conflict. The more martial arts a martial artist learns, the better their overall strength will be.

However, most martial artists have limited energy and time, and do not have enough energy or time to learn different martial arts.

However, with the help of the Haotian Pearl, Lu Yao was not subject to these restrictions, and the more martial arts he learned, the stronger he became.

"You mean that guy is your master? How skilled can someone so young be?"

Upon hearing Yang Guo's words, Ouyang Feng couldn't help but glance at Lu Yao in the distance.

"Dad, Master is very powerful."

Yang Guo, however, felt indignant on Lu Yao's behalf and said angrily.

"Hmph! Come on! Your father will teach you our family's Toad Kung Fu, which is the most powerful martial art in the world."

Seeing Yang Guo's expression, Ouyang Feng was somewhat unconvinced.

With that, he grabbed Yang Guo and used his lightness skill to fly away, disappearing from Lu Yao's sight.

After seeing Ouyang Feng and Yang Guo leave, Lu Yao turned around and went back into the tomb.

A pavilion in the water within the tomb.

"Long'er, this is the peculiar magic manual."

Lu Yao handed the "Tang Wu Jue" to Xiaolongnu for her to study and comprehend.

"This is actually a completely new road!"

Little Dragon Girl only glanced at the first few pages of "The Soup Witchcraft Manual" before discovering its extraordinary nature.

From a young age, Xiaolongnu was well-versed in various martial arts classics of the Ancient Tomb Sect, and could be considered a master of martial arts. She immediately recognized the novel cultivation method of the "Tangwu Jue".

"Junior brother, where did you get this cultivation technique?"

Unable to contain her curiosity, Xiaolongnu looked at Lu Yao with her bright eyes.

"Well, it was given to me by a wandering Taoist priest. He said it could strengthen the body and prolong life."

Lu Yao scratched his head and made up an excuse.

It's not the right time to tell Xiaolongnu about his origins yet, so he has to find an excuse first.

Xiaolongnu understood that Lu Yao wasn't telling the truth, and assumed that Lu Yao had something he couldn't say, so she didn't press him further.

"Long'er, I want to go out for a while and take Yang Guo back to his family."

Looking at the cool, beautiful, and charming woman in front of him, Lu Yao told her his plans.

Now he has mastered all the martial arts that the Ancient Tomb Sect can teach, since most of the martial arts in the Ancient Tomb Sect are practiced by women, and there are not many that Lu Yao can learn.

Therefore, Lu Yao plans to go out and collect other peerless martial arts techniques.

Moreover, as Yang Guo grew older, he became increasingly averse to the cold and lonely life in the Ancient Tomb.

Lu Yao planned to take him to Guo Jing, as that kind of exciting martial arts life might be what Yang Guo wanted.

"Hmm~, Yang Guo is growing up and can't stay in this ancient tomb forever. It's a pity that he can't go out and see the world with his junior brother."

Xiaolongnu smiled at Lu Yao, but there was a hint of reluctance in her smile.

As the leader of the Ancient Tomb Sect, she was generally not allowed to leave the Ancient Tomb; this was her master's instruction to her before his death.

Looking into Xiaolongnu's clear eyes, Lu Yao felt a pang of heartache.

Lu Yao felt relatively at ease with Xiaolongnu staying in the ancient tomb. Now that Xiaolongnu had mastered the secret passage through the pool in the ancient tomb, she could leave the tomb at any time if she encountered danger.

The situation where they were trapped in the ancient tomb as in the original story will not occur.

A few days later.

Yang Guo returned to the Ancient Tomb alone, looking somewhat sad.

"Guo'er, where is your father?"

Looking at Yang Guo's sorrowful expression, Lu Yao couldn't help but ask.

"Father has left. He said he had a duel with a beggar."

Yang Guo was very saddened by Ouyang Feng's departure, after all, he felt that there were very few people who were good to him.

Because of Yang Guo's father, Yang Kang, Huang Rong always felt some aversion and rejection towards Yang Guo, and had a stereotypical impression of him.

Therefore, life on Peach Blossom Island was not smooth before, and Huang Rong's prejudice was a major reason for this.

Because Guo Jing and Yang Kang were sworn brothers, Guo Jing treated Yang Guo as his own son and cared for him very much.

Yang Guo's lack of love since childhood made him very sensitive, which is why he was so saddened by Ouyang Feng's departure.

"Guo'er, I know you're not used to staying in this ancient tomb. In a few days, I'll send you to your Uncle Guo's place."

"The world is vast; you shouldn't waste your time in this ancient tomb."

Lu Yao shook his head and said to Yang Guo with a smile.

"Oh, can I go down the mountain now?!"

Yang Guo was taken aback upon hearing this, but then became extremely excited.

In fact, Yang Guo had also mentioned wanting to go down to the mountains to take a look, but Lu Yao refused on the grounds that he hadn't mastered martial arts yet.

Hearing that he could finally leave the ancient tomb and descend the mountain, he was extremely excited.

Lu Yao couldn't help but chuckle when he saw Yang Guo's reaction.

a few days later.

After bidding farewell to the reluctant Little Dragon Girl and Granny Sun, Lu Yao led Yang Guo away from the Tomb of the Living Dead using his lightness skill.

In a town at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, Lu Yao brought Yang to the villa he had bought.

Over the past few years, the servants and stewards that Lu Yao hired have kept the villa in excellent order.

Lu Yao had his steward bring out two horses, intending to ride them to Xiangyang City.

In recent years, Mongolia has been making increasingly aggressive moves and constantly harassing the border. As a city on the border, Xiangyang has become a key target of Mongolia's attacks.

Guo Jing had already moved his family from Peach Blossom Island to Xiangyang City.

It must be said that Guo Jing's chivalry and patriotism are truly admirable.

In the clash between the two armies, individual combat strength is actually quite limited. After all, no matter how strong one's martial arts skills are, one's inner energy and physical strength will eventually be exhausted.

However, the formidable martial prowess of martial arts masters posed a significant threat to high-ranking military officers, which led to martial arts masters becoming an important force in resisting the Mongols during the Southern Song Dynasty.

Of course, Mongolia also has its own experts, so it usually involves two teams of experts fighting each other, and there are few instances of ordinary soldiers being attacked.

Lu Yao and Yang Guo, each on a fast horse, galloped towards Xiangyang City in the southeast.

After sending Yang Guo back, Lu Yao planned to find Dugu Qiubai's sword tomb, where he was very interested in the peerless sword technique—the Dugu Nine Swords.

In the original novel, Yang Guo did not obtain Dugu Qiubai's Nine Swords of Dugu, but Dugu Qiubai left behind several of his own swords, so it's impossible that he didn't leave behind the manual for the Nine Swords of Dugu.

There is only one possibility: the Nine Swords of Dugu are indeed in the Sword Tomb, but Yang Guo has not found them.

Furthermore, there is a large eagle that knows martial arts, and a Bodhi snake that can increase one's power, both of which are Lu Yao's targets.