Lu Chuan insisted not to accept disciples, so Gu Shengchao had no choice but to be more diligent on weekdays, chopping wood for cooking, serving tea and water for Lu Chuan to wash clothes, taking care of all the trivial things in life, running first and then serving. Lu Chuan felt comfortable and in a better mood. He was naturally attentive when teaching kung fu. Gu Shengchao also studied hard and his internal strength recovered quickly. In less than a month, he was almost back to the state before the injury.
The valley they were in was in a deep sinkhole. Three thatched houses were built on huge rocks halfway up the mountain. Behind the houses, a waterfall fell down along the mountain stream and flowed into a deep well in the sinkhole. The mouth of the well is not big, only five or six feet square. Whether it is a heavy rain or a surge of mountains and rivers, it can always accommodate it, ensuring that the vegetables and rice fields grown at the bottom of the sinkhole are harvested regardless of drought or flood.
Because of the abundant rainfall, the edges and inner walls of the sinkhole are lush with vegetation, and the towering trees are lush and lush. It is impossible for ordinary people to find that there are people living here unless they deliberately look for it. There is usually little sunshine, and the sun can only be seen at noon, so take out the cold and wet bedding to dry it out.
Lu Chuan saw that Gu Shengchao practiced diligently and even harder, so he taught him a set of palm techniques in his spare time, called "Nine Heavens Blue Falling Palm". There are twelve palm moves in total. They seem simple, but each move has multiple variations. It can be used to adapt to the enemy in battle. It must be consistent with the movement of the true energy in the body in order to exert sufficient power.
There is another village in the cave. You can sit in a well and watch the flying birds in the sky. You can't complain to the sky. You can fight with the sky with your anger. You can fly to the sky to pick up the stars. You can see the sky and rain in time. You can steal the sky and feel free. In the daytime, the sky is blue and the sky is blue. The golden drums can reach the sky and march thousands of troops. Each of the nine moves has the word "Tian". There are not many moves, and the changes are complicated and difficult to master.
It took a lot of effort for Gu Shengchao to learn, and he had to suffer some physical pain when sparring with Lu Chuan.
"This 'Nine Heavens Biluo Palm' is my own martial art. I practiced it for fun when I was young. In terms of practicality, it is my original 'Five Soul Formation'. It can be used offensively and defensively with infinite power. After all, the palm techniques are limited, unlike the formation Dharma, the Five Soul Formation operates in accordance with the five elements. Metal overcomes wood, wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, and fire overcomes metal. There are endless mutual reinforcements and mutual restraints. The power of one person can be used as an army of thousands of horses, and it is unstoppable and invincible. ." Lu Chuan stood with his hands behind his back, showing great disdain for the 'Nine Heavens Blue Falling Palm' that caused Gu Shengchao to suffer so much.
The ancient sage was puzzled: "The 'Five Soul Array' only assists the Dantian, so how can it be effective?"
Lu Chuan said with a smile: "When a baby is just born, how can you know how tall it will be when it grows up? You have just learned to crawl now, so of course you don't know what it is like when running and jumping. The master leads you to practice as an individual, your future The road is long, but as long as you don’t slack off and study hard, you will understand what I mean one day.”
Gu Shengchao nodded in agreement, but he still valued the 'Nine Heavens Blue Falling Palm' more. After practicing, he used his sword to demonstrate to Lu Chuan the "Phoenix Dance Sword Technique" he saw in the Luo Ya Bay cave, and told him the mental techniques and formulas.
Lu Chuan also followed the dance several times and asked doubtfully: "The sword technique of Feng Wu and Qiu Huang is said to be the best in the world. You only saw the Feng Wu sword technique. Could it be that these are two sword techniques? Feng Wu and Qiu Huang belong to different schools." ?" He performed the Phoenix Dance Sword Technique again and said thoughtfully: "Although this set of sword techniques is considered exquisite, I always feel that something is missing. It seems to be a broken copy and should be supplemented."
He inquired about the location of the cave in detail and thought: "If I have the opportunity, I will go and take a look in person, and maybe I will find something else. You and I are not masters and disciples, and there are no restrictions on martial arts in the world, so no matter what skills you have, as long as you feel suitable to practice boldly That’s right. It’s just that the ‘Five Soul Formation’ is the top priority, so don’t let the small lose the big and delay the future.”
The ancient sage Chao saluted: "I will follow the teachings of my seniors, and my juniors will not dare to forget them."
It has been more than forty days since he arrived here. The ancient sage got up early and went to the rice fields at the bottom of the sinkhole to weed and fertilize. After finishing the farm work, he put down his hoe and practiced "Nine Heavens Blue Falling Palm" several times. Then he picked up the sword and practiced "Phoenix Palm". Sword dance". At first, because his Dantian was damaged in the cave, he could only practice moves, but not mantras and mental techniques. Now that he has the assistance of formations in his Dantian, his internal strength has greatly increased and he can practice at the same time. After several sword techniques, he felt refreshed and the breath in his body had never been so smooth. At the end of the sword sheathing posture, the sword in his hand suddenly disappeared inexplicably.
Gu Shengchao was startled, and quickly looked inside. The sword in his hand was hanging on the sword array in his dantian, and the other five swords were hovering outside to guard it. He raised his hand and recited the mantra silently in his mind, using the sword opening gesture. As expected, the sword appeared out of thin air in his hand.
"It's done, it's done!" Gu Shengchao was ecstatic.
He knew that sword practitioners in the world were usually divided into three categories: swordsmen, swordsmen and swordsmen. Swordsmen usually carry their swords diagonally across their waists or carry their swords on their backs. Swordsmen can make the swords disappear into their bodies through internal force. Swordsmen can wield swords and fly in the air like gods.
Gu Shengchao was overjoyed and eager to see Lu Chuan to report the good news to him. There was a winding path climbing up to his residence halfway up the mountain. The ancient sage was so anxious that he jumped straight up. Fortunately, he now had enough internal energy to go up most of the way without any difficulty.
A hare grazing under the tree was disturbed. It jumped and was about to run into the grass. With quick eyes and quick hands, the ancient sage dived forward and grabbed the hare's hind legs. He rolled a few times close to the ground and stood up. He picked up the hare and ran back to the thatched house. Strangely, even after searching the three thatched cottages, Lu Chuan was nowhere to be found. He went straight to the waterfall behind the house, and sure enough, Lu Chuan was sitting on the smooth bluestone in a daze, holding something unknown in his hand.
Gu Shengchao was about to shout, but felt that it was too abrupt, so he took a few deep breaths and left quietly.
"Come back, what's the matter?" Lu Chuan called him.
Gu Shengchao knew that Lu Chuan was worried and couldn't disturb him, so he gave up the idea of reporting. He raised the hare in his hand and said, "Senior, I caught a hare on the road. I'll stew it for lunch!"
"Wait a minute." Just as Gu Shengchao was about to leave, Lu Chuan called out to him: "Let the hare go!"
Gu Shengchao couldn't believe his ears. In this secluded place, he and Lu Chuan had caught hares to improve their food more than once or twice. Why did their temperament change today?
Lu Chuan warned him again: "The hare is a life after all, just let it live! The vegetables at the bottom of the pit are growing just right, you can pull some and cook them!"
Gu Shengchao had no choice but to let the hare go. He came to Lu Chuan and asked in a low voice: "Senior, are you not allowed to eat rabbits anymore?"
Lu Chuan didn't seem to hear his question. He spread his palms and asked, "Do you know this?"
Of course Gu Shengchao remembered that it was the jade pendant that slipped into his arms when he was carrying Ding Ying up the mountain, and was picked up by Lu Chuan after falling off the cliff. He nodded "Yeah".
Lu Chuan said with emotion: "You fell from above. Fortunately, the trees at the bottom of the valley were lush and green, which saved your life. It was also your luck that the branches and branches avoided your vital parts without fatal injuries, otherwise you would have lost your life. I found you At that time, you were lying on your side on the thick grass. When I picked you up when I saw that you were destined to die, this jade pendant fell out of your arms. We are so destined!"
Gu Shengchao didn't know the meaning of Lu Chuan's words. Judging from his expression, it seemed that this jade pendant had something to do with him. Gu Shengchao didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he just stood there and listened quietly to Lu Chuan's instructions.
Sure enough, Lu Chuan continued: "Now that your internal strength has recovered, go to Qixing Cliff tonight and help me find someone."
"Who?" Gu Shengchao asked.
Lu Chuan paused and said, "There is a woman named Fang Xingdan, who is about the same age as me. If nothing else, she should be on Tianxuan Peak."
"Tianxuan Peak?" Gu Shengchao said to himself: "Oh no, I forgot to ask Ding Ying which peak she is on. Otherwise, I might as well ask her."
Lu Chuan said quietly: "The Ding Ying you mentioned should also be on Tianxuan Peak. You can go up to her tonight and ask her."
"Really?" Gu Shengchao couldn't believe it.
Lu Chuan warned: "The road to Qixingya Mountain is steep. There is only one way for ordinary people to go up. It is the route you walked that day. Up there is Tianquan Peak, where the head of Qixingya is. Once you reach the top, it will be like walking on flat ground, making it easy to go to other places. Peak. Qixing Cliff has seven peaks arranged like the Big Dipper. The names of each peak are also named after the Big Dipper. The rules of Qixing Cliff are that men are not allowed to go up the mountain. They take turns patrolling at night. You must hide yourself when you get up there. Otherwise, you must not be exposed. Life is at stake.”
Gu Shengchao believed Lu Chuan's words. That day when he carried Ding Ying up the mountain, several women attacked him ruthlessly and without mercy, obviously intending to kill him. He nodded and said: "Senior, don't worry. This junior has been living in the world since he was a child. If he didn't know how to lurk, he would have died long ago."
"That's good. I have a set of night clothes here. It will be easier for you to hide when you put it on at night." Lu Chuan looked at the towering cliffs in front of him, "This is behind Tianquan Peak. There is a river above the waterfall. It flows five miles upstream. It’s Tianxuan Peak.”
Lu Chuan's fingers lightly scratched the hard rock, drawing patterns like a carving knife. He pointed at the pattern and said: "The side of Tianxuan Peak facing the river is also a cliff, which is extremely difficult to climb. Fortunately, there is a winding path on the cliff between Tianxuan Peak and Tianji Peak, which is here. Although it is a small path, ordinary people can also climb it. I won’t go. Now that you have the time, it won’t be difficult to sneak up.”
Gu Shengchao carefully identified the location of the path in the pattern and remembered it in his heart. Lu Chuan then stretched out his foot to erase it. Gu Shengchao secretly marveled, the rock is as hard as iron, Lu Chuan casually wiped it with his cloth shoe, just like smearing away a piece of mud. Such strong internal strength is really rare. He admired Lu Chuan even more.
At sunset that day, Gu Shengchao changed into his night clothes and hid his sword in Dantian in front of Lu Chuan. Lu Chuan was also amazed. He didn't expect that he had made such rapid progress, and he was very pleased.
Gu Shengchao climbed up from the tiankeng and walked backward along the river. The moon was sparse, and although he had never walked this road before, the moonlight illuminated it, and his speed did not slow down. When he was approaching Tianxuan Peak, he noticed a huge rock on the side of the road that caught his attention. He followed the map drawn by Lu Chuan and stopped about a hundred steps in front of the giant rock. He searched carefully, but the path was missing. Since Gu Shengchao came here, he simply ignored whether the path existed or not and climbed up on the rugged rocks with confidence.
About three stories above the ground, Gu Shengchao finally found the long-lost path. This path was probably less traveled, and it was intermittent, so he spent most of his time feeling his way ahead.
When the full moon was in the sky, Gu Shengchao finally climbed up.
