The kite was huge, and Gu Shengchao felt uneasy lying on it. When he reached the sky above Snake Island, he felt frightened again. The inexplicable surprise and panic were mixed in his heart.
He was shocked to find that Snake Island was like a supine giant lying there quietly, complete with head, body, arms and legs.
The kite carrying Gu Shengchao slid over the belly of the "giant", and the streams were clearly distinguishable. From a bird's-eye view, the streams are clearly meridians on the "giant"'s body, clearly telling people above them the direction of each meridian and the relationship between them.
Gu Shengchao did not dare to be careless and carefully wrote down everything he saw.
A strong wind passed by, and the big kite moved with the air current, slowly crossed the Snake Island, and finally landed on the river on the other side of the Snake Island.
Wanruo was worried about the safety of Gu Shengchao, so he led many disciples around Snake Island and came to the river to watch nervously. But he was relieved when he saw him swimming in the river.
After landing on the shore, he didn't bother to wipe himself. He was wearing wet clothes. Gu Shengchao and Wu Jun asked for pen and ink to briefly describe the scene he observed on a piece of paper. Wan Ruo was also surprised after reading it.
"I didn't look carefully in many places. There is also a kite, which I just wanted to try for the last time." Gu Shengchao pointed at the picture and said.
Knowing the whole story, Wan Ruo immediately refused: "No, what if you are injured? Anyway, there is enough time, we can go to Snake Island to check it out slowly." She turned around and ordered loudly to her disciples: "You all Go back, we don’t need the kite, you can do whatever you want with it.”
The disciples took the order and rode back under the leadership of Wu Jun and Yu Ji. After a while, Gu Shengchao and Wanruo saw the kite rising high and flying away amidst the cheers of the disciples.
There was no one else around. Gu Shengchao went to the hut on Chijin Mountain to change into clean clothes. Wanruo smeared medicinal mud on his naked body, and the two joined hands to set foot on Snake Island again.
This time they had a direction. The two of them focused on observing the direction of each stream and marked them one by one on the paper. After three days of busy work, they finally figured out the starting positions of all the springs and the paths through which they flowed.
Back in the wooden house in Chijin Mountain, the two posted the drawings on the wall, sat side by side and studied them carefully.
Gu Shengchao watched, and the true energy in the meridians began to move as shown in the diagram inadvertently. The more he practiced, the more surprised he became. This was not the secret of Fengwu swordsmanship, but it was clearly the core mystery of the Five Soul Formation. The way the true energy moves through the meridians is exactly the same as the Five Soul Formation taught to him by Lu Chuan.
Noticing the changes in Gu Shengchao's expression, she was sometimes relieved and sometimes surprised. Wan Ruo thought he was possessed, so she touched him lightly and said worriedly: "Mr. sir, are you okay?"
Gu Shengchao shook his head: "I'm fine. We are not the first ones to discover this secret."
"What, who else could it be?" If Wan didn't believe it, how could anyone know the secret earlier that they had worked so hard to obtain by chance.
Gu Shengchao told her: "It's Senior Lu Chuan. He knew it earlier than all of us."
"Brother Lu, what proof do you have?" Wan Ruo couldn't believe it. Lu Chuan left the Four Kings Valley more than 20 years ago and has never returned, which she absolutely cannot understand.
Keeping the mental techniques and formulas of the Five Soul Array in mind, he told Wan Ruo word for word, and finally said: "I just suddenly understood that Senior Lu should have discovered this secret very early, and then he went to the valley under Qixing Cliff I realized something during the healing process, and created the Five Soul Array based on this secret. In this way, the woman in black I met on the boat on Luoxian Lake in the capital, and the Five Soul Array did not trap her, must be Feng The Sword Dance and the Phoenix-Seeking Sword Technique have the same source. If that woman is really from the Phoenix-Seeking Sword Technique, it would be easier to understand that she can resolve the Five Soul Formation."
Wan Ruo pondered for a moment and said with admiration: "You are right. Brother Lu Chuan's views on martial arts are inherently unique. When you pick medicine on Snake Island and see the strange appearance of springs and streams, you must be suspicious. Let's work hard to do this. It takes a lot of hard work to figure it out, I guess Brother Lu has already figured it out, and he can find it just by walking around."
At that moment, Wan Ruo practiced the Five Soul Formation.
The ancient sage Chaoyue admired her understanding and racked his brains. Later, he taught him the skills step by step in Luchuan, the capital, and Wanruo mastered them all easily.
After practice, Wanruo waved the sword with his left hand, and the figure and the shadow of the sword merged into one, and the phoenix dance sword skills became perfect. Gu Shengchao was stunned. He had never seen anyone so skilled in swordsmanship. After she finished a set of sword skills, she made a diagonal slash at the big tree in front of her. The tree immediately shifted from the middle, and the upper part slid down and fell to the side.
"How did you do this?" Gu Shengchao's eyes widened and he looked at her in disbelief.
Withdrawing the sword, Wan Ruoyun Danfeng said lightly: "The set of internal skills and mental techniques on Snake Island that I just learned can not only be used in the Five Soul Formation, but also apply to sword techniques and palm techniques. It depends on your skills." Talent and wisdom are not the same thing."
"But, I don't seem to be connected yet." Gu Shengchao scratched his head, feeling a little regretful.
Holding Gu Shengchao's hand, Wanruo stared at him with a doting look on her face and said indifferently: "What are you afraid of? I know your wife, are you still afraid of her?"
The ancient sage was very happy: "Teach me quickly."
Rolling her eyes, Wan Ruo said charmingly: "If you want me to teach you something simple, you have to satisfy me first."
"Can we change the method?" Gu Shengchao discussed.
"No." Seeing that the ancient sage was about to run away, she used her skills to trap him with the Five Soul Formation. She stepped forward and pushed him down before riding on him...
After staying in Chijin Mountain for a few days, the two of them mastered the Five Soul Formation and Fengwu Sword Techniques, and became even more proficient in Jiutian Biluo Palm. Under Wan Ruo's guidance, Gu Shengchao finally understood a truth.
Kung Fu is dead, but people are alive.
In the ancient sage Chao's understanding, all martial arts moves must be completed in strict accordance with mental methods and formulas. For example, in the Five Soul Formation, Lu Chuan planted five swords in his Dantian because the Dantian was destroyed. Formation to nourish the true energy. Later, when his Dantian was repaired and the capital told him the final usage of the Five Soul Array, he just resorted to it, not daring to let the five swords come out again.
He was inspired when he saw Wanruo using the Five Soul Formation as he wished, and realized that the sword formation in his dantian had long lost its original function and could be used for other purposes.
There was also the Fengwu Sword Technique. He only knew how to practice it by copying the formulas in the Luoyaowan Cave. Who would have expected that Wan Ruo would have mixed in her own mental techniques to apply it. With the discovery on Snake Island, he immediately innovated and exerted himself. The actual power was much higher than that of the ancient saint.
Gu Shengchao also thought about the fact that there are many people who have passed down the Qiuhuang Sword Technique, why only the Beihu Three Demons sect has developed powerful perception. The reason is that the same content, but different people use different methods, can derive completely different things. .
Wan Ruo reminded him: "I have many disciples, why do I only value Wu Jun and Yu Ji?"
"They are obedient and please you!" Gu Shengchao said without hesitation.
"Wrong." Wan Ruo corrected his wrong view, "I treated everyone equally at first, but later I found out that they were teaching the same thing. While others were still confused and confused, these two people had already taken the lead in understanding it. The same goes for arranging tasks on weekdays. Some disciples can just muddle along, and some disciples work hard but always have difficulties and need to be taught step by step to barely complete it. These two people can immediately understand my intention without much effort, and they are more considerate."
The look in Gu Shengchao's eyes became determined, and Wan Ruo was like a big sister teaching Zunzun: "The gap between people is like this, some seem to be almost the same, and some are actually very different, it depends on how you distinguish them. ”
On the way back, Gu Shengchao asked: "We spent a lot of time on Snake Island. Now there must be rumors in the valley. How should we report it to the valley owner when we get back?"
Wan Ruo said without hesitation: "Just tell the truth, but it is limited to the three chapters of Phoenix Dance Sword Technique seen on Snake Island and the direction of springs and streams. The rest depends on their fate and is not our responsibility."
She was afraid that Gu Shengchao wouldn't understand, so she explained: "For smart people like Brother Lu Chuan, they can understand without saying much; but for some fools, you just put your thoughts and ideas into words." If you give all you earn with both hands, the other party will not appreciate it and will abandon it like worn out shoes. In the end, it will be used as a wedding dress for others, which is not worth it."
When they returned to the Four Kings Valley, they did not go home to rest, but went directly to the owner of the valley, Qiu Xiaoming, to report what they had discovered on Snake Island. Qiu Zhu was calm after listening to the two men's stories, showing the calmness and wisdom that a leader should have. He immediately ordered a pair of troops to block the entry and exit of Snake Island. Medicine farmers were not allowed to go to Snake Island to capture venomous snakes to refine medicinal materials and prepare for the scene. Was destroyed by evildoers with ulterior motives.
The owner of the valley, Qiu Zhu, then assigned tasks to the two of them. Recently, many unidentified strangers had appeared in the town outside. He asked them to stay in the town for a period of time to deter those outsiders with malicious intentions.
After that, he handed Gu Shengchao a jade pendant: "This is your own certificate. With this, you can pass freely even if the guards don't know you when entering and leaving the Four Kings Valley."
Gu Shengchao took it carefully with both hands. There were complicated patterns on the jade pendant, with the word "Chao" in the middle. He instantly understood why Lu Chuan also had such a jade pendant. It was the proof that they belonged to the Four Kings Valley.
Gu Shengchao came to the Four Kings Valley for his first mission and was extremely happy. He accompanied Wan Ruo on a boat out of the valley that day.
After landing, Gu Shengchao looked at the way he came from again, and then noticed that although the cave at the entrance was hidden, it extended to both sides in a herringbone shape. Blindly climbing over the dangerous peaks above would only lead him farther and farther away from the valley. No wonder that day Nowhere to be found.
The river was flowing clear, and Wan Ruo held Gu Shengchao's arm, and the two of them walked down the pebbles on the river bank.
Gu Shengchao asked worriedly: "The Valley Master sent people to blockade Snake Island. Will they make kites and fly up to check it out like us?"
After thinking for a moment, Wan Ruo shook his head and said: "Impossible. As far as I know, no one in the Four Kings Valley can freely enter and exit Snake Island like you. They all have to be naked and smeared with medicinal mud before they can go up. If you go up rashly, you will definitely escape death. . I guess the valley owners will definitely want to check it out for themselves, so let them do it. Anyway, what we are telling you is the truth, unless they are lucky enough to make new discoveries."
"Is it possible? We have visited every corner of Snake Island." Gu Shengchao didn't believe that others could make new discoveries.
The breeze blows across the river, the water ripples, and the mountains and trees are reflected in the water, blending in with the mountains on the shore, making them even more towering and majestic.
"It's really hard to say. Who knows whether something might be hidden among the dense trees." Wanruo seemed to have high expectations for Snake Island.
