Xiangyang City then celebrated for three days to celebrate this hard-won victory.
Brother Meng's head was also pickled with lime by Lu Wende and rushed 800 miles to Lin'an to report his victory.
This time the Mongolian army was defeated. Not only did they suffer heavy losses, but the Great Khan's head was also cut off. This was an unprecedented victory in the hundreds of years since the Song Dynasty was founded, and it has been recorded in the history books.
And Xiang Nan, who accomplished this feat, naturally worked hard and made great achievements, winning the support of the people in the city and even the world.
However, Xiang Nan did not take the credit, and quietly left Xiangyang with Mu Nianci, Li Mochou, Cheng Yaojia and others the next day and returned to Zhongnan.
However, his deeds have not been forgotten because of this. On the contrary, it has spread further and further, becoming more and more legendary, and has become a legend in the martial arts world.
…
Two years later, Bao Xi died of a frail illness. Yang Tiexin was so sad that he died soon after. Half a year later, Li Ping also died.
After another year, Qiu Chuji considered himself old and wanted to hand over the position of head of the Quanzhen Sect to Xiang Nan.
"Master, my disciple is just a lay disciple, how can he be the leader of the Quanzhen Sect." Xiang Nan declined.
The Quanzhen Sect is different from the Zhengyi Sect. Those who become monks in the Zhengyi religion can marry and have children without delay, and there are no taboos on eating meat or drinking alcohol. But the precepts of the Quanzhen Sect are the same as those of Buddhism. Not only are they not allowed to marry and have children, they are also not allowed to engage in wine and meat.
Xiang Nan has a lovely wife and concubines, and he can't give up his desire for words, so he doesn't want to be the headmaster of Quanzhen.
"Idiot, Idiot, a man's love for a woman's love, a pink skull, how can it compare to the cultivation of the Great Dao." Qiu Chuji said helplessly.
"Master, I really can't let go of you. Let's do this. I promise you that if anything happens to the Quanzhen Sect in the future, I will definitely help you," Xiang Nan said.
Qiu Chuji nodded.
…
Half a year later, Qiu Chuji passed away, and his second disciple Yin Zhiping took over as head teacher.
With the death of Qiu Chuji, the era of the Quanzhen Seven Sons has also come to an end.
Due to the change in the timeline, Xiao Longnu did not appear in Chongyang Palace, and naturally she did not make Yin Zhiping fall in love at first sight, nor did she practice the Jade Girl Heart Sutra with Yang Guo, which gave Yin Zhiping an opportunity to take advantage of her.
Therefore, Yin Zhiping did not violate the lust warning. As the leader among the three generations of disciples, he has high martial arts skills, good moral character, and is also smart and astute, so it is just right for him to take over the position of head teacher.
Another half year later, news came from Zhu Ziliu that Master Yideng had passed away. Qiu Qianren, whose name was Ci En, also passed into nirvana on the second day and was buried with Master Deng.
Two years later, Huang Yaoshi realized that his time was running out, so he drove a flower boat alone and carried Feng Heng's body deep into the ocean. In the next two years, news about Hong Qigong gradually disappeared from the world, and he was probably already dead.
With the departure of these old friends, the era of Shedie Wujue officially ended.
New people are emerging in large numbers in the arena, and it is a new era.
Yang Guo, He Zudao, Yiyi Yi, Guo Xiang, etc. gradually became the pillars of the Central Plains Wulin, creating legends one after another.
Another eight years later, the Mongolian army invaded the south again.
However, they did not dare to attack Xiangyang this time. Instead, they took a detour from the Kingdom of Tianfu and destroyed Dali first, and then attacked from south to north. In the end, Xiangyang became an isolated city.
This time Xiang Nan did not go into battle again. He knew that at this point, it would be useless even if he killed the Mongolian Khan a few more times. Because the situation is stronger than the person, no one would stop.
Fortunately, Kublai Khan, the Great Khan of Mongolia, learned his lesson this time, restrained his subordinates, and did not massacre the city again. They even made a three-part agreement, requiring the Mongolian army to commit no crimes after entering the country. The people of Xiangyang City would be able to live as a result, and Xiang Nan would naturally not have to take risks again.
After the general of Xiangyang decided to surrender, Guo Jing and his wife calmly committed suicide and swore to their deaths that they would not surrender to the Mongols. Afterwards, the bodies of the two were buried by Kublai Khan.
The people in the city also built temples for the two of them, built golden bodies, and worshiped them as the City Emperor and the City Emperor's Grandma of Xiangyang City. As for Guo Fu, Guo Xiang, and Guo Polu, they went underground and continued to fight against the Yuan Dynasty.
Xiang Nan burst into tears when he learned that Guo Jing and Huang Rong had died, and was deeply impressed by their integrity.
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Two years later, Xiang Nan was nearly eighty years old. Although he was an accomplished monk and still young, he knew that the day to go back was not far away.
Because Mu Nianci is not as good at martial arts as him, her health will fail in two years at most.
So before leaving, Xiang Nan went to Xiangyang City to find Dugu Qiubai's tomb.
When they got there, they saw that the entrance to the cave was blocked by rocks.
He was stunned for a moment, used his palm to overturn the rocks, and immediately smelled a long-rotted stench.
After waiting for a while, he entered the cave and took a look, and was surprised.
He saw a white skeleton in the cave, clearly in the shape of a bird, but there was no sign of other people moving in the cave, so Xiang Nan was a little confused about who blocked the entrance to the cave.
But he then thought that although Daqi was a bird, he was extremely intelligent. He guessed that it knew that its time was short, so it took rocks in its mouth to seal the entrance of the cave to prevent its body from being eaten by snakes after death.
Xiang Nan then bowed deeply to Da Kui three times, "Brother Kui, I didn't repay you for the kindness you gave me by passing on the sword. I feel really guilty. Now I will bury you and Senior Dugu together. I hope you will meet again in the underworld and do another good job." Be a good partner.”
As he spoke, he moved Dugu Qiubai's tomb, and sure enough he saw a white bone among the rocks, and there was a wooden box on top of the bones.
Xiang Nan opened it and took a look, and sure enough he saw a secret book in the wooden box, with four big characters written on the cover [Dugu Nine Swords].
When he opened it again, he saw on the title page a record of his achievements.
It turns out that when Dugu Qiubai was forty years old, he realized that there was a higher level of swordsmanship on top of Xuantie Swordsmanship, which was the Dugu Nine Swordsmanship of "One Sword to Break Thousands of Swords" and "One Sword to Break Thousands of Swords".
At this level, moves and internal strength are no longer important. As long as you have a sword in your hand, you can deal with powerful enemies. By the end of the practice, it doesn't matter whether it's a bamboo sword, a wooden stick, or a blade of grass, you can still achieve the effect of defeating the enemy with one blow.
Compared to the sharp sword realm, which requires a sword, the soft sword realm, where softness overcomes hardness, and the heavy sword realm, where powerful force can produce miracles, Dugu Nine Swords does not require sharp weapons, does not stick to moves, and does not emphasize internal strength. All vegetation, bamboo, and stone can be used as swords. The realm is indeed higher. One chip.
Although Xiang Nan had previously obtained the secret book "Dugu Nine Swords" passed down by Linghu Chong in the world of "Wulin Gaiden", Linghu Chong did not learn all of it, nor did he understand the breaking palm and breaking Qi styles enough, so the secret book was greatly compromised.
Now that Xiang Nan has received the "Nine Swords of Dugu" written by Dugu Qiubei, he has truly learned this swordsmanship. Sure enough, the original version of "Dugu Nine Swords" was more mysterious and subtle than what he had learned before.
Especially the Broken Palm Style and the Broken Qi Style were eye-opening to Xiang Nan.
In addition, at the end of the book, Dugu Qiubai also explains the situation of "no sword is better than having a sword".
It turns out that although Dugu Qiubai devoted himself to pursuing "Victory without a sword with a sword", he never fully reached the state of "Victory without a sword with a sword" until his death, which was a pity. Therefore, he hoped that future generations could continue to study on his basis. , hoping to one day reach the point where "no sword is better than having a sword".
And his [No sword is better than a sword] is not the invisible sword energy that Xiang Nan had guessed before, but a sword attack, that is, a spiritual attack, similar to the [Sword Twenty] used by the sword master in "Wind and Cloud" three】.
"That's it." Xiang Nan was shocked after reading it.
