After drinking a cup of tea, Master Zihe continued: "Kunlun and Wudang have the same origin. Laozi founded Taoism, and later generations were divided into two major schools, Tianshi and Chunyang. The Kunlun sect is the Tianshi sect, and the Tianshi sect is good at practicing talismans. , the martial arts are mostly thunder techniques and sword duels. Wudang belongs to the Chunyang Sect, which is good at alchemy, and the martial arts are mostly sword formations, which pay attention to filling the void and transforming the Tao, using the inside to protect the outside, and using Qi to contain the spirit."
After hearing this, Yang Yunfan bowed and said: "Junior, I have learned a lesson. I heard that the most powerful Wudang swordsmanship is the "Zhenwu Seven Intersection Formation". It is said that if two people work together, they will complement each other, both offensive and defensive, and the power will be greatly increased; If two people use it together, the power will be twice as powerful as if two people use it together; four people are equivalent to eight masters, five people are equivalent to sixteen masters, six people are equivalent to thirty-two masters, and seven people are equal to seven masters. It’s like sixty-four top-level masters taking action at the same time.”
After listening to Yang Yunfan's narration, Master Zihe said with a smile: "Haha, I didn't expect Young Master Yang to know so much. Yes, the Seven Zhenwu Formation is the treasure of my Wudang Sect. It's a pity that seven people have never cast spells at the same time in so many years. I have never seen the perfection of this formation."
Yang Yunfan said: "I also heard from my master that the best sword formation in the world is the Wudang Sect's "Zhenwu Seven Intersections Formation"."
"Zhenren Zhou is overly praised. The "Five Thunder Sword Technique" of your Kunlun School is also one of the best sword techniques in the world. Using the "Five Thunder Sword Technique" can put both parties in the midst of the five thunder winds. The wind cuts like a knife and the sound of thunder shakes. Ear, making people unable to avoid it. Didn't Zhenren Zhou teach you the "Five Thunder Sword Technique"? Just now I saw that you were not using this sword technique."
"Master has taught me the Five Thunder Sword Technique. But just now, Senior Brother Mo and I were just competing in martial arts, not a life and death confrontation, so I did not use the Five Thunder Sword Technique because this sword technique is extremely difficult to control. The master warned that if it is not a life and death battle, , this sword technique cannot be used."
Master Zihe nodded and said again: "Since you have come to my Wudang, I should also show you something. I will teach you a set of "selfless mind"."
"This mental method is not a sword technique, but a set of breathing and exhalation methods uniquely created by our Wudang sect. When you are extremely tired and tired and your mind cannot calm down, using this method can quickly bring you into the realm of Taixu, so as to achieve infinity. The state of joy, no sorrow, no self, and no other things can restore your vitality in just a moment, make you calm and as strong as ever."
"How can this junior dare to be greedy for such a skill," Yang Yunfan said.
"Hahahaha, Young Master Yang, please don't be polite. You can be considered as someone who was rescued by me, Master Zhou Zhenren and Master Puxuan and others. You are also my half disciple. You can't let Master Zhou be the only one who is beautiful. Besides, Master Pukong of Shaolin is also I will teach you Taizu Changquan and you come to Wudang. If I don’t show anything, people in the world will laugh at me for being stingy in Wudang, hahahaha,” Master Zihe said with a smile.
After staying in Wudang for a few days, under the guidance of Mo Qingfeng, Yang Yunfan and Chen Zishan visited Wudang Taihe Palace, Seventy-two Peaks, Jiushi Rock and other places. They were also impressed by the beauty of Wudang Mountain's peaks.
After bidding farewell to the Wudang Sect, the two continued to travel southwest and embarked on the road to Shuchuan.
Shu has been a land of abundance since ancient times. According to past history, controlling the Bashu region is crucial to any political power.
The Bashu region controls the upper reaches of the Yangtze River waterway and is crucial to the southern regime that defends across the river. If Bashu is lost, it is basically equivalent to losing the natural danger of the Yangtze River;
Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the construction of Dujiangyan has turned the Sichuan Basin into a land of abundance in the true sense, providing a large amount of grain and grass. In the ancient era of cold weapon warfare, sufficient food and grass was a key factor in military operations.
The Bashu region is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it can send troops directly to Hanzhong and Chang'an, which is of great strategic significance.
The Bashu region is a basin terrain, surrounded by high mountains. In the northern part of the Bashu basin, there are Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountain as natural barriers. To reach Shu, you must pass through the Shu Road, which is said to be difficult to reach the sky.
The western part of Bashu is a snow-covered plateau with dangerous terrain. To the south is the Dian-Guizhou Plateau and to the east is Wushan. Its main communication with the outside world relies on the Shu Road leading to the north and the Yangtze River waterway leading to the east. However, these two places also have natural dangers to defend, namely Jianmen Pass and Kuimen.
As early as the late Warring States Period, King Qin Zhaoxiang asked Zhang Yi and Sima Cuo to discuss whether to attack Korea first or Shu first. Zhang Yi believed that South Korea should be attacked first, but Sima Cuo believed that Shu should be attacked first, and the two sides debated. In the end, King Qin Zhaoxiang obeyed Sima Cuo and destroyed Bashu in a short time.
Later facts proved that King Qin Zhao chose the right plan. Although the land of Bashu was remote at the time, it became a solid granary and recruiting ground for Qin's rear, providing a strong material and manpower basis for Qin to unify the six countries.
Later, the Qin State mobilized 600,000 troops at once in the battle to destroy Chu. Wang Jian stationed troops for a year without moving, and he was still able to have sufficient food and grass, which was very important to Shu's strong rear supply.
Although the peasant uprising at the end of the Tang Dynasty swept through most of China, it did not enter Sichuan, known as the "Land of Abundance". Since the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the former and later Shu regimes have appeared here successively. Zhao Kuangyin, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, proclaimed himself emperor and then destroyed the later Shu. From then on, the Bashu area returned to the territory of the Central Plains dynasty.
Yang Yunfan and Chen Zishan led their horses and took a boat along the Yangtze River waterway, passing through Kuimen to Shu. After experiencing the discomfort of taking the boat for the first time, the two gradually adapted to it and were even in the mood to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River.
The White Emperor's farewell speech is among the colorful clouds. A thousand miles of rivers and mountains are returned in one day. The apes on both sides of the bank can't stop crying, and the boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains. When passing Baidi City in Kuizhou, Yang Yunfan couldn't help but feel something.
After passing through Kuimen, the two landed ashore, entered Shu, and came to Kaizhou. July was full of fire, and the midsummer in Shu was even more unbearable than in the north.
Yang Yunfan and Chen Zishan found an inn to stay in Kaizhou City. The first destination of their trip was Tangjiabao, located in the south of Kaizhou City.
Due to the hot weather and exhaustion from the journey, the two decided to stay at the inn and rest for a few days before going to visit Tangmen.
The Tang Sect in Sichuan is a family-style martial arts sect, a hidden weapon family renowned in the martial arts world. It dominates Sichuan with hidden weapons, mechanisms and poisons, and has been traveling in the world for hundreds of years.
People of the Tang Sect are good at designing, inventing and using various hidden weapons, mechanisms and poisons, and their power is astonishing.
Disciples of the Tang Sect in Sichuan rarely move around the rivers and lakes, and the Tangjia Fort is surrounded by many institutions and hidden weapons, making it very difficult to enter. Therefore, although the Tang Sect is famous far and wide, it is always shrouded in a veil of mystery.
Before the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the wars in the world rarely reached the Shu region, and the Tang people rarely walked around in the rivers and lakes. The Tang people acted secretly and did not act according to common sense when encountering problems. Therefore, they always gave people a sense of being both good and evil, and unpredictable. a feeling of.
The righteousness of martial arts and the righteousness of the nation have no meaning to the people in the Tang Sect. They only live in their own world. He neither wants to associate with the noble and upright people, nor does he disdain to associate with evil spirits and crooked ways.
However, many martial arts people in the martial arts world are afraid of the Tang Sect's unparalleled hidden weapons and poisons, and suffer from the inability to peek into the true face of the Tang Sect in Sichuan. Therefore, most martial arts people think that the Tang Sect is an evil sect and stay away from it. The disciples of the Tang Sect did not care about the opinions of the world at all, and still walked alone in the world.
