With the help of the Yang family's marksmanship, I penetrated the world of martial arts

Chapter 161 42. I Know a Little About Everything

After leaving Hebei, Yang Chen rushed all the way and arrived in Shiyan, Hubei in just ten days.

The next afternoon, we arrived at the foot of a big mountain. We saw lush greenery and dense forests. The mountain was very majestic. This was the Wudang Mountain, also known as the "Taiyue".

Yang Chen found his way up the mountain and soon arrived at the gate of Wudang Sect. Standing outside the gate were two young Taoist priests in green cloth robes.

"I am Yang Chen, invited by your sect's Taoist priest Chongxu to visit Wudang. Please go in and report."

Upon hearing Yang Chen's words, the two young Taoist priests immediately smiled and bowed, saying, "So you are Young Hero Yang Chen. Sect Master Chongxu has already instructed that as long as you come, you will be welcomed directly into the mountain gate."

The older Taoist of the two said, "Junior brother, go and report to the headmaster first. I will take Young Hero Yang Chen in."

"Yes!" The younger Taoist nodded and ran quickly towards the sect.

The Taoist priest who stayed behind bent his arm and led the way inside, saying, "Young Master Yang, please come in!"

"Taoist Priest, please!"

……

The two men did not walk fast. As they walked, the Taoist priest introduced the various attractions of the Wudang Sect to Yang Chen.

"This is the Sword Unleashing Pond. The founder of the Wudang Sect, Zhang Zhenren, is a peerless master who is unrivaled in history and respected by the martial arts community. Therefore, when outsiders come to Wudang, they will spontaneously take off their weapons at the Sword Unleashing Pond to show their respect for Zhang Zhenren. Over time, 'leaving weapons by the Sword Unleashing Pond when entering Wudang' has become a custom."

The young Taoist pointed to the pool in front of him and said so.

Yang Chen leaned over and saw dozens of weapons sunk at the bottom of the pool, including some famous swords.

"These weapons must have been left behind by those who refused to take off their weapons and insisted on breaking into the Wudang Sect!"

The Taoist nodded, "That's right. As long as the Wudang Sect exists, this rule will continue to exist. This is also our Wudang Sect's respect for our founder."

Yang Chen patted his waist and said, "I didn't bring any weapons with me this time on the mountain, so it seems I won't need to use the 'unleashing the sword' step."

"Young man, please!"

The two walked across the Jiejian Pond and a few more steps before arriving at the square in front of the Wudang Sect.

This square is paved with neatly arranged bluestone slabs and is the training ground for the Wudang sect's disciples.

However, there were no disciples practicing martial arts in the square at that time, only an old Taoist priest in a purple robe and three Taoist boys.

This old Taoist was no other than the head of Wudang Sect, Taoist Chongxu. The two Taoist boys behind him were holding a fly whisk and a dustpan respectively, and it could be said that he was acting like a head of the sect.

The third of the three Taoist boys was naturally the little Taoist priest who was at the mountain gate before.

Yang Chen strode forward, bowed and said, "I am so abrupt here, why did you come to greet me in person?"

Although Chongxu was putting on a show, he still politely returned the greeting to Yang Chen with a fist salute.

Then he enthusiastically took Yang Chen's arm and walked inside, saying with a smile: "Young Master Yang is my Wudang guest, so of course I have to come and greet him in person. I haven't seen you for a long time, and you are still as charming as ever!"

"Master, you are too kind." Yang Chen did not resist and followed Chongxu.

Chongxu attached great importance to Yang Chen and directly welcomed him into the hall, seated him as host and guest, and then ordered someone to serve him fragrant tea.

Chongxu raised his teacup, his tone filled with emotion.

"Young Master Yang's heroic act of beheading the Demon Cult leader Ren Woxing a few days ago is still fresh in my mind. I didn't expect to see Young Master's appearance again today."

"Didn't I make an appointment with the Taoist priest at Blackwood Cliff to come to Wudang to see the Zhenwu Sword, the heirloom of Zhang Zhenren? Aren't I here now?"

"Could it be that the treasure is too precious and Taoist Chongxu doesn't want outsiders to see it?"

"How could this be possible! Young Master Yang has done me a favor. It is reasonable that I should show you the Zhenwu Sword."

"Someone come here!" Chongxu shouted to the outside of the door.

A Taoist priest walked slowly into the hall, bowed to Chongxu and said, "Master!"

"Go to Junior Brother Lingxu and ask for the Zhenwu Sword."

"Yes." The Taoist priest took the order and walked out of the hall, and then the footsteps gradually faded away.

"Young Master Yang, please wait a moment." Chongxu said to Yang Chen with a smile.

"It's a pity to trouble you, Taoist priest."

"No trouble."

Not long after, an old Taoist in gray came into the hall holding a four-foot-long brocade box in his hand.

The old Taoist looked at Yang Chen kindly, and then asked, "Master, is this Young Master Yang Chen?"

"That's right." Chongxu nodded.

The old Taoist nodded after hearing this, then placed the brocade box in front of Yang Chen, and then bowed and saluted Yang Chen.

After doing all this, he left the hall without saying a word.

Chongxu introduced: "This is my junior brother Lingxu, who is in charge of looking after the Wudang Sutra Library. He is also in charge of looking after the ancestors' relics like the Zhenwu Sword."

So that’s how it is. Yang Chen understood.

The Zhenwu Sword and the Tai Chi Boxing Manual were left by Wudang founder Zhang Sanfeng, and should have been kept by Lingxu, but these two treasures were snatched away by the Sun and Moon Sect more than eighty years ago.

In other words, although Lingxu was in charge of the Sutra Library, the two Wudang treasures were not actually in it. However, because of Yang Chen, the two treasures returned to Wudang, and Lingxu was naturally grateful to him.

However, it was not convenient to make public the fact that Wudang Sect had lost the founder's relics, so Lingxu only expressed his gratitude without explaining the reason. This was considered a tacit understanding between him and Yang Chen.

Yang Chen nodded in understanding, then opened the brocade box in front of him.

In the brocade box was a long sword with a copper-green color. On the scabbard were two seal characters inlaid with copper wire: "Zhenwu".

Next to the long sword was a handwritten album. The paper had long turned yellow, and the words "Tai Chi Boxing Classics" were written on the cover.

These two items were the Zhenwu Sword and Tai Chi Boxing Classics that Yang Chen had previously returned to the Wudang Sect.

Yang Chen closed the brocade box again and pushed it back in front of Chongxu.

Then he smiled and said, "It is a great comfort to be able to see the treasures left by Master Zhang of Wudang."

"Hahaha!" Chongxu stroked his beard and also laughed.

"From what Young Master Yang said, it seems that he highly respects our Wudang founder, Master Zhang!"

Yang Chen nodded and said seriously, "Of course. Master Zhang is a peerless master who carries on the tradition and opens up the future. I think there are few people in the martial arts world who don't admire Master Zhang!"

Chongxu also sat upright and said solemnly: "I admire the lofty mountains and the beautiful people. Although I cannot reach them, my heart aspires to them."

After saying this, he sighed again, "It's a pity that the younger generation is incompetent and can't even be as good as the ancestors."

"Master, you are too kind. Everyone in the martial arts world knows that Wudang and Shaolin are both the top two in the martial arts world."

Hearing this, Chongxu shook his head slightly and thought to himself: "Back then, Wudang was the most powerful force in the world."

"By the way, young man, you have outstanding martial arts skills and are truly a young talent. I wonder which sect you are from?"

Yang Chen waved his hands and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid of being laughed at by the Taoist priest. I don't actually have a sect. I only learned some basic martial arts of my own, and then I learned a few martial arts by chance."

"Ah!" Chongxu looked at Yang Chen with eyes wide open.

Your martial arts skills are so advanced, but you are still a wild one?

"Young man, I'm afraid you are being too modest. What kind of crude martial arts can be practiced to the level you are?"

"My last name is Yang, and I practice Yang family spearmanship."

"Oh! Yang family spear skills? Are you a descendant of the Yang family generals?" Chongxu asked with interest.

The story of the Yang Family Generals had been widely spread in the Ming Dynasty. In addition, the imperial court highly respected the Yang Family Generals and hoped to use them to promote the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor, so the story of the Yang Family Generals was further developed and improved.

Unfortunately……

"The ancestor was Duke Zaixing under Yue Wumu." Yang Chen shook his head and said.

Although they both have the surname Yang, in fact Yang Zaixing is not a descendant of the Yang family of Tianbo Mansion.

"So you are the descendant of General Yang Zaixing. You are also the descendant of a loyal hero!"

"I am already very satisfied as long as I have not disgraced the reputation of my ancestors."

"The glory of our ancestors certainly makes us proud, but we also have to move forward with heavy responsibilities. It is rare for Young Master Yang to think this way!"

Chongxu said with emotion that Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of Wudang, was so famous that Chongxu, as the head of Wudang, was always trembling with fear, fearing that he might make a mistake and ruin Wudang's century-old reputation.

After a moment of silence, Chongxu asked again: "Although the Yang family's spearmanship is extremely famous, it is only a battlefield martial art and it is difficult to cultivate internal strength. But although Young Master Yang is young, his internal strength is extremely deep. I guess he must have learned some profound internal skills!"

Yang Chen nodded, "Master, you have a keen eye. I am indeed fortunate to have learned an internal skill."

"It seems that Young Master Yang is indeed blessed with great fortune! I would like to ask, what other martial arts do you know?"

"If you have any questions, I will tell you everything I know. To be honest, I know palm techniques, finger techniques, fist techniques, claw techniques, whip techniques, and sword techniques. I also know a little about horizontal training, acupoint pressing, and sound waves."

Listening to the series of martial arts that Yang Chen uttered, Chongxu was somewhat shocked, "It seems that Young Master Yang, you have learned quite a variety of things!"

Yang Chen smiled slightly, "When traveling in the martial arts world, it is always good to have many skills!"

Chongxu smiled noncommittally, then said meaningfully: "It seems that Young Master Yang is only missing one Qinggong skill."

Yang Chen's body trembled, and he looked at Chongxu sincerely, "If you hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have noticed it."

Then he sighed again and said, "But for the time being, I can only keep my Qinggong skills this bad. After all, I don't want to learn the simple ones, and I can't learn the advanced ones. It's difficult!"

"Young Master Yang, you have great luck and will definitely get what you want. Who knows, in a few days, this Qinggong skill will be yours."

"Master Chongxu, are you serious?" Yang Chen reached out and grabbed Chongxu, then continued, "But whether what the Taoist said is true or not, I take it seriously."

Chongxu suddenly laughed up to the sky, and then said: "This kind of thing is hard to predict."

After laughing for a long time, Chongxu finally stopped.

"Young Master Yang, this is your first time in Wudang. You must enjoy the beautiful scenery in the mountains. How about I let Qingfeng take you for a walk around the mountains?"

"In that case, I'll trouble you, Taoist priest."

"Easy to say, easy to say."

(End of this chapter)