The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

Chapter 196: Tian Dao Song Que's Enlightenment, the Most Powerful Tang Imperial Master (6000-word chapter)
In the training ground, Fang Xun's figure slowly emerged and began to receive Shi Zhixuan's martial arts insights and memories.

Shi Zhixuan was indeed a very tough opponent. Even after he had burned all his blood and energy and severely injured him with two strikes, it still took him a lot of effort to win.

Shi Zhixuan, who had mastered the "Immortal Seal" and was in a perfect state of mind, was simply ruthless.

Not only does he have an extraordinary status, but his true qi also cycles through life and death endlessly. During a battle, while quickly healing his wounds, he can also absorb the scattered true qi in the field as a supplement, borrowing its energy to generate strength.

The endurance is even more amazing than fighting, as is the “Ming Yu Gong” which is like meditation.

But in the end, Fang Xun burned his blood and energy to win quickly.

A quarter of an hour later, Fang Xun received Shi Zhixuan's perception and memory, and the Yin-Yang Tai Chi appeared faintly in his eyes.

He looked towards the third door of the martial arts hall and nodded with satisfaction after seeing the new name.

"Very good, not like Gu Shentong and Shi Zhixuan, this is my favorite head-on confrontation style!"

[Song Que, the highest level of enlightenment, from "The Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", to be defeated]

Song Que, the Heavenly Sword, defeated Yue Shan, who was known as the "Number One Sword Master in the World", when he just made his debut at the age of 20.

Ever since he defeated the tyrant Yue Shan and became famous throughout the world, he has never tasted defeat. Even though there are many masters of the Demon Sect, they still have to avoid the Lingnan area where his sphere of influence is located, so as not to anger this Heavenly Sword.

Unfortunately, Song Que's state of mind was broken by the beauty trap of the famous Cihang brothel, just like Bi Xiuxin broke Shi Zhixuan's state of mind by feeding the devil with her own body.

Otherwise, Song Que is also a person who has the hope of breaking the void.

Recalling the information in the original work, Fang Xun even suspected that Song Que had also found a way to achieve the state of unity between man and nature.

With anticipation, he pushed open the third door of the martial arts hall.

Soon, Fang Xun saw a man in white clothes who looked elegant and graceful.

The man was extremely perfect, as perfect as if he were carved out of jade. It was hard to believe that such a perfect man existed in the world.

Song Que's beauty is not that of delicate and feminine beauty, but that of masculine strength. There is hardly any woman in the world who would not be moved when seeing him.

On his back was an ancient, heavy sword with a sheath, which was Song Que's "Heavenly Sword".

In the vast white arena, the eyes of an old man and a young man met, and Fang Xun felt from Song Que a kind of state of mind of looking down on all living beings and forgetting all emotions.

"Well, apart from sacrificing the sword, there is nothing else. It seems that the way of heaven is merciless. You have actually touched the realm of supreme oblivion. Even if I do not agree with the merciless way of heaven, I still admire those who can reach this point."

After hearing his words, Song Que smiled. He was originally a rare handsome man in the world, and with his smile, outsiders would think that the word perfect was created for this man.

But after Song Que laughed, he sighed again.

"In you, I truly saw the connection between man and heaven. What a pity! I wish I had met you earlier. If I had met you when I was young, I would have had a 30% better chance of breaking the void."

He felt a trace of true heavenly aura in Fang Xun, even though outsiders called Song Que the Heavenly Sword Supreme Forgetfulness.

But he understood that he was a human being after all. If he was truly heartless, he would not have been broken by Fan Qinghui, and he would not have cared about the difference between the Hu and Han people.

"I am not a celestial being. I just had the chance to see a real celestial being. And your Heavenly Sword..."

Fang Xun said with a smile, and suddenly attacked fiercely while speaking, and a scarlet knife light burst out from "Listening to the Spring Rain in the Small Building All Night".

Then, a knife light as sad and beautiful as the sunset glow rose up, forming a thin red line that crossed the air and wrapped around Song Que's neck like the softest silk thread in the world.

Fang Xun used the Red Sleeve Knife Style of Dusk Drizzle, and he attacked as soon as he said it, which made Song Que's heart skip a beat.

Before the opponent made a move, his sharp spiritual perception, honed through countless bloody battles, did not show any sign!
This reminded him of a person who was also so elegant and graceful when he made a move, but suddenly he could kill.

"Shi Zhixuan, "Immortal Seal"!"

Just like when Shi Zhixuan attacked, Fang Xun's attack this time was sudden and there was no sign at all. He had mastered the art of stabbing and his first attack was full of murderous intent!
"…It should help me master that move!"

When Fang Xun's remaining words reached his ears, the blade of Xiaolou's knife was less than an inch away from Song Que's neck.

The hairs on his throat stood up, as if his head was going to fall off at any moment.

But the sword could not be cut down no matter what, because the Heavenly Sword had been unsheathed, and a peerless sharp light suddenly lit up in the corner of Fang Xun's eyes.

It was like a magic trick. He did not see how the Heavenly Sword on Song Que's back came into his hand, but when his sword was about to cut the opponent's neck, the edge of the Heavenly Sword was already close to his forehead.

When Song Que drew his sword, he and the sword became one, and the man and the sword changed in a thousand ways without a single flaw. His mind moved as his hands did.

In terms of the realm of swordsmanship alone, Fang Xun even felt that the other party had surpassed some Yin Shen masters.

Ding--

After a crisp sound, a few strands of hair from the two people slowly fell down.

"Good knife!"

With his loud shout, the tremendous force of "The Great Shift of the Universe" began to spread out layer by layer with Fang Xun as the center, heavily bouncing away the Heavenly Sword that was almost touching his forehead.

At this time, golden light began to shine all over Fang Xun's body, and the protective Buddha light of "Vajra Four Directions" seemed to be dull. It only started to work after the two of them fought with each other.

"it is good!"

Song Que also praised, and then he raised his left hand, which was as white as jade, and instantly held the knife with both hands.

In an instant, Fang Xun felt that Song Que had turned into nothingness, a nothingness that had completely merged with the surrounding environment, just like the sky.

The sky is so vast, this is the real 'Heavenly Sword'.

The next moment, the Heavenly Sword drew a perfect trajectory in the air and suddenly rushed into the force field of "The Great Shift of the Universe".

The originally powerful force field collapsed under this sword, and then the Heavenly Sword collided with the Buddha's light protecting Fang Xun's body.

clang--

It was as if cloth was torn, and the protective Buddha's light was annihilated inch by inch by the Heavenly Sword.

But Fang Xun remained indifferent, concentrating on comprehending the meaning of the other party's "Heavenly Sword", and seemed to be brewing something in his heart.

In just a moment, the protective Buddha light that was like a solid wall was cut open by the Heavenly Sword, and the blade continued to be directed towards Fang Xun's body.

But the knife suddenly stopped, and invisible energy like steel needles broke out from Fang Xun's skin at some point.

It came in front of Song Que silently, without form or appearance, it was the "Formless Divine Needle"!
If Song Que insisted on continuing to chop Fang Xun with this knife, he would not know whether the opponent would die or not, because before that, he would definitely die before the opponent.

As he retreated rapidly, the Heavenly Sword in his hand was retracted and rotated, and hundreds of formless divine needles' Qi collided with the sword energy and were annihilated like rain hitting banana leaves.

Taking advantage of this gap, Fang Xun made another move, and saw a dark crescent moon drawn by the spring rain in the small building all night.

A crescent moon, dark sword light, and as the black moon rises, a sulfurous and bloody smell of hell spreads.

Fang Xun moved with the knife, and suddenly he slashed towards Song Que with a black moon.

Song Que's face darkened, and he held the Heavenly Sword across his chest.

choke--

There was a loud sound of a knife striking.

quick--

Everything can only be described in one word: it is impossible to see Song Que's movements clearly with the naked eye.

By the time Fang Xun realized that the other party had drawn his sword, the Heavenly Sword had already transformed into a long rainbow and collided silently with the black moon.

Ding ding ding ding——

For a moment, the collision of the two swords was like large and small pearls falling on a jade plate.

After a failed attempt at a divine sword strike, Fang Xun's sword suddenly changed direction, blooming crimson, lingering like the softest and softest silk thread wrapped around one's fingers, leaving one with only the sight of curved red threads lingering in the sky.

It makes people feel as if they have returned from hell to the human world in an instant.

Every part of Song Que's Heavenly Sword seemed to have turned into a tool to defeat the enemy; the blade, back of the blade, blade body and even the handle all became weapons that could kill people.

The sword light was as dense as a torrential rain, cutting off the deadly scarlet threads that penetrated every pore on his body like mercury pouring on the ground.

After all the red threads of the Red Sleeve Knife in the dusk drizzle were cut off, Fang Xun suddenly put away the sword and stood up, his eyes extremely bright.

"Alright! I have seen the essence of your Heavenly Sword. Try this move of mine. I have just learned this move and have never been able to get the hang of it. It was not until I saw your Heavenly Sword that I finally understood it!"

After seeing this, Song Que's face became serious. The ancient thick-backed broadsword in his hand disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by another knife.

The blade was as thin as silk, as soft and nimble as a feather, and emitting a crystal blue glow. It was so sharp that if you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you would not have believed that there was such a rare treasure in the world.

"The name of the sword is Narcissus. I have created the 'Eight Heavenly Sword Techniques' based on the characteristics of this sword. Each technique has ten swords, a total of eighty swords. The sword is ruthless. Please give me your advice!"

As soon as Song Que finished speaking, his whole aura became indifferent, just like the sky above the two people in the field!

The Narcissus Knife in his hand suddenly turned into thousands of blue knife lights, covering Fang Xun.

The knife was so fast and erratic that it was impossible to grasp and control, and it was coupled with the almost weightless thin Narcissus blade.

It really was as if this knife was sent from heaven, shocking the heaven and earth and making ghosts and gods cry. It only came from heaven, not from the human world!

"Well, you are worthy of being the Heavenly Sword Song Que. The sword is good, and the man is even stronger!"

Fang Xun exclaimed in admiration, but at this moment, he was not as indifferent as Song Que. Instead, his eyes were filled with indescribable rich emotions.

The two seem to have become the two extremes of affection and ruthlessness.

At the moment when Narcissus's blade was about to reach him, a burst of Buddhist chanting suddenly appeared in the void.

'Maha Five Realms - The gods respect the living beings!!!'

All night long, I listened to the spring rain in the small building. The shadow of the sword seemed to change in a thousand ways, and then returned to its original state and stabbed out with a sword.

Suddenly, a mysterious artistic conception descended, which seemed to be about the changes of heaven and man, birth, aging, sickness and death, success, failure and emptiness.

It was as if a supreme being from the sky had descended to the earth and swung a sword.

The mortal world is like a sea of ​​suffering, and birth and death are noisy and short. The sword not only cuts the body, but also the heart. Fang Xun finally succeeded in using the strongest move of the Maha Five Paths.

The sword light was faint, not dazzling, nor sharp, but it made Song Que feel an unprecedented danger.

Ever since Fang Xun broke through to the innate realm, he has acquired various martial arts moves in the martial arts hall, except for the oracle bone inscription of "The Secret of Immortality".

The rest can all be accomplished in a short period of time, and then integrated into what one has learned to reach a higher level with ease.

But Fang Xun could only slowly comprehend and study the "Twelve Secrets of Bodhisattva".

Among them, he completely let things take their course in achieving the Three Enlightenments of Bodhi, but he made rapid progress in the Four Noble Truths of Vajra and had no problem using them.

As for the last "Maha Five Destinies", Fang Xun could not master the other four moves to perfection, but he could use them normally. Only the last and strongest move "Heavenly Beings Respect All Living Beings" could not be mastered.

After fighting with Song Que and seeing his 'Heavenly Sword', Fang Xun finally gained some understanding.

Song Que's swordsmanship has indeed reached the state of supreme oblivion, but he still has feelings in his heart.

But if you continue along this path, you will eventually be assimilated by the ruthless way of heaven and become a dead object like a machine.

Through the negative example of Song Que, Fang Xun finally understood what the "respect" in "Heavenly beings respect all living beings" meant.

The reason why the world is so wonderful is because of the countless sentient beings.

The heart of heaven is not high, the human heart is the highest.

To perform this move, one must be reverent. Not reverent to the gods and demons, but reverent to all sentient beings in the universe!
After figuring this out, Fang Xun felt that all the obstacles that he had been unable to overcome for a long time were now gone.

After recalling the unrivaled grace and beauty of the true celestial being, Ah Qing, he finally succeeded in performing this move of 'Heavenly Beings Respect All Living Beings'.

Facing this sword, Song Que felt that his emotions, which had been indifferent to the extreme, became rich again.

It was as if he suddenly changed from 'sky' back into a human being.

When the state of mind that looked down on all living beings like the way of heaven was no longer there, the "Eight Secrets of the Heavenly Sword" that seemed to have only come from heaven and not from the human world also began to show flaws at this moment.

But facing Fang Xun's sword that could take his life, Song Que smiled happily like a child.

"It turns out that I have been wrong all along. Thank you for letting me see the real Sword of Heaven."

puff-

Along with a blood flower blooming from his brow, Song Que turned into a transparent bubble and began to slowly disappear.

Behind him, Fang Xun looked extremely pale and was gasping for breath.

"The 'Heavenly People Respect All Living Beings' move is still too difficult for me. Just one strike of the sword consumed 70% of my true energy. It seems that only by breaking through the divine will can I truly master this sword move."

You have to know how exaggerated the total amount of Fang Xun's true energy is. His 70% of true energy is at least 20% or even 30% for others who have reached the highest level of enlightenment!

This shows the power of 'Heavenly Beings Respect All Living Beings'. This move is not meant for those in the Awakening Stage to practice.

After a while, Fang Xun's face regained its rosy color. After spending another quarter of an hour absorbing Song Que's martial arts insights and memories, he came to the training ground.

His eyes also looked impatiently towards the third door of the martial arts hall.

"After Song Que, he should be the strongest in the Kaiqiao realm."

Sure enough, when Fang Xun saw the new line of words, his eyes suddenly lit up again.

[Yuan Tiangang, the most powerful one, from "The Bad Guys", to be defeated]

"Fuck! This is an immortal who has lived for more than 300 years, from the Sui Dynasty to the Five Dynasties!"

Yuan Tiangang, the supreme leader of the Bad Guys and the first generation of Bad Guys, is the undisputed ceiling of combat power in "The Bad Guys". His strength is unfathomable and he looks down on everyone in the world.

Originally the Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty, Yuan Tiangang came to Beijing in the first year of the Zhenguan Period of the Tang Dynasty, where he was appreciated by Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, and was named the Imperial Master.

While fortune-telling and praying for the country's destiny, he also refined the elixir of life for Li Shimin in the hope of immortality. In the 20th year of Zhenguan, he finally made the elixir of life.

However, something went wrong when she was testing the medicine in front of Emperor Taizong. Although she achieved immortality, her appearance was completely ruined.

After seeing the miserable state of the imperial teacher after taking the elixir, Emperor Taizong realized that although the elixir could indeed make people immortal, it would also make their appearance become neither human nor ghost.

It is certainly impossible for an emperor to face the civil and military officials with such an ugly face that looks like a demon, so Li Shimin did not dare to take elixirs until his death.

Yuan Tiangang had to resign from the post of imperial teacher after this great change, but Emperor Taizong of Tang did not want his abilities to be buried, so he ordered him to establish a mysterious organization called the Bad People that served the royal family exclusively and was only responsible to the emperor.

Over the past two hundred and seventy years, waves of bad people have died, but Yuan Tiangang has survived thanks to the elixir of immortality.

He lived forever until the fall of the Tang Dynasty and possessed unparalleled skills for more than three hundred years.

In the end, Yuan Tiangang committed suicide, thus ending his mission of more than 300 years and dying for the Li Tang royal family.

Fang Xun frowned after recalling the life information of the bad leader Yuan Tiangang.

“The elixir of immortality does have some merit, but the side effects are definitely more than just disfigurement. Otherwise, with Yuan Tiangang’s aptitude and background, he should have been able to break through to the Grandmaster of Divine Will long ago.

It seems that this elixir of immortality may be harmful to the human body, causing the flesh to be incomplete. Therefore, even if Yuan Tiangang has extraordinary skills and extraordinary talent, he cannot break through the divine will. "

Thinking of this, Fang Xun rubbed his hands and pushed open the third door impatiently.

"This is Yuan Tiangang. His martial arts is just the most mediocre of his many abilities. What he is most famous for is his superb Tianji Fengshui skills!"

In Chang'an, scarlet flames illuminated half of the sky, and thick smoke rose up.

As soon as Fang Xun opened the door, he saw such a suffocating scene. The thousand-year-old capital before him was about to be swallowed up by the fire.

When he was there, the first thing he thought of was Huang Chao's poem.

"Wait till September 8th in autumn, my flower will bloom and all other flowers will die. The fragrance will spread through Chang'an, and the whole city will be covered with golden armor."

The hellish scene before our eyes happened exactly after Huang Chao captured Chang'an.

On the street, Fang Xun ignored the black smoke and heat around him and looked up at a rooftop that was engulfed in flames.

Then a tall figure was seen standing solemnly facing the black smoke.

His clothes were very distinctive, a black floral satin robe that covered his entire body, including his head, and a black silver belt with bat patterns tied around his waist.

Apart from Fang Xun and the martial arts character, there couldn't be anyone else in the ring, so there was no doubt who the second figure was.

It was the Tang Dynasty's Imperial Master, the evil commander Yuan Tiangang!
But his face was as horrible as a rotting corpse. There were hardly any intact skin on his face, and large areas of muscle and gums were exposed.

His eyes were dark red, and one of his eyes had no eyelids. His nose was sunken and shriveled, leaving only two black nostrils that opened and closed with his breathing.

The whole face seemed to have been burned by fire for three days and three nights, and then dried by wind for decades, forming this horrible appearance.

Fang Xun looked at this face that was enough to scare a timid person to death, and sighed, "If Lin Xi Ling had taken action at that time, perhaps the Tang Dynasty could have continued for another hundred years."

Yuan Tiangang's mouth twitched, and his voice became extremely hoarse and gloomy, as if there was a piece of charcoal stuck in his throat. His tone was very strange and he could not speak as clearly as an ordinary person.

“Since ancient times, the kings who lost their countries were not necessarily foolish, incompetent and tyrannical. It was just that the root of evil was deep and there was nothing they could do to change the situation.

At that time, the Tang Dynasty was controlled by household slaves internally and by military governors externally. The system had long been shattered. Any military governor with some soldiers could ignore the king's orders and do whatever they wanted.

If I force my way in, I will only help to prop up a lifeless Tang Dynasty. This is not the Tang Dynasty I want, but you."

As he was speaking, Yuan Tiangang suddenly changed the subject, and a hint of reminiscence appeared in his dark red eyes.

"I never thought that one day I would still hear the name 'Linxi Ling'. This really makes me miss it."

Linxi Ling was an official position in the Tang Dynasty that was in charge of supplying grain and livestock for ancestral temple sacrifices. In history, Yuan Tiangang held this position.

If possible, Yuan Tiangang actually didn't want this kind of deformed immortality at all. The years before he took the elixir were the most leisurely and happiest time in his life.

An old man and a young man stared at each other quietly in the fire, both ignoring the sea of ​​fire around them.

Fang Xun simply responded.

"Compared to your martial arts, I actually admire your attainments in Tianji Fengshui more. You are one of the ancestors of geomancy in later generations.

Countless quacks and Feng Shui masters make their livings by reading the books you compiled, such as the "Xiangshu" and "Yijingti".

"Haha, you are quite good at talking, but I wonder if your skills are as good as your words!"

Yuan Tiangang smiled. Although this smile might seem extremely terrifying to outsiders, he was indeed smiling.

But as he spoke, it was as if he was exhaling, and a surging and vast energy gushed out, causing the surrounding flames to sway wildly.

Fang Xun's pupils suddenly contracted, and the mysterious energy in his body started to work instantly. In an instant, Buddhist chants appeared and disappeared in the sea of ​​fire, and the protective Buddha light rose up.

laugh--

The protective Buddha light was as thin as paper, and was pierced through by the energy that Yuan Tiangang exhaled while speaking.

It was not until he was one foot away from Fang Xun that his energy was completely exhausted.

Fang Xun took a deep breath and said, "National Master, are you really not the Grand Master of Divine Will?"

Yuan Tiangang curled his lips and said, "Grandmaster of Divine Will? I have never heard of this realm. I only know that I have been stuck in the Divine Sky realm for more than two hundred years without making any progress!"

As he spoke, Yuan Tiangang raised his hand and grabbed. This grab made Fang Xun feel as if he had grasped the entire Chang'an City in his hands.

Suddenly, clusters of strange scarlet flames rose up with the storm. With a bang, the scarlet flames gathered from all directions and formed a super fire tornado that rolled towards Fang Xun.

The tongues of fire spewing from the surface of the fire tornado looked like demons dancing wildly in a blazing hell.

The streets and houses along the way were as thin as paper. They had no ability to resist and were crushed into fuel, helping the fire tornado grow bigger.

Fang Xun stared in amazement at the terrifying fire tornado that was getting closer and closer to him. All the words he had to say finally turned into a simple word.

"grass!"

(End of this chapter)