Insufficient balance
After handing over the "Nine Swords of Dugu" to Yue Buqun, Linghu Chong decided to go into seclusion alone at Mount Hua's Cliff of Reflections. This period of Jianghu training made him vaguely feel that he was about to make another breakthrough.
"The legendary Thoughtless Cliff, it's indeed famous for a reason." Linghu Chong sighed.
Located at the southern peak of Huashan Mountain outside the South Heavenly Gate, Sihou Cliff is situated at the end of the precipitous and steep plank road. The top of the cliff covers an area of over 100 square meters with three sides being cliffs and one side a mountain wall.
In the original work, the ten elders of the Dayu Sect led a team to fight against the masters of the Wuyue Sword Sect here. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the masters were almost wiped out. Although the sect elder finally won with a slight advantage, he was trapped in the mountain cave by the Huashan Sect's mechanism and had no hope of escape. With resentment filling his heart, before his death, he carved on the stone wall the ways to break all the sword techniques and moves of the Wuyue Sword Sect.
Of course, these swordsmanship moves are nothing to Linghu Chong, who now possesses the unparalleled swordsmanship and multiple divine skills. Linghu Chong wouldn't even bother practicing this barely first-rate Five Mountains Sword Style. However, with Mount Hua Sect's current weakness and shallow foundation, after the battle between the Sword and Fire Sectors, most of the exquisite swordsmanship has been lost. These sword moves are invaluable to ordinary Mount Hua disciples. It's not like they would make the unparalleled Lone Nine Swords style into something common by teaching it entirely to ordinary Mount Hua disciples. Would Yue Buqun and Linghu Chong be so foolish?
Linghu Chong carefully searched the cave on Mount Thoughtless, but didn't find anything. He wasn't too anxious either; if it were that easy to find, those predecessors from Huashan who had come before him wouldn't have failed to discover it already, and there would be no chance for him.
"Master brother, look what I've brought for you."
Every day at noon, Yu Dayou would bring a lunchbox to deliver food to Linghu Chong on the Thoughtless Cliff.
"Master brother, hurry up and drink hotly, all are your favorite dishes," Lu Dahu took out a wine jar from the basket, raised his eyebrows and said: "And this!"
"Wine!" Linghu Cong snatched it over, opened the jar and poured it down his throat in big gulps, soon seeing the bottom. He wiped his mouth carelessly and said to Lu Dahu: "Lu Monkey, you're a good kid!"
After crossing into the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Linghu Chong also inherited this habit of being fond of wine. This martial arts world is not like his previous life, where there are all sorts of drinks, such as orange juice and cola, which are not even worth thinking about. Every day, he only drinks water, and his mouth has become so bland that it's like a bird's.
"That's for sure, who on Mount Hua doesn't know that I, Lu Xiaoyu, am the most righteous!?" Hearing Lin Pingzhi praise him, Lu Dahai's mouth corners twitched with a smile and he said: "Big Brother Shifu, after you secretly went up to the Reflection Cliff to meditate in seclusion, you almost drove Little Sister Shimei mad. Just now she was blocking me, wanting to rush over to deliver food to you herself. If Master hadn't forbidden it, I wouldn't have been able to come!"
"Master Brother, Little Master Sister has deep feelings for you. Why don't you just propose to Master and Mistress directly? They'll definitely agree!" Lu Dahu joked.
"Land Monkey, don't spout nonsense! I only have a fraternal affection for my junior sister. You big mouth, don't spread rumors and stir up trouble!" Linghu Cong said seriously to Lu Dahai. He was not the same Linghu Cong as in the original work; his goal was the Demon Sect's beautiful and elegant leader.
"How could I spread rumors, everyone in Mount Hua knows about the relationship between Master and Little Sister," Lu Dahu thought that Linghu Chong was embarrassed, raised an eyebrow and said: "Master, don't be shy, no one else can perform the 'Chong Ling Sword Technique' like you two."
"I'm telling the truth, I and Little Martial Sister have nothing between us, we're just siblings. In the future, I'll find a good man who suits her." Linghu Chong said seriously again.
"But..."
"There's nothing to argue about, it's getting late, hurry down the mountain, or you'll definitely get scolded by Master. Seeing Lu Dahai wanting to argue again, Linghu Cong immediately interrupted and chased him down the mountain."
After Lu Daxia left, Linghu Chong continued to search carefully in the cave. According to the original book, Linghu Chong was venting his frustrations in the cave after a failed romance and accidentally broke through the wall of the mountain, eventually discovering the place where the old demon sect leader died.
"So that's what it is, the cave should be almost dug through, and it must be hollow." Linghu Chong imagined where he would go to vent his frustrations after a lost love, and where he would go to chop and hack. Finally, on one side of the stone wall in the inner cave, he discovered some clues, and with a few sword knocks, it was indeed hollow.
After confirming, Linghu Chong used the heavy sword to slash down forcefully. With a loud "boom", the stone wall broke open, and inside was indeed another world. A dull axe lay slanted on the ground, next to it was a white skeleton.
"What a pity! Just as we were about to break through the mountain cave, our efforts have been thwarted at the last moment." Linghu Cong sighed.
Inside this small cave, there are still many intact white bones, which should be the remains of the original demonic sect elders. As for those broken bones, they should be the predecessors of the Five Mountains Sword Sect who were mutilated by the demonic sect elders. Unfortunately, although the demonic sect elder won, he was also trapped to death in this cave.
On the innermost stone wall, Linghu Chong saw the Five Mountains Sect's sword moves and their countermeasures carved by the Devil Cult's elders.
"Mahākāla's demonic seal is broken by Mahākā?a! The flying swordsmanship of the heavenly demon Zhao He has been completely destroyed on this mountain!"
"Golden Ape Demon Zhang rides the wind, White Ape Demon Zhang rides the clouds, and thus the Huashan Swordsmanship is completely destroyed!"
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The Demon Sect is indeed famous for a reason, with many masters. These ten elders have actually broken through the exquisite swordsmanship of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. The martial arts of these elders are profound and unpredictable, and among the top-notch masters in Jianghu, they should be at the same level as Xiang Wentian.
The exquisite swordsmanship of the Wu Yue Sword Sect was utterly defeated by the demonic sect's elders with this seemingly simple and despicable move. Dammit, these bastards are really talented. The shameless Flowing Water Sect Master died such a miserable death.
Let's leave this matter to Old Yue, whether in the original or now, Linghu Chong can at most be considered a chivalrous hero, as the leader, he is absolutely not suitable for this role. Yue Buqun is the top talent in this aspect, relying on his own strength, leading the Hua Shan Sect which was severely damaged to rise again and gain the reputation of "Gentleman Sword" in Jianghu, this is not something that ordinary people can do.
The next day when Lu Dagang came to deliver food, Linghu Cong instructed him that after going down the mountain, he should inform Yue Buqun to go to Siu Guin Cliff, as he had important matters to report.
The meal had not been finished, and Lao Yue hurried over in a flurry. In Lao Yue's eyes, Linghu Chong was absolutely a treasure, without ambition, valuing relationships, respecting his teacher and the Tao, and unexpectedly possessing extraordinary martial arts skills, with no unexpected events he would absolutely be the top fighter of Mount Hua Sect, and would surely help Mount Hua Sect expand its territory and establish a vast domain.
"Master, you've arrived so quickly." Linghu Chong hastily stood up.
"Chong'er, what makes you think Da Yu has a message for Master Yu and it's an urgent matter?" Yue Buqun asked directly.
"Master, I have made a major discovery while practicing at the Thoughtless Cliff. I dare not take it upon myself to decide, so I specially invite Master to make a decision." Linghu Chong brought Yue Buqun to the mountain cave and arrived in front of the stone wall with the Five Mountains Sword Sect's sword moves and countermeasures engraved on it.
"Excellent, excellent, too excellent! Chong'er, you have made a great contribution to the Huashan School!" Yue Buqun exclaimed with joy: "There is such a complete and exquisite swordsmanship of the five mountains that has been lost for many years. The Huashan School will rise thoroughly! Contending for the martial arts world and restoring the honor of our ancestors is just around the corner!"
Actually, no matter how exquisite these lost sword moves of the Five Mountains Sect are, they can only be considered top-notch swordsmanship in the Jianghu world, and not even supreme swordsmanship. For Yue Buqun, who already possesses the unparalleled sword move "Dugu Jiujian", these things are no longer worth his attention. However, what he doesn't need, his many disciples do. The unparalleled sword move can't be casually taught, but these top-notch sword moves can greatly enhance the overall strength of all Huashan Sect disciples. As long as they have a year to prepare, directly surpassing the Songshan Sect is almost certain.
This is also the reason why Yue Buqun was so delighted. If we say who is the most hated in the original work, probably the vast majority of people will choose Yue Buqun, because he is sinister and cunning, a hypocrite, killed the Five Mountains Sect disciples, framed the protagonist Linghu Chong, plotted to seize Lin Pingzhi's evil sword spectrum, and finally even self-castrated himself to practice swordsmanship, eventually becoming isolated from others and dying in a miserable state.
If one were to evaluate the most qualified leader of the Huashan School in "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer", I believe more than 90% of people would still choose "Fake Gentleman" Yue Buqun. When Old Yue took over the Huashan School, it was during a period when the Qi and Jian sects were at odds with each other, resulting in the loss of many top-notch martial artists and severe damage to the school's morale. Despite the difficulties, Old Yue led the Huashan School back to its former glory as one of the top five schools in the Jianghu, second only to the Songshan School, a truly remarkable achievement that cannot be ignored.
Who doesn't want to be a good person, and who doesn't want to be admired by the world? Other so-called heroes, masters, and leaders of various sects are either for fame or personal gain, stirring up conflicts. But it's Old Yue who, for the sake of Huashan Sect, is willing to give up his reputation as "Gentleman Sword" and become a fake gentleman in order to become an invincible fighter and defeat Left Cold Stream. He even castrated himself to practice swordsmanship, all for the sake of making Huashan Sect the best among the Five Mountains. Everything Old Yue did was for the prosperity of Huashan Sect and to make it proud in the martial arts world. However, in the original story, Old Yue alone couldn't hold on, and ultimately ended up with a tragic fate.
"In this life, with me Linghu Chong, such a thing will absolutely not happen again. The Mount Hua School will definitely become the number one school in Jianghu, and will be admired by all, becoming a legend of the martial arts world. Old Yue, let's create a prosperous era for Mount Hua together."
I'm sorry to keep everyone waiting, Xiao Pang has to go to work and gets off work very late, usually around 8 or 9 pm, so I can only write a little at night and the speed can't be fast. The company Xiao Pang works for is an internet company, which requires overtime on holidays and weekends, and it's likely that he'll get off work even later, possibly around 11 pm. So, updates won't be fast, but don't worry, this book won't be abandoned. Today is a rest day, so Xiao Pang will try to write more.
