Chapter 12 Arrangement of follow-up
the next day,
After a night of fighting, everyone was exhausted both physically and mentally. A few people were left to keep watch and then went back to sleep.

Early this morning, Yue Buqun called him to Zhengqitang and gave him a lecture to reassure his disciples.

He also called Wang Ming and Linghu Chong to the study room for private talks, and praised Wang Ming for his progress in "Purple Cloud Magic Skills".

Yue Buqun didn't know Wang Ming had mastered the skill yet, and only thought that he had mastered it to about 50% or 60%. Wang Ming didn't mention it on his own initiative. As for what he said to Linghu Chong, Wang Ming didn't know.

Wang Ming stood on a stone cliff, looking at the clouds in the distant mountains, and his mood also calmed down.

Gradually, my thoughts began to drift, thinking about the direction of the future.

In the previous world, he was not strong enough to be a big shot, so he had to intervene in every important part of the plot. Although he gained a lot of benefits, he eventually attracted the attention of Zhu Wusi and ruined himself.

So Wang Ming learned from his mistakes and decided to just stay put and not waste time.

Therefore, after more than ten years in this world, he has never left Huashan Mountain and has always been a stay-at-home guy.

These ten years have not been wasted.

First, he solved the embarrassment of not being able to understand ancient Chinese texts in the school at Huashan. It was no longer like the previous life, when he had a peerless secret book in his arms but could not understand any of it. He had no ability to resist until his death and could only die humbly and helplessly.

Then, after living in this world for more than ten years, the cooling-off period of the world-traveling system has arrived. Now I can leave The Smiling, Proud Wanderer at any time. This is probably my biggest guarantee!
Furthermore, after last night's battle, Wang Ming was basically certain that, in a one-on-one fight, he would be ranked third in the world.

Wang Ming held back yesterday, but his result in killing enemies was only slightly behind Yue Buqun. This shows that his strength is definitely above that of Yue Buqun, and even if Zuo Lengchan goes all out, he should not be his opponent.

The only ones who can beat Wang Ming are Dongfang Bubai and Feng Qingyang. They are both eternal otakus who rarely go out to hang out.

Facing Dongfang Bubai, the undisputed number one in the world, Wang Ming had no confidence at all and was basically doomed to defeat. The enemy was too fast and he couldn't even run away.

I should not be a match for Feng Qingyang, but he is old. If we both suffer losses, I will die, and he will definitely die of exhaustion.

Wang Ming suggested staying in Huashan this time, not only because the natural barrier was beneficial to him, but also because he knew Feng Qingyang was there, so even if he got into trouble, he would have someone to back him up.

This is why Wang Ming had to come out to deal with the Sword Sect disciples and lock them up. If Linghu Chong was allowed to kill them, especially if he used the "Nine Swords of Dugu" to defeat the Sword Sect disciples and then gave them a chilling blow, it would definitely disgust Feng Qingyang.

This should also be the reason why Huashan was so unlucky in the original plot and did not even meet Feng Qingyang.

I have already taken all the resources on Mount Huashan, and there is no point in staying any longer.

Wang Ming could be said to have played it safe this time, training his account to the maximum level before leaving the novice village. He didn't believe that anyone could get himself killed.

It’s not that Wang Ming doesn’t want to continue to be the best in the world before going out, it’s just that he has basically reached his limit.

The "Purple Cloud Divine Art" has been mastered, and what comes next is a slow and steady process that requires time.

"The Vajra Indestructible Art" has also reached a bottleneck and the progress is very slow.

Continuing to practice has average results.

But he felt a little embarrassed to leave just like that. He had taken a lot of resources from Huashan, even more than Linghu Chong, so he still had to make some arrangements before leaving.

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Linghu Chong came to the cliff where Wang Ming was in a daze.

"Fifth Junior Brother, why did you ask Junior Brother to call me to Jade Maiden Peak?"

Linghu Chong was also very puzzled as to why his fifth junior brother, who had always been very low-key and rarely interacted with him alone, would think of making an appointment to meet him.

Linghu Chong arrived and woke Wang Ming up from his trance.

"Big Brother, do you still like Little Sister?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Linghu Chong's face instantly turned gloomy. If he didn't know that Wang Ming was not the type to play tricks on others, he would have thought that he was deliberately rubbing salt into his wounds.

Lin Pingzhi was eager for revenge and wanted to learn martial arts to improve his strength, so he kept currying favor with Yue Lingshan, hoping to save the country in a roundabout way and get closer to Yue Buqun. However, he went the wrong way and took advantage of Linghu Chong's facing the wall at Mount Huashan and poached him.

"So what if I like you? Junior Sister likes Xiao Linzi now." Linghu Chong said dejectedly.

"As long as you promise me three things, I can help you win back the heart of my junior sister."

"Really? Not to mention three, even a hundred would be no problem." Linghu Chong agreed without even thinking about it.

"No, three will do. Just listen to me finish these three things first."

This time, Wang Ming turned around and glanced at Linghu Chong, then continued.

"The first thing is to stop drinking. No matter whether a person is good or evil, as long as he drinks a few sips of wine with you, you can make friends with him.

The second thing is to keep yourself clean. Stay away from the demonic sect members. There are real heroes among them, but it is wrong for you to make friends with them."

"I can't do that. I can't kill people without asking right or wrong. They are all kind-hearted men." Linghu Chong said in a bad mood.
"Do you know why the Sword Sect came to visit this time, and why the masked man came to kill people on the mountain last night?"

"The Sword Sect wants the position of the leader, and the man in black wants Xiao Linzi's ancestral swordsmanship."

Wang Ming looked into Linghu Chong's eyes and spoke slowly.

"No! It's because of you."

"Fifth Junior Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"You offended the Hengshan Sect and the Taishan Sect at once in Huiyan Tower, and also offended the Qingcheng Sect, causing Huashan to lose three allies. You also promised to accept Lin Pingzhi as your disciple without consulting your master, forcing the master to accept Lin Pingzhi, a hot potato, and suddenly made Huashan the target of public criticism."

The original plot is that Lin Pingzhi became Yue Buqun's apprentice, but he didn't want to be accepted as a disciple at all. Old Yue was not that unwise.

He was stunned by the trio. Lin Pingzhi asked Yue Buqun to accept him as a disciple in front of his parents' grave, but Yue Buqun refused. First, Linghu Chong jumped out and said that he had mentioned Yue Buqun's agreement in front of Lin Zhennan and his wife, then Hengshan Dingyi joined in and squeezed him, and finally his daughter came out and stabbed him in the back, and he had to swallow the bitter fruit.

After hearing what Wang Ming said, Linghu Chong began to feel less confident.

"The Huashan Sect is not as powerful as you think. Huashan does not have any senior masters, nor does it have any fellow disciples of the same generation as Master to help it. It can be said that Huashan is supported entirely by Master's reputation as the 'Gentleman Sword'.

Only with a good reputation can you get help from righteous allies. Those who want to harm Huashan will think twice before acting. When the evil sect attacks Huashan, they will send righteous people to help. Zuo Lengchan will be afraid that Shaolin and Wudang will directly put Songshan into the ranks of evil and crooked sects, and then everyone will be able to kill them. "

Wang Ming looked at Linghu Chong and saw that he was feeling a little down, which proved that he was not too heartless.

“As soon as you came down the mountain, you became friends with the world’s most lecherous villain, and then helped the Demon Cult elder Qu Yang and the Five Mountains traitor Liu Zhengfeng in front of the righteous alliance. You ruined your master’s reputation, which attracted the Sword Sect to come and snatch the leader’s position under the pretext of not following the disciples strictly. In this world, in addition to black and white, good and evil, there is also stance!” “Standpoint?” Linghu Chong was puzzled, as Yue Buqun’s education only taught them to be chivalrous and righteous.

After all, Yue Buqun is a gentleman, so it is not easy to say it directly. When he participated in Liu Zhengfeng's retirement, Linghu Chong had set a lot of traps for him, so he wanted him to kill the evil cult without asking the reason. Unfortunately, it is impossible to change a person's character with just a few words.

"You are the eldest brother of Huashan Sect. Your words and deeds represent Huashan. You provoked Mu Gaofeng, but Yu Canghai survived. It's not because you are capable, but because they showed mercy to you for the sake of Master. Similarly, you colluded with the Demon Sect, and these things will also be attributed to Master. Behind you stands the entire Huashan and hundreds of fellow disciples. Whether they live or die depends on your words and deeds."

"So it is I who brought disaster upon myself."

Linghu Chong was so distraught that he was almost autistic, but he didn't know that some of what Wang Ming said was true, while others had their own agenda.

"Third, I hope you won't leave Huashan for the next ten years. I'm afraid you'll kill our master and destroy Huashan."

Hearing this, Linghu Chong looked at Wang Ming in surprise, not knowing what he meant.

"Don't worry about anything else, promise?"

"Junior brother has made it so clear, I will agree to it even if it's not for Junior Sister."

After saying this, he left with heavy steps, without paying any attention to Wang Ming who was still there.

"Hey!"

Looking at Linghu Chong's depressed back slowly going away, Wang Ming sighed.

Linghu Chong is very talented. If you give him ten years, he will be the best in the world in the future. So it will be a win-win situation to tie him to the warship in Huashan.

Even if we take a step back, trapping him in Huashan is equivalent to removing many landmines for Lao Yue.

There is no way. Wang Ming has no intention of becoming the young leader of the Huashan Sect. But looking at Lao Yue's spirit, we can tell that he can still be in power for at least another 10 to 20 years.

This frustrated perennial runner-up doesn't want to do that. Besides, his goal has never been in Huashan or in the world of Smiling Proud Wanderer. His direction is - all the heavens and worlds.

Even though I get along quite harmoniously with Yue Buqun now, if I continue to stay here, my prestige will sooner or later threaten him. If something dirty happens then, I will be the one who gets disgusted.

No matter who Yue Buqun is in the original plot, at least he has done nothing wrong to himself in the past ten years, and he can be called a gentleman.

Rather than waiting for both sides to get angry, it is better to withdraw as soon as possible to preserve the friendship between master and apprentice.

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"Junior brother! I noticed that you have been practicing your family swordsmanship, but you always seem to be unable to get the hang of it. Have you ever thought about the reason?"

After Linghu Chong left, Wang Ming and others arrived, and the second person he had an appointment with, Lin Pingzhi, arrived.

"Pingzhi doesn't know. Can you answer this question for Pingzhi, brother?"

"Your swordsmanship is incomplete. Do you want the "Sword Manual of Exorcism"?"

"Brother, do you know where the "Sword Manual of Exorcism" passed down from my ancestors is?" Lin Pingzhi asked excitedly.

"Know!"

"Brother, Pingzhi, please tell me the whereabouts of the sword manual. I will do you a favor and serve you as a slave...

Wang Ming saw Lin Pingzhi kneeling down and kowtow, but was immediately interrupted by Wang Ming.

"I'll give you half an hour to pack your things and wait for me at the foot of Mount Hua. Don't tell anyone else, or we won't be able to leave."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

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The apprentice told Yue Buqun that Wang Ming was waiting for him in the study. When he arrived at the study, he did not see Wang Ming, but only saw a letter, which he opened immediately.

"Master, when you see this letter, your disciple Wang Ming has already left. I hope you don't worry about me. Before I leave, I have a few things to report to you:
Master, there is no need to worry too much about the Huashan Sect. There is still a Qing generation in Huashan. His name is Feng Qingyang, and his martial arts skills are no less than Dongfang Bubai.

Feng is not peaceful and Cheng is not worried. The master will consider how to deal with it himself.

In the cave at Siguo Cliff, there are the Five Mountains Sword Technique and the method to crack the Five Mountains Sword Technique left by the elders of the Demon Cult.

The eldest senior brother did not practice the "Bixie Sword Technique", but learned the sword techniques in the cave and the "Nine Swords of Dugu" from Uncle Feng.

At that time, the two masters Yue Su and Cai Zifeng visited Shaolin Temple and secretly read the "Sunflower Manual". Due to time constraints, the two of them could not read the entire book at the same time, so they read it separately, each reading half, and then returned to Huashan.

After the two masters returned to Huashan, they studied together. Unexpectedly, when they compared the Kung Fu in the book, they found that they were totally different and could not get along. They both believed that the other had read the book wrong and that only what they remembered was correct. Thus, the division of the two sects of sword and qi in Huashan arose. "

Shaolin Zen Master Hongye soon discovered this. He knew that the martial arts in this book were not only profound, but also extremely dangerous. The most difficult part was the first level. As long as the first level could be passed, there would be nothing to worry about later. If there was any mistake in the first level, it would be either death or injury. Hongye immediately sent his favorite disciple, Zen Master Duyuan, to Huashan to persuade Yue and Cai not to practice the martial arts in the book.

When Master Du Yuan came to Mount Huashan, Yue and Cai treated him with respect and admitted that they had read the scriptures privately. On the one hand, they apologized deeply, and on the other hand, they asked him for advice on the martial arts in the scriptures. Little did they know that although Du Yuan was Hong Ye's favorite disciple, he had not been taught the martial arts in the scriptures. At that time, Master Du Yuan did not point it out. He listened to them reciting the scriptures and explained them casually, but he kept it in mind. Master Du Yuan was a very skilled martial artist and a very smart person. When he heard a sentence of the scriptures, he casually interpreted a few sentences and made it sound very logical.

However, what Yue and Cai had recorded was not much, and after such a retelling, it was inevitably discounted. Master Duyuan stayed on Huashan for eight days before leaving, but he never returned to Shaolin. Soon after, Master Hongye received a letter from Master Duyuan, saying that he could not suppress his worldly desires and decided to return to secular life, and he had no face to see his master again.

The news that Huashan has the peerless martial arts "Sunflower Manual" also spread. Not long after, the ten elders of the Demon Cult came to attack Huashan, and a great battle took place at the foot of Huashan. Most of the ten elders of the Demon Cult were seriously injured and fled in defeat. However, Yue Su and Cai Zifeng were both killed in this battle, and the "Sunflower Manual" they recorded was also taken away by the Demon Cult.

After returning to secular life, Master Du Yuan became Lin Yuantu. This is why the "Sword of Exorcism" and the "Sunflower Manual" are similar. The reason why Lin Yuantu is so powerful and Lin Pingzhi's "Sword of Exorcism" can't even beat his junior sister is that he hasn't cleared the first level of this martial art.

The first step is "If you want to practice magic skills, you must first castrate yourself."

If the master wants to revitalize Huashan, he must have faith and a court background when learning Shaolin and Wudang.

Huashan is actually a branch of the Quanzhen Sect left over from the Northern Song Dynasty, and the master can explore in this direction.

At that time, Huashan was the leader of the Five Mountains, which had already threatened the status of Shaolin and Wudang, and also aroused the vigilance of the court. The "Sunflower Manual" was obviously a martial art from the palace.

Master, don't think about destroying the Sun Moon Sect, which was also supported by the court. The knights violated the law with their martial arts, and the court saw martial artists as unstable factors. In their eyes, good and evil were the same. The court supported Shaolin and Wudang, while the evil supported the Sun Moon Sect, in order to gather martial artists and make them fight each other on purpose, so as to weaken their power and prevent them from threatening the court.

I hope Master and Master’s Wife take care of themselves.”

After reading the letter, he opened the attached book, which had "Phantom Sword" written on the cover.

Yue Buqun asked people to look for Wang Ming in Huashan, but he was nowhere to be found.

(End of this chapter)