Chapter 53: Shocking Wudang for a Hundred Years

"Master, this... who is this senior?"

Zhang Xuan and Zhang Sanfeng walked side by side; before they even reached Purple Heaven Palace, they encountered Yu Daiyan, one of the Wudang Seven, who was practicing martial arts.

Yu Daiyan had been paralyzed for many years and had only recently recovered; he practiced diligently every day, wanting to recover the martial arts he had neglected for so long.

Seeing Zhang Xuan walking side by side with Zhang Sanfeng, he was instantly plunged into immense shock.

Zhang Sanfeng was approachable, but as the founder of the Wudang Sect, no one had ever been able to walk side by side with him.

Therefore, upon seeing Zhang Xuan, Yu Daiyan didn't even know how to greet them for a moment.

"I dare not, I dare not be called a senior! I have only been practicing martial arts for a few days."

Having a middle-aged man stand respectfully before him and bow, Zhang Xuan still felt it was very strange.

He had never experienced such things before and did not know how to respond.

Zhang Sanfeng, however, introduced him with a smile: "This is my good friend, who came here specifically to see me. Lianzhou, go prepare some tea and vegetarian food."

"Yes, Master!"

Yu Daiyan retreated with a look of astonishment, his heart churning with monstrous waves.

Who was his master?

The Wudang Sect Leader, the founding patriarch of the Wudang Sect.

In terms of seniority, in the righteous martial arts world and the jianghu, everyone had to call his master 'senior'.

In terms of status and position, as the leader of one of the top righteous sects and the founding patriarch, everyone had to bow upon seeing Zhang Sanfeng.

He had never seen anyone who could be treated as an equal and called a good friend by Zhang Sanfeng.

His heart was extremely shocked for a moment, but he did not forget his master's instructions; while various thoughts raced through his mind, he walked outside.

"Who is that young man?"

"Could he be a descendant of Master?"

As soon as this thought emerged, it was quickly dismissed from Yu Lianzhou's mind.

Not to mention that the youth's features did not resemble Zhang Sanfeng's, his bearing and posture were also not similar.

Furthermore, their master had practiced in Shaolin in his early years and had once been moved by a woman.

But the whole world knew that the woman had never married, had become a nun in her early years, and had even become the founding patriarch of the Emei Sect.

Since then, their master had locked away his heart and love, becoming obsessed with the martial Dao, and had never had other thoughts.

He had never heard any rumors in the jianghu about anyone being involved with Zhang Sanfeng, and that young man looked to be only in his twenties; their master had basically not traveled the jianghu much after the age of seventy.

He spent his days on Wudang Mountain, basically cultivating his character there; it was fundamentally impossible for him to be their master's descendant.

"And that youth..."

Thinking of the glimpse he had caught earlier and the unfathomably thick Internal Energy he had sensed on the youth, Yu Lianzhou was somewhat tongue-tied.

Although such a thought was somewhat blasphemous, in his perception, the youth's unfathomably thick Internal Energy alone was not inferior to his master's, and perhaps even more formidable.

"He looks to be only in his twenties, or even younger; even if he started practicing from his mother's womb, it shouldn't be this exaggerated!"

Taking the opportunity to serve tea and water, Yu Daiyan sized up the youth who was chatting and laughing with his master again, and he discovered that his perception was not wrong.

The youth's Internal Energy was truly like a bright lamp in the dark night; it could not be fake.

That unconstrained Internal Energy made one feel terrified, and one could not even muster the slightest thought of opposing him.

"Little friend, do you intend to undergo some tempering here and roam the jianghu?"

"Yes, I am very curious about the jianghu and lack experience in it; I have always wanted to take a trip."

While serving tea and water, hearing this dialogue, Yu Daiyan's heart almost stopped.

You are almost invincible, and you tell me you want to roam the jianghu?

Hearing this, Zhang Sanfeng still had a smile on his face and didn't mind: "I think little friend might have misunderstood."

"Hm?"

Zhang Xuan was stunned, not understanding why Zhang Sanfeng would say that.

"You came here because your own cultivation speed is too fast, and you are troubled by the lack of teachers and sparring partners in the same world, so you wanted to roam the jianghu, right?"

Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment and nodded.

There was some truth to that; on Earth, although he possessed martial arts, he basically could not find anyone to spar with, and had no way or method to practice.

On Earth, people were either mortals or cultivators.

Zhang Xuan's situation and realm were truly in a very awkward position.

Without a backer or background, he inexplicably possessed martial arts, but those martial arts were far behind the levels of the Cultivation World.

In fact, even with the cultivation methods of the Zhetian World, which could open the Bitter Sea, Zhang Xuan still had to be cautious on Earth; he dared not expose his martial arts and cultivation at will.

How could it be like now, where he could openly and unreservedly show off his vast and boundless Internal Energy without worrying about anyone seeing a problem.

Zhang Xuan could only say that the feeling of showing off in front of others was quite good.

"Since you only want to increase your experience and various means of dealing with enemies, you actually don't need to roam the jianghu."

Zhang Sanfeng smiled as he looked at Zhang Xuan, who had a hint of confusion on his face, and gave his own suggestion: "With your current level of strength, basically all kinds of traps in the jianghu are useless to you, and given the general level of people in the jianghu, it won't be of much help to your tempering."

"Roaming the jianghu is at most seeing the scenery of this world; it won't have much meaning."

Zhang Xuan's expression turned awkward, and Zhang Sanfeng used a smile to dissolve this embarrassment: "If you truly want to be tempered and want to increase your experience in dealing with martial arts, why not stay on Wudang Mountain for a while!"

"My disciples have decent strength and also have quite a lot of experience in the jianghu; having them teach you should be enough for you to gain the corresponding experience..."

Zhang Sanfeng was quite gentle and offered a very reasonable suggestion.

Zhang Xuan thought for a moment; he did indeed want to roam the jianghu, but he was no longer an eighteen-year-old youth.

"I am already over twenty; my behavior and style should be more mature. The suggestion True Person Zhang made is quite good. Wudang Mountain itself is a top sect of the jianghu, and one could even say it holds the reins of the righteous path."

"Having the Wudang Seven as my sparring partners on Wudang Mountain is truly top-tier treatment in the jianghu."

Zhang Xuan instantly went through it in his mind and felt that Zhang Sanfeng's suggestion was quite reliable.

Furthermore, from Zhang Xuan's perspective, the various architectural styles of Wudang Mountain, along with the scenes of disciples chopping wood, fetching water, and practicing martial arts together in their Daoist robes, were already quite imbued with the spirit of Martial Arts and fit the Martial Arts dream in his heart perfectly.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Xuan had originally intended to take out the silver from his robes as compensation for the hospitality he had received these past few days.

But using silver as a transaction in front of Zhang Sanfeng and Yu Daiyan, and having many of Zhang Sanfeng's disciples serve as sparring partners, would be somewhat insulting.

After thinking it over, Zhang Xuan abandoned this awkward idea.

However, he had made up his mind to use other forms of compensation to exchange for it.

"Then I shall stay for the time being!"

Zhang Sanfeng stroked his beard and laughed, knowing that Zhang Xuan had agreed to his suggestion.

"Come, come, come. I wonder what thoughts you have, little friend, regarding the Mysterious Technique. I observe that your Mysterious Technique is also gradually reaching a state of perfection; why don't we discuss it together?"

Zhang Xuan nodded: "It would be a great fortune to receive guidance from a True Person!"

Zhang Xuan had an idea: "I have heard Taishang Laojun explain the mysteries of the Mysterious Technique; if I explain the corresponding mental cultivation methods, formulas, and essential elements to Zhang Sanfeng here, I should be able to repay him."

"However, I must be careful and discreet; I shouldn't be too obvious. After all, I am a star in the Chat Group. I obtained the Mysterious Technique through a stroke of luck, but I shouldn't have access to an explanatory version of the Mysterious Technique, so I must maintain my persona."

Opposite Zhang Xuan, Zhang Sanfeng actually breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Zhang Xuan had taken the initiative to stay.

He was also filled with curiosity about Zhang Xuan.

After deciding to spend a certain amount of points to travel to a higher-level Shi Jie, Zhang Sanfeng was very curious about the situation in higher worlds and wanted to understand more.

There were many things and situations in the Chat Group that were inconvenient to ask about in detail, and many group members were not very familiar with each other.

Zhang Sanfeng found it difficult to ask too deeply; after all, speaking deeply to someone you barely know is a great taboo, and his relationship with Zhang Xuan had always been quite good.

Judging from Zhang Xuan's previous performance in the Chat Group, he was also a rather enthusiastic person who had provided popular science to many new members.

And as a return, Zhang Sanfeng had once privately sent Zhang Xuan a detailed explanatory version of the Nine Yang Divine Art; from this point of view, their relationship was a step closer than with others.

"Little friend, why were you able to cultivate the Nine Yang Divine Art to great success in such a short time? Is it because the rules of Heaven and Earth are different, or is the corresponding Heaven and Earth Essence different?"

Zhang Sanfeng took the initiative to open the topic; he was actually most curious about this.

He had given the Nine Yang Divine Art to Zhang Xuan for only a little over a month, and the other party had already cultivated it to great success.

Moreover, judging from Zhang Xuan's previous performance, the other party basically had no foundation in the way of martial arts.

This truly gave Zhang Sanfeng a great shock.

Using this as a topic, Zhang Sanfeng also wanted to further understand the differences in higher worlds.

"It is not entirely due to my innate talent; it is mainly because I borrowed external objects..."

Zhang Xuan's face flushed red at Zhang Sanfeng's words; the surprise and shock on Zhang Sanfeng's face could not be faked.

A monument of the martial way was looking at him with a face full of shock. If he had achieved this purely through talent, Zhang Xuan would be very proud, but he had taken some shortcuts, so he felt a little shy.

"I wonder if the True Person remembers that I once slept for ten thousand years; he once gave me a treasure from the world he resides in."

Zhang Xuan took out the Dragon Pearl he used for his daily cultivation from his robes without much concern.

The Dragon Pearl was golden throughout. Placed in front of Zhang Sanfeng, Zhang Sanfeng felt the vigorous and vast Life Essence inside the Dragon Pearl, like a vast ocean.

Seeing such a world-shocking treasure, Zhang Sanfeng immediately took a deep breath: "Such a supreme treasure, and the other party just gave it to you casually?"

Zhang Sanfeng felt his mind could not quite process it.

Just by feeling it slightly, he felt that the treasure in front of him was a peerless treasure.

And Zhang Xuan's indifferent attitude made him feel even more restless.

(End of this chapter)