Chapter 138, Wudang Chuangong

Wudang faction, martial arts have long declined, not only martial arts have declined, but also the inheritance of Taoism. The current Wudang Mountain Taoist Temple does not belong to each other.

Li Shucheng chatted with the Taoist priests in Zixiao Palace and Zixiao Palace, and knew the cause and effect. When the Qing army entered the customs and went all the way south to kill people and burn the city, many Wudang disciples naturally found it difficult to accept this bloody barbarism, and went down the mountain to lead people to resist. How can there be immortals in war? Almost all those Wudang disciples were killed in war.

Although those Wudang disciples did not wear Wudang robes, but the martial arts moves were obvious, and they were recognized by the martial arts scum who defected to the Qing army. However, after that, Wudang could no longer rise, and later there was a Zhang Zhaozhong who defected to the Qing court, which dealt a greater blow to Wudang, and the few remaining two advanced martial arts were also lost. Of course, these were inferred by Li Shucheng in combination with the words of the Taoist priests, and now they are still under the rule of the Qing court, and the Taoist priests do not dare to declare these in their mouths. And these Taoist priests are willing to talk to Li Shucheng because Li Shucheng is dressed as a Taoist priest and has a very deep understanding of the Taoist scriptures.

Li Shucheng stayed in Zixiao Palace for a few days, and finally saw the old Taoist priest Yixuan who was in charge of Zixiao Palace.

"Brother Dao's inheritance, part of my Wudang Taoism, I wonder if we have a relationship?" asked the old Guan Master Yixuan.

"Of course there is a relationship. Li Shucheng said with a smile, "I also promised you Wudang ancestors that I would help you Wudang when the time is right." By the way, I'm not a Taoist. But you also know that this braid left by the Qing court is too ugly, since Taoist priests don't need to shave their hair, then it's better to pretend to be a Taoist priest. Others can't recognize the authenticity of my cards even if they see them, so will they send people hundreds of miles away to verify them?"

A fake Taoist priest pretended to be more real than a real Taoist priest, and Yixuan could only smile bitterly.

"I took a look at the old Taoist priest and little Taoist priest in Zixiao Palace, your Taoism has been inherited, but your martial arts are only basic martial arts. As for the Wudang Changquan, there are too many defects in the advanced and profound parts, and there are only moves left in Tai Chi, and Wudang Jiuyang Gong and Pure Yang Wuji Gong have been lost. Li Shucheng said, "Taoism is naturally the most important, but you are Zhang Sanfeng's lineage, and martial arts cannot be lost." The purpose of my visit to Wudang this time is to find a suitable candidate to pass on the martial arts. ”

"You...... Do you have my Wudang lost martial arts secrets?" Yixuan asked with his eyebrows and beard shaking. The loss of Wudang's cheats has always been a regret in his heart. Taoism is naturally the foundation of the sect, but martial arts is also very important, which is the guarantee to protect the sect, and Taoism and martial arts complement each other, and can also promote each other.

"Yes. Li Shucheng said, "However, many people can practice internal martial arts like Wudang Changquan and Tai Chi, of course, the level of achievement still depends on physical fitness and talent." And the internal strength is not something that anyone can cultivate, the talent is insufficient, and the cultivation will not be able to practice anything famous in a lifetime, the four branches of your Wudang faction, I looked at the three who are barely qualified. ”

"It's only three?" Yixuan was disappointed. Three, even if you cultivate, what is the use of that? And it may not be able to guarantee that you will cultivate to a high and profound realm.

"Three is already good. Li Shucheng said, "Although there are many people in the martial arts from ancient times to the present, most of them have taken the path of external strength, and there are very few who can cultivate internal skills. You Wudang used to be one of the two major sects in the rivers and lakes, but at its peak, in addition to the Taoist priests who did not know martial arts and concentrated on cultivating, what proportion of the Taoist priests who knew martial arts practiced internal strength? Most of them did not practice external skills and internal martial arts. Although many people can also cultivate internal strength, it is better to work hard for a lifetime than to practice external skills or internal martial arts for a few years, so what's the use? Moreover, they are used as a fire to inherit Wudang martial arts, and they can be carried forward step by step slowly. ”

"You have a point. Yixuan said, "Then what about these three people?"

"Those who can cultivate internal strength are destined to be a very small part. Li Shucheng said, "Therefore, I think they should be concentrated in the back mountain to concentrate on cultivation and become the secret of Wudang." In addition, select a part of the cultivation of the inner fist, as for whether the several of you will be combined again to form the Wudang faction, you will see what to do. ”

The old Taoist priest Yixuan found three people, and Li Shucheng took them to the back mountain, and then told them about the glory of Wudang and some of the top masters who practiced in seclusion here. After all, they are only teenagers, and they have never heard of these, and now they know that these Wudang ancestors are so strong in martial arts. The three of them were excited, imagining that they would cultivate martial arts in the future and perform chivalrous deeds on the rivers and lakes.

"If you have cultivated Wudang internal strength, you can only serve as a Wudang secret transmission in the future, and you will practice on Wudang Mountain most of the time, you will be the inheritor of Wudang internal strength, and it is your responsibility to pass on Wudang martial arts. Don't think about wandering the rivers and lakes and not returning, there is no such good thing. Li Shucheng said, "In addition, there are also people in several Taoist temples outside who practice Wudang Changquan, and this Wudang Changquan is also different from the current one, it is deeper. If anyone cultivates Wudang Changquan in the future to cultivate internal strength, you must introduce him into the secret tradition. Of course, this is too difficult, and as far as I know, for hundreds of years, only one person has cultivated from the outside to the inside. What Li Shucheng said was Ah Er, who was under Zhao Min back then, and he really cultivated a deep internal strength from the outside in.

Having said that, the three children were still excited, and Li Shucheng did not suppress their emotions anymore, after all, they were still children.

In the next few days, in addition to teaching the three of them to Zamabu, Li Shucheng also sorted out several prescriptions that matched the cultivation of Neijiaquan according to the incomplete prescriptions handed down by Wudang.

Li Shucheng's side was going well, but the old Taoist priest of Zixiao Palace, Yixuan, summoned several Taoist temples to discuss the merger, but it was unsuccessful.

They believe that the merger of several Taoist temples will attract the attention of the imperial court, or even suppression, which is not suitable for the development of several Taoist temples. As for the cultivation of martial arts, several observers were in favor of it.

The merger of Taoist temples, in addition to the hidden worries they said, also has selfishness. Although several people are Taoist priests, Taoist priests are still human beings, are they not in charge?

There are too many people to point out, and Li Shucheng selected five fifteen or sixteen-year-old young Taoist priests to practice Wudang Changquan, plus three who practiced internal strength, and the day was full.

This teaching is five years, the five people who practice Wudang Changquan are okay, although they are still in the Ming Jin stage, but after all, they are adults, their combat effectiveness is not weak, and the follow-up cultivation is also understood, and they can practice by themselves, but the three people who practice internal strength are not successful, under the guidance of Li Shucheng's efforts, they began to have a sense of qi two years ago, and they began to cultivate their sense of qi for another year before they began to practice internal strength, and it was less than a year old, and it would be a pity to throw it away at this time.

However, Li Shucheng had been in Wudang Mountain for five years, and he didn't want to stay any longer, so he simply took the three of them down the mountain.

"We've been to the West before, and there are many countries there. Li Shucheng said, "This time, we will take you to the West again, so that you can increase your knowledge, maybe it will be beneficial to your cultivation." ”

"Is this the place where the Eagle Kingdom that secretly sold opium to poison the people and defeated the Qing army is located?" asked Zhang Xing, the eldest of the three. Zhang Xing, according to him, his ancestor was Zhang Xisong, the ancestor of Wudang, Li Shucheng didn't expect that one of the three people selected was Zhang Xisong's descendant.

"That's over there, the Eagle Country is a country composed of several small islands, but don't look at the small people, the small countries tens of thousands of miles away drove over, and they also scared the so-called Qing Dynasty, signed a "Nanjing Treaty", cut a large piece of land, lost 21 million taels of silver, and opened a few ports to send people away from the workers and business. Li Shucheng said, "These countries, wolf ambitions, no, the United States also came up to grab the bones, this Qing Dynasty, scared not to want, hurriedly signed the treaty honestly, for fear that people would be angry and spank again." ”

"This Qing Dynasty is too cowardly!" He Wen said disdainfully, "That's it, I'm embarrassed to call myself the Qing Dynasty." ”

"This, this is the name of the country when it was founded, such as the Tang Dynasty, the country name is Tang, the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and the country name is Dayuan, Daming, and Daqing, so people are still embarrassed to call themselves. Li Shucheng said with a smile, "However, now that the Eagle Kingdom pressed his face to the ground and stepped on it, I am afraid that I will feel weak in my heart even if I call 'I Daqing'." ”

Following the route of the westward journey, although the Qing court was poor under the rule, it was still slightly stable, but outside the scope of the Qing state, it gradually became chaotic, and the expansion of the colonies by Yingli and other countries naturally brought war.

Crossing the Mediterranean Sea into Europe, there were fewer wars, but the people at the bottom did not have a good time, and they were not much better than the people of the Qing Dynasty.

It took eight years to travel through Europe, the Atlantic, and North America. After many battles and dangers along the way, and with Li Shucheng's guidance, the three of them have made great progress in martial arts in the past eight years. Following Li Shucheng's side, not only did they get guidance on martial arts practice, and their diet was nutritious, but Li Shucheng and the two of them automatically absorbed their innate qi, and they also got a lot of benefits when they practiced martial arts, so their martial arts progress would be so fast.

"Alright, that's home. After getting off the ship from Shanghai, Li Shucheng said, "I've been running outside for eight years, and you have to meditate and cultivate for a few years when you go back, and strive to go further." ”

"Aren't you going back to Wudang with us?" asked Zhang Xing.

"Nope. I've also finished my trip to Wudang, and now I can go around and live an ordinary life. Li Shucheng said, took out a key, and continued, "By the way, there is a mechanism in the left corner of the stone room where I live, and there are several secret books and future cultivation steps in it, the secret books are these for your cultivation, as for those follow-up cultivation steps, if you can get through the second vein of Ren Du, open it again, otherwise it will not only not be beneficial, but it will make people feel crazy." ”

"Good. We try our best to not take out the cheats if we don't get through the second vein of Ren Du. Zhang Xing said, "Even if we can't, we will try our best to find talented disciples in the future, and there will always be people who meet the conditions." ”

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