Chapter 7: The Enigma of the Heaven Reliant Sword and the Dragon Slaying Knife
"Alright, since that's the case, I'll say it then." Song Qing cleared his throat and asked first, "Do you all know the origin of the Yitian Sword and the Tulong Knife?"
"Who would know this?!"
"Who cares about these things anyway!"
"Is this related to the secrets of the Heaven Reliant Sword and the Dragon Slaying Knife?"
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"Heh heh, of course it's related." Song Qing said, "I wonder if you all still remember Guo Jing and Huang Rong?"
"Guo Jing and Huang Rong? Who's that?"
"It's just that there aren't these two figures in the world!"
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"Could it be that over a hundred years ago the great heroes Guo Jing and Huang Rong, who guarded Xiangyang, have appeared?" A woman's voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and it was actually from the Emei sect that the news came out. The one who spoke was indeed Jingxuan Shitai.
"What Shifu said is correct, it was indeed the great hero couple Guo Jing and Huang Rong who guarded Xiangyang over a hundred years ago. They were also the parents of Emei Sect's founder, Guo Xiang." Song Qingchu nodded in agreement.
"Huh? So Master Shifu, you're saying that the Heaven Reliant Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber were forged by Guo Jing and Huang Rong?" asked Kong Xuan, furrowing his brow.
"A word in his heart." Song Qing nodded and then, without waiting for others to ask questions, asked again, "Do you all know about the rumors of Yitian Sword and Tulong Knife?"
"Who wouldn't know this?"
"Not bad, probably even a three-year-old kid on the street knows this."
"Not 'Martial arts supreme, treasure sword slaughters dragon, commands the world, who dares not obey, relies on heaven and does not come out, who can compete with it'."
"That's one point well said." Song Qing Shu smiled and said, but the tone turned around and said, "Yitian Sword, Tulong Knife can command the world, dominate the rivers and lakes, do you know what conditions need to be met in order to command the world, dominate the rivers and lakes?"
"It goes without saying, to command the world, one must become an emperor. As the saying goes, 'Under the heavens, all are the king's subjects; within the seas, all are the king's vassals.'" One of the scholar-like individuals shook his head and said.
"Not bad, what about dominating the rivers and lakes?" Song Qing asked immediately, "Although it is said that 'under the sky, nothing is not the king's land, and those who live on the land are not the king's subjects'. But we, the children of the rivers and lakes, roam freely and settle our own scores, but how many people care about that old emperor?"
"This is not simple." A big man with a whisker mustache who had previously seen the bookworm show off, now seeing Song Qing asking, hurriedly replied, "We Jianghu children naturally respect the strong, wanting to dominate Jianghu must be an extremely skilled master."
"Good." Song Qing Shu clapped his hands and laughed, "In that case, how can one become an emperor and a supreme expert?"
"Who would know this?"
"If everyone knew, then the emperor and the extraordinary master would be worthless."
"It's not necessarily so, as the saying goes 'the emperor takes turns, next year it will be my turn', if you have good luck it is also possible."
"Come on, you believe in such pie-in-the-sky things?"
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"Shut up, let's hear what Song Shaoxia has to say." Just then, Tie Qiner, who had been silent all along, spoke up.
"Not bad, not bad."
"Come on, Song Shaoxia, speak up."
"Right, don't spoil our appetite."
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"Alright." Song Qing Shu stretched out his hands and pressed down, signaling everyone to be quiet. He said, "First of all, let's talk about this emperor. Throughout the ages, those who became emperors were not people who held military power in their hands. Therefore, if you want to become an emperor, you must have a powerful army."
"'Elite soldiers of a hundred battles?' Master Kongyun furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, 'Impossible. The Yitian Sword and the Tulong Knife have been circulating for over a hundred years. Even if they could control the elite soldiers back then, by today... I'm afraid it's not possible.'"
"Haha, Master said it right." Song Qing Shu said, "The Yitian Sword and the Tulong Knife are not about controlling a hundred battles with precision, but rather about a book of military strategy."
Song Qing saw that everyone's appetite had already been whetted, so he didn't keep them in suspense anymore. After all, he understood the principle of not going overboard.
"How can it be the Art of War?"
"How can a single military book possibly bring order to the entire world?"
"Kid, you're fooling us."
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"Song Shaoxia, we respect your Wudang, but you can't treat all of us as fools." Mr. Tieqin said with a wave of his hand, signaling everyone to quiet down, his face looking unpleasant.
"Qing Shu..." Zhang Sanfeng looked at Song Qing Shu with a worried expression.
Song Qingchu turned his head and smiled slightly at Zhang Sanfeng and the others, shaking his head. With a confident expression, he said, "Do you all know why the great hero Guo Jing was able to guard Xiangyang for ten years against the Mongolian army?"
At this time, everyone looked at each other in dismay, not knowing how to answer. After all, they were a group of rough men, and it was over a hundred years ago, who would care about that?
"The Wumu Legacy Book!"
Suddenly, a cry of surprise burst out in the quiet Ziwei Palace.
Everyone hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound, and it was Ji Xiaofu of the Emei School. At this time, seeing that everyone had turned to look over, she didn't show any shame or fear, but instead spoke softly and said, "I saw a description of the great hero Guo Jing in the books at the gate, saying that year after year, the great hero Guo Jing relied on the military training methods and troop deployments in the 'Wu Mu's Book' to repeatedly repel the Mongolian army."
"What Ji Xiaoyu said is not wrong." Song Qingxue saw the skeptical expressions of the crowd and couldn't help but chuckle, "You all don't think that Guo Jing left behind a treasure trove, do you? If there was such a treasure, with Guo Jing's abilities, even if the Great Song were to perish, it would be delayed by at least ten years."
Everyone knows that Song Qing's words are reasonable, it's just that they didn't expect them to be different from what they thought in their hearts, so they feel a bit uncomfortable.
The crowd calmed down for a moment, and Xihua Zi of the Kunlun Sect stood up and said, "Since the secret of the Dragon Slaying Knife has been revealed, what about the Heaven Reliant Sword?"
"Yes! The secret of Dragon Slaying Sword is a military book, what's the secret of Heaven Reliant Sword then?"
"Heh heh, do you all know the unique martial art of the great hero Guo Jing when he roamed the Jianghu?" Song Qing Shu laughed and said.
This time everyone stopped talking and looked towards Emei in unison.
Ji Xiaofu saw this and shook her head helplessly, saying, "Is what Song Shaoxia said 'Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms'?"
"Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms?"
"Isn't that the Beggar Gang's ultimate technique?"
"Could it be that the secret of the Heaven Reliant Sword is actually the 'Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms'?"
"Not bad, it's indeed the 'Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms'." Song Qing said in a loud and clear voice, "As the number one sect in the world, the Beggar Gang's ultimate technique 'Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms' is also one of the rarest martial arts in the Jianghu. Hundreds of years ago, the Beggar Gang leader Xiao Feng, over a hundred years ago the Beggar Gang leader Hong Qigong, and the great hero Guo Jing all relied on the 'Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms' to roam the Jianghu and were listed among the top masters in the world. Therefore, the one who said that whoever wields the Heaven Reliant Sword will be unmatched is referring to the 'Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms'."
