Chapter Thirteen: Calculating Achievements and Merits
Looking at Jin Yong's martial arts novels, basically every one has a tragic figure, such as You Tanzi in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", Ouyang Ke in "The Legend of the Condor Hero", Yin Zhiping in "The Return of the Condor Hero", Lin Pingzhi in "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer", and Song Qingshu in "The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber".
Who is Song Qing Shu? The third generation of Wudang Sect, his father was the leader of the Seven Heroes of Wudang, Song Yuan Qiao. His master was the number one person in the world at that time, and he could be called a standard rich and handsome man. However, what was his final outcome? The woman he liked dumped him, he betrayed his sect Wudang and joined Emei, and finally died at the Lion Slaughter Conference, which can be said to have ended in ignominy.
From a Wudang young hero admired by everyone to a martial arts loser despised by all, the difference between them is like heaven and earth.
So in order to avoid tragedy from happening, there must be some changes, mainly becoming an absolute top master.
Currently, the story of The Legend of the Condor Hero has just begun. Zhang Wuji's parents have just returned to Zhongyuan, and he hasn't learned the Nine Yang Manual yet. So no matter what, the story hasn't unfolded much, and there are still many things that can be changed.
The Tian Long Ba Bu begins with a statement of time, but only mentions that it is the second year of Yuan Shun Emperor, and more than 50 years have passed since the fall of the Song Dynasty. According to the original memory of Song Qing Book, another ten years have passed since then.
This year, Song Qingchu was thirteen years old, which is three years older than Zhang Wuji. Although he is not yet the elegant and refined young master, he is no longer a child either. However, in his original world, he would have been approaching adulthood by the end of the year; but in this new world, it's still early spring, just after the first month. Calculated this way, Song Qingchu has essentially gained an extra thirteen years of life.
"Now that I've arrived in the world of martial arts, in order to prevent tragedy from happening again, I want to become a top-notch master, so naturally I have to learn the two ultimate divine skills first!"
Song Qing understood the situation and knew that he basically couldn't return to his original world, so he changed his mindset and began to look forward to the martial arts world he was in now, taking the opportunity to fulfill his own martial arts dreams. Upon arriving in the martial arts world, the first thing he looked forward to was the legendary "Covering the World Divine Technique".
He has now become Song Qingyu, who actually carries the Wudang Sect's martial arts and has more than seven years of Jing repair of the Xuanmen Orthodox inner power. Although the Wudang Sect is known as the Xuanmen Orthodox, at this time in the Jianghu, there is also a saying that "the Northern Shaolin is revered, and the Southern Wudang is respected". The founder, Zhang Sanfeng, has already reached the age of 100 and has the reputation of being the number one master under heaven. However, when it comes to the Wudang Sect's martial arts, although they can't be said to be bad, they still can't be called the best. The highest martial art of the Wudang Sect, "Wudang Jiuyang Gong", was created by Zhang Sanfeng based on his own understanding of the remaining fragments of the "Jiuyang True Classic". What? You say there is also Taiji Fist and Sword? Maybe now it has a bit of shape, but the complete Taiji Fist and Sword will not be revealed for nearly ten years. By then, the flowers will have already withered.
It's not that the Wudang Sect's martial arts are not good, otherwise how would the Seven Heroes of Wudang make a name for themselves in Jianghu? The Wudang Sect is even more prosperous than ever, and this is not just because of Zhang Sanfeng. However, you need to be able to bear the hardship and practice bitterly for twenty years, and you will definitely have a place in Jianghu. But twenty years is too long, as a great man once said, "Ten thousand years are too long, only strive for early success." Don't mention twenty years, even after ten years, when Zhang Wuji appears again, he will already be one of the top masters in the world.
Song Qingchu had read the original works, so he naturally looked down on Wudang's martial arts. In his heart, he thought: "Among Jin Yong's wuxia novels related to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, the top-notch martial arts are the Carefree Sect's Eight Desolations Six Harmonies Only I Am Supreme Skill, North Ming Divine Art, Small No-Form Skill, Mount Tian's Six Yang Palm, Mount Tian's Broken Plum Hand, White Red Palm Power, Lingbo Micro-Step, Dali Duanjia's Six Pulse Divine Sword, One Yang Finger, Suzhou's Mocheng Family's Star-Moving Big Dipper, Sanhe Pointer, Quanzhen Sect's Pre-Heavenly Skill, Nine Yin True Classic, and Nine Yang True Classic. Also, the legacy of Xiangyang City's suburbs, Jianzhuang Jianmo Du Fox's defeat, is also top-notch. Then there's the Western Regions' Secret Sect's Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, which is easy to learn but difficult to master. Of course, if you're as lucky as Zhang Wuji and can find the Bright Peak Secret Path, there's also the Qiankun Great Shift. Apart from that, there are the legacies of Peach Blossom Island and Zhou Botong."
Unfortunately, the Carefree Sect has been silent and invisible since the end of the Northern Song Dynasty hundreds of years ago. It is unknown whether the Tianshan Lingjiu Palace still exists or not. As for the Dali Duan family, after Dali was destroyed, the Tiandong Temple was also destroyed. However, it's possible that the Wujia Village at the foot of Mount Kunlun was built by the descendants of Wu Santong. The "Nine Yin True Classic" is hidden in an ancient tomb, but thinking about the white-clothed woman who defeated Zhou Zhiruo as soon as she appeared, Song Qingyu felt afraid and didn't dare to disturb the earth. The "Nine Yang True Classic" is also hidden in Mount Kunlun, but finding a valley in the vast mountains of Kunlun is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Song Qingyu shook his head.
The Quanzhen Sect's "Xiantian Gong" has also been lost without a trace after the destruction of the Quanzhen Sect and the Dali Duan family. It's possible that the Huashan Sect has it, but it's only a possibility, and it's unknown where Hao Datong hid it. Otherwise, no one would have heard about someone from the Huashan Sect mastering Xiantian Gong after all these years. After all, there is no wall in the world that doesn't leak.
As for plotting to obtain the "Qiankun Daxiaoyao", that's truly 'Old Shouxing hanging himself - looking for death'. By the time they arrive at Guangmingding, they might already be killed by the Mingjiao Wuxing Flag or have their blood sucked dry by the Qingyi Bat King. The Peach Blossom Island is located in the vast ocean, and finding it is like searching for a needle in the sea. Old Wu Tong's whereabouts are unpredictable, and only ghosts know where he left his legacy.
What? You said Baohua Valley? Unfortunately, Song Qingyu doesn't know where Baohua Valley is.
Of course, the Heaven Reliant Sword and the Dragon Slaying Saber are also options, but the Heaven Reliant Sword is in the hands of the Emei Sect's Extinct Old Nun, and it's basically impossible to get it from her. Moreover, I've already revealed the secret of the Heaven Reliant Sword and the Dragon Slaying Saber, so now she might want to cut me into a thousand pieces. The Dragon Slaying Saber is in the hands of Golden Lion King Xie Xun, and even if Zhang Cuishan tells me the location of Ice Fire Island, it's still not easy to get the Dragon Slaying Saber from Xie Xun's hands.
So after all the calculations, there are only a few opportunities left, including the Murong family of Gusu, the Sword Magic Valley, and the secret sect's "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill".
The legacy of Dugu Qiubai's defeat, Song Qingshu naturally wanted to get. Even if Dugu Qiubai didn't leave behind the Dugu Jiu Jian (although Yang Guo didn't learn the Dugu Jiu Jian, but later Feng Qingyang did, which shows that it wasn't that Dugu Qiubai didn't leave it behind, but rather that the Divine Eagle didn't tell Yang Guo), there was still a good sword called the Qingfeng Sword, which was Dugu Qiubai's weapon when he was roaming the world at the age of thirty. Being able to be collected by Dugu Qiubai, it's probably not far off from the Yitian Sword and the Tulong Knife. Most importantly, there was also the Boshan snake. That's a good thing that can increase internal power.
At that time, Yang Guo became a top master so quickly because the snake gall of the Boa Constrictor had an indelible effect, at least saving Yang Guo ten years of bitter practice.
