Chapter 46: The Great Method of Transforming Merit

  Song Qing said faintly, "Last time I mentioned that Guo Jing relied on the Wumu Legacy to defend Xiangyang for ten years. The Tartars had witnessed his power, so it's not surprising that they wanted to get their hands on the Dragon Slaying Sword."

  After a pause, Song Qing said, "And then there are those black-clothed men. The leader of the black-clothed men is not worth mentioning, but the other black-clothed men were all second-rate masters. Although they were just cannon fodder, there were as many as ten or more of them, which was truly terrifying."

  "Even if I were from the Wudang Sect, there wouldn't be so many people. In the Jianghu, only Shaolin and Mingjiao could gather so many second-rate masters."

  However, thinking about it, it's obviously impossible. Even if Shaolin Temple wants the Dragon Slaying Knife, they will consider their reputation. At most, it would be like what happened at Master Taishifu's 100th birthday banquet last time. Otherwise, once the matter is exposed, Shaolin Temple's reputation of thousands of years might be ruined in an instant.

  "Reiterating the teachings, if it were in the past, gathering so many second-rate masters wouldn't be a big problem. However, now that the Ming Cult is fragmented, trying to gather this many people would likely be an insurmountable task. Moreover, Master Yin is the daughter of White Browed Eagle King; even if we disregard her status as a nun, the people of the Ming Cult wouldn't do such a thing."

  After listening to Song Qing's lengthy argument, most people basically agreed with his point of view.

  "Miss, since you've already been targeted by the imperial court, what can be done about it?" Yin Wu Fu looked at Yin Su Su with concern.

  "Hehe, don't worry, Uncle Fu." Yin Susu shook her head, "The imperial court won't openly attack the Wudang Sect to capture people, or else it will stir up public outrage."

  "It's not bad, the imperial court has unified the world, but as they say, it's easy to conquer a country, but difficult to defend it. Now there are anti-Mongol forces everywhere in the country, especially the Ming Cult is giving him a headache, forcing other sects on the rivers and lakes to rebel. It's not something a wise person would do." Song Qing nodded in agreement with Yin Susu's words.

  "However, it's still better to be careful. You'd best come back with us to Wudang this time and try to stay off the mountain as much as possible in the future."

  "But what about Wu Ji?" Yin Su Su anxiously asked upon hearing Yu Lian Zhou's words.

  "Now that Wu Ji has fallen, it's unclear what will happen next. If you stay here, it'll only be more dangerous. It's better to let the Wudang Sect and the Tianying Sect investigate first, then you can make your move." Yu Lianzhou said after some thought.

  "Not bad, miss. We'll return to Tianying Sect tomorrow and report this to the master. He can dispatch people to search for her, which will be much faster than you searching on your own." Yin Wufu also advised from the side.

  "By the way, Cuishan," Zhang Songxi suddenly asked, "although those black-clothed men are second-rate masters, but judging from their attempt to launch a surprise attack on you, they probably still have a long way to go."

  "Alas, it's embarrassing to say. Zhang Cuishan sighed and said, "Although I was fighting against Jin Hua Po Po, but I didn't fall to the point where some second-rate masters could sneak up on me, only..."

  "What is it?" Zhang Songxi asked.

  "They actually used poison, which left us defenseless."

  "Poison?" Yu Lianzhou furrowed his brow and said, "Could it be that black-robed old man?"

  "It's true, this person has cultivated a poisonous skill, and his power is quite sinister." The black-robed old man said, Zhang Cuishan also said with some lingering fear, "Although he is only at the level of a second-rate master, he is extremely difficult to deal with, and can actually dissolve my internal energy."

  "What? You can actually dissolve your inner strength." Upon hearing Zhang Cuishan say this, the crowd couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. "What kind of evil martial arts is this?"

  "A body of toxic work can also dissolve other people's internal skills?" As soon as Zhang Cuishan said this, a name flashed in Song Qingxue's mind, "The Great Dissolution Technique!"

  However, the "Great Method of Transformation" is a unique martial art from hundreds of years ago, during the Northern Song Dynasty, created by the Star宿 Old Monster. It was derived from the North冥 Divine Art of the Carefree Sect, and the two share some similarities, in that for the practitioner, both cause an uncontrolled outpouring of internal energy. It can be used to overwhelm an opponent's internal energy with a powerful technique.

  But this martial art has been lost for hundreds of years, how can it appear here?

  "Brother Qing Shu, do you know this martial art?" Just then, Qingxu asked, standing beside Song Qing Shu. It turned out that Qingxu saw Song Qing Shu frowning and muttering to himself after hearing about the martial art, so he thought maybe Song Qing Shu knew something about it.

  "What is it, Qing Shu?" Zhang Songxi heard Qingxu's words and raised an eyebrow, curiously asking. The others also turned to look at Song Qing Shu in unison.

  "Th... " Song Qing Shu hesitated for a moment, saying, "I dare not say for certain, but if I haven't guessed wrong, the person might have used the lost art of Jianghu's transformation technique that has been lost for hundreds of years."

  "What's the Great Method of Transformation?" Yu Lianzhu furrowed his brow, thinking for half a day but had no clue whatsoever, clearly having never heard of it. He looked at Zhang Songxi and Zhang Cuishan, Yin Susu, and the three of them also wore bewildered expressions, obviously not knowing either.

  Song Qing saw that everyone looked puzzled and explained, "Hundreds of years ago, during the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a hidden sect called the Carefree Sect."

  "Although this is just a hidden world sect with an inconspicuous reputation, the people who come out of this sect are absolutely renowned."

  The founder of the Carefree Sect, Carefreezi, had three disciples. The eldest disciple, Wu Xingyun, was the master of the Lingyuan Palace on Mount Tian's misty peak, controlling thirty-six caves and seventy-two islands under his command. The second disciple, Wuyazi, lived on Loudong Mountain, with disciples including Shu Xinghe, Starlight Old Monster, who was also the creator of the Huagong Great Method. The youngest disciple, Li Qiushui, was the Empress Dowager of Western Xia, and the famous Western Xia First-Class Hall was founded by him.

  After a pause, Song Qing Shu continued, "These are still the older generation figures. The younger generation's Shu Xinghe took in eight disciples and they are known as the Fanggu Eight Friends."

  "The eldest disciple Qin Tun Kang was from Guangling and learned to play the qin. He was pure and straightforward but had a stubborn temperament;"

  Second Brother Qi Mo Fan Bailian, learned Go, with a magnetic iron chessboard as his weapon.

  The Third Son is a bookworm who has read extensively. Don't say that theory is useless, for his few words of teaching made the Shaolin monk Xuan Tong suddenly enlightened and attain Buddhahood at once.

  Fourth brother Wu leads the army, skilled in painting;

  The fifth disciple, Xue Mohua, was known as the "Enemy of King Yan". He surpassed Hu Qingniu, the Butterfly Valley Medical Immortal, by three points.

  The sixth disciple is Fu Ah San, a skilled craftsman who was already a master of his craft before joining the school. He specializes in carpentry and woodworking.

  Qī dì zǐ huā chī shí qīng lù, shì jiān huā shèng shǒu, shǐ yòng huā fěn mí dǎo rén.

  Translation: Seventh Brother Flower Crazy Stone Clear Dew is the Holy Hand of Jian Hua, using pollen to knock people out.

  The eighth brother, Xi Men, was infatuated with the opera and often played the roles of Tang Ming Huang and Mei Fei. He became increasingly obsessed with the emotions and desires portrayed in the opera, gradually losing his grip on reality. However, he had a strong and unyielding personality, and although his martial arts skills were not impressive, he would rather die than yield. That was entirely his own character.