Chapter Thirty-Six: Preaching and Teaching

  Seeing the incredulous eyes of the crowd, Song Qingchu awkwardly rubbed his nose and didn't say a word. At this moment, he had to keep silent to avoid being attacked.

  Unfortunately, even if Song Qing wanted to keep silent, there were people who wouldn't let him go.

  As expected, when everyone reacted, Song Yuanchao suddenly shouted, "Rebellious son, with your martial arts skills, you still dare to accept apprentices, aren't you afraid of misleading the younger generation?"

  Song Yuanqiao was indeed infuriated by Song Qingchu, originally having a bellyful of opinions about Song Qingchu, now Song Qingchu actually dared to accept apprentices, truly audacious.

  "I didn't want to either, but unfortunately there's no way around it, the teacher's orders are hard to defy." Song Qing Shu had anticipated Song Yuan Qiao's outburst, so he simply shrugged and said nothing.

  "You don't want to, can't, and it's hard to be a teacher?" After hearing Song Qing Shu's words, Song Yuan Qiao felt that Song Qing Shu was being evasive, and his anger was not abating. He gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't tell me the truth today, see how I'll deal with you."

  Song Qing shrugged indifferently and pointed at Zhang Sanfeng without saying a word.

  Looking at Song Yuanqiao who was burning with anger and then looking at Song Qingchu who had an expression of not caring, Zhang Sanfeng shook his head, "It was I who allowed Qingchu to take on a disciple."

  Zhang Sanfeng's words were like a thunderclap on a clear day, leaving the seven Wudang heroes stunned and dizzy.

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  Back in Wudang Mountain, Song Qingchu resumed his usual monotonous life. If there was anything different, it was the addition of Zhou Zhiruo.

  Originally, Zhang Sanfeng sent Zhou Zhiruo to Emei and had her become a disciple of Miejue Shitai because there were only men at Wudang and it would have been inconvenient to keep her. However, due to Song Qingshu's persuasion and Zhou Zhiruo's reliance on him, he had no choice but to take her in as his own disciple.

  As for Zhang Wuji's red string of fate, it is very likely that one will be missing from now on, which has nothing to do with him. In fact, not letting Zhou Zhiruo fall in love with Zhang Wuji is also a good thing for Zhou Zhiruo. After all, Zhang Wuji has the protagonist mode, no matter what he does, the one who loses in the end is always the other party. So, rather than letting Zhou Zhiruo fall into a bitter love affair in the future, it's better to cut off the root of the problem now. After all, now that Zhou Zhiruo has joined Song Qingxu's school, Zhang Wuji has become his junior uncle, and their relationship is already complicated. (Although Wudang Sect also has a precedent for this, Yin Liuxia and Yang Buwei, but it's still an extra layer of insurance, isn't it?)

  Although this might change the course of history and make his own foresight useless, Song Qing didn't think that he had to respect the original story just for the sake of controlling the overall situation. Otherwise, he wouldn't have saved Zhang Cuishan's couple. He was just a transmigrator who wanted to fulfill his childhood dream of being a martial artist in this world, learn the unparalleled divine skill, travel the world, right wrongs when encountering injustices, and then leave with a flourish after upholding justice, experiencing the chivalrous spirit of Jianghu. If everything had to be carefully considered, it would have been pointless for him to transmigrate.

  As for Zhou Zhiruo's teachings, since Zhang Sanfeng had specifically instructed Zhou Zhiruo to take Song Qingzhu as her master, although the Wudang Seven Heroes were skeptical about whether Song Qingzhu could properly teach Zhou Zhiruo and might mislead her, they would not interfere with Song Qingzhu's teaching of his disciple.

  Although limited by his own abilities, he did not reach the level of the Seven Heroes of Wudang, but the teachings and his own cultivation were not directly related.

  It is said that a good master produces excellent disciples, generally speaking, the higher the master's martial arts skills are, the higher their disciple's will be. However, thinking about the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan producing Guo Jing and Ouyang Feng producing Ouyang Ke, the problem becomes apparent.

  Moreover, Song Qingchu felt that with his own foresight and insight from the information explosion era of later generations, getting along well with Zhou Zhiruo shouldn't be a difficult task.

  Firstly, he can find a suitable martial art for Zhou Zhiruo to cultivate, whether it's the Nine Yin Manual from the original work or the martial arts of the Heavenly Mountain Spirit Coffin Palace, or other extraordinary skills. Song Qingchu believes that as long as he spends some time, he should be able to find one. Secondly, there is Zhou Zhiruo's talent, and her talent is not inferior to Zhang Wuji at all. If it weren't for Zhang Wuji's protagonist halo, it would still be uncertain whether he could surpass Zhou Zhiruo or not. Therefore, Song Qingchu is relatively relaxed when teaching Zhou Zhiruo.

  As for Zhou Zhiruo's education, Song Qingshu did not rush to teach him martial arts, but first taught him to recognize characters and read, after all, Zhou Zhiruo was just the daughter of a boatman before, where would she know how to read.

  But being able to understand martial arts is half the work with double results for those who cultivate it.

  Because Song Qing Shu is now also a third-rate expert, although this skill is not considered anything in the Jianghu, but on Wudang Mountain, it is the most formidable person besides Zhang Sanfeng and the Seven Heroes of Wudang. Moreover, Song Qing Shu was also very uninterested in early classes and whatnot, so he begged Zhang Sanfeng to exempt him.

  So now Song Qing Shu doesn't have to attend early morning classes every day either.

  That day, Song Qingchu brought Zhou Zhiruo to a secluded place and prepared to teach her some basic martial arts.

  Because it was the first time teaching Zhou Zhiruo, Song Qingchu still explained Wudang Sect's martial arts to Zhou Zhiruo once again.

  "Our Wudang Sect's martial arts, is from inside to outside, beginners must first practice internal skills, unlike external family kung fu which practices external skills first, only when reaching a high level can one gradually develop internal power from the outside in. In fact, all superior martial arts in this world require practicing internal skills first, and then practicing techniques and tactics later. Relying solely on practicing external family kung fu at the beginning will inevitably lead to inferior results."

  Song Qing said, "However, this is not absolute. Among the external family's kung fu, there are also superior techniques, such as the Beggar Clan's ultimate skill, the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms. This set of palm techniques can be said to be the pinnacle of external martial arts. Although it only has eighteen simple moves, with no variation or changes, it relies solely on brute strength and power to achieve victory. Through practicing this set of palm techniques, one can cultivate a strong internal energy that is extremely fierce, with each move possessing immense power. It can truly be said to be unstoppable and unbreakable. In the past, Qiao Feng, Hong Qi Gong, and Guo Jing all relied on it to shake the world."

  "But martial arts like the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms are rare in the martial world. Generally speaking, superior skills still require cultivating internal energy. The top masters of today's martial world all possess profound internal power. Take Qiao Feng, Hong Qi Gong, and Guo Jing for example - although they started with external skills, they ultimately had to cultivate internal energy."

  Speaking of which, Song Qing suddenly remembered that there was another martial art that was the same, and said, "Right, there is also a sword technique called Du Gu Nine Swords, which does not require high internal strength. Although it is indeed powerful in the early stages, but in the later stages, it also needs to refine internal strength. And like Xiāo Lóng Shí Bā Zhǎng (降龙十八掌), how many of such martial arts are there in Jianghu?"

  "So cultivating internal skills first, compared to practicing external skills first, is ultimately still more advantageous. When you have achieved internal power, your body possesses inner strength, and when you practice techniques and tactics, you can often perform them with greater ease and skill than if you had practiced external skills first."