Chapter 25: Hei Yu Duan Xu Gao

  Ling Muyun pulled out the stopper of the porcelain bottle labeled "Black Jade Discontinuation Ointment", took a look inside, and found that it was filled with more than half a bottle of black ointment. He lowered his head to sniff at the mouth of the bottle, and a refreshing fragrance rushed into his nostrils, making him feel invigorated. Ling Muyun's heart skipped a beat: "It seems that this bottle of Black Jade Discontinuation Ointment is probably genuine!"

  Ling Muyun couldn't help but feel a thrill of excitement as he recalled the information about Hei Yu Duan Xu Gao. Hei Yu Duan Xu Gao was a secret medicine of the Western Region's Golden Vajra Sect, with a black exterior and a refreshing fragrance. Its medicinal properties were extremely miraculous, and if ordinary people's limbs or body joints suffered severe injuries that left them disabled, applying this ointment could still heal the wound and gradually restore normal activity. If the disability had lasted for a long time and the bone injury had already healed, then one would need to re-fracture the bone before applying the ointment, which could also make the skeleton recover normally and regain normal mobility.

  After being severely injured by the external martial arts of the Golden Gate, only this medicine can cure it. However, the formula for this medicine is extremely secretive and not easily passed on to others. Even ordinary disciples within the sect find it difficult to know its name, and only a few top masters within the sect are privy to its secrets. Later, during the era of the Heaven Reliant Sword and Dragon Slaying Hero, three of the Seven Heroes of Wudang, Yu Daiyan and Yin Liting, were successively injured by the Golden Gate Sect, with all their bones broken by the powerful Golden Vajra Finger. Zhang Wuji later managed to obtain this medicine to cure Yin Liting's and Yu Daiyan's injuries, which had been debilitating them for decades. The effect of treating tendon and bone injuries is excellent, making it a divine product.

  In the martial arts world, wandering in Jianghu is naturally inseparable from fighting and killing with others. As the saying goes, "often standing by the river will inevitably get your shoes wet". Frequently engaging in hand-to-hand combat, it's inevitable to suffer injuries. But having this bottle of healing holy product by one's side makes traveling in Jianghu much safer.

  "Ling Shaoye, didn't you recognize the medicine that this evil rascal is carrying?" Among the Six Freaks of Jiangnan, the second freak, Zhuo Cong, was the most intelligent. Seeing Ling Moyun's change in expression, he immediately guessed that Ling Moyun might have recognized the Black Jade Reconnecting Ointment.

  Ling Muyun nodded: "Not bad, I've heard people say before that the Western Regions' Golden Gate has a kind of spiritual medicine for treating injuries called Black Jade Discontinuation Ointment, which is very effective in treating tendon and bone injuries. Although I haven't seen it personally, I've heard people describe this spiritual medicine as being black like jade, with a clear and refreshing fragrance. The color and smell of the medicine in front of me match the description, and the name is also the same. If there's nothing unusual, it should be the kind of injury-treating spiritual medicine that I know."

  Zhu Cong said, "According to Ling Shaoyou's words, this monk is from the Western Regions' Golden Vajra Sect? What kind of origin does this Western Regions' Golden Vajra Sect have? My brothers and I are ignorant and rarely hear about it. We didn't expect that there would be such a formidable expert within!"

  "As for the Golden Gate, it indeed has a story behind it, but not many people know about it. I also only heard about it by chance, because it involves the Shaolin Temple, which was once the number one sect in the martial arts world, so the impression is quite deep and that's why I can easily recall it..." Ling Mu Yun smiled slightly and began to tell the story of the Golden Gate to everyone present.

  After listening to Ling Mu Yun's account of Huo Gongtou's story, the Six Freaks of Jiangnan couldn't help but sigh. To say that Huo Gongtou was able to become a master with his humble identity as a miscellaneous worker at Shaolin Temple through self-study and practice is indeed a remarkable achievement. However, the way he chose to take revenge after achieving martial arts success made it impossible for the Six Freaks of Jiangnan to agree with him.

  He brutally abused the supervising monk of Xiangji Temple, but he extended his resentment to the entire Shaolin Temple, not only causing trouble in the Shaolin Temple, but also killing the Suffering Wisdom Chan Master who had spared him. This made it difficult for the Jiangnan Six Freaks, who believed that grievances have a head and debts have a master, to accept.

  At this point, the six freaks of Jiangnan suddenly thought of Guo Jing's performance when he tamed the Little Red Horse. The excellent lightness kung fu displayed by Guo Jing at that time was not what they had taught him. Ling Zhuang also strongly denied it. Then who taught him? And why did he want to hide and not say? The six freaks of Jiangnan all had some doubts in their hearts, thinking of the events of Huo Gongzi, and they also had some bad guesses about Guo Jing, this foolish apprentice. Only because there was an outsider, Ling Zhuang, present, they didn't say anything, but the knot in their hearts remained.

  This was also something that Ling Muyun had not expected. If he had known that telling the story of the origin of the Golden Gate and the deeds of Huo Gongtou would give rise to so many unfavorable thoughts in the hearts of the Six Freaks of Jiangnan, he would never have spoken out.

  As Jiangnan Six Freaks and Guo Jing were both seriously injured, the others didn't stay here for long. Zhu Cong and Han Xiaoying, who were not injured, accompanied Ling Zhiyun to dig a hole and hastily bury the body of the evil monk, Greedy. After the burial, Ling Zhiyun looked at the simple grave with some emotion. This sudden emergence of the head monk's martial arts was also considered one of the best in the world, and he must have had a great reputation in the Western Regions' martial arts world. Now, however, he was buried in this desolate and cold northern grassland, without even leaving behind his name. Perhaps this is the fate of all Jianghu people.

  Everyone returned to the camp together after a simple cleanup of the battlefield. After all, this battle was fought in a confused manner, but it was quite tragic. Not only did Guo Jing suffer serious injuries, but also six freaks from Jiangnan were injured. Even Ling Yun, who seemed relaxed, was physically and mentally exhausted. After all, it was a life-and-death battle between masters, not an ordinary one. Although the time was short, the energy consumed was extremely large. Now that the war is over, the top priority is to go back and take good care of themselves. The wounded need to recover from their injuries, and those like Ling Yun who were not injured also need a good rest.

  On the way back, Ling Yun asked Guo Jing about his encounter with Ouyang Feng. It turned out that Guo Jing met Ouyang Feng while he was riding his horse, and Ouyang Feng's eyes landed on Guo Jing's small red horse, which was extremely spirited. He had a greedy thought in his heart, so he called out to Guo Jing and stopped him with his most skilled Golden Steelelement Palm.

  Guo Jing was originally a simple and honest person, who grew up on the grasslands and had never experienced the cunning and deception of the Jianghu. He was completely unguarded and did not expect the evil Arhat to suddenly attack him. Fortunately, after being trained by Ling Zhiyun for over a year, Guo Jing's martial arts skills were much stronger than they originally were in history. In the face of sudden changes, he instinctively used the "Big Demon-Subduing Fist" that Ling Zhiyun had taught him to block the evil Arhat's sneak attack, although he was also severely injured in the process. He managed to save his life and then escaped on his little red horse, which led to the intense battle that followed.

  After listening to Guo Jing's account, Ling Yun also felt a lingering fear. At that time, if not for Guo Jing's greatly improved martial arts skills and his own presence, Guo Jing would have probably died under the sudden attack of Jin Gang Tou Tuo's palm. Thinking of this, a thought suddenly arose in Ling Yun's mind: "Could this suddenly appearing thief Tou be the variable warned by the system?"

  Ling Muyun thought about it more and more, if his memory was correct, in the original book, there wasn't such a powerful monk appearing, but now he had appeared. Although his ending was quite tragic, having been killed by himself as soon as he appeared, this couldn't be ignored because of his extraordinary strength. If Ling Muyun hadn't come to the grasslands, with the strength shown by this powerful monk, one person could have taken down Jiangnan Six Freaks and Guo Jing's disciples together, wouldn't Guo Jing's fate as the chosen one have changed?!

  Realizing this point, Ling Muyun couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart. Fortunately, he had come to the grassland out of caution, otherwise his plans might have fallen through.

  The Six Freaks of the South and Guo Jing returned to the camp to recover from their injuries. Due to the fact that three members of the Six Freaks, Han Baoju, Nan Xiren, and Quan Jinfa, had either their arms or ribs broken by the evil monk, Guo Jing's arm was also fractured by the monk's powerful palm. Ling Zhiyun specially took out some black jade fracture ointment to apply to the injured freaks and Guo Jing, both as a gesture of concern and to test the efficacy of the medicine.

  It turned out that the Black Jade Reunion Ointment was indeed incredibly effective. The injuries on Jiangnan Six Freaks and Guo Jing were all tendon and bone wounds, which would normally take at least three to four months to heal. However, after applying the ointment, they recovered in just a short month's time, leaving everyone in awe of its medicinal effects.

  After the Jiangnan Six Freaks and Guo Jing's injuries healed, the subsequent development of events was as usual in the original work. The Jiangnan Six Freaks tested that Guo Jing already had extremely deep internal strength, so they asked Guo Jing who taught him his internal strength. However, Guo Jing was confused and bewildered, completely unaware that his daily breathing exercises were actually a method for cultivating internal strength.

  The Six Freaks of Jiangnan saw Guo Jing's confused face and unclear answers, which made them suspicious. They let Guo Jing leave, seemingly letting the matter pass, but in reality, they planned to secretly follow him at night to see who was teaching him internal skills behind their backs and what ulterior motives they had. Although the Six Freaks did not want to believe that their disciple, whom they had taught for over a decade, would collude with outsiders against them, this matter had an air of mystery that made them cautious. The Six Freaks were also old rivers and lakes, deeply understanding the principle of being careful and safe.