Chapter 8: The Nine Yang True Classic

  Time flies like an arrow, just like a white horse passing through a gap. In the blink of an eye, relying on the "Bronze Token", Luo Zhan has arrived in the world of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" with a full month's time.

  "If it weren't for my 'Tieyun Zong' physical skills, I'm afraid it would be very difficult to find this place, as one would have already reached the realm of 'Lüe Kui Mén Jìng'!"

  Looking ahead at a dark and deep cave on the left side of the mountain wall, Luo Zhen put down the rope hook and couldn't help but smile slightly. After looking around, he stepped forward towards the dark cave.

  Recently, Luo Zhan has been in a hurry to rush on his journey, but he hasn't forgotten to practice the two heavenly-stage ultimate skills "Tī Yún Zòng" and "Yī Yáng Zhǐ", especially the heavenly-stage body technique "Tī Yún Zòng", which he dares not to slack off even slightly.

  After all, "people in the rivers and lakes, body not by oneself", often people hurt each other's intentions, but have harmful intentions towards others. If one doesn't possess extraordinary lightness skills, it's likely that when encountering someone with slightly stronger skills, they can only be at the mercy of others.

  "Ten Thousand Miles Alone" Tian Boguang, as a flower thief, was able to repeatedly escape the law and avoid being caught by the top masters of various sects. Apart from not provoking them, wasn't his extraordinary lightness skill also an important reason?

  It was only after Luo Zhen learned the two ultimate skills "One Yang Finger" and "Ladder Cloud Leap" from Zhao Wuji, a senior elder of the late Tianbang period in the "Wuji Palace", that he never slackened off. With his extremely high comprehension, he was able to reach the second level of the six major realms of martial arts within just one month, the realm of "catching a glimpse of the doorway".

  "Well, fortunately, Master had given me the 'Fish Intestine Dagger' for self-defense, otherwise I'm afraid I would have to compete with the apes, risking my life to climb up the steep peaks and down into the valleys."

  Lu Zhan walked up to the dark cave, took a look around and couldn't help but feel slightly relieved. The rocks in this mountain were exceptionally hard, ordinary green steel knives and swords would probably have a hard time digging through them.

  According to "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer", Luo Zheng knew that this cave was over 20 meters long and if one wasn't a child or a martial artist with the "shrinking bone" skill, they could only crawl halfway before being unable to proceed further due to the narrowness of the rocks.

  But if he wants to climb a steep peak near the valley, it's extremely dangerous. Even with Luo Zhan having ropes and iron hooks ready, and having cultivated the "Tianjie Shenfa" (Stairway to Heaven Body Method) to the second stage of "Lüe Kui Mén Jìng", he still doesn't have much confidence.

  "Hmm..."

  Immediately, Luo Zhuang slightly lifted his leg and took out a short dagger about the length of a foot from inside his boot. Next, he drew out the "Fish Gut Short Dagger" from a shark skin-like scabbard, and with a blow of air, it shone with a bright cold light, emitting a low humming sound.

  "Hah!"

  Suddenly, Luo Zhuo pulled out the "Fish Intestine Short Dagger" and made a slight effort to slash towards the cave entrance. With just a soft "hiss", the entire front half of the dagger had already sunk into the rock wall.

  "Indeed, it's worthy of being called a world-famous sword, just as Master said!"

  Sensing the sharpness of "fish intestines short dagger", cutting through such hard rock, although not as easy as cutting tofu, Luo Zhan also felt effortless.

  Immediately, with a loud shout of praise for the sharpness of Luo Zhan's "Fish Intestine Short Dagger", he no longer hesitated. Suddenly, his body bent forward, his head lowered, and he had already crawled into the dark cave.

  Half a time later, the storage space of about ten feet in diameter inside the "Bronze Token" was filled with rocks and empty, and Luo Chen had transported several loads of broken rocks to the outside of the cave.

  "Alright, it's finally come to an end!"

  After the storage space inside "Bronze Token" was filled with half of the broken rocks again, Luo Zhan, who had been winding around a corner, finally saw a faint light shining in the cave.

  "What a wonderful haven!"

  After the skill of half a cup of tea, Luo Zhuang pushed open the last few pieces of broken stone and came out of the cave. He closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them again to face the vast sunlight shining down from the sky. With a light leap, he floated gently over the high rocky platform at the entrance of the cave, landing softly on the lush green grass.

  But before meeting, it was a colorful and beautiful Cuigu Valley, with red flowers and green trees intertwined, the valley was filled with delicate fragrance of flowers, birds singing in the air, fresh fruits hanging from branches. Even Luo Zhan knew that this "Kunlun Secret Valley" must be extremely beautiful, and couldn't help but exclaim loudly.

  "Let's go and take a look in the valley."

  Then, after appreciating the beautiful scenery of "Kunlun Secret Valley", Luo Zhan nodded slightly, muttered a sentence under his breath, and then quickened his pace, rushing forward.

  Ran for more than two miles, and indeed saw a high peak blocking the road. Looking around, I only saw that the valley was surrounded by high mountains on all sides, as if it had been so since ancient times.

  Never has anyone set foot here before. The four sides are snow-capped peaks that pierce the clouds, steep and precipitous, unless one is a master of profound power and exceptional agility, it would be impossible to climb in or out.

  "Huh? Valley of the Lake! The cave where Zhang Wuji's master used to live must be nearby."

  Around noon, Luo Zhuo, who had been searching everywhere in the valley, appeared on the shore of a clear lake. After a soft sigh, a hint of joyful expectation floated onto his face.

  But on the grassy lake shore, there were seven or eight wild mountain goats eating grass with their heads down, and they didn't flinch when they saw him. In the nearby trees, more than a dozen monkeys jumped and frolicked, doing all sorts of things. Obviously, tigers and leopards and other fierce beasts were too heavy to cross the steep peaks, so this valley had become a paradise for gentle and tame creatures.

  Immediately, Luo Zhuang, although slightly hungry, didn't mind at all. Instead, his interest greatly increased as he swiftly moved around, searching for nearby caves and carefully exploring them.

  "Zhang Wuji, come out of hiding!"

  Half an hour later, in a spacious mountain cave, Luo Zhan stood in front of three stacked green stones with a look of extreme joy on his face. On the surface of the topmost green stone, six pitch-black large characters were inscribed: "Zhang Wuji, burial site of the scripture!"

  "Zhang Jiao is indeed kind and generous!"

  Then, a joyful color flashed across Luo Chen's face. After a brief moment of excitement, he regained his composure and stepped forward, embracing the blue rock above with both hands. The sixth layer of the "Pure Yang Infinite Skill" within him suddenly began to operate.

  In an instant, the pure Yang internal energy of the six-layered roundness of the day after tomorrow burst forth, and with a sudden movement of both arms, following Luo Zhan's loud shout, several hundred kilograms of heavy bluestone were easily moved aside by Luo Zhan and shifted to one side of the ground.

  "Wooden box?"

  Then Luo Zhuang processed it according to the law, moved away the other two stone slabs, took out the "Fish Intestine Short Dagger", and didn't care about anything else, directly dug it open.

  Before long, a wooden box as hard as if it had been stained with ink appeared, separated by layers of soil and rocks, revealing a corner of an iceberg, which was reflected in Luo Zhan's bright and piercing eyes.

  "Oilcloth wrapping!"

  Immediately, Luo Zhen threw away the "fish intestine short dagger", used both hands to gently remove the layer of soil and rocks on top of the black wooden box, and hastily opened it, revealing a long-awaited oilcloth package.

  "Nine—Yang—True—Classic!"

  His heart racing, his hands slightly trembling, Luo Zhan carefully unwrapped the oilcloth package and opened it. Suddenly, a thick, yellowed book with four bold, black characters appeared before his eyes.

  On the cover of this ancient book, four powerful black characters read: "Jiǔ Yáng Zhēn Jīng" (Nine Yang True Classic), a legendary martial art manual hidden by Zhang Wuji, leader of the Ming Cult, precursor to the Sun Moon Holy Cult.

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