The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Senior Brother Yue."

Master Dingyi's face showed anger: "Ever since Yilin returned from Hengshan City, she has been absent-minded and often lost in thought."

Oh?

Yue Buqun asked curiously, "Why is that?"

Upon hearing this, Abbess Dingyi's face darkened even further: "After being saved by Junior Nephew Linghu, Yilin has been wanting to come and thank him. I think she came down the mountain this time specifically for Mount Hua, so I thought I'd come and see if I could find her here."

Hearing this, Yue Buqun finally understood.

This silly child has fallen in love with Linghu Chong at first sight.

No wonder Abbess Dingyi found it difficult to talk about this matter and was extremely angry.

How could a nun have worldly desires?

Yue Buqun was also speechless and couldn't help but shake his head. After a while, he said, "In that case, Master, you might as well stay at Mount Hua for the time being. If your niece Yilin really comes to Shaanxi to look for Chong'er, then you can take her back with you."

Master Dingyi's expression softened slightly, and she nodded, saying, "I'm sorry to have troubled Senior Brother Yue."

Yue Buqun shook his head and smiled, "It's alright."

Having explained her purpose, Abbess Dingyi no longer maintained a stern expression and smiled: "On my way here, I heard from your disciples that Senior Brother Yue is going to recruit many disciples?"

Speaking of this, Yue Buqun smiled and said, "That's right."

Recruiting disciples signifies that the Huashan Sect is moving upwards, and Yue Buqun does not hide his joy.

Master Dingyi smiled upon hearing this.

The Five Mountains Sword Sects have been allied for so long, and their bond is extraordinary. The other four sects have all witnessed the decline of the Huashan Sect. Now that they see the Huashan Sect rising again, Master Dingyi, as an ally, is also very happy.

The alliance of the Five Mountains Sword Sects was not without reason. A hundred years ago, the Sun Moon Sect suddenly rose to prominence and stirred up trouble in the martial arts world. Its members were thieves, swindlers, and committed all sorts of evil deeds. Among them were even cannibalistic demons who stirred up a mess in the martial arts world like a troublemaker.

In order to fight against the Sun Moon Cult, the Huashan Sect took the lead and formed the Five Mountains Sword Sect with the Songshan Sect, Hengshan Sect, Taishan Sect and Hengshan Sect. From then on, the Five Mountains Sword Sect were united in spirit and only wanted to fight against the evil cult.

At that time, apart from the Huashan Sect, the other four sects were relatively weak. With the support of the Huashan Sect, the four sects developed rapidly, closely followed the steps of the Huashan Sect, and followed the Huashan Sect's lead to fight against the Demonic Sect.

Although the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects are distributed across the north and south of China, geographically speaking, the headquarters of the Sun Moon Sect is located at Black Cliff in Hebei Province, the Huashan Sect is in Shaanxi Province, the Hengshan Sect is in Shanxi Province, the Songshan Sect is in Henan Province, the Taishan Sect is in Shandong Province, and the Hengshan Sect is in Hunan Province.

Apart from the relatively distant Hengshan Sect, from the perspective of the entire map, the headquarters of the Sun Moon Sect is surrounded by the four sects of Huashan, Songshan, Taishan, and Hengshan, and even Shaolin and Wudang, locking the Sun Moon Sect in Hebei.

From the perspective of the overall tactical plan, the Huashan Sect leader at the time undoubtedly had a very sharp eye.

Since the Five Mountains Sword Sects formed an alliance, the five sects have been interdependent, sharing both prosperity and adversity. They have kept the Sun Moon Sect firmly confined to Hebei, preventing it from making any progress.

At that time, the Huashan Sect was incredibly powerful. Before the sword qi conflict broke out, the Huashan Sect alone had more experts than the four other sects combined. Even Feng Qingyang was not considered the strongest within the Huashan Sect back then.

However, decades ago, the Huashan Sect, which was the leader, was embroiled in internal strife, and the Five Mountains Sword Sects also experienced turmoil. The decline of the Huashan Sect allowed the Sun Moon Sect to tear a hole in the encirclement formed by the five sects.

Ren Woxing, the leader of the sect at the time, tried several times to wipe out the Five Mountains Sword Sect in one fell swoop, but he was always one step short. Finally, at the critical moment when Ren Woxing was preparing to launch another major attack, Dongfang Bubai, the former left envoy of the Sun Moon Sect, suddenly rose to power and replaced Ren Woxing as the new leader. Ren Woxing disappeared without a trace after that.

After taking power, Dongfang Bubai was initially ambitious. With his vigorous development and the Sun Moon Sect's modus operandi, he quickly infiltrated the Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan regions, making these three areas Sun Moon Sect territory. He prepared to launch a counterattack against the Five Mountains Sword Sect in a counter-encirclement strategy.

However, ever since Dongfang Bubai started practicing the Sunflower Manual, he suddenly went into seclusion at the headquarters on Blackwood Cliff, ignoring all matters within the sect, leaving the Sun Moon Sect leaderless.

Later, after Yang Lianting came to power, he carried out a major purge within the sect. Anyone who was loyal to Ren Woxing could not escape his clutches, except for Ren Woxing's only daughter.

Yang Lianting was ambitious but incompetent. After Dongfang Bubai's purge, the Sun Moon Sect was already weakened. Yang Lianting was even worse than Dongfang Bubai. His methods were so bloody that even the most wicked members of the Sun Moon Sect were terrified.

Dongfang Bubai suddenly underwent a drastic change in temperament, and Yang Lianting's bloody methods forced the Sun Moon Sect to halt its expansion. Since then, the martial arts world has maintained this fragile balance.

But this balance will be broken sooner or later, and then it will be a life-or-death battle between the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Sun Moon Sect.

The century-long feud between the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Sun Moon Sect has created an irreconcilable hatred. The Five Mountains Sword Sect has stopped the Sun Moon Sect's expansion, while the Sun Moon Sect has killed countless members of the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

The hatred accumulated over the past century has made the two sides irreconcilable enemies.

It cannot be resolved, nor is it possible to resolve it.

Although Master Dingyi didn't say it, she was still worried about this matter. Now that she saw signs of the Huashan Sect's revival, she was genuinely happy.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother Yue! I wish you a complete success in accepting your new disciple."

Master Dingyi offered her heartfelt blessings.

Yue Buqun chuckled and said, "Then I'll accept your kind words, Master."

"By the way, where are Linghu Chong and Jiang Ning?"

At this point, Abbess Dingyi asked a question.

Linghu Chong goes without saying. Yilin's sneaking down the mountain this time was mostly for him. As for Jiang Ning, she left a deep impression on Master Dingyi when she was in Hengshan City, so she didn't notice the two of them along the way and couldn't help but be a little curious.

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun couldn't help but show a satisfied smile, saying, "Chong'er is currently in seclusion at the Cliff of Contemplation."

After that big cry, Linghu Chong finally turned over a new leaf. Without Yue Buqun saying anything, he started practicing his martial arts diligently. To avoid being distracted, he even took his luggage and went to the Cliff of Contemplation on the back mountain, just for a quiet place to practice. He ate and slept on the Cliff of Contemplation, truly treating it as his home.

"As for Ning'er..."

Yue Buqun paused slightly, then his smile widened: "He is currently giving a lesson to his junior brothers at Wuyou Pavilion."

Attend class?

Master Dingyi was surprised.

The meaning behind Yue Buqun's words is not simple.

After pondering for a moment, Abbess Dingyi suddenly said, "In that case, may I go and take a look?"

She was quite curious about how that idiot taught his junior classmates.

Chapter 99: The Greatest Hero

Yue Buqun readily agreed.

Actually, even without Master Dingyi saying it, he himself had the idea of ​​letting Master Dingyi take a look.

Jiang Ning was his most prized disciple, and he wanted to showcase Jiang Ning to his fellow disciples from the other Five Mountains Sword Sects in every way possible.

Without further ado, Yue Buqun got up and led Master Dingyi and a group of Hengshan disciples to Wuyou Pavilion.

Before I even got close to the classroom, I could hear the childish voices coming from inside.

"Humanity is insignificant, and the path of immortality is boundless."

"The way of the ghosts is joyful, as it leads to the gate of life."

"The path of immortals values ​​life, while the path of ghosts values ​​death."

"The path of immortals is always auspicious, while the path of ghosts is always inauspicious."

……

Upon hearing these sounds, Abbess Dingyi was slightly surprised.

This is a passage from the Lingbao Wuliang Duren Shangpin Miaojing (灵宝无量度人上品妙经).

After a moment of surprise, Abbess Dingyi suddenly remembered that the Huashan Sect had Taoist influences, and then she was no longer puzzled.

The sound of reading aloud continued in the classroom.

"High and pure, beautiful and melancholic, its lament echoing through the vast sky."

Looking through the crack in the window, Master Dingyi saw several children dressed in Huashan Sect attire sitting in the classroom. Each of them had a book on their desk, and the children were reading the text in the books very attentively.

Their voices were young, but they had a unique charm that drew those of them from the outside world into their ears.

Jiang Ning sat on the platform in front, his posture upright and his expression calm.

"The Qi of the heavens is vast and boundless, and my Dao flourishes day by day."

"The Qi of the heavens is vast and boundless, and my Dao flourishes daily!"

After reciting the last sentence, the children stopped talking and stared intently at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning nodded slightly, stood up, and looked at them, saying, "I asked you to recite this every day so that you would remember that my Huashan Sect is a sect dedicated to saving people and helping the world. Our disciples must take it as their responsibility to protect all living beings and eliminate demons and uphold justice. This responsibility cannot be shirked or avoided."

"What is the purpose of our training in martial arts?"

A junior disciple shouted, "Uphold justice!"

"Correct."

Jiang Ning nodded: "There is a saying: 'The greatest heroes are those who serve their country and its people.'"

"As a righteous sect, it is our duty to uphold justice and help people, but this is only the lesser aspect of chivalry. What we really need to do is protect the people and safeguard all living beings."

"You are all still young and have bright futures. Your achievements will far surpass mine. I only hope that when you grow up, you will firmly remember the eight words 'The greatest heroes are those who serve the country and its people,' and become true heroes."

"But you must remember not to do things beyond your capabilities before you have grown up. When you are poor, you should cultivate your own virtue; when you are successful, you should help others."

"Yes, senior brother!"

The junior disciples looked at Jiang Ning with a strange light in their eyes and responded loudly.

Jiang Ning glanced at his fellow disciples below the stage, paused, and raised his voice slightly.

"May righteousness prevail in the world forever."

……

"Senior Brother Yue, these children are still so young. Don't you think they won't understand what we're saying?"

Looking at Jiang Ning's lecture, Abbess Dingyi was somewhat puzzled.

Yue Buqun chuckled and said, "Ning'er said that although they are young, it is even more important to plant a seed in their hearts to prevent them from going astray in the future."

Jiang Ning didn't just lecture his junior brothers on grand principles and empty talk. Besides his regular classes, he would also take his junior brothers with him when he went down the mountain to suppress bandits. He would eliminate harm for the people while teaching his junior brothers by example. The words he just spoke were actually his daily recitations after each class.

Yue Buqun initially thought that the children might not understand, but Jiang Ning believed that these Taoist scriptures could cultivate their righteous spirit, and even if they did not understand their meaning, they would remember them after reciting them for a long time.

Secondly, Jiang Ning needs to improve the cultural level of his junior brothers. He doesn't expect them to be learned, but at least they should be reasonable, know their own position, and know what they should and shouldn't do.

Master Dingyi nodded thoughtfully.

Although she felt that Jiang Ning's words were too early for these junior brothers, they did make a lot of sense.

The greatest hero is one who serves his country and his people?

A thoughtful look appeared in Dingyi's eyes.

She kept those words in mind.

By this time, Jiang Ning had finished teaching his junior brothers and also saw Yue Buqun, Abbess Dingyi, and others outside the house.

“Master, Uncle-Master Dingyi.”

Jiang Ning was somewhat surprised; why had Abbess Dingyi suddenly come to Mount Hua?

"Ah."

Yue Buqun smiled and nodded.

Master Dingyi didn't speak, but nodded slightly. She looked at Jiang Ning, then at the children in the classroom, with a strange look in her eyes.

“Yilin, a junior disciple of the Hengshan Sect, went down the mountain before. The abbess thought she might come to my Huashan, so she came here.”

Seemingly aware of Jiang Ning's surprise, Yue Buqun began to explain without Jiang Ning even asking.

Although Yue Buqun did not say it explicitly, Jiang Ning understood his tacit understanding.

Jiang Ning nodded knowingly.

It's not surprising that someone driven by love would do something like this.

“Master Dingyi, this is your first time visiting Mount Hua. Why don’t I take you and your nephews around Mount Hua for the next few days to show you some hospitality? Otherwise, I’m afraid that if word gets out, my fellow martial artists will say that the Mount Hua Sect doesn’t respect your sect and that we are being impolite.”

Yue Buqun laughed as if joking.

Upon hearing this, Abbess Dingyi smiled.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior Brother Yue."

"please."

Yue Buqun gestured for them to leave, and Abbess Dingyi led the Hengshan disciples away.

Jiang Ning glanced at their figures, then prepared to return to his room to practice his skills.

Although he has been very busy lately, he has not neglected his cultivation progress.

He has been in the third stage of the Innate Skill for a year now. Perhaps it's because he's a virgin, but his progress in cultivating the Innate Skill is not slow. He is steadily increasing every day, and now the strength of his internal energy has surpassed that of many top-tier masters.