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Lu Xiujing’s martial arts were far more outstanding than Chen Mo had thought. Using the spear hidden by the Wind Concealment Divine Stone, her attacks were unpredictable and impossible to defend against. She always was able to strike from the most unexpected places.
Chen Mo had ample experience. His defense was as secure as a city protected by walls of metal and a moat of boiling water. The power that the Northern Dipper staff unleashed made Lu Xiujing unable to block. The woman’s body techniques were also very quick. Her figure fluttered about amidst Northern Dipper’s shadows unusually swiftly.
The two of them fought a hundred bouts. In the end, they each used their respective Yellow Ranks but were still unable to determine a victor.
“Very good, very good. In the future, let this Senior Sister train you.” Lu Xiujing chuckled and stowed her spear.
Chen Mo’s bones were about to fall apart. How was this Lu Xiujing so powerful. Even Huan Wen was surprisingly inferior to her. That strange spearmanship left Chen Mo flustered several times. If not for the fact she held back, he definitely would have lost long ago.
In this battle with Lu Xiujing, she only used about Yellow Court Realm strength, but dealing with this nevertheless left Chen Mo exceptionally exhausted. Even facing Huan Wen back then was not so tiring, and Seven Stars Earthly Attacking Star Huan Wen was a Single Character Star Name, a formidable martial general. Lu Xiujing’s Star Name completely could not compare.
“As expected, Mount Hua is a reflection of its people.” Chen Mo sighed.
Returning to the North Star Palace, Chen Mo first pondered upon Daoism’s Three Treasures. Afterwards, he then used the Five Dragons Hibernation Art to cultivate Star Energy.
Next day. He moved like a serpent, rolling about.
He awakened to the sunrise, a cool breeze caressing him.
Chen Mo woke up. Under the Five Dragons Hibernation Art’s effects, each cell in his body seemed to attain rebirth. Walking outside the room, the mist of immortals lingered about, and the birds’ songs made the mountain more serene.
Chen Mo went to the fairyland’s lake. As he expected, the girl in the red jacket had come bright and early to train her odd boxing technique.
She practiced particularly diligently. Her body slinked like a cat, quivered like a tiger. She moved like a dragon, swift as lightning, and her punches whistling like biting cold spears. Her hands and feet were linked, up and down following each other. She attacked when she saw an opening, pounced when she spotted a gap. Her techniques had attack and defense, various feints and actual strikes, a multitude of variations for a single style. But this little girl’s Realm was only a little bit higher than rock bottom. Her boxing was weak, merely a good show without any menace.
“Who!” The Red Fragrant Child noticed the sound of footfalls and shouted, pouncing at him.
Her first hurtled towards Chen Mo’s face.
Chen Mo blocked with the back of his hand, deftly dispersing her force. The Red Fragrant Child was stunned.
“Little Senior Sister, it’s Junior Brother Chen Mo.” Chen Mo said.
“What did you come here to my place for.” The Red Fragrant Child’s tone was very forceful.
“I heard the Senior Sisters say that Little Senior Sister has trained her boxing arduously from day to night ever since she entered Mount Hua. I just so happen to be capable of one technique also. I want to train with Senior Sister. If there is anything I am lacking, I hope I can receive Little Senior Sister’s pointers.” Chen Mo sincerely said.
The Red Fragrant Child sneered: “What boxing technique could a Star Warrior like you have that can make Star Generals give pointers.”
“Is Little Senior Sister willing to look or not? If so, I can also teach it to Little Senior Sister. I hope we can learn from each other.”
“I do not want to look nor do I want to give pointers.” The Red Fragrant Child flatly refused.
Chen Mo did not heed her. Without asking her permission, he stood on open ground nearby and began his routine. She watched Chen Mo’s pace move with endless changes. The force of his bunches contained hardness in softness and softness in hardness, absolutely fantastical.
“Eh?” The Red Fragrant Child suddenly noticed that Chen Mo’s footwork seemed to follow the Bagua. The boxing he used was very peculiar, containing the essence of the technique in its continuous flow.
This is?
A boxing technique able to catch the Red Fragrant Child’s attention clearly was not an ordinary technique.
“Among the Bagua, there is mutual communication. Numbering of the past is a natural process, knowledge of the coming is anticipation. Therefore, in the Yi do we have both. Thunder sets things in motion, the wind scatters them, the rain moistens them, the sun warms them, the mountain pins them, the swamp brings them joy, Qian rules them, and Kun stores them. The emperor comes forth…”1 Chen Mo read a strange chant as he struck his boxing.
Chen Mo spun around, his body as receptive as an empty calley. His punch was like cannonfire shooting into the sky – Li Center Empty!
“Gen Overturned Bowl!”
“Zhen Upright Basin!”
…
“The Book of Changes’ Bagua!!” The Red Fragrant Child muttered in astonishment.
Star World’s Four Books and Five Classics were supreme secret abilities. Among them, the Book Of Changes recorded the final mystery of martial learning. If a Star General was able to learn one point among them, they could lay down a supreme foundation. This way, whether it be martial arts or their Heaven, Earth, Dark, Yellow, they could progress at lightning speed.
The Book Of Changes’ Bagua could be said to be the foundation of martial arts. Any boxing technique blended with the Bagua’s changes would become unstoppable.
The Red Fragrant Child did not expect that a Star Warrior could actually possess the Bagua. Furthermore, the Bagua already reached a realm of perfection. Even she felt jealous.
“Little Senior Sister, what do you think about this Bagua?” Chen Mo smiled and asked.
The Red Fragrant Child snorted. She turned her head and paid him no attention.
Chen Mo awkwardly scratched his nose. This little girl was much harder to get along with than he had imagined. However, this instead stirred up that feeling of challenge in his heart.
After resting for a while, Chen Mo continued to practice the Bagua. At the same time, he exercised the Mind School’s “intention,” working his intention and martial intent together to reach an even more harmonious realm.
Man and woman said nothing to each other beside the pool, each training their own techniques, as if they were in two separate worlds.
After training for a few hours, Chen Mo finally ended his practice.
“Training together with Little Senior Sister was indeed greatly beneficial. Junior Brother shall come again tomorrow.” Chen Mo cupped his fist.
“Who let you come here tomorrow. You are not allowed to come.” The Red Fragrant Child yelled.
Chen Mo laughed.
Early morning the next day.
Chen Mo came to the fairyland as if by appointment. This time, he was even earlier than the Red Fragrant Child. When the girl arrived at the pool and spotted Chen Mo still absorbed in his Bagua boxing, she was taken aback.
“Why are you here again?” The Red Fragrant Child grit her teeth.
She hardly finished speaking before she launched an attack at Chen Mo. Her punch-wind quaked like a thunderstorm, and the hidden dragon pool exploded. Chen Mo faintly grinned. He leaned and spun away, dodging her punch like a serene valley. Then, he threw his own punch, erupting like a volcano in the valley.
The lake shook even more fiercely. Several large pine trees were splintered.
“Li Center Empty!”
The girl’s face paled. Her weak little fist shuddered in pain.
“As I am unable to defeat him, I can only let him stay here and bully me.” The Red Fragrant Child muttered to herself. She walked to another side and continued to practice her boxing technique.
Nevertheless, her gaze drifted to Chen Mo’s Bagua figure from time to time.
Third day, fourth day, all the way to the fifteenth day.
Chen Mo trained like this for half a month. In this half month, he always would appear at the fairyland’s secret dragon pool sooner or later, absorbed in his own Bagua.
Before she realized it, the Red Fragrant Child had already grown accustomed to his existence and did not pay him any further attention. However, as soon as she was able to seize a chance, the little girl would launch an attack without warning in an attempt to expel Chen Mo from her territory. But each time, she was dispelled.
Their sparring startled the rest of Mount Hua.
On this day, Chen Mo and Lu Xiujing also finished training spearmanship for the day. As Chen Mo’s Bagua intent deepened, there was also clear progress in his spars with Lu Xiujing.
“Junior Brother Chen Mo, I heard you recently have been winning favor with the Red Fragrant Child?” Lu Xiujing drank sweet dew as she thoughtfully looked him over.
“Oh, I’m just training the Bagua at Little Senior Sister’s.” Chen Mo calmly replied. “Sometimes, we learn from each other.”
“The Book Of Changes’ Bagua is but a good thing. Thunder sets things in motion, the wind scatters them, the rain moistens them, the sun warms them, the mountain pins them, the swamp brings them joy, Qian rules them, and Kun stores them. To contain the eight forms, I never expected you actually learned such an ability. No wonder you are able to exchange blows with a Star General.” Lu Xiujing evidently was very aware of the Bagua’s might.
“To practice the Book Of Changes’ Bagua, it is best for a gestational period Star General to lay foundations. The fundamentals of a martial art like this are comparable to a martial general. Heh, heh, This Senior Sister is already beyond this phase, otherwise, I truly would have wanted to learn it.” Lu Xiujing propped up her cheek as she made a face of pity. After a Star General reached Heart Furnace Realm and manifested an Innate Skill, their foundations were already established. Even if they practiced the Bagua, it would not be very helpful at all.
“A pity that the Red Fragrant Child is truly short-sighted. Junior Brother, you specially taught her such an important martial art, yet she surprisingly still is ungrateful.” Lu Xiujing clicked her tongue. “A pitiful person must have hateful aspects.”
“Senior Sister Xiujing, I think you misunderstand something.” Chen Mo wrinkled his brow.
Lu XIujing giggled. She walked over and patted Chen Mo’s shoulder: “You want to help the Red Fragrant Child, how can Senior Sister not understand? However, do you truly feel she is worth it?”
“Her personality is so antisocial. If she truly learns your Bagua, perhaps she will take revenge on you. My guess is that for the half month you went to the secret dragon pool to train, she has been very hostile to you all along.”
“Little Senior Sister’s boxing technique has also benefited me greatly. We are just helping each other, that’s all.” Chen Mo smiled.
Lu Xiujing shook her head, “An arduous and thankless task, I truly do not understand why you’re doing this.”
“I used to be the same as Senior Sister Red Fragrant Child, burying my head in bitter training. Yet there was no use at all, and it was all thanks to someone imparting the Bagua to me that I was able to enter Mount Hua.”
“You wish to repay this kindness?”
Perhaps, Chen Mo merely was seeing his old, powerless, sorry shadow on the Red Fragrant Child.
…
Mount Hua, western peak.
Chen Mo arrived at the Supplement Pavilion. This was Yingmeng’s place, serene as an echoing canyon.
White smoke billowed in the courtyard, forming all manners of dragons, serpents, tigers, panthers, and other beasts as it rose into the sky.
Before he got close, Chen Mo smelled an extremely pungent stink. It was like dung, assaulting his nose.
“I won’t, I won’t, even if you beat me to death, I won’t drink it.”
A clear voice came from inside the courtyard.
“Li Xiao, good medicine taste better. This is medicine that This Lady specially refined using ‘Blue Art Bitter Grass,’ ‘Bear Stool,’ and ‘Snake Green Gallbladder.’ It is very good for you.” Yingmeng forcefully said: “Don’t you still want to cross over the Heavenly Spirits Three Calamities.”
“But…It’s too hard to drink.” Li Xiao complained.
“Hurry and drink for This Lady.”
Chen Mo heard the sound of chugging.
Chen Mo walked to the courtyard entrance and saw Yingmeng force feeding Li Xiao the medicine. Although Li Xiao’s Star Name was Li Su, a famous martial general far stronger than Yingmeng, she actually was frankly unable to resist against YIngmeng’s hardline measures.
Duke Wu Of Liang Li Su probably realized that Yingmeng’s words were very reasonable.
“Chen Mo, what wind brought you here?” Yingmeng blinked.
Li Xiao stuck out her tongue and belched. She resentfully glared at Chen Mo. If not for the fact her mouth was overwhelmed by the bitterness, she definitely would have started a fight with him.
“What medicine is this?” Chen Mo covered his nose. He felt that the Demon Beasts in a radius of several li were gassed away.
“This is Four Opposites Soup, This Lady’s newly researched medicinal soup. Want to drink a bit?” Yingmeng giggled.
“You said this Four Opposites Soup is able to ward off the Heavenly Spirits Three Calamities?” Chen Mo asked in disbelief.
“Of course. So long as you continuously ingest it for three months.” Yingmeng thought about: “The first calamity should no problem, at least.”
“Drinking this for three months, I’ll die before reaching the Heavenly Calamity.” Li Xiao fussed.
“It’s this incredible?” Chen Mo curiously asked: “Yingmeng, just what is your Star Name?”
“What, you actually don’t even know what Yingmeng’s Star Name is.” Li Xiao shouted: “She is but the ‘King Of Medicine’ Sun Simiao,2 Star World’s greatest medicine master Star General, yet you actually couldn’t tell!!”
Chen Mo stared dumbfounded at the cute Yingmeng.
Fuck.
“King Of Medicine” Sun Simiao!!
The one described as China’s creator of medical ethics, the one described by the West as the “father of medical theory” and one of the three greats of the world in medical ethics alongside Hippocrates, that Sun Simiao.
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