Ning Zhongze, one of the Ten Beauties of the Martial World and one of the Twin Beauties of Mount Hua, was known as the “Jade Maiden of Mount Hua.” She was voluptuous and beautiful, upright, generous, and righteous. She was not coerced by power and was a rare heroine in the martial world, highly respected by people in the martial world.

Yue Buqun was even more famous in the martial arts world. He was known as a chivalrous and righteous man who hated evil. He was a well-known gentleman swordsman. When there were minor conflicts in the martial arts world, people would ask him to mediate, because everyone knew that Yue Buqun was a righteous gentleman.

A chivalrous hero of great righteousness?

Yue Buqun of Mount Hua and Jiang Biehe of Jiangnan are the two most recognized righteous heroes in the martial arts world after Yan Nantian. They are the greatest heroes among heroes and are known as “Northern Buqun and Southern Biehe”. They are also known as “Peerless in Benevolence and Righteousness”.

“This…” Yue Buqun looked up at the sky with a furrowed brow, pondered for a moment and then said, “The Lin family could not have done this without a reason. There must be something fishy about their behavior. Perhaps… something unspeakable has happened in the Lin family. As for what it is, we do not know yet.”

“Senior brother, do you think they’re spreading these false rumors because the Lin family is in danger and is using this to ask the world for help? Or is it really the work of demonic cultists?” Ning Zhongze asked with great concern.

Yue Buqun shook his fan and said with a refined air, “It shouldn’t be. If he were in danger, he would have sent out a distress signal immediately instead of going to great lengths to release the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual. There must be something fishy about this. Let’s wait and see. The peaceful martial world will probably soon be in chaos.”

“Yes, either way, this is not a good thing. If the Lin family is really in danger, senior brother! We must go to their aid.”

“However, having said that, I’ve done a rough study of this Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, and some parts… actually make a lot of sense.” Yue Buqun knew the true secrets of the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual and the Sunflower Manual, and he muttered to himself unconsciously after hearing this.

Ning Zhongze was stunned, looking at her husband with fear and disbelief. “Senior brother, what are you doing? This is obviously a fake manual. What kind of manual requires castration before practicing this skill? You don’t really want to practice such an evil martial art, do you?”

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun’s body stiffened, and he said seriously, “Of course I know this is fake. How could I possibly practice such a fake manual? Junior Sister, you’re overthinking it!”

“That’s good. Such a secret manual is an evil art. Even if it were real, let alone fake one, such a self-harming method should not exist in the world and should be destroyed.” Like many female martial arts practitioners, Ning Zhongze deeply abhorred such evil martial arts that caused so much harm.

“Junior sister’s viewpoint coincides with that of senior brother. Even if such evil magic is real, it should not exist!” Yue Buqun replied in a serious tone.

At this moment, Zhang Weihai, who was cultivating his qi on the back mountain, naturally had no idea what the couple was talking about. Even if he did know, he would at most believe his master’s wife, since she was beautiful and beauty was her virtue. He wouldn’t believe a single word Yue Buqun said.

The reason Zhang Weihao chose the Huashan Sword Sect was not only because Ning Zhongze had to be his master’s wife, but also because he did not intend to cultivate internal energy.

After two and a half years of accumulation, Zhang Weihao was no longer the same as before, and was even preparing for the Qi and Blood Embracing Elixir.

However, after reaching the Dan stage, one must begin cultivating Qi, and internal energy cultivation also involves cultivating Qi after reaching the Xiantian stage. Since they are different paths leading to the same goal, it is better to start cultivating Qi from the beginning.

However, most martial arts, except for the Sunflower Manual which directly cultivates Qi, start with internal energy cultivation. Internal energy cultivation, like chakra, is a special kind of energy that exists in the world. It is not the nuclear radiation in Joy of Life, but a unique energy in the martial arts world.

However, this kind of energy is only formed after birth and cannot be compared with the innate energy. The innate energy in this world is not very rich, but it is not comparable to the world of movies and TV series. Therefore, Zhang Weihao chose a cultivation method that can cultivate energy from the beginning and finally chose the moderate and peaceful Zixia Divine Skill.

Of the nine feats of Mount Hua, Zixia is number one!

This is the most powerful internal energy cultivation method in the entire Huashan Sect, a superior internal energy technique that allows the Huashan Sword Sect to dominate the martial arts world.

At first, it seems faint and indistinct, like soft clouds, but it accumulates strength and becomes extremely resilient, spreading across the sky and earth with unstoppable momentum.

The person who performs the exercise has a purple aura on their face, hence the title “Purple Glow, the First of the Nine Skills of Mount Hua”.

Although the Huashan Sect is more prosperous now, when it comes to top masters, the Huashan Sect has never been as good as the Huashan Sword Sect. Otherwise, there would not be the saying “the sword comes from Huashan”.

Unfortunately, the Huashan Sword Sect suffered two calamities in succession. One was when Iron-Blooded Marquis fought against the Undefeated Rascal Gu Santong. The leaders of the Sword and Qi sects were also present. So without the leaders’ restraint, the others from the Sword and Qi sects were like wild horses, fighting each other into a mess, leaving only a few scattered individuals.

As for Feng Qingyang, who was originally the most promising to suppress the conflict and resolve the sword qi dispute, he was tricked into marriage by the sword qi sect in a joint scheme. He was deceived into marriage by a courtesan who was actually a noble lady. By the time he discovered the deception and rushed back to Mount Hua, the place was already awash in blood.

Completely dead and a laughingstock in the martial arts world, Feng Qingyang, whose spirit had been broken by murder, had no choice but to retire to Mount Hua.

If the Tianji Pavilion hadn’t released the martial arts ranking list, many people would have thought he committed suicide out of shame.

However, the name of the shadow tree is said to be related to the fact that Dongfang Bubai, whose martial arts were not yet fully developed, once visited Mount Hua and challenged Feng Qingyang. The two were evenly matched, which proved that Feng Qingyang was still alive and had already entered the Innate Realm. Therefore, the name of this Mount Hua Sword Saint has always been on the martial arts ranking list.

It was thanks to the name “Feng Qingyang” that the Huashan Sword Sect survived the most difficult decade or so, and now it is showing signs of prosperity.

Especially after Zhang Dingding, the only son of Zhang Erhe, the richest man in the Ming Dynasty, came to Huashan Sword Sect to learn martial arts, bringing a large number of people and wealth to the sect, it seemed to have the potential to become the second largest of the Five Mountains Sword Sects and return to its peak.

It was precisely because of Zhang Dingding’s unique background and the generous “apprenticeship ceremony” that made people kneel down that Yue Buqun made an exception and taught him the “Zixia Divine Skill,” which only the sect leader could cultivate.