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

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"nature."

He was naturally familiar with the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, which was the Lin family's family sword technique. Lin Pingzhi, the only surviving member of the Lin family, was a disciple of Mount Hua.

Master Qingzhu nodded and continued, "Does Sect Leader Yue know the origin of the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual?"

Yue Buqun uttered four words expressionlessly.

"Sunflower Book?"

Abbess Qingzhu was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected Yue Buqun to know.

"good."

"Sect Leader Yue, what are you talking about? The Evil-Repelling Sword Manual actually originated from the Sunflower Manual? Isn't the Sunflower Manual in the possession of Dongfang Bubai of the Demonic Sect? What is the connection between the two? What does it have to do with the sword qi dispute of your Huashan Sect?"

Tianmen Daoist has been in a daze ever since the discussion of the alliance leader's selection, and now he is even more confused.

Yue Buqun glanced at him, then at the equally shocked expressions on the faces of San Ding and Master Mo, and said.

"Since the nun has brought up the sword qi dispute of my Huashan Sect, I, Yue, will tell you the origin and details of the matter."

Abbess Qingzhu gestured for Yue Buqun to continue.

Yue Buqun took a deep breath to calm his emotions.

The conflict between sword qi has always been a tragedy for the Huashan Sect. Now, Yue Buqun is going to bring it up and even reveal its secrets to the public, which is extremely painful for him.

"A hundred years ago, the legend of the Sunflower Manual circulated in the martial arts world. It was said that this manual was created by a eunuch of the previous dynasty and was an extremely profound martial arts technique, but no one was able to master it. Later, the manual fell into the hands of the Southern Shaolin Temple."

As Yue Buqun spoke slowly, the secret from a hundred years ago was revealed from his mouth.

Everyone held their breath and remained silent.

"At that time, the abbot of the Southern Shaolin Temple was called Zen Master Hongye. Later, two people from my Huashan Sect visited the Southern Shaolin Temple and unexpectedly discovered that the Sunflower Manual was actually in the Southern Shaolin Temple. Later..."

At this point, Yue Buqun paused slightly before continuing.

"Later, the two took advantage of the darkness to go to the treasure pavilion of Shaolin Temple and found the manual."

Yue Buqun remained calm, his tone devoid of joy or sorrow, as if he were discussing something insignificant, but his hands, resting on the armrests, were already clenched tightly.

This secret was a scandal of the Huashan Sect. Yue Buqun was unwilling to talk about it, but there was no reason to hide it now. In addition, Abbess Qingzhu said that there was something fishy about the sword qi dispute in Huashan and that it was done by Shaolin. So Yue Buqun chose to tell it.

"..."

Everyone was silent.

They couldn't comment on this matter, so they could only remain silent.

However, Ning Zhongze and Feng Buping found it somewhat unbelievable.

They were all unaware of this secret; if Yue Buqun hadn't revealed it today, they would still be completely oblivious.

Yue Buqun continued speaking.

"However, although the two of them got to see the Sunflower Manual as they wished, it was soon discovered by the Southern Shaolin Temple. Each of them memorized half of it. Later, when they returned to Mount Hua and compared the two, they found that the discrepancy was huge. The contents they memorized were completely contradictory. That's why the Mount Hua Sect has two sects, Sword and Qi."

"..."

Mr. Mo and Taoist Tianmen looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

Not good to rate.

"Senior brother, how did you know?"

The first to speak was Ning Zhongze, who looked utterly shocked.

Back then, during the battle for the sword qi of Mount Hua, everyone fought tooth and nail, and only she, Yue Buqun, and three members of the Sword Sect survived. Logically speaking, Yue Buqun shouldn't have known about these things, since he was just an ordinary disciple back then. How could Yue Buqun know so much and not tell her?

Yue Buqun silently lowered his eyes.

"My master told me this before he passed away."

Ning Zhongze looked dazed.

Yue Buqun's master was her father.

At this moment, Abbess Qingzhu's voice rang out.

"What Sect Leader Yue said is correct. This is indeed the origin of your sect's sword qi dispute, but there are some secrets that your sect is unaware of."

Master Qingzhu looked at everyone and said, "Back then, my Emei Sect also knew about this matter. We originally thought it was the origin of the sword qi conflict of the Huashan Sect. However, an accident later led one of our sect's seniors to discover that the matter was not so simple."

Yue Buqun looked at the other person.

"Master, please speak."

At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Abbess Qingzhu. Master Mo and the others remained silent, completely bewildered, just bystanders.

Master Qingzhu continued.

"Shortly after the sword energy dispute in your sect, our seniors were invited by the abbot of Shaolin Temple on Mount Song to Shaolin to discuss matters. The matter was ostensibly about the stability and harmony of the martial arts world, but in reality, Shaolin intended for our Emei sect to recognize Shaolin as the leader of the righteous path and follow Shaolin's lead."

The Emei Sect has had no leader since the fourth generation leader, Zhou Zhiruo. The one who went to Mount Song was a senior member of the Emei Sect.

"At the time, the senior I sent did not agree and soon returned to Emei from Songshan. However, during his time at Shaolin, the senior I sent learned something unexpectedly."

The Taoist priest Tianmen was impatient and hurriedly pressed for answers upon hearing this.

"what's up?"

"My senior colleague accidentally discovered a letter between the abbot of Shaolin Temple and Zen Master Hongye, which revealed that Shaolin Temple and Putian Shaolin Temple conspired to lure the Huashan Sect into secretly reading the Sunflower Manual, and then secretly instigated a split in the Huashan Sect, leading to its decline."

Master Qingzhu had just finished speaking.

Click!

A sound was heard, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

Yue Buqun sat in the chair with his hand on the armrest, which he had just crushed.

Chapter 454: The Truth

Yue Buqun's face showed no joy or anger, appearing perfectly calm, but his eyelids twitched slightly, and the armrest was crushed by his unconscious force.

Yue Buqun looked up and glanced at the crowd.

"Yue lost his composure."

Yue Buqun briefly touched on the subject and then looked at Abbess Qingzhu. "Abbess, please continue. What were the specific contents of that letter?"

He needed to know exactly how the Shaolin Temples of Songshan and Putian plotted against the Huashan Sect.

Master Qingzhu continued, "That letter was written by Zen Master Hongye to Shaolin Temple on Mount Song. In the letter, he said that he had allowed Yue and Cai to see the Sunflower Manual as planned by the abbot of Shaolin Temple. In order to prevent any accidents from happening to the plan, Zen Master Hongye sent his favorite disciple, Zen Master Duyuan, to Huashan Sect to check the details."

"Master Duyuan?"

Upon hearing this name, Yue Buqun's pupils dilated slightly.

Master Qingzhu looked at him.

"Master Yue must know who Zen Master Duyuan is."

Yue Buqun's expression darkened slightly, but he did not refute.

However, the two men's brief remarks left the three sect leaders who were listening in completely confused, especially the Heavenly Gate Taoist, who couldn't help but ask a question.

"Sect Leader Yue, who exactly is that Zen Master Duyuan?"

Yue Buqun glanced at him and uttered three words.

"Lin Yuantu".

"what?"

"Lin Yuantu?"

"Is it Lin Yuantu, the one who created the Seventy-Two Styles of the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique?"

"Is it Lin Yuantu, the founder of Fuwei Escort Agency?"

The three masters were astonished.

This was truly the first time they had heard about it.

After this interruption, Yue Buqun gestured for Abbess Qingzhu to continue.

"When Zen Master Duyuan went to Mount Hua, Yue and Cai admitted to peeping. Zen Master Duyuan had already received instructions before going, so he naturally wouldn't blame them. Instead, he advised them that the martial arts recorded in the Sunflower Manual were very profound and advised them not to practice the skills on their own."

"The two left Zen Master Duyuan at Mount Hua and began to discuss the martial arts of the Sunflower Manual with him."

Upon hearing this, the Taoist Tianmen couldn't help but speak up.

"Is that Zen Master Duyuan really that good? Not only did someone steal his martial arts manual, but he also discussed the manual with the thief?"

As soon as he uttered the words, Tianmen Daoist realized something was wrong.

His words were somewhat disregarding Yue Buqun's feelings.

However, Yue Buqun did not react.

Master Qingzhu explained, "The specifics are unknown to the senior of my sect. The letter didn't mention it, only that Zen Master Duyuan had completed the task given to him by Zen Master Hongye. After the three of them discussed the essence of the Sunflower Manual, Zen Master Duyuan left Mount Hua. However, the sword qi conflict on Mount Hua did not resolve itself. Instead, it intensified over the decades, eventually culminating in a great sword qi war that wiped out all the masters of the Mount Hua sect, leaving only Feng Qingyang outside who never returned. Later, Feng Qingyang also disappeared without a trace."

"That's all the contents of that letter. The Red Leaf Zen Master of Putian Shaolin Temple was responsible for luring Yue and Cai to watch the Sunflower Manual, and then sending disciples to divide the two. As for what role Songshan Shaolin Temple played in it, and what arrangements it made that led to the Sword Qi War that broke out in Huashan Sect decades later, my sect's senior did not know."

"After leaving Mount Hua, Zen Master Duyuan did not return to the Putian Shaolin Temple. Instead, as requested by Zen Master Hongye, he changed his name and became Lin Yuantu. Lin Yuantu also gained enlightenment from the Sunflower Manual and created the Seventy-Two Styles of Evil-Repelling Sword Technique, becoming invincible in the underworld."

Master Qingzhu had finished speaking and looked at everyone, observing their reactions.

Confused.

Confused.

And shock.

Apart from the Emei Sect, the leaders and masters of the other three sects, as well as Ning Zhongze and Feng Buping of the Huashan Sect, were all extremely shocked and furious.

"This is happening!"

With a bang, Tianmen Daoist slammed his hand on the table and stood up, his red face turning even redder, his expression full of anger.

"Shaolin is a righteous sect, yet they did such a thing to the Huashan Sect!"

Tianmen Daoist completely believed what Master Qingzhu said, and at this moment he felt indignant on behalf of the Huashan Sect.

However, three people remained calm: Yue Buqun, Jiang Ning, and Master Mo.

After hearing what Abbess Qingzhu said, Jiang Ning roughly judged that what she said was probably true, but there were still many issues worth considering. However, as a junior, and since this matter was a past event of the Huashan Sect, with Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze present, it was inconvenient for him to speak, so he quietly remained an observer.

Yue Buqun remained calm, making it impossible to discern his true thoughts. However, someone spoke first.

"Master, I have a few questions after listening to your explanation. Could you please answer them?"

Everyone looked over and saw that it was Mr. Mo Da speaking.

Master Qingzhu nodded slightly. "Please ask, Master Mo."

Mr. Mo stared at her intently, pondered his question, and then spoke.

"first question."

"What the nun just said refers to a letter written by Zen Master Hongye to the abbot of Shaolin Temple on Mount Song, which one of your sect's seniors saw. If the contents of this letter are true, it must be a closely guarded secret. The abbot of Shaolin Temple should have kept it in a very hidden place. How could your sect's senior have discovered this letter and returned to Emei safely?"

Mr. Mo was very rational. He did not completely believe what Master Qingzhu said, but pointed out the doubts and asked further questions.

Not only him, but Jiang Ning and Yue Buqun also thought of this, but it was Master Mo who asked it first.

Faced with Mr. Mo's question, Abbess Qingzhu remained calm: "It is normal for Mr. Mo to have this question. The senior from my sect was about to leave a few days after refusing Shaolin Temple's request, but before leaving, she planned to go and say goodbye to the abbot of Shaolin Temple at the time."

"When she arrived at the abbot's meditation room, the abbot was not there. The novice monk who came to fetch her asked her to wait a while and then went to inform the abbot that he had returned. The senior monk waited in the meditation room and unexpectedly found something under the futon."

"Out of curiosity, my senior went forward to investigate and found a letter under the futon. The envelope was already open, and a corner of the paper inside was showing. The exposed corner had the words 'Mount Hua,' 'Sword Qi Clash,' and 'Provocation' written on it. My senior was shocked and opened the letter to read it, and thus learned of the conspiracy between the Shaolin Temple of Mount Song and the Shaolin Temple of Putian."

Later, the senior from the Emei Sect was shocked. He never expected to see such a secret. Fearing that her actions would be discovered by Shaolin and she would be silenced, he left in a hurry without waiting for the abbot to return.

"..."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and after a while, Mr. Mo spoke again.

"Master, is there any solid evidence for this matter?"

"evidence?"

Before Abbess Qingzhu could speak, the Emei master who had been silent all along spoke up.